Public Leger, Volume 3, Number 109, Richmond, Wayne County, 27 May 1826 — Page 4

From the Connecticut Mirror. DEATH OT AN INFANT. Death found strange beauty in that cherub brow, And daehed it out. There was a tint of rose On check and lip; he touched the vein with ice, And the rose laded. Forth fron thec blue ejc There beamM a wishful tendernes. a doubt Whether to grieve or sleep, whicft innocenc Alone mj wear. With ruthlew hate he bound The silken fringes of these curtaining Ud Forever. There had bet n a ourmeriuj sound With which the babe would claim it mother's ear; Charming her even to tears. The poller set His seal of salence. But there bcim'd a smile So cVd and holj from that oarbV- brow, Death gul and left U there : be dared not steal The signet-ring of Heaven. ON A SKULL. Br Bvaon. Loak oo its broken arrt its ruio'd wall, Its chambers desolate and portals foul ; Yet this was ouce ambitiou's airj hall. The seat of thought, the palace of the soul. Behold throogb each lack lustre ej eless hole The j recess of wisdom, and of wit : Can all that saint, sage, sophist, ever writ, Feople this lonelj tower its tenement relit? Frem the Atlantic Souvenir. THE ELOWERS OF LIFE. The Cower of life, thej flourish fair, When morning suns the? court; When western breezes fan the air, And hope is their support; But ah ! thev droop their tender heads. When ere her duk; shadew spreads. The flowers of lifw. the? flourish sweet. When vouth its warmth imparts; And when conceuial spirits meet. Thev twine around their hearts; But ah! how iwi: is their decay! Tfcr fairest Uiie the r?t awav. A. P. .

tafefirtane! this is your greatest crime; and rrhat dreadful consequences result

frcm vour neglect. Do you now lully

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n:toiliai. in h:i shops during vr

hour?. But one person loll In employ beof this custom; and this man had

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assisting cacii ouu r me vu ift ,;itj.,

was not intermitted for three

pihend -tot vou tovc been doinB f borrowed of Mr. A. while ... " I7hlm pO cried the fciS, -I forgive upward, of $300 to pay grocery b,l . 1 ; him."Wiuf. I co-wlwon .1 h letter Mr. A.n

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In the summar of year 1310, as n lady vras walking with her child upon the banks of the canal of St. Catharine, at St Petersburg, the child suddenly slipped from her hand, and fell into the canal. The mother in despair vras oing to plunge after her child, when a young man prevented her,

and promised her instant assistance. He took a tine large spaniel that followed him ! and threw him into the water, callini: out ! as loud as he could, bring Aim, bring him, j The sagacious dog instantly dived; and when became up again, was seen holding the child by the shirt collar: he quickly ; swam to the shore, and laid his precious ! burden gently down at the feet of the mothj er. She, in an estney of joy, took the child in her arms, and divided her carressj es between him and the dog. The lather 1 of the child appeared: "I return you, sir' ; said he to the young man, a thousand

i thanks; you have saved the lite of my only

IVIiriuj u.i , 'I have fireat reason to be pleased with

the happv effects of this regulation. I rind my interest better served ; and that those who, from excessive drinking, had become ! of little worth to me. and in many instances less to their families, have now become slide and steady; earn more money; aid their families as well as themselves, have expressed in a languoge not to be misunstood, the many comforts and domestic j happiness, which they enjoy in consequence." 1 This single experiment speaks volumes; and the managers takes this occasion to congratulate the community on the bold successful stand of this gentleman to abolish the use of ardent spirits altogether from Ir.rge manufactories. It is by prompt measures, persevered in, that evil habits are corrected, and not by tampering and partial restrictions.

