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good nature. The possessor told rs il was
the hand Of Madame Brinyillicrs, the IA
nous prisoner. The word was no sooner
uttered than we shrank from il as il il had
been toad. Il was now literally hideous;
the fat scanned swelleTing and full OF poison.
The beauty added to the deformity. You
resented the grace. You shrank from the
look Of smooihness as from snake. This
woman went to the scaffold with as much
indifference as she distributed her poisons.
The character Of her mind was insensiblity.
The strongest Of excitements was to her
what cup Of tea was to other people.
And such is the character, more or less, Of
all mere beauty. Nature, If one may 50
speak, does not seem to intend il to be beau
tiful. II looks as If it were created in or
der to show what a nothing the formal part
Of beauty is without the spirit Of it. We
have seen so used to it with reference to
considerations OF this kind, that We have
met with women generally pronounced
beautiful, and spoken OF with transport,
who took a sort of CHASTITY and witchlike as
pect in our eyes, as If they had been things
walking the earth without soul, or with
some evil intention. The woman who sup
ped with the Ghoul in the Arabian Nights,
must have been beauty of this Species
Leigh Hunt,
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EpI.esl,.I aa..a N-l.-

Speaking OF the Established Cbu,.L &.
Ireland, and the contrast between i,s a. -. y
and present ministers, he related an ioc;d~. ~
illustrative of Episcopal good nature p !
MIR. Barry, brother of Lord Barrymors ~ a
in the course OF The las. century, been 40 a.
rous to qualify himself, by taking order, q,
the enjoyment OF an excellent living = ~ -
gift OF his LOrdshiP. The bishop 10 VIII ~
ne applied for ordination had eInra,s.j
some fears that Bany's theological kDov1
edge was not sufficient Tor the ordinary a
ties of the pulpit, and recommended I1rtb.,
study to the Pesiulant- Not long an,
wards Barry was ordained, and appointsj,o
the living. A friend who knew him H.;
mately, asked how he had contrivs.I % :.
over his examination! "Oh, very well Z
deed, replied the Reverend Mr.. Barr
"The bishop was very good-natured sr5
did not puzzle me with many question, >
"But what did he ask youl inquired II.
other. "Why. he asked me who Wa, "a.
great Mediator between God and man an
| made rough guess, and said Il wa, n.
Archbishop OF Canterbury. "-Daunf, p,
soRaL Recollecti01ts of OConnsH.
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To the srailisg Arsus.s,

The mellow sunshine fioweth down,
Golden and wide on these warm swells,
Covered with all their quiet woods Of brown
And over all, and in the distant dells,
The blue haze broods in silence.
Wandering here,
In the deep stiffness Of this April day,
Sweet flower once more
find thee trailing all thy rosy bells -
Among the pale brown leaves Of the last year
It's luxury now, in this genial time, l-
To feel the warm air play ti ,
Ger my brow an II was wont Of yors.
II fingers for thy gift Of fragrance near,
Then gldes away,
Seeming 4 truant from some Summer cline
Which on us wide hath oped lie golden door.
OF all thy sisters of the meadows far,
Widening out under the mellow sun,
Or that in woods and fields bright jewellers are,
There is not one 1.rs ..I -..-
Not cen the downy wind-fower blue 20 a.
That overjoys the heart with beauty more,
Or sends sweeter thrill the spirit through,
''t'i%A Thar thou; aii
Thy name doth ever unto me s
Bring thoughts Of early beauty silently
VI the sweet sPring-time when the winter past,
The fowes unfold at last.
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a Rra.sn for n L-xnex

