manner conftrained by her parents to admit his addreffes, fhe was refolved never to give him her hand. The mother of Gordier was not a. little folicitous for the welfare of the young lady whom he looked upon as her daughter-in-law; and fome years afterwards being told that the young lady's life was in danger, fhe refolved to cross the fea that divides the islands in order to afford her every confolation in her power. As attendant in her voyage Mrs. Gordier, took with her a beloved brother, and an only furviving fon. The fight of the mother brought to the young lady's mind the full rememberance of the fon: fhe fainted upon the first approach of Mrs. Gordier, and it was with much difficulty that she was brought to herself. Mrs. Gordier all on a fudden burst into a flood of tears on feeing a jewel pendent to the young lady's watch, which fhe knew her fon had purchased as a prefent to her before he left the island of Jerfey. The violence of her grief was obferved by the young lady, who had juft fpirits enough to ask her the immediate caufe. Being told that the fight of a jewel, the prefentation of which to his beloved bride was to be the pledge of their mutual happinefs, revived in her mind her ir reparable lofs: the young lady was feemingly ftruck with horror and aftonifhment at the declaration, and, touching the jewel as with an expreffion of contempt, funk into the arms of her weeping vifitor, and without uttering a fingle word, except only C--1--a--r--k, breathed her laft. The manner of her expiring feemed to involve a myftery. All prefent were aftonished, when every means had been ufed to reftore her, without being able to bring her to life; when the effufions of forrow, poured forth at her death, had for a while ceafed, all who were prefent began to fpeak what they thought of her behaviour in her dying moments. Mrs Gordier, who was totally unacquainted with the foff and delicate diftemper of the deceased, could not help dropping fome unfavourable expreffions concerning her manner of leaving the world, which fhe thought plainly enough indicated a knowledge of the murder. Her own parents fired with indignation at the infult offered to the innocence of their child, could not help the ungenerous interpretation put upon the clofing moments of her blameless life. A fcene of trouble and mutual reproach enfued. When the commotion was a little abated, the friends of both families cordially interpofed, and endeavoured to reconcile the mothers by a cool examination of the circumftances that occafioned the unfeasonable heat. Young Mr Gordier recollected that he had heard his brother declare, that the jewel in queftion was to be prefented to his bride on her wedding day, and therefore as that had never happened, his mother might be justified in her fufpicions, though perhaps the lady might be innocent. The fifter of the deceafed replied, that she believed the warmth that happened to be founded on a mistake. The jewel, fhe faid, which her fifter wore, was not prefented to her by Mr Gordier, but was a prefent to her fome years after his death by Mr Galliard, a very reputable merchant in Jersey, who had affiduoufly paid his addreffes to her; but as many jewels have the fame appearance, that purchafed by Mr Gordier, and that prefented by Mr Galliard, might probably not be the fame. Mrs Gordier very readily acquiefced; and having had time to recover her temper, fell again into tears, adding, at the fame time, that if it was the jewel purchased by her fon, his picture was artfully concealed within it. The fifter, or any of the family, had never feen it opened, and knew nothing of fuch a contrivance. Young Gordier, in a moment, touched a fecret fpring, and prefented to the company the miniature inclofed, moft beautifully enriched. The confternation was now equal to the difcovery. It was inftantly concluded, that the horror of the murder, must have struck the deceased, and the deteftation of the murderer overcame her. The contempt with which the wanted to fpurn the jewel, and her defire to declare from whom she had it, all these circumftances concurred to fix the murder on Mr Galliard, who having been formerly her father's clerk, the laft word fhe attempted to utter, was now interpreted to mean the clerk. The clergyman who was prefent, being the common friend of Galliard, and the family where he now was, advifed moderation in the purfuit of Juftice. Mr Galliard, he faid, could never be guilty of fo foul a crime, he therefore wished he might be fent for on the prefent melancholy occafion rather as a mourner, than as a murderer. The greatest part of the company seemed to approve of his advice. Mr Galliard was fent for, and in a few hours the meffenger returned, accompanied by Galliard in perfon. The old lady, on bis entering the room, in the vehemence of her paffion, charged him abruptly with the murder of her fon; Galliard made anfwer cooly, that indeed he well knew her son, but had not feen him for many days before the day of his difappearance, being out of the ifland upon bufinefs, as the family in whofe house he now was could atteft. But this jewel, (faid the mother, fhewing him the jewel open as it was) is an inconteffible proof of your guilt: he denied ever seeing the jewel. The fifter of the deceased then confronted him, and taking it in her hand, and closing it," this jewel, faid fhe, you gave to my fifter, in my prefence, on fuch a day, (naming the day, the hour, and the place) preffed her to to accept it; the refufed it, you preffed her again; the returned it, and was not prevailed on to take it till I placed it to her watch, and perfuaded her to wear it." He now betrayed fome figns of guilt, but looking upon