The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-01-30 00:00:00, page 4

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SENTIMENTAL MEDLEY.
CC TO RAISE TH? GENIUS, AND TO MEND THE HEART.'', %
THE R/PULET.
WINTER.
'' Sore pinch'd by winter winch)
" How many fink into the fordidhut
'' Os cheerless poverty !"
BLEAK, o'er tie plain, the winds trmcn
.d«us blew,
Os purtf white thefagfleck defane's ;
Tbs tyrant freft forbids thefoam to flow,
And all its borrars rig'rout winter Jpende.
The bawling welf bis thunder laud proclaims,
From far is beard thefavafr , weber's cry;
The rae'neus bear growls o'er the dreary
plains:
Tojute theirfar, num'rous wia@ fly.
Tbs toejl banter dares not take thefold,
To man tbs forefa are impervious gro^n,
'Eave where the Indian bids the climate yiela,
. And makes the patblefs, drear, wilds, bis
ft*
Now ye, who fortune's various gifts e,J,
Who bast infantine of btr varmeft rays :
„whom nor temfrf, cold, nor want annoy,
Wbefe days glide on in cfoence and raft;
Think on the poor, the deflitate, forlorn-
Extend,our boon, to th wretch distress d;
Pluck from the tortur'd breof the catering
thorn,
B, mi dr, pointed, and by carcimprejs d.
Let not year hearts, by gaiety m%d,?-
Be rendered callous to the tale of woe ;
But clothe the naked, give the hungry bread,
Forbid the tears of wretchedness to flaw.
Forob! the rigors of the year require
Some fof'ring band, the lingering wretch
- jojeve:
0 Leave for a while jour mirth, ,ourfacial,e,
To rtfcue fuff ring mortals from the grave.
For know your fortunejs the gift of Heais'se,
Bit not b, Hecro'Kfor you alone dfg^'d:
In trnfl for gen'reus purpojes 'twosgiven,
And proves a bhfog toagen'roas mind,
Prevtyo,reives worthy of th facfedtrufl :
From dire ppprtffon ref cut the ppprej? ;
Relieve your fellow creatures, 'tis but juf.
And,on in bltfrgwill be ever We,.
~;%/,. foifirttectmueumkratfflßtmm——^^
from the Farmer's Weekly Museum.
FROM THE shop er
PETER EVINCE, ESQUIRE'
THE GRAPE.=ASOSGi
,OME higher—ye fans of good cheer;
~ Come hither, and taste of a, grape,
>'Twill make you old Bacchus revere,
And the plagues ofrefleaiem escape,
ft grew on the mountain of soy,
Was pluck'd by a foe to dull care ;
Its juice can ill nature deftre,;
And light up the brow of despair.
To youth it gives pleafute divine,
ThWws a fidhin the patlideft cheek ;
The sweetest sensations combine.
And makes evenduaibpefs to speak.
In age it awakens desire, ; b = ^^ ^
' For feenes of the p,reft delight I
fans to fltme lovely Venus's fire,
And scatters the daiknefs of night.
Let the Hermit fefide in his c^ve,
And fquiot at the stars as they rise.
My Grape will from solitude save,
Andfongle with stars all your eyes.
Cheer up—then—ye heavy of heart, /
Your fadaefs and sorrow forbear ; §
Of#, g%% I'll give you apart, <<
^^ And dispel, all my sorrow and care.
Ctyme— tafteh—for time hurries on ,
'' Death rattles bis bones at your door.
And the moment will ^y be gone.
When ty ftp you can taste no
m °"' PETER QyiNCE.Efq.
I MISCELLANY.
From the Fai mer's Weekly Museum.
Common Sense, in Difbabillk.
N°. XXIX.
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"THE UNRULY HORSE.
I HAVE just returned from a
journey, and fid by my mem
orandum, that I,uft write a num
ber for the iodutgent publiflier of
the Farmed •Weekly" Museum,
before I sleep, or forfeit my credit
for punauility with its patrons.
Take a nap, exclaims the reader.