The soil of every countrr, and the

child." "Your thank,' said the gentle-! bringing to the utmost perfection its vari-

man,are justly due to the kind providence ileus productions, are the foundation of all of the Almighty.which brought me hither." j wealth and prosperity. Yu might as well "Accept said the father, "a thousand ru-j hope to sec the human body in active mobles, as a reward for your humane exer-j tion when the palsy had reached the heart, tions." "Excuse,'1 said the man, "my de-: or a tree flourishing after its roots were : clining your handsome offer: you are in; decayed, as expect to see manufactures, fact much more indebted to the exertions'-or arts, or industry of any description pro of my dog, than to me." "Well, then," ! gressive, when agriculiure has declined. said the gentleman, "I will give ou aj ; thousand rubles for your dog." "A quar-; Dr. Franklin observes, "The eye ef ' ter of an hour ago,' replied the your g man, other people are the ey es that ruin us. If "I did not think him worth a thousand ru- all but myself were blind, I should want bles; but now he has saved the life of a; neither tine clothes, fine houses, nor tine human beire, I would not take ten thous- furniture. atid for him" si ' The curg man then rushed into the!; From the Wetfni Hahnrc. crowd of spectators, and the enraptured1' MODERN PILGRIMS.

lather and mother could not bv anv ct.quirv M T ., . , i . 1 . - ! In the s

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pearei; uescenaiag tne .vl tssjssippi, ni a ti it hrat. Bv their own account thev started

They stopped furtherdown at n nv place trherc 6 or 3 more diet '

bones still lie on the shore uncover?'"' ! A"d all who remained, when thev -:" !, . . . - J 'lit:'

j at Helena, were objects of horror, rJr(i, . ' j passion. The hospitable inhabitants;1' i ihcd them a plentiful 6upph -,f mj! .."f j more nourishing gruel, for "taki;-, vl every , one r7as provided with a r. reed cane. 1 Tlicir boat nest struck upon a ca.u j near the mouth of the Arkansas V 'prophet, his brother, and other lt-?. J, , ii2 dead, the remnant dispersed ! , j settlements, and down the river in boats. From the time the partv ertcrf ' .. jMi-sissippi, their tsumbers dccrcaseoVby death or desertion. And when ,: jmade their final landifg, only about mained. One disciple eloped at the Prairier with all the cash belonging f.' j company. Oae child was rescued j end raised. Several individuals ;;s('.r j dispersed in various directions, are v ! comfortably settled but it is suppled I more than half of their number died cr ' pilgrimage. j This fate of folly and delusion, j; J

;! haps worthy of notice, as furnisin a -i iling instance of the blindness of crcd-j.'.hJ jjthe wilderness of tanatkism.-md the n.iH j ble propensity of the mind, to belirie J

!p assessed of powers wnich d i net bel;:- ; humanitv.

THE STEF-M OTHER a Chinese tale. "In the reign of Swcrg Vang, the guards of a castle found a man lirg in a teU, who appeared but recently to have been murdeied. At a little distance thev

lound two rrotners, wnom they took into j anoer was mlcrmed et the attau, and was cutod, as the probable murderer?. As, j desirous to disciier the oung man; L ut j however, the deceased had but one wound, ' the search he ordered to he made, although j

which consequently 3e cause to surmise i diligently pursued, was fruitless.

summer ot 1CIS, a c.ra

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but c ie perpetrator, the question arose, which of the two had done the deed I JScither of the brothers would accuse the other, each ef them declaring that he, and! cot his brother, was the assassin. The case was brought before the kirg. j To grant life to both, said the king, would be to show mercy to one murderer: to have bcth exeruted. where onh one can ; be guilty, would he cruel and against the !' Ian. Well, then! let the mother of tho-e ! m n be called, and let her opinion decide I their fate; for she will know her children ' best.' !

O admirable oith! what an honcr art:

thou to the name of a Russian, cr rathir! what an honor to human nature! Epon j this occasion what an assemblage ft hu manity, piety, delicacy, and disinterestedness, did thy actions displiy ! I wish I nasi acquainted with thy name, that this tribu ; tary page? might catch a ray of glor from j the splendor of its insertion. Muc h more ( I wish that I could inscribe the particulars of this action, together with thy name, in. indelible characters in the temple of Immortality, for the praise and imitation of future acs. j

