The Federal mirror — Concord, N.H., 1795-08-14 00:00:00, page 4

-^ — , — — -
THE PARNASSI AN FIELD.
for the FEDERAL MIRROR.'
[Published by particular desire.)
FATHER ABBEY'S WILL.
To which is added, a Letter rfCourtfhip, to
bis amiable and virtuous Widow.
To my dear wife.
My joy and life, /.
I freely now do give her,
My whole estate,
With all my plate,
Being just about to leave her.
My tub of soap,
A long cart-rope,
A frying-pan and kettle,
An ashes pail,
A threshing flail,
An iron wedge and beetle.
Two painted chairs,
Nine warden-pears,
A large old dripping-platter,
This bed of hay,
On which I lay,
An old sauce-pan for butter,
' A little mug,
A two-quart jug,
A bottle full of brandy,
A looking glass.
To fee your face,
You'll find it very handy.
A musket true.
As ever flew,
A pouiM of shot and wallet,
A leather sash,
My calabash,
My powder-horn and bullet.
An old sword-blade,
A garden-spade,
A hoe, a rake, a ladder,
A wooden can,
A close-stool pan,
A clyfter-pipe and bladder.
A greasy hat,
My old ram-cat,
A yard and half ®f linnea,
A woolen fleece,
A pot of grease,
In order for your Spinning.
A small-tooth comb,
Au ashen broom,
A candlestick and hatchet,
A coverlid,
Strip'd down with red,
A bag of rags to patch it.
A ragged mat, ~~
A tub of fat,
A book put out by Ban, an.
Another book.
By Rebin Rood—
A skein or two of (pun-yarn.
An old black muff,
Some garden-fluff,
A quantity of burrage,
Some devil's-weed,
And^urdock-feed,
To season well your porridge.
A chafing dilh,
With one falt-fifh,
If l am not mistaken,
' A, leg of pork,
A broken fork,
And half a flitch of bacon, >',
A spinning wheel,
One peck of meal,
A knife without a handle,
A rusty lamp, #'r.
Two quarts of famp,
And half a tallow candle.
My pouch and pipes,
Two oxen tripes.
An oaken dish well carved, *
My little dog.
And spotted hog,□
With two young pigs just starved.
This is my store,
I have no more,
I heartily, do give it, 1
My years are spun,
My days are gone,
And so I think to leave it.'
Thus father Abbey left his spouse,.
to as church or college mouse ;
Which is fufficient invitation,
To serve the college in his Ration.
* Which will appear next week. [All this is
to please Father Abbey's humble votary.] ,f
Miscellany.
INSTRUCr/OMteFINE LADIES.
LET a young lady, who is looking for a
husband, be very careful not to promise
or deny cry suitor —it is vastly delightful to
keep a company of admirers, fawning, flat
tering, [wearing, kneeling, and so forth—a
blush is requisite now and then to prevent
any falfe insinuations of those envious maid
ens who may call you-a coquette ; and dear
fir may be (aid once or twice in the day, to
remove the disgusting title of a prude.
See no one in the morning—fix hours af-||
ter you rife are little enough in all consci
ence to pay proper refpec ito the looking.
1 glass. To adjust every little article of dress,
to do—undo—and re-do this and that, re
quires time and attendance.
If ever you fee a prettier and more fashion
able cap upon a friend than your own, be
remarkably officious, and abuse its maker,
find a thousand faults with it, and beg of the
young lady to wear it no more, as it makes an
absolute fright —meaning of your own.
When invited to a card party, you must
declare yourfelf to be a very bad player ; for
which reason you may take some liberties—
fhould they be very cross to you during the
evening, affed a laugh now and then ; and
when you catch a naft, word forcing its way
through your lips at the fight of a wrong
card, you must swallow it in an instant with
a bem.
If kind nature has bestowed its enchanting
gift of a voice, and that you can sing prettily,
you may assume some airs—let the company
press till they are almost weary, and when
ever it is affirmed by any person that you can
sing, you may insist upon it that you cannot —
this is a great proof of good manners.
If hature has denied you that harmonious
gift, never give the company the trouble of
asking twice.
Have you a sister ? If the be younger than
you, let her not dare to contradia or thwart
your pleasure. Assume all the airs and con
sequence of one who knows the world better :
Let her not supplant you in your wishes ; but
enjoy all the rights of your birth.
Is she an flder filter ? Then you must put
your charms in array : Give funihine to your
eye, smiles to your face ; and whenever you
hear an ardent lover panting at your lifter's
feat, breathing his love, and calling her the
fairef, be sure you give him the lie with,our
eyes ; and seize the earliest opportunity of
wijhing him a better wife.
Are your teeth white ? Shew ffiem upon
all and no occasions ; laugh at every fpeecb,
whether a joke or not ; and swear pon boner,
you can't help it.
Are your teeth bbck ? Then never, never
laugh. If some rude, unexpeaed story Ihould
provoke you, screw up your mouth as much
as possible ; praaice the niminiprimini of-——,
and apply to your handkerchief: If all Ihould
fail, it will appear good breeding.
