Vincennes Gazette, Volume 3, Number 3, Vincennes, Knox County, 29 June 1833 — Page 1

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VIJYCEJWYJES, INIH.flJfli JITJTE 29, 1833.

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vincennss g a Setts, Will bf Puhliskrd (very Saturday,

Terras 2 50. if paid dnnn the year. 2 00. il paid in advance. C.i 00, if not paid (hiring the year. 2f, Cor fix month?. Tapers discontinued onlj at the option of the publisher while arrearage? are due. Suh article? of produce, as are used in a family, will b rereivrd in payment for sub-Ecri'-stions, at lh market price, delivered in Vin cciines.

succeeding winter, he will be perfectly ieady for the town or country marketFarmer1 s Magazine.

American vines . There is peihaps no vegetable in America that strikes the mind with greater surprise than the wild vine. I have seen one with stem nine inches in diameter, and heard of others measuring eleven inches. Some detach ed tree have their tops clo?-ely wreathed with the vines in a munuer that forms an elegant and umbrageous canopy, into which the eye cannot penetrate. In the

wood

H I ii A I. V.i M 1ST. F ROFIT - N I) L'iLNNl-S OF FARMING. The pi' h of farming grcally depend on the economical management of working rattle, with the implements immediate

By connected with them. An account should be opened tor team?, and charged with the co-t of the horses and working cattle; also the waggon, carts plough? , and other instruments connected with them ; likew i-e shoring-, and the grain roots tiav, consumed by them; and at the cud of the ear. allowing a proper per centasre. or premium, for the risk of their livi-st! " balance may be struck. Perhaps joss than five per rent . w hich seems to be the ueu il premium, would rover this rik on all kinds of live stork, if a lull supply of nu'ritive matter he provided for them, and proper care be taken of them. A sum equal to Mi'di dpi eri -it inn of their value as may ;uie either from ae or accident.

fh uld uUt be r! irirrd; likewise the annual wear an tear of rai ts plough8, and other in-truments connected with the use of the teain, logpther with nn average interest on the account, which heinii previoul creilited with the number of day

(he horses and -u mav have happened

to work during the ear, w

ing of provender too, will be very considerable in the course of a year. It has often been said that a horse used much for draught id neither plea-ant nor safe for the saddle. The little farmer does not want a shew y complete hackney. He will be content if he is tolerably well cau ied, and if he has taken a little care in the choice of his horse and selected one with sound feet, shoulders not too thick, and legs not too much under him, and if he keeps him in good condition, and does not scandalously overweight him; the fine days carlingor harrow mg work will not to any material degree unlit him tor the saddle.

especially if the rider bear in mind w hat

we have termed the golden rule of horsemanship, always a little to teel the mouth of the animal he is upon. A far met, and moie particularly, a small fanner, will prefer a mate to a getting.

both for ridiigaiul driving, She will not cost him so much at fust, and he will get a great deal mote wor k u( ut her. There t an be no doubt that taking bulk for uik, a mare is stronger and more latmg than a gelding, and in addition to this, the farmer has tier to breed from. This, and ihe

profit w hich is attached to it, m well known i in the breeding counties, but why tee,

breeding ol holies for sale should ne ai

, . . 3 , , lio are olted moored w itfiout an y other m lOrn'id il i not 'asv to c villain . . . J

'V " .1 , ' Icanie ihan a rn .11 vine.

utiercver ineie are guuu ni'ises, na

him buy it last week at Mr. Grant's store, own hands. The famous Penelope and Be sure and get the new one." her loom are familiar to every reader. A little girl enters "Mother sent me to Theocritus, Terence, Virgil in short evsee if you had done with the second volume ery ancient author, as well sacred aa pro of Milmari's History of the Jews, which -fane, bears testimony of the active and you borrowed of her several months ago. ! industrious lives which the females of their She says she would like to read it herself." , days led ; and even in the corrupt ages of "My dear child, why did not your mo ; Home, Augustus is suid, on the authority ther send tor it before? I declare i don't, of Suetonius to have worn no rlnthiW bur

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know where it i? now, 1 lent it to somebody I forget who'. I'll make enquiry, and rf 1 can find it, 1 will send it to her in the course of a few weeks." In the afternoon it laius "Wife, where

is my great coat?"

