Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 7, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 March 1823 — Page 4

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Tvkk "Kois ir,fc" Fare thec well, for I nmstlcuve thec. l!;it. Oh ! let not our p.u tin grieve thec; Happier days may yet be mine, At least I wish them thine believe mc. We partbut by those dew-drops clear, My love for thee y last forever; I leave thee but thy image dear, Thy tender smiles, ill leave me never. Fare thec well, vkc. Oh ! dry those pearly tears that flow: Oac farewell smile before vc sever, The only balm for parting woe, Is fondly hope 'tis not forever. Fare the tvcll Tho dark and dreary low'rs the night. Calm and serene may be the morrow ; The cup of pleasure ne'er shone bright Without some mingling drops of sorrow. Fare tin e well, &c. Dodging the door ofComsel "Catch." A tlnef observed 't.vas on the latch, Pupped in, ami quick aga-n popped out, W.tii wig, and gown, and riding coat; r Then wrote, to let the lawyer know That "he had served him so and o!" Adding i'osteript I might have taken Coke up-m Littleton and hacoa; Hut Any to inc's a useless study, For I am rogue enough already !"

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MISCUMjANY.

A GOOD STORY From Gra h a m's Descriptive Sketch of Vermont The following anecdote of an honest farmer, (one of the first settlers,) which happened at Westminister, will servo to shew the fanatical spirit which then k prevailed- so contrary to that liberal toleration, now prevalent oyer America and which so happily unites every denomination of Christians in the bonds of charity

uuu luvr dui 10 my story ; . The farmer in question was a plain, pious man, regular in the discharge of his duty both to God and his neighbor; but unluckily lie happened to live near one with whom he was not inclined to cultivate either civil or friendly terms. This troublesome person age was no other than a monstrous overgrown he bear, that descended from the mountains, trod down and destroyed the corn

fields, and earned off whatever he

Jaid his pjws upon. The plundered sufferer watclied him in vain, the ferocious and cunning animal ever finding methods to elude his utmoit violence; and at last it hud learned its cue so throughly as only to commit its depredations on the Lord's day. when it knew, from experience the coast was clear. Wearied out with these oft repeated trespasses, the good man resolved on the next Sunday to stay in the fields, where with his gun he concealed himself. The bear came according to custom he fired, and shot it dead The explosion throw the whole congregation (for it was about the hour of people's assembling to worship,) into consternation. The cause was inquired into; and as soon as the pastor, deacon and elders became acquainted with it, thev called a special meeting of the church, and cited their offending brother before them, to show cause, if any he had, why he should not be excommunicated out of Christ's churrn, for his dar Miif ami unex

ampled impiety Invain did he! linn f rnm fit. ...... . .1 "

SULECCKD I'OETliY. waa enjoined, (as is customary on

iom thk r.rtiscBijRu sr.otr.n mav. day to attend his excommnniea

tion in the church. He did at tend but not entirely satisfied with the justice of the sentence, and too much of a soldier to be scandalized in so public a manner for an action which he conceived to be his duty,he resolved to have

recourse to stratagem; he there fore went to the annoiutment with

His gun, loaded with a brace of i 1 1 . . .

uaus, ms sword and cartridge box by his side, and his knapsack on his back with six davs' provision

in it. Service was about half

over worn he entered the sanctua

ry in this martial array, lie

marched leisurely into a corner.

and took his position. As soon as the benediction was ended, the

noiv parson began his excommunication; but scarce had he pro nounced the words "offending brother" when the honest vete" ran cocked and levelled his weapon of destruction, at the same time crying out with a loud voice "proceed if you dare proceed and you are a dead man At this unexpected attack, the astmi ished clergyman shrunk behind his desk, and his opponent with great deliberation recovered his arms. Some moments elapsed before the parson had courage to

prep irom nis ecclesiastical batte ry; when finding the old hero had come to a rest, he trembli igly reached the order to the eldest deacon, desiring him to read it. The deacon, with stammering ac cents, and eyes starting with afI right, began as he Was rnmm.in

ded; but no sooner had he done, so, than the devoted victim again levelled his piece, and more vehemently than before evel-iiml

"desist and march I will not live with shame desist and march I

say, or you are all dead men!"

liittle need had he to repeat UU threatsthe man of God leaped from his desk, and eseaped; the deacon, elders and congregation, followed in equal trepidation; the greatest confusion prevailed; the women with shrieks and 'cries sougnt their homes: and thr vJ,.

' - ' w A - tor was left undisturbed master of

the held, arul of the church too. the doors of which he calmly locked, put the !:eys in his pocket and sent them with his respects to the pastor. He then marched home with all the honors of war, lived thirteen years afterwards' and died a brother in full com mumon ; declaring to the last, (amongst his intimates,) that he ne ver tasted so great a dainty be-tore.

object of vengeance eluded the utmost penetration and diligence of his pursuers. He was all the while concealed in a corn loft, where he had been secreted by his mistress, and where she found means to nourish him for three months unknown to her parents. A rich farmer of Basle, who had heard nothing of his son since the carnage of Nancy, and the horrible execution of the Swiss, could no longer resist his uneasiness, and the desire he felt to be ascertained of his fate. For this purpose he undertook a journey to Nancy; but though his concern excited pity, and Ids inquiries interested all to whom they were addressed, there were none who could afford him the desired information. At last he learned with transport that his son had escaped the fate of his companions, and was directed by a soldier to the house of his mistress, as a place where it was probable he might obtain faither intelli

gence.

