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BA&KOTVkBX iS PATRIOT
rURMMIKI I EVERT lVFPJt5H *T MORNIKO ,
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Sfc. M. 3JMUUC1K
TERMS,
—Two dollnri per ypnr, it> nd-
vnncr , or within three montlit, or (wo doll
an
•mi fiflv ccnli at the end of ttie year.
ADVERTISING—Scvertty five cents
{ter xquitfc,for throe lnitrlion«,
—fif
ty "pertInper
l
>nir»qtinre ;nnil at the rate of twelve nnd ft linll
cenl» per iqimre for carli ntldilinnnl intci linn.
It rtlltn for the Uarnsttthlc Patriot .
'' True linpp iiu'58 is to no spot confi t i'ri
1l' you preserve n rum nnd equal mind
'Tij lit 'ie, 'ii» there , and ever y where '
I
was seated as is my custom before
n cheerful fire enjoying its comforts, the
smoke of my cigar cur ling in gentle un-
dulations as it ascended to the. ceiling of
niv room,when t naturally enough fell to
comparing mv own enviable situation with
(lie state of thousands exposed to tin- in-
clemenc ies of the weather,suffering under
all the privations of poverty, with noth-
ing to support them under circumstances
so distressing, but the consciousness of
virtue and the hopes of a blissful immor-
ality. The unequal distribution of the
goods of fortune will give to the unieflecl-
ing minda feeling of discontent ,nnd lead
to the uncomfortable conskleniiion <>! he-
ing overlooked amidst lite magnificence
of the universe. If a man was in be estima-
ted in the eyes of lite Deity in proportion
lo t he abundance of h'
w possessions then
indeed the state of tlie poor would be
most wretched ,but that divine code of
morality, the guide of our actions and the
solace of our Joneliness , leads us to ex-
pect other things from the spiritual obser-
ver of vs the creatures of IIis forming.—
The greatest alloy to happiness is ul-
ways to be distrustfu l of thai superin-
tending Providence which is continually
around us— The humble daisy thai mod-
est ly blossoms in llie retired glen,shares
equally willi the blooming rose the care
of Providence. Then why should a iimii
Ieel forsaken because he enjoys not the
couch of down in common with his weal-
thy neighbour. Ambition is one of (lie
greatest obstacles to contentment. This
passion gives to many vices the names of
virtues. Tiie hero cspires at renown
not under lite direction of virtue,for the
tears of the widow water his laurels,nnd
the orphans'cries a>-L
> the heralds of his
triumphs. A false ide.t of glory has allur-
ed many lo misery and more have been
induced to enlist under the banners of war
because their imaginations have been hea-
ted by the glowing descript ions of the po-
ets or by those actions which have obtain-
ed the epithets of mililaryvirtues—A n o-
ver anx ious concern for the things of lift
preys upon the mind and tends to make
the brief period of our existence still shor-
ter :we labour wiih a deep and harms-
sing desire for wealth that can afford no
comfort to the diseased mind 01 consola-
tion at the hour of departure,yet consci-
ous,of this we press on unmindful of the
happiness we might obtain were we to cur-
tail our desires or form our hopes in pro-
portion to the shortness of life—Do you
not suppose,asked a gentleman to whom
I
had communicated the above observa-
tions that disposition fits a person for en-
joyinghappiness and '
.hat opinion has more
to do with felicity than circumstance.
