The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1795-03-31 00:00:00, page 4

mit murder, that he might be deprived of
life bythe hands of justice ; and ming
ling a sentiment of benevolence with the
cruelty of bis intention, he refeded, that
if he murdered a grown perlon he might
possibly fend a foul to hell. To avoid this,
he determined to murder a child, who
could not have committed any fin which
deserved damnation, but dying in inno
cence would go immediately to heaven.—
In consequence of these ideas he a&ual'y
murdered an infant of bit matter's, fat
whom he had always shewn an uncommon
degree of fondaefs. Such was the flrange
account which thia infatuated creature
gave en his trial ; and thus the random
prophefv proved, as in many other cases,
the cause of its own companion.
He was executed about two miles from
Berlin. Ac so-n as he afeended the fcaf
fold he took off his coat and wai^coat ; —
his Ihirt was rolled down below his should
ers ; —his night cap was pulled over his
eyes ; he was placed on his knees, and
the executioner, with a single stroke of a
broad sword, fevered his head from his
body. It was the firft time this execu
tioner had performed; there were two
others of the fame trade on the fcaffold,
who exhibited an instance of insensibility
more /hiking than the execution. While
the man's head rolled on the fcaffold, and
the arteries ms the trunk poured out their
bhod, th >fe men, with the gayest air you
ran marine, (hook their brother by the
hand tithed h*m joy# and clapped him on
the back, congratulating him on the dex
terous and effectual manner in which be
had performed hit office.
„,ssssssss^
% POETs CORNER- X
FIRST,in th' enfangain'd fields ofMars,
Taeir warriors fill'd the forenvoft cars,
MORE ABOUT THE THIRD SAVING.
A *d dat'd the battle's rage—
Dr Graffe ! Noallies ! and Fayette !
Thy fate we return with deep regret.
And will thy cares affuagc.
THE THIRD TIME NEVER FAILS:
OR,
The French hewe fa-v'd us twee ;—
But Patriot men can do no less,
Nav —they with franknets will coftfefs,
That the, have jaw'd as thrice.
NEXT, when the British Premier, Pitt,
Slily refolv'd our States to hit,
Again they lav'd our bacon ;
The fans -culottes in Belgic Land,
Dealt blows with such a deadly hand,
Bill feand himfelf mistaken.
L AST, as we've heard our children fay,
Toe third's the best of all the play.
When Clu os uur peace afful,
The Talbens of the Gallic land,
Shill teach us how to qaeil the band :
THE THIRD TIME SHALL NOT FAIL.
disobliged him, by exprefling a contempt
of hit art, the fellow out of revenge pro
phesied that this man should die on a fcaf
fold. This seemed 10 make little im
preffion at the time, but afterwards recur
red often to this unhappy creature's mem
ery, and became every day more trouble
some to his imagination. At length the
idea haunted him so incessantly, that h<
was perfealy miserable, and could do
longer endure life.
He would have pot himfelf to death
with his own hands, had he not been de
terred b, the notion, that God Almighty
never forgave suicide ; sho' upon repent
ance he is ver, ready to pardon every o:h
er crime. He resolved therefore to com-
THE Jacobin# and Feds agree,
That in oar " cause of Liberty,
From Dr. Moors's View of Society
and Manners in France, &c.
[ WENT a few days since with
Mr. Forcefcue to fee a man executed for
the murder of achild. His motives for
this horrid deed were much mere extra
ordinary than t^e a&ion itfelf. He had
accompanied some of his companions to
the house of a fellow who affamed the
o<oi ^ e> O'3*^xo*^o< o<o^.<>
charaa^r of a fortune teller, and having
MISCELLANY.
EPIGRAMMATIC.
E XT R ACT.
ft AKUPI had long been prime
Millifter at Tipartala, a fertile country
that Wretches along the weftern confines of
China. During his administration, what
ever advantages could be derived from
arts, learning and commerce, were seen
to bless the people ; nor were the necef
fary precautions of providing for the se
curity of the State forgotten. It often
happens, however, that when men are
possessed of all they want they th^n begin
to find torments from imaginary afflictions,
and lessen their prefect enjoyments, by
foreboding that these enjoyments are to
have an end, the people now therefore en
deavored to find out grievances ; and af
ter some search, actually be^an to think
themfelvea aggrieved.
" A petition against the enormities of
Takupi was carried to the throne, in due
form ; and the Queen who governed the
country, willing to fatisfy her fubjeds, ap
pointed a day,in which his accusers should
be heard, and the Minister fined upon hit
defence.
