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The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13
A Grave wsshou, . Mouvm.,,

The noblest Of cemeteries is the ocean.
Its poetry is, and human language, ever will
be unwritten. Its elements Of sublimity
are subjects OF feeling. not Of description.
Its records, like the reflection mirrored on
its waveless bosom cannot be transferred TO
paper. Its vastness, its eternal heaving, Its
majestic music in storm, and its perils,
are things which had endeavored a thou.
sand times to conceive; but until | was on
its mighty bosom, looking out upon its
moving mountain waves, feeling that eterni.
ty was distant from the thickness of single
plank. hao tried in vain to think and
know the glory and grandeur of the sea-
| there first felt what John of Patmos
meant when he said of heaven, "There
shall be no more sea-" But there is one
element of moral sublimity which impressed
my mind, and which should be pleased if
could transfer in all its vividness to the
minds Of your readers The sea is the
largest of cemeteries, and all its slumberers
sleep without monument. All other
grave yards. in all lands, show some sym.
bols Of distinction between the great and
the small, the rich and the poor, but in the
ocean cemetery the king and the clown. the
prince and the peasant, are alike undistin.
guished.
The same wave rolls over all-tbe same
requiem by the minstrels of ocean, is sung
TO their honor. Over their remains the
same storm beat and the same sun shines.
and there, unmarked, the weak and the
powerful, the plumed and the unhonored
Will sleep on, until awakened by the same
trump. the sea will give up its dead. n
thought Of sailing over the slumberinp bn,
devoted Goodman, who, after his brief but
brilliant career, persisted in the President
over the laughter-loving Power, who went
down in the same ill.fated vessel we NAV
have passed. In that cemetery sleeps the
accomplished and pious Fisher; where he
and thousands of the noble spirits of the
earth lie, no one but God knoweth. No
marble rises to point out where their ashes
are gathered, or where the lover Of the good
and wise can 20 to shed the tear of svm-
patty. Who can tell where lie the tens oil
thousands Of Afric's sons who persisted in
the middle passage!" Yet that cemetery
hath ornaments Of which no one can boast |
On no other are the heavenly orbs reflected
in so much splendor. Over 10 other is
heard such noble melody. In no other are
20 many inimitable traces of the power of
jehovah. Never can forget the days and
nights as passed the noblest of cemeteries
without single human monument.-Gile,'
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

Law ACCORDING TO PUxcH.-We have
II on excellent authority, that if A owes B
money and A is the owner OF an elephant,
b may detain the elephants trunk ill the
deot is paid: and it is tolerably clear in all
the books, that boa. constructor lying dor.
mant, as II dead, in a deal box, is recover.
aoie oy an action on the case, but if the
plaintiff mixes himself up with the beacon.
strlctor, so as to identify himself with it, he,
the plaintiff, will not be recoverable at all.
Ii the ooa-constrictor, too. should unfold his
tail early enough, the plaintiff may have
a severance, but otherwise, says MIR. Jus.
uce, he must be inevitably quashed.-Er-
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13
LITERARY EXAMINER.
BT X. w. LoNsFELLow.

All are Architects Of Fate,
Working in these walls Of Time;
Some with massive deeds and great,
Some with ornaments of rhyme.
Nothing useless is, or low
Each thing 10 its place 10 best;
And what seems but idle show,
Strengthens and supports the rest.
For the structure that we raise,
Time is with material filled;
Our to-days and yesterdays
Are the blocks with which we build.
Truly shape and fashion these
Leave no yawning gaps between;
Think not, because no man sees,
Such things will remain unseen.
In the elder days Of Art,
Builders wrought with greatest care,
Each minute and unseen part;
For the gods see everywhere.
Let us 90 our work as well,
Both the unseen and the seeni
Make the house where gods may dwell.
Beautiful, entire and clean.
Else our lives are Incomplete,
Standing in these walls Of Time,
Broken stairways, where the feet
Stumble as they seem 10 climb.
Build to-day, then, strong and sure,
With a firm and ample base;
And ascending all secure,
Shall tomorrow find its place.
Thus alone can we attain
To those turrets, where the eye
Sees the world as one vast plain
And one bOu ndless reach Of shy.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13
Lecture % Country Girl. on Dre...

