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Wijltfoiintqii) ifome.
It awnie ablinotoif.
Mr mountain home! my mountain homo
Is beautiful to ma:
Though humble, it is dearer far,
Than statelier halls would be;
Ita uoblo woods, its mountaius high?
Its little sparkling rills,
? That dash along so merrily,
My heart with gladnoaa tills.
My moantaia home! my mountain home!
I nerof ean forget
The happy hours I opcr.t iu thee
Ere grief or sad regret
Had stole the roses from my cheek,
Or dimmed my laughing eye,
Or turned to anguish the bright hours
That pasted so gaily by.
And when In future years my heart
Shall bo oppressed* by care?
111 oloae my eyes to all nround,
And think again I'm there,
Sitting beneath the old oak tree,
Upon the bright hill-aide,
"Where I am wont to sit and watch
The waters as they glide.
Again I'll hear yon murmcring brook.
Or listen to the breeze
That gladly kissed the mountain brow,
Or sported 'mong the trees;
The bird thet sweetly sings upon
Yon stately oak-tree's bougj^
Shall sing the same sweet sonpRTsings
So blithely to me now.
And when they gently lay me down.
Upon the earth's cold breast;
Methiuks in yonder fairy spot
My form would sweetly rest;
Among the scenes, the pleasant scenes,
Where I otieed loved to roam ;
Beneath the tree, so dear to me,
Beside my mountain home.
[ Warerly Masjazitu-.
21 Wax ??ktfcl).
MAGOFFIN;
OR,
Ibc iMifor of e tfqlWjj.
The dar was retreating to the west and
evening was preparing to cast her gloom
around, for as yet it w as scarce possible to
My that the brightness had diminished ; the
hour appeared as though a thin cloud had
mellowed the light whi<3i hung in the valley,
yet the glowing appearance of the forest on
the western hills, showed where the sun was
sinking?a few clouds that had been floating
to and fro in the heavens during some hours
past, were gradually melting away And leaving
the wide blue arch pure and unobscured;
throughout the valley all was silent and
calm; a mill was there, but its ttoise, which
had echoed amongst the rocks during the
fore part of the day, was now hushed and
still, and the slight murmer of the water
from the dam alone could be heard ; this was
a beautiful sheet of water, on which the dark
shadows from the neighboring hills were
Cast gathering.
A solitary urchin stood or. a rock project
iog into it, sad was winding up his fishing
line and preparing to depart, lini'.i in a
fine situation, on the slope of the mountain,
was a comfortable looking stone house, o'ertopped
by many aged sycamore trees, under
om which wm a bench, and hereon reclined
a man who constituted with tho fisher, the
only animated objects of the scene.
The appearance of this person did not at
?U coincide with the beauty and calmness, of
the spot; he was of short stature, but the
stoutness of his person compensated for his
want of height; strength waa* indicated
in every limb, and his expanded chest
and broad shoulders, made it too evident to
escape observation; his round face was pitted
deeply with the small pox, and was destitute
of tnoee marks by which we are innately
taught to expect talent, worth and honor;
although their opposite* wore not portrayed,
yet tho expression of his feature* seemed
to bid us M>t to be astonished at finding
them.
Ho was habited in a suit of dark grey
clothes, sod wore a black handkerchief
around his neck. Ever and anon be cast
btt piercing grey e/et with auxin* looks towards
the road which wound down the hill
at ^be north end cf the valley.
When evening had a little more advanced,
an? the uneasiness Of the person just describe
ed apparently Increased, a chariot was seen
descending into the valley, along the narrow
road. It was not long before the steady
pnce of the sturdy horse had brought it and
Us passengers close to the mill; these were
a middle aged man of meagre habit, and of
no very pleasing appearance, and a beautiful
girl, who seemed now to be about twenty,
resplendent in charms; her beautiful chcsnut
hair was crossed over her fine white forehead,
and a pair of lively blue eye beneath,
bespoke a pure and cultivated mind; the
person wo first mentioned, nnd who was called
Magoftin, seemed much pleased with the
arrival of his visitors, or at loast 1ii? I
features seemed to express as ipuch satisfac- I
tioii and joy, as was compatible with their <
peculiar cast.
"You are weleortie, Pattison," said he, i
"and you to, Miss Elleu. I rejoice to see you 1
iu iny lonely valley."
"Lonely indeed, sir," was the answer,
"though absence of company is sometimes i
in advantage."
"Sometimes," ?ud Magoffin, with an angry
look, and turned on his heels to address
Mr. Pattisou and assist him to alight, for a <
severe lameness reudcred this somewhat difficult.
