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AGRICULTURAL.
Muakeel Grea.-We mentioned in our
last that we should endeavor to gain more
ccuratuinfornation relative to this grass.
We have the plenue of laying before our
readers an article from Col. Hampton on
the subject. The opinion of this gentle.
insM, as to the value of the Muskeetgrass,
is worth more than a dozen botanical
*peculatious on thesubject, as be has tried
it several years-at the same time he had
clover and lueere rowing and fine na
taral pasture-and after a fall experiment
in this elimate, findsit admirably adopted
to the purposes of pasturage. It matters
not whether it be a new grass or not, or
whether it bad been tried in a different
climate without success. It has been
fairly tested in this climate, by one of the
Bost intelligent planters of the State, and
one who has extensive pasturage grounds
el otber grassef. And if, under these cir
iusastanes, be continues to sow it with an
increasing estimate of its value, it is sure
I rthe auentiod of other planters.
Frain LAs Planter.
Msin.woon, July 18,1843.
My Dear Sir:-I take groat pleasure in
answering your enquiries, in relation to
the culure of Miskeen Grass.
The seeds of this grass, like all other
perenial grdeles of which I have any
knowledg should be sown as early in the
antdmn as practicable, The ground sbould
be theroug pulverised, by at least two
ghings.U one acroes the other, fol
oed by a barrow in the same manner.
Stubble lands, and those that have been
I'1 fallow, oughi first to be hoed, before
are touched by the plougb. to insure
perfect preparation. On lands thus pre
pared, the seed should be sowed broad
cast, at the rateof twelve or sixteen quarts
to the acre. Rudding the seed In lime,
ashes or rich mould, a litte damp, facili
tates an equal distribution of them over
the surface a matter ofrmuch importance.
A calm day should be selected for sowing
the seed-a light, flue-tooth barrow, the
covering them, and a heavy two-horse
collar, passed over the ground, completes
the operation.
If sown early in September, it.may 'ho
safely grazed by the middle of January ;
but if intended for hay or seed, the grazing
should be discontinued after the first of
March- A lot of nine acres of rich river
low-grounds, planted the first week ln
September, af'orded excelleut pasmurage
by thei1st of January following. when one
hundred and ffy ewes and lambs were
put on it. The~ al1 kept in fine condi
tion without irfood, uqtil the 1st
March, at which time, they .were removed
to other pastures.
I have never cut it forehay, and cannot.
.therefore,epeak er its iness for that spir
pose, by than heat of all possible testa, ex
perience. But that as is admirably adap
spe to that objeet,I eaverima not a shadow
or doubt. To the touch, it is almost as
sot velvet, growing very, thick, three
feet high, and yielding at least forty bush
eluofiseed the acre ; it seems to possess
all the requisites for a meadow.
enga perennial grass, Ik will regoire
renewaL only when overrun by weeds and
the native grasses, which, I think, would
oradicatein il-abont four years.
I dodhfifit wil succeed on the sandy
tends. My expetiments have been chief
ly, made o rich alluvial soils, On these,
its sucem has exceeded my expectations.
and I greatdy prefer it to any grass I have
ever cultivated. It grows well in the
abadeo, and would I think, make an excel
letn ,.oodland asture ; whilst for la wns.
it would be highy ornamental. The Rev.
Mr. Bachin.. isn~a enquiry into the na
ture and benefits of an agricultural survey
of the State of South Carplins, notices this
grass in the followingterms. ..
"Rleceny-(a distinguished Agricul
turist) in Europe, sent to me for soimeoel
the far-famed Mlaskeet Grass,from Texas,
M~which I had heard favorable notice,
from some of my friendssb~ut had over
looked the prited accoun5. The seeds
werq a crigyobtained from Coluip
his. I .bestd in sending them imue.
dity, Iniasmuch as I 'suspected them tc
be an old'and familiar acquaintauce,whbiet
ons being forwarded to Europe, would be
imperfect specimen of the mature plant,
kindly sent by my friend. Joseph O'Hear,
rendered it quite certain, that I had once
more, under a new name, obtained the
Roleus Lnatels,ahe famous Lewis and
Clarke's grass, of Mr. James Nicholson.
described by Lianeaus, Curais, Schreber,
Enuss, and a whole host of European ISo
tanists-a native of the woods and 6elds
of Europe, experimented on by Agricul
turists, and supposed less valable than
many other grasses in cultivation, intro
duced itno Now England by our pilgrim
fore-fathers, and carried by Ingratory
birds to the West, and all over the laud.
