Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, May 31, 1821, Image 4
P O E T II Y. *
LINLS
U/ioji a, Taxiern Ktcfxer of the name of
? x ? -j , JJt: a Til, ?;
1 rail not here, ye sottish wights,
For wine, nor punch nor gin ;
For if you stop? whoe'er alights, -
My Death is lakcn in"!
"Where, having ate and drank your fiU,
Should ye ((J ! hapless case !) .
Neglect to pay your landlord*^ bil4,
JJcatk stares you in the face :
" TnJs one advice my friends pursue,
Whilst yet, you've life and breath ;
Ne'er pledge your host?for if. you d?>,
^ Youhl Wrefy--^riok to Death.
?Miscellaneous.
[FOIt THB^AMDEN CAfctfTTE.]
4iRbLXLUU Nfo l?,
kweremade high treason, J
" , for any man lo marry,
who would lire hand
g^nUemaninMfctaand credit.
| ?; ^ utHonT If Fie ic Air.
'o ml venture df human life is
3 exposed U^jldicnle or subject
rnorti4ication'?piu tint of court
shin; anil no*ca*Tmily is so dfrfcour
to the man of fceusibilitMnd
?? rm. .
as that of
mm
ertftSfog
confirms thqgvrnpriety of
^ hSkM far toesta*
"blish them as unequivocal axioms;
and; the reasons become : ol? ious
when wc example 1he strange effects
of Uie passion of Love, *whttef
*every actiou is influenced by acciden-'
?*al impulses which surprise the mind,
"whert it is least prepared to receive
^kem. In every instance, the feel- 1
ings, when acted on unexpectedly,;
"hupRF the CohhulerateneM|riIi reason
and impel the thin d to^tne commis
sion W p o9s inconsistencies ; hut in
that of Love they acs jiqMiariy un
tfbrUmMe, 'MA ?<Jt only project tlnir
enthusiast to the torture of his own;
reflections, for every misconduct he]
is'gnilty of; hut render him an ob-{
" ' for tbtgeirtfotts as | versions of his
Is and die continued tittle tattle or j
tea- table pleasantry ofhhe garrulous!
iaysof the petticoat., NM all the
prudence and caution of pe philo
sopher, is sufficient to /ortify him
against the errors of ?*we when his
heart once becomes a dupe 4o itsin
iHtiiaikgis : and the fact 4s undenia
ble, thit these who possess the, great
est and noblest mimta with t lie most
extensive knowledge \if nature am|
kr operations, are easiest wrought
upon by its delusions, and oftenest
appear retliculous in the formalities
of courtslup. it has liven remarked,
that ignorance attended by impu-t
deuce, is a better agejit in transacting
the affairs of Hymen* than jrisdom
w hen coupled with mod Yet,
we should tool be hasty in believing
that this maxim wfiuld apply uni
versally, it is s obvious It would not ;
inasmuch, thatlf such v ere the case,
no truly wise mow would ever have
been, or could ever expect to he*
married; as, one of the distinguish- j
ing characteristics of frue wisdom |
is the possession of modesty; there
fore, to cherish such an idea would
be casting a blemish on the dignity
of human nature, and threatening
the immaculate excellence of the fe
malecharaeter, with the vilest defa
hut all bough it may not lie
i^PMnde in all instances, it certain
ly is in a majority of them, "and 1
can safely asset t, that there jue ten
arrogant fools, wedded every day,
for one man of sense, modesty and
I accomplishments ; Even in this short
space of ts\ ft years, 1 have been ap
prized of (he effectual kicking ot
a good round score of handsome
knowing fellows, vet, as 1 live, on
ly one instance has comfc to m\
* 'd * ? #
knowledge, where a thick headet
Anioro-o wn$ compelled to unrieigJ
I that di?agreable process^. . Xhie*tu^
the memorable ami mortifying di*
romiitureof poor Simon Slim phiz,
the Counsellor, the LUlory of whose
stifle riu^g, 1 iiiii prompted to make
pub I it* t*?r the btmctiiof altBachutors
concerned.
Astrologers .alHim, that the destfa
ntes -of nl 1 men ni^puinted uufbj
the configuration of the planets af
their birth, and thjftn particular ttim
thud <if inves.igaliott^lermines their
various nps and dflWJTs tlmju^hijbt
f*,ls .^Sublunary existence, i Alas !
poor Simon ! ill aims the diflpbsition
of thy stars indeed, and sorrowful
the destiny that Fate ordained thee !
i hoti Avert ardent and ipdefatigable
in the euterpri'^fetoof Wve I Thou
I wert hold and sWtuoun in thy de
votions to lleauty ! mourflful iiow fe
|Jte death of thy expecta ncy and
Endless thsx^talogue ofthy sorrows !