As Ellen entered the dwelling, a feeling of
grief to which her young heart was not a
strnnger, pervaded her bosom the only female
she found in the house was its keeper,
an old woman, whoso son assisted at the
mill, and these together with the owner constituted
tho whole family. Ellen desired to
be shown to a room, and when there, a deep
sigh escaped her as she seated herself on the
bed ; a feeling of dislike towards Magoffin
was one of the most powerful which the
calm hreast of the maiden had yet entertained,
and at each of his frequent visits at
her uncle's (for Mr. Pattisou stood in that
degree related to her) she felt it increase;
what then were her sensations when her uncle
gave her to understand that she w as tho
cnuso of these visits ; that she had attracted
the notice of the man she despised, but of
one whom Mr. Pattison considered as in every
respect a suitable partner for her through
life ?
Each day he spoke in favor of Magoffin ;
?money was his ruling passion, avarice held
firm n sway in his breast, and he dwellt with
complacency on the wealth of the suitor,
whose riches he said were not confined to
his mill and farm.
The hopes of the Americans for the reestablislmient
of their independence, were
now at their lowest ebb, by reason of the ill
success of the last campaign; Pattison rejoiced
at it and Magoffin with him, and the
former told Ellen of vast sums her suitor
would realize on that event; but this to ber
was worst of all, for she had imbibed large
IV oi revolutionary teelings, and nightly put
up her prayers for the safety and success of
Washington and "her country's army.
And there was one there who shared her
prayers; she had neither father nor mother,
nor knew she of a single relation except her
uucle, who but illy supplied the place of a
fond parent; it was not for a relation she petitioned
heaven, 'twas for a lover, a soldier in
the army of Independence. She had given
her heart to one .whom she thought in every
respect worthy off it, And who increased in
worth when contrasted with Magoffin.
Alfred Clendinuiiig she kuew was brave,
noble, generous, possessing a mind more cultivated
than ordinary, and from a close observation
of his rival, she thought she detected
a want of all the qualties. Alfred was
not poor, but her uncle viewed him in no
friendly light, and forbadh him his house.
Ellen descended to supper, and afterwards
was compelled to endure the company of
Magoffin for an hour, wlicu her nncle told
her they wished to be alone, and she gladly
availed herself of the leave thus given, to seek
shelter of her room ; the old house keeper
lighted her up, and to her she put some casual
questions concerning Magoffin, for alio
felt there was something concealed in his
mode of life?the old woman was talkative
and no ways backward in communicating
; information, but ?he had not much to ?rive;
he Mid, however, that he ww often absent
for whole days and nights together, without
1 saying whither ho was going, and that severi
al timet there had been parties of men in
the valley at night who would carry oif the
flour from the mill?once or twice a gentleman
had stopped all night in their house,
I and then they were sure to sit talking till
break of day.
Ellen reclined on her bed whilst a thousand
thoughts passed over her mind. In the
meantime, Magoffin and his guest wero seated
in the room Mow and were in a busy
conference; beforo them was a table covered
with papers and letters, the contents of
which busied them both; from time to time
a largo silver watch that lay on the table was
often consulted in considerable anxietv.
"Tho Major delays long," at length Magoffin
observed.
"If those cursed rebel horse ore out, ha
brings an escort, I suppose I" said Pattison.
"Ay, some dragoons to see him safe."
"I wish he were here," rejoined the visitor.
w *
"General Arnold is anxious to conelntle
tha treaty, and to night may ensure the downfall
of the union ; my powers are ample, and
our reward will be so too; yon know my of
fer, give me Rlien, end I relinquish one half
tny share to vou."
' Ellen, as 1 have already said, is yours;1
[ have brought her with me, that here re-1
tired from the worid, she may become your
bride. where all opposition would be vain,
for I have found her stubborn and perverse."
"Alfred Clendinning has caused this, but
be shall rue having crossed my path,*' said
Magoffin, and gathered his eyebrows into a'
jolermined frown ; at that moment the distant
sound of fire-arms was heard. "Hark !"
_ . j a .it * * - -
?aia ne "oy ueavens I us the pistols of tlic
dragoons !
"For God's sake," said Pattison, "bo cautions";
these papers may ruin us; confound
the chance that brought tho rebels on the
hills at this time of night?they're at it still!"
and the quick successive shots were distinctly
heard.
