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_MARRIED,_
On Thursday evening the 20th ult. by the Rev. Dr. Foster, MR. FRANCIS
M‘DOLE, of Brunswick, (N.J.) to Miss DIANA DEAS, of Princeton.
On Saturday evening se’nnight, by the Rev. Mr. Strebeck, Mr. JOHN
WILLIAMS, to Miss SUSAN BOWDEN, both of this city.
On Sunday se’nnight, at Oyster Bay, (L.I.) by Stephen Frost, Esquire,
Mr. JOHN MERRITT, formerly of Limerick, Ireland, to Miss ELIZABETH
HAWXHURST, daughter to Mr. Joseph Hawxhurst, of that place.
On Monday evening se’nnight, by the Rev. Dr. Rogers, Mr. JAMES CONCKLIN,
to Mrs. JANE STRATTON, both of this city.
On Wednesday evening last, by the Rev. Uzal Ogden, Mr. CHARLES GOBERT,
Merchant, of this city, to Miss CHARLOTTE OGDEN, eldest daughter of Mr.
Lewis Ogden.
On Thursday evening last, by the Rev. Dr. M‘Knight, Mr. ARCHIBALD
M‘WILLIAMS, Grocer, late of the Albany Pier, to the amiable Miss NANCY
GOOLDSMITH, a native of the Isle of Man.
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_TO CORRESPONDENTS._
[->] THE EDITORS acknowledge the receipt of “ZULINDUS;” which shall
appear in our next. We court the favors of those Correspondents who have
heretofore expanded their hearts, expressive, by a love for supporting
and promoting the assiduous endeavors of the proprietors of this useful
and entertaining vehicle; and we rest in hope, that the warm rays of
Aurora will have such an happy effect upon the intellectual mind, that
we may witness, not only the fertile verdure of reviving nature, but the
growing state of Literature, and the happy profusions of the Muse.
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_METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS._
_From the 30th ult. to the 6th inst._
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THERMOMETOR observed at 6, _A.M._ 3, _P.M._
Prevailing winds.
OBSERVATIONS on the WEATHER.
deg. deg. 6. 3. 6. 3.
100 100
April 30 52 59 e. ne. cly. lt. wd. do. do. ra.
May 1 56 70 s. do. cloudy calm cl. lt. wd.
2 51 58 e. do. cloudy h. wd. ra. l. w.
3 42 47 nw. se. cloudy lt. w. do. do.
4 50 68 sw. nw. cloudy lt wd. clr do.
5 50 51 se. do. clr. calm cly. h. wd. ra.
6 51 68 nw. sw. clear lt. wd. do. do.
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NEW MAY.
A Pastoral.
As down by the wood-land I stray’d,
Where daisies enamell’d the way,
Where Flora her frolics had play’d,
Unveiling her charms to the day;
The warblers awaken’d the song,
The dew-drops hung down on the thorn,
The Zephyrs went gently along,
And Phœbus embellish’d the morn.
In rapture I went through the grove,
Delighted with richest perfume,
Saw nature devoted to love,
And the birds their fond labours resume;
The lark had its ditty re-told,
The blackbird was heard from the vine,
The herdsman was driving from fold,
And sung, “’Tis a shame to repine.”
With gratitude musing I view’d
The landskip, so splendidly dress’d;
Gay Fancy her magic renew’d,
Imprinting her scenes on my breast:
When lo! from an op’ning I saw
A damsel come tripping the glade;
I trembled with transport and awe,
Afraid to offend the sweet maid.
No language her charms could unfold,
No pencil her beauties display,
Her hair hung like ringlets of gold,
Her eye was the di’mond’s bright ray;
Her bosom the lily out-vy’d,
Her lips which I panted to view,
In the blush of the rose-bud were dy’d,
And her fingers all glitter’d with dew.
Her head with a chaplet was dress’d,
Of May-flow’rs and cowslips combin’d,
A garland hung over her breast,
With blue-bells and vi’lets entwin’d;
Her garment, in negligent flow,
Her graces all artless display’d--
’Twas dipp’d in the tint of the bow
That Iris in April had made.
New flowrets her footsteps bestrew’d,
For all was enchantment around,
The cuckow her ballad renew’d,
And mix’d with the music her sound--
Forgive me ye pow’rs! if I bow’d
To worship a form so divine,
A mortal might sure be allow’d
To bend at a goddess’s shrine.
I gaz’d as each look were my last;
With rapture I think on her now--
And said as she carelessly pass’d,
‘Thy name to thy vot’ry avow--
Say, nymph, so delightful and gay,
Art thou from the mansions above?’
She smil’d and she answer’d--‘NEW MAY,
AND MINE ARE THE MANSIONS OF LOVE.’
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