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» " «$WM <&ww.\\$t^<^<biwii wjtfiSBWwh VOLUME L GREENSBOROVGH, N. C, OCTOBER 22, 1839. NUMBER 36. PUBUBUED WHEKI If, U.VDOS SWAIM * SI. ». HIIKUWOOD. TER US: Two Dollars snd Fifty Cent* • y«r, in advance,—or Three JhJlnr-, alter the cxpira-tioo of three months from llie date of the first number received.—No paper will be discon-tinued until all arrearages are paid, except at tho option of the publishers; and a failure to Order a discontinuance within the year will he considered a new engagement. AdvtTliicmrntM.—at Onp Dollar per square, tor the first innertion, and Twenty-five Cent* for each succeeding publication. A liberal deduction will be made in favor of those who advertise bv the quarter, or "or a longer period. OiT Letter! to the publishers must come free of postage, or Ihey cannot be attended to. 'Mir. Ft it nF.it. In the sweat of thy fiic shall •'"'i cat bret Frmn Ihe Team-awe fanner. HOG8. From the days of Varro and Coulmel-la down to the present times, there seems to have been but little difference of opin-ion among Intelligent agriculturists as lo the standard qualities which constitute I good hog. These old writers agree in considering the marks to be a small head, short legs and long body, broad back, and large hams and shoulders. If to these points we add early maturity and apti-tude to fatten, we have, pretty ncsrlv, the modern bean ideal of a perfect pork er. There is however, another modern breed of hogs, possesuing none of Ih'-sc qualities, which nevertheless, seem-, heretofore, to have been vastly popular. This is tho "razor-backed" family, as it is Called, with long snouts and legs, thin bodies, sharp back*, wonderful agility, and an obstinate aversion to t iking on fa!. This imihie tare Ins hi en in vogue for a great while, and is still to he tonnd •Bh many of our farms; hut w - ilunk is now gradually disappearing before tin more portly breed*, which have, from time to lime, been introduced. Among the earliest pf these 'valuable Import* lion-, was the Chines-, which, allho'.gh generally considered ton small in i s put bload, for market pork, yet has furnished an excellent cross for our native Bloe„ : and is perhaps the ino«t delicate anil beautiful me it of the pork kind for do. ine-tic USfl. Various oilier valuahb breeds have been since imported, which aic a great improvement urioii our scrub races, Among these may bo mentioned the Russia, llcrfcahirc, and Irish Grazier. The two latter are now in greater repttt" : but have not vet been intgduci d into this region. We have the Russia, how-over, which in comparison with onr scrub hog, is a vastly fine animal ; possessing mm* of "ato-ejjialitles of the Chun pig, with the additional advantages of large size and heavy weight. It is great foil", in Ore firmer, to feed the " razor-hick" at no profit, or a dead loss, when h" can procure at a reasons, hlo expense, tho improved breeds of swine, which psv so much hi tier for their keep. The difference must be immense. as we have no doubt a fair experiment would fullv exemplifv. The possession o( a good stock of swine, ino, generally, involves the additional advantage of bet ter attention and keep than the scrub sn imal is apt lo receive. The firmer takes a pride and pleasure in hlSCananfS good pig, w'lich it is no1 extraordinary sho ild lie altogether wanting in the rearing an inferior one. In n-l at.ioi t) the management and feeding of a sloek of hogs, il is alloge'h cr easier to |>ri scribe direction" than to reduce them, to practice. Crushing, grinding, boiling steaming and ferment. ing food for hogs, can be easily demon, strated to be by far the most profitable method; and where the stock is small, it ought always lo be adopt. .1. But we despair of persuading the large farmer to enter upon it. Il cerlainly does make a great deal of trouble, and consumes no little lime ; and, his time and labor can. not always ho spared from other necessa-ry operations on the farm, although tht r-would, doubtless, he a fair remuneration in the economv accompli-hed in the use of II"- food thus eonsuuied. All Iv'gli dl gentleman, for irisMncofMf.Saundorsof Strand Gloucestershire.) entered upon nud carried out an cxpeiimctit, than Which we cannot conceive of any thing much more lloublcsoine and laborious, and at its termination considered himself to have