Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, March 29, 1821, Image 4
POET It Y.
IMITATION OF WALLER'S
44 GO LOVELY ROSE I"
The following lines appeared some time
unec in the tou In delicacy oi
jnoral sentiment, and in harmony of ver
sification, which distinguished Waller, our
.American poet, is in no respect interior 10
bis original.
Go idle days 1
Tell her whose youthful heart beats high
To future days,
That now so fair in prospect lie,
fclow soon our dearest transports die !
Tell her whose cheek
The blush of conscious pleasure wears,
ijSpThat they who seek
To-find delights unmix'd with cares,
Shall own the fond deceit in tears.
while charms j
Which Hebe's transient presence fouls,
T$e bosom warms ;
. Time's ?mrioti8?breath the canker sends, ~
That youth's enclmnting seasons ends.
To Jher whom health,
With ruddy blushes high illumes, ?
Say, that hy stealth
r Diseaae to pal)d wiinklesduums
The theek that new sq sweetly blooms.
Tep her whose form
The partial hand of beauty gare,
That from the worm f T
Xind Pity ? Un.ch shall never save
The charms that moulder in the grave !
Go, idle days ! f
T?U^her whc?e youthful heart beats high ?
That now so fair in prospect lie,
Jtow soon our dearest transports die !
^I$eh softly say, -
That when terrcstial joys and pains
Shafl melt away,
The soul, absolved from sensual stains,
^>7)all soar whe,re bliss immortal reigns ! .i
Miscellaneous .
t i il, if. n< . ?? -n i .. i ? ? ? . ?
HARPER'S FERRY. '
The following is an extract of a letter
from a .gentleman of the City of Wash
ington, who has, the past summer, made
a tour into the imerior of Virginia :
? 1 had traced the Bhenapdoah,
from near its source, for one hundred
and thirty miles, through a rich and
"fertile valley ; through all this course,
it had moved silently on, at the foot
4f that mighty range of hills called
the JBIlje ridge. Here it is met by
the SJjptomack, and their united wa
ters, like the coalition of human
forces, overpower opposition, and
command for them an ample and tri
umphant | sage to the deep. This
scene is* grand and inconceivably
sublime. 'file eye, in a liinitted
range, takes in a combination of ob
jects calculated Ut impress the mind
with wonder and awe of the Al-^
mighty power* who can thus dispose
of (he shapeless element of matter,
and control the headlong and impe
tuous torrent of waters. Standing
upon a poitot of land, or peninsula,
formed by tjie junction of the ' tyvo
rivers, the beholder views with a
mazement the stupendous pile of
mountains on the North, frowning
npoit a pile i?? le?s stupendous, on
theHouth, which is separated froui
the former by a billowy swell of
waters, lashed into a foam by the
rudeness of the bed over which they
have passed. Ut ja^cs ou the sub
lime prospect on his right, till giddi
ness seizes on the brain ; he turns
for relief to the left, but* alas! al
prospect equally overpowering pre
sents itself. Wearied with a view
of the sublimity of present objects,
be sends abroad his glance in search
of , some calmer place .of repose ;
failing, he raises his eye to Heaven,
and silently aidores the majesty of
Him, the greatness of whose works
jjppe cannot comprehend. Direction
his vision through the vista, formed
bj the channel of the united rivers,
and bounded on each side bj impend
ing, rocks, he sees in the distant ho
rizon, a 44 small catc h of clear blue
sk}," and beneath it a broad ex
panse of smootli ai d tranquil waters,
?'nrr.ffled ami calm as tlie azure of
heaven, after the rage of the tempes!
> j >m *9 1 . Tfie peninsula of which 1
? ve spoken rises to a promontory :
?i its base, small portions of archie
1 1 ml have heen rescued liy the la
..ours of art, from the dominion of
i lie watery element. Here industry
displays her resources, and gives life
land beauty to a prospect, which na
ture had made rude and repulsive.
'Neat cottages are seen, overhung,
and protected by shelving rocks,
from the fury of the winds. The>
are fancifully arranged or
street, and gardens neatly cultivated,
and exhibiting the nicest divisions of
property, are attached to each.?
Still nearer the point is situated the
armory, where the eye 19 greeted
with an immence number of stands
of arms, of cannon, balls, mortars,
and all the dread panoply of the god
of war. Bordering on y?e Poto
mack, a few huts of meaner sort,
and farther distant a few farm houses,
" bosom'd iiigh in tufted trees, f
complete the prospect. I v
- From this scene of grandeur, and
of terror, a road of frightful aspect,
on 4he Maryland side, leads by the
Toot of a mountain crowned with
winding precipices, to a prospect of
surprising beauty* From this per
spectiveof more tliau Alpine wild
oess, a ride of 10 miles introduces
the astonished traveller to a region
that may emulate the captivating
graces of the fabled Yale of Tem
ple. In approaching to Frederick
town, the country nssnmps an^apect
as illustrative of beauty, as that he
has left is of sublimity. The earth
presents a surface, gently undulating.
wheTe the plough and harrow, those
symbols of p&tient and persevering
industry, have traced in indelible
lines, those strongly mavked features,
which characterize an active, healthy,
and flourishing state.
