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POETRY.
LFor tu» Gazette.)
Attempted from Ovid's Meta norphosts,
LIB. I.
*'Mirant ur tub aqua lucos, urbetque, domutque
llark! how tht angry tempests n«e;
How wild the murmur* of the wave,
Norf deep and boondle** grown;
The frightful monster* of the deep
No more their narrow confine* keep,
But sportive play, and frisk, and leap
In citie* not their own.
The ceatly dome—the lofty tow’r—
But late the seat ef wealth and pow’r—
The see green nymph* admire;
The blooming grove—the verdant park—
Where fed the deer—where *ung the lark—
Now yield a mansion to the shark,
And other monsters dire.
Cities, where late appear'd the croud,—
The gay, the wealthy and the proud,
Now lie beneath the Hood;
Nor pious acts—nor faith sincere—
Nor virtue claim remembrance here—
Nor sorrow found a pitying tear,
In this immers’d abode. B.
from the rational intelligencer..
woman.
Is there a heart that never lov'd,
Or fell soft woman’s sigh ?
Is mere a man can mark unmov’d
Dear woman’s tearful eye ?
Oh ! bear him to some distant shore,
Or solitary cell,
Where none but savage monsters roar—
Where love ne'er deigned to dwell.
For there’s a charm in woman’* eye,
A language in her tear,
A »u *11 in every sacied sigh
To man, to virtue dear.
And be who can resist her smile
vVith brutes alone should live;
Nor taste those joys which cares beguile,
Those joy* her virtues give.
MISCELLANY.
A maiden la ly who lately died, left,
two guiueas cash to four maiden*, aged
twenty-live, to be her pall-hearer*,
each of whom wa* to svvear that she
m as a maid; before receiving the mo*
ney ; but such is the detestation in
which perjury is held in Ireland, that
the old lady was buried without u pall
bearer.
A HIT AT TIIE FACULTY.
One of the. sous of /K-cuiapiu* seems
to have been favored with a presenti
meot of the success of his practice—
V/iib ail imaginable gravity he informs
the public in his advertisement, that
lie lias '‘removed from his old statii
to a place nearer the church-yard, far
the better accommodation of liis pa~
tients.
Fly all pleasures which may be fol
lowed by repentance : and taste nunc
to satiety. These are the two rules of
a wise man, in the choice and use of
liis pleasures.”
The expediency of cultivating the
intellect of man is pretty well settled
at the present day, and it seems dtfH.
Cult to im&fpua why that of womuu
should be uegiected. If it have similar
powers aud equal strength it is as de*
serving of care, and will repay care as
weil ; if ir be weaker and narrower it
needs the more to be strengthened, en
larged and disciplined.
FROM THE I.ADIES' I.ITER ARY CABINET.
TilE CAPTAIN’S WHISKERS.
A TALE FOR THE LADIES.
A Certain 8wi*g eap uin of grena
diers, fthn*e company hrd been cash
iered, was determined, since Mars
had no more employment for him, to
try if ho coal'd not procure a commits.
Ion in the cot'pVRf Venoi; or, in other
words, if he coaid not get a wife} and,
as he had no fortune of his own, he
reasoned, and reasoned very rightly,
that it wa* quite riee£s»ary his inten
ded should Imve enough for them both.
The captain was one of ihnt kind of
heroes, to whom the epithet of hecto
ring blade might readily 'ie applied._
He w*» near six feet high, and wore a
long sword and a fierce-cocked hat ;
add to trhic*', that he was allowed to
have had the most martial pair of
whisker* of any grenadier in the com
pany to which tie belonged. To curl
these ^wN.-ke s, io comb and iei*t
them round his fore finger, and to ad
mire them in the glass, formed the
chief occupation and delight of his life,
A man of these accomplishments, with
the addition of bronz** anil rhorhimon*
tarte, of which he had a superHmty,
flu ml* at all limes, and in all coun
tries, a good chance wi'h torn*1 ladies,
fis the ‘sperieoce of I know not how
n any thousand year* had chi!; med.
