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REALTY'S IK AH.
The dew exhal'd from beauty's eye
’Mid tinieroui glances shed;
Kails like the moisture of the sky,
Upon the lilty‘ head.
‘I he lilly and the rose unite
On beauty's cheek to share
The drops of radiant delight,
And drink and flourish there.
the eye shoots forth its sunny beams,
To warm the waking flowers ;
As nature owes her lovely realms,
to sunshine and to showers.
1 lie flowers, the light, the warmth he thine,
llie glorious bloom of spring—
No tears, hut where the sun-beams shine,
And zephyrs spoil their wing,
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The following humorous Ode on Southern
Speculations appeared in the Mobile .Irgus
mme time since.
Merchant !• I think it time to stop,
h hen every house becomes a shop,
For Groceries or Dry Goods,
H all men undertake to sell
U s somewhat difficult to tell
M ho cun he tumid to pap goods.
Our planters too I'm much afraid
U ill find their labour poorlv paid,
When they depend on cotton ;
It grows luxuriously, I grant,
But what avails this thriving plant
If every how l proves rotten
J.et such ns feel a proper pride,
Set those ignoble trades aside:
For he's beneath one's pity,
Who puts up w ith the merchant's toil,
fr meanly stoops to grub the soil,
W hen he can own a city.
W hat, own a city ! you’ll exclaim—
Yes, own the spot, (hut's jukt the same,
On which the place must stand ,
For if on maps its once laid down,
Its just us genuine a town,
As any in the land.
Town making now is <|uite a trade,
Os which the rules are ready made,
For those who stand in need
I bus when a scR-port is intended,
If these ingredients be blended
It cannot but succeed.
First choose an elevated bluff,
dust where the river’s deep enough
For ships of largest mould ;
(If there should be u bar below
O'er which these vessels cannot go,
The fact need not be told.)
You next must find a limpid spring,
For this is an important tiling,
And answers vastly well
To lengthen out the wond'roiw tale,
And aid when other reasons tail,
To make the city sell.
‘the most important point, perhaps,
Lies in the drawing ot the maps ;
The painter there must try
By mingling yellow, red. and green,
To make the most delightful scene
That ever met the eye.
The site itself must not be known,
That no inscription but your own
May shine forth in the papers ;
Yon then may rnise an eastern breeze,
Or any other w ind you pleuse
To drive off noxious vapours.
Os this obscure spot, you may swear
There never wnsu purer air,
And if you’re not believed
\t least you cannot be deceived,
For none can prove that men huve uicd
W here no man ever lived.’
This pvffmf! must not he omitted,
For where \oil’ll find one man that s fitted
To think and act alone,.
You’ll find a thousand timid fools.
Just formed,’twould seem, to he his tools
And do as he lias done.
Tis. when the rage at its height,
The knowing ones will <|uit the site,
While those that stop behind,
Os this descriptiomcan’t complain,
Tor what they lose in wealth, they gain
In knowledge of mankind.
THE BACHEI.LORS REGISTER.
(Anew ami improved Edition.)
At 16 years incipient palpitations
are manifested towards the young la
dies. —17, much blushing and confu
sion occurs when addressed by a hand
some woman.—lß. Confidence in con
versation with ihe ladies is much in
creased. —19. Becomes angry if treat
ed by them as a boy—2o. Betrays
great consciousnees of bis own charms
and manliness —21. A looking glass
becomes an indispensable piece of fur
niture in his dressing-room, and in
,ome instances finds its way into the
pocket.—22. Insufferable puppvimi
now exhibited.—23. Thinks no woman
good enough to enter the married state
with him. — 24. Is caught unawares by
the snares of Cupid.—2s. The connec
tion broken oil* from self conceit on his
part. —26. Conducts himself with airs
of much superiority towards her.—27.
Pays his addresses to another lady,not
without hopes ot mortifying the first.—
28. Is mortified and frantic on being
refused —29. Rails against the fair sex
in general as heartless beings.—3d.
Seems morose and out of humor in all
conversations on matrimony. 31.
