DUELLING.
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The evil of this practice is assuming an aw- flu! magnitude. As Mr.Emmet has justly re- marked. in debate on the subject he who, whether by real or by fancied wrongs, can force his mind to adopt this painful resort. & can shut his eye and heart to the catalogue of effects as regards both himself and all his connexions, will hardly relinquish his purpose from the mere terror of human laws. It is. perhaps only to the moral feeling of society, properly directed, that we can look for tar dy antidote.

 The inhabitants ofTyrinthus had contract ed such habit of testing on every occasion. that they were no longer able to discuss, ser- ously, the most important affairs. Wearied at length with their own ievity, they had re- course to the Oracle of Delphi, which assured them they would be cured if, after sacrificing bull to Neptune, they should be able, with- out laughing to throw it into the sea. IL was manifest that the service imposed on them would prevent them from being able to comply with the condition required. They however assembled on the sea-shore, and carefully, as they thought removed all the children; but as they were endeavOring to drive away one, who had privately come in among them, he called out to them, What are you afraid l should swallow your bull ," On which they all burst into laugh. and being persuaded that their maIady was incurable, quietly sub mitted to their lot.