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Licensed a wife's fond heart to break,
And make her children's tears in (low.
Licensed to do thy neighbor harm; '
Licensed to kindle hate and strife;
Licensed to nerve the robber's arm;
Licensed to whel the murderer's knife.
Licenspd thy neighbor's purse to drain;
And rob him of his very lasi; - .
Licensed to heat his feverish brain.
Till madness crown thy work at last.
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To spread thy nets for man, thyprcy;
To mock his struggles suck him dry ' ;
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Licensed, where peace and quiet dwell,
To bring disease and want and woe; "
Licensed lo make this world a hell,
And fil man for a hell below.
The Frigate's Tender.
BY PROF. J H. IN GRAHAM. y
CHAPTER 1.
It was early on a sunny morning during the
progress of the last war with Great Britain,
that a young naval officer, walking the Battery
at New York, had his attention drawn to a
rmm nf nr.Hnns MmMilv ftnaaod in wairh-
b. . , j --0-0 I
ing two vessels just risible far down ihe har
bor. 'What is it, my friends?' he asked in a frank
hearty tone, as he joined them.
'The tender, again, chasing in a schooner,'
answered an old tar, touching the point of his
cer's coat. - i
'Here is a spy-glass, sir,' said a master's ;
mate, who stood near, and at ihe 6ame lime '
respectfully handing it to him. j
'Thank you, my man,' answered the lieulen-
ant. with a smile, as he look the
instrument
U and raised it to his eves.
Bv its aid he could clearly distinguish
. " - a
arml rhnnr. nfahn.it nineiv tons, crowding
an
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ail in chase of a trader a 'fore-and-aft' that was
making every exertion to escape, both by tow
ing and throwing water upon the sails.
'The chase, is about hajf a mile a-head, sir,'
said the master's mate; but the tender sails
like a shark in chaso of a dolphin. The 'fore-and-after'
don't siand a chance of getting in
past the fort.'
'The tender can sail, and I am one that ought
toJinow it," said a stout, weather-beating look
ing man. She was a pilot birat, and the fastest
craft that danced over the waves. Three
weeks JJgo, I and my crew were out in her,
when iyon English frigate suddenly made her
appearance out of a fog-bank and brought us to.
But I took. to my yawl and pulled for ihe land
a league away, and escaped; for the fog was so
thick that -the Englishman could not get a
ghmpse-of me. It is my schooner, that they
have turned .into a tender, sir, and that has
made soman.y captures within the last three
weeks, -of .our small roasters.' -
'She carries forty men and a long thirty-two
so I hear,'' observed an old seaman in the.
group.
'It would be a blessing,' observed .a man-of
war's man, wlio had not before spoken, 'if that
craft could be caught napping. It atnt safe
fur a sdonp to put her nose out of the harbor,
beyond h cape but while the, frigat.o was
alone, thoy could slip along the coast in light
water, and showber their keels. But now,
eicry thing tlial ventures out" is brought to by
that long guti of the tender's'.'
That's a fact, Ben,' responded another sea
man 'She has taken or dttJen back into port
no loss than' twenVy-six crafts'" within three
weeks. I shall be glad," for one, whtftt our fri-'
gate lying off ihere 'gets' h'r.r armament aboard,
for then I think Ve'il swa'How ihe-Ettglish fri
gate out Uo'nTbi,? Mie'tcnr
der.' ,
STKOUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1846.
All these remarks were heard by ihe young
officer, who all the while continued lo look
through the spy-glass ai the tender and her
rhase.
'There goes a gun!' cried several of the
spectators as a flash and jet of azure smoke
came from the tender's bows.
'That is bold enough,' observed the young
officer, as if speaking thoughts aloud, 'the im-
pudent tender is almost up with the fort, and!
dares to fire at the chase in the very face of,
the batteries.'
'It is only to try to do her mischief, sir,' said
the master's mate, 'for she finds the fore-and
after will escape her, so she fires a gun to cut
away something.'
'You are right my man,' responded the offi
cer; 'for she has put about and stands seaward
again.
