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The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
TfTE MENDIC.ANT

"Is ,hv servant a dog, that lie should do this
|thinp," said iIasael, il the proud confidence
lof his hearts integrity, and yet the very thing he
lid, when his circumstances had undergone Il
hange.-The doctrine Of the deceitiu'ness OF the
|human cart, is not, now, less true than 1t was
l,hen To The Injunction, " man know thyself,"
l..-eming that il contained too much of wisdom to
lie the cmanation of human mlnd--'h's maxim
lcontains lesson of wisdom of minnie extent,
lbui who has be, able thoroughly to learn II A
ltnowledpe of ourselves is hard to gain, and the
lmore confident we are Of possessing it. the more
previously are we deceived at last. Yet some ad-
lvancr s towards this attainment may be made, ana
we should persevere in our lsbors, while We dis.
TRUST our success
That we first deceive ourselves, is true. but
We are not less sure to deceive others. The Mont
criet family affords an instance by which to Illus
ltrate these remarks. Let us go, reader, to knel'
lville, il is pretty rural village, IN which ! nave
lspent many pleasant hours on my prean,bnations
between Philadelphia .,nd Alrsbury There in a
large yellow house on the north side OF the ches'
nut grove surrounded by locusts and seated on a
gentle cminence, commanding a tne view OF the
broad stream that flows away To the great mead
lows. This family lived some five years ago. MIR.
lMontcrief, in the early years of the settlement
Ibid a respectable business in the shop Keeping
lime and was reported the fairest trader IN the
lcountry. His brother WAS city merchant ana
limported considerable quantities of goods, and It
was through his kind offices that the good village
merchant was enabled frequently to throw out
Those en- icing allurements, known among country
customers BY the name of"good bargains"
Mr., llon,cref was then young man, with 2
family OF motherless, but interesting children, all
lof tender age, and to all appearance OF excel
lent promise His house was proverb'ally the
'poor mans home lfthere was poor, helpless
widow in the neighborhood, she found welcome
lrefnge from the frowns of an ungenerous world
and the ills of cherries poverty by the side
Iof that amiable and compassionate family; and
often cold winer's day, little group OF orphan
Ichiitren were to be seen moving with nimble
steps up the steep hill towards the house OF ph'an
Ithropy. have heard the villagers tell what .
beautiful sight it was 10 see, on merry cnr's.
mss evening, the snug little hall of the Montcrle,
lcrowded with the poor Of the surrounding couh-
Try, feasting on apples, cderand nuts by spalA
ling fire, whilst the broad table IN 'he n,,us n,s
groaned with the gathered danties OF the i,o'laaS
lfeast. The world with all its boastea variety
splendid spectacles, presents nnt scene ~ s'sl
living to the heart as that OF fu'i nut open "sna
led charity, ministering to the wants and hea',nf
up the sorrows of the unfortunate and wo'pe
gone, and here was this scene uatoided IN AL Its
attractions,
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MELANCHOLY.

&e is n mighty spirit, known on earth
bany names, tho one alone becomes
Pystery, its beauty, and its power
hot Fear-'tis not the passive Fear
sinks before the future, nor the dark
Pondency that hangs upon the past:
he soft spirit that doth bow to pain,
that which breads itself, Or slowly eats
a dull canker, till the heart decays.
an the mcditatiye mind it lives
lter'd, caress'd and yields great return:
in the deep silent communion
|1ch 1t hokls ever with the poets soul,
>pers, and doth beGt him to obev
inspiration. To the storms and winds
veth answer in as proud tone,
|n its seat, the heart of man, receive.
gentler tidings of the elements.
ften home returning from spot
to me from many wanderings
kncy or in fact, have felt the power
aelanchoiy, stealing on my soul,
Cling with pleasant images, and from
ow dividing joy, untilthe shape
ach did gather diviner hue,
shone, unclouded by thought Of pain.
may sublime itself, and pluck the stin
p out its breast, and muse until it seems
erial, starry, speculative, wise;
then it is that Melancholy comes
charming Grief, Gas the gay morning stills
tempest oft, and from its tretful fire
US pale light, by which we see ourselves
present anl the future, and the past
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
ron THE wILMINGToNIAS.
ON TRUST IN GOD.

