Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 6, Vincennes, Knox County, 8 August 1807 — Page 4

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POETICAL ASrLUM-

HO M il. When north windi rage and teropeft howl, And great folk on ciufartunes (cowl, Hw fweet, remote from bufy life, Xo prc& thy children and thy wile, Secure at home I When merit meet a.thoufrnd circs, And vice a pleating fernblance wears9 Wcuid'fc thou her barbed darts elude ? fly to the boCbm of the good. And cherifh home t , When evening's dewey liar afceads, Then with a few but real friends, Well are thy fleeting moments fpent ; Bounteous thy board, thy gucfla content ! Then welcome heme ! Should forrow'i child thy precincts tread, Tii time to raife hit droeping head : Htl burning tears (lull Ceafe to flow, His heart vritbgreatful warmth (hall glow, And blefc tby home ! Alas ! unnumbered ills I view ;

Thy heart (hall beat and ficken xoo ; Difcife, and want, and anguiQi lie ; Hark I 'tis the widow orphan's cry ! They hoc no home !

Should war's thrill trumpet ftrike thine ear,

Alike remote from pride or fear, Honor unfheatba tby fljrning f n ordf To conquer or to die ! the word, Proud thy home I Thy children's children (lull receive From thee a receipt to lite ; Their bleffings and their deeds arife In blended fragrance to the Ikies, Tkeir native boae I When sgc hts froflcd every htir, And laofened ties removed ihy care, Then, when the veil is half withdrawn, f icfcd (halt thou hail the riling mom, Thy laft bright home ! VARIETT. Several ancients kvc given fanciful de

finitions of Man. Plato defines hitn to be

a recsoninf animal ; Diogenes, the hoardIng animal ; and AriftoUe, an animal with tso legs and no ftkcr: which lull would have applied to agocfe in the market, A London debating feucty lus gon further. A quellion was fume time fmce ftarud ir inc of then. What it lUv 7 One of the

fpeakers brought lorth a new dcinition. .

Mom (fryi he) is a taw f dying cnttncl And he fo well convinced his auditory

that he received an unanimous vote cf

thinks.

drinking, iht prt f.-nt q?era!ly, has not

ruuehto fear on thisicore.

Extract r.n .1 S: t? testers D:ry " Ladies called at iV.op ths dy for patterns for gewn?, Dj. who fit it lookrdtouud the tliop, then ensured for what th-y knew was not there courtftVd complufantly, St went off with kind looks,

Ar. B I hsv: the reputcticn of &in well

in 6u$iness, cm unmarried net to aj handsmctlicy cr:swlet have bargains to make Do. to look at goods of various kinds, 42 Cf thefe the greater part turned over and examined mucins, lilks Sec. and made tbeir hands very confpi. cuous- they were delicate. Several very ftudioufly concealed theirs A number (looped gently over the counter, for a nearer furvey of goods they had fair bofoms. 5 urn total of female cuftomers this day, 100

Bought by the whole 1 fan prot 3 cents

Trouble equal xo taking an account of

nock.

N. B. The greater part of the above cuf

toraers repeat a fimihr routine of byi-

aess each fair day Shsdleejer9

A true latement, Attefr,

CUrl.

MISCELLANY.

The Temple of Sensibility.

Continued from our lasf.J

There is now erhioitincr in London. it

t (how a man of mondrotts iiie, whofr name is Damiii Lauikhy, trrtd thirty.

ty.four years, a native a LluhGeld. He weighs feven hundred pounds, taeafuret

three yards, four inches round the waift, and one yard ont inch round the leg He eats little, drinks nothing but water, enjoys ptrfr c health, and appears to be eaf and ir f-ocd fpiriti. If onrrtr the cCcc of water

Louifa's eyes met his and reci

procally caufed a painful confullon noteauly recovered. Mr. Man-

field (for he had a competent knowledge of human nature) kindly relieved their mutual diltrefs by of

fering Charles a bed, for whom he

had already conceived a very favo

rable opinion.

After fome little conversation, in

which Mifs Manfield's good fenfe

ihone with peculiar lultre (for ihe

had the moft general knowledge oi

any woman I ever knew) the fa

mily retired.

Wefterville could not efface the

pleafing idea of Louifa from his

memory : he favv a thoufand name-

It fs perfections which difcovered the beauty of her mind; her tem

per was rather ferious than gay,

though at the fame time tinctured

with the mofi pleafing chcerfulnefc.

r rom her infancy Ihe had mdulg

ed an unufual difpolition for books

and fohtude : and her chief amufe

meats confided in cultivating thofc

mental pleafures which gave a zell

to our affections : the poueiTed the

moft artlefs fcnfibility, and fuch

movcing tendeniefe of foul, that.

from the Grft moment he beheld

ier. he felt hts feelings agitated by

a fenfation unknown bciorc

Twas but ycftcrday, (laid he)

I did not know that fuch a beihe

exifted ; and now my happinefs is

b interwoven with hers that 1

cannot live but in her prefence."

