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OR IG IN A L POE TR T.
Literary Fables.
i translated from the Spanish tj"
Thomas Di Yriarte,
Rj an Inhabitant of ll 'heslir.
Fable II.
{he Silk-worm and the Sbider.
A Spider who, one day, had framed
Her ilimsy web, with pride, exclaim’d,
. moniiy a Silk-worm neighbour,
horn she perceiv’d in earnest labour,
hat thinkst thou of wr/ work, mv iY md,
I n so small time brought to an end {
harlv this morning ’twas begun,
And u >w, t.io scarcely noon, ti > done.
Observe how even, and how fine!
Hov' closely twisted every line.'_
Yes/ said the worm, and drilv gr ins,
It shews how fast a Spider spin -
Epistle to a Friend,
N'JU' **«n:7;iv amen gat the Indians c'i
thg /’ abash.
Dear A, illiam, oft my mind reviews
1 ne solitary haunts,
And untrod paths, my friend pursues,
And all his real wants.
'4 hen in idea I contrast
The diff’rence there must be,
Aetwixt a wild and trackless waste
And dear society,
I feel the sympathetic glow,
Within my bosom rise ;_
Could I one cordial drop bestow,
The pri\ ilege I’d prize.
But alii my pow’rs are much too weak,
loo feeble is mv strain ;
Thy heart to soothe I need not seek,
The thought itself were vain.
Far from thy horn , of friends bereft,
Save only by the lew
W ho have, like thee, their country left.
And bidden it adieu,
To teach, of Nature’s sons, a race
l'o cultivate their soil ;
.May Heav'n the virtuous effort bless,
And crown with peace your toil.
That peace of mind, that’s far above
All other >1 ssings here,—
The joys n\ fri nddiip, and of bvcy
Before it disappear ,—
Of that possess’d, the vale, or Kill,
The mountains, rocks, or tr* es/
The flowing fount, or murm’rii • «ill
Alike has pow’r to please.
But when the / '.'.-.rare harmoniz’d,
The pleasure’s more sublime ;
A blessing worthy to he priz’d,
In every age, and clime.
When Nature’s beauteous works expand,
And bid the soul adore,
How quick the mind will ask a friend,
To join in praising more/
But here let every wish he still,
As in His heav’nly sight,
Who doubtless in his sovereign will,
Disposes all tilings right.
May each preserve an humble heart,
Be hapf’i'y wise and free;
i hen bounteous ileav’nw ill sure impart
Ilis blessings plenteouslv.
And may we all preserve our ranks,
As agents undo r Heav’n,
And thi nee return the humblest thanks
For every favour gi\'n.
Then should mi - f ortune storm the heart,
Dr disappointment lowY ;
e can sustain a ( hristi.inY part,
Supported L\ iiis pow r.
And oft in retrospective vie>v,
V- hen s<>rrow’s sting i , p »st,
A* hat first appear’d a serious woe,
A blessing proves at last.
—Thcd singly to address my friend
I did at first lie gin,
I he strain,!) hold! which I have penn’d,
Has brought his comrades in.
\ our lot’s the same, vour fate is mixt
In the good wor . begu —
1 nus tho’ on tn e mv fri.ndddp fixt,
I greet you every one.
O! mv hi st wishes—Friend ship’s prav’r,
That you ni:u all |,c bli st,—
Accept, cl ar friend, a cl >uble share,
And then divide the rest.
A I)ASSAM.
Redstone.
As kc;po i r.
Dr. Morse, of Klisabcih-town, Xew
Jersey, though a singular character,
seems on the whole to be lull ol good
nature. Several instances have occur
red, in which his retaliation ol injurh
has displayed a pleasant railU rv, which,
though it could give no oiT nee, was apt
to make a deep impression, and prevent
a recurrence of the injury.— lie iia 1
several winter mornings discovered
that much ol his woo l had disappeared
during the r ight, lie therefore sat up
orve night to watch, to detect the marau
tier. About midnight he saw one of his
neighbours come to his pile, shoulder a
large log, and bear it off. The doctor
immediately gathered his arms full of
wood, and lightlv followed him at a dis
tance. The neighbour arrived athis own
door, and threw down his log—when
the doctor also threw down his load on
the top of it, exclaiming—“There neigh
bour, there’s some small wood to burji
with your log/”
Love Triumphant.
On the 1 5th ult. was married at Gret
na Green, Mr. Edward Ward, of Castle
Sowerbv, drysalter, to Miss Bell, of
K ingmon . near Carlisle, the envied hope
of many wooers. On the night appoint
ed bv the lovers for the elopement, the
bride groom went from Carlisle to King
more in ;i chaise attended by a friend.
On tin ir arrival they were greatly morti
fn 1 to find that the father had obtained
ini Ilia nee of Miss’s intention, and had
locked everv do >r to prevent her escape.
M bat cannot love devise ? T hey found
means to converse through a key hole,
and she informed her lover, that if he
cou! ! get a rope, a id ascend the top of
tin house, his attempt would be crown*
ed with success; for he might easily ’
draw her up the chimney.” A rope
v is accordingly procured, and the lover
assisted either by the wings of love, or
a peat stai k. which stood adjacent to the
bouse, ascended, and instantly enlarged
t ie 1 ulv, who tho’ besmeared with soot,
? t tin I hi r pristine charms and vows ;
and tlv indissoluble knot was tied with
out further int rruption. This, we pre
sume, is quite anew stratagem, which,
m ay, with great propriety, enter into the
composition of tlv next soporific ad
ministered in the shape of a novel.
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