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FRAGMENT the 111.
From the works of YoßicK AMERIcA Nus.
jaaaA)T was at Grantham—The cham
^ bermaid had just dropped her
» courtesy for her (hilling at the foot
of the stairs, where such ladies
1 ^ 5 generally station themselves on
<f'a/ & tu''f t h e departure of a traveller, —the
waiter had made his bow, —Boots had got his six
pence, and the hostler's eager eye had fixed on
the forefinger and thumb of my left hand, as it
puffed under the neck of my horse to convey him
bis lawful tribute; —my companion was actually
mounted, when a clatter of servants, hounds and
horses, passed through the yard—One of the horses
was gaily caparisoned with a lady's hunting fiddle
—On enquiry, our landlord informed us, these
were his Majesty's fox-hounds, kept by the Mar
quis of Gr*ob*—that he, with his brothers Lord
Ro t and Lord Ge—e M*nn*rs, Lady H*w,
and leveral gentlemen of the neighbourhood, were
going for the cover. —We ordered the servants to
take off the portmanteaus, and determined to have
the honour of joining the hunt; especially as in
America I never had the pleasure of feeing a Lady
at the chafe.—The horns, the huntsman, the
whipper-in, and the attendants, were in green.—
The Lady, the Marquis and his brothers, were
in scarlet ; every thing was brilliant—all seemed
joyous—my friend, who was a Londoner, was
highly delighted.—The fox was quickly bolted
from his cover, and a general flood of joy spread
thro' every countenance; —the company soon vied
with each other for the foremoft place, and all
diftin&ion df Lords, Ladies, citizens of London
and inhabitants of America, presently ceased ;
saving that the fwifjnefs of our road horses fell
short of their trained hunters, which my friend
with great mortification presently experienced ;
for the fox leading thro' a narrow dirty lane, he
happened unluckily to fall in just before Lady H*w,
who, with great impetuosity, call'd out to him to
get out of her way, or she should certainly ride
over him, which she soon after had very nigh li
terally effected — The turn out of the lane was by
a fatal ditch, which my friend (spirited up by the
Lady at his heels) attempted to force poor
Cockney over, but alafs, he took the ditch at
twice, firft in, then our, and her Ladyfbip, whisk
ing by the fide of the poor floundring pair, ejacu
lated—ha-a clumfey—The pain of the fall was
nothing, compared to that of the sneer ; —but he
recover'd, and we prefs'd forward As I ftrain'd
up a hill by the fide of a quick-set hedge, (where
perhaps many an honest shepherd had watched his
flock) my poor horse panting with such anufual
labour—my heart suddenly smote me—l involun
tarily cried out—and is this pleasure—l prefled on
—the thought returned with doubled force, and
struck me with such a confeioufnefs of the inglo
rious pursuit, that I could not but look round with
amazement —And this, laid I, is pleasure ! —
Where is reason, where is humanity ?—Can thy
once feeling breast applaud this fa'vage sport ?—
Can nobility and grandeur, glitter and shew, grant
a licence to be cruel, and to call that cruelty joy?
—Let not even the example of Royalty give it
fandion ! —Shall man, possessed of faculties a little
lower than the angles, indulge himfelf a moment
in giving pain, to even the very minutefl: part of
the creation ?—Shall the paltry pretence of de
stroying these poor four-footed animals, as vermin
on the earth, be excuse fufficient at the shrine of
humanity ?—Canft thou join in the popular cry,
and call it " manly diverfon?" —Is it not rather
Worfc than brutal cruelty ?—The brutes seldom
(perhaps never) destroy but for fubfiftence:—Blufh
then, man !—ls not the whole creation before
thee ?—Canft thou cot find means of amusement
more laudable, more glorious, more manly than
these ?—lf thou haft wealth, look around thee for
objeds of distress; —if thy doors and thy heait
fraud open for these, and thou haft fill to spare,
fill there is room for thy abundance; —let thy
riches diffufe themselves in promoting thy coun
try's weal—Let the roads in the vallies around
thee rife, —let the hills fink, —let the rapid streams
which often endanger the fearful traveller, foam
under thy arches ; —then wilt thou leave a lasting
mark for ages yet to come, to admire thy bene
ficence.—ln thy hall, perhaps, there are branching
out the horns of many a stately stag, fiain by thy
Unceftors in the chafe, —but had the center stone
of a fpfeading arch over yon frequent swelling
brook, recorded these words, “ Built at the Jole
cost of the Honourable the E— of ~" with how
much more pleasure wouldst thou view it.—These,
or sentiments full as humane, rushed on my mind
—The dogs were at default, and we returned to
our inn.—•
^jpßin^
O R,
GENERAL
V 0 L. 111.