accomplished a piece of great and successful economv. Ho daily made five hogsheads of hay tea, thickened (not with milk and sugar, but) with brat, meal or bohd vegetables, and fed it to Upwards of -100 pigs, keeping them in esccllciit order, and many of them fit tea the bti'ch. r. In III" course of his expe-rirocnt he used nearly 1500 hogsheads of the lea ; tho pigs took on sleek and *»lossv coats, leemed highly gratified with their fate, and drank themselves in. to a particularly rich and delicate meat, cither for pork or bacon. Incredible as it mav appear, the entire charges ol bed, board, washing and lodging for the*< 400 pigs, were at the rale of one peunt a head per day. Now. brilliant as was the success ol this experiment with these interesting pun »• can hardly heps to persuade any i-l our readers io i< peat it, and therefore Wt do not attempt it, although it la our linn conviction liial Ibere is but little, Il any, labor, lime, or expense incurred on llie farm, which would be- better compen-sated Iban that spent in a judicious pre-paration ol food by cooking or fermenta-tion, for swine particularly. This troub-le, owing lo a different organization of the digestive fuoctioua in the horso and cow, would not bo so well remunerated when incurred for tin in. We like the Kentucky system of ma-king pork. The hogs there go into clo-ver in the spring, are turned upon the rye fields as they ripen, when these are consumed subsist awhile in Iho wheat and oats stubble, and fatten themselves in the fields of standing corn. This sys-tem involves two pailicular important, among olher advantages. The hoga re-quire little or no attention ; and return-ing to Ihe soil whal they tako from il ibe laud is in a constant routine of improve-ment, although growing i xhaust ing crops the gicater part ot the lime. This melli- . d is adapted lo a large business ; and .d.hough it wears the aspect of waste and slovcnlaaeas,It may be questioned wheth-er it is not, vpon the irholr, llie most «.-• conomical thai can be devised. Crops of oats Consumed while standing some early, and others to come in ahout the middle of August and first of Sep-tember, would aid greatly ilvjhc rearir g ol hogs, and iois or fields of ntuehoki s for Fall, Winter and early Springyouttng, would without doubt, he lOUlid eoiivt ti-ll ut and.profitable. The orchard, in Its season,will also prove a great help. From the Journal o/Commerce. iibiiii r'ASltiu.NS. Coop- r, tin- tragedian, IMS at Usl re. tin din-in the stage, and intends lu go 10 tunning and cultivate the uioius mul-iiciulis. Dr. litrd, of Philaih Iphia, author of tin- UUdintur, Catavar, etc., has, it la -aid, bought a lariu m Maryland, and re-tired io ii mill a despetate determina-tion of becoming one ol the- yeomanry ul the laud. .May his stocks and drops illlive! Would, exclaims the Public Ledger, that a newspaper puff could promotl his corn or help his potatoes ! Mr. Senator Rives, of Virginia, II * very rcspcctablu lanii'.-r. His tarm eon-luiiis six or seven thousand acii B, all in a bovlv, extending ahout 7 units. "On one side, you perceive three or lour huu-ilred acres of wheat; on souther a com* iireluusue field of »i How con.; yoodel are many acres ol oats; and on Ihr illOUtllain side a large li> hi of tobacco " I'lic editor of the MadlsOtlian thinks that, "whatever may be, said of Mr. Rives as a politician, there are lew wliucan boastol tim r wheat." We cut these si raps from our ex-change papeis ; ai.ii they are but a spe-cimen ol many otln rs, ol II similar char-acter, which might be presented. We regard it as an omen of good to our coun-try, when men of otln r professions, or of no profession, address llicuisolve.s lu the cultivation of the soil, and go io woik upon it like men. Such persons, who-i ver 'hey are, perform their part in pro-moting the gri I, neglected, vital inter* ist ol llieir Country on llie one hand, while on -Il i h r tiny dovyhat in them lies to ch< ek the mania ol speculation, and gambling, and i xp- riiiiciiting of all kinds which has recently Insii out peo-ple to a degree disastrous in itself, and disgraceful lojtis in Ihe eyes of all civili-zed nations. Fill these things Ihe cur-is in the toil—in n-gui r, rational pur-suits, and steady .ubili, and gains to be relied on. Of enures w-e rejoice in every new ac-cess. on io Ihe ogncultural interest, of