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~ .•>* w POETRY, Frm the Long- tfiand Star. • * • ODE TO RUM. HAIL mighty Ruin ! the diunkard's only And let thy praife my willing pen ern- ploy. From eaft to toeft thy mighty deeds are known, From humble peafants to lhe royal throne. Where'er tho'i dod thy mighty feeptre fsvay, Obfequious homage all thy fubjeds pay ; To thee devote their bodies and their ioids, And fiif Ay pra»& around their flowing bowls. Sf a- zn& gave ourfelycs up to innocent enjoyment without refcrvc. One evening our holt propofed that each fhould give a fhort fkctch of his life, a mode of entertainment which was gladly affented to by all the company* There were fevcral narrations 'worth prefervin_ mong which I think the enclofed merits a place in jour paper. My father, faid a gentleman of a grave deportment, but of an in- tcrefting countenance, was one of the principal Planters in the Ifland of Granada. He was originally of Yorkshire, but had lived many years in the Well Indies, where he ■Be- coukh;otlpeak,andatlengtnUvo of his friends were obliged to car¬ ry him away. My mother was lo tmch overcome by thefe marks of affection that it was with the ut> moft difficulty me was prevailed upon to proceed.—Inliead of reap¬ ing benefit from her nativcclimate, {he grew worfe ; her malady was changed into epilepfy, which at length impaired her rcafon. In this filiation, flic was eonfigned to the care of her mother, now a widow, of a ftrong mind but of little tendernefs. To me the old lady was exceedingly indulgent, but to my filler exceedingly cruel. She was eager to anticipate my willies, and never denied my re¬ queues, but fhe appeared to take e^ At thy command both fenfe and rcafon fly, ftrc'oes and honor pine away and die ; [Jomeftic peace thou had the power to kill, Where thou dolt fix thine empire in the will. Both kines and rmghty warriors thou haft flaw, ■i Made prolirate heroes prefstliefatfguine plain J Their thoufands (lain the fons of Mars may boalt, But thou haft tens of thoufands in thy toau. Infpir'd by thee, thy vot'ries dare to face Pale poverty, difeafe, and foul diTgrace ; At death andbdl, « awtul forms pon.ay d. rf ^ ^^ ^ ^^ and ^ GRind_mother< Mtcv rcmain.nS fome vears running about the fta- liad acquired a large fortune, ing at home on bufinefs, he made avifitto a friend in Edinburgh, , . # . faw my mother at a public affem- qual delight in threatening my bly, was fmitten with her charms, poor filler, & m punifliing her^ for and having had the good fortune to pleafe her, he foon after obtain¬ ed her hand. She wis of an hon¬ orable family, and of the moft am¬ iable difnofition. Aitho' I left to teli me that if he left me, I ue& er could get another tutor difpofed to take the fame pains. " Your fine parts require only a little ap¬ plication, and I will do my utmoft to lave you from ruin."—One day I became altogether infoknt, and was proceeding even to mock him and tomimickhis manners, when, to my utter aftonifhment he gave mc a violent box on the ear. Re¬ covering a little, I wept aloud, & my Grandmother burft into the room. She was approaching me with lamentation & blandifhments, when my tutor, with a ftern voice, commanded her inftantly to walk out. No perfon has any bufinefs to come in here without iny leave, and your Ladymip in particular muft recollect that you have palled difpofition. Grana4a at a very early age, I can well remember that the manners imaginary faults. tervals my mother faw & bewail¬ ed our fate, which fhe conceived pernicious to both, but flue had no power—her corfefponder.ee was infpecfed, and every thing preced¬ ed according to the with of my vour word not to enter during our IiTher lucid in- fchool hours, and not to interfere Thy mafic power can clamorous confeience ltill, And banifh all the fear of future 111 ; And thofe who ferve thee Faithful to the end, Kecd never hope to find abetter friend. ANTI-BACCHUS, From the Philadelphia Repertory. AN INSTRUCTIVE LESSON. IT what's conducive moft; to eafe The fumum bonum b<!, They laugh who w'^l, but thofe who pleafe> In ft ruction gain from me. In drawing on my boot in hade. Too ftrong I pull'd no doubt, In faving time, time oft wc wallc, It thus with me fell out. 2t$£ heeding that my hmt wan old, The (trap of courfe grown weak ; Refieftion would this truth have told, * Draw gently, or 'twill break,.' Had this monition been by me With rev'rence due obferv'd, Z /horrid have been from cobbling free, The ft rap had been preferv'd.