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The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-12
LONG LIFE.

He who knows not what It is to labour
knows not what it is to cnjey. The felicity
of human life depends on the regular pros
ecution of some laudablc purpose or object,
which keeps awake and enlivens all our
powers Our happiness consists much more
in the pursuit. than in the attainment OF any
temporal good. Rest is agreeable; but 1t is
only from preceding labours that rest ac-
ouires its true relish. When the mind is
suffered to remain in continued inaction, all
its powers decay. 1t soon languishes and SICK
ems: but the pleasure which it proposed to
obtain from rest, end in tcdiousness and IN
sipidity. To this, let that miserable set OF
men bear witness, who after spending great
part of their life in active industry, have re-
tired TO what they fancied was to be plea
sing enjoyment Of themselves, in wealthy IN
activity and profound repose, where they ex-
pected to find An elysium, they have found
nothing but dreary and comfortless waste.
Their days have dragged on with uniferm
languor; with the melancholy remembrance,
often returning, Of the cheerful hours they
passed, when they were engaged in the hon
est business and labors of the world.
To enjoy long life, and see many days IS
the universal wish; and as the wish Is
prompted by nature, 1t cannot DC IN itseit uii-
| lawful At the same tiue, sCNSidi VII heu'"
stances concur to temper the eagcrness OF
this wish and to show us that 1t should al
WAYS be formed under due submission to the
wiser Judgment OF Heaven. Who among us
can tell whether, in wishing for the contlnu-
ance of many years on earth We may not only
be wishing for prolongation OF distress and
misery!
You might live. my friends, till YOU had
undergone lingering rounds of severe PAM
from which death would have proved sea-
sonable deliverance. You might live till
your breasts were pierced with many a
wound, from public calamites or private
sorrow. You might live till you beheld the
death of all whom you had loved; till you
survived all those who love you; till you were
left as desolate strangers on earth, In the
midst of a new race, who neither knew you'
nor cared for You, but who wished you off the
stage. OF a nature so ambiguous are all the
prospects which life sets before US, that in
every wish we form relating to them much
reason we have to be satisfied that our times
are in the hands of God, rather than our
own.
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VOL. ~.

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i, months, S1 so; or for one years8
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having their names, place ofrcsidence, and occu-
ra,ion, inserted in the Register, GRATIS.
TERMS or SUBSCRIPIION.-uo those
whoreceive this paper BY mail, hco dof@fs' ana
,so,e who not, taoo d0ilars andtWenty.fre cents
vear. ~ ApyAscr Ifnot paid in advance, 81 50
will be charged; and if not paid before the expi'
ration of the year, S3.
TrNo subscription will be observation-disclosures
two week'snotice is given and all arrearagesarc
maid
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is ever leading us astray, impcls US to de-
tect and expose the errors of our rcigh5ors,
and thus triumph in our fancied superiority
We place our character as model, and ev-
erv difference and deficiency receives our
condemnation. Unmindful Of the endless
diversity Of characters; the peculiar consti-
tuition of different minds, and the variety OF
motives which govern human actions, we
mark out one path Of thought and action for
the whole, an attempt as absurd ana I'M
practicable, as to prescribe ono orbit Tor all
the planets which glitter in the frmament.
Charity does not require us to excuse the
vices, or overlook the errors OF a friend
One of the best proofs of friendship is that
affrctionate censorship which watches over
the actions of another, marks his errors, and
sedulously labors for their correction But
it instructs US to bear with atiectionatc sym
pathv those ecccntricities of character, those
fluctuations of temper, and those little ex-
cesses, either of depression, to which all are
subject. We should advise friend with
caution and humanity, and reprove him with
that meekuess which would result from con-
viction that we ourselves are talliole, and
that we frequently require to-day the admo-
ni,ions which we so freely impaired yester-
day. Another important duty is to guard
and defend. The world is prying and cap
tious, and the shafts OF calumny fly too
,hickly to miss even the most spotless char
acter. We need not point out the numer-
Gus occasions which present themselves to
silence the calnmnious hint, and rectify the
cquivocal remark AS the depository OF
his sentiments, and the confident of his Sc
crets, we ought TO guard the character OF a
friend; and without excusing orpalliating his
errors. we may often throw the mantle OF
our protection over his foiblcs
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THE CHRISTIAN FEMALE.

