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POETRY.
’he following linei are from the Monthly Repos
itory, and refer to the death of the Rev. John
Davis. of Collumpton, England.
There is many an harp for the yonng man's doom,
That is tun'd to the notes of woe ;
8t alas ! they are rante o’er the old man’s tomb,
j Though he liv'd like a saint below.
[There is many a tear over beauty’s grave,
And warm from the heart they rise—
And why less warm are the tears that lave
The spot where the good man lies ’
Is it nothing to keep the soul still young,
When the frame where it dwells grows old ?
Or less should a beautiful lile be sung,
Than the charnu of an egrthly mould ?
No, old man, no—one passing lay,
Though a powerless lay it be,
Shall be given to the thought o( the silent clay,
Which it all that is left of thee.
Though thy life was pass'd in the humble shade,
Yet it brightened the shade around ;
And every step that thy meek foot made,
Was made upon holy ground.
Thou hast seen thy friends around thee fall,
Thou hast liv’d through years of pairs—
And now thou hast reach'd the goal of all,
And brokeu a frail world's chain.
O I rest in peace till the day for which
Thou hast look’d with a Christian's eye ;
Faith, [lope and Love have made thee rich,
In the gold of a purer sky.
Though soon forgot be thy lowly od,
Yet thou hast not liv'd in vain,
For green above are the groves of God,
Where the just shall meet again.
MISCELLANY.
THE I’IJfCH OF SNUFF.
It is not many years since a widow of
about twenty, ivho hud some business at
Brussels Mopped lor a short time at a ho
tel in that city. She dined at the ladle
d'hote, and generally spent a part of the
evening in the publick room. This youth
ful widow, whose name was Dorval, was
precisely that sort of a person whom the
men all adore, and the women abuse. The
former declared rhe wa3 the loveliest and
most bewitching of creatures; and the let
ter vowed she had not the smallest claim to
beauty. Whatever were her claims, how
ever, one thing is certain, that the coldest
hearts found her irresistible. Her slight
but finely roaoded form, though not too
petite lor dignity, was a model of grace.
Her features could not boast the cold regu
larify which, in the cri<ick : s eye, const!
tute3 beauty ; but the brilliancy of her com
Flexion, the varied es[ ires-ion of her spark i
ling eyes, and the bewitching archness of
her smile, rendered her a dangerous ob
ject to a man of sensibility. She had only
been a few days at the hotel, when an En
glisb gentleman chanced lodine at the pub
lick Üble. He was struck at the first glance
with her charms and being well acquainted ,
with foreign manners, he thought he might j
address himself rather freely to a lady i
Mom lie found at the table rfnote. He !
complimented her—she replied with spirit, j
but with becoming reserve. The English- j
man, whom we shall call .Milboroe, became
every moment more fascinated. Puzzled,
however, by the apparent inconsistency in
her situation and manners, he asked if she
would accompany nun to the theatre: she j
refused in a tone which showed plainly that |
she considered the proposal an insult. 1
“•Very well,” cried Milboroe, pulling out}
tm elegant snuff box, “ then you shall lake
n pinch of snuff.”—“ 1 never take a pinch |
of snuff, sir. cried the widow, turning up !
her pretty little nose with an air of meff.i j
ble disdain. “So much the worse, Madam; i
you lose one of the greatest pleasures ini
Iffe. i have tried All sorts of enjoyments;!
one thing fatigued, another disgusted me ; j
thi- pleasure brought repentance, and that
satiety. At last I determined to lock for
something of which I should net tire. It
suddenly struck me that in my fits of vexa
tion and ennui, 1 had found occasional re’
lief from a pinch of snuff; so l became a
snuff taker five years ago, and from that
time to the present 1 have had no erjnui.
(-'nine, madam, let me advise you to try my
remedy for this distemper, with which we
are all visited more or less.” “1 have no
occasion for it,” replied the lady coldly, l
am not troubled with ennui, and if 1 were,
S should tniok there are more rational
means of dispelling it.” “ Name them,
madam, if you please.” “ Reading, reflec
tirrn, the otfices of benevolence, the plea
sure of society.” “ Ah, madam, I have
tried all that; readiog set me to sleep; re
flection made my head ache; benevolence
1 own is pretty’ well, but one cannot occupy
one’s self m that way from morning till
night; as to the pleasures of society, I have
been cheated by one half of my acquain
tance and laughed at bv the other. lam
therefore not very favourably disposed to
mankind. So you see, madam, I have no
thing left for it but to amuse myself in this
way and opening his snuffbox be took a
pinch and presented it to her.
