Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, February 03, 1820, Image 4
lOB THR OAllD&N GAZETTE. -
; iOKFS HEPMum.
Oh t blame not my-FairesMbe straw tbM
I sang, J
Nor tell roe my lore was untrue ?
OKI blame Dotthe ataun, to * mptttye it
a.-r ?V'V*SP. f
i inspired br.Vou# ?
'? liave sucli dangerous visions.
A bo?fc& <MI? as Ato^C;. *
Aad hofc could sucb jealousy lirk in ft
breast,
I '
beam from tha
iiy
rft have ltCd^ ]
list you are t ht theme of my soflK', ;
fcb*H?, that enliv^s and reh^Wmy
,iik' ? '-I* \ ? ? .^J
F* ' ?? v v/J, ' i . * t . - y\ j|
)W would Sftdly control -
' ' ' '* i
> reijroVe nor Uimk tne
lb; \ ' ? T ?? v Vv** **
jfrwi mv Pfttston once more ;
Though E?? po?se* ^ tt,eso?B was of
And*you are the girl 1 adore !
The 9u"_JSfgh he slows in Wusejoos
array, ,
Maf cease m his glories to shine, ;
"the Moon her4alr beauties may cease to4
4
"display,
VnguWedt^a?.?'^es*n;
Yon beautiful "moew-bird 00 e
' ? tree, -
T&A.flkm ? - -? -
Ma f cease t^peliaht ita|||fcitr;urt ;
J^at river which ew in^miSS tW ?e*
v May flow tQ its tn0iitn4Ka^?iii.
JJUrneVheart?h never^ba^ f,ulc- fl'orn mv
Thai image dear Ma** of thaisf W&M
Will faithftil affeaion ^epait^
From. iieamy and Virturo divine!
ORLANDO.
Miscellaneous.
while yn fhwe poneH?% till fired
u\ the fi^bllrriiiMi of distant times
d distant s'-ctiea, wegp buck anil
*ce ~fhe achievements of antmof
lwro$s. We go with Hannibal over
tbes or we pan** upon their]
sumibtt, mid* watch ?tbe li?liteoiu?s
? s they blaze, and- listen to Uie't bon
ders, its they roll beneath oar feet
We then descend to the habitation
of the Swiss cottager, the }V^er of
Kberty and bis own mouutawN?
here we summon to our view toe
struggles of patriotism* *nd ?wr
bosom* are warmed by the ?iue toes
that glowed in the bosoms of a Tell
and aWiukelreid. From what b
rfuhlraie. in nature, we go to view
what is made~so by moral mm! politi
cal association ? jve ? descend into
Italy. Oossing the Rubicon, we
witness th<*lasc strokes df Roman
liberty expiring on the plain of
i*haWlia. And proud aiid high- toned
ambition twmpling over the rui?s of
a mighty emigre. We gaze upotf
tne monomente of genius and kindle
ml o a dn^i ration as tt'e gaze. % Here,
n fiid'il thr i 'Itilfl in which the Senate
assembled tenfive taws to the world.
-Vhercj xvnA the forum, whence guilt
fled m dismay to find pefage tram
?he blasting; /'eloquence Of ^Cicero,
now give ourselves up to re
flections on lite Various chtiftgec in!
man,* and empire. From U den of
robbers. : Rome becarhe the mistress
of the world : but yeilding to the
influences of vice, site was crushed
l>y the northern barbarians; ami tie
soil olifee-*rod by the Consul a n d his j
legions, ,1s now occupied by ; thej
soft and eflferoroate Italian. Tffere1
the spells nf music strike' upon fhe
ear, and while we listen to the rich'
and mellow tones of th* Italian
songstress, we weep dial thev?ttt*cs
should eyer become the baftdnfeids
of sensuality. Thus, havmg rtliftVr
ed the Aiind by indulging the
nation/ we return with our moral
sensibilities unimpaired, to sober
Investigation, We thus enjoy, many
of the pleasure*, without any tit thf?
fatigues ?, of the * ; real iravetter.-ai
Strange, that any should ' disdain
such pleasures, strani^. ibxk . all
ahottld nbt' sometimes indulge them
selves in the frolicks of fsntik
MARCUS.
and keep aJJ sm
' ? is
r.~, id '? 1, M
same time, aftWs hnsiaesa .if wyd
(rinclimfiit is rather new nnwnMM
1 md afrnfcl same rami ifaopleftnii i
Frf bo*? to
"?Mi ^ V' 4<7
K ;r' "ki
i WI w\iir,l ill
vkffttwtnkeri.
