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American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-05-15
sErglishnsn, in the Algonquin dialect.
+nvtnife American ~ AMERICAN Rrpic1u

M husband sold it for RUM One Of the
Trustees Of the Free School, says the New York
Observer. lately found, during one of his visits.
mother, with seven children around her, living in
a back cellar, who supports herself and family ny
washing. On being asked if she was widow, she
repied "No, have husband but he IS no help
to me..;' The visitor then asked If she had BIZ
| BILE. At this inquiry she wept. /" | had Bible
once, said she, " which cost five dollars, but
have no Bible now. My husband sold it tnr Rum.
He lays his hand on any thing he can find in the
house. and sells it for ardent spirits; and leaves
me to supply my family as well as am able, with
nv own hands,
How many cases as hard as this might be found
| in the families of one hundred thousand incurabe
drunkards in the United States A mass OF mise
~ this, which falls with the heaviest weight upon
the weaker sex; and is borne generally. with SO
silent patience, that the full extent Of the suffer-
lings is scarcely suspected. How often nave tne
females of this country shuddered and wept at the
fate of their sisters in India! The pains OF the
burning nile are severe-but they short. The
shouts Of the mob, and the influence Of misguid-
ed ZEAL aid the unhappy victim in bearing them
But the pile on which the wretchcd slave OF intem-
perance sacrifices his helpless partner, Is remote
from public view. She suffers alone, and often
without sympathy, an aggregate OF misery, whlcn
LIT would be gain to exchange for the horrors or
Eastern immoIation. The public are beginning to
feel that something should be done on this subject;
and WHY should not that sex, whom it chiefly con-
Germs. come forward and take their share in the
enterprises They need not form associations
their influence can be made efectua in other ways
Let them Danish from their presence every indi-
yidual whose example tends to uphold drunken
mess; and be careful not to connect themselves
with husbands who will I. sell all for Rum"
| Conn. Obs.
Honesty.-No man is wise or safe but he that is
honest. Sir Waiter Raleigh.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-05-15

Honesty.-No man is wise or safe but he that is
honest Sir Walter Raleigh.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-07-21

4 Hint to Tea DrinkerS-Whilc the late Mr..
Clifford was a, Ashburton, he contracted acquai.l-
lance with family Of that place, consisting Of f.
males somewhat advanced in age. On one occasion.
he vcnturcd on the perons exploit Of drinking tea,
with these elderly ladies. After having demolished
his usual allowance Of tea, he found in spite Of his
remonstrances to the contrary, that his hostess
would by no means suffer him to give Up, hut per
sisted in making him drink most incredible guam
tity. cat last )" SAID Clifford in telling the story,
''beng really overloaded with tea ! put down my
fourteenth cup, and exclaimed, with an ar Of resolu
ton, 81 neither VIII drink any more" The
hostess then seeing She had forced more down my
throat than liked, began to apologise, and added
-. but, dear Mr. Clifford, YOU did Mt PIT yotT
sboon nous cup, supposed your refnsas were
nothing but good manners"
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-07-21
VARIETY.

P31lssah 1aarriGge.-Perhaps nothing strikes the
eyes Of q stranger at this metropolis, more than
marriage If the parties aflucnt, or well known,
their relations, friends and acquaintances, will
sembic at the home of the bride, in carriages, each
having Sc parate one, some with two, and others
with four horses attached to which are two or three
footmen arrayed in the richest liveres-At these
professions it is not unusual to muster from two to
three hundred carriages of all sizes and colors-
the bride and bridegroom take the lead in the most
magnificent vehicle, and in the most splendid attire.
The ceremony over, they return to the house and
7arake Of dinner, ("ye gods what dinner -
consisting of the richest things The market, nay the
whole country, can produce, The sun goes down
upon their frastng, and he rises upon their dancing
always saving and excepting the bride and groom
In the country. theirfe Teasing and smoking, drinking
and watzmg, continued for three days and #, at
this time, there should be found any thing in the
eatahe line unolemoished, they carry it off with
them at their departure 1t is customary for the
guests to make the bride present of few dollars
the wedding day. and were it not for this douccur,
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-07-21

