Vincennes Gazette, Volume 3, Number 24, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 November 1833 — Page 4
f.YS OF A IJsf. n;. Days of absence-sad mid dreary, Cloath'd in sorrowed ark array, !" i v 3 of absence 1 am weary, 'ne I love is far away. Hours of b!istoo rjnif k!y vani-h, When will aught like you return, When this heavy sigh be banHi'd, When this boiom cease to mourn. ..ttill that lov'd voice can turret me, Which so oft hnlli charmd mine car, ;. f!i till that sweet eye ran meet me, Telling tli.it I still am dear. Pays of absence, then will vaniab, Joy will all my pings repay, Soon rav bosom's idols banish Uloom but t V 1 1 when he's away. All my love is turned to sadne, Absence pays the tender vow, Mopes th it fill.! th heart with gladnr Memory (urns to anguidi now. I,rve may vet return to greet me, Hope may take the place of pain, And i n f. I love with kisses street me, Breathiiiir love and peace agniu.
Rut at ?! tint voke had power also ovrr t lie more turbulent npociation- of a le buoyant period ami they came throng in? "like the paion lo the magic ral! of music. She rivetted her dark eye "nniy upon the speaker ils lightening glance w:i! gone and it now resembled the blackened core, on which the hi bile fire ha? spent its fury. Adelaide fixed her unshrinkingly upon the felon. There wa? an infant': purity in its clear blue i on. cave its beam seemed bui a r flection caught fiom the Heaven to which it ban so often been upturned ' What tuiny
(bee bete. Adelaide Latimer Bv wlnt
i caprice of taste hagf thou resigned iik
luxury of adulation for a descant mi rle
pravilv? Hut I bethink me now, thou
bat a faintly reputation, and peihap in some rc-tatir viiou niav-t have dreamed
thy pious rhetoric would move the male
factor, although, the man ol God had tailed
to do it. Superfluous condescension!
mastered affection Tor yu; find tauntingly! way exempliuVd in the fecor.d course v I -r-k i . i . ; . A i. .
upbraided him with In? want of penetra
tion m not discovering that hi tenuerDCs-
had been amply rrquitted. Never shall
I forget the look with which he sought to read ary eoul at that moment "Swear by ynur hope of salvation that this is true," .bouted he, stung to madness by implied
tieacherv. Unprepared lor such a result.
J .... n
I trpmtdod nnd hesitated. "W oman, trine
not with me," added he fiercely: "swear that u are now playing me false, or by my hopes of salvation, I'll cast you from my door as portionless as you entered it. ' I verified my assertion by the desired oath. He walked rapidly and frequently across iI.p hall at length, turning sud-
lie said in a voice half
stifled with anguish; "Farewell! between us rmw there is an eternal barrier; my banker must henceforth become the guar dian of vour comfort;' He then rushed
c i an tn which he nfiier more
M a " Adelaide's sobs now became Wy and vanity so generally
l I'll I"' ''I -
But if an old man may be permitted, before he leaves you, to speak his thoughts freelv, I am really alraid that the prolusion which you have witnessed in the last course will, if vve continue it, deprive us of those advantages which our ancestors earned by the sweat of their brows, and
which our fathers by their industry and
good management, have transmitted to us.
Voting people 1 advise you to be merry this evening, but to think seriously to-mor row on the lesson I have given you to day.'"
THE MOST EMINENT PUBLICATION 'itIAi, CAN EMANATE FROM THE VKES9. THE GALAXY OK C O MI C Jilt I TIE OR SHORT STORIES WELL TOLD.
s t To bs Embcllixhcd during the year with. One Han.'
died and Fifty Comic and Humorous Cuts.
yY. subscribers issue-on Wednesday She 2nd
VANITY OF DRESS The ridiculous and ruinous passion for over-dressing or dressing beyond their sta
tion, which now universally prevails, espe
i. of October 1S33, the Cist number of an en.