**??g >0
?Ml,l must try and put them rttht.
mi 1 will jitet grv-e yon a few
n t>f my got*! advice, to shew
what jMirt of jour expense*
ought to lop, and what you ought
fc - k v ? p iP&Sf^ ^
And in the first place, I think
there to retrench in tlw
aYtidc of diresa^t do not know m*.
dw.d? ludlt strike* bw* youv dandies,
a* yon tall them, have a good dm
more doth, nod a girrt t ifcmany mor^
rape*, than naed to aatiafy tta young
" * J ' , when money wn*
a* it in oow. y And
m
m
pter*o( nty day,
twice a* pkuty i
U?BBL'JffHK2r .
th? fedie* too, (hard to manage ouj
i^oinf,) are still too fund ot tlieii
thi
ril^bonfl and feather#, to
Altogether. I know^Huvt taahimy
[joined *y W ors, milliners, and
store -keepers, will plead haid for
these th'ntaUfcnt Wisdom, Eo<**
my, and jtfyself cry oot against
Hiem ? and | hope our party w ill pre
vail. . ;VW* indeed, I wrntfd ask
our yovp* .ladies especially, what
good doer all this finery ?lo?? -It,
?foes not improve . their beauty, (if)
there was any need of it,) and it can
not hide ^bgttness? -but only makes
it more frightful ? at least to my eyes.
j?ml besides, 1 would ask them in
their ears, whether jt is quite politic*
in them to let the young fellows see
how much money- they can spend
?tbi* way*
[ Btit* 'again, 1 tjiink there is also
some room for retrenchment in tlie
expeiises of the table. I know thi*
marts much smaller now than it 'was
a Utile w bile ago ? but it , ought to
be sipall&r still. ..Indeed 1 am apt
believe most i>eople jwfeF^tiife
u * m ^ ?
'7T T + ^UIlV
hxrroqch use of their moutits, hoih
4n eating and drinking ? and their
pockets p*y accordingly no doubt. ? 1
ki E* not among trine" bibbers" says
^thfMtfise man,^ *' among r&tQUs eau\
W ?f fiesh, for the dranUard and
the glutton shall come to poverty " ?
And to-be sure, your good dinners!
most cost a go?d deal of money
And besides, w hat are yonr fine dish
cs$?fod kty but to make work for
Doctors, ami spin onUheir long bilk r
F or my part, as mvohl friend itm
Spectator says, I neve? see, a table
covered with luxuries ;and dainties
but rtljirHc JL see gouts, and fevers,
and dyspepsies, ami dysen<&ties? ,ki
<lU^;uisQ. .4 go 1 say leave oft eating
arid drinking ao much, and keep!
your money for better things. ]
But once moHe/T think ,tliere
further room for retrenchment hi t|?e
article of innocent amusements* (as*
}m say they , are) I can't atop now <
to call over ail their nnrneS, ^indeed
some of (hem will hardly bear men
tioning be. lore company,) but 1 knov.
they are all expensive enough. N o
Wonder Jjjjomou says, that
loveth jdltojlHre shall hot he rich."
for m traoMfrokes lo .small sum to*
satisfy all our foolish pnssion*. JMi
^kejp ad^efe ?fa>p the pleasures.',
andflpp didKiis of life. CJuit'
roniing, raking and nil aucb things;
wVcli coj^ f grejit deal, and are;
worth nothing. Lone your churches,
and yonr fireside^ apd y\va Will W
twice ns happy fov halfrthe money
On (J>e other hand now, I - must'
caution yon a ht^S against pipping
wmm wrf,
goo* tg^iully, remember what)
poo* bei
cunxe he is poor," mid can't g? vto
tyw f with, y^u for his affn& Vou
know in^ted, your poo? are ninched
these hw^ lrufs, jrnfl
f?j?o? jog foci
" It in tine you may say,
ns at home but sure*
rJisfr
It isfealij econo
int your charities 5. for what
??; lhe JPjwi ?#? W There
w ifcnt witiihoUelh mure than in meet f
fait mender to popertp nmd these
ft AVitl ftere 1 would remark farther,
thnf whal we give for the support of
religion,;^ he la^*X|ience we ought
Y(hi are (o honoF the Lord
with the 44 find fruits of all your in
Ibis is the mhsi Our Crea
tor, yon see, baa detef mined to imr
ry on his cause in the world, bv nor
fceijk , i|pf?n ua accordingly
in his word, to aid him in sending
his X^oppel about, not by fife am) ;
sW?rd ; 'tat by cheerful contribution#!
