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w Miscellaneous FLATTERY. In shelter from the pelting shower Two ancient ladies stood; Waiting until the rain should cease, And stop its pouring flood. In mean attire a man advanced, Their charity to crave; In accents sweet, with humble voice, The suppliant begs their aid. "Ladies, between you both," said he, " Two shillings to me give May every blessing on you show'r. Contented may you live.' "Two shillings," shrill exciaimM the one, And "shillings two!" the other; "It ne'er can be why sure the man Must be a very robber." "A robber, lady fair, I'm not, But a poor man and true; I scarce could ask a smaller sum From such sweet dames as you." A little softened by his words, "I have no change," said one I'd gladly do't," the other said, But purse I've left at home." "My fairest ladies, say not so, The poor assist to live; God prospers beauties who like you, Have means and will to give. "Tis lovely charity that makes Your eyes the morn eclipse; Tis goodness makes the ruby's glovr Seem paler by your lips." No more they now dispute the point, T' relieve they both are willing; And differ who shall have the praise That duty of fulfilling. The contest oer two gave the one, The other gave two more; Our suppliant bows instead of two, Sweet flattery gains him four. THE GRAVE. Tread, at the solemn hour of night, When folly's visions take their flight, The silence of the grave: Go where among the countless dead The weeds grow on each reckless bed, - And the rank grass doth wave. 'Twill tell thee more than wisdom's store, Of present days, or days of yore Could ever here impart; It is a stillness that doth speak, A tate that oft will blanch the cheek, And school the haughty heart. Awful Hail Storm.---The hail storm which passed over this town (says the Norfolk Beacon) on Saturday evening, the 26th ult. about eight o'clock, happily with out doing any serious injury here, as far as we are informed, appears to have visited the county of Cur rituck, in a most awful and des tructive manner. A letter from a gentleman in that county to his brother in this town, dated 28th ult. thus des cribes it: "On Saturday evening last, we were visited by one of the most awful hail storms I ever witness ed. The yard of Mr. Land was almost covered with hail stones of ; the size mentioned below. So far as we have yet ascertained, it extended to an area of eight or ten miles. Some cattle, hogs and poultry have been killed. These stones fell with, such violence, as to penetrate the roofs of many houses in the neighborhood, and; I have myself seen clapboards more than half an inch thick, split by them. The following are the weights and measures of several of the stones, taken with as much accuracy as possible; at least fif teen minutes after they fell. I was very particular in taking them. 1st hail stone weighed 5 oz. 2d, - - -3d, 4th, - 5th, Gth, 37 of the stones weighed nine lbs. good weight. I measured three' or four of them, which held outj 3j inches in circumference. j "The people here wrerc very, much alarmed, and they had good: cause to be so. 5 4! 4i 4i 41 si Ksnua icua two jaccs. a most extraordinary caprice of na-j turc, occurred in Taunton, Mass. on Sunday morning week, in the birth of a female child, having1 two distinct and perfectly formed . faces. But there is nothing in the, Fire The kitchen of Mr. Jas.lststructure of either of the faces,! Smith, of Orange county, wasto indicate a superior faculty in j Durnt to tnc ground a lew days one over the other: Every compo sincc. A daughter of Mr. Smith jnent part of the face is distinctly was in the kitchen at the time theformed in each, and both of them fire commenced, and in endeavor- j present the pleasing countenances ingtoputitout,herclothescaug!it;of two fine babes. At that part on fire, which were completely jof one of the faces, where the usu consumed, and was herself so al formation of the ear takes dreadfully burnt about the breast, 'place, the additional face begins arms, neck, and face, that her life; with a slight undulation towards the cheek of the second face, which then proceeds in all its re gular features until it terminates at its left ear so the face on the left side also. The space on the back of the head, as from the en croachment of the two faces, is very limited; but it is, as well as the upper part of the head, cover ed with hair. In all other re- is despaired of. Milton Gaz. The Dutchess (N.Y.) Ameri can says, the family of Mr. Na thaniel Underbill, in the interior of that county, consisting of eight persons, all arose one dry last iveck in a state of mental de rangement, and from the last ac counts so still continue. The case is worthy of the most scruti nizing investigation of the medi cal faculty. A case of slander was tried at Covington, Georgia, recently, in which the Jury brought in a ver dict in favor of the plaintiff of S1U,UU0, with cost of suit! This is a tongue-tier for you. The parties were, Capt. Athael Pul Jcn, plaintiff, and John Donaldson, defendant. Capt. Pullen, it is sta ted, offered to relinquish 9000, ui me verdict. spects, the child is regularly for med. Cent. Times. Concord, Mass. April 26. An interesting trial, we understand, has just been had in our Superior Court, sitting at Amherst, upon the will of the late Mr. Joseph Noyes, of Andover. Mr. Noycs, in 1318, made his Will in his last sickness, giving his three children, two sons and a daughter, inconsi derable legacies, and bequeathing the sum of-$10,000, to found a school in Andover. The school has been in operation several years. The heirs having arrived at age, have