Vincennes Gazette, Volume 13, Number 37, Vincennes, Knox County, 17 February 1844 — Page 4

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For t lie Vmcenne Oat'tte. TO EA2Q. lack the cup, its p dei.t pr ii Alas', cr.ti counterfeit too wi -il. Yes- ! n moment I may d;e on I taste the renovating stream. nd the deception leads me on Till faith, find ftrenath, and hope are pone, And Irave me lone, debased ami wasted. Where first the 1 dtt-r cup w a tasted, Hitter not hi! too deeply drained To cleanse the lips i's curse hath stm.ed. Oh. crush the cold, t rre it h A pledge to immettahtv !' A. omm.'i . The paihng clasw' atldr !s a thenoFor s t" poets, such reL'ut as for bliss. Us a:, a dream. The -glass' contains no jy tliat' tri.c. With imilfJ you Wis the fj.atkhn.: wart. To toast the las' an J tun-l'd nine.' Till you are hound n'd Uacchns' l.ie, Bt hi-1 decpj tive acent, wine. i hni uct ;'.! wine tod row i ds;li riuc , And csi'. er et.' i:i cv'ty tui. Voi -,on wtd ti'vh ere- loi.e. de- p.m I.Iuikir.si in the htijht wme cur. I h-n. Ki:.. I' : '-'!-' ear. An. I weiih th:s olefin i:i ;".o we! Tli" voice i-f i;ih:i ;i w ,:;ie- o.e u . H v tluv i wfh. y :-ur ....! '-y thU ftdxre To ive you f .u a co-pot' To ie yoa (:ei:i ed i '.' . n-e Of neaii'? to :h our i i: o ;i . ht n 'M ie rouh i down ne.v.h rrtn.' rM cr Fly not to .pialV th.e puonous wiue The I'hnstiai.'s hope will ive relict, Snd f.ll vout he;-t v.'.th d;ine. rnibo. Ilun, ; iii. 1 s-1 ! . r -r the Viucenne, (I i i t'.t . TllTZ II!Z AKTA i meJ"l.e rof t'u-.t'8 I '.'ken from irssie::;, And paifd up'i hy cold and ram, 'A ill gather vr-t no slain from them, Hut all its sweets remain the g.i:n : Tho' ktrar.cr lijis '-d stra'.iper eyes Should pi.r.e it t'mirancc yet the bloom Af purely on its hoo:n 1'?. A? thoii.;h it were its humhlrr 0, "ra wy fou;c P'nc iirt, to lte uiid die, "watched hut t an infant eye. Net thus the heart wh. of o- i-ions cre'A, In lovs-ttc tnu;.!'cs ione ami .v,irl Whoi-ethoul.ts. tho' U:r fhoi.e sweetly thro', Ard htijhteM hopes, those tears must steep; Which knew. -:o other losora had A t.-clii'.e sacred as its own, I.ovod it iho...;ht. because o sad. An.i choiis!;- ,! them hecause 'o kne . If. like the rot-e, it y! d' its bteath To air. which etlicr hp profane, Its sole reward i bitt-r death. Its sweets can never m "re remain : The eve, that once its visions sers. Withers them like an evil -pt ll In vain for oit.er hours, it t, Moves, Thev're "i t the fresa and heautifnl I Oh ! n thv heart he uch m thoucht, !., ci -.Kt t'.nt lifu the soul above--V.mohh from h.-a vei.lv rou-iios cat Or dram of earthly h -t-e a:; Oheiuh ih as thou h vct t! ove ell e i: Titat makes a pnet . worUI t' . U- Wl ll Oh prize not c 1 t.r fat A tho hiih f.mta-ies, u-. u a:ivi ione x r.e ; that he upon V.u- too. 'i'h.-u v cepe.-t io t; :i t.i .j cwav Tl'.e i ural i.iu I l 1st i..-t stop its itpvkli" plae. .on w Xhv re's ii 't a hc.e. or sibt, or sound Tl at nature hath th u loves; not There's not a scene. by wave or m -und Thv heart or eve would wish to blot : But ch ! within the heart may rest Hues, which r.omoitil ee ka'h seen, Lit bv the sun within the biea-t, In'lonely brilliancy 'hey bean : If fetich thou hal. let 1 e,t the e Of worldlings in.-et t!. dieiia" ''Jti: And tho i nrivest pray, and weep, and - u Tl: se erea r.s will a.Ine's id" ill v s. ui is A strancer vok ..it a e. 'evi tiiCi ;v v. k Its dreamv thcusht- no- nr Awoke to s'.ietu'C and despair.Few knw how rich that he wt can e Which make? its universe withn . And few can teii limv sud to s e. Its vis-ions fade away in dentil, Fale victim? to the withering breath ELIZA. For the Yiucennes Oirette. TO C. PI. .4 rr A Woman's love deep in the heait, Is like the vivid flower. That lifts its modest head apart In some seuetereJ bower. And blest is he who finds that bloom, Who s;ps its gentle sweets, He 1 eeds not life's oppressive gloom, Nor all the care he meets. A woman's love is hke the spring. Amid the w ild alone. A burning wild u'er which the wiiiij OT cloud is seldom thrown, And blest is he who meets that fount Beneath the sultry day, How gladly should his spirit mount How pleasant be his way. A woman's love is like the rock That every tempest braves, And stands secure amid the shock Of ocean's wildest waves. And b'est i he who knows repose Within its shade is given. The world with all its caies and woes, Seems less like earth than h Co!eu;!f, Februa-y iS, IS41

