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POETRY. The New-York Daily Advertiser has re published ihe following Story as the original from which Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, derived his story of the Two Highlanders. /rom tbe Pittsburg ( Penn.) Gazelle^ of 1815. BACK WOOD'S HUNTING. In Western woods, beside Ohio's wave*, An ohi Virginian and his Congo slaves Lived in the native, rude, simplicity Of 44 the olden time," when ail were mild . ami free. ^pF -\ 2? yet he live*, full often wUI he tell, v What then and there or thereabouts hefeU Of GUY and CUFF EE, when their taak i was d'^ne, Ask'd leave oneway 44 for try old rifle gun." Their buck-akin moccasins and caps of fo*> J FringM hunting shirty long knives arid * tomahawks, , \ ' - Tied on ? and pouch and ppwder-hora at \ y * side, \ . . . ? , ? ? . O'er tangled , marsh and mountain brow t * they hied ; " TiU where wild rocks and thickets inter* P08^' > ?' ' Whose dark recess a narrow cave disc los'd That might the den of bear or wolf ajv V P?ar. iOor lads approach'd? u Ah, now/* cried w Cuff, * stand clear, , 4 Dis be old wolf nest, 1 bet five pound, What Quashee tell las "winter dat he found j Now pose de young ones here and old ones gone} . . J" ..." Gnyr deng me, who's afeard ? why, III make one s ?. To fetch *em out, afbfe de old un come : Wc^ll make our fortunes of um scalps, tiy -/ x Rum ! ' v. ( 1 t __ ? Kow mind, turn out de yaU^i* o'your eye ^ And watch about as sharp aj^gimblets, Guy. Then fearless Cuff, on faithful errand ^ : bound,; . Craw I'd thro' the rocky chasm and gcop'4 ' . V- around, ' , ? j - ..." But Guy ^ (like foreign soldier folk) I trow Thought more about ihe plunder than the foe; For luckless wight nq I Wing thing he ipy'd, 'Till the old she wOtf rushed by his side ; But just as she the burrough entrance! T - ! He caught her ty the tail and held her fast* * Guy t? ' what the debble dark the hole v*: dere so?'V ' ?" > if d? tail comclooict J guest you'd VKji tn0m" ' r ? i 1MPR OMPTU? Founded on fact. ] * A etoi*t Imh potter, with legs somewhat " bahdjr,;^ ; / . ? was one day thus quiza'd by a spindle ahank'd dandy i <<,rPon honor tliyjega would be well shap*d ittdeed, 1 , >2 / Mlf set t'other -end up. and not so knocks ?Hff )?eed^ * > A : * Knock-kneed ?|Ueplied Pat, and the joke tnd fcy*hi? ***, that I'm only *n<j*K-f?ot'<i.", \ 00? ~ <m ? ?? ? II I I !?!, IIL. I l.UUI"ll M ?Miscellaneous. Jtom the ZonerviUc, ( Ohio J Pafitt. - - RUSSIAN POUCY. Being in company, a few days ego, with an American gentleman <n the strictest veracity, and how a tenident in Ohio,' but recently return ed from a vUit to tlussia, we, in the course of conversation, learned a yunJtor of |>articolara which were Hew and interesting to us, and we tisyfe no donbt, will he bo to most of our render*. , The peasantry in most parts of that extensive empire are totally un lettered and have but vague ideas of civilised life, and many of them In a state of complete barbarism. ? The men never shave nor comb their fcfcards, the consequence in, they he come firmly matted and ful? of ve.r tain, which the flhhiness of then babits and the idleness of their dis positions induce them to take no great Kins to destroy, Their -miserable its and their customary food tally exactly with their disgnssing person al appearance as to loathsomeness end their clothing is principally the Undressed skins *4" wild animals.?' TTbe Emperor, whom our informant considers (he most wise and sagaciou* ptateaman that Europe can boast of, Iihh, at present, a peace establish . jnent of one million of men. Thi private, soldier* are all taken from the above described peasantry.? Their beard*; notwithstanding the sacred veneration in which die pos sessors hold them, are smoothly sha veu ; their virmin all destroyed, a complete suit of military uniform is put on them, aud the customary weapons of war are put into their hands. All this, as strange as it may appear, dees not cost the gov ernment a cent, tor they are made to support themselves. The day is di vided into four equal pari*; oue six hours is devoted to drilling ami field (evolutions; six hours to sleep; six to labor at some mechanic art or to cultivating gardens or fields fur the use of the army contractors or u?, market of the town near wbldr a squadron may be stationed, atid the remaining six hours they are on duty as sentinels, ^fhey are constantly relieving each other at the end of eadfi quarter of the day and thus a continued routine of their several du ties are kept up, except when tlie hours of labour return, then each individual returns to that particular employment which Was first assigned him* ~ These soldiers are taught to call the Colonel of the rigiment to which they