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<*' *hc Mirror of the Timi*.
HATTERTON*. LAMENT.
*—-The human mon at hern fee* tlcrnt to la
mcnt—Z>' IfniU
1 I.OVE to fee the fading leaf,
I ]>y to note the with’ring tree,
For cold ncglcdk,and from, and grief,
Hare waded me,
1 love to hear the wintry wind,
1 love to mark the nGng wave,
Beneath whuft (well, 1 loon (halt End,
A peaceful grave.
” T like to fee the furye* heat
Around thin itiftilated fork,
Who fpurnt them proadly from hit feet,
Nor fecit the (hock.
Here wilt * watch the gain'ring storm,
And tiften to the lea-bird* cry,
Till nigh invclopcs ev'ry form,
From mortal eye-
Thenlhalliny fplrit take its flight
To that unknown myftcriou* (hore,
Where thousands ev'ry day alight.
But quit, m mo /
Forgive me heav’n, if rash the deed,
I cannot beg, I dare not Aeal,
Ev’n man'• obdurat* heart might bleed
At what 1 (cel.
Would I could pray ! • • • • • it it too late,
Drfpair bar flilfn d ev’ry limb,
Pray for me, fatbtr I ••**' mercy’s gate,
It free to him.
Bend now prond font! unbent before,
B >w to thy maker, ftuhbora knre !
*T»t done! the lafl great trait’t o’er,
Angela of mercy pray for me !
A MONATHRKN.
MEMOIRS OF
OLIVER GOLDSMITH, M, B‘
By Dr, John Alim.
IT cannot be said of this or
nament of British literature, as
has been observed of moll au
thours, that the Memoirs of his
life comprise little more than
a hiltory of his writings. Gold
smith’s life was full of advert
ture ; and a due coniideration
of his conduQ from the outlet
to his death will furnifh many
ufelul Icllons to those who live
after him.
Our authour, the third son
of Mr. Charles Goldlmith, was
born at Eiphin, in the county
of Rofcommon, Ireland, on the
89th of November, 1718. Uis
father, who had been educated
at Dublin college, was a clergy
man of the establilhed church,
and had married Anna, daugh~
ter of the Rev. Oliver Jones,
Mailer of the diocesan fchoot of
Eiphin. Her mother’s brother,
the Rev. Mr. Green, then Rec
tor of Kilkenny Well, lent the
young couple the houle in
which our author was born;
and at his death Mr. Green was
succeeded in his benefice by his
cleiical proiegtc.
Mr. Chancs Goldlmith had
five sons and two daughter*.
Henry, the cldell foil (to
w hom the poem ol“ The I ra
veller” is dedicated), diltinguilh
ed himfelf greatly both at Ichool
and at college ; but his mar.
riage at nineteen years ol age
appears to have been a bar to
preferment in the church; and
wc believe that he never alcend'
cd above a curacy.
The liberal education which
the lather bellowed upon Hen
ry, had deducted so much Irom
a narrow income, that when
Oliver was born, after an inter
val of seven years from the birth :
of the former child, ro piospect
in life appeared tor him, but a I
mechanical or mercantile occu
_ pation.
► The rudiments of instruction
he acquired irom a khooliual
ler in the village, who had ler- |
ved in Queen Anna’s wais as a
quariernultcr in that detach
ment ol the army which was lent
to Spain. Being of a com
municative turn, and finding
a ready hearer in young Oliver,
this man uled frequently to cn
ter tain him with w hat he called
bis adventures ; nor i» it with
out probability supposed, that
ihefe laid the foundation of
that wanderingdifpornion which
became afterwards so conspicu
ous in his pupil.
At a very early age Oliver
began to exhibit indications of
genius ; for when only seven
or eight year* old he would
often amufc his father and mo
ther with poetical attempts
which attracted much notice
from rhem and thetr friends ;
but hi* infant mind doe* not ap
pear to have been much elated
by their approbation ; for after
his ver/cs had been admired
they were without regret com
mitted by hitn to the flame*.
He was now taken from the
tuition of the quondam soldier,
to be put under that of the Rev.
Mr. Griffin, fchoolmafler of
Eiphin ; and was at the fame
time received into the house
of his father’s brother, John
Goldlmith, Est,, of Ballydugh
ter, near that town.
