Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 19, Number 17, Vincennes, Knox County, 31 May 1828 — Page 4

SELECTED. " Hope cnmcs again, to this heart long a stranger, () u-e m.re she sings me her flattering strain ; But hush, gentle siren, for ah there's less danger Jn stiil suffering on, than in hoping again. Long, long in sorrow too deep for repining. Gloomy, but tranquil, this bosom hath lain ; And joy coming now, like a sudden light shining O'er eyelids long darken'd, would bring me but pain. Fly, then, ye visions, that hope wculd shed o'er me, Lost to the future, my sole chance of rest Now lies, not in dreaming of bliss that's before me But, ah, in forgetting how once I was blest!" 14 if thou wouldst have thy charms enchant our eyes, First win our hearts, for there thine empire lies ; Beauty in vain would mount a heal thless throne, Her right divine is give by Love alone. What would the rose, with all her pride, be worth,

Were there no sun to call her brightness forth ? Maidens unloved, like flowers in darkness

thrown, Wail but that light which comes from Love alone. Fait4 as thy charms in yonder glass appear. All, trust them not they'll fade from ear to year, Wouldst thou still have them shine as first they shone, Go fix thy mirrcr in Love's eyes alone." " If I speak to thee in Friendship's name, Thou thinkst I talk too coldly ; If I mention Love's devoted flame, Thou sayst I speak too boldly. Between those two unequal fires, Why doom me thus to hover ? I'm a friend if such thy heart requires, If more thou seekst, a lover. Which shall it be ? How shall I woo ? Fair one, choose between the two. Though the gs of Love will brightly play, When first he comes to woo thee ; There's a chance that he may fly away As fast as he flies to thee ; While Friendship, though on foot she come No flights of fancy trying, Will therefore oft be found at home, When Love abroad is living. Which shall it be?" How shall I woo ? JDcar cue, choose between the t'.vo,

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uicii.Miief'cfc his wile were

so charmed with its appearance that

they determined to remain on the is

land, instead of proceeding on their voyage. After vainly urging them to the contrary, the captain liberally supplied them with a quantity of European seeds, two cows, a feu sheep, and poultry, and such other provisions as his ship could afford

Being pressed for time he soon hade

them a melancholy farewell, and left them to their fate. There was not a human being on

the island except themselves: but it

was evident that persons had resided

there some months before, as they

found a decent hut ready for theirre

ception, and several acres of land bore

traces of recent cultivation. Our ad ... tit i

venturers nan ocen nearly a year on

the island when a Dutch trader was

compelled to touch there for a supply of fresh water, and one of the crew being persecuted bv the Captain. con

cealed himself on the island until the departure of the vessel. He was

kindly received by the Yorkshire

farmer, and had remained with him to the period of our arrival The

Dutchman, however, was now weary of the life he had led at Tristan d'A cunha and entreated our Captain to let him work out his passage to Cal cutta as a common sailor. Ko objection being made to his request, the

man seemed as pleased as if be hadi

escaped from a prison, lie express

ed nevertheless, considerable regret

at parting with his companions, to whom he was evidently much attached After presenting the former

r..wrii puni uu ough a vale ox teats, through storms and tempests, and chilly blasts of a wintry sky, the changing revolutions of an unkind world all all require my present armour. I watched his way it was deviousdark it was dangerous. Often did he stand upon the verge of fathomless abyss. At times he was expert and the wings of the wind would now and then favor him. At length I saw him meet a foe it was Virtue. . A struggle ensued ; it, was hard, but well sustained on either side. The Spirit would wreathe into a thousand forms, assume all names good or bad, as suited best his end and promised mot success. Now a halo of burning brightness would encircle his brow, and again there would be shot from his poisonous tongue a venom more deadly than the serpent's sting. Virtue

shoes were worn out, his clothes in ! stood firm undaunted. I saw upon rags, scanty hairs weie the only j his mild yet manly brow, victory or covering of his head; one arm was j death." He struggled hard and long bandaged up with a bloody rag, and he did sometimes weep. But on a slung from his neck by a suieg; his sudden his arm seemed girt with an right thigh and leg were also bandag- unknownstrengtb the spirit fell, and cd, and lie seemed to move with pain as he fell his crest came olT, as did all and difficulty. ! his armour; and I saw disclosed the

