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Fix this textSATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1848.
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Fix this textit comes to this, that for every fourteen or
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Fix this textNo wonder, then, that the records of our
Fix this textcity furuish innumerable instances of ra-
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Fix this textON THE ANTIQUITY AND ADVAN-
Fix this textTAGES OF FIELD SPORTS.
Fix this text[continued from our last.]
Fix this text“ The Craft of Hunting, set forth by
Fix this textMayster John Gyfford and William Twety,
Fix this textor Twici,,” huntsman to King Edward the
Fix this textSecond, in the thirteenth century, may,
Fix this textperhaps, be the earliest work published in
Fix this textEngland on sports of the field ; but it
Fix this textis conjectured to be a compilation from
Fix this textworks previously published in France.
Fix this textEdmurfd de Langely, the fifth son of
Fix this textEdward 111., Earl of Cambridge, and
Fix this textsubsequently Duke of York (1385), was
Fix this textauthor of the treatise, called “ Mayster
Fix this textof the Game,” a title derived from the
Fix this textsituation he held under his royal father.
Fix this textHe was a celebrated sportsman of that
Fix this textday. His treatise is divided into thirty-
Fix this textsix chapters, and is described as one of
Fix this textthe few authorities that remain which can
Fix this textbe relied on for a true description of the
Fix this textancient English chase. Though the mi-
Fix this textnutiae respecting hounds are in a language
Fix this texttoo obsolete for the present age, yet to
Fix this textmake a careful abridgement, it must be
Fix this textreceived as a valuable acquisition to the
Fix this textlovers of research into our domestic man-
Fix this textners and customs. This writer treats of
Fix this texteleven animals of the chase, viz. •. the
Fix this textHare, Hart, Buck, Roe, Wild Boar,
Fix this textWolf-fox, Greyhound-fox, Cat, Martin,
Fix this textand Otter ; as also of dogs under the heads
Fix this text“ Raches. Greyhounds, Spaniels, Mastiffs,
Fix this textthat men call Carres, small Curres, that
Fix this textfallen to be Terryers.” Then follows a
Fix this texta long eulogium upon the chase, and an
Fix this textassurance that Sportsmen go into Para-
Fix this textdise when they die, and live in this world
Fix this textjoyful.” The “ Book of St. Albans and
Fix this textthe “ Book of Sir Tristram" being written
Fix this textin onr own language, are perhaps entitled
Fix this textto precedence over the.other two.
Fix this textDame Juliana Barnes, or Berners, the
Fix this textauthor of the “ Book of St Alban's," is
Fix this textsupposed to have been born in the four-
Fix this textteenth century, at Rodmg-Ber ners, in I
Fix this textEssex, and the received report is, that she
Fix this textwas (he daughter of Sir James Berners,
Fix this textof Roding-Berners, Knight, whose son,
Fix this textRichard Berners, was created Baron
Fix this textBerners in tho reign of Henry the Fourth,
Fix this textand that she once held the situation of
Fix this textPrioress of Sopwell Nunnery. She is
Fix this textdescribed, by Bale, as an illustrious fe-
Fix this textmale, eminently endowed with superior
Fix this textqualities both of body and mind. She
Fix this textwrote rn her native tongue “ The Art of
Fix this textHunting, The Art of Ha« king.” “ The
Fix this textLaws-of Arms (Heraldry);” and is re-
Fix this textported to have edited a small work on
Fix this textrishiiig. She is said to have flourished
Fix this textin the year of .our Lord, 1460, in the
Fix this textreign of Henry the Sixth ; and although
Fix this textthere is some uncertainty as to dates and
Fix this textcircumstances, it is not only evident that
Fix this textshe was a sportswoman, but from the
Fix this textvarious editions of her works, and the
Fix this textmany compilations from them, that she
Fix this textwas considered authority on the subjects
Fix this textTi he n Wrole - The Popularity
Fix this text0 T^ e Book S‘ r Tristram” was
Fix this text«*«•-*** generally acknow-
Fix this textg • Sir Thomas Cockaine, in his ad-
Fix this textdress prefixed to his very rare “ Treatise
Fix this textof Hunting,” observes, that “ it has long
Fix this textbeen received for a truth, that Sir Tris-
Fix this texttram, one of King Arthur’s knights, was
Fix this textthe first writer, and, as it were, the
Fix this textfounder of the exact knowledge of the
Fix this texthonourable and delightful sport of hun-
Fix this textting whose terms in huntingand hawking,
Fix this textand measures of blowing, I hold to be the
Fix this textbest and fittest to be used.’ A copy of
Fix this textSir Thomas Cockaine’s '• Treatise of
Fix this textHunting, complyed for the delight of
Fix this textNoblemen and Gentlemen ; imprinted at
Fix this textLondon, 1591.” is in the British Museum.
Fix this textHe was a gentleman of eminent note in
Fix this textthose days ; and it may be gathered from
Fix this texthis book, one of the rarest publications
Fix this texton the subject of English sports, that, ex-
Fix this textcepting for two years which he served jn
Fix this textthe wars, he devoted his whole time to
Fix this textthe pleasures and toils of the chase. He
Fix this textdedicates his book to Francis, Karl of
Fix this textShrewsbury, and dales, “ from my house,
Fix this textnear Ashborne, this last day of December,
Fix this text1590, styling himself “a professed hun-
Fix this textter, but not a schollar.” The names of
Fix this textGeorge Turbeville and Gervase Markham,
Fix this textare also known as very early writers on
Fix this textthe sport of the field ; and in 1683, a stu-
Fix this textpendous work made its appearance uuder-
Fix this textthe title of “ The Gentleman’s Re-
Fix this textcreation, by Richard Blome, Gentleman,
Fix this textof London,” The expense of this book,
Fix this textfrom the immense number of engravings,
Fix this textexecuted in a very superior style for that
Fix this textperiod of the art, was enormous, that to
Fix this textguard against loss the King’s letters-
Fix this textpalent,for the term of fourteen years, were
Fix this textgranted to him. The following extract
Fix this textwill shew the value set in those times on
Fix this textthe national sports of England. :
Fix this text“ And being given to understand by the
Fix this textcertificate of several persons of honor, that
Fix this textthe work will be of great use, and accept-
Fix this textable to all our good subjects, and especialy
Fix this textto the nobility and gentry, we have
Fix this textthought fit to declare our royal approba-
Fix this textbation to the said undertaking i and out
Fix this textof our princely desire to promote all such
Fix this textcommendable and useful works ; and the
Fix this textbetter to embolden him to finish this
Fix this textvolume now in hand, we do hereby re-
Fix this textcommend his said endeavours unto you,
Fix this textto the end that by your subscriptions you
Fix this textmay encourage him to perfect and finish
Fix this textthe said Book. And whereas we are in-
Fix this textformed that the said Richard Blome will
Fix this textbe at great charges to perfect the same by
Fix this textreason of its being illustrated with divers
Fix this textsculptures as engines, nets, and the like,
Fix this textrelating to the said sports of hunting,
Fix this textfowling,. &c.—We do by these presents
Fix this textstrictly charge and prohibit all our sub-
Fix this textjects to reprint the same in whole, or in
Fix this textpart, within the term of fourteen years,
Fix this textwithout the consent and approbation of
Fix this textthe said Richard Blome, &c.,
Fix this text“ Sunderland.”
