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NEW ENGLAND FAR ME 11. 



May 18, 1S31. 



M I S C E L J. A N Y. 



INCOMPREHENSIBILITY OF GOD. 



BY MISS ELIZABETH TOWNSEND. 



The edilor of the American Common-Place Book of 

 Poetry, says, ' These lines are equjl in grandeur lo the 

 celebrated production of Bryant — " Thanalopsis"— nor 

 will they suffer by a comparison with the most sublime 

 pieces either of Wordsworth or Coleridge.' 

 * I go forward, but he is not there; and baci<ward, hat I 





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Where art thou ?— Thou ! Source and Suppoit of all 

 That is or seen or (elt ; Thyself unseen, 

 Unfelt, unknown, — alas ! unknowable ! 

 I look abroad among thy works — the sky. 

 Vast, distant, glorious with its world of suns, — 

 Live-giving earth, — and ever-moving main, — 

 And speaking winds, — and ask if these are Thee ! 

 The stars that twinkle on, the eternal hills, 

 The restless tide's outgoing and return. 

 The omnipresent and deep-breathing air — 

 Though hailed as gods ol old, and only less- 

 Are not the Power I seek ; are thine, not Thee. 

 I »sk Thee from the past ; if in the years, 

 Since first intelligence could seai-ch its source. 

 Or in some former unremembered being, 

 (It such, perchance, were mine) did they behold Thee : 

 And next interrogate futurity — 

 So fondly tenanted with belter things 

 Thau e'er experience owned — but both are mute; 

 And past and future, vocal on all else, 

 So full of memories and phantasies. 

 Are deaf and speechless here ! Fatigued, I tura 

 From all vain parley with the elements ; 

 And close mine eyes, and bid the thought turn inward. 

 From each material thing its anxious guest. 

 If, in the stillness ol the waiting soul. 



He may vouchsafe himself — Spirit lo spirit ! 



O Thou, at once most dreaded and desired. 



Pavilioned still in darkness, wilt thou hide thee ? 



What though the rash request be fraught with fate, 



Nor human eye may look on thine and live ? 



Welcome the penalty ! let that come now. 



Which soon or late must come. For light like this 



Who would not dare to die ? 



Peace, my proud aim, 



And hush the wish that knows not what it asks. 



Await his will, who hath appointed this. 



With every oilier trial. Be that will 



Done now, as ever. For thy curious search. 



And unprepared solicitude to gaze 



On Him — the Unrevealed — learn hence, instead, 



To temper highest hope with humbleness. 



Pass thy novitiate in these outer courts. 



Till rent the veil, no longer separating 



The Holiest of all — as erst, disclosing 



A brighter dispensation ; whose results 



Ineffable, interminable, tend 



E'en to the perfecting thyself— thy kind — 



Till meet for that sublime beatitude. 



By the firm promise of a voice from heaven 



Pledged to the pure in heart ! 



THE KLEPH.^^■T. 



This instinct which tlie elephant possesses of try- 

 ing the strength of any construction, whether natu- 

 ral or aititicial, which it is necessary for him to cross, 

 is particularly worthy of observation. When the enor- 

 mous weight of a full-grown elephant is considered, 

 it must be obvious, that if the creature were rashly 

 to place his body upon any frail support, his danger 

 would be extreme. His caution, therefore, in avoid- 

 ing such an evil is constantly exercised ; and the 

 powerful as well as delicate instrument of touch 



liich he possesses, enables him always to be con- 

 vinced of his security, without incurring any risk 

 under ordinary circumstances. 'J'he elephant at the 

 Adelphi retained this instinct in full force, however 

 she might have been led away from her natural hab- 

 its by the artificial restraints of her discipline; — and 

 we, therefore, give full belief to the assertion. We 

 are not quite so prepared to believe ^vhat we have 

 also heard stated witli regard to this animal, that, 

 upon being satisfied of tiie strength of the stage, and 

 finding herself in a theatre, she immediately, without 

 any direction from her keeper, began to rehearse 

 the scenes which she had previously performed at 

 Paris. Pliny, however, tells us, that an elephant, 

 having been punished for his inaptitude in executing 

 some feat which he was required to learn, was ob- 

 served at night endeavoring lo practise what he had 

 vainly attempted in the day ; — and Plutarch confirms 

 this, by mentioning an elephant who practised his 

 theatrical altitudes, alone, by moonlight. — Library of 

 Entertaining Knowledge. 



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One Swallow does jig? make a Summer. — One sharp 

 frosty day the late King, when Prince of Wales 

 went into the Thatched House Tavern, and ordered 

 a beef-steak ; but observing that it was excessively 

 cold, desired the waiter to bring him first a glass of 

 brandy and water. He emptied that in a twinklinir, 

 then a second, then a third. ' Now,' said the Prince, 

 ' I am warm and comfortable : — bring my steak.' 

 On this , Mr Sheridan, who was present, wrote the 

 following impromptu: — 



' The Prince came in and said 'twas cold. 



Then put to his head the rummer; 

 'Till swallow after swallow came. 

 When he pronounced it summer.' 



'Ferdinand the Seventh,' said a distinguished di- 

 plomatist, ' is decidedly Priest-rid — but his people are 

 absolutely governed by lunatics.' ' What else could 

 be expected,' replied a friend, ' When tlie very cap- 

 ital itself is Mad-nd. !' 