according to our means. AV e are to'
^ay M Waters ft j)ieL fioa|ieI ; for
4t the laborers are woiihif of their re
ward." We ar% to send out Mis
sionaries to the Qmwften ? to Africa,
and *l?ewftettjjffi|bd we art to gi^
thd Bib 1^ to the poor* In these and
^ " ,wa fs> -We aro to give aome pai t
subatance for |fie support of
k And this we must do, not
ijrtiawgly, but ^iih %illingfhearti
? fcr ^rhelt^;-^efc' cheerful
now, torfbrench
?hm itemtof ex pence, (aa seine ill
itilf ised people do,} la in fsct to rob
k*i id, and ^o cheat yourselves oi*'
iof his blcs*ing.;*VArW l^sides, h ik
even a penny-tvise and pound- foolish
pWi| f?w i anr sure, (ns every < * lm*
tian believer) a map is always rich
er at the cm! of the year for wtiat
hp prudently s;ives away in this
vice. " Tht.re is that ncatteretk"
says Solomon, u and f#t incfcaseth"
? and it is the word of God.
To sum dp all-^-go on to curtail
useless cxpeuces ? but spate ?ood
[ones. Mortify att fool'?*h and idle
[passions and jices ? pride, vanky.
! wine-bibbing, gli^touy /and al I the
, rest ? but be kind poor, and
support the cause ofieligum. . This
is titie economy ? and the. way that 1
love, OLD THRIFTY- 'j
J _ . Frojf\ the .44 bony Argf*. ' J
He tlint maketh two blades of
e^nss &row where but one grew he
fore, does more for the &ood of so
ciety, ! tban aH political , paiiifoans
from tEfc days of A rtetotle to the pre
sent time. We >vonl?} net wi$h to
underrate the otWr professions. The
merchants manufacturers, meclnmics,
&c. are all, necessary t but ft is prin
cipally to A^iculfnreTwe mustjook
as; tW |re*rt source of Nattnfial
Wealth, and the strewrtl* and dura
hilky of pur HeiaiMtcun Iustitut
Towrtllgg1 #wv fincfoah^ or be whol
ly cut off; and the -tnerclnnt wlvo
was worth thous inds yesterday, ma j
he worst* thou npthiog to-morrow. ?
Tile prices of manufactures may va
ry ml produce pav^rty and distress
It is ijot so with thp farmer. He
is i?> a sjeat measure independent of
these circumstances. o>|h trade can
not fail him while Hie earth endures,
nml continues to yield her increase;
He must jif some degree* like othvr
phases of fhe community, feel the
flr*s?ureof flit* times t but no^wiUiJ
standing this drawback upon bis in
tereats *nfl pleasure*. how much,
reason has he at the close of a fruit-,
ful season* whet! his gran rice are
crowded with ibe proiWe of his la
bor arid hi<Tn?try, aud.his table load
ed tfith plenty to relax Kiacare* for
^season and! participftt^jn the plea
sores of ; * leMiw peculiarly his
Arrangements lmve been mule for
Mending utility and amtistftient in
thi* rural celebration, 'and every otoe
is busy, in making ready (br the joy
oas occasion. The sound of haitir
mers in fitting pp the implements of
husbandry * note of prepara
tion?? wet jfcr battle mid slaughter,
but for rivalry in (he ait* "of peiice.
The farmer is furni$hin$? not bis
arjn a to meet the enemies of hie
country? btjt the jriougftMharef that
he may (ie able toie ?r "off the palm
of^ictoff over jhisfWenda atod heigh
? IS ' ** ><' - h-fiiniorr , ?
|Tuiuinp;?-*
ngt whose nrcfer is
dotlied with thornier? 1ml .his
ful teai&tfit the ruraf contesf^Nor
does the emtiltftta 7 and industriopi
housewife ^ be^lect h?rj part, ; In*
u pliea her evening; care" in putting
the S|>ecimom of tier ?kiH in a state
of readiness for exhibit jon?
'The splendor of militarv^j;lory--n
g sound of itlie dromamr^hu^le? ^
bins and prattcfog o?i
ling of plumes; the
_ _Our, and circumstam-e \ - -
tfiay daatale and dteU^lit for'a m<
ment; but whftiJdUstrailar associa
tions does the scene awaken, how
widely does it differ in character
from the one which is approaching !
The rural which entwine* the heroV
brow ts bathed in hl^od, and* Wei
with the tears of the widow and or
ti|i*n. f Bui tbe chric . wreath of the1
farmer is green from his own woods,
unstained with gore and Hpmixed
With cypress. f: Hi? a^bievments do
not wring the hearr with anguish,
nor draw down oniies upon his head
tl??f shouts of Mr Victory are tffll
Mended with the voice of Waiting
and distress; but the applauses o t
his fellow citizens follow him (You.
the fieli^fvt covfteat. to his rural shades^
attd He is remembered aa tlie frieiui
and benefactor of miciety. ^ % 4m
^Pfedattre. ? Ndt to desire plea
o*rns is eqoiv^ent to the enjoyme,
01 d?em. 1 see 110 greater plensu.
