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for the free press. Salutation to the Ladies of Nash. TUNE "MINSTREL BOY.." The Minstrel's come to his friends in Nash, With the fair ones yoa will find him; , A beam of joy, in his eyes now flash, Though others have resign'd him! Land of Friendship , said the bard, Should all the world reject thee; One faithful pen, thy fame will guard, One honest heart protect thee. The Minstrel's come but woman's chain, JIas'nt bound his calm soul under; Tho' the smiles he loves ne'er bloom again, ou may rend that chain asunder. And say no heart e'er met with thee, Dear souls of mirth and revelry, As he whose kindness feels for thee, And sings thy praise most cheerily. M ARM ION. For the Free Press. TO MY FRIEND, tVho said she would take the Free Press to read Mannion's poetry. There is a tie tosordid souls unknown, The tic that sacred Friendship calls its own; Wc breathe & live, still more & more allied, Tho miles uncounted may the space divide. Thus the fair Sun in his refulgent sphere, Beholds his image painted bright and clear; Where'er he holds his proud majestic reign, In the calm surface of the blue domain. He travels on in his imperial height, The faithful shadow still pursues his flight; At length he sinks supreme in all his rays. The blaze of ocean, still encount'ring blaze: Until his last predestin'd course is run, When those bright orbs unite & meet in one. Friend of my heart, may that bright Sun ex press, The warm and constant Friendship wc prp fess; Still may we travel like those faithful lights, And shine on, constant, till the grave unites: But if on earth to part, our lot is given, Oh! may we happy meet again in Heaven. FOR THE FREE PRESS. To my Breast-pin. How smiling thy gems, how sweetly arrayM, How bright thy'beauties, how modestly con vey'd! Emblem of delight, no sorrows can cloud, Thy sparkling face in the gloom of, the shroud. And surely the breast you gaily adorn, In unison smiles, in unison shines; As the sweet birds, in the calm summer morn Sing to the music of nature's sweet chimes. But ah! I have seen when flow'rs were brightest, Sweetest their odour, a worm in the bud; ' And fond hopes, like the tree that is highest, First blasted, first fallen, first borne by the flood. ' And I have seen when the midsummer ray, In glory had rob'd the mountain's high head; The valley below, secluded from day, J3y the dark mantle which the storm had spread. And gay is the shrub that deck's Etna's soil, When burning within, her angriest fires; As oft I smile when my bosom doth boil, With grief that is keen as passion's fierce ires. Tho' bright thy beauties, the time wan ere while, The joys of my heart were yet brighter still; Happy were my hopes, sincere was my smile, Till mis'ry gave point to ev'ry sweet thrill. Deceitful as thou art.myjsweet breast-pin, And false as the smile that brightens my face; Ye still shall conceal forever within, The tempest that's made my bosom a waste. C. A. B. FOR THE FREE TRESS, , Brandy's Farewell Mdrcss. My merry muse soar high on wing, And teach thou me thy lays to sing, For purest pleasure thou dost bring, When verses number; But what to me is verse's string, My soul does slumber. X nerveless am and soon must die, Or rather like the dormant fly, Orlike the serpent dull and sly, Must sleep a season; . Next summer's genial sun and sky, Will wake my reason. Twill nerve my frame, my spirits raise, When from the womb again I blaze, " : Receive me, friends, with honest praise, I'll make you frisky; Till then adieu! in Burns's phrase, , ' ; ; Drink good auld whiskey. , "FOR THE FREE PRESS. Description of my Cat, Tom Jones He's what a cat ought to' be, He loves a rat and hates a flea; r . ' : And he's very apt to nab a mouse, Any where about the house. Big or little, he or she," , If no bigger than a pea; , Let her show just one whisker, " And I'll be bound Tom will twist her. Twist her, ha!yes, no ways slow, He mighty often sarves 'em so. Yes, he's what a cat ought to be; ' Therefore Tom's the cat for me. He's independent as a lord, , Licks himself and walks abroad; Returns again with tait erect, High his head and stiff his neck; Goes to water and takes a lap. Lies down and sleeps a nap. Ho, ho, I'll