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' i 1 ; ii i ji i i ii i I i v ii r i i t i i i x i a i i i i i 1 i i i iv 1 1 a i i i i: ' mm It X 1 K 1 i If; r. r . v . - i : . f . t . 1 i . . . . . !' ! i.v .jl . ...... ,. J. . (:..: ........ E - J "'j II ' . T-'"' . 1 ' . I '! I ' .... , , . i I . , i ... .-.-. l;5.Jf. JutH8he(l every Wednesday MpnUnf?, by y . : ," 'r TEiuas. t ; .. ITiIHEB DOLL.iRS PER, ANNUM, IN ADVANCE. A D VaSRTiSEMENTS Not exceeding a Square inserted at ONE DOLLAR ti e firrsf, and TWENTY-FIVE CENTS for each subse quent ins'eTtion. . A liberal discount to "Yearly Adverti- S'rs. . " .";-. jXjrOFFICE on the South side of Market Street, be-.,- the Court House. . THE SPANISH FORTUNE TELLER. 'All who mingled in the higher circles of Parisian, society,,about the year 1809, .r.iust have known the Marquis d'Alorna, vho was then Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese troops sent to France as auxiliaries- or. hostages. ' I had been previously acquainted ;with, i'tlte'.;;Marquis and Marchioness d'Alorna, (luring my abode in Lisbon. The Mar-" 1 qfiis was a very singular man. With an Extraordinary share of understanding, he combined a degree of superstition remark able even in Portugal, where superstition is certainly no rarity. He was consider- id tiie '.most credulous' mahvin the whole 1 Peninsula, especially since a monk had prodic-k'd that his father jwould. die in a I certain month, which prediction happened ro be fulfilled. 1 he, monk Avas made a Bishop, through the interest of the Mar quis; who looked upon hirnhim as a saint, and overwhelmed him with his bounty: This monk, who proved tolbe an artful in- tviuer, exercised absolute sway over yie minds of the Marquis and Marchicness J'Aiorna. v .- ' V On my first visit to the Marchioness, I. was struck with the beauty of her two riHs,jtUe young Count d'Assumar and Do'i Miguel.. The elder, who was about twelve years of age, was attacked by a i inal inatit, lever, which, after ; a lew days' I illness, terminated in his death,- i.'.'ma l . . m .' ' -m m" ' I At tins time, (1U7) the Marquis was in some, sort of disgrace at -the Court of iiiishon,nd had retred vvitli his family 'iH'ivleiosa, in Estramadura, of which province he was governor. r t j, One evening the Marehioness was sit-, tino beside the couch" of Don Miguel, now lier only .child. He had a slight cold, and in her m aternal solicitude she insist ed on his remaining in bed, in spite of his I ?ntr-ufes to ho permuted to go out in the . park to jilay. . ; . ' " ' . J .'Miffuej, iny dear, said the Marchioness, froiuTiust take vour meaicine insteau or 'roin'- out:' and she rati sr for .one of h maids but no one came, i She rang a V crond time still hoWe attended, though, :likc all Portuguese ladies of rank, she lifteen or twenty waiting women. twentv waiting- l-m pat sent at this1 negligence, the iviar- fchi'mess rose and left the room. All the giiit.:'ries, all the apartments -were desert-ul;- the pages, the equerries, the duennas, the c-i Ttiarislas. in ' ehbrt, all the house-' k)d: was collected in the court-yard, round an extraordinary locking man, kkesedin the uniform of . the Legion of Alornrt, and who w,as engaged in telling, "fortunes, or to use the expression of the Portuguese, rvihiag predictions. '.The iMarchionegs d'Alorpa was-no less super stitious than her husband, and on seeing this man delivering his qr.xles in the mitlst of j her domestics, she regarded him ias a being of a superior .order, :one en1 doutd with the ' power of . commanding the elements and reading futurity. She sent to inform the Marquis of what v. as going on, ;md he desired that the man might be vondnctcd to his presence. , On receiving this message the fortune teller immediately understood ail that he .rniirht hoe for and attempt; for he was hvel autre of the superstitious feelings of the Marquis and - Marchioness. He as-. ;im d an air of mystbry and. gravity, which he knew would secure implicit be- hel tor any falsehoods he might utter. ; T am a Castilian, said he, in' reply to '. question from theMarquis, 'and am now ;.'ii my way to my native province. But on passirrg Villaviciosa, I could not resist the desire I felt to see ray . Colonel: for :vc united together by an indestructi ble chain:' d.his wild rmrl m frbm e-citi:?T anv suspicion insuired the uuarquis and M nfrnif.npQO with frpfth rrn- ml M 7iuence.