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! : i i. IK My 1 tSic liin f.tl Mum ttiiin i....i-ott. Dan Divfco fU In lore hn scornful lady ami p'uu ' tm Vr rejection of him ii lich htr jMiiij r iter tdli KTirUy in le with him n h n . art out lti travel to forjrtt pnwion, trtuu mJ CmUi in hwr wi at la dir of ol auJ lucLutcUol): Uclliu lltl. Utvitv, s , Oft wvuU alf iiUud look upon the tVy, - " Whui rich dwuli in the jr4lcn riiMK t luy That come like luuntc at the close of Uy . .'IT. TrcraMiiifr Amongit the oranyf blooms, and die Ai 'twere from very iwcctncM. She jry, iltekly and calmly j;ay, and then her pue W'i$ brighter thun la-long to d) injf U) n. And on her younjf thin check vivid flu), A clear traiupurcnt color sate awhile : Turns like, a bard would say, tlic morning's bhuh, And'round her 'mouth there played a jfcntlc suiilc, Which tho' at frt it mijrht your terrors hush, It could not, tho' it s'ntvr, at Lwt beguile j And Iw r hand shook, ami then 'rose the blue vein Branching obont in all hinliitgt plain. TV girl vu dying. Youth and beauty all Men lore or women boast of w as decaying, And one by one lift's finest powers did fall Ilcforc the touch of d who seemed delating, A tho he'd not the IwaH ' trc to call The maiden to his h'rr" Ust, arraying Himself in soAcut pun; ' hr sighed, And, smiling as tho' In r ' . red, died. FROM " JL. I," .0.c..mj .PjMished in NcwyprLvUributcd tQnatv Fait w as younger once than she is now, And prettier of course: I do not mean To say, that there arc wrinkles on her brow, Yet, to be candid, site is past eighteen Perhaps past twenty but the girl is shy About her age, ami God forbid that I Should get myself in trouble by revealing A secret of tliis sort : I have too long Loved pretty women w ith a poet's feeling, And when a boy, in day dream and in song, Have knelt me down and w orshipp'd them : alas ! The never thanked me for't but let that pass. I've felt full man? a heart-ache in my day, At the mere rustling of a mutlin gown, . And caught some dreadful coll, I blush to say, While shivering in the shade of beauty's frown. They say her smiles arc sun-beams it may be: But ne'er a sun-beam would she throw on me. rca.uli the. Ct aunutity. The MJt-m tlans ftlanJ above him. A gooJ Miuju1 ;nun despises the man hIio uiti artli ntjHi its, in violation of the sacred prrct j)ts of tht Koran. 1 huv it the drui.lard, in this chris tian land, tunic below the ' unchnstian'ued urk in human depravity ! . . As intemperance is not, like origin d sin, hereditary, wei think it the bounden duty bi the Legislature to check its growth." fhii intent,, in a cpnsiucriiuic urgrcr, w mmtu by enacting aUw to prohibit thV licensing of rctderi of spiritous liquors of every kind. Iltc great number, of retail shops, in almost every prt of- the countr), U unquestionably the principal source of the evil svhich we are reprobating. It would be of considerable importance to the tlfare of society if these receptacles of vice wire exterminated, as Henry VIII. of EngTamltles'trd) ied Uie'moti aaterics. As much as we detest the crime of intem perance in men of the world, our feelings ol abhorrence arc increased when we see profes sors of our holy religion subjected to the same vice ! That such is too often the case, it is presumed no one will deny ! O prostitution of holy things ! To such we most earnestly direct "dur remarks. They are the great pat terns for others to form the rules of their con duct by. Flee from intemperance: Manifest to the world the sincerity of your profession : Degrade not the cause in w hich you arc en gaged : You may be assured your example is powerful. Let us not, therefore, have it in our power to chastise a second time. The task is unpleasant ; but good morals must be encouraged, even at the expense of our feel ings. leUtiiry. roa TBi-wtsTtax cuousux. "Tlie .Ittvenum eub.....Vo. 1Y. Br OBAblAU LOSCSTJFr, ESQ. All the world's a stage, And men and women arc mcrclv actors. SHIKSritRE. In a former number of the Club we made some incidental remarks on intemperate drin king, and the evils which it produces among mankind- Since then it has fallen to our lot to view several instances of intemperance within the precincts of our village ; but to the credit of the place it must be acknowledged that the persons alluded to are not villagers. The conduct exhibited by these degraded sons of Bacchus, was truly astonishing. Their gesticulations, grinning and whooping in th streets, . reminded - us of the conduct of the cannibals, as recorded . in ..the, history of the adventures of Kobinson