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The Ir! lmcVr ih( Muw Impm,
My soul ilic tuiafitl strain s4:nin .. tt.
r v "ni hum tw m. . - I
,v TO MELANCHOLY. ,
. . s There U charm bo joj bestow,
"... . - ' ' Nor rank nor wealth impart i
-U!Hl..whf a the tear is stealing lov
- ' And softly si glis the lusrt.
OA have 1 watched the evening sVy,
..When rose Ihe silver bow '. I:
ilyoosom beared, I knew not why, "
w JUd k an hcjan to How 1
O, then I thmigHit tlurt mirth was folly -Thine
wm tlie charm, avrect Mdajicholy.
Ye hearts of atone, who think no bEit
Can glisten in a tear
Vl9 think tl love that sighs a kis
Insipid nd severe
All, ne'er was turned on yon, ye cold !
The dwcd and tender eye j
The warmest love that e'er was toKl,
Was breathed upon a sigh.
Alirth is deceit, and tuighler folly
Bliss wails the sigh of Melancholy.
TtBTTOlS raitsoiaip.
In nature's fairest forms, is aught so fair
As virtuous friendship 'as the candid blwJi
Of him, who strircs with fortune to he jurt
The graceful tear tiiat streams far others woes
Or the mikl majcity of private life,
Where peace with erer-blooming olive crowns
The gate i when Honor's liberal hands effuse
Unenvied treasures, and the snowy wing
Of innocence and love protect the scene.
jonci, tlic sinews of our strength, wimble
tway like a c hct nc before these r.itcollct l
it . . . . .i . i i i.......'.
rs. JTCVI0U3 to mis nencu i never miu
Andy to .take. a Hand with cither party.
Hence forward lie became, in his way. a firm
upholder to the opposition. - Many.u politi
cian in those days, ( ween, had no better in-
attestor in choice of aides. , .
An 'opinion '.hat prevailed, with a goodly
number of his acquaintances, that Andy never
reflects on any subject. 1 his, Ifam well as
sured, is unfounded, and doubtless has taken
its rise from the envy of some who, unlike
him, are more in thchnbir of handling the
rule of subtraction than that of addition.
Ml THE WUTtU CAlOLiyiiX.
Messrs, Editors : Looking around me for
the purpose of selecting a dish to tempt the
palate of my guest, I am apt, if there be not
much difference in choice, to seize on the
nearest, merely because it is the first that pre
Bents itself to my observation.
For a like reason, I transmit you an im
perfect sketch of my next door neighbor,
Master Andrew M'Croule. There is no ne
cessity of beseeching his pardon for this un
authorized liberty ; for were this notice of
him an honor, Andy would not care a copper
for the credit unaccompanied with the uone
thing needful ; and 'did it carry with it an
injury, he could bear it with philosophic for
titude, provided it made no swindling attempt
on his purse. I would, however, suppose
there will be no inclination in his grateful
heart to speak its thanks, should it savour ol
the first, nor in his angered spirit to spring to
arms, should it lean too much to the last ; as
much from the consideration that the exer
tion would tost hi m (Jhatr next " loTnoney
he husbands best) time, as from the proba
bility that this communication may "never
meet his eye. The latter conjecture amounts
nearly to certainty. There is this only chance
against it, that some meddling busy-body may
deem it an act of kindness to his dear friend
to communicate the contents of this to his
cars, that he may be on his guard against the
machinations of a malicious enemy. Even
should it so happen, 'tis ten to ohe he may
not be roused to the labor of reading a piece
.that tar exceeds the bounds ot a tax-receipt
or bond, the .only thing of a literary kind he
. ...... j .. ... . . - r- . . . . r ,
naff perused tor a numoer oi years.