-4-'ComVtKis way my good .man,' said the Marchioness, and she led the Way to the adininintr rnnm in1 whirh hpr t- - t j - . little son Miguel was lying on his sick bed. - iLook at this child.i said the lady, 'and tdyne what will be his fate.' ! ;. The Spaniard shook his head with an air of alarm: then, after fixing" his eyes steadfastly on the child, he begged to be -excused irom -saying any thing . about U1II1. .. - 1 - ; J 'Why not' tell us what is to be his fate?' 1 said the Marchioness in a tone of deep anxiety. ; 'Alas! your look has already told me so much that I insist on knowing the worst. ' For pity's sake, Sir, tell us ; all you foresee in the future destiny of ;our son: ' Tt is useless to press me, Madam, -I cannot tell you. How I regret that I , ever induced to enter this house.' ; vThe Marquis became greatly alarmed. VSpeak out!' he said to the Spaniard--'bat means this obstinacy! i insist on knowing the fate of my beloved child On hearing voices at his bed-side Mi ?ue yoke; Ae raised himself up, nnd Dtfmil 1 blue eyes full on the Lasulian.wVll then,' said the Spaniard, S )!-' then, that the fate of your child depends on the completion o! his ninth year that is to say, on the day when he shall attain the age of nine. But that day will-prove latai tonim; ana all your ettorts, all your care will probably be insufficient to avert the disasters which, will then await him at that moment I will offer up fervent prayers to tleaven both for 'him andjfor you.' Having delivered these words with a very solemn air, the Spaniard departed; leaving the Marquis and Marchioness o ver whelmed with anxiety and alarm. Miguel now wanted eight months to complete the fatal age mentioned by the fortune teller. Arrangements were im mediately made for keeping the most ri gid watch over the safety of the child. ; A confidential valtt-de-ckam b re, and a Bra zilian negro, were now appointed to attend upon him, and together; with his tutor, they received stiict orders never to let him for one moment out of their sight. One of tjie other Was always to be with him, even during -the hours allotted to his nightly rest. , The.eiht months specified by the Spaniard had nearly reached their j close, without any thing having occurred to excite uueasmess.v The iamily were then at Villaviciosa. The Marquis was overjoyed at the approach of the . day on which" he flattered himself, he should no longer have reason to be apprehensive of the fate of his beloved child. He issued more than two hundred ihvitations to the, neighboring nobility, intending to give a grand fete in celebration i, of: Miguel's ninth birth day V . On the anxiously expected day, the Marquis rose early and Was seated in the drawing robm, when,he received a visit from Col. Cailhet de Geisne an did caval ry officer, formerly in the French service, who had retired to Portugal on the first emigration of the French nobility. He found the Marquis in a melancholy sort of re vt rie.-'How , said he accosting him, 'is it possible that you sti 1 tmnk off the predicuon of that impudent impostor, who ought c have been severely punish- ?r heinS$f u:1,th,a P86 1 of fold. I cannot help it, said the Mar- j quis, 'I feel an uneasiness wich. no effort of reason can overcome V The fact is.;L i would give ten yearof my bfe to see this ; n.i if rT an . - i o ecu Ton it ivi ti . la -I-- I" I t Kill V UL 1X11 fwllU. iJL- UOOMJ VU At. VV Jll ' I happily enough; and this evening, y?j rSxk..: . " j . iz ' 1 'M- J tr mrsen, mv uear irienu, .win ue asnameu : ..ToT-vour absurd fears Lsut. here comes 1 ... pne who, 1 trust, will tirely.' banish them en At