Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 73, Richmond, Wayne County, 20 August 1825 — Page 4

ORIGINAL POETRY.

THE MORALIST.

A REMARKABLE TACT, Showing both the tcrace wl protection of God ; re. lated by Mr. John Fletcher. One Sunday 1 went up into the pulpit,

: intending to preach a sermon, which I had

prepared for that purpose: hut my mn.tl was so confused, that I could not recollect either my text or any part of my sermon.

I was afraid I should be ohligcu to come

down without sav ing any tiling. But hav

ing recollected myself a little, 1 thought 1

WOUIU Sav Something Dll mi' iiim k-sniu, ' nnence is. . i:;Hnn i:t mr f A..-. .

which was the 3d chapter of Daniel, con-! decav. rnrrnntLm- ,i.l,i'!r,',;;

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pcrscTcrinR youft,, who

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systematic employment of time 6 r

man, pass the m your days in idleness, riot rr,i,?t

'extravagance, or llio , Vrv

ways that lead on to deslniri;, .'

! for riches, splendors, and plciC'1 the hist brent h from heaven may i, 'A1'

which lire or wat-r may diw p which time will nniiihihto-V."'! a:-'

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i not beyond the present, at;d u

V and dependence. Matrimony, it it generj ally conceded, is, with her, a paramount object her being's end and aim; she looks forward to that as the haven where she may anchor in safety for !ife. How often are those anticipations verified ; how often does it prove the most deplorable of all wrecks, the wreck of the heart a hidden rock upon which all her fondest hopes are shattered and destroyed forever. Man, it is said, has other views the world is before him; that ambition, fame, and avarice, are employments which may occu

py his waking and his sleeping thoughts; th.it love i w ith him a pastime, and mar-!

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nage a convenience. taming the account oi ine tnree vour g "leaves not a wreck behind .

If marriage has been termed a lottery jimen cast into the fiery furnace. I found, , a spirit once was herethe both " H for man, it is still more so for women her j in doing it such an extraordinary assistance f rr.jIKj cUtf,.r nn ,.fJU J ,j)nrrn tlie or! power is negative; she may reject, but j 'from God, and such a peculiar enlarge-1 the former, oblivion seizes cannot choose placed as she is in society,' ment of heart, that I supposed there must j r'his is a true pirture a fatal' and from the factious notions of propriety be some spec ial cause for it; I then-lore ' he-represented to the eve of j !) which are attached to her situation, her desired, if any of the congregation fom d j Jt..s caroler, and inconstniitre lt opportunities forjudging the characters of; any thing particular, they would acquaint . 0f time. Museum.

those presented to her, are extn ni. lv limi-j me with it in the enduing wcek. ted; it is to tins must be attributed the j In consequence of this, the Wednesday many ill aborted marriages, the thou-: after, a woman came and gave me the folsands that are "paired but not matched."7 lowing account: I have been for some time In this mistaken judgment, the persuasions much concerned about my soul. I Imvc of relatives, the eclat and importance 1 attended the church at alt opportunities, which the opinions of society have attach-j and have spent much time in private pray

ed to matrimony, the tear ot the opprobn- er. At tins, my husband, who is a hutch

LADIES' FRIEND.

:Vhen pain ami anpnh wriD,; tte t row, A ncitiitennc anct I thou.' It has often appeared to me singular that some of the brightest intellects of modero times have committed themselves so far, as to traduce arid vilify that sex, which

bv nature and the restriction ot sot ietv art

From the Qu.irttrlv II. vi-v

the i-laiMl of Hoonga, one of i0 -j t " inlands, in the South Pacifit Ocean, can 01 ly be entered by divil g n to ti,tij and has no light than what is ui,Vl) from the bottom of the water. A w

ous epithet, Or jV.-iV, are among some of i er, has been exceedingly enraged, and j chief discovered it accidental!) whij. ?l

the sophistical reasons which force many threatened me severely what be would do, ing alter a tuttle, and the ue w, into that bondage, which is worse that the ' if I did not h ave ( if goiog to John Fleteh-, made nf his discovery will prni.i'K C

captivitv of the meanest slave. Her nat-1 er's church, vea, if I dared to go to any sung in more thanone Kurop an 1 ,! :.,,

ural hardships are thus increased; con-! religious meeting whatever. v lien 1 told : so neauuiuny is it adapted lor a t.tl dernned to nas her life with : man. that ! him I could not in conscience refrain from verse.

