The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1775-01-02 00:00:00, page 4

¥%e Story of Zeyn Alasman 'Prince gfBALsoRA,
Continued.
HIS disappointment in his travels,
Return'd, he to thequeen unravels;
Who said, “ Son henceforth, surely you
" Will own me wifeftof the two."
" Hold anfwer'd Zyen, I hope to night
" More fatisfaftion from the sprite.":
Accordingly at midnight came
The vision wafted in a dream.(
And thus, " the patient and the brave,,
'' 'Tis not my practice to deceive ;
" To morrow seek your father's closet,
“ Altho' your mother should oppose it,
“ Exhauftlefs treasures there are laid,
" Dig deep--search well--your fortune's made."
Next morn betimes the prince arose,
And forthwith to his mother goes;
Tells, Grey-beard had again been at him,
And what he said, repeats verbatim,
The good old l^dy Ihook her head,
For still die thought her son milled ;
" You know, said she, the closet's lin'd
" With stones inimitably join'd,
" If there you dig, you'll only toil
“ A pretty piece of work so spoil;
*' But 'twas no doubt a greater whim,
“ To go to Egypt on a dream."
Zyen answered, " certainly 'twere wrong,
" In me to have believ'd so long,
“ To fcepticife now that I'm told
" This very house abounds with gold."
So having ipoke, away he hied,
An able pick-ax to provide;
Which got, he opes the closet door,
And falls to raise the stony floor.
The flags were join'd with wond'rous art,
The workman not,at,all expert;
$0 that ere half the labour's o'er,
Poor Zyen perfpir'd at every pore.
Ofc as he hop'd to breathy he'd swear)
That he the labour would forbear,,
But patience made him perfevere.J
At lait, as he a cumbroufs mass
Of pavement heav'd out of its place,
He saw a Rone that lur'd below,
As marble smooth, and white as snow,
This block he found conceal'd a door,
Which a Reel padlock would secure,
But one blow of the hardy ax
That puny thing asunder breaks.
The open'd door expos'd to fight
A stair-case all of marble white,
That to a spacious chamber led,
Most whimsically furnifhed.
The floor With China tiles is laid,
The roof and walls in crystal clad,
And in four equidistant rows,
Offorty urns a harvest grows.
Zyen took them to be full of wine,
And said, " 'tis well I fha'n't repine,
" The liquor cahnot be but old,
" And that I once preferr'd to gold."
Then what were the contents he tries,
But how ecstatic his furprize,
When his bedazzled eyes behold,
That every urn was full of gold.
He takes a handfull of the guineas,
And eager runs to where the queen is,
Who scarcely can believe her eyes,
And ftraightvvay to the closet flies,
Trips down the marble flairs and turns
Out all the gold from all the urns,
And connot but for transport weep,
When.fhe surveys the shining heap.
(To be continued.)
XITvT aTI ITTn,'
BEGS leave to acquaint the public that he has a
trad of land fix miles square, lyinx on the east
fide Lake Champlain, north of Onion River adjoin
hg on the water. This land has a smooth furface,
inerich foil, pure healthy air, free from stones, no
high mountains in the whole tract, the Lake and the
streams that empty into it abounding with divers
kinds of good fiffi ; there is a number of good honest
farmers already purchased of me and some already
fettled on said land, and many more that have view
ed the fame like it well, and have contrasted with
me to go and fettle there next Spring, any inclining
to purchase, may have goo acres or more at a very
moderate lay.---For particulars inquire of the fub
criber at Salisbury, or oflra Allen on the premises,
or of Col. Thomas Chittenden, at Onion River
LEVI ALLEN.
N. B. Ready cash Given for Sufquehannah
rights by said ALLEN.
Salfary, Nov. 15,1774.
P O E T R Y.
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Watches, Jewelry, &c.
i Thomas Hilldrup, %
& South of the Court-House HARTFORD.
wW'™ Gratitude returns his unfeigned^
w VV Thanks to all those who have favour'd^
3him with their Custom or Interest since his com-,,
f^mencing Business here; their Favours having.®,
^exceeded his most sanguine Expe&ations---A : ^
^Continuance of which he will endeavour to me-.®.
^ r ^ ^ executing any future Commands with.®,
'''"y a"' Dilpatch. He also begs Leave to®.
inform them and the Public in general, ThatX
^ he has now complete for Sale, an Assortment of)^
,^,the following Articles, viz. warranted Silver.®.
