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POEf RY. ' I i ? ?? i FOR THE GAZETTE. V WIT AJ^JXJD gment. A TALE. Wit and Judgment, once fell out, A certain favorite nymph about, And variously ihey did contend, To bring their quarrell to an end. Wit said he knew the different arts Of titilating ladies' hearts \ For with bis pert effusions, he 4 Could give delight and jolity. And in the presort ca?e, he knew What cuniungJ,?W and words would do. Sober Judgment made reply ; ' - ? * ? 44 Your petty menance I tlefy, u For all ,your tricks are light and vain, i u And never can affection gain ; u But I the Cropper means passes, u To find a maiden's warm caress. 91 With frankness I assail her heart? " And make her yield or make her smart ; u 1 tell my 4ove without design, And nefverftdl to make her mine ; ^ " With looks of grief or words of cheer, 44 1 court the smile and draw the tear. v This would not do, and they devis'd A plain to have it compromised ; ; Both mutually agreed, 'twas best - Ta put the question to the test* And with theirdifferent arts, to try Which oft theT^K would please her eyfc. So to the lady's 4ouse they go, Her real sentiments to know, ' W ho* when the subject they propos'd Her thoughts upon it thus disclru'd, She said, 7twaa t ru that Mister Wit Could please her whims a little bit, * And now and then, whensfte was gay, With Mister Wit she lik'd to play. But Mister J udgment, she deciar 'd Was ever courted ?nd rever'd t And if to wed* she were inclin'd, lie was the person to her ntind ; Yet a decision she'd defer ? Till something proper should occur, Which would unto her Clearty prove, ? Their truth and constancy in love j And to that end, she had design'd That each with gifts of various kind, Should* on the morrow's eve appear, When the would make the matter clear ; And he who most bewitch'd her eyes, Should have his wilt, and claim the Jnise* This said, the rivals went away - ' And form'd their pians to win the day > Each tfunder'd thrdugh the blooming grove, To cull a present for his LOve. Wit, who admir'd a posey gay, Pluck'd lively flowers from ev'ry spray, And wore a wreath all sweet and fine, With od'rous pink and eglantine W||ile ItK^metkt, (who with certain aim, Found other means to urge his clai??) Rejected every gaudy shoot, A nil- lor his posey chese the root Wit, by a strean?let took his seat, Inteut to gather something sweet ; And there employ \l his hands and eyes In catching mellow water ties; W hile J udgment, more intent to find ?ra ploy men t of a nobler kind, Bupply'd with bait iiis angling hookr To take tne fish that Sport the brook. V^it? scare h'd the queries under ground For polish'd gems; and few he found, Because, such gems from nature's hand, Are seidoflp seen in any land. But Judgment, took the roughest stone, And calculated worth alone ; For weh he kncwrthe artist's spell Could all its hidden vinuos tell. *J"h?e thing, accoinplbh'd, next they went 1 heir different of 'rings to present i ?? ' * To know What Mir* now would say, And who should bear the palm away. Wit, thought his fripperies would beguile, And iourney'd joying all the while * But J udganent, more bet hought himself I About the vahie of his wealth, Which in the nearest town he sold, And by the trade .acquired geld \ For he had heard, what wondets were Attach'd, to bags of yellow glare. Thev both arrived * and Wit, displayed His powers in blushing bloom arrSy'd, His sparkling gems, his od'rOus flies, And all his other witcheries | * ? Which pless'd the Damsel for a while, And gain'd a sweet approving smile j Almost she was const rainM to say, " Wit is the conqueror to day I** But Judgment, without much ado * ! Display d his purse of golden hue, Which had the mystic power, to prove A magnet to the maiden's love ; For instantly the threw away Wits fooleries so sweet and ^ay But. Judgment mo* b.witch .1 |icr cye. F^.K,!b^!LkrV*Lhe Won ,he Pri'e For she beheld hia glossy gold, Nor ?on,K< r could her hand withhold x consent without delay, ' AiW^cut the sharper Wilttway [ . hisceUaneous . <LES MAMELLES. f~ Edtcardsville, ( 111. Ter.J June 26. We have been favored with the perusal of a manuscript journal, from which, by the author's permission, We copy the following. : ? ? Extract from a Pedestrian Tour. ? ' 1 left the banks of the Missouri at St. Cliarles, and with my stall' in my hand, took my course towards the Mississippi on the hills back of the town. The scenery was admirably calculated for reflection, and m> mind iutcnsibly recurred to the former history and situation of ?lie country which I then traversed. I thought of the time w hen the banks of the Mississippi and Missouri were untrodden by the foot of white men, when the Indian hunter ranged undisturbed from the Rocky Moun