The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-03-06 00:00:00, page 4

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SENTIMENTAL MEDLEY.
^«TO RAISE THMGENIUS, AND TO MEND THE START." ,
THE RIVULET,
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The High-minded Apprentice.
A TALE.I
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BY Philip Frineau.
, aWitotbat jome mil" from London liv'd,
Far it a valeobj cure of little ao/<,l
, With fobado a bare fufyencegain'd
From frnning.wheel—or making feirt—
f ',^ or mending coat. & f„ 1
'Osofafa bad, a rude mifebtevo^ wight,
Who now to fourteen years, and tore, ar- I
riv'd, [/^,
Would neither dig nor tbrefo, nor drive the l
Yet fill upon the feoor old woman liv'd. l
Joan thought 'twat time & lazy lounging
might, ~ [be bated, l
Should learn a trade, fate farmer's work I
Jerry, said (be, to London jou muftgo,
And learn Jome trade—l'm sere you're not 1
thick fated.
While tarrying here,on sat a, all my kale,
. M, turnips and my pigs devouring fill— 1
And nothing earn— my wheel goes round, tis I
true, , [^ ?
But time mus come, th, lad, when flop it I
Jerry with tears receiv'd this good advice,
So up to London town next week they went, I
Now cboojefoidJan/b, trade ,enfant, best, I
For tojome trade you mufi & fball be font. I
So round be gap'dlbro' every freer & alley—
Saw black faiths here, like e wuld
ing Jledges; I
There taylorsfitting crofr legg'd on a beara, l
Next barbers whetting up their razors l
edges: ^1
Now jaw acebler cobbling in hieflall, , \
These weaver bu'fwub bis warp & woof,|
fomfo rfog high Jome mighty wall,\
Then carpenter engaged on lojt, roof— l
&faok bis bead, as if be meant tafay,
All this is worje than threshing—learn 4 I
trade! _ , |
Something I want that's fine, genteel atr,, I
For common work tbeje bands were never I
made. J 0 1
At left be chanc'd to fray where lives the
1 ' King,.l
Great George the Thira, in all bis pomp
glare—- I
Well now, said Jerry, bore ^ live a man
That has a trade would juit me to a bam
? There's little doing; all is brigand gay,
And dainty dishes go a begging here ;
Somefash to work— yet all their work is play ;
Iwill be hound at leaf for fourteen year.
So back be came where foefl Joan was wait-
Well Jerry, tell me what's the trade
you pitch on ?
Mother ,said be, there is but one l like,
Or, which a man is itkelj togt rich on.
" Ab, what is that ?—£e trade in London)
“ Suits—that is indeed a curious thing—
“ Com tell me what it is ? Jerry replied, %
Why, mammal Bind me 'prennce to
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''M^LLANr. ft
From the Farmer', Weekly Musav m.
^Common Sense, in DifeabUU.
^ XXXIII.
HE HAS FAILED.
COME four Or five months
VP ago, I enlarged upon a
text, not much unlike the
^ present. little did I exped
%become a bankrupt so food
my^K But several draughts
■■l* i/r^TTrii I — MWlll
have been made upon me, I
rather unexpectedly.—ldol
rßot know that I shall be able
I to answer them ; at any rate,
I find myfelf under the ne-I
ceffity of shutting up shop, I
and difcontinuiog my retail
business for the present—?
Those whom my wares have I
displeased, will have no occa
sion to repine. I have only|
to add, byway of apology;
lif the materials I have for t I
nifhed for the Dessert, have I
Ibeen unpalateable, for wantl
of proper seasoning, I have
never cried them up as high
flavoured ; and whatever may
I.have been my defeat, I be
-Ilieve the most refined will I
acknowledge they have beenl
I amply supplied from richerl
Ifources in this weekly enter-I
taihment.—-But; to return toI
I the Settlement of my affairs.l
I have authorized and ap-I
Ipointedlpointed Peter Pencil, ap-
I prentice to Messrs. Colon and I
Spondee, my agent and attor
ney to manage and fettle my
I business in the line of Author
ship, duringmyrecefs ; and
to iar as in his power, to an
swer all demands my custom
lersI ers might have upon me---
Considering my embarrassed
I situation, I presume they will
npt be urgent. His diligence
I and punctuality may be reli-'
I ed on ; and I hope the credit
I ofhis signature, when better
known, will give a currency I
to his paper, not unfavorable /
to our affairs.
As I have gone into Win.
I ter quarters, and my doors
I are about to be elofed upon
me, 1 must reluctantly take
I my leave of my 'good old
I friends, whom I have en.
deayoured to make as nu #
I merous as the friend to hon-
I est industry and good order.
H ffiall conclude the good
I wifhes of several months with
wishing you a happy new
Iyearlyear ; good fires, without
I smoky rooms ;, sleigh rides,
without turning over ; a hea
vy purse with a liberal hand;
ft full table with a generous
Ihearty and social enjoyment!
I without party-spirit ; to hon
est bankrupts, open doors,,
I with the speedy means o^
spying their debts ; and to
rogues of every description,
ragged coats with empty
pockets, and th© contempt of
all good people, f till they
learn to prize honesty and
follow the dilates of Com
\mon Sense.
