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POETICAL SELECTIONS.
A PASTORAL SO KG.
THO’ my friends all declare that my time is
miqient,
While in rural retirement 1 rove,
1 ask no more wealth than dame fortune has
sent,
But the sweet little girl that I love.
The rose on her cheek’s rr.v delight,
She s solt as the down on the dove,
No lilly was ever so white,
As the sweet little girl that 1 love.
Tho’ humble my cot, calm content gilds the
scene,
For my fair one delights in my grove,
And a palace I’d quit for a dance on the green,
With the sweet little girl that I love.
The rose on her cheek’s
No ambition I know hut to call her my own,
No fame but her praise wish to prove,
My happiness centers in Polly alone,
ah«’s the *\vect little girl that I love.
Til- rose on her cheek’s my delight,
She’s soft as the down on the dove,
No lilly was ever so white,
A* the sweet little girl that 1 love.
KEIV SOKG.
A bVclu lor leads an easy life,
Few folks that are wed live better;
A man may live w ell with a verv good wife,
But the puzzle is, HOW TO GET HER.
Thukc aic pretty good wives, and pretty bad
wives,
And wives neither one thing nor t’other!
And, as for the wives who scold all their lives,
I’d sooner wed Adam’s grandmother.
Then, ladies and gents, if to marriage inclin’d
May deceit or ill humor ne’er trap ye !
M.iy those who are single get mates to their
mind.
And those who are married live happy !
Some choose their ladies for ease or for grace,
Or a pretty turn’d foot as they’re walking ;
Sonu Choose ’em for figure, & some for a face,
But very few choose ’em for talking.
Now, as for the wife l could follow thro’ life,
’Tis she who can speak sincerely;
Who, not over nice car. give good advice.
And love a good husband dearly.
So, ladies and gents, when to wedlock inclin’d,
May deceit or ill humor ne’er trap ye!
May those who are single find wives to their
mmd,
And those who are married live happy!
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THE AR TS
OF AN ABLE LAWYER.
SINGULAR ANECDOTE,
Os Timothy Brecknock , who was execut
ed at Castlebar , in Ireland , with
G. R. Fitzgerald , Esq.
IN the year 1578, a man, committed
to Newgate on a charge of highway
robbery, sent for Mr. Brecknock, and
requested he would undertake his de
fence. When Timothy came to him
his first question was, whether he had
really committed the robbery qi- not:
it is no matter whether you have or no,
said Brecknock, you shall not In; hang
ed : bvit it is necessary I should know
the truth, that I may frame the defence
accordingly. “ Why, indeed (replied
the culprit) I did Commit the robbery.”
‘ Very well,’ answered the Solicitor,
“ nowjtell me first, have you any money ?
How much can. you command ?” “ I
have somewhat above 100/. in cash and
valuables.”*—“ Very well, let me have
80/-; it is not for myself; I leave my
reward to your generosity, when you
are cleared; but I want that money
for a particular purpose, and will ac
count to you for every farthing of it.
There are now five weeks to your trial,
so I have time enough ; and with time
and money every thing can be done.”
The sum was instantly given in bank
notes which the culprit had artfully
concealed, and Mr. Brecknock proceed
ed to desire the criminal to give him a
particular account of every circum
stance of the robbery; which be did to
the following purport: That five weeks
before that time, he met a gentlemen
in a chariot with a footman behind,
near the nine mile stone on the Barnet
road, at half past eleven ut night; that
he stopped the carriage, and robbed
him of 137 guineas, and some silver,
but refused his watch, as he did not
choose to deal in discoverable articles ;
that presently after, he found himself
pursued by the coachman on one of the
coach horses, and iode down a lane out
of the high road, but finding the lane
close at the bottom, lie leaped Lis horse
over some pales, and quilting him, took
to his heels across the fields, and got
safe to town; that the coach horse not
being able to leap, his own horse had
got clear, and came iiorae of itself next
morning. Thus he thought himself
quite safe as to this affair ; but that,
shortly after the gentleman’s coachman
met him on the same horse in White-
j chapel, had him seized ami carredbe- d
fore a magistrate, where his perasn was c
identified by the gentleman, tile oach
man, and the footman, who knev him i
by the bright moonlight; on ibis evi- i
donee he was fully committed for trial, t
“ i h* s is rather an ugly affair,’ said i
Brecknock, “ however, don’t fear, I’ll 1
bring you off; I shall not attempt to I
prove you elsewhere at the precise time i
ol the robbery ; for an alibi is a very
dangerous defence, unless it can be well
supported; and I don’t care to trust
your life to a set of rascally witnesses,
who may be sifted by a close examina
tion, or have their characters enquired
into ; —no, no, I shall act otherwise, you
have only to make your heart easy, and
plead not guilty.
