Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 31, Vincennes, Knox County, 30 August 1823 — Page 4
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Ti.c I'm! lowing lints, upon the virtu and :oel 'j-rilitu s rf the female sex, ihed a purer uvd brighter ray of light upon tlu .h ii acter cF that amiable mix than any thing we have ever seen. WOMAN. 1) infancy, from woman?' breast, We draw the Vend be nature vrnen. oh-i 1 ills our ehildish pangs o iet, nd rl'Ciir:; us as a beam t'rom heaven. U'hfn woman smiles he hastheponcr To heal our grkf, to calm our iears; hho'd sickness wo.'ud, should l'mlune lcw'r, She shares our so. rows, dtk our tears! And she cnti soothe the cares of age,
A mil t.i,Mc Furrowing course along; C an cheer us with the eiasie pac. Or charm Us with the m ig'.c ong. hen, stretched upon the bed of death, I), M irthu- nature strtisc'.ins lies;
At that divad u ausc when the next breath
May watt our spirits to the bkies; When the soul views the narrow verge, Close on the confines of the grave, And now it longs its flight to urge, Now wishes For an arm to save; Who cheers that dreary scene of wo? W ho speaks of peace, and joy and loc Who wipes the tear drops as they flow? sTis woman, sent from heaven above. 1 is she receives our parting "igh; Tis slu- who hears our latest breath; 'TU who so. ds the. c.losinvr eve.
And whispers peace and hope in death !
And when the mounmu scene is past, Tis woman worps upon our bier, S ! a: et long her sorrows last, " Unseen she sheds affection's tear On earth she is the truest friend That is to man in mercy given, And when this Meeting life shall end, Siu'll live for purer jos in hevxen. Oil womn1 woman! thou wast made.
L ke hea en's own pure and lo ely light,
1 o cheer life sd;vk and desert shade, And guide man's erring footstep right. MISCELLANY. I't oi:: an Eastern Paper.
of all who knew her. and sonic-1 mitted asked them if they thing of its magic influence was would follow their leader to 4vicconnected with every thing she tory or death;" the answer was said or did. The landscape from j unanimous, "we will conquer or
CALEH AND MA TILDA. (J Talc tifth Revnluthn.)
About twenty miles from the
beautiful village Mid Gotham.
there dwelt m the time ol the A
1 mejiai war, lleurv M 'and Horatio 11 two powerful ri
vals, Henry was fighting for the
independence of America: Ilora
tio to maintain the monarchy of
t iheat H itain. Henry had a son
named Caleb, who commanded a
company of about one hundred
men, and with lu parent was en
.iged in the great cause of the
revolution; John, under ihe diiec
tion of his fa1 her Horatio, was stri
ving to quell the rising spirit of li
ft. v ' 1 bertv that was breaking forth in
America. 31 any were, the murdcr and deeds of horror that were
committed in those days; the
peaceful inhabitant that would lie
down with pleasant prospects be
fore him would rie no more.
The trusty ritle was placed by
the bed side, .and the report of it was often beard at the still hour
of midnight, and these were em
phatically styled the tunes that
tried t lie patriot s soul.
Vet amid all this struggle there
was one little spot where content
ment reigned where sweet peace
vlrove tar awav the noise and tm
m il of war it was the cottage
(ilenwaring, situated in a grove
ol poplars. Its inmates were an
old lady and her daughter; the
husband and parent w ere slain du ring the French war. at the bloo
dy battle of Fort l)u Oucsne, un
der the unfortunate general .Braddock, and where the cool intrepi
dity of Washington first showed s itself; but the daughter, like the jrst rose of May, was just expanding. Matilda, though not remarkably handsome, was a girl of sweet disposition and engaging manners; a spell hung round hep which never failed to excite the admiration and secure the esteem
the cottage was sublime and beau
tiful the low ering hills that rose on east and west, no eye could behold without admiration; to the north and south extended a pleasant vale; a purling brook rose by the door and bent its course through the meadows till it shot away and terminated in a beautiful lake, that lay before the eye a pure unbroken mirror. Caleb and John had been school boys together, and both
had made claims to the hands of
Matilda A , but a decided
preference had always been given
to Caleb, and had only waited for
the report of ' successful or unsuc
cessful war to be heard no more," for the consummation of their
wishes. Lovers are always hast v:
by the protracted length of the
war, aided by the entreaty of
friends, the wedding day was at last appointed; this was what
John had long wished for, that he
might the more honorably acconi
plish his resolution under the
garb of war; there was the lurk
ing spirit ot a villain within his breast, for he had determined that
Caleb and Matilda should never
be married, and only waited an
opportunity to put his wicked determination into execution; that
opportunity presented itself; the
morning previous to the one ap
pointed for marriage. Caleb and
his men were called awav on an
expedition against theienemies.
