iSceUaneott
ron the rr.EE puess.
To fF .
Must I thy fetters always wear,
And mc wilt thou not eloign to save?
Must I this burthen always bear,
And wilt thou no compassion have?
O, snatch from death my sinking heart,
And let me in thy arms repose;
Thou canst to mc fresh lite impart,
And I'll to thee new charms disclose.
Have pity on a tender maid,
Who can no other man endure;
Before she in the grave is laid,
When thou canst sec her face no more.
Haste, hasie, on love's swift pinions fly,
And snatch her from the jaws of death;
Else soon she'll draw the last deep sigh
For thee, breathe out her luit short breath.
Perhaps some other eye has caught
The glance, that 1 was won't to claim;
Th' embrace that I have often sought,
And doth thy god-like form sustain"
If so Farewell to joy and peace!
Them I disclaim them seek no more;
I'll find in death a sweet release,
From ail my woes and troubles sore.
But then, a perjur'd wictch thou art,
For thou didst swear to own me thine;
Yes thou didst pledge to mc thy heart,
Then left mc here in wo to pine.
But though thou hast thus fickle prov'd,
To sacred vows 1 yet am true;
J have no other mortal lov'd
Yet thou dost now my soul undo.
Farewell! my peace, my life, my joy,
I die but I forgive thee all;
May'st thou some other mr.id enjoy,
And may thy beauty never pall.
Uoancke, 1827. SUSANNAH.
THE HEART.
Go count the sand, and you will find
An endless task to fix your mind;
And just as endless 'tis to trace,
Perfection in the human race.
For cv'ry heart is prone to sin,
And often lets Old Harry in;
Who bustles rapidly about,
And tries to turn all goodness on't.
For then a doubtless strife begins,
He cither loses or he wins;
For oft in firm, and wild array
Virtue triumphant holds her sway,
And plants such innocence about.
His rev'rence has to hurry out.
SLJNDER
Believe not each aspersing tongue,
As mcst weak persons do;
But still believe that story "wrong,
Which ought, not to bo true.
Advice to young Ladles. A
voung lady, at eighteen, oil on
'.eecls a warning voice lo point
jut tlio quicksands over which she
is speeding her thoughtless ca
reer. If you are beautiful and
liave many admirers, 1 am sorry
for it. A young woman, whose
conduct is marked with strict ho
nor and principles, cannot have
many admirers. There is no
thing that more certainly marks aj
bad heart and depraved moral
principles, or wrorse, a thorough
destitution of it, than this cruel
and guilty encouragement of ho
norable love.
A young man is never long at
tached to a young lady without
her being aware of it common
ly indeed before he is himself a
ware of the nature and extent of
liis feelings. The knowledge is
almost intuitive. From that mo
ment, if she be persuaded she
cannot reciprocate his sentiment,
her course is plain before her it
is cool understanding, unhesita
ting repulse on every occasion,
place and manner. Love will die
without hope. To crush love in
the bud is easy; but trifle and tam
per with it till it has taken root in
the heart, and its destruction is
attended with the extinction of the
heart's noblest feelings.
Never forget this prime maxim
in these matters, not to discour
age is always to encourage A
mean and culpable species of co
quetry, is the practice of not giv
ing a decided encouragement or
repulse, with a view of keeping
your slave till you have learned, lo
use the cant phrase, you cannot do
better. I know not an expression
that betrays mora despicable
meanness, and she who uses it,
shows a willingness to sell her
hand, to traffic her person for va
lue received, that is revolting in
the highest degree.
No one, not even a parent, can
tell what character will render a
lady happy, but herself. On her
self alone "then, must and ought to
rest the responsibility of her
choice. I have seen so many
marriages commenced with all the
glitter of wealth and pomp, ter
minate in misery and broken
hearts; and so many that were be
gun with no very promising auspi
ces, which has proved as happy as
human life admits, that I am con
vinced that the parent who offi
cially interposes, stands answera
ble to God, his child, and his eon
science, in a degree of responsiblc
ness most fearful Sc tremendous.
Ladies too often attempt to gain
husbands as anglers catch fish
by drawing the bait as he ap
proaches it, till he is impelled to
grasp at every hazard; but she
who angles tor a husband mav find
too late that she has gained the
man at the expense of the hus
band's confidence in her princi
ples and her heart. Album.
inWestinrr. Wc would however
remark, that wc have every reason
to believe the work to be genuine,
and a correct statement of the
mysteries as practised in Eng
land, France and Germany. We
may have lodges of Masoncsscs
in this country shortly.
Surprising Feat. On Satur-
day,29lh ult. a gentleman 01 tins
city, (says the New-York Ev. Post)
hein- on a visit to Patterson Falls
i
in New Jersey, in company with
some ladies, was engaged in ob
serving the ingenuity of a Mr.
Crancwho was occupied in throw-inn-
a bridge over the falls. After
the bridge had been successfully
placed in its proper position, the
attention of the party was drawn
to the opposite side of the falls
by the sound of voices, and on
looking they saw a man making
towards the edge of the precipice,
which is supposed to be from se
venty-live to eighty loot in height.
. 11
river; he was presented to tiK?
King of Ava, as a curiosity, by tlle
king of that country. At Ava, ho
married a pretty Burmese woman,
by whom he has two daughters.
