Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 59, Richmond, Wayne County, 7 May 1825 — Page 1

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SELECTED POETRY.

THE RETROSPECT. Ah. tears th.it j.a?ea in sorrow by, A iu hpes that blossomed to b blighted, Ami an.'t l form that charmed the eye, Andiin;el ongs that oiice delighted! HVre are thy noiv ? though lanry tliht, To ion my soul ooth sometimes bear, De - trteti time's ti rnal niglit, Re-echoes back the question, "wherb!" Ch bow ha time, relentless time, FJmiih red our years and hopes away Nor spared at luurnirit's golden prime, X-r spared at hih ineridi tti day. Ah ! a in autun.trs dy ine hour, F.Hch breeze a funeral dirge hath been; ?a!'t-n i thw youngest, swu test riower, Withered the bough most fair and green! Vanished is hojf'sonce sweet controul, And I'le isjre, th.it iike ujorriing dew, C in it fr-hues on the si ul, f I :? lo-t it 5 early richne- too intnrf in siai.d? beaut) drest, Still i;iiic es round the reile:l y ear, An i iz.ji ; mi h r ellow T. St, I ? fuefuue think uiy change is near. N. 't that my hnir with aje is trrey, N 't ih.it mv h . m r t i yet grown cold, Eu', th it reiiif riihi n (I fnenti-hii s a v, lath Itif'nut V.-eit UP infirm and old! A n. '.nv ;i hooru knows and feels, l. ft in the ll wt-r rd life alone A'u! iM'H an e:itaph reveal. On iht white monumentuai stone. VI, let 1 im strike! h- hail not find n ic. n-!-' tint si irit here W?, l,, J- I lor toia hebtrel, Ti!! ie erne cold, ;d and drear L.a- Tx-.z w ' i r nthr' nre at r t, Ar. ,nv the ru f time h i made, Till hiM an I damp riboy my hre;.ftf Lilt's iattst evening rli .,;. "its shade.

Old Biche1oi"s Lamentation. I am an old bachelor, halfway down M ht. decllt it . A ; h. .ij h, tLe 'wete't ir's in town (hire -t t th. ir ca ps for me. X' Iciiin; ife at home have f, No nrattl r on mv knee; Ar f i f I Se,or il I die, None rap n a tToat for me. Yt t I u: onrp a hly the and gay V' "-k -! .rk on the w iner, s I'. ih-tori in dance or play, 7 o tro'ir or to ire, 1" toun; t . n aij, while in ynur prime, N- r M t m't, n s,p, B- on- rhe Mthf ri'i? hand of time 1 he S'ph of j,!e iure Hi p. E if on i.f,e i,(!ro-. in a it rire, FWt. ymirbrirr aod tfnd, Kr r.e i t, j,., tl.r ott er ice, Ai'! lovfc is contraband.

Onn Lfi Jy irho mi counted her years. H ' ho' fjiioth f ih:. my Lady f iir, C;ii.,; th,,.,. tre.-- ., ' .'Try hair la.bir P y,u t(J tr ea-.e? ;'"" hoe wrinkles 'pep and w id iha' mark iour f.-r lo ad on each tide, Iiind Jon of oar ape? J:) v in those fond appeal to art, if v .u, yrm r,ia the?ki!l"nJ part, 1 hy the re. I ,,u( nritein; ' ornriio'i fr hi, ran ne'er uereed, ,,, r' the vi r hi hi? can read ") leciole harnl writing.

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-""C I e:,rt tc.in bing rec ord to twine with thy '''rue. Xi ?tTi;-is. tho1 sportive with thought still comhininj, 'J'' urii .r, u here natural enr nlends with power, the f.re of taii' v wit'sore is r fminr, ' I intellect iparkVe round each mental (lower '' ' -p Hi'-nrnt of j r ril r-nrh bo'nni is bur'iivjr, l ' Tj. t o k thej danger that theutens 1he Tatid, tJ"iy' n ih' has a rharm lor the brave home-re-ttirniriir, Ari1 in Knr, tl.at cmi! it i heavenly bland !

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RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 7V I82f.

IMi'ORl ANT TO PARENTS.

