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The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-08
n pIpI1sHED EVERY THURSDAY, BY MENDEIv.H

will they fill our portcos with attendan's' or will
they enable us TO give rich brnquets to our
friends l"--" Not one of all these" replied Ars-
tippis. "Wil they protect us from legal out
rage I will they lull the poisoned tongue OF callm
nv will they render lis SO sacred that misfortune
cannot reach us '"-" Far from it," What
then will they do for us |" enquired Cleon, with
some degree of exultation. "lf there were no
other advantages arising from them than thesc,"
returned Aristippus, sit were sufficient; they
lenable us to chastise the mean by our contempt,
1.-The envious by our smiles, the malicious by our
silence, and the sordid by our Enough,
enough exclaimed Ceon, in an ectacy, "lead
me into the temple!"
The education of men is intended to answer
know not how many purposes-that OF woman
lonly one; it is intended to improve the qualities
with which they were born; it is intended to pre-
vent modesty from dwindling into an unbecom.
ling awkwardness, simplicity from becoming a
nrey to the ensnarer, and a mind unemployed in
business from being absorbed by ignorance. She
1 who is adorned with an education that answers
these purposes, may without effort, secur to her
self that respect in the eyes of men, which refine
lment pursues and az citation sighs fof in vain
Tor will these ornaments be thought of lttlt
lvalue, when it is remembered, that in each o
Them beauty finds an instrument of authority; no
r Jean she part with one of them without proper
ionably diminishing her prerogatlve.
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'Tis Wnter---snd hail the monarch's reign;
Ilove to gaze upon that rugged brow.
When meath its frown the slow descending rain
Congealing, gltters on those locks of snow.
| love to gaze upon that stern. unalter'd eyei
love to grasp that cold and icy hand;
To mark the emba,tled whirlwind of the sky,
When Winter waves the sceptre of command
Winter, thou com'st not with villains smile;
Thou bringst, unseen, no keen enyenom'd dar'
Thy cold and bloodless lips are free from guile,
Thy frozen bosom shrouds candid heart
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/" I acnnt q Newspaper ! !"

Says neighbor Rednose to neighbor Chatterbox
f" I'll tell you now, want to take this newspaper,
but fags can't pay for it." Oh friend, says Chat
terbox, Ill put you in way to pay for it." 'Aye
howp There is going to be shooting match
tomorrow Now instead of going there and firing
away three shillings. and hustling away six, do
you go and haul wood enough to the printer to
pay for a years paper. sob must SO the shoot
ing; wish to see man who has promised to
meet me there
Well, ifyou must go, I'll put you in another
way. You spend at the tavern on an average,
the price of one mug Of ale every week. Reduce
that to three cents and you will have enough to
pay for your paper, and purchase an arithmetic
into the bargain We'll, 'pon my honour, I'll
do it, says Rednose.
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In this helpless situation, he was supported
some time by his wife, who caught fish in the lake,
but SHE deserted him, and on orr arrival, he had
,ubsisted several months upon the plgweed
which grew around his cabin. AS he was unable
10 walk this had been thrown in by his country
men, or by the Indians, and appeared to have been
Ihe extent of their benevolence. We found him
in small bark cabin, on rush mat, with the
stumps of his legs tied up with dear skins, and
wholly destitute of covering. He was poor and
emacated to the last degree-his beard was long
cheeks fallen in-eyes snnk, but darting look
Of despair-and every bone in his body visible
through the skin. He could speak no Englisf
but was continually muttering curses in his mo
ther tongue upon his own existence, and appa
rentlv on all that surrounded him.
"We could only endure the painful sight for
moment, and hastened from this abode of human
before leaving the village
Governor Cass sent him present of Indian goods
groceries, and ammunition, and engaged per
son to convoy him to the American Fur Compa
ny's fort at Sandy Lake, where he could receive
the attention due to suffering humanity"
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THE GRAVE.