[Thou art spurned by the object of
thy admiration! Thou art pointed at
by a multitude of scornersT But
fudge for the apostropheJfe&imon
?<>t in love, and syfteied Iroseii' to
be wheedled by Cupid, into one of
i he most perplexing and mischievi
ous undertakings that the wily God
could contrive for his embarrassment.
1 nftaled with alfrttiS self iorpoHance
of a young Civilian, he considered
the credentials of the -law as a pass
port to h)ve ; and without -deigning
one reflection to the probable conse
quenc.es ? the adventure he was
about to uiideftuke, precipitated h^p
tfftpf with presumptuous expectation
Before the shrine of the fair Adeliza,
who,
" I' ov 8prightl?^yit and peerless features
Suri?a?s'd atfmner human creatures."
frewptiw indeed ?' fpr j||e
** Wfoo was, of all tlie foggr^lnood,
Topmost renajl^dJbr parvitude."
But Adeli JHKeigned & reciprocal
flame, she elmrished love, btcaus^
she loved diversion ; and knowing
Simon to be a pvopper subject for the
happy display of her wit and railery,
she condescended to favor his^ig
tentious, that she might the nlofre
eflectualy secure -him to her purpose.
Hhe succeeded | -and long ipras the
illusi^ ^a^XeJ)t up, to the great
dfoparagenieut-of the counsellor Hud
infinite merriment of the ladies.
Blinded to his own folly, Himon look
ed -forward to nothing hut tho con
summation of his happiness, and nev
er #once suspected that he Was the |
dtipe of a Tmrlesqucenchantmcnt. ;
At kn^h thff hnhhle hu?st ; and-one
mpltious accident, delivered him
from tlieiij^!itfluiun_aiid_remlei!ecL!
him Bachelor forever ! This sprung
'om tlie innocent officiousness of hisj
nature in endeavoring to please. j
W itli him nothing was neglected thnfl
his fancy whispered, wujdd gratify:
his adorable Adeiiza; nflP to multi-i
ply tlie many distinctions he had;
shown Iter, he procured a select hand
of pipers and ndlers, with whom he
sallied at the hour of midnight, to the
dormitory of his slumbering fairvone,
where* i? hile the soft numbers of the
fliite mingled in sy mpltonioo* accom-1
painmeut, and rfot the still air with
thrilling raptures, he song
Awake ?y tatr J at midnight hour* ? :
liisjiir'cl by Lovt'p divinest powpV,
Thy minstrel heie attends ;
And while soft numbers rend the air,
Tothec, the tail est of the tatti
His votive lay ascends.
v v > .'-i Awake my {air !
Tl?e shades of night are flitted far;
The silver moon and golden star
In mingled radiance shine.
?*t> glHtfcttfig orbs, and tho?lhe night
Outvies the Sun's respU*nd^|^^ht
These glittering -
AwaM^^Hair
VI
l
The virgin star, to greet thy si; I t
Sued* in the highes* zenitli bright
Her vestal purity.
Arise 1 and whi st thine uprais'd eye
Surveys' thtfte ima#e in tl?% sky*
v i'U steal a glimpsed t live. ; t
jBji; . Arise, i ny fair !
My eyes shall not assa^.the chavms
Which fire my sodl with I .nve's ;?:.vims,
Hut to i hut star he give'hj
4o, when thou inok'st, in rays divine
W\\ view that seraph iorm of thine,
Reflected back from Ifravea
Arise my fair I
When Beauty sleeps, the orient Sun
H.gh on His gorgeous fiery throne,
Hot mimics perfect day?
The wortdMs f(N?wa, if Btfttttv11* eye
Wakes toot to liffrht the rayless skv
s\ no cnase the gloom away.
Arise my fair !
Arise 1 &r.d while thy brighter rays m
Young Mortun^Vglowin^ liiii btuays
^>u Zc^ii^lLMkv\ y urni',:; ? ?
The tVathci'il 4frur lufiipt employ
Wnl tunc tncUow pipes to joy
And caify raatiusttHtg*
ny fVir
C^&nscil ; amVlkaitori a ijgu mo
gtttiiigi* receive >m\i> tu.
CnanlcfS*
to' 1
the distinguish-,
F compliment Munie#; liu not- per
ceiving any sign or iutimanun or thJ
samer and beuM^curliit|L to know if
she had teard not, ne dime.il by
the assistance of a clustering vine, to
t lie ??inence of a parrapet wall, from
which he was enabled to lake a si.,
peep into the chamber of his love.
