Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 22, Vincennes, Knox County, 26 May 1810 — Page 4

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POETICAL ASYLUM, Wife Children and Friends. If the (lock of our blifi is to ftrangers hands cttcd, The fund ill fecured oft in binkmptcy . ends, But the heart ifTues bills which are never protefted, Thcn drawn on the firm of wife children and Friends Though fpice breathing gales o're his caravan hover, And around him Arabia's whole fragrance defcends The Merchants dill thinks of the woodbines that cover The bow'r where he fat with Wife Children and Friends Though valor (till glows in his life's dying embers, The death wounded Tar, who his colors defends, Drops a tear of regreat as he dying remembers, How bleft was his home with Wife Chil. dren and Friends The day fpring of youth, Hill unclouded by forrow, j Alone on itfclf for enjoyment depends ; But fad is the twilight of age, if it borrow No warmth from the fmiles of Wife Children and Friends..

ANECDOTES.

Practical wit. A young gentleman celebrated for his wit at college, was afked by his father for a fpecimen of his talents, while entertaining a party of friends during vocation. The fchalar knelt upon the liearth and roared luftily twice, to the great furprife of the old fquire, who afked him, vhat the devil he ment by tint ? Why, Sir," replied hisobedient fon, 14 feeing the fire fo low, I thought it might be the better for a pair of bellows !"

MISCELLANY.

ADVENTURES OF A KNIGHT. Ye powers of darkness and of hell Propiticus to the movie ifjcll. Whtrulc in silence o'er the nihtt Be present norr. f Concluded J Scarce, however had he time to determine what he fhouh! purine, when a gleam of light flalhcd fuddcnly along the horizon, and the beauteous being whom he firll beheld in the air, flood before him ; he waved his fnowy wand, and pointing to the wood which now appearcd fparkling with a thoufand fires, moved gently on. Sir Gavcu felt an irreliilable impulfe which compelled him to follow, and having penetrated the wood he perceived many bright ras ofliht which darting like the beams of the fun, through every part of it mod beautifull illuminated the (halts of the trees. As they advanced forward the radiance became more intenfe and conveyed toward the centre ;

and the fairy being turned quickb round, commanded Sir Gawen, t kneel down, and having fqueeze the juice of an herb into his eyes, and bade him now to proceed, but that no mortal eye, unlefs its powet ofvifionhad increafed, could en dure the glory that fliould fhortly burfl upon them. Scarcely had they uttered thefe words, when they entered an amphitheatre ; in its centre was a throne of ivory inlaid with fapphius on which fat a female form of exquifite, beauty a plain coronet of gold obliquely crofTed her flowing hair, and her robe of white fatin hung negligent in ample folds. Around her flood five and twenty nymphs, clothed in white and gold and holding lighted tapers , beyond thefe were fifty of the acricd beings, their wings of downy filver flretched for flight, and each a burning taper in his hand ; and laflly onthe circumference of the amphitheatre, fhone

one hundred knights in mail of

tempered fleel, in one hand they fhookalofta large targe of mairy diamond 8c in the other flafhed a taper. So exeflive was the reflection that the targes had the luftre of a hundred funs, and when fhaken fent forth ftreames of vivid lightning ; from the gold the filver

and the fapphius rufhed a flood of

tinted light, that mingling threw upon the eye a feries of revolving hue. Sir Gawen imprcfled with awe, with wonder and delight, fell proftrate on the ground, whilft the fairy fpirit advancing, knelt and prefented to the qtieen a chriflal cafe. She rofe, fhe waved her hands, and fmiling bade Sir Gawen to approach. Gentle (Iranger, fhe exclaimed, " let not fear appal thine heart for to him whom cou rage, truth and piety have dlflin. guiflied our friendfhip and our love is given. Spirits of the bleft we are, our Tweet employments is to befriend the wretched and the weary, to lull the torture ofanguifh and horror of defpair. Ah ! never ihall the tear of innocence or the plaint of forrow, the pang of injured merit, or the figh of hopelefs love, implore our aid in vain. Upon the moon beam do we float, and light as air pervade the habitation of men, and hearken, O, favored mortal ! I tell thee fpirits pure fro m vice are pre fent to thy inmoil thoughts; when terror, when madnefs, when fpectres & when death furround thee our influence put to flight the minifters of darknefs ; wt placed thee, in the moonlight vale and now upon thy head I pour the planetary dew from Hecate's dread agents, it will free thee from wildcring fear and gloomy fuperllition. She ended and Sir Gawen impatient to exprcf his gratitude, was about to peak, when fuddenly the light turned pale and died away, the fpirits fled and mulic ibft and fweet was heard remotely in the air. Sir Gawen flartcd and in place of the refulgent fcenc of magic, he beheld a public road, his horfe cropping the grafs which grew upon its edge and a village at a little diflance on whole fpire the rifnur fun had Hied his carlieft beams.