| have wanted, girls, for a long time to
give you long lecture on dress, not because
you do not think enough about it, but be-
cause you do not think right. Ii is very
important matter to be welldIessed, and
most people feel this; but very few ever
learn the art Women waste more time and
money disfguring themselves, than in all
other occupations and amusements. Yes,
and they waste health and happiness along.
There is an inconceivable amount Of worse
than useless sewing done in this county,
Thousands Of women ruin their healln,
send themselves TO an untimely grave, put
ting in stitches that are neither useful or
ornamental. believe you country girls
are peculiarly addicted to this folly. Most
of you make your own dresses, and few Of
you understand it well, consequently you
imagine the more stitches you put in the
better. Then, from want of a properly
cultivated taste, you are addicted to buying
cheap fnery. You need not deny this TO
me, for know you too well. have lived
among you little too long not to know
how country girls dress. Your storekeep-
ers know it too, and bring out such parcel
Of cheap, tawdry, many-colored fnery, as
would be likely to take the fancy Of a set
Of Indians. If they can get lawn or calico
with sixty dozen colors in il. so much
the better. You buy it-spend great deal
OF time 10 make it nicely-spatter il over
with rufHes, folds, and frumples, that would
disfgure anything. Then, the first time it
is washed, hlty-two dozen Of the colors fade;
you have dirty rag that is fit for nothing
but to wipe the floor. You lament the loss
OF your money, but what Of your tims7
The habit OF sew, sew. sewing at a garment
sixteen times as much as is necessary to
make it, has become an evil Of sufficient
magnitude to require legislative interfer.
ence- once saw a city lady 90 to the
country for healfh-pale, nervous, Gloss.
miserable, with little child as miserable
as herself. BY way Of enjoying fresh air
and exercise, she sat down and sewed dill.
gently for two full days to make an apron
for the child. There were folds. buttons
and braid-fIumples and fandangoes pasl
count, and she had some dozens to make Of
the same sort, while the poor little child.
martyr was condemned to imprisonment
and stripes TO prevent its disfguring the
evidences OF its mothers insanity, which il
wore on its poor, miserable little person.
| never felt more strongly tempted to do
anything than TO roll mother and child fine.
ry and work-basket in a mud. puddle. |
really thought her husband should have
been entitled to a divorce. Health. hap.
Piness and comfort were banished from his
hreside by the sewing demon. She com.
Pletely ruined her own health sewing, then
murdered her children by inches to keen
them from spelling her work. A woman
who cannot make halEdozen bibs for chill
dren in one day, and with all the requisites
OF comfort and convenience, should never
take a needle in her fingers. Mrs. S,cjss-
helm. Of the Pittsburgh Sat. Visitor.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

The ELEVENTH CoMMANDMEsr.-Arcb.
bishop Usher was wrecked on the coast OF
Ireland, in a wild and desert place. In
his distress, he went to the house of an &c.
clesiastic-a man reserved and prudent al.
most to distrust; and to conciliate his feel.
ings, alleged bis sacred character. The
ecclesiastic, in tone hardly civil, refused
to believe him, and said he would answer
for it he had never known how many com.
mandments there were. 81 can prove to
you" answered the archbishop, with mild.
ness, that | an not so ignorant as Won
think: there are eleven" "Eleven!" an.
swered the ecclesiastic; "very well, tell me
the eleventh, and will give you all the help
you need.' "Here it is" replied the arch.
bishop: ga new commandment gave unto
you, that ye love one another. John IS:
"a
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13
a" Bsrly 20 He'd and Early to Rise"
BY ELIZA COOK.

Early to bed and early TO rise
Aye, note II down in your brain,
For II helpeth to make thee foolish wise,
And uproots the weeds Of pain.
Ye who are walking on thorns Of care,
Who sigh for a softer bower,
Try what can be done in the morning sun,
And make use Of the early hour.
Full many a day forever is lost
BY delaying Its work till tomorrow;
The minutes Of sloth have often cost
Long years of bootless sorrow
And yewho would win the lasting wealth
VI content and peaceful power,
ne who would couple Labor and Health,
Must begin at the early hour.
We make bold promises to Time,
Yet, alas! too often break them;
We mock at the wings Of the King of Kings,
And think We car Overtake them.
But why loiter away the prime Of the day,
knowing that clouds may lower,
Is IL not safer to make Life's hay
In the beam OF the early hourf
Nature herself ever shows her best
or gems to the gaze of the lark,
When the spangles of light on Earth's green
breast
Put out tie stars of the dark.
live love the purest pearl Of the dew,
And the richest breath of the flower,
III our spirits would greet the fresh and the
sweet,
Go forth in the early hour.
Oh pleasure and rest are more easily found
When We start through Mornings gate
To sum up our figures, or plough up our
ground,
And weave out the threads of Fate.
The eye looketh bright and the heart keepeth
light,
And man hOldeth the conqueror's power.
when, ready and brave, he claims Time as
his share
BY the help Of the early hour.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13
some Literary Relir..

