Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 18, Number 46, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 December 1827 — Page 4

Poetical.

cauisr in.thk garden. 11 He knelt the Saviour knelt and pray 'd, Wlua but his father's eye Look'd thro' the lonely gardens' shade, On that dread agony ! The Lord of All above, beneath, Was bow'd with sorrow unto death. The sun set in fearful hour ; The heavens might well grow dim, When this mortality had power, So to o'ershadow Him That He who gave man's breath might know The very depths of human woe. He knew them all ! 'the doubt, the strife, The faint perplexing dread . The mists that hang o'er parting life, All darken'd round his head ; And the Deliverer knelt to pray Yet pass'd it not the cup away! It pass'd not tho' the stormy wave Had sunk beneath His tread ; It pass'd not tho' to Him the grave Had yielded up its dead. But there was sent him from on high, A gift of strength for man to die. And was His mortal hour beset With anguish and dismay ? How may iye meet our conflict yet In the dark, narrow way ? How, but thro' Him, that path who trod ? Save, or we perish, Son of God !" t Aim. H?t;:ans. 'oQ.'m Anecdote of gen. Hamilton. During the lifetime of this dis

tinguished statesman, and while

on a journey to Albany he chan ced to put up for the night, at a ta

vern in one of the small villages

upon me iiuuson river, wnere a mountebank had advertised a dis play of his ingenuity at slight of hand, slack wire, &c. on that evening. Induced by motives of curio s i ty , a n d a d e si r e t o while a w ay ,the tedious hours of a winter's e Yvening, the general took a front seat in the apartment allotted for the performances. Jlis keen piercing eye did not escape the observation of the juggler, who stepping up to him and handing a silver dollar, politely requested him to hold it until he should call for it, adding, that it might escape his fingers without his knowledge The general, thinking some harmless trick was intended, and being desirous of humoring the joke, ve rv readily accepted the dollar, and clenched it fast in his hand, waited in momentary expectation of some attempt being made to extri cate it from his grasp, without his privity. The juggler, wherever he attempted to peiform a new trick, would first eat an inquiring glance at the genet al as much as to say 4k now look out for the dollar r' when the former would immediately look into his hand, to convince himself he was yet in possession of it. After the per formance had ended, the moimtc bank requested his dollar of gene ral Hamilton, who, on returning it observed, that he could discover no trick in it. I do. thcmoh,"re plied the mountebank : k You had not been three minutes in the room, when I perceived that if I did not do something to divert

ir attention, you would detect

ous as to make addresses to Oli

ver's youngest daughter, the lady Frances. The young lady did

not discourage him : but in so religious a court, this gallantry could not be carried on without being taken notice of The protector was told of it, and was much concerned thereat. He ordered the person who told him to keep a strict look out, and promising, il he could give any substantial proofs, he should be well reward ed. and White severely punished The spy followed his business so close that in a little time he dogged Jerry White, as he was gen erallv called, to the lady's chamher, and ran immediately to the protector to acquaint him that they were together Oliver in a rage hastened to the chamber, and going in hastily, found Jen y on his knees, either kissing the lady's hand, or having just kissed it Cromwell, in a fury, asked what was the meaning of that postu-e before his daughter Franky! White, with a good deal of presence of mind, said- ' May it please your highness ! I have for a long time courted Uuit voting gentlewoman there, my lady's woman, and cannot prevail, I was therefore humbly praying her la

dyship to intercede for me." The protector turning totheyoung wo man cried, "what's the meaning of this, hussy ? Why do you ie fuse the honor Mr. White would do von ? he is my friend, and I expect you to treat him as such."' ?iyladv's worn in. u) desired nothing more with .-i very low court rsy, replied. if Mv. W. in tends me that honor 1 not be against him..' SivVi thou so. mv I.hss.' cried Cromvvei! cc- hu)i wen ; this business shaU he done

presently, before I go out of the

first class, all the members are originally equal they are not liable to any infamous punishments, they have the power to possess

