The New Hampshire gazette — Portsmouth [N.H.], 1810-12-04 00:00:00, page 1

- James Rundlet, ..
HAS just reccived per the
A 'Ship Juno, from Liverpool, and 18
oW opening.a number of Bales of :
. Pelifle Cloths, ~ § ‘Hunter’s Cloths,
Caflimeres, § Imperial Ribs, '
- Kerleys, .~ § Flanncls,
t - Plains, § Baizes, i
! -Broad Cloths, § Sattinets, - g 4
Coatings, § Vestings, &c. &e.
Which.added to his former importations,
make his 2ffortmcot .of Piece CGoods very
extensive and complete—all of which will
“be {aid at a very small advance by wholc
fale and rctail. o&. 30
Tim? Upham
f,IA,S,-removed to the Store
K A .in Market-street lately occupied by
r Wit Liam Joves, jr, where he has jult
Teeeived by the late arrivals from Londoa
and Liverpool, a very exteafive aflortment
of - , .
Fafbionable Fancy 8 Staple
Which will be fold on the most liberal
terms by wholesale or retail, viz, :
Broad Cloths of every color
and guality, from 756 to 1x dollars per yd.
English and German Kerfeymeres, from
6 to 275. Tmperial Cords,Kerfeynetts Stock
inetts, Berlin' Web and Cord for gentlemen’s
pantaloons. ¢ ' {8
‘Huagter’s Cloths, Moleikins, Coatings,
Duflils: Devonthire and Yorkthire Kerfeys,
Forelt Cloth, Baizss from 186 to 253, Milled |
and common Fiannels uncommonly cheap—
Swanskins, Queens ¢loths, Plain and spotted
ptliffe -Flaancls. okl '
~ Kait Petticoats. - Lt
Bombazetts plain and spotted of all pri..
ces, Wildbores and Camblctts, black Bom
bazcens. : '
- Canton Crapes. °f '
~ Shaloons, Ruffels, Calimancoes, Durants,
Daroys, and Morcens.
L.adies and Gentlemen's) Hosieny of all
silk, cotton and worsted | colors andprices
Long and short silk; kid } " GLOVES
beaver, cotten& worsted for Ladies.
Cammon leather, bea-y GLOZES
ted, cotton and fitk g:.s to 3056 per pair
~wver, deer-skin, wort-§ forGentlemen,from
Fueniture Chintzes and Dimeoties, Chintz
and worsted Fringes, cord and taflel Bed
Laces, damask Table Cloths of all prices,
from I'to 12 dollars edch—Linen Diapers
from 256 to 27s per yard—cotton Table
Cioths aad Diapers of all widths and prices.
Towejs and Toweling, Bed Ticks,
Cotton Couanterpanes. ‘
"BLANKETS of all sizes,
. Sheeting Linens 2nd cottons,
Kidderminfter Cagpeting, at 1 dollar per
yard, and some rich patierns at higher pri.
€es. .
Stair Carpeting and Hearth Rugs.
Cambri¢c and common Dimoties, =
White Cotton Cambrics, : :
Jaconett Cambrics and Muslins,
Plain and spotted leno 7}
© tambored mmifation,cut {- e
ipides firipe {pider nett, ’ &
lace, victory, mull muil Fatzcy 2
fecded, crape, jubilee Mysrins.
cord and a great varicty l\ X
of ether S
White and black Millinetts, )
-~ Black and slate and blue double Sarfnets.
itﬂégﬁ%énﬁrings' and Sarfnets, i
“Eoglith Luftrings, | .
Peliffe Chambrays,' ‘
‘Calicoes of all prices from 20 cts upwards.
" Printed and coloted plain and . twill'd
Cambrics, Ginghamsg, 7 %@ . g
<Coatton #nd silk Shawls of all forts and
fimedy o= oy e;h
- Faney silk Handkerchiefs, real {uperfine
and common :Ba\ndannocs,'l\'rhdra["s; mock
Madrafs, linen and cotton Pocket and other
Haodkerchiefs—black and colored Barcel
ona Maadkerchiefs, ’ o Roy
-, ladia Cottons from 10 cts per ydoupwards
_Britith and American shirting agd fheet
ihg.cottons, , St e
" Iriih and German Linens, long Lawns,
. _Ribbons, white and black Ttalian Crapes,
. Velvets of a fupcrior quality, .-
" Tabby ‘Velvets of various colors, =~
Thickfetts and Cordyroys, w 5
American, Windsor, Rofe;p ,
Violet and Ceylon } bOAP'.' M
. Gentlemen’s water proof silk Hats,
. fgf’c and cotton Umbrellas; -
‘Biack and browva Liugns, 2
Bréwn Cottons, S e
English, India and American Checks and
Stripes, Fancy Vestings, Bottoas of ali forts™
~and prices, from gd per groce to 6s perdoz.
