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MOORE'S RURAL HEW-YORKER. 



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I i ipai b- of 



i . .1 There ere fcn-things 



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i .,i [fwc would 

 ■ from reeding, 

 .a i ui.- « i,, i ]i we must observe. 

 it i> tniurioui to reed a poorly written book.— 



i telle as that, 



■ 



■ e confirms this statement of the 



r « i \\.- are epi to peruke of tlie character 



. una bow clow 



rnnion that the mind ■ ' 



holds with thai oftheeuthor. Will ht eotbeopt 



tO I" D ■ Dl -null I I" llfal, I" Ills melilul chur- 



ncterT Hei ■ ■ ■"" l tiPPAno, 



l.v I In ir Wnhng . |" ''■< I ■■ 



.tolled that be 



Would I tberwiscbavcj ■"-■' I T! "' " , "" 1 "" ; -' 



■Ms limn lhn.se 



,., i , !,,■ I ..I hi ilu' work- ol' sorb writers, 



i the conflicts of life. 

 D i confine your reading within too harrow 



■ i,: ,, ti in i' nej i" render the mind 



■■I'll-. i in the doTelopmenl of iti p< n ei ■ 



Minn person*, whoread much, confine their inqul- 



IH-, ,ii -i entirely to one elasa of subjects. Some 



;,,.. deoplj versed in theology, but have little 

 knowlege of any other science. Others hare paid 

 much attention to history, bul have restricted 

 II,,-,, ,!,,■. almost entirely In tin- kind of reading. 

 And What II thfl result of Mich o .'inn I ' : 



I lie poueis of I lie mind liiirnmninnslv . h-i < I.-] . ,1 - 



i.ii-noi likely to be remorkable for 



iiiv correctness oftheir riewe, even upon those 



subject, wilh winch they ore most conversant. Tbe 

 diffi'icnl -ciences oth-ii cast light upon each other. 

 H sin v <pu*liniis in Theology cut. be understood, 

 On|y, bl mi appeal to History and Natural I'bi- 

 lo.o,,!,,'. 



Never read o book carelessly Many persons 

 - ...1 IiuihIutIi i.l' v illume*. Hut un- 

 ities nmdi Ihc wiser lor so doing" Inquire of 

 lb. in in regard to the contents of a volume that 

 they have just perused, and you will soon discover 



■ i.ni ii \ i iv eouTused recollection of 

 what the anther iaj - Of whai use can it be to 



iv usle tune in tins manner V They would be mure 

 nri! Nil it lli< i- were en i).t. ,y ed in ili L -. 



Bui Ihore is another evil io be avoided here, name- 

 ly, iti.ii ol inking on trust all that an author 

 here are some readers who oevei tlui It 

 of differing from their author, and the mere fact 

 tli.a they ttnd a statement iu a book, Is, to them, 

 sulheicnt e\ idenee of its truth. They dud no diffi- 

 culty in icectviiig any theory Unit tbe author may 

 rhoo-e to advocate— they receive the chaff with 

 the n beat, and consider it all ol* equal value. 



Never tend a book that is immoral in its tenden- 

 cy li'ini.'ii'i gieat iii.iy- be its literary merits. U»- 

 happilv, genius is not always (he haud-lnaid of 



virtue, but is often I id engaged in the service of 



vice. How dangerous is tbe uutbor who devotes 

 the energies of a powerful mind to the propago- 



i No improvement of the intellect 

 eini moke amende for the corruption of the heart, 



ami your familial ily with as Corrupt writer may 

 embitter your life. There is no excuse for tbe per 

 iiis.il ■-( -mil books, lie must be very industrious 

 Who Bads tunc to read the tenth part of the Well 

 written bunk.-, of an unexceptionable moral char- 

 acter, thai are in circulation— vice cannot boast 

 that she haa enlisted all the genius and talent un- 

 der Ik i banner!*. S. I,. LlONABD, 



CHUtOGRAPHY. 



