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The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-03-03
MARCH 3, 1895.

especially when the qualities of the heart
and mind are also worthy of admiration.
But beautiful face, and a weak head--a
brilliant appearance, and a depraved heart,
those may love who can; my taste lies ano-
thcr way
Very few young ladies trouble themselves
with reflection; and still smaller number
make any use of opportunity for improving
their minds substantially, before they number
eighteen or twenty years. Juvenile employ
ments and pleasures-cards, dress 'and all
that sort of thing consume one third of this
short life, before sober sense has time to
rouse herself, and urge her momentous
claims; and consequently it is very rare that
a girl is marriagcable before she is twenty
two or three years old. That preparation
for the active duties of lite, the forming of
habits and taste as will render mother res,
pcctable and happy, do not enter into the
thoughts of the gay and tri1ing girls.-lt is
therefore nonsense for them to marry while
the mind is yet in its infancy, ignorant even
Of what is necessary to personal health, and
still more a stranger to the trials and haz-
ards of the nursery, and which must be met
with the patience, the tenderness, and the
skill of mature years
of what worth is the love of little girl?
Ian Il man OF SellSc TtntIliOli
self with the thoughts that he is preferred and
admired, no one knows why! Really the
converse and the love Of a plain, sensible
woman, independent OF the advantages which
mature years in companion are likely to
secure, is worth more i'll one moment, than "a
whole eternity of puerile fondness. | am
not combating the sentiment that early
marriages best promote happiness, for be-
Il hp
at what period should men and women be
esteemed old. Surely women are young at
twenty five. | cannot answer for other pa
rents, but the young man who persuades
my daughter out of my arms before she is
eighteen or twenty, must be a very pleasing,
kind, good hearted fellow.-lf there is any
thing pure and holy in human affections, it can
be found in the love that warns the heart of a
father and daughter; and when it is bro
ken up and placed upon objects, let all rea-
son yield to the demand with due considera-
ton, and nature hallow the event with her
warmest honest tears.
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SERIOUS REFLECTIONS.

eve shall hear those truths which the multi
tudes do not tell U.S."
1t is good my friends, often to withdraw
from the world; from the hurry and tumut of
its busy scenes, and devote a portion of our
time to serious reflection. BY these means
we shall become acquainted with the deli
cious sweets Of retirement, and, by thus oc-
casonally abstracting ourselves from the
world, and "peeping through the loop-holes
Of retreat" at its vanities and follies, we shall
often experience the internal car to be open
cd for the reception of those truths which
the multitudes do not tell us" BY search
ing into our hearts we shall discover our
own frailties and impcrfections, and therefore
be better prepared to discharge the duty of
forgiveness toward our fellow-creatures.
"RcRection is mirror fair,
That shows us truly what We arc,
"And what we ought to be-"
o yc gildy and vain, instead of consum
ing your precious time in routine of dissi-
pating pleasures, let me entreat you for mo-
ment to turn aside from the "haunts of riot, 4"
retire in secret, and contemplate your own
natures, the follies and vanites of human life,
and you will be gradually initiated into the
knowledge of yourselves and ofthe world
You will rejoice in the revelation of "those
truths which the multitudes do not tell you"
If this life afforded no more substantial
pleasures than what are to be found in the
hurry and hustle of a crowd, or in the vain
and liccntious scenes of vice and immoral
the condition of man. He indeed would
then be, to use the language of solemn
poet of Great Britain,
- Lost TO virtue, lost to manly thought,
Lost TO the noble sallics of the soul.'
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-03-03
MATRTNyQMx.-THE LADIES.