An Odd Mistake.— On the 12th of the fifth moon, 

 theQwong-heep led five hundred soldiers to the 

 villages outside the north gate, in order to seize cer- 

 tain banditti, who had plundered the house and vio- 

 lated the person of a lady, whose husband was ab- 

 sent on duty in Pekin. But, by some miscliance or 

 other, the Qwong-heep seized a few of the frightened 

 farmers' men, and let the rascally banditti escape. — 

 Canton Register. 



Power of Habit. — Mr Amos, in a lecture, lately 

 delivered on medical jurisprudence, related the fol- 

 lowing singular fact:—' I may mention a fact, which 

 of course does not appear in the printed trial. Patch's 

 Counsel, then Serjeant Best, pressed the prisoner, in 

 conference before the trial, to say whether he was 

 not left-handed,— but he protested he was not,^a3 

 the evidence proved that the murder was committed 

 by means of a pistol-shot by a left lianded man ; but 

 being called upon to plead, and put up his hand, he 

 answered ' Not guilty,' and raised his left hand.' — 

 Legal Observer. 



A Frenchman, in his recently published ' Tour 

 through England,' remarks thai ' punch in all shapes 

 is a great favorite with the English : — punch is his 

 favorite liquor — Punch his favorite entertainment 

 — and & punch on the head his favorite argument.' 



Charcoal. — The common council of Troy have pas- 

 sed a law, prohibiting any person from vending and 

 selling chorcoal in that city, unless it be sold by mea- 

 surement in wooden tubs or measures, to contain one 

 or two bushels of charcoal, and to be approved and 

 conspicuously marked by the sealer of measures. 

 A violation of the law, involves a penalty of $2 for 

 each oft'ence. 



' To the question what advantage is there in mak- 

 ing use of Greek and Latin sentences, wiien addres- 

 sing those who cannot understand them ? 1 ans- 

 wer, none at all, and nobody does it now-a-days that 

 knows any better. It was fashionable once, but it 

 woidd be fantastic now. 



Valuable and Cheap Lnmt — for Sale, 

 The subscriber oflers for sale, 14,000 acres of ehoi^ 

 Land, siluatcd in ihe town of Pinckney, county of Le\ 

 and state of New York. Some ot the land is improv 

 and under cultivation. The countiy is remaikably he 

 tXi], being entirely free from the fever and ague and tit 

 the common bilious fevers which olien afflict the tow 

 upon Lake Ontario, this town being 18 miles east oft. 

 lake. The soil is principally a sandy loam, much of 

 covered with rich black njouUI. The timber is chid "" 

 Sugar Maple, Black Ash, Butternut, Beech, Elm, Si 

 The land yields first rate crops of Grass, Rye, Oats,B* 

 ley, Potatoes and Flax ; and o'n some lots, good Wlife 

 and Corn may be grown. To those wishing to obtain 

 perioi" grazing farms, a line opportunity now offers itst^ 

 The pioiluce of pasturage and hay from an acre of (t "" 

 laiid, is very large, fully equalling if not surpassing lb 

 from the same quantity of land In any other of the Blai () J 

 River townships. The land is adnjiiably well watere 

 there being nut few lots which have not durable runnil 

 stream's upon them. The land is well ailapted lo Orchar 

 ing — the Apple tree thriving very well in this count 

 Slock of all kinds may be disposed of with tlie least posi 

 ble trouble, and to the greatest advantage, the drove 

 purchasing at the very doors ol the farmers, and payii 

 the highest cash prices for iheir cattle, which will read! 

 find purchasers at all seasons of the year. Several h 

 mers at j>resent residing on this town, were original 

 from the New England Slates, and some of them fro 

 Massachusetts, who are in thriving circumstances. Tl 

 above described land is offered for sale at the very li 

 price of from two dollars and a half to three dollars 

 acre, lor the uncleared land, and fi-om three dollars a 

 half to five dollars and a half for the improved lots, 

 land will be sold in lots to suit purchasers, and from 

 to five years' credit for payment, in annual instalmei 

 will be given. As a further convenience to purchas( 

 the subscriber will receive in payment, Cattb-, Shcef 

 Perk, Grain or Grass Seed, for which products he wi 

 allow the highest cash prices. The title to the land 

 indisputable, and good Warranty Deeds will be given I 

 purchasers. Persons desirous of puichasing will pleat 

 to apply to the subscriber, at Henderson Harbor, count 

 of Jefferson, Slate of New York, or lo David Canfieli 

 Esq. on the town. JAMES H. HENDERSON. 

 March 9. epl6t 



Jlmmui'ilion e-£Jj 



01 the best quality ai.il lowest prices, (or fytorling- 

 constanlly for sale at COPELANU'S POWDER STORl 

 65 Broad Street. 



N. B. If the quality is not found .'.atisfactory, it nu 

 be returned, and the money will be refunded. If Jan. ' 



Hickory. 



This astonishing fleet horse was raised in Montreal,., 

 from an English blood mare, (sire unknown,) is not 

 ferior to aiiy in the U. States for speed, action and bi 

 ty. He is a fine sorrel, well built, good size, and 

 nounced by {good) judges in every respect a first 

 hoise ; trots a 3 minute gait, last walker, and has pace 

 around the trolling cpurse, Long Island, in 2 minutes, S 

 seconds, and was offered publicly to match against ao; 

 horse that could be produceil. It is considered unneccs 

 sary to say niore, as his qualifications are too well knowi 

 to be doubled. 



He will sland at Abbott's Inn, H olden, during th< 

 season. Terms .$8, the season. 6t May 11. 



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