I '
At the next sessions the trial came
on, and the gentleman, the coachman,
and the footman, deposed to every cir
cumstance of the robbery, as above re
lated ; adding, that they were positive
both to the horse and the man, whose
lace they had closely seen by the light
of the moon, as his crape had fallen off
when he first stopped the chariot, and
the coachman had picked it up, when
he unharnessed one of the coach hor
ses to pursue the robber, by his mas
ter’s permission. The prisoner was
called upon to make his defence, when
Mr. Brecknock addressed the court in
, these words:
u My Lords Os Gentlemen of the Jury,
* “ I have not the least doubt of the
innocence of the unhappy person at the
bar, though he stands here under very
disagreeable circumstances. Inasmuch’
that although he was in bed, in Ids own
l lodgings, at the very time the robbery
is said to have been committed, yet he
can prove that fact by no other testi
mony than that of bis wife (and I know
how little regard is usually paid to a
wife witnessing for her husband,) and
ol a child of five years old, who is too
young to be admitted to an oath. Ido
not seek to impeach the veracity of the
gentleman who is the prosecutor; his
character is too well established. I
have not the least doubt he was robbed
in the manner he has sworn ; neither
would I controul that the coachman
pursued the robber as he has declared;
yet, I am confident that the prisoner at
the bar was not the person. In respect
to the identity of the horse I put that
entirely out of the question, and will
say, that a horse seen in the dark can
not easily be known in the light, at a
distance of five weeks. There is scarce
ly a horse so singularly marked, as not
to have others similarly marked ; and,
as a proof, there are now four horses I
have caused to be brought into the
j court yard, standing together with the
prisoner’s horse, which Mr. Sheriff has
; been so kind as to suffer to be brought
j hither; and, if the three witnesses agree
| in selecting, seperately, the prisoner’s
horse, of which they are so very cer
tain, from the rest, I will acquiesce in
the prisoner’s guilt. But my Lords,
and Gentlemen of the Jury, I have still
more to urge, in respect to the alledg
-ed identity of the horse ; the prosecu
tor is, doubtless, impelled by a love of
i justice ; but that love sometimes car-
I l ies a man to an extreme of zeal. The
! coachman may have a love of justice,
but when it is remembered that the con
viction c f the prisoner will entitle him to
a reward of 401. the court may be in
clined to think him interested in the
verdict, which you gentlemen of the
Jury, may bring in. The footman hav
ing heard some particulars sworn by
his master and his fellow servant, may
believe them true, as being the same .
story.—The three witnesses have all
declared that they recollected the pris
oner’s face from having seen it clearly
at the time of the robbery, by the strong
light of the moon. Now I have one
witness, that will undoubtedly set aside
this concurrence of evidence. It is in
deed an uninterested witness, a silent
witness, yet one that will speak home
to the conviction of the whole court.
It is Ryder’s Almanack; and if your
lordships and gentlemen of the jury,
will take the trouble to look into it, you
will find it utterly impossible that the
witnesses could have seen the robber’s
face by the light of moon; for you will
see, on the night of the robbery, that
the moon did not rise till sixteen min
utes after three in ihe morning, conse
quently it could not give any light at
half past eleven o’clock, near three
hours before it rose ; and if the witnes
ses are thus proved to be mistaken in
the capital point of their evidence, no
part of it can affect the prisoner. Hav
ing said this, he handed an almanac up
to tile bench, in which it appeared
plainly that the moon rose on that par
ticular night, as Brecknock had said.
The court and jury being satisfied as
to that point, the prisoner was iilinc-
diately acquitted an discharged out of
court on paying his fees.
Mr. Brecknock prided himself on his
ingenuity in deceiving the court; which,
as he afterwards boasted, he effected in
this manner. He had employed the
money he had received from the high
way man, in getting printed a new edi
tion of Ryder’s Almanac, exactly simi
tar to the genuine edition, except that
the lunations for the whole year had
been changed, so as to make it appear
that on the night of the robbery there
was no moon. He had only half a dozen
ofcopies struck off, one of which he pre
sented to the bench, & lodged the other
five in different hands in the court, 10 be
produced in case any doubts had arisen
and another almanack hacl been called
for. The Recorder discovered the fraud
some days after, but it was then too late,
as the prisoner had been acquitted, and
the Solicitor was not responsible for the
error in the almanack he produced, and
which could not then be identified.
AN INFALLIABLE RULE
TO KNOW A FOP.
One corner of a clean handkerchief
carefully left out of the coat pocket, nine
times out of ten, shews a man devoid of
talents or knowledge.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the Jirst Tuesday in December next ,
at the Court House in Waunesborough,
Burke county , at the usual hours,
Will be Sold,
ONE tract of land containing
two hundred acres, adjoining land of
Thomas Davies, deceased, and others,
on the waters of Boggy Gut, taken as
the property of Thomas Spright, dec.
at the instance of Luke Deane.
ALSO,
One Sulkey taken as the pro-
I peity of William Maxwell, to satisfy
I' ields Kennedy, and others.
ALSO,
One tract of land containing
five hundred acres, adjoining lands of ,
Amos Whitehead, and the estate of I
James Jones, deceased, taken as the i
property of Isaac W’alker, to satisfy the !
i executors of James Jones, deceased.
Conditions Cash.
Gross Scruggs, S. B. C.
November I, 1806. 15
SHERIFF'S SALE.
