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When Arthur, silent, bent his careful way Across the landing's dun and dangerous gloom; Sciz'd on the massy door-that straight gave way

And enter'd slow the horrour-breathing room! Trembling, with dumb amazement now he trod, While hope and fear his breast alternate sway'd! Reach'd where he knew full well there erst had stood

A table dimly gleaming in the shade.

He felt, but utter'd, with terrifick fear,

G-dd- the tinder box! it is not here!!!"

SUMMER AMUSEMENTS.

SOMETHING OF THE WONDERFUL.

NATURE has been uncommonly prolifick the prefent summer, in marvellous productions; and Boston seems to have been the principal theatre of their exhibition. Within the short space of twe little months, the publick have been amused with -a calf with two heads a calf with a human head-apon-descript biped from the East-Indies; al as a shaved bear, caught in the woods of Vermont a young lady without hands, who paints with her mouth-two Arabian dromedaries-a sheep with five feet and six legs, &c.

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time would fail us" to recount all thefe wonders; we therefore close the catalogue with the following advertisement from the Newport Mercury of July 19; by which it seems the learned pig of Mr. Pinchbeck is at length outdone.

"The African Horfe, which is now the Horse of Knowledge, will be exhibited every day, Sun

days excepted, at Mr. Townsend's stable, in Pelham-street, until Saturday, July 26.-This beau tiful animal was caught on the coaft of Africa, and from the beauty and peculiarity of his col· ours and shape, was imported into this country, and exhibited as a natural curiosity. He is variegated with four very rich and diftinct colours, which are formed into beautiful circular spots, similar to those of the Leopard, and his tail resembles that of the Elephant. Exclusive of these peculiarities, he will add, subtract, multiply and divide; tell the hour of the day by a watch; the number of buttons on a gentleman's coat, and the number of persons present, with many other pleasing manoeuvres and marks of sagacity, which excite admiration. No danger need be apprehended during the performance, as the apartment is rendered very convenient."

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THEATRICAL CHIT-CHAT.

THE Alexandria Advertiser of July 11, fays "The publick are respectfully informed, that the Spring Garden Theatre will open on Monday, July 21; where the Philadelphia and Baltimore Company mean to offer the ladies and gentlemen of Alexandria and its vicinity One Month's Amuse ment. The entertainments will be select, and no exertions spared to merit their patronage.'

THE Summer Theatre at Vauxhall Gardens, New-York, opened on the 9th of July, with the comedy of Animal Magnetism. The company consists of Meffrs. Twaits, Sully, Hogg, Young, Ringwood, Charnock, &c. Mrs. Young, Mrs. Villiers, Misses Dellinger, White, &c.

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are about embarking for Europe. In a Card to the citizens of New-York, Mrs. J. "returns to the publick and her friends

her warm acknowledgments for their liberal patronage in the line of her profession, and for all the acts of private courtesy and friendship she has so often enjoyed. At the moment of bidding adieu, she assures them, that she parts with painful regret, and that, through all her future life, their acts of generosity and friendship will be remembered with the moft grateful emotions."

The Providence Theatre opened on the 4th of July, with the Honey Moon; Duke D'Aranza, Mr. Harper; Rolando, Mr. Bates; Jaques, Mr. Turnbull; Juliana, Mrs. Harper.-The company are now on an excursion to Newport, where they opened on the 21ft, with the fame play, and Sprigs of Laurel; Nipperkin, Mr. Bates.

EDITOR'S NOTES.

FOR the satisfaction of those whom it may concern, we insert the following lines from the letter which enclosed the POSTSCRIPT',' "&c. in our last: "The characters here sketched are, purely imaginary, and the asterisks introduced. are mere aids to the metre; except in two instances, line 45, and line 56. But I have chosen to asterise the whole, that their application, or rather misapplication, may serve as an amusement for your idle readers, S."

A FRAGMENT we think would not be interesting to the majority of our readers.

PSYCHE has our warmest thanks for her repeated contributions. Mentorian Essays are welcome. We wish HARRIOT had sent us, with her Sonnet, a piece of the Currant Pie to which it was addressed. We should then have been able to have formed a more correct judgment of the niceness of the one and the truth of the other.

WILL any gentleman favour us with a Portrait, and Memoir of General EATON ?