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From a late Paris paper.
The history of the dog of Macaria
is well known to every one. A simi-
Jar circumstance lately took place in l
the vicinity of Toulouse.—A soldier
returning from Spain, loaded with
- plunder, was so elated by the posses
sion of so much treasure, that he could
not refrain from exposing it to the view
of every person who happened to be
spending his evening at the inn where
he put up for the night. The hostess
observing the folly of his conduct, di
rected the waiter to call him out in or
der to put him upon his guard.—She
remonstrated with him on the impro
priety of exposing his property to the
view of a numerous and mixed compa
ny, most of whom were strangers to
her, and though there might be among
them respectable persons, yet there
might also be some thieves, but how
e^or lira* -might he, she advised her
guest to be more circumspect, and de
clared that in the event of his being
robbed or circumvented in any way,
she would not hold herself responsible
for his loss after the Caution she had
felt it het duty to give him—" Poh !
Poh !" said the veteran, " give me my
dog, I want no better companion, he
and I will make any gang of robbers,
who may be bold enough to make the
experiment, repent of their temerity."
He got up at an early hour next
morning, and set out on his journey,
accompanied by his faithful dog. Be
fore'be had left town half an hour he
was attacked by three ruffians and stub
bed before he could even put himself
in a posture of defence. The dog
seeing his master weltering in his blood,
darted at the assassin, seizes him by the
throat, brings him to the ground and
worries him. The accomplices of the
robber, who inflicted the wound, ter
rified at the ferocity of the dog, climb
ed a tree, in the hope that the dog
would presently quit the ground and
leave them at liberty to depart.—ln
this they were deceived; at the break
of day, the gens d'armes in going their
rounds passed that way —they hear a
person call for assistance —see a dog
in the act of barking furiously—descry
two men perched on a tree soliciting
protection, pretending that the dog was
mad, and would not suffer them to
proceed without the hazard of becom
ing the victims of his fury, like the un
fortunate traveller whose corpse lay
ata few yards distance.—But this mad
dog appeared to have no enmity to any
except the refugees ; the gens d'armes
order them to come down, which they
did; the traces of blood are discover
ed, and the robbers pretend that they
proceeded from the wounds which the
ferocious dog had inflicted. The gens
d'armes had the greatest difficulty in
preventing the dog, who was docile to
them, from attacking the footpads.
From the determined hostility of the
dog, the incoherent story of the men,
and various other suspicious circum- 4
stances^ they are apprehended. With
in 20 yards of the tree, the gens d'armes
find two dead bodies ; the faithful dog
runs upto that of his master, licks it,
and began to bark with more violence
than before. The gens d'armes exam
ine the body of the old, soldier, who
tad been stabbed to the heart with a
dagger, which they found covered with
blood, the other bore evident marks of
The soften'd heart the soul refin'd,
Superior happiness may taste ;
But those to ruder joys inclin'd,
Have every tender thought eras'd.
Still shall felicity's fair train,
Deal bliss to Virtue's self alone,
But where the wilder passions reign,
Nor bliss nor virtue can be known.
Then shall the bosom learn to glow,
With ford affection's liberal flame,
The heart that feels another's woe,
Let sensibility proclaim.
Oh ! that forever may be mine,
Those joys thdt humanize the heart,
That wake at Pity's plaintive shrine,
And Sympathy's soft tear impart.
Not all that Hope's fond influence
brings,
Not all that length of life can lend;
Unless from purity it springs,
Can ever man's condition mend.
ODE TO SENSIBILITY.
The mind for vulgar pleasures form'd,
May nature's better gifts despise;
The heart with finer feelings warm'd,
Will ever nobler passions prize.
For what can wealth or fame bestow,
When friendship or affection's fled ;
What breast serenity can know,
By every lawless impulse fed ?
POETRY.
From the Farmer's Cabinet.