this moment Miguel entered the a partmeiit. He came, as was. his custom, to give his father, his-morning salutation, and to' implore his benediction. The Marquis looked at him steadfastly fbr;a moment, then taking him in his arms, he embraced ,hini with -i tenderness 'mingled with emotion. On that morning Miguel wore for the first time the uniform of the legion of Alorna, of whidh his father was colonel This dressr which was copied from some of the English uniforms, was exceedingly beautiful: it was blue, With a ' profusion of j g o'ld lace, ;(and, the cap was that of the lliiglish light (dragoons. The boy, who was naturally; delighted at wear-; ing so gay a dress: looked unusually; handsome. 'Where is mamma?' he en qmreq. -one is not yet Tp, saia tne . . . , . - : 1 T quis. 3to out h;uk in me jjuik, uri- til she rises, and I willisit down and play a game at chess with ta met: 1"eT eiiiiu run - out iiiitnuva pvi me vcuei-at : j J - , ntted L- I i.t Ht-KJ I I Ct.li.V4 Uiw JA--IV.j ,11W U,tVl UilT.V.U y f i h nr yA t il t n A rr f iXr K C Tintror 'nni' 'Let us 'play our gam e' said, the Mar quis, but I ivi i so out of spirits this morn ing' that you will find it no difficult matter to beat me.' They sat down and com menced their game, but after they had madea'few moves, the IVjarquis raised his hand to his forehead, afid said, 'I am very ill, I know not what ails me, but I feel as if I should faint.' . Then thrusting aside the' .chess-board, he added, 'Let us go and look for Miguel,) I think he stays long 'My dear Marquis, what a stuange I will' speak, since it must he so. Know, ldea, said the colonei; he has scarcely surely, yet regulariycryipg out at eve been out half an hourl j But'no matter: as ry leap, 1'here gbes I, Wattie Dron bar- "the weather is so fine, welwill, if you wish it. go out and torn him I Just as the colonel hao! finished speak- mg, a mourniui cry was heard , m tne. wood. The Marquis turned pale and Was hurrying towards the flight of steps leading to the orange grove where he supposed his son to be. But his limbs trembled under himahd he was obliged w icnu u iu me urawing room, pieanw uiie a group ol persons were seen issuing from beneath the thick trees, which were now just guoeo with the rays of the morning sun. This group was composed of seve - ral of the serrjants, who jwere advancmj? slowly and apparently J endeavoring to v,v,4 ouuitiijing wnicn tney were car rying.! M. Calihet' ran to meet thpm ir- claiming, '.What 4ias hannened?1- A - tpr - nble misfortune replied the -Marquis's valet-de chambre. Look thet sir ' ne poiineu lo-we ueaa oody of MigueL At the further end of the park there was a laKe in wmcn mere were some s wans, which'Miguel used to amuse him self by feeding. He wapted some bread to throw into the water, and at his earnest desire the valet-de-chambre returned to 11 I Miguel, attended by his faithful Prazilian, amused himself with gambols of the fish, which he entieedto the surface of the wa ter by ajlong branch of the strawberry tree loaded with red fruit, jln the excess of his solicitude, the Marquis had surp rounded! the lake by a light rail, two feet and a hilf higdi, so that the child might amuse himself without danger. The poor negro, therefore,' was guilty of no. greai imprudence, when, in compliance with the child's entreaties, he went to the c ha teauAo jhurry the valet-de-chambre who appeared to be long on his errand. The negro ws scarcely five minutes absent and on his return, he found Miguel in the. water, but in so singular a 'position, that it was very reasonably suspected;, the child had not accidentally fallen ; into the lake. His feet were upwards, and his hand was so firmly fixed in the mud com posing the bed of the lake, that it vvas .witli difficulty he was extricated.! j M. Calihet was horror struck at the sight. Suddenly he heard tbe faultering voice xf the Marquis, who; approached, exclaiming' Where is my child! Miguel! Migueil h -He is i ill, answered M. Call- het, and they are taking him