Public Leger, Volume 3, Number 107, Richmond, Wayne County, 6 May 1826 — Page 4

SELECTED POETRY.

THE DECi:i ER. Accursed be he, whose guileful tongue Can wron a woman's captive heart That fount from which have sweetly sprung The joj it could alone impart Can turn that feunt to grief and gall, An ! poison her existence all! Accursed be he, whose lips can pres3 A woman's lips of sinlecs clow. Yet leave them mid her happiness, To pour the lonely plaint of woo, That from the midnight shadows drear, 1 wafted to no huu:ari car! Accursed be he, who twine hU arms Around a woman's melting form. Yet leaves her praised and pee rless charms, A prej to sorrow's canker-worm, Like lovrh ilowers that r away, Even in the suu-lrLht mouth of May . Accursed be he ah, may he pass h;r. the turf where she is laid, YetaiJ the rank and waving crass A couchant serpent shall he laid, That will a sting of conscience dart, To wither up his perjured heart! TllV. OAK. Lv Montgomery. The tall oak toivcnng to tl.e :kic, Ti e fury of the; wind deile?, ...; ;ue to ae, in virtue ttronc, I iir: rod ta stand audsTilTer vron. ('erwhelined at Ifngtli upon the plain. It put forth uiit anil sweeps the mfr!r.; rt.e si Sf-S irt.e foe un.iaunti'ti brave?, 9 And rdit-. the wind upon the wave?. LIFE Rron. F- twfen two wcrU?, life hovtrs like a star, 'Twixt i.iht and morn, upon the horuen. vergtflow little do we know tr.at which we art ! Hon- Its- whit we n ay be'. The eternal furje Of time and tide roll on, and bears afar Out bubbles: as tic old turt, new eme-f, LaheJ frim the foam of acs; while the pra;es OftLs; ire- he Jte but like some p-assinr r;nc. "Lo?e is a bird f umiE r skie?; From cold ar. 1 !ron winter he orn ocpa.;?; ' b -;ki in the bf ams f cod humored t-t y, Ar.'' (irlichts in the wrrnth of opi n he;rt ; Out whf re he has ence found thill an. I ruin, ' He oai return to that bo-.vrr c-tin. , From the Trenton Knrtparinm. UKAVY HKART AND LIGHT HEART. IVhat'sIhe ue ol it ? trouble, trouble,1 what a world of it we have; nvm i? born to trouble" "and all is unity and t xati mi of spirit" thus and thus it is written. 1 There are the troubles of inf,ncv,of vouth !' d'manhocd, of old aCe! The' trou'b'e of ; .vmg. and trouble ofdvinp! Who has not ! Ot h1? trouble; who claims exemption from Ihernf wtio ees the end of them? Ardyet' after ail, what's the u-e of it ? This fretting . and repining, this sorrowing and si-i.ing. this mcping and mourning, making iiumtv ; m.re miserable, hi the name of 1 t-mmcn ! :t;l.:e. I ;av ir.'tnt'r tht use uf it? D O'.'j it soothe pain, .-often affliction, or ward olf niistorttmc? Will it C;.!l bad; deceased trivhdy, r prevent others frm dving, or deliver u- from po erty ,rr make unhealthy, or n;elioratc in ot.c i-arlicular uiir condiI. . I hen d.. I - iv, (,.r the verv t sake ol Suppo-e the time- are tight and pine hi;LT,that trd" i, dull, tlrit ou cannot make money enough to live as urn uould wi-h. and arc oblig( d to labor harder even for the little voudo obtain than i a-reea!de u.' you grieve about it? are you sad and di-heartencd ? do vou abandon hope and n-h v ousel f dead .IMiaw ! whit's the. me f t u et along ifvcu are industrious ! fr -g:!, and the mo-t fortunate do no roure. Uc-idrs a light heart will not break our fortune, nur a heavv one make it, fovea may a- well have the one as the e.ther. 1- it ur nijfortune to have one ct thes.r posts of society, a slanderous neighbor, whojpeaks ill of vou, aud deliglits'to do jo'.i ever) secret, bat khanded injurv he eati, who r;evcr fiiN secretlv to traduce your character, misrepresent vour conduct ."I'd mAtil'fi; -il., I .;..... ..:.. . . . ..... n.u.i 1 v..f .iiiu I III U K 3 III exiliC I'teni tu-eru diet - against ) ou ? And does this discern-: pj-e and trouble you? zi-huf? tht ut of 1! ? Keep tn ti.c uindward of the fellow, kt ', your notions give: the lie to his accusations,; and vou nerd not employ words for the purpose.. Wait the issue,' and vou w ill see the maxim verified in his rafc. that 4'he spittcth in his own face' And here . t 1 too, it may be rememk ered that a lienvv heart i- no answ er to an accusation, though ! :t be a false one, and that a liht henrU ' not the heait that pleads L'uilty bef re in.-n; youh. d better therefore have lhe! l-t than lir-t on all accounts. St Are men dithonest? will a lon'i fare aiid ueart relorm inem : .ire vou eruetnocs dercived. wrorged, clu-ated ? will being dist otiragod rr. rd the matter, or melan,7 vta, sharper w your fhlur e 1 uvaln- not a v. hit. Losses are Ic-on--'; all meo huy their expener.ee at the smt e , m ket. though all rnav not pay tne samej :ino' ..I- hri it ... n. 'i ' 1 ........ I , ,w vv'" ; '7

