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Tiiispaper will be published Semi-Weekl y, every Wednesday and Sa turday, on the following terms - SUBSCRIPTION , $3, 00 per year. WEEKLY ^-on Saturday, $2 , 00 per year. ADVERTISEMENTS ; one square , (15 lines) will be inserted once for 75 cts., every subsequent insertion 25 cts., larger adver tisements in the same proportion. Half a squ are , 5 0 cents for the first inser t ion , and each ins ertion after 18 3-4 cents. Those who . advertise in no other paper , will be entitled to have their advertisements in both papers •at the same charge. ' All C ommunications must be post pai d and direc- ted to tha Editor of the Correcto r , Sag-Har bor , L. I. In terest charged on all delinquents , and no paper discon t inued un t il all arrearages are paid , except at the option of the Edi tor. Terms. : Mor tgages ' Sub poenas Chattel do Alauif. -i. ts B onds Bills oi Lading Warr antee deeds Landlord' s Leases Qui t Claim do Tenant ' s Agreements Bills of S ale Li ght House Returns Shi pp ing Articles Cre w Lists Seamen ' s Powers of At- Apprentice ' s Indentures t omey for Outfitters _ Blanks of every descri ption , Bill Heads , Hand- bills , Circulars , &c , printed to order. I Blanks for Sale at fuss Office. In all Chris tianized find cirilizpd countries, has can»ed a lar ger propor tion of deaths than any other insdadv that afflicts the nu- man f amil y ; and. until within a f»«- y<-ar£ th.-re h;is not be.-n «ny certatn. remed y to stop the devasta tion of the destroyer . But ow— J BRANTS IND IAN PUMIONM BALSAM Cures ver y nsny of the mort Strongly marked and developed m *se» of Fideuntarj r Conrumpcian—be ai , undoubted cases of vi- tra ltd and diseased LUNGS—sach hopeless case* as were never be fore cored by any other medicine. So itOerly hopeless were some of the afflicted persons , as to have been pron ounced bv p kyiidans and friends to be actuall y dying. Some , who had their burial-clothes made , ha ve been cured, and yet live—other? . ' who it was said would not live another day, ere now as well and hearty as they ever were. I t possesses all the cleansing and purif ying virtues nearl y as powerful and active a s the prep aration which we call BRANT 'S INDIAN PURIFYING EXTRACT . This differs from that , because this possesses scleral other Medi ca tions which are ptddiarl y adop t ed to , and are essen t iall y neces- s a ry, to cure ; Coughs and Consumptions , and all diseases of a pulmonary nature—such dise ases as usuall y p rove so fatal under ordinary treatment , when they attack the Breast , Throat , Lun g s , an d Heart. - This BALS AM heaU and cores Ulcers in the Lungs , and else- where internall y, as certainly and easil y as the Pu aiFrix o Ex* t1«a»h- cu res and heals ulcers externally. This Balsam cures nim cues of Coug h and Consumption, out often , af ter all other rente dies have failed to do good. T h ousan d s o f C onsum p t i ons and ffrostc Coughs , abundantl y prove its unfailing efficacy in aoch diseases , and its undoub ted curat ive power, and soothin g, fcptfn g properties , in the following comp laints and diseases , viz. : ^p t Bing of Shod , Bleeding a t the Lungs . P ain in the Breast end Sd *. S i gtl-Soeats . Kertou s Comp laints , Pal p itation of the Heart Cholera Infantum , Dysen tery and Summer Comp laints in Childre n oad Adults , Asthma , and ALL FEMALE WEAKNE SSES AND COMPLAINTS. ' Ho remedy that has been offered to the public has ever been ka ^ as eertam end effectual in correcting ALL the incidental tcealt- ¦ esses a nd ir r egula r i t i e s of the female sex , as BR A XTS PULMO HART BALS AM. It makes no difference whether the deran ge- ment be suppression , excess, or other incidenta l txakness— it R EG- ELATES ALL , bv s trengthening the svstem , equali zing the rir a detiox , and soothing and allay ing NERVOUS 1K1UTAB1L1TY Set our Pamp hlets for proof. CONSUMPTION. A Dy i n g Woman C ure d! We state this cure to prove the poecr t o sure life , when this BALSAM is used , even after the person is considered by physi- cian and friends