The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-06-22

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invited Byles to accompany him, which
he declined. But the Governor, who
valued tho pleasure of Byles compa'
ny too highly to lorego il upon a slight
consideration, made use of stratagem to
accomplish his ohject.
lie embarked on board ship Of war on
Saturday. The ship dropped down the
hurbnr and anchored near the castle. On
Sunday, the Gov. prevailed with the Chap
lain of the castle to exchange pulpits with
Byles, and in the afternoon invited the
Doctor on board TO drink tea. While
they were at table, the ship weighed an
chor and pat TO sen, and by les upon max
ing the discovery, found himself too far
from land to think of returning. The
Gov. had provided every thing necessary
for him, and he wa. easily reconcied to
the voyage. The NEXT Sunday, on max
ing arrangements for divine service, Il
was found that there was no hymn book
on board, and TO supply the defect Byles
wrote the following
HYMN.
" Great God! thy works our wonder raise;
To thee our swelling notes belong;
While skies and winds, and rocks end seas,
Around shall echo to our song.
Thy power produced this mighty frame,
Aloud 10 thee the tenpess roar,
Or softer breezes tune thy name
Gently along the shelly shore.
Ronnd thee the scaly nation rove.,
Thy opening hands their joys bestow,
Through all the blushing coral groves,
Those silent gay retreats below. &c.
This incident wastoo broad mark for
Greene 3 ridicule to escape notice. He
made 1.-THE subject OF jeu d'esprit, in
which he burlesqurd the matter in "a truly
farcical strain, inter the manner following.
B, les did not think it beneath him to par
ody Green's b0rlesque, and tur6ed the
ridicule against his rival wit, with great
spirit and vehcmence.
In David Psalms an oversight
Byles found one morning at his tea,
Alas that he should never write
A proper psalm to sing at sea.
Thus rummnting on his seat,
Ambitious thoughts at length prevailed;
The bard determined to complete
The part wherein the prophet failed.
lie sat awhile and stroked his muse,
Then, taking up his tuneful pen,
Wrote few stanzas for the use
OF his sea-faring bretberep.
The task performed, the bard content,
Well chosen was each flowing word;
On short voyage himself he went,
To hear it read and sung on board.
Most serious christians do. aver,
(Iheir credit sure we may rely on,)
In former times that after prayer,
They used to sing song ofzion.
Our modern parson having prayed,
Unless loud fame our faith beguiles,
Sat down, took ont his book, and said,
90 Let's sing psalm Of Mather styles"
At first, when he began to read.
Their heads the assembly downward hung;
And thus he read, and thus they sung.
THE PSALM.
With vast amazement we survey
The wonders of the deep,
Where nackerel swim, and porpoise plaY
And cral and HOLSTERS creep.
Fish of all kinds inlabit here,
And throng the dark abode;
Here haddoct. hake, and founders are,
And eels, and perch, and cod
from raging v inds and tcmpests free.
So smoothly aswe pass,
The shining surface seems TO be
A piece Of bristol glass.
But when the winds and tcmpests rise,
And foaning pillows swell,
The vessel mounts above the shies,
Aud lower SINKS then bell.
Our beads the tottcrin& motion feel,
And quickly we become
Ciddy as newborn calves, and reel
Like Indians drunk with rum.
What praises then Hfs due thstws
4 hus far have saiely got,
Ameresccggin tribe TO SEQ.
And t,tDe OF leDobscot
AsornERi by letter from the Assis-
tant POSTMASTER, ct Norwich, (Conn. t.
the Postmaster in Providence, dated the
18Th, 8 o'clo,k, p. NJ. appears ihha
most shocking murder was committed Ia
the viilage oI Grern'ile, one mile tom
Norwich, at Q o'clock that evening. Ii
was the work Of one David Sherman, up
un the bodies Of his wife and child. H,s
weapon was an axe, with which he d.hb-
c'airl, beat their bruins out. No iurher
partic uiars ARE given.
ROANOKE WIT. Randolph, speaking Of