The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1799-04-22 00:00:00, page 4

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@w the,lag.e raged te Hfodte 1636,.
,uag g irt WOT J"™' aaitb it, &<&M ]
for to toss, Wat ~ »=±
to,attended b<r „ * **% = FBI
Ybe fcre^enf attention #o ^<t
Off,. HeTOtfotd#f & ±
strand, to netas married" _
,er, is relatedk,^, Ym'^Wq
Wifcfc* Garifa ^%"-°,™:
to & frifau, %ff# t.Doo
Botanic Garden. l
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HrtHUS when the Plague, upborneon
1 Belgian air, ^ e l
Look'd thro' the mist and ffiook his dot
ted hair I
O'er drinking nations fleer'd malignant
cloud#, 1
And rain'd deftr^aion on the gaping I
crouds, |
The beauteous &;le felt the venom dI
Slow roll'd her eye, and feeble throbb'd I
her heart;l
Each fervid sigh feem'd shorter than the I
Arid starting friendfhip fhunn dher, as 1
fhepa'&' m S I
—With weak unsteady flop the fainting I
maid . I
Seeks the cold gardens' solitary Shad-
Sinks on the pillowy moss her drooping I
head,
And prints with raft limbs her leafy
—On wing of love her plighted fain I
:. purfiies, I
Shades her from winds, and Ihelters herl
from dews. "
Extends on tapering poles the canvafs|
Spreads o'er the ftraw # wove mat the flax-I
Sweet bods and blossoms on her bolster I
And binds her kercheif round her aching I
>brows, .. • I
Seethes with foft kiss, with tender tie.
And clasps the bright infe&on in his I
arms.—" 1
Withpateand languid smiles the grate-1
ful fair .1
Applauds his virtues, and rewards his
cate ;\|
Mourns with wet cheek her fair compan
ion ed ~. L 1
On timorous step or number'd with thel
dead; „ ,
Cells to her beta all its fear'd ray.
And poors on Thyrfis the afeed
: blaze; V 1
Braves the chill night carefling and car
e^'d,.
And fold# her hero lover to her breast-
Left bold, Leander at the dolky hour,
By'd,es he fam, the far lore lighted
tower ; fr^'^ ^1" e 0
Breasted with fruggling arm the toffiog
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•wave#^'^
fc&^^^^
^^iffb,^^
I r winnowing Binions
x^flp"^ while you g
finttMlltellr 1041*1
-a r ~the fleeoinft
Banquet or tmii
\A N aged man, being travelling
11 hafc rode the whole
SENTIMENTAL MEDLEY.
I wo accordingly done ; there fooo
I after came in fifteen young gen-
Itlemen, who demanded of the
Ilandlord the best room in the houle
1 —to which he replied, it was eo
-1 gaged, tad he was unwilling to
I disoblige the guest—they chen re
-Iquefte to speak with him,
I and proposed to hire him to quit
I the room , toewit given, and
I propofali made and rejected ; but
I the old man had the compliance
1 to offer to let them spend the e-
I veniog with him—to which they
I replied, they should " raise the
I devil." Well,fays the good man, 1
I will lay him for you— upon which
I the treaty clofed^ The young de
-Ibaucheea immediately ordered fix-
I teen bottles of wipe, drank them,
I and broke the bottlet against the
I chimney back y— the old man (who
I parcook with them) called for his
I bottle, and broke it likewise :—
I The young fellows,ftill determined
to oblige the old man to quit hit
post, & leave them matters of the
ground, agreed that some one of
I the company should make propo
[fall,and execute them bimfelf firft;
and that if any perlon in the room
I refuted to follow, be should pay
5 pound# $ to which all agreed :—
The ift was, to burn all their hats
—the ad, their coats ; the 3d, their
waiftcoatt ; and ,h, their boots ;
which was accordingly executed
by them, and the old man follow
ed suit ;— After which, be faya—
gentlemen, now it is my turn to
make proposals, to which I de-
Imand your compliance under the
fame penalty as before $ to which
they readily contented. 'The
landlord was celled, and a surgeon
I ordered with hit instruments —
when the old man proposed that
every one of the company should
have all the teeth in their beads
I extracted $ be fat bimfelf down
I accordingly, and ordered the fur
I geon to proceed $ but tp their if
tonifhment, the old man bad but
I one slump left to gratify their cu
riosity, which was facrificed to ex-
I ecute the propofol 1 the young
men soon difeovered that they
1 were out generated, and rather
tram part with their teeth, fettled
I a truce with the old hero, paid
I him five pounds each $ paid the
I landlord bis bill for the wine, &c.
and bad only the confutation to
I go home naked, and tell their
I friends, as the Paddy told General
[ Wafhiogton, when he had made
prisoners of five dragoons—that
I one vetran rake had surrounded
ti4l4^
T^k'CTfYr ' 16rife firieririiteritleman
fl from Coonedicof, (whom I
fhali defirate by the letter B.)-
I berate on his way to & Leftward,
Iwsa floDDed in York ttate. On Bun- 1
I win invent'd with civil authority.
