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BteceHattCOtt? TOR THE FREE PRESS. -h. To Miss C. II. D. vfN- I dream'd an angel hover'd near, To tell me of celestial things; Methought her harp, so soft, so clear, Was hither brought by heavenly wings. Methought the ardor that I felt, Was only from th' angelic choir; Sure none beside my heart could melt, With glow of such extatic fire. Vain dreamer, hiish! that heavenly sound, Which thou believest so divine, Will ever more fond youth be found, In the sweet tones of Caroline"". , MARMION. Nash, 14th Oct. 1826. THE GAMESTER'S SONG. Good Sir, do not start, I'll teach you an art, By which you will ne'er miss your aim, Be not squeamish or nice to cut cards or cog dice, All the world plays the best of the game. See how each profession and trades through the nation, Will dupe all the world without shame; Then why should not we in our turn be as free? All the world plays the best of the game. The lawyers of note, who squabble & quote, Are expecting both riches and fame; And all is but trick, the poor client to nick, For the law plays the best of the game. To gain his base ends, each lover pretends To talk of his darts and his flame; By which he draws in the poor maiden to sin Who is left with the worst of the game. And so the coy maid, with modesty's aid, j To foolish fond man does the same; j When the fool's in the net, the prude tunjs coquette, And her spouse has the worst of the game. Then since the great plan is cheat who cheat can, Pray think not my notions to blame: Join lawyers and proctors, maids, lovers and . doctors, AU the world plays the best cf the game. PARODY. "There nothing true but heaven." Moore The girls are all a fleeting show, For man's illusion given; Their smiles of joy, their tears of wo, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow; f There's not one true in seven. And false the flash of beauty's eye, , As fading hues of even; And love and laughter all a lie And hopes awaken'd but to die There's not one true in seven. Poor -mushrooms of a summer day! Yet bloom, and be forgiven, For life's at best a show. Away, Dull drowsy thought! I'll join the gay, And romp with all the sever.. TAXES. A merry fellow, whose hard lot It was in old Vermont to gather taxes, Stopp'd 'neath ashed, where carts, ploughs, saws and axes, Shew'd the proprietor some cash had gt. Then to the house he hied, And on the door his leathern knuckles tried; 'Sir, (entering) Sir, your taxes, if you please!' 'What!' quoth the owner, very ill at ease, 'Taxes again! why twas but t'other day I paid a most monstracious sum away For taxes tis tarnal hard, I vow, A man can scarce afford to keep a cpw I ra'ally believe you'll tax my very efyes!' air, quotn me man ot law m grave surprise, ?You really are unreasonable j , Sure the main comforts of your house & table Are never taxed for instance.Siryour wife; We ask no tax on her.' You oonf! od's life! I guess you dont,' rejoin'd the grumbling elf, Good reason why! she's tax enodfch herself ! ' Second Sight and Charms.-A cor respondent of the National Intelligen cer, writes thus from Hampshire Coun ty, Va. "In this county, on North River, there are two remarkable instances of men possessing the gift of second sight, togetner witn a iaculty ot charming. The one is a white man by the name of Ueorge AharJ. the other a negro called J?hil. Pay ton, both remarkably stupid and ignorant. Sharif, who acts as a la- tjuey or servant to a Sheriff vyho'livcs on the opposite side of. the river to him, can readily inform his master of what is passing in the county, and where goods nrft Kirl on which he has levied and, what is more strange, give a tolerable account of conversations which pass at a distance, merely by the motions of the sneakers' liDS. He is well rewarded for the services he renders Mr. H. the sheriff, and this has made him of late careless about ac commodating others. Phil. Payton, the Negro, possesses the same faculty, in a similar degree, and is more accommod ating,. is the most intelligent of the two) frequently-gratifying strangers with specimens of his occult skill, which Sharff will seldom now do, unless order ed by Mr. II. who takes care of him, (for he is too much of an idiot to take tare of himself.) There is a wonderful faculty possessed by both these, men as it respects chamns. Sharif can, remove warts, and other ex- y'f " i i i l 1 cresences, merciy cy moving ins nanu with a circular motion round them &. 