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WALL FLOWER-My affection is above time or misfortune. VERAIN-Now thine art is known thy spell binds not.

HOLLY-Come near me if you dare. BUTTER CUP-Deceit is often thus covered. ANON.

plied Neri laughing, "hand me up the two crowns." "Content!" answered Scheggia; "but hear me- require, moreover, that whatsoever persons are present, you pretend to fall into a fu rious passion with them, and threaten that you will make minced meat of them all."-"Trust me for that," replied Neri; "only let me see the mon ITALIAN HOAXING.. ey." Whereupon Scheggia forthwith In the days of Scheggia, Monaco, drew out of his purse two crowns, fresh and Pilucca, (who were choice friends from the mint, and putting them into and boon companions, and all three the hands of their host, "There they masters in the art of hoaxing,) there are," says he, "in pawn, ready to be was one Neri Chiaramontesi, a man of made over to you, us soon as you have good birth and easy circumstances, but accomplished the undertaking." cunning and crafty withal as any of our Neri, full of glee, thinking full surecity in his time; nor was there any who ly that the two crowns were his own took greater delight in playing off his already, (and which he valued more wit upon other persons. This worthy highly than any ten he possessed, gentleman frequently found himself in thinking what a good jest he should y with the three before-mention have at the expense of one who had company ed, at the table of my Lord Mario Tor- parted with them so lightly,) began naquinci, a knight of the Golden Spur, forthwith to harness on his armour-of of great wealth and worship; and up: which there were suits enough in the on these occasions he had not scrupled good knight's mansion to fit out a to perform divers feats at the expense hundred troopers, he being a great of his companions, for which they did friend of the elder Lorenzo de Medici, not dare attempt to take any revenge, who at that time was at the head of af although very much to their displeas- fairs in Florence; and, while he was ure, above all, to that of Master Scheg-so employed, Scheggia. taking Monaco gia, who murmured greatly at being and Pilucca aside, told them what he made the butt of so many shafts of rid- would have them do, and sent them icule. Once upon a time it so hap- about their business.-At length, Maspened, that as they were all chirping together round a good fire at the house of this worshipful cavalier (it being then in the depth of winter,) discoursing with one another about this thing and that, says Neri to Scheggia, "Here's a crown of gold for you, if you will go directly to the house of La Pellegrina, (who was a famous courte zan in those days, and had come from Bologna,)| Meanwhile, Monaco and Pilucca habited as you are now, but having first had gone upon their respective misbesmeared your face and hands with sions-the one to the shop of the habink, and present to her this pair of erdasher, the other to Grechetto's fencgloves, without uttering a syllable."-ing-school, (which was then held in "And here's a brace of crowns for you," the tower hard by the market-place)said Scheggia, "if you will sally forth, and both affirmed to the by-standers armed cap-a-pie in white armour, with that Neri Chiaramontesi had gone out a lance on your shoulder, to Cecche- of his senses, and attempted to kill his rino, the mercer's shop-(which was at own mother, and thrown all his house. that time a noted place of rendezvous hold goods into a well-and that he for all the rich young gallants of Flo had at last armed himself cap-a-pie in rence.)—“In the name of grace," re- one of my Lord Tornaquinci's suits.

ter Neri having laced his helmet, took his lance on his shoulder, and sallied forth in the direction of Ceccherino's shop; but he was forced to move slow. ly, both by reason of the weight of his armour, and of the greaves being somewhat too long, by which he was very much encumbered in lifting his feet from the ground.

and, with his lance in rest, was driving | Agnolo (who having no children of his all the people helter-skelter before own, entertained great affection for his him. To which Pilucca (who was at nephew) exclaimed, "Alas! alas! what the fencing-school) added, how he had is this you tell me!"-"Only the exact heard him swear a terrible oath that he truth," replied Scheggia; and added, would go to Ceccherino's shop, to give "Come, come away quickly; and bring him a drubbing-upon which the grea- with you some four or five of your work ter part of the young men who were men, to seize and bind him, and conpresent ran out of school to see the vey him, bound, to your house; and fun, with so much the greater delight, then when you have kept him three or as that same haberdasher was an ob- four days in the dark, without any body ject of general dislike on account of to speak to, it may be hoped that his ignorance and presumption, and he will be brought back to his senses." having the most cursed and slanderous Having no reason to disbelieve a tongue in all Florence-notwithstand ing which, his shop was the resort of noble and honorable gallants, to whom Monaco was at the same time busy in relating various other particulars of the extravagance and madness of Neri.

