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POETRY. PROM THE VERMONT INTELLIGENCER. PUETlLXiL EPISTLE, from an Irishman lately landed in Ameri ca, to his charmer in Ireland* Dear Honey ? I've got hear at last, But J tell you, my sweet little Mog, Before I set oat from Belfast, X wkh'd I'd been sunk in a bog. For here am I, sitting alone , Jn my room with a big heap of men, And feel as uneasy, 1 own, As astray pig shut up in a pen. t - ~. ' " Since the Yankees, a villataiOB* crew, J Have my eyes cheated out of my head, < Their tricks 1 begin to see thro'3 And know how to butter my bread. The sharpers here think it no hurt To rob a man not worth a pin, And if you've no back to your shirt, They w?ll make cow hide boots of your skin. 'Pon my shoul, they joined in a plot, Both big and great, little and small, To steal from all that I*ve got ; Tho* they know I've got nothing at alL I shall die if I'm forced to live here, Such rogaesam I living among ; To get back and live with my dear, , 1 would jump at a chance to be hung. Suppose I should happen ti? die, Say in Boston, or Passamaquoddy, They will never let poor Paddy lie By the side of a sociable body. Having stolen my money and goods, \As sooiras I'm dead as a berring. Thrown into the docks, or the woods, ? I Vthstll suffer for want of a burrying. ? ' is Not a stone will they set up to say W hat * pure Paddy lies underneath, And my funeral expenses to pay, They will horn buttons make of my teeth* But when 4 am dead as a post, You shall know it without any fail, For faith I will send you my ghost, Enclos'd in a letter next mail. Miscellaneous . 1 I ESSAY OJV FRIENDSHIP. Written by doctor goldsmith. ? | ? [Nevtr / lublithed-iti his worA:*.] There are few subjects which tifcve more written upon, and less voders tood, than thai of friendship; to.follow the dictates of some, litis virtue, instead of being the cssuager ef pain, becomes the source of every inconvenience. Such speculisls, by expect ins; too much from IrieinMnp, dissolve the connexion, and by drawing the hands too tlosel , at fc?kw< break them. Almost all our romance and novel wriiers are of Iff . kind ; tin y persuade us to friendship, which we &nd impossi ble to sustain, to the last; so that this sweetener of life under proper regulations, is hy their means ren v dered in accessible or uneasy, it is certain, tile best metliod to cultivate ibis Virtue is by letting it, in some measure* make itself : a similitude of iftfods, or studies and iveti snmetinu^s a divetsity of pursuits, Will produce all the pleasures ihat arisi from it. The current of ten derness widens as it proceeds ; and ttfo men imperceptibly find tiieir hearts warm with good nature for each other, when tliey were at first only in pursuit of mirth or relaxa oom friendship is like a debt of ho nour; the moment it is talked of, it lc;?eft lte real name and assumes the mo tt ungrateful form of obligation. Frcte hence we find, that tho^e who regular!} nudertake to cultivate friendship fiud ingratitude genera iM rep?)o the ii endeavours. Tuat ui cle of beings which dependence ga thers 'round us is almost ever uu-| ftieudit ; the}' secretly uihii the term of tlieir connexions more near* ly equal; and, where they e\en have the moai virtue, ?re ^lepareti to reserve all thek Kii?nu?ih for liieir patron, oulj in the hour of hi* Ut * ? ? ? cVine. Increasing the oldigafconb which air laid upon such minds only increases their burthen ; they tVel themselves unable to pay (lie iiiHueusity of their deb*, anil theii bankrupt hearts are taught a latent reseutinent at tire hand that is stretched out with offers of sei vicc and relief. Plautinus wa9 a man w ho thoughl that every good was to be bought from riches ; and as he was posses sed of great wealth, and had a mind naturally formed for virtue, he re solved to gather a circle of the best men round him. Among the num ber of his dependants, was Musi dor us, with a mind just as fond of virtue, yet not less proud than his patron. His circumstauces, howe ver, were such as forced him to stoop to the good office? *>f his su perior, and he saw himself daily fiaong a number of others loaded with benefits and protestations of friendship. These, in the usual course of the world, he thought it prudent to accept ; but, while he gave his esteem, he could uot give his heart. A want of affection breaks out in the most trilling instan ces, and Plautinus had skill enough to observe the minutest actions of the man he wished to make his friend. In these he ever found his aim dis appointed ; for MusJdorus