Indiana Palladium, Volume 1, Number 14, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 8 April 1825 — Page 4

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Come Inspiration from thy hermit statt By mortals seldom found."

selected. LOVE AND PAINTING. Young Love's a painter, I am sure, For he took Beauty's miniature, While she within the Paphian bowers Reposed on aromatic flowers. He pilfer'd from the rising sun The rain-bow rays; though every one Was of a different hue, together The eye could see no tint in either 1 Of those be made his brush; his paliette Was Iris, as the poets call it. With these to Beauty's couch he flew, His brush he dipped in drops of dew, And on the irory traced each feature Of unadorned and sleeping nature. But when to shade and give expression, The artist found no colors ready, He fretted, mused, and in a passion Almost awoke the sleeping lady. But soon be mix'd the fairy hues Of the pale lily and red rose; Upon the cheek he softly laid it, And then with sloe and violet shaded: The eye was closed, then now to tell Its hue, its softness, or its mildness! Was't the look of the young Gazelle, Or the ring-dove's bewitching shyness? Love touch'd his lute, the eyelids parted, Half waking, half wrapt in a dream; Ob! how soft was the light that darted! Like liquid silver ev'ry beam, The lips he next all burning drew, Drest them in pink and violets blue: To make them pout, he pouted his, And gave the sleeping one a kiss, Then with heart's blood he wrote beneatb, "This is the cold Elizabeth! ,f Oh! if 't were made of ice, thus pressed, 11 'Twould warm upon my burning breast!" He saw his work complete, and said I've got you now, my pretty maid; "The eyes, the lips, the cheeks, the hair, "The smile, the proud, yet winning air; " I've got you all no, I forget, " Your hand and heart are wanting yet, "Then, fare ye well! the portrait's mine!,, So off he flew to friendship's shrine.

ten foreknowledge causes accomplishment. but in vain, he persists in his wish, and after many refusals, the curtain was withdrawn from the glass. In the dusky twilight which seemed to be retained in the glass, and not to extend with

out it, there appeared a long green quad

rangle, surrounded by a wall. Within it

stood many oak and elm trees, above appeared the roof of a building resembling a

cloister.

seen many hillocks raised above the sod.

with crosses and grave stones; on one ot

these, not far from the wall, he at first with

astonishment and then with constantly increasing horror, plainly read his own name. He Mood still and in silence before the

glass until the curtain was again let down,

and the old woman had taken the lamp from out the oven, to liaht him to the door. He

MISCELLANEOUS SELECTIONS.

"profit blended with amusement."

THE FORTUNE TELLER.

A party of young men had been long ca

rousing together one evening, and amongst

many other freaks which they thought of and

put in execution, they determined to have their fortunes told. After drinking up all the wine which remained on the table, in

order to strengthen their resolution, they a-

bout midnight sallied lorth, arm-in-arm, wild

with their revelry. The woman whom they resolved to con

suit lived without the gates in a small house ;

and for the purpose ot her prophecies, she used a mirror, in which the inquirer might behold whatever scene of his future life he desired to have revealed. Many a story w as related in which it was asserted that her revelations had come to pass. She had, however, been positively interdicted from continuing her dangerous occupation, and only carried it on nowr secretly. As the noisy part approached her house, she observed by their demeanor, that they were elevated with wine, and she steadily refused to accede to their requests. No promises, no money, that they could offer, caused her to waver in her resolution ; and at length, most of the young men believed 'her assurances that she had finally renounced the craft, and leaving her house agreed to parade the streets; one only, Leopold, who had drank the least, but in whose character there was great natural enthusiasm, separated himself privately from his companions, went back to the fortune-teller and renewed his solicitation under the most solemn assurances that whatever he miffht see

should be kept secret. By old and fair

promises fie succeeded, at length m overcoming the scruples of the old woman, who,

silently motioning, hgntcd him up a smaH staircase into a room in which there was a large mirror placed against the wall with a curtain before it. She set the glass on the table, hid the lamp in the oven, and then asked her visitor what he wished to see. He reiiected awhile, and debated in his mind whether he should ask to behold his future bride, his future residence, or whatever else curiosity dictated, Whilst he was thus pondering, he heard the call of the watchmen. The wine he had drank and his midnight excursion had a singular influence orr his mind; he looked up, and asked to see his crave.

sort cf amusement, in halls, feat?, and drink

ing parties. His wealth caused him to be-

rnnm thP renn-f' nt :i rim1! oi srav voiinc

went home sunk in thought; every trace of denine ideas which he could not overcome.

his revelling had disappeared, but the image .n i i .1

ui ins grave was impressed upon mum

in indelible characters: many days and weeks passed on. In order to divert his mind, he now determined to go himself upon a journey, which, on account of some disagreeable af

fairs, he had previously determined to leave

to another. He nghtiy considered that a

total change of scenes, places and sensations,

would have a benehcial influence. Visiting

on horseback many charming, and to him, hitherto unknown spots, his mind not only

regained its former tone, hut he became even more lively than the natural gravity of his

character had hitherto allowed him to be.

