The Federal mirror — Concord, N.H., 1795-10-02 00:00:00, page 4

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' the PARNASSIAN FIELD.
'tajt_Bfflraß=^Mto ^tm^^bernt
SEA COURTSHIP.
[by PETER PINDAR, ESQ,
SUSAN.
' Madam ! Madam ! I have just received a
poetical Billetdoux from my furious Sea
Caliban ; impudence and humility, refo-
Itnion and weakness, hope and despair,
forming the sum total. Permit me to
tfead it.
% HAWSER, to SUSAN.
XArISS Sufax, I think it is in vain,
IVJL T°g r °" "Wd^Rf'' 'bat face ;
Your behavior hath proved it Jo plain,
That to others I give up tbe ebpfe.
Very wifely refolv'd, Mr. Lieutenant.
About love I foall make no more pother-,
You know that I'm not very ricb ;
Yet I'd man,on as well as another,
And flick to your timber like pitch.
Nice flicking plaster, indeed 1
I'm out in m, reckoning, 'tie clear,
As ,o#r frowns and ,eur cruelties prove,
.Since 1 thought to have anchor'd, m, dear.
In,our arms, that Jvueet harbor of love:
Very elegant, tender and metaphorical 1
And though you so farnful are grown.
Let justice be done b, the Lord I
-Yogre afmart little frigate, I own.
As a seaman could wife for to board.
Thank ye, Mr. Lieutenant, (curtefas.)
Yet Susan, before we do part.
And I beg flou'h not take it unkind,
(Since pour jneers have reflor'd me m, heart)
If Igive thee a piece of m, mind.
By all means, Mr. Hawser.
Inflead of m, tears and m, figbs,
Whichyou, laughing, call'd love's watergruel;
Could guineas have rain'd from m, eyes,
By Gt, thou bad'fl never been cruel.
Impudent rogue !
And yet fall the wind chop about,
AnAby mouth cease this d — dfqually weather,
Let us )tnd for old Thump Cufhion* out,
And /wing in a hammock together.
Never, never, indeed, poor swain.
* The Priest.
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The Humorist.
TWO gentlemen passing it house,
a dog birked at them—Says
one to the other, You may always
tow the manners and cuflams of a
people by their dog.—Yes, (replied the
other) your dog, the other day, came
into my beetle, and Bole awa, a loaf of
bread.
A CLERICAL gentleman, travel
ling through Newhampfhire, inquired
of a lad the way to a particular place.
The lad replied, that the parfan, just
before him, (pointing to a guide post,)
would inform him. " And why do
you call that a par/on" fa„ the cler
gyman. "Becaule,” replied the lad,
•*• it directs us in a road which it nev
er travels irfelf."
WONDERFUL.
IN the 20th year oiQaeen Elizabeth,
Mark Scaliot, a blacksmith, made a
lock, confiftiog of if piece#, of iron,
fleel, and brafi ; all which, together
.with a pipe-key to it, weighed but f
grate of gold. He had allo a chain Os
gold, confiding of 43 link; whereun
to having fattened the lock and key
~beforementioned, he put the chain a
;bout a flea's neck, which drew them
all Vittate ; all these together, lock
and key, chaingid flea, being weigh
ed, the weight of them wft but one
grain and a half.
Deedon of Dr. FRANKLIN.
TN the year 1776, when Dr. Frank
lin, with othera, appointed a commit
tee by Coogrefa to meet the Briufh
■ceding an accom-1
modation with the colonies, Lord
Howe, finding no disposition in the
Americans to give bp their liberties,
by agreeing to dishonorable terqg^
ended the conference on his pa^ byl
expressing " his regard farmeries,
and the extreme pain hemould fuffer
in being obliged ^o di&|||i those, he
so much reg
thanked him for his regifo, and as
sured him that the Americans would
(how their gratitude, by endeavoring
to lessen as much as possible, all pain
he might feel on theif account, by
exerting their utmost abilities iMtak
i^, re °'i tem —
"'^^ MifcellanN
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forth. FEDERAL MIRROR.
HE introduction of the piece in the Mir
ror, and the appeal of Numerus, to the can
dor of the public, drew from a Correspon
dent the following ftridures, viz.
Information and inftrudion, is the grand
design in writing for the public ; and where
these are negleaed by an author, and he de
fiends to low banter and scurrility, or to bold
impudent negations, or positive dogmatical
assertions, instead of reason, as Numerus did
in his firft publication, and more especially
in his last ;he deserves to bedefpiled and ne
glefted by the public.
The numbers written by the ' Soldier,'
I have read with candor, and at the time con
sidered them wrote with ingenuity ; but the^
reafening was tindured with too much fal
lacy, and that his call on the Militia to com
pel the authority to pay them, favoured too
much of a design on the community.
The pieces written and published under
the signature of the " Old Soldier," I hive
read alio, and at the time considered that the
design was only to correct the fallacy of the
former, and shew that any inroad on the an
cient custom of the militia, would be attend
ed with many inconveniences, and not ope
rate so equitable as it has heretofore, for on
the great scale advantages were nearly equal,
and if one plan was altered others must fol
low—l also considered that he reasoned like
one who was well acquainted with men and
things, and meant only to serve the public.
