The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1794-10-28 00:00:00, page 4

God fpced thee on thy way,
May plenty ever fit within thy house ;
*lf thou haft children, Angels guard their
ftept;
Health Scatter roses round each littlecheek,
And heaven atlatt reward thy foul with
blifi —
He's gour —and left his purse within my
hand ;
Thou ranch desired, thou often fought in
vain.
Swift let me fly, upon the wings of love,
And bear the bluffing to my fainting
babes„,
Then, gently take LouisAin ray arms,
And whisper to the mourner happiest news.
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For THE Columbian Informer} &c.
Messrs. Printers,
If you print the following, ,o« will print
my sentiments. A.
" Let not this weak, unknowing bank,
'' Presume th, bolts to throw ;
"' And deal damnation round the land,
“ On tach I judge th, foe,"
WAIVER. PRAYER. C
THERE knot one charaf^riffic of
a chriftian so prominent as Charity,
and nothing that can so well recommend,
him to the favor of^God and man, as this
one virtue. —St. Paul fays, if he pef
feffes all the gifts,& graces poffib!c, yQ if
he lacketh this,he is nothing. Then goes
on to enumerate, thatif he had all tongues,
and could talk with and like Angels, and
were inspired so as to reveal the wonders
and secrets of Heaven and hell, or could
by his faith remove this terraqueous foot,
stool, or Should he give all his goods te
the poor or his body to be burned, yet if
he lack Love, he is but „ founding brafty
ar a tinkling cymbal.
hence,
Seven hungry, hapless children at her
fide,
A frowning world, and an ungrateful
friend,
Urge him to beg —forgive a man's tears ;
Affid us—save us—pity mydefair,
A fellow mortal, fees to thee for bread,
Invites thy charity.
Perhaps thou art a husband, and a father :
Think if thy babes, like mine, dejeded
lay ;
And held their little hands to thee for feed,
What would'ft thou have me do, wer't
thou like me,
Driven to distress like mine ? So! then
befriend ;
Make our fad case your own—l aft no
mere—
„^ H^^H^^
M POEThCORNER.&
Stop, Traveller,
Behold a being burn, like thee, to live,
And yet endow'd with fortitude to die.
Were hit alone the pang of poverty ;
But a dear wife, mow Barving far from
Yet whence proceeds this weight we lay
On what detracting people fay ?
For let mankind difeharge their tongues
.a venom, till they burst their Fungs,
Their utmost malice cannot make
Your head, or tooth, or finger ache :
Nor spoil your Ihape, distort your face,
Or put one feature out of place ;
Nor will you find your fortune link
By what they speak, or what they think ;
Nor can ten hundred thousand lies
Make you left virtuous, learn'd, or wife.
ON CENSURE.
BY DIAN SWIFT.
YE wife, inftrua me to endure
Ah evil, which admits no cure :
Or, how this evil can be born,
Which breeds at once both hate and scorn.
Bare innocence is no support,
When you are try'd in scandal's court.
Stand high in honor, wealth, or wit;
All others who inferior Gt,
Conceive themselves in conscience bound
To join and drag you to the ground.
Your altitude, offends the eyes
Os these who want the pow'r to rife.
The world, a willing fta^derfy,
Inclines to aid a Specious lie :
Alas, they would not do you wrong,
But all appearances are strong.
Tht molt effedual way to baulk
Their malice is to let them talk.
THE GRATEFUL BEGGAR.
A FRAGMENT.
Thus thought the watchful preservers
of freedom in the regenerating city of
New-York ; and forbid it. Justice ! that
such noble zeal in the cause Should pass
without its eulogium, or to be^uncold to
late posterity. Monftrnus abferdity !
that a republican city, in a land of liber
ty—a city, too, which ever boasted the
honour of containing a Democratic Soci
ety, Should so long have fofte.-ed in its
bosom the vestiges of despotism, the badg
es of slavery; infalting the honed re
publican pafifenger by the inscription on
it's walls of such names as " King-
Street,"—" Queen-Street,"—-
“ Crown-Street," &c. These are
now no more let it be told in France thatt
the walls and Streets of New-York,"hff
now republican walls and Greets ; aria I
do hereby recommend it to Citizen Rob
erfpierre, to move adecree In the Con
vention " that the city of New-York has
deferred well of its country."
With all date deference to the profound
wisdom of the Mountain and its difei
pfes, one article of reform Teems to have
efcapad their vigilance, tad fate of inl
IT is certainly a fablime and lofty
' a yi°g es the Prophet, and beautifully
expreL'ivc of the revolutions which it
threatens, when in the name and person of
Jehovah he declares, " 1 will wipe Je
rusalem, as a man wipeth a dish, wiping
it, and turning it upfsde down." This
language seems to be adopted by the re
formers of the political world at the pres
ent day. Europe is under the hands of
the scourer ; and America has killed the
mop.
Surely the fool Bains of despotism can
not be too thcro'ly cleansed. Would you
bring to your table a vcffel in which the
deadly poison had been infufed, without
firft " wiping," and Scouring it wi h the
utmost vigilance ? Would you occupy a
petlilent house without firft taking Special
care to remove every particle of infection ?
