SEE PATRIOT.
utlerly ost of remembrance.
The original settlers, beieg brothers, uncles
“ Eloquence the soul, song charms the sense.”
in pursuance of their fathers’ original olan, were
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From the Norristown Herald.
RGUME
A rusti¢ breg in country life,
# Had pass’d remot2 from noise and strife,
J ‘L'ire niorniog of his day :
Mid flow’ry meads and fertile fighds,
Where nature in profusion yields
. Her stores of corn and hay.
W
To luxury and want estran’d,
He piough’d the soil, or woodlands rang’d,
Or reaped the golden corn :
His neryous limbs brav’d all fatigue,
a8 e sleepless nights, no foul intrigue,
: id Disturb his thoughts {* th’ morn,
When seated round the cheerful fire,
~ “alls wite and prattling babes conspire
To cheer his Winter’s night :
Content he then felt happier far
Than does the heroin the war,
Who gain’d the sangine fight.
~ But anxious thoughts invade his mind;
He feels with his own wants eatwin’d
The wants of others grow :
A rising family now share
“His daily bread, and meddling care
Sits heavy on his brow.
One Winter’s day, when thrashing corn,
Alone he thought, within the barg,
Well fil’d with cares his head ;
Perplex’d and in a thoughtful mood
Upon his flail staff leaning stood,
And to himself he said :
¢ From two--take one, and thre& remains,
From two—take two, and four’s the gatns :
And three from two leave five :
If this gocs on my master’s cow
Will ne’er gt paid tor, that I know,
Whilst him or me’s alive.”
The master, unperceiv’d, was near,
And did with due attention hear
This strange conclusion drawn ;
Not apprehending by what rule
~ They were produced, for he at school
Had ne’er such problems kno wa.
What rule is that,’ said he to John,
NTATION BY SUB1RACTION.
| adopting the rule of intermarryiog, for the pre-
servation of the family wealth. One of these
affairs in which Tove and interest were so inti-
mately connected, that the reader would feel
little pleasure in being introduced to the par-
ties, was in preparation on a fine summer
morning, when I happened to be in the vijlage
singing sweetly among the trees which shaded
the low houses ; the walk before the doors was
swept clean, and looked neat, and the girls peep-
ed out of the windows in clusters ; their cheeks
bearing visible marks of the industry of the
morning, some of them looking, indeed, as
though tbey had bees rubbed a little with coarse
towels, or had been in contact with rough faces
Every thing seemed lively and cheerful, and I
took my post by the front window of the tavern
bar room, that I might mark, at once, wha
was going forward within and without.
The landlord happened to be the brother of
the groom, and in the course of the morning,
the Sprouts assembled there pretty generally,
to drink panch and smoke a cigar with the was
to-be happy man, who had chosen that, also, as
his post, probably from considerations of supe-
rior genuility, for mo place in a village is so res-
pectable as the village inn, especially if it be
kept by a man well versed in his business
They were a well dressed, decent set of people,
with a good deal of apparent family pride, and
remarkably fond of the terms uncle, cousin, &ec.
it one might judge so from their endless use of’
those cozenwng appellations.
in a threadbare coat, stained velvet breeches,
soiled waistcoat, and bat and shoes at least
as venerable in appearance as himself, armed
with a rough walking stick, and seeming much
fatigued, was seen ‘travelling down the street to-
wards the inn. The novelty of the sight “nt
tracted every eye ; but the unknown, having ar-
rived opposite the inn, deliberately uncased a
pair of old spectacles, and having surveyed the
sign a few moments, made for the house. The
way was cleared for him, and when he reached
the middle of the bar-room, he inquired for
Charles Sprout, the landlord—Charles came
forward—¢ Cousin Charles,” said he, «I am
very glad to seo you,” reaching forth his hand
at the same time ; cousin Charles, however, ap:
peared wholly indisposed to this familiarity with
one who did not look like having a loose five-
penny piece in his pocket, and replied abruptly,
drawieg back, « who are you? I dont know
you.” ¢ Not know me !” replied the old man,
“ I am Nichelas Sprout, your father’s brother,
and am ceme down, that I may see my dear re-
lations in this pleasant town before I die.” «I
and cousins to each other, had now pretty gen-}. ;
erally disappeared, and the younger branches yad an clegant young mao sprung out of hex)
Towards noon, a venerable pedestrian, clad
a .
a to
a dozen or more were collected at Wie ion, and
several ventured wo go over to the strangers.