Contemplates matrimony more under
the influence of interest than previous
ly.—32. Begins to consider personal
beaut y in a wife not so indispensable
as formerlyv—33. Still retains a high
opinion of his attractions as a husband
—3l. Consequently has the hope that
lie intiv ht ii titan;, ;<. elitekcn ■ , *
Fails tic ejtly and xiolenily in luve with
one of 17. —36. .In dernier desespoir /
another refusal. — 37. Indulges now in
every laid of dissipation.'—3B. Shuns
the best part of the female sex, and
finds route consolation for his spleen
in the society of ladies of easy di| op
tions.— 39. Suffers much remorse and
mortification in so doing. —40. begins
to think he is growing old, yet still
feels a fresh budding of matrimonial
ideas, but no spring shoots. —41. A
nice, buxom young widow begins to
perplex him.—42. \ entures to address
her with mixed sensations of love and
interest.—43. Interest prevails, which
causes much cautious reflection. —14.
The widow jilts him,being full as cau
tious as himself. —45. Becomes eve
ry day more gloomy and averse to
the fair sex.—46. Gouty and nervous
symptoms now begin to assail him. —
47. Fears what may become of him
when he gets old and infirm ; but still
persuades himself he is a young man.
48. Thinks living alone irksome. —49.
Resolves to have a prudent young wo
man as housekeeper and companion.—
50. A nervous affection about him,and
frequent attacks of the gout. 51.
Much pleased with his new house
keeper as a nurse.—s 2. Begins to leel
some attachment to Iter.—s3. Ilis
pride revolts at the idea ot marrying
her.—s 4. Is in great distress how to
act.—-55. Completely under her Infill
ence, and very miserable. —50. Many
painful thoughts about parting with
her, and attempts to gain her on his
own terms. —57. She refuses to live
any longer with him 5010.—58, Gouty,
nervous, and biltious to excess. —59.
Feels very ill, sends for her to his bed
side, and promises to espouse her. —60.
Grows rapidly worse, has his will
made in her favour, and makes his ex
it in her arms.
THE OLD MAID'S REGISTER.
At 15 years a ixious for coming out
and to obtain the attentions of men.—
16. Begins to have some idea of the
tender passion.—17. Talks of love in a
cottage, and disinterested affection. —
18. Fancies herselfTn love with some
handsome man who has flattered her.
J 9. Is a little more difficult in conse
quence of being noticed.—2o. Com
mences fashionable, and has a taste for
dashing.—2l. Acquires more confi
dence in her own attractions, and ex
pects a brilliant establishment.—22.
Refuses a good offer, because the gen
tleman is not a man of fashion.—23.
No objection to a flirt with any will
behaved gentleman.—24. Begins to
wonder she is not ma- ried.—2s. Be
comes rather more circumspect in her
conduct - —26. Begins to think a large
fortune not quite so indispensable.—
27. Affects to prefer the company ol
rational men.—2B. Wishes to be mar
ried in a quiet way, with a comfortable
income.—29. Almost despairs of ente
ring the married state.—3l. An addi
tional attention to dress is now mani
fested.—32. Professes to dislike balls,
finding it difficult to get good partners.
33. \\ onders how men can neglect the
society ot sedate, amiable women to
flirt with chits.—34. Affects good hu
mor in her conversation with meu.—
35. Too jealous of the praises of oth
er women, more at this period than
hitherto.—36. Quarrels with her friend
who has lately been married.—s 7. Im
agines herself slighted in society.
38. l.ikes talking of her acquaintan
ces who have raartied unfortunately,
and finds consolation in their misfor
tunes. 39. 11l nature visibly on the*
increase.—4o. Becomes meddling and
officious.—4l. It rich, makes love to a
young man without fortune. 42.
Not succeeding.rails against the whole
sex. 43. A partiality for cards and
scandal. 14. Too severe against
the manners of the age. 45. Exhibits a
strong predilection for a Methodist
parson. 40. Enraged at his deser
tion, and accuses the whole sex of in
constancy. —47. Becomes desponding
and takes snuff'.—4B. Attunes her sen
sibility to cats and dogs.—49. Adopts
a dependant relation to attend her me
nagerie.—so. Becomes disgusted with
the world, and vents her ill humour on
her unfortunate keeper of animals.
From late English papers.
Rothschild, the Great ’ Hanker.
Mr. N. M. Rothschild is descen
ded from a German lineage. Mr.