tirelynew, ainu'iiiRand highly interesting work, to he entitled THK GALAXY OF COMICALITIES, OR SHOUT STORILS WKLL TOLD. In otl'ering to tic: public a new paper, when there are so many at present, it becomes
us to say a word or two relative to the peculiar
cially among females, and which has been ;jualitie8 it will possess. c - , rr,; nprpr' In the lirst place we intend to for many years an. ncrea9.ng mania, neer,cm.re Ilf,w u,d orj j
received a better rebuke man was uhlp ,f0now (i,0 stale pKlll cf ai(J. t bestowed by the celebrated Dean Swilt. Inal, but dej ending on our o It would be well for society at large if the I the favors of a namt.er of vak .-ii i n i. i . . wi produce at once samethina: w to v and vanitv so cenerallv displayed in " . ... ,
strike oat tin
Olli'iri.il iiiirc We will not
received a better rebuke loan was onci jf0uow the state path of any colemporary Jour-
. . . . . . i -v a. . i - ' -
own resources, and
alued correspondent
idaved inl"r I'uiruinuin wormy of patronage
o.xf I Tt airtili' ill llii rtnrtlii.
, . i ii.. w" - i
As our title indi-
Tho cefiil nf niYKlinncr.Pwr:lli nPVHT VPirP.
".I-' 'h L LJuU. -Has no tiaceof him been 8ince regard to appare!, were coni.nuai.y expos- catM. The Galaxy ,s intended as a source of
i.tic vniijiu u ......v v. . , f ,,m, Brrucnw t ip rnilSPC.I eilCt ro ! . ,o..rinfn,nPinpnlft.;.,
I..... .1 i a icr-nvnrri! 7"" Pimuirea sne. Alter me """ n , ........ ... .. . ........ w Uil a 11U.
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tiic closi: tr the year. 7'is midnijht from the dark blue sky, The star-, which now look down on earth, Have seen te; thousand centurion r!y, And give to toiintler-s changes birth. AM when the p ramids shall f ill, An I. raoulderina; mis as dust in air, The d'vcllers on this altered ball May still behold them glorious there. Ghioe on! shine on! with yon I tread The march of njres. orbs of light; A la-t eclijee may o'er you s, read; To me, to me, tin-re comes no liht. C, vhat concerns if him, whose way Lies upward to the immortal dead, That a few hairs are turning er'.V, Or one more year of life ha? ded? t- vift years, but teach me how to bear. To terl, find art with strength and skill, To reason v.iely, nobly dare, And epeed your courses as you will. When life's meridian toils are done, How calm, how rich, the twilight &low ! Hie morning twilight of a sun, That shines not here on things below. 7':t sorrow, sickness, death the pain To h ave, or lose, wife, children, friends Wlmt then ? Shall we not meet again. Where parting comes not, orrow ends? Tho fondness of a parent's enre, The changr!ess trust that woman gives, ri!io sm'dc of childhood it is iVrf, That all we hue in them still live.
Pros onward t'moush each varying hour; Lei n weak fear1 thy course delay; Immortal being, feel thy power; Pursue thy bright and endless way. From the C'tarlcxinn Courier. Tin: CONVICT. The turnkey stood irreso'uJe "Here is g-old for you.1' sai 1 the veiled stranger 'it hall be doubled before I quit the pri pon. if vnn hut admit me to a half hour's conference with Alice Mcrton " The man f !ill h Stated. "Are v u a father ?" "Yes,1" 'I cimi5 to revoke the curse of one, qray haired and broken hearted. I bear a de-
Ieca!ed ble--ir.2 from the death-striken
to the doomed. Will you suffer me to de
i-art without accomplishing ibis mission v( neicv?v ''Pas on," sai. I Jbejiilot in n
liuskv voice and plarinij a taper in her
"mil hr eilcntlv- 11. tiered her into the
convict's e! And who wa she, that in her tranquil grace appeared incarnation cf here volence. and whose voice was like
vf seer melody, when she sought to
r. V -L..A foiirt. nrr fmm tboluould be that individuals would return to
.. .... I, ..hirh he tnirl .vs Dc h Mere'. "MP" ' racliallire onlj 09 Lecoocs Ihe.r
rr m
dying bequest to his innocent ou-prmg ' A faintness now seized Adelaide, but she
been My father's curse.