Just atthis criss, a splendid gig drove up,
claiming, & Ja, father, whbat’s the matter here?”
“ Nothing, my son,” was the reply, only our|
own relations, for the most part, have forgotten!
us, and those who remember are so busy that
we must go down to the cross roads, and put up
for the night.”
ithe good man changed Irom white to red and
on business. The birds were flying about and back again ; they looked at each other, lost ini Bruin entered
lamazement—stupidiy cenough to be sure. At
length Charles ventured to speak, « my dear
|uncle, if you will honor my house so much you
shall bave every accommodation it can afford.”
“ No, I would not put you to any inconvenience
for the world, we will go to the cross roads.”
““ Indeed you sh all vot,” said a duzen at once,
for all the Sprouts came flocking around by this
time, every one inviting their dear relative home
—pressing him, entreating him, almost pulling
him by force—insisting there were po accom-
modations at the cross roads.
As this scene was going on, the strange gen-
tleman, who bad come on horseback, stepped
over to the ini, and while drinking a glass of
punch, whispered to Mrs. Sprout that old Mer.
Sprout was worth a hundred thousand, and that
his relatives would lose a round sum, probably,
by this unlucky breach. This news spread like
electric fire through the village, and the women
and children came mourning out to sce their
rich relative, and tears of joy at meéung, and
“ God bless you, sir,” and the most pressing in-
vitations were as plenty now, and as cheap as
grass blades io the meadow. The village and
all that it contained, one would have thought,
was at his service, but he continually shock his
head ; it was tco busy a time with them, he said,
and his clothes were old, his appearance mean,
he might disgrace them, he would at any rate
go back to the next tavern on the road, and from
bis purpose all the protestations of leisure, the
praise of bis person, and even of his old clotiies,
with the offer of new ones on loan, in abundance,
could not move him, and that night he slept at
the Blue Ridge Inn, on his return home, where
be narrated the story with good humour.—From
this place, that morning, he bad set out on foot
for Arrowford ; leaving his attendants behind,
that he might make a tial of the value his long
unvisited relatives set upon him, and which he
deemed could only be fairly estimated by pres-
enting himself before them in the garb of Lis
original poverty.
Reader, perhaps you may smile at this sim.
ple tale. Doubtless you fancy the Sprouts a set
r - i
The secret revealed, it was)
amusing to see how the faces of the rejatives oflinerant exhibior
and with it disappeared another pig—-thc nest |
migin another, «and snether stl)” uuu the die
ter was minus four of its memleds.
now began to thick his sow too ravenous a dis-
position to keep any longer, and lo save the 1e-
mainder of the young from a prematuie deaihy
be sold the sow, litter and ali, :
The pig stye being now unoccupied, Mr mmm
(thought he had Lest convert it to some profita~
(ble use, and accordingly hired it out 0 the it-
ofa bear, and on the very
sow and her young quitted ity
into possession. About tw
‘o'clock the next morning Me. was distuit
led by the loud Yementations and moaning of
man in distress, and getting out of bed. he pro-
ceeded in the divection of the pig stye, home
whence the complaiuts sgemed to come, and
listening for a moment at the door, he was as-
ltonished to hear a man, evidently in great agonys
exclaim, « Oh, for God’s sake let me go, and I
jwill tell you where tie pigs are.” Mp, ——
was no longer in any doubt as to what became.
jof his lost pigs, and convinced that Bruin had
{hold of the thief, be thought it a good opportu=
nity of discovering where his property was des
(posited, knowing edi
(be could not devour the man in haste. HH fs ines
[terest therclore, getting the better of his Lu.