tell you what, , Tom's a worscr, is he not? If he ain't, I'll be ding, Particular so, a saucy thing, When he thinks I've got some meat, He stands upon his two hind feet; And like a Trojan thus he stands, And mews and pokes his hairy hands, Over half way to my waist, With a view to get a taste; And when I let the sarpent have it, So very eager does he grab it, He lets it slip wholesale down, And never lets it touch the ground. To cat it like a modest cat. He sarves it like he sarves a rat; Swalles it whole, skin and bones " I tell you what, that same Tom Jones, Is a real worser, I'll be dast, If he dont rise prodigious fast. He asks no odds of no cat kind, No sort o' varmont, nor canine: On all the cats he keeps an eye, And when by chance one passes by, lie nabs him, and he claws him so, He makes the fur fly no wavs slow. That makes me say what I do, 1 ora s a worser and rusher too; And I'll write this 'bout him out o spite, Because the sarpent loves to fight, All the cats, male and sow, And makes 'em squall, and mew, and meow, So darn'd etarnai loud by gum, I think somctime's the devil's come.'; . A cut-ear'd, whisker'd, ringtail pup, Some o' these morns I'll tic him up, And whip him plump till twelve o'clock And then confine him in the stocks ' . One whole day or so. " I he Tobacco Seller again. CONUNDRUM. Every. lady in this land Has ten fingers on each hand . Five and twenty on hands and feet . This is the truth without deceit. M.' Intcfiwcrahcc.-r-A Societv for the suppression of Intemperance has been formed within the bounds of the Presbytery of Orange, num bering among its members, sever al eminent divines, and some of the most respectable gentlemen in the State, The following is the Dtn article ol the Constitution: "Any person becomimr a member of r tj : this society shall thereby ensra&e to ab stain entirely from the use of ardent spi rits, unless when needful for health. This shall be the indispensable condition of membership." f , V At a subsequent meeting of the Board of Managers, the following resolutions were adopted: "Resolved, That the Corresponding Secretary address a circular letter to tho. different Courts and Grand Juries with in the bounds of the Society, respectful ly suggesting the necessity of being strict arm sparing ot their licenses for the re tailing ot ardent spirits; and also of more rigidly enforcing the laws against drunk enness. "Resolved, That a circular letter be addressed to the different denominations of christians, and to influential individ uals, throughout the country, earnestly soliciting their co-operation in promot ing the great objects of this society, "Resolved, That a premium of $50 be, and it hereby is, offered for the best iracton Intemperance, suited to the condition of our southern country. The tract not to exceed 24 octavo pages, and to be submitted to the committee of in spection, on or before the first day of February next. . r -v'i' h . "Resolved, That 'the Rev. Jos,; Cald well,' D.D. and the Rev. Professor Mit chel, of Chapel Hilland the Hon. Fred. Nash, of Hillsborough, be the committee to judge of the tracts , presented, and to award the premium. " ' . -: ' , PAi7arfrf?aa The editor of thePhiladelphia Gazette in speak ing of his own city, says:--, "Wc know .no city that com bines so many advantages as Phil adelphia which has so many ex cellencies to recommend it as a place of residence; and yet there is enough vice and misery .in the city and suburbs, to sink all , tho seventy-fours in the British JNavy; and we doubt if the lowest kind of life in London, can be much lower than the lowest life i Philadelphia," Western Toicns.A. correspon dent of the Christian Register, says, Indianapolis, the capital of maiana, contains ouu inhabitants. The village is new,; the forest be ing cleared away from only six a- crcs. Jiowiinp; Urcen, the shire town of Clay county, consists of three lop- cabins, and throe acres of cleared land. . Martinsville, the shire town of Morgan county, con tains 40 inhabitants, and the shire towns of several other new coun ties contain from 50 to 100 inhab itants. In tho village of Miriam, on the Wabash, containing 15 or 20 families, there was one or more cases of fever in every family in July last, . ; .