Fix this text“ The British Sportsman, ’ by William
Fix this textAugustus Osbaldiston, Esq., a work of
Fix this textconsiderable magnitude, also appeared
Fix this textabout the same time ; but as the science of
Fix this textsporting progressed, they both became
Fix this textnearly fixtures on the liook-stalls. Nothing,
Fix this textin short, appeared worthy the attention of
Fix this textsportsmen, until Mr. Beckford published
Fix this texthis “ Thoughts on Hunting.’’ which, re-
Fix this textducing the management of hounds and the
Fix this textart of hunting to a science, has ever been,
Fix this textand now is considered, a standard work.
Fix this textWith the exception of “ Observations on
Fix this textHunting, and the Management of Hounds
Fix this textin the Kennel and the Field, by Colonel
Fix this textCook, London, 1826, ' nothing that has
Fix this textnot been a mere compilation from Beck-
Fix this textford has since been presented to the
Fix this textsporting world. It is said of Virgil, that
Fix this texthe was the delight and despair of all who
Fix this textcultivate Latin poetry, and this compliment
Fix this textmay be justly paid to Beckford, although
Fix this textCook s work is held in considerable esteem,
Fix this textas the authority of a practical sportsman.
Fix this textPoetry on hunting ceases to be the
Fix this textlanguage of fiction ; neither can the sub-
Fix this textject be deemed unpoetical, for it holds out
Fix this textan opportunity to expatiate on the beauties
Fix this textof nature. That the feelings of nature
Fix this texthave more of rapture in them than those
Fix this textwhich are excited through the medium of
Fix this textscience, is a fact which a Stoic must ad-
Fix this textmit, and thus do we account for the ex-
Fix this texthilerating passion of the chase. To de-
Fix this textscribe a chase, however, is a task of no
Fix this textsmall difficulty, and perhaps more so ii
Fix this textprose than in verse, as the imaginatioi
Fix this textmust be powerfully excited by the trans
Fix this textporting scenes on which it has dwelt, am
Fix this textcannot well be restrained to a mere re-
Fix this textcital of facts. When the noise of slit
Fix this textbattle is over, powerful must be the pen
Fix this textthat could revive the clang of arms. “ The
Fix this textchase is done,” sings Ossian ; ’ “ and no-
Fix this textthing is heard on Ardven but the torreut
Fix this textroar.”
Fix this textEvery scene in Ossian relates to hunt-
Fix this texting, to fighting, or to love ; and among
Fix this textthe classics, many of the most beautiful
Fix this textimages owe their existence to the chase
Fix this textSomerville’s poem, “ The Chase,” will
Fix this textlive to the end of time ; for, although tt
Fix this textwas not faultless in the eyes of the too
Fix this textrigid Johnson, it is written with the spirit
Fix this textand fire his subject demands, and many
Fix this textof the instructions are still esteemed by
Fix this textsportsmen. “ Manners,” says Lord
Fix this textKames, “ are never painted to the life by
Fix this textany one to whom they are not familiar;’
Fix this textneither could a man have written that
Fix this textpoem unless he were himself a sportsman.
Fix this textIndeed his descriptions of hunting the
Fix this texthare, the fox, and the stag, place the very
Fix this textobjects before our eyes, and show that he
Fix this texthas often witnessed with rapture the scenes
Fix this texthe devoted to his muse. The following
Fix this textpassages, uf a master of hounds going
Fix this textout in the morning, are greatly admired
Fix this textby Sportsmen, and must be allowed to be
Fix this textentitled to their praise :
Fix this text“ Hail, gentle dawn ! mild, blushing goddess !
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Fix this textRejoioi d I see thy purple mantle spread
Fix this textO’er half the skies ; gems pave thy radiant way,
Fix this textAnd orient pearls from every shrub depend.
Fix this textFarewell, Cleora ! here deep sunk in down
Fix this textSlumber secure, with happy droams amused.
Fix this textMe other joys invite ;
Fix this textThe horn sonorous calls, the pack awaked
Fix this textTheir matins chaunt, nor brook iny lon# delay ;
Fix this textMy courser hears their voice—See there ! with
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Fix this textAnd tail erect, neighing, he paws the ground :
Fix this textFierce rapture kindles in his reddening eyes,
Fix this textAnd boils in every -vein.”
Fix this textThe opening the kennel door and let-
Fix this textting loose the pack is exceedingly natural
Fix this textand poetical.
Fix this text“ As captive boys,
Fix this textCow’d by the ruling ro d and haughty frowns
Fix this textOt pedagogues severe, from their hard tasks
Fix this textIf once dismissed, no limits can contain,
Fix this textThe tumults raised within their little breasts,
Fix this textBut give a loose to all their frolic play ;
Fix this textSo from their kennel rush the joyous pack ;
Fix this textA thousand wanton gaieties-exoress
Fix this textI hei inward ecstasy, their pleasing sport
Fix this textUnce more indulged, and liberty restored.
Fix this textTile rising sun, that o’er the horizon peeps,
Fix this textAs many colours from their glossy skins
Fix this textBeaming reflects as paint the various bow
Fix this textWhen April showers descend Delightful scene 1
Fix this textWhere ail around is gay—men, horses, dogs,-
Fix this textAnd in each smiling countenance appears
Fix this textfresh-blooming health, and universal joy.
Fix this textThere are several other passages which
Fix this textdenote the hand of a sportsman, particu-
Fix this textlarly those in which the shape and make
Fix this textof the hound, and attention to the uni-
Fix this textformity and size in the pack, are pressed
Fix this texton the attention of the master ; and as the
Fix this textpoem was written at a period when the at-
Fix this texttainments of country gentlemen were
Fix this textnot held in the highest repute, we are
Fix this textpleased to see Johnson giving encou-
Fix this textragement to those who employ their pens
Fix this texton these subjects, which even Johnson did
Fix this textnot condemn.
