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The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-08-26

master, and in place of galloping off, presents
his chest to the enemy. He knows that IT
he turns away he will have no defender. Ills
bood flows, but his courage never for one
minute fails ; he knows also that his master
will not forsakc him. If the tiger, exhaust
ed by fatigue, allows the horscman single
moments respite; it is all over with him !;
the iasso, which is always ready at the saddle
bow, is again laid hold of; and for Guanche
twice to miss his aim is almost unexamplcd." :"
~.The boots of G,lanche are made of the
skin of horses leg, turned inside ort His toes,
never covered hv this skin, are always free; and
he fixes only his great toe in the little strrups he
uses. The spurs are enormously large"
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tP;tgl-E51,.l!I,iil's3'.g4a
SATURDAY EvEL1TNG-

The past week is fed, and the evening is como,
That prccedes the sabbatical rcst
like the days OF the Years now depaitedand gone,
Like the sun that deccnds to the wcst.
Like a voice from the grave, bidding mortals be-
ware
Of the waste of the hours as they hy,
Time silently warns us to watch and prepare
For the moment that calls us to die.
Each year and each month"; and each day, like .
friend,
IN the language Of wisdom convey,
Some type of the shadow ofdeath, that attend
On the steps of the agedand gay.
OH who then can think Of the work that is gone
That prccedcs the ssbbatical rest,
And not call to mind the rcpose of the tomb,
AS he secs the sun set in the west
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wElrgrNuToN, DEE. AUGUST 2s, 1925

with vigour and resolution arc laid in the
dust.
A man of such a character, who thinks
riches will ensure hin. happiness, discovers
as great folly as he would, were he to spent his
time in bdilding castles in the air. The rich
man is liable every hour to be stript OF his
property. We not unfrequcntly hear OF the
miscr's being rcndcrcdas destitute and much
more miserable and disconsolatc than his
tenants, By fire, by bankrupts and by lawsuit.
Every, additional lot of land, fine house, or
farm increases the care and anxiety OF the
possession, consequently puts him who has
already more than lie needs in condition
less favourable to the enjoyment OF happi-
ness.
Resides, person whose views. arc so mar
row and contracted, whose charity never
ex:cndcd to the necessities of the poor,-and
whose sensbility has never been awakened
to. the suflerings of humanity, is an entire
stranger to that pleasure and enjoyment
which are heightened by friendship and an
Interchange of kind Offices. The cup OF
temporal happiness is often dashed with bit
terncss, but the severity Of tho diauSht is
mitigatcd by sympathy and affection. The
tics of affection and friendship are a great
allcviation of the miscrics and sufferings OF
human life but the avaricious man, who
makes wealth the ultimate object OF his
pursuits, neither promotes nor shares the
advantages derived from the exercise OF
charity and from social intercourse.
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LOVE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

" Nullum numcn habcs, 81 list prudcntla, tc
Facimus, Fortuna, Dean coloqui locamus."
OF all the objects considered worthy OF at
tention, there is none after which mhTklna
more earnestly seek than wealth. lhc lovers
OF ease and the votarics OF pleasure pursue
their objects with unabating zeal The cpl
cure exh;usts his treasure in profusc dnintles,
the philosopher computes with cXactness
the revolutions of the heavenly bodies, calcu-
latcs their cclipses, ascertains their distances
and maenitutles Butt is the avarcious man
who roes to the worlds utmost bounds, cN"
plores the bowels of the earth, and traverses
the mighty deep for the sake OF cnlarsinS his
Golfers.
ssThis is the man, so fond of lining ore,
He'd sell his Maker to increase hls store,
Rifle the chambers of the mouldcrng dead,
And steal the napkin from his fathers head" !"
Not satisfied with an adequate supply Tor the
demands of nature, but solicitous lest he
should be visited by some misfortune or Gala
m;ty. he denies himself many OF the neces-
sarics and comforts of life and seeks rcme-
DIV for the ills of human nature, i'll his trea-
sure. He subvcrtS the laws ot nature, tns
day and night with unrcmitted cXertion, not
with the noblc and generous motives, that he
may increase the aggregate OF happincss,----
soften the condition OF the indgent,-or sooth
the distrcsscs of the sorrowiui,--bu with the
low and sortid views OF self interest. ltis
own cmolument is the supreme object OF ms
pursuit, and all his plans tend to the accom-
plishuent of this design. Snonia ms attempts
prove abortive and his labours and eXertlons
fail Of procuring the objects that he idolizes
disappointment and anguish seize his mind
and fill it with gloomy and disAgreeable me-
lancholy. The pleasure and happiness he
had fondly pictured out in his imagination
for his future enjoyment, like the dreams o.
visionary man, are never to be reali-
zed His hopes and expectations which
once cnlivened his spirits and inspired him
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MOCHLTGTyT,