If we visit,Ireplied, (hose in-
stitutions in which may be seen the wreck
of the human mind we might be almost
inclined to think that the* poor maniac
was happy—happy in his moments of
wandering in reason'
s oblivion ;opinion
makes him such ; it is a dreadful kind of
felicity from which the soul returns to re-
alize more acutely her own desolation.—
To be happy in opinion is but a negative
kind of happiness ;the man who walks
on the precipice of sin may think himself
happy because he cannot see through the
clouds that hang before his vision, ina
vlinri timp the breath of heaven lifts the
mists from before him , then he beho lds
in reality the danger of the station in whi ch
he considered himself secure. It is frequent-
ly ihe case rep lied my friend , that a man
supposes hims elf happy without know-
ing what it is,hav ing never enjoyed for a
momen t, the splendid feeling s that arise
from a heart warmed by devotion. I
have seen the farmer cheerfull y pursuin g
his daily task , at evening retu rning : to his
cotta ge and while partaking of his homely
meal carressin g the sweet obj ects of his
care each endeavourin g to partici pate in
his regards by play ful gambols and child-
ish mirth ,surel y I tho ug ht this man must
be happy—The peasant I repl
ied, in the
drud gery of the far m with few of the lux-
uries of high statio ns enjoys a purer hap-
piness than the man surrounded with all
the pomp of an eastern princ e—so long
as the mind remains free from the corrup-
tions that have flowed into society, so long
will it be the fotJnt of felicity. Diogenes
envied not the wenlth and power of Alex-
ander,nnd felt himself greater in his tub,
\vilh the pure air of heaven around him
than the latter under the gilded roof of his
palace suirounded with the satelites of his
power—when a man has enlarged views
of life,nnd tasted many of the pleasures
it nffords,
— felt the flattery of friend*
soothing his passions—the delights of af-
fluence gratifying his vanity his mind be-
comes changed,remote expectations tire
forming which his vanity tells hurt may
be realized,this gives nn itneftsy state of
mind,unt il reason comes to liis assistance
and banishes these fairy visions of his
fancy, t hen he becomes better fitted to be
happy, the gay scenes of life which ap-
penred so attractive to his youthful eye
lose their beauty and upon reflection he
finds that nothing can afford happiness a-
part fioni viitue. The Deity Ims given
man the means of contentment bi:t they
can be only put in operation when the
violent and assuming passions are ban-
ished from the heart. Ihen- are manv
who regnr d the pleasures of this life as the
greatest good,ent iced by their gay allure-
ments ,they follow unrrlieclingly the false
forms which draw them further from tlie
path of virtue,unlit frequent disappoint-
ments in pursuit make them weary of the
chase ,the path which appeared bordered
w ith flowers of various sweets , now be-
comes rough and unsightly, mournfully
t hey turn towards the light which rays in
uuiiiiniiiished splendour from the temple
o(" virtue ,bill it is seen at an immense dis-
tance and eager ly they retrace their steps
lo reac h it before (heir strength lads and
resolution is lost in despair, the philoso-
pher ,regards things as lliev are , he be-
holds every thiii'j mound him chang ing its
appearance ,and beaut y itself dwindling
into deformity. Hopes arc formed and
pleasing iiuiicipiit ions of die future, but
t hey pass like the dew drops on iSie rose ;
reality is in none of the forms he beholds
t hey are shadows which cheat his fancy,
and misguide Iris reason — Ki ligion draws
him from (his field of fleeting hopes and
points to olijecls more worthy his care ,
she throws a si le (lie veil of darkness , and
n I'n'lit respleudant an the noon day sun.
bursts upon his sight. Ha ppiness appears
in all her loveliness she becomes Ilien more
and more attractive and odorned by de-
vot ion new beauties expand and tin' soul
feel* refreshed under tin* influence of her
presence. Many we must allow ,sai d my
friend,pursue happiness in a wrong di-
rect ion and so Ioiil'as their minds ate tiu-
assa iled by the storms of life they are con-
tented ,
but when disappointment frowns a-
ruund them (bey find an insufficiency of
support in principles not derived from
religion and consequently repine at (heir
unequal lot Perfect happiness it is evi-
dent is not attainable here, die soul is.
continua lly looking forward to anotlrer
state and virtue points to it as the sum-
mit of our hopes ; if our rules of action
are not derived from it ,we can never ex-
perience that comparative bliss which is
a foretaste of heaven or patience to bear
up against the (roubles to which the good
and bad are equally exposed—our con-
versat ion,said Ireminds me of a circum-
stance that 1have heared took place some
lime ago,Iwill endeavour with a d-w ad-
ditions, (or if you will illustrations)
to weave thrm together for your enter-
tainment when next we meet . Evan.