imanity, be let the thict remain in the cluiches
of the bear during the following dialogue Pe
“Wel,” said Mr, ——, 1n 3 scpulehral tone,
(and where are the pigs I” « Op, I have them
;at home 1” replied the captive. « And who are
(you? what is your pame !” « My name is
(Janes me I liye at No. 5, m— sireet, and
ithe four pigs are there sate,” Knowing the
person’s name who was thus mentioned, who
thappeied to be a neighbor, Mr, was now
satisfied, and proceeded to call up the keeper
lof the bear, who lodged close by bimselt, not
daripg 10 venlute at liberating the man. The
keeper being anived, a hght was procured, and
on coteiing the siye, there they saw bruin seats
¢d on his hind past, with the man ficruly clasped
round the middle, face to face, “nd squeezing
bimin a most affectionate manner, The mo.
ment the kecper spoke to him the bear dropped
the man, woo by this tine was as much dead as
alive. He, however, soon recovered, and res
ceived vo farther injury than a good squeezing
and a few hard bruslies of the bears muzzle Qn
the face. Mr, —— considering that the man,
whose character had previously been very good,
had received sufficient punishment, he gutback of
bis pigs, and declined any prosecution. :
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ANECDOTE.
A young man, having finished his medical stu-
My, ———
{night that the
that as the bear was muzzled,
of rascals—but, look at home—how do you es- dies, applicd to an old gentleman, of avstere tems
teem a poor relative ? If your consciences do Per and surly manners, to koow whether bis
not condemn you, neither do I; but set it down Neighborhood would be an cligible situation lor
as truth—the Sprouts are not the only people!? Physician, « Why,” replied the other, in an
in the world who value rich relations - higher impatient one, ¢ whatcan you do?” « Why, - =
than poor ones. Sir, I can feel a pulse, und discover from it tae ns
ets CB — what diseases the person is most subfece dt
TO YOUNG MEN: “ Iiere, then,” stretching out his aim, & feel
To pass through life with any degree of hon- mine.”—T"he Doctor obeyed, and alter some sa«
ing from men of ycur appearance.” There, or to himself, the young man, on his first en- gacious Indications said, i find, Sir, you are
was a general titter at this colloquy among the trance into the world should make a choice of Subject to grievous head-aches Never had
young men, but one ofthe old Sprouts, who sat proper company. It is not enough that his prin. @ head ache m my life” A profound silence
in the corner, having looked sharply all theciples be of the right kind; neither is it suffi. ensued. To a short time the doctor tock his
while at the stranger, left the room, and calling|cient, that his mind is pure and his intentions leave, saying, ¥ I suppose, Siry you think me a
to one of the boys, This 1s a bad business for{right. His associates must be among the ex. f00l.” The inexorable Fluto retorted, © Sir,
some af you,” said he, « sore as the world it is{celient of the earth. Vices are infections, apd yOu seem:lo know what I think, though you
Nicholas Sprout, and he’ll be easier admitted|te purest principles are liable to be corrupted. don’t know how 1 feel.
than gotten clear of, my word for it ; a poor soul,| The company of the Sabbath breaker, the pro-, : | D Hime ‘
be’ll be off, however ; see that you dont send fane swearer, the liar, the drunkard, and the jm- TOUCH OF THE SUBLIME.
