American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-09-14
From the Portsmouth Journal.
EXPEDIENTS.


compensation which equazes in every station, tn
good and i'll OF human life, happen TO be at tn
same time very ingenious. | set out in life with
determination Of making show, and have hitherto
succeeded though there has been a perpetual con
flict between my poverty and my inventon-lik
the strife OF light and darkness in the mythology
the ancient Perslans. | cannot stop to relate al
that did and suffered. and devised in my you'll
and early manhood, though have many ridculou
adventures laid up in my memory. | must eveI
omit the taffety Jacket and silk stockings, which
owned ia partnership with six other apprentices, ant
which have many time done duty on seven distinc
bodies, at the self same ball-Ihe President of III,
club for the time being, always having the privilege
OF dancing the last voluntary and gallanting the
young ladies home.-But pass by the happy pc
riod of youth, when even folly SITS graceful, ant
at to the expedients and cares of mature
age-to domestic scenes which will commend the m
selves at once to every mans business and bosom
think that is the expression of my Lord Bacon.
Yesterday, Mr.. Printer, was day Of difficulty
distress and triumph. declare to you honestly
that overcame more appalling obstacles than Ma
poleon encountered in his retreat from Moscow
and | am conscious of vanity in placing myse
above him in the science of tactics. But you shall
hear
Ii was determined in the domestic conclave some
ten days ago, that should give dining party, and
that both should take place on the same day This
would prevent the gentlemen from sitting too long
at their wine after dinner, and would also save some
thing OF the evenings retreshment-to say nothing
OF the eclat of two parties on one day Yesterday
was the appointed day" big with the fate OF Cato
and of Rome.'
AS preliminary to her party, my wife, who OBJ
serves all the forms OF society, examined her ac-
count OF calls, and resolved to make general pay-
Ne he uiu hai in dst,,t
invitations should go OUTPUT as many of her &C :
quantances might possibly not be at home it was
necessary to have supply OF visiting cards, and
her pack was nearly exhausted
g Bot though on pleasure she was bent
She had saving mind'
The younger children were therefore sent out 10
visit their Playmates in the families on which She
was in the habit Of calling, aud they were drectedi
TO keep eye on the card racks and it they chanc
ed to see any OF their mothers cards, they were toi
exc lam-s o there is one Of mammals cards thai
belongs to me,"-and Immediately to pocket ii /
The plan succeeded to admiraton-in the course
OF the week, 55 cards were collected by the children
which were all distributed again by their mother inI
the course OF few hours.
Having no man servant in my family and being
unwilling to hire messenger striped off nv
Coat put on my wites Leghorn Fat without the rib
oons, and sailed forth in the dark to deliver our in
TltatIons IN pc son. | believe escaped without de-
lection; though one gentleman The dlned with me
yesterday while was standing at his door, req est
ed me TO gel him bucket of water, and then with
queer look put fourpence. haltpenny IN nv hand
II was all clear GAIN and every wise man knows The
value OF iourpence halipenny.
On the great day, our drawing room was deco
rated with the spos OF all the chambers Our best
bed curtains were very adrotly twisted into hang
lngs Tor the widows; while six chairs tied together
and covered with pillows, and enveloped in large
counterpane, made an excellent SOFA The cover
let of the infants cribs, with nv lu,le daupbter,s
sampler pinned on the CENTRE was Called for the day
a hearth rug. A pile of old books and papers opl
the mahte served at once to display my love of lii
erature' and TO apologize for the want of more ap
propriae ornaments The genius Of my wife ne
yer appeared more triumphant than in the properl
disposition OF lights and shadows on this important
occasion. Every thing was in keeping, as the pain
lers say and though the room was somewhat dark
II looked rich and mellow, like an old picture
The dining pa'lor was somewhat more difficult
to manage 1t took two-lhirds Of my counter to
make dining table; and my compiling room desk S
though rubbed with wax and placed in a corner. a i
uie out OF sight, made but sorry sideboard. But
men inc close door was left ajar, and my grand
mothers pewter dishes, and two or three milk mea
'ures well rubbed made rather splendid show of e
ah'V pa'e' OF winch we did not tail to talk during
Inner. We borrowed chairs enough from our Ii
1eghoors under pretence of having funeral for Ia
! cousin of one of our domestics who had lust died
If the yellow fever This report in the neighbor- Ia
rood kept away impernent visers. Nv eldest If
ION BACKED his face little and attended at table.
md performed his part very we'll. The guests were &
ola that he had gone to college. / was however c
tue dl'concerted by my second daughter who C
hough'iessly called him Brother,' as he was pour
ng out glass OF water for her but turned it off
ven enough by remarklng hat if was not for the
OF complexion, there might be some like II
'ess between them. Accidents will happen in the h
es regulated families; and did not observe that c
ny Of the guests took notice of the unlucky express +