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t. . s ft J 3 I Tlurinuit Sermon. In a late cx- ISJCClIaitCOUSv cursion I made; through the south- ern suuus, 1 wa ivjr nfl nt tho dwelling house of my friend Colonel- in the town of . in the cbuntv of -, in the 7 ! FOR THE FREE PRESS. Written at Major D 9s in Ar k, a bout sunrise, Oct. 18, IS2G. TUNE "MINSTREL BOY." I saw a lovely little flower, That near my window grew; Just putting forth its feeble power, Hefresh'd with morning dew. Its damask petals shining bright, Were pointed towards Ileav'n; As if yon radiant orb of light, Its rosy tints had given. And thus I thoughtthou fragrant flower, What hapless fate is thine; Thou livest but one little hour, To see that bright orb shine! But HE who its bright course directs, Created also thee; And though thou diest before it sets, I'll fondly think of thee. marmion. TOR THE FREE TRESS. Written on hearing Miss C. If. D. sing the beautiful song 'Those evening Bells'' adapted to the same tunc. Oh! let me be that Bard to tell, In softest tones another Bells', Whose thrilling sounds, harmonious cheer! And soothe my pensive, list'ning ear. Oh! how it soothd my aching heart, Such fond illusions to impart; How sweet the tones, how kind they were, To soothe my spirit, lingering there. For oft I've listened unto thee, And thought my soul, from sorrow free; And seem'd the while some magic spell, Encircl'd that melodious Belle. But let no Bard e'er more again, To music's sound thy dulcet strain; Unless he breathes the soul cf love, Guided by Seraph's wings above. But if thou wilt, then let me say, May angels guard his heavenly way; And happier Bards, shall walk these dells, To sing the praise of other Belles. M ARM ION. For the Free Press. TO M ARM ION. Hail! Marmion, Bard of modern times, Enchant the muses with thy songs; Symphonies ring these lower climes, With music which to thee belongs. Iet ev'ry soul with gen'rous zeal, (iive that applause which merit claims; 6uppress what envy they may feel, Thus raise sweet odours from their names. Come, poet and philosopher, Join while I strike to Marmion's praise Rest, Marmion, rest, we are sincere, For truth and candor form our lays. We love thy talents and thy skill, . Thy efforts too, to please mankind Praise-worthy office here to fill Too poor the subjects yet we find. Now reaching the sublimest top, Of fame's proud temple, full in view, I'd lend my aid to guide thee up, For friendship claims so much for yon. Then if you wish to gain its height, And hear fame's trumpet loudly sound; The girls, and all such trifles, slight, And choose those subjects more profound. But if you think this all perverse, Still choose to push the girls along; May each amour perplex you worse, And wo betide the sweetheart's song. BENEVOLENT. morning FOR THE FREE PRESS. To Miss F. F. D. toho recently moved to the Western country. Farewell! unsullied as thou art, One smile and then adieu; Stern fortune bids the hope depart, I've cherished leng for you. When midnight slumber gently lulls, The mind from sorrow free; Ah! then my soul I will indulge, In joyful dreams on thee. While through the crowd I lonely pass, And hear, thy praise of purity ; I'll mourn that fortune with rude blast, pestroy'd my hope of peace and thee. When thro' yon forest thy footsteps stray, And Western wilds o'ershadc thee; With sorrow I'll meet each coming day, .Vd sigh but ne'er forget thee. WASHINGTON". stntn nf Virginia, lho after my arrival at his house, hap pening to be Sunday, the Colonel proposed to me to accompany him with the family to church, assur ing me at the same time that their panson was a very entertaining preacher, and that both his sub jects and his sermons were differ- cut from the hackueyed texts ana discourses, which we generally hear in public worship, I readily consented to my friend s proposal, and I had no reason to repent it; the parson was a neat little man, his manner was graceful and pleas ing His text and "sermon were both of a piece, and full of origin al matter. 1 devoured every word of it, and upon my return to Colo nel 'sin the evening, I sat down and committed the substance of it to writing nearly I believe in his own words, as follows; which I think you will be pleased with, and if you choose to publish it, you are at liberty. From-your most obe dient servant, JD. C. f "And Rachel said unlo Jacob, give me children, or else I die; and Jacob's anger was kindled against Uachel.,r Genesis the 30th chapter, and part of the 1st and 2d verses. From these words, my brethren, I shall beg leave to make a fcwT observations, which mav tend to unfold some new ideas of the fe male character. The first remark that occurs, is the reasonableness and folly ofj Rachel s request to her husband. She asks for children as the con. dition of her life, 'Give me chil dren, says she, or else I die.' Ah! weak and inconsiderate wo manly-Little didst thou know the dreadful connexion that was estab- or "beat her with his fist? No for Jacob was a brave man, and never disgraced his character by striking a woman. He rebukes his wife by reasoning with hcr.j Alnrm'God's stead who hath withheld' children from thee.' Learn hence ye husbands from the example of Jacob, to treat your wives as reasonable creatures; in this way you will not only reform them, but secure their perpetual esteem and affection tor you. f Wc'liave now beheld the end of Rachel, the wife of Jacob; but un happily for mankind, her posteri ty did not all die with her. There are Rachels still alive in every part of the world. While one cries out give me children or else I die there are hundreds of her descendants who crv out, ffive me no more children, or else I dieNor is this all;- how many wives do wo find who urge their requests to their hus bands, with the same powerful, & as they suppose, distressing argu ment, Give me says one, a new house or else I die give me, says a second, another house wench or else I die srivc me, says a third, a weekly rout, or else 1 die give me, says a fourth, a trip to tlVir mnia Springs, or else I dic-p-givo n me'savs i If fifth, a winter in New York, or Philadelphia, or else I die give me, says a sixth,. a ser vice of plate, or else I die give me, says a seventh, a spt of china or else 1 die give me, says an eighth, a new silk gown, or else I die give me, says a ninth, a new carpet, or else I die give me, says a tenth, a set of chairs, or else I die give me, says an eleventh, a new pair of tables, or else I die; give me, says a twelfth a new pair of brass andirons, or else I die; give me, says a thirteenth, a new large looking glass, or else I die; give me, says a fourteenth, a newT mahogany bureau, or else I die, -r . 