, Thoroughly provoked at what she con
sidered unpardonable rudeoess, she rose to
leave the room. “Nay, madam,” cried
Milhorne, you must not go in anger.” “ I
a.n not angry, sir,” cried the lady, then
try ing to disengage her hand, which be had
taken hold of. “You forgive me, then?”
“Yes,” replied she, but notin the most
placid tone in the world. “Very well,
then, to prove that you don’t bear malice,
takp a pinch of snuff.”
A* these words the widow’s patience and
temper both forsook her, she burst into
tears. S me of the gentlemen present
thee advanced, and one of them, Cctnpte
dc S——, asked Milboroe in a haughty j
tone, what he meant by insalting the lady.
The Englishman immediately took fire; he
replied in a tone of defiance which fright
ened madam Dorval. She endeavoured to
stifle the dispute, by protesting she was not
offended; but the gentlemen were both
too hot headed to be easily pacified; they
dissembled tbeir resentment till the widow
had left the room; but ns soon as she did,
the dispute was renewed. In a few min
utes it rose to such a height that a meeting
was arranged for the following morning;
and tbos, for no greater cause than a lady’s
refusal to take a pinch of snuff, two men
who were not destitute of common sense or
principle, so far in their anger forgot both,
as to be guilty of the folly and impiety of
riskiog their own, and seeking each other’s
life.
Both, perhaps, repented when the chal
lenge was given and accepted; but it was
then, according to the notions of false hon
our, so prevalent among mankind, too late.
They retired to their respective apart
ments. Milborne wrote two or three let
lers, and begun to pace'his room, deeply
engaged in ruminating on the probable
event of the approaching meeting.
Suddenly he fancied he smelt fire; be
threw open the door of his chamber and
beheld the staircase enveloped in smoke.
His first thoughts were for others ; he ran
to the different apartments vociferating
Fire! In a few moments eve.ry body in the
house was alarmed; all hastened to escape;
j and Milborne, on going down stairs, found
, a greater part of the inmates assembled in
j tbe street before the door of the hotel It
was indeed time, for the flames were burst
ing out in every direction. Tbe first per
sod whom Milborne saw, was his antagonist.
“My God !” cried the Englishman at sight
of him, “ where is madam ?”—They looked
eagerly around, she was not to be seen.
‘Oh, heaven!’ exclaimed the landlord,
‘she must be lost—see, her chamber is on
fire.’ * A ladder quickly,’ cried Milboroe.
* We have none, and if we had, it wonldbe
of do use, you would perish without being
able to save her.’ ‘ I will try, however,’
and breaking from his antagonist, who,
shocked at the certain death to which be
seemed devoting himself, caught hold of his
arm, he rushed hack into the flames.
*He will be lost!’ No, no!’ cried Comte
de S , * Providence will not goffer him
to perish;’ and he ha-iened in search of a
ladder, which he recollected to have seen
in the morning at a little distance from the
hotel. He was fortunate enough to find it;
in a few minutes it was re.ared against the
windows, at which Miiborne was seen with
madam in his arms.
1 God be praised,’ cried the Englishman,
as he descended with his lovely horthen,
whom terror had deprived of her senses
‘Gad be praised!’ was echoed by all pre
sent, with a feeliog of mingled joy and ter
ror, as they saw the floor of the apartment
fall with a terrible crash. Milborne had
found her lying insensible on her bed; he
wrapped her in his arms and saved her
from being burnt, but he was himself very
much scorched. He delivered her to tbe
care of the women, and it being by this time
ascertained that no lives were lost,Milborne
and the Comte hastened to convey her to
her lodgings. She was at that moment hard
ly capable of speaking, but she begged to
see him in the morning. The gentlemen
then separated to take some repose, but not
before they had shaken hands in amity.
