MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
flisttlliuuflits. 
TUB AGED COUPLE. 
Toqethkk we have traversed them 
The days of good and ill; 
And yet, like sun-light on a gem, 
Those days seem dawning still. 
Then to my ark, ob, gentle dove. 
Thy branch of promise bring, 
And scatter thoughts of home and love 
From thy unfolded wing. 
Together from love’s cup of rose 
We drank, in life's sweet spring; 
Inspired by thee, at life’s dull close, 
My soul shall plume its wing, 
What though our days of youth are o’er, 
And youthful joys are flown I 
Thy tears, like dew-drops on the flower. 
Still mingle with my own. 
was highly educated, with just enough of the a government of eight or nine directors, with 
German accent in her conversation to enhance power to choose their successors. They have a 
the effect of a sweet musical voice, and a pe- hotel strictly for the accommodation of stran- 
culiarly pleasant and animated countenance.— gets, where they refuse to allow them to remain 
I confess to a feeling of sadness in the idea, more than two or three days, giving as a rea- 
tliat, one so gifted in all that constitutes the son, ‘that they are getting old, and do not 
true woman, as she appeared to be, should wish to be disturbed by visitors; that money 
doom herself to perpetual celibacy. I shall to them is no object, and they desire to spend 
never forget the pleasing grace with which she the remainder of their lives in peace and quiet- 
donned her coarse straw hat, and led us to all ness.’ ” 
the places of interest, and kindly explained The community formerly met with heavy 
their plans and arrangements. She dressed in losses, by the failure of banks, and various 
the homespun linsey in which all the females other causes, which has no doubt rendered 
were clad, yet on her person it lost the coarse- them extremely cautious, hence the accumular 
ness of its texture, and the overstrained plain- tion of specie mentioned above, 
ness of its form. Early spring flowers are always to me 
The village is abundantly supplied with wa- doubly sweet and beautiful, for the pleasant 
ter, which is raised from the river by steam memories they bring of that visit to the 
power. At the corners, where the streets cross “ Rappites. 
THE LOFTY AND THE LOWLY. 
The Washington Union indulges in the fol- 
dering vegetation a week earlier in spring, than 
in many other contiguous localities. This 
domain was laid out and fenced in the neatest 
manner, and under a high state of cultivation. 
-* power. At the corners, where the streets cross itappites. 
[Written for tho Rural New-Yorker.) each other, are placed large tanks into which *’ ’ * *"*" 
REMINISCENCE OF ECONOMY, Pa, the limpid stream is constantly flowing, impart- TliE L0H1 AND THE L0VL\. 
THE HOME OFJTHE rappites. ing a sensation of Oriental luxury to the quiet TnR Wa9hington Union indulges in the fol- 
BY MRS. M. w. H. scene-for though a village, such a stillness 1(mi gensibl(J remarks; 
w u , —T ni . . pervaded the place, that to this day I instinct- Who ig he> no matter how exalte(1 his posi- 
On the left bank of the Ohio river, as yon ively hush my breathing when I think of that t i on> w h 0 lias no relatives in the humblest?— 
ascend from Wheeling to Pittsburg, about 14 bubbling water, as it fell into the crystal pools. The writer has himself seen members of the 
miles below the latter place, stands Economy, They had a museum of choice curiosities immediate families of two Presidents of this 
the home of a community of Germans called V ery nicely arranged, under the care of the Republic toiling tor their support in the sever- 
Itappites, from the name of Rapp, its founder, general Agent, who was likewise Physician to man hl^occupiUd^he* White P House who has 
At the time of my visit to this interesting the community. A more finished gentleman in not been aware that many of its kindred, unless 
place and people, fourteen years ago, the corn- exterior, is not often to be fact. I hope I shall relieved by himself, were reckoned among the 
munity numbered about five bundled individ- be forgiven for creating in my mind a little ro- poor if not the honest of the land? I lie only 
uals, many of them then in the decline of life, mance, in which he and my young friend were brother f Clay was a cabinet maker; Webster, 
- i-iii i j ’ , , 4 > . , , the giant of statesmen, and the ornament of his 
a few young and middle aged, and here and to be actors, when the Patriarch should COU ntry, had a brother-in-law who never learn- 
there a child. rest with his fathers. But, alas for the base- ed to read until after completing the period of 
Ascending a flight of nearly a hundred steps ]ggg fabric! if living, they are doubtless still three-score and ten, and a majority of the first 
from the river, you find yourself on a level of following the parallel paths of their destiny.— statesmen ot the present time are the energetic 
hundreds of luxuriant acres reaching back to His labors as physician, must have been slight, ‘elett (llUUfneve^blush fo^kr 