peculiar profunduy and ViT0uf. Ndl cohleht WIN
carving heads of most exquisite workmanship from
cherry stones, they claim the power Of hewing the
Colossus from the rock One would as soon expect
Pysche to be angry that her arm was praised for Its
delicate hue and beautiful outline, rather than for
size and sinew. Surely the highest reputation of
an Edgeworth, or a sedgwck, IS ample enough,
without claiming equality with Webster or Bow
ditch
TO the honour of the present day, It should, how
ever, be spoken, that this class OF Pretenders COM
paredjwith the number of well educated women, is
very small. There never was time when so mucl
talent was found united with such wcil-regulated
character and such unpretendng love OF usefulness
Whether minds so tasteful and highly cultivated,
could, by different education, moral, intellectual,
and physical change their nature. and become gla-
diators the of science, is question which
can never be satisfactorily proved,-because one
cannot imagine state Of society where the expert
ment could be fairly tried. The very circumstance
that women do not need as much strength OF mind
as men, is, to me, apoweltul argument that they do
not possess it; for it is the wonderful adaptation of
every thing to the place it is intended to fill which
makes the vast system of mind and matter, per
feet mansion of glory. If we could picture to our
selves a state of society, where women were called
upon to be warriors, statesmen and mathematlcians,
every one would turn away with disgust from such
a scene of chaos But it may be said that clrcum
stances act powerfully upon their minds, and that
the very reason women have been delicate and fra
gle in soul, we'll as in body, is because great
emergencies have never called forth their latentI
powers to the utmost; and that if our situations in
life have creative power upon our intellectual Ia
cultIes, and call energies into existence only when,
and where, they needed, it is not at all nconss
tent with divine economy. This is very true; and
we cannot therefore deny the possibility that ladies
might play the game of politics we'll and unite
the gordan knots of science with as much patience
as their lords and masters now do; but must de-
ny the probability. At any event. this hidden pow
err like the latent heat in natural substances could
never be produced without utter decomposition of
wish to see so fair and graceful structure IS the
perfection of female character, destroyed, for the
sake Of proving their claim to praise, which if de-
served, would still be of doubtful valu, since it
could not enable them to be useful
The oak is majestic in its native forest; but
would rather it should not be planted within tie
circumscrbed limits of my garden, even if the sol
could support its widely spreading roots; for it
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-07-21
many of them would literally be eaten out of house
and home.
Marriage Of Mrs. Co,as a,,d he Duke If ST. 4lJans

Marriage Of Mrs Couta ,d he Duke IF 81 .4iJans.
This marriage, long talked of, took place
about three O'Clock Saturday afternoon, at Mrs.
Couts' house, the corner of Stratton-street Pcca-
oily special license for that purpose having
been issued on tuesday last, on fiat of the Archb.
shop Of Canterbury. The ceremony was perform
cd in the grand drawing room where an altar table,
covered with rich crimson Genoa velvet had pre-.
viously been placed. His Grace's uncle, the Right
Hon and Rev Lord Francis BeaucIerc, read the
marriage service at which were present, the Mar
quis and Marchoncss of Butte the Ladies Beanclerc
the Countess Of Guilfort, the Earl of Besborough
the Earl and Countess Of Iiarrowby, the Ladies
North, sc &c. Sir Francis Burdett was not pre-
sent There u.s. it must be allowed, little differ
ence in age between the new married par-from
eight and twenty, to thirty years-and what there is,
is against the lady The welded pair Immediately
left town for one of his Grace's seats The peerage
tells the age OF the gentleman, who born in the
year 1902. He is, therefore, now Is years old
The age Of the lady we are left to guess at. We
have, however, some data to coupon. She made
her first appearance on the boards of Drury Lane,
in the character of lydia Langush, in January l795,
thrty-two years ago. In appearance She was then
upwards of twenty. Her mother, the late Mrs.
Entweese, married Mr.. Entweesie at hampton, in
Cumberland, in the year 1882, as appears by the
register Of the church. lgarrott Mellon then
performing in Inherent companies, and appeared
about or 9 years of age. Aubrey Beauccrc, Duke
of ST. Albans is descendant of the celebrated
Nell Quinn ana King CHARLES II. In virtue Of royal
grant to his ancestor from that monarch, the Dukes
Of St. Adams possess two legitimate privileges ez.
clusivcly exercised by them, and by the legitimate
descendants of the royal family, viz that of entering
the courtyard of St. Jamcs's palace in carriage
without permission, and that of driving carriage
in what is called the ride in Hyde Park
Londna So0ilay pcter.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-07-21

