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A TIIOUGHT3
0 could we step into the grave,
And lift the coffin lid,
And look upon the gr¢=9dY W°l'm-5:
That eat away the dead 2
It well might change the reddest cheek,
Into a lily While E
And freeze the warmest blood to look
Upon so sad a sight 1
Yet still it were ,a,sadder sight,
Ifin that lump of clay
There were a sense to feel the worms
So busy with their prey.
O pity then the living heart-—
The lump of living clay,
On whom the cattker-worfii of care
For ever, ever prey.
PVHI TE IV .dSHI.7\" G.
ANSWER To THE LE'I"l.'ER PUBLISHED IN oUi=.
1./tS'l‘-—-ADDRESSF.D TO 'riii«; EDITOR on THE
c0LUi\i23t.~.N MAGAZINE.
Sz'r—-I have lately seen a letter upon the sub-
ject of W’/me-waslzing, in which that necessary
duty ofa good house-wife is treated with unmet‘-
ited ridicule. I should probably have forgot the
foolish thing by this time ; but the season com-
the philosopher. A friend dr. .
{Your servant, sir, how do ye .- »' ft Lord
than I had been just before to c . » ’l rage
Q
to dine with him at three o'clock.
past one. I complained ofthe short notice. ‘ Poh!
poh l’ said he, ‘ you can get a leg ofmutton, and
well enough.’ Heaven! what a chaos must the
head ofa philosopher be I a leg of mutton, a loin
of veal, and potatoes! 1 was at ajloss whethcrl
should laugh or be angry; but there was no time
for dt~:tet'niining : I had but an hour and a halfto
do a world of business in. My carpet, which
had stiff.-red in the cause of experimental philo-
ing on which most women think suitable 501‘ _sophy in the morning, was destined to be most
cleansing their at.-artments from the smoke and
dirt of the winter, I find this saucy author dished
up in every family, and his flippant performance
quoted wherever a wife attempts to exercise her
reas-.onablc prerogative, or execute the duties Of
her station. V‘/omen generally empl0Y 1110"
lime to better purpose than scribling. The cares
and comforts of a family rest principally on their
shoulders; hence it is that there are but few fe-
male authors ; and the men, knowing how neces-
sary our attentions are to their happiness, take
every opportunity ol'discour-aging liter-any accom-
plislimcnts in the fair sex. You hear it echoed
from every quaitcr---‘ My wife cannot mal-;e ver
scs, it is true; but she in-.il:_cs an excellent pud-
ding; she cannot correct the press. UM Si‘-C 5_-"17
correct hcr (Ilill-..lt'~;'ll; she cannot tmreivcl the in-
tricacics of political economy and fctluml _e_;<>\'i':m-
ment, but she can knit charming stockii>gs_.’——
And this they call prtiising a wife, an-cl doing jus-
tice to her character, with much nonsense oi the
like kind. _ _
I say, tvomen generally employ their tiineto
much better purpose than scribbling; ; otliertvtse
this facetious writer had not gone so long unan-
swered. VVe have ladies who sometimes lay
down the needle, and take’ up the pen ; I \\'oiidct‘
none of them have attempted some reply. For
my part 1 do not pretend to be an author. I nev-
er appeared in print in my life, but I can no long-
er foiboar sayitig S=.".‘{‘lt’.Y.ill.'lQ,' in answer to such
impertinence, cii‘c'tl-ate how it may. Only, SH‘,
consider our situation. Men are naturally ina'-
tentive to the dect-ncies of life ; but why should
I I be so complaisant? I say they are naturally fil-
thy creatures. -If itwere not that their connec-
tion with the refined sex polished their manners,
and had a happy influence on the general econo-
my of life, these lords of the creation would wal-
low in filth, and populous cities would infect the
atmosphere with their noxious vapours. It is the
attention and assiduiiy of the women that-prevent
men from degenerating into mere swine. How
important then are the services we render ; and
yet for these very ;-;erviccs we are made the sub-
ject of ridicule and fun. Base ingratitude ! Nau-
seous creatures! Perhaps you may think I am
in a passion. No, sir, I do assure you I \vaS_I1t:V-
er more composed in my life; and yet it ls‘ e-
nough to provoke a saint to see how uni-easoiiaoly
we are treated bv the men. W'hy fi0W'a1l‘t€*‘e’5
my ltusl)ant'|--a p;()()(l sort enough of man in the
main-—-butl will give you a sample of him.
llc comes into the parlour the other day, “jib”-"3
to be sure, I was cutting tip a piece of linen’.