From the Connecticut Herald.
1 MONEY MAKES THE MARE GO."
Yes, "money makes the mare go;"
and Cite horse and the cow, and every
creature subject to the <$ll ef man ;
and man himself and woraei* too. ?
There is nothing under the *un,
which money does not make ge. A
great poet tells us, that, 7- ? -
w Fortune in men has some small difference
made ; - ,%-f
One flaunts in rags jf the other in bjocade."
Had Mr. Pope lived in these lat
ter days or had he viewed mankind
in his own time, through any other
medium than that of fancy, or had
he not feared to mar t lie melody of
his verse he would not have present
ed tjiis difference as small. Jtf we
divest ourselves for a moment, of
the prejudices of early education,
and weigh custom fairly against
common sense, we will not only be
astonished, hut alarmed, at the in
fluence of money. The first lesson
of childhood is,? "Get money." ?
When we arrive at years of disore-1
*ion, the respect paid to wealth t?y
all afi+und us, shows lite necessity
ttf adhering tn this precept; "TP we
would he respected. At this stat^
of life, the lesson becomes intlelilvh
*
impressed upon the mind, and enter*
into the very heart. It is never tW-?
gotten in our projects; indued it he
coins the foundation on which all out
tt'hemcs of happiness are based. It
directs the passions , controls the it flec
tions, forms the opinions, changes
the *ian. It is now that money be
comes the arbiter of love, the guide
of reason, and the dictator of talents.
Without it, we see that nothing can
be obtained. We look at the man
who " flaunts in rags" and see, that
whatever gifts of nature Ike possess,
though he be wise as Solomon,
learned as a sage, pious as a saint,
eloquent as Paul, yet rags and res
pectability are incompatible. Then
is not a rich fool's word, that will'
not out weigh his wisdom and his
virtue. No wonder then, if, on en
tering into the concerns of life, am
engaging in business, so many be
come. the slaves of sordid interest.-^
Every thing we see and hear, teaches,
that without money, we are withot.
every tiling which renders tis respect
ed in the eyes of the world* A
man of moderate capacity becomes
r"f?, as lie grows rich. Men
7 ? beforo 11,0 f"01 purple.
?J children J* point tlie finger" . ?i
-e sage rag!)> j|ow m
?e named, who now were once tin
'utts and laughing slocks of those
, knew them, that are now, from
* change of fortune iu U,e addition
of a Jew thousands, become \>ry
intelligent n.eT,? How many, w ho
now loll,,, toadies, with the spoil
of widows and orphan* in then
[pockets, are regarded as men "of
'r ^ mnnv
!kfk*n wretches, bora on the
dugh.ll, anil nurture*! in the kennel.
-.1 . *?!- would dugrace even]
then firtfcaml education, have been
th-f/T j1 *?** is. gotM,> from all
iv VHS t J> hy this same money?!
e may look hacR on the career of
such beings, ami think of the filth
and mire through .which the tinselled
caterpillars, have crawled to light,
but dare not apeak of it. -
t J "ra no? opposed to the honest ae
qWbihon of wealth ; and though a
JjoorShop Keeper, envy no man for
his properly. I profess to be a Re-I
jmbiKan, and would not encourage!
w?y distinction of tank in society.?
But there ought to be a distinction
MHWeen virtue and vice, wisdom and
toll}, learning and ignorance. JThrl
j?y honest indnuti v. I.*J
gg"?n rich, and makes proper usel
resnect aC?"1,leme,,t9' ->8 tolilled tj
respect. II ho possess learning, he]
deserves promotion. Such we'mayl
Tfc?!r* ^^?u'^eSradi"g ourselves.
. nr* ahooW be an everlasting bar- 1
SSJZX*. and u,e
whose ttoly clWm |0 respectability
s to he fou^ in his DolUrs. It i8
SjterT' f 'he Brooke this
distirtctfoa. Lei them change the!
monpv? ,i '^ecctab'li,y froni
moneytoow A. The poor dare notj
they would. As long as they seel
fnuaFi?0per'n in,the walksj
equalizes all otlier differences 5 that
money makes not only " the mare,"
tro .hie|l ?\"S?;,, 'hey wm Dot
(rouble Uieu. beads about ahaden of!
character, or undertake^ gndoale
wili'^nf 8 of men- T,,e 9ues,ionl
T,[[ H tm w ' M
7 whath?* he f>~ The solicitude of
Lycuigus to banish the use of money]
M?e ter, that its influence -wouhM
t^T /. C- 'H 0i)'e ? ?'?> by wising
to othce (he ignorant and the wicked, |
soon |m,str.te their liberties. sUre
^ WM Uot *i,boul
' 1:',e experience of every davj
VlJl whl ,n.,"verJf government.?
