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POETRY. * FHOM THE ALEXANDRIA H E K ALB. WHAR DO WR Litte FOK ? BY ALBtKTO.^ What do we live lor ? is it to*be 'l hc sport of fortune's power ? To launch our barque on pleasure's sea ' i-.ncl float perhaps an hour ? To waste bur time in idle dreams, Of what may be to-morrow ? To gltan with care What do we live for ? is it to find : *?The ties of friendship broken? That love's a sound to cheat mankind, And d^es as soon as spoken ? To mark the woes on othertSfotrl'd, Nor weap their hapless kjqpr^; To hate our feflow?-*-curae the World? To die and be forgol ? "clo J we Were formed to search for truth, T hvou g h paths made plain bj* reason, To haftthat light in earliest youtti, ' ? wiBgh mam "? gflaasa g? i i_ Tr^%jf^e were made to win below, boon hereafter given, ? m I receMng a letter from a JLtdy 1 mth a Kiss in if Postscript. TttB.roST. A Kissin vain yourl^s impress, Which ne'er airitefcatits addi A Kiss that's bro't mu by the po?t Ere it can reach the mouth is iost, No thanks are dlK? Ar luch a &JPHRI ous. [KOR THE OA If DEN GAZETTE.] 5 CLUB NO. V. Would it wtrm maclo high treason, , , McJFinfimte hij|li, for any mtn to marry, ? 1 mean for a roiau who would live hand I . ; ' i ; w%J\ i, 1*ih yt ^ r > , Beaumont & .Fletcher* &\ a regulardieetina of the Club, after the jKatisactiuu. jafb ordinary business, Dr. TjjistrjMF Occiput! ? was proposed as a member, audi being ?'properly vouched for, ?m| elected? Me. Post n vk lied *011 as Essaycst of /to give the Club, tiro! 'tis labors, he rose nod addressed thwn as foHows. j Though 1 might peiguts claim! exem|?tiMM for the preseWfrom thel honorable task you have imposed on me. jet to testify my high opinion Of thflfltditv of such rational insti tiuioa?and my sjwckl regard for * the iSWthy memhexa of thisB <mr boa of rgtrhe dertake to dischari (???I ?tl me. by offering some thoughts a familin' t bough not insignificant top$r-> do it the more cVerfully no\vT while novyltv may in some de gree. ??'( urn nqqj^mir attention, and b?|>ri' 1 may be detefM by eon* scions inferiority, when more fully ac?|ii ..inted with tl>? tajggpfef my I * * ittifl As I have Tmu making some short j excur iofM from home, my mind 11a trirally turns to the subject of travel- j ; it in Inside* one ml opted more v ^apeci dly Jo our riruimstiuces ns Ifcieh lors^for who would travel With the incumbrance find expense of a family ?? t hough I cannot Imast of hiving visited foreign coun tries, or hAVillg freen many of the stupendous, and beautiful object* w hi It our own country contains; and consequently cannot stun yon with the roar of Niagara, or envelope you in the prismatic glories of \font morenci; though 1 have neither be* held St. Peters nor St. Pauls, the floating gardens of Mexico nor the floating, dwelling of China, the Py* tnmnls. nor the Parthenion ; the na-1 total bridge nor the table mountains r though I liave not explored the ex tent of our sea const, and have seen . lcg? of the interior Jhan nvatty or aV? present, yet as I have nofr absolutely lived always in one spot ; as I have crossed some of our rivers and visit eil sotoe of our towns, and witness ed some vanities of living, I m ny claim in a huuible degree the charac ter of a Traveller. It is only In this qualified, 1 might say negative ac ceptation of the tewn as J1 ied myself, tlmt I venture to offer remarks in yonr consideration, and hope to1 j?e heard witli that placency v hich Si learned* adri feels while listening to the argui of a brother from jfljbom lie^an fear] no i imi petition, * '' ~ ? mPp ' he object of travellings may iie pleasure or improvement. 1 ea ve to those better acquainted with the mysteries of business a discussion of ttH) first ; and -on the others 1 shall but cursorily toqflpn Kelaxation and i sufficient motives laboritms or se (ilentary. To such the change of scene is gratifying, and must be sa lutnry. The absolutely _idle man will not gain much benefit or gratifi cation. He will rather find mate rials for cavil and discount* and may for aught I know " game^jfcvery vice on Christian ground/' The improvement of our health when im | paired, combines pleasure with profit in its most liberal sense. The satis tying of curiosity ia an allowable and in some cftt-uinstances a laudable motive ; /when any of file rare phe nomena of nature, or exquisite pro duction^ of* art9 are fthiti our reach, we may ifot only derive momentary, gratification from the sight, but gain yaluahle additions to ciur ledge. $A general and indisiinct Kquaiilt ance wittr iMtoons and places can l>e acquired idB | description, pictures and uiaps ;?TOt when we view the original, we discover soniettiuig we did (tot aee in ?ie copy. I Therefore imSta***! |jh|rn that it is begin tiulgto