‘ Lord I’ says he, ‘ what a flutter here Isl I Gilli 1
bear to see :l‘.e parlour look like a taylor’s shop‘:
besides, I am going to make some important phi-
losopliicai cxperinients, and must have sufficient
room.’ You must know, in‘! liusbimd 13 U113 0f
your wotild-be-philosophers. VVcll, I bundled UP
. . ‘ , I. .
my linen as qtiick as I could, and btgd“ 10 °‘“_“ 3
pair of rn‘lit:s, which took no room and could give
no offence. I thought, however, I would watch
my lord and master’s impor-'t'.int business. lire-
bout half an hour, the tables were covered with
all manner oftrumpery ; bottles of watei-, phtals
of drugs, past:-board, paper, and cards. glue. paste.
. . . - - ‘ I I _ ‘
and grin‘:-atabic; files, knives, scissors, dll(t lice-
dles; rosin, wax, silk, thread, rags. _li'-:§j'5) lil.'s”5a
books, pamphlets, and papers. Lord bless nu, I
am almost out of breath, and yet I have not enti-
merattd halftlte articles ; well, to ivoiklie vvenl.
and although I did not understand the (?l7_lt:Ct of his
manoeixvers, yet I could sufficiently discover that
he did not succeed in any one operation. I was
glad of tliat, lconfess, and with good reason too :
for, after he had fatigued himself with mischief,
like a monkey in a china-shop, and had Calladlhe
servants to clear every thing away, I took a view
of the scene my parlour exliibtted. I shall not
even attempt a minute description ; stiflice it to
say, that he had overset his ink-stand, and stained
sh:-iincfully dishonored in the afternoon by a de-
luge of nasty tobacco juice. Gentlemen smokers
love segars better than carpets. Think, sir, what
a woman must endure under such circumstances;
and then, after all, to be reproached with cleanli-
ness, and to have her white-washings, her scour-
lugs, and scrubbing-3, made the subject of ridi-
cule ; it is more than patience can put up with.
VVhat I have now exhibited is btit a small speci-
men of the injuries we sustain from the boasted
superiority of men. lint we will not he laughed
out of our cleanliness. A woman would ‘atlu.-r
he called any thing than a slut, as a man would
rather be tliotiglit at kuttvc than a fool. I li;-i-‘I a
;.'_»;i‘czt=. deal more to say, but am called away ; we
are just prepari.ng to white-wash, and of cotirsc 1
Intro a dual of btisiness on my own liantls. The
tvliitt-trash bltckets arc p:it‘ade(l, the ‘u: ttsliets are
icady, my hushantl is gone ofl'—-«so much the bet-
ter; wlien we are upon a tltotough cleaning. the
first dirty thing to be retnored is one’s husband.
1 ant called for again. Adieu.
—-‘Wfl--'.'.C'*."'&-—v-
T/’ze_C;ssac/cs.—-'i‘lie following amusing anec-
dotes of this interesting people are derived from
a work recently publislied, entitled ‘ Characteris-
tic Portraits of the vatious tribes of Cos.-.'-.zclts at-
tached to tile Allied I‘tt'niies in the co-nipaigii
18 t5.’