the foot of a broad range of lulls that shelter ag they had never lost more than three or four it) W as discovered in his younger days in the 
it from bleak winds and blighting frosts, ren- of their number in any one year. pursuit of knowledge under difficulties—the did¬ 
dering vegetation a week earlier in spring, than jn their museum I saw a painting of “Moses cullies of poverty—though they presented to 
in many other contiguous localities. This j Q the Mount, receiving the Law.” Its size, if him bu j; sIi ° ht impediments on the road to 
domain was laid out and fenced in the neatest m y memory serves me correctly, was about ten 10 10 V _J__ 
manner, and under a high state of cultivation. f eet by twelve. It was painted iu the room Xo Place Like Home.—“ Tick out,” writes 
The village is near the river, and is laid out where it stood, by the same unfortunate Ger- Mr. 'Wallace, the naturalist, who has just spent 
with wide streets at right angles; the houses man artist who executed the fine copies of four years in collecting specimens on the banks 
are built of wood, uniform in appearance, two “The Last Supper,” and “Christ healing the ot . tbe Amazon, “pick out the loveliest spots 
. , . ’ , , , , , V , , „ . , r , where the most gorgeous flowers of the tropics 
stones high, with the ends standing towards Sick, which adorned the walls in Mr. Rapps expan d their glowing petals, and for every 
the streets. There is a vegetable and flower dwelling. This artist was a long time chari- scene of this kind we may find another at home 
garden to every house, which is cultivated prin- tably employed on these paintings. As the eye of equal beauty, and with an equal amount of 
icpallyby the females of the family, which con- first rested on the picture, each figure in the brilliant color. Look at a field of buttercups 
...... , n i -kt , ..... .. ° and daisies—a hill-side covered with gorse and 
sists of a certain number of each sex. No mar- vast multitude surrounding the toot of the broom —a mountain rich with purple heather 
riagesare allowed among them. Each individu- Mount, seemed to stand out in such relief, that _ or a forest-glade azure with a carpet of wild 
al is interested in, and owns a share of the prop- one could scarcely for the moment, resist the hyacinths, and they will bear comparison with 
erty. The work for the whole establishment idea that he was himself one of the great as- a,i y sceuo the tropics can produce. I have 
was so divided and apportioned that none need semblage, and involuntary expect to see Moses llcver secn more S lori £ us tban ai j old 
. , , , , L ... T , ... „ v - ’ . , / * crab-tree in full blossom; and the horse chest- 
to labor very hard. Every thing I found had actually descend from the Mount. m , t [j| }U . and lafov-rvirv. wUi vie with the 
be 6 li arranged with direct reference to comfort, They have a church, a respectable edifice in choicest tropical trees and shrubs. In the 
independence, utility and economy. They have point of size, but with an exterior not quite in tropical w ate is are no more beautiful plants 
an established principle, not to icear anything keeping with the rigid plainness of the prevailing than^our white and yellow water-lilies, our iris, 
they cannot produce among themselves, import- style of buildings. Their religion is said to be an Peering r usi. _ 
ing as little as possible, aud exporting all they Lutheran—but I presume there are some pecu- 
do not need. They have various manufactures, liarities pertaining to their worship, not observ- YcaUe™ with The 
that lor wool being supplied from their own ed by Lutherans generally. Jhey do not ad- m g m o r y of men without distinction as to merit 
flocks. They had made considerable advances mit strangers to witness their devotions, but it 0 f perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder 
in the manufacture of silks, having looms em- being “Good Friday,” I had an opportunity of of the pyramids? Herostratus lives that burnt 
ployed in weaving various kinds of silks, rib- seeing the different families go to dhurch. The the temple ot Diana; he is almost lost that 
bons, satins, velvets, &c. The streets were females all wore linsey skirts of a dark color, Adrians h«foS thaTof himself.- 
lined with white mulberry trees, which not only black jackets or vpencers, a white handkerchief j n va ; u we compute our felicities by the advan- 
afforded early food tor the silk-worms, but gave or rutile around the neck, and a high stiff- tage of our good names, since bad ones have 
beauty and shade to the quiet scene. crowned black cap of peculiar form, that gave equal durations; and Thirskes is likely to live 
The Hotel, which was designed for a home the wearer a very singular appearance. They lis long as Agamemnon, without the tavoi ot 
to strangers visiting their place, was kept by walked separate from the males, with eyes bent bAer astin Q register. .... ^ 
four females and two men. The parlor was on the grouud, the hands crossed in a particu- 1. . 
