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Maysville is the next town in commercial impor- We find, on looking over our article, we have not tance, being the principal place of importation for the said half of what we should wish to publish, but its north-east part of the state. Glass is manufactured length admonishes us not to extend our notice further, here, and it has a number of other factories. It is a and with the acknowledgments to Mr. Flint's volumes, thriving, active town, and a place for the building of Darby's "View," &c., in addition to some personal steamboats. Washington, three miles south, is a con- observation, we here take leave for to-day, of a bright siderable village, as well as Paris, situated on a beauti- gem in our political constellation, to know the inhabiful hill, and the capital of Bourbon county. Some of its tants of which, as it has been our good fortune to houses have the appearance of magnificence. The know many, is to esteem them, and to regret that so scenery between this place and Lexington we shall many miles should separate us from frequent interalways remember for its unsurpassed beauty. George-changes of the right hand of good fellowship and feeltown is a neat brick town, in the centre of a rich tract, ing. of which travellers always speak in high praise. Danville, Stamford, Somerset, Monticello, Versailles, Shelbyville, Augusta, Newport, Covington, &c., are thriving towns, of which we regret our limits restrict us to the mere mention. Cynthiana, the county town of Harrison county, contains more than 100 houses and a number of respectable public buildings. It is on a wide and fertile bottom, in the midst of a rich, intelligent and populous settlement. There are a great number of water mills near the town, which carries on an extensive trade. We have been promised some further statistics of Harrison county, by an esteemed friend residing there.

Russelville, in Lo an county, has 160 to 200 private buildings, and a college. Salt Licks abound near the town; we remember seeing a landlord there refuse to give fifty cents for a fresh saddle of venison, because It was too dear! Prices no doubt have altered since 1819. There are 50 or 60 more fine villages, which we cannot even enumerate in a newspaper article.

This state abounds in limestone caves. The great Mammoth Cave is said to have been penetrated fourteen miles, and it is something to tell, that we have been in it with a party six miles, submerged in darkness except the light afforded by lamps filled with lard; and overhead hung millions of bats, which, if disturbed, threatened to leave us without even our poor lights.The famous Grotto of Antiparos sinks into insignificance in comparison. It and other caves supplied during the late war, 400,000 pounds of crude nitre, and probably as great an amount of gunpowder.

ORIGINAL.
REFLECTIONS.

Though scenes of purest pleasure bright,
Through which I've loved to stray;
And scenes of cheerful, gay delight,

Have flown from me away:
Though now neglected I am cast

Upon this world's wide sphere,
Whilst round me blows misfortune's blast,
With bitterness severe.

Though 'lorn and lost, my path I tread

With fainting steps and slow;
With naught to stay the pang of dread,
Or sooth the pangs of wo:
Without a friend my steps to guide,

A friend to give relief';
Unnumbered woes my course betide,
But still "there's joy in grief."
There still remains a hopeful ray,

'Midst keenest sorrow here:

A charm to sooth my lonely way,

My lonely course to cheer:
The spell which pleasure once had spread
May glow as bright again;
And joys, that now, alas! seem fled,

May yet resume their reign.

Then let me not 'midst grief repine,

Nor yield to dark despair;

A brighter day may yet be mine,

And joy 1 yet may share.
My shattered hopes may I retrieve,
And gain some short relief;
It ne'er will do for me to grieve,

I'll triumph over grief.

ALBERTUS.

The people of Kentucky are scions from a noble stock, the descendants of affluent planters from North Carolina and Virginia. They have a distinct and striking physiognomy, an enthusiasm, vivacity and ardor of character, courage, frankness and generosity, which have been developed by their peculiar circumstances. They have a delightful frankness of hospitality, which renders a sojourn with them exceedingly pleasant to a stranger. Their bravery has been evinced in field and forest, from Louisiana to Canada. Wherever the Kentuckian travels, he ardently remembers his native hills and plains. He invokes the genius of his country in trouble, in danger and solitude; it is coniugal duty, and, in most cases, easily performed. Much HINTS FOR WIVES.-Obedience is a very small part of to him the home of plenty, beauty, greatness, and eve- of the comfort of a married life depends upon the lady; a ry thing that he desires or respects; this rationality great deal more, perhaps, than she is aware of. She never deserts him; no country will bear a comparison scarcely knows her own influence; how much she may do with his country, no people with his people. The by persuasion-how much by sympathy--how much by English are said to go into battle with a song about unremitted kinduess and little attentions. To acquire and roast beef in their mouths; when the Kentuckian en-retain such influence, she must, however, make her concounters dangers of flood or field, his last exclamationjugal duties her first object. She must not think that any is, "hurrah for old Kentucky."

