Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 35, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 September 1823 — Page 4

Poetical.

At the request of a particular friend, vc insert the following HYMN. YF.souls that am bound unto Heaven, PrHv join in and help me to sing, An inth.em of praise unto Jesus, Mv rrophet, my Priest, and my Kir. Those notes are so charming melodious. Tlicy'l help you most sweetly to move, W hile Jesus himself is the leader, Who draws you by cords of his love. When Jesus beheld me in nature, Pursuing the road unto pain, lie brought me my ?ins to discover, Then cleansed my soul from its stains. I low s'.veet were the accents of pardon, How quicklv mv guilt did remove, When I could behold with sweet wonder That God such a sinner could love. u now I am pressing for Canaan, Though Jordan is rolling before. Which causes me almost to tremble, To hear how its billows do roar. Bat Jesus can calm the proud ocean, A'i'i cause all its raging to cease ; If f.tith, hope and love be in motion, I'll walk through the vdly in pece. His rod and his staff shall console me, h shepherd like voice I shall hear. Then why should death's raging affr ght mc, Since Jesus will be with mc there. On seraphic wings I'll be soaring, To join the bless'd spirits above ; There ever to praise and adore him, Who brought me to oceans of love. O christians I feel myself happy In anticipating those jovs, We shortly in love shall be feastin 1 rr Wlr.ch never can possibly cloy. Poor sinners it grieves me to leave you, I once more invite von to go ; () hasten, and fly unto Jesus, The gospel's inviting you now. Dear mourner I view your condition With pleasure that's mixed with pain ; Your sick, but the gracious physician Has led you to trust in his name. Of seeking pray do not be weary. Though dead, he can make you alive, The means of your cure are quite easy, When ready, just look and you'l live, Take courage ye conquering soldiers, Death shortly will sound your retreat, And then all vour arms will be grounded, At Jesus your general's feet. Eternity then will be ringing, Salvation to God and the Lamb, O t hr stians I long to be singing With Angels, the praise of his name. MISCELLANY. THE THREE SHARPERS. AN ARABIAN TALE. A Peasant was conducting a goat to Bagdat. lie Was m urn toil on a mule and the sjo.it fol lowed him with a bell hung to his neck. Tnree sharpers, obser ving his little escort, instantly longed to make it their own; noi so much for the value of tiie thing, as to show their address. 1 will lav an even bet said the first that I will rob that man of his goaf without hts thinking to enquire after it. Ann 1, sain the second win lay anouier waiter, mat 1 steal from him the mule he rides on. That must he a hard task, indeed, said the third: but what do you think: of my enterprise, since I engage to take from him all the clothes upon his back and to mke him rejoice at seeing himsclfstripped to the skin? Thc manner of executing this project was truly ridiculous; yet tricks of as absurd a nature are daily practised in London, where tiie inhabitants pretend to be much wiser than their country a friends, whose rustic simplicity is with them, a standing jest. The first sharper dexterously loosened the fastening to the bell, slipt if. from the goafs neck tied it to the mule's tail and made off with thc goat undiscovered. The peasant hearing thc tinkling of the bell, never doubted but that his goat followed him. ILwever, happening to look behind him s one time after, he was strangely surpiiscd at missing the little ani ma., which lie was to sell at thc market. He now made inquiry of every passenger, in hopes ot

hearing of his strayed goat; at last the second sharper accosted him, and told him he had just seen a man make down the next

