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Provikcetown, May 9th , ISoO.
Mr. Editor : The last number of the Patriot
contained an art icle very amusing for me to read.
Its subject was Provincetown and Truro ; its au-
thor Totten—not Col. Totten of the TJ. S. A., for
he would have told the truth , and a far more plau-
sible story. The writer seems to feel grieved at his
situation , and throws his venom at Provincetown ,
and calls us selfish and ni ggard ly. Better be so
than worse, Totten. But , sir, Truro , wit h all her in-
cumbrances , is a land of steady habits , and as I re-
joice at the reformation of mankind , so do I rejoice
to know tha t you , Totten , have found it for your
moral worth to settle there , and again be a man.—
But what has Provincetown done to you that you
have such an anti path y against her ? Have we not
done al l that was required of us to do ? or would
you ma ke an Alms House of Provincetown , to pro-
vide for all Truro , Hogs Back and all ?
Now , sir, there seems to be a piece of land entire-
ly sand , which the good people of Truro wish for us
to take. The subject has been presented to the Legis-
lature , and it hardl y had a hearing. Wo have ac-
cepted land from her, both sand y and covered ,mere-
ly to satisfy Truro, and not at all to accommodate
us, and wou ld you give us more sand ? Have we
not enoug h to sat isfy any one ? and have we not
trou ble and expense enoug h already to take care of
it?
Truro has been the cause of this barren waste.—
Her teams have carted off' the wood that once grew
here, and caused the forest to become a barren
waste ; and now you call us selfish because we will
not accept of this sand bank that you yourselves
have made. When you made the expression nig-
gard ly and selfish , probably you were looking in a
mirror, and tnere saw yourself portrayed as large as
life.
Truro is not a poor town ; and I believe Totten
owns one more piece of flesh than the laws of this
State allow.
But , sir, the protection of Provincetown and East
Harbor seems to be quite a part of Totten 's com-
plaint; and what is East Harbor ? what advantage
is it to any one ? It is nothing but a creek , where
boats can enter with a fair wind and hi gh tide. But
Provincetown Harbor needs no comment ; it is sec-
ond to none in the world. True, we have had aid
from the United States in endeavoring to stop the
harbor from partiall y filling up; as our town is
nearl y all sand. But it was princi pally managed by
Col. Totten , and well laid out when he and his
agen ts ordered it to be done. That aid was never
obtained by help of Truro , and the aid obtained was
never designed to be expended on Truro , save that
part which is now a part of Provincetown. The
writer , Totten , has not lived in Truro a great while ,
or else he is a confounded blockhead , for he k nows
noth ing of the circumstances connected with the
case. There seems to be quite a feeling in Truro
agains t the people of th is town. I know not what is
the cause of this feeling, but I am pleased to know
that Totten and his haran gue make the most stir in
this affair.
Tell us our faults Dr. Totten , that we may profit
thereby, but in so doing remember your own , and
with shame and disgrace think of that Bangs bo}',
that your good hearted citizens so badly beat and
bruised , hav ing contemp lated the affair, made read y
for -the occasion , ret ired to your class meetings, and
after serv ing the Lord there, repaired to the scene
of battle , some fifty of
^
you , armed for a club fight ,
to whi p one boy. Think of that , and then call us
ni ggardl y. If you want a Light House on Beach
Point , why don 't you get it ; it will poin t ou t the
way for the crabs and eels to go up the creek in the
ni ght t ime, similar to the Pifrmet harbor Light , and
will stand a wonder to Granny 's son-in-law when he
again crosses the Sahara of Truro. Have you no
relations that would like the appointment , or can't,
you get ten per cent by obtaining the appointment ?
Drive on , Totten , let 'us hear all you have to say.
Davis.
[For the Barnstablo Patriot.]
MISCELLANEOUS
The Old House and Young Wife.
BY RAPHAEL.
Dr. Lawrence Bell had one grevious fault; lie
would go to Boston every few months and be away
from home a week. And somehow it was, in his
absence , old chron ic diseases and rheumatic pains
would pinch the ti ghter. But what took him there ?
