The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1797-12-05 00:00:00, page 4

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From the Farmer's Weekly Museum.
Common Sense, in Difabilh.
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Q, NATURE'S U_NI V RR[TY.
friend Thirftl never flared
JYL^ the fear litaty. examined
Pope's orrery, or hrhrd aledure ip rhe
phitofophy room at Cambridge ; nor is
he, whit the wiser, for the lame elec
trie machine and mechanical powers, or
Indian curiosities st Hanover. H^ ii
brary is well chosen, not merely to look
at, but to peruse. He is not deep read
in title page#, but is already Master of
„ rd," ~^ ta,foer $ for
his little than A. M.— Where was be ed
ucMed ?At Nature's University. |
Where is that, in Kentucky, or the Pro
vince of Maine?—ln neither. It is near
home ; not, further from every one's
door, than the school to meetinghoafe.
It is the cheapest college on the Conti
neut. Franklins Waihington, and ma
ny other great men, have honoredit, as
their Alma Mater. Thinkwell was al
ways attached to books; but books, were
not the only objed of his industry, ' His
father often used to fay, "if his son wls
not so good to wo&hewcuki give him
his fill of learning ; but it was a pity so
robust a Wow thouid do nothing, but
turn over the leaves of a book, and wield
a pen, when he was so well able to lay
walland firing a feythe." The good
parson of the pirifh had, a high refped
for young Thinkwell, and Was very food
of his company: He aded as kind of
fubprefideot td the lad, under his own
good fe„te,,ad was often confuted con
cerning his education. The parson w4s
one of those rare college birds, who had
twice as much plain sense as pride or ped
antry. When he wasafleed, whether
young Thinkwell had. better be sent to
college, or not ; he would answer, "A
fig for a degree ! four years at college,
are nothing more than four artificial
legs; they may serve a fame man, or do'
very well to strut upon, on commence,
meet day; then they must be laid aside,
and we moftufe those which nature gave
us, or we (halt but hobble through life
) after all.—ln plain Englilh a coliege ed
ucation is of but little (ervice to any, ex
cept-those, who do not need it."——
ThiakwAl thought there was weight in
the parson's observations, and concluded
to ftiv at home ; that is, at Nature's U
niverfiry. He knew that time was mo'
ney, variety pleading, and that economy
was credit. Neither time nor money
^sfendered away.? His hours were
d rided between his books, fiis ruraLem.
ployme^nd the b^ft company the vil
lage could srd. .He w 3s never foiifit,
OHS to acquire the tame of , genius, by
bis irregularity, or of, ptiilpfopfcW
afoedcarekfofe. He attended ^
ftantly to me exercises of his Alma Mat#
and every morning repeated the petition,
".o e .ut.d. x by day ,[^
b y "?,?, b^kfaft before, he s te it
I hie 1 fill k W'l he nr?ver
duftry, that "^^th much:'.When
abroad, the eds <. or "" °' a ''
brary and tauten tn. U nee in a wnite he
iH"^Bm
told, rhe world is already more
indebted to him than he nto the world. |
Heha s extended his acquaintance, is ca,
ed fevers! polls of h^nar and profit, and I
SENTIMENTAL MEDLEY.
— — ——3 j ^ — f
.„ RA , SE TH .,„S. AND TO M£ND ro fo^ #
ttrade," arid tot other peopled#
bin : fc . fo.u^U^
grow rich, and live happy.
M&hFgoto a birbet^ top,
and hear Mr. Tonfor, whoteio
;fam& cx<eo<WWt little b 6
fond the end of hit fignpole, prate
pc^t;cs, puff the French Direao
ry, and legislate for the American
Congref^ I fiy to fiffelf, 66 every
ooe tQis trade." A wig, and a
contiitution, are very different
things; afofo be quite a
coanoiffeur io one, aad very igno
rint of the other— Tenfold tongue
"prove# thit as foil, at a" strong <r
gument ci^i;.."
