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‘*v ■'* }■ ■A ‘ •V ■W'; a f - ^ r ^ / % 4 f f ¥ 5 ^ 7 ^ ’ I'l S^- '1' r\ AN \•*we'»«;-'r*vx - 35 vfT* ! C A T S K . I L L ( N e w - T o rk ) p u b l i s h e d bt M A C K A Y CHOS-W E L L . V V o i . .“. Its M O N D A 1\ Sep-^mkr 2 3 , 1 8 0 5 , N o , 7 a . eei56*»h*«li<i*K»ei ( ’• E v iry Erom the Puhhc Ledger, THE LAY'CUR ATE. man that eateih the four gra^s his u a h j h J l hi f i t on edgeE ^ « 4 ND wh:-itj in the name of the whole jxibe of L'“vi ? can your CuTai.c.{iiip lu.h a ttxt a-^that?’^ excUhii>^J my fciend Frank 'Fhou^htlefs, who €ntC''ed mv Itu'.y }Al ^.9 I hiA thus far trc- tbl'-worus “t t:vc Tf^'pb'j;-, and iviihout aik- iiUT ptriTiiiTn n, tf'*.k op ihe P'^'P^r fioui * cAf£:~«« L tsSe L»t*A lb batreii of apothem-Jj th^t Vi u can fisui uune morf idlffudtive with which o htad \rur lbmu>n ? Or is it from a mere I oyc of tCvtntr*tiry th^^t ^ou fcle<T foiy. fayir.i^s a& othcia wtuid never think of noth cir-1 may for a time be evaded, do not admit the lioerty of continued aggreiBon, ztud cannot long be c o n t e mned with impunity. This was foon difeovered by F r a n k ; w^ho openly ex ulted in the fentence of expuliionj which left him more completely the matter of his ow n actions. T h r o w n upon the world at the age of eighteen, with the uncontrohiole command of an appareotiy i n t x h a u llible fcurce of on- taches no value on them, and altogether dif* { ced a heavy ttre upon it, th-eNaub'aa tooli regards the graciou:. inrentioa of the give.,-h.T ttatiou to the e alt wart! of tm Hariiet, Thb warm glow of piittoub which is natural | about half a msk diftmt from Ihbre, and o*a to jbuti!, T. quires th^m to be watched overj peued upon the towm and bat? the Ar^ wii^. unremittiofy atteniion. Neglecled they gus ati?:hoiged a little without:, .and to tfis eallward of the N iuiilus,- ^i.d t<eg-an brmb on the town and batrefieo. 'fhe fort kep\ up a heavy fir . for ab-mt ars hour, after which th© ihc‘t fo thi-. h cbcv>': thtcp, they aban- ; cd an ,4 ;cn s-.-to c f to w ^ s t s d ^-ardene gro vVUi wih, and, like the uncuHvared vine |C tb^^nfdvcs iii their own fupport, and 2^c of na puohc cr private ufe or oriiamei.u 5 Dut if ti.yir exuber.ince were curbed by the M.>'fbi|T,Vc‘K3 of e Ikll/ci m?itcr, th : y mi ht. , iovment, be found himttU im m t d i a t c l y lur-. f the meft v/he'efome and delicious | ha-Jr 5 thre of th ' ? 4 T/m ucFs then V, ........ w j 4 ^ X. .• 1 jt.t • I , . « i f k i *>*' 'X O. j i ': ir n-? r - -.vtr rhifhcr ihe 0-? nrr th.e ct^;er. In evert p ti-ge of t l - t --f’ - ^bere is a hfibn of w'ih do,-5, 4 Lot !.; f w ic re a a-i...-c o . a ious ir«- t-on tiV.m m tioit vln c h I h jve extia£fc«; iVi tln‘ v/iUitS of '* u ati. w h o h-,ii iCvn irut h (»t tliC woi'i'' 5 anu ’’ '*0 fittr tne no-n- r^r of his Ai-e a;-<i «<juxit’-y, and cy com- ir, ,nd cf I im who rfsppenors ano q^’ahiics hia ow>. ai,;cr f.s pi'riB tf c sciult of Li’S t trpjricnv.