Meanwhile, Neri himself having left the knight's house (which was near St. Marie Novella,) made his progress to Cecchrino's shop, not without much wonder and laughter of all beholders; and on his arrival at the door gave a thundering rap, and bursting it open, entered with furious gestures, in complete armour as he was, exclaiming with a loud voice, "Aha! traitors Aha! ye are all dead men"-and forth with put his lance in rest. They who were present, alarmed by what they had just heard, no less than by what they themselves saw and witnessed, were soon seized with a perfect panic, and fled away in all directions-some to the counting-house, some behind the counter, or under chairs and tablessome shouting, some threatening, some praying-in short, the uproar was quite prodigious.

statement made with so much apparent sincerity, the old gentleman immedi. ately rose, and calling half a dozen of his woolcombers and carders together, all stout young men, and telling them to provide ropes, they all went to Ceccherino's, where they found every thing in the terror and confusion already described, and Neri himself crowing with triumph at the effects of his prowess, and still laying about him with his lance in every direction where he thought he could add to their conster nation, without doing any actual mischief. His uncle having observed for a while his mad actions, crept slowly towards him from behind, and suddenly laying firm hold on the instrument of fancied destruction, cried in a loud voice, "Stand firm there!-What, in God's name, are you doing, nephew?" Then turning to his followers, "Make haste," he said "disarm him-throw him on the ground, and bind him as fast as possible." These directions were no sooner given than followed, and before he had time to recover from his amazement, they had him stretched on the Scheggia, who had followed close at ground, some holding him by the arms, his heels all the way, no sooner saw others by the legs, and, in spite of his him entered than he ran off full speed exclamations of "What are you about?towards Portarossa, where dwelt his unhand me, villains-I am not maduncle, Agnolo Chiaramontesi (an old unhand me!" soon finished their work, man, one of the woollen trade, and a binding him hand and foot, in such a citizen of fair credit and reputation,) manner that he was unable to move a and told him, quite out of breath, that limb, and then laid him on a litter he must make all haste to the shop of which they had brought with them for Ceccherino, the mercer, where he would the purpose, and tied him down, so find his nephew, who was raving mad, that he could not roll off, or slip away and with lance in hand laying about from them while they were carrying him, so that it was to be feared great him. Meanwhile, Scheggia, hearing mischief might ensue. Whereupon him howl and rear and blaspheme at

this violent treatment, could not contain himself for joy, but was ready to leap out of his skin; and the poor terrified gentry who had fled from his fury, crept out of their hiding places, and by their slow and timid advances towards the late object of their terrors, now in vile durance, showed how vehement had been the alarm he occasioned them.

Imagine, then, if Neri, proud as he was by nature, and fierce in his temper, did not burn inwardly, and if he did not cry out, and threaten, and swear, and curse without ceasing, while his uncle calmly ordered his men to take the litter on their shoulders, and throwing a cloak over him, to convey their load back to his own house, where Monaco had already been before them to prepare his mother for their reception; and when the good old lady, according ly, met them in tears at the door, and having, with the uncle's assistance, laid him on a bed in the best chamber, left him there, bound as he was, with intent not to speak a word to him, nor give him any thing till the morning, and then to call in physicians, and conduct themselves by their advice as may appear to be needful. And in so do ing they were guided in like manner by the directions of Scheggia.

Meanwhile, the rumor of this affair was noised throughout Florence, and Scheggia, with his companions, rejoicing, went to find their good host, the Cavalier Tornaquinci, to whom they related all things as they had happened, and from which he received delight and gladness unspeakable; and, it being already on the stroke of four, they sat down to supper with so much the greater pleasure, as they knew that Master Neri was safely locked up, and could not come to disturb them with his impertinence.