Fix this text“ It is with regret” says that stern mo-
Fix this textralist, who, it must be recollected, went a
Fix this texthunting once, “’that I find myself not
Fix this textbetter enabled to exhibit memorials of a
Fix this textwriter, who at least must be allowed to
Fix this texthave set a good example to men of his own
Fix this textclass, by devoting part of his time to ele-
Fix this textgant knowledge ; and who has shewn by
Fix this textthe subjects which his poetry has adorned,
Fix this textthat it is practicable to be at once a skilful
Fix this textsportsman, and a man of letters. '
Fix this textThere is likewise a pretty fragment of
Fix this texta poem on hunting, by Mr. Tickell, a
Fix this textpoet, although Johnson placed him among
Fix this textthe minor ones, whom Pope thought it not
Fix this textunworthy to copy, and whom Addison
Fix this textmost highly extolled. It must also be
Fix this textrecollected that he was one of the transla-
Fix this texttors of the Iliad, and a valuable contribu-
Fix this texttor to the Spectator, in which he wrote on
Fix this textthe subject of hunting. That he was a
Fix this textsportsman we have every reason to sup-
Fix this textpose, from the correct terms he makes use
Fix this textof in describing the various turns of the
Fix this textchase; and when he put these words into
Fix this textthe mouth of Addison—whom we may
Fix this textpresume was anything hut a sportsman—
Fix this textit is evident that he had experienced that
Fix this text“ elixir of pleasure” which the enthusiasm
Fix this textof the chase inspires :
Fix this textOur hare,’ says he—we should have
Fix this textliked it better had it been a fox, —“ took
Fix this texta large field under us, followed by the
Fix this textfull cry in tiew. I must confess, the
Fix this textbrightness of the weather, the cheerfulness
Fix this textof everything around me, the chiding of
Fix this textthe hounds, which was returned upon us
Fix this textin a double echo from two neighbouring
Fix this texthills, with the hallooing of the sportsmen
Fix this textand the sounding of the horn, lifted my
Fix this textspirits into a most lively pleasure, which
Fix this textI freely indulged, because I am sure it
Fix this textwas innocent.”
Fix this textTickell’s description of the blood-
Fix this texthound is given with a master’s hand
Fix this text“ O’er all, the bloodhound boasts superior skill.
Fix this textTo scent, to view, to turn, and boldly kill;
Fix this textHis fellow’s vaiu alarm rejects with scorn,
Fix this textTrue to the master’s voice and learned horn 1
Fix this textIlis nostrils oft, if ancient fame sing true,
Fix this textTrace the sly felon through the tainted dew:
Fix this textOnce snuffed, he follows with unalter’d aim,
Fix this textNor odours lure him from the chosen game :
Fix this textDeep-mouth’d ho thunders, and inflamed he
Fix this textviews,
Fix this textSprings on relentless, and to death pursues.
Fix this textNor is the portrait of the deep-mouthed
Fix this textharrier of his day less faithfully drawn :
Fix this text“ Such be the dog, I charge, thou meau’st to
Fix this texttrain,
Fix this textHis back is crooked, and his belly plain,
Fix this textOf fillet stretch’d, and huge of haunch behind,
Fix this textA tap’ring tail that nimbly cuts the wind :
Fix this textTruss-thighkl, straight-ha min’d, and fax-like
Fix this textform’d his paw :
Fix this textLarge-legg’d, dry-soled, and of protended claw,
Fix this textHis flat, wide nostrils snuff* the sav’ry steam,
Fix this textAnd from his eyes he shoots pernicious gleam :
Fix this textMiddling his head, and prone to earth his view,
Fix this textWith ears and chest that dash the morning dew,
Fix this textHe best to stem the flood, to leap the bound,
Fix this textAnd charm the Dryad with his voice profound:
Fix this textTo pay large tribute to his weary lord,
Fix this textAnd crown the sylvan hero’s plenteous board.”
Fix this textMULTUM IN PARVO.
Fix this textA Man named Obey, while driving a
Fix this textloaded dray through the toll-bar on
Fix this textFriday week, unluckily fell off, and his
Fix this textleg and three of his toes were dreadfully
Fix this textcrushed between the wheel and the posts.
Fix this textSir Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor-Ge-
Fix this textneral of Australia, arrived from London
Fix this texton Sunday last by the barque Countess of
Fix this textYarborough. The expense incurred in
Fix this textrecovering the Great Britain steam ship,
Fix this textwhich was stranded on the Dundrum
Fix this textCoast, Ireland, and restoring ner to the
Fix this textcondition she was in previous to her strand-
Fix this texting, amounts to the trifling little sum of
Fix this text£34,334, 19s Id. A Mr. Wright,
Fix this textwhile at a sale of horses at Mr. Stewarts
Fix this textRepository on Saturday last, was eased of
Fix this texthis pocket-book containing some bank
Fix this textnotes. Mr. Horncastle has been doing
Fix this textthe “ Musical” in Maitland. On Wed-
Fix this textnesday and Thursday week he had two
Fix this textvocal entertainments, where he elicited
Fix this textmuch applause by his songs and duets, va-
Fix this textried with interesting legends and anec-
Fix this textdotes, which he relates in a quaint pleas-
Fix this texting manner. A man named Michael
Fix this textFlaherty, resident in Cumberland-street,
Fix this textwas fined ten shillings on Wednesday last
Fix this textfor leaving a quantity of wood on the
Fix this textfootway fronting his house- The barque
Fix this textJane arrived in port on Wednesday, after
Fix this texta whaling voyage of twenty months, with
Fix this text880 barrels sperm oil.-* Mr. Stubbs, In-
Fix this textspector of Nuisances, is pursuing his odo-
Fix this textriferous vocation with considerable ear-
Fix this textnestness and zeal, he had one Gerard,
Fix this texta cooper, in George street, fined ten shil
Fix this textlings for burning a quantity of shavings
Fix this textin a cask in that street ; also a hay and
Fix this textcorn dealer, named Short, living in Ba-
Fix this textthuist-street, in a sum of five shillings
Fix this textfine, and fifteen and sixpence costs, for al-
Fix this textlowing his green stuff to obstruct the bath-
Fix this textway. A man named Enoch Boaty,
Fix this textcommitted suicide on Wednesday by hang-
Fix this texting himself in a stable in the rear of his
Fix this texthouse, Mary s Lane, Blackwattle Swamp.