ON IRUoi IN WIZ
What time am afraid, IwiHtrust n Thee"
PSALM Sc, 3.
Do so, and be afraid of nothing; but say with
,L,. Psamist, "God is our refuge and strength,
very nresent help in trouble, therefore will we
not fear, though the earth be removed, and 'hough
the mountains he carried into the midst OF the sea
though The waters thereof roar and be troubled,
though the mountains shake with the swelling
thereof" o, what blessed privileges it is, at
such time as this, when our earthly trends are
diving away so fast, to have an everlasting eod 20
Ny to! For it is not the privilege OF all. There
are those who, when their earthly dependencies
give way, have nothing but creatures to ny TO toT
relief but cursed is the man that trusteth IN man
and maketh flesh his arm; il is hcwng out bro
ken csierns, that can hold no water; 1t IS leaning
lon broken reed it is trusting on refugees OF lies
and the unhappy sufferers find it so for after cEy
line. in vain, go Bsal hear us ~ you see them at
last flying away with disappointment and indgna
l,ion in their looks, crying, miserable cont rtrs
are ye all and then being unacqna'nted with
God. and strangers to the covenant Of promise,
finding no relief from creatures, and seeing moth
ling before them but trouble and sorrow they II,
lto-J am almost ashamed TO mention what they
lHy to 4: it is so common that none can mistake my
acknowledgements! Must l mention II
IWby then, INroxIcATIoS is the Devils prescrip
| ion for all kinds of trouble, and alas! multitude
follow it, to their present and everlasting undoing
But if saints have their fears in common with
theirs, their refuge is very different When so'n'
came and told Jehosliaphst, saying there com
cth great multitude against thee from beyont
hhe scn, on this side SYRIA and behold they be u
II zazon Tamar, which is Engedl,' It is said, SAINT
.Iehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek TIL
Lord" An excellent description this OF all lru
lbelievers The uame of the Lord 10 stro 4
tower, into which the righteous run and are safe
| As soon as ever the wind begins to blow, and TIL
rain to descend, and appearances indicate an ap
preaching storm, away they fly to those chamber
lopencd for them in the Divine perfections an
ipromises, and hide themselves, as it were, for
little moment. until the indignation be overpast
and there, safe as in pavilion, they sit and hea
the rafting thunder without, and behold the dis
solutions God is making among their outwar'
comforts and though when they see the ro'
pointed at that object which lay ,eareat ihei
heart, nature may draw from them " Ia
her, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me !
yet they coolly recolect themselves and add
e Nevertheless, not my will but thine be done
Father glority thy own name"-my present situa
l,ion is indeed distressing, my prospects ar
lgloomy, but "What time am afraid will trus
lin thee" T..
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SELECTED FOR THE wiLmISGTosIAs.
WALTER SCOTT.

1t is not generally known that there
was poet of the name of Walter Scott,
before the present celebrated bard. He
lived about the middle Of the seventeenth
century, and describes himself as
can old soldier and no scholler;
And one that can write none
but lust the letters Of his name"
On the death of his grandfather, Sir
Robert Scott, of Thirlstone, his father
having no means to bring up his children,
put this Waiter to attend cattle in the
field "but," says he, Il gave them the
short cut at last, and left the kline in the
earn; and ever since that time, have
continued souldier abroad and at home
HE left a poem written at the age OF
seventy-three, dedicated to two gentlemen
OF the name of Scott, which he thus con.
cludes:
-" Regone my book, stretch forth thy wings
and fly
Amongst the mobiles and gcntility;
Thourt not to sell to scayengers and clowns,
But given to worthy persons of rcnown.
THE numbers few l've printed in regard,
NV charges have been great, and hope reward
h caused not print many above twelve score,
And the printers arc engaged that they sinai
print no more"
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
TIE TOMB OF HENRY.
By Samuel Uood,Uorth.

Mhcre Hudson's murm'ring billows
n Kiss jerseys vcrdant shore,
\ Beneath those spreading willows
Sleeps Henry of the moor.
The pride of all the plain
Was Annals chosen swain;
But Anna weeps,
For Henry sleeps
Beneath the weeping willow-tree.
|They lov'd with pure affection:
Their artless souls were true.
|The promising connexion
Their friends with rapture view;
And name the morn of May
Their happy wedding day.
But Anna weeps,
For Henry sleeps
Beneath the weeping willow-tree-
FThcy hail the rising morrow
Which dawns to see them blcst:
But, ah! ere eve, what sorrow
Fills Annals lovely breast:
She sees the IIudson's wave
Become her Henry's grave;
And Anna weeps,
For Henry sleeps,
Beneath the weeping willow tree.
She tears her flowing tresscs;
Inyokes his parted breath;
And with her wild caresses
Invites him back from death:
But, all! her lips warm kiss
Imparts no glow to his;
And Anna weeps,
For Henry sleeps
Beneath the weeping willow-trce.
She sees beneath the willow
Her lover laid to rest;
1he earth his nuptial pillow,
And not her virgin breast.
4 Around his verdant tomb
Il The early daisies bloom;
n There Anna weeps,
u There Henry sleeps
II Beneath the weeping willow-tree.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
RD DEYRYo .
TO AN EOLlAN HARP,
Heard at Night.

