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POETRY. l.'OVE IS A HUNTER BOY. from Che second number of Moor's Nation al Airs, -*~? X?ove H a hunter boy Who makes younghearts his pray, Airf in $ii*tic5Ts of joy, Ensnares them night and day Xn vain concealed they lie, J*o*%t1ractt them evcrjr where ; Jn vain aloft they fly, " Lovd shoots $iem flying there ! - y \,J-. . ? ? ? 9 But 'tk )>U joy most aweet: .J Af early dawn to trace,1;; The piint of beauty 'a feet, And give the trembler ch#ae ; And most he love* through snow , To track those foot slrps fair, For then the boy doth kiioqr' S None track'd before him there. -J ?eSS ? III 1 ? III1 I.IIWJI ? > i ' t II ? t I I i ? I* Miscellaneous , "H i;i- m I Iin ?? hi . i > ^U'i . 1 1 . .i " i i i 'i <1 Wrsm thc\Vibnington.(Del.)C?zcue. "7."' bbief vipws. , vjpr IS f 1MB JtyotfOZVET. ". J When I wm a small boy, Mia waintUtading a country school, some of my companions and myself, cunie to the conclusion one <JayJ that we would, during the interval -between the school hours, take a stroll, a short distance froui the village in which the school was kept, for the purpose of reoreauou ,?oncl amusement. After wandering about for sometime, it Wat thought, by some of the compa ny, that it woohj be prudent to re turn, if we would wish to reach the . Tillage by the time that the school cosMmuced* but some of ns conclu ded that "it was time enough yet," antf contiuued to pursue our ramble, while the . others returned ?to the' school. While we continued our conn, the time passed rapidly away, ami, before we were aware of it, thi hour for school to commence ar rived, and wo were at a distance from the village. The 'question then arose, what was best to he dotfe. If we should go to schotf ?t that late liour, we stood, a chance to feel the application of the rod ; and if we neglected entirely to go for the after noon, oui escape must depend upon the apparent propriety of the story we coma frame with respect to the cause of -our absence. After delib erating on the snlject for some time,' we resolved to return'' to the village, but not to venture into school for that day : but -alasjou our return, we were seen by aome of our school mates, and the tidings were carried to file master that We wefa idling away our time near (Jie school house, who immediately sent his suiwnonsi for us to appear before him, and what the result was, a 1 will iCave my readers to imagine, but I can assure them tbat it wis not very agreeable! tome. This incident has strongly ? | t iL _ ? - ... ? 1 1 rjl"- ? ? ? " WWII ts* I school iu ? time, and saved ourselves! the mortification of having offended our tutor, Mid something else, which, to a truant school boy, is sometimes' a- little more painful. . ? Haw often has this incident been brought to my mind, when I have beatl persons make Use of this idle i*ply, and I have been readjMo tell the person who used it, that, if they bad fiver experienced, so asnsibly ah > ;?iMKt done, the tf^bcts of saying 11 it is time enough yet#" (hey would studiously avoid (he use of the ex me<sion ; and if ttay really thought ,{t was then turner essaiy to attend to the subject, they would seek some Other language by .which (o expre?g tl^cijr opinion. bo feelingly am I Impressed with the subject, that 1 cannot hear the expression without apprehending the approach of some misch)< f AV hen I see a school boy neglect bis school or his studies, and being ? advised to attend to them, 1 hear re ply "it is time enough yet," my own cane recurs to my mind, and I immediately think v\ ith myself,*' ? I'll tell vs liat my chap, you ma) have re a sou to regret tliul ; if your master is severe, a ml you should ; be caught at your tricks, tin? result ,inay he such that you will never again make use of that language.'' \\ hen I See a mechanic neglect ing his shop, and idling away his (hue iu that of his neighbor*, and when upon his being advised to at tend to his business, 1 hear him an swer, ? it is time enough yet," for 1 think it is not to be wondered at i hat he has any tiling to do, and if he continues to neglect his shop, arrtl (o say " it is time enough yet," he will not very soon have any thins: to do. * Wl*# I aeA,*- man neglecting bis family, aire} -making it a practice to frequeut the taverns, without any business to call him there ; and upon his bqing advised to leave them, he replies "it is time enough yet," I conclude the business is nearly over with him, and that there is but little, if any difference between him. and a vagabond. A little time is ail tbat is wanting to complete his character. W-hen , the