desert blast, prostrated mem my pilgrim age, and shed a desolating influence over ever) human feeling. Aa! ISo whining valedictory, no mocker ol iip rontiition awaits the hawking, hireling, scandal mongers. The bride of Clement Dela Mere scorns to abuse befell before her haughty rival' A blush, that l ulhant traitor that o'er master's pride suriied to the Cheek of Adelaide, but recoi'ed as suddenly to the heart, whose guarded secret it had thus betrayed. With a powerful rilort, however, she regained her composure, and thus addressed the delinquent, "Alice, tuou arl no longer the accursed? The tlreadlul inlerdict that barred thee from communion with the holy, exist no more. My pur pose here was not to taunt Ibee lor iby past transgressions, but l bestow a ides
incr in thv fathei's name I he criminal
uttered a convulsive cry, and sunk at the feet of her injured and magnanimous Iricnd. Adelaide knelt beside her, and applied the restoratives with which she had come provided. She soon revived and burying her lace in her bands, wept long and bitterly. Those 'ears seemed to dispel the mits that veiled the light of amther world from her view. Sue threw her fettered arms around Adelaide's neck, and in an agony m remorse repatpdlv f v r I u i m t !. 1 i find' mi oracion
God! ide- her. and pardon me! but oh!'kev reminded them that they must now
respective stations; a proper distinction would be visible between the grades of
t s if.MiL I r a n i x.' C
rou-ed herself, and continued to listen mtJ curnmunny, tvciy uu... with in intense interest "Retribution : that lespect and attention due to their overtook me from that hour," reamed known des.gnai,on-the hatelu , the delinquent, ''the banker ith whom ,u,r" us s ot pnde and vamy, naturalhe hid depo-ited a liberal sum for my!1 "'herent in human minds, would not , in upnor , fa led soon after. His desertion" 3u..p. be incited to that d,-gu?t,ng lx hadaroused all the furies in my bosom; I P-siveness and j.t.le resolved on what I conceived the mot re-! 9(5 f""' a,Cdr', Hned speces of vengeance; I dishonored - "ddle and loner raok o jhi name and leagued myself w,,h , he ty .uld no longer be urged to that absurd in. name, a no j lvJaping imitation of the follies or extrava most degraded ol my. sex then it hs
that mv father's curse rendered me reck ,p 1 """6-"'
less, and f passed insanely through every
degradation of guilt, onui i became an incendiary. For this enormity it is that justice decreed the scaffold. My heart would have remained stony and impenitent, had not your tneicihil interposition gained the paternal benediction. Can vou forgive me riou, Adelaide Latimer!" The noble suflerer replied to this appeal bv pressing the little Clarence to her heart, and firmly pronouncing a solemn vow iha in weal and wee. then and for ever, the child of Alice Merton should be ur.to her as dear a9 if nature herself had established the strongest links of aflinity between them. The entrance of the turn-
separate tor some minuies, tney re
mained locked io each others embrace; then kissing the eyes, forehead and lip-
low. creatures, (iu whom such things are excusable and even beneficial to the com
mumty, which now renders them ruiiru lous and even obnoxious to the severest censure. May the time speedily arrive when, with every individual of both sexes, the question respecting apparei shall no longer be, "What is fashionable?" but, "What will become my station, age, and character? moreover, what will become me aa a meek aod lowly follower ol 'Jesus Christ the righteous?'" The fallowing is
the anecdote referred to: The Dean having once honored a Mr. Ileslly, a tradesman, with his company to
dinner, and observing that person' wife
dreesed in a very expensive manner for the occasion, he pretended not to know her; aud, alier having conversed for some time
k!e from the brow of care to ease the woebegone henrt of a portion of its wretchedness to licht the fair face of beauty with an addition al snnle to make youth lauh and ace fore.
(no a frown, will be our chief endeavor, and io
short With tnii tb nr.d humor drive doll care away. And make this life an ever smiling day. The contents of the Galaxy, will consi.-t of short humorous stories, Hneciluics, conundrums, comic songs, poetry, lie. and will afford to tho
reader a rich land ol original reaonii:, CHlcuIaled to raise a laugli, and yield the most innocent dehcht. It will be published every Saturday, on a respectable zp sheet at the exceeding low price of One Dollar and twenty Jive cents per annum ; or five copies for Five Dollars, payable in all cases in advance. Post masters are requested to act ns agents for the above woik Kditors of newspapers are requested to civc the above a few insertions, nnd they shall be en
title,) to an exchange .
