POETRY.
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ODE TO MEMORY.
BY HESRY NEELE.
“ Man giveth up the ghost and where is he
10b wv.
‘And where is he ? not by the side
Whose every want he loved to tend;
a a.
{sun shines. You shake your head, sir, as
{if you meant to say I have made choice of
{bad company. I thought so at first; but
jthere is nothing so bad as not to be useful
sometimes. My destiny has made me
humble and taught me what 1 did not be-
fore know, that one cannot unhinge the
world. My dog has taught that there is
still love and fidelity in it, and you cannot
of Pharoah’s charriot wheels, when he
capsized in the Red Sea. This suited the
lieve this, for we read ofitin the Bible;
but never talk to me of fying fish.”
SHERIFF'S SALE.
immagine what fine things one can talk
loverhauled him, and discovered it was one
meridian of the old Jady’s understanding]
« Ay, ay, Johnny,” cried she, ¥ I can be-
Not o’er those valley’s wandering wide, : 2 at
Where, sweetly lost, oft would bend; With respecing one's own shaded:
That form belov’d he marks no more,
Those scenes admired no more shall see? Understand.’
Those scenes are lovely zs before, ¢ You shall hear, sir.
And she as tair—but where is he?
No, no, the radiance is not dim,
That used to gild his favorite hill,
The pleasures that were dear to him,
Are dear to life and nature still
But, ah ! his home is not as fair,
Neglected must his gardens be,
The lillies droop and wither there
when the sun of life is rising, the earth
seems too small; just when I lift a leg
thou liftest another, as if thou would step
over ten acres at once, yet when thou put-
test down thy leg thy step is scarcely a span
long ; so fares it with youth he
seems as if he would destroy or create a
world, and in the end he does none of these
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And seem to whisper, % whereis he?
His was the pomp, the crowded hall,
hich might I been ex
But where is now this proud display ¢ ERINES Jyineh might have hewn expected
from his discourse.
His riches, honors, pleasures, all i o! Bia ak
wR r 1 Let the sun now rise higher and thou
Desire could frome; but where are they?
x wilt become smaller as the youth boasts!
And he as some tall rock that stands y
less, the older he grows. There I com-
¢ Respecting one’s shadow ! that 1 donot
At sunrise when]
Iam walking behind my long towering
shadow, what conversation do I not hold
on philosophical subjects ! Look, says I
dear shadow, art thou not like a youth’
BY virtue of a writ of Venditioni Expo-
nas to me directed, will be exposed to
public sale, on Monday the 6th day of July
next, at the Court house in the borough of
Bellefonte, the one undivided third part ol
five tracts of
L. AND,
situate in Miles township, Centre county.
One tract surveyed on a warrant in the
name of James Logan, containing four hun-
dred and one fourth acres; one other in
the name of John Johns, containing three
hundred and ninety seven and an half acres,
one other in the name of Elizabeth Johns,
containing four hundred and twenty one
acres and three-fourths ; one other in the
name of Peter Johns, containing four hun.
dred and six acres and three-fourths, and
one other in the name of David Logan, con.
taining four hundred and sixteen acres and
Protected by the ciicling seay ey
Surrounded by admiring bands,
Seem’d proudly strong——and where is he?
pare, you see the morning, noon and even-
ing shadows with an hundred things which
i formerly considered as indispensible ne-
cessarics. The shadow is my watch and
pedomiter*, and sometimes my servant, and
sometimes my footman. It is only a pitty
that a man cannot exist in his own shado
The church-yard bears an added stone,
The fire side shows a vacant chair,
Here sadness dwells and weeps alone,
And death displays his banner there;
he life is gone, the breath has fled,
And what has been no move shall be;
The well-known form, the welcome treads
Oh! where are they—and where is he?
s his shadow does in him.
