mSCELLWKOUS
For the -Free Press.
Tn Mrliand unclouded youth.
With heart of fire and soul of truth,
I left my native land; ,
To wander on the ocean's wave,
And hear its billows break and rave
On many a foreign strand.
'Twere.vain to paint the varying
scene,
Thro' which I ranged from young
fifteen
To manhood's hardy age: :.
I sought and saw in climes afar,
The lands of song, of arts and war,
Renown'd on hist'ry's page.
Those sights were then sublime
and new,
And oft will memory review,
Their awful grandeur now:
But ocean's wave and foreign shore
Can rouse a callous heart no more,
Nor fire a blighted brow.
. .t
Those early visions of the heart,
The golden dreams that often start
Upon, the youthful mind,
And robe the world in hues of light,
To charm the soul of young delight,
Are gone like fleeting wind.
I said I Had a heart of fire,
But as the brightest lamps expire,
So mine hath ceased to burn:
And the gay sylphs of Fancy's court
Are now of Reason's wand the sport,
Which they were wont to shun.
RIENZY.
From the Petersburg Intelligencer.
OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY.
Addressed to native American
Bards.
Let the East boast their wit, their
genius and learning,
And knowledge beyond the com
mon mind's span;
While the West shall unite, their
own merits discerning,
And show to the world an Ame
rkanManl
Let them boast of their bards on the
old horse Pegasus,
And tell how they quaff from Pi
erian springs;
O ! if they in reach would only once
place us,
We'd show how the Muse of A-
merica sings:
Let them tell of Parnassus, the
mouth of the Muses,
Calliope, Clio, and all the sweet
train;
Such heathenish names not only
confuses,
But muddles complete an Ameri
can brain!
If a mount we must have, there's
old Alle&hanu.
Where all may soar, who bear
. our own name;
And for a.'Pegasus, if we must have
any,
We'll mount a young nag call'd
American darnel
And then for the muses, oh! the
muses divine.
To the heights of Parnassus,
we 11 never ero there:
Nor fly to Pierus to cull from the
nine,
While thousands we have of A-
merican Fairl
OLD ENGLAND. ,
The following extracts from late!
London papers, exhibit some of
the "extraordinary" things with
which John Bull is regaled, in
these "piping times of peace."
Boxing1 Extraordinary.
On Monday last, two persons of
the fair sex fought a manly
stand-up fight of eight rounds,
it the Honey wall, near Moke.
They had quarrelled, over the
quarrels of thexr respective sons,
who were employed in the use
ful calling of conveying coals
by Jerusalem ponies. The A
mazons took five minute time,
and of course were upwards of
an hour in the contest; they
were well seconded (one by her
husband, the spouse of the other
was absent,) and had. their re
spective Salvatani (bottle) hol
ders. Average betting in favor
of Nell, who was backed by her
husband. After a considerable
derangement of costume, it was
declared a sort of drawn battle;
but a challenge is said to have
been given, at two guineas a
side, for Easter Tuesdav. Nell
has gone into training, and trim
med her hair already for the
next set-to, her long tresses
havinsr been made a handle of
by her opponent in some Chan
cery suits.
Pedestriahism Extraordi
nary. The Herculean task of
doing 100 miles in 18 successive
hours, which has been so often
undertaken and as often failed,
was completed on Wednesday,
at Biddcnden, by Edward Ray
ner, the celebrated Kentish pe
destrian. Previous to his start
ing there came on a tremendous
shower ;of rain accompanied
with hail, which made the road
very heavr. Rayner commen
ced his arduous undertaking
precisely on one minute before
six o'clock on Tuesday eve
ning, and went off at a jog-trct
at the rate of about six miles an
hour, doing the first six miles in
59 minutes. He continued
nearly the same pace with appa
rent ease, until the 59th mile,
when he was attacked with a
slight sickness, and bets were
offered 3 to 1 against him and
refused; he continued laboring
under similar distress to the
6Sth mile, without little varia
tion; after which he kept on his
journey in a regular and steady
pace, (resting at intervals mere
ly for refreshment from one to
three minutes at a time) until he
completed the greatest underta
king: ever performed in Ens-
land, and some in cleverly at
full speed, as though it had been
a mile heat, seven minutes be
fore 12 o'clock on Wednesday,
.to?" ' 'Hanged, mother," re
plied the. son. "Well," replied.
the mother, "be a good boy, ana
dont be .hanged in your best
clothes, but let me have them.