A li letters and orders post paid, must be ad
dressed to,
LnSHFJl fx SHELLY, No. G03 Callowhili st. Phdad'a.
w;th Reilly, he inquired, with great gra-
why came he not to his condemned aud erring child? Would not his gray huts have been far more lunching orator than all ihp irhnsilv emm-sc ! Inrs tint pvpr
preicheT.. cruWe again-t evil morals? pd to her noble fried Why on the eve of execution, comes he A short paragraph in the newspaper of not to tnrig ue its ioirois, and foretoken, ', the cn-uing evening announced that the by his presence, thai my lie ivealy Ftther i mortal course ot the convict had been ter-
.-..II t . I 1 . ' l L . i.v-.i.-mtA.-l i.-. K m f m vtrAfldt7A m. mnor '
iv, n.iuriuue ine le.oo uom rua King-. ... .ti.i ... mu.-. gef ( glk9 Hn,, f,rDfimpn( fit on fnJ
uom; "reriiap answered a lei uoe, i wmi uie ey munr. u, .... fashionables No! Mrs Hcillv. the trades
PROPOSALS FOR EXTEM'lNG THE CIKCULATIOJf OF THE SfiomsonfAu liecoi'ttcr.
! t ill A I r
!of her uncornci .us babe, Alice surrender-! v,l xvnc ne oyii "ae u,e pleasure oi
elIlg n m wnei oeing intoimeu that sne was in the room and sitting opposite to
WE now propo-e, and are engaged in tho commencement oi, a second vtduine of this work, which will be much improved in size aud typographical appearance rheotjei t of the publishers in undertaking this work. i to diffuse a correct knowledge of the I ii msonias tMSTnii and Practice or Mlimcine, among the public, generally, so lar :i a m-t rniard to Or. Thomson's ri?hU iustifv :
l'- - J - - r - -"O J ' 'and to greater matters of but, of every descrip
tion, that have a bearing upon the subject, and spread them before the public. It is deemed necessary that such a work should be published, for the purpose of putting the public generally, ami the friends of the sys-tem particularly, ia
possession of the facts touching this concern
him, he said, "That Mis. Keilly! impossi-
Lie ! 1 have heard that she is a prudent j,icreby enabling them to correct some lew of woman, and as such would never -tress her-! the many false reports and misrepresentations by
which individuals and the public are continual-
Iv abused. The patronage already received np-
1 .. : t ii , j v i. . i.i " t tu i n iii;iii v lilt: O (tlirs . ..i ii i l- .i . perhaps his spirit i even now picking aembled on that occasion had been pow , , , ' !,,ears to warrant the publishers in making their r ,1ipJ hpforJ .bo U, ,,,..,, " prfiillv el.c.ed bv I lie fortitude and meek-!.? V'e' OU'" nVeF"er. H,y.hin. present effort to miprove and enlarge .he work.
lor thee before the laet
but fluttering on the
a
take the fetter from the filial spint! It was a being whose lotty destiny had kindled envy in the boom ot a dark dissem
bler
11 inunal n was
if I'lprmlv
when I lelt him" "My father doto!1' shrieked the unfortunate convict 'Oh God ! endue me now with s'rength to burst my chtins. that I may cling one moment to his corpse, and gasp out my repentaiv.e
My child," continued she, sti aitung him to her breast ' the brand no longer darkens the young brw ; the curse i evoked elfices the hereditary blight that would have mined thy luiuie bold aspiring-. But thou hast lost the only one on earth whose kind adoption might have redeem ed thy tarnish d name from my transmit ted in-rninv." Adelaide bent down to soothe the aO'iightcd infant, whose fingers becoming entai g'ed in her unglets, were so tenacious oi their grap, that she could not release herself without leaving some of the hair in his hand. The benign enthusiast regarded this li'tie incident as a to ken that destiny designed to inter mingle, through her means, ome golden threaii?
tn his dark web of la;e. She caught him ! still stealer merit
eifullv elicited by Ihe fortitude and meek
ne3 with which she expiated her crime M. V
be a woman of sense, and faking the bint,!