One OF hrs odd stories was about NJ.
Hussey, TO whom her father beQueadeJ
ESQ per annum, in consequence Of h.
having an ugly nose. ale had mad
WILL" said O'Connell, "bequeathing he
bulk Of his fortune to public chaIlje,
When he was upon his death-bed his bou,s
keeper asked him how much be had lef
Miss Mary" He replied tina, he had Isf
her Fl 900, which would do for her verv
well, II she made out to get any sor! Of
good husband. "Heayen bless your honor
cried the house-keeper, sand what decen.
man would ever take her with the nose 81,
has gon" "Why, that is really very tue, .
replied the dying father. al never though,
of her nose" and he lost no time in adding
a codicH. that gave Miss Mary an addition
OF tl5O year, as set-off against her w.
illness. -DaHnf's Recollection of OC9.
usu.
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her, and her eys CHANGING eagerly -.
to lace IN the assembly IN il rested an ace
whom. iof that long and sad uov;c;a "a niia
had never seen, and whose presencs :. ne
moment assured her Of his fsitb6,In = 'nis
The past. The service proceeded ,;T u
cardinal asked the usual question =. ~ Ihe
willingness for the life of a cloisrsr. = y Der
once declared her unwillingness Tka meat
dInal was asiornded. The assemble eaI-
greatly excited; and on her being IVA was
again Tor her reasons. she pointed 70 o'. y
young man who was present. and ALI ~ ne
ly. "My wish "a to be married to ,6a, OOld-
tieman." She was the next instan, o :. gen
knees to the cardinal, beseecb;n1 III Cn ner
forgive her, and to permit the 9. "'n' %
The feelings OF the cardinal and All ~ &C.
sembly were deeply moved. The s NC as
ceased. The cardinal declared ia, %
must not be received into the sisterIooa NE
she had herself refused her copssT' a
made inquiry. and in the end him~sIS Ne
med the young couple. And thus she e' 'ull
at once the home and protection she ,s .oo
ed, and the want Of which would o,ba.t.
have consigned her against her own ~
To the cloister forever. This, howpvsT '1 -
scene that eannoe be Of frequent oceur,sn :
-Mr. SeynlOly's Pilgrimage 10 Ro~s
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Aneetien for OasPrtng In Brsts- and Hu-
usan Beings.

One Of the strongest feelings OF animals
is that OF affection for their offspring, and
indeed so intense is this impulse among the
greater number, that it may be said 10 ex.
coed the care which they employ for their
own preservation, or the ndulgence of their
own aPpetites. Among insects and some
other Of the inferior tribes the care and So
licitude of their young engrosses the better
half OF their existence, for they labor during
the prime Of life TO provide comfortable
nest and proper food for their offspring,
which they are never destined TO see. death
overtaking them before they can enjoy the
pleasure Of beholding their future family.
Many timid animals that shrink from dan
ger while they are single and alone, be.
come bold and pugnacious when surround.
cd by their young. Thus, the domestic hen
will face any danger and encounter any foe
in order to protect her brood Of chickens;
and the lark and linnet will allow them
selves to be taken in their nest rather than
desert the young which lie protected under
their wings. Even those animals whose
general nature is characterised by savage
and unrelenting herceness, are gentle, and
tender, and affectionate to their Young.
The grim lion fondles with paternal soft.
ness his playful Cubs; and the savage bear
has been known to in.erpose her own body
between the deadly mlisket and her helpless
offspring. But this feeling in animals lasts
only for season. After they have nour.
ished and brought up their young, and these
90 out from their parents, all further ties be-
tween them are broken up, and they know
each other no more. How different is this
from human connexions The fond mother
watches over the long and helpless period
Of infancy, instills into early childhood les
sons Of wisdom and virtue, and feels her
hopes and affections increase with every
year that brings an increase Of reason. Nor
are such family ties severed but with death.
The child on its part, returns the care and
affection of its parents, and when old age
and second childhood come upon them, the
children then feel it their greatest happiness
to repay in acts Of kindness and attention
the debt Of gratitude which is Justly due.
What moral beauty is thus thrown over
the common instructive affections, and how
greatly superior appears mans nature to
that Of the mere brute.-Britih Quarter.
ly.
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AnfmnI lwpul.e..

A flock Of animals is actuated by one
unanimous impulse. Birds rise together from
the ground; wheel in simultaneous phalan K
in the air, and light again at the same time,
like a band of well-trained soldiers moved
by one governing voice. Flocks of quad.
rupeds do the same. Where one sheen
leaps, all follow; where one pauses and
hesitates. all make full stop. There is
no individuality Of purpose or Of action. A
crowd of human beings acts in the same
way if they allow the first suggestion Of
blind impulse to sway them. But how dif
ierently do rejecting men act. where each
has an individual opinion, judgment, taste,
and feeling.-British Quarterly. -
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An Irish proprietor whose country resi-.
dence was very much frequented by beggars
resolved to establish test for discrimina-
ting between The idle and industrious, and
also obtain some small return for the aims
he was in the habit of bestowing. He ac-
cordingly added to the pump, by which the
upper part-of his house was supplied with
water. q piece Of mechanism, so contrived
that al the end of a certain number of
strokes Of the pump-handle, penny fell
ONT from the aperture TO repay the laborer
for his work, This was SO arranged that
the laborers who continued at tho work OBJ.
TENED very nearly the usual daily wages OF
labor in that part Of the country. The
idlest of the vagabonds, of course, refused
this new labor test, but the greater part of
the beggars, whose constant tale was that
"they could not earn fair days work, !"
after earning few pence. usually went
away cursing the hardness Of their task-rnss-
ters. - Bab6age's Thoughts on 7azation.
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Beauty.

