The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-12-27 00:00:00, page 4

Poet’s Corner.
From the Pemhsylvania Journal,
SAYS Thomae, our neighbors have wrote
•' co the Printer
To flop fen ding ntwfpaptrj duriag the win
ter »
For living is hard, and frovijiont are dear,
And there’s feidom much news at thia time
of ihe year;
Rut in fa mm er the papers more news will
contain.
And then, or ija spring we may take them
’ again.
S^ys John neighbor Thomae, your Rheme
makes me (mile, .
B-t how is the Printtr to live the mean
while j
If imes are lb hard, as you do not deny.
The Printer, uniefs bt'o fupportcd muit rfr,
Till summer or Ipring, he can never survive
Unless thro* the winter you keep him alive i
And if you once starve him, it will be in
vain .
To ex pea that he ever will *erve you a
gair».
Says Thomae, indeed we did nr ne of us think
That Printers could feel, or could want
meas or drink.
Or like othrr people would clothing require,
Or wood for the warming themselves with
a fiht.
And if none of thole wants any trouble
could caule,
They might live, as the bears do, by (uck
" ing their paws.
From the E ri G L E.
V I G I L No. VM.
He W a &°°d fellow*
HEN! was a boy,my pa
rents, in their foiicitude for my fu
ture ufefulnefs, used often to pro
pose to me the examples of good
men, for my patterns in lite. I al
ways observed, as to the character
of those men, that they were gen
erally friends of order, and indul
trious in their feveraloccupations.
They used commonly to attend
meeting,with their families. They
were sober, and compa(Tionate,and
punctual observers of those duties
th# tend to the happiness of so
ciety. From Inch hints as these,
deceived in early fife, I generally
drew the character of a good man.
For example, when 1 saw a man
who always contrived some in
llrudive amusement in his family,
to fill up the vacancies of bufi
n fs» to attach hrs children to their
home ; who provided books, for
c their entertainment, such as would
give them a (ketch of historical
knowledge, inspire them with a
Jove for their country, and fub
million to the laws *, as they of
Rome were wont co do ; that, said
1, is a good man-, and he will make
his ypjjj good men too. Such is the
force Os b(ibit,a^ early imprefficns,
chat I find I have not gotten rW
of this puerile notionoi a good man,
pven how ; ndtwithftariding it is
an idea so vaftty lingular among
fajbionable folks. ? To give a just ‘
description of a ” good fellow” of
modern date, is a difficult task | # ।
I do not find any description of
him among the naturalifls of the
last, and the beginning of the pre
(enp century, ,and fie is not the le
gitimate prbduftion of soy coun
(take him, however,to be a be- 4
ing, that partakes much of the;
. nature of the ferine, & the jackafs 1 j
baying^he manners and temper of
thefoFmefi with the affeflion and
f edibility of cHedatfer. A> a P-,
pearaottf 1W Ms af^hy bead, h^e
sanguine *, efpecully about^thej
nose, and behind the ears. They I
' are known often to make use of the
word ^fpunkf* which lignifies
courage, when there is no danger.
They have much enterprise in their
way j but their schemes are com
monly executed in the dark ; and
in this particular as in many oth
ers, they exadly referable their
patron, who is somewhere called
the prince of darkness.
You may frequently hear them
exultingly give details of their ex
ploits, when in college ; (for • good
fellows" some times go to college.)
They will tell you how many carts
they have tilted up, ladtn with
apples and watermelons. Some
times they attack whole roofls of
bens and turkeys-, yea, many a poor
gcole has been doomed to grace a
“good fellow's" triumph.
They are remarkably free
from prejudice, efpecialiy that of
education. Their brains never re
ceive an imprejfton, of this kind, to
' obitrud their natural enterprife..
They are exceedingly fond of
braying at clergyman, and talk
much about “ liberality of fenii
menr,”' which, in their language,
means no sentiment. Whenever a
femimencal fubjed is introduced,
in converfaiion, they immediately
fliow you a face distorted, much
like one, whpfe olfallory nerves
have met with a violent conctijfton,
“ Good fellows” Ac the most
supple of politicians. They are
perfed mailers of the icienceot
tavern politicks. In principle, or
rather in intereji,tfiey are levellers;
& it often mortifies them to think
. that the dedrine of liberty and a
quality\s no better pradifed 5 that
prisons and houses of correbliov,thofe
bafiiles of American despotism,
peopled with many a“goodfellow,"
are fuffered to remain among us.