Whilst all this was passing below, Ellen
had remained in a deep anxiety of thought
in her chamber; the beauty of the night had
brought her to the window, and she hung
with delight on the scene before her; the
moon was waning away, her full broad
dise had disappeared, and a crescent of silver
light now- hung over the valley ; in tho lower
portion of this, dark trees and hills soon
broke the view, but nbove, the light rested
on the expanded water and showed an extent
of clear land for some distance", here and
there the dark shadows of hill" and trees were
visiblc^outrasting with the brightness around
and assuming grotesque forms, sometimes
huge and undefined, and aguiu showing
the api>oarance of strange cast less or armed
giant*, whilst the woods which resounded at
intervals with the voice of the night frog and
katydid, was here and there burnished with
long rays of brightness ; a portion of the road
too, was visible as it descended the hill at the
extreme end of the valley ; and as she gazed
towards it, for a moineut she was startled,
for she thought she perceived a dark body
move along?but 'twas gone, and her eye,
which hung on the spot, could discover nothng
more ; Tier attention wandered, and in
an instant the bright flashings of fire were
visible in the wood below, and the report of
fire-ailns struck on her ?fjip?Ul ??n
from her casement with deep interest, every
thing else seemed hushed, and between the
successive discharges of firc-arros, she heard
the noise of the distant turmoil; she saw
lights moving about the little mill, half
hid by huge trees and ponderous rocks,
among which each moment, streaks of
fire and the report of arms wore discerned,
for this seemed to be the center of commotion,
and she heard the noise of bullets
d opping into tho water between her nnd
it; the moon did not give light enough to
dissipate the gloom which hung, round, but
now a brightness darted o'ver the water and
through the darkness, and the next moment
the straw roof of the mill flashed upwards in
a column of vivid tlame; far and wide its light
spread through the valley and up the hills,
and showed every leaf hanging on the trees,
and lighted every fissure in the surrounding
rocks; a shout from the combatents arose
with it, and as it passed she beard the sound
of horses hoofs approaching at utmost speed.
The blaze made it as light as day, and
she saw an officer on a gallaut charger dash
across the bridge at the lower end of the
dam ; he seemed to support himself on the
saddle by the mane of bis horse, over whi<Ji
he had apparently lost all commaud, whilst
the light Hashed on his uniform and played
on the bright scabbard that danced at his
side, and increased the terror of his frightened
animal. The rider had loet his cap, and
was evidently wounded, and now the rapid
speed of his horse had brought hitn to the
the house, when a gate opposed a barrier to
bis further progress.
As though suddenly recovering his lost
couracre the steed stood still- but the
O 7 w "**"" v ? "?"
was too tar speut to mist the shock thus
given him, and lie was thrown stunned at
the door. Magoffin had been securing the
papers in much anxiety, and now and then
throwing a hurried glance towards the fight
?but when the event we have just spoken
of occurred, he thrust the papers into a side
pocket, rushed out, and seized the horse?
"Farewell, Pattison." he cried, "our stars
are unlucky, 1 know it by the burning of the
mill; the papers are safe"?and throwing
wide the gate he sprung into the saddle, and
was lost in the tnaeo below.
Pattison seemed confounded, aud withal
trembling the i.<sue of the fight. Ellen was
alone, and her fortitude was fast sinking, but
now she saw at the door a fellow being
wduuded and perhaps expiring; this was
enough to prompt her to exertion, and she
descended from her chamber to succor the
unfortunate. As that beautiful gem of the
east which sparkles in its own native glory,
is recognized in the absence of light, so the
heart of woman in the hour of misery and
1. 1 !. 1 * J * *
woe is Knownoy iu Kinunemana oentDceaoe.
Ellen felt all a woman's care for the wounded
man ; by the assistance of the miller boy
she bad him brought into the parlor, and,
now she sew that he was rather advanced in
years, tall, and of manly make, and of a foreign
aspect; he was clothed in an American
uniform, which showed him to be of rauk;
his right arm was wounded, and he was bathed
in blood, and senseless from the effect cf
the fall and bleeding.
The housekeeper slowly went sway to get
some nostrum for his use; the miller went
i to the wood to gaze at the fight and
burning mill, where her uuclo already was,
| whilst Ellen bent over the wounded man,
> whose head she held, and from whose large
! forehead she wiped away the blood, and par'
ted tlio clotted locks of long dark hair.
As she stooped over him, a thought dawned
on her mind that she had seen thnt countenance
before; she drew a n?inature from
^er bosom ; the features there were those of
, a lady on one side, and on the other a young
! mau, but though altered by years, the re{
semblance was powerful, and she had been
told they represented her deceased parents
a thousand feelings possessed her, and
she hung trembling o'er the stranger,
who was beginning to revive.