But what w^ty^jfttomshnient awl
distress, when hJRbeld'? not
form'ofate^bjcct of his affec
tiut^he grim visageof |ier sable c ha
bei -<nai<|tavho was lolling in a large)
arm-cha3J testifying -Iter ivory
probation of the signal honor done
her. It was a death stroke to 8i
raon's hopnnf and, for the first time,
lie discovered that lie was the victim
I
of impositifly. He knew that the
broel lui^ pi j npjH'ised of his sere
m*tk\ a?Jbhad intimated las n>orh to)
her the ^veiling before. ? It tbMttipre,
did not cost much retieegjun per
IceivMftulkhe was trick^Palas ! mostT
woefully, for he bad there offered ufl
Jevotions, j^ich were vimrthy of the
fairest nyVPh oft Carolina, to a
sooty* daughtsrojfl^ongo. The|i
thought harr
after gazing
jot chspair, lie fell to
rimoniall y defunct,
(he a!
Aftfcir tlie above
ST Clob attended 1
of usual business. appointing^^KTig
nax PosiTiVE|ftbq. Essayist for the
ensuing meetingP&hd then adjourned
in perfect concord,
PER ECffR E
I'rom the JV. Y. ATercantile Advertiser.
Ik a St. John, N?*B. paper ofj
the is* instant, revived by the schr.
Nancy, ut DM IneroH owing articl
taken
paper.
"jBS^TOwW, fSt^ Vhiceiit) '^farch 17.
110 A CONSTIlICTOU.
A most singular circumstance oc
curred last week in the charaib coun-;
try,, when simie negroes who were
wofkingmeaT Sandy Bay discovered
an immense serpent,. hitherto whol
ly 'unknown as existing in any fyt
these Islands, and which, after nt
attacking tbe maji by whom it *w?i
first discovered, and alarming sever :
aPnlhers who had gotie in search of
it, was finally killed hy one of. the
party, who shot rt through the head
with a musket, which he had charged
with three bullets. This monster is
supposed to have been a species tif
the Boa, so common on the. neigh
bouring continent, and was found to
measure 18 "Pet from (he head td
where a kind of tail appeared form
ed, which *was between 14 and
inches : the circumference of the lw^
dy w$s f?im three to /our feet^-4
YVhen jSrsfdiscovared it lay in-a kind
of -coif, lwit on being roused; raised
its body erect, must have had a]
most formidable appearance* An at*
tempt, we understand, ban been
made to preserve the skin which we
hope may be stlctiessful : and we
*h*il endeavour to pfttenre sfime fur
ther particulars^ this singular ani
mal, from our mends in the wind
ward country, for oOr next publica*
lion. W lien it came or how convey
ed hither, is of Course, only matter
of conjecttire;
.March ?4. ? The appearance of a
large Snake in the^tiorthcrn part of
this island, having excited mudlr
conversation, and public Curiosity not
Immuz satisfied with tlie accounts giv-:
en ofpfct animal, I have requested!
the intellto^lt gentleman who saw it,
t? gjvc mflp accurate description of
it, HnnPliat we might assign to
it its place in Ihe scale of animals,;
to remove the anxiety that always a N
tends a phenoitonon, which is either
new, or of a ddpRful nature. Those
gentlemei have not only done thtsf
but hav^ politely presented to me
with such paHfc of the creature as
have escaped the rap;e;of those who
ki!hd it, or the negligence of thosi
employed to preserve its exuth?. ?
4 ' ? . dmt- ith'
I The- result uf my enquiry I send yon
? tor your journal, if^ou think it cle
o^erves a place 111 it.
The fcn'rpenl killed at Sanely Kav,
Mi ?r_5 Otii iitst., is a sr.ecics of (he
foiuuf vvtmpkee^ the gf- nils'
iu ihe tecuml; tribe of the second
family of (he order Ophidian, of his
class reptiles. Its char^ftlfe tledu
etl from the order, the *
Jie sprite. is the following: The
jaw burifc, tfie filiate bones and the!
other bones, otv ttft mouth, are at-l
tached to each other and to llie era- 1
niuia by elastic ii^a mt-nts, which,*
by stretching, allow the dilatable!
throat to receive bodies of dimensions I
iaflj&tbaa the mouth in tin ordinary I
orj^fescent stale. up|>er audi
lower jaw Loue^ -fthfAach palarol
none is furnished with a row of *harp,
lix^^jupierced teeth, curved back-j
wards, ?so that the mouth wntainssixB
nearly parallel
rows of teeth, four
above and two below. The wind-'
?pipe is very long, and there is hut
lugg. The tail is prehensible,
fvvo homey hook/
snur
VipXftS#*1 - ' wUkU
VOOS ?
