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merical experiment. II seemed that the
idea Of wheels had not occurred to Mr..
Fitch; but instead of them, oars were used,
worked in frames. He was confident of
success, and when the boat was ready for
the trial, she started Of in good style for
Burlington. Those who had sneered be-
gan to stare, and they who had smiled in
derision looked grave. Away went the
boat, and the happy inventor triumphed
over the scep,icism Of an unbelieving pub
lie. The boa, performed her trip 10 Bur-
lington, a distance Of twenty miles, but un-
fortunately burs, her boiler in founding to
the wharf of that place, and the mex, tide
0oa,ed her back to the city. Fitch pcrse-
vered, and with great difficulty procured an.
other. After some time, the boat performed
another trip to Burlington and Trenton. and
returned in the same day. She is said to
have moved at the rate Of ciuh miles an
hour; but something was continually break
ing, and the unhappy protector only con-
qnered one difficulty to encounter another.
Perhaps this was not owing TO any defect
in his plans, but to the low state of the arts
at that time, and the difficulty Of getting
such complex machinery made with proper
exactness. Fitch became embarrassed witt,
debt, and was obliged to abandon the inven.
ton, after having satisfied himself of its
practicabIlity. This ingenious man, who
was probably the first inventor Of the steam
boat, wrote three volumes, which he deposit
ted in the manuscript, sealed up, in the
Philadelphia library, to be opened thirty
years after bis death. When or why he
came to the west we have not learned, but it
is recorded of him that he died and was bu-
ried near the Ohio. His three volumes
we're opened about five years ago, and were
found to contain his speculalions on mechan-
les. He details his cmbarrassments and dis
appointments with feeling which shows
how arden,ly he desired success, and wheel,
wins for him the sympathy Of those who
have enough TO mourn over the hlighted
prospects Of genius. He confidently pre-
diets the future success of the plan, which,
in hls hands, failed only for the want Of pc.
cuniary means. He prophesies that in less
than a century we shall see our western riv.
ers swarming with steamboats,; and express
ses wish to he buried on The shores of the
Ohio, where the song Of the boatmen may
enliven the stiffness Of his rest-place, and
The music Of the sleam-engne soothe hi:
spirit. What an idea Yet how natura
to the mind of an ardent protector, whose
Whole life had been devoted to one darling
object, which it was not his destiny to &C.
complish. And how touching is the sent
ment found in one of his journals: The
day will come when some n'ure powerful
man will get fame and riches from my in
ven'ion but nobody will believe that poo
John Fitch can do anything worthy Of at
ten,ion." In less than thirty years ate
his death his predictions were verified. Ill
must have died about the year l709."
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Since we received these letters and the translation
accompanying them, from their distinguished author
Lord Wellesley has paid the debt Of nature al i'd
vanced age. The letter from this nobleman 10 Mr.
Adams, in acknowledgment Of the translation, and
also one from Mr.. McTavsh, will appear hereafter
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~ don't know how it is" soliloquised a
drunken loafer, at the corner of Anthony
street, 81 don't know how i, is, but it seems
to me there is the thunderinges, hopping Of
things to night that ] ever did see; even
the meeting house is dancing gigs; aud the
moment let 60 the post, up jumps the side
walk and hits me an almighty dig in the
forehead. 1t won't do; want to 90 home
to Susan, but I'm afraid to stir-il's as much
as my life's worth and il did 90 home to
her, she'd give me dig too-,hats's her way
I'm soaplock-don't you feel the soap run.
ming down my back and it's all over my
clothes and | know where il come from
too it splashed up from the gutter just now
when ! happened to let 60 the post"
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John McTavish, ESQ.,, Baltimore.
WAsHINGToN Dec If 1S41-