The next morning Milborne waited upon
the widow. ‘Ah! my preserver,’ cried :
she, starting up as he entered, and clasping
both his hands in hers, ‘ what shall I say to
you ? how can I thank you ? bow can I ev
er repay ?’ * Repay ! oonseDse, take a pinch
of snuff,’cried Milborne, in a tone of af
fected gaiety which ill disguised the emo
tions the beuntiful widow’s fervent grati
tude bad called forth. My readers will he
lieve that that time she did not refuse.—
* Don’t yoo find it excellent indeed,’ cried
Milborne. ‘ Yes, excellent indeed,’ repli
! ed she, when the fit of sneezing which it
! occasioned had subsided. ‘ 1 thought,’ raid
Milbourne, in a tone of triumph, * that yon
could be prevailed upon to taste it; but
this i nothing; I have with me samples of
all the different kinds of snuff that arp used,
and some which I have myself introduced,
and have had compounded under my own di
rection ; you shall try them all ’
The widow perhaps would rather have
been excused from giving this proof of her
gratitude, but what could she deny to her
deliverer? We do not know how far she
became a coonoiseur in snuff, for in a very
few days Milborne found that hi * pen
chant’ for it seemed to be superseded by
another ‘ penchant;’ in short the widow’s
fioe eyes caused certain uneasy sensations,
which even his favourite amasement of
snuff taking could not dissipate. One day
while he was sitting with her, be suddenly
flew into a fit of abstraction; and Li 9 box
which he held in his hand, dropped upon
the floor. ‘ How unlucky ! you have spil
; led all your snuff,’ ciied madam D trial,
! stooping to pick up the box. ‘ Nerer
j mind,’says Milboroe, gently detaining her
; hand as she presented it to him ; snuff is a
good thing, but it is not a panacea for eve
;ry care.’ ‘ Indeed!’ cried the widow arch
ly ; * and pray when did yoo discover that ?’
‘Not till today; I have taken three times
my usual quantity, in order to put you out
of my heart; but i can’t. I see clearly
there is only one way to manage the matter
satisfactorily. I must either marry you, or
run away from you. Now, my dear ma
j dam, which shall Ido?’ ‘ Run away, to be
I sore,’ cried the widow; but what signifies
j wbat a woman says, when her eyes contra
dict her tongue. Milborne trusted to the
former, and he was right; he pressed his
l suit with ardour: mutual explanation took
1 place. The Englishman was a rich, whim
sical, but noble minded being. Tbe wi
dow was virtuous, well burn, but compara
tively poor. No obstacle opposed a union
which they mutually JesircJ. lu llie cotifdl,
of two years after it had taken place, Mil
borne was the happy father of two lovely
children, and the infantine caresses and the
attention of his beautiful wife occupied him
so completely, that he no longer felt ennui,
and we are assured that his Aiuff box was
discarded.
PROVERBS.
“Many talk like philosophers, and live
like fools. Neither give to all, nor contend
with fools. No one so old, that he hopes
not for a year of life. Never sign a writ
ing till you have read it, nor drink wioe
till yoo have seen it. Purposing without
performing, is mere fooling. Speak well
of your friend—of your enemy, say noth
ing. Si! iu your place, and none can make
you rise. The best throw of the dice is to
throw them aivay. The best of the game
is to do one’s husinem and talk little of it.
Three things only, are well done in bast;
flying from the plague, escaping quarrels,
and catching fleas. The more you court a
mean man, the statelier he grows. To be
lieve a business impossible, is the way to
make it .so. The man that is cheaply
bought, cost but a salutation. True valor
i* fire—bullying is smoke. Use soft words
and hard arguments. Would you know the
value of money, go aod borrow some.—
When a man’s coat is thread bare, it is easy
to pick a hole in it. Your looking glass
will tell you ivhaf none of your friends will
You may know by a peony how a shilling
spends. At the gate which suspicion en
lers, love goes ont. A9 tbe good mao saith,
so say we—but as the good woman saith, it
must be. A little house well filled, a little
land well tilled, & a little wife well willed.
Ao obedient wife commands her husband.—
Bare walls made gadding house wise.
Choose a wife rather by your ear than
your eye.”
PATRIOTISM.
In 1777, when Burgoyne arrived at TicOnde
roga, from Canada, lie built a blockhouse on
Mount Defiance, which made it indispensable for
St. Clair to retirt without a struggle. This mor
tifying event aroused the whole country to make
a desperate effort to atop the progress of Burgoyne
—and every where in New England and in New
York, the militia marched with more spirit and
alacrity than at any other period, before or since.
Every where lire same feeling pervaded—mother,
and daughters were seen at midnight by a dim
candle or a pitchknot fire, making knapsacks,
mending clothes, or preparing provisions for the
departure of husbands and sons for Ty , (Ticon
deroga) to stop Burgoyne. One old lady, tit to
be called a Spartan mother, and whose ashes de
serve a monument, once told me, with great sim
plicity, that it was a desperate time. She had,
before her dear husband and two brothers march
ed off for Ty, set up all night, to melt down her
pewter spoons and plates, with the lead of the
windows, to make bullets for them to take off
with them—and she put in all the old linen of the
house for the wounded. Her husband never return
ed—the 19th of September was the last day of his
life. He died at the head of his company in de
fence of his country. Bost Com. Gaz.
Mountaineert —ls partiality can exist in my
mind for the inhabitants of any particular section
of country, it is in favour or those who lire in
mountain districts —no matter whether in Ver
mont or Tennessee, or in tbe intermediate parti,
for it is among them (bat liberty will have a home
and a spirit of independence be cherished, if ever
luxury and laziness shall fit the people of the low
er lands of the U. States for a master.— Niles.