time convinces her she can neither love, j going at least to our parish church, he respect nor esteem, she finds out too late j grew quite outrageous and swore drcad- ! that she has made over her lihertv to a tv- ' fullv that if I went anv more, he would rut rant, or become the object of appalling ; my throat as soon as I came home. J his and coi.ternntous inditferenre. Matrimo- madi me crv inightilv to G d, that he

ny is doubtless a iaudahb- object, a con-. would support me in the tr ing hour ; and, , a beautilnl daughter, betrothed to a 1 summation most devouilv to be wished,' though I did not feel any great degree of ' of high rank, and tdio was inclu.h.l iti re j when it is the result of proper motives,; comfort, vet, having a sure confidence in !' sentence. The youth who bad UnA w when twi are connected whose intellect, Gm1, I determined to 50 on in mv duty and cavern, and had kept the secret to ihn-

(disposition and ferdiogs are perfectlv un-j leave the rest to Him. Last Sut.dav, af- j self, lovd this damsel; he told l.rr t

There was a tyranical ge.ven;nr.t Vj, vaoo, against whom one of the icu ;-. med a plan of i;.-urrection ; it v a- h?v.x.

ei. ano tne cuie:. wun an nis i m i kin, was ordered to be destreved. H(. ,.-

suilicientlv burdened", one would think, to j 'rstood, when their purpose is mutual j ter many struggles w ith the dev il and mv j. danger in time, and persuaded berto

have suppressed such sei timcnts, even if they weie founded in tiuth. The ancients, it is said, confined their sarcasms to good humored satires upon some of the foibl s and follies of the sex; and it has been left to modern writers to m.'ke that bar barous attack upon the female character, alike outrageous to common fensc and Commot ; decency. This has been attributed principally to the monkish superstition cf the middle ages, which, imposing a life of cehh h v upon the priesthood, mad it cecessary to support thi-bigotrv by even

argument their i.-gennitv was capable of!;

inventing; hence all that sophistry could conceive, or malignity suggr st. was resorted to, to prove the inferioi it v of female int( llect, and their unhappv dispositions and vicious propeiities. On such shallow ouridation has been raised the superstructure of w itlessj'-ers, idle sarcasms, disgusting lampoons, and virulent abuse, which have atf rd d so much employment and aD.Usement to a host of modern authors. The satires of Pope, we conceive of almost

equal application to hrth sexes; besides.!

happines and when thev comprehend the own heart, I came down stair, readv lor i hersell to him. 1 hey got into a (

accomplishment of that" obiect. Under church. Mv husband asked me whether i the place of her retreat was derailed ta

these c ircumstances harmotiV will subsist ! I was resolved to go thither? 1 told him I j her on the way to it these women iaia

though there be not c omplete svmpathy;i was. . v then, said he, 4i shall tot. to obtain this would be impossible, neither ; as I intended, cut your throat, but will

heat the oven, and throw vnu into it the

is it necesrarv, for if there be a mutual vielding of interests and feelings which will produce mutual confidence and dependence, and happiness must be the result. Marriage with other sentiments than these, must be cold and indifierent, or end in discord, disgust or separation.

From a reviV w of Dr. Spring's Sermon on the exrellfiry nf'tl.r I. iiiiil.-. I r-x t. r. The next thing, after In luslry ati! Earnomyji recommended as a prominent excellence in the femab- character, is JWntnt ss and Taste. A' d we certainly cannot esti

mate too highlv these qualifications; for

moment vou come home. Not withstanding this threatening, which he enforced with many bitter oaths, I went to church, praying all the way that God would strengthen me to sutler whatever might befall me. While vou wrrc speaking of the three persons whom Nebuehndt ozzar cast into the burning tierv furnace, 1 found it all btdongt d to me. and God applied every word of it to mv heart. And when the sermon was ended, I thought if I had a thousand lives I could lav them all down for God. 1 felt mv w hole soul so filled with the love of Christ, that I hastened home,

there seems a perfect incomrruitv between ! fullv determined to rive mvself to what

a pure and chaste mind, and an inquire ever God please d: nothing doubling, but and sJnverdv exteiior; hcnc it has been that either he would take me to heaven, well observed that mntnrss is mit t gw- j if he sulfereel me to be burnt to death, or nrss. While a piousaod well informed fe- j that he would somehow deliver me, own male con-cicntiou-lv avoids that ostenta- as he did his three servants who trusted in