He tried to flecp ; bnt Morphe-!

us fled his couch : the image ol

Mifs Manfield ftill hpverea over

his imagination. Soon as morning began to break, he arofe to view

the garden through which he had paffed the preceding evening.

l he ihrubs and flowers, perfumed

oy the tears of nature, exhale a i nalmy fragrance inexpreffibly plea-

ling ; while the pellucid dewdreps.

illumined by the rays of the rmng

fun, thone pendent from innumc

rable boughs; and the thrill notes

of the fearing lark confpired to raife

fuch ejillaiic fenfaiiouo as the iluggard never experiences. The half ihut door where he had firft me: Mifs Manfield, feemed to invite his entrance. On a fmall table, covered with green, lay Dodtor Young's Night Thoughts open at that atfedliug tale fo feelingly told in the latter part of his complaint : ail unfiniflied painting lay near,

w hich dilcovered, for her heart

was apt to feel all the mingled emotions which Afpuiia experienced when Ihe heard the fatal tidings of Lvfander's death. W efterville 4 felt it feen.' Leaving the fummcr houfe, he purfued a path which led to the op. pofite fide of the garden, through a iiuie wicket, into a riidic glen bedecked in all the fimplicity of na

ture, where he difcovered the rivulet dafhing in foaming cafcades

down a deep bank, and gurgling over the rocks as it ran in lucid

mazes through the valley, over

hung on each fide, by tall ftiady trees, which half darkened the path and infpired a kind a melancholy enthufiafm not unpleafing to the :z.:A of fenfibiiity ; the blackbirds and thrulhes were ever and anon chaunting their drains of wild melody. Wefterville fat down on a broken rock, and; taking out his flute, increafed the general harmony with all the blandifhments and graces of that enchanting infirument. Whild he was thus amuting.himfelf in playing Handel's Water Piece, he was iuddenly furpnfed with the morning faiuta-

tibn of Mr. and Mifs Manfield,

who were taking their accuitomed

recreation ; 'twas a walk fo per-

feUy in unifon with LouiHt's feeling, that Ihe generally preferred it.

After apologizing for interrupting

vVederville, Mils Manfield entreated him to oblige her with another performance, as Ihe was particularly fond of the infirument ; alluring him at the fame time, that it

had a moft delightly effect ; for echo reverberated the drains among the mountains & vallies in a thoufand mellifluous melodies. Charles obeyed, and attempted Hoiv imperfect is expreflion fome emotions to impart !" Louifit felt the

words in every drain, which cau-

ofdifpofitiou, which at once endeared their, to cuch oti er by fuch attra&ing fentimeiits cf purity as. only riuous and tenctr fouls experier.ee. In a fry days, Charles collected courage (icr true love furmounts all difficultieb) to acquaint her with his paflicn ;'and" though awed, a: it were, by her fupcrior prefence, yet 'he urged his' l'uit fo feelingly, that Louifa, who

was a perfect ftranger to coquetry, confefled her par tiality. As franki;cfs arid generouty were anions; her predominant virtues, fhe liftened to his proteftations with increafing fenfibiiity ; and canciie'ly riling fuperir to the little arts and intrigues of her fex, at once kindly . completed the meafure of" his iiappinefs by avowing a reciprocal atuchrarnt. In their C(nvcriatior Ihe noticed the romantic appear

ance of their acquaintar.ee and

WefterVUle quoted a paftT.tge from ' Shakefpearc extremely apropos.: 4 we nofoonerfaw each ether (laid he) but we loved ; no iooner loved, but lighed ; no fooner lighed, butafked each other, the reafon; no fooner knew the reafon, but fought, and I hope, have found the remedy." Louifit blufhed. Sweet fenfibiiity ! to thee we owe the finer emotions of the foul, and all the exquiiite fenfation s of mutual love ! 'Tis thou who enlargeft the heart, and infpiresit with'thofe foft affecilions which unite us to-; gether in lympathetic, bonds of deareft amity ! f?o be ccritir.uedj

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NEW-YORK. June' 20:

i ne lateit accounts frrim thf

grand armies were to the 24th of April, at which time no general aClion had taken place, .but was momently expeCted. Both the

and Ruffians had- receivedrcin

lorcements. J ne head, quar. ters of the French were 'atvFinfc-

enftein, about forty Knglifti miles, diftant : but their advanced corps were only five miles apart, 8c had frequent fkirmiihes. All ideas of peace had vanifhed ; An article from Vienna dated A -

pril l 8, fays, 4 It is' apparent that

fed a momentary heflic to Ihoot 'Vh 7u l!VCH,,,B- . u wrn... iJdn,andthe l'rencli armies will

ille. faw her perturbation, and r e 01?e" : the ncsociations ubftituted a lively little air. if Peace being at an end. Wc re-

acrofs her countenance. Wefler-'o

fubdituted a lively

As they returned, Mr. Manfield

pointed out the molt beautiful profpefls, to which Wcllerville

hdened with particular attention.

mam neutral.'

WARSAW. April 10. A levy of 15. COO lr.rll frotnn

- - t "--- UVIt ItMJ

the fcenes, I know not : but to

Louifc they had never before ap-

itarecl halt fo lovely.

Whether it was the morning's pe- country has been ordered to reculiarclifpofition of light aualhade enforce the French army.

which threw additional teints over .-s

FrrERSEUUGII, April 4,. ri he emperor has ordered a levy of two hundred thnnfrinH

After break faft, Charles took h;s from the- miliri

leave, wuha promiie or calling m fi-rvirc-.

the afternoon. Un his return hote

BALTIMORE, July i. We have received a loni? nfTffil

he could think of nothing but Mifi

Manfield, Ihe alone occupied his

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uiiuiccuicuuuii-; uiiu ne iounu nis 'nn.lt,f r u :

heart fo tenderly at,cl,ed to hZ-:i" OTrf"'

that he determined to a(k Mv."7, "uO

ManfieWs leave lo folicii her "'. r . uY.t t' ??

Mifs Manfield was equally infni-

reu wun a pauiou ior eUcrviiie ;

he fecmcd pollened of fo much urbanity and goodnefs of heart, and

fuch an air of foftnefs ihaded hb

manly countenance, that from fo fliort an acquaintance, he had become extremely intereding to her. There was a fupcrior merit confpicuous in both, and a congeniality

The prefs of matter Is fo great that

ro:n is not ailorcled to pubhlhthe detail.

THOU Till ?Wt OF STOUT tA S MOO rf PRINTLR1 TO TBE Indiana T c r it tro jrn