Fix this textIt appeared that he was labouring under
Fix this textnervous excitement, caused by drink.
Fix this textThe residents of Camden greeted the elec-
Fix this texttion of Mr. James Macarthur as repre-
Fix this textsentative of that district with blazing
Fix this textbonfires. -An hospital has been estab-
Fix this textlished at Port Macquarie, under the pa-
Fix this texttronage of the inhabitants, the medical
Fix this textattendant to which is voted the very li-
Fix this textberal sum of £3O per annum. A wo-
Fix this textman named Holdsworth met with her
Fix this textdeath at Bathurst under the following dis-
Fix this texttressing circumstances.. She had occa-
Fix this textsion to go to a well for a bucket of water,
Fix this texthut being in a weakly state from illness,
Fix this textshe lost her balanoe and fell down a depth
Fix this textof upwards of 50 feet. A man was soon
Fix this textafter lowered down the well, where he
Fix this textfound the body much injured, the skull
Fix this textin particular having been bruised in seve-
Fix this textral places.—:—A married woman, Mrs.
Fix this textGrace Linney, was killed at Rol-
Fix this textland’s Plains, near Port Macquarie on
Fix this textFriday week, a bullock dray having pas-
Fix this textsed over her body, from which she fell
Fix this textwhile in a state of drunkenness, injured
Fix this texther so severely that immediate death was
Fix this textthe consequence, her body, about the
Fix this textchest and arms were completely crushed.
Fix this text-An aboriginal black, having been
Fix this textsupplied with two much grog in Port
Fix this textMacquarie, got drunk and slept in the
Fix this textopen air the entire night, the consequence
Fix this textof which was that the exposure to the
Fix this textcold destroyed him.—-—A person named
Fix this textEdward Donaghty was brought before the
Fix this textMaitland Police Bench, for laying on ex-
Fix this textcessive impounding damages on four head
Fix this textof cattle, belonging to one Cavanagh
Fix this textwhich Donaghty had impounded from his
Fix this textcultivation ground, laying the monstrous
Fix this textsum of 2s. 6d. per head on them. As
Fix this textpart of Donaghty's fence was insecure,
Fix this textthe Bench reduced the damages' to 3d.
Fix this textper head, and ordered the defendant to
Fix this textpay the costs. The Port Phillip
Fix this textbeen totally consumed by fire. The
Fix this textbuilding cost £lO,OOO. -The Pen-
Fix this texttonvillians ’ are pursuing their honest
Fix this textvocation in Port Phillip with great craft
Fix this textand dexterity. The town of Richmond
Fix this texthas become a regular rendezvous for them,
Fix this textand as a natural consequenee, burglaries
Fix this textand robberies are matters of frequent oc-
Fix this textcurrence. Upwards of 200 blacks,
Fix this textthe Melbourne, the Barrabool, and the
Fix this textMount Macedon tribes, encamped outside
Fix this textof Melbourne, and were said to be pre-
Fix this textparing for an encounter with the Gonl-
Fix this textburn blacks.——A Farmer's Society has
Fix this textbeen established at Port Phillip; on the
Fix this textmodel of the Farmer’s Societies in Scot-
Fix this textland. They were to have their first
Fix this textploughing match on Friday week, for
Fix this textwhich there were to be three classes of
Fix this textprizes ; horse and bullock teams to com-
Fix this textpete separately. A weekly sale of
Fix this textcattle took place in Geelong at which
Fix this textseveral teams of young bullocks sold at
Fix this textprices varying from £5 15s. to £8 10s.
Fix this textper pair, without bows aud yokes ; and
Fix this textbullocks brought from £8 to .£9 15s. ;
Fix this textand milch cowes with calves at their feet,
Fix this textwarranted, £2 10s. The demand for
Fix this textbush servants in the Geelong district is so
Fix this textlimited, that numbers of men may be
Fix this textseen traversing the roads seeking for em-
Fix this textployment aGhigher wages than settlers
Fix this textwill engage them for in town. The rate
Fix this textpaid for the old hands averages from £22
Fix this textto £24 per annum : Exiles receive £3 or
Fix this text£4 less. 'At a sale of land, near the
Fix this texttownship of Wollongong, at Mr. Polack's
Fix this textAuction Room, on Tuesday, 50 acres
Fix this textwere disposed of at tile rate of £3 per
Fix this textacre. A 30 acre farm situated at the
Fix this textHawkesbury, between ten and eleven
Fix this textmiles from Windsor, was bought in at
Fix this text£125. The Hobart 'J'own Goardiin
Fix this textsays, that the half-yeerly Report of
Fix this textthe Society of the British Jews, Septem-
Fix this textber 5607, states “ The Board, through
Fix this textthe medium of the President, has been m
Fix this textcommunication with the Government on
Fix this textsubjects of importance to the Jews in Van
Fix this textDiemans Land and Sydney. The
Fix this textS' "'th Aus'ralia-i reports that intelli-
Fix this textgence from Swansea to the 16th March
Fix this textuit., mentions that the total quantity of
Fix this textcopper ore sold, 1503 tons, realized
Fix this text£20,680, of which 429 tons of South
Fix this textAustralian ore brought £10,909, while
Fix this text1074 tons of South American and Irish
Fix this textore disposed of amounted only to ,£9720.
Fix this textIt also states, that “ assays have been re-
Fix this textceived of Belvidere ores sent to England
Fix this texttwo years ago, which show a proportion
Fix this textof 90 ounces of silver to the ton of lead,
Fix this textand SO per cent of lead to the ton of ore.
Fix this textVARIETIES.
Fix this text> MRS. FLANAGAN ON OFFICERS.
Fix this text“ I hoar this is a very nine regiment, Mrs.
Fix this textFlanagan,” Kitty continued ; loads of siu-
Fix this textgle men in it.”
Fix this text‘‘ I desire, Kitty Daly,’’ replied the person
Fix this textaddressed, a tall, sinewy woman, with a
Fix this textface which only wanted the appendage 'of,a
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Fix this textprivileges—“ I desire that you will never
Fix this textopen your lips to me again about officers—
Fix this textany of you- • the longest day you live ! They
Fix this textare a shabby, spunging set—all of their
Fix this textcloth ever I seen! that will eat your dinners,
Fix this textdrink your wine, dance out your carpets,
Fix this textand then some fine day march off, without
Fix this textever having the manners to make any re-
Fix this textturn for all the civility they have been
Fix this texttreated with ! I*m heartily sorry I ever
Fix this textlet one of them darken my doors!—a parcel
Fix this textof idle vagabonds, dressed out at the ex-
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Fix this textclare, latterly, I don’t see the use of an army
Fix this textat all! To the last I thought we would
Fix this texthave made something of that confounded
Fix this textsth. After the way they went on, who
Fix this textcould dream they would have the assurance
Fix this textto march without* with your leave* or* by
Fix this textyour leave!’ My hearty curse after them,
Fix this textthe schemers! wherever they go.”