I had better take your red waist
coat now." .
Nothing Extraordinary.-
A fans pas has recently taken
place in high life. The wife of
one of the wealthiest individuals
in the kingdom is said to have
deserted her husband, and fled
to the continent.
Something Extraordinary.
It is said that corns on the
toes may be readily cured by
rubbing them with pummice
stone.
Mrs. SNEBEB,
.if
But
not in vain;
the Ueityt serve, our forefa
thers of yore,
Have plac'd in our sacred Ame
rican fane:
bee and imlnrP. arniusi me ringing ui uens,
Toworshipandkneelletusbendvingf handkerchicls; the band
playing "bee the conquering
Hero comes,77 and other demon
strations of joy and congratula
tion.
Gormandizing Extraordi
rlary. A man who is now liv
inr at Wins, called at Mr. bi-
rett's, at the Goat public-house,
Borkhampstead, where he ate
41 lbs. bacon, two plates of
potatoes, weighing 4 lbs. a quar
tern loat, two Dennv rolls. H
Then while we can sing of our own lbs. of plum-pudding, 21 lbs. of
Boast of ,o k a?s pickled salmon (quite high) and
fcttmfc?0 wished the whole down with
Kneel to our muses, and auafF fmm fur Quarts of beer, in the short
space 01 an nour; me weignt oi
the food and beef, taken toge
ther, was upwards of 24 lbs.
Our lyres shall be strung to love,
freedom and glory,
In fieace as in war, we'll prove
ourselves men;
Trom the wings of our Eagle, rb
: . nowned in story,
wen pluck ourselves each an
American Pen!
Tlnstnn nnhce. two mar
ried ladies, dressed in lilac and
orange crapes were brought be-
fnro thp. court nh S:iturdav at
tended by their better halves.
f them had struck the
other with a broom, in conse
cuence of a great and intolerable
provocation, which was nothing
less than the taking lipid oi me
brass knob on her door. They
also told along story about little
Tommy, five yean; old, and
some old iron hoops. After B.
patient hearing, the Judge advi
sed the gentlemen to keep their
wives at home, and discharged
the defendant.
The same day, a young lady
was in court, we did not ascer
tain for what offence, who in re
ply to the judge, who asked her
where she was born, said no
where. . How can this be, said
his honor? It's true, your hon
or, said the distressed fair one,
I was not born any where. I
was bcrn on the water.
"Oh! he look'd like a full mile in
length,
"And she like the mjle-stone!"
fl Giant. A Frenchman is
exhibiting himself in Ireland,
who is seven feet four inches
in height, four feet three inches
round the chest, round the arm
under the elbow, fifteen and
three quarter inches, round the
wrist "nine and a half inches.
His open hand spans thirteen
and a quarter inches, and his
arms extended measure seven
feet eight inches from the ex
treme points of his fingers. His
foot h fourteen inches long, and
he weighs about 24 stone.
A Dwarf One of the most
curious of the many curious ex
hibitions which . are now open
in London is the Sicilian dwarf,
whose levee in Bond-street is
daily attended by great numbers
of visitors. Miss Cramachi, for
that is the name of this prodigy,
is aoove nine years oi age, and
only nineteen inches high, has
grown very nttie since her
birth, is tolerably well formed,
the hands remarkably good,
knows a little English, and has
a good car for music. She has
altogether the appearance of a
genuine Liliputian woman at her
full growth, and is, we believe,
the smallest of all persons men
tioned in the records of little
ness.