On the first Tuesday in December next
at the Court House in Warren county ,
at the usual hours,
Will be Sold,
300 ACRES of land on the
waters of Briar Creek, adjoining Mer
cer and others.
ALSO,
202 1-2 acres of land in Bald
win county, No. 219, 3d District; levi
ed on as the property of David Robert
son, at the instance of Wm. White,
adm’r. ALSO,
One bed and furniture, levied
on as the property of Peter Hodo, at
the instance of Thomas Springer.
ALSO,
One mare and colt, and twenty
barrels of corn, levied on as the proper
ty of Edmund Dunaway, at the instance
of Josiah Beall.
ALSO,
100 acres of land adjoining
Henry Hight and Rudicil waters o
Hart’s creek, levied on as the property
of Willis Perry, at the instance of Cha
pel Heath ; the above pointed out by
the defendants.
Conditions Cash.
Jeremiah Beall, s. w. c.
November *l, 1806. 15
FOR SALE,
A valuable plantation
IN the upper part of Warren
county, about six miles above Powelton, [
on Ogechee, containing five hundred ]
acres of the first quality up-land, about
eighty acres of which is cleared, and in
cultivation—lmmediate possession of
which may be had and the terms known
by applying to the subscriber residing
on the premises. 1
NOAH KELCEY.
November 1, 1806. ts. 15
FOUND^
IN the store of the subscriber, ]
last week, a note of hand for one hun- 1
dred and twenty dollars, with twenty 1
dollars credit on the back. The owner s
by proving said note and paying for this t
advertisement, can have it by applying t
to NATHANIEL P. BEACH. t
November 1, 1886. 15 t
BLANK SHERIFFS TITLES
Fur Sale at this Office.
Benjn. Hall, & Co.
Rcspectfidly inform their friends and the
public, that they have Just Receh’rd at
their Store, one door below Mr.
Randolph's Printing office , the
Following Articles,
which they will sell low for cash or
cousrjtr produce, hr
WHOLESALE on RETAIL.
—VIZ—
BACK STRAP and common
Fair Top Boots,
Suwarrow and three quarter ditto.
Men’s C oarse and Fine Shoes, assorted,
Boy’s ditto. do. do. . do.
Lady’s Kid, Morocco Sc Leather Slippers
Misses Morocco and Leather do.
Children’s Leather 8c Morocco Buskins,
Waxed Calf skins, Fair top ditto.
Seal skins, Caif skins and Cordevan
Boots Legs,
Men and Women’s Saddles,
Plated, and Common Bridles, -#
Marlingles,
Horsewhips and Whipthongs,
Saddle Baggs,
Men’s Caster and Rorum Hats.
Lady’s and Boy’s ditto.
Shoe Blacking and Shoe Brushes—
Together with a few Reams of
IVIUTXMI PAPER.
November 15, 1806. 17
somervilleT
THIS valuable and desirable
Retreat, containing upwards of 3000
acres oi land, lying on the heights of
Hue’s creek,within five miles of Augua
! may be had on Lease or Purchase,
and possession given the first day of
January.
ALSO,
To be Sold or Leased,
On liberal terms, the Old Court House
j lot, on the bay, near Mr. Harris’s—and
j a lot on the back street, at present oc
! cupied by Mr. T. C. Russell. Apply
| to John B. Wilkinson, Esq. in the ab
sence of
SEABORN JONES.
October 25. 13__
CITYHOTEL7
LEWIS M‘COY,
MOST respectfully informs the
public in general, that he has taken for
a term of years, that
LOAG ESTABLISHED TAVERA,
ATorth-side of Broad-street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
where his Bar is well supplied with
WINES, BRANDY, RUM, GIN,
PORTER, l*. wc.
His L ARDER with the best provisions
the market affords His STABLE,
winch is large, airy and commodious,
well stored with Corn, Fodder, and ev
ery necessary for those horses which
may be put under his care, atttended
by a sober, careful and attentive hostler.
From his unremitted attention to bu
siness, the comfort and satisfaction of
his guests, aided by his family, he hopes
to obtain a share of public patronage;
which it shall ever he his desire to merit.
*#* -J number of gentlemen can be ac
commodated with BOARD, by the week,
month or year, on the usual terms,
November 8, 1806. 16
SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the first Tuesday in December next , at
the Court-house in Warren county at
the usual hours, -
Will be Sold,
ONE large bay mare, seized
by execution on a mortgage from John
M’Kinzie in favor of Joshua Williams
Conditions, Cash.
J. Beall, S. W. C.
September 13. 8
Will be Sold at the house of Col. Jesse
Sanders, on Thurday the 1 1 eh of De
cember next ,
ALL the personal property of Ed
ward Sanders, dec. consisting of
Horses, one Rideing Chair, Household
Furniture, &c. Terms of sale made
known on the day of sale ; also, all per
sons indebted to said deceased,are desir
ed to come forward and make payment;
those having any demands, will bring
them in properly attested, within the
time prescribed by law.
JESSE SANDERS, iun.? „ ,
EDMUND BLUNT, $ Kx rs ‘
November 1, 1805. 4t 15