Fix this textMRS. FLANAGAN ON HUSBANDS
Fix this text“ Pooh! nonsetiae, my dear ma’am,’’cried
Fix this textMrs. Flanagan, “ it’s neither peace or war
Fix this textthat make men plenty or scarce. Since ever
Fix this textI can remember, and that’s a good fifty
Fix this textyears* husbands were hard to be had ; and
Fix this textif left to themselves, ’tis few of ’em ever
Fix this textyou’d see, take my word for it l No ' r but
Fix this text111 tell you what done it all; the men have
Fix this textgone to the bad entirely, ever since they
Fix this textleft off drinking and fighting,”
Fix this text“ VVould’t one think it ought to be quite
Fix this textthe other way?” timidly asked a pretty fair-
Fix this texthaired girl, who sat a little behind the last
Fix this textspeaker, hall-buried beneath her huge
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Fix this text“ Wouldn’t one think !” repeated Mrs.
Fix this textFlanagan, deridingly—‘'wouldn’t one think
Fix this texttrash. Don’t talk of what you don’t under-
Fix this textstand, and I’ll be obleeged to you, Anna
Fix this textMaria.”
Fix this textMrs. Flanagan proceeded in her former
Fix this textoratorical and oracular style.
Fix this text“ I say ’tis leaving off drinking and fight-
Fix this texting that done it; and 1 tell you why. A
Fix this textman when lie’s drunk says many a thing
Fix this texthe’d think twice of before he’d say it sober;
Fix this textand that he’d take good care to forget in the
Fix this textmorning, if he was’nt reminded by a father
Fix this textor brother; there’s nothing in the world
Fix this textequal to a pistol for refreshing a mail’s me-
Fix this textmory.”
Fix this text*• i declare, then, of all things, I’d hate a
Fix this textman that could be frightened into marrying
Fix this textme!” exclaimed Kitty Daly.
Fix this text** Maybe so, dear ; talk’s cheap at any
Fix this textrate,” rejoined Mrs. Flanagan. “But for
Fix this textmy part, who am not so nice, I’d be glad
Fix this textevery girl I wish well to—and yourself
Fix this textamong the number, Kitty—had a good hus-
Fix this textband a piece, no matter how you came by
Fix this texthim. Believe it from me, who am old enough
Fix this textto be your grandmother, Kitty, there never
Fix this textwas a man yet married a girl who wasn’t
Fix this textfrightened or bamboozled into it. Coax, if
Fix this textyou’re able ; why not? But faith, my dear,
Fix this textif you can’t manage him one way, you must
Fix this texttry the other. All I’m sorry for is, they’re
Fix this textgrown too crafty to say anything a girl’s fa-
Fix this textmily can take hold off. There’s the devil of
Fix this textit, ladies ; God forgive me for cursing.’’
Fix this textMRS r.’s BASIS.
Fix this textMrs. Flanagan’s favorite maxim — the
Fix this textmaxim—the grand loading maxim upon
Fix this textwhich all others hinged, was this—“ There
Fix this textnever was a man yet who was not the devil
Fix this textFFvCfe va,lit y» the ugliest creature
Fix this textthat ever hr eat lied, who flattered him, would
Fix this texthave a better chance of getting round him
Fix this textthan an angel from heaven who would take
Fix this texthim asy, and there’s no flattery equal to
Fix this textseeming dying for love of him.— lbid.
Fix this textSheridan’s Pkockastintion. —Much of the in-
Fix this textconvenience to which Sheridan was subjected
Fix this textarose from iiis procrastination , whether it was a
Fix this textdeed to sign or a tetter to frank, he would still
Fix this textput off doing it. Nothing was ever done in time
Fix this textor place. Letters containing money or intelli-
Fix this textgence of importance, remained unopened. Whe-
Fix this texttner private or official business demanded his at-
Fix this texttention, still there was the same indolence, the
Fix this textsame neglect, the same unwillingness to apply,
Fix this textwhich eventually led to the most serious results.
Fix this textProfessor Smyth was waiting one morning for
Fix this texthim in his ante-room, and happened to cast his
Fix this texteyes on a table th it stood in the middle of the
Fix this textroom covered with manuscripts, plays, pamph-
Fix this textlets, and papers of every description. As he
Fix this textproceeded to tumble them over and look at their
Fix this textsuperscriptions, he observed that the letters
Fix this textwere most of them unopened, and that some of
Fix this textthem had coronets on the seal. He remarked
Fix this textto Mr. Westlev, the treasurer of Drury Lane,
Fix this textwho was sitting by the fire, having also for a
Fix this textlong time danced attendance, that Mr. Sheridan
Fix this texttreated all alike, wafer or coronet, pau er or
Fix this textpeer, the letters seemed equally unopened.
Fix this text“Just so,” was the treasurer’s reply; “indeed,
Fix this textlast winter I was occupying myself much as you
Fix this textare doing, and for the same reason, and what
Fix this textshould I see among these letters, but one from
Fix this textmyself, unopened like the rest—a letter that I
Fix this textknew contained a <£lo note within it. The
Fix this texthistory, sir, was that I had received a note from
Fix this textMr. Sneridan, dated Kath, and headed with the
Fix this textwords * money bound,’ and entreating me to
Fix this textsend the first <£lo note I could lay my hands
Fix this textupon. This I did. In the meantime I suppose
Fix this textsome one had given him a cast in his carriage
Fix this textup to town, and his application to me had never
Fix this textmore been thought of: and, therefore, there lay
Fix this textmy letter and would have continued to lie till
Fix this textthe housemaid had swept it with the rest into
Fix this textthe fire, if I had not accidently seen it.” Mr.
Fix this textSmyth could not help, on going down stairs,
Fix this texttelling the story to his valet, Edwards, sug-
Fix this textgesting to look after the letters ; to which he
Fix this textreplied, “ What can 1 do for such a master ?