¢ Well and what do you say in the eyen
ing to your shadow 2’ ;
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¢ In the evening a man’s shadow is 4 ve
ry serious thing—the best moralist—a real
MY DOG AND MY SH ADOW. hour glass—a true memento mori, When
. ) 5 the shadow runs forward before one still
. In a solitary excursion through a wood, becoralng longer, less visible, « if ey
Major Halden fell in with a man whose, . ding lisiheat in the davies of i
i « appearance attracted his attention.| é ;
Singular appea = ‘while behind one as the setting sun is go-
He was sitting on the ground at the loot jr dowts 1 but loose ToL Coun al
. age ; trust me
of a beech tree, eating a crust of bread, ? 8€3
nd thou wilt become always greater ; tor
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which he shared bit by bit with his dog. befure thee is already suspended a better
His dress bespoke the utmost poverty but) oer of that beyond the grave.”
his countenance exhibited every symptom With ‘these words ‘the rg
: : ecame
of cheerfulness. He bowed to him as he silent, the major also, both looked inex-
rode past, and the man pointing to him— pressible—¢ Come,’ says the major ¢
¢do you see ’ said he to his dog laughing shall never want a home.” § hi: re
— WW seul 3 x see d the : 0 S2ylng Ne
¢« What should 4 2 dog see \aske took the stranger by his hand and onda
Major, whose curiosity was excited by the &d hit to his house 9 Y
man’s happy looks. The stranger laughed. :
¢ Aye, said the man, in a harmonious tone,{ *An instrument affixed to the wheels of car.
¢ I wish to make the dog take notice of Ss the boot of a person, &c. to measure
stance.
reo C2 CRBS ——
your curiosity. It 1¢ so uncommon for a
well dressed person, and an officer besides,
to lift hig hat or cap to a tattered person
i
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A sailor who had been many yeats ab-
i sent from his mother, i toad A
like me.” s who, lived in an in-
¢« Who are you then ?’ said the Maj. to ; E
the man looking at him attentively. ¢A lage, after a variety of voyages to the dif-
child of fortune.” ¢ A child of fortune [ferent parts of the globe, and was heartily
welcomed home by the good old womans
land country, returned to his native vil-
you mistake without doubt for your coat
scems to bespeak otherwise.” ¢« My coat ig |Who had long considered him as lost.—
right sit ; but as I can joke iu this coag Soon after his arrival the old lady became
the only one Ihave, itis of as much value inquisitive and desirous to learn what
to mc as a new one even if it had a stav|Strange things her son John had seen upon
fipon it’ the mighty deep. Amongst a variety of
¢ If what you say does not proceed from [things that Jack recollected, he mentioned
a disordered mind you are correct country- | his having seen flying fish. « Stop Johny,
dn. dont try to impose such monstrous impos-
¢ A disordered mind is sometimes the |Sibiiitics upon me child; for in good truth,
I could as soon believe you had seen flying
gilt of God, at least to children of fortune
cows ; for cows you know John can live
My fa
my mind like lead, but care now passes
te
of my cast. te once hung heavy on
out of water. Therefore tell me honestly
through it as the wind through my coat,
and if that be a fault it makes up for a great falselicods Johnny.”
deal of misfortune.’ Jack felt himself affronted ; and, tuning
¢ But,” says the major; ¢ whence do you his quid about when pressed for more cu-
come and whither are you going ?
¢ That question ‘is not difficult to be an-
rious information, he said prefacing it with
an oath, mayhap, mother you wont be-
swered ; I came from my cradle and I am
With these
two stages of my life I have long be¢n zc-
lieve me when I tell you that casting our
going straight to my grave.
culty we hove it up again; which was oe-
quainted. © in a word I am endeavoring 10
solten my fate ; but I must have something | wheel hanging on one of the flukes of the
anchor. It appeared a strange old Grecian
to look at; so we hoisted it in, and our
very engaging, and my dog, my destiny
still remain fuithiul to me, and wy shadow
what you have seen in reality, but no more}
anchor in the Red Sea, if was with diffi
. \
casioned, do you see mother, by a large}
three-fourths. Seized and taken in exc-
cution and to be sold as the property of John
H. Friend, by
Wn. Alexand
| Jume20, 1818.
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Sheriff.
EN ETRE SP
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~ Subscribers to the Bellefonte Patriot, on
the Ebensburg route, who gave their notes
for debts due the undersigned, will please
to take notice that they are left for collec.
tion, with the following persons, viz:
The notes and accounts of those residing
in Birmingham, Sinking valley, and their
neighborhoods, are left with Exocu Has-
TINGS, €5(.
