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poBprfBY. From the Long-Islfeud Star. +4 hint to ike Saver* Gin, by the author ^ qf Rum.9' SW HiLVothertpo* gamblers to shame, K*?osinj? the depth of their sin ; \ hope they'll net think me to blame, Fur addressing the lovers of GIN. StibW .? y> -r ? brandy or Rum, tftke them both in ; nly some, ra of GIN. ugal strife, ? begin ? the wife ! * j erof GIN. :ht reverse ; *the sin ; urse, era! GIN. , "?i ww> pass along, .? ** Oonts yo 9 may tell through his PM^. s kia^. ? 1 oi*ct: was both healthly and strong ; ^'VPut now .te'a a lover of GIN. he*tra<lesman Mae pining in jail, S&Vnose cai-nings wera spent at the Inn>[ No n i ml |hTm <nd for his bail, B?^W?toyoi GIN. Mf !*J$#a/?A on a Scolding Wife . 3|Bjr^?rov v?i?fc?oor Molly? let hcHie; . St.. fi:nl?repo?c?i last ? ami so do I. Mtfkellaneous. [iC'.-IMtR CAMDEN GAZKTTE.] HEl-OITS CI UH NO. VH. . Would it were made hi gh treason, jL-it: s* infinite high, for any man to mafry, 7 aipn lor a man wt?o would live hancl \ ?&A iik^ ^ gentleman in's wits and credit, v Rcanmunt O* Fletcher . Tose and prayed tbe indulgence and the unprejudiced ^itemiouof life Club to the defence ol >i- conduct ? Inch it had become 1 &r him lo make* H? 'Am 1 1<1 not Ji*? said have deferred so to vindicate himself from the ^Shflp^Aei^rsion which bad been ? n\ ojKm inm* but oft account of fli msu. hta spirits had been morbid I) Ah omi sorted, Ins nervea unbraced and deiaD^ed^and even yet the bin -th of UeavM abocked him rude It would be a ?u?ciettt j stifica Mr. S. uf the profession imfiico 1>j in v Fraternization with the Club; to alleclge, that the ob VfemiMy of auratory Ki sneeringly uctionof my ^ ly heart tieat W>nnt hopes, when {wt of Mm ?' glittering in orienl| sported in ifejp prospect. But much a justification would imply th* imi ??wnl of sentiments which 1 with keenest sense of ?Hp It and which i recollect now <u Uo n>e|a*cbol$ Merest, 1 will not "i of even the truth as a ib to conceal my tod whatever is t.-n e*?onnl friendship which i feei toward* (he member* of the Club, % atW^lfcthe pleasure of our social jfcitttvoafa* a via the Attraction of fctuuiy i?f etrfcumAtanre-, 1 wHl fore 4, qf it it he Hecessary? all these atoms eJffl advantages and break Al. tnese beads of union rather than 4*. tr ail I then bjr a tenure which i etvuu. M) sUte of Meetings is cot ?hut ot luciiKcriuunate disgust against tbiflfcj wb?> notw itbst9iKling their foi* bus ?re the loveliest and most amis trie had ot 'fmt s|?e<ies ? nor will i %fle< h tai.it to mask my chagrin for U)> * am ot Mu te** mnong, them. 9 bat chatted with want of stead-, T> ?t|: | uiici| te, and it becomes hjnelf against the! K>v.i|?ki (tur^oee it is ruces \ i 4*|>la!n vliHt are *en ,ttrV \?evK. 'I be objects of ?# 1 have tinder - ,i*en . ai<* >iol> to pO|>a?tu? AabiWb SKU.ni;riiti? o? mianu 1 hropy, but to furnish to those wh< prospects of felicity have beenblig ^d, who have felt " the pangs despised love," a resource and substitute for the gentle charit hich interest the more fortiyiate, , tie social intercourse, the ratioi on versa lion, and (be sympathies ' kindred spirits attached by similar of circumstances ? tlie highest ? (>ect for the female character, 1 must exclusive attachment roman cally surviving hope, are not iuco ? istent with these okp&s. Nor desertion from our ranks be an ev to be avoided, is the desertion \ those who manifest - constancy < sentiment to be rather apprebendec than of those, whose feelings vacci late with circumstances from the e> tremes of opposite passions, froi love to hatred and disgust. As to myself, said S. I hav loved with the most unbounded pre digality, the wildest sweetest pa9 sions has rioted in my arteries, th cup of felicity has been presente to my very lips and 1 have stretche forth my hapd to grasp it, but th cup of felicity has been dashed to th earth, the current of feeling ha curdled in my arteries, the gay vis ions which my imagination delighted to conjure up and sport amongst have? beetrw recked, and I feel now the desolation of almost motiveless existence. In such circumstances 1 sicken at the noisy mirth of the gid dy throng who sport in the circles of iashion, and fly as to a peaceful 4sluui, into the society of those whom similar disappointments bav* chastised into soberness of thought, and delicacy of sentiment. Andl al though when permitted to act as our unm&ked observer, my heart some inpes thrills with pleasure at the spirit- beaming glances of beauty, or glows with enthusiasm at the graces of simplicity and intelligence, yet it shrinks from ihe war of violent emotions and is appalled at the pros pect of the fitful alternation of hopes and fears. Besides, said Mr. 8. I liave formed my standard of fe male character upon too perfect a model to hope, frequently to recog uize its full proportions. The most attractive graces and the higher charmes are usually sparingly dis tributed, and are too frequently set off by glaring faults and weakness. Personal beauty is often degraded b> the association of sj^ly vanity, and intellectual endowments by the insolence of overw eetting pride. V ii spoilt good sense, unaffected sim plicity of heart, gentleness of dis position, the polish .of elegant ac complishments and the lustre of per sonal charms ar# seldom cofwfentrat ed. ' They are however concentrat ed hi the unequalled JKosa. 