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,Massachusetts, which the traveller Would nounce the most pleasantly situated and at village this State att'ords; it has a beautiful no church about 6 or 8 dwelling houses, MO or 25 other buildings in which are car- don the various branches of mechanism, ,- N. E. Far.

Slate of Female smug in Purim—Accord- gto the doctrine inculcated by Mahornet women in Persia are not only excluded m all society, but go about so little, that a roller might pass through the whole Conn. and not see a female face: as the Per- as are, perhaps, even morejealous than the rks. The Armenian and other christian men living amongst them, are obliged to alarm to Mahometan law in this respect. dcover their faces, and wrap up their ﬁgures alarge sort of domino or feradgee, in the me manner as the native Women, or they uld be insulted. So naturalizel are the ristians to this custom, that it was the use of a great disappii ttmnt to us upon e occasion. An Italian doctor, who had ely been married to an Armenian. was po- eenongh to induce his bride to uncover her e for our curiosity and amusement; but bestel'forts to persuade her it would not be proper were in vai'n- The lady even smoked aliaun(the Persian‘hooka) whilst we were company with her, but kept it under her il; it was altogether a most ludicrous scone, vain we told her that it was unfair she ould have the Opportunity of seeing us rough the little holes ofher dress and that pcould not be permitted the advantage—of sing her,‘ even with herhusband‘s consent. he felt it would be extremely indecent to ow her face, and we were obliged to satisfy nelves with the assurance of her husband. atrhe was not worth seeing. and the great obability, that she would accidentally have topped aside her veil if shc‘bad any hopes of [citing our admiration. The singular state of misty among these people will be illustrated rbaps, by another triﬂing anecdote; for we ere nota little amused during a sumptuous ltertaiument given its by a rich Persian, near nmudan, having in the course of conversa. n,aslted our host how many children he had, perceive him turn round to his servant for e necessary information._.dlcoclc's Travels.

Napoleon and the Voltaic Battery—4t is well nown thathonaparte during his whole reign, hsin the habit ofpersonal intercourse with e Ievansof Paris, and thathe not unfrequent- attended the sittings of the Institute. Upon In: Informed of the decomposition of the illicit by Davy. he asked with some impe- inn how it happened that the discovery d not been made in France. * We have "Constructed a Voltaie battery of suﬂici- il’o'el'f was the reply. ‘ Then,’ exclaim. Bonaparte, ‘ let one be immediately formed, thout any regard to cost and labor.’ The Winds of the Emperor were, of course,

obeyed:and on being informed that it was in full action, he repaired to the laboratory to witness its effect. On his alludng to the taste produced by the contact of two metals, with that rapidity which characterised all his motions, and before the attendants could in- terpose any precaution, he thrust the extreme wires of the battery under his tongue, and received a shock which nearly deprived him of sensation. After recovering frouiits effects he quilted the laboratory without making any remark, and was never afterwards heard to referto the subject.—Part's’ Life of sir H. Davy.

Brerily the Soul of W't't—Colonel S—e, of the Royal Marines, was always distinguished for the perspiCuity and brevity of his speeches, of which the following is a specimen, which was delivered when going into the battle of the Nile:-—Sir James Saumarez, who command- ed the man-of war to which he belonged. had, in a lengthened spetch, wound up the feelings ofthe sailors to the highest pitch of ardor for the ﬁght. by reminding them of the duty they owed to their king, and country; and. thOugh list, not least, he desired them to call to min I their families, their parents, anl sweethearts. and to ﬁght ar ifthe battle solely depended on their individual exertions. He was answered it) looks and gestures highly expressive oftheirde- termination; when, turning toout hero. he said, ‘Now S e,lleave you to speak to the marines, Col. S—4—e, immediately dtreu ted their attention to the land beyond the French ﬂeet. ‘Do you see that land there?’ he asked. They all shouted, ‘ Aye, aye, sir!‘ . Vow my lads. that’s'the land of E;ypt; an! if you don't ﬁght like devils, you"ll soon be in the house of bondage He was answered by a real British chcsr fore and aft.

Earl Filmoilliam--The following little story is so pretty in itself, so creditable to both parties. that we cannot refuse it a place in our Columns, though it has appeared elsewhere. A farmer called on Earl Fitzwilliam, to repre- sent that his crop of wheathad been serioust injured in a field adjoining a Certain wood. where his Lordship's hounds had, during the winter, frequently met to hunt, andhe estima- ted the damage his crops had sufferedut 501. The Earl immediately gave him the money, As the harm st, however, approache'l, the wheat grew, and in those parts of the field that were most trampled, the corn was strongest and most luxuriant. The farmer want again to his Lordship, ‘ I am come, my Lord, respecting the ﬁeld of wheat adjoining such a wood' ‘Well, tny friend, did I not allow you sufﬁ- cient to remunerate you for your loss." ‘ Yes. my Lord.t have found out i have sustained no loss at all, and have therefore brought the 50L back again.’ ' Ah!’ exclaimed the vene. rable-Earl,‘this is what! like, this is as it ought to be between man and man. He then entered into conversation with the‘farrner, asking him some questions about his family,

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how many chidreu he had, he. His Lordship then went into another room, and returning, presented the farmer with a checls for tool. ‘Take care ‘of this, and when your eldest son is ofage, present it to him; and tell him the oc- casion that produced it-’—Eng. pa.

‘ .Mnm‘ed Walk—There is pot an expression in the English language more wretchedly abused than this mdrricd well; it is abused, be- cause it is misapplied. When properly used, it tells ofa heart and hand connexion; a blend. ing together of similar tastes and fancies for the journey oflife; a giving away early in the sping of years the aﬂ'ections of the heart; and ajoiuiugthen ofthe sexes in marriage, with the determination of adding a joy to each other. But this is all forgotten in the race of selﬁshness. We'live to be happy, we ponder much upon the best mode of becoming so; yet it we wander from the true path in marriage. we get lost in awild ofmisery, where the sun .ight ofenjoyment scarcely ever find its way. , Now lfor one, do not believe that money is the grand pan-secs for every ill of marriage, or that it will create a smile of joy upon the brow where atl'ectiun does not dwell. Take the word of an old fellow for it. he who woes and wins modest merit; who seeks a partner for the social circle, and a helpmate for the domestic concerns oflit'e; who uses the voice of reason, .mdl have no objection to his listening at little to the warblings of fancy in his choice, will mar. ry well, although he may not obtain a copper with his bride. yet shebrings to him a willing heart and a free mind: and these are of inﬁnite Value, to have around.us, as we journey through the world.

Dancingd.‘ I am an old fellow,’ says Cowper, in one ofhis letters to Hurb, ‘ but I had once my dancing days as you have now ; yetlcould never ﬁnd thatl could learn halfso much of a woman's real character by dancing with her, as by ‘conversing with her at home. where I could observe her behaviour at the table, at the tire side, and in the trying circumstances of domestic life. We are all good when we are pleased; but she is the good woman who wants no ﬁddler to sweeten her.’

The facetions Mr. Sheridan. on hearing his father speak of the antiquity of his family, stating. at the same time, that the original name was O‘Sheridan, humouronsly observed: ~ No doubt of that, father; no one has a better right to the 0, for we owe every body.‘

Evacuation at the Bowery Theatre—On a holiday night. particularly when a great milita ry mustcrhas taken place, it usually happens- that the Theatres are ﬁlled to all overﬂowing, and not always with the most orderly or well If Mrs. Trollope could have witnessed the spectacle at the Bowery on Monday evening, she would have had materials for another octave. Booth played Richard the Third, and the house was crammed to such an