The Truth Teller, on the authority of a; correspondent, states that a sai'cr in the Greenland 6hen, after having truik a whale, fell overboard, but found l.imelf mounted on the back of the whale, and had presence of mind crouch to put rus. hand in the blower or spout hc!e. to secure his eat, being unproided at the time with e:-, ther saddle or bridle. Contrary to custom, John's pony kept near the surface of the water, and bore him in such style and ......... j u.j muter i way s at such rate as mortal never rode before; to treat him as mv own child, and until the boat? all the while in full fh.r. and '

now I have alwavs kert m wcrd. 1

should row break that promise, were I, trom maternal tenderness, to save the life ot my youngest son, to the detriment of the elder. feel what this sacrir.ee costs nu heart. Crie and sobs here choked her utterance. The king pardoced them both. fhjich 5a.Vn: .n jf.

the crows ever and anon sinking cut "hold fast, John.' In this w.y he pvs ted full a mile, and was then taken cr. bojrd one cf the boats.

ASOTIIFR ClUNtSE TALE. "Kin-TsO T , ! k:ng of Tsi. had a beautiful horse, which ws particular favorite cf his. Through ceglect of the gravm the horse died; on wl,ich account the kirg became so enraj;-' cj, that he took up i lance and was going to ran him through with it. FortunatehV ,n Tse was present at the moment, ar c aMressed the king as follows: "Frincc, t.se was but little wanting, and this man wouli have died without knowing the mr.ice cf hu cr;nie.' Weil, said the ' ki";.Va M'ce him tjrst. -Iran eck th xrxe. and tumir tow.rdlle trimiral.said -child of rrisfortune, pay atcticn, while I relate to vcu the citent cSour cr.e. First, vou are t.-e cause ct the death cf ti e hore which the kirghai eryUsted to vcur care; fer this reawn cu rrwt dir. Sercndh.'vcu.

rra te Foartb Arncf Keport of IS? oci?tT f.r th' rrtTent;oD of rapns; ia the CxtT ci" .NewYerk Important ExhtRi?:rT. It has lrc

imagined that the laboring classes

could not sustain themsehes under the weight of their daily employments, and especially in foundries, atd large manufacturing establishments. w here thr are much

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from Lower Canada, i': a company consist ing of einht or ten. In Vermont tiiev rrcruited twenty or thirty; in t!ie sta'te of New Yoik several ra re and when thev reached Citicinnati, their numbers amounted to about, sixty. Their lender a Canadian, by the name of Ball ird. (called also b his followers.

the prophet Elijah.) was of a diminutive stature with a club foot. Before be be- ' gin his mission, he had a severe spell of sickness, when he fasted 40 davs (as he said.and his discipies believed) after which he recovered very suddenly, by the special interposition of the Divine Spirit, and being tilled with enthusiasm, he declared triit he was commanded to plant the church of the Redeemer in the wilderness and among the heathen. From these notions, thus ",b;ifdt and which he instilled into his followers, they believed themselves capable of fisting 40 das; accoidiogh when they committed themselves to the current, the prophet enjoined a 40 days fast. The people bee orrar :!, and in reat distress from hunger this severe commander found it necessary to remit, in some degree the n'sror of this in-j-mction, and he permitted the taking of deuri: water threugh a quill, because he received his food in this way, after his skkness and fast, when he could not cpr. his jaws; and which bad the viviuin e2ect, t.iken by him for sapernatunl power of inspiration. But as the gruel allowed was very meager, being simply fljur and cold water, debility, misery and death, attended the experiment. Yet with faith and hope, they persisted. In this wretche-d situation, thev arrived at Pilgrim's Island, which derive its name from this fact; at which place they

' Beautiful thoughts. "For rsrit.; ; i'c in pass by the tomb of man wiUi :, jj what of a calm in diifrence: cut survey the grave of a female, a sij. r jj uatarilv escapes m-. With tf.at I - jj -:a:no I as-oriate every soft, tender. . jj delicate atfection. I think cf her a-;:t ;youog arid ..-ashful irgin, with exess:-.; i! h'fg, and checks crimsoned with ert-;:. pis-ivi -J iVling of ner heart: astiec; ;a::d ntT-cf o ate wife, absorbed in v.t 'ercise nfh--r domestic duties: as u.ecr.J rd virtuous matron, tired with tie:,.,- -! til? wtrid and preparing for tne j'.; :'. 'ilo which she must soon descend. ( tiiere is something in contempliti: : , character of a weman, that raises! M fir above the vulgar level of society r lis to adorn and humanize ma-kir.: iioothe his cares and strew his path ? j! dowers. In the hour of distress she;; r ck on which he leans far support.: jwl-en late calls him from existence: 'j tears bedew his srave. Can I bek i1'