M O N D A Y,
My Dear Son, January 22, 1766.
I RECEIVED yours of January 18th, and
am pleased with your resolutions to live guard
ed, and to prosecute your studies with vigour.
I hat your Master and his Lady give you so
agreeable and condefeending treatment as you
mention, I well believe; and by that they lay you
under additional obligations to a proper behaviour.
It will be your honour never to disappoint ex
pedations; but aim at petfed fidelity in whatever
is required of you, or committed to you; and ne
ver to let condefeenfion be so abused, as to take
encouragement from it, to be either more careless,
more pert, or intrusive, but study always what
becomes your situation, and keep your own place
with a scrupulous exactness.
But you know, I am a thousand times more
anxious, how and where you will live for ever
and ever, than how it may fare with you in this
vain and uncertain world ; and I am sure every
one who believes what God has said, will be of
the fame mind. The world will appear great or
little, according as the glory of God is seen or
hidden. Compared with him all the creation is
inconceivably little, nay, less than nothing. In
the view of him I despise all the world calls great.
Every thing has less or more of real exifteoce, as
it less or more resembles him. Therefore one ra
tional foul has more exifcnee, and is infinitely
farther from nothing, than is the whole material
universe : What then are riches, sensual pleafares,
or the esteem or praise of blind, partial, tickle,
fallen mortals, compared with its God? It is ca
pable of knowing God, and that knowledge is
demonstrably the most substantial thing in nature.
Hence it is a clear proof of the moral depravity
and spiritual blindness of mankind, that they esteem
visible and sensible things to be the greatest reali
ties, the most substantial exigences, and as such
pursue them eagerly, when, it is fad, they are
nearest to nothing. Now things are valuable only
in proportion to their quantity of being and moral
excellency (as I taught you in Ethics): And as
a rational spirit has more of being than all crea
tures besides, it is of more value than the whole
visible world: And upon this ground only, could
it be an emphatical truth, that a man would have
no profit, but be an infinite loafer, should he gain the
whole world, and loose his own foul. Matt.xvi. 26.
But if a foul be so great and important, what
conception can we form of the Father of Spirits,
who comprehends all exigence in himfelf, and
whose ineffable, incommunicable name is, I AM.
In the light of these truths, the superlative ig
norance, the infufferable folly and madness, of
even the wife, the mighty, and the noble, may be
clearly seen. What is highly esteemed among fin
ful men, is justly contemptible in the fight of God,
and all wife and upright intelligences, who fee
things as they are in fad. Human greatness is a
bubble, a shadow, pure vanity; and human favour
is nothing, when compared with the favour of God.
Only remember and charge yourfelf daily to con
fider, that you will live forever; and then I know
you cannot live like the thoughtless, fluttering,
wild and giddy youth, who put God and their
fouls out of the question, and indulge themselves
in frothy gaiety and sensual lusts, and chufe this
world for their portion. Let not the opinions of
irreligious persons, concerning elegance, propriety
and politeness, bias your mind: They know not,
nor ever study, wherein true elegance and deco
rum consist. This is evident from their placing
politeness, &c. in a condud, which in many in
stances is impious, and demonstrably absurd.
Remember the Lord Jesus judged fouls worthy
of being redeemed, at the price of his life. Think
these things over and over; I cannot write often,
nor so long.
I am, with compliments to your Matter and
his Lady, Your affectionate father,
S. F.
To the Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet.
SI R,
By inserting the following Anecdote, you will much
oblige An OLD MAN.
THE late BENJAMIN LAY (whose
name you mentioned in your last paper)
went into the house of a stranger in this city, who
politely allied him to fit down and eat with him.
The little Preacher of Righteousness told him as
politely, that he could not comply with his invita
tion before he answered him this simple question,
" Dost thou keep any Negro slaves in thy family ?''
Upon being answered in the affirmative, he rafe
from his table, and told him he could not partake
with him of the fi uits of injustice.
To the Printer ^/^Pennsylvania Packet.
SI R,
The following Letter was written by a gentleman in
the country, a few months before his death, to his
son in this city, immediately after he entered upon
his apprenticeship. Tour giving it a place in your
paper, will much oblige many of your customers.
D U N L A P's
'V' : ^
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
An Address to all the Widows, Wives, and Spinsters
in Pennsylvania.
THE likeliest way, either to obtain a good
husband, or keep one so, is to be good
yourfelf.
Never use a lover ill, whom you design to make
your husband, left he should either upbraid you
with it, or return it afterwards. And if you find,
at any time, an inclination to play the tyrant,
remember these two lines of truth and justice;
Gently fha I those be rul'd, who gently fray'd;
AljeflJhall those obey, who haughty were obey'd.