Speaking of the period when they were at
Dresden, the writer rcniarks: ‘it appears that
these rude people are by no means lllscllslble to
the charms of music. A party of them. attracted
by the sol: mu peat ofthe organ. entered a church,
and while it was playing, continued fixed in si-
lent attention. Its tones ceased, andithe clergy-
man commenced his s~.rmr.u. This address, in
an unknown language, sown began to excite im-
patience in the strangers ; one of whom stealing
softly up the steps of the pulpit unobserved by
the minister, startled him not a litttle by tapping
him on the shoulder in the midstof his hattangueie
inviting him as well as he could by signs, accom-
panied by all sorts ofgrotesqtie gestures, to de-
sccnd and no longer interrupt the gratification
which the organist affortlcd to himself and his
companions. Notwithstanding the solemnity of
the place, the gravity ofthe minister and his con-
gregation were not proof against this attack, and
it was some time before the former could so far
recover from its ludicrous effect as to resume his
discourse.
This fondness for music was displayed on an-
other occasion. A young lady ofa respectable
family was seated at her piano forte, playing and
singittg. She was licttrd by a Cossack who was
passing under her window. As if crichantetl, he
followed the melodious sounds, pursued his way
up stairs, lt'om room to room, and after traversing
several apartmt.-nts discovered the right one.-—
He entered, and stood listening behind the lonely
musician, who, half dead with fear, on perceiving
the figure of her martial \'l$l'.0l‘ in a 1llll".‘0l',\VO’J.lfl
nattirally have run away. He detained her, and.
in an untclligiblc Language, hut Wltll friendly ges-
tures, begged for it 1m [(1120, and witliotit ceremo-
ny. fetched his coinrudes ottt of the stre«,:t. The
music soon rel:-tx«.-.d the joints of tho l)t:‘.‘.t"(lC(I war-
riors, and in a few ‘moments they strucl; up a
charming Cossack dance in the best room in the
house. The trembling girl was ol_=.li;_;cd to sum-
s:-.‘-“ up all her courage and strength that her fin-
gets tuiglit not refuse to perform th<:ir ollice al-
this critical juncture. The dance-. ended, and slit.-.
was not a little -surprised when one of the delight-
cd pciformers laid a piece ofgold on the piano.---
It was to no purpose that the young lady refused
it; the donors i'c.-tired, leaving behind them the
piece of money, which the fair one will dotibtlcss
preserve Wllll care. as a memorial of the lovers of
tlaticitig and music from the (l.:scrts of Asia. '
'_t‘i.i; Iiuvzrtte of in Se people was expressed in
my best mahogany table with ink ;_ he had spilt
a quantity of vitriol, and l)\ll’.'lt a large hole in in,
carpet; my marble hearth was all over spotted
with melted rosin; besides this, he had broken
three china cups, four wine glasses, two tuinblers,
and one ofmy handsomest decanters, And, after
all, as I said before, I perceived that he had not
succeeded in any one operation. By the bye, tell
your friend, the white-wash scribbler, that this is
one means by which our closets become furnish-
ed with ‘ halves of china bowls, cracked tumblers,
broken wine-glasses, tops of tea pots, and stop-
pers of deprtrt<:r.l tlecatitcrs.’ I say, I took a view
of the dirt and devastation my philosophic hus-
band had occasioned ; and there I ‘sat, like Pa-
tience on a monument, smiling at gricfi’ but it
worked inwardly, I would almost as soon the mel-
ted rosin and vitriol had been in his throat, as on
my dear, marble hearth, and my beautiful carpet.
It is not true that women have no power over
their own feelings; for, notwithstanding this pro-
vocation, I said nothing, or next to nothing : for
Ionly observed, very pleasantly, what a lady of
‘my acquaintance had told me; that the reason
why philosophers are called literary men, is be-
cause they make a great litter : not a word more ;
however, the servant cleared away, and down sat
a very different manner towards another young
lady, likewise of a genteel family, who, out ofe-
cononiy, and supposing her guests to be so inu-
rcd to llal‘.l8lllp as to be proof to all sorts ofweath-
E er, had directed that no fire should be made in the’
quarters assigned for them. Dissatisfictl with
the place, they sallied out in quest of a warmer
lodging. It was not long before they found one.