Crusoe. If these instances of the effects of ardent spirits could planet, his conclusion would be that they did not belong to the nobler works of the great architect and governor of universal nature. Such conduct, particularly in the higher das ies ofahirniir'must'be of incalculable in jury to civilized societv. If the man of wealth addicts himself to drunkenness, and Uhmks it no disgrace, others, in the lower walks of life, will claim tlie same privilege, and it would seem that they attach to them selves a certain degree of credit for imitating then superiors in moral degradation ! Of all the vices to which hum anity Is sub ject ,the intemperateuse. of ardent spirits stands pre-eminent ; indeed, it might be Call ed the parent of all, The raan wnp volunta rily grasps the intoxicating bowl, and gorged the poisonous contents, and thus renders him selfl-a monstet in human shaper deserves tht utter, abhorrence and detestation of eve mt. 7JAXXV. At one of the great agricultural festivals, held annually in July, at Holkham, the seat of the cel ebrated fanner, T. V. Coke, Esq. of Norfolk, England, Dr. Franklin was noticed by Lord Ki t kinc, a celebrated English statesman and lawyer, in the following manner : t come to Holkham," said he, " to take les sons, that I may find how skill improves capiul i for unc ii not enough i The eiTut is the result of knowledge, industry, and application ; and knowledge a gained by instruction and expert- ence. we see here something like magic, out it is not done by magic, but by skill and capital, y labor and encouragement Tor labor, by Moral ity and wisdom, such as arc exercised by my no ble friend here, whose example is gone forth and its visible effects are seen in distant places. It ;ias improved the produce of soils and refreshed the spirits of men ! I looked into his laundry, and I saw the greatest o fihihoJihers Bevjamin rranklin .His maxims were suspended there or the admiration of youthful minds, l ou see now what becomes of the folly of those who, ei ther through malice or for hire, through syco phancy or ignorance, have heaped att manner of a a ! i aousc upon ni name, ana nave rannea mm witn the scum of the earth, where their own obscuri ty and obloquy may justly place them in his stead. but the nation to which he belonged knows how to esteem and honar him : and we see a 74 irun ship beaiing his name, and bringing over an A- merican ambassador. . IMRE BOOK. Dr. Sims, late of Bath, bequeathed the cele brated volume of Servetus, entitled Chrittianiumi liestiiutUy to Dr. Sigmond. " The, fate of this book," says our informant, has been not a little singular. AH the other copies were burned, to gether with the author, bv the implacable Culvin l his copy was secreted and saved by D. Celadon, one-ol the judges. After passiner through the library of the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel, it came to !:vlcnr, tl.h mornrnt run jr.u t!.rotigl tliclc dy take it Ur ;iaiiu d ih.it jcu are a dead man." im Tiir. tjoiu Auvomr. 1 At the next session of Congns jhc na tional revenue should be the cardinal object of atlciition ail other questions are cf minor importance, became pongress will be called upon, not only td supply the present deficien cy; but to adopt such, measures as shall tend to make" the revenue' correspond In future with, the expenditure of rovj rnment, and without tlecieasing the means of defence ne ccmjiv for national purpose. .The three al tirnauvts, taxes, loam,' and economy,-will doubtless be discussed. . Ai 5?;?cJ!!L-oa"it thcr should be at oncealiandonVd. This, borrowing dulls the edge;6f husbandr).,, The imtion has credit to any amounf, but that credit should only betiwl under pressing ex igencus, and never iu tune oT peace iiU can be avoided. . 4..r-, A system of orrowing will not only swell the national debt, but it) time will produce a neglect of our iv-iourccs and an extravagance in the administration of government. Mon ey being procured with facility, the nation will be plunged in debt with impunity ; and in-dead of making the national income defray the na tional expenditures, there will be au increas ing annual deficit, which will by the founda tion of serious troubles. Taxes are calL'd un popularthe people wis! not be pleased w ith them ; yet we cannot petceive how they are to be avoided, and we never will believe that the people of this country will refuse a rea sonable assistance to defray the expenses of government. Economy and retrenchment may be insisted upon, and we think they should prevail ; yet, all the retrenchments which can safely