Now when Master Neri found himself alone in the dark, tied to his bed as if he were a maniac, his helmet and greaves only being removed, and all the rest of his armour left upon his back, he lay still a good while thinking over the events that had befallen him, and soon fixed upon Scheggia as the contriver of the whole plot, by the result

of which he had become to be reputed mad, not only by his mother and uncle, but by all Florence; and this reflection gave him so much pain and displeasure, that if he had at that moment been at liberty, he would certainly have done either to himself or others a mischief. So he remained sleepless, and in agony of rage, till past midnight, when the pains of hunger began to assault him vehemently; whereupon he cried out Iustily, with all the voice that he was able to collect, and never ceased from calling, now upon his mother, now upon his maid servant, to bring him something to eat and drink; but it was all in vain, for they were determined not to hear a word he uttered.

At last, about the hour of two in the morning, his uncle came to him, accom. panied by a cousin-german of his, who was a brother of St. Mark's hospital, and by two physicians, the first at Florence in their time; and, having opened his chamber-door, they entered, preceded by his mother bearing a light. and found him lying in the same place and posture as they had left him, but so weak and exhausted with his endeavors to make himself heard, and with want of food, that he was become as tame and gentle as a lamb; at whose approach he lifted up his head, and in the most courteous manner saluted them and then entreated that they would be content to listen to him while he said at few words, and to attend to his arguments. Whereupon Agado and the others, with like courtesy, answered, that he might say what he pleased, and they would listen with all due attention, and, thus encouraged, he related to them all that had taken place respecting the wager, affirming that Scheg gia was he who had betrayed him, and had caused him to be bound hand and foot for a madman; adding, that if they wished for better evidence, they might all go to the Cavalier Tornaquinci's where they would find the two crowns still held by him as a deposit.

The uncle and the physicians know. ing Scheggia well, were disposed to give credit to all that Neri uttered.However to be quite certain, some of them went to the cavalier's according

as he had desired them, and found not An uneasy feeling is also experi only that every thing was strictly true enced in or beneath the pectoral mus but that Scheggia and his companions cles, and oftener on the right side than had wound up the frolic by supping to- on the left. On the brain, the use of gether and enjoying themselves with tobacco appears to diminish the rapidity the heartiest laughter imaginable. of cerebral action, and check the flow Upon receiving the information, the of ideas through the mind. It differs uncle was covered with shame and con- from opium and henbane, and rather fusion for the affront so mistakenly put excites to watchfulness, like green tea, upon his beloved nephew; and, return- than composes to sleep; induces a ing with all the speed he might, pre-dreaminess which leaves no impression sently relieved Neri from all remaining on the memory, leaving great suscepti bondage, and begged his pardon with bility indicated by trembling of the the greatest remorse and humility.

EVIL CONSEQUENCES OF

SMOKING.

The wide spread habit of smoking has not yet had due medical attention paid to it and its consequences. It is only by two or three years' observation that Dr. Laycock has become fully aware of the great changes produced in the system by the abuse of tobacco, and of the varied and obscure forms of diseases to which, especially, excessive smoking gave origin.

He proceeded to state some of them as they are to be met with in the pharyngeal membrane, the stomach, the lungs, the heart, the brain: and the nervous system. The tobacco consumed by habitual smokers varies from an ounce to twelve ounces per week; the usual quantity from two to three ounces. Inveterate cigar smokers will consume from four to five dozen per week. The first morbid result is an inflammatory condition of the mucus membrane, of the lips and tongue, then the tonsils and larynx suffer, the mucus membrane becoming dry and congested. If the thorax be examined well, it will be found slightly swollen, with congested veins meandering over the surface, and here and there a streak of mucus. The action of tobacco smoking on the heart is depressing, and some individuals, who feel in this organ more than others, complain of an uneasy vexation about the left nipple, a distressed feeling, not amounting to faintness but allied to it. The action of the heart is observed to be feeble and irregular.

hands and irritability of temper. Such are the secondary results of smoking. So are blackness of teeth and gum boils. There is also a sallow paleness of the complexion, an irresoluteness of disposition, a want of life and energy, in constant smokers, who do not drink, a tendency to pulmonary phthisic.

Dr. Wright, of Birmingham, in a communication to the author, agrees with us that smoking produces gastric disorders, coughs, and inflammatory affections of the larynx and pharynx, diseases of the heart and lowness of the spirits; and, in short, is very injuri ous to the respiratory, alimentary, and nervous systems.

English Literary Gazette.

