‘I-‘non mun; aosron .ir'Azt,xEn. _
V _ , MERCY‘. . , ._ ".
' Go‘, and sin no more.’---Hol y Writ.
. Frail mortal !.thou, who art lillt fills‘),
. ' ‘hat kindly word to thee was given-
for though the eternal power is just,
‘Still Mercy is the ohild of Heaven.
Thou, who hast trod through error’s maze,
If haply thou thy fault deplore,
"I"henm’ercy sheds her holyrays,
And bids thee-=-go, and sin no more.
If wan‘d’ring wild, mid mental gloom,
Fond Mcm’_ry brings past joys to view,
And points to pleasure’s early tomb, '
W'oultl’st thou those fieetingjoys. renew?
0, upward raise thy weeping eye-'---
That power which can thy peace restore,-
‘ In Love's own voice, heard from on high,
Entreats thee'—-go, and sin no more.
Hast been deceived by frir:ntlship’s guise ?
Trust not again its faithlesls gl_-.tre——-
Learn from thy errors to be wise,
And Heaven’s pure friendship thou shalt share.
If thou hast met the wo'rld’s rude spite,
V No more its rankling hate deplore--'
For Mercy sheds on thce her light, .
And bids thee--co, A'I\'D SIN no MORE!
ritortr THE CATSKXLL naclonnan.
¢~ Verily‘ every man at his best , estate is alto-
gether vanity.’
Count not, sweet maid, too much the bloom
That fades so soon away ;
The rose that blossoms in the mom
E’er evening may decay.
That check, so beauteous dimpled now,
VVill soon attract no more; ’
Pass some few years, and time will throw
Decay’s drear mantle o’er.
Those eyes that seem to pierce the soul,
Unless those lamps you trim,
E’re long must give up their control,
With age and sorrow dim.
‘When natur::’s bloom fades from thyfacc,
, ‘Use not the hue of art ;_
But paintit with the only grace
That can true youth inipart.
That tuneful tongue which erst was form’d
To praise W/lam we adore,
‘Whose notes have oft my bosom warm’d,
Ah, soon can sing no more !
Unless ’tis wash’d by heavenly dew,
Before thy closing even 5‘
Then leave this earth_ly._vale, and you
Shall sing God’s praise in heaven.
For these thy youth "shall ne"er‘dccay,
Thy mind be ne'er unstrung :
For beauty blooms in realms of day,
I And man is "ever young.
And there those eyes shall brightly shine,
Their lamps with oil new trim’d,
Can never be obscured by time,‘
Nor with old age be dimm’d._
. - 35¢
Mlsccllany.
FROM Trim FEDERAL _itErUr3L1cAr.'.
“. Consider the lillies of z/ic ji_([(l, X/icy ‘tori’ not,
71cz't/zcr (Io I/my sjzin ,- yet [say unto you, Solomon
in all /zis glory"-was not arrayed like one qftht-sr.”'
In thefcw’ remarks I may be able to make on
the above text, I‘ am not mtconscio't1s of the ridi-
culc I shall receive from the votaries of fashion.
But I care not for these if-I gain the approbation
of the genuine admirers of simplicity of dress.
“ To virtue and her fricmls africnrl,
Still may my voice I/is “wet:/E‘ dcjfend.”
Our Saviour always endeavoured to make his
discbmses familiar by comparisons, which by
their simplicity were calculated to convince the
most ignorant of his audience, from the most no-
ble king seated on his throne, and surrounded by
a numerous train of courtiers, to the most indi-
gent peasant placed in his louly cottage, and en-
compassed with poverty, all his doctrines were
plain and easy to be comprehended. In speaking
of the folly of our taking too much thought a-
bout ‘dress, what a beautiful metaphor does he
employ to illuminate the subject! He does not
(like some of our pulpet orators too frequently
do) attempt to instruct his hearers by a display
of elaborate arguments and pompous ‘words ! No
1
na__
doubt on that occasionthere stood in his presence, ,
priests, lawyers, and the most learned of the
Jewish Rabbi! Perhaps a display of eloquence to
these might have been the most acceptable, and
would have gained him the most exalted praises.
