Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 12, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 September 1821 — Page 4

fiKLiiCPill POETRY. I

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ruv. VISIONARY. RV W. n. Si'KN'CER. When midnight n'cr the moonless skict Her pull of transient death has spread, When mortal. i j'er p, when sprc.tr s rijt, And nought is wukcfal but the dead N"o hh.odless shnpr my vay pursue?, No s'K-eted K,t my couch annoys, ;s:-j!i more s .(1 my fancy views, isioiis of long departed joys ! The v'nadc of youthful h pe is there, Tmt lingered lo;.g, and hi test died ; AriYtion all dcsolved to air. With ph.uuhom honours at her side. Whit empty sh.idr.ws glimmer nigh ! They once wen friendship, truth and love! Oil, die to ih')ug.u, to mem ry (he, Since lifeless t.- niv lie rt e prove ! From an Ivignsh Magazine printed in 1761) FEMaLK I'ttUCY; OR, THK M U) MCUCEU. A TRUE TALE Those who declaim the most

vchemencntly against thr excel-! lenee of woman's undcntandiru,:

generally concluded their atgu ment by an appeal to experience, which thev think establishes their opinion, that when she falls from vi.me.she exceeds in the tli.a-i t v of her crimes. Hut if t esc ( should we even indulge them by granting what they might find it difficult to demonstrate J any thing, it is dircctlv the reverse of what they allcdged it in support of as it certainly requires upe rior abilities to excel! all. The following instance of te male address, though shown in a most unjustifiable rase, will prove this, and may divert by its

t u m M antes rtu ukil umi kti a jiM abhonenre ot its motives

A well droned good looking Vo'ii.v wei't lately to a physician noted for his skill in curing the maladies of the mind, to whom she told a long and cu.-nowaot ia

Story of ner husband bring sot) ject to an uncotmn k?t k iml of madness which affected him ne

riodically. when he would of -vr

Jy lose his memory. so is to forget

Jllii i.ini'ii:l t ! 1 1 I . 1 1 c fiiit nrii'cit

With the sti 'onget ol tinaw "many extravagant no; ion Which might happen to possess his memory at that time, tnough in ever other respect, to all appearance in his reason She concluded her account with a flood of tears and sharpened the doctor's attention by a handsome fee. who told her that he would consider the yase with the grea'est care, but that it was impossible for him to for in a perfect judgment, so as to be able to prescribe, without see ing the patient To this her tender regard made many objections particularly, because the very mention of a doc

tor always heightened his mad-

11es3, and to have recourse to anv

vi dent methods io his own house

would expose him before his servants, which she could not hear to do. he would never forgive should thev prove successful : but these difficulties wen all removed hy a proposd which she insensibly led the doctor to make, of hringmg

vhmi to his house, where no notice i)i Id be taken of any noise he might make, and a11, t ings wet e in readiness for whatever sundd appear necessary to be done. To t i- e I'onsente.t. Mrhermi.g reluctance, and promised to tr to decoy him upon s.mc pretence u come next morning, a- s".e had reason to apurehenU that the fit W:s coming upnn bun The doctor accordingly promised t be at home at the time appointed, nod the lady at her departure,

took rare fo secure the repecf and attendance of his servants b her liberality. Matters being thus far setiled. she went next morniivmeti mc before the hour appintfcdvitb the doctor, to the shop of a noted silk mercer, tne natural compla cencv of u"osc temper with other circumstance which will appear, in the sequel, marked him out as a proper subject f.r her de S'gn The morning Iving fine she walked, attended bv a footman in a genteel livery - ha ing looked curiously round the shop for some time she told the mercer tat she was recommended to him b a person of diiirHion one of his best customers whom sle named, to buy wedding clothes for a young ladv ot lor-

tune in the country, wnh evee o-1 wa. very gLd to find him in so

tber thing that might be necfarv happy a tilJite of mind, wliich

Though the mercer thought this' mob about Mm, audio assist kir somewhat od i. he had aecus- escape, he as.-erted his sanity, and tinned himself to so much com- exclaimed against the usage lie pliance. with his ready money had received ; but thev only customers, that he answered him laughed at the redictdous figure civih . and reached him his hand ; he made, and helped the doctor's nor iiad resolution or presence of men to over power him, who mind perhaps, in his surprise, to were just dragging him back to c ntradict the doctor, upon his his torture when fortunately a trlhng nun. that it was absolutely gentleman with whom he was acnecessary tor him to lose some qu tinted happened to go hy, who,

bio d. but submitted quietly to surprised to see him in that conuV j.. ii .11.1

tnr operation.

