r it p o e t r y i yaw n f rom hi m during the prolixity of 1 n mothlrs lament over her in i- ant m he was delighted smih tie wri of hh own hards he pw ttit it svm beaudfd he meideii qohi and took h to imufclfd i had a daogktr fweetly fair with nild bbic eye and auburn hair a diajpk to m cither check and sherry 1 i jj fhejuit could fpeak ofr in hey eyes i oad to gaze delighted wtfhher iifant ways andplayd and ieokd and puyd again- so watchful never to give pain that the was pteajm and leldom cryd except when something was denyd which rcrner duty ordcrd ft and this ftrfooth would cauk her woe bat then it went fo foon away that he did lilth cue but play she juft could run i think i fee her infant form approaching me a bunch of flowers in either hand like little fylph from fairy land she rooted was within my heart so that i thought i couid not part from the fwcet babe 1 lovd her fo but jill i knew that j he must go my lovd elia now is gone feat whv ihould i her lufs bemoan through ghu of faith i plainly fee thit fhe is happier far than me htriomen harp flic tunes f liveet while fitting at her saviors ict that 1 mould like to go and hear i lometimes think and hed a tear mo tear of farrow but of j the hymns which now my child employ i far from the wars which ror fo near shes landed fafcand free bom tear shes met a lovely filler thec who lil herfclf was good as fair a nereis in fit aho iificn round i mike no doubt on avcriiy ground and every voice in chorus raiie to fiig the great redeemers praife zuas a beautijul floxvee na com mitted i o my cjre and d watched uvfr it with the tcndifjl a fiction out i tvvcdk perhaps loo audit was taken from hie in mercy winters eve his mind would be agreea bly engaged his hands would be employ- ed by utility his heart would tlirob witlh pleafure and his eye be brightened by hope- he would not only kt things in older o the n r it day of the month but habit woulw caufe order to regulate his occupation during the year were i to compliment a man or fee- blc knee- v hole eyes are led whofe hand- ftre paralytiek whole perceptions are diltur- bcti and whofe purle u iupoveriihcd by har rvin- kite at rhe wine i ihould vvilh him folr ycit i liould wilh win n he bellow- ed far the third bottle of burgundy that his landlord might be flecpvj and that the wai ter might tumble that all the liquor her fwa lowed mitead of railing would depreu his fpincs and that he might perufe ldk oufly that chapter of the mophet which de nounces woe to the drunkards of ephraim the viih ior gamblers mult be expref fed in a very extraordinary and enigmatical manner iruiead of a happy new year it would be ihc duty of their reil friends to pray that it might be an unlucky one an unlucky year would be a year cf jubilee to the gameltef it would produce a thorough reformation should the friendly wilh for ill inch be realized and the gamefter nei ther hold four by honors nor the odd tricky what a clear caving to his purfe his health and his time he would fcon couiider cards as the emiffaries ot misfortune he would en deavor to grow rich by furcr calculations he would iotoily endeavor to difcard the knave from his hand but from his conduct and be more anxious to turn ihe penny than a tramp the wilh for the fhy bachelor and the coy maiden is that tired cf a cold and eom- foitlefs celibacy they may agree during the prcfent froily or approacbitjg venial icafon to make vuws to matrimony anj keep them with the p ti re it good faith may their wedding fiag be always bright aiid may tlicir honey moon with genial ladiance glow intenleiy not merely for a moathj but cheer aud ilu many a blifoiul year o r 1 e s t a l a n c oo t j diversity o the new tesir u on the firft day of the firll month let in order the things that are to be fit in or der the following extracts are from one of the num bers of the lay preacher from the above words in the port folio of january t i 803 and are as applicable now as they were then while all aiound him are repeating the compliments of the fesfon and with jo cund voices wilhing each other 3 happy new year the lay preacher wilh affectionate zeal will fugged plans by which thefe annu al whiles for felicity may be realized u mod men are criminally idle 1 con- fefs with candor that i loiter and lumber much and while i preach induflry to oth ers am myfelf a cafl away but the fun who darts his reproachful rays through the cur tain undrawn at nine o clock fcems to up braid my fluggifhnefs and to with that i would announce to the lazy of my flock that they will not like him at once mine and be or ufe imlei like him they rife feafona- bly my readers are therefore vehement ly exhorted early to extihguim their candles and tu fe the day lamp which neither fp ut ters nor foes whofe wick never burns out and whofe oil never fails all who wilh that the year may be happy mult rigorouf- ly obferve this injunction no complaints mull be heard of the chill of winter morn ings or the fhortnefs of hammer nierhts but r lit as loqn as the above lamp begins to glim- ner let them rife and work they will foon be convinced that it is fo