Vincennes Gazette, Volume 3, Number 21, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 November 1833 — Page 4
i'Vjf.'i ftond-m (Uiurt Jliizashic for June,
Till: VH M; ni'AD. jh;uid upon (he hatihard? with the
riOii hast gone to r.-l in the spring lime r n f st I i k in that in null banner to a lb
fougM, Med, and conquered under yoar stars and strife-. -n while the arm which lirt i oared i 'pfi m it shall never be
I mend in submission to create mnn." I could make no answer to his speech, hut I grasped hi? hand with a pressure which indicated far tti'MP than word could ex ptp-s; after a in omenfs pause he looked jiroun-t to i'ii,i'rvf that none were within healing, and again resume), "Yes, stranger, 1 nnre shot a man dead t'or laying hi
e intent
ocman.
In the in buer i I early reeling: A ,'.,..,. .1.. i. ..;....,, li.l.t for ino
While the dnvyet h on the new horn mnv-," -"V U", ".' l" ' " , tlu, . J :ment illumed his exp'esi p pvp. ami then Aim winds through the wood paths are steal-, p,,,., abruptly away, hp strode to a dis
tant part of the quarter deck, which seem
ed to Inrhid further intercouise; this fin gular man had made a deep imptessioii on mo. ami I t evolved to stud) him well during the voyage There wa a general movement among flip shin's comnanv. and the eves of nil r,n
W.il,Mct life was gay to i mi.c , , Uhil- its rich Lopes titleu thy ho-om: Utah- each drent:. wa pure as I no upper sky, And sweet a the endure: bio-,,,,, ; H it thy promise . f I ping which ..hone so fair ! itli p like h simniH r chmd in air; Thv hooiii is rolil, which wiiii love was warm, And the crate embraces thy gentle lonn. Thou art shnnherir.rr now in n voieeless cell, Whi'e .N.ilure tier garland i wrealhinu'; While the earth seethes touched with a radiant spell. And the air ef delight is breathing ; While the riay look down with a mellow beam, Where the rose" in li"ht are hhi-hin; While the young leaves dance with a fitful eleani; And the stream into sotttr ushine :
While hricht winssplay in the golden sun,
"lie t
mo
'i:tli CBresed thpe, thriu faded one!
The 1 1 d lie? r.dd on that settled brow,
Which n-a beaming with pleasure and youth but now Gi.ouM u " mourn that Death's angel, on duky wine, Ver thy flowery path has driven? Tluit lie rnedied the buds of thy Funny eprin?'J hat thj' spirit is bnie to Hravc. n? How soon will the vision of earth grow dim How soon ill its hope4 be faded ;
And th heart that hath leaped to the syren's
hymn. With sa Jnes and rloom ba o'er shaded! The f-M-liiii, are freh but a little while, We iui b isk but an hour in affection's smile: r.re tli friend and the lover have passed awaj -l!re the anthem is suns; o'er their wasting clay Then take thy rest in that hadv hall,
In thy rKoornfel pt-.ro'id reposing; There is no rhuid on the soul to fall No 'ut o'er it lis;ht is closing;; It will shine in c''"f when time is net, When earh phantom ef earth 'hall wither: When the friends w ho deplore thee, shall sigh no more. And lie down in the dust together. Thou a id winds wad in the cypress bru,h, Thou art resting untroubled and calmly now: With a al ef le,ioa thy folded eye, While thy spiiit i' qlnd in the court' on high.
hoard were turned towards the s-quadrmi, ami llipn in nil I r I nod V. (in the rantain, as it
to hear and ohey his command. Hi- IiMtanoir"alais ship Hyperion, had ner hauled the xjnadron, and informed them hv ienal, that the Duke of
Clarence, ii'w William the F'.utth, King
of England, was on board. In a lew min
ute the jeak oft very ves.-cl in the. Heel,
ave our?, was lowered, and tor a while nothing was heaid on ihe waste ol water,
ut the cracking nt sheave-, as the haul-
vird i.pd swiftlv t hroutrti Uie block-.