furnished with a piano, and the floors through- for manner, with a solemn measured pace, that vdt I I'll!, — (DUdu E 1111 li viTtlll ♦ 
out the house, covered with nice clean rag car- gave them to my mind, the appearance of - 
pets; beds, dressed with the whitest home-spun mutes in a funeral procession, of which we fre- Charles Lamb sat next to some chattering 
linen, and all the appliances kept in the neatest quently have pictures. woman at dinner;, observing lie didnt attend 
CVjfl> V 4 t '7T& j i tions. I wish to know if he possesses a kind, 
sucics mmxm ItllL 1 generous, and noble disposition — whether he 
L has been generous, kind and accommodating 
conducted by a _E. his mother and sisters, tnus tar through life, 
. .. —whether he spends the eveniugs and leisure 
[For the Rural New-Yorker.] hours at home, or at the tavern, the stoic, or 
LINES, the blacksmith shop,— whether he is a regular 
to lizzie, on her wedding-day. attendant at church on the Sabbath, or spends 
that day iu hunting, fishing or playing cards,— 
BY MRS. M. WEBSTER HUDNUTT. . ,. , ° ° 1 J n 1 
-whether he uses tobacco, or alcoholic drinks, 
Lizzie, are you happy now ? for their perfume is very annoying to me, and 
T . r , , , it would make home a punnitorv to live 
Flits no shade across your brow, . 1 11 vc 
As the past’s dead forms arise? amongst thosejioxious fumes. Lastly, but not 
Comes there not upon your ears, least, I wish to know what vocation he follows 
“" d whether he h and willing to 
At the thought of faded flowers ? provide tor the wants and comforts of domestic 
Is the future free from care ? Kate I RUI1ENCE. 
Shines Hope’s star upon your way, --- 
Lighting every prospect there, SECRETS BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE. 
With its bright and cheerful ray ? _ 
Know you not that hopes deceive. There should be no secrets between husband 
That the brightest soonest fade ? and wife for siuce ^ wife been taken in . 
O’er the idols we have made ? P^nership, she, of course, has an equal in¬ 
terest m the “ concern, and has a right to put 
Could my earnest wishes give such questions to her husband in relation to 
Peace and happiness to thee, the “standing affairs” as she desire; and if the 
Lizzie, thou shouid st ever live husband is what he ought to be, satisfactory 
From the touch of sorrow free answers will be given. This is one Of the prin- 
With their love thy heart to bless; cl P a ^ ca ^- lses there is disunity and unpleas- 
And each scone of life be found antness between husband and wife—the latter 
Fraught with unmarred happiness. ^ kept II Oin knowing that which sll6 has a fight 
-♦ .-to know. The husband who is not willing to 
IFTTURS! Tff TUP RPU1PR make a confident of a faithful and deserving 
LLllLlio ID 111b ak.iUL.ii. wife, is not entitled to the name of husband.— 
TT „ . Bor who, more than she, is deserving of confi- 
JMO. 11 .^ Spring 1 . dence? Did the husband more generally con- 
T . , . . ,, , suit with his interested and care-taking com- 
Dear Reader. Do you not rejoice that panion? aild ^ her advice in matters p fe ertain . 