NGI Tapßeta- s e e
~_Eor Trimmings, Worsted Tippets,
" Ruflia Sheering, Ruflia and Kaven’sDuck,
Bilk, cotton and J ¢rispExN QR
g g IORAMORRN L
wnabesta vt ashes i el Sl e
- A few Hhds..Rum. and =
Z¥oo keos Butter. 2 1
Tl. tenders his thanks to his cultomers
~and friends for their patronage, and afTures .
‘them. that as his Rock is larger aud biy as
sortment mort extensive than at any former
~; hat be flall exert himlelf to give .
them fatisfaction and if in these days of
I i}t m RSN Y'T\Z%’?“e"*réfz Y e
poeap eliing anyT6f his cuftomersifhould -
2, atdels price than-they have given him
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PORTSMOUTH : /N‘?’f’fffﬁm,lal)_ Pusuissen 8y W. WELKS - -Priuver 1o THE STA'I E, axp Printer or vue LAWS o Tas Unstep Srares.
Florence biack Lultrings PR
Frcpch black & white Crapes, superior qunlity
;in“elegint -v;friciy ;vhitc, {.ondenßeaver
dark brown and b!ack% BONNETS
awn, moule, lisht ands . S
Variety plain 3nd figuc'd }_,LU‘STRING
‘broad and narrow J RIBBONS
Scarlet, light and dark bufl | 7 7 invitation
and white middle : } SHAWLS
Plain white Lace ‘ _ |
A great varicty cotton Laces&Fontings, cbeap
Black i’k Fiprentine—very best quality |
Ladies’ and gentlemen’s beaver Gloves—ea
preat variety ' ' 1
Plaio and figur'd crape, feeded,9 T |
et Bnit. b dot, ptgin &ﬁg’d% Tan_cy }
leno, & a great variety of other ) Muﬂll?.f |
¥ 3 2 & % jiconet & cambric-Muslins.
1 cale ¢ & § Irith Linens, of a fupe
rici quality, and very cheap. -
T case wost fafhionable Straw Bonnets.
Black, fawn, slate, purple,y.. . » ‘ !
grecn, brown, olive, {car %BOMBAZBT?& ;
set, marvon and drab ; : "
Eigur'd Bombizets, Wildbores, . .
% & 7 Britith Shirting Cottons. |
$ ¥2nd # Colerain’ ditto. - wea
Cominon width & cambric Dimities.
Linen and cotton Diapers- ’ 2
% 3 & sblack furfnet Cambrics.
sa3 3 & 'S linen Table Cloths, -,
Irish Sheetioygs, 5 wide. '
Colerain Cotion Sheéting 5 do.
An elegant vaviety 3 &%) LONDON
light and dark plaid = § Ginghams.
Cheap Ginghams. j
% and § unglaz’d twill’d } London
and plain : PRINTS.
Unglaz’d white cotton Cambrics. -
Variety plain and figur’d middle 8-4 cotton
Shawis 1
Rich Furniture Patches—a fearce article
Low pric'd do and Eopperplates
Color’d and black Tabby Vclvets |
Gentlemen’s Vesting both dark and light, of {
the most fathionable patterns . :
Low pric’d and fuperfine Caflimeres of every
fathionable color suitable for ladies’ coats
O'ive and brown Moleikins for furtouts
Drab & dark sup fine Hunters Cioths foi do,
Drab and dark Kerfeys aud Plains
Grey mix’d Imperial Cords -~
Dark Sattinets—Velvets and Thickfetts
Ladics’ and gentlemen’s worf{led Hoftery
S 4% 1% 14 & '3 Rose Blankets.
Fioe and low pric’d Couotings—Fearnvughts
Low priced Broad Cloths—Sgrges - .