thing will do for her husband-that any wine is good enough for her husband-that it is not worth while to be Religion, in some form, is generally respected in this agreeable when there is only her husband by-that she may state; and there is scarcely a village, or settlement, close her piano, or lay aside her brush, for why should she that has not one or more favorite preachers. It would play or paint merely to amuse her husband?-No-she be difficult to say which is the predominant sect, that must consider all these little arts of pleasing, chiefly valuof baptists, methodists, or presbyterians. Notwith-able on his account-as means of perpetuating her attracstanding the marked enthusiasm of the character of tions, and giving permanence to his affection--She must this people, notwithstanding they are much addicted to remember that her duty consists not so much is great and bitter political disputation, notwithstanding all the col-she will only be occasionally called; but in trifles-in a solitary acts--in displays of the sublime virtutes to which lisions from opposing parties and clans-as a state, the cheerful smile, or a minute attention naturally rendered, people have uniformly distinguished themselves for re- and proceeding from a heart full of kindness, and a temper ligious order, quiet and tolerance. full of amiabi.ity.

JOSEPHINE ROBESPIERRE-LOUIS-HORTENSE-LOUIS AS A KING. 227

LITERARY.

Extracts from the new Memoirs of Hortense Beauharnais, Ex Queen of Holland and Duchess of St Leu, translated from French.

tidings of the great events of the 9th Thermidor. "Well," said Josephine, as her bed was returned, you see I am not destined to be guillotined, I shall certainly be queen of France."

Louis Bonaparte.

the overthrow of his country's liberties, and who was doomed one day to be a king. Louis was enthusiastically devoted to visions of universal peace, and yet fate had condemned him to be a soldier. He hated ceremony, and yet his life was spent in a court, and his motions were a perpetual pageant. Preferring retirement and speculative reflection, he was hurried along by the whirlwind of his brother's genius.

The newly married couple treated their union Josephine in Prison, Death of Robespierre. as the work of compulsion, and their little asJosephine, becoming in her turn an object of perities, instead of being smoothed by gentle suspicion, was also confined. Up to this time friction, were in constant collision. Louis had she had scarcely bestowed a thought upon the some romance in his disposition, but it was that fortune-teller of Martinique; but now, by a com- kind of romance which leads its possessor rather mon inconsistency of human nature, the pre-to write a book than to enact the hero. The diction recurred to her remembrance amid the Contract Social of Rousseau was the favourite gloom of a prison. Her mind became accustom-study of one, whose duty it became to assist in ed to dwell upon its promises, and she ended by a firm belief in its easy accomplishment. One morning the jailor entered the cell, which she occupied in common with the Duchess of Aiguillon, (afterwards Madame Louis de Girardin,) and two other ladies, and announced abruptly, that he came to remove her bed, which was wanted for another prisoner. "Of course," said Madame D'Aiguillon, with vivacity, "Madame de Beauharnais is to be provided with a better?" The keeper answered savagely, "There will be little need of that, as she is to go at once In her appearance, Hortense united the fine to the Conciergerie, and thence to the guillo- mother, to the peculiar charms of the beauties figure, noble mien and graceful manners of her tine." This cruel warning drew loud shrieks from her companions in misfortune, but Joseph-fusion of fair hair-and dazzling complexion. of the Netherlands-their soft blue eyes-proine attempted the task of consolation. At length Her conversation displayed the elegance of a she begged them earnestly to calm all their fears, Frenchwoman, in the vivacity, sprightliness, and as she was assured, not only of present safety, appropriate turn of her least expressions. Dubut of living and reigning the queen of France. "It is a pity you don't appoint your attendants," ital presented an appearance as gay as it was ring her residence at the Hague, that sober capcried Madame D'Aiguillon, angrily. "Ah! that is very true-I had forgotten. Well, my dear, balls and entertainments, at which the most disunexpected, in a constant succession of public you shall be one of my ladies of honour: comeyou have my promise." At these words her com- dress and accomplishments. The dancing of tinguished youth contended for superiority in panions burst into tears; for they could account the queen was perfection, and she promoted this for the ill timed pleasantry only by supposing delightful amusement, with that true condescension, which produces in every mind the forgiveness, but never the forgetfulness of superior

that she had lost her senses.