! is to make much of what ccir.es dear; and ;

! you can do this with a light heart better j than a heavy one. A heavy heart! zvhafs ! the uzs of it? i But it may be tilings don't go on right at i home, that you have a scolding wife, cross 'children, and withal an extravagant famij)y; that there's bad management in the ! wigwam. Well this is very sad: but will I fretting make it better? will a sad heart make sunshine in a cloudy house? No 'then n hafs the use of it? You are not the first one in the world who might ting, j "First when Matrjry was my care, HNiven I thought was in her air I Now we're married ; spier naRmair.'" j And every hen-pecked husband may as veil add the conclusion "Whistle o'r the lavco't." ! I sec no profit in being miserable in this jcase; a light heart is still better than a ' heavy heart. Perhaps all this while seme love-sick j bodv has been running over line alter line, jj

to see it 1 had aught to say why lie should j; city oi the earth, lounu tne gates m juu- ; ect? atuJ cn(,rCc me uocune oi cnaruy,! e i not Un hnn.v " 1 " salcm shut fast against their mockeries. r brought forward a circumstance ' thro 1 No wonder that the Temple was a pcrpet- j (ranSpired in his caily days. To use ual boast, and that the perfection vt beau-1 0Wi) Imouagr, he observed "A certain tv and glory Was supposed to shine from WU) wa5 rromg from 2Norwic!i toNtnv-b r its outward walls, and reside among its (jon wiih a loaded team: on attempting u pillars and porticos; the name of Jehovah, i ; a?Cen d the hill here Indian lives, he and hi? name only, was pronounced in wor-1 folUu histramcouM not draw his load; ha siiip there, and imparted a sublimity aud j ramc t0 udian and cot him to help him up majesty to the place, before which the ar-1 u itjj oxen. After he had got up cchttectural piles of Ephesus- and Athens ; aslccd Indian what w as topav. Indian uU dwindled down into senseless macs of;; ,jtn (rt j0 as triuch for somebody the. stone. Then there was that strange, mys- ; omc time afterward. Indian wanted a c:iv .-jtuiner tne paragon of perfection Ij trrious brotherhood, the prophets; coin-; IJO(, J,e went up Shetucket river, four da ; -these are all cold water compliments, n panions of kings, favorites and ambassa- j; tre(, an(j 1 hjni one. W-he:i he got i: j aud arc marvellously insipid to such a taste j dors of Heaven, who denounced nainst tone lo cotihi not et it to tlu- fiver. Ac1 as his. He must e'en go his way, sorrow- j the peculiai people curses and wrath, or y ( .ordinyly he went to a man arid oik-red ! ing, marriage only will make him wise. promised the fulness of blessing; and who p (im rnoney he had if lie would go t I have done. Tliose who are merry will j pour., d forth their prophecies, whether ot amj jraw j (0 (,c river far him. The ; be merry still ; and those who are unhappy ! mercy or woe, in strains of poetry which jj nvif 0jCrved he would go. After getting !. will remain so after all; vet it is a good ' have never been surpassed i;. loftiness and j. :. 4 j,e rlver Indian t in ted to pav bin;.