they over top the tallest trees, and I 7i M-U,u

from thence hang the pendulous twigs '.-! , v. iV tV. it Cf . i r, r.. . 1 .1 igreat holes uuoer the arm pits; besides, it most 10 the ground, or pa?slheir rarndira-i- . . , , ' v ,i . 1 . is so shabny 1 am ashamed l. see you wear tions from the branches of one tree to oth . , r. , J . u ) , , . . ,. iit Can't we borrow one somewhere ers, oversb.M'ouifjg a considerab e space. ,, , . -rv rv 1 1 7 . dip li.rnna ttii tn Iptrnn I ) n v I 7 ;i ml

I ask hini if he will lend y our father his

In many iiirtMiT.es their roots are at the

. . ,J .. new surtout, as it rams, and his is not tit

men up- I'a-iK'i ro branches :il ttie 4 ,, ... . ,

height of Hxiy or f i. hty feet, without mining in e-'tit act will; the trunks ol tree, or

any intermediate npport. To make the case plain, I have only t ay, that the po si'io:- ut me oi the..-, v inet have a near pe-tiiildance to the las, and some other ropes of a hip. Tin question, how they have erect d themselv e- in this manner,

I? tlfnilpnl V it f in ita fhit ilcornul tlir

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convenience for rearing the colts, the far mer may start as a breeder with a good chance el t-uccess. It he has a few useful cart mares, and rmes them with a well knit half bred horse, he will certainly have colts useful for ev erv purpose of agriculture, and some of them sufficiently light for the van, postchaise or coach It he has asuperior marc.

If a notch is cut

in the rtem of the vin in the spring season, clear and tartelpss water luns out, not in drops, but in a continued stream I have several times quenched my thirst with sources of this kind. --Flint's America

Carrots Thi valuable root, so highly esteemed, and so extensively and profitably cultivated in England and some parts

one of the old Cleveland bleed, and puts j of our own country, is almost wholly tieg-

her to a bony time-fourths bred horse, or

ill determine 1 he can find one stout and compact en.

the cost of a dav- work done hv one or

more of them. Thr farmer may be .iQ-!on he will have a fair chance to rear a

PUied that unless no more woiking csttlejcoli that will amply repay him as a hunter be kept than ire absolutely necessary, and i or carriage horse. gtc-it economy be practiced in the man-i The nre need not be idle while she is liffcmeni of them, and the implements ! breeding, she may he orked mo ieratcly connected with them, the price of a dav's! almost to the period of her loalmg. and work cione hv one or more of the horses1 wrth benefit rather than otherwise; nor is or r.xeu will so tar exceed credibility with ! there occasion that much of her timerhonld thoro who have not investigated this im-i be lost even while she is suckling. Ithe poitant subject, that I wiNou-jit making' put to the hoise in June, the foaling time the proha'de ejtimate lest it might be sup ! will Ml, and the loss of labor will occur, Icsed that it nacnot founded on facts that! in the most leisure time of the year, actually exist when the geouitie princi-j There are two rock on which the tar pies of nonomv are not attended to mer often strikes; he pays little attention Ac. account Mmdar ;o that for the hors-t!,t "'d of m ire, and les- to the p,n,.( r es and working cattle will determine the ! noiw ishment ot the foal. It may belaid

expense and t vsi nt the aruma roareu 01 - t

I ail t i 1

lectro nere. nesiues nemo; uselul as a

vegetable, it is valuable as a food for bor

ough, a seven-eighth or a thorough bred jses, cows, sheep and hogs: they thrive well

upon them, and are said to be les liable

to disease, than when ted on grain For

horses, thve who have tried it, pronounce that a bushel of carrots will go as far as a

