The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-07-23


duty. Detach private devotion from public public
worship from private. and both sustain Injury
Separate practice from principle Or principle from
practice faith from works, works from faith; prom
ises from commands, or commands from promises
and in the same proportion YOU diminish and DESTROY
the effect of the whole The flames burn by kecpng
these things together.
As man of sense can usually outwit fool because
his designs inConcevabe 20 his adversary's IN
dcrstanding feo VIII sometimes be too cunning
fof wise man, for ;he very same reason that is,
because he will conceive schemes which could never
enter into wiser head than his own Counterpart
ting absurd fellow is like fighting efthanded FEM
Ger you receive wound, because il comes id a Ill
recon from whence you had no reason to expect il.
and he gains victory merely By his awkwardness.
CAsUrsTRY.--Cdn a Jaiier, being in custo-
dy, escape from himself ?-This question VAS
lately moved IN the court al Charleston, S.
Z. I; but the decision involved another issue.
and it is, therefore, still open to discussion.
|! will be granted that be ought not TO be
trusted with the custody Of others, who has
not control over himself The best man.
therefore, TO take charge Of himself, Is the
public official DEPOSITORY of the custody of 9th
ers. The most perfect custody, indeed. IS.
that OF our own person. If to have alway,
an eye upon yourself, il 10 eat at the same
table, II to sleep IN the same bed, If to sneak
with The same tongue, II to walk ia the same
shoes, II 10 breath itousthe same lung, be not
the acme otvigilance, attention and care. we .
marvel where they are 10 be found.
In our opinion, therefore, taller is the best
guard tor himself-5ecauss he cannot escape
from himself
II j. not construed to he an escape, i ii, Vi
prisoner be carried 10y a sheriff or iaier.
from the jail He is not out Of custody. i he.
wtrile The jailor is with him But if he be
jailor himself,~a fortiort, he can never be out
OF custody, because he (ihe jailer) controls
himself. tile prisoner-and the one cannot 20
where the other does not choose.
The error Consists IN Identifying The jliL
and the jaler, which Is not more correct than
TO indemnity cour, house aud Judge
Judge IS the court when On the circuit, i be
uot aud jailoF is Jail, FOR The purposes spf
justice, when be carries the prisoner affixed
/. % bis person.
To escape from Jail is no offence. unless
you escape from custody No man can escape
from himself. A jailer, therefore, being in
his own custody. cannot escape by bis own
neaus.-Charleston Courier.
DEAF and DUHB.-Massien. denied
! by nature the use OF the faculties Of bearing
and speech, beng asked for a definition of
ETERNITY. imFr etiiatel y ANSWERED. dng OATH
OUT yesterday or tOnsorro10 and of GRATITUDE.
TIE memory u he heart Massien and Leclcrc
were aske', what was the difference between
desire and hope. The rerly of The former
was, Desire IS tree bearing leares, Hose q
tree bearing .fo7cers The latter said, Desire
isan inclination Of HE heart, Hope a co ,yioencs
u the mmd.-Polls0.'s .1dv.
military officer being at sea. in dreadful storm.
his lady wh0wa sitting in the cabin near him. and fill
ed with alarms for the safety OF the vessel was Sd sur
prised AT his composurc and serenity, that she cried
Tout My dear, are YOU not afraid How is il possible
you can be 50 calm IN such a storm" He arose from
chair dashed to the deck aad supporting himself By
pillar Of bed place, he drew ms sword and pontne
il to the breast of his wife, he exclaimed Are WI,
not afraid :? She Instantly replied, no. certainly not
why I! said the officer. Because reoinvd his lady.
| know the sword Is IN the hand Of nv husband and
he loves me well 10 hurt me- Then said he re-
member | kn in whom have believed and thar he
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