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6, 1S41.
Dear Sir-Contormably to the obliging
po'",i,sIun Ia your ie,,e' Of .l,o col. .i..,
inclose herewith my answer to that Of the
Marquis Of Wellesly, which l had recently
the pleasure of receiving from you, and with
it, in compliance with his lordship's request
add, in my own hand writing, and cer,if-
ed by myself, copy of that version Of his
beautiful Latin verses upon Milton, which
he has honored with his appreciation. There
spoke 10 my heart in that small number of
the original lines the spirit Of England's
glory in the language Of Roman liberty
There is in them a concentrated volume of
history at the most pOrtcntOus period Of
modern times. 1t was not random praise
or blame that saw in Lord Wellesley's cs-
innate of the character Of Milton and Of the
age in which he lived. The rescue Of the
poets moral character from the shade which
de,raction had.cast over il, claimed by gra,i-
tude ; and des'rous Of conveying to you
my sense Of your kindness, the present of
the volume, | knew not how better to ex-
press il, than in the attempt to interpret the
voice of his lordship's Roman muse in the
native Anglo-Saxon Of the bard himself -
With the hope that this effort would be &C.
ceptable to you did not anticipate that you
would think il worthy of being communca-
ted to Lord Wellesley. and little expected
that he would confer upon il by his indugent
reception Of 1t value which | was far from
attributing 10 it myself His proposal to
publish it in new edition of his poems in
company with his own original lines, is no,
only pleasing to me, bu. is esteemed as pre-
cious privilege.
As token after the lapse oftwo centuries
Of compatriol reverence for the memory Of
Milton, the Latin lines of Lord Wellesley
will not be- forgotten. On whatsoever por.
ton Of the globe the language Of Eng land
shall be the mother tongue, and ii trace Of
Roman liberty shall remain, they will be re.
membered and sink deep into the souls oil
the virtuous and the free. To have beer
permitted to in,erlwine one sprg of olive il
the chaplet of English oak and Roman laur.
el wrea,hed by the hand Of Lord Wellesl,
round the brow of Milton, will, hope anu
trust be an honor priced by my children
children ages after all that is mortal Of MI
shall have returned to the dust.
am, with great respect. dear sir, you
obliged and very obcdienl servant.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
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FRANKLIN's SPEcTAcLEs.-Dr. franklin des-
crbes curious pair Of spectacles which he
used occasionally to wear :-"'rhe same con-
vexity glass (says he) through which a man
sees clearest and best at the distance proper
for reading, isInot the best for greater distances.
therefore had formerly two pairs Of spectacles
which shifted occasionally as in travelling
sometimes read, and often wanted to rega I'd the
prospects. Finding this change troubleso ne,
and not always sufficiently ready. ] had the
glasses cut out, and half of each kind assoc lated
IN the same circle the least convex for viewing
distant objects, in the upper part Of the circle
and the most convex, proper for reading, in the
lower half of the frame. By this means, as
want to see distinctly far or near the proper
glasses being always ready. Although ! can
not distinguish letter, even of large print. b,
the naked eye, with the assistance of this nven
tion my eyes are as useful to me as ever the,
were and If all the other defects and nfirmr.
ties Of old age could be as easily and cheapl,
remedied, It would be worth while to live grea
deal longer"
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White Lead.

4 TON White Lead in Oil, 2 do dry do. warranLeo
equal in qualify to any mannfas.n@FDead N II 's'
Iloi,ed Slates-price unusually low, STRoNos
Nov. 10 1889
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PIANO FORTE MUSIC.

A N unusually large assortment OF MUSIC, adapt.
N ed 10 the Piano Forte, has Just leen received aud
now offered for sale, at wholesale or retail, by
D. A, BRAMAN.
Burlington, Dec. |, 1912 G
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-12-23

The original classical saying, which has
degcneraied into 80, take your time Mis-,
Lucy Long," may be found in an old, and
now obsolete edition Of the celebrated work,
Of Johnsing and Gumbo. The text is there
set down in Latin. The following is a mon.
grel translation, as near the original US it car
conusniently be rendered:
o, horam ibi cnrpe
Nj Luciano Long!
o, Carpe diem, twhar be
De subjec OBJ my song u
In Congo squt rum somno,
De negro snorum strong;
o, tsmpus nbi gumbo.
Nj Lucisns Lang
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STiTTONERY.