I Mr. B. in vain plead the neceiiny
1 fit ntirfiiififlrrail laurnev unmoien*
| e &! A'lengb, taking 4sfe^%^
1 ■ If' ° hi 11 trfim hl#' not Ket ° DOO K■„•
" TO BAISF THE GENIUS, AND TO MEND THE HEART." -
and I vill make my mark X.
Mr. B. accordingly fat down, and
drew an order on a merchant in
;town, for 50 dollars in cash, and
50 dollars worth of Eaglilh goods
—with the Dutch fignarure ; and
takes his leave, dith, " Tatr bum
b/e /mMa/,"—Calls on the mer
chant, who cheerfully loaned 50
dollars with the idea of 50 per
cent, gain on the goods# Soon
after, the merchant calls on our
noble Dutchman, for the balance
of the order ; at which he started
and exclaimed ! P, Cod Im yas
noting, ize give no order on you!
itize rom an, ting io your store,
you know ize got moneys, and al
•OT pay. The merchant produc
ed the order ; and on feeing his
mark, exclaimed 1 Dia is to dam
gMrnktt pa/s! But round himfelf
reloaanti, obliged to cancel the
demand ; Swearing, to if be conld
fa dat dam raftd, be vould give
him von borfe lickin.
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• SENTIMENTAL—-
the RURAL PROSPECT^
A SOLILOQUY.
Rflaton wads CT fa:4 with rural fcom.
WHAT a delightful profpea
does this lofty rock afford
one who admires, the (implicit,
and magnificence of nature! What
frefhnek io the air! Every breeze
it embalmed, What fragrance in
the herbal They are fpriogiog
around me ; they vegetate the very
rock, and cover its summit and
fidet with verdure. The day-break
begins to dissipate the (hides of
night § but the drawing light
comes on so gently, that the ya
pom are imperceptibly dispelled.
The dirk veil, which lately hung
upon the brow of the hill is remov
ed for a mantle perfectly tranfpar
eot, Already one half of the het
vens is illuminated. The birth of
a new morning is announced by
the voice of animated nature.
The riling zephyr ruffles among
the leaves/ From the neighbour
log cottages ascend the wreaths of
smoke. The planet Venus, alone,
difputen for a while the empire of
the morning ; but after the contest
bia few minutes, the retires van 0
quifhed, and leaves the triumph
of Aurora complete. And now
her triumph is indeed rapid. Ah!
too lively an emblem of human
happiness. Nothing so brilliant
while lit is advancing ; nor any
thing so short „fe continuance.
The tender colours of the morn
^rt ^fo—,l
animated fire and hues oznoon !
ttehprt,^
fc mean, to dare hit glories
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the rack.! am more delighted
ordered
ffitof worn, ikefo. W
thinks 1 could volumnly yield up
the residue of Me, to this moral
solitude.
llhade; the birdttake to them-;
when their food is robbed of its
dewy faffifo but the kindly
drops of evening shall reflate its
reliffo . ^ . . . ..
The fun is preparing to fee ;the
freeing zephyrs of the clcfiag day'
attend him ; a light more loft and
delicate defeends from the tops of
the trees, 1 and glides their mossy
trunks. I breathe the charming
odours, which come wafted to me
by the balmy zephyrs. All is
fweetmefs and ferenety. It seems;
as if Flora came co this very fpot,.l
to braid her beautiful tresses, to
bathe in the flream that surrounds
me, and expand the fragrance
which enriches them. Philoso
phy, reason, and ignorance, are
here met together : Ah ! that 1
could forever reside on this charm
ing rock, where every objed en
deavoors to fix me.
Far from the hfy, ctq&, Iro'd refert
Os &ahbs dad,„, andsafaris fata
Let me retire ; aogreater joys Icoart [tod,
Than fueb a, jwu>Jrra nature's bentease
bated.
THE fflcraiiff.
SUNDAY REFLECTIONS.
Though the king of
terrors hourly extends
his conquests over all forts
and conditions of men, who
are all made of the feme{
mould, and must all crumble
into the fame dust ; tho' this
day, perhaps, one friend
mournfully follows another
to his long home; and when
2 few glasses more are run,^
others attend him to the like
melancholy mansion of the
dead ; —though we frequent
ly fee some leaving this world
in their full strength and vi
gor, wholly at case and qui-'
et ; and though we often fee
those go firft to the grave ™
that came last from the womb
—yet notwithstanding the
many and constant summons
& to think seriously of thia
great change ; with what un
accountable folly do the gen
erality of mankind, cheat
themselves out of an eternity
of bliss in another world, by !
their supine neglect of a time
ly preparation for their |aft
four. Death creeping upon
them under such circuroftanc- ft
es,how importunately do they
then apply to; Heaven in
Words like those of the dis
tressed Psalmist ; o J pare me
# little, that I Qr^r "9%1
fflffi"' I gfcfacc, rera&v
no mm feen.^ But such hte
ratines are ingrain, nvuiing,
totei keeo ^ off the ^deadly^
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