that occupied the day. At the f S ft
loot ot the lull, Caleb dismissed bis company, with the order to
collect at the sound of his born; ft a .... '
he then walked slowly towards
the summit. He stopped to su:
.... '
vey the landscape that was vet
tinged with the rays of the setting
sun, and pleasant ideas were min
gled with the prospect, that when
the earth should again be enliven
ed with the bright majesty of day,
lie should be united to all that
would render life sweet. With I., a. -
sucn thoughts was his mind occupied, when he arrived at the summit of the hill; but instead of the
once lovely cottage, he could discover nought but ruins, and the smoke that yet ascended from it
was borne along by the southern
breeze, rose higher and hirher till
it mingled with the blue mists of
the evening. At the
neighbor he found the lifeless corpse of Matilda, and from the
mother he learnt that John and his party had been there nl
the old lady, murdered the daugh
ter, and burnt the cottage that the inhabitants had colleetrd fn.
gcther and done all that humani
ty could do. He grasped his sword, and over the murdered hn.
dy he vowed that he would perish in the attempt or her murder.
er should die, and then rushed
trom the house; the mother ran to restrain him but he was far away, bending his course up the hill with the velocity of the
he stopped not to view the beau
ties otnthe "rising sun. that tbp
eveninppefore hea'd anticipated with plealliiWthe desire ot revenge was visible upon his countenance, as he raised the horn, arid blew the blast 'shrill and long1' it echoed and re-echoed til? the sound was lost behind the distant hills. His troops were soon around him he raised himself upon his horse, told them of his loss, of the murder that had been com-
we will die.' The parties were
soon in sight ot each other, and rushed together, the captains met; there seemed to be a pause among the soldiers, while their leaders
hussars, who was covered with the scars of wounds received in the "seven years' war,' and half hidden by enormous grey mustachios. The conversation turned on duels. A young stout built cornet began to prate, in an authoritative tone, on the subject
ana you major, bow many dti-
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iuugiu. uubua- appeared to nerve eis have you knight? ' None, the arm of Caleb, for soon his foe thank Heaven answered the old lay senseless upon the fieldhis hussar, in a subdued voice. I sword told that the murderer have fourteen wounds, and Heawas slain, for it was crimsoned in ven be praised, there is not one in his blood he turned from the my back; so I may be permitted field, leaving his soldiers to pur- to say that I feel myself happy in sue the victory, and returned to never having fought a duel." "But the house. When the funeral you shall tight one with me." txprocession was formed he follow- claimed the cornet, reaching aed as a mourner to the grave the cross to give him a blow. The bloody sword was buried by the major, agitated, grasped the tabic side of her coflin, and when the to assist him in rising, when an people returned to their homes, unanimous cry was raised, Don't he lingered behind. He would stir, major!" All the officers prewander to the grave, day after sent joined in seizing the cornet, day, and tell the passing stranger when they threw him out of the the true love of Matilda. Grief window, and sat down again at like his could not last long, and the table aa if nothing had'occurthe last painful tribute Was paid. red. by conducting him to the silent grave. 1 have since wandered fn A temperate life is the most
the church yard, while the roses "alW newere yet blooming around; the A voluptuous person cannot be twining ivy was linked together good man. over the spot where they reposed ay xvnal yu ou'e. on, as if to unite in the grave those . Preceptors of morality should whom death had separated on v'c as tner teach. earth. - , , n , CJrebillo.c celebrated GreeilCUSlle. French writer, being asked one TILI' ,)C CXP0SC1 to sale, on the scday in full Company, Which of Y cond Monday of Scptcmluii not, his wnrK bp thn ,,1, uf. Kr, i lhc LO 1 b 1,1 lhc tovvn of a RK .vt W l ? thought the best." -I TLE, bcins the seat of justice, cstablishUon t know, said he Which IS my cd by law, for Putnam county. This
nest production; hut this, (pom tolvn ls situated about one mile from the ting to his son) is certainly mv u'atnutfrk of Eel River, ina distiict of Wor&t excellent country, which is impiovinr rapidly, and, from the quantity of fi: it Dl'l' i "rr t . ralc farm'ln lard in the county, the nuIhlhp, king oi Macedonia, hav- merous and valuable mill streams, ai d
lUH ueieaieu tne I iiirm pmnniun oincr local ac vant.icrs. mutt Jr. n i !,.
