Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-02-24

Communicating.
.4rts Of Lite.

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We have seen tie f" Ecosynty Of Life the
- Pa.es ef LIFE" tie" Miser;es q Lje," &c.
treated Of BY the salhOrs. The folio owing
short essay, shall be Devoted 10 the Arts u
Life And passing over the liberal arts the
mechanical arts, and the fine arts, winch AIRS
have been so ayLtaiiy and successfully han
died, by those much better acquainted with
them, han the writer Of these home spRl
lines, he viii proceed 10 make a few ooscr-
vItions. 1st, on The Arr OF CATcHING
GULLs This at is mostly Practlced. by
crafty nd designing Politicians, upon the
needless ADD unwsry multitude, whom they
ensnare b. their wiies, under false pre-
tence Of liberty and equality pretending TO
be their beSt friends, and hHD6.eSt associates.
that they may make hem subserve the saNe
end, for which the lion. IN the fable, TOOK
tie ass into his company on the roai, VIZ.
that he might be " uscf4I 10 him" Of late
years. this lrf has met the pa rorsge and
sanction OF government, and the great men
50 that Il has been greatly improved, rein
90, sJ1hmed, and reduced TO system. ID.
There Is the Art IF Deception - This art IS
nearly allied - the foregoing, only Il is
liiue further extended, tmbra cling tie in
-sEest Of another class of deceivvs and inn
3ostorS, who are famous for 6HH catching
mean conjurOss, 0Iozntebanks, jhSgleJS, ven-
trtloquis,S, &c. &c. 50. There IS tie Blaze
Art-This art consists merely IN blackirS
6oofs and shoes, szpeebiEg rhinlnies, creeping
istI dry holes, aud following that BLACK ard
c,ooked policy, mentioned under AT Isl
and not in swallowing JACK kAives, eating burn
ing togG, ana performing other pleasant aud
harmless tricks Of The like kind, which may
more properly be referred to the Ar, Of ae-
cephOn, above mentioned Ali. There is the
DIR Of Adalation, or F.anery This arr, as
one defines il, is very shameful in itself,
but beneficial to the fstterer." II 1Atter-
er Is upon public walk with you, do but
mRd," says be, how every ones eye is
upon you: there is not man that is taken
30 much nollce Of You had Justice done
You yesterday in the poriico. There were
above thirty of as together ard, the CUES
ten Ee'Ss stated, who was the mos cOusid-
cradle person IN tie town, The whole COM
pany was on the same side in sh, ri, sir,
every one made familiar wHh yOuI n~me."
whenever the person 20 WhDa hp wound
MAKE has court, begins TO speak, tile sycO-
phant begs the company 10 be sIlen. most
lmpudeaLy praises hIm to his face is in
Rap ures at The while tie ,4l&s-aud as soon
as lie has dOIe, CHS Uut, Z" THAI rs De- fect
y nSht :" WAcn LIS patton aims - Deing
WHY upon any man, lac is ready 70 burst At
the smar ness Of his raiiery, add stous hrs
mouth with his handkerchief, ,hat ne ma,
not laugh out. Il he calls hiss children a
bout him, tue faIteTer has lis pockets fnii
u apples tor them wonders TO see so ma,
ny nae boys and turning Il lie f4sher, tells !,
hlin' 'Aey are all as IKE lin as they can stare
"heil he Is invited 60 a feast, be - the IL 81
man That calls for glass Of wine, and IS
wonderfully pleased with the dlliciousncss
VI inc navour gets as Eear as possible 10
tle man OF The house, and tells INN with
much concern, that he eats nolhing himself: (
then singles out some particular dish. and
recommends IL 10 the rest of the comnanN
Zoe TDfT, &c. &c. II person Is grossly |
hAt'efed an picture, lac outflatters tie |
lsIh'er; and thougA lie discovers a great
Ikeness IN II, can by no means allow that IL /
uoes justice 70 the original Thus his |
"''o1S business IS TO ingratiale himself with
'NS~ VINO hear him, and 10 wheedle them
al oi their senses.-Much might be said on
tle dr. q Money -c.HcLiaq, IN which 90 n,.nv
turious teals aIe periOrmed, and so rnuch
G't ana erGf i'ess employed, by those WHO
are determined 70 ger DloAey, hoass,iy iii
"lty c'ia; 64f 10 Sef money :" IN which fatno,i,
&C, Tie -. LoRD TIMOTHY DExrEsp
50 much excelled @RI & distinguished himself. |
LuI IS time fails me, / must forbcar AL tLr
srssenl. OBSERVATORY. |
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