Wabash Herald, Volume 1, Number 48, Rockville, Parke County, 17 March 1832 — Page 4

)ETAtY. - w . . From tli? Cseket. TO LYRA. Beautiful creature, r0 fair in each feature, So rich in the smites of tV GoddeiBs divineCoiild my soul but believe, ,Thou wonldst never deceive, By the God, I would barter my own heart for thne. But the red lip that, gushes. The bright cheek that blushes. Withal that Aurora's fi:r fingers employ; May triumph undone, O'er the heart they had won, . ; And may gush to deceive and Hash to destroy. " O! neve?, no never May my soul bow forever. In love, at the feet of the haughty coquette: For her words or a token, , The heart will be broken, Thattrusls to the vow that she seeka to forget Give 're the dark-eyed one, Whoes lip ae'er was sigh'd on, WhoeB hsart ne'er had loved till it met with my own; Who would hang down her head When T praised her, and shed Ilitter tears when I blamed her for coldness alone. Give me one who'd believe, That ? would rot deceive, When I pledg'd her mv honor, and vow'd to " be just; VTlno- veafs ae so young, That her sweet little tongue Ras learn'd not to prattle deceit and distrust. Give me one like a child, With a temper a9 mild, KtA as smoothe as the wave on the Summer eve lake; With a soul that would shave Fvey t'anprt or cre That the chad's in my own heart should happen to wake. With a sole hk t o this, To th1 purest of bliss, I could live in her presence or die in he arm.; Day? and yeirs- would pass on, s if morietits'had cone, Still bless'd wkh her virtues, adoring her charmes. MILFORD BARD. From Frazer'g English Mpgazine., She sings ia Summer beware; Her heart is Tight and gay, And like the It velv flowers, 'l is blooming while it msy; Wr smiles are all bewitching, They beam upon a face That beauty is enriching Wi; h hues of health aad grace. She's youug and fair and sprightly, The music of her lute Breads .a the breezes lightly, If e;vds are never mute, She ings in tones of sweetness A thousand songs of bliss For Time with all its fleetne6.3f Ca.a rob her not of this. Oh, see, Bhe ia not idle, Wi:hSummer ro;es now; She's going to the bridal, With ga lands round her brow, May her heart retain its brightness. And her sweet smile still be gay, Till hor bright e-yse Irs? then brightness, And her spirit fly away. AMUSEMENT. FIRST AND LAST COURTSHIP. POCSDED ON F.CTS. Obed Slow was one of your real Vertnonti;?. tie measured exactly ix IeJ eve;j, without his cowhides, and there wns 'w one but allowed him to beth." clotnsic?t irt-l stoniest follow the toivnot N. aderd ed- Qbl-, was con sidered the very - .r earn of the parish He boasted of three title?, viz; Jus tice of the Peace, Captain ot Militia, (termed by the vulgar the fudge fence.) and ?"? t-ecme. Moreover, lie was proprietor of, as he said, the best larm in toetcvn: &ever youi;;laJyassaeente J that a'l that seemed Licking for hi comfort, was a partner of his lienors. ' wpfaiu Obed, as he was called, had ih-i red to tb age of forty in single I :, 1 4' -s without tehiJea bftunrry- , p.t liis ciauium. ... Put one .day, tht tittle rogue of a Cu p d k! him a voiiy 01 , aroes upon the buv jv.hs daughter uU.s cost hi

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Dolly) who was setting iti the singers seat. The same heart that had lain forty years squeezed up in the breast of Captain Slow, beat about " like the pendulum of a clock. Every one observed that Obed did not fall a sleep more than. once during the forenoon services, and when he returned from meeting, his head hung down like a mushroom at noon day. The beautiful person ofdolly Patch, was now uppermost in Obed's thoughts, and now he proceeded straight away to consult his mother on the anair. Obed, with a brave heart, declared to her the whole tale ofhis love, and incapability of managing such "smothe adairs,' "OIu hid, Obed,"; said the old lady-, taking a pinch of snuff, "oh, hid, dear, dew. spunk right up; there's a beginning in every thing."' Obed thought exactly so; for, it is said, he was , seen about ten in the evening wallowing through the snow across the lots, towards Deacon Patch's house.