it when it was clofed, he owned the giving it, and prefently recollecting himself, faid he knew it not in the form it was prefented to him. "But this trinket, faid he, I purchafed from Levi the Jew, who has travelled thefe iflands more than twenty years; he, no doubt, can tell you how he came by it,"-The clergyman now thought himself happy in the council he had given, and addreffing himself to Mrs. Gordier" I hope madam, you will now be patient till the affair has had a full hearing. Mr Galliard is clear in his juftification, and the Jew only at prefent appears to be the guilty perfon; he is is now in the island, and shall foon be apprehended." The old lady was again calm, and forced to acknowledge her rafhnefs. Galliard triumphed in his innocence, hoped the lady would be careful of what the faid, and threatened, if his character fuffered by the charge, to re- . fer the injury to the decifion of the law; he lamented the fudden death of the unfortunate young lady, and melted into tears when he approached her bed. He took his leave after fome hours ftay with becoming decency; and every one, even the mother pronounced him innocent. It was fome days before the Jew was found; but when the news was fpread that the Jew was in cuftody who had murdered young Gordier, remorse, and the fear of public fhame, feized Galliard, and the night preceeding the day on which he was to have confronted the Jew before a magiftrate, he was found dead, with a bloody pen-knife in his hand, wherewith he ftabbed himfelf in three places, two of which were mortal. A letter was found on the table in his room, acknowledging his guilt, and concluded with thefe remarkable words: "None but thofe who have experienced the furious impulfe of ungovern able love will pardon the crime which I have committed, in order to obtain the incomparable object by whom my paffions were inflamed. paffions were inflamed. But thou, Ó Father vifions confidered. Father of Mercy, who implanted in The real Caufes of the Dearness of Promy foul thofe ftrong defires, wilt forgive one rash attempt to accomplish my determined purpose, in oppofition, as it fhould feem, to thy Almighty Providence." The truth of the above is unqueftionable: the clergyman of the place. where the circumstances happened gave the relation, and many people are ftill living, who remeinber every material transaction, and will readily confirm the account. A By T. ROOKE, Esq. DDING any number of fmall farms into one is a great caufe of the dearnefs of meat, and depopulating the country; for before this was done, a man bred up on a small farm of thirty or forty pounds per annum, maintained feven or eight children, and to enable him to do it, he brought his produce to market in fmall quantities, and then fold it reasonable, and with An Anecdote against habitual fwear- the affiftance of his family he raised A ing. Gentleman took occafion at a certain time, to bring together fuch of his friends as were addicted to a habitual custom of fwearing.-In order to fhew them the abfurdity of the practice, he had recourfe to the invention above-mentioned, having placed an Amanuenfis in a private part of the room. After the fecond bottle when men open their minds without referve, the gentleman began to take notice of the many foounors but unneceffary words that had paffed in his houfe fince their fitting down at table, and how much good converfation they had loft by giving way to fuch fuperfluous phrafes. What a tax fays he, would they have raised for the poor, had we put the laws in execution upon one another? Every one of them took this gentle reproof in good part. Upon which he told them, that knowing their converfation would have no fecrets in it, he had ordered it to be taken down in writing, and for the humours fake would read it to them if they pleased. There were ten fheets of it, which might have been reduced to two had there not been those abominable interpolations, before mentioned. Upon the reading of it in cold blood, it looked rather like a conference of fiends than of men, In fhort every one trembled at himself upon hearing calmly what he had pronounced, amidst the heat and inadvertancy of difcourfe. FIDELIO, hogs and poultry; but now as three or four of these farms are occupied by one person, if he was inclined it is almoft impoffible for him to raise an equal quantity of live ftock, neither will it now anfwer his purpose as well as felling his damaged barley to the ftills, befides it is lefs trouble; therefore it muft appear to every impartial perfon, that there is not the quantity of hogs and poultry bred on thefe lands,as there were when they were occupied by three or four families. These fmall farmers have now no profpect of living comfortably in the country, unless they become fervants or day-labourers to thefe large farmers, therefore for a maintainance, neceffity obliges them to repair to cities and large towns to learn a trade for their fupport, and if this method is permitted to be purfued, it certainly will depopulate the country greatly. This was found to be the cafe when a law was made, that no perfon fhould occupy more than two farms in one parish, and which is now in force. Turnpike-roads enable the dealers in provifions to buy them up and bring them at any season of the year to neighbouring towns and cities at their pleafure; which if they can but effect, they are almoft certain of a confiderable profit, as the people will want them before the season returns. The most fruitful parts of England before the roads were mended were natural 4 year, natural magazines one half of the that is, from November to May, the badness of the roads would not allow provifions to be brought from