to be in the last stages of disease —hcIuhIIv dy- ing— and , in this case , so for gone that the shroud and burial- clothes were bought. For the particulars of this case, and the respectable and undoubted pr oof of all the circums tances and facta , we refer to onr PAMPHLETS. ThU core was effected on Mrs. 21BA DYKEM AN , of Ballsum Spa , Sxro Wga Co.. N. Y. We can prove , bevond a dout it, many etksrs cIsuw tc?ueIZy as hopeless, and in n u merable cases of C o ug hs and Con s um pt ions CURED , which were pronounced incurablt by ik&ful p h y si c i a ns. LIVER COMPLAINT. Sn tie cars of Dr. Hubbard , of Stamford . (X, and o thers Dyspepsia ! See the cure of I* . S. Wilcox, merchan t, of Attica , W yoming Co U. Y., and many m ore , in our Pam p hle ts. Dysentery and Summer Comp laint \ la Children and AduUs are (rftwys cure d. Weakl y Child re n wif become Jtcsh y. heal th y, and hearty, and crow r ap idi v , bv the u*c Of this BALSAM. \ ' \ % No mo ther need ever mourn the death of her child bv C !i ol- era Infan tum, while teetiiing. if BR A STS PULM O N AR Y BALSAM be admini stered. It should be, for such cases , given w ttr gcr than the ordinar y dose*. For s ale b y Wm Bu c k , jr , Sag Haibor; 5 C Pres ton , Gr e enpor t; W H Wells , S outhold; Terry & Welts , Riverhe ad; R T Osborn , Wading River ; i S Hunting. Smithtown Branch; L B Wheeler , Smilh- town ; J N Gould , Stoney Brook; W G Sammis , C S p ring ; G H Sbepard , Hun tington; T Howell , and J Fos ter & Co , Sou thampton : Raynor & Post , Bell- por t; TJRich & Co, Por t Jefferson ; W M Belts , Cutcho gue;J H Carl l . I s li p ; Smith & Bunce , Bab y lon ; E S Gray, Brid gebampton ; O W Rice , Patchcgue ; James Waters , Comae , and hy Mer chants and Drug- gists general l y, throug hout the c ountry . All orders must be addressed to Wallace & Co. , Broadway, New \Y ork. 85 12m A i\ ois .Buckwh eat , just ree 'd and for 4A9 sale b y C A SLEIGHT & CO. as Harbor She etings tor sale , Manuf ac- lured by the Montauk Factor}' .asup erior arti- cle for sale lo w at D B & C WIGGINS' Cheap store. Smoked Sainton , for sale hy C A SLEIGHT & CO. EDGAR Z. HUJNT , FIELD , aOAD , AMB HAKBOK SURVEYOR , 31 Sag Hakbob , L. I. CARPETl iXGS. PETERSuN & HUMPHREY , 43 2 Pearl street , i\. Y., HAVING the large>t stork ol Carpetings and Oil Clo ths in the City or Union , a r e ena b led to otier such bargains lo our iriend* in Sag Harbor and Suff olk County , that will pay them for them lor the trouble ot calling. 100 bales Brussels carpeting from SI 10s. 300 pieces three p l y carpetings , from 7s to 10s 50 0 p ieces Eng lish ingiain do , fr om 5s to 7. 200 pieces , all wool , onl y 3s 6d per yar d. A l so , j Dn e Hundred Pieces Rag and List Carpetings selling ' ch eap. j Oil Clo 'hs , extr a heavy, elegant patterns , from 2' o 8 yards wide , a t from 3s to 10s per yard , and :very other article in carpet stores , cheap for cash. PETERSOxN & HUMPH REY , j mbl3 85 ly 432 Pearl st., N . .Y \ If you ca tl soon at Wiggins ' tin ap store , \o u will rind some stipenor unbleached-muslins ] yaid ' wuie , fur 6c per }ard Just ree 'd, 500 si.aw ' s . a t D B & C Wiggins ' cheap store. Prices commencing at 25 cents a p iece \5\ fe B. & C. Wi ggins , have Just returned ' ,jLP 0 ironi New York , vvj n a swiemiiiJ sioiJi ui goods , the last they intern! purclui?iu^ ibis season. iThose who are in want ol dieses goods , shawls , cloths , c assim< res , salmetis , or ilaiiiiels will do | well to call as soon as possible , as ihose who call | first will h ave the best selection. C ords for L adies ' Dresses , Un der H'dk'ls , collars , cuff s , &c , ai G H GOOPEii'S BOOTH & t OS'lhK , 27 Courtf aiidt street , A tu- York Tlie Proj inetors of this widely known and pop- ul ar estahlishment , in coincidence ot their late unparailelled toies , have extended their tmsi- ness and as»oitnieni , umil it now sinnils as pre- eni'nen t among ns rivals , for the extent , v ariety and style of us fabrics as it has heretofore lor the Excessive Cheap ness i at w hich they have been offered. The y were among the first to