Here now, are seeds of a grass, that havo
passed through the hands of the most in
telligent, patriotic and purest men of the
State,-liberally and generously dissemina
ted' over the country; and yet, sad mis
takes have.originated, from a want of
Botanical knowledge.- The grass, I trust,
may vet prove as beneficial to the State,
as the mtrt, sanguine could desire. That
which is :muited to one soil ind climate,
may be admirably adapted to another.
But had those wns, imported and dissemi
nated the seed. posses!ed a small sbiereof
scientific kno'vledge. they might have
been introduced by experiments made on
it, for a century past in Europe,. and A
merica, and obtained it far short of Texas,
even in jany of their own fields aud gar
dens."
1 furnish this extract, not less to laj lie
fore your readers a scientific account of
this grass, than to notica "lpe very *faUer
ing allusion to myself in the last pUra
graph. Whilst I estimate, as highly as
any one, the attainments -of these gentle
man, I regret. that in an exhibition of
attainment to the public, he did not with
hUld iraputations, if not gratuitous, alloast
discourteous.
W. HAMPTON.
Frosm the ChAffst. Stereury.
The Muskeet Grass.-Mly attention was
directed to a communication in the Char
leston Courier, signed W. Hampton. re
published from the Colum'bia (S. C.)
Planter. whicb seers to require an expla
n on.
ol. Hampton is giving an account of
the properties and mode of eulture of the
muskeet grass, quotes some remarks of
mine in a printed pamphlet, on the histo
rjobbis grass, and concludes with the
foldwing remarks:
' furish this extra riar less to lay
before your readers a scientific account of
this grass, than to notice the very flatter
g allusion to myself in the last paragraph
While I estimate, as highly as any one.
the attainments of this gentleman, I re
gret tOat in an exhibition of these attain
ments to the public. he did not withhold
imputations, if not gratuitous, at least dis
courteoms."
I thank the gentleman for the compli
ment he has raid to my 'attainments, and
I am not without a hope that hii own
good sense and candor will induce 'him to
admit that in my remarks, he has fairly
quoted, but which the printers have sadly
disfigured, (Holcus lanaLus has been prin
ted hokus lunatels. and Knapp is distorted
into Emits.) there was not the slightest
imputation either on his understanding or
motives, and that my language instead of
having been discourteous, beyond the sim
ple Fact of the necessity I was under of
defending the cause of truth and science.
was not only respectful. bui highly and
very deservedly complime'ntal.
In my essay, I alluded to the evils which
resulted to the agriculturist in the distri.
bution of seeds under.wrong names, and
aiong a variety of examples to prove the
truth of my position. I noticed the fact
that a species. of European grass, well
known to botanists as ,the., neadow soft
grass. (Holeus. lanatua, which had been
introduced by our pilgrim forefathers and
distuibuted all over our country, was from
time to tame sent us from the West under
new names, which *as *alcttlated to mis
lend us on ac:ount uf our imperfections .in
botanical knowledge; that my friend, Mfr.
Nicholson, had imported as Lew'is &
Clarke's grass; thai it had subsequently
been imported under the name of prairie
grass, buffalo grass, &c.. and tha. recently
I had ascertained that the maskeet grass,
so highty valued at Columbia, was no
other than this identical species under a
new name.
I have fully satisfied myself that my
views in regard to the species were correct.
I have raised the plants from seeds which
were produced. by Col. Hampten? and
have no hesitation in again pronouncing
the muskeet grass, as no other than the
meadow soft grass. (H. lantaiaa.) bMy
object was to show that it would not be
requisite to send either to Texas or the far
West, for seeds on which we might make
our experimemes, and that the planters
might obtain them much nearer home
"even in their own fields and gardens."
IThat this is a grass very widely distribu
ted, may he ascerrained from the fact that
it is noticed by all our distinguished bo
tanists as a common plant introduced from
Europe. It is inserted in the works of
.Muhlenbfrg, Neittall. Torry and Gray.
Eaton, &c. Elliots did not meclude it in
his Blotany of South-Carolina and Geor
Igin, bet~ause he did not consider it fully
naturalized ; he, however, cultivated itin
his garden fromplanms which I sent him,
and I perceive specimens in his Herba
re'um, which is now lying before me. I
have moreover seen it in England and most
of the kingdomis on the continent of Eu
rope, and have traced it in avery Atlantic
State between Georgin and ganada. I
received from Prof. L. R. GJi~s, aspeci
Imen cnllected in Greenville, S. C.. and it
ppears to be equally common in Missouri.
Texas, and on all the prairie of the West.
It Is therefore not a recently introduced
grass, and the names of Lewis & Clarke's
grass, prairie, buffalo and nmuseet grass.
must give way to the truc old name of
Lnaeus-mreadbtv soil 2rass.
I %v not aware when I wrote my arti
cle, nF am I at present. wholhad intro
duced this grass iuo Carolina under the
name of muskee: grass, but I had heard
that Col. Hampton was trying experi
ments on its properties, and generously
distributing it among the Planters, for
which I hoped full credit had beer given
in the following paragraph which he has
also quoted. "Here now are seeds of a
grass that have passed through the hands
of the most intelligent patriotic and purest
men of the state, liberally nod generously
disseminated over the country. and yet sad
mistakes have originated from a wabt of
botanical knowledge." Surely, a writer
who could, in great sincerity, use this lan
gqage. could not intend any "imputations
gratuitous or discourtponq'"
As an evidence that I felt anxious that
still farther experiments might be made on
this grass I distinctly stated-"the grass, I
trust. may yet prove astbeneficial to the
state as the most sanguine could desire.
That which is unsuited to one soil and
climate, may be admirably adopted to
soother."
In pointing. out for public benefit-the
errors auto which men are led from a want
of botanical knowledge, I have stated a
geeral and admitted fact. There are
very few men in our state who have taken
the trouble to make themselves acquain
ted with the neglected science of botany,
and if the fact he published to the world,
that a small "share of scientific knowl
edge" would Sve them both trouble and
expense, there :re o m any intelligent and
sccessful planters in our stutt aia every
where eke who are equally uninforme
on the subject, they ought to consider it as
a gratuitous or discourteous imputation.
The lawyer should not be offended if he is:
informed that he is no physician, or the
divine that he is no politician.
I trust the above will prove a satisfacto
ry explanation of my motives in pennin
the remarks alluded to, and that Col.
Hampton and the public will perceive that
my sole otiject was to show the importance
of scientific knowledge, to agricultural
pursuits.
to regard to the meadow soft grass.
(Maskee! I have great fears that it 'will
not succeed in the sandy soil of our low
country. I have cultivated it at intervals
in my garden for the last 20 years and find
it short lived, subject to die out in sum
mer, and frequently overrun with the crab
and other more luxuriant grasses I re
gret to perceive that this grass which was
so ornamental to the City Square of Char
leston. a month ago, is now rapidly disap
pearinm. The few experiments made near;
this city, have 1.thiok, not generally been
successful. In the neighbourhood of Col
utubia it succeeds much better. In s. me
of the western prairies it serves as the food
of the buffalo, and attains a Iuxuritt
growth. In Europe it was formerly cul
tivated, but is now regarded as inferior to
the herbs grass. rye grass. clover, and se
veral species of festura and pea. and is no
longer sown in the meadows. I few that
iii the maritime districts of our %tate, we
have not yet discovered that important
desideratun. a perennial grass adapted in I
all respects to our soil and climate.
. . J. JIACiMAN.
N B.-The Columbia (S. C.) Planter,
the Charleston Courier. and 4he papers
that have published Col. Hampton's com
munication, are requested as an act of
justice to publish the above.
. FaO.M THE PLA.NTERI.
"The at kneOIeth hi. owcaer, and the uss his mcs
iqr's erib "
Verily there is hut little doubt ol' this
truth;t but we do:",' much if, in these days
of scat-city, the knowledge thereof giveth
comfort or consolation.
. "in downrtght earnest." there are a
gres t many corn cribs in the country which
but for the name they he-ar, one would
never dream of their u-es-mere log-pens,
not eyen confaining the semblance of the
staf ~of life ; and as to t-odder.. * - the thin;;
has been out" long ago ,
,But as the old adage runs, "miser y loves
company ;" so there is abundiat consola
tion, then, in ths fact that a man is no
worse ol'than hits neighbor. But nIl jost
ing aside, and really it is nob jesting mat ter,
let as take a look~ at the past:, and learn a
salutary lesson.,e We can if we will.that's
certain. The last year was a good crop
year, and nearly every body tmade enough
todo them, irichey had taken care of-it.
A t least that is what they tell us now.
But as foolI was plenty, they led away
theit shtnks and straw as imuprovidlently
as usual. and by the time March, bleak
March, with tis breath. and chilling rains,
came on. the food was gone. So, turn the
stock ccnt on the oltd tields as usual, to
seek a living among the biroomt sedge, tatrts
antd sassafras sproruts. vras. no dorubt, the
first impulse ; hut thn severity of the se-a
saa abate.l not. Old winter seemed to
have broken out .afresh, and rains, aleets
and snows were Ebowered iin the very lap
of spring. Amid the roar of the storm,
in every quarter tmight be heard the cry
for shucks! Bat shotcks wvere as scaree
as ben's teeth.and meaty a good old milker
In on ,red ox, went to th.at bourn
JfromwhUaeno traveller returns.
Many kind people flewv to their corn
cribs" for- safety andi for succor ; and now,
even in the month of June, the horses and
mules, it- the middet of teco, are suf-..r
fering. But says mnany a man in reply,
ray oat erop will soon be in. True, but Is
it not a wretched policy, that of making
your corn crib meet the oat crop; yet it is
a very common one. Suppose the oat
crop fail, and there is a strong probability
of a failure, what then will be the result!
I suppose-it will be like some of the neigh
bors-to feed away their wheat.
It is a bad policy. surely. to be forced
to expend the proceeds of one's co:ton
crop for corn and fodder in the sumrer,
and worse to starve your stock, and half
cultivate your farm for the want of it.
In truth, no man deserveth to be called
a good farmer, who hath not wvhat the
negroes call "stay corn" in his crib. There
is no telling what a happy effect it hath
both upon the disposition and condition of
animals.
The true policy oi the farmer is to make
every edge cut that can. Because his
corn crib is full, it is no reason fe shotuld
sell or feed it away improvidently. Let
him ever bear in mind that economy is the
most important adjunct of the farm, and
that -be profits of the farm absolutely con
sist in the savings.
The truth of the matter is. that the pro
eeeds of the cotton crop rarely does more,
at best, titan pug the interest on the capi
tal invested. Hence, to the savings and
he increase of property, we must look for
aur net profits.
E.ery ear of corn saved is so much fat.
and fat is mouey. Every blade of grass,
rodder or oats, saved from waste, and pro
perly applied, is a saving of 100 per cent
rhe great object. then, should he to take
.arc of what we nake. Feed carefully
snd regularly, and feed all. A fat horse
is much more easily kept than a poor one.
A fat mule will go when a poor one won't.
& rat cow will give rich milk, and the
milk will yield.gnod buter, while a poor
.ow is good fir nothing. her hide will not
etch half price at the tanner's. A fat ox
will do to eat. a poor will not. A hog, if
'nerely to b,, in keeping with good taste.
hiould alway I s. ; bou-tly. one can
tot have a perfect idea of the !mg. I,(: is
int fat. Your ;eoorshoats are caric.!rev
uft~e genuine ariJt.L.leiC ;:-tter. They
iro the loafers of the samiUSaI vmn!utunity,
iod should be rulcd out of stocir v. A
tenuina hog should never recognize'i poor
ihoat. nor its master, nor its naster's cril,
hr it is a bumbug. and of all humbugs in
he world, a hogthinks an empty crib the
worst.
But let -is ofer a little of our experienc
or the benefit of the sufering. If every
armer will take the pains) and it is no
;reat trouble, after all.) of soaking his corn
t water before he feeds it to his horses, he
will find that they will thrive on less corn.
iod eat scarcely any fodder. Their coat
itill l.ok better, and their general health
till improve. Have a task put near, or
n the crib, half full of wmer-throw ine
he coin, tind lot it soak fromn '24 to 48
jours beforo feeding. I know many per
ious who keep their horses fat on 25 or 30
Dars of corn per.diem. and give no fodder
whatever. They will eat up corn and cob
rlcan. And if the impression iltit feeding
on fodder is the cause of miaoy of our dis
mases has any foundation, it may le in.
portant to look into it more closely.
Now. when your oat crops are gathered,
lo cut them up It is a most wasteful
kystem this. of feeding in the sheaf, and it
is titne to abodont it.
Be paricular to turn all your stock of
bogs. horses, mules cows &c.. into your
Dat and wheat pastures, when they are
;athered, for thereby you will have every
particle of herbage caten off. and your
mnil completely exhausted. Kind reader,
rewell
'Take this in good part. wheatse.~ver thent be.
Aned wrish mue no woe .ethlan, I wrial 'nto theec."
- 1IIUM BUUG Jr.
Salt and Ashes.-Tl ake equal quanti
ies of salt antd ashes. anid wet the maassoe
ci en make it adheru. tand place is itn your
feed troughs:; it is better than alone, and
horses and cows soon become very fiend
of it. A fi iendl of ours. who is excelled
by nio one we are nequainted wsith in the
management of horses, says, that any
one wvho wrill keep, salt and ashes con
stantly in troughs, will find shaet his heir
ses keep rnach more henlhby, nod
their coats decidedly improved. 80 far
nauerobservatio'n has extendeed, pla nters
generally pay too little altent ion to sal
ting their stock. Nature clearly indicates
sah'is as important to the health of the lo
wer atnimals as to mnan's-Many ofehem
will go'miles to a salt lick, and a "lick
log" is quito a fashionable a place of re
sort for horses and cosis, as the --Ex
chanege'or ".hakspeare lhouse" (or cer
tain bipeds, who prefer brandy to salt.
The beneficial etrects of as free use of
salt is abundantly proved by the test imo
ny of all stock raisers who have sed it
freely. Comnbindling aeshe-s wvith it, how
ever, has a manifest advantage. All ani
mals (at least it is so wnhl htorses, hogs.
andI cows) that are permiuedl to over-feed
at timnes. are as liable to ac-idity of the
stomachl as man, and tee alkali of the ash
es corrects this need keeepa digestive organs
in a healthy state. For fatting heogs, it
shoutld always be sedel as tey are ei'ten
gorgedl by over-feeding.-Columbia (S.
C) planter.
The followinig mode for killing chin
ches, was haunded to us with the request
that we would give it an insertion. As
the writer, who is an 3l.,D., informed us
that it was an infallol remedy, we ad
vise those who are troubled it h the mr
minis, to give it a trial.
Calomel taken internally, a few houtrs
previous to going to bed, will never fail Ic
destroy chinches Persons who are muc
troubled with these night visitors, will
nill prove infallible.
Animal Piosons.-The venom to tihe
bee and wasp is a liquid contained in a
small vesticle, forced through the hollow
tube of the sting into -he wound inflicted
by that instrument. From the experi
ments of Fontana, we learn that it beanr
a striking resemblance to the poison of the
viper. That of the bee is much longer
in drying when exposed to the air than
the venom of the wasp. The sting of the
bee should be immediately extracted; anti
the best application is opium and olive
oil; one drachm of the former finely pow
dered, rubbed down with one ounce of the
latter, and applied to the part ell'cted by
means of lint. which should be frequently
renewed. No experiments upon we can
-ely have been made on the poison of the
spider tribe. From the rabidity with
which thcsc animals destroy their prey,
and even one another, ve cnnnot doubt
that their poison is sufficiently Virulent.
Softpoltices of fresh flesh. bread and
milk, or in alscrre of these, even mud.
are excellent applications io the stings of
insects, and even the bites of the most ve
nonous snakes. The speciics recom
rmended in such cases for internal use, are
not to he compared in efficacy with the
timely application .or a poultice of the
flesh of a chicken or other auimal recently
killed. The flesh of the rattlo-snake it
self is in some parts of America reckoned
to possess specific virtues, and doubtless
will answer nearly. if not nuite as well. as
any other good soft and- moist poultice.
which will seldom fail to effect a cure
when promptly applied and frequently
renewed. In this way the irritation and
inflamnntion induced by the poison in the
part bitten, is often arrested at 'once, and
prevented from extending to vital parts.
These conclusions aro the results of expe
riments made with the poison of the rat
tlie-snake, in whih the most celebrated
indian and other speifirs were used with
liiec if any advana;;e-.--Farmers' Ency.
TO STOP JLEEDING.
.mra. Editors.-A few years ago, a
valuabiv cariage horse of mine.- took sud
denly ill on it journey. A professed far
rier in the village in which I was com
pelled to stop, advied bleeding in the
mouth, which was done accordindxty. But
unforinately. after the animal bled inore
than a gallon..it was found impossible to
stop the blood. We all thought the horse
would bleed himself to death. At this
crisis, a fariner happened to pass by, and
directesi an application of the fresh excre
ment of theswte. A small portion of this
wus intnediately held on the'wound tiade
by the farrier's instrument, and iti trco
Minu.'c; t1e blood t=es completely sto;"Cd.
I have tried thi simple though no:t very
pleasant remedy, several times sivce, in
similar cascs,. and with the same remarka
ble success.
J. H. YOUNG, AlLany Cultirator.
31 [CELLA NEOUS.
Allmrej.-As Alinauacks are exten
sively circulated amongst the people, they
should be utadc the vehicles of useful in
formation, instead or being filled with
ridiculous anecdotes and improbable sto
ries. written in a style disgusting to the
intelligent reader. The Almanacs puttb
lished by Dr. Franklin obtained unprece
dented celebrity, and the sayings of 'Poor
tichard" have passed into proverbs. No
one eould read them without pleasure and
improvement, and hence these Almanacs
were th most popular ptubications of the
day. It is tnt expected that every~ ptub.
lisher of tan Alttanac can) supfply it with
articles eqtttl to those written by IFranklin;
bttt it is in the power ofatll sneh~ puliishiers
to select moral and instructive essayvs, or
infortmati.mn tueful to the fartmer. It may
be consideredI of little muometnt by some
persons, whether an Almtanna be tilled
with low slang, or with matter of a more
improving character; but tis isa great mis
t ake. The Almanac is read by the whole
family, old and young, and on thre minds
of the latter does not fail to make an i
pr.-ssion. which is of'tentimes lasting. The
object of oevery publication should be to
instruct and improve the mind, and to
awend the morals of thea reader: but sotme
of thp Almamacs for 184i iwhich we have
seen. are calculated to. have4 a contrary
influence, by f.tmiliarizing tho. minds of
young persons to low thoughts and lan
guage. Foolish stories are narrated, in
nonsensical jargon, which is mistaken. for
wit, but which may vitiate the .taste or
youth. and lead them to disrelish reading
of a moro Correct and beneficial order.
If it be true thaat the character of a peo
plo is indicatetd by the literature of the
day, we shtould be induced to believe, that
the men of the present time are intellectu
ally deteriorating-for of the imdrmense
mass of what is termed light-rggding,
wvhich is daily issued from the press, by
far the greater portion is mere trash, ut
worthty ite limo which is consumed in its
perusal. The country is literally flooded
with periodicals, and of ntecessity many
of Lthem must he of an ioferior quality.
Competition has reduced their price so
low, that they aro accessible to every per.
son, and therefore theggreater need that
they should becottducted with ability,-and
cnntatn nothing from whtich instruct'~
catnnot bo derivedi. Some of these pubti
cat ions are exceedingly wvell managed,
and can be placed into the hands of young
persons with great advantage; whilst o
there oewy lend children to entertain ro.
mantic notions, and to be regardleas of pa
rental care and instruction. Heroes are
manufactured out of libertines and felons;
and crime is so gaudily and attractively
decorated, as to make it exedsed and ac
ceptable to the young and ihoughtles.
Such publications areissued "dog cheap,"
and have a most corrupting influence.
We desire to see The wheat separated from
Ihe chaff-and Whether the publication be
an Almanac, a Novel, a Romance, or a
Love Ditty, if its ten ecy be not moral
and especia lv if is disguise vice as to
render it palaiable -it should be rejected
by the community, as tenditng to Iqtradace
degeneracy and corruption.-Baltmre
Clipper.
Hypocrusy.-A late German author hs
published some letters on Naples and the
Neapolitans. lie writes freely, especial
ly on lonks, of whom afct all, he cher
ishei many good opinions. He has pre
served some amusing anecdotes of Roce,
an aged Dominican. who bad great iufnu-.
once among the lazzaroni. Here are a
couple of them:
One day he was preaching to a crowd
in the market place. 'This day,' be said,
'1 will see wbether you truly repent you
of your sin.' Thereupon he commenced
a penitentialdiscourse that made the hair
of the hard-hearted multitude stand up
right; and when they were all on their
knees, gnashin their teeth, beafing their
breasts, and patting on all imaginable
signs of contrition, he suddenly . cried.
-Now you . who trul repent of your sins,
hold up your hands.' There was no one
present who did not immediately stretch
out both arms. 'Holy Archangel Mi
chnel.' then exelaimes Rocco, 'thou who
with thy adamantine sword' standest by
the judgment of God, hew me of every
hand that has been raised ypocritically.'
Instantly every hand dropped, and Rocco
poured forth a fresh invective against the
sinfulness and perversity of his audience
Rocco was once. eugaged in a dispute
with a Spaniard. whom he silenced by
swearing that there was not a singl ,
Spanish saint in heaven. The Castilias
wais statled at so unexpected a declara
tion, but Rocco maintained it. 'A few
were let iu at first,' he said 'but they
smoked so many.cigarr. that -the badon
na and other holy virgins were fairly sick
so Saint Peter set his wits to work to Wnd
out how he might rid them of such disa-.
greable guests. lie sent a- erMu into
every part of heaven to proclaim that a
bull fight was to be held outside- the-gate.
Thereupon every.8paniab saint, without
exceptior, ran off tu see the -show; and
when they were out, St. Peter banged
the gate to, and took - care never to let
a Spaniard in again.'
Government of the Pasioxs.-He is
wealthy enough that wanteth not. He
is great enough that is his own master.
lie is happy enough that lives to die well.
Other things I will not care for, says
Judge llale, nor too much for these, save
only for the last, which alone can admit
of no immoderation.
. Quietness and peace flourish whet
reason and justice govern ; and * peace
flourish where'reason and justice govera;
and true joy reigneth where modesty di
recreth.
Restrain yourself from being too Rery
and flaming in matter of argument.
Truth often suffers more from the beat of
its defenders, than from the argument of
its opposers. And nothing does reason
more right than the coolness of those that
offer it.
True quietness of heart is got by resis
ting our passions. not by obeying them.
it is nut treasure or power that lays
cithter the head or the heart at rest; but a
gniet conscience, and the simplicity of a.
icender mtind.
.There is no contending with the orders
and decrees or Providence. He that
miade us, knows what is fittest for us; and
every nma's own lot (well understood and
managed1) is undoubtedly the best.
The love of God and the world are two
differenat things, if the love of this world.
d well in you the love of God forsakes,
yout renonee.thdt am~d receive this:' it is
fit the morn noble love should have the
best place and acceptance.
The Holy Spirit is antidote to seven poi-.
sons; it is wisdom against folly ; quickness -
of apprehension against ignomsace ; piety
against profaneness ; and humility agamnst
pride. s . .- t
.Vex not yourself when ill spoken of.
Coat umelies not regarded. vanish; but re
pined at, argue either a puny soul, or a-.
guilty conscience. The best answer to.
a slander, is to answer notbing; and so to
carry it as though the adversary were
rather to be despised than minded..
"Chamberm'aid-J am sorry to say there
was something in my bed last night that.
ought not to have been there." "0, sir.
i'm shocked;t was it jumpers?" "No,
something larger." "Sure, sure, there
was no creepers!" "No ; larger still,"
"0 dear me, you don't mean to say there
was bugs? You frighten me." "~No,
far larger, still ; there were lumps, you
careless thing." "Well, then, it must be,
as the man in the play says. the people
that put the festhere into the bed forgot
to leave the fowls out.
Notice. .
ALiL persons ingle~ted to us on-accounts
Adue the Ar't of January lssa mre
quested to come and settle up. Wp have
to pay our debts. ----
GOODE & LYON.
Feb.13 t f 3