him to me ;”” saying which he took his way, and pure, is extremely dangerous. When vice be. The fillowiog is a literal copy of a speech, de-
soon disappeared. comes familiarized to our view, we lose the ab- livered at a debating Society in one of the towne
A general whisper now spread around, and horance of it almost insensibly and though we Ships of this County, Corporal Trim’s clo-
operated like a shot among a flock of quails.;may still appear to walk in the paths of quence 1s no touch to thls masteg peice. rs
In fifteen minutes there were but three Sprout obedience, yet we gradually recede from virtue, Well the subject to be excussed is weth-
faces remaining. These the old man was en- and by a continuance in‘such courses, we soon © ardent Spirits docs any good or not. I con-
deavoring to convince of his relatidnship, and as are prepared to commit downright wickedness. firm it dont. Just think of our ancistors in tus
he did it so pointedly as to silence even their —But this is not all. The wise and prudent tue days—They lived to a most humerous age
jokes and scoffs, they told him of the wedding, will ever. shun the appearance of him whose as- ~So that I think that whiskey or any ardent
and advised him, as he could not be entertained sociates are among the vilest of the vile. But Spirits dont do any good, | Long pause. ] Well
in the village, to go down to old granny Scar-lthere is yet a kind of intercourse with the world the question to be excussed is wather ar-
cum’s by the cross roads, where he could stay|which even tends to lesson a young man in the dent splits does any good or not—So that [
till the busy time was over, for a trifle, afterjopinion of men of pure lives and nice senti- include that it dont. [Another pause:] I cant
which he might have an opportunity of seeing ments of honor and propriety. This isa spirit git hold on the d——d thing. a
some of his old relations, who could not see,of accommodation of the low and vulgar. A Lan, ree Press,
sompaoy now ; as to the young folks, they knew ceurteous deportment towards all, is undoubted! : JL gy $5 ser
nothing about bim, Charles said, and it wouldly commendable, for all may justly lay claim to Z%e Two Farmers. —1 wo farmers, who were
not be worth while to call on them. The poor, common civility and offices : but no one is under neighbors, bad their crops of early peas killed
old man, however, wished to go to the wedding ; obligation to receive as bosom ccmpanions, the by the frost. ‘One of them came to condole thie
they objected te the distance, and the bad road ignorant, the profligate, or the vicious. The so. other on their misfortune, —« Al ! cried he,
—his clothes, his mean appearance—and still ber and discreet man will not often visit him “ how unfortunate we have been, neighbor 2
persisted in his going away, until at last, the who is ever surrounded by the refuse of earth ; Do you know 1 have done nothing but fret cver
tears rolled down his furrowed cheeks, and with neither will a man of good sense and delicacy Since ? But bless me ! you scem 10 have a fine
a fall heart he turned and went out of the house. trust himself among the brawlers of the streets, healthy crop coming up just new. ‘What are
Compassion and curiosity induced me to fol-| These considerations should induce those who these 2” « These’ cried the other, ¢ why these
low him, which I did, leaving the trio of young are forming their characters, to erect a standard are what I sowed immediately aficr my loss.’
Sprouts, highly tickled with the idea of having of company and conversation ; and while they are ¢ What ! coming up already ’ cried the fretter.
got clear of their troublesome visiter. But I solicitous to treat all with respect, beware of‘ Yes, while you was fretting, I was working 1
was thunderstruck, when I reached the street, lessening their own value in the opinion of men —* What ! and don’t you fret when you have a
to find every door where a Sprout lived, shut of virtue and understanding. I.et them equally loss » Yes, but I always put it off till 1 have
tight—every soul gone from the street. I avoid the havghty and distant carriage which repaired the mischief.” ¢ Lord, why then need
stood and saw the old man go to thize of thein will most assuredly bring contempt, and by a you fretat all” « True,’ redlied the industrious
doors in succession, and knock and go away. life regulated by the precepts of unerricg wis. gardner, and that’s the very reason : in truth, it
At last he came back and sat on the curb stone dom, and proper sentiments of hoWor and digni- is very pleasant to have no longer reason to
opposite the tavern, and I confess my heart was ty, secure to themselves the friendship of the think of misfortunes ; and itis astonishing how
too full to go to him, as he hung down his virtuous, and the approbation of their own con- many might be repaired by a Itutle alacrity and
head and wiped away the tears with an old sciences. energy.
handkerchiet.
$ You ground these propositions on !”’
Says John, ¢ Subtraction, sir !”
“ Prove that,’ says Hodge, ¢ and as I live,
To thee the cow I'll freely give,
"Ere from this spot I stir.”
guess,” said Charles, smiling contemptuousiy,
“It would have been as well to have died at
home ; but how are we to know who you are ?
Assertions do not pass current here, when com-
% Four years ago, my wif¢-and I
Were bound by wedlock’s sacred tie,
None were more blest than we ;
And ere the second year begun,
These arms embrac’d my first born son,
Then one from two made three.