Are you to fee your lover ? never tike no
tice of him. Speak to every gentleman but
him. Bring Quince with you ; be stroking
the poor pretty thing. Should your swain
advance, you may desire him not to teaze you,
for " it is vafly cruel to give pain."
To go to church every Sunday, morning
and evening, is very necessary ; to old ladies
and gentlemen it conveys good ideas ; they
will naturally suppose you are praying for
your fins, and those of your neighbors, when
at the fame time you may cast a coaxing eye
to the fineft beau you can fee ; who, if he
possesses any gallantry, will take the hint.
There are proper timet to fmi!e &
sigh : when convinced that your lov
er is secure, the fade of triumph is sea
sonable ; but if you are in danger of
losing him, whether through hit own
caprice, or the superiority of a rival's
charms, the luuguiJbiug fab may bring'
him back again. Some are very prone
to the smile of envy, or the forced grin,
upon these occasions ; but this 1 by
no means approve of ; it more dis
. gusts the lover, and delights the rival.
Certainly a coaxing eye, accompanied
with a sigh of love and tendernefi,
will have greater influence :— If the
inconstant lover's heart is not ada
mant, he will most assuredly be in
duced to return to his former passion;
but if he still remains obdurate, then
introduce the smiles of indifference and
contempt, and fay, " since he is falfe,
I am much better without him."
Be sure to abuse the dress of every
friend, by declaridg such a one's cap
to be a fright ; such a one's gown ill
made ; such a one's handkerchief in
a wrong place ; you will appear to
possess great rftiendjhip, though, per
haps, there is another cause for these
sayings.,
It is necessary that you get by heart
a few lines of poetry, out of Pope or
Dryden, to introduce upon any fob
jeft—no matter how foreign from the
meaning— it will convince the com-
rpaoy that ycu hive read these fine
bards. 1
As patches are the most becoming
things in the world, you must study
the places where they are likely to at
traa notice, some hours, at your toi
-1 let: If one fide of your face Ihould
'poffefs any natural beauty, more than
the other, I would advise you to put
a patch extraordinary on that fide, in
order to (hew two things at once :—
Should any ill matured pimple appear,
you must undoubtedly cover it, no
matter where it is—that patch is doub
ly necessary, and must be there.
Prices Current,
By the quantity, at Boston, Aug. 7.
Copied from the Mercury.
ASHES, Pot, ton, gol. l
—■— Pearl, — 45/^
Beans, white, bush. 8/. -
Beef, prime, barrel, 72s .
4 ^ mess, — 843. 1
Butter, pound, lodl
Brandy, gallon, 95.4
Boards, prime, M. 965•
— ; — 2d quality, 6y 4
Barley, bufal, gj 4
Bees wax, lb, 2s-
Coffic, lb. inj
Chocolate, lb. ijfc
Cotton, Jouth, 1/41
Wtfindia, isg<
Corn, fouth, bujh. ss
—•— north, p6^
Codfijh, quintal, 2§;-
Cheese, lb. 10a/
Flour,faperf. bbl. 785 1
common, 75, -
middling, 66> 1
Flax, lb. 91
Flaxjeed, bush. 06
Gunpowder, lb. 356
Gin,foreign, gal. 8/6 ,
— — home, 5:9•
Hogs lard, lb. 114,
Hoops, h&gJh. M. I2OJ-
barrel, 90s
Herrings, dry, bbl. 2, -
■ pickled, 26s-
Iron, American,ton, 2SI
Swedes, zßt•
Indigo, Carolina, lb.p)
French, 9s 1
Lemons, box, 3,.
Molaffis, gall. 316•
Oil, lirijeed, gall. 4/6 -
ATTENTION!
IF Mary Clark, alias Hutchens, or
her heirs, or legal representative, will ap
ply to Mr. Jacob Clark, of Medfield, in the
county of Suffolk, (now Norfolk, state of
Massachusetts, (he may receive a handsome
Legacy, left her by her father, Edward
Clark, late of Medfield aforefaid, deceased.
0 As it is unknown where the said Mary
is now resident, the several printers in this
and the neighboring states, are earnestly re
quested to publilh the above in their papers,
three weeks successively. June 30.
[We publish the following for the Benefit
and Information of our Customers in Straf
ford county. mirror.]
Diflria of NewbampJbire.
Supervisor's Office, July 11, 1795.
NOTICE is hereby given to all
concerned. That a Collfflor of
the Revenue is appointed at Dover,
for the county of Strafford, where an
office is opened under the care of Mr.
James Jewett, for issuing Licenses
to retailers of wines and fpiritoui li
quors, making entry of carriages, and
traofading all other business in the
Revenue (of this department) agreea
ble to law.
JOSHUA WENTWORTH,
Sfyrvifor.,
JUST arrived, and to be fold, for
Cash or Shoes, on generous credit, with
approved security, (or let out to tan upon
(hares) several rhoufand
DRY HIDES,
now in excellent good order. ''
Concord, August 7, 179§. 6
N. B. Credit will be given for the above
Shoes, till the Hides may be tanned and
made into shoes. Hides delivered at Con
cord or Haverhill, as best suits the purchaser.
