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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29

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NAIL TRAIN FOR cuAtorrEsvnLE
kS:yes daily" ,,faM
| Fare irom Richmond . Frc 'crc ksburs, $500
| to ChsTicuesviue, 6 ~
May2t,h. 1871 I
RICHMOND a. nErSHspuKG RAIL-
SUMNER ARRANG EMENT'-7s eomss.-ee Tn,
Leave H' YS S ESry r,I rs'er.sus.
M,irr.ln Il IN ilfhMM
iss othsss, 81 81, when ' :" TIC cars rs
Re,pr9 neke'scan be procured at the orhce'oniy.
TO TRAvEI.LEUs IoING NoHTn.
- - 80 ss9
INCREASED ACCOMMODATION
PASSENGERS EouS North are informed that there are
Il now three dAifS Inc OF Cars fIcm Washington to Hal
stSarnbest anoncr az NJ the ne morning. aSG ' ana
n,sole S 10 s'n Lass S"SieS . w anS ,g'p
lers from Ric hmond SUi Petersburg opportunity pro
manning u,sht in Wa.hnstou 81 fthcy csirc H. OF con
unuins m Wa.hnEon until before Y the day, and
10 Baauore, go THos sh,RP. Agent T,an ,'i'''''
Sr al Rich, FIR 4 To. u. II.
-, NIsHiNG OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
',Ts h,s ,eeS'Sa s' aiS asI,'+ls Sn R
Goods embracing the a'esi fast ns an mos desirable
s,y,c, u the Eente@eus rnishius iues Of which
he beCs leave call special altrntun 10, 20 VT
R % one ~ S,SIs ,slye'ss5 iansy SsS S%
Servant Hats ant Caps, a goo,i assortment
Crayats offered in this cry.
Alec, stocks Collars Gloves and suspcuders ofthc I'm.
shirts; Memno Buekssin, Lambs wool, silk aud Cotton
Sk ami Linen Cambria HasdEerchiefs Of every ie.erp
ton and me assortment of French aud American Ui'
Articles spPer'sntns To Genuemans Wardrobe, all OF
~hies, Will oe of"Iedv very Tow 70. rs
SCRIP WANTED.
WE wish to purchase scrip ll,he James River Ka.
w na~ha Company. KICnD NH, Jr & co.
&C = over Enquirer Office.
ERENCH FLOATING TAPkRs or a very
LNELL, JOHNSTON 4 LYELL
oc ~ Al McKn.loc'S OH sand
('oTroN Its 20" n"srn Cotton L ues, JUS
WADE W WOODBRIDGE,
oe . 3,'oor- below the Bell
ArNA Fii Sf ~ t ,SSSdShI cohrANn
- AcsScY RcHNoSD, Va.
me 'rnI'ny Nas lneotp't"ed IN TIE year ISIS with
surcs against oss damage by Ore GA dive lang houses
terms.
Any losses which Company may sustain ON risqucs
ak,n al this agency, will Ge adjusted with proupiude
Applications or insurance or the renewal II polI,i.,
may be made to the subscriber who tas been uly ar
pointed Agent for tie City OF Richmond aud vicinity
,cu IT. IL, bALHNIN, AGENT
'hItI we bAchshge Hn'tL
ID Su and three IiKlts clch-~oTc Tor an M, ~
1 p FOCGis
p China store Main sfTs.t
So - - . it-t y ~ hlIIe' Family
'- NV 'iS'' '"hS'IAS' i'.S!Nen ana l2i sale 10y
sso5 lAbh "lLES
- T. 90 Main street.
WATER PROOF BOOTS.
''a"u'A''I'eu tNp,SSs,Y Tor me subscriber by
- MILES = sun.
LARGE SUPPLY
HAVE received peT dc IsrrsD-s irs, .-ri,., ,rr
Il Philadelphia, veTy large 500 pi l,sc cir,rT n, i
peTor Wafer ROOF boots both main AMI nsi1si b',I
the entire lot uf whlc was made Irrcssv IN nv r
49, ~, o. shCI lnanuiletuiers MY present
betfsI tb,n EeT,t,i,T " GU amer ne4er ami
y.ry Ir-c s,,.Ly ~ , w..
ab0ya - 80 ~ NJ wv '-'''es' '"'u' as
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29
NEW HAT STORE.