respectively, belong, our father, and tlfey are taught to obey him as a father, and those officers who hold iiigher military rank than "our father2* they dare not approach; but a disobedience of the orders of their ctolonel they consider as dooming them to everlasting misery and they would prefer the most torturing death to disobedience of orders# Their * sentinel duty consists in; guarding ihe premises of the nobili ty and gentry and the number is pro portionate to the rank and standing of the guarded ; that is, ftom 3 to 900 soldiers, and when one is placed as a sentinel, he stands with his gun shouldered in a soldier like manner, and his accoutrements on indue order, and never varies his position till he is relieved by a successor, accom panied by a proper officer, at tbe^nd of his fix hours. At the end j>f each week, the avails of each ones labor is presented to the commissary, who pays the current value of the article, in money ; a part -of which money is returned in purchasing their scanty rations of provisions, (by tbe by, is better than they had be?*n accustomed to in do mestic life) and a p*rt is applied, as occasion requires, to replenish their clothing, amunition &c. After two, three or four years in this service, arid it appearing AM they have ac quired tbe arts of civilization, learn ed a useful occupation and the prac tical duties of a soldier, they are suffered to retire to domestic life, but must retain all their/ military equip flints and hold themselves in readi ness to join the army atthefr country's csllin a moment ; and as these retire. * new supply of the saiqe uncouth class Are ordered to occupy their places* Those who retired are re quired to educate their children at the established schools. Thus is tbAt treat man training his almost bound less dominions to arms and arts with out expense* Let Europe look out, Let her remember that a monarch of the same name once held a station rtmongthem. . v from the Albany Statesman. INTERESTING HISTORY. . It is known as a matter of history, that in the early part of 1705, ^reat exertions were made by the British Ministry, at (he head of which was the illustrious Earl of Chatham, for the reduction of the French power in the provinces of the C*naqaV"-< To carry the object into effect, Gen eral Amherst, referred to in the let ters of Junius, was appointed to the command of the British army in North- Western America; and the British Colonies in America were calculated upon for assistance, who contribute*) with alacrity their sever al quotas of meji to effect the grand object of British enterprise. It is a tact still within the recollection of some of our oldest inhabitants, that the British army lay encamped in the summer of 176$, on the eastern bank of the Hudson, a little south of the [city of Albany, on the ground n<m bflouiciii^U) John I, \ au Hen^elaer. r*q. To this day vestige* of thei encanipn^nt remain ; aud aftera lap** of 6U years, when a ^re^t ^>ro |?or tion of Hie actors of (hone days, liave passed away like shadows fron; the earth, (be inquistive-traveller can observe the remain* of the ashes, the places where, they boiled their camp- kettles. It was thi? ?frtny, that under the command of_Abercrombie was foiled with a severe loss in the attack on riconderoga, where the distinguish cd jHowe fell at the head of his troops, In an hour that history has consecra ted to his fame. In the early part of June, the eastern troops began to pour in, company after compafiy, and such -a motley assemblage of men never before thronged together on such an occasion, unless an example maybe found in the ragged regiment of Sir Johaialstaff, of right merry and facetious memory. It would, said my worthy ancestor who relates i to me the story, have relaxed the gravity of an anchorite to have seen the descendants of the Puritans marching^ through the streets of our anciont city, to take their station on 1 -ii!e? ^,e apmy, some with Jong coats, some with short coats, and some with no coats at all, in colours as varied as the rainbow, some with their bair cropped like the army of Cromwell, and others with dteir wigs whose curls flowed with grace around their shoulders. Their march, their accoutrements, and the' whole arrangements, furnished mat-j ter of . amusement to the wits of the British, army. The music played the airs 'of two centuries ago, aud {he tout ensemble upon the whole ex hibited a sight to the wondering stran gers that they had been unaccustom ed 10. in their native land , Among the club of wits that belongeato the British army, there was a Physician attached to the staff by the name of Doctor Shackburg who combined iwith the science of the Surgeon, the skill and talents of a musician. To please brother Jonathan be composed