A luxury Of deep rcpose! the heart
Must surely beat in quiet here. The light
Is such as should be on the poets harp
When he awakens his first song Of love,
Echoed by the wind and nightengale.
There is y silver beauty on the leaves
The night has given it; and the green turf
Seems Just spread for fairy revellinS
/ will not look OH it it is to far
It's green moonlighted lovclincss but moc'-s
The hot and hurried scenes in which VIC live.
God! that this Earth should be so beautiful
And yet so wrctchcl
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THE THREE EPOCHS or LIFE
Birth, Marriage, md Heath.

DUH, marriage, 0iG GcfIH'
Behold the lovely infants fip &C form,
How sweet how innoc' !, it lies;
What heart, that Scent E, does not warm,
Orhearing, melt IT at its cries.
Angels they seen, tho form of flesh be given,
rohide the spirit pure as these in hcavcm
When early sports and plays are o'cr,
And youth to hardy manhood's grown;
When early toys shall please no more,
And beauty's how'r is fully blown
Wedlock fulfls creations heavenly plan,
Links fast the fate and seals the happiness ofmanf
Death tears the infant from the breast,
And makes the lovely prey his own;
The blooming youth he lays to rest,
Ere life to him is fully known:
Nature, too, calls weried age to his last sleep,
'N'sp Of the GrqrF' how long. how sound. how
deep.
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TFTE rTECH OF WALLACE
BY THOMAS cAMrDELL, Eso.


they lighted tapcrat the dead of night,
And cllanted their holiest hymn;
But hcY brow and her bosom were damp with at
fright,
Her eye was all sleepess and dim!
a Lady of Edcrslie wcpt for her Lord,
When death-watch beat in her lonely room,
When her curtain had shook Of its own accord
And the raven had happcl at her window-board,
10 tell of her warriors doom!
ssNow sing YOU the death-song, and loudly pray
For the soul Of my knight so dear;
And call me widow this wrctched day,
Since the warming Of God is here!
For nightmare rides on my stranglcd sleeps
The lord of my bosom sdoomed to die:
His valorous hc III, they have wounded deep:
and the blood-rcd tears snail his country weep,
For Wallace Of Eldcrslie."
Yet knew not his country that ominous hour,
Ere the loud nlatin bell was r,lng,
That trumpet Of death on an English tower
Had the drgc Of her champion sung;
When his dungeon-lgl,t looked dim and rcd
On the hghborn blood Of u martyr slain,
No anthem was sung at his holy death bed;
No weeping there was when his bosom bled;
And his heart WAS rent i'll twain!
Oh, il was not thus when his oaken spear
Was trc to that Knight fororn;
And host Of thou .lnd were scatter'd like deer;
At.thc blast Of the hunters horn
When he strobe on the wreck OF each wcl-tought
field
With the yellow har'd Chiefs ofs native land;
For his lance was not siivc"i on helmet or shield;
And the sword scem'd fl for Archangcl to wicld,
Was light in his terrible hand!
Yet bleeding and bound, though her Wallace
wight
For his long loved country die
The buglc meier sung to a Drawer knight
Than Wallace Of Edcrslie!
But the day Of hisglory shall never depart,
His head uncntomh'd shall with glory be balm'd
From lis notwithstanding altarhs spirits shall start
Tho the raven had fed on his mouldcrng heart,
A noblcr was never cnbalm'd!
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THUNDER sToRrr.