Lissaicasms are to be taken in connection! ti,us li?rla d"coMly apparel," which de- him. When I had got almost to my own I." -1 - II A. ll . AA 1 I ..I, A f A

with the time in which thev were writ- ! "um PI,i r,P" m aura ung inc auen-j uoor, I saw the names issuing out oi uic ten, when h male education aid morals ! ; lion f, "thers she is no less solicitious to j month of the oven; and I expected noth-

reoommend, bv her example, neatness and , mg else but that I should be thrown into

pi airiness in her personal attire, ns becom- i it immediately. I felt mv heart rejoice. '! the water. This story is not dttitint!"

were lamentably defn ient ar d not a little pe r' aps is attributable to a c rooked bodv as well as temper. The caustic verse- of a later authcr, tlie result, we hope of his bit

ter disappointments, are more honorable to jj hi pot-tic geriius. than creditable to hi im- ! partial discernment. Tlie private life of 'j; both lhe.se authors, and many other? equal jj Iv v irub r.t, allord a singular c emmontarv ; upon their writings; indeed, the senti-! dents ot those persons seems to be sweep-!

log cor.r lijsions drawn from individual piemise. H is not mv intention io discuss ndnut Iv. the relative superiority of either sex: nipn; mrf, howevt -r. it mav be d)s r-

f( that if men x el in the mathematical. phib s(.pj,icil ai d logical powers of mind,i

women are their supe riors in quickne s of conception, wit. imagination and colloquial talent. They are titled by nature for a different frphere of action, and if they ac-l quit them-e Ives ot the dutie s of that sta-

ti.a , it is difiie ult to pe n eive where iri their ! accomplishments, which though not the ir;lerioritv eonsists. For mv own part, l!1 iirs t. roostil life ron i.f it noi nnrint r mikI

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liKe mermaids site dived after l.irr, ;;:d rose in the cavern; in the wide?! Junius

about fifty feet, and its medium to ight is

guessed at the same; tl it; root l.ui g

stalactites.

Here he brought her H e choicest f f(!

the finest clothing, ma's f,,r her lie-il, ;irj

sandal-wor d oil to perfume hersclt; here

he visited her as often as was coi;si'crJ

with prudence; and here, as inav he im

gined, this Tonga Leander vvooe i a; d wr

the maid, w hom, to make the inn n i o "nj tdete, he had long loved in secret, wh r .Le

liad no hope. Meantime be prtj.nd w ith all hi- dependants, n ale ni ti I r.i.u,

to emigrate: in secret to the l iji s.;iM

The intention was so well

that thev embarked in safetv,aid . joo-

I pie asked him. at the point of their !cf r

ri - ; lure, if he would not take with l-ima 1 ; ga wife; and accordinglv, to their put ! astonishment, having stee-red c h se to a j rock, he desired them to wait while Le I went into the sea to fetch her, jurrjed o

j vcrboard. and just as they were bepr'i:

pearance, be rose with his mistress U""

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log women proiessmg gociiiness. vv e extract the following remarks in relation to this branch of female virtue. 'In a female, particularly, they well deserve the name of virtues; for without them whatever may he her excellencies, she has none that will be honored or acknowledged. A woman may be industritrious and economical; she may possess a well cultivated mind; hut destitute of

neatness and taste, she depresses ralher

than elevates the character of her sex, and poisons, instead of purifying, the fountain of domestic and public happiness. "Whatever a misinformed piety, may judge, true piety, well informed, is the nurse of every personal and social virtue. Religion has not infrequently lost her pure and benignant influence, by needlessly ar

raying herself against all those personal

that if it were so, the w ill of the Lord ti that which all sue h stories should f.ave

consider woman as the redeeming spirit ot creatioi ; her enlhuiaslic disinterestedness, her fortitude under sutle ring ar d her fncral courage, are charms which force themselve s upon the he ait. She is the de

positary of all the virtue s "the source of

lif s purest pleasures, and of death's happiest consolation the rich foundation of our life and being, whoc draft purifies existf rice"' 'tis to her romantic tenderness and sympathy, we fly from the toils,- vexatio sa: d disappon trr er ts of li.e, ai d w hen the world looks cold upon our misfortunes it is her warm heart and cheering voice, which adds vigor, and stimulates to reso1 i xcrtion. hi the present state of o-' ciotv. it sei rns to me, that the lot of wo-' tn . is pee uliarl v a hard one from her Cuiliest childhood to the last breath of life.

