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the western carolinian nob iioiii i in ri.ii nv it to the states are bbsbkvbd tu mi si trt:s respectively dk ro nn i'koi'lk — amendments to the constitution article a th . powkbs not delegated t till si1.i1 stated nv the » mstin & c f fisher i editors and proprietors s salisbury jv g february 21 1839 i no xxxvi of vol xix ( yo from commencement 975 terms of carolinian ul supplication and the contrast of the black wa ving h.nr which toll in shadowy musses about her tbe ustiy cheek and the white robe saturated with the dark red stream which had gushed in torrents from ihe wound in her bosom presented an aspect of horror from the recollection of which my memo ry yet recoils in spue of the interval thai bus elapsed since i witnessed it the priest a fine man evidently not more than thirty years of age hold in his hand tlie short poniard whose blade had dealt death to the fair creature before hnn secrets ol her houi — and she did come — nnd kneel ing ul his feet told of her follies her errors her frivolities willi breathless interest he heard her tell uf these lie thought that crime would lie added to ibe list — nay he almost hoped it lie suggested — he interrogated — he denounced hut the confession was finished — she bad no more lo own she was spotless and lie was deceived — spot ■less — and confessing in broken accents hor tin j quenched love — und yet he ilursl not clasp her to i ins heart ! tiio very hope ol ihe most desperate is not lluil dentil may be escapod but that ho is eternal nud nil that the young the careless and lho dissipa ted attempt is to think of hliii ui seldom us they can no man therefore will deny that whatev er can be said of death is applicable to himself — the bell that he hears tolled nitty never toll for i him there mav bo no friend or children left to la ment him he may nol have to lie through long i und anxious days looking for tbe coining uf the expected terror but he knows that lie must die be knows that in whatever quarter of the world hi abides — whatever he his circumstances — how agriculs^v^^s tural the western carolinian is published every 1 bobs „, two 1 hars per annum it paid in advance or z j niiirs snd fiftv cents if not paid before the ex iimtion of three months p v i,er will he discontinued until all arrearages ej unless at ihe discretion of the editors and a llrctmioiiiv iheeditors of a wish to discontinue « the end of a year will be considered as a new en l*ad_.rtisements will be conspicuously and correctly t nt une dollar per square ibr the first insertion 28 cents for each continuance court and judicial iccrliseinellts will be charged jo per cent int.ro lllll sabers price a deduction oi 33j per cent from s regular prices will be made to yearly advertisers \ bterl clients sent in for publication must have the nnbei of times marked on them nr they will be inner l nil forbid and charged for accordingly to insure prompl sttention to letters addressed to lhe editors the postage should in all cases be paid treatment of the li from the gt msec farmer horso is one ofthe most useful animals that has been subject to thu dominion of man bul ins li i aiu i ait iu the matter ol tliod is frequently such llbut his powers are but imperfectly developed ui d lint value nearly destroyed willi luo many ins position is that ofthe slave ; dcvoied lo all manner ol drudgery and left to gaibor n precunous subsis tence as bust ho may jo care lor a hor so scums by many io bo considered beneath lhe digiiity of the master when tho horse peihaps in every re spect is the worthier animal of the two there is scarcely any hung that can be used as fond njion which thu horse will not subsist though nut precisely vurnivorous and irom ilia structure evidently intended nut tu subsist ou mesh there are numerous instances in which the horse has iimiued a relish lor meat aud in mo language uf one nl walter scott's heroes " taken his uio.uls like a christian nearly every one has seen the horse lick blood bul this is owing most probably lo a liking lor tho tuili it contains in brucy clark's work on the horse and iu lhe " veterinarian ' are several cases ol horses ouling llesh one a colt vt us in the habit of putting bis head into a pantry window and stealing uil hie cookeo beef mutton or veal that lie could reach ; pork however he re jected iu india horses are tuugiii to subsist on me t by boning u lo rags and making it into balls with giiiin an i butter winch at tirst uro torced down ins throat during the long marches ofthe piudaree robbers their horses will make a meal on the boiled snoop's beads ihal have boon slaughter ed lor the men mr moiling in england had a huroe that would out beef or tiucuu in preference lo outs or corn when put into thu manger at the hiiino time ; and u leg of roasted mutton was bis favorite dish tho author ot hut amusing work ' a trip to lhe pictured rucks ot luke superior gives un account of a horse ul the rapids of tin st mary which would at any tune devour raw tjt.li and during tbo vv inter subsisted ou sailed and bar relled white tish li'uiii lho superior ; and lhe prac tice of feeding horses on fish according to ' bul lock's travels is common in norway hay and grain are however the kinds of food on i which those who keep horses must mainly rely for their stibsistunco ; and the kinds of these best adapted to the horse and tbe quantity required to keep him in good condition and enable to perform labor arc inquiries of much interest mr yuuuit in tho ' veterinarian says very justly " ll ought to lie understood that food ought to possess bulk in some degree proportioned to the capacity ol the digestive organs nutriment can bo given in a very concentrated form yol it is un i proper to condense it beyond a curium point com gram uiou will give ull the nourishment which any horse can n e.i but ho must also have some bidder to give bulk to tbe com though it need not of necessity yield much nutriment let a man who doubts the nocessity of feeding liis horse or any thing but grain try living ou pom mican or the concent ruled essence of beef lor n while and ho would be glad of a slice of bread though containing much less positive nourishment oven if the bread was of the coarest kind ever compounded by dr graham the quantity uf grain allowed a horse the qua ity of tbo hay and the labor la be performed must all bo taken into consideration in determining his daily allowance huron bulow the gorman ugri culiunsl estimates the 8 pounds of guild meadow hay or 7 if made from clover or esiufmn is equal in nourishment tu li pounds of oats eight pounds of good hay and 10 lo ih pounds of oals have been proved sullicient for fast work that is for coach horses who work only one or two hours a day but while iu use go at a great pace heavy team horses will consume from twenty to thirty pounds for lhe necessity l,.r limiting thoso as to quantity does not exist if tho work is to be fast tbo bay must bn limited in thu quantity or ho will have a largo belly which is incompatible with fast travelling wo know of some farmers who keep their horses on hoy alone unless some hard day's work is to be dune when perhups half bushel of oats is allowed hem in the morning it is not disputed that a horse can live on hay ; bul if lho farmer who treats bis horse in this way would properly appreciate lho advantage ihey derive from the oals for that day's labor ho should live on bread and water for . a i<»r might and when compelled lo perform a sev | cn days labor indulge his stomach with a slico of hum or etenk a horse kept on buy alone always has a tendency to become feeble und pot-bellied — a little grain a few roots or even a mash of br.ni if given only once in two days will aid materially in keeping him in good heart and llesh there ia a muturiiil dilierence between a horse that eats to livo and one that eals to work and il should be re.nrml rod that tbe stomach and bowels will hardly hold sufficient buy id keep even an idle liiorhc alive mv fust impression was thst life had ceased j lie pronounced her name in the familiar tone of wiih both abruptly hut entirely tbe bubeequnol