Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, June 08, 1820, Image 4
POEtRy.
FROM THI BALANCE. '
TO MIHIAM.
I mourn for Judah and her scattered sons.
Their temple ruined aod their city lost y
I mourn their wanderings, and the evil done
To Salem's honour and to Salem's cost.
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ThoucouM'st not, Miriam, deem my sighs
were valn,^
Had'st thou but seen, as 1 have seen, our
shame.
Or had'st thou felt, at 1* the cold disdain
Of those who worship Cod, alone in
t name.
Ah, would'st thou mourn with me, go view
?;thesc?te
Of ancient -Salem, once our holy pla<e,
Now ^changed indeed ? the bond-maid's son
few r?gW
And, Ismael lord's it o'er -our victimed
race* ,
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Oh, Judah 's greatness 1 bright but trartsi
> ent s<ram I , ?
Miriam, ftis past?But God, he is above,
And Judith's honour* light as woman's
dream?
Has fled? her fame?as weak as wo-'
~ r man's love.
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Miriato, Jerusalem, U but a waste ;
. 'Thattandls *cursed which Judah once;
adorifd, ,
And nought but Moslem rites can now be
v*;! traced,
Where David -sung and Jeremiah
V> i.' raourn'd
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And dost thou ask me, Miriam, why I
. r; . s Ji wee|> 1 .
The land's a desert where the seers
' ? - were born ; ? ?
The gentiles rule where all .the prophets
sleep,
And we, oh Miriam, we're the nations'
?" acorn, ? r~ . JOSEPH.
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Miscellaneous.
JPYom the f JV. Y,J National Advocate.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
, I hive often persuaded myself
tliat 1ml ? the ills of Jife aie imagina
ry, And that patience and philosophy
can smooth, the other half so as to
blunt their keen.aod cutting edge.?
N<*w, -a good temper ? what a charm*
ing aedat ive it must he in misfortune,
and how delightful it is Jii prosperi
ty 4 (or although eotae 'believe that
the W ealthy have nothing to fret and
wm y them, y^t it always appeared
to one that your rich# high fed and
'tygWy fashionably, are the most
captious, splenetic, techy crea t u res
on earth : If 4lie wind rustles their
silk curtains, it. discomposes their
nerves? and if the torn cat steals In
to the parlour and purs fondly on the
mistress, her flesh tiegins to ?reep#
ami then they wash their temples
with Cologne W ator, to recover rrom
the shock. Patience and a good
temper "teaches us rather to bear
those ills we have than to fly to
others we know not of,"
In my neighborhood lives a very
clever fellow, bjr the name of Nid
Honey wood ; he is by occupation a
merchant ? that is, lie owns ships
and sells sugar and molasses, and
3S^Bc^n
business. As it is die fashion for .
merchants to live like JStaliohs, and
spefld twice as much as t!?ey earn,
Honey wood took a fine house and
married a fine wife. She was yoting,
handsome, and bad a fortune of
180,000 dollars, for which she gave
herself 20,000 ah*. Nick is a very
hospitable man 3 and meeting me one '
day last week in Wall-street, lie in-!
mated upon my going home to dine
'with him in a friendly way. Al
though 1 do not altogether admire
this m(n$ cerpimwie hospitality, and
would rather have a clay's notice in
advance, yet 1 could" not resist his
entreaties : 1 had never seen his cura
*p *a, and we found her lolling on a
sofa in an elegant negligee dress,
and her pretty fare was drawt up in
many wrinkles; and she returned
my salutations w ith a snappish, dis
dainful nod, which satisfied me t lia?<
something had ruffled fixe serenity 01
her temper, if her temper was ever
serene. So, my dear, said she,1
you have treated roe very handsome
ly ; here ba>e I been dressed cilice
twelve o'clock, waiting for yuu to
walk with me in Broadway, and
look for curtain patterns, My love,
said the husband, with great humili
ty, I was detained at the store, and
have been very ranch hurried and
fatigued with business. 1 dont care
for that, said the spouse ; 1 insist
npon your keeping jour appointment
with me, sir ? here have I been mop
ing up and down the house while the
whole world is stirring. My dear,
said he, 1 am very sorry that you
have been disappointed ? 1 <lid pro
mise to walk with you, but 1 made the
promise without reflection. Think
for a moment, said be, while seating
himself by her side, and taking her
hand, on which he imprinted an af
fectionate kiss.think what unfavorable
conclusions must be drawn from see
ing a man of business gallanting his
wife through a fashionable street at
noon-drtj^entering a variety of stores,
and cheapning a variety of articles
of luxuryVhow would my credit
stand on 'change? # What opinion
wonld nien of business and industry
h&ve of m eV I dont care, said the
lady ? I wont be disappointed ; you
have your pleasures, and 1 insist
upon mine. 8o saying, she bounced
iup. j irked the bell rope, and when
the servant appeared, ordered din
ner with a peremptory air.