^., in a riu a i a n rf whoUfomc prcc-pt and de re andx d bv a cre rd of parafties ; wuo vie' I with each other in the irjvcmioa of r.cw picafures, in the contrivance of nf.v fchenKs of diiiipxtion, and in the exi-avagance ol their tneomiums upon the gcnLicdity of hio nature, his exalted c.ifregaTii of wealth, and the noble contempt in wixich he held all the rhufty rules of economy. ■. ttahliihed by iu- perannuated and coxf.omicai pfctenders to piudtnce. h'^rco cf Urv'^er the gn fuch frlrnds v;as poor Ihowghihfis ufliered icito hf-', with, ah the boaited Caurn.s of whit h he foor. be came not only acquair.ted but pertciSUy if— tQxicated. He waS firft iiiifiatf] into the myftv-ties of tijc tavern ; afi'.r which tt-ih^w^' cd, ID natural fucoffijor#, rholc of the b.jgnio ami the guning tahl *, ^'04 before he con- , 1 eluded Ids twenty foil he ha ' th«- un- dnair;o., w r i^h w-e wouid no w u i 10 umicr- hUity ci bo-Uiag th,.t he l?d dif- fb r^firidn the excefies of vr.uth, to • li on Vie !..**•': \>j an-: K. p:? i.p n il?e upos the c;1.-n;y, to clea;* the wfy for the f.-<v itCf its pailions, and to regulate i-:s propeji-j breve chr.itiif.a Mr. E a I ou liad w4thhi?p. t-; lities, is tUc proviiice of age an-l experience 5 j en-er fh.- imtj as tle^y were gai,M.u;i; gf’cu.’ t ■uT it is one of the latt imponance. Moch \ vuy f«u, tiiOj,:h a liea'/y fire .of mufepr nrvermcCi fays Juvihal, is due to a tkHd. rhej was cnurrmitly kept up upon then-, from h-1 gciieruub, tanguine and unAiimci,.; f n'ior* tdi -licair, the move dedely ttiouM it b . .i<>' 1 ed j u tacufand fodtea are tx-ad for im, ro.kf Lirut. hind tl.:* hoii'ts rrid n li w'da r.rel the fher.; »n ^ f*Aw^ S * 4 I < I £T uTion, f - onl 4i *t;h J from which it may be f a o l *.vi:h. Vs > viulLlun, Cl chir.v j ,g 5 -5 Ar nhnuv hsT o ut 3 we had ihc fnit.f.iTic'r? O*^lh'tsi*c0 of tIiS m/Ui'e cc” Mr. M'^nn, loiuU.ip.oan of the . vi t.:w t>rive kilow', w;th th.em. luj-.f tec that of a cole phlegmitic ciuti- -:;, J iL . fort, id downi tije enemy's il ig and pUi*t •Ahich c'-ilcuiates the ptc-babic confeqn .cCvC 1 ihe Anicricafi enlign cn the walls of the b.i of I V- L . li d»Ki tveafoTC. r in th; .i;uK s met; .ph:r before us, wc have tlx ^led hve V, !'»T, rs, who t.a J ex .ngrUfhfd a y Jtep brfexe it is taken. This difp v-: tery. On turning the guns of the baltcTy oti h xc'i :auy be piopx tor mo^'e advanced jiSe,; th r ton they fcuod that the eviem.y had ie+t but 'h Uiiamiabie in the young ami is fei-i tn.'m i-! gpT,at as thev were pvimtd ami do’ np'; -j rn..coiViiiaut of good difpolitloiis or j loid.-d .n thar hands. Whiltt cur men were i-rc’MeaaiihciH i ‘nruht;; the guns or tbs battejv on the town3 fnier, young readers, how irrip^-^t^rt i Hamer. iA'fhaw Invi takeia p dF. Itton of the b then txbofe exctiTcs which are rhz ruin | ba^k part of it, whii.h brought the enemv be* t.ei.xt t w o fires, fbat fdnn hhneed them, ar.4 ikpufo us, in icrtune, in bcalt;i aud in >f ih\t u'wid defg.c-ateU by tin.. r <pe, v-.hicl'x ii wa could enjoy v,*iih the pu>. y.r rt'ifn we n utt v it until tho rtepeT ice. ic at'd winch vve ihoubi ihcu uie as ^ <’w- fcTt, v! ui! fc't down to uS a luil bai.quit. I'vu' ?.K t ; n n g the four iT-ip: ufu il'y procucds th. f t Trion hittingby the phrrfe ufeil by this infpin d writer, fo vnll a'-.y prc iixcture of j h t.Trptrat. i ^dnlpaicc in w^at are v1rm/mi- | i,at .d rHe pic'-ifiireu o f the v. o f lJ, l*iy i’utccdeU by a train cT vsds caudle in tt'Ufii. g 5% tx» -d u d th-'cork iron- h'tpuM u o n . 1 hat ettac w i d t h accon.pauies the aft>. m o o n we h i d complete a cban p.»ij.ii h S tl c with a kiv w i .ttr-ad of | 'he i v e d . e r is ttiorthvc'1, ami leaves a drew j t forcing it cut by agiuiung ftit cos.n *cd air j T‘‘‘ of havin;? three h o . f s iw-.i nf their nderi kilkd'on the j of m;hu: toe moll per<.At goo i humCT-'d ioicr ar raitlc- so >p , ann ^ , . ............ - .............. .. psrdf lTnm of rhe^ town and tort; knt 4II out? me-A :la! b^'hmv’ it. Let your pleafu'-es be | boats on ttiore for the purpofe of carrying am- btir«; th*:: kt^-pt.r ot r»- oias k-..bk iiHariy C-rr in vimie, an.si diiiiutrclx*^ f o.^ u 1* . 1 e . n y 5 Lr.ir ttUdch- hr inevu,>- \ menr. i-. t. n Co it’d rry mctttil be m n e tvedy ’n ppy ? f.-'.t atius tirn ti e 1. ifr, N'. w vhc interrion or J'-^remiali i and uieiT htual rcr fvts are rol ( fun all b . ; pi ichi ii p.nfn.o ’e av > ' u f '^ur*\ 4 K .: n d M : ■ i. at ion H> u h u « brunk aa*' 1. l\ i‘ij . i- it h :0 J. ■• . *.o. , ■. * I'd A ir?» herag to fotftl;' ot zenhh iuch- fis not only to give a itrong zdl i:i the mu? inons to the for^ and to b^irsgoff/the moment of f.ij yment^ but are fcdlowed wounded men, as foon as prj|Iin;c, that v/hea ^att by »pprevii>g recoUeifion's. ,M c -* pdght be drefLii. BIr, E-tton gave the ne» ittaM d'a tht; cor f quenrt& of dct>. i-icbery. ceiAry ordors at the tort and WCnt into ths ri 4CC h.'-i\ire yon 5 ,,e biltory ot poor Frank town to f*c ev‘-iy tning qjiet a?)d to oi'-ktl V it hired V. f mv HU- Le m the ouv-k «?i< - <• _ xve ;t f nr ' ; He ''‘.oly bail'd the four grnpe-^ he lioted ii | arr.rigemcms foi its h.-iiig'vUl gs^arded, dur« ail tilt n iManu-d pkafuito ot the ing the night. At half p-ait five he returned he is - acpVivcd of them, but the t.H!*c' |r.ti benrd, to get 14? v^ouad drclTcd, having created iu thym renufm and knaw at hi.’ r.x;'e a a mcvyi^A b 4 tluoe-.:h his h-u wrhL • 4 ; Th. r. ■.mhs.‘ ?»»' hiiU-th h- 1. ; cc!.i:d?. rg:, \<'ix “a-'a we xonty) r h kfi 4 i. woriJ.^.o.>Vm n- 'fLL • whsAi th,-y had b'^r.r fix !, 1 pi.rceivc>l that \ic-efi Inc! ' ail 'irov, tired peiiv;rs wi’h a T- . . - C'; i.ule fc, hi?, turn ?*,? mfin 4 idiriy 'jben t|-.c ilin, qni left nv o dc. > y t u c et fi! £‘o k. A.’* fvone’f w? r i‘ U'..n7;ri that r.^ ii'l rcluttd the p..ymto£ (?f {)■ e neennrjB h.:tn h- 'vv. 5 ovtrwlicinivd hy z nnu d of i n * I gortu.i.i'e critoitors. H “ wa ' tt;ii a man o | iO.iOr, ‘ A i u l * 0 g? Atity ti. - as ht.- told esnd moi 4 r ''.CiC'!,? to an emrty c.n:'-lr ; no doubt jaged tvety part of 14s rft.ite. When in l.ufl-.ve .-t the t.i<fc h . h..! rkyo> 1 - ’‘N jmphra.ee!. ne foonn out mu I'i-'m. t:- iW /J,. « I am f.,cct:o.,fly'cic-i I ”''y the txr^nfp. L.H.; fcy mv rexi i.M.oreC arqu,.in...,ces. I 5Utfrta.r, u.oie -^.ho ha ' J.rCht:*c m rO .'.t thrlw ,T.c i.,.n a fr-..:., ''\ ’■''A m*-J*.Py>cnce. anc! pnye upon ms tertune, at onct foriock/his povert and Tu 'CLlcd his fimplitity. Too haughty to bear the fuperd'dcns air ol cf rcuilng, upon ^ae natuc.il uriHih!Mgn.,.fs wiih which num of pa?tkuh;r tempers, iitten to «-v rrafo; i ':g that contradicb a favorite bypythttzy 'lowHvtT abttjrd j ?isy admotsirion t!;\; vii-'s to curb th:.ir naflifai propeufiiLs, ho7\vcr irregular; any diffurfive from a cravie of lite, ho-vtver vicious or dHt iHive; (or it is no Irfs true tint vice, to i'. .1'^ IS a f suTce r.f picafure as well as ot c .4r;.c4>on. In this purfuit I ioori forgot y « by.’-yi iuttniion of iUuftrating the fay- b* g ot the prophet; yet the aberrations of j my irund h .vi ftih feme r. mote eonnexiou thefe who bad formerly fed him with th'l molt abjrcf flattery, and too unpraefifed to^ know drat the vicious are unacquainted vi-iih; grati'-udr, h; rrfented the trest-nent he had received on ihh revcYfe of h s CDndi!iuu.