The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1790-11-20 00:00:00, page 4

MANKIND often, by their zeal
and solicitude to conceal a fa&,
make the exifteoce of it more gene
rally believed. In the reign of Louis
XIV. some people fufpe&ed, and not
without reason, that a lady in the
Abby of Moret was the King's daugh
ter. She was brown, and resembled
him in other .efpeds. The King,
when he placed her in the convent,
gave her a portion of 20,900 crowns.
The opinion (he had of her birth,
gave her an air of pride, of which the
convent loudly complained. Madame
de Maintenon, (the King's mistress) in
a journey to Fontainbleau, went # to the
convent, and willing to inspire the
nun with more modest sentiments,
endeavoured to banish the idea that
nourished her pride. " Madame, said
the nun, ^ trouble iDbicb a lad, of
Mr. Rrssell, ,
1 ebfervid the other day in yon, paper the much admir
cd piece of Poor Jack : The following is his Dear
Poll's anj^er; and I hope it wit be thought ^or
thy of a birth, as it may in fame degree console
oar favorite little girls, in our absence. faf,
A SAILOR.
WHEN Jack parted from me to plough the
falc deep,
Alas I mayn't fee him again,
In spite of all talking 1 could not but weep,
To help it I'm fare was in vain.
When he broke from my arms, and he bid me fare
well.
Saving Poll, come my foul, it won tdo-
So d'ye hear, avast whining and fobbing, my girl,
'Tis all foolifh nonsense in you :„
I could not help thinking but Jack was in right,
From something that whispers d'ye fee,
There's a sweet little Angel that fits out of fight,
Will restore my Poor Jack unto me.
11.
Yet while he's at distance each thought is employ'd,
And nought can delight me on shore;
[fancy at times that his ffiip iV dellroy'd,
And Jack I shall never fee more ;
But then 'tis but fancy, that Angel.above
Who can do such wond'rous things,
I know will not fuffer a harm to my love,
And so to myfelf thus I fags—
What matters repining my heart shall be light,
For a something there whispers, d'ye fee,
There's a sweet little Angel that fits out of fight,
Will restore my Poor Jack unto me.
111.
But should that sweet Angel, wherever he be.
Forget to look after Poor Jack.
Why then he may never return unto me,;
O never, O never come back,
But O! it can't be— he's too good, and too kind,
To make the fait-water his grave;
And why should L then each tale-teller mind.
Or dread ev'ry turbulent wave:
Besides I will never kind Providence flight,
For a something there whispers, d'ye fee,
There's a sweet little An, el that fits out of fight,
Will restore my Poor 'Jack unto me.
THE following is supposed to be
one of the fineft bon mots ever ut
tered. It was spoken by Benferade,
the French poet, to a,gentleman
whom he had frequently rallied on
suspicion of impotence. That gen
tleman meeting Benferadein the street,
" well (fays he) notwitb/landing all our
raillery, my wife has been delivered some
days." " 0 Sir, (replied the poet) 1
never doubted the ability of your wife."
SEAT OF THE, MUSES.
From th Columbian Cintinil)
PLEASANTRIE S.
your rank fakes to come on purpose t 6 tell
me that lam not the K^, daughter,
jully convinces me that I am." This
anecdote the nuns of Moret remember
to this day.
METHOD OF TEMPERING EDGE-TOOLS
of too brittle quality.
HAVING bought a neat knife, and
paid handsomely for it, I found
that whenever I attempted to cut
woods or any hard substance, the
edge broke ; this accident often re
peated, soon made a saw of my blade.