J r s
her lonpr hUclc yards were pwunpf round and her how was to windward in a straight
line wilh our vessel, and it was evident by their movements that it was their in tent to run u down and pour in a broad
side. Studding sails, spanker and staysail, were spreading in all part of her wide extended tigging, and in a few mm utes every boom, mast and slay, uaa clothed in in respective robe of flowing canvass; yet for nearly an hour, during
which she had gained rapidly upon us we continued iur course without adding a al to those with which we had cleared
the harbor. Our commander who had
hitherto stood silently regarding the ad
vancing vessel turned to the seamen with
the usual premonitory command of "silence;" in an instant, the murmured hum
which arose from the ship's deck, was hushed and eacli ear was sharpened to
catch the following order: 'clear away the long torn Ay, ay sir!' shouted a dozen of the sea-
men and in a tew moments the gun was prepared for discliaiginj;, and the mtu stood awaiting bis further orders. By this time, the advancing ship had
approached so near that her hohstays and lan.yards were seen distinctly relieved from the dark and massive hull; men were observed clambering the shrouds; crowd ing forward and stationing themaclve in the slai hoard chain?, for the purpose of admiring the saucy Yankee, who evinced
no disposition either to run away or come
more were seen to blush like the first rose I
of summer, if, in the progress of his di pensalioo from the vulpit, he should drop his eye toward the pew in which the
were sealed though ol course they daif not acknowledge even to themselves any
thng id particular, because ot the giea
doubt relative to the v ice versa ot th case .
lint to make a short story shorter: tra
veiling into town one ni''ht about dusk,
parson , had occasion to call at tht
mansion of an pstppmp.d narishioner . who
imong other worldly possessions, had lwi-
or three as fine daughters as ever paced
the county ot Essex. He had scarce
knocked at the door, when it was hastily
opened by one of these blooming maidens.!
w ho
round
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peak after peak, fell m honor of the roy al j to close quarter ; still she swept onwards, passenger, but the gatTofour vessel wasjand in a few minutes the letters of her motionless, and reared its pmud head name grew legibly detached from the fore while all around had submissively fallen. Inciting, and the swelling notes of "Rule When I learned Ihe cause of this move- j Britania" rose upon our hearing: )et our ment. I turned toward the captain, and 'commander stood motionless, attentively never shall 1 forget the ghastly smile that surveying the noble Briton as she swift Ij at that moment plaved nroumi his lips hid vanced, dashing proudly aside the white Fenl-!'1 muttered' he. "minions, to do sprav that gatheied around her bow not
homage to the boy who(-e father's foot i a word was spoken on board of our ship, on Iheir neck bv Heavens'. IVl suffer !ami every eye was bent on the Englishdeath befoie my peak should bow to their trim with absorbing interest; it was the effeminate pup of the purple," and he jmost t xntiog moment ot my lito I fairly ca-t his eyes jealously along the spotless ; held my breath with the th: illing, iode ,..ini;iisi iscrihable feeling that wr.s awakened in
'John Bull seldom allows such dire ;my mind. 'Stand by the w eather braces spect as this to go unpunished ," whiaper-.'shouted our con.maiider, and the ropes ed Boh Barnacle, "see, they aie lov ering ' w ere disengaged from their respective he vawl from the davilts br Ihe purpose fleets again an interval of silence sur-
say, "O! don't," brought her warm deli cate lips to his, and gave him as sweet a kiss as ever heart ot swain desued In utter astonishment, the worthy divine was endeavoring to stammer out something, when 4,0! mercy, meicy! Mr. , ithis you?" exclaimed the damsel, 4iwhy i . . i
I thought as much as could tie, it was
my brother Henry." 'Tshaw, pshaw!"' thought the celibate," you did'nt think any such thing" But taking her hand, he said in a forgiving tone, "there is no harm done; don't give y ouiself any uneasiness
though you ought to be a little morecaie-
tul ' Alier this gentle reproof, he was
ushered into the parlor, by ihe maiden,
who as she came to the light, could not
