Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 18, Number 38, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 October 1827 — Page 4

Poetical.

,f fiarodij on Mexandrr Selkirk's verses, or ' Song For Bachelors.

v'i am momircii 01 an in niv cell,

r',lt there is none to dispute ; Prbn the hen coop all around to the well, 1 am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh celibacy : where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy stale ? Better wed and have children in swarms Than in ' single blessedness" wait. K-am out of connubial rea-;h, I, must finish my journey alone, rer cheer'd with the smiles or the speech Tf a wife and dear brats of my own. Tire fair nymphs who give charms to the town Once cast their sweet smiles upon me : Every smile is now chang'd to a tt own ! This change oh how shocking to see ! The charms of a wife and of loe, Were divinely intended for man ; Oh could I but w oo like a dove.

How soon 1 w d partake of the piaii !

f youth.

Matrimony ! what treasure untold Besides in that heavenly world ! More precious than sd .eror gold. Or all else that thus earth can aiTrd. But the sound of a wife's lovely voL e In my cabin I never hue heard ;

In or tor sons did I ever rejoice,

ft .

M l Ursnule wlien ad oighter appear d.

" ie stars mat nave made me your sport, -r A Convey to my desoUte door, Some cordial endearing report Of f.iir cues I viit in, more.

Does any one now and then send

A thought or a wish after me ? Oh 'e, if I have such a friend ! A d where I can such a tr end see ? How fleet is the glance of the mind I ompar'd with the speed of its i'.i ;ht The temptest itself lags behind, And the sw ift-wing'd arrows of light When I think of the charms of a w ;fe In a moment she seems to be here ! But soon as I waken to life Jibe's gme and I'm left in despair.

xmc pigeons nave gone to their nest. The pigs have laid down in their lair ; 1 have also a place for to rest, And alone to my bed I'll repair. Ev'ry man should be blest with a wife :

de.ir K'fc how eixhantingthe thought ! gives charms and she gives pleasures to

reconciles man to his cot.

0 $15 c ! ! a JVom tilt Amfiii-iin Kirmpi'

On substitutes for Uan -Indian Corn broadcast on r?e stubble and stated its product and va I nr. Poxvclfan, Feb 1. S27. After a rye crop had been taken, the richest pa.t of the field was ploughed ; yellow Scotch and white turnip seeds uitc sown One acre of the same held was at the ame time ploughed ; four b'she!s of Indian corn were sown and ploughed undt-r. with a very shallow fut row ; an adj. inin acre which had not been p-evious v lv houghed, u as sown with the same quantity of the same coin, which was in the sime manner ploughed under with the sluhble : it was all harrowed and t olled. The land had been limed five years since and was in fme tilth. Tne turnips failed entirely ; the corn vegetated regulaily, covered the ground thickly, and put out tassels when five feet high. It was mown when in full blossom : treated exactly as hay ; but from the succulence of the stalks it required much mm c time and at ten

fmn.betore it could be housed I found mv cattle to dav eon.

, - - kP tending for it eageilv. when mu

ttons of it were thrown before them in the midst of ti e most fragrant clover hay The quantity was estimated at fwotuns pei acie Upooanothe. field, which, alter having heen fifteen jcars in common, was manured with oysterShell lime at tne rate of a hundred bushed per acre, I caused six bushels of corn to be sou n im fw mediately alter the sward and btne had been reversed Tt r - liJ'ul was harrowed el sely. and iHMviiy rolled ; the crop ua inw ii amj managed as that of tie t held. 1U piuduct was lmi-

mated at two tons and halfer acre In another part of the same field, manure taken fresh from the stable, was spread upon suaid which had been limed as in the last instance. About three bushels of indian corn were sown on the dung and were ploughed under with the sward, which Was after harrowed and rolled. Fewer seeds weie used, as it was supposed the manure would cause most ol them to vegetate vigorously. This piece of land although mitch shaded by a close row of trees on its southern boundary, produced more abundantly than the last It was cut and managed as before I am inclined to believe, bom V e

results of all these expertmenks

that tour bushels t coin in thu

state of soundness in which it, i

usually found after having been .it

tin eshed some moot hs. is t he proper quantity, or that th ee bnshcis bom selected ears' would be suf (icient. b must he observed, that tltc latter p. ut of the season was unusually favorable to the growth of Indian cni I have t lie honor to be. &.c M)n:i ha uk row El j. To the Prudent of the Pcnn Jgric. Society.

