The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-05-05 00:00:00, page 4

Sweetly blooms tbe rose of May,<
Glittering witbtbe tears .f morn ;
So, infdions Jmiles betray,
While they bide the treacb'rous tborn.
Mart gay hammer's glowing primes
Shadow'd by the twilight gloom ;
So,the rutblejs wing of time
Beads the fmreft to tbe tomb,
Moralist ! where'er you move,
O'er waft nature's varying plan ;
livery changing sane lball prove, ^ % "<
A SAD EPITOME OF MAN !
Hilarity.
A COUNTRY farmer not long since hav
ing married a second wife, complained
mu&^ the Rheumatism in his hips.-— : —^
He asked his wife oneday+hlt wW the mat
ter of her goose, that she did not hatch-#"
She answered shrewdly, that she supposed the
gander had the Rheumatism in his hips.
' — „—r _. —; —¥-=— li^iinwi. ■«.'.,.
THE EVENING GUEST.
f)NE important design of youth is
to alleviate the unavoidable milt
cries of old age, and mitigaftthe for
"H of dc%% years ; By prepar
ing a substitute for <hp& vacancies
°^%'>'+ f ^< de ^ W^
aitbou^h, wc cannot
fi y ^^ fate y^re cln melio
fyMcygfo%^all its apt
eratiom teaches m <he most ukfuUef-
YACK dances and Jings, and is always content,
J In bis vows to bis lajs he'll ne'er fail her.
His anchor's a trip when bis money's all f,ent,
And this is the life of a sailor.
Alert in bis duty be readily flies,'
Where winds the tir'd wefels are flinging.
Thoughfunk to tbejea-gods, or tofs'd to tbe/kies.
Still Jack is found working and Jinging.
'Long ftle of an astern, boldly and brave,
He'll with broad fide on broad-fide regale ber,
Yet be'llfgh from bisfoul o'er that enemy's grave,
So noble's the mind of a sailor.
Let cannon roar loud, burs their Jides,
Let the bombs, let the winds a dread hurricane
rattle.
The rough and the pleasant he takes as it comes,
And laughs at the form and the battle.
In a foftering pow'r while ,ack puts bis trust,
As fortune comes jmil ng he'll hail her,
Reign'd fill and manly,face what must be, must,
And this is the mind of a tailor.
Though careless and beadftrong if danger Jbould
/re/''
And rank'd 'thongft the free lift of rovers,
Vet he'll melt into tears at a tale of distress.
And prove the most constant of layers.
To rancour unknown, to no puffion a Jlave,
Nor unmanly, nor mean, nor a railer,
He's gentle as mercy, as fortitude brave.
And this is a true hearted sailor. N
SURE no maiden like Nancy was bleft, 3
'Till her passions tumultuous arose ;
Far more white than the lilly her hreaft.
And her breath was more sweet than the fofc.
In her teens foe wa; gay and would Jing,
Andfo merily /port thru' the day,
That each youth was as gay as a king
If fa would but permit him to fay.
Now her charms are forgotten and pas,
. And negkaed Jhe roams all alone ;
For the youths when seen are in base.
And refufe to give ear to her moan.
Then let prudenceyefair be your guide,
Learn from Nancy to Jhun her fad fate;
Or the girl who would fain be a bride,
Ma, bewije when aloe 'tis too late.
Hark the hollow moaning wind
Sweeps along the midnight air ;
Sullen as the guilt, mind.
Hidden Jource of dark despair.
See the death-wing'dlightnings fl, ;
Dejolation marks their way ;
Fatal as the vengeful eye.
Fixing on its defin'd prey,
Dreadful thunders threatening roll
Fiewlejs, midji the turbid clouds ;
So the fierce reJenttejs joul,
Hate's empoijon'd arrow Jhrouds.
See, the billow, ocean's breast.
Sway'd b, ro'ry wav'ring wind ;
Rises, foams, and finks to ref,
Fickle, as the human mind.
From the Newhampshir E Gazette.
THE TRUE HEARTED SAILOR.
ADVICE to the FAIR.
SEAT OF THE MUSES.
MONITOR.
font of prudence and forethought.—
We anticipate winter and provide for
its inclemency. We anticipate dan
ger and avoid the horrours of death.
The great difference between a wife,
man and a fool is, the one calculates
the consequence of event#, while the
other lives to the moment.
