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POETRY MhrofiolUan. I love the man who walKa upright, The in weal or woe ; \ Who n*3r iteiofrs frc? honor hneb*| To either mood ?or foe. '??r! I hate the man whoae sordid soul Is wrapt up in himself: Who tj^?k? of nought but how to roB The first does give a pteMantmood, ? The last doth drive me road. ' * new" &OOTS J| TbeM^oots were never made far mc, tSKtt too short by half ; 1 want th* long effc??T 4*7?"*^ stifled laugh, ?Es-, Mis cellan eom^M ^M^Ffom.WaUVi Nfctimtal Gafcette. 4 Visit to T*oJntnl*rie9,in Bom. 'l'lom Ly nun's ?? Political State of Italy." |?| ?btib>?? mFBiiwion to vUU Ihej nunnery called, "?for-di'8peccbio,^i of the- rtchwt ^ ?MIS 800'ofritfc. *f vestire. ttBl beyond WltJtllf ift fill rath corridors, it placed', kit the cailaof tte aiata^^nTeUu-' nfcd c6?^3Rw?r<fc ^ >y a Urge green curtain. ? lookedJitto the garden, Ibicb the yBOna cooked ing chocolate, and warmed i. The dining room was i the tables were well co vered with green baize. In the raid* (He el (lie Toom there was a pulpit, frtfhwhjcha stater read in t&nre liidowr worka during (he meals, a pAclktt which prevails inn?6f1y ell J&tuian convents ithe word ?4 Silen tu?," touargt; WtWihs, w4t cut deep i? a stone over <ne principal door;-"? The kitchen was laigfe but dirty.? In this nuttery there w*ie three chappels, one church fcr summer end another for winter. 1 wa* suT the ceil of the an|>erietff me with igrcat courtaej. their mom! ^beBwehtei received i was ah ting upon a bed, thai she hail not leftl for iWee years, spinning flax, ami! holding a largp rosary in one hand.1 She wag M that time eighty-throel years ?f age, and li?d eiitered the 1 content at twelvs for her education^ which she had never left since thatj htmi /having been suffered to rsmainj during the French time. Hhe spoke] much, and With great vivacity. ? ] There were six or seven sffaw hot- 1 turned chairs In her little cell, a hand ] tftffne but old fashioned clock, ft aftiatll Jardrobe, k a fern religious prints. I a several cells, hkh happened to lie opened as I |>a*aed, 1 naw hi the *riflWoWS, bonks, a liarpHicord, a liarp and son* other musical instru ments* \? c*2 I lien four times a week, and the order ?t thr day Is as follows, much re jMunUta^bftt of all convents b MM they gel op at five. Prayers last an boor and a half ; breakfast at seven ; prayer till eight : prayers again at tea ; dine at eleven ; after dinner steep ; evening office at four; sapper at six, aid bed at eight In the intervals of socials ami offices, the sisters read pious books, talk', walk, embroider, tejp lint for hos pitals, Or do coorfte work. The; confess themselves and take the sa crament every eight days ; they con fess themselves to a priest named by the Mid of the order; he Is changed several times a year, <The 'person who conducted me, was a princess of a Roman family. She hint taken the veil fti years ago, but possessed S;r feet ease, simplicity and courtsey. be spoke of those matters, which are always subjects of conversation in drawing rooms, of antiquities, carnivals, deaths of queens, flic.? U'erC dress 'was f coarse blfeck, and by no means neat. She was perfectly affable, and answered" with great complaisance numerous trou blesome questions. Indeed, there Was not the slighest tinge of gloom, or solitude, or austerity about otitis convent, orin the appearance and ^aqDm,of?De. ibi?. nuns, whom 1 happened to see. I recollect hear ing an aged Roman lady, who possessed vast experience ia courts, coDwnte, dm wing rooms, lroudoirs, and of every thing else which relates to the world, remark some lime af terfhat of ail creatures she had ever the most ahibd>V & their man . and good natuicd, were suns.; Viw Seppolte. ? As its name de notea, the nans of this convent never see thefaceof any human being but th?,. inmates of if.