He repaired immediately to the

house, but the mistress oi his son pretended an em he ignorance; and notwithstanding the particulars oi his farmlv, which he men-

tioned in their conversation, pre

leivf She

in a state of " single blessedness one exclaimed, "Well I am sorry for your forlorn condition T "And I, (replied his friend.) am equally sorry for ours.'' '-Then, rejoined the first, tee are a couple of sorry jilloxcs " While the celebrated Dr Dodd was balancing between his inclination to marry, and his apprehension that hcNvould be unable to maintain a family with his slender income, he happened, on looking out of his window, to observe a en, with a large brood of chickens, busily employed in supplying them with f.od by scratching, $c. This spectacle decided his mind in favor of matrimony. "If, thought he, this hen, who could barely, with all her exertions, but a short time since, obtain a subsistence for herself, 19 now able to provide for her numerous ofkpiing, surely I and mine will not be permitted to suf fer." An Irishman in Pliladelphi went to a Phycian to get innoculated for the small pox. Thfc Physician complyed with his request, hut it did not take. He repealed the operation a .-rnfu?

and a third time, without effect.

erred the m.t rautious s'lciu e a Un f without effect. She promised, however, to make ! jl T grcf f Ur1 ,sed " said t!i nquirv, a:ui desired him tore- it" 1 " urn ir.no ilfti.r c.,u;, he Herman "for when

inquiry, at.u ueMred mm to re- rwj- ,1 ,u . 1 m, , i- iphed the Hibernian.

mm 1.1 an um.T. it iv soi'iier 1 . .--v... imme,l,r.tc-!.y recoeniat-d Ins fa-!!.. " f.S 'n,C.Uia'e('. U.vent' )

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hy ins in:-.-tress. 1 he ai mer re

AN INTERESTING STORY. At the dreadful epoch of the unfortunate affair of Nancy, twenty two soldiers of the regiment of Chateau Vieux were rnnrlpmn,i

to condign punishment. As the

uuai procession was passing

unuugna narrow street, one of the soldiers condemned, contrived amidst the press to slip unobserved into a passage, the door of which was open. It was the house of his mistress. Conceive her transport to find her lover in i . ..i

turned to a minute Vhe father

and son flew into the arms of i . ...

eaen other, with a thp flrHm-

which such a meetinir miiiht be

supposed to produce As soon

as the first transports were over, the father joined the hands of

ms son ana nis impress, and pro

nouncing over them a paternal benediction, uyou have preserved his life," said he to her; "the only recompense I can offer you is himself."

""i"11; ii am uui ne j w i ' imu ner lover m Ul i'e. Irrn Mm r,..I.... ii. hr ;irmc it fi. . i

p.. .ii mo cciijiuri,5 uiem1 -no, uv nit iiiuincui sue was se.ves. that it was lawful to do ! bewailing his deatli ! gu nl on the Kabbeth thiv hp .

Pl-ided before iud.es h,h ,nC P" ot cxe"

H condemn him ; and the righteous parson, elders and church viva voce, a-iteed to ,l,iv-

r v. mm unt

AmicUt all the singularities of the Shakers, they have snme rules which it would be well for peo pie of all denominations to arlnnt-

"It is contrary to order, or the gift, as they call it, (says Professor Silliman, in his Tour,) to leave any bars down, or gates open ; or leave any thing they use out of its proper place; consequently they seldom have any thing lost It is according to the gift, or order for all to endeav or to keep all things in rder ; indolence and carelens, they say. are directly onpos-' to the os pd and order of G ; cleanliuesb m every respect U -trongly enforced it is contrary to "order even to spit on t! ioor. A dir

ty, careless, slove ;j or indolent person, they say, cannot travel in the way of O :d. or be religious It is contra: in order to tall loud, to Ju;t i-M)?s hard, to rap at a door I' m- admitta-t or to make a noise in any rebprvt; even when walking the floor, they must be careful not to make a noie with their feet They go to bed at 9 or 10 o clock and rise at 4 or 5. Every man and woman must be employed and work steadily and moderately.''Trifling as these rules may appear. th,ir ainn;rtn

would have a verv imnnr

- ui c.e- j ir a ery important et cution was found wanting to the . fect Von at0' household or com

number Search was every ' nuinity where made for the fugitive hut !

in vain. It wa ivmcumI ;!. n! t . .

t.s ii ii 'ill in r um J5a'-heIors meeting ts anit all tne sairaeitv nfr.r o i . b

'm a,.,5 U,c,. ,, ,. a h , '" Old Junior, mEc.ig

Legal defence Two eminent members of the Irish bar, Messrs. Doyle and Yelverton, quarrelled so violently, that from words they came to blows. Doyle, the more powerful man, (at the fists a& least) knocked down his adversary twice, exclaiming with vehemence; You scoundrel, I'll make you behav e yourself like a gentleman" To which Yelverton, rising, answered with equal indignation, -Vo, Sir, never: defy you J defy you." u Book printing. The following nineteen occupations are often engaged to produce a single book; The author, the designer, the ras merchant, the

ker, the stationer the type founder, the press maker, the" ink maker, the skin dresser, the chase maker, the compositor, the pressman, the gatherer, the folder, the stitcher, the leather seller, the binder, the coppei smith, the engraver, the copperplate printer, arid the bookseller. The two pre chersOr -jchich shall we hclivve. In the year 1777, two American Soldiers, agreed, as they had not had an opportunity for a considerable time of attending pub. he worship, that they would o and hear a sermon: The preacher was the well known and clo qnent Mr. Murray, who discaiv ted largely on the doctrine of universal savlation. In the afternoon ot the same day, they went again, when another clergyman preached, whose tenets were diametrically the reverse of what they had heard in the morning. 'Tom. said one of them to the other. "do you hear how differently these men preach?" which of them do you intend to believe? Til be d d" "if I'll believe either of them, till I see it come out in general orders."

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