tains to the Mississippi, and the copper colored native was the sole proprietor and owner of the soil; when the elk and the buffalo, and the deer, were undisturbed in their bands. , IVhile in the midst of these contemplations, I was suddenly ar rested in my course by reaching the bNw of the hill. The sun was jusl descending behind the distant hills : the reflection of its last rays still played on the western sky; the heavens were clear, serene and un bonded. In front of me was a tasl and almost interminable plain, which had every .a(ipearance of afield thai bad for several years been richly cul tivated and improved. The rich graaa was growing luxuriantly ? scarcely a tree waa to be seen ? the must beautiful flowers covered the vast prairie? flocks of deer were seen at different places skipping, about. Still there were but Tew marks of Its being inhabited at pre. aent. ? N o fences, nocastle,uo houses, no grain. 1 suddenly exclaimed, has this elegant spot never been thickly populated? Have these fields had no other inhabitant/ than we now see? Waa nature so profuse in her gift, so lavish in her beauties, only that they might be wasted ou the desait au ? ; Impossible!? But the miml is lost In coujecturmg the history of ancient times. PeHiap? some distant age, a great empire was founded on the banks of this greater JN ile. On tliese fertile plains, some Memphis more splendid than the Egyptian city, may have reared its splendid domes and lofty palaces* This was perhaps the site of tne capi tal of a nation great in arts and in arms. The mind is lost incoiyec tnre of the past, and equally so in anticipation. ? Froa# Lea Mamelles you observe in front of you at a short distance where the Misaissip pi rolls along in silent mfcjeaty. Be yond it a chain of rocks, which are interrupted be the Illinoign, which empties itself W this place Into the Mississippi. To the righL the well known village of Portage dea Sioux, almost connecting . the Mississippi and Missouri, Is just diecernable, although obscured by the Interven ing trees. On the other side flows the Dar denne and empties herself into the Mississippi ? her banks shaded with trees. The eye never beheld in one ?lew no elegant a landscape, and in which anticipation could indulge so wide a scop. But a few years, and this vast tract wUl.be covered with farm houses, and fields of rich grain in every direction. The prospect from tbis deligbtflil spot will then be enchanting, I could have indulged hours in pleasing anticipations, but the sun had hid its laat rays, and warned me of the necessity of re turning.' Rx tract from AfeaA'# 7Vaveh in B*]Aary\ MOORISH MAGNANIMITY J During the w ic in (be Peninsula, transport* and other government vei* aels we ic frequently tent front Gi braltar to Tangier ; but to prevent quarantine, these vessels had no connection with the shore; and strict orders were given to permit no Moor to come on board. A sloop $f war. arriving from Cadiz, ancWed iu the bay ; ami the captain of (he port, an athletic man, of floe feelings audi good clmracter, and perfectly con-f versant with' the English and Span-^ hsh languages, got into his skiS* and paddled towards the vessel. He got; under the &ern, and before be was observed, he reached the deck.? The Lieut, on watch, enraged at the violation of orders, and the fear of quarantine in a moment of forgetful ness, seized a rope atid very severe ly heat the Moor, who got into his skiff and returned to the port He made no complaint ? told tip. one of the circumstance ; although a great er outrage cannot be afffered by a Christian to a Musselman, he watch-^ ed an opportunity to retaliate. The Lieut was compelled to land 012 busiuess ; he retnraed to the beach at dusk ; the gates of the town were shut; no boat was ready to receive him ? the wind drowned his voice ; he walked the bench in agitation, when the captain oC the nort accosted ~bim ; and, on learning his situation, prepared his skiCifift rawed him to his vessel. u You may remem ber, 8ir" said he, ?* when in, the ex ecution of the duties of my office* I landed on the deck of tins ship ; you disgraced me by beating me w ith a rope?and without provocation : 1 could have hurled you into the sea from my skM^ and thus have takeu satisfaction ; but you entrusted your self to me, and l guaranteed jout* safety; "this, Sir," said he, as he pushed off from the vessel, " is the vengeance of a Moor." Turkish Curtains.? In Captain] Paddock's narrative of his ship-] wreck, capture by the Arabs, and] of his ransom at Mngndore, are] found many curious incidents well] deserving of notice. ' The mode of] collecting the import revenue at Mo- J gadore, is remarkable for its simpli'l city. There are no custom bouse! bonds, ,110 paths, and of course nol false