Weekly Messenger, Volume 1, Number 90, Vevay, Switzerland County, 1 June 1833 — Page 4

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'Mse fMjra ration Parting it cn l is your home So s.: i ' cherries? grown, ' but vim arc each prepared to roam Ti-ii 1'p.h this ftlse world nlone; Beeu! h words, though love be fled, Ttx-'.'jrb h.-pc,s brisbt visions cease, $lili.s:iil together you may trend The tranquil path of" peace. Think on the season dear and fleet, Or'yuns nd fond romance, When yon in ecstary would meet I.ich other's snnle and glance; Think on llie joyous bridal day, And ni its sacred vow, Then gla and i'.owerv seemed the way Why is it clouded now ? O! h th? real ills of life How U'lh arc you tried; Y nir mutual taui.ts, your daily s'rife, S;ri g liom one feeling pride! Bear and for', car no longer blame Tny partner's faults alone, Conscience may urge a ready claim To teil thee of thy own. fut part the chosen one forsake, To whom thy troih was given; Relit ct, nor dare a tie to break, oi-.r vcd '.v !:! h and Heaven: JJ.u cannot, tons not rend the band ! f holv marriage love, T-i iii'.ctl 1 v an unerring hand. The hand of him above. What is Time? I asked bo figed man of cares, Wrinkled and curv'd, white willi hoary hairs; Time is the warp of life, he said, 'O tell 'j v.-uuir. 'lie fair, the gay, to weave it well.' ' n'rJ tiie ancient venerable dead 13 "-.cs vxho wrote and warriors who bled; I' . I ihe cW crave a hollow murmur i.rv'd. sOW'd the diode.' seeds we reap in this 7 rWn a living sinner, ere the stroke Oi" ruthless de?.'h life's golden bowl had bn.ke, a-U'd him. what is time? 'time,' he replied. I've lost it! Ah, the treasure! and he died! I ?k'd the golden sun and silver spheres. Those bright chronometers of days and years; They answered 'Time is but a meteor's g'are,' And hie me for eternity prepare. I M.ek'd the seasons, in their nnmial round, W;-.;ch beautify or desoh-ie the ground; A 'id 'hV rpidie.-t f nil iirnrdo mrtro n-icn y "Tis k.nv'snfANK. and wisdom's highest I pkize.' I al;l a spirit lost; but O the shriek 1 hat piere'd my soul! 1 shudder while I snea k I I It cried! 'A uarticle! a speck! a mite Of endless years, duration infinite! Of things inanimate, my dial 1 Consulted, and it made me this reply: 'T ine U the season fair of living well, Ihe path to Glory or the path to Hell.' 1 ask'd my bible, and methinks it said. ' Time is the present hour the past is lied; Live! live to-day! to-morrow never yet Oa any human being rose or set!' I &?k'd oh! father Time himself at Inst, But in a m imcnt he tlew swiftly past; His chariot was a cloud, the viewless wind His noiseless- steeds, which left no trace behind. I ask'd the mighty angel who shall stand One foot en the sea, and one on solid land: By Heaven's reat King I ewear themysterr's o erl Time was,' he criedbut time shall be no m-iT-P COHALIiIV, Owing to on accident, (to which prin trs a re often subjected,) we are under the iiw-M'y of postponing, thin week, thf tli'1 publication of the interesting tale enleJ '-Oorahx.v," of which four chapters w ve i:een s'vcn. e shall prolnblv resnme its publication in our next. A ;ood Joke. o e h:e re.--,i:t .-in: r evening, early c i.tury. Colonel iiii (iJiaok a q ;eer name, is it not?) and ns rr,i.n:. -.- siv.er, ratty, were silting i;e on ' ,n h side of a delightful hicko ry tifv. p! joying their uliumcum digni ivtd, without any inten uption, for ro t!) r of i hem had spoken a word loi at U -a?t an hour; and that, considering t!ie a rl Miss Patty, was certainly very ren.M Kanie. i ne colonel was fci'M:;t t r s legged, in a great arm hair, wiri his pipe in one hand, and a i f w; i: r in the ether, spectacles r. fast a s-le e p. Miss Patty was moving Herself gently backwards and forward? iu a law rocking chair sitting as straight as an arrow knitting. Close at her feet was Miss Puss, her paws folded gracefully under her, dosing ve ry composedly, nnd evincing her satis faction by murmuring forth a monoto nous, ttiou ill raJher a musical p-u-r-r while Mr. Carlo, was stretched out