conceive and have now full y car- ried in to execution , the project ol comp leting an as- sor t m e nt of Read y Made Garments , ad apted to every possible size , shape and tasis. — Added to their extensive stock of Read y JVJ nde clothing is an assortment of gentlem en ' s lurnishing ] go o ds , one of the largest and most select ever be- 1 fore exhibited in this country. B y this * arr ange-^ ment , ; A comp lete Outfit can be procured , at once , from t he shel v es , of the mo s t de s irabl e s t y l e s of goods in the market. The proprie tors trust that the same liberal p atron- age will be extended to them as hereiolore , feeling ; the assuranceihat the interest aim tasle ol the pal- rons will alike he consul ted in its bestowal. N ew York , De c 11 , 1850 57 ly !«- -*' * rs a5gr\:» ' -rai'j, »n: i /a *%&j 7\ ^ ~, Valentine ' s Kxpress. [tormerly Noiton \ s ,j Leaves Sag H arbor , tittil y, at 10 o ' clock, a. m. kit N ew York , l or the speedy transmission ol all kinds of merch a n d iz e , packages , parcel s , s pecie , ban k notes , &c , and for the transaction of business gen- erally. Packages , &c , lef t with A D Smith , of this p lace , or S C Pi eston , of Grempni t , will fi e delivered in any p art of the cuy, ami all orders for goods will he promptly attended lo , and :he goods reiunied on the following day. / Offic e in New \ York at R R Depot , S Ferry Or- ders lor the Island may b e left t here , or al Well s & Co ' s , No 10 Wal l st T B VA LENTINE. Messeng e rs , N A GRIFFIN , T B VALENTINE. Sag Harbor , Dec 25 , 1850. til 1' acking, Curing and Smoking. VAN BRUNT & WATROUS . DfMLKRS IN Beef , Pork , L ard , han s , S houlder* , Tongue s , . Smoked Meats , Fi s h , smoked and in barrel , etc , Nos 200 and 202 Chambers , one door from West Mic ei , New Yolk. Tu.Nis Van Buun t. C S Watrous. 60 2m JJ alln ds for Uhw fi' i iiii o Forte—No. 4 3c tiiiubooi! , ny Heiai G Linley j 'i he Response , a Serenade Charles F De. -ances IA Lady sal w ithin l.er bower A Anni. - Wade j 1 hey have decked her for ihe j Bii.ie J H Cave J '1 he above are the latest publications and are ' .he (choicest songs ot the season , p ailicularl) ttiat ol '\Childh ood . \ I O ne \ Caihart' s impioved ilelodeon \ of five oc- ;taves , asuperior instrument , is waiting for a cu.>lo im er. Z ic W b ELLiO'lT. Nov 29lh. f^ish. — Saimoii , n- ackert l , htiiii g, cod and sword Fish , tor sale b y CA SLEIGHT & CO- Tne La dies will fma nmuv Oesirable gooiia in their department al G H COOPER'S To Let. ~~ a n THE Tenements over the store of the sub- € lff^ scriber. A lso , several other verj conveni- ¦ tgS *~*\-r i -iit buildings and tent meuts. G B BKOWN. , Jaa 29 , 1851. 71 4w UNI O N MUTUA L CAP1LA L ¦¦ •- . -. 150 , 000 DOLLARS. Charie r unlimited , No connection with Fire , ' Marine or Hea lth Insurance. INTENDED LIFE ASSURERS , are respectfull y mvjted to compare the princi p les , ra t es an d w hole provisions of the ' Union Mu tual Life Insurance Company, with those of any existing company. Persons in- sured in this company oir the 'iiYlutual Plan , the onl y- p lan , says Chambers , \ -w hich the -public at larg e are concerned to support , \ are exclusively pro- pne tors , instead oi -p artial ones , -as in sto ck or mixed companies, h claims superiority over other compan ies , in \the following particulars—1st; its plan s ol payment bring ihe Institution within the jeac li ot all classes. 2nd. its large dividends are available at certain periods to pay the premiums — 3rd . Its decreemenis show a - dtecremiuaiiou in Ihe selection of Lives hitherto unknown in Life Insu- rance , there by invitin g tbe be. -l lives lo select this c ompany. 4in , lis Finance Committee , (who are among ihe most lehabie in thiscoumry ) superintend all the lands ol tbe company. dtU its Unlimited C harier provides unusual advantage to .Married W omen , Widows and Minors, b' tu. Parties may a lso insure payable at a given age , or sooner if death should occur. 