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poetry ?? ? ? mm ????!!! ? l? umi ? ijm. ? ... the MEDIC 4 L COUHTSHJP. UY C. DARWIN, ,1k In manhood's dawn when first soft l.aii* ? VL Uc^l,V . Jm, , Tti field a timerous umbrage to the chin, Beimaru* pray 'd, Ye power* celesyU hear, Send me Vwife, and bless ihe Itmng paur. Her favourite youth, the blue-ey'd god dess spy'd, ^jF atber of god* and inen, O Jove 1 (she ? cry'd) I "Grant roe unerring wisdom to employ, " AnfBfcoose a damstd lui my fa> utile boy ? Tbc godhead nods and at her wing'd com mand, Before the youth, three Sister-'B -amies staftd, Ea th with soft Hfords hi* lender bosom ^ ~ warms nkml ham) u? hand display their rival "t . % charms. >Trat gentle Botany the sWain addre-.s'd, O&e early rose-bud blush'd upon her bu~st, She bade the Spring for him the sweets *? * . " unfold, ' ? Cteen'd the young herb, and dipp'd the flower in gold. Next pensive Chcmia Jifts the magiik w-*-*?- -wand, And rchanging forms obey her waving . ?*. / hand, 1 - Metallick trees advance their silver stems, Bud into gold, and blossom into gems. ** f ? ? Last youitg Anatont steps forth, and throws Thpciopdfrof'tuperslition from her brows, Hannfm she smites upou the crimson knife, Untwists each nerve* and treads the walks , of life. J He view'd, he *igh'd, alternate passions burn, : Each Courts, and each is courted in her ,. turn. ? ThUtt are my handmaids,* health-rob'd ,i . Mrd tint cries, And steps all radiant from the bending skies. Grace sat txpon her cheek, and oYr her if head * Immortal Youth his blooming honours spread ; Science for her his stream r'd ores lm proves, And Age and Fortune bless her a*, she The youth .... fl, press'd Then cfasp'd the gdtkless to hit panting ?1 ,> breast f -t ? O take your spouse, "-~?he heard his soft . , commands, v f And wreath'd her serpent to their wedded hands. THR HKRMit. Far fit a dreary waste a hermit dwelt* Remote front caret, recluse from Htttifcen . The paina of buay life l>e neVer feU* Hi? God and virtue were his sole delight. Nature's kind hand \mtovrtd his humble fare. JE. 1 A few wild roots pwtkd from the moun4 uin dreag.;i A crystal stream Chit gtntly murmur 'd there* ?* Sooth'd all hit wants, were ail he wish'd -for here. i ? ? i < ~ : * a Jn etfent wonder nightly he surveyed* The countless glories of the starry ** throng | , Devotion swell'd? the splendor there dls pley'd, ?' / . Awoke the pious tribute of a song, The bope* of better words beyond the > Where glory crowns meek virtue's hum w >M 'ble ways, > ThiilVd in hia soul, castatk* transport gave, And cheer'd his pensive solitary days* Twice nine long lustre* had this holy sage, Thus liv'd m peace, unenvied and un known? v 'Till all his locks were Silvered o'er With' vft 1 age> W And Uuc repentance hia few vnt atoned. * yifPSMf* ?" '' *** "* v''<i 4*-' " ' ?* The tottering Hmb, slow poise and shorten ?ed breath, That scaixe upheld his weaken'd ap.e .v :AWit frame,' -? Announced ihf alow, tho* sore approach of To watt hi*; soul Id Heaven, from whence r*jpf tlBli ' T!ia gnoA men's ceres had Pfst be yon* the There hWver ending joye he hoped to gain | - a . He raised tn brighter worlds hia longing eyee And left thie fleeting scene without a < pain. 4 | O sacved Virtue ! thus my end jm pare * May 1 thus know thy worth and feel thy powers, * ? X*. To soothe the inward rankling* of despair. And strew the thorny bed of death with ' (lover*. * When exhausted sink* beneith the lo??% And shews my final dissolution nigh ; j Thus, Virtue, light me to thy blca&cd alx>dc, In the bright mansion of th* eternal sk >y* j EriG RAM, When men of 'nfamy to graodeur soar> i TheKlight * torch to shew their shame the more. ~ ? ? ?? ? ?> ?> " M06i* LXlhAOHD^SAKY 1 1 1 One of the mo^t singular cir rum stances recorded in the history of a* ideni*, oc curved ?i* the town of Middlebury, in this count) , on lite l6u? UisU and exhibits in the htro of misfortune, a mind excelling in the cool, de|i!