OOMMUNXOATIOIT.
M Z S O E L L A NY
INSTINCT OF TIIK UOO.
At a convent in France where twenty
paupers wur*' served with dinner awry
day at a certa in hour,a dog belonging to
the convent ,did not fail to be present at
the repast ,lo receive the shorts and ends
w hich were now and then thrown to him.
The guests,however were poor and hun-
irry, and of course not disposed to be
waste ful ;so that (he dog did little more
than scent the feast,of which he would
have fain partaken. The portions were
served by a person at the ringing of a
bell,and delivered by means of what is
(here called a Tour ; which is a machine
like the section of a cask ,
nnd,by turning
round upon a pivot,exhibits whatever is
placed on the hollow side,without discov-
ering the person who moves it.
One day this dog which had received
only a few scraps,waited till the paupers
were all gone,nnd look (he rope in his
mouth and rung the bell. The stratagem
succee ded. Hereptated it the next day
w ith die same good fortune. At length
die cook finding that twenty-one por-
tions were given out instead of twenty de-
termined to discover the trick ; for pla-
cing himself where he could see, without
being seen,and perceiving all (he pau*
pcrs* as they came in great regularity for
their different portions, and that there
was no intruder except the dog, he began
to suspect the real truth,which he was
presently confirmed in. The dog waitvd
fill the visitors were nil {.
'one, nnd then
deliberately walked tip nnd pulled dip
bell. The mailer wns related to the
community, nnd to reward him for his
ingenuity, he was permitted to ring the
belt every day for his dinner,
when n mess
of broken victuals wns regularly served
out to him.-— Yii itthi Friend.
FKM AI .E HEROISM .
Thv first Xnr England Thanksg iv-
ing.—'\'\\c V.
7tb tiny tif August, I(>7«.),is
recorded ns die first day set npart for
public thanksgiving by the Pilgrim f.illi-
ers of .New England. It was appointed
at t he time,in consequence of die succesj-
full leririnalion of a lung course ofblood-
y wars with the savages , who had con-
tinually harnissed (he colonies for manv
years ,butchere d many of the inhabitants
and destroyed many of the towns and
villages. The hist scene of die bloody
drama was in .Massachusetts. The in-
habitants of die colony beini; nearly ex-
hausted and worn down wit h the repeat-
ed attac ks of the Indians,and inideistand-
ing that about cue tho usand cf° them
were assemb led near the town of Worces-
ter ,ca lled upon die nei
^
bborin;' colony
of Connecticut for ass istance ,The (\ui .
uect ictit colony says Trnmbtill,' accord-
ingly furnished three companies of caval-
ry, w ho under die command of the expe-
rienced Major Tallcotl,on t he lil'di of A-
pril proceed in search of iheenemv. On
the the ] Ith they fell in with nnd'defeat-
ed a consideiable body of them. A ppar-
•¦inly by the special direction of Provi-
dence,Major Tallcott arrived in the
neighborhood of Ilatlley in time to pre-
serve die tow n and save the inhabitants
from tota l destruction. Tin: savages lo
die number of five hundre d were on the
eve of commencing an attack ,w hen they
were met by the Major with the troops 1111-
drr his command. This unexpected re-
lief,animating th" few remaining inhabi-
tants w hich tin* town contained ,t hey has-
tened to the nsNiMance of the caval: v ,who
lit t his moment wisse i iously engaged with
t he whole bod y of Ihe eneniv. The sav-
ages having famed some signal advanta -
ges ,victor y, lor a considerab le length o|
t ime appeared like to decide in their fa-
vor. Fortunate ly the inhabitants of 1lad-
ley having for their defence, n |< \y wee ks
prev ious procured from I!t»:ou 1111 ri»lu
pounder ,it was at t his critical per iod
loarlctlhi/ the trrtmni , ami hein» iii'iuuled
was by them conveyed to t!: <-ir fiienih,
and disclian/ed uilh die bi s; edict upon
t he enemy, "bo thereu pon flrd in all di-
rections . Thus it was thai the Colonies
in a great measure owed the preservation
of their lives lo die unexpected heroism
o l a fr v r women.