The following extraordinary case of
abstinence has recently occurred at
Chelmsford, in Essex. On the fourth
of Sept last, James Jackson was com
mitted to the House of Correction at
that place as a vagrant. For the first 5
days after his commitment he was not
perceived to take any sustenance what
ever, nor was he observed to open his
eyes. On the, 6th day he walked in
the prison yard, and drank plentifully
of water at the pump, and continued
to do so till the 17th but constantly re
fused to take any kind of food what
ever, and from the 17th day of his con
finement to his death, which hap|?ened
on Tuesday last, he even discontinued
taking water. Theconstable, in whose
custody he was for three days previous
to his being committed to the House
of Correction, states, that during that
time he tool< nothing but one pint of
beer ; so that it appears that from the
Ist Sept, to the 2d of Oct. the day
on which he died, he took no other
nourishment but one pint of beer
exceft water, of which it is stated he
drank plentifully during twelve days
of the time he was in prison.
Extraordinary Instance of Absti-
The sons of the late Dr. Cullen of
Edinburgh, were distinguished by very
extraordinary talents, accompanied,
however, by the most eccentrick turn
of mind and whimsical fancies. One
of them, we are sure, whether it be
the present Lord of Sessions, was,
when a small boy, so singularly arch,
and at the same time highly mettled,
that the Doctor could get little good
of him. If the Doctor corrected him,
he worried the Doctor in return. One
day he committed a very high offence,
which the Doctor resolved to punish.
A friend who was present interposed,
and said, "Do Doctor forgive him
this time by faith he's a clever little
fellow." —" Yes, (re-echoed the boy
archly) I<tm indeed a clever little fel
low"—" Aye, aye, (said the Doctor)
then I'll see if I cannot take a little of
that cleverness from you." So he or
dered him up into a garret room to be
confined on bread and water. By
some chance a cat was locked up in the
room with him; what does he but he
tears the sheet into strings, makes a
long cord of it, and having fastened
the cat to theeud ofit, stood with the
window open prepared for what might
happen. At his usual hour the Doctor
returned from visiting his patients,
got out of his sedan chair, his hat ac
'cording to custom under his arm, and
his enormous white powdered wig
which would have covered a large bee
hive, exposed to view. Young Cul
len immediately let down the cat, which
catching hold of the Doctor's .wig held
it fast. —The Doctor greatly alarmed,
looked up, and to his infinite chagrin
and amazement, saw wig and cat as
cending into the air, and his son look
ing out and laughing. Ah, you ras
The narrative (observes the editor)
proves that if brutes are mere machines
(horlogcs,) they are admirably consti
tuted to establish the claims of the dog
in particular to participate in common
with man, the qualities of sympathy
and courage, which it were injustice
to withhold.
Amsterdam papers mention that a
young Writing-Master of that city,
having heard that one of his brethren
at Utrich had written the Lord's
prayer 5 times upon a circular piece of
paper of the size of a French sous, was
excited to emulation, and without the
use of a lens or microscope, he in the
first place enclosed the decalogue with
in the same space, and afterwards
wrote the Lord's Prayer seven times
on, the other side of -the paper, and
had besides room enough to put his
ndme and the date. It is further men
tioned, that this writing is not only
legible but very beautiful. The young
writer was blind for four days, after
which, he completely recovered his
sight. Bordeaux paper.
In the interval between the passing
of the awful sentence of the law and
the execution of it, the unhappy con
victs made a full confession of their
guilt, and acknowledged the justice of
their condemnation.
The two culprits were put upon
their trial, and after a minute investi
gation of the evidence, which was Cir
cumstantial, but so complete that not
a single link of the chain was found
deficient, the court pronounced them
guilty of the murder and immediately
passed sentence of death upon them.
the death being occasioned by a ddg.
The dog and the prisoners were con
ducted to Toulouse; there was no
other witness, but the evidence of guilt
was deducible from a coincidence of
circumstances tantamount to positive
oral proof. The dog was remarkably
gentle, and suffered himself to be car
essed by any one and did not appear
to be the least irritated, except on the
approach or in the presence of the as
sassins of his master.
nence.
