The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-10-14 00:00:00, page 4

diverts herfelf with ; for this
day he struts under three bars
of lace, and the next absconds
in the remains of a borrowed
shirt. This week he revels at
THE Gamester is a fore
of land pirate, who fre
quents Taverns, where being
shunned by his acquaintance;
he courts- the company of
Grangers for plunder ; a mere
tennis ball, whom fortune
WHEN men oflenfe their ufeful aid
J .deny,
Let Grubfreet wits the printing-press
Q < Supply;
Tis Ihameful, that none will aid its
cause,
But fee for want, the paper's blank and
pause ;
Whilst faithful readers pass the pages
o'er,
And gaping hearers eager wish for
more;
The press is free— for man its rights
maintain'd,
Then why from writings are ye so re
train'd ? r
'Tis ufeful too, here vice may be re
prov'd,
Knowledge diffus'd, and ignorance re
# mov'd
The printer's toil, in vain would be ap
piy'd
If ev'ry one his friendly aid dery'd,
By whom this zeal should focner be ex
prefs'd,
Than those to whom his labours are ad-
red;
Nor let the. vices, which so much a-
fe&/
I fain would wish to !hew mere complai
sance
drefi'd :
Sure there are some who might reaped
So much their town' some errors to cor-
bound,
All mortal virtues in their rage con
found ;
Shall I ascribe the cause of this ne-
_ so bad,
That not one proper fubjeci can be
, had ?
The towering genius would the world
explore,
And bring to lig: wharda.-kncfi veil'd
before.
Can idle pleafuie ^b^ the ml^d em
.ploy.
And all its ufeful fSc^hies deiboy ?
Or lazineft, that 0 laa.
Permit the thoughts no 2:;/=cr to be
free? .°
That thus the press, ^fl labour so :c.
tense ;
And fee at lad so fmJ' fa ^compeoQ :
What then's the cacfe ! 7L, (4! & /
• they tout ! ' wh, ?
I cannot tell ; tat if they ^en't, I'll
, tr )--
I'll fill a page of nothing, more yet
true
I may write nonfenfc as fame others
do;
My thoughts, flow bent, are hard to be
refin'd,
Whilst noble genius pliant bend more
kind.
I'll think, then write, then flop, and
then
4 II write, and pause, and think, then
write again.
f^^^
sense ;
Thenwhy thus silent, are the times
gica
To want of parts, t!.b cj %rt3 to es-
Than think in towa there are men of
THE GAMESTER.
SEAT of the MUSES.
From the Essex Journal.
his lordship's table ; and the
next in company with foot
men, starves in a subterra
nean dining room ; his dif
eale is a Icabies of the mind,
poverty is its best physician,
and death its infallible cure.
A ;cod wife is, indeed, a
"very h^ thing ;" & which
is ver/ fnte to be met with;
but that your readers may be
assisted in their researches
after one, permit me to de
scribe the necessary accom
pliihmehts to form such a
character. She must love no
man so well as her husband,
whole inclinations and plea
fore ffie must constantly
fludy.
-She must never ipeak in the
positive but always in the
submissive tone ; and above
all, carefully avoid to let her
tongue run too faft. She must
think her own home prefer
able to the most sumptuous
habitations of others ; but on
no recount must go abraod
without her husband's con
sent. She must be always
neat red delicate in her dress,
but never call in the assistance
Uch as washes, paints and
patches ; nor dress her head
too high, to add borrowed
charms to the natural graces
of her perfofi. She must ma
nage the family with spirit &
prudence, neither fuffering
any heceffary to be wanting,
nor countenancing any waste
Whatever. She must be of an
affable, lively, and chearful
disposition, capable of giving
and deceiving ah innocent
joke, and know how with pro
priety to perform the ceremo
nies of the table. She must
be well acquainted with the
godd and bad properties of
all kinds of provisions ; and
if the does not go to market
herfelf, must take care to fee
that her servants perform that
business properly. In short,
she must be an indulgent pa
rent, a prudent wife, and an
agreeable companion. The
IWAS the other day peeping
into a book of conundrums
and among other things found
the following assertion : a
mong the things difficult to
be met with, three are chiefly
reckoned, a " good melon," a
"good wife," and a" good
friend."