Madame D'Aiguillon was much overcome. Josephine led her towards a window, which she threw open to give her air. A woman of ordinary appearance was noticed below, who seemed to be making some extraordinary signals. She shook her dress (robe) violently, a gesture which at first was inexplicable. At length Josephine cried out "Robe," the woman nodded, and immediately seized a pebble (pierre) recommenced her gestures; Josephine again cried "Pierre," and the woman, apparently much gratified, again expressed assent. Then placing her gown and the pebble together, she represented the motion of cutting a throat, dancing and clapping her hands at the same time, with great glee. It would be impossible to describe the joy with which the captives ventured to hope that the death of Robespierre was thus announced to them.

rank.

Hortense's personal appearance.

The Court of Holland, Louis as a King.

An outline of the court of Holland may not be inappropriate. M. D'Arjuson held the post of grand chamberlain: Auguste Caulaincours that of grand equerry. M. De Villeneuve was first chamberlain to the queen; his wife, the daughter of M. Guibert-a lady celebrated for her wit and her fine person-was dame du palais. M. de Saugras, chief master of the ceremonies, did the honours of the palace in an extremely agreeable manner.

M. de Girardin tells us, that a chamberlain introduced him into the cabinet of the king, who was dressed in the uniform of the guard, white, with crimson facings. "The pleasure of seeing him after a long absence, was diminished by my While they were still divided between hope sorrow at observing his sallow complexion, an and fear, a disturbance in the gallery attracted aspect of general languor, and the extreme diftheir attention, and they presently distinguished ficulty he experienced in walking, and especialthe rough voice of their turnkey, who was kick-ly in standing. He looked so much like a man ing his dog and crying out, "Get along, you dam- on whom death had set his seal, that I found it ned Robespierre!" This energetic expression impossible to retain the feelings of sadness with assured our ladies that there was little to ap- which his appearance oppressed me. My emoprehend, and that France was saved. In fact, a tion became so strong that it was noticed by his short time afterwards, their companions in mis-majesty, and drew from him several remarks, fortune burst into the cell to communicate the though I sincerely hope that he was unable to di

"The queen was agreeable and amiable as ever. I delivered her the letters from the empress and the queen. 'I always like to receive letters,' said she, 'and to be remembered. My friends would be ungrateful if they forgot me, for I never forget any one. My brother Joseph ought certainly to be pleased with me; for, while I was at Mayence, I wrote to him frequently, and sent him a great quantity of trifling news, which absence alone renders of the least consequence.'

vine the cause. It is impossible to know the | consisted of an aid-de-camp of Jerome, Madame king and not to love him: he is gifted with all de Bouber, and the little Prince Louis. the inestimable qualities that belong to an upright man. I was the bearer of two letters: one from the king of Naples and the other from his mother. He conversed with us a long time, and expressed great pleasure at seeing us again. 1 mentioned that a passage in his letter to the queen of Naples, had given rise to my journey. 'Be assured,' was his reply, that I shall use every exertion in my power to be useful to Joseph: whatever belongs to me is at his disposal. I am already endeavoring to raise money, though it will be a difficult business; for this country would never lend, even to Napoleon. However, I do not despair, and shall do my best. All this was said in that open, frank manner, which no dissimulation, however practised, can pretend to imitate. Your majesty,' said 1, 'has just opened a loan, which, I understand, is filling up rapidly. It is a splendid reward of your exertions, and the most flattering testimony of the popularity of your administration. Posterity will ever remember with gratitude, your constant opposition to a national bankruptcy.' 'I take the more credit to myself,' said the king, 'for this opposition, because the measure was particularly pressed upon me by the emperor. I found it impossible to persuade him, that in declaring bankruptcy, I declared the destruction of Holland. All its capital would have immediately sought refuge in England, where much of it is collected already. The force of circumstances has set on foot a contraband trade, which I find it impracticable to suppress.

