his shrewd sophistry, and infidelic theories, he has literally sat man against himself, and caused many to become so involved in labyrinths of doubt and perplexity, that they have passed their days in misery, and met their dissolution in wretchedness fulminating curses against that pretended Philosopher, as the author of all their unhappiness.

How frequently in the most polished circles, do we hear mention, made of the works of Rousseau, nay many have the boldness to support the works of that monster in human guise. His New Eloisa is the most dangerous book that can possibly fall into the hands of a female, for it is a complete tissue of • Vice in deeds and Virtue in words,' and as he wrote so he lived.

What crimes has that man not een guilty of? Go look into the annals of Revolutionary France and view the effect of his works at a time when virtue was driven to shroud herself beneath the mantle of sorrow, and turpitude hand and hand with prostitution walked boldly and unbashed in the face of day! I would rather see any female I esteemed, sporting with the Basilisk, than reading the works of Jean Jacques Rousseau.* Goethe, is another author who hath used unwearied diligence to corrupt the morals of youth. I shall in

* For some account of Rousseau. See Cobbett's works, Vol. 3d. pages 174, 175, 176, &c.

stance but one of his productions" it is his gloomy Sorrows of Wer" ter.' Perchance the advocates for writers of Sensibility, may say, what harm has it done? I will ask a few questions in turn. Is it not a book predicated upon the most immoral basis? Is it not a work, that strongly inculcates the baneful principles of incontinence? Does it not strike directly at the root of all religion? Lastly does the author not justify and even récommend the horrid crime of 'Self slaughter.'? How common is it for us to read of suicides, where' the unhappy victims, have either had that work in the cold grasp of death, or have had extracts from it about them or on the fatal spot?

There are many authors of the. present day, who follow closely the footsteps of those great masters of ruin and iniquity. And the female who feels the least value for herself, ought to be careful in expunging them from a place in her selection.

Too much care cannot be bestowed upon the Books which form a Ladies Library. The mind is subtle and until it is well cultivated should not be over tempted.A little caution many times se cures us from lasting and irremediable misfortune. The morals are as liable to become contaminated from the perusal of bad books as they are from an association with the vicious; perhaps more so for in the latter we see the glaring

To Young Gentlemen of the Town.

BEING one of those kind of persons that is not disposed to be governed by custom altogether, so long as there is no impropriety in my own ways, I take this occasion to inform all the young men For tune hunters in this city, that at length, my old grandmother is dead, who in her Legacy bequeathed me the sum of one hundred thousand pounds, part in Bank stock, a part in horses, and some in land, which I have recently come in possession of; but being sensible I have more than I can at present enjoy myself, should like to take a help eat, provided I can get one that exactly suits me, and is according to my mind; but to save disappointments to those who might think proper to honor themselves by calling upon me, I will give a brief description of my disposition and education, so that they may be able to make their inferences, and know what to expect after the Gordian knot is tied, and we come to get behind the curtain of wedlock.

As for my person, I am neither handsome nor ugly, but what the

world term passable, tho' when in my teens, I had the vanity to be. lieve I was beautiful, like most girls of my age, but since then, seeing others of my sex, that in the opinion of young men, far surpassed me in that particular, I have: pretty much abandoned the idea,. and bent my attention toward, what: are usually styled the more permanent accomplishments, but my constitution being composed of those irritated materials, I never felt satisfied with any thing which I undertook, but generally got sick of it and immediately sought after something else; the consequence of which is, that I am not perfectly accomplished in any thing.

From my earliest childhood, I have always had my head, and did and acted as I pleased, if I wished to have the carriage up, to ride out three or four times a-day, it most generally was made ready accord-. ingly, but if my father or mother, said they thought it hardly worth while, I immediately withdrew to my chamber, and there cried, sobbed and pouted, till they, fearing I should go into fits, sent after the horses and carriage to gratify me...

