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•mmmmmmrwmmmmmwmmmmmmmsmaasnmmmrnm POETICAL SELECTIONS. Extract from the Prologue to u Edward and Eleonora,” a Tragedy. TO every earthly thing; s* great the rage For simile—have bards compar'd the Stage. Let fancy, then, leave land—and put to sea, And let the Theatre—a vessel be— The audience, passengers—and players, the crew, With the Dramatic Ocean full in view. One vast deep, immeasurably wide, Barks of all sorts lie waiting for the tide : It serves at six —high-water at each port; The colors then—are hoisted at each fort. To sprightly music is unfurl’d each sail. And each commander begs the prosperous gale Brig—sloop—and cutter—fishing-smack—and sknller. Thames at a rowing match—was never fuller. In English manufactur’d goods bur rough Some Captains deal—and stine in German stuff. Some vessels in a night—so great their speed, Shall start at London-bridge—and reach the Tweed, Ere supper-time—then as they shift the scene, Link Greece to Rome, and skip the space be tween— To Italy and France some gaily roarn, And bring the fashions—and the follies home; Others are laden de<p—with Indian stoves, And, though o’er stock’d, add luxury to our shores; While from their reckoning some so widely wander, The passengers all rise on the commander; Swear that the vessels are with rubbish stor’d, And throw the useless lumber overboard: Souse, like the Eddiatone, goes down—the freight, Tlip pond’rous dullness sinking with its weight. Thus torpid Tragedy like lead will drop; While flippant Farce—(a feather)— swims at top. Yet many a bark is stow’d with sense & wit. With all that Nature wrought, or Shakespeare writ; With all that fancy prints, or genu!* draws— Welcome such freights—and hailed with just applause. ANECDOTE OF WASHINGTON. The following 1 anecdote was related to me by his Excellency Governor John son (Maryland) one of the few surviv ing heroes of 1774- This truly great man, at commencing the race of life, received from his father no better spur than a plain education , which he early exerted on the study of the law. His genius was like a flash of lightning on the darksome night. Truth, though small as a minikin pin, was made to glister upon the dullest optic ; and ju ries, though pannelled from little chil dren, could run with goggling eyes to pick it up. In plain, his talents com manded the deepest admiration—his honesty inspired universal confidence ; clients and causes sprung up around him, like leaves upon the young Cataw ba—guineas and Half joes ripened upon him, thick and yellow as oranges in the gardens of Charleston. Led by true self-love, the people of Maryland bro’t him forward upon every call of difficul ty ancl danger. The brilliancy of his talents, they knew, would reflect honor upon themselves —the strength of his judgment prove the best shield of their own rights. At the commencement of the revolutionary troubles, by unani mous suffrage, he was sent a delegate to the Jirst congress, and took Ins seat with the Great Washington, in the fearful days of ’74» After this, he was called to the government of his own state, which high and difficult place, as often as the constitution would allow, he was compelled to fill, and, indeed, much oft ener than he wished. It is hardly ne cessarv to add, that he is now in the evening of his days—but it is not the sad evening of the idler , whose youth is Jolly, and his age a curse —it is not the dark evening of the old bachelor, poor man ! who writes his name with a sigh, and looks with sorrow on his wealth, soon to become the prey of strangers— but it is the gay, luxurious evening of a “ long vernal day dignified \\\X h use ful toils and elegant studies ; brightened by the beams of virtuous love; and which, crowned with riches and honor, he is now deliciously spending, sur rounded by his children, in whose bloom, with transport he beholds his youth re newed, his name perpetuated, and his riches , by those he loves, long to be en joyed. They, in return, exult in a father whose talents they reverence, whose vir tues they esteem, and whose tender ness and generosity render him the ob ject of their dearest love. Daughters of beauty ! soul enchanting forms of female elegance ! what have been my feelings on seeing your “ mind illumin'd faces,” brightened with joy at the first sound of his coming foot-steps—O ! what have been my feelings on seeing you rising up, witfi softly rolling eyes of love, to meet his aged presence, and, witii accents sweeter than music, bid him u good