Value of Newspapers If the long continuance of a custom can entitle it to receive the approbation and sanction of the public, that of mankind's recommending the articles thev nave to dispose of must long: ago have been fully established. Many are the paragraphs which have been written to inform the readers of newspapers, that that the money expended fur them, and the time occupied in reading them, should never be cause of recret. nr. i . . c

n e Know ot no paper that can be justly called the circle of science; & on the other hand we know of none so poor that ffty-two of them are not worth tzco dollars. No man, who gives four cents for a little book to amuse his child, which does not contain half so much reading as one column of a newspaper, will suspect that he has parted with his money imprudently: but will draw their purse strings still closer, when a proposition is mnde to pay the same triHing sum for a newspaper! When the understanding is addressed, plain truths come best to elucidate the subject; and the following story is substantially true: In a pleasant little villiire in New-England, lived two brothers, Edward and Henry. Although their depositions were in many respects similar, in one they were essentially different. Edward bad a thirst to acquire information; while Henry seemed regardless of knowing any thing beond the immediate sphere of his action. Thus disposed, you can easily imagine the contrast between them, when they arrived at manhood. As they were nearly of an age, there was not much difference iti the time of their marrying. If Edward obtained an amiable wife in consequence of having his mind well stnred with useful information; Henry's personal appearance secured to him a partner of equal merit. And now we are cominc to the point. Those two marriages were crowned with a numerous iffspring. As soon as Edward's children ccjuld read, (and they were instructed at an earlv ai;e) they had free access to several public jour rals; which not only gave them a little furd of knowledge on aVarU etyof subjects, but operated as an incitement to investigate more minutely, in books, many subjects which bad been only briefly noticed in the papers. Many years ago, when on a visit to the village, ard while at the house of Henrv, a gentleman called to ask his name as a subscriber to a new paper, about to be established in Boston. Henn replied, that fie bad never found time to read newspapers. But, said the solicitor, jour children have leisure to peruse them. Very true, said Henry, but I cannot afford to take them. Observing the children's eyes sparkle with hope, when the gentleman appeared to interest himself on their behalf, we were on the point of paying the subscription money, that their wishes might be gratified ; but recollecting that Henry wa in easy circumstances, and fearing the procedure would give offence, our generosity was repressed. We cast our eyes upon the list of names obtained, and saw Edward's, though he was before a subscriber to three different papers. Several years after, when paying a second visit to the village, we found the sons

of Edward intelligent and manly in conversation, and affible in their manners. Tiu sons of Henry could only make a few rough and gr velingnmarks,and were rude and disgusting in their demeanor. In the countenance of each was legibly seen the ir.dex of folly. The last news we re ceived from the village, Edward's oldest son was in intelligent farmer; his next a respectable trader; bis third was profitable engaged in manufactures; and his youngest was studymg law. And here we would gladly finish the story but duty forbid. Henry's first son was a corporal in the militia: his second was a horse-jockey; his third was a fiddler; and the fourth bids fair to be a candidate for the penitentiary.

VOLVME .

From the National vEgi. The Destruction of Peiypscot Falls. The Androscoggin river issues from a chain of lakes in the North Western part of the state of Maine, bearing the same relation to its stream as do the inland sea of our Canadian boundary, to the majestic stream of the St. Lawrence. Seeking a passage to the. ocean, it pours out in a direction towards the West. Then it turns South, and pursues a direct course till it m'-ets a mountain barrier, when it again changes its chat-ncl, flowing Eastward for

tiie distance of nearly fifty miles, between the ranges of hills which close down upon its path, leaving only space enough for the stream and the interval. At length it finds an outlet among the mountains, and after traversing a long extent of country, and scattering fertility along its banks, joins its trihutary waters to those of the sea. But this circuitous course is impeded by many

obstructions. Near the present village of

Eewistown, the waters are precipitated over a mass of rocks, stretched across the channel. They do not rush in one broad and unbroken sheet over the ledges, but by tumbling from ledge to ledge, are dashed into foam, and rain-bows are painted on the spray rising from their commotion. Here was a scene of remarkable desola

tion to the savages, and this the spot of

the entire destruction of a once flourishing nation. The Rockemego tribe, (if we do not misremember the name) were formerly settled many miles above these Falls. The site of their settlement was chosen with admirable taste and judgement. The wide

plain receded from the margin of the river, and spread into a rich and beautiful interval. The fertility of the alluvial soil, exhausted by the luxuriant growth of the maze, was restored and revived by the desposits of the annual floods. The stream gliding tranquilly by, with clear and open current, and supplied with food those whose wigwams were on its borders. The rude implements of agriculture, the vessels ofculinarv art, and the bones of the former tenants and owners of the land, are frequently disintered in the places of their ancient habitation. In this beautiful situation the tribe was established. Remote from the scene of that warfare, waged by their countrymen against the White intru ders in the eastern country, they had shared little adventures of the contest and had escaped from its devastating effects. Their strength was reserved for an enterprise destined to be fatal in its termination. The irritation that prevailed among the red men, and prompted then tp dig up the war hatchet, had extendeJ to" the warriors of this retired clan. About the year 1C88 an expedition was projected against the village of Brunswick, then in its infancy. Apprised of its feeble and almost defenceless slate, the savages justly expected that it would fall an eay prev to their over-

