The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-03-13 00:00:00, page 4

THE WbUlffi'
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from Russel's ECHO, &c.
fit iff ft, M^^ ^Fryeburg, i, th
Dftria rf-Maitt]
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A „LL for tiiofewho carry more far
than brains above their moulders. ' ,
EXTEMPORE on PRIDE.
Pri& ! & ^ain, d&^.P'f ?
y Empty probationer.: P l ^'¥ <wubtl%
Th a%d Clown a/piru to imitate
The down affirfog thus, depredate, ;
&f 4 gain tp /lfa&CTty—^
Then, e^fag Pride, juh bit ro^trfre.
^CHEERFULNESS.
TOY of the heart, thou blifsful guest,
J And source of foft delight ;
Th, charm 'aby ever, heart amfeG'd,
As far as dawning light.
Devoid of,thee,the weight of care, r
Our finking rates oppress;
Thy presence can expel despair.
And mitigate distress. -., /^lI
Thro' thee we're led to give so praise,
From whom each blaring flows ;
Thou crowns the round of happy days,
/That Providence bestows.
',^^^ta^^ta^^te^^^^^iMMirara^Bijm"*d""ra"momsßegß^
fflifcellanp.
Reading Shops at Paris."
Qof many years the institution of the)
French have merited but final! ap.l
pteufe from sober observers. The on.
ly far^h scheme, which th, " busy
Xlenefe" of Paris has projected, face
the revolution, is the following, which
contemplates neither the downfall of
go^.Q^it cor tty, anntyhttyn pf
^pfa!#, but the improvement of the
mind, by a plan fimpte and cheap,]
A MONG the inftitutiooi fa
ll vorable to the speedy dis
persion ^f information, one has
been called fQrth % Pil'd, by the
policed ftite, andfaffufirf $
tore of the people, which may.de
fa imtarttoo io other coyntries.
It is called io France a Cabinet de
Le&^orQing Ihop. Allthe
ftreeti of Faria are ItyM *@
these rooms, feme on the ground
floor, fame, and these are most
quiet,,bove ftrirr. The owner pro
ride# periodical publications, such
at, be principal Gfwtpapen, mage
zines, reviews, annual registers,
&c. provide! a (landing library,
amfifttofy map#, gazetteers, fta
tifya'^ and of the
fyore emi^enc political writings ;
and providetftU& pamphlet# &
haod bills of the time, with im
partial profufion.—,Tbefe (hops
are open from eight in the morn
ing until ten io the evening,— —J
The, are Shaded in dimmer b,
fed#, warmed in winter by (loves,
lit dark, 'are illuminated by
^ofep& ^^
are commodiou^ m**S*l fo<
the cuftomeri. Tente, or move
& uteri* tfrt kfod, to- ^W
fryfotf %,e Gird, of
to#lit,, m 4he Thuil leriefyia lhe
Elfflan Fields ia the grove, of
Luxembourg. Perfont are
&to fobferib/b, tfe quar
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wt x^^^
aO,>o!
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SENTIMENTAL MEDLEY.
Mil tote.!!.!
4 "TO RAISt THE GENIUS, AND TO MEND THE HEART."
furnished. The (hop keeper meft
ly a female, delivers them our.—
Toa tingle fitting,,oyone is ad
mitted for two pence, and may
thus acquaint' himfelf with the
copicki of the day, in the speech
es and pamphlets of the leading
'fablick charaders. A fmill efc
penfe is Efficient to found such a
library, which motty supports it
felf with profit. It is common
for the /hop keepers to be in con
nection with iome principal took
fefttr, and to vend any of the ar.
tides ezpofed for perufa!, at a
price marked in the title page.—
Neither co ffee nor cooveifition it
admitted. The filenee of a church|
prevatlf. These reading rooms|
have done more to form the pub
lick mind of the Parisians, thanl
the convetfations of the Caffe del
Foi, the disputation! of the Jaco-}
bins, or even the galleries of the;
National Convention. The pro-|
prietors vie with each other inl
the iffeded elegance of their de|
fignatioos. Ooe (hep cslloUdf;
the Altar of the Muses, another §
the Temple of loftiuX ion, a tiedl
the Cradle of Opinion, and aI
fourth the Coffin of Prejudice !
thz flforaliff.
AVOID the most diflant a,
proschei to envy and arnbi
cion I the fuftoA mark Qf a bO,
fc lift of , light mifd. Be well
affared, thstthe whole of worldly
tiappinefs is comprised in three;
words, Health, Peace, and Com
petence. Temperance and exet'
c'rfe bed preferv, ihe foft ; a hear
ty desire for the fecgod will rarely
be difippoinced; ,o secure the lift
where it is, or to obtain it where
wanting, diligence atd cecooomy
are"al| in all.;
'Method is doing things ,t the
time, and in the manner they
ffiould be done. With this every
thing is or becomes cafy; wich
out it, the (malleft matters a^
perplexing, iod every ihiQg goes
IQ wreck. He who does t^io^
at random it always io a hurry^
Banquet o F Cornus.
