The Spartan, 1844-07-17

,?ajr ?v? uk ix-'uri 01 me fearer, and H|o succeeded, though wVhout the remotest desig of engaging her affection, in making such nij improssion on the girl's mink, that it was not likel r she would soon forget her stronger gallant of tV it evening. He, too, ere they replied her heme, 1 as interested by something more than the mar featntion of distress which had at h^t claimed hi sympathy. Thoro was a charm in thc^oftness ar I molody of her clear voice, which rivetod t.he to es upon the memory; and there was an rlcv^iod of thought and feeling in her words whkjh cW|lmftiuted/.iu&. respect. It was a little 6ingul&r,'Ailc^er, tlmt, notwithstanding the intimacy of shtimetit to which they attained befor^ the end oftheir walk', they parted without either having lfcrncd the other's name. Once more Hite turned towards h< no, which he reached this time without being intc up ted by any further tax upon his benevolence, do found his employer and his employer's wifl in some concern at his long absence, for he pd never kept lute hours, and, in fact, was now|ot a little surprised to learn that it was near twello o'clock, and that his fellow apprentices had Idg ago retired. | "Why, Hite, what has kept you $t so late 1 Come, give an account of yourself,isaid Mrs. Foil, in a tone which indicated more c> solicitude than displeasure. Hite was thinking odhe strange girl, and colored. "Really ! how he blushes," continual the lady to her husband, with good-natured rallery?" he has been doing something very V&d-t-don't you think so, Mr. boil?" "Why, you know there is"nothing Imiwissiblc with him," returned Mr. Foil, smiling at the youth's increasing confusion. Hite now attempted to cxculpa^ himself, by relating his adventures. Tliis was \ superfluous task, for they had as much confidence in his good principles, as they had in the correjtness of the sun-dial, by which*Mr. Foil had roguatod his time pieces for the last twenty year9. Hisstorv ended,

t same way ns asparagus and a dish would he produced equal to the latter. Wo have tried tbo experiment, and find that our correspondent is correct?many thanks to him. The Savannah Republican notices the suggesj. tion, and states that the article has been served, up on toast at the Pulaski House, Savannah for the last six years ; and snys that if the cucumbers be sliced lengthwise, and fried in batter, they will be found an excellent substitute for fried oysters.? New York Sun. r 1 ' Agriculture.?Agriculture was the first and e should ever be the most esteemed of all pursuits. How happy would it be for hundreds of our young tn'eri," 1 r^tlleywmV'Af-pt'i* y I cYaivArififth*'' of ground are a better capitol than ns many thoUt\ sand dollars procured by writing their names at , the bottom of a negotiable note ; and when years of misery might bo saved if men would believo | that a dollar actually earned, ns by farmers and i mechanics is worth a hundred in prospect to bo 1 gained in trade and speculation.?Saturday Courier. How to Clean a Fowling Piece.?Stop up i the touch holes by means of a little wax; ana then pour quicksilver into the barrels, roll it along them I for a few minutes. The mercury and the lead will form an amalgam, and leave tho gun as clean ns the first day it come out of the shop. Strain tho quicksilver through a piece of thin washcd-leath; er, and it is again fit for use, for tho lead will hq i left in the strainer. Weight of bushei.s of Gra,n.?An English 1 farmer has given the fallowing as the resist vf. n experiment to Mc.rta|n th,? weight and number of Winchester b\l#j,0> of each of the undermentioned sorts of ?rain Wheat 62 lbs., 550,000 grains ; hAr'4ey 52 1-3 lbs., 520,000 grains; oats 32 lbs., 1 1,260,000 grains, poplar pew 64 lbs., 110,000 ? grains; horse beans 64 lbs., 270,900 grains. Candles.-?Take 2 lbs. of alum for every 10 lbs. of tallow, dissolve it in water before the tab i low is put in, and thon melt the tallow in the a -

