MR. ANDERSON took leave of his friend; but he did not live to retrieve his affairs or to return to China. When the account of his death, and of the distress in which he had left his family, reached Canton, the Chinese Merchant called on one of the gentlemen of the factory who was about to return to Europe, and addressed him in the following manner : - Poor MR. ANDERSON dead,-I very sorry,-he good man,—he friend, and he leave two childs, they poor,-they have nothing,-they childs of my friend,-you take this for them, tell them China-man friend sent it,”and he put into the gentleman's hand a sum of money for MR. ANDERSON's children, amounting to several hundred pounds. [HULBERT's Museum Asianum, p. 84, 85.] THE JUVENILE NATURALIST, (From "Time's Telescope for 1822.") "THE year's gay verdure, all its charms, are gone, Whilst all things droop, as nature's death were near. "FROM the fall of the leaf, and withering of the herb, an unvarying death-like torpor oppresses almost the whole vegetable creation, and a considerable part of the animal, during this portion of the year. The whole race of insects, which filled every part of the summer-landscape with life and motion, are now either buried in profound sleep, or actually no longer exist, except in the unformed rudiments of a future progeny. Many of the birds and quadrupeds, as the frog, lizard, badger, hedgehog, &c., are retired to concealments, from which not even the calls of hunger can force them. The bat is found in caverns, barns, &c. suspended by the claws of its hind feet, and closely enveloped in the membranes of the fore feet. Dor-mice, squirrels, water-rats, and field-mice, provide a large stock of food for the winter season. "Rain and wind are now extremely prevalent; and as the frost seldom sets in till the latter end of the month, December may be reckoned the most unpleasant of the whole year. At other times, however, November is better entitled to this appellation, and December has occasionally put on a milder character. "The evergreen trees with their beautiful cones, such as firs and pines, are now particularly observed and valued. In the warmer countries, where shade is more desirable, their worth and beauty are more regularly appreciated. The redbreast is still heard to chant his cheerful strain,' and the sparrow chirps. BRIEF ASTRONOMICAL NOTICES. 429 "The oak, the beech, and the hornbeam, in part, retain their leaves, and the ash its keys. The common holly, with its scarlet berries, is now conspicuous, as is the pyracanthus with its bunches or wreaths of fiery berries on its dark green thorny sprays; and those dwarfs of the vegetable creation, mosses, and the liverwort, now attract our notice." BRIEF ASTRONOMICAL NOTICES, FOR DECEMBER, 1822. "THE MOON rises, on the 1st, soon after seven at night: on the sixth, she rises in the morning. On the 15th, the crescent of the Moon is seen, at sun-set, near the horizon, in southwest-by-south. On the 19th, the Moon is on the meridian at thirty-five minutes past four in the afternoon. On the 23d, she is on the meridian at thirty-seven minutes past seven. Saturn is below her to the east, and she will have passed him before her next appearance. On the 28th is Full Moon, at four minutes past six in the morning. "MERCURY is a morning star. "VENUS is a morning star till the 24th, and after that time an evening star. "MARS is an evening star. He is about an hour and a half above the horizon after sun-set; and they who have a good horizon in south-west-by-south, will have the opportunity of noticing his passage under Herschel on the 2d, at the distance of three quarters of a degree. "JUPITER is on the meridian about eleven at night on the 5th, and half past nine on the 24th. "SATURN is on the meridian at about half past nine at night on the 4th, and eight on the 23d. (Evening Amusements.) POETRY. LINES ON A YOUNG LADY, WHO WAS GONE TO VISIT A FOREIGN COUNTRY. By H. S. BOYD, Esq. On! if on earth her gentle footsteps stray, May angels wreathe with heavenly flowers her way; If the dark ocean bear her lovely form, May seraphs charm the wave, and lull the storm. On land, at sea; in sickness, and in health; In joy or sorrow, poverty or wealth Whate'er her lot; calm, trouble, pain, or rest; Parent of Good, Eternal Source of Light, Through every age illuminates the mind, O'er Miriam's soul, and life and grace bestow. Each thought direct, each earth-born wish controul ! To court the breeze, and drink the dew of heaven; And through another season decks the plain; LINES Written in a Stormy Day in November, The sky is ever calm and clear, Peace, gentle spirit, driven from earth, And breathes unutterable charms, On every angel face. Delightful region! when shall I This fleeting breath resign; And call yon blooming bowers of bliss, P. M. POETRY. A CHRISTMAS, HYMN. BY MR. MONTGOMERY. ANGEL from the realms of glory, Worship CHRIST, the new-born King. Worship CHRIST, the new-born KING. Worship CHRIST, the new-born KING. Worship CHRIST, the new-born KING. Worship CHRIST, the new-born KING. ON THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST, Ye shepherds, who your fleecy care Were watching o'er by night, Were not your bosoms chill'd with fear, When round you shone from heaven a light? 431 Angels descending from the sky, Good will to men, and peace from heaven to earth. But where's the PRINCE of GLORY laid ? Him, in whom all created beings live? And lowing herds around him wait : Rude howls the wintry wind ;-the pride of spring Confirm the feeble knee; JESUS is come! at whose command The deaf shall hear, the blind shall see, The iron yoke of sin to break, And liberty proclaim to the confin'd. Instead of mourning, oil of joy, Instead of ashes, beauty shall appear: Garments of praise the saints shall wear, The SAVIOUR'S praises shall their hearts employ ; They shall be called the trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD most high; They shall inherit everlasting bliss: And heaven and earth our GoD shall glorify. Printed by T. Cordeux, 14, City-Road, London. |