Oh, the grave the grave Ii buries every er-
ror: covers every defect extinguishes every re-
sentiment. From its peaceful bosom spring none
but fond regret and tender recollections; who can
look down upon the grave even OF an ENEMY. and
not feel compunctiUus throb, that ever he should
have warred with the poor handful OF earth that lies
moudering before him But the grave of those
he LovEn-what place for meditation! Then il
is we call up in long review the whole history OF
Virtue and gentleness, and the thousand endear
|ments Iavshing upon us almost unheeded in the
daily intercourse ofintmacy then it is we dwell
|upon the tenderness, the solemn and awful ten
Iderness of the parting scene; the bed OF death
with all the shed grief; its noiseless attendance
Its mute watchu assiduites the last testimonies
of love; the feeble. Autterlng. thrilllng-oh how
Thrilling is the pressure of the hand; the las
fond look of the glazed eye, turning upon us ever
from the threshold of existence; the faint, fater
ing accents struggling in death to give one more
assurance of affection Aye, so to the grave o
buried love and mediate There settle the ac
lcount with thy conscience for every past endear
lment unregarded OF that departed being VIII
liever--never--never can return to be soothe
lbv cnntention IF thou art CHILD, and hast eve
added a sorrow to the soul or furrow to the ST
lver'd brow of an afiectonate parent--if thou al
IA HrsBAND, and ever caused the fond bosom tha
lven,ured its whole happiness in thy arms,
doubt one moment of thy kindness or Thy truth
Iif thou art a FRIEND, and hast ever wrong'd j
Thought, or word or deed, the spirit that gene
Irously confided in thee-it thou art LOVER, an
5 hast ever given one unmerited pang to the tlu
heart that now lies cold and still beneath til
Iteet then bt sure that every nnkind look, ever
'lungracious word, every ungenteel action WI
e come thronging back upon thy Renory, ~
th,nea;i,s, .lviefaily al thy s,.uithe4 be sure tn
thou wilt be down sotrowing and eepentant
!. 1.-The grave and utter the unheard groan, and POI
the unavailing tear, more deep, more bitter, b
. 'lcause unheard and unavailing.
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THE SAILORS SONG.


th steady ray the cool moonshine
slumbering on the shoreless brine;
be pendant curling in the breeze,
Netps onward through the foaming seas,-.--
Where'er roam,
eloved Girl my wandering mind
eyerts an eye to times behind,
And thee at home
hen brooding tempests gather DER
he heaving sea, without shore;
night descends upon the deep,
| nd howl the giant winds, and sweep
With awful power--
think how happy could be,
home..-.or any where with thee;
At any hour!
hen storms are softened to repose.
nd oceans breast no ripple knows:
men, weeping DER expiring day,
'Nes IN the south with holy ray,
The Evening star;
nh ecstacy gaze, and turn
long departed days, and burn
For thee afar
0w strong, blow steady, welcome breeze!
hd bear us thro' the weary seas,
NIL before our wistful eyes
W azure hills. Columbia rise----
My native grove,
all Its summer pride see
&c eln.oershaded cot, and thee,
My life !----My love (!
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-08
FOR THE wILMINGToNIAF.
THE SENTIMENTALIST.
NO. L.

This is the season of the year that calls loudl,
for charity and benevolence, and there is nothing
which so much adorns our character as the exer
else of these first of virtues. The weak and penu-
|rious miser, buried in the drawers of his own bt.
|reau, calculates nothing but the means OF accu'
|mulatng and hording the glitter or the dross OF
this transient and sordd world--he looks with an
Ieye of indifference and unconcern on the suffer-
Iings of his fellow creatures, and hears the petI-
ltions of the distressed widow and fatherless or
lphan, soliciting tritle for the support OF Their
sinking nature with as little uneasiness, as though
he was calous TO all the feelings of humanity
He may have lost friend--a relation; but ever
such loss, although the most poignant to sen
sive heart, will hardly make him feel that he is
a man. So completely is he absorbed in hi'
schemes of aggrandizement, that he forgets al
other considerations, and would grieve more ovel
the loss of single crown than for the death Of
his nearest relative.
How different is the character of the benevo
lent man, whose mind, ever alive to the dictates
of the Deity, feels all mankind his brethren. Ht
lis actuated by spirit of philanthropy, and dis
lcarding every selfish motive, studies with feel
ling heart the wants of the needy, and enjoys al
|unspeakable qualification, which is alone expert
|enced by such as he, in relieving their distresses
His cheering benevolence enlivens the gloom,
|habitations of sorrow, and wipes the big teal
Iron the pale cheek of grief. AS he enters tht
loot of fmisery he is hailed as the ministering an
|gel to its wants-joy pervades the little assembl,
ofobjects of his compassion and every face wears
Ia smile of serene tranquility. Happy is he wht
has the widows blessng-happy is he who has
1.-THE orphans prayer. HOWARD
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5PD1H7E'lBSYe .
FOR THE wILMIsaTosIAN.
ENIGMA.

