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MLS0K1 ! \X\. j\„i ;L GAZhTit* - found more fofeMion to WW- Glcnce, be began with much po- fegpniu fide,yev my aflUtioHS: fitemfi todArOwte thefrflvand rcttinincd neutral But ho man A\ .-X.\:\i.mm;. ;..:■ > :! in all ihjrt <■ h. CV'.*f« U.v Lih Mi'h-i Uitim^ul Kihg-fttin, lias fi:- <; cit! mcto < ii^ , thu-u-'n the medium of \VtM p:;-i. :i fcv. liiiil-i (xii a fubjtfl v. 1'i.ii, i: •'• iio !iv luCnrioiK !, nv^l.t draw < n n■ •■ •t1 i;: :• ..:i.V:i * .' \m\ > ^h-«.-—I mviui on tj ;.- ti faw rci "> fniliiMiiuVik j?rmircfn<jnt of iuii. Ut£ ; r.n c$ • ifi- which, though nlunv- al ly*fam,fici*] to th* hwUli when j»r«£li red Mi ! p-Vir pii«t*V foli :s ^at WCfit wkctJ a <: ilc.n<: gltl mounts alofiyaiit! dangerous fwtnjjjalt ?fttr L<iVM»jj n warm lea room, ni ! ..: that hrvur< f »rl|uthcrs when the chilly ' w fo uiofl piTJnJiciu! to even - tl*Oltg con- ;1 t'iti..n. I confefa 1 bw« fiiuddvred in 1 igtjeloih attht very moment when ,-a ap- P •-! ;1. dtlfcate Female {load to all appcttr- :- _r imeufthle of ccld at my fid:-, lur ihefs ;• -• V»v unf'.ve'iv^-tl.e porpote ufa cove;lug, _ Jvfteridfent of thefc ru.l)ns lucre are oil)• w which are Efficient t.» r event a young '•; dy, after a few minutes cptrfidcratiun, IVufia n;ouaitng n fvving in the prcfence of a f«en- ihmav, Mv Hrft vif.t to Kingftoti was made srly in Inil amumr, and I coufe& to the • -\..\-t ladies to whom 1 had the honor of S<,iiig in? reduced jnll ss they were preparing *.ra part* to the {wing, that I had at th.it ~. Tr.v'iT. no very fjv&ifable r*ptMt*»n of thcif CiUifsti^tfer** though T had he»rd them men- xi^:;lJ a fc\v hours K fo-e hv mv fitend Mr. R------, js women pOilllfing every annhlc ctv.lltv ; fince lh*^ a matnret acqiiaiutnnct! - » > • -l .• ... t ..v. ,v I is vW\( C-J ivo .•r":!ic o^rrt'Ctnet's of my friend's jndtjmcirt. y\y mothe t'nn cm fcarcrly be null,.Len in < brrhg lo their prrilfal n few liiu^, written ..fur n\ return to my lodgings that evening, a? th< feafon for this amitfement is again ;ui- ^aAtlng ; vei I do not flatter myfr.If, Mr. M'U^i that J fhall haveinfiuewe fuffieieui to prevent young ladies fo incIineJ, trom agnin dtr Ikying the elcgacce of their figures in a fivisifj* vet it tn?y r.ct be amifs to inftirm them (hut mv u profe run mar]" fptr«iks the i-i.timent> of almnft every gentleman m Khlg« ^lc::, as well as thnfe of Tii-M ari conirtv%J% ourhdks divine lo ratfj i~- L *Jj tfrf.rv\s\ though neveriftfrtbn before} .'.'!", m >:<?; itrht" Sroim's btntath than «a%c} silovt our heads in-gtdctful motion fj&r* "l'\ grov "<*** fiuh rvhoJ/Jrlul from JTwh'U fo •'".; fteh o v '* mdrtft earth for morfGrs prtuft'9 S.i-, do xc not fwttfftm's ir. u4errf fab* /trV htgk in ttir your /tariffsJifltrs ratjc ? s^s Lu:':j r; "xfrom the tower WOrM* Oh '■"•: hcrj'jyr.!, ti c/'A.;/ advantagefecn ; !']> r robe tranfpprent ly th: i'rrtae unfutVd* u Is h h k fit flutters r,wlt I the foliage g rven* ZJewapSi adventurous maid* that felfsmne drefs TI y tire its ~J:i?nr ai..i at flatten high ; . / \ !:. rj;\ r!r<ir r:y»'f'it iny PjCtmwg gtaftj X^rj\iy *:; y;t utu\h'!\!