MISVEITJMOUS.
FOR THE FREE PRESS.
SPRING.
Spring now appears her stores to
unfold,
Her wings are tipt with glittering
gold,
Her crown is deck'd with roses fair,
And honeysuckle that perfumes
the air.
The dreary winter now has lost his
gloom,
And in his place the sweet flowers
bloom;
. The songsters of the wood proclaim
The handy work of God and chant
his name.
The garden first of flowers the
snowdrop shows,
And then the crocus and the wall
flower blows;
The dairy, primrose, and the violet
blue,
With pink and polyanthus of un
numbcr'd hue.
The scented thyme comes next
likewise to view,
And fragrant sweetbriar hedges wet
with dew;
And last of all tfie shamrock does
entwine
Hound the fierce thistle and the eg
lantine. For winter's blast the busy bee pro
vides, As o'er the mountains far on wing
she rides,
Gath'ring treasures where the wild
heath grows,
llcr simple load complete she
homeward goes.
The cuckoo first cf birds announces
spring,
She warns the lark to tunc his lays
to sing,
WTio, ever watchful of the morning
dawn,
Begins his song and chants out o'er
the lawn.
By lonely banks you hear the
thrush,
Morning and evening in hazel bush,
Play o'er her well-timed notes with
glee,
And the gay goldfinch answer from
the lea.
The mournful blackbird whistles
from the thorn,
A dreary tune when from his lover
torn;
The merry mockbird tunes his
notes of love,
And answers every bird that sings
within the grove.
The practis'd angler gently throws
his fly
Into the stream, it meets the sal
mon's eye,
lie straightway rushes forth to
seize the prize,
The angler strikes, he runs ashore
and dies.
From the Cortland Courier.
MARRIED.
How much is comprehended
in these two syllables "the
twain are one flesh !" Thecom
templative mind anticipates in
it the future history of man. It
means a look on matrimony,
but at the same time, is the out
set of living; the outfit cf enter-
prize; the stepping stone of
pleasure and happiness; the main
spring of prosperity; the rag
wheel of adversity, and the high
way of life. By this Heaven
instituted right the great chain
of being is constantly progres
sing; its links are almost innu
merable, and reach from sea to
sea. To the
"Where is your darling?" how
often is the answer:" Afar-
Wee? and gone to the new coun
tries!" In truth, the states-
man, Ihe orator, the hp.ro. tho
genius, the artist, yea, the kin-
and the beggar, and virtuous
auu vicious, aic inueoica to this
tie for their existence. The!
urst consideration alter we have
cat our white bread, is a H;ei
partnership tnis formed, we
. uie newspapers, Deiween
0 f th e d
01 tne day, Married .md here
savp a I,:.' t i ,
tVr rnly lor tw0' !he
u goes,
why should it? It is the fortune
of some and the- fate of others.
He married a fortune is a com
mon saying, and a true one,
when a young man of decorum
unites with a lady, whose por
tion is, prudence, virtue and
refinement but he weds an
heiress to poverty and seals his
fate, who takes to himself a
dashing dame, whose only . en
dowments are, beauty, pride and
discontent. How pleasing are
the prospects of anew married
couple! The honey moon of
fancy beams in every feature
their minds are bis with future
happiness; they sport in con
tentment, and carol in expecta
tion, but their unknown desti
ny, like all created things, is
mixed with good and evil.
The fond solace of Marriage is
lost in the busy bustle of busi
ncss care and anxiety, plea
sure and pain, health and sick
ness, are the allotments of life-
Youth is succeeded by age, and
"Death comes next they make
their exit."
Definition of a Kiss. What
is a kiss? A kiss, as it were, is
a seal of expressing our sincere
attachment, the pledge of our
future union; a dumb, but at the
mp timp. nnHihlft l.inoriiaorfi of a !
livinr hozrt: a nresfint which at i
the same time that it is civen,'
is taken from us, the impression
of an ardent attachment on an
ivory coral press; the striking of
two flints against one another; a
crimson balsam for a love woun
ded heart; a sweet bite of the
lip; an affectionate pinching of
the mouth; a delicions dish
which is eaten with scarlet
spoons; a sweet meat which
uoes not sausiy our nunger a;nebonc
fruit which is planted and ga
thered at the same time; the
quickest exchange of questions
and answers of two lovers; the
fourth degree of love.