I But hebeholds in the multitude a number of the
unlearned and simple people of the country, to
whom, in order that they might understand, a
simplicity of language was necessary. ‘ Consid-
er,’ says he, ‘ the lillies of the field, they toil‘ not,
neither do they spin; yet I say unto _you, Solo-
mon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of
these.’ The lilly was a flower well known to the
husbandman; every day he was accustomed to
view it reitring its majestic head in his fields;
every day he had an opportunity of admiring the
elegance of its vesture I yet be regarded it only
as a transitory flower: how then is. he astonished
to hear it declared, that ‘ Solomon in all his glory
was not ar1'a)'ed,like' one of _ these.’
ous fame of Solomon was well known to all the
world, he was the most august personage that
ever ruled under the title of a king : he was scat-
ed on a throne of ivory, on his head was placed
_ the royal diadem, his vestments were composed
of the richest brocade, ‘embroidered with gold I
the dazzling splendor of his equipage was indeed
indescribable. VVherevcr he went, he was wel-
comed with songs of triumph and of joy. But
though surrounded with all this profusion of mag-
nificence, yet all his glory was eclipsed by one of
The illustri- ..
sthesc simple flowers ! ivherc is the pencel of a
31_€a'/1lz'a’el, aided by the brilliant imagination of a
VVc’8t,‘to’ form a flower like nature has formed
the lilly ? ‘Where is. the country that can produce
any raiment comparable to that which clothes
this beautiful flower? Go‘ then ye followers of
the fashions, deck yourselves in-all the elegance
of the modern style---clothe yourselves in the
most costly and gay attire, yet see your vanity
humbled by the native elegance of theklilly out-
shining you. ‘ ' '
‘ Peacqflul and lowly in their native soil,
T/my ncit/zcr know to sjrin, nor care to tail,
Yet with co7y’i'ss’d magnificence deride -
Our mean attire and inzjtotcnce q’/'1zrz'dc.’
Alas! how ofzcn does the passion for dress
lead those who are actuated by it to destination!
how often does _the tradesman behold his hopes
frustrated, and the earnings which his frugality
had collected, destroyed by this captivating pas-
sion. And how many patrimonial estates have
been confiscated by it. Mr. Addison, when
speaking on this subject, gives ‘us an example of
a female warrior celebrated by Virgil, who, the
betrayed himself into ruin. And in the sacred
eucharistic ode, the mother of Sisera is represen-
ted as anticipating the glorious victory of her son,
and instead of noticing the signal service her he-
ro would execute for his country, by quelling an
insurrection of the most dangerous nature, her
vain and grovelling thoughts are occupied the
following soliloquy : 4 Have they not sped ? have
divers colors, a needle work of divers colors, of
needle work on both sides meet for the necks of
those that take the spoil 3’ She does not reflect
not behold his brow encircled with the laurcls,
which the conqueror merits, nothing is superior
in her imagination than to be clad in robes of the
most splendid colours-—-this to her is the most no-
ble spoil he can win ! But has the impetuous cur-
rent of time which has conveyed to the shores of
oblivion many of the follies of our ancestors, has
it borne on its billows, this little foible ? No, in-,
‘stead of a decrease, we find thereis an increase of
a fondness for dress. Oh, that men would learn
wisdom, and no longer indulge in fashions that
are calculated to induce disease and death.
Accompany me to yonder sequestered valley
where stands the “humble cottage of the venera-
ble Alphonzo. Behold his beautiful daughter
Miranda, on whose cheek are painted theirosesl
of health, and whose countenance is arrayed in
smiles. Clad in_a homely, but neat attire, see
with wha_t activity she performs the duties of
the cottage. Accustometl to industry and do-
mestic enjoyments, pride has never corroded her
peaceful heart, nor has remorse e’er_troublcd the
tranquility of,lqg1' soul. Her fair form has ner-
er been tortured by the machines of fashion, but
happy and contented, she exhibits an emblem of
health. I might now proceed to draw the con-
trast between this person and the people of fash-
ion, but I forbear lest I should trespass on the
time and patience of my readers.