Whoever makes trial of matrimony, and
experiences in a wife, as haze, tle value of
plain good sense, warm affections and a par
ticuar knowledge of busidess, will agree
with advising young men to keep clear of
flirting and unripc girls of siXteen.-How-
ever their beauty, vivacity, and youth, may
charm the senses, it's all a delusion, and the
end is always miserable enough.--'The rose
of the cheek soon fades away, and is gone
like the early dew; gay and lively spirits,
with the enchanting graces OF hgure and
movement, sink under the touch of disease
and are lost entirely in a few ieetine years.
Mark this, my fair country women, and be
! studious to lay in such stock of useful
knowledge, such reinements of the mind,
and such stores of good nature, as will bind
the hearts of your husbands to you, as with
hooks of STEEL when those attractions have
flown, which at first may have influenced
them too much.
All, me! those women, so like unto an
gels, so full OF alluremcnts, SO but
"Who hath not felt how fcebly words essay,
"s'fo fix one spark of beauty heavenly ray!"
| What was going to say is, women are
very dangerous creatures; and ! advise all
Young men, since it is natural and proper to
love, and consequently natural and proper to
marry, to be very careful whom and what
they are enamourcd with. The time will
comc-G am not going to say since the hey
day of my blood is over, that matrimony is
the sepulchre of love; for know quite the
contrarv)-but the time will come IN every
mans life, when the heart and the under.
standing also, will call for more substantial
endowment than can be found i'll faded beauty,
and the stale and worn out arts OF fashiona-
BILE pleasing. can find no objection to the
lust admiration of the beauties of the hu-
man face divine and, indeed, l should a
void the man as dangerous companion, who
can look upon beauty without emotion; and
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-03-03
PHILANTHROPY.

"When look into the frame and consttu-
ton of my own mind, there is no part of it
which / observe with greater satisfaction
than the tenderness and concern which it
bears for the good and happiness of mankind.
My own circumstances are indeed so narrow
and scanty, that should taste but very little
pleasure could receive it only from those
enjoymcnts which arc i'll my possession; but
by this great tincture of humanity which
find in all my thoughts and reflections. am
happier than any single person can be with
all the wealth, strength, beauty, and success
that can be conferred on mortal, if lie only
rclishes such a portion of these blessings as
is vested in himself, and his own private
property. BY this means any man that
does himself any real service does me kind
ness. / como in for a share in all the good
that happens to man of merit and virtue
and partake of many gifts of Fortune and
Power, that ! was never born to.'-.dddison
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Written in a Common place Book.

See to your book young lady, let the
An index to your lifc-cach page be pure,
BY vanity uncoloured, and by vice
Unspotted. Cheerful Be each modest leaf,
Not rude; and pious be each written page,
Without hypocracy be it devout.
Without moroseness, be il serious.
II sportiyc--nnocent. And if a tear
Blot its white margin, let it drop for those
Whose wickcdncss needs pity more than hate
Hate no one--hate their rccs, not themselves
Spare many leaves for charity--that flower
That better than the roses first white bud
Becomes woman's BOSOM There we seek
And there we find it FIRST Such be your book
And such, young lady, always may you be.
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VOL. II.

TFRJLS-ADyERrIsEME not exceeding
one square will be inserted four times for one
dollar, and 20 cents for each subsequent inscr-
ton If continued Cor three months, 50 50-for
six months, s. sos Or for one year So.
nr Subscribers are entitled to the privilege of
having their names, place of residence, and occu-
nation, inserted in the Register, GRATIS.
e jj.No subscription will be discontinued unless
two weeks notice is given and all srreaIagcs are
paid.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-03-03

Colonel Ozuen Ro6erts.--The untimely
fate of Col. Roberts, who fell at Stone, was
the cause of universal regret. He was an
inflexible patriot, an excellent disciplinarian,
and an enthusiast in pursuit Of military fame.
His son who was in the action, hearing of
his misfortune, FASTENED to him. The ex-
piring veteran, perceiving in his counte-
nance the livelicst sorrow, addressed him
thus:
81 rejoice, my boy, once again to see and
embrace you. Receive this sword, which
has never been furnished by dishonor, and
let it not be inactive while the liberty of
your country is endangered-tak my last
adieu--accept my blessing-and return to
your duty"
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s2O-HTI2Ye
FRIENDS.
BIZ ILnirnnierU

FRIENDS.
BY Montgomery.
Friend after friend departs:
WHO hath not lost a friend
There is no union here Of hearts
That finds not here an end;
Were this frail world our final rest
Living or dying none were blest.
Beyond the flight Of time,
Beyond the reign of death,
There surely is some blessed cline
Where life is not breathe
Nor life's affections transient fire,
Whose sparks fly upwards and expire!
There is world above
Where parting is unknown;
A long eternity Of love
Formed for the good alone;
And faith beholds the dying here
Translated from the glorious sphere!
Thus star by star declines
Till all are past away
As morning high and higher shines
TO pure and perfect day
Nor sink these stars in empty night
But hide themselves in Heavens own light.
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TO THE AGUE.