Love's 'Telegraph.
-If a sen-
tleman wants a wile, lie wears
ring on the first finger of the
loft Knrirl. if Un mi 1 l,o
wears it on the second linger; if; i i -j www
married, on the third, and on int a.' ?offec hu.se he
the fourth if he never intends to met"'lth a captain of his ac
be married. When a lady is 5". on the point ot sail-
a j i 1 Mn to rsew-York and from
not engaged, she wears a hoop P . . , . . .
or diamond on her first finger;: ;vll0m ho rcce.'Ycd invitation
if engaged, on her second; ifj 10 Meonmany him, which hcae-
married, on the third; and on
u r -c 1 j-
the fourth it she intends to die
a maid. j
When a gentleman presents a
fan, a flower, or a trinket to a
lady with the left hand, it is on
his part an overture of regard;
should she receive it with the
left hand, it is considered as an
acceptance of his esteem; but if
with the right hand, it is a refu
sal of the offer. Thus by a few
simple tokens explained by rule,
the passion of love is expressed,
and through the medium of the
telegraph, the most timid and
diffident man may, without dif
ficulty, communicate his senti
ments of regard for a lady, and
(in case his offer should be re
fused) avoid experiencing the
mortification of an explicit re
fusal.
Fruit basket. A man car
rying a cradle, W3s stopped by
an old woman and thus accosted:
"So, sir, you have got some of
the fruits of matrimony."
Softly, softly, old lady, (said
he) you mistake this is mere
ly the fruit basket,
Stumv Oratory..- In one o
the western states, not many
'years since, Gen. , offered
his services, as a representative
the Seneral assembly.
Knn-;b.L. .. -Jru
me aisposuiim ui t-
p.eoPle on the day of the dec
dui juon, tie mounted on the stump
of a fallen tree, and thus addres
sed the electors, whojhad croud
ed around him: Bobtails and
hunting shirts! you are a set of
d d ignorant fellows for
coming here to send a represen
tative to the general assembly:
why could not the man of your
choice have went without all
this palaver? But if you are
determined to elect one, I am
at your service: because I want
to go to on some private bu
siness, and have not money to
bear my expenses, and I think
I can do yours at the same time.
If you think proper to elect me,
I pledge my honor that I will
do the best I can for you and
for myself. But if you do not
choose to send me, you may go
to hell and be d d. lie was
elected unanimously.
Selected Toasts. The fol-
lowing toasts are selected irom
"Neirro Celebrations," on the
5th July last:
De day we celebrate greca
ble to my kalkulation, dc 4th
ob July homes twice a year.
3 huzzars and 2 niger 4af.
Wonder why dcy meet on de
forth last year, and de fifth dis;
tink cey meet on bote next year.
1 hos laf.
Tariff bill wonder, wonder
what hc say bout dc niggers;
Pe0P!.c makc 5Uch a Plagy tolk
bout it
1 nigger grin.
Gineral Jackson eber he git
to be President ob de JN united
States, he won't hang de rascal
slow.
Song Oli my, I wish I hadn't
come here
Peeple of dc Ncw-hingland
states set nigger free, 'case da
couldn't make no money out ob
Song walk in, ladies, and take
a cup of tea.
De fair Sec if he skin is
black, white man like him for
all dat; white man so unsartin.
.Song old hare what you doin
dare.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
A gentleman, says a Liverpool
' 7 T i T
inform his wife of it, which he
,. , . Al A '
aiu in uiese icrnis: wear wile,
am going to America, yours
truly." Her answer was not at
all inferior either in laconismor
tenderness: "Dear husband, a
pleasant voyage, yours, &c. "
Humorous. A gentleman
who had two handsome daugh
ters, invited a great company,
and belore thev came he r.v-
plained the different characters;
among them was a man with an
enormous nose, which he cau
tioned them not to notiro.