At on<?e some, soldiers gallopped to the
door, and an officer with his sword in his
hand entered the room, whilst two soldiers
led in Mr. Pattison ; when the young soldier
| saw a lady he doffed his cap, lookod a moment,
and sprang forward, and aglance showed
Ellen 'twas Alfred Clendinning.
"Ellen, dear, Ellen," whs his salutation,
"ever good and kind, how am I surprised to
find you here ! and my brave commander !"
4 Alfred," said Ellen, raising her eyes suffused
with tears, "what a time is this, with
the dying, I fear, before inc."
"I hope not! but stay," said the soldier,
and issued iu a loud voice an order to search
everywhere for the^traitor Magoffin, whom
the soldiers said they could uojt discover.
Ellen, however, told Alfred of his departure,
and Bomo of the party dashed on in the hopeloss
pursuit. The soldiers guarded Pattison
in the next room, on suspicion of a connexion
with Magoffin, and the rest of the party
soon arrived with the wounded and prisoners.
Colonel Vincent, for so was the wounded
II -J 1 J - ' ' *
uiuver caueu, ijhu now recovered irotn 11 is
lethargic state ; he reclined on a couch provided
for him, but his eyes left not Ellen's
face for a moment; at length with a strong
emotion, he grasped her h^nd.
"Tell me," ho said, "who are you ?" the
ininature hanging around her neck caught
1 his eye, he gazed, "It is 1 it must be so ! tell
me, tell me, who you are ; are not your features
the counterpart of those ?" said he,
i pointing from Ellenor to the female minaturc,
"and my own features, are they notdiere portrayed
?" gazing at the reverse, "for God's
' sake speak 1"?Ellen trembled.
?They are indeed," burst from her lips,
f "but I, I am an orphaD ; my uncle?
"Where, where is he ?
"Id the next room," said the lieutenant
"Bring him in!" Alfred flew to obey the
order?in a moment he returned with Pattison?on
recollecting himself his fright had
left him ; be knew that Magoffin had secured
all the papers that could criminate hitn ; the
idea of safety gave him courage, and he advanced
with undaunted form, but had the
thunder of heaven burst over his head, aud
the Arcs of a wild volcano hissed at his feet
he could not have crouched with more dismay
than whenjie met the gaze of Col. Vinoent
; one glance sufficed?the Colonel was
on his feet, fire flashed iu his eyes and his
bright sword gleamed above bis bead.
"Meet the reward of thy villainy ! meet
the punishment of the villain I"
i His right arm unheeding its wound, was
! raised aloft, but a feeble hand stayed its
i course ; Elleu clung to it, and the sword fell
: harmless. Qis hand sought hers?"Speak,
[ miscreant! need I ask it ??but speak V
i Pattison's breast heaved, and in a hollow
tone he said,
I "She is your daughter !" and Ellen was
I clasped iu the arms of a noble father.
\ That night Ellen heard from her father
> the story of his wrongs?his parents had left
the United States to live in the West Indies;
here he was born, settled in business, and
married the girl of his choice with whom
> he was happy and content. In the course
, of business he became acquainted with Patlii
son,an ad venturer,poor and frieudlcis; he had
taken him into his employ, into his house,
, and extended him the baud of friendship,and
love?from nothing be had raised hiin to a
respectable station, ami good prospects.
W nan Kii*n wm r?n fJ.1
thing teemed going on well, an insurrection
broke out amongst the negro slaves, aud the
yellow fever at the sametune made W appearance.
Mr. Vincent wan sufficiently rich;
he had for tome time contemplated retun to
the land of his fathers, and for this purpose
bad considerably abridged his business,
although doing i( at this period to some disadvantage
; he however sold all his property,
and chartering a vessel, prepared to start for
the United States; when,howover,all was ready
for the departure, his heart was torn with
anguish/or hu wife was taken with tho fcve-.
To detain the vessel was impossible; for
they had already embarked, when sickness
seised on the frame of her he so dearly loved,
and she begged to be put on shore. lie reposed
everv confidence in Patlison, but who
then passed as Mr. Brown ; to his charge he
gave his fortune and his child, for death in
all probability waited for it if taken to land.
Receiving an acknowledgement from Brown
for the amount under his charge, he left the
ship-?and from that day forward had never
, heard of this unprincipled miscreant.