I shall take notice of but one observation
published by Numerus, viz. To turn and
Chew where oppression lies, cast your eyes on
the hard laboring farmer, the needy mechan
ic, the necessitous hireling and servant, who
are obliged to bear the burden and heat of
the day, while the priest, the lawyer, the doc
tor, the merchant, the deacon and the devil,
all in their easy walks of life, (the last ex
cepted) have their tides and properties de
fended, by those whose circumstances in life
are the least able to bear it. All this (Mr.
Devil excepted) has been refuted ; and on the
great scale, reason and common sense will al
ways (how, that those who now do military
duty, have their shares of the advantages of
government. How the gentleman could
place Mr. Devil with that class of men I do
not know, unless the gentleman (Mr. Devil)
is his particular friend, and wishes to have
him provided for some where— This calls to
mind the story of a number of gentlemen over
a glass of wine ; among the toasts given, were
the King and the Que@ — A young inconsi
derate man was called upon for his toast—he
gave the Devil. The gentleman who held
the bottle, would not fill his glass till being
called upon by a gentleman on the other fide
of the table—fill, fays he—fill — every gen
tleman gives his best friend, and if the Dev
il is that gentleman's best friend, we will
drink him.-—Now if the Devil is Numerus'
best friend, and he wishes to have his life and
property protested by the militia, he had bet
, ter apply to the Legislative authority, and get
an aft passed in his favor. Ido not know
that there will be any objedions if this clause
is added, viz. That in future, the Devil, for
the great advantages now given him, and at
the particular requeftof Numerus, who pro
mises to retain him as a boon companion, and
not rank him among gentlemen any more ;
and that he and Mr. Devil shall not have any
thing to do diredly or ihdiredly, with the
Militia ; then I believe we shall go on very
well in the good old way.
A Ffot.& Pufi^^ c^^ity.
FOR THE MIRROR,
Messrs. Russell ^ Davis,
IWAS well pleased to note your refanc
tance in publishing the piece under thej
signature of " Numer us"—b has ap-I
pealed to the public for ^ detifiogflmteenl
him and the " Old SoLfltf,'qJ^re,l
I trust we (hall not hear froramm^rctore. I
I have read his pieces, and those he tyßd- I
ed to juftify and to answer, and must confefs,l
thti, nothing struck me more forcibly in the
""''% °' N umeru '> than the story of the I
I drinkqtoaQ, who fat reeling on the fence 1
By the way fide, and every traveller that pass
ed by—whar, fays be, ali drunk but I ;
Numerus has been very lavish with the
words tool, idem, loss of memory, void of
tf;nfe, &c. together with Quack, and Mr.
"Quack, and Quack's brain-pan, (because
- people take the liberty to differ in opinion
from him) when the appellations would ap
ply as forcibly to himfelf as the answer made
to the man on the fence, viz. friend— ,0# are
the only fool in the'play.
a Correspondent.
John Ellison's Estate.
THE Subferibers being ap
4 pointed Commissioners by the Hon.
Judge of Pfobate, for the county of Rock
ingham, to receive and examine the claims
of the creditors to the estate of Mr. JOHN
ELLISON, late of Canterbury, deceased,
represented insolvent, hereby give notice,
That we will attend on>the business of our
appointment, on the second Mondays of
October, December, and February next,
from one to four o'clock in the afternoon of
each day, at the dwelling house of Mr.
Daniel Rendal, in Caterburv.
OBADIAH CLOUGH,
SAMUEL GERRISH, ,, mmL
JOSEPH CLOUGH,
Canterbury, Sept- 21, 1795. 3
N. B. All persons indebted to
the above estate, are rtquefted to make im
mediate payment, to
DANIEL RENDAL, Administrator.
CONCORD BRIDGE.
'THE owners of Shares Nos
4 13, !§? 2 3> 24, 39,4!, 42, 47, 57>
58, 59, 60 and 84, in said Bridge, are here
by notified, That their refpecrive shares will
be fold at PUBLIC VENDUE, to be held
at the house of Mr. Wm. Stickney, on
Monday, the 19th day of October next, at
1 o'clock P. M. unless the assessments due
on the fame, are previously paid into the
Treasury. Br order of the DircAors,
PAUL ROLFE, P. Clerk.
> Sept. 24, 1795. 3
; runaway nor.
RAN away from the fubferiber on
the 2d day of this instant, Sep
tember, an apprentice boy, named
THOMAS SINCLER,
17 years old, large of hit age ; had
on when he abfeooded a brown coat
and overall#. Whoever will take up
hid boy, and return him to me, fall
receive one penny reward, but no
charges paid. All persons are forbid
harboring or trusting him, as they
would avoid the penalty of the law.
JONATHAN TAYLOR, jun.
Sandbornton, Sept. 7, 1795. 2
LADIES and GENTLEMEN.
