From the Richmond Yhig.
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Having been forced to speak of these mat ter against our inclination, we beg leave re- spectfully, to ask perusal of the following exquisite satire. It is from the pen of that very sensible and witty man, Maj. NOAH.

 Too much of good hing.-For several mornings at six o'clock, the doors of lecture room next to church have been opened, and forth have issued many women, a few men, and some children. They must have attend ed maths at 5 o'clock, and risen from their beds before the dawn of day. One morning last week an old political friend comfortably buttoned up, and bandanna ronud his neck, came out of the room with his wife tucked under his arm; becloned him to cross over the street to me, which he did, "what brings you out so early-not electioneering at this hour?" 70 no--we have been to church; l gets up every morning before cock growing and goes to church to oblige my wife," GA very dutiful husband; and how do you like it." "Not at all" said he, " the only time that desire to talk with my wife about do- mestic concerns,-about our children, and devise plans for our comfort and their pros perity, she nudges me and I must rise, and dress to go to church, ,-the bell is tinkling all day,-lecture in the morning-prayers at noon-sermon in the evening--hymns at night, with a great deal of miscellaneous praying, asking fovors and returning thanks, my hands are in my pocket every hour to aid some pious object, the missionary cause in In dia, or the Pacific Ocean the time which prudent wives devote to domestic concerns, is absorbed in prayer; my wife is good wo- man-without a fault-charitable, good tenn pered, and kind to her children, yet she fan cies herself continually an object of divine vengeance, and is always supplicating for mer- cy;--my house, sir, is filled with tracts;- tracts for mothers, children, servants, and