- Sut heedlef?. I was quick depriv'd Of my right foct'9 good friend ; Yet, though no cobler, I eor.triv'd My broken ilrap to mend. Nor fcornful fmile who think kfefoXgXTj But jrifdom rather learn ; And if in vicious oaths you range, a hough barefoot, yet return. I'Jor lounge recumbent in the war, I*or time is on the wing ; Retrace your fteps without delay, Neglect will forrow bring. Thu9 trifles, if improv'd aright, Important hints may give ; And this may be, to many a wight, A leflbn how to live. MISCELLANY. For the Kingston Gazette. « RECKONER-----No. 48. Parentes objurgatione digmfant qui nolunt liberos fuos fevera lege prafcere. PETROMUS* TO THE RECKONER. SIR—I fpent the laft winter in London, & had the good fortune to get introduced into a very ex¬ cellent focial circle, equally remo¬ ved from fafhionable folly and af- cetic aufterity. At one gentle¬ man's where I frequently dined, no cards were admitted, nor did they feem ever to be wanted, for he poffeffed the exquifite talent of keeping the converlation in a full ilream without engroffing too great a fliare of it himfclf.—He fel- dorn invited many at once to fliare his hofpitality; and he fo contriv¬ ed it that we were hardly {bated wfaca wc became a knot of friends, complying—Haver y not only de¬ grades the victim, but the matter himfelf. I do not fuppofe that my father was more difficult to pleafe than his neighbors, of more tyran¬ nical in his difpofition ; on the contrary, he palled, in the ifland, for a man of uncommon mildnels and difcietion, and deferring ot cenfure for the filfe humanity, as it was called, with which he trea¬ ted his negroes. Yet this human¬ ity fkocked the delicate feelings of my mother to fuch a degree that her health vifibly declined. Ac- cuftomed to ufe her fervants with the utmoft kindnefs and attention •to lee harmony & \^i£^viMfesrraj-- ly prevailing in her father's family, h the utmoft delicacy & politenei; obferved in their intercourfe, G® could not bear that the poor ne¬ groes Ihould be punilhed eves when they deferved it. This fome- times produced difagreeable alter¬ cations at home, and rendered hear an objeel of hatred to fome of the neirrhborino; ladies, who would or- . der their Ncgrdes- to be nogged without mercy. The heat of the climate' likewife tended to injure her tender conftitution, and after remaining feven years en the ifl¬ and, Hie was advifed by the phyfi- cians to try her native air. Aa unforefeen difficulty occurred, as her departure approached. My father wiflicd that the two chil¬ dren Ihould remain with him, but to this my mother would by no means confent. She refilled only by her tears, and a determination not to depart. My father then propofed that I Ihould be left with him, but to this aifo her feelings were oppofed. In thefe difputes, which were conducted in the mil- deft way, I fided in my heart with my mother, and conceived that my father did wrong in propofing to detain us. I had never feen him much interefted, he was cold and referved in his manners, and ftricl in the government of his houfehold. In his treatment of my mother, he was indeed always indulgent in the extreme, except when fhe interfered on account of the fiaves, but he did it without any oftentation and even without evincing any great degree of ten¬ dernefs. Alas, I did not know the intenfity of his feelings—I lhall never forget his agitation when he accompanied us to the fliip—his whole body was convulfcd—he bles learning to curfe and fwear, to lie and play wicked tricks upon the fervants, and frequently upon my Grand-mother herfelf, I was dilpatched to a boarding fchool in the neighborhood. Here I found myfelf under a very difagreeable reftraint. I was obliged to rife at a certain hour to drcis and keep