Heard at Night.
n chorus of the wind that stole
silence from the night, and seem'd t
Il play
komentary dirge--as if the soul
i Harmony had died and pass'd away.
to the air it gave solemn peal,
hd on the hearing in sad concord hung;
IN in trembling distance did it steal,
Iii not one tone of faint vibration rung.
I'm! it breathes in ftful murmuring,
pw qucrulous and low, now full and clear,
BE- on the midnight gales mysterious wing
Exc angel echoes from a distant sphere.
wizard Harp! strange power is thine,
land more than music thou canst give,
Firing those chords of magic twine,
ESQ sweet, SO fugitive.
ehy tones, not on the ear they dwell,
.SsThey sink not on the mournful air;
nut inly to the heart they swell,
And make an echo there.
II friends away they seem to sing,
And make the hour of absence dear;
he shades of forms beloved they bring,
JAnd draw the distant near.
wizard Harp! such power enthralling,
No art mellodious could inspire;
wing of winds in murmurs falling,
So sweetly tune thy wire.
is the spell that Fancy weaves,
Which gives thy charm to thee;
is the sigh that Memory heaves,
Makes all thy melody.
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Ar the close of A tavern dinner, two Of the coIr''
,anv fell down stairs the one tumblins to f'''
irst landing place, the other rolling 10 the Nv
ON. Some one remarked, thai the first seen
dead dyunk-Yes lobsrrveds wag but he t''ia'
so -;ts s,3ns as the gentieEal hci'w!
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25

Nothing is more silly than the pleasure some
people take in what they call, speaking thei'
minds man of this make will say rude thing
for the mere pleasure of saying it, wi en- an oppo
site behaviour full as innocent, might have pre-
served his iiicna, or made his fortune
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-05-22

nlitv, which, though ii could not have been for
mally proposed without pedantry, may be continued
with case and good humor but which will be fire.
ucnty and effectually stopped by the listlessness
nattention, or Whispering of silly girls, whose wea-
Iircss betrays their ignorance and whose impa-
ticnce exposes their i'll breeding. \ polite man.
however deeply interested in the subject on which
he is convcrsng catches at the slightest hint have
done look is sufficient ntmation, and if a prct-
" smplcton who SITS near him, seems dsaraite, he
puts an end to hi, remarks the great grct Of the
reasonable part OF The company, who perhaps might
have gdnedmorc improve ment by the continuance
7t such A conversation, than week reading would
have yielded them for it is such COMPANY i, this,
that giycan edge to each others Wit, as IRON shar
pcncth ron.
That silence is one Of the great arts Of converse
tion is allowed by Cicero himself, who SAYS, there
5 not only an art, but cloquence in it. And
thi, opinion ], confirmed by great modern, IN the
following little anecdote from one Of the ancicnts
When many Grecian philosophers had a solemn
meeting before the ambassador of foreign prince,
each endeayorcd to show his parts BY the brlliancy
Of hi, conversation that the ambassador might have
something to relate Of the Grecan wisdom. one
Of them, offended doubt, at the loqnacity Of his
COMPANIONS, observed profound silence when
uc ambassador turning to him, asked, But what
have YOU 70 SAY, that may report it (" H. made
tlli, laconic, but very pointed reply "TrIl Your
king that Won have found one among the Greeks
who knew how to be ,.lent"
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-05-22

Ttif HEAD AND HEART.