'Ah , there's the rub."
As a set-off to this public grief, however , Dr. Bell
had many, very many, private virtues. He was
Uind to the poor. The needy had often cause to
bless the bounty of his hand. Where sorrow and
sickness were , there was he, soothing the one , and
robbing the other of its pangs. He was the good
angel of many a heavy heart and the feet of infancy
grew lighter in his presenc e. Indeed ,W was a very
'darling of a man ;' and it puzzled the wits of all to
say which loved him most—the venerab le matron or
the amiable young mistress of his native town.
His parents were long since dead ; bu t the doc tor
st ill lived in the quaint old homestead. It was an
anc ient pile—a gloomy, dingy looking pile—both
out and in. Its dormitories , with lights of seven-by
nine ; its massive doors of oak ; its low , broad chim-
neys ; its flattened roof, scarcel y fifteen feet from
'mother earth ,' and the other unmistakeable marks
evinced that it was a house of the olden time, a pu-
I ritan structure , a monume nt of other and more hon-
est days. And the doctor really and trul y loved
that homely, dingy house.
The little village of W arose from its break-
fast table one morning, -and found itself in commo-
tion. What could it mean ? Wh y, a painter was set
to work upon that old building of Dr. Lawrence
Bell ; the carpets were stretched upon the garden
palings , and the wait ing maid was dusting .cleansing,
and washin g everything before her. Conjecture
mounted her swift winged steed and flew from door
to door : and, that most innocent of all iunoccncc
Village Gossip,was in exstat ic rapture. She knows
all about it ; the Doctor was about to leave for Bos-
ton for the fourth time , and desired to have his cot-
tage renovated whilst away, tha t he might avoid the
annoyance -which necessaril y attended such an oper-
ation.
Well , the doctor went to Boston . A week rolled
by, and so did a dainty little carriage which reined
up short at the doctor 's house. Many an eye fol-
owed it until it stopped , eager to discover what it
mi ght conta in. The blacksmith poised his hammer
in his hand; matron and maid crowded the windows;
teamster halted his oxen ; the merchant left his
counter and the clerk his quill—all anxious to see
what was to be seen. The doctor ali ghted , and the
next thing presented was a neat little foot, in a glos-
sy little gaiter pressing the step of that neat little
carria ge; then came a modest little cottage ; then
came a modest litt le hand , encased in a lustrous lit-
tle glove , of which the doctor modestl y took posses-
sion ; next a rose colored bonnet , plumed .and as gay
as a bird of parad ise ; then a fashionable shawl ,with
as many hues as a peacock's tail ; and finall y, half a
web of satin , conta ining a woman !
True, the doctor had thus unceremoniousl y taken
himself a wife. And a very beauty she was, too,
with rougish black eyes and cherry lips, which ,when
parted , displayed two rows of teeth as white as Cey-
lon 's ivory. A shower of glossy ringlets deluged
her snowy neck—
"And Diana's grace was in her step—
Apollo's music in her voice."
She was in the very spring of life, an d never did
the sun unfold a lovalier blossom. "Our future home,
my dear." It was all the docter said , as he handed
her to the little parlor of twelve-by-fourteen. Char-
lotte Bell was not thunderstruc k by any means ; but
slightly bewildered. She looked and probably 'felt
like a newl y-caged canar y bird. There were the
windows, with small ridged lights and uncouth sash.
There were mirrors, bu t barely large enough to re-
flect her pretly face, and not encassed in gold at
that. The drooping ceiling hung above her with an
appall ing lowness ; and a huge eight day clock, as
old as the 'oldest inhabitant ,' standin g alone ui the
corner, with a full moon above 11si face, was taking
the pulsation of time as regularly as if no one were
execrating it at all.
Weeks and months passed pleasentl y .by. The
doctor pursued the even tenor of his way—healing
the sick , and spreading the sunshine of gladness
around the path of poverty. Charlotte , who was
accounted a belle in the city, got along well in tor
new position. Her visitors were kindl y treated ,and
her hospitality was the theme of general prais'e.—
All they could say about her was that she was a lit-
tle too proud—just a little—and this was uttered or
whispered in strict confidence to friends alone.