This was the apartment of a young lady. ./I/2,
/zcre =zuurm—./zere good-—stay wit/z mamscll. So
saying, the rcconnoitering party took a strong
positioti against the cold in mamsell’s room ;
thither all their baggage was soon transported.-—
Mamsell, unless she had chosen to turn Cossack
too, was obliged to relinquish her apartment to
her gallant guests, and to procure in another the
climate she had quitted.
A Cossack surrounded by a legion of boys
whom he sometimes took by the hand, and some-
times set a running by throwing his cap for them
to bring back again, met a lad selling cakes.-—
He immediately laid an embargo on the whole
stock of the itinerant trader, which be divided a-
mong his merry companions, reserving for him-
selfabout a dozen cakes, which he thrust into the
pockets of his wide breeches. VVhilst occupied
in housing them he spied an elegant lady coming
towards him but who was about to turn off to a-
~ . \ alters. V void the crowd of boys; The Cossack ran up to
I am almost fatigued to death ; _ ,all the magazine, and offered them to the lady, lialf_dead
morning making philosophical ,_j--7;. rts.’ I with fright._ 1lIamsel!--good--—said he, with a
was now more hardlyput to it to ' laugh, friendly smile. V./Vhen, however, neither kind
my /,,-¢ciou,9 wen’; out 303,, 3113,, _,_-H; 1, as you yacceptthe cakes, he thrust them into her reticule,
may suppose, mustei'ed all my forces ; brushes,
buckets, soap, sand, limeskins, and cocoa-nub
shells, with all the powers of housewifery, were
immediately employed. ,_I,_was certainly the best
philosopher of the two; for my experiments stic-
cecded,and his did not. All was well again, ex-
cept my poor carpet—-my vitriolizcd carpet,which
still continued a mournful memento ofphilosophic
fury, or rather philosophic folly. The operation
was scarce over, when in came my experimental
philosopher, and told me, with all the indifference
in the world, that he had invited six gentlemen
It -was then
a loin of veal, and a few potatoes, which will do
1 her, pulled the cakes three at‘ a time out of his
: words nor gestures could prevail on mamsell to
and respectfully kissed her fair hands, in spite of
all her "endeavors to disengage them from his
grasp. The lady made a precipitate retreat, and
the Cossack watched as long as she was in sight
with a look of concern.
-—(O}--'
The Iris}: Peasant.--The following passage oc-
ctirs in an article lately published on the state of
Ireland:
‘ I/Vhat is at this instant the actual situation of
the Irish peasant? he tents, perhaps one, two, or
rarely three acres from one absentee landlord, to
whose agent he pays from 2!. to 3!. rent an acre,
with a proportionable sum in presents for forbear-
ance. He pays the Catholic Pastor the dues of
his own religion. He pays the protestant Pastor
the tithes of the establishment. He pays ti stipu-
lated period ofduty work to his landlord ; and, af-
ter dcducting the value of his labor and his stock
he feeds or rather starves, a numerous family on
the profits. Nor is this all. The Clergyman, to
secure himself, lets his tithes at a valuation to a
Proctor and the Proctor grinds the occupier for
his equivalent. The absentee landlord lots to a
middle man, who lets again to the resident, la-
borer, and thus the peasant, who occupies and
tills the soil, has to bear the extortion to a four-
fold profit to the Clergy man and the Proctor and
the landlord and the middle inan, not to mention
his fees to the Cat';.t.-lic Priest, and his hush mo-
ney to the Protestant agent. The consequence
of this is visible. He lives in his mud hovel in an
actual state of nature. His wife, himself, his
cliil<.lren,, and his pig. associate together on terms
of comfortable cquali-y—-the same stye covers,
and the same pottttoe f'e«.-ds them ;-—~'l'he'unfortu-
nate victim of this systeiit thus lingers out at mis-
erable existence; pl‘, st>nit=A.f'-nit::s finding even that
impossible, flies to the fa'..".'= CllR,"‘:C-':$ ofillicit (il~~
tillation. ‘Willi the gaol Qfiliff: la-.ii-§'i..r<l for hi
rcntcii the one liand, and the gtiol cf the govern-
ment for the ’('\l-Tit: on the otlzcr, hi. -ails lic-
come as (ltiSpcl".‘.U:: as his lbrtuire, a t ...- ’;‘- ~-ii;-_
es lie.tuloiig into an abyss of pr_'i'ju.ry, too fr.i'n:.;i.=-
to ‘acuity longer liightftil.’