to his apart ment.' In spite of the efforts of M. Calii het, the Marquis rushed forward and be held his child, stretched on the ground pale and lifeless. j The grief of the parents was indescri bable. Fears were entertained for the life of the Marchioness, and the Marquis for j a considerable t.me appeared to be lost both to las friends and his country. -I knew htm before the sad event, and I saw him. in Paris after it. The change which sorrow had wrought upon him renderecf him scarcely the same man." - - j Memoirs, of the Duchess d 'Abrades The Duchess d'Abrantes then quotes a letter which she received from her friend .(M'Ararijo) explaining the real cause, of , the terrible catastrophe. tigatioiof the it was0ascertained tit the Lhild realy been murdered aKd b diabolical achinations ofthe mbk, who had gained such an ascendan- cy over the mind of the Marquis. It was dsCOverd tnat this man, whJ was known the nam6 of the icrW ofBelem, and uf10 enjoyed the unbounded friendship and fUr of the Marquis, employed the , . . ! . . . . " oldier of the legion of Alorna to predict the death: of Don Miguel. For the pur- e tu c T: 3 with which the mind ol the Marquis was imbued, the child's murder was determi ned on. 'The w retch,' says M." d' Ararijo, in his letter to the Duchess d Abrantes, resolved to execute his horrid design on ; the day bn which Miguel completed his . ninth year. He concealed himself in the park, and seized his victim as soon as he saw him alone,- thus causing the fulfil ment of his own prediction." RAkE SPORT. THE BARBER OF DVXSE i . This story. ve adapt to our columns from, a Scottish Journal. 'A gentleman, possessing an uncom mon share of wit and humor, had occasi ' . . L I-. . r .1 : . on to rouge, ior me night, in company with; some friends, .at the inn of a town, whir.h. tor ep.rtmn rasnns n-p shall rfrr iviar-rminate;T!,unSe., Requiring the services Of ' ' i " v r - , prber ljron v he w as recommended .to Walter 'ho -.was -represented as not onlv skilled in that profession, but excellent at cracking a joke, or telling a story. ' This - f unctiohjiry being lorthwith introduced. . i . ' ' XllflCtlO Ilc4 T Ddlli (. U1UUV tUU. UUl;j.UJ JM. illO Vl 441 CXLlli liXciXl ual dexterity, &s to leave on the mind, as well as the body of the customer, a very favorabk impression, and induced the -lat-. ter to m ite film to sit down to a friendly glass. '.The circulation of the bottle serv ed to show ofi' the barber in his happiest mbod, and the facetious. gentlemanj amid the general hilarity: thus addressed him: 'Now Wattie, I engage to give you a guinea, on the following terms: that von . leap backwards and forwards over vour chair, for the space of fialf an hour lei- . ber ol Dunse;' but that, should you utter any: thing else during the time, vnn forfait the reward. Wattie, though no doubt uiRicu m wcausuruiiy oi tne proposal. yet considering how easily he ould earn the guinea, and the improbability that sucn au opporiunny would ever again present itsell, agreed to the stipulations, The watch was set, and the barber, hav- aniu v.uai, laxuiug wna one hand on tne oacic ol tne chair, commen ced leaping over the seat, uniformly re- peating, in an exuiang tone, the words i prescribed. After matters had gone on ! thni smoothly for about five minutes, the gentleman rung the bell, and thus accos- ted tnevaiter, wnat is the reason, sir, you insult me by sendm g a mad fellow 1 like that" instead of a n ronr " ha rhr ft ! you pretended he" was?' Barber (leaping i H f I Wa'ui r u f Dunse iWaiter, Ob; sir; I4on't know what is the xnatten I never saw him ih this way what do all my life, Mr Dron, Mr. Dron, you mean.' Barber 'Here goes UWattoe- wajter 'Bless ine Mr. Dron, recollect these are gentlemen; ho can-you make such a. fool of yourselfT BarberHere goes L -. Tndlord i all this? the fellow is maoW-how dare you insult gentlemen in my ! noise oy such, conduct?' r Barber Here goes ll . r . k Wattie Dron. V Landlord i say, Bob, run for his wife, for this can't "be put up with. Gentlemen, the man is evi dently deranged, and I hope you wjll not ei my nouse oe lojureq, in any way oy ousinessr 'rlere goes wueipusn in) 'Oh! Wattie, Wattie, whas this s come ower ye? . Do .you rib ken fair wife?' Barber 'Here goes I tha yerj Wife (weeping) :Oh, JVattiWattie if ye jcare na ior me, mma your oairns, at haine, coraeawaJ wi ae , Barber Hre jgaf;.TKe ' afflict! wife noV clasped her husband round thdneck, and hunff.ori-himto'as effectually bto ar- rest hisiurtngr;. progress. JVluch.dia poor Wattie.?ftruggle tb - shak off his loving, yet unweicqme spouse, out it! wap now go,Miis" gUppirrg was af ar enij' tfound vott for. an 'idiot.' ke bitterly no Confoi exclairoW, 'I" nveV . could win'a'uiaea so easy..in,all my-Hfe.1 Tt is oriltr neces sary tqadd, that the explanation which immpdifftelv followed.-Was rauchl more satijsfacfbryJt mine host thari th bar4 berls better half,, and that the gentleman: restored "Vv attie to nis usual -good humor, bv geierously rewarding 'his! exertions i the" well-earned guinea. ! ,W were wit hip;hlvv!amused the other dav bv acciden- Oj J w . mf J ;t tally fitriessing the above story which has been going, oi late, the rounu pi the newspapers, acted to the life. In pissing a nursery ground, our attention was ar rested by. the apparently uncontrollable peals of laughter which proceeded from the opposite side of a hedge; and, oh look- ingjovr behold! the nurjseiyman, little, thin athletic' fellow, sharp as I a needler ana oi great power ot limo, most zealous- ly active in going through the part of Wattie Dron, in the midst of a plot of new-planted cabbages, before an enrap tured audience of dibblers, from' whom theishouts of jnirth obviously proceeded.! Hail we not instantly recollected the lstory, on hearing the nurseryman's 'Here goes l'sll wtf should have certainly fallep into the Imiscake of those who are said ti have witnessed the original perfbrmahce, and conclujjdfiatvlhe worthy man-of trees' had aljffpuiteiv gone stark mad. I Here goes Lyattie Dron, barber of Dunse!' wag ever anJanon triumphantly repeated in tpnes of most sonorous cadence, as the nurseryman, gravely suiting the action to the word, nourished his heels in the 'air, leaping aver a large bundle of cabbage plants which lay beside his spade, stuck in the ground, and whose handle was re gularly laid hold of, as forming a jetting representation for the back of Wattie's. (fhair. At each successive 'Here g$e3 J!" the dibblers were tremendously corifulsed with" laughter an effect-which wje had: no difficulty in accounting for, frotn the ludicrous caperings of their masterf who him self occasionally joined, most heartily, in ihe chorus "which he thus raised of boisterous merriment." - I 3 T FKOM THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL GAZXTTf . ' CODE OF POLITENESS, f . ' . - , ."''. i 1 i 1 I ted, h addition to those wliich we tiaveei- number of. the maxims of Madame Celpart are so just that we must! take leav e to adduce more, in order to refresh a the memory or confirm, the practice of all actual or would- ... .... t!. . -be members ot "goqd so- ciet ty And by good society we do not mean any particular coterie, or e: :uiar coterie, or exem- sives of fashion; but' every circle wherein claim is preferred to moral wbrtfy. Intel lect lal cdlture and refined" manners. Sound conventional rules of demeanour being rendered common to all respectable circles, there will be . Ies3 pretentions or right to superiority in any;--all will compose tne uaut ton, that aistinaion which is so olten thought equivalent to anyjaavantage of mere opulence and! wor thy oi the most persevering pursuit j Ih Paris, according to Madame, allady does not say my husband, except among verr intimate a'cquaintances.'