He continued to watch the retiring tender for j gave proof of them by oveihaulmg every thing, coming light aboard the Capting's vessel?' jVllom ihoug h it has been my fortune ro differ
some moments in silence. j She carried- amid-ship a long thirty-two poim-j But Aminidab' pulled harder, and fairly took 'e party contests that divide us, yet it In-
'It is a pity we have not an armed cutter in der. Her crew consisted of about forty men a with the sheet about a belaying pin. .always been 'my pride to do justice to his emi
port ihat would sail faster than she can, so that j in the uniform of the British Navy. They j The British oflicer was about to pour out . ,ie' qualities, and to his high service to hn
we might give her a chase out,' said a lad, ap- j were now pricipallv assembled in the bows and ! "pon him a volley of oaths, when seeing that country, especially to bis services during our
j proaehing the group. His dress was that of a
j midshipman, and his air singularly free and
! r t
Mill ICJ3.
-Ah, Frank, are you there?' said the lieuten
ant, 'when did you get back from your fath
er'?' 'Last night. I was in hopes to find the ship
j ready for sea, Mr. Percival; but I am told it
j will be three weeks before we can get away.
1 1 want to have a brush with John Bull's frigate
, which hovers off and on the harbor with so
! much bravadoing. When did you get in town
t i
iSIr
'Yesterday morning. Have you been wit-
nessing the pretty chase down the bay, Frank.
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4l'es. i would give a years pay it 1 could
have a hand in capturing that rogue.
Come aside with me, satd the officer, put -
ting his arm in that of the midshipmen. 'Your
words but express my own wishes. I have
nnnprivifl n nl a n fur rn nl lir I no A )n t tPrwK r?'
wtiv.vcwu j ' " j' . -
'In what way, sir?' demanded the youth,
with animation.
I will show you. The tender's game ap-
Pears 10 oc ,UK cnaaimg ut uum mi:u
lakes men to impress in the British .navy. :,s,d
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I also plunders tne cratt 01 sttcti tmngs as me)
contain, which are of any value. My plan i
to charier an old sloop, the worst looking one
lit is possible to find in port, but a tolerable sai-
:, r 1 I 11 1 i-i u
lor, for she mu3t work well and readily obey
U, l.ol.r. 1 will Iniifl i3i- Hfrk wtlh Mfin.rnrtns
her helm. 1 will load her deck with hen-coops
lull of poultry, pens crammed with pigs, a few
sheep, and a calf or two, by way of variety.
You laugh, Frank, but ihe commander of the
ffnfltr V I lflfl II fin lailffhincr mailer. 11 1 SUC-
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ceed as i aui.c.pa.c. I win su.p a.out u..,,
five men, and conceal them in the hold and
taking command o my craft, with one hand
t ..:...t.l .1 !. I . tiH rti nil nf ihn
oniy visiuic mi uclii, 1 suait am oan uui u.
harbor. When I get out 3ide, I think I shall
be able to show John Bull a Yankee trick that
he will not be likely to forget very soon But
all will depend oil our good mangemenl ofthejto see ,hal her decks were covered with piga
affair. Now you see what I would beat Frank.
Will you join with me?
'Heart and hand, sir,' responded Frank Tal-
bot, with enthusiasm. 'Will you allow me to j
be the hand on deck to work the sloop"
'Yes, if you can talk real Wcathersfield Yan
kee.' Wall. I rather, guess I ken, tho' I aim been
to Connecticut among 'em since last grass.' .
This reply was pronounced with such an
inimitable Yankee dialect thai the lieutenant
burst into a hearty laugh.
'You will do Frank. Now we want to go
to the Anchor rendezvous in Pearl street, and
drum up about fne and thirty men. Take on
ly the daring and ready for any thing. Let
none of them know your object, lest we should
be betrayed by information being- conveyed to
the tender. You will find men enough in these
times that will ask no questions. Meet me at
twelve o'clock at the Exchange Reading Room
and report to me.'