} yon prowls* tljhy* L:tt hear wee mere a Granger's well want fax* Jfcr frown indignant when thefe lines you fee—- ti reptile man fnll wields a la-whfs tmtqiit* Though byysurjroivi bis pen mayfutncdlc. For the Kna'Csion Gazette. ■ ■No. 59, RECKONER— iaie writer of tlie following let¬ ter tells me that he was encoura¬ ged to lend it by reading my 47th paper, and to fay the truth, 1 am not a little proud of his correfpon- dence. * Sir—I was till very lately one of thofe perfons, who, tho' not in¬ fidels, live without any particular regard for religion. I never del- piled or ridiculed piety in others, nor thought thofe hypocrites who attended regularly ppon divine or¬ dinances, but I feldom appeared at public worfhip myfelf, and experi¬ enced no fervency of devotion when I happened to be there. A3 a fubjeel of reafoning however, re¬ ligion frequently employed my thoughts, and I could argue about its doctrines and precepts with a coofiderablc degree of fluency and corednefs.—Iri was not thought to be a devout man, 1 neverthe¬ less pafTed for the friend of chrif- tianity, for I commonly fpoke in IIS defence, b?:aufe my reafon can have any conception'of the re¬ al pv.ver and excellence of chrif- ti;inity,ttll his V :!ings arc mingled viih the deductions of' his under- ftuiiding—it eonilils not of a fc\v truths 10 wh.ich we mav give a cool .ilVenr and then di'fmiw theni from farther attention—we mult feel an ir.terclt in ihcm—they muft be truths to us—truths winch we arc convinced concern us moil nearly. In this indifferent Hate of mind, 1 met with two uccv.rren- ces which induced me to reflect more ferioufly upon Religion, not as a fpeclatoi, but as a party, and my companion, acknowledge^ the this new view of the lubicct hath excellence of religion, and at times opened mv eves to my former neff- Ugenee, and llirred up, 1 trult, a better fpiiit within me. Perhaps feme of your readers will compare my change to the conversions fo frequently related in the Miiiicua- rv r.iaTai.ine, and condemn me at once as a canting mcthodilt, but let them be as merry as they plcafe on the fuhject, I mall not be laugh¬ ed out of my religion, \".)d 1 hope that what 1 \\a\\: to Lit will ui tke 0 an impreflion upon lomewho hive been hitherto as caivLfs as my¬ felf.—Lai! iummer 1 liappencd to be travelling thr.u-gii Vermont with a Clergyman or very affable znd agreeable manners, lie was a perfect lining-r whom I met by accident, but as \vc were both go¬ ing to Montreal, we rciblved to travel together. Findins; the ro.ids bad. towards the lines, wc hired a boat to St. Johns, but a ftorm coming on, w: were obliged to put aiiiore at a fmall tavern, a- bout noon, which happened to be full of raftsmen. The conversa¬ tion of thefc men was the molt pro¬ fane that 1 ever heard—every ien- tencc accompanied with the moil tremendous oath—execration fol¬ lowing execration, ar-d feiaiphe- mies re founding from every cor¬ ner of the houfe. i'!y compan¬ ion appeared to take no notice of thefe things which, cold as 1 felt towards religion in general, made ine lhudder, and I rnitld \wi help being furpriled at his lecming ap* a thy. There was indeed no pro¬ bability that any thing which he could have laid to men of fuch a- bandoned characters, and fo total¬ ly dcflitute of moral and religious feeling would have been of any ufe, and a direct addrefs might have provoked intuit, butltho't that lie mould have left the houfe and not allowed his ears to be pol¬ luted bv their abominations. As we had been failing; all the mora- mg, we were very hungry, but here we could ccet r.othi-ur unlcfs we chole to cat with the banditti who were jult fitting down to din¬ ner. To this my companion rea¬ dily ancntcd. Every pcrlon ap¬ peared ready to feize upon what¬ ever was next him, and I expected to fee nothing but confufion, vul¬ garity and oaths. The Clergy¬ man featcd himfeif at the head