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POETRY.
FRIENDSHIP.
To M A R. IA.
HAIL, sweet Friendship! only thou
Qanft sooth my care* —to thee I bow ;
And worship at thy sacred (hrine,
To case this troubled breast of mine*
*Tis only thou canst charm my grief;
’Til thou alone canst fend relief;
Aftume thy pow’r within my bread,
And lull my anxious care* to rest.
How few cad boast thy fatred flame!
How many know tbce, but by name f
Thy virtues felt, can’t be expreft—
Life’s greatest joy ! Life’s fineft zcft!
Accept thcfe lines, my lovely maid i
Accept them, as a tribute paid
To thee and Friendship; may it warm
Thy breast, and (hield thee from all harm.
OUR GRAND-MOTHERS.
sty the late Governor LIVING3TON.
Obi print a quits tntdio,jam noftts abaft#
Curricula ,xpuieratt jotnnum , turn faemina
v . “ pnmum ,
•* Cut toltrarf cola ‘vitam , tenuiqut Mintrua
** Impnjitum oner cm et Jopito; Jujcitat tgrtes,
,** Noftent ad dens open, famulafqut ad lamina
** longo
“ Extrctt pin/'o ; caftum ut fervan cubilt
“ ConjugUj t ( p o £it parvos tducare nates! 1
Virg.
OUR grand-mothers were not, it is true,
so gayly dreft as our wives, but of itt
•xpredi’jly greater utility to their hulband6.
They saw with a glance of the eye, whatever
concerned the welfare of the family. This
they were studious to promote. In this they
placed their renown. They were strangers
to diftipatjon; nor were they seen constantly
abroad. Their own habitation was their de
light ; and the rearing their offspring, their
greatest pleafuie. Content with a kind of
domestic royalty, they confide.ed every part
•f tbit admiuiftration as of the lait impor
tance. Queens without a crown, they were
•* a crown to their bufbandsand not only
laved their earnings ny their economy, but
augmented their treaiure by their iuduftry.
This was the fourcc of their pleasure, and the
foundation of their glory.
They maintained good order and harmony
in their empire—every female fervautut work
Uudei their direction—every unueceli'ary waste
prevented by their circumfpertion—Such
graud-mothersl what blefliags to their fami
lies 1 They enjoyed happtnef* in their chim
ney corners, while their deluded grand
daughterssfeek for it in vain amidst the tumult
of the world.. Their good houfewifery fup
purted families, that have lince crumbled in
to nothing In ibort, the wife appeared to
acquit herfelf of a task equal to the" labor of
the hulband, in being occupied with an inti
nity of cares refpectmg her interior depart
ment. ' Careful to inspire her female progeny
with the like assiduity, she reared an offspring
like herfelf. With such education (no French
dancing-masters then for country-girls, that
ought to be at their spinning-wheels). their
daughters were early inured to join such ami
able mothers, in causing the sweet and peace
able charms of private life to reign in the fa
mily* By such virtues and accomplish meats,
they recommended themselves to the other
sex ; and, with their frugality and industry,
were a better fortune without a groat, than a
’woman deftitute*of both, with thousands.
Hence a man, inclined to marry, feared not
to choose such a mate; a mate that would save
and increase, indead of squandering what he
had ; and was likely to perpetuate a race of
diligent and attentive women.
O how often have I admired the industry of
our grand-mothers ! How often, in being an
eye-Witness of their domestic aftiduity, have
I applied to them those lines of Juviual;
* yet trabitis lanam, talathi/qut per ail a refertis
* Vtiler a; v« ttnui pragnenttm fiamint fujum
* Penelope melius, melius torquttis Aracbne *
But now, bow remote are we from duties
so Ample and endearing ! a regular and uni
form conduct would teem a torment to our
goffipa and gadders. They want perpetual
diflipation—all out of doors —full of vanity,
and loaded w ith the gewgaws of London and
Paris. « Who can And a virtuous woman ?
** For her price is far above rubies. She
** feeketh wool and flax* and worketh wil
“ lingly with her hands. She rifeth also
t( while it is yet night, and giveth meat to
** her boufehold, and a portion to her maidens.
“ She layetb her hands to the spindle; and
“ her hands hold the diftaff. She ftrctcheth
“ out her band to the poor j yea the reachetb
“ her hands to the needy. She maketh fine
“ linen, and fellcch it; and delivereth girdles
“ to the merchant. Strength and honor are
** her cloathing, and the (hall rejoice in time
“ to come. She openeth her mouth wi'h wif
“ dom, and her tongue in the law of kindness.