Our authour’i cldcfl filler
Catharine (afterwards married
to Daniel Hodson, F.fq. of
Lifboy, near Ballymahon) re
lates, that one evening when Ol
iver was about nine years of
age, a company of young pco.
pic of both sexes being aflem
bled at his uncle's, the boy was
required to dance a hornpipe,
a youth undertaking to play to
him on the fiddle. Being but
lately out of the (mall-pox
which had much disfigured his I
countenance, <Sr his bodily pro.!
poitions being short and thick,
the young musician thought to
fliow his wit by comparing our
hero to yEfop dancing ; and
having harped a little too long,
as the caperer thought, on this
brigt idea the latter fuddcnly
flopped, and laid,
Our herald hath proclaim'd thi* faying,
“ AKfop dancing/—& hi* Monkey play.
in*.
This in fiance of early wit, we
arc told, decided hi* fortune ;
for, from that time, it was de
termined to fend him to the
univerlity ; and some of his re
lations, who were in the church,
offered to contribute toward
»he expence, particularly the Hev.
Thomas Uontarinr, rector of Kil*
more, near <’arrick-U|»on-Shaniion, j
who had married an aunt ot Oli- I
ver’s. The Rev Mr. Green al>o,
whom wc have before mentioned,
liberally assisted in this friendly de
sign.
To further the purpose intended,
he was now removed to Athlone,
where lie continued about two
years under the Rev. Mr. Camp
bell ; who being then obliged by
ill health to resign the charge, Oli
ver was sent to the school of the
Kev. Patrick Hughe*, at Edge
worthston, in the county of Long
ford*
Under this gentleman he was
prepared for the university ; and
on the 11th of June, 1744, was
admitted a Sizer, of Triuity col
lege, Dublin, f under the tuition of
the Rev. Mr. Wilder, one of the
'Wtarttold tl at iu hi* last journey to
(hi* Ichool, he had an adventure which i*
thought to have suggested the plot of hi*
comedy of 4 She (loops to Conquer.’ Some
friend had given him a guinea, and in hi*
f way to Edgrworthftown, which wa* about
twenty mile* from hi* father * houfc, he had
ainul'cd himfelf the whole day with viewing
the gentlemen’s feat* on the road { and at
I night-fall found himlelf in the (mail town of
f Ardagh. Here he enquired for the, heft
j houfc in the place, meaning the best **• • but
I hi* informant, taking the quefliun in it* iitc
ral sense, showed him to the houfc of a pri
vate gcutlcman ; where, calling for femebo
dy to take his horse to the liable, our hero
alighted, and was lhown into the parlour,
being supposed to have come on a viftt to the
■ nijftcr, whom he found fitting by the Are.—
I Thi* gentlrntan soon difeovered Oliver’* mis
take; but being a man of hum *r, and learn
ing from him the name of hi* lather, (whom
he knew) be favoured the deception. Oli
ver ordered a good (upper, and envited hi*
landlord ai d landlady, with their daughters,
to partake of it; he treated them with a bot
tle or two of wine, and at going to bed, or
dered a hot cake to be prepared for lu*
hreaLfaft: nor was it till be was about to
depart, and called for hi* bill, that he dif
cavered hi* raiflake.
If The celebrated Edmund Burke *u at
the fan* time a collegia* there.
(Follow*, «ho was a man of harsh
temper and violent pm*ion ; ami
Oliver being of a thoughtless and
gay turn, it cannot bo surprising
that they should soon be dissatis
fied with each other.
Oliver, it seem*, had one dav im
prudently invited a party of both
sexes to a «npper and ball in his
rooms; which coming to the ears
of hit tutor, the latter entered tlte
place in the midst of their johty,
abused the whole company, and in.
dieted man uei correction on Gold
smith in t heir presence.
This mortification had such an
cflect on the mind of Oliver, that
he resolved to seek his fortune in
sonte place where he should be un
known: accordingly, he sold his
books and clothes, and quitted the
university ; but loitering about the
streets, considering of a destina
tion, till his money was exhausted.
With a solitary shilling in hi« pock
et he at last left Dubiin : by ab
stinence he made this sum last him
three days, and then was obliged
to part by degrees, with the clothes
off his hack ; in short, to such an
extremity was he reduced, as to
find a handful of grey-peas, given
him by a girl at wake, the tno><t
comfortable repast that be had ever
made.
