Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-15
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LETTER

LETTER
From MusqAPHAs .RyB-1- DUB AELf sshH "a
cu,5tQiu of q ksseh, TO .aSEM H4ccHE y, la'a'
ei,al .slaa,e driver TO his hig:aess The oasl1a7
c~ IaliioG.
SwEET, oh, Assem-. is the memory 9
distant friends! Ike the mellow ray OF
departing suo il Fills tenderly yet sadly 9
the hears. Every hour of absence iron
nv native land rolls heavily by, Ike tn
sandy wave OF the dcsart, and the Id
shoresof my caunsry rise discerning 20 m'
imaeinatioo. clothed 10 the sois ii'usivs
charms az distance. sigh-yet 20 oa'
lis4eus TO he sigh of he captive; isaeS
the bitter tear of recollection, but 20 ont
svmpainsses in els tear 7of the tusban'o
stranger Thiak not. however, thou pro
ther Of my soul, that | complain 81 me
horrors of MP situatien---taiuk not sna
nv cap,ivisy is ss,eDded with the labors
the chains. The. secure es, the insults tna'
reader slavery. with Us, more dreadful
: tsaa the -pangs Of hesisa,ing, hogefiae
death. Lighs, indeed, arc The res RANTS
on the personal freedon OF Thy kinsaaan
Z but wis can entsr into The affections ofsthe
mind: who can describe theagonies of IL
heart they are mutable as the clouds OF
the air,they are countless as the waves that
divide me FROM my native country.
have. Of la;e, my dear Assem-, lahored
under an Inconvenience siogelas,y unioriu.
maze, ard am reduced 10 dilemma most
ridiculously embarrassing Why should
hide Il from the companion ofnny Thoughts
The. ear sne. of ay sorrows add my JOYS !!
Aias Asem, thy friend Mas'ai ha, the
sublime add .nvincible captain Of keen,
is sadly ID waat eff pair OF bres1hes
Thou Will doubtless smile, Oh most grave
mussulIaap, to hear me Indulge IN such
ardent Lamentations about a circumstsnee
SO srivis, and want apparently so easy
TO be satisfied: bul little canst thou know
of the notifications attending my cecess.
ties. aud the astonishing difficulty OF sup
plying them. SHonored By the smiles aud
attentions of the beautiful ladies OF this
city, who have fallen in love with my
whiskers and my tusban /; courssd BY the
basnaws and the grea, men, who delight
10 have me at their feasts; the honor OF
my company eagerly solicited by every
kadier who gives concert; think OF my
chagrln a, 'seing obliged to dscliae the host
of invitations that daily ovsrwheln me,
merely for want of pair Of breaches
Oh Allah Allah! that thy disciples cord
come into the world all befesshered Ike a
bao!sm, or with pair Of leather breechss
Ike the wild deer of theforest Surely,
my friend, it's the destiny OF man 10 be
forever suhjsc.ed to petty. evils, wa.ch,
however sriiing 10 appearance, prey 10
silence On his little pistaace of enjoyment,
aud poison those uomen.s OF sunshioe,
which might Otherwise be consecrated 20
happiness !
The want Of garment thou wilt say 10
easily supplied, aud ,hon nayest So. pose
need only be mentioned, TO be remedlsd al
oree by any taylor OF the land: !,:t!e eaos'
thou conceive thelmpedisnens which stand
in the way of my comfort; and still less
art thou acquainted with the 2rodigious
great scale on which every thing is trans
acted in this coun,ry. The nation moves
NEST maiestically slow and cluaabsy in the
most trivial affairs, like the unwisldv ele
phan,, which makes a formidable di6icul }
of picking up straw! When l hintee
my~neeessities tothe officer who has Chafgs
Sof myself and companions, Iezpected tc
have then forthwith relieved, bus he made
an amazing long face, told me that VIZ
were prisoners OF state, and must therefor
be clothed at the expense OF government
that as no provision had been made BY
congress for an emergency of the kind, !
was impossible so furnish me with pal
of brerches,, until all the sages of the na
ton had been convened 10 talk over III,