7th. Permits granted for Sea voyages and Foieign residences. BOARD OF FINANCE. Franklin Haven , Pr esident Me/chants ' Bank , Boston. T homas Thacher , Merchan t Bos oh , Reuci Williams , P resident Kennebec Railroad. Local , Ref erence. J ohn J. Palmei . Esq, President Merchants 'B a nk Mos es Taylor-Esq. Merchant , 44 tiomh-st. Lawrence 'iiimb le & Co Meicbams , 35 Broad- htieet. Als on & Chauncey, 4 2 South-st. R obert G. Shaw , Esq. Mer chant , Bos ton , Books and Painp hlels and inlormalion . may be hud gratis , b y app lying to : EDGAR- Z. HUNT. — A gent. C. S. Stiiavell , M. L>. Me dical Examiner. 40tf Life lusnrauce Company. ht li l iN b , 1 8 5 O . C ; W . & . J- ; T. M OORE . & , CO. ln.poiiei a itiid dealetb in :. iTancy .^and_.i9ta» le _JJAs\\ij cj iioil « y ~- 7 1 Broauway, ' - . Second store below Trinity Chinch , iY E W - I' U R K , Have now in store an extensive stock of goods for the spring trade , among winch may be lound the f ollowing articles , viz: DKESS GOODS. Printed Lawns and Jaconets , Fren c h , S c otch an d Ameticmi Ging hams , silk Totte de Liu de , Si lkian nasj delaines , cashmere s , pl ain and figured Lustres and Orleans , Parametta and Mohair Lustres , silk warp Al pacas , &c. & c. PRINTS, of the Mernmac , Cocbeco , Am erican Print works , >pr a gu e ' s , Phi li p Al ien & Sons ' , Ch a p in ' s , and other desirable sty les , including blue , uiue and or- ang e , mourning and furniture prints. Also a gieat variety ol French and Eng lish Prin ts. WOOLENS. and other goods adap led to MEN'S WEAR.. Broad Cloths , C assimeres and Satinets in every variety ol grade and color. Kentuck y J e ans , Merino cassimeres , cashmere t ts, hangup an d Prince Albert cord s , velve t eens , mole- skin s , l usuans , d rap e'e e t e , cto ton coalings , cotd- ling ton mixtures , mohair cord s , French an d German urowu linens , brown and white linen drills , sum- mer pantaloon stub' s , of the N Y mills , York , H am- ilton , Booth , Ripka ' s an d other celebrated . nianu f ' ac- tures; including blue drills , mix tures , de;um s , strip es , i nankeeiis , etc. Their Foreign Goods , embracing a vaiied and extensive assor tment , have been sek-c led wiihmuch care by one of their linn—many sty les being de- signe d expressly lor their own sales. Additions to this department , o l the slock will he received by the steamers- and -sailing packets throug hout the season. They beg leave ' to tender ' their thanks to their obi custoineis , lor llietr liberal patronage , and lak e p leasure in inviting them and cash dealers generally lo a i/atticular examination ol their slock. C H: & J T MOOR E & CO. 7 1 Broadway. April 1s t , 1850, , . 93 Bird Seed. —Hemp, Canary and Rape , for sale hy C A SLEIGHT & CO. CM over Seed just received b y-sloop General / Warren . 'Snd for sale low b y - •TIFFANY & ROGERS. S ag Harbor , 1st Apr il , 1 850. 93 Pursuant to an order ot Abraham T. Rose , c ounty judge and acting surrogate of' ' the c ounty oi butioik , no t ic e is h e reb y g iven to all per- son s who have claims against ihe estate of Thom- as Foster , lale of the village of Sag H a rbor , in the town oi Southampton, Suffolk county, deceased , lo present the same , with the vouchers thereof , to Wi lliam H. Nelson , execu tor ' of' the last will and testament of the sa ' n: deceased a t ihe office of said Nelson , in said Sag Harbor , in said town on or be- fore ihe 28th day ot February, 1851. Da ted August 28ih , 1850. \J. VV. Fos t er , \Vi tu am H. Nelson , Wm: R. Pos t , 27 Executors &c , of Thomasi Foster , dee 'd. Brown and bleached sheetings for sale at 4| cents hy the-p iece;-at WIGGhVS cheap store \ © 'jrTr77~ c iZSiMWl 3? os£s , ' lor sale by - «> lll? • ; ' ; ; N A PRATT. A L O I E . - BY J. H. DURAND. Alone , alone in the for e s t g lade , Where the brave old trees cast a leaf y shade , And where no sound on the balmy air Tells of the din in a world of care. Yet no t alone 1 There are forms around That dance on the boug hs , and chequer the grounds No , not alone, for beamy is here , With joy for the eye , and song for the ear , The streamlet is murmuring b y in g lee , S ee king its home in the lar oil sea. And the