The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-08-18 00:00:00, page 4

SONG,
Competed and sung by Mr. Baker, at th
l^ffi9%eorre, to the tune of
" Yankee Doodle."
IX7'''™ " ™' e ' Doodle" war a boy,
YY He grewfo big and bouncing ;
King Georgy took hem on bi^krae, 1
^o give the lad a trouncing, ~„
^ $ < YankeeDoodk, &c.
But "Yankee Doodle" tofs'dhis bat,
And clench'd bis fft so bravely;
Gadzoeks ! so deep he cbop'd his muni,
John BvLL roar'd out pecavi.
„ Yankee Doodle, &c.
Then "Yankee Doodle," Ji, young rogue.
Sent o'er across tbefea, Sir,'
That noted robe, the " rights of man,"
To cuckold ROYALTY, Sir.
Yankee Doodle, &c.
And now, ma, " Yankee Doodle" laugh
Old England intojeorn. Sir,
To fa "John Bull'' turn boil indeed,'
And wear a,air of horns Sir.
o#f Yankee Doodle, &c.
. Huzza ! foe pilot Washington,
The Federal Ship and cargo.
May feeb. Pirates ne'er h ; ^^
,Norfop'd by an Embargo! ^,
Yankee Doodle, &c.
La ! you, who look so neation foine,
Pra, be a little bandy,
And I'llb, pork and Haffes swear &
That Boston n the dandy.
Boston is the dandy, &c.
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A CAR D.
B 6We tender bur acknowledgment
to our readers, for the admillion of the 'ob
fcenity under Hilarity, in dur last—We will
be cautious that-nothing similar (bail black
our future pages.— The EDI tor also aflures
thole who suppose a ludicrous advertiftment
under Hilarity in No. 93, was meant to scan
dalize a certain Reverend Gentleman, that
laid piece was no more Jeyelled at .the Gen
tleman, whom some fay it meant, than it was
at the Man in the Moon, or an, body else in
the eartht And he declares, that if he has in
jured or infuited that Gentleman, lie is wil
ling, and withes sincerely, to make all due
. acknowledgments and fatisfadion, if it is in
his power, whenever that Gentleman will
give him an opportunity, either alone or in
company— The Editor withes that Reverend
Gentleman no harm; but he has also a regard
for he interest of himfelf and connexions—
He disavows all ill-will towards him—And
if he is offended with, me, and will not give
me an opportunity of acknowledging my er
ror, if I am in-error, nor of making him fatis
faction, i 6 I have insulted or injured him, I
cannot think the fault will lie at my door—
And I flatter myfdf, that those who condemn
me will exercise candour enough not to con
demn me for that which I will freely redress,
if I can.— And those who are secretly devising
my ruin, are cautioned—7^/earcb /bWr owe
&,//—and fee to it, that they walk <wbr.
ty ofttar vocation. , the EDI Tor.,]
DURING the late war in America, when
draught were made from the militia
to recruit the continental army, a certain
Captain gave liberty to the men, who were
draughted from his company, to make their
objections, if they had any against going into
the tervice, Accordingly one of them who
hd an impediment in his speech, came up to
the care ^d made his bp% “whatare
your objeXions?" said the Captain, " I ca-a
ant go," anfoered the man, " because I ft-ft
ftutter." 66 Stutter, (fays the Captain,) you
don't go there to talk, but to fight,"—Ay,
but they'll p-p-put me upon g-g^guard,
arid a man may go ha ha-half a mile before I
can fay wh-whwho goes there ? " Ofi that
is no objeaion, tor they will place fomeoffi
er (entry with you, and he can challenge, if
you can fi^e."—Well, b b but I may be ta
,^n, and run through theg-g guts, before
J can cry qp-qu-quarrer. 1 his last prevail
ed, and the Captain out of humanly (laugh
ed heartily) and dismissed him.
WHILE the fever raged at Philadelphia
the last year,a drunken sailor lay in the so,
in the northern liberties, for a fewtart, a
sap, and was foppofed by the neighbours to
be dead with the disorder 1 but they were too
much afraid, to make personal examination.
They fat to the committee at the city hall,
for a cart and a coffin. The carter took the
^ tyth&M^^^bim
„&} fate. »0% alked him
Q.re^ ,carter let h, m fop
=[ in afright, and ran off as if aghoft was at his
[heels.