. She speaks of him and addresses him by his proper. name, Mr. &c. JNo gentleman says to a lady your husband, but Mr. &e. It lis an "axiom, that, in conversation, we speak as little as possible of ourselves, ankl as much ot the other party, and all that in terests that party directly. Whatever youj relate, yoti must never use phlrases whcn imply that you suppose your ivera cityj may be doubtful. Dispute rarely or never; yield also, though you may be right, when the point is of no great mo- meht, and always, when your antagonist is a! lady. Abstain from all discussion with people "possessed J)y the spirit .tf con j tradiction. Beware of indulging Ikeen; sarcasm or severe raillery; malevolence is the opposite of pol i te 1 1 ess; ji iriging pleasantry, or pungent ,: wit, ' prevenp so cial intercourse and makes enemies. Darticular gard. A Hoaxing is vulgar and foolish: versifHase is a bad habit, but sometimes serves' as a salutary corrective of the im - pertinence of coxcombs, and the presump - tion of dunces. As for indecent fwitti- cisms, no true gentleman dr'lady will ha - zard tnem any where, i here are J deii cate shades of character which distin Sportive humor, that is. kind andpcca- soon Id avoid putting next one anotner, two sional, may be indulged. We arp apt to .! persons of the same profession, for that banter those whom we 'particularly re ' results in a side' conversation, which al- guish both, and to which attention is due ner is never practised in houses of-peo-in every situation, lest they should imper- pl! of -.-1ashiouv 1 Madame suu s that cp plibly be losi. To shine by eloquence, or repartee, or smart talk,, in socic . . . II : T iB 1 of less conseauence than to maintain an ) invariably refined and amiable tone. Di versify your topics jwith ladiesj they have tod active an imagination and too versatile a spirit to support conversation for a long time on the same subject. ' It is sometimes an incivility, a; want of .delicacy, to pay postage when we write to a friend, anaequaintance, or to persons of small forttme whose feeling3 may be wounded. Wcf should :payVi when we write to srangptTQur ovvn business, orto ask' a favor, fin-Europe; an envel ope and sealing wjix are deemed indis pensable for lettersjof form, or addressed to persons to whom we should shew par ticidar,-respect U a person firings you a letter, you should not be in a hurry to open, it, but see whether "it, concerns the bearetT'at all or only, yourself. ; ' In the first case, you should open U an1 read it while js present j in the.oibexpease, you ;V Presents should be made .with a little mystery,, so. as to excite pleasure and sur- prise.- - tvnen maae, noinmg. snouia oe said by the giver to draw attention to them, or render the.m of any consequence. The satisfaction or complacency - with which they may have been received, is full requitolv "Wej should not refuse ar bitrarily or, prudishly what is offered from good will apd-without ostentation. Sim ple'and gracious aiknowledgement is e nough. . To ladiesj the most suitable pre sents are .elegant ' and entertaining vol umes; bouquetsor plants, music, engra vings, fancy articles for' the toilet, and so forth. Address objects, asmuch as you can, like your discourse, to. their under standing and taste. Make what you of fer or you say; as frequently as you can, a means of -their, improvement, without seemiug to have that aim directly, - Con versation ocetrpies 'a large- share of the time of the fashionable world in particu lar, those are pot faithful to their own in terests apd duty, who do not endeavor to eonvert.it into a beneficial exerefse for their minds and. hearts. Perpetual light gossip fritters away the intellect and dis sipates" sensibility. I Excite others from time to time to. serious and instructivere- marks: by degrees Vou will come to rel ish them they will fructify inyour thoughts when you. retire.4 Do not obtrude advice; when it is asked. give it frankly; be j candid, let the conse quence bewhaf it may. Zeal in the cause of a friend when council or aid is solici ted, has a lasting effect upon his gratitude. Indifference on theother hand, or timidiv ty, -disgusts and estranges. Moral cou rage is a J rait of which respect and re gard are the certain