Coon penmanship dues not consist in spread- 



:<.ry- capitals! True, there 



slmnt.l lie n fieene-s of vcmcul in Ihc hand and 



■i b] iii" pen-tracings, but never any 



■'- We llko a plain, round hand-writ 



ui' Thai i- the best phase of ehirography which 



is mesl cosily read. Affected penmanship, like 



i Si poll h of any sort, is devoid ol grace and 



W ■ bear of -onir ureal men w In, ar e not good 



I'i'iii,.. ii. lull tlnur l.i i illy pen mini ship does DOt make 



\\- kmm of some half-hatched law - 



yi.-, and aspiring young men ol otber voealinns, 



nrho el urn to be gn i1 and distlngui : 



' '" tb' 1 awkwardness and uuintclligibitity of 



iii- ii toribbling-sMp, And ii such were the gunge 

 ol guessing at greatness, how incotnpreAtnriUy 



I, IS. mill III' I 



■ ■' ■ is told o i the nri tohi a m g ol i 



■ ■ lebraled Ka.lroad manager in Mich 



■. man ,.,, thi 



' ' notifying him thai be must remove 



k am tlmt in -,,,,!„. wuy in Coulmo d C( j th( . ron ,) ( 



■ eelty of prosecution. The threatened 



man was unable to read any port of the letter but 



■ ■ ^hetookittobea^rsfwsiovei 



■ 



BdI i vricx.— An educated man stands niii,™ 

 dai of a boundless ar 

 filled with all the weapons m 

 able to devise from the earliest 

 teeevdlngly, with a strength borrowed from ol! 

 Bon diflerenl is Us state who stand: 

 on the outside of tlmt itorehouee, and feels thai it: 



■ be Mornied, or remoiu I 



against him ! His m. ms an UW commonest and 

 nideat; the mere work done is no measure of his 

 strength. A dwarf will hew them down with the 

 pickaxe; and he must be o Titan that hurls them 

 abr.-ad with bis arms.— Carlylt. 



skill has been 



tljc Ucoicujcv. 



■■-..,,. ■ : . . > '■■■■■■■ - ■ ■ 



t.,.i,'f,,,i n,., r,,,,, i -mi - 1..... ...I." 



. ., |, r ot the i ■ i" all "i. 



Die La Plata and l 

 ■rat projected for 

 t purposes, 



The aomi 

 ,-. ,,,-.i the approbation ol 

 for him honorable dlslinclii 



;. rllllOn, in -Iu. In 

 J-...| I "l"' " :,l,..l,- IH,. I -.'.- 1" rl, -,.'.. I 



iiuriiii; Hi.- explerallonm. The work is so rlelilj 



.perscd "illi Heel' tils, .1. -uriplioTiS of vciiery, | 



detailed and ln- 



is arc thill; e\. iiiti.t iiiul ; 







a. I barren "( Inlbrmatlon as a stone. The author of 

 he first two must be a bookmaker bj trade, perhaps 

 n gaged by the month at this work, for It seems he has 



plo how lo wrife, ■<» '■•i-ui"; bsAOVS, and •<ilt<rtil 

 ■ ' ■ <;,/,•., but from Hie titles above, it will b 



e baa ui-.- made n I k to Instrui ' people in lb 



illon of vegetal/It*, fruiU nnd flower*, as well a 



mbllshers that, If they v 



TitK intelligence of the sudden death of the 

 subject of this sketch, which occasioned a feeling 

 of melancholy surprise and profound regret, has 

 also created an intense desire among those who 

 knew htm only by bis reputation in Hie held ..[ lit- 

 erature, to learn something more of the "Wind 

 Historian." Everything relating to him or his 

 works possesses a peculiar interest at tbe present, 

 and though we devote consblcruMe porinm ol >>m 

 Space to il review of liis life and labors, we lliiuk 

 tbe lesson these convey will amply reword the 

 thoughtful reader. 