THE LAY PREACHER.
—-L-—
Beazzrfful culogium on women.-—Thc following
testimony to the universal benevolence of the fe-
male character is borncoy Mr. Ledyax-d,*‘ an ac-
curate observer of human nature,-and one of the
first geographical missionaries employed by the
African Association. It is so just that it cannot
be too often repeated.-—‘ I have always remark-
ed,’ says he, ‘that women in all countries are
civil and obliging, tender and humane ; that they
are ever inclined to be gay and clicerful, timm--
ous and modest ; and =‘tcy do not hesitate, like
men, to perform a-generous action. Not haugh-
ty, not arrogant, not supcrcillious, they are fond
of courtesy, and fond of society ; more liablcin
general, to err than man, but in general, also
_morc virtuous, and performing more good ac-
tions. To a woman, whether civilized or sav-
age, I never addressed myself in the language
of decency and friendship, without receiving a de-
cent and friendly answer. With man it has been
otherwise. In wandering over the barren plains
of inhospitable Denmark, through honest Swe-
den, andfrozen Lapland, rude and churlish l"in-
land, unpricipled Russia, and the wide-spread re-
gions of the wandering Tartar—if,hungry, (try,
wet, or sick, the women have everbeén fricntlly
to me, and uniformly so; and to add to this tir-
'tue, {so worthy the appellation of benevolence)
these actions have been performed in so free and
so kinda manner, that, if I was dr_v,'l drank the
sweetest draught, and if hungry, I eat the coarse
morsel with a double relish. ,
*Mr. Ledyard wasa native of Connecticut.
I"cclz'ng’and 1v‘or‘t’z'tudc.-—-Tlie man blessedwith
afeeling heart, yet deprived of a firm mind,‘ like
the precious, but pliant, full-earcd corn, bends at
every presure, is the sport of every breath.--The
callous-hearted man, whatever may be his men-
tal endowments, resembles the colossal marble
column ; we admire its strength and shape ; but,
from its cold and comfortless touch, and shelter-
less capital, we turn to the leafy bower, and to
the warm cottage. He, alone, is perfect in his
nature, whose energies of mind are tempered by
the softer feelings ; he then receives, ‘uncorrupt-
ed,'the sun of prosperity ; and though often ex-
posed to, is never bornedown by, the blasts of-ad-
verse fortune; he bears about him, for himself
and for others, every flower that sweetens the
path of life—every fruit that invigorates him
cheerfully.
The rules for maintaining a good neighbour-
hood, is, for every one to do to others as they
would have others do to them ; to speak evil of
no man ; to reveal no secrets, nor be offlcious in
other peoplc‘s matters; to be always obliging
and careful to return benefits; to take heed of
giving offence, andnever take it without good
reason; to harbor no groundless surmises, nor
retain a still sullen dislike ;' to reward not evil:
to be ready to forgivg an affront, orsupposed
transgression ; toxbovambitious in excelling oth-
poet relates for a rich and splendid suit of armor, .
they not divided the prey ? To Sisera a prey of
on the glorious renown he would gain, she‘ does’
' eighteen months !-16.
ers’ in every act of goodness, accountingit more
blessed to do good than to have it returned, to
give than receive from others. -
The following is the concluding part of a Ser-
mon lately delivered in the state of New-York =
“ Perhaps it may not be amiss to remember
the 1’l'z'nter in my discourse. He trusts every
body, he krfows not whom, his money is scatter-
ed every where, he hardly knows where to look
for it. His paper, his ink, his press, and his
types, his labour and his living, allmnst punctu-.
ally be paid for. You Mr. ' 2, and Mr.--+-5
and Mr. * . and a hundred others that I could
name, have taken * '5 paper a great while--
You and your wives, and your children, and your
neighbours have been amused and informed, and
I- hope improved by it——if you miss one paptf-1':
you think very hard of the printer or post for
it, for‘ you had rather go without your stip-
per than your paper. Have you ever complied
with the condition of subscriptions? Have you
taken as much pains to furnish the printer with
money, as he has to furnish you with papers ?—
Have you contributed your mite to repay him
for his ink, his paper, his types, his presses, his
head work? If you have not-—-—go pay him off,
and sin no more.”