Ae or lingiv, after a little dilig ut
; t'ennon, and ar Mil inipnn, a you r,
ludy . «, fotiod, exactly such k one as
we may well suppose a person w h is
views w Mild be «' d to find. Sh was
tolerably linml-nm": not morr tun
three.and-twenty ; with a gm, r.,r
what wa* the He * t j rt of
fortune was emi. e.y at
her disposal.
uur eaptam, who thought now or
never Mii'tlte time, having first to anti
ftiefcns tb introduce himself u «t suitor,
was incessant in his eudekvours to car
ry his cause, His tongtie was eleroally
running in praise of her nuper-superla
lative, never-to-be.described charms,
aud in hyperbolical accounts of the
flames, darn, and daggers, by which
his lung*, liver, and midriSf, were bur*
oed up, transfiaed, and gnaws away.—
tie who, in writing a song to his
sweetheart, described his heart to be
without oue drop of gravy, like an o~
ver-doue mutton-chop, was a fool at a
simile, when compared to onr hero !
Ooe day as he whs ranting, kneel*
ing, aud beseeching his goddess to send
him on an errand to pluck the diamond
from the aose of the Great Mogul, and
to present it to her divioilyship, or Saf
fer him to step and steal the empress
of China's enchanted slipper, or the
queen of Sheba's cockatoo, as a small
testimony of what he would undertake,
to prove his lore, she, after a little
hesitation addressed him thus:
The protestations which you daily
make, captain, as well as what you
say at present, convince mo that there
is nothing you would not do to oblige
me { 1, therefore, do not find much
difficulty in telling you, that 1 am wit
ling to be yours, if you will perforin
oue thing which L shall request of
you.’’
Tell me, immaculate angel,” cri
ed our son of gunpowder, “ tell me
what it is ! Though, before you speak,
be certain it is already done. Is it to
tinii the seal of Solomon ? to catch
the PliUMiixr or draw your chariot to
chureh with unicorns? VVh.it is the
impossible act that 1 will not under
take?^
•‘.No, captain,” replied llie fair one,
”1 shall enj oin am hmg impossible.—
I'lie thing l desire, you can (in with
the utmost ease; it will not cos) you
live minutes trouble; and vet, were u
not for your so positive ansurauees,
from what l have observed, I should
d >ubl youi compliance.**
“ Ah, madam!” returned he, “ wrong
not your slave thus: deem it not im
possible, tbal he who eats happiue**,
ami drinks immortal hl*et from the
light of your eye*, can ever demur the
thousandth pari of a semi-second to
execute your omnipotent beuesls !—
Speak ! »av ! what, empress of mv
parched soul, what roust i perform?”
“ .Nay, tor that matter; it i» & mere
Irifiir! Only to cut off your w hiskers
Captain, that’s all.”
“ Mad Ain! ^ tie mo kind, reader, as
to imagine the captain’* utter asioniHh
ment.) My whiskers! Cut oil my w his
kers! Pardoo tne, madam! Any thing
else; any thing inat iinrul can, or can
not iuunagine, or tongue describe,—
Bui me letch you l*renter .loha’s beard,
a hair at a lime, aud it's tlane. Bui,
for my whiskers! you must grout sue a
saivo there?”
*• And why so, good captain? Sure
ly. any gentleman, who had but the
(ythe oJ the pas>ion you express, would
uo' stat'd on such a trill* ?
** A liifie, madam! My whiskers a
trifle! No, mauam, no! My whiskt-:s
are no trifle. Had l but a M.glt* regi
ment of fellows whiskered like me, I
myself would be the Grand l urk of
Constantinople. My whiskers, mad
am, are the la»t tiling 1 should have
supposed you would have wished me
to sacrifice. There is not a Woman
; married, or single, maid, wife, or wid
low, that does not admire my ntmk
; eis!”
i W8J so, sir; but, it you marry
me, you must cut them off,”
“ Ami i» there no other way? Must
1 never hope to be happy with you,
unit*** 1 part with my whisker*?”