1 haVe known Phil to cure the most obsti nate opthalmy, merely by blowing his breath in the patient's eye. This is strange, but true, ana nouung more wonderful than the fascination of ser pents, or the submersion ol swallows. These men cannot be imposters: for they are too ignorant to carry on a decep tion. The neighbors for miles around can attest to their ignorance, as well as their skill in the hidden mystery of conjuration. When Mr. II. loses or cannot find a horse immediately he applies to Sharff, who immediately puts his right hand be fore his eyes pauses a few moments. then describes the identical place where the beast is, at that time. It is some thing curious that he cannot see by ap plying the left hand to the eyes. From right hand be has lost the thumb when this took place, it greatly improv- eu nts occua vision. It would be too tedious to go into full details of the wonderful gifts of these two men, though I as fully believe they possess the second sight as I believe Pa ris is in France or London in England. j Enough is here written to excite the spe culation ol the kUUK10US.. Clerical movements. The Rev. Mr. Hogan, we believe is well known in Philadelphia, if not in this city, and has been distinguished as the cause of con siderable commotion in the former place. He has recently paid a visit to New-Jersey and jn some dispute the Rev. Gen tleman sent his antagonist a challenge to fight a duel. Instead of meeting Mr. Hogan in the usual way, not with "Iiell Book and candle," but with hair trig gers, "lint, probestick and plaister," he very tairly handed him over to the Grand Jury,' and he was indicted for challenging "against the statute in such cases made and provided;" hut the Rev. Gentleman not recognising any court, except the ecclesiastical court, refused to obey , the mandates of law, and actual ly drew a pair of pistols on the officers put them at defiance, and came off to New York. Here he was arrested as a fugitive from iustice. and lodged in Bridewell. An attempt was made with out effect, to liberate him by habeas cor pus, and his friends interfered. They obtained and paid for his passage to Liv erpool, on, board the William rnes, and Mr. Jlogan was escorted on board, bag and'baggage, and set sail with a fair wind; When in sight of the light house the Rev. Gentleman turned to the Cap tain, told him he was forced on board his vessel against his will, and if he did not put him on board the pilot boat then under the lee, he would, on his arrival at Liverpool arrest him for false impris onment. Capt. Ilackstaff, thus addres sed by one of his passenger?, and not re lishing legal process at the end of the voyage, sent Mr. Hogan on board the pilot boat, from which he was transfered at his own desire to the. President, bound to Charleston; she under full sail, clear ing the light house, and in a few days the Rev. ;Mr. Hogan may reach the cap ital of South Carolina, and "further the depoaent saiih not." JMr. IJogan is a man of talent, and ta king his whole career into consideration it strikes us that he should have pursued tihft rareer of arms rattier man uic profession of the church. Enquirer. Charleston, Oct. 4. Fellow-Citi-.,ct-!t U now a subiect of notoriety that I - had been arrested in New-York hack, on the complaint of one rvi i TTnKficj rtf NVw-Jprsev. It is unnecessarv to state the cause of our de ference; suffice it to say that I found my nlf under the necessity of posting him I had not recourse to this measure until after having received the most ruffian like abuse it was the only alternative left me, and one which in my soul 1 ab hor, but what else could be done, Could I submit passively to the insolence of a purse-proud coxcomb, or could I kiss the rod that scourged me; could I pat the cur that snarled at me surely no American citizen could. If by thus posting this coward in this instance, I have acted wrons, if I have done any thing unbecoming me as a gentleman, if by pursuing this course J haverenuereu myself unworthy the protection of a country which has admitted me one of her children, and to one of her most re spectable professions; if I have deviated from that path which others whose tal ents will carry their names to ages yet unborn, and whose sense of honor is a check to suppress insolence and pedantic rudeness, have pursued, I am willing to make the most respectful apology to the country of my adoption; but I trust I have not; others with whom I will not, because I dare not, compare myself, have used similar means of defence. Witness Decatur, once the glory of our navy; witness Barron, long the victim of nati onal neglect; witness Clay, the boast of Kentucky; witness Randolph, that sin gular compound of patriotism, 'genius, honor and eccentricities; witness Wilson, the former Governor of South Carolina, than whom a more generous or honora ble soul seldom throbs in the human bo som, it is true that llarnss, poltroon as he is, had me imprisoned; it is also true that I took passage for Liverpool for the purpose of getting out of the power of this coward and his Uncle Lang,of the N. Y. Gazette; but in do ing so I have done no more than any o ther gentleman in similar circumstances would do. I shall conclude this Hurried statement of facts by appealing to the honor of my Fellow-Citizens,- tor that protection which the stranger and the persecuted have ever experienced from them: As to Harrissatui his Uncle Lang, ihey need not fear that I shall ever deign to notice them. "Were I to scourge each fool I meet, I ne'er could peep into the street." ' I have the honor to remain, Fellow Citizens, your humble servant, WM. HOGAN. Courtship. It has been said courtship' is the happiest portion of