conceal the deep blush that glowed on
her check and the boquet that was pinned upon her bosom (lor all this happened in summer) shook like a flower garden in
an earthquake. Antl when he arose to
depart, it somehow fell to her lot to wait
upon him to the door; and it may be ad
ded, that in the entry they had discourse together for some minutes on what subject it is not lor u to say. A Ihe warm hearted pastor plodded homeward, lie argued with himself in this wise; "i I Miss knew it to be me who
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knocked at the door, and verily believe she did, else how should she know tne in
the daik. before I had time to sneak? audi with bis patron
is it probable that her brother would knock ihellishments, and arc sufficient, with those at all . .11 .ii .i l acquainted with the work, to show its true cbahelore entering? she mti-t he despe.ulch . ' ... r(lstftllf Iv m,.rp;int, t,.mii:1.n
of boa'din- us. and it the judgment ut an 'ce.de! s the captain again turned hi;i' love pshaw! pshaw! But supposing bestowed upon the CAi-KKf, lias enabled tho
old seaman don't deceive; him, we shall ze on the ship in ch .se have some heaving ot iron before thij -Wear ship,' shouted he at the top of squall blows over." "I hope nothing sen- hi voice, ami the long yard of our vesel ous may accrue to us." -ni : I -weir swung around, until her b w veered The naval veteran .hook his head im gracefully U windward; this mmacuvre portantlv as he answered, ' the aptam is, was scarcely executed, when a volume of like a Dutch Lugger in a blow " As theisuiokn issued from the how of the snip in
veteran ccinlum-:, heniowe away leav-'ch-tse, and the loud report of a cannon
she did think me to be her brother? w hv,' publisher to add considerably to its value. Ita
if she love a brother at that rate, how j topographical appearance is equal to any Amtmuch must she love her husband-for, by r.cau pvriod.cal, and the volume commenced , . J I with January, lo.JJ, us regards its appearance, the great squash, 1 never felt such a kissqu;nitlt and quality of its embellishments, htcin my lile." rary contents, &c.., will render it the cheapest We have only to add that it was not) periodical of its kind in the country. long after this, that Mr. had occasion! , T,,e 'litics for obtaining good matter for , i .i . Itbe work, hnve greatlv increased of late. Many to summon a brother in the mini-try to; of ,ht, m.st Kur ....-Magaiues, as well as tho
the performance ot one ot the most soIemn;best American periodicals, are resrularly receiv-
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nv KJ i j ... i mt" me to coenc uie lie meaning "i nii.raog me uree.e in ,ui niswini rveiv
l , r inn Mini 'iriiiuini Ml l"v 1 11 jj -1 ) 1 1 nil" - -- j . . - , . . . trt'rt v iv,, .1... ,i mvtennu ntt-nre Atrain I tin ne-l m ' e. was t In own al.lt to discover if their s as w II as pie i-ant uuties attached to the kd lor the especial use o. the CAhK L I
I . .1 I 1 . t L. .1 . . 1 , D.OIII.. I, lit .. llllATM
ture.M'an English convoy ; the day of sail-! 'ittent.on in tne commander; ror a n.omeai r. u . u u inff had at length arrived, nnd we wcre!''p tuganied the taw I hs it left the ship's remained untouched, the ball had passed wafted gracefuilv at sea, by the trade-j and then lohl.ng his arms he cont.n-;h ha.mlessby. 'Keep her at that, exinds which Mew tYeh and favorable,!''1 o pace the quarter deck unlit its ar-ir.la.med ihe commander to the man at the i i -.i . rival Our Indfoptidenl beat ino- had been wdteel, a out topsails wei e till own aback and prnnised with it continuance a spee i '' "r nmt pennein ut-ai u.o. om t dy -urival at the United States The l'P reived hv t he v hole -quadi on, and the and the ves-el lay motionless in the w ind s fleet wa composPd of 'at tvCt forty sail; pp of meu. ot more than one nation, we.e . ye , then glaom g his eyes along the gun veft of all nations, w ho had l.'ke , turned upon us w ith jealous curiosity , an.l : toMo,;ntcd it to suit his a.m-.-and pi imiug fought the rnnvnv'i protection from the thrill of national pride travels, d myiwa hred-and the crack of our cannon rnanv piratical ."misers, which at that v in- as I contemplated the proud sense , reve, be rated on the r s with ills wonted
imP infested Ihe shores of the West lndia!o I'cedcm we had so nobly ,1 .-play ed, y et ,stun..ing Mleci.