~The notes, &c. of those who had their
papers put up in the packets directed to
Mr, John Spanogle, Kryder’s Smithshop,
and Crawford’s tavern, are left with Mr.
Joun SeanociLE for collection.
The notes, &c. of those who had their pa-
pers left at Mr. Walker’s, Mr. M<Namara’s
and Allegheny Furnace, are lodged with
Josern GALBREATH, esq.
It is to be heped that every person con-
cerned will be punctual to pay off. Twen-
ty days from this date will be given for that
purpose. In default of payment, suits will
be brought against every delinquent with-
out discrimination.”
Alevander Hamilton.
Bellefonte, June 13, 1818.
Creditors Take Notice,
THAT I have applied to to the Court of
Common Pleas of the county of Cambria,
for the bencfit of the several acts of as-
sembly, passed for the relief of inlsolvent
debtors; and they have appointed the se-
1Gro ceries,
NEW GOODS.
RESPECTFULLY informs hig friends
sisting of
hs S :
Dry Goods, 3 China,
s Glass,
S
: Queens
td &e. &e,
ALL of which he will dispose of at redy-
ced prices for Cash, or Iron Masters’ or
ders—and on no other terms.
[ron mongery
are,
Drugs,
Bellefonte, June 22, 1813,
STRAY HORSE,
CAME to the residence of the subscri.
ber, living in Ferguson township, Centre
Furnace, on or about the 1st of June,
A bright Bay Horse,
with a bald face, and both hind feet white;
Itis supposed that he is about seven or
eight years old,
inst,
The owner is requested
to come forward, prove property, pay char-
ges ahd take him away.
Wm. Hunter,
Centre Furnace, June 15, 1818,
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Regimental Orders.
giment, Pennsylvania Militia, will take n
tice that Lieut. John Hasson is appointed
Adjutant, and Lieut. Matthew Adams, pay-
master, of said Regiment, and afc to be
respected accordingly.
Thomas. M<Pherson,
: Colonel,
June 16, 1818.
FOR SALE,
THE subscriber will dispose of the fole
lowing property, on reasonable terms, ;
One lot of ground situated in the bor«
ough of Williamsport, Lycoming county,
Pa. adjoining Henry Harris and others, on
which is erected a small frame house, now *
occupied by I. K. Torbert, as a printing
office.
One other lot of grotnd, situated ir the
borough aforesaid, on which is erected a
small log house, now occupied by William
Miller.
One out lot, situated in Lovalsock town-
ship, about one mile from Williamsport, ad-
joining lands of Michacl Ross, esq. and
others, containing twenty eight acres, nears
ly all cleared and under good lence.
One other out lot, situated in the town=
cond Monday of July next; at the Court
House in Ebensburgh, as the time and]
place, for hearing me and my Creditors,
at which time and place they may attend,
if they think proper.
E. B. Patton.
Lbensburg Jail, June 4, 1818,
TO LET,
A two story . log house, situate in the
borough of Bellefonte, on Allegheny street
Also,
A small frame building on the southeast
corner of the Diamond, suitable for a me-
chanic. For terms apply to
W. Brindle.
’
June 15,1818.
BLANKS
also, but like a false fiend only when the captain, do you mind me, being a scholar
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FOR SALL AT THIS OFFICE.
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ship aforesaid, about two miles from the
borough of Williamsport, containing ten
acres ; this lot is well calculated for meas
dow.
One undivided half part of four adjoining
lots, situated in the village of Newtown
county of Tioga, and state of New York,
o story Irame house
on which is erected a tw Nise
Indisputable titles
and other buildings.
will be given. For terms apply to the
subscriber, residing in the borough of Bela
lefonte.
W. Brindle.
Bellefonte, June 15, 1818.
PRINTING.
Handbills, Cards, Magistrates’ Blanks,
Decds, Bonds, &c. neatly printed, at the
shortest notice, at this office.
me
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and the public in general (hq, he has res
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ceived and is now opening 5 very hands
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