We can do better without your
number, than you without your
fleep.l
The sweet forgetWeet of an
hour fomecimet mxket the remem
brance of a ye^r painful. I fbouid
be forty to hear it whispered that
I had failed for want of flock. Ar
any rate, I will anf*er the demand
tbit week mikei upon me. 1>
stead of a more spirited subj &,
by the affiflaoce of the fame pa
tient animal, that hat bpree my
body, for federal days past, my
mind, I cruft, will be able to pro
ceed, though rather du!iy for an
hour longer. You have heard of
the poet'# pegafua, but never, per
haps have been acquainted with
a prcf/& horse. I will riefcribe
mine, in a few words. He is not
remarkable for any good quality ;
nor distinguished, to my know:,
edge, for mote than one failing.
He it unruly by fyflem. Turn
him into the best feed, he imme
diately breaks hit close, lays down,
or jump! over a doz^o fences, and
if he finds himleif in a corn-field,
soon leaves it in pursuit of better
fare ; and, with all bis variety, ir
never half so well filled as a horse
of a left rest left d'rfpofitiop would
be, with much poorer fare, in half
the time of his lawleft excutfions.
What is there uncommon or curi
ous in all this.?— Nothing.— I fan
cy I fee you fling down the paper
with an air of diffatisfaaiop. 1 bid
you good bye, and addrel ) myfelf
to those who h,ve a beufer relilh
for Common Sense, in Dfabilie.—
The author wishes to draw a ufe
lul moral from every fubjeft ; and
would not expose the foibles, even
of an unruly horse, unless it were
to correa the errors, and add to
the happinefa of his own species.
Many men, by breaking over
the bounds of moral precepts, and
excessive over-reaching, over-reach
the very objea&f their g^fp.—
Wealth, like woman, is too coy
tube obtained without fourtirg,
and of too mbeh worth to be re
tained fecurety without attention:
pursue it too eagerly, or attempt
to fetze it by violence, aadic flies
from the pursuer. /
I iiave known a gentleman
horse-jockey, by the afflance of
, ovender, and other ingredients,
mewthe emaciated cnrcafs °f|^
fold creature of his commerce, in
jfew weeks, fi as to be able to lie
Aim off to an unfufpe&ing pur.
chafer, fer a young, Spirited horse.
This is a much cheaper way of
making horfrs, than the flow and
more expensive method of raifog
them, praaifed by the honest far-
Broramrcaiimranmfflßmmran.Bai.ns_B_oßit^
met. A number of such tales bring
a handsome profit to the (harper,
if there is any profit, where hen.
est, is bartered in the bargain,—
But mark the coofeqiences— The
temporary gainer is eventually a
loser : he has fold his reputation,
which is worth more to a trader
than a capital of a thousand pounds.
He gets the name of a hot fe-jockey,
which in my didionary, is Synony
mous with sharper and rogue.—
Honest men shun him, and his
brother jockeys know his tricks
too well to betaken in by them^
Gamblers are actuated by the
most sordid avarice, which word,
iif they would talk consistently, I
fhculd advise them to substitute
for honor, a term most abofively
mouthed by the profeffim They
take la-ge leaps for gain, and fome
limea fcize their uncertain prey ;
but the next hour it eludes their
gr&fp ted is our of their reach.
Every species of rogues, from
the horse jockey to housebreakers
and high-way robbers, would do
well to leave their ignis fatup,
guide and pursue the direst path
of honest industry. The road to
wealth it even and plain, Pursue
it with persevering Beps ; attend
co the diredor, which reditude
has fee up at every croft way, and
believe me, you have a pleafaDt
and profitable journey.
'the AUCTIONEER.
A FINE woman for file—who
buys—will you make us a
bid gentlemen—one of the best of
women —She will do you good,
and not evil, all the days of her
life —She feeketh wool and fl%
and worketh willingly with her
hinds. Bid my dear friends—if
you would mike a fortune, bid
now—bid or file's gone—and you
shall not look upon her like again.
Solomon, that auaioneer of old,
who bought and fold so many
women, fay#, ''Her price it far
above rubies." Will you not bid
—why do you despise her cloth
ing ? becaufeii it the work of her
own hands—alas my friends you
dp not know the Value of her»—
:I will cry her no more— hand her
back—l will keep her for myfelf.
