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x ♦ POETRY, I
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The following Songs, written
for the occasion, were sung at
Vauxhall Garden, on Tueftlay
evening, for the benefit of the
Orphan-I louse. The second
is altered from the much ad
mired Song. “ The Beggar
Girl”
THE SILENT TEAR SUNG BY
Mrs. Placioe.
THE tear which silent falls ,
When mrfry tells its woes ;
Adds beauty to the eye,
Like dew upon the roje.
TheJigh which [wells the breast,
And rends the with pain t
Is dear to virtue's cauje ,
Humanity's bejl claim.
The feeling manly heart,
Ne'er hears them plead in vain ;
Alive to all their grief,
It feel for all their pain,
Urfcen by human kind,
It jeeks for mifry's haunt,
And offers to the poor.
The little they may want.
Oh, did you know the bliss
Soft pity e'er imparts,
Or feel the pure delight,
It kindles in the heart:
II w oft would you relieve
l he beggar at your door,
Prelect misfortune's child,
B friend the Orphan poor.
The Poor Orphan Girl.
Sung by Mrs. S. Suliy.
OFT have I wandered o'er moun
tain and moor,
Hungry and barefoot with gar
ments all torn ;
My father has left me cn orphan,
and ‘poor,
With my brothers and fifiers all
beggars forlorn.
Pity ye generous friends of hu
manity,
Oft did Iftng at the door of
the great,
Give mefowe bread—oh, bejlow
it for charity,
And the poor Orphan Girl will
begene from your gate.
Oft’ was IJccft at and driven
au-ay,
When ragged and hungry I begg'd
on my knees i
hut , hard my misfortune, in vain
aid 1 pray,
For a morjel of bread ms hunger
t'appeafe.
Pity, ye generousfriends of hu
manity,
Ost ’ did I ftng at the door of
the great :
• ve me fome food—oh, bejlow
it for charity,
and toe poor Orphan Girl will
begene ft om your gate.
TANARUS: V Any order waif* I was-kindly
received,
And hunger no longer compels me
to roam ;
Your bounty has fed me, my wants
you've relieved,
You've fav'd me from mifry and
giv'n me a home.
: My, ye generous friends of hu
matitv,
✓
Tho’ Jase from the winds and
tbs cold raging Jlonn,
Give us poor children, cb give
us for charity,
And the pray'rs of the Orphan
wilt follow you home.
May Heavens bejl blessings be pour
ed on your head,
’ Us the pray'r of on Orphan
whose pray'r will be heard ;
May the rich gifts of fortune a
round you be Jhed,
For blessings which you, upon us
confer'd.
Pity, ye generous friends of hu
manity,
Oh feel for Its Orphans both
poor and forlorn,
No father have we, but you,
whose kind charily
Hath cloth'd us and fed us, and
giv'n us a home.
* Orphan House
•^Q.O^gX"— l —
Er.tr alt from the Journal of a
Balloontjl.
• \
<( Pal Ting a cloud, T put out
my hand, and took a piece of it,
and squeezed it like a sponge,
and the water ran out. The
Sun went north about; but ne
ver fct. At the distance of a
bout fifty leagues above the
earth, we saw a white bird fit
ting on the corner of a cloud.—
We took It to be one of Maho
met’s Pidgeons. If we had s
gun we could have fliot it.—
Passing by the moon we saw a
fellow felling land at au6tion.—
He wished us to give a bid, but
we told him, we had not come
to buy lands in the moon. We
came across a comet, but it was
asleep. It looked like a tara
pin, but had a long tail like a
fox.
We came near a hail bank,
and filled a hat to bring down
with us. The hail (tones were
about as large as a pigeon’s egg.
A thousand miles from the
earth we passed through a field
of Turkey Buzzards. This
would seem to be their region;
and accounts for the circum
stance, that no one has ever
found a nelt of one of these.
These rookeries are out of fight
in the atmosphere.
As we approached one of the
heavenly bodies, it appeared
like an island. We (truck up
on a planet, but Blanchard got
out and pushed off the balloon.
We supposed it to be Mercury,
as we heard orators harranguing
and a multitude of tongues.
There were marriages going
on in Venus, and in Mars we
heard the drums beat.
In Jupiter we heard (wearing
—Oh Jupiter !by Jupiter ! etc.
We meant to have a pull at
one of Saturn’s rings, but Were
blown off the coast, ahd found
ourselves in the lat. of Herchel.
Provisions failing we tho’c pro
per to Ihape our xourfe towards
the earth again.
The firft thing we saw was
the forelt of Ardennes, which
appeared like a shamrock.
The Pyrennean mountains seem
ed like a bed of parfle ; and the
Atlantic ocean, about as large
as Lough Swilly.
Within about a league of the
earth, Blanchard gave me the
parachute, and I came down.
Character of a Married Man.
The felicity of a married man
never flands dill. It flows per
petual, and strengthens in its
pafTdge. It is suppled from va
rious channels. It depends more
on others than on himfelf.—
From participation proceed the
moft extatic enjoyments of a
married man.