Lrhe word required has two sylianles--.nn'
me " !. explanatory of the first syllable, th'
and verse, Of the second syiiaoie' s'po 'n
rd. Iu Of the word required.l
NV Y1nsr-has two meanings,
And one you will meet
nv ythe side of lass,
promenading the street.
The other once linger'd
In an actors brass throttle,
Who to make it go clear,
Drank up all in his bottle.
On nv SECOND the Big people
Often look down,
Though as often its valour
Procures il renown--
Der all the wide world,
From the west TO the east
,Tis seen-you win find it
,Twixt it.le and least
The WHOLE through all ages
viii beam fair and bright;
Guide the lost, cheer the lone,
In the deep shades ofnight;
But lis beauty shines clearest
And brightest by far,
In the first transient glow
of the mornings bright star. W..
4 A solution is requested in the next paper.]
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FOR THE wILMrvoTos1AN.
TO /" W."

" w.
ay Massa Printer, shall Cato jjsst trouble you,
id one little song, while he sing him to W!
sing little song bout Q Brandywine,
nd tell how he go dere on Summer day fine.
tell how he go on de banks cooling shade,
hd pick little flowers before he do fade;
bd see de small fish wat do play in de stream,
hd see on de water de Sun lay he beam.
E do not say any ting bout Cato dare;
Dor Cato's forgotten, for him he no care.
hut Cato remember, tho long time ago,
md his head now be white and his body bent low
yes he remember in youthful day
Il no like de school, but he much love to play I;
Y tell me, "Come Cato, get hook, and get line
nd We ii 60 ke,ch "a little fish in Brandywine.
e go..-.and when tired OBJ set in de sun
e 90 to de cool shade and hab de nice fun;
L cut from de willow wild my little knife
be stick, which he make into very good fife.
e play all about, and den by IN by tell him----
very much like for to go into SWIM"
go on de rock den, close down by de water,
nd in he 60, head and heel jis like one Otter.
no like to get in wild very much hase;
hen he see dis, de water he splash in my face.
i dis remember, tho long time ago,
nd my head be now whtened wild many a snow
'nby he grow up and he go far away,
nd de vine and de tree,leaf all turn TO decay
bor Cato grow very much sick at de heart
hen, wild w he ay-fellow, he had to parts
sadness and sorrow away now he pine,
pd neber go more TO de sweet Nrandywine.
tho he's come back we will neber more rove
de cool, shady, green-bank nor under de grow
more will we swim, fish, Or play wild de fife
more will We taste OBJ de youth OBJ our life !!
more will We play by de tree and de vine!
more will We visit thee o BRANDYwINE!
CATO.
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q like so many devils" They were frsquen' =
on the raft during the day, and were seen thr,asga
the chinks by Golfer. who was congratqiatinSi'
himsefon his escape, until the idea aroses that
they might set the raft on fire. In horrible, s'iss
pense he remained until night, when hearing NO
more of the Indians, he t'ivcd from under THIS
raft, and swan silently down the river to a,cons'7
dersble distance, when lie landed, and travelle
al the night Although happy in having escaap =
from the Indians, his situation was still dreadti
ih- was completely naked under burning sun .
the soles OF his feet were entirely filled with tls
thorns Of the prickly pear; be was hungry, and
had no means ofkilling game, slthoug h he saw =
Ibuntlance around him, and was at least seven days
Tourney from Lisa's Fort, on the Bighorn branch
Iof the Roche Jaune river. These are clrcumstan'
ices under which almost any man but an Amer
can hunter would have despaired. He arrived
at he fort in seven days, having sbsisted on q
root much esteemed by the Indians of the Mis-
lsouri, now known by naturalists as Psoralea es-
,c nlenta.
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An e1tempore sermon, preached at the request
of two scholars, (by lover of ale) out of a
hollow tree,
BELOVED Let me crave your attention for
am a little man, come at q short warning, to
preach brief sermon, upon small subject, to q
thin congregation, in an unworthy pulpit.
And now, beloved, my text is MALT, which !
cannot divide into sentences, because it has nonei
lnor into words, it being but one nor into sylla-
Ibles, because (upon the whole matter) it is but
Ia monosyabIe: therefore, | must. as necessity
Ientorces me, divide it into letters, which find
lin my text to be only these four-M, A, L, IT,
malt.
| M (my beloved) is moral is literal, and
| A is alegorcal, IS theological!
| The moral is we'll set forth 10 teach you drunk
ards good manners; wherefore,
1 NJ my masters, L listen
4 A ali of you, I to my text.
| The aegoricaI is, when one thing is spokena
1 and another thing is meant. Now the thing spo-
ken of is bare MALT; but the thing meant is
strong beer, which you rustics make
4 M meat, l. liberty, and
i A apparel, treasure.
l The literal is according to the letter;
II M much, little
n A ale, I thirst.
RI Much ale, little thrift.
& archaeological is according TO the effect which
lit works; which find in my text to be Of two
,knds. l. In this world; 2. In the world to come.
In this world the effects which it works, are in
,clsome, NJ murder. in others, A adultery in some
y L looseness of life, in others, T treason.
y In the world to come: In some, N misery, in
l,Iothers A, anguish in some, L anguishing, in
tclothers, T torment:
y y Wherefore my first use shall be exhortation.
ol M my masters, L leave
o. A all of you L tipping.
o. Or else, 2ndly, by way Of combination, say.
v. M nv masters, L look for
ly A all Of you, I torment.
n, So much for this time and text; only, by way
T. of caution, take this; drunkard is an annoyance
" os modesty, the trouble Of civiiiiy, the spell o.
e wealth, the destruction Of reason, the brewers
'slagent, the ale.house benefactor, the beggar's
d. lcompanion, the constabe's trouble, his wife.s
to woe, his chidrens sorrow, his neighbours scott
sslhis own shame, walking swill.tub, the picture
itIa beast, and the monster of man.
= Say.well and do-well end both with letter,
:. - Say we'll is good, but do-well is better.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-08