sacred otlico and that thp lovf lv Mission- trom all are made with rrcal care. To
above spoken of, thereupon became !f Ul'e10fl?"w, contribution ol talent, and to I , . 1 !diverity our pages, the publih?r has paid out virs , whom we doubt not, many ol ; hundrcd dl)nars for u Plize paie, together with our readers well know, though perhaps bona! sums for tho n.-st Poem and Lay, all of
they never before heard the above anec-i which appeared in the No. for February, IG33 IM.- Ll:i il .i A .t l
dote.
Island. There might have been seen
we had commuted a ilaiing it not a rash seamen as
the
'Huzza!1 shouted on i
tnizen top of the Briton
t . - a-.-- - . -I 1 . I I .... I
the clumsv Hollander, and the more fra-!arMOn lliero w" v " - - r b :i r a.. .; ..i.i..! to follow it ut manlnllv, or isi-gr-.oe the ati" roval mast flew over the stern, drag
l.,rnnP.vVni':,!,ind the lUt felucca of'P'ond pennons that tl-.ate.l ,vh u. in pie '.au along with it the pioud bannei of
the Mediter.anean. the st.oV.g and hand-1 Sf,,,rp-OI ,he rHiZ' is ol aimostalt t'je chi i ' Lnglaud t.r a moment I stood rega.dPome Engltshman. and the beautiful, farti'i ('' lr'Tp The dark mau;.ng ine lame-, vessel with a glow ot deMilin.' trader of the Untied States, lbe. 'ho parad. d the q .. let. w..s ihe sole te-lliht which can better be imagined than hiah Miitk lugger of Kremen. and the npo whom was resteo the responsn drscnbed ;. tat- nal pr.de and the exciting long.lowcrniserofl'ortugal; all with their bthty of our count, y's honor; h.s command jthr.l l .r.um h,fcwept through my v e.nv ' " -i. . . I I I .Jl ...add tint hrn -ifh.. iri.ith, i
might exalt us in Ihe eyes or many a jeai-';.ni i mi nun i uium m-i i.nnr aw, ou rival, or on the n'ther hand it uiignt' than as an Amei ican. 1 tuined towards render u- an object of con'.empt arid ridi-,the tomm an' r he still gazed at the vescule; hut at that moment I lelt a certainty ,el a-tern, while his eye was alighted with of convirtion, that our commander wo.iUi;a tieice triumph and hi lips cuned with honorahlv finish the work be had so n .blv thoujjfh md impleading smile. begun The Eogli-h yawl bad now a f-. Thus, sail be, addressing me. snail Baul
rived, ami a voumr mnUbinman. anavp.l Jams ever do homage to the pennons of
in :ll thp i.nv:.'l tin. rv nl bu n:ifi,,i it.en,:. Bllil-Il tlaii!lV ai)(l OppI eSSIOIl. Theil
t he publisher believes that no other work
contain.- such a prolusion and variety of embel
lishments J he subjects of the ngravings will
consist, as heretofore, ot Portraits of distinguish-
flawing canvass set. gracefully ploughing the green waves of the Atlantic. I had embarked in an American ship bound for the port of Baltimore, a truly noble vessel, and I felt a secret pride thrill through my veins, as 1 cast my ryes along the taper iog spar, suffering them to rest upon the well trimmed head rigging and bellying topsail; there was not a brace, stav, or li iulyard, but was drawn tight to its reepertive place, and the light toot ropes hung in graceful curvps from the numercui yards in beautiful contract with the