31:33’ This WE tlzinic is fair 1'casom'ng.
--3-'?l1"1lD——
From a London jza/ter of l775.
Anecdote of Gen. Put7zam.—-During the lat:
war, when Gen. Amherst was marching across
the country of Canada, the army coming to one
of the lakes which they were obliged to pass,
found the French had a vessel of 12 guns on it.
Gen. Amherst was in-great distress; his boats
were no matchfor her, and she alone was capable
of siplging his whole army if embarked. \Vhile
the ”n:e't'al was ponderingwhat to do, Putnam
came upito him, and said, ‘ That ship must be ta-
ken.’ Aye, said Amherst, I _would give the world
if ‘she was, I’ll secure her, says Putnam. Am-'
herst smiled and asked how? Give me some
wedges and a fcwmen of my own choice. Am-
herst could not conceive how-an armed vessel
was to be conquered by'4- or .5..men and a few
wedges. However, he granted -Putnam’s re-
quest. VVhen night came, Putnam with his ma-
terials and men went in aboat under the vessel’s
stern, and in an instant put inhis wedges behind
the rudder, in the cavity between the rudder and
ship, and escaped. In the_morning she got un-
Much confusion was observed on board 3..','ne sails
were seen fluttering : she’ was arm}; in the lake,
aud being presently blown a,'.'aore, was easily cap-
turcd.
A poor woman lost a Cow, which was h r‘prin-
cipul support; many people collected to bcvvail
her 7.~zz‘.u;/‘arzmzc. A gentleman, well known for
his generosity, happened to pass that way, and
obsert ing their conznzisscration for the woman, ac-
costed cach one thus ; ‘ You are sorry, and you
are sorry ; Pray how muchiare you sorry 3 For
my part I am sorry ten dollars ;’ at that time
handing the money to the poor woman. Over-..
powered with the example, the company contrib-
uted to make up the loss to the poor woman im-
mediately.
A clergyman somgst-kiifiev since, rather hurried
while reading the funggélfiervice over a corpse,
when he came to the»3tv6‘rds;‘*r} this our brother,’
&c. forgot whether the deceased had been man
or woman. Turn'u__1g, therefore, to one of the
mourners, who happened to be an Hibernian, he
asked him, ‘ Is this a brother or a sister .?’ ‘ By
saint Patrick, neither one or the other,’ replied
Pat, ‘ it -was only an acquaintance .’~.”
A boy once asked Dr. Burgess, the preacher,
‘ if he would have a light?’ * No, child’ said the
Doctor, ‘I am one of the lights of the world.’-—
‘ I wish then,’ replied the boy ‘ you were hung up
at the end of our alley, for it is a very dark one !’
._...__ .
Canine sagacz'ty-—L‘ast week a lady going over
Lansdown, was overtaken by a large dog, which
had left--two men that wei'e'travelling the same
road with a horse and cart, and followed by the
animal for'so‘me distance, the creature endeavor-
ed to make her‘ sensible of something, ‘by look-
ing in her face, and then pointing withzhis nose
behind. ,_I*_‘uil_ing in his object, be next placed
himself so c’omple'tely'in front ‘of the" subject of
his solicitude, as to prevent her proceedingany
further, still looking steadfastlyin her face. The
lacly became rather alar’med_; but judging from
the manner of‘ thedog, "who did not appear vi-
cious-, that there was something’ about her which
engaged" his "attention, she ‘examined ‘herrdress
and found that her lace shawl was gone. The
dog, perceiving that he was‘ at length understood,
immediately turned back ; theflady followed him,
and he conducted her to. the spot where her
shawl lay, some distance back in the road. On
her taking it up, and replacing it on her person,
the independent’ quadruped instantly ran off at
full speed after his master, apparently much do-
lighted !—-English [ta/zer. '
...._.
