Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-04-21
"oX.pRINKe-A GOOD MAMIE Eop

riuN6S.-At a large public meeting in this
city, the Rev. J. ~Spaulding dwelt a few mo-
ments OF the deathless nature and extent of
moral influence. Away among the Allegha-
MES, said he, there is a spring so small that u
single OK in a summer day could drink IT dry.
Ii steals its mobtrusive way among the hills.
till it spreads out in the beautiful Ohio
Thence il stretches away a thousand miles.
leaving on its banks more than u hundred viii
lagos and cities and many cultivated farms;
and bearing on its placid bosom more than
halfa thousand steamboats,. Then joins the
Mississippi: it stretches away some twelve
hundred miles more, till it falls into the great
OF etefnity. Ii is one of tile tributa-
ries of that ocean, which, obedient to God on
", shall roll and roar, till the angel with one
loot ON the sea and the other on land. shall lift
up his hand and swear that time shall be no
longer. So with moral influence. 1t is q rill
Ia rivulct-an ocean, biundless aud fathom-
less as eternity
ANECDOTES OF Mr.. SCARLET, (LORD
ABlNGER. "A country attorney perhaps
paid him the highest compliment once when
he was undertaking his qualifications, and
said: "Really, there is nothing in a man get
ting so many verdicts who always has the luck
to be ON the right side of the cause" This re-
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thought Garrick was a poor actor, for any one
could do all he did; she was nothing of am ac-
tor at all" His weight with the court and
jury was not unhappily expressed by another
person, when asked at what he rated Mr.. Scar
let's value. ga thirteenth juryman, . was the
answer. A remarkable instance is remember
ed, in Westminster Hall, of his acting i'm the
face OF the jury at the critical moment of their
beginning to consider their verdict. He had
defended a gentleman of rank and fortune a
gainst a charge OF an atrocious description
he had performed his part with even more
than his accustomed zeal and skill. As soon
as the Judge had summed up, he tied up his
papers deliberately, and, with a face smiling
and easy, but carefully turned towards the jm-
ry, he rose and said, loud enough to be gener-
ally heard, that he was engaged to dinner, and
In SO clear a case there was no occasion for
hlm to wait what must be the certain event.
lie then retired, deliberately bowling to the
court. The prosecuting counsel were aston
ished at the excess of confidence or of e~ilronte-
ry, nor was II lost upon the jury, who began
their deliberation. But one of the juniors
having occasion to leave the court, found that
all this confidence and fearlessness had never
crossed its threshold, for behind the door stood
Sir James Scarlet, trembling with anxiety, his
face the color of his brief, and awaiting the
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breathless suspense.@IThe Law Review.
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SENSITIvENESS OF BIRDS.-The fol-
lowing anecdote shows the extraordinary
initiative powers of the Mocking Bird, and
would seem to prove the fact that emulation is
a strong principle in birds, and that when their
music Is excelled they droop under the disgrace,
and their inclination to renew their efforts
ceases:
ga gentleman had an American Mocking
BIRD In such strength and vigor that it was
either constantly singing or initiating the
various sounds it heard. In order to try the
powers OF tins bird, its owner purchased a fine
skylark. When placed in the room with the
mocklng bird, the song of the former was heard
to echo through the house as it were chanting
ION fhuttering wing" it's well known welcome
to the rising sun. The hooking bird was
silent for a time, but at last burst forth i'm the
strains OF the "arial songster, y but louder and
clearer, as II mounting and stretching its wings
towards heaven. The lark was silent from
that moment, nor was a joyous note ever heard
from 1t afterwards. Wishing to test the pow
ers of the mocking bird still further. am musu-
ally large price was paid for a black bird
celebrated for its vocal powers. 1t was placed
III the same room with the mocking bird: early
on the second morning it's song was resumed.
and ITS charming notes were warbled forth with
all the sweetness and modulations which NAV
be heard in its native "thorny brakes" The
mocking bird was silent for some time; then
all at once the black birds notes were heard to
issue forth, but sweeter and louder than those
OF the woodland songster. The poor black bird
heard them, felt that it was conquered, re-
manned silent, pined and died."