weeds are growing among the corn, or when the fences are falling to decay; and when 1 hear the farmer advised to plough the one or repair the: other, and he implies " it is time enough yet," I think it may possibly be that the doubt wiU .by and by arise, whether or not it is necessary to attend to it at all,: (as it did with me while upon my ramble,} and the loss of a part, at: [teast, if not of the whole crop, ma^ be the consequence of the neglect And while these are my reflections, I would say to him, ** whatever you do, lake care to avoid the use of that expression." If a person would enjoy flie ad vantages tliat may result from their exertions? If tbey \yould enjoy the blessings of those around, and re joice In the benefits of life, or would prepare to meet deatb with compo sure, it is silly to say, "it is time enough yet." For tbe enjoyment of the former the opportunities of doing w hat we design, may escape, if we neglect them at a favorable hour, and We may $ver after regret it; and in preparing for the latter we may not be indulged with tbe length oi^ lifb which we except. v If we neglect tffor tbe time, and. say ^ it is time efcougb yet," our time m*y be ended ltefore we think of it, and we may realize tbe folly of using this expres sion;''- >vVv - / Thus, onrder almost any circum stance, it is absurd? it is ruinous to say, <* it is time enough yet." The best time to devote to any pursuit, if ft 4* wtortb pursuing, ana \\t can <^miMnd it,' is the present \ The fatufa s&*y not arrive, or tbe oppor tunity may escape. TW present h ojir owo> and that oply, ''But, as it respects attention to my advice, how many will say, ?< it is time enough yet." i TOM THIMBLE. ? From the AT. IT. National jfdvocate. THE CRITICAL OBSERVER. 41 Be not thou ohe of them that strike htnde, or ff ih^ni that are turetieojbr debt?* When io my youtlrftrt cUo*?, or in otber worde, when I was about- two and. twenty, a young fclfow of my acquaintance presented me a bait bond to siev) merely an a matter qf form, nothing more ! Now, aa I con ceived signing a bond was no grefct matter for one friend to do for anoth er, 1 was preparing to do as I was requested? just as I bad taken my pen in hand the catastrophe of the oh! l>eao popped into my mind, and i immediately "looked ere Heap a/" I On examining the article, 1 found that I signing it, I incurred the ,#>k of paying it, in case of tins de fault of my friend. In a matter of ? such importance, I conceived some advice was necessary, and Immedi ately applied to my uncle Bartholo mew? his ad v ie* was concise and , promptly .given ? u Be not thou one ; of theui that strike bands, or of them that are sureties % for dehts." I rel-l iahed the proverb, and therefore got tid of my friend, with tlie bee?t e> . cusv 1 could frame. Often, in my journey through lif* . ha* this advice of my uncle be*n oi immense benefit, not only to mysel] but to these of my associates, win were not so wedded to their ow i opinions as to be deaf to the wnru inj;s of reason and -experience. Am often, when I observed ibe wayward ?ess of others, have I regretted tha no uncle Bartholomew w as at ham to counsel-tliem. Ichabod Fanciful was a young mai. of a lively tarn of mind, aud mud i?s< lined to " building castles on sat, cly foundations" ? lie bad a snug lit - tie patrimony, which, with attention and economy, might in the end have rendered him independent, Bin Ichabod had a " notion" to speculate ?and as he seldom took any time to consider, he was often the dupe of sharpers. As his own funds rapidly decreased, Ichabod was forced to have recourse to those that are " of them that are sureties fo* debts" L was Ichabod who besought me to sign the bail-bond, when my uncle's advice induced me to refuse him ? But he w ould not listen to the pro ! verb, and therefore. looked round for one less cautious. 1 Among his acquaintances was Si mon Careless . Simon likewise pos sessed a snug property, with the proceeds of which he contrived tu blunder tbrouglriife, without either increasing or diminishing it? for he was too in<to]eut to adopt any plan calculated to enhance its value ; and therefore, whatever good lufck fell to his lot wascertainly a " wind.- fall." Such was the person to whom Icha bod Fanciful applied When I refused Uls request. It did not require much persuasion to induce Simon Careless to do any act, whether for his ad -< vantage or disadvantage^-the bond w as signed? Ichabob's speculation, as usual, proved a loising bargain ? he absconded, and left |>oor Simon in the larch, who was almost, jtf not entirely reduced to beggary-p-and this merely from becoming, of those that strike hands, or them that are sureties for debts." Simon's catastrophe was a warning to all Ibe neighborhood, and it was long ere a speculator arose among them* They followed the inculca tion of tile proverb ? * Be not thou one of tbexir mat are sureties for debts.'