morning P* while he, with looks and tones of answering tender ness and love, has replied, “ God 'bless my children—God bless my dear daugh ters /" It was in one of these finely moraliz ing ; one of these soul refining scenes, in the dining room of his charming daughter, married to the wealthy and accomplished John Graham, Esq. near Fredericktown, that Mr. Johnson gave me the following anecdote of Washing ton—“ You seem sir," said he,address ing himself to me, “ very fond of collect ing anecdotes of Gen. Washington, I’ll tell you one, & one too to which you may attach the most entire faith, for I have heard it a dozen times, and oftener, from the lips of a very valuable man and magistrate, in Conostoga, a Mr. Con rad Hogmyer—Just before the revolu tionary war,” said Mr. Hogmyer, “ I took atrip, for my health's sake , to the Sweet Springs of Virginia, where I found a world of people collected; some, like me, looking for health, others for pleasure. In consequence of the crowd, I was at first rather hard run for lodg ings, but at length was lucky enough to get a matrass in the hut of a very honest baker of my acquaintance, who often visited these springs for the benefit of his oven, Being the only man of the trade on the turf, and well skilled in the science of dough, be met with no small encouragement; and it was really mat ter of great gratitude to see what heaps of English loaves, Indian pones.— French bricks, cakes and crackers, lay piled up on his tables every morning.— I often also, amused myself in marking the various airs and manners of the dif ferent waiters, who in gay liveries and shining black faces came in every mor ning, ratling their silver, and tripping away with bread by the basket. Among these plump, gay looking sons and daughters of Africa, I saw every now and then a poor Lazarite, with fallow cheek and hollow eye, slowly creeping to the table, and at a nod from the baker, eagerly seize a fine loaf and bear it oft* without depositing a cent. Surely iho’t I to myself, this baker must be the best man or the greatest fool in the world ; but fearing that this latter cap. best fit ted lvis per uranium, I one morning, could not help breaking my mind to him for crediting his bread to such un promising dealers. “ Stophel,” for that was his name, “ you seem, said I, to sell a world of bread here every day, but notwithstanding that, I fear you don’t gain much by it." No ! ’Squire, why what makes you think so ?"—"You credit too much, Stophel.”—Not I in deed, sir, not I, I don’t credit a> cent. “ Aye ! how do you make that out, Sto phel, don’t I see these poor people ev ery day carrying away your bread and yet paying you nothing Pshaw, no matter for that, ’squire, Lln-y’ilpay me all in the lump at last "At last! at Iu h ! ! Oh lio, at the last day I suppose you mean, Stophel, when you have the conscience to expect that God Almigh ty will stand paymaster, and wipe off all your old scores for you.”—Oh no! ’squire, we poor bakers can’t give such long credit; but i’ll tell you how we manage the matter—that good man, Cel. George Washington, is here. Every season, as soon as lie comes, he calls and says to me, " Stophel, says lie, you seem to have a good deal of com pany, and among the rest, I fear there are some who don’t come here for plea sure, and yet, you know, they can’t do without eating ; though pale and sickiy, they must have bread but it will never do to make them pay lor it. Poor crea tures ! they seem already low spirited enough, through sickness and poverty ; their spirits must'not be sunk any lower, by taking from them every day, what little money they pinched from their poor families at home. I'll tell you what’s to be done, Stbphel, you must give each of them a good hot loaf every morning, and charge it to me ; when I ujn going away I’il pay you for all.”— And believe me, ’squire, lie has often, at the end of the season, paid me as much as 80 dollars, and that too for poor creatures who did not know the hand that led them, for I had strict orders ■ from him, not to mention a syllable of it to any body.” ! Os the History (in five vols. and an J Atlas) of this great man, the first four vols. elegantly finished, are now at my friend Doctor Murray’s, ready for the subscribers. The stli vol. treats ol’the PRESIDENTIAL CHARACTER aild AD ministation of Washington; a sub ject new and singularly interesting. Alld by leltcr from the Honorable Judge W ashing ton, I am at liberty to state, that, “ both in matter and manner, it will ( do great honor to the author." Together