contested the validity of the Will, on the ground of the testator's insanity at the time of making it. The trial occupied three days. The Jury returned a verdict against the Will. This verdict will give to the children, we are told, 812,000 or $15,000. A Curiosity. The Charleston papers state that there is an "Af rican man," to be seen in that ci ty "who has without any assigna ble cause almost entirely changed his color. His face, hands, an cles and feet arc of the original black, the rest of his skin is per fectly healthy white. To natural ists and medical men, he is un questionably a subject for curi ous speculation." Grand Improvement. Lieut. Andrew Skene, of the British Na vy, has lately taken out a patent, in England, for his improved paddle-wheels for steamboats, con structed on a new principle of ob viating resistance from fluids. By the paddle-wheels hitherto used, no increase of velocity is gained by the increase of the power of the steam-engine, these having a maximum of velocity, beyond which a vessel cannot be. propel led by them, whatever or however high the power may be: as for in stance, a proportioned vessel and load, with a twenty horse steam engine, would be propelled by them with as great a velocity as with a thousand horse power steam engine. But by the impro ved paddle-wheels any velocity desired is gained according to the power of the steam engine. Thus then navigation can be carried by a velocity of thirty, forty, sixty, or a hundred miles an hour; and most truly may the improvement which effects this be called grand, for really grand will be its effects, ad ded, as no doubt it will beto the invention of rendering ships al ways buoyant by hollow tubes. The new paddle-wheels will also avoid the loss of power and the disturbance of the water, which all the others in use occasion; and the unpleasant shaking or vibra tion caused in vessels by the work ing of any other paddle-wheels, will likewise be utterly obviated by these. London j)apcr. Curious Fact. Cut a couple cards each into a circle of about two inches in diameter. Perfo rate one of these at the centre, and fix it on the top of a tube, say a common quill. Make the other card ever so little concave, and place it over the first, the orifice of the tube being thus directly un der, and almost in contact with the upper concave card. Try to blow off the upper card. Vou will find it impossible. Wo un derstand that the cause that coun teracts the effect at first expected at this singular phenomenon, 1ms lately puzzled all tho motnberH of the Koyal Society. A modal and a hundred guineas am Maid to bo the reward of the mnvrWu coverer. Wo rocNHmnond find that what is stated in them ceding paragraph is quite true Liverpool Mcrcx, A proud and passionate man puts his happiness in the p0wer 0l every fool he meets. ' Mrs. D. Womble, TTAS just returned from the Nortt --and is opening a most superb extensive assortment of Ladies' Fancy Goods, Direct from the City of New-Y Comprising a general assortment in lv line of business Among them are Leghorn Flats, different numbers, Patent summer Bonnets of the latest York fashions, Straw Bonnets, ih' great variety, Children's Leghorn, Straw and Sill Bonnets, Superb head dresses, Plain and figured Silks and Satins, Gros de Naples, &c. assorted colors, Wreaths and bunches of artificial fy. crs, a great variety, Gauze handkerchiefs, Bobinett Veils, of different prices, Thule, bobinett and blown Lace, White, black and patent Crape, Gauze, satin and lutestring Ribands, as sorted colors, Gimps, fancy and silk Cord, &c. kt Maniuamaking, in all its variety, executed with despatch in a superior style and after the latest N.Ydrk fashiocs. Halifax, April 14, 1S26. Notice. dTRAYED from the Subscriber's Sla- ble in Scotland Neck, near David Clark's, on the 3d March, a large Chesnut Sorrel Horse, Having a white Spot in his forehead, with the letter R branded on his left shoulder, bad hipshot in the left hip, and both hind feet white. Any person that will stop said horse and deliver him U me shall receive a reward of Five Dol lars.... or in proportion, if secured so that I get him again. JVM. L. HUM. April 7, 1S28. 34 Mia m in gomoua romlor In try m JiM jt o. English pttpn Wo Imvo jtiftt liil (liia (HhorU incut, and to our mmmII Notice. pOMMITTED to the Jail of Edge- combe county, N. C. on the 1 6th of November, 1827, a negro fellow, who says his name is HENRY, that he is the property of Mr. James Okrey or Akrey, and that he was purchased by Mr. Okrey from Mr. Amos Rawls,o! Nansemond county, Va. Henry is a bout 30 years of age, 5feet 9 or 10 in ches in height, spare built, no ma perceivable. The owner is requested la come forward, prove his property, plv charges and take" him away, or he vv be dealt with as the law directs. FRED. BELL, Jailor. Nov. 1827. 15 07The Raleigh Star will please vf the above until otherwise directed, and to ward the account to this office for eola tion. List of Letters, Ec?naining in the Posl-OJJlce at Er. field, Halifax county, N.C. on the 1st of April, 1S2S, which if not & ken out before the 1st July will be sent to the General Poster fee as dead letters. Bradford Henry Powel Wiley Hradford H B Simmons John N Hurton II G Esq Simmons J H Esq -Hanks Thos Smith Edward Merry man Thos Crowd Edward Crowd R H Davis S J Davis Sugar Danid Robert B Denton Love Kurc Riddick Urftiit James 2 Jnrvi James Tillory Paraimas Thompson Henry Whitteker John Whitteker Spier Whitteker CnyW Whitteker iMath Whitteker Eli Willey Thos . Whealess France Wamac James My pit Alston w : t JESSE SO TJTHAJJ".
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