Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 21, Number 4, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 March 1830 — Page 4

POKTIOAL ASYLUM.

From the Literary (Mississifiii) Press, ORIGINAL. Mil. King -Sir: Should you deem the follow-npr.alculiti.-d to amue any of your re iders or w rthv a place ii your columns, you me at iibery to insert it. Voile redvly see Mister Printer, I 'me i n' hand it makin er varss. Yure gr imumr coucurns Fine not inter, So Fine fradetha: there's sum ornt want parss. Hut listyn dere Sr.r, and I'll tell yc; An that I conseve the rnane part. Yin cnticks tnemsehes cant nut spellc mc !3y Poke-to-::; I hunt that by hart. An so, withrut further confeshuns Of ignorance, Sur, lie begin; Eksprc.tr! yule make due conceshun?, Fie truck upon Texas, by jing. Did yu ever go over to 'IVxns If taint a tinocountrv I snmn

Itsasjist like Old Eden 1 O dere! what a good p'ace

of BrurnracU. It wa3 the character of Froth.

Sarc, I trouble you; but who is that acteur

who lisps like one sucking pig? " It was Mr. Jones." "Monsieur Chone 1 1 ! All the world is Monsieur Chonel By gar! he is every body! I hope Sire, you no impose on me. Hy gar! my head is turned! Monsieur Chonc again! but I will put down his name again! Soon after he asked another gentleman sitting near, the name of an actcr more youthiul than any of the others, who appealed to give promise ot some comick merit. It was Jones No 5. "Who is that Sarc, if I not trouble you?" 'It is Mr. Jones," was the reply. The Frenchman jumped from his seat, "Uy y;ar! all the acteur in this houae is Mr Chone. He play every thing, lie sing, he paint, he eat, he vapour, he scamper -by gar he is every body i him. 1 w ill ask his name no more. Ail the gentlemen ait

Mnsiur lV"s hi l

;:ekt s van!

Its the place sur, for ma!..-) er muany; Yuve pily to urn, an to lake i; Its tViwin v tt ! i milk and wild i rmy. An Butter an Chens if yule make it. Ner is thur, on this big durtbaul sar, A courtrv so good for tine iroot. Sides 'Jraniz, Lemmouns, y g.wld su:' Thares Shuger and Lassis to boat. And then thurs the tatnrs; I Miigir! (A truth maby sum foax wunt sv t i c r ; ) 'i keep d'ggin deapv, the.? biggur, E'ju way doun to Cip;xn Sinn' holier.

; mity! jist think of the game; I! ir. 1' i:Fai- vs Tygursand Bux, Am thous.ius which I cannot name. An limes of Geese, Turkyi?. and Du:, Lie be d-irnd now. If t uat real ':, To vi a hov the hunters wdl cope u n. V i i.'U '':' m t . world ecd ! i n,

A Ciipur ) cat t to

Chone.

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a?'-f I ' '. u inorr out at it a: ;au , I hav rote own nothing in my book but Monsieur Ch e!" Peseniiy hs Sa y Trot, the cook, arr a . uticc, and looking caretuliy

a; .md i.) see mi me observed ne inquired the name of the actress. It i Jones,' is

the reply The poor Frenchman Its ah a

ployed tins number to perfect greatness of i

Samuel, his name corresponding to the value oi the letters in the Hebrew tongue, which signify 7; whence Hannah, his motheri in her thanks 5ays, "That the barren had brought forth 7." The 7th son was formerly considered as endowed with preeminent wisdom; and the 7th son of a 7th son is still thought to possess the power of healing diseases spontaneously. Finally, perfection is likened te gold 7 times purified in the fire Mechanic's Magazine. From this law may have originated the custom of our binding young men to 7 years apprenticeship, and ol punishing incorrigible offenders by transportation for 7, and twice 7 vcars.

A butcher being asked by a lady who was possessed of an uncommon iharc of sensibili ty, how he could find a heart to kill thosi

come I sweet, lutls innocent Ittmb, replied, nvhy.

na am, you would not eui them alive, wnuu!

you

A dandy cr.ee went to a doctor to be bled; the uoctor, alter some time and trouble, succc e r n drawing blood from his trembling - rn. hereupon tlu dandy, alter a little ot h;s car nod subsided, raised his head and ex-

tienee. He looked fiercely it. the ' r.c of nis ; clainu u, elector I thh k you are a great butch

inloimant, uttered . nassionate urn." and

sl?. nmed out the box. By gar," sa?d he, I will have no more of Monsieur Chone. He has got in my head and I shall git him

cr ?' ' Ay," said the doctor, "I have just b' en bice- -;.g a great calf?"