>crate, *nd determined virtues The subject is as follows. Arte ma? bnaituck, on that day, in a piece of cuopping that he was clearing, fcil a tree across a stump, iiv which situation it re mained nearly balanced; the top, howler, buoyed up the butt; while thus suspended, he undertook to cut the tree in two near the stump Upon which it w*i? lodged, and while sUutliitg u|x>n it for th*t put pose, he cot so much more upon the upper than the ?under part of the tree, that the weight of the butt caused it to split, and at iW in stant of the greatest vibration or sepcrnlion | of the severed parts his foot slipt into the cavity of the opening timber, and remain ed as firmly fixed as in a vice? be fell im mediately b^kwards, in which fall he lost his axe, but soon recovered a position that enabled him to hold upon the tree by one hand, with the other he drew out his pocket j knife, and cut a limb with a hook attached to it, with the intention of drawing up ii>e axe and cutting the tree to liberate his foot L)Ut soon found his efforts fraiilefs. lie tiext tried to break his leg, as that would have enabled him to ttifn his baity in a po sition to sit upon the tree and wait the lin gering hour of assistance ; but his p*st?tj lion prevented even the, gratification of this harsh relief. ? Finding 'iiU strength failing fast, and no prospect of timely rev hef (as no humait assistance was within three quarters of a mile) he adopted ihe only alternative that remained of saving himself from the hard and horrfbledeath J>f expiring while suspended in the air, with his Lead down and feet up? With his ' penknife he deliberately severed hts foot i from his leg at the ancle joint, and on his ! hands and knees bent Ms course for home. In this postufe be trawled lull half, a mile before bis calls for assistance Were he aid. * and twite had to deflate several rods- frdrn a direct line to a ? ivulet to quench his rag , ing thirst. We are haftpy tost ate that, he is likely to do welK A HORRID ACT Oh Friday bit, ubout 1 1 o'clock . A. M? a n?o*t during , and attrocioua attempt at murder took place in the town ot H?llo?tL by rapt* : Michael Morrison's shooting his wijfo in the public street. It appears that for yeais he had treated lier extremely i \Y, in* somunch as to induce her to apf ly for a dt : vorce, which was granted on Wednesday last with possession ol property and the , cai<e and maintenance of the children. , Thi* having been effected he was enraged ttfll decree that nty eflbrts of hers could appease or deter him from Sis horrid pur 1 pose? accordingly aa she kit her house ' to escape the threat of the monster he ; levelled his gun, loaded with t*o balls and a large tyiantltty of allot, and placed ' the whole charge of shot Into her body and limb* ? the balls missing the object, went into thtf ground. She waa immedi ately , conveyed by the assistance of friends to a house adj*iicnt, where, 01V Friday evert ing, some Hope was critertfcteed of. her recovery. * MorrisoiS who had Retired to his bed with one of the children, was apprehended soon after, and from appearance had take* a dose to tyiiet the sting of remorse? but medical ingenuity removed the draught : from its station, and he waa commuted at < Augusta for trial. !. ' In 1 or. don, April 94, 'a person attempt* ed to kill himself by throwing himself be fore the wheels of a loaded waggon ; two v heels passed over Hi * thighs, lie had' before alu?apted to hang himself* jtnnecdo'e of IJr. Youn#.?.A% the Dr # tor was w diking in his ganten, at Welwyn in company Ouh two ladies, one of whom he afterwards married, the servant came to tell him a gvntleman wished to spnpk with Hilts* u 'I ell him," say a the doctor* 41 1 am too happily engaged to change my situation*" The ladies insisted . that he should go. as his visitor was a man of rank, Hhr patron, end Ma fHehd. sosshms huwetelH hl#lflHUni look him by the right arvA, bf itks left and led hint to when finding resist snce was ' lotetl, i laid W% hand* upon In that exprevrive manner for which he sfras so remarkable, spoke the >?Wowhif Hhes t M Thus Adam looked wheri Ciom the gats fell arisen, v . ' And tWs disputed orders seat front Hea * i^iwn* ? -V ,xi Like him, I got bnt yetts Mi* %th, lAe