lane, precipitately dragging a goa along by the hind legs. The peas ant thinking he could run faster than his old mule could carry him, instantly dismounted, and requested the sharper to hold his mule, while he set off full speed in pursuit of the thief. After ex haustiug himself in running with out getting sight of the man or goat, he returned, quite spent, and almost breathless, to thank the stranger for taking care of his mule, when to add to his misfor tune, behold, the mule and its keeper were vanished. The two successful rogues had gained a secure retreat, and were triumphing over their associate. while he waited for the country man, at the side of a well, in a part of a road he knew he must pass. Here he sent forth the most lamentable cries, and made suehbiUei waitings, that the peas ant was touched with commisse ration as he approached him and reflecting on his own recent mis fortunes, found himself disposed to listen to the affliction of others. As he appeared to be overwhelm ed with grief, he thus addie-sed him: How can you take on so piteously? Surely your misfur tunes are not so great as mine. I have lost two a limals, the value of which is more than one half of my substance: mv mule and mv goat might in time, have made my fortune. A fine K;cs said the sharper, hut. not to he compared with mine! You have not. like me, lei fall in this well a casket of diamonds, delivered to my care arid discretion to be carried to the Ca liph of Bigd it: no doubt I. shall be hanged for my negligence, which will he called an excuse for having clandestine! v sold them Why don't you dive to ihe hot torn ot the well, and ftc,h un your treasure, said the P.i.it; ! know it is tint deep. Alas! replied the sharper. I am quire awkard at diving and had rather run t he risk ol being hanged than mec inevitable death by drowning: bur 't anv one who knows the well better than me, would undertake the kind fti e upon reeeivioo t'.e jewels. I would give him ten pie ces t gold The unwarv uune noured ont I pious ejaculations in g. atitude U) j Mahomet, tor having thrown i) his wav the means of 1 epairiiHMl pairing f he 1.. .,1" l. I., . . .. . I I iu- 111 m mine anu uis omju Promise me, said he. in an extacy, the ten pieces, and I will recover yourcasuet. 1 he sharper agieed and the countryman stripped himself, and jumping with such alacrity into the well, that the shaipersaw he had no time to loose, and immediately. took to his 1 1,7c Is with his clothes. The

poor peasant kit all around theeeined. bottom of the well to no purpose I I'revious to

and then raised himself to the'adeo 10 leave t e count. v

ormK 10 uiKe ureaiu, and recover strength for a second attempt, wuen ne lounu mat the sua: ger

had decamped with his apparel, cast a cloud of ool qu v and disGrow ii wise too late, by his giace upon lus elm, aeier, and reswolul exneiienee hi iptiinuil si.iilni'i- t

! .. . v . v. . . . home hy many a lonely path, to conceal his shame ami r.nin.Y

his tale to an aUecttonate wife, to his guilt, the asVair gradually dithe only consolation he received 1 ed aw.i hm ll.m.'iiM n.

- - - - v from her was. thai horn the km upon the throne. t the shepherd on the plains, two thirds of the human 1 ace owe toe grcatc&t part

of the vexations of life to impru

dent confidences. CIRCUMSTANTI AL EVIDENCE. From the Providence Journal, Jug. 16. John C Hamilton was execu ted in Kentucky a few years since ;

(1817.) for the murder of Doctor ! pantaioonSj and a pistol both bearSanderson, of itchez, Mississip-the name of Hamilton, pi A man has recently been ex- T"lroilfTh tjlc whole of the trial he ccuted in Mobile, who confessed manifc"ted that fortitude and dehimself the murderer of Sander- tcimncd coo!ncss. characteristic son, and declared that Hamilton Ofjlinocence and expired with a was innocent. Southern pap. : ful convietion that the real murThe annals of judicial proceed- (mT would lie u!tjmately discovings. rarely afford a report of a cycd Y1Cn on the scaffold, he trial and execution, of a more ex tQok a manly k.ave of lhe worl traordinary and distressing char- (,xprcS5e(j ot the least regret for acterthan this, and it should be his fate, but lamented that his misuniversally circulated, that judges fomincs W0uld cloud the pros, and jurors may be guarded pecS 0f his familv-and shed an inagainst condemning supposed cul- (idU),e ciiraee on his memorv. puts on circumstantial evidence. Thlls, through the weakness of Young Hamilton through hie had thc hnvs was an interesting votinsupported an unblemished charac- man and a WOrthy citizen 'liun u ter, and obtained the love, esteem cd from thc world and (inomcd and admiration of all who had the to cxpiate on the allows, that pleasure of his acquaintance. As crime committed hv The hands of is common with the young gen- a vilain and a?5i5Sjn. It mav t)e tlemen of Kentucky, he was m , pr0per for the wclfareof the world the practice ot spending the win-; to pass HMiten,e on . authority ter season in the more genial dim-, of circumstantial evidence, but it ateot Mississippi On his return : would bc ar better, by statute, to from a winter residence in that : annul the practice ; and it was the quarter, he accidentally tell in : opinion of lord Hale, that it were company with D iet Sanderson, letter to sutler ninety guilty nerwho being in ill health, was jour sons to cs c than lQ nm;bh un ueviug to the celebrated watering ;Uslly one UmtVls nnoct:nU

