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paper in their vain attempts to destroy man hap
| PLY secured by the panoply OF his own good cha
racter, against all the storms OF their impoten'
vengeance.
II is however, If we are not mistaken as to whom
the writer is, still better specimen Of the means
by which he has established reputation Tor iying,
that now challenges the world.
Truth is said to be like oil--slways floating upon
the surface of the mind, and presenting i'seil lore
most 10 the range OF ideas. 1t has therefore oeeh
maxim with the moralist, tina, the most studous
liar would find il impossible TO prevent its occasion
al escape But investigator" in this, as well ASH
many other instances, has demonstrated thatby Tong
habit and close application, the science OF lying may
be brought to degree OF perfection entirely IN
mingled with truth.
Il is a lie which states that Mr.. Stout procured
the printing Of the notices Of the proposed enter
tanment at Watering Point.
And IL Is a lie, which charges him with having
circulated those notices. Those notices were nei-
Their printed nor circulated at the instance OF Mr..
Stout
IL is a lie, which states that the Democratic can
ddate for sheriff in 32l, made sick with eating
beef at Watering Point; for the democratic candi-
date for sheriff in 1891. assures the writer that he
never was at Watering Point in his life.
The statement in relation 10 the transactions be-
tween Mr.. Stout and jeremiah Weeks, Is erery
io0ra a lie Mr.. Stout had sold 10 Weeks in his life
tme parcel OF wood for which he took his bond
Weeks had sold this wood and applied he proceeds
in part payment for farm which he purchased
about the same time The execution which sold
his property was for the collection Of the balance
due from him on account Of the purchase Of this
farm. Mr.. Stout, it is true, put an execution into
the hands of the sheriff, which he might have col
lected out Of this sale. But what will the reader
think Of d" Investigator" when he is told, that so
tar from pressing this execution, Mr. Stout author
lied an agent to attend the sale OF Weeks property
TO buy to the amount OF his execution and leave the
property SO purchased with the widow When he
is further told that this actually DONE and that
this act OF generosity alone prevented the widow
from being entirely stripped Of every means oil
subsistence?
The character Of Mr.. Stout, for benevoIenc,, |
needs no defence where he is known. No persoL
N his own neighborhood (cf any pa,ty) will at
empt TO controvert it. Therefore, the circulation
If the Gazette had been confined to Kent county |
: Investigator" would not have been noticed in this
way. nor the editor Of the Watchman troubled with
his communication. We cannot however con
'lude these remember without advising "lnves;iga-j
orr to RENE mber his oCn manner OF doing business
With UidO70s and orphans. Let him Investigate
he fee bill and compare it with his own eXtortion I
tie exactions from the poor and the ignorant and
Or the future confne his attention to his own house.
I GtasS,or stone may be thrown which will break
into atoms. PHlLO INVESTIGATOR. |,
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ron THE WArtNMAy.

Mr. WILsoN.--In the Gazette Of the 18th ut
we hear Of a "Voice from SUSSEX" We would
inquire of that Voice whetherit could not be heard
from behind certain store near the Draw Bridge
whe1e, reports say, number OF hog sheats were
placed Tor certain purpose and whether it could
not sound from the interior Of said store? Perhaps
that Voice could inform lbs whether there was NOT
at certain period, some hogsheads Of moiaases thai
partook of large portion Of Cruel, and how many
tubs full were sufficient for one hogshcad, and whe
Their It produced the same effect that Elisha bes
sing did on the poor Widows cruise: Sc SC.
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state i those, particularly, Of New Caa,..
II the lair and honorable men, Of all nar;s s0ua
look on with indifference while these ,bio n'ss ca
acted 1t money and brandy are TO ruiz s. "e q
the name OF federalism, be it even So T IT,, 1nd
reckoning, il it is not already at hand, canno, Iy
oa r. lie, Inc hager Of scorn and detison coa,
and fury intolerance and persecution, bav. ,n
Let even bribery and corruption boast thai, ,"a
ments. The time will soon come. when ,r EI !,
able and high minded men will renounc, ~ "O''
ION, where the need Of virtue is the r.w,'I TO VI
and where the highest talents are to yird i. VIC
70 the meanest incompetency. Every one N. ~ nm Y
plaud the generosity and manliness Of disoo,i "
which keeps attached 10 party, even as. g'a'VG|
cadence Is ascertained, those who have n,,,, ~
IN It's honors in the day OF its prosperity. h"
honesty owe fidelity to jacobinlsm or hoOo W. ~ 70
ance to bribery and corruption ''eg
Milford, Sept %. d"
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