The midshipmen then took his leave and
hastened up the battery. The lieutenant re
turned 10 the group aud taking aside ihe mas
ters mate, whom he knew, laid briefly before
him his project. The old tar entered into it
with allheal. Together they went to tlie docks
where, on account of the blockade, lay idle a
large number of vessels of every description.
They were not long in discovering such a craft
as suited them. A Hudson sloop of seventy
tons. She was immediately put in trim for
sailing by the master's mate, and three or four
men whom he employed, while the oflicer pro
ceeded to buy up and send on board his live
stock.
CHAPTER. 1 I.
The morning following these events, the ten-
der of the British Frigate was standin oil' and
on, under easy sail, and close in with Sandv
Hook. The wind was the south-west and
blowing about a five knot breeze. The sky ward. At the. same moment " the American j other, perhaps more tlian upon all other's, df
was without a cloud, and only a gentle undula- j oflicer put his helm hard up, and the sloop rap-1 volved ihe task -of advocating the ar, of eir
tion lifted iho surface of the ocean. The ten-j idly played off right towards the tender. j rv'ng 'hro' the measures of the administration!
der was a clipper built vessel, very long and f 'Let go that jib shouted the English officer ' And riobly did they perform their duty. 'They
narrow in the beam, and constructed wholly j 'Yes, Amtnidab. you 'tarnal fool you, let go ' were the honorable Senator from South Gnrn
with an eye to her fast sailing qualities; and she ! I say! Let go! Don't you see that we are lina, and retired statesman. Mr. Clay, from
on the windlass, talking together or watchin"
j ijle shore. Aft, the officer of the deck, a bluff,
full-faced young English middy, was lounging
over the quarter railing, smoking a cigar. The j
man at the helm had a sinecure for his post,;
for the vessel skipped along so easily that she
seemed almost to steer herself.
'Sail ho!' cried ihe look-out from the heel of
the bowsprit.
'Where away?' quickly demanded the offi
cer. 'In shore, two points forward the beam.'
'Aye, aye, I set'!' answered the middy,
levelling his glass at a sloop just stealing out
0f the harbor, closely hugging the shoie. 'It
hs another of the Yankee coasters. A sail in
. -
'shore Mr. Stanley!' said he, speaking through
, ihe sky-light.
The lieutenant, a stout, fleshy, portwino
visaged John Bull, canto on deck and took!
1 ...!.. 1 1. n .ir- t.i .. I. k.il 'iKmik Inimm
' 3 1 a 41 a tilt; oil utiri j n iuvii auviui a i - li
distant.
, 'h is a lumber .-loop;' but we'll bring her to,
jf she dates to venture out; "for- wo mav get
. - . . - ' . . . .
snme in:?n provision, and vogctaDies irom tier
,f fl0,hig ,..'
'ShuM 1 put her on another lack, sic" . .
! Notyet. Keep on as we are till the sloop ;
, els a 0fiig. If we run for her now, she will .
,akc ref,,ge jn the harbor.'
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The sloop stood out lor half a mile, and then
. hauling her wind, beat down along ihe land.
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The tender delayed the chase until she had
. gQl l0() far frorn ij)e entrance of the harbor to
s el hack again, and then putting about, run for
Ha- on 10 nt WF hn Jmtn otnmnyl In
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. take alarm) antJ pulIlng aD0Ul begail t0 maKe Ule
besl of her way towards the harbor she had
; lcft. Confident in the speed of Ins own res -
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sei mo ingiisu lieutenant leu sansueu. mat i
' ,he chase was already his. and lauehed althe
' efforts of the sloop to get away,
, t length they came near enough to the sloop
and poultry.
'A rare haul we shall make this
morning.
said the middy. 'Enough chicken pie for the
whole frigate's crew, to say nothing of turkies
and roast pig for the cabin.'
'What a regular slab sided Yankee skipper
she has at her helm! Man and boy, she has. a
stout crew!' satd the lieutenant laughing.
'They look frightened out of their senses, as
they begin to think they arc gone for it. Ship
ahoy!'
