Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 40, Vincennes, Knox County, 11 November 1826 — Page 4
Poetical
. THE AttT OF PRINTING. Hail, mystic art! when men like angels taught To speak to eyes, 2c paint embodied thought ! The deaf and dumb, blest skill, reliev'd by thee, three. We make one sense perform the part of Vc sec, we hear, we touch, the head and heart, part ; And take, or give, what each but yields in With the hard laws of distance we dispense, And, without sound, apart, commune in sense ; )Y bzN View, though confined, nay, rule this earthAnd travel o'er the wide extended all. Dead letters thus with living notion fraught, Prove to the soul the telescope of thought, To mortal life immortal honor give ; And bid all deeds and titles la-t and live In scanty life Eternity we taste. View the first ages, and inform the last.
Arts, history, laws, we purchase with a look.
, And keep, like fate, all nature m a tx ok..
GREAT INDIAN WALK. Some interesing reminiscence of the early history of Pennsylvania has been published in the interior of the state. It is related that Thomas Penn, who came over to make a settlement in Pennsylvania in 1732, contracted with Teedyuing and some others which the In dians said had no right to sell, for a certain sum, the Indian title to all the land to be taken otT bv a
further but for the water. There
hb marked a tree, witnessed by three Indians. The distance he
walked between sun and sun, not
A Cure for III humour. j trip ; immediately on which the
There are very many ill habits . r . v hie
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that mmht with much ease have T , , ...
v i i'liii' riiitnr in nnnniii --..-....-, i- firni
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being on a straight hue, and about , i i i i i i his sword. k. saves the huntsman or -i r.i i , i have indulged ourselves in them, 4l 4 r . .... .. .... 30 miles of it through the woods, ! , . ... . w,i . the trouble of killing him: Then . i k i- i oecome lncorrijiioie. wehavea . , , , , . .
r v i c says 10 ui u ue, cunu, pi unce lae sort of proverbial expression of . , , 1 ,
was estimated to be from 1 10 to
120 miles. He thus won the great prize which was five pounds in money, and five hundred acres of land any were in the purchase. It added that James Yates, who led the way for the first thirty miles or more, was quite blind when taken out of Dunham creek, &, lived but three days afterwards Solomon Jennings did not hold out but a few years. Edward Marshall lived & died on Marshall's island, opposite Tinicum. in the Delawaie, aged about ninety years He was a great hunter, and fortunately made a more productive walk than he did for Thomas Penn ; for he found a rich silver mine that rendered him and his family connections affluent, yet he carried the secret were it was, out of the world with him.
ANTKiUITIHS. From (he Cincinnati ( 0 ) Gaz In excavating the mounds in
parallel of latitude from any point, this city, last week, some articles
as far as the best three of his men j were found well calculated to could walk in a day, between sun i excite curiosity and speculation.
rise and sun set. Irom a certain chesnut tree, at or near Bristol, in I
taking a unman doxen in her Wed ding shoea, if you would bring her to reason. An early behaviour of this sort, had a verv re mark able c fleet in a Family where in I was several years an in timate acquaintance. A G e y t i, r, m a n i n L incoln sirehad tour Daughters, three of which were early manied very happily ; hut the fourth, though no wav inferior to any of her isters, in person or accomplish ments, had f om her inl"any dis covered so impei ions a tern; er (u suaily called a high spirit) that it continually made, great uneasiness in the family, became her known chaiacter in the neighborhood, ey deterred all her lovers from declaring themselves However, in pi ocess of lime a gentleman o! a plentiful fo.Mufc. long acquain
tanee having observed that !niekness of sjiiiit to he her only lau!f. mailt iiis addresses and obtained
The principal site of the city is
upon what is usually called a sec
a north west direction. Great ; ond bank. It is composed princi care was used to select the most 'pally of sand and grav;d, and rics capable for such a walk. The fiom30to 4() feet above the first choice fell on James Yeatcs. a bank of the liver Above .?, native of Bucks, a tall slim man. feet beneath the upper surface an of much ability and speed on loot, iron slice, like a horse shoe, was Second Solomon Jennings, a lound iinbeded in gravel. lis size Yankee, a remarkable stout and and shape corresponds with that strong man Third, Edward ol the foot of a ja.k. It is neatly Marshall, a native of Becks, a made, hube present fashion of ma noted hunter and chain carrier, a king hor.e shr.es, hu r ij.ht heel large heavy set, and strong boned points, & had three nails of a side, man. The day was appointed vV ouv 1 which now remain in it. &
the champions notified. Tlu; people collected at what they thot'ii'ht the first twenty mile's on
one
i-,
l i
n.