"Yea, he is altogether Lovely"
! ask'd her when in beauty dressed,
When youthful hope inspired her breast
Where lives he whom thou lowest best
She said--in Heaven.
! ask'd her when she fondly press'd
Her smiling infant to her breast,
Where lives He whom thou lowest best!
She said-in Heaven.
lask'd her when her bloom was lost,
When all her earthly hopes were crossed,
Where lives He whom thou lowest most!
She said-in Heaven.
iask'd her in her dying groan,
Who is the brightest loveliest One'
lis GOD she cried, my GOD alone
And went to Heaven.
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EXTRACTS

From an Address delivered before the Mas
sachusetts Society for the Suppression Of
Intemperancc. BY Charles Shrague.
"When the husband and father forgets
the duty he once delighted to fulfil, and ny
slow degrees becomes the creature OF IN
temnerance. there enters into his house, the
sorrow that rends the spirit-that cannot be
alleviated, that will not be comforted.
alt is here, above all, where she, who has
ventured every thing, feels that every thing
is lost. Woman, silent-suferlng, devoted
woman. here bends to her dIrest aifilctlon.
The measure of her woe is, in truth, tull,
whose husband is a drunkard. Who shall
protect her, when he is her insuter, her op-
pressor.? What shall delight her. when she
ehr;nks from the sight of his face. and trem-
HES 1t the sound of his voice! The hearth
is indeed dark, that he has made desolate
There. through the dull midnight hour. her
priefs are whispered to herself, her bruised
be.rt hleeds in secret. There while the
rruel author of her distress is drowned IN
distant revelry, she holds her solitary vigil
waiting. vet dreading his return. that VIII
oo,v wiring from her by his unkindness, tears
sv.r more scaldiug than those she shed ovel
lie transxression. To fling deeper gloon
across the present, memory tu'ns oaTn' az,
. hroods upon the past. Like the reco"ec'.ol
70 the sun stricken pilgrim, OF the cool sPr'hl
, that he drank at in the morning, INC JOYS !,
: othe, davs come ovei her, as II only 70 moe,
hsr marched and wearied spirit. one reca''
= .he ardent lover, whose graces won nc
/, from the home Of her snfancy-'he enreP
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THE MONITOR.
CHARITY.

VHAKTTY.
"a friend should bear friends infrmities."
There is no virtue, in which men are more
ushcient. than in the exercise of that spirit
sicharity, (which heareth all things, and
Ioeeth all things" Though we never
saoaid countenance error. yet ought we to
usv and reprove with tenderness the faults
: W seaeEu. The pride Of our hearts, which
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DINNA FORGET.

Here, put on thy finger this ring, love,
And, when thou art far DER the sea,
Perhaps to my mind it will bring, love.
Some thought-some remembrance OF me:
Our moments of rapture and bliss, love,
The haunts where so oft we have met,
These tears, and this last parting kiss, love,
II tells thee, o "dinna forget"
We might look on yon fair moon, love,
Oft gazed on by us with delight,
And think of each other alone, love,
At one sacred hour every night:
But ahl ere she'd rise to thy view love,
To me she long, long would be set,
Then look to this t0fen more true, love,
On thy fnger-and "dinna forget"
Thou mayst meet faces more fair, love.
And charms more attractive than mine;
De moved by more winning air, love,
Or struck by figure more fine;
But should'st thou brighter eye see, love,
Or rrnglets of more glossy jet,
Let this still thy talisman be, love.
Look on it, and "dinna forget"
And o when thou writest to me, love,
The sealing impress with this ring,
And that a sweet earnest will be love,
To which, with fond hope will cling,
That to thy vows will be true love;
That happiness waiteth us yeti
One parting embrace-now adieu love-
This moment l'll never forget!
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-12

