Indiana Oracle, Volume 4, Number 166, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 4 October 1823 — Page 4

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MUSES' CORNER. Ficm blacks ouu's l;j;Mi'. THERE 13 A TONGUE IN EVLUY LKAF. There is tonjpis in every leaf! A vo ce in t very nli! A voice that speaketh tvery where, In P. j jd and fire, through earth and air; Atongj- thai' never still! 'Tis the Great Spirit, wide diffused Through every thing we see, That with our spirits communeth. Of tlungs m teri'us l;ti and death, Tixe ir.d F.ttrr it) ! I s?e him in the hlazing sun, And in the thunder el ud; I hear him in th mighty roar Tat rusheth through the f in st heir, When witids are piping bud. I 8c U rn, hr him every uhere, I'l fcll things daiki.ess, l.ght, Siit nee ami amnd; but mcst of YVhen s'i' man's dusky curtain fail, At tlit tatad I our of rrgLt. I ft cl Him in the silent dwi, y:u!-tul trh hr!ra'd; I frel h.m m the gnth- t-hywers, The sot s-uth wind, the brrah cf flowers, The sunshine nd the shade. .r yet (ungraceful that I trr!) I've turned ;t, sullen mood From all thes; thu gs, vs hereof He said, hf-n thr grtat whole vvs fi.iuhtd, That they were " very guja." Mv sidness rr. the liveliest things Fcli l.ke unw hr-lesorn; dtw The ciuk .rss th;l eocorr.piss'd me, I i.c gl m I fill so p!pblv, Mii.c own dark spirit threw. Y- He ws patient Slow tT wrath, TlrM'gh everv dy p-nv ked Ity pini g s-.fi-h discontent, Acc ptn cnl.t or ''g-nt, And prurau; rev.k.d. And still the s t: r-'h fe.st was spread For my in-r-j- hart Not al.vas s- I a Ae. fcga'n, To j m Urea n-t.'s rp'.urus strain, "O L.rd, luw gouJ li.ju art!" Thf'iuds dn.v up, t!i shadows flfd, T:' yl r.'.us vi . nr. k- uut, Avl I iv- nd l''p-, ti (I gr..ti'ude, Uisp, U - tl th t rtvs-rritur m od Of d-itkiitss ai.d l! doubt.

Fr?n thf rri.vijer.ee Jcwr.cl .nATi! i's usir to tue coitos rui jnitj. I) ! - ii off g down tu Patuxtt? ti'i ii l.'Ti'! wtut ) T. z. 'ir make! I. kr ti' y cr.,1 s i-. a f.u k '! V. hat' d.rn'J s fht o' c:tln it tike! O Whit whirling nd jp'ishir.g! I ncrer I) I m'i' such a rackt at-rr! A'i !sn 'ht arc up an down river, Mv stars', how tht w attr d cs ro-r! IJ v f'.'nrf: ! w '.at s na' i"n spindh A'i n 1 , i I m i. . hiriif t. atf.utid. ivn t r,i m m grie'a o'hnus-s, Ai. I'jitk an 'cm d ;'!. under ground! 0- F.c'nr; I v .w, 'tis a gmuhcr! ' 1 15 prt t y ',cr fi .t u t p; Y 'i rn St ;.u' vir h use ,lirf ru'ht r.n it, An U KlciiHi'sst n.l a'. ahoj I unlkc 1 rnu d ?.liilr, nr, ' wnt in i, Th-n, wl.fw! wi,t a wrrif le luzzi Is atrg'i ! n ore. than a w ute, K.f.jre I could t.il where I w4i! C f )ur,d 1' you n vrr ct uld hear 'hnje; A ti'-dy m igi 1 statul s'.ill an' bawl, I Lt-licv- thai y-iu mih' 8'ay a year there, Ar.d h:d auiuct'.iii g new alter ah! I ! w!,v it dor? b' n natur! Sah o :e i.n pickers anl rtt Is; Mv rcrsnfri't! ttow rn thv r'.ntrire i. l j tei.d all thtm fpitidk and wheel? A'1' th-n.s i-ii rreat pilts ff spun c jtlon, i .g s a onT'iTi'Mi s z d rn 'j a ! V j if wy yes had'al seen it, I v.oalU'ht btht-Mtl i', I 3Vuw. MONLY MATT CUS. "Yf u love a cheerful giver wr 11 you miy, For Lw arethrtilul when tut asked t vat. I have given you my opinion on the rnat'er of 4 Uwbt and Ci edit in the course of essay alt eady. There is however a t;d necessity for the existence of both. There a'c tv. classes o debtors in the v-otld the i t con' posed of thf.se wriu ait zviiiing but unable ; the second ol those vuj rt abie tiut unwilling to pay. L-t us siAc them up it i.