** Never /**
“Why, then, madam! farewell. 1
woulrin.it part with a single hair of
my whiskers, if Catharine, the Czari
ua, emprebg ot all the Russia*, would
moke me king of the Calmucs; and so
good nioromg to you !’*
I'art all yoang ladies, in like eir.
conwtunees, equal penetration, they
j might generally rid themselves, with
! equal ease, of the interested and un
j principled coxcombs by whom they
j are pestered; they all have their w bis.
| I hey seek lor fortunes, to be able
; to cultivate, not cut them off.
P1IOM THE BALTIMORE CHBONICLF.
AUTUMN.
Autumn, after the intense heat of
■ the summer season, is met with kindly
j greetings; he is shaken by the hon'd
; like a long tried and venerable friend,
who comes with nil the treasures of his
oppolenee, to the assistance of his old
acquaintance in the hour of his suffer
ing. He makes no pompon* promise*_
’ he does not smile to deceive, aod flat*
j ter to betray, or tender his service* to
j the unprotected individual, who in the
Inmr of distress implores hi* protection.
At the pro*' nt time, the appearance of
our long-tried and valuable friend is
doubly welcome; he does not imitate
the exao.pie set by man, and hoard op
I.is treasures f r his own enjoyment —
he does not c mm over «tie dirty grains
of rapacious prewling anil sordid ava
rice. to «ee how runny goldrn grain* lie
surpasses the virtue of his neighbor*;
no, he unlocks nil his granaries, puis
the Key inio the liami of man, aiul with
I « smiling countenance, hid* him enter
j and enjoy, 11 o no! only comes as the
oppulent friend to relieve our waair,
bat likewise in the character of ti faith
fol physician. He ha* nhimed the
progre** of that malignant disease,
whu*e ravage* have defied the skill of |
hie brother physicians, and dimmed the
eye* of so many father* uml miia, and
widows, and orphans with tears—he
has visited like another Howard, the
terrestrial dungeon that we inhabit,
dispensing health, and joy, and light
and consolation* These are the bles.
siugs that our sober friend has brought
io his train, and wo have abuu.danl oc
casion to thank him fur his visit. Vet
even these, are not the only favours
conferred by the presence of Autumn.
If we take a walk on our whurves, so |
recently deserted by the foot of man, j
where the demon of pesiileuco was I
supposed to reside, we shill see the
wing of commerce unfurling und llap
1 ping the gale, us if impatient to depart;
we shall see the staple production* of
Maryland collected in musses, und rea
dy to embark for foieign lauds—we
shall hear the tr&mpliug of horses and
the roar of the draj*, the sound of the
hammer and of the anvil, from the a*
bode of hardy intimity—the bustle, the
1 noise, the impatience of men to cu ch,
and to improve the moment to tuspiei
' ous to manly enierpttze. Reviving '
confidence, ftisumea a ruddy cheek, j
and in the eagerness of such joyful an
ticipation, we already begin to tuiu
the back of oblivion on the past, it is
true, that our city has been aiilicted,
and deeply afflicted, liaiuuio.e lm»
lost some of her valued ciliztus, whose
death she will long depiore; hut let
us uot in the midst of iuuIi gloomy anil
disconsolate imisiugs of the heart, oe
guiliy of an act ol cold anil deliberate
injustice; we may now wilu salcly
slate a tact, winch will not be dispu
ted, that our cmj has been in the midst
oj the severe pruvnieniiat dispensations
s;ie has recently svjjered, mote healthy
/nan the cuuninj, tiow many who
iltMl at the first alarm ot* pcsirleuce
iroin the face of h. ir fellow m^n, who
leil ine metropolis ol Alur)laud in dis
may , aud sought the society of rucks
ami tree**, aud running streams, aud
rustic gales lor protection, found m
such company, the presence oi ihui
grim and remorseless monarch tout
may endeavoured lo avoid, how ma
il), alarmed at the pervaning mortali
ty were compelled to return to their
own home*, amidst the oppressive auu
exhausting heat* of the summer sta
tion! in iaetj tiom what cause we know
not, ilia tyruut of the tomb seems tu
have made the country, the peculiar
theatre of his ravages. \Y e have lung
familia ly associated death and a
crowded population; not itie l~ie sea
son bus awfully proved, that death in
habits he solitude of the euuutiy, a*
well us the thronged, bustling melrop
olis. 1 his lesson, though culorceo
with suen deep anil biller ehuilhe
aients, will not pass unimproved, ;f n
inculcates this important truth, that it
is our business on earth, and our sol
emn duly, to prepare for ou event,from
which neither the uproar of the city,
nor the silence of the country can af
ford us the suspension ol an nour ; let
us learn this, aud the presence of this
awful being will not be unwelcome.