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Extract from {lie ./‘carnal qfc zrav:-:'.’.." in '--' " rind-
I/fr‘ Sz‘ot.r:~.
Just as I was abotr as mu.-i znr hV‘.--
al [)l‘(Jf‘.C:ib‘l.')ll was 0l)St' v:-d ;.~_=~i :5
and I determined it. “I'll ‘ ..
ed. 'lh-.: lat-tllottl l.’ t‘-- - L rt. .: infotmed
me, with a CUiiil'Cll.i~:t more aaolemn
than the one with which he tvr...c~ «ed the to his
house, that the earth was ab,-ut 10 receive the re.
mains of a man who had secii ‘a great deal of
worldly ttou‘.;ut-.’ ar.d gave in at f.-w $H)l'(lS the his-
tory ofthe deceased. He had hug been an inhab-
itant ofthe neighboilit-otl, ciid "'-as equally distin-
guished for his honest industry and niis-1',-itunes.
Within a few years he had committed to the
tomb a wife and six children, all he ever had ;
and his only kinclrtd at the time of his dccease.
was an aged father, who was dependant on his
son for support again st the infirmity which eigh-
ty winters had been accumulating, and who was
now made childless. I became interested in the
scene, and as the melancholy procession approach-
ed, I observed, walking behind the bier. the af-
flicted and venerable father. His white locks con-
trasted niournlclly with his ‘ sable suit of woe,’
and made an impression on my mind which never
can be obliterated. The furrows which the hand
of time-. had carved in his face, were deep and
many, but his look seemed not a look of sorrow
alone : l tlioughtl saw an expression of resigna-
tion, placidly beaming from at countenance, which
seemed the index of a mind too strong and too
well fortified by some mighty principle, to bend
beneath the severest trials, the lice-nest misfor-
‘ tunes oftho world. Alinost instinctively I miti-
! ',lcd in the rnournl'ol group, ‘and proceeded to the
churcli-yard, which was but a little distance front
the inn, The corps was dccentlv and respectful-
ly interred. and the friendly neighbors were a-
bout retirtng, whip the aged father stepped to
‘. 7- {unci-
_ he 3 :u.
ave pass-
"’C‘
tliings, and I lmaw not how soon I slfoulu la.-:3;
recalled my roviiig senses, had I not been aroused
by the sudden exclamation of the spectators. I
turned my head tothe grave ; the body of the old
man was lying extended upon it; and the sun of
that day threw his departing beams upon the
graves of the father and son.
—-{£31-'3--r’ 4 . ‘
Pictures of.!_.§fe.—Happening to be present the
other evening at a social party, I met one ofthose
beautiful accomplished females, who seem born
to be the delight and admiration of their friends
and acqnaimance. Her conversation was chaste,
sprightly, full of wit and good humor, indicating
a heart sensitive in the extreme, and totally void
of pride and affcctation. I was delighted with her
society, and congratulated mystlfon having made
an acquaintance which promised me many hours
of social pleasure and iiistruction; the more so,
because I learnt from an intimate friend of hei-'5
present, that she was really what she appeared
to be, truly an ornament of her scx..‘.a fond af.
fcctionate wife, a kind and tender mother; dis.