The ioduftrioui farmer or me
chanic, who are not conrent with
trail and fare gain, flbould re
member, " a bird io the hand is
worth two in the bush." Aher
the, have tried their dear expert
meoti in merchandize, ho'Ujoefc
tying, or land (peculation, (hey
will have reafoo to lament theif
ode adhering to mytext. "Any
trade i^ good, if well followed."—
A man may make more at a jour
oey-wotk in a poor trade, that he
is matter of, thw by @appren
, ticefhip in bettcr'bufiqei#, chat he
is unacquainted with.
^; The lawyer bar angues for hit
clienti, reads authorities, quotes
precedent#, refines, defines, and
iplitihairi ; fay# much that you
den't understand, much that you
(reusable to coMradift, and more
that you don't believe: you hear
him through, from, " May if
pieale your Honors" to, " I sub
mit it to you, gentlemen of the
jury /' you approve of part—of
the rest ,ou only fay, he is * law
yer- " Every o^e to hi, trade."
But fay Ignorance, Prejudice,
,nd Rogues, thit is an unneceffaty;
trade, a dUhoneft trade-—-Held,
friends ; " aif tfadef ^
While there are rggm, ignorance
sod prejudice, there must belaw§
and whi^ there are laws, there
must be lawyers, or every bod,
must leave their trade to study;
law. When two perlons are ^
variance, they chink very differ,
ent da the merits of their ei&,
they tell different foci# <0 their
rififp-— -1 Ilawyer i v not a rnriiirpr&
he can £ foretell -w hat the witneffei
wfl! fay-wheff they come before
th 3 court, but cornea the truth a
gainftthe unfonunate client: he
loses hii case, and makes amend,
by curling the profcffioo.—Deal
fairly with your>eighbo£, tell the
Iplain truth to your attorney, ana
^O.moch ^taido to of Ute 4
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I fine coat he is immediately dli
dated to be a great gentleman,
no matter whether he has abilities
suitable for his dress or not.
if a celebrated charter passes
through town, and if the cucum
seance is the topic of conversation,
j it will be generally asked by the
people, who are informed of it,
io the fifft phee, whether , be
was dressed fall."
1! a Granger is seen at meeting,
at a bail, or on any public day,
and the person who hw him in,
forms another oft, it will gener
ally occur as a previous erquiry,
bv 'he informed, whetoet“ be was
drejfedWeU.''^?^ # ^
If a gentleman arrives in town,
ard puffertri re fide therein for
some uroe, and a friend endeavors
to introduce him intp company,
& fouft be very well latisfied as
to his theft, because his compan
ions never fail to enquire, wh^fei
" he was duffed web."
If a pra^ifing physician wither
co enter into business, and for that
purpose ukesup his abode io some
town at a distance from his place
of nativity ; the most necessary
recommendation that is requisite
for him, ought to be gaudy clothes,
for the people care but little about
° hit skill io killing or curing, pro
vided he only drefa u>&^
It is also ntctffdr„or a mechan
ic to appear elegant in dress, even
when at work ; if any mechanical
work is wanted, it must be known
to the buyer, whether the mecha
nic na neat bandfome man, and°
whether " be dr<ffu well?'
Thus it appears that dress is the main
chance of the inhabitants of the present
age. If a fop, an ideot, rogue, or a
dunce, only have hanging cff their shoul
ders, a gaudy piece of cloth, and other
clothes accordingly, it is^a matter of no
great consequence, ip the minds of many
people, if they are deficient of a good
character, good breeding, banefty or
sense ; the danger that muff naturally
occur from foph principles as those to
he peace of society, is very easily to be
fobfervedby a perfein of common fafo.—
And texpea that people in general will
fcoo be convinced, "That it it not the
fiat tout that mato the gentleman."
r.SOMEBODY.
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TUB RWULET. b ^n
r EXTRACTED FOR THB RIVULBT.
A P^LE.
The Owl, the Swan, the Cock, the Spi,
the Ass add the Farmer.
BY MR. GA3.
CT TO A MOTHER.
Convert ng with j^ur (,rightly 1%
I^^ hamsffrkttbe metbsr'sjoys.
With what &hgbt lbs brarfyuflum
Their fates ip @oSfo.{F;^
_ Ifoim abtyand info, $'
N&mfyars ,r@l, hird.