teier, when
wbert kii
mon of
America, w liei^^ometime^rowg
to the length and
is a formidable foe to s
&oats, aiul (nccor4M|^H|?-?^
[counts) even lo .
haunj, is the bank of
dinging by (lie tail to thrr
tree, it allows its enormous bulk t
[float -lazily on the stream, or col
I itself u j) in the folliage xjt the tn
land there waits, in patient an
| the arrival of any unfortunate
|\\ hich c hance or thirst may brits
way. It then
it to its tree, encircling both tree and]
animal in its folds, it breaks all the]
4aige hones, ami-reduces the carcase!
to a soft |Hiipy mass, which ifc&o vers]
with slimy saliva ; it then stlffin* <to|
extensible j&ws and throat, a**d by *j
tedious process transmits the whole
[volume to. its stomach. During di-1
gesiion, which continues many days J
it is quite torpid atnl def^^le^ iSffl
becomes an easy pr?y to the lord of
the creation. j
This then, Sir, is the animal thai
has been among us. Is it indigen
ous* or is it imported? Nothing of
t^e kind has hitherto been seen in
this or the jieighhouring llland.?
This is a strong presumption of its
month^i^fot'e its di^j^r^^a tree
cieature is known to* mtetifid, was
driven <fa our shores, n<it 200 yards
from the spot where it Wafe Jritted.?
ThS? a presumption that it is im
IptrteJ. HKiall we that) say, \ that it
was a passenger on the tree?|l?am
we imagine that some flood of AtheJ
Orinoco or Kssequibo ha# swept treej
and snake into the ocean f aild tl|g|
some envious southerly gate has w
Ited tbem to the shoreof 8t, Vincent?*
lit is Dowiblc }-*?lt is
let its feftdtt|| hoj>e (hat the recep
tion whtdMRlas itb may fie a
warning to nis counrfymen to stay at
holtee, and cease to disturb^li re
pose q^this peaceful Island.
I March 31. ? Through Jhe KH3
ne^s of Hie gentlemen Wlio last week
furnishied us with the imerestmHK?j
ticulars which we then published,
[respecting the large snake h>
led J#*he windward y, -we
ha^fe now the. pleasure to annotincfe1
tliat part of this formidable monster,
? The length of iho way is not an im
portant objection. ? The JUnc4! of di
^chtion, and of thr other natural lytic tiona,
won Id cnal?le it to > a *o)a <,
mticli grwiter length. . it is not atfiphibi-l
ous, nor venomoua.
*
'commisins: 11 it* sk^V'or < ' ' u
? r?
nnd M W inl in.' i : oj a l
jlud^t'd at oui ot\iii\ tor s ; ? i
tiou of such as may tvid di>?
%?
?satisfying themsvh i's_ tlmt tlui dr
"lion l!it' v lia\$ rem ved is auiu : . a!
nut Howl Caz.
> C~ J
From fhe tit xt Jer.-tt'j GtizeHc,
THE FlilNTii.lv. ?
i I pity ? X pity the printer/ ^aid
my Toby. i lit4 is a poor
devil/ rejoined I. 6 How sol-' said
tniy uncle. Tol>y. <111 t he first pi. ire
W* must endeavour to please every
laxly, and ten to oue if lie please*
any body : In the negligence of the
moment, perhaps a small paragraph
pops upon liiiu; he hastily throw-, it
tujlhe compositor? it is inserted ?
ami he is d d to aU intents ai; 1
purposes!' 4 Too much tlie case/
said my uncle with a sigh, 4 loo much
the case/ i Nor is that all/ continued
I, 4 he sometime? hits upon a piece
that pleases hiui mightily, and he
thinks it cannot but ?o down with
his subscribers ; hut alas t- who ran
? r ? ? *
calculate ?-==1ie inserts it, awl all Is
over with iua^ jfi?hey_ may forgive
others, but they cnnH forgive a pun
ter. -He has a host to print for; he
has fools, and he has wise men;
and every dunce that knows 15 from
a hull's. foot, sets up for a critick.?
The pretty Miss exclaims, why don't
he give us more jibe try and lion mots ?
?away \vith these stale pieces.?
'.I'D' politician claps . his specks on
his nose, and runs it ovei* in search
violent invective^ lie finds none ;
?kes his specks off, folds them,
ll ei? in his petfifrt, 'declaring
for mUiing (At to
rn. it goeStjjfeKvcry one thinks
'it to he printed expressly to
himself, as he is a subscriber,
jljjs brought to
hi 4