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Inquire at the Alice of the Watchman. POETICAL SELECTIONS. [ From the Ontario Depository.~\ MELANCHOLY THOUGHTS. Sperat infestis ---— bene preparatum Horace. Pc ttus. Dedicated to the Author's curiy Friends. Ftesh is the gay career of dawning life, What magic visions burst upon my view ! Woe had not mai l 'd the prospect—want and strife Were all unfelt ; or if at times 1 drew Some pictur'd ill, its dark repulsive hue, Like night departed ; lor the earth was aiili To child-hood's musings, beautiful and new, No cloud of sorrow came its breeze to chili, No deadly blast to wither and to kill ! The heav'ns were bright above me, and beneath The sweet untrodden (lowers of nature smil'd; And on 1 went, disporting Fancy's wreath, Cheer'd by tile beauteous charmer ; and beguil'd To haunts of peace, pure, b'ooming, undefil'd, Where Love could riot in elysiau l est, Far, far, beyond mirth's midnight orgies wild ; And clasping some young seraph to its breast, Drink tiie warm, sinless raptures of the blest. At morn, upon my pillow, not a tear, Could irienilship trace-there bloom'd the rose of joy Like songs of forest bird.,, that caroll'd near, My voice the dawn preceded—a gay boy, 1 wist not woe such music could destroy ; hrom morn to noon-day, and to night I sung, Without a care to trouble or annoy, And when my hand across the lyre I flung, Too partial love, gave audience as it rung. When thro' my breast the trance of slumber stole, Repose unliroken lent to life new play ; Each wearied sense forgot its soft control, T# wal4e mo,e buoyant, and revive more gay. All, all was mild composure where l lay— For hope maternal with endearing heed, Loan'd o'er my couch, and long would fondly stay, Intent the thoughts of filial joy to read, While forth they rush'd With wild impetuous speed. And fortune's ray, to friendship's smile allied, Pour'd the enamelfd path of life along, As blithely on to happiness I hied, My teacher Virtue, my companion Song, My first best guide, the mightiest of the strong, 1 hat Power unseen, of all pervading glance, Who wrote man's doom eternal ages back And bade him up, to yonder bright expanse Soar from the wildering mazes of his track. I knew not—deem'd not scenes so blest, so bright, Could only yield an evanescent beam, That joys like mine could vanish into night Fast as the blazing meteor's transient gleam_ Or if they went—that life could ne'er redeem Those lov'd illusions of my youthful pride ; But now their fairy sweets as fading seem, As twilight shadows that to darkness glide, Or ocean zephyrs dying o'er the tide l 'Tis well—fhat Being, who in mercy gives, In boundless wisdom too, can take away— His arm sustains the lowliest wretch that lives, Embracing worlds within his wide survey, Stern if they yield not, pleas'd if they obey ; 'Tis well—tho' life's allurements all recede, There is a beacon of unearthly ray, Thro' time's dark labyrinth of woe to lead And cheer the trembling rebel in his need. A few brief years of gladness hurried on, And all was lovely, luminous and pure, Hone hail'd new bliss at each icturnirig dawn, And every day found boyhood more secure, Sublimer scenes, unfolding to allure— fame's laurel wreath, and beauty's myrtle-crest Whije joy, of long duration, all too sure, Saw not the storm collecting to molest, Nor heard the thunder booming oer its rest. ft came, with fearful suddenness, it came, The deadly siroc—the consuming gale : Impoverish'd lortune own'd its withering flame, And weepingorphanage was heard to wail— Death link'd at last to ruin, prov'tl how frail Had been my web-work visions of delight. 1 hat like the budless sparkling in the trail Of some fair galley, gliding in its might, Glitter'd awhile—then faded from my sight. Yes, the paternal circle, where my youth Had tasted transport, md enjoy'd repose—. 