''Sow in deep and dreadful gloom,
Clouds on clouds portcntous spread,
Black as If the day of doom
Hung o'cr Natures shrinking hcadi
Lo! the lightning breaks from high,
God is comming!-God is nigh!
Hear We not his chariot wheels,
As the mighty thundcrs rolls
Nature, startled Nature reels,
From the centre to the poles:
'Trcmblc,--Occan, Earth and Sky
Trcmblc!-God is passing by"
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BURNING, OR HUMAN VOLCANO.

From " An Historical Account of Inventions
and Discoveries in the Arts and Sciences" &c.
byJ. T. Lake Williams, London, 1920.
There are circumstances related, which,
were we not certain that the authority
was good from whence they are reported,
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SERIOUS REFLECTIONS.
DEATH.

One day, we see carried along the coffin OF
the smiling infant; the flower just nippcd as
it began to blossom in the parents view: and
the next day, we behold the young man, or
young woman, of blooming form and pron,s-
ing hopes, laid in anuntimcly grave. While
the funeral is attended by a numerous, uncon-
cerncd company, who are dscoursinS to one
another about the news of the day, or the
ordinary affairs of life, let our thoughts rather
follow to the house of mourning, and represent
to themselves what is going on there.
There we should see disconsolatc family,
sitting in silent grief, thinking Of the sad
breach that is made in their little society,
and with tears in their eyes, looking TO the
chamber that is now left vacant, and to every
memorial that presents itsclfof thcirdcpartcd
friend. Ry such attention to the woes ol O.
Tiers, the selfish hardness of our hearts will
be gradually softcnetl, and melted down into
humanity.-Another day, we follow to the
grave one, who, in old age, and after long
career of life, has in full maturity sunk at
last into rest. AS we arc going along to the
mansion of the dead, it is natural for US to
think, and to discourse, of his life. He has
passed, it is likely, through varieties OF for
tune. He has experienced prosperity, and
advcrsity. He has seen families and kintreds
rise and fall. He has seen peace and war
succeeding in their turns; the face OF his
country undergoing many alterations andthc
very city in which he dwclt rising in man
ncr new around him. After all he has beheld,
his ewes arc now closed for ever. He was
becoming a stranger in the midst of new
succession of men. A race who knew him
not, had arisen to fill the earth. Thuspasscs
the world away. Throughout all ranks and
conditions, one generation fasSrfh, and ano-
Mer generation comeM and this great inn is
by turns evacuated, and replenished, by
troops of succeeding pilgrims-O vain and
inconstant world o hceting and transient
life When will the sons ofman learn to think
of thee, as sthey ought4 When will theylearn
humanity from the Affections Of their breth-
ren, or moderation and wisdom, from the
sense their own fugitive statc' BLAIR.
When look upon the tombs of the great
every emotion dies in me; when read the
cpitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate
desire goes out when meet with the grief
Of parents upon tombstone, my heart mclts
with compassion when ! see the tomb OF
the parents themselves, | consider the vanity
of rricving for those whom VIC must quickly
follow-when sec kings lying by those who
deposcd them; when / consider rival wits
placed side by side, or the holy men that d.
vilctl the world with their contests and dis
putes, reflect with sorrow on the little COM
petitions, factions, and debates of mankind;
when / read the several dates OF the tombs,
of some that died yesterday and some six
hundred years ago, l consider that great day
when we shall all ofus be contemporaries, and
make our appearance together.
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lain could hide his prize, they had him a prisoner
His lordship identified the bank notes found upon
him, and he was after severe examination, sent to
prison.
Afraid of being executed, and dreading to face
his injured lord and various other gentlemen who
had placed confidence in him. he put an end to his
life by cutting his throat; not before hc left
letter, detailing the sums he had purloncd, and
where his master could find them. Justice being
frustrated by his not being made an example Of his
Lordshp not sorry to be spared accusing his old
andhthcro supposed servant, and the Whole
was hushed up as much as possible.
Wercturn to the poor girl After great deal Of
care, she recovered again repeat before the
steward her evidence but when she came to that
part where she felt the knife touch her throat the
horror of the circumstance threw her into convul-
SONS, and she went mad Neacs IF Lieruture and
FaShion.
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Holy time, however it might begin, ended the
next day pretty punctualy at sunset, when the read
ing again commenced, and continued till know
not what time in the nightssf0r had been abed and
asleep.
The next day our worthy parson paid visit,
and surprised my wife with the novel in her hand
She hastily laid it down, but not till she was caught
by the parsons question "what book it was'' which
she was obliged to answer not quite 50 glib as have
sometimes known her The parson took SO fair an
occasion to warn against the corrupting influence
Of novel reading 1t consumed time, DESTROYED Sc
robustness, gave false notions of things, and endan-
gc'ed morals.
was about trying to help my hclp-mate out of
the scrape, when she did it much better herself by
telling the parson that there magic in names,
and there a great difference in novels, as he
might be convinced if he would read the book, tie
first volume Of which she offered him. He sent it
home, however, the next dav, with a civil request
for the loan OF the second.
directly perceived that the pcrlsal Of the book
must g. through my family strait the small
pox determined they should all have fair
chance my laborers and my folks in the kitchen,
not forgetting the dogs. | then placed my three
BOYS in row. and made them read bv turns, as they
do at school determined that the audience should
have enough of it, and sit patiently till they
cured OF novel reading. The youngest boy
swered my purpose admirably. He made such
work of the Scotch, and the poetry and the pa,scs
and the sense, that if the Author himself had been
by, would not have desired to put him in greater
pam. And the eldest did pretty well for some time
till he caught the run of the story, when | found
myself taken in by my own continuance. lie varied
his tones, noticed the pauses and came very near
the style of an actor 1t was with me moment of
weakness, and my unlucky wife suggested the pro-
priety of sending him to college. To make short
Of long story, my family have turned heroes,
and herones, and speak Scotch quite broad. The
youthful reader is to SO to College and be made
master ENTHUSIASTICALLY small chance of
little learning, and pretty sure inheritance of po-
verify.
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RsGETR =.

