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POETICAL SELECTIONS.
tMMkMfc MMNUSrJHUMii
FROM THE SALEM GAZETTE.
[The following is one of the Songs composed
for the military celebration in this town on
the present joyful anniversary. Its easy
wit and humor, sported in the merry old
tune of Yankee Doodle, cannot fail to swell
the mirth of the festive board at the same
time that they entitle it to a more extensive
circulation than what its authofUestined it
for.]
A SONG FOR THE 4m OF JULY, 1895
Time.... Yankee Doodle .
YANKEE Doodle is the tune
. Americans delight in ;
‘Tw ill do to whistle, sing, or play,
• And just the thirty for fighting
Citoat's. —Yankee Doodle, Boys: Huzza!
D nun outside, up the middle —
Yankee Doodle, fa sol, la,
Trumpet, drum and fiddle.
11.
Should Great-Britain, Spain, or France,
Wage war upon our shore, sir,
We’ll h ad them such a vsoundy dance,
They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
Yankee Doodle, ifc.
111.
Should a haughty foe expect
To give our hovs a caning,
W c guess they’ll find our boys have learnt
A little bit of training.
Yankee Doodle, idfc,
IV.
I’ll wager now a nutg of flip,
And bring t on the table,
Pu r Yankee Boys aboard a ship,
To beat them they are able.
Yankee Doodle, (Sfc.
V.
Then if hey go to argufy,
I rather guess they’ll find too,
Wo’vc got a net of tonguey blades,
T’out-lalk ’em, if they're mind to.
Yankee Doodle, Lfc.
VI.
America’s a dandy place:
The people are all brothers:
And when one’s got a pumpkin pye,
He shares it with the others.
Yankee Doodle, <dfc.
VII.
We work and sleep and pray in peace
By industry we thrive, sir,
And if a drone won’t do his part,
We’ll scout him from the hive, sir,
Yankee Doodle, 'c.
VIII
And then on INDEI’ENI) ANT DAY
(And who’s a better right to ?)
Wc eat and drink, and sing and play,
And have a dance at night, too.
Yankee Doodle, kfc.
IX.
Our girls are fair, our boj s are tough,
Our old folks wise and healthy;
And when we’ve every thing we want,
We count that we are wealthy.
Yankee Doodle, L?c.
X.
We’re happy, free, and wed to do,
And cannot want for knowledge;
For, almost every mile or two,
You find a school or college.
Yankee Doodle, &c.
XI.
The land wc till is all our own ;
Whate’er the price, we paid i”;
Therefore we’ll fight till all is blue,
Should any dare invade it.
Yankee Doodle, (S'c.
XII.
Since we’re so bless’d. let’s eat and drink,
With thankfulness and gladness ;
Should we kick o’er our cup of joy,
It would be sartain madness.
Yankee Doodle, kfc.
!■
THE HAUNTED HOUSE,
OR BEAUTIFUL AI’PAR ATION.