-rd r ; premisiri; fi st, tnat there is no obligation con ferrcd on either the creditor by the debt or on ihe debtor by the tt;dttot, in the si rr. pie niit'er :t a di al on lair and tqui tcblc terms, cn- ij ihe iiip'ila'.ions ol which, is that value shall not be paid for the article received until some more con ventcnl time. This, then, beig understood, we take up the debtor billing bat uncblt to pay The Mmplc cii cum stance t l his inability is not a ctime ; impiopricty of conduct may be the origin cf this inability, it is true, but that is to be censured by itself. I a Yet now go tr.ca 10 tiiuaitu, almost tn-

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in ivitn nromises intY t o iiui iii.cnu m r t :ion Thtrc arc not many who v. cul( tv n attempt lo compel payment whc, .his wti honestly the catf buthy a long p-oct i s ol deceitful shufi n,af is'jj from nidw or Mjmethini; tven w)aef (he poor clibtor titqucnily loses lit: confi dencc and cstimauon of h:s credtor, and ijtT-rs the cons quencts cf his iwn silly (-..niradiCtton. llancsty, plain up and tiown htnesty, fratik, open and (hecrfu!, t the best policy. The olhcr cTdSs, t!osc who arcci bu'. uuivilUng to pyf I have th)U',hl ate nu wzi Ju far, far U o nunieicus Thi d p isttion is as v.ra'.i und i-jolnh a- i ii t nsccounta'olc 2nd tnischic viou?. l'i the iiiGbt patt rf those who are pus-essef' tf it, are any U in but civl when yon hand thrni on jccount. Tite Qr into at 1 I humor in an instant, ai.d (here n ec i-cy, propriety or j jtt.ee in their coi uc . If the merchant who has len ailed patiently on his crtditi r's nntior x.r.d him the acnoutit cf I i- bill, h swtdrs he will deal no n orc wrh a nut h b(-ies him thus p. 1 hjpi he Ptiid. an i' Solent meat pcthps ra'.iGet Ltm til by maltrea nw nt cl ihe def-.-nct-les mesa-r.ger, and half iuip r; him ou 'I his house: end ntb..b!y alter ail rc! fuses lo pay. if the mechanic v;hn hnn spent i li lle nicani in procuir. g ma'erials tc c-'iiiplett a pircc of w 01 k lvr one t t desenp ion A prrsons, lias t-iLc hard io fn.ish it m time to meet his en togcm.tit, who ha finally v-jitl art . ailed until lie fi .d it i impossible it. get alo-g lunlicr wuhout hi, ;y,d)-v I but make an attempt to collect hi man. . a ol!Ly of c :mp(aiu'. are pou-:d fo"h .gi'i-t tt.ewoik, which bc!tre rre n.tr drcampt of, and I.c is told that such "nc wotks far beacr and fat c'ojitpct. Len the I'.ir.ter vho Ubois with his hands arid his head ii.i ct-san'lv h ho knurs nothing ol tlie tt.jtynunt cl tin mornii g walk, the noonday sh.mbt i, im the social evening en;et tainnu ut, wh. t: lis thr JUgh the wraty lUy and trims thr raidaighi ,.iiij, ar.d sacrifice-s pie isn't and tas?, and otttn he-c-l h end lite itH. in the ardor of his endeavors to instruct and amue h;s reader:: as rfitn as rj when he srnds in hi 3 paltry d.mar d it I-. either met or repulsed by ihe thieat ol st p;-ing the p.ip.r, or the c lltc'ur i inkrmed ihi nis tinp.lc.ter is in a devi" ih hurry lor his mor:;y or if the b Ii Lt paid, 11 i with th-. r.cco-p anyinj; cn: t'.hinent ( f " cro'S n.e ciT, the paper I tiot v.cith a d n.' I r cntov. Emhor im m. A siilor vho hd bcn many years ab' sent fiom his mother, v ho lived in n io'.iittd ccur.'