at length on the rug in front of the fire, aid like his master Found asleep. At length the volenti, rousing from

ihi nap, took off his spectacles, and rubbed his eyes, then glancing them ;-it a huge pile of papers that lay on j the table near him, said yawning at me same time most enipnaucaiiy, 'I wish Henry js here, to help me about my rents." 'Well. I reallv wish he was, an swered his sister. 41 1 can't expert him in a month, yet," yawned the colonel "Hadn't you better send for him, then?" said his sister. Upon this the dog got up and walk ed towards the door. "Whe re arc you going, Carlo?'' said the old eenlleman. The dog looked in his master's face, wagged his tail a little, but never said a word, and pursued his way towards the door, and as he could not very well open it himself, Miss ratty got no and opened it for him. The colonel seem ed perfectly satisfied, and was tompo Mug nimseu lor another nap, wnen a loud and joyful" barking of the dog, an 'tiouncing the approach of some one, induced him to alter his determination Presently the door was opened, and a young man gaily entered the room. "Why, William Henry, is that you?" saul aunt ratty. ''Harry, my boy, I'm heartily glad to see you," said the colonel, gelling entirely out of his chair, and giving his nephew a substantial shake of the hand. '-Pray what has brought yon home so suddenly I' 'Do tell," said aunt Patty, peeping over her spectacles. "Oh! I don't know." said Henrv 'its rather dull in town, so I thought I would just step up and tee how you all come on." "W ell I'm deuced glad to sec you sit down," said the colonel. 'So do," said his sister. But Henry, instead of doing as he was bid, hopped out of the room, but soon hopped in again, with tt bottle in each hand, nnd giving one of them to the old lady, he said, ''There, aunt, is a bottle of first rate snuff for you and here, untie, is one of capital Maraschino." "Thank you, my boy," said the colo nel. "Positively, it does my heart good to see you in such tine spirits." "And mine too," said his sister. j 'What did you have to pay for this snuff!" ! Here Carlo began to jump upon him; so he was not obliged to answer the question, but busied himself in keeping off the dog. "DowTi, Carlo!" shouted the colonel, a little sternly: and down went the dog, with a look so humbled and de jet ted ltlat the colonel began to feel Isorry that he had spoken so cross. So, stretching out his hand, he patted the dog affectionately on the head, saying, "j i 'juiiu, jjuui v,mn, j uu uecu not leel so bad; I only wanted you to ue a nttie more polite." Carlo pii, ked up his cars, and show ed other signs of returning animation, though he did not immediately recover nis spirits. Uut he looked up with an express-ion that seemed to sav, "you need make no apology sir," and settled nimseit m dignified silence under his master's chair. In the im-an time, Henrv (anxious either to help hium If or his unci-, I oannotay which) had broken the seal from the top of the bottle of cordial, and drawn the cork, while aunt Patty got some glasses. "Well, my boy," said the colonel, wnose eood humor increased every moment, "what's the news in Boston? any thing happened?" "No yes," s jid Henry, bursting into a fit of laughter. "Yes," continued ne, as soon as he recovered himself. "1 have got one of the best jokes to tell you that you ever heard of in your inc. N.M 1: J i: .. 'ui cxLiaimea nn uncie witn ani mation. Do tell,' said aunt Patty, taking a pinch of snuff. Now the colonel was noted for his xiraordinary relish of a good joke, even though he was the sufferer by it iiinseii. "ivome, let's have it," said he, filling nig glass. "La suz," said aunt Pattf. "Well, you must know," said Henry, hardly able to keep from laughing, "that while I was in town I met with an old and particular friend of mine, about my own age," here he striked his beard, "a confounded clever fellow, very good looking, but as poor as poverty." (Here he thurst one hand into his pocket, and commenced jingling at his pen knives, keys, pocket comb, and half cent pieces.) "About two months ago, he fell desperately in love with a young girl, and wants to marrv her. but dares not, without the consent of nis uncle, a very fine old gentleman, as rich as Croesus do take a little more cordial." "Why don't his uncle wish him to marry ?" "Oh, yes! but there's the ;ab. He