1 hat home ot tenderness, affection, truth, Became the dark abode of many woes, Health from my feverish cheek, withdrew her And left the hectic glow of anguish there— The lump of life seem'd burning at its close—. But Friendship sooth'd me, witli her angel tare, And bade disease its ravages forbear. rose, Alas! I woke from illness, but to gaze On fortune's ruins scatter'd idly round ; 1 he world appear'd one dark impervious maze, Where pleasure languish'd, disappointment frown'd, And death's cold frosts the loveliest verdure crown'd; \i„.i,, . . , ,, , ' gilt al human beings snunn d me then, d to bitter solitude profound— That e'en the famish'd wolf within her den, Look'd on my griefs, more merciful than men Yet, there were those whose sympathizing power, Could cheer me still—(lor weil 1 knew their worth) Within the walls where infancy's first hour, Was spent in gay rejoicing at my birth — 1 here, many an interval of holy mirth, Pass (1 e'er I broke from childhood's sheltering dome, To go my way unfriended on the earth, Without a guide, where nature's children roam, Want my associate, and the world my home. 0 never, never, can my soul forget, 1 lie hour ot parting with that much lov'd few— I he quivering lip, pale cheek, and eyes all wet, 1 he lond caress—the eloquent adieu I hat see'd my lingering footstepts to pu rsue— O never can 1 think with Of love so fervent, tedetness unconcern, so true, But thought shall aye in fond remembrance burn I o greet such feeling with a glad return. Dark was that day of separation—still My heart recurs in sadness to the scene, Dark — lor I left a kindred bosom ill— Slung by disease, that bosom long had been, Yet tlio' in hopeless languishing—serene My young and faded relative appear'd, And when I press'd her burning cheek, her mein Prochim'd a soul by hope celestial cheer'd— She wept my perils —they were all she iear'd. He, he, who feeds young ravens when they cry, Will not desert her, for to him she gave Full many a silent tear, and secret sigh In pentitential grief—his arm can save l liât young unsullied maiden from the grave— God, be thou merciful to her, to me, But should the deadly storm around us rave, To life's extinction—let our refuge be. In yon bright world with angels and with thee. ADRIAN. Sanucry 20, 1822. From the National Advocate. THE CANDID TAR,—A FACT. A jolly son of Neptune t'other day, Who'd "many a time and oft" jok'ed with Old Davy ; Shifting his cr.thorage from Cuhber'a Bay ,| Entered our Navy. Scarce were the enlisting ceremonials through, And parting glasses drank With friends ashore, When Jack was hasten'd from the rendezvous, To join the WASHINGTON, a seventy four. Brim full of glee, and "happy as my lord, Whistling along some air to humerous fancy; Jack step'd oil board And made his prettiest bow to Commodore C—y. The Commodore in grave like mood appearing, Glanc'd on the new recruit from clew to earring ; Thinking the tar"ah Uncle Sam's hard bargain"— Yet striving secretly the while T' retain his gravity and hide a smile, Full oft provoked by merry Jack's odd jargon. "Prythee," enquired the Commodore, "What is the name, my lad, you've worn ashore Before enlisting —Go-the-rig,* says Jack, Rolling his quid, and hauling up his sluch ; Then wheeling to the Commodore his stern, Was hauling off' when bidden to return "Avast ! Nay not so fast ; Pray, Mister Go-the-rig, how many times, If flog'd but once for each your crimes Of mere desertion from a man of war, Would master Jack o'nine tails pay you for?" Jack roll'd his quid, and gave some hitches, Taught'ning the hautyards of his breeches, Then quick replied as Curran or O'Conner— "Why. if I happen to effect A pian I've in my nob, as I expect, Your ship will make the fourth, your honor. PIN DUB CROAKER. j-A boarding house. t Gotherig was the real name of the tar, but pronounced jocundly, Go-the-rig. FROM CAMPBF.M 'S MAGAZINE. MAN Versified from an Apologue bu Sheridan Affliction one day, as she harked to the roar Of a stormy and struggling billow, Drew a beautiful form on the sand of the shore, With the branch of a weeping willow. Jupiter struck with the noble plan, As he roamed on tiie verge of the ocean. Breathed on the figure, and calling it man, Endued it with life and motion. A creature so glorious in mind and in frame, So stampl with each parents impression, Between them a point of contention became, Each claiming the right of possession. He is mine, says Affliction : I gave him his birth, 1 alone am his cause of creation ; The materials were furnish'd by me. answer'd Earth, I gave him, said Jove, animation. The gods all assembled in solemn divan, After hearing each claimant's petition, Pronounced a definitive verdict on man, And thus settled his fate's disposition. Let Affliction possess her own child till the woes Of life cease to hart as and goad it; After death give his body to earth, whence it rose, And