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Miscellaneous, The G, -ay Marc the bell cr House. In days of yore, I've somewhere read, A country 'Squire from cities bred, Liv'd quite remote from noise and strife, And all he wanted was a wife: He to a lass did soon impart The ardent wishes of his heart; The maiden now the flame returns, And each with eqiial ardor burns; Her father, too, gave his consent, v And to the church they straightway went, When all was joy and merriment. The honeymoon was scarcely past, When ma'am began to show her taste For routs and riots, noise and strife, Which made spouse weary of his life. He to her father straightway went, And told him all his discontent. The old man listend paus'd awhile, And thus he answer'd with a smile: "Son, if the world you did but know, You'd think it wrong to argue so: Look where you will, in every stage Of this degen'rate, wicked age, Whether in high or lower life, Each man is govern'd by his wife; If you believe not what I say, Well prove it in the foll'w'ing way: Five horses in my stable stand, As good as any in the land; One hundred eggs to bear them part, I'll likewise put into a cart; With these the country you shall trace, And walk about each town and place; Strictly inquire at every house, Who is it that governs man or spouse? At every house where 'tis confest The man is master, leave a beast: But where the wife is mistress sec To leave an egg, and it it be The hundred eggs arc sooner spen, To take my daughter I'm conttnt." The son departs. First house in sight He visited in merry plight; But there he found 'twas all uproar, "You lubber go and ope the door!" He left an egg, and then proceeded, Fretting he had so ill succeeded. With this ill luck he travel I'd o'er Some twenty towns, I think, or more; Now where a stately mansion stood, Hither our carter quickly rode; And soon alighting at the gate, Inquired for the master straight. The gentleman was yet in bed, But to the lady was lie led; When seated, he without much force Of compliments, began discourse: "To ask a question's all I want, And beg that you will deign to grant A faithful answer; tis to know Whether your husband rules or no?" An answer soon the lady had, which made our 'Squire's heart full glad. "Why, Sir, I'm not asham'd to say, My husband always I obey." The husband came, and being seated, The business was again repeated: And after compliments were paid, Confirm'd each word his wife had said. Oar hero without saying more, Took both his friends unto the door, Andbegg'd they'd take without much word:,, The best horse which his team afford. A black one struck the husband's fancy, But then it did not please his Nancj ; She urg'd with energetic force, "The gray mare was the better horse." The husband many reasons gavr, Why he the black horse wish'd to have; But nought would do, ma'am had her way, And in a passion did she say "You shall havethat!""VVell," said the man, "You'll please yourself, do all I can; Since 't must be so:" "Stop," says the 'Squire, "Instead of that, I must desire You'll take an egg, and I of course Must travel homeward with my horse; ' For now I see throughout their livt s, All men are govern'd by their wives." the full abhorrence of that traf-jand tho direct descendant of the Dr. Franklin.' When the De claration of Independence was under the consideration of Con gress, there were two or three unlucky expressions in it, which gave offence to some members. The words "Scotch and other auxiliaries," excited the ire of a gentleman or two of that, country. Severe strictures on the conduct of the British King, in negativing our repeated repeals of the law winch permitted the importation of slaves were disapproved of by some Southern gentlemen, whose reflections were not yet matured nnlr surviving sinner of the Dc claration of Independence. But it is a problem which may well admit of a doubt, whether these American ladies have attained a degree of happiness beyond that of their fair countrywomen; and, whether grandeur or rank afford anv couivalent for the simplicity of manners, and the equality of feeling, which belong to a Repub lic Richmond Compiler. fie- Although the