THE LESSON OF I'KUfJALITY.
tietter than plain s uit, with oth r things. Onr friend-' are requested to use their best en-
i suitable to it" Mrs. Reillv hanneninrr toldeavors to extend the circulation of theRF.coR-
Pn.p unrl t'nt.-Inrr iU bint ilF.R. Uenewcd exertions willbemade by the
publishers, and by Ihc Senior Editor, to improve its usefulness, and merit an increase of public patronage, and to remunerate the wide circle of those valued friends by whose z id and liberality it has fo far received buch distinguished support. JAHVI6 1'IKE, Sc Co. General Jl zeals f r Dr. S. ThcmxoTi. Columbus, Ofuo, Srptcmbir lM, K!33.
imfnediately withdi ew, ( hanged her dress
'as speedily as possible, and, in a short
A short time ago, a venerable old Dutch time, returned to the parlor in her common gfidlenian, who had gained great riches apparel The Dean then saluted her in without reproach, resolved to retire for the most fiiendly manner, taking her bv the remainder of his days to hi country the hand and saying, "1 am heartily glad seat in Holland, fu order to take leave to see you, Mrs Keilly. This husband of ol his friends and acquaintances in a hand yours would fain have palmed a lady upsome manner, he invited the young and on me dressed in silks, &c. for his wife, the old of both sexes (persons of the first hut 1 was not to be taken io so." fahion of the plae) to an entertainment; at hi- own house They assembled with' JOKIIII. great expectations, but to their n-i small!. A topintr Yankee, who is proverbial lor &et'incr
surprise, saw a long oak table, on which' hi living ty his wit, dropped in at Knight's Ho
were placed platters of buttermilk, pick- t(' this borough, on Tuesday last, when the led herring, and cheese The rest of dmiocue passed between the Lost and . , . ... , i ins profitable customer :
Uie cneer was made Up wilti butter and, Cantain Knieht. I cuess I II take a small Issued monthly, each number containing forty
Or
Gems, oj Littialurt IFit, and Sentiment.
I've got
rye bread and cans ol table beer at hand ola?3of that g(md old rye of your'n
for those who chose to drink -l he com- another real good joke to tell ye " ,..,n,. .,.mil ....o.i i. I u.. ! "Mv dear sir'' imbed the landlord '! love
virui i-uiru nit- n r u ii r urn u p mi i , i , '
i ... r t . i ii irooii lout-: ui i niv ouicner won I uikc 1 es in rnoi ; but en account of bis jrreat aee, and, . f . , -.1 . o ' nnvment lor bpr-f: nor u i II mu rrni'i r sircenl
thev restrametl their
w is the once confiding friend., in her arms, and exclaimed with energy 1 rebutment, and appeared contented with time to block vour came."