-? They confess, themselves to a confessor through a bra ' ' the ^ 'WT'S-?' ~~~T' ?' w m ma once a year, through SBimilar plate. No wimow or aoy kind ?f opening look* upon a street or any sort of building; ail the light comes from their own courtyard. They wear woollen next ^hlir sluo, which is changed only once afmopth, sleep in their clothes upon straw, aud wear pieces of leather tied about their feet. Ait the restoration of the pope all re turned, excepting one, who went to a aiinibur opnvent at lAlbano. They have now fifty-four nuns, aud one of 411 sacl) abundnnt charity* Al of the stairMse, leading to S3 iiig, and ma<ti^(o turn, so that articles maybe conveyed frOiu and iota the ' t. We knocked upon this, md immediately a voice an swelRl from within, " Praise be to otn Lord Jesot Christ," and said, what come ye to seek." We de sired to speak' with the abbess.? Wherenpon the invisible rung a bell, and turning the barrd, va key w" brought foour view, that was taken by a npn who bad appeared at (he ringing,* and who untocked the) ' isrtatoire," a small room, in oue rnei" of which was alplate of cop r, twelve or. fourteen inches square,! ed in tl)4 *v all, and pierced with! luj the finest iholea hatgiiiible." , ,s *? The abbess now spoke to us fromi the otlier side ?f the piste, " I salutel y6u in tlw name of our Lord Jesusl Christ. w Thw Jierton had a lively 1 voice and cheerful manner, and she| ipoke with perfect freedom and wil lingness shout her own concetto and those of the convent. She told us tlwt she had taken the veil thirty eight years ago, and had been made Abbess at tide restoration. Hhe said, moreover, that the sister* were tmp l?y? enjoyed grid health, and that she had neve* seenr a disnatiKfled l.x>k, or heard ft repentant *vi?h.~ TBU watf no doubt true ; people are contented in many conditions Worse than that of the Vive SnpoUe, and condition*, too, which tliey never re gard at probation* *r Martyrdoms, to Ue rewarded in anther world, hi 1810 Ufe Poj>e had permitted this convent (o be re-established, and since that tine Dot a human face, be }OQd those of tbe siaterhood, luul heeu seen by cny inhabitant# of M. Judging from tbe eound of ibis woman's voice, and ber rapid |)lea 9tnt, and animated conversation, it is evident that she had neither re gretted nor stiflered much from this deprivation, ^be appeared to" have vast vivacity, Add much playfulness of mindy and was a great- talker. Still it did not often befal ber to to" foreigners through tiie grate and muefa allowance ought to be made for tife excitement --which a similar aitoation doubtles awakened. W hen a small tribute was turned upon the bairel into the convent, she said, "God has sent us this gift." ?'Those^ Who sent it, will be remembered in oufr prayeri?^ ? ? Having qpeh and lieard much of the convert* of Rome, I am satisli dd that the inhabitants of them do not condemn themselves to many ue privattojM, which they woOw Hot have suffered in the ordiuary chances of a different life ; that the passions, which exist there, are les^active, violent and frequent; that the care* lessness of mind, health of body9 and absence from all gloom and se verity, 'utterly contradict and put to shame the theories and creeds of the world--*^-*One cannot discourse too long upon the impossibility of as certaining the relative amount of happiness in the different courses of life to which babit, inclination^ or chance, may calL A foreign gen tleman, who had lived^wenty years in Rome, told me that he had never heard of any scandalous conduct in any nunnery during all that time. From th0 Desk of poor Kobcrt the Scribe. " Honesty is the best Policy." Be honest* and 'tis clear as light, You'll make by for ttksst tooney py\z The prpfits that are got by cheating. Are very few and very fleeting. Experience proves the adage true,? Then n^ve r lose it from your view* When I was a lift? fellow, just olil enough to be roifiehievou*, I was hfiir' hv a# liown by the aide ?f the broftk that flows out of Applebcrry pond, back of the {(arson's bouse* was a beautiv