Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, November 25, 1819, Image 4
POETRY.
TUOM THR OHIO PATRIOT. v
?JLET ME:*
I ni'eh on fha? lijj tor a. moment have gae'd,
But a thousand temptations beset me ;
And I've thought, as the dear little rubies
you rais'd,
How delightful 'twould be? if you'd
let WW,
Then be not so Sihgry for what I have done,
Nor say that you've sworn to forget me ;
They were buds of temptation too pooling
to shunt
And I thought that you could not bub? ?
let n ir ? - ?
When your lip with a whisper came close
to my check, ^
Oh I think how bewitching it met me ;
And, plain as the dye of a Venus could
speak.
Your eye sett&'d tosay?*you would let me,
t j % t ? V w/ ? ? n % i
Then forgive the transgression, mnd bid
me remain, ? ? a,. ,
K, For, to truth, if 1 go, you'll regret mc,
Tben, oh! let me try the transgression
again, a a Xy . , ? ,
And I'll 4o all you wi?h-*-if you'll let m$%
jnOM T*1 WtMC**ITBR GOTSt LLATIOM.
J +PLL LET YOU.u ^
In drawer to " LET ME," fi-om the Ohio
***** .
if a kiss bfc delightful, so tempting tny lips
That a thousand soft wishes beset you,
J vow by the ntfetur that Jupiter rips,
^ On certain conditions? Vll iet you*
>'%4 \ T-4 *? .',*?? ? ,
* If you'll swear by my channa that you'll
.ever he true,
And tjhat no other damsel fchall pet yc*i,
By the stars that uow roll round ton summit
ofblu*
, Perhaps, ur~~/ierhafi9f tit*? Til let yen;
? n 1 t
If, not urged b f* passion as fleeting as wild,
That makes all theirtrtues forget you,
But affection mfcuUied, soft, fervent and
? ' MW' ' i
You ask for the kiaa-?why? TU let you .
? . *. ? fcW-i v? ' " * . *
? ? . - ? ?'"*$
And Oh I should you seek it, a seal for the
You intended when first, sir, I met you,
flfo pledge me your faith andfoake me your
spouse,'*}*
Why theu?-then, indeed , lo vc?J'Uletyou.
LOU IS A.
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Miscellaneous.
FROM THfc HATHJNAL ADVOCATE*
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
>+ (Seated on my Couch a - few days
ago, in a meditative mood, my old
aervant Nicholas brought me two
^printed letters, having the character
qf circulars. ? The one was as brief
an a possy on a ring? but not quite ho
affectionate, it merely stated that a
Scntleuian of our H*\r na? a scoun
rel, and auotheir gentleman of the
Bar signed his name to It; meaning
thereby, to stamp it with features of
authenticity, as if the assertions of
We nmit^couTd prove (to other to I*
a scoundrel. The other letter wan
likewise printed, and gavs the ori
gin and progress of the difepute,
which, in my mind, placed the gen
tleman who ventured upon the broad
assertion in rather an awkward pre
dicament ; but lis I esteem it imper
tinent for individual* to troable the
community with their petty disputes,:
, I gave them to Nicholas, leaving i(
entirely to his fancy as to their dis
posal. 1 could Dot, however, but
. reflect on how many sevimis disputes,
attended also with fatal consequences,
are produced by a want of courtesy,
by an indolent, domineering aful
haughty tpne among men assembled
for business or pleasure. ?
It has always ap|*eared extraor
dinary to me, why mair should be so
perverse as to adopt, a repulsive or
insolent manner, in his intercourse
with his fellow-men.* Surely, if to
be esteemed, respected and lieloved,
be worth tin effort, that effort should
be a courteous one. AV hatever dif
fcrwut exists in ttie rank iff indivi
duals, there is in, m^n an innate spi
rit which cannot brook contempt, and
he who can tamely submit to u i*
unworthy of the name. Men in
jpowcr^ men ill wealth and hi^h pre
'| tensions, ate loo apt to forget &ste
' spect due to those to ubom fortune
lias* not been so bountiful, tbey a c*
quire or assume a fteititious air ol
superiority, which tliehr power ami
wealth c&uuot bestow $ this leads to
disputes, and dispute* ^ frequently
produce fotal results. There fo'liut
one mode which has presented itself
to my mind, whereby a proOd, con
tumelious, or impertinent man can
i be fairly put dowp, and that is, by
shunning him, having no intercourse
, with, such a person, and if the prrs
ling pall of business brings you in
contaot with him, treat bim with un
common politeness, shunning in all
cases, .every Jhifig wearing \he ap
pearance of tanttyity, and termin
ating, as soon A possible, all con
cerns between you ; this is a whole
some and safe regimen for arrogance
and dictation. jProscrUe the man
and solitude will cuie hitn |* for harsfi
measures and retaliation are danger
ous experiments, yon ruffle your own
temper, produce unnecessary excite
ment, and throw yoqrself in (lie
breach of danger by placing yourtelf
on his level, to show* what is vary
unnecessary, that you posses equal
spirit.
j*Of all the despicable . shift* bv
Which one mm, to accomplish selfish
objects, wishes to injure another, that
one, familiarly called posting, is
most contemptible.