The
her consent in
liawyers mushed the wntmir (m which, by the way. there was no pin money) arui they were mar-
up the sadille ; which she readily
did, and tilled it home where they found all things in the greatest order suit aide to their fortune and the present occasion. Some time alter the father of the lady gave an entertainment to all his daughters 6c theirhusbands where, when the wives were retired, and the Gentlemen passing a toast about, our last married man took occasion to observe to the rest of his brethren, how much to his iircat satisfaction, he found the world mistaken as to the temper of his lady, for that she was the most meek and humble woman breathing. The applause was received with a loud iaugh: Iu as a trial wi ich of them w ou!d appear the in-t master ut home, he proposed they should ail by turns send for tiiei- wives -down to them. A, i-ervant was dispatched & answer was made by one. tell him I will come by and by ; and another, that she would come when the cards wer" out of her hand ; and so on. But no sooner was her husband's desire whispered in the
car of our last married lady, but
ried After a decent time spent in i the cards were clapped on The the father's house, the bridegroom J ble and down she comes with,
Dunham road, to sr e them pas. First came Yeates. stennin as light as a feather, accompanied bv
Thomas Penn and attendants on crmg the place. ;vhe;e it was found.
are clenchea oi :-ucii a manner as to indicat..: that it was not cart, h orn the fool, in Ore, bnr more probably remained on the aninvd at its death. Toe incrustation of rust is not very thick, and consid
tamy
for her , dear, would you speak with me ? whole . He receives her in his arms, and
course of his courtship, though a j after repeated caresses tells her the
man ot ie most equal temper, lie : experiment, confesses his food na-
went to ptenare a seat recent ion. Durino- tl :e
!:fl fiftlftc'l'llll' 1-1 mn.w) f t ,
. 7 that he was the most passionate reat ore breathing By this one intimaf ion. he at once made her uudct sfaod w armth of temper to be what he ought to pardon in her, as well as that he alarmed her against that constitution in himself, hhe at the same tune tho't herself highly obliged bv the comno-cd behaviour which, he maintained in her presence. Thus far he with great success soothed her from be ing guilty of violences, and stiil re-
Rather corroding It is deposited annrehension
horseback. After him but out of uught he such as to prevent any j sobed to give her such a tenible
sight came Jennings with a strong Steady step : and not for helfrnd Edward Marshall. apparently careless, swinging a hatchet in his hand, and eating a dry hiscuit ; bets ran in favor of Yeates.
tnre, & assures her, that since she could now command her temper, he would no longer disguise his own. Good Cider. Good cider can be made any where, of good fruit, by the following method: When your apples are well ground, wet your straw with the juice instead of w ater. put some straw in a cask next your receiving tub, with a blanket on it, to filtrate or strain
it : then put it into a good clear strong cask immediately, suffer it to have as little air as possible
a r
his hery spirit
in liCtton s Mvtseom. in this eii v. thai : he should never dream of to prevent fermentation. "When
where the curious ran :ee it. I giving wav to her own. He re- ! your cask is full, bun it up tHiL
cry fu ai- ir.e same pla -e. and j tnrtu (1 on the day appoioied for j iui remove it to your cellar, not at about tiie same depth, there, was ; carrv ing her home ; but instead of ' to be disturbed for one month at
Ma-shall took biscuits to support his stomach., and carried a
hatchet to swing in his hands a!