Elt, Bear, blackJenet and | MUFFS and
mock fable R } TIPPETS
Variety cheek’d and figur'd silk Handker--
chicfs of best quality - - D
Color’d and black Italian Sewing Silks
Low priced and fine India Cottons
Factory Shirting and Sheeting Cottons
Ticking. Checks and Stripes it
A vew {upply Kidaminfter CARPETING3S,
uew and eegant patterns
Venitian Staig ditto— % ©% & 0 0
oet i ' s i Bttt &
- Dye-Stuff Store.
Hall & Weld,
_NEAR THE MARKET, BOSTON,
INl‘_ ORM Clothier’s. and
£ S’thff%tthitf'mcy,:kcvqp,,_mnﬁ;q;,ly for {ale
cv&? article of DYE STUFF, ,mi-w‘iu;_ use,
with CLOTHIERS' TOOLS of every kind,
_Dealers in Dye-Stuffs will
find itwto their advantage to cali at the aß®ve
Store, where none but the best of articles
will be fold and at the lowest price. .~
' _Boflon August 1810 < gqm | -
A comvenient Hoafe—lo lei.
T HE Dwelling House ad
o Joiniug the Stare accupied by §M
cher,An Market firect, lately rented to Capt.
4inoch Parrett is'vacant and to belet— The”
houle is well finifhed and bas every conve-.
nicney attached necessary 10 accommodate a
foall fmily, very gemceiy—iv Gruetd i
~ fh!tﬂwévf‘@c\ﬁ%m&‘fﬁwﬁ“ﬁ for b
finefs; and would be a_moft-excellent fitwa-
TR e UNamtatct, ¢
J MELCHER. v . Novemberzy -
90 Ppackages New Goods.
Juftreceived &now openingrat
DRAPER
GHEAP CASH STORE,
30 packages “of - Fathionable,
Fancy and Staple’Piece Goods,
adapted to the present and approaching
‘ii fc:tx)il'onl-‘-sgtmdug“{ébi‘h are - $
Superftac black, blue, - I RBRR :
brown, olive, corbedu E BRO,AD
and dark mix’q -~ = ) CLOTHS.
Superfine black; blue, ). ;
brown, drab, olivc,grccn% Caﬁimeres:
and mix’d :
Pawdd, browa, twill'd, black, } PELISE "
green, dove and maroon [ CLOTHS
Black, green, dove, drab,| PELISE
scarlet-and mareop }rFLANNELS
Light {late, dack ‘and light-buﬁ'} CANTON
i’lack and light purple '§ CRATFES
Elegant {prig’d biack & white LACE VEILS
Light lilac, pea green, } ENGLISH
orange, silver grey & white [ LUSTRINGS
An elegant bk of white, 2 KID
uff, limerick slate, olive and GLOVES
black Long and Habir S
Variety plain’ and figur’d “IJACE :
“black and ‘white }ARMLETS
Rich white Satin—a scarce article ;
Variety plaid, plain slate, INDIA !
light browa and black }’LUSTRINGS
Italian black Luftrings i _
India ‘black Sarfnets £ :
TUESDAY, DEGEMBER 4, 1810,
London Beaveys Bonnets. |
W. Jones jr.”
Nl i ' . i
HAS YUST OPENED, I
1 case London Beaver Bonnets, !
with Plames to matcth; bunches Flowersy |
pink & white doutle Sarfnets and Lultrings |
for ladics dreflcs; black, slate, dove, buff, !
scarlet, purple and pink Canton Crapes ;
4-4 white Italian do'; 5-8. 6-4 and 7-4 biack |
and white fitk Laces ; elegaut white Lace |
Tippets and Handkerchiefs; crape, leao; !