.y , rttunnd to his tutivr vi Ir.c afici u vv.tjcty o! wtages t d tT-i c".lp.atls the g'.obt-., and was heartil w clccir.itl by ihe gocd old woman, withad long considered !ht a lost. S adei his utitval, Ihe old lady bcair.r ii quisinvr, at.il o snous lo L-arn wna ;rrcr;c- tliir.gs her son j nn had seen up on the migniy deep. Amongst a varitt of things that Jack ri colli e'ed, he met ti-.ned his having fn ipj-ntly seen fiyv tii.'i. 'b;op Jiitmy, ta) j, hii mother, to tiot try to impose iucIi monstrous in possibilities on me, child, lor in go., truth, 1 could as toon brlicve yon n.r seen fji'.g c ivs for cows yo.i kr.ow Jnnt, can live out of the water. Ti er, fore tell mc honestly what you have seen in reality, but no lal tho ds, J-ir.nj. Jack Lit himself ftfTicnic d, nnd tuirirg hit quid about, when picsstd for mut cui ous infoi ma'ion, he said, picacmK i with an calb, m.jy hap mother you wont Ltlievu me when 1 till you, tint cas ing our anchor once in ihe lied bta, it wjs with difliculty c hove 11 up ag-aii ; which was occasioned by a laige wn.el nangirg lo one cl the flukes if the an chot. We hoisted ii in, and our cap ain ovcihaukd him, and discovered it was one of Fharoah's cha iiot wheels, whin he was cups z.d in Ihe lied S t. '1 can bcluve ihih,' -ays shc 'but never lalk lo me ol flying fish.' A domestic once entering in a frigH, the study ol his master, who was m a dctp thought and contemplati n, 1 Id hirn that the house was on firr, -'Wrll, said he, inform my wile ol it; I do joi interfere in the household afTaii s." A young farmer was invited lo dine for the firitttme with his landloid, Vho

perform Thcv rt ri crerr expetir latuuorc ave mm, nemuumiucuiij ? 7 , T . . , m Cl.3t oi r.tl n", .., pi"". Tbe cloth w., Uld and the much older h. may be .. cl k.oa ; ba: ,uth--BWlV-A.rUi. hieb begin! the ho.t bcinR ,cry po .t h.ghly prcb.ble h may b : mo ,s ,f -old xould ia,c more effect th.n 4 ... very Mtctl.e to hi. car.r th.o Ooc honored ye.s of aRe f ;r h.. !rc,nd succcsslul and d.shcnest eva I tr-iest, t rd fi ltd hii plate repeatedly, all shell cunes .uconte.t.ble euo.ru z of

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- which he devoured with some labor. At last, the inviter was in the act of put ting a hee slice of pudding upon the Vatoicr'a plate, when he started Irom his scdt, threw down his knife and fork, and began to strip in buff, and put himself in an atttiult: of defence, vocilerously roar ing, ' 10m urn, come on, for I'll sconet fight til I die, than cat till 1 die." M1STAK1.N CIVILITY. A g.'ntU:nan mistaking a very small hdy, who wes picking her vay over dirty ;hanucl, fur a very yung one, s atched her up in his arms, and landed her n safety cn ihe other side, when -hc ud'gnantly turned up a face txpressive ol ;hc angct offihy wmtti s, and dt mauded wl y he dared ;o take such a liberty O .1 1 humbly btg your paidon, (said .lie gentleman,) 1 have only one amend to in kf. :" and h- again cjught htr up and puccd whtre he had IT. al iound her. T AMIION. It may gra'tfy u inc of our fair read ers in the coun ry to Irarn ihat the lilcs fashionable a'Mil sol dies c' pted by l''e b.lks o li stun, is the Morocco Bdt 11,13 -lcg'nt and s peiu up. auu s peru a pp n-. .;c t the female costume of the ui, is v r comfortable when Ihe ihiimom.'.. siatida at 95- li s a slrip f iih'T' cu 'rather, lw. to I iur inches wtd-. i 1 Mght rountl the aisl and buekitd, ii . c'!y in f 00! , but a linlc on oiu- sitie 1' uy b: of t;n cohiur to uit the t;is. o J- wearer; uiid s iine very n.at on. frt made of tciiam parts t.f worn on iu r.