be made, in army, navy, and other ob jects, will nett but a very small sum : and if a new loan is determined upon, a system of taxation should' also go into operation, al though there u ill be a creat difference of opin ion as to obircts which ihould be taxed. A report from the different collectors of the Hcv enuc as to the most unobjectionable articles, particularly luxuries, and the easiest of col lection coming under their observation, would tend to facilitate the discussion of the subject. At all events, a permanent system must be adopted, and the sooner the subject is broach ed and discussed the better, for procrastina tion will but increase the difficulties. trc am j ihur mitt mo the rirtRtKSTox'coraiEa. ' PKEACM THE GOJTEL. " Co ye into eU the world and preach ihr jop. " Oca Siviara. Such was the last high commission of the Saviour of the world, to the eleven, as they sat at meat" and is a commandment to all his bllowers, while there remains one soliiary in dividual ignorant of this blessed Redeemer. le was, in his high estate, so transcendentlv happy that he needed nothing on earth to add to.his felicity ; but viewing the sad condition of man, from the transgression of disobedient parents, he left the realms of bliss, that guilty reliels jn'ght bexeconciled taa Godot, mflcxi--ble justice. He was truly a u man of sorrows and acquainted with grief," yet went about doing good; and his whole public ministry mil private walks, attended in the fulfilment of the gracious duty he had charged himself with. His love was so boundless that he nev er permitted an opportunity to escape of ben- ehting mankind ; he warned, counseled and advised his disciples, in the most tender and persuasive manner; and his immediate Apos tles (through whom his peaceful doctrines were to be promulgated throughout the world) were carefully instructed under his own eyes. At length the cruel voice ot a malicious and vindictive multitude caused the most precious of all blood to flow. Amidst this dismal gloom, w hen forsaken and . deniedhv-ihose give a quarto edition ; but, on the 27th of May, 1723, at the instance of Dr. Gibson, bishop ol London, the,cppies, .9t. half completed, were seized by John. Kent, messenger of the press, and were burnt, with the exception of a. few. fcThe late r-DukVde Vidiere gave --- this volume. At his sale it was nurrhased for nam I! . t . uvies. ii contains tne nrst account ot the circulation of the blood, 70 years before, the itn iiiuiuu Harvey puoiisncu his tliscovery, and the theory of: John Hunter, at this day a subject of philosophic inquiry. The life is in the blood," distinctly advanced and defendedrUportthe ve ry ground it is at , pxesent supported. The laUn in which it is written is pure and elecrant, and was uMuusncu in me year i53. Lttndon fiafler. . . ... Trpm ? Uuten's Memoirs." V - ... . ty'd b pnfulutei, or an action vpon admniwui . '''aid a hpanish oflicer . .1 -.marvel at your auaaeny tnus to deny my asseytions ; wcrelnear you, I would give, j ou a blow, to teach you good manners ; take it for granted that I have done it. r And I, sit," leplied the Gascon, to whom' this ,r . , . , uiaunn 3 , iunc u tor ranieq man nave done it. fituX M.df -u r'- 'L-r--.. . ' .vMHf. jyvMi.Hiwuis juw,. rf who had professed the warmest friendship. anu cruelly mocked by his enemies, we find the same heavenly serenity (but more con spicuous) which marked his fotmer life. I he sons ot darkness, on Calvary's bloody hill, could barely- boast of tfrrporary tri umph, while the Son of God acquired an ev erlasting victory. If his clorv was overshad owed for awhile, it was onlv to burst forth in a meriain maze ;ot brighter splendor. The grave could not contain its victim, for it was an Infinite Beinc: i t inch d., i: He.broke the bands of death, arose from his sepulchre, left ins oenign commands, to 1J reach the Gospel" and ascended to his Father. It is not to be inferred, that our Saviour meant that all should be so giftedand -qualified as publicly, to preach the gospel : but al- most every one can do something towards the attainment of this desirable end and one ol tne most-chicaqous means for preaching the "glad tidings of great joy" is the Word of ?.m ir( live in an inieresnnr rt-i ivsi . . :r.urc : tl.c poor mc casing I the rich do not withhold of their abun. , i . -i r.ii ! dance, nut many arc cnccuuy pouring in . tht jr riches for the enldgt mint of the bor- dcrs of Zion. The noble and praise w orthy examples of the great men of the earth arc frequently cited, and laudably too, while those in less dignified stations