Whilst travelling one day he was ovcita

ken by a storm that constantly increased. He was already many miles distant from the

place he haa left, and had about as far to

go before he cold reach the one to which he

was journeying. He soon became dripping

wet, and spurring his horse, he took a by

path in hopes of reaching some village, of

which he saw that the main road ottered no

prospect; but the whole neighbourhood

seemed alike solitary and deserted bv men.

At length, however, he came in sight of a

farm-yard, partly surrounded with trees, and

enclosed within a pretty high wall. He perceived that he should be forced to alight, and tie up his horse, as he could only find a

narrow footpath; and this he resolved upon,

though the pity he felt for his steed made

him for some time debate with himself as to the propriety of seeking another road. At

length however he advanced. He came to

a church-yard. He stood still with a Aright.

i-he form ot the spot, the trees, the root

which appeared above them, seemed to re mind him of a well known spot; and, pon

dering a few moments, the recollection flash

ed across his mind that this was precisely

the spot he had beheld portray ed in the ma

gic glass. He looked again at the wall;

the spot wa3 empty ; but close by were seen

the newly-made graves.

Horror rendered him for a time speechess, and immoveably rooted to the spot.

Alternate fits of shivering and of burning fe

ver succeeded. Hastening hack, he sprung

upon his horse; spurring without intermis

sion, he soon regained the highway; and. disregarding the business on which he had come, he took the direct road homewards.

On the third day he reached his native town

which he had left ten days before. His excellent steed died of fatigue, and he himself

was seized with a violent fever, during which,

o the horror of those who attended him, he

dwelt continually upon the frightful images which had taken possession of his mind. It was a long time before he recovered from the debility this malady brought upon him. At length, however, he became convalescent; but every trace of his original gaiety seemed to have been rooted out by his illness, and he appeared in the circle of his friends the shadow of his former sel his youthful manly beauty gone. His eyes no longer beamed with that innocent confi

dence, which, in spite of all faults and weak-

men, who drank deeply of the cup of pleasure, and by mockery and laughter, drove away from him and from each other every serious thought. He was now locked upon

as an exaggerated specimen of a gallant.

gay, and reckless man of pleasure; and the elder citizens of the town privately warned

the young of the sin of such thoughtless dissipation, and against the seduction of bad examples.

Leopold often heard these cautions, of

which he made a jest; not that his heart was corrupted, but he felt within him a 'stern necessity for acting as he did; he could not abide himself; how impossible it was for him to revert to a life of quiet and moderation, and that he must continue his wild career

in order to escape from the horrid, the mad

ARTHUR STTcLAIH, (attorney and counsellor at law.) HAS removed to Lawrencthurgh, Indiana, where he will attend to any business confided to his care. His oiiice is on High

Street, near the Court Home.

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fa manifest alarm

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ccriain sort of kindliness in her manner, the

nesses, so long remains when neither cnor

mous sins nor an odious narrow-mindedness impair the graces of youth. Unable to regain his wonted cheerfulness, he gradually became more and more an object of indifference to his friends; this wounded him, and caused him to reflect with

greater earnestness upon the sad images that had taken possession of his mind. He shortly afterwards realized all his fortune, for he felt that he abode too near his bury-ing-place, and that he was attached, as it were, by an invisible chain, to the green and silent spot which lay within the cloisterwall. Amply provided with money, he left the town by a road directly opposite to the one lie had formerly taken ; and, after several days journey, he stopped in a small Catholic town, where an agreeable neighbourhood, pleasant companions, and more than all, a removal from all Ins former connexions, seemed to promise that oblivion of the past of which he was in search. He succeeded, in fact, in repressing the appalling images which had tilled his mind; and feeling himself better, he sought to perfect Lis cure by habitually taking part in every

It was in such a mood that he was one day looking at a procession; he discovered, by the angry look which both men and women directed towards him how displeased they were at his presence; but for this he cared but little, and therefore continued to walk up and down with one of his friends. (concluded next week.) A WOMAN CAN KEEP A SECRET. The following anecdote will prove the fallacy of the remark, that a "woman cannot keep a secret.' Some years since a lady called at a glovers shop in the outskirts of the town, and

purchased a pair of gloves for her immediate wear, observing, at the same time, she was on her road to Barnet that she had left her gloves at a friend's house, where she had called, and that she was apprehensive of being benighted if she went back for them. The glover fitted on the gloves, and the lady, after paying for them from a purse well stocked with b?.nk notes, stepped into her post-chaise, and proceeded on her journey. She had scarcely reached Finchly Common, when a highwayman stopped the chaise, and demanded her monev. He entreated her not to be alarmed, as he had no intention upon her person if she surrendered her property it was all he wanted, declaring that distress, and not his w ill, urged him to this desperate act, and he was determined to remove his pecuniary wants or perish. The lady gave her purse,. and the

desperado rode olF. After he was gone, and the fright had subsided, the lady imagined that in the address of the highwayman she recognised the voice of the glover she had just dealt with. This conceit struck her so forcibly, that she ordered her post-boy to drive back to town not choosing, sh; said, to venture further oyer the heath. On her arrival at the glover's she knockcd and gained admittance, the glover him

self opening the door. The lady desired to speak with him in private. The glover

snowed her into a back parlour, when she

exclaimed, "I am come for my purse, of

which you robbed me tins evening on I' inch-

Iy Common !5 The glover was confounded.