Com. Stewart. —During the examination of Id.
Sands, before the Court Martial, a circumstance
occurred which it is needless to say, gave a very
favourable impression of Com. Stewart. In reply
to the question, 41 Does Com. Stewart treat his of
ficers with cruelty ?” Lt. S. replied, “ No. ex
cept his having reprimanded me one day far
swearing , 1 do not recollect his having treated me
harshly until my arrest.” JV. Y. Obs.
Singular and pleasing coincidence. —The fol
lowing is noted as a remarkable incident in the
chapter of chances. On the morning that Gen.
Lafayette landed at Staten Island, from the Cad
mus, in Aug 1824, a rainbow was observed span
ning the heavens, its bases resting on Staten and
Loßg Island and arching the Narrows. This fact
was observed at tbe time, and tbe circumstance
made the subject of several paragraphs in which
the fancy of tbe editorial corps converted the ap
pearance of the heavens into a celestial welcom
ing of the champion of freedom in two hemis
pheres. Their imagination has now received
matter for more ample indulgence ; and the re
markable coincidence, related in the Washington
papers, attending the departure of the Brandy
wine, seems to give confirmation and stability to
the creation of fancy. When the Brandywine
put out to sea, the dy, which had been cloudy
and rainy, was cleared up, and a rainbow enclos
ed the heavens, beneath the centre of which the
ship went gallantly out, freighted with more than
Caesar’s fortunes. Thus, the Iris of the skies,
the beautiful messelger of heaven, added her
congratulations and her adieus to those of ten mil
lions of freemen, joining with them to “ welcome
the coming, speed tbe parting guest.” Com. old.
Transylvania University. —The Editor of the
Lexington True American, has commenced a se
ries of numbers ii which he is canvassing with re
al Kentucky freedom, the merits, or rather de
merits, of the far-famed Transylvania Univer
sity, and the publick characters of the President
and Professors. He tells the President that stu
dents are graduated, who cannot translate their
own diplomas, and that those who have the name
of writing and delivering Latin Theses, are com
pelled to procure others to write them ! This lat
ter task, the Editor says, at the late commence
ment, he performed himself for some of the stu
dents ; but he declares he will net do it again,
unless the President will dub him an “ L.L.D.”
Avery palpable hit ! We hope, however, the
editor understands the Latin Grammar better
than his English, else we fear his theses were b.ut
awkwardly constructed.— ib.
Notice.
THERE willbe sold to the highest bidder ox
the Ist Tuesday in December next, between
the usual hours of sale, at the Court HoHie in the
Town of Sparta, that
Tract or parcel of Land, situated
lying and being in the said county, adjoining
Bonner, Hill, Eley, and Tarver,—containing one
hundred and forty two and a half acres, the same
being more or less—it beiDg tbe remaining proper
ty undisposed of the estate of Henry Colquitt,
deceased—Sold for the benefit of the Heirs and
creditors of said estate. Terms, twelve months
credit—small notes with approved security.
EDMUND HANDLE.
WALTER T. COLQUITT,
Acting Ex'rs ■with the Will annexed.
September 26y— 9— tdv
| On the first Tuefflay in October nexl,
WILL be sold at the Court House in Warren
county, all the real estate of William
1 Thomas dec. sold for the benefit of the heirs and
creditors of said deceased.
HARDY PITTS, Adm’r.
July I, 1825. tfl.
Executors’ Sale.
! ILL be sold at the late residence of Thom
j It as Grimes, deceased, in Madison county,
on Thursday, the 13th of October next,
1 All the personal property be
longing to said estate, consisting of horses, cattle,
hogs, plantation tools, household and kitchen
’ furniture, and numbers of other articles too te- 1
diotis to mention. Also,
The plantation to be rented for
the ensuing year, and possession given the 25th
of December next.
JESSE POWER, l R
JAMES POWER,y ** r, ‘
August 4, 1825 td3
GEORGIA, > Inferior Court, silting for
Hancock County. j Ordinary Purposes, 2 d of
May, 1825.
Present, their Honours,
Hartwell Gary, }
John 7'urner, f
Gideon Halsey, ( JU9TICE3 ‘
William A. Cobb,)
ON the petition of John Biniou, one of the
administrators of the estate of Alexander
i Martin, deceased, praying to be dismissed from
the administration of said estate, —It is ordered,
That after six months publication hereo; in the
Missionary, the said John Billion be dismissed
from the further administration of said estate, un
less cause be shown to the contraiy—of which ail
concerned are required to take notice.