Fix this textThe other morning I went to settle his room
Fix this textafter he had gone out, and on throwing open
Fix this textthe windows, found them stuffed up with paper
Fix this textof different kinds, and amongst them bank notes ;
Fix this textthere had been a high wind in the night—the
Fix this textwindows I suppose, had rattled—he had come
Fix this textin quite intoxicated, and, in the dark, for want
Fix this textof something better, stuffed the bank-notes into
Fix this textthe casement! and as he never knows what he
Fix this texthas in his pocket, or what he has not, they were
Fix this textnever afterwards missed.— Memoir of Richard
Fix this textBrinsley Sheridan.
Fix this textThe Key to Happiness. —A susceptibility to
Fix this textdelicate attentions, a fine sense of the name-
Fix this textless and exquisite tenderness of manner and
Fix this textthought, constitute in the minds of its posses-
Fix this textsors the deepest under current of life—the felt
Fix this textand treasured, but unseen and inexpressible
Fix this textrichness of affection. It is rarely found in the
Fix this textcharacters of men, but it outweighs (when it is)
Fix this textall grosser qualities. There are many who
Fix this textwaste and lose affections, by careless and often
Fix this textunconscious neglect. It is not a plant to grow
Fix this textuntended—the breath of indiffereuce, or rude
Fix this texttouch, may destroy for ever its delicate texture.
Fix this textThere is a daily attention to the slight courtesies
Fix this textof life, which can alone preserve the first fresh-
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Fix this textearnest cheerfulness of assent to slight wishes,
Fix this textthehibitual respect to opinions, the polite ab-
Fix this textstinence from personal topics in the company
Fix this textof others, unwavering attention to his and her
Fix this textcomfort both abroad and at home, and above
Fix this textall, the careful preservation of those proprieties
Fix this textof conversation and manner which are sacred
Fix this textwhen before the world, are some of the secrets
Fix this textof that rare happiness which age and habit alike
Fix this textfail to impair or diminish.
Fix this textWhen is your enemy superior to your friend?
Fix this textWhen he tells you of faults which your friend
Fix this textconceals.
Fix this textThe most excellent government is the govern-
Fix this textment of our anger.
Fix this textCorrupt company is more infectious than
Fix this textcorrupt air.— Lord Burleigh.
Fix this text“ I’ve a sweet prospect before me,” as the
Fix this textnegro said to the'sugar canes.
Fix this text“ I’ll be shot if I stay,” as the partridge said
Fix this textto the double barrel.
Fix this textMurder of a Child by its Father.
Fix this text—A shocking case of infanticide lias just come
Fix this textto light, which had been perpetrated in the
Fix this textneighbourhood of Brechin some three weeks
Fix this textago, and of which brutal occurrence the foil ow-
Fix this texting are the particulars:—A young woman, re-
Fix this textsiding at luglismald’e,had been the unfortunate
Fix this textdupe of a man named Robertson (who had been
Fix this textemployed for some time past as a farm servant
Fix this textat Findowry, in tins parish), to whom she had
Fix this textborn two children at separate times. The mo-
Fix this textther being unable to support both of them,
Fix this textRobertson assumed his readiness to undertake
Fix this texttile charge of the youngest, for whom, he said,
Fix this texthe had procured a decent person sa nurse, who
Fix this textresided at Craigend of flares ton, a small hamlet
Fix this textelose by Findowry. With this assurance the
Fix this textunsuspecting mother consented to part with
Fix this texther chi-id, and brought it to the house of one of
Fix this textRobertson’s sisters, where he was in waiting,
Fix this textand immediately carried the child away, under
Fix this textpretence of going to the nurse. A week or so
Fix this textaiterwards the mother felt anxious to know
Fix this texthow her child was doing, and made a journey on
Fix this textpurpose to the person wnom Robertson had
Fix this textnamed as having charge of it; hut, alas ! the
Fix this textwoman neither knew Robertson, nor anything
Fix this textof tire child. The mother then requested of
Fix this texther seducer to know with whom tile child was
Fix this textliving, but receiving no satisfactory answer, she
Fix this textemployed a writer in town to procure her thede-
Fix this text-ired object. Upon the father being informed
Fix this textthat the mother had a legal right to see Iter
Fix this textchild, lie requested her to meet him in Brechin
Fix this texton Sabbath last, when he wouid satisfy her.
Fix this textAccompanied by her brother, she set out and
Fix this textmet Robertson according to appointment. On
Fix this textasking (or her child, he inquired why she was so
Fix this textanxious to see it ? '‘l nave some elothes to
Fix this textgive it,” she said. “ Ti.e child does not require
Fix this textthem from you,’’ exelaimed the inhuman tuon.
Fix this textster, ‘ it is in better clothing than you can
Fix this textgive it.” “But i am determined to see ray
Fix this textchild,” was the reply; when Robertson, taking
Fix this textthe poor woman aside, made the awful disclo-
Fix this textsure, that lie had murdered the infant, aid
Fix this textburied it in a drain near Findowry. He hid
Fix this textcarried his poor child from four to six miles
Fix this textthrough many trackless inuirs, lonesome woods
Fix this textand dismantled lor*sts to the spot where he had
Fix this textcommitted the fearful crime,—during which
Fix this texttime then el.ngs of his heart and ilia remotse of
Fix this textI.is soul must have ten as unenviable a* his
Fix this textpres Tit unhappy condition. After Robertson’s
Fix this textfearful disclo ure of his crime, the distracted
Fix this textmother and her brother hurried home to In-
Fix this textglisrnaldie, afraid, no doubt,, that should they
Fix this textallow the darkness of night to overtake them,
Fix this textthey might be, waylaid by the murderer, and
Fix this textshare the same untimely fate as the unlortunate
Fix this textchild. The policeman at inglismaldie being
Fix this textapprised of the circumstance, lost no time in
Fix this textComing to Brechin lor assistance ; and about
Fix this textmidnight assailed the, “ bothie” of Findowry,
Fix this textwhen tie and his brother officers were innoedi
Fix this textately answered by the prisoner, whom they se
Fix this textcured and brought to jail. As soon thereafter
Fix this textas possible, Messrs. Black and Strachan, along
Fix this textwith Ur Mai kie, went to the scene of murder
Fix this textwhere they f mud file body of the child as Ro-’
Fix this textbsrts. n a deseri 1 ed, roll, d a i ong a quantity
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Fix this textdrain. The prisoner, at d the remains of his
Fix this textinnocent victim (which were brought to town
Fix this texton .Holiday at ter noon) have both been ex-
Fix this textamined by the proper authorities, and we hear
Fix this textRobertson is remanded to a higher court The
Fix this textu ihappy father is a young m in from twenty-six
Fix this textto.thi ty years ot age, and lias rattier a prepos
Fix this textsessing appearance.— .Montrose Standauo.