inveniouily contrived its radiance will not offend the eye nor its exhalations taint the lungs like the vulgar tapers of midnight inflead of employing the ufual expref- fion a happy new year it would perhaps be an improvement to vary the phrafe and a- dapt it to the character of the perfon who is add relied if i meant that a fluggard mould enjoy a happy year i would wilh him an active and laborious one i would apply to feme clam orous carman or fome importunate client to bellow at his window at the dawn of day i would even advance a dollar from my fmall fal ry t- purchsfe a couple of cocks to crow him up to exution the year of the idler wsukl then undoubtedly be happy you vj ild hear fiom hirn no corn plain it of fpleen fr nrvou cifvrdtrs he would inrve no ill ti wy the afotliecary for pills to cure inaduon yu vould fcareely hear a a learned man made a practice cf placing himfeh at a mofque and preaching to the people one of the congregation wept con- tiantly on day the preacher laid my words make great irnprcilion on this mans heart whrmi is the reafon of his crying fo much others obfvvrd thus to the man that wept the learned man does not make any impvcfilon on our minds what kind of a heart mult you have to be always in tears he anfwered i do not weep at his difcourfc but 1 had a goat of whom i was exceedingly fond when he grew old he died now whenever the learned man fpeaks and wags his chin the goat comes to jnv remembrance for he had jur fuch a long beard m in a chufch a few miles from london the prieft was repeating that part of the litany which offers up prayers for all thofe who travel by laud 01 by water c when the clerk fuddenly exclaimed u except my wife who eloped from me two days ago in a morning paper mr mcglue an nounces a feparation from his lponle we ihould fuppoie a huhband fo tenacious of his rights as this adhefime name indicates would flick eofe to his partner an advertifement in an irifh paper fet- ting forth the many conveniences and ad vantages to be derived from metal window ffhes among other particulars obferves that thefe fames would lad forever and after wards if the owner had no ufe for them they might be fold for old frond two fuitors in chancery being reconciled to each ether after a vei y tedious and cx- penlive fuit lately applied to an artftt to paint a device in commemoration of their re turning amity and peace the artifi accor dingly painted one of them in his fhirt and the other itarknaked 1 he learned gentleman who has written on the difeajh ot the tongue attributes hcm all to the want of rcjl m lift of letters remaining foiioffice kingfton jtk feb xb 1 1 th e edward arnold morfieur amabletran francis bunougls john bicford ifaac gumming m jacque calanah john edgar david emey samuel diinehley james hopkins jmu james iudgeus richard f hdchens james hammers andrew hujfnj mrs abigail jones thomas jones fohu morgan 7 th adam h meyers john mclean chrjer nnholfon timothy portr david pallerfon jofcph pah sarin a porter mrs robinfon henry smith elias smith abel stafford mr john singleton ivilliam shirif a fa turner efq thomas varly reuben b way edward whittemve deacon p m the fubferiber beffs leave to inform the public that he has juft received and has for fale at the store lately occupied by mr a bo 1 ton the following articles viz broadcloths kerfeymerescoat- ings iilk and cottori velvet dimity cor duroy swanfdown and patent cord veiling white and printed cottons bandanna ro- ixial and cotton handkerchiefs camels hair shawls common ditto leno jaconet feeded and book muflins cotton cambrics gingham chambray irifh linen shirting cottons brown holland lace spirits whiiky teneriffe and port wines sugar tea tobacco snuff soap raifir chocolate black and purple morocco skins seal ruffes ditio shoes nipenders olive oil sioughtons bitters camphor turlingtons batfam eifcijee of muftard lemon bergamot peppermint harhem bntifh oil opodeldoc arnatto windfor soap vails hardware of various c def riptions a l 3 o the fohowinff books o ju nius lett ers m r 3 ameri- carks memoirs- can lady charles twelfth elizabeth ccelcbs enfields spee kef school bibles teftaments weblteiospellingbooks dil- worths ditto befides lcveral articles too te dious to mention the whole of which are of an excellent quality and will be fold at the moll reduced prices for cam ty country produce ttkn hi fdwtitiu h c thomson 7 atlingjor mrsf gnorgfi torky kingston dec 18 i 8 i o 3 tf t sheriffs sal midland dihvfa 7 nr virtue of a wnt to wit j of fieri facias if- fuedout of his mtijcjlys court of king s b nch and to me directed againjl the lands and tene ments of doctorpmvdlf at the fuit of bryan crawford efq 1 have filmed and taken in execu tion the eajl half of lot no 3 fee oral concejfion of the townjhip of frcderickfliurgh in the counties of lenox and adding ton and dijlrid aforefaid containing by admeafurement one hundred acres and an improvement oj thirty- five acres be the fame more or lefs which will be ad judged to the highefl bidder at the gaol door in the town of kingston im monday the zzdof july next at the hour of 106 clock