Thev started yesterday . at one
T-l 1 1 1 .1 ,.f VI. I v. . - """WUIUP
uray, ana me mai e u v . XA the iniiabitant3 of Halifax and
Howard. The horse naci xne the adjoining counties, that she has
advantage in starting, as ne
came up hard in hand, and with
fine action, a little ahead ot the
mare. The word was given to
start, and the horse led the mare
off in fine style, and beat her a
bout 40 yards, performing the
three measured Jnglisli miles in
the short space ofeight minutes
and forty-two seconds. Top
gallant last summer performed
12 miles on the same road in
29 minutes, beating the celebra
ted horse Dragon, owned by 1 .
Carter. All three of the above
named horses were raiseu on
Long Island. Mr. Purdy trot
ted the Albany poney, on the
same ground, against Mr. How
ard, one mile; which was per
formed in 2 minutes and 40 se
corids. The Boston Blue horse
trotted his IS miles within the
hour; and the Treadwell mare
uuticu iici nine hi unuui mHR Cwr;wc W :
and 34 seconds. The two last I roWrc nn rmc;m,ntJ :
horses were taken to England,
where they have won several
matches.
N. Y. Evening Post, of 4thinst.
j o . l ' " uas
opened a fashionable assortment of
xviiL.L.ijNii.KY, in tne licuse west
i of Messrs. J. Hallidav & c.n
store consisting of Leghorn and
Straw Bonnets, of the newest pat
terns artificial flowers, wreaths
and buncheji gimps, black, white'
mm tuiuicu tuns, taps, turbae
&c. &c.
Mantua-'makin & done in the m
fashionable stile. -
Halifax, June 9, 1824. 12-tf
11. G. IV. Foichr
TAILOR,
TBESPECTFULLY infm.
JDt Public that he has common
I business at LITTLETON, whfii
he hopes, by a faithful and punctu
! al execution of the work entrusted
to nib cure, merit a portion of
public patronage. Persons having-
lmclnpco wifVi liim 0
al the Post-office.
Littleton, June 10.
FISH & OIL
12-3t
Touch of the Subline.
rnr . r 11 f.
1 ne ionowing is a literal copy
ot a speech delivered at adeba
tmg society in one of the wes
tern towns in Pennsylvania:
. "Well the subject to he ex
cussed is wether ardent spirits
does any good or -not. I con
firm it don't. Jist think of our
ancestors in future days they
lived to a most numerous age
so that I think whiskey or ar
dent spirits don't do any good.
L,ong pause. I V ell the ques
tion to beexcussed is wether ar
dent spirits does any good or
not so that I conclude that it
don't Another pause. 1 I can't
git hold on tho d d thinsc."
Another. "If one might be
punniucu, unucr any circum
stances whatever, to think that
transaction so notorious, had
heeu perpetrated as it was, I
ceived on consignment, in ad
dition to their. former stock twenty
barrels Mess SHAD, of a superior
quality, aiso a iresn supply of Roe
and Cut ; HERRINGS, some in
half barrels'; and about three dozea
octties tAiUK OIL, which will
be sold low for Cash.
$ Jl 7fr. Simmons.
Halifax, June 10, 1824.
our fountains'.
Oh ! who would not be an A nv
Til C A XT -OK rTC.C a" AMb-
The Stranger
AiQllo,the God of Music. Liberty.
On a hasty Marriage.
Min.'..J i roll I o mio-VfwWa.: 1
oneof them, of the
In ancient t; when folk dirt wpH di radnum. COnVlCted 0
was to be one at board ana bed; gurry at Ulemslord, was tnus ; maicned tor one thousand dol
Hri"1500 ?ccostedby his mother: "Well lars aside, to trot three miles in
charmer either bed or board, boy, what are you to be done harness, on the Jamaica road
Maternal Advice Extraor
dinary.On. Friday se'nnight
as the condemned prisoners
were entering the gaol, in this
name
f the
Trotting. Last Monday's
Evening: Post contained an ac
count of an extraordinary trot
ting match on bunbury Com
mon, (bngland) m harness.
lur. uiles trotted his mare 28
miles in the short space of one
hour fifty-seven minutes and
fifty seconds, which is said
to be unparalleled, and that
there is nothing like it on re-
cora. .but let us see how it
compares with the match be
tween Mr. Somerindyke's horse
-topgallant and Mr. Coster'
mare Betsey Baker, who were
Bi s G. T. & R. Kennon,
TTAv I:G located themselves in
MM. this mace, oner thtir
sional ..services to the citizens of
Halifax and the adiacent ccimtrv.
