Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-11-27

/ install him. The aeeclsde, or blow across
the shoulders was administered with half
ia gair Of bellows; the collar Of the order.
a Ady's old slipper, was hung about the
meek; BY bali a pair Of stay lacings: an old
garter was elarped around his len leg.
and an Old spur buckIed upon his right
heel
The subsequent proceedings OF the
meeting are thus noilcedi--P Phil. Gas.
The secretary read Communication,
purpofting that w A an absent member.
had committed matrimony the evening
previous, being. as was supposed. in a
state Of mental arrangement Upon the
receipt Of this melancholy intelligence. the
society chant requiem in grand chorus !;
alter which, there was profound silence
Tor ID minutes. G. l.. Esq. was found
guilty Of writing sevcfal pieces OF poetry
addressed " lie Mary which were pub.
lished IN the - Magazine The de
PENDANT pleaded in extenuauon Of bis Of
fence. the yilIanous quality Of the poetry
Ordered, that bis books OF poetry and all
bis novels, We seized, and his writing desk
locked, and the key deposited in the presi.
dents left breeches pocket, the right be-
ing filled with notions Of his own
l.. NJ was found guilty Of walking out
repeatedly with Miss c. and manifest
ing other symptoms Of disposition TO
couriship. Ordered TO Block Island for
month, without books or writing desk
j A. Esq. was convicted of presenting
Miss - with an elegant pair ofear rings
and showing symptoms Of being far gone
with the prevailing epidemic Ordered to
read twenty pages Of Nautilus on Popnla.
ton every day. fasting. lill the work is fin.
ished. and then to 60 through il again a,
the rate Of forty pages daily; to avoid all
parties. and to study metaphysics OF alge.
Ira to cool his blood
w. G was found guilty Of paying i'm
proper attention TO Miss B.. and also
TO Mrs. g. a young widow, and otherwise
wasting iis time Ordered TO read GULL
ver's description Of female Yshoo. and
Dean Swift's description of a iadys dres
sing room
The criminal lat being disposed OF, the
follesiog Resolutions were Unanimously
adopted:
Resoiped, Tha, wsyfiew with con,terna.
ton. the alarming Ssdvages Of our great
enemy. matrimonys and the constant apos
tacy Of onr members. whcse numbers are
now reduced TO twenty six. -
Whereas. the approaching winter being
the season pf tbs. parties. assemblies.
&c. srepIete With destinations, seductions,
and Temptations, calculated TO nisIead The
weak and unwary, therefore
Resolped, That dsring the approaching
season. We viii attend no parties Of pleas
ure hnt sanssr ser@ss
Resoiped, That In order TO withdraw
our attention as much as possible from
dangerous contempsations. we will addict
ourselves TO the study If abstruse sciences
attend political meetings, and read no
part of the newspaper but that which re-
lates to foreign ne us or domestic politics,
10 read the next presidents message. be II
long or short. the reports ofihe different
secretaries and all the speeches during the
next session Of congress. particularly Sen
ator Benion's and Isaac Hills; and finally,
to keep up feeling Of nausea and disgust
to read the editorial remarks in the Globe
as often as once fortnight. which the
physician Of the society declares is as
much as human nature can endure
After iransaciing some business Of mi
nor importance. the Smeeliag was adjourn
ed sine die