Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-08-24
Mediation upon the Sudden 'uithering O
beautiful toners.

OeUNtJ"s JeotVefos
How fresh and orient did these flowers
lately appear, when being dashed over
with the morning dew, they stood in all
their pride and glory, breathing out their
delicious colours, which perfumed the ali
round about them; but are now withered
and shriyelled up, aud have neither any
desirable beauty, OF sayonr in them.
So vain thing is the admired beauty OF
creatures, which so captivales the hearts.
and exercises pleasant tyranny over The
affections of vain man, yet is as suddenly
blasted as the beauty Of flower.
How fraiI is beauty in how short time
IL fades, ike roses, which have past their prime.
So wrinkIed age the farest face will pillow,
And cast deep burrows on the smoothest brow.
Then where's that lovely tempting face alas
Yourselves would blush to view it in glass.
If then thou delishlest in beauty, o my
soul choose that which is lasting. There
is beauty which never fades; even the
beauty OF holiness upon the inner man
this abides fresh and orient for ever, and
spsrkles glorious!y, when thy face, the
seat Of natural beauty, is become au ab-
horrent and loathsome spectacle. Holi
ness enamels and sprinkles over the fac,
Of the soul with beauty upon which
Christ himself ID enamoured; even i'm
perfect holiness on earth is a rose that
breathes sweetly in the bud; 10 heaven it
will be full blown, and abide in its prime
to all eternity.-Christian Watchman.
1t is agreeable to observe how differ
emily modern writers and the inspired au-
thor of the Proverbs describe a fine wo.
man. The former con6ne their praises
chiefly TO personal charms and ornamental
accomplishments, while the latter cele-
brales only the virtues Of valuable mis-
tress Of family and useful member of
society. The one is perfectly acquainted
with all the fashionable languages Of Eu-
rope; the other "opens her mouth with
wisdom" and is perfectly acquainted with
all the uses of the needle, the distaff and
the loom. The business of the one, is
pleasure; the pleasure of the other is blu.
siness. The one is admired abroad; the
other is honoured aud beloved at home.
Her children rise up and call her bless
ed. her husband also, and he praisetf
her." There is 10 fame in the worit
equal to this; nor is there note in music
half SO delightful as the respectful Ian
guage with which grateful son or daugh
ter perpetuates the memory Of a sensible
and afIectionate mother.--Rash.
I had the following anecdote, says Mr.
Toplady, from the late worthy Mr.. Davis
of Hatton Garden, London, whose fathe
had it from one who lived during tn,
Plague, and who was we'll acquainted will
the nobleman to whom it refers:
Lord Craven lived in London, wher
that calamity ragged. His house was il
that part Of the town, since called (fron
the circumstance of Craven House bein,
situated there) Craven Buildings. On III,
plague growing epidemic, his Lordship
to avoid the danger, resolved to go to hi
seat in the country. His coach and ST,
were accordingly at the door, his baggag,
put up, and all things in readiness for tn,
Journey. AS he was walking through ih'
hall, with his hat on, bis cane under hi
arm, and putting on bis gloves, in orde
10 step into his carriage, he overheard hi
negro (who served him as postiIlion
saying to another servant, 81 suppose, BY
my lords quitting London TO avoid tn
plague, that his God lives in the country
and not in the town." The poor negro
said this in the simplicity of his heart, a
really believing plurality of gods. The
speech, however, struck lord Craven very
sensibly, and made him pause. M
Cod" thought he, /" lives every where
aud can preserve me 10 town as well as il
the country. III even stay where am.
The ignorance Of that negro has preached