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h i ci 1 . nc lam; g'lwi taii ii. and return it, when he is done with it." An I so on to the eud of the chapter. A friend once informed us that about ten o'clock, one cold stormy evening in the

month of February, when his family was abou retiring for the night 10 their le spective ao it tments, a loud rap was heard at the door, which ou being; opened, there

entered a little urchin, who said his mam my, w ho lived hut a few paces distant, bad sent her respects, and wished to borroxv a warming pan to warm her bed, as ihe night was cold, and they had nooe in the house. The warming pan was forthwith brought from the kitchen and handed over to the little fellow; bui he was not yet satisfied "Mother s.iys if you lend us the

warming-pan, perhap you would lend us some coals too, to put into it, as our fire is almost gone out i" The mendicant, who humbly solicits

alms at your gate, tells you tbat he is the. child of poverty and his squalid features and filth) rag- confirm the tale, you cheer fully render him all the assistance in your power, conscious that virtue sometimes

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uweiis iieneain a raueiea garo. 1 ne highwayman, who knocks you down, and

bushel ot oats or corn To rai-e them re then summons you to stand, gives you a

quires no more trouble than corn and an ' convincing, though unwelcome proof, that

acre will produce from 3 to 00 bushels, j how ever degraded the wretch may be

wh l-' ' ori only 50 or (iO. 1 from the presence of virtue, yet courage

u. , r ,'- 1 r- . t-szz-:zz i still ennobles Ins heart, liut the Jespa liOits.OWHX;. iper borro7itr does not possess one redeem

Tnere is no .-lass of people more annov-1Dg But vve V11 command our temper.

mg m a r.ninnviruty than those who are

eternally in the habit of Lorrozi:i?i- -1 ho through est it me parsimony negh'ct to pro-

CTIANGES IN SOCIETY.

1 look forward a few horl years, and

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The account ot teams . general u.y we me prejudice aijaio-i u,

for th. Hwimu- ir.r will, ot course, be;"""""- v.uo- o, ui- jouuepem.r agieat

ought for sale.

chai gen

wi'.h thf pte-ent actual

ill .1 1

value of rr-te on trie tiam tnan ou me sire

The Aiabs are convinced el this, for no

present artuil value connected ith them

llm ln.;t-j .itn! iivrti foorpther with the

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of the implements P!KI U,H 5 nv uoni n ma iiKeiy rr.are 01 ttie highest blood, and they trace back the i 1 . 1 1 it rr nf jlif ir litiiuric rrt I tiriitir.-Ji iKr

The exper.-e ... each crop wdl be deter-. .(ui (he &un mined by cb ugmg it with the co.t ot cul-. mpn je,(1 ,ie same opimoa long before the livHt.on. fcr Also anaverage ... erest on . hor,. were 4, vymre thecapi". ,lemploed iu it, toge.her with of winni have r er ,lire( a .,ou,h( a rent fi r the ground, equal to an annual whf)se hor?e wa9 abl)ut t0 ftart on ,he interest on the um it cost per acre: tin OUmric course t.Asl. he daGl of vour ghoul.i ne climated y adding to the fn (va8 lhe . fci,nded on ejT cost o! the faim. the cot d ihe necessary eiu e improvements made to place the huildmgs,! Thp jWmei howevcr, t00 frcqucntlv

fences o ,a proper con . u.on.o, .'-. ,hlll lhal an. mure wil, do to ,,rct)(J ing. Hut after the farm has been put into f. Ue fiu a eat prancin proper order, an account should he opened iSktalonf Wlth A w h s0,mcllng name? and lor the general expends of it, -uch ; 0;(lef ,th ,,,,, ht: reckons on having a Leepmg the buddings fences. &e in order j vatu;lble co,t? ym, noull he ,K1, he H,ui or such other charge, as cannot be readily . lmte8 ,he t.ul,( (o Ue hf)rge and (i0t tQ hjs

placed to the debt ot aoy pariiruiar crop, ()Un want ot" j,I(igmeul For morc de. tc. and after charging an annual average , us Qn lhe m,UQ thaH ig drtamt of in ,)is on this account, the balance should be car- philosophy . lied to the account of profit and loss, at j Jt ne hdS" an nder sizH( or a hlemish or the end ot the year The whole ot the uns,oun , mAr let him continue to use her

lor any one year, win re-jon h,. Iarm:she lrobablv did not cost him

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vine Iheiii-oiv. with the vaiiuU a r! i (es. bee UC ' society eniuxly Cliantfetl