'1lie ( ioveiiior ai'.'l Cou ncil of the I
'.
uite d Colonies ,taking under serious con-
sideration (he miraculous escape of the
inhabitants of lladley from total destruc-
tion,and the recent success of dieir arms
in various parts of the cxiuiry,appointed
the L'J'ili of A'lgusl 1(>7!J,to be observed
as a day of Public Tliaiiks>/ivini; and
Praise to Almighty (Jod.'—AY/0 Jii'dJ'
ord
Singular Illusion—The strange illusions
with which hypochondriacs and insane
person* ,are of tentimes effected, are not
si little amusing to an unconcerned spec-
tntator , however , uncomfortable they
may be lo the patient himself. There
are many anecdotes ,respecting these il-
lusions, related by medical authors ,some
of which we have got together iu diis
chanter for the amusement of our read-
ers.
Maicus Donalus informs uv that a ba-
ker of Ferara ,believed thai he was made
of butler ,ami 011 t hat account would not
approach Ilie oven,lest lie should melt.
The same author relates that a person
by the name of Vinceiitiuus, imag ined
t hat he was of such a tremendous size
t hat he could not get through the door of
his apartment. His physician pave or-
ders that he .sho:ildbe forcibly led through
it ,w hich was done,according ly, but not
w ithout a fatal effect , f< must be damned.
Hypochondriacs have sometimes im-
n<;ined themselves to be frail nrtic.les of
china, nnd of course have been in con-
stant fear of being dushed to pieces, by
the carelessnes s of servants or thn forget-
luless of friends. Pope in ' the Cnvo
of Spleen,
' thus represents these same
breathing articles of brittle ware.
lin e Hi iHg tea-putt stand , one arm held nut ,
Ont titnt ; Hie handle this ami that the spout ;
.1p ipkin here like Homer 's lri p]>td tcalki
Here siishi a jar — ^r. &-e .
Io these cases gathered from books,
we w ill add one wherein n great mint of
outs figured as principle. {' Never spoil
a story for relations sake. ') The good
old Iady took it into her head that her
throat was growing up, nnd that she soon
would be deprived of the power of swal-
low ing. This would have been .1 fear-
ful catastro phe,for her appetite was ex-
cel lent. In order to prove that her ap-
prehensions were well grounded , she
wou ld attempt at dinner to get down a
w hole potatoe without chewing ; when
finding that so large a mouthful was dis-
posed to slick by lilt! way, shu would ox-
claim ,while half clionkiiig, ' There ! I
suppose now yon'n* conv inced that my
swa llow is growing up ! ICant even ;>el
down a single potatoe without absolute
danger of my life,' However , the old
lady got over in lime,mid was fully per-
suaded that she could swallow any thing
lifter hav ing admitted of die .
singular illu-
sion j ust mentioned.— A'. V. Coitstv.lla-
/inn.