" The day being arrived, and the Mi
nister brought before the tribunal, a Car
rier, who Applied the city with fiffi, ap
peared among the number of his accus
ers ; He exclaimed,thrt it was the custom
time immemorial, to bring their fiih on a
horse in a hamper, which being placed or
one fide, and balanced by a stone on th,
other, was thus conveyed with case and
iafety ; but that the prisoner, moved ei
by a spirit of innovation, or bribed by th*
Hamper-makers, had obliged all Carn
ers to use stone no longer; but to have
two hampers, that one might balance th?
ocher—an order entirely repugnant to the
customs of a'l antiquity, and those of the
kingdom of Tipartala in particular.
" The Carrier finished, and the whole
Court shook their heads at the innovating
MtniAer—when a second witness appear
ed : He was an bij)e&or of toe City Build
ings, and accused the disgraced favorite of
having given orders for the demolition of
an ancient ruin, which obtruded the pas
Cage through one of the principal streets
He observed, that such buildings were no
ole monuments of barbarous antiqaitv
, contributed finely to (how how little their
inceftors underwood cf Architecture—
?nd for that reason such monuments (haute
de held sacred, and fuffcred gradually tv
decay.
" The last witness now appeared : This
was a widow, who had laudably attempted
to burn herfelf upon her hefband's funera
pile; but the innovating Minifler had
prevented the execution cf her design,
and was insensible to her tears, protec
tions and entreaties.
'' The Queen could have pardoned the
two former offences; but this last was
considered as so giofs an injury to the sex,
and so diredly contrary to all the cuflom
of antiquity, that it called for immediate
justice.
" What," cried the Qaeen, " not fuf
fer a woman to burn herfelf when ffi,
thinks proper ! The sex are to be very
prettily tutored,no doubt, if they mull be
restrained from entertaining their friend
now & then with a fried wife,or a roasted
acquaintance. 1 sentence the criminal a be
oanifhed from my prefcnee forever, so
his injurious treatment of the sex."
Takupi had hitherto been silent, and
now spoke, only to (hew the sincerity of
his resignation. Great Qeen, I acknow
ledge my crime ; and tiuce I am to b^
banilhed, I beg it may be to some ruined
town or forae deflate ullage in the coun
try I have governed. J Shall find some
pleasure in improving the foil, and bring
ing back a spirit of industry among the
inhabitants."
His request appearing reasonable, it was
immediately complied with; and a Cour
tier had orders to fix upon a place of ban
ishment, answering the minister's description.
After some months search however, the
inquiry proved fruitlefs ; neither such a
village or town, was found in the whole
kingdom. " Alas !" said Takupi, then
to the Queen, “ How can that country
be ill governed which has neither a deso
late village, nor a ruined town in it ?"—
(he perceived the justice of his expostula
tion, and the minister was received into
more than former favor.
Let us eonfider the bleffirgs which a
kind Providence has bestowed upon us,
and let us rejoice and be glad.
VIVE LA REPUBLIC.
From the Columbian Centinil.
i/f Jtor^.
country neighbors, in palling
through a field about three o'
clock in the morning, in the
month of June, was attacked by
a Bull. After several efforts to
escape, he attempted to afeend a
tree ; not however succeeding
in the attempt, a momentary
impulse directed him to pull out
his fiddle, and, fortifying him
felf behind the tree as well as
he could, began to play ; upon
which, the enraged animal be-
Icame totally dilai med of bis fe
rocity,& appeared taliften with
great attention. The affrighted
foe Snip, finding his fierce and
formidable enemy so much ap
pealed, began to think of mak
ing his elcape, left off playing,
and was moving off, without
even the flighted desire to know
who Should pay the Piper. This
however, the Bull would not
fuffer ; for no sooner had our
Orpheus cealcd his fafeina
ting strain, than the Bull's
rage appeared to return with as
much violence as before. He
therefore was glad to have re
course a second time to his fid
die, which^as instantly operated
again as a magic charm upon the
Bull, who became as compoled
and attentive as before. He af
terwards made several more at
tempts to efcape,but all in vain ;
For no sooner did he flop his
fiddle, than the Bull's anger re
turned, so that he was compel
led to continue fiddling away till
near fix o'clock (about three
hours) and until the family came
to fetch home the cows,by which
be was relieved and refeued
from a tirelome labor and fright
ful situation. He is, perhaps,
the firft man upon record who
may really be said to have fiddled
for his life, and who has so tru
ly fulfilled the Poets idea, that
" Music has charms tefoothe the
savage beast."