Wlt.LT.VM II. I'ltKSl'IVTT ll'il- 1 1 Ull ill Sail Hi M.I-- 



in 1790. His father was an able lawyer and judge, 

 and the son of that 1'rt-stott whose name isfuiever 

 associated with "Bunker Hill," as the fearless 

 leader of that brave baud who opened Ibe drama 

 of tbe Revolution sn gallantly on that t,i 

 Ilis father removed to Host on when be was but 12 



t of I 



Here 



tion, for which the in 

 noted, were faithful!) 



torian. In 1811, he 

 Cambridge, Uthous 

 the great afflii tion ed 

 graduated with n Iul 



l.'iiel lie ni^-lit have sn H 



practical men,) will rl,,.] little 





t many imperfections." Then 







f',(.n ( /;,/., and -mpfi-mU 













iiiipert'ri'liiuis — williuiit 





^ 1 "; u ;' 1 -;'" 1 ™- n 



'" '" "'"»<«■'" knowledge, at 



wheat ami the chaff— 



■hen selecting material for a 



book? We have severe 



oilier equally v<ilii-ibU bui-t» 



awaiting p to, 





highly t-omini'inlalory. No such history of the Now 

 Kuglaiul Con pn gal in i nil I sis has been written in our 

 country, important as siirli history would seem to ho to 

 New Bnglanden ami to Use world. This work wos 

 oompoai a bj a Qerman, ¥7. P. Demur, amply quallQed 

 by a great amount of documents, and undertaken at 

 the sugiT'-sli'in ,,f n,e eeleliruled Nfam.eb. The quali- 



f Mrs. 1 







Comast, wh< 



|.|.f"|i'.„. 





to 17-10, a great amount and variety ol 



nit. r,. i i,> ii,, Chriilii t nny eountry as well as lo the 



patriot of ourowui and the lover of liberty in ail lands, 



on account #( it* lunul.liiig Intluenec „n tbe civil rola- 



■i :. ..i the I. ailed Stelee. The reader 



will tlnd a rich treasure of knowledge in the work, and 



even American- will tee man] things clearly, of which 



Iherol beenonlj very dim conceptions, Thework 



is worthy or general eireulalion. The prefix lo the 



.'., -Ti,., New England Theocroey," 



hy Hie Iranslat.ir. ,.. „,,i, ,rn,„i,.e and surprising. Tin,' 

 il is Hi,- " l.rni eonslaiilK a[,|,ln-,i I,, U,., „,||i,,, r |, ]„,.,. lt 



tothe peculiar pollUeo-rellglogi lnjliiiiiu.ii- ,.f viia.ti 



In- treat' " In .let not inlojit it :is pari ot tin [Hie. The 



nason is obvious; ii kamttum*r. It wosnoteThe- 



ocraey more than is Ihc Episcopacy of England, or the 



■ . or the Greek Church of Russia; and 



1 ' " '■■'Us either of them ,i Throcrae] To 1 Hi B 



■I-- sound iikr B 

 '■■ '-'" ■' ■'! oi forgoUen. SoU hy Coue it Abahs.— c ». 



umanj mbjoels— has hecnr 

 the ].rcsenl a ver 



h eight 



, 1 



, di Ore 



and European medical skill. For two year* he 

 traveled over Europe, visiting England, France, 

 Germany and Iluly, consulting tbe host oculists 

 in London and Paris. Alas' all was useless, and 

 he returned once more to Ifoston in almost total 

 darkness. 



Hut his was no dc-pondim.; spirit, and with a 

 cheerful heart be resolved that tbe inner percep- 

 tion of bis mind should sutler no injury from the 

 darkening of the windows of his body. He deter- 

 mined to become a historian in tbe best scuse of the 

 term, and devoted himself, for ten years, to travel- 

 ing, studying models, cullivaling Ins taste and 

 sivli-, until he fell competent to the task. Then 

 ten more in musing among the rusty records of the 

 past for the materials <>f the lirst great work ofbis 

 life. 



