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that set the teeth on edge and their ruptures, eventuale in the keenest torment-Death seals their misery forever.

Other men boast of their ac quirements and knowledge, they expatiate on the heavens-or firmament, with their dependent planets, or worlds unseen; they pur. sue their fancy, until the extension of space is filled-with system on systems; the are puff'd up and awelled with own conceits;-yet these themes are high, in comparison with those who are only amused with mean, sordid and selfish things ;-The philosopher is not contented with the earth, but grasps within his imagination,

the extended heavens.

beyond the planets-whose throne
is in the Heaven of Heavens. The
Christian 'beholding as in a glass,
the glory of God, is changed to
the same glory.'

The earthly philosopher remains
on the earth, and still continues
his earthly conversations :--The
Divine philosopher has his conver-
sation changed into heavenly, and
lives in love, in God. Whilst the
earthly philosopher arranges the
stars.-The Christian with a hum-
ble boldness, draws near to him
who spreads out Heaven as a cur-
tain and tells them all by name.—.
called nothing :-such by the po-
yet such are the men, who are
lite circle are described, as possess-
ing defected minds :--infected by
religious maniac.

The excellence of Religion is perceived by its sublime subjects, by its superior virtue, and the external duration of its advantages.

The perfections of God, his attributes,--glories,-works,--providence,-redemption; the soul,-its Worth and immortality;eternal life ;-its duration; these are its

Philosophy has its advantage, it describes created light; but the philosopher may dwell out life upon the sun-beam, admiring its diversities, whilst his soul may remain dark as the blackness of midnight. Astronomy will also cause astonishment and wonder to our senses, whilst we refuse to perceive the perfect harmony in ali the works and ways of the Almigh-subjects. ty creator,It will influence men to view the lustre of the planets, and yet be insufficient to point out to them, the bright and morning star, that reflects light on the way to immortality,

But Religion, or Divine philosophy, reveals to our adoreing minds,light uncreated and eternal; it leads us to him, who dwells far

It enables the, soul, clothes it Aith greatness, and reflects it with glory. Thrones must be cast down, empire and kingdoms be demolished, but the subjects of true religion, live and enjoy happiness for ever.

Yet there are many, and young men, who profess to be--striving te

acquire the principles of true knowledge, that they may benefit mankind by their acquisitions ;--that they may adorn society with their virtues who scoff at sacred things, and who embrace every favorable opportunity to redicule those institutions, and the principles on which they are founded, which are the blessings of the land, in which we live ;--a greater circumspection becomes them, and would hide from the penetrating glance of truth, the ignorance they thus lamentably expose.

The following Communication, on Scandal, we publish with regret, on account of its bad language. And as it is Poor Thoma's first attempt, we give it publicly, and hope that he may, in his second, mend this faulty habituate, & more particularly his punctuation.

N.

For the Lady's Miscellany

From the pen of POOR THOMAS.

SCANDAL.

fair sex, than the other, and that they generally level their calumny against their own sex; in women we should expect all that is tender, compassionate and commiserating, how disagreeable then may I say, disgusting is to the candid ear, to hear them defame each others character, perhaps with the greatest acrimony, especially when those assersions have no foundation on truth. I was sitting with a party of young lady's a few evenings ago, when Scandal, the usual topic of conversation commenced, when the following discourse which is as near verbatim as I can recollect, ensued. Have you heard says Miss E.-that Miss.--what, that Miss L.-is going-interrupted Miss F.-to be married, to that miserable creature, J. Carno; no, continued Miss E.-(Impatient at being interrupted) that is not my story, I say, have you heard, that Miss H.-has ran away with J.F.--who is just released from States Prison, Impossible! Exclaimed Miss T.-but are you serious-A fact upon my honor, answered Miss E.-and they say there was good reasons for it, well, I declare I pity her,said Miss F.-

On Eagles wings Immortal Scandal but I have heard something of this

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While Virtuous actions are born to die.

before, but as I was going to tell you, you have heard I suppose,that Miss L.--poor girl; with all her

Aspersion of character has be-circumspection is caught at last, come so common or fashionable, that it is admitted into the most fashionable company, and it is with regret, I perceive it to be more in vogue in the conversation of the

and is going to be married to H.T-that poor vagabond! they say there was strange times there, and that her mother, was in a great hurry to have her married, and I

think I have heard the same story, interrupted Miss E.-well, I declare I pity her, with all my heart, but, I thought it would end so, I had like to have forgot, said Miss N.--have you heard the story that is in report, that Miss V.--was seen coming out of old Mrs. R-'s house, in company with Captain C.--at 9 o'clock at night, certainly no lady would be seen in his company, for he is the most dissipated character in town.

my way home I began to reflect,.
that if the ladies, would but consi-
der, how much more amiable and
respectable, they would appear to
a man of worth and politeness, if
instead of calumniating characters.
(even supposing they are faulty) or
more basely Standering--innocent
persons, they would kindly endea
vour to conceal each others de-
fects if any existed, instead of pub
lishing imaginary ones.

For the Lady's Miscellany.