Andy, to usejcommon expression, is very
t?eircdT in fe w
sion of a handsome fortune, and that the fruit
of hs" own Industry -his "feelings" towafdf it
Tesemble mtich" the-fond solicitude- of a par
ehtf6Tfavon
pie of hi eye; absent, the polar-star of his
affections. And while he lives but .to cher
ish, and flatter it,thls only regretlin death
would be that it could not accompany him
another world. He presents, in himself, one
among - the" few evidences of a disinterested
love nave cvcr.wiinessea. .jvioney is, tne
a oi nis juoiairy ana ne aaores it witn
r It is an opinion of certain wise men, that
I , fir.'. " L ...... '.!. !
tne material uiiiercncc uuiwccu, nc hiwiui
and brute creation isthe ;powei of combining
Fdeas, and 'drawing, conclusions from them.
Some agc.wightJaappening'.to light on tliis
passage in an- author,- has nhence given suy
neighlor. a . kind of. half.way rank.bctweejj
man and the lower creation not denying he
possesses the form and generic qualities of
the former, but .asserting , lie has no more
right to claim the faculty, of cogitating than
the mule that Stands in his srablc : For this
reason, (though others assign one more ob
vious, viz, a certain stiff-ncckedness nnd per
versity of disposition,) he has obtained the
nick-name of Muley M!C route, by which
cognomen he is as often called as any other.
This malicious report I will venture to jpro
nounce a- jnou.axanxlalous falsehood. It . is
true, Andy never ventures an opinion on pol
itics, unless branding the excisemen with the
name of 44 white-livered millers," indicates
something of the kind. Nay, so little has his
head run on parties, (and it would have been
lor the credit of many of my countrymen had
they been as little troublesome as Andy on
this point,) that I once asked him who was
President of the UnitcdStatesJ ! Pre side ni!n
answered he, and after a pause of some min
utes, " why, Johnny MGruder, to be snre
a man who pretended to more knowledge in
Kovernment matters than any other in xnir
little world, and of whom I shall speak more
anon. Certainly a man's mind is not to be
judeed by his capability for able or eternal
prattling on pontics, vv ere una mc criterion
by which to measure talent, then would the
United States abound with great men, mau
gre the British Reviews, and John M'Gruder,
spite of common sense, be more worthy the
presidential chair than James Monroe. The
fact is, Andy never attempted the discussion
of this or any other topic, except money-making,
with which alone "he felt himself fully
acquainted. On this last, I would defy any
one to speak more sensibly. This is a bold
assertion, among a people upbraided by for
eigners with the prostitution of time, talent,
and principle, in the pursuit of wealth, and
who, at the same time, give them credit for
unqualified acuteness and ability in the con
ception and completion of their schemes.
Nevertheless, I will strenuously uphold my
opmiotrrAiidy-s mind was originally strong,
and though perverted in its bent, still eviden-
... r .
ccs, in tne-success oi nis speculations, a
shrewdness few are willing to. allow him, ex
cept those who are practically convinced. His
soul has been wholly wrapt with the desire of
accumulating. I o that its powers have been
directed exclusively and now, after a lapse
. i
ot years, witnessing nis prospering and un
ceasing industry. On subjects connected
with his favorite, pursuit, he thinks more
clearly, and sees farther into the probabilities
of the future, than thousands of our weather-
wise speculators ' (. ...
In order to give spmempre JnsightJ.ntQ
Andy's character, I will introduce him on the
stage in propria persona, that they who doubt
my words "may hear them in -some "measure
corroborated by his own ; when the. curtain
shall be dropped on him for the present, with
. t ' . ' - "- " .. .,.iV- .
tne iust reservation, on my pan, or raising u
intrigulnj; with the women, until ;it Kr;t! I
pdiii-d the envied title of aV ftlhw. l'hi
could ioi u-t lonj' witn toe wiami ui a itw,
much lc.s vith the small patrimony left me.