running and stationary rigging On deck
ed the ship's side and sprung unou theueri..g the ext itemeni ot tin couinen
U OT K ill tU a 11 1 1 y Ur it n ir i in i j in iiictuvj "Are vour peak haulyards choked, or;0' iiu aa ! our vessel then swung round has your mtzen down hauls given wav,,n her cou.se, the sails were again tilled, that you teiue to . hop our gaff to his!""1 :,nal" bounded lurward llnuugh
,u;T ro,f.,i .a .,.,..,rJgiace, the Duke ol Clarence? ske; he incgi. ea w.uei B oi me Aua.iuc
" nnf, .1,. .a .!.';'.., as he gazed sevei.dlv on those around m sludn.ng-saus, and crowd on sail, exclaim-
ilin "7 it? ni'Mift tl! l'i'.ip iric IH lj I'llMll"; J
ed and bound to their places with widely, 0,,ur lo mscovcr the commander i.lated breeching, the deck bad been ch ar- "Neither, yout.g man," was
ed of every fibre of useless stuff, and the rcl,l ' n,ir captain.
A young married lady in a town a few milee ed individual,; elates of the New Fashions, both
(iisiani mini ini, nao ner iirsi oom cnriMeneo : 0j Europe and America : striking anil interest"Paul Chllord," She saw the title probably on, in2: views of American Scenery ; Natural His-thc-back (,fthe novel on the shelves of some Cir- tory ; Foreign and Domestic Architecture; arid culating Library, and deeming that Paul must othcr subjects that may be calculated to interbe some worthy man, has tacked his cognomen,-L.st and a'uiuse to the sir-name of her inlaut. This is an honor; Cartful attention is paid to Poet ry, -necdole, Ibilwer never dreampt of. ! Light Ueud.n-, Amusing Sketches and tho.e
. aiKinS ui names, we win ieei.ro an amusing etceteras, which so delightfully relieve the mini affair which Impelled "under JeiTer.-orrs adruin-:fr0lu the la bor of severe stud yji-fre bim the tinistration.'' A gentleman in New Hampshire, dcrstandiug, and giving a zest to graver ai;d more anxious that some one of his decendants should imjurtant compositions. be the President's namesake, was dreadfully dis-. pje (,rict. ot ,ie I'aet, notwithstanding the appointed during the six first years of Jefferson's. ,IKiny improvements inaJe in nil its departments administration by the birth ot m.thimr butvlH not be increased. Wlim naiili. ,!,-, ,
At lentrth be swore in the violence; jt W1n )e furnished for ;i,50 a year, or 3 if
daughters
ot his patriotism that his next child should be not paid uutil the end i the year. Gentlemer called Thomas Jffkkkson, at all events. Hr; ut a distance remitting six subscriptions, are cr. next child wnsat.otUer daughter. But laithful titled to a copy crafts, and ten percent for co! i . i.. i. i... ...11...1 i im i ...r.. i . . ..' J . . '
in hi? iifii u nr. i:ai it'll net i iiiiiii;i" .inifisun anu : lect lolls Mi-s Thomas Jidi'erson b' , and her patriotic; jm ;n
father are still living in New Hampshire. For
the truth of this we can vouch .V 1'. Timrs.