Fiom flu Ihnliiuorc Gazette.

A mu.h re-eected itiend ha

lavored t:e editor with the perusal !

ot tne toi: w?iiir letler.aMd pcrmis sion to nl' i'i , ; Extract f, fa Ir'frr junn an Jmiv can gehtirr.t'fr fnrceili'tn- in ;

rope, diilvd Leipzig, Saxon j

A lew ol the peculiar:; irs this country shall ivcuny the remainder of ihi- s::eet Km upe is a military coun'i ; eci y iou n. street, and corner is crowded wol s.ndiers Saxoiiy. whieh at best is but a very iucousi- !er dde kin?;dom, (the one ha f , :j j ..-

ceded to I':uv'ia h Alliance, liecause r; common cause, or for

part wits) rap'con ) :V.; about 1 .300 01)0 h&.J.:

don,) maintains a standing :n m ot 15.000 men. Trus-i j, 000(i()0 and liusia one million! ! Tiu-t

atmi' scost an immense s-jm ol

mo-.cy rriic people air. groaning beneath the oppressive uVig'hl. wnile the morals of tltc rising eneration aie w IVdy corrup.ttl Perltaps no ne.iple on earth are so passionatelv ford ofpmmenad i;ig as the Germans. Thus, we find in almost every town. & also m the vicinity of the town, the most beautiful shaded walks and public gardens, laid out and arran ged with all the taste and cleaner

imaginable. Dancing masq;v ades, concerts, gambling. miM-

"urn nut I'.xuioKinits eve ccc. are all the rage, and no inconsiderable quantum of the conversation turns upon those subjects. The meiits l the perfoi mers. the anpearance ot the masks the dexterity ol the dancers, are so often discussed as to nauseate the stomach of every man woo tikes no pleasute in them ; and wlut to me is most Mrprimg is the melancholy fact. that these amusements arc uuue frequent on the Lord's dav on any other. Still, howeVr. there is much in the (icrm-m character that excites my admiration. They a.e truly." a polite, lelmed, triendly, h sjitahle and iea.ned people. n no country har I id-eivcd s much tender-

uc and affection between fnnids, j

between man and wife, and be-' talents in the world must be tween children and parents; no known in order to be patronized. where is the stranger received 3Ian is the child of opportunity with moie cotdiality, and no circumstance cither makesor mars people on earth can boast of so ; him but he may sometimes many profoundly learned men ; I make circumstance Some years verily believe there are mo e ago a young lawyer of line talents authors in Germany than in half and drep learning, and a graceful the woild besides, and more books orator withal, settled in one of out

at e printed here than in most other . w estern villages. ... I f

parts ol the globe taken together.

He took no letters of introdtic-

.... rts ai on aiu, fcnpw n l , jj present fixed ,tl, n.ost intense v,:lit(.(i in vain forclicnts- ,;ig abii. ....coupon the U.n.c-cl Sla.cs; .;,s t,e unknown, and o, cour'c "'I1 "Kl C,:U'U:!aM" tniapprcciatrd. At length l,c

cuv'.su apian lor hr nirm htmwtth questmns concerning our t(lif;ntn nn ,p 1T f p n V .r.,:....i ...v..: . "... '(',.""()11,)l,,e- He took a rattan.

va k (1 over the way to 3Ir. Smith's store, and without saying a word, astonished the tmofinuf iig ilr S. with a terrible floggu g. A prosecution followed: our ourg Lawyer made a sn!en

did speech, showed what he was

laws and f?olitical nfiMi:-? w in

des. ribable. Thousand are in a slate ot suspense; w ondei inr whether it be pessilde that our government cm he managed without a kh'g, atul whetner'the

ehijsiian rehgton eun sustain itseil

without the intervention and s p-U,n, i',n hn.J ; '