I u"ou shlv'ring, shaking, frosty power,
An % "hS wilt thou, with look so sour,
'rp'oach and damp each gladstone hour,
With uempling sorrow
rom u 'o' where marching in the rear,
Az ",'es lever too with aspect drcar;
Not whit the worse for wear;
lie calls tomorrow.
WIKI n ulrd day tyrant, when shall l,
And m 9llhlne armed, thy power defy,
- "'aSe thee tnrn thy back and fly,
Far, far away
nne eo'ne' ye doctors at my call,
That ,, Iuickiy come, each one and all,
sue may no more enthrall
Nc each third day
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Then when the scoundrcl you've defeated,
And far from me he has retreated,
And once again in health Pm seated,
And safe and sound;
My muse shall raise tuneful song,
And in your praise the notes prolong,
And spread them wide DER all the thronr
That gapes around.
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ST'ANZAS

Oh! who that has loved with devotion and zeal,
And felt the sweet passion transixed in his
heart;
Oh, whothat is loved, in return, docs not feel
The soul piercing anguish and pain It's to part
When the farewell embrace round the fair neck
is flung,
And the ncctarine kiss on the lip is impressed;
When the touching adieu is pronounced by the
tongue,
Or the half-smother'd sigh perchancc breaks
from the breast
When down the fair cheek, flows affections own
tear,
Respecting the sorrow, which then fills the
heart;
Md the moment for parting forever, is near,
Oh! who does not feel, the pain It's to part.
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embrace chance for life,' Because, cap
tain, he heroically replied, my duty requir-
ed that should make distribution OF am
munition, and not desert my post and fly like
paltroon 20
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COLLECTANEA
So much as from occasion you may CLEAN.