be ttiPpacticc of persons in tending to migrate to tiie Westward, first to yislt that country* This will enable them to make their calculation* better if ''ivy afterwards determine to remove, or if they do not. JMTC save them, much Expense, and mtfh ply them with interesting topics of Conversation. The ni?n of wealth, intelligence and liberality may bene fit his neighlK) V as well as himself, by briugin^ home, and putting into operation, the ^improvements in the useful arts and particularly in agri culture, which be meets with in his travels. ? It is not so much^whaH>ne hears as whaLone s?es (hat produces cUf^ctidtijC^h travel With conveni etSjpntl pflHure we should have ! gowl rqrffts ? here the mere traveller has a oXmon interest with tjte farm er and fl^Pn^phant, when (tie roads are kept ib good condittattgMkrfe ceed Aith ease, and the roindisW lilierty to dweH ou evervjibject that invites attention. 1 cagjpi-but feel a respect mingled with gratitude to wards the proprietors of land inj some parts of our country, w here not Italy ttow and the*) a cheerful vista [attracts the eye tp a respectable man sion, but extensive ranges of majes tic trees overshadow the road, afford ing an' exhilarating prospect and protection from the solar heat At the same time I very much regifot the bad taste and parsimony exhibited , in other parts, where massy trunks of pine, hickory ami oak are seen tying in ignoble ruin hesfGphe naked road, or if left standing (he trees are deformed and rendered useless by the flxe. * 1 Used to consider the, for est trees lining onr public roads as |?ut>Hc property; if not so by law, they rertainly ought to be : and if they are, why should their abuse l>e suffered, can the cotton pvodoco of a few rods of a soil likely to he soon exhausted ^n<l (hen consigned to broom-grass and pine hushes, "'ami despoile^ of its living ornunients, the growth of ng cs, and the incon venience the traveller experience, while exposed to the penetratingrays of a southern sun and their strong reflect i^pi from the sand? Dotj^e envy positively the sight of tliose trees under whose idnple sbxle <*> t falh *rs smoked their pities and ate their melons. Such devastation cannofbe1 soon repaired and should not be tolerated, I might go on to notice, on on<! bfltid (lie vexation w'fiicL ' .mk m arise* from obtrusive mqpisttivene?s. and aelf importance, fronf ill prttvitl ,64? fare and incpromodious lodging: and yn the other, flie etilerfoiflfen to be Jbuod io markiHg traits oWw racter, and the deversitv of opinions, us^es and lwbits existing in ?itua .jtioiis not very remote from ruth other, I might with stilt luore satis I faction advertto ftfe social eiMm men^ [derived ffotn unostentatious Hospital it y, aud fntercotRe |M enlighten ed minds regulated igght princi j^ea, and graced by eaty mamier^ who may (L the theme, and whoever proper to ditcctss it will find men willing and attentive hearer. Jelive^an 4 ing and the ' PEREGINE SI b for the AV1&CWDTE OF TH E N E APOLIT AN S. From Gaitffe\ Travel in Italy , in 1818. There is not, I really believe, a city in tbe world, the approach to which is so clearly indicated by the stir and hustle in its vicinity, as Na* pies. Yc^begiu to perceive an ex traordinary degree of vivacity in the| whole pipulation , long ere jrof >r? Mre at the capital ; and this tqapear anc&Jnci^ases so ^triktekljpu every I mite, that yon ire welFprepafed figy 4he astonishing scene which H\vaW| you on catering the city. One of the rircuviMfacedfeiich surprised me] most was the FSl dy of use t little boys old, as busily elders; one is the bearer breakfast to the fields ; ries a pick-axe or a you would hfNIb think him enough to ljff?Ttaothef is drivi ass with vegetables to marked We saw a litflPcretitore standing on a chair grinding alqPfef whfle another] still younger was turning the wheel, i In short, every qgej^as at some oc cupation, an^evefy tody seemed to be in a this busy crowd fls extremly enter ti There w nq city in Europe com "Taples in point of beauty* m' uiagji and fcur burgh; hut the a, the animated Pside^ the magni pd?, the awful and streeWT in"Bt. situation of prospect* on v Mnl l?J, the ever present pi the mihle ampMftafttre which tlie city forms in ita cm dual ascent from the shore to ? ' hilts, the it Ify of Vesuvius, ? ??PVt/flt II VM* ?BfV I of the encirdingj ticiVRlo bustle of ita im mense popnlttioo, of w hit h no other town can give an ftdequato jdea ; tlie noise with which the air i* constant ly filled l>y the rollgag of carriages and the hum of hu ry varifl comhina *?_ H ID eve ? and ex sly oy^(l| pVessRin all tl Wrs&srig orjr pore to new and India, impressions. It i, realty as iffiiie Jkl previously heen onlj half alivipind as if nt?w sense* wpr? developeil^Hf Inch had hitherto lain dormant atm inoMfeetotit. There If, besides, ? m*h ?