rewards. Sjecrets are not to be explored; Tjut when discover ed or divulged into professed confidence,, they. must be religiously kept. It is in eredibte .how much mischief and injustice is done by disclosing to one acquaintance, or in the family circle, what has been thus learnt. When we do not ourselves, practice perfect discretion, how can we expect it in others'- and when we once set the secret of oiir friend afloat, how do we know where it will; stop, or what shape may not be given to it? Polite fellow travellers give as little trouble and as much assistance to their, companions as they can: Ladies are to have every ad vantage nd accommodation: but.on iheir part; -they ought not to require (oo much, 1 nor put the complaisance of gentlemen to severe test." The Escorted Lady of Miss -Leslie is an admonitory and amu sing, though exaggerated picture.' In general, the female character in our country, is not at all prone to the exaction of civility, or inordipate demands; but ra ther, to make sacrifices or shovv passiye ness. The, sense of gallantry, that is, po lite devotion to the sex, is common add active with all classes of: Americans, Females have greater security in all pub lic conveyances and promiscuous' assem blages, in. these . United States,; than in any other country whatever. They can protect, if they will respect themselves, in almost every instance. Madame Celnarl expatiates on the rules applicable to' Entertainments, Proment ades, Parties and Amusementsij We hay known very" estimable and modish folks who needed, at times, mementos such as the ensuing "When we intend giv ing an entertainment, we begin, by selec ting such guests as Swill enjoy themsel ves together, or at least tolerate one another." l j When we receive a 4rritten invitation. we must answer immeniately, whether we accept or not, although silence may be considered equivalent. to an accep; ance."ftaving ohce Accepted, we can- ) not break our engagement, unless for,nf gent cause' : Ah invitation specifies the hour oi meeting, anu( you should arrive at that hour. or. very little later W"We ways interferes with general conversation ! so much to be desired at table " "Re ! move near! relationsand cronies as far . from one another as possible"- GCh?sts ; are never to be ufgid to eat, though a "dish of particular gout? or which they j are iniown 10 preier, may oe pomtea on - : to them'- "Singing at : table after din ;; each gati sfipuia pay.;arisit to tffe'hosts is daring the week which follows a grand t I - I. . I This attention is called risitc de rfiVesft."-'4When anv of your acquaintance are ill, you should regu . larly send a domestic to eaduire .after their hcalthv every day or erery 0thei J. J- '. .t ''ill uuy, accorumg ia ine, seventy oi me iu ness.'V Ve do not quote any of the Jits or White Lies, which the Parisian roonj tress recommends; because we think the jr are far from being ;e5sential to -Polittn? sf, and. we recollect that Mrsj.Opie has writ- rten a bqbk:.against thero, ihicli mlgh) then be opposed to pur iook. , j Female Ind ustrV - 'YesteJday two country women1 were peddling wjiortle- . berries in the street at four cents a quart." They remarked that they 'had 'travelled with them seventeen miles,'' had been out -all night, and were anxious to dispose of their stock in order to return home, -Though they had ; no.-very great clair&9 10 oeauty, yet tne tnougni struct us torci or il that they were already, or might ea sily, be couvertea into, nfst-rate wite?. A woman who will "pick whortlc-berrics al day, ride VL night to carry thera to mattef." and lay, outOhe avails for some thing Tor tiitt corolort -and convenience oi, her family, is above rubies. v-We wish the number was ten times multiplied, and above all things we most ardently pray thatTsuch a woman; may be, -forever . ex- , empt from a drunken husband. . . N. EWcckly Rcruw, The Wilmington (N. C.) Free Prest , alludes tb'Miss Prudence Crandall as be ing still in jail. Such is not the fact.,.kSho was confined but twenty-tour hours, and, even that' confinement she could, -if it had been her wish have avoided. Vte have never witnessed a more infamous attempt ' at. fraudulent misrepresentation than the stories abroad concerning the Canterbury negro school, the law of the last legTsla- entertainment ture, and the imprisonment ofIjssah-j a i fill' : e .