IA CERTAIN antifederal candidate for a
I feat in Coacrefs, in conversation the other
I day, observed, that if the French had, as was
§ reported, captured the infamous Benedict
1 Arnold, he I hoped, they would not fend
ie I him to the United States. His reason was
[alked, '' becaufe' he replied, "he would be
& sent a Member to Co^refs." —" luo not
I know but that he would" rejoined the other,
;, § " for as I understand you intend to confiJer
I yourfelf as a candidate, the people will un-
I doubtedly of two evils choose the ieaft."
fl —— Qted —# <^'l
A DRUNKEN fellow having fold all his !
I goods to maintain himfelf at his Pot, except
I his feather bed, at last made way with thatl
Ifob1 fob :—When being reproved for it by force|
lof his friends; why, said he, Tam very well,
I thank God, and why Arnold I' keep my bed.
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1 Miscellany.
[Published by particular defire.]
I Copy die letter from a Clergyman in Eng
", I land, to Patience Braton, who went from
I America to Europe, with her credentials I
I ma minister of the society of Friends, and
I,by the request of one of that society, ,we
have given it a place—and it is our sincere
wish it may be kindly received by those ofl
,I our readers who areof a different perfua-I
I fion. London, zd month, 1789.
I FRIEND, & ft
THA,T love that thinketh no evil # but re-j
Ijdiceth in the truth, conftraineth me to fay,
I that your exhortation on Wednesday evening
I was suited to my case or state ; I am humbly
I thankful tbat^God has not left me without
I his witness in my heart, and also that he hath I
;linclined you to point out— may I humbl,l
" I and patiently wait his time of deliverance,%
1 follow by faith, his fiery and cloudy Pillar
Ithrough this howling wilderness —I have
I humbly, I hope, preached Christ Jefus/but I
I not in your society, and ! hope in some mea-
I sure witha single eye to the glory of God;I
fl but having been lately exercised with maqy 1
■ landI and severe trials from the profeffed churches,l
I 4 have been led to retire more inward, to com-
I mune with my own heart, and be still ; I fee |
;I my own ignorance, my will worship, my
:I forms, my modes, and gospel fcheroes, myl
lunfeeling prayers, and often unfeafonablel
I preaching without spirit, and without life, j
I are only arising frem a carnal mind, whidvisl
;l enmity against God, arid imagination's exatol
] ing itfafagairffl him. From fix ,ears of age,
II have tailed (at seasons) of divine love and ]
ISavour-Wit I roust lament < have tooofrenJ
I left the favour of his precious truth; & may
I it be fono more—Msny times, like lfrael,ll
I have been delivered, and at others like them^|
llbave provoked him bydiftruft—yea, he hath]
I tehaftened me, and flWe been like a bullock ]
lunaccuftomedto1 unaccuftomedto the yoke; O that I mightl
I be fe moulded into his heavenly image, and I
l daily fay experimentally th, will he done —Hel
1 indeed renewed his love to me that evening, I
J and since, he has catifed his grace to diftil asl
j the dew, and hasgiven me to know, that in 1
I his own time and way he will lengthen myl
Icords' , andflrengt hen my flakes, & cause mel
I to breakout on the right hand and on the I
I left-—I fed my spirits melting while I write I
I this, with the tenderest love and ^ffedion to-I
I ward you ttiat minister in the Word, and to-I
I wards your society—l joy in your joy, and
I mould sorrow In your sorrows, did fknow
j them—Pardon me, if I go too far in faying,
I that I have seen in my mind what the Lord
I will do in his own time—Antichrist shall fall
I with all bis power, & a pure primitive church]
I (perhaps like yours) arise out of its ruins—|
I for in the evening time it shall be light, and 1
1 that light shall thine moreand more unto the
I perfect day—l' have been burdened with the I
1 weight of fearful apprehenfan, th^t the Lord I
I God hath a controversy with us—a nation j
I laden with iniquity —His hand hath been, is, I
1 and will be, stretched out againftus if wedol
I not repent, and return to him with all our j
I hearts. O, Friend, I know by experience, ]
I (Though I am but a young man) that ifyoul
lare faithful, to reprovepublickly and private
foy„you will (Offer perfection, perhaps egen|
I among some of your whole hearted people— I
j for all are not Israel that are born or Israel— I
I but continue you faithful unto death, andl
j you know who hath said he will give you a
I crown of life. (I conclude) may the peace
I of Ged ruk in your heart, and you be (tiredl
lup to thankfulnefs of fpint on my account ;1
I and may ill that heard you that evening, (if
Ihe so will) afreet to praise him forever—as to 1
J me, I will live and die in their communion &j
1 amongh JhOT, isl can, & if ibe Lord pleafe,]
Ibe buried with them—thy God is my God, &|
I to his grace fr am a great debtor—When youl
I find freedom in prayer, remember you r aft
I feaionate friend, t^:<r6.% :
t - _—-^rftmfo^^
j & Willet ^ ^ t
I A FTER gmngnn account fr
4 many @.Q and perplexities he fuf-
W&fd^ be gives us to understand that he .