and a pleasant ttimgoccasionally to have a I talk with the world, about its follies. DICK THE GENTLEMAN. Dicky Dash was born in the midst of a line, fat, fertile country of the west, where there were plenty of potatoes, cabbage and corn but no gentlemen. Dick had small hands a thin face an idle deposition, and a b'l-y head. Dichy said he was a gentleman. The squire looked from top to tuc of Dicky, and ;:id ''he is a gentleman." The doctor felt of bis pulse and aid "Dicky is a gentleman The lau-vcr cros- examined him, and said 'DickVs a gentleman" This being a?c cr- ' "'d a doubt, Dickv immediately kickci1 lJjc potatoes from him toss -d a-j W,1- tho Cilhh: d gave the plough j over to - atan fheaven unserve us from he power! Dicky put a new shirt into hi? ' pocket, jumped aboard the steam b. a I, and hallowed out to the captain to start his ' nine 11 lim of team tor the city. Alter , the pulling and bhvvm" of a nb'ht and a ilav, Did; was landed at Cortlaud-Strret .vbar. He jumpetl ashore, rubln-d up bis whiskers, and lecarne in a trice a gentleman clerk in a splendid store for the la- j die-, in Uroadwnv. He was in pain to! show oil the gentleman, but hii euiplojcr , was a close fellavv, and made him stick h tlie -.hop. Dirk had a mortal antipathy to ; sticking. He read the prodigious handbill that is pasted upon the front of ti e theatre, and sighed and swore' in vain. He 5 aw the dashy blades rolling down to I'nion ! ; - ro,,re in tl,,! raing season, and almost! oil en, lingers oti tliat lie could not lack a whip tao. Dick ttssc 1 at:d tumbled in hi bed at night fluttered and coaxed the old el ads ttjough the dav, and at last was 3 Jt up

as a gentleman merchant in rean-.-trcet matched in interest by no other human iam.eihate i-Hiron;-.-. "I lu-ironU v.i-h ith n ta with his door all hung round with havv Is, historv. Thev arc all under the domin-j S,:ii'tr n,u' $tiV,,, oua.u.crit,aal umi..1 1 1 1 - . ... 1 - - , , . , , It i a Miiiruiar lal that there is nut one j'r.--. aiiu his whmIows shmmg like a rainbow in ; jon ol poetry, and only wait to he swayed; cril p.!;C:uiofi appropriated ti the iuit rov a.ti-t o lancy ti!ibon-. Now was the time for ,l tliat their power may be aderiuately felt. i the mcli-al am! mr :iral ?ci ma , in all thr -t

1 )ieh t l! Wall t r " ri t 1 . ia 1 . "it! v ' " ' ' it I A iv v i i i I t i i 4 i i , 010, ; n i 1 it ot! he did with a vengeance. He got a horse, then a sadtHe, then went to the ra-; ees lolled at the onpra. -n!:-ridied to a H concert, am i SitOUK his heels at cotiliin I ,rtI':--- 1 he girl. smiled upon him ; the i'old ITl'lldl Tirtiiiil f.iir.. lli n-ali.ic 1 1 -I ' . ' ' 1 1 m , un. Miuim 1 j v. i 1 toil with hira the fathers shook him by tlie hand, aud said, "How do vou, Mr. Dhkr --w, Did; Das! Was a t'entleman. '"hih'la :.!hm;ui nu,'t list forever, H'duH, became due the banks prutesled t::cm--hU horse was sold his store shut upand tin old maid-. -aid, "Did I not tell vou Dirkv IVish. the- rentiemnu. lncn returned to the ouiitry as he c.unefrom a s'rt in hi j pocket, and a ilea in llis e:11 A sch;d lr vvishii," li know ifhe lod;rd th handsome when he v. i a-h ep, sat before a ic:;; 1 in'1 t !a.,v. ita hi eyt;j -hut. Ari li isiiiaan w . 1 -ked how h:-: tuA hr

uM v j,.wt., Utq um oblb ! tretMv ill eiVectuallv prevent the ravages of, .(, to N(J lM- ((Ur (.iAUir, hu , Ilf,v.f; vonn lhat mis herettdbro proved so; h;u! a mother' -Mow is that T Said hi. j de,l, urtivo to that valuable fruit tree.' f.iend. -Why dont vou know' said Pad-!! This di-eoverv was purelv accideotal, and' .. .. . - - - 1

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From the North American Review. JUDEA. Where is there a more cvenlfut page in the book of heroes and kingdoms, than that which records the