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BY MIS. r. LOr' XOKWrK. It was a black, dreary evening in March. Ihe v. iii'l whiMieu rnourniultv, ami hi shower of mingled rain and sleet was falls p C tha now almost lienor ted streets of t!.e city f M . I;i a !nre and scanty ft; rnih jd apnr tme ut, bolide a o'.fr r-!c-j! tire, sat Mrs. tlrey, busily plying h(r n cdie. A lamp burned upon a snt.dl table noar her, and opposite h;'r ;i youno Ctri bMHMHo .;v"r tier vr;, na anparar v 1 1 1 i v ii'si in tliotioht. This is a win ly uiir'a,' said Mi-;. (Jri". . :ii' tlie iloe'i s.ieiice w o. h pervaded artiiie-nt. and dra whig hr ahaw ! sti 1 1 closer around l;?v .-i.oi;hl ji ; vur lire is iet.rn low, Alice, and '.: grows cold here v.?ry last.' Alice h i I aside her need'e-work and stirrt-d up the half-dying embers The last t.u 1 u inch tliey possessed was m the grate, and as the lire bla.ed with a ii-kiy glare. s!,o Hghed and drew a long chair on which her litde brother Willie sat still closer to hr, and rested his curly head utnin her W f-uher coeie to-night?' aked Wil lie-, looking up inquiringly into her face. Alice did not reply, but Willie saw that her eyes were tilled with tears as she remimed her work, and said no more. 'If father would only ign the Temperance Tiedg !' said W illie, raising his dark ves to . Airs. ( irav s laee, lthnt WOt! ' 1 mak" vo i hapt woaem t it mother: 'Ye, tppv. Willis he re; in ake us Slg 1. At this nstait a heavy step was bean m the aiijomitig p i e; s r ' r 0 . whispcre. dl e I?. co. i 'ATdi U lit .--th- t tnstmetivelv crept closer to his h and Ms:er. Th middi door op-di. ego tette-re and 1! a man past tn; ' to. -k in silenc-. the Itair which Alioe re i I hi; u , a a u us eves arimml t:te ap.ai lineiit. U hat! no fire!' lie said at b-iij some m.ire wood, Alice.' :h. 'There is no titer1, lather,' n p';;ed Alice, as she placed his nit v upper upeti c a r e . tah'e and arran; Tii'TC, that d it wit!: w i. S V. I Mr. . i (i rev, ;e utcw !i;s(Miir towards w gv. your c, oak, A:ice. ou mu-t g,i over to Mr. O.-boru.-'s to night.' 'Not to-night, William?" said Mrs. Grey, mildly. 'Yes, to-nigh', sh" can go as well as at any time, an 1 this letter i.iUs: he sent t night.' Mrs. (Jrey knew it would ho of no use to say more, and Alice, taking the letter from her father's hand, tied on her cloak anil boo 1 j0 Jepart. 'Wisp your c!n:,k cbiiJy rv.n 1 vou. -viiuc. pcuu oir. 'r,.v t lamp for her daughter to (to,, , hell the iih-us flieltt of st,..rs that hd fr.-ni humble abode into the np.-n court he! w. e are i rioted w re ' as slie rraclted Mr. paused to take breath. t! . 1 1 she v" d or an t-on,.i A i re i'i ie ht , i glit va1 hn.ls. an s:n:i:ni thnnigh the :ia: ice heard the seund e-f hepov v : s , a - vv a - she gently tiptied at t! ; door. opened by Mr. Osborne, v, I exclamahon of surprise at there. Come in, my cihid,' he this is a bitter sb rm on, I vou .,.. i io uttered an seeit;g Alice sa'ni kind'v. look we t and A hoe foliowe. i. nit into assemble:c par, r where the family u ere . end Mrs. :er beside d iif.ie Ih , III : iiC IS 1 1 el r v v o a i Ostiie (orne pi n'ed a chair i-r glit lire. No, take my rcr.:,' ii s; rtng'ug ireioi ter ud the feet a a r nit : t corner a e . stni't il as u Alice !.e ro It-red seat, but her eves instantly ti led ,i w :ili tears, . whisper to 1 ,o( Juha; she i card Hlion innocently er sifter J ulia. ' Look at her lh-v are full of holes; her i -i : .or is a i;ri;:;ku,-d, isn't lie?' A reproving lo-.k from Julia he -died ;h little prattler, w h... perceivin ; t-i.it Alice had heard I: r words, ran to her and threw her aims around i. r neck, exclaiming. You must not look so sorry ; I d;d inn m an any harm, indeed I di i not.' 101 have no, done any harm,' said Alice, resuming her usual placidity, and drav. ing her father's letter from her bosom. Mr. Osborn took i:, and cast his eyes over tlte contents. Alice, who was eagerly watching his countenance, perceived 3 smile of pleasure pas.s ova. t it, us he rend, and he unconsciously murmured, ' It cannot be that he is sincere in all this, it would be a very happy thing if he were. What can it be V thought Alice, as he folded t!;e letter and placed it in his pocket. Tell your father, Alice, that I will call upon him early to-morrow morning, and will assist him all that is in inv power, and if ho is really sincere, as I should judge from this letter, there are bright days in store for you all.' A thrill of joy shot through the-heart of the inebriate's daughter, and she unconsciously murmured a prayer that it might be so. The clock struck nine as she- ascended the stairs, and opened the door of Iter father's huinb'o abode. Her mother was still engaged with her needle work end her father sat leaning his head upon the table. lie arose as she entered, saying. Well, Alice, what did Mr. Osborn say?' Alice related wli3t had passed, to which Mr. Grey listened in silence, and rgain resting his head upon the table, seemed unconscious to what was passing around. The next morning, when Alice arose, she wes surprised to find a bright tire which h r h-ther had kindled, with some wood h-k he Ii3d prccureJ. IIo soon cni ed

