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POETRY. THE TWINS. 'IVas Summer, and a pleasant eve, And balmy was the air ; I saw a sight that made me grieve, And yet the sight was fair— Within a little coffin lay Two lifeless babes, as sweet as May, Like waxen dolls that children dress. Their little bodies were; A look of placid happiness , Did oil each face appear— And in a coffin short and wide They lay together, side by side. A rose-bud, nearly closed, I found Each little hand within, And many a pink was strew’d around With sprigs of jessamine— And yet the flowers that ’round them lay Were not more sweet to me than they. Their mother, as a lily pale, Sat by them on the bed, And bending o’er them, told her tale, And many a tear she shed— Yet oft she cried, amidst her pain, My babes and I shall meet again. FROM THE NCIiTIIEHN WHIG. *£ Alas ! our young affections run to waste. Or water but the desert.” There is a season, of distress, When life is robbed of every charm— When fortune’s smiles no longer bless, Nor eyen danger’s frowns alarm. 'is when o’er hope’s expiring thrill, The heart pours forth its requiem— n rapture’s blithsome voice is still, bliss hath withered on the stem. a hat dark midnight of the mind! so '':.;SQfe lights its loveliness— ^.as sad cypress wreath is twin’d, nc^orrow’s iCy fingers press. ij0,angsd from that enchanted hour, Weh first affection sweetly smil’d, rief Put forth her lily flower, dossom on life’s desert wild. the ye ancj Hope ! your smiles are lent, 1 he npveet bliish of early spring; coast, olvg fair—.youuplumes are light; Among t.ver OT1 wino*# valuabJ. ° ti s, [, is but a meteor beam few j:dances on life’s stormy wave; Ituc-It is but a transient gleam, mii lights us on ward to the grave, te — ioEHTAPH ON A NOTED DRUNKARD. Silica 'martyr to rum, u. f ills last home has come, ^nd when he to this narrow house went, Each distiller look’d dull, For their butts were all full, And their liquor fell fifteen per cent. MISCELLANY. 0HARAOTER OF THE FAIR SEX, BY LEDYARD. I have always remarked, that women, ill all countries, are civil, obliging, tender ?pid humane; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and mo dest, and that they do not hesitate, like men, to perform a generous action. Not haughty, not arrogant, not supercilious, they are full of courtesy, and fond of so ciety; more liable, in general,, to err than man ; but, in general, more virtuous, and performing more good actions than he. To a woman, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiv ing a decent and friendly answer. In wandering over the barren plains of inhospitable Denmark, thro’ honest Swe den, and frozen Lapland, rude and churl ish Finland, unprincipled Russia, and the Widespread regions of the wandering Tar tar, if hungry, dry, cold, wet, or sick, the tvomen have ever been friendly to me. Corporali, a native of Modena, was un fortunate in everything he undertook, and not more unfortunate than discontented. Amongst his other complaints, he used to say, that he had no doubt if he had been bred a hatter, men would have been born without heads ! At a christening some time since in Chester, when the clergyman came to ask the sponsor to name the child, the godfa ther (a poor,honest rustic) replied, “Name him yourself, an you please, Measter Parson—you know best, so it be but a scripture name me dunna care.” “ Well, my good friend,” rejoined the clergyman, “ suppose you try to think of a scrifiture name yourself.” “ Why I dunna know, (cries Simon, after a long pause, and scratching his head)—what do you think Zur of-—of—Belzerub ?” At a late court, a man and his wife brought cross actions, each charging the Other with having committed assault and battery. On investigation, it appeared that the husband had pushed the door against the wife, and the wife, in turn, pushed the door against her husband.—> A gentleman of the bar remarked, that he could see no impropriety in a man and his wife a-clore-'mg each other.