A YOUNG gentleman going down
from London to the west of England to
the house of a worthy gentleman, to
whom he had the honor to be related;
it happened the gentleman’s house at
that time was full, by reason of a kins
woman’s wedding that had lately been
kept there; he therefore told the young
gentleman, that he was very glad to see
him, and that he was very welcome to
him; but, said lie I know not how I
shall do for a lodging for you ; for my
cousin’s marriage has not left a room
free, but one, and that is haunted ; you
shall haVe a very good bed, and all oth
er accommodations. Sir, replied the
young gentleman, you will very much
oblige me in letting me he there, for
1 have often coveted to be in a place
that was haunted. The gentleman, ve
ry glad that his kinsman was so well
pleased with his accommodation, or
' dered the chamber to be got ready, and
a good fire to be made in it, it being
winter time. When bed time came,
the young gentleman was conducted
up into his chamber, which, besides a
good fire, was furnished with all suita
ble accommodations; and having re
commended himself to the divine pro
tection, he goes to bed. where having
kept sometime awake, and finding no
disturbance, he fell asleep; out of
which lie was waked about three o’clock
in the morning, by the opening of the
chamber door, and the coming in of
something in the appearance of a young
woman, having a nightdress on her
head, and only her shift on ; but he
had no perfect view of her, for the can
! die was burnt out. And though there
was a fire in the loom, yet it gave not
light enough to see her distinctly, But
this unknown visitant going to the
chimney, look the poker and stirred
i up the fire, by the flaming light where
-11 of, he could discern the appearance of
■| a young gentlewoman more distinctly;
II but whether it was flesh or blood, or
e any airy phantom, he knew not. This
e lovely appearance having stood some
1 time before the fire, as if to warm her,
at last walked two or three times about
1 the room and came Wo the bed-side,
where having stood a little while, she
took up the bed cloths and went into
bed, pulling the bed cloths upon her
again and lay very quiftiy. The young
gentleman was a little startled at this
unknown bed-fellow, and upon her ap
proach, lay on the further side of the
bed, not knowing whether he had best
rise or not. At last, lying very still,
lie parceled his bed-fellow to breathe,
by which, guessing her to he flesh and
blood, he drew nearer to her, and, tak
ing her by the hand, found it warm,
and that it was no airy phantom, but
substantial flesh and blood; and finding
she had a ring on her finger, lie took
it off unperceived ; the gentlewoman
being all this while asleep, he let her lie
without disturbing her, she flung oft
the bed-cloaths again, and getting up,
walked three or four times about the
room, as she had done before ; and
then standing some time before the
door, opened it, went out, and shut it
after her. The young gentleman, per
ceiving by this in what manner the
room was haunted, rosS up, and locked
the door on the inside and tfien lay down
again, and slept till morning; at which
time the master of the house came to
him to kn»\v how he did, and whether
lie had seen any thing, or not ? lie
told him, there was an apparition ap*
pcared to him, but begged the favor of
him that lie would not urge him to say
any thing further, till the wlioie family
were all together. The gentleman
complied with his request, telling him,
as long as he was well, lie was very
well satisfied. The desire the whole
family had to know the issue of this af
fair, made them dress with more ex
pedition than usual; so that there was
a general assembly of the gentteman
and ladies before eleven o’clock, not one
of them being willing to appear in her
dishabiile. When they were all got
together in the great hall, the young
gentleman told them, that he had one
favor to desire of the ladies before he
could say any thing, and that was, to
know whether any of them had lost a
ring? The young gentle woman from
whose linger it was taken, having miss
ed it all the morning, and not knowing
how she lost it, was glad to hear of it
again, and readily owned she wanted a
ring but whether lost or mislaid she
knew not. The young gentleman ask
ed her if that was it, giving it into her
hand, whieft she acknowledged to be
hers, and thank'ng him, he turned to
the gentleman, the master of the house;
“ Now, Sir,” said he, “ I can assure
you,” taking the gentlewoman by the
hand, “ this is the lovely spirit by which
your chamber is haunted.” And there
upon repeated what is related. 1 want
words to express the confusion the
young gentlewoman seemed to be in
at this relation, who declared herself
perfectly ignorant of all that he had
said ; but believed it might be so, be
cause of the ring, which she perfectly
well remembered she had on when she
went to bed, and knew not how she had
lost it. This relation gave the whole
company a great deal of diversion; for,
after all, the father declared that since
his daughter had already gone to bed
to his kinsman it should be his fault if
he did not go to bed to his daughter,
he being willing to bestow her upon
him, and give her a good portion : this
generous offer was so advantageous to
the young gentleman, that he could by
no means i efuse it; and his late bed fel
low, hearing what her father had said,
was easily prevailed upon to accept him
for her husband.
