Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-08-17
Fren the Atlantic SoUreaW.
DEATH.

DEATH.
Lift high the curtains dropping fold
And lei the evening sunlight in
/ would not that my heart grew cold
Before its better hours begin.
"rs well that such holy hour,
So calm and pure, sinking ray
Should shine INTO the heart with power
10 charm its darker thoughts away.
The brirh, Young thou 1hts Of early days,
Shall gather IN my memory now;
And not the later cares, whose trace
Issamped 50 deeply on my brow;
What though those days return no more,
The sweet remembrance is not vain,
For heaven is waiting to restore
The childhood IF my soul aga'a
Let no impatient mo turner's stand
In hollow sadness near my bed;
Bat lot me rest upon the hand
And let me hear the gentle tread
OF her whose kindn ess long ago,
And stil unworn away by years,
Hath made my weary eye-lids flow
With grateful and admlrng tears.
ro-but let no paintive tone
The moments grief Of friendship tell,
And !e, no proud and craven stone
Saw where the weary SAUNDERS well
few short hours--and then for heaven!
Let sorrow all its tears dismiss;
Far who can mourn the warning given
To call US from a world like this
IN Incident "a Caution 10 The Ladies' "A
few DAYS since young lady with her attendant
beau, was promenadng, and viewing one Of the
United States establishments IN this vicinity, when
The fan lady, with truly feminine tlmldlty, became
suddenly alarmed by a number OF large pAaJ
rats crossing her path-and IN her fright she fan
ccd that one Of the hideous creatures had taken
refuge on her lovely person, beneath her dress.
which she fortunately succeeded in seizlng, and
held fast hintin1 through alarm she explained her
awkard predicament TO her companion, when they
sought entrance into a noiehborng house. where
the lady was kindly received, and shown into
private room, to reiaoye his rat-shp from beneath
the folds of her garments, when hands off! 10
and behold, what lmpudent animal dropped to
the hoor7 Not an enormous rat bu, the lady's
BvsrLE-which had Unexpectedly removed from
s destination, and caused all the false alarml It
is needless TO add that the fair ones difficulties,
were speedily adjusted, and she soon recovered
from her fright tt Boston Mercantile journal.
Look out Girls Eliza Emory warns all the
Girls out South and West-hoosers, buckeyes
and ALTO look out fol her gay decelving, runa.
way husband. She says that he has cruelty left
her and told the folks when he started, that he
was gong south west to preach universal saliva
tor, and marry hooser. Eliza thinks he can
easily be known, and 10 prove it, says, "David
has a scar on his nose, where | scratched itw
The Count,7l- the country! how rich!
how fall Of gadness are the harvest fields Go
10 them, roam over them, and thank thy God that
with the hand of bounty he ministers to thy wants.
The rusdlng Of the ripe yellow grain as IT falls
beneath the sickle, has in It's sound admonliory
tones that bid the heart TO rise in thanl,lulness to
the Glyer of good. There is his temple, and
There 90 worship in harmony with all things d.
round thee Of his creation. The soft summer
breeze that waves the forest leaves, that bends
he rpening corn, exhorts To thanktuness, the
call Of the husbandman, the low OF kline, the bIeat-
ing oil the lamb the tramp OF the noble horse
mat careers sporting DER the field, are sermons
mat excite the thankful heart to a noble and holy
acton, Go, and thou wilt feel an humble trust
N Him who made thee aud them. Thou wilt
'eeI the petty cares that perturb thy spirit while
'S lVl lie Hl-H pidttsi NV '"Nuiy M" Wv
sao" of worldly grandeur, will fade away like
tae msts Of mornIng, and the sunlight Of a JOY
Wi peace and trust will sooihe and sustain thee.
Wheeiing Times
Tie hoe Gnd The Slaie.- As was riding in
ne stage, looking to see what could be seen, as
al passengers do, my eye was attracted by lad
bearing on his shoulder bright new hoe, with
neat handle attached to it, and Oh his hoe handle
'hele was suspended a slate. "Noble represen
alive Of northern labor" ! exclaimed, "march
on brave boy! march on Keep thy grasp on
oya hoe and slate, and Thy country will be CRATE
! i'' the day that gave thee birth. Let manual
,iooT and intellectual effort 20 hand in hand, and,
"'qdng the God Of our fathers we are safe"
II will appear from the following paragraph
i'oln the Massachusetts, Eagle, that speculation
's me mother Of invention.
!, "A gentleman recently from Hartford, says,
D'aI be was surprised at the generally dilapldaed
appearance Of the dwelling houses onhe road be-
,~een that city and Wes,fieId, Massachusetts
Every second habta.on was riadowlsss. Upon
inquiry be found that the windows had not, as he
supposed, been "smashed I'M by some terrible
,'o'in' but had been taken out by the owners, and
ESQ 10 Inc manufacture of hot houses, for the
l3ie ranld cultivation Of the Mor1s MuUcaulis -