,& v-v.v. niui nun f r t ii oinjii troops, wrote to Archimedes their pe timc surl,ass mot of the counking.in a fierce and threatening ly t0WnS ? hV?f boilr,,oodmanner, to which he only receiv? GHEKNCASTLE ed this laconic answer "Look is sItua5c(l about miles west of indianat your shade in the sun, and see l?!30 "Hcs south of Crawfordsviiic, T-t l- .i v and 35 or 40 north, or nearly so. of if it is bigger than it was before the Hloominton. y ' battle." The tkkms of payment will be, cno fifth in hand, and the balance in three eFATRICK IIFNTIV r1 inslalmcills with interest i ai iuik IIENIIY, thereon if not paid punctually on or bc0 was a Very devout man, fore the time they become due. left in his will the following testi- AMOS ROBERTSON, jtsent mony in favor of the Christian re- Sor the cQUTltv of Putnam.
lirriorr jrccncastlc, June 25, 18'J3. 27-8t
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hirp nnxv .Kcn 1 r 11 1 llu I'imors 01 l"C ll esttrn Zvt Uli uuw uisuoseu 01 all mv vmcenncs: Indiana
property to my family; there is Indiana Intelligencer, Charlcstown,' will
g more I wish T COlllrl cach Vlc?c to insert the above for cieht
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tian Ueligion. If they had that,
anu i nau not given them one shilling, they would be rich; and
li mey nave not that, and I had
for payment.
A. R. Jt'vnt.
FliUlT TIIEES.
f jpHE subscriber having a larc nur-
given them all the World they situate in Walnut Prairie, Clatk county, WnilWl hn t-rrvt Illinois, thin miln :rnf1 rxf n .
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-rr uiwicb inu Liuzcns oi me Wabash counMAD K1XT.Q t,y atiiacc,ltto Kvc him a call. He will
41 VB t - . . -w.. k .ufo.rr nunnrca, anu take Alexander 01 Russia nph o in navmcnt, fern. Cflr. f'flr.M Fr..,
fanatic that he imagines himself and aImn?t an olhcr good trade' but the to be the man in the ' AnncMh n. ?bovc ?"t,cI"s wi!! bc Prrcd, and al
ci " mUn : 1 J 1 , JW a llcrai trace price tor the same wuu l 10 precede the TMillp. Th nnrri
llUm. George IV. of Knul.ii hi ! ' the trees; none need bc airraid of has a taint ot his father's In v.- : ,)Cln applied, as there are at Icabt complaint. Frederick, kirn , t :f 000 flt 10 sct 0UL Prussia is sViH u h I . W. B. ARCHER, i tussia, is said to be so weak a- July 7, 1823. 24-tf
bout the brains, that the Prince
noyai lias been placed at the head of the Ministry and the Council of State The king's disorder had reached so great a height that all the members" of his family some of which were in th
ei lands, had collected at Berlin.
HOW TO TREAT A BULLY. In 1793, the Prussian officers of the garrison of Coleburgh, cstablishcd an economical mess, of which certain poor emigrants
were glad to partake. Thev oh.
served, one day, an old major of
One Cent Reward. JjD AX A WAY from the subscriber on lL the 4th of this inst. in Posey county, I ml. an indentured apprentice, a boy of colour named DAXIRL, about 18 years of age all persons arc cautioned against harboring or employing him at their peiil the above reward will bc paid for delircring him to me in Posey county, b-: no chanics paid. TIIOs. JONES. August 20, 1823. 3Q3t Indiana Justice ALL persons who have subscribed for the INDIANA JUSTICE, are most earnestly requested to call immediately, and get the same. August 7, 192?.