Battle of the Sexes.
Avoid, both before and after marriage, all
thoughts of managing your husband. Never en
deavour to deceive or impose upon his underfland
ing; n °r give him uneasiness (as some do very
foolifhly) to try hisjemper, but treat him always
before hand with sincerity, arid afterwards with
affection and refped.
Be not over sanguine before marriage, nor pro
mise yourfelf felicity without alloy ; for that is
impoflible to be attained in this present state of
things. Confider before hand, that the person
you are going to spend your days with, is a man,
and not an angel ; and if, when you come toge
ther, you difeover any thing in his humour or be
haviour that is not altogether so agreeable as you
expe&, pass it over as a human frailty ; smooth
your brow, compose your temper, and try to
amend it by ehearfnlnefs and good nature.
Remember always that whatever misfortunes
may happen to either, they are not to be charged
to the account of matrimony, but to the accidents
and infirmities of human life; a burden which
each has engaged to assist the other in supporting,
and to which both parties are equally exposed.
Therefore, instead of murmurs, reflections, and
disagreement, whereby the weight is rendered
abundantly more grievous, readily put year Moul
der to the yoke, and make it easier to both.
Resolve every morning to be good natured and
chearful that day ; and, if any accident should
happen to break that resolution, fuffer it not to
put you out of temper with every thing befides,---
and especially with your husband.
Dispute not with him, let the occasion be what
it will, but much rather deny yourfelf the trivial
fatisfa&ion of having your own will, or gaining
the better of an argument, than rifque a quarrel,
or create a heart burning, which it is impoflible
to know the end of.
Be assured, a woman's power, as well as hap
piness, has no other foundation but her husband's
esteem and love, which consequently it is her un
doubted interest, by all means possible, to preserve
and increase. Do you, therefore, study his tem
per, and command your own ; enjoy his fatifac
tion with him, share and sooth his care, and, with
the utmost caution, conceal his infirmities.
Read frequently, with due attention, the ma
trimonial service, and take care, in doing so, not
to overlook the word Obey.
In your prayers, be sure to add a clause for
grace to make a good wife; and, at the fame time,
resolve to use your utmost endeavours towards it.
Always wear your wedding-ring ; for therein
lies more virtue than is ufnally imagined. If you
are ruffled unawares, aflaulted with improper
thoughts, or tempted in any kind against your
duty, cast your eyes upon it, and call to mind
who gave it you, where it was received, and what
pal Ted at that solemn time.
Let the tenderness of your conjugal love be ex
pressed with such decency, delicacy and prudence,
as that it may appear plainly and thoroughly dif
tind from the designing fondnefs of an harlot.
Have you any concern for your own ease, or
for your husband's esteem ? Then have a due re
gard for his income and circumfances in all your
expences and desires; for if necessity should follow,
you run the greatest hazard of being deprived of
both.
Let not many days pass together, without a
serious examination how you have behaved as a
wife; and if, upon reflection, you find yourfelf
guilty of any foibles or ominous, the best atone
ment is, to be exactly careful of your future
conduct.
M.
ANECDOTE of the celebrated Columbus.
WHEN Columbus, after having difeovered
the Western Hemisphere, was by order of
the King of Spain brought home from America in
chains, the Captain of the ship, who was intimate
ly acquainted with his character, his knowledge,
and abilities, offered to free him from his fetters,
and make his passage as agreeable as possible ; but
Columbus rejected his friendly offer, faying, " Sir,
I thank you; but these chains are the rewards and
honours for my services, from a King, whom I
have served a§ faithfully as my God, aad as such
I will carry them to my grave."
T HE
ADVERTISER.
FEBRUARY 14th, 1774.
AS the Copartnership between CHRIS
TOPHERS and CHARLES MAR-
S HALL, has been expired fomd time past, and
as repeated solicitations to those who have been long
in arrears, have been ineffectual, they once more
request the immediate discharge of their accounts, to
prevent their being under the disagreeable necessity
of putting them into a Lawyer's hands to recover.