'What ye want?' came a crossthe water in
the strongest nasal of Yankeedorn.
I want you to heave to. Brother Jonathan!'
'I'd rather not, if it's ail the same to you:
I'm in a mighty hurry! Frank,' added the dis
guised American oflicer, in an under tone,
'when I order you to let go ihe jib, you must
draw it aft as hard as your strength will let
you. I at the same time will put the helm
hard up, so the sloop will play rapidly off, and
fall aboard of the tender; for I am determined
to fall aboard of her. I shall curse your blun
ders, and order you lo let go; but don't mind
me; keep pulling the jib-sheet hard to wind
ward. Leave the rest to me. Now, my men,'
he said, speaking through the compattion-waj',
Make a good grasp of your pistols and ctitlassos.
j When I stamp my loot ot.i the, deck over your
1 heads, throw off he hatches, lean on duck, and
; follow me.'
'Heave to, or I'll sink you! What are you
palavering about?' shouted the Englishman.
The two vessels were now side by side,
steering on the same course, abeam of each
other, the tender to leeward and about a hun-
dred fathoms off.' .
'Wall, don't be to free with your powder,
mister, and I will. Amtnidab, let o thai'a jib
sheet.'
'Yes, I will,' answered the voun reefer, and
! vviih a hearty will he began to draw it to wind-
. 'he sloop would certainly fall foul of htm, he
turned to give orders for the protection of his
own vessel; but ere he could utter them, the
sloop's bough's struck her near ihe fore rigging,
and swung round stern with stern.
At the same instant the American oflicer
stamped upon the deck, and forty armed men j
made their appearance from the hatches, fore
castle and bin, and leaped after Percival upon
the tender's decks!
The Englishmen, taken by surprise, surren
dered without scarcely sinking a blow: and
getting both vessels under sail, in the very sight
of the frigate, the gallant young captor sailed
with his prize back into the harbor, and safely
anchored her off the battery, after an absence
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This exploit is doubtless one of tho boldest
and most spirited affairs that came off during
the war. The account given above, is a faith-
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circumstances will be recognized both by the
j brave officer in question, as well as by his
friend.
U kaI-tii and 1 overty. A poor man com -
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; 1. lamed mat the rich assumed superiority, on
' ...
account 01 tnnir monev.
'What ! wonder V said a iislener, "when
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nence. w aito you cxuiuu en arueniuesire 10
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ub c , 1 use uu iiuasuaa edit it v in caiecui
' '
. themselves on account of possessing it. If you
place a toad on the tot) of a pyramid, you must
11
not wonuer mai ne even iooks uown upon you.
' J
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-.oay, raif arG luu u-dS ,u,.gur ... ireiauu
; jan j this C0UnIry r L()Ilger . aye, you
j may wcil say it nnd no. only longer, but there
; is a greal many more of ihe,..
Scem; at Soxdat School.-'Is them old
fellows alive now?' said an urchin to the teach-
er. 'What old persons do you mean, myi
j lea" 'Why Paul and Luke and Mark and
Deuteronomy, and them.'
The following is given as an extract from
a sublime spocch in a murder case in'Texas:
"May it please your honor I'm bald ! bald,
sir ! Not bald frorn age, but from a knowledge
of the law. And what does the law say? Mur
der, ?nurdcr, says theriaw, is against the king's
peace! What's the king? Thar's no king
here! Thank God, the Lone Star shall shine
alofi! and I'll speak on this case until the queen
of night sits in tho west yea, until the wild,
cow bellows in the morning sun!"
A talking match lately "cams off" at Now
Orleans for five hundred dollars a side. It
continued, according to the Advertiser, for,
thirteen hours; tho rivals being a Frenchman
aud a Kentiickiari The bystanders and judges
were talked to sleep, and when they waked up
in the morning, they found the Frenchman dead,
aiid the Keiituckian whispering in his ear.
Yankee Enterprise.
A vessel arrived at Liverpool, eaily in April
from Boston with 25 cases of turkeys, geese,
and capons, also 6 boxes of reindeer, of supe
rior quality! They were packed in ice to pre
serve them. This is ihe lirst importation -or
Poultry from America to England.