Put ol government, or wmumta was n:yr unhmolcnmcnstate. Though s(lits of imp(.tanee He has I tune no doubt, that there a,e ; since made a aioe fortune bv his some ,n tins country, who would profession. rejoice in the downfall of our Republic yet there are many who jUecdete In n r i wish u, success, and would we-n f'crt(0,e In a u of mtirh " : !Tigious excitement and enn a va our misortune Soehi. t ' ,l"--i una i onse-

verv nan,, I. , ..' J.l'J ' i " 33 CS'f ea "S "P'"10" which

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a oass hot. in n'

m st h lenuiy reception I,et us in tiie mean time humbly put our trust m the Lord of Il'oMs, and earnestly pray him to preserve us irom pjide and seii'drpendr-nce. and to peipeluate upon the rock o. ageci the inestimable civil a- d reh.u.,us pihilegrj, which it is our bapp lol to e-joy."

H Ay n-urc took uninv

(a

denomination of Cht istians werp

in the tight way to heaven?- - Veil den. (said tie) veil we ride our wheat to Albany, some say dis is the best road, arid some say dat is the best ; but I don't think it makts much tifferem-e which road we takes for when we get dare dey never ask us which way we' conic and it is none of deir'husiness if our wn r: at be good." Prypctual Motion JSIv Lewis liabc. ck.a watchmaker at War Factory Village has constructed a machine of Jlrass. of about 18 inches high and 10 inches wide, which has the power of winding itself up once in five minutes, by means of a spring lever, that falls instantly, without diminishing or retarding the power of the machine. When put together, it commences motion immediately without any starting cause, and moves a pendulum at about the same rate ol a clock pendulum We arc informed that it has now heen rtiniur about five week incessantly, and several distinguished mechanics, who have seen it. saythat they see no reason to hinder its running pe. petually. until it is worn out. The ingenious inven ter intends taking it to Washington the approaching winter.

1j v.uty, u iihnut the charms of wii aim larguage, has but little t""icc nd if ;t makes any conquers, tt is alter the manner of hose brave genera's, who quick ly subline a province, hut, know not how to keep it. The empiie ;-bcair is at least aa much hhu.'taioeo! by the charms of wit, a by those of the lace. With a sound heart be assured you are better gifted, even for a wor idly happiness, tl-an if you had been cursed with the abilities of a Mansfield. Afer long expeii 'nee of the world 3 affirm, before God.. never knew a rogue who was not unhappy Junius.

The JJpinc The Alpine Horn is an instrument constructed w ith the hark of the cheiry tree, like a speaking trumpet, ard is ued to com y sounds to a rural distance When tne last ravs of the sim gild the summit of the Alps, the shepherd who dwells highest on those mountains takes his horn and calls aloud, praised be the Lord!' As soon as he is heard, the neighboring shepherds leave their huts and repeat those words. The sounds last mav minutes, lor every echo of the mountains and grotto of the rocks repeat the name of God. How solemn the scene! Imagination cannot picture to itself any thing more sublime; the profound sib ence that succeeds, the sight of thores'upendous mountains, upon

V'l"h. mL'..Va,m.,:t. hv! H-rmriterin dispute, he uould l" hi

-cn imnjr exnies ClicUsainbt her. " Inderd ,ir" saM

" U4lfcl "C1U 31,1 1,1 lMfi tlie lady,' there is no necessity for

, 1 , -i""-iu oena you to Ii your hill for it kslnrn then- knee,, and pray m the ,,Pn I enough already " P

u uuu souu auer retire to their huts to enjoy the repose of innoc- It is a brave man who stand' VIKC' j bullets ard the storm of battle r ,r r, f ,,p s bnner who um, stand. Gating inln M,ce, Tlie best tlauery.

T , r 1 r. 1 - .1.

urai oreiuren, said ana.

tor from hi;i pulpit, 'never put .yourselves into the liability of losing your reason Reason is o bridle which has been given us to direct our passions. On the same day the pastor got drunk. One oi bis patishioners asked what he bad done w ith his bridle. 4- Good faith,' says he, 1 have just taken it off to drink.' A solicitor who was remarkable for the length and sharpness of his nose, once told a lady, that if she

did not immediate settle a mat-