*o picture eveti in liven thing thflpr of Naples, ami it is impo*?iMe hot to yield to a sen <nal delight in the mere feeling of ex istence. [well dressed people. e took a drive on the Stratia JSTuova, as far as Hie hills aln>ve JXisida, which we bad already visit ed, hut ?b? are too attractive not to claim as frequent Visits y other occupations leave leisure for* There is onajiillock in "the garden, from when|| (he prospect is incomparably finer than from any other part; ifjl lived at Naplcsnr ' ' m 9 ? * * * . Tr visit it?*nra*t every On oik return w SnHKnin^ were sitting astride a ensk quel plaj drum while another] ing on a 1 funic al \ MfSI OB A bout the e iired there irred in New Jersey* Peter, wh^wi of w him lljp cap stances wvre toot <ti?fentf hut what "tomfortable." tance from his tina, a buxom wi feet in lteight*M He Wl pernor, noti was Hie one who ?hool<! (lie yawilfc billets, ft ed the one r.<l<lressc<l residence was tnost of the love-sfck swaiin? l>e saddle, while s self ip Che best St chance, a horse stiw ^ale of Christina, who* dressed to pay a visit Wm whe? the messenger deli Iter's birth } she quickly tnountc conf&efr, but no sootier had site into the rdkl that lead to Jfeter'i house, i|Rt her oes in HT she itow her rival with Uie swiftness out dR cmfott rec es idenccylhar ng iMf ho. e wiMF-ftlH , s?pewly*?i lockly U wm that 11 1 e matrons of Mm Any wore boittiMft wtflb the: red hy tying tliem flier for Imd tbey worn the floweucarden bonneto of tl er-gar day f tneir heads must noon redtipl rortiq# lipjT I Jottny Gitotn-^ne nil rhin? prevented the tir? off, and aw#y We slopped before Micbele's fa mous maccaroni shop, for lire pur pose of seeing (lie nAtive* eat their favor lie" fowl^ ItnllplfHti NeSpolilW si vie. The cook \> ho distributes (lie maccaroui, Inked it with his fingers out of no immense kettle, and spins it out upon the plate, raising bis arm as high ? he ran to show its great length, after which be takes a hand ful of grated cheese with which lie powders the -moccaroni. The plate is then given to the purchaser, with opt knife or fork} he holds it with one hand, and with tto other intro duces one end of the maccaroni into his mouth, and straws it in by de: grees fill he hag ? swallowed th3 whole ; after which be^ickstlie plate clean, and returns itio he soused in lu^toaitu ? These fflaccayapi-eaters II not Lazzaroni, hut tolerably and Amey, whipping fur dear life, witli their bonnets gracefully dand ling 90 their hacks. Both ladies be ing equally >*etl moontrd. Christi tia preserved (lie lead, and after a race of a mile and a quarter, sho bounced into Peter's door, exclaim ing, u Well here 1 *111, Peter ? I got here^ra*/" The old gentleman expressed his happiness by a pleg raatic " alas a- day !" Singular Custom among the Women at Cumana. Sfrp , I remarked a very odu custom among the women of Cumana ; ihey wear neither veils or gloves, thus, -with the most agreeable ami sive shapes and countenances, they have a copper color. W hile at <3omana> I ofered several pair oV gloves, for lier and her dau^hteps/ to a lady to whom I w as under *f)me obligations. She accepted them* but mentioned that neither sbe nor her daughters could wear them ; 'that it was 'not the custom at Cumana ; that any young lady seen with gloves . , and veil, would he deemed a fantas tical coquette, whom no one would mangy, and that such fooleries were onlJTltfor the belles and fopjj of Car accas. ? WhUe t] waking uf the Car accas fopt I shoold not omit that it h ttotfttnMml to see a portrait of their mistress suspended to Ihdr neck b J a gold chain, in atofet the same manner a* a Parisian or London bea tt wfears a glass to assist his sight, injures 1 m> doubt, by' the study of nevels and late hoars. S; La Belte ^Assemble. jg= MONITORIAL. ~ f" Lord what Is man (hat thou art mindful of him F'grAias ! alas! what is hfe indeed tliou must needs know re&deutwU thy steps to the grave-yard, Tftd there bfJiol4 hiy n all his loathsome nothingness. lates te a ntrtiust eloquence TIk? re is less of iflfcndicity at Na ples than at Rbme, but the beggars are much more importunate, ant) their whining toijp of supplication | make%iba^^^tokraMy urn ioying>? They (Pen pretend to ciyy but if Sm teU them you do not like tears,! egnl immediately bepn to laugh anfHjfkt. If you still refuse them any thing, tbey recommence howling in the most fatiguing manner, and raver l^av^ you until they have gain* In thrir eml. It i* thei;cfof* expe dienLfor * stir Anger fo l>e welt provi* (led With small coins for tl sions, whenever he stirs They do not usually apply to r ___ on root, tmtprefer attacking those who drive flr carriages, whom they {Mum* with tk most indefatigable pemewancew