charging all the duties oflife as became a woman
and a chiistian. Among the party present was
a number of ladies who appeared very assiduous
in their courtesies to her. Meeting these ladies
a few days after, in the course of conversation I
mentioned the lady with whom I had been so well
pleased in the party. ‘ Lord (says one,) she is
no better than she should be.’ ‘ Humph (says a-
nother,) if some folks knew as much about some
folks as I do, I guess people would not be so fond
of rtinning after her company.’ ‘ Bless me (says’
the third) the creature cannot live without flatte-
"y, it is the very food she feeds on, withdraw it
and she is in the dumps in a moment. Dear me
sir, have you not lieaid what terrible stories have
been told about her; why I thought every body
in the town knew it; to be sure I do not believe
shere is one word of truth in them, but then one
does not like to be seen with one who has such
falsehoods circulated about them.’ Thus they ran
on for some time when I stopped them with_.
pray ladies do you know of one single instance of
iniscondttct that this lady has been guilty of?--all
answer no. Do you believe (I ask in the sinceri-
tv of my heart) that she was ever guilty of any
._,m-,stial acts ofimproptiet_v? All w—h.-y no. No,
Very wcll—I saw the other evening, ladies, that
;--.:.u were all very coinplaisant and courteous to-
wards her , appearing‘ delighted wlitn you caught
her car. ‘ Yes, you know sir she keeps the best
of company and her society is much sought af-
ter ; besides we do not like to ofi'eiid one wlto has
‘.1: power to do us so much harm.’ VVell—-why
then do you slander her ? ‘ Slander, sir-—pray do
not rnisconceive us; we would not slander her for
the world. 0, sir, we never allow ourselves to
slander any one. Really sir. we think her a ve-
ry clever lady, and would not iizjure her for the
world, btit tlieii,"‘-—-But then-—s‘.op ladies ,----M
good morning.
Such are the scenes which are cizziiy exhibited to
lift.’ attentive observer, by-people who thiiii; tliero-=
selves (.'.’.~'F.cllelll Christians, and who would «;‘.-.i.-_
believe that they never slander any one.
Surely there is enough of sorrow and trouble
in this world without lllC.l‘€flSi'!lg the aiuotmt by
unkitidly Cuoling our friends and ii:.creasir.g our
enemies. by an obliquity of conduct, disgraceful
in itself and revolting to every liberal mind. Yet
alas, how often do envy, bitterness and slander
enter these sanctuaries to blast and chill, and
freeze the noblest, the most endearing feelings of
the human heart. From such scenes the benev-
olent mind turns with disgust and a feeling al-
most bordering on mis.imhro‘phy. Patriot.
..
Iufirfe/I':y tested.--The notorious Infidel, Ethan
./Jllru, uiho like Tom Paine did all that he could
by iis writings and exygrtions to destroy the Chris-
tian rcllgion and propagate his infidel sentiments,
had an amiable (ltlU;;lll.et"Wll0 had received much
instruction, probably in secret, from a pious mo-
ther. This instruction had doubtless been coun-
teracted and in a mcastirc lost by the specious ar-
gumcnts and false philosophy of her fat_her. In
the bloom of life this daughter was laid on a bed
of sickness ; and when she was thought to be dy-
ing, the father was sent for, who, like all iiilidels,
was desirous to keep as far from such scenes as
possible ; when he came into the room his (laugh-
ter. with etcrnii_v in vii.-w before her, asked her
the lie-ttcl of the gi'a'-'6, and with :1 ticmbliug hand
uncovered his silver locks, and after -.1 mmnem’s
hesitation, thus adtlresscil them, ‘ My nciglibors
and l'z'it:iitls-1 give you ‘thanks for the kiiitliiess
you have this day shown me; you have rciidercd
many such btlme; but you can never l‘(:(‘:~i','t-',
front lllrst‘; lips anotlier t‘.\Lj)l“.‘.‘.l‘iiYll'] z:.fgiat‘i'lt'.dt: f..
father, which shall I believe, the sentimcniswliicli
you liave tutti;-lit me, or those that my mother has
?.‘.l‘.,‘.glli me ? This. question came home to his
heart. It was too solemn to trifle witli. He was
much disturbed and agitated. Believe, said be,
what your mother has taught you : and imi‘nedi-
iii.-: attentions. l llU‘.'c no more if’ iczulz-. to tin,-y_-.