In few days after being on shore his wife
died, and he became the object of aa attack
of the tame disease after a tedious illness
lie recovered, end almost destitute, embraced
the first offer for the United States, which
was by an English brig; but the third day
out a Freuvh frigate, which nation was at
war with England, captured them and he
was taken to France. After many long
mouths of sufteriitg and delay, he reached
America again, but all his exertions wore unable
to discover the residence of Brown.
When the war broke out, he entered the
army, and had thus by chance, in an attempt
to capture a traitor, discovered the object of
his researches of past years?the papers lie
had taken so long before were still in liis possession,
treasured with anxious care. Ellen
sighed and wept duiing her father's recital,
and morn was breaking ere they parted.
The proof against Pattison, for treason,
was not sufficient to convict him ; he returned
his ill gotten wealth to its right owner,
and went away a wretch despised by ull,
though it is believed tbat like the traitor Ar-1
uol<i, for whom lie was neg< dialing, he was
enabled to live by British gold. Lieutenant
Oicndinoing behaved gallantly during the
war under her father's command, and Ellen
j eventually became his bride, and formed the
1 source of his happiness, and soothed the deI
dining years of her veteran father.
fttiscHlancous.
iff It. Jeffelrgoi) q JLobcir.
i'ersonal DESCRIPTION of ItlM.
With Mr. Jefferson, the lover succeeded
the school-boy in the due and time honored
I order, as laid down by the 'melancholy
Jacques.' The only record of this affair is to
be found in a *eries of letters addressed by
hiin to his friend Page, commencing immediately
after ho left college, and extending,
at interval, through tlio two succeeding
years. These are to be found at length in
Professor Tucker's life of him, and in the
congress edition of his correspondence.?
They possess some interest perhaps, in relation
to their subject matter, nut most, as the
earliest specimens of their author's epistolatorv
writing, which have been preserved.?
Though they display something of that easy
commaud of language?that 'running peii'
?for which he was afterwards celebrated,
they exhibit no peculiar grace of style or
maturity of thought. Perhaps, however,
these would scarcely be expected in the careless,
off hand effusions of boyish intimacy.?
It causes a smile to see the future statesman
'sighing like a furnace' in a first love; con
coaled, after the approved fashion of student
life, the name of his mistress under awkward
Latin puns and Greek anagrams, to bury
a secret which the world of course was supposed
to have a vast interest in discovering;
delightfully describing happy dunces in his
'Belinda' in the Apollo (that room in the
Raleigh tavern where we shall soon find
him acting so different a part) vowing the
customary despairing vow, that 'if Belinda
will not accept his service it shall never be
offered to another,' and so on to the end of
the chapter, in the well beaten track of immemorial
prescription. The object of his attachment
was a Miss Rebecca Burwell, (called
Belinda as a pet name, or by way of concealment,)
w hom tradition speaks of as more
distinguished for beauty than cleverness.
Mr. Jefferson's proposals seein to have
been clogged with the condition that ho
must be absent for two or three years in foreign
travel before marriage. Whether for
this, or because her preferences lay in a different
direction. Miss Burwell somewhat
abruptly married another man in 1764.
Mr. Jefferson was generally, however,
rather a favorite with the other sex and not
without reason. Ilia appearance was engaging.
His face, though angular and fur
from beautiful, beamed with intelligence,
with benevolence, and with the cheerful vivacity
of a happy, hopeful spirit. His complexion
was ruddy and delicately fair; hi*
reddish chesnut hair luxuriant and silken.?
His full, deep set eyes, rather light in coif
anu inclining most to a blue or brown, according
to the light in which they are viewed,
were peculiarly expressive and mirrored,
as the clear luke mirrors t'ue cloud, every
emotion which was passing through his
mind. He stood six feet two and a half
inches in height, and though very slim,
his form was erect and sinewy, and his
movements displayed elasticity and vigor.
He was an expert musician, a fine dancer, a
dashing rider, and there was no manly exercise
in which he could not well play his part.
| tin manners were usually grace!ui, dui simple
and cordial.
His conversation already possessed no inconsiderable
share of that charm which, in
after years, was so much extolled by friends,
and to which enemies attributed so seductive
an influence in moulding the young and
wavering to his political views. There was
a frankness, earnestness, and cordiality in his
tone, a deep sympathy with humanity, a
confidence in man and a sanguine hopefulness
in his destiny, which irresiotably won
upon the feelings not only of the ordinary
hearer, but of tlioae grave men whose commerce
with the world had led them to form
Jena glowing estimates of it?of such men an
'the aehoUrdike Small, the agaatnn* Wvthe,
0
the courtly and gifted Faucjuier. Mr. Jefferson'*
temper wo* gentle, kind, and forgiving.
