Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-04-03

great steadiness and composure-seIz.
ed on the real difficulties of the case,
and handled them as giant would
Tom Thumbs walking stick. He
reminded me of train of heavy artil.
lery, whose motion is slow, but whose
thunders spread destruction far and
wide, whilst the small arms make an
immense rafting, and do their work
by piece meal. Therewas self pos
session about him that marked him for
great occasions; and though he was
playing with The distaff Of Hercules,
there was something that told the
club was not far of, and ready to be
applied whenever occasion should de-
mand. If | may be permitted TO
add another figure, he was like the
monarch Of the deep, pent up 10 mar
row strait, and unable to show the
powers of bis form, whilst the small
er fish are gliding and circiing around,
with ample room in which to perform
their varied and beautiful revolutions.
We begin once more to feel the
genial breeZes, to gaze upon the
brightning aspect, and to hear the
rich melody of spring. The warmth
Of the vernal sun begins to quicken
vegetation into life The meadows
have put on their garments of green
the trees are budding, the ploughman
cleayes the cumbrous soil, the garden
er inserts his seed, the whole country
begins to wear the garb OF active in
dustrY, and the earth is in rapid
course of preparation to receive the
early crops The blue bird, and the
robin chant their sweet notes, and
make the gardens and the groves
vocal with their songs. TITS really a
delightful season, when nature long
enthraIled, throws off her winter ha
biliments, and bounds forth rejoicing
in the newness of its life. The feel
ings too, catch the pleasing contagion,
and beat in unision with the cheerful
ness and joy that pervades natures
work. Who does not love the change
from the chill blasts and frosts Of win
ter, to the mild breathings Of the yer
nal breeze, and the life. giving influ
ence Of vernal sun? all who are not
insensihle to the delectable alterations
that nature annually undergoes.
Trenton american.
Game in The United States The
birds which are to be considered as
game in the United States are the
partridge, wood or rnffed grouse, or
pheasant, the true grouse, the wood
cock, rail, the swan, wild goose, and
the wild duck family, with the cur
lew, plover, and snipe species. To
these may be added the wild turkey,
which is common to North and South
America, and is to be found in all the
territories south and west of the Hud-
son. But like the deer and other wild
game, they disappear before the march
Of civilization. Wild turkeys, are,
however, sill rather plentiful in the
mountainous part of all the middle
and sou' hern states, and are quite
bundant in the unsettled parts Of the
western statesand rritories When
in foil feather the turkey is splendid
bird, having in its plumage great
variety Of shades and colours. The
weight OF II grown bird is from
twenty FIVE to thirty pounds, though
some are said to be found much heavi
er. They are gregarious, and are
seen from twenty five to fifty ina pack
or drove, as it is called When a
larmed, they Immediately disperse,
running in every direction, and seldom
take wing unless very hard pushed by
dog. They are very fond Of feed
ing in wheat stutble, and are very
partial to buck wheat, to which they
are very destructive; visit from a
drove Of them being as mnch dreaded
by the farmers as from so many horses
annals Of Sporting,
Union Camal.-A gentleman, who
left Reading yesterday morning states,
tina, the repair OF the breach near that
place was completed, and the water