listner ' s heart in its depths is stirred At the joyous no te ot the sing in g bird ; Aii d the distant horn and the tinklin g bell , With soothing melod y reach the dull. There ' s a dancing oi ' leaves on every spray, An d a fluting of birds in pi u triage gay : And t he wil d b e es b um , and th e zephyr ' s note Upon the ear with sweetness float ; Th ere ' s a blushing of flowers on the boug h and moun d , While the sunbeams p lay in the vis ta round : Oh ! who could call it a lonel y s cene , H i th its wealth of song, a nd i t s dre s s of green ? I feel f t no solitude lingering hete , Thoug h na ture ' s t he onl y companion near. Tine Storm. It is a stormy ni g ht , an d t he wild sea , ' That sounds foi evcr , now upon t h e beach Is pouring all its power. Each alter eac h , The huirying waves cry out rejoicing ly, And crow ding onwards , seem as they would roach The hei ght I tread upon. The winds are hi g h , And the quiet lightnin gs shoot along the sk y A t intervals, li is an hour to teach Vain man his insi gnific ance ; and yet T hough all the elements in their mi g ht hare met , A t every pause comes ring ing on my ear A s te r n er murmur , an d 1 seem to hear Th e voice of Silence , soun d ing fro m her throne Of darkn e s s , mig htier than all—hut all alone. [Barry Cornwall, The Graveyard and its Contents. Ther* lie levelers leveled , duns don§ up in them- selves , There are booksellers finally laid on their shelves: Hor izontally there lie upright politicians , Du»-a-dos with their patients sleep faultless p hy- Ther e are slave drivers quietl y whipped under ground , There bookbinders , d o ne up in boards , are fast bound ; There the babe that' s unb o rn is s upp li e d with a berih , Ther e men without legs get their six feet of earth ; There lawyers repose , each wrapt up in his case , Th ere seekers of office are sure of a place ; Ther e defendant awl p laintiff are equal ly cast , There shoemakers quietly stick to their last ; Th ere brokers at length become silent as slocks , There stage drivers sleep without quitting their box. [Frazer ' a Magazine. THE SETTLERS. A STORY OF WESTERN AMERICA. In the year 1816 , th e f a mil y of Mr. Mason ar- rived toward s sunsei al a settlement , ei g ht miles south of the Iron Bank , in wh at is commonl y c al led th e Jackson Purchase , on the lower Mississi ppi. The f a mil y had e mi gra ted from New Eng l and , and consis ted of this gentleman, a m a n of di gnified ap- pearance , thoug h indic at in g fa t i gue , exhauotsou and feeble health , and turned of forty years ; his wile , an in teresting woman , and som ewhat younger ; and live children , four son s and a daug ht er — George , the hero of this story, w as a Boy of four- teen ; Eliza , his sister , was a sweet g irl of twelv e , and Henry, Thomas and William , the younger brothers , w ere eig ht , six , and f our years old. I t was obvious from ihe fati gued and weather- beaten appearance of the family, and their being ap- parently much exhausted , thai they had traveled a long way ; and a slig ht inspection of their dress , and 5 tin' hired wagon \ that had broug h t t hem and their elfecta from the ba tiks of the Mississippi , where they had deb arked irom a flat boat , mani- fes ted that oiie o! their trials had been a want of sufficient money to bring them comfortabl y over such a lone way, b y such a tedious and expensive rou te. There was a shyness about them , too , which marked , however they disguised it external- l y, thai their hearts revolted Irom the outlandish and forei gn aspect of the tall p lanter s , dr essed in their deerskin hunting shirts, a rifle on their shoul- der s , and a dozen ragged and listless negroes loung- ing behind them. Real di gni ty, howev e r , is an in- ternal t hing, and belongs only lo th e mind. A fam- il y could not have been reared , as they had been , inculcated every day a nd e ve ry hour , hoth h y pr e- cep t and examp le , withou t showing the influence of thi s dici p line , be their dress and appearance in o ther respects as they mi g h t Their look