“ She looketh well to the ways of her houfe
** hold and eateth not the bread of idleness.”
Ten Guineas
Reward.
RUN away from the fubferiber,
on Saturday the twenty-firft of
January last, a negro fellow named
LEN, about five feet ten or eleven
inches high, between twenty five
and thirty years of age, of a yellow
ilh complexion , bushy hair, stout,
well made, and rather knock kneed:
—He had on (or carried away with
him) a Bath Coating Coat, with
black cap and black buttons *an
old green ditto, a buff cafimere waist
coat, a black velvet ditto, a pair of
blue overalls, and a round black hat.
The above deferibed fellow was
ptfrehafed of Be ijamin Woodward,
of Dunwoodie county, Virginia, in
September last, by William Willi
amson, of this place, Etq. Attorney
at law, and (hortfy afterwards pur
chased of said Williamson, by the
,fubferiber.
It is very probable he will make
his way towards Petersburg in Vir
ginia, at which place Woodward U
at present in confinement.
Whoever will deliver the said ne
gro fellow to the fubferiber, in Au
gurta, lhall receive the above re
ward, and all reasonable cnarges
paid.
JAMES T. DICKEN.
Augusta, t’tb . l/i, 179*.
N. B. I forewarn all persons from
purchasing the said negro, either
from Woodw ird, any of h s agents,
attornies, or any other peribn or per
sons in his name (he being my law
ful property,-as I can produce vVood
ward’s bill of sale to said William
son and indorfed to me) as they may
exped to be dealt with as the laws
of this ftase dired in such cases.
J. T. D.
Writing Paper
Sealing Wax
J For Sale at the Printing-Office.
TH E fubferiber inclining to ictrle ta
another plantation joining MOUNT
AIRY, will fell that very high, airy and
'healthy plantation, containing 250 acres of
land, about 60 acres of which are cleared and
inclofed in three separate fields under good
fences. It may be a fufheient additional re*
commendation to Mount Airy to fay, it is at
the head of the navigation of Savannah rivet
for large trading boats, is joining to the Camp*
bell and Falmouth towns, and within two
miles and a half of Augusta, is open to a full
view of the great falls of Savannah river foe
five miles; has on it a good dwelling-houfo
and ftore-boufe, and a number of other con*
venient buildings, a good orchard of fruit
trees, large garden and yard inclofed in the
best manner, an excellent Ipring of water, and
a Spring-house with a flone floor.. About 40
acres of this plantation are in winter grain,
and the remainder frelh turned up for corn l
the winter grain may be bought with tflf*
plantation, and possession given immediately, '*
if mod agreeable.
A L S O,
640 acres of good pine land, well timber*
ed, and an excellent flream of water for a
saw and grid mill, not exceeding four miles
from Catnpbellton and Auguda.
Approved European goods, tobacco or ne
groes, will be taken for either, or both that
said trafts of land, and the time of payment
made ealy, by JOHN HAMMOND.
Mount eSiry, Feb. 21, 179*
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GROCERIES.
James Toole,
Has opened , and Jor Sale on rea*
finable terms for Cajh t the job*
lowing , viz,
OLDMadeirawineSoft (hell’d almond*
second quality do. Currants & ratlins
giierry do. Mustard
5 yearsold Tcnneriff do. Pepper
Malaga do. Alfpice
Old fpriita Ginger
Rum Nutmegs
Cordiaf Cloves
Vinegar Mace
Frefli by fen tea Corks
Bohea do. Starch
Loaf & brown sugars Hair powdet
Green coffee Allum
Mould&r dipp’d candles Copperas
Brown soap saltpetre
Liquorilh Red wood
Olives, capers and an- Madder, &c. Bcc. far*
chovies
Said Toole hath eftabliflied A Nail FaSory,
and will supply nails and spikes, on a (hoit
notice on moderate terms.—As the utility of
home Manufactories are obvious to a difeern
ing public, he flatters himfelf that his workfe
will meet with encouragement.
N. B. Georgia Medium for sale.
For Sale,
A CLU ANTITY OF
Hempfeed & Lintfeed Oil,
At the Store at Pickens's IPai e-boufe.
March 17, 1792.
William Anson,
From LONDON,
Portrait, Miniature, Sign &
Koufe Painter,
Wilhes to inform the public, that he carries
on the above mentioned business in all its
branches, with elegance and expedition, upon
the molT reafonabie terms.
N. B. Apply to Mr. Noah Kelsey, Greene
ftrect, Augusta.
Blank Bonds for sale at
the Printing-Office.