My friend opened a book of draw
ings, to engage my attention, and
hide his own confusion. Our din
ner was equally unpleasant? the la
dy took occasion to find fault with
every thing, and when I did myself
the honor to drink her health, she
replied with a slight nod of the head.
In short, I soon terminated my un
pleasant interview, fully satisfied
that if fortune was prodigal, nature
had been nigardly in her gifts to this
lady? that she squeezed too much
acid in the icup of domestic bliss to
Tender 4he draught palatable, and
that a sweet temper, the greatest
consolation in life, had been totally
denied- her. This is one of the
blanks in matrimony, thinks I, as
I took my leave $? there are thou
sands in the wheel, and I do not
know whether the ri*k is not too
great to venture beyond the pale of
celibacy. # Of all hideous spectacles,
a handsome woman of a bad temper
if the most revolting. An ngly face
may be shaded with anger occasion
ally, without giving an addition!)
gloom, to the countenance; but, to
aefc a storm arise on the smooth and
placid brow of j| beautiful woman
~to see (fa hues of the lily, and
tlie damask which nature has Mend
ed In her cheeks disappear, an^l
the hectic glow of rage disfigure her
face ? to see her fair foreheadfcrched
life& the rainbow, nuckered in angfy
folds, and her ruoy lips quivering
with indignation? to mark the mild
melting beam of her blue eyes, trans
formed into the fierce glan of rage,
*nd darting fire around her? to see
nature thus disguised, is inore than
sufficient to rend asunder the ties of
affection land happiness. I pitty a
man who has a scolding wife from
my heart, because he is truly an ob
jectoi pity-v-and, although a war of
words Or recrimination will not mend
tltt mailer, yet 1 would recommend
him to receive these domestic gales
with great patience and philosophy;
and when the storm's up >and raging,
to take down his violirv and j>lay a
favorite airr to thrum a few notes on
the piano, or sing the old song from
Artaxerxea of " Let noc rage thy bo
som firins;," hot to be alway* certain
before he reports to this provoking
defence, th^t he himself, has not by
bad conduct, seated this unhappy
temper in his wife, ? J
Passing by the bouse of an ac
quaintance on my return* 1 saw his
lady seated at the window, and as
the suii was an htyur high, I entered
to pay my respects. 1 found the ta
ble spread for dinner. My husband
ha* not yet dined, aaid she, and 1
*m waiting patiently for hfon ? he is
generally puuciual~come, stay with
me until <. he auives ? he has been
riding to JUarlem, or the neighbor
hood, and will be here presently ?
ah, said she, here he is. I saw the
husband alight from his horse ; he
:was a man inheriting a large paternal
estate, so large that lie had no occa
sion to labour for his support, and
he endeavored to kill time by keep
ing horses and dogs, driving tandem,
; shooting woodcocks, fUhing for trout,
iand quarrelling with his wife, and;
'was accounted a rich brute of a fel
low. He entered the room, whip
in band, and giving me a hasty noil,
threw himself at full length on the
sofa. What, not dined yet? said
he. No, my love, I waited for you,
said the w ife. More than I did for
you then, for I had my dinner at
Harlem ? I wait for nobody, and
I dare say you could pick a little
without me. Come, Roger, pull
off my boots ? the lady blushed,
and looked at me as much as to say,
pray excuse him, he knows no bet
ter. Well, why dont you order
dinner for yourself? said the bashaw.
I have no appetite my love, said the
wife, and cannot eat alone. All
airs? confounded airs ? you women
wants currying occasionally.
Here the picture was reversed? -1
had just left a scolding wife and an
amiable husband, and I now found
myself in company with a riotous
brute of a husband and an amiable
j.atient wife ? another instance of the
vicissitudes of matrimony, exhibit
ing, at one glance the want of atten
tion to that important feature of do
mestic happiness, a placid and se
rene temper. If candidates for mat
rimony would attentively consider
ihe temper and habits of those they
are about to espouse, instead of re
garding their fortunes and appear
ance ; if they would scan their char
acters, instead of their accomplish
ments ; if they would judge of the
sterling value of the article for do
mestic purposes, instead of its fash
ion, their chances for happiness
would be greater and more perma
nent. But while prima facia ad
vantages are calculated, instead of
(hose which nature, education, ha*
bits and family combine ; while has
ty, instead of deliberafr determina
tions are made on the subject of mat*
rimyny ; while young persons, near
ly strangers, run eff to the parson,
swear to " love, honor and obey,"
with the same facility as they would
go to a ball; while such flippant
steps are taken on a subject at once
solemn and impressive, we must ex
pect occasionally to hear .of bad
matches unamiable hJNpts, domestic
un happiness, separations and di~
vorces. HOWARD. - I
From the Botton JnteUigencer.