a tune, and with much gravity re commended it to the officers, as one of the most celebrated airs of martial bwc. Tlw'joke .took to 'the no small amusement, of the British t-orps. Brother Jonathan exclaimed, it was nation fine and in a few days nothing was heard in the provincial tat the air of Yankee Doodle. Little did the author or bis coadjutors then suppose that an air made for the: purpose of Mtty and ridicule, should ever be malffd for such high destin ies; in twenty years from that tin* our national march inspired the hearts i of the hemes of Bunker Hill, andi in less than thirty, Lord Cornwailis and his army marched into the Ame rican lines to the tune at Tankee Doodle . * 1 > / n ? v . J ' * . . ' . - ? V >' .. ? ; " From the Wilmington, (Del.) G uette. ' '. ? > BRIEF VIEWS. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, " The advice is very good/' says one, ? bat 1 can perceive no proprie ty in giving it It is frequently done, to be sure, but it is a mere matter of form, *nd, like many other com mon place observations, is expected to" pass by v as the idle wind which we regard not and is net expected, or designed to convey to ns any se rious advice, Such is our self-love, and the natural desire and inclination of the mind for our own safety and comfort, that we will, even mechanic ally, ? take care of ourselves," with out any advice on the subject." . I am aware it is not of muck use to give it, hut it is from a very differ ent consideration than what may probably be imagined. It is not be cause I coocieve man to be ao wtyon, but, on the contrary, so UtTuMn dined to "take care of himself," that 1 suppose it to be Useful to give the advkfe. It is not because I think it unnecessary, hot hecause it is Dot likely that it will be regarded. 1 admit the force of self-love, and own that the incitement from it is jiower ful? that it is irresistable. We turn from the appearance of present dan ger, and endeavor to avoid whatever' presents to our senses the prospect of immediate injury. But we are fre quently, perhaps generally, too iu sensible to the daubers which are to be apprehended from distant objects. Man is too much occupied with pre sent gratifications, to allow himself time to reflect upon their probable future consequence. lie hurries on, careless and inattentive, the dupe of his own passions, and the victim of his own- heedlessness. Thus, th^ exclamation of the wise man is applicable to many who do not, per haps, think of it, a Rejoice, O young mau in thy youth, and let thy heart qheer thee in the days of thy youth ; and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in sight of thine eyes," but a fearful consecution is auaexed. ? And though men may imagine them selves to be fully capable of, *nd sufficiently inclined to ? take care of themselves," they frequently follow in the course that their passions lead, regardless of the warning voice of reason, find the frequently reiterated calls of conscience, unf4 they are overwhelmed with the hitter conse* quences of their own pride, presump tion and folly, Mark the drunkard J Behold bim staggering to and fro, reeling from side to side, in his endeavors to reach his home, as though he had business on both sides of the street ! Bid him ? take care of himself,1' he will, at least, tell you immediately, that he will endeavor to do so. But bow dees he evince his determination? E]e will, no doubt, endeavor to keep himself erect, and avoid doing, or suffering to be done to himself, any personal injury ; and he is, perhaps, as thoroughly persuaded tp "-take care of himself," as any other indi* vidnal can be. But. those who are sober, think differently, and are not a little apprehensive " " * ; J ; ? ? [intoxicating draft beiriw ; probable - that he. was charged to !" take care of himself," and it may 1>e that he felt himself almost offen ded od account of it. It is possible that he may haVe ? considered it an Improper reflection upon bis under Sending, or upon the firmness of his pnrjiose ; and be may have replied} as many do, that he did not stand in need of the advice. But confident as he may have been, see no# the result of his "temerity ! He has hum bled himself to the condition of a brute ? he bits rendered, himself Con temptible, and baa been tlje wretch ed cause of pain and distress to bis friends! Still, however, he imagines himself quite capable of " taking can . of himseU/' And remains per fectly satisfied with bis wretched and forlorn condition, Being determin ed to gratify bis taste, fcft views it as the principal thing that is to be taken care of, and seems to suppose, that, while he is gratifying ' that, he is obeying the injunction of Nature, to " take care of himself." But should be ever reflect upon the