Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 13, Number 19, Vincennes, Knox County, 8 June 1822 — Page 4

SKI.KCTKD I'OF.THY.

FROM THF. 30STON' CEJCTIXEL. Ini'isihilia inn drcifiiunt. y-' ' spirit rf the mighty mind, Whose centre is the Soul f Or. en the G imhi Vs golden shcrc. Or, at the frozen pcle. Great source oftight,and eloquence, Philosophy's proud throne ; "Encircling round the sacred hill, Thy intellectual zone ; Oh ' teach me ever to adore The source from whence you MoT, Unbounded essence, thus create ; From thee, I more would know. Know, why so oft is virtue prest To low estate and toil ? While crowds of profligate pursue, Despise, ct share the spoil. Know, whv is virgin innocence Untimclv fikh'd in bloom ? A. 1 made "the sport of gazing fools. Mid o severe a doom.

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and stranger. -Leroy,1 inc: was an easy task, and before

when the success of his rival was the sun rosc.they were beyond the

beyond a doubt left the neighbor reach of pursuit.

hood precipitantly, and without , The bones of Lcroy are buried occasioning a suspicion of his in in one of tluc graves of the for-

tcntion, passed over the Susquc- est ; tor his savage eonieucraics

hanna to the encampment ot a suspecting mm 01 naving lavoreu

n ibe of Indians. Having receiv . the escape ot. their prisoners, tor-

id intelligence of the time when ! tured him to death.

Charloie M was to become the

wife of .ngustus.he prevailed uponthe savages.to Attack the settlement, with promises of large booty and no resistance.

Just as the villagers were gath

erinsr to

horrid

Rules and directions for playing at the frame, of happiness.

When you begin a new game.

purpose. After pouring boilingwater on some. I watched thrm, and perceived, though they lay apparently dead for a length of time, the most of them would revive. The same happened when I applied spirits of turpentine, corosive sublimate &c. 3Iy patience was at last exhausted, and 1 determined not to bother mvsrlf any more with other people's directions, but to make

the experiment whether they

recall to memory the manner in . mj,rU not be literally scnted ous

which you piayeu tne loregoing nr tjur tlr places I had seen

the cottage ot Mr M. a one, that you may avoid arepeti-j'it slated that particular plant shout echoed alone: the j tlon "f tni- same mitakcs. j wo e disagreeable to particular

vale, and a band of Indians, led I " ncn you nave wen con-m ve nv.n, I first rubbed the bedon by Leroy, rushed from the crc thc Clrd 3fu ;m 51,101,1 to ! stead wiMi elder ilowers, but trr adjoining wood upon them. The , P"KV Pla.V 11 wtn steadiness and j mv cost tj10 )tTVerse inhabitants attack was too unexpected to al- j composure ; and be sure not to(iia nt dislike the scent, for aU

0' whv the man of rjorth gives plnce, Upon this mundane sphere, T him, who hoists of endless wealth, :v riots through the year ? Oh ! spirit of the mighty MIND, T ri knowledge do thou grant; Th a 1 .nay shun the one henceforth, The other, never want. DON THOMAS.

cen-

THF. GRAVE OF THE FOREST.

rhere neither nuru- ni emblem's spread,

1 o stay the passing pilgrims tread. LOUD BYRON.

low ot any resistance, and a

eral flight and massacre ensued ;

thc father, mother, and brother of Charlotte perished, ther cottage was reduced to ashes, and the defenceless daughter remained a prisoner. Augustus had disappeared amid the tumult, none knew how. Elated with the succes of his vilUny, Leroy accompanied the heart broken Charlotte and her cruel captors a long day's march.