"What advantage arises from all this boasted
love of learning and study OF Nature :" said Gle
on to Aristippus, as they were walking one day
inder the portico OF Minerya's Temple, atAthensi
will they furnish US with splendid equipages
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-08
WINTER.

|srs' ,r It's the requiem of the closing year.
ne hollow dirge OF Autumn's reign has sped
rau nowls the tempest to the startled ear
|"cep moans the blast Ger summers beauty
fleI.
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Bonaparte's opinion Of Revolution.

Ronaparte's raised to power by revolution, thug
delivers his sentiments on that point: A revor
luton concluded the emperor, sis one OF the
greatest evils by which mankind can be visited.
1t is the scourge OF the generation by whom tits
brought about; and all the advantages it pro-
cures cannot make amends for the misery with
which it embitters the lives of those who particle
pate in it. 1t enriches the poor, who still remain
dissatisfied; and it impoverishes the rIch who
cannot forget their downfall 1t subverts every
thing, and, at its commencement, brings misery
to all, and happiness to none. Beyond doubt,
true social happiness consists in the harmony
and the peaceful possession of the relative enjoy
ments of each class of people. In regular and
tranquil times, every individual has his share of
felicity; the cobbler in his stall is as content as
ithe king his throne, the soldier is not less hap.
lpy than the general The best founded revolu-
tons, at the onset, bring universal destruction in
their train; the advantages they may produce
are reserved for future age"
Las Cases Journal.
\ SINGULAR RoBBERr.-The coins recently de-
posted by the hand of the Right Rev. the Bishop
Iof Chester, within the foundation stone OF the
new church at Ashton-under-Lne, were, few
nights since very ingenously extracted from the
cavity of the stone, and scrap of paper contalns
ling the following lines, was found in the place Of
them:
4 "ThiS stone the CURIOUS fact reyeald
1 That various coins were here conceaPd;
| And told the world, in language fair,
A Bishops hand had placed them there
To make such information known,
1t must have been clever stone;
So cever-that it p'haps say,
Who twas that stole the coins away"
The Paris Gazette de Cante Gazette
of Healthy mentiuns a remarkable instance
of wickedness and ignorance. a woman
lin a village near Cherbourg, mother OF
flour children, had the good sense and cour-
age to have her young family vaccinated.
After some time the small pox made its
appearance in the village. All the chill
Idren, excepting the four yaccinated, were
Infected, and many died.
The women who had mocked at the
wise precaution Of the happy mother, mqrs
titled at her security and comfort enticed
the children to their houses, and smeared
their faces with variolus matter. Their
malignity was only further embttered BY
seeing that all their efforts to commune
cate the disease to the vaccinated children
we're unsuccessful.
GENUINE LIBERTY.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-25
Treasurer, ALEXANDER MuLER ESQ