This caution tickled the fancies
of the ladies. However, at ta
ble they behaved with great re
serve, till one oi them having
occasion for a potato, and the
dish standing bv this jrcntlcman
she through her great caution
said, 'Sir
I should be obliged tc
you for a ?wsc.'
Loss of Senses.... A mischie
vous l)o v having taken the
glasses out of
his errand
pa7s
spectacles, the eld gentleman
put them on, and finding that
he could not see. exclaimed.
"marcy on me, I've lost my
sight!" but thinking the imped
iment to vision might be the
dirtiness of the glasses, took
them off to wipe them ; when not
feeling them, he, still more
frightened, cried out, "why
what's come now, whv I've lost
my lechng too!" '
One Hundred Dollars
REWARD.
TJ UN AWAY, or was stolen from
JLl the Subscriber, on the night of
the 8th instant, a bright mulatto
woman (slave) and her child, a girl
of about four years old. This wo
man ran away from the Subscriber,
executor of John Hunt, deceased,
in the summer of 1808, and passed
as a free woman, by the name of
PATSEY YOUNG, until about
the first of June last, when she was
apprehended as a runaway. On
the sixth of the same month I ob
tained possession of her in the town
of Halifax, since which time she
ana ner cinia JLL.1Z.A nave, m
compliance with an order of the
county court of Franklin, been sold,
when the Subscriber became the
purchaser. She spent the greater
part of the time she was runaway
(say about sixteen years) in the
neighborhood of, and in the townjof
Halifax, one or two summers at
Rocklanding, where I am informed
she cooked for the hands employed
to work on the canal; she also
spent some of her time in Ply
mouth, her occupation while there
not known.- At the above named
places she has many acquaintances
and friends. She is a tall, spare
woman, thin face and lips, long
sharp nose, her fore teeth m a state
ot decay. She is an excellent scam
stress, can make gentlemen's and
ladies' dresses, is a good cook and
weaver, and I am informed is
good cake baker and brewer, Sec.
by which occupations she princi
pallv gained her living. Some time
during last summer she married a
free man cf color, named Achracl
Johnson, who had been livim
and about Plymouth, and followed
boatinsr on the Roanoke. Since his
marriage- he leased a farm of Mi
James Cotton, of Scotland Neck
(Halifax county) where he wasliv
ing, together with this woman
when she was taken up as a runa
way slave in June last. I have but
little doubt that Jehnson has con
trived to seduce or steal her and
child out of my possession, and will
attempt to get them out of the state
and pass as free persons. Should
this be the case, I will give Sixty
Five Dollars for his detection and
conviction before the proper tribu
nal in any part of this state. I will
give for the apprehension of the
woman and child, on their delivery
to me, or so secured in jail or other
wise that I get them, Thirty Five
Dollars. Or, I will give Twenty
Five Dellars for the woman alone,
and Ten Dollars for the child alone.
The proper name of the woman is
Piety, but she will no doubt change
it as she did before. I forewarn
all owners of boats, captains and
owners of vessels from taking on
board or carrying away this wo
man and her child Elizafunder the
penalty of the law.
NJ1T. HUNT.
August 16, 1824. 23-tf
State of JS'orth-Carolincij
HALIFAX COUNTY.
Court of Pleas and QuarterScssions.
August Term, 132 k
Rosa Powell vs. Rosa Brasington,
Solomon Powell, Daniel Powell,
Mary Carstarphane, Geo. Pee
bles and Nancy his wife, Elisha
B, Smith and Elizabeth his wife,
Thomas Ousby and Sarah his
wife, and Thomas Gary and Re
becca his wife petition for dow
er in the real estate of John II.
Powell, her deceased husband.