1 have worshipped almost perfect beauty in her luxuriant form and imperial ipori, in the flowing profession of her ebon Besses and the. attempered radiance f her eyes? and 1 have felt the nn: uHeridile charm of feminine sweet ness shading with tnodesty the en dowments of unusual intelligence and of the iitost cultivated graces. "It were all one That I should love a bright particular Star K And think to wed it." B'lt like such a Star she moves in an Orbit beyond my reach. IVty yoatiQ ambition wu?, indeed, san guine enough to afcpire to her love* 1 entitled her favor with all the IK dor and all the trembling anxieties of a first passu n, 1 practised all the dohcate observances which respect inspires, 1 invoked for her the spirit of music, and 1 wove the goHstimft texture of veraes. " Bui the impe rial votaress passed on In maiden meditation, fancy fr^." And I, exhausted and spiritless have neither the inclination nor the {power to recal mj wandering wishe* And transfer fbem to another. Am were this practicable, the conscious ness tltat 1 can no more a*sun?e th frolic and the gajetj of unscarrei ^outh, thai features hear the <lee|>l> engravtn impress" of rare/ and lb* Miieron tvraring nf kmg dierTOCTf metanchol>, would admonish nwto fCliio iron* ft field where I sh-Aiht n \ ? U ? s e d I 8 e' t v r ) i i i which bloods like an incubus on m\ spirits by essaying to embody tin phantastical crentions of fancy. It i^rue that in referrence to the seri ous purposes of life it is rather a nugatory employment, but it is <* harmless occasional relaxation and serves well to charin away the con scioulbes? of pain. MAUREPAS ISLAND? LAKE St/ perior. ; Tlie island of Maorepas is repu* ed to abound in' mi tier a In, and w > formerly explored t>y the cftpprt mine company* 14 1 found it," says the ageht* ? one ?;lid ruck, thinly covered with soil, except in the vat ly ; but generally well wooded. ? Its circumference is twelve leagues. On examining (he surface, I saw , nothing remarkable, except large ' veins of transparent spat, and a mass | of rock, at the south end of the 'island, which appealed to be com > ! posed of iroi \>Vtv* 9 lie Island of Yellow sands derives it* chief inter est front the traditions and fanciful tales which the Indians relate Con* corning its mineral trea*<ures, -and their supernatural guardians* They pretend that its shores are CoVered with h e a s hiuing yellow sand, which they would persuade Us is gold, but that the guardian spirit of the island toill not permit any of it to be carried away. To enforce his commands he lias drawn together upon it myriads of eagles, hawks, and other birds of prey, Who bj their cries warn him of any intrusion* upon the domain and assist with their claws and beaks to expel the* enemy. He has also called from the depths of tlie lake, large > serpents of the roost hideous forms, who lie thick coiled in the plden sands, and hiss defiance to the steps of the Invader A great many years ago, it is preten ded, that some people of their na tion were driven, by strejtt of weather, to take shelter upon tiff enchanted island, and being struck with the beautiful avid glittering apnea ranee of the treasure, they put a large quan tity of it io their tanoes* and at tempted to 'carry it. off, but a gigantic ftfurit strode into the water, and in a voice of thunder commanded them to bring it hack. Terrified with his amazing size and threatening aspect, they obeyed^ and were afterwards suffered to de(>art without molest#* lion, but they have never since at tempted to land upon it. ^ ?' Listen, white-man? -go not there, llnscen* spirit * stalk the air ; PavetKrim bird* their influenceiend, Snakes defy? and kites defend ; Theie the star-eyrd pantheer prowls, And the wolf in hunger howls ; There the speckled adder breeds, And the tarnished eagle teens ; Spirits keep thftn? ficncUyrcitc, I hey are tmr foyhe And are thirsting twght and day, On the human heart to prey ; Touch not then the guarded lands Of the Isle of Yellow Sands."? MS5V THE GAMESTERS. A man after travelling for a con siderable time about the world, re turned to 4m native country. His friends gathered around him, and according to custonir cried : we are glad to see you in good health ? come, relate to us your adventures. Ha ! how many miracles weft hi an instant described ! ? Gentlemen, said he, among other things, you know the great distance there is between the country of the Hjiroes and ours ? Well, at twelve hundred leagues from that country, Jt have seen a ape-; cies of men that appeared to me- al together singular, rl requentty they remain seated around a table till very late at night; there is too table-cloth, nor any thing like food on the table. Thunder might roar above their heads ; two armies might tight near them; Hea\en might proclaim that I 'he day vf the last judgment fc at hand ; they would not quit their pla ces ; it would not iftcasion the least distraction among theuv