ON FRIENDSHIP.
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' The noblest feeling of the human
heart is Friendship. Without the
sympathy, the consolation of a friend,
now dreary would be the hour of ad
versity, OverwhelrnejL*by misfor
tune in the loss of^obr property,
friendship steps forth and assists tfs
to extricate ourselves fiom difficulties
and dangers which to our desponding
eyes appear insurmountable; for
saken by the world, in despair our
selves, friendship calls to us with
the language of hope* pprsuades us
to new exertions, letftlk us through
paths before unseen, enables us to
subdue the repinings of a wounded
spirit, to place our trust in heaven,
brings lorth every latent energy of
our souls, conducts us to triumph?
or teaches us to bear our lot with pa
tience* Languishing oh the bed of
sickness, the day . wearisome, the
night without rest? the soothing voice
o t . friendship beguiles the h$avy
hours ? its kind attentions lighten our
pains and dissiprte our woes* . Ex
posed to temptation, the warning?
of friendship bid lis beware ? or,
inadvertently the captive of vice*?
faithful friendship sets us free. In
prosperity too, it is equally necessa
ry to our happiness. When success
crowns onr endeavors, where is the
being who can enjoy it ^rithdut a
friend ? sympathy is here equally;
desired?- man cannot be happy alone!
? social by nature, he must pour in-]
to the bosom of friendship all hisj
joys and all his sorrows. Are we
pleased ! with any [/assing event of
life, bow is that pleasure heightened
by the presence.of tire friend we love.
Do we . walk abroad and view the
wonders of creatiou, do we admire
the beauties of nature, do we look
from uature to its author, bow will
our hearts dilate, to have a kindred
spirit by our side, whocan accompany
us iu our flights to the regions of pu
rity ? how will our natures expand
and our Ikjsouis warm with ? the
thought, that time must end, and iu
the joyous eternity to which we has
ten, the chosen of our souls shall
share with us the happy change, ?
But with all its charms how little is
true friendship known or enjoyed. ?
And why is this; ? 'Tig because its
foundation is virtue, and it is reared
by religion ? by the vicious it is often
professed but nevei felt ? it requires
sacrifices too great, It requires us
to banish vice, to emulate virtue, to
calm our feelings, to subdue our pas
sions, and when the welfare of our
friend calls for it, to set aside all
selfish motives, and with heart and
hand devote ourselves to him. But
are these sacrifices? ? ]No^ they are
pleasures, more heartfelt than all the
vain pursuits of self-interest, how
ever successful, can bestow. Hail !
then sacred tie of kiudred souls? to
me thou shall ever be dearer than
wealth, than life, and O ! Thou, .
who hast made me capable of feel
ing this geuerous affection, < grant 1
me thy guidance' that while on earth i
L may be worthy of the esteem of 1
those J love, and so live here, that i
we may meet in heaven, forever to i
enjoy thy rest and never more to <
separate, HO \V AKD.
THE PRESS.
. The benefits which have resuUed
to mankind, through the medium of
the press, are known and acknow
ledged by all who have a just sense
of the value and importance of hu
man improvement. In a govern
ment which acknowledges the peo
ple to be the source of nil legitimate
power and authority, it is particular
ly and essentially iraportannt, that
a knowledge of its principles should
be generally disseminated, and well
understood ; and we know of no
means, by which this knowledge can
be so readily attained, With so little
expense and so little loss of time, as
by a careful and attentive perusal of
the public papers, A newspaper is
in fact, a concise history of the age
in which we live. ? Its column* are
not alone devoted to politics. The
man who will read with attention,
may require a knowledge of the his
tory, geography, customs, manners
and habits of almost every nation on
earth. If he baa a mind susceptible
of improvement, hfc may treastire up
a fund of knowledge, Which Will
contribute much to his own happiness,
and which will essentially qualify
him for becoming useful to the risiite
generation. Ww&re is the f&tile?
who cAn b* so sfu(tfd and insensible
to the benefits resulting ftow the im
[irovement of the mind, as to be wil
itig to deprive hit children of th*
opjiortunity of reading a newspaper?