gold head, jaconet and camhbric Mufling} '
plain and emboft broad Velvet Trimmings. |
Ladies coiored and black worsted Hote, |
.all prices ; brown, fawn, black, bottle green |
Pelifle Caflimeres; Pelifle Cloths and Cassi- |
meres all prices and colors; plain and figur- f
ed Bombazetts of every fathionable color; |
blue Copperplates; twill’d Prints; Colerain ’
Cottons ; Kerfeys; Broad Cloths ; Bedford |
Cords ; Vestings ; twill’d Flannels, _
Bear Muffs and Tippets ;3 Tippets fepa
fate from mufls ; Elt. Muffs and Tippets 3
Bear Trimmings; cotton Umbrellas of the ’
belt kind ; fine and common Baandannees }
and flag Hardkerchiefs. |
CARPETINGS of the best patterns. - |
£’ Constantly on hand every article of |
Mourning, ; Now. 20. ’
S. Melche
Has reccived a further supply of
BLACK and color’d Bombazetts 5
D do. Wildbores ; blue Kerfeys;
low priced drab do ; Pelice Cleths &
Flannels; green, olive and brown’
Moleskins ; low pric’d bik.Caffimeres ;
black Cambricks ; g#atleimen’s fine
white Angola Hose ; ladies blk. and
{late worsted Hofc ; Guernsey ¥rocks ;
“bik. Serges ; fuperfine white Flannels ;
black Flanoels and Baizes ; company
flag. Handkerchiefs. o
- India Cottons from 7:6 ps. for 1§
yds. to 425. o . Novi 2e.
- Burbank’s Paper. #
e L G EOR SCHOOLS e, L
- Fu received, and for sale as
TAPPAN’s BOOKSTORE,
o Neiyy Mavket fireet;
-~ 5o Reams Caleb Burbank’s
large and thick Paper, for schools, counting -
‘rooms, &c. by the ream or single quire,—
Paper from Burbank’s mill, is the best man
sifaCtured in the U States, «+ Npw. 30, -
Mattraffes & Feathers.
So g Co i srgil eae B e
| e FOR SALE 'BY
- NATHANIEL B. MARCH,
iy At bis Shopin Daniel fireet,
TVIATTRASSES, of varowt ! g
LV ties apd prices—and a good assortment.
~of FEATHERS cheap for cath—alfs,
SR o TR R R e AT e
_Saddles, Bridles, Harness and
- TRUNKS kept conflantiy for fate. =
~_N.B. Twa fécond hand CHAISE and 2
. More New Goods.
Ju? reccived and now ~opem;zg at
DRAPER’s
& CHEAP CASH STORE,
A very elegant variety Fancy &5 Staple
PIECE GOODS.
¥% i %
T . AMONG. WHICH ARE
A N clegant variety of Ladies’ London
“"% " Beaver HATS and BONNETS ; .
Whitt, fa ¥, drab and'black Plumes;
Elegant lace Tippcts and Vandykes 3
Pcarl, green. crimion, erange and mazareca
_blue Sitk Velvet, a new article ;
English colored Lufirings; = . .
Black, slate and lilac Cauten Conple o o
Light and dark buf’and pink Conquans do ;
Fancy Tambourades ; ' |
¥-2 yd. 3-4 and 6 4 white Lace Netting;
Plain and figured lace Armlets;
Ladics long and {hort Kid Gloves of every
co!o;Ean'd quality 3 , ;
Ladies Englith white Silk Hose, befl quality ;
Gentlemen'’s black & white do. belt guality ;
Gentlemen’s white Sitk Gloves ; v
Variety Fancy Ribbons 3
Fine linen Cambricks 3 i
Bandanaa Handkfs. of a superior quality ;
Cheap Furpiture Chintzes ; b
Tartan Plaids for gentlenien’s cloaks 5 -
A great variety of colored Bombazeits ;
Low priced and very fine black do ; :
Yiadics and gentlemen’s worsted Hosiery ;
Very fine white and other Flannels ;
Low priced Ciffimercs—Wiidbores; ;
Sable,&£lt, bear, black,} MUFFS and
jenet and mock fab!e} EIPPESS ¢ © .
Bear Tippets separate from Mufls ; :
Kidderminfter CARPETINGS ;.
Hearth Rugs ; Stair Carpetings ; !
INDIA COTTONS, a large supply, very
cheap, .&We . - Nov. 20.
