Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-10-21
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BE SHORT,

z OF getting dt tningS winch Is as waste
fnI oftisne as it is stryiag to fhe patience
wish the printers would notice it il
the paper, and advise every bady, o,
all manner Of subjects to /" be short
/ shall be so. -
What can be more vexatioas, wher
you are just going about your ordinar,
business, and perhaps in hurry too
than for some lille Fellow to take you
by the button to say" only word, = and
detain you half an hour, in durance
vile, listening to story without begin-
ming, middle, point or end. In which
every little particular is interminyled
with interminable eligressions, silly com
'men and tiresome fal-de.rah Take
such a one by the ears, aud te him TO
- be sh ,rt," nnder the penaity Of los
ing them. /.
Mylneighbour Lewis Langyafn, has
cost me more time than two, cows are
worth, within six months, By this very
species of i'll manners--aad vet he
thinks himself one 81 the cIeserest chap,
in the lane, and laughs through Mi his
stories as il there wa, spice Of viii in
them. He accosted nae to-day as ! was
going to diuner, and this is an impor.
tant business with me, for am an cd
man, and my working day. are nearly
over. ".Good morning uncle Oliver,
I've word to say to yon." (" Well
be short, I'm called to diRner." Oh
YES, IN be short, bot egsd, befareethe
f.llow had explained u nae how his
pig had gotten into his cellar nd over
turned his milk pans, the pudding was
as cold as stone. aud worl by dame
1D,rothy almost uttered a complaint.
Short speeches, short stories, shot
.coavtships--a wise man viii always be
short in these things. | never knew
a short prayer Or short sermon that
was not the more liked for it or a
Short story that had not the more pith
10 n !; Of. 4 short courtshiP that was not
more fartanate than long one. I
showed i la whp had been running at
tef his ~ eetheart two years, ,old coas-
Is Jeremiah i long purse, which meas-
urei haif 1 yard. and had not a single
sixpence At the bottom ne borrowed
tito take down "a I!harlotte's, and they
both took i hint from il and got maI-
ried at once.
But the fashion ofthe times Is con-
tareous. Tell all The story-teilers. and
speech makers tell all manner ct good
people how pleasant a thing II to-
1Re short.'' @. OAKWOOD.
FIDELITY.
y Every one must fecollect the tragi-
cal story ofyoung Egan, the Irish pat
riot twas too tuuch'ng 70 be soon
forgotten. During the troubles in Ire
land. he wins tried, condemned and exc
cuted on charge OF treason. Ills tate
made a deep impression on Puo',ck
sympathy. lie was so young SO IN
telI;rent: so generous so brave 80
everything, that we are apt to Ike 10
Young man. His conduct under trial,
too. was so lofty and intrepid. The
noble indignation with which ne re-
PEELED the charge oftreason aSa,usi nus
country the eloquent vind'catlon OF
hi, name; and his pathctick appeal to
posterity in the hopeless hour OF con-
de1hnation; ali these entered aeeP'y IN
10 every generous bosom, and even ms
op,,onents lnmented the stern Poiicy
that dictated his execution.
But there was one heart whose an
-. \. .s,o.,,.l he impossiblc t0 de-
scribe. In happier days and fa'rer ior.
tunes, nc hal won the affections Of a
beautiful and interesting girl, the daugh
fer of late celebrated Irish barrIsler.
She love-. him with the disinteres'ed
fcrvour Of "a womans first anu early
love. When every worldly maxim ar