ISAAC PAGE, of Salisbury,
HATTER,
HEREBY informs his friends,
the Public in general, and his old cus
tomers in particular, that he is furniflied
with the best of workmen, &c. and is deter
mined to prosecute with vigor the business of
manufacturing the very best of
HATS, ,
of all qualities, for Ladies and Gentlemen,
at his Shop, near the North Meeting House
in Salisbury, on the lowest terms which the
times will admit of.
He solicits the custom of his
friends, and the continuance of the patron
age of old customers, who may depend on
his faithfulnefs and punauality in promptly
executing their commands in the line of his
business—and every favor shall be gratefully
acknowledged by their and the public's very
obedient humble servant,
ISAAC PAGE.
Salisbury, Sept. 3, 1795. 0
&Aty given formatters Furs, of
by said PAGE •
INFORMATION ri hereby given
,to the Public, that Inoculation with
I the SM ALL POX will commence,
on the 15th of September next, and
@e continued till the firft day of Jan
uary next, both dayi inclusively, at
the hofpic&l in Ham pftead.
JOHN BOND, ju%
IHampstead, Aug. 20, 1795-9
RICHARD RUGGLES,
CLOTHIER,'
TNFQRMS his friends and the public that
” he has removed his FULLING-MILL, Iff
a tew rods from its former place, which is
now re^dy to work —Those who please to
favor him with their Clcth, may depend on
its being dressed in the neatest planner.^
Loudon, Sept.), 1795. r
JOHN HART,
MOST earneft!y requests all those. that '
have accounts open with him, to bring
in their accounts in-order for fettle-ment. —
Also all these that are indebted to him by
note, are requested to m^ke immediate pay
ment, that he may be enabled to pay his
debts Hopkinton, Sept 8, 1795. 1
Sadler's Apprentice wanted.
WANTED, to learn the Sadler's Bufe
nefs, a BOY from 13 to 15 years of
age. Apply t> JOHN ODLIN.
Concord, Sept. 11. I
Farm for fate.
TO BE SOLD,
A FARM, situated in Concord,
about 4 miles from the Meeting House,
QN the main road from said
Concord to Loudon—Containing one
hundred acres of good Land, well watered
and timbered,—with a convenient House and
Barn, and a thrifty young Orchard thereon,
which affords considerable of that healthy
drink called CYDER—Thirty acres of said
land are under good improvement—pro
portioned into mowing, pasturing and til
l^ge.
Part payment will be taken,
and a good payday given for the remainder,
upon good fecurry. For further particu
lars, apply to the fubferiber on the premises.
MILLEN KIMBALL.
Concord, Sept. 11, 1795.'
RICHARD DICY,;
POST, .
HEREBY informs his Customers, that
Mirror No. 153 will complete his firft
quarter since he began riding—at which pe
riod he experts punctual payments from all
his customers, agreeably to his firft propof- '(
als, to enable him to pay the printers.
Gilmanton, Sept. 11,1795. 1
ELIAKIM HOWE,
of Henniker,
INFORMS his friends and the public that
he has engaged to ride post from Con
cord to Henniker, three months, with the ,
MIRROR, beginning with No. 150. And
he will expea the sum of two killings from
each customer, at the close of said term.
Henniker, Sept. 11, 1795.
NOTE. Those who have received the pa
pers since No. 140 to 149, are requested to
make payments of 177 each, to said Howe, or
to the Printers, to whom the pay is due.
Concord, Sept. 11, 1795.
t. nW — —+——l —_—
THIS DAY PUBLISHED,
A SERMON, delivered at the
Interment of Miss SALLY PHILBRICK,
aged 17, the ONLY CHILD of Capt. Elias
Philbrick and Anne hi* wife, of Meredith,
by the Rev. Mr. WILLIAMS, of said Mere
;dhh. For sale at this Office.
^ In this sublime Discourse, the reader
will find consolatory balm for the affiiaed
boforn, and salutary admonition to both old
and young.
—-NEW ALMANACK. '
This Day Published,
And to be Sold, by CHARLES PEIRCE, in
Court-Street, Portfmo*h,
The Friend's Agronomical Dia
ry, or Almanack, for the year 1796;
Being Biffextile or Leap Year : and the 20th
of American Independence—containing
Eclipses, afpeds, jutynent of the weather ;
Sun and Moon's rising and fitting ; Moon's
place; fifing, fitting, corjonaion, &c. of
fcveral Plannets; High Water ; Vulgar
Notes ; Federal Courts ; Courts in Massa
chusetts, Newhampfhire and Vermont ; Ob
fcrvable days ; Question on the art of. writ
ing ; Table of Memorable Events ; Poe
try ; Interest Table ; Lift of Roads, &c. &c.
Calculated for the Meridian of Porifmouth,
Newhampihire, lat. 43 deg. 5 min. north—
But may serve for any of the Newengland
states. By Berijamin Fry, who had his edu
cation in astronomy under the tuition of Dr
Nathaniel Low, of Berwick.
The above Almanack may be
bad by the thousand or hundred, grefs, do
zen or single. It is allowed bp judges to be
fe good a calculation any extant.