So when I had numbered about thirty years!
of age't having completely jumped through the
girtn, a paca ot i;ug'iiu u jujjj,ouuitiiun.o
called olficcrs oi justice, ber,ai to bark ut me
in the highways,' and at the corners of the
streets,, and: snapped at my heels wherevtr
they couhl it t their cyci on me. Thought 1
to'inyself, Andy M'Croulf, this ivill never
do : To live derided by thy former cronics,
and in commum! apprehension o( thy credit
ors ! He wise, jnan lay thy hand' to' the
whtfcl rvho knowi what WOtdcrilffduHndus
perse verunce may uork for thee?' .1 changed
my t4,wnacd over-a-new leaffrand:oon
found my persecutors hsd held h:y nose long
enoiich to the grindstone of trouble to whet
my witj. Jlc is but a soft.hand .wh,w.l!!ot,
when he finds no one else will do1 him the fa
vbrttakccflf c of himself. Sirice then"! have
drudged like a dray-horse fetched and car
ried for one when I could make a penny by
it4 and in return ittade another fetch and car
ry for mcrand made a penny still. ' Thus' I
toiled and scufllcd, till, iu Kpite of the crowd
ing climbers, I Am at the top of the wheel
a prize not to be grinned at. . SoYar-1 have
been too busy to think of a wife.'; I pow be
gin to feel the want of one. My house should
be kept indecent crdrr; my clothes mended,
and. many a "thing carefully. jtdwed. away,
which is now 'carelessly lost. v; All this, and
much more, a wife could do to my satisfac
tion. And have one I wiiy;
Prom his concluding, I found Andy had
determined on the matter ' and therefore I
spent no time in attempting to dissuade him
from the step, but civincr him some counsel
a
as to his choice, we parted and went our ways,
1 to my dwelling, and .lie to hiscbttou-field,
Wishing him a hearty bed-fellow, a little
Shunaroite to rest in his bosom to warm and
cherish him, I will, for a while, take my leave
of Master Andrew M'Croule. - medley.
EOC
the. devotion, of an enthusiast ; not ior.hw
fiakeseeing' it' furnishes him with no con
Veniences or'jti
own 'TV part i with a- cent without a more
than equivljlelntnsuke
strings. The payment of his yearly taxes.
lights as they are, ' draws frota .him a bitter
philippic against government. Had the lat
war continued few years longer, And r, in
mad-house, so powerfully did the draught on
his purse operate on his feclincrs; 44 We wil
be a' ruined! a ruined! neichhorvby this cur
ed war,'! he exclaimed; toaming from house
to house likea troubletspirit. 44 We might
'asw'eU''curbw
:;in;in:0iiUiRd;
rbr;cth3Bi
without the ceremony of a formal prologue
in future.
I was not long since called to close concave
with Master M'Croule, on, as his preparatory
observations declared, a very . momentous
subject. . One could scarce imagine my sur
prise, when I discoverd that to be his deter
jkinaijonj5! take unto hirnejf a wife, . Re
covering irom my astonishment, inquired
of him whir he had determinedn hi so late
in life ? ills answer was nearly in these
words---14 Whyi sir, when I was young, I was
a wild, dissipated dog, that would only have
teazed a woman out of her life, had she been
buckled to my shoulders. No female that
would have-joined her stock to mine, but
must Soon have found herself a bankrupt in
all probability t would have been ron fined in a UvaHRtMtnf-w
own bottom. Clous at mv heels I could hot
bear, VjQhoghf it sljameful to live it) aland
of fredomV yet feel a mistress, fmv wife
might have "bffen" such,) tugging t:my nose
n om morning iuj nignt. ao, sir, i. roved a
gentle man: at large. Mastcr;y6f.mv own time
4rd i:artiohsiwrtrw:hM
The following elegant panegyric on the character of
General Washus-to. is extracted from the London
Courier. -
General Washington was in his GOih
rsrti t . i t a
year, i ne neiirnt oi nis person was about
five feet eleven ; his chest full and his limbs,
though rather slender, well shaped and mus
cular His head was small, in which respect
lie resembled the make of a great number of
his countrymen. His eyes .were of a light
erev color : and. in nronortion to the lemrth
u J r r a a . kj
of his face, his nose was long. Mr. Stuart,
the eminent portrait painter, used to say, there
were features in his face totally different from
, - - - -
what he had ever observed in that of any other
tiuman oeing; tne socxets ior tneeyesf tor in
stance, were larger than what he ever met with
before, and the upper part of the nose broad-
M mm
er, .. ail nis leaturcs, ne ooseryed, were in
dicative of the strongest passions ; yet, like
Socrates, his judgment and great self-corn
mand, have" always made hTmappear a man
of a different cast in the eyes of the world.