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life of David, or a more splendid one, man s iy v - - - nrr Hie oi iiu, vi i ...... rt ,r..r"mr.t has been ronpntorMi ,

embl ilazoiicti tne reign oi Solomon? And with regard to the people, : who were governed by these great prn : the gods of all oilier lands. confer on thctn extraordinary pre-emi-1 n,.hrr. nnd a stromrlv distinctive charac-1 ipr. Thev were nroud, it is true, stmnecked, restless, rebellious and ungrateful -- hut thev were separate. No wonder : that tliey called their city the Holy City ; rrime and nollution. after moving in pomnous procession, and under the names oi rehi'ion nn;! piety, tnrougu over) ouai beautv, il they have ever been equalled, bv the genius ol men. "In this " !: , ne.rv character; such indeed as can be . . , o lMi:sTnv. .dan mun have occupation;! be miserable. Til is the price oi sleep ;!

Vcc where, we would aslc, is mere, or miS; i.. :.f ..orj

Inhere been a nation, who have stooa mnu ; u is , i --- ; jr. I Vohi4 relief Iron, the rest of the world, to it after the application. W e are ;u, a the rtcritv of Israel? The single cir- ; ed that the same process is in use on Lot; .! mc po-icui i tu, TJa,uL and is louud to no the only rr.e.,: ,

is enough to :, tree. unuion u;uu.

and appetite, of health and cnjo mer.t. !. te- t - the thad rank m the co-asn-liatton ol a rp. i i ' . ia-rn ui State?, where reJ.nri.ont i' ia-t ,n.t. t" lhe very ueee.sity whuu ;'. taMlv :il!.,llinll;viui Uu rat.m- ,,d th, an

ji oi:r natural sloth i a tdes-mg. 1 he

world doe? not contain a briar or a thorn. J hove all, i 1 rrlatior. to our uiuU-rtakmc, v.r.irr";--that divine mercy could have snared. ':1;' fi"r in 'ur ":,uU un' hr!d out (vT ltiV tull'kj:'J"

v are happier with the sterility which i we can overeome bv industry, than we Il rn-d,) l.-ivi- henn witli innnfunenti fdee.tv ' and unbounded profusion. ; Tie- body and the mind are improved j v!,j o; this is a thou -and times rewardtrd he tho idc-ioiro wbirb It hrnt.nv--. Its enjoyrnent-j are peculiar; vo wealth can purchase them, no inddeuce can t.;;t'.' them. Thev lbe.v onlv from the exertions which they repay. ! Pn.vcii rr.r.r. . It is not gene rail v known ji wii believe, that lamp oil, or fish oil of any kind (tliat which is inferior is eauallv as f'Oi.il I i!- ilii nMi'ii(f. th if rA' 1 liolfer 1 m ..... k. ... ... ." .,.v r 1 i mi.ili ! v 1 noil rod at tin- re.r.t if f lu H V.nrh ' -.va-; made a ve;r of two sb.e. Th

of a lamp was carelessly thrown r.side, .-nd lodged at the foot of a tree, and while other trees in the same garden were injured ma.