fnl meadow } in the midst of it stood tbe pear tree. , It was large? bong frit, aftd they wife of a most deli cioas flavout. v ''M--*: ; \V he t her I was afraid of a #og sine; wbeiher respect for the parson, (for in. those clays children were brought tip to respect the pious) pre Vpiltp.fl I AW tbhulkna t ----- A scious that. I had done no wrong. ? How light beats the heart of inno cence! The good man met me at tb? door; "Hubert," Jald.be, taking my hand, "1 have heand that yon have refused, to join in pilfering my pears. Now 1 mean to convince you that .honesty is the best policy. Here, (added he, placing * ha&et of the finest frsit before me) eat -what you [please, fend take aa many with you as yon dan Garry.* I felt at the mo ment happier than ever Napoleon did, wWh empires at his feet And the Circsewtance led me to remark, early in life, the consequence of an iadhereac^ to the maxim. There was at Appleberry chant, well esteemed for his i ? Where do you trade, neigl said one (eraser to amrther. 4< > at Mr. CpnkhtV' replied he; I weights fendT measures el way* out. I don't pretend to I ill ?? value of some gauds <?l?setf; hut he has but one prices' end never takes the advantage of one's ignorance.''* t marked thetciimhjhHMia. UpHgb. grew rich and respected, and faVy [experienced the truth of ihe maxim, thai u honestyis the be*t j>olicy." There also was a lawyer \im well ; he never Sfould flatter you about your cause, for tlie sake of your moii^; but would tell you plainly his pinion, even thongh lie lost a fte by it. Nor would he ever advocate a cause tliat he kuew to be unjust.-? His established character drew busi ness from every quarter, and lie re alized a fortune of five thousand pounds, the esteem of his fellow jnen, and the correctness of the maxim, that " honesty is the best policy." But there was rich Georg#Arden burgh, who had a large farm give o ;him by his father. One of the mer chants advertised for tallow to send off for New-York. Rich George had killed a number of fat oxfen, and as the tallow was to be s6nt away immediately, lie thought -it a good time to dispose of it. It was^geigh ed; every body thought it astonish ingly heavy. Dick Artly, who at tended the store, being somewhat suspicious, and a little roguish with* al, in removing one tlie cakes, as though by accideut* let it fid! plump upon the floor ^^aplit open, and/to! in the iniddkriffas a large stojue t Poor George looked liked a sheep* stealer* lie was hooted' out of town. His match was broken oft with the amiable Miss Arabella Bloonrty ; lie w) is tamed out of the militia office he held, and finukwas compel to sell his farm, aiul^Jpt off to Canada. The blacksmith, the tailor, > < The printer^ the nsllor, *Ehe hatter, the joiner, jtie potter, the miner,,^ The farmer, the physician, ? The merchant, poliu, n, The *saddltr add sawyer, sThe priest and .the lawyer,. v The pm&rand glazier, The mas<4t and grazier, Will find thafany maxim, so trite and so ?j v> old,' # rc those who adopt it brings honor and gold* M-'j V V " I2tk' 1 M**6 *P*kled ?*' m, m we we epMcled. axe l teat." The celebrated Doctor Franklin In hu " memoirs" relates the follow-* leg atory : ? A man. haying bough* an axe of -a smith, hiswiighbor, de sired to have the surface ground as bright as the edge the smith os&a ~3f.r ^ Bua lurneu fnce ^ofthe iixehard Jwabeav^TO to mc how tlie work went on tod at length would take bis axe without further grinding? < No,' said the ? oft, turn " 1 the t ntan^Raut itfeink speckled axe beat." h; When I rdtfl this i that A great majyr p^. found In the world who, mra ? country man, unwitting to exert the selves " liked Ibe spelled axe he ^Wben iMa msft aet ojgtn MR! With a possitive determination to pursue a particular study or profes sion, until he beceraos completely master thereof, and afterwards be coming startled at difficulties,- is eat? isAed with "an bumble mediocrity, I cadRt help exclaiming <( that mart like* the epeckted axe &et.yp?