in the forenoon dnd any perfon or perfons who may have any claim to the above mentioned premifes by mortgage or otherwfe are reqpcflcd to make the fame known to me before the day of fale charles stuart sheriff sheriff office nov isio y f r r fanning cur r yin g cheap store b whitney has juft receive ed and is now offering for fale a very extenfivc affortment of fall winter goods also hardware weft india goods md groceries all of which he will difpofe of wholefalc and retail at as low a rate as can be purchaf- ed in montreal or quebec he molt cor dally invites thofe who arc in the habit of purchahng by wholefalc to call and exam ine for thernlelves htmgxm j lcembr irrr jjjp t fubferibers inform their friends and the public that they carry on the tanning u curreing bufmefs at their works in kingiton and pledge them- felves that their work hall be well executed they will tan hides upon mares for fuch as may deiire it upon liberal terms hides will be received at the houfc of m roaiiki ad joining walkers hotel morocco and other currying done at fhort notice by a workman lately from new york s moses roger john ellerbeck kmgton january 1 iul i candles the fubferiber has juft received boxes dipped and 16 boxes mould candlessnpi will be udlowjtg bo or lefs quantity also a few furnps weavers r clover seed and a complete afmrtrneiu 0 dry goods liquors and groceries crockery and ilircrare which will be old as ufual at the montreal prices and all kinds of produce received f payment tfiajh paid for niof kinds t prod ace s bartlet in kingston february 26 i si i 3 the fubferibers have jufl received a confignmenuof sixty sides o albany soleleather which they offer for fale cheap for cafn alfo a few barrels of linseed oil feb 26 abbot fcfbascom for sale confiderahly below frfl eofl avery capital yoke of oxen with an ox cart waggon double sleigh harnefs sec a credit of three months will be given apply to charles smyth kingston 2th feb loll 23 p the fubferiber re- turns his fincere thanks to his friends and the public for pall favors and informs them that he has on hand a large quantity of moots mens womens and chiiows shoes- sole and upper leather- a few pair of cdtlro s leighshoes and a general ailbrtment of dry goods and groceries which he will fellat very reduced price for cafn or produce richard smith kingston dee 1 1 1 s 1 o l2i ctkc higher price given for good fm bagg cj ii a gar ave j it retriv3 horn londun an or fai uc their fall or j hat store raauiji no 100 st paul sued montreal xt drfav mrjjrs bciozvs cam co a general auorrment at gentlraicus n b hin e 7 wk oicr ftool leghorn it ladies and childrens beaver and ata bow j rhe lateft fctlhitrs and bft qaaliiy alo m folding bats elegantly trimmed hat ttlmnhj c which were imported upon asuod tcrmt will be fold as cheap or cheaper ihda iin be boi k in the country they have alfo a variety of hats of their ow make which they ae willing o warrant r- l durable as any ever offered foj fale in canaija orders from the countrv th ink folly rer- v a a j ftriy attended to cash f aid for fu montreal nov 20 1810 i houfe building and painting the fuller 1 ostkreb ive notice t che inhab irants of fclngon eewn ajdolvhmlavfn and other adjoining pucj- chat they intend to em hy the n- xt feafon in this vicnity in patac houses outfide and jnfiije pafenr pait of rrvroc a- th bfinefi f house carper 7ers and joiners thcii wk will dt exe cuted with neaiwcuand difnatch addiication miyk made at the dwelling- houfe of mr svoughtoh innkeeper in kinfton m- john bell in ernei town or mrs douglas innkeoe rvawohut town nathan wheeler nov 20 1 8 jo andrew pickens tto be sold that hiudbir ftano for a me r ch ant cmtav ern keeper in the rownfhip of ffderirlcf burgh bnideilng on vhe little creek near bradlwj mmi the property conlilts in a neat dweiiig houfc paiutrd suanijtidiowi fortyfive reet in length and twenty fix feet wide including a gallery in font which runs the whole length of the houle the wails and partitions aie all built of found burnt britlcj a goad brick chimney with two fireplaces there aic five ro nm on the lower ftour and one bed room on thtf coiid like wife a god i g itore houfaoi a h rie fhb and jward of two hundied acres of mail eycfllext land bounded on th wrft ijd- by the litne creek ard on thf eait fidf by the eair half lot n 13 extending from the kings highway fo therly down acrofs the big creelc for tu thcr particulars apply to foseth for- syth efq kiniroiijortjt e fhfcriterartrmrliw htb nw 1810 james mcnaub or zafr the kingston milk boards and plank of all defedpt ions at ac uiiul prices no credit xll be adverthemee the subftnber has purthalvd of john size ihi jt whereon h- now dwells wtji luiuiy airlicltrs of h uf h ili firitur- ind five hundred ac s f wild land a 7 per fro inriog ciaimi upon ih fim by mortgage r other wile are requi- red to mv- h- im- known witht ritiav to jomivchim van de heyofn kinpsron 1 hfj h i x i 1 22 1 cash paid for rags at lilt iklntlhi orr uk kintik f1 ven j but kocwe of evyjjndluuinv at a fair valuatioa j i wri ti ng and w kixt i am miciisnim i mov lli kkndall b 1