The doctor was a quiet man. If he said little , he
thoug ht a good deal. In the common parlance of
the village , 'lie knew a thing or two.' Charlotte
was sly and cunning as a fox—the little rogue ; and
began to hint something about a fine brick house
with marble, front and folding doors, crown glass
windows , and full length potraits , Brussels carpet
and mahogany chairs , rosewood ta bles and yielding
divans , et cetera , el cetera. She served him with a
ish of these in simple sty le at first but as the symp-
toms became more favorable , increased the dose.un-
til the doctor felt himself ready to cry peccavi and
yield at discretion.
Weeks and months passed by, and poor Charlotte
was beginn ing to despair of realizing her pleasant
dream. She would look at times a little sad at Dr.
Bell. 'Tis even said the doctor once surprised her
in a flood of tears. But she was always kind and
gentle ,and an ungenerous thought towards him were
treason to her breast. She loved him with her
heart 's best and purest love, and seemed to exist up-
on his smiles ; yet, when alone , she could not hel p
contrast ing the rough and unseeml y house in which
she lived , with the statel y mansion in which she
spent her former years.
"This won't do," thoug ht Dr. Bell. "I must school
that gentle heart ; for I know the soil is there , to
grow the choicest flowers—flowers whose fragrence
will cheer the dullest hours of her life ; add sweet-
ness and adornment to her being, and yield their
rich perfumes wherever she may set her feet. And
the doct or drew on hi s second glove.
There is a peculiarity in the climate of the old
Bay State. A native can snuff the air, and , thoug h
there be a cloudless sky, tell within an hour of the
time of rain. It was a sober , golden afternoon in
Autu mn. Stirred by the 6ul try breeze, the yellow
leaf rustled in "melanchol y eloquence." Edding
gusts were sporting on the hills .and the valleys sent
up their plaintive murmurs to the ear. A thousand
birds, of every hue and song, were chirp ing in the
sombre woods.
"Charlotte , slip on your bonnet and go along with
me th is afternoon ," said Dr. Bell. And in thirty
minutes they were jaunting slowly and pleasantl y
along the road. Now and then the clear, silvery
laug h of Charlotte rang throug h the woods. The
doctor "cracked a joke" or two and tal ked , wit h a
volubility which was rare to him. "How would you
like to live in such a house as that ?" said he,point-
ing to a lowl y hovel near the road. Charlotte cast
a furtive glance at the hut , and would have doubted
that it contained a human being, had she not seen
the smoke cur l lazi ly from its roof. "Some misera-
ble drunkard or prowling thief , I dare say, makes
that hi s home, to screen him from the eyes of hon-
est men ," said Charlotte in reply. "We'll see,"
thoug ht Dr. Bell. And they travelled on.
An hour had not closed ,when the doctor remar ked
—"I perce ive my dear , that we are to have a little
rain ,and may be caught before we can reach home ,"
Charlotte looked buck towards the west , and discov-
ered that heavy clouds were rush ing wildl y 'upon
the heavens. At this moment a deafning peal of
t hunder started her. The doctor turned the head
of the steed homewards. It was a sublime scene
which now presented itself to the trembling Char-
lotte. The approaching storm was in full view , and
the clouds "marshalling themselves like bloody gi-
ants in the sky, were tossed to and fro by the storm
breath of the Almighty." The electric fluid shot
forth in livid flame, and the thunder shook the earth.
The sobbing winds swept furiousl y throug h the how-
ling woods, and the leaves darkened the li ght of
heaven. Then came a calm , and big dro ps of rain.
The doctor plied the lash , and before the storm
burst forth in its fury , he arrived at the little hut to
which he hsid before called the attention of his wife .