Obscure Genius-A new poet has started up
in humble life in Scotland. His name IS hoog-
ers, and he resides in Glasgow lie has wfe
and nine children, which he has supported up
on his wages, which never exceeded twelve shi'-
ling per week. The Montreal Herald contains
two specimens taken from forthcoming vol
ume. One of them is of the simple plalntive
cast, the other full of the rich and joyous OF
Burns. We would give the latter ifit were not
100 Scottish in the dialect. The former is
slightly commonplace, but it is intelligible, and
for weaver, admirable.
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to
The world is bright before thee,
Its summer flowers are thine.
It's calm blue sky is DER thee,
Thy bosom Pleasures shrine;
And thine the sunbeam given
To Natures morning hour,
Pure, warm, as when from heaven
1t burst on Eden's bower.
There is song of sorrow,
The dcath-dirge of the gay,
That tells ere dawn of morrow,
These charms may melt away,
The suns bright beam be shaded,
That sky be blue no more,
The summer flowers be faded,
And youths warm promise o'ei.
Believe it not-though lonely
Thy evening home may be;
Though Bcauty's bark can only
Float on summer sea;
Though time thy bloom is stealing.
There's still beyond his art
The wild-flower wreath of feeling,
The sunbeam Of the heart.
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The following beautiful poem is from the pen
,f Mr.. Halleck, of New-York, author OF "Croak-
or & Co."-Al,hough it has been published be-
fore, yet it is that kind of poetry which never
tires upon the reader, and as we are desrous OF
preserving it in our columns, we copy 1T from the
volume recently published by Mr.. Halieck.
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SADDIEEY.

SADDLER,

No. 46, South Street. Baltimore,
LAS lately commented the Importation OF
IA Plated, Steel, and lind Saddlery, such as
Patent Spring and Fancy Stirrups;
Plated and Steel Brdle bits, Of all kinds;
Ladies Slipper stirrups (good);
Curb Chains and Mariingal Hooks;
Trunk Locks and Trunk Handles;
Plated and Steel BridIe.buckles,
Brass Trunk nails; Buckskins;
Halter and Trace Chains;
Patent fire proof Powder lasks;
Patent Shot Chargers (Syke's);
English Birdie. feathers, double and single;
Girth and Strainipg Webs. Whips, sc, &c.
AS these Goods are bought in England from
the Manufacturers, at the louest Cash brices,
| persons dealing in the above articles, would
doubtless do zoeH by calling before they make
their purchases: added to which, the Importer
is a young beginner in this line of business, and
is therefore, necessarily COMPELLED, TO sell ioR,
in order to ensure customers.
The advertiser also Manufactures and keeps
constantly for sale, Wholesale and Retail,
Saddles and Brides, of all kinds;
Saddle bags. Valises: Carpet.bags;
Harness; Trunks, &c. &c.
GOrders by Mail or otherwise. attended to,
with correctness and punctuaiity; and Goods bu
as IoTs. as they 1s0uid be, acre the purchaser
present.
Baltimore, Sept 6, 1927.
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~IaalttneDura asarta.

[XTlLL be run, on "Wednesday the 10Th day
Wv OF October next, over a good course near
Mat,insburg, the COLTS PURSE, two miles
and repeat. none but Rather Colts to be enter
ed. Entrance for each Coli, 100 bushels Of
Wheat.
The second day. a purse of FIFTY DOL
LARS, one mile and repeat, free for any horse,
mare or gelding.
The third day a purse Of ON fINDRED
DOLLARS, three miles and repeat, free as a.
boye, the winning horse the proceeding day
excepted, carrying weights agreesbly 10 the rules
of racing. The purses will be deposited with
the Judges previous 10 the race commencing.
Four horses 10 be entered for each day or no
race. The horses TO be enterd on the evening
previous to each days race, or pay double en-.
trance at the poles.
ROBERT f. TURNER, .Manager.
September 6.
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no TIE MOTHER.

Nay, youthful mother, do not fly.
Though pleasure lure and fairy court thee
Sco,h tny sick infants moaning cry,
And wake the smile hat must transport thee
Life has no charm so deep, so dear,
As that soft tie thou blmdly leavest-
No love SO constant and sincere
AS that which fills the heart thou grieyest.
In all the bloom OF ~beauty's pride
In all ambitions vaanest splendor,
Ne'er was Thy Soman's heart supplied
With bass 50 pure, With Joy so tender.
Canst thou forget that Joy so sooS1
Csnst thou forget the lips that bless'd thee,
When bending DER this precious boom.
The father wept while he caress'd theel
Is il for gauds OF dress and dance
Thou canst renounce a claim so holy,
To win the warm insulting glance.
And WOO the praise of IDLE foliyi
Then 20! a far but fragile flower,
A dazzling, heartIess, careless beauty,
To risk thy tame--to lose thy power
iAat power alone which dwells with duty.
Go! aud thy bosom's lord offend,
Consign thy suit ring babe to sorrow
Death, It's kind nurse, is woes will end
Ting boy shall grace his arms to morrow.
Dagicy's 'DeatHs Dangs'
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x% 1@s IgWh PROPERTY FOR SALE