LOST,
ON Saturday the 19th instant, be
tween Mr. Willborns and Little
River, on the road leading from Augus
ta, to Washington, a Red
Morocco pocket book,
containing sundry letteis, among them,
one to Governor Milledge, and one to
George F. Randolph, likewise two notes
of hand, given by Chatten D. Scrog
gins to Claudius Magnan, with sundry
other papersi—any person leaving the
same at Col. Willis's in Washington,
or at this office, shall be generously
rewarded.
July 26. 1—
SHERIFF'S “SSfcE.-
; On the Jit at Tuesday in August next, at
| the Court House in If aynesborough, in
the county of Burke, at the usual hours.
r Will be Sold,
One fourth part or moiety of an
i undivided tract or .tracts of land lying
; in Burke county, containing six hun
, derd and fifty acres, adjoining lands of
I John Powell’s, Tabb’s and Beal’s, le
, vied on as the property of John Price,
: to satisfy an execution in favor of Ham
, ilton Wynn—levied on by the consta
■ ble, and returned to me.
—ALSO—
. 281 acres of land, in Burke
county, adjoining lands of Nicholas
Skinner and otheis, levied on as the
property of Dennis Nobles, deceased,
i to satisfy Hugh Martin’s execution
and others—returned to me by the con
stable.
—iLSO—
-2021-2 acres of land in Wil
kinson county, lot 196, fifth district,
levied on as the property of Samuel
Sumner, to satisfy Mark Eliiby’s exe
cution and others—returned to me by
the constable.
—ALSO—
One negro girl, by the name
of Olive, and one negro girl by the
name of Mary, two horses and one bay
mare, 250 acres of land lying on the
waters of Buckhead, adjoining lands
of Eleazcr Brack, Warrrack and otheis,
140 acres of land adjoining lands of
Matthew Sharpe, Batt Jones and oth
ers, levied on as the property of Abner
Holliday, the state against the said Ab
ner Hollidav.
—ALSO—
One grey mare and colt, three
cows and calves, six head dry cattle,
and two feather beds ; sold on the fore
closure of a mortgage, as the property
of Archibald Henderson, at the instance
of Batt Jones.
—ALSO—
-500 Hundred Acres of Fine
Land, in Burke county, lying on Briar
Creek, adjoining lands of Telles and
others, levied on as the property of
Francis Parris, at the instance of Wil
liam Stobo.
Gross Scruggs , S. B. C.
July 5. 54
SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the first Tuesday in August next, at
the Court House , in Warren county,
at the usual hours,
Will be Sold,
200 Acres of land with a good
grist mill and saw mill, lying and be
ing on Sweet-water, known by the
name of Watson’s mills, taken as the
property of Martin Hayes, at the in
stance of David Newsom, the above
pointed out by the defendant.
ALSO,
450 acres of land, one other
tract of cne hundred acres, with a good
dwelling house, and all necessary out
buildings, with very considerable clear
ing and in good order for cultivation,
situated and lying on both sides of
Ogechee, taken as the property of
Samuel Alexander, at the instance of
Mary Griffith, administratrix—the a
bove pointed out by the defendant.
ALSO,
300 acres of land lying and be
ing on Hart’s creek, taken as the pro
perty of Henry Candler’s, Esq. to sa
tisfy an execution in favor of Andrew
, Low, for the use of John Doneghy—
the above pointed out by the defen
dant. ALSO,
450 acres of land more or less
on the waters of Long creek, levied on
as the property of David Hubert, to sa
tisfy sundry executions, re-sold at the
risk of the former purchaser, he not
having complied with the conditions of
the former sale.
Conditions Cash.
Jeremiah Beall, S. TV. C.
July 5, 1806. 54
NOTICE.
THE Subscriber is sorry that owing
to unavoidable accidents it is not
in his power to keep a Boarding-House
at his BATHS this season, as he pro
posed, but respectfully informs those
who may wish to spend the Summer
thereat, that he will rent a HOUSE or
HOUSES, and furnish them with all
kinds of provisions, forage, See. See. to
gether with household furniture ; but
they are to furnish themselves with a
cook.
Joseph G. Posner.