improvement, ol invention, of science ol a.iv sort, made available to the farmer in any wu). On Ihe same principle we hail Iho example of dislingutsln d cm-sens who add tin ir personal responsibil-ity and respectability lo ibis profession lu tin-: connection Mr. Clay and M'. Bnldle deserves credil. They hate done something t- r farming, 'especially tile former, who is practical, uootdious and thrifty. Governor Hill's case again, is in point; we mention il with satislaciioo, for Ins " Fi.rm- r s Visitor" grows monthly in fa-vor with US. In the last number he al-ludes lo Insown ojier.ii ion-. He plant d five acres ol corn. May (ilh—a Juuiiary -on of a day. H'S neighbors laughed al bin , b ' now he says: "Uurcoru is ai least a fortnight more forward than that of some persons who laughed at ua for complaining of cold fin-gers when wo planted ii. Travellers Item Portsmouth who pass by till fi> hi, say lliere is no supt nor field of corn I" - IWeen the two places; and we claim credit for it, In cause il is land which tun rests ago was covered With willows, brakes and other bushes, Blld which, from ri dundancv of river -and had been con-sult red all hilt worthless." This is Ihe Irii" spirii and must ih good. If he is a public heiii factor who makes two blades of grass grow whor none grew before, much mm so he who carries on the process to this extent, and who takes pains to make known his ef-forts and his Bucctss. And we like Ihe n publicariism of the thing loo. Wo be-lieve altogether in ihe farmer's parly, and ibe politics of corn. Here now is a picture tor foreigners to consider: " At the planting ol thia corn and al each successive hoeing, we have crossed the river in Ibe morning with our work-men, aud instead of returning where c~ ther employments called, have kept up our row with very little help, during Iho forenoon al bust of each day. There is an attraction for work in a growing field, that amply compensates for all inconve-nient "sweat of Ihe face, and even lor tired limbs." In Ihe same paper is mentioned Ihe ease of tho attorney general of New Hampshire, who has a salary of 91,300, and finds it, it seems, too small, ball of il being paid in " expenses." Now whal does he dot Why,— " The attorney has a lot of land in Goffsiown, of sixteen acres, which he purchased several years ago al a low price. Il was a common meadow, pro-ducing a small crop of inferior hay/un-nl he drained, ditched, changed ihe sur-face and manured it, sowing it down in IK rd's grass and olher English hay. The laruii rs of the Vicinity estimate this iin-proved land al titty dollars the acre—he In licves the land worth a hundred dol-lars, und therefore does not dispose ol it." Once more, there is the venerable Judge Hoys, of South Berwick, Maim-. Wnh a lucrative legal practice, h" slill manages one of the best farms ill bis VI-ClllltV. "Heeould -'.fi rd to lay on! money in improvements; aid- lor several years ii is sin posed ho carried more to ihe ground Hum was r tur-e d to him. "The Judge now receives both pless nie mid profit from Ins f.ir.-ii. Asdeacri-hed to us, h" has converted much land deemed lo be useless, into the most fruitful fnlds. His mowing lands which produce abundance of the best English bay, having heel, found in ihe sunken waste, hive undergone 'the operation of ditching and other expensive prepara-tions. His pasture grounds, it is said. have been brought to yield much feed in a small space, by pursuing the coursi in relation lo their Cultivation that il pursued with arable and other cultiva-l « il grounds—they have been cleared, ploughed, subdued and manured ; and we are informed the proprietor is of opin-ion that no less gains are to he nvide from pasture lands thus prcpan d, than from land highlv cultivated for any otln r purpose." This is excellent. The more of such men, Iho better. Let farming become as fashionable as it is manly and thrifty, and wc shall all flourish. Spee'd Ihe plough. TIIBKOHAN POTATO. We have rcci ivi d from a subscriber in Montgomery COUnty, Maryland, sam-ples of a crop of Ihe Rohan Potato, mis- . d by him this season en Ins (aim in that coimtrv. The rnitaioes sent lo us are ot enormous size and weight, being also periectly ,'sound. The following infor-mation Concerning this valuable product, extract* d from Ihe letti I which accom-panied them, may be useful to mini rea-ders: " The Rohan potato, lately introduced into tins country, is.remarkabli for its large 1,'zc, extraordinary productiveness, fine flavor, and f.