After my servants have dressed me in the morning, I spend about half an hour, before the glass, prinking and putting in my false teeth, and china eye, not omitting after being washed, to rub on a little rush, and sprinkle some musk on my clothes, so as to smell sweet and also to be in the front of fash

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ion. After breakfast, my horses and carriage are prepered, I wheel around to a few of my acquaintances, and particularly to Milleners and Mantua Makers, to know if the fashions have changed since the day before, if they say yes, why then I gratify my propensity to be in the rage, and very rare come home without bringing something

new.

When my acquaintances return the visit, I sometimes get in a pet, and affront them all in such a manner, as to make me miserable and unhappy for three months after, time for it takes me nearly that before I get them reconciled so as to visit me again. As I have always been in the habit of drinking my two bottles of wine a-day, and never doing a stroke of work in my life, but set in the drawing

From my apartment in Gold Street.

For the Lady's Miscellany.

VARIETY.

ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

A humorous French writer, in describing the peculiarities of the English, tells a story of a man who was going down the Bird cage walk, in St. James' Park to drown himself in the canal, but was stop ped in his passage by the centine. who refused to let him go on though much intreated to do it.The other, enraged at his disap

I do not pretend to say how I should act in adversity, but leave that part to your own imaginations to form an opinion upon.

Such are my virtues and my faults, I boast not of many, except what are called the solid charms and they being like others the of tener enjoyed,are the soonest faded and gone, but being unwilling to leave this world without tasting the secrets of matrimony, thinking that it would be a crime for which I could not be censured, and have taken this method of getting my. self into the noose, hoping my ex

exclaimed, that English liberty wa lost forever.

ORIGINAL EPIGRAM.

As Tom in the 'GARDEN' had jus commenced reading,

His master inform'd him his wor he was needing;

Very well, cried Tom, it will gi

me some pleasure— In my pocket I'll put it until I' more leisure.

You talk, answerd Jack, as if 'tw

a locket,

You carry a Garden indeed in yo

pocket!

Says Dick, while his hat on his fin

ger he twirl'd,

In mine I have carried the whole

Western World." That's nothing at all by my faith, answer'd Job,

On my own little finger I have held up the GLOBE'!

Why is Ireland likely to become one of the richest islands in, the universe-Because her CAPITAL is always DUBLIN-g.

It is not true that sir Francis Burdett on leaving the Tower, means to come by water, as his Friends in that case could not kick up a dust.

While in North Carolina, a Bri tish officer, Tarleton, dining in a large company, an American lady being one of the company, who were chiefly Whigs, was frequently raising Colonel Washington-Farleton who could never hear nother's praise, was considerably ngry, replied "That he was surrised the Americans should think o highly of Colonel Washington, or from what he could learn, he as quite an illiterate fellow, and ould scarcely write his own name.' That may be true,' replied the American Lady, but I believe, ir, you can testify that he knows ow to make his mark!!!

Poor Tarleton, who had a little hile before had two of his fingers at off by Washington, with his

sword, looked at his crippled fingers and bit his lips with rage.

Female Dexterity.

Paris, Onedia county, June 27. Miss Tryphosa Butler did on the 20th inst. between half past 4 A. M. and forty minutes past 7, P. M. spin and reel, on the common wheel and a reel of two yards and two inches circumference, eleven skeins of woolen yarn, having ten knots of forty threads each in each skein, the whole weighing but two pounds, and of a superior quality; which may be seen with the subscriber, for whom it was spun, and who was a witness of this extraordinary performance. Ladies outdo this if you can! A. B.

Certain cure for Grubs in Horses,

Believing any information tending to the preservation of this noble and serviceable animal will be generally interesting, we communicate upon the authority of a gen tleman acquainted with the diseases incident to the Horse kind, that Linseed Oil is a certain cure for Grubs in Horses. An half pint is sufficient. Georgia Journal.

Prefer the private approbation of the wise and good, to the public acclamation of the multitude.

The best throw with dice is to throw them away.

An idle man is a bolster for the

devit.