Uncertainty cy“Lg'/‘c.--Some years ago, a woman
lived in a village of Glamorganshire, whose hus-
band, with the little fortune he got with her, bo't
a small farm : he had-hardly closed the purchase
when. death closed his eyes; however, not intim-
idated with this, the widow married a second bus-
pand, who sowed it; he likewise died; and she
tried a third, who reaped it, but he also followed
the fate of his predecessors ;‘and she then marri-
ed a fifth husband, with whom she enjoyed the
produce of it. All this happened within less than
_ ———1-3:1-éb$-:'.t-$-—-—
./1 remedy for the Hacmorr/zadcs, or I’z'lcs.
Take a tea cup of molasses. in which a lump
of fresh butter, the size of an English walnut has
been mixed, let it be simmered over the fire for
two or three minutes. This simple remedytak-
on on going to bed, has been known repeatedly
to eradicate this disease, after it has resisted the
operation of other mcdicines.-Awilmington jza. ,
I , 5 -.-3,. .
Moraltst.
FROM THE VILLAGE mecouh.
Go, proud infidel—s‘e-arch the ponderoustombs
of heathen learning ; explore the works of Con-
fucius ; examine the precepts of Seneca, andthe
writings of Socrates; collect all the excellgna
cics of ancient and modern moralists, and point
to a sentence equal to this simple prayer of our
Saviour. Reviled and insuItcd—sufi“ering the
grossest indignities—-crowned with thorns, and
led away to out! no annihilating curse breaks
from his tortured breast. Sweet and placid as
the aspirations of a mother for her nursling, as-
cends the prayer for mercy on his M,-,,,,‘,.,_ spa,
_ L
the!‘ f0I‘giV8 THEM-’ 0, it was worthy of its ori-_r in‘
Sin: 3_Nlg5lamP5 with the bright seal of truththat-
his mission was‘ from Heaven. ,
Acquaintances, have you quarrelled ?--Frieiitl-9,
have you\differcd ?——If He, who was pu,-5 am;
perfect, forgave his bitterest enemies, do you “.61;
to cherish your anger ? '
Brothers, to you the precept is imperative‘;
you shall forgive--not seven times, but ‘seventy
tlmes seven.
Husbands and wives, you have no right to ex-
pect perfection in each other. To err is the lot
of humanity.——lllncss will sometimes render you,
petulant, and disappointment rufle the smooth: if
temper. Guard, I beseech you, with unirergnp-
ting vigilance, your passions; controul,ed,."1hey
are the genial heat that warms us along tl_,é ‘,5,-
of -life——ungoverned, they are consumilngfwcs
Let -your strife be one of respectful Smendongi
and conciliatory conduct. Cultivargv. .w,, ’
the kind and gentle affections of the },-:5-"an__
Plant not, but eradicate the ll1Ol‘l.7‘:'S that grow‘ in
your partuer’s path : Above all. let nu feeling of
‘revenge ever find harbour in your I-.i~ea,,», . ‘Let
the sun never go down upon y(,m- ,,,‘,gc',._ A
kind word-an obliging action-“if it_'be in a mat’.
ter of trifling concern, has a po,-_',,_;,. superior to
the harp of David in calming tine bmowsof me-
soul. /1’ I
. I_ie."°"l§‘? 35 35 i"C°mP3il':Jle \vitl1'lt::ppiness as
" 15 h°5‘1le_t° "3350? ,.-and religion. Let»-hi-its
‘“’!‘°5e f‘ea" ‘5 black “,'.it'.1 malice and studious‘ of
"°V°“’e’°2 Walk tl“‘0/ttgli ' the fields while clad in
verdure and ador,.,,e(1 Wm, flowers . ,0 M93 3
there is no be’,,’-5,), ; the flowe,-.5 to ,’,in,,. ex-hafe .