lands &. slaves in their own name, and are exempt from all personal imposts. The rank a nobleman maintains in his own caste de pends not at all on the antiquity, riches or renown of his family ; but is wholly dependant on the office he happens to fill in the ar my. or under the government There are fourteen grades in the army, from the ensign to the held marshal, and a similar number in what may be termed the civil hierarchy. The nobleman is not free to choose whether he will or w ill not mount the ladder ! promoti on. To refuse, would be to lose his cate. Thoinhahitants of the cities form the second class they aie partly free Among this eltss. the merchants claim the first con sideration : they arc divided into t'tree grades, aceording to the price they pay for their patent. They who pay the highest price, ate allowed to trade beyond the Simi's of the empire ; the second clas are confined within the boondaries of the country ; and the 3d cannot extend their commerce beyond their own province. Mereh tits of the first class can possess slaves like the nobles, and are exempt from infamy hue them Tnose of the other t wo classes are

novelty turned the enthusiastic heads of the French women. Elegant entertainments weregiven to Dr. Franklin, who to the reputation of a philosopher, added the patriotic virtues which had invested him with the noble character of an apostle of liberty. I was present at one of those entertainments when the most beautiful woman out of three hundred was selected to place a crown nf laurels upon the white head of the Amei ican philosopher, & two kisses upon his cheeks. Doctor Franklin While at the court of France, th is practical philosopher showed himself to be a little of the courtier Eeing one day in the gardens of Versailles showing the Queen some electrical experiments, she asked him. in a fit of railery. if he did not dread the fate of Prometheus, who was so severely served, for stealing fire from Heaven ? k Yes, please your majesty, (replied Franklin, with great gallantry) if I did not behold a patrol eyes this moment, which have stolen infinitely more fire from Jove than ever I did, pass unpunished, though they do more mischief in a week than I have done in all my ex-penmenls.-"'

! !

A professor lecturing upon heat, observ ed that one of its most conspicuous properties was the power

capable of ou ni ,g good- & chat- ol expanding all bodies. A hum

orous, student arose horn his seat and asked. Is that the reason u hy the days in warm weather are longer than those in cold?"

tels. but not peasants All elas es of merchants nay a ce tain tax, and are'distingt-ished from the no-

room ' Mr. W

far to go bad;

came : Jerry end mv

ing woman were presence of the

gone too er parson J v ' :ut

4 ma? ried in t he proteefor, va ho

.it-

I

in every trick I attempted ; efore gave you the dollar to

hold, and managed to have ir ah sorb so much of your attention,

Kit I got through the perform

I m

anre much oetter than I anticipates when you first fixed your eves

upon me." General Hamilton, it is said, Was highly pleased with this chief d onvre of the juggler, and pronounced it tin best trick' performed that evening.

gave her five hundred pounds for her poi lion, which with the money she had saved before ui.ide Mr. White easy in his cireums'ance. except that he never loved his wile, nor she him. though they lived toV ft gelher near fifty vers afterwards. Tovfohc Shell This highly prized aquatic production, when caught bv the eastern islanders, is suspended over a fire, kindled im mediately after its capture, until such time as the effect of the heat looses the shell to such a degree that it can be removed with the greatest ease. The animal, now soipt and defenceless, is set at lib erty, to re-enter its native element. If caught in the ensuing season, or at any subsequent peiiod it is as serted that the unhappy animal is subjected to a second ordeal of fire, rewarding its captors tins time, however, with a very thin shell This, if true, shows more true policy and skill, than tenderness in the method thus adopted by the ilandeis ; it is a questionless proof, too, of the tenacity of life in the animal, and must be further accounted a very singular fact in natural history. Character of the Russians. The Russian nation is divided into three classes the nobles, the citizens, and the peasantry. Each of these classes transmits its char-

mity not only hy gai b and cos

tume. but by their education also, which is extremely different. I5e I ween this class and the slaves there are intermediate conditions ;

hut the great mass of the people t

helong to tins class ol slaves. Mind ynur Business This is an. erfcehent exhortation, which in days or yore, we uvd to see stamped on the Rhode Island coin : "Mind your business" There was more real value to our fathers in these three words, than there