The BUSINESS
Is NOW CONTINUED By
Christopher, Jun. and Charles Mterfal,
At the old Drug and Colour Store, the sign of the
Golden Ball, facing the end of Strawberry-Alley,
in Chefnut-ftreet, Philadelphia; who with a stock
on hand, procured from the different places of
growth and manufactories, and a fref h aHortment,
just arrived by the late vessels from London, rhak4
in the whole, a large and general Afortment, in their
different branches, which their cuftemers may de
pend on being supplied with, on the lowest and belt
terms, amongst which are,
DRUGS, Chemical and Galenical ME-
D ICINES, true and genuine, a large ax dg ene _
ral Assortment, with Perfumeries of most kinds, shop
furniture, Surgeons packet inttruments, lancets of
several forts, fierces, pill-boxes, phials, gaily-pots,
amber and coral beads, sponges, fine lint, &° &c
PATENT MEDICINE S, that m.'ybe
depended on, as Bateman's drops, British oil, Tur
lington's balsam, Daffy's, Squire's, Bollock's, Rat
cliffe's, and Frauncis's elixirs, Godfrey's cordials,
Anderson's, Chase's, Hooper's, keyfer's, and
Lockyer's pills, Stoughton's bitters, Walker's Je
suits drops and electuary, Hill's balsam of honey;
elixir*of Burdock, tin&uie of valerian and sage;
Grenough's tinctures for the tooth-ach and scurvy
in the gums, Spence's teeth powders, pectoral lo
zenges, Smith's and Collin's medicinal fnuffs,
Hooper's balsam and powders for ricketsjn children,
beaume de vie, eau de luce, James's fever powders,
Baron Schwanberg's liquid ihell, and Swinfen's
ele&uary for the stone and gravel, Story's worm
cakes, essence of pepper-mint, court and issue
plaifters, &c. &c.
Painters colour s, of most kinds,
either in lumps, powdered, or ground in oil, fit for
house or ship painting, as white lead, red lead,
Spamfh brown and whiting, Venetian red, stone
and powder yellow okers, verdigreafe, common and
distilled, an, a variety of other forts, fuitab'e for
limners, as rruffian blue, blue bife, blue verditer,
e rmine, vermillion, drop lake, King's yellow,
matticotes, yellow orpiment, yellow and rose pinks,
flake white, with blue lamp, ivory, flory and Frank
ford blacks, umber, gold and filyer leaves and shells,
frofts of most colours, ftrowing and common fmalts,
brushes, tools, camels hair, and black lead pencils,
Indian ink, (tone and pallet knives, prepared can
vas for limners, of leveral sizes, linseed oil raw and
boiled, spirits of turpentine, varnishes of different
kinds, particularly an oil varnish fit for coaches.
&c. &c.'
GLAS S, LoNbON, Bristol and N^w-
Cas TLE Crown, of most sizes, or may be cot to
suit any pattern, with diamonds, putty, &c.
B Y E S TUFF S, as madder, redwood, fuftick,
2I ground, orchal, woad, French berries, cochine :1,
logwood, braziletto, allum, copperas, and argol.
Distillers may be supplied with juniper berries,
annis and other carminative feeds, on such terms a#
may encourage their making geneva and other cor
dial waters.
Potters may be supplied with red lead, litharge,
magnis, and powder blue.
Pra&itioners prescriptions and family receipts
are compounded and put up in a proper manner;
also, medicine chests of any size for vessels going to
sea, or persons living at a distance from a~Do&or;
put up with proper directions.
Persons inclining to paint their own houses, may
be informed how to mix their colours.
N. B. Our customers will please to observe, that
among our assortment of medicines, we include sago,
falep, pearl barley, hartfhorn shavings, vermicella,
cinnamon, cloves, mace, nutmegs and pepper.
't 0 BE SO LD,
ABOUT five hundred acres of good LAND,
lituate in Deptford Townihip, Glouceftef
County, ten miles from a good landing on Timber
Creek, and about twenty miles from Gloucester
Town, laying on the main road leading to Cape
May, Egg-harbour, &c. on which are two good
dwelling-houses, out-houses, orchards, &c. exceed
ing wei; timbered, with a very fine Itream of water
running through the whole trad, about eighty
acres of which are already cleared, twenty acres
thereof being good meadow, and much more may
be made : It may be divided into tra&s to fint the
purchasers. For partic lars apply to THOMAS
PATTERSON, adjoining the premises.
WANTS EM ?L OY,
To go to some of the Weft-India Islands, or to
the Miffifippi,
A YOUNG MAN, who writes a good hand,
underft inds merchants accounts very well, and
also understands and (peaks fluently leveral lan
guages; he would suit a merchant as a factor or
clerk, and would have no objection to engage for a
number of years ; he can be well recommended as
to honesty or capacity. Any one whom this may
suit Ihall be waited upon by leaving a line, directed
to A. Z. with the printer hereof.
TO-MO R R W~
At ONE O'CLOCK, at
JOHN H A R T's
V ENDUE - STORE,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will begin the S ALE of a large and neat
assortment of
MERCHANDIZ E.
NUMB. 121.