tion, and being told the reason.

promised a spreiiy cure as it shewed that this was not ori

ginal madness ; iuvd then, with O 7

for the rest of the la lir of the

family on that occasion ; and pulling a letter of direction out of her pocket chose tliemwitii fancy and i rrvnt, to aery eonsideiable aooont and then.

while the mercer was ma king out them to the gentleman's head. U- .! II .1 .1 I . i .

rue oni. ornert u uei loor in fcj call a coach. As soon as it came she bid the shopman put the things in it a d turning to thr mrrcrr told lum

However, thinking he had no : undeceived the doctor and reliev-

further occasion for the doctor's ed his patient, advice, he thanked him very po-1 ,Thr discovery, however, war. litrly. and said that as he had a far from being pleasing to either, good tleai of business to do that as it shewed them the whole dcrnorning he should be very much ceit of the woman, who had pas-

obliged to him to dispatch him as.sed on each for the wife of the ;- soon as he could. i ther Their first care was to snd

Toe doctor answered that he in pursuit of her. but she. had

planned her schemes so wed. as to c hide a 1 1 c n q ui ri es ' V 1 li s !i rig h t e ;ei 1 the difficulties, tn which they were already embroiled, and ir.dc the: mercer inexorable in li s demand

out rriviiw the oth.er time to re-! 'f i'cparafion for the treatment lie

ply, called to his man to bring in

the cupping glasses and apply

To my head, sir. (exr! timed the mercer in a fright) cupping Masses to my head ! I do not un-

dicstand vou Mr! and lWuc!

vou would dispatch me withtmt anv m rr of ynuj advice or pra -tice ; which' I neither want, nor will buhmit in." 4 Poor gentle man fa iswered t he doctor;, poor

"ilV iTiO ipfi: o t 1 w.Ts" in hfir vn.u

. . . . . ....... v.. . - a I 7 l um He aeeo-.iiiO k waned i . i . . c -..'.r.

. rj i iMUopei sensi- o yim riHU- . i , . . . ......... '

lion ! But come John (turning

that she as wife t mjc a ocotU'man.namis glT ooetor j ii sjed that he would plea to come home with tier in i .:e cni .

where her hushand uM

upon her witho r hesitation. a he knew by char.uner that trie

doctor was a man oJ fortune, though he was acruallv unac quaiotrd with himself, and the circumstances of his family. cn the eoa'h stopped it the doctor's, the Udv's o mman knocked with aur'uirity. aoJ tne lo?r was opc.i ed U au.i cclicty in the same liverv with Iiu, who remcmhriing her liera;ty the dav hefor, received luc with the most obsequious respect

had received ; to .satisfy which.

and avoid the expense and vexatious ridicule of a Jaw-suit. the. doctor was by the mediation of friends, at length prevailed uno;t to pay for tnc good-, and c,.l vided the Ios-; he s.. i ir:r that of the money, a;u.l tile mercer re

ceiving no

ther

'is pesona! damages but th ment of his bill

'..Ml U)i' c pay-

Literary ('uriosily. There is in th.e hands of ?.Ic. Stephen 'Norton, book hinder of

t' is 'd-.tce. an (!d inamifcriot

r;: Ibc. said to have been v. lit

to ids nun; proceed! do not he

aiarmi-d . sir ; ti,.MRh fc opera .n fr.) ?)y 8 K;;nk',;,s0

he over, there i u ! ihe 'cast dan

fer in h Ib-ocre.i J.-.hn ; .-ah in Th iin;!". a.d U h i un If von su tr . 'c sii vou wiii only add'to on pain a d compel uu to tie v ii down You s!all see sir. that i 'vill di -patch you diry' audi me, sir. (replihjtine poor man a'mst out of his wits indtced at the sight of three or

Sne went in wuhoiu astiotv any ytH ec? id -h;ol ing iellows with questions and showing tne ir.tr ti.e iniuuncats of torture read v , eer into an outer parlor who the dispatch me. sir ; pary sir. do. in eav air of mistress of the hor.ee.. Pairs'. me inv mcnev. Here 'is told him she would wait Cpon the bil sir : arid givr'me leave to

direetly J Hlie then went to the docetj. whom slie t(dd with tear in her eves, that she had brought her husband with her. who had never been so bad a.s'-that very morning, having disowned ad knowledge

ted vou. 1 am rot aecnstoin,d t

such usage"1 Aye. poor mail

(returned the doctor) and so. .nit. vou want vourrnw'ev? Make . basic Thomas ; aod pay sir. will