A Militia officer, of diminutive
Mature, was lately drilling an
Irilh man cotffaty above . fix
feet in height.—" Hold up your
bead," (aid the officer, elevating
the chin of the Itifhman, with the
head of his cane, to an aogleof
nearly 45 degrees—" Hold up
your heed so, and throw yourem
lomewhat to the right, thui."—
" And most I always do so, noble
Captain ?" asked the recruit, with
much apparent fimpticity, " Yes,
atwayi," aofwered the officers ,
fttfoo We MUI well, my dear
little fellow, rejoined Paddy, "I
fall never fee ycu mort|
A GOOD~STORY.
From Grabam'j dc,H,fy,ucb^ Vffmffl.
HE following anecdote ]
of an honed farmer (one
of the yfirft „l€r&,&i(s;
happened at Weftmiofter,
will Itrve to so the fanat-J
fcal spirit which then prevail
ed-r-so coi try ry to that liber
al toleration, now prevalent
over America, and which so
happily unites every denomi
nation of Chriflians in the
;bonds of charity and love---
I But to my flory—
The Farmer in question
I was a plain, pious man, regu-
I far in the difeharge of his du
ty both to God and hi# neigh
-1 bor ; but unluckily he hap
! pened to live near one with
I whom he was not inclined to :
{ Cultivate either civil or friend-;
;ly terms : this troublesome;
j personage was no other than
I a monstrous overgrown ,he
I bear, that descended from;
;the mountains, trod down &|
I destroyed the corn fields, &l
I carriedoff whatever he laid
§ his paw upon. The p|upd<
lered fuffcrer watched him in.
;vain, the ferocious and cun- ;
;niog apimal ever findrtg
§ methods to elude his utmost
{vigilance ; and at last it had
la ned its cue so thoroughly,
as only to commit its depre
dai/as on the Lord's-day,:
when ;t knew, from experi
ence, the coast was dear--—
I .Wearied cut with these oft 1
I repeated trespasses, the good
man resolved on the next
Sunday, to flay in his fields,
where with his gun be con
cealed himfelf. The bear
came according to cuflom- '’''''l
he fired, and foot it deader
The exptofion threw tfe
whole congregation (for if
was about the hour of peo„
plc's assembling to worship)
into consternation. The cause
was enquired into ; and as
Ifoon as the Pallor, Deacon
and Elders became acquaint
ed with it, they called a spe
cial meeting of the Church,
and cited their offending l»o=
ther before them, to shew
cause, it any he had, why he
ffiould not be excommunicat
ed cut of Chris's church, for
this daring apd unexampled
impiety. In vain did he urge,
frumthe leripturesthemfelves,
that it was lawful to do good
onthe Sabbath-day ; he plead
ed before judges determined
to condemn him ; and the
righteous Parfori, Elders and
Church, thia vece, agreed to
drive him out from amongst
them, as polluted and accurf
<d. Accoicqfyrhe was en
joined (as is customary on
such occasions) on the next
Sunday to attend his excom-;
munication in the church, He
did attend - but, not entirely
fatisfied with the justice of
the fenteWff an^ top much
of a foldiet to be fand^ixed
in so publica manner for an
aAion which he conceived to
be his duty, he revived to
have recourse to ft ratagem ;
he therefore went to the ap
pointment with his gun, load
ed with a brace of balls, bis
sword and cartridge-box by
bis fide, and his knapsack on
his back with fix days provi
sion in it. Service was •bout
half over when he entered
the fan&uary in this martial
array. He marched leisure
ly into a corner, and took bis
; petition. As soon as the ben #
edition was ended, the ho
ly Parson began the excom
munication ; but Scarcely had
I he pronounced the words
§" Offending Briber," when
the honest veteran cocked &
;levelled his weapon of de*
ftcu&on, m die fame time
crying out with a bud voice,
" Preceed if you dare—pro
ceed, and you area dead man /"
^Atthi, unexpected attack,
the astonished Clergyman
Ihrunk behind his desk, and
his opponent with .great de
liberation recovered bis arms.
Some moments elapsed be^
fore the Parson had courage
to peep from his ecclefiafo
cal battery ; when finding
the old hero had come to a
rest, he tremblingly reached
the order to his eldest Dea
con defining him to read it.—
The Deacon with flammef
ing accents, and eyes flaring
wild affrights began as he was
commanded ; but no sooner
bad he done so, than the de
voted victim ^gain levelled
his piece, and more vehem
ently than before exclaimed,
" Desist and march —1 will
not live with Jbame —desist &
march, I to, or,ou are all
dead men /"---Little need had
he to repeat his threats : the
man of God leaped from his
deft, and efcaped'; the Dea
con, Elders, and Congrega
tion, followed in equal trepi
dation ; the greatest confu.
fion prevailed; the women
with Shrieks and cries fought
their homes ; and the victor
was left undiftuibed mailer
of the field, and of the church
too, the doors of which he
calmly locked, put the key#
in his pocket, and sent them
with his refpeds to the Pallor.
He then rnaiched home with
all the honors of war, lived
;fourteen years afterwards, &
died a brother in full com.
munion, declaring to the last
(amongst his intimates) tha,
he never; tailed to g^a^
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