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ry woman never. The pa -rs c: f. ; He open to the one; but the racsk ar: J jobstrusive excellencies of the other ; witlj her, unnoticed in the gmve. I ' may have shone the genius cf tk-: f: with the virtues of the saints the e:r.' "fthe man with tender softness cf re v : man. She too miy have passed alcrj the sterile pathwav cf hire liiir.. and tell fer ethers as I new f II frr i

IHL CHRISTIAN INQUIRER,

a WEFiLLY PAPER. t2:r ? :: ai tie cui of rut:.v!l Cr.-:a::tt.

, r-c?j2 rer- cf nerj Tfl:z-u Ft::nert i'.i rrieI-i?to, car cj lit.r prt-::e cirrter. Tr.e t;t;: iu i j ; cozre, tr-a rcct;-rticr.. tht ft- - . z.r : tbe a-rrc.J ,. cj ir, zt rt-T7 - "ie ic-r .h of;rxai.s, ttat tn.it . .-! r.:t . :'aJt iTeii;t;c3. Kit i a:rr-t a! ,'! t-.i c-tic fj? cere tiaa c-Ee ?ir: r i w-vrtT tb- attestjea st libnl -i-.-i z.ti,'-

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exposed to the heat, and breathe a ccrfm- to Nashville, whose crew d v!ir k!

ed atmosphere without the u?e of ardent cooduct of the prophet and his seconds

spirits. 1 ne resuu 01 an important experiment made the last seascn, by Mr. P. AlUire, ard ty him communicated to the board, establishes the fallacy of thi epit ior.

lr. Allaire is the proprietor cf a large

wr.o watered and governed the timerous multitude give two or three of the leaders asoui d drubbing with the phant Cotter

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They next landed at the Little Prairie.

ourdry at Corlears Hwk. Dunne the The prophet's stafT. which bv the directi Mstseascn he employed upwurds ot ixt cfits tall had hitherto nted out the workmen, more than thirty cf whom were nay now staod still; at d he declared

men 01 t imilies. In the ccursr ol the sunv n;er he was t: formed that many cf them were in debt; and en investig-itir their cencerrs. with surprise he ascertained the fact, that every oae that was in the habit of us.se ardmt spirits, was h.vclvt J to an el

ate the cause that ! maiestv on account i. J,ur V ' m K,KiHJ 10 aD cfaNe rr rJw -cceunt tent bey r d hi abilav to pa . atd with a

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throughout tek;:;doir. ard t. cur reih--ors. th-at our lord, tf e kir, cr acccu: t cf a n re. did. n i:h h.s r: hards. k".!i a lYb

l -v returc'. wtii Jcc tia

tisfaction equal to his former surpne, he

learned the addition il fict, that those n h.o

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tran t..e twrtner? dances, and their children were"Proid,-d Will f J" WT k I r rs vw r-, , . ...

for at school: nor d.d a dittVrerce

ges from To cents t.- ten hili: c-v. make any perceptible char ce tt.e situ a tion of the f rner c I is- of w orkn -n. ith

that here he was commanded to sett! and

build a church. lUi Mr. Walker who owued the soil, and resided in this soHnrv pot forbid the ur.derukmc. This w as c. counted persecuticvr, yet thev co-t:: ued ven tia duny which several died, v monc ' or.i were children which werx placed oa the be- h bv their pam ts, at the c mm and of E? 1 V.uwhen expeed to the scorvhine sun. they !!oed holes in the

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a-rarort 1 tie Sujtaa su-d n f;trt:-; , tbf fee;cice wb.ch bite b:'.t rto ;r. -a ' ; tbe bar-:re- c:i: '.-1-: fi ;lT. Tern a nvcrrrtx--, - .irrus, with:- x ccith, r iSjrran a-''"1, J rsbsftirtK-a reeejT f.-r !r tic - r.cctU j ry-b.V ia a-Irmsre. Tr-e l c tccs n-j yi l.r . l . ...

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