MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
/p "X y* a 4 1 a w a | teach the art of reading unless he could 
V 11 -V li i X U H ii X ♦ read, to say the least. Why then should 
such persons be less scrupulous in making 
BY L. WETHERELL. r , 
.. ■■■■ an engagement which, if fulfilled, will de- 
A Family of Many Tongues.— A correspon- volve upon them what they are just as in¬ 
dent of the New York Independent relates the fol- . , , , . 
lnwinor intArp.ctincr and miriotis facts concerninsr the competent to do, as to teach the art ofread- 
BY L. WETHERELL. 
ijfrttil). 
FAST EATING. 
a f amily of many 10 NGUES.-A correspon- voive upon tnem what they are just as in- A WIUTE[l in a j abe number 0 f the Phre- 
dent of the New York Independent relates the fol- . . , , . . , .1 , e , . . T , . r 
lowing interesting and curious facts concerning the competent to do, as to teach the art of read- nological Journal, upon the aplication of 
the family of the Pastor of the First Congregation- ing, without first having learned to read ? epicurean philosophy, concludes as follows : 
al Church in Abmgton. It will be seen by the \fav not this state of societv he attributed “Sometimes when I see men bolting 
article that the fam v s pre-eminently endowed iVia ) not tills state OI society oe aunouicu , , T , 
with •• the gift of tongues.’’ ' in part to the too prevalent doctrine that i t d °” a U e " food f such ho f hastc 1 f f‘ 
“ Some weeks since I visited the family of a . . , 4 Q . . . , , like exclaiming, what a pity, that man, who 
Pastor, and member of the Massachusetts Legis- 18 ^ ie dut T ^hc ^tate t0 educate u, QU g b j. to he tb e w isest u f God’s creatures, 
lature, Rev. J. W. Ward, of Abington. In this children ot the citizens of the State? — should thus violate every dictate of wisdom 
family there are five children, who have been ^ i. . • , • , • , , . .. . , 
motherless seven years. The four eldest, three 0ur motto 1S > Press home to the mmd in ’ and or g anic law > and P OISOn hls s y stem b y 
sons and a daughter, between the ages of nine and dividual duty and responsibility to the last suffering, until he becomes a poor, broken- 
degree-then, after all has been done that h ^ e f 6ufferint , s teach vou 
Bible, one son from the Hebrew, the daughter of can be done, if there still remains a neces- , , , J< \ U P , ie , Sent . SU “ cr,n g s teach 
twelve years from the Latin, another son from the • , ’ . , . , how to eat in future ; or if you are too idi- 
Greek, and the youngest, nine years of age, from SIt y ^ or something more to be done, let ex- odc to learn, sin and suffer on, and be mis- 
the Hebrew. They will give readily free and cor- traneous aid come to supply the deficiency, erable still ; and let it be forever remember- 
rcct transkuons of the most difficult passages in individual care and responsibility will be ed that no man does or can suffer, until, or 
Their varied knowledge is astonishing. They relaxed, just in proportion as extraneous aid uniess ne Jias sinned, 
seem to be eqully at home in solving difficult prob- 1 o * ♦ u *- ‘ But/ it is objected, 1 1 have tried my ut- 
lemG in maihemaiics, and discussing the docuiiies &*"* ’“’ helhei - m0 st to refrain from fast eating, and find 
of religious sects, as well as in giving the locality mg in the organic capacity of State or town, mvse ]f unable to do so ’ Then trv the rule 
coumry !' 1 °The^fa^ wle l |n- must take care that in doing what seems involved in this article. You mistake, by 
structo'r, and has trained them to be particularly to be acts of benevolence toward its less supposing that you are to restrain this gor- 
useful in the garden and kitchen, independent of fortunate mem bers, it does not increase and mandizing propensity by force of will. You 
servants and cheerful and soc.al in an unusual de- take the wrong means. This so desirable 
gree in the family circle. perpetuate the evil w hose existence is eles- . . , 0 . , . . 
]f there is a family exhibiting such propriety, j f undermine the foundation of oood eiK 1S t0 attal . ne( *’ ® rst> ^Y dismissing 
intelligence, and genius, or a father more devoted " " s all thoughts of business from your mind, 
gree in the family circle. 