Flere as they ali ghted from the carriage to seek shel-
ter, theTa in fell
" in sheeted floods ,
That slanted not before the baffled winds—
But with an arrowy and unwavering rush
Dashing hissing earthwards. "
There , indeed , in that wretched home, were ob-
jects of melanchol y interest. Charlotte , who was al-
read y drenched wit h rain and shivering with cold ,
saw , instead of a sot or cowering thief , a care worn
mot her, surrounded by four trembling children , seat-
ed in the centre of the loose floor—the only dry spot
in the frail tenement.
A little girl was repeat ing, in sweet and plaintive
tones, our Lord's Prayer, the heads of the others
were several ly recl ined upon thai mother's lap. As
she gazed upon their devotions , her countenance be-
trayed that she felt all of nature 's dearest , tenderest
sym pathies for her little ones, and a saintl y smile of
Christian resignation beamed from her half tearfu l
eyes. Charlotte stood a moment in the door of that
miserable looking sanctuary, unnot iced by the in-
mates, and saw at a sing le glance the ir paiuful desti-
tut ion of the comforts of life. In one corner was a
sad apology for a bed , close to which stood a plain ,
uncovered stan d, supporting a well thumbed Bible.
Not a thread of carpet was to be seen. A half
quenched fire was strugg ling into life upon the
hearth ; an old and homel y cup board without doors,
exhibited a meagre account of knives , forks, and
dishes. Recognizing Dr. Bell , the widow spran g
towards him and clasped his hands in her's with feel-
ings akin .to emotion. Charlotte was not a little as-
tonished at such a reception ; but they were intro-
duced , and the poor woman at once took her by the
hand , and led her to the chair which she had just
left.
"You are welcome, my dear mada m, to such shel-
ter as the God of the shelterless has provided for me,
But you are cold—very cold ,"said she. And she
laid her ha nd on Charlotte's shawl.
"Yes—a little—I am—but— "and it came to Char-
lotte 's mind that the poor woman , too, was cold ,with
her plain and unseasonable dress ; and it was cruel
for her to complain in her presence,— Charlotte
looked her full in the face. Never had she seen
such beams of tenderness. There was something
heavenl y in her eyes which awakened the most pain-
ful recollect ion. Then in the countenances of her
children , there w.'is a sweet sadness which made her
sick at heart. She asked of them their several
na mes, and was promptl y and modestl y answe red.
After some time was spent in broken conversation ,
the storm began to abate , and it was not long till the
clouds disappeared from the face of heaven . The
doctor stepped out to prepare for leaving; and as if
to seize the opportunity, the widow poured into Char-
lotte 's ears a stra in of eloquent and enthusiastic
pra ise of her husband , rapid and full of feeling, such
as she had not expected to hear.
"Good , kind creature ," she added , "he never per-
mits me to thank him as I should. Oh ! he is gra-
cious indeed ; you know not how much we owe him ,
for the amount of happiness we have in life. "
"By what means, may I enquire , has he secured
so large a claim upon your gratitude ?"
"Many—b y his constant a-nd untiring labors
around the couch of my poor dead husband ; by his
attent ion to my most pressing wants when he breath-
ed his last ; by his regular visits since his decease,
and the consolation he has afforded frosn his words
of kindness ; by the most substant ial evidence of his
goodness of heart, in leaving me the means of sub-
sistence , from day to day, unt il I was able to provide
for myself ; by— "
"No more ," interrupted Charlotte , "how can you
live in such a house as th is ?"
"Oh , you know not how happy I am here , with
God and these dear little children to live for. I am
tau ght in that blessed book 'to be of good cheer ,'
and I know He is able to provide for me according
to my wan ts. The very storms prepared my heart
to enjoy the sweetness of the calm that follows."
This was a stran ge part of the phi losophy of liv-
ing, to Charlotte 's mind. She became engrossed
with what she had heard and seen. She felt that
she was in the presence of a superior nature ; and
that true excellence and refined morality were not
conf ined to marble halls. The doctor 's flowers be-
gan to germinate.