I complained to the cutler, who very
seriously told me that it was a sure
sign of the goodness of my knife.—
He finished by Sharpening; it and re
ceiving his sixpence. This grinding
happened so frequently as to become
more tedious than costly, and at last
reduced my knife to nearly the size
of a large needle.—A new blade was
fitted to the handle—the fame acci
dent happened to it—it proved again
of too brittle a temper : My patience
now became tired, and I had almost
determined to lay the knife aside, the
handle of which I only regretted—
when an itinerant feiffars- grinder
gave me an effectual receipt —To
plunge the blade up to the handle in boil
ing f at for t w ° hours, and then taking
it out, let it cool gradually. I follow
ed his directions, and my knife cut,
the hardest wood, ebony, box, even
bone its edge now refills. _'
JUST PUBLISHED,
By Hrnry Ranlet, and to be fold
at bis office, in Exeter, by the groce or dozen.
1791:
CONTAINING,
Besides the common Calendar Pages,
ECLIPSES and Common Notes
for 1791 —A valuable Table to
turn Cents into Shillings, Fence and
Farthings, in thecurr^ncy of the se
veral states of the Uri Ton where the
Dollar is rated at 456. 6s. 756. Bs.—
Superior and Inferior Courts, and
Courts of General Sessions of the
Peace, in N.-Hampshire —Supreme
Judicial Courts,and' Courts of Gen.
Sessions of the Peace, 1 in Maflachu
fetts —Supreme and County Courts
in Vermont—Probate Courts in the
County of Worcester, Mass.—Probate
Courts in the County of Rocki'ng
ham,New-Hampihire— Yearly Meet
ing of the Friends in N. England —
A few choice Sentence— Anecdotes-
Roads to the principal Towns on the
continent from Portsmouth, &c>
ALMANACK,
Weatherwife's
Newhampshire, Massachusetts
and Vermont
FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD,
From a late French Paper.
CAME into the enclosure of the
Subferiber, sometime in Septem
ber last, A red Yearling HEIFER-=
The owner may have her again, pro
ving his property and paying charges,
by applying to ... j. GILMAN.
Exeter, Nov. 13.
OTRAYED from the Oakland, some
time in June lafl, a dark red, year
ling HEIFER, with a white face. —
Whoever will give information of said
heifer, so that the owner- may have her
again, shall be handjcmely rewarded.
Enquire of the Printer.
Y—HEREAS Margaret, wife of
'' me - the ' fubferiber, has eloped
from my bed and board—This is to
forbid all persons from harbouring
or trusting her on my account, as I
will not pay any debt she may con
trast after this date. Samuel Turreje
Deerfield, October 23, 1790.
A LL-persons indebted to, or have
demands on the estate of Do&ot
Ebenezer Hills, late of Chester,
deceased, are requeued to fettle the
fame immediately with the fubferiber.
Executor to the last will of said de
cealed. ISAAC HILLS.
△ LL persons indebted to, or have
" demands against the Estate of
Willla m Sweat,late of Kingstown,
blacksmith, deceased, are requested to
fettle immediately with the fubferiber.
Administratrix of said estate.
ELIZABETH SWEAT.
Kingstown, 2otb Off. 1790.
tyHLREAS Mary, the wife of
VV me the fubferiber, has absented
from my bed and boaid—this is to
give notice to all perfons,not to har
bour, or ti uft her on my account, as
I shall not pay any debt of her con,
tracking from this date.'
his j:^.
^ Edward X Gilman.
mark. ,
Gil : mintrra;n, Sept, l^tb 1799.
War Department, SepQ Qtb, 1790.
INFORMATION is hereby given to
' all the military Invalids of the United States,
that the sums to whkh they are annually entitled,
and which will become due cn the fourth day of
March ensuing, ^'m be paid on the said day, .by
the Commissioners of the Loans within the states
refpeaively, underfuch regulations at the Prefideff
of the United States may dired.
• H. KNOX,
, . Secretary for th Department of War.
spelling-books, primers;
D and WRITING-PAPER, exchan
gedfor clean Linen and Cotton Regs
at Ranlet's Office, Exeter.
BLANKS, of various kinds, for fal,
at H. Ranlet's office, Exeter.
ANTED by the Printer hereof
VV g few pounds Sheep's WoqL
Chester, Not. 4, 1790;