* " A vW?ml to the wise is sufficient"? let every one profit by; the advice of uncle #(uihd*!mw* j EDUCATION, The Easton (Maryland) Gazette, in treating of the importance of Edu cation, tad the advantage*, under a republican government, of close ap plication to study* concludes with the folio wfug characteristic allusions: Who Wfa Mr. Wirt, the present Attorney General of the tLBtate*! A. ppor boy of our stale ; uf the vil lage of Bladensburg. What has gjiven him one of tlie first station# in ihecountty, with a handsome in come ? Good education, laborious *tudy and application, and conse quent knowledge. 17 Who was William Piokney ? A poor boy of Annapolis. What lias learning made him ? The first law yer; the most celebrated advocate of our country. ( , j Who was James Monroe ?. The son of a Bricklayer in th* town of Cambridge, in Dorset W ho is 1 ames Monroe ? Tke President of these United States. v Education is the solid granite pe destal of tlie column of his fame, sup porting a shaft of the most towering altitude, w hose Corinthian capitol is fiigh above tlie clouds. How em phatically, in this instance, has wis dom, founded on good education, and* matured by ivtteasa study and application* proved herself to be power, with station, and honors, and wealth; following in her train. Why then should not a son of one of our Kricklayers, or Hatters or Tai lors or Csfimet'Makers, become a future president of the U. States The same path is open to them; true it winds uf> the tides of a steep and ragged mountain ; and the elevated ??innacle is nut to be gained 6fttir p i aii^lit, without the earliest - m discipline ot good schools ami vtrt'ht and most intense mental igi ? IhjC t he |>ri*e is well w?u e boldest, the highest exerlion. Will it he said that nature mai tese men of her best materials? 1 icli thing. ? Providence was boui a\ 1 to them ; but Nature left the ? monds :n rough. as many ot ?? < ;?el>hles in the streets. Id I -Inaction inhied them ; aud ed ucation gave the high polishj and kite, point which illumines ; and 'dazzles America, and throwsftheii ? [radiance far into other countries. 1 And have we not at this moment, i^enii s and talents in our Academies ?qual to Wirt's Pinkney's and Mon roe's? Yes, without doubt, and a mong the sons of our mechanics too ? and would to Heaven, 1 could lire their young bosoms with ti>e noblest ambition, without which they can never reach what they aim at. From the Boston Patriots Dut-y demands the Parents voice ? Should ratify the daughter's choice." L he season -of love, is an interest ing part of human lire. It is ai this period, that all the affections natural to the heart of man unfold themgelves. Innocence, candor, sincerity, modes ty, generosity and heroism, express themselves with grace ineffable in the attitude And features of tliose whose hearts are Animated with recip rocal affection. Love assumes in their souls all the characters of vir tue aud goodness. And notwithstanding this passion is the behest of Heaven, and calls ;>to exercise the noblest affections of our nature, it is no{ uncommon that the arm of avarice is raised against it. The accumulated missery which has been begotten in this way, is in deed very great. But this passion is a stranger to the illureraents of gol&i when brought in competition with those pure felicities w hich a con summation of its wishes promises* And when m%ntal worthy rather than external sptendor, is the power that gives to the virtuous heart its sweet vibration ; though avarice nay break, yet it cannot yaloae the hallowed tie. There Is something indescribably ex* eel lent in an unsullied and virtuous reputation, that in its awful presence the gandj yvreatbs of false honor, mid the sovereignty of wealth sinks to a shadow. Heal esteem caiBht test on **y other basis than that of virtue 5 all other professions, are the effusions ef sordid meanness. And when on this foundation, youthful hearts are erecting the temple ef fu ture bliss, how cruel for the blasting haqd of avarice to strike at Us pillars ! But if it fulls, the Phoenix .of /mise ry rises from its ruins. How often, by the mandates of unfeeling parents, are the high hopes of youth forever destroyed. They estimate character on the narrow scale of sixpences and cents, w hile inno cence and virtue droop their Hlly