,9.WATCHES, which will perform to a Punctilio,,®,
^and others that will go provided they are car-.®,
^ried-- -Brilliant and Cypher'd Stone Ear Rings^
^neatly set in Gold and Silver---Hart and Gold,'
^Rings—Gald-Wires—Lockets, and a variety^
@of Elegant Hair Sprigs--Brilliant Silver, Plated
^and Pinchbeck Shoe, Knee and Stock Buckles'^
®of the neatest Patterns---proper Boot Buckles, &
^Gold, Silver, Brilliant and Marquifite Broaches'^
X~Gilt and Mock Garnet Ditto-Plain Silver^
^Cypher and Brilliant Sieve Buttons-Plated,'tf
sGilt, Mock Moco and Garnet Ditto---Train-$
^ing Canes and Rattans—Steel Watch Chains^
$,-- Gold Tinsel and Plain Silk Strings, sorted &
^Colours, with a Variety of Seals set in Silver^
j@and Pinchbeck-Gilt, Steel and Common Do,^
®.Keys, &c. &c.. The above Goods may be hpd's
s,t a low Advance for Cash or Produce in Hand.o
$ Watches repaird as usual, on the fame Terms'^'
~s in Nevo-Nork or Boson. The usual Price in^
^Caffi given for old Silver, and 7s. per Oz. in^'
^Exchange, for three Months.W
Hartford, December 5, 1774.§
@V. B. He has a few Watches on Hand upwardsf
of one Year, which he is willing to exchange^
& with theOwners for what the Repairs amount to. ,
^w'^XMX^" °^x MX!^ 'we
Hezekiah Merrill,
Apothecary and Book-Seller,
TAKES THIS METHOD TO INFORM THE PUBLIC,
That he has received from London, a freffi Affort
mentofDßUGS, MEDICINES,GROCERIES,
BOOKS, &c. and many Articles in the Station
er's Way, which are to be fold at a moderate Ad
vance for Cash or short Credit, at his Store at
the Sign of the Unicorn and Mortar a few
rods South of the Court-House in Hartford.
Among his Assortment are the following Patent
Medicines:
frURLINGTON's original Balsam of Life, Bate
man's Peroral Drops, British Oil, Godfrey's
Cordial, Balsam of Honey,Fraunce's Female Elixir,
Anderfoti's and Lockyer's Pills, Hooper's Female
Ditto, Dr.Bateman's purging Elixir,Daffey's Elixir,
Dr. James's Fever Powder, &c. &c. &c.
GROCERIES and STATIONARIES.
Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs, Raisins, Figgs,
Almonds, Brimflone, Rosin,, Pepper, Allspice, Ta
marinds, Florence Oil, Madeira, Lisbon, and Ma
laga Wines, belt velvet Corks, Copperas, Allom,
Madder, Arsenic, Paper by the Ream or Quire;
Marble Paper, Dutch Quills, Patent Cake Ink;
Wafers, best Dutch Sealing Wax, Copper-Plate
Copies, Money Scales, Gunter's Scales and Divi
ders, Maps, Prints, Gold leaf, Account Books, Re
ceipt and Memorandum Ditto, German Flutes and
Fifes, Twine, best French Brandy, Rum, best Hol
lands Geneva, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Rice, Indi
go, Red Wood, and Log-Wood, Saltpetre, Bottles
by the Groce.
Good Assortment of BOOKS, confiding of Divinity,
Law, History, Physic, Surgery, Midwifry, Miscel
lany, School Books, &c. &c.
PAINTER'S COLOURS of all kinds, Linseed
Oyl, Varnish, Paint Brushes, &c.
N. B. He assures his friends and cullomers they
have his most hearty thanks, for all their pad fa
vours ; and those who will please to give him their
cuftbm hill ffiall have his grateful acknowledgements
even for the smallest article; and nothing ihall be
wantingon his part to make his goods and prices
compleatly agreeable to the purchaser.—Constant
attendance will be given.
0 Every article in the apothecary way.
*, CASH for BEES-WAX.
On Tuesday Night last a Pair
of Saddle Bags were taken off the Horse of Andrew
Miner of Tolland, when standing at the Door of a
public House in Wintonbury, and carried to some
Distance, and robbed of about £. 28 in Cash. Ten
Dollars Reward will be given to the Person who
ffiall return the Money to said Miner at Tolland,
or to William Alford of Hartford, and no Quefti
^sa^dt Dec. 26, 1774.