Away, with the ensigns of tyranny, sub
stance and Shadow.
Take the most rational and confident
religion for your's: Read the most emi
nent authors of every religious fed; ex
amine which has the belt grounds of scrip
tural evidence, read without prejudice,dif
cufs without partiality and judge liberally ;
spurn the idea, that God made a particu
larpart on purpose to be damned. God
has made man a moral agent, capable of
being instrumental in his own salvation or
damnation, or he hath not made him ac
countable—my Bible fays so, if it did not
I would disbelieve it. Reason and difere
tion are the noblest faculties in man and
(hall we worship a GOD who is deftisute
of them. Believe that he who believes
what he profeffes is right, andyou will be
lieve as i do——-Gedfpeed.
“ If you will think as I de, you will
think right, i.-e. believe and be willing
that God made you on purpose to shew
forth his great power in your deftrudion,
and joyfully consent to be damned for the
glory of God. Believe that you are
made so ; if yea think otherwise, you will
certainly be damned" (fay some.) Th^fc
right folks have charity for their own, and
no other. 1 tell you what friend, can you
imagine that all the different persuasions
but on 1 w ill be cast away ? Jf so, where
is thy Charit, ? Do you not hide instruc
tion from your eyes, and refufe to con
verse with, or read the writings of dis
fenting citizens, for fear of being convert
ed 1 If you wish to be right, examine the
grounds and arguments of those who are
of a-difterent way pf thinking from you,
because you can never argue for edifica
tion without controlling principles, nor
condemn without firft hearing, and remo
ving thine own prejudices; remember
your opinion is imbibed by habit,and oth
ers are as tenacious of theirs as you.
The author of my text (Mr. Pope) as
I have been informed, would never reveal
any religious sentiments, and gave this
for his reason, That there were so many
: differing persuasions in the world that all
could not be right or wrong and all were
fapported by alike foong or •weak argu
ments, which seems to be confirmed in the
verse immediately following the one I have
quoted : viz.
'''lf]am right, th, grace impart
'' Still tn the right to flay ;
" If I am wrong, Qh ! teach my heart
" To find that better way."
From the WESTERN STAR.
THE C&DWAINER—N° 8.
RAN away from the fubferiber, on the
14th inst. a servant girl naraed
Poll, Broerftock, aged 13 years, dark com
plexion and large eyes. Whoever will
take up said runaway and return her to
me, Shall have one Shilling reward. All
persons are cautioned against harboring or
trading her On my account, as 1 Shall not
pay any debts of her contrasting after this
date.
STEPHEN WHITE.
Gil/unt. B&.QOt'b, 1794.
'|-'o* be fold on reafohable terms a
FARM lying in Washington, con
taining about sixty acres, situated oh the
ASbwelot river, on the county road from
Boston to Claremont—well accommodated
for Mills# on which a good saw-mill has
lately been ere&ed, and a grist-mill is much
wanted. Good paftnring and mowing,
for which about twenty acres are now im
proved. For particulars enquire of Da
vid Brown, pbft-rider, or the subscriber tin
the premises.
' JOHN HUSE.
@»iw», 179-4.'
IF there be within any town a Cordwai
her who either willingly or indirectly
encourages drinking and gaming within
his Shop, and who had at any time rather
run naked acrolb the Street to replenish
his bottle than bristle bh end, it would be
better for him to alter his present practices
and attend more fpitab|y to his butictfs.
Tt matters not where a Cooper, an Apo
thecary, an idle-Hafband man, or any oth
er person Spend therf time if in pursuit of
diflipation—the tavern, the brothel, are
haunts to which the licentious repair^ and
it has been known when those have been
wearied with their vilits they have even
Submitted to meet in a hogitie,
Can mechanics,of any description, ex
pea that sober minded people will present
to them their children as apprentices,
while they favor such licentious practices.
No, Messrs. Printers, you may wear up
every type in your office by advertising
for them, without a reform.-—Let all such
characters as abovementioned, take in good
part this notice, and merit again confi
dence, by abstinence from idicnefs, dissi
pation and folly. D. H.
#,^
bofe (who would have thought it ? Shame
to the guillotine!) worn openly about
upon unctopt heads. It is a notorious
fad that the ornamental covering of the
head, called a Hat, conlifls,f a Rim and
a Crown ! Think of that, I pray you.
A proud, prominent ornament, tailed a
Crown—rank defpotiim !-—--riding in
triumph upon the heads of republicans in
these days of illumination ! Is it confid
ent with the boailed quality of your fyf
tens, O ye reformers 1 that while feme
are deprived of their heads, merely be
cause they have once worn crowns, oth
ers Ihould be faffsred to carry about their
heads with crowns upon them I Does not
this defers* the attention of the Demo
cratic Society ? Have ye thought of this,
Frenchmen ?
But perhaps lam too faft ; and I al
ready beg pardon of Citizen Robespierre.
