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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-08

JEALOUSY OF PARRoTs.-Animalsa are re-
ceiyng a great deal Of attention. Mrs Lee
has published another collection Of anecdotes,
in which she seems to prove that there is no
passion, no virtue, and no vice Of human be-
ings which cannot be detected in the charac-
ter Of animals For example, she says
" All animals are jealous and none moro so
than parrots One belonging to a young
friend Of mine was miserable when she took
charge Of canary for a friend, who was to be
absent for some time From the first moment
Poll saw her caress the stranger, she became
sulky; would not speak, scarcely ate during
the first few days, and not only turned her
back upon her mistress, but tried to bite her
The canary, one fine sunny morning, was hung
up at the window to enjoy the warmth. and
in its delight burst forth in one Of its sweetest
songs. The parrot listened attentiyely, with
her head on one side, till the little warbler
paused when III the most patronizing tone
possibly, she exclaimed, pretty well pretty
well Y aud then, as Il in spite. Sic vocileratei
the most contcmptuous /" Tia. ha In -
The same lady's brother had also a parrot.
who was very jealous Of much smaller bird
than himself, on whom his master layishcd
many caresses They we're placed IN room
next to the gentleman's bedcbumber and one
night he was awakened by the screams of his
little favorite. lie Immediately rose and went
to its cage with a light, but it was too late
the parrot had. BY some means uniastcned the
door Of his cage, and. going to that 'of the
smaller bird, put bis claws between the bars,
dragged it to the side, and was tearing it to
pieces. was told Of parrot the other Gay,
that had been accustomed to breakfast On
oatmeal porridge; but on a recent occasion
the oatmeal was exhausted, By negligence had
not been renewed Accordingly some soaked
bread was put into the birds saucer lie
looked at it for some time, tasted it once or
twice. sat and apparently considered the mat.
ter; and then, dashing his bill in threw il all
out, first on one side and then on the o:her.
saying, between each sputtered mouthful. -
!" Nasty mess nasty mess The same bird
heard lady say, "0h dear | have lost my
purse" aud Immediately exclaimed, How
reyy provoking"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-08

Noon IN THE TRoPICs soil appeared
10 undulate, from the effect Of mirage, with
out a breath of wind being felt Tie sun was
near the zenith. and its dazzling light, rchec-
ted from the snrlace Of the river contrasicl
with the reddish vapors that envcloped every
surrounding object How vivid is the impress
sion produced by tie calm Of nature, at noon,
in these burning climates. The beasts of The
forest retire to the thickets; and the birds
hide themselves beneath the foliage Of the
trees. or in the creyices Of The rocks Yet
amidst this apparent silence, when we lend
an attentive car to the most feeble sounds
transmitted through the air. we hear a dull
vibration a continual murmur, hum Of In
sccts, filling, if we may use the expression, all
the lower strata Of the air. Myriads Of in
sects creep upon the soil, and hutter round
the plants parched by the heat Of the sun. 4
confused noise issues from every bush, from
the decayed trunks Of trees, from the clcits Of
rocks, and from the ground undermined by
lizards. millepedes. aad cccikias. These arc
50 many voices, proclaiming to Us that ali na-
ture brcathcs; and that under a thousand
different forms. life is diffused throughout the
cracked aud dusty soil, as well as IN the bo-
som Of the waters, and in the air around US
HumJ0Ldt'S Personal Narrattte.
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TnE Derry or rue IlcH.-lt is not tho
possession Of great wealth that renders the
possessor worthy Of respect. IL Is not tho
exhibition Of spIcndor and fashionable pride
which entities a man 10 honor, for with all
this there may be sOrdidness Of character and
selfshness Of purpose. II the mau Of wealth
shows me bis costly furniture and exhibits the
luxuriousness Of his table and the opulence
that abounds on every hand, he but reminds
lne Of my own poverty, for which may not
thank him. But If on the other hand he
shows me pictures from the pencil Of native
genius adoruing his walls--if be can point me
TO a struggling youth who has by his patron
age been brought out from obscurlty and
now stands forth giving to the world and to
his country deeds Of noble service, aspiring to
write bis name high upon the scroll Of fame
if lie can point me to an institution for the
education Of the rising generation endowed
by his wealtll--if lie can show me the corner
stone Of some charitable institution which has
been the means Of sending JOY to many an
afflicted spirit. laid by lis own hand-thcn
honor the man. rejoice in his riches, be-
cause he has made it subservient to the ac-
complishmcnt Of noble purposes that will tell
for COOL upon the world Of mankind. There
is no hate or dark envy clustering along the
pathway Of such man All men honor and
respect him; We retain no part Of our afiec-
ton, we give him the whole heart aud vii
lingly sound lis praises and pour forth our
euloges But the man who lives only to
hoard his wealth, clutchng it with the hand
Of a miserly avarice, leaving no record Of his
usefulness. or making it minister only to de-
praved appetite and sensual passions-who
has done nothing for the advancement Of sci
ence, morals Or religon--who las closed his
eur to the calls Of charity and witnessed un
moved the suffering child Of genius. goes
" TO the vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonorcd aud unsung'
And we write upon his tomb, "Lived to
no purpose in the world -S0Utlcrn Organ
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burden, to have their food prepared for them
just as Systematically as for their own table.