lulv % If
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE
v The SUBSCRIBE will sell that vaiuapS
Farm on which he At present resides con
tanning two hundred and sixty acres; the ~.
provements are IN a good condition, and 'I ~
land in a high state of cultivation. Also, ? SUE.
Farm near WillIamsport, better known pym
{ Jack Tract" containing one hundred ana vIt
es, two thirds of which is in timber-h nvs
containing Fl, acres on which is a DWe'i"o
House and Wagon.makers Shop Sewers IA
" Young Negroes; Horses, Colts, COWS Ne
Calves. Sheep and Hogs; two Wagons, rlVusS'
Harrows. and Farming Implements OF all Am nart
The whole of the above property or any P@a
thereof will be sold and the terms made S"0'"
on application.
JOHN S. P~ORTERFlELD
June lift
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AND FOR SALE.-The subscriber wishes
a. to sell. the Farm on which he at pre-.
sent resides, lying in the county of Morgan, on
the Big Cacaphon, eleven miles from the town
of Bath, the county town. This farm contains
upwards of eight hundred acres 3 considerable
portion Of first rate bottom, and upwards of FIVE
hundred acres tiilabel. The improvements are
a large two sorry Stone Dwelling House, sixty
by thirty feet, well finished, Kitchen, Smoke
House, a good Barn, Stables, together with a
number Of necessary out buildings; a good
CRIST MIL, double saw MIL, having
two saws under one roof; three God orchards
containing upwards oftivehundred bearing trees.
This land will be sold low and on accommoda-
ting terms. For turth' particulars. apply to
the Editor Of the Marunsburg Gazette, or 10
the subscriber.
ABRAHAM VAN AUSDALL.
Sant &c
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TRUST SAFE

10Y virtue of a Deed of Trust executed by
I'D Marcus Alder, on the LIST day Of Septem.
Der, 1928, to secure he payment Of a certain
sum of Money therein mentioned. due George
Ferree. and now of record in Morgan county,
| shall proceed to sell, on Saturday, the 29th
instant, if fair, if not, on the next fair
day. at ard on the premises of said M. Alder,
as trustee therein named, az Plblic Auction
for ready money, a Tract Of LAND, situate on
both sides of Sleepy Creek, whereon is a good
GrIst and Saw Mills, with all other necessary
improvements in good repair. Such title will
be made the purchaser as is vested in me by the
before re cited deed Of trust
JAMES VI. WHEAT, Trustee.
Sept. 6, 1927
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Trart of Eaun,

situate and lying in the county of Morgan, near
to the Berkeley line, containing one hundred
and fifty nine acres OF tolerable good farming
land. The improvements CONSIST 0f a good
Dwelling House, Kitchen, Barn, Stables. &c. an
excellent apple orchard. good spring of water;
a proportionable part Of this tract is clothed with
good timber.
TERMS; one third Of the purchase money in
hand-one third in twelve months from the day
OF dean the other third in two years, bear.
ing interest from the date.
MICHAEL ROONEY.
Sept. 8, 1927 is.
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GRAND
CONSOLIDAT TED LOTTERY Z,

For Internal improvements, Literature and
Charities, in he City OF Washington, and in
the States of Delaware, North-C Carolina and
Louisiana
FIRST CLASS.
TO be drGygn in Washington City, on Eedtesaay,
the 3lst of October, 1927.
NJ I TtTnBgtU an A
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DUBLlC SALG OF LAND.-rhe s%uDscri.
i Der, as administrators with the viii annex.
ed de bonis non Of Jacob Palmer, decd. will
expose 20 public auction, on the premises, on
Saturday The troenfy second instant a
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THE DRAWING or THE
Maryland
GRAND LITERATURE LOTTERY,