and Alice observed t !iaX there-was a marked cliiiVreiicc in bid appearance from what she had been accustomed to see. 'You work too bard, Maiy,' said b.e,

turning to his v;:e, yo i are kidm vouiself bv biich untiring labor; cheer up, our prop:ets are brighter than they have been for e ars. gleam of hope rilled Mrs.Grey'sjheart. a voice was kinder tliau it had been for tli a h'ng lime and she raised her eyes with a smile of joy ea she said, 'How so William ?' T am a Wasliingtonian !' replied Mr. Grey, I have this m rtiing signed the pledge, and I prav that I mav never break it.' Mrs. (irey uttered an exclamation of j 'V, while Alice could scarcely express her happittess. Willie clanned Ids hands o . Ih, ve yon father, have you signed the pledge ' and I can sit upon your knee, now, lather, and you won't be cross again ?' Mr. Grey returned his little sou's caresses, and Willie seemed perfectly happy, now that his father was indeed a Washingtonian. We shan't be cold and hungry any more, mother,' said he, and you and Alice won't have to sit up all nigh: now, to work for any body.' 'I shouhl never have signed, bail i: not been for the faithful ciforts i fa few members of the. Temperance Society,' said Mr. Grey; ' long have they been i ndeavoritig to persuade me to abandon my wretched course, hut so Mro'.igly was 1 bound bv the chains of intemperance, that it cos; tinnv a struggle to w lien I saw tho tvre; lie free ; last night, hi'dness which I had bro'i jl.t upon my h" nil v, and s:ttv you toiling by the light of a thin lamp to ab ir.d "0 my wicked c hi sho;:l-i y;t!-l to t":nptatiin an r-; duli Mi, I sent A!i-:e with a ! - o i v e i -e : lest I b'reak my tie r to M r. 1 kiberri last night : I would not go m sell shame prevented me ; he came to see me this morning and now inv name is on the Temperaf.ce 1 'ledge, and I !io-' '.Mary. w 1 1 ma, toe .j'tag of G.id, to Ijl an altered The Poor Gtrawbsrry Soy . 'due utortting in tho en miner of 1 isejiue hut po-oriy dressed boy, called io r ot a rich m iii.-i n in I, - , in New York City, and c tie red a-kets of strawben :es f..r sale. ( He on a: the S'pi:.rC some I llavm ei.snose.. .i me irui:. ;-2 v as a nout o dl 'art, den '.is 1 1 ; t : i o i v. a rre sraid'e i f a ht autii'.ii iriri,? t-el. 'UV twer. e ar- . w no cro,;-t the; ; 1 1 near I lie door. Sh ter i f the gendem it was the otdv ugh the louse imiiu i-Mi.v u nicii sue uesiow-u on i.ioi struck a chord in his heart, which until that m nit-Ma, had never vibrated. 'She is veiy lovely!' he exe'aimed mentally, 'b it she is the ii..ugher ef tlie great i min.onare stie n be noiiimg t j me. .he fie! Is ii search o Uo retiiree-i to l! p'taciiilii -let - of th j ram ji; s. 