~ OF Rome being fabricated out of materials taken
from Greek writings 1t IS certain that many Incl
dents recorded by Ilerodotus to be found in
Livy and Dyodysius. The story Of sextus Tarquin's
cutting off the heads of the peoples is an evident
copy of the tale related by Herodotus concerning
Thrasy bu:us and the bag of corn. A more remark
able parallel may be found in the birth Of Ronuus
compared with that Of Cyrus
LIerayu PlrScrcrance.-D DR. johnson, in bis inter
esting biography Of the poet Savage, states that
during considerable part Of the time in which he
employed upon the tragedy of Sir Thomas
Overbury, he waswithout lodging and often without
meat nor had lie any other conveniences for study
than the fields The streets allowed him /, there
he used to walk and form his speeches, and after
wards step into shop, beg for a few moments the
use Of pen and ink and write down what he had
composed, upon paper which he picked up BY &C
cdent.
B'autifm rrtract t5an. Hopc LosEa."
There is no solitude to the good or bad
Nature has her ministers that correspond with
the world in the breast of man The words
= my kingdom is within you,' are worth all the
metaphysical discoveries ever made by unas-
sisted human wisdom If all is right in that
Kingdom beautiful forms and harmonious vol
ces surround us. dscoursins music; but if the
mind is filled with guilty passions-and recol-
lections Of sn-ard purposes Of evil, the minis
terng angels of nature converted into de
mons, whose monstrous rout arc heard to howl
like stable wolves Man cannot live in tranquil
disobc@iencc to the law Of virtue inscribed on
his soul by the finger Of God Our torments'
cannot become our elcments'
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-02-28

AEEcDoTE OF DR. FRANKLrr.- The
Doctor was walking one day on Front
street. near Chesnut-street, 10 the city
of Philadelphia, at the dawn of our
Revolution, when he was thus accosted
by Tar:
T" Is your name Ben, FRANKLIN ?''s Yes.'
/" Are yon the man who invented the
sa"-dnst puddiug % Yes replied the
Doctor. g Them said the sailor, g for
Gods sake don't give the receipt TO
make it 10 old FT****s, our merchant. az
he will feed all his crews on it,
The story of the saw-dust pudding,
ALTER dsctam. wheat bran pudding. arose
10 this manner. The Doctor had con-
Quoted an independent paper in Phila-
deiphia, which gave offence to class
who wanted TO rule every body in their
own way; and The heads of this party,
some fifteen or twenty, informed the
Doctor that they would frown hin,
down, unless he would submit to ;:.s
curb, The Doctor proposed TO explain,
and liked the time at his own house,
where the gentleGien were invited TO
diDe. lie requested his lady to employ
two pence in the purchase of peck OF
wheat bran, and TO make two puddings
of it--one for each end of the liable, as
he was to have fifteen or twenty Friends
TO dine with him. The company met
the two buildings were served on table.
without any other dishes-the company
sat down, and each friend was served
with his slice of pudding. Their curl
osliy led them 10 try it-they exam
med each others counteuances, and at
length were satiated with the pudding.
Friends, says the Doctor, will you be
helped to more? No, they all replied,
we have enough of your pudding. But
what means this ? Why, replied the
Doctor, il means to tell you that these
two ruddings cost two pence, and IF
teen friends say they have enough.
Know then, that as long as Benjamin
Franklin can satisfy fifteen friends WITH
two pence, he never will sacrifice the
independence of his paper.
Charleston Courier
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-02-28

