Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-03

the ulual crowd, .tudious of charge AMI
contuiion. Some Of thofe councillors, IN
whole loyalty the king probably rePoted
entire confidence, abandon their duty and
their fovereign, and follow the fortunes OF
the ulurper.. The ta'k plot th'oken-
the contpirators increate. The mOurnsul
eidings Of afon's c~rin;nsiity reach at length
the afflicted fire. III. baleful cry OF trea.
fon rang in the palace. The persurbated
king urges the n~ecelli,y of flight. He and
his bouiehold accordingly fecede from the
city. lnsereting fugitives! You were
not the victims OF common tear, you were
not a difordered rout, on the retreat from
a chatting conquerer you were kind COM
panions, and fellow mourners, and as yoa
Attended togerhe. the feep of mount OH
ves lot fall i" kindly drops which ply had
e~ngendered." 81
Though i, might be expected that tho.e
immediately about the perion Of David
Whole affections he could eaiily engage, or
Whole obedience he could itern!y require,
would be the partners of his fight +; yet
in luch a dubious hour, the ltrangers at Je-
rulalem, the wealthy, the polite, the IT,
mid, would keep aloof, till more tranquil
times hould come round again.
But I1tai, the Cattle, had iucha warm
heart, that he never balanced in his cauti-
Gus head the pros and cons of ielflih phllo-
fophy.
This man did not Iinser a moment on
the baok of the brook to conElder the ha-
zard he run, or the probability that he
thould !oie his head, ii Ao.alom's banners
proved vittxrious. The time !erving
Sinner made many a fyl!osiim IN this p'u-
dent Logic ltiai's procets of reatoning
was more fumu.ry; for he paied "ver
ADD all his men, and all the little ones thai
were with him."
Though a kingdom and a ehi!d's at
fet.ic7s were taft fading away before the
fisht OF David, ard we might eaily iup-
poie him Afforded in his calamitles, he
was not 70 funken in the trance OF woe,
not TO remark the prompf fidelity OF Ida.
But iuch a zeal, at zach a ieaion, anu
from fuch a quarter, appeared lnigmatlcal.
Wherefore gocit thou alto with us?-
For thou ar. a tranger, and alto an ex-
III. yyh~-.-s ,hvu carneft but yeiterday.
Should l this day make thee go up and
down with US? Seeing l 60 whittier l
may. Return thou and take back thy
brethren: Mercy and truth be with
thee"
DR.. Campbell centuries the P%araPhraffi-
cal Hyle, and the Lay Preacher is averie
to verbofty. The above addreis of the
king is 70 terfely exprefed, that a little
expanGon, though diminihiog the force,
may add to the perlpicuity Of the pafage.
Is it poaible, Islai, that you are one of
nv unfortunate alociates; how can you
the delights of a city, for the way
of the wilderness, and prefer danger with
me, to future honors from Abialom g.
You are a Rranger, how Garrett thou then
for Jeruialems You have been an exile,
whence then thy nationality Return
thou good, out deluded man ; why mould
eft thou wander with David and tempt !
perdition. am here defolate ard de-
fpiled ; foon perhaps to PERTH by the
feel, or till harper, the ingrati'ude of a
child. l desperately fly, | know not
where. But let not thy raih loyalty trace
my ~perp'exed paths. For thy zeal re-
ceiye m heart. But leave me and make
thy peace with the ulurPer. May mercy
plead with: him for thy forgiveness. May
truth attet thy virtue.
To Go noble a friend and faithful fol-
lower, fuch a remembrance would add
conlancy. Tell lt.ai of danger and he
half uniheaths his fword. He prefers ha-
zardous allegiance IL criminal iuOmiaion,
and would rather with bare and bleeding |
feet pc up the afcent Of Clivet, than be
Captain of the hoft at fictitious Hebron.
Survey my readers this grand hlitorl-
cal picture, deiigned by a great matter
a prophet. it is more glowing than the
canvas of Rubens, more, fublime than the
of Raphael-Is is the portrait OF
friend in adverity.
Th~ LAY PREACHER.