FROM ''THE RUINS OF PEsTUM," &c.
81 THOUGHT IT SLEPT"
saw the infant cherub-soft it lay,
As it wont within the cradle, now
Profusely deck'd with fragrant fowrs and herbs.
Marvellng at such strange fantasy, | gaz'l
Upon the babe the more. | thought it slept
Its eyes were closed, and motionlcss its lips,
The crimson blush had fed its tender checks,
Its arms on either side were gently laid,
And all its infant soul seem'd lulld to peace
Awake, sweet babe, cried, those lovely eyes
Quick ope, and bless me with their sight again.
But st.ll it would not wake. All pale beside
My weeping mother sat, and gaz'd and LOOKED
UnutteraDle things" Iquestion'd hery
And eager ask'd Why thus it slept so sound
But tears the faster tiow'd at this request,
Her eyes on me at length with piteous look
She cast-noW on the babe were fiX'd once more
And now on me then, with conyulsve sigh
And throbbng heart, she clasp'd me to her breast,
The while in scarce articuate words she said,
"My dearest boy, thy brother does not sleep:
"Alas, he's dead ~ | knew not what it meant ;
Though more
10 know reck'd not. For the words so sad
1" He never will awake" sunk in my heart
Its little cords were broke, forever broke
Aud gushing tears the fatal wounds DISCLOSED
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THE WAVERLY NOVELS.

\ subscriber in the country has given us the fol-
lowing account of the effect Of the Waverlv Novels
in his family:
have been compelled, almost in se!f-dcfcncc,
to read the novels Of Sir Water Scott They cost
me some 'Gays in harvest and may find the ba-
lance against me in the spring but it is not the
mere loss of my own time that regret. brought
the novels into the house, and something was di-
rcctly at loose ends.-1hcrc was neither breakfast,
dinner, nor supper. The butter did not come-the
soap did not come-thc wheel stood still--the fire
went out-thcrc neither sewing spinning, nor
knttln9-thc COWS were not mlked-the cattle
were not foddcred-thc hogs were not fed. 1t was
catching weather. and had ten tons of hay down.
Some of my hands had gone otf-mcre were want
ed-onc cart had broke down, and it began to rain
The news was told to me in as quick succession as
it was to Job. My wife insisted | must 80, but
told her would wait to see how Jenny Deans came
out with the Duke of Argyle, if there wasn't lock
of sweet hay made in the country this season-But
soon found there WAS stopping place in the book
so put it down, but was not fairly out OF the
room before my wife had taken it up, and turned
back to q place marked with thread. I contrived
20 read it through, and on Saturday night about sun
down, found my wife advanced little way in
the second volume. She is usually strict observer
Of Saturday night, but she read till after candle
tight The girls got the tea and cleared it off:
Ny wife put by the book, but sitter musng some
time, asked me when it was, on saturda, night,
that holy time commenced. "sundown,7 SAID | :;
at seems to me-, said she, "that have heard some
people say it did not begin TIL midnight" "The
evening and the morning,'' said /, ''was the first
lay" Az, bat which EVENING"" Why said
. If it VS. tie first day, It must have been the first
evenins" ''l'lat's true" said she, "Iwondcr
there ever could have been question about it.
BY tvs time one If the girls was pecping into the
book "Shut it M and - donn-j,'q saturday
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FROM BLACK wooD's MAGAZINE.