G. & J. :. ROOT,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
MATS AND CAPS.
MAS Ett RNuNp,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29

V CrTEi one Of , $500. " th - ~ Rules heidi tho
AM thanoeiy, pI Louisa County, Monday October am
iNtl;-VNI ~ James WI U.s. rli against Geo W Duke and
Lewis Duke, aud other tets '
me siI CcIe"dsEts, Geo w ani evils Duke not hav.
I euiher appearance ani given security according
." Law aud INC Rules Of ht, toyr aud IL appg,riug bs
sal SaooH evidence, tstthry inhabitants OF this
sale 90 motion Of The gilu1. by counsel: 4 IA or.
ncrc, That thC SAID Geo. W nukc and Levi. Duke do
appear before the Judge Of the salt Court AZ the Court
House, onthc lst LAY ~ the Term NJ the cal Count
audanswc ~" plaintiffs but and that acOpy OF this order
c nhS iuscuCi iu some newspaper puhI shed IN tho
'y ot Richmond, iortWo months and posed
AZ The 'front.' door o the Court House this County on
some Courtday. -
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29
PHILIP II. WINSTON. &C

a hules holden an the Cerk's ONCE OF the Ci cu S1
pel'I Ionrt OF Ia" aud ChanceIy the county of
hanover on the 3td Jay ut February, 1871 f:.Yr,
meg sni Wesley to~es, mere hins paruers trading
uhuer ne hTm AMI style Ot G. Earnest & W CowIcs ri
against Thomas League, John Anir,Ws ana pc,r Tyi
SOU 'ae merchants ard partners, uneT the firm ami z,i.
SON. derts-lS CHA NuEEY. ''' "c''
ne defendants, Thomas League, John d. Andrews and
Ieer wilson, not having catered their apnear,pr. anJ
Esh security according 90 the act OF Assembly nnd Tho
hu's OF is court and appearing, by saisf.cr ~ owl
,cn'e, a. They are not inhabanfs OF this Comuop,,c
Is ordered thar tie All defendants do appear here ON
~ %, INC mex lerin ~ the SAID Court, aud an
s"crthc PLAINTIFF said bill, aud copy OF mis- oIgcr 10
louw'h inserted IN some newspaper pnfIshrI IN th eli,
m h''Upn,i, Tor two months sucressiycIy and Thai am.
Tier copy bee posted the front door on tbr couI',,
oifiIs Cuuuty. A Coly To-, ~ "''"N'o
p Slg IL a.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29

sUpEWIOU CHEWING TOBACCO
SUPPLY 0f hat Erarco and very desirable article fine
n UidChewing Tobacco, from three ~ Tie fret mdnufc
Tct7 iu this CIV for sac quantities tn SUIT purrh aspra
oc n SHEPPERTON. Agt.
DISTRICT SCHOOL LIBRARY.
TUE New York DiFrct school Library
FIRST Series containing ~ vOE
second H1 30
Nray putup CAGES Tor sale at the publishers prices
A.Ho, luo Massachusetts School Lbrlry. Tor zaleby
tcN SMITH, DRiNKER s. NORRIS.
I AIDES ELEGANT SILK HUsKINa -
- We have just opened splendid d NJ tho above Shoes.
JUDAH MYERS 4 CO.,
Fcs Doalsrr iu Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Sc
wOOD-wAHE, PAINTED PALS, &c.
Ilri 10 .andf huc assortment 81 every variety o
Wood Ware articles Tor houtc keeping sue ne Bue h.
cts, Tube Pals, Barrel AMI stad Ch1rns Wash oaTda
ROlhng.p.ns, Bliscut Beators, Pickle Spoons Water
Cans Wooden 1tsyF round and obioua together with
number u other house keeping Goods all Of which W.
i Will sell bargains in, fDr cash.
g J. RICHARDs e. co,
4 &c ~ HardWare, Fancy and Furnishing Store.
Ion SALE, Or LEASE, tho "RUTHER
II II EOORU MILLS ON most favorable terms An
nj ~ IANCARTER a
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29