They call themselves ladies' men,
and talk loudly of their fuccels in
pleasing the fair. This they pre
tend to do by the facility, with
which they relate the adventures
of pinballs, fans, and other conveni
ent JnbjeSls. It is thought, how
ever, that they are not so success
• fui in this kind of commerce,as they
pretend *, efpecialiy in our north
ern latitudes.
Beware, my lifters, of such
good fellows" unless ye love;
comfortlefs days, and Heeplefs nights,
the wintry storm whittling thro*
broken windows,and cries of hun
gry children. By their imperti
nence ye may know them.
Tim To [pot was a “ good feF
low." Tim could ride in his ful
key, deliberately drink his hamp
er, and as deliberately break his
bottle. Alas, said they, “ Tim's
race was flaort. He was the worst
enemy though to himfclf. Had
he but cash enough,he would know
how to use it. He would yet be
a good fellow but it war his
way to be high.” Hah 1 said !>
pondering in my mind the faying
of my mother, and it is: Satan’s
‘way tpgp about and deceive fools.
■ Were it not for this for ought we
know, his devilftdjp might have re*
mained a good angel until now.
From such “ geod fellows" as
these, u Goad Lord, w P*
Glpß FERSUS CLUB. '
Inon« of th* fttw, * dtisen who tho’t '
bimWf injured bfthe deaoncwtieo of »
x Sfain W d^ed society, entered the
hail, like citiaen Legendre, wi&e dob
‘ io his hand, (inftted of a brace of pifloh)
and not the w sole dub to flight: tbit mas
,r fMvn’ji.iMtt- '* ‘ s . ',
^lbt fallowing tjlimetion it txtrotted ft cm i
a Ltsdcn Pater.
: Mm.
From Huninhen to Dnnkitk, 360^000
0n the Sea cost Li Vende, 110,000
On the fide of the Mediterranean, 50,000
The Army of the Alps, 80,000
Those of the Pyrenees & South, 90,000
? In the 26 diftrids which for*
rounds Paris, 3J.000
Difiributed in the different De
pariments, 130,000
Total 855,000
In a Aort lime the following number of
men, it is said, will be io BritiA psy, vie.
Seamen, 100,000, Emperor, 100,000,
Pxuflit, 60,c00, Emigrants, 50,000, Ger
man Subfidaries, 50,000, Britilh, 50,000,
Militia and Fcncible , 56,001'. Total
460,000.
To be fold
A G( ? 0D FARM in Wakefield con-
XX tuning 190 Acres owed by Captain
Samuel Hall, with a Dwelling-Houle
30 feet wide and 25 feet long, not very
good, one good Barn 50 feet long and 32
feet wide, another Barn 36 feet long and
30 feet wide, some what out of repair—
-2 young Orchards—said FARM will, in
common fe^fons cut 30 tons of good En
glifli Hay, with excellent Pasturing fu£.
cient for said Farm, well Wooded, and
watering convenient.—The purchaser can
have a good Warrantee Deed, given by
the Subscribers, to enter, on said Premiles
thefirftdayof April next.—Said Farm
will be fold at Public Vendueat the Dwel
ling-House on laid Premises, the third
Tucfday of February next, unless fold by
private sale before said time.—For further
particulars, Enquire of the Subscribers.
Conditions of sale will be made known
at time and place.
WALTER NEAL,
' JOHN GILMAN.
Waktjield, 3th Die. 1794.
Lamp Black.
A QUANTITY of LAMP
, BLACK, of the best quality, may
; be had very cheap at the BOOK
STORE of J. L AMSON, if ap.
plied for soon.
ALL Persons indebted to, or
have any demands againtt
the estate of ABNER HILLS,
late of Chester, deceased, are re
quested to exhibit them for lettle’
ment, to
BENJ. HILLS Jr. Adm’r.
Chester, Dec. 11, 1794.
Smith’s Hymns.
Jufi published and ready for sale by
the printer hereof,
THE Sixth Exeter Edition of DL
.VINE HYMNS, or SPIRITUAL
SONGS &c.—Containing about Forty
excellent Hymns which have not been
: printed io any former edition—and some
of which arc OriginaL
Thomas’s, Low’s, Sewall's, and
tfie Farmer’s
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