tcriallv by the worm, tins remained cntirf . 1 J C t i i,n nenmn .'inn snnnn. Sinrr f Im uicc.,. ,, ,Vi ' - with success It should be observed, h0-k. ever, that the oil will not compel the worm i N DIAN CO M M EN T A II V. Cast thy i read upon the waters; fr tuou sh it .,tUr ,:uiy day. Led. xi. d Some years ago, one of the prc:u hers n j! tjlc jUuhegan tribe of Indians, (which lriS2 :, wit ,r t?-I on the Thames, between No;. ; wjCj, a!,d Sew London,) was preachii.s o:i u,calove text. to illustrate his sui- -, tjK. Inali. don't vou recccll ct 1 " so hx.g ago liolpmg a man tip the hill by ivour house? Yes' Well, I am the man; mere, tai-ce vour cano( a. . md Lome to I "find it after inanv daT 1 S r. F Cordelier, nrcar' "' j un the meritsof St. Francis, ex died hiir, ' in his discourse, above all other saint- hi 1 the calender. AO- r exaggerating 3 ; merit-, he exclaimed, Wire shah vte , place tli j rerapliie father, St. Francis? Lc ! is greater in dignity than all other s.-u-'ts. j Sh.ill we place him among the prophi'. Oil! lie is greater than tho prophet?. Shall we place him with the -patriarcr-! i; Oil ! he is greater than tho patriar chs' h like manner he rxalted him above the c: . it ds, art ha;. gles, cherubim, seraphim, virtue-, thrones, dv-'minioi s, and powt rs; n; i tili he ei lairned v. here s! all we jd ;c;; ; thii boh saint?" A sailor in the church, , tirctl willi the discourse, stood up r.nd h ,kIfvou really ilmt know where to pi e hira, yr'i may put him in ray scat, lor 1 air. 'i "ei?" 11 1 . 1 1 U-Iif U ; !,', t .1 in! U :. Ii.-'L' 1'' ' i s :n r:t !i niuPth, n a to Ih il of the 'r...-!o.i . a! i i!.leii!' '.ii'i -r,' art l j ti:0 .! s i.ew t Hid W(1!nar.!, M::,a Htr et, C : Is Vvn iti. ..' 1 t r iOiTMiiii, ir. a! ar:-'. To l't ratv.rcU' V. WitiCitr. y.. l. J s'. Vi.z M Si i M. I ). In 1 1? l.cr t 1 L' ia., ; r t. II. tti r: or cua:(iu:.i'j.itiiji i-.'iia.-X .. Jrt'at't VKOrjiT.cTi;. . ta'.itorj deeai it altor'. tl.vr irarrc-. fr to 'o tvi t! a- uMic n lurr aid intlalid I'lo-pctuS . :ti?j;- ;r.:tiies vta-!i they inikht t.tt bo al'-' to ; r.orm : or prc-t niiitj i:aiun must to tl.cir ra-.:'-r;ii . r. ,iri. ,.1(.rclv mth a v.ewi.t via UI.t.' o. . tent of roiiiitrv ivet of thf All-.haiu iijoni.t an.. eotinlrv enli vert ti i,y rninu rou aiai ii.miiMuiii, ... tov;n, ;inJ Vlila,,,: a country uhrre the r.; j,,, r,. , 0f pnj.ulation ha aire v! v eh vat.-il ono c eo'.inlrv enlivei t tl hvininurou ar.d il uin-hiiic; ;.r,. ,. tl, ,,, hhrrdlv riit-oia.tirn! ; ai-o aThe .rinri;.al r.icn in the j uhliration ot t ' I , , . . ; . ..... ,1 1 it-, i ,. !.,! 1 ' , Uf-owiC' - Vi t 7 V 1 if. .. " of Mf.lienif ar.d Sitrr rv in the Wf f't rn rc:n'rh t v 1T1 ct which, the t ililar rel , with eoi.lah-iif or t hi proM -ji'ii.i! i-u!'i- !ry, learuii. ,atul L'etl I' f nl !! a n:ec!ie:il e; !it! !U'tl t" th- W rt, who-c fOl.t.':; hntioiH are re.t ctfuilv s.-hc;0 1. Tla pa;tr ah.vav ln open to or; -niai ooaiiatiSiii'alia" '" j th- eihtor; iuile the retteitioi of nitaiieal ipn l I !!., H:ie of tla -:vti'.n of the roraitrv, ;t!"' l. th" ir;vti -ation el If;' rhvMcal ninl tv rat ) hy whieii Shi-- are n.cahta as t hj. eH of the :- iaea rl nice ; i..;a of ntach have j rove! to t.- " :.ia 11 ami so f.it.d. f T I... ... ' a .rj h 1 i.-ffiji ( .1 e5-f r ri nr if'll IT! O' ' ' 1 1 ......-' , , .,"11 I: ..... i..- .,1 t... I.', r.-. i -n 1,i,!i!-:il I . il I T til! ;m',i:i t:';,.. thi.. iuirlu extract such .hn-anti i e;v. uiv!4 of ii.ti !iit; nce, kv. a- ma m f 1,1 . 1 . . i ...... .. 1 :...-.:. 'II l--. ! ' j e i: 11.01 iii.. 1 1 r 1 i 1 t . l it 1 1 1 in n ir in.',. th-ai ! of their tM.-du-al frit ii'K Mtnl thtir " . piaiaat the e:!it.M to hope that tt a- r ; t.ri'h' a ri-h tlepoMtorv, :u't r"!'"' '' v, . i I I e a tr. ('ia'- .' .ati !!: -:. ? at.. 1 ii:e.rofxnotit Ij 1- "' ar. BLANK DKKDS

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