This nation is so industrious, that with a population of not more than eighteen hundred thousand souls, it pays one hundred and ten millions. Its debt is sixty millions, and there is scarcely enough remaining for state expenses. There is not a French soldier in the kingdom, yet I am obliged to supply a corps of twenty thousand Dutch troops for the grand army. Peace! peace! that must be the grand object of conquest. This hard work ruins my health, Girardin; you must find me very much changed. I can scarcely write: I walk with great difficulty.'-He was continually rubbing his legs and hands during the whole interview. The climate of this country is killing me. Its humidity is very unwholesome for my constitution. I am sorry for it: it is the country of good faith. There is no need here of superintending the administration: a man, on receiving an appointment, swears that he will fulfil its duties to the best of his ability, and keeps his word. Their customhouse oaths are never examined, and are never false. It is a nation of true republicans, but deeply tinged with party spirit: this prevents them from forming a proper estimate of each other. . . . . . I require a hot climate, and the baths of the south of France.'

"After dinner, we went into the queen's drawing room. Her apartments are furnished with great simplicity. Nothing could be more gracious than our reception, and on leaving her, she invited us to prolong our visit to this country, and to pay our respects to her every evening. Before going to bed, we made a round of visits to all the ministers, and returned to hotel at ten o'clock at night, heartily tired. All the French about the king's person are loud in their complaints of the climate: Caulaincourt, whose health is indifferent, is quite unable to stand its effects.

"Next day, the king received us in his cabinet. He was in the midst of a circle of the great civil and military officers. He quitted his place for the purpose of addressing a few words in an obliging manner to the different members of the diplomatic corps, and the various individuals who had the honour of being admitted to the audience.

"The court presents an extremely brilliant spectacle. The dresses of the public ministers and the civil functionaries are superbly embroidered: it seems as if they intended to make up for the long prohibition of embroidery in this country. The great officers of state wear a green dress, laced with gold: the pattern of the trimming is the same as that of the imperial household. The chainberlains are dressed in red and gold: the equerries and prefect in blue and gold. The diplomatic costume of Holland is remarkably rich and elegant: it is a shade of very light blue, with silver lace. The decora tion of the Order of Holland has been very extensively distributed: there are three classesknight, commanders, and grand crosses. This sort of distinction has become quite an object of ambition, in a country where it was previously wholly unknown. Wherever men are united in society, vanity, adroitly flattered, is one of the most potent instruments of the sway of the ruler.

"The king generally rides with a single pair of horses to his carriage: it is only on very rare occasions that he uses a coach and six. Whenever he goes out, the equerry on duty mounts his horse, and takes his place near the door."

Promises was the ready money that was first "On taking leave of his majesty, we were in- coined and made current by the law of nature, formed by M. Boucheberone, prefect of the pa- to support that society and commerce that was lace, that the king desired us to lodge in no oth- necessary for the comfort, and security of maner house than his own, and that we were to re-kind.-Lord Clarendon. side in the palace: this intelligence was afterwards confirmed by M. de Saugras. Just as we As it is barbarous in others to rally a man for were about sitting down to table, we were in-natural defects, it is extremely agreeable when vited to dine with the queen. The company he can jest upon himself for them.

IS POVERTY Favorable to Genius?—A DRUNKARD'S THIRST.

Written for the Casket.

ESSAY.

IS POVERTY FAVORABLE TO GENIUS? What is genius? It is an intellectual thirsting for knowledge; it is the unfolding of a mind of deep and intense thought, gained by application, and concentred by close and unremitting commune with itself. It is not the meteotic flash, that brightens, illumes, and disappears, while the plaudits of an admiring multitude are sounding long and loud: It is the rising sun, whose splendors we can scarcely trace, in the faint beams of morning twilight, but whose progress onward and upwards, can only reveal its living beauties. For genius such as we have described-its home is no chosen spot; it will flourish beside the Alpine flower; it will breathe in the atmosphere of despotism; its hallowed influence is felt on the heights of Parnassus, and on the sunny soil of the tropics; but we think the absence of luxury, and many of those comforts which gladden the path of life, instead of extinguishing the fires of genius, tend rather to make them glow with more fervent heat.