He: always spoke .with great diffidence, and
sometimes hesitated for a word ; but it was
always to find one, particularly adapted to his
meaning. His language was manly and ex
pressive. At levee, his discourse with stran
gers turned principally upon the subject of
America ranu it tney oaa oeen tnrougn any
remarkable places, his conversation was free
and particularly interesting, for he was mti
mately acquainted with every part of the coun
try. He was much more open and free in his
behavior atlevee than in private, and in com
pany with ladies still more- so than solely with
men.
Few persons ever found themselves for the
.V. ' ' l yi t
ni si time, in tne. presence oi..uen. .v ashing
TONwithout beingmpresscd with a certain
degree of veneration and awe j nor did those
emotions subside on a closer acquaintance
on the contrary,' his persbn'and "deport ment
were such as rather tended to antrment them.
The hard service he had seep, the important
and laborious offices he had fiUed;gave a k in d
ot austerity to his countenance, and a reserve
to his. manner & t yet lte was -the- kindest hu
band, the most humane master, the steadiest
triend.-.-5 -
The whole range of histdrj' does not pre
sent to our view a character upon which
we -can dwell with such jentire and unmixed
admiration. The long life of (ien. WAsn
ington, is not stained with a single blot. He
was indeed a man of such rare , endowments,
and such fortunate ternjerament, that every
actibn he performed was equally exempted
from the charge of vice or weakness. - What
ever he said or did, or wrote, was stamped
widi a. striking and peculiarrproprietv. HFs
qualities were so happily blended, and sonice
m?) 'A con'i:;r,mate prudence with the mait pcr
Itct moderation. His views, though larr;c
and DLcral, were never extravagant j his vir
tues, though comprehensive and beneficial.
v viioviiuuudiiii,'juuicious tuu practical.
.. , i ct nis cnaractcr, though regular and uni
form, possessed none of the littleness which
may sometimes belong to this description of
men. It formed a majestic pile, the effect of
which was not impaired; but improved bybr V
dtr.and symmttryThcrc was uothioc: in It
to ua.z.ie uy wiiuncas nu surprise vy eccen
tricity. It was of a hin-her sprcics of moral
)caityi ' it contained every thine rreat and '
elevated, but had no false and tinsel ornament
1 1 Warhcabeelarvcd rrastfbnai
circumstance j its excellence was adapted to the
; f.rs. .--.t irrrr-1 Ti.i r -i .
ituv suu jusi uiorai woic, iucapMuic oi cuangi;
from the varying accidents of manners, of
opinion and times j Gen Washington $ not
he idol.of a day, butlhe hera of ages ! - wt
Placi d in circumstances of the most diPi.; '
cuhy"at" the commencement of the Americlj 1
contest, he accepted that situation which was '
pre-emineht in danger and responsibility. R is
perse verancV overcame eVeryNobstacle j his
luuwvruuuu cuDcuiaicu every opposition ; nis
genius supplied every resource ; his enlargtd
view could plan,' revise,'' and; improve '-tvery
urancn ui civu anu military operation.';' ut
had the superior courage which' can act or
forbear to act, as true policy dictates', careless
of the reproach of i AorahceTelthcr in power
. ' r . ti ' .
ux uuiui puwrr. ,jc nvwxow ia conquer oy
waning, in spue oi ooioquy, ior tne moment ot
victory ; anti merited true praise by despising
undeserved censure.. In the most arduous
moments of the contest," his prudent firmness
proved the salvation of, the cause which be
supported. t ; . ..fl-:.