If there is a family exhibiting such propriety, 
intelligence, and genius, or a father more devoted 
to the welfare of his children, an interview would government and all that makes life desira- wbe n you sit down at the table, sitting down 
compensate for a long journey. Governor H'er- ]} eeds 0 f benevolence, as well as acts just to enjoy the luxury of the present hour, 
pit rears sinre. in 11s message, mentioned the ’ J . . J J J t > 
ett, years since, in his message, mentioned the ’ .... . - 
4 Learned Blacksmith,’ Burritt, as an example of charity, should be so administered as to dismissing every thing else—put yourseli 
to the youth of the State and 1 am sure the boy reHeve thg distressed) and in waytoen . ^ a calm state, and stopping short, eat not 
and girl in this fanuh, who when under ten years ... a mouthful until your flurried fever has 
of age, had conquered three languages, and in ad- courage idleness and Viciousness. cooled down 
dition, are exact and generally intelligent, are more__ _ _ ' . 
worthy of mention and imitation.” THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE Y ou do not teed your horses when in a 
We have often urged in the columns of - ' pe™d of excitement-then why feed your- 
„.. ( ,U. ,„i„ The indefinite article an or a is often self when over excited, either by business 
the RoitAL, that parents are the best edu- - - or muscular labor? Cool off first, if it 
dition, are exact and generally intelligent, are more 
worthy of mention and imitation.” 
YVe have often urged in the columns of 
the Rural, that parents are the best edu- 
THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE. 
cators of their own children. We couid improperly employed by writers and speak- W;' th^be^ >taK„g 
not ask for a better exemplification of cn? '. ls rom 1 R axon woid ane, sig- smad mou thfuls, the size only of a bean or 
the truth and practicability of this doctrine ni ^' n § one ' " ~ _ chestnut, and, smacking your lips over the 
than the family of Rev J W Ward_ ^ 11 sbou ^ d be written a before all words flavor, and tasting how good it is, and stop- 
“The father has been almost the sole hi- beginning with a consonant sound, as for “/S-TodThl^if keif ,W off 
structor” of his children. He has taught oxnmpioi-Oive himo-book—why did you your min J from J0ur bu si ne ss haste, where- 
them the art and practice of kitchen and ^ u< lim suc 1 n onf ' not suc 1 an one ’ <iS as, if you sit down in your hurried state of 
garden labor, as well as the art and science sorae Wldte and s P ea ^! « ewe lamb a. yew m j nd and do no t d i re ct your attention to 
of language and mathematics. Here is a tree ~« useful plant—a youth—a unit-a flavor, no earthly power can prevent your 
family educated religiously, morally, intel- urdon a Unitarian a Eluropean produc- eating too fast. 
lectuallv and nhvsicallv bv the father in his tI0n n °t an European—not an unit—not Ih ! s rule 1Iladv ertantly, but effectually 
JectualU ana pnysicdliy, 0} tnc Mtner in nis contains another, to prevent over eating, 
own house—and he too, a minister, and ' an >’ ew tree > nor «« useful name ] y : _Stop eating as soon 88 your food 
sometimes a legislator. pant, &c. Reason why w and y are has lost its rich, tine, luscious flavor— that 
Now there is no doubt that he is a bet- consonants > when used at the beginning is, as soon as you have to coax appetite, by 
ter legislator, and a better minister, for be- of a WOrd ’ and bec * use a ’ for the sake of P utt J n g. on ” ch . g ravies > condiments, &c - 
ing a yood father. He that is faithful in e»pho»Jt, » to be «»e4 before the conso- ? ll J ll J* ^h 
- , ,. „ ... uant, so it should be employed before the d cb f. habit °t eating pastries, pies, rich 
the things that pertain to himself and his , , , , puddings, &c. Lastly—always begin your 
own family and household, will be a good consonant sound, though the word may be- raea , 0 “ lhe dai „ tiest „ rticl ^. partly be- 
steward in the manifold affairs of others gln wllh a vowe1 ’ therefore ’ In enunciating cause , after appet’te has been once sated, 
when entrusted to him. How many preach- the word one the consonant sound of is to rekindle it by rich food is doubly bad; 
00 _ ii QC oe oo drst beard—none will plead for writing an iirst on account of the food; and secondly 
ere as well as layman plead as an excuse i k beC ause of its being eaten when the stem- 
for neglecting their own families, that t’.eir ’ b ■ ' ‘J* ach is already overloaded; a remark which 
peculiar vocation absorbs all their time.— wn e ’ an one ■ ien 0 nas 1 ' OW(d must strike the common sense of every one, 
Have such persons thought that, if this re- sound > as word oak, an should be w h 0 has this scarce article, at least an arti- 
ally be so, it is their duty 7 to withdraw im- used « as an oa b- dc, seldom brought to the table. 
