Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 47, Vincennes, Knox County, 30 December 1826 — Page 4

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Poetical

FROM THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. paramount Punning or setting Ufi and silting D jtvn, A chap once told st. Patrick's Dean. While tisini; from his scat, " I mean To st t ufi for a wit," " Ah !" quoth the Dean, if that be true, The very best thing you can do, Is down again to sit.

Too nvinvi like that would be wit, Set ufi for what they are not fit, And always lose their aim Set ufi for wisdom, wealth, renown, And end the farce by sitting down. With poverty and shame. A middling farmer thinks he can Set ufi to be a gen leman And then sit down content ; But after many a turn and twist Is set d jvjh on the pauper list, A fool not worth a cent!

j marauding party set fire to every ! for n moment, have 1 regretted

room, evidently intending to hum j the share 1 had in it ; and I would.

us up with the house. The party 1 for an equal decree of honour, & soon left it, when it was with dif- ' the prosperity which has resulted fieulty extinguished, and we were to mv country fiom the Kevolutithus saved from the flames. E- on. he willing, if possible, to suffer benezer Ledyard again interfered, it again. I icgiet verv much my and ohtained a sentinel to remain ! not being able to be with mv Coand guard us until the last of the patriots eo veterans at the late enemv embarked, about 1 1 o' celebration " clock at night. None of our own !)v the names of Staunton, people came to us until near day Pahner. Smith. &C. light the next morning not know- f Captain 1 Richards, Lieut ing previous to that lime that the 1 Chapman, and sc. eral others were enemy had departed. Such a ; killed in the bastion ; Sharpley & night of anguish and distress was others wounded : he died in Jan-

scarcely ever passed by mortals. ' uary follow ing

Thirty five of us were lying on

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When farmers' wives and daughters fair, Set ufi with silks and Leghorns rare, To look, most wondrous winning, Thev net upon a slippery stand,

Till indulgence, with iron hand, Ufucts their underfiinnrig. Some city ladies too, whose g 'ar, JI is m ide them to their husbands dear, Set ufi to lead the ton ; Though they si! iigh on tashion's seat, Age, cL-.Uh, or poverty, albeit Will set them djwny anon. Some fools set ufi to live by law. And though they are " all ov-r jars" Soon fail for 1 ick of brains ; But had the b-ohies only jutt K ." A ll where they ought to sit at first, They'd sav'd a world of pains. A quack sets ufi the doctor's trade. But could house a Sexton's spade No better than his pills, Tiie in. m might tod from morn tonight And find his match, with all his mhht, To bury half he kills. You may set ufi for what you choose As casv as to wear old shoes, If e're so low at present ; But when you have . in vain, And find yon must si? d-j-vn agiiu ' Tis terribly unpleas int., BlTTLK OF TORT GHlSWOId), ( Cnnclinlffl fi'om last urvk.)

After tbe massacre, they plunder-

tbe bare floor still mangled and

wounded in every m tuner, exbausted with pain, fatigue, audi loss of blood, without- clothes, or j any thing to cover os. treoddiug I

w ith cold and sna-ms of extreme

anguish, without li e or hg:U,

rj'iw. r. .u . a ..r

a in. hiii'fii 1 . j ' I'U 1 1' ' 1 1 t-i the cause of so manv accidents resulting from ashes beiu.g placed in wooden v s-e!s bv profeor Smith, of N'w Haven. Conn, and contains infoi ma-inn which

parched in excruciating thirst, not j should be generally diffused.

a wound dressed, not a s nil to ad

minister to one ot us our wants, 1

Perhaps there arc lew people

who are acquainted with the fact

nor an agisting hand to turn us I that ' V bin meg h;ird during the long tedious hours of j wood, such a- oak. walnut maple, the night ; nothing but groans &. i m rirrpla.-e. and taken up unavailing sighs were heard, and ! dv- luc capable of producing two of our number did not live to j spontaneous c-mhoiou. shnply see the light of the morning, w hieh j .V receiving a decree of moimuic.

brought with it some mmisteii.vr or hv cotni! m eontaei who a

j wet board or stave, or neiug e I p m ed to a x cry damp a' imsphei e. j ft isgereial'y believed when fur I is kindled by ashes that it i- cans-

aogels to our relief The

was in the person of Miss Fanny

Ledvard. of Soutbhold, L .