Your declaration that a man is a|
coward and ? scoundrel, because he
will not fight vou, does not necessa
rily make hirii so. I have known!
many coward* to fight du< Is ; plain,
palpable, unconditional cowards, ?
with hearts no bigger than a pigeon's ;
men actually afraid of the sneers of
some dozeu^andies, who tremble at
tlie cold gflnces of the beau mondt, |
and ft* pert toss of the liead of Mi6Sj
Nancy, who can't abide the fellow*
because lip wouldn't fight Master]
Jackey ; and these heroes have gone?
to the field, very ridiculously called '
the field of honor, shut their eyee,
fired their pistols at random, and, if
a bullet grazed their skins, they,
have fainted at the sight of their own
blood and been carried home, and
ever after have passed for valiant
men. " Ma Conscience," as Bailie
Nicol Jarvie says, that the world is
so blind as to attach consequence and
character to such fictitious effort of
bravery. The man of true courage
never insults or receives an insult
with irominity : he is too proud, toft
honorable, to say any thing hurtful
to the feelings of another ; and if he
is treated with arrogance at ins
tance, be resents it on the spot ? the
feelings of nature are outraged, and
nature's kind mother furnishes the
redress : lie does not go home, me
ditate and ease his Wiling fury with
writing a note, sending it to the
printer, and declaring that he whf>
insulted him was a scoundrel. Such
a mode of redress is, to say the least
of it, very harmless and iueffkient.
But, it may be asked, do dot men of
courage sometimes fight duels?. Yes,
but it is. not tlie proaf of courage,
for cowards also tight, and the tri
vial causes which so frequently give
[rise to these meetings, are argumeftt^
against fighting, for there is just as
much merit in killing your antago
nist, because he soeezecl too loud, as
wootil exist for a deep and cruel in*
[jury, the redress is tlie tame in both
[cases, aftd the consequences are like
wise tl?e same; this iv equality In
[causes and equality in effects, snows
I too plainly, that there is no reason
or justice in such appeals. We hear
much said about religion, laws of
[the land, distress of families ; these
Lreat considerations appear to have
but little weight, the order of thinp
must l>e#cl?anged, duelling must be
Considered a cowardly resort and be
brought into disrepute; and we maj
task, where is the courage of a mau,
Kv ho receives an insult and does noi
[resent it on the spot, who suffers hi?
(aggressor to escape the eminent dis
IgrnCQ of a blow, be it ever so slight,
Innd who takvs * cool method of eas
lirig or redressing his wrongs, In
I penning a challenge cautiously, to
I tvoid the law which hnjear*, and
lwhOj if his opponent will not fight,
ht fmif a? % fcowartjr witl^l infinite
gratification, and then flaps his wings,
and "urowt like a Chanticleer.-*
Noj Una it ftke honor, tu all your:
intercourse with mankind, whether
official or panonal, be mild and
conciliatory, temperate aud firm, and
if by chance you come in contact with
a rude, iy mannered and insolent
person, and be treats you ill, ever
after shun that person ; and if man
kind Would unite in adopting this
course, the punishment would be
greater than pride could bear.
rr\' HOWAKD. J
^ JVUPOLEOJV.
Nfom Original Anecdotcs by Madame Du
rand.* k
4 On the Emperor's reaching the
Saxon territories^. he enquired whe
ther many fugitives had been seen
there, and received t'oV answer, No,
Hire, you ara the first/
'lie was fond of splendor and
magnificence on all public occasions,
though it was bis wish that economy
should lie observed in the interior of
his household. As he was once
journeying to Campeigne, finding
that his carriage Mid not proceed ra
pidly as he wished, he let down the
window and exclaimed to the lance
men who accompanied him, i Plus
vite ! Plus vite P Caulaincourt, who,
in quality $ grand squire, preceded
the Emperor in another carriage,
thrust his head out at the wiudow,
and declared, with an oath, that he
would dismiss all the laucenten if
they offered to quicken their pace.