If it naturally was anything of that
warmth which is the usuel concomitant of
affection* and sympathies so ardent, it had
been subjugated by habitual control. Yet,
uuder its even placidity, there was not wanting
thoee indications of calm self-reliance end
courage which all iustinctively recognise aad
respect.
There is not nn instance on record of his
having been engaged in a personal rencontre,
or his baring suffered a personal indignity.
Possessing the accomplishments, he
nV<iided tllA vip<? r\f ilia <">?? v:.?
these altars htc similar to those seen in the
churches in I tally. The priests count beads,
shave the head, and wear annlagous robes,
and the servieo Is attended by the ring of
bells, the lighting of candles, and the burning
of incense. In fact, except that the cross
is nowhere to be seen, one could easily imagine
himself withiu a Roman Catholic place
of worship. During the seventeenth century,
Christianity was introduced by the Jesuitcs,
and for a time made rapid progress; but
the missionaries, inflated by success, became
haughty and presumtuous, and begining to
interfere in politics and government, brought
about a violent persecution. So deadly a
hatred was conceived against the Portugees,
that in the space of forty years, tliey and
their religion were completely extirpated.?
Even to this day in certain parts of the empire,
the custom of trampling on the Cross
is annually celebrated. To such a pitch
were the Japanese exasperated, that none of
the Romish ceremonial was permitted to survive.
Now, tho resemblance in the outward
forms of tho two religious is strikingly remarkable,
and is an interesting fact in reference
to the priority of the ceremonies of the
Church of Rome, as it is still undetermened
whether they originated with herself or were
: borrowed from Pagans. Great liberty of
conscience exists. Every Japanese has a
right to profess whatever faith he pleasea,
provided only it be not Christianity,
B ff c ci ^
We sometimes meet with men who think
| that, any indulgence in an ."J.Feetionate feeling
is a weakness. They return from a journey
and treat their families with a distant dignity,
and move among their children with the
cold and lofty splendor of an iceberg, sur'
rounded with its broken fragments.
There is hnnlly a more unnatural sight
on earth than one of these families w ithout a
heart. A father had better extinguish his
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that has experienced the joy* of friendship,
and value* *ymouthy and affection, would
not rather Jose nlr that ia beautiful in nature'*
scenery than to be robbed of the hidden
treasure* of hi* heart I Cherish then, your
heart's best, and purest affections. Indulge
in the warm, and gushing, and inspiring emotions
of filial, parental, love. Think it not a
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dv and every one ill at w lovely. Teach your
children lo love?to love the rote, the robin;
to love their Ood. Let it be the studied object
of their domestic culture to give them
warm hearts and ardent affections. Bind
your whole family together by these nHmng
cord a. You cannot make tiffin too atrtef
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gentry of the Jay, and a class of habits
which, if not vices themselves, wero too often
made the preludes to them. He never
gambled. To avoid importunities to game*
which were generally accompanied with betting,
he never learned to distinguish one
card from another ; he was moderate in the
enjoyments of the tuble; to strong drinks he
had an aversion which rarely yielded to any
circumstances; his mouth was unpolluted by
oatbes or tobacco! Though he speaks of
enjoying 'the victory of a favorite horse,1
and the 'death o( the fox,' he never put but
one horse in training to run, never tun but*
single race, and he rarely joined in the pleasant
excitement?he knew it to be too pleasant
for the aspiring student?of the class* a.
With such qualities of tniud and character,
I wiili the favor of powciful friends and relai
lives, and even vice-royalty, to urge him on
ward. Mr. Jefferson was not a young man
to be lightly regarded by the young or old
of either sex. Fie became of age iu 1761-?*
Lift of JrffcTton.
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Religion in 2qp q 17.
The temples, chiefly Buddhists, art) beautifully
situated iu the suburbs. The entrance
j to them generally leinls through rowa ofele|
gnnt trees and wild cainelias. They are
j large plain structures with high peaked roofs,
resembling the houses pictured on Chinese
porcelain. In the space immediately in
front, is a large bell for summoning the faithful,
a stone reservoir of boly water and aev
eral roughly hewn stone idols. The doorway
is ornamented with curious looking
dragoons, and other animals carved in wood.
Upon en toning, there is nothing special about
the buildings worth noting, the naked
sides and exposed rafters having a gloomy
appearnce. The altar is the only object that
attracts attention. Some of the idols on