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IVit t!ic very nest

i'C-n nr'n-.lashun,

An mi. kvhirr. a matter oi fu lis, Tne peoples as iVt-e as the n nun, Thty d.nt 'rive to p v any taxes.

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l'hem Vankvs, the b me ot a?,,.i . I'havl Mi ip u if hide, fat r: i -v u j'y Jor.e! th tyre the s.imn of ctea- v,,

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Titcni raeally fellers, ("odd rot u,l) Shall net pull me round by the nozv ar, Tayre r'ueets, fro u the t.ip to tK bottum; So o:l" to Texas, ! i;aes sur. M.

out never.

fafifiiness The great error, under which; the mass of men seem to labu- . in the at tainmentof happiness, appears to be the pro posing to themselves the pin suit cl some one great object. On the commencement of life, they set out on a st lect and prominent road towards some individual goal, winch, when attained, only proves the red object cl desire as far olT as ever. Happiness it seems to us, in rather the

consequence of a successful ;nd harmonious Conbmation of circumstances, tlnn the overcoming ul anv on dnhculty, or iie success ful seari n afer e y one individual object. In? I iie ot the child is made up A vhe momentaty puisui f rtiH s, and nis happiness and . njo men' lor the time deminds cmiielv upan his poet ess m that puis-dt. Men are hut c'uldrt of a lai get trrmWna;id '.uic ad' v meed period, and ptihaps.a caretul atten tmu to the hale things of b in, woutd be lar mme nkciv o muit in 'he itiainm rni of he libjec ofdeMie, than any one projucitd plan N)i th acquit c uk nt of t ti is much suujhi for and delusive state of existence We would gather up our mere emotions- store tht fn aw.iv with caie and ptace a value upon mem, tat beyond our present mode ol rati g

them ! he heart should be a ast store house, in which should be gardened up the impulses the very dreams an waiiderings of the senses The great mass of men neg lect all these, the pennys and 'ai things they seem to consider unnecessary to the pound. They would gather into possession the moun tain, and neglect the atoms out of which V is made. They set out, unfortunately, with some- brilliant and inviting illusion belu'e them, and when it vanishes upon then approach, they arrive only at the ceticluirm, that all is vanity and vexation of spiiit, and that the object ol search, is no where to be i ' mid when as is most general. y the case, . m ill lortutic is mostly, if not entirely atnbuiabie to their own idle, misdirects J and : . i a agant conceptions.

notice. The business -ami ilX Makron k Co. will be hereafter conducted Under ti e firm of Matron isf Hunter.

SAMUEL N MAHPON. JAMES H HUNTER.

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-NEW STORE.

tnr, snnscnuers a ; now opening in the new Store on Market-street, next door

to Messrs Burtoh & Hrrerd, a laige assortment of substantial and fancy Dfy Goods, with Hardware, Cutler), Quvensware, Glassware, lints, Shoes, Grocniv , tc. &c. all ol which 7cre rteently purchased by one of thr partners (who had every possible advantage as to price and quality) in No York and Philadelphia, and win be disused of on the lowest tci ms for cash; or in barter thev will ;eceive at lair prices, viz: Wheat, Corn, Pye Pork, Beeswax, Cordwood, Saw Logs, Iva thers, Diied Apples, Tallow, D-. t s-ic En,, cn, Beans, Deerskins, Onions he togtthet with all ther merchantable :i uc . . the product of home industry MARRON Sc HUNTER ITT M 8c II. now possess the Columbian Stk am vIill, and will with thciequisu cn-

con . ment, continue the Store in thr i

ARRIVAL AND DEPAUTURE OF THE MAILS, AT AND FROM VINCENNZS, INDIANA. EASTERN From Louisville, Kentucky. Arrrives Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 12 o'clock, M. and closes Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2, P. M. WEST E R N From St. Louis, Missouri Arrives Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, at 12 o'clock, M. and closes Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 2, P.-TV1. NORTHERN From Terre Haute, Jnd. Arrives Tuesdays at 10 o'clock, A. M. anc Fridays at 6, P. M. and closes 1 oesdaya and Fridays at 7, P. M. NORTHER N From Vmin, Illinois. Arrives Mondays at 6 o'clock, P. M. nn closes on Tuesday "at 5, P. M.

SOUTHERN From Shawnee I cm, III.

Arrives on Tuesdays at 6 o'clock, P. M.

and closes on TI.ursdc.ys at 4, P. M. SOU 1 HERN From EansviUe,Ind. Arrives on Fi idays at 6 o'clock, P. M. and closes on Tuesdays at 9 o'clock, P. M. The Office will be open for the delivery of 1c tters on Sundays, one hour after the arrival cf the Western Mail. Cr Letters intended for pending mails must be deposited in the Post Office cne hour previous to the time of closing. JOHN SCO IT, Post Master. Vincerir.es, Feb. U, 1830 1 Jt.