By an union with the gentlest
the moft polilhed, rnoft beauti
: art of the creation, his
harmonized i his man
>.tent'd; his foul anima
v she molt tender and
;-orations. Love, grati
t ,: ■ cniverfal benevolence,
rn s his ideas. The house
or :.*r ;ed man is his para
d’d -ie never leaves it wich
ou re gret j never returns to it
but with gladness. The friend
of his ioul, the wife of his bo
lom, welcomes his approach
with rapture; joy flulhes in her
cheek—mutual are the trans
ports.
Infants, lovely as the spring,
climb about his knees, and con
tend which (hall catch the en
vied kiss of paternal fondnefs.
Smiling plenty under the guar
dianship of economy, is seen in
every department cf hit family.
Generosity Hands porter at the
door; Liberality presides at hts
table; and social Mirth gives to
time the moft pleafmg motion.
When death overtakes he is on
ly translated from one heaven
to another. His glories are im
mortalized ; and his children's
children represent him on earth
to the laceft generation.
FALSE FRIENDSHIP.
A FRAGMENT.
* My dear friend, you are
heartily welcome to town,’ said
a spruce drefied citizen as he
helped his country friend to
alight from the stage, pray come
home with me : I expert you
will make my house your own
while you stay in town : there is
nothing in rny power I will hot
do to make it agreeable with
you. I have depended upon
your company—my whole house
is at your service/
This overawed complaisance
made me fufpedt his fincenty,
or that he had fome fmlfter point
in view; so, putting my ring
on my finger I followed them
home.
c I am greatly obliged to you/
said the country gentleman, as
he fat down to the breakfaft ta
ble ; c the invitation you have
given me is very acceptable;
I have loft the estate I have been
so long at law about, for want of
fufficient evidence ; and when
I have paid the costs, I shall not
have more than 2091. left, with
which I mean to purchase an
annuity ; therefore I shall make
vour house my home till I can
fettle my affairs/— <as It may
be fome time before, you can
fettle your business to your fatif
fa&ion/ replied the citizen, his
features contra&ing into cold
Civility ; s and I expeft a gen
tleman to take my firft floor in
about a week; I am very sorry
I cannot accommodate you lon
ger.’
* My dear Mr. Wooliet/ cries
the wife, hastily entering, € I am
vastly glad to fee you.’ ‘ Mr.
WooDet has loft his lawful: my
dear/ laid the huftnnd.
The fn/He of welcome was
inftantiy changed into a look of
amazement; (he advanced to
give him her hand; but on hir.
attempting to salute her, Ihe
withdrew her cheek, exclaiming
‘ I am sorry for his difappoint
ment’ and began to make tea.—-
He drank two dilhes of tea, and
then afkedhis friend to lend him
two guineas. He had it not in
the house ; trade was very pre
carious’—again mentioned his
cxpe&ed lodger, and recom
mended a mean room to his
friend, at half a crown per week,
in an obscure lane of the city.—.
O fell interest ! how dost thou
deaden every virtue, lead to hy
pocrisy and vice, and make us
what we would be alhamed to
own, mean, avaricious and un
feeling ! Would I change the
feeling heart for all the interest
ed views this world affords ?
Ono? Give me sensibility to
feel anothers woe, and 1 fiiali
then feel as I ought my own
happiness.
* It is vexatious/ said Mr*
Wooliet, as hearofe from hreak
faft, f that I cannot stay here, as
I have no ready money to pro
cure a lodging.’ No answer
was made. * Can’t I have a
room on your second floor Mr.
Saveall—Really fir, they are all
occupied/ ‘I do not’ know
whar to do ; I mult beg you to
lend me half a guinea till next
week/ I cannot, upon my
word fir/
Mr. Wooliet summoned up a
look of expreflive anger ami
contempt, and fixed his eyes on
his falie friend, cried, ‘ he who
can refufe half a guinea to my
neceffiues, (hall never {bare in
my prosperity. Know, felfilh
man, I have gained my cause,
and am at this moment mailer
of a,oool. per annum.’ Then,
rurning from them, he hastily
left the house.
I stood for a moment to view
their confufion ; they (poke not
a word; but, giving each other
the keenest looks of reproach,
separated in sullen silence.
Invifille Rambler .
ANECDOTE .
A well known black coated
politician of this county, in Ihav
ing himfelf a few Sundays ago*
happened to cut his upper lip :
and having no brawn paper han
dy, cut a final! flip out of a
newspaper (probably a demo
cratic one) on which was prin
ted— FEDER AL LIES /’— ■
and stuck it on the wound.—
Happening to be in one of his
abjlraledfils, he forgot to take
it off—and wore it to the meet
ing house, where it was read
with a great deal of astonishment
by every person near him. A
wag observed, that his reverence
only imitated , the practice of
traders, who put sign beards oa
their shops, on which is infenbed
the name of the articles they
deal mojl in; but rhat the perfon’
unluckily forgot to mention that
he fold both at wholesale and
retail!
R.epub. Spy,
Blank Deeds or Convey
ai^ce
FOR SALE AT THIS
OFFICE.