for they are deaf and dumb. At timfes broken sounds are heard to com$$ot of their mouths ? these bounds have no cod* nexion between them, and catonot express much ? and yet they have the power to make the eyes of those men roll in a strange mawheK 1 have often looked at them with admi ration ; they r ate never in Want of sjiectators, ;wtie are drawn thither by curiosity ; "add belief me> my friends, 1 wffl newr fc Me faces I-saw on ma casious. Despair, Ira ? malignant j *e*s, were uiose faces. lie Edmeni Kullen mein tVrual Regions? l.. criminal conducted Hut, asked the frie )er, what ca miserable Have they dei work for Are they seeking for~ the _ r pliers' stone? No. Probably are endeavoring to find out of the circle ? No, much they meet to do penance crimes? No, No! You teal maniacs, without hearing, out speaking, wit hem t feelf then can they^Be doing? are Gaming I v The above is a translation of an apologue of Mr# Lichwehr, a Ger man fabulist. I V(Pl When I see a young w ing about the streets, running one s lure to another* and never ins one cents worth of ggods* lady, thinks 1^ wants to see and seen by the \ oung men/ Whei. Isee a student of la w, or m linking about the taverns strutl aliout the streets, and attending n i lie public amusements, when ought to be at his book, that yi thinks 1, will never be an hoi hi*$tofegsion>*~ W hen I See a man, that kee|>s half a dozerf ran-l prentices and journeymen, rise in tfie morning at 9 o'clock,- go to the tavern tor hi* bitters, standing all day about the streets fe ben he ou^ht to l^e in his shop, that mfcn, thinks I, will soon take the oath of insolvency.? W hen 1 see men leaving their offices, stoics, and ^hops, and devoting their whole time and attention to saunter ing about the streets, add visiting pistes of pleasure, thinks 1, there is every reason to believe there will be in the end a loss of property and dimeter ? and misery and want among wives and children; Bolt Paper. ^ m m f V / - ? * ? 3 ' d ? A " ^ Strength of Character . . The desire of pltfcsing all man kind, is a fertile source of weakness and mutability in* some of the best dispositions ; young persons are not only prone themselves to fall into ex cess of easy good nature, but It if the quality that most readily capti vates them in the choice of an earl \ friend. It is, L impossible here W blame tbe dinpoeition, although it If iikkkiMBsrlint 10 flUard against tl our duties, we are almost as frequent ly called upon to uudeigo the c n - sure aud enmity of mankind, us to cultivate their friendship aud good opinion, Cicer \ it) enumerating the causes which induce men to desert Ujpir duty, very properly mentions air unwillingness to take up enmities. Tliis is, indeed, one of the severest of our attachment to principle ; but it is what we must he ready to sustain when occasion requires, n renounce every claim to a strung aud elevated character. THE BANYAN TREE. Picus Indica , is oue of the most extraordinary productions of the veg etable kingdom. This singular tree, a native of the warmer parts of In dia, throws out shoots from -the hor izontal branches, and these shoots extending toward? , the earth, strike root in the ground and become stems: Qtw branches . push out in the same manner, and new shoots as they ex pend from roots, and stems, till at jlait a single tree becomes the parent of an Extensive grove* not inappro priately characterised by the poet as a ? pillared shade bigh overarched." Thti banyan :rfce may be regarded as a natural temple in eastern cotiti trfrs: UloH art* ^p i'tt ?? I.mI*, before which the natives perform their devotions ; and it is sometimes called the tree "of councils , because the people assemble under if for de liberations on civil affairs. Oubeer Burr the name of a famous tree of this description, iu an islay^ of the rivetjNerbudda, covers a space ex ' " i feet in circumference ; trunks amount to 350, ber of smaller branches is than 8000. ' riie name of is derived from a venerated in whose toothpick it is asid sprung; it is celebrated ^^^?%lindost;.n for its _ litodP^Sn^ riumer from all parts of the iir Jo this sacred isons, to attend >tw, it is tits am kies of wood 5 birds, i, find thick fleiis . colored fig, of ^ tritantrireo s increased fo* a i and then died away. The bak&r, frantic, exdajmed, ? Oh ! you d? d villain j" and the ventriloquist n m I ning into the stragL the baker follow ed him, cryititf^stop him! stop him I he is a murderer! he has throw nflfcchi l^lfcto my oven j* the women tod load?# him with execra tions : but being takpn before a ma gistrate, whom he made acquainted with the tricky and who requested the vQBtriloquigt would ope his power, and bring the ch||p) before hint, the latter said it was in the baker's pock et; from whence, as the baker sup posed he again heard it cry, he ran off, exclaiming, " it is the devil ! it it the devil lw i * m* , i A preacher once selected the fol lowing words for his text: ? "the world, the flesh' ao<t the (levty/' ? Observing that he would avenge each under its proper head :-r*~he | would commence upon the flesh, ,mss lightly over tffe world, and hasten as fast as lie can to the devil .