Trd, wto that. 4ajwyear part;<
V farret pfl morale their bea#t.:
l m , 4r t%, their t^ufo:
„tedfaim forms & mate. ?' ' "
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'fob#fy (the WutyMarirarpWd)
\Jfather theaddr^^
I totTWPto „fo§
\ item'd
Ifaw% Q% ^roa+'
foall, bobbing so, ,
&,& He,ratber^^g^ ;
fob me ^bat jet remains uffi ,
Wo §ur a /„Hb^
Sir,,a, the freed, IQwg^ the Q
^\^'^ir,. $ f"'. •<.
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Mate him (now tbiekto goran/cbe&)
itbrrald or an arebiNa.'
&&#sfec#wm^''h7
He fordib' advice and took to own.
An Owl of megifttrial air,
()yi,mn voice, of breo aufiore,
Affra'dfa „idc cj b.umhn race,,
And bore bit vijdra in bis fact; '
Nstto depreciate learned eyes,
I've ;a^ apdawekek as wife.
0 Priebe a barn from neife retir'd,
He ftori/d the wcrld, bimfelf admir'd t
And,liktan aßtieAt f<Qrtttce&Pd f
The joHifi,,akli< life reveal'd—
Pbiioio,bm of old, be read,
their CQwrtry'jjoatb, to fcirace bred,%
Their Mannersjorn,'d fa ever,fatten, ,
fyddedin'd each for occapAtitoL'
When Xtna,bon, by stokers brav'd,
Rareuctd, ani a ,/o, Av'4; • r ,
nftjaurifcMtrCTau hi^^
The plant by Socrates was ftyn.
To drifted?s greater name, ; t. I.
The Macedonian ow'd bitfame. -t
Th' dtbeoian herd with pride replete, m .'
Their taints egoal?din conceit ;
A.id, cj„^g the Secrctie rule,
^et up for wiefttr of a jchecl.
Dogmatic jargon learnt by heart,f
Trite faiences, hard terms of art,
To vulgar eyes fam'd fi profound,
The,fat{<d learning in the found.
Tbejcbool ba#fame ; the crowded,Lee
With pupils /warm'd of every race,
With theft, the futon's maternal care
Had sent her Jcarce fledg'd cygnet beir:
The ben (tbo'fond and tab to part) 'w^ .
Here lodg'd the daring cf her heart:
TbeJpider, of mechanic tind, . <
Ajpir'd to jcience more rfa'd: ,fc r )
Tbs Ajs barat metaphors and tropes,
fit mes on muftfin'd bis bopu.
_Tbepupils new,advanc'din age,
Were call'd to triad Hfe'sb,frftage; h/
And to the mafhr'twas fwlmitted,
That each might to bit part be fitted.
The swan, fays be, in arms foall fata;
The jollier's glorious toil be,bins. <'
The sect fhallmight, wealth attain ;
Go, Jeek it on the stormy main.
The courtJhall be tbejpider'sfpbtre;
P&w'r,for, tunefall reward him there.
In muffs art, the Ajs's fame
Shall CTulate Corelli's name.
Each tock the fcert that be advis'd,
And all were eg^all, defpis'd.
A farming at its fell, mov'd, y
The dull preceptor thus repr^f'd:
Blockhead, fa, fbe, by vsbatyou've cto,
One would have tWt 'em each,ourfen;
For purtetsfytheir tfsfrfeg blind, ^ /&
\Cofynltner parts, tor sfoof mind,
But e'en ire 1, fancy dfate
What this,vbat t'other Join Jhall be, .
Hefowithfafoffi^
b Their gww thus bad,xv&rilacf.
Thefwan bad Warn'd tbe jailor's art;
Tbreock bad play'd the Didier's part;
'The jpidfr, in the weaver's trade,
Witb credit bed afate ^
But fir ibe fool in fewer, clafi, ^,} ^A^
Th, bfokbead had appear'd an /Is.
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'^N^UET of COMUS:
SIR Fletcher Norton; proverbial
for bfoeffrontery, when at the
bar was examining a witnefawhom
he &d, " What are yen, Sir i"
« A Gentleman." A Gefoan!
OT I What I foppofe your efface
it lite,Dr. Rock^^chtr here:
nor there." "Ng Sir, it lira con
tiguous to yourl." “To mt
where D rav» " Dinah ODDO
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