Iwould rather be metamorphosed into almost
any thing, rather than remain a Bachelor, in
I an estate of celibacy ; " which (belays) I ar-
I dently hope to exchange for a more comfort
able and happy one, through the aid and in-
Idulgence of a kind and virtuous help meet ;
II do make and ordain this my Last Will and
t Testament, in manner and form following:
Im, runis. I give and bequeath, to my good
I friend Mr. W. M. all my manor of hg Dr
l lay : confining and being made up of the
ISeveral farms and jpeffuages,called, or known
I by the name of Doubts, Fears, Ba)bfulnejs, Ir
l revolution, Uncertainty, Fickleness, Obfinac,,
l ^c.^c. bein&^or the molt part waste, and
barron grcunq,nd much overgrown with
I briars, thorns and thistles; but capable, by
I proper managements of great cultivation
I'and limprovement,
I Item. 1 give and bequeath Unto my good
I friend Mr. J A. my dwelling house and
I conrtlage, call'd by the name of Vain Hopes ;
I situate, lying, and being, in Higb-greet, in
I the town of Castle-building, in the county of
Imagination, rising to the height of seven ftor-
I ies; having a fair garden and profpea before
I it, and a large number of windows in the
I front: but without any outlet behind ; nor
I having any kitchens, cellars, or other con-
I veniencies, of asocial nature, belonging to
llt : to have and to bold, the said dwelling,
j house, until the day of his marriage.—ls he
shall think proper to keep it so long.
Item. , give and bequeath to my good
Ifriend Mr. W. R. all my woodland; called
land known by the name of Ambiguity; which
I is-well planted with pun trees, conundrums,
I quirks, and quibbles ; together with several
impenetrable brakes and tickets, of dark un
lintelligible #nc@M„rbe»/^f/roikr.
And, daftly, I give and bequeath ail the
refl of my bachelor goods and effects, consist
ing of a large treasure ttwbims,fancies, meg
rims, freaks', reveries, /chemes, prfyas, and de
f^ tie. to my raferefaid good friend Mr,
j. A. whom I conftituie and appoint foJe ex
ecutor of this my last will and Ferment ,—
only defiringand requeuing of him that h^
would,!!' a fancy, or two,lnto the heads of
such oid bachelors of his acquaintance, as
Ihe shall think proper ;—as^ also, that he
Iwrite, and pronounced an epithslamium on
I this happy occasion: in ordefthat this my
Ideparturdrinto flicbleffed regions of matri
|mony may bg decently celebrated.
And as Japprefiend I foall have np more
bccalibn for the legacies above difpoied of;]
so it iv my true imen't and meaning, that toy
&id legatees &opld not consider them as fa
xioui:s |nd obligations conferred on them, as,
it is'alfo.my. further sincere will and desire,
that they dobor hoard them up or continue ;
to make a long and unprofitable use of them';
but that they Should endeavour to put them
off as soon as polhble; to the end that they
may be the better fitted, and faifpofed to fol
low me, into that happy state, into which I
am now about to enter.•
Executed at my mansion of Fain-Hopes a
forefaid, this 20th day of March, AJD.
1768 - W. N. Love.
Signed, sealed, and delivered, by the
above written (eiiator, in the pre
sence of us,\
Marmaduke Matrimony,
Catharine Wedlock,
Fanny Forwardly.
Happiness of a Country Life.
IT is only in rural lite that a man can truly
enjoy the treasures of the heart, himfelf,
his wife, his children, apd his friends. The
country has, in every refpeft, the greater ad
vantage over the town. The ajr is pure, the
profpe&s smiling, the walks pleasant, the liv
ing comfortable, the manners simple, and
the mind virtuous. The passions unfold
themselves without injury to any person.—
The bosom, inspired by the love of liberty,
feels itfelf dependent on Heaven alone.-—
Avaricious minds are continually gratified by
the endless gifts of nature ; the warriour may
follow the chace ; the voluptuary may culti
vate the rich fruits of the earth; and the phi
losopher indulge his contemplation at ease.