"Rosamond's Bower, his Thomas C,oft
en- Crocker residence at this period. ha.
many literary associations connected with
It's pleasant memories. Maria Edgewortb,
Lucy Akin, Moore, Rogers, Sidney Smith,
Barham (''lngoldsby,') Hook. "Fa,he,
Prout, and doubtless very many more kin.
bred spirits. have all sat and communed be.
meath the beautiful weeping ash that we 50
well remember to have breaklasted under
In the pretty garden, 'one bowery morning.
as 1t was called; and many were the quaint
records which We saw, and then noted. of
the visits Of such guests. One chair bore
the Herrick-like inscription Of
"'here Maria Edgeworth sat
And did pat
A cat,
Who did pur
Unto her.
What is there to make stir
About that?
"'27th December, 1S43.'
Another chair on which the name Of Moore
had been deeply cut
"'rhis is to tell O. days
When, on this cathedra,
He Of the Melodies
~, Solemnly sat, asrah.'
mere too, was Thompscn's table, which
had oeen brought from the Dove Coffee.
house, at Hammersmith, inscribed
HERE THOMPSON SUMO THE SEASONS AND
THEIR CHANGE"
Here Thompson suns'-the phrase
quote
Meaneth that here that poet wiote
me Sessons-'SPring and Autumn.
ana here be drank the change they brought
him.
LDSSlin MsSazsse.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

ENGLISH Estimate or WEssIEs-A,.
WebsteI's mind Is cast IN an em!neIai Cd
plomauc mould. He possess 2. 20
qualities which are considered s. esSs Ia
to successful diPlOmacy-asluisrss'' .'''-
thought, reserve, selfPOsseSslOn, arc 10 81
eminent degree. the talent OF smo gliF -
The last mentioned gilt may sometimes =
very servieeable in state ,ransselon'' u
when carried in any great degree me p
vate life, il dishguTes the general G. '','','
This is the flaw in Mr.. Webs'eIs u ~
In the ordinary relations Of life he S -
lant, reserved, and ambiguous to a ass =
keeping his auditory constantly IA d az a,
lest he should have msapPfehenasa -
real drift of his words. A SCI ma :
tween Mr.. Webster and dpioma : =
his country, at present not nlaa.s - = =
from Downing-street, would be 81 .l''' n.
nal struggle Of no Ordinary In'sIes'- -, ~
Webster can both wIiIe and SPEAK &C.
when he chooses; it IS his hsoH 20 DC -
ously obscure. His Correspondence -
Lord Ashburton furnishes Us Win -
mems of diplomatic literature well S'' :.
Of study. There is more earnss'1s,' = /,
played throughout it than is generally ~
met with in documents like those o. va
it is composed, arising from The aliA,s3 -. :.
der which the negotatOr evidently ia0o.'.
for the speedy and amicable arsnssI -,
of the dispute. Bur notwithstanding -
his communications display neither P.s PSI
tation nor carelessness in their CON POS .-5
Like his oraiory, they are masslVe, $50. $3.50
and stately, and show the extent = 80 80,
he combines the qualities Of GiPlol .;-.,
with the attributes OF jurist and avg
London Chr0Hie's
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

The BEseAR AND THE GUINEA "A beg.
gar asking DR.. Smollet for a shilling, BY
mistake he gave him guinea. The poor
fellow perceiving it, hobbled after him to
return the money; upon which Smollet re.
turned it to him with second guinea, as a
reward for bis honesty, exclaiming, What
a lodging has honesty taken up with /
would rather be that man than dishonest
king
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