K. sought to establish his fortune
in England. Various were his vi
cissitudes in early life; by his in
dustry and prudential conduct, he
acquitted considerable property in
the linin trade at Manchester, vast
quantities of which article were ex
ported during the last war to the
Continent, where Mr. Rothschild
availed himself of the peculiar ad
vantages of his brother’s agency in
that quarter of Europe. Previous
ly to the close of the late war, Mr.
Rothschild transferred the scene of
commercial operations from Man
chester to London, fie then be
came*a considerable speculator in
(the Foreign and British Securities
on the Stock Exchange ; .ml aiier
the melancholic death of Mr. Gold
smith, assumed a very prominent
station in the money market. But
the principal incident which contri
buted to the rapid elevation ot our
modern Croesus, was the escape cl
Bonaparte ft om Elba, in 1814. In
consequence ot Mr. R’s. superior
means ol information on the Con
tinent, this impoitant occurence
was knownito him nearly forty-eight
hours before it was in the posses
sion of any other person in the
country, ile did not tail to avail
himself of every advantage which
this prior intelligence presented,
ilis agents went into the market
and sold prodigious quantities of
stock. Ihe consternation was
dreadful! Every one suspected
danger, none knew where to look
for it.—The panic was epidemic!
On the disclosure ol the fact, the
general cry was same qui peat ;
and the object bore off the immense
sum, gained bv his success on this
great and extraordinary occasion.
Mr. Rothschild, thus fortified in
wealth, and enjoying nt this time
the almost exclusive means ot ac
quiring the first intelligence iront
the Continent, soon established
for himself a reputation and impor
tance, the maturity of which can
scarcely be said to have been ac
complished at the present moment.
—lie availed himself of a conjunc
tion with his brothers, who are also
great capitalists on the Continent,)
of the opportunity of administering
to the wants of the King of Prussia
the Emperor of Ruasia, the Kings
of Naples and Spain, the Republic
of Columbia and other states, who
negoctated loans on terms highly
profitable to him ; and which have,
w ith the advantages of the course
of exchange, and other incidental
benefits, realized immense sums in
addition to his fortunate specula
tions in British stock. But the
great coup de twain of Mr. R. con
sisted in his outgeneraling the Gal
lic P’inanciersin the recent French
Loan. In that transaction he is
supposed to have cleared upwards
Q,j 00,000 by the commission alone,
independent of the advantages of
the courses ofExchange!
By the fortuitous occurrence of
favorable circumstances, Mr. R.
has been enabled to amass greater
wealth, than any man that ever ex
isted in England. It would be im
possible for others to estimate his
property, when Mr. R. has declar
ed that he could not do it himself.
It has been asserted, however, that
hecan command 15,000,000 sterling
at any time, if required ! When it
is consisted that “ monev, the sin
ew of war,” is in its amount illimi
table, and in its control so much
at the mere \olition ofMr. R.it
ceases to surprise the reader, that
such a man should be necessary to
the Potentates of Europe, and that
his friendship and assistance should
be no less anxiously sought, than
promptly and powerfully afford
ed.
Mr. Rothschild is a Baron of the
German empire, to the Emperor
ol which, he has rendered some
essential service. He is about 43
years of age, and possesses a fami
ly of nine children. His mode of
life i6 remarkable for its retired de
scription. Unlike his great prede
cessor (Goldsmith,) he does not
boast of his choice and exquisite
wines, or herald his hospitality to
wards the Princes of the Blood.
His appearance is unostentatious:
his deportment familiar ; and his
manners unaffected and affable.—
His conversational style on ’Change
is rapid, acute and discriminating.
He carries about with him no aris
tocratical feeling; neither does he
affect a singularity, the common
concomitant of extraordinary geni
us, and the impotence of mental
plenitude. Ilis face is distinguish
ed by a lack of that piercing intel
ligence, which lights up and ani
mates the expressions of those
proverbial for their acuteness ; but
there is a quickness in the eye,
which denotes a lively and unre
mitting watchfulness of the mind,
on every subject of general inte
rest.
