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For the Free Press.
ACROSTIC.
Memory wakes the sweetest strain,
All thy beauties to declare,
Robed in truth, without a stain,
Youthful Mary! peerless fair!
Sincerity, with artless mein,
Moves in the lustre of thine eye;
Bright as the mom, and as serene,
Rich as the radiance of the sky I
Yet, Mary, thou hast charms more
fair, ,
All from external dross refined,
Nearly allied,to heaven they are,
The charms that deck thy match
less mind!
For the Free Press.
CHRISTMAS DAY.
I sallied forth with bottle in hand
To join the social joyous band,
Who had agreed that we should
meet
At dawn upon the public street.
We straightway went to drinking
deep,
While ethers were in bed asleep;
With the first bumper we drank
good cheer,
Saying Christmas comes only once
a year.
By this time egg nog was made up,
And each one got a glass to sup ;
'Twas made of rum and reverend
'French,
With milk therein our thirst to
quench. .
We sat until we drank ten glasses,
And talk'd about the pretty lasses;
I drank a health to you,' my dear,
Knowing Christmas comes only
once a year.
,Ve praised their eyes so lovely
blue,
And then their lips of reddish hue;
Admir'd their form with face so
fair,
And criticis'd upon their hair.
We parted thus the sun was high,
Each one was drunk as well as I;
1 wander'd home in. right good
cheer,
Thinking Christmas only comes
once a year.
I then went out from home to dine,
And found the party drinking wine;
I join'd the choir of mirth and glee,
Who dined and drank till time of
tea.
When this was o'er we all departed,
With frolicking we were high
hearted; I homeward now my course did
. steer,
Praying Christmas would come
twice a year. Q.
PEDLARS.
Vermont Legislature The
Committee to whom was refer
red the mass of petitions and
remonstrances relating to the
suppression of hawking and ped
ling; made report of a bill re
quiring pedlars to pay an addi
tional license into the treasury
of each county, in which they
should peddle, of from fifteen
to twenty-five dollars, according
to the manner in which they
travel or carry their goods;
which was read, when
Mr. Deming of Salsbury,
moved to dismiss the bill.
Mr. Haight said, he was
walking by a pedlar's cart the
other day, in this place, and he
heard him cry out Razor
straps for sale warranted to
shave ivilhout a razor" and
it is so, Sir, with those who go
about with calicoes, &c. They
will be very likely to shave
your family, wife and children,
without a razor. He believed
it would be good policy to pass
the bill now on the table
Mr. Knapen was in favor of
dismissing the bill, and said he
Would inquire if there were not
some Merchants, who shaved
without a razor.
Mr. Amoldid, he 'believed
inai pedlars.sfpr not in the had
it of carrying &bout ardent spir
. lls g,ve to their customers,
. ."'nants are in the habit of
lmn
0 encourage people to
ho thought this
trade-
practice frequently incapacitated
people to guard against being
"shaved without a razor? as
the gentleman from" Monkton
tells about.
Mr. Keys f Stockbridge
said, as for himself, he cared
very little about this bill, but
said he was for preserving e
quality among merchants, (for
a pedlar is a merchant, with his
store on his back, travelling
from house to house, to accom
modate his customers, and sells
goods.) Gentlemen are afraid to
trust their women to trade with
them: But. Mr. Speaker, Til
risk my wife with a pedlar;
and if other gentlemen will get
such wives as they can risk pro
perty with, there can be no trou
ble. On the question shall the bill
He dismissed? , The yeas were
120 nays 70, so the bill was
dismissed.
From the Bellefonte (Pa.) Patriot,
Dec. 17.
A great day's Hunt. Mr.
Mitchell, the representative e
lect from this congressional dis
trict, for the sake of recreation,
set out on a hunting excursion
on the 8th inst. On the north
side of the Bellefonte and Phil
ipsburg turnpike road, about
twenty-five miles from this
place, he routed a largo buck,
vhich he fir d at and wound
d in tiie shoulder. The buck
ran off, and he pursued for some!
distance, when he perceived the .
animal about 40 yards ahead off
him, lying on theground upon
his back, and an uncommonly;
large panther having him by
the throat. Mr. Mitchell im
mediately levelled hi rifle, and
shot the panther through the
heart. The beast let go its hold
of the buck and made several
leaps towards Mr. Mitchell and
fell lifeless.
Mr. Mitchell then charged
his gun, believing the panther'
which he had shot to be dead,
and cast his eyes towards the
wounded buck, which remained
in the same position, when to
his great astonishment, he ob
served another large female pan
ther having hold of the buck :
by the neck, .on the oppusiiei
side from Mr. Mitchell. He
evelled his gun at the head of
the animal, and the ball entered
her risiit eve. xn awtui si-
ence prevailed for some min
utes, when the panther surre:i-
dered her claims to the buck, j
considering it a vain attempts
to contend with so powerful an
antagonist as a congressman, and :
was about to retire in a modest!
and respectful manner before j
iier superior, but Mr. Mitchell)
thought proper to detain her for i
further examination, which he
did by shooting her through the
body several times.