In the web of life, the mind and body are strangely and intimately interwoven with each other, and a reciprocal influence is constantly exerted. The system acts upon the mind, and the mind upon the system. If such be the fact, and such we see it, the influence of luxury in enervating the human frame, does not rest upon matter alone; it is felt in its breadth and extent, upon the intellectual part of our being. Luxury gratifies every appetite; but gratification only awakens and creates others, which in their turn crave to be satisfied, until the constitution at length is undermined by excess, and its vigor and strength are sapped at their foundations.Riches bring a plenitude of pleasures, which riches alone can purchase; pleasures touching the passions and kindling the imagination. The mind becomes fascinated and excited; but it is a thrilling excitement, playing upon the feelings, without producing in the end the charms of rational enjoyment. Objects, new and novel, are continually presented to the senses, dividing the attention by their beauty and variety;-no restraints are placed to repress the ardor of youthful feeling; the gush of opening passion, until the vigor of thought and strength of the understanding are wasted away, upon vain and frivolous objects, and the activity sinks into sluggish indifference-though young in years, the beautiful fabric of the mind will become the dwelling of wayward fancies and unhallowed thoughts, incapacitated for those high intellectual delights which need perseverance to attain, and discipline to appreciate.

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ing to one single point. We are told, if one or some of the senses be wanting, all those slight suggestions which w re unnoticed, when all the organs were in heat' ful play, have then a character and reality; eve so when other sources of emolument and enjoyr ent be denied us, our energies are directed to oue with tenfold earnestness. Obstacles will oppose the progress of knowledge; but, instead of discouraging, they nerve the spirit to greater diligence-it matters not how great they may be, for an ardent aspiring mind; they call for perseverance, for intenser application, and these become that discipline which will tune it for knowledge, as the harp is tuned to receive the rising breeze.

What is common is lightly estimated; advantages within our grasp, or which seem ours by right, are too often perverted and misimproved but when effort must be used to attain them, far greater is the value with which they are appre ciated; they bring with them a responsibility that such privileges must not pass unimproved; and if attainments are to be made, the time will admit no delay, no procrastination; and such a consciousness as this will kindle life, and energy, and action. The price of labor in the moral, as well as the physical world, is never given to indolence; and though the vast spires of science and wisdom lay out in rich profusion, unwearied perseverance will alone render them ours.

That mind will arrive to maturity, vitiated by no excesses, debased by no indulged appetites, which are too frequent, though not necessarily the concomitants of wealth, and which arise from the unlimited gratification of those social feelings and love of pleasure, that are innate in our constitution: but that person will arrive to maturity, with an understanding invigorated, passion subdued, and an intellectTM" mating with the pure essences of heaven."

There is something like majesty in a mind, overcoming the obstacles of circumstances and situation in search of truth and wisdom, and knowledge; they are bright examples of human capacity, worthy of admiration and worthy of imitation. HELEN C. CROSS.

A DRUNKARD'S THIRST. It is a remark of Bishop Tillotson, that no man is born with a swearing constitution. It may be added that no man is born with a thirsty constitution; or a constitution requiring the use of intoxicating liquors. There is nothing constitutional about it. It is the result of habit. The more the tippler drinks, the more he thirsts. And after he has become a habitual drinker, so that he cannot do without it, where can language be found to describe his thirst? We have seen men under its influence, who love rum betPlace that mind early amid discouragements ter than their wives or children---better than reand danger; separate it from worldly comforts; putation or life---better than earthly happiness compass it with adversity. There lie coiled in or the joys of Heaven. Those who are tempethe human heart, energies which need a power-rate have no conception of it. It is intolerable, ful stimulas to draw them forth; energies which insupportable, beyond the powers of description become better fitted for action, the more they Before its withering influence every social afare called into exercise-let these energies be fection droops and dies. Before its scorching, once awaked by genius; in the sphere where its burning presence, innocence, health, happithis mind is placed, it will find no illusive delights, ness, prosperity, decency, honor, reputation, no flattering charms to attract and draw it away, and every virtue which ennobles and elevates and thus all its hopes and aspirations will be tend-man, is prostrated in the dust.

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CROSSING THE DELAWARE-THE WORD FAST-FAMOUS SAYINGS.

CROSSING THE DELAWARE.