NDtNrEp my Old roam the other dav,
il being delig httul weather, and rode over
,hc neck to see my friends in the borough,
Intending to have a chat with my old &C
quaintance, Mrs. Prudence, pay my res
poets 10 the Directress Of the Censorship,
and leave al the same time some papers
! had III NY possession TO be laid before
the Society; the petition, believe, Of an
old maiden aunt of Miss Bucks praying
that some good use might be made OF
the hOnourable fraternity Of bachelors,
by way OF disfrtss made upon their goods
and chattles for the support Of a new
maidens' hall, which She wishes to erect
on corner Of her pine swamp, the value
Of which she IS using every expedlent 70
enhance. But finding the old road down
The brook much out of repair, resolved
ID call first on Jerry Slim, one Of the
commissioners, and request him to mend
some of the bad places. Jerry used TO
be an honest, easy, little fellow, and had
some Of the pleasantest failings in the
world, among others, that Of being too
ucighbuurlv.
When | reached the house, found
his worthy woman buslly cutting out pal
per squares to paste on sundry broken
panes of glass, while her two Youngest
children were bravely trying which could
make the most noise; they were pretty
little boys, but not half as clean as the
pigs at the door, She told me Jerry was
in the orchard, TO the orchard went,
and there he was indeed, with bis bound
BOY and his oldest daughter, amusing
himself by swinging on an app!etree.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-05-22
ACCOUNT or THE UGLY CLUB,

curing lcW litltDtTS.
By a standing law their club room must
always be in the ugliest house in the town,
and in the most Indifferent room in that
house. The only furniture allowed in the
room, is number of chairs, contriyed
with the worst taste imaginable-a round
table made by backwoodsman-and a
Dutch looking glass, full Of veins one
look into which would convince even
handsome man that he is perfect fright.
This glass is frequently sent to such quail
fed gentlemen, asoare rather refractory,
that they may 10 longer be in doubt of
their qualihc atoms. When an lll-fayored
gentleman arrives, with the view of set
Ting himself, or making any permanent
residence in the city, he is at first wait,
ed upon, in civil and familiar manner,
" some Of the members Of the club, and
informed that they would be glad of his
company on the next evening Of their
meeting.
The gentleman, Immediately upon this,
commonly thanks the member for the at
tention OF the club, to one SO unworthy
as himself, and promises to consider on
the matter, and wait upon them in very
Snort time
Several days now elapst, and the strange
gentleman thinks no more of the club ),
having, since his being waited upon, re
peatcdly looked into his glass, and Won
dtrcd what, in the name OF sense, the club
could have seen in his face, that should
entitle him to 50 considerable share of
their regard.
He IS, soon after, waited upon second
time, by one otthe most respectable mem
bers Of the whole body, with a note from
the president, requesting him not to be
dfiident Of his abilities, and earnestly
desiring, {" that he would not fail to attend
the club the 4 next evenings" adding,
that they Shall think themselves highly
honored by the presence Of one who has
already attracted the notice Of the whole
society BY his uncommon talents"
POUNDS !" cries he, upon perusing the
billet, what do they mean by tcazing me
in this manner | am not so ugly nei-
ther," walking to his glass, "as to at
tract the notice Of the whole town almost
at my first setting foot upon the wharf -
Your nose is very long" cries the
member, who has brought the note.
Noses" answers the other, Z" are no
criterion of ugliness lis true, the tip
end Of mine would form an acute angle
with base line drawn horizontally from
my under lip; but defy the whole club
to prove that acute angl les were ever reck-
oned ugly from the days Of Euclid down
to this moment, except by themselves"
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-05-22

Seeing his employment, could not
forego my propensity to give advice, and
querled why he left his business to suffer,
while he gave himself up to idleness.-
Indeed he knew it was not right, but he
was waiting for his neighbours to get
done with his cider press, that he might
put in a couple Of chcescs himself-they
had had it two weeks, he said, and eX-
pected to be done in the last of the week.
Well, for the present, Jerry, said |, get
your spades together, and SO on the road,
YOU may earn couple O. dollars yet to-
day with that boy of yours. Yes, he
would; but,w hen he considered, he found
both his shovels, the scoop and pick were
lent out; he must go after them first.
was almost mad. Jerry, said |, your wife
and children are YOUR nearest nelghoors
think of them first, and lend your press
and tools out 70 others when you do not
want them. | am much obliged to you,
said he, but suppose | may do what
please with my own. The fellow never
loved advice-I told him he was vel
come, and rode over to farmer Thorough's
on my way to the village
This worthy old school-ielow Of niue,
deserves his name He began the world
poor boy, and without friends now he
owns three Of the best farms in the coun-
try. He was busy with his cider and APP
pies, and took me to see his fall ock,
consisting oil two or three dozen fine fat
hogs; about twenty noble bccves, and
large flock Of fat sheep. His barns, this
year, he said, would not hold all his crop
and he wanted me to send him a clever
chap, by Christmas, to take four or FIVE
hundred dollars, which he expected to
have about that time After drinking a
glass Of fine, clear apple juice, he walked
down TO the bars, aud in the course of
conversation, | mentioned my visit to
Jerry.
''I'l tell YOU, neighbour Oliver" said
he, putting on his long phiIosophic face,
there is such thing in the world as
ncglecting to balance accounts Justly be-
tween the head and the heart He who
goes altogether by his head, will be most
Of a philosopher-he who goes altogc-
Their by his heart, most of fool; but he
who gives to each its proper influence,
viii be more OF man than either
There's our neighbour Screw, he does
every thing by rule makes good bar
gains, and is the incest calculator in the
country-but he never gave poor man
one cent, or allowed himself to indulge
in one single luxury-he works by the
head alone. Jerry gives half he has, and
sometimes the whole, to the first who
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-02
~ MARINE LIST. 49,
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA.
ARRIVED-Nov. 80,
Brig Venus, Grover, N York, 10 days;