The horses acc ordigly proceeded at
a moderate trot. W heu the Ernper
or reached Campeig;ne, he com
plained of the hardiness of his jour
ney ; 4 Sire/ replied Caulaincourt,
Very coolly, < allow me more money
for the maintennce of your stalls;
and you may kill an many horses as
you think fit/ Napoleon changed
the conversation. *
One day, whiktkhe was break
fasting with the Empress* he a^ked
one of the ladies in waiting, what
might be the expence of a pate ,
which was uprhtt the table. ' Twelve
trancs to yo%yMajrsty/ replied the
lady, good numoredly, ?and six
franca to a citizen of Paris/ 4 That
I
w W ' "
ereigns , to pay more v than their sub
jects/ * I do not understand that/
exclaimed the Emporor, emphatical
ly, 4 1 must inquire into this busi
ness/ In short, he frequently; eta
tered into details of domestic econo
my, which are sometimes neglected
by private individuals.
On another occasion, being in the
Empress' apartmenls, he found he
had forgotten his handkerchief, and
one belonging to Maria Louis*,
which was elegantly embroidered
aud trimmed with lace, was presen
ted to him. He asked one of 4he
ladies what it might cost 'Sire/
said site, ? it is worth between 80
aud 90 francs.' lie made her repeat
the u onkLMNbcond time, as though
he misun^Ksod her. 4 Well/ said
lie, < if 1 ime a lady in the serticc
of the Empress, I. would steal one
of these handkerchiefs every day :
why it would be worth all the emo
luments of your station V 4 It is foi
tunate Sire/ replied the lady, with
a smile, * that her Miyesty is sur
rounded by persons less interested
than you seem to emagioe/
One fcoruing, that one of his
Chamberlains, related to the first
nobility of Francs, was in the atili
chasftber of the fimpeter's closet,
the latter called him, and asked for
a hoql^ ? Sire/ said the Gtiambar
lairij^fie Valets are gone out, bat
I Mfill cM them/ 4 I do not ask
I hem/ implied Napoleon, <1 ask
you : What difference is theife be
tween them and yen ? They hare a
laced green lively, and you have an
erol>roida)red ted/
VV hen Bonaparte, then first con
sul for life, wished to take the title
oT Emperor, his brother Ijocim op
posed himself to the project with all
ins power; and finding his efforts
? Vf ad uflj^Dumnd was one of the ladio
of the l>c<?rMteubov ot Maria
unavailing^. 'Yoer ambition knows
uo bounfl^ snid ho; 4 you an4 ma*
ter of France, you wWh to be n vas
ter of all Europe. Do you kuov
what the result will lie? You wilt
be smashed to pieces like this Wretch
? < Hinging his watch violently u[K>n
the floor.
EXTRACT. j
From JB rackenrulg* ' ? Voyage to South
Arctic a.
"The emigrant from -almost any
country in Europe, in moderate cir
cumstances, would better his fortune
by removing to Brazil. Hut the
American, educated in the ideas of
a governmeut so "different from those
which fit a mau to live under a mon
archy, would flud himself exposed
to many vexatious. An American
who has been accustomed* to a libei ty
apparently without controul, who
knows not what it is to he eternally
hedged with bayonets* or to meet at
every step with tlie display of military
pbwer, wonld fiisl his situation ex
tremely irksome. Tlic frowns of
haughty lordlings, the abuses and
oppressions practiced by persons,
dressed in a little " brief authority,"
must either keep his mind continually
disturbed, or break dow n his spirit.
There are so many restraints on per
sonal liberty, and so many naked
swords to enforce tlurn, that he feels
a repugnance to tike a single step,
through fear of having his pride
wounded by some insolent mercenary
wretch, who thinks himself prlviledg
ed to be a tyrant. Those who are
minutely acquainted with the ways of
the country, may possibly stear clear
the likr i?. unification!! to which the
stranger mtist inevitably he exposed.
How different from this is our conn
try, where the coersive power of the
government is so studiously conceal
ed f and where the laws anjl the forte
uf public opinion, are infinitely more
powerful than all the bayonets of
depotism? The stranger who lands
on our happy soil, carries within his
own breast the guide of his actions* ? |
a guide which will euable him with!
confidoigBfe to'avoid giving^offen$e,
or inoti# displeasure, by following
the golden rule* of "doing untrf<
others as he would that others should1
do unto him," By simply following
this rule, he may go wheresoever he
pleases, say what he pleases* do
what he pleases, without fear of
being arrested1 on malicious suspici
ons, or of having his proprtty taken
from him, by despotic avarice.
Baltimore American* ,
TIIE TWIN SlSTEItS.
The remarkable circumstance of
(he cxisteuce of (wo persons posses
sed of the power of know ids the
thoii^htaJ^ each <Uher$ although
placed w iny distance, waa first
noticed about two years in the
Peterstairgh Intelligencer; and va*
rious accounts have since heen pain
I is bed in corroboration nf (his singu*
lar phenomenon of the human mind.