Hieri'l s a!e. Y virtue ul a tlc:i facias, on replevy 11$ bond, and tmnc d'uectcd from tho Clerk's office ot tin Knox county Circuit court, I will expose 'n public sale, at the court house door in Vincennes, on Monday ihf tivmty fourth instant, between the hours of ten o'clock, a m, and five o'

clock, p m, and agix cahiy to the third s

uon ol the law subjecting real and personal estate to execution the following tract ofland, to wit : all that certain tract or parcel f land and its appurtenances thereunto belonging, containing: one hun-

(It eel acres, situate, lying and being in the

! county of Knox, and state of Indiann. 1

was in the coppers on u hich they i Washington township, it being the same were imprinted ; move value, he- tract am1 farm of'an-l that Samuel Farris

cause they not only

the holder to go and

l. r -i ,1 - . , T i I. I- 1 1 A . 1- . f ....

i unu mnam inure Ol lueiu. out anu vnna ins wire, to Altred I arris, hy thev were calculated to promote dce(1 dalC(1 thc w.-enty-cigi th day of Jahis Valth, as they incused his finc thollsa hundred and

i"vi11; .id mucuit io inr iecor-

move value, he- iraci anu Iarm 01 ian-' that Samuel Farris Iv -idmnnUhed now lives upon' tvhich was b' teed conl admonis.ed xeyed by Jesse Dav:?s, and Anna his wife, d work honest- to Samuel Karris, and by Samuel Fanis C t I t . I 1 A i- . r - . .

Oliver Cromxidl Jerely White, one of Oliver Ciom-

WellV domestic chaplains, a very acteristics to its posterity, as the spiightly man. & one of the chief Hindoo castes do, and 'forms a wits of the court, was so amhiti- distinct race. Of the nobles, or

industry, and to make him respectable as they kept him out of o ther peoples business. Reader, let these woids. as the saying is, stare you in the face' whenever you sally out into thc idler's list, or whenever you are on the point oi inquiring into the concerns, or meddling with the business of others. in which you have no interet ; and. our word for it, yourself will be the gainer. Jonathan's description of a steam boat It's mt a saw mill on one side, arid a grist mill on tother, and a blacksmith shop in the middle, and down cellar there's a tarnation great pot boiling all the time. Dr. Franklin. A note in the volume-Diplomacy of theUnited States " thus mentions the appearance ot Doctor Franklin at the French Court : " Franklin appeared at the court in the dress of an American cultivator. His straight unpowdered hair, his round hat, his brown cloth coat, formed a contrast with the laced and embroidered coats, and the powdered and perfumed heads of the courtiers of Versailles. This

der's office of Knox county will more ful

ly appear taken as thc property of Alfred Fan-is, at the suit of Samuel Swaync against Samuel Fa-ris and Alfred Farris. S. ALMY ShJT kc. December 1, 1327. 43-41-8250

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ENTERTAINMENT.

TlIK subscriber has resumed his former husiness, in thc house sometime aro occupied by

Mr Frs Cunningham, as a TAVlLR?f on Market street, in Vinccnnes. He has built a now, lari;e, and commodious stable ; and has put the buildings in complete repair. His stable will be constantly supplied with Oaf, Corn, Fodder, and Timothy Hayy and attended by a good Ostler. His house shall at all times be fu rnished with such things for the comfort of Travellers, & others, as thc country can afford. He hofie by hit attention to business, to mrri; and receive a sharo of public patronage. II. JOHNSON.

January 8, 1827. 5l-tf

TO TRAVELLERS, THE subscriber has late.y taken thc

Tavern Stand,

r .

Formerly occupied by Judge Rogers, situated near thc coiner

of MARKET Sc WATER Stt CCtS. His houSC and stable are well supplied, Sc he hopes by a strict and careful attention to business, to merit, and also receive a share of public patronage SOLOMON RAT1IBONE. Vinceiuics, Feb. 6, 18C7. 4-if