=" baene
90 much rs rom OCCASION YOU h''y sie"'''
True PoLte,eas.- Polteness is Just me-
dunn between Formally ard rudeness; it is
good nature regulated by quick discernment,
which proportions itself to every situation
and every character 1t is restraint laid
bv reason and benevolcnce on every irregu-
and accommodates itseii TO the fantastic Jaws
OF custom anu iashio, do i'i,h as ny a-e
not incohslsteht WIN TIC hisl'cr o"iisa'4oiio
OF virtue anu reii5'oh'
10 give eihcaoy aio sraIe ~ Poi't ,..
II must DC accompanies WIN s'1'e
OF taste as wei DIS uei'caoy ant 'i'.oosn
its louhaatioli must NC Ioo,cu III ,iie NJ
II IS not periece "'t"ou' Aio"eoSe Vi '"0
world
III socieey IL 10 tne happy i"e"ie'h "''tS''
spiiee oi'e.'oS 49, va ,I.;, - -
,,assat;,, II ,enresses tbe Jesnrahle bnt
oa'ia ~ - ha;na 40 rpost ,,,o;S
uon'.,pa a.. IS tho .oema II ;ncra,.es tbe
nene onai e h;ne, ,,,,t,al,,, .nraaa,,ia
So aT ~ ofa,s;,,a edae of ,,;llerv and
ats u, ene one"s0 ,'',.
S.e t; ue'sa "a na;ies a,se ,v;ti, rro,,r;at,
H. t. a,,'1 ,a1,,al'Ia nal;t;eS ;ts ,yn,th (.
I'M 49, - :. ~ ai,aaYt NJ rra,t
sink il into worse familiarity. To superb
orc tis, espectful. to interiors unassuminp and
rood na,urcd and to EQUALS. every thing that
e cborminp--studvinr matchmaking. after :
;np to all Vet at the same time apparently
dsenraeed and careless.
Fldt Feelmgs.-l nave often CONSIDERED
the word .fat' as applied TO feelings arls-
ing from shame and remorse' as very eA-
pressive; tor instance when lady, out OF
contradiction or coquetry' gives scorntui
rebuff to man whom at heart she really re-
CARDS with klhdness' ana she mas ne mas
taken her at her word' ana means never TO
give her another opportunity e"her lor ag
erosion or atonemeht'-l reckon she ieels
flat.
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We cannot say whether the following was or was
lot, intended as a burlesquc imitation of South
US Curse of Kehama;" but we think it must be
admitted by every learned critic, that this same
"Icn Burnsher," is not n whit behind ''Kchama
in the art OF cursing, however infcriorhc may be
10 southey in the art Of hyming.-.Southtrnp pa
PER.
A solemn curse pronounced by Ben Bunish
rr, upon a Master Book-binder who endcavored
10 iniure the business by working at half price
May rats and mice dcvour yourpastc,
Your paper and your leather;
May your hand letters be dctaccd,
Your types all mX'd together.
May all your pallets, stamps and rolls,
BE on their faces battcr'd;
Your beating-sonc pick'd full Of holes,
Your hammcrin pieces shattered
And may your standing press fall down,
Your press boards all be cracked;
Nay Your law leather all turn brown,
Zach law-book edge get BACKED.
Mayyou be bothcr'd-all your life,
With workmen brandy lovers;
Nlth sandy boards, a dull plough knife,
Thin paste and horny covers.
And may your gliding all rub off,
Your rolls burn through the leather,
ana you hcncetorward be obliged
10 iinsh-in dry weather.
AM may your polishcr upon
The face be full of scratches;
nay evry cover you put on,
at least have twenty patches,
NAVAL Your colours be ;oo strong,
80 as torot the leather;
way all books be titled wrong,
Each fly sheet past'd together.
way your lying presses all get broke,
your books be wrong collated;
anu may you with foul charcoal smoke
lie almost sullocated.
"% yonr apprentices run away,
your business be diminished,
'l may booksellers never pay
io', when your work is finished.
wa grant that you DISTRESSED may be,
rom constable to the beadle;
''T M I'VE till you can't fcelor see,
our piess-pin from your needle.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-23
THE ROAD TO HEALTH:
Baltimore.
on, A rHYsIcIAN's OPINION OF HUNTING

on, A PHYSICIANS OPINION OF HUNTING.
No persons lit has been observed by an eminent
physician,) more strikingIy illustrate the impor-
tance Of bodily exercise than that class of b0lS u
ranS who, with luxurious mode of living, combine
amusements which CONSIST in strenuous and almost
indefatigabe exertons. The sportsman works as
hard for pastime the ordinary day -aborer is
obliged to do for his bread. The tolls of both
equally artluous, and differ only in the one being
matter Of choice, the other Of necessity. The un-
wholesome pleasures Of the table are, in manner,
compensated by the salutary enioyments of the
chase. An evening Of noisy and jovial intemper-
ance not unusually crowns day of equally jovia
and noisy activity and man will often be found,
for long time to escape the dangers of the field,
and the still more imminent dangers Of festival
The follower of the hounds is on the road to heat
although he may not be in search of it, and if it
we're not for the excesses which are too frequently
connected with this manner of life, it might prove
sngularIy conducive to vigor and longevity. AS it
is however, the fox hunter seldom dies of a bro.
ken neck, to which he seems continually liable, but
very generally Of broken constitution. to which
his habits 10 the field by means contribute. He
always stands out longer than the sedentary or in
dolent debauchee, though he may yield at last to the
destructive power of licentouS Indulgence.
Coke states, in his history OF the Bourbons OF
Spain, that hunting first became royal amusement,
or at least more cultivated as such, in conse-
quence of its having been professionally advised, as
an andote TO the hyp0chopdriasis, to which that
august family were continually liable. 10 this the
pithy observation of DR.. Sydenham may be added !:
have frequently seen broken-up spirits and appa-
rently reduced constitutions restored to strength
and cheerluness, by horse exercise, when almost
every other method of recovery had been tried
without advantage. To many Ct my nervous
and bilious patients, I have recommended 1t as al.
most my sole prescription-'t live on horseback.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-23
TO PRESERVE GRAPES.