which am r.wisidfie.l indispensable i a , 1 he vener able fathers, who have borne well regulate.) family, and subsist almost the heat and burden of tne day, are drop entirely at the xpense ot iluir ut ighbor s . ' ,HiS OI)C illter another into ihe grave, and Uut it is a notoiiou, fact, which we dare ocm they wl11 he gone Of those too, who say many of our reader- wdl bear witness a,c ,10vv lhe "Ctmg members of society, to, that there ue mmy families., w ho , s,JQie ,wve passed the meridian of life, seem to make, it the 1 hief business of their ! olheta are passing it, and all will soon be lives to borrorv. I going down in its decline, to mingle with "My dear," said Mrs. Green to her hus-1 lhu generations who have disappeared band one mornin:, "the meal which we!l,e,oie them, from this transitory scene of

borrowed from Mr. Black a few days ago, ' action . To a mind, seriously contempla13 almost out, and we must bake to-mor-j tioS t,1,d mournful fact, it is an iuquiry of

deep and tender interest who are to rise up and fill their places? To w hom are to be committed the individual interests of this cotntnunity 1 Who are to sustain its responsibilities, and discharge its duties?

jnth affo ' ou anticipate the answer. It is to your

young men, that thege interests are to be committed, and these responsibilities trans

terred you are fast advancing to fill the

roiv.-"Well,

said her husband, "spnd and

borrow' half a bushel at Mr. White's, he rent to mill yesterday." "And whan it comeg, shall we return the

peck we borrowed more than a m

from the widow Gray?"' "No,1 said the husband gruftlv, "she can send tor it when she wants it. John,

do vou go down to Mr. Iiiown's, and ask l,lace3 ' lnose vho ure retiring to

1 him to lend me his axe to chop same wood S,ve lJlilCe 10 Jiuevv generation, lou are

this forenoon; oufs is quite dull, and I jaoonto occupy the houses, aud own the saw him grinding his last night. And James 1 poperty, and fill the offices and possess the do vou goto Mr. Clark's, and ask him tol'0rter iiU(l (l,iect l"e influence that are lend" me a hammer and do you hear? you "xv ,u other hands. The various depart-

may as well borrow a few nails, while you'menlot busmess and trust, the pulpit and

such as was made by his wife aud her sis

ters. It was likewise the custom, formerly, among our European ancestors, for womea to employ themselves in useful works. Even among the highest of the nobility, females were not content to amuse themselves lor a few minutes in the day with the needle: but sitting in the midit of Iheir maidens they labored statedly foe hours, at tasks, which would now be considered degrading to a fine lady Many of the ancient halls iu England possesses complete sets of furniture and hangings woiked under the immediate superintendence of tome former lady of the mansion. The Germans who for a longer period than almost any other nation, retained the customs of their forefathers, cherished to a very late period in their females, a lore

ot useful industry. Iu all the courts of Germany, princesses constantly worked in the midst of their female attendants, and were never ashamed to take an active part in all the domestic concerus of their household they would indeed blush to have been found idle. They had no idea that women have the shameful privilege of doiri nothing, or of spending their time only in trifles They claimed and made use of their true prerogative and

were ot the opiuion that the love ot industry is a virtue which supports all others, ami which does hunor to their sex, howe

ver depressed and elevated may be its

rank iu society. Journal of Health.

FACTS lx PHYSICS. Gold beaters, by hainuieiin, reduce s;old to leaves so thin, that 2112,000 must be hud ou each

other lo produce the thickness of an inch. Ihey

are so thin, tbat it loraied into a bool, loOU1 would occupy the space of a single leaf of common paper. A grain ut blue vitriol, or carmine, will tinga a gallon of wter, to that in every drop the color may be perceived j and a grain ol oiusii will scent a room for twenty years. A stone which on laud reqnires the strength of two men to lilt it, roay be lifted in water by one man. A sliip draws less water by one thirty-fifth ia the heavy salt water, than in tnatof a river, and a man may support himsell more easily ia the sea than iu a river. An immense weight may be ra5ed a chort dig-

lance, hy first tilneiiiiig a dry ropn between it and a support, and then wetting the rope 1 ho moisture imbibed into the rope by capillary attraction causes it to bc& ine shorter. A rod of iron, which when cold will pass through a certain opening, when heated expand, and becomes too thick to pass. Thus the tire or rim of a coach wheel, when healed goes on loosely, and when cooled it binds the wheel most tightly. One pint of water converted into steam, fills a space of nearly 2000 pint and raises the piston of a steam engine with a force of many ihousand pounds. It may afterwards be condensed and re-appear as a pint of water. A cubic inch of lead is forty times heavier than the same bulk of cork. Mercury, is nearly fourteen times heavier than the same bulk ol water Sound travels in water about four times quicker, and in solids from ten to twenty times quicker, than in air.