thence during that period; the confequence was, that manufactures were established in these places where labouring people could then afford to work reasonable, as the farmer or dairy-man was willing to fell his produce in fmall quantities, and thereby they became reasonable in the winter: but now in these countries and places they are bought up by the dealers in these articles, and are as dear as in large towns and cities; thofe places are become populous by being manufactories, and thereby the inhabitants are become greatly distrest and miferable, which before were happy. It is well known there are many laws in force against engroffing: but it is now encouraged by the landed intereft, and alfo by the dairy-man and farmer, as giving them the leaft trouble, and as great a price for their goods, which they receive in large fums; befides, there is more money in England than heretofore, and as things are now, it is almoft an impoffibility to put a ftop to thefe proceedings. SELECT SCOTS POVER BS. (Continued from page 399, Vol. 1.) TWA things ane fhould not be Wark bears witness of whae well does. The mother of a mischief is nae mair than a midge-wing. Truth and honefty keeps the crown of the caufey. There was ay fome water where the ftirk drown'd. Were it not for hope, heart wad break. Second thoughts are best. Never ufe the taws when a gloom can do the turn. Rather fpill your joke than tine your friend. That which God will give, the deel canna reeve. He has wit at will, that wi' an angry heart can fit ftill. He's lifeless that's faultlefs. A Skittering cow on the loan wad hae mony marrows. Friendship canna ftand ay on ae fide. Better learn frae your neighbour's fkaith than your ain. A tale never tines in the telling. Every man's blind in his ain caufe. Every man's tale is good till another's be tauld. Sic a man as thou wad be, draw thee to fic company. Do the likelieft and hope the best. angry at, what he can help and he gade his ain errand. what he canna help. Youth and eild never fowder well. He that speaks what he should not, will hear what he wou'd not. Keep your mouth clofs and your een open. It is a tight tree that has neither knap nor gaw. Ill-will never fpake well. Little odds between a feaft and a fou wame. What may be done at any time, will be done at nae time. Where there is o'er mickle courtesy there is little kindness. Mony fay well, when it was never war. Live and let live. It is good to nip the briar in the bud. It is hard to gar an auld mare leave flinging. Likely lies aft in the mire, when unlikely wons thro' Man propones but God difpones. nae wae. God fhapes the back for the burthen. Better my bairns feek frae me than I beg frae them. Cut Cut your cloak according to your claith. Better my friend think me fremit than fafheous. I should think myfelf blame worthy if I did not on this occafion inform the He's a man of a wife mind that of a Public, that fallad or olive oil taken foe can make a friend. If a man gangs down the brae ilk ane gies him a jundy. Nae man can make his ain hap. He that does his turn in time fits haff idle. Better keep the Deil without the door, than drive him out of the house. He's well wordy of forrow that buys it. ter. If ye brew well ye'll drink the bet It is hard for a greedy eye to have a leal heart. Never lippen o'er mickle to a new friend or an auld enemy. Mickle fails that fools think. Placks and bawbies grow pounds. Time tint is ne'er to be found. Lippen to me but look to yourfel." He that does you an ill turn will ne'er forgive ye. I carena whether the fire gae about the roaft, or the roaft gae about the fire, if the meat be made ready, Caft nae out the dow'd water till ye get in fresh. Better lang something than foon naething. Dree out the inch when ye have thol'd the span. He that laughs at his ain joke spills the sport o't. Wealth gars wit waver. but he that has her. Never quit certainty for hope. warm, and repeated difcretionally, will infallibly prevent any bad confequences, if the arsenick has not been taken very long before. It is the true antidote for arfenick and the bite of a viper: I could therefore with, that no one would neglect making use of it as soon as it is discovered that any perfon has swallowed arfenick by mistake, distress of circumftance, or otherwise, A fure prefervative from the tooth-ache, and defluxions on the gums or teeth. After having washed your mouth with water as cleanlinefs and indeed health require, you should every morning rinfe the mouth with a tea spoonful of lavender water mixed with an equal quantity of warm or cold water,whichever you like best, to diminish its activity. It is a mistaken notion to ima gin that fpirit of wine alone would produce the fame effect, viz, the drain of ferofities which it difcharges from the gums and falival glands. The lavender is beyond doubt of infinite fervice. -This fimple and innocent remedy is a certain prefervative, the fuccefs of which has been confirmed by long experience. A Remedy for corns on the feet. Roaft a clove of garlic on a live coal, or in hot ashes; apply it to the corn, and faften it on with a piece of cloth. This cofmetic (to ufe the expreffion) muft not be made ufe of till the moment of going to bed. It foftens the corn to fuch a degree that it loofens Want of wit is war than want of and wholy removes the corn in two or wealth, three days, however inveterate; afterwards wash the foot with warm water, in a little time the indurated skin that forms the horny tunic of the corn will difappear, and leave the part as clean and smooth as if it had never heen attacked with any diforder. It is right to renew this application two or three times in twenty-four hours. POETRY |