Just before leaving, Charlotte sli pped a half eagle
into the woman 's hand , and wh ispered— "You shall
hear from me again." They were soon on their way
home—the doctor studiousl y avo iding any allusion
to the scene they had just witnessed , and Charlotte
recalled to her mind all that hurt occurred sinct
they first set out. When he hel ped her from dip
carriage to her room , she was almost paral yzed with
cold. The transition was a warm room , and a warm
fire blazed cheerfull y on. the hearth. The windows
and mirrors looked larger t han when she left them ;
the ceiling appeared hi gher ; the carpet felt as soft
and rich as any Brussels her little foot ever pressed ;
and even the face of the old clock seemed trans-
formed with pleasant smiles. In short , everyt hi n g
stood out in luxuriant relief, combining comfort with
utility. Tears of gladness reall y stole into her eyes.
A few days afterwards , the doctor and Charlotte
were sitting together in their little parlor. The
winds were howlin g mournfull y around t he. house ,
and a cheerfu l fire on the hearth. She felt that she
was surrounded with every concciveable comfort.
"In the course of the ensuing Spring, " said Doc-
tor Bcll ,"we will lay the founda t ion for a new house ,
my dear- '—what do you say to il ?"
"I think , Doctor , the foundation has been alread y
laid ," answered Charlotte , pressing her hand upon
her heart , and smilin g most bewitching ly upon her
deli ghted husband ; our 's is good enoug h, and may
I never want a better one.''
The doctors f lowers were in bloom, sheding an infi
' nito freshness about his heart, *
Sleeping in Meeting
There are some persons of a temperament which
should preclude them from indul ging in slee p at
meeting. Of this class are those who start , kick , or
jump in the ir sleep. Such an unfortunat e predispo-
sition is annoy ing and troublesome in the extreme.
A sing le sleeper of this descri pt ion may brea k the
slumbers of a whole sli p of order ly hearers. We
once held a seat by the side of a man who regularl y
overturned the cricket on woking up, and who had ,
on-severa l occssions, scattered the contents of the
box of saw dust in every direction. Persons afflict-
ed with such constitutional maladies , if they will go
to church , should ta ke some soporific or composing
powder before startin g.
We have seen those who , on awa king, betray a
feeling of manifest amazement and bewilderment , as
if they did not immediatel y recollect where they
were , or what they had been doing. Such conduct
is, to say the least , highl y im polite. An experienced
sleeper, under whatever circumstances he may
awa ke, will exhibit no unusual emotion of surprise.
It is in equall y bad taste to appear to notice the
slumbers of others. A sing le officious gazer wrll of-
ten direct the attention of half the house to a sleep-
er, who, but for him , wou ld have escaped observa-
tion.
Snoring in respectable congregations has long
passed into disuse. But it may sometimes happen
that you may have taken an old sty le sleeper into
your pew , who either has not abandoned the habit ,
or cannot tlo so. In such a case the onl y way of
saving yourself from mortification is, to resolutel y
determine to sacrifice your own comfort for the good
of your friend ; in other words, to keep awake your-
self that you may keep him awake. In this connec-
tion we may suggest, that childien who have not
been taug ht to smot her their risible or lachrymose
tendencies , should be sedulousl y kept from church.
Ladies, also, who have been known to faint , should ,
in warm weather , sit near a window , or else ,be well
instructed in the fan exercise. The bustle and con-
fusion created by a regular faint awaken many who
wou ld otherwise have enjoyed their nap to the last
prayer. A choleric old gent leman of our acquaint-
ance was so exasperated on being awakened in the
middle of his nap, by a woman who had fainted ,that
in the heat of his passion , he solemnl y vowed never
again to sleep in meeting, from sheer spite.
Those may be sown at any time before the 20th.
It is not good policy to sow them very early, be-
cau&e of the extra cost of weeding. Keep the weeds
back with the plough or harrow til! the carrdts , &c,
can have a fair chance to start with them. Make
the rows strai ght an d conspicuous , then the labor of
weeding will be less.
Much labor is saved by running the hoe along be-
tween the rows before it is time for hand weeding.
This should always be done before the weeds have
strengt h enoug h to resist. This shows more plainl y
where the plants are and saves a great amount of
land labor. It is very discourag ing to commence
this business after the weeds have grown strong and
covered completel y the plmits.