Remarkable Geographical Fact. The Island of Bossen, or Penguin sometimes called Seal Island, at he western extremity of Table Bay, has entirely disappeared beneath the waters. A convulsion was felt at Capo Town, in Dec. only two leagues distant by which some damage was occasioned to .he houses but we do not find that any lives were lost at that place and it is supposed that the earthquake extended to Bossen. The Island was about two miles In length and one in brendth. The Dutch was in possession of the Cape, kept a guard of 24 men on Bossen, and it was employed as a place of banishment for Criminals. No woman were then permitted to reside there not even the wife of tin Port-Mas-ter. At the southern extremity of the Island, a flag was hoisted on the apperance of any vessel. From a London paper.

William having received a letter from Sarah written by Charles' shewed the same to Roger : who thereupon said he wondered, that Richard should be so indiscreet as to quarrel with James about Abigail who was so extremely ugly, and consequently shocking : Because that Edward had refused, though asked, to go to the play with Catharine. Whereupon philip falling into a passion with Titus, swore that he would pe revenged on Patrick, and therefore called Thomas rogue rascal, &c. Stephen who it is thought was an eye witness to the abuse and being Christophr's friend slily tripped up Rowland's heels, and broke Jeremiah's head. Cuthbert on this drew his dagger at Edmund : and Archibald trembling with much ado recovered his fright ; reassumed his natural intrepidity and in a cold sweat, snatched Gilbert's pistol from Lawrance and cocked his blunderbuss at Paul. Whereat John being amazed secretly advised Samuel to apply to Leonard with the help of George privately to make an affidavit against Arthur to take out a writ against Henry and Rachel, at the suit of Timothy executor of the last will and testament of Jacob. But Peter objected to that, wisely alledging, that Robert being sick, had sent word to David who had married Hannah to desire Jeffery, who had been caught in bed with Mark's wife, to send his grandson Ralph to his cousin Bridget, earnestly to entreat his nephew Joshua, to go along with his broter Frank, to make up the matter amicably with his aunt Susan. But she refused to go with Jack ; yet nevertheless recommended Frederick and Humphrey to Andrew, Simon and Luke ; who after a long and grave consultation ordered the music to play brisker and then went unanimously to Bartholomew. So that having drank plentifully at Ned's till they were ail intoxicated, having nothing to pay the shot with, drew their swords at Dick, the landlord stabbed Robin, fell upon Lancelot, lamed Isaac, and had it not been for Solomon had slain Cornelius. Thereupon Nat, rushed forward,

and swearing at Marmaduke, who

had been asleep all the time in Sally's lap, which so incensed Walter and Marten that Miles and Zachariah, without any regard to Matthew threw bottles, glasses, at One anothers heads. At which Abraham, who was Moll's bully, being enraged took Benjamin, civilly by the throat; kicked Theophilus gently down stairs picked Abels pocket while he was making his addresses to Nell ; and at the same time, in the highest fury imaginable, smiling calmly sent Barnaby Toby and Giles to the round house. At which Anthony, half drunk, soberly startcd up ; and having first reeled two or three times round the room, put on an important wifelook, made a fine speech nothing to the purpose, and then asked what was the matter. Whereupon Bryan in a thundering voice loudly whispered Aaron : and perceiving that Alexander was strangely astonished at their filent noise told Francis that his greatgrand father Joseph was dead. At which unexpected news, Nicholas awaked, and being in an ill humor wrote a soft love-song whistled an opera air ; and then withdrew to a neighboring alehouse to drink a dish of chocolate with Dudley. Which exasperated Job in such a manner that none of the company wondered at it ; only indeed Valentine, in the height of his resentment, could not forbear going to hang himself However, Allen run undesignedly to the goal in order to let out the aforesaid prisoners; and having without any noise broken open the doors, freed Garrard, Margaret and Betty; who being apprehended at king's by the timely assistance of Bernard were carried next morning before Hugh Noodle, esq. a trading justice, in St. Giles, and upon paying a shilling a piece, the whole affair was happily determined. Which is the most exact account that can be given thereof, by Your Humble Servant, Oliver Splitcausc. VERBLE. RKMARKS. The word Pat, has a peculiarity hardly belonging to any other; read it which way you will : tho it

; forms different words yet they are

exactly of the same import for a Pat or a Tap it is well known is but a gentle stroke. The word, murmur, read it backwards, repeatedly names a liquor that is better known in the abuse, than in the use of it-- rum, rum ; and when this dear delightful beverage cannot be had; read it forwards and it will shew you what its votaries are very apt to do.

Take Notice I INTEND to apply to the next September court of Common Pleas, for the county of Knox, and Indiana Territory, to establish a ferry across the river Ohio, from my land to the opposite bank. JOHN SPRINKLE. April 7th, 1810.

FROM THE PRESS OF E. STOUT. PRINTER TO THE TERRITORY AND Of THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

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