South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-12-05

Thou bright and star-hke spirit
That ia my visions wild
4 see mid heavens sefaphic host
OF can'st thou be my childi
\ My griefis quench'd in wonder,
And pride arrests my sighs-
"A branch from this unworthy stock
Now blossoms in the skiess
Our hopes Of thee were lofty
But have we cause to grievet
Oh could our proudest, maddeat wish,
I A nobler fate conceivef
The little weeper, tearleRs--
The sinner, snatch'd from sin
The babe. to more than n,aahoed grown
Ere childhood did begin.
4 Thy brain, so uninstructed
While in its earthly state,
Now threads the Macy TRACK Of spheres,
VI ISdQs the DOOK OF IRtes
4 Thine eyes, so curb'd in vision,
\ Now range the realms Of space.
\ Look down upon the rolling stars.
Or watch their Makers face.
Thy feeble feet unsteady,
That tottsr'd as they trod,
h With angels walk the. Heavenly paths,
Or stand before their God.
4 Thy little hand SO helpless,
4 That scarce its toys could hold,
/ Now clasps its mate in holy prayer,
H Or twangs harp Of gold.
\ Nor is thy tongue less skilfui.-
Il Before the throne divine
il IT'S pleading for mother's veal,
Y As once she prayed for thine.
4 What bliss is born of sorrowi
IT'S never sent ia vain
|fThe heavenly surgeon maima TO save,
Il He gives no useless pain.
-FOUR God to call US homeward,
4 His darling son sent down;
land now, still more to temp, US there,
/ Has taken up our own.
The Yankee and Ais dxe.-Ths fol.
flowing is an extract from the speech
tof EDWARD EvERErT, a. the recent
Rail read Meeting in Faneuil Hall -
III remember, year or two, that one
kof my neighbors from Charleston, who
had emigrated to the northwest cor
aer Of Arkansas--a spot not then e.
wen laid out into counlies-told me
That, 10 that remote region, the last
aoot hold of civilization, where you
have bot one step TO make to reach
Fhe domain Of the wild Indian and the
Bufalo, a settler did not think himself
well accounted without a Leomins.er
axe-but give him that, give him, sir,
That weapon, which has brough, wi
der realm into the pale Of civilization
Khan the sword OF Cesar or the scep.
FIre Of JusIiniss.i--givs him narrow
faakee axe, hs'll carve his way with
i TO living before you can turn round.
Though shfewdly suspect without
The least disparaeem ent of emigrants
from other quarters, that, after send
ing the Yankee axe into the country
he best WY 10 give it full effect. would
be to send little Yankee boae and
einew TO facilitate the use Of it.
IN uncommon Horse.-Capt. David
Unmes, near Elk Run, in Virginia,
sides every day a SADDLE horse, now
rs or 20 years old. He is iu excel
lent health and spirits, in full flesh,
eye lively and conDtenance not indi-
eating more than twelve years. Capt.
James bought him at Ave or six, and
has ridden him, and him only, for
twenty.three yeaGsi His feet are so
worn as to hold his shoes with difficult
ty, and for six years past his teeth
Required that ne should be fed with
set food. This horse, SO remarkable
Tor his hne spirits, health and activity,
IL chesnut, with one hind and fore
leg and face white. He was got by
Wild Medley, and is about fifteen
hands high. During his life he has
scarcely ever been feed more than
swiss Gay, morning and evening