tenderness so well known su unforgolten it wus examination of hose whom i summoned to my us enough — disguise was longer impossible — she hung sislance undeceived me we then found ihut the herself on his bosom and for a moment bold him penitent vvus iho only sacrifice and that the death in her arms he started from her embrace told like stupor iu which the priest lay wns the opera her of the vows that he had uttered of the iinp.is tion of strong ment i agony which had paralyzed sable gulph that be had placed between them and hts form like the thunderbolt from heaven as tlie ; seizing a poniard which be bud concealed in ins fuels which led to this catastrophe became a matter i vest was ebout to plunge it into his lieurt when nf immediate and general notoriety in rome ami ' she wrenched it from ins grasp und lulling on afterwards formed the subject of judicial inquiry her knees to implore forgiveness of heaven and il can be nn infiingemontof domestic sanctities lo i inn buried it to tlie hilt in her own bre.ist mirrnvjjictm ht recovered und is yetliving llnl she the ever strong ins present hold of lite — however un like the prey of death be looks — it is ins doum bo yund reverse to die — stebbing the quondam manager of the bowery theatre was a peculiar fellow and one of the most fascinating men of his day at albany ho met with a mr lamar u frenchman of whom be borrowed mo isjy until be nearly ruined him i.ainar was one day in a toweling rage nt the cause of bis inisliir j tunes und used to tell the following i'liarticteris 1 lie story of bis friend : " monsieur charles gllfert ' he ome to albany ho have ruin me in my bu siness — n.es affaires ho borrow de v argent from ui to large amount he go lo new york ami promise lo send bun right awny vcr quick liiu voyei-vous when 1 write tu him be return me vun response inconvenante vou impudent an swer und say i may go lo lhe devil for look fur bun 1 leave albany instantly determined to have the grand porsonul sutishictioii for lhe affront he put upon me i wulk straigni iivay from de initial a rapeur de team unit 1 go to my lioiiniiiig house i procure von large stick and rush nm ol tie pension to meet him tiy-uud-by incut ot 1 see him vou largo vay oil very remotely 1 immediately button up my coat yiih strong deter mination and hold my suck fierce in my hand to break his neck several '. linos veil he come near my indignation rise he pul out his hand i re ject bun he hindu and look over his spectacles at me i say you von sco.indiel coquin infame ho sinde de more and make an grand effort a groat inul to pacify my grnuile indignation uud buiore he leave me ho borrow twenty dollars from nie once more by gar ! a vor pleasant man vus monsieur charles vill'ort ver nice man lo borrow argent mafoi — new york mirror h i ft i e l l a n hous rom the forgtl-mc-.\ot for 1839 the priest and the penitent ev mus wai.k.n the unfortunate victim whose dcnih-shriuk 1 had beard was the beautiful iinoiii.la who a few years before had been tbe idol of nil who looked on her and whom 1 bail last seen as the blushing brulo of tin envied henry pembroke they bud passed ibe whole of their married life on the continent his love whose warmth and fervour had won her nlii.'ctions becume after their nuptials a curse rather than a boon lo her on win in if was lavished from ibe insane jealousy associated with it iu vain did mrs pembroke renouncing the gratification which she derived irom society where she wus worshipped us a goddess cheerfully mid willingly relinquish it and consent to live in the utter seclusion of an obscure village in the south of italy where the balmy breeze and the rich perfume were the only incense sho inhaled her temperament warm and glowing us the clime where her first life-breath was drawn exhibited itsell in tbe fond and passionate love which she bore hor husband and made every sacrifice uf person al vanity or pleasure trilling and of no consequence if ti tender smile from bun rewarded her self-denial hut pembroke not satisfied with till that she had abandoned idr his sake with that strange overwee ning selfishness which so often degenerates into cruelly into man who because the being over whose affections he rules with omnipotent sway lias no fresh offering to make lo his love or vanity for gets the thousand already conceded became chang ed in manner and though still restlessly suspicious cold moody and sullen tins was the wreck of the happiness of in in tbo basis of the tragedy winch ultimately supervened the uulure ol lino intii quick ardent and generous while it eagerly returned love for love resented indignantly aught of caprice or coldness she insisted on leaving their quiet retreat and in an evil hour proceeded alone to florence where she plunged with desper ate gaiety info every scene ol pleasure that soli cited her attention faithful and the bind was dead all the fervent and stormy passions which had alternately trans ported her to the summit of earthly bliss or plun ged her in the lowest depths of mental despond ence were hushed in eternal stillness she was dead the shafts of calumny could no more wound the allurement of the wtirld hctlllcc the presence ol joy brighten or the bitterness of sor row grieve she was al peace let but a few months thus roll on and she would bo forgotten by all suve me in whose mind memory would ceaselessly ply the work of pain in the silence of mght in tlie cold grey dawn of the uiaruitig when there was rest for others there should be no repose for him — the unswerving faith the passion ate devotedness tlie wild embrace and the dying struggles of imoindn would stand between him and sleep and make the couch of oblivion the scene ol vivid and accutest consciousness in the service of his creator alone he shall find pence in assisting his fellow creatures the only soluce for a wounded spirit so the beautiful iinninda is to be married this morning faith pembroke is a lucky follow i i for one would gladly vote the barter of half the b|„nd belles of tins town so that we might keep aiiiiai s lh glorious eyes of mat divine creole mri positively they make sunlight in the dark est day ot november » vvtiy villiers man you are gelling poetical ; 1 did nut know tin ll.iiti.idnus widiw had made a slave of you ton really the negroes on her os tates are free in comparison to the poor devils she balds iu h induce here well she is a sweet crea lure and 1 hope pembroke may value the treasure be bus won as she deserves the above dialogue took place in the high street of that prettiest and most gossiping of towns cheltenham between two of tin loungers ever lo be found then and in other watering places vv'e will now more fully introduce to our rca i ders the lady tu whom it referred liuoinda jer | ningliain was the widow ol a man by courtesy j called gentleman who because be possessed largo t plantations in jamaica and had numbered fifty years thought himself entitled to exercise ovor the lovely and portionless girl whom lie had brib ed her parents to force to the nllar as his wife a tyranny and despotism which even the elasticity of sixteen and a naturally bright and joyous tem perament wore scarcely capable of coping with — aliera wretcued disunion of three years the death of a brother called mr jorninghum to england sad a few mure months conveyed lo his wife the tidings heard certainly without any very violent demonstrations of grief of his own demise she was now at nineteen with nil tbe power which wealth confers all the freedom a state ol widowhood enjoys and all the influence with which a face and fnr.ii of singul.tr loveliness always en dow a woman tlie delicacy of her health de maudiug change of climate bin repaired lo kiil land mn passed lho period since her arrival ttl lhe iv run resort uf travellers from the warm luti the uses of history history is a narrative of past events the stu dy of it is attractive both to the young and the old to the unreflecting and the philosophical mind it combines amusement of the deepest interest ; the exercise and improvement nf the best faculties of man and the acquisition of tin important species of knowledge history considered merely ns n source of amusement lias great advantages over novels and romances the perusul of which too oft.jn debilitates the mind by imfiaming he imagination and corrupts the heart by infusing what may often be regarded as moral poison like works of fic tion history serves to nmuse the imagination mid interest the passions not always indeed in an equal degree ; yet it is free from the corrupting tenden cies which loo oflon belong to novels and has a great superiority over them inasmuch as it rests on the basis of fact a goodg natured man — the following amu sing euloquy of mr leiuter s.ilix is from unit in imitable work charcoal sketches by joseph c ncal the lust time salix was seen iu the busy haunts of men be looked the very incarnation of gloom and despair his very coal hud gone to retrieve his necessities and he wandered slowly and abject cdly about relieving the workings of his perturbed spirit by kicking whatever fell n ins way " i'm done sulfloqur/.ud he ; " pur.iiier.hip be tween me and good nature is this day dissolved and all persons indebted will plua.se settle with lhe undersigned win is alone million c i yea there's u good many indebted and its high timu to dis solve when your pur.lii.