We find beauty itself a very poor thing
unless beautifed by sentiment. The read.
er may take this confession as he pleases,
either as an evidence Of abundance of SEN
ument on our part. or want Of proper ardor
and inipartiality; but we cannot (and that
is the plain truth) think the most beautiful
creature beautiful, or be at all affected by
her, or long to sit next to her, or to listen
to concert with her, or walk in field or
forest with her, or call her By her Chris.
tian name, or ask her if she likes poetry,
or tie with any satisfaction her gown for
her, or be asked whether we admire her
shoe, or take her arm even in dining.
room, or kiss Der at christmas. or on
APril-fool day, or on May day, or any other
day, or dream of her, or wake thinking of
her, or feel want in the room when she is
gone, or a pleasure the more when she an.
pears-unless she has heart as well as a
face, and is proper, good tempered, natu-
raj, sincere, honest girl, who has love for
other people and other things, apart from
self-relersnce and the wish to be admired.
Her face would pail upon Us in the course
of week, or even become disageeable.
We should prefer an enameled tea-cup, for
we should expect nothing from it. We re-.
member the impression made on us by a
female plaster-cast hand, sold in the shops
as model. 1t was beautifully turned,
though we thought il somewhat too plump
and well fed. The fingers. however, were
delicately tapered: the outline flowing and
graceful. We fancied il to have belonged
to some jovial beauty. a little too fat and
festive, yet laughing withal, and as full Of
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Qaeer Csmsn In . Hotel as marseiIiss.


| was recommended to new and hand
some hotel in the Boulevard. where was
shown into spacious and well-furnished
bedroom. On the wall Of the room was
rather surprised to see list, printed and
framed, Of the various articles Of furniture
which it contained. My first idea was that
the landlord had done il, in his innocence
of heart, to call the attention Of travellers TO
the well-furnished state Of his apartments;
but, however. before left had an oppor-
tunity of discovering its use. i had Just
packed up my portmanteau to depart, when
one Of the servants Of the hotel entered,
and, marching straightway up to this plac-
ard, began TO read of the various items ser.
latin, looking round the room at the same
time, till his eye rested upon the article in
question, "Un lduoir," "a look round;)
"bon," "Une oarafs." (another look round;)
"bon and so on through the list. "Whai
on earth are you doing there!" | asked.
am only looking to see that everything is
right. coolly replied the man. This was
the fact. Il was his duty to see that did
not pack up the towelstand, or pocket the
basin; though, at the same time, do not
suppose that il was intended he should
check the list in the travellers presence
Correspondent of the Literary Gazette.
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symPs,thy

ihHt = f aA7sr's y-zssls
s aa le Bx ". WIS sLAtsow.
raf fa-rs- .sfriri I'd. i ra 81. f....-.
The odor that spiings ,rl s.si..,-.
From the mby wings, slf .srr.l
go t1l OF the rose in its blooming hour,
.rat.laa When the light of morn, Isl = .srs
BIDS its bloom return, o. .ss.s.i
Hath far less healing power b.
Than kind word bTeathed,
With a sweet smile WIeaihed,
4f io an. When the sky Of Fate looks dark;
For it lighteth up
Sorrows saddest cup
With asOul-restonng spark.
on Nature hath flowers
For her summer hours,
And dews for each twiligff's fall
While over the Earth 3d.
Streams ride in their miTth,
And sympathy flows from all.
The linnets wild Iay ,saa1
GA tue bidding spray
srf a Hath a sound 10 Sorrow dear;
sAndthe rays Of Hope t...a..
Eel Brighten every drop a. .s 80 $780,. 4
Of dew on the npenIng ear.
There's soothing balm ''s.- 7-7
On the nOOntides calm;
There's peacein the midnight hour;
Over wood and stream; t'
4. '- H And a glory gilis each flower
While only ffail Man
In the wondTous plan s
Hath set his Creator al noUght;
Loves feeling glows not,
sympathy flows not,
Deep IN lis heart as il ought.
.f Oh, Mani there is not .r.. ~.
In the ialTest spot r .a
On the earth OF the hving sea,
a work more grand
From Jehova an hand
Or a rafer gem than thee
Theuwhy should thy heart
From IFS faith depart,
OF kindly thrill resignl
Suffer for awhile;
Be patient and smile;
For blessed hope is thine
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AGRICULTURAL.
From the American Agrieuiturist.