swearing. If the importer pays] a certain proportion, say one tenth] to government, the packages are] made* up ipto ten equal parts, of which the governor takes one, and] grants a permit to the merchant to sell the remainder. So jm the other] baud, when exports are taxed to a] certain amoutot, the proper office* is] notified by the merchant, that he in J tends to ship certain articles ; be at-i tends, and after counting several] of the packages, passes on the rest] without so much nicety of examina-l tion. The whole amount of the] duty' is then added up, which thel merchant pays dawn, and receives a | permit to export his cargo. Not-]* Withstanding the simplicity of tbisli lan fcr the collection of tfse revenue, ]| the author mentions that smuggling L is very rate. Captain Paddock wae|| once walking in company With a , friend, through the streets of Moga?]| dbre, in the night, and beheld alj man lying upon the ground. He ex*|| pressed his astonishment, lhat a]{ Mussel man, denied t>y his religion, | from an indulgence in spirituous quors, should be found in such a I state of inebriety, lie was told thatl this man was not intoxkatgjl j that be] was a watchman) that he was bound L to lay with his ear close to the ground,]] so that be might be 'the better ens* bled to hear any disturbance, and not to rise from bis position, unless some disturbance was made : that if be Was found slumbering in that pos ture, death would probably be hfc < portion. ] From As National JUtocate. THE USE orFLANNEU The use of flannel for the inner garmept has become general* and wherein it promotes invisible per spiration, guards the body from the intense cold of our wintejrs, and ! fsotects it froin heavy, damp or east erly weather in any season. So far, it is undoubtedly salutary, but where- 1 in it also procures, during our hot dry summers, profu?e sweating, and shuts out from the body th*t liglit, 1 elastic, invigorating atmosphhere, 1 which mostly prevails at this season^ I - m - ? * - . ? ? it becomes exttetaely debilitating and pernicious to health. 1 fiud too, thai generally, this is the la*t garment to get washed ; a Mechau'tc, * bo has three clean shirts a week, has bat oue clean flannel ; hence, the perspirable matter is absorbed and reabsorbed in a contiuued round oi |K>isou to the health. I . The common appretseusion of taking cold from throwing off fiau nql, may be obviated by putting on, at the 6ame ti^ie, heavier clothes. 1 am aceusftimed to discard and re sume my flannel, with every consi derable change in the weather, with perfect impunity. Our authority for wearing flannel in summer, is British, and however necessary the, practice may be in thai cool and perennially hurried atmos phere, it will not do here. Indeed, we borrow - most of our fashions from Britain, aud with su little regard to difference of climate, aud genius, that they fit Us as badly hs Paddy's coat, " whose Tailor was iu London, and Pat in Dublin, when the measure was taken." In fact, we copy "old Mathen," so ri diculously nice, both iu theory and [H'ictice, that 1 fear, we shall lost quite "that instinct bf our uature, which accommodates itself to cir cumstances." v Mechanic. Military Power.?" The Romans only meant by their armies to in c roachc on the freedom of other na tions while they preserved their own. Theyv forgot, that in aaaemblin^ -oldiern of fortune, r.nd in suffering any leader to be master of a disci plined army, they actually resigned their political, rights, and suffered a master to arise for the statew This |>eople, in short, whose ruling pas sion was depredation, and conquest, perished by the recoil of an endue, which they themselves had earned Against mankind. The Imastedre Hutments, then of the polfched agev are not i)i vested of danger. ^Fbey Dpen a door |>erhap$* to disaster, as wide and accessiahle as any of those thev have shut If they build walls and ramparts, they enervate the minds of those who are placed to defend them ; and by placing the ?word where they have given a dis taste to civil establishments, they prepare for mankind the government i>f force." ? Ferguson on Society. Til OM TOE BOSTON RECORlkER. Reckons for Sleeping at Church . There are certain |>erooa* who lake offence at the very honorable practice of sleeping in the house of Sod? 1 do not well understand the reasons for which they conderou it. Tor I am always sure to get asleep as won at I bear my minister, or any Inxly else, arguing against a custom K> long established, and so invaria bly sanctioned by all sensible folks, from Noah's hearers down to the l>resent wise generation : yet I wish through you to record my solemn protest Ugainst all reaaovi that have !ver been Urged, and to show the world that many "solid advantages result from sleeping in thiirch. 