r i
iounu, on the next day. a tth weighting about five pounds, of u blaciv color, and siij;osetl to bt
the
gruiuer
ot
a! ctephant
no
ternatelv. that the action in his j These, articles were U)nnA at
arms should balance that in his ! g vat distance from Judge Bur legs: as he was fully determined to ! uefs, wheie, in digging a well beat the others, or die in the at- i some years since, a lump, w ith
tempt, ir said he first saw Yeates marks of the cut of an axe, was in descending Diuliam creek, and j tumid at near the same level. An gained on him Tncre he siw ! ancient for tiiication enclosed th.e Yeates resting on a log very tired : urlaee ot the ground wheie they
presently he fell off. and gave up , ucre lound, the lamains of which
the walk. Marshall kept on. and j
b'eJbre he reached the I. -high, ov T crtook and passed Jcnuiug-: wail " 'ecTthe river at Bethlehem, inn ? icd on faster and faster by w here Na
zareth stands to the NYind Gap.
w ere very di-tinct at the fu st set
tlcment of the city. There are also, in jetton's Mu-
scum, some brass and pewter but
tons, ot an uncommon construction, found recently in the Ohio
a Coach and six horse-;, together with the gay equippage suitable to the o -ca. icn he appeared without a serv ant. mounted on the skeleton of a hta-se which his huntsman had the day before brought in to feast his dogs on the anhal of his new Mistress, with a pillion fixed behind, and aca-e of pistols before
least. This cider will retain its
sweetness for years, and be as clear as needful, it will be fit for bottling in four w eeks. It should not be icmovetl in the cask it was put in, but racked into another. If there be any who doubt this mode, let them try one cask after th.e above method. The foregoing is certi
bin, attended only by a favourite i lied from experience
u- rr:ic fho ivith h . ; river, near (he mom h o i he i.iit ,
been marked for them to walk on.
theie was waiting the collection of pec.ple to see if any of the three would reach it by sunset He on ly halted for the surveyor to give liim a pocket compass, and started again. Three Indian runners were sent after him to see ii he walked it fair, and how far he went. He then p issed to the right of iVn'ono mountain, the Indian finding it ddticult to keep him in si.dit lid lie reached Still Water; he would have gone a few miles
Miami. The button is an inch in
diameter, and the shank is a thin plate, halfan inch in length, with a round hole of the size of a tur, key shot thruught it, near the end. We understand thev resemble buttons u-ed in llussia, and other ' orthcrn countries for coats made of skin or leather. It is supposed
of the earliest navigators of the
Ohio, when the French were at-"
tempting a communication between Canada & the Mississippi.
hound. Thus equipped, he in a J
i
very ohhging (hut somewhat positive manner, desired hi.; Ladv to seat herself on the cushion ; which done, away thev crawled. The Bead being obstructed by a gate, the deg was commanded to open it ; the poor cur looked up & wagged his tail : but the Master, to shew the impatience ol his temper, drew a pistol and shot him dead. He had no sooner done it, but he fell into a thousand apologies tor his unhappy rashness, and begged as many pardons for his excesses before one for w hom he had so profound a respect, boon after the steed stumbled, but with
some difficulty recovered ; how-
they must have been lost by spjnereVer. the bridegroom took occasi-
on to swear, n he frighted his wife so again, he would run him thro' : And alas! the poor animal being now almost tired, made a second
BENJ. WALDROX.
Xew York, Sept. 15, 1820. Ifobsons Choice On an ugly lady's cntci ing the assembly room at York. Sterne asked her name : he was told that it was a Mrs. Hobson : on which he said, he had often heard of Hobson's choice, but he had never seen it before." A writer in the Boston Galaxy says, k I have seen women so delicate, that they were afraid to ride, for fear the horse might run away ; afraid to sail, for fear the boat might upset ; afraid to walk, for fear the dew s might fall; but I never saw one afraid to be married r He who thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place.