offensive ex- pressions were immediately yieiu ed, these gentlemen continued their depredations on other parts of the instrument. I was sitting by Dr. Franklin, who perceived that I was not sensible of these mutilations. "I have made it a rule," said lie, "whenever in my powor, to avoid becoming the draftsman of papers to be review ed by a publie body. I took my lesson from an incident which I will relate to you. When I was a journeyman printer, one of my companions, an apprenticed hat ter, having served out his time, was about to open shop for him self. His first concern was to have a proper signboard, with a proper inscription. He composed it in these words: 'John Thomp- nml crlh into lent. Mr. fee loolcrait, a man OtJll. ILLt.LLL.1 KlUlll.O 4 V j II V fl.lt.LtI for ready money? with a figure of of science and a celebrated trav- a hat subjoined. But he thought he would submit it to his friends Indian Ladies. &t the Falls of St. Mary's river, near Lake Su perior, resides Mr. Johnson, the patriarch of the place, whose wife is a full blood, broad cheeked Chippeway, with the following pretty name, Oshauguscodayway OUh. She has three sons and four daughters, all carefully edu- Mr. Schoolcraft, :e and a cclebral eller, married the second daugh ter, who is a very accomplished wears black silk lesrnins. She has a younger sister, who is a charm ing creature, and "would be a belle in Washington." She sinp:s Indian ''like an ancrel," and the her chorus of one ol we, yea, yea. haw, ha. soncrs for their amejylmcnts. The first! woman, folic dresses like tasli lio clinwnrl it tn tlinimht iho wnrrl lionablc ladies, excent that she 'hatter tautologus, because fol lowed by the words 'makes hats which showed he was a hatter, it was struck out. The next ob served that the word '?nakes, might as well be omitted, because his customers would not care who made the hats, if good and to their mind, they would buy, by whom soever made. lie struck it out. A third said, he thought the words for ready money were useless, as it was not the custom of the place to sell on credit: every one who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with, and the inscrip tion now stood, 'John Thompson sells hats' 'sells hats,' says his next friend, 'why nobody will ex pect you to give them away; what then is the use of that word!' It was stricken out, and 'hats' fol lowed it, the rather, as there was one painted on the board; so his inscription was reduced ultimate ly to 'John Thompson,' with a figure of a hat subjoined." is, Mr. John- son is rich maKcs annually lour tons of maple sugar, and his wife cooks beaver's tails, to a charm. FIint's Western Keview, from which these particulars are deriv ed, says, if the reader wishes for a longer word he may have the Mohawk one for wickedness, viz: raorighivannerakseragewegouh. Tico9 American Ladies. The two Miss Catons, were as early as 1309, tho reigning belles in Balti more and Washington, are the grand-daughters of Charles Car roll, of Cat oil ton i one of the- wor thy signers of the Declaration of American Independence. On of them was married to Mr. Rob ert Patterson, a merchant of Bal timore, and they went to France and England. Mr. Patterson died, leaving his widow a hand some fortune. Two or three years ago she was married to the Mar quis of Wellesley, then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Her sis ter was first married to Colonel Hervev, aid-de-camp to Lord Wel lington, who had distinguishc himself and lost an arm at the battle of Waterloo. A few weeks ago, Lady Hcrvey was married to the Marquis of Carmarthen, and eldest son of the Duke of Leeds. The Marquis was born on the 21st May, 1798. He is the eld est son and "heir apparent," as the English papers style him, to the title to the Duke of Leeds. Thus, fortune in her freaks, has raised into two of the most dis tinguished famili es of the British Empire, two sisters, the daugh ters of an American Republican, An Irish Hoist. An honest Hi bernian, while engaged in blast ing rocks on the Seneca river, N. Y. last week, was raised from the mother earth some fifteen or twen ty feet, by the sudden explosion of a charge, winch, after