'I am yo .rig,' he c i .itinin cou-d I c ).ild in:-.'..e mvsel to :i on set; vorthv of her' and this ihongat. tboug' u did not the feeling, husliod it. A w berry I had v i-seo ;e .s'ti-i straw )V gam &to l vvuii a patoitatin'" near; a. te tie.'i man a eoi er. liis irud i u as p:; release d asb-.f't o, and he u-oeivee os u)ou.?v irom tna vvmto ieoei oi me f.er being whom the moment he first sawhe ha ! eared io hi ve. She so, 1- 1. ; uv. tv 1 il - v to lie a 1: a i e em. Mid ! ;d ti;:n call i.gv.n. d d no' forge; the order. II t 1, id i., ! e!!cd but the' season was ad . ; iieing, am: ti,-. i',, o ',-.,! !- dad aecom 0 a scare-ftv . 1 mors for i had not 1)3 able tj bring vou any he said one morning, 'I am sorry. was a pleasure for me to eti'.l heie. ) d. vvi; mav m et hereatter.' 1 ne bosom e -1. oU"g heart that Huttered in the f" 1 1 at ye ting girl was touched at lee n:t -icd. though Minowliat melancholy tone di wdd-di this was uttere.,, an iepne.1 that .e would remember mi. e s! 1a meet again, et; when pre mis-. vou, you s.iad not h ddied to ac know led, stra wherry toe acquaintance of the l.ov i r o'fl le loon: ie lang iage singtilar but they parted. Three years elapsed. Tne tide of speculation vv'iL'h was theti swelling our country, had not reached 'the Hood.' and the man of wealth, with his beautiful daughter, rolled in his elegant carriage along Hroa Iway. upoi a fine Sabbath morning on tlie way to Trinity Church. Chailotte w as just changing to the open rose.' -She is fair indeed. The service had ended die magnificent carriage stood at the door,- the elegant caparisoned hores pawed thegroun l uneasily 3 liveried footman held the door and the wealthy merchant handed his lovely daughter to the coach, amid the low obeisance of her gay admirers. Why does she not observe the e f a thousand b ittenly admirers. A voting, plane v dressed s'rio.ioor stand.; quietly at the side of the church door, anhe r gaze for a moment is riveted on his features. 'Who can ii be:' s lie remembers; no she cannot remember. The carriage rolls slowly nwards tlie stately mansion of the man of wealth and he discovers an uncommon quietness in his daughter's demeanor. Mv dear Charlotte you are id.' 4?'o. father, no I am very well.' They arrived at ihe door the stranger was there. They alight he extends a slight a very slight but repectabie bow to the 'heiress,' and moves on. A blush tinges that bright cheek; she recognises him. C hat bv Le ret jd to her chambershe

W5s unhappy but surely 'this stranger was nothing to her, or she to him.' It was the poor strawberry boy. Time robed o:i. It was the chides: night

