The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-04-15 00:00:00, page 4

h>d the French done this, -and left m,
to our own feeble efforts, where would
have been the freedom of America ?
Long before France, as a nation, de
clared herfelf io outfabour, how many
of its magnanimou&'& intrepid heroes
had already dyed our shores with their
1 blood ! And whom have we to put in
the balance against these defenders of
our freedom^ One %ve, one generous,
one truly patriotic citizen.
Alas ! the spirit, the energy of free-
I hope has not fled from these
^ regions, with those transatlantic
MONITOR.—-THE Way to be happy,
is.to look down on those who foffer, and not up to
those who jhine, in the World. The Comparijon then
would be jo much in our Favour, that we jbould
cease to complain. So far jbould nue be from repining
at the unequal Difributions of Fortune, that we
jbould fit down contented with our own Lot, and be °
happy with the Blessings we enjoy.-=-Our Pride
would be bumbled, and our Peevijhnefs turned into
Pity •, our murmuring; would be bujbed at the Sight
of others Mijery. A little Reajon and common Sense
would point out to us the Abfurdit, of our Pursuits,
and prove bow dangerous it is to follow the deceitful
Track. How happy then might People live, & what
a Figure might they make in the Eyes of the World,
were they io manage the Liberalities of Fortune with
common Sense, and learn to despise the Superfluities
of it ; from a Want of this, springs' all the Unhap
pinejs of this Life, and from a careful Observance
ts it, proceeds every Satisfaction we can wife to ob
tain.-—-^
A N Trifhman went to a Physician and de-
A fired to be innoculated. The Physician
complied with his Request ; but his Innocu
lation did not take. He repeated the Opera
tion, a second and third Time; ftiH it did not
t^ke. lam greatly surprised, fays the Dodor.
Not so much asd am, returned the Hibernian ;
for when! was innoculated twenty Years ago d
it took tbe frft Time. ' '
SOME Folks creep into the. nuptial Noose
—some canter —and others gallop. One of
the latter Description (a jolly Freeholder) call
ed a few Months ago upon a profeffional Gen
tleman at Bala, to give Inftruftions for a mar
riage Settlement which he ordered' to be made
in three Hours. This was on Wednefday—
the Parties kept Bala fair on Tburfday—on
Friday they were married—a Son and Heir
popt out on Saturday—the young Cambrian
was christened on Sunday—and those import
ant Events which some dull Dolts are Years
in accomplishing, were run over by this brisk
Couple in a very few Hours ! ,
ODE TO SPRING.
ITO jloWpac'd wife matrons /ballflop my career.
Pit dance over farrow, my heart jhall be free.
For tyring is returning, the pride of the year.
And fortune bar promis'd continual May.
The Birds carrolfweetly, come join in myjong,
My heart burns with rapture, let's trip it along.
Hark, the woodlands invite, tbro' sorest and grove
Fair nature has /ported with unbounded glee,
Shrill echo repeats 'tis tbefeafon for Love,
And bails my fond bojom, we all Jball be free;
Followyoung men and maidens, and join in my song,
My heart bounds with rapture, let's trip it along;
Come friends to m, party, unbounded as thought
Sweet Flora is busy in decking her bower,
'Tis the heyday of pleasure and fancy full fraught;
Shall dilate to pass through the lightfooted hour.
Then children of genius come join in my song,
While my heart bounds in rapturejet's trip it along.