with the Atlas, it is expected here in , November. It iv ill I hope be remembered by the subscribers , whether they call themselves men of this world or of the next, that in this affair of their Father Washington, they have been most sacredly counted on as men of honor ! In consequence of giving him their names, the Editor has finished their books in a style of uncommon elegance.... And those who now hold back their few dollars (which can’t en rich them) will be so far forth ac cessary to the ruin of a very val uable citizen and his young family. M. L. WEEMS. EXTRACT The female mind is naturally credu lous, affectionate, and in itsattachments, ardent. If in her peculiar situation, her assiduities must be deemed in any de gree culpable, -let us remember that this is but a frail vessel of refined clay. When the awful record of her errors is enrolled, may that sigh which was breathed for the misery of a fellow mor tal wast away the scroll, and tears which flowed for the calamities of others float the memorial down the stream of obliv ion ! On the errors of women let us look with the allowance and hummanity of men. Enchanting woman ! thou balm of life ! soother of sorrow ! solace of the soul ! How dost thou lesson the load of human misery, and lead the wretched in to the valley of delight! Without thee how heavily would men drag through a dreary world ! but if the white hand of a fascinating female be twined round his arm, how joyous, how lightly doth he trip along the path. That warm and tender friend who in the most trying situations retains her enthusiastic fondness, and in every change of fortune, preserves unabated love ought to be embraced as the first benison of heaven, the completion of earthly happiness. Let man draw such a prize in the Lottery of Life, and glide down the stream of existence with such a partner, neither the cold averted eye of a summer friend, nor the frowns of an adverse fortune, should produce a pang, nor excite a murmur. Just Received , and for Sale at thisfjjfficc, CAREY’S FAMILY BIBLE, Elegantly printed on quarto, and bound in Morocco, containing ten maps and twenty historical engravings. ALSO, The much admired work , entitled , SIDNEY ON GOVERNMENT. Gentlemen who have never read this celebrated performance may form some idea of its intrinsic worth and im portance to our country, by perusing the following extract of a letter (to the editor,) from his Excellency the Presi dent of the United States. , Washington, Dec. 13, 1804. Sir, \ T OU ask my opinion on the sub ject of publishing the woTks of Alger non Sidney. The world has so long and so generally sounded the praises of his “ discourses on government," that it seems superfluous, and even pre sumptuous, for an individual to add his feeble breath to the gale. They are in truth a rich treasure of republican prin ciples, supported by copious and co gent arguments, and adorned with the finest flowers of science: It is probably the best elementary book of the principles of government, as founded in natural right, that has ever been published in any language.. .. And it is much to be desired in such a government as ours, that it should be put into the hands of our youth, as soon as their minds are sufficiently matured for that branch of study. Should you proceed to the pub lication, be so good as to consider me a subscriber; and accept my saluta tions and assurances of great esteem and respect. TH: JEFFERSON. The Revd. Mr. Weems. October 4. 11 FOR SALE. A YOUNG and likelv coi/n --try born Negro YVoman, she is a good cook, washer, and ironer, and sold for no fault but want of employment....En quire at this office. July 19. 56 ' AUGU ST A&r SAVANNA II r Line of Stages . THE August? and Savannah line of Stages will be continued by the subscriber, who trusts his unremitting attention to the LINE, in endeavoring to render passengers safe and comfort able, will secure him a coutinuance of public patronage. He at the same time informs them that the STAGE OFFICE is removed from Ashton’s Tavern, to Mrs. LONGSTREET’S Boarding-House- LEWIS CALFREY. 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Hamilton's Essence and Extract of Mustard, Celebrated for the cure of the Gout, Rheu matism, Palsey; Sprains, Bruises, Stc. A large and Fresh supply of the India t Vcgitable Specific, A safe, speedyt and pleasant cure for a cer tain dreadful disease—Prepared by Dr.Lenttix. The above medicines sold only by appoint ment of the sole Inventor and proprietor, at their Store, Broad-street, Augusta. January 11. 29