-r has all lhe gonds and spent all ibe uionov onco i hud a little shop — ah ! wu . ni it nice — plenty of goods and plenty ol business bul then comes one iruop ol lellows mid ihey wanted tick — i'm so good n.ilured ; lliuii comes another set of chaps who did'nt lei bushlul iiess stand in their way a minute ; they sailed a good deal nearer the wind and wanted to borrow money — i'm so good natured ; and muro asked mo to go their security these follows wore ulwuys vory particular friends of mine and got what they asked lor but 1 was a very particular friend of theirs and cuiibl'nt get it huck it was one of the good rules that won't work both ways and 1 somehow or other was at the wrong end of it ; ii would i work my wuy at all there's low rules thai will barring subtraction and division and alligation : our lulks ullig.ito.l iiguinsl me that 1 would'ul come tu no good ail tlie cypheriu 1 ever could do made more come to litue ami l.ltlo c.nmo lo jess and yet as i said afore hud a good many assis tants too her husband apparently reckless of her conduct though really loving her still and cognizant of her every action followed her incognito to the city where she resided at a masked ball given during ibe carnival itt the pitti palace she had been throughoul the evening the partner of the prince gnnsalvi a young nobleman alike distinguished for the graces of his person and the extent of bis licentiousness while seated with i no iu it tem porary pavilliou in the garden her husband sud denly appeared before her the rude violence with which he seized her roused the wruth of her companion a sculilo en s t 1 nnd the young prince was fulled lo the earth by u blow which left him to all appearance dead pembroke hod from that period no tidings of his tale hud ever reached the innocent hut wret-.h oil and bereaved imoinda accusing herself ns the e.uuse of his expulriution lor it wus thought hint he had gone to america uncertain even whether he yet lived her remorse became ceaseless and acute the engines which she hud thoughtlessly employed to recover ns die hoped in lost all'.:ciiiiiis bud turned ugauist herself and levelled every hope of hutami eiijuyment in the dust what now in her were ihuie bounty nfll'i nee j hor possession of ltieso was only valuable ii subservient in the happiness or gratification of the one only being sb loved uud ho hud deserted t ■i believing lo r how fulsely ! fuithlese unlov ing a nl disloyal tne sympathy of all classes encompassed her i it there wus no blame in f mil gentlest word — the voice nf flatter followed her footsteps wher ever sue appeared but its accents sounded hollow ami heartless ollon did sue turn from the g.l.lod nil nns into which lho alio lion ale urgency of friends hurried hor and seeking b.r lonely chum her pressed with fond uud agonize i caresses lhe until ltiire of pembroke lo her hour and lips und t el thai could she once more be lire coiiipuuion of i in nth mil home no iiiikiii'lnoss should force a murmur from her lips or tempi her oven liir a in .• in nl ml ith.it levity who h had deceived bun and stamped the fiul ul misery on every munciil she numbered tho lovo of novelty nnd of excitement is natural to man hence the general tusle for history though ils details ure not uiifroquenlly painful it affords a melancholy view of human nature governed by the baser passions nn i is lo use lhe words of goldsmith " litllo else than the register of human contention and calamity a higher use of history is to improve lhe under standing and strengthen the judgment it has been styled philosophy teaching by examples or moral philosophy exemplified by the lives and actions of men it adds to our own experience an immense treusuro of lhe experience of others and thereby enables us in outer upon the business of life with the advantage of being in a manner acquainted with it her presence there had excited quite a furor among natives and visiters and alexander num bered nut inure victories thin did mrs joriiing ham though bur conquests were not on lhe em battled plum hm in the sweet walks of tin mont pelier promuniide or in the glittering and gm land ed ball-room for those who wish for a description of our beau ty wc will briefly sketch her luige slurry eyes whose flashing lustre wus templod by an expression of such tender boseechitigness that every look wits a prayer a skin of tho finest uud cleurest olive now utterly colourless npw glowing us sunset ; hair black und sliming ; and a form so exquisitely pliuut so ikultleesly proportioned thai every movement | was grace every altitude worthy of perpetuation by ilie sculptor chisel wiin such manifold at tractions it is nu marvel i but her hand was an oh j'tct if eager competition ; but disdaining ihe al luremenla which auk pissess the tempi al ions which allljenci equal to her own h 1 1 ibrlh she selected trun tier host of admirers henry pom ' broke ibe sciun of u poor though noble catholic family who suving a genealogy without a blol and , a fine intinlv person appeared to have na especial claim t such distinction unless a love whose ve hemence and intensity often hurried him into leio porary distrust and suspicion can be called so — | lie day uf her nuptials had arrived und imoindn calcd i.ei earlbly i no lor weal ur wu 1 , and became lbs wife i henry pembroke tbe core nony wer the married lovers entered their travelling and sol oil for lhe continent it was an evening in early sjinug ; earth air i d sky were fraught with beauty und filled every ; moss even irt overllowing with u deep yet sib tied feeling of enjoyment — one of those evenings j hll > l i ul tlie sight of cculion in nil its fitness uud j psr&ctien the hear is bunv'w in lowly worship of ibe divine creator and the be.'cr difficulties ol mm soul awakened ii punts to et bangs lhe perish in iiiicrc.t of time for the fadeless giorios of cfarnity 1 hi i taken my evening stroll nltfong lie rums nf the coliseum ul rome and my path ' li'iinewjiril leuding mo by ihe church of sun cm mini luterano i entered unopened porlaui the list cliunt of vespers was pealing through th 1 aislo i low sweet und solemn in a few minutes all vvh.uo : motion ur curiosity hud called ihilhor had loll he edifice and i found myself und 1 fancied sole eeeumni of it.e ipaoious area inle iospeeliug the pictures — for where is tbo church in rome that hua nol some piolure worth inspect iuqi l s startled by ihe choeking sob of feminine agony near me i then found that tl ween alluded by one of tbe coloseel figures ofthe apostles which adorn ihe aisles inn hidden from v "» a nil - . tu iial l'i whoso inoessqs r was ev win ll.e ace us ot grief proceeded unwilling to bstaa to tins outbreak ol ., loaded bean whoee an push it wus mil r me either to hear nr to aaeuige us leaving ibe cbuich whin t wild uiicuitl.lv jeteaui which still rings in my eurs aj rested mv wistepi und it uinineui afterwards i taw lhe gre lerhlc llot.r ol , which 