When engaged in conversation,
Mr. Rothschild usually dangles a
bunch of keys in his right hand,
and indulges a habit of abruptly
turning from the object to whom
he is speaking, and suddenly re
newing the colloquy. He possess
es a memory so remarkabl reten
tive, and the powers of mental ad
dition so copiously strong, that he
effects ail li.s immense ciflcuiations
without the agency ot pen or paper:
and often at those times when the
Jin of business ‘ gives note of pre
paiation’ for a ‘ rise or fall.’ His
genius is of that order, which of
ten enables him to perceive the be
nefit or disadvantages ot a propo
sition, before the parties have fully
\iewed the surface. Ilis move
|ments are characterized by pro
found judgment: his attack is no
less able than his retreat Is judi
cious.
Mr. Rothschild’s private charac
ter is, we believe, as amiable as his
public life is important. He diffu
ses his benevolence with judgment
and liberality, When solicited to
countenance an institution w:th Ins
name, he answers, 4 ‘ You know I
never take a public part; if you
want, (as I suppose veu do) money,
name the sum and you shall have
it; but don’t make me look ostenta
tious or mean, by naming too large
or too small a sum.” His eleemo
synary contributions are chiefly
distributed amongst objects ot the
Jewish persuasion ; who have in
many instances arrived at a state
of opulence through his instrumen
tality. Such a liberality of dispo
sition, and philanthropy of charac
ter, has divested envy of her dead
ly influence, and created lor Mr.
Rothschild, an imperishable reputa
tion, which will descend with ad
vantage to his family in alter ages.
A Scotch Presbyterian having
heated his brain, by reading the bonks
of martyrs, the cfuelties of the Span
ish Inquisition and the histories of all
the persecutions that ever were raised
by tlie Roman Catholics against the
protestarits, was seized with ‘a dread
that the same horrors were just about
to lie renewed. This terrible idea
disturbed his imagination day and
night; he thought of nothing but racks
and scaffold. So strong a hold had
his favorite studies taken of his ima
gination, that he would relish no part
of the Bible except the Revelation of
St. John; a great pavt of which, he
thought, rclfered to the whore of Bab
ylon, or in other words the pope of
Rome. This part of Scripture he
perused continually, with unabating
ardour and delight. In the mean
time, this poor man’s terrors, with re
gard to the revival of popery and per
secution, daily augmented ; nature
would, in all probability, have sunk
under the weight of accumulated anx
iety, had not a thought occurred which
relieved his mind in an instant. Tim
happy idea was no other than that
he should immediately go to Rome,
and convert the Pope from the Roman
Catholic to the Presbyterian religion.
—Accordingly, without cominunica
ting his design to any mortal, he set
out from London, took his passage to
Leghorn, and in a short time after ar
rived in perfect health of body, and
in exalted spirits, at Rome.
He directly applied to an ecclesias
tic of his own country, and informed
him, that he earnestly wished to have
a conterrence with the pope, on busi
ness of infinite importance, and
which admitted of no delay. The
good natured ecclesiastic endeavour
ed to soothe and amuse him, putting
oft’theconferrencetill a distant day.
Ile happened, however, to go to St.
Peter’s church, at die very time when
his holiness was performing some re
ligious ceremony. At this sight our
impatient missionary felt all his pas
sions inflamed, and he exclaimed,
“ O, thou beast of nature, with seven
heads and ten horns ! thou mother of
harlots, arrayed in purple and scarlet,
and decked with gold and precious
stones and pearls! Throw away the
golden cup of abominations, and the
filthiness of thy fornication.”
One may easily imagine the aston
ishment and hubbub that such an
apostrophe, from such a person, in
such a place would occasion ; he was
carried to prison by the Swiss halber
diers.