Halifax, June 6, 1824. l2-8t
NOTICE.
TTAVING qualified, at Halifax
1JL rebruarvscssiom 1854. nsF.v.
ecutor to the last will and testa
ment of the late JOHN WILKES,
deceased, this is hereby to notify all
persons who have any claims orde
niands ajtinst the estate of the said
John Wilkes, that they present
them duly authenticated for pay
ment, within the time prescribed
by lawi otherwise this notice will
be plead in barr of their recover)-.
Those who are indebted will make
payment without delaw asthees-
snould be inclined to saw riuite tate will not admit of indulgence.
positively, if I am not mistaken, Henry Wilkes,
and do rightly understand the Ex'r oi John Wilkes, dee'd.
subject, which I must confess is Halifax, 30th April, 1824. rtf
a very dilhcult one, as I have,
on more than one occasion said,
with considerable emphasis to
the gentlemen of this societv,
101' wnicn. ll 1 nm wrnntr I
humbly submit myself tothe
reproof of the chair, which has
been so long filled with a digni
ty and courtesy, that, if I may
be allowed to express mv oni-
nion for there is nothing which
Lands & Toivn Properly
AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
T i 4m , . J , said town, on wn:
I more heartily despise, than house, Dwclling-h
adulation, I should say, in short, Stables, &a On.
sir it is mv opinion that if
the subject were rightly consi
dered, it would he found very
difficult very difficult indeed."
Opium Eater. X woman
was lately convicted in Phila
delphia, of stealing opium from
various stores, which she enter
ed under the pretence of purcha
sing the article. From her con-
tessions, confirmed by the testi
mony of medical gentlemen, it
appears that she has been in the
habit of eatinjr from thirtv to
juny grains ot opium per day.
An egg got in a hen roost in
London was found to contain at
one end an onion, absut three
quarters of an inch in diameter,
imbedded in the white, while
the yolk was perfect at the oth
er end.
Dr. JOI1N BANKS,
HAVING located himself at
WELDON, offers his profes
sional services to the inhabitants of
the counties of Halifax and North
ampton, generally. '
May 28, 1824. 10-5t
BY virtue of a Deed of Trust,
executed by Joseph W. Scott
and John TunL, for the benefit of
creditors therein mentioned, wc
shall offer for sale, at Public Auc
tion, in the town of ROCK-LANDING,
on Monday, the 28fA day of
June next, one improved LOT in
said town, on which are a btorc-
cuse, Icc-hcuse,
One LOT in said
town, near the river, on which is a
large and well-built Ware-house.
Also, one other LOT, Ware-house
and Store, in said town.
On Tuesday following, at the
town of WELDON, several
WARE-HOUSES in said town;
one hundred and twenty-five acres
of LAND, on Chockeot; one wag
on, dray, &c. &c.
Terms 6 months bond and ap
proved security.
G. IV. Batch,
E. B. Freeman,
May 20, 1824. 9-5t Trustees.
Ten Dollars Reward.
STRAYED, or stolen, from the
Subscriber, about six cr seven
weeks ago, a SORREL MARE,
supposed to be about five or six
years of age, with a long neck,
switch tail, and a split in the hoof
of one cf her fore feet, and having
marks of plough gear abcut her
when missing. Any person deli
vering the said mare to me at Hali
fax, or giving me information so
that I get her again, shall receive
the above reward.
R. fl. Jones.
Halifax, June 16. 13-4
Printing neatly executed
AT THIS OFFICE.