myfelf clean. My fare, tho' whole- fome and in plenty, was very dif¬ ferent from what I had been ufed to get from my Grand-mother. On my firii vifit I made fhoft srrie- vous complaints—wept bitterly at the thought ftf returning—protci¬ ted in the moft folcrrm n>*n»>>-*- t-^frf I had been moft harlhly treated, and actually fhewed her a lump on the back of my head, which I had given myfelf on ptrrpofe. The old lady was melted—fee agreed that I fhould never return—wrote a very fevere letter to the matter, & ordered him to fend basksnj tag* gage with the fervant. ^ This gen¬ tleman anftrered her ladyfliip with indignation—proclaimed me a liar, and prophefied that I would turn out a great blackguard. It was now rciblvcd that 1 fhould have a tutor. he private tutor* A young gentle¬ man was foon procured, but was cautioned not to contradict me, and to make all my talks ap¬ pear like games at flay. Although not much older than myfelf, my new Preceptor evinced no lefs pru¬ dence than Ipirit. He told my Grandmother that there would be no difficulty if there was no in¬ terference. He profefled not to know how to make the elements of knowledge verv amufinsc, but he would undertake, if left entire¬ ly to himfelf, that they fhould nei¬ ther prove burden fome nor dif- gufting. Without full power, he promifed nothing. My Grand- mot her engaged not to interfere, never to enter the fchool-room, never to folicit play days, and pro- tefted that her greateft anxiety was to fee me a fcholar. Thefe ■ promifes were foon broken—lhe did not indeed come into the fchool-room for fome days, but lhe ftood hearkening at the door and could not frequently abftain from muttering to herfelf expreflions of difapprobation at my tutor's treat¬ ment. Of this I knew how to take advantage, & I began to treat him not only with contempt, but uni¬ formly to ncglecl my talks. He ufed in my proceedings. I am ready to depart whenever' you pleafe, but while I remain I fhail take care to be treated with refpect and to do my duty.—The old iady ftood corrected, and regardlefs of my entreaties, walked inftantly out of the room. This gave me the lirlt impreffion of the honor and the fa- crednefs of a prcmife.—After the nfual time ekpfed, I flew to my Grandmothet, who bathed me in tears. I complained of her cruel¬ ty in leaving mc.—She told me lhe had made a promife not to inter¬ fere, and durft not break it, but confented that my tutor Ihould be changed in a few days. Before this change could be effected, fhe was under the necefiity of going to' Edinburgh on bufinefs, which detained her four months. My tutor had now .full power, and ha¬ ving nobody to' hear and attend obedient, and found my taflvs lefs difiicult. As I bellowed more ap- plication, my tutor contrived a. mufing relaxations, and I began to love him and to' feel pleafure in ob¬ taining his approbation. I acqui¬ red during this fhort time, a com¬ petent knowledge of arithmetic & book-keeping, read with accuracy, wrote a legible hand and acquired fome ideas of religion.- But rrrj^ progrefs was interrupted by my Grandmother's return with a new old one was d if miffed, but the change was far from a- cereeable to me, for I was now be- coming fcnlible of the benefit which I had reaped during her ab- fence. My new Preceptor gave himfelf no trouble about me—if I chofe to do a talk it was well, if not he was content; my time was therefore fpent in filhing & fowl¬ ing till my father wrote me to join him in Granada. ine A Bridegroom- the firft ni^ht he was in bed with his bride, laid to her, " When I folicited your chaltity, if you had condefcended, I would never have made you my wife, for I only did it to try thee." " Faith," faid fhe, " I imagined as: much, but I hadbeen cozened fo three or four times before, and I iv-as refol¬ ded to be fooled fo no more !" A gentleman of Leeds, in his defcription of his eloped wife, lays* "fee has a tongue that cuts like a ra- «-j or. Primed and Published By STEPHEN MILES. A fru-doors Eall of Walker's Hotel. Price fifteen fht'llings per ami.—$s- "l <>dvaticr% p. infix ninths, and $i. at the CM oj the year— l'.xrlifve ofp'/lage.