P0 ffagrallfic. Dark as his soul, ‘nature is robed '
‘In. tzeepest sable. The smile of 'beattty-light,
h Care,
der weigh—-the rudder could”3‘i‘i‘ot be moved,-_.»' not up his bosom with joy ; but the fmies of he“
rage in his breast, and render him as miserable as,l
-ti
he could wish the object; of his hate,
But let him lay his hand on his heart and say,
ti.
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I ‘ Revenge, I cast thee from me—Fathcr forgive’, t
ME as I forgive my enemies’——and -nature as.,'—;. I
-sumes a new and delightful garniture. Then, in-
deed, are the mead: verdantand the flowers fra-
grant—-then is the music of the groves delight-‘I
’ful to his ear, and the smile ‘of virtuous beauty
lovely to his soul.- .
The Kind W1’/is-.-‘--A‘mar1‘ie‘d lady was ‘called
effectually by Divine grace, and -became an ex-
emplary Christian ; but her husband was a lover ,
of pleasure and of sin. Vi/‘hen spending an evc- ‘
ning, as usual, with his joyful companions at at
tavern, the conversation happened to turn on the
excellencies and faults of their wives, the bus.
band just mentioned gave-the highest encomiums
of his wife, saying she was all that was excellent,
only she -was a d d Methodist. ‘Notwith- '
standing which,’ said be,‘ such is her command
of her temper, that were I to take you — gem],-,.
men home Wllll me at midnight, and order he,-,_
to rise and get a supper, she would be all.»5u1,mi5.
sion and chcerfulncss.’ The comp-.-:ny‘loolting’
upon this mercly as a brag, dared him to make
the experiment by a considerable wager. The
bargain was made, and about midnight the com.
pany adjourned as proposed. Being admitted,
‘ Where is your mistress 3’ said the husband to
the maid servant who sat up for him. ‘ She is
gone to bed, sir.’ ‘ Ca11'l:sr up,’ said he :1’ Tell
her I have brought some friends home with‘me,-
and desire she would get up,-‘and pt'epa1'e them
a supper.’ The good woman obeyed" the unrea-
sonable summons; dressed, came down, and re-
ceived _ the company with perfect civility : told
them she happened to have some chickens ready
for-the«spit,iand supper was accortlingly served
up ; when she performed the honors of the-table
with as much cheerfulncss as if she had expect-
ed company‘ at a“ proper season.
After supper, the guests could not refrain from
expressing their astonishment. One of them
particularly, more sobér than the rest, thus ad-
dressed himself to the lady : ‘ Madam,’ said he,
‘ your civility fills us all withsurprise. Our'un-
reasonable visit is in consequence ofva wager,
which we have certainly lost. -As you are avery
religious person and cannot approve of our con-
duct, give me leave to ask, what can possibly in-
duce you to‘ behave with so much kindness tons ?’
‘ Sir,’ replied she, ‘ when Imarricd, my husband
and myself were bothin 2! carnal state. It has
pleased God to call me out ofthat dangerous con.
dition. My husband continues in it. "I? tremble
for his future state. ‘Vere he to die at'he is,-he
must be miserable forever; I think it, therefore,
my duty to render his present existcuceas com-
fortable as possible.’
This wise and faithful reply affected the whole;
company. It left animpressiun of great use on.
the husband’s mind. ‘ Do you, my dear,’ said
he, ‘ really think I‘ should be eternally misera-
ble ? Ithank you for the warning. ' By the grace
of God, I will change my conduct.’ _From that;
time he became another man, a serious christian,
and consequently a‘ good husband.
Philosophy confines its views tothis worl<lprin-
cipally. It endeavour_s to satifsl'y'man with the
gr-ovelling joys of-earth till he returns to that
dust out of which he was taken. Christianity
takes a nobler flight. Her course is directed to-
wards immortality. » Tbithcr she conducts! her.
votary and never forsakes him till having intro- .
dpced him into the society of angels, shefixes
his eternal residence among the spirits of the just.
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