A PERSON one day observing a fox run
ning with great speed towards his hole,
called out to him, " Reynard, where are you
running in so great a hurry ? Have you done
any mifchief for which you are fearful of be
ing puniffied f+ No, Sir," replied the
fox,“ my conference is clear, and does not
■; but I havejuft
^' ta th, had a
;."—" Well, but
! you are no cam:(
replies the fox,
ave enemies. Iff
out to the hunts.
W /, those gentle
me, and load
oned enquiring
ind of animal the
obeor not.” {
ate—Ato,ft,
,& hearfy, ^^
1 it vow have a dt-,
flff^^^^ '
} Pkafant Situation. A,/
, TO BE SOLD, * .
A good LOT of LAN D,
CONTAINING ten Acres-tender geed im
prowtaent—bas a convenient Dwelling
'Houfe and Barn, a good Well of Water, and at
excellent Orchard thereon—Ptiafanil, fitamd on
the edftfife of Merrimac river, about a milefrom
Concord Meeting Haefe.—A gopd flood for a
Tanner, or any mecbanic.—~=For farther far
ticulars, enquire if the Printer.'
—mt—nil .11 li e —pa
PIRKENS TOWLE,
CLOTHIER,
INFORMS his friendsand the pobi
lie, that he intends carrying on his
buGneffyfe its various bmchet, g
the mill near Mr. Lovejoy's gristmill,
in Concord. Those who will favour
him with their fork; may depend on
its being executed with difpa(ch; in
the neatest manner. Xalh or country
produce will be received in payment.
Concord, August 1, 1794. 93
Runaway Bfy,
Q AN away from the fubferiber, in
Bofcawen, on tte 30th ulr. two
Apprentice Boys—One named Ste
phen Webster, eighteen years of age,
about five feet two inches high ; dark
complexion, black hair; had on when
he went away, a short bro^n coat,a
pattern jacket, blown trowfers. and
new' felt hat — The other named Dud
ley Dufton, r, years of ,ge ; about
five feet four inches high ; dark h^r,
and dark complexion—had on clothes
ver, similar to the other.=-—All per
font are forbid harbouring or crofting
them on my account, as I will pay
none of their contra^h —^nd if they
are returned, I will give no reward,
and pay no charges..
JOHN JACKMAN,;^.
BGfcawen, August 1, 1794. 98
IFIVE DOLLARS REWARI).
nr HE subscriber gives Notice, that
I about the 4th or sh of July,
instant, he loft out of hit saddle bag,,
or had stolen therefrom, famewhere
between Mr. Simeon Can's in ©hef
ter and Concord ferry, a black leath
er pocket book, containing five notes
of hand co the amount of 460 dollars,
signed by Jonathan Poor, of A kin
fon, payable to John Clatk, Elq of
Landaff, one half in beet, to be de
livered to Nathaniel Peabody, Esq. in
Atkinson, the other half in Cifh.t
All persons are cautioned against pur
chasing said noies, as they were 'never
delivered to said Clark-Said pocket
book also contained several fmal! notes
of hand, payable to the fubferiber—
which all persons are cautioned against
purchasing, as payment is flopped.^
A Reward of five dollars will te
given to any person who will deJiv#
said pocket book & notesto Richard
Bartletq, Efa. of Pembroke. 1
JONATHAN POOR.;
Atkinson, July 28, 179^^^ %
SHOES to MAKE? ~
117 ANTED to contraa for the making es
Jeveral tbowfad pairs of good thick leather
meg's SHOES-ta be delivered Joon-—The payfr
making said Jhoes, to be wholly in leather—and a
generous ,rice given, if application be made to@-
dialefy to NATHANIEL LADD..'
Concord, ,ene 7,1794. .BOT I
^ N. LADD informs those who have
Contrasted to make Shoes for him, that the
leather therefor is ready for delivery —They
are requested to call for it immediately
He wishes tojet (SOT modi Shoes to make, the
leather for which is ready for delivery.
Concord, August I, 1794. 93
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©3» The Price it this Paper is 7 Shillings a
y„r, at the Office—delivered by Post, Bs. ,
' ALMANACK.
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