The following lines commence the annual
New-Year's Ode OF the Canandaigua Re-
pository for the year 1926. The author, we
understand, died a lew weeks after the
date of the address
Time;
And is time dead? thought Time never died.
knew him old, tits true, and full of years,
And bald except in front but he was strong
AS Hercules 81 saw him grasp the oak
Ii fell-the tower, il crumbled and the stone,
The sculptur'd monument, that mark'd the grave
Oh fallen greatness, ceas'd its pompous strain
AS time came by Yes, Time was very strong,
And | had thought, too strong for Death to crap
pie.
But I RENE Der now, his step was light,
And, though he mov'd at rapid rate. or trod
On adamant. his tread was never heard.
And there was something ghostiy in the thought,
That in the silence ofthe midnight hour
When all was hushd as death, aud not SQUAD
Crept DER my chambers still, or awoke
The echo slumb erng therein such an hour
lie trod my chamber, and heard him not,
And have held my breath and lis,en'd close
To catch one football as he glided by;
Rut not slumoering sound awoke Or sighd
And the thought struck me then, that one whose
step
Was so much like spirits tread, whose acts
Were all so noiseless like the world unseen,
Would soon be fit for other worlds than this
Fit for high converse with immortal minds,
Unfetterd by the flesh. unchand to earth
Times movements Oh how fleet and we,
how still
Still as the morning sunbeam, as it kiss'd
The blushing flower but shook not cen the tears
OF night, the lingering dew drops from ITS leaves
Nor woke the wild.bee slumbering in its folds.
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fruiuuaess TO the earth have utterly
vanished, and the spots which they occu-
pied in TIE heavens have become blanks.
sNhat has tbus befallen other systems
III assuredly befaIl our own !; of the
ilne and the manner we kpow nothing.
Dni the fact is incontrovertibie it is
ioretold by revelation, it is inscribed in
me heavens, it is felt throughout the
earth. Such is theawful and daily tex, );
what then ought TO be the comment?
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tation of the Guardians ofpersons given to ex.
cessive drinking, idieness, gambling or de-
bauchery, that it would be Cor the benefit OF
such persona that their Real Estate should be
disposed of, and the proceeds thereof be put
out and secured 20 them on interest, the said
Justices, after full examination on the oath
of the petitioner or otherwise, may authorize
some suitable person or persons, to sell and
convey such estate or part thereof, by deed or
deeds, duly acknowledged ard recorded 10
the Registry OF Deeds for the County where
such real estate may be situated provided
such person or persons first give bond, with
efficient sureties, to the Judge of Probate for
The same County, to observe the rules and di-
rections of law IN the sale of Real Estates by
Executors and administrators Provided,
That no such lisence shall be granted unless the
Certificate OF the Overseers Of the Poor, now
by law required to be produced, shall also
contain heir appreciation OF such sale, or II, in
their opinion. il is necessary that only part
OF such estate should be sold, they shall cert-
fly what part.
Approved by the Governor--Feb. 9, 1927.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-02-28
3sGgtrp.
From the New Monthly Magszine.l
ELJ.4H'S INTERVIEW WITH GOD

LNIERPIEW WITH GOD
On Horeb's Rock the Prophet stood;
The Lord before him past
A hurricane in angry mood,
swept by him strong and fast.
The forest fell before its force,
The rocks were sli-er'd in its course:
God was not in the blast.
u was but the whirlwind of his breath
Announcing danger, wreck and death.
1t ceased. The air grew mute-a cloud
came mufling up The sun
When through the mountains deep and loud
An earthquake thunder'd on.
The frightened eagle sprang in air,
The wolf ran bowling from his lair;
God was NOT in the stun.
Twas hut the rolling of His car,
The trampling o! his stee DIS from far.
Twas still again, and Nature stood
And calm'd her rOfaed frame:
And swift from Heaven a fiery food
70 earth devouring came.
Down to his depths the ocean fed,
The sckeuing sun look'd wan and dead
Yet God 6l'd not the flame.
Twas but the terrors Of his eye
That lishten'd through the troubled sky.
At last voice all still and small
Rose sweetly on the ear.
Yet rose so clear aud thrill that all
In Heaven and earth might hear.
1t spoke of peace, it spoke Of love,
1t spaka as angels speak above,
And God himself was here.
For oh, it was Fathers voice,
That babe his trembling world rejoice.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-02-28
RESOLVE on the Petition of George F
Richardson

On the Petition of George F. Richardson, OF
Topsham, in the State of Maine, for an ex-
tension of the time of payment of certain ill.,
stalments of money due to the Common
wealth, for Lands purchased by him in the
State OF Maine.
ReSOtged, for the reasons set forth in the
said petition, That three years, from and af-
ter the tenth day of February next, be allow
ed the said petitioner in which to pay the in
sediments now due and payable, or which may
then be due aud payable to the Common
wealth. ard also that the term of three years
be extended and allowed to said petitioner
from and after the times of payment of the
subsequent Instalments due from him as afore-
said for the payment Of the same. And that
the Treasurer of this Commonwealth be, and
he hereby is, directed to extend to said pe-
'ioner the times of payment of said instalments
accordingly.
Approved-January 90, 1927.
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From the New-England Galaxy.I
Code Of Instructton for Lodfes.