lives, i nis ouiuiuu ii luunuea upon f. suppositions -mo msi, uiai nope a, patience iiuvci utu wi uum uur wjsi and es are consummated I he second l. we always anticipate more pleasures i the married life than it will afford B, These may often occur, but the except ons to them are so frequent, that we not think the position can be allowed the epithet of 'a 'general rule." It SOn;e times happens that courtship is a happieJ season than marriage afterwards affords' but it sometimes happens also, that after a courtship full of doubts, anxieties, and fears, marriage crowns our felicity eve5 more perfect than we had anticipated. " Walking. There are few genera' directions given by physicians which are so commonly misunderstood, and imperfectly followed, as the injunction to take free exercise to walk out daily and to allow no state of the weather to interrupt the regularity of this exercise. It is not the mere circumstance of walk ing which can give any vigour to tht frame or strength to the digestive func tions. Walking is the means of effect ing a certain object, and this last it i$ that promises the general benefit of exer cise. It is by this means we wish to quicken4and invigorate circulation, and give action to the functions of the skin, to give a start to the blood and produce a general perspiration. I hese two pur poses effected, the digestion is improved the bowels kept in order, the equilibri um of the circulation preserved, the mind invigorated, and all the powers of the system strengthened: general health therefore is the consequence, and with out those effects of walking, the genera! health will decline. Medical Int. Traits of life.' There are people, continued the corporal, "who can't even breathe, without slandering a neighbor'. 'You judge too severely,' 'replied my aunt Prudy 'very few are slandered who do not deserve it.' 'That may be, retorted the corporal, 'but I have heard very slight things said of you.' The face of my aunt kindled with anger. 'xMe!' exclaimed she, 'Me! slight things of Me! what can any body say of Me? 'They say,' answered the corporal gravely, and drawinghis words to keep her in suspense, 'that; that you are no better than you should be.9 'Fury flash ed from the eyes of my aunt. 'Who are the wretches?' 'I hope they slander no one that does not deserve it,' remarked the corporal jeeringly, as he left the room. The feelings of my aunt may well be conceived She was .sensibly injured. True, she was peevish and fretful but she was rigidly moral and virtuous.' The purest ice was not more chaste. The pope himself could not boast more piety. Conscious of the correctness of her con duct, she was wounded at the remark of the corporal. Why should the neio-h hors slander her; She could not 'conject ure. . Let my aunt be consoled. She falls under the common lot of nature A person who can live in this world, with out suffering must be too cificant to claim uttention, b An obedient Soldier.... A general offi cer commanding at Plymouth, some few years since, once gave strict orders to the sentry at the citadel that none ecceptthe General's cow should pass over the grass. While this order was in force, lady D. called to visit the General's la dy, and on entering the citadel was, as usual, about to take the short cut across the grass, when, to her great surprise, she was ordered off by the sentry, who said, "You can't pass there." "Not pass here!" said her Ladyship, ''perhaps yo don't know Nvho lam." "I neither know nor care who ypu are," said the soldier, 'fbut I know you are nol the General's cow, and no one else caa pass here.,; Every Man to his Trade....The regs for distinction and notoriety is mischiev ous in society. It makes men discon tented with proper spheres of life, in which by nature .and education, they are fitted to move with propriety and puts them upon aspiring after stations fara bove themselves, duties of which their abilities are not at all equal to fulfil. Hence the community lose a good mem ber in one instance, and have a bad one forced upon them in the other. American Giantess... .Nine blach were lately brought up before the Lord Mayor of London, for having paraded the streets with white turbans on their heads, and placards onYheir backs. Mr. Iirown the marshal, said the placards set forth the merits and charms of a young American .Giantess, who wa3 seven feet high, though but.18 years ofage. They stated that she was exhibited under the patronage of his Lordship. A crowd of persons was collected round the nine blacks, and the officers conceived that, although the Lord Mayor might have sanctioned; the exhibition, he never would countenance such a mode of ad vertising it. 9 A hint to the Zadies....Ttie Chief Justice of .Upper Canadaha's lately de cided, that "however, ungallant sue'1 conduct mfght be considered, yet a man has -a right to chastise his wife modi rat el y. 9 9 Lock Jaw....A physician in the west has cured a patient of this dreadful m1' ady, by causing his legs to be immersd to the knees in fresh warm ley.
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