endeavor to emulate them In this labor of love." In reciting an other instance of this pious emulation, let it . .1 ij."t . not be supposed mat it is intenuca to uctract from ethers i in this sure and certain way-of preaching the gospel " we bid all God upceu Loping uure may uc n uuc ot tween. the followers of Christ, except who shall do the most for his glory the provok - ing each other to lore and good works." Tr was' in' the earl parr of the ' inclement autumn of J817, when this citjc.Wis.Thited by a pestilence thit was devastating its popula tion.andLcuttincilctwn its.victims on the right. - hand and on theleftf that an aged African seen 'walking the strcetsbarefoote before observed him in one of the Templet of the Most High, and ndmircd. his becoming demeanour. His head appeared to' have been bleached by at least fourscorp .winters, for it was ornamented with nany, gray hairs, that rose conspicuous above those of a darker hue, resembling the hoar frost on cnir tnoss coher ed trees. The wrinkles of age had furrow ed his face, but its placid serenity evidenced the peace within ; and,, as the reverend Man of God spoke of righteousness, mercy and judgment . to coinc, and anffcipated the joys ; ol the other world, the half-dosed devotional eyes cf the attentive African would expand and. brighten into aflame, emanating from that pure fountain of light which illumined his tranquil breast. He seemed to he a stran ger and pilgrim on earth; and to be progress- ' ing towards the place of Eternal Itest. TIU whole appearance in the Sanctuary had pre judiced one in his favor, who determined to relicre his apparent want of shoes. What was his astonishment, when he understood he had shoes, which he did not wish to injure bv . wearing, but wanted to sell them for as much as would purchase a BiniR ! -Believing that his pilgrimage would soon be over, and that he could descend to the tomb- barefooted, while many of his countrymen were perishing - for lack of knowledge, he was anxious to put the Bible into the hands of some pf them declaring, at the .same time, if it should be the means of reclaiming one soul from dark- ncss to light, it would afford him more sub stantial happiness than any-thing this world could bestow. . Shortly after this, indisposition prevented";: me from attending the Sanctuary for some . weeks ; and, on my again .-appearing there, the seat of ihe venerable African (in the door - of the vestry opening to the church) was va- ri i i i t .t cant, i limiting ne nau gone to some ox tne neighboring islands, or the plantations on the . main, as was his usual practice, to instruct his poor ignorant countrymen in the ways of eter nal li!e,no particular enquiries were made re specting him. His absence,at length, appear v " ing longer than customary, I was induced to enquire for him, and was informed that he had ilosed his earthly career -dying, as he lived, in the full assurance of everlasting joys beyond the grave, through the-merits of his S i " . ., uvioor. , Farewell, faithful Sambo ! Thy seat is occupied by another, but thy sainted form i often before my eyes, aiding my devotion: when disposed to murmur at the dispensa tions of an over-ruling Providence. Recol lecting thy piety, patience 'and resignation, and thy ardent zeal for the gospel, by dissemi nating the Word of Truth, may thy example be imitated. Had an hinperor performed . what thou hast nobly clontvhi iY inscribed in letters of ;ojd, and succeeding : generations would hold him iiVgratcful tc- membrance. Would that some a!cr pen had 7 been wielded to canonize thy virtues -Uwf thmrarHvclcomcrtonrrisCTl worth, . r Christian reader you think yotj nave done much towards preaching the gojfpel, by your liberal donations in aid of the (Musion of the Bible reflect on Sambo's zczl) and blush thnf you h.ve not done niOf ev-Jte cast in ol. your abundance he. gave all, He had not silver or gnldbut what hepossessed ..was ceeriidiy refinquld attract v the attention pf ijny who ha t done noth ing towards propagating the Jad tidings of reatjqyl entreat Has the God of Nature beenroountifnl in his gifts and blessed you wjth fsuch of this world's treasures ?--ReturnJiira (portion of his boun ty, to assist in the greal work qf Preaching the GflAv, 'thati into every corner ofuhe habitable globe, and dispel the dark mistof idolatry and pagan ism. Have you ri-trfing to bestow but your tears and vcmjw-pnryers -Then, with fer- yOMrhrc,ihem into the spiritual treasury as a Ofee-ulJ pfferirio:,.and thev will rise ac
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