Mm I go, far angA droae iH both / Hird was his fate ; tmTiuiine still more ui*. i- kind : v ZS. x?.. AfltST' His Cre went with him ; ? ?hut mine stays t^hit^.'1 ?? % Ttamikm fcUu?o*l Uudltfetccr # ^ V ^ VIEW5 O* THE SOUTH BUN STATES Ex'raet q/ m Utter _j/Toj n a gmiteman on a lour o / bwtintut in the ?eu<Jbtm timls. Mi LLiocKTiu.1 June 8, l s 1 7 Tlw: distance from Darlen taSt- MaryS is 1 5 miles, through a country very thinly populated, and likely t? remain ?o. on ?c count of t lie lands principally consisting of what U termed Pine Oairtreiu Iw ? travel ler is tired of the uniformity of Ux scenes one piece of land succeeding another , equally flat, coveted as the preceding. Wuh tall pinrsand the saw palmetto, a sp*:ies of vegetable aa useless as a weed. He freshmej? is only W ber ImmI at a very fciv places on the toad, the houses beu^g 1 5 or 20 miles apart. Jefferson which is 60 miles from Da rien9 ts the aeat of justice of Camden coun ty. It lies on Satiila jiter* is a small place nbt long built. The e are some respectaple families settled on the banks of the Satiila whose information, mannusi and polite hospitality, ate Well calculated to render the visit of a stranger tb this distant and secluded corner of the tJniied States, an agreeable subject of future t re collection. St. Mary's first called St. Patrick's then Newtown, but since named aftef the river on whtch it lies, and which river is the line that separates Georgia from fcast Florida, fras a flourishing place during the existence of the embargo and the late war; but it hat the appearance at present of falling into decay; The neighboring island Of Amelia, being under the Sp. nish jurisdiction, formed a depot for British manufactures and American produce. Here smuggling flout ished, and the in tei change ot the goods Of one nation for t nose of another effected Per fxxa uut ve/o?j formed a very profitable trafit to the con cerned, and created a temporary but fugt live kind of prosperity on this frontier* Still the people of St. Maiy's and it* vi cinity anticipate the cession of East Florida aa the harbinger of prosperity to them. 1 found the inhabitants on Amelia* Island, and those I met with in Florida animated with similar feelings; professing the strongest hopes that the cession would take place, and tnat shortly. It mnst be high- j ly gratifying to the f iends of the Amjur. ?can' institutions, to find thefr Neighbours so anxiooa to hi incoTporatt d into the tame family, and willing to welcome the Amrr> ican jurisdiction as the certain gutfaiUcc of peace, prosperity and happiness, ? ? . There is a company of Spaniafi artillery at Fernandina, the only town on Amelia, the captain ofvfhich is the commandant of the Jslartd. The soldiers are the most >lov?tily?_ili?drtiifrdt and ilfc looking tori* of Mars, I ever Owe would not* suppose a drop of Castilisn blood ever, cir culated in their veins. '1 he ?M>il and cli maie of l'loiKk ire buth well hpokeu oft and Mid to be vet y poe<t alon^ the tea coast. hi peninsular situation it no doubt highly s advantageous* the aea washing; three sides of iu Us produce ? a excellent, the Flotidian cotton commanding the beat price ih market' ; and tTici province being more aouthwa*dfy than Geortfa, the prospett of raiting sugar with success is greater there than in that state. Near the riv^r St Johns; there at^ most valuable tracts of land, Which' wobld a flord ranges for the pasturage of th4 most txtthsive herds of cattle* A 'medifcsl gentleman, whom 1 met, upon a uotamting tour, in this province, confirms the existence of the nbmeHous species of plants mentioned ~m Bartram's travels, tome of which scientific men had doubts of, , The cession of Florida by 8pato fd tbe United States would bp highly desirable in a geographical point of view, as t fieri the frontier of the latter would 6e Carried to ? the ocean, the natural and proper bounda ry of the American Republic y the sooner tliiei event taket pladt, the bctttet fbr the inhabitants df Georgia arid Ffbrfada, (of the present indecisive destiny of tlte latter pre v*nts the piogre?s ot population