My child was beautiful and brave
An opening flower Of Spring
He moullers in a distant grave,
A cold, forgotten thing
Forgotten YES, by all but me,
AS cen the best beloved must be
Farewell farewell, my dearest
Mcthinks it were a comfort now
TO have caught his parting breath,
Had been near, from his damp brow
To wipe the dews of death
With one long, lingering kiss, to close
Ills eyehds for the last repose-
Farewell farewell, my dearest
l little thought such wish to prove,
When Graded on my breast,
With all mothers cautious love,
His weeping lids prcss'd-
Alas alas his dying head
Was pillo ,v,'d on a colder bed
Faro well farewell, my dearest.
They told me Vict'ry's laurels wrcath'd
His youthful temples round
That GO Vict'ry ~ from his lips was breath
The last exulting sound
Cold comfort to mothers car
Who long'd his living voice to hear
Farewell farewell, my dearest
Ev'n so thy gallant father died,
When thou, poor orphan child
A helpless prattler at my side,
My widow'd grief beguil'd-
But now, bereav'l of all in thee,
What earthly voice shall comfort me
Farewell farewell, my dearest
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elected, md inscribrd 10 Mss Mmgareftu, b4
If fred0ick
All gentle maid, my heart is thine,
victim at fair bcauty's shrine:
If pity in thy bosom dwell,
o! sooth my woes, my griefs dispel.
The silent moon glides mildly shorn,
And nights dark gloom her smiles adorn,
When those bright eyes their beams display,
That moon in envy steals away.
May sweetest dreams thy pillow greet,
And cherub sylphs around thee meet,
Though in sacred sadness rove,
TO fan the fame Of hopeless love,
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Although this world no Joy can give,
Like that it takes away,
And all our hopes Of earth-born bliss
Arc visions of day,
Yet there are charms enough in life,
To make existence DEAR
When the sunny smiles of happiness
So oft succeeds the tear
Suppose the sun shonc always bright,
We should not heed his ray;
Our dearest dreams of gay delight
Are fetter'd by delay.
And while we in the sunshine bask,
And feel its ray so warm,
We should not mar our present bliss,
BY thinking Of the storm.
Then seize LIES flowers, while blooming frcs
As on your path they're shed,
Enough to mourn their fading hues,
When all their bloom has fled;
And though Our CASTLES, BASED ON AIN,
May tumble into dust,
We may firmcr structure build
In heaven among the just.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-14
JOHN THE BAPTIST,
Is off and gone +.

RUNAWAY from the Subscriber, living
II, near Coles ferry (Charlottsa on sunday
night Tire 18th instant, a negro man by the
name of JOHN TIE BAPTIST, Of yellow
compile xion, five feel eight or ten incires high,
aud about fifty years OF age had on when
he left home a Roundabout, OF Virginia cloth
his other clothing otpsrlfuularly reeoilected.
This negro was purchased by me out OF The
jail Of THE county, short time previous TO
his absence has a scar on the left side OF hts
head his right hand has the appearance oi
having been mangled or bruised, which has
produced a stiffness in one of his fingers
Any gentleman who will produce such cir
enpstances as will enable me 10 get this me-
gro again, will confer very particular favor
on THOMAS REEot.
Charlotte, December 10. w3wslS