-rinao-oiis qualities as a late or winter table p.italo, or for sloek. For cxpi rum nl, I pi inted separately Iwo potalos, weighing each a pound, (be-ing about half Ihe size ot Ihe accompany; Ing.) and I raised from the-tn 1-13 lbs. which is rather more than two arid a third bushels: and I have reason lo he. lieve my whole crop (about 300 bushels) Will fully equal tin- increase. They un-certainly a most valuable introduction, and I doubt not will be universally cul. tivab-d —giving an increase of mote lliati sevenlv fold. I procured my seed last spring ol John A. Tkompum, of Catskill, who introduced Ihe Rohan potato from Europe, lie informs me that just in prooortinn as they have become known, In demand for them has increased."—J NaU Int. MrX'IIAMCS. There are no class among u« heller cnlithd to great consideration as mem-bers of society, than the mechanics.— Apprenticed early in life, ihey acquire their education and Ihe rud'menls of their profession bv " the sweat of their brows," and thus beget habils of industry and application that must in a land like ours lead ulwavs lo competence and often lo Wealth. I' is bv some supposed that their pursuits are unfavorable to that sort of social inlercoujsi , that gives dis-tinction among uicn. It is not so. The mechanics are not surpassed by anv por-tion of society, and mav as sorely arrive it the highest distinctions, as men nl auv other profession. Franklin the states-man and plulo-oplu r, was n practical printer, and Trittram BurgtU, the ora-or. was an apprentice to a cooper. ShrtTei), ihe shin -maker of Virginia, met John Randolph in a Congressional debate-. Randolph launlcd him with his profession. " The difference between ua," replied Sheflcy, is, " I was a shoe maker, but sm now a member of Con-gress, if ihe gentleman had been a shoe maker, be would have continued one." The worth and intelligence of me-chanica has often given pre-eminence to families which otherwise they would not have attained. To their study, ingenui-ty and industry, we owe all that adorns and bcaniifii a our dwellings or sddt to Ihe corn lor is and luxuries of life. The planter may grow the staple, but they who practice the mechanic arts aid him with Ihe implements that faeilitate the culture, and return hia crop in a beauti-ful fabric Ibal arraya himself and family with elegance, and administers to Iheir comforts and convenience—and more, providea Ihe most profitable sources of commerce, and increases the wealth uf a nation.—Mobile Adv. CHINESE MODE OF PROPAGATING TREES. • • According to Ilavison's account of Chinese horticulture, Ihe nurserymen ol the celestial empire have a mode of pro-liagating trees, which promises some ad-vantage over all othcis. A branch of gaud grow-Ill, and one that Will not L'H figure or tnj-.iru the tree, is selected for Oj» rating upon. Around this branch,at the place intended for separation, a small rope made of twisted hay or slraw filled wilh cow dung is wound rept-alcdlv a-round ihe braiicn until quite a mass of the miti ri nl is accumulated. Abov-ilns is hung a gourd or oliu r vessel. punclUrud in such a manner lb it but a diop as** lime oaoapos and f Ms on the ina-si a-'I th.- frequency of the (all is gradual! d so that tin' mass shall be civi- - -uitlv moist. An incision is then math-, ami the link removed from a narrow space ibree-fonrtbs of iha eircumferenci of the branch, iioinedi.ilcly below Ihe rope. Ai i r remaining about a moiilli, one-half of ihe remaining bark is removed the mass being kepi wet as before. In another month and sometimes earlier, the roots will show themselves St tin-oulsisi: of the mass, and the whole be filled with iheir ramifications. Tin-branch is now carefully separaU'd from the tree, and planted in the |msition II is io occupy ; great- attention being given that Ihe rope, now nearly or quite rutted, is not in llie least disturbed in the pro-cess of removal. The benefits of this system, are, that trees of a favorite kind may be multiplied, where there ore none suitable for grafting or innociilatiou ; and that trees so grown will produce a-biindance of fruit in 'hree or four years from the time of removal. The Chun so select a place where the branch is enlarged, or the commence- ■iienl of a