The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-09-14 00:00:00, page 4

CULTIVATED minds have plea
sures which surpass the vulgar ap
piehcnfion. They have their pains
3s well—for there is an evil peculiar
to refined feeling, which the untaught
raftic is happily ignorant of. This
happens when refinement, or at least
the affectation of it is carried to such
an extreme, that it degenerate, into
falfe delicacy. The symptoms of the
malady are, a kind of secret diffatis
faction with every thing—the com
mon blessings of life are despised, as
inadequate to the refinement of their
ideas, and every petty flight augment
ed. by such a weakness of perception,
as leads them to fee affronts, when
none perhaps have been intended, —
Anu this peevish, irritable temper
they are pleased to dignify with the
name of sensibility, and pique them
selves oo a disposition which difquali
fies them for facial virtue, or social
happiness. What pity, that a quality
meant to heighten every real blessing,
Ihould be ascribed to the mere chi
mera of a sickly brain !—Nevei ;may
you, my dears, by indulging these
fiaitious feelings, refine away the fe
licity, which a kind Providence feat
ters in your path of life. Nourish in
your bosoms, humility and good-na.
ture—thefe will teach you to make
the best of your lot, whatever it be,
and give a relilh to every enjoy
ment—all is serene, where they re,
fide. Humility, by arrogating nothing
kto herfelf, remains unhurt at the 1a
When worn with toil, or vext with care,
Let Susan but this draught prepare,
And I forget my pain :
This magick bowl
Revives the foul.
With gentle iway,
Bids care be gay,
Nor mounts to cloud the brain.
If learned men the truth would (peak,
They prize it far beyond their Greek,
More fond attention pay :
No Hebrew root
So well can fait,
More quickly taught,
Less dearly bought,
And studied twice a day ——
This leaf, from distant regions sprung,
Puts life into the female tongue,
And aids the power of love :
Such power has tea
O'er bond and free,
Which priests admire.
Delights the 'fquire,
And Galen's sons approve.
And breeds no base design.
Prom China's clime, this present brought,
Enlivens every power of thought,
Rigs many a (hip for sea :
Old maids it warms,
Young Widows charms,
And Miffes' men,
Not one in ten,
But court them for their tea,
When throbbing pains assail my head.
And dullness o'er my brain is spread,
The muse rio longer kind,
A single sip,
Dispels the hyp ;
To chafe the gloom
Fresh spirits come,
The flood tide of the mind.-=
LET some in grog place their delight,
O'er bottled porter waste the night,
Or sip the roly wine :
A dish of tea,
More pleaies me,
Yields fofter joys,
Provokes left noise.
Seat of the Muses.
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On SENSIBILITY.
Tbe DISH 0, TEA.
LAWS
of \ the
m^hJ
™ te wiOll,
New-Hampshire.
percilious scorn of ignorance or pride
and good-nature, by calling a veil ov
er the foibles of others, presents to our
view the belt fide of this motley scene.
Without doubt, superior minds have
a quicker sense of what is beautiful
in nature, or deGrable in life, than
the peasant whole ideas extend not
beyond his daily occupations—per.
haps they, feel also more acutely the
evils of their condition : yet the per
sons who fuffer most by this affected
sensibility, are not they who have the
greatest share of afflictive events, but
the idly speculative, who, being em
ployed to no good purpose, have time
to nourish those artificial feelings
which nature knows nothing of.
Sensibility ! what is it ?—ls it not
that delicate perception of n atural and
moral beauty, which the Creator has
implanted in the foul to exalt its hap
pinefs,and awaken its noblest passions ?
How greatly then do they err, who
fobftitute in the room of this best gift
of heaven, that which is the very weak
ness of humanity, pride and peevish
ness.
It is paying but a poor compli
ment to literary pursuits, to suppose
they are productive of that foftnefs
which unfits the mind for enduring
the common accidents of life. —And
those attainments are of little value,
that lerve no better purpose than to
barb the arrows of misfortune, with
flings which the unenlightened never
feel. But probably they who dream
of such effects are the foperficial, who
have never dived beyond the furface
of literature, and whole feeble intei
le&s are unable to digest even the lit
tle they have imbibed.