At Meeting of the Delegates from the several
Hundreds of New Castle County convened at the
Red Lion on Saturday the 9th Of September 1898,
for the purpose of forming County Ticket, the
following Ticket was agreed upon and ordered to
be published in the Waterman.
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"hy my hammer says the ex-auctioneer, s.bu,
aou INC general are brave men; patriotic men
for didn't the general treat the. enemy with con-.
tempt, by dlsdainfully turning his tdcc upon them
and wasn't | corporal during the last war and
,'ldht turn out twice TO face the foe? But nv
bravery exeels in another line. Who else. if ,hev
iad ransacked the whole state. would thew have
found 10 tell SO many nonstrous ones abont The
generals patriotism, and honesty and unparalleled
sk't as al arbitrator? confess that these themes
are almost exhausted and verify believe should
nos Dc able to hammer away upon them at the same
rae Ior Two weeks longer; for conscience begins
~ hard hump. BY my hammers if the general
should be elected, and should fail to remember me
Tor all these things Tor which never can be rewar.
ded rom any other source-by my hammer, but
T.fll------ Bat I'll make no rash promi-
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We have been furnished with what was the wrapper or
envelope, Of some communication, to our neighbor He
oughtto take better care of such things,
The journal send herewith, should ike N hove NH.
iished - qucEy as possible. If it come out in ri
days pape he 26th inst. it then go. cheek by iow
was picked in the market house and in which VIM o+
made to ask me how many got huzza, here for kns
George. was afraid it would come to this when we he's
san So iiercey upon them Mustn't give back now
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roR TIE wATcRMAx.
r..

Mr.. W1LsoN-In reply to the notice over the
signature Of $ Matter Of Fact" in the Watchman
OF the Goth ult. beg leave to observe, that the
attack on the two vessels alluded to, aad that on The
charleston Packet, were on different days. David
Aazzard' Esq was present at both rencounters
u.
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JOHN WHIT,
ID AVID WlLTBANK,
JOHN vi. COULTER

L. Whereas il has been stated 10 me that
certain .Nobte .HayIor, who cannot wi,e his os
name, has been persuaded by some Of MIR. Payate|
trends 10 put his maj TO certificate setting Gorl
that DAVID HAZARD. Esq on the day Of IL.
tack upon The Charleston Packet, was at home ID
hind his counter IL certify that at that time va
clerk IN said store, and that DAVID HAZARD EsI
was not there. SOLOMON pRETTYMAN
IS.l | certify that Samuci King tsince de,.aI
ed,] and myselfweIe marching to join our C9npa
the day the attack was made by the British en- Id
Charleston Packet We met Col Paynter and ID
quired the news he stated Z" there is bad chancl
there, boys; you will get killed; you had better 4
treat with me" Discovering the colonel wa,vsr
much alarmed, we left him and marched On, and
continued his retreat with expedition.
The above will attest by oath il necessary
JOHN HOLLAND. |
[4l certify thai was on Btoadbi'n Beachdt
ring the attack on the Charleston Packet: ID
when The enemy began to FIRE col Pajner ltsps
from his horse, and turning to his men, told then
TO retreat. lis horse ty this time was about g
yards from him, when be went in pursuit 0! hiWI
and saw no more Of Col. Paynlrr that day
saw Ddcil HG%%ard when be- took Tic 'OG |
leers across Tie creek TO lewes Beach.
The above VIII swear to.
JOSEPH HOLLAND,
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roR THE WArcnMAu

Mr. WILSON AS efforts are maxine n A..
some statements that appeared in the WIZ 'pO
lot the 9th and Esd ult., relative 10 ne
col Psyner during the late war, and II nut a.a.
from the character of David Hazzard, Fen d'
the same period, The following cel,Gcst,s1 s ~u
many others that might be obtained will I' sS1
mat the statements allude TO are facts
|. WE the subscribers, unders,an1,o. d,
our political opponents intend TO adopt m, a,,r,,
they can find subjects depraved enough IN .H..
their nefarious designs to prove thai Dawn H.
zARD, Esq. was at home, in his store mn ,ha u
hat the enemy made an attack ON the Cha,.,,1
Packet, on Broadkin Bar: this is to certify b,,
were that day on the Beach, under The comm.rd
David Hazard, Esq, who continued a, bs nog
that day; and when he found that the drrncrro
be kept up with more effect from I.ewestown r.,
he beat up FOR volunteers to cross the creek and
were among the volunteers who went over, vi.
we continued until the enemy retired. when NJ
Hazard marched us back 10 our uuarters;-lNtI
we found colonel Fayntcr.
The above statement we are willing to sweat
At any time. JOHN WHIT.
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FOR THE WATcHMAy.