GREAT THOUGHTS ATTAINABLE.Great thoughts are to be had by every dilligent seeker. And who so lives with. out them is a traitor to his better nature; he is dead while he liveth. While there is bread enough and to spare, at his father's house, he, forsooth, revels on husks that swine do eat! He might be a type and example of Emerson's ideal, Man Thinking; whereas he is only what Carlyle calls "a patent digester of so much animal and vegetable food"-one whose great thoughts never soar higher than a hot dinner o' Sundays, or a pipe and pot in the taproom o'nights. One could verily weep at such pictures of stagnant power, undeveloped excellence, imbruted virtue, and stifled genius.-What so many thousands might be, contrasted with what they are! When shall we see the the last of Esau selling his birthright for a mess of pottage? Truly, there are

demoniacal possessions still, and the mostly accomplished by a fly-wheel, Gin Fiend is about the worst of them. which is in fact nothing more than a To him how many a soul is given over, wheel with a very heavy rim, so that bound hand and foot! And yet that the greater part of the weight is near soul might be reaping magnificent har- the circumference. It requires great vests of light. For why, as an elo- power applied for some time to set this quent writer asks, "why should the in rapid motion, and when moving soul ever repose? God, its principle, with considerable velocity, if its force reposes never.--While we speak, new is concentrated on a point, its effects worlds are sparkling forth; suns are are exceedingly powerful. In some of throwing off their nebulæ; nebulæ are the iron-works, where the power of the hardening into worlds. The Almighty steam-engine is a little too small for the proves his existence by creating. rollers which it drives, it is usual to Think you that Plato is at rest? and set it at work a short time before the Shakspeare only basking on a sun-red-hot iron is ready to be removed from cloud? Labor is the very essence of the furnace to the rollers, and to allow spirit, as of divinity. Labor is the pur-it to work with great rapidity until the gatory of the erring; it may become the fly has acquired a velocity rather hell of the wicked; but labor is not the alarming to those unused to such estab less the heaven of the good."

THE SHIP "EXTRAVAGANCE."

BY CHARLES SWAIN.

Oh, Extravagance saileth in climes bright and warm,
She is built for the sunlight and not for the storm;
Her anchor is gold, and her mainmast is pride-
Every sheet in the wind doth she dashingly ride!
But CONTENT is a vessel not built for display,

lishments. On passing the softened mass of iron through the first groove, the engine receives a great and very perceptible check, and its speed is diminished at the next and at each succeed. ing passage, until the iron bar is reduced to such a size that the ordinary power of the engine is sufficient to roll it.

The powerful effect of a large fly

Though she's ready and steady-come storm when it wheel when its force can be concentrat

may.

So give us Content as life's channel we steer,
If our Pilot be Caution we've little to fear!

ed in a point was curiously illustrated at one of the largest of our manufactories of steam engines. The proprie. tor was showing to a friend the method of punching holes in iron plates for the boilers of steam engines. He held in his hand a piece of sheet-iron threeWhen the wave of destruction her shatter'd side drinks, eighths of an an inch thick, which he

Oh! Extravagence saileth 'mid glitter and show,
As if fortune's bright tide never ebbed in its flow;
But see her at night when her gold-light is spent,
When her anchor is lost and her silken sails rent;

And the billows-ha! ha-laugh and shout as she
sinks.

No! give us CONTENT, as life's channel we steer,
Whilst our Pilot is CAUTION, there's little to fear.

ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND
MACHINERY.

ACCUMULATING POWER-FLY WHEEL NECESSA-
RY IN ROLLING AND PUNCHING IRON-REGU-

LATING POWER.

Whenever the work to be done requires more force for its execution than can be generated in the time necessary for its completion, recourse must be had to some Mechanical method of preserving and condensing a part of the power exerted previous to the cominencement of the process. This is

placed under the punch; observing, af ter several holes had been made, that the punch made its perforations more and more slowly, he called to the engine-man to know what made the engine work so sluggishly, when it was found that the fly-wheel and punchingapparatus, had been detached from the Steam-engine just at the commencement of his experiment.

Another mode of accumulating pow er arises from lifting a weight and then allowing it to fall. A man even with a heavy hammer, might strike repeated blows upon the head of a pile without producing any effect. But if he raises a much heavier hammer to a much greater height, its fall, though far less

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