☞ We understand the number of deaths in this town the past year was 234, of which 15 died abroad.
This reminds us of the curious jumble made in the first edition of Morse's "American Gazetteer," published in Boston in 1797. In the description of Albany, N.Y., it says: "This city and suburbs, by enumeration in 1797, contained 1,263 buildings, of which 863 were dwelling-houses and 6,021 inhabitants. Many of them are in the Gothic style with the gable end to the street, which custom the first settlers brought from Holland."
The earliest American writer of whom we have any information was Peter Bulkley, who was born in England in 1583 and died in 1659 in Massachusetts, and wrote Latin Poetry and Sermons. The earliest poetic volume written in this country was by Anne Bradstreet, of Boston, born 1612, died 1672.
Salem Observer, 1834.
The author of these lines must have been one of the old school.
[The following was paid for as an Advertiſement.]
The folloing lines were Presented to A lat ſkull miſtres in this town by 4 of her ſkolers the morning after her mareg
MAY all Joiy and happineſs Vait
To attend your nuptal ſtat
you our inſtructer and the Guid
of our early youth beſide
as you Quit the plas
wich you fild with euery Gras.
Our Grateful Thanks are ſure your due.
Except them thearfor from us fue.
Whos ſhur to you that pras is due.
Muſt euery ſorro euery Cear be yourn
Forbid it Heauin and let it turn
to peas and Joiys next to diuin
Riſe Gloriouſ euery futer Sun
and Blesſ your days with Joiys as this has dun
let ſorrows ſese and Joiys tak plas
to briten euery futer day with equil Gras
and wen your cald from hence above
may you inioy your ſouors Loue
wee ever ſhall regrat our los
and yet with you wee all reioyſs