If you have really made any ad
vancement in mental improvement,
it will invigorate the powers of the
foul, and inspire her with that mag
nanimity which is certainly necessary
to the happiness of a being, who is
every moment exposed to sorrow and
disappointment. Value not your
selves on any refinements that are
fhoft of this effect.
Some, I know, are even restrained
from the exercise of benevolence by
this affedation of feasibility—their
feelings are too tender to bear with
feenes of distress, and too refined for
the duties of social 1 fe ; they therefore
keep at an unfriendly diftauce from
society, left the ignorance or rudeness
they there may meet with, should
wound their excessive delicacy—but
how is this obeying the injunction of
the apostle, who exhorts us to be kind
ly affe&ioned one to another —bearing
with each other's infirmities #
In fine, my dear girls, come to the
feaft of social life, accompanied by the
virtues of humility and charity, and
you will not arise diffatisfied from the
entertainment.
For the case and relief of per
lons imprisoned for debt.
Faffed Feb. 15, 17,9 G
BE if enaded by the Senate and House
of Representatives in General-Court
convened. That any person imprisoned
on mefne process in any civil aftion,
or upon execution founded on a pro
per adion of debt, covenant, contrast
or promise,- shall be permitted and
allowed to have a chamber and lodg
ing in any of the houses or apartments
belonging to such prison, and liberty,
of the yard thereto belonging ; but
not to pass without the limits of the
prison-yard, upon reasonable payment
to be made for chamber- room, to the
An ACT
prison-keeper, not exceeding one
milling per week, such prisoner giv
ing bond to the creditor with two
fufficient sureties, being freeholders in
this Itate, to be bound jointly and
severally in double the sum for which
such prisoner is imprisoned, with con
dition in the fame bond underwritten
in the form following, namely, " the
condition of the above obligation is
" such, that if the above bounded
6 < — now prisoner in the gaol in
" . at the suit of do and shall
“ from henceforth continue a true pri.
" foner in the custody, guard, and
" fafe-keeping of— keeper of
" the said prison, or in the custody,
" guard and fafe-keeping of his depu
" ty, officer, Reward, or some one of
" them within the limits of said pri
“ son, as by law eftabliihed, until he
" shall be lawfully discharged, with
" out committing any escape until
" such difeharge ; then this obligation
"to be void,or else abide in full force
“ and virtue :" And the blanks in
said condition shall be filled up as the
refpedive cases may require.—And if
the lureties be not approved by the
creditor, his agent or attorney, who
prosecutes or who prosecuted the laid
action, then any two justices of the
superior-court, court of common-pleas,
or a justice of the superior-court, with
a justice of the court of common-pIQ,
of cither of said justices, with a jus
tice of the peace, who are diur.terelted,
approving thereof and certifying such
their approbation on the back of said
bond, shall be deemed Efficient ; and
shall remain with the fheriff or gaol
keeper till the creditor demand the
fame,when it shall be given up to him,
and the fheriff or gaol-keeper shall not
be liable to any atlion for any escape
of any such prisoner after the execu
ting of such bond. And on condition
broken, the said creditor may put the
said bond in suit, and shall be entitled
to recover his just debt, damages and
costs for which such prisoner was com
mitted, together with prison charges,
and shall be allowed ten per cent, in
terest from the time of commitment, &
the said court shall chancer the said
bond accordingly. Provided always.
That when any person shall be com
mitted on mefne process or execution,
founded on any foch prison bond, he
shall remain in close gaol or prison in
the fame manner as though this aft
had not been made. And on all exe
cutions issuing on any prison bond, a
minute that such execution issue on
a prison bond shall be made on the
back thereof for the diredion of the
goal-keeper.