much, and -he wrll beat any gelding, but

let hiin not think of breeding fr un her. A roomy mare, with some blood in her,

and with m-t of the good points will a-

grass groun?

quire but one account, be the fields many

or few. An account should always be 0penc) for such implements of husbandry

rs are not connected with the teams and

inerr separate costs arm i..Stua.Rt,.iU(one answer his purpose. She mty bear it; also an annual average interest on thejabout hef q( hoQesl WQi )e amount; likewise the wear and tear of the)leuer of lh )s houcver? lhe 1,. i)Ut implements. After this h is been d"ev she must not have any disease. There is and credit given for the actual value ot sc.trrel a millad l0 whlcn lhe otse js the implements on hand, the balance sul,ject that hereditary; contracted

enoui.1 ne cameo 10 me accuuuv ui pium le , , ;1V- rn:ir;.,c, .iliri. jnii

blindness, notoriously descend from the sire to the dam, to the foal. Mr. Huberts, in that useful publication, the Veterinarian, says, "last summer I was asked my o-

pinion ot a horse, 1 approved ot his for

cod loss

THE fa mint's HORSE. The farmer's horse is an animal of all work, to be ridden nccasionly to market or for pleasure, but to be principally employed for draught. lie should be higher thaa the road horse, about fifteen hinds nud two inches may be taken as the best standard. A horse with a shoulder thick

er, lower, and less slanting than will be chosen in a hackney, will better fait the collar, and collar work will be chiefly required of him. A stmt compact horse should be selected, yet not a beavv clod dy one. borne blood will be desirable, but the half-bred horse will generally best

puit the farmer's purpose. He should have weight enough o throw into the collar, and sufficient activity to get over the ground. Farmer's are now beginning to he aware of the superioiity of the moderate sizd strong active horse, over the bulkier but slower animal of former days. It is not only in harvest and when a frosty morning must be seized lo cait manure, that this is perceived, but in the everv day work ot the same, the saving of time and tha sav-

are about it."

A little boy now enters and says; "Fa

ther sent me to ask if you had done with

the bar, our courts of Justice aud halls oi

legislation; our civil, religious and litera. ry in-titutions; all, in short, that constitutes

his Iwe, which vou borrowed a week ago j society, and goes to make life useful aud

last Wednesday; he wants to use it." "Wants hi hoe, child? What can he want with it? 1 have not half done with it yet but if he. wants it, I suppose he ur.u-it have it. Tell hiui to send it back, though, as soon as he can spare it." They set down to breakfast. "O la!" exclaims Mrs'. Green, "there is not a particle cf butter in the house James run over to Mrs. Notable's, she always has excellent butter in her dairy, aud ask her to lend me a platefull." After a few minutes James returns;

i'Mr. Notable savs she has sent vou the

where there happened to be two curbs; 1 was then told his sister was in the same

stable, she also had two curbs; knowing the fire to be free from these delects. 1 inquired about the dam she also bad two confirmed curbs. She w as at this time run rung with a foal ol hers, two vears old,

by another horse, and he also had two curbs. The foal should be well taken care of

for the first two years It rs had poucy to stint or half-starve the gtoivn.g colt

The colt, whether mtt uded for a hunt er, or carriage horse, may be earlier hand led, but should not be broken in until three years old. and then the very best breaking in for the carriage horse, is to make him earn a little of his living Let him be put to the liar r ow of light plough. Going over the rough ground will leach him to lift hifeet well, and give him that high an 1 shewy action, excusable in a carriage home, but excusable in no other. In the

mation with the exception of the hocks, (butter, but begs you to remember that she

has already lent you nineteen platefulls, which are scored on the dairy door.' "Nineteen platefulls! exclaimed the astonished Mrs Green, holding up both her hand; "it is no such thing I never had half the quantity; and if 1 had, what is a

little platefull of butter? 1 never should think of keeping an account of such a trifling affui I declare,! have a great mind never to borrow any thing of that mean creature again, so long as I live." After breakfast, Mr. Green must shave.