1 loud runsoned with blood it makes us acquainted with human nature and enables us to judge how men will act in given cir cumstances and to trace thc connection between cause and eflect in human t hairs it serves tu free the mind from any narrow and lm rt iii i prejudices lo leach us to admire what is praiseworthy wherev er il may bu found ; and to compare on enlarged and liberal principles other ages and countries with our own " business kept pretty fuir ; bul i was'ul cured because i was good natured i had lo go wilh'em frolicking tea partying excursiomng md for the sa mo reason i was always appointed treasurer in make lhe distribution when thoro wss'nl a cent nl sur|dus revenue in their treasury but my own — it wus my job in puy all tho bills yea it was al ways " sail x you know me — " snlix poney up al the bar and lend us a levy — sulix always shells oui like a gentleman oh ! in in sure and why not — now i'm shelled nut myself — first out of my shop by old venditioni exponas at lho riluto house — ulti fieri fash us to mo directed hut tbey ilin'ni direct him soon enough for be only got lho fixtures the goods hud ji'iiut out nu a bust long before i busted next 1 wns shelled nut of my i.e hug house and now with a lugubrious glance ui ins shirt und pantaloon i'm nearly shelled out of my clothes it's a good thing thoy can't cs shell mo out of my skin or ibey would and lot me catch my death of eld i'm a more shell i'nh — un oyster wiih lho kivers off " hut it's always so — when 1 was u little hoy ihey coaxed all my pennies oul of mo ; coaxed nu lo lake all ihe juwiiigs uud ull the hidings und to go into all sorts of scrapes and precious scrapes they used to be i wonder if there is'ut two kinds ol people ooo kind that's made lo chaw up i'olhi kind ami t'other kind linn's made to be chuwed up by une kind 1 — cat kind of people and mouse kind of people i i guess there is — i'm very much mouse myself " wlnl i want lo know is what's to become of me — i've spent ell i hud in g.-tting my eildicalioii learnin tbey wiv is better than bouses uud lands i wonder if any body would swap nome houses anil binds willi me for i mm 7 i'd go h even and ask no boot they should have il at prune cost ; but they wou'i ; and i begin to be ufruid i'll have in gel married or list iu lho murines thai's what ni i ol people do when ihey have nothing to do history muy bo regarded as the school nf poli tics and as such is indispensable to rulers 1111.i statesmen it is also highly important to every citi zen of a republic m order m enable him tn perlorm in a manner honorable to himself und useful to the community the duties of n freeman lly history wo gain our knowledge cf tbo constitution of oci uiy ; ol the reciprocal influence of national charac tor laws and government of those causes uud cir cumstances wind have pro note i lhe rise and pros p-niy or the decline and fall of slates and empires history shows lis past ages triumphs over tune and presents to our view the various revolutions j that have taken place in tho world it furnishes i us with the wisdom mid experience of our ancestors j exhibits their living actions uud enables us m profit by their successes uud failures it teaches us what ha been done for iho melioration of mankind by the wisdom of lire to mil hume by modern lite rature and science by free guveriiiiiuiil and l.y pure and iiiidefile.l religion it lends in strengthen llio sentiments of virtue in its bin hl.il delineations vice always appears odious und virtue not only desirable snd productive ol hap pineas but also lavurable n iran honor und solid glory the reader of history learns lo connect ] true fiery not with the possession of wealth end power but with the disinterested employment of i great talents iii promoting lie good of mankind it was three years afier bis disappearance th.ii tl fearful seeue winch i witnessed look place in the church ol bap giovanni l_.iteru.io imoinda ha,l gone thither led by ibe fame of the pr.esi whose il'itl'ioucc and sanctity filled if.ily willi its echoes little did she deem ti.ui the man before whom ibe bowed in penitence was he whoa ins errors nil forgotten and lurgiveii.she yet loved with the fiesl s und ciincentr.i'i'.n nl hippy unil by gone yours his person even cr eyo cub not recognise for in addition w ihe defacing murks which grief bail written on bis brow be iii j tor the purpose oi concealment stained ins b.ur und complexion of u d.rk indian lint little did he il.'i'iii when be took ibe monastic vow and placed nu eternal barrier between buns n ami her who till too strongly sreened bis heart front heaven i at lie n id acted ou falsi suspicions and vilimlari ly as if wore destroyed tbe peaoo and happiness of in ill i straw has been of lute somewhat extensively used its a substitute for hay ; and when cut into chaff as it always should be and mixed with the ground or boiled grain it is found to answer every ': purpose ; and lho liurso will perform bis work as | woll as on huy if as some havo contended a | quart more of out daily is required where straw is substituted for hay there is still a saving where ' us in this country straw is by tbo far.nor consider led of no value in many parts of knropo wheat hurley or rye straw forms tho whole or greater part of lho dried herbage used as fodder hay bo 1 mg almost il known here it is little used as food the use to which it is put is littering lho stable and lor ibis il is loo much neglected if farmers who keop ustibla of horses and they cumin bo di-t|.oiiscd wiih where wheat is htonsivolv grown 1 would adopt tbe mode of grinding their oals and ' using straw made into dull for which purpose i q men's strsw-cuiier is most admirable ihey would eflect a material saving besides being enabled to seep an additional number ol cattle or sheep on | the buy now necessary for their horse in lhe lulled unites barley bus nover met with much favor us food lot lho horse whether this i owing to the fact that litllu has been used or that purpose and ooinoqunnily tlio best mode of ft ding ii m unknown or wh trier lhe qutnale to one thing certain death is s theme of uui renal internal ' toe slightest heart ibe least il ghtfiil mind has no disbelief of death the i distance ofthe dark cloud in which bo comes sail ing through the bosom of futurity ( may lie miscal culated bul the wnrbl imliesiiiiliugly owns thai hn is cniiiing nnd will at lust is hero in aim st ov ry other particular of existence ibe forluues of inin dillcr ; hul 10 die is coiniiitiii to nil the sire un nl life runs in u thousand various channels bill run wloro it will lirighlly or durkiy smooth ly r languidly it is mopped by death the trees drop tbnif leeeee al im approach ofthe win i..'s irosl ; man lulls at iho pros mco of death — i'.very suieohsive general inn in iiiiiiiii fur ins own and his claim i never denied t i die is lhe ' diiiun on which we hold life rebellion sickens with hopelessness at the thought ol resisting death lie had lit italy only for n time und relumed thither lo devote himself to ibe service of religion uml though believing ins wile guilty ming n de sire io learn her tnovomeota be became a monk nf tin severe order of ihe iipiicliins his libitm loss lib lorn siuiclity snd powers of oratory won him a far-spread reputatioo tie inands uio to hnn to con'oss day by day lit hoped hat she too would come uud hat bit eat might listen to the some remorseless seooodreli urn oontiuually liiniiiig in i be president lo get married — just at though bo hud nol trouble enough un ins hands al randy ... - loioice njicn the door of ihe confessional was be work of an iii.tunt ; nnd on entering its liar '"* i.r.eiiiis i discovered prieel and penitent both 17 n " i'lk'nrunce lifeleee the lutler u young und jw^ulilel xoimii wm yol kneeling hi the attitude i i like a ithild that eric 1 said tho ablm mi rellot " why '" " because then u will be taken away
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Title | Western Carolinian |
Masthead | Western Carolinian |
Date | 1839-02-21 |
Month | 02 |
Day | 21 |
Year | 1839 |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 36 |