>Jen who, without talents, leading,
or virtue, have become rich, arel
generally the first to offerthemse! v J
as candidatea for places of honour.
* or ignorance, impudence am! vice,
are inseparable companions. The!
consequences which must result from
success in these iustances are obvious I
I he aristocracies and monarchies of
., ! 0,<l "re awful beacons?
t e now have too s,-e.-.t a harrier he
"" ,lie ?ch and the poor. Unless
?Jp create distinctions among tlw ri.i.l
themselves. ,|,js money maitiur.l
mjmey loving .spirit, w ill MMm ru?J
?'^"l-MV I >!:<>. UK l.OTH. I
From the Orla'ms Ctuzette.
Kvery one who serves (lie. public,
is (lie servant of a hy<Ua-tmnde<l
master, whom il is wholly itnppssi
hie to please ? hut whom it is a very
easy matter M oft'eml. Of all those,
whose vocation it is lo administer to
the real or .imaginary wants of the
public, the printer of a newspaper
perhaps works the hardest, and re
ceives the least share of approbation
in reward for his services. Is his
paper well printed--" t her* is no
thing worth reading In \t" Does
lie fill it with news and e*t?adi from
foreign' prints? something original
and local, is called for. Does he
?vt lite two or three column* a dij?
, \eiy nose in turned up at hl? home
j.on productioiM, wondering that be
, cold not aelect something l>ett<* to1
i,|t hi# eoloiBna with. Does lie
write |>o1iik'Hr ho " gets into it trou
bled MM," fclid drn?? BjjtiB hi? K'??
(lie ennii'y of at leant half the coHi'
munitj. Due* he fctva <titi?;uen t?
I drama ? (lie mercliant or the poli
tic tan exclaims, " What's H ecu ha to
\ or 1 to Hecuba ? and so forth.
au\ forth*? to the eud of the char
ier.
He has the consolation of know
ing, however, that there is one class,
ands-a ?. numerous one, of readers,
whom he can scarcely ever fail (o
gratify ? anil that is, a set of sage
gentlemen, who, having had leisure
in their yo^ith to take a few draughts
at the Pierian spring, only rea^l for
the |>leasure of finding fault ? and,
Itjk-ea monkey looking a child's heart,
they are never displeased, hut when
disappointed in their search.
A daily newspaper, prepared al
ways in hasto?r c om posed of many,
thousands of separate letters ; the
misplacing of a single one of which,
makes innumerable chances for error,
while there is but one chance for cor
rectness ? of course presents a daih
feast lo- these literati . The detec
tion of an r turned upside dow<i, an
a too much, or a z wanting, is a treat
so flattering to their literary sagacity,
tliat they cannot but in their heart*
love the printer who affords it to
them ; and of course become friend
ly and indulgent to him in ever}
respect. Tlw printer who consults
his own interest, will do well to
leave ? few errors uncorrected. If
is a very harm let* tub for the whale
to play with, asilr. Jefletsun says.
After nolicTugllw departure from
Naples, of the King of the Two
Sicilies, for Layhach, the Editor of
the Boston Ventinel , adds the fol
lowing JW)te . ? King Ferdinand ctf
the Two Sicilies, is now in the 71st
year of his age. One of the em
presses of the Emperor Francis,, wa*
the daughter of this King; and the
King's two sons married Austrian
Archduchesses. v This monarch has
not been celelnated for much talent;
and the ^principal part of 'his life has
been &|>eut in hunting* fishing &c.?
He wad considered one of the best
shots and expert fishermen in his
kingdom; and travellers say, that
he contributed very much by the
fares of fish he was in the habit of
bringing to market in Naples, to
keep clown the price of that necessa
ry article of food. They add, that
the tbtto wing epitaph on a brother of
tfie King, will riot be very unsuitable
lor his tablet on his decease : ?
" Here !!fcs a glorious Kin^ of Spain
?W hose praises every poet pipes,
Rerown'd tor many a pig campaign,
And dealing duath among trie snipes :
But laugh not, living Kings, I pray,
Because his planets so beswin'd him, -
This King of Spain, I dare to say, ?*
Leaves many a fool with crown* behind
him." *
AN INGENIOUS DEFENCE.
liobert CoXy otherwis *Bob Covey,
a marvillously ill-attired and queer
looking little fellow, was brought
hefpre Hir Robert Baker, yesterday,
charged vvitli " stealing, and carry
ing away," anushetof applet from
a fruit salesman in C*>vent?garden
market.