i of ihe itucotmndn cold winter of 'o.j and 'the memorable lG.h of December. A lire liad biokeii out m tho evening m one of the principal streets of the business part of the gieat commercial metropolis. It raged violently, and at early morning on tne succeeding ilay, a great porjtion of the city lay in ashes. ihe rich merchant as was his won. alighted from the carriage at tho head ot Wall Street, and saw the ruins. lie hastened to the scene. Where was his store? his goods? his all? The mouldering ruins before him answered. Hut he was insured ho should save something at least. His policies were looked after du ring the day they had expired a week previouly. The millionare was comparatively a beggar. He had a stout heart though, that 'rich poor man,' and well ho braved the storm, lie found, however, that it would be necessary to break up his establishment at home, to meet immediate pressing liabilities. His furniture was sacrifice;! his mansion was disposed of, his splendid horses and carriage went into other hands and even 'Jessie,' Charlotte's coal black favorite, was doomed to pass from them under the hammer. Hut could no: some friend he found who vouai purcnase "Jessie ana retain her until the fury of the. b!at had passed? 'Xo.' livery body was poor everv body had ben ruined by "the great fire and tie body had money. Ik-sides it was exp -usive I.ee iimr dk.or Jessie: ttg:.au ner me o- . ; tope she may fall into god i:aa ihit no bod v wanted -Jt ease, a::e! sne was thrown away upon a stranger. d, 'Who did you ssy was the purchaser inquired Charlotte of her father. A Mr. Manly, I think,' said the father. An l who was Mr. Manly' He was the p o or strawberry bo y . The birds when winter shades the r-ky, Fly -jver the sea away. And when tke friends who hover near, When Furtu-io's ,-ua is warm, Are startled w hen a cloud appear, And :Iy bt-foie the .-t.ra."' Aiio;'i-r year had lied. Mi-fortune h."d t'i llowed mi-fortune it) rapt I suceesi"ti, and, the revo,iti ,.t of 'I'T had final! v rtih.ieed f-t-.r man of wcall i to i'aukriipiey. Tlie folio wi;ig adves lisemeti rnav ee found in the papers of the day. Will he sold at public auction on Wednts lav next on the premises the right of redemption to that beautiful cottage, with about half an acre of land adjoining, laid out as a garden, well stocked with fruit trees and shrubbery, situated on the south -u!e of Statan Island, and mortgaged to John Jacob A. for the sum of .ten thous- : 1 1 , o-,j . it j i hundred d 'hars, ect, et. S.nle -th!e indisputable 'possession n nnmeiliatei , di. ' Tlie rich man that was, l.fr ed to his sunshine friends for aid T lev must have security; the times were hard; they had lost a good deal of money: people sometimes live too fast; it was'nt their land; very sorry but could'nt help him. Frdtn bad to worse he succeeded; and now induced to the last extremity, he had retired to 1 1 1 i si beautiful retreat, and the hope that rigid economy and fresh application to his mercantile affairs would retrieve his rapidly sinking fortune. Hut lus s-ar was descending, snd his more wealthy brethren forgot he had been 'one of them.' L'ufortunaiely he had no security to oiler and the cottage was sai l. It was a bright day in autumn; the purchasers were few, there was but little competition: and the estata passed into otner nanus. I lie purchaser gave notice that he shouhl take possession forthwith. And what was to become of the lovely child? Hii last Home was taken from him, and that fair girl was motherless. The heart of the fond father misgave liim when he received information that the premises must be immediately vacated, the daughter wept in tlie bosom of her affectionate end unhappy father. He had been a proud man, but his pride was now humbled, and he resigned himself to this hist stroke of addiction. He too, wept. O, it was a fearful sight to see that strong man weep. Hut his troubles were nearly at an end. The afternoon was bright and the father sat with his daughter in the recess of one of the cottage windows which looked out upon the high road. He had received a note from the purchaser of the cottage, informing him that ho should call upon him in the afternoon for tlie purpose of examining the premises more fully than he had yet had an opportunity of doing. Fliey awaited hi v isit. A stranger on horseback halted sudden ly in front of the court-yard gale, and turn mg the head ot Ins coal-biack s'.ecu, he ambled quietly to the door. 'O, father shouted Charlotte, forgetting for the moment her sorrows, 'look there is my darling little Jessie, and a knock at the door called her at once to recollection. The door was opened by the once princely pioprietor of the princely mansion on L e Sepiare. Hefore him stood a curious looking young man, who inquired for Mr. S. 'That is my name, sir, and I have the honor of addressing ' 'Mr. Manly, sir now the owner of the cottage. I have just received the deed from the hands of my attorney, and with your permission shall be glad to examine the estate. 'Walk in fcir, you are master here, and I shall vacate as soon as your pleasure

may require it. My daughter, fair, he continued, as the stranger entered the parlor. This is Mr. Manlv, Charlotte,