Field turni ps are not to be sown at present ,except
for earl y use. Yellow turni ps are not to be sown
till the latter part of June. Never mind what Eng-
lish gardeners tell you about it. They think they
may sow as early as in England or Scotland , but
they mistake.
lf-lhe.se turni ps are sown in May they grow so fast
t hey become hollow in August and are not worth
harvesting. In Eng land they grow slow and are
much better than they are here. We may console
ourselves that we can grow Indian corn.— [Mass.
Ploug hman.
Carrots , Parsnips , Beets.
The influence of the forms and actions in nature
is so needfu l to man that , in its lowest functions , it
seems to lie on the confines of commodity and beau-
ty. To the body and mind which have been cramp-
«d by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal
and restores their tone. The tradesman , the attor-
ney comes out of the din and cra ft of the street ,sccs
tbe sky and the woods and is a man aga in. The
health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We
are never tired so long as we can see far enoug h.—
But in other hours nature satisfies the soirl purel y
by its loveliness , and without any mixture of corpo-
ra l benefits. I have seen the morning from the. hil l-
top over against my house from day-brea k till sun-
rise , with emot ions an angel mi ght share. The long
slender bars of cloud float like fishes in the sea o!'
crimson light . From the earth as a shore I look
out into that silent sea. I seem to partake its rap id
trans formations : the active enchantment reaches
my pulse , and I dilate and respire with the morn-
ing wind. How does -nature defy us wit h a few and
cheap elements ! Give vie health and a day, and 1
will make the promp of Emperors ridiculous.—[R.
W. Emerson.
The San Francisco Journal of Commerce , of
March 19th , says : "We yesterday had an interview
with Mr. Charles C. Southard , a very intelli gent
"entleman who has just returned from the Tiinity
rive r, where he was engaged in prospecting and
gold digging for four months. Mr. Southard , in
company with eight others , started from Sacramen-
to city in October last , and after a fati guing journey
of three weeks struck the Trinity, and followed it to
within thirty miles of the coast. Fioni his own ob-
servat ion , and from all the information which he
could obtain , Mr. S. believes that the Trinity emp-
ties into Smith' s river , wh ich finds the oce,au in
about lat. 41 dsg. 40 min. North. That there is an
abundance of gold upon the Trinity, Mr. S says
canno t be doubted. The miners he met with on the
river , were averag ing at least sixty dollars per day,
and there were indi vidual instances of much larger
success."
To Curb a Burn.—Ano int the part with oil or
lard and cover with fine salt. Simple and certain-
Influence of Nature.
What I Love to See.
I love to see a child , when the fat her or mother ,
or an y superior , enters tlie room and there is no
chair by the fire in which either can sit , immed iate-
ly rise and place one for their accommodation.
I love to see a child , when handi ng a book or
newspaper to a parent, so hand it, that it will be re-
ceived by the parent's hand , all ready to open and
read.
I love to see a child , when going to the table for
refreshment , not to take a seat if there be no chair
at the place usuall y occupied by the father or moth-
er., or some older person , un til one is placed there.
I love to soe a child , when addressed by a superi-
or, give attent ion , and always answer any question
with the addition of Sir and Ma'am , to No and Yes.
I love to see a child when play ing with brother or
sister , always gentle and kind.
I love to see a child , when sent on an errand , im-
med iatel y start and promptl y perform the duty and
then at once return home.
I love to see a child , when sent to school, not loi-
ter by the way, but reach the school-room at tho *
t ime the teacher enters.
I love to sec a child , who never insults strangers
in the street ,—who never throws snowballs after
slei nhs as they pass.
1love to see a child who runs away from the chil-
dren who use profane or vul gar language ,who shuns
the society of the wicked.
I love to see the chil d, who is always obedient and
respectfu l to parents ,and who takes pleasure in ren-
dering the many little attentions which much re-
lieve a dear mother or a devoted father.
I love to see a ch ild, on the Sabbath , ever in tho
parent 's pew , and always sober in countenance , and
respect ful in attention to the services of the sanctu-
ary.
I love to see