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The Batchelor— J humorous Song.
BY DIDDSN.
A BATCHELOR lends an easy life,
Few folks that are wed, live better ;
A man may live well with a very good wife,
But the puzzle is J,uto get her;
There are pretty good wives, and pretty bad
wives,
I And wires neither one hung nor t other ;
And as for the wives who scold all their lives,
I'd sooner wed Adam's grand mother.
Then ladies & gents, if to marriage inclin'd;
May deceit or ill.hnmour ne'er trap ye!
May those who are single get wives to their
mind,
And those who are married, live happy.
Some choose their ladies tor ease or grace,
* Or a pretty turn'd foot as they're walking;
Some choose 'em for figure & feme for a face,
But very few choose 'em for talking.
New as for the wife I cool'd follow thro' life,
'Tis she that can fpe^k sincerely;
Who, not over nice, can give good advice,
'And love a good htfbind dearly.
So ladies and gents, when to wedlock inclin'd,
May deceit and ill homo- ne'er tr?p ye !
My those who live single find wives to their
mind.
And those who are married live happy.
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AN old German, who had been con
demned to be executed for some of
fence, on his way to the gallows was,
very deliberately fmoakmg his pipe.
When he arrived at the place of exe
cution, he took his pipe from his
fr mouth and put it in the button hole ;
of his coat. He mounted the cartj
which was immediately driven from।
under him ; but by his weight the|
rope accidentally broke ; and in his;
fall to the ground his pipe met with
the fame fa e. The old man riling I
(lowly, & rubbing his eyes, perceived,
the broken pieces of his pipe, ex#,
claiming, " Look now ! mit your
tarn nonfenfa youmake me broke mine
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Pleasing Hiftory.
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PEROUROU:
Or, The BELLOWS MENDER.
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
[Tre-fluted from the Fritch, forth Nra^h
KnAg Mucam}
MY hiftory is filled with events'
the most whimsical. Condemn
ed by my birth to vegitate in the
most obfeure class, I owe my-ele
vation solely to the efforts of the
malice of mankind. This vice,
which in society causes the ruin
of Io many fortunes, fixed the lo
lid basis of mine. lam married,
rich, and in short, happy, in con
sequence of having been the do
cile instrument of the most cruel
vengeance.
I was born in one of the little
villages which are in the neigh
borhood of Montelemart. My
father had often made efforts, to
rife above indigence. The last
resource which offered itfelf to
him in his old age, was to follow
the trade of a Bellows Mender,
which he had learnt in his youth.
It was then to this profeffion, af
luredly nor very brilliant, that I
was destined at the age at which
it was thought I was capable of
labouring to gain a livelihood. I
was latisfied at ftrft, with being
under the jnlp^ion of my fa
ther, but my disposition and my
address soon made me surpass
; him, and my ambition taught me
' to believe that my talents ought
to be employed; on a larger thea
tre. Some of excursions, which
did not extend beyon&the gates °
of Montelemart, encouraged me
more than I expeded, and I de
termined upon leeking my for
tune; After dedicating my sav
ings to the solace of my aged fa-"
ther, I found means to collect a
small sum, which put me in the
situation to undertake a journey
to Lyons. - I made my entry into
that superb city with every thing'
neceflary for my trade, & made
the public square, and the most
frequented streets, resound, by
crying, " Here is the bellows
mender, —who wants their bel
lows mended ?" As I was young,
'well shaped and a&ive, I had
much employment, and became
the favorite of the chambermaids
of the quarter I frequented, which
was the utmost extent to which
my ambitious views dared to
carry itfelf.
Returning pretty late one ev
ening to my little garret which
served me for a Ihop and lodging
place, I found mylelf qccofted by
four pretty well dressed young
men, who appeared to be making
a nocturnal promenade. We
were in one of the most unfre
quented streets of the quarter of
St. Clair ;—they joked one anoth
er on the lateness of the night,
and cast some sarcasms on my.,
trade of a bellows mender, to
which I replied in a tone of rail
lery which leemed to astonish
them ; they looked at each other
in a most expressive manner, and
immediately cried out,\" Here is
our man." I acknowledge these
words made me shudder ; I was
alone, in the night, without any
means' of defence, and at the
mercy of four vigorous bucks.—
What is to become of me ? was
the firft reflection which' present
ed itfelf to my mind. One of
them surmising the fubje& of my
terror, laid to me, in an affable
tone, " Perourou," (this is the
name which the people of Lyons
give to bellows menders,) “ Pe
rourou," fays he, " surely you
have not yet iupped any more
than ourselves ; will you accom
pany us ? it is our intention to
do you more service than you are
aware of—come, after supper we
will talk to you ; have no fear,
we are horieft lads ; if you will
enter into our schemes, we will
aik nothing of you but to keep
a secret which can expose you to
nodanger."
'There was in the, voice of him
who spoke, something so mild ;
thepropofition in itfelf was so se
ducing, that I accepted the offer
without hesitating.- My new
friends, after passing through se
veral streets, conduced me to an
apartment elegantly furnifhed,
where we found fix young men,
who appeared to have been wait
ing with patience for the others.