In the interim the buck
throught proper to absent him-
elf from scene of action, consi
dering that his presence was not
equired, and left Mr. Mitchell
and the panthers to settle the
right of ownership to his car
case at their leisure, feelinir
imself altogether disinterested
n me matter, ivir. Mitchell
however, having dispatched the
Danthers, considering the buck's
departure rather unceremonious,
went in pursuit oi him, and o-
ver-hauled him about a mile
rom the scene of action with
the panthers and shot him. It
was by this time beginning to
grow late in the evening, and
Mr. , Mitchell thought it most
advisable to retire from the
sporting scene to his lodging.
On his way thither he shot an
other very large buck, which
terminated that day's hunt. "
Mr- .Mitchell, during his
hunting excursion, which las
ted four days," killed four bucks
and two large panthers.
The following appropriate
notice is taken in the Louis
ville Public Advertiser, of the
arrival of strangers from a
broad to visit the Western
country: "It gives us much
pleasure to notice the arrival of
Messrs. Stanley and Worthy,
of the British Parliament, at
this place. We trust these
distinguished foreigners will
have no cause to blush at the
energies of a people descended
from their own stock, as dis
played in the conquest of this
wilderness, and in subduing it
under the mild sway of civiliz
ation! ,Thcy will'not here find
fhe refinement of Europe; yet
they cannot but be struck with
the bone and muscle of an em
pire snatched from the feroci
ous rule of the savage, and thus
adding another leaf to the lau
rels of civilized man."
Poverty. A man without
money is a body without a
soul, a walking corpse, and a
horrid spectre. His address is
awkward; his conversation tedi
ous and troublesome. If he
go to visit any one, he" never
finds him at hom'e, and ifheo
pen his mouth to speak, he is
immediately interrupted, lest
he should terminate his dis
course by asking money: He
is shunned as one infected, and
considered as an useless burden
upon the earth. If he have wit
he cannot show it; and if he
have none, he is regarded as the
most hideous two legged mon
ster that nature can produce.
His enemies say he is worth
less; and those who are the
most moderate in speaking of
him qualify their praise by
shrugging up their shoulders.
Necessity wakes him in the
morning, and misery attends
him at night. The women find
him graceless in the extreme.
His host wishes he could, like
the cameleou, live upon air:
and his tailor, that he would
clothe himself like our first par
ents. If he attempt to reason,
no one attends to him; if he
sneeze, no one perceives it ; if
ho want any thing from a tra
desman, he is asked to pay for
it beforehand; and if he con
tracts a debt, he is looked upon
as a knave.
y SHALL offer for sale to the
highest bidder on the 6th of
January next, if fair, if riot, the
next fair day thereafter, at the
house of James IF. Alston, de
ceased, with a credit of six
months, twenty likely NE
GROES consisting of men,
women and children. Bond
with approved security will be
required.
IViltis W. Alston, Adm'r.
Nov. 2S, 1S24. 3S-4t
(Q Thebaic of Negroes, a
bove stated, will take place on
the 0th of January next, in
stead of the Qth. W. W. A.
Dec. 18. 1S24. 40-St
NOTICE.
4 T the late November term or
Halifax County Court, the Sub
scriber qualified as administrator
to the estate of JAMES W.
ALSTON, deceased. All persons
lncieDiea. io the estate are request
ed to make immediate payment,
and the creditors, of the same are
hereby notified to present their
claims duly authenticated within
the time prescribed by law.
Willis W. Alston, Adm'r.
Nov. 16, 1824:' ' ' 35-3m
lilank Warrants for sale
AT THIS GFFI9E
.. , "i ,
k Vine Hill Academy?
I AM authorised by the Trustees
of VINE HILL ACADEMY,
to employ a teacher qualified to
instruct in reading, -writing arith
metick, English grammar and ge
ography. ...
DAVID CLANK
Scotland Neck, Nov. 30. 3r-tf
Union Academy.
THIS institution, at which , spell
ing, reading, penmanship, arith
metic, English grammar, and Ge
ography with the use of maps, are
to be taught, will "be open for the
reception of scholars on tefrst
Monday in Aixrch next. The situ
ation is healthy; the building will
be new, spacious, and convenient;
av;d the Tutor, who is to superin
tend the school, 'has had six years
experience in teaching at a respect
able Academy in this state. His
character and qualifications may be
known by applying to David Clark,
Wm. R. Smith, S. J. Baker, cr
Geo. E. Spruill.
The year will be divided into
two sessions of five months each.
Board in respectable families, and
in the i mmediate neighborhood of
the Academy, can be obtained at a
reasonable price.
PRICKS OF TUITION.
For Sfidling, Reading, Pen
mansiii, and Arithmttick,
ier session, $5
English Grammar and Ge
ography, do. 6 50
Jno' II. Purrington,
Thomas Vaitghan.
Scotland Neck, N.C.
Dec. 18. Id24, S
40 et
Ihjde Park Jlcademy.
(private.)
FT1HE undersigned, having taken
jL the whole of the buildings and
premises at Hyde Park under his
immediate superintendence v and
control, intends to open his AC A
DEMY again on the 2d Monday in
January next, for the instruction of
young gentlemen m the following
branches of general education, viz:
I. Rudiments of the Latin, Greek,
and French languages.