To Weavers.
A Weaver, who can bring satisfac
tory recommendations, and is
bualified to do most kinds of work,
may find employment at the Opequon
Factory, by applying immediately_A
man with a large family of children
would be preferred, and may be accom
modated with a comfortable house,
provided his family are such as can be
employed in the Factory.
Daniel annin.
Oct. 20—3t.
Notice.
I A person* infilled to the Estate
! V f,t 'lie Idle \\ iUiam Uiclianlsnn
] are requested speedily to liquidate their
, respective does; mill (hose to whom the
Estate may be indebted are requested
j to present their accounts duly authen
ticated lor adjustment.
WM. RICHARDSON, Jldmr,
Oet oth—-tf.
FOR SALE.
1 WISH TO SELL THE TRACT
OK LAND on which I live, con
taining between 470 and 500 ACRES.
This laud is inferior to no tract in the
County. No money will be required
in hand. For terms apply to Joseph
Tidball, Jnn, IVlacky.or the subscriber.
| WILLIAM SNICKERS.
Woodborry, duly 7—tf.
Notice.
: r|Mirc oversekiis of the
I JL POOR of Frederick crounty and
the Corporation of Winchester, are
hereby notified, that their adjourned
meeting will be held at the Poor
House, on ff'tdnexday the 7 th day of
Hit next month, for (ha purpose of
settling with the Collectors, and trans
acting such other business as may
C«me before them.
j Asa good deal of important business
will be before the meeting, the niem
| bers of the board are rt quested to be
punctual in their attendance at 11 o*»
I clock.
Per order,
t.EMLEL RENT.
October l r.
Ci'k.
Wanted Immediately,
A Apprentice to the Printing bn.
i A »‘oe»s. aged from Irt to 17 yearn,
of industrious habits and respectable
Connexion*.
APPLY AT THIS OFFICE.
Oct. 27.
.Notice
IS hereby given that the Building
aulnrised by an Act of the Uener
al Assembly as an addition to the Lu
natic Hospital in the city of Williams,
burg is now completed, and that there
are v a cunt cells for the reception of
male patients in that Institution.
LE«>. C. IIENLY, c. c.
Oct. 27—Sts.
Watch Repairing", Jewelry £3?
Silversinit hi ng.
f subscriber has ju-t commenced
l the nhove business in all its vari
ous braoehes in the house formerly oc
cupied I-.y W m. L, Campbell, & recent
ly by John Foster, where be will en
deavour to give general satisfaction to
to all those who may please to favor
him w.th a call. He has just received
Irom Philadelphia, a handsome assort
ment of gold and silver Watches, Jew.
of which he offers to his
fricnos and the public at the lowest
possible price.
THOMAS B. CAMPBELL.
Oct. 27—tf.
Notice.
E give notice to our fellow cilk
V f z<*ns among whom we practice,
that we intend to answer *‘R. N's”
numbers in a pamphlet.
A NOSOLOGI8T.
Oct. 27—Sis.