NOTICE.
THE subscriber, la'. Of Fredericksburg, has removed
bic Establishment 20 ths City VI Richmond Main
street, Doors below Ear cy's Hotel and next 20 Mr. wu
Mitchell, Jew eer; Jegs leave inform his DID
toners and The public IN general that ne las on hard "a
rne stock OF Goods "a his line" and prepared on OF.
ters the best style usual surpassed by any es.
adjustment inJhe United states.
PETER SPILMAN,
no Draper and Tailor.
10000 YARDS CHEAP CALICO
INALitOES ait!, S, 10, l2t, aud finer
~ Also Plain am rlaii Luasy r. Is, 10 Is 6i
- CUNNINGHAMS
New fhsan 4 ash ~ f0r
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29

\ NuI's, hu,dvu W thv ,ittk's Office al 49,. ,,--,
superior Count vt law ani Chanecry for inc rn,,,,
q, m'.9Nei o" he STd Of February, ISL J. Pnei,sIG
p, ,'u, SSShst ih"m's League. John ID And cws and
t't'I wilson. ale merchants aud partner n,i.r H. -
InI siD OF League, AudTcwsS Co. liza l. Bosi"s .nI
francis Nelson, u'fts-lN JHANcKRY '' a"H
Tue defendants, Thomas Lea u,. John ID Andrews nm,
r,l't N'~nn not having their sppc.ranr. 49,
A'Sliuy, according tu the Act Of Assembly ana Ibc
u,s q, bhs 'out and appearing. los satst,ctpry ,yi
,'' 't ih'y are not iuha -rais Ui 'h Coutnonws,b.
v "'l'tcl that the SAID 80 Rppcar hrT . an
49,, ny %, me nt 1t Tenn Of the saG Court. and .nsv.T
pii.uu SAID hl' and that copy this order he
,"lu"n Inserted IN samc newspaper puhIt.be la a..
IVY 81 Richmond for iNo months cerivei, and H.,
smother cops bc posted the iront d,ur of tb.
OF this County. A Cnpy T,s,r W ''' Courthouse
NgN pin n -.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29

ku"r n1iurn ~ the tIctsia Ole. OF IA. tt,rri;
superior Count ui Law aud CHANGER, for tbe coun,y
~ hah"''t, "nthe 1Iidly OF February 1871 Samuel ~
'uh'r AMI George William NheeSr .h' incT, hants AMI
pat'nerh under the arm End siye uf Turner A Wheel
wight planiih~ against Thomas Lcaguo. John ID An.
I .u Itl"r Nilann a." merchants anJ partners un.
t,' ni, snu lc OF League Andrews Co., Ira L.
b9MirS ani raucts Nelson, dcf'ts- IN CHAscrnY.
Tie defendants, Thomas League. John H. hndTrws and
rCt'r wilson, not having entered their appearances AMI
nNen security arcpTua tn the Act of Assembly am, he
nu'snl TINS Court, aud Il airing by satsfsctory yi
euc', NAT thry are tot inhabitants ofthis ComuouNxe,
~ Gtu,tr'h maj the said dc"nla 80 appear here an
'o Jay nl inc neat Term OF the ssd Court and an
N w paluuiiF said hii amt that cupy Of mi. n,,,rr
uc otlhNuh nScrcdtn SON" newspaper published In Tho
Guy oi Richmond, for months succ esFy.y. ,uJ d.,
ano,her copy hc posted AZ the door ofthe toTbo
OF this county. A Tee ''' Courthouse
121-yyqy
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29