vear's growth, for winding the rope, it being found thai roots spring at inch points more quick!) Him at others. After thu branch is sepsrated, the stump from which it is taki n is cut off to some proper place, and covered with some substance lo facilitate the healing or covering of the wound with bark. Argument* for Silk Browing-—The Noitoik Ih raid comes up to Mm woik ot pushing on this gnat business in thai quarter, with a vigorous cogent pen—Al- Hiding lo soill" sample's sent huu by a Iru nil from Murlreesboruugh (N.C.,) he says : '• If indeed ihat portion of our lowland population who attach themselves from clnhlho.id to the semi.barbarous occupa-tions ol galhrrng wh.irtlc-bernesto sell —ami of crabbing, clamming, fishing, eoou and 'possum hunting, etc., for their subsistence, would devote a portion ut iheir lime lo raising silk worms, they might, with cerlainly, in the course ol a fi w years, might acquire a competence sufficient to keep beyond the reach of •ant, and that Wlthoul half ihq labor ih-y are euinpt I'eil to put t'-rih in these vagrant pursuits, which ban ly keep :In-ill bi'tond the verge of starvation.— in a few years iniillicalllis mulberry Will he abundant, and connnon as duck-weed, d with Ihe labor of cultivating a few squares of cahhagc in bis garden, a far uier may raise silk enough flora Ihe sale of which to lay up a handsome income, without interfering with his agricultural pursuits. In Ihe mean tune, however, while the mtilticaulis is maturing lo this point, Ihe common while mulberry, al-most a spontaneous growth about tin country, mav be used with great advan-tage aud profit, as ihe quality of llie silk which our friend has sent us from Mur- Ireeshorough will testify." Lei such as ridicule Ihe idea of making improvements in agriculture, mark ih-difference in appearance of equal natural fertility, occupied by different individu-als. Notice the change that comes ov the face of thelMOr, run-ovt farm, wl:- il exchanges lit indolent, heedless and slovenly tenant, for iho industrious, in-n lligeut, thorough farmer. A I .rut mav be run up by good husbandry, us well as run down by bad. And lo look around and see the many farms in every 'own, which lo the passerby appear as if the ■'man were dead, and the woman absent, ' who will say that there is no chance for nnprovcnui! It may bo determined with tolerable accuracy by the stranger in pas-sing, who does aud who doea not lake an agricultural paper.—Ctaairc Farmer. Cheap mode of raiting Water by a tea-ttnckeel and band. In conversation ihe olher day with Mr. Blake, of Augusta, upon the various plana and modes lhal are now in use for raising water, be suggested Ibe idea of attaching a leather band around tho sbafl of a waterwheel, lo which should be st-udied lin elevators like Ihose used for carrying up meal and flour in flour nulls. The lower pan of the band might dip in-to the water, receive a supply and pas-ting over a pulley at any required height, carry it up and empty it into a cistern at the lop, from whence il could be convey-ed by tubes to any distance and to as high an elevation as the cistern. In ma-ny placet this cheap system would do as well or better than a force pump. The cost would not be great and the chances of gelling out of repair would be very few. Deciduous trees, that is thnse which hod their leaves, may lie planted al an) time helween the fall of ihe leaf in an luuiu. mid the opening the buds in spring. Evergreens should be planted when grow-- ing. The best lime is soon after the ommericcment ol growth in spring.— Holes for all trees transplanted should b' lug three or four feel in diameter, lo en-able the young roots to penetrate th' loose eartn thrown in lo fill nrnru- holes. Let plentv of wit.-i be poured into lie-le ..' lime of fib ng up when ever-greens ill a growing stale are planted.— Tins will settle the earthsufficiently with-out Heading. A correspondent of the Farmer's Re-gister says : " One thing I know from experience, and that is, all pigs should he either killed or given away if Ihey are littered at any other season of ihe three spring uioiilhs. Reasons are ob-vious." Hogs, like of cr animals, particularly when fattening, should occasionally have It. " The weight of linn- is increased from .10 lo 00 per cent bv slaking ; and us bulk is Irippled or quadrupled."