in'.rr'i).-.snrr. our htr'.n (ntln'' - My dear sir,' said Manly addressing the fatiier, ! am the owner of this cottage, boy, sir, ana then a poor boy, too, but poor as 1 was. and wealthy as was thishtdv. I dared 1 t to love her. Smce then I have travelled many leagues; 1 have endured many hard ships With but fciugie. oejeet 1:1 view, that CI maliing myselt wormy ot your daughter. Fortune has been no niggard with me, air; my endeavors have been crmviiDd with snecss and I come hero come here to-day not to take possession of this lov ely cottage alone, but to lay my f.otune at the feet ed worth and beauty, and to offer this fair being a heart which' exists for herself alone.' The astonishment of the parent was unbounded. If 'Charlotte had not loved before, she now looked upon the handsome and generous stranger with aught but displeasure. Hut secretly she had entertained u fotding nearly 'akin to affecuon,' for him whom she remembered for seven long years who had crossed her path so strangely who had purchased tho very cottage from which she had expected to be driven, but the sequel is soon told. Charlotte loved, and shoiily after gave her hand to Mr. Mardey. Thev remainin ihe cottage, which was newly fu reii' nisiiei! ar.tl many times atterwards she mount her favorite Jessie at the side, o! her loud and ih;v.)ted husband and roam through the romantic scenes which abound?d in that Island. Fhe once wealthy Mr. S , is now a happy grandfather: and as he tosses the young Mauleys on his knee, he delights to rehearse the story of The Pocn Stuawherky Ho . sccnsh? or tii3 oiiio at;d mississirr7!. rs r jam i.s hall. The river Ohio, f-r some distance below i'i'.tsburijh is rapd, an 1 the navigation interrupted in low water bv chains of rock, extending across tl,c bed cd' the liver. The seenerv is eminently beautiful, though decfiicnt in crandecr, cad exhibiting great samt-nesss. The hills, t-.vo or three hundred feet in hight, approach the river, and confine it closely on either si !. Their t ps have usually a rounded and apaeef'ul form . and are covered with the verdure of an almost unhr.!ten forest. Sometimes tho foiest trees are so thinly scat tered us to afford glimpres of the soil with here and there a mass, or a perpendicular precipice, of grey sandstone, or compact limestone, the prevaillin rocks of this region. The bills are usua'iv covered on all sides wuh a soil, which though n M deep, is rich. Approaching towards Cincinnati, tho srenerv becomes still more monotonous. The hills recede from the river snd are less elevated. The bottom lands b to spread out from the margin of the the T), ""v fort'il3 cover the banks, and limit , ', , ''and is arrayed hi a spier. , which lenders . '...f jpet of . Nothing can be more b'eaii'u'ful, th. "pearance of the vegetation in tlie spring, when the emeu's ivj seen rapidly oi.carding the dark and eiusky habiliments ul wi-i-tcr, and assuming their vernal robes.. .-The gum tree is clad in the richest green; dogwood and red-bud arc laden with How rs of the purest white and deepest scarlet; the buckeye bends under the weight of its exuberant blossoms. The oak, the elm, the walnut, the sycamore, the beech, the hickory, and the maple, which here tower to a great height, have vielded to the sunbeams, and display their bursting buds, and expanding tlovvers. 'Fhe tulip tree waves its long branches, and its yellow flowers high in the air. The wild rose, the sweet-briar, and the vine, are shooting into verdure; and cling to their sturdy neighbors, mod estly preferring th"ir ';iims to admiration, while they affoid dcligb : promise of fruit and fra grance. -1 The scenePy still exhibits the same appearance, as we continue to ascend the river, except that the hills gradually becon? j e?s bold and rocky. 'Fhe shores of the Ohio da-no any where present that savage grandeur, wh;.-h often characterises our larger streams. No tail t',fi3t no bare peaks, nor sterile mountains, impart a sentiment of dreariness on the mind. Tlie hills arc high, but gracefully curved, and every where clothed with verdure. Theie is a loneliness arising from the absence of the population, a wildness in the variegated hues of the forest, and in the notes of the feathered tiibes; but the traveller feels none of that depression which results from a consciousness of entire insulation from his species, none of that awe which is inspired by those terrific outlines that display the convulsions of nature or threaten tlie existence of the beholder. It is impossible to gaze on the fertile hills and rich bottoms that extend cn either side, without fancying them peopled; and even where no signs of population appear, the imagination is continually reach ing forward to the period when these luxuriant spots shall maintain their millions. The absence of population alluded to, is to be considered in a comparative sense. With Ohio, Indiana and Illinois on the one hand, anil Ken tucky and Virginia on the other, there can be no dearth of inhabitants; but their dwellings are less frequently presented to the traveller's eye than might be supposed. We continually pass villages. ieat or small, find farm houses are scattered along the shore; but we often float four miles without disccvei ing any indication of the residence of human beings. Many of the liver bottoms ate inundated annually, and land has not yet become so scarce or valuable as to induce ihe owners to reclaim these spots from the dominion of the water. Such places remain covered with gigantic timber, which conceals the habitations beyond them. 1 ne commanding eminences are seldom occupied, because the settlcis are farmers, who consult convenience, rather than beauty, in the location of their dwellings, and who generally pitch their tents in tlie vicinity of h. spring, upon the low grounds. One peculiarity which is common to this river and the Mississippi, and is perhaps owinc ns well to their great volume of wa'er, as to tha nature of the secondary formation through which they roli is tlie rounded find gracelul shape of their mean Icr3. The noble stream, clear, smooth, and un -01 ?J, sweeps onward with regal at msjetic for