A large portion Of the carbon in hay and
grain, which is burned in the lungs Of ami.
mails goes meroly to supply animal heat,
without contributing TO motive power or nu-
triton. A warm barn. therefore, saves the
unnecessary combustion of much costly or
ganic carbonic in the lungs, to sustain the
due temperature Of the bk00d heat Of cattle
clothed with short hair Certain animals, TO
economise the limited provision Of carbon and
hydrogen treasured up in their bodies in the
form Of fat, to be burnt in the form Of fuel,
in their lungs. are motionlcss and torpid dur
ing winter. Fuel is as necessary for motion
in bear or in horse as in a steam.cngine.
by this economy only, is the bear enabled TO
prevent the freezing of his body during win
ter For like reason, the animals Of the
polar regions have white instead Of dark COW
crings, rs in the tropical climates. because
the white color diminshes the radiation Of
heat.
Ii commonly requires the combustion Of
about ten cubic feet Of ordinary cord wood
per day, to depelope steam power equivalent
to the power Of single horse. An acre Of
land. it Is estimated, will produce annually
one hundred and twenty-eight feet Of wood,
which will operate an engine Of ono horse
power eighteen days. At this rate, the an
nual growth Of twenty.eight acres would be
required for three hundred working days Of
the year
Wood contains about 80 per cent Of car
bon aud five Of hydrogen. An acre Of land
will annually produce about 5000 lbs. Of
wood, which contain above | 800 lbs Of these
elementary ubstances-carbon and hydrogen.
The cost Of fuel for a steam-engine on the
Atlantic seaboard, is less than half the cost
Of food (or fueD for a work-horse to deyclopo
an equal mechanical force. The ratio Of
cost will be as 80 TO 90.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-08

BEAUrIFUL ExrRAc-.-The annexed beau
tiful lines are taken from Sir Humphrey Da-
yy's Salmonia:
= | envy no quality Of mind or intellect in
others, be it genius. power, wit or fancy;
but ii could choose what would be most de-
lighful aud believe most useful to me, /
should prefer firm religious belief to every
other blessing for it makes life discipline Of
goodness creates new hopes when all earthly
hopes vanish and throws over the decay, the
destruction Of existence, the most gorgeous Of
all lights; awakens life even in death, and
from corruption and decay calls up beauty
and divinity; makes an instrument Of for
tune and shame the ladder Of ascent to Para
disc and far above all combinations Of earth
ly hopes calls up the most delightful visions
Of palms and amarinth, the gardens Of the
blcst the security Of everlasting joys, where
the sensualist and sceptic view only gloom,
decay. annihilation and despair"
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The Boston Atlas contends that i. il the
mission Of the Wing party to countcract the
radicalism Of the Democracy. This i the "a
vorite theory Of the Southern Wings WHO
seem to concur in the opinion Of the Atlas,
that an opposition to the administration may
be rallied on a conservative platform.
Now, Of the many absurd preensions Of the
Wing party, tho most prepostcrous is this
claim Of exclusive conservatism. Ii Is very
true that in certain sense IF the word. the
Wings arc the conservative party; but their
conservatism excrts more pernicious aud
blighting influence III the country. than the
widest radiealism. Their conservatism con.
slsts not in a discriminating adherence 10
whatever j, best in the existing order Of things,
but in a blind opposition to every change no
matter what its nature or what its Object
Vested iniquities arc as dear in their eyes as
vested rights, aud hoary abuse as venerable
as time-honorcd excellence. Against every
salutarY reform in the policy Of the country
against free-trade and the independent treas
ury-;hey opposed their only strength, the
strength Of dead weight They resisted eve
~ onward step in the progress Of the country
the purchase Of Louisiana, the war Of lSl2,
the annexation Of Texas, the war with Mexi-
co, aud the vast expansion of American ter
ritory in which it has resulted The highest
conception Of their statesmanshp was 70
wrap this young republic in swaddling-cloths,
and to make it the helpless dependent Of
Britain.