Set the x burn
ed the, commandant, the light booms were
Hard Aamc, or the Yankee Outiciicd. A Yankee being in company at a tavern in Albany, a Dutchman happened in and enquired the name of the Yankee- I will
bet you a bottle of wine, replied he, that I-
have the hardest name in company. Done
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runnin.r r ie-ffini? bun? from the cleets and " i ben why have you dated to in
behuinc i.ins in beautiful coils When l! the tlagof Gieat Hritair. on the high sea
bid finished mv survey of the appearance,ifiG,;UK l, ,llP vou!" "''I' ar) impertinent I turned a!mot involuntarily towards the iU(J cocknied air. "Aie you not fearful stern, and suffered my gaze to fall upon,th:,t ue uili ,ui,ci ,n' chastisement you the star spangled banner which rolled in'r,cll, de-eive?" A flash of anger flashcraceful folds from the main gaff the etl ,,ie ej es of our commander, but it
avs the dulchman what is it? M v name
sir, i Stone, said he, exultingly "Well AND SPIRIT OF THE AGE. den," rejoined the farmer, "your name isi , iniiK .mnrrcedented snrress nf ihn siv
r- - - - -. . . . . ii ' - -
the calm si'ftdily run out ; Irom the i xtremity of the! o'one, ami mine is Uakdp.k, (which wasj a there having been nearly seventeen bun-
!,,.r;iu :.,i . ..i,,ra .ir uniimmiKi tne casei -now nav ue home. l he flll,3Ulw" u !-",: " commence
' ih!;oa rurri'i r l.-oii t K a t tin a rifKnr
k ' i i v v. i nun nui iii'ii ue- ii i ii i ii
and those ot : ne shi)s ot the tauaorou were ' :l
a'" lost iu the rotundry oi the .icean. fiClr(l concern, but that he was fairly beaten,
anu paid the forfeit.
Frvm the J'w-York Traieller and fiinct. mOiMIN Kiss: OR 1HK lHlLOboeilVr O' MATRiMOrV.
I'lie foiiitving anecuote, ieliecl ol
A GOOD AMXJDOTI'.
meiit. iu July last is the best evidence of the
estimation it has secured in the publie mind. While the present proprietors will pursue the course Ahicli has conferred such eminent popularity on their predecessors, they will also
u-e every endeavor to give the SPT, if possible,
a
v I . ' . a spirit ot great v igour, variety, and orisinalitv. Not long ago in a town in Vermont, a th: ' ba9 bln heretofore achieved. Th,3 publi
w . . . . . ...iv- v., ........ j , tin i'j ii 3 iii 1 1 uucu as i rain it; a I ooserv t'T &T)Q COT-
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,. . .-l.r.ll. ..r.r-a -I II 1 I 'i ii i i , llflU Ills unit: clOl c Vcl IllUtll IHlLllcM W lll , iviui kj i 1 1 1 v ui ui .i i a a 1 1 u III a II II C TS O I l Tl e tl 3 V . puardian of all this beauty-the prolec y und he calmly .e ;h,hly respe-tatde am, ta.eoU-o clergy, ; . h he wa, h . of cnU- Satire is a most affective and powerful win
e dav told his apuiicious tactician, and may
tion of all this elegance.
InllPil '-nil rmv I :tm nnl fo'itlnl n I ru. . .... ....... t, . r, . .. 1... ......,...!
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7-- f- - o - .ri. , miann. ' In
Our captain was a large and finely I ceivmg punishment at jour hands nor, ot L)uu, iMass. is from the Messenger,! , , ' f beusedon any occasion with advantage, but moulded man. but the most distant nn(iUhail n,y peak or banner ev er be low ered , tmbl.shed 1.1 that town. It aiears tbaliS a 'oun? " set some trap ami, particularly upon the vices or folhes of the com-
tacit being I had ever encountered; he! the cioSs of England while I have life ! this cleigv man had beensililed .or some jj:a,eome masons; which he according would ,tand for h irs leaning over theo In.e in it9 defence." ,ime, and had got prelty well along m! "f1 ra ' each, t.ffrail and gazmg i the blue deep of the! fieo.ar. sir Bebel. you peak vcar,, when he became consc.cu, UkU, ,n j T5 ? " "f ht a l' ocean, a if he could read therein some : tauntingly ol my country's powers," ex-.Reference to worldly matters, there yet;, ' . ' ' , ? . . r CUX 'l ,no,e ,n
clnt'.U f,w;., nu f ;.t.,r;,.,. uu! claimed the midshinman. "more so. b lan ' . ., .., .i th,., uo.i,..i o K..i",! I,,SP ,,,,u ,,,n 10 1,19 Iau,-r cr),no OUI
t - t. nui 1 H'L L f 1 ' ' 1 iniui 11 y . 111?: I " ----- itiiiuiiKit "ul unui; uvtuiui. i; 1 v. uUl
eves werp grey and deeply sunken, yet
they tlnvcd with an almost nnnalural Ins
tre, and seemed to search and be satisfied!