mediately from that calling, no matter what wdb words beginning with u, whose CARE OF THE SIGHT 
it may be, that makes the person engaged brs t sound heard in pronouncing them, is - 
in it “ worse than an infidel.” “ Every tbe consonant y, a should be employed, as An excess of gilding, or, indee ’, of any 
man ” savs Cicero a heathen writer a European will visit Rome in company shining or white articles, in rooms, ought 
“should take care of his own familv ” * with a Yorker. The y is as distinctly enun- to be caret ully avoided. Dress, also, it can- 
itst ~:,l, i:;:: a; :t-i -> r - a 
“ should take care of his own family.”— 
Says Tacitus, “ Nature dictates, that to ev- 
ciated in pronouncing European as in Yor- 
ery one his own children and relatives should ker> writes an \ orker, &c. ? g 00 j C y Cg h ave been permanently weaken- 
be most dear.” Thus agree the testimonies should be used befoie the vowel (. d b y the apparently innocent custom of 
of both the paoan world and the inspired sound and before tbe silent h, as an /iumble wearing a veil, the constant shifting of 
word of God. ° Tjet such as are excusing and a contrite heart, for the same reason which affects the eyes so prejudicially in 
themselves for neglecting, personally, their that ™ should be wntten be!ore um I )lre ’ [he ve” s vteraUonMhat I hav^known no°t 
children’s education, ponder well the mat- instcad of > a um P* re - a f ew young ladies who have brought on 
ter—for it may be that your excuse will not Such blemishes of language as arise from great visual debility by this alone. Again, 
in the end prove valid. tbe improper use of the indefinite article, tight clothing is manifestly hurtful to the 
“But ” says an objector, “it is not every ma y> with little Mention, be entirely re- sight; too copious a flow of humors being 
father that has the DroDer Qualifications to moved - Remember the rule. An is to be thereby induced to the head; for it needs 
lamer mat nas me proper qualifications to , , , . not to be demonstrated, that the effective 
educate and instruct his own family as used before the vowel sound, and a before state of the eyeg j ike every other part 0 f 
Rev. Mr. YVard has done.” Admitted. The ^ be consonan l sound, no matter what letter body, depends on a free circulation of 
inquiry then suggests itself, Is every father begins the word, in either case it is (he blood, which cannot take place when the 
doing according 5 to the best of his ability, sound that is to g uide in this as in al] q aes ‘ bod ? is t( ?° buttoned. 
. f, . ° , 0 Tf , „ tions of eunhonv Mere bashfulness without merit is awk- 
what he can in this work? If so. and all uo ° eupnony. , _ _ , ^ . 
what he can in this work? If so, and all uons « eiipnoiiy. _; ^ ^ merit without modesty inso]ent 
that he can do now is the result of having GRAMMAR IN RHYME. But modest merit has a double claim to ac- 
improved faithfully every opportunity which - ceptance, and generally meets with as many 
was calculated to fit and furnish him for 1- Are'Articles— a^In^ andTHE*** patrons as beholders. 
discharging the responsibilities which now 2. A Noun’, the name of any thing, DISADVANTAGES OF CIVILIZATION. 