The fruit salesman's porter de
posed (hat at & o'clock in the morning,
'? when the market was quiet as qui
et * could he," he unloaded twenty
six bushels of apples from a wagon,
and placed them op nicely in form of
a pyramid, lie. then turned his
back tbv a minute about some oilier
butfiftesv, aurt when he came back,
he saw the prisoner toddling off with
the topmost bushel upon his back. 1
Sir Robert?1 u W ell, prisoner what
have jrou to nay to tbisr"
Prisoner ? "Why, your Worship
will please to h4ar me; I'll tell you
the whole truth, more or less. As 1
was walking by this here hea[> of
tmhels, as he talks of, and thinking
bf nothing at all, as your Worabip
may natVally suppose, 1, by (lint
of accident, rubs me against the top*
most bushel and knocks it off the
heap. ^Vell, as 1 was saying, I
knocked it down; but before it got
to )he ground, your Worship, it
knocked fne down! Upon which I
Ufy 1; MOdd rabbit thee,
I hi-v slian't n't serve any body else
l uclr a trick for 1*11 put thee tmt ot
I . ittm'a v ay." And so, your worship,
'l 2iV etc H up* and way just zoixip to
put it gomevlere safe, \*hcn Uiis hcte
gentleman came up and took charge
?;f it. Kesides your worship, vhat
good would it do me to ihiuk of
stealing a luisliel of applrs, uhen I
Haw a man lying fast asleep by tha
hide of 'em ?,?
This posing question was suflVreil
to pass unanswered; and he was
fully committed, in order that her
might try its effects at the Old Bailey
Panning Dialogue. ? Snip the tai
lor was pronounced a fellow of gieat
xxrpabitity, a gentleman of honora
ble habits and always suits every one.
The shoemaker bristled up at this,
and waxed exceeding wroth; s^ore
the tailor was hut a half souled fel
low'and that it was easy to shew he
was not c&t out for a gentleman ?
The choter of the tailor was up in a
minute; lie swore by bis thimble he
would never pocket such an insult,
hut would baste any man w ho dared
repeat \tf? Honest Crispin said he
was determined to give the tailor no
quarters , and vowed he would lost*
his all but he would gain his ends ;
he resolutefa field on to tRtf last, and
on his threatening to buckstrap his
enemy, the tailor was obliged to
sheer o^ declaring at the same time
he would have him bound over .
? Meredith, thn sragcr, returning.
home from -a concert, wliere he made
a little too free with^he bottle, across
a field, hi which was a mischevous
hull ; lie tell st. asleep under it
hedge, and was there found by the
animal, which, however, only at
tacked his hat that hid fallen from his
head, atifl was Tying at a little dis
tance. Being awaktfied by the
grumbling of the tall; and thinking
at the mottkent, that he was still -at
the contort/ he called ontio the horn
ed musician, whom from his note he
took from the bassoon player, " Sig
nor Fagdtto, sound vonr A?
yo? blockhead, that's B flat."
Retort Courteous.
? Wy Mr. B " said * tall fel
low to a Ultle?peraon, who was iu
company with five or aix huge men*
" I protest you irt I did!
not see you before." " Very likely,
(replied the geotleman) X am liko
fwr-ymce-ta'penrty among m?
cents, not readily peyojlted, hut
worth the Whole of, them.
**'
i
"The whole world d<
room enough for those v(c
restless spirits who delight in <
tion, to pass along, without justling
against their peaceable neigbbgra,
and disturbing their repose. But,
the mart who possesses the ornament
of a meek and quiet gpirit, will al
ways be ready to step aside out of
his way, either to the right band or
to the left, to suit the convenience or
gratify the inclination of his brother.
And in the estimation of the gener
ous mind, ill mankind are bmthten.
We are all partakers of the same
nature; offspring of tbe same Al
mighty Parent; fed by the same
bountiful hand ; united in the same
genetal society, ami sharers in the
same enjoyments and hopes. And,
shall children of (Be same family,
when they sit cjown to partake of the
plentiful provision which the. merci
ful Farther of all hath prepared for
them, contend with each othfer, f
the uppermost seat at the feast ;
be dissatisfied with their portioq
the entertainment, and envieu*
the share which fella to snotm^
? Ifet thus unnatural aiid ridtcu ,
are most of (lift contentions whir l*
happen among mankind. Instead
of insisting, with punctilious exact
ness, upon every thing whfch we
imagine (6 be our due, and thinking ^
it a necessary point of honor to ad
here in every instance to our rigb
I6t us, then, in cases which da n
materially affect our happiness of tnop
of others, be ever ready to recede
from our lawful claims, and for the
sake of peace to. give way to the pre*
ju dices and indulge the hmucrs of
Others/'
1 Certainty, even on riislreaftfu^oe
ca&mn*, in lwii tally ( refer nhfo In
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