When there are several punches in one branch,
it may be cut off, leaving about inches IN lengta
or more, Of the wood, according 10 The distance,
between the bunchss, and little on the outside OF
the fruit at each end seal both ends with common
bottle wax then hang Them across line in d'y
room, taking TO clip out with pair of scissors,
anv of the berries that begin to decay or become
moudy, which, ii Left would taint the others. In
this way grapes may be kept ill February but if
cut before the punches are too ripe they may be
kept much longer.
Grapes may be kept by packing them in jars
{every bunch being FIRST wrapped up in soft paper'}
and covering every layer with bran, wei dried lay
ing little of it in the bottom Of the jar; then
layer ofgrspes, and SO on, layer OF bran and OF
grapes alternately, till the jar is filled then shake
gently, and ELL it to the top with bran, LAYING some
paper over it, and covering the top with bladder ned
firmly on TO exclude The air, then put on the top or
cover of the Jar observing that II fits close. These
jars should be kept in room where hle cen be kep'
in wet damp weather.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-23
--.ana 10000 szmzs--
CRUELTY TO CATTLE.

The New England Farmer contains letter from
Mr.. Peabody of Salem, on the subject OF disease
common among oxen, which is produced by severe
beating on the head, in manner very integble
TO every one acquainted with the anatomy oi these
animals -" There is in each check bone OF the OK,
large irregular cavity above the range OF he teeth,
sufficiently capacous to contain half pint. The
external portion Of bone, covering this cavity, is
about two lines, or two tenths Of an inch in thick
ness. The internal bones are also thin. This cavi-
ty in healthy state, is empty"
A blow of no great violence may ca silly break
the bone over this cavity and slow but fatal dis.
ease is the almost inevitable consequence. Even if
the bone is only injured, the animal is 10 danger of
suffering seriously from it. Swellings, tumors, SSc.
usually denote injury in that part; and il they do
not appear until Two or three weeks alter the blow
has been inflicted, the probability is still greater
that they will end fatally.
Such statement as this should be borne in mind
by those who have the management of oxen; and
it is probable that numerous similar warnings might
be given by scientific men, calculated tc alarm those
who practice cruelty on other kinds OF useful and
abused animals.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-23
INNOCENT HOURS OF CHILDHOOD.
ny PERCIYAL.


Dear moments Of childhood how sweetIy We smile,
AS gaze on the vista of years that are gone
Ye smile IN your innocent oveliness, while
In the downh of life we are fastening on,
could return to your beautiful prime
When ye shone like the morn Of clear summer day,
And my spirit meier thought how the footsteps of time
Like the flight of an eagle, were Fastening away
o could return TO those innocent hours
When my heart knew no SORROW that fed not as soon
AS the soft drops of April that fall on the flowers
And vanish at once in the bright air of noon;
o then might taste of the silent delight
That beams in the eye of an infant, and flows,
As peacefully on as the dove in her fight,
Orthe dew stealing out of the cup OF a rose.
o then mgltlay all my sorrows at rest,
And be calm as the first whisper d zephyr of spring.
When it comes on the pnions Of down from the west,
And shakes the soft fragrance of May from its wing
then might know what it is to be free
From the burden that presses the heart the grave
Might charm back the feeling of brightness and gee,
The first look of love and Of gentleness gave.
But no-I have passd from the fresh blooming Shores
Where life gathers round it its verdure and flowers;
can fondly look backward-but an never more
Can taste OF your sweetness--ye innocent hours
Then whittier, alb whittier, escape from the night
Which darl1ens more deeply the farther go
Look out from the gloom some benevolent light!
Like star on the traveller, who wanders below
light now is breskng--it comes from above,
Still clearer and purer than lfe's early dawn
1t descends with The motionless flight OF a dove,
And guides me with safety and cheerluness on.
Then let not turn to the innocent hours
ofchldhood, when brighter hours wait me before;
There are thorns in es earliest and tendercst flowers
But yonder are flowers that shall sting me no more.