After numberless adventures in
this vagrant state, he found his way
home, and was replaced under his
morose and merciless tutor ; by
whom he was again exposed to so
many mortifications, as induced an
habitual despondence of mind, and
a total carelessness of his studies ;
the consequence of which was, that
he neither obtained a scholarship,
nor became a candidate for the pre
miums. On the 23th of May,
1747, he received a public admo
nition, for having assisted other
collegians in a not occasioned by a
scholar having been arrested* quod
seditionifavissct , cl tumultucntibus
opcm tulissei: in this case, howe
ver, he appears to have fared bet
ter than seme of his companion.*,
who were expelled the University.
On the 25th of June following, he
was elected one of the exhibition
ers on the foundation of Erasmus
Suivth ; but was not admitted to
the degree of Bachelor of Arts till
February, 1749, which was two
years after the usual period.
Oliver’s father now being dead '
his unde Contanne undertook to
supply his place, and wished hint
to prepare for holy orders. This
proposal not meeting with the.
young man’s inclination, Mr. Con
tarinc next resolved on sending him
to London, that he might study
law in the Temple. Whilst at
Dublin, however, on hi* way to
England, he fell m with a sharper,
who cheated him at play <>t 50/ ’
I which had been provided for his
' carriage, &c. He returned, and
received his uncle’s forgiveness : it
was now finally settled that h e
should make physic his profession •
and lie departed for Edinburgh*
where he settled about the latter
end of the year 1 7i2. Here he at
tended the lectures of Dr. Monroe
and the other medical professors ;
but his studies were by no means
regular; and an indulgence in dis
sipated company, with a ready
hand to administer to the necesti
ties of whoever asked him, kept
him always poor.
Having, however, gone through
the usual courses of physick & an
atomy in the Scottish university.
Goldsmith was about to remove to
Leyden to complete his studies ;
and his departure was hastened, by
a debt to Mr. Barclay, a taylor in 1
Edinburgh, which lie had impru
dently nude his own by becoming
security-for a fellow student, who
either from want of principle or
means, had failed to pay it: lor this
debt he was arrested ; but was re
leased by the kindness of Dr. Sleigh
and Mr. Laughlin Maclaine, whose
friendship he had acquired at the
college.
He now embarked for Bordeaux
on board a Scotch vessel called the
St. Andrew’s, Capt. John Wall,
master. The ship made a tolera
ble appearance ; and, as another
inducement to our hero, he was in
formed that six agreeable passeo.
gers were to be his company. They
had been but two days at sea, how.
ever, when a storm drove them in
to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the
passengers went a shore to refresh
alter ttie fatigue of their voyage.—
“ Seven men fti 1 (says Goldsmith) j
were on shore the following even
ing ; but aa wc were ail very merry,
the room door burst epen, & there
entered a serjeant and twelve gre
nadier*, with their bayonets screw
ed, who put us all under the king’s
arrest. It seems, mv company were
Scotchmen in the French service,
and had been in Scotland to inli;t
soldiers for Louis XV. X endea
vored all I could to prove my in
nocence ; however, I remained in
prison with the rest a fortnight, &
with dtfhculty got off even then.
But hear how Providence
sed in my favour: the ship which
had set sail lor Bordeaux before I
got from prison, was wrecked at
the mouth of the Garonne, and ev.
erv one of the crew drowned.”—
Fortunately there was a ship now
ready at Newcastle, for Holland,
on board ol which lie embarked, St
in nine days reached Rotterdam;
whence he travelled by land to
Leyden.
Here he resided about a year,
studying anatomy under Albinus,
At tliyonstry under Gambius ; but
here as formerly, his little property
was destroyed by play and dissipa
tion ; and lie is actually believed
to have set out on his travels with
only one ciean shirt, and not a
guilder in his purse, trusting whol
ly to Providence for a subsistence.
(To be continued.)
FROM n\LEY'* ITINERANT;
Or, the Memoirs oj an Actor .
We took up cur rcfl in a
public house, End having con
fided our wardrobe, contained
in two handkerchiefs to the land
lady’s care, retired 10 the chim
ney-corner, to enjoy the com
forts of a pipe. Though the
room was full, being (hangers,
they give place to us, and I was
witness to one of the niolt in.
ftructivcconvetfations that the
united genius of men ever for
med. Politics were the fubjcct,
and the Mayor of the body cor
porate principal orator. \V ith
ail that attention and awe which
power begets on weak minds,
has open-mouthed hearers fwal
, lowed his Worfhip’s nonsense,
' with the Rreateft avidity, al
though his liirangue was inter
rupted with 4 Mr. Mayor, your
good health’—‘Thank yon Mr.