IT appearing to the satisfaction cf
the court, that Rosa Brasington,
one of the defendants, is met an in
habitant of this state: It is ordered
by the Court, that publication be
made three weeks in the Free
Press, printed in the town of Hali
fax, that the said Rosa Brasington
come in at our next court, to be
held at Halifax on the third Mon
day of November next, and defend
said suit, or an order of dower will
be entered according to the prayer
oi the petition. W itness,
S.M.Johnslon,D.C.
Price adv. $2. 24-3t '
MASONIC NOTICE
THE Officers and Members of
Royal White Hart Lodge, A "0. 2,
will attend the FUNERAL of Bro,
Lawrence B. Wiggins, deceased,
at the residence of Mason L. Wig
gins, on Sunday, the 19th of Sep
tember next.
By order of the
Worshipful Master,
S. M. Johnston, Scc'y.
Aug. 21, 1S24. 23-4t
qudMTico
LOTTERY.
tourtii class: :::scnEiIE.
Ss,ooo
10,000
6,000
3,000
2,040
6,900
6,900
30,360
6,924 Prizes, 17,550 CSro
10,626 Blanks, 5 Tickets. l7M
Whole Tickets,
$5 00
2 50
1 25
Half do.
Quarter do. -Eighth
do.
0 62
v wiiuic HCKCtS, 23 OQ
oi y nan do. l4 0;
do. of 9 quarter do. 7
(tT ThcformcrClasspx
ing met with greater encour
agementfrom the Public than
icus anucipatea, the Manage
has determined to offer the a
bovc Scheme, formed on purl
mathematical principles ivhich
when fully exam ined and well
considered, will be found real
ly tcorthy the attention and
patronage of adventurers. The
1 .
drawing will positively tafo
place on THURSDAY, the
25th of November ixex
and be cojjipleted in
OXE RW
Orders, enclosing the cash or
prize tickets in any cf the northern
l-oueries, lor tickets or shares,
will meet with prompt attention
and the earliest notice given cf
their fate if addressed to
WHITE'S
Virginia Lottery Ojjict,
Petersburg, Va.
Aug. 26. 1824.
NOTICE.
HAVING qualified, at Halifax
February session, 1824, as Ex
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
mands against the estate of the said
John Wilkes, that they present
them duly authenticated for pay
ment, within the time prescribed
by law, otherwise this notice will
be plead in barr of their recovery.
Those who are indebted will make
payment without delay, as the es
tate will not admit cf indulgence.
Henry IVilkes,
Ex'r of John Wilkes, dee'd.
Halifax, HOth April, 1S21, 7tf
Forty Dollars Reward,
OR GEORGE and ISAAC
. Georcrc ran awav the first Sep
A
tember last; about 5 feet 10 inches
high; tolerable black; spare made;
thin visage; some teeth out before;
about 20 years of age. He has a
wife at Spcercoficld's quarter, en
Fishing creek, and is s ell known
as a rascal to the citizens in the
neighborhood he visits. He ivas
caught at Speercofield's quarter
when brought h.ome last, and no
doubt is lurking and harbored h
the neighborhood. I will give
Twenty Dollars for his delivery to
me, or I will give FORTY DOL
LARS for his head, and no ques
tions asked.
ISAAC went off the 12th instant;
is abcut 5 feet 4 inches high; of a
pumpkin black color; well maae;
active and lively; expert in wrest
ling, running and jumping ; about - j
years of age; has a wife at Mrs
Applewhite's, and I am confident
is in that neighborhood. The saiu
negroes I purchased at Sheriff s
Sale of the estate of WTm. Lowry.
deceased. I will give Twenty Dol
lars for Isaac, delivered to me, or
fifteen if confined in jail so that -get
him.
Uilliar d Fort.
July 23, 1824. 19-tf
Printing neatly executed
AT THIS OFflCE.
1 prize of 5,000
5 of 2,000
6 of 1,000
6 of 500
6 of 310
133 of 50
690 )f io
6,0r2 cf 5