TO YOUNG MEN?FARMERS' SONS. In addressing this class of readers, I wish to lay aside the dignity of the editor, and come among you as one of your own number. For I too am a young man, and farmer's son ; and I know from experience what disadvantages you labor under in the pursuit of knowledge, and what numerous discouragements you meet in your efforts for intellectual improvement. But I also know, that if you have the will yon can succeed in making great attainments ; and I know, too, that there is a great work for you to do, and gtcat things will bo expected of you. Immense responsibilities rest upon you, as those who are about to assume tho management of our much-abused farms?as those to whom the community must look fur that reform, in our nractice of agriculture which is bo imperi- ' ousiy aemacaca atuie present urne. - it oegtcr.^a ?: be plainly seen that it Still not do-Tor v^j to follow in tne beaten t racts ofyoA" fathers, a ad content yoai> selves with doing as that' have done. They received their lands at lot/ prices, fresh from the hand of God, abounding with fertility, and producing plentiful crops with little skill or labor; while the absence of western competition enabled them to obtain a ready market for all their surplus; and their simpler habits and fewer wants, rendered it less difficult for them to attain respectability and happiness in their profession. But how different is your situation 1 You obtain your lands at high prices, and many of them so impoverished by a long course of bad culture, that the staple productions are greatly diminished ; or the fields are so filled with noxious weeds, that a double amount of labor is necessary to obtnin even a scanty crop.?? While the competition from the vast W est is so rrrno? o ?\/1 I ? * 1 ^

ine lady expressed her conviction that it was not impossible he might oversleep himself in the morning. Taking the hint, he lighted his Ump, and retired. Hite's was one of those natures which we meet with only here and there in the throng which crowds the pathway of life, and in whick there is always a correspondence of conduct v/ith sentiment. He never qssumcd a virtue which he did not possess, and ncvur strove to conceal or palliate an error of which he vns $pnscious. Jic not only despised duplicity in utfifers, hut he strove to guard against it in himsell??a.nd he so fur succocdfiiLjJtftfJ'O Posse?cd the ununited, confidence of ttt ZlJ. feature in the human character tristtl ^indor. It wu8 a feutuse in Hito's character, winch, though it sometimes subjected him to the derisive taunts of what in modern phrase is termed veriianc?/, yet invariably proved a key to the respect and esteem of all with whom his destiny brought hirt in contact. Even the most subtle of those wId glory in the appellation of "knowing ones," wide they smiled at his ingenuousness, could not vithhold the tribute ol inward respect to this quality of his heart. Nor did lie ever find it to his disadvantage in any one pursuit of his life?that old adtge, (too generally, we are sorry to say, received ilto practice in society of the present day) that 'It is safest to meet the devil with his own weapons," to the contrary, notwithstanding. In fait, he was often able to foil, by the simple force of (ruth, the arts of those, whom others, equally pkilled in duplicity, had opposed in vain. Another trait in Ilite's character wns> his willingness to encounter any obstacle whick opposed the accomplishment of duty or social obligations, 11* -* / ? " * - "

v ?MJ ?? iaiii9iit:i? ucr 9UI1^. ou arc moderate," said the gentleman; "but fyou will come in, you con hear it to better #d 3B-. ' i. # This Was said in a matter of courso tone which eemed to anticipate no refusal; and tlic door bong now opened, Hite, so abashed by the uncx>ected invitation, that he knew not how to dedine it, was ushered into the hall, and thence, afer the gentleman had met and saluted his wife, nto a handsome little parlor, where he was left without even the ceremony of a word of explanation, with a girl in a faded calico dross and infashionable leghorn l?onnet. She appeared, from the last named article of her attire, to have >een upon the eve of departure, and to have merely paused to amuse a child of eight or ten, who, perched upon a chair, reclined its hend delightfully upon one end of the instrument she was fingering. The child no sooner become aware of its father's arrival, tbun it ran from the room, than leaving the youth entirely alone with the unknown female, who now abruptly ceased her song, and sat running her fingers idly over the keys of the instrument. He felt embnrrassed. He had not been much accustomed to the society of the softer sex, and had none of the set phrases of the gallant at command. Feeling constrained to say something, yet ignorant what form of address etiquette might require in his particular case, he resolved upon a plain statement of the circumstances which brought him there, as the best mode of introducing himself. Hite seldom judged characters by dress; and the faded calico caused him as much timidity as a shining silk could have produced; it was, therefore, with some trepidation, that he walked up to the piano and said? "I ask pardon if I have interrupted you, Miss.

