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Three <!'JJ trs her annum .J
Volume XIII.]
DESULTORY.
THE CURATE.
The f liming eL gant ar i htgh’y
tin Ih ’il pmtr.ii’ ot the charaghr
of a cnu■ dry clerg vman, ts ex
tracled from a p pul.u r><>v l,n
titled *• I'he W:!d infh tt y. M
Bv I) •niiij J. VJurniiv.
ILs name was Ca b- ts. He had
tuiin a curate ♦ r fix and forty
y< us lie fought nor to be any
thing (He. Hu- religion he pi f! i
led had caught him, “ t laving i,> J
atrd raiment, to he th< rrwith erm
te.itand rhe fa ne <;.n i.-nee
Ending to hit. habits, had en. o! and
him bv temperance and pru l> nee
to obtain a! bethought iitctfl.ny
in life. If was married, and !, ad
a son vvh"m he himfelf had edui.i
tt • ; and who, like hirnfi f was in
tht miniflrv. When I fpi. k•( the
C'H ds of t|is mode of prayer o f
p-. aching, I fp< ak of the efl ct- l
wit (Ted iii the cotnte of a conlt'tit
attendance (:> him. Ile nev.-r r- id
prayers; h proved, and with Inch
tio p and terv- r.t f cling, with cm
p! lis lo obvcuifly (ugacfL i. no* by
the art, but by ;he nature of fujyh
cati >n; whli pratesfoftnngiy . ok
e I b\ solemnity of rc >1!-. cti ait, and
a fufp. rTion ot tlie ad, wi'lmut ?.
fufpct.fi m of the feeling, that h’s
cu:igre<atio i adnofl u .cunfcioufly
joined in the reipoufts, which were
origi a! 1 v int ndef tor their utter*
re, .nut hit the hirer of habit
atid of i uiolerce yielded to the ho.
lv etii -. y aith which fie poured rut
h’ petitions
I never her J a man preach zz
h if.
!t wis a scholar, t- whom few
1 n i ~>r met were superior. He
U'as a man delighting in converia
ti-m. in which, if light, he Could
amid’ , and il ntative, he
C >dd i'dlrrcl, in ire than ary one
1 . vc.r hffei ed to But in the pul
pit, he laid afidt the uildom of
V.ords, and the weapons of H sh y
warfare altogether. i'hat ho was .•
f< ho! .r y. u !t i ot; you teb not
that he w s a mao of rich imagina
ti n, orot (hong ria! >ning p ucis;
you felt not that he or his difc-mrle
could be referred t > any clols ol
mind or composition, that could af
f.ft \->u to judge of them in a tern
poial fenie. But you lcit irrcfilli
blv t?:at he was a b liever, p! i.'ing
v.itli the power of conviction : that
he was a religionifl, {peaking from
experience, commending a lib he
lived and a felicity he felt; that he
fpuke & acled on principles, which
though beyond the range ol exig
ence, were n t bt yond the lange of
reality; principles which he made
piefuit and vivid, and lubil.m;i;d,
idikr by the force of eloquence, ond
the force of example IL was a
fpeaker, who, of ah other.. I ever
heard, succeeded moil in averting
v ur attention from hitnfeif to his
jub’j cl. It was long after his ir
*:u’!is had concluded that you a.uld
think of the preacher; l:k; the
pried it) the* jewdh Ireiachv, he <ii -
appeared ia Utc cloud ot iuceafe
\ fiOTWfl’T'O'O
. ■ V.. ;1A A J .
rUiU.ISIIKI) (’ i:F.!;t,r) liV DAVID IMHI.LIIOUSE.
WASHINGTON, (Gao.)—SATURDAY, JULY JT, isri
himfelf font up.
The ehrifiimity he preached,
was such as a man would preach,
who, ah!f racted from the ini! lo e
of prejudice, itnl habit and felt v il
dom, had fought hi;, fyftetn in r< v
elation alone, and t< uruf ha ! f- *m
ett it there I 1 was neither a frame
of doct-uial t ictti-.s, curie mOv con.
ftru£t-*f and totally in fit mrufe;
nor a torm.ifir\ of habitual obit r
vances, at which tin. conff.mr utrn
dance of t'.c f.odv rn.iv t-x-uL the
nbltnce of the tnirul It wa- afyf
tein. of v.hi. |. the p< inciples Were
operative, in which rpii i m fu-Id
lt< Itluriou t. practice—C'.iirifiiani*
ty was delcrilttd av a dilpt. f.iti n,
exh-liiting certain ♦ :t i-i the I if;
and the belief, if subdued l)\ tfi IV
fuels gifting the nioit imp atant
and active c> :il qu ac s t > < ui
mind and our liv s It m.iy be
thought flieie - vio t >m* ‘hiiig in this
to. tie ot reprefeiitati m to. argu
m ns.*.ive at;d cotd (ju nti.i! i< : the
comprt hi-nfi . oft uflic .mdu ic. ;
it was n<>t l>. f’hough hts p fi
ti ;iis wi re firing a:d impo tarn,
they were cloth J i:i a Lotgui •
v hole provider ri;.i ft. licity is, tlut
iris ti.e mnverlal latigutg . the full
Jaiigu ige tb*it religion t Iks to the
tarot infancy* the lan mage that e
nius reverences, and ign- rat ice up
tier ft. mb', the largu ige of th. |. et
nfid ..f the la.iit. the l;u. :u.ige of Jt
vinuv anJ • I the heart, the language
of rhi feriptures.