II. Geography, including the na
ture and use ot the Globes, with
their application to the solution
of Geographical and Astronomi
cal Problems.
III. The Mathematfcks, viz: The
higher branches of Arithmetick
'Caldwell's Geometry. Plane and
Spherical Trigonometry and Ge
ometry, with their application to
the purposes ot Astronomy and
Navigation. The Mensuration
of heights, distances, surfaces,
and solids: including Rectangular
Surveying, or the method ot de
terniining the area of right lined
hgures, universally or by calcu
lation.
IV. Natural or Experimental Phi-
losopny, including Astronomy.
V. Chronology and General His
tory.
VI. English Grammar, Rhetorick,
and Belles Lettres.
In carrying the above plan into
execution, the first object of the
undersigned, shall be, to qualify his
students tor an entrance on the es
tablishment of the University of
the state, or oi any otner literary
institution In this country. His
second, to adopt and firmly adhere
to such a mode of government and
instruction, as shall secure im
provement in science, regularity of
conduct, and decency ot behaviour,
on the part ?f all who may be com
mitted to his care.
The site of the Academy pos
sesses the advantages of pure wa
ter and wholesome air; and being
in the centre ot a populous neigh
borhood, board can be obtained on
reasonable terms, either with the
undersigned himself, or under his
recommendation, with decent and
respectable families in the vicinity.
The year will be divided into two
sessions: .the first to commence
on the 10th of January, and end on
the 22d of June. The second, to
commence on the 10th of July, and
end on the 15th of November. The,
price of Board and Tuition with the
undersigned, (bedding excepted,)
will be FIFTY-THREE DOL
LARS the session to be fiaid in
advance. .
j7Should circumstances render
it necessary, an 'Assistant will be
employed, properly qualified for
the instruction ot little boys, in the
rudiments of education and the mi
nor classicks. r Communications by
mail or otherwise shall meet with
prompt attention. - '
' WE. WEBB.;
Noy , 30, 124. ' ' S7-$i :
, .Enfitld Academy.
THE exercises of tMs Instituti
i will be resumed on the first
t.muuuaiu January next, under thf
superintendence of Mr. LEVT m
a genucmau cf known
d established character k.u r.
I JQV
correct moral deportment and for
-mmciu quauncatiens as
Ther. The course of studv
will be such as to prepare jW
gentlemen for college, and cthc
branches necessary tor business cr
usefulness. Board can be pbn
k iu acv ci ai aecent and respecta
e families, convenient i. -
cademy, for from five to six dol
lars per moniu.
Enf eld, Dec. 27,1824. AX-2X
Furmzvcll Grove
ACADEMY.
rgMIE Trustees of this Institute
take pleasure in informine the
Pybl thjtf they have employed
Mr. BRAGG, of WarrentoS, fata
a graduate of our University at
wi wn. ensuing vear. Tha
course of study will be" such as to
prepare young gentlemen to enter
college as far advanced as the iu
nior class, if required. The ca
demy is remote from anV scenes of
dissipatron, and favorable to form-
ng me morals ot youth. Good
board, on reasonable terms can be
had convenient to the Academy
Trie exercises of this institution
will be resumed ou the second Mon
day in January next.
Halifax county, 1
Decern. 2Sth, 1824. 3 41 2t
To all persojis concerned.
'IHE Subscriber hereby gives.
I. public notice, that vVm. B.
Eaton purchased of him a Tract
of Land, lying in this county,
known and called by the name of
the JUSTISS' TRACT, for which
said tract of land, a part of the pur
chase money, amounting to $7Q0t
is still, due and unpaid. All per
sons are therefore hereby caution
ed against buying said land, for I
shall claim of the purchaser the.
above sum, with interest, in case,
the same is not duly paid by the.
said Wm . B. Eaton.
ROBERT FREEAR.
Halifax, Dec. 28, 1824 41tf
4000 bushels ullum
SALT.
Just received, and for sale chcajj,
on short credit cheaper still
for Cash by
MORGANS? CQIVPER
Murfrcesboro', N. C.
Dec. 10, 1824. Sy-4t
New Goods.
nPIIE Subscribers have just
-H- received their full supply of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Shoes t
Boots, Hats, 5'C.
Also, about 250 bushels prims
Turks Island SALT all of
which will be sold at reduced
prices, for Cash or country
produce.
J.fyJ.W. Simmons.
Halifaxy Dec. 9.
Lost Saddle.
A SADDLE, about half worn,
was lost by the Subscriber
some time last spring. Any per-
son 'returning said saddle, or giv
ing, information where it can be,
found, will confer a favor on
William Peebles.
Dec. 30, 1824. 41-3t
NOTICE.
AT the late Mav term of Hali
fax County Court, the Subscri
ber qualified as administrator or
EDWARD O. RHODES, decea
sed. . All persons indebted -to uu
estate are requested to mae im
mediate payment, and the crea
tors are hereby notified to pfesenj
,.u;mC liilv rmthentica.ea
kllll V". ,
within the time prescribed by
otherwise this notice will be pea
m bar. , ,
Jos. H. Bryan, Adm
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