SCOTCH Plaid Ginghams ;
Bombazetts ; Ladies’ Slate Hose ;
Queen’s and Pelife Cloghs;_ Co,tmp
Counterpanes ; Linen and Cotton Di
apers and Table Cloths : Linens ;
Fancy Muslins and Cambiics, with 4.
variety of other goods— Nl
Received - this day, and opening;
for sale by
: R RIHPPEEANE:
- State of New-Hampfbire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby
& given that Joun L. Svirivan, Efg.
and‘cthers have « petitioned the General
Court, representing that they with a large
number of the inhabitantsaround the Win
pipiflickee lake, and the bays conneéted
therewith, are deficous of being duly author
ifed by the hoperablg Legislature, to form
an association for the purpose of overcom
-ingthe obstacles now exilting to the tranfe
portation w’ their timber, lumber, and other
heavy articies of produce, from: thence by
waier to the Merrimack, as the works fiow
executing on {2id river,to ‘enable rafts and
boats to pass round the several falls thereof,
epening thereby uti caly and uninterrupted
copimunicatios with the metropolis of Maf
facLufetts and other large places, will when
executed, leave no obstacle to the enjoyment -
of the bencfits that may accrue to the said
petitioners, the said inhabitants and the pub
fic, but the obftiu@ions in the river Winni
}ﬁﬁinkt‘C. sty . k
* The-said petitioners further represent
that the several falls which form these obs,
firu&ions have beea recently meafurec, and
observations made upon the nature of the
ground, so that the said petitibners are well
persuaded of the praQicability of effcQling
the paflage, .
&fiter getting to Sandbornton bridge, two
diffcrent routs present themselves S bl
which of them will mmnd preferable re
mains t 6 be determi by more accurate
cbfervation than has yet been made. ‘
The 'faid petitioners further slate that
this public improvement; is exceedingly in
tercfting to ail the inhabitants in that coun
try, rapidly progrefling in fetilement, and
abounding in timber-of the best quality,
which is now of little value, compared to
‘what it would be, were the abovementioned |
way opencd of geiting it to the markets,
where it is actvally wanted— while the tranf
pert both up and down, of the various com- |
moditics of trade, will be-in future years, |
an equal accammodation and saving to the !
public, : |
~The (ai¢ petitioners therefore pray that
they may be incorporated for the purpose
gt makiug Locks and Canals from the Win
hipiffickce Lake to the River Merrimack. i
Ordered, that the petitioners
be heard on their petition before the Gene- J
ral Court ou the hiit Tufday of their next |
fefhon, and that the petioners cause that the
{ubftance of the petition ard order of Court |
thercon to be publithed in the Newhamp- !
thirc Gazetic, printed at Portsmouth and :
in the Newbampfhire Patriot printed -at
Concord, three weeks fucceflively, the last |
publication whereof to be, at least, fix weeks !
prior to said day of hearing, that any per
son or persons may then appear and shew |
cauf¢ if any they bave, why the prayer i
therzof fhou'd not be granted. v
~HArteft, TIENRY B: CHASE,
~ Clerk of the Senate.
State vs New-Hampfbire—Grafton [].
NOTICE is hereby given to the non- !
resident proprietors and owners of land |
in the town of WENTWORTH, couaty
aud state aforefaid, who have not paid their
taxes for the year 1810—that so much of
their land as will pay said taxes together
with incidental charges will be fold at pub
lic venduc at the dwelling house of Benja- l
2in Knolton in said Wentworth, on Mon
day the cighteeath day of February next, i
at ten o'clock A. M. unless prevented Ly i
previous payment to me the fubferiber, |
; o . A St N 'o§“
el r§§’§§
SRty T 2
: g 6 «© .'¢C
Bachelor Nathan 2 10 4 100 6 84 180 150
BNt geagn iy gS A 8 e 62
Bachclor Francis ¥- 4 5 100 3 35 75 G 2
Gale Jacob .~ 211 ¥ I¢o 4 56 120 100
Page Samuelje 2 9 41006 85180 150
Stcvens Lemuel 1 8 5 100 6 85.180 150
2 1a 1 30 685 18 150
Stevens Theoph's2 15 r 1006 85 180 150
MicMucrphy Sam’l 25 34% 90 75
Lands voted to Isaac 4 :
Clifford by the pmpr_i-g' 50335 95 02
¢tors for firvices .
Stevens Eben’rjr2 15 3 100 4 57 120 100
; LT 441 8 18 15
JONATHAN M'LELLAN, Colle&or.