devolve upon him, in consequence of his As school, or garden, hoop, or swing. - 
having voluntarily taken upon himself the 3. Adjectives ten the kind of noun-. The civilized man has built a coach, but 
care and training of a family, then will be As GREAT ’ SMALL > p *etty, white, or brown. has lost the use of his feet. He is support- 
required of him according to what he hath 4 ‘ In8tead of Nouns the Pronouns 8land ~ ed on c ™ tGhe8 > but loses so much support 
j ° Her head, ms face, your arm, my hand. ot muscle. He has got a fine Geneva 
and not what he hath not. If he have not the 5 Verbg te „ of *j mething being done _ watch, but has lost the skill to tell the hour 
ability of a YVard, neither will be required To read, write, count, sing, jump, or run. by the sun. A Greenwich nautical alma- 
ofhim what a YVard hath done, to the full e. how things are done the Adverbs teii; nac he has, and so being sure of the infor- 
measure. Because one father cannot do As, slowly, quickly, ill, or well. mation when he wants it, the man in the 
for his children as much as another father 7 . Conjunctions join the words together; street does not know a star in the sky.— 
, . .. j .rn xi x xi x- As, men and women, wind ok weather. The solstice he does not observe ; the equi- 
is doing, it does not follow that the former , ,_ „„ ..... „ , , . , :^ , 
, * . j , . ... 8. The Preposition stands before QQx he knows as little, and the bright cal- 
has nothing to do, but, rather, that he should a Noun-, as in or through a door. endar of the year is without a dial in his 
exert himself to the utmost he can, and to The interjection shows surprise; mind. His note books impair his memory; 
do it as well as he can. As, oh! how pretty; ahi how wise. his libraries overload his wit; the insurance 
If the incalculable resnonsibilitv of train- The whole are called Nine Parts of Speech, office increases the number of accidents; 
i„ r ud a familv of children were more fre- Whic " Wrt “" 8 - Sf °‘ ki " e ' K * ch ' and j 1 be " q 11681 ' 0 " whether we ^ 
° , j , . , ---- not lost by refinement some energy; by a 
quently urged upon the minds of the He who spends his life in accumulating Christianity entrenched in establishments 
young, they would be more likely either to knowledge which is never adapted to the and forms, some vigor of wild virtue. For 
fit themselves to do this well, or else to de- wan ^ 6 society, is a literary miser. His every stoic was a stoic; but in Christendom 
nv themselves the “ pleasures ” (if such g a ’ n *”S s bear no interest, and he defrauds where is the Christian.— R. W. Emerson. 
• , . . ,, , -vr , v mankind of their just due. ---—— - 
there be) ot wedlock. Dio lionest man. m e , 
’ a ■ ■ ~~— — — --- T° i° rm a healthy man, in both body 
whether young or advanced m life, would b est thoughts are ever swiftest wing- and mind, physical and mental education 
for a moment think of engaging himself to ed, the duller lag behind. should be combined. 
Mere bashfulness without merit is awk- 
! ward, and merit without modesty insolent 
But modest merit has a double claim to ac¬ 
ceptance, and generally meets with as many 
patrons as beholders. 
DISADVANTAGES OF CIVILIZATION. 
The civilized man has built a coach, but 
has lost the use of his feet. He is support¬ 
ed on crutches, but loses so much support 
of muscle. He has got a fine Geneva 
watch, hut has lost the skill to tell the hour 
by the sun. A Greenwich nautical alma¬ 
nac he has, and so being sure of the infor¬ 
mation when he wants it, the man in the 
street does not know a star in the sky.— 
The solstice he does not observe; the equi¬ 
nox he knows as little; and the bright cal¬ 
endar of the year is without a dial in his 
mind. His note books impair his memory; 
his libraries overload his wit; the insurance 
office increases the number of accidents; 
and it may be a question whether we have 
To form a healthy man, in both body 
and mind, physical and mental education 
should be combined. 
AUGUST CRICKET.—.(Ecanthus nivens.) 
The August cricket or Fall cricket, as it 
is often called, begins to be heard here, 
generally, about the last of July, though 
sometimes not until the first week in Au¬ 
gust, and remains until the severe frosts of 
Autumn, when his evening serenades are 
no longer heard. 
The male, which is the musician, is of a 
greenish white. His body is about half an 
inch in length. 
The name of this delicate species of the 
cricket tribe, indicates the place of his abode, 
which is among the leaves and flowers of 
plants. A sweet home he has, and no less 
sweet is the music which he furnishes 
night after night for at least one-fourth of 
the year. 