isjvery anxious th.U Bill should get a wife, Hut he's teiribly afraid that he'll taken in. Because it is generally understood that he is to be the old gen tleman's heir. And fur this reason, his

uncle, although very noerai in everything else, suspects every young lady, that pays his nephew the least attention, of being a fortune hunter." 'The old rip," said the colonel "why can't he let hitn have his own wayt" "I think as much," said Miss Patty. Puss got up, stretched herself, and began to sneeze. "Scat," said Miss Patty and away Vent puss. "W ell, how did he manager said the colonel. "Wrhy," said Henry laughing, "he was in a confounded pickle. He was afraid to ask his uncle's consent right out; he could not manage to let him eee the girl, for she lives at some, distance. But he knew that his uncle enjoved a good joke, and was an enthusiastic admirer of beauty , So what does he do but go and have her min iature taken, for she is extremely beautiful, besides being intelligent and ac complished." "Beautiful! intelligent! ! and accom plished!!!" exclaimed the colonel pray what objection could the old fnol have to her?" " Why she is not worth a cent," said Henry. "Fudge!" said the colonel. "I wish I had been in the old chap's place: but how did he get along?" "W hy, as I said, he had her picture taken, and as it was about time for col lecting rents, he thought it would make the .ld gentleman good natured if he went home and offered to assist him So home be went taking with him a parcel of oranges. By the by that puts me in mind I bought some at the same place, but have left them in the all. So skipping ont of the room. he returned with a handkerchief filled with some of the finest oranges thai ever came over: and nanriinv n r them to his aunt, he laid the rest od the table beside his uncle. - -w waivi V The old gentleman smiled in even corner of his face, and put his hand into his pocket. "Why did'nt he marry her at once. Hid leave the rest to chance?" asked the colonel. "Shoot me, if I wouldn't." "Why you must know that Bill oves his uncle as well as if he had been lis own father for the old gentleman had been as good as a father to him. So he could not bear the idea of getting married without trying to get his roth-eul. And then, you see he could be married at home, and that would just suit his uncle, for he is mighty fond oi a gooa iroiic now and then." "He deserves to have her for that one thing," said the colonel with emo tion. "Shoot me, if I don't wish 1 had been his uncle. Don't you think so, Carlo!" addressing the dog who was just coming from under the chair. "YTes, sir," said Carlo or rather seemed to say; for he looked up with an expression so intelligent, that it con eyed the meaning as plainly as tbV ue iiaa spoken it in words. "L.a suz!" said aunt Pattv. "Positively, colonel, I think you have got tne nnest dog in th country," said Henry, patting Carlo on the head. rsow, if there was one thing that the old gentleman liked better than to be called colonel, it was to have his dog praised. So he grew warmer and warmer, and piesently pulled out his pocKei nook. "Fveil," said he, "did he give his consent? What comes next?" "Why," said Henrv. "the old een lleman was mightily tickled to see the oranges. fco he bade him a hearty ... ' welcome, ana asked him all ahout every thing and every body in town. This was just what Bill wanted. So after answering all inquiries, he takes the miniature out of his pocket, and handing it to his uncle asked hw he liked it telling htm a particular friend lent it to him. The old gentleman was in an ecstacy of delight, and declared he would give the world to see a woman as handsome as that, and Bill might have her." "Ha!" shouted the colonel, 'the old chap was well come up with. The best joke I have heard of but was she really so beautiful?" "The most angelic creature I ever saw," said Henry. "But you can judge for yourself. He lent me the picture, and knowing your taste that way, 1 brought it for jou to look at." Here Henry took it out of his pocket and handed it to his uncle, and at the same time refilling his glass. "Do tell," said aunt Patty, getting out of her chair to look at the picture. "Well ow,if that aint a beauty." "You may well say that, sister,' said the colonel. "Shoot me, if I don't wish I had been in Bill's place. Deuce take it, why did'nt you yet the girl yourself Henry? The most beautiful creature I ever laid my eyes on! Pd give one thousand dollars for such a niece."

