The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-08-14
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! well authenticated The notorious inhdel,
EIhaa Allen, who like TON Paine, cid all
that he could by bis writings aud eXerions 70
destroy the Christian religion, and 70 pFopa-
gate his iniidel sentiments. bad an amiable
daughter who had received msGh instruction,
probably in secret, from a pllus mother.
This instruction had doubtless been counter
acted, and in . measure lost, by the speciUus
arguments and false philosophy OF her father.
In the bloom Of life THIS daughter vas laid on
bed Of sickness aud when she was thought
q " dying, her father was sent for, who
like ali n6dels, was desiTous 70 keep = tar
from such scenes as pOssible-Then he came
into the room, bis daughter with eternity in
view before her, asked her father, which shall
| believe, the sentiments which you have
taught me, OF those that 10y mother has tsugtt
ne. THIS question came home 10 hls heart
Il was TOO solemn too De tTilled with lie
was much disturbed and agita,ed. Believe,
said he, what your mother has taught You
and immediately left the room. Religious fnt.
Correction ortbe Press.-Tt is remarkable,
says brother editor, when we consider the
every newspaper contains. the hurry with
which al preparations for the press are made.
aud the possibility, that when every thing
i well adjusted, some accident may dlsar-
range the work 1T is remarkable, we say,
considering these circumstances, that any on
our publications are as correct as they are.
The tongue of man cannot pronounce, nor
the mind of man conceive the number OF
chances 10 favor OF error in but single page;
while there is but one right way. One may,
therefore, conjecture, that the business Of
printing requires some 'itentlon.
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Intemperaace. On looking over our files Of
English. papers, the following instance OF the
horrible effects Of the beastIy practice OF in
!oxication, presents itself;
a very distressing event took place al the
house ol Mr. J. Christopher, inn keeper, in
Eoesl0n, near Leyiand. A man in state ot
beasiiy drunkenness, went into room adOn-
ing the one IN which he had been drinking,
and sat himself down upon a cradle 10 which
a child was sleeping. The mother, that ,t
might not be disturbed BY lie noise and con
fusion OF the company, who trequenled the
tavern, had removed into toe retired apart
ment. The anxiety she fet on seeing the
cradle occupied by drunken man, may easily
be conceived-hut the shock was ineApressi-
bly, increased, when, on removing the stupid-
ed brute, she oundthat the poor ianocent had
breathed lis last, having died through suGJca-
ton"
A waggi,h fellow hy the name orNash. OBJ
serving a girl alone, thought TO have little
fun with her. " 50 child, (says he) you have
been good girl in the country, and learned q
read your Bible, hope ~ " Yes, sr"
= Pray, now, Gays he y, Iet me examine you;
you have read the Bible and history NJ Iobn
and his dog-nvw can you tell me ghei was
the dogs name p Yes sir, Says shr, his
name was Nash, and an ilapudeat dog 5gas,"
A duel with pistols was lately fought near
Paris between an officer Of the Curassiers and
a silk merchant. A dispute At the Theatre
was tue cause. The former was killed On tic
spot.
THE SEA SERPENT.