Brig Venus, Grover, N. York, 10 days;
ballast 70 J II. Ladd u Co.
Schr Relief, Baxter, Trinidad 95 days;
sugar and specie to J. & J. Harper. Left
at Trinidad, brig Joseph, Pratt, of Port
land, Just ARRIVED.
Schr. Joseph, Crowell, N. York, days;
ballast TO the master.
Schr. Green, Johnston, Kingston, Ja-
maics, 90 days; coffee and specie to J s.
Miller, NJ Miller & Son, John Won Refs
en-, David Smedley, and J. G. Vowell.--
Came out under convoy OF H. B. NJ 10
gun brig Carnation, Mclean, in co. with
the ship Telegraph, Berry, for Philadel-
phia; Barque Lloyd, MouD.ford, Tor Ports
land; and Lantord, Williams, for New
York. November 9Th, cape St. Anthony
north miles, saw the Carnation pick up
a yawl boat painted green, apparently A
merican built, with five men on board,
who stated themselves to be Colombians,
who had taken Spanish prize some days
previous, the sailing master having run Der
ashore on the Colorsdus l2th. Pan Of
Matanzas south 90 leagues, spoke the Z.
S. schr Ferret, with two launches in CO.
on cruise, all well, Left Sd Nov briggs
Charles, Fosset. of and for New Orleans
in days; Comet, from Philadelphia, dis
charging; Radieus, Stanly, for New York
next day: Orleans, from Portsmouth On.
H. just arrived; schr. Mary & Nancy,
from Bath, Maine.
ARRIVED-DEC. /.
Sloop Brothers, Motif, Baltimore full
freight for the district,
SAILED,
Schr Argonaut, Harmon, Potomac Creek
Steamboat Potomac, Jenkins, Norfolk.
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REMOVAL.

MIR. CADEN respectfully informs the
Nl inhabitants of Alexandra and its viz
cinty. that be has removed bis school TO
the large room lately occupied by Mr..
Geueres, corner of Duke and Roy
He has made every necessary arrange
ment for the accommodation of his pupils,
and be hopes that the very healthy silua$
ton of bis school will be an inducement TO
parents and guardians to favor him with
the tuition OF their children. A few more
pupils can be admitted into both depart.
lnenis. A class OF book keepers will com.
menoe this evening--tbose DESTROYS of en-
tering upon course will please attend.
N. B. No deduction for lost time. The
quarter entered upon must be paid,
nov 80 st
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-02

were founded ON the principles now
recognised in The civilized world as the
elements Of all good s. soc al organization;
that they had.divided The powers Of go.
vernment assigned the attributes and de.
fined The limits of each; lett 10 the several
states the entire administration OF their do>
nestle concerns; established general rules
as links for The various parts Of the fedora.
ton; divided The great whole in due pro.
portions, and rescued the nation from an.
arcby and decay
Areport was made by committee OF
the General Congress, recommending that
the. city Of Mexico should be chosen as the
seat OF the Federal Government, and pIac-
ed under its immediate jurisdiction, like
our District Of Columbia in relation to our
Congress. But against this measure The
legislature of the State of Mexico, in which
the Capitol is included. have entered a
long and energetic protest.
We donot discover from our papers that
any popular or military commotion exists
in any of the States The authorities Of
Yucstan had undertaken to suspend the
execution OF th. Federal law. there, and
the circumstance had become subject OF
enquiry in the Supreme Congress.
[Phalad. National Gazette.