His' conduct was, on all occasions, guided
by the most pure, disinterestednessi . Far su
pcripjftaJqi nd grovelling mojives, he seem-
cu even 10 oc uninuuencea cry mat amDiuon,
which n.i jusuvueen caiicu ine instinct oi
great souls. -Heacted-e'er as if his coun-
try's welfare, and that alone, was the moving
spring. His excellent mind needed not even
the stimulus of ambition, or the, prospect of
lame, uiory was but a secondary considera
tion, lie perlormcd great actions, he perse-
vercd in a course of laborious utility, with an
equanimity that neither sought distinction, nor
was flattered by it. His reward was in the
consciousness of his own rectitude, and in the
success of his patriotic efforts. .... . .
" s mi cicvaiionxomc cntei power was tne
unbiassed choice of his countrymen, jijs. cx-.
ercise of it was agreeable tpjhe purity of ;its "
origin. As he had neither solicited nor usur
ped dominion, he had neither to contend with
the opposition of rivals, nor the revenge of
enemies. . As his authority was indisputable,
so it required no jealous precautions, no rig
orous severity.1 His government was mild
and gentle ; it was beneficent and liberal ; it
was wise and just. His prudent administra
tion consolidated and enlarged the dominion
of an infant Hepublic.Tn voluntarily resign- .;
ing the magistracy which he had filled with
such distinguished honor, Jie en joyed the un
equalled satisfaction of leaving to the State
he had contributed to establish, the fruits of
his wisdom and the example of his virtues.
It is some consbbtiohj amidst the violence
of imbition and thecrimiual thirst of power,
of which so many instances occur around us,
to find a character whom it. is honorable to
admire, and virtuous to imitate. A conqueror
forlhe freedom of his countiyXS7 gisla- -tor
for its security I ; A. Magistrate for its hap
piness! . His glories were never sullied by.
those t excessesir.to Jkvhich the highest quali
ties are apt to degenerate. With the great- ;
est virtues he was exc rapt " ff om the cof res
ponding ikes.. He was a man iw whom the
elements were so mixed, that u NaWrc might tr
ha"ve stood up to all the wprld," and owriecy
him as her vork, llisfamv, bgian'jl fcy
tountryrw ill beonfihed3ncr
character of Washington, which hi$ cotem
potaries regret and admirejjl ltf
ed to posterity, and the memorjrof his vir
tues, while patriotism and virtu JSire held sa
cred tmontr men. will remain t " limimshed.-
ly harmonisedrthat the result was a great and
ierfect whole. The jowtrs of h$ mind, and
uitiliitiosarcwisifh
FHOTI THB X. T. DUtT IBTtSTjrn.
.1 -t tpne ;u v f mm -M emoirmcly publish-
ed by JSI. 1'ansner, the result ft 76G8 barom
etrical tibserxuti ons, repeat c hree times a
day for seven years fgether.. Ait Astrachan,
i about 1 66 Eilinh f ee;? t
thv suriareof the se;lltsrresponds.with
an ohserVa;ion of the Russian academician
Iiiakhodzow, that Kamifchin, on theWolga,
about i68 vcrsts distanArom Astrachan, is ,
aboiitaS9lEngl!sht;febeneath the level of .
St. Jeteisbufg. Buts this" capital is about r
76 feet a!vjthe lev of the sea, it follows
that Kamuchin munbe about 12Qeet lower
than the surfaifihe sea. The above jx)
sitions cst'Cjish the disputed) geqgraphicaL ,
facv'fMt i' Wicantibt' be any subterranean,
cwnitttmic' k between the t:asman;andR,
itteTeiag:tnncn
tteae- lluMrd Ej.glish ieet.
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