whose holiest after lion har been made "there 1-no orphanage tor thee sw eet boy .! 1 he homely far e The old gentleman see- "Well," said ihe Yankee, finding the old game
tne savage snort oi a ienidious rival it; wnue Au-iai .e na
tva tin proud, the hiji h souled Adelaide cherish thee, Yt
Latimer, who lately tent before a venge- stitute lor every severed bond
ful father, and beonght him net to with hold the sacrament of nature (rem hissuf-
Irtnn.-i. lkild ita if ivji lint nnit' cdmrl rli'.ittiritT ntr cor, irhtln li..r ...l,..ln ......rw, 1 ,.i r i
...." :T" . - : ' : v ...w..v .utn iimu'umu); a.-, ...iu uie mean loorj m-, uve nroraice(j ir, p listen to it
weepmg at a lime (Msiance irom tne crimi quivered wiin emotion, "iouare y et ig- to goo 1 salted beet and boiled fish. The! "There,"' said the Va..kee, ttiamphantly ral, who, unconsciou of her presence, iiorant of the flagrant wroim inflicted bv 'wuests now (new beffpr hIpmopiI .nnd ihn nlacimr 3 cent3 on the counter, "there's the
Clasped her sleeping infant to her bosom, this mother. Vou-r n le cothiuct has sub master nf th feast mniP ririno in h,' chink for a glass o' whiskey. I-hd lever play
. i . . " ---' 'C.aia4- .1
wane sue motirniuny exciaimeti, uni nutu me uen.i wiinm me it cannot Ion- ir v italiona. After he had ojveu them
is power to shield and j j,r the joke take, was unwilling to carry i bocked'n RotI '';r8t "s you've been ,ret I .I,,,,, i,.ili t.o .. ,, , I -, , r i . . . J clever all alone, I II list tell y e thejoke. whet ! thou s.iallbea Pu - ,t too far; and, at a signal given to the tr , gel any thl,;, furJH or UJ . ,,, fa nnB tll!l 'ver'ed bond and nevet - Perv ant-, cleared the tabU :md nrndnerd ni.r i.il.l mn fnw, or.a it dinll nut vou
blocked in goorl earnest "as you've been prettj
tli-
A
anv tlnti? lor't nr not : hut n's one thru i
snau ujou unow rny parent was aught eNe ; . second course. The rye bread was treat any-how.
ei?ht royal octavo pages, embellished with fine engravings on steel, copper, and wood, and with nw and fashionable music foinimg a volume oi near bOU pages at the close of the year, with an engraved title page and index.
fJfllE preceding volumes of the CAS KEP, fulli' icntlj prove the punctuality of the pubJis-hcr in fulfillint; hia contract' with his patrons, as regards its contents and em
bellishments, and are sulliuient, wi'h those at all
than guiltless." "Stay!" said Ahe. with
drawing her son, while her wh
Vake no more, my poor, my helpless habe! Win w ill not Heaven take my innocent, while v et undreaming of its mo thri'sj lamt! Alas! Upon what callous bosom will my orphan couch to-morrow eve? Would it not be well, (added she wildly.) would it not be well if I should dash mv tender limbs against those non bars that t-but out hope? She arose suddenly. a if intending to purMie her hem id purpose hut Adelaide sprang forward, and arising her uplifted aim, pievented it eser ution. Alice, tranMixed with hor ror, glared like a maniac upon the form before her. A hi range delusion seemed to poises her senses she called feehlv
and tearfully on her departed mother.
whoe shade she fancied bad been con jurcd from the tomb to rescue the desper ate offender from this la-t iniquity. The little Clarence hod fallen unharmed upon
tier tied of straw, ami though ternhed
gcr wrestle with an angel. IN ecessity de jtime to taste the second course, a third mand- that in revelling ;o the past lmuslwas served up in due form, followed bybe buet. Know, then, that when younhalf a dozen servants in gaudy liveries, love tor Clement de la Mere was confided whilst a prolusion of soups, tame and wild to me, I was aware that you were idolized j fowl in a won!, all that the art of a
. . - . ikiiiiiiiwui ii-.i i i .u iron in vun m iin i run vii.iv
cinocerl to houelmlrl brown tU (nl.lJ "o it wont," said the landlord, ourjoues """""""" l" : (ii.iogt.ii io uoust noiu Drown, Ihe table . A -i. i- Z 'racier. the constantly increasing patronaec
IlilVe UIISI lllUll.il I111ILI1 ItlK'tlll,. 1J1IIU3 lull, , i ii i I
iKiiiiweu upon inu iti -rvi-i, n,u cn.iunu iuj publisher to arid considerably io its value. Its topographical appearance is equal to any Aratrican periodical, and the volume commenced -. T l .
