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to if V a id id J 1 cw M v r I Wi'l NO OTHER llllRVUJ, XO OTHER SPEAKr.ll OF MY LIVl.NG ACTION?, TO Kr.;n .mini: ;io.o:i rao.'.r ronnrrn. in as B t . TT' f ' r n - pSM"1 v. ft . -I i' .- . .

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THE ARMY IN TIISJ I'lELS). BY LIEUT. G. IV. VATTKN, V. S. . I never see a sha-low;,- plume Upon ;i soldier's cret. But I think of vc, my iral!nnt braves, Amid the far Soulh-West. I never hear the pipe's -hri!l note, Amid the citv's luini, But I fee your serried columns form Where rolis the roaring drum. A lenctht n'd trail ye thread, 111 v brave?, A:i:! diilicult its " ipi, Thro hammock, and, tl.ro everglades, By inarch and tanked viti; Your homestead is the wil hrnc , lour cuiopy the sky ; And the in u sic which clove tlic most Lives in the hattle-c rv. They little know, who lightly dwell Upon the grief- ye bear, The task and toil, oh 1 ni':i"j onc, Which ye are doomed to share. 'T is yours to quench the feudal fre, The dements prolong; To hunt th" foot-'.cps of the fierce; To wrestle with the strong; To scorch beneath the vernal sun Amid the hurried roiit; To scare the vulture from Ids feast, here the forcmo-t. ste;.-d ave out ; To seek in vain for gushing spring I.' ;on a thirsty waste; To sink amid the mazy wood, With the homeward path e;!';u:"d. 'T is 3'ours to scorn what few deride : Attempt where all may fail: To stem the rasinc of the tide, The rushing of the gale ; And V, hen our hearts of lava-rock i'eave like 'he mountain warm, T is youii to roll unto the thock, Ja'Uc the toi r-iii ;nul the stg'Bi. And oh 1 "t is yours at midnight hour, Upon the guarded plain, To dream 01 smiles far, fir awav, Ye ne'er may see again. To vanquish Hope to ; urehae Fame, AVith blood of foe un-een : TllK.N nM) A CKAVI: WITHOUT A MMF.. HKMiATii tjii; iiajdu'c;; Giu:i:.!

HISTORICAL. KLCOLLiX'TIOXS OF LLTiWY'S LA Nil BV V lilllTiSH OITK EIU

'PI ., 1

J. (

lie su:i

n;ul !;0t et descended ne-

across the line vault of Leaver), as if it were too painful a sight for her to heboid the carnage tJ!at bestrewed the battle-field of Luneh's Lane. The loud bellowing of tlic cannon and the sharper rattling of the musketry were heard no more; Lundy's farm was no longer the scene of hurried movements.

rapid auvancc, dofperatc charges

aiul

i 1 . 1

uioc,. reireais, ior

Willi Hie

lite contending ar-

where to be seer.. The

d herds had ne ver returned, to

worded pasture, hut both, gl ide upland were plentifully tenanted

the dvmr, a

ones were 1

1 1 i e 1 r and

ii:i:vLs;TKSA:n Amonc ;: the wrr

hies who ll-urcd

during the era of li e American I'-ve-1 . .

luiion, pei :;!!

S a :

mp more oritrinahl v of eh

v-ie-n. l'utnan

ouncet!

tr.d th

oead. There was ah o a profusion of bro'.:eo ai:d uselci-s armsadone; the skirts of the (on -:t, and in (he uiiection ef (lie stim;:.:( of t!;e open plain, where a field piece had been planted, and which still remained on the ground. Seme of them were, however, disabled ; some turned, and, as it were, pointing in the direction of those who had deserted !hc m; while others remained shotted, and ready to pour forth destruction upon whoever might approach them; hut the lately contending parlies were i:eii;e. It seemed as if both parties, equally weary of the conflict, had simultaneously retreated, the Americans across the Chinnewa river, and thp

Britbh to their encampment on Queens-

1 ne ir.ht-wi:

1 - .i inru,?

a moan

ed mourniuliy throng!, the torn foliage of the forest, and mingled with itsmurmurirgs were heard the groans and supplications of the wounded and dying: the roar of the n.ighfy cataract was heard more distintt'v, as if in

arc ii

am.