wooden lsitico|
delightful. Who ~
Huge trunks Of tres g
Tor seats under the verando1
atording ample shade. O
sides were granaries and Oh
being TAR from any resource
must &c complete in itseli.
brought in wagons from tho
ior'y horses were Picketed
ready saddled; there wers a.
dusty asii fresh from the rosd
was but eight in the momin1
ladies were up and dressed. an
fresh and handsome as 6ns -.
early hours. and health could make
had luckily performed an elaborate n,
BY the river, so felt quite e, 70 ioio 10,
once. Besides the family, which ws. h
there were several visitors IN III
some who regularly resided there
these, SPsniard, who had held IA
in Peru DUNG the rule Of Spain
deed favorable specimen Of lie c,vs
thorough gentleman Of the old scbol
The quiet ease Of his manner. bis r.
Difference To ladies. his equity mieo
minced one Of what one reads Of and
one sigh to think how iii all tbi,
changed Tor the brusquerie Of our modsr,y
school. Another, who oficia,ed a. -.
10 the family and as tutor TO the cb;I5,-.
was Jesuit, | believe; and if amsr.-r :;
manners. great powers Of convers,,;o, :.
mite knowledge OF men AID counts,
could have won, his must have been -
cessful ministry. There was a soi: ps,,T.
sion, seeming deep serenity in his vo,5.
very dtfhcu. TO Withstand. He had trarsT
led much, and seemed 10 have en-. a -
experience from each journey. WeIIr.,5
ne brought this knowledge to beaf On h.
own experience most worderlully. and I'M
along there vas a hUmilits, e dererer,. -
II e~ NOAo VI thOcc huOln ne COIgar-zr 7
with, ineIPfessibly charming. Fa,he-. he
memory oil our intercourse Will .ong Be- en-.
craven on my mind and If sincerity +, .,
De ever Judged BY outward show, you Wei.
hope, sincere.
My guide, who, as he lived q, b, an
expense on the road, had neither ss.es h.
drank, but had taken out the halls I1,5-
in sleep, rushed away in search Of an.
that should cost him nothing. lssy,rs Il,
cattle alone. The boys belonging 10
establishment, however, advanced. t90s e
the saddles, and with lash dish - Il.
tired animals to the outside, where a. Al,
pasturage; and there found ,hey wee .
rest TIL l left. The saddles were gg,..
transferred to Other animals, lied 90 fs.,--
Posite my bedrOOm-cOOr; on uy ss,--I
should not want Ihem, iI was ar,a.-c
''Oh, sir, there they can .ens.a g.. 81,
do;' and during my stay a lr5sh !o,.s -.
always ready for instant mounting a..-
five yards Of my ioor.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

"He who waits for dead mems shoes NAV
have to go for long time barefoot" "He
who runs after shadow has wearisome
race"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

THAT man is FOOL" says Dow, Jr.,
who wastes his time in. trying to lay salt
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

There is a closer connection between
good sense and good nature than is general.
ly supposed.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

A patent is about to be secured iSi III
style Of spring cushions. to be 'D
grasshoppers.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

"Ons of the rarities Of life, sals I'd ID
Cook, '.is woman thoroughly s''lsn'N
her daughtsr.in-law."
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

Suddenly hand was laid upon his shoulder,
and Hahns Kraemm stood beforehim, but Chris
topic had been so accustomed to meet him in
this place, that he evinced nosurprise. The two
men convened long and earnestly; when again
consulting his watch, Christophe ANNOUNCED
that it wanted but five minutes to midnight, the
hour he always descended into the excavation,
and they arose and pursued the path that led to
the rock.
When in sight of il they again paused, and
Chnstophe looked anxiously on every side, as II
he feared that evil spirits were around them.
Remember, Hahns,' he said, you arc ON no
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-04

CATION Of the California basin. Thsee ex-
peditions were uniformly unfortunate but
the survivors brought back accounts Of well
built cities aud nation Astounding in gold
inhabiting the unconquerable valley.
The extract makes mention OF the stories
brought by irappefs and traders, also. TO
Which we have already alluded.
Now how much truth there may be in
all this, or whether there is any. we do not
undertake 10 decide. But il is certainly
very striking that so many accounts, gath
cred from such widely different quarters,
should not only concur so well with each
other, but with what we may know OF the
aboriginal Inhabitants Of Mexico. Here is
at least food for thought; and perhaps an
expedition fitted out TO explore, if need be
by force. this shadowy region, would be no
more on wild goose chase than the many
parties which have so recently started for
the valley Of the Sacramento. Recollect that
Feather river, and some Of the other tribu-
taries OF the Sacramento, the very streams
whose waters glitter with the golden sand.
take their rise in the mountains on the
north and wost Of the great central basin Of
California. Hence. perhaps, the gold which
their streams bring down. LEDYARD.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-04