(t!un on a visit to her uncle, om

ily. and informed him, that she had accepted the proposals of Sir Ilichard Clough, in her way to church, but a-sured him that if she buried t 'r Itichaid he mih depend on being hei third -which really was the ease. CoJIFOUT ("f A CLEAN snntT. The late sergeant Hall, of eccentiic memory, w once invited to spend some days in theeounlry with Lurcf Krkine. His wife who knew bis characteristic neglie,ence. adv iseu1 him (inter alia) to put on a clean hiit every morning For this purpose said she, ! have packed up six, which will

I have no doubt, but you during your visit.' On the sergeant's return, his wife remarked hovr stout he hud grown ; adding at the same time, a hope, that he had complied with her request about the sh'hts Her husband told her that he had; hut what was her a.?tuhihmeot on finding that, with his customary absence of mind, he had actually put on one over the other and w as at that moment perspiring under the iidluence of no le?s than six.

murdered commander.) who held I u' oal hr'l! P"1 au a.V with

to my bps a cup of wann ehoeo late, and soon after returned' with the wine and other refreshments which revived us a little.' For these kindnesses she has neer craved to receive mv most ratefui thanks

the ashes w hile on lire hut thi is a mistake The culs il they wi re oj) fire, w ben buried m ulus iii'd excluded bom iduvsphei ic air. vHki soon he eiiu;uished, of il thv we;e not, thev could

- ed us of every thing we had. and Iim K' conceived. our lenauo left us literally naked When ; eonntrwnensm pa-e d in i rethey commenced galhciing us up, P;rt' luv -.bie, i.uv V u toes j

tooether with their own wounded, 1 ur( al !(r a!l )UUi aiUM

they put theirs under the shade of j the platform, & exposed us to the j sun in front of the hanaeks. where I we remained more toan an hour, j j rrhose that could stand were then . parailed and ordeied to the ian j

dior ; while thoe tli it could notj bo:ntM l ,KJ' nntn;.er. who were

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& fervent n-avers br her i'eiieit v. : not iund.e a tne when the air was

excluded The spontaneous com bunion of as-;e proceeds bom a

The cruelty of our enemv ran-

battle wtilnn a few steps of a puuvp

ot water m the o:rristn. well sup plied : and alihougii we were i f fermfron tiiirst.they su;d n f permit u to lake one deep vd it.

nor iLive us anv inem-etves

(of whieh number I w as i nc.) were put into one of our ammunition waggons & taken to tor brow of the hill, (which was e y sleep, and at let one hundred rods in descent,! from whence it was per milted to run down bv itself hut W as anosted io i s course near the river by an apple uec. The pain and angoish we endured in this rapid descent, a the waggon jomp -d and jolted over rocks and hoes. i inconceivable; and the ja-at its amt. wa like bursting the chords of ti'e asunder, and to cause us to shrink with supernatural force. O r ciie w ere distinct ly heard and n-diced cn the other side of the liver, (which was more than a mile wide.) amidM ad the confoMoo woich reigned in ivu'ding and sacking tht tow n ; w e rein tmed in tile waggon more than an hour hi Tot e our humane conq leroj bunted us up. wdten we w ere again pas aded and laid on the beach p-.epai at oy toemhurkation. JVn by toe interposition o Khenezer I, edyard. (brother to Col L.

woo n miiUMv lenrcsented our

not disabled fieon gnn to the

dnlecent p hi lple. jbird wood ashes when first nvde oul while thev are kept dry, contain a mei.d called potassium, which is '.he ba is if potato. This meal i.- emhus!itue, cv lias so sir,. 5i an .ilh .iit attraction

lor o Men. liiat cocnnusiion '.n-jt

on f n j t ater the

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diuation x the imn s

sibi'ity of our 'oemg ahe t reaeh .New York, thirty five of us were parried m the usual iorm. Hcing h'' u the Siouse of Kbenczer Avery '!.o was al-o one of our number, w e w e e aen into it. Here1 we

pump, wete iepiii-ed with the bayonet and noi one drop did I take aster the action commenced, although heggmg tor M a'u r t was w oihnied, o ad vv r;o came near me, until rehevi d bv 7;iis Led vaul We w e e a uom i:de si 'ld at tue time Our own h iends did not know us e en m own wite came iut the room in seaich ol

me, and did not icceg- i.e me. and a? I did not s,j( per, she left thA room to seek tor me among; tlu slain, who had been collected under a large elm tree near the house. It was with the inmost difficulty that manv of roe in coind be iden tilled, ami we wci e f; i uocntlv cal led upon to assr-t tht ir h tends in distingui-hing them.i lememhering particular wounds, ke. )c ing mvselt taken oul by two men V ft tor tins purpose, I met my hi oter, who, atier mv wouiuls were dies ftv sed bv lr Dviwa e; frotn Iheston.

took me. led to mv own home. tor toat w a- in a-'u s. as also evei V i particle ot my proj-erty. foroituie !

anvi CiOMung. nut to ins, u ueie I la eicen m.-nth.s a- helpirss asa child Cv to this dav teel tue elitctV ol it sev e! civ.

