ing in his address, sensible and handsome, and, too, the preserver of her life! What female heart could be insensible to so much excellence! The affectionate and assiduous attentions of William soon restored Mary, in some degree, to her former health, and the chain that had so long detained him, gathering new strength, he found it impossible to break a connexion that was already so dear to him. All Franksburg talked of the courtship, and when I saw Willian and Mary lead down in the dance together, I could not help thinking they were formed for each other. I went up to Franksburg last fall to visit my old friend and to congratulate him on the purposed connexion. It was one of these pleasant moonlight evenings in the month of September, when I arlived at the gate, such as had aiways been enlivened by the song and the dance, under the old elm by the door. But the sound of joy was no more heard on the green. William was gone, the cheek of the soldier was wet with anguish, and the wife of his bosom seemed fast declining in sorrow to the grave. Pale and dejected, Mary sat by the window, her head reclining on her hand. Her eye moistened by a tear, was fixed on vacancy, or wandered heedlessly from object to object. Seduced by the man who saved her life, she was soon to become a mother. The old man took my handpressed it between his,'O! this is an ungrateful world,' said he His heart swelled, he turned away to conceal his emotion. An aged missionary, whose hair was silvered with the frosts of seventy winters, endeavoured to turn their affections to anothe world, and to lead them fo consolation beyond the tomb. Ye votaries of pleasure, ye gay, ye wanton seducers of the fair, whom you should protect; O! of pour Freeman, your infamous could you have seen the cottage tophies over deluded innocence would have been scorpions to your consciences. Such ruin-Hark the watch dog announces a stranger! The door opened, and in a moment we behold William at the feet of her father. Mary shrieked and fainted. 'I come, I come,' said he, 'for forgiveness, I come to offer all the Not a reparation in my power. moment of happiness have I known since, I left you.' Noble youth thou hast set a pattern by thy return to virtue, most worthy to be followed. Gleaner. APHORISMS. Ability. The desire of appearing to be persons of ability, often prevents our being so. Few men are able to know all the ill they do. VARIETY ORIGINAL AND SELECTED For the Lady's Miscellany. The Editor of the London Courier, speaking of the style of the American journalists, calls it⚫ bastard English.' This sort of reproach is rather surprising, when it is considered that the English were the scholars of the Ameri cans during the revolutionary war. We taught them orthography at Bunker's Hill, etymology at Saratoga, syntax in the Je'sies, and prosody at York-Town. If they will come to school again, we can put them through the dead languages. Argus. On the happy return of King Charles II one parson Bull who had loyally and learnedly maintained his Majesty's right, was presented by the King with a grant for a very considerable benefice; But before the patent was sealed, my Lord Chancellor Hyde had disposed of it to another. The parson, having spent all his money, put his hand into his pocket, and finding nothing but the King's grant there, with his hand to it, went boldly to his Majesty, and told him he had lost all his money out of his pocket, and he found none but his Majesty's hand there. The King smiled, and asked if his business was done? He repli ed Bon Mot.--A gentleman who was very morose and ill-natured in his own family, but extremely facetious and entertaining when in company, was once the subject of conversationina sall party, where his wife was present. Indeed, madam. (said a lady who addressedher) I almost envy you your húsband--so cheerful! so lively! so brilliant he is quite the fiddle of every company he goes into''Perhaps so, (replied the wife with a sigh) but when he comes home, he always hangs his fiddle up with his hat.' A new Psalm Extraordinary. The following is part of a Psalm composed by a Parish Clerk in Yorkshire, on the Distemper among Horned Cattle in 1794. It was sung and chorussed by the whole congregation in the church. The four first stanzas contain an account of the cattle that died, and the names of the farmers to whom they belonged, the remaining verses run on thus. "No Christian's Bull nor Cow, they say, But takes it out of hand, And we shall have no cows at all, The Doctors, tho' they all have spoke Yet they nothing do at all With all their learning store, So Heaven drive thou the plague away, And vex us not no more." This piece was so well received, that after the service it was desired again by all the congregation, saving five farmers who wept bitterly, and exclaimed, it was too moving!' The minister, on going out. said, 'Why, John, what psalm was it we had to day; it was not one of David's. No, no, sir,' quoth John, big with the poetic honor he had acquired, never made such a psalm since he was born. This is one of my own putting together!" David A Curious Fact.