The eldest resembles her niothcr;
the youngest is covered with hair,
like her father, only that it k
white or fair, whereas his is, now,
brown or black, having however,
been fair when a child, like that of
the infant. With the exceptions
mentioned, both the father and hi,;
child are perfectly well forme!,,
and, indeed, for the Burman race,
rather handsome. The whole
family were sent by the king to
the residence of the mission,
where drawings and descriptions
of them were taken.
Attempt of an Eagle to devour
a boy. A very singular occur
rence recently happened in Ca
nada, about nine miles from the
city of Quebec. , Two boys, the
one seven and the other five years
On arriving at the brink the mam old, amused themselves in an ad-
wna
Ch o ice of a I Vifc. R e lie c t w e 1 1
ere thou cheosest open not thy
bosom to the triflor; repose not
thy head on the breast which nur
seth envy and folly and vanity.
Hope not for obedience where the
passions are untamed; and expect
not honor from her who honoreth
not the God who made her.
A wife! what a sacred name,
t a responsible office! she must
be the unspotted sanctuary to
which wearied man may llee from
the crimes of the world, and feel
that no sin dare enter there. A
wife! she must be as pure as spir
its around the Everlasting Throne,
that man may kneel to her, even
in adoration, and feel no abase
ment. A wife! she must be the
guardian angel of his foots;! ops on
earth, and guide them to heaven;
so firm in virtue that should he
for a moment waver, she can
yield him support, and replace
him upon its linn foundation; so
happy in conscious innocence, that
when from the perplexities of the
world he turns to his home, ho
may never find a frown where he
sought a smile.
stood perfectly erect and in this
posture threw himself from the
rock into the water. Oncoming
near the water he drew up his
feet a little, and as he struck the
surface, extended them suddenly
and disappeared. After remain
ing under water three or four sc-
comls, he rose again to the sur
face and swam to a log-roller that
had fallen from the bridge and to
which a rop was attached. He
took the rope in his mouth and
swam with it safely to the shore.
The man whose name is Samuel
Patch, said just before he threwjunder the left wing, and the blow
himself from the rock, that Mr. i having been given strongly, went
through the ribs, and passing thro
the liver, proved instantly fatal,
It is the Ring-tailed or Russian
Eagle the wings expand up
wards of six feet. The present is
the first well authenticated in
stance of their attacking children
on tiiis continent which lias come
joining field, trying to reap while
their parents were, at dinner. A
large eagle soon came sailing
over them, and with a swoop at
tempted to seize the eldest, bin
luckily missed him. The bird nor
at all dismayed, sat on the ground
at a short distance, and in a fev.
moments repeated the attempt.
The bold little fellow defended
himself against his fierce antago
nist with the sickle he had very
fortunately in his hand, and when
the bird rushed upon him he
struck at it. The sickle entered
Crane had done a ureat thing and
ihe meant to do another.
Mrs. Ilemans, the celebrated
British Poetess, has declined the
offer of $1500 per annum, to
come to this country and edit the
Philadelphia Album.
Female Masonry. A little pam
phlet has been published in this
vicinity, (says the Bunker-Hill
Aurora) entitled "Illustration of
Female Masonry, as practised in
Europe, by a Lady." We have
not perused this edition of female
Morganism, but suspect it con
tains matters quite curious and
Modern Auiliors. fcome use
ful hints may perhaps be gath-
jered, by the would-be authors of
I the present day, from the folio w
! ing paragraph:
i Every man has his own peculi
ty in writing, and can only write
j under peculiar excitements and in
a particular way. 1 ope, who ri
diculed such a caprice, practised it
himself; for he never wrote well
but at midnight. Gibbon dictated
to his amanuensis, while he walk
ed up and down the room in a
terrible passion. Stephen wrote
on horseback in a full gallop.
Montaigne and Chateaubriand in
the field. Sheridan over a bottle
of wine. Moliere with his knees
j in the fire. And Lord Bacon in
j a small room, which he said help
led him to condense his thoughts.
A hairy Man. The late Lon
don paper,- mention the existence
at Ava, of a. man covered from
head to foot with hair, whose his
tory is not less remarkable than
that of the celebrated porcupine
man, who excited so much curio
sity in England and other parts of
Europe near a century ago. The
hair on the face of this singular
being, the ears included, is shag
gy and about eight inches long.
On the breast and shoulders it is
from four to five. It is singular,
that the teeth of this individual
are defective in number, the mo
lares, or grinders, being entirely
wanting. This person is a native
of the Shan country, or Lao, and
from the banks of the upper por
tion of the Snlucn or Martaban
to our knowledge.
Artificial Human Eyes. Mr.
Scudder called on us yesterday,
(says the New-York Commercial
Advertiser) and exhibited one of
the most beautiful and perfect
specimens of art wc ever saw.
He informed us that so ported
could the adjustment of the ena
mel eve be made to the sightless
ball, that it is almost impossible to
discover the difference between
the true and false pupil and reti
na. There is perhaps no blemish
that the countenance has, more
offensive to look upon than g
sightless, closed eye; and from the
reputation of Mr. Scudder, we art
persuaded that this defect, so far
as appearance goes, may be en
tircly remedied.
Begging. beggar man ap
parently very old, in great -distress,
with a child in his arms, re
cently came to a public house in
Scotland, and begged alms with
great earnestness. A young man
in the house at the time, suspect
ing that he was an impostor, took
hold of the child when immediate
ly the head came off, and discover
ed it to be made of plaster of pari?
After shaking the old man a little,
an old red wig fell off, and disco
vered him to be a young man, a
bout thirty. Ho was immediately
turned out of the house.