1 "onchan County Court POI Jane, ISL ON Tho 40
pi,M"n ct America Jnncs OF the cgatc.s az Dsb
p ia'lshh e. ahdu appearing In the Court th,, ,n,
% W. N'aIS nave cNtrcusircc fcicT GneTrant uu.l6,
,nc E6ccnlor ~ the last will testament of Inc a. A.
- l az m ms ha"'n- claims against tho ostu,. on Inc
u'.'u' NJ Cd" 'N"ui hem for seilrnen nj To I'M. sail
eNcCui wtiin SO truuths this day as an sn,,s
VI" DC ado to his court iheT~.
ut an order ut d,stbutipn uf the ,tae OF bc 80
~ihoutT"punns the lcsatccs of Inc -,bt
~ heo a. To Eiyc Refund B'uds And thai ccny
il'l -" p"hhshed tr eight wrcs. r.siyely h,
M " srelei pnitd H. the CITY OF Rchmnnd ana ;os,
tNn several court ,iiyy ~ '''' county, on
Acory. reste,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29

VHGtNtA!-Ata Court OF Arpe.i. h.l,.,., =,
1, IN the 80, q R,eha, Md Ca Friday oe,abss D,,s
r =, u,as ~ refTel ta hiz rshi ami 49, 49,.
n lrt,sh .nd Mm ATmi.ead. EKoTs 81 w,i1,
~ Ii uscc, eppetts, az .ast Caihartne D.n,,,a,
Sn NY.ne spps.ees. tPsH an appeal fross a i,s -.
COUNTY, and the Cry Il Williamsburg. " James NV
The wits ot supeTs-,cas hutrtofor. .sx..,-, . -.
49,, "a ecinS returned ccued on the app,li.a 49,,
ana appearing 10 the sliisfaet,on ~ ,h s
nc NOT a." nnabtt nj ot thls tomfnp n~,ahhs ~ ~
~, ~ W ~. slptI.n's by their council: ID A. orieYst
S ,ll sIprlee do appear here on the lei MonJ. ~,
~ , As 20 nave Go. hearing OF the whole na.y -,
49,, ~ ,,h 49, contained; aud that copy of lila az,
Ssr INV aI ns.ned In some newspspef printed ia
suionu, anu coutinucd for two month. 60
SctsNclf ahd also, that another e. a., th,r., - SIC.
we o"i door OF the Capitol the sai On, " po''eu al
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29
&c l9-~9S koiFE EipRIDcE. C c.scc.

V ,".NN ~ thhNCERl Al RuIe :. held Nm ~.
,t'tAs'Ulce " the Circuit superior ,,our, =, -
m isi t., l9u'ss County "n Monday October M.
n,n lS'l' Mary Duke siinni-ti airin OF R,ni,,, M
nusc' iceeased plain'.n against Geo Duke ,nJ .,,
Duke. an 'U.hrr de infants N' '"u Lewis
'uc "1i hH'rn"ants. Gcorgc w all Lewis Duke No,
N'N ~ 'l'i Oi"t appearance aud siyrn secu,I,y ~.
s"I"nS ~ aN and thc rules of this Curt ami 4,
49, - ''he'orN evidence thst they are no, nhah,an.
" ln - w. 40 mn'1n e the I'iliiT BY her rounscI 4,
tnal thc saii Gcorsc w Duke sud evil. Dnks
"' Inr hri Jay "i the nest r. The said CONT
49,, - t,n w "ainlhs biN; aud tina, copy tins or,
uc o.'.,Nlh nH"it"dn some Epaber A.,
90 n'chuund, TT two months tuec e.syey. srJ
on snuc court day. " '' county,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29
VATENT RAILWAY OOKING STOVES

for "A large family.
The above stoves will constantly be kept on hand
Stove. Tin and sheet Mandatory, toget via
variety Of Cooking, Wood anu Coal, which We offer
the most reasonable terms -
~. e. c. r. WELLER,
vi l-ly Richmond, Va
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29
BosTos MUSICAL INSTITUTE.
a COLLECTION or
NEW CHURCH MUSIC,