Treasurer, ALEXANDER MULLER ESQ.
Secretary, Thomas LIPPINcorT
additional Directors MAJOR vii.
liam H Hopkins, John T. Lusk. Esq.
Captain George G Alien, Mr. Danidl A
Lanterman, Augustus Collin,, Esq. and
Rev. Isaac Scarriu.
On motion oil II. Mason, Ea.s
Ordered, That James Masol, Henry
Starr, and VIM. P. M'Kee, Esl'rs. be a
committee to audit the accouns OF he
Treasury, to report to the neM annual
meeting.
On motion Of Mr.. ]. Mason,
Ordered, That the Report of III. Di.
rectors made this day, be PLACED in the
hands Of the Rev. Mr.. PEEK, wit re-
quest that he read the sane after Di-
vine service tomorrow, and that ,ppor-
tunity be then given to persons wlo may
wish TO sign the constitution.
And the society adjourned,
Published by rider oil the Board.
THOS LTPPINCOrr ,t5ec'y.
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The annual meeting of The Society
was held this day at Ebenezer Meeting
House.
william Dwell, E9q. President, in
the chair.
An eloquent address to the Throne of
Grace was offeredby be r Y. M. Peck ;
after whlrh Hail Mason, E~q. Vice Pre-
sident, presented on Behalf OF the Board,
the following
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-09-29
RlsCeIIaorp.
MEXICO.
.zZZ/Z/Zz.>~
From Bullock's Residence

From Bullock's Residence.
The following is lively, and we doubt not,
very accurate description of the manners
European extraction -
"We were introduced to several re-
spectacle families in Xalappa, and spent
many pleasant evenings with them
lively chat, music, and dancing, filled up
a few hours that might have otherwise
passed heavily. On the first evening of
my being in their society, 1 observed a
smoke rising from the head of lady
who was playing on the piano-and on
going round to ascertain the cause, |
found that Notwithstanding her engage
ment at the instrument, she did not fore
go her segar, but was putting the fumes
away in volumes from mouth and nos
triIs. never saw females of any coun-
try on such good terms with each other,
expressing the greatest delight in meet
ing, and embracing most affectionately
at parting. The lady and gentleman Of
the mansion are always reminding you
that the house and all that it contains
are at your disposal, andif You express
your admiration of any thing i al be-
longs to them, they Immediately assure
you that it is at your service. These
are, it need hardly be repeated, mere
words of course, hyperbolical compli-
ments, which almsst go beyond the old
Spanish salutation -" May you live a
thousand years"
81 accepted an invitation from Mr..
Hall, an English resident of Vera Cruz,
to see new establishment, for the dis
tillation of brandy. A plentiful repast
was served up in the Spanish style, in a
house built of sticks. Of the greater
portion of the dishes, could not learn
the component parts; but one striking
feature was pig three months old,
roasted whole and stuffed with walnuts,
which thought an excellent dish, and
well cooked. There was great want
Of knives, as only one was allowed to
each table, and | was told this was CON-
mon in Spanish America. Before din
ner was over, species of fun, some
thing like what is practised during the
carnival at Rome, commenced. Agen-
tleman, rolling piece of bread between
his fingers 10 the size Of pea, would,
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LAW OF Words.

In the reign of Caliph Horoun AL Ras-
child, of happy memory, lived in the
city of Bagdad celebrated barber, of
the name of Ali Sakal. He was so ia.
nous for a steady hand aud dexterity in
his profession, that he could shave a
head and trim beard and whiskers with
his eyes blindfolded, without once draw
ing blood. There was not a man of
fashion at Bagdad that did not employ
him, and such run of business had he,
that he at length became proud and in
solent, and would scarcely ever touch
head, whose master was not at least
Beg or an Aga. Wood for fuel was al
ways scarce and dear at Bagdad, and as
his shop consumed great deal, the
wood-cutters brought their loads to him
in preference, as most sure of meeting
with ready sale. 1t happened one
day, that poor wood-cutter, new 10
his profession, and ignorant Of the chat
acter of Ali Sakal, went TO his shop and
offered him for sale a load of wood
which he had just brought from a con-
siderable distance in the country, on his
ass; Ali Immediately offered him a price,
making use of these words: {" for all
the good that SUGs on the ass" The
wood-cutter agreed, unloaded his beast,
and asked for bis money" You have