NOTICE. TJpHE subscriber has now in complete op 3i eration, in PifiscsToy, Gibson county,

Indiana, a

FULLING MILL

and will attend to all orders in that line of

business, punctually. Persons residing in Knox county, who wish cloth Fulled, will please leave the same at the Stage Office io Vincennes, as arrangements have been made with the proprietors, to bring and return the same, free or cost A similar arrangement has been made for the convenience of the citizens uf Vandeburoh Sc Posey counties. He pledges himself to dress, and colovr if required,, in a complete and workman like manner, all cloth forwarded to him. JAMES EVANS. March IS. 1829 6-tf Improved Property for Sale in Tin; t tvN or trinceton, ind. f

( Inn IIoiup nnrl T ot ti '

,LW1 ii"- l- H M m ml V T? A 11 t) ' l ? -

ciiv.i r.i the Mill: thev want to nurch ,-.! Hij.1"" "'J1.5 iavc zua v'Uur'

e r ,ie hn ot tne public square. ishels nf Com . ....,,.., . .

I was considerably atnuse-i t.'-t: otlirr r ritnir at the theatre. It wis 5 ir.sr' ' htn

t',; Jone.ies Ivad a finder in the drafiv.i'ick pie. A Frencli getitifman with IV ir. ?.!- I heir an-' Thite glove, who sat in the same hex, pered to take an intense interest in the r 'ornMp.ces. lleini a stranger he ad i'? myself several times. He was w.;;tdv.rfr y delighted It Ii the versatile talents t Mr. Jones." " rsr,' said he, fie is the wjv.der of the iv or id " First the gorgeous Turkish pavillion of Jones No. I, excited his admiration. He inquired the name of the artist It is Mr. Jones " " By iar, he is von grand painter; Mr.C.'ionehe is called. He is threat man. I will write down his name." Presently Mr. Jones No. 2 made his appearance in tasteful rontumc and sung March to the battle field." The French jTCn'Jcman was in e;tacies. Sare that is a fi Mn(ir. He Hppcars like Napoleon befo'f he impcri.d iuatd " 4Wnat is his nvve!" it is Mr Jonci" "Monsieur Ch nc"-he replied vit'i cstrcme surprise, tiU uar! he is y;reat man he paint, he sin.

I write down his name rain " N t ' aftcwai ds Mr Jones N(i 3, appeared o the t.Tpis as Gohhle. I he gust . wit'i wh'n h he led and licked his lip-. acted his attention. "There is one tiand acteur. What is he?" That is Mr Jnes" The Ftench-nan stared with doub' and Stinze ncnt. 4,1onsieur Chone come agjin. 1U ir r he is cev boly He oaint, ticsio, he at )il;e one c without choaking? Hv par I tn surnrisc! 1 w'Pl write down his name onrf - nv " Io th --ou' se of the piece, which a Pi rii ' ! ftondnn, the Frenchman was i itrr Cseil " "!her "harartcr. o im txm'site held hark ids head, shut his ey;s and lirted a white ondkerchtef with all the grace

IHT,

r'ir .Yu?;:ber of ven Seven is composed of the two first perfect numbers, edual and !j cq rjl -tine" i'lul iGtir lot; the numbc fro

;i repeated unity, which is no

is nut perfect. HipDucrais savs

t 1 j ; he septenary number, by its occult ti nes, tends to the accomplishment of all things, is the dispenser of life and luuntain of a!l its c aiies ; and like Shakspeare, he div: ics the lilc ol man into seven ages. In 7 n? nthsa child may be born and live, and not before; and anciently it was not named before seven days not being accounted fully to have life before that periodical day the teeth spring out in the 7th month, and are shed and renewed in the 7th year, when infancy is changed into childhood at tuicc 7 years puberty begins; at tbticc 7 years the faculties are developed, manhood commences, and wc become legally con, petent to all civil acts at four umts 7 man is in the full possession ol his strength; at five times 7 he is fit for the business of the world at six times 7 he be

comes grave and wise, or never at 7 times 7 he attains his apogee, and from that time

decays at eight times 7 he is in his first

climacteric at nine times 7, or 63, he is in

his grand climacteric or vear ol danger and ten times 7, or three score years and ten, has

been pronounced bv the Royal Prophet the otural period of human life The 7th year.