The parsimonious hand of Provi
dence has never invented so good an
expedient against the infirmities of age
as meditation, study and knowledge—
a taste for these must be acquired
while young, while the mind is sus
ceptible of impressions our stock of
ideas fhouid be laid in. These when
we must exchange the bloom and ac
tivity of youth for the infirmities of
age will be our only pleasurable com
panions ; with our Books we can find
always,the best of company, can con
verse with those who are absent with
familiarity ; the sprightliness of youth ;
the gravity of age, the politics of past
ages' are easily unfolded while we,
seated by the dim taper, can silently
scan the actions of countlef# ages, and
in fancy's balloon, when weary of
viewing the revolutions on this planet,
can inftantineoufly transport ourfelve#
to the remotest star. With these we
can conned the present with the past,
and while on the circuits of exigence
our thoughtswill reverberate and trace
the incidents of ufefulnefs, friend(hip
and happiness, through which we
have passed.
Cheerfulnefs is the offspring of
knowledge and virtue, it fmoothes the
rough pillow of loneliness; and gilds
our latest moments with that of fu
ture glory.
" Who steals my ,urfe,feals trafo, 'tisfomething,
• nothing,
'Twas mine, 'tis bis, and has been save to tbon
fands ;
But be who filches me of my good name,
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed."
IN the last number, the Specta
tor pointed out some evils, which
result from the spirit of envy ; its de
basing nature, and the malignant end
it ever has in view. In this, he pro
pofe# to confider the means it ever
uses to gain its end, which are Gander
and detraction.
The truth of the motto appears
evident, and fufficiently evinces the
folly and futility of the detractor's at
tempts to take that from another,
which cannot benefit himfelf. The
highway robber is a charader less to
be detested, because he is prompted
to commit theft by the hope of gain,
a very powerful, and almost irrefifta
ble motive in the human mind : But
the slanderer, while he practices the
worst kind of robbery, is guilty of
great folly, and degrade# himfelf
to a par with the lowest moral cha
after. That tongue which is prone
to (lander, and that mind whole pto
penfiry is detraction, are a disgrace
to human kind, and ought to be ap
propriated to that species of animal,
whose nature and ability capacitated
only to mimic the manners bf men.
He,whois disposed to calumniate eve
ry good nflW&retdetraft from merit,
and to circulate reports, injurious both
rto the feelings of individuals, and
the happinefe tof society at large, is a
misanthropist; more to be feared than
beasts of prey. Such may justly be
flighted with the imputation of
man hatere t and may well be called
the enemies Wte Tllfr toirid
retells cbffiuafy i^^^
in slander, is entirely di^fted of that
ft&hip and philanthropy, wlfel
bratte the genuine effifo of chrifc
Itianity—waro the feisty of a
The SPECTA TOR.
Shakespear.
It is much to be lamented that the
female tongue is at the present day, so
prone to scandal. The ladies, whose
beauteous charms are the polish and
ornament of our Columbian world,
are endued with fenfibilitie, more del
icate than those of men. Nature seems
partialin her refinements towards them.
While (he lavi(ta her ruder gifts on
man, (he is no left liberal in her deli
cacies to woman, the faireft part of
the creation, ^ut alas! perfed as
they came from the plastic hand of na
ture, yet some of them, have degene
rated from their primitive perfection ;
and, by indulging a spirit of envy and
scandal, have loft their native inno
ceog^&orfeited their rank & title.
Such are the vicious pradices among
many circles, which have been flatter
am,fepiling epit hqMX&t
their fora! meetings have fallen from
b^x^
of friendlhi&and now justly deferv^
theMide of fa&edited the mem
bers the elixirs of reputation. ^
^Artheir tea tables they take peculi
Merit cannot flourifh in the foil of
detraction. Slander roots out the
tender plant of virtue, blights the rose
of worth, nips the expanding bud of
innocence, and blasts the full blossom
of perfection. The genius can hope
to make but small advances towards
the sacred temple of literary fame, or
gain much applause, when his studi
ous exertions are criticifed by the
jaundiced eyes of the fpiteful pedant.
An attempt to enlighten the igno
rant, or to explain an intricate pri
fage, in his presence, would be fatal
to one's reputation,—The well bred
physician can exped but little praise
for his miraculous cures, from the
ignorant quack whose empiricism is
equal to his vanity, and want of (kill.
