Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 49, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 January 1827 — Page 4

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LIFE AND DEATH. O fear not thou to die ! -But rather fear to live ; for Life Has thousand snares thy fret to try Hv peril, pain, and strife. Brief is the work of death ; ' B t Life ! the spirit shrinks to see How full ere Heaven recalls the breath, The cup of woe may be. O fear not thou to die ! No more to suitor or to sin ; No snares without thy faith to try, No traitor heart within ; Hut fear, oh ! rather fear The g ay, the liht, the changeful scene. The flattering smiles that greet thee here, From Heaven thv heart that wean. Fear lest in evil hour, Thy pure and holy hope o'ercome By clouds that in the horizon lower, Thv spirit feel that gloom. Which over earth and heaven The covering throws of fell despair, And deem itself the unforgiven, Predestined child of care. O fe tr not thou to die ! TodL and be that blessed one. Who n the bright and beauteous sky, M iv feel his conflict done ; Who terls that ne er more Tin- tear of grief or shame shall come, For thousand wanderings from th it Power, Who loved, and ailed him home. Select io n Cu m m u n icatt d." ON PHYSICIANS. THE first Physician bv debauch was made; Excess began, and sloth sustains the trade : Bv ch tse our long-lived f ithers earned then f od ; Tod strung the nerves, and purified the blood; But we, their sons, a pa npered race ot men Arc dwindled down to three score years and ten : B Ur to hunt in fields for health unbonght. Than fee the I) actors for a n mse-uis draught The wie for cure on exercise depend ; God never made his work for man to mend. F om the Casket IIOMK There is no trait, perhaps moie common, or mote amiable i the human eharacier. than ttie attachment which each individual feels for his nativ e place with what resistless, tender and soul subduing influence does the remembrance of past scenes and pleasure frequently rush upon our mind? Our native hills k vallies the murmuring rills, the grovs the meadows. & the fields which witnessed the ionoeencc and sporting of our youthful years, arise before the inuginf i ot arrayed in all their beauty We lonely, look back with tender affection t the a red spot where icpose the slumbering ashes ol oyr dep u ted kiodied and friends nt. us chaste and pious me lita ion. we feel a pleasui cable in 'hnicholy steal over our souls whi h we would not exchange fot ab the spark tiog jus of tiansient a 'd unuhstantial amosetnents Jl it awakening from this pleasing reverie, we find that we are in a distant land, surrounded by straugeis. I i vain do we look mound for the friends and companions of our youth but all is s.id. lonely and disconsolate Tell us not that the gales which fan us are perfumed with odours, that the gennezepur unng neaivn mhi balm on it wings; that m; ,nd je-ammeshll the -oit air wuh ta .. .. i . i. i ... I. i.i. i granee. and that the verdant mantie of nature is spangled w ith Howther the spicy gale?, the balmy b: rath of the gentle zephyr, nor tte roses, nor the jasami-.es, nor nature's fairest livery, equal the air. the beam y and enchant meot of our native land To Us the whispers of parental love, tender ness and aflection, would be more ?,ul an,l .,.,l, ,han tlu, gentle farmings o the s,,ntn wind, or the sniey breeze To iimiiiic pleasing w odd b tiie siht d our paten' il mansion, though hung win i i-des, aod sin rounded w ith the desolate emblems of winter,

