Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-17

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THE WORM OF THE STILL.
have found what the learn'd seem
so puzzled to tell !
The true shape Of the devil, and
where is hi, he'll
Into serpents Of old crept the author
ofill; |
But Satan now works us CORN OF
the still.
OF all his magrations this last he likes
best
How the arrogan. reptile here raises
bis crest
His head winding up from the tail OF
bis plan,
"tilt the worm stands erect DER the
Frustrated man.
Here he joys to transform by his ma
gical spell.
The sweet milk of the earth to an es-
sence OF hell
Fcrmentel our food, and corrupted
our grain,
10 fan.is,, Tie stomach, and madden
the BRAIN.
What orgies the nights Of the drunk
ard display ;
BUT how black with cnnuni, how be :
nightet his day
With drnms il begins, and viii, drains
1t most end.
A dram is his country, his mistress
his friend
Then his ossi!ied heart hates itself
at tie last,
And dram serves his hand fer the
death doing blast.
!! Whoever considers society as it ex
lists in this country. will observe tht
effect 1t government On he MIND
! and habits ot the people. The con
situations of the States, dec iaring al
\ men equal 10 their rights, open th,
Z avenues vi office and distinction e
: every citizen; and opulcn,c, offer
scurc. places its rossess0r in the tirs
: circles al fashionable life. The re
suit accordingly is, thai the geneca
'iprn,ress 81 iaa,iiies is upward the
y Fathers edu;ote their children tol
stations and professions above theit
iowa. The rhinneysweeper's sou be
Icomes IL bricklayer, and builds I'll,
"i,imnics his father sweeps and coh
+ ',lers' offspring not infreIHen,ly un
+ dertake affairs OF state. Son,e ineon
2 Eveuience arises FROM this ambition
. there is too mlci, pushing upward
, the learned professions become crow
Il is-G there dre more merchants thar
! capital; more gentlemen tiiannrtisans
more nilicers than soldiers or seainen
: more professions than n.erit. Loo
e inLo the families oi AM dozen <
e mechanics you may happen 10 know
tlyon will see more than one Of tiu.i
& children spoit'd, perhaps irrt,rieyahl
y ruiaed. by this ambition Of advance
u meat TO gcutcel lie. These his
. 'Hlmled SONS dis'lain the Vulgar tu
honest employment Of their fathers
: thelr uniashionablc 'iress. plna Zoo
X and lio,neis manners they aspire t
He gcnile men, aud 10 more rrsperta
d ole uodes Of getting and enjoying
s. living? they make the experiment
At irom want Of II. Of industry ecuna
ID my. or OF capital, they DO not sue
IS cced and now from pride, indie. II
>" habits, or ignorance, they vanGo, re
10 sort to meaner empioymeRts the
y become incapable Of supporting them
s. selves. and hang like dead we,gh,
upeu their FRIENDS. Sometimes wiol
Family has been reduced to wait, b
the attempt to uphold the pretensior
OF these wos'J be gentlemen. But j
Is not my desire 80 tievk The ardor ,
honorable distinction, or tic etlor,
which Industry. enterprise, or meri
r. make 10 attain the kon0rs of life, Il
Al acquire the enjoy mats and iudepe,
y dsnce OF wealth. my endeovor is |
d. persuade iausc ynunsmeo. (ard Their
10 are too many OF thenamong u.s. VII
Is have made tha ATTEMPT and failed, an
T. now are wandering extravagan
IN i'Iier', dressed in costly apparel
Of thronsius fashionable ,laces, waster
Ii Of time and money not their own, an
us continually intrndcrs where they ar
NJ not wasted. the disi.iea'le figure the
s. make, the suiferiags OF their famiI
sr far their sake. the folly of their cor
In duet. enesitably leading TO disgrac
To and misery. and their eiishonorabl
" dependence on poor parelts or credu
IS l"us tradcsmen. Woult they in a