UTuTrY or HERMyORoUs ISsEcrs. 1t may bs
but sorry consolation to those who are suffering
from the attacks Of insects, to tel! them il ga
part Of the great plan Of creation that the vast
and redundant masses Of vegetable matter should
be kept In check, and that consequently those
families Of insects which are destined To tbs
purpose are far morn extensive, both as 10 sps-
cies and individuals, than such as feed upon an
imal matter. To say nothing Of the great trbss
OF butterflies and moths, which feed in the cat
erpillar state, almost exclusively upon vegila-
bles, there are several families Of beetles en-
ployed in the same nanner-some feeding upOa
the solid wood, and others upon the bark, flow
ers, and leaves.
FAcrs IN REGARD TO CUTTING UNRIPE CoEy-
II Is stated in the American Farmer, that Indi-
an corn, IL cut many days before il is fairly
glazed, will riPen, and that too, in most iRstan-
ees, without any apparent diminutiOn either in
quantity or quality Of the grain. In several IN
stances, which have fallen under the observation
OF the Editor OF that paper, il has, when cut At
the roots before the kernels had become fairly
"sPecked," filled even more rapidly than while
standing. That the stalks afford nutrment,
sven for some days after cutting, he says, has
been fuliy demonstrated by the fact, that an ear,
PiHcked, at the time of cutting, viii shriEel AMI
be very imperfect; whereas, those that remain,
will ell out" and become sound corn.
F..xr,s, w,xxs "a l,nx~ r,,vs Tbssu
ties AZ farmers, ,v;,., n, F,a,.nd IN 49,,
,imss vars so-,s,vh,I 5;es;.,aa, So = :, ,r..
.sn, The css. IN ,h;s sosn,S1 T. a.. - AZ
Han,v VIII 81, Es,-hs,h., -. r.
tiss- sn,,,Isd- ga P,olaana g. tn w.. Cc.
cupatIon.n in which ~ ave
at is a wyve's occupation 10 winnOw al
,anea " eoInss' 70 MAKE matte, 70 Nasne a.
- - s-eiS eo's &c, ~. ~ -
"a neue, " nelP ner asoahde 70 MI 'ne mue, :,
Syne, VI uouhgs esr'e, oryve he P.oug"s'
-. :, so.ns anu 'uIn olhel' anu 70 81 80
~ " su1 HleiAe' 70 ss'i Ou''e'' SheSe' ny
and all aaner Of eornes."
=,
How TO MAKE GINGER BrER--Take lump
gingsr. from ,yh;ch 80 90. - - .;f,-i. ,,
or: crram OF tartar, y or; and one lemon,
sliced Pour on them one gallon of boiling va
ter; cover MP and macerats, until barely luke
warm; then strain and add 2 on. of Yeast Let
the whole work for two 10 four DAYS, according
to the state Of the weather: skim the liquid,
strain 1t through clean flannel. bottle of, and
wire down the corks.
UTILITY OF THE BLOOM on THE SURFAck ="
s1ir AND LEAvEs--on the eutiele Of the Ptam
ana some o'her fruits, rs well as on the sGrias'
drv rovde, .a,,,,,aI,, 49,. ~, a. n,ms Of
abIoom, :" which Is merely ! r.siaou. oxidation.
and which il ls difficult TO wet by means Of rain
~ ~ ~ ms tne wa'e, ans, or eoiee's on u.'
m,cnles or slides on IN large crops ~'u'0"
causing INJURY OF ro''
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The Banyens form great proportion OF
the inhabitants Of Mozambique, IN fact
they are scattered all over the Portuguese
possessions. and are the principal merchants.
agents, and bankers in these places. They
were formerly driven from their country by
the Mahraltas, and placed themselves un-
der the protection Of the Portuguese flag,
which then flew triumphant in the Indian
seas, and removed with their families and
goods 10 Diu in such numbers that they were
obliged to burrow and make an immense
number Of habitations under ground. They
believe in metempsychosis, and therefore
eat nothing that has life, or kill even nox-
ious animals. The name Bantam imports,
in the Brahmin language, innocent and
harmless, void Of all guile. They are so
gentle that they cannot endure to see either
a ny or worm injured; and when struck
they will patiently bear it, without resisting
or returning the blow. Their dress consists
Of long white robe descending to their
ankles. large turban arranged in smooth
narrow folds. Altogether they present a
most effelninate appearance. In buying and
selling these people never use words. One
Of them looses his girdle and spreads il on
his knee, under this the buyer and seller
place their hands. When the seller takes
the buyers whole hand ID denotes a thous-
and, as many times as he squeezes it as
many thousands; five fingers denote five
hundred; one finger one hundred; half a
finger, to second joint, Fifty; the small end
Of the finger ten. The cant term Of "Ban-
yam day." amongst sailors takes its origin
from the above, as on this day they have no
meat.-Barnards Cruise in The Moran
bigue Channel. -
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at is marvellous" remarks the Medical
Times, ITO what extent the maniac will re-
main in waking state without any appa-
rent injury. A man never slept, and yet he
enjoyed good health, living ill his seventy
third year, He had a kind Of doing for
about a quarter-ofan-hour once a day;
which was all the slurnber he was ever
known to take" rs,,.a
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Meaassertes In xsase-Rsusa nsSe Iues<scnt.
All this applies only or chiefly to the
novice. to whom the opportunity is nomin.
ally offered Of Withdrawing il she wishes.
The truth is, that she dare not refuse this
nominal offer, however much or anxiously
she may wish it. The feelings Of her own
family, and the state Of public feeling. inn.
pose an insuperable obstacle to her fulfil
ling her desires; and she passively resigns
herself to her hard fate. Ii is not that she
finds her noviciate happy spring-time, as
some have imagined; nor is ii that the other
nuns, though naturally anxions for some
new companion to tighten the dull monot-
ony of their cloister, weave all their arts to
lascinate and ensnare the novice; it is not
this that impels and precipitates the fatal
step, but il is the impossibility Of overcom-
ing the obstacles arising from the feelings
of her family and the tone Of public feel
ing on the subject. II her parents oppose
her wishes, she has no alternative but TO
take the final plunge, unless, indeed, she
can depend on the honor and love of some
man who may have won her affections, and
who will open to her home and secure TO
her protection. A curious instance of this
kind occurred at Rome, and was narrated
to US BY general officer who was present
at the time. A young lady was destined by
her parents for the cloister. She had re-
gardsd herself as the wife of one to whom
she was much attached. The parents not
approving this marriage, placed her, as is
usual in such cases, in a monastery. where
she could never see him; and she commenc-
ed her noviciate. Before doing so, however,
the young gentleman found means to COM
municate TO her that he would attend in the
church at the conclusion of her noyiciate;
and that If she still loved him and pre-.
ferred marriage with him to taking the
veil he would be there to claim her. and
give her the home and protection which her
own family would deny her. The year
rolled slowly away. The noviciate had
ended. The profession was publicly an.
nounced; the bells rang merrily as for
bridal; the first flowers Of spring were
blooming on the floor OF the monastic chan.
ell. The cardinal had arrived; the young
novice. fair as the young moon in May.
knels with her white veil floating behind,
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The late Dr. Chalmers. speaking Of
Shakespeare said, al dare say Shakespeare
was the greatest man that ever lived. [
think he was even a greater man than Sir
Isaac Newton" ~
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"lf you don't give me a penny. said
young hopeful to his mama, 81 know boy
that's go, the measles, and III go and catch
'em-So | will
The Davenport gazette., 1848-08-03

