A SENTIMENTAL EXCURSION.
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have only taught me that know nothing.

 have set up late and rose eariy-T have secluded myself from the world, merely to learn that know nothing.

 Many of my friends fiatter me with the character of wise man, but my own mind convinceS me am a fool.

 My head is. stuffed full of classical readinOs and dead iettered theory, it is true; but in the knowledge of world I am a mere novice. and every knave deal wMh has ability to detraud me, and with so much address, that feel myself obliged to him while he practi. ces the cheat.

 Because know more of science than the generality of people, pay more for every thing purchase.

 was arguing with myself one morning, in sollioquys upon my expereince in life, when casting my eyes accidentally upon a volume of Pope, which lay open before me upon the table. read The noblest study of mankind IS Man. Now, then, for man, and woman too.

 Farewell, ye folos, quartos, octavos, and duodeclmos of learning! Gentlemen, said |, Burning to whole corps of philosophers, who stood ranged upon three long shelves, fianked by Boyle on the right, Locke on the left, with Newton stationed in the centre)- gentlemen adieu-you are too profound to ac. company me.

 And as for you, Dr. Johnson. Messrs. Chambers, Rees, Ainsworth, Croker, and other Lexicon manufacturers, you are too heavy for such an excursion as am about to make: for you must know gentlemen am going to

 Eye Natures walks. shoot folly as it flies.

 And catch the manners living as they rise,''

 Then, in. the name of heaven, rest secure here, in your calf and sheep bindings, till my return.

 But pray step into this trunk my good friend Rabelais, and do you step after him, laughing Cervantes, and merry Le Sage and thou, Master Sterne, Rev. Sir, thou foun. tain of philanthropy-tho fellow of infinite jest and humor-thou critic with good na- ture, and censure without malignity--thou wit without guiIe-take your place in this corner, and by your side shall sit desultory arch Montaingne, and gentle Gay, and amo- rous Ovid, and witty Congreve; and I'll put Sheridan in my pocket, and feast upon' Tho Critic and 'The School for Scandal as drive along.

 And pray where did all this happen ,- Where nature had, with hand of elegance, sketched out prospect beyond any scene that imagination can form, or human genius create on canvass.

 INDEFINITELY PosrPoNEp.-The following from the editress of the Boston Transcript contains much in little space.

 It happened not long ago, tha. gentle man of sound sense, decision of character, ties, or what the French cali inc 0se'ss!.'.ss- of life, entered into matrimonial engage ment with lady possessing as he thought the like attributes for desirable life time companion. Beautiful the lady was and fa tha hnsn oC a dream. She kncw this we'll, and tho iovc Uc conquest became with her as unsuitable an ambition as with the monarch of old, who wept that he had no more worlds to conquer. Deeply attached to the man whom she had promised to wed, she yet could not willingly resign being the idol of the crowd, and when besought to appoint the time of union, Q spir- it of procrastination assailed her and diSs tant day was fixed upon. The lover waited in patience till the epoch drew near, when his hope was again deferred to a point yet disappointed. Tho fourth clamacteric arri- we'd, and the lady wrote letter praying for an indefnite postponemenk for various futile reasons too absurd to specify. The gentle man was too calm for anger, but the offence of the lady was not too grave for slight con. tempt. He felt that there was no folly equal to that of throwing away love in a world where true love was 60 rare, and resolved to await the issue in silence. Two years sped on, and the train of fiat4 terers that had surrounded the lady had vanished from her presence, attached to some other Cynthia of the minute,' or weary of their profitless career. Then sine turned to her first love, and finally fixed upon pre-. The gentleman read the billet.doux in quiet disdain, and he enclosed in an envelope the following reply;

 'lndetinte postponement,' according to court etiquette, and other custom -Sstuviisned rules, is synoGy inous with entire oblivion or voluntary fOrgetfulness. Your past con. duct has made it in my mind, the same W ish the non. existence of an agreement. You prayed that our union might be indefinitely postponed" for the most vain and unsu6- stantial causes and l, in consideration there- of, and for the more substantial reason of ysur utter heartlessness, take the liberty of defnite postponement foreuer ''

 The words were doomed ones-and the lady, as may be conjectured, was doomed to "single blessedness."

 Another Veto-A fond father, the other day. wishing to form an alliance between his stu pid son and fine young lady of his ac- quaintance, sent him to her with the follow. ing note:

 Dear Madan--alIow me to present my Bill for your acceptance.'

 The lady sent the lad back to his father, with the following reply:

 Dear Sir-your bill is vetoed

 We take great pleasure in announcing to our distant friends the arrival in this city of |" THAT SAME OLD CooN." His mention at National Hall last evening aro,,sad tha av,