claimed an exchange of hearts, which Plau tinus solicited by a variety of other claims, could never think of bestow ing. %It may be easily supposed, that the reserve of our poor proud mun was soou constructed into gratitude : and such indeed in the common ac ceptation of the world it was. What-, ever Musidorus appeared, he was remarked as the ungrateful man ; he had accepted favours, it was said, and still had the insolence to pre tend to independence. The event, however, justified his conduct. Pluti nus, by misplaced liberality, at length hecntne poor, and it was then that JVlusitlorus tirst thought of mak ing n friend of him. He flertv to the man of fallen fortune, with an offer of all he had ; wrought under his direction with aa^duity ; and, by uniting their talents, both were atl length placed in that state of life, from winch one of them had former-; ly fallen. To (his story, taken from modern life/ 1 shall add one wore taken From ? Greek writer of antiquity: ? Two Jewish soldiers, in the time of Vespasian, hud made many cam paigns together, and a participation i>f danger at length bred an union of hearts. They were remarked throughout the whole army as the two friendly brothers : they felt and [ought for each other* Their friend ship might have continued without interruption tilt death, had not ^ the pood fortune of the one alarmed thg pride of the. other, wtoich was in hr.v, promotiod to he a Centurion undt - the famous John, who headed a par-4 licular party df the Jewish male-' contents. From this moment their, former love was converted into the most inveterate enmity, TPhey at^ tucherf themselves to opposite fac tions, and sought each other's lives in the conflict ov adverse parties. In this manner they coutirftieil for more than two years, vo,wing mutual re venge, and animated with an tin conqnerable spirit of stersion. At length, however, that party of the Jfcw# to which ll?e mean soUlier ins lunged, joined with the ttomans, it lieeame victorious *>d drove John, with all his adherents, into the UTirt pie. . History has giv*n us more than one picture of ti*e dreadful con fl.tgratioti of that erb edifice, f he li> .oaii soldier* were gathered round it ; the whole Ti oip4e was in thimes, mio thousands were seen amidst them, within its sacied cir cuit. It was in this situation ot things that the now successful sol dier saw his former friend, upon the battlement* o i the highest tower, looking around with horror, and jn*t ready to consume widi flames. Ait tits ioimer tenderness now re jiurucd ; he saw the loan of his bo som just ?oii?? to petish ; anil una i ble to withstand the impulse, lie ran spreading his arms, and ciying - , to his friend to kap down trow ti . top, and find safety with him. Ti Centurion (from above) heard 1:1 obeyed, and casting himfelf fioi . the top of the tower into bis fellow - soldier's arms, both fell a sacrifice on the spot ; one being crushed 10 death by tl>e weight of his compa nion, and tlie other dashed to piecv > by tbe greatness of his fall." A* The following pass go is extrac t ed frojar Sillimaa's ? Tour beiirar Hartford and Quebec _fvt)uring our passage of twenty * fivc* miles to Ticouderoga, we had * fine descending sun, shining in full strength upon the sceirery of the lake, and that I might enjoy it, un disturbed by the bustle of a crowd ed deck, X took niy seat in the car riage, where 1 was protected equal ly from the fumes of the boat, and the chill of the air, aud^could at my leisure, catch every variety of ima ges, and all the changes of scenery, that were passing before me. It was with very great regret, that 1 ? found we could not slop even for a moment at Ticonderoga and Crown Point ; and it was not till I had de- ( vised and dismissed several abortive plans for leaving the boat and getting on afterwards, or in some other way, that I submitted to pass these inter esting places. " The sun, setting in splendor^, shot his last beams over M.ouu4 de fiance, as we came in sight of it, and the commencing twilight, soften ed by the first approaches of even ing, which* was not' yet so far ad- ! vauced, as to throw objects into ob scurity, cast a peusive veil over th< Scite and ruins of Ticonderoga, W " The remains of this celebrated "fortress, once so highly important,! but no longer on object either of hope} or fear, aru still considerably con?r spicuous. As we came up with, and, from the narrowness of the lake, mv-i' cessarily passed near them, gratified as much as lcoiildbe,! without landing, by a view of their k ruins, still imposing in their ap pearance, and possessing with all their associations, a high degree of heroic grandeur. 