^but all the farisfactico he thus derived was pott- | s cow,.Ytis three or four wretches wfio 1 { Usg would not condtfeend to make him an hoHO- hs ra*y atoneaieut, becaufe, in the accuftemed j I car:t or fueh p''ap!e, he was not'on an tqnA the^ femiiig with themfelves ; the coward’s uluai 1 pieci Now ic is that he doubly experiences the 1 h it.-M y thoughts naturally fettled upon ncrnn.vcs , inm v.ho h^d at firtt awakened them ; and ^ p'i.I could not better exemplify the lef- Ci ny text, than by a flcetch ct his life. Frank is one of thofc, who, whether hap* piV Of muhappily, has acquired the title cf e'erer fel/ow —a dittindiicn» peculiar to our idiom, and not to be rendered with ilatot ie cti fc xi, Ks full fc5ice into any other language, ancient Ci tiAodtAJ.xf a dj'cu-avfl.’»r?*iAi p>oof of itTpC- •Portly V?hich cannot but be very flattering, certainly affords great matter of exulta tion, to that clafs of loclety to which it ex* c'lvfirtly appertains. extreme imprudeRce of his former condiidf. f onlv hie has comra^ed a habit or. dittipaiion | town ci him a %!it the xlicre nothing the extraordinary in ^rt’eans by w filch this charadler was acquired. Before he had attained the powTi of reflec tion he fdt tfie power of wealth and inde pendence. He was too early left, by the bfind and unjuilifiable 'partiality of a father, ■■ guardiarr, w4th an eftate far fuperior to tns wants of any man. During the of adoleiccncy he attended to collegial ciffsj and improved by them ; hut ^ who macsaged his affairs had no autho: refiife his demands for money, he loon ^e- gan to expetience its effects iti the afeenden- cy it gave him over his companions, who readily acqulefced in the arrogance of his'v* \ r u* a, r »n. to^thoid' ? h T f \ which hicciTmly calls for an incuiger.ee it can no longer receive; and he has neguTie'i to cultivate thole uientai powers widen would teach him co (uftain w4th fortitude the CtHlfequences of bis folHes. His time i;r palled between fruitlefs regrets for what has been, and conttaot endeavors to fly from the contemplation of whnt is. With a geiierou-i warmth an integriry of heart, and an inhe- , rent rcfpe£l: for moral rea:jtu.dH, whieh'en- i title him to the compaffion of the good, he has fo negieefed and abufed them ag ro be in, a manner an anathema to'himfclf. Me vows a total reformation of conduTb with hi.fc bps, but it is evident how anxmufly hf conns the days and years that are to IntHrveTie before the difeharge of hjs deiUi, lliail, by r? litviug that part of his ettate which is yet unaiienatt ed, give him back the me.ans of taftingagam ’thofe pleafures \r|nch h we already ruined his conilitation„ vitijited his tsfte, and decff«ved his appetites, j * SiiwO was Erlfik ; foch he now is ;^ W'hct he might have bicn is byno means an agree- ihs regulations of a college, although they bett gifts of heav plies %s 4 ing the fh? land £^4!^; al m^-fc fcTfi boar, but wiij cers sad menl ed the l^ndini tip the . tteep we fhoittd lofe fetit it (Iff iofofi for th^ town mount [h« ficld- I gave Lieutenant in fiiorc to cover th? preparing to march, conie eut agamtt them| made thfk kt^arance - fi ic ofthe totyn... I eefl^ny preps^* tack byf fea n J f ttoo.l Town M. irif. Eatoi? the fa fee time en lo ;>■ :-fc. 4' < , uled as to coiiiace as tli»t the pQycibr,.tt-1 .... I A - -V \ . ■•4 ■ ■ % ■I 'll ^ M fy- ■'. . '■ .A 4 A\ /Li.