— I'rof. Jackson. Plant Artichokes around the slumps in your cornfields; Ihey will need no more attention uulil Ihu fall or spring billowing, then turn in your hogs to dig them. iiiMi:mM. 1) OMKSTIC S C fi N E It Y. The b.I owu.g description of North Carolina Scenery is from the "Charles-ton Mercury," coiniiiuiiic.it' d by Iwo La-dles whu recently passed llnougli Ihe Hickory Not Cap':" *• Alter passing Ashville to go East-ward, you rule for '-.'') miles througti a lovely ridge of mountains—of all sizes and shapes, changing continually in their appearance Irom the winding ol Ihe roads; this ride is beautiful,and ma-ny preily farms are passed b\. You then enter the " (lap," which pass is so narrow—you feel walled up—and so d nk, (although mid-day) there was no sunshine al all, for a mile in the " tijp" —il then widens, and you pass miles of llie Wildest, and most beautiful scenery I ever t iw—much the same us the "Flench Broad." Broad River is a mere creek in this pirt, its source being in the " Blue Riilgo"—our road now became al limes appalling—we got out of our carriage, 1 sup|K>«c Iwenly tunes—and walked, hot as it was—for fear of being upsot. About half way through ihe " Cap," the scene-ry is cbsngid, and Ihe Blue Ridge seems lo have been divided besom violent convulsion of nature, and the Rocks and Mountains nuw assume a mosl sublime appearance ; words cannot describe Ihe effect produced by viewing them, you are lost in "wonder, love, and praise"— for the " hand that made them it di-vine !" * But do not expect me lo describe, wilh ray feeble means, llie wonders and beau-ties of this sublime (Jap—stupendous a- I thought the Table Rock, it is almost - -ignificant to the Qiaut Piles of Monti-mis and Rocks, for at least five miles of the ride on cut-in,"; the Cap. The heights are said lo be one mile, by the an asiiremenlof the Engineers. Nothing * The perpendicular mountains on tho ••French Broad, are lulls lo these precipicef; and when the mountain scenery ends, then Come the rocks, like splendid wailed fortres-ses and Castles of a variety cr colors ami shapes, some with the blue sides a- tmeotb as gists, in BOfne above these again, large tree-grow on a scant toll, tppearmg from their height no larger than 11 >wer shrubs. I thought ihe "TableRock" grand, till I licr-td these inaccessible fortresses. When you come to where the Gap opens, it is truly a tubiims sight, 'br Iho tops of the mounl tins are so high and rocky, it pains one's eyes to l.Hik up al these immense pilot of natural fiir-treasei— in short, I cannot describe the effect on iiiv delighted leolings in viewing this won derful tscnery. can surpass the aublimity, wild beauty, solemnity and grandeur of the scone.— Above all, the coloring of the landscape is ibe softest and sweetest 1 hsve teen in nature, presenting beaotiful bluet, lilacs, yellows, green, greys, dazzling white, and almost black. We had Ibe good fortune of having a fine day for our excursion, and had tbe delight of beholding every variety of I Hilii and shade ; and the stillness of Ihe whole scene was only broken by our own noise, snd Ihe tweet murmurs of the wa-ters, forming Ihe sources of Broad River, deep tnd dark below tbe dangerout road we wiro walking over—the carriage fol-lowing ut, having at timct barely room to pass on the very verge of the preci-pice, over atones and locks, which threat-ened lo break it St i very atep our hones took. I do not wonder Ihat to many foreigners have been enraptured in visi-ting this Gap, hidden at il it Irom Ibe world, and Ibal Ihe " Counterfeiters" se-lected this neighborhood for iheir deeds- There is a wiiler-fall in ono of Ihe heights, which appears but a fool wide ; but it tix feet Ihe whole way down When we got lo Harris's, I requeued bun to lake me to s.-t- the "Whirlpools," Sir..; he accompanied me on horseback. We came lo three immense pools, one above the other like the locks of a canal, wilh a heauiif.il cascade tumbling down the mountain io the first, and ih.