The method of preparal ion and composition which 

 Mr. Pkescott adopted, and by which be was ena- 

 bled to overcome lus impaired \ ision, and to place 

 bis name in the very first rank of historical writers, 

 is thus described m tbe liostoti /.V.»,»,/ J'ri.in; mrt : 

 "He was exceedingly systematic in his mode of lire, 

 and devoted five hours out of tbe twenty-four to bis 

 historical labors. After breakfast he listened for 

 an hour to some light reading, a novel, poem, or 

 other entertaining book. He then walked for an 

 hour. At half-past ten o'clock bis secretary came 

 to bis study and remained till twelve o'clock. An- 

 other walk of an hour was then token, after which 

 he went to his study and remained another hour 

 nnd a half wilh his secretary. After dinner light 

 reading wos again resorted to, and nt six o'clock the 

 secretary returned oud remained until eight. This 

 routine of work and leisure was very rigidly ob- 

 served during the years devoted to the preparation 

 of his elaborate volumes. 



Mr.PHKScoTT'smodeofwrilingliistorywasthts:— 

 We will take, for example, bis lasl work, ' Philip 

 tbe Second,' Ho arranged in his study all the 

 books and manuscripts relating to that monarch. 

 Tbey numbered three or four hundred printed 

 volumes of nil sizes. There were also some twenty 

 thick folios of monuscripts— the libraries and book- 

 stores of all Western Europe, from Cadiz to Am- 

 sterdam, having been ransacked by agents, in search 

 of everything tbat could throw light on the history 

 ofPbilip tbe Second. Except dictionaries and other 

 works of reference, books not specially relating to 

 the subject in hand were excluded from the study. 



With his materials thus gathered about him, the 

 historian commenced bis work. The secretary first 

 read tbe only English history of the King nnd his 

 reign. Notes and observations were dictated as 

 they were suggested by the book. Having fresh- 

 ened bis recollections by bearing this volume read, 

 Mr. Prescott proceeded to examine tbe treasures he 

 bad collected. Each book was taken from the shelf 

 in lurns by tbe secretary, who read aloud its 

 its table of contents, and a few pages by way of 

 specimen of its style and character. Notes were 

 taken while this examination was going on, wbich 



".'..■ pi I'-.Tved t-u- I'ni ute reference. Of the llirei 

 o,- I'. .ui' bundled volume:*, a ^reat majority of coursi 

 pi oi ed worthless, being either merely- repetitions 



"i pilations, or translations of preceding au 



lltors, or else, if original, without authority. The 

 number of books of teal value would he thus reduc- 

 ed down, perhaps, to a hundred. 



Till huge folios of MSS. were next attacked. 

 These had been examined by a competent person, 

 who prepared a careful digest and bible of contents. 

 ii,. sccretarj read this, and notes were dictated ai 

 be preceded. Having thus, as it were, taken arj 

 account of stock, nnd ascertained the general cbar 

 acler of bis materials, they were next inspected ir 

 detail in tbe following manner:— The first cbaptei 

 ol Philip tbe Second contains an account of the nb 

 (lien tion nnd lust days of his father and predecessor, 

 Charles tbe Fifth. The secretary gathered round 

 him every volume, printed or MSS., which con 

 turned anything about the Inst named monarch 

 The books are in the English, French, Spanish, 

 Italian nnd Latin languages. Ono by one they 

 were read aloud, and copious notes were dictated 

 When everything that relnted to Charles the Fifth 

 bad ibus been perused and noted, the historian be- 

 gan to compose his work, or, more properly speok- 

 n il it -for Ibe process of composition bntl 

 ..! i ...u; -..■ been going on in his mind during these 

 preparatory labors. 