ihe person whom you oIKe knew oiuv ! r,,,,;...i ; ,u ,

as the 'i'oor Straw oerry boy, continued t iegion, to express these curvatures in -.he.- river. Manly, as he took her excited hand. The beautiful Elands which ate numerous 4?

freven years ago t nael tne nanpmess to ; - ; '. . ".'v"u""u".v " i r i -ii- ; are iiire sandbanks, covered with thick tjroves of receive Irom this lair hand a few shillings I . , , . , , , ,. . r . , - , T - i t the melanchclly wi.Iow, whose nrai.ehes din rUinpayment (or fru.t whicn I earned iOthe watcr The term toichcad, is miiLiy the door of the then allluent Mr. S , aiM,iic. to the latter, by the boatmen.

ot i- e Souare. 1 was hut a

j Continually changing its direction, aa it flaw from vale to vale, it always winds with dignity, ; andvouling those acute angles which are observ-

i . 1 ' ' '"i" ii t-hou'd not bo loigottcn. These are sometimes' j la ge atid fertile, but generally subject to inuneUh -mi n r i . Felmr the Falls of Ohio, we find a country, $0 essentially Uitiercnt irom mat aaove, Lett pres.! '--iii!i a dilbereiit ;.; ipe'arance to the eye, as v.e-J ! frlra tlie riv''r' The cha-.i-o has Wen ux !ut. that the traveller ordv now begins tor'" a uivcrsatv ot sv.itaee, soi!, and cuma. 1 ie cou atrv i.-s flat, the soil is d. en. black, and rich. "iai : ! iang f aie seen ct iuterTals; but the- rod, ! f.xmdati m is t-eidom exp to the cv e. ''h(, I liver-bottoms become more extensive, exhibit de- ' . ,1 ... I... 1 , cided nr i.oaranee.s 01 r.nua. munJatu-n, aaU a cidcd npnearanees oi intersected by Ouiji'iix, or deep inlets, which a:tchamu ld for the v. ate: in time of flood, and rc-n-.ain empty daring the re.t of the year. Crulirukes are occasionally seen along the baeks. 'Fhe cane is an evergreen, from twelve to twentyled in height, which grows childly in rich fiat, it stands so thick upon the ground, as to forte almost impenetrable thicket, and as it is usuatly, in this region found among ponds and luyrus. , the cam'. Irenk is aKvays a secure retreat for .,,rs. which feed miu the buds, and for deer and other :ic2a;i.iiH animals. The settlers find them va!uaide. attJidina tood for their cntiie ilurnij w u ter. d anil even after ti e country has been in.inv o settled, thv i-;::abdai.t.-. diive their cattle to t b cunt m the autumn and stuTer them U- -.euu:;without tvnv further attention ce-tu tt: c:. spring. Tlie c-j-.ip, however, is g h vv years, by the ijr-4.' in: are thus wintered upon it. , i-i. 1 w : : . - umber e,t .h.ttle V. sevei ::i in :eh is s-.ii. it greedily, ;o, . will stray of this favorite !e v I nourishing. Cotton-wood, j eran , sycamores, aie now scon Extensive groves uf coito: tha shores of the river. utatea--. n the n 'Ho. 1,., h buivn ,.,,1 so;:itt:mei e i tree ;-i h rci , a rich ilc-p g extremely tali; the fob ,ge id" resembling that of the Lorn..!: -Jo ; tree this also atstmilatea so.i.v.Jiu 1:1 sire Nothing can exceed the beauty ci t;oe . at a distance, a s'runger might i;:r:d:e- d.c;i e-ts of Lomt'atJv p nlar. and as th it pee 1 voted to ornamental purposes, it i- . . . ';. ?ible to refrain from tani-yi: g. tied .. "! !, mansion is concealed in the . - while the deep gloom w it!) v. h:--! lie. e v, the s-.il, gives a wild, pent-he and s ;;:. 1 !. U-r to the c7?J -e -r g.- n r. The catalpa is u ,.u 1 gra-vf.d toe markable toi the beauty ot its -.,-is. id. can is a ! ill tree, ro.-ein'dh-g the hick.Ty , 1 v 11 is neatly related; it kids a rich, f.i 'e: which log;' ipi.n-l!iii are annual!, cvptitod is found on the margin id' ihe Ohio net .0 for a distance above and below tie; : (ne tifii CI th se livers, and within lit cy::,p.';.i le! on tho Mississippi, but -t -:. - h.