A person who frequently spunged
on his friends, being asked what wine
he generally drank, replied with great
truth, " that which other people pay
for."
Absence of Mind.
A gentleman, on the morning fol
lowing his wedding day, arose from
bed much sooner than might be expect
ed ; he dressed himself, went down
into his library, and rang the bell for
breakfast. The servant, on entering
the room, wished his master much joy,
and hoped he might enjoy many years
happiness with his wife. "My wife !
By G— I forgot her!" replied the
gentleman, and immediately returned
to the chamber, went to bed again, and
endeavoured to reconcile his lady for
his apparent neglect.
A few days ago was found at the bot
tom of a well in the castle of Carlisle,
which was cleaning out, and at the
depth of 84 feet, a very curious
medal, which must have been struck
in commemoration of the victory gain
ed by the duke of Cumberland over
the rebels in 1745. It appears to be
a composition of copper and tin, or
such like metals. On one side is a
head of the duke of Cumberland,
crowned with laurel; and on the re
verse a number of naked & armed men
in flight, and the inscription, "The
pretender's and rebels' race for life,
1745."
An experiment of a new kind was
tried last summer at Philipsthal, in
East Prussia. This was to split a rock
by means of lightning. An iron rod,
similar to a conductor, was fixed in the
rock, and on the occurrence of the first
thunder storm, the lightning was con
ducted down the rod, and the rock
split into several pieces without dis
placing it.
An extraordinary person has sprung
upat Paris in the person of aMr. Comte
a ventriloquist, whose life according
to his own account, has often been en
dangered by his performances. In
Spain he narrowly escaped being burn
ed; in Germany, the pcasents would
have beaten him to death (a circum
stance totally unknown in that coun
ry) especially at Freyburg, where he
teased them rather too much. In an
other place he renewed the miracle of
of Baalam's ass. A peasant, unable
to get forward with his sluggish don
key, fell unmercifully upon the poor
animal, which at once oppened his
month, and thus addressed his master:
" Has not God Amighty created us all
equal ? It is time for us at lentgh to
change our parts —Descend then, and
let me mount thy back," The peas
ant, who in the whole course of his
life had never heard any but two-leg
ged asses speak, was excessively terri
fied sprang from his seat, and ran a
way firmly convinced that this poor
donkey was^possessed with a devil.
A sea captain making tea for a par
ty, paid no attention to the circum
stance of a gentleman's having put his
spoon in his cup, but filled it again
with tea. On this the gentleman in
formed the captain, that he had done ;
adding, " do you not see the spoon in
my cup?" “ And what of that," said
the sailor, " how was I to understand
your private signals ?"
An Irish gentleman sitting with much
other company at the table of a new
married pair, the mistress of the man
sion asked him what part of the
goose she should send him, " a bit un
der the apron," was the reply. " Sir"
answered she " that must be the petti
coat, and my geese wear none —what
would you choose, sir? applying to
gentleman who sat next him.
A fellow attempted to steal a haunch
of venison while the corporation of the
city of London was passing down Lud
gate-hill to Black-friars Bridge. The
fellow must have certainly been inex
perienced in his calling, otherwise he
must have known, that the eyes of the
procession must naturally have been
directed to the object of his theft.
cal, exclaimed the Doctor, is this your
doing ? Yes, roared out the arch
youngster, (while the passers by stop
ped in surprize) yes father, you threat
ened to deprive me of my cleverness,
but I'll be hang'd if Ihave not depriv
ed you of all yours.
Mr. Ogilvy, a Scotish clergyman, of
Lunan, in Forfarshire, had a great
deal of eccentricity in his character and
manner. On Sunday when he was in the
middle of his sermon, an old woman
who kept an ale-house in the parish,
fell asleep. Her neighbour jogged her
in order to wake her. The parson see
ing this said, "I'll waken her I war
rant you—" Phew—(whistling)—Ja
net! a bottle of ale and a dram !" —
" coming Sir," cried the old woman.
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