Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1831-09-30

CHANGE. '7s
Constant change is the feature Of society.
The world is like magic lantern, or the shit
ting scenes in pantomne.--Ien years con-
verts the population of schools into men and
women, the young into fathers and matrons,
made and mar fortunes, and bury the last gen
Grafton but one. Ttoenty years convert infants
Into lovers and fathers and mothers, render
youth the operative generation, decide mems
fortunes and distinctions, convert active men
into crawling drivellers, and bury all the pre-
ceding generation. Thirty gears raise an &C
tive generation from nonentity, change fasci-
mating beauties into bearable old women, con-
verts lovers into grandfathers, and bury the
active generation, or reduce them to decrepi-
tude and imbecility. Forty years, also change
the face of all society; infants are growing old
the bloom of youth and beauty has passed a.
way, two active generations have been swept
from the stage of life; names long cherished
are forgotten, and unsupported candidates for
fame have started from the exhaustless womb
of nature. Fifty gears! why should any de-
sire to retain affections from maturity for fifty
wears; it is to behold world which they dol
mot know, and to which they are unknown, i'll
5 lis to live to weep for the generations passed a
, way, for lovers, for parents. for children, for
: friends, in the grave, it is to see every thing
turned upside down by the tickle hand OF for
D tune; it is in word, to behold the vanity OIL
: human life, in all the varieties of display.
s Another Observation-Disclosures was re-
r ceived in this town yesterday of singular deed
|, which is said to have been perpetrated in
y Month Carolina by member of the present
IS congress, which reminds of the history OF
d Adelard and Elosia. The story runs that the
!. member became jealous of his wife-and that
le the "green eyed monster" fixed upon two
!. Iindividuals-one young gentleman, and the
s, other clergyman of mature years. The
i'd husband invited the young man to take ride
k with him short distance. When they reach
k ed the woods, the husband dismounted, took
er his Adelard from the gig, bound him to tree
r. and perpetrated the outrage upon the spot
al He Immediately returned, and, under the same
D. pretences, inveigled the clergymany into the
49, same snare. Its said great excitement ha;
Is been produced in consequence-that the clergy
be man the point of death if not Dead and thu
ce husband in prison on charge of murder
lie. What adds to the horror of the affair in tn,
nd statement that the husband found that all thu
pit. parties were perfectly innocent after the bar
IN barities had been committed.-N \. Courier
he LAUGHABLE AFFAIR-0n Sunday last tw,
,g,lgirls named Alice Greener and Lydia Sugden
lat presented themselves at Middletown churcl
ay to be married to man named John Chadwick
I'm Each was aware of the others errand, an,
or they both stood in the body of the churcl
,gs patiently awaiting the election of the muc
IN loved and much to be envied swain. At las
his the fair Alice Greener found herself the obieC
m. of the idols preference, as gently leading he
he up to the alters foot, he requested the hyme
NAL knot to be tied-At the conclusion of til
mt service, the bridegroom left the church witt
st, his bride fondy hanging on one arm, ant
we supporting the gentle Lydia Sugden with hi
he other. They then all returned to the bride
I'd, groom's house to dine, when they mutual
ad pledged each others happiness, Miss Lydi
ofISugden consoling herself with the reAectio
ie- that she should one day become the wife c
ION her beloved Chadwick. We understand tn
S a man is about 80, and has been married before
ri The girls are about 20 years old each, and ar
vas lweavers in the same factory--lMancheStc
OF AdVertiser, -
ers NdiVette--A neighbour of ours, says til
ion Sullivan Mercury, not long since introduce
his to his son. about six years Of age, little bro
lief, Their who had Just arrived in this world, whic
its, Iall agree in abusing though none like to par
art with it, even in exchange for better. TIL
boy looked at his infant brother in some littl
on, Iperplexty, and then raised his eyes to hi
the father, inquired, "Where did you get it?
we Bought him my son." exclaimed the father
TX with laudable gravity. Again the boy lool
and ed at the baby, and after short time sags
res ciously asked "Why didn't you pick out zvhit
ne one, fatherS"
ing
ngs Ncv Orleans, Aug.-Itis stated, in the Lor
hey Iisana Advertiser of this morning, that NUN
9th Der of fishermen and their families, amountin
RE- to no less than $50 persons, had disappeare