To me a neglected grave is a and they lighted their fires for the melancholy sight, for it speaks night at the going down of the not only of the vanity of pride, sun on thc spot covered with so but of thetreaeherv of friendship many graves. When the Indians and forgetfulness of humanity. had ail assembled; Leroy adAn overshadowing willow, a lit- dressed them in language to this tle drooping flower, or even a effect. 4 My friends you listencluster of mournful ivy, tells a ed to my proposals ; I have but soothing tale, while we recognize one request to make ; that cap t e tears of affection, and the ten- tive girl I claim for my service :

der eares oi imdviug love as the give her to me that I may reven-

o". ;in of their growth. gc myself for thc injury she has ! n e paused on the banks of done me : when my rancour is th" Susquehanna, by the side of satisfied, I will yield her up to a -mall plain, which appeard to be the fate you choose to consign

crow neu witn monuments ot her to. " The Indians heard him

n " lalitv though far from any with careless approbation, and

settlement which could have fur- thc tumult of his feelings flash niched to the tomb so many ten- ed from his eyes and curled upon ant ; enquiry resulted in the in-j his lip, as he turned towards his fo mation that the spoil of a des- victim. perate battle was there deposited, j At this moment a bullet whis unhonoured save in the simple ; tied by his head. It was Augustale of the villager recording their Itus and a chosen band of friends

betray any suspicion of your own

mnorance.

When you shuffle or cut do it

above board, to prevent any sus

pieion of deceit. If you have won a large share of the stake, by playing a particular card well, be cautious of enturing it on a single card in the same deal unless you play a forced game. Whether you play a small or great game exert your best skill ; and take care not to discover the badness of your hand by peevishness or fretting Observe the play of others and

draw consequences from it for the improvement of your own game. Avoid the general error of this game, of fancying that every body plays better at it than yourself.

II vou agree with a ladv to go halves with her, the agreement once made, you are not at liberty

afterwards to find fault with her

Miiv at thaS after they

though I killed all 1 lime in two weeks

were as numerous as ever t aiding in the garden the same day I aceidently touched a tomato vine, the smell of vvhieh is peculiarly nauseous to me ; the thought suddenly occurred that it might be

e

game.

deeds of heroism There is no account of Angus-

who had armed themselves and followed the assassins, and in an

tus and his little band of martyrs j instant, thev were in the midst of on tne pages of history. More his enemies A dreadful slaugh than seventy years have rolled ter followed The sevages tri along since those shores, where umphed. and not one of that lit thev are now inurned. echoed to tic company escaped the peal of their musketry and Augustus was among the pristhe savage shouts of victory oners and Charlotte was still un And at this distance from that injured When the Indians

penou even tne taif htuiness ot Mound their victory complete thev

obscurely traces the proceeded tn HUnutrli nil tt

proceeded to dispatch all the cap

ttves that had tallcn in their power : but when thev enmn. in An.

gust us. Leroy again interfered:

My friends.' said he, 4-give him

Whoever drops a card loses it ;

and one card lost, is of very had consequence in thc game. When a card is once played it

can never he recalled.

Seldom play from your own

hand ; vou win most bv playing

into the hands ot other people. Teach your children to play the game early, and he sure to

put money into their card purses : r t a c .mi

iui li nicy wait ior it till vour

death, it may be too late to learn the game.

Good humor is a more neces

sary requisite at this game than

good sense; but where both are

joined success is almost certain

The greatest proficients in all

other games.are the most ignorant

memory but

event.

The settlers in the interior of

the colony of Pennsylvania were i

vusucs. living in a manner a un

i . i i i 1 .

uvmuiai a? me; uuu-iuun? oh ii aiso up io me; he shall first wit

surrounded them ; but in the vd ness what shall be to him far

lage ol Haverhill, if the aeeom worse than death. " After mueh

phshmcnts ot art were wanting to persuasion they consented and

make life splendid, the beauties of Lcroy sat down to brood over

nature were not s night in vain to the revenge he now seemed sure

make it sweet : Love had found of But havincr drank too deen

i'5 minim. ?nuu iiuuiin aim uy. a suuueu drowsiness came

tlie angel cheek of beauty smiled over him. and he sunk asleep.