The article signed "Investigaior'' in late mum
Der oil me Blue Light Gazette, is admirable spec-
men ofhe means resorted TO BY the writer's for that
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NEXT TUESDAY

'6WE Great Drawing Of the Union Canal Lottery will
o'clock, P. NJ. when upwards Of $4,000 in prizes IF
$4,000, $4,000 S23S6, $1,000, $1,000 5000, $500, 500
&C &c vii be drawn and paid the day # demanded
:, VT number OF gentlemen in Wilmington and New
that is they are willing to subscribe the amount of one
icket or share in dozen licke;s-The twelve Tickets
heoG Jointly and mutually the property of the concerned
Vt fe" names Will be received by the subscribers until
Monday next at II o'clock, who will deliver list Of he
Iickats S3 HOPE r Co
If the above is prudent speculation there never
"'' o"c' Sept %.
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WIGMORE & HA\yLEY

ksREWERs from Philadelphia respectfully give notice
ED Of their having engaged the Brewery Al Wminrton
recently occupied by James Sebon where they have this
day commenced brewing stock of Beer, Ale and Porter
70 which tae attention of the public is solicited
5ep' M 1928 79-ot.
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Ametlcan lDatcb1llatl.
WILMINGTON, 8 OCTOBER, 1928

Ero1 Indignantly upon dawning OF an attempt to ALLEVIATE
~ F-S = INT Vh'oh rom another" WASHINGTON
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GOVER.VOR,
DAVID HAZARD.

SEMI TOR.
JOHN ERWIN, G. II.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
WIN. + GRUBB, b. II.
JOSIAH +. CLEMENT, c. II.
ANDREW GRAY, Nj c. II.
BENZ WATSON, w. e. c. II.
WM. VANDERBILT, R. L. II
LEVI BOULDEN, p. II.
RICHARD F. COCHRAN, ST. C. II.
LEVF COURT.
CHARLES DUPONT, b. II.
JOHN &. PHILLIPS, &C. IT.
JOHN TORBERT, " IL
BENZ. MARLEY ri. c. IL.
JAMES CHAMBERS, ,r
Vice VIM vandegrih, jr. resigned, Ap' -
FREDERICK CRAIG, Chm'n.
!. TORBERT, Sec'y.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18
THE SERENADE.
[rAoM PBRclvAI's POEMS

Softly the moonlight is shed on the lake.
Cool is the summer night-wske o awake!
Family the curfew is heard from altar,
List ye! 0 list to the lively guitar.
Trees cast mellow shade over the vale,
sweetly the serensde breathes in the gale,
Softly and tenderly over the lake,
Gaily and cheerily-wake! awake!
See the light piunace draws nigh to the shore,
Swiftly it glides at the heave Of the oar;
Cheerily plays on its buoyant ear,
Nearer and nearer the lively guitar.
Now the wind rises and ruffles the pine.
Ripples foam.crested like diamonds shine.
They fash where the waters the white pebbles
lave,
In the wake Of the moon, as It crosses the wave.
Bounding from billow TO billow, the boat
Like wild swan is seen on the waters to float;
And the light dipping oars bearit smoothly aloni
In time to the air Of the gondoler's song.
And high on tn. stern stands the young and th'
brave,
As love-led he crosses the star spangled wave,
And blends with the murnur Of water and grove
1ne Vnes OI TIC hiknt, l'at aiS S"e'So w AS'S'
His gold-hlted sword at his bright belt is hung,
Ills mantle Of silk on his shoulder is flung,
And high waves the feather, that dances and plays
On his cap where the buckle and rosemary blaze
The maid from her lattice looks down on the lake
To see the foam sparkle, the bright billow break
And to hear in his boat, where he shines like
star,
Her lover SO tenderly touch his guitar.
She opens her lattice and sits in the glow
Of the moonlight and starlight, statue of snow
And she sings ina voice that is broken with sighs
And she darts on her lover the light OF her eyes
His love speaking pantomine tells her his soul
How wild in that sunny cline hearts and eyes rol
She waves with her white hand her white fazzole
And her burning thoughts fash from her eyes
living jet.
The moonlight is hid in vapour Of snow!
Ills voice and his rebec alternately flowi
Re echoed they swell from the rock on the hill
Theysing their farewell and the music is still.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18
MISAPPLICATION OF WORDS.