.—Here, my friends, it an article
which will foib— Alady— A FINE
lady— make us a bid -" One
hundred dollars,"—lOO dollars,
once—" Two hundred dollar,,"
" Thr6e hundred dollars," 300
dollars once—twice —bid or lie's
gone— a fine article—" Her lipa
drop as tn honey-comb, ard her
itoouth ii fwetter than oil"— —
" Four hundred dollars," 400 dol
lari once—' Five hundred dollars,'
7500 dollars once —now is your
time —hear her talk—" | have
decked my bed with coverings of
tapestry, with carved works and
with fine linen." O,hat a glori
ous crea'ure—a fine piece of goods
,Jttrifo^ Corner
take our fill of love until the moro
hW="'A ttoufend doUin/'rr
1000 dollar, once r twice—l shall
cy her dp more— gone—you have
f got ter, "But her tend it biner#
; >ormwopd=her feet go rich to
death, and her fleps take hold on
hell" )
I the MORALIST.
" flto±Z3
AN EXTRACT.•
'' CT=HAT they, who 3cow an o
pen contempt of all religion,
and protefs to live without God jn the
world, without an, belief of his ex ft
ence, or at ' least of his providential fuper
intendance, flijuld think it a very need- ^
lefswafte of time to attend dirinefervice,
can be no wonder. But that any perlon,
who calls himfej[ a disciple cf Ch,ift, or
even a believer in one Supreme Being,
Ihould either totally negle& or but rarely
frequent, the public worship of God, on
that only day which laws human and di
vine have appropriated to it, is an in
stance of contempt for the most sacred
and most ufeful institutions, which one
would hardly be disposed to credit if eon.
Bant and melancholy experience did not
too clearly prove the reality of the fad.
We fee continually that the most trivial
pretences of wea her, of indifpcfition, of
bufineft, of company—pretences which
would not befuffered to in'erfe e one
moment with any favorite pursuit: or *-
mufement, are thought reasons ci; Effi
cient weight with many to juftily them
in flighting the express commands, and
deserting the service of their Maker and
their Redeemer."
Reader, arf thou guilty in this tyfpett ?
Think upon thy ways and be wife;
tmrcrcm3tm£toCTta^mre,rai
BANQUET of COMUS.
\.rt^nrcrcn
A POPULAR preacher, st a
Methodist meeting in lie
land, remark d, in hit fermor,
that the pref^nt age was the me4t
abandoned and profligate of 3^ y,
since the creation of the world.—
" Wickedotfi," fgyi he is now ar
rived at such a pitch thatyou I te
quently fee little children, before
they can either fpe:k or walk., run
ning about the streets, bUftbfong
their maker.,
A COUNTRY Justice, after
joining a couple in the holy ban ds
of matrimony, concludes in the
following whimsical manner fotrt
LETUSPRAY.
O Lord God, thou firft conifti
tuted matrimony in Caou of G1 Mi
le, made it an holy order, lee us
thy servants corfiitute iron tarl.b;
and, as the parties have agreed,l
pronounce them Maoanej Wife ;
io, Amen.— After which he gave
them the following certificate :
It was in dark and rainy we rher,
I join'd this Man and Maid together,
None but that God wh<t rules the
thunder,
Can put this Rogue and Sc old afuader.
•■m&—=arn"s
A SAILOR belonging toh
man of war, havirg been for his
good behavior promoted from a
fore mast man to a boutfwain, was
ordered on shore by Fir captain to
receive his commiflio a at the Ad
miralty Office. Jack went accord- ^
fog/,; and thus defe tibed hi# re
ception afterwards to his company
ions: " 1 bote away large," said
he," for the Admiralty Office ;,
and on entering the harbor I espi
ed a dozen or two quill-drivers:
I hailed 'em ; not a word said
they. ^ Hallo, I" ;again said I.
Not a word hid they. " Shiver
my (opfail,, but ts hat can this
mean !" said I. Then I took a
guinea from my pocket, and hold- ,
tog it up to my peep.% "Halloa,
again said I. "Oh 4 Hallo," re
turned they. " SO4 to, my boys,"J
[CT# 1, '!fe ^ like Bolte's
& are you? Yau could no: fak
until ycuhw t^e Aogell%