Cash lor Bristles.
r jj^HOMAs 11. LLLlU i 1 respect
A lully informs tin* | oldie, that lie
will give Cash or Trade for IlOG
bKtS I LES» at hie Brush factory, ntur
th. K»«i Lion Tavern, in Winehester,
where he keeps .1 generul assortment of
BRUSHES
for salo at ll. Baltimore prices,
October 13 'f
A VERY VA LUAHLE ESTATE
FOR SA LE.
1»fer fo ale THIS PLANTA
TION' together with about forty
of the Slaves amt the Stocks of all kinds
and Utensils. 1 he JLruci contains
nearly
ONE THOUSAND ACRES,
upwards of four hundred of which are
heavily timbered, with ivvo never-fail
ing Streams running through it, afford
ing much meadow Land now in 1 iirso
thy; the whole, forests and all, under
most substantial fence-, with the neces
sary sub.divisions into convenient fields.
TWO APPLE ORCHARDS capable
in hitting years of producing 1500 gal
lons of Brandy, with Peach Trees just
in bearing of the most excellent kind.
About Z30 ACRES iu fallowed wheat,
with a sufficiency ofRje, are now seed
ed and seeding.
This estate cau be very conveniently
divided into three Farms, to each of
which a sufficient quantity of wood
Land can be attached, with running
water and limestone springs. 2 should
prefer dividing it, but to any person
who may desire to purchase the whole
there would be no objection, and it
might be desirable to such a purchaser
to take the slaves, stocks and utensils;
• iic «ia>cs mo 01 \ariuo9 uges ami sex
es; from about 55 years to iufants.
1 will not attempt to describe the ad
vantages of this situation for health tif
farming, or the fenility of the soil,
since ail persons disposed to purchase
will examine for themselves; 1 will
however observe that the product of
this larm lor a series of years past, it
is believed has not been exceeded by
any in the valley. The buildings are
not splendid but comfortable, with a
»rONfc BAFtN recently erected of 70
by feet, having the stables under it.
Twelve thousand Dollars will be re
quired in hand upon the purchase of
the Land, and in that proporlinu if di
vided into different farms; the balance
in convenient instalments with interest.
I he negroes will be sold in families,
for cash. I he stock, utensils, &c. &c.
will be sold npon the following terms,
viz: All purchases under twenty Dol
lars for cush, and nil above twenty dol
lars, bonds with approved security,
carrying interest from the day of sale,
and payable nine months thereafter,
will be required before the properly is
removed,
Ihe foregoing safes will take place
on the premises, on Saturday the \7th
day of December next, if fair, if not the
next fair day; but in the mean time I
shall be ready to negneiate privately
for all or nrry part of the foregoing
property, and if sold privatelj, notice
will be given in due time.
I desire also to sell about
i ooo Acres of Land
in the county of Jiflersoo, lying near
the Sbanmmdale Spring*, and ronsid.
erable quantities of bund in the wes
tern parts of Virginia, and in the states
of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. For
further particulars reference may he
had to John Hopkins jr. of Winchester
or the subscriber on the premise*.
JOHN HOPKINS,
llill Dale, near Kattletowo, 1
Fiederick c?fv, Va. /
Sept. 23, 1921,
LANE BROME
IIAYE RECEIVED THKIY SUPPLY Of
^444' 4ni» SjUuuev
1M GOUfe
AMOiNG VVHJCJII ARE •
Super blue uni! black Cloths
Medium and low priced do.
Blue, Black and other cassimeres
Cassineits—C«>ds and Velvets
Toilanuit aud Swanstlcwn Vesting
Black, Blue aud Brown Bombazine
Black and Coloured Nankin to#€aP«
ion Crapea
Black and Coloured Bombazetts, well
assorted
1 Tartan Plaids
. Calicoes—(linghams
I Flannels—Silk and Worsted Hmiorj
Cnmbriekn —Book and Mull Muslin*
Irish Linen? —Cnlerain Shirtiofes
White Marseilles Quilts \
Leghorn Bonnets ^
Cloth and other Shawl*
Domestic Plaids
I Striped and Plain Cottons
- Ladies Morocco and other Shoes, &c,
| With a General Assortment of
1 GROCE H IE &
Hardware and Cutlery,
China, Glass ^ni>
QUEENS-WARE,
And as usual an excellent assortment
of the best warranted
BOLTING CLOTHS.