—Empo rium. \ STUPENDOUS GAfERlT, WATERTOWN, (n. Y.) MAY 14. There was discovered, about three weeks since, on the bank of the Black Ri ver, upon the land of James Le Ray, op posite to the village of Watertown, an extraordinary cavern or grotto, the mouth of which is about ten rods from the river, north of the Falls and of Cowan’s Island. The great extent of the cavern, and the great number of spacious rooms, halls, and chambers into which it is divided, and the immense quantity of calcareous concre tions which it contains, and different states of those concretions, from the consistence of lime mortar to that of the most beauti ful stalactites, as hard as marble, render it difficult, if not impossible, to describe it, and I shall only attempt to give a faint description of three or four rooms. The mouth of the cavern is in a small hollow, about five feet below the surround ing surface of the earth—you then descend sixteen and a half feet, into a room about 16 by 20 feet, and 8 feet high—and behold in front of you a large flat or table rock, 12 or 14 feet square, two feet thick, and elevated about four feet from toe bottom of the cavern—the roof over head covered with stalactites, some of which reach to the table rock. On your left hand is an arched way one hundred and fifty feet— and on your right hand is another arched way, six feet broad at the bottom, and six ieet nign, wmcn leans into a large room. Passing* by this arch about 20 feet, yoa^ arrive at another, which leads into a hall ten feet wide and one hundred feet long, from five to eight high,, supported with pillars and arches, and the sides bordered with curtains, pleated in variegated forms, as white as snow. Near the middle of this hall, is an arched way, through which you pass into a large room, which, like the hall, is bordered with curtains, and hung over with stalactites ; returning into the hall, you pass through another arch into a number of rooms on the left hand, curtained, and with stalactites hanging from the roof. You then descend about ten feet, into a chamber about twenty feet square and nine feet high, curtained in like manner, and hung over 'with stalac tites. In one corner of this chamber, a small mound is formed about twelve feet in diameter, rising three feet from the floor; tbe top of which is hollow and full of water from the drippings of stalactites above, some of which reach near to the basin. Descending from this chamber, and passing through another arch into a hall by the side of which you see another basin of water, rising about four inches from the floor; formed in the same way, but in the shape, size and thickness of a large tea tray, full of the most pure and transpar ent water. The number and spaciousness of the rooms, curtained and pleated with large pleats, extending along the walls from two to three feet from the roof; of the most perfect whiteness, resembling the most beautiful tapestry, with which the rooms are embroidered; and the large drops of water which are constantly sus pended on the points of innumerable sta lactites, which hang from the roofs above; and the columns of spar resting on pe destals, which, in some places, appear to be formed to support the arches above the reflection of the lights, and the great extent and variety of the scenery of this amazing cavern, form, altogether, one of the most pleasing and interesting scenes that was ever beheld by the-eye of mortal man. Its discovery immediately drew to it great numbers of people from the village and surrounding country ; who were mak ing great depredations upon it, by break ing off and carrying away whatever they esteemed most curious ; when Samuel C. Kennedy, Esq. Mr. Le Ray’s agent, was applied to, to prevent further spoliation : who immediately directed the passage in to the cavern to be enlarged, stairways made, with a strong door under a lock and key; which has been finished and the door closed. The discovery of this grotto, added to the extensive petrefaction along the river in this vicinity, especially on Cow’an’s Island, of the once inhabitants of the deep, cannot fail to render Watertown (to the curious at least) a lasting place of resort. It may be proper to mention here that the cavern has been but partially explor ed, and that no one who has been into it, although some suppose they have travel led more than 100 rods, pretend to have found the extent of it, or to know the num ber of rooms, halls and chambers which it contains. A Reason for going to Church.