FEMALE CuLrURg.--The entertainments
Of all ages are reading. conversation. aud
thought. II our existence after middle life
is not enriched by these. il becomes mea.
gre and dull indeed Aud these will prove
sources of pleasure just in proportion to
previous intellectual culture How is that
mind to have subject matter Of pleasurable
thought during lis solitary hours. which has
no knowledge OF the treasures OF literature
and science, which has made no extensive
acquaintance with the distant and the past I
And what is conversation between those
who know nothingi But, on the other
hand. what delight is that mind able TO re-
ceise and impart, which is able to discuss
any topic that comes up, with accuracy.
copiousness. eloquence. aud beauty The
woman who possesses this power can new
er fail TO render herself agreeable aud
useful in any circle into which she may be
throwni and when she is so, she cannot
fail TO be happy. A full mind, large
heart, and an eloquent tongue, are among
the most precious Of human things. The
young iorsake their sports and gather
around, the old draw nigh 10 hear. and all
Involuntary bow down 10 the supremacy Of
mind. These endowments add briliancy
10 youth and beauty, and when all other
charms are departed, they make old age sa'
cred, venerable, and beloved.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-05-04
Female Education.

An anecdotc we have seen recently Of
DR.. Stiles. moves our spirits anew on the
subject Of Female Education. We are not
disposed 10 deny that degree Of attention
has been paid to female education in our
country. which has raised the female por-
ton Of the community as whole, to an
elevation above what they occupied CEN
tury, or half century ago. There is more
intellectually, and less OF the puerile, whn.
ing, suPersIitious ignorance, with the com.
nonality Of women.
But the fowwho ,oere educated, in former
times, were better educated than the many
now. Their education embraced more Of
the substantial aud practical in life, which
is useful, honorable, aud lovely. May we
not do well to retain our hold upon so much
of the past as is grea, and good, aud ever
remember, for our instruction, the practical
characters Of the noblest women Of ancient
Greece aud Rome!
But we are often made heart sick by the
sight OF realities which come within our
knowledge. A young woman works al
beau catching, and enters into wedlock.
But she is not truly speaking a wife, help
meet unto the man she calls husband. She
has no Understanding Of the meaning oil
that eompanionshiP in life, which belong.
to the relation OF husband and wife. She
has no thought or interest for the pleasure
prosperity aud happiness Of her husband
but only in her own capricious whims. and
her dress and show for the eyes Of oihel
men and women.
Her most animated discourse 10 company
is about jewelry, and dresses, and bonneis
she draws from her husbands earnings To-
costly apparel, which she casts of aud re
places with new as often as millners choos'
TO change The fashions. or as her own fancl
is inclined TO something new. Her rsvini
and fre,ting drives all peace from her hus
bands hours nj home, unless he grai6e
her extravagant and sinful dsmands. II
is harrassed. aud perhaps beggared, by III
/ folly and wickedness OF her who shouli
have doubled his enjoyments and foslere
his interests. lie feels. but perhaps is to-
modest TO say, that she is burden and pes
TO his life.
And what does she get from the worl
TO repay the loss Of her husbands respect
and love. aud the ruin Of his forlunei =
She wins The scorn and contempt Of all Oh
wise and enlightened. When she founce
in her silks. all respectable persona, VII
know her, look with greater disgust upo
her foolish. unprincipled, mindless person
than they would upon her Wondering bod
in the tomb
| When we look upon such cases. we won
der not that the Quakers and Methodist
make religion of simple dress.
Wrighfs Caskel
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srnnoN.MANurAcrunr N ENoLANp.-

SERMON MANuFACruRE IN ENGLAND
In England there are persons-generally
deposed clergymen or superannuated school
ma.ters-who make business Of writing
sermons for ministers OF the Episcopal
Church, who thereby save themselves this
labor and gain time for hunting, attending
race courses, &c. A good composer can
command about FIRE English shillings per
sermons and Rector can well afford this,
as his living comes by iilbes out OF the pub.
lie. Some sermoil-inakers earn twenty or
thirty pounds per year by the business.
No matter what are their private doctrines
or characteristic they in6dels or knaves
If they can but write sermons conforming
10 the standard doctrines of the Church.
and they are tolerpbly well written, so as
10 be read without difficulty. they are sure
10 find clerical purchasers. Rev. DR.. Trus-
Ter made quite a fortune good many years
ago by having fac-simile OF q sermon COM
posed by him engraved on copper plate,
from which he took great many Impress
ions and sold them all over the kingdom TO
clergymen who preached them to their con-
gregations as their own.
The eccentric but pious Rev. Rowland
Hill tells. 10 his Village Dialogues, (vol. ii.
p. 1877, pretty anecdote illustrative Of the
danger of too many clergyman purchasing
copies Of the same sermon for delivery. II
is as follows:
"An egregrious blunder once happened
even in the famous University OF Cambridge.
at what is commonly called the Sound
Church DR.. Trusler has a notable sermon
on these words, See that ye fall not out by