The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-10-31
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From Me Berkshire american.

MILITIA. Much has been said and writ
ten by The malicious wits of the present
day against our Militia System. Bnt re-
ally all this availeth nothing thew noioh+
as well blow their puny breath anainsf q
hurricane, or attempt TO climb rainborr
feet foremost. Who knows better what is
Tor the good of the country than our Iepisla-
tors, three fourths of whom are. or have
been, militia officers? But in order to ST.
lence the tongue of malice g forever and n
day, we will enoeavor to set forth a few
OF the numberless advantages of our Mill
tia System
-, l. It is "the bulwark of our countrv.n
ms beng a self-evident proposition. cnn-
III lo' ~ inaue palmer by argument. A cart
load OF the fnoet eylIogisrls in the ro,nrr,,
would not render it whit plainer ar t-,,<..
=: 1t makes a very interesting specfacIa
Tor little boys and great girIs-wbicb i
certainty matter of no small importance
When 1t is considered, that MANY of onr
country towns are not blessed with shouy
OF 'cato animals, above once in two or tlree
years. = 'A1'o
o. by burning nation sight of powder.
II makes way with good deal of "villain-
Gus saitpetre'-and every thing under
heaven that is villainous ought to be at
tacked N ct arms, and blown i" skv higb
sky high" as Johnny Randolph saith. a,
gam, 1t removes from the face of the eartb
along with the villainous salpetre. vash
deal of that "infernal drug" which is So
offensive to all well-bred noses. that II
ought to meet with no quarter whatever in
polite christian country.
Z. It teaches men to love their enemies
" How teach men to love their enemies
qnotha A system of warfare teach men
TO love their enemies? A most heterodox,
way of loving, truly" Harkee, one mo-
ments iriend-there is no warfare about IL.
on the contrary it is as gentle as a i" suck
ing GoYe," and as peaceful as ever tow
shop IN al the country. Nay, it teaches
men 70 love their enemies almost to their
own rmn-ln truth they become enamored
q q o.a {. ran ltsell. They hug the black
betty that contains it, to their bosoms. anil
hang upon her lips, until at length thew are
glad to find a fence to hang upon.
8. It wakens the soul by tender strokes
OF art'-by those sole-toucEing strains Of.
music, SO melodiously beat out of windy
sheep-skin, or blown from the brazei,
| threats OF braying bugles, or sweetly and
ngenlously hammered out of tintinabul-
airy, triangular bit of steel.
o. 1t makes holiday for men-full
grown-from five and a half to six feet
hlgh-and between l8 and 40 years of age.
Men absolutely require pldy-dag of some,
( KIND or other; and if they were not drawn
out three or four times a year for military
duty, would unquestonably run mad witt,
domestic confinement, and breaking from
their fields and shops, would pick up their
ears, and prance and kick, to the manifest.
danger OF all civilized society.
z. Being confined chiefly TO the poorer
class OF our citizens, it helps to divest them
OF the little cash they have in their pockets.
ana prevents 1t from being lonesome. which
solitary dollar might otherwise be. And
herein 1t IS fultilment ofscripture-" from,
inm that hath" but precious little. g shall
De taken away even that which he HATH
! IHE CoNJu6ATTSG DUTcHM4S. We
know not where the following story came
from but, as 1t gives drolI picture of a
metnoalcal and perseVering Dutchaan, it
may not prove unentertaining. Two Eno
llsh gentlemen once stepped into coffee
house IN Paris, where they observed a tall.
odd looking man, who appeared not to- be
native, sitting at one of the tabIas and
| looking around with the most stone-Eke
gravity OF countenance upon every object
soon after the two Englishmen entered.
one OF them told the other that a celebrat-
! ed dwarf he'd arrived at Paris. AT tj,is
the grave looking parsonage above men
toned opened his mouth and spake /: Il
arrlve,' SAID he, thou arrivest, he arrives.
we arrive, you arrive, they arrive The
j Engllshman whose remark seemed to have
/ suggested this mysterious speech stepped
up TO the stranger and asked, Did voe
speak to me, Sir 2 speak, replied the
stranger, thou speakest, he speaks, we
speak, you speak, they speak 2 How is
tins " SAID the Englishman, do you mean
to insult me The other replied, insult,
thou insultest, he insults, we insult. Won
insult, they insult This is too much. I,
said-the Englishrnan viii have salts
faction-if you have any spirit with your
rudeness come along with me- To this
defiance the imperturable stranger replied.
come, thou contest, he comes, we come.
You come, they Gomez and thereupon no
arose with great GOODNESS and followed his
challenger. In those days, when everv
gentleman wore a sword, duels were speed-
lily despatched. They went into a neigh
boring alley, and the Englishman, un-
sheathlng his weapon, said to his antaro-
mist, Now, Sir, you must fight me- I
fight replied the other, drawing his sword.
thou fightest, he fights, we fght'-here
he made thrust you fight, they fight
and here he disarmed his adversary.
/ Well said the Englishman, You have the
best of it, and | hope you are satisfied Il
am satisfied said the original, sheathing
his sword, thou art satisfied, he is salts
tied, we are satisfied, you are satisfied, they
are satis6ed.' : ! am glad every body is
satisfied said the Englishman, but pray
leave off quizzing me in this strange man
ner, and tell me what is your object, if YOU
have any, in doing SO. The grave zen.
tlemnn now, for the first time, became in
telhgible. am a Dutchman,' said he
and am learning your language. l find il
! very difficult to remember the peculiaritios
nj In nrIke a.