A short explanation took place
among them refpeaing me, and
we then placed ouridves gaily at
table. Succeeded in making the
company laugh at some jfmart
observations I made, and con
firmed them in the good opinion
it wa,s neceflary they should have
before they difcloled themselves
to me, The domestics retired,
after having placed the desert on ;
the table, and the assembly, that
had been noisy until then, kept,
for some moments a profound fi-;
lence. At length, he who appear-i
ed to be the master of the house,;
spoke to me thus, "The ten per
tons with whom you have come
to sup, are all of Lyons ; we are j
engravers ; our genius, joined to'
• what we obtain by our families,
place us in an agreeable indepen
dence, and our talents give us a
certain consideration. But love
and pride have, united lately to
trouble; the happiness we enjoy
ed. In St. Dominic street, there
lives a pi&ure merchant, who is
but an ordinary person, but he
has a daughter of the greatest
beauty. The city of Lyons, not
withstanding its extent and pop
ulation, does not possess a female
who can be put in comparison
with this charming girl, endowed
besides with all the graces which
can be desired in io amiable an
objea ; but this enchanting
whole is shaded by one fault, &
this one fault is an insupportable
pride. Haughty in feeing her
felf the object of general obfcrv
ation, (he believes none but a
prince dare aspire to her hand
Her father, who has a good know.
„ledge in painting, but is yet very
confined in every thing else, has
spoiled her by an adulation that
reaches almost to idolatry. The
reading of romances, her glass &
the continual incense of all about
her, have changed felflove into
vanity, her vanity into arrogance
ando*Br arrogance into disdain
for all those whole oppulence or
rank do not flatter her pride.—
But, why Should I speak in the
name of another, when it is my
own hiftory which I relate ? I
had the honor of gaining her ac
quaintance through my connec
tions with her father. Some,
times She did me the particular
honor to give me her hand to
conduct her to the ball or to the
play. These flight favours turn
ed my head ; 1 believed myfelf to
be -loved, because (he preferred
me, apd I ventured to discover
my pretensions to her father, who
was favorable to ray wishes.—
My family, my profeffion, my
fortune, gave me the right of
presuming that my alliance wou'd
be agreeable to the young lady:
—judge of my surprise, when on
the firft overture for this mar
riage, the haughty girl dared to
fay to her father, in my prefence,l
with a bold tone, " Do you think I
fir, that a young person like my-|
felf, was born to become the wife■
of an engraver ?" I confefs thatl
this excess of impudence ftified I
my love on the Spot, and I retired I
precipitately with the single de-I
fire of being avenged. Myl
friends, laid I to those who were I
about me, the affront which I
have received is an outrage on all
of us ; undertake my defence;'
let us form a plan which will
ftiew her in effea that (he was
not born to have the honor of
marrying an engraver. This is
my hiftory, my dear Perourou,
do you feel fufficient confidence
in yourfelf, sufficient discretion,
to merit that we Should raife'
you from your present state ?<
Under the abje& exterior which
you offer, it is easy to difeover
that you have a mind and under
standing superior ; will you un
dertake to become the husband
of an amiable -woman, who
wants nothing but her pride to
be mortified, and her vanity pun
ished ? Yes, answered I, with
assurance, I comprehend the pkit
you wish me to play, and will
answer for it I fulfil it in away
which will not cause you to blush
for the choice you have made.
To be comtimurd.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Portland, Nov. 1. At a muster of the
militia a few days fioce, in the town
of Gouldfborough, a Serjeant Rolf
was killed by Cape. Abijah Jones,
who commanded the company. Ac
cording to the verdid of the Jury of
Inquest, we are told that the Serjeant
was refradory, and disobedient of or
ders. The Captain endeavoured tol
- keep him in the rank to which he be-1
longed, and in pushing him oppofi- ,
tion was made on ihe part of the Ser
jeant, when, it seems in the opinion : ^
of th e Jury, he received a wound in
the left breaff, of ^6441 two inches
deep, from the Captain, ttough in.
voluntarily on his part, which put a'
period to his life.
The Captain was afterwards com
mitted to Cattine prison ; but from
circumstances, it is probable has ob
tained bail.
TAXES o7^Uß^E&*™
State or New Hampshire,
Hilfarwgb, g
NOTICE is hefy given to the nonrefi.
dent proprietors and owners of land in
the town of Warner, count, of Hillfbe.
rough and State aforef a id, who have not paid
their State, county and highway taxes for
the year 1798—that so much of their lands „
as will pay hid taxes, together with inciden-'
tal charges, will be fold at public vendue,
at the dwellinghoufe of Mr. Daniel Whit,
man,innholder in fiid town, on Monday
the twenty seventh day of December next,
at it o'clock in 'he forenoon, un!efs prevent. ? —
ed by previous payment to me the subscriber.
NAMES. e t 4
Cab • .^ #
C.M.C M.C M
Benja. Orfgood, 251 60 461 0 127
Thomas Jewell, 1 48 80 12 t 2 0 33 7
Jefeph Jewell, 2 27 80 18 6 5 0 §0 0
do. 220 60 461 012 ,
do. 217 40 2604 74
Jonathan Prefey, 233 40 4610 12 7
Gid'n & Ph'p Davis, 135 60 461 012 7
do 235 80 621 0 17 3
Nathan Goodwime, 2 21 80 12 4 2 0 33 7
Joseph Jones, 227 40 30 0 5 80
Theodore Hoyt, ) A „
21680 one halfoftax, f 12 420 33 7
Lt. S. Barnard, 24; 80 461 012 7
John Nichols, 2 940 3003 80
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