«—Of an old citizen, it was observed, that he was the most regular man in London, in his attendance at church, and no man was more punctual in his prayers. “He has a very good reason for it,” replied John Wilkes; “for as he never gave a shilling, did a kindness, or conferred a favor on any man living, no other man would pray for i him.” —-*>—— In a recent duel between two barristers, one of them shot away the skirt of the other’s coat. His second observing the truth of his aim, declared that had his j friend been engaged with a client, he would ! very probably have hit his packeti Two gentlemen named Laight and Peiv, after discussing at some length the merits of a certain distinguished individual whom they had recently heard in the pul pit, concluded by regretting that such ta lents should be employed against Christi anity. “ Oh I” said a third, “ while Mr. -*s auditors are late and few, we need be under no apprehension.” Turkish Justice.—The Turkish ambas sador who was at Paris in 1798, bought a diamond of a jeweller in that city. While the bargain was concluding, one of his people stole a ring. A little child saw it, and told his father after the Turk was gone. The jeweller immediately wrote to the ambassador, who sent him word that he should wait 24 hours. After the expi ration of this time, the jeweller received a box directed to him, which he opened and found in it the head of the thief, with the ring between his teeth I Beauty in Tears.—Burton remarks, ra ther ill-naturedly, that “ As much pity is to be taken of a woman weeping, as of a goose going barefoot.” Query—what kind of a wife had he ? NEW YORK CASH STORE. JUST received from New York, the following fresh imported GOODS, which have been purchased with Cash, under the “ hammer,” and which we en gage to sell low. 12 ps. plain and figured Black, and as sorted colors, Nankin and Canton Crapes, Strip’d and figur’d Nankin Crape Robes, 7-4 Nankin Crape Shaw Is y Do. Scarf do. 4-4 Crape Handkerchiefs, 9 pieces Irish Linens 12 do. 4-4 and 6-4 Cambric Muslins, from 28 to to 62 cents, 6 dozen ladies’ and gentlemen’s Cotton Stockings, Stout Dowlas and Osnaburgh Linens, Carlisle and other Ginghams, Black Sarsenet, 1 Green Lutestring, V SILKS, White Florence, J l( Black (strip’d) Florentine Vesting, 3-4 Blue Cotton Cassimere, Narrow blue and striped do. Bleach’d and unbleach’d Domestic Shirt ings, Flag, Spittafield, and Black Silk Hdkfs. Madras Handkerchiefs, Check, Kid Gloves, Sewing Silk, Pins, See. And an elegant assortment of Crockery. Also, SUGAR, BUNCH RAISINS, and Sweet Oranges. May 1. WEED & WARING. MORE FRESH GOODS THIS DAY received by the subscri bers, which, in addition to their for mer stock, now makes their assortment of SPRING GOODS COMPLETE. Amongst those last received, will be fonucl Angola Cassimere Elegant forsum Super Cotton do. > mer coats and Fine twill’d BombazetJ pantaloons, Dark and light Sattinets, Wide Cotton Cassimere, at 25 cts. pr. yd. Elegant Valencia Vestings, (new patterns) 1 Irish Sheetings, Carlisle Ginghams, White, and assorted Cravats, English Checks, (very wide) Calicoes, Madras Handkerchiefs, A large assortment of Domestic Plaids, Umbrellas, Three doz. Men’s, Youths’ and Children’s HAT!?. Also for sale, ready made Roundabouts, Drabett, Russia Duck and Sheeting, and striped Tow Linen Pantaloons, (some at one dollar) Vests, Shirts, Sec. 5000 superior American Segars, Brandy, Jamaica Spirits, Gin, and other LIQUORS, Coffee, Shad, See. Well made Cedar Tubs, Do, Buckets and Coolers.. Call and See WEED £c WARING. Harpers-Ferry, May 8. TO THE PUBLIC. PERSONS wishing- to visit the Shan nondale