“ Another year roll’d o’er my head,
My wile again was brought to bed,
Thus two—from two made four;
"T'was then the cow to me you sold,
Which has been worth her weight in gold,
And is so to this hour.
% Another son in one year more,
Increas’d my stock of living store =
Thus three—{rom two made five !”
4 The eow is thine,’ said Hodge to John,
¢ 1 fairly own she’s fairly won :
Long may she live and thrive.”
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THE DEJECTED APOTHLECARY.
It happen’d in a healthful year
(Which made provisions very dear,
And physic mighty cheap,)
A doctor, sore oppress’d with want,
On business turning out so scant,
Was one day seen to weep,
ee enema it, pi
A neighbor asked him why so sag ?
And hoped no dangerous illness had
To any friend befel.
¢ Oh Lord ! you quite mistake the case !’
Quoth Blister—* Sir, this rueful face
Is—’cause my friends are well.’
ar $56 0 ——
FROM THE TRENTON EMPORIUM.
THE SPROUT FAMILY.
The Sprout family was exceedingly numer-
Lous in the village of Arrowford, which is situ-
~ ated about fifteen miles above the Alesbury
| Falls, and was quite wealthy. They had. set.
~ tled the place principally, having removed from
| the eastern parts of Pennsylvania, some twenty
| years before, in Bumber then about half a dozen
| families ; which bad increased and multiplied
. until almost every respectable sign board in
| the place had the name of Sprout on it, and
| two-thirds of the farms around were called
L Sprout farms, in consequence of being, or hav-
ing been owned by them. They were a thriy-
Ing, but close-dealing and cautious set of men,
- always active and enterprising in matters relat-
| Wg to their own interest; honest, but exceed.
ingly exact in their dealings with others and
. each other, and possessing just about as much
| public spirit, generosity and charitable feeling
| as is common to that class of men. In their
| emigration they had left behind them but on:
35 20 DE — : eet CG Dr v ¥
He had not remained there long, however, FROM A LONDON PAPER. i A dandy Seweg , Bah Zak ag boo,
before a gentleman on an elegant horse rode up SINGULAR DETECTION OF A THIET, D% Er ret as Tere he
to him, dismounted, sat down by him, and en} A few days ago a thief was detected in the a 10 Tepeal : ae ig Be him
tered into earnest conversation. There was following singular and ludicrous manner :— Mp SU° eR . dr a e Id oo ® Sey gids
something so singular in this, that the Sprouts, Thomas y a respectable cow keeper and og raf gn au ae a know that
beginning to suspect their relative might not dairymao, residing at Islington, had a sow pig ™Y Scull ls @s thick as yours, and be d—-d to
be the poor friendless soul they supposed, one which produced a large litter of young ones, 7°! -
after another half opened their doors, and stood which for some time she appeared to bring up
upon their sills, while one or two ventured to with all maternal afection : but suddenly one
stroll down tbe piazza of the inn, where now the of the swinish family disappeared,
three young gentlemen whom we left in the bar where to be found
£6 n= - TTB.
Terrily and tease no person, not even your
and was no most intimate friends, by false reports, vexatious
; and as It is known to patur- jokes, or any thing which can give them a mo-
room, had taken their seats, and were listening slists that sometimes, notwithstanding their ma- ment’s uneasiness. “here are unpleasent real
to the conversation over the way. The respect ternal zffection, mothers devour their young ities enough in this world, without adéing wnne-
and familiarity with which the gentleman treat- Mr. took it for granted that his sow had cessary and imaginary evils,
Solitary branch of the family, and that one, be-|ed the old man, went so far to confirm these thus regaled herself. and yet be thought it ra.
ing poor and unable to join with the more for. suspicions, that a good deal of manouvering ther odd, that like the story of the two cats, nos
| tunate, was, of course, soon fargotien, so that ming the Sprout family soon followed ; the even a tail remained; or any trace w
-
—Plato speaking of passionsie
3 they are like men who said ©
tien heads they ses all things the wiony w:
%
PASSION
batever of persuns says
The next night came,
| the lapse of so many years it had STOWR ajmosi[surmise was spread abroad; and in half an hour the departed sucking,
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