The words syeet charming and beauti-
ful are of peculiar use in subliinely vague
dialect of sentiment, for by having no
meaning at. all in their application, they
are made to mean any thing
Narcssa had just returned from her
evening rambles, when, to be sure she had
"a charming walk, the moon shone sWeetiy,
and it was beautiful evening.
! Moll had beat the dog till he had raised
the whole family with howling.--When,
llinquiry was made what the difficulty was'
) Behold, the saucy brute had split beau
! -|tiful pail of swill. =.
!; Goody Truckle, if she could have walked
8 on three now, half as we'll as she coulf
3 once on two, would have taken Goody
!. Trot down cellar to have shown her char
# ming barrel Of pork.
2 1t was expected the speckled pulle
e would lay two eggs day because job
! ,lhad built slceet henrOOst.
g A Frenchman who had been in the cour
/ try but little time; but by close appl
n cation had acquired good grammatics
e knowledge of our language, had by his ow
and the assistance of his instru'
Il. tor, found out that the cpithet sweet ha
ID reference to smell. or taste; charming
H. something rocal, and beautiful to some y
or sibte object; and that it was therefore pr
ng per to say a sUeet taste or sVeet tfavor,
to,charming singer, beautiful prospect, or
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18

peautitul womun. With all this iniorma-
lion however, he was entirely unacquaint-
I'd with the more fashionable application
of these terms, which alone can apologize
for the following bunder:
His landlady among other specimens OF
her economy, was one day expatlat.ng on
her frugality in having fatted hog by the
slop and crumbs of her own saving, and
this panegyric by declaring that
it was a beautiful hog. Monsieur told her
that he had been in the country but lit
tie time, had seen but few of its curlosi
ties and that it would make him very hap
py to see her beautiful hog Upon the aP-
proach of his benefactor to the yard, this
paragon ofugliness, dissonance, and stencil
accosted her with his usual melody, which
however at this time, hunger had made
more sonorous than ever. There Mon
sieur, says madam, is this not beautiful
hog? Why Madam, says he, with little
l have seen hogs look very
much like him before,-do You call him
handsome But Monsieur is it not char
ming hog? Upon my honor madam, he
does make a grunt exactly like our hogs
But say, Monsieur, says Madam, is il
not street. hog? Sweet /! he may taste
very we'll but by Gar, be does smell just
like our hogs in France.
national coNTRAsT.-In noisy mob
two handsome young women who were
very much alarmed threw themselves into
the arms Of two gentleman standing near
for safety; one of the gentlemen, an IRISH
man Immediately gave her who had iiown
ito him for protection, hearty embrace. by
way, as he said, of encouraging the poor
|crature. The other. an Englishman, i'm
lmediately put his hands in his pockets 'o
guard them.
When an Irishman is introduced to Johs
Bull in England, the latter Immediately
'apprehends some conspiracy against his
purse, his wife, his daughter, or his wine.
| A further instance of national dlscre
pancy may be adduced from the wei
known story of the two officers. who OBJ
serving fine girl in milliners's shop
the one, an Irishman, proposed to go IN and
IOuf Il NdlSll-lIUDOi't VI o'hS' W 80 - 'NN'
er view of her. "Hoot mon." says his n1r
thern friend, there's nae occasion t.
waste silier, let us gang in and speer it sht
can give US tUa sarpenses for a shilling.
1t is also notorious, that in one of thu
Duke of Marlboroush's battles, the lrisf
brigade, on advancing to the charge, threw
away their knapsacks, and every thine
which tended to cucumber them. all which
were carefully picked up BY Scotch re-
Igiment that followed to support them.
1t was saving of the old Lord Tyraw
Hey, at period when the contests between
nations were decided by much smaller
numbers than by the immense masses
which have taken the field Of late years
that to constitute the beau ideat OF an ar
my, General should take ten thousan'
4 fasting Scotchmen, ten thousand English
men after a hearty dinner, and ten thou
sand Irishmen who have just swallowed
their second bottle.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18

ride up to the towns, where they exhibit
their boasted skill in horsemanship, by
trying who can gallop fastest, or leap in
The best style over ditch a yard wide, OF
a hedge foot high! All this fills up the
time till about three; when they return
and dress for dinner. which takes place
about half past four. This is the only
meal at which the English eat;-and the
wonder is that, with their execrabie cook
ling, they can eat at all. The whole IS put
lon the table at once, except the pastry,
which they never dine without. The cloth
lis then removed, and the wine and desert
|put upon the table. They ta!;e scarcely
any wine with their dinner; and the fe-
males all leave the room short time after
lit is over. The men remain about an hour;
when most of the party assemble IN the
'drawing room and the mistress OF the
house prepares tea. During this opera
ton some of the men amuse themselves
10y talking what suppose they call gal
|lantry, to the ladies'; to whom the latter
Iappear to listen with extreme patiance-
IBut generally speaking, the men-and par
'|ticularly the young ones-crowd togeth-
Ier in one corner of the room, and recount
1.-The adventures Of the day; embellishine
1.-The relation every now and then by a loud
general laugh, which for any thing the rest
of the company know to the contrary,
may be directed at them"
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18
FROM THE AURORA.