A true extract from the minutes,
JAMES H. JONES, Cl’k.
Notice.
GEORGIA, Henry County.
WILL bo sold at the Court-house in Henry
county, on the first Tuesday in October
next, within the usual hours of sale, a certain
Tract of Land, known and dis
tinguished as Lot 35 in 2d District of Henry
county, containing two hundred two and a hall
acres, eold by an order of the Inferiotir Court of
Warren county, sitting for ordinary purposes, as
the real estate of John Wilson, deceased, for the
benefit of the heirs of said estate. Terms made
knows on the day of sale.
JOSEPH LEONARD, Adm'r.
July 22, 1825. tds2
STRAYED,
ON the 16th inst. a small white MARE, about
seven years old. No particular mark on her
is recollected. Whoever will return said Mare to
this Office, or give information where she may be
found,’ will be satisfactorily rewarded.
Mount Zion, Aug. 29, 1825.
Augusta Masotiick Hall Lottery.
30.000 Sk
HIGHEST PRIZE.
THE FIRST DRAWING OVER.
And all the Capital Prizes still in the Wheel.
Second Day’s Drawing, 12th Oct.
SCHEME.
1 Prize of $30,000 is $30,000
I Prize of 20.000 is 20,000
4 Prizes of 10.000 is 40,000:
4 Prizes of 5,000 is 20,000 !
5 Prizes of 1 yOOO i9 5,000
10 Prizes of 500 is 5,000,
50 Prizes of 100 is 5 000
100 Prizes of 50 is 5,000
5000 Prizes of 10 is 60,000
5175 Prizes. J 180,000
12825 Blanks. \
18,000 Tickets at TEN DOLLARS.
Less than two and a half blanks to a price.
THE PHIZES ONLY TO BE DRAWN,
And to be all .floating from tbe commencement
except the following, which will be deposited
in tbe wheel at definite periods, viz.
ON THE FIRST DRAWING.
1 prize us 10,000 & 1 of 600
2d. 1 prize of 5,000 & 1 of 1,000 & 1 of 500
3d. 1 prize of 10,000 & t of 500
41h.l prize of 5,000 & 1 of 1,000 & 1 of 500
sth. 1 prize of 10,000 & 1 of 500.
6th. 1 prize of 5,000 & 1 of 1,000 & 1 of 500
7th. 1 prize of 10,000 & 1 of 5,000 & 1 of 500
Bth. 1 prize us 20,000 & 1 of 1,000 A 2 of 500
9th. 1 prize of 30,000 & 1 of 1,000 & 1 of 500
The Scheme is splendid, and for richness and
safety of investment, offers equal if not superiour
inducements to any of the Northern Lotteries.
The whole Lottery to be completed in
NINE DRAWINGS ONLY.
Prizes payabie in Thirty Days after the com
pletion of the drawing, if applied for within 12
months.
Prize Tickets will be Teceived io payment for
any Tickets that may remain uusold in the course
of the Drawing.
PRESENT PRICE OF TICKETS,
10 DOLLARS.
For sale in Wholes, Halves and Quarters, by
W. M. TURNER, Agent.
Darien Money will be received for Tickets.
Mount Zion. Aug. 20, 1825.
Strayed,
FROM the subscriber on the 27th of August
last, a BAY MARE, 5 years old, both hind
feet white, blare face. She waa last heard of at
Mr. John Rogers’ in Warren county. Whoever
will return said mare, or give information where
she may be had, ahall be satisfactorily rewarded.
•Olphevs Dickinson.
Hancock, Sept. 12, 1825.
Nine months after date applica
sion will be made to the honourable tl>e luferiour
Court of Hancock county, when silting for ordi
nary purposes, for leave to sell 229 acrea of land
on Butfalo, in said county, adjoining Lancaster,
and 202 1-2 acres, lot No. 179, in the 10th dis
trict of Wilkinson county.
JAMES JV. WRIGHT , F.x'r.
March 7, 1825.
AFTER the expiration of nine months, appli
cation will be made to the honourable Court
of Ordinary of Hancock county, for lease to sell
all the real estate of the late John E. Denson, de
ceased. By the EXECUTORS.
June 2 3, 1825.
Nine months from the date here
of, application will be made to the honourable
the Justices of the Inferiour Court of the county
of Warren, when sitting for ordinary purposes,
for leave to sell the one half of lot 5, in the 10th
district of Baldwin (now in Jones) county, far the
benefit of Cleeley Walker and Anderson Walker,,
minors. HIRAM WALKF.R, ,
7, 1125. Cucrrt!t,qr\, ;
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