and i im provement on ea^i frontier* * In the neighborhood af St. Mary's and Da^ietl, ftrrge quantities oflive oak and ce tlet have been fulled and prepared lor ahip* ping to tlie principal mat attme . porta for the ufe of the United Sum; Mr. Gtiea who built the Guerriere frigate in PfcUa-| delphia, Nat been otfenpied Hi tupertn tending a pert of this basinets oh Black beard's Island, near Damn. It would be , Rood policy on th? part of (rovcrnnwM to institute an enquiry tfitoihe state of that invaluable evergreen, the liva <??k, as th* preservation! of it is of the highest impot - lane* to the national interest. Major Pievee Butler, ?n old revolt itlotis* ry MBr.tr and con|p<tt riot of General Mont gomery 'a has some vary *alu*b- plants tiona near RtHen remarfcablo . for the ex cellent plan tation purpoaA euch at rite- mills, barns, Ike* Awf dtk^^wniee Hi vMNl as an hospi tal Itr abk land coovalajfcent negroes. Uk crop of last year on thete plantations only, netted Mm g$3 oo n. It is toid that haftatrfMortef dollars b>t be^olTe red far thii Arnnnritf t j tM fet Himon*t And Cumberland Islands, [fan thie coeft* ere very valuable; on the letter, at the house of a Mr. Shaw, whose i wilt ia a daigkter of the late Gea. Nau O ra*n? yo or gfneroua friend, Admiral CetJJMtfn-fttttd bis .Mai ^quarters, while in this viriomge. The iaMbitanta* both on the Wanda and the Maim lost a great number of their negroes, by their going j oi> board The s>q'?aHro;i , "Srv e* i. cuUted the number 10 be 4?hout 10OO* the majority ot whom, ihcv assert were nk- ?? iw^y uumf 1^+, AwKfwift imil, jillu-iiic tinning ol the declaration of Peace Ailer gratifying ?ny curio*tfy in hi* roost Catholic Majesty's dominion*, I returi*|^M&L Mary's and from then ee to Da? iend^^b* purpose oi visaing iif? up per p^P??o rgia. Hew -York Bvcmo* ltVMUJAji ? /OA. i. The power ul I diseased imagination over U,e body, or as it is *ctcnuficaUy cai* led, hallucination, was iKJ?*r pci haps more atfoogly verified than in the case til time dissolute young nobleman,. and cxtrkordi nary genius, the younger Lyuirtun. 9 The story is well know n to most of our readmit* He, one ni*ht mw in a dream 4 yrun^ la dy, wlto told him that on a t?ttain SattiN day evening at 10 o'clock, be certainly would dtc i thi* he related to some of 4)is intimate acquaintance, and invited a num ber ot theiu to pass the ap|>oimed . even ing with him and witness luc falsehood of ilie prediction. They did to ; the :sVtn> ing came, he endeavored to make him* self merry as the hour approached, but it had fastened on hts imagination -Mtiltr a firmer hold than he aware' of , just before 10* he complained of be in a tndis pobed, proved td rfetire, atnl died in the act of get jug into bet). A clergyman who then lived n^ar Hag\ey,told the writer of this, that a Doctor Johnson, of whom Lyttlcton speaks in ve,y high terms in one of his It tit**, as a physician in bis neigh borhood, 4o!d brm, that had he been sent for in season, he &ould have saved him* 1 he Qoarteily Review, of last November* contains the following striking instance. u One of the Moit striking instances -* of the amasing influence Which the imagina* , lion possesses, not over the feelings meiily, but upon the actual state and functions fc>F the bodily organization, is i elated * by pro* lessor Hufeland t this case ts so interesting and we may add, tO instructive, that we aret tempted, notwithstanding ka length) la lay it before our rtadert* v J i \< M A student at Jena, abpnt 16 years of age, having a weak And irritable nevvmu frame, but in o *h$r Respects healthy, ' left his apartments during twilights and Mid* d*nly returned with a pale, dismal coun? tenance, assuring hts companion he was doomed tOjdie iiV thirty-six hojirs, or at fttoe o'clock in the morning of the second dnjr* l^ts sudden rhangr of a chaerfkil vauiw mind, naturally al Armed bit explanation was given livery attempt at ridiculing thiswhimsi* cal notion waa fruitless J and he persiltad in affiimingiihtnjjxdrafh Mirlijn e^l tneVitible. .*A ntttperotta circle of his low- Students sboh ?Imw1mU *,mbh. aMI***