yon (ease to u-il me -iw much

of her. and every person in his 'and fir u hat I am m.Vb?e(i to

family, and raised a great drtiir bance in the house of one oPhis neighbors, from whom he pietendedto demandmoncy on some

imaginary account of dealing .;,.: William fetch f he stiaijtfS

She then intreated him to try all lvnrr,.rin, f n; niit ;i u

size of a rn . i UClC

this vork is the Get man te?:t. or black letter, and e'cuLr ,d so neatly, on parchment, that it ha.- mo.rc the appearance of engraving than the work of a pen The parchment is so fine that th.e hook "13

not much above the common pocket Diblc

is no date to this Btble ; it haj been handed down i'vom aje to ao-e. and is now preserved as the property of a gentleman of tkh; county. From the executing of the work, it must have been tnc labor of many year s, or even ike

lifetime of some pious christian

n!d,R u-hn tlnnr-kbr,! nnniUn th.. .P.c.

1 a a iv 1 - -

is i;:si so; um as fcr-e loru r 1! . .r , ....-.-.

von?" "7vr ?chai sir? fnr the fronts iimir xi'ifr luul ft r,n his morning fkre flic hMstr"

poor man 'tis ju-t sou)v wrfc

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"Jfrhi ,si' ihv laiiij vho

r iivrr.

lie is

sir is she not voor!

:r I tiit i.at if.dcrsttuitl -.uppo 9 not. sir. at

possible means for his recovery, 1M)L.

advising him tnough to take care. v. p' - that he had proper assistance at . . hand, as he was apt to he very (utratfeuis, and then gave him a i u other fee, she said that slie eouid y

not hear tone witnni neanng m jne-c t. hot y-i; d :vmrinber bet l ini much less see him. in toosX- icy V ;v Jiow exactly sbc uotiappvciicimistaoco 'our W()nlaO(ir,9Cti);H h,.." (.a-e ! i do not won-

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go to a haenu s m the iingn!ior- (jtV lt irving he wrt very bud. Lnst Certificate of Lend PuvrhviI hood and return to call lor ham s time the doctor's pen- v, ivn tlxv Cn'dcil

(m annul an hour, wtien the opcr- pie had laid hold on the pujLj IfJUBLIC notice is hereby Kivcn tlrf ...t... I . ...... .1..... . t 1 .1. , r ' I A

1111,11 ur.gni oe oei, auti e.oupir nlercer ami in sjate ot his roar Ui,tc wc's alter date, onplica

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K:j. Gcz.. 5rAXIM5 Avoid the friendship of a fool. FiVen when he means to serve, he will n-nbab'v injurr' you. Whatever you do, let it he done wv ?nr.r will yon how long it has been doim' Yu mu?t pardon nnrn-mu;; f r v a1 faints in your friends, if you would live well with them, or cven with yourself. mar, iWhen we reflect, how few there are for whom we have an unqualified esteem we ought not to be sr: prised that s() v ;uvc. an unqualified esteem for us.

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11 1 1 'j'vi p;e nan sa:i r.oui on inr ulic; nonce is hereby given, ih2tx might be over, and conjur nlfM-eer- and in pite of his roai : I & th,rc wcrks aer date, opplicahoa Min not to use any harsh jnff and strug ghng. clapne 1 half a ! bc to ,he 1Vister oflIjcLan

s; or put the dear mar. to ?inv of ein,s up,.n l is heid - ; r ;r . lur lhe rcncwal ol a ,. mii 01 ups 1. pi n in- 111 mi Cnufscatc in mr nan.c far the X 1' nam that could possibly be TiV pain of t'nis mad-him mat! quarter of Section o. zr,t ia Tovn

m v i 11 ,'! I he v'U nu':iv ..j i .. . i :. r. q 'nni, f r n-. , , . .

c inueeo. si iui in.tui; i vesper-; .o 11 tfsr,m The doctor then waited upon ate effort, as he v as a very simr.g !1,c .l),trlrl of ' Vincc:::c ; Ujc criminal . 1 , r 1 j , r i- ' rt ivf: been lost vr rirtroriI Given h,s patient, whom he bun d sit- man, he hurst horn his persem- llll(ic, roy hand this st! day of .ScntenV titig ymy composedly, and after tors, and rushed into the street Lei, 1321 4 some general chat, asked him how with all the cups sticking upon HK.V t AM'N CIIADSEY. he found himself that morning, his head BLANK I)Rh:i)S lor AgcTTts and deb'ued to feel liis pulse I Such a sight instantly drew 0 . IV.- couatic fyi u!e at thi lzcr v