.~ Weapworth, Nov. 2, 1810, :
, A LL persons having demands against the
eltate of RICHARD CHAMPNEY,
- Esquire, late of Portfmonth, deccafed, are
desired to exhibit them for settlement—and
all those who are indebted to said estate rre
requested to make immcdiate payment unto
Vit JAMES SHAPLEY: Attorney Jor |
- BETTY CHAMPNEY, Exccutrix:
Portsmouth, New 20, 1810, o ‘ ; l
B T R e
€3 TOLEN from me the subscriber
i »Sun,day; night the 11th inst. ared
‘bay MARE, black main-and tail; one
-white hind . foot below the footlock
joiat, trots all, .eight years old, who
“ever will take up and secure the Thief
thall receive twenty five Dollars re
_ward,or giving such information of the
Mare that the owner may obtain her,
shall be handsomely rewarded. One
%ggbm& Marfln who broke Goal
at Exeter the 25th of Otober last, is
supposed. to be: -the thief,
supposed to be: about _twenty ~ four
"years of age, about five feet nine
THB G Ny
.29 Waem b heaka frantn Cubiontien
by - o JOSEPH HILTON,r. . -
. Deerfild Nov, 46 a 0 i
B e
Sy e A MR S R S S R e
[Two poLLS. pax awNe.]
» "MISCELLANY. = -
In New York, the Debtor’s Laws are ‘un
commonly severe. Severalwriters in the
New York papers have lately Been en
gaged in pourtraying the fufferings of
unfortupate debtors, and in endorcing
upon the public’ mind the neeceflity of an
“amechioration of . those laws.
Thc'fcllnwing is.one of a series of numbers
published in the Columbian, over the fignas
ture of * Howarbp” : Regifer
“ Why boaflefl thou thyfelf in Mifehiefy
O migbty' man 27
‘ o PSALM L%
Whoever wifhss to fee Iqualid miff
ery seated on her fithy throne, with
poverty and vice, oppression and sick
ness, officiating as *her ministers, let
him vilit a debtor’s prison in this Jand
of liberty. e
“ Weralk,” fays an elegant writer,
“ much about instruments of rorture 3
Americans take credit vo themselves
for baving banithed the use of them
from their happy thores ¥ Alas ! he
that has observed the secrets of a deb
tor’s prison, well knows that thére is
infinitely more fortare in the lingering
existence of a poor “debtor, in the si
lent, intolerable ‘minutes ‘that he
{pends, than in'the tangible misery of
whips and racks.” _
How often, finced have been con
fined within these detestable walls;
have T fervéntiy withed that I could
enjoy the privileges of the meanest
beggar who sleeps in the open field,
with no other shelter than the canopy
of the tky!
Tolie, at freedom, in the pute air 3
(6 be pelted by the storms of Heaven,
are bleflings infinitely {uperior to the
shelter of a jail,and the mer¢ilefs op
prefiion of keepers, accustomed to
steel their heaits againk every feeling
pFSPItg Y g T St
{ have been long in prison, and
from my obférvations have difc?ver-‘
sdy that the makers of the laws are
ot aware of balf the cruelties com
mitted under the fan&ion of the laws.
The legislature has been anxious to
ecure the creditor. Daoes the {yftem
of imprisonment for debt do it No.
We hold the rights of Tiberty and
personal freedom sacred, and infinite
y above price. Yet, in the blindness
of Legislatures they ‘have permitted
iberty to be the sport of revenge,
and the . sacred and highly valued
right of personal freedom is -fold for
2 debt ! For the mean and contempti
ble sum of 100 dollars, a finple exas
perated credizor may-treat his debtor
wor{e than a criminal, ¢onfine him to
a filthy cell, behind a pgnderous door
—grated windows—mafly’ locks—
and damp walle ; ‘thus actually pur.
chafing with the little fom of 40
pouunds, the positive but fifelefs {lave
ry of a free citizen.—Sßlavery ! not
for a day or an hour ; but for life ¢
Talk no more, Americans ! of the
cruelty of Miranda ! - Cease to in
voke the God of Justice to pour cur
ses on the heads of Algerine tormen
tors. Turn home the current of your
indigation and pity—for here, in the
bosom of our native ladd, onfortu.-
nate innoceht prisoners fuffer infinite.
ly mote than all our citizens abroad. "
Some years since, a young man by
the name of Brown was cast into the
prison for debt. His manners were
very interefling. His fