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DAVIS ,t CREWS, J'or IJaiiurr ; t T.-v wircnv l'or J'r'Kx. | ?j | Tlg~T ' 1 TV-?? MISCELLANY. j Power's Statues for Mr. Astor and Mr. ! Lenox?The Statue of Webster. Florence is becoming somewhat outgrown j as a place of residence for-foreign artists, or j it is made only a stage and stepping-stone, ; a temporary halting place, on lliu way U> | Rome. - The atmosphere here seems to have i ' a very soothing effect upon 'artists. They! even fall asleep. This is singular ill a city I where there is so much to stimulate artistic ! talent, and so tutiyli worthy of study. Mr. j Hart, who came nearly eight years ago, with a commission from Virginia to make a statue t of Ilenry Clay, has temporarily established a studio in London, lie 1ms recently com pieieu ana iuu:ii oust, representing rneinnclioly. Mr. l'uwers still prosecutes liis art hero ; indeed lie has nearly attained his majority* in Florentine life; it being now more than twenty years since lie came abroad. Not qjjly beautiful statues have come from ' his hand, but, dearer to his affections, a family of interesting children have grown up around ! him; nil thoroughly American at heart. Mr. Powers has completed the "Penscr- ' osa? commissioned by Mr. Lenox, of New j York, and the statue will soon bo set oil'. | The beautiful female figure, which the artist I calls Culi/ornia, modelled for Mr. Astor, ; has been put into the hand of the workmen ! doling the past winter, and will be finished I in due lime. Tbe slatue of America'Ts boxed up and Remains in tlie arList's studio, ' waiting the final deternpnalion of the gov-^ 5 eminent, whether it will be received pr not. . The statue of Webster, to be placed in Slate street, liosloii, is prepared for casting,' and the operation will be performed in a few uayfrat the ^undrv at I' lorcnce. It is, I believe, the first work in bronzofor America ever dd\)e in thil city, or in Italy, the facilities for executing this kiud of work not being so great berp as iu the north of Europe. Tho color of tbe inednl will be considerably darker llum that of tho bronze produced at tb<f KTuqjuh foundry,-tout the effect will be qujite as gffcdv ^be fidelity to the original, and the geueral artistic excellence of the '- trffife cannot buggive satifaction when the Wort!is seen in America. The great expounder df tlr^Wnstitution is represented Tn the broad-skirted dijess coat which it is said always wore in debate and upon "slate tlm miA of lilnn 'ninth with * brass buttons, which always accompanied (lie white or "yellow" waistcoat. The dress is therefore authentic; indeed, the modelling was done after the historic garment itoelf. The figure is of what is called heroic ' iaejlWger than life, but not colditifkl. 'JThe air and" general character which the artist Jite^iveu to the &ofck are thoroughly Web'fctemn?and that is prateo enough. ' i>xSac?ftra oVt the Ankles.?The follow/*nnrl nAura ioivaIIdm Tl * o wm^vrp.gvvvi >(v??? VI?VIO? ? V IO Mld&at the Counts of Castilione made a feensatiun at one of the Emperor Napoleon's levees, byappearing' with' her robe haortefl up at the side,so as to expose- her ftyj^efncalAnl^lra&t to the knees, and displaying ffie n*?tly turned ankles, vrhicb Were^cUsped yift "magnificent bracelets. The Coquette. \ \y J1Y ANNA AVILMOT. ! ti Ada Glenn had been a sad triller in lier l' time. ller cliief pleasure seemed to bo in ('( extorting admiration from the other sex, , ' and tlibn sporting with the feeling she had ^ awakened. In at least half a dozen in- ! stances young men had been encouraged to : c< pay her attentions for mon^is at a time ; I al and when, confident of having won her re- : gard, they came forward with serious offers ) 1,1 of marriage, she threw them from her with I an indifference that was both mortifying P1 and painful. i *>' But, like most of those who play this >'< game with the feelings of others, Ada was g1 made to taste a cup as bitter as any mixed sc by her hands for tlio lips of her victims. i :i A young physician named- Bedford, whose prospects in life were much better ' :,t than ?re usually presented to the eyes of graduates in his profession, met Ada one 1,1 evening, and was exceeding pleased with ol her?and no less pleased was Ada with the j SP young physician. A wish to make a good ; I" impression added to her usual habit of put- 1* ting on her best grace when in company j st; with young men, made Ada more than us- ; f" ually interesting, and when Dr. Dcdfoid ! Wi separated from tho bewitching young girl, hi he was completely enamored. lie took an i 1,1 early opportunity to call upon her, and was ! received in a maimer that encouraged him hi to repeat his visits. 1 '< Never were visits more agreeable to any '? one than were those of Dr. lied lord to Ada g' ( leim.? Mill the old spirit had not died j out, and really flattered as she was by the j ll< younglnan's attentions Ada was tempted 11:1 togive him a specimen of her power and ' c:l iiido cadence. j w< Nut a very long time elapsed ere Dr. T?edford laid his heart at Ada's feet. With a dis thrill of pleasure could she have accepted SC1 tlie protb.-red gift of love ; but to yield at <?;l once seemed like becoming too easy a prize, j and she therefore affected profound astonishincut at the doctor's proposal ; treated it w' . .1 ! I .1 ? * ? 1 - miner iigimy, ami ueepiy wounded ins r<-'; naturally sensitive and independent feelings i c0 by too marked an exhibition of disdain. 1 )oclor Med ford retired with his mind in I a fever of excitement. Ilis admiration of'1'* and love for Ada had been of the warmest i l'"' character. Judging from her manner, he , l,u had felt warranted in believing that the re- 1" gard he fell for her was fully reciprocated ; i and when lie approached her with a con- I fession of what was in his hpart, he was ' l!c prepared for any reception but the one he j t5X received. To be repulsed, then, coldly. cx proudly, and almost coutemptmusly, was to , receive a blow of the severest kind, and one, XVI the pain, of which he was not likely soon ';l( to forget. ,n From tlie dwelling of Ada. Dr. lied ford "j1 retired to his oflice with his mind greatly excited. There lie found ;i young friend, i with whom lie was intimate, and to whom. ''r iia he could not hide his feelings he com- rCi mnnitated in confidence the result of his , he interview with Ada. To his surprise, the ( friend said? , "I CRii. hardly pity J"ou, doctor. I saw ; aI) you were pleased with that gay flirt, who ; P!i is fascinating enough ; but I did not dream \ that you were serious in your attentions to hi one known everywhere as a most heartless s0 cjquelte." j w Dr. Bedford looked surprised. "Arc you CJ in earnest?" he said. I1' 'in earnest? Certainly! Didn't vou .'11 know that this was her character?" hi "I had not the most remote suspicion." | "Strange that it shouldn't have come , to your ears 1 I can point you to three she . bi has jilted .within my own knowledge." j hf nr* . i i S ' * J i -ji iiiai is ncr eimj/ictor," said the doc- j tor, rallying hiinself\vith a strong effort at j self-control and speaking in a composed and , etl resolute voice, "1 will at otiee obliterate her , b? image from my mind. It was uuworlliy to . W| Bhere. I did not love Ada, bijt a fair ' tli of womanly virtue that I vainly# be- j 1 she embodied." j hi "You arc right, She is not worthy of j ? you, my friend,* beautiful, intelligent and , s:i interesting :issheis." j T ' No, She is utterly unworthy. Fortu-i to nate am I that she did not acccpt my offer." j It required, on the part of Ada. a strong , effort to assume towards I>r. lied ford a ; b< false exterior, and when he withdrew from i A her presence, composed and dignified in j ri his manner, she more than half regretted hi her folly. But she forced* back this feeling hi with a gay wnile and a toss of' the head, t' saying half aloud? i'1 ' He'll he.here again before a week goes ' by." *' h liut Ada was slight^ in error. Tho week h passed without bringing her lover. And so went by two, thre^ and four weeks. But h vain of her power* gvor the other sex, Ada " still endeavored maintain a confident 11 spirit, though there were times that the sudifeti thought that Dr. Bedford would 11 never again seek to win her favor, made the blood gather with a chill around her heart. 1 About this time, a friend gave a little F # i - *? * ji - i i - t i. lancy uress party, ana ivaa icarneu, muen " to her real delight, that the individual who, 11 of ail others, had most struck her fonojfcwaa * to be prtseut. This was to afford the first v opportunity for meeting, since her half ' haughty repulse, the man who had offer- 1 ed her, in al^siiicerity, a true and loving ^ heart. a An overpowering vanity made Ada more ' confident of her power . over any 6f the * stetneraex ; And she bctwwMhat only a I slight y folding effort on berpartwas neces- t aary ip bring the doctor to her aide. ~ ' ? Choosing her costume for the evening, A<t$L *rr>?wl Httnalf uilli arfj L . JUIIV>W,H llllll glWIV mm III ~ a s ty1 e ^ \r(m\at ^ ^ > rhat was passing iti her niiiul. No long ! ine passed before the young doctor was ! Iirowti near her, so near that a sign of re- j ngnition became necessary, lie spoke to i er, but in a manner that sent a nervous I [till to her heart. Not that ho was stud- J dlv polite or cold ; not thai ho manifest J resentment; but in his eye, voice, face,' nd manner, was a language she could i ad, and it told her that to him sho was i o lutig<*r an object of interest. For this she was, of all things, least pre- ! ired. She had never felt towards any ; 10 as she felt towards this young ; )ung man ; and now, when the lirst well- ; rounded fear of losing him stole her bo- ' mi, she became inwardly agitated, and in ' >ito of every effort to control herself, mail- j fsted too plainly the fact that sho was ill case. Fancy parties wore novelties at the mo, and all, except Ada, who usually led foil festive occasions, entered into the i urn 01 mc wuir. JtiVeti Ur. l ied tol d jip- i rarod to enjoy himself as much as any. ! nt the beautiful coquette, whose peculiar ! v ie of costume attracted all eyes, had for : ico, lost the gay exterior for which she : ;is ever distinguished, and there were i it few present by whom tliio was not real ked. Once or twice Aila was thrown directly to the company of Dr. Deford, when lie atcil her with an ease and politeness that, ore than anything else, tended to ex tintisli the hope that had arisen into a tlanie her heart. lFa?l he m unfitted any emo- j hi, had lie looked grave, troubled, indignt, proud, hagultty, or anything else, but | hilly inditl'eiviit and self-possessed, Ad i 1 >uId have felt sure of her power over him. it a perception of the real truth was as i slant to her as if the most emphatic words, | il'mg her fate, had been uttered in her 1 Karlier than the rest, Ada retired, tin- 1 Ie longer to control herself as she could sh, and unwilling to expose to eyes alidy loo observant, the change that had me over her feelings. From t hat hour Ada (Jl-nn coaled t> be e gay, buoyant, attractive girl who had ! torU-d admiration from so many, and lied, in her vain piide and thoughtless- j ss, witl^all. She rarely went into com- ! my, and then la-r sober mein left her us- ' My in the background. The livelj* belle, |' a few months, eeased to attract alien- ! >n ; and young men -who had been capres at her feet; wondered why she had j erciseu sncli a power over them. As fur Bed ford, he erred in believing that ; iili a single dadi of tl?e will, he had ef- j .:ed forever (lie imago of Ada from his ; ind. Woundeil pride and honest indig- ' lion had raised liim, in a moment, supoar to this weakness of his nature. But a \ ng period did not pass before line alter ie. began to reappear, and before lie was : ull v aware of what was going on within : found himself gazing upon his heart. I The discovery, when first madi', was far' >111 being pleasant to the young man ; id lie turns from the fair image with im- i' itient scorn. But which way he would, was still before him. Occasionally, lio , aid of Ada as greatly changed, and metimes he was thrown into company, | ith her, wlu-n this was appm nt to li s own I es. These meetings, whenever they took I ace, left him in a mu-ing, sober state, i liere was something about A(ia that still j terested him ; atnl when, as it occ::sion- ! ly happened, lie looked suddenly towards r, and met her eyes fixed intently upon , m with a sad. earnest, tender look, he , id feelings tiiat he was hardly able to un- j irstaud. Thus affairs progressed, until, nncxpcct- j lly, the young couple found themselves J ought together in a pic-nic. Dr. Bedford j lis less di.-pleascd at this circumstances j 1. - 1.1 I - I. - iV? ? iiu no wuuiu iihvu ueuii a icw momns irlier ; but lie was Careful not'to throw msclt* pmposely in Ada's way for liis ( If possession and cold indifference, so far j s she was concerned, no longer existed. lie thought of her, even, had now power 1 > disturb the pulsations of his heat. The pleasant day had drawn nearly to a ( ose. Two or three limes Bedford had ten brought into such close contact with : dn, that he couR) not, without appearing ?de, haye avoided speaking a tow words to nr. On these oceasions he said little ; ut it was impossible to help observing, in ; te manner of her replies, in the tones, and : i the expression of countenance, something j lat told him as plain as language could ave uttered it, that she deeply repented of j er former couduel towards him. "It is too late," the young man said to j unsclt, Willi some bitterness of feeling, as e reflected upon what it was impossible ot to perceive. And even ns be said this, tiere arose extenuating arguments in his liud that he in vaitf strove to expel. Disturbed by such thoughts and feelings )r. Bedford wandered nw?y from the guyarty, and remained alone Tor ncnr|ya an our. ' As he returned, he came sudddeuly ipon Ada, seated,in a peusive attitude, just ibove a little diuhiijg waterfall, down into vhich she was looking. She was so enlircy iost in the scene, or more .probably,-in he tliotigni* which it waa impossible to I rive out of herusiud^hat sho.did Wt obcrve tlio young .mauY,. nppxpa<4i.,/iJodord paused suddenly, .And hia first impulse j vas to retreut^But,' j?ot being.able to got i ii?,co?senUp do thi?jlie,|jftqi'r a little" li??intiop, J?w; paces, roused^er-frbm^r-i^ery by^few l^ot plv had Ai.1:i suffered through lier folly and IVuih her sufferings she had come fortl a purer, and truer, and a better woman There are a few like Ada. lJut larch does the vain coquette escape with so brie a period ofsuffering. Usually with her, i is a life long season of Rorrow and repen tance. After rejecting, with heartless levity, her worthy suitors, she yields her hand at last to the most unworthy, and unbless ed by true affection, goes wearily on her way through the world, glad when the hour conies in which she may lay down her burdens, and find rest and peace in the quiet grave. Opium tho Curse of China. Xot only do \vc see tlio.se besotted hundreds of millions crushed for a score of centuries under the the weight of their own pagan superstitions, in a midnight darkness which has known no breaking; not only do wo see them devouring each other in internal dissensions, and now once more involved in a war with England in which France also may join ; but the melancholy fact stares us in the face that a great powerful Christian nation, for the sake of gain, are constantly and lawlessly feeding the fires that consume millions, body and soul and sink them lower and lower in degradation and ruin. In 170T, but 200 chests of opium were sent from India to China, where it was then used solely ns a medical drug. In 1800, the importation had increased to 2000 chests and the Chinese government, becoming alarmed by the rapid spread of dcnmraliza iion causeu i?v ir, passe<l stringent laws to arrest the voice, 'l'lie East India Company then ma>lo the trade, which had been unrestricted, a monopoly, they having the entire control of the production of the destructive drug. In spite of the opposition of the Chinese government, they have persisted in preparing it to suit the taste of the Chinese, and in smuggling it into the empire in great quantities. In 1834, 21,785 chests were imported into China ; in 1837, 39,0UU ; and last year it is supposed that at least 75,000 chests were smuggled into the empire, for which the company received at least thirty million dollars. The baneful effects of this poison cannot be calculated. It is estimated that it destroys at least two millions of its victims every year, and sinks multitudes into an nuyss ot sensuality and debasement lower than that of brute?. These aro the results of a contraband trade carried 011 by n powerful company sustained by a Christian government, solely for the sake of gain, and in ikiiance of the laws of a haul/ten nation.! Were the monopoly abolished, the Chinese would be left to guard their own coasts, and enforec their own revenue laws. Major General Alexander, a witness of high authority on the subject, says, with great impiessiveness: "Great Britain is morally responsible before God and man for the evils in support of which she has waged one war,, and may, at any moment, be involved in another. Without the suppression of smuggling, China cannot be brought into the great community of nations." We r<joi?:e that the attention of philanthropists and Christians in England is turned to the dreadful evils thus inflicted, which surely demand immediate suppression at the hands of a Christian government. ? IIow Do You Do ??National forms of salutation arc truo indices of national character. The whole history of a race may befound in the dictionary of its language. Words nnd phrases are the offspring of previously existing objects, thoughts and circumstances, and their paternity is rcadly (raced. Tfius, among all savage nnd warlike people, the common salutation conveys a wish or a prayer, that the person saluted may enjoy peace, the greatest good of individuals and of nations, and the boon most frequently withheld in that phnse of life. Throughout the Dible this is the invariable blessing?shaluin& and the wandering Bedouins of the desert nave, to this day, the same form of salutation. Another phrase of theirs, 4,if God will thou art well,' betrays the fatalism of Islam. "Peace bo unto thee," savs the fluent and facile Persian ; '*1 iflakc prayers for jliy greatness ; may thy shadow never bo lofcJf!" This last form smacks of summer and lite South, isiir.h a salutation would make a Northman shiver. It shows, too, a great respect for Jal?for a dignified, aldermauic /otundity. The Greeks, a joyful people, full of the vigor ofa life of action,expressed their sal utation ili a single word?"rejoice." The commercial and enterprising Geno> ese of the middle nges?, used to?aay, Senctata quedagno?"Health and gain,"?than which no phrase could be more characteristic. V In a similar spirit, the "swaggering Hollander" salutes you with Hoe vurat's ye "How fare you ?" The easy, phlegmatic German says, Leheu tie wuhl I?"Live thou woll!? . The Frenchman's Comment von* porta vous "llow do you- Carry yourself ?"? ! refonlH the verv nonl'nPflfo Fr?m?.li iter. i|W U llio furiniilHTy, $?U not \vl>a1 i Aji?J tliert tiic port** vou$, Iww well, it ex ^preMc* Lbe enger renileisnegs nnd v'ivjicmmii that nation, Gomnuut ta-vo tilt ibe 3nine-ttm&* : nnd' .<-bnn\3?6fc| Jobifc^ull noa.JJ/ytber JouHbun,- ia j I. _ ' ''.* :: ' t I Champagne vs. Music. i | On a recent trip to fiUagara, Thalbcrg [ 1.1 stopped at a U-mp<'rqjtf^B^ifl in Albany, ; and upon demnnding|^^^L champagne, f1 what was his astonish iiiewVn seeing the ^ t round eyes of the Irish waiter open in as-1 tonislinient. j "I want some champagne," wildly reiterI ated the great instrumentalist. | "1'aix ! and is it champagne ye are af- ! j tcrasking for?" stammered forth the Ili- j ; bernian. ! "Certainly !" I > "J>y my sow), then, ye can't have it." | "And why V inquired Thalbcrg, in as- ! tonislinient. "The likes of it, including whiskey ' punch, is not to bo had in this hotel." j For a moment the thirsty musician was i aghast. i "What can I have, then ?" i "W hater, tav and colfec." ' I "<io and send me the nronriutur an id ! Thai berg, "I will speak with him." _ " j "Ye may spake to the day of tlooiJt,. hilt ' ve'll find it of no use." was Pat's mutter- ! ' i ill observation as he quitted the room. | la a few moments the landlord entered 1 j the apartment, llis lips'wore close set j j together and a frown was on his brow, lie ( was ev'kh-nty astonished that the foreigner I should persist in his wish to contravene the \ rules of the establishment. j Mi-auwhile Tbalberg had occupied him- j i self in opening a piano, that stood in the | i room. It was not of the newest class, l?ut J ^ j was tolerably in tune. As the proprietor j j of the Temperance Hotel entered the chain- , , ber he began to play. First the frown ; : gradually vanished from the liro\f of tin* I | ! landlord?then his lips unclosed, and linal- ; 1 ly relaxed into a smile. When the artist [ liad concluded lie waited for a word, but : none came. Without turning round he J said to himself? , i ^"Tlie man is obstinate. I must try him I .3,1. 1... ? c lie accordingly began his Tarentclla. j v Kie it was lialf finished lie heard (he j v rattling of the bottles and glasses tin the ? tables, and wheeled round. Pal had re-en- ! , tered with the hottle of champagne. ! s 4,14honght it was not allowed," said i _ ! Thalberg. Faith ! and he'll geve ye a do- 1 t i zin if ye like it. He says, a man who can ; knock music out of a piano in -yer way may : .. i git drunk every night if lie chooses to. So ' | I there it is for ye." | Cremon Violins. We arc indebted to Mr. \V.-Ifudswell, of | this city, for posting us up somewhat on the j above subject. Dr. Lee, who was lecturer j iu St. Thomas' Hospital, London, and an j m cuiii|MiMit-u itiiiiiLuur jil'i tanner OH 11112 vio- ( lit), entertained h great passion for tlio instrnincuts themselves, and made hundreds of experiments to find out the cause of the su- ( pcriorily of tone in the Cremona, lie had a tine Cremona taken to pieces, and a nnm| her of new instruments made in every part ; _s j exactly like it, and }'et none of then) equal- ! | led it in tone, lie thus found out that it j ( ; was not a particular form which gave these I j | instruments jv superiority over all others, lie ' , j then experimented with various kinds of ; wood, and also treated the same sort of wood y in various ways, in order to discover if t!>is '| was the cause. For example, ho steeped . some in aleahol, others in oil, then diied j | ihem, and had them made of the genuine j j : Cremona shape. All these efforts Inlv'ever, j j 1 were vain; the old Cremona sung sweetly j , over tnem ail. At last it struck lutii that ! ( there might bo Foi?ethjiig'iu\the varnish j ( connected with the snbjyet, and lie discover- ; ed that amber varnislf was jho coating of | old Cremo. To work at varnishes ho then 1. went, (for he was a determined experimenter and n good chemist) and at last lie made a grand hit. Jiy making amber varnish in . the same way that copal varnish is made, | namely, by healing thc^mber, the pouring M hot oi[ upon it, he obtained a varnish which, * when applied to his v'ioliun, improved th?ir tones in a wonderful manner. This vamisli takes a long time to beL'oine perfectly dry. The violins <o which it is applied have to ? be hung up in the oponjiir for months be- a foro they lose their tacky chiractor^ ,but I when perfectly dry it is the grand solvjyjt c of the Orcniona's superiority. Severin,'ljhe t famous violinist, and pupil of l'agmiul, was t presented with pne of I )r. Lee's violins, and j I ; lie declared it was equal to a Cremona ; of c | twenty violins in his possession it was excel- . led only by o#o. while it was superior to all - s the others. < , - . *' Ci'ni'fet)' ap Rai*ti? 1 nnt tv i '^.T^iifiii/v t ouf reccM^mp to Liniestbii^Wo wfrrc *per- ' milted to make" the ncqiuffl*a<J|e*$f . Oscar { M. Liulicr, ICsq., w 1 iosivere, 1 and on whose invUiitro"tf^ft!jtt|^fej^fe^hr 4 company with two fricbdaJ now engage^ in a ininernl&^}ej^^ciji<5?v 'i cal and Agricultural survey of tjjnSiMtc, tin- t ' der a ^solution of tho.^LegislfiUire, pitted * j in 18o5. He has co?rfpleted fljtie Mirvoy of ' ' i four districts?Chesu-t field, Lancaster, j Chester and York?and-is noMceugnircd in J Sj?artanhurgf to bo followed ..l?y Union. | Wc are indebted to hiin- for his n-porX to i ; the LifcgwIfttHjre on t.ho work already1 done I ~a neat pamphlet of 11 uiedby explwimlt?ry.djf^ingi?< aml-glbg- < ! nostic maps in rolomof the fopr districts. j TW^o^lft ^ti^f Mr. Lieber engaged .1 ?{ mirst pa^o JU'ighly advantageous-ty ih<* 4 i |;Sute,> Already li^hn^maUe U?k>W*# -J l,,U V^'WVV Vtv ^ 4WMI' 1 ' , . fi f nV t fi 1 ll Ffcrvf i' *La 1 i/f i 1 ii mi i ii ii i - mm Tho Child and the Angels. "i'hc Sabbath sun was sotting alow Amidst tho clouds of cvcu ; 'Our Father*?breathed n voice below? j-^'Fntlicr who art in Heaven!' "Beyond the earth?beyond the cloud? Those infant words wore given ; 'Our Father!'?angels sang aloud? 'Father who art in Heaven!' " 'Thy kingdom come !'?still from the grontid That childlike voice did pray ; Thy kingdom come!'?God's hosts resound, Far uji tlie starry way! "Thy will he done!"?with little tongue That lisping love implores ; Thy will be done!'?the angelic throng Sing from seraphic shores! "Forever !'?."till those lips repeat, Their closing evening prayer; Forever!'?floats in music sweet High 'midst the angels there !" Bright be tho Place of thy B$uL right be tire place of thy soul! "i.t burst from its morlul control, In the orb's* of tlie blessed to shine. >n earth, thou Wi-rl nil hut divine, As thy soul .shall immutably be; VimI our sorrow nmy ceaso to rojiinc When we know that thy God ia with thee. igltt be the turf on thy tomb! May its verdure like emeralds be,; I'here should not be I lie shadow of gloom' In au-rlit that reminds us of tliec. ruling flowers and an evergreen tree May spring from the spot of thy rest, Jut. nor ey press nor yew let us see, For why should we mourn-for the blest! Duel Extraordinary. A duel wits fought near this city -yeslerl:?v (Mondnv) morning, which for the singularity of its denouement, is, perhaps, un amllelled in the annals of.single combat. A k-ell known gentlemnn in this community, kliotn we shall call Mr. A., feeling himself iptrrieved hv the conduct of another oK?*?th> c-7* " . nan, whom we shall designate as MrVBi, ent liiin a challenge, which accepted ?weapons,*j>jstols; distances-twelve paces; iine six o'clock in the morning. The usual' rclimiiiarits were settled, and at. the word tire," both pistols exploded. At the instant ?. was seen 19 stagger. The seconds rushed ip, when it wis lotind that the ball -had 11 uck the outer case of his hunting watch; t had glanced at nearly a right angl^, - paging through tlie lappol of his coat. The. v-Mcli was worn in ilie vest "pocket, and vas almost directly 011 the heart. The case vas found to be considerably battered^ but itherwisc the watch had sustained no injury, ilthough it had gained about three hours n as many minutes. The hands, which a noment before had stood at 20 minutes >nst six, now marked halt-past nine. * liut perhaps the most curious part of our tory'is to come. On looking nroimd to ,ce what liad become of A.,tho seconds di^-. :overcd biin leaning over, in the act of pickng up something from the ground, and ipon approaching nearer, disco vara), to Jieir astonishment, that one of his whiskers, vhich ho wore unusually lafgc and heavy, lad been shortf completely from his /ace, md that%itli as much precision as though t had been accomplished by the most ?kilul barber. It was thought that soirio pocuiarity in the bore of A\V pistol had pomulicated to the ball a rolary motion, which, I :ottiDuieu wmi us great velocity, could ' m jessarilv produeo an effect similar to th ?L ;aused*by snipe sharp cutting instrumeht. riic insult of the duel, fur, linJ been^ost uteri v siiljjular that it,precluded all thoughts if pushing it to a further and perhaps tTiof& lixaslrous iwnfc. The seromls interposed uid reconciled (heir priiuipftjs, nnd in a :onple pf hours thereafter the. whole party vere toasting each other in ?certain faahionible restaurant below Canal street. J . New Orleans Bee. A JScohe ok I'iuntk^s.?In. this oflica ire twenty printers -engaged. Ouly look it MiH?in ! In ages, ranging from twenty o forty ; in size and aomple&ion, from the irdin'ary stout (\\*e never knew a fat printer) o some that might craw] through a greased lute, as white as Circassians, and others >rown or rosy?as your "Georgia* Cracker," ?r I'ennsyvapia publican. Some . bearded like the Pard, " others imoolh-fiugd ns the Creek slave. One has ravelled nil over Arkansas, and Ihe wjld iprsu; in. the Pampas of South Amerufa; mother, lias been out on the broad ocean, uid h:is seen Wo before the ninat ; another ?raduated ?t Wea^l'uint, seryad jn the mny, and accompanied.Col. Pjniphnn in A^Xeiioj^bnk} g^.d-tcfiinprijn all oyer Now^Iexjnd. -Vifoat a book he can write. \n9U1cr. luMd'pt-tnvernjtsold goods a^|Kq^ ion, travelled over the United S?*tee *evtal times, been well off antltfbrokcfe?often, fwo linvo been "011 the stage?*' a profession firintcnrnro rnudi nddtHiul Ia fnr ?Knni ^ wyj ?v^ "wv.uv inlf tiio nctors o^tho American boaril. aro >rintere. Ono ?e belie vo has prcacLe 11 ser* lion^ ^fl^jtber bns' lectured to crowded louses. Another ba? ?wrVed in NeijQO vith Gen. ScoiCy A aixtb has t?en a stump >rator^, member oft rtte llegtafnt ure * "owl SVe?t," nndloiighf we boHero. -V. Hffecw-of* Habit. % V "Many examples," saya Loi Baeqn, "may be put of the forcO^f _ cufciom, both Upon mind and bodynndj- th6ugh jtbdfe' fe-rio truth more familiar^ tbo enumeration of examples never fails to Vieiigth^n^our:' * sense ol ita importance. Addi&on \dw!Slla upoii oue graud feature?that render* tilings pleasant which at tbo cotnmeiijkje' * \ . ;4 ment were paiiiful. Ho quotes an ^obser-1 . 'a vation of Bacon tb'nt the palate Acquires# peculiar relish for liquors, such as coffee and tire assertion hold* of a thousand" particulars. . Numerous hrtV<jksbips are tbo* comforfa*- qt --*] those who have been lort> inured to- ttlem. The llighlaudere ciopfe with difficulty'.-Ibff? persuaded to occupy Hid"'tents iitll^. took from the English and at theiend of 9 ocotljsfj '* V autumn prewired to lie in'Vthtf "Crp^a-' air.* ' Even a sliort^apprenticeship produces tbo -' .1 etffict in a lesiler degree'. Wlieu*BenjArain .. ."y - j| Franklin was Employed inVsuperiUtending ' . ;$ (llO n f CAniA<f P. i ...v ^.VVVIVIi W> OWIHU iy|W _ (U <( uutcnoo against the IuSianJ'bn 'the frototier, ho* . \ 9ud liis nighte wrapped up in ?vbljidWtJ*DnT the hard floor of n but, and-on'his fii-sV^- ' ? turn to civil'zed .lifirtibuld scarCejy'-fll^gp" ,in a bed. TUe 6iuaelerisati<Jiis were exported? * j ced by Captain Ross and bis crcw, when taken on bpafd the Isabella, flftcf theft lar wandering^. AccUstornod to lio on the frozen snow or the bare fock, .thlfe accormhodatious of a whaler" wore t6o luxurtdtf? Tor them, .and Captain Ross was obliged to'exk - J change his hammock for achate IITaconv rade^je sap,1 couftfttest little better'*than' himself, and it required time to reconcile them to their pi iiDitivo.con3forte, ShpbSne! ficeut law of our, nafibrtf* equalize?,'\o a' tfo-. gree beyond? whA nio.St- nerspns 'tmngine, the happiness of.;-th?.; different cltfB^esof mankind. Tlm,ri?<Rfih^M^tons, tiro doafr ser fare..Hie botltiy tbil.<^tRc^o^hre ifiot ungrateful to them, aonfV'-frlien they drop below their 'TJVerage :?condition tbatlheir Sufferings coqimefifcer- rJftey i like ficher ihen,' o? (roubtci!W>y.Ui'Q_c^ving3 ofdisebntent, but-lCei^s^i^lBQ^ejiot mffeic- " ' ! ted by crrcflmstances whi(#t<^lkoniJ>as rendered naturl}k*/As it s'withutlife bo3y, so with the inind. * Lord Sbtneratold AdUfsbn that, having bdfcn obliged to search-"ASi oil# old records, the task yyhleklat tbe,ToituiW was excessively irksora'e, becamp s^> efcjedZU^ ingly pleasant that he preferei it (ot;eading Virgil or Cicero, although ctftsaic^B literature had been his eotv>tSiTCde]ight3^fp3-a-\ frequent remark, that those. wTj^ttap.e risen, to the highest cininog<jeln tli^t lawy^iedft^ jL-ejved in .the begmitig a disgust aOfv djje" *' : ; study." There is, indeediiero.a '"secphd ' principle at work. Alljipj>recI$fcibQ depends v .. | upon "knowledge, flncf rt minuj<5r** aa(ntance with subjects jvhic^ to fljo'e/e noranre nrasent iv barfftii and rrmirtkiw pect, discloses unexpected attrrtotion#?to:tSe mind. Tberfi ia no prbfgBd|on^?y/Ui(^?,'l)jr tbe combinecl forc'e^T flf cuiwffMn \aji$,ita dWo inherent interest, wiH not* piov^TqgtvBCableif once its elements ar<3 mastered, Tnose \vbo>. retire in disgust have rarely ;agplied with vigor to tbe" tapk, jjnd %1azy ijr".eifll5n- rou} tine neither co'mmunieaics,1cno\yledge* noir forms lipbits, unless it be tbe habit ofIsutiness and sullenrtcss. * . Tbe influence ofuse in siiinl sensations 13 eorispi^tuj^ib;- tiiju^pedfcal profession. Tbo l?orroj^<l^^^^n\*>w'eFi m . * ? sickening faintrtess pj-oflup^pD^Llie 8'gbt^gf 1"| wmirirlR flnfrrtnr>rMiniiR. J -1 .men frotn.Iendiiyjvto n/fcttwo^lhe : ] of art qnlesstbe fofeHn^-^ref?' Ijlupt^d"'^ . . tbe repetition oCtbu tp^liiotQ. ljut here . S3! the gnitt^em?, uportX aop^rSciat vitfs?,"yt<y - . * b,v (itU'iidod. with joftep^ya .* -... ^ -witnees sp^jriiftg tbc,j(^sa " it, there appears a?8fc tlist* Ai*ideaifejto * * alleviate itonrril bo prpportionably* climinis- ,v * hed.--JJishopB?tler, mo pfofounUfio^r^fly .4 njDRt pmct\cal .of ^etflplrya&arns^fo'^ft- .. !>ljed hi^fmuite knowldge.of. t^to enwle aws"of tiio Joind to fifiow. tita wislkiso wliicli contrived if, oftd; toconoej. the-^vUs ^tTufi beset it, bas cleaw^away thfc ,'in one of tbe roost ^ninfnous and yiiportflht' * ^ passages of bis ioconjjw\j|ible ' be ?nils tbe pnaugea-of' bis -aiinompambje;.' ' < "jrork. - Wb?t nS calls"life aionr?llie-tiiere involanta^'jKtiifiiiifditMgpij^ _; * is wei^ened.by faniiliririty iwitfcn^wt^pT-' ' but a3%4jie original. coirtpf^ib?.;is an-i^pto, tive to render relief-those who oboOT.jEo' call* Jiavc llieif 'hiMttUjJ - *. ? -j strengthened in the snore ' "* *: -l mental uneasiness -is decrease^,- i$?M$ry? % a 4 .time the eiJiU^iojurf roiBerjfcjitarOeft^^or - - *?1 ir 1 plate ' Vr'fer^^ $ri'l "' "* of a sc n sat ioilw