The apparatus used by Mr. Prkscott consisted of 

 a frame the size of a common sheet of letter paper, 

 wilh brass wires inserted to correspond with tbe 

 number of lines marked. Thin carbonated paper 

 was ii -..I, and instead of a pen tbe writer employed 

 a stylus with an agate point. Tbe great difficulty 

 iu the way of a person's writing in the ordinnry 

 manner, whose vision is impaired, arises from i 

 knowing when the ink is exhausted, and morco- 

 the lines will be run into one another. Both di 

 culties arc obviated by the simple arrangement j 

 described. Thepag'-^thus written by Mr. Piiescott 

 were copied hy the secretary, and rend, that 

 interlineations, alterations and amendments might 

 be made, as were needed. The materials for the 

 second chapter, on Ibe early life of Philip, 

 next taken up, and tbe same process repeated, until 

 the volume was ready far the printer. About si 

 years were devoted to the first two volumes c 

 Philip the Second, including the preparatory 



ltel.'iriiiu' to his home-life and sociability of feel 

 ing, a distinguished cotemporary, Mr. Dancuokt 

 states thit while bis history proved him to him 

 felt tbat he owed his time to the service of man 

 kind, evervthing about him marked him out to b( 

 the most beloved of companions, and the life, joy 

 ond pride of society. His personal appearance 

 pleasing, and won for him everywhere in advance 

 a welcome and favor. While he was high-spirited, 

 he was tender, geutle aud humane. His voice was 

 like music, and one could never bear enough of it. 

 His cheerfulness reached and animated all about 

 him. Hecould iudulne in playfulness, and could also 

 speak earnestly and profoundly ; but he knew not 

 how to be ungracious or pedantic. In truth, the 

 charms of bis conversation were unequaled, be so 

 united the rich stores of memory wilh the ease ol 

 one who is familiar with the world. 



But he has gone. " If it bad pleased Almighty 

 God," writes one who knew him, " to have permit- 

 ted us one word of farewell, we should doubtless 

 have heard him call to us, as wc can now only hail 

 In, ib'palled spirit, 



'Say not Rtrnd night — 



Dut in another clime bid me good 



The works of Mr. Piiescott comprise thirteen 

 volumes, and are noble monuments to Ins life ol 

 labor and study. With n knowledge of the facts 

 concerning their preparation, who will not say ull 

 honor to the memory of the man whose patient toil, 

 careful training, rare scholarship, and heroic de- 

 votion, produced the Histories of Ferdinand and 

 Isabella, tbe Conquests of Mexico and Pent, and 

 the Hcigu of Philip the Second ! 



In most quarrels there is a fault on b< 

 A quarrel may be compared to a spark, « 

 not be produced without a flinl os we 01 

 Cither of then, may hammer on wood forever, and 

 no fire will follow. 



Oivb a man brains and ncbes, and he is a king 



,., , without riches and he is a slave 



yive him riches without brains and he is a fool 



MECHANICS AND CLERKS, -THE WEST. 



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and u. ml. I Cm. ,i n..i, |„ 

 ui.uldb. I.I..K foineetwi I 

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"'7 thioue.i, v M ,.,„,. „„ h , M ,,,, 



oblige j „ 



Pclexbere,! R . 



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the -alisr.il !|.. i.a.nl. Ill,,,-, 



is a flourishing Stale, but, like all iilln 1 . ...n < .,,, 



ado, suflered more ,>r less from the bile commercial 

 cmbnrrassmont, which resulted in the stagnation 



of business of all kinds, (bind ■ 1 1.11,10, 11 Ii 



industrious nnd sober, 11.. a general thing, succeed 

 in earning n living in almoal any enterprising, go* 

 ahead place, and with economy, may accumulate ■ 

 little money. Cincinnati is one of the most flour- 

 ishing cities in the Union, but we have noticed in 

 our travels through the West, thai most of the 

 Western cities are flooded by tbe young men from 

 the East seeking employment as olerka. Once, in 

 Chicago, when met bonloaol all knuls were eagerly 

 sought by employers at very high wages, we became 

 acquainted with many young nun lii.tu this 11m! 