Eli Moore, Esq. delivered an admirable oration at New York, on the 22d of February last, in which he happily introduced the following description of the Crossing the Delaware by Washington and his troops. We have on sale at this office, a large and elegant engraving of the scene, forming a suitable ornament for the parlor. We refer our readers to the advertisement.

phetic token of our success, burst forth in all his splendour, bathing in liquid light the blue hills of Jersey. The faces which but a few moments before were blanched with despair, glowed with martial fire 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 "In no one instance, perhaps,was Washington's twenty minutes not a gun was fired-the sabre influence with the army so strikingly exemplifi- and the bayonet did the work of destruction; ed, as in his attack on the enemy at Trenton.- it was a hurricane of fire, and steel, and death. O'er and o'er have I listened with intense anxiety, There did we stand, (would he say) there did we in the days of my boyhood, whilst my now de- stand, 'foot to foot, and hilt to hilt,' with the parted sire, who fought and bled on that proud serried foe! and where we stood we die or confield, recited with thrilling interest all that relat-quered. Such was that terrific scene. ed to the enterprise. It was on a December "The result of that action, gentleman, is known night (would he say) when our little heart-broken to you all-as is also its bearings upon the forarmy halted on the banks of the Delaware.- tunes of America. Had defeat attended our That night was dark-cheerless-tempestuous arms at this trying crisis, our cause was lost, --and bore a strong resemblance to our country's forever lost-and freedom had found a grave on fortunes! It seemed as if Heaven and Earth the plains of Trenton! But the wisdom and conspired for our destruction. The clouds lower- prudence of Washington secured us the victory ed-darkness and the storm came on apace.--and consequently our liberty. The snow and the hail descended, beating with "How great our obligation then, and how much unmitigated violence upon the supperless, half- it behoves us at this time, to show our gratitude clad, shivering soldier-and in the roaring of the by erecting to his memory a monument, that flood and the wailings of the storm, was heard, shall tell to after ages, not only that Washington by fancy's ear, the knell of our hopes and the was great, but that we were grateful! Let it no dirge of liberty! The impetuous river was filled longer be delayed. To pause is to invite defeat with floating ice-an attempt to cross it at that to persevere, to insure success." time, and under such circumstances, seemed a desperate enterprise-yet it was undertaken, and thanks be to God and Washington, was successfully accomplished.

The word FAST is as great a contradiction as we have in the language. The Delaware was FAST, because the ice was immoveable; and the ice disappeared very FAST, for the contrary reason-it was loose. A clock is called FAST, when it goes quicker than time; but a man is told to stand FAST, when he is desired to remain stationary. People FAST when they have nothing to eat, and eat FAST, consequently, when opportunity offers. The precept" make haste slowly," involves a kind of contradiction; but we suppose that it means if you wish to go fast, in an uncertain path, take FAST hold of every assistance.

THE FAMOUS SAYINGS OF JEMSHEED.-The first was: God has no partner in his wisdom; doubt not, therefore, though thou understandest not. The 2d: Greatness followeth no man, but goeth before him; and he that is assidious shall overtake fortune. The 3d was written: Hope is always as much better than fear, as courage

"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 uttered, save by the officers when giving some order. We were well nigh exhausted, said hemany of us frost bitten-and the majority of us so badly shod that the blood gushed from our frozen and lacerated feet at every tread-yet we upbraided not, complained not-but marched steadily and firmly, though mournfully onward, resolved to persevere to the uttermost;-not for our country-our country, alas! we had given up for lost. Not for ourselves-life for us no longer wore a charm-but because such was the will of our beloved Chief 'twas for Washington alone, we were willing to make the sacrifice. When we arrived within sight of the enemy's encampments, we were ordered to form a line, when Washington reviewed us. Pale and emaciated-dispirited and exhausted--we presented is superior to cowardice. The 4th was: Seek a most unwarlike and melancholy aspect. The paternal eye of our chief was quick to discover the extent of our sufferings, and acknowledge them with his tears: but suddenly checking his emotions, he reminded us that our country and all that we held dear was staked upon the coming battle. As he spoke we began to gather ourselves up and rally our energies; every man grasped his arms more firmly-and the clenched hand-and the compressed lip-and the steadfast 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 pro

not so much to know thy enemies as friends; for where one man has fallen by foes, a hundred have been ruined by acquaintance. The 5th: he that telleth thee that thou art always wrong may be deceived; but he that saith that thou art always right, is surely a liar. The 6th: Justice came from God's wisdom, but mercy from his love; therefore, as thou hast not wis dom, be pitiful to merit his affection. The 7th: Man is mixed of virtues and of vices; love his virtues in others, but abhor his vices in thyself. The 8th: Seek not for faults, but seek diligently for beauties; for the thorns are easily found after the roses are faded.-James's String of Pearls.

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