and the lady proceeded "It is of no use for

you to deny it; I am convinced, and your

life is at my mercy. Return me my prop

erty, and trust to my humanity. i he glo

ver, overcome with guilt, shame, and confu

sion, returned the purse, confessed the crime and pleaded his distress. The lady , after

suitable admonition, gave him a ten pound

note, bade him mend his way ot lite, and

NOT1CI

fffIIE Law partnership, which Las heretofore Eft exited between Dakiel J. Caswell amfr Arthur St. C Vaisce, is this dny dissolved, ' by mutual consent. The buinfss ot the firm will be closed by A. ST. ClUil VANCE, who will continue the practice of the Law, and may be found at his residence, in Lawreneelurgh. March 15tfi. 1S-25. 11 if.

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EOK SALE

'0 Acres of Valuable Laud,

SITUATED on York Ridge, near Tanners creek, Dearborn county, on which there are Forty Acres of cleared land; 12 acres of meadow; a good hewn log house, sufficiently large for the accommodation of a family, together with a barn and all other necessary out-houses. There are also on the land a bearing orchard and good sugar camp, and several large and never failing springs. The above land will be sold low for cash only. For terms apply to the subscriber on the premises. CHRISTOPHER HUDSON. April 1, 1825. 13-

Medical Notice. THE Physicians of the Third Medical District of the state of Indiana, and all others concerned, are hereby notified, that a simi-annual meeting of said Society will be holden at the Inn of John Gray, in Lawrenceburgh, on the first Thursday in May next. Extract from the minutes of the said Society, held at Aurora, Nov. 8th, 1824. Resolved, That no Physician shall be considered a member of this Society, or be entitled to membership, who shall not have paid the amount required and received a License before the close of the next semi-annual meeting. By order of said Society. DAN'L A. B. C. FOX, Sect.

April 1, 1S25.

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TANNERS CREEK BRIDGE COMPANY. PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, that Subscription Books for the Stock of said Company, will be opened on the 1st Monday of April next, at the office of Daniel Plumer, in Manchester townchip, and at the office of George H. Dunn, in the town of Lawranceburgh. The terms prescribed hy the act of Incorporation, are, that each shara hall be live dollars one dollar to be paid at the time of subscribing, and the residue in instalments of one dollar each, as called for by the directors of the company; thirty days notice to be given of the time of payment of each instalment. The non-payment of any instalment, when legally called for, is a forfeiture of the share, and al! the payments made thereon. But one share can be subscribed for by any cne person or company, until after the expiration of 20 days. Other places will be selected at which to receive subscriptions as soon as practicable. Stephen Ludlow, Daniel Plumlee, G. H. Dunn. March 29, 1G25. 13

WELL BRED HORSE

TOP-GALLANT, WILL stand the ensuing season at the following place, i h: At Lawrence-

burgh t the first Monday of April next.

' at the stable of Times A. Piatt, to con-

tinue there untd the Wednesday fid-

lowing at 4 o'clock P. M. Then .at-Lewis DunnV,

in Elizabcthtown, the remainder of the week; and

keep his own counsel, adding that d2 would 'so to continue throughout the season, which will

: his name or place of abode. She cnU on u,e Iasl tJav ol June ncxt

not divulge his name or pi

kept her word: and though the robbery was stated in the public paper?, the discovery was omitted; and it was not until very recently, that a minute account of this singular transaction was found among the papers of the lady alluded to. Even in the private memorandum, the name and residence of the glover was omitted ; and the secret in that particular, rests with the lady in the grave. After this tale, the truth of which may he

relied on, who will say that a woman cannot keep a secret ?

TOP-GALLANT is a beautiful dark chesnut

sorrel, full 1C hands high, elegantly formed both for saddle or harness; he is nine years old. A further description ij gien in handbills. LOT ABRAHAM. March 25, 1825. j

Virtue is not to be considered in the liht mere innocence, or abstaining from harm, but as the exertion of our faculties in doing ood.

Administrators Notice. A LL ncrsnns indebted tn t)p. p.statA ' nf t.t,,-.

j - . - - -w .'l0.-0

JL3L- J-upxih oi me counu oi JJearborn. de

ceased, are hereby requested to make immediate payment; and all persons having demands against

'the said estate, will please present them, duly au

thenticated, to the subscribers for settlement. DANIEL flROWN," DANIEL TAP LEY,

March 4, 1S2:

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