is well as the 7th dav, was directed to be

Sabbath of rest for all things; and at the end

of 7 times 7 yeats commenced the grand ju

bi'ee. bvcry 7th year there was a general

release from all debts, and all bondsmen uei

set free Every seven ears of the law was

directed tMhere.'.d to l tic people and by t !isr, man was commanded to forgive hi oi

ending brother 7 tnofs; but the meekness

' ! the last rrve ded rr'iginti extended hish j nTi'v nd forra1 anre to 70 times 7 4 I rain ha!l be revenged 7 ioid, truly Earner; 70 time? 7." The Rabbins say, that God cm

medi. y fifry thousand bushels

und tWL.ty thou and bushr -s win a

shall at each establishment stud) to accommoda'e customers. Vincennes, Dec 1. 1 B.1), A'? -f

Hats Made & Sold, hu f n n nnwi:

f (VlitCRNXES, Ihmanj,) In the house lately occupied bv

James fcf Mcr;,'iiir, as an Ircn store, on Se

cond street, one door above Market street.

rho p-iccs of hats in general, arc for

Beaver, - glO Fine Rorams, g5 Fir.r Castor, 8 Coarse do 3

Coarse do 6

1 Hats made in the shops here, arc in geneal, much superior to those imported from he Eaktem states, for the latter are made of

the coarsest wool, and naped with rabit fur

the farmers would find it to their interest, at

least 25 per cent, to purchase from the manufacturers. I pledge myself that my Hats shall be made in the best manner, of sufierior stuff, and in the most Fashionable style.

RICHARD P. PRICE. February, 1829. 2-lf SCTPORK, CORA'W OATS, will be re-

ceived in exchange for Hats. R. P. P.

I c rt I t t T Yilr. fr 1 1 1 1 lfl i it n rrrt Miin ttraa)'

d . , .... w. j v. iiuii'iiiiu Ull 9ii.Ck

uii 01 wi.itn win uc 5010 on reasonable term0, tor Cash or Pork ; tor particulars inquire oi William Hatur. -. n. JOHN N TRUESDELL. Octobei 3. 82'J. C5-6m

MACHINE CARDS, AND

WOOL CARDING MACHINES.

& (To IBOiS

"'HE Subtjcribtr will give a bargain ia ii 4t'U acres ol land, No. 231, additional

-i ir ai .

uuisauui . mint, t jor n ni rt irsm n f 1 1 . . f ' r

. - - - " , lingsworth, an indisputable title will b$tlf given a description of the land, its advantageous situation, Zc. is deemed unneces-

sary, as it is presumed any person wishing to purchase f l examine for himself. ' N. SMITH. October 24, 1829. 37-tf

REMOVAL. JT WOULD infofm my friends and custoM. nicrs, and the public in general,that hav ing sustained a great loss by fire which consumed my old tavern staod, I have removed to the frame building, 3 part of which was lately opcupied 33 a Saddler's shop, nearly on-

posite me atanu in wnicn 1 tormcriy kept tav em; where, I am in hopes, I shall be able to" accommodate any and all persons in the best

manner possible.. BAZIL BROWN. Priceton, Feb. 11, 1830. 2-4t

Sf.

STATE OF INDIANA, Knox County.

1TJ EFORE me, Martin Robinson, one of the JiJ) Justices of the Peace, in and for the

z- . , . . , , county aforesaid, personally came George W Actis constantly cn hand, an assortment 0 r. . , , . 1 . . 7 ,.b

MACHINE CARDS. Of almost every description, cither for Cotton or Wool Carding, warranted of the best quality. ALSO. WOOL CARDING MACHINE, Built on the most appproved plans, and of the best workmanship. Likewise, a variety of other articles required in the Carding and Cloth Dressing Business, viz: Machine Castings ; Fuller's Press Scicw ; Press Places; Fuller's Stoves, with Plates; Dt Kettics ; Jack Cards; Comb Plates; Cleaning Combs ; CardPlyers; See. Also -A general assortment of DYE STUFFS. All of which are offered at reuctd prices.

Allotders for any of the above articles, dl be promptly attended to, and the goods

I iiwatdcd. when required, to any place situ ated on the Ohio, or other navigable rivers. Cincinnati Jan. U30. 50-8w.

Ewing, who being duly sworn according to law,deposeth and saith that Christian Graeter of Knox county, hath threatened to kill this deponent, and that he verily believes the.

said Christian Ciracter will do some bodily injuiy to this deponent, and therefore prays

surety ot the peace to be given by said Chris

tian Gracter. Signed,

GEO. W. EWING. Sworn to,and subscribed belorc mc the 1 7ta

ol February, 1830.

MAR 1TN ROBINSON, P. The above is a true copy of the origins!, filed in my ofTice. M R. J P. Vincennes, Feb 20, 1830 2-3l

WANTED, A JOURNEYMAN Tanner, to whom 1. liberal wages and steady employment will be given, provided he be an industrious and steady man JOHN MURPHY. Washington, Jan. 9, 1830.