Recorder.’ • ♦ Mr. Sheriff, my
fervicc to you.’—‘Thank you,
Mr. Alderman.’ So that I found
wc were in the very bosom of
the body corporate ; and these
fimpleions were so elated with
the pride of office, and so puffed
up with their filly titles, that
it was thought an insult to greet
them by their patrimonial appel
lation. Nay, this absurdity was
carried so far, that the whip beg
gar and street cleaner dignified
each other with the appellation
of ‘ Mr- Beadle' and ‘ Mr Sea.
vengcr.'
As we joined them, the May
or was on the point of reading
fomc glorious news from the
feat of war, on the strength of
which they were charged brim
ful of liquor and loyalty. After
abusing the Americans, by the
name ot Y ankey Doodles, for
daring to rebel against her mo
ther's country, he give a loud
hem ! and began— ‘ We hear
from America, that his Majes
ty’s forces, have obtained a com
plete victory by a coup demain ,
and this news will be authentic*
ated by the Genera! in propria
persona , who, it is said, is leav*
ing the army, supposed to have
taken umbrage.’ At the end
of this sentence, he daffied his
pipe on the ground, took off I
his hat, and as if all the blood *
in his body had taken poffefion
of his face, roared out, • Shout,
gentlemen, ffiout.—three times
three ! wc have taken Hum
bride /' As soon as this cere
mony was over, they fat down,
and drank—* Success to our
arms, and tonfufion to the Yan
hies'. For a ffiort time a pom
pous folcmn silence ensued;
at length, one of this erudite
body, taking his pipe from be.
neath his rubicond nose, said,
4 Humbridge ! um ! I have
seen it in the map of America ;
but I don’t exactly recollect in
what part.' 4 Why a*—replied
the Mayor, you fee a—there
are avast many bridges in A.
merica; but, if my memory
does not fail me, this crolfei
the river Delaware, just be'L'
Bunker’s Hill.’ ‘Pray, tkr '
Mayor, said Mr. Alderman,
4 what is that coup de main and
propria perform you to often
read about r
What! Mr. Alderman, don’t
you know what ccnp de mam
is ?—Why then, I’ll tell you—
coup dc main is a Hessian Gen’
cral, and propria perform is hit
aid de camp,' —And thus they
fettled the matter. 4 Aye, aye,*
continued the Mayor, * they
cannot hold out long, but I am
very sorry, Mr. Sheriff, to find
some of our countrymen hold
with them through thick and
thin ; the laws are too lenient
in this respect, for the man that
won’t (land up for his country,
is no true Briton.’ You know,
M.. Romney, I am not much
given to taciturnity, but the pro
found wildom of these politic,
iens, had, in a manner, over
whelmed my faculties ; they,
now, however, gave me an op
portunity, I could not refill*
* Give me leave, Mr. Mayor,’
laid I, 4 to alk your advice V
His Woifhip noded approba
tion. 4 My father, Sir, was an
Englishman, my mother an A
merican, whom he married at
Philadelphia. In crofting the
fcas, I was born about the mid-i
way between the two countries }j
now, Sir as I evidently belong
to neither, which, in the present
contenlt, Ihould I stand up forf*
S W hy, Sir,’ replied the Mayor,
not a little puzzled , 41 you fee
—a—water is no country—*
and- a—that is——d—m me,
Sir, you are a rebel, and ought
to be sent out of the country.*
ANECDOTES.
A very pious gentleman, but
rether worldly, who lives not
many miles from Boston, made
it his constant practice to call
up his family before day, in
order that they might attend
prayres, and be ready for their
labour in good season: one
morning having mustered hit
family rather catlier than com
mon, he commenced family du*
ties by prayer, during which, he
returned thanks to the Lord,
that they were brought to fee
the light of another day : an old
negro Handing by, cried out 44
Top, top, luaite a bit , no dap
/«» far tain, no day yet r
A Blacksmith in a country
town while (hoeing a house, vai
gazed at by a number of ne.
groes as they were pasting by %
being a little piqued at being the
objefcl of the black's attention,
and attempting to cast a slur
upon them he said, 44 I believe
hell s broke loose."— u Yes, mas, '
fa,' faysone, 44 1 fee de devil lot
hold de horfe'sfoot,"
Dissolution.
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and those indebted will please
call and fettle their accountij
without delay. i
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The bufinels iu future will I X
carried on by Ebenezer Starnes,
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M 4 Kinnie.
Oct. 94*