Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 13, Vincennes, Knox County, 26 April 1823 — Page 4

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c;o, Livr m- Vi-;i;i DV MO') II Y. G . !rt nv: weep ! th re's bliss in tears, Wiun he who -in ds tiic.ii inly tcels S ;ne h;v.;ei hiv st.iin f c.vi ly C t;s, r.ilY 'i ' eev dr. ; tint stc.Us. 'I iV'r.'i'.ii sh rs n w-trldlv wo V.U dvktoe.irth :unl ntvtv l i?c : YVhdo ' ;rv th ittvon rep 'nt ueciV.w, Li hr'.L,'i rrh.iU'UKnt 1 ech the &k:cs. Go, ! t n- weep ' there's bliss in to n's When he v. h 1 shi ds then inly tceis lii".revn!r st tin of e:u lv c;un, L'.iVd ;v tp dvoplhat steals. Le ivc tn '"..;h o'er hours tint flew, ALve idh" than the Mimmer's wind, An I Thii.-t.hcy p issc l,a fragrance threw, U it Utt n trace of sweets behind. The warmest K$hth it pleasure heaves, s - ! !, N i'-i:.t, t- thoe tint swel The he at, where pure rep r.t eiee grieves ( )Yr hours tv pleasure In M to w til ! L we me to sigh o'er hours that iirw .Mt rei;hy than the sunruer's wind, And wh;k they pushed, a fragrance threw, Ihit lelt in trace of sweets behind. A GRAMMATICAL PTKSTION'. S i Anna's preceptor, i kiss is a noun Hut tell rue it cw.iiiion or proper," he cried ; "With cheeks of ver million, and eye-lids e;vt down, "Tii both common and proper," his pupil replied. K ) M ISC 12 LI. A NY. SPANISH PROVERBS. TeU not what you know, judge not what you see, and you will live in quirt. A great fortune with a wife is a bed full of brambles Leave your inn a good reputa tion and an employment. Ueeeivo your tnonev before you give a receipt for it, and take a rei'eipt before you piv it. God doth cure, and the physician takrlh monev for it. Leave a dog and a great talker in the middle of the. street. fJfc 71 m v who find the time loo long, think life too hort; .but shoit, as lite is. s one find ii I ng enough to outlive their char ;v.h4,s their constitutions and li.eir t states. htudcr. Aoj,ustine. liad a fe Ii ns written on his table in timatiui: that who ever attaekeil tr.e eoa iter of the absent were to he eeeu(ed. What a phv Mieh a in Mto is n t more popu lar at present: slander is the com Hi-Hi table talk Itrif for ')?o lirarrlal no t?ei -It Ikis often been thoue.'m, ti;a? the le-st year alter marriage i- the hanpiet of a wonnuTs life. We must first soppnse tM.it she roarries from mltives of atVeetion or what the worhi rails hue: and even in this eae. the rule admits of many e eptions and she en i eamteis m anv ddVi idties. She lusher hushand's ttMnper to stu ly. his family to please, house bold eares to a'tend. what iwh e than all shc must submit with nit rcpi'iir.or. y ien !ie has been Used to have even her looks obeyed. Ji old nni'i r!c Vieyra. in ot ois serin Ms- sa s (h it oi oe man pied t ie Cape of ii 'ul 1 1 iu bel)i e ti e Prtu i e And wio as he? aim h w ? - It was J nah m the niJe's behv. The wiiale wen tuit of the Mediterranean, invalid hv ad no other eoui-e he kept the Oast of Alti 'a on the left s.-o tn'd a'oi.a Hihit)pia. past In A ..hta, ttmk pu;t in ti e L'Atphta tes .n I e shoies f Niiieseh, ami IUa r hi toooue e-r a jVanU, landed the propuct.