It is proper, and further curi
ous, to observe, that this man
lodged at the farm-houfe where
the Bull was kept ; and that, as
he frequently played upon the
fiddle in the evening to amuse
the family, he had obfervedthat
the Bull (who always attends the
cows home to be milked) con
stantly endeavored to get as near
the part of the house where he
happened to be playing, as pos
sible ; and always listened with
the most regular attention while
he played, which fortunately
struck him with the idea of hav
ing recourse to his fiddle, in the
prefling moment of his danger,
and which as certainly advert
ed it, and, in all probability pre
served his life.
E$ method of increasing the
force of gunpowder.
Ye sportsmen draw near !—
You will thank us, we apftc
From a Liverpool Paper#
A FEW years agoa man who
lived, and (till lives, at Aller
ton, in this neighborhood, by
trade a taylor, but who could
occasionally handle his fiddle as
well as needle : On his way
home from whence he had been
exercising his musical talents for
the entertainment of some of his
hend, for communicating the
difeovery of Dr. Francesco Bai
ni a physician of Fogano, in Tul
cany to augment the strength of
the powder one third in propor
tion to its goodneis.
To every pound of powder,
add four ounces of quick lime,
।frefh and well pulverized ; e
the whole be shaken till the mix
ture is perfect, and afterwards
kept for use in a close flopped fl
iveffel. We leave the chemists
to decide upon what principle
the lime ads, in strengthening
the powder. The experiment
is certain. In the sports of the
field, several gamekeepers have
tried it, with astonishment at the
additional force given to their
fowling-pieces. But it is necef- •
fary to give notice,that the pow
der used in priming,muft be un
mixt with lime.
TO BE SOLD
^7° _ • A SMALL place
A fixated in
119 0 ©pkffl Keene, containing
99 g three acres, with a
Magill £°° d dwelling House
an d other apendagej
Arf{^^ra —with about eighqiQ
good young apple trees on it—situated a
bout one mile from the Meeting-boufe.-—
For terms and further particulars enquire
of W. W. BLAKE, or JAMES WY.
MAN.
March 16th, 1795.
'TO BE SOLD,
Z^^^'AFARM,
''""iß^g about the
,I&CT hundred acres of ex
^^^^Q^^™ cellent land, one hal^h
under good improve
ment ; lying in Surry, on the road lead
ing from Keene to Charleftown; with a *
good Laufe, barn and corn-house on the
iame—a good orchard ; bears about thir
ty tons of hay in a feafo^H* in,ii'OT_tyty
ed ; has good plowing and pasturing. and '
ies within one mile of the Meeting-boufe,
.nd will be fold very cheap for Cash :—
For further particulars enquire of
JON ATHAN SMITH.
Surry, March 2, 179^.
STATE OF NEWHAMIaIiskA.' ■
Cbejbire ft.
By the Hon JOHN HUBBARD, E,'quire, -
fudge of the Probate oj Wills, ISc. for
jaid County —To fames Bancroft ej Rock
tngtam, County of Windham, State of
Ferment ; and Sarosi Crejb,, oj Charifr
town, County of Gbefetre, Gentlemen,
Gremtiag.
YOU are herebw ceiftituted and ap
pointed flickers te receive
and examine the ciM% of the fe^lcr, _
iditors to the Ettate of Thomas Bencmh;:^^
'a e of Rockingham aforaiaid, deceafad.
under the adminiftr&tion of Noah Level;
of Dunftable, in the County of Hillfboro'>
in said State of Newhamptyire, represen
ted Insolvent, and fee howl they are made
out; and you are to caufefte times when,
and place where you will 'attend that fer- ^
vice, to be made know,, as she law of
said State in such cases provided dir<a> ;
and Six Months time from the date hereof,
is allowed you for that purpose, at the end ,
of which term you are to,refeM • ^3
all such Claims as you (hall judge to be ^
well made out, to the Judge of Probateef
Wills, &c. lor said County, for the time | ]
then being, under your Hands upon Oath,
to your Fidelity and Impartiality, herein,
together with this Commission.
Dated &t Cbarlefown, the 30th day of
January, Atrao Domini, 1795°
SAMUEL STEVENS, '&
Reg'r ofFrobate.|
ALL persons indebted to, ofc $
that have any demands again* the Ertate,4
afcrefaid, aie nquefted to atterd the fame J
at the House of Capt. John Willard, inn-^
holderin Charleftown; on the last Teefdaytf' l
of June anti July next, at one o'clock t1
the afternoon on each of said days.
JAMES BANCROFTS
SAMUEL CROSBY. r
Cbar/e,e<u% March %Qib, >79fo