-s, is ft r rcceivirig a cat nr iw 1 d IJy and Martin's genuine blackn ltif on by lie btush ol an accomplish d b black. Tlie most fa? hiutiablr buKtrs o.' e peicclve" is in the lot in t harness bncklts. Farmers in the v.cuiii v have an opp-r'Ui ' y of tuintng to g d ac count Hie r.tnnai'ts of the gnth which once tr.ct'Cl-rJ toeir woik ng norses, anti s 11 tcli havr hit her 'o em tho t useLss. Fi hiou and tconomy are, for a rainy united. lijjtntx Galaxy. Ai)vi:n rui:Mt.. i . (iitth? a d (itidlrs, Iklls and B-lly Uat.ds. Curbs and C . pels wi:h Bras-., Fijt d utiu cnb.tk Buckles, for Laliis alt'' H Ms.. . conuantly mi hand for sale, I'uil . mtiirni, chaise ttimtner. l',l.i c bUr a.-d boot bl.clc, at the Boston City iV.dirs Fashionable Girth W'a'chouse, No 120, liawhidc Street, coiner of S en dtrwatst Lan. where every favuui will lr gi 'Ve fully aekn- fledged. Mi azures taken in the neatest iiZ" Scilc lea'hr. r forni-hed f r ldit. who prefer nicktrg their btFs at 1 on e. ,Belis at d br dl--t puich s d ol the . live rtiser, cleaniil gratis jtCash i.no he highest price gii h n- . hai'f-s. lijston GaLxj. The Lord of a village being at dinner, all' d one ol hit tenants to sta'.i', t .. ic he convcised with hirn. 41 Vh. iuwi, my i r it no?" said the squire N me that I know of," ri plied the farmer, xeepi that 1 sow tf mine ha 11 .d a 1 tt of tfiirttcn p gs, and she h. nly twelve Wius." What will tiiir.rtn.h d i" a k.-d Ihr Lo-d. " I) nI do." it'll -s d II .,',.. 1; w,n stanj atid leak an while others ict.' KAKLY RISING. The iV IT I't-ire between rising at six Sc n s i r e a eicht :n ttir course n 40 years. 'jpposinr v pt si 1 n to g; to bt'd at t! i .;itn fi'ne hr- otherwise would, miio ip's o 29 000 ' uri, or ihiee )ears, l'i I dm .ud 15 hour-; whic'i v. 1 1 alT-rd e-ghthjurs a d.iy lor x cly ten years; svn.cn is in lact, the same a if Uo yeai wete add d to our lives; in which w, might coo rnarul eigh l.ou s v i y day lor the cultivation ol oar m.nds and the desp itch cl business. AN OLD SF.TTLF.IL Maut.t 11 tley N. J July 9. A lard Toru.isc was brought 10 he nV:e sit lb Mirror, last wet k. found on the !?rm ol Mr. Jacob LstHb, about ihrec miles fmiii this town, which has been kn ,wn to Mr Lamb this forty years. here was tiiarkid on the shell, 44l64l, J 1,.'' which date is supposed to have b tn marked down al the lime it our. pons to h-vc been done, by Joseph Lamb James LongsttiiT, or Joseph Lippcncott,

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old ape. He was cgain taken back to hh old domain, by a son of Mr. Lamb, and 't understand is to have a life lease on tha larm of which he has ben so lar, in quiet and peacable possession. From ihe Duchess Observer THE CllAVi; OF A MOTHER. "And say when summoned from the world & thee I lay my head beneath the willow tree ; Will thon sweet mourner, at rry stone appear, A"d uooth my parted spirit lingering neai ? Oh ! wilt thou come ! at evening hour to shetl The tears of memory o'tr my narrow ted ; With a lung temples on thy hand rechne-J, Muse on the last farewell 1 have behind, 1'reathe a dtp sightn winds that murmur 'low, And thit.k on all my Lve and all my woe !" It was a pleasant evening in November that I entered the grave yatd the m ori hone in her