It is to be feared there are some in
stances of the kind ; but it is to be
hoped those instances are few.
Savannah Republican.
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/Vem ^ Thought 9 on the Manner 9 qf the
Great ?
BY HANNAH MORE,
It is an infirmity not uncommon to
good kind of people, to comfort them
selves that they are living, in the ex
ercise of some one natural good qual
ity, and to make a religious- merit
of a constitutional happiness. They
hate afeaa strong; property to Sep*
arate what Gop has joined ; belief
and. practice ; the creed and the com
mandments; actions and motives ;
morel duty and ftligiout obedience.
Whereas, you will hardly find, jn
al) the New Testament, a moral or
a social virtue, that is not hedged in
by some religious injunction : scarce
ly t good action enjoined toward*
others# but it is connected with som*
exhortation to personal purity. Ail
the charities of liencvofcuce are, i?
general; so agreeable to tbe natural
make of the heart, that it is a very
tender mercy of God to have made
that a duty, which, to fiuer sprits,
would have been irresistable as an
inclination, and to have annexed the
highest future reward to the greatest
present pleasure. But in order to
give a religious sanction to a social
virtue, the duty of " visiting the fa
therless and widow in their affliction
is inseparably attached to the difficult
and self-denying injunction of "keep
ing ourselves unspotted from the
world." This adjunct is the more
needful, as many are apt to make a
kind of moral commutation, and to
allow themselves so much pleasure
in exchange for so much charity.
But one good quality can never stand
proxy for another. The Christian
virtues derive the highest lustre from
association : they have such a spir
it of society, that they are weak aud
imperfect when solitary ; their radi
ance is brightened by an interming
ling of tbeir beams, and their natural
strength multiplied by tbeir alliance
with each other, /
Whatever indisposes the mind
tor the duty of any particular season,
though it assume ever so innocent a
form, cannot be perfectly right. If
the heart be laid open to the incur
sion of vain imaginations, and world
ly thoughts, it matters little by what
^ate the enemy entered. If the ef
fect be injurious, the case cannot be
juite harmless* It is the perfidious ?
property of certaiu pleasures, tha I
hough they seem not to have th t
smallest harm ill themselves, the y
ui perceptibly indispose the mind t ,o
jvery thing that is good.
The Majesty of God.
" We may be dazzled with Hie
splendor of riches, and admire the
gorgeous palaces of Kings; the m ig
nificience of their furniture ; the ri* cii
ness of their garments; the beauty of
their apartments ; and the lustre
gold, silver and jewels, that glitf ter
in lavish profusion ; but how piti Jul
and contemptible are all these, co m
pared with the riches of God, win tee
throne is Heaven, and whose fe ot
stool is the earth ! He has form ed
dwellings for all creatures, and es
tablished provisions for all men a *ul
all animals; his meadows nour ish
the cattle $ and all that is useful or
excellent in the world, is - dm ,\vn
From his treasures, L^fe, hea lth,
riches, glory, honour and pleasi
are all in his hand, and he di gtri
botes them to whom he pleases*
A young Wotrian in England hav
ing emigrated from the country t< * the
utetropolis, agteeably to rf prev Son?
etigagfement with a friend, wroti i i\m
following Account of .London, to a
fefaale acquaintance, where she < for
merly resided. She informed lifer
that she did hot like London, an B as
signed the following reasons: (*jhat
she had visited Baggnegee vtellft,
but there was DM DairiMn; hail
also been at Bettftoftsetf Spay, and
the Dog and Duck and there was
Doll Damson also. She relate* I sev
eral other places in about the city
which she had visited, but uniform
ly concluded that in every excursion
wherhmhinade, she had seen Doll
Davison I Her friend in the cpqn
try was much puzzled to know who
this Doll Davison was, that had been
so {amiliar to her correspondent in
London $ and accordingly shewed
the letter to several persons for infor
mation, if peradventure they unravel
the mystery of Doll Da rison , who
seemed always to have come in con
tact with her female friend. ? But no
one could throw light on the subject,
until the lady herself had an opnpr
tunity Of paying a visit to her friends
in the country ; when her old ac
quaintance anxiously ? Inquired Wlid
Doll Davison wap of whom she Had
so frequently made /mention. Th*
lady declared she hfrif never mentiom
tioned such a person, not did tfWi
know any one of that name : the tel
ler was then produced as an eviitjp*?6
of^ her forgetful ntss ; when she fckk
^rved, (lf wag very strange that t
rhey could not reajl write haw (I j and
informed them tjiat it was he^OoU
Davison, but dull diversion..