—What lignifies prunning the branches,
when the trunk is to be felled /"The ax is
laid at the root of the tree." — The fashion
of wearing hats cannot certainly furtive
long in France, according to present ap
pearances ; fence in a few years it will
probably become as unfashionable—as
unalamodc — to be leen io wearing a head
on ones (boulders# as it would now be
deemed for a city lady to be fern at the
play or a ball, with a broad Leghorn of
I the fizeof Eighty Nine. j..
ONE winter evening, a fericus old Dea
con who bad a numerous J amity oJ
children and formants, as usual, at a certain
bear called them to prayers. The Deacon in
the m.djl of bis moftfervent ejaculations, was
flopped jhort by ax arch Negro boy's breaking
wind in the backward way. He <v.ry
vehemently reproved him for bis impudence
—more so, becauft it unfortunately happened
the ranifer's daughter was prefect, whoje pe
culiar moa'efy on this occasion, excited a blujb,
—The Deacon, anxious to jhew bis dijitke,
and give juch caution as ho conserved ntesffa
ry (trflead of cenfidering it a real accident)
told the boy that be was " aJbamed cf bit con
duct, and that inf ead of giving way to fach
a propMjfty, be Should have NIP'D it."—-
The waggifo boy with a penitential look re
plied, , Mafa, I be very fory I have your
displeasure in this case, but without mur
dering it, whht more coald I de,did 1 no,
nip it till it ROAR'D ?"
ORIGINAL ANECDOTE.
A BROAD HINT.
STRAYED from the funfcriterS en
closure, on the night of the 7th inst.
a light chefout coloured Horse COLT,
one year old last spring, large of his age,
has a Star in his forehead, and a white
stripe onhis nose.—Whoever will take up
said COLT and return him, or give infor
mation where he may be had, Shall be ge
nerously rewarded, and all necessary char
ges paid by
GEORGE BARNET.
Walpole) ©a. 13th, 1794.
%# '""‘ v "> and for fate at this Office,
\The LIFE of JOSEPH, the SON of
ISRAEL.
In eight Books.
Chiefly designed to allure young Mangan
% a Love of the Sacred ScyCTures. 4)
By John macGowan,
Old Debts ought to be pajg.
NEWHAMPSHIRE. <
IXSTER, SEPT, i, X 794.
The General Court of this
State having pulled a Refoive on the 20th
day as June fall, in the following words,
viz. " Resolved tha|@e Tieafurer of 'bis
State issue Extents ror all outstanding
Taxes that Shall remain unpaid on the
15th day 'of November next, and that ha
take eJe&ual measures by ilfoing Extent#
or otherwise for recovering all monies due
on Excise, Impost or Mafonian Bonds,un
lefs one half of the Said Bonds befpetlivl
ly is paid on or before the laid 15th' day
of November, and in case of pay merit of
one half as aforefaid, that he do not take
such measures until the firft day' of April
next, unless in particular cases be may
deem it nece ffury.
The Treasurer requests all
perfoos concerned to take notice therfo.
and govern tbcmfelves accordingly— and
informs them that uolefs pay nett is made
by laid day, he Shall issue Extents, and
take all other measures necefcry for re
covering the monies due to the State with
out further notice. He a!fo informs ,1! pcr
fons possessed of State Notes, Certifuares
Bills of the New Emission, Copper-plate
Notes, and every other Species of Bills
issued by the authority of the Colony or
State of New-Haro,Shire, that on the fir^
day of October next, he Shall be ready to
receive and pay Specie for them at the
fevepal'rates Specified in an Aft of the Ge
neral Court, palled June 21st, 1.794 —
and hopes to be able by receiving .mooica
,due on Excise, fmpoll & Meloniso Bonds#
and taxes curltanding, to difcha^ge the
Notts &c. as they are presented-
OLIVER PEARODY, Trea surer.
Tbitfa pWifad, tofor fat atibic Office/
DEVICE
DEVISED 4
AGAINST TH, RULERS OF THR »AUX
ness or this World.
OR,?
MYSTERY upon MYSTERY,
IN A CONTRAST OF CHaRaSTBBS?
IN FOUR PARTS.
To which is added in a FIFTH PART,
the native condition of Human Nature
explained : Also a KEY to the whole
ay A CITIZEN OF NKWHAMFSHIRX.
O Subferiber's BOOKS are ready for
delivery.
JGtn^Qaober zotb, 1794.
F ARM S,
FARM,
Lying in Sullivan, on the main road, con
taining 1 hundred acres, ten of which are
now Sowed with grain. Fur further parti
culars enquire of
JONAS OSGOOD.
<'^,0^13^,1794.
Jrca jury Ofc.
TO be fold a FARM, lying in the
town of Keene, wi.hin three miles
of the Meeting-House, containing one
hundred acres of excellent LAND, well
wooded and watered, and has a Grist sod
Saw-Mill within three quarters of a mite
of it—ft has a good House and Barn on
the fame. Ay's to Ltjeti, a
for S^LE.