of your most secret thought with a glance ; to a superficial observer he appeared a being illy calculated to ain the affection of mankind, yet every one on board loved him . and appeared to take pleasure in ex ccuting his mandates; there was something 90 singularly and impressively interesting in the expression of his countenance--something so stern, so noble, and so decisive, that I fell, as I gazed upon him, that his like I should never behold again. As my eyes fell from the banner of m rouutry they encountered his; he had been obeir ing me for some time, and I felt that his penetrating glance was master of my feelings. "American," said he. advancing, "In. se hands are the first thai r- cr I3i-ed yen. pro-d banner to a gaff, !
guage as (hat might lemi I us to tear that
rag ol thine from the gaff and trample it beneath our feet." At this disgraceful allu-ion to our flag, the hps of our commander quivered wnh rage, and turning to one of ihe sturdy seamen that lined the ie k. he vociferated, "Barnacle, throw th.it man overboard."
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that weight d character which it was de ! c 1 . ... .. r .1 ? . 1 fc anumason, 7 muttered the father,7 what do
Ay, av
Sir,1
f X' laimed the veteran,
and seizing the slight hum of tho midship man. he hoisted him over the gunwale and plunged him into the sea beneath. A roar of laughter ensued among the sons ot .Neptune, and even the Biitish eamrn were observed to chuckle with smothered delight, as they drew him drip ping fioni the briny element, and shoved dl to return. When the yawl which con(ained the exasperated midshipman had u lived at the side of the Bntih vessel a general stir was observed on her 'c:ks;
sirable he should possess, and also to em
brace if not to perfect his earthly felicity, viz; an help male. Immediately on the conception t this idea, he tegau anxious ly to look about; but having neglected this ltnpoi tant matter so long, as might have been expected, he imbibed many of those stiatige and unaccountable notions, so peculiar to the single blessed of either sex, after they had attained a ct rtaiu age; and these operated to his disadvantage in -uch wise, that he found it extremely diffi ' uit to select one at w hose side he thought he could, without any "fearful forebodings," stand befoie the altar of Hymen. iow it became known to the damsels
lound abuu: here how Mr.
was then
I'licnmstanced, and many there were who voulii fam have relieved his embarrassment. .Some joined liisclniich; and many
you mean, ou little rascal?1 'Why,' replied the boy the other animals I caught had eves and you called them masons; the one I have just caught is blind he can not see and of course he must be an antimason . Atlas.
Liberality in a Brideqrontn. At a late wedding in Es-ex county, the Bridegroom gave the Preacher a silver half dollar! Upon some one's intimating to him that his douceur was insufficient, he the next day pouied up another shilling!
Filling out a Column. The editor of the United States .iazette fills out a column with the following di-ticli, 111 which there is truth if not poetry. "There is nothing in life so shocking, Asa line girl with a hole in her t JcKing."
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M A N U F A C T O li Y. rHAVL a r.Ar;c.E assortment of TIN W l R on hand, which I will sell at wholesale or retail, low for CASH r FKODUCK. such aj .uay tint. Job work done at short notice. v ij . K- SMITH. mccmies, lad. June 15, 1833 1-tf