He fp.>k’ as a father pleading
with a wayward chil I ; he Ip k : ;is
a judge with a criminal, to cmilefs
an.l be forgiven ; as a guide w tfi a
wanderer, to return and to relt.
When lie finiftiid his fertuon. it
v.as not with Cooper’s *• well bred
whiiper.” lie appeared for lome
tim*. engaged in prayer; an effufi m
of mind lo foltmn and do; p, that
mod of the audience involuntarily
j iiied in it ; th le who elid not
Wirt awed and silent. When he
came down, and wa'k and among us,
though the thtrid**r ot bin tto
qmnee was hufh-.d, his counte
nance spoke tTill H had defeend
cu fnuti the mount, fmt bis vihge
retained the brightntfs ot that
place.
I t ue happiness is of a retired tia
ture, and an enemy to p< nip anti
n oik ; it ariies, in the ft rib place,
from the enjoyment el one’s left;
and, in the next, from the ‘riefiJ
fliip and convei laiion of a few Idctl
companions. It loves ftvi Je and
ialirude,and naturally hauatsgroves
and fountains, field* atid meadows ;
In Ih it, it feels i veiy thing n wants
veitfiiii itielf, and receives no addi
ti n from multitudes .i wim lies
! and fp.-dat.ors. On the contrary,
lalfe happintfs loves t > be in a
crowd, and to draw the ty s t.l the
world upon her. She does not rc
ceive any latisfadion from the ap
pl vutes which Ihe gives herlelt, but
Lorn the admiration whir h (he rail
es in others. She flourilli s in
courts and pile * es. theatres anj al
lemiri; s, and has no exiiiv4.ee uut
when 11-.. is tu keu upon.
A BOLO KXIM.OI r.
from rut. i.u/i.kmi. iki r.
Ur Printer ‘lnch Ins been
fii i dth hardihood of G-n. Dot
niu, in 1 :. exploit ol killing a.v !f
in hi., (fen tin* with -ur di ninifti
ieg tht merit o‘ rhe genci al. 1 think
I *;<y wii'ure to I>y (fiat oven uu'ie
a lv - itu iiu.s .i.i inn ha . been sh - .vn
by me of tiv neigfib u: : a v< ry
qii “sand m de(t y m mm but
not J for his boldness in ini’ ti ig.
Die in'nabiiants of the N ish
branch *)f VValufng i:i tnis ( uf.;y
(S q>ieh tnna) had been nueh m
left i by f m animal which t . v
fupp.il. 1 to be a p.nth r, killing
til i fhf p; and fro n fie I). ! .in. is
with vvf'ich its depie la - o is w.re
Cos nnifel, th y imnngin cl ir fiad
ii the n ighborbood. J n
aiiim Klnvorh, taking his rifle,
v. nt al ir. in* irh wo id; t,i try to
die. over ’he lin e leu. Search
ing ’cry c.iiefu ly around wherv
er thee w;s .my appearance of
track*, ii tie dc t.l leaves, h at lad
c mtc t .i large h> I w pine ties
*hi h hid ii- n h! r,vn down, a
rou i.| wfi> h “ainy traces or padus
vs ue dileoi r t ; >!-*. n ! *>:; applying
his tar h.* dilfinttlv beared the
bf alluug ot |.mu •,i i.ila-. if :ft ep
i’l ir. this Was two ‘Mils ll ;ll
J ii o-'I Ii i | j v, ,i con v.fi
e> It I .’ i ... fj>.u fir w tii-h
he had h rii u>S Fr-m r tt*i
inaik- iiu:* i t..e tree, ti. w i *uie
that tic you of Me aui ia: ,v,re
in t ie | i ic.e ; but was uuu r t tin
wriethcr the old otic was there of
not lie heltta* lah us what was
belt t<ir him to d>. 1] l-ad iiot e
ven fits dog wit . hi.it Ii :u ian
iuchuati 11 t t ;o tioine tel ~lj.t tnce
but as he bad i.o aea..a of !t p; r g
the dole in til tree, lie was tpp.c
hetdiw- tit.it it the 01-l on wis t.. ti
v.nti n, u might clcap in his an
fence ; anj u it was :i ;| ii the tree
but In u.J return wttil he was ab
lent, iv iul-1 ditcovei his f. otdeps
& probat). V 1-a i (;fl .’s V;U iii
tn.s Jiictii na nc tel dvv ! to make
the attempt at.me. .Vit. r unttop
ping itts powder bur , atiu pa: i: g
a ounet in tus mouth, in c-r. u t)
be ready t > r.-10.-d i.r.m. Jntely, he
to *s 1 1 *e- o.it are. I.e cot;!.I lot te.e
p... e m the tree .viicliee ti: • hmr
iiig procreiieJ, tired, and it.it mtiy
Iti dpmg hack, oiled ‘as gutl t i
kn • k .1 owii any an not that might
attempt to ru h u N ::r made
th'i attempt. Hr ;:g ,n .d.ied
ami heaicd mucli ‘t ra ciiing in the
tree, and in > ui.-,h heiuppoled
to be tile breaii.tiig of i mie animal
ahnolt lidgo.ate : with its bh,u J
in fits fiiuattou tie itiolved ro go
into the tree, but was fid! uncertain
whether tin* td atuuial was vvitiii l
or without IL- iia.l to guard as
niu. n as pniii >i . agaiuti i< h i caid.