"Would you," said Henry, patting the dog. "Yes, thrt I would," said the colo-

nel, "and nine thousand mote upon the top of it, and that makes ten thousand shoot me if I would'nt!" and the colonel wiped his eyes. "Do tell," said aunt Patty. "Then I'll introduce her to you tomorrow," said Henry. And so he did; and in due time they were married. Crossing the Delaware. Eli Moore, Esq. delivered an admirable oration at New York, on the 22d of February last, in which he happilyintroduced the following description of the crossing ot the Delaware by Washington and his troops. "In no one instance, perhaps, was .Washington's influence with the army so strikingly exemplified, as in his attack on the enemy at Trenton. O'er and o'er have 1 listened with intense anxiety in the days of my boyhood, whilst my now departed sire, who fought and bled on that proud field, rented with thrilling interest air that related to the enterprise. It was on a December's night (would he say) when! our little heart-broken army halted n the bank of the Delaware. That night was dark cheerless tempestuous and bore a strong resemblance to our country's fortunes! It seemed as if Heaven and earth conspired for our aestructiou. 1 he clouds lowered i . u.iiiiursa uuu norm came on apace. 1 he snow and hail descended, beati;;g with unmitigated violence upon the supperless, half clad, shivering soldier and iu the roarini: of the flood and tne wailings ol the storm, we heard by fancy's ear, the knell of our hopes and me airge ot liberty! ihe impetuous uver was niled with floating ice an attempt to cross it at that lime, and under such circumstances, seemed a desperate enterprise y et it was undertaken, and thanks be to God and Washington, was succe.ssul'ly accomplished. "From where we landed on the Jersey shore to Trenton, was about nine miles, and on the whole line of march there was scarcely a word spoken, save by the oidcers when giving some order. IV e were well nigh exhausted, said he many of as frost bitten and the ma jority of us so badly shod that the blood guolied from our dozen and larcerated feet at every tread yet we upbraided not, complained not but marched steadily and firmly, though mournfully onward, resolved to pertevere to the uttermost; not lor our country out country, alas! we had gtven up for lost. iNot tor ourselves life for us no longer wore a charm- but because such was the. will of our beloved chiel 'twas for Washington alone we were willing in make the sacrifice. When we arrived within sight of the enemy's encampment, we were ordered to form a line, when Washington reviewed us. Pale and emaciated dispirited and u .1 . ' eauausiea we presented a most onwarlike and melancholy aspect. The paternal eye of our chief was quick to uiscover the extent of our sufferings, and acknowledge them with his tears; but checking his emotions, he remind ed us that our country and all that we held dear was staked upon the coming name. As he spoke we began to gath er ourselves up and rally our energies; every man grasped his arms more firmly and the clenched hand and the compressed look and the knit brow told the soul's resolve. Washington observed us well; then did he exhort us with all the fervor of his soul, "on yonder field to conquer or die the death of the brave." "At that instant the glorious sun, as if in prophetic foken of our success, burst forth in all his splendor, bathing in liquid iigni tne blue hills ot the Jersey. The faces which a few moments before were blanched with despair, glowed with martial hre and animation. Our chief with exultation hailed the scene; then casting his doubts to the winds, and calling on the "God of battle" and his faithful soldiers, led on the charge. The conflict was fierce and bloody, For more than twenty minutes not a gun was fired the sa bre and the bayonet did the work of destruction; it was a hurricane of fire, and steel, and death. There did we stand, (would he say,) there did we stand, 'foot to foot, and Itilt to hilt,' with the serried foe! and where we stood we died or conquered. Such was that terrific scene. "The result of that action, gentlemen, is known to you all as is also its bearings upon the frontiers of America. Had defeat attended our arms nt this trying crisis, our cause was lost, for ever lost and freedom had found a grave on the plains of Trenton. But the wisdom and prudence of Washington secured us the victory and consequently our liberty. "How great our obligation then, and how much it behooves us at this time, to show our gratitude by erectine to his memory a monument, that shall tell to after ages, not only that Washington ,as great, bat; that we were grate-

ful! Let it no longer be delayed. To pause is to invite defeat to perse vere, to insuv? success,"