July 19. 4t. 56—f
SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the first Tuesday in August next, at
, the Court-House in Warren conuty, at
the usual hours,
\ Will lx Sold,
ONE sorrel mare three years
old, levied on as the properly of Tho
-1 mas Jackson, to satisfy an execution in
; favor of Arthur Fort.
ALSO,
200. Acres of land lying on the
waters of Hart’s Creek, levied on as the
1 property of William Waggoner, to sa
tisfy an execution in favor of Sarah An
derson ; the above land pointed out in
the defendant.
ALSO,
270 Acres of pine land lying
on the waters of McClain’s creek, ad
joining Nunn and Hart; levied on as
the property of Leven M k Gee, to satisfy
the administratrix of Henry Jones ; the
above land pointed out by the defendant.
ALSO,
60 Yards of cloth, levied on as
the properly of Martin Hays, to satisfy
an execution in favor of David Newsom;
the above cloth pointed out by Henry
Williams.
J. Beall, S. TV. C.
June 28, 1806. ' 53
SHERIFF'S SALE.
On thfi first Tuesday in August next , *t
- the court-house in Lincoln cofaiiy, ut
at the usmr hours,
Will be Sold,
263 ACRES of land in said
county, be the same, more or less, se
cond quality, adjoining Ware and M‘-
Kinney, on Savannah river, taken as the •'
property of Minor Wynn, to satisfy an
execution in favor Nathaniel P. Beach.
ALSO,
150 Acres of land in said coun
ty, on Pistol creek, adjoining.Jerrard
Suddith and Thomas Casey, taken as
the property ot Josiah M‘Cull, to satisfy
an execution in favor of Jesse Mills.
ALSO,
ICO Acres of land in said coun
ty, on Pistol Creek, adjoining Lott
House and Isaiah Willis, taken as the
property of Josiah M‘Ca!l, to satisfy an
execution in favor of Jesse Mills.
Conditions Cash.
John Stovall, d. s.l.c.
June 28, 1806. 53
Notice is hereby given,
r T"'HAT after the expiration of nine
jL months, from tlm date hereof, an
application will be made for the divi
sion of the estate of F.lizabeth Chad
wick, late of Richmond county dec. by
the heirs of said dec.
Thomas Everingham.
July 12, 1806. 55
NOTICE.
XT INF. months after date application
1 l will be made to the inferior court
for the county of Burke, for leave to
sell a lot of one acre, lying in the town
of Waynesborough, and county afore
said, for the benefit of the heirs and
creditors of John Dixon, dec.
MARGARET DIXON, ADM’x.
September 1805. 41
7 NOTICE.
AFTER the expiration of nine
months, application will be made
to the honorable Inferior Court of
Burke county, for leave to sell the re
maining part of the real estate of John
Mitchell, deceased, viz:
Four tracts us Land adjoining
each other,containing 590 acres,bound
ed south by lands belonging to the
town of Waynesborough, north by
William Urquharfs land, west by-Wil
liam Douglass, and cast by D. R.
ott’s land, sold for the benefit of the
heirs.
MARY MITCHELL, Ex nix.
JOHN WHITEHEAD,? ,
JOHN F. MITCHELL, 5
January 4. lam.9m. 28
NOTICE.
XTINE months from the date hereof
FN application will be made to the
honorable the inferior court of Greene
county,for leave to sell one hundred and
fifty acres of land, be the same more
or less, lying on Town creek, to be sold
for the benefit of the heirs and credit
ors of Elias Cozart, deceased.
Robert IFattson, Acini’r.
March 29, ISO 6. 40
"notice:
A FTER the expiration of nine
E\. months, I shall apply to the hon
orable the inferior court of Columbia
county, for an order to sell part of the
real estate of Rhesa Howard, deceased,
for the benefit of the heirs and creditors
of«aid deceased.
: \yj JOHN HOWARD,
'Administrator of It. Howard.
y.~ December 14, 1805. 25