God, in his all tvisc pi‘ovitlenc.»., lam iakt '
self the last of my race, and I li“n3‘.‘:’ riot .-.
being on earth in \'.1ll’().‘~.C reins - -‘ bli:-c~.i is t;ours-
ing, all are l)t‘.ilt'.'dlll tliesc Cbiii ‘rl '*-'3 .|'-.: a
few short days my own head shalt ... .. .-
low as theirs. U l I have ltm-,w:i Llillizjli -,, _ ._,.t
the hand that alllicted -.-iippottt-:l. --ritl l lld"t2 rc-
jniced even in my till‘-»tl“~.lly. 0 until Iil‘l‘illl':".
thee for the blissful assurance tl,_,t ido not mourn
wi'.hout hope. Sonietliitig tells me I shall 1Tl='.‘I*?l
where death cannot i;;*.rnt.‘-.’, ;-.3‘, .=.'l~x :-. I liave lov-
oil so tenderly on earth : and this as_sUt‘an<‘.e is a
recom°,)cnce which ten lllt)llSai'i(l times compen-
sates for all my trials, and losses here. I am
childless, lriendless. I have no kindred to close
those eyes that began to gaze faintly on earthly
bjccgs. But my necessaries are few, and I shall
sou —‘ease to want. Ishall soon be with thee,
my son, in thy cold narrow house ; My son‘! my
. son!’—llere he dropped upon his knees, and
raised his clasped hands, as if offering a silent
prayer to heaven. Iturncd away my head, over-
come by a scene so affecting. I had not known
any sorrow: I was young, gay, and thoughtless :
the world before me seemed a garden of flowers,
through which I fondly hoped to wander, undis-
turbed by care, unaffected by misfortune, tin-
touched by suffering; but I felt, feeble and dc-
cripit as that old man appeared, bowed down to
the earth as he was, and just about to close his
eyes forever on the world, I felt that most glad-
l_v would I have exchanged my condition for his.
All my hopes, all my pleasures, all the golden
dreams of uncontrolled fancy, would I have cheer-
fully given to have possessed that exalted faith,
meekness and resignation which shone from his
countenance, stamped as it was by the footsteps
of age, atid beaten as it appeared by the chilling
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blast of misfortune. My imagination was wan-
deriiig from every idea associated W1l.ll earthly
..\Y.t'l}‘ left the rootn.
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3,?‘ i-3131'-.tl£AS my wife Cynthia has eloped from
" my bed and board without any just cause
-r provocation, I therefore forbid all persons har-
bouring or trusting her on my account as I will
pay no debts of her contracting after this date,
» . ELI KNAI’l'.
Greenwich, April 4th, 1820.
LOPED from my bed and board my wife
Hannah, without any just cause or provoca-
tion : thisis to forbid all persons harboring or
trusting her on my account, under penalty of the
law, WM. Y. KNAPP.
Stamford, April lS=.h, 18%|.
EVEN months from the 2d day of April is
allowed by the Hon. Court of Probate for the
District of Stamford. to the creditors of the es-
tate of Mary Webb, late of Stamford deceased, to
exhibit their claims.
FREDERICK SMITH, Execu-'
VVM. KNAPP. Jr. E tors.
Stamford, April 10th, l82l. 8
TRIBUTE 'I‘0 NEW-ENGLAND, a Sermon
delivered before the l\lew-England Society,
in New-York, at the 2d Centennial celebration of
the Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, by the
Rev. Gardiner Spring—-Price 25 cents, for sale
P. PRICE.
bl’
April 23.
Notice.
T HE subscriber having taken into partnership
./Ibiya/2 Belts, the business will liereaher be
conducted underthe firm of A. R. BETTS 8: Co. '
All persons having unsettled accounts with the
subscriber, are requested to attend to them im-
mediately. A- 11- BE-TT5‘
Wilton, April 10, 1821. 6* 6w
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