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taehed to a distant land. A Lesson. During his march to conquer the world Alexander, the Macedonian came to a people ! in Africa, who dwelt in a remote! and secluded corner, in peaceful huts, and knew neither war nor conqueror. They led him to the hut of ther eh'H who received I urn hospitably, and placed before him golden dates, golden fig, and biead of gold. )o yon eat gold in this country ?' said Alexander. k I take it for granted, (replied the chiel.) that thou weit able to find ratable? in thine own country For what reason then art thou come among us r - our iiokI has not tempted me hither, (said A lexander) but I would become ac quainted with your manners and customs. So be it. (rejoined the other.) sojourn among us a long as it plea-cth thee ' At the "clo?e of tliis conversation two ei tizens entered, as into tMeir court of justice; tbc plaintiff -aid. I baught ol tins man a piece of land and as I was making a deep drain through it I found a treasure This is not mine, lor I only vw gained for the land, and not for .my treasure that miht be eon ceded beneath it; and yet the t inner owner of the land will not receive it' The defendant an swered, 1 I hope I have a coiiserV encc as well as my fellow citizen. ! I sold him the land with :di its contingent, a well as eNivfmg ad- . . . . .1 . ! . . i . . a;naeb anil eon C( loenuv tue, heasure inclusively 7 The chief, who was also tbeir 1 1 supreme .judge, ree.ipituh- cd their ; words, iii order t might r-er u ! el tV dei'; ! o; S i h i ,i ; ; ' C 1 S O i : f ' f i ' i 1 v e : . ; for lie.. u'U h '- -i - v.ou ; I ! i I i e e .- - Vt-s' An in-! Ot he: ) v ..Im.-.'U'; . hen let. li.-y son n;ir er, and lv-;oy (iu 5 ( II ' d n:g'iireaore on the in:n ; e. n; ;v for a marriage pottsoo.' V;e it- iec s -:ned surnzed perplexed Tniok yon my sentence tmjuH the cidef as ked him () no J (nphed Alex ander.) hut it astonish.-s me.' k And how then (ici-dned t'.ie chief) would the case h:c been det ided in our eou rv eon!Vss the t utb. (said A'ex:md er) we should have taken both parties into custody, ami haeei zed the treastire lor the king's nser cNcLnmed the chief. does the sun shine on thi't country ?' yes.'- Does it rain there ?' Assuredly. Wonderful ! lint are there tame animals in that coun ry. that live on thegiass and gieen hcrh Ye y many, of many kinds ' Ay. that mut be the came, (said lite chief ) lor the . .. . . . . - sake ol those innocent amimUs ; the all gracious JJeiu.g continues j to let the sun shine, and the rai drop down on your ow n country, ; since its inhabitants are unw oi toy of such blesdnns.' Portraiture of iritshhigtnn. In- tticnlltelo's of ICaslihicr ton!" a work by S. Y I CuUs, Va the following particulars of the -Fuller of his Cunlly,, are given, and will be leeogoized by w ho have n. id the nlr.isorr ot Mving t, o!' lh,ir I u citizen, who so fully answered to the description given by S uike speaie. wheie nature bad s-et her seal, -o gre thv world usxur aaee of a man " Our limits oblige u3 to euufine out -extracts to traits.

bereft of thh ric.!i attire wUli which

the : i maul nation of the author has clothed thetri - Cenfinvt Gen. WASHINGTON, in ! the )rimr, n li!e. stood 0 feet 1 in Uur & mKmnl nr,.rUd. ( for when rind for the ...im.- IV.. m the period of the revolution, there was an csidrnt bendintr in tlmt ! frame, so passing straight behue. hut the otoop ir attributed laih-er to eare and toils, than to ae for

his -lep was firm, and his rariia-o ! ;r No ruimtiy in the u t-rld noble and commanding long after has a greater arietyof animals, the time wp.en ti e physical prop- than those found within the narerties of man are soppr-srd to he 1 ivw comna-s of right drgieesof on the w ane j latitude h orn the Capo. In it ex- " To a nrdrstie height, was ad ivt the largest, as well as the min.i ( . ded eorrcsnoudent bicadih and J 'Ursi, in nt.mcrou s rL-e.. of zoo-

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rai 'ner s; '.n e than ! i wet; 1. 1 never exeet dci! hoO': two '.onore;! fen totweotv His a mo- were b-ng. large. ti::d si''-'uy: and ! i hands tj -nen:iMOt):i s-i comet! . 'jiis ph,y-i;-g:v U1V WiiS lit - ..;.!..u- " r. ! ... i.v.i . ... ft unus, i! cejhis r ! e el):' -s An t'i'ir?! iini U'; ; v.-.' to i tic.ularly weil'siiii-d to hi n wno J : o:!e mi w ell. x 1 ! O ac iH'u m l . .e je .o so oit. an St i ;! i V i '.i .i O M"; him in n r ri.a-e in w-.o-, and in the i!oi;s mi-s i .-r ,f i he i' umi.-r. I ed in the i ioi -.'"s 1 vho) ot the frontiers, he rn iledthe iitio ter and the woinhoao in t'leir a it Iet "u- habits and tt iais of manhood ; H. u-a- amingiy v. ifi nf fn-t & eould eh-uD ii,e mountain stecu . . . ait ,u:f n i Ot M e p wrs of bi.n'r.n ins we have many recollections." The wiiter -ive's one. ei his havhn not i only sj.'.iouei I th. .e iiaopa':auniicr. bt'tow iiredei iekstMn ;r. with a - t'oa' ahont i c ize u a dollar. hut cast it at least thirty yards on t he o her side. A c We too, can giw a rec(d lee; ion' on t hi. subject. Tin cir i eum-lattce occtiied in lib'). V ; command ( a brut ,riK) men U:n j been detached f. on the tmdti army j n a jtost (n t'n.e h;mk (d" li-'r ! in-.Isni, ;:bo e Fort i.ee. at l iv -s now railed w c orlie. e, 'the x. i dadoes." S onn ah er gen. Yah ingt-n. uee.mplMii:d h v h s?aff ' visited the romro-md fu t. ' - ' " ' ------ 4 K X I IP usual parade and sa-ute. the tnums stacked arms ; o.; .v.-. rral of the of licet s k mvu amused f;emsi bc i with efforts to east'r!;ne lrun c ,),,u bit-ff i which to the evi ; appeal ed almost jerpf;ndiviilar: j n0 tU! ,iver tmt no o!c. was able to effect it. YVa-hingtnn sitting j vn his charger and witnribing the S FplM1 smiled at tiie ij ctfectuai at temt ts, dismounted, gae his sword to hi set v ant. fetched for a stora. and fu.dm.; oiu- to his hi: ing, took two or three quick steps .m min,, it u h :i iseai!edoi Vie r nnX Jjougias easl."or what e Yankee caU a jr.!;. it seemed to take wings, and'scaiit a consi)crahle distance almost hori 'IZOIV tally, struck the water at least a rod from thehme All the troops witnessed the (eat. and ga e three, spontaneous cheers. vi .en the gen 1 without the least appearance of w ing made an exertion. r nu.un ted. cs. i e- nrned to camp It is next ... : .11.1. . . . i i. 10 uiioos- n c io ( t'si' ine i i ir ven. ' . , , ! , r i ., .a...,,,, .... ,s ,e htouu.i, oi