There are few people who
love a melon better than my
felf, though I acknowledge it
to be very rare to meet with
a good one However, I
shall not enter into the merits
of this matter, but leave it to
the determination of epicures.
Three GOOD THINGS hard
to be met with.
man who meets with such a
partner, ought to love her,
cherish her, and adore her.
As to the third difficult
thing to be found, a " good
friend," that is a "real" friend
there is not such an animal
in nature ; and therefore, 1
shall not attempt to de
scribe it.
While we read of the ha
voc among the Inhabitants
of the Eastern Hemisphere,
by raging wars and a more
deftruftive pestilence. While
we confider the prefeht state
of Europe, where almost eve
ry nation is involved, or to
appearance about to be in
volved in contention and
disorder—While we observe
with horror the dreadful Ti
dings from the Weft-Indies;
and in fliort, while we re.
flea on the troubles that I
subsist in almost every other
part of the world, how ought
our hearts to glow with gra
titude to the Supreme Being
for the Blessings we enjoy in
this. —Peace dwells within
our walls : Health, Plenty
and Prosperity smiles upon
all our Towns. Under the
administration of a wife and
efficient Government, such a
government as no other peo
ple could ever boast of, we
enjoy the happiest refleaions|
and the faireft profpeds.|
What is in the womb of time
we cannot tell —It is not for'
mortals to know the Designs
of Providence, or even to un
derstand His ways. The
present state of the world
seems to portend great E
vents. Great events have in
deed already taken place the
present Year, and are now
bursting forth, to the afto
jfhment of every reflecting
mind. On whatever secular
principles they may be ac
counted for, we ought to as
cribe them to the over-ru
ling hand of GOD. He did
perform marvellous things
among the Inhabitants of the
earth in ancient times, and is
now performing wonders in
our days. What has been done
for us of late years, is a part
of His great Plan.
Americans ! call to mind
the days of your distress—
View your present happy fb
tuation ; and bless him who
hath delivered you from the
former, and establish you in
the latter—who harh distin
guished you among the Na
tions of the earth : and
while he fuffers dark clouds
to overspread them (perhaps
however, only to prepare
PORTLAND, SEPT. 23.
From a Correspondent.
"Here lam, inNew-London,
with my wife^ family. 1 left the
Cape 26th ult. in the Brigantine
Three Brothers, being appointed:
by the aflembly to come with one
of the members to aft afiftance
of Congress, for our poor dis
tressed Colony, . which I left iw
the most horrid situation. —All
the flames of the planters have
revolted, and they have, burnt
in the course of three days a
bout 50 plantations, and killed
every person they could catch.—
Every plantation and landing
place from Port Malligo to Li
minard are totally .defroyed;
—lt was fappofed the fame est
feft took place at Port-au-
Prince and Aux-Capes ; as
some of the Negroes taken by
our troop, fay, it was to take
place the fame day throughout
the Colony.
The gentleman who came
with me is gone this afternoon
for New-York, from there be
will go to Philadelphia, and ap
ply to the Charge des Affairs of
I the Court of France. An em
; bargo has taken place at the
Cape, and all the Americans
are on duty ; —when wefall
have further news God only
knows."
wanted a BOY
14 or 15 years of age, of a
good family, as an apprentice
to the Hatter's Bufinefs — En
quire ej:John Dean, Exeter;
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 2g.
Extrad of letter from a French gentle
man, at New-London, to his friend in
All persons in
debted to the „ fubferiber, for
Newspapers, are informed —
That another fix months ex
pires the 7th of O&ober next;
the, are therefore earnestly
requeued to make immediate
payment, nos only for the
present fix months, but for
ALL ARREARAGES to the
present time. Sept. 29,1791.
OZIAS SILSBY.
them for the enjoyment of
resplendent days)is crowning
you with loving kindness.
Make him the best return
you can, for his goodness,
and he will give you conti
nual cause to deem your
selves a happy people.
* UN away from
the fubferiber,
about the ift instant,
.Ufa an indented apprren
tice boy, named Alexander
Rowe. Whoever will return
him to his master again free
of expence shall receive One.
Penny reward. All perlons
are forbid harbouring, trust
ing, or concealing him.
JOSEPH WELLS.
Ham+onfalls, Sept. 22,1791,
Providence,dated Septeroberj4, 1791