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United States North Carolina Rowan County Salisbury |
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Date | 1839-02-21 |
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Day | 21 |
Year | 1839 |
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FullText | the western carolinian nob iioiii i in ri.ii nv it to the states are bbsbkvbd tu mi si trt:s respectively dk ro nn i'koi'lk — amendments to the constitution article a th . powkbs not delegated t till si1.i1 stated nv the » mstin & c f fisher i editors and proprietors s salisbury jv g february 21 1839 i no xxxvi of vol xix ( yo from commencement 975 terms of carolinian ul supplication and the contrast of the black wa ving h.nr which toll in shadowy musses about her tbe ustiy cheek and the white robe saturated with the dark red stream which had gushed in torrents from ihe wound in her bosom presented an aspect of horror from the recollection of which my memo ry yet recoils in spue of the interval thai bus elapsed since i witnessed it the priest a fine man evidently not more than thirty years of age hold in his hand tlie short poniard whose blade had dealt death to the fair creature before hnn secrets ol her houi — and she did come — nnd kneel ing ul his feet told of her follies her errors her frivolities willi breathless interest he heard her tell uf these lie thought that crime would lie added to ibe list — nay he almost hoped it lie suggested — he interrogated — he denounced hut the confession was finished — she bad no more lo own she was spotless and lie was deceived — spot ■less — and confessing in broken accents hor tin j quenched love — und yet he ilursl not clasp her to i ins heart ! tiio very hope ol ihe most desperate is not lluil dentil may be escapod but that ho is eternal nud nil that the young the careless and lho dissipa ted attempt is to think of hliii ui seldom us they can no man therefore will deny that whatev er can be said of death is applicable to himself — the bell that he hears tolled nitty never toll for i him there mav bo no friend or children left to la ment him he may nol have to lie through long i und anxious days looking for tbe coining uf the expected terror but he knows that lie must die be knows that in whatever quarter of the world hi abides — whatever he his circumstances — how agriculs^v^^s tural the western carolinian is published every 1 bobs „, two 1 hars per annum it paid in advance or z j niiirs snd fiftv cents if not paid before the ex iimtion of three months p v i,er will he discontinued until all arrearages ej unless at ihe discretion of the editors and a llrctmioiiiv iheeditors of a wish to discontinue « the end of a year will be considered as a new en l*ad_.rtisements will be conspicuously and correctly t nt une dollar per square ibr the first insertion 28 cents for each continuance court and judicial iccrliseinellts will be charged jo per cent int.ro lllll sabers price a deduction oi 33j per cent from s regular prices will be made to yearly advertisers \ bterl clients sent in for publication must have the nnbei of times marked on them nr they will be inner l nil forbid and charged for accordingly to insure prompl sttention to letters addressed to lhe editors the postage should in all cases be paid treatment of the li from the gt msec farmer horso is one ofthe most useful animals that has been subject to thu dominion of man bul ins li i aiu i ait iu the matter ol tliod is frequently such llbut his powers are but imperfectly developed ui d lint value nearly destroyed willi luo many ins position is that ofthe slave ; dcvoied lo all manner ol drudgery and left to gaibor n precunous subsis tence as bust ho may jo care lor a hor so scums by many io bo considered beneath lhe digiiity of the master when tho horse peihaps in every re spect is the worthier animal of the two there is scarcely any hung that can be used as fond njion which thu horse will not subsist though nut precisely vurnivorous and irom ilia structure evidently intended nut tu subsist ou mesh there are numerous instances in which the horse has iimiued a relish lor meat aud in mo language uf one nl walter scott's heroes " taken his uio.uls like a christian nearly every one has seen the horse lick blood bul this is owing most probably lo a liking lor tho tuili it contains in brucy clark's work on the horse and iu lhe " veterinarian ' are several cases ol horses ouling llesh one a colt vt us in the habit of putting bis head into a pantry window and stealing uil hie cookeo beef mutton or veal that lie could reach ; pork however he re jected iu india horses are tuugiii to subsist on me t by boning u lo rags and making it into balls with giiiin an i butter winch at tirst uro torced down ins throat during the long marches ofthe piudaree robbers their horses will make a meal on the boiled snoop's beads ihal have boon slaughter ed lor the men mr moiling in england had a huroe that would out beef or tiucuu in preference lo outs or corn when put into thu manger at the hiiino time ; and u leg of roasted mutton was bis favorite dish tho author ot hut amusing work ' a trip to lhe pictured rucks ot luke superior gives un account of a horse ul the rapids of tin st mary which would at any tune devour raw tjt.li and during tbo vv inter subsisted ou sailed and bar relled white tish li'uiii lho superior ; and lhe prac tice of feeding horses on fish according to ' bul lock's travels is common in norway hay and grain are however the kinds of food on i which those who keep horses must mainly rely for their stibsistunco ; and the kinds of these best adapted to the horse and tbe quantity required to keep him in good condition and enable to perform labor arc inquiries of much interest mr yuuuit in tho ' veterinarian says very justly " ll ought to lie understood that food ought to possess bulk in some degree proportioned to the capacity ol the digestive organs nutriment can bo given in a very concentrated form yol it is un i proper to condense it beyond a curium point com gram uiou will give ull the nourishment which any horse can n e.i but ho must also have some bidder to give bulk to tbe com though it need not of necessity yield much nutriment let a man who doubts the nocessity of feeding liis horse or any thing but grain try living ou pom mican or the concent ruled essence of beef lor n while and ho would be glad of a slice of bread though containing much less positive nourishment oven if the bread was of the coarest kind ever compounded by dr graham the quantity uf grain allowed a horse the qua ity of tbo hay and the labor la be performed must all bo taken into consideration in determining his daily allowance huron bulow the gorman ugri culiunsl estimates the 8 pounds of guild meadow hay or 7 if made from clover or esiufmn is equal in nourishment tu li pounds of oats eight pounds of good hay and 10 lo ih pounds of oals have been proved sullicient for fast work that is for coach horses who work only one or two hours a day but while iu use go at a great pace heavy team horses will consume from twenty to thirty pounds for lhe necessity l,.r limiting thoso as to quantity does not exist if tho work is to be fast tbo bay must bn limited in thu quantity or ho will have a largo belly which is incompatible with fast travelling wo know of some farmers who keep their horses on hoy alone unless some hard day's work is to be dune when perhups half bushel of oats is allowed hem in the morning it is not disputed that a horse can live on hay ; bul if lho farmer who treats bis horse in this way would properly appreciate lho advantage ihey derive from the oals for that day's labor ho should live on bread and water for . a i<»r might and when compelled lo perform a sev | cn days labor indulge his stomach with a slico of hum or etenk a horse kept on buy alone always has a tendency to become feeble und pot-bellied — a little grain a few roots or even a mash of br.ni if given only once in two days will aid materially in keeping him in good heart and llesh there ia a muturiiil dilierence between a horse that eats to livo and one that eals to work and il should