We are told by the easuits, and it has become proverbial, that we owe more of our unhappiness to imaginary than to real evils; that but a small part of our anxieties; but are in a great degree the consequences attending upon a too implicit indulgence in the inordinate sallies of our passion. Hence the choleric, the turbulent, the morose, the splenetic and the murmurer. The person who permits any of these preposterous sensations to predominate over the mild and lucific dictates of his reason, not only renders himself wretched; but like a contageous disease where venemous nature spreads death and desolation, he causes all those around him to participate in his inebriation and become alike miserable.

I knew this story was false, and thought it my duty to speak in vindication of the aspersed lady. I Mr. Editor, therefore said to Miss N.--I ask your pardon madam, but you certainly have been deceived in your information, I can positively assert, that Miss V.--the evening you mentioned, was upon a visit, at the house of Mrs. M.--from 7, to 10 o'clock, when she went home in company with her Brother! I expected they would receive this vindication with joy, and have thanked me for the information on the contrary, no sooner had I ceased speaking, than my ears were saluted on every side, with, sir depend upon it, you are mistaken,--I had it from the best authority, Miss F.--told me, that Miss M.--informed her, that---O now I recollect, said Miss E.--I heard the same story! fiuding I had irritated the lady's by what I said, and that they endeavoured to persuade me, that I was mistaken. I asked pardon if I had offended, and took my leave. On

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Youth is the propitious season to subdue the turbulent spirit of the mind, to direct and regulate the tumultuous passions; to eradicate the baleful seeds of perverseness and ill humour; and while the ideas are yet in embryo, and the heart ductile and like softened wax susceptible of impression it is the time to inculcate and to stamp indelibly the desirable marks of content, cheerfulness and complaisance. And while it demands from the parent and the guardian, those whose duty it is "To rear the tender thought and from

the root

"To teach the young idea how to

shoot."

unremitting vigilance in suppress ing the impetuous ebullitions of the youthful mind, it is not less the duty of those, who have arrived at a more mature age, and unhappily indulge themselves in violent and often unprovoked fiits of choler, to use their utmost en deavours to depress their unruly passions and present the sheel of subjugation. Others as well as their own happiness, require such a resistance to their terruptions of their tempers. Common experience and the difenitions given of the human character by numer. ous and professed moralists, declare the subjecting and ruling of the passions is practicable to a very great degree.

It is a ridiculous and futile argument many make use of, that

tbey cannot help it, and as Mr. A ddison (6 says, may answer for pardoning a Bull or a Mastiff, but shall never reconcile me to any intellectual savage." Nor e'er the corner exempt from occasional fits of anger and peevishness. If they are generally less infuriate and boisterous than the men, they cause I think an equilirium of the balance by their coquitishness; spleen and fastidiousness. But even some of those from whom "flow all earthly joy; those that fire the heart with transport and the soul with rapture; the masterpeice and smile of creation,--" delicate, mild, enticing, lovely women, shamefully depart from their destined loveliness and delicacy and become accomplished termagants, raving and storming like bedlamites. Numbers to my knowledge are as Shakespeare

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ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

For the Lady's Miscellany.

A christian (who was once solicited to sit down and take a game at cards) convinced the company of the folly & wickedness of gambling, by offering to pray for a blessing on them. The company felt the impropriety, and asked him what he was going to do The christian replied, "God forbid I should do any thing for which I cannot ask his blessing."

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Of the latest discoveries of Russian Travellers, that of an island in the Icy ocean, by Syrawatskoi, a merchant, deserves particular notice. Hedestrom, the

Russian naturalist, who has recently examined the island. which has received the appellation of NewSiberia, found three bird's claws, a yard in length; and a roving Jakute related that they had sometimes found feathers, the barrel of which was capable of admitting a man's clenched fist. Thus these polar regions, which have yielded those gigantic bones of the class of mammalia, known by the name of mammoth, have likewise preserved similar relics in the department of ornithology, whose authenticated existance may, perhaps at some future period, be a key to

the fables of the Griffin, and the
great bird on the mountain of Caf.

A singular adventure took place
in the neighborhood of Leeds on
Monday last. Between ten and
eleven of the morning of that day,
as the daughter of LUKE ROYSTON
was passing through a field, near
the bottom of St. James'-street she

found a young woman in the field
apparently in great distress, with
an infant in her arms, who begged
that she would take the child while
she went to fetch a doctor to her
mother who, she said, was ex-
tremely ill. Unsuspecting any
artifice, Miss RoṛSTON, took the
child, and, after tying up a bundle,
the young woman ran off with
much haste as to excite apprehen-
sions that all was not, right; and
Miss Royston called after her to
say, that if she did not immediate-
ly return, she would leave the child
on the grass. This threat for a
moment, arrested the course of
the runaway; but after casting a
glance towards the child, she re-
doubled her speed. Hoping that
she might be induced to return by
the child being actually left in the
field, it was placed upon the grass
and Miss Royston went about her
business to a Little Wood-house, a
distance of about a quarter of a
mile. On her return, she found
the child in the arms of an elderly
woman, who had picked it up :
but the supposed mother had
decampt, and has not sipee been
heard of.

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