- ? When 1 see a tradesman or me' chanic lounging at corneteand enter ing deeply into controversies About religion !)!' politics to ttSTrteglect and consequent ruin of hia affairs, t toy to myself " that man like* the epeck ted axe beet." When I see a man endowed by nature with brilliant talents, neglect ing the means that would establish his fame, lender him useful to .his eedfritry ; tad cause his name to des cend with credit to posterity, I iay, ^be"e.,eV4fh * #?* time In dissipation, and fmofous amoSemerit** or in the pursuit of vi sionary projects, I aay to toys#" that man likeMhe necklet axe bat." W Men 1 fee it vigeroos and healthy young town, wIhMmw become embar rassed in his circmytances, Instead of exerting himself lo tiring relief to his present situation, folding his aims, ami ap|mreutly waiting, until some Treats of fortune will raise hiiu from bis fallen state. 1 cannot help think ing that " he like* the speckled axe best" ^ j In our journey through 'life, we often meet with men who are anxious I to possess a particular object, or at tain a particular end aud which are uearly withiu their reach, by useing the necessary industry and exertion, but like the man who wisbed to have h > axe ground bright, but unwilling to undergo the fatigue and trouble atiendiug the accom ? r^uclji men like the speckled lie best/' i>: ' \SWEB18H LADIES. Hurried away hy 4kings, palaces, and statues, 1 have, to my shame, (my cheek reddens while I' write,) staid thus, long in Stockholm ere. I no, iced tho^L without wjioui a crown is:uuenvia?Q}aud of whom the most graceful images of art are but imper fect imitations. The la dies, in general/ are. remarkably .well shaped, en ton point, ami have ' a fair transparent delicacy of com ?lexioqtfkL though the favogties of uuntifulHature, strange to relate, ttoej mora disposed to conceal than display those charms, which, iu other countries, 'with evefy pos sessor presents to the enraptured eye to the best advantage, .A long gloo? my black cloack covers the beau tiful Swede when she walks, cou fouhding all the dlstinctious.of beat;' tylbd deformity; and even hey prei ty feet, which areas neat and as well turned as those of a fine French Wo man, are seldom seen Without the aid 'of a favoring breeze. Even the sultry -summer has no influenoe in jwi^ulrawiugtbe melancholy drape- . ry; but I am informed it is less worn now tban^formerly. Often have I wished tkttbe silk worm bad refus ed its conmoution towards this tan ullJ .i WW >*?. - r"j|_ displayed secedere' froui this This custom erg*? generally 8h some be1 _ abominabe from the m bid the use ~ ^be,8wedi fluency English, French and ?MM>, end their tenderness and sen ? hy ?? lE?" iff *ke i"f *}"? le^Jn er kiok# SbimTher, nor does she ever welcome the approach or cheer the departure tit a irfeiter by permit ting bin. to touch Ibe cherry of her lips; the ardent adWirer of beauty must be content to see that i ' ? '? . i .i wotaw* ?*er unites. 11' And farewell goes out sighing. ..... - ? - . , iMaftii UP?.. reform niJmi natures, to u action*, to restrain their appetites and passions, to eweeten their tempers, compose their misda above the in terests and follies of this present world, to^ the hope ami pursuit of christian doctrine mJo be eoruidored " ' of principles all tend ' Attd besides, Otl* lesser matters, or to those that are peater ie*f>^te looked upon as one of (he chief practices of tho power* of darkness to dt*nt <ho true ends for which jhe^- <-odJ came into tlm world. \ JHimtpplumtian . iter son giving an account of an en tertainment to winch he liad been in vited, said that ? The dinner was desperate well cooked, the wine #*e terrible good, Mr. '?"??* , drtnd fully polite, and his daughters were croti pretty, and ahomiaalWftfle-" A gentleman met jmQtherWthO Hf - of a eon _^,r,?ho. was ill of ? ^"P; tioo, and Accosted him thus? Ah I friend, you wqik exceedingly Jov" ? " Yes," replied the sick mai^