His razor is out of order "John where is

Mr. Smith's hone and strap?"

"He sent for it the other dav, sir, and

said he should like to have the privilege

ot using it himself so7iietimcs

"Sent for it? Impertinent! He might at least have waited till 1 was done with

lit. Well, en down to Squire Stern's, and

ask him to lend me his best razor; tell him

mine is so dull I can do nothing with it. 1

happy, are to be in your hands, and under

your control. This representation is not made to excite your vanity, but to impress you with adueseuseof y our obligation. Vou can uol iaiie a ratioual view of the stations to which you are advancing, or of the duties that are coming upon you, without feeling; deeply, your need ot high and peculiar

qualifications. In commitling to you her

interests and privileges, society imposes

of you corresponding claims; ami demands

that you be prepared to till, with honor and usefulness, the places which you are destined to occupy. She looks to ycu for

future protection and support, and while

she opeus her arms to welcome you to her

high immunities and hopes, she requires of

you the cultivation of those virtues, and

the attainment of those qualifications,

which can aloue prepare you ior the duties and scenes of future life.

At the late anniversary of the Typographical Society in Philadelphia, the iXulhrjers lire technically hit off in the following Toasts, by Wm. Hill, ami Mr. M'KilIy. "Calhoun, Cooper, Hayue, and Hamilton The kados of the Nulliflers; may their heads bo used for mallets, and their arms (or shutting sticks to tighten the quoins of the form cf twenty fours.' " l he Union A capital form of Government, having no (J) in the history of nations may a new () in the Constitution put a ( ) to the foul attempt to erase a () from our country's banner; otherwise a (t) will be planted in our reputation, which will Crtuse the (fj-) of scorn to be pointed at us. Let the Amencan press so ('u) the infamy of Southern fullifurs, that neither the influence of British (JC's) nor the loss of American (S's) will induce any citizen to resist his country's laws. If one drop of blood is spilled in the cause of disunion, may the ambition of its mover receive such a () of exaltation that their ('s) may he cut short by the of a hempen cord. Young Ladies far Sale. Xa one of the Calcutta newspapers, the following advertisement appeared:---"Be it known that six fair, pretty young ladies, with two sweet engaging young children, lately imported from Europe, having the roses ot health blooming on their cheeks, and joy s-parkling in their eyes, possessing amiable manners, and highly accomplished, are to bo

mffled for next door to the British Gallery. Scheme, twelve tickets at twelve rupees each, How shamefully they treat younj ladies iu Calcutta." World cf Fashion.

FE3IALK INDUSTUY. If we refer to the accouuts which the

ancients give concerning the manner iu which women formerly spent their time, we shall find that in their estimation, at leait, female industry was by no means a matter of indifference. Homer tells us of princesses, who although entrusted with the economy of their household, and a va riety of domestic concerns, nevertheless found time to make the clothing worn by their husbands aad families. He repre

sents Andromach employed in uoik of

embroidery. Helen, al?o made lich ta

What is the world which we ransack, but a st'i -pendous charnel-house? Every thing that wo deem most lovely, ask its origin Decay? When we riile nature, and collect wisdom, are we not like the hags of old, culling simples from the rank grave anil extracting sorceries from the rottii; bones of the dead? Every thin? around us U fathered by corruption, and into corruption re

turns at last. Corruption h at once the womb and

;rave of nature, and the very heaury on which wo gaze and hang the clouds and trees, and thu swarming wattrs all arc oue vast panorama of death!"

lievine, and the crrace of Goi be vvith

know he fca an excellent one, for J siwj pestry, which she embroidered with her 'you. JYorlhern Star.

A Sztarm of Dees. Be quiet. Ie active. Be patient. Be humble. Be pray erful. Be watchful- Be hopeful. Be gentle. Be merciful. Be gracious. Be just. Be upright. Be kind. Be simple. Be diligent. Be meek. Be lowly. Be

long-suffering. Be not faithless, but be-