be re.nrml rod that tbe stomach and bowels will hardly hold sufficient buy id keep even an idle liiorhc alive mv fust impression was thst life had ceased j lie pronounced her name in the familiar tone of wiih both abruptly hut entirely tbe bubeequnol tenderness so well known su unforgolten it wus examination of hose whom i summoned to my us enough — disguise was longer impossible — she hung sislance undeceived me we then found ihut the herself on his bosom and for a moment bold him penitent vvus iho only sacrifice and that the death in her arms he started from her embrace told like stupor iu which the priest lay wns the opera her of the vows that he had uttered of the iinp.is tion of strong ment i agony which had paralyzed sable gulph that be had placed between them and hts form like the thunderbolt from heaven as tlie ; seizing a poniard which be bud concealed in ins fuels which led to this catastrophe became a matter i vest was ebout to plunge it into his lieurt when nf immediate and general notoriety in rome ami ' she wrenched it from ins grasp und lulling on afterwards formed the subject of judicial inquiry her knees to implore forgiveness of heaven and il can be nn infiingemontof domestic sanctities lo i inn buried it to tlie hilt in her own bre.ist mirrnvjjictm ht recovered und is yetliving llnl she the ever strong ins present hold of lite — however un like the prey of death be looks — it is ins doum bo yund reverse to die — stebbing the quondam manager of the bowery theatre was a peculiar fellow and one of the most fascinating men of his day at albany ho met with a mr lamar u frenchman of whom be borrowed mo isjy until be nearly ruined him i.ainar was one day in a toweling rage nt the cause of bis inisliir j tunes und used to tell the following i'liarticteris 1 lie story of bis friend : " monsieur charles gllfert ' he ome to albany ho have ruin me in my bu siness — n.es affaires ho borrow de v argent from ui to large amount he go lo new york ami promise lo send bun right awny vcr quick liiu voyei-vous when 1 write tu him be return me vun response inconvenante vou impudent an swer und say i may go lo lhe devil for look fur bun 1 leave albany instantly determined to have the grand porsonul sutishictioii for lhe affront he put upon me i wulk straigni iivay from de initial a rapeur de team unit 1 go to my lioiiniiiig house i procure von large stick and rush nm ol tie pension to meet him tiy-uud-by incut ot 1 see him vou largo vay oil very remotely 1 immediately button up my coat yiih strong deter mination and hold my suck fierce in my hand to break his neck several '. linos veil he come near my indignation rise he pul out his hand i re ject bun he hindu and look over his spectacles at me i say you von sco.indiel coquin infame ho sinde de more and make an grand effort a groat inul to pacify my grnuile indignation uud buiore he leave me ho borrow twenty dollars from nie once more by gar ! a vor pleasant man vus monsieur charles vill'ort ver nice man lo borrow argent mafoi — new york mirror h i ft i e l l a n hous rom the forgtl-mc-.\ot for 1839 the priest and the penitent ev mus wai.k.n the unfortunate victim whose dcnih-shriuk 1 had beard was the beautiful iinoiii.la who a few years before had been tbe idol of nil who looked on her and whom 1 bail last seen as the blushing brulo of tin envied henry pembroke they bud passed ibe whole of their married life on the continent his love whose warmth and fervour had won her nlii.'ctions becume after their nuptials a curse rather than a boon lo her on win in if was lavished from ibe insane jealousy associated with it iu vain did mrs pembroke renouncing the gratification which she derived irom society where she wus worshipped us a goddess cheerfully mid willingly relinquish it and consent to live in the utter seclusion of an obscure village in the south of italy where the balmy breeze and the rich perfume were the only incense sho inhaled her temperament warm and glowing us the clime where her first life-breath was drawn exhibited itsell in tbe fond and passionate love which she bore hor husband and made every sacrifice uf person al vanity or pleasure trilling and of no consequence if ti tender smile from bun rewarded her self-denial hut pembroke not satisfied with till that she had abandoned idr his sake with that strange overwee ning selfishness which so often degenerates into cruelly into man who because the being over whose affections he rules with omnipotent sway lias no fresh offering to make lo his love or vanity for gets the thousand already conceded became chang ed in manner and though still restlessly suspicious cold moody and sullen tins was the wreck of the happiness of in in tbo basis of the tragedy winch ultimately supervened the uulure ol lino intii quick ardent and generous while it eagerly returned love for love resented indignantly aught of caprice or coldness she insisted on leaving their quiet retreat and in an evil hour proceeded alone to florence where she plunged with desper ate gaiety info every scene ol pleasure that soli cited her attention faithful and the bind was dead all the fervent and stormy passions which had alternately trans ported her to the summit of earthly bliss or plun ged her in the lowest depths of mental despond ence were hushed in eternal stillness she was dead the shafts of calumny could no more wound the allurement of the wtirld hctlllcc the presence ol joy brighten or the bitterness of sor row grieve she was al peace let but a few months thus roll on and she would bo forgotten by all suve me in whose mind memory would ceaselessly ply the work of pain in the silence of mght in tlie cold grey dawn of the uiaruitig when there was rest for others there should be no repose for him — the unswerving faith the passion ate devotedness tlie wild embrace and the dying struggles of imoindn would stand between him and sleep and make the couch of oblivion the scene ol vivid and accutest consciousness in the service of his creator alone he shall find pence in assisting his fellow creatures the only soluce for a wounded spirit so the beautiful iinninda is to be married this morning faith pembroke is a lucky follow i i for one would gladly vote the barter of half the b|„nd belles of tins town so that we might keep aiiiiai s lh glorious eyes of mat divine creole mri positively they make sunlight in the dark est day ot november » vvtiy villiers man you are gelling poetical ; 1 did nut know tin ll.iiti.idnus widiw had made a slave of you ton really the negroes on her os tates are free in comparison to the poor devils she balds iu h induce here well she is a sweet crea lure and 1 hope pembroke may value the treasure be bus won as she deserves the above dialogue took place in the high street of that prettiest and most gossiping of towns cheltenham between two of tin loungers ever lo be found then and in other watering places vv'e will now more fully introduce to our rca i ders the lady tu whom it referred liuoinda jer | ningliain was the widow ol a man by courtesy j called gentleman who because be possessed largo t plantations in jamaica and had numbered fifty years thought himself entitled to exercise ovor the lovely and portionless girl whom lie had brib ed her parents to force to the nllar as his wife a tyranny and despotism which even the elasticity of sixteen and a naturally bright and joyous tem perament wore scarcely capable of coping with — aliera wretcued disunion of three years the death of a brother called mr jorninghum to england sad a few mure months conveyed lo his wife the tidings heard certainly without any very violent demonstrations of grief of his own demise she was now at nineteen with nil tbe power which wealth confers all the freedom a state ol widowhood enjoys and all the influence with which a face and fnr.ii of singul.tr loveliness always en dow a woman tlie delicacy of her health de maudiug change of climate bin repaired lo kiil land mn passed lho period since her arrival ttl lhe iv run resort uf travellers from the warm luti the uses of history history is a narrative of past events the stu dy of it is attractive both to