1. No one can presume to que* ion, that the body, fatigued by the labor* of the week, will be much more refreshed by sleeping on a board in a sitting posture, tnan bv the satLe^Mantum of sleep on a bed. [t is a well known fact that feathers enervate the system, when the oak >r hickory atrengthen and enliven it Besides, one can't sleep at home on the Sabbath with a good conscience, For we are commanded " not to Ibr* lake the assembling of ourselves to gether aa the manner of some is"? [Hit there is no command, 1 believe, igainst sleeping in the house of Sod, so that there, sleep and a good conscience may be enjoyed together. It must of course be the most re freshing in the world, and the best preparative for the duties, of the vreek* i The example b admirable. Children and youth are very apt to berestles*? sometimes fractions even; \hi\ when they see their parent asleep, as they rarely do during the week, and as they commonly do ou the Sabbath, they will soou learn hu\f lo\ely is a quiet spirit? and how be coming it is to be at ill in *o sacred a place. Sometimes they mav hear a little snoring ? or the cry, <* Umph" when we are waking up ? but this is only an occasional interruption of the general stillness, and by no means destroys the happy influence of the example. 3v it is calculated to animate the preacher ? this way be a little odd, out it is a fact, and 6 facts are stub* I >oru things/ It was the other day that good Atr. Uronish gt?t all on fire after he found two thirds of-bis hearers asleep, and one would have thought the heavens and earth Mere coming together, while he ? hit them or'" so roundly for their impudence in m attending to his eloquence. 4w And this reminds me of an other advautage I had well nigh for got. "It cannot fail to improve pul? ml1, oratory in - general. Now you kbow, Sir, we have but few orators to preach to us, and I shre wdly sus j?ect 1 have hit 'upon the Ivife reason of it. Most preachers manage it so, as to keep a considerable part of their audience awake, and this en courages them to continue thfcir stu pid way of preacbiug; whereas, if they would allow theui to sleep, they would not be afraid ?f them, for if they blundered and boggled, nobody would kntiw it j *of course they \?ould be as much aelf-jrassessed as the sophomore trying his oiatorical powers before au assembly of cab imge-sturops, or as Demosthenes nimself *a k ng to the noisy waves ?*f the sea. If my last comparison 'iont seem ap+opo*r \ only beg you to remember that extremes meet, and of Course it will follow, that a sleepy audience aqd a noisy audience are equally favorable tests of an orator's . powers, and have an equal influ* ence in promotiug bis improvement. 5. Some preachers ate hefftffidmr In sentiment $ tiow if all their hear ers are asleep while they preach, their errors will do no hurt. , No matter whataman says, when nobody hears him. An orthodox; preacher always makes his hearers mail, more or less, if they are awake, for be so harrows up their consciences, that ten to one if they don't trite an oath they'll never hear him again 5 but if they are asleep, they avoid the dcead ful sin of anger, while he may keep his place, and do his dutv, and have the reputation of an excellent man, a fine preacher. 0. What we dont bear we shan't have <0^ render an account for at the day of judgment. The more igno rant we are, the feweftgitripes we ?hall receive. Jf we turn heard no more than the Jteathen, O ! how hap* py w e might have been in the day of account! but since it has been my misfortune to brf bom in a Christian land, we must make the beat of it. 7? fcome rigid notion about the de* reiicy of sleeping, and yawning, nodt ding, and starting in the bouse of t*oa, can only be done away by a steady adhearance to the good old custom ? and an invincible obstinacy to all innovations. It will be much* to the honor of our sleeping ancestors, and much to the credit of our church*/ es to resist such notions " vi et armis" ? for as surely as they prevail, thejr will send away all sleepers from chureh9 which might perhaps leave half the seats tmjpy* Sometimes it requires seven mcji to render one reason,# but you see I can render seven reaeons for sleeping in church. And 1 could add more we*e/ it necessary. Indeed 1 will adkf one that can be liable to no ob? jection from any quarter ; it is this : (?nil commands ns to te$t on^ the Sabbath? to rest signifies to sleep; ergo, God commands us to sleep. 80 plain and fair a syllogism, if carefully treasured tip, cannot fail to prove a perpetual quietus to every troubled conscience, and an impene trable shield against ali those fiery darts which are designed to disturb the quiet slumbers of my friends, and of your bumble servant, SOMHTIg.