Dowerinp force. To the keen desire of

I r7 revenge, was added the hope of rich plunder, and so firm was their confidence, that they resolved to abandon their own setttlement, while they paid a bloody visit to the whites. After the celebrating, according to the olden custom, the rites to propitiate the malignant deities they worshipped, they embarked themselves and their families in their canoes. Their fortune and their

simple riches were deposited in places of

safety and concealment, and the whole tribe floated down the stream. The shadows of evening fell upon the river before they arrived at the Falls. They sent two of the company forward to kindle fires on the shore just above the rocks, that they might rest during the night, to recruit their strength for the morning work of destruction. . From mistake, or treachery, or some untold reason, the fires were lighted below, and the blaze gleamed up among the pines at the foot of the descent. The fleet came on, and, deceived by the signal, the warriors were carried into the swift current where no human power could save before the error was discovered. A resistless tide bore them onward, and they had scarce time to raise the death song, before the fearless warriors and the timid females, the young and the old, the strong and the weak, were hurled over the cataract. The pride and population of the whole tribe

Derished from existence and the cries of

agony were lost in the uproar of the waters. The lifeless corses of the destroyers were born on the waves of their native river by that town they had devoted to the spoil and to the flames, and its inhabitants had abundant cause of gratitude to that overruling Providence which had interposed to preserve them from murder or from a hopeless captivity. Of all who went forth with the certainty of success, save the two who occasioned the disaster, none escaped to tell the tale of ruin. The reverend historians of the period have not given any account of this event in their annals. It rests upon the authority of traditions, preserved in the nei h i. .. n a .r t. n rid i ; v

uuuuimiu ui lis ii . v. i wv. ) - j ii fact can be established by the mulutuae worthy.

of those who testify to its truth, or confirmed by corroborating evidence, this may be received as certain. On the hills near the falls there once were large and populous settlements.These were surprised and exterminated by the English soldiers. On the field of slaughtei the bones of the slain are often, ploughed up, and military implements of curious workmanship, rusted and broken, are frequently discovered. The marks of fires of their camps are still visible, and

shells, the remains of former feasts, arc strewed around.

Newspaper borrowers. We have heard hundreds of complaints from our

j subscribers, respecting their troublesome

neighbors; but have never been able to hit upon a plan to remove the cause of the evil which is nothing more nor less in nine cases out often, than the sin of covetous tics. There are thousands of persons possessed of houses and lands &, much goods, who are so poor in spirit, that they depend on their neighbors, who are in moderate circumstances, to furnish them with newspapers. We have even had some of our subscribers discontinue their papers for a

time, because they could not obtain them until a dozen neighbors had read thern; and in many cases the subscribers suffered a total loss. A subscriber who has been much harrassed and vexed by newspaper borrowers has sent us the following note, which shows that he is resolved toaffrd his neighbors still greater accommodations Sat. Eve. Post. Mr. Printer Please send me until further orders, six papers weekly, so that may be able to serve five of my rich neighbors at once, and have one paper for myself &, family. A friend to the printer.

Patents. The Boston Medical Intelligencer, in noticing Willi ms' patent lancet, has the following humorous hit at the patent character of our countrymen. Patent trusses, patent teeth instruments, and patent pills, are in our opinion all of a piece: and when men countenance and even patronize such useless efforts of human ingenuity, they encourage artizans who might be better employed, to labor entirely in vain. What is there in this country that does not go entirely by pa tent? We were lately acquainted with l gentlemen who wore a patent hat, bought patent boots with cork soles, and daily besmeared his toes with Conway's patent corn plaster; not satisfied with this, he crawled into a patent doe-skin shirt, and kept up his small clothes by patent suspenders; kept his chopped hands warm by patent pring back gloves, and finally falling sick ofa fever, took forty dollars worth of patent physic from a patent doctor, and after languishing awhile on one of Jenken's elevating patent bedstead, he died; as all patent things generally do prematurely, was placed in a patent cedar wood coffin, borne on a patent swing hearse, toa patent air tight tomb, where he now lies a stri king emblem of the numerous inventions which claim the protection of our American patent laws. SOUP. The French are generally partial to all kinds of soup, and always prefer the juices of animal substances to the meat itself; although the following story was asserted to us as a fact, we think it to be one of those stubborn facts that nothing, save occular demonstration, would induce us to believe; however, we publish it to gratify the author. "A French sailor on board an English cartel ship, short of provisions, the allowance of each man being only two biscuits per day, and no meat, though they had plenty of water, was observed for three days regularly to place a tin pot on the coals, and after the contents had boiled for two or three hours, to take it off, take a little of the liquid in a spoon,

ind then very carefully set the whole away. On inquiring what th pot contained, he very frankly acknowledged that it was two thirds full of water, and that he had stolen a buck-horn handle knife of one of his messmates, and was endeavoring to extract a little comfortable soup from the juices of the horn, and had no doubt but in a week of two he should succeed." Eastern paper.

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