The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-31

tampen our Spirits IOr IuOUeut, arr W.
.ntling matters. The American troops I
were beaten over and over again, during
the Revolutionary contest, and yet WASH
IyGruN never despalred, and finally the
cause Of Liberty and human rights tn.
umphed. Soft will be now. Men organ.
lied in a glorious cause never despair
Philadelphia Wing.
An Hcidcnt.-The following passage
occurs in the recently published Memoirs
Of Mrs. Hcmans. We shall give other
extracts from time to time.
at was about this tine that circum-
stance occurred By which Mrs. Hemaus
was greatly affected and impressed. a
stranger one day called at her house, and
begged earnestly to see her. She was
then iu-t recovering from one Of her fire.
quent illnesses, and was obliged 70 decline
the visits Of all but her immediate friends.
The applicant was therefore told that she
was unable to receive him but he persls-
ted in cntreating for few minutes au-
dlence, with such urgent opportunity, that
at last the point was conceded. The mo-
meat he was admitted, the gentleman for
such his manner and appearance declared
him TO be- explained IN words and tones
Of the deepest feeling, that the object Of
his visit was to acknowledge debt Of OBJ
legation which he could not rest satisfied
without ayowing--that to her he owed, in
the first instance, that faith and those hopes
which were now more precious to him
than life itself for that it was BY reading
her poem Of The Septic he had been first
awakened from the miserable decisions Of
lnfdellty, and induced to "scarch the
Scriptures Having poured forth his
thanks and benedicuons IN an uncomfortable
gush of emotion, this strange, but interest
ing yisitani took his departure, leaving her
overwhelmed with a mingled sense Of Joy.
fdl gratitude and wondering humility
The largest Pumpkin thar erer Tcs.---
We have seen Pumpkin raised in gar
den in Elizabeth Town, which weighed
when taken from the vine 1877! lbs, and
measured feet in circumference. There
were also raised in the same patch, SIX
other pumpkins, the average weight OF all
Of which exceeded ] o. lbs. 4 gentleman
who attended the recent Fair in New York,
says thatthe largest pumpkin there exhibit
cd, was not larger than the I'd Of the above
pumpkins. In weight they are as follows !:
no. l--l5Tl lbs. PIP lbs; 3--ll9
lbs. 1---sG lbs, 5--75 lbs. G--Gs lbs. !;
7--62 lbs. Massachusetts, and Connccti-
cut must yield the palm to New Jersey az
ter. all.--Ne,o Jersey Journal
A Men Engla0d Woman.-An old lady
7G years Of aye, who resides in West New
ton, near Boston, one day last week start
ed from her place Of residence, and walk
ed the whole distance to this city, nine
miles, between 8 and O'Clock being only
four hours upon the road, and walking at
the rate Of more than two miles an hour.
An Eye 10 BuSiHeSs.-Two Yankees, M
account OF whose exploits we published the
other day, headed "Perilous adventure at
the Falls" while on the little speck Of rock,
where no human being probably ever stood
before, and whence their escape seemed al.
mos, hopeless and while the spectators were
waiting in almost GREATNESS suspense, for
them 10 make their arrangements TO at.
tempt an escape, were busily employed in
cutting canes for salei-N T. Express.
tits better, upon The whole, TO mind ones
cwn concerns, than 10 be concerned con.
cerning concerns tbaI concern nher people.