]. Let every wife be persuaded that
there are two ways Of governing fam
lily; the first is by The expression Of
that will which belongs to force; The
second, by the power of miIdness, to
which even strength will yield. One is
the power of the husband; wife
should never employ any other arms
than gentieness. When woman ac-
customs herself TO say viii, she de-
serves to lose her empire.
2. Avoid contradcting your hus-
band. When we smell at rose, il is
to imbibe the sweetness of lite odour;
we, Xix ewise, look for every thing that
is amiable from woman. Whoever is
often conirsdicled feels insensiblY an a.
version for the person who contradicts,
which gains strength by time, and what
ever may be her good qualities, is not
easily destroyed.
8. Occupy yourself only with house.
hold affairs, wait till your husband con-
fides to you those of higher importance
and do not give yonr advice till he asks
it.
a. Never take upon yourselfto be
censor OF your husbands morals, nor
read lectures TO him. Let Your preach
ing be good example, and practice
virtue yourself, TO make him in love
with it.
5. Command his attentions by being
always attentive 10 him; never exact
any thing, and you viii obtain much;
appear always flattereG by the little he
does fer you, which will excite him TO
perform more.
6. All men are vain; in some their
vanity is insufierable never wound this
vanity, not even in the most trifiing in
stances. A wife may have more sense
than her husband, but she should never
seem to know it,
Z. When man gives wrong couu-
sci, never make him feel HAT he has
done SO, but Iced him on by degrees to
what 10 rational, with milduess and gen.
,Ieness; when be is convinced, leave
him all The merit Of having found out
81 bat was just and reasonable.
g. When a husband is our Of temper.
behave obhgingly TO him; if he is abu-
sive, never retort; and never prevail
over him TO humble him.
8. Choose well your female fricndsi
have but few, and be careful Of follow
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.4necdote cf Frederick and Alexander.

.anecdote cf Frederick aud Aleraader,
The Russian and Prussian soyereigns
had an interview in 1902, at Memel.
As they we're one day walking on the
auay Of Mamel-fhap- enf in converse
tioh with an English captain of vessel
then in the pori ;=afNs s>:-Ss:ssaaOnxarsss;s e.,
had lasted some time, the KlKs tosS me
English captain that was the Emperor
of Russia the captain good deal as
tonished, changed from the familiar tone
into very respectful one. The en-
-peror then told bin, this is The King Of
Prussia. O.! your servant gentleman,
said the Eng lish captain, don't think to
play upon me, so good bye TO you, Mr..
Emperor and Dir. King Saying this,
be turned on his heel, and left them iu
high dudgeon.
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WINTER.
BIZ BERNARD BARTON.

By BERNARD BAHTUNs
Thou hast thy beauties; sterner ones own
Than those ofthy precursors; yet to thee
Belong the charms OF solemn majesty
And naked grandeur. Awful is the tone
OF thy tempestuous nights. when clouds are
blown
BY hurrymg winds across the troubled sky;
Pensiye, when softer breezes family sigh.
Through Iesfess boughs, with ivy overgrown,
Thou hast thy decorations too; although
Thou art austere; thy studded mantle, gay
With icy briIliants, which as proudly glow
Aserst Golconda's; and thy pure array
Or regal ermine, when the drifted suow
EnveIops nature still her features seem
Like pale, but lovely ones seen when We
dream,
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SITUATED in the east part
~ of Leicester, within quarter of mile
of the Woollen .ManufdctorieS, will be rented
on reasonable terms for !. 3, or S years, by APP.
plying to G. w. sOUTHGATE.
Leicester, January 81, 1927. 6w--5