The Democratic party are conservative, but
in another sense. Their conservatism is Of
positive and productive, not Of a negative
and barren, nature 1t consists in a sacred
reverence for the constitution, and a strict ad-
herence to the letter Of the law IL consists
in an attachment to every institution or mea
sure which has vindcated its wisdom by its
fruits The barren fg-tree they will not
spare. They are conservative as respects the
rights Of the States, and the dignity and hon
or Of the country.
The raJicalism Of the Democracy
wha: is it :! II is an irresistible impulse to
root out and exterminate ancient abuses to
explore the very foundation Of government,
and to see that its basis is a recognition Of the
rights cf the people-to cut away every fetter
that hinders the growing greatness Of the
country, and to remove every obstruction to
its onward progress. This is the radicalism
Of the Democratic party. =. Washington
Union
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CARVING or PoULTRY In Mr. Soyer's
" lfodern Housewife" a clever aud handy
work on Cookery, viii at length be found
solution Of that formidable problem -.how to
carve fowl with elegance and ease Soyer
explains the marvel in way which no one
could previously have the slightest idea Of;
aud which, in fact, il nothing else than a
piece Of leccrlemain. Well, the way, he
he says. to carve fowl neatly, is to have moth
ing to carvc--for it really comes to that. Yes,
a fowl lies before you al table, to all appearance
requiring to be anatomised By the usual despcr-
ate process-at least in all but irst-rate hands
--of wrenching the joints and bones asunder;
but, 10 the thing is done by a mere touch Of
the knife Legs, wings, and breast-bones,
instead Of flying about in all directions. drop
becomingly into the dish. II this be not
discovery, we DO not know what i. But
how is it all managed Here comes the Sc
cret the fowl has had all Of its joints cut by
the cook before dressing, and that without
disturbing the outward skin. To effect this
properly, an instrument requires to be en-
ploycd, called a tendon separator Of which
Soyer gives a drawing OF course. eve
~ one who reads this, will get one Of these
which we should think viii not
be more costly than an ordinary pair'of scis-
sors The method Of using tho instrument
and Of trussing for table, is explained in the
useful manual referred to- We arc told, that
when roasted. the appearance Of poultry is
greatly improved BY this simple operation
looking more plump on account Of the siuews
having lost their po yer Of contraction.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-08

PREPARATION FOR DEATH-When You lie
down at night, compose your spirits as if you
we're not to awake till the heavens be no more !;
and when you awake in the morning. consider
that new day as your last, and live according
y. Surely that night cometh Of which you
will never see the morning, or that morning
Of which Of your mornings or nights will be
such you know not Let the mantle Of world
" enjoyment hang loosely about you, that it
may be easily dropped when death comes to
carry you into another world When the
corn is forsaking the ground, it is ready for
the sickle; when the fruit is ripe, it falls of
the tree easily. So when a Christians heart
is truly weaned from the world, be is prepared
for death. and it will be the more easy for
him. A heart disengaged from the world is
a Heavenly one; and then we are ready for
Heaven, when our heart is there before US.
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PRIxTERs.-Prntcrs, it is said uniyer-
sally die at an early age, This Is, doubtless,
caused By the noxious effluvia arising from
the type want Of exercise, constant coniine-
mcnt, and the late hour to which their work
is prolonged There is no other class Of hu-
man beings whose privileges are as few, (as
far as the pleasures Of life are concerned)
whose labor isas continuous. and whose wages
are as inadequate as printers lfa typo !"