-In digging a well in Alstead, N, H. on the hill near the meeting house, the workmen had dug about nine feet thro' a hard gravel or pan, when they came to a hard blue clay, intermixed with stones and gravel; after digging 5 feet therein, a lump of clay was taken up in which was enclosed a small brown snake, with a red belly and a white stripe round his neck, with a small snake in his mouth when exposed to the air, they discovered evident signs of life, which was witnessed by several spectators. || LADY'S MISCELLANY. NEW-YORK, November 15, 1811. "Be it our task, To note the passing tidings of the times" A circumstance of a very distressing and melancholly nature, occurred on the farm of Mr. Mitten, on Shavercreek,' Huntington county. Pennsylvania, on' Sunday last.-A young man of the name of Tully, aged about 17 years, his sister and Miss M Calley, walked into a field, leaning on each other's shoulder for the purpose of driving sheep out of it, when a tree fell upon them, which killed the young man on the spot-broke one of Miss M'Calley's thighs, and wounded the other young women so severely that her life is yet despaired of. James Crapson, a native of Ireland, and lately one of the Hornet's seamen, hung himself on Saturday evening, in Thames-st. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. On Saturday last, the walls of a new house building in Eighth street, between Market and Chesnut-streets, fell down, and, precipitating two of the workmen into the street, who were in the act of ascending to the scaffolding, buried seven others under the ruins. They were extricated as soon as possible, some were sent to the hospital, and other carried to their own homes, with their bones and sculls fractured. Two of them, it is said, are not expected to recover. Newburgh, Nov. 5. - ROBBERY--On Saturday afternoon last, a short time before capt. Griswold sailed from New York for this village, 9600 dollars, in bills, was given him, directed to the bank of Newburgh, and by him put in. to his trunk in his state-room; as soon as the vessel was got underway, the cap. tain discovered the money had been sto. len. Proper enquiries were immediately made of the passengers on board the sloop, from which it appeared that no cause of suspicion was attached to them. It is supposed the money was taken pre vious to the vessel's leaving the dock in New-York. f Extraordinary Honesty. A person of the Quaker profession (says à London paper) having through || misfortune, about 40 years ago, become insolvent, and not being able to pay more than 11 shillings to the pound, formed a resolution, if Providence smil. ed on his future endeavors, to pay the whole amount; aud in case of death, he ordered his sons to liquidate his debts by their joint proportions. It pleased God, however to spare his life; and after struggling with a variety of difficulties (for his livelyhood chiefly depended on his own labor) he at length saved suffi cient to satisfy every demand. A few days ago, the old man came with a considerable sum, to the surviving son of one of his creditors who has been dead 30 years, and insisted on paying him the money he owed his father, which he accordingly did, with heartfelt satisfaction. Such a display of virtuous principle, we record with infinate pleasure, as it not only reflects the highest honor on a worthy individual, but also Married. On Friday evening, last, Mr. Zebulon S. Willets, to Miss Charlotte Roorbach, both of this city. On Monday morning last, by the rer. Mr. Miller, Mr. Isaac B. Strong. (of the house of Aikin, Strong, & Co.) to Miss Mary Oakley, all of this city. At Philadelphia, Thomas Layle, to Miss Maria Oliver. At Charlestun, Wm. Aitchison, merchant, to Miss Mary Murray. merchant, to Miss Mary A· Snowden. At Charleston, James B. Kennedy Dier. On Monday the 11th inst. Mr. Elea zer Hart Odell, aged 26 years. On the 16th ult. in Frankfort, Ken-. tucky, Dr. Isaac Gano, one of the first settlers of that country. On Wednesday last, Mr William Ri. ley, Merchant of Flat Bush, and son of Roger Riley, esq. of Berlin, Connecticut. At Worcester, (Ms.) Mr. Asa Ward, Fun-He had been some time past complaining of a cramp, in his limbs, and pain in his breast; and being advised to use a cold bath, he went into a large tub at a spring, and was found a corpse by his wife. Last week in the county of Gloucester, formerly member of Congress from NewJersey. on that society to which he belongs-N. F.) suddenly, James Sloan, esq. whose members have long been distin. guished and deservedly respected, for their upright and equitable dealing. On this occasion, we cannot help exclaiming in the language of Pope, an honest || man's the noblest work of God.' In August last, in the Hospital in Phil. adelphia, Lucius Witham Stockton, esq. of New Jersey. THE LOVELY MAID OF COVENTRY, Address'd to Miss P.****** C..... The Lovely maid of Coventry The blooming nymph of Coventry The dew lipp'd rose Her fragrance throws, Around the maid of Coventry Fond Zephyrs breathing kissing gales The lovely maid &c. Oh! could I like the Zephr taste The lovely maid &c. Yet mine would live! and die, would |