Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-01-16

that communicated to him TIE nor
rid death of his child. When l had
unburthened my mind ard heart, he
seemed to stand like statue of marble
for moment; then, sinking upon an
ottoman, he gave way to the agony
Of his soul. His chest heaved with
his deep-drawn sighs- hs lip falter-
ed,-and tears, stern tears, like the
first drops of a thunder-shower,' came
to his eye.
saw him stand a few moments az
ter, by the corpse of his daughter.
Words cannot describe the scene.
The history of her SORROWS and fate
may be briefly told. Her hther had
'cmigrated, with Ia lovely and engaging
wife, from a foreign land. She was their
first Observation-Disclosures. When
brothers and sisters were growing up
with and around her, she was the ia
vored of them all. At last her mother
died.
She was just budding into woman
hood, when this sad event took place.
After the funeral rites, she found that
she was destined to fill her mothers
place, SO far as the guardianship and
care of her young brothers and sisters
were concerned. She knew the stern
disposition and head strong passions
of her parent and she strove to the
utmost to meet his wishes and oblige
his will. Soon, however, his demean-
our began to change. He insisted
that she was unable to perform the
duties required-and a house-keeper
was procured, -one, 1t seems, not dis
similar to the celebrated Original men,
toned by Byron. She was overbear-
ing and vulgar. By degrees, the
daughter perceived too surely, that
her mothers place was filled to the ut
most, in all its relations, by a dishon-
est and unholy woman. She suffered
in silence; she blushed at her own
degradation, through the recklessness
Of her parent, but she breathed not a
word. At last, her silence was inpu-
ted TO insubordinate anger; she was
pronounced incorrigible, and driven
from her fathers house.-AN ouTcAsT.
Hitherto she had been worthy and
innocent. But evil examples. and Il
just filial anger, fired her soul. She
sought the house ola friend, close
intimate of her mothers, where she
lived as an assistant in the lighter
and more elegant duties of house
hold. By degrees, her beauty at
tracted the attention of youth, the
son Of her prOtectress. She loved
she WAS beset with solemn vows. and
an unbroken train Of temptations
until, finally, she was betrayed and
unable to battle against her own re-
morse, and the thousand shames that
rained on her defencless head, she
sought the drug and the grave!
ENCOURAGEMENT TO QUACKs "A
quack doctor recently died in Paris (says
CaliSnani) worth 100000 francs. lie
had never entrusted any one with the Sc
cret Of his panacea, which he called Elixir
Of life, or similar title in French. On his
death bed. he requested his son to continue
the business, Stating that his medicine was
composed of nothing but little filtered
water, mixed with some useless in gradients
to nuke it agreeable. "Bat," AIDED he. :"
you must alway recommend with it d.
ct and exercise" The young man did NO,
see fit TO take the advice. as his father Ina i
already sul!ed the public sufficiently for
his genteeI support.
WHEAT-The Fiy.-A very impor-
tant piece of information 10 farmers, res
pectng the fly in wheat, is now publish
ing IN The agricultural papers of this coun-
try. II IS this: that an application Of foe
Stacked lime to wheat. just at the time Of
its heading out and Towering, will eventu-
ally prevent the ravsges Of the f1y, which
are some seasons 50 destructive Of the
wheat crops. The lime should be sown
broad cast, while the dew is on the wheat.
at the rate Of four acres Of wheat to the
bushel oflime. Henry Coleman, who dis
covered this remedy and first made it pub
lac through the columns Of the New York
Farmer, directs that it be applied with the
hand, ic the same manner as wheat il
broad cast; the husbandman walking back,
wards 90 that he may NOT cover himse. !.
with the lime, Cor brush il from the dos
son. 1t must, be says, "be sown while
the wheat IS vet or the dew is on, and the
philosophy Of its Applicant lion is very sim.
pie. The maggot Of the fly is deposited
between the gram and the stalk. Il is, Of
course, s n animal substance. The lime or
alkali. mixing Nth the de- . .,.,-;,5