Will take place in the City OF B-Itimore, on
Wednesday the nth of October,
Ind mil be completed on that day.
This Lottery is one OF the most brilliant in
the United States; containing, besides the Cap.
uals of 10000 dollars, and ~ 900 dollars, no
less than TEN pr yes If 1000 dollars, eachi
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Amounting to SII40OO
e662 Prizes.

yOUI TFFLC5s NIEJUHtF"b DEFEVVV
Subject TO the usual deduction Of is per ce7!.
The actual numbers which draw the prizes in
this Scheme. are deposited. and drawn from the
wheel, after the old plan of drawing.
Hhote Tickets S5-Haipes s. 50-Q%t0'Iers 81 IS
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mpNucn look, ABOUT willy JN"TT ~
five feet, fonr inches high; had on when Nae AZ
went away a drab cloth coat. an Ole "m VIZ
wool hat. and other cloathing not ~
t~icularIy recollected. will give a rewa'u =
Ten Dollars If taken in the county OF 10
lev, and The above reward il taken out o. W
state. and all reasonable expenses pau "
brought home.
Buckles-town, July l2.-d
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TINS interesting Scheme contains a large nun
Der of valuable prizes, and &c feel confident i,
will meet public appreciation.
WholeTicke IS, Halves 50 50, QuartersS1 Is
Tickets and Shares in the above (also in all
responsible lotteries) can at all times be had at
the office OF
s. & NJ. ALLEN & Co.
Pom .fUeaue, Washington Citg
'.'Letters addressed as above will meet with
prompt attention by return mail.
Sept. 6.-td.
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FOX SALE will sell on accommodating
l. terms. the TRRCT or LAND on Back
creek, IN Berkeley county, formerly owned by
Rawieigh Colston, Esq and by him devised to
John NJ Colston, by virtue of whose will | now
offer it for ssle. There is on The land a Saw
Mill and a seat for a Grist Mill, and a most ad-
van1ageons situation for a Distlllery. The land
is well umbered, and fiom three to FIVE hun
dred acres will re sold as may best suit the pur,
chaser Persons disposed to view the proper.
ty may see it by applying to Mr. job Robins who
now rents the Saw Min. will convey such title
as was in John VI CoIston, which is believed to
be perfect. EDWARD COLSToN, Err. Of
Sept. ct John ~ Coiston.
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Sept. s, I.

AND FOR SALE.-fhe subscribers wish
IA to sell he F4R.H now occupied by and
belonging to the heirs of Frederick Sip, deed.
lying in the county of Berkeley, and state Of
Virginia, on and near the head of TuscaroTa
creek, five miles froE Mariinsburg, Containing
one hundred and eighty four acres, of which
there are about one hundred acres cleared add
enclosed, the rest well clothed with timber
On this farm there is a two story Dwelling
House. Kitchen, good Barn, Orchard and other
improvements-this farm is well watered, be.
the advantages OF the Tuscarora running
through the middle of it, there are two excel.
lent springs of never-failing water, by which
three streams there are watered seven fields
and a Barn Yard. This land is good for the
production of wheat and other grain-this farm
would be convenient for the carrying on of a
DIstlllery. A further description of this pro.
perry is deemed unnecessary. as any person
disposed to purchase will first view The same
For terms, apply to The subscribers living on the
premises. GEORGE STIP, Ear.
FANNY STIP, Ezra.
Sept. 6.-3t.
GThe Free Press, Charlestown, and Torch
Light, Hagerstown, will insert the above three
times, and transmit heir accOuntsf) for collection.
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RAN away from the employ y
- Mr.. Joseph Showalter, Jr. nSa,
Charlestown, Jefferson county
in May last, a Negro boy, NAME
HENRY-He is of a dark co'Oa,,
large full eyes, and has a Press
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SUBSCRIPTIONS may be made by attorney. but
a power OF attorney, duly authenticated. must
in that case, be deposited with the Agents who
receive subscriptions.
Copies of the several Laws in relation to the
Incorporation of he Chesapeake and Ohio Ca.
nal Company. are left with the agents, as con.
tanning information that may be required by
individuals previous to making their ~subscrip
tons. Sent g.
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CASH given tor clea L'n.u and Cotton kAGS
at this Office.