1 1 1 v US. It SO jiuppuuuu, iroiu cause jt is impossible for us to di. vine,) that the iliappee m hisUi run low, about the time he honor ed our village with his presence the repienisiiing u was a necea. ry consequence ana followed of course; the President purchased a penny's worth of snuff, anil tlle news.llew like wiia-nre; boxes of all sizes and descriptions poured in to be filled from the same jar; old and young flew to the spot td gaze upon the vessel that had con. tained powder fit to tickle the nose of John Quincy Adams, andjP. fore the sun went down, every particle of that odoriferous com. pound was in the heads of our pat. riotic citizens, who sneezed nation, al salutes until the Revenue Cut ter had borne him far away. .Methodists By a statement published in the Christian Advo cate, prepared from the Minute of the British Conferences, and of the several American Conferenc es, it appears that the total num ber of members of the Weslcvan Methodist Societies throughout the world, is G47,319 exclusive of the regular travelling preachers who are steadily employed in the work of the Ministry. Of this num ber 3GQ,800 are under the care of the American Conferences; of the remaining 286,519, the niernhen in Great Britain are 231,045; in Ireland 25,514; and in foreign sta tions, 32,900. In Great Britain there are 814 preachers, in Ire- i land 138; in foreign countries 152; and in the American Connexion, 1,406, making a total throughout the world of 2,511, (cj v J , , give me, says a fifteenth, a new chaise, or else I die; give me, says a sixteenth but I forbear, for a day would fail me, should I atr tempt to enumerate all the instan ces of female folly ajid extrava gance which display themselves in conjugal and domestic life. I shall conclude with one re mark, which I hope will be pro fitable to the ladies, who compose a great part of this audience; and that is, that this kind dfpetulence never fails to. cool the affections of husbands. Of this we have a striking proof in the conduct of Jacob; we read, that his wife died on her journey with him toEphrath; but we read no mark of. respect paid to her memory, by a splend id or even a decent funeral; wc do not find that Jacob secludes him self even for a single day, from his ordinary pursuits in order to mourn over her; wc only read that he pla ced a pillar of stone over her grave; probably to prevent her raising from the grave to tease him any more with her humour: and hence. ; probably, may bo derived the ori- ui lomo sione thy death and the birth of children. But Heaven often curses human folly by aisweringjtsj)rayer.JTla chefs d?sTrestor an increase of Jier family are gratified, but alas! llachel knows only a short lived1 joy from this event. She dies in phildbedjvith her second son. "Iler lovely child drop's from her breast-his smiling infancy, and pratling childhood afford her no pleasure, for Rachel's remains have descended into the grave, and mixed with the clods of the Valley. ( A" second remark that is sugges-, ted by the words of the text, is, that upon certain occasions, anger is a necessary passion, and that it may be exercised with peculiar pro priety, by husbands, when the fol ly of their wives require it; Jacob was a man of uncommon dignity of character he was wise, pru dent and religious, and yet Jacob was angry. He was a fond indul gent husband; and yet ho was an jrrv with his wife. " For we read that the anger of Jacob was kin dled against Rachel, But let us examine a little further, and in quire in what manner Jacob dis covers and gives vent to his anger; does he drag her across the floor by the hair of her head, and throw her into the fire, or does he throw tier behind the back W? Does .ho pinch her. or kick her From the Warren, 11. I. Stnr. Presidential Snnff. When President Adams passed through this town, on his way to N. York, an incident occurred ' which No Tthink might be intcrestimr to snuff- takers in the region round afyout! Indictments in Philadelphia.,.. The Democratic Press says,"tlia Circuit Court of the U. States, pre sent Judge Peters, met on Friday at 11 o'clock, A. M. to receive a ny bills of Indictments or Pres entments which the Grand Jury might have to make. They pre sented Eifward Thompson and 5 other persons for various frauds on the Revenue. It is said a mil lion and a half dollars worth of property has been fraudulently ta ken from the Philadelphia Custom House, within a few years. A let ter from Philadelphia to a gentle man in New-York states the num ber of persons indicted, to be scr ew jnstead of six, viz: Edward II. Nicholl, Francis II. Nicholl, Pe ter Mackie, Charles Mackie, Rod ney Fisher, Floyd S. Bailey and Edward Thomp'son. Trial of Rioters.... The trial of the persons who destroyed the printing office of the Colonial Ad vocate, at York, Upper Canada, in June last, came on the 18th of Oc tober, at the York Assizes, before Chief Justice Caripijell, and a special jury. After a trial of con siderable length, the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff of G2a ($2500) damages sufficient, ve should supppse, to replace the ap paratus, and renumerate the pro prictorfor the loss of his time since the outrage. - One of the greatest constitu ents of virtue is, never do an? thing, when alone, that we should be unwilling to do when in co V
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