Alt of which will be sold cheap,
nchester,October, 20—-it
Wi
AN EXTENSIVE SUPPLY
OF
FRESH I)VE stuffs.
For Sale by
CHARLES LITLE,
lw. . , Apothecary 4- Druggist.
Winchester, Oct. 13.
i rusi oaie.
virtue o! a ilenl ul Tru»t execu*»
tod by James Coplin, of the coun
ty of Shenandoah, to the subscriber to
secure a debt due to lieury Richards,
I shall expose at public auction, beforo
the door of Capt. Edward McGuire's
Hotel, on Monday the fifth day of J\ o
t'ember ne.xt,
A Tract of Land,
situate in Shenaudouli County near ths
head waters of Cedar Creek. Also
a part ot another . !• It AC 1', eoutaiumsr
1H3 ACRES. There are ou this pro
perty a CRIS1 MILL & SAW MILL
calculated fur country work. The sal©
will take place between the hours of io
aud 3 o’clock on the day before men
tioned, and such title as is vested in mo
as irustee, shall be made the purcha«
Her. JOHN TURNER Trustee.
October 6ih—tds.
TJiKLA’ UT
BV fit® subscriber residing on the
farm belonging to Mrs. Dunbar,
three mile* below New-Town, on tlio
hrontroyal road about two weeks sinee,
i AN ESTRAY WHITE HORSE,
about 15 years old, he> ween fourteen
aud fifteen hands high, having a small
crop on the left ear, and part of bia
main cut off. The owner is desired tn
come forward, pay charges and take
him away. DAVID SMITH.
Oct. 27—Sts. pd.
A CAN]).
npHE subscriber will open in his
X lamily under his own superinten
dance, on the first day of January next,
A PRIVA PE SCHOOL, in which
half a dozen small boys only, will bo
instructed in tho English, Lulin and
French Languages, History and plain
Arithmetic. His charge for Board,
Washing, and Tuition, will be one
hundred and twenty dollars, paid tjuar
terly, the first in advance, each pupil
finding his own bedding and candles.
Bound by parental obligation, and
deeply sensible of the important duties
that devolve upon an instructor of
youth, no greater pledge, he presumes,
can be required, for th© most serupu*
lou» fulfilment of the trust that may ho
confided to him. Applications by mail,
free of postage, through the Post Office
ul Bruce.Town, Frederick Ceuoty, Va,
will be promptly attended to.
JOHN HAY.
Rockville, Frederick county, /
Virginia, Oct. 20—3t $
PUBLIC SALE. I
TJ>-V \irtneofa Deed of Trust exe« *
j J32 cuted by George Albert to tho
subscriber, for the purpose of securing
a debt therein mentioned to Daniel
Hoffman, there will be offered for sale,
at Public Auction, Tor cash, on the pre
mises, on Saturday, the 10ih day of
November next, all the interest which
the said George Albert has in and to ft
certain 1,07 on Loudon-strcef, in the
town of Winchester, containing twenty
feet front, nnd on which there lias been
erected a c;ond and substantial WAG
GON-M A K KR*9 SHOP, nowin pos
se-sion of Ephraim Haw bios.—Said
Albert’s interest consists of n lease for
the lives of himself and wife and their
oldest son John Albert,— 1 ho proper
ty is subject to an annual rent of twen
ty dollar* due Mrs. Catharine Mucky,
.^uch title ns is vested in the subscriber
by the Heed of 7'rust will be made the
purchaser. The sale will commence .
about 10 or l| o’clock in the riming.
A.S. TIDBAM-, Trust".
October 13—id*.