Strnngr mrt/tod of citfc/u'ng thr. Tor-
foist'.—The most extraordinary mode of
ealchinij the tortoise; is by menus of a fish
of the genus I'lcticncis. In l.SO<), when
Mr I
I
. Salt was at IWosamhi qtie, having
received a present cf one of these fish all
die inha bitants assured him that they were
wont to employ it ,by fastening it with a
co rd to a boat ,and tlmt it fixed itself by
ti n1 bead to die breast piale of the first
to rtoise it met ,with so much force! that
the latte r could not escape.— (Umicr 'n
A nimrtl King dom.—Tlu'Kemora or suck-
ing Fish,is used for catching oilier lish
as reco rded by several authors . On con-
Miliiii'/ one of our memorandum books to
refresh our memorory, we found the fol-
low ing which may nmu.se our readers ;—
' The Indians of./aiiiail>a and ('uba (says
Oviedo) (jo 11 iKIiink' with the Hvinont or
Suc king Fish,which they employ as fal-
coners employ hnwks. The (i*li which
is not above a span in length ,is kept for
t he purpose and rcgulaily fed. The
owner on a ca lm morning carries it out
to .sea,Hfcuied lo his canoe by a small but
strong line,many fathoms in length, and
t he moment the creature sees a fish in the
water ,thoug h at a great distance ,it darts
awa y with the swiftness of an arrow ,and
soons fastens upon it. 1be Indian,in the
meant ime loosens anil lets go die line,
which is provided willi a buoy that keeps
on t he surface of tin; nea ,and nerves to
mar k out the course (he Remora lias taken
and be pursues it in liis canoe,(ill he per-
ceives his gn'mc to be nearly exhausted
and run do^v'
n. lie then taking up die
buoy,gradually draws the the line toward
the shore,the Remora ,still adhering with
iuflexble tenacity to his prey ; and it h
with great difficulty it is made to quit his
hold. I
'y this method (adds Oviedo) I
have known a turtle cau»ht of bulk and
weiidit that no single man could support.'
— Edwards i Vimt Indian, 4 to. Vol. I 1
*.
t oo.
A 1.1. kok I.ovk — and a i.itti.k vwx
MimoKii. 'I'uHvu hxisn,(Alabama.) You
have probably beard .some account of (he
heroine of Marion ('oimly, that is to say,
of .Susan Carter ,w ho was tried at our
late Circuit Court,for assaulting Joseph
Hollida,with intent to kill him. Iinten-
ded to have grven you a full report of the
case ;bin. not hav ing leisure to do so, I
w ill ('(intent myself with a hasty sketch:
On (hi: 13th day of January, IS.'JJ ,as Mr
Hollida was going lo be married,esrorte d
by a mirthful company of friends,he was
met by Susan Curler. Shu was on horse
and alone. Sb<» '
advanced wit h ft horxe-
nian'
s pistol, and fired at the bridegroom
at the distance of six or eight feet. It did
not appear that he was wounded. As she
seeme d to be in the act of di tu in',
' smoth-
er pistol ,and lie,like tin; famous I/try mf the Peace,had a warrant taken,
out against Mw> Susan, nnd when blie
wax taken intcrcustotiy, leeung secure ,lie
went on aud^ot married.
Hollida had been ^iiiting Miss .('arfer
for some years 5 and it was generally be-
lieved tb'-y wertcj itMgcd,
as she most so!-
eiMiily aflirnu'd.
visinn< r her lor S or 4 years. He had
been heard to sny, n few dnyi before,thot
he understo od (lint »hc intended to lie prr»
sent nttlie tunrrin go,nrul 'forbi d die banns. '
She wns of good chnr noter.
On th e trial , Miss Curter wns ably defen -
ded by Colo nel I\ Martin nnd S. J. GI10W
on , Ksq. A mong other arguments used iit
her behalf , it was conte nded by one of her
counsels that mnlice wns necccss ary to con*
stidtutc .the offe nce : nnd here so fur from
there brin g any mnlice , (he ludy was nctu -
nted by n directl y onposih! passion ; that
her conduct was influuncc d by the nhreu-
zy of love ! The j ury were absent but n few
ninutes and returned a verdict of notg
u
i
lty,
Dutrltrr Bird.-*- Intermediate between
tin; regular birds of prey nnd flic pnsso-
liue species ,are those called butcher birds
of which A frica produces a great variety
of kinds . The habit* of (he collared
str ike ('Ttinius rolaris) nn.
