Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-07-07
FROM JAMAICA.

acaybo, put into Port Royal yes,erd.r r'
distress, she was bound from GuadaIc,
to Trinidad, but shortly after was obi,
to put away for the first port, on accns'
of a strong lee current, and with o'
difficulty made Maracaybo, on the s &C..
ish Main after procuring supplies ~
master again put to sea, with the hon.
reaching her original port of destinato' I
but all endeavors proving Intellectual coa
PEELED her to stand for this Island
Adam alias Ned Wray, Ia black, IL
yesterday executed at Port Royal. for
ing concerned in a rebellious conspir,,r {
HYMEN's RECRUITING SERGEANT.
Or the new matrimonial td..tOo for ii. s,E
Bachelors.
By the Rev. M. L. weems.
And the Lord SAID. II Is not good tor&. no
to be alone, Genesis ii. 10.
No, verify, nor for the woman ueitbs /
Blu. what says the preacher? Why, IsA,
says Paul, land Paul, you know. was
sound divine, that the young vomen nam !
and loDe their husbands; and rai,e up ALL
Children IT'S well said, most noble d,
riotic Paul! May the children of CoIvuhE
bearken to thy counsel! that there Be II
nore old Bachelors in our land, like seut
by oaks standing sel6shly alone, while o.
maidens, like tendervines. lacking support
sink to the ground; but that. united in Nel
locks blest embraces, they may grow W b.
getber as the trees of the Lord, whose sun.
mits reach the skies, and their 5rane,s,
overspread the nations, making their couh
try the pride and glory of the EARTH
IsiH that The young people marry, auI
Paul.
Aye, that's the point, there let US 6x orl
eyes; there all the honor, and all the blss,|
ing, lies.
For, |. Ifyou arc for pleasure-Dlaw
z. Ii you prize rosy health--Marry!
8. And even if money be your o!jse-ll
Marry!
Now let's to the point, and prove thes
precious truths. Draw near. ys bacheaI
OF the willing ear, while. with the grey qu,
OF experience, write the pleasure, of
married st0Ie.
Believe me, citizen bachelor, never al
Yet received his full allowance heaped l
and running orey, Of this LIES joys, until
was measured out to him by the generoa|
hand OF loving wife.
A man, with half an eye, may see that
am not talking here Of those droll malcti
which, now and then, throw a whole neigh
borhood into sondsration; where seor|
of good people are called together TO e,|
'mince-pies, and to hear blooming nynF:|
otffeen promise to take-jor better and III
sorse-an old icicle of fourscore! Or to 81
sturdy groving youth lavishlng amOrOa
Kisses on the shrivelled lips Of bis gr,i|
grand mother bride! Oh, cursed lust Of peS|
From such matches, good Lord, deliver Y
true hearted republicans! For such mattis|
have gone great way TO make those sz.E1
est notes, husband and wite. to sound prOdg1
iously cut o'tanish The old hus ,and, ais1
all his honeymoon looks, grunts jeaics
bass, while young Madam, wrelched 10 SPA
OF Der coach and lustrings, squeaks scCf
ing treble; making, between them, fine a
and dog concert of it for lifes
But am talking OF a match oftrue lGt'
between two persons, who, having p,rtus .
relish the true parts of tender friendship
and good sense to estimate their infinite val
ue, wisely strive to fan the delightful n'ns
by the same endearing attentions which lb'|
paid to each other during the swee: dsJ'o
courtship. Ii there be a Heaven on earl
we must next 10 the love of Cody seek ~
such marriage of innocence and love- "
the bright list Of their felicities, would "
down as the first bliss Of .Matrimony, VI
charming society, the tender friendship as
fords!
Without friend, it is not for man to
happy. Let the old Madeira sparkle in
goblets, and princely dainties smoke upC
his table; yet il he have 10 sit down vii
him, no friend of the ove-beamiug Ell
alas! the banquet is insipid, and the COLI
gers dinner Of herbs zshere love i" IS
be envied.
Let the pelf.scraping bachelor drive
alone towards Heaven in his solitary sulss!
the Lord help the poor man, and send Dill
good speed! But that's not my way OF tai
cling. No! give me a sociable chase VII