of the table where there was a large difh of fiflvand regardlefs of the tremendous imprecations uttered on every fide pronounced with much iblemnity, and in an audi¬ ble voice, a fhort grace. The ef¬ fect was inftantaneous—it operat¬ ed like magic—the raftsmen (tar¬ ed at one another ; not a word was fpoken—they all appeared con- fufed, and turned their eyes with hclitation upon my Reverend friend, Taking advantage of their Mtho' each wa* going to help mm- felf now every enie waited Ins \'m\—an attention to Gleanlinefs was obferved—fomc put the dirty knives which they were accunom- cd to ufe back into their pockets, and procured--clean ones from the hoftcfa ; fomc ran to put on their coats, others to put on their neck- doths, and the utmoft decency prevailed during the rcpaft—not an oath was heard, and little was fpoken, and that little chiefly in whii'pers. Alter our departure, I could not help noticing the great effect of the grace. All men, faid n ex-enenee 01 ie-igi they feel its force ; thele poor men are more to be pitied than blamed, for they are frill more ignorant than wicked. Had I addrclled them on the grofs impropriety of their conduct, they might have fov fulted me, or heard me with nefiC- ligence, but they were not prepar¬ ed to hear the bicflirig pronounced on fitting; down to dinner, and coming unexpected, it made the litem. I toe tea often afloniihed that this homage to the Supreme Being mould be i'o frequently omitted, for furely we ought to feel pTatcful to our benefactor at the moment that we are partaking of his benefits. E- ven the Heathen nations were care¬ ful to pronounce fomc pious ejac¬ ulation to their Deities at every meal, and to oiler lacnfices, and to pour out libations ; how much more diligent ought wc to be to greater ittipfcuurtt. not help thinking that if all thofe excellent affections which arc ul'. led forth by linccre prayer grow in the hearts ©£ thofe children aa they grow in age and ftature, thev will become a great bleflrng to their parents and infurc their own felicity. And why iliould we doubt that fuch will actually be the cafe r -Our Saviour was panic ularly attentive to little children— he took them up in his arms and bk-fled thesn—he declares that we muft have acquired the docility of a little child b< \'o"c wc can receive the truth.. <>: 1:ic Go(pel. Wc arc commanded to remember or.r Creator in the days of our youth, and when w?5 arc old we lli.ill not depart from him. My friend-takes care that this heavenly excrcile fhall not be a talk or burden to his children—they feci a pleafufc in performing it, and it appears ;in inclifpeniil.de duty which they (boil feci that they ought not to omit. Thefc two occurrences, Mr. Reck¬ oner, have turned my attention to religion, and 1 now feel my .illa¬ tions and my um'erfcanding lTunjr- line; together. I am neither weak .^•.re:ivalnh;r,.c tk-ame.'ol'.lh-n;;.; or given to fuperftitiou orenthuli- ;-.fin, but I am not cot/1 and hidif. fercnt as heretofore—I crave -a Welling when 1 fit down to meat— I am careful to follow the exam¬ ple of Jcfus in pouring forth my heart in prayer—An exereife which afforded iiim fuch conlolation mult be of infinite advantage to us : it enlightens, enlarges, elevates and ravifhes the foul ; brings us into more diligent ought we to be to the immediate prefence of our Crc- difehavge a du'.y fo becoming ra- at or; prefents his ineffable perfec- tlonal beings. Thanks and ado; a- lions before us, and drives full tion are furely due to the Being who made us, and who is every moment making us partakers of his infinite troodnefs. If the man is abhorred who is not grateful to human bene!actors, how much more guilty is he who neglects to be graceful to that Being to whom he owes every tiling which he now poffeffes, or hopes hereafter to enjoy. I confefs, Mr. Reckon¬ er, that I was never to much af¬ fected with religion before, and I vowed in my heart, never to eat a meal without tdtifying my grat- itude to God.