Kxtrcnic Credulity ExlrnoVdinary Shower A respectable ! dissenting clergyman of Ctngs !

budge was in company this week withsome of the desciples of that p?cudoprophetcss Joanna South- i seot; and on entering into corn er-! sation with them on religious to-1 pics, found them strictly adhering to the vagaries of that impostor, and among other blessings, expect soon a shower of asses, that the Sealed Tribe may ride on to Jerusalem; and one man. a farmer, is actually disposing of his property in case of the event. Eng. paper. One of the Independent Banks in Kentucky, having lately burnt a large portion of its notes, all of which it had faithfully and honorably ledeemed (as much cannot be said of all our Independent banks) a gentleman who had aided in the important business of the conflagration, enquired what he was to receive as a compensation for bis trouble. One of the directors answered vc ry promptly, you may have the ashes- " Agreed," replied the gentleman, ''for it will make the best shaving soap in the world ' Monitor. The dey of Algiers, (says a French paper,) has resorted to a ingular mode of conquering the

oven celibacy, by ordering that! nscU f u.p relations Thc every bachelor of more than 20. nmR.(l wUhout an ac. years of age shal receive at least ciJent; an(l th(.v an ivril in thc onceadaympubhca,9ouw(-. m whpc t

he highly ellectuai, out it is apprehended that it may not. on thc whole, promote the harmony, as thc husband may be inclined to deal out to their ribs some od' thc sotVerings by which their cgm mon felicity was attained. A xcnuhl he Bigamist. Mr Ijiwson, formerly minister of Kirkmahoe, (adjoining to Dumfries) was a most worthy and respectable character, and very much be loved by all the country round but more particularly by his own parishioners. Once, about a Mai tunas term, a farmer's servant in the parish, a foolish voting fellow, called on him he '

h id a very great wish to be mar- expected his son in law, announlied ' Very u ell John," said he, ; crd St. A as such. Without there is nothing wrung in that," ; giving him time to explain him"who is the happy Woman vou selt. the father embraced him

an! going to make your wife?" "Oh ! sir," said thc lad,.; I am rather at a lossjust now, and called upon you to give me your advice in my present diflictmy. There an tuu uuui; uuicu uum i 4- .XttlaV V love nearly alike; one of them I

would preler a little, and a very i extremely well: lie avc die little, to the other; now, what V letters and being peifectlv ac would ask of you, sir is this, quainted with the nvrcts and af--might not marry them both ?" tain of his fiiend, returned the Ttat,M said Mr. Lawson, -ac j most satisfactory answers to their eoidingto the laws of this conn- j questions. He succeeded espetry, is not allowable; hue do you eially in captivating the intention think both ot them are w illing to of the young lady. who. w ith -e r take j ou for a husband ?" () long glances admired thcinu... yes sir" said he I think I am and the fine shape with wi.ich i.apielty sure of that " -Very well.'tnre had hlessed her lover Dm said the minister, 'marry the one ner was announced, and St Aoo like best as soon as eonvc- " was placed by the side of the tim nieiit, anu in two or three months id bride; and the whole lamily alter you may come to me, and I yielded up their bean to joy and vud see w -out can be done about , satisfaction The voting ladv gcui.rg ou the other also." This spoke Utile, answered vuihditfiw a-done accordingly; but for a cutty, and often blushed, while long time aheiwaius tnere w as no St. A was poiile and ardent word trom John. At last it hap-' in his attention to her; and though pened on a beautiful day in the , the expressions of his face were month of April following, that naturally serious, his conversable lawson met bis oldacquain- tion was pleasing and cheerful, t uu e. in a narrow lane, dri ing a After dinner, the lather entered ca.t loaded with bay. Tho lad, into all thc details luceary tj

barely touched liis hat, and wish ed to push on. ' Stop, stop John ' said the minister, "I wish to speak