When Obevi arrived at the door, his couvage began to fail him, and he was on the very point of turning back, when his mother's word flashed across his mind, and he with al-ncst desperate co-i? age. gae one loud rap at the door, with his huge and half-fio-xen fist, which was answered by the harp barke of the old house dog and Deacon t arch's double bass voice, with a ''Get our, pup walk in." After a fetvthumpes ot feet against the door way, the sharp and trosty visage of Obed Slow was seen to peer from out a bear skin cap, and a great coat oi snuff color cloth. Captain Slow, after doffing his a-pa-rel.and giving the Deacon two or three hearty shakings of the hand, and making Dolly one of his military bows, in which he displayed to perfection a figure 3, very modestly helped h'm dfto a seat in Mrs. Patch's aim chair. Fortunately for Obed, the deacon had first taken his last uart cf sider, and drew on his red night cap, to follow Mrs. Patch, who had just retired, ar d after bidding Dolly to take good care of the tire,' withdrew, leavingthe Captain a.d Dolly by themselves. Now this Dolly was a 'real treaturc' for a joke; she, at the very lime, h-id a lover to whom fhe expected soon to he married; and now she had a tine opportunity to play a joke on the Captain; therefore she concluded to be as fond of him as possible, Soon the clock told 11, and Obed began io think it high 4itne to have, matters operating;, as he felt rather drowsey. But he could not think of a single word that would apply to his case, Dolly sat looking into the fire, seemingly very much embarrasstd, but slyly laughing at the Captain's difficulty. Captain Slow at length thought this was the time to 'do or die;' and lie attempted to epeak, but his heart seemed to tly up his throat. and stop his ut terance. 'Ahem ahem. Miss Dolly you must preciye ' ar.d here Obed stuck fast, 'That it's a very cool night, said Dolly with a pretended shiver, and a most bewitching grin these proceedings were far frcnaple-vs-i ing (he Captain, but he felt releive d a!, least a thousand pounds. Beauty draws smoke,' said Obed, who now thought he had done wonders. But it havpened that the smoke wav on the Captain's "side of the fire-place. Dolh could hardly keep from laughing as she rose and came in front of Obed to regulate the fire. 1 'I declared how this ere fire smoke-,' observed Dolly. 'Oh that's because you're so harnsum, Dolb they SHy As Boon as she approached near enough, the Captain with a bold heart, seized her by the' arm, and drew hci into liis capacious lap. Blush not. gentle leader, but consider that these events, occurred in the days of our grandfathers, when such things were common at parties, to say nothing o" courtship. Dolly st as mute as a kittm, with the expectation of a little squirming at fir"t. The Captain wa in ecstacies at his good fortune, but after a half hour's space almost reIented his forwarders. Now this olly was quite a sizeable g?rl, weighing at least two hundred; she knew it too, and had not the remotist idea of altering her position. Obed bore her weight as patiently at first as he could, but soon he began experience sundry prickling sensations in his legs. To ask her to rise would be, perhaps, to sacrifice what he considered his dear bought advantage; on the. otherhand to let her remain he could not, The heat of the fire, ad led to his exhausted spirits, soon brought Morpheus (a great favorite of Ohed.t to his assistance, and that hand which had So lately clasped Dolly's arm, dropped helpless by his sidei The misenieveous Dolly now carefully freed herself from him, and replaced on his knees, in her stead, a large chum filled .with butter-milk lid betook herself to bed ai fast as pos fible, laughing well at the joke she

had plajed on the Captain

In the meanwhile, the sleeping Obed was dreaming at . the rate of at least ten knots an hour. He thought his legs were screwed into a blacksmith's vice, and all his efforts to disengage himsell were fruitless. At length, as the pain increased, Obed gave one desperate leap; and oversetting the churn and its. contents, found himself astride of the old house dog in the other corner, who set up such a hideous yelping a3 caused the Deacon

to bellaw out'hre and murder' most lustily. Just as Obed found his feet and had fairlv onenen his eves, he beheld the j i i j forms of the Deacon and his consort. clad in '.heir night clothes, emerging from their sleeping apartment, the former armed with his walking cane, and the latter with her broom, drawn up in battle array. But Obed, like a wise military man, thought it more expedient to make a retreat, than to stand the chance oi battle, and Suiting the ac tion to thet bought, he was oil as fast as his legs could carry him," nor did he stop to look behind, untill at the door of his own mansion. - Suffice it to say this was Capt. Obed Slow's First and last Courtship;' and although his visage grew somewhat longer, and be kept his room for n week or two, his misfortune did ro( break his heart. He retained his farm and titles to the d ry of his death, than king his stars luckv stars that 'twas hoi his fate to have the trouble and ex pense of a wife. Dolly Patch was marleu! to f er first lover just six weeks rem the e7enl:u sight, the transac uor:e f which ar above recorded. 1NDJAN TREACHERY.-' .7n anecAntc vf the Rcvobdion, The lndiar.s were greedy for wages, but so deceitful that they could not safely be trusted. A st ory told of a sergent. who traveled through the' woods of New Hampshire, 0:i his way to the Ameri can arti'v. will show the character of the Indians, lie hs 1 12 mcs with him. There rout was far from any settlement and 1 hey were obliged every night to i ncamp in thewoov's. The sergeut had seen a good deal of Indians, and mvier, stood them well, early in the afternoon ore day as they were marching on. over b.jgs swamps and brooks, under the great maple trees, a body of ludie.n?. more than their own number, rushed out upon a hill in front of them.' They appeared lobe pleased at meeting the sergent and bis men. . They considered them, they said a? their best friends. For themselves they had taken up the hatchet . for the Americans and would scalp and strip those radcally English for them li' esc many wildcats. How do ye do ?"' (meaning brother) said one; and'' how do ye do' hro?" said another and so they went a bont rdiakmg hands with the and his twelve men. sergent They went off at last; and the ser geut having marched on a mile or to halted his men, and addressed them:;My brave iVUows,"' said he, "we must u:-o all posime caution, or neiore mor ning we shall be dead mcu. You are amazed but depend upon me, these Indians have tried to put our suspic.ons to slrep. You will sec more of t:'H m by and bv." They concluded, finally, to adept the ichnvuig scheme for defence, ihev encamped for the night near a stream of water, which protected them from behii -1. A larre oak was lelled and ' kiillt-irvf firn Isiiwllnal l1:irll flit n In of wood about the size of his body. rolled it up nictlv in his blanket, placed his hat on the end of it and laid it before the (ire that the enemy might take it for a man. Thirteen legs wcr fitted out in this way representing t' eserjerd a. dim P2 men. ' They then placed themselves with loaded, puns, behind tee talon tret Bv this time it was dark: but the fire was kept burning till midhight. The serjent knew that if the savages ever they would come now. A tall Indian was seen at lergth, thro' the glimmering of the fire, which was glittering low. He moved cautiously towards them, sulking as an Indian always docs. He seemed to suspect at first that a guard might be watching: butseeingnone; became forward more boldly resting on his toes, and was seen to move his fingei, as he continued the thirteen men, sleeping as he supposed by- the fir:. He counted them agalnt retired. Another came up and did the same. Then the whole party, 16 in number, came up and gazed silently at the logs, till they seemed to be satisfied they were fast plccp. Presently they took aim fired their whole humherot guns upon the logs yelled the horrid war-whoop and rushed forward to murder and scalp their supposed victims. The sergent and his men were ready forlhem. They fired upon them; and not one oflhe Indians was left to tell the story of that night.

