Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 15, Number 49, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 January 1825 — Page 4

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BY CHAK LLS SPRAGLK ESQ I. Wh'-n frevn tics.cw gtnkttd'iven, M i 1 He :'?f..re!;s M .ker's wrath, A ' I '. 1"; m i' j e ii he.nei;, A rrv-s; the w,u, a-ixt's vankss pith, ' a -t r! s'vect akt! new racliai.ee bn.kc, W'h-.-tv .;cr bcui f.ui ti.--v Vr the ground; A;.i t-s i.- it! i s.-i ttp!i voice, she s;i k.e, " T : C L' E a SLh-iSlVG iu be J: It'll" S iii-n t'lrcnl: the trackl ss wild, VVj.. c :!... tide su .beam nexer hi ized; T ie t-ii -hrur.k the harvest smiled, A., i i..ti:rc g! r.'diiieit us iif g.izvd. lvir;li' tiious ti;d mbes t-f living tilings, A .u' ( o n.n nd m h-.in av gut-h; 'J'ae uikv;-. throws the city springs Ai. i po.ni t.ien- sp:rt'i- c-f faith lo heaven HI. He ivrd-; the oak .uul bids it ride, To 'ihi1 the .sii.ivt its he.ititv graced; He s.nites the p.m k. Mphead in pride, Seetrr.vti s uf sit . ;. ;di and dotv.es of ta-te, i - .

kV. n ; i s u- .M.I.; ca es their w e am ieeai Fi' l ;:c us !u r o.m-.er on the waves, He sthe morfd poison heal, A id leaos triumphant o'er the grave. IV. He plucks the pearls that stud the deep, Ad'Viirii! l'e.uity's lap to fill: II: breaks the stubborn marble's sleej), Aad mocks his own Creator's skill. With thought that till his glowing soul, He bids the ore illume the page, And proudly scorn'u g i i i i , o ' ti centroul, Converses ith an unborn age. V. In fie 'sef air he writes his name, And tro.-ds the v hatnbers of the sky; He re ..Is the st u s and trrasns the d one That OjUivers round the Throne on high, la war renowned, in peace, sublime. He moves in greatness and in grace; His po cr. subduing space and time, I ,..!-. ...... I ......1... .A

MrsCICLLJXV. From the fymdnn Magazine. Tlie !at time I saw Burns in 10 was on his return from the S w well of Jolwav; lc had Invn ailing all spring and sum inor had come without bringing health with it; he had gone away very ill and lie returned worse He was brought hack. I think.

it i a covered spring cart, and v1umi he alighted at the foot of

' 1 ' riicri ill xvtiie.ii in. nvei, n could scarce stand upright He reached his own door with difli col v. He stooped much, and there was a visible change in his looks. He was at that time dies s'd in a blue coat with the tin dress nankeen pantaloons of the volunteers, and his neck, which was inclining to be short, caused bis hat to torn up behind in the manner of the shovel hats of the Kpiscopal elegy. He was not fastidious about his dress; and an officer, curious in the personal appearance and equipments of his company, might have questioned t'ie military nicety of the poets cl dhes and arms. From the day of his return borne ti'l the hour of his untimely death Dumfries was like a besieged place. It was known lie was dving and the anxiety, not of the rich and learned onlv. lint of 'he mechanics and peasants ex

ceeded all belief. Yhereer t wo

v or three people stood togethet

j ieir ta k was ol Burns, and of him abme: they spike of his historv of his person -of his works of his familv ol hi- fame, and of his im-imtdy and approaching fate, with a warmth and an en

thusiasm which u ill endear Hum

remembrance.

was dealing with him; be askd a ' thousand. Not a word was lady who visited him, more in . heard; arid though all could not sincerity than in mirth, what ; be near, and many could not see. commands she had for the other ; when the eat th ciobed on their world. He repressed, with a darling port forever, there was no smile the hopes of his fr iends, rude impatience shown no fierce and told them he had lived long ; disappointment expiessed. It enough As his life drew near a j was an impressive and mournful close, the eager and decorous so- j sight to see men of all ranks and licitude of his fellow townsmen j peruarions and opinions minginereased He was an excise j ling as brothers, and stepping side

man. it is true a name odious i ny side down the streets ot Hum fr jm manv associations, to his ! fries, with the remains of him countrymen: but he did his duty who had sang of their loves and ft V meekly and kindly, and repressed S ;oys and domestic endearments.

rather than encouraged the de-j with a truth and tenderness which she of some of his companions to j none perhaps have since equalled" push, the law with severity; he I could indeed, have wished the as therefore much beloved, and ; military part of the procession, the passion of the Scotch for poe- away for he w as buiied with try made them regard him as lit military honors His fate has

tie lower than a spirit inspired. been a renroaeh to Scotland.

fries to mv

His good humor w as untuflled. and his wit never forsook him. He looked at one of his fellow voluntecis with a smile, as he Mood at the bed side with his rves w et, and said. John, don't t the aw kward squad fire over lne." He was aware that death

It is the practice ol the young men of Dumfries to meet in the streets during the hours of remis sion from labor, and by these means I had an opportunity of witnessing the general solicitude of all ranks and of all aes, differ ence with them in some important points of human speculation and religious hope were forgot ten and for his compassions had diffused -and they talked of him with the same awe as of some departing spirit, whose voice was to gladden them no more His last moments have never been desci ib ed; he had laved his head quietly on the pillow, awaiting dissolution, when his attendant reminded him of his medicine, and held the cup to his lip. He started suddenly up. drained the cup at a gulph, threw his hands before him like a nun about to swim, and sprung from head to foot of the bed fell with his fac down, and expired with a groan. When Burns died I was then

young, but I was not insensible I 1 !