Pride. The proud heart is the first to sink before contempt it feels the wound more keenly than any other can.. Oh, theie is nothing in language that can express the deep humiliation of being received with coldnees when kindness is expected of seeing the look, but half concealed, of strong disapprobation from such as we have oause to feel beneath us, not only iu vigor of mind and spirit, but even j;r virtue and truth. The weak, the base, the hyprocrite, are the first to turn with indignation from their fellow mortals in disgrace; and, whiUt the rcall chaste and pure suspect w'ith eautin... and censure with mildness, these Iraf tickers in petty sitis, who plume them selves upon their immaculate conduct sound the alarm bell at the aonrnwrh of guilt, and clamor their anathemas upon their unwary and cowering prev.. Manners. I make it a point of mo. rality never to find fault with another for his manners. They may be awk-. ward or graceful, blunt or polite, nnl. tshed or rustic, I care not what thev ...... ;r i .. . J c, it me manmeans well and acts from honest intentions, without eccentricity or affectation. All men have not the advantage of "good society," a it is called, to school themselves iD all its fantastic rules and ceremonies, and if there is any standard of manners, it is one founded in reason and good sense, and not upon those artificial regulations. Manners, tike conversation, should be extemporaneous, ana not studied. I a w.iv iIn.ni man who meets me with the same per petual smile on his face, the same congeeing of the body, and the same premeditated shake of the hand. Give me the hearty it may be rough grip of the hand the careless nod of recognition, and when occasion requires, the homely but welcome salutation "hotf are you my old friend." The Great PestiUnce. The most awful pestilence which ia known to have visited the human family is that which broke out in th year A. D. 1345. This disease like the cholera, made its first appearance in India, and other parts of Asia. Medical science was then at a very low stale. It ravaged' the East with a virulence vastly greater than the cholera. By a report furnished the Pope, whose throne was then 6eated at Avignon, it is recorded that nearly twenty-four millions of souls perished in the East during one year. It soon crossed over into Greece and Italy with unmitigated mortality. In Venice one hundred thousand are computed to have died, and sixty thousand in Florence. It marched onwards with terrific fury into France. Germany, &c In the most favored districts two out of every three persons died. In many places fourteen to sixteen out of twenty. In many districts not a single male adult survived. In Germany millions perished. At Lubec, in that empire, fifteen hundred persons died in four hours! In August, 1348. it reached England, and entered London on the 1st of November. Many, writers have described it on that Island, as well as other parts of Europe. It is recorded that in the church yard of Yarmouth, a small town, 7052 bodies were interred in one year. In Norwich, 53,374 perished in six months! A great field was bought nenr London to bury the dead in. After the pestilence was gone, a monument was raised over the grave where dwelt the multitude,' with an inscription in Latin, which when trans Uted was nearly as follows: A. D. 1349 Consecrated to the memory of Fifly Thousand Souls, whose mortal remains were interred on this Spot during the GreatPestilence. May God hare mercy oo ' their Souls. Amen. Exactly one year after its appear-. ance, it ceased in England, but its ef fects were dreadfully felt, not onl there, but through nil Europe. The oxen, the sheep, and other cattle, wandered over the country without a care taker, and perished in great numbers. The harvest was tost in the fields, be cause there was none to reap it. and famine filled up the measure of this awful visitation. The noor Jew. nr. took of the last drees of the unenualled calamity. The ignorant populace of that savage period, believed they had poisened the waters, and fell upon them with unremitted cruelty, massacreing and burning many thousands of mai aevotea race. Thanks are frcauentlr only a secret. desire f receiving great benefits.