midnight meridian not a. cloud was visible in the fi marncnt, save one dark and heavy cloudhat hung in the WC5&; po tended wiod and rain. Musing; nd wandering among ihe grave";, I paused over that of my mother. No ;ostljr uuible reared its head to tell tha.t the lumoerer b-ncalh had 01.ee been great it was marked by naught but the plain simple stone that stood Ht the heat', and he sinw that had b en planted b y the I nd ol I V' and friendship hung silently ,v 1 r not a leaf stirred save from - that t 1 c nipp' d by ihe pitching f o ts of V 1 umo trom the ttce, and as tluy slow, y d.ictndcd to the earth were silent no.. 1 o' - ti he approach of winter and iiCay of m .n. T..ert is -omehing solemn and ? rrinus II th btiilncis ol ths gravi ya d -svhen hu mii.d is made to f'el its wCt., knesG, and to lorn with reverence and admira tt !i t - tiu'. B.ini; .sho gevtrns the desti. II I :rs ol all who sneaks in ihe the nders voice, and cltln says to man in the vivid I ghtnings, Mhou shuh surely die-He wi.o wi;l go to the grave of a relative when the moon is shining tranquilly upon it when all around is calm and stillwhen he can dwell with pleasure upon the virtues of him who isj ,e, Sc p eparw to meet, with calm resigua ion, th.- vo ce of the "At change 1 and ihe trump tifGod," can alone describe my feelinr when slandin; by ihe grave of my moth er. She who had bctn to me an c fT-ciionate pa rent, was now c-dd and iiill as the clods that covervd her ! she had exchanged the toils and troubles of this vain woild for the society of angels and the just inar.'e pcrlcC. 1 was uwakemd from my rc-i-erie by the ram which had begun to all atound the cloud that huog in the west had overspread the horizon, and he wnd as it whispered by almost apnea1 ed to pr. notir.ee audibly, iir soh PHtPUI TO F LL W ! WAR llOUSFS. Ft cm Suthrj s history of the it'ur in SfMin, Two o tn- iccimerv.s which had been q cied in Font 11, were cavalry, muunto fi .e bla. k, l .ng ta-led Acdalusian horrt.es. F w a-ir: pr cict ble to bring cfF nt-s" horse, about II QUO m number inl ii -m na s..i not a man that could ider tin ;i to l destiny ed ; he was fond M h'o r es it u-st.it. u. d ktw th it everv mk.ii v.us a i..c..-tl lo the beal that had cafniu h.m i lir and so faithfully. Th-ir b.,dlcs w re therefore taken off i d tr.ty s-cre .ufned loose upon the 'ur.'i They were icinible they were no longer under any restraint f human ;eT. A g.t.eral conflict ea-ucd, in winch, ret.-: -.ng the discipline they had ir.tt tney chat gcd each ether m squad, runs of len or twenty together, and ihcrv closdy erg?;- d, ttriktng with their forefeet, and biting ar.d tearing cch other with the most ferocious rage, and Irarrpnling over ihue which wr b;atca d wn, till the shore in the course of a quarter of an hour was strewn with the i't ad ar.d diabkd. Fart of them hid been set free on a rising ground at a distance ; tluy no sooner heard the roar of battle- than they cams thundering down over the intermediate hedges, and catching the contagious madness, plunged in. t.o the fight w.th equal fury. -Sublime as the scene was, it was too horrible to be 4 long contemplated, and Rcmarn, in mer cy, gave orders for destroying them ; but It was found too dangerous lo attempt this ; and after the last boats q uitted the beach, the few horses thai remained weie seen still engaged in ihi; dreadful work of mutual dciuuctiou.