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WHEELING REPOSITORY.
(VoL. I.)
Thursday, 17th December, 18P7.
(No. 32.)
MISCELLANY.
The Games of Life.
The little miss, at three years old,
Plays with dolls and prattles ;
But little master, stout and bold,
Plays with drums and rattles.
The boij, detesting musty hooks,
Loves romping with the lasses,
And miss, grown older, studies looks,
And plays with looking-glasses.
The jolly toper, fond of fun,
Plays with his friends at drinking ;
The sportsman plays with dog and gun,
And wise men play at thinking.
The beauty, full of haughty airs,
When young, plays at tormenting;
L>ut wrinkled, turns to other cures.
And sports at last repenting.
Wretched from self-created woe,
1 he miser's game is hoarding;
And whi n he meets his country’s foe,
i he sailor plays at boarding.
The alderman, with bloated face,
A glutton, plays at eating ;
And such as long to have a place,
At raisihg feasts a treating.
With looks profound and tho’tful mind,
Projectors playing at scheming;
’Till worn with care, at last they find
I lu-y’ve all along been dreaming.
'i he lover, sad, woful, and wan,
Plays day and night at fretting;
While laughing at the silly man,
His Delia sports coquetting.
Cowards, while none but cowards nigh,
Arc fond of braggart playing ;
J he lounger plays at killing time ;
The soldier plays at slaving.
The player*- plays for wealth and fame;
And thus all plav together ;
* J ill Death at last disturbs the game,
And stops th.e play forever.
'* P'J player, in thiv place, is meant
that part of mankind who are engaged
in some kind f business.
Thieves Apprehended.
Louisville, November 3;
On the night of the 1st of this inst.
the shop ot Mr. Long (a young gentle
man who has lately commenced the ma
nufacture ot hats in this town) was bro
ken open and robbed of two boxes of
hats, and a quantity of fur. This daririg
act was committed by two journeymen
hatters, one of whom was in the em
ployment ot Long. 1 he two culprits
were found the next day sticking fast
on the h alls, in Mr. Tarascon’s keel
boat, which they had stolen for the pur
pose ot making their escape down the
river. I hey have been committed by a
magistrate, to take their trial in ten days
before a called court.
Naval Officers’ Monument.
1 ram the National Intelligencer.
It is with pleasure we announce to
tlie public, that the Monument to be
< rected to the memory of the Officers of
the Navy, who fell during the different
attacks made by our squadron on the
cit} of I l ipoli in 1804, has arrived at
Poston, in the U. S. frigate Constitu
tion, and that it will shortly be landed
at the Navy Yard at this place.
1 he expense of this beautiful piece of
I sculpture, which, for grandeur of design,
elegance of execution and si2e, far ex
cels every thing of the kind ever seen
on this side of the Atlantic, has been
defrayed out of the slender means of
the Officers of the Navy.
We understand that the manager,
Capt. David Porter, intends, on behalf
of his brother Officers, to present it to
this city, only reserving to himself the
privilege of choosing the spot where it
is to stand, and that Mr. Latrobe has
generously offered his services in put
ting it up.
To convey some idea of this Monu
ment, we subjoin a short though imper
fect description.
Its base is sixteen feet square, and its
height 23 feet. It is composed of the
purest white marble of Carara, with or
naments and inscriptions of gilt bronze.
The pedestal is highly ornamented with
inscriptions, representative of the ac
tions, trophies of war, 8cc. &c. in bass
relief, and supports a rostral column,
surmounted by the arms of the United
States. Fame, standing on cne side of
the pedestal, with the palm and laurel,
crowns an urn bearing this inscription,—
Hie Decorae Functorum in bello Viro
rum Ciiieres.
History, seated at the base, looking
back and recording these events. Mer
cury the genius o( commerce, lamenting
the death of his protectors—a female
Indian, representing America, with two
children, bearing the Fasces, explaining
the events, and four large bronze lamps,
representing the flame of immortality.
On the pedestal appears the following
inscriptions in letters of gilt bronze :
“ Erected.to the memory of Cap
tain Richard Somers, Lieutenants
James Caldwell. James Decatur, Jo
se ph Israel^ and Midshipman John
II. Dorsey, who fell in the different
attacks that were made on the city of
Tripoli in the year of our Lord 1804,
and in the xxvm year of the indc
pencience ot the United States.
“ A flame of Glory inspired them,
And Fame has crowned their deeds.
“ History records the events—the
children of Columbia admire—& Com
merce laments their fall.
u As a small tribute of respect for
their memory, and admiration of their
valour, so worthy of imitation, their
brother Officers have erected this Mo
nu ment.”
1 he monument has been imported in
51 large cases, and weighs above fifteen
tons. The figures are as large as life,
and the whole will cost above S 3000,
which is to be raised at the following
rates of subscription : Commanders S2<J
ward room Officers SlO, and Officers of
the rank of Midshipmen, &c. S.T. The
subscription, we understand, is nearly
completed, and from the known spirit
and generosity of our Officers, wc are
confident it will soon be dosed.