Printed by Ebwezer Watson: ;
All perlons that are indebted
to, or have any demands against the estate of Mr.
Joseph Barns, late of Middletown deceas'd, are de
sired to fettle the fame with his son Mr. Joseph
Barns of said Middletown, administrator on said e
state, without delay.
Middletown, Dec. loth, 1774.
—A T T-E~N D.—;
JN a townfllip near Onion river, the fubferiber has *
four rights (or shares) of land, and as he ha§
lately made a considerable purchase of lands to the
westward, he would fell said rights either together
or feperate, at the cheapest rate, considerable time
of credit on interest may be given if desired, and
pay made in live flock, &c.
Joseph Hamblin.
^Sharon, Dec. 1, 1774.
Twenty Dollars Reward,"
ON Tuesday night last, the lubfcriber's (hop
in Windsor, was broke open, andthe fol
lowing articles dole; viz. Four silver watches, one
that strikes the hour like a clock, the outside case
full of round holes, the inside case very well flow
ered and made by Pitts. The second a large watch
made by Thomas Webb, had turned pillars, # and,
much worn. Ihe third a midling large watch,
made by H. Lovitt, number 974, and considerably
worn. The fourth a middleing size watch, and
gre en silk p urfe, with three guineas, two dollars,
a crown piece, and some small silver, one pair of
large silver ihoe-buckles made in the drape of two
hearts cut in diamonds, one pair of large round cop
per ditto plated with silver and neatly carved.-,---.
Whoever ffiall take up the perpetrator of said crime
and him convey to the fubferiber ffiall have the a
bove reward and also a good reward for any the
said articles found and returned, payed by me
David Elsworth, junr
Windsor, Dec. 1, 1774.
/^ the Jubferibers, being afr
pointed by the bon. court of prebatefor the difrift of Harb
ford, to examine the claims oj the creditors to the ej'iatt ts
fames Br.nce, late of Hartford deceased, reprefated in W
vent, do hereby gi^e notice that atefall attend that t&
nefs at the houje of fames Rance in said Hartford, on &
last Monday and Tuesday of December infant, and th
frf Monday and Tuesday of January and February, and
the firft Monday of March next. No account will be al
lowed voithout being attefled by the creditors oath.
Aaron Bull, 1
Barn abas Hinsdale, j °mnuffio::£rs c
STEPWN-AUTfjN;
Hereby informs the Public in general, and his Cus
tomers in particular, that he has lately removed
from his drop formerly kept by him at the south
end of the Court-House in Hartford, to one just /
south of the north Meeting-House; where he
continues to carry on the taylor's business as usual,
and where all gentlemen who will favour him with
their custom, may depend on having their work
done to their fatisfadion, as well for price as good
workmanship: He also makes gold and silver span
gled buttons, worked on cloth, on very reasonable
terms. Said AUSTIN has for sale a very large
quantity of neat PHILADELPHIA BUCKSKIN
BREECHES—AIfo, a number of neat mill'd LEA
THER SKIN S. He employs the beftof
Workmen who make them equal to any in America.
He flatters himfelf he can supply any gentlemen
who are pleas'd to favour him with their custom.
much to their fatisfafHon.
LOST or stolen from the fu bferiber between Har
tford and Wethersfield, about £.16 in bills of
this colony of various denominations, part of which
have been found torn in the high way, the upper part
gone. Whoever ihall find, or can give information
to the printer in Hartford, or the fubferiber in Col
chefter, of any of said bills, or such parts as are
miffing, Ball be well rewarded.
Ebenezer Strong.
Nov. 25, 1774.
Last night run away from the
fubferiber an apprentice boy, namedßenjamin Tay
lor, about 19 years old, 5 feet 10 inches high, by
trade a ffioemaker and tanner, has light colour'd
hair, had on a brown cloth colour'd coat and jacket
a pair of buck skin breeches, a pair of blue duffle
trowfers, took with him one suit of cloths more of a
brownish colour, and sundry other articles of wear
ing apparel. Whoever Ihall re turn him Ball have
two dollars reward and charges paid by
Alexander M'Nxel.
All matters of vessels are forbid carrying him off.
Litchfield, Dec. 19, 1774.
Bickerftaff's, Bradley's, Low's arid
Dabol's ALMANACKS, for the
Year 1775, to be fold by the Printer,