Fix this textThe late Lord Norbury. —lt is sin-
Fix this textgular enough that, with good humour ever in
Fix this texthis looks, and merriment also ever on his lips,
Fix this textthis man’s nature was obdurate and callous’
Fix this textHe had no sympathy for human suffering, no
Fix this textfeeling even for himself, He valued not his life
Fix this textat a pin’s fee, and it was as dangerous as it was
Fix this textdifficult to provoke him. His friends new this,
Fix this textand the tact gave rise t 0 an incident in which
Fix this texthis shrewdness and determination blended
Fix this texthumourously. Towards the close of life, when
Fix this textthe failure of his faculties became manifest, the
Fix this textthen Viceroy, the Marquis Wellesley, decided on
Fix this textgiving him a hint to resign, through the well-
Fix this textkn iwu under-secretary, Mr Gregory. Norbury
Fix this textgot scent Of it, arid instantly was ills decision
Fix this texttaken. He sent for Gregory, led him to his
Fix this textlibrary, and, as he turned rite key, assuming
Fix this texttliat fiery scowl with which Gregory was familiar
Fix this textas portent,jug mi chief. “ Gregory, I have long
Fix this textlooked on you as my oldest friend, and severely
Fix this textnIW am 1 about to test that friendship. The
Fix this textmost momentous incident of my life is at hand ;
Fix this text1 am about to tie publicly and grossly insulted
Fix this text—i, who never brooked even a saucy look from
Fix this textany one! Will you believe it, Gregory, our
Fix this textm jck-king at the castle is actually meditating a
Fix this textmessage to me to resign my office! Hid yot
Fix this textever hear of such audacity! such poltroonery too !
Fix this textOf course the fellow wo t’t fight. But my mind’s
Fix this textma le up, his ruffian messenger shall have my
Fix this textlife, or never return with his own—no—not
Fix this textthough he was rny brother. Gregory, my old
Fix this textand valued friend, wilt you stand by ine? The
Fix this texthair-triggers are as ready as in the days of
Fix this textNapper Tandy.” That very dty the private
Fix this textCloset of the castle saw the horrorstrick. n Gre
Fix this textgory most re peel fully declining the confi e trial
Fix this textmission, jh ■ blow, thus (or the time averted,
Fix this textcatne at last, it came, howevei, in writing.
Fix this textAll Norbury asked was a postponement, till he
Fix this textcould consult a friend. The promise being
Fix this textgiven—the friend was in Inlia—and—a year
Fix this textwas gained. At last, however, falling asleep on
Fix this textthe bench, during a trial for murder, a petition
Fix this textto Parliament compelled his resignation. His
Fix this textlast act was characteristic He had for his
Fix this textHeight)oar an old nobleman who had been bed
Fix this textridden for years. Hearing from his physician,
Fix this textthough he himself was in no immediate danger,
Fix this textstill, in all probability be would never rise from
Fix this texthis bed, he very deliberately rang the bell for
Fix this texthis servant:—“ Ja nes, go next door, and tell
Fix this textLord Erne, witli my compliments, that it’s now
Fix this texta dead-heat between us.” When he was not
Fix this texton the bench lie was on horseback —Law
Fix this textReview.
Fix this textA Laughable Trick. —A few days ago, an
Fix this textold farmer entered a town not twenty miles
Fix this textfrom Stourbridge, and put up at the Blue Pig
Fix this textInn. After taking some refreshment, he
Fix this textentered into conversation with some gay young
Fix this textsparks, who had been cracking their jokes at
Fix this textthe old farmer’s unsophisticated and country
Fix this textmanners, and who now equally enjoyed his
Fix this textnumerous platitudes and simple observations
Fix this textHaving ascertained that it was his intention to
Fix this textwalk through the town, to which lie was a
Fix this textstranger, they expressed their tears lest he
Fix this textshould he unable to regain his inn, and while
Fix this textso engaged one of them affixed a placard to
Fix this textthe farmer’s back, which be had on the instant
Fix this textprinted and pasted, bearing this inscription—
Fix this text“l put up at the Blue l’ig Inn.” The old
Fix this textgentleman, perfectly unsuspecting the trick
Fix this textthat had been played him, immediately took
Fix this texta stroll through the town, and as he p asset,
Fix this textalong the streets he bee .me “the observed o.
Fix this textall observers ” A gentleman stopped arid reaO
Fix this textthe inscription aloud, “ I put up at the Blue Pig
Fix this textInn;” to which the farmer replied, “Du you?
Fix this textSo do I.” A second gentleman met him, and
Fix this textread, “I put up at the Blue Pig Inn” •• Do
Fix this textyou th ugh, really ?” said the farmer, ratl.ei
Fix this textsurprised at the coincidence. “So do I ” A
Fix this textthird came up, and seeing the placard, read out.
Fix this text“ I put up at the Blue Pig Inn.” “Is ii
Fix this textpossible ?” exelaimed the farmer, now quit,
Fix this textbewildered “So do 1.” A fourth, a fi th, «
Fix this textsixth, a seventh, aud at least a whole crowd
Fix this textof persons stopped to read the inscription, ana
Fix this textsimultaneously shouted. “I put up at th
Fix this textBlue Pig Inn.”. “The d—l you do!” cried tin
Fix this textold farmer, now completely obfuscated. “ Then
Fix this textthe whole town there, and if I don’t
Fix this textmake haste back, I shan’t #et a bed.” Saying
Fix this textwhich, the old fellow scampered off towards
Fix this texthis hostelry, pursued by a multitude of voices,
Fix this textcrying at their utmost pitch, “ I put up at the
Fix this textBlue Pig inn ;” to which, from time to time,
Fix this textthe old fanner, perfectly unconscious of the
Fix this textmeaning of the iteration of the fret, replied,
Fix this text“ Very well. I teli you, so do I. Do you think
Fix this textI’m deal, you confounded simpletons? What
Fix this textare you grinning at, hey The Glasgow
Fix this textConstitutional';
Fix this textWhy would the Ghost in Hamlet have been
Fix this textliable to the Window Tax !—Because he had
Fix this textglazed eyes.