umcc in 1 1 ijusoui g !pa. wiui . t a nope 01 recovering his lost Health, and as he was anxious to make something out of his pilgnmage, he tMk with him a large sumo money, with which he .'ontenip aicd purchasing negroes mpecuMon. On hi, way up tnc cmimry t hib inlirmities increa- f sed,andas lie wus apprehensive nem-giu expire on the road, he j committed to the charge of Ham Uton his t.cjse, having , his! sh'.rt acquaintance discove:ed , f at :iC w is worthy of unlimited nil ien e. In a fewdivshnw ever, Iks indisposition abated. v!ien he pursued his journey, and finally arrived in safety at the res idence of H-iinilton, in Karren count v. Kv. w.ere he remained during iue summer, and received from ois young friend every mark .f eounesy, attention and hospi i ility. In tiie mouth of October, I) M-.ior Sanderson made arrange ments to depart, and on taking lea eof hi nosoitabie host, voun liamiltOii accompanied him seve rat miles on tne road, and then too ; an afiiv!innati fmuvpl! Ten or UvcUe days after, as some I hunrr weve rambiin ' through tne la st, tnev discovered the bo V . . . uv oi jj ct. bandeison in a state ; ot un option, Siiot in several nla cts and manied in the mot snocwing manner. As Hamilton . was last stcii with him, and it was j known ;hat tie had horn time to i time m loo n. of sums of Money, ! o maii v 1 u prooeH v of Miderson. jn ii.'h h-o ! 1 aiK tie was UiiCMeu, t;.. 1 - t iiead, 1 a.td exavoid 'iuoger. tut as he was con i scions oi iM? innocence nedi-dain ed to ta.e a step w ich could . viuiuij nic4liJVli ul OUIIH. S me inhaoiiants Ol t he e.tiiiiit wr. n.v 1 .u --v-WkVABVl U l.l 1 111 I Ml I I llllll'Ifllltw "llJ xious t..ai a trial should take place, thinly, believing that in such an event, his reputation would temain unspotted, he solid I

ted at the hands of justice a trial, which to his astonishment and sorrow, closed with his condemnation. The only evidence against him was circumstantial, viv. f hat near the bod v of Sandcr-

' rmimi hiAndv nair of The Scrap Hook. Matrhnomj has its advocates fc :ts n.fn;,c slrfPP aii ;f5 n n,i thing, if not abused. True 'you mav stumble upon a bad partner, and that will be bad enough but Vou mav meet with misfortunes - n any c:oursc oflife the world is fun 0f them-the best possible ruc is.if you want to make aood wifc bc a i,ood hlisl)and yoil would have un iiidulJnt husband u U!ndp. r(M ha.;nfr nnii ncrnnm j tiunate wife. In more than half the cases of unhappy matches, the truth is, that there is much faul on both sides There s a maxim in common life, mend your o n manners, and your neighbors will mend theirV It applies U matrimony, as well as to intercourse in general. k- Forgot ?7," said Sam Shambles to his customer whom he had promised a round of beef for dinner---I forgot it." What could be said more ? the man had to go without his dinner, but he changed his custom 4-1 forgot it' safd a man who promised to pay a bill on a certain davthe creditor was disappointed, but nothing could be done, the man forgot it. 4- I forgot it" says the mechanic who had neglected a piece of work that ought to have been done. I forgot it I forgot it Heaven preserve us from these lorgetful fellows they turn all our calculations upside" down, and makes us as unfaithful to our promises as they are themselves jliutharkyc! you have no husi-

hi, arrest, he was''1'1! tU makc a PV?C iI.ou

utl llemcmher to tullil it IMease - i , 141 "Ml " '"'" uugui not 10 suiier ior your care1 t icssiiess. Dr. Green's cure for DninLrnirtsv? Whenever you feel an inr . v 1 . . J. quor (giog) drinlc cool iresh . water. This is an eheetual cum - and. in a very short time, you will make a sober man out of the. greatest drunkaid. HI, A VK n?'Mll f.... - this office. ,saic !c at 1 m m - - r Ms MaJI a ' k.