amid tne soiuuues 01 torcsts ; Augustus had watched thc a .d breathed shells of dawning of hone, and now lnnk-

bannioess around There was cd egcrlv around to see if any

one sweet gin. tne uaugnter oi a moved All was still, save thp

Mr W. to whose nuptials the gentle murmer of the breeze ; the

villagers had been invited in the heavens weie cloudless, and the

e rning of the day preceding the moon was iust bidinjr herself a

cata tn.phe which peopled this lit mong the trees. He listened : a

lie poi witti tenants. deep aiu a long drawn siph fll

enuallv so to my enefnics. th

hugs I immediately set io work, had the bedstead thoroughly rubv.) bed with the gieen vine.. 1 have not since discovered aiy of my torments. I cannot sav whether they have at last died or absconded. I inform you of this, hs I

wish others would try if the to

mato vine will always have the-

effect I suppose it had in th:s case.

A FA KM K US Wil li From a V."rA Po':rr.

REFLECTIONS ON I :iE LOSS Of

A man who has hist his nortr

has peculiar advantages as well as disadvantages : he cannot fol low his nose, but then he cannot be said n be poking it into every thing Jic cannot blow his sio-.

but then he saves pocket handkerchiefs. I!e cannot he stuffed up in his nose, but th.cn he cannot

take snuff winch is. however an

other saving. If he goes to sleep

you cannot tickle his nose, and

when he is awake, he cannot run his nose against a post. Let him

drink what he will, he will never have a red nose and never he

exposed to thc nick-name of

Nosec;' and let him he as imper

tinent ashewill, he may defy vou

to pull his nose. 'Sir,' said a man

to another with a false nose, ' I'll

pull your nose.' 'Sir.' said he -I shall put my nose in my pocket.,

A writer in a paper published

at this; the best players are th(seahm:ifh has undertaken tn nnr.tr-

that practice most in their own Umiitmp. and rnUtoi-W

I iamiiics.

i'oets and authors have some ,iry for the Bible, makes this quo-

uniesstruci; a noid stroUe m the hation " in the lanuae of thc

game ; but ot all men living they psalmist. God temners the wind are thc most liable to mistakes; ro the shorn lamb'. This .e-

a i hi ic is generally ooservao.'c tnat j minds us of an expression used

iiu iioic lame is against them. nv another man. who r?pptn,?

T-U new married couples are that he was once mueh edified by sucec.v-.idat thc first setting out ; a passage from thc apostle Jrb

ouLue:o: omewnoicpack-ispiay- ua faint hcarl ncVcr won a fair cd. they commonly loose all at- lady ,ya bvstander who wished

icuuon, aim me game, to hc tll0lIht to know a? rnuch f

.a lulukuuh; mat young ScripUnc a. lus companion rcpcoplc play better than old ; ior pr1C(l, ,r ,enicinl.en-i that pas-

frtni thc Jmrricttn Farmer.

To destroy or drive away Bed

Jill'rS.

sage very well and thc succeeding

one likewise, k- a sliort horse is soon eunied." Conjugal h ve A person prasing tue alVeetions of the widows

Sir !Wnii?l5.';f c,imn, ho. ofIalabar who hum tbemsehrs

ing much troubled with those ?" ,un,al P1 honor of their

She had uivm ier heart to one. softly on his ear: it was from ! pests to house wives, bed buns l,?an.4, memory. Foote tlx who. tho1 nnm and hied among Charlotte's bosom, and it roused I tried thc various means I had' comc(,,an uh-e;ved, -that thc

im from his apathy. With one heard of, to expel them from a u;omcn of Kngland claimed a (Tort he loosed his arms, and bed-stcad they had chosen for n,Shcr n0nO1' ; hr they frequently oon regained his liherfv ; tn lih. thnir nUnrl . i r.i c burned befoie marriane ftr their

Bhe rejected the adduces of a ior crate lib "fair companion in gufler- them cfl'ectually to answer the illSt lu,sua,,u afterwai'ds for I l 1 a second."

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tne o'MM't was as fond and fervent I cfl

SLy t V tUest ; ),,( ,,, S)

doing j soon