5000 rqssr.'iso d nss'%ssS -, { soS
ptiSes 'arciy OF rsan and lynn Tunes Anhcms,
thsus Srnflcca aud other set pieces, original and
Ier,ed sub rfrr from the most eminent composers
with krowrdgc Of English ca. nAu, French aud Italian
music TIE whole Intended 1r Congregational and Church
service with accompaniment adapted o. the Orrsn and
Piano forte by the Organis Of ne Kings Chapel and D
Ieetoro the Boston Musical Institute.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29
ooTTON AND MEnINo SHIRTS An

DRAWERS
A LARGE alrortmcut of Genllcmcn's Shirts and Draw
"a ere. follows viz
Cotton Shirts and Drawers
Merno DO 10
SILK DO 10
Tambawool DO d.
LADIES' Msrino DO
AZ J. y. CUNNTNGHAM'B
New and Cheap Cash DRY Goods store,
% p n or Nain street.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-29

$500 ~. iAi,-A Roles, holden IN tho CsrsIs On.
eI The County OF buck nshsr, ihe 4t ,,S ~, ...nesry'
'Sil.-ti lutwilct adl'r Of Christian shT,sk
IT,ug d~ttS -- ~ Chane~r, ''''''J' and hobt
The Defendant Wilson y Price mn, h..t.- -.
slV'hah'e s''l yNen security insto IN. A., ~
s'hsN ana hc RULES of THIS Court, ami n arpe.rn. T.
satisfactory evidence, that he IL not an "
county ordcrcl, THAT The sali sbseni dcI"ndsn s
appear nose CA turiS day OF the nrst Ami srsrs
answer the bi of the p,,nfi; audit rnrs ~ ~ SUI
uSt bo I"ihsth insert din newsIapeT M bisb.p
mctuy 81 hchmond, for month"; SUI r.sstvslu ,
posted tine "on doot Of the Court house OF thls COUNT
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-01-28
TWELVE MONTHS CLOCK.

correspondent Of the Newark, n. J. Ad-
vertiser has furnished the editor of that Jour
nal with the annexed account of curious and
important invention by an ingenious mochan-
ic that city:
see In your paper notice of a Clock re-
Gently invented by AARON ID. CRANE, of this
city. Having hads some opportunity of see
Ing and testing its movement, | can assure
you, Mr.. Editor, that it is most remarkable
piece Of mechanical ingenuity, and must form
quite an epoch in the his. y of Horology-
MIR. Cranes ingenuity IS been exhibited on
former occasio is. The clock which he cree
ted in the steeP.e Of Trinity church, in this
city, is probably uneGuailed, as a chronomc-
ter, by any ia the u. S. During the past sea-
son it has hardly, at times varied more than a
minute In month. The time-kceping part
is down in the body Of the steeple, just above
the front door by which You enter the church,
60 #. below the dial: while the only connox-
ion is a slender wire. OF course it is enti.e-
ly unaffected by wind or weather, and all
ways indicates the true time, even when the
hands on the external dial are stopped by in
crustaiions of ice or any arrangement in the
works above. The principle on which the
clock is constructed is precisely that Of ship
chronometer, only that the pendulum is used
IN place Of the balance. The pendulum
therefore is wholly detached and there is the
least possible amount Of friction.
But MIR. Cranes genius was no. satisfied
to rest here. His busy mind was continually
OH the alert, until one of those accidents, as it
were, which have ushered in almost all the
great discoveries of modern times, suggested
to him new and simple plan by which to
measure the progress Of time. lie had for
some purpose or other suspended weight by
slender spring and given it an impulse which
communicated rotary motion. After GER
tain time the motion was reversed by the re-
action Of the spring. We have seen the same
thing probably an hundred times. Many an
apple fell before NewtOn's time, and many Il
tea-kettle lid was raised before Fulton made
his steamboat. But it was reserved for a
mechanic of our city to apply so simple a
movement 10 the art Of iime-keeping. 1t was
the thought OF an instant. And well rcnem-
Der the expression Of countenancc, when he
came 10 me immediately afterward and com
municated his discovery. 1t certainly was
with the feeling il not in the language Of Ar
chimcdes, when lie rushed forth from his bath
with the solution Of the problem respecting
Hiero's crown.
The principle once discovered there was
still great difficulty in its application, and ii
has not been until after months (nearly a
year indecd,) of patient study and toilsome
labor, that he has at length brought his plan
TO perfection, and produced clock--the fell
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-01-28