* This piece typeMed/ta the
f Walpole paper, from which Ifo
Jexiraded, the ,0 Jan, lift.
ADVERTISEMENT
THE fubferiber takes this
= early opportunity to in
form the public, & his friends
in particular, that he has ac-
Icepted the trust of agent or
attorney for the author of
Common Sense, in Di/babille,
in the settlement of his bufi{
nefs. In order to discharge
the trust reposed in him to
the best advantage for his
employer, and, as he hopes,
to the fatisfadion of all con
-Icorned, he has collected the.
numbers, publfhed under the
I aforefaid title, with several
I other pieces, to which he lias
added, ah a specimen of his
lown workmanship, a Perpet
lual1 ual Calendar ; 9r, Economi
-Ical Almanack, calculated for
I the meridian of the Rural
l Observatory, in the Shop of
I Messrs. Colon and Spondee ;
I but which will answer, with
lout any material variation,
I for any Jbop, kitchen, or par-
I lour in any of the Federal
I States, as long as there ffelt
Ibe ice in December or flow
ers in May. The whole to
I be published in a small vol
-lume, carefully corrected by
I the best workmen in (he shop
I of his matters.
IThe fubferiber anticipates
I the encouragement of thole
Iwho are pleased with our
Ihome-fpun manufacture, and
I of the author's friends, who
I would wish to feehim re-in-
Iftated in business ; and iflne
Iproductions of his own leilure
Ihours prove acceptable, will
lever acknowledge his grati
tude to the encouragers of
leveninglevening industry, and patrons
lof
IPETER PENCIL.
PROJECTORS.
A Projector, at Hamburg,
lately qiade proposals to
Isa; Magiftricy for their pat-
Ironage, to enable him to car-
Iry into effect a machine which
he had invented to fix in hous
es, &c. to /give notice to the
I approach of thieves^ It was
|@^fy infallible in Waking
lanyperty, but would at the
I fame time ring a bell, strike
1 a light, or, if required, fire a
gun, without any necessity for
I the. family's getting out of
I bed. Nothing, according to
I the inventor, could equal the
fimpiraty of its conftru&ion.
But nCtwithflanding that, he
warned the public to beware
lof counterfeits. , A rival in
Iwaysand means afferted,that
I he had allo a machine that
I would not only perform eve
-Iry thitig in commdn with the
former, " but even apprehend
and carry the thief before a
magistrate, without giving the
perlon robbed any further
trouble.
Scarcity of Money.
EVERY winter people complain of,
the fcarcfcy of money. It seems to
be unufeatty scarce at present, if we judge
by the lamentations ot the bpfy pai t of
the world. Almost every thing that we
have to fell is fold for exportation in the
fall and winter. The returns in cash or
goods are not made till tty following
Summer. This accounts for the greater
scarcity of cash in the winter season.—-
But why is money scarcer now than m
former winters ? Various reafon^concur
to produce this effi.&. It is said, that the
amount of property unja&y taken or de
tained from our merchants by the French,
is not less than twelve millions of dollars—
it is not probable that all the silver and
gold left in the United States for circula
tion, amount to so much. Losses to this
vast extent produce delays in payments
and bankruptcies beyond what was ever
known before—the ; evil fpreais from the
fez-ports to the country, and beggars the
farmer as well as the merchant.
The exctffive profits of trade have not
failed as usual, to encourage over trading.
The possessor of a thousand pounds hat
engaged' in dealings to the amount of
ten thousand—the eonfcquence is, that
his business drives him, instead of hit
driving bis business—an artificial neces
sity for cash is thus made to aggravate
the demand for money ten fold.
While the war rages in Europe, prices
will be high—thus it happens that tho'
money is scarce, a great deal of it goes
but a little way, A sum that was for
merly effluence, at present barely keep,
a family above want.
BANQUET of COMUS.
A LADY at let, being full of
delicate apprehenfiani, in a '
gale of wind, cried out, among
other pretty exclamations—" We
(hall all go (o~the bottom I Mer
cy on ui, how my head fwime!”
" Zounds, madam, never fear
(said one of the Liloia) you can
never go co the bottom, while
your head swims,"
DR. Berkeley, the good Bishop
of Cicyne, retained the famous
Pafquilino in his palace, to teach
his children music. The Bilhop
had a concert most evenings in
the winter at heme.; and Palquili
no was to have a grand benefit
concert at Cork. One day at din
ner, the Bishop said, " Well, Pafr
quiliao, I have got rid of a great
many tickets for you among my
opulent neighbours." To which
the Musician bowjng said—“ Md,
God pickle your Lordfeip, I pray
birift X laughed \
immoderately ; and the poor Itai- \
no, all confufion, said—" Veil I
in the Grammar that my Lord'
gave me to teach me Inglifh, it it
printed-— Pickle, to preserve, to
keep from decay.”
WHEN feme years ago there
was a difturbaoce in Cornwall,
(Eng.) and a gentleman met a
multitude of underground work- 7
men, and asked what they were,
he was answered, " They are all
of them miners." " The d-d
they are," said he ; " well, if the,
lo# fogrim, and have such beard#
^in their minority, what fori of fel-.
flows will the, be when they coqifl
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