44 They stand on a tongue of land of considerable eKsvation, project ing south, between Lake plain, which winds around and par ses on the east, and the paaJftge in to Lake George, which i&ou the, west. /" | " The remains of Che old wovks are still conspicuous, and die old stone < barracks, erected by the French, aw in part standing. The] fort was built by the French ; an<? Lord Howe, and many other gata lant men lost their lives in lite at tempt to storm it in 4758. From this fortress, issued many of those ferocious incursions of Frendh and Indians, which formerly distressed i the Knglish settlements : and its5 jfall, in which on tbe approach } of g<?h. Amherst, with a powerful la^my, it was abandoned by the .French, without fighting, filled the | northern colonics with joy* I " In 175% great hopes were re-i posed upon this fortress, as a barri er against invasion 5 it wasregbnl-l ed rfs being emphatically the string? hold of tbe North ; and when gene-i ral Uurgoyne, with astonishing ef- ! forts, dragged cannon up the preci pices of Mount Defiance, and show ed tlram on its sumhiit, Ticondero ga, which is far below, and within fair cannon shot. On the slightest glance at tlie scene* it b a matter of titter astonishment, even to one who is not a military man, how so im portant a point cane to be overlook ed by all preceding commanders 5 probably it arose from the belief, which obght not to have been ad mitted till the experiment had been tried, that it was impossible to con vey cannon to .its summit. On the right is Mount Independence, where tlieic was a formidable fort at the time of gen. Burgoyne*g invasion. " The shadows of the night were descending on the venerable Ticon deroga, as we left it, aud when i looked upon its walls hdiI environs*! st. i ? _ ami ho often clustering with , * , raitc* ? for in i tlable ioi so great a j. rgth of time in all the apparatus ami preparations of s ar, the ol> j> ? t of ho many campaigns ami but :!es; hut now exhibiting only one solitary smoke curling from a stone chimney in its half fallen barrack:-, with i i?>t one animated being in sight ? while its massy ruins, ami the beautiful green declivities, sloping on all sides to the water, were still and motionless as death, 1 felt, iu deed, that I was lieholding a strik ing emblem of the mutability of pow er, and of the fluctuations of empire. Ticonderoga, no longer within the confine* of a hostile country, no longer a rallying point for ferocious savages and for formidable armies ? no more a harrier agakist invasion"} or an object of siege or f.ssault, has now become only a pasture for cat Ue." THE The J R OTHERS. In a manuscript iu oue of (he li braries iU Palis, we ai* told that count de Legntvile, and count de< Autrincourt, twins, descended from iui ancient family in Lorraine, re sembled each other so much, tliat when they put on the same kind of dress, which they did now aiul then for apsusentent, their servants could not distinguish the one from (tie other. Their voice, gate and de portment was the same, auii these marks of resemblance were so per fect, that they often threw their friends, and their wives into the greatest em barrassmeut. Both be ing captains of light horse, the one would put hiiubtdt' at the head of >Jie other's squadpw, without the nfficert ever suspecting the change., Count de Autrincourt having com mitted some crime, the count de LigniviHe never suffered his brother to go out without accompanying him, and the fear of seiziug the innocent instead of ttie guilty, tendered the ureses to arrest the former of no avaiL One day count de LigniviHe sent for a barber, andf having suffered him to shave one half of his beard, he preteuded to have occasion to go into the next apartment, where put ting his night gown on his brother, wIh> was concealed there, aud tuck ing the cloth which he had about his! neck under his chin, made hiip sit; down in the place which he had just quitted. Tlie barber immediately resumed his operation, and wa? proceeding to finish w hat he had be gun, a* lie supposed, but to hi* great ustonishment, he found that * new beard had sprung up. Not doubting that the person under his, hands was the devil, lie roared out with terror, and sunk down in q swoon on the floor. Whilst they were endeavouring to call hiui to life, count lie Autrincourt retired a* fain into the clotoet, and count de Jgnivillc, who was half shaved, returned to his former place. This was a new cause of surprise to tlx/ poor barber, who