Hi.' Eastern States, who had been seeking employ- 

 ment in banks and stores for 11 y wnks. We 



would not advise our young friend, therefore, to go 

 West with the expectation of obtaining d profitable 

 clerkship immediately Hut, if he is determined 



to work his way up in the world by lione.-l nidosti v, 

 intelligence and perseverance, and will toko tbe 

 lirst thing thai offers, he will not, in the end, wo 

 think, regret the change. Our young men arc too 



impatient. They waul to c euce where their 



fathers left off— assume at once positions which 

 they attained only after years of faithful toil. This 

 ■ disi luraging, sod Is foci destroying, 

 many of our young men. Our advice is, com- 

 mence at the bottom of the ladder, and work your- 

 self up. Every step will prepare you for the next, 

 and when you reach a high position, you will be 

 able to stand there -vuii will have the *ati. faction 



of knowing thai \^« hare earned it, and all will 

 say you are worthy of ]t, 



A PLEA FOR DOGS.-NO. I. 



Toal 



.■ their in 



<■ i|.lal,Li,. 



Ik all ages and in oil climes, the dug has occu- 

 pied u conspicuous place among domestic animals. 

 He has sustained useful relations to man, iu every 

 quarter of the globe. In the suony tropics, as a 

 watchman aud failhful sentinel at night — on the 

 stormy and tempestuous Alps, as o merciful de- 

 liverer from peril and death— in the frigid zones of 

 tbe north, os a companion to transport bis master 

 in sledges over the frozen seas, and frost-bound 

 bills and glen3. It is true, the term "dog" has 

 been (and now is to some exlenij used as a term of 

 reproach, but it should be remembered, that this 

 Ciislom had its origin among a rode people, prover- 

 bial for their selfishness and hatred. 



Since, then, the C 1 enl Father bus em men tly shown 

 his love and regard for these "gentle dogs" in all 

 parts of his wide jurisdiction, they ought to imi- 

 late (hot mercy iu a kind and gentle- treatment of 

 tbe noble animal for which wo plead. 



The three letters tlmt compose the term, when 

 differently arranged, might serve us a gentle hint 

 never to maltrei.t. or anuoy tbe most faithful of all 

 domestic animals. 



CuvnArTEiusTic,.— The dog has noble qualities. 

 He is amiable and affectionate. Said a gentleman 

 once, on being urged to part with bis dog — "I can 

 make up my mind to dispose ol every inch of him, 

 except Hint kind wag of his tail— money can never 

 buy that, sir." He is very sensitive to kind or 

 severe treatment. No animal is more appreciative 

 of a smile and kind word from his master, as his 

 antic and playful gestures so often indicate. When 

 petted and caressed, his noble face kindles with 

 joy, and he opens his mouth in luugbter and 

 gladness. 



Sensitiveness to Aocse.— On the otber bond, 

 bow sensitive to harsh words and cold treatment— 

 his countenance changes to sadness— bis pert cars 

 bang down, as if to shut off the cruel sounds, bis 

 head droops in sorrow, and his eloquent tail is 

 silent and seeks to bide itself out of sight headed 

 with reproach he moves slowly away from bis per- 

 secutor, his spirit thrust through as with a rapier, 

 his heart wrung with anguish, and what renders 

 his case more pitiful, he is, perhaps, utterly uncon- 

 scious of committing any offense. s. n. n. 



THE FAST "SOLON." 



Ove thing w loch I do uol like to see is the spirit 

 of the letter 01 -Solon." I think it is very evi- 

 dent thul he is a fast young man, hut I see no pro- 

 priety in bragging of it. I should think ho would 

 hlu-h with shame, when he writes such things as 

 a(l . io his Idler, I think he has done one thing 

 ifbich will asiomsh the coutitiy people, although I 



don't think it is very nice, i. ■ >>, « ./,,,„ ,, „!,:■<,! hi., 



It takes just such fast young men to make labor- 

 ers in the service of tbe State. And "SOLOS" 

 will be very likely to terminate bis career in 

 \ni.iiiii or Sing Sing. 1 hope " Unole Jin 1 trill 

 keep him straight, and give bun a thrashing once 



W.,1 1 r. y hroo-hout lih- be Op 10 the height 



.1 i.mi (.-niiirv -always in tbe prime of man 3 

 reason— without crudeness, and » itbout decline— 

 live habitually, while young, with persona older, 

 and when old/with pei ,ous younger (ban yourself. 