the young and the old to the unreflecting and the philosophical mind it combines amusement of the deepest interest ; the exercise and improvement nf the best faculties of man and the acquisition of tin important species of knowledge history considered merely ns n source of amusement lias great advantages over novels and romances the perusul of which too oft.jn debilitates the mind by imfiaming he imagination and corrupts the heart by infusing what may often be regarded as moral poison like works of fic tion history serves to nmuse the imagination mid interest the passions not always indeed in an equal degree ; yet it is free from the corrupting tenden cies which loo oflon belong to novels and has a great superiority over them inasmuch as it rests on the basis of fact a goodg natured man — the following amu sing euloquy of mr leiuter s.ilix is from unit in imitable work charcoal sketches by joseph c ncal the lust time salix was seen iu the busy haunts of men be looked the very incarnation of gloom and despair his very coal hud gone to retrieve his necessities and he wandered slowly and abject cdly about relieving the workings of his perturbed spirit by kicking whatever fell n ins way " i'm done sulfloqur/.ud he ; " pur.iiier.hip be tween me and good nature is this day dissolved and all persons indebted will plua.se settle with lhe undersigned win is alone million c i yea there's u good many indebted and its high timu to dis solve when your pur.lii.-r has all lhe gonds and spent all ibe uionov onco i hud a little shop — ah ! wu . ni it nice — plenty of goods and plenty ol business bul then comes one iruop ol lellows mid ihey wanted tick — i'm so good n.ilured ; lliuii comes another set of chaps who did'nt lei bushlul iiess stand in their way a minute ; they sailed a good deal nearer the wind and wanted to borrow money — i'm so good natured ; and muro asked mo to go their security these follows wore ulwuys vory particular friends of mine and got what they asked lor but 1 was a very particular friend of theirs and cuiibl'nt get it huck it was one of the good rules that won't work both ways and 1 somehow or other was at the wrong end of it ; ii would i work my wuy at all there's low rules thai will barring subtraction and division and alligation : our lulks ullig.ito.l iiguinsl me that 1 would'ul come tu no good ail tlie cypheriu 1 ever could do made more come to litue ami l.ltlo c.nmo lo jess and yet as i said afore hud a good many assis tants too her husband apparently reckless of her conduct though really loving her still and cognizant of her every action followed her incognito to the city where she resided at a masked ball given during ibe carnival itt the pitti palace she had been throughoul the evening the partner of the prince gnnsalvi a young nobleman alike distinguished for the graces of his person and the extent of bis licentiousness while seated with i no iu it tem porary pavilliou in the garden her husband sud denly appeared before her the rude violence with which he seized her roused the wruth of her companion a sculilo en s t 1 nnd the young prince was fulled lo the earth by u blow which left him to all appearance dead pembroke hod from that period no tidings of his tale hud ever reached the innocent hut wret-.h oil and bereaved imoinda accusing herself ns the e.uuse of his expulriution lor it wus thought hint he had gone to america uncertain even whether he yet lived her remorse became ceaseless and acute the engines which she hud thoughtlessly employed to recover ns die hoped in lost all'.:ciiiiiis bud turned ugauist herself and levelled every hope of hutami eiijuyment in the dust what now in her were ihuie bounty nfll'i nee j hor possession of ltieso was only valuable ii subservient in the happiness or gratification of the one only being sb loved uud ho hud deserted t ■i believing lo r how fulsely ! fuithlese unlov ing a nl disloyal tne sympathy of all classes encompassed her i it there wus no blame in f mil gentlest word — the voice nf flatter followed her footsteps wher ever sue appeared but its accents sounded hollow ami heartless ollon did sue turn from the g.l.lod nil nns into which lho alio lion ale urgency of friends hurried hor and seeking b.r lonely chum her pressed with fond uud agonize i caresses lhe until ltiire of pembroke lo her hour and lips und t el thai could she once more be lire coiiipuuion of i in nth mil home no iiiikiii'lnoss should force a murmur from her lips or tempi her oven liir a in .• in nl ml ith.it levity who h had deceived bun and stamped the fiul ul misery on every munciil she numbered tho lovo of novelty nnd of excitement is natural to man hence the general tusle for history though ils details ure not uiifroquenlly painful it affords a melancholy view of human nature governed by the baser passions nn i is lo use lhe words of goldsmith " litllo else than the register of human contention and calamity a higher use of history is to improve lhe under standing and strengthen the judgment it has been styled philosophy teaching by examples or moral philosophy exemplified by the lives and actions of men it adds to our own experience an immense treusuro of lhe experience of others and thereby enables us in outer upon the business of life with the advantage of being in a manner acquainted with it her presence there had excited quite a furor among natives and visiters and alexander num bered nut inure victories thin did mrs joriiing ham though bur conquests were not on lhe em battled plum hm in the sweet walks of tin mont pelier promuniide or in the glittering and gm land ed ball-room for those who wish for a description of our beau ty wc will briefly sketch her luige slurry eyes whose flashing lustre wus templod by an expression of such tender boseechitigness that every look wits a prayer a skin of tho finest uud cleurest olive now utterly colourless npw glowing us sunset ; hair black und sliming ; and a form so exquisitely pliuut so ikultleesly proportioned thai every movement | was grace every altitude worthy of perpetuation by ilie sculptor chisel wiin such manifold at tractions it is nu marvel i but her hand was an oh j'tct if eager competition ; but disdaining ihe al luremenla which auk pissess the tempi al ions which allljenci equal to her own h 1 1 ibrlh she selected trun tier host of admirers henry pom ' broke ibe sciun of u poor though noble catholic family who suving a genealogy without a blol and , a fine intinlv person appeared to have na especial claim t such distinction unless a love whose ve hemence and intensity often hurried him into leio porary distrust and suspicion can be called so — | lie day uf her nuptials had arrived und imoindn calcd i.ei earlbly i no lor weal ur wu 1 , and became lbs wife i henry pembroke tbe core nony wer the married lovers entered their travelling and sol oil for lhe continent it was an evening in early sjinug ; earth air i d sky were fraught with beauty und filled every ; moss even irt overllowing with u deep yet sib tied feeling of enjoyment — one of those evenings j hll > l i ul tlie sight of cculion in nil its fitness uud j psr&ctien the hear is bunv'w in lowly worship of ibe divine creator and the be.'cr difficulties ol mm soul awakened ii punts to et bangs lhe perish in iiiicrc.t of time for the fadeless giorios of cfarnity 1 hi i taken my evening stroll nltfong lie rums nf the coliseum ul rome and my path ' li'iinewjiril leuding mo by ihe church of sun cm mini luterano i entered unopened porlaui the list cliunt of vespers was pealing through th 1 aislo i low sweet und solemn in a few minutes all vvh.uo : motion ur curiosity hud called ihilhor had loll he edifice and i found myself und 1 fancied sole eeeumni of it.e ipaoious area inle iospeeliug the pictures — for where is tbo church in rome that hua nol some piolure worth inspect iuqi l s startled by ihe choeking sob of feminine agony near me i then found that tl ween alluded by one of tbe coloseel figures ofthe apostles which adorn ihe aisles inn hidden from v "» a nil - . tu iial l'i whoso inoessqs r was ev win ll.e ace us ot grief proceeded unwilling to bstaa to tins outbreak