now imagined that all he had seen was a dream, and^ lie conld.not be convinced of the truth until he beheld the two bro thers together. The sympathy that subsisted between the two brothers wn no less singular than their re ?ambiance. If one fell sick, the other was indisposed also ; if one re ceived a wound, the other felt pain ; and this was the fase with every misfortune that befel them ; so that on this account they watched over each outer's conduct with the greatest care and attention. But, what was stiH more astonishing, they both had of ten the same dreads. The day tbat count de Autrincourt was attacked in France by the fever of which Ire died, count de Lisniville was seized with the same in Bavaria^ and was near sinking under it FROM THE WESTERN HERALD. if I teas Ac.? If I was a former, I would devote my whole attention to the cultivation of my farm, clothe am) feed my servants well, take care ??f my stock, mend the lk>les irt my fences, and take a fair [>rice for my j produce, anil never indulge, in u.lrness anil discipation. If 1 was a lawyer, 1 would not charge a poor man five dollars lor a few words of advice. If 1 w as a physician, I could not have the conscience to charge as much as (hey do for feeling the pulse, ex trading a tooth, taking a little blood, or administering a dose of calomel and jalap. If I was a merchant, I would have an established price for my goods, and not undersell or injure my neighbors. I would sell at n mod erate profit, and give good v\ eight and measure, and deal as honestly as possible. If I was a meclwnic, I would apply myself industriously to my business, take care of my family, re frain from visiting taverns and grog shops ; and when I promised a mau to have his work done by a certain time, I would endeavor to be pune tftal. If I was a^^jng buck, I would not cut as many ridiculous capers as some of tliem do, playing with their watch chains, flourishing their rat tans, strutting and making a great noise with their high-heeled boots, [probably not paid for) and mnki.ig remarks on plain and worthy people. They render themselves contempti ble iu the eyes of the sensible and unassuming. If I was a young lady, I would not be seen spinning street-yarn evt ry flay, ogling this young fellow, nod ding at auother, and giving sweet smiles to a third ? sometimes having three holes in gne stocking, and two in the otbeiMflL If I was j#over, I would bo true lo the object of my affections, treat her with tenderness, and never let tier ronduct towards pother excitei jealousy iu my breast; but should she ever speak of me in terms of disrespect, or treat me with coolness, I would be off like a shot off a shov el1. and her arts would never again entrap* BBj? If I was an old bachelor, I would make every exertion in my power to get married, and, if I tailed, 1 would buy a rope and hang myself! And finally, Mr. Printer, if I was due of your useful and respectable profession, 1 never would refuse publishing nieces like this. T. VEMtfj OUGT, Esq, Most people acting alike . ? A gen? tleman in Connecticut, of great talents and respectable connections, but who led a graceless, dissipated life, was travelling with a small party, the in dividuals of which were all known to each other.- Among them was a very respectable matron, who in the course of conversation, began the life he led. She lamented that a man with his abilities, of such a res pectable family, should pursue such' a course. Her zeal made iier very eloquent, and the object of it began to wish to get rid of the discussion* lie observed to her, that she Was ve ry severe; that people were very* much the sata* ; that there was less difference than she supposed. Ot no, she said ; ? there was nobody so bad as he. In a deprecating ton* and manner, be replied, that most people would act alike, when put In the same situation 5 that his conduct and iter's would be the same if pla ced in similar circumstances. Hho retorted that it was impossible ; that they could ncfcri^act alike in any case; be thought he could name ene j^ ? she defied him: Suppose then/ madam, that in travelling, you came4 to an inn, where all the beds were full except two, and in one of thcte was a man, and in the oilier a wo man, which would yeu take? Why the woman's to be sure. Well, ma dam. said lie, so wbuld I. Even the lady was obliged to join in th& laugh, by w hich the profligate wit made his escape from a troubleionre argument. 1 '*r 11 1 11 1 1 j 1 ' MR. REYNOLDS' SCHOOL Will recommence 011 Monday the Koveinber, at his new School Huusc. F Camden, October 26. ?*?