-,iV--- Double headed Turtle Mr. Louis Scorke, has placed in Mr. realc s Museum, JNew-York, a beautiful turtle of the terrapin sper cies, with two distinct heads. Each head appears to have its own intelligence: feometimcs the one head will descend in the water, whilst tho othor will remain on the surface, &c. It will look with the one set of eyes in one direc tion, whilst the other's attention is directed another wa v. 'It was caught at Statcn Island, and is a great natural curiosity. Emigration. The 6mirration of the people to the westward, i great. Perhaps more have gone on than were ever known to pass r so earv a Period ot the season. The road to Missouri farther west we are told, : is thronged: Tim march of adventurers is to the west, and from the increasing press and bustle that way, it will not be before the settlement will extend io tne p aqhc Ucean. Begging. A woman, simnnl to' be named Abigail Onrtnr aya in Itahway, N.J. suddenly on Mon- UUJ u insi.-pne went about the country asking alms. According to the petition she presented, she was of a fair character, Said she came from Honewell t.nwnsmn Hunterdon county, N. J. In her possession was found $3225. She was decently interred in. the Pres byterian burying ground in Rail way.' :- y : j colony; oil the African coast, iftls ooiomzauun jouuiuiy win only him a free passage in one of vessels? He says he has pr0per ty enough to maintain him then a year or two, and can trust the colonists, or his own ' family, are wealthy, for further maimer ance. He has a' good library which he means to carry out with him, and which he says "will K0t, legacy for the colony," after decease, lie has a good consti. tution and can bear fatigue. HP desires not to be paid or governed by any Mission society, but spend his time and talents in the wavin which he, being on the field of la bor, shall judge most beneficial to the welfare of the colonists. . ' Portsmouth Journal Fox hunting by Steam. k gen. tleman at a tavern dinner, who had lately got the steam engine mania, was discoursing with considerahl.. latitude upon the cheapness and , " - . n . -.. . economy ou steam power. He went on to state, "that he had not tlie least doubt but that in five or six years at farthest, steam would supercede tlie use of any other power throughout the country." A farmer, rather of the quizzical order, setting by, after listening with considerable amusement at the expense of the speaker, giving at the same time a nod of appro bation, observed, that he had not the least doubt of it, for neighbour Wildgoose, who is a creat fox hunter and a wonderful knowing man in these things, told him the other day that he expected toscll his famous jiorse Spunkey, and fox hunt it hereafter astraddle of a Teakettle:1 Disinterested BcnemlmrSK methodist minister has offered his services to go out to the American Good Living. A: certain phy sician, when he visited his rich and luxurious 'patients," always wentin to thcir kitchens, and shook hands with their cooks My good friends," said lie, "I owe you much for you confer great favors upon me. Your skill, your ingenious anl palatable art of poisoning, en ables medical men to ride in our carriages: without vournssistance. we w;ould all go on foot, and be Eggs. To ffive Coffee aricii appearance; and improve the fla vor, beat un the volk of an cffU, and put into the milkeggs never couie amiss: the ydllc ,ol an egg when you rise an nt hreak- fast fried bacon and eggs, or a pudding with eggs for dinner boiled eggs at tea are good, and there would hardlv hn n Christmas without egg pop in the niorning. i The Rich and the Pnnr -The rich have thn have the best appetite. The rich lav the softest! tho the soundest. The poor have health; the rich have delicacies The rich hang themselves through fear of poverty; the poor (sucli as have tt4vayEs ueen poor) laugh and sing. and love the ir wii-rxa ton wall to put their necks into the noose. Cure for RhriMnnUe t.m the parts affected be rubbedwith aflesh brush dipped in Pnlm Oil hofnre a fire night and morning low living and gentle 'cathartics are recom mended as serviceable also.
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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