be a man Of family, he IS debarred the privil-
egc Of enjoying their society at all times be-
cause bis hours Of labor are almost endless,
and his moments Of leisure so few, that they
must be srent in sleep to recruit his exhaus-
ted energies, and prepare him fora renewal
If his toll Poor fellow he knows nothing
Of sociability and from necessity, Is as clear
" shut ont from the world as a convict in
prison cell Truly, lie is in the world, yet
knows not Of it Toll, toll, toll, BY night and
by day, is his fate, until premature old age
ends his existence For the advancement Of
science morality and virtue, the cords Of his
heart are sundered, ono by one and when
his race il run, and time to him is no more,
lie goes down to the grave uncaredfor and
unknown, though his existence has been sacri-
feed for the benefit Of his race
When we hear mechanics crying ont
against oppression. and demanding certain
hours for labor and for rest, we can but reflect
upon the situation Of our own craft how eve
~ moment Of their lives is forced into ser
vice, to earn bare subsistence, ami how un-
complainingly they devote themselves to the
good Of the same public who wear them as
loose garment, to be donned when convenient,
and doiIed when no longer needed.
Printers are universally poor men, and for
two reasons: the first is-they rarely ever
receive fair compensation for their services.
And the second is-that, Injured to continual
suffering, privation and toll, their purse
strings arc ever united 1T the bidding Of char
ity. and the hard-carned . dimes are freely
distributed for the relief Of their felow-men
Thus it is, that they live poor and die poor
and, if a suitable reward does not await them
after DEATH sad indeed must BE- the begin
ning, the existence and the cnd Of poor typos
Richmond RepaJlicaR.
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TIE OLDEST WOMAN IL TIE WORLD
The Charleston Standard thinks that Mrs
Singleton, now living in the Williamsburg
district, in that State, is the Oldest woman ii
the world She il now in the one hundred
anil aincty,frSt year Of her age. Her men
tai faculties are still unimpaired. and she re-
tains all her senses except that Of sight, Of
which she was deprived at the advanced age
Of niuety-nine years, by on attack Of the mea
sells. Her bodily energy exhibits no diminu.
tion for many years she being still able to
walk briskly about the room She has out
lived all her children. her oldest descendant
living being granddaughter. over sixty
years old. The first granddaughter Of this
granddaughter, if now living would be over
sixteen years Of age
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4 RuM YAsREE TRIcK-Uncle Eb as
We used to call him, among lots Of good quail
ities. had falling. lie did love good liquor I;
but such was the state Of his credit, that 10
one would trust him. lie therefore, one day
resorted to a trick, to answer the great desire
Of his appetite lie took two ease bottles.
put quart Of water into one Of them. then
put bottle in each pocket, and started for
the store.
!" I'll take quart Of your rum" said I'm
Gle Eb., as he placed the empty bottle on the
counter.
The rum was put up, ana the bottle repla-
ced in his pocket. when Uncle Eb. pulled
from his purse what at a distance might seem
like a quarter Of dollar.
" This is nothing but tin. Uncle Eb., said
the trader.
"Eh. now, it's quarter, said Uncle Eb.
It's tin, said the trader /" | shant
take il :"
/" It's all I've got y
" Very well-you can't have the rum y
Uncle Eb., without much demurring pulled
from his pocket the quart Of water. The ira
der took it, poured it into his rum-barrel,
and off walked Uncle Eb., chuckling g-Er-
change 1,aper.
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1IRs HARRIET BEEcHER SrowE's CHARI-
rY.-There was recently a family Of thirty
slaves in Virginia, which the owner offered
to sell into freedom at a very small price, aud
some benevolent parties il Philadelphia IN
dertook 10 raise the amount by subscription.
The facts were presented BY letter to Mrs.
Sirourney, who Immediately enclosed twenty.
Eve dollars for the object. Mrs, Harriet
Beecher Stowe was also written 10, and Of
course She responded BY sending q very large
sum Of money for the glorious purpose. =
She had lust realized an immense fortune by
her aboIiiionism She was on the eve Of start
ING for England. to be fetad by the Duchess
Of Sutherland, and caresscd BY the hand Of
the nobility. and Of course she gave very"
large sum to purchase these thirty slaves
No, good reader She gave not eHe cent =
She sent back a letter full Of sympathy
abounding with the charity Of advice and aP-
proyal. 5ut as empty Of money as her own face
is Of shame at the contemplate part she is
now playing in England Of forging States
evidence against her country. No, she had
no money for "the poor slave As her
eminent friend and co-laborer, Dir. Aminidab
Sleek would say, It is not in orr way. -
Her mission is to make money OFT Of
negro philanthropy, and not for it.-N Y
National Democrat.