And be it further evaded, That when
any person committed on execution
recovered on proper aflion of debt,
covenant, contrast or promise, shall
not have at the time of his commit
ment, or at any time afterwards,eftate
to the value of ten pounds, such per
son may, at the expiration of thirty
days from the time o( commitment,
apply to any two justices of the super
ior-court of judicature, or any two
justices of the court of common-pleas,
in the county where any such person
is committed, or one of the justices of
said superior-court, and one of the
indices of said court of common pleas,
or to either of said courts while fitting
in the fame town where such prisoner
is committed, and pray to be admit
ted to take the oath herein after pre
scribed. And such court or justices
applied to shall notify in writing the
creditor, if within this date, or the
attorney who appeared in the caufe,in
case the creditor live more than forty
miles from the prison, or out of the
Rate, or in case of the creditor s
living out of this state, his agent or
fador, of the application made to
them as aforefaid, and of the time
when and place where they will attend
so administer the oath prescribed, to
such debtor ; giving reasonable time
for attendance of the party notified, &
such notice being given or left in wri
ting at the place of abode of the party
to be notified, a reasonable time be
fore the time ordered for such caption
if the creditorcan make it appear, to
the fatisfaflion of said justices that the
prisoner hath pradifed fraud, deceit or
falsehood in the management of his es
tate, real or perforal,to take advantage
of this ad, he shall not be admitted to
swear, but if no fufficient objection is
made by the crecito, some other per
son, the said justice shall administer the
following oath to the debtor, namely,
1 solemnly swear, that lam not the
owner of any real or perlonai estate ei
ther in possession, remainder or revere
fion, or in possession of any person or
persons for me, of the value of terr
pounds, lawful money ; exclusive of
one necessary suit of apparel, at an,
just and reasonable valuation, nor have
I since the commencement of the ac.
tion, whereon the execution, by virtue
of which I am imprisoned issued, an,
way embezzled, destroyed, concealed
or transferred any such estate, with a
view of defrauding any of my Credi
tors, or changed possession of the fame
for that purpose, or for any advantage
to myfelf, or any depending on me for
support, nor any way done any thing
like it, either diredly or indirectly.
And, I also add, that I have not at
any time, with a view and design of
injuring, defrauding or delaying pay
ment of my debts, done any of the
matters or things herein before men
tioned by any way or means whatever.
So help me God.
Off the Bajbfulntfi of a Young MAN.
by a Lady.
WHY grows the crimson on that
cheek,
Why look so very coy,
Whene'er my tongue begins to speak ?
Declare, O balhful boy !
Complying, wishing, kind and free
Our sex are always found ;
As free and kind, complying be.
And boldly stand your ground.
The girls all jeer to fee thee thus
Revering nature's plan:
No more be thought then one of us,
But prove yourfelf—a Man.
fr^<s<><>^
C^ASH, or Writing-Paper,
' given for clean Linen,or Cotton,
and Linen RAGS, at this Office.
Exeter, July, >79 2t
Which oath ffiall be repeated by
the person who takes it. And the jus
tice administering laid oath ffiall certi
fy their proceedings to the keeper of
the gaol in the following manner,
namely,
fs To keeper of the
gaol at on the day of at
A. R. a prisoner in your cuflo
dy for debt, at the suit ofC. D. of,
&c. took the oath prescribed in an ad,
for the case and relief of persons
imprisoned for debt, the said C. D.
having been duly notified (aid or did
not attend) and in our opinion the
said A. R. ought to be discharged.
~ ? Addition.
And thereupon the said debtor fatis
fying the prison-keeper for past char
ges, ffiall be discharged, unless the
creditor or some person for him pay
the prison- keeper, weekly five (hil
lings lawful money per week, for the
support and maintenance of such debt
or, and on default or negled of paying
for one week or fatisfying the prifon
keeper therefor, the prison-keeper shall
discharge the prisoner.
And be it further enaaed,That all and
every judgment obtained against any
such prifoner,fhall notwithstanding such
difeharge as aforefaid, be and remain
good and effectual in law, to all in
tents and purposes against any estate
whatsoever, which may then, or at a
ny time afterwards belong unto any
such prisoner, and a new execution
may issue at any time against the
goods, chattels, lands and tenements
of such prisoner, in the fame way and
manner, as might have been done if
the prisoner had never been in executi
on ; & the said debtor's ettate shall al
so be liable to pay prison charges du
ring all the time of his imprisonment.