A Great variety of Sta ionery, new and OF the
"A Dirt qlslhv, for sa!ehy ID. A. BRAMAN:
Nov. 80, 1912. II
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JOHNQ. ADAMS.

An English free Version Of the Lines upon Million
in the "Primitie Rtli7uia' Of the Marquis Of VEL
lesley.
Poor Blind Survvor of his coun'rys shame,
Still Milton holds his fearless flight Ia fame;
HIS mental eye corruption calm surveys
And smiles contempt upon degenerate days:
With him Uranra still her vigil keeps;
Inspiring strains Of rapture as he sleeps;
From Silon's brook the living supplies,
And pours celestial light on Si.htless eyes:
His spirit soaring in accent sublime
Beyond the filming bounds Of space and time. v
Earhs transient ills Der him have lost their power
Whose soul to Gods eternal throne shall tower
Nor Want nor Wo that Spirit shall subdue,
Which ranges radiant oil creation through.
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From tho N. Y American.
LITERARY PASTIMES,

"Sargent's New Monthly Magazine"
furnishes US with the following Translation
ard Correspondence, which is introduced
by letter from the venerable writer to Mr..
McTavish. the British Consul at Baltimore.
who had presented the volume Of the Mar.
quis referred 10:
The Right Hon. the Marquis of Wellesley.
Kingston House, Knightsbridgs England.
WASHINGTON, U. s. A., Dec. is, 1S4l.
MY LoRD-Mr. McTavish has had tho
goodness to transmit to me your Lordsh,p's
very Aattering letter of the 2ls, October
last. l had already been indebted to his
kindness for a copy Of the volume of the
classical paslimcs Of your early youth, the
elegant el7usons of your mature age, and
the precious reli9uos Of your later days.
lmperfectly versed as am in the learned
languages, obviously so familiar to you, and
in which large portion of the volume was
composed, it was impossible for me 10 Pc
ruse them without discerning in them the
evidences Of spirit elevated in my es,in,a-
ton FAR above all the dignities of human in.
s,i,ulion. l looked into every gem Of the
CaSket IOT tHe TiCIlHeSS OF tne Ullne WHENCE
it had been drawn, and could not Withhold
my tribute of admiration at the lustre which
it opened to my view, The lines upon Mil
ton, perhaps from deep rooted sympathIcs
which your Iordship will easily appreciate,
struck me with such forcible impression that
could not resis, the temptation Of attemp-
ting to render in the language Of Milton
himself. The vindication Of ,Ile great poet s
moral fame from the prcjudices Of his mos,
eminent biographer, had to me charm Of
more than poe,ical justice. Mr.. McTavisl,
has conferred upon me an additional obliga-
ton by communicating my lines 10 your
lordship, and i, is very gratifying 10 me tina,
they were acceptable to you.
cheerfully comply with the request for a
copy Of them IN my own handwriting, and
under my own signature, and esteem it a
valuable privilege to authorize the printin
of them, with your lordshp's consent, assoc
ciated in The same volume with the original
have the honor 10 be, with perfect res
pect, my lord, your Iordship's very humble
and obedient servant,
JOHN @. ADAMS.
An English free Version Of the Lines upon Million
in the "Primitis Rtli7uiE' Of the Mirquis Of Wei.
| lesley.
| Poor Blind-Survivor of his coun'rys shame,
| Still Milton holds his fearless fight 10 fame;
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Mr.. BURKE was accustomed to say that in all
the anxious moments of his public life, every
care vanished when he entered his own house
The sketch which he drew of his own idea OF
what WoRDswoRTH has since designated as
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