his spirit to Fove, whs bestow'd it. M IS C E L LAXE O US A H 77 VL E S. AMAZON. A hill has passed both houses of the assemby of Pennsylvania, granting an annui ty to Alo/iy Macau/ley for the ser "ices she rendered during the Revolutionary war- It appeared satis factorily that this heroine had braved the hardships of the camp and dangers of the field, with her hus band, who was a soldier of the Revolution ; and the hill in her favor passed without a dissenting voice. A comfortable present —We have seen (says the Boston Evening Gazette) a beautiful pair of patent muter proof Pools manufactured in the shop of Mr Robins, in a superior manner, which are intended to be presented to the President of the United Sta tes. The great advantage of the water proof Boots and Shoes over all others, is the benefit derived by those ladies and gentlemen who wear them, in always keeping, without any external aid, their feet perfectly dry during the wet weather, in the spring months. The Bermuda Gazette of 2d inst. observes, "Re ports are in circulation that Sir Wm. Lumiey, has been, or is soon to be recalled from the Govern ment of this Colony. It would he impossible for us to communicate to the public a more agreeable piece of intelligence, and we hope, for the good of the country, to have it ere long more fully confir med." Consumption— Completely to eradicate this dis order, 1 will not positively say the following reme dy is capable of doing j bue I will venture to affirm that by a temperate mode of living, avoiding spirit ous liquors wholly, wearing flannel next the skin and taking every morning half a pint ol new milk, mixed with the expressed iuiceof green hoarhound —the complaint will not only be relieved, hue the* individual shall procure to himself a length of days; beyond what the mildest fever could give room to hope for. I am myself a living witness of the beneficial effects of this agreeable and, though innocent, yet powerful application. Four weeks' use of the hoar houad and milk, relieved the pains of in y breast— gave me to breathe deep, long and ftee, strength ened and harmonized my voice and restoied me to a better state of health than 1 had enjoyed for many years. Prophesy and History.— The forty fourth and forty lift!) verses of the eleventh chapter of'-the the book bf Daniel, contain the following predic tions ; 44. But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him ; therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to make away many. 45. And he shall plant the tabernacles of his pa-' laces between the seas, in the glorious holy moun tain : yet he shall cotue to his end and none shall help him On this passage Mr. Scott, an excellent mentator, oilers the following remarkable exposi tion : corn " AH the attempt* of commentatort to apply this to Antiochus, have proved fruitless; for though he went forth with great indignation to subdue some revolted provinces in the east and in the north, yet he never returned into Judea, which land alone can be intended by the * glorious holy mountain.' It is more probably concluded that this part of the prophecy relates to events yet future. Some con. jecture that the Persians, who border on the Turk ish dominions to the east and the Russians who lie north of them, will unite against the Turks ; that in the land of Cahaart the latter will fix their camp with great ostentation, as well as wage the war with great fury; and that there they shall re ceive such a defeat as shall end in the utter subver sion of their monarchy."— Scott's Bible, 4th Ame rican from the Qd London edition , Vol. 5. The reader need not be told how exactly the, above passage applies to the idle news from Europe of an unexpected alliance between the Russians Sc Persians, against the 'Turks. If Mr. Scott had written his commentary after reading a modern newspaper, he could not have adapted it more tx actly to the events of the day. The character of of the warfare waged by the Turks is accurately described by the terms " great ostentation" and " great fury." We will only add, that should the whole prediction contained in the text be found to apply to these events, we shall hear of uo alliances between the Turks and other naiions : " (or he shall " come to iiis end and none shall hjp him. a coincidence is very remarkable ; and we are sur prised it has not sooner been discovered.— Such Statesman,