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hind ti'.e pontic summit of Lundy's farm. Ti;e cattle had not vet returned to their evening pasture, nor the wild bee to its hive in the liphtningscathed pine irce: hut the green pasture was occupied by armed warriors,

and the taint hum ol the insect crcalionwas drowned :m the thrill tones-of the fife, and the louder rattle of the battle-drum. They were the valiant troops of my own sovereign, arrayed, in that enchanting scarlet and white,

and tho dear white and blue cross of

St. George Haunted proudly in each silken banner; r.nd there were gay banners born aloft, with the emblazoned names of many a stronghold in rescued Spain, where their gallant supporters had

hard!' earned their crow ns of laurel,

when they lent their prouu names to

adorn the livinp pap 01 History. ioe noise of the loud Niagara was lost arnidst the incessant ral'.linp of muske

try, and the frequent thunders of a battery of cannon which crowned the gentle eminence already mentioned; and the silvery column of spray w as obscured in the dense sulphurous vapor which the awakening evening breeze roiled onward through t'.ie western woods. As yet no living enemy had appeared, and the fury of the assailants seemed to be wreaked on an unoffending and defenceless grove of oaks which lay northward from the centre of the farm; but ere long more formidable foes came; for there issued from that oaken grove two compact columns of armed ! rr-i i-r.d in d :i ? lr h.liir ni-.ifr.rni3

(I 11. II III 1 .IJ I.U . iv "mi. vll. 11 v.' l.l..-,

with many a gaily striped and star

spangled banner flutteriug in the

breeze; and notwithstanding the mur

dcrous and successive volleys of grape rsin! rciiiskctry poured in amongst them y the British troops, these new comers, and they were Americans boldly rushed forward to the very centre of their

oositiosi. Long doubtful, and blcody was the struggle! The sun sank red and fiery through, the smoke of the battle puns'; and when the last faint rays of the evenintr twilipht mellowed the

splendor of the golden west, still the battle raged, and various were the successes and hopes of the contending combatants. Victory never hovered more doubtfully over a well fought field ; both armies, claimed tier, but in fairness she belonged to neither; it might, with much propriety, be termed

what it ready was a drawn battle 1 Itwasnow the hour of midnight, and the scene had again changed; the pale moon hung her silvery crescent over the eastern wilderness, while ever and anon her gentle face was veiled behind the fleecy clouds, which were wafted along by "the freshened night breeze

inocivcry oJ tno?c whose would soon be livid in d

comd vet hear its

gladly woe! J have given alt that in this world they ever possessed for one single draught of its pure but unpitying waters. Happy were they who heard it not; their sufferings were over: but many there were that must welter in (heir pore, until after the morning sun should have tinged the tall pine trees with splendor and beauty. The morning came, and the sun rose

ere was r.one toss s-

icter t;:a:-

w ho '.".'IJ eccentric and

ear ess. nn ni ik n;!i:i ck -, ,!., , .

- " , l 1: v, inp soldier, v, it hen I the polish ofa --en-th man. Ik- ,:,ight wei! be called the V-:rhn of the n.-rth, though he disliked di-guii.-, probably fio.n the iha of his hoping, which was mv ant -a over-

inventor, (rem s ( rue! ;, tria

0 ;-!i i 10 pav eu, h on, (f; , tj.j, j ' i . . . . ,

.!.; iK ii th-'-esand ! out the- fi :::,!. :.! (! a pi ivi d cf his

j-.i. u : i.e.!

h.ih

O :-, 0.1:1 :

1! C-,

1 a 1 i ' i

if t:

c u tin: !y i ' r en i i

t:.e:n out, even though ah! ( . two or three

w r " . . ja I i tis y-l :h;a:ids i'.t'or;oiii ! !

I -vpet ih.;t (.no is death to

A pood suitou or

!. r.ashion! : of i'conomv!

iooi at them.

a nice

tniow any trickery ! i e W. I ho. fidlowing ancc to us by an eldeilv

111;

nave

was relate

i.tleiuan who re

ceived it i':cm the mouth of his father, who served under the General. At the time a strong hold called 7vr?of7.',so:ne miles bove2ew York, as in poises-ion of the Ihitish, Putnam, witli a few sturdy patriots, was lurking in its vicinity, bent on driving them from the place. Tired of lying in ambush, ihe men became irn-

imporlured the Gene. a!

as to vhen they were a "bout with the foe.