gic seemed to do a strong one, and after some five minutes' hesitation, he turned and walked onward, with the slow and irresolute step of one whoso course was undecided. Wo will now return to tho generous youth, who, after tho churitable act related, bent his steps homewards, soon forgetting, in the multitude of objects that attracted his attention, the little incident in which he had l>een the chief actor. He found it possible, on his way to assist an old lame porter, who was staggering along under the weight of a large leather trunk; without hesitation, he took hold of one end of if, and supported half the burden. Nor did he relinquish it until it had reached its destination, although the charitable office led him several squares out of his way. When the trunk was at length set down on the steps of a three story brick in Lexington street, he concluded to pnuse awhilo, partly because he had too much of obligingness in his disposition to interrupt the loquacity of the porter, who wns earnestly detailing the circumstances of a firemen's row, which had occurred the night before, and partly because he was pleased with the sound of 1 piano, accompanied by a soft voice, which :ume floating through the window blinds from the louse. While he was standing there, a gentlenan, with the usual accompaniments of a traveler, an umbrella under one arm, and a great coat lan gling arcross the other, came up, und drawing jut bis purse, demanded of the old man bis cliurge. "Twenty-five cents," was the reply. "And yours?" he continued, turning to our hero. "Oh," returned Hitc Ellery?it is time we had nentioncd his name?"Oh, I shall be satisfied vith the privilege of a scat upon the step until i,0 lo.Kr B_:-i? i ?

, ... -q... nvuivia) ?? uo uuc VI JUUI 11 UC men of Islington. "He ran a godly race whenI e'er he went to pray; but at any other time his raceconsisted in licking the devil round the stump." The coat of religion won't fit these deformed beings, any how you can fix it; it wrinkles in the bank?cuts under the arms?sits awkwardly and won't bear wetting. If I had my way, I'd strip every rag of hypocrisy from their backs, and leave gibing on them but the mere shirt of honesty, 'iKrich thc Jj0rd knows would be a thin covering. Their show of piety is only to help them along smoothly through this world. It makes them appear upright, just and equitable; but I do positively assert, that the man who thus counterfeits religion for the sake of the world, would not hesiiato to steal a sheep's head and pluck from a pauper's hovel. They will offer their spurious coin at the gate of Heaven, but it will be no go??can't go in with that shilling. As my venerable fntlier, who is now numbered with the dead, once observed?they burn out their candles in the service of the devil, and then throw the wick in the Almighty's face. Dearly beloved brethren?don't for the sake of common honesty, profess any more than you possess! take a pattern aftor me; be frank?be honest?apealwYpuxjDinds on all ocrnsums?toll the who was refused "aOmissfon Tnto served credit for his sincerity, when he said it made no difference to him, for he could go and enlist into the troop. It has been said that an honest man is the noblest work of God ; some say a pret -

nans upon mo grave?whoso leet totter?wliosr eyes grow dim?bear with me fora 6liort time Ion gcr, while I prepare for you u downy bed, so thai you may lie down and rest in everlasting peace.? So mote it bo ! Virtue ok Colu Water.?Dr. Shew, in a lot tor published in the N. Y. Tribune, thus speaks o the curative virtues of cold wafer, in cases whicl have been believed to be beyond the reach of ined icine. It has been the general opinion among physi cians that hydrophobia resists all curative means.? The immortal 3'riessnitz has succeeded in curin; it in dogs. The animals arc made fast, and thei dcuehed incessantly with very cold wntcr,until tin symptoms abate. The paroxysms at first increase After Tlouclnng, perspiration isLbroughton by coverings to retain the heat. Sir Charles Scudatnore, a well known medical author and practitioner of London, says that in the melancholy disease of hydrophobia and tetanus, the most active of the water-cure processes well deserves a trial. Many years ago one of his horses was seized with locked jaw, and the poor animal appeared to he fast approaching to a hopeless condition, the furrier having exerted all his skill in vain, The late professor Coleman by ehnnee arrived at the time and advised repeated effusions of the spine with the coldest water from buckets. After about an hour the pasins becamo relieved and a complete recovery ensued. The douche, a jet of water of any required size and height, can be made a most powerful agent? Even drops of water from a height make strong