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THC G£mZcl\T?,n. SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1828. The next number will complete the fourth vo ume of the L Aim. s’ (hn!.i>o. Should another series be commenced, (of which notice will be gi ven,) some improvements will be marie, awd, per haps, some assistance procured in the editorial de partment, with a view to add to its interest and usc xulness. When it was commenced, the Editor aim ed at nothing more than to make it a record for the preservation ofr such rich literary gems as were eve ry day thrown forth upon the world He had found, *n die columns of newspapers, many treasures which desened a more durable form than that in which they appeared ; and tin* Garlanl was designed as a rtdogt for the fugitive flowers of literature which weie scattered in the winds. 'Hie *a^k, though a pleasant and useful one, was not without its toil. But the Editor can look back wuh some degree of satisfaction upon his labors, i he numerous readers of h:s little miscellany have manifested their approbation uf Ins efforts; and he indulges the pleasing belief that his exertions ivive been of some utihty, in exciting and cherishing a love of literature Indeed, he has had the plea sure of witnessing m-Uanvs of increased fondness \ for reading ; and whilst, fur four years past, he has • been endeavoring to add to this fondness, he fee ls conscious that but little, if any thing, 1 as appeared m the columns of die Guiumi, which m>ght be i de* med of injurious tendency — nothing to offend ' female, modesty, or calculated to bring a blush to j beauty’s cheek. Since tliis work commenced, numerous others of similar character hare sprung into existence, pre senting many attractions, and every way worthy of , confidence and patronage. The Editor would retire ' irum such company w oh much regret ; and will not ; do so, if lie c in possibly secure himself from loss m I the prosecution of his task. When the low price , ot the work is considered, it will at once be per- 1 ceived that other considerations ttian pecuniary pro*:* have influenced him thus far ; and should he be compelled to take leave of his patrons, he will feel a pleasure in referring them to such other mis cellanies as will afford them rational entertainment and mental improvement He will recur to the pe- , riod of his association with them as the mos’t agree able part oi fits public career, and wdl remember it with feelings of pride and satisfaction, lie again ! tendcis to h» patrons assurances of gratitude and | respect. The Philadelphia Albov, by Morris & Kenney, has completed its second volume, and the third will pu s* ut new attractions and inducements to support It is published weekly, in a quarto form of . 'glit pages, on a super-royal sheet, a' $2 50 per annum It is a verv neat and interesting woik, and t-i a' it deserves to lie, hrgely patronised. 1 lu Soovknih, also printed at Philadelphia, by Philip Puce, is an interesting miscellany It con. sis's nt ig'U quarto pages per week, with an occa. sioi'vt engiwing, and costs w.I per annum. |i is near the close of its first volume, and is well sup ported Hr- Iti'iiu IIkp. sitohy, or, llou-er uf Litera ture, published at Hudson, N Y. by William li. Stoddard, bis just completed its fourth volume ; and tiie proprietor proposes some improvements for the filth—as will be seen by his Prospectus at the office of the Gailand It is published in octavo form, once in two weeks, at the price of if 1 per annum , and is worthy of patronage. We believe vie have hitherto icglectedto name, amongst the neat at d entertaining periodicals re ceived by us “ Tiir. Tot tier, or Ludics' t'al/ii.el of literature,” edited by Owen G Warren, and a lady of Providence, R I It contains four quarto pages weekly, at §1 50 per annum, and deserves encou ragement. Oilier publications have been noticed in previ ous numbers. 'File editor of the New Monthly Magazine thus speaks of Cooper, the Novelist : “ There is more fancy and originality in Coo per. th in in luur-lifths of the novelists of the times. The power of in iking so much of such simple materials ; the truth and freshness of his pictures, the thrilling interest which the reader l"i |s in his descriptions; the very reality of the tempest and battles, in which we seem to he p n takers at the moment, are mere mai k? of the excellence and genius of the writer Cooper has mingled with the war of the elements he describes, and shared in combat • and he has only told us what he saw and felt—this is every thing.” FROM MAFFIt’s PULPIT SKETCHES. MAr BK VI 1 Y T o 1 at the r.nnch ulcere infint benutv slecns, Her