finch figure wrrr i? trnr Qniawjuj monster that had been thus

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ondition of those groups of fugitives

who continued every hour aniving

in Paris, during the few days imme

diately succeeding their signal discomfiture at Waterloo These un

fortunate stragglers arrived in parties of two, three or four, and in a state of utter destitution ; most of them without arms ,many without shocs,& some almost naked ; a great proportion of them wounded and bandaged; and they had scarcely rested at all on their return. In short. I never be held such pitiable figures. One of these unfortunate men struck me forcibly one evening, as an object of interest and compassion lie was limping along the Boulevard Italicn ; his destination I knew not. He looked elderly, but bad evidently been one of the finest, looking men I ever saw, and attached, as I rather

think, to the Imperial Guard.

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But it neither tecimg suits thy heart, Let's see (to plcise thee) whether5 We in iy not learn some precious art To mix their charms together One feeling still move sweet tofcrm Fr mi two so sweet already A Friendship that, like Love, is warm, A Love, like Friendship, steady. Thus let it be, Thus let me woo ; Dearest, thus we'll jmi the two.' Robinson Crusoe and his wife We Copy the following account of two contented solitaries, from a late Unglish paper: N Y Coin. Adv. TIUSTAND'ACUNUA. Extract of a tetter dated Catcutta. u'l he next circumstance that presents itself Co my memory, was our touching at 'Tristan Aeunha, appar ently the largest and most feitile of a croup of three islands which are situ

,nted between the Cape oT Good ti n ,:i m , r

Acunha is about eighteen leagues in circumference. The shores of the other islands are so wild and daitiHTous, that it is impossible to appto ich them except in the calmest weather. The one is called Nightingale Island and the other Inaccessible. The north east aspect ot Tristan d'Acun h;i (the only navigable side of the is land) is very striking. At the foot of an almost perpendicular mountain, about 9 000 feet high, and thickly covered with brushwood, is a fertile plain ol considerable extent that Stretches along the shore.

We had scarce! v cast anchor hefmv

two men in a small boat were seen hastening towards us When arrived on board they expressed the live liest pleasure at our visit, as no ship had touched there for many months They informed us that they were the only men residing on tin? island, iind that the wife of one of them was . the only female inhabitant ; the bus-

UUIIU 3 UlipnciiuiiMi, (UIU i ill one period of his life a respectable farmer in Yorkshire ; but having been Utterly ruined by a long tiain of misfortunes, he and his wife were persuaded by an old acquaintance, the captain of a merchant ship, to accompany him in his passage free to New II i and try their fortunes in that distant colony. The ship hav-

with a few amusing books, some woollen clothes, a barrel or two of gunpowder. a supply, of flour, rice and biscuit we accompanied Uim on shore, & were delighted with the ait of comfort and prospeiitv arcuind his little dwelling. His ui'e. a good

so

common during that period, that nobody paid them much attention. Th"i3 man, however, some how or other, interested me particularly. It Was said, that he was going to the Hotel Dicu, where he w ould he taken good care of; but I felt greatly for the old Warrior & crossing the street, but u ithotit saying a word, put a dol lar into his yellow and trembling hand. He stopped, looked at- me attentively, then at the dollar, and appealing doubtful whether or no he ouaht

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looking woman, very licit ly dressed met us at the door way. In reply tour questions they assured us, that as they had no children & few relative,, they had not the slightest desire to return to England r u some years : but when the inlirinkscs of age came heavily upon them, they should gladly quit their solitary abode at the first opportunity, and s n 5 the even ing of existence in their n aive country. They were now, howcrcr, in the prime of life, and perfectly contententcd with their lot. With an honest pride they listened to our expressions of surprise at the nourishing condition of the land they had cultivated. Theelimafc being remarkable temperate, and the sod light, they bait brought to perfection a variety ol fruits and vegetables, both tropical & European which, perhaps were nevei

before seen mingled together on the same spot of earth. In their farm yard they had the two cows before mentioned, a considerable number of English pigs, sheep, an I goats, with poultry enough if ncces-ary, to supply their table daily. They seldom, however, killed any of these, as wild boars, wild goats, and a species of

blackcock, abound on the island ;

while in the deep waters among the

rocks there are lish of almost eveiy description. The mount afus arc lit

crally covered with sea hen?, peti els-

albatrosses, and the various other

feathered tribe which haunt the southeren Atlantic. As seals are very plentiful, our islai dcrs bail preserved a quantity of skins to barter for other goods, with any ship that might happen to touchy at Tristan d'Acunha. Having supplied ourselves with water from acinar mountain spring, we bade farewell to this romantic little island, and its two interesting inhabitants." The Wounded soldier. "There are few circumstances attending that

memorable era, which struck me

and

to receive it. said, with an tone, ot for charity "