NATHANIEL LADD.
Oafs, bufb. 356
Pork, I hogg, bbl, 1026
—l^hal/ do. 96s
— middlings, l2os
Pitch, bbl. 18/
Pepper, lb. 2jß
Rum, Weftin.gal. 6s
New, 4/
Rice, cwt, 36s
Raisins, cast, 39s
jar^ 20s
Rye, bujh. 8j
Rosin, bbl. 24/
Sugar, Mufa.cwt. 72s
•—— loaf, lb. I^7
—= white, cwt. 40/
Soap, turpentine, lb. is
-—T cafile, 1/4
Salmon, bbl. 54/
Salt, coirfo bhd. 36s
fine, 24s
Staves, white oak,
barrel, M. 180 J
red oak, hhd. 66s
— bbl. SV
Shingles, mer. M. 18,
Tea, Bohea, lb. 2g
Souchong, ss.
Hyfon, 7s
Tobacco,fhip. cwt. 39s
manufaa. 46s
Tar, bbl. Ip
Turpentine, 18s
Tallow, lb. 12d
Wheat, buffo. 12s
Wine, Madeir. gal. 12s
- Sherry, ]s6
■ Lisbon, 4 caJk, 9s
Malaga, — 138/
st-am rffy Bi mu ii^ ccett-
NEW STORE just opened.'
BIOSES SWETT
INFORMS the Public, that he has
opened a STORE in BOSCAWEN, on
the Plain, between Mr. Dix's Store and
Esq. Fowler's Tavern ; where he has for
fate, ENGLISH and WESTINDIA
GOO D S,
Crockery and Glass Ware, Iron
and Steel, Salt,
and a variety of other articles —all of which
are to be fold, cheap for Calh, or any kind
of Produce.
Bofcawen, August 1795. 6
N. B. Cash or Goods exchanged for good
SALTS made of Lyes, Pot and Pearl Ashes,
Bees Wax, Shipping Furs, Tallow, Beef and
Pork—and almost every kind of Country
Produce.
NE^ LAND jor JaleT
TO BE SOLD, CHEAP,
One Hundred and Fifty Acr@s
OF
Good LAND,
WELL WATERED,
SITUATED in Springfield, (for
merly called Proteftworth) in the
county of Grafton, within a mile and
a half of the centre of the town, on
a public road, which runs through
laid land, and near to inhabitants.—
There is two acres of said land cleared
and into grass. The land is timbered
with rock maple, beech, black birtch,
and some very valuable white pine
trees, &c.
It will be fold very eheap for Cash,
and a generous pay day given for pare
of the money. —This will be a good
bargain for a young man. For fur
ther particulars apply to
ELIJAH RUSSELL.
Concord, July 31, 1795. 5
=■+• ^ru ■■■■■ .1 .a ■■ 11., ——!■■■■HlßI^■—_
Fellow Mortals attend !
THE Subscriber, willing to do aM
the good he possibly can for the people
of Newhampihire, takes this opportunity to
inform them that he now resides in Deerfield
on the middle foutb road, one mile north
weft of the Baptist meeting house— where he
will be found at any hour in the 24, ready
to attend on the important science of Physic,
Surgery and Mid,wifry.
'The Subscriber, from the great suc
cess he has met with in the cure of ulcers and
fores of all kinds, calls on all persons labor
ing under those infirmities, to call on him,
that their health may be recovered.
He likewise invites all Medical pa
terns of erudition, to examine into his med
ical celebrity, that they may have no suspi
cion that he is unqualified for the amazing
talk he has undertaken for the health and
happiness of mankind.'
That the inhabitants of this state,
who are unacquainted with the literary ad
vantages of the Subscriber, may not die thro'
lack of vision, he informs them that he has
studied with one of the best KITRIDGES in
America, besides other eminent Physicians ;
and that he now owns the most mcxlern and
approved of Library within the realms of
New hampihire—for which reason he invites
all Pupils, who wish to store their craniums
with the noblest of old Europe's produaions,
to call on him, and every favor shall be ac
knowledged by the Public's sincere friend,
JOSIAH HILDRETH.
Deerfield, July 19, 1795, ~4
■t_= , i —._-_— _-______;
Apprentice wanted.
WANTED an Apprentice, from igto
17 years of age, to serve at the Cloth
ier's business. Apply to Moses Clark, of
Gilmanton. July 14, 179 g 4 °
Saddle Bags Loft.
LOST, on Wednesday last, between Ches
ter meeting house and Concord, a final!
pair of black grained Saddle Bags, contain
ing sundry articles. Whoever has taken up
said Saddle Bags, and will return them> or
give information to the subscriber, shall re
ceive a generous reward.
NATHANIEL LADD.
Concord, June 29, 1795. 4
RAGS wanted.
Call at this Office, and we'll pay Calk.