GEN. TAYLOR on THE Eve or THE
BATTLE OF BUENA vIsrA.-On the 2is,
OF February, lS47, when the countless mr.
my Of Santa Anna Ind taken up their posi-
tion ut Buena Vista, to vanqni>h the Spar
tan band of citizen sokliers under the com
mand Of Gen. Taylos, this puro aud brave
man thus wrote in Il private letter to a
friend:
''This mny I've the last communication
Won will receive from me; | have been
stripped by tho government Of regular
troops aud reduced in volunteers, and thus
stripped, aud NJ the mercy ni the i"c, have
been expected to retreat ar resign: bat
shall do neither: care not i"r myself, but
feel deeply for the noble sndiers VII" are
about to be sacrificed tor their cnun'rv-wc
shall stand still md give thea, hattie. rely
ing on just Providence t"r right re-
suit
The Davenport gazette., 1848-08-03
1 Remedy for Deafness.

Why will people continue TO suffer when
remedy is st hand. DR. McNnir's Acoustic Oil
will furnish n speedy relief 10 all who arc afllict-
ed with periodical deafness, buzzing noises and
frequent pain in tho ear. There can be no mis-
take NJ 70 the effects OF this Oil and nnv one cali
ing at q Courtiandt street and examining cer,if-
icatcs and letters Of recomf me ndaron from those
who have used the article and been cured BY IL,
we have no hesitation in saying that they will
give !, tria..-Ncr k-4erah.
Sold wholesale and retail, bv comstock g. Co,
II Courtlandt street, New York.
Sold bv A. SANDERS, Davenport and BY WN.
NoRRs, Rock Island.