-i region, (div.pe-vir.es are nu.ner.u;- -n.d " the stems being sonnetians i.e:r'v a ih -i 1 ' 10 ess, thougli seldom exceed six d an tt the b:anclits exit n din-j to the to- s ksl treess. The miit'cte.c is seen hanging from the es of the trees throughout the ivh :e c-uie Ohio. It becomes more abun-.l-int .t'ter iuciiiii jO,' uiiil is ;o'c-ii i i ttie ir.ite.- p between Louisville and the mouth i h oa-ie.; it'i--- ion 1 IV f I . 'i'his little dant never grows up.ei the gr illll, but with a very poetic ta.-te, takes up its attic u-i-dence upon the tallest trees. Tho beiry v.-hich contains the seed, is so viscous as to adhere to tha feet of birds, who e-trry it from tree lo tree, and VI contribute to this ornamental parasite. I he pui,. v.t js UIV hh,,,, SPOI1 north of Cin cinnati. J hey art- .t,,,,),!;,, ow Louisville, ivi.eie hocks 01 triem ute h-aot ,--. woods, or beheld sporti iilillfl lUfi 111 Hit! then bright jilumuge m m the sunbeaiiis. One of the most remaikable charact-.i-tics of this and other western rivers, is the vast and raj. id accumulation in the volume of w iter which takes place, usually in the spring, but occasionally ut other seasons, and is caused by the immense extent of the territory drained When the waters are he.-, as is cimmor.lv tie case, in the dry seasons ol the summer en J ojteimu. the majestic Ohio dwindles t , a n;i ' stream, ailc-rding but limited facilities h,r ..;.e.tion. Among the hills of ih-nnvlv.i;.i 1 and Virginij.it is still seen lippiing over chains of i,i,d,-. through winch ap issagei, hurely nii'.-r J d lo bo-its of the lightest burthen. Further d ..,::, its channel is but rarely obstructed bv led -es of reck H instea-1 of these a seiit of sandbars, exten ing from shoie to !iore. in others pmjectn from ihe margin of the river far out into its be ; a;id covered by but a few im hes ef water, ren.it. the nav igation alnio&t impracticable. 8tea:nbouts constructed for the purpose, and navigated bv sKillul pnots. ply with difficulty from port to p.;r: Many are. gnunided upon the bars, from which perilous situations some an relieved with great labor, while others are ob!ig d to remain exposed to the elements, during the rest of the season, and are cither lost, or seriously injure.!. 'Fhe larcer boats are wholly useless during this pait of the year,- and of the hundreds of noble vessels that are seen at other time-actively plying upon these rivers, freighted with rich cargoes, the greater p r -lion now lie inactive. As a general rule, it may l e stated that the water is lowest during the months of July, Augu-t.. and September. The autumnal months are irequenlly dry, and the river remains low. in tha' case, until the winter. More usually there arc slight rises of water throughout the fall season, which render the navigation practicable,- and ns the weathei becomes cold, there is a gradual increase in the volume of water. Throughout the winter, the frequent changes from coid to moderate weather, produce rains and rapid ihaws.whieh occasion t. series of freshets, and aU'ord an ample supply of water. We understand that the late Judge Porler. of Louisiana, who manifested through hfe the most unwavering and enthusiastic attachment to Mr. Clay, left at his death a considerable portion of his property to his distinguished friend. Louisville Journal. ICyThe number of Steamboats built at Cincinnati in the year 1813, w?is thirtynine; the amount of Tonnage 8571, r nd the cost ?t 18,000. The number of boats built at Louisville in the year 1S-13, was thirty-five, Tonnage 7I0G, cost .7ti0,F00. The number of boats built at Pittsburgh in l-l.'L was thirty-six. at a cost ul' i7S,(;(l;). The whole nr.mbar of boatsbuilt 0:1 the Western waters is over 100.

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