As the first notes of the peeping frog 
remind one of spring, so does the shrilling 
of the flower-loving and abiding cricket, 
bring to the contemplative mind, the first 
notes of the year’s departing dirge. The 
lover of Nature, whether he walks, or sits, 
or reclines, is deeply impressed as the sweet 
and plaintive music of this nocturnal per¬ 
former falls upon the ear, reminding him 
that his earthly course, like that of the sea¬ 
son, is soon to terminate. 
Thus may all, who will, listen to the voice 
of Nature, which is, as it were, the echo of 
the voice of Him who is the Maker of the 
insect, and the Redeemer of fallen man, 
and there learn wisdom, and get under¬ 
standing. “ The heavens declare the glory 
of God, and the expanse showeth his han¬ 
diwork ; day unto day uttereth speech, and 
night unto night showeth knowledge.”— 
There are none but the sluggard and the 
brutish man, who do not both see the beau¬ 
ty and hear the echoes of the universe. 
w T . 
A ROBIN STORY. 
This incident occurred in the garden of 
Mr. John Bromham, which is a large one, 
reaching from his house in Olive street, 
over to YVarren street YVhile he was at 
tending to some part of it, near his house, 
a robin flew about him, apparently in great 
excitement. He took but little notice of it 
at first; but the bird persevered in every 
effort to attract attention, and was soon suc¬ 
cessful. Mr. B. remembered that there 
was a robin’s nest in a tree at the end of 
the garden, thought there might be some 
trouble there, and started in that direction. 
The bird accompanied him, keeping close 
by his side and chattering violently all the 
way. On approaching the nest he found 
the female bird equally agitated, and on 
taking deliberate observation, discovered a 
very young robin sitting on the high fence, 
and a cat below intently watching it, and 
ready to pounce upon it on the failure of its 
attempts to reach the tree. 
Mr. Bromham drove away the cat, when 
the two birds instantly came to the assist¬ 
ance of their young one, encouraged it to 
try its new fledged wings for the tree which 
it did, and safely reached its nest, to the 
great apparent delight of the whole feath¬ 
ered family. The bird had seen enough of 
Mr. B. to kijow that he would not injure it 
or its progeny—it knew that he could pro¬ 
tect them, and knew how to attract his at¬ 
tention and lead him to the scene of dan¬ 
ger— and it knew that it would not be safe 
for it to encourage its young one to make 
any effort to reach the tree, while the dread¬ 
ed enemy was below, ready to pounce upon 
it, in case of its failure. Is not all this 
very near akin to human reason ?—New 
Haven Pal. 
A WOLF STORY. 
“Court of Lucknow, Hindostan, India, 
Oct. 3, 1850. I must now tell you about 
a poor boy, who was found in a wolf’s den, 
with a wolf and three whelps. YY r hen dug 
into by some of my troopers, they all fled 
together, and the boy ran so fast on all 
fours, that he outstripped the whelps, and 
was with difficulty taken by a mounted 
trooper. The mother of the whelps had 
carried him off some years before, and 
brought him up as her own offspring in her 
den. I have more instances of the same 
kind. Yesterday was brought to me what 
they call 1 a wild man of the woods,’ sent 
by the King of Oude. He was caught 25 
years ago in a jungle in the woods, when 
about 18 years age. He had been brought 
up by a wolf, but she died, and was taken 
in a starving state by a hermit, who wean¬ 
ed him from eating raw flesh. One of the 
king’s soldiers got him from the hermit and 
presented him to the king. It was many 
years before he could be made to wear clo¬ 
thing, and even now he dislikes the society 
of men. He speaks only in reply to ques¬ 
tions, and then it is with difficulty that he is 
understood.” 
THE SABBATH EVE. 
Saiibath liours! they come and go, 
Like the summer streamle t’s flow. 
Bringing to the waste relief, 
Beautiful, but O, too brief; 
Sparkling in the golden ray, 
Iris-colored,—then away! 
Yet fertility is seen 
Fresher, where the stream hath been. 
