Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-08-16
E,srr The BALAxcs.
BEWARE or ANOTHER VILLAIN

IN the company Of thofe two raiGe7eants who
were advertised Taft week, in the Mon;toriai
Department. OF the Balance, there l. often FEN
mott motor ous t~incle-, who gets BIZ whole
living by cheating, and Satan.like rs going to
and fro, and waking up and down, fcekng
whom he may devouf," thsFe are frveral pc-
culiaIities in the cha ader and appearance of
this ! aical.-Though he has cheated thouiands
OF people even Of tnsf laa billing, be is always
poor. he is gaunt meagrc looking fcoun-
drel; which is probably owing to executive night
watching: for report fays, that Ike wolf,
he prows about during the whole night feafon,
and fkulks INTO his den a, foon as the DAYLIGHT
appears. His lips are thin. his no.e is fharp,
and bis eager eyes are funk deep into their fock-
cts, and have mott malignant fouinr Il Is
evident thai he does nor enjoy hirnielf as people
niuaIiy do who ger livelihood by honeR nduf-
Try tor he frequently all Of flddcn, Rarts,
hr ikes his hand aganIt hi, pate, elenches his
hts, bis:s his lips, lfamps with his feet, and
gnsihes his teeth while in the mean time, his
whole village is overcsa with fuch a horrible
tcowl that he looks more like an Internal fury,
than Ike creature that is fit for human focie-
ty. But all this notwithstanding, he is mott
niinuating, ingeigiing puppy; inlomuch that
thoie who have fufered the moi BY bis knave-
ry, are fill fond of his company nay they are
feen TO leave father and mother, wife and chill
dren, that they may Allocate with the wretch
that has uudone them. Though he is low
bred fellow, he has an itching fcndnefs for the
company of people in high life, and the favor
able reception that they have too often given
him, has proved he unhappy location Of his
being 70 much courted and carefed by Others
The unfeeling culprit has meannefs enough To
pifer the few pence from the pockets even Of
a2prentice boys, and Of poor men, Whole wives
and children are fufering with want but he
dfcovers peculiar attachment TO young bucks,
who have rich fathers, or who have lately come
into the poiedion Of large patrimony- after
he has o0oe become familiar with lads Of fpirit
belonging 70 this olaf, he feldom ever leaves
them as long as they have cert ID their peck
cts, or flint to their backs. Finally ne feems
to have no regard TO party; for he is equally
uncomfortable, whether the vifim Of his de-
probation be federallt or p democrat. a
public edia has-forbidden ali innkeepers to
harbor this notorious robber but he aill finds
means to introduce himfelf into fome Of their
houes, and TO get jff,t! lodgings in their apart.
ments to the great injury Of fociety, as well as
OF individuals. Ii will be equally unpleafanI
and imPraaicab'e to 60 into detail Of all the
tricks Of this vile fcound-el, or 70 enumrrate
the wretched victims Of his knavery. Il has
been remarked that his intimate companions
generally come 10 a miferabl- end Many of
hem have committed violence on their own
lives ;--many OF them have died under the gal.
lows macy Others Of the wretchcd group have
been condemnej to be confined FOR tie III tic
States Pr,fon; while The reGdue have heen feen
to pine OUT tie lat q their days in condi.ion
Of poverty and -on-enPr.
After Ibis particular dsfciiption Of the villain,
and feeing his face is bnt 700 well known II
rnoa parts Q! the country, It is alrl5a 7e-dls.J
to add thar his name : CAN3Irxs