Spring has again returned—that the chilling ing to the management of a family, there is 
winds of gloomy Winter have sighed their sufficient reason to believe that a greater de¬ 
parting requiem, and the balmy breezes and S iee prosperity and happiness would attend 
, i .. . . j . i the married pair in their connubial iournev. 
sunny hours so long anticipated, yet long de- . ., J ./ „ 
„ % . . ° , L J L ° n It is necessary that there should be unity of 
ferred, have again dawned upon our paths?— feeling between husband and wife, and that 
IIow the heart warms with lively emotions at there should be confidence reposed in each oth- 
the coming of its genial air, laden with the er >—for the journey of life cannot otherwise be 
sweet perfume of early blossoms—and we are made pleasant and cheerful. Long years are 
. n J ... . , , i n passed by many,m the connubial state, who do 
thrilled with rapture at the melody of the not, in reality, know what the real, solid enjoy- 
winged minstrels, chanting at “dewey morn - ments of a wedded life are—do not know what 
thanksgiving lays for their safe return and they may be. And why ? Because there 
pleasant homes mid the opening bloom. All seem s to be a barrier between the two joined 
the finer sensibilities are awakened by the ^°o e ther, w hich neither will condescend to step 
, , , ... ... „ over or break down; hence the common age of 
world of life and beauty with which we are man ig often lived ’ ut 5 many of our fe b Uow 
surrounded. The barren, leafless branches, creatures without having experienced the 
bursting forth in rich and abundant foliage— sweets of domestic felicity, 
b udding flowerets opening their petals of varied - 
tints to the bright azure above—insects of CLOTHING OF CHILDREN, 
every form dancing in the sunbeams—music The editor of that well-conducted paper, 
gushing from the rills and brooklets, as, unfet- “ The Connecticut Courant,” gives the follow- 
tered from icy bondage, they ripple down from ing sensible advice to mothers, which in the 
mountain homes to join the valley streams:— main we think to be both sensible and oppor- 
all these scenes of lovely Nature must fill the w ‘ • , _. ., ,, 
- , -— r J We wish the morliers in our citv would re¬ 
heart with unutterable pleasure, and acknowl- fl ect a moment upon the evils resulting from 
edgments of the wondrous powder of the Cre- the exposure of the limbs of their children to 
ator of such changes,—and we cannot repress the cold. We really pity the poor girls who 
feelings of ardent gratitude to that invisible are to school w ith but a single covering 
e (. . , over the lower extremities as far as the knees, 
source of refreshing vanety of miml and frame, wMe their mothere conld , lot p03sibly end „ r( ; 
from piercing winds and sunless days, to soft the same weather without at least three or four 
gales and skies of cloudless blue. thicknesses of protection. The continued in- 
Had you, dear reader, like myself, been an fl ? eQC f of cold , and of ou f sudden changes, day 
: v -i X i .v . after day, on the arms, shoulders and legs of 
invalid through the dreary months gone- 
young children, must iu time produce its effect 
pets; beds, dressed with the whitest home-spun mutes in a funeral procession, of which we fre- Charles Lamb sat next to some chattering 
linen, and all the appliances kept in the neatest quently have pictures. woman at dinnerobserving he didu 1 attend 
manner. Every thing, in short, was spotlessly The most perfect neatness prevailed through- ^ ** ^““fOTa'hat'T’have 1 been 'saving to 
clean. out every deportment, and it goodness could be Qu ?> 
One extensive laundry, supplied with every attained by absence of temptation to do wrong, « No ma'am, (he answered,) but this gentle- 
thing that could facilitate the business, afford- then might they be a sinless people. But cu- man at the other side ot me must, for it all 
ed a place where all the families performed pidity and other human passions no doubt en- came at one ear and w cnt out at the other, 
their washing with ease and neatness. I yet ter this little community, and create heart-burn- Wk have no desire to be acquainted with 
consider it a model for a public laundry. Ad- ings, which are concomitants oi our inipertoct the bachelor who perpetrated the following: 
joining this, was a soap aud caudle inanul.ietoiy, state. \\ ith all the quiet, beaut\, and tem- “Nuturi?, impurtuii iu lier ends, 
and not far distaut was a stable, where were p 0r al comfort that exist in this spot, that they Whtre shc the strongest, 
some of the finest oxen and cows I ever saw; have striven to make a miniature Eden, I cau- in justice then to make .uncmis, 
_ ’ Made woman’s tongue the longest. 