patient, am

witn questions poing to have

Une mornii

made

teech some

thing to the following t fleet, which convinced them that something was in the wind: ! '-Fellers you've bti-n idle loo long, and so have I. Tin going down to Bush's at llorseneck a an hour with an ox team and a loadiof corn. If 1 come back 1'il let 3011 kfiow all the particulars; if I should notilet'em have it by Iiokeyh' j He shortly after mounted the ox carl, dressed as one of the eo r.monest order of yankee farmers, and was soon at Bush's tavern, which was in possession of the British troops. JS'o sooner did the officer espy him than he began to question him as to his whereabouts, and finding him a complete simpleton (as he thought) they begin to quiz him and threaten to seize hiscorn and fodder. 'How much do you, ask for your whole consum?' asked i'tey. 'For mercy sake, gentlemen, replied

;vi

n ei'ij el i ; which this seven eai

ias of his ord(

: ain h g f -

v'tb-rh m-onai ' war. ;

a re r ! r- ;

a3 warm a thing whether

1 . ;

the Givat, ;: : 1 we-re during d the grand in-'

s, c:chiimed, on tab '-cc trophies. nr-

a i : (he

Hi u.c

h" ;

possession ef the them to idl the ti Prussia 1 will var.s of the camp; governor of the

them as certificate of the victories .. the grand army, and of the revet. "

id (!;em (o me vc ii.-v-gnj of I lannvcr: :.: iivalides wiil guard

i : a ' . ( " :e td : roar'

it little of us h

s-o:- mad 1 miller;.

wnici: was 1 -1 1 1 Kosaaci!.

iken for the disasters at

Among tl, loniring !) or of Yaliadohd sive gold, of

th--.

1 lehevi eonvcins

re was a brick of masly (.:! faot in length , w hich contained a

t.ieru, said to bo ham the crown which fu 1

cnrist wore on tnc cro-s. it win

sented to Napoleon by one of his

by an inch

M'C-

gel

1 ho received it ; but, tai

eiais, anu no

out the thorn, 'there that back to the mo

ing

'give

;'' nrown, or the otiier

or ".V.'c!! plaid." It

tterence oO years .' cur coats were !e, in A. D. 183C.

. biivui metier.-. Have a purse sufdciei.tiy tight to hold fourpenny bits, n ''-h filings on it: and do not forget that 1 r, of tti:.:,- make a dollar. Therefore i die c.ire f them. Let it be understood that .oi do not ofien condescend !o small ;hings," and your small matters will be snial! indeed. .Xnrl'L 7.V.c.r Register.

te 1

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e e

.Ti IKO.yiAMtY. ; h an extract from a

ivored somewhere in New It is true forcible beau-

u know the history of the last

nick.

A "ti K A ?1 L fillV

David 'i'iioinpson

fought e

in unclouded glorv, as if to exhiOit more , , , , , 1 . . , , , , , , c M ,, , 7 -. deplorable look of cnliiaty, 'only let fu-iv the ucst ruction which had been 1 r , . .. f ' i.n

uie uu ituu you biiav aiire my nun - I 1 1 !.. 1 .,M 1 :r.t... .

1 1 , . .. f !- 1 renin UIIU lUild ICIi llUWilllg .iiiu ii uiat

uiiiut a i;i iiuj (lilt, juciil. Ul ut;:uiii Til 1-11 - it. ii

ll - .... 1 ! I 'T'l (tun I U(.ll, Ml tot Ul V HUIU I L'hen and deata! 1 he npeninp crops . , 1 J , -, which had gladdened tfie husband- tam -oyrow and pay you heartily man's heart, for they promised a rich )ur krndness and condescension.' harvest, were entity swept away. J hf A

ly swept away

The fences were all thrown down and levelled with the ground, and the farm

buildings were perforated with a thou

i.vrAXcu

ic r w ho

. . i

n v cars a 1:0 at the sierre o

Fort Wiliiam ilenry, when it surrendered to the French under Montcalm, died lately at Iviston, (N. II.) at ihi-. age of 100 years. His grandmother was try iiaughton. who died in 1700, aged cue hundred and Jhr. It is related of her by he Lowell Courier that at the slnki..g of Port Iloyal, ia Jrftn.-u-c.a, by an earthquake, she clung to the sill of her house, floating away on it, and was taken off by a vessel safe, when all but three of the inhabitants of that ill-fated town perished in the ruins. Several years has elapsed after the disaster, whtui there came to the tavern in Dorchester, (N. II.) where

he served as a waiting w oman, a trav

eller, whom she instantly recognized

is her husband. lie was at sea when

their house w as sunk, and had never

efore received tidings of her.

your word; leave the team and pro

vender with us, and we won I require any bail for your appearance.'