ol ., loaded bean whoee an push it wus mil r me either to hear nr to aaeuige us leaving ibe cbuich whin t wild uiicuitl.lv jeteaui which still rings in my eurs aj rested mv wistepi und it uinineui afterwards i taw lhe gre lerhlc llot.r ol , which 1 loud runsoned with blood it makes us acquainted with human nature and enables us to judge how men will act in given cir cumstances and to trace thc connection between cause and eflect in human t hairs it serves tu free the mind from any narrow and lm rt iii i prejudices lo leach us to admire what is praiseworthy wherev er il may bu found ; and to compare on enlarged and liberal principles other ages and countries with our own " business kept pretty fuir ; bul i was'ul cured because i was good natured i had lo go wilh'em frolicking tea partying excursiomng md for the sa mo reason i was always appointed treasurer in make lhe distribution when thoro wss'nl a cent nl sur|dus revenue in their treasury but my own — it wus my job in puy all tho bills yea it was al ways " sail x you know me — " snlix poney up al the bar and lend us a levy — sulix always shells oui like a gentleman oh ! in in sure and why not — now i'm shelled nut myself — first out of my shop by old venditioni exponas at lho riluto house — ulti fieri fash us to mo directed hut tbey ilin'ni direct him soon enough for be only got lho fixtures the goods hud ji'iiut out nu a bust long before i busted next 1 wns shelled nut of my i.e hug house and now with a lugubrious glance ui ins shirt und pantaloon i'm nearly shelled out of my clothes it's a good thing thoy can't cs shell mo out of my skin or ibey would and lot me catch my death of eld i'm a more shell i'nh — un oyster wiih lho kivers off " hut it's always so — when 1 was u little hoy ihey coaxed all my pennies oul of mo ; coaxed nu lo lake all ihe juwiiigs uud ull the hidings und to go into all sorts of scrapes and precious scrapes they used to be i wonder if there is'ut two kinds ol people ooo kind that's made lo chaw up i'olhi kind ami t'other kind linn's made to be chuwed up by une kind 1 — cat kind of people and mouse kind of people i i guess there is — i'm very much mouse myself " wlnl i want lo know is what's to become of me — i've spent ell i hud in g.-tting my eildicalioii learnin tbey wiv is better than bouses uud lands i wonder if any body would swap nome houses anil binds willi me for i mm 7 i'd go h even and ask no boot they should have il at prune cost ; but they wou'i ; and i begin to be ufruid i'll have in gel married or list iu lho murines thai's what ni i ol people do when ihey have nothing to do history muy bo regarded as the school nf poli tics and as such is indispensable to rulers 1111.i statesmen it is also highly important to every citi zen of a republic m order m enable him tn perlorm in a manner honorable to himself und useful to the community the duties of n freeman lly history wo gain our knowledge cf tbo constitution of oci uiy ; ol the reciprocal influence of national charac tor laws and government of those causes uud cir cumstances wind have pro note i lhe rise and pros p-niy or the decline and fall of slates and empires history shows lis past ages triumphs over tune and presents to our view the various revolutions j that have taken place in tho world it furnishes i us with the wisdom mid experience of our ancestors j exhibits their living actions uud enables us m profit by their successes uud failures it teaches us what ha been done for iho melioration of mankind by the wisdom of lire to mil hume by modern lite rature and science by free guveriiiiiuiil and l.y pure and iiiidefile.l religion it lends in strengthen llio sentiments of virtue in its bin hl.il delineations vice always appears odious und virtue not only desirable snd productive ol hap pineas but also lavurable n iran honor und solid glory the reader of history learns lo connect ] true fiery not with the possession of wealth end power but with the disinterested employment of i great talents iii promoting lie good of mankind it was three years afier bis disappearance th.ii tl fearful seeue winch i witnessed look place in the church ol bap giovanni l_.iteru.io imoinda ha,l gone thither led by ibe fame of the pr.esi whose il'itl'ioucc and sanctity filled if.ily willi its echoes little did she deem ti.ui the man before whom ibe bowed in penitence was he whoa ins errors nil forgotten and lurgiveii.she yet loved with the fiesl s und ciincentr.i'i'.n nl hippy unil by gone yours his person even cr eyo cub not recognise for in addition w ihe defacing murks which grief bail written on bis brow be iii j tor the purpose oi concealment stained ins b.ur und complexion of u d.rk indian lint little did he il.'i'iii when be took ibe monastic vow and placed nu eternal barrier between buns n ami her who till too strongly sreened bis heart front heaven i at lie n id acted ou falsi suspicions and vilimlari ly as if wore destroyed tbe peaoo and happiness of in ill i straw has been of lute somewhat extensively used its a substitute for hay ; and when cut into chaff as it always should be and mixed with the ground or boiled grain it is found to answer every ': purpose ; and lho liurso will perform bis work as | woll as on huy if as some havo contended a | quart more of out daily is required where straw is substituted for hay there is still a saving where ' us in this country straw is by tbo far.nor consider led of no value in many parts of knropo wheat hurley or rye straw forms tho whole or greater part of lho dried herbage used as fodder hay bo 1 mg almost il known here it is little used as food the use to which it is put is littering lho stable and lor ibis il is loo much neglected if farmers who keop ustibla of horses and they cumin bo di-t|.oiiscd wiih where wheat is htonsivolv grown 1 would adopt tbe mode of grinding their oals and ' using straw made into dull for which purpose i q men's strsw-cuiier is most admirable ihey would eflect a material saving besides being enabled to seep an additional number ol cattle or sheep on | the buy now necessary for their horse in lhe lulled unites barley bus nover met with much favor us food lot lho horse whether this i owing to the fact that litllu has been used or that purpose and ooinoqunnily tlio best mode of ft ding ii m unknown or wh trier lhe qutnale to one thing certain death is s theme of uui renal internal ' toe slightest heart ibe least il ghtfiil mind has no disbelief of death the i distance ofthe dark cloud in which bo comes sail ing through the bosom of futurity ( may lie miscal culated bul the wnrbl imliesiiiiliugly owns thai hn is cniiiing nnd will at lust is hero in aim st ov ry other particular of existence ibe forluues of inin dillcr ; hul 10 die is coiniiitiii to nil the sire un nl life runs in u thousand various channels bill run wloro it will lirighlly or durkiy smooth ly r languidly it is mopped by death the trees drop tbnif leeeee al im approach ofthe win i..'s irosl ; man lulls at iho pros mco of death — i'.very suieohsive general inn in iiiiiiiii fur ins own and his claim i never denied t i die is lhe ' diiiun on which we hold life rebellion sickens with hopelessness at the thought ol resisting death lie had lit italy only for n time und relumed thither lo devote himself to ibe service of religion uml though believing ins wile guilty ming n de sire io learn her tnovomeota be became a monk nf tin severe order of ihe iipiicliins his libitm loss lib lorn siuiclity snd powers of oratory won him a far-spread reputatioo tie inands uio to hnn to con'oss day by day lit hoped hat she too would come uud hat bit eat might listen to the some remorseless seooodreli urn oontiuually liiniiiig in i be president lo get married — just at though bo hud nol trouble enough un ins hands al randy ... - loioice njicn the door of ihe confessional was be work of an iii.tunt ; nnd on entering its liar '"* i.r.eiiiis i discovered prieel and penitent both 17 n " i'lk'nrunce lifeleee the lutler u young und jw^ulilel xoimii wm yol kneeling hi the attitude i i like a ithild that eric 1 said tho ablm mi rellot " why '" " because then u will be taken away |