it is but one course of self denial, priv ation i

important duties of the female sex. Vrou

may discover a ne atness and taste in the mind of a praise worthy woman, be her condition in life ever so humble. Vou shall see them interwoven with her thoughts,-expressions, and conduct, and giving a cast to every thing she is, and every thing she does. vr mminir.i will partake large ly of these exc elle nt qualities, ai d in c verv respect be the emanation of a neat and polished mind, and a well cultivated and benevolent heart. Equally removed from that affectation of softness which is disgustful and nauseous, and that intrepidity whic h se ts at defiance the maxims of ordinary discretion, they will be modest, pleasing, and dignified, and the natural and unstudied expression (if that cautious delicacy which is tht; best guaxdian of female reputation.'

would be done. 1 opened the door, and, to mv utter astonishment, saw mv husband upon his knees, wrestling with God in : prayer, for the forgiveness of his sins. He caught me to his arms, earnestly begged ; my pardon, and has continued diligently seeking the Lord ever since." j I now know, (adds Mr. Fletcher,) why

my sermon was taken from me, namely, that God might thus magnify his mercy.

make them perfectlv delightful n M;'

the Fijis till the oppressor died, ai d W ij r .. Iro tl-rv f! 'inU'df'

inuiiii'u iu ratiiiiu, "in ti t"1;".' long and happy life. This is related authentic tradition.

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THE ADVANTAGES OF AN EARLY IMPROVEMENT OF TIME. To cultivate the talent allotted to all by the Supreme Maker of the universe, is a duty, and that a youthful commencement is necessary for its full accomplishment, is daily demonstrated by the thousand bright gems that stand arrayed. around the literary coronal, living monuments of the ad-

j vantages of early application, and a correct disposal of time. In youth, the mind is flexible and plastic, and most susceptible j of deep and lasting impressions the senses jare then acute the fee lings ebb and flow j with a facility unknown in riper years, into I whatever channel they maybe directed by our inclinations or pursuits. Vaped mental images then generate, which in due j time mature anil bring forth fruit, if i urturcel by the genial sun of science ; and the ; mind, which in youth is ua cloud no larger than a man's har d," will, as we advance I to manhood, radiate, strengthen ,; I ex

pand to a magnitude beyond concc r inch finable. It will spread over tv .utl i . . .... . . .

ano sea.anu through ihe noundless region U arros:uc is,c uli..!. . or -i'I.ov of i!":.s

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of heaven Ihe r!.'iilairu .f rnlm-ili ill ' Ma.. M:in. if hf riMvn:ir1 s hin :-t W

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! made accessible to the young, ardent and j; ui0 nadir cf weakness,.

Some wag in the New-York Statr.r

has versified lhemessareo f Gov. Trcir..

the Georgia Legislature. That part ci

the mcssaue where he reuuests the citiz'r'

of Georgia, when arguments fail, to"

by their arms, he' renders thus: kI therefore hep you to ttp forth, Since there's no force in Jong tal'?'" Turn h hold fice towanl the north. And s!nui(ler-hllo, your corn-nil!"-'

The editor of the Troy Sentinel, to low up the subject, also ve isitic? the w message of the Governor to the fSu"

ture, which he concludes thus: t4So now mv G orci'n u arrin r.nvf '(Jrouml-hoo' your cornstalk H, Arul Irani from tuelhe le-fOli u'r-1! How i ri-lc n. nv h;ie a fall."

To ridicule the conduct of fiirh ftk

magistrates as lite one mat n iu Georgia, is the most effectual P'nM f r ,

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nion. The toasts on the- 4th of Jul) -l"1

loutllv the rrnciiiTK of rnr fello c inl

against the atiiiv ral displayed ly

champion of the South'-n n s

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