The TOWN.-BetOre we c0mmenceI
our peregrinations it will be necessary torl
you to convert the grub into butterfly, j
or in other words to drop that rustic garb|
for one more fashionable for / have al
ways found that if the eye sight is Offend
ed, it will be in vain to attempt to enlist
the other senses in your favor. And on
the other hand, prepossessing appearance
lis half the battle, for very few are endow-
ed with sufficient penetration to get be-
yond the outward covering no matter how
corrupt the carcase that lies concealed be-
meath it. So, sir, in the first place, those
dangling carroty locks which would be a
fortune to a tallow chandler, must come
under the censorship Of seignior Bar
dotte, and when you have received the Ma
poIeon crop, instead of that slouched cas-
tor, which might answer well enough for
Philip Quarl, or Peter the Hermit, we
must cover your pericraneum with Cor
tes hat, alias, Logic beaver, which may
he considered the first step towards civil
Ilization. If your eyesight is perfectly
good, it will be necessary to mount pair
Iof spec cles astride the bridge of that good
looking nose of yours, as it will give you
an air Of sagacity but if you absolutely
require their aid, be cautious not to use
them until stone blind, lest persons begin
to suspect there is defect in your vision.
Your cravat is as stiff and as puritanica
as though it had been prepared in the days
of Queen Mary-it would do admirably
we'll for coffin dress, or verger at the
head of funeral procession but take my
word for it, it will never do in fashionable
life. Get a piece of silk about the size OF
Ia sheet, composed of all the colours OF the
rainbow, and chequered with stripes two
inches wide; with this encompass youl
neck and iiIl your bosom, and in despite
:. of stature, you will Immediately assume
1.-The air of buck of blood, or man OF spi-
rit. Your vest must be composed OF ma
terials to match your cravat; butln word
come along with the to the Messrs. Wat
sons, and the transformation will be elect
ed in the time that take to converse a.
bout it. Your object. The .uoposSes.
convenient. Poor sim
I,pleton if you have not The face to ask fol
credit, you will never get along in this
, goo,lly city Of ours. promise you; ant
; with it you may go to the end of the worl(
!. without interruption. Refuse to run il
, debt to tradesnan Indeed, despai
of your ever making a figure. Look a
me clad from top to toe, in the mode
land yet devil the stitch is paid for no.
jlikely to be--otherwise than by fair pro
misses. Never received receipt in full from
Ia creditor in all my life; trades'nen wer'
horn to suffer, so come along, let US get ;
:. genteel rig ont, SO that I may not be a
ashamed to be seen in the street with you
. and then, sir. shall be proud of your com
). pany. Come along, twelve months credit
land if your honesty holds out that tim
!. discharge the bill and satisfy your con
a science.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18
RECREATION.

"Beware of two much recreation.-Ga-
ming, taverns, and plays. are pernicious,
and corrupt youth. II they had no other
fault, they are justly to be declined, in
respect to their excessive expense of time,
and habituating men to idleness, vain
thoughts, and disturbing passions, when
they are past, as well as while they are
used."-Chief Justice Hale.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18
DANIEL MALCOM.

Among the first settlers of Brunswick,
Maine, was Daniel Malcom, man Of un.
daunted courage, and an inveterate enc
my to the Indians, who gave him the name
of Sungurnumby, that is. very strong man
in the spring, he ventured alone
into the forest for the purpose of splitting
rails from the spruce, not apprehenslve oI
the return of the Indians SO early in the
season. While engaged at his work and
having opened log with small wedges
about half its length, he was surprised by
Indians, who crept up and secured his mus
ket, standing by his side. 'sungurnumby.
said the chief, snow me got you long me
want you; you long time speak Indian
long time worry him; me have got yo'
now {; look up stream to Canada Well,
said Malcom, with true sang froid. yol
have got me, but just help me open thi
log before go! They all. five in mum
Der. agreed. Malcom prepared larg'
wooden wedge, carefully drove it, tool
out his small wedges and told the Indian
to put in their fingers to the partly cleftet
wood, and help pull it open; they did h
then suddenly struck out his blunt wadg
and the elastic wood instantly closed fas
on their fingers. and he secured them all.