ciroumstauce of Ids fa)l, in 4 proper manner, how great will be his mortification? how will he condemn his wretched temeri ty, and exclaim, in the strains of agony and distress-?" O that I had t&en care of myself." > done to bis person. [ See too, tb&t individual, whose furious anger induces hjjn to deal put the tnost bitter invectives, and that too, perhaps, against persons upon whom he may depend for a living.? He has, probably, driven from him, by his foolish ami absurd conduct, many * ho were once very IHendJy, ajid were truly desirous for hi* pros perity; but in consequence of bis utkguardedness# they are, it may be, Ilia enemies, or if not directly hostile to him, feel a pejfe# indifference about him. But yet he persists in his course, notwithstanding he per ceives the evil consequences, and, in pursuance of the dictates of a per-j verse disposition, he is drivipg others! from him, pnd the probability is that it will not be lphg, ere all who now feel an attachment for him. will be come as hostile, or indifferent, as others already have done. Then hi*; may be led to say, "it would havej ?wen better for tne if 1 had takeiij care of myself/' 'i It is needless to trace the diffcreot characters \nIio evince an inattentiou to the injunction 44 take care of >our self." \\e have frequently heard, the charge given, and frequently seea it disregarded ; and, perhaps, tha least attended to, where most serious* ly enjoined. 44 Take care of your-, self," said Dr. Hull to his sou, per haps ; but coufident of his own strength, the fathers advice was dis regarded by the sou ? aud so will mine be, by my readers. TOM THIMBLE. Doctor Franklin's celebrated par able against persecution.-^- Aud it came to pa89, after theee things, that Abraham sat in the door of bis tent, about the going down of the 6un. And behold a man, bent with age, coming from the great sandy wilder ness, leaning on his staff. And Abraham arose and met him, and said unto him ; turn iq, 1 pray thee, and wash thy feet and tarry all night: ami thou shall arise early in the morning, aud go thy way ; and the man said, nay ; fori wil)ji|^i]n der this tree. Bat Abruha^HpseJ him greatly : so he ttirned, a^Tthey went into the tent. And Abraham baked unleavened; bread, and they, did eat. And when Abraham saw that the man blessed not God, ho said upto him, wherefore dust thou not worship the most high God, Creator of Heaven and Earth ? And the man answered and taid, I do not worship thy God, neither do I call upon his name ; for I have madfe to myself a god which abideth in my boose, and provideth me wfyjk all things. And Abraham's zeal was kindled against the man ; and he arose and fell, upon him, anil drove him forth with blows into the wilderness. And Got) called unto Abraham, saying, Abraham, where is the stranger? and Abraham ant swered and qaid, Lo*d, he wodld not worship thee, neither would ho call upon thy game ; therefore hav* I driven him out from before my face into the wilderness. And Goo said, have 1 not home with Mm tbesa hundred and <jmety*eight years, and nourished him, and clothed him> notwithstanding his rebellion against me f and coulaest not thou, who art thyself a si**?r, bear wifh him on* night? rVpT On Religious Affection. i- If action 9 only wire required, without dispositions, the Work of re ligion would be quite a different thing from what it real^k-^Wen nuts re peat prayers, wear aackclotb, neep fusts, give alms, See. These exter nal acta, however irksome, they would generally observe, considered as the' price or their salvation. But ibp affections of the heart they are unwilling tp give to God. At a privilege and WMtM Wvifr Uw cannot be persuaded -to_|terfqirm ftf* gious duties. Yet nothing abort of this is true religion. ffi religion of tbe Bible demands the actions. "Thon shalt love the Lono thy Gop with all thy heart."? "My son, give me thy heart." ? Here appear* the necessity of divine grace, and the efficacy of its operation. It eptnaty produces this change in the aflectiona, and tbua the work ptfbvee itself to bo of 6od. , ; A French officei quarrelling with a Swiss, reproached him with hig country's vice, of fighting op either side for money, wjiile << we French men (said he) fight for honour."*** ? Yes, sir (replied the Swiss) every one fights for tbat which he wants ?Wit".. "?*' The Echo. ? Lord Norhury, whan delivering a Cbanta one day in court, in Ireland, found himself infep-upt ed hy a voice from the outside of the court; [It was an Ass braying! "What noise is tbat?'' said his Lordship." One of the bar, (Couti seller Parsons) got up, and in a lisp ing voice aaid, My Lord, it if only (he echpfi ? ? ' V VT ? ? '/? f They that presume most jn pros perity, are soonest subject to despair io ndversity.