I saw his pri!e was kindled

replied, " No. my friend, in respect to our bravery and was walking a way. when 1 beard his voice exclaiming, t Monsieur, Monsieur !" I turn fd. and as he hobbled up to me. he surveyed me from head to foot ; then looking earnestly in my face, he held out his hand with the dollar: " Excuse me. Monsieur," said he in a firm and rather proud tone ; u Yon are an Englishman, and I cannot re ceive bounty from the enemy of my Emperor." Good God, thought I, what a man Napoleon must have been! This incident alone affords a key to all his

arrayed in glory. His form was more hideous than the fabled monger that Hercules overcame. It svas the demon of intemperance. MAXIMS C o vi ards are li l:e sorry horses; they have just mettle enough to be mischievous. Ctuelty is so contrary to human nature, that it is branded -with the scandalous term of inhumanity. The realuse of talking, is almost lost to the w orld, by the excessive custom id lying Ant isthenes wondered at mankind, that, in buying an earthen dish, they wcic careful to sound it, let it had a crack ; yet. so careless in choosing fiiends, as to take thtm flawed with vice. Settle your disputes yourselves, if you would make an end of them would you prolong them, eail in lawyers. He who jests upon the deformities of nature, upbraids the god of nature. Flattery is the base coin, to which vanity gives currency. what is wanting in reason upon an argument, is too often supplied by

raze.

victories. . The demon. I siw a spirit. From his countenance there beamed light, and glory more winning thiui the se ductive smile His dress, in graceful folds, if possible seemed more ani

mating than the ancient priests while ministering at God's holy altar His

speech was not forbidding, but drop

ped as did the dew upon the brow ol llcrmon ; and in it there was melody, softest melody such as might charm the coldest heart. He promised on submission to his will and per adventure I should have follow ed ill his footsieps to clothe me like himself and adorn, with all the pomp and splendor of the golden age, my infirm frame to lead me to a fount whose ci ystal streams should wake the soul from all that is dull, and drive away from memory's calender, the gloom which comes from injured virtue from misspent time from profanation, that should so engross my soul, as to forget all reproof all that is painful, and completely raise my wandering mind far above the dread ills of time's tempestuous sea. I gazed upon his brow, his shield his swor d and manly crest, and asked

why these should crown the form of

one who seemed so lull of virtue i

He answered, and in his voice I soon

perceived there was less of melody than of self adulation and uncomely

The stoical scheme of ''supplying

wants by lopping desires, is like

cutting offourfeet, when we have no

shoes.

Eslray Horse.

Taken up by John T Cm :i f f) fif r In innp tr f ? 1 1 r- a

vsA. ion township, Kuox county,

one Sorrct !I-rse. supposed to be 18 or 20

years old, about 12 hands hiirh, blaze face,

both hind feet white, sonic saddle hpois, no other mat ks or brands discoverable ap jrai-

scd to J53, before mc, WILLIAM HARPER. J P. May 7, 1828 1 5-3

COPAHTXEnsiUP SAMUKL I DM LIN SON having associated Jons I0ss with hin in the Mer-

under the linn of Tomussos I? Ross. SAMUEL TOMLINSON. JOHN ROSS. Vinccnncs, May 1, 1828. 14-4t

state of Indiana, MARTIN CIRCUIT COURT, March 7Vrm, 1828. George Frame, and Hannah By!ord." Admstr and Admslx. on the Es I Hill in talc of Henry T. Byford, deed. ? Chan VS. 1 eery

i ne reunors oi aio restate. AND now at this day came the said complainants, by sImort Kixset. theirsolicitor, and filed their bill for relief wci crj motion it is ordered, That notice of thr pendency of this bill be published in the Western Sun, a newspaper published in Vincennes, Indiana, for four weeks successively previous to the next term ol this court, and this cause is continued. A copy test, L. R. ROGERS, Clk. m.c.c. Hindustan, May 12, 1828. 15-41