1 described by
L<: Y nllinnl. When it sees a locust, 1
1
a mantitis ,or a smalt bird,it springs up*
on it , and imiut'dinicly carries it off in or-
der to impale it on a thorn,which it docs
w ith meat dexterity, nlwnys passing the
(horn through the head of the victim.—
Every unimtil it seines is subjected to the
siime fate ;mid Hthus continues nil day
loii(i in its iMurderou* career, apparently
instigate d by the love of mischief than the
desire of obtaining food' Its throne of ty-
ranny is usually a dry and elevntod branch
of n tree,from which it pounces on nil
intruders, driving oil' the stronger nnd
more Iroiible.iome
,nnd impaling' (lie inex-
perienced alive : When hungry it risiu
its shambles,and helps itself lo a savory
meal. The Hottentots assured I,c Vul-
liaut dint it does not love fresh food, and
therefore leaves its prey upon a gibbet till
it becomes pulresceii(. But beneath the
scorc hing sun oP^A fiicu this process of
decomposition sometimes does not Inke
place ,from the rapid exhalation of the
iitiiiiuilIKiids in 11wiit'in and arid nlmo!i-
pberc ; nnd consequently, whatever spin)'
shrub may be chosen by the butcher bird
as tin.
' place of execution , is frequently
found covered ,not wit hsweet smelling mid
many colored blossoms bill willi the dri-
t'd carcases of singing birds,and the bo-
dies of locusts anil other insects of n lar-
ger size. ¦¦Hdinhuru H Cabinet Library,
l.iun/iits of horaaa.—'AHlhis season ol
the year b now approaching, when sonic
people commence one of the mo3( cruel
and barbarous of practices,ever retained
bv any people pretending to bo civilized,
viz : that of burning out (he lampas from
(he mouths of young horses,we cannot ro-
frain from making u (uw remarks upon
that subject.
We are sensible,that some of our most
enlightened reuders will say (hat this arti-
cle .should appe'ir under the heud of Vul'
L'ar Errors ;but yet we have what we
consider a reasonable excuse for not put*
ling it there. Most of die articles which
have been placed under (hat head in our
paper ,are rather innocent delusions,than
partaking of the barbarous;—-rather stl-
persticious rites and ceremonies apper-
taining to property, than any retained u-
sages of die dark ages of barbarity. At
what time or with what people this prac-
tice originated,we do not pretend to say ;
but there is one nation,which should eith-
er discontinue (ho practice or else say less
on the general diffusionof useful informa-
tion • that in America.
The idea dial the enlargement of that
part of (be roof ofa homes mouth, is a dis-
ease,has long been exploded by till veter-
inary surgeons. All horses are subject to
it,between dit'iiges o( three und five,more
or less : and in many cuscn, this spongy
enlargement ,descends lo a level with l
i
l
t ;
fore teet h,yet on examining it there will
not be found any mark of tenderness or
iiiflniiMiion indicating disease ;und left
(o the operation of nature it will disappear
atid the horse,will have si sound and heal-
thy mouth ; not to speuk of the danger of-
bleeilinjr a horse too freely by opening th«
pa leiine ru lery, the manner of performing
t he operation in shocking, to the brcui
ts
of humanit y, us well ns painful to the ani-
mal. It 1* uncalle d for,and must bo con-
sidered a piece of wanton cruelt y.—(Venc-
npfi f r'nrmi-r.
We have heard the stor y told of
die late ' Big Dick,' tha t when he wm
once taken before a mag istrate for making
a riot , lit: wa s ordered to find bail for :»
sub sequent tiiul. < I have no bail' said
Dick. ' Then 1 must commit you »ai»»i on the exp lana-
tio n of that phrase. ' ' Why,' said In*.
< h\ the hung ina rope at the yard arm. *
Bost. Galaxy.
Ijoii .n. , ;i it i.V.il i-d »il , I'.iviiif }m«| • ihuq
maik f <'1."'"' Ih'
mh much alUkie