!;r.is ti'.t: (e.vgen b om w

noine: t it ruches it, and burns ohh a vi id tl-une. 6c toe piuduct of t ids combtist o n i pota b. tiiat is. p ) ?sh i.- jjosr ishnn saiurauui with o.wgen or what may be calted the o.vyde of po-assium. it should be noticed no. mat water is a compound of nwgcu and hydrogen ihat w neii tue polus-

Foote. travelling in tbe west of England, dined one day at an inn ; when the cloth was removed tjie landlord a-ked him bow he liked his hue I have dined as well as any man in Ivrgl iod.v said Foote. Kveept INlr fjayor.' cried the landlord. I do nut except anybody whatever" said he lut on must.' h .w led the host. kI wont" you must At length i be strife ended by the landlord (w ' o was a pctt magistrate) takiig Foote bei 'ie t. e 3laur. who ob-ered it had been a custom in that town lor a number of years, always tor.vept the Mayor, and aceoidiogly fined him a shillinsT tor not coidoi mu g to th.e ancient custom. Upuntlus decision Foote paiii the shillicg : at the same time nbserviug. that he th C the Ijaudloj'd v;s tile greatest jod ineluis tendom except :Iu MxWOlt. Il would be well if all mankind could x ith C i nl h boast tbe character of SSuikspeare's honest & simple shephe: d and each one; like him, be able to say "lama true hihomcr ; I earn that loat.uct that I w tar; owe no man bate envy no man's hanni-

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sium comes m conuiet w ith waier. ne-s glad of ot! a r men's good, it takes the oxygen hvm iharul ; content w it h my harm; and tbe tbe hydt( g n ben. g set tree, in- gu-atcst ol mv pride is, io tee try

Coud)U-tlon. I he ewes rave. :oul mv ImiiiIk i.,d. J

creases t: e

simple explanation tbe: is thidry ashes w en first burnt contain

in them a uu taiuc siu)stance w hich i highly inllammah.e, ami

"New inention. A patent has bee glaired to JusU:i Jacnh. of 3!ontieal. tor the invention, of a

which is set n the by moistuie. ! ,,,.u engine f r propellii g tbe ma(uick lime and w ater pi -ounce j einneiy t mills, c. Tue moving heat sufiicient. in some instances. ! pow er is a pe; p.-i dici lar lever to set wood on the. hut ashes and j hung like a pendulum, tbe vibratiw aterpr duce a much more in- ' on of w hich move a pair of hands tense heat. In adding waier to to and b o upoo a rag w heel by lime, much heal is evolved. but no j which the 1 .bor of tvvo mm is - teal combustion i produced ; Jm t ticient for pmpelling the machinm adding w ah r to at e- there is a ery to any use ic-.piiied leal comhusiun ot the metal eoi j model of the same is now lodged tained in them, the metal hemg a in the m ..v hud d v,.,-, w . 0

ubstance leipihiugi ,

Jj-virulfurtd Jxium. Let your stock ol eadle. hoies 6.c. be of the best soits. and more temaika ble foi teal utility, than for beauty or tashion. A large farm, without skill, capital and industry, is a plague to the owner it is like what somebody

said of self righteousness the

combustible

noihiog hut the i gen ut the w ater to set it on hue.

had not long remained; when a ings which wcrecmiuied.

'Fakir- T'nnc ; (lie Forclcck. Catiuuuic 'Timor at the tut rial of her fust husband. ; John hauls-

Mich was the battle of (Iroton bury.) wib leil to church by hir Heights; and such as far a- my Richard Chmgh. and bom chinch unpeihct manner and language by loi t is ne, ot Ouedir w ho fc v v

can desciibe, isa part of the -utter- whispeied to her his w isti ot being mme vou have ot it the Worse

jSexer, her second. Mie leluscd him civ

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