so nicely kept, that a lady Vs kid glove need not no t resist the thought, that after a generation 
be soiled by rubbing their coats. or two, the institution will crumble into dust; Never joke with ladies on matrimony or 
At that time the Patriarch of the commit- there is nothing to attract the young, and as bread-making. It is very wrong. I hey are 
mty, Mr. Rapp, was still alive, and m the full marriage is forbidden, they must depend on egtg of lhe heart, and the other to those of the 
enjoyment of absolute sway. Though upwards those who voluntarily join them to keep up the stomach. Young men will please chalk it 
of bO years of age, he was abroad on horseback, numbers necessary to carry on their operations, down in their hats. 
superintending the agriculture of the domain [ t would seem by the closing sentence of the Matches differ. Thatsort that is got up at 
from the morning till night, ot a busy April following quotation, from a recent Christian tlie p ard 0 u’s is apt to have the most flame be- 
day. llis house, garden, and furniture, was in American, that they feel that they “are get- fore it is struck; while those made at the fac- 
rather different style from the rest of the hub- ting old.” tory, the most after it. 
Rations. The walls of his parlor were hung “ This community have recently remitted to ..... l( * . . . 
“ Nature, impartial iu her ends, 
Where she made man the strongest, 
In justice then to make amends, 
Made woman’s tongue the longest.” 
Never joke with ladies on matrimony or 
bread-making. It is very wrong. They are 
both sacred. Oue refers to the highest inter- 
tory, the most after it. 
Franklin says, “ A poor man must work to 
. , , , • i ^ ~ FRANKLIN SR VS* A UUOl UlUIt WUCiv 
with paintings and other evidences of cnltivat- this city ^260,000 for the purchase of various find meat for fo 8 stormveh; a rich one, to find a 
ed taste, while the garden was laid out and Western railroad stocks. This sum was iu stomach for his meat.” 
managed in a style of luxury and expense rare- English sovereigns, which had been hoarded 
ly equaled, even at this time. in their vaults since the disastrous times of ’37. 
stomach for his meat.” 
Men of the noblest disposition think them- 
fined within doors for days and weeks in sue- on the circulation. It may in time harden the 
cession.—you would perhaps feel a delight as constitution, but, in nine cases out of teD, the 
enthusiastic as my own, at the approach of dtde su ^ erer lads a victim to the process.— 
mild atmosphere, aud the hope of enjoying . ^ niotdlu ^ J ):dd cb oot»e that her child 
. . x ^ should run the risk of such hardening m such 
again its freshness. You would, like me, be a rat i 0 ? What mother, for the pride of ex- 
struck with every feature of the landscape as hibiting the beautiful proportions of the lower 
something new and beautiful—as if it ne’er hmbs, on the preposterously foolish idea of 
before had greeted your vision. Unlike you, hardening the girl, will hazard the development 
, T . of tubercles in the lungs, of dropsy ot the brain, 
however, I possess not the enlarged space for of all the evils 0 f bronchial colds and catarrh? 
fine scenery that (perhaps) you have; for I am There is no better method of bringing on croup, 
encompassed by brick walls and pavements, or lung fever, than allowing the legs to become 
with only a small grass plat—a few flower beds, s0 intensely cold as must be the result of this 
and an occasional shrub and ornamental tree. mode °f dre ssing . 
But by-gone memories steal o'er me, of green A Bmumrol. S JmiT-Tlie mom Jonathan 
fields and shady groves—ot mossy dells o’er Edwards describes a Christian as being “ like 
spread with wild-wood blossoms, fragrant with such a little flower as we see in the spring of 
sweet scented honeysuckles—of pleasant paths die 7 ear ’ bnv and humble on the ground; open- 
near a winding river whose banks were dotted j 1 ?® bs bos< ? nl t0 r F c . e ‘. ve tIie pleasant beams of 
, , , ,. the suns glory; rejoicing, as it were, in a calm 
oer vith hepaticas ol large and spreading ra pture; diffusing around a sweet fragrance, 
branches where the thrush had built its nest, standing peacefully and lowly in the midst of 
and from whence the whipporwill’s plaintive other flowers.” The world may think nothing 
song was heard at twilight hour. There comes die dlde flower they may not even notice 
also, a wmembrance of tho freshness and purity ,t; “.T™ ^ " i " S® 
’ . . . . „ ■ a sweet fragrance, upon all who dwell within 
that, tanned my brow in woodland rambles, the its lowly sphere. 
