The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-10-22

IS 8. refusing 10 take any more.-When h. saw |
M, they had 4 dollars, and thought themselves
/. Tba; Aey had been cruslsy neglected, their
gard looks, trokcn op.ris, and shabby appearance,
icientiy eyinced.
JIM MA NSTAY. !
IS The world is not thy eriend--iarewe!i! /
% Buy food, and get thyselt in fesh."
SHAKESPEARE.
Where never swelling ocean gave,
In chyiS,ai green, shgie wave;
Where never hsg of ,a,or bore
The fruits Of vsor to its shore;
Where buildings rise in saniy ranks,
And rising travel 10 the banks l.
And careless seeming M rehants stray .
Thro' streets, and lawns and whsrves for pay,
Either TO sell or purchase lothe,'
Yet live, and only live by both
Jim NJ. nstey there, at Huekster's door,
Resign'd. tho weary, lorr, snd;poor,
I:y aaun,'ring Stranger, passing near,
Was haiFd with 8 Gallant Lad, what cheer ~
The Tar his 'bacoo-pruch unrolPd,
And smiling answer'd---s' somewhat cold !''-
There is a magic, gnileiess art,
That strikes, and striking wskes the heart;
A something not in mans controui,
That shows at single glance the soul
The Stranger felt, and feeling suore,
That In was sgeat, tho Jim war poor,
And that he should no longer own
HE cheer H 'bscco-pouch slone!
From southern elm es and azure skies,
Where Ch,rieston's cleaning turrets rise;
Where Ashey's be aut eous bosom bears
The hardy soma If privateers,
Who 81 the Ssve tie foe pursue,
An,b il Of equal force, subdue--
Jim told the stranger that from there,
He tish'd to battle, toll, aud care!
And thrice he went, and twice he hsw
Witt, fame aud riches back to Sue.
a eight built little fr'gate," trim,
Add trus to faithful love and him,
Wits aheek Of natures purest eye,
And coral Lip aud laughing Eye
But sailing last from Ashley's shore,
Sim felt not bounding as before;
"A something psin'd aud prest his hsart,
A.M averse and loath to part,
While Sue had not ord or smile
The panss of parting to heguils-
She saw with anpuish'd lock and thought,
His fleeting vessel fade in nsught
AHd tho it long had fed from view,
Still look and Dried, Adicu !-Adeui
Yes Fortune, tho she smiles. can frown;
There is up hill with the down;
Aud yonder sun that rises bright,
nlsy sink in clouds and storms at night
Away he sailed from nstive land,
With Ears Of daring beart an hand,
Their gallant schooner bearing south,
AS far as Oronoco's mouth,
Whose boiling foods resstlsss pour,
And sweep the Ocesn from the shore
Proud land where from their rocky sides
Her rivers drive the briny tides,
As shall her sons in other bme9,
Their Mistress" drive to other c!inaec
Departing hence, and homeward bound,
The cruise with wealth and glory erown'd--
1t srieves the Poet 10 relate
The sad reverses Of his fate
But loud the wind and dark the night;
Nostsr, benignant, lent its light,
As 10. while " nice" the helm smsn steer'd,
Hard on the bow, the foe appeared
Four times their force !--'s Spread every sail ]"
The master cried, " nor fear the gale {"
g. Up, up my hearts the gslants get !"
Quick, Jib-of-Jibs and royals set!
" Better, tbsn trust with them our homes,
CapsZe. and trust to Davy Jones!"
Then fast they aew, and hard they fought,
From Iong-ton hesvng shot on shot;
Still hoping, by soma lucky blow,
To check, and over-reaeh the foe
But ah, bali dir, city few,
And snspt the main sail boom In two,
When at the moment went away
The Jib. and fly ing Jib, and Stay!
Yet, long IS spar could show rag,
They scorn'd to douse the Eagle flag,
And VIXEN it had not one to show,
They dsused and yielded to the foeI
Then came boat, and with il came,
A style that would brothei shame
q Rsseals and Rebels that should swing
II I'D Rsnegadoes from their King!
And ask'd, 50 how DARED they 10 T" let slip,"
IS From such vessel in his ship?
" Who were not worth, c. D. their Eyes,
" With ITO such the name of pyiSe;
sc Nor would have lost the men thsy kilPd,
&c For every Rogue their country hlrd.
FroIa Smoky -house to Congress hall
g SOousGreis, c. d. EN-, one and all!S
Lo now poor jim. eonfn'd below.
prey to hunger, thirst and wo9;
no cLeering sao, beam giads his Eyesj
No hand TIE wants of woe supplies
a few Ooil'd beans his food--hi, drink
x little water dark as ink,
While heat iutoierabie, drains
And drinks the Wgpr of lis veins
Weeks, weeks in Il at aceursed gloom
1'hon rose, ike Speetre from the tomb,
Add paaS'd among Jamaics's cells,
Hsr Cemetery bulks and hells
Bot who to trace the whole shall dare
Ofaesrsysied suTerings ti,ere
WHO, that ne'er saw then, slail presume
TO iorma p,c:ufe Of his 0oon
Where Desih the willing yeUn, seeks
Where anguish srosns and famine sl,rieks,
Where hunian shapes, IN misery, seem,
Like ieYer'd fbautanis Of dream
The sculptor, snd tie Fainter know,
IN tracing sullanary woe,
Thet eeftain limits tind iheir art
il wislrd 70 Interest TIE hesrt,
And these hey ond, that pain and fright,
= fili the bresss, and woupl the sisat;
- @hen the Artist, pure aad ehaste,
Thehasltss Phi'oetetes trace,
ar und lie flowing robe he threw,
Nor gave t''e fostering foot 10 We've
nor should tie Bard pursue y strain,
To wound, 10 agonize, or pals.