- , , . . t .. . ji; , - The latter stimulated wUh holy zeal and determined to gain a celebrity equal to that of Worcester and Butler, intrudes herself into a peaceable community,' and there are men possessing a superabun- of benevolence to sustain her. i Tap- dance pan writh his purse- Garrison with his insane projects and zealots who are. de f Toted to the welfare of. Heathen abroad, and Negroes and Indians at home, wore . ready with all their respective powers to -destroy the harmony and domestic quiet of a peaceable tillage, regardless of the feelings of those who happened to be white, . and who were intelligent Christians. The school is spoken of by the black philanthropists, as a commendable ; and i praise-worthy institution, and the Legi5: ilature for passipg'a law, permitting the . iseveral towns to regulate their own' police, are denounced, yjlified, belied arid abused by those claiming all the piety ami all tha :benevolence ofthe land. ' . 110,tfurtlf Tiuus . raOM THB RATIONAL OAZBTTR. BRITISH-WEST INDIES. ft j From Jamaica. The arrival of the packet shfp John W. Cater, has furnished intelligence from this Island to the 13th ultimo. No occurrences of ah important nature had taken-place j but the great to pic of slavery abolition swallowed up ev--ery other, and rendered the state of soci ety extremely unsettled. The following , is an extract from the Kingston Chronicle bfthe' Gth of July, which shews the exa$ ' peration produced by the incipient mea sures of Parliament in relation to the sub jeet: v ; . ; -J'' 4.It is with pain that we.nre this day again obliged to advert ta the turbulent Wqduct ol the Unionists ol St. Ann's. , h - i . . 1 . i. is; in vain to nope lor the restoration or brdtr and tranquillity, if they continue td setpuch examples of insubordination to he slave population, as the one to which we are now about to allude" There hat . Mmtd to be a . meeting of. the Magistrate at; St. Ann's, at which the lion. S. M; Barret pr sided as chairman. Shortly alter tney naa assemoied, in came a Me- tnoaist parson, . as soon as his pres.-rice ' Was discovered, hootinsfs commenced. An .- - . iniemperaie unionist interrupted , tho whple court by getting up and making a' speech about Sectarians, full oCsound and fur, signifying dothirjg. The crowd of iUrfonists pushed on to assault the onof- fenpmg and defenceless parson, headed by two Unionists, notorious for their absurd!. violence ; the divine, however, got behind jMf Barrett's chair which afforded tem porary protection. , All the magistrate j save. the Uustos, and three others, s " rledi ; th figh-" The uproar-now became tre mendous''the railings were l6ken down; m snort, the Unionists have I made themselves greater fools, if it were possi- biej, than before" j " ; vv ' fj -. ";.-: The - following extract .of a letter frora ah English gentleman, resident at Kings ton, to another English gentleman now -in New Yo rib and dated on the 13th; is strbngly dftscriptivV of the apprehension unner wiiich the colonists are laboring r fesfostbs, iaTJ JutYi I833.5btt have no doubt had the hews" from Eng land respecting t be government schema . about to be adopted; with regard to: theses Wretched colonies, long, since. ; Such; a., plan was never put forth by our ! worst enemies as your new Colonial Minister hill devised for our destructionSuch a leytjtem of spoliation and robbocy J An4 ? m :.- v - Wit my K.if '-'I -Jim Hit:.-, IT T J T5 i . Til 5 '-;r- i , -iZ-.'. m 1.0 -m Hi 1 !- r ! 1
The People’s Press and Wilmington Advertiser
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Aug. 21, 1833, edition 1
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