Ti this world, said Tertuliian^ thai
Ute ^b<?mpt of pleuani^* * ? T ^.|
At the last court of Qtiai^r Ses
sions ibf York County, (Pr?n.) a
colored woman, named Lydia Vro
fet, ' Was tried for Mnsphe?y. ? Tht*
defendant, Lydia I'roftT, follows the
business of telling fortunes and dis
covering stolen property to. the own
ers, In pretending to discover to a
Mr^ Wrteelit, who hail stolen from
him a wagon coveiS sl^-made use of
the itihle, by which sla? subjected
herself to n prosecution fbr blasphe
my. She pretended that_ thrt>up;!i
her art she found that a pertain David
Ream had taken the w 115011 cloth,
and that it wus concealed in bis
house. The owner* credulous en
ough to have faith m the pretended
discovery of this sable P^ifet, Wert|
strai^Ut^ ay to the lioti&e^ of OaviiY
Ue:im,*iii full exj>ectafjnn to find
his- wa&oo cloth, nt the very spot
the coujtiwrlmd told him it was coq*
cealefl. He \vi$ disappointed in
his search, for lie sought without
finding and we hope lie is convinced
by tills tlitti modern rirophet*
are not always to be implicitly re tied
t>rt rhr ji35ry ?.cquitte?l the (defend
ant, and she was discharged widi.au
admonition from the "con**, waviun&
her to cease flora evil ways, she
would certainly not always escape,
with impunity, if s.hfe iiersisted iu
incofcr" ^ 2) "V, ? "
William I\ofct, thcr/ liusbanil of
Lydia, was also trUrf 'lit JI16 sanittf.
ciMirt, lor larceny. , 'Lvlna d;d not
aioie pretend to the art tyf discover
ing stolen goods, but she could pro*^
tect thieve against detection. It ap
pears. *Ne toNi in the habit of en
couraging W^r husband and her son,
.to commit Various acts of stealth
front market wagons, promising to
k^ep them clear of gMectfcn or pun
ishment* , Hul in file result iif this
trial, the fallacy and worthlessness
of her art has been fclearlv demons
stra led, for stealing several turkies,
a quantity of hotter and a nnmbe?-cf 7
eggs from ^he Wagon George
Shaul 5 lie was detected, tried a \ul
convicted^ audsettfencedtosix months
imprisonment in the county jail.
? ** ! ti t r I
An ancient q ity is reported to hate
been discovered in the ^1 01111 tains
near the Hed Sea. The follow trig
is given as the particulars of the dis
covery : ?
about nine to*r* journey from the
Red Sea, tin ancient city, buik itrlhe
mountains, between the 24thand 251!,
decrees of latjlude. ? There ?re still
iBOO bonnes in existence.^Amoiig the J
ruins arf found templet* dedicated to
various divinities. Thetc lire elevejl
and ywjons ruins of ?tber?. ?
lie 1ms also discovered the ancient
stations that were .appointed on the .
tout# through the Besert, going front ?
jelled Hea to the "Valley of the '
mite.? The stations ate at regular *
distances of nine fMtnrs between eacb.
This route is undoubtedly one of#
hnnse traversed by the commerce of
[India, a commerce wiilch was so
[flourishing at the time oftlie JLagiso
Ltld under the first Emperors. rl lie
sTOuion isnoV asc&tahied of the
emerald mine, of which no cei tain
knowledge was bad, for several
ages." ? ?
1T?e pews of the ijew and elegit
Methodist Meeting House in Hycks*
port, (Me.) wore sohl at' Auction on
(be 28th ult. for 00,406. < The w hole
cost M the bnilding was less than -
8400u< i , : ?" ??" ' ' .'ifj 7 <?. jLfcX' ,
JSfemfear. ? We take tbisopor
tunity (says Die Portland Gazette) to
iog the. sluggish memories of our de
li in n lent customers, and earnestly
entreat tfiem to Hunk of the Printer.
" Hath not ft printer ejresl Hath
lie not hands, organs, diuiension%?
senses, affection, p&saions ? Fed
with the same food, subjec t to the
same diseases, healdrd by the* sa mo.
means m armed aftd tooWd b v thA
same summer and winter tliat another,
man is? If jriHlpftck us do we not
deed ? If you wrong us do we not
U%r? And if you neglect to ^ fag
shall we not starve f
i lie above -w ill apply frith ecpial .
e to various other newspapers as 1
well aa the Portland Gazette, '