of decen- cy and upri g htness at once awed and repressed rude and imp ertinent curiosity, and made the vul var rich , who had c ome to be spectato rs of the arrival of the family, shrink from t he manifesta t ion of t ha t unf eeling arid insulting superiority which such peo- p le ' are apt to evince in the presence of those who are poorer than themselves. Mr. Pindall , the owner of tw enty five negroes , and Mr. Garvin , the owner [of' . .fif teen , were among the dozen neares t set tlor ' s who had come professedl y to welcome them to their cabin in the woods. Th ere was much, but well-intended comp liment- ing, an d proffer of aid and couitesy, and desire that they mi g ht become bette r acquai n ted ; in short , ail the kindly ment ceremonials customary among su ch people on such occasions. At present , h ow- ever this ' wayworn f amily little headed these offers. Where ver they looked around them , upon the dark and s t eril e wood s , whose leaves were fallingaro iind ihein . or into the roofless and unfloored cabin , where they were toshelier for the nig ht , the whol e scene was desolate and chilling. After being lef t in solitude , they made *uch preparations for repo. -e during the coining ni gh t as w ere within their pow- er to effect; and in a short lime they all betook themselves to their p laces of rest. The father ol this lamily ot emi grants , had for many y ears ptusued a protessional hie m one of the populous villages of New Eng l a nd , and had b een widely respected by all who knew him for his excell ent character ami abiiiiies lie was , however subjected lo a series ol unlorseen mislorlUlies which comp letel y ruined bis prospects : and not being a peison oi particular tirmness of \disposition , he was about to sn.U turner a combiicalion of lown- less of *p iiits and had health , w hen the idea ol , re- moving to the wes tern Slaies as a settler etiteied his mind an d took his fancy . Mr. Mason was not b y any m eans the peison best calculated to undergo the toils and privations of a settlers life ; neverthe- less re solved lo make the most of a settlers life , and perhaps anim ated b y a desire to leave a part of the country where he had experienced the sevrrily of mi sfortune , and , a s he t houg ht , t he neg lec t of friends h e now lost no time in making the necessary ar- r angements for the departure of himself and famil y lor the land of promise. After having cros sed the All e g b auies , an d touched at one of the towns of the Ohio , he took the earliest opportunity of pur- cha s ing, on repor t onl y, and wi thout having seen it , a sm all lot of land with an unfinished log house , in the midst of a clearing of three acre s , situa ted wi thin ei g ht miles of the banks of the Mississi ppi. Here , then , like t hou s ands similarl y circums t anced , this family, which had been reare d in comparative afflu e nce , was once more compell ed to beg in the world , trusting to industry and integrity of princi- ple tor the chance of success. Influenced also b y p ius hope , Mr. Mason and his wif e and children did not despond under fhedisagreable circumstances in which th ey were placed. Imme diately alter breakfast , next morning, the fa ther was seen in company with George , making mortar from the clay, and exerting himself to fill up the intervals between tbe logs , and b y all the ex- p edients of the country, to render the rude log huts secure shel ter from the frosts and rains of tbe ap- proaching winter. In a couple of days , which . for- tunately continued fair , the house had a roof of sp li t wood, which would turn the rain , and a wood- en chimney, p lastered with clay mortar , capible of carry ing off the smoke from the fire into the interior. In these and some other little improvements , one or two nei g hbor s gave their assistance , and in a short lime the habitation possessed many comforts for the new settlers. W hen ihe first white frosts of November rendered kindled on tho broad clay h earth—when their shut- lers , for g las . -> ihey had none , had exclu ded ihe un certain li g ht