heads and the ruse of beauty fades to bloom no more? But reasen de clares, and experience testifies, thai to taste the cup of matrimonial feli city, the mind most he permitted to enjoy its elective power* This is a business that cannot be done by [>roxy. The peculiar iaste of ofte mind, cannot be analized by another. The subtHity of mind, has ever elu ded the search of philosophy, and cannot be brought within the micros copic powers of avarice. Well has the poet sung, ? Marriage is sure a matter of more worth Than to be subjtct for attorneyship ; For what is wedlock forced, but a hell, An age of discord, and continual strife." This tyranny over the tnind-^this bartering bliss for gold, is ever preg nant With deepest sorrow. We sel dom see the hopes of a real attach ment thus thwarted without witness iug tlrn most baneful evils in the train of the consequences. Tho pleasing anticipations that flow from virtuous leve, are attended with the happiest effects; joy throbs sweetly in the bo som; the glowing tints of health and bftppiuess suffuse the check. Put put a check to the pleasing train ; cut T the tender scions of afllitiur. ? nt'il li v \irtue, ui d numi>-hrd nope, and ho \n visible is the tf ?i . not only in a debiliated *t:Ue if mlv also! An tulmonitorv and af m % ? h?cliug lessou to the avaricious parent, 4 Man may as well, the bcllo* ing whirl v. ind bind, ?\ s curb the passions of the immorial mind." I{ypoch<7Yidi*ia Cured. The wife of a respectable farmer having suffered much from this dis . case, lauded that she should die, ?nd oflen assembled her friends around her bed to witness her closing scene. A&er repeated false alarms, they be* came convinced that she laboured un? der r riiseas of the mind, and ad* vised her husband to favor her be lief about dying. Nut long after/ wards she was again attacked with her old disease, and posted off a boy to the cornfield for her husbaud to come and see her die. The husband hastened to her bedside, where he found her apparently in the last stages of life. She informed bim, that in one hour Iter soul would wing its way to tlie mansions above, ami before her death she wished to know what he would do with the children when her care of them should be at an end. A thought struck bim to try the power of vexation : be told' her, therefore, with great apprent seriousness, that his thoughts had been very anxiously employed on the subject, but at length he catne to the revolution, for the sake of the dear innocent?, which he trusted would set her mind at rest on their account ; in shod he had reaolvtd, as aoou after her death as decency would permit, to marry Molly Brown, (an old maid, to whom she had a peculiar dislike.) This was too raach? 4be good mother instantly jumped up, and swore Molly Brown i should never be a step mother for her children. A complete cure took* place, and the image of Molly Brown never fails to cheok the least symptom of relapse. 1 v Gazette. Extravagance.-*- A. writerin one of the reviews, was boasting, (hat he was it) the habit of attributing literary refutation. * Yes/ replied his friend, 'and you have done, it so profusely that you bate left novefor The harmless threat.-*- A.0 obscure physician, quarrelling with * neigh bour, swon- in a great rage, that fame time or other, he would bethe death of him. 'No' doctor/ replied the other, 'fori ehall never send for you.' ' '.v.--; . *u Object Reflected*? S. home-epno astronomer, not long since fancied, and reported to his neighbours, that the noofi was inhabited, for he had discovered a he-goat in it. A by stander observed, be thought more probably the moon bad been tiaus fotmed into a mirror. t\ , ? *' * * * {* * 4s* A certnin clergyman exhorting hi* congregation to repentance, conchid* eel his severe observation in the fol* lowing words : ? If you will not re pent, ye wicked and abandoned ahj tiers, 1 mutt vise op against you, nt the day of Judgment, to give evi? dence against your souls ! 44 the d? 1 you Will i" exclaimed a jolly tat in church, " it is always the <ja*e, that the greatest rogue turns out 9tatear evidence." Infidelity . ? God has expressly de clared, that death shall open a pas sage to a Messed eternity ; and yet some have doubts and diffidence a bout it. What is this . but to he a stranger to divine atributes, and dis- . trust the promise of our Saviour ; to fall in the main Requisites of a Chris tian, and tutu' Infidel in a eocMy of believers ? < Fortwnk.? \Vhen a man drawd himself into a narrow compass, for tune has the least mark at him* A quiet mind, like other blessings, is more easily lost than gained.