The sergent reached the army in safeo : : : ; : :5 :o - The greatest thing3 and the most praiseworthy that can be done for the public good, arc not what require great parts, but great honesty i there-" fore for a king to make an amiable character, he needs only to be ?i man

ofcommon honesty, well advised. : o ::::::: :o D.vNciNt:. Every nation has its dance of one kind or another so that its universality proves that it is a natu ral recreation. It is indeed, Hie -bca: exercise for the limbs, and is on thi: account highly recommended bv phys ictans. ii nas mis advantage too as practised in civil society it promotes social intercourse between the too sex es-rehnes and softens the manners of the one' and gives ease and confidence to the deportment of the other, Ytet uniting these advantages, dancing by some is highly censured. They object to it as a misapplication of time, and as calculated to divert the attention from objects of higher importance True, we ought not to let any pleasure occupy too much of our time or atten tion, but that youth needs some amuse mcnt, no person of age when he calls to remembrance his own days of child hood, will deny. And what amusement is there more innocent and rational than that of dancing? It is innocent as it transgresses no possible rule either human or divine, and rational as it tends to improve the person, the heart &. the manners. Away, then, with all creaking and canting upon so delightful an amtlscmcr.t. Let us turn a deaf car In those ascetic preachers who would fain pursuadc us that to laugh is a sin, and to dance is a crime. Here the ad vice of an old poet on this subject While the fiddle can play, We.ll foot it away, And the aged look on and remember the day, When they and their lasses werc'equally gay. N. Y. Constellation. Mew (Roods iEI vil. Subscriber respectfully inJ& form? the citizens of Rockvile. xnd its vicinity, that he has just receiv ed a fresh supply of articles well suited tor this market. DRY, GOODS. II RD WARE, Glass and Queen's Ware, Groceries, Tin Ware, Boots and Shoes, Iron Castings, - Sugar kettles, Nails assort. AflfT 9 ISStMaSSy the Karrel or BUSHEL and all other articles suit able for Town and Country Trade, which he pledges himself to sell at the lowest prices for Cash or Produce. Purchasers arc respectfully invited to call .and examine for themselves as to prices and quality; and a3 I have permanently located in Rockvillc, I shall spare no pains to keep up my as sort of the nest articles. IKrl return my sincere thanks for past favor?, and hope to receive a share pt public patronage. ALBERT G. SAUNDERS. N. B. Anv nnnntifv nf HOGSIJEEF CATTLE, FINE llORSES, FLOUR, CORN MEAL,'". Country SUGAH, &c. ccc. will be taken in exchange for Goods. A. G. S. Rockville,Feb. 1832 15tf. DOCTORS L'. LOWE 4- J- L. ALLEN 1531 A VE associated themselves in M.M. the practice of Medicine, Surgery &c Tfu'y believe, from the experience of the former, derived from ant extensive practice fof the last eight years, atd the opportunities of the latter at the Marine Hoipital in Louisville of seeing and treating almost all kinds of diseases, that they arc prepared to manage the most difficult and malignant cases in a proper manner. OrThey promise their entire attention to the business of their prolesion Rockville, Jan. 21th, 1832. 46 IB IE-IE IF.". THE citizens of Rockville and Its vicinity are informed that I intend furnishing them during the comfcg season with the best Beef the country alfords. I hare already made arrangements lar a large quantity of iBceff 'CJattle To be in good order for the earliest ma r ket, and intending to keep a yutneient and constant supply throughout the ICM0IU- J.ASIirAUGU. Rockville, Febr 2k2d, LS3'2-40

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