He loaded :..s ..dc md i rawieil i.ito
the tree i.u n ti i but cud lore
m.)ft, fu .is lo O'* .id!.: to i*ro ni* h:e
atit.ig milt sh >ufd he i>e at lacked in
tile tear, and holding his ktiiu firm
ly projected, I j as to meet any al
to .pi in trout. Li ;his mimir. r ’.e
cr pt ab ini ■ ftirty tut it. ••> the ti e,
Wien i)c laid tils hand o.j .nthe i.g
[Payable half yearly.
[ NuMara f47.
of something. He hauled it nut
an ii; proved to lie a y utig wolf.
I was dead. He agai** ue't n’ J
In ought out another and id on-
f h ba'l <*f hi- i H hi p fl. f
through th. in both I'h'-re w..s a
third one in fhi tree wh” !i w:i> v t
alive I his one fie nv r;n a .1
br ught out alio. During all iia
th* old on did not appear, an he
waited a long tin e in vain lor its :e
----turu.
PT F.ASVKE r iF FA TI XC, rt,
AA ‘l pit cllu - i-It t- p\ - !)'*;>
debt ! I ein.s r tl .\v from a<■ u
hinaticiti < t i ir; umlian es, i. ii of
which is pi nludivi of pi -I i.—
In thi tint pl.ice he retu ves ifn i.o
----c. finds winch a tun fpir t k. Is
‘•om depend* tic*, and < bhg iri n
Ii aff'-rds p'eafu's to tfw crcdi> r,
and ifieri liv gr.itifi- * ou* moft Ii and
i flectt ns: pomotis rhat <u’u g
ro*.t> :i net* v. hi eh i: 1 ::.tr. ffin •;>
•it* l.oi.elt min i ; and opens a ; f.
pi it of being nadily iupplie ■ w ‘ll
v.hst we want on future* oct afi*‘T *■■.
It leaves a Cohfejouf.iels of <ur wi
virtue, and is a mrafurc which \>c
I.t. iv to be rigl.t, boih in poii * f
j iff I.l* and fund puli, v I : liy,
it is the main fuppmt of reputaliuik
‘IIIF I. \! I. CKN PIKF.
kA I tic;, of w f.ieh 11 l w ;'g ii
•n t vr.,ct. (i ll into the han. us
an acquaintance, who has polite
ly hall id us an ixtracl from it
fu. publicati’ n, supp finj ‘-.s it
CeiluinL will) he read with great
interdf by tv rv Am-ncan, ay
L) in, the lalf leiiei < ver writ it
by one of the m dt ga:Lnt gene
rals in < uraiiny. who fell gl ri
t nilv at the head of hi crduu'r:
i.t the reduction ri York— Id a
ven was certainly propiti u r.>
h.s prayer, i r i)\ h s g *,!lai • y
he lii, lun.L.i tbt s:a!l or He
tmr i/nj slept in t/e arm i of -vtc
tcry *’] b’ an and I it lligc n.t r,
r..\/ract of ales r from tbt late Gen
era! I‘ikt to bt fwl'tr . - t ritt, •> ,;t
Unte-n vii!’ mar Satiett'* l!:r~
t . r , the day Ih f.rt t/\ t \p, tin a:
:it cut ft tun tbt Idtt > f>la,t . i.t
n buh that I’ ihalbii officer lo - his
¥
“ I emh -rk to in rr- w in th* fj . t
at S • I la-bur, at the f eau of
a. utm lit) cii i- c* t'd-.p ,••
1- Cl tt CX j>e !! Ii —[ill! . |i tlf! . s
my tbp>, h n.-ra'idgh ty await my
itatn -- it del*, at, ft iii sh >!| it bt ! -.id
we d.c ‘■ like Inaie n n, and con.
f: rt .] ‘ onor, even iti ueatd, on the
Am, kiC.'.N K \Mi .
“.Mu-uni 1 be the h ippy mortal
difiii.ed t turn tin leak and uai
v. iii rot \ou ti; ice, my Fat hi r ?
hi y lie iveil he pr< pin. us an 1
fn i!e on the cauie of tnv c. m t v.
But it ue an udlined M lad, i. . y
r. y fall Le like Uh.lf’v— t] t .j, in the
:.;:r.s cl \idorv ”
Norfolk, June id.
Id (AC ment* cf the tnt<n\. A..If r
t. .y tour ir gait s atid n me ti-i dtis,
fi-.iii the fquiuir >n i*i H in.j on
K ads. pi'ocu if< it u; J. tiits Win - ;
\.e t annul with cett-iLty lay itt>wi *r