Part 7

Oh, Poverty! of pale, consumptive hue, If thou delight'st to haunt me still in view; If still thy presence must my steps attend, At least continue as thou art--my friend! Whene'er example bids me be unjust, False to my word--or faithless to my trust; Bid me the baneful error quickly see, And shun the world, to find repose in thee: When vice to wealth would turn my partial eye, Or interest shut my ear to sorrow's cry, Or courtiers' custom would my reason bend, My foe to flatter--or desert my friend; Oppose, kind Poverty, thy tempered shield, And bear me off unvanquished from the field. If giddy Fortune e'er return again, With all her idle, restless, wanton train; Her magic glass should false Ambition hold; Or Avarice bid me put my trust in gold; To my relief, thou virtuous goddess, haste, And with thee bring thy daughters ever chaste, Health! Liberty! and Wisdom! Sisters bright! Whose charms can make the worst condition light, Beneath the hardest fate the mind can cheer, Can heal Affliction, and disarm Despair! In chains, in torments, Pleasure can bequeath, And dress in smiles the tyrant hour of Death!

GLORY TO GOD.

To thee, PROTECTIVE God, I owe, All that I have, or hope, or know, Each ray of mind that seems to shine Is but a clouded gleam from thine.

The lust'red heavens present thy zone, The peopled earth thy living throne, The globe, which nature holds of thee, Is bound by thy infinity.

Poor, and unbless'd, not mine the power To shield from want one frugal hour, Yet from thy rich regard I drew, The bread of peace, and promise too.

How vain the pride of man appears, How weak the vigour of his years; But thou one _vital spark_ has given To light, and lead _his hope_ to Heaven.

PRAYER AND PRAISE TO GOD.

O Thou, who ere the lapse of time Wert glorious, with unfading prime. Enduring God! thy pity give To me who but a moment live.

Thy strength the elements controls, And rest the axis of the poles, To me in sinful suffering weak, The words of pardoning mercy speak.

Thou Light of Worlds! whose quenchless ray Blooms in the brilliant blush of day, On me, in darkest error blind, Pervading pour the all-seeing mind.

Parent of Life to thee we owe The nerves that thrill, the veins that glow; Me, who descend the oblivious grave, May thy absolving goodness save.

Immortal Being! God alone, All-giving Nature is thy own, To Thee her wandered race restore, And bid her breathing world adore.

[_P. Folio._

PRICES CURRENT,

_At Philadelphia, May 25, 1820._

D. C. D. C.

Beef, Philad. Mess,} (plenty,) } _bbl._ 13.00 to 13.50

Butter, Fresh _lb._ 0.25 " 0.31-1/4

Cotton Yarn, No. 10, " 0.36

Flax, Clean (scarce) " 0.16 " 0.18

Flour, Wheat Superfine } (dull,) } _bbl._ 4.75 " 5.00

Firewood--Hickory, _cord,_ 6.00 Oak, " 3.00 " 3.75

Grain--Wheat, _bush._ 1.00 Rye, " 0.55 " 0.60 Corn, Penn. " 0.55 " 0.60 Barley, " 0.75 " 0.85 Oats, " 0.37 " 0.42

Hams, _lb._ 0.11 " 0.13

Hemp, Kentucky, _ton._ 200.00

Plaster of Paris, " 4.50

Leather, Soal _lb._ 0.24 " 0.80

Pork, Jersey and } Penn. Mess } _bbl._ 15.50 " 16.00

Shingles, Cedar 1000 25.00 " 27.00

Molasses, S. H. _gal._ 0.10 " 0.15

Nails of all sizes, _lb._ 0.07-1/2 " 0.12

Seed, Clover _bush._ 8.50 " 9.00

Wool--Merino, clean _lb._ 0.75 } Do. in grease " 0.50 }Rising. Common " 0.50 }

It is generally believed, we have not had a rain for several years so beneficial in its consequences as the late one, taking into consideration the season, the dry state of the ground and the quantity fallen. An accurate Rain Guage is kept at the office of the Board of Health, in Philadelphia, from which the following is extracted.

In. Hun

May 6, Shower, 0 .12 " 11, do. 0 .25 " 12, do. 0 .15 " 14, do. 0 .03 " 16-17, Rain, 0 .40 " 17-18, do. 0 .16 " 18-19, do. 0 .80 " 19-20, do. 0 .40 " 20-22, do. 0 .45 " -24, Shower, 0 .32 --------- 3 .08

_State of the_ THERMOMETER AT PHILADELPHIA, _For the last Month._

Days. 9 o'cl. 12 o'cl. 3 o'cl.

1 65 76 77 2 60 65 65 3 57 69 69 4 60 70 73 5 66 72 72 6 62 63 51 8 58 66 69 9 65 68 68 10 64 73 76 11 62 67 70 12 70 75 73 13 68 75 68 15 62 67 67 16 56 59 57 17 50 51 51 18 53 56 55 19 50 52 52 20 55 56 58 22 62 69 70 23 68 75 79 24 76 80 74 25 68 72 71 26 55 54 53 27 60

BANK NOTE EXCHANGE,

_At Philadelphia, May 25, 1820._

Disc't.

U. S. BRANCH BANK Notes, 1/2 RHODE ISLAND--generally, 1 CONNECTICUT--generally, 2 MASSACHUSETTS--Boston, 1 Country generally, 4-6 NEW YORK--City Bank Notes, par. Country generally, 2-3 NEW JERSEY--generally, par. PENNSYLVANIA--Farmer's Bank, of } Lancaster; Easton; Montgomery } County; Farmer's }par. Bank, Buck's County; Delaware } Bank, at Chester, } Northampton, 2-1/2 New Hope Bridge Co. 1 Susquehanna, 3 Farmer's Bank at Reading, 7-1/2 Lancaster Bank; York Bank; } 3 Gettysburg, } Northumberland; Union, 17 Greensburg; Brownsville, 12-1/2 Farmers & Mechanics' Bank } 30 at Pittsburg, } DELAWARE--generally, par. Excepting the Commercial } Bank of Delaware; } 5 and Branch Bank, do. at } Wilmington, } Laurel Bank, 50 MARYLAND--Baltimore Banks, 1/2 Baltimore City Bank; Annapolis; } 2-3 Hagerstown, } Cumberland Bank of Allegany; } 50 Snowhill, } Elkton, 37-1/2 VIRGINIA--Richmond and Branches, 1-1/2 Country generally, 2-1/2-3 N. W. Bank, at Wheeling, 10-12-1/2 COLUMBIA DISTRICT--Mech. Bank } 5 of Alexandria, } Country generally, 1 NORTH CAROLINA--generally, 6 SOUTH CAROLINA--State Banks, generally, } 2

GEORGIA--State Banks, generally, 2 Augusta Bridge Company, 50 KENTUCKY--No sales. OHIO--Marietta; Stubenville, 15 Bank of Chillicothe, 5 Country generally, 25-50

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