Even the virtuous man and pious de
votee, having taken unwearied pains
to adorn their characters with the
graces of merit, innocency and eve
ry chriftian virtue, which can render
man amiable to man, and accepta
ble to his God, is Bill exposed to the
pestilential breath of the slanderer,
who is ever willing to strip off the or
namential robe from the good man
ready to extinguish his virtues—to
ruin his reputation, and render him
the object of (corn to the world. Lit
tle do such confider, that to relate all
the faults of the best moral character
in the world, would undoubtedly
throw upon him the suspicion and
distrust of his friends. After endut
iog the ill speeches of the malicious,
the innocent man has this consolation,
" that those are often the most excel
lent men, whose charafters have been
most injured by Ganders ; as we usu
ally find that to be the sweetest fruit,
at which the birds have been pick
ing.
feeling heart, and is void of that be
nevolence towards mankind, which
ennobles human nature exalts the ra
tional, to a divine character, and af
fimulates the foul of man to the dig
nity of angels, to the perfection of
GOD.
Some there are, and detested are
the wretches, who detract with con
feioti# guilt— for while they do the
injury, they are anxious to conceal
the disgrace.
The fpiteful hvidia, does not fay
that the fair Corinna, has facrificed
her chastity to Lender, but such is
the report, the does not know how
true it is, but (he believes it. Such
malicious stories are the invention of
.he propagator—-and, were theft
tongues not given to scandal, nor their
imaginations quick for invention, they
could by no means gratify the bad
designs of their envious haerts.
Whatever tends to exalt the dignity
of human nature, improve the ration
al faculties, and morality of mankind,
ffiould be the study of every intelligent
creature. Human nature is like a
landscape, delineated on both fines of
the canvas. The one representing the
thorns, the thistles, the rough and dis
agreeable parts of the profpeft ; the
other exhibiting to view, the rose, and
the lilly, the pleating, the wonderful
and sublime objects of nature. Every
thing in the picture chat has an agree
able afpe6t, gains the attention of the
Spectator, and meets his favourable
cricicifro, to improve what to him Teems
imperfect. The candid mind hold#
up to view the fairer fide of htfman na
ture, pities its imperfeaioni,and studies
its improvement. To be ever expos
ing the worst fide of human nature,
argues a vicious heart. The slanderer
is ever studious to diminish virtue,with
bitter afperfions—criticifing ard les
sening the worth, and the very pertec-j
tion of merit : Like the lad,rfra^ —'
for her critical observations on a pic- 1
tore : That fly, said (he, is drawn very
unnaturally, it has nothing of real life
in it. Where ? fays another : A, the
lady was pointing with her finger, the
fly flew away !
Such is the criticism of slanderers on
moral characters. . M :
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if application be made immediately to
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BENJAMIN FOSTER.
Warner, April 14th, 1794.: .78
■ "■ *———=■— .rate—)tcm.nvira
Runaway Boy.
RAN away from me, thefob
fcriber, on the thirteenth instant, an
indented BOrforf'
James Hanniiford;
in the nineteenth year of his age ; about 5
feet four inches high ; light complexion ;
ihort hair. . Whoever will take up laid run
away, and return him to me, ihall have one
penny reward, and no charges paid.
All persons are forbid trust
ing, harbouring or employing laid runaway,
as they would avoidthe penalty of the law.
DAVID TILTON.
Gfatfe April 14th, 1794.
•'^o^l PAO^i
CASH ^ ^ RAGS
at Rty,^ rmting Office, sty
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ar pleasure in (canning the charaders
of the meritorious ; and little praise
do they give to the living virtues of
the worthy. A cup of Bohea, refill
ed with a malicious story against some
favourite beauty, is far fleeter to the
palate of Invidia, than the best Hyfon,
sweetened with double refined loaf.—
In vain may the fair Corinna, be bleft
with native charms, with virtue, and
sprightly wit ; io vain may the be a
dorned with every embellifhmenr,
which nature, in union with the grac
es, could form to. make her lovely,
fair and perfea, while the four and
morose Invidia is her associate. The
living virtues of the one, are the ob
jeds of hate and envy of the other ;
nor can the fallen the envious Invidia,
view with pleasure, the finking beau
ties, the distinguished virtues of Corin
na ; for
" Those are hated who excel the rest,
Altho' when dead, are most belov'd & bleft."