odor of the clover-covered meadows, and the-» -- 
pastures of new-mown hay, with the natural ac- Married Life. —Miss Cary has just pu’olish- 
compaiiimeuts of buoyant spirits and vigorous ed a bo °^ ot poems, among which is the fol- 
lowing parody on Longfellow: 
. . “ Tell me not in idle jingle 
I hese beauties of opening Spring, affording Marriage is an empty dream, 
especial pleasure (if appreciated,) to the ru- For the girl is dead that’s single, 
ralist, beam not upon the city resident,—but And things are not what the y s0<rm - 
those who have ever enjoyed them, associate single blessedness a flb ; 
with their remembrance some of the brightest Taken from man, back returneet, 
and happiest hours of their experience. Has 1)6611 • <, P ok6n of the rib -” 
Rochester, April, 18.5-4. A- e. * 
Having an introduction to Miss Rapp, the If it had been safely invested then, it would sol ' Ci> ba PP K ‘ hl ' vhtn ot! ‘ a ' b stdre tluu ha *' IH 
grand daughter of the Patriarch, who presided now, of course, have been considerably more 11088 " 1 1 l * lom ' - 
over his household, we were received with the than doubled, 'l he Central Christian Herald The passion of acquiring riches in order to 
greatest kindness, and enjoyed attentions not says that it appeared, at a late trial before the support a vain expense, corrupts the purest 
generally bestowed on strangers who visit them Pittsburg Courts, that the Community for souls - - 
r from motives of mere curiosity. Pleasing re- the last fifteen years have at all times had not Practice flows from principle; for as a man 
collections forbid my leaving this part of my less than half a million of specie ou hand.— thinks, so will he act. 
subiect, without a passing tribute to this young The Rappites are Lutherans, and meet regu- . T - ,, 
lady. She had at that time the supervision of larly for worship, and have certain festivals and kag Qnl fcot aad luuldg> 
the silk manufacture, from the feeding of the anuiversai’ies, when they assemble in a large v - 
worms to the completion of the fabrics, rising hall to dine, to refresh their memories with re- Happiness is promised not to the learned, 
during the feeding season, at four o’clock every miniseenc.es of their fatherland, and to discuss but to tbe S ood -_ 
morning, with her assistants, to minister to the their future plans. Since Mr. Rapp’s death, The greatest pleasure of life is love; the 
wants of those voracious liitie laborers. She which occurred seven years ago, they have had greatest treasure, contentment 
The passion of acquiring riches in order to 
_ Beautiful Extract. —The velvet moss grows 
on the sterile rock, the mistletoe flourishes on 
MR. FERN WILL PLEASE SPECIFY. the naked branches, the ivy clings to the moul- 
- dering ruins, the pine and cedar remain fresh 
From the Rural of March 25,1 learn that and fadeless amid the vegetations of the pre- 
Mr. Fern wishes a partner, and I would not ced ’ n §year; and, Ilcaven be praised, something' 
, . . , . ., . , ,, green, something beautitul to see and grateful 
object having one, provided he was worthy t0 the soul, will, in the darkest hour of fate, 
of my respect and esteem. As to age I am still twine its tendrils around the crumbling 
not particular; any where between 23 and 30, altars and broken arches of the desolate tem- 
for there are few younger that are competent l des °* tbe human heart. 
to manage the secular concerns of life. As to . " ~ " ~ , 
, . ., , , ., , , . A Dine Ihought. — lhe most beautitul 
stature it matters but little, provided he is ca- flowers ar0 those whieh are double, such as 
pable of energetic action. 
But from the qualities 
partner to possess, I am f< 
double pinks, double roses and double dahlias. 
t from the qualities that he wishes his What an argument is this against the chilling 
?r to possess, I am fearful that he values defor . mit y of * in £ le blessedness! “Go marry,’ 
is written upon everything beautiful that the 
the shape of his mustache, mid the appearance | eye rosts up o Q> beginning with birds of para- 
of his <lress, more than the rectitude of his ac- 1 disc, and leaving off with apple blossoms. 