Putnam gave up his team, and saun

our or so,

r"i 1 ? 1 1 Ti rr i ! I

cvn.m-c- (111

sand bullets. The farm house was a- lr(lfi ahout n 1

gam occupied, not with lac allnghted (he information he wished; he then refamiiy, for taey had not yet ventured turned to his men, and (old the disposito return, out with the advanced guar ds (ioM of tic foe aml ,is pj.,n c( ;Uoilt. ..nr.., n..: i : ' ... 1 1 . i 1.

wi inc uiiusn ,111 n.eu (J UIIU t U" - rpi 1 .,i 1, 1 . 1.1 1,, ? The morning came, and w ith it sa -

admimsterreheftothe wounded and. to I r , h.. an.

dig graves for the fallen brave. Nev

er is a British soldier's generosity more

conspicuous than in hard fought battles; I

for it is then that he treats his vanquish

ed foe as he would an unfortunate

friend, sharing alike with each those kind offices and attentions w hich situation and circumstances admit of: and

that was a day to tax his best feelings, for there was no lack of objects to

churn his sympathy and aid. On no part of the field of battle did death ap

pear to have been measured out so

were handled w ith rough hands, and when Ihov surrendered to Gen. Putnam, the clod-hopper, lie sarcastically remarked: 'Gentlemen, 1 have only kept my word; I fold vcu that I would

call and pay you for your kindness and

ANECDOTES OF II O N A F A It T E

Napoleon was accustomed, (says a

recent writer in the London iUirror,) to

wear a coat of mail under his clothes, and which he rarely went without

On his denarture for Belgium he

ds where the British were, at the thought it best to prepare lor those

first onset, observed to play; for it was dangers with which he was threatened, in the grove that the Americans advan- having all Europe leagued against by

prodigally as in that portion of the

fir

in the frrovc

ced to the attack, and. after rene.-ited every means in his lienor. He, ac-

eharges valorouslv made on the British cordinply, sent for a clever workman

lines, even to and nast the cannon's and asked him if he thought himself

mouth, as repeatedly fell back on this competent to make a coat of mail, o

iated ground, charged in turn, bv our such texture that no weapons wnaievown troops into the dark bosom of the er could penetrate. On the artificer forest. Here, at the head of" the run-- answerinp in the affirmative, Bonaparte

suing party, fell, mortally wounded, the agreed to give him 18,000 francs, the

young and gallant Moorsom. Brief, sum

On the day fixed, the man

1 I H T

but brilliant was his path to glory; the brought the work to the palace. iabloom of youth had barely ripened into poleon quickly examined it, and ordermanhood, when this last of his many ed the workman to put it on himself. battles ended with his mortal career. The. man obeyed. Napoleon then X. arhim lav stretched in death the took two pistols, saying, "We shall now

commandant ofa brave brigade ol " s 1 y , , 7"Americans, who, like a trusty soldier, yon promised me. He bred tue urst had been the last to retreat before (he J '"'-;; cuirass resisted, advancing foe. They rlcepin the " 1 .round. " he man obej ,ji ; toe 0 ... . f .1 . cim'.hk im t truck his back and with

el..." r!:,ve which was ctuir lor mem at --

the same result. i he poor artme.

half dead with fright, thought these, trials would be sufficient, but he was

the foot of a tall accacia tree, which, though wounded and rent by many a

raenon in 01 tuai i.u.ii mcin, ni . , . , . 1 1 i , cai.iuu 1 fa mistaken in his calculation. Bonaparte t.,i. i f. fur vet unnunit)ei eel ears, anu . . . , .

" C,...lK He fi-.iirrritir :ltul

annuauy give 11 ".. 7; lincpiecc, and made the same exneri-sM-atrful b'o-oir as a tiioule in mem- isi giatelu I,..) ... .iintiIinilw.r ment on the shoulders,back,and breast,

ory oi ine 11 lues im mv.in peace beneath its silent shade.