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CUNNING AsrRoLoGER.-An astrologer
forctold the death Of a lady whom Louis ri
passionately loved. She did, in fact, die, and
the King imagined that the prediction Of tho
astrolooer was the cause Of it. He sent for
the man, intending to have him thrown
through the window, as punishment. Tell
me- thou who pretendest to be so clever and
learned man, what thy fate will be = The
soothsayer, who suspected the intrigues Of the
Prince, and knew his foible, replied. "Sire.
/ foresee that I shall die three days before
your Majesty" The King believed him. and
was careful Of the astrologer's life.
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love al morn,
10 gaze upon
Tie bright skies, smiling from above
And listen as the sweet birds sing
Their Joyous songs Of love.
/ love 70 roam
Where the dashing foam
+. wild. tumultous breakers roar,
tal watch the angry billows rave
Along the sea-girt shore
love the flowers
The sweet. wild lowers-
I'll, gem the stream, and dewy glade
Ana 4. the forests deep recess,
They lend beauty 70 is shade.
love 70 gaze
A. soils last rays
II crimson glory robes the west;
And. ii his gorgeous mantle wrapped,
Sinks gloriously to rest.
Aud o. love
Tie stars above,
That beam from yon blue dome
4, bsacon.lights, 10 lead rs up
70 Gods bright home.
Ny spirit burns,
And ever turns
Through vale aud forest grand,
II drnk in pleasures that arise
From Natures peerless hand.
oa Hat. June, 1873.
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How MURAT NET Ills FATE.-The sentence
of the military commission was read to him
with de solimnity. lie listened 10 it as he
would have listened to the cannon Of another
battle during lis military life, equally without
emotion or bravado. lie neither asked for
pardon. for delay, nor for appeal. lie adj
vanced Of his own accord towards the the door
as If to accelerate the catastrophe. The door
opened on a narrow esplanade, lying between
the towers Of the castle and the outer walls.
Twelve soldiers, with loaded muskc:s, awaited
him there. The narrow space did not permit
them to stand a sufficient distance to deprive
death Of a part of its horror Alurat in step
ping over the Threshold Of his chamber,
found himself face to face with them. lie re-
fused to let his eyes be baudagcd and
looking at the soldiers, with a firm and benev-
olent smile, :" Ny friends" said he, do not
make me suffer by taking bad aim. The
narrow space naturally compells you almost
to rest the muzzle OF your muskets on my
breast, do not tremble, do not strike me in the
iace-aim at the heart here it is" As he
spoke thus he placed bis right hand upon his
coat to indicate the position Of his heart. In
his left hand he held a small medallion, which
contained in one focus Of love, the image Of
his wife and his four children, as if he wished
thus to make them witness Of his last hour. or
to have their image in his last look as in his
last thought lie fixed his eyes on this por-
trait, and received the death blow without
feeling it, absorbed in contemplation Of all be
loved on earth His body. pierced at 50
short distance BY twelve balls, fell with the
arms open, and lis face to the earth, as if
still embracing the kingdom which he had
once possessed, and which he had come TO
re-conquer for his tomb. They threw bis
cloak upon his body, which was buried in the
cathedral Of Pizzo. Thus died the most
soldier Of the imperial epoch; not
the greatest but the most heroic figure among
the companions Of the new Alexandcr.-
Lamartiae's History n thc Restoration
of tte M0Hatchy IA France
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DEThe Fay yetteyile Observer referring to
the recent election Of the Rev. Thos. +. Da-
Wis, as Bishop Of the Diocese Of South Caro-
lima, says -" The Convention mas anticipa-
ted that Of North Carolina, which would most
probably have chosen the same sound and
able, and pioua Minister, as Bishop Of North
Carolina. There are now four natives Of
North Carolina in the House Of Bishops, viz
Bishop Hawks. Of Missouri Bishop Greene.
Of Mississippi; Bishop Polk, Of Louisiana,
and Bishop Davis, Of South Carolina"
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NJ mss an.rp, n MILLER.

U-re on-ihough every dream Of life should perish,
All fouth'. gay flush, ike early flowers decay
Though aIl the dearest ties We love 70 cherish,
Elale our grasp like shadows from the spray.
Though friends betray. and tickle fortune slight rs
'riI. every stay we leaned upon is gone:
Tsogh night shuts ii. without one star to light us
Aaltempests howl around Us, still-hope on.
PHfaprsrun. Nay, 1873.