and the chill of the evening—when the table , m ade with an adze form white popular clefts , was sjiread before the cheerfu l blaze—when the repast of smoking com loaf , sweet p otatoes and frie d bacon were arranged on it—when the lragrant tea was added in rememberance of New Eng l and , for they still retained a few pounds, b roug h t all the way Irom that coumry — and when the whol e was i-ea- soned b y that appetite which is felt in such cabins , and b y industrious backwoodsmen , in th e hi g hest perfection , the guests of this humble least had no need to envy those of any other. They were hap- py in e ach other , a nd t h e ir happ in ess had an addi- tional zest , irom the novelty ol the situation , and t he hopes which were enteitained of their clearing in the woods. Mr M as on ' s farm was of limited dimensions , .bu t afforded snthcient eeope for ihe support of a fam- ily. On every line ck-ar day, before the sunbeams bad dissolved the Iros' ., he w as emp l oyed g irding the trees while George , wi th his little axe and grubbing hoe , was bu. -y b y his side rooting up the shrubs and smallei trees , deli g hted with ihe mellow appearance and healthy smell of ihe virg in mould To cut down these large trees which had to be nec essaral y lem oved , wa« to bo th a matter ol seri - ous difficult y , t h e re being no t onl y a lac k of skill , but the leebleness of muscular strength; in the par- ties ; and the removal ol a sing le sycamore which would ha ve been nothing lo a regular wielder of I he axe , r equired three days of persevering exertion . Bu t the severest of die whote.experiment was sp li t- ting tails for lenees This was a task absolutely beyond the streuglh of young George ; the kind- hearted boy was ihereiore assiduous in handing tbe maul to his exhaus ted lather. In this most labori- ous business , there is a dexterity to be learned only by practice. Many a tree , cut down wi t h gre at la- bor , would not sp li t at all. It was long before Mr. Mason , wi th his utmost exertions could make 25 a d ay; and it was painful to be told by those who looked at the work , that one hundred and fi fty was the regular task of each of their negroes. A t n ight t he fa t her ' s bands wer e one blister , and George could count his blistets , too. Mrs Mason bound up iheir sore hands , and turned away her face to conceal her tears. 5 Thi s species of seve re toil cous- ed Mr Mason rheumatic pains and tlecp less ni g hts. Bu t tbe voice of comp lain t was not beard , noi the look of dejection seen in tbe household. Hope still cheered the family on. The winter was passed and spring now dawned in all the gay luxuri ance oi the f ertile and lovely territory. The labors of the fam- ily were n ow perceptible in their results. The clearin\ had in lour months increased , from six to nine a c res , whi ch were well fenced and prepared l or p l anting. The surface of the soil was easil y ac ted upon ; a/id the Indian corn was planted , wi th- out any p loughing, in the open spaces among the row s of tall deadened trees. The lather went be lore , making a hole for ihe corn with his hne , Ge orge followed , dropp ing t he grain , and covering i t up; while Eliza , wi t h her f a ce shad e d b y her Jar»e sun bon net , and Henry, wi th his broad straw ha \ with liitfe bags pinned to their sides , walked beside George and his father. They carried beans , the seeds «f pumpk in, squashes and cucumbers and the different kind of melons , to hand lo each.where a. p lace offered that seemed suitable to these seeds . Tbe season that followed was favoiable , and ibeii crops came forward to their utmost hopes. To watch us daily advance was a constant souice of amusement. But the ?ad leaven ol sotiow and dis- couragement remained at the bottom pi the cup. — The hi g h heats o l this southern climate began to jj f- I bun I Sun I Moon j Hi gh il February. j rises j sets j sets I water I \ 12 Wednesday, 6 58 i 5 32 3 50 ' 5 24 I 13 Thursday . 6 56 5 33 4 51 j 6 47 I 14 Friday, 6 55 5 34 5 48 I 8 12 I 15 Saturday, 6 54 5 35 j rises j 9 17 ft; Almanac,