At his examination,the first question
which was asked ot him, was, what
had brought him to Rome r” He an
swered, “toannoint the eyes of the
scarlet whore with eye-salve, that she
may see her wickedness.” They ask
ed him who he meant by the scarlet
whore? He answered, “who else
could I mean, but her who sitteth up
on seven mountains, who had seduced
the kings of the earth to commit forni
cation, and who had gotten drunk with
the blood of the saints, and the blood
of the Martyrs.” Many other ques
tions were asked, and such provoking
answers returned, that some were for
condemning him to the gullies, that lie
might be taught more sense and better
manners. But when they communi
nated their sentiments to Clement
the Fourteenth, lie said with great
good humour “That lie had never
heard of any body, whose understand
ing or politeness had been much itn-
}■;•• veil at that school ; (( ,
tin poor man’s first i”' 1 H
a little rough and abrupt v \*
not help considering Ifi., t
gedto >"” ‘I 11 ’
I'” G’* longjournev v .ii|, ‘1
good.” He afterwards ‘mV V’H
trout him with gomleueV^Hi
remained in confine! B:mt, ar
him on board the first s p;’ ,‘ ! (HI
C,v,t„ V mW , Or
mg the expense ol his M
\ rich and handsome vnr H
a* k’ and aver; g„!l;,„ t
p;*y,Hl what /'/;• -nfice ftC w, l,
her to insure her house 1.,,
Union or the Hand-in-RaVll^B
she asked. “ \ erv near, liJW’
cover it with my hand
on his l*ieast. ‘The widow
insensible,and rewarded him tiH
men’s Union Office. ‘ “ ‘^B
/xSjg&aigyTß
n i llshoho, j.:sper ■
f HIS Institution will still b/B
-I tinned under the suncrint^ji
of Hon \no N. Spenckk, i n the yH
ami Li.izAiir.rn Si*Kxer,K,in
department, commencing on t! ie cfl
ofi January. 1824.
The useful add ornamental hrandl
os ofi learning are thoroughly t? JB
in both departments.
that the present very iluuriahingcJß
tion of this school is its
mendation. Board may be liaJat J
venient distances from the Arailenuß
from 75 to 100 dollars a year. ‘B
Dec. 24th, 182s. 2wlo I
CWTIOJY. 1
THE public are hereby cautioj
against trading for a Noted J
by the subscriber to Caleb Hinson,
payable on the 24 th or 25th offtij
month, for the sum of <s2s, thesis
having been unjustly obtained, l am
determined not to pay it unless com
pelled by law.
BENJ. F. LYON,
Bibb county, Dec. 24, 1823. [403
WILL be hired at the late mi.
deuce of William Pace,dec’d.
in Bibb county, on Tuesday the 13ft
of January next, for the term of out
year, the “Negroes belonging to them
tate of said deceased, consisting if
two Men and \\ omen, and one plough
boy.—Also, the land will be rented fat
the same term.
Jumps Flrwelliv, Jdm’r.
.Martha rare, ddmr'x.
Dec. 24th, 1823. ti\h4o
. COTK \\.
ON Monday, the 19th of January
next, an Election will be lieldat
the Court-house in the Tow nos Macon
fora Justice of the Inferior Court, u
fill the vacancy of Kinclien Curl, Esp
resigned.
JOHN D AVIS, J. I. C.
c. w. Raines, j. i c.
Dec. 24th, 1823. tde4o
.\t\wmnsUTi\ors Sale.
WILL be sold, on Thursday the
first day of January next, to
the highest bidder, at the house of
Noting Allen, in Jefferson County,
Two .\evvo S\a\es*. \iz.
Willis, a man, and Refus, a boy, be
longing to the estate of Susannah Jor
dan, deceased.—Sold for the benefit of
the heirs and creditors of said tier'd,
and in conformity with an order of the
Court ot Ordinary of said countv.
Te rms made known on the day <H
Sale.
JOHN JORDAN, A.lnvr.
Nov. Blh, 1823. 55 tils-
Executor’s Sale.
\Ii7ILL be sold on Friday the iCth
T ▼ of January next, at the late res
idence of David Ilolluway deceased,
in Jefferson county,
The Versomvl Property of
said deceased, consisting of a stock of
cattle, one Morse, Plantation Tools,
Car* and Fodder, &c. &c.
ALSO—To lie rented and hired on
the same day the Plantation and No
groes belonging to said estate.
Terms made known on day of sale.
DJivin t. smi th] kx\.
December 3d, 1823. tils 37
(covufm- -.1 cVfevson Comitv
WHEREAS Decy Pool applied
for letters of administration on
the estate of Joseph Pool, late of said
county, deceased. These arc, there
fore, to cite and admonish all and sin
gular the kindred and creditors of said
deceased, to be and appear at my of’
lice, within the time prescribed hf
law-, to shew causo, (if any,) why said
letters should not be granted.
(liven under my hand this 29t!i daj
of November, 1823.
R. IJ. Bhtlman, c. c. o.
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