that trick on you afore?1' witiu anuniy, looj, as regards us appeurai.ee,
"No indeed, that's h new one; ' said the Cap- "."-'""'J U,, J 'pianiy oi nSHiii-ni.Mimt-.iU, mu-
by I ti in ; tor, ottserving our friendship, he had been uureserved in his communica
modern co-k could j.roduce, courted the taste and renewed Ihe appetite of the
lions on that subject. You little dreampt,! whole company. To this were added gen. howev. r, how tar beyo.-d the bounds oferou- Burgundy, sparkling Ch impaign,&c. female delicacy my unsolicited aflVction'and that nothing might be wanting that went lor that fatal being. Neither was 'could please f!i set.se , as soon as a desert be suspicious of my feelings. Under these ! wa brought in. a concert of a variety of circumstances, I determined to supplant! instruments was heart in the next room, y-u, if possible. For this purpose, 1 as j Healths went round, mirth increased , aod sumed the mask of frankness: teiirued ! t be old frentleman seeinsr nothing but the
r, 0 c-.
departure o him and the gravest ot the
even to violate our confidence thai he might be spared the mortification of a rejection; assured him your heart was preoccupied, and finally succeeded in convincing him, that Ins pursuit was hope les. The svmnathv I manifested for hi
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Olll SUtleiins Tor ho iv:l ...mutt ir..n:i.- it.
c. i i 1..... : ... . . . v ' "V
v'iii: nisi avaaeueu, uao agun suuk qui e'l, t rest. "Is it thus we meet, Attn MeitM:?M r.iltercd out the gentle vi-it
ant, lai'g the taper and throwing back1
her veil The prisoner started for in those sweet tcoes she heard again the bar monies f chihhood tliey h.id then sum in one d her to kiry spott aod flnverv scenes. AH the pine images time, leaves undiinmed upo:i the murur of reinun tirjnc-e, now fl ated he(re ier ;1(,ry ln t muiM?2r C'ir:t:-t ivi'Ui bit present slate.
sensibly increased hi- esleeni tor me, and. as it to iinpose upon himself the ueces-itj of lorgeiting you, in a moment ot grateful excitement t,e oflVred me his hand. We m nried. We m imed. But alas! rny imperious temper, so artfully suppressed beloie my Ilium, .h Uas achieved, now hddl slnokrdl all restraint. Our hap less in! - was connan'ly clouded by do meslic lempe-ts. h lVas rJuring e ol these, more violent item usual, that I sar castically imputed hs infelicity to hh u:i-
company was waiteu tor to give a loose to
joy and pleasure, rose up and thus addressed the company; "Ladies and gentlemen, I thank y on (or the favor you have done me by honoring me with your com puiv- It ,s lime for one of my age to withdraw, but I hope those who are disposed for dancing will accept of a ball which I have ordered to be prepared for v on Before the tiddles strike up give me leave to make a short reflection on this enteitamrneut, which might otherwise ap
'pear whimsical anil even foolish By liv-
inf alter ihe penurious manner exhibited by the first course, our ancestors raiser! ibeii infant State, and acquiied liberty.
wealth and power. These weie preserv
onr futhcrs, r.hc lived
ec !v
'Q tual ptati
tain, as he handed down the bottle.
TJ;e joker very deliberately helped himelf to a bumper with one hand, while with the other he re-conveyed the pennies to his pocket; ex
claiming, as he walked from the bar, "1 told
you my new joke should cost yc a treat."
Liverpool Mercury.
Too Keen for a Counsellor. A highwayman
meeting a counsellor in his chaiiot on the Sur
rey road, presented a blunderbuss, and demanded his money with usml compliment. Th gentleman readily surrendered about 60 guineas,
but kuiiilv told the ttnef, that lor his own saieiy ,
he had better put the robbery on ihe footing of
an exchange, by si llmg him the bhnidenviss lor what he had just taken from him. "With all my heart," said the highwayman, and gave it to the advocate, who immediately turned the muzzle, and told him that if he did not re-deliver his purse, he would shoot him "Thai you may do if you can,'' replied Turpin, "for I promise you it is not loaded,' and rode off cuoly with his booty. A shopkeeper in Dorcaster has for some time pa-t, for his virtues, obtained the inino of little rascal. A friend asked him li e other day, why such an appellation had been given him. "To distinguish me from the rest of my trade,'' said he, "who are all great rascals.'1
A gentleman having given a quantity of
peaches to the laborers on a railroad in 'lie vicinity of Boston, one ol ihcm wa isked how he liked them he said ih' liuit was very good, but the eeds scrub h ed bis threat u Bale he ewallotve thera.
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