withyou ' hatdo you want. said John, .very hastily. 4-0," said the good man, "you were to speak about taking another wife v "Another wife, sir!" cried he: "O sad ! O sad ! I wish vou would rather loose me from the one you have tied me to. THE DISAPPOINTED BRIDE. At an age when he heart is op en to every impression, and forms with the same readiness engage ments and connections, which in a man ot riper years, would be the fruit ot esteem and observation, St. A was travelling from bis native province to ex plore the wonders of a mctropo lis which he had as yet beheld with eyes only of hope. In the coach which was to convey him to Patis, he found a young man of prepossessing appearance; a conversation soon began that terminated in assurances of Jriendship, warmly reiterated on both sides. Mutual confidence soon flowed trom their lips and all the secrets of tneir hearts were revealed; it was then that St A learned that his new fiiend was going to Paris to marry &. young lady whom he had never seen. but whom his father and family . , . , , . . ...... public hotel. Scarcely had they taken possession of their apartments, when thc young man was seized with a bilious cholic, which m less than two hours, deprived him of his existence A fleeted with the melancholy fate of this youthful ac quaintanee, St. A , whose tender attentions had been unable to raise him. thought it his duty to inform the father of thc future bride of the overthrow of his expectations: and taking with him the letters and the poitfoho id his triend repaired to thc house of ! the gentleman. Thc sen ant w ho opened the door conscious that his master ..... with eagerness, anu presented him to his daughter as her bus. band. St. A . naturally gay and volatile, eotdd nut resist the tempa? i" t " .1 1 I lauou oi cuceiMuii me ianuiy awhile lon-er, and played hisiurt

?cttic the marriage; when snddeuly fit. A .rose, and taking hie hat. seemed anxious to retire, "Arc you going to leave us?" Yes " answered St A ."important business compels me quit you." "What business can you have in a citv. where you arc a stranger; perhaps you wish to draw money from a banker; my puise is entirely at your service; but if you will absolutely have recourse to a banker, may T send some body who will transact the business for vou ?" uXo." said St. A , who continued to walk towards the door, and they were soon in thc hall; when ad-

jdiessing the father, Sa that we arc alone, (said he,) and the j ladies cannot hear us, I will tell ? you this morning, a Vew moments after my arrival, an acei1 dent happened to me. I was taken with the billions e'holie, and died. I promised to be buried at (3 o'clock, and you will easily conceive that I must attend thc place of rendezvous; for not being known in this part of the world if 1 fail to be e'tact to my w ord it would awak r suspicion of inattention to business that would prove very prejudicial to my character." The father listened to him with astonishment, but taking the whole for a joke, returned to the ladies bursting with 1 lughter. and relating die cause of bis son-in-law's hurried depaiturc. While they were still conversing on the subject, (J o'clock struck, it wac soon 7, and the family were alarmed at not seeirg St A . Half an hour after the fa ther sent to his hotel to inquire 'The sen vant entrusted with the commission, asked for him undec his as sumed name, and received for answer, that he had arrived at 9 in the morning, died at 1 1, and uai buried at 0 It would be difficult to express the surprise of the family at receiving this informa tion; and as St. A left Ida lodgings, and never visited there again, a general belief was spread around that it was the ghost that spent the day with Mr IST f in social enjoyment and conversation. J cure for bad poetry. A Physician of J&alh. told Fo'ote be had a mind to publish his own pqems: but he bad (so manv irons in thc tire,) he did not well know what to do. Then take my advice, Doctor," said Foote, "and put your jhjtms where your iro:is ure.' :o: Longevity There lived a short time since in the county of Delaware, in this state a lady w ho had arrived at her 109th year and could say to one of her tfauiditers. -Arise, daughter, go to thy daughter for thy daughter's daughter has got a daughter," ii; us living to sec a tilth genera n). IL,,sfon Pat. 9) "J, "ILL be rcpaiicd in thc best manVV iter, and on thc bebt terms, jkvkluy, silver vjrk and engrqyirig, will he matie una dune on the shortest notice, ani almost any kind of country produce lakes in ;u) uient on v, ater street bv, Wm. lJADGLR. iiireiincs. March 7 1823. 7,tf IU5MOVAL. THE POST-OFFICE

l reji.ovcd to watkh stheet, near tho toinei )l MAHKKr sikkkt .VO C A;r can, nor will be von lor postage. 10 Viuceuncs, April 4, U2S.