50
Tributc To Messrs' lay.
I Ton. Lewis Caas in a speech oh th's regim
; question delivered in the U. S. SnWn, onii.t
! 30ih, of Marclr, paid a very hamUmne eomjIV
j 'ent to the worth of our "gallfsitt Ilauy ClW
' I alluding to the events uf ihu lat wir,
Cass spoke as follows:
j "I was then upon the frontier, and wpti do l
rcmemb'er with what straining eye's and iicdiuiir
i i heart we turned towards the 'Capitol, to knnW
'if the honor and interests of uur rnumrv wonl'l
be asserted and maintained. There ere then
tu' en Jhere, upon whom, m'ore than any
j 'a$l contest with England. The.y were ihn
leaders of that great IrgUIative war, who.
j ''ke the Homeric heroes threw thrm-eUes im.;
i ll,e middle of the fight and fought theattle'-j of
.their party and of their country with equal tal-
: e,1,si firmness and success.
Sleceipt for Croup.
Dr. Goodman has recommended the follow
ing as a certain, as well as a simple remedy
for this common and fatal disease nmoncr chil
dren. He says "whenever they are threatened
wiih an attack of the croup, I direct a plaster
1 covered with dry Scotch snuff, varying, in
size according to the age of the pati,-nt, to bo
applied directly across the throat, and retained
there until all ihe symptoms disappear. The
I 1 ' C 1 I , fT ,,
1 riiniDM T 4a fnfinri In Hn -l I i t- m n nH...il it I t.-tmr
I IVUIbU J 44 IUUUU IU J w UIIIQIJ LlltVIUai . i.CIK
applied in the first and second stages of the
malady." The plaster is made by greasing a
i piece of linen, and covering it with snuff.
j ,
j Eve Water. I have for several years
manufactured the following Eye Water, which
has been applied to sore and weak eves of
! most every description with unrivalled success
1 . ,
I The application of this eye water has testored
, . , , , ,
1 those who were confined to dark rooms, and
j removed films from the eyes; the medicine is
simple and perfectly safe.
I Lobelia, or Indian I obacco, steeped in rum
e . . r . . ,
j forms the eye water above referred to. Apply
, r
Imm
one 10 eight or ten drops to tho eye, or
wetting the lids after closing the eyes, will be
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all that is necessary for weak eyes, morning
, , .
;andev
eventno.
j AfJ Irishman who had Ml hij na,iVB country
; ln M n Am(jrjca becaae u
j WM a ,and of Hbe WM alacked on hja firfcl
j arrival in December", by a furious mastiff. Ho
' J
j s,PPed 10 Pick UP a b,one 10 dtfcni1 himbt'lf
j bul ,he s,one was frozen fasU
"By my sowl, says rat, "now is not thB.a
swate land of liberty, where the dogs aro let
loose aud the stones lied fast?"
Scraps for the Curious. If a tallow
candle bo placed in a gun, aud shot at a door,
it will go through, without sustaining any inju
ry; and if a musket ball be fired into water, it
will not only rebound, but be flattened as if
fired against a solid substance. A musket
may be fired through a pane of glass making
ihe hole ihe size of the ball without cracking
the glass, if suspended by a throad, it will
make no difference, and the thread will not even
vibrate. Cork if sunk 200 feet in the ocean,
will not rise on account of ihe pressure of tho
water. In the artic regions, when the ther
mometer is below zero, persons ran conversu
more than a mile distant. Dr. Jrtnncsoh a--sens
that he heard every word of a sermon at
the distance of two miles.
Cure tor Quinsy. Simmer hops in vine
gar a few minutes, until their strength is qx-
traded; sirain the liquid, sweeten it with sugar
and give it frequently to the child or, patleni,
in small quantities: until relieved.
A Judge in Kentucky has decided'that a
dandy is a nuisance.
A swarm, of bees waa-rectintlyustigno
of tho street Umps in New Oiluuns.
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