—My bufmefs to Montreal was to villi an old lehOol- fellow. The evening after my ar- rival, my friends oldeff fon, a lit¬ tle boy four years of age came in- to the room, laying Papa wont you come and hear us lay our prayers ?—This is a molt agreea¬ ble part of my duty laid he w\hich I commonly perform when at home—it will only detain mc a few minutes, and in tlie mean time you will find amufement in fomc of thefc books. 1 begged to accompany him to the nuriery, to which lie willingly agreed. Here I received a lellon for which I fhall be better as long as I live. Three children in fucccflion repeated the Lord's payer, and one or two pi¬ ous lentences befides, with fo much ioicmnity and corrcctncfs that I was quite delighted, and felt my heart exceedingly intcreftcd—even a little child in the cradie juil be¬ ginning to articulate, mad? an at¬ tempt to repeat after the reft had flunked, and actually pronounced indiltinclly a couple of lentences. Some perfons of obtufe feelings may accufe me of veaknefs, but I was never fo icnii!dy ilruck with the excellence and necefiky of prayer before. Here I law the iirll fruits offered up, and I could lions before us, and gives full fcope to every pious and grateful affection. 1 might enlarge farther on this important fubject, were not my letter already too long, but 1 hope yon will bellow one or two papers upon it, and fhew its great advantage in public as well as in private, in the midlt of our fimi- lics, and lecretly in ourclofets. Yours, RENOVAXOS. FOR T)!E KINGSTON C:ztTJt, . 70 Jim MOST Uitjm&S* Willi pompous adukiion's empty found, Each batH will ofttmes lend hk fponive fbiw, Nor heeding facrcd truth's revered bounds.0 Nor lb to thee, Elvira, ever dear, Eiulrurd to all by thy fuvtt artkfs grace, Would I ;m accent other than Gnccre It) thaft [wcoudlle lines afford a place. But Lhowg>i marc polifti'd lays lay pnufedc- n-.;n.cls, Than thole v.hich Iiunible reverence diftatcs Yet fi ill each verfe Tome partial care com- ni;md^» fifhc* cvVy IVnii.nent's infpirM l>y tlur. For fure no theme could ever hard infpirc, W'hofc chartns more perfefl; excellence can bond Than thine, \sliom all with rapture do ad» nif re, Aid all in nt'iance of their pralfe are loft. I »'uta, jjooduefs, honor, harmony and lo^Cg Heavca^ ncliefl gifts, bountiful and kind, i-i native purity thy thoughts improve, And joy each cue that knows thy worth of mind. Thy !o;c!y form with modcil nentnefs dreflf Tin hamfti eye that henmswlth lovcnround; Wich admtrauW rills each yielding brcaft, And clmrmi the fenfes while it deals a wound. O may kind Heaven on thofe virtues fmilc, And cjiant to you throughout ConnubialJift» A huihiuul void of infamy and guile, A;ul worthy rheea fweet obebient wife. So lhall thy days, with focial plcafnres bled* Unnotic'd pals, anj unperccivM convey Thy kindred foul where filler an gel 9 reft, And glad the ITeav'r.3 wi'.h thy tternalftay* Lvsanoer, IVho enually with-------d$$fhflattery* Printed and Pttiluhed Bv STEPHEN MILES, A few doors Raft of Walkkr's Hotel.