mat a minu oi no common

strength had passed from among

us He had caught mv fancy and touched my heart with his songs and his poems. I went to

see him laid out for the grave: several old people were with me

He lay in a plain unadorned cof tin. with a linen sheet drawn over his face, and on the bed and around the bod v. hed)s and flowers were liteiy strewn according to the usage of the country. He was wasted somewhat by long ft W" illness; but death had not increased the sw arthy hue of his face, which was uncommonly dark and deeply marked the dying pang was visible in the lower part, but his broad and open brow was pale and serene, and around it his sable hair lay in masses, slight !y touched with gray, and inclining more to wave than a curl. The room where he lay was plain and neat, and the simplicity of the po

et's humble dwelling pressed the presence of death more closely on the heait than if his bier had been embellished by vanity and covered with the hlasonrv of high ancestry and rank. We stood and gazed on him in silence for

several minutes we went, and others succedeil us there was no jostling and crushing, though the crowd was great man followed man as patiently and orderly as if all had been a matter of mutual understanding -not a question was asked not a whisper was heard. This was several days after his death.

T! e multitude who aecompan

But the reproach comes with an ill grace from Kngland. When we can forget Butler's fate Otwavs loaf Dryden's old age. and Chatterton's poison eup, we may think .that we stand alone in the iniquity of neglecting pre eminent genius. I found myself at the brink of the poet's grave, in which he was about to descend forever - there was a pause a mong the mourners as if loaih to part with his remains; and when he was at las! lowered and t he first shovelful of earth, sounded on his coffin lid. I looked up ae.d saw tears on many cheeks where tears was not usual The volunteers justified the fears of their comrade by the ragged and strangling volleys. The earth was

heaped

up.

the

gieen

sou

laid

over him. and the multitude stood

gazing on the grave for some minute's space, and then melted silently away. The day was a fine one, the sun was almost without a cloud, and not a drop of rain fell from dawn to twilight I recommend ihe following article to the particular attention of my d Unqxicnt Mibsciibcrs and hope they will call immediately and pay up ail ana ai ain's. that I may be enabled to Prepare for win

ter

SCN EDITOit.

APPROACH OF WINTER. Cold and cloudy days and fr osty nights have come upon us with their warning, 'Prepare for winter."

The trees are rapidly losing their green verdure; and vegetal ion growing yellow and siekiy. bids -Vrcpare for winter'"! The son pays us but a brief daily is.lt already; and the rapid approach of each succeeding night speaks also. 'Prepare for wintei.'" Weil, how will the honest Farmer prepare? Oil he has had a noble season, he has a barn full of grain and hav. and apples for cider, and plenty ol Wood to burn, lb is ready Our friends, the Merchants will get up a w inter assoitment directly; l hey will do very well. The Mechanics can get along all wea thers they have dependents enough at their will the girls who are going to marry, will want turniture the farmers sundry nicknacks, AV But how shall the PlllN VEli prepare, who has no wood, nor w inter stores; and half of his subscribers have nut paid hhnt Ah' how shall he prepare? Hope w ill w hisper- to him, "They will he along by and by He

will not be disappointed no, no, no. (j-AVantkd: houi fifty good subscribers this winter, for which fifty thanks, a prime assortment

ied Burns to the grave w cut step ! of News, Legislative Proceed-

by step w ith the chief mourners; ings. a great variety of "Literal y they might amount to twelve articles, will be given.

GES.'JA'CKSOX. Selected rem Waldos, Memoirs. In concluding these memoirs I cannot omit to insert a ft w ir eidents of General Jackson's lifewhich are not yet embraced in them. "When sitting as Judge of the supreme court of Tennessee, an atrocious culprit escaped from the custody of the sheriff, seized a loaded musket with a bayonet, placed himself in the angle of two stonewalls, and swore he would shoot the first, and bayonet the second man that attempted to take him The sheriff ordered ten men as assistants. b,:i ,zy dared not approach him. The sheriff then reported the fact to the Judge. 'Summon one hundred men then.' said Jud-e JgckftT . ft

son it was done ; but they were also afraid to arrest him. Upon a second report, summon the court then,' said the Judge. It was done. lie descended from the bench, approached the cul-p-it with astern countenance and dignified firmness seized the musket with one hand and the culprit with the other and handed him to the sheriff." Such is the ijravcry of the now most prominent candi

date lor the Presidency.

i: xtuact I never shun a grave ad: the thoughtful melancholy which it inspires is grateful rather than disagreeable to me. It gives me no pain to tread on the green roof of that dark mansion, whose chambers I must occupy soon, and I often wander from choice to a place where the re is neither solicitude nor society. Something human is there but the folly, the bustle, the vanities, the pretensions, the pride of humanity are gone. Ien arc there, but their passions are hushed, and their spirits are still malevolence has lost its power of harming appetite is sated ambition lies low and lust is cold anger has done raging, all disputes have ended, all revelry is over, the fcllest animosity is deeply buried, and the darkest sins are

safely confined by the thickly piled clods of the valley vice is numb and powerless, and virtue is war-big in silence for the voice of the archangel and the trump of God.

Misery Being obliged to quita comfortable party, to attend a crabbed old maid to her lodgings, two miles olf. The rose hath its thorns the diamond its specks and the best man his failings.

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