being pri med, and combustible materials placed over it, he was deliberately trying to ignite by blowing with his mouth. He was thrown a considerable distance, and on a- was found without hav- m receivet lighting, in it any serious injury, exclaiming to those who hasten ed to him, that he "had no ida she would go off' so quick railly." Respectability. On the noted trial of John Thurtell for the murder of Weare, the following question was put to one of the witnesses: "What sort of person was Mr. Weare!" Answer. "Mr. Weare'was respectable." Coun sel. "What do you mean by re spectability!" Witness. "He kept a iricr. Notice, rFlHE Subscriber respectfully informs A the Public, thai he has taken the well-known stand in the town of Hali fax, formerly occupied by William P. Clopton, where he intends to carry on THE SADDLING And Uarness-muking Business, In all its branches. Work shall be executed in the npati and bebt manner charges as reasnnnMn as can be afforded and I will hp ih,ni.. an 10 ail ihosn w m r with thuir custom. 4. JVOMBLE. Halifax, Juno 19, 1828. me Patent Sponge Boots, for h0r. a ntn rtnixr tvin mtA.... 1 in RnoAn i u u wuoiuij. x iiu are said to admirably calculated to pre. it and Cure manv rliam-zU..,. .r j "utijs or the hoof, to which horses are lia. during the summer. r-i ray. Obs. ses, sold be vent the ble Jl List of Letters, Remaining in the Post-Office at TQr. borough, N. C. the 1st day of Juh 1 182S, which if not called for and taken out by the 1st day of October next, will be sent to the Genera? Post-Office as dead letters. Askew William Nelson Jonas Armstrong Joseph Owens Elijah Anderson William Purvis Roderick Bryan Henry Parker Jesse Bell Frederick 4 Pender Drury Bell Marmaduke Parker Archibald Battle Elisha Pender James Barrington Joseph Pender William 2 Braswell Benjamin Pender Eliz'th Mrs Biggs James Powel Jacob Britt Sally Mrs Peel Mills Philips Elheld Dr Randolph Richard Ruffin J A Miss Smith Campbell Crisp Samuel 2 Crisp Jesse Cobb Mary Cobb Thomas Cooper Eaton D SecM MoriahLotkpo Eagle Richard T ShffEdgecombeC3 Evntt Edith Ferrall Michael Grans Peter Gardner David Hadley Weeks P Hines Peter Col Holmes Edward Horn James J 2 Harper Bennett Hair PriscillaMiss2 Williams John G Hill Burrel Ward Thomas Hill Peebles Hines Benja R Manning M E Mariner 13onapart Mills Abncr Mayo John L Mayo David SO J. R. LLOYD Southei land John'L Spicer Moses S tailings Elizabeth Thomas William Tool Henry Taylor Tabiiha Taylor William Watkins Elisha 2 Williamson Henry Wimborouzh James Whitehead Robert Worrell Amos Wallis Ritty Willard Aaron Jr Wheeler Babel P.M. A List of Letters, Remaining in the Post-Oljice at Ha lifax, N. C. on the 1st of July 1828, lohich if not taken out be fore the 1st of October nextwillbt sent to the General Post-Office as dead letters. Andrews Edward Livsey Henry T Alston Gideon Esq Layssard Lewis Benford JnoA Capt Long Leml Esq Burges A S H Dr Masken Hardy Badger F H Dr Mathews Thos Bailey Valen'e Esq Mathews IshamEsq Britt SamI xMiles Thomas Batchelor Fra Mrs Moss PoPy Carson T H Esq 7 Medlin Martha Cole Joshua Esq Morris Henry Casey John Montford H G Esq Corbin Thos D Morgan Abram Dickenson Joseph Nevill Goodman 2 Davis E H Esq 2 Norwood William Daniel MarthaMiss Newsom Henry Daniel R B Esq Pettway M H Esq 5 Daniel James M Pair Robt Esq Daniel Jos J Esq Purington Robt T Davie A J Esq Perkins J A Mrs Davis Benj Esq Powell Mary R Mrs DuberryElizTi Mrs Powell Geo Eaton B C Mai 2 Powell Isaac Eure E H Ellis Benja r ulgum John Pope Martha Mrs Pritchard John Pitman E C Esq Fosset Mary Miss Simmons JasEsqS Fort Ricks Simmons J II Garrett H'y Capt 3 Sessoms Blake S Gray W E E?q Sonsly Stephen GeeCharlesJr Maj 2 Stangor F II Miss Green Arthur Esq Smith E 13 Esq 2 .... . .IT . oreen 1 nomas 2 layjorvv.v Tilk'ry Thos H Esq Turner Ihos Todd John Thrower J H J u Gary G W Esq Hail Mary Mrs Heptinstall J L Harris James Esq Hardie Mary Mrs Washington Hilliard Isaac Esq Willis Aggy Hawkins W D Wvatt William Jones Saml K Willcox Maj A W Jones James Wrem Saml Isbell SarahM Miss WToodcoc!Johr i W Jones Allen B Wh i taker M 1 Lasiter T W Esq n w 111 JOS. 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