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ur.s. ti t 1 k o' s rcnii n ;(j0 0r v army C .vitiuti -1 To xcash ivor Hen goadx The art ol washing woollen thii rs M) as to pteveot them shiinkio, is one ut the many desiderata indo-

rrirptic crrnomv worfhy of being recorded It is. ihcit fore with satisfaction wc now explain thissim-

pic process to our readers. Ail descriptions of woollen goods should be well washed with soap in warm water, and as soon as the article has been cleai scd, instantly nnmi'iH' it m cold atcr. Let it be wrung and hung up to dry. Vim nnrri Animals of llie Cape J Good hwv. Th.e oii-h, the largest "KMi.rM M'unii i" man ; mreiepiaut and the black streaked mouse. the one weighing four thousand ponnd. the other about the foun h part of an ur.ee ; th.e cameio partialis, the Jjl!r?t of quadu;ed,. and of ti e atoni!t'n g heig'U of seventtcn feet, and the uile rlegatit zenie, of th: eeioch.es are f.mnd 1 ere. Jo this district e. hi -ii m iy be calh d the menageie of Abica are th.e hippopotamus ti-.c h.inoceros t!e antelope, ;oe beautifully striped zebra, the lion, the leopard., the panther, the li er-eat, the wolf, the bvena. A;ivcdoic of Com Tiickef. Tiu Ltiu Register i elates the lollowing anecd ;e (f (J(mmoilore Til' ker I teotembet well bearing this ener.b e man relate his icceiving I 'h Ji s? commission in our n.ivy. H w as at Iarblehead s o);.- after Ids return from I 8'jogland, aod at ti e time Wash ington wa at Catnbiidue Tucker then a oune, man. wa cutting wood before hn mot Ci'-door, worn a gaiiy dressed rflicer fode lown t' e leet. It w a in the dark ol the evening and the fiicer. seeing Tucker dtus employed, rut'e up to him and t ked him if he eonhi infot in him where ti e Honorable amuei ! ueker tesia uc!:er astonished, a:isw ered him in the negative, saying ibere is no such man l'wir.gheie; theie i no other ham Thicker in this town hot myseif. Immediately oo hearing this 11 e ffieer raired his beaver, and bowing low. presented him bib commission in the r.ayy." Th.e ladies diess a- gay here as in the height of summer. I was walking along Cheniu street yesteulay. h.c'nind two sailors, at" the time two ladies were passing One ot ihe tars after sendien his j quid adrdl on the pavement, a d pulling op his inexp: esMbles exclaimcd - I say Jack, don't they carry too d-d thin canvass to stand a storm ? A'. Y pnjHr. A profitable wife We ae inhumed that there is a farmer in the town of 15 in Hampden co. ilass. who kerps t-,ver,et four cozvs and makes gieat qoantities ot butter and cheese with no other help in his dairy but bis wife, lie has no chihhen. and hires no labour except in the time ( f hay making, during that buy season, , Ul uiif iiiiiios I I.e 4 Cow s h UT1 : . , . . , j the pastnre. milks them allhe.-elf, i. . i .i ..... It'll.' ! V. i V V I'll I 1. shelves, and does the eookii lt. w ashing, and other wot k of the family I tan p Caz. Magi?ttute N. Clcius lllanlo lor saie ut ttiib oiiice.

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