We are well acquainted with two
gentlemen who lately visited (hese
Indies, for (he express purpose of
ascertaining^! correc(ness of the
reports wbiclfnave been circulated.
?The place of the twin sisters is in
the county of Flnvanoa, abont.eight
miles above Colombia.
After ouftftends were introduced
to the Missool? it was agreed
that one shoafd stay in the house
with one fiater; while the other
should accompany the second to
the garden at a little distance from the
boose. Our friends were distinctly
made to understand that they only
knew the ideas of each other $ when
tboe^kk|M arose voluntarily in their
own mfflis, and were not forced
upon tbem from othefft ? That a
stranger might suggest a general sub
ject; hut the particulars must proceed
from them ; for example, one of our
friends asked the sister in (he house
(o think upon something about his
person. ? She looked at him and re
plied ahe waa thinking upon the
morning gown in which he waa dres
sed. The sister in the garden wbei;
?ntenranied gave precisely (lie sanu*
ausw^Mfctoe was tbelf requested
to think something about our other
friend t she auswered she \^as think
ing about his hoots. The sister in
ihe garden exactly re-echoed the
same words. The first was then
requested to think upon some |>erson
in the city of Itichmoud. 8 he re
plied she would think upon Mr.
M H? ? , who lives in Rich
mond. Tiie second sister precisely
agreed. ? T'he first was again asked
to fix her attention upon something
about Kentucky, Hhe answered she
was thinking about a gentleman in
Kentucky, w hose name she mention
ed, that had lately visited their
neighborhood for the purpose of get
ting married, but was disappointed.
The sister iu the garden gave precise
ly the same reply.
In this manner they were interro*
gated about seventy questions, ami
in their answers never varied, and
our friends who visited them, are of
opinion that tliey would have an
swered any number that would havG
been proposed to them, mentioning
the goneraf subject and permitting
them to select the particular object*
It is proper to add that the general
subject is only mentioned to one of
the sisters, but not to the other* In
the conversation which took pbcn
with our friends, the general subject
was only mentioned to the sister in
the bouse; and the one in the gar
den made the same reply as her sis
ter in the house ; without having any
information as to the subject proper*
aed.
The powers of sympathy which
these twin sisters possess, are re
presented to .us as truly extraordjn-'
ary, and well deserving the notico
of the public# Perhaps such a su
pernatural fatuity of ihe mind was
never before witnessed.
Petersburg Inieiligcnccr ?
SOtXATJV XKFLSCTIOM
How futile are all oaf efforts to
eviule the obliterating hand of time !
As I traversed the dreary wades of
Egypt, en my journey to Grand Ca
iro, 1 stopped my camel a while, and
contemplated in awful admiration,
the atupenduoua pyramids. An ap
palling silence prevailed around?
such as reigns in the wilderness when
the tempest is hushed, land the
beasta of prey have retired to their
dens. The myrads,ibat had once
been employed in (eiHig these lofty
mementos of human vanity, whose
busy hum once enlivened the solitude
of the desert, had all been swept
from the earth by the irresistible arm -
of death? all were mingled with their
native dust? ?all wt-re- forgotten I
Even the mighty names which these
sepulchres were designed to perpet*
uate, had loiig since fhded (torn re
in fin l>r? ncc ? history and tradition
afford bnt vague conjectures, and the
uyramida imparted a humiliating
lesson to the candidate for immortal
ity. Alas 1? alas t said I to myself,
how mutable are the foundations on
which our proudest hopes of fhture
fame repose. ? He who imagines he
has secureed to himself a meed of
deathlesa renown, indulges in delu
ded visions, which only bespeak tho
vanity of the dreamer. The storied
obelisk ? the triumphal arch? the
swelling dome ahall crumble into
dusty and the names they would pre
serve from oblivion, shall often pass
away before their owe duration i?
accomplished. i?
W" i ' i . Jjfc* w
1 Electioneering Mdreee.
We are told the following is a I t.
eral Copy of a handbill, posted up in
a neighboring State, by a facetious
old Frenchman who keeps a ferry.
44 My name Johnny Cent r 1
44 1 candidate for de'sem^ly
44 Any one he rote for me*
44 He pasta my ferry tree \H
A lady asked her husband what
Hie difference .was between - exporta
tion and transportation. u My <lear,"
replied the goodnatured husband,
u there is a difference, atid I will en*
devor to bring it as near your under*
landing an |>og*ih1<* ; Htippose that
you were exported) 1 certainly hlioulrf
be transported." > 1