Sabbath hours! ye come between, 
Like an islet’s emerald green, 
Rising o’er life’s stormy sea. 
Where its weary ones may flee; 
Catching, from its tide-washed strand, 
Visions of their father-land, 
Till they deem the soft winds come, 
Breathing melodies from home. 
May the Sabbath ever be 
Harbinger of good to me! 
Calling up my soul from earth,— 
Fixing it on things of worth. 
Swiftly do its sunbeams fly 
O’er this changing wintry sky; 
And in heaven’s sabbatic bovvers, 
I shall praise Thee for these hours. 
LABOR AND PRAYER. 
Adam had tilled the ground and made 
unto himself a garden full of trees and 
plants. The ears of his ripe corn-field wa¬ 
vered in the light of the setting sun, and 
his trees were covered with blossoms and 
with fruit. The father of mankind, with 
Eve his wife, and their children reclined on 
a hill, and contemplated the beauties of the 
field and the glory of the sunset. The 
cherub who guarded Eden nowstood among 
them, without his flaming sword, and his 
countenance was mild and friendly. And 
he spake unto them, and said—“ Behold, 
the fruits of the earth no longer spring 
forth of themselves as in time past, but ye 
must labor in the sweat of your brow, in 
order to gain your daily bread. But after 
toil ye enjoy the reward of your industry, 
and the full ripe ears present a pleasant 
sight The merciful Jehovah has provided 
you with the means of creating an Eden 
for yourselves.” “ Of a truth,” said Adam, 
“ his goodness is very great even when he 
chasteneth. But Jehovah was formerly 
nearer to us, and blessed us, and caused his 
face to shine upon us—what have we to 
compensate for this ?” “ Prayer!” answer¬ 
ed the cherub. “ By labor he bestows up¬ 
on you earthly gifts, by prayer, heavenly 
blessings.” Then Adam, with Eve his 
wife, and their children, lifted up their faces, 
and thanked God and prayed, and his eye 
glistened, and his countenance shone, and 
he said—“ The Lord is gracious, and his 
mercy endureth forever!” 
THE PAST, THE PRESENT, THE FUTURE 
Who can fathom the depth of meaning 
these words convey? Through the varied 
and intricate walks of life, surrounded I>y 
temptations, rich in splendor and beautiful 
in form, yielding to the siren voice, allure¬ 
ment, we heed not the admonitions of the 
past, or apply the lesson they have taught, 
to the dangers of the present. The past 
we look at only to remember what it lias 
been, contemplating pleasures enjoyed or 
sorrows endured, as something once ours, 
now lost to possession, gone forever, half 
forgotten, concealed by “oblivion’s veil.” 
The present—heeded not, but amid the 
hopes, the imaginings, the anticipations of 
the future, its value is not estimated, its 
worth remains unknown. 
But the future may never come—it is a 
blank upon its page; the purity attached to 
truth must stamp the seal, ere we can sully 
its virginity or call it ours. 
O wherefore do we wish to live? • 
Whnl charm hath earth away to give? 
Probation’s days nre few in years, 
’Mid suffering, trouble, pain and tears. 
The past has gone—the present come, 
Our course tl.ro’ life is quickly run; 
Then freed from earth in heaven wc find, 
Worthless was all we left behind. 
A UNIVERSAL MORAL PANACEA. 
An exchange proposes the following rem¬ 
edy for the ills of the flesh and the spirit, 
composed of leaves, plants, and roots, which 
if taken without a wry face, will make aay 
man respectable and happy:— 
Leave off Drinking. 
Leave off Smoking. 
Leave off Chewing. 
Leave off Snuffing. 
Leave off Swearing. 
Leave the girls alone. 
Plant your pleasures in the home circle. 
Plant your business in sorae honorable 
employment. 
Plant your faith in truth. 
Plant your habits in industry. 
Root your feelings in benevolence. 
Root your affections in God. 
For directions, see the Holy Scriptures, 
and beware of counterfeit creeds and quack 
theologians. 
True charity consists in the performance 
of every duty of life, from the love of justice 
with judgement. 
Get not your friends by bare compli¬ 
ments, but by giving the sensible tokens of 
your love. 
In divine account, a man knows no more 
than he doeth. 