Two scenes in Richmond (va.) are thus
described by writer i'm one of the papers of
that city. [They relate to the night in which
Fanny Elssler recently appeared in the Thea
tire OF that city, and the first briefly describes
that scenc-1 Ii
'She tloated about Ikea fair but very'vo-
iupiuous looking spirit, and cut]er toes hith-
or and thither, and swayed her body to and
fro in d way which was caution to all in
hammable young gentlemen, gray-headed or
not The lovely creatures who graccd the
scene looked on enchanted, and made all
bright with their smiles; the vast crowd of
men shouted and applauded with their whole
might, and the beautiful dancing woman, Civ
ing them Il ilirt or two, which set them off in
perfect agony Of delight, made her bow-the
curtain dropped, the dear Fanny tapping her.
Nring-y our-neck-of upon the shoulder said
'dere, deere is tc one tousand dollars almoS-
now let US GO But the audience said no.
and they shouted and screamed, and tlumped
Tor her TO come out aud
"At that moment, in an obscure hovcl, o.
pen In many parts to the cold, biting winds,
without hre, alone sat Il poor woman, holding
to her chilled bosom her sick and dying babe,
While upon rude pallet of straw lay two
shivering little creatures, her children, too.-
Her eye was heavy with watching, her cheek
sunken with hunger and suffering, her heart
filled with the very gall and bitterness of life.
Still how truly, oh! how truly, answered that
heart to the pang Ola mothers love, as she
gazed into the innocent face of her dying babe;
how fast flowed the tears from eyes which
had known little but sorrow and weeping
through many weary days-how deep and fer
vent was the prayer which came up from the
very fountains Of privation and grief There
was no heart near TO sympathize, no kind
hand to aid, no soft voice 10 soothe-the ply
sician's healing art, charity's angel arm came
not to soften the dying moments of her poor
babe; and as life fiickcred and waved in its
lair urn, and the sobs of the mother sounded
IN that solitary room, as in the agony of her
griei she exclaimed, "a few pence had saved
thee to me, my sweet babe'-as the sleepers
on the pallet of straw murmuIed in their un-
easy slumber Mother. dear mother, give us
some bread'-as the cold wind came through
the crevices and she clasped her dying child
to her bosom; at that moment, dancing
"0nton' u etr~nSor, is her ~~oo.l,h of thou-
sands, and her ingots OF gold and silver,
made her last graceful bow 81 took the prince
ly sum which was hers for few moments
pleasant labor.
"As the spectators gave their last shout,
the babes innocent spirit winged its flight 10
Heaven, and the mother gazed in despair upon
all that remained to her Of the little pratter
whom she so dearly loved
Srcl is life
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-01-28