Fix this textA native of “ down east,” describing with
Fix this textcharacteristic exaggeration the remarkable
Fix this textqualities of guano as a promoter of vegetation*
Fix this textsaid that soon after planting cucumber seeds,
Fix this textthe dirt began to fly, and the vines came up like
Fix this texta streak, and although he started off at the top
Fix this textof his speed* the vines overtook and covered
Fix this texthim. And on taking out his knife to cut “ the
Fix this textdarned things*” he found a large cucumber
Fix this textgoing to seed in his pocket l
Fix this textPat Louan was an emigrant* who left thfr
Fix this textshores of the Liffey for those of the Susque-
Fix this texthannah. It was the evening of a summer’s
Fix this textday, and as he sat by the shining river, with his
Fix this texteyes fixed upon a creek, he espied a turtle
Fix this textemerging from the stream. “ Och, murder:”
Fix this text■lie exclaimed, in botheration and perturbation*
Fix this textu och murder! that ever I should come to
Fix this textAmerica to see a snuff-box walk !”
Fix this textPoetry and Provisions —“ Have you the
Fix this text* Lays of the last minstrel ?” said a city miss*
Fix this textaddressing a young man who stood behind the
Fix this textcounter of a country store. “ No, we hav ’nt
Fix this text■any of them kind,” said the obliging clerk,
Fix this text“bat wft have good fresh hens’ eggs that we
Fix this textcan warrant were laid no longer than last
Fix this textweek ”
Fix this text“ I’m attached to you, and yet I wish myself
Fix this textaway,” as the over-loaded donkey said to the
Fix this textcart.
Fix this text“Did yon ever read the Racing Calander?”
Fix this text“Notexactly; but I’m pretty well acquainted
Fix this textwith that of Newgate, and they’re very much
Fix this textalike.”
Fix this textHead Work. —The members of the Pro-
Fix this textvisional Government have become ten years
Fix this textolder since the month they have been in office,
Fix this text—M. Ledru-Rolin, who had a head of fine btack
Fix this texthair, is perfectly grey. M. Flocon has been at
Fix this textthe point of death. M. Louis Blauc, who had a
Fix this textfresh juvenile complection, is no more recog-
Fix this textnisable. M. M. Larnartiae and Gamier Pages
Fix this textspit blood. M. Cremieux has lost his voice.
Fix this textM. Marrast seems worn out with fatigue. In
Fix this textfine there is only M. Arago, who appears
Fix this texttermed of Pyrrenian granite, who supports the
Fix this textweight of the Provisional Government, the
Fix this textweight of two ministerial officies—the direction
Fix this textof the Academy of Science and the Observa-
Fix this texttory—he alone has not quitted his post.— Paris
Fix this textPaper.
Fix this textA single lighted candle consumes nearly as
Fix this textmuch air as a human being.
Fix this textAn acquaintance of the editor of the St.
Fix this textLouis Reveille, who, it is Charitably, stated has
Fix this textnever “seen an elephant,” recently found himself
Fix this textin the company of three young ladies, and gener-
Fix this textously divid dan o aoge between them. “You
Fix this textwill rob yourselt,” exclaimed one of the damsels.
Fix this text“ Not at all,” replied the innocent, V 1 have
Fix this textthree or four more in my pocket.”
Fix this textMiss Smith won Mr. Jones by her cunning.
Fix this textHe was a timid young man, and very bashful;
Fix this textso after two or three letters had passed between
Fix this textthem, she wrote another, and the artful creature
Fix this textspelt her Christian name with two R’s, so that
Fix this textit read thus: “Marrt Anne Smith,” and the
Fix this textpoor creature took the hint and did marry
Fix this textMary Anne Smith.
Fix this textServants’ Sunday Memoirs.— l have known
Fix this textpoor, tormented chamber and nursery maids,
Fix this textwho could laugh ami dance six and a half days
Fix this textin Ihe week, on Sunday afternoon be unable to
Fix this texteat; on that day, their heart and their weary
Fix this textlife were too heavy; then they dwelt so long
Fix this textupon the memory of their obscure, humble home,
Fix this texttill they found therein some little dark (dace,
Fix this texteven an old neglected grave of father or mother,
Fix this textand there they sit themselves down, and wept
Fix this texttill the mistress came home again Countesses,
Fix this textprincesses, West-Indiennes baronesses! ye, who,
Fix this textlike true women, rule the slaves of your beauty
Fix this textmore severely than the slaves of your service
Fix this textbe not imperious to the latter on Sunday after-
Fix this textnoon. The people in your service are often
Fix this textpoor country people, to whom the Sunday, which
Fix this textdoes not exist for them in cities in the great
Fix this textworld, or upon great journies, was in their
Fix this textchildhood s time, when they were happy, a
Fix this textblessed day of rest. Willingly do they stand
Fix this textby thee, on thy festivals, empty and thirsty ;
Fix this textupon thy marriage and fur.eral feasts, without
Fix this textany wishes of their own, they hold the plate and
Fix this textthe dress; but on Sunday, the festival of the
Fix this textpeople, humanity itself; the day upon which
Fix this textwith them, turn all the hopes of the week, and
Fix this textthe poor believe that some few of the joys of
Fix this textthe wide earth are guaranteed to them ; that
Fix this texton this day the joys of childhood, of that time
Fix this textwhen they really had some part in this covenant
Fix this textof grace and peace, must return again. That
Fix this textblessed time, when they had no school hours,
Fix this texttheir best apparel, resting parents, playing
Fix this textchildren, the evening roast, green meadows, and
Fix this texta walk within them, where the social freedom
Fix this textof the fresh heart adorned the whole Iresh
Fix this textworld. Dear ladies, if then on Sundays, these
Fix this textthy menials, wade less deeply into labour, that
Fix this textLethe of the past and the present; if their dark
Fix this textMe invests them more painfully, and sighing
Fix this textover the unfi uitfulness of the present, they rc°
Fix this textcal. the merry sounds of their pure childhood,
Fix this textwhich to every man promises an Eden—then
Fix this textchide not, nor punish their tears; but let tho
Fix this textlonging, homesick soul, wander without thy
Fix this textcastle gate till the going down of the sun.—•
Fix this textWalt and Vultby Paul Ritcher .
Fix this textLady Frankland has offered a reward
Fix this textof <£'2ooo, with a view of inducing any whaling
Fix this textship which resorts to Davis’s Straits or Baffin’s
Fix this textBay, to make search for the expedition under
Fix this textthe command of bir John Franklin, respecting
Fix this textwhom tile greatest anxiety has for some time
Fix this textpast been manifested, no tidings having reached
Fix this textEngland with regard to the progress of the ex-
Fix this textpeuition or the safety of those who compose it.
Fix this textHer Ladyship’s notice stipulates that search
Fix this textshall be made in those parts which are not in the
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