ZIIXTS OS ECON03I1T. Perhaps with most of the society in arge tow ns,there is a misrepresentation

as to w hat part of our living cost the dearest. Almost every body in niti-

ng their calculations seems to look at

the list of eatables, as if those were all

thai would cost money. We have had

some opportunity for observation, and

we hesitate not to say, that tnc mere

eatables for a family do not, in town,

make up one of the largest items of f tm-

mse. 1- uel at present is a large

item. 1 he hill lor clothing with many,

especially with those fmd of '-keeping

up appearances,-' is the largest item. And, last, though not least, is the sum of those nameless little expenditures, for nameless little trifles, which in the course of a ear often amount to a large sum. We once had the liberty of looking over the expense book ofa family, whose whole expenses for the year were rising $500 dollars, and were not a little surprised to find that the little things which cost 12 1-2 cents or less, amounted to about lhe same as

ali the other expenditures, notwith

standing the groceries were bought by the quantity. How shall we economize? 1. A to food. Buy the best kind,

and, when practicable, by the quantity and never cook a new dish until

the last has been entirely eaten. Some

families waste more than they eat;

and we are. pretty sure that the ccono mv in the matter of food does not de

pend so much upon the buying as upon lhe spending of it. 05" Water for drink is the cheapest, and we think the II. Find Make special e ffort to be informed as to the warming your room, and of retaining all the heat produced;

then procure your stove or grate, or

whatever else, and be content to use it without a change! till it is worn out. More money is often spent in changes and alterations than the fuel itself costs. 07 Do not forget in cold days to keep the door shut. III. Clothing Dress decently, nay,

V- And

tiful: Y

year, it is ueculcd that in our lar"C cities, (he mo; rules, and the laws arc cobwebs, it has been decided that to horsewhip a clergyman in the street, shall cost GO dollars and for common men to destroy prooerlv. and beat nnrl

kill one another, it shall co-t nothing! Leak fiu ward, and what is before us? There is rot a city in our land which the mob cannot rule when they please; and as they pleace; and there is an end to law, whenever the neighborhood chooses tonulhly it. Who is surprised to read in a newspaper that even innocent men are Lynched, as it is called, abused, degraded, dishonored, and yet no law w ill reach them, to protect their lives, or to punish the transgressors? There is one class of men upon whom we car: as yet rely. It is the same class that stood on the little green at Lexington that gathered gh the heights of Bunker hill, and poured down from the hiils of New England, and which were the life blood of the nation when the English lion was ready to devour it. 1 mean the farmers.

They were never-found trampling on law and right. Were I to commit my character to any class of men, my life when in danger. my family, and my country's safety, it would be to the farmers. They are a class of men such as the world never saw for honesty, intelligence, and Roman virtue, sweetened by the gospel of God. And when this nation quakes, they and their sons are those that will stand by the sb.ee t anchor of our liberties, and hold the ship at her moorings still she outrides the storm.'

w ll; but never dress guar!

(he poor cuirass resisted, and saved the I when you have once got a suit

EAKI.V RlMXtJ. Buffon rose always with the sun;

and he used to tell by w hat means he accustomed himself to getout of bed so early. "In my youth," he said, "1 was

very fond of sleep; it robbed me ofa

reat deal of my time; but my poor Jo

seph (his domestic) was of great service

in enabling me to overcome it. I

promised to give Joseph a crown every time be could make mc pet ui at six.

The next morning he did not fail to a wake and torment me; but he received only abuse. The day after he did the same, with no better success; and I w as obliged at noon to confess that I had lost time. I told him that he did not know how to manage his business; that he ought to think of my promise and not of my threats. The day following he employed force; I begged for indulgence; I bid him begone; I stormed ; but Joseph persisted. I was therefore obliged to comply, and he was rewarded everyday for the abuse w hich he suffered at the moment when I awoke, by thanks, accompanied by a crown, which he received about an

hour after. Yes, I am indebted to poor Joseph, for ten or a dozen volumes ofmv work.'1

Not long since, a northern merchant and a southern planter, were journeying together by stage, when the con

versation turned upon the profits and losses of each in tin ir business. The southroner having given in his inventory, the merchant replied, "Well, sir, on must he as rich as Crcosus." "Why not so rich neither,"1 rejoined the planter; "true, 1 raise a great many niggers and hogs, and 1 will tell you how I come out at the cud of the year. My hogs eat all the con. my niggers eat up my Imgs, and nothing but niggers remain

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