Springs can be furnished, on a short notice, with a convenient carriage and fine horses, and an attentive driver. Those who may feel fatigued with travel ing in the stage, will find this a very plea sant mode of conveyance. Application to be made either to JOEL NORMAN, or CHARLES BUTTON. Harpers-Ferry, May 29. E. C. BREEDJN, " ATTORNEY AT LAW, PRACTISES in the superior and in ferior Courts of Jefferson and Lou doun counties. He will also attend regu larly the high court of chancery for the Winchester district. Harpers-Ferry,,. Dec. 1? • FRESH SPRINGS- mpm. * PETER CONLAN respectfully its forms the public, that he has received a handsome assortment of SEASONABLE GOODS, Consisting, in part, of the following ar ticles : 8 pieces superfine blue, black, and green Broad Cloth, Double mill’d blue and drab Cassimere, Fashionable bordered Vestings, Valencias, Grantiens, Marseilles, Satin, and Florentine do. White and colored Robes, Fashionable Calicoes, Pink stripe, white satin stripe, and purple cross-barr Jaconets, Plain and figured Crape, Blue and Olive Cotton Cassimere, Angola do. fine Dimity, Tabby Velvet, Turban Handkerchiefs, Imitation Merino Shawls, Fine white Drilling, brown do. Stout Corduroys, some at 31^ cts. per yd. Plain Cambrics, Hair Nets, Striped Jeans, silk and cotton Bandanna^ Leghorn and straw Bonnets, Fine Irish Linen, do. Dowlas, Parasols and Umbrellas, Tortoise-shell and other Combs, Russia Sheetings, Imitation do. Hessians, Burlaps, Oznaburghs, Droghedas, Russia Duck, Tumblers and Decanters, Spades, English and German Scythes; DOMESTIC GOODS. Plaids, Stripes, Checks, Blue and olive Denham, Hats and Shoes, of every description, Bed-Ticking, Brown 8c bleach’d Shirtings 8c Sheetings, Ghambray, With a general assortment of GROCERIES § LIQUORS. Best FRENCH BRANDY at §2 pr. gall. All persons disposed to purchase sound, fresh and cheap GOODS, will do well to call and examine them. N. B.—All articles sold at my store, which are found different from what they are represented, may be returned, and the cash will be refunded. May 22. PETER CONLAN. Fresh Drugs and Medicines, SPRENGER $ KOSTER RESPECTFULLYinform their friends and the public in general, that tiiey have received a large and genuine supply of the very best ” DRUGS $ MEDICINES: TOGETHER WITH A FRESH SUPPLY Off Lee's Family Patent Medicines,\ PAINTS AND DYE STUFFS Of every description—among which are the following articles, which will be solcj. low in consideration of the times, vizi London calcined Magnesia, Henry’s calcined Magnesia, in bottles, Best English lump Magnesia, Superior cold-pressed and common CaSV tor Oil, Genuine Peruvian and Lima Barks, Opium, Calomel,'Jalap, Sc Cantharides, Camphor, Salt 8c Spirits of Hartshorn, Rochelle, Epsom, and Glauber Salts, Cremor Tartar and Flower of Sulphur, Manna and Senna, Salt of Tartar and Sal. and Phosphate Soda, Ipecacuanha and Tartar Emetic, Pulv. Antimonialis, first quality, The very best Spirits of Wine, Gum Shelac and scraped Copal, Spirits of Turpentine, by large and sma| quantities, Gum Asafoetida and Benzoin, Sweet Oil, in flasks and large bottle^ Gum Tragant and Gamboge, Borax, Spelter, and Saltpetre, Venice Turpentine and white ditto, Balsam of Copal ve and Balsam of Peru, Barbadoes Tar, and Pearl Barley, All kinds of Syringes, from one quart to four ou*nces, Dr. Judkin’s Specific Ointment, First quality English, Spanish and A me'.-, rican GOLD'Sc SILVER LEAF, yefr! low and white, Dutch Metal, English Verdigris and blue Verditei5, Chinese and English Vermillion, Blue Smalt and powdered Blue, Sodaic § Ginger Beer Powders., together with a nice assortment of Confectionery and Preserves, Raisins, solt shell Almonds, Prunes, Sweet and sour Oranges, Filberts, Lemons, delightful fresh Tamarinds, A nice assortment of the finest Cordials, and all kinds of Liquor^ with which gentlemen can be accomruo.* dated at their houses. Also, first quality Rifle Powder, Shot, and Lead, and a number of other articles too numer ous to mention. f- ShepUerdstown, Jan. 29, 182-r - I