-n over Ihat on an immense country, and as it were of stone to the second'pool, and so mi lo the third, each pool so deep that Harris said Unit no bottom had everbcerf discovered; these pools were smoothed and round like a Well, looking more like llie work of masonry than nature. I shall n r thi.ik these p.nils a mosl singular ;ir:iduclioii of nature ; and you burst up-on these womb rs from a thicket without any warning, eSCi pt the noise of Ihe wa-lers. Harris amused me all the way back lo his tavern, by telling mo all Ihu wonders of the Gap.' Rutherford is a romantic district, and llie face of the COUntrv all through tho Gap is entirely in its primeval freshness as it came from llie hand of the Creator. .No axe of man has yet defaced its for-i- sts; a very rough road is the only sign of hit Innovation. North Carolina intends to turnpike the road through Ihe Gap. THE IIEK.MIT.-A FABLE. A pious hcrmil, who lived in the soli-tude of the foresl, lar from Iho noise of men, wat once wandering through Iho woods in search of a few wild frutis and berries to make up hisfrug.il meal. He heard a moaning in Ihe grass, and look-ing down saw a fox, both of whose fore-legs were broken, writhing like a snake on the ground, and apparently starving. The good hermit was about to seek tome food for the helpless creature, when au eagle apjfearcd, soaring high overhead, and suddenly let a fowl full from Us tal-out directly at the feel of tbe fox. The starving animal scii: d greedily on tho precious prize and soon made a hearty meal on it. "Ah," exclaimed Ibe pious enthusiast, "this is the linger of God. Why did I distrust Ins providential care, and winder over lull and dale lotoek my daily food .' II-j who brought lood lo ihe mouth of this helpless annual, will surely never forget Ins servant. Henceforth, I will lake no thought for im body's suste-nance, but Irusl lo hit goodness, and de-vote all my time lo im dilation." True to Ins resolution, he returned io Ins cell, snd neither ptu£ked the fruits thai hung on the tre.1 s around him, nor went down lo ihe brook lo quench his thirst. Three whole days he lived thus, and was wast-ing away to a shadow, in Iho vain hope of a direct interference of heaven. On the evening of the third day, juit at ho sunk into slumber, thunder rolled through the cave, he saw a form of angelie beauty, and heard a sweet but nclemn voice that spoke thus—"Moris!, how fee-ble is thy understanding! Cnulilst thoa thus misinterpret ihe lesson contained in ihe eagle's conduct 1 Thou art not lame and helpless as was the fox, but art strong and active, like ihe oaglc ihat gave him food. Hi:n thou weft to imitate, in going ubout and doing gornl lo others; for know lhal idleness, even if sccompa-nied by constant prayer, is odious in lira sight of the Almighty."—"/ Y. Mirror. The Poiggamiet.—TUc story runs, ihat on e, iu iho dark ages, a young man was bro ghl before lln. authorities, char-ged with having married several wives. When called upon fur his defence, •' |t \a true," said he '•mosl learned judgas ihat I have inarri. d several WOmi n, but judge for yourselves whether my object in so doing was not praiseworthy-. A man has surely a right, if he buys an article lo. good, and il turns out lu be bad to reject it. Now I found that the first wifu I married was ill-tempered, the second Is. ay, snd the third false, snd so forth. All I want is lo g "I a good one, and I shall be satisfied." ']'|„. bench were puzzled •at first at this novel defence, hot after a short consultation decreed, that as it would be impossible ter the defendant io find a ported wife, except in Ihe- other world, he should be Immcdiati ly put :o doaih, '.a en . du him i, look fot . .
Object Description
Title | The Greensborough patriot [October 22, 1839] |
Date | 1839-10-22 |
Editor(s) | Swaim, Lyndon;Sherwood, M.S. |
Subject headings | Greensboro (N.C.)--Newspapers |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | The October 22, 1839, issue of The Greensborough Patriot, a newspaper published in Greensboro, N.C., by Lyndon Swaim and M.S. Sherwood. |
Type | Text |
Original format | Newspapers |
Original publisher | Greensborough. N.C. : Lyndon Swaim and M.S. Sherwood |
Language | eng |
Contributing institution | UNCG University Libraries |
Newspaper name | The Greensborough Patriot |
Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Additional rights information | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material. |
Object ID | patriot-1839-10-22 |
Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 |
Digitized by | Creekside Media |
Sponsor | Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation |
OCLC number | 871563234 |
Page/Item Description
Title | Page 1 |
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