silent watch the mournful nvithcr keeps ; s te, while the lovely babe unconscious ties. Smiles O’t her slumbering cliiM with pensive eyes, An 1 weaves a song of melancholy jov. Pleasure,' nf The softest, sweetest, the most delicate and touching feature in the domestic circle, is where maternal solicitude discovers itself m the thou sand nameless little attentions towards lovely innocence. The pencil of Raphael would he m adequate to the task ol delineating the expres sive. the soul thrilling gaze of her whose throb bing breast heats affection to the precious little one, lent Imr from the skies. The emoning charms of spring in its livery of green, the hat ninny of inspiring sounds front unlettered brooks, the nowlv peopled woods and groves; mav be considered as nffordn g true pictures < f th,. uti folding beauties of infant lwchn- s, and the pleasing train of buoyant thought- that are imaged up by the fond oio'lier. wide fancying hers. lf already repaid for all In r cares, and tears, and anxieties These in imertls are the most delicious of her e\i-tene.-—inoments ,,f bliss on w hieb she feasts with mingled ser.stii ho of pain and pleasure it is not a paroxv-in of joy in which she revels II r feelings, it i, no,., are awake. and every pd-atinn of her s>oi! t re rubles like haves when ki--.d by whispering breezes Hot we speak ol f'e. lings we are mea pa hie of coomrehending—fe> hng-'attnned only to the fwrest and loveliest nf (bid's work-, and felt only by them, to which man must, at least in part, ever remain a stranger. Sunday Schools.—I; is estimated that there are one million two hundred tl aisanrl ctolrb’en enjov ing the benefit of Sunday School instruction in the Uluted States. rou ti\r. units’ i,ahum\ TO I love, >et know not whv 1 love, l'hou art this world to me ; Within the heart’s lone seer* ry I he re dwells one hope—'us thee. W e know when whispering’ breezes blow. Vet know not whence they come ; We know the soul departs from hence. Yet know not of his home. And thus with me, I know' I love, Yet know not why’tis so ; I.ike bubbles on the water’s breast, Whose tomb lies h d below. d hough there be eves more bright tht»n time, At, 1 other forms more fair , • The> live not long- in memory’s shrine For thou alone art there I love, vet know not why 1 love, Thou art this world to me ; Within the heart’s lone secrecy There dwells one hope —’us thee. 1 * Comparison of lCoes. fn such a world, so thorny, and where nont j F nd happiness unblightel, or, if found, 1 Without some thistle sorrow at its side . j It seems the part of w isdom, and no sm i Against the law of love, to measme bus ; With less distinguished than ourselves: that tht;* We may with patience hear our mod’rate ills, And sympathize with others suffering more. I CoU'lirr ll onum's Year. 1V!»at gem hath dropp'd, and • park lea o’er his chain The tear most sacred, sited lor others’ p.a.n. That starts at once—bright, pure, from pity's mine, Already polish’d hy the hand divine ! 0 ' too convincing—dangerously dear— In Woman’s eve tier nua'iRweiable tear ! — 1 'hot weapon ot her w eakness she can wield, l o save—subdue 1—at once her spear and shield Avoid it—Virtue ebbs, and Wisdom errs, I on fondiv gazing on that grief of hers 1 Vfhat lost a world, ami bade a hero fly * The timid tear in (deopatta’s eye ' Byre Duration of Time. The celebrated Mr Lock says, we get tb" idea of time, or its duration, by reflecting on that train of ideas, which succeed one another in out minds ; that when we sleep soundly with out dreaming, we have no perception of tune arid the moment wherein we leave oil to think tdi the moment we begin to think again. Hu rt I appears to Hie no distance,— and so it would lit j to a waking man, if it were possible for him to j keep only one idea in Ins mind, without varia j ti ui, and w ill.out the suceesse.ii of others, j I’i cu, or Zeno—A y ulh named Krrti-j? | was for a conoid- cable time fdlowt r of Z an ! on Ins return home, alter a lung journey with tin' great I’lulosnpher. his father a-ked lorn, ; whit he had learned’ The bov replied It it i would appear hereafter On 'tils, lie *a?tie| 1>C ! mg enraged, heat Ins son. who. healing ' j,a | tienlly and u itliout compl uoii g. sa id : 1 his I have learned—To enduie a parent - a g. r [Perr;i .Ji.ecdvU t F.PIT \PH She lived 1 what huher fa 1 be said Of dt the genr ration . d e* ' She died 1 — what more car he foretold Of nil the 1 vmg. i nng and old * She lived, — as n her maki r’s . \ e. At even step pi-ep w. d *o die • Shed'e —as one exchanging hreatfc i ir minor' • I it \ in dcatti ; IS* r Inst is here, her spirit there— Eternity ! O .til me where 1