and courteous and Obliging. and ever on our
guard to avoid unnecessarily wounding tho
feelings Of others; ever ready to acknowledge
the favors we receive, and render suitable
return.
l. How easily all this may be done. How
:: often is it grossly neglected! He who con-
suits his own ease and comfort cannot in any
manner attain the desired result so readily
and certainly, as by habitually consulting the
ease and comfort Of others, with whom he is
In the habit of associiating: and this is true
politeness also. A man who is dissatisfied
with himself and those around him, and la
boring under the darkening influence Of dis
turbed or morose feelings 'may travel from
Dan to Becrsheba and say it is all barren;'-
TO him it willappear so; and the effect would
be the same if his journey lay amidst the most
delightful scenes of rural beauty. The sea-
sons ofthe year all give sheir annual lessons
Tor instruction. IL is our wisdom to regard
them carefully. Spring summons us all to
cheerful activity, with assurance that our la
Dor will not be in vain. Summer performs
what spring had promised, and shows us the
advantage of listening to early instruction and
wisely improving it. Ten thousand song
sters are filing the branches with their ami
mating strains of music and gratitude, anu
teaching us to enjoy, as they do, the count
less blessings anu DOuntleS OF nature; their
music never faling-nor do we see 1t ending
in discords. Let us all, as we journey on
ward together through the year, learn to tune
our hearts as they do their voices, and pass
the fiooting period in harmony, and in that
cheeriulness which the excellent Addison has
honored with the name of continual express
sion Of gratitude TO heaven.
1t is melancholy truth that we ourselves
manufacture seven-eighths of what we are
disposed to term our misiortunos in this world
Want of precautlon mars our arrangements
want OF prudence exposes us to dangers which
we might easily have avoided--want of pa
tienco often hurries us into difficulties, and
disqualifies us to bear them with calmncss or
decency. Indulgence in follios and fashions
often plants the seeds of wasting disease
lntemperancc in our passions always is fol-
lowed by. unwelcome sensations, and some
times with sense OF shame. Stimulants arc
succeeded by debility, and when they are US
cd to excess, we know and daily witness the
dreadful results-ifdeath is not one of them
either the death Of the offender, or of some
other destroyed by his hand in the tempest of
lnturlatcd passons-we are too often compell-
ed to mourn over the desolation they occasion
presenting in one view,
-gricf-despair-ihc family of pain"
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THE FATHER BECOMING BLIND.

My eyes are darkcning: their sight
Grows DINNER day by day
The shadows of q mortal night
Are falling on my way.
The fainter stars no more ] sec,
The bright stars dimly CLEAN,
As if dense vapors fifty
Obscured their trembling beam.
The angels Of my heaven and earth,
My children III my home
or leave their plays of cheerful mirth,
And to my knce-side came.
"Sir, am Lily-Harry's hero
You thought that were he -
Says one, with many falling tear;
"Dear father can't you sec -
answer not-how can speak ?
lift them OH my knee
From smother" they an answer seek,
But she weeps bitterly;
And gazcs in my fading eyes,
As if she fain would find
Some grounds for unbelicf, and cries
mo, no-he is not blind -
have not come TO manhood's prime,
Or vigor of mans age,
And must be before my time
Denied bright natures page =!
o Thou who vast friend 70 inc
When was left alone
An orphan-in my infancy,
On human mcrcies thrown.
BE gracious in my deep despair,
To HER and THESE he kind;
A bitter lot is theirs to bear
Whose fathers poor and blind
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Poetry.

The following poetical eifusion originally
appeared in the "United States Gazette"
over the signature IL 1T. M'K."-We can
scarcely Imagine more affecting situation
than that so feelingly presented by the poet
and in the absence Of positive assurance to
the contrary, persuade ourselves that the att
thor drew upon his Imagination for the origi-
nal, though, alas it is but too likely, it is
but too certain that among the sad throng Of
afflicted humanity, there are to be found those
who know what it is to thus "bid the world
good night" to feel their power of vision
withdrawn-to know that the earth with all
its charms is hid from their view forever, and
shat no more may they look upon those faces
and objects whose presence gave life its chief
value. Let those who are apt to complain of
Insignificant or imaginary Affections, read the
following and Mink.-CAamJersJur Ithig.