Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-07

s VIZ, 49,. sh.. c,lnmn of marble may be raised
over nv tomb, on which shall placed my oust
n bronze. with this inscriptions. Next 70 the
misfortune ofexisting is the geater one oel0 o.
inc TO the human racen Here lies madam par
stoff, who died the -, Aso reiis'ous e' r.
monies. wish Them to be shortan simple. In
NV opinion nothing is more stupid than 10 ouy
nrayers. wish, however. that the .lntermeht
sshonId he conducted in respectable manner
To make a traffic of religion inspires me more
than any thing else with a'disgust which cannot
conuuer. AT the melancholy and linai ceremo-
nv. should prefer the presence OF single
friend to all the qrackery of Ministers appointed
with another object than that which they seem
usually to have in view. In short'to explain my
self frankly, | should like to De transported d.
rect to Pere Ia Chaise. and would make ah eS-
press clause to that effect, 1t were not aware
of the influence of prejudice upon the pest as
posed minds 1t would. perhaps, prevent some
persons from feeling that regret az my uealh
which Hatter myself my remembrance Will ex-
cite. and feel that friendship is necessary to
me even in the tomb. still fear, however, that
the nersons who make trade Of getting up splen-
did funerals should throw upon my executor the
blame of what they may designate the most scan
daous and revolutionary impiety-for that is the
fashionable phrase. With respect to myself.
have. formed my opinion, which is, that the car
rying dead body to church is quite superhu-
Gus formalty. and only Of service to those who
get money byit,'
A correspondent of the Boston Commentator
give. the following touch at the men, manners
and customs of Cape Cod.
Dear .Sir-I am not little surprised that
some of your readers in these Parts-of which,
by the bye. presume you have twenty to one
criber-have notfavored you with some Cape
Cod anecdotes; if they read without paying, they
ought. at least. be willing to write at the same
price. No one. | apprehend, will contend that
the Cape is not repIete with incidents Of all sorts
moral, pathetic and humorous. Why, bless
your SOUL as Finn says. this good place, where
fish are caught already sailed, and shin OF beef
poes from house to house for month, and passes
through every sort of cooking from roast to a
soup, including all the intermediate operations OF
broil, fry aLa,node and fricasee-is as full OF an
ecdotes and romance, as the arms OF the girls,
are of fish scales Speaking of girls. must not
forget to relate the mannerinwhich they bake their
bread; latch is mixed in the evening. made IN
10 cakes of suitable size, and placed on the soes
of their feet. they then stretch themselves at
length upon the floor. with their feet in front OF
| roaring hot fire, and in the morning the bread
is really for the table. l have seen dozen
girls in this position in single rooms all lying
round the hearth like so many tom cod in fry
ing pan. with loaf Of bread upon their feet as
big as salt fish,"
-anH7ears-
Taking the Bull by The Horns.-At recent
penning of some two thousand cattle from the
pine plains of Hancock county. Mississippi. for
the purpose Of marking and branding the calves a
number OF. citizens were present in the pen, to
view the horned multitude. As it frequently
hammer. on such occasions. several large bulls be-
came furiouslS mad, on finding themselves crowd
ed on every side by believing competitors. The
mammoth of the pen. not being able to find
combatant to meet him face to face, but had drlv-
ersal till he was weary of pursuit, in the max
imum of his rage, sprang with utmost fury at a
little boy who stood at some small distance from
him. At this moment, Gen. Pray, a spectator,
seeing the danger the cbld was in, leaped at the
infuriated beasr, seized him by the horns. and
with one effort Frustrated the huge animal at his
feet. The monster struggled for brief period
and expired. On examination, his neck was
found to be dislocated. As an instance of ply
steal power and daring courage, seldom exceeded,
the above is deem ed worthy of passing notice
nv. Orleans .4dv.
-sxaeasas.-
II Child lost and found. The last Whining
ton Del Journal contains the following account
of =" hair breadth escape" Of child in that VI
cinity:
"On Thursday last an infant about two and
half wears old, child of Mr.. Mayfied, an En-
clishman living about mile from the borough,
on the Baltimore Road, wandered from his Ia
theirs house early in the afternoon, as it was sup
posed to 90 iato the field where some ploughnen
were at work. In the evening when the men
returned from work, the boy was missing, and
the alarm and anxiety of the parents were excited
to the highest pitch on learning that he had not
been seen in the field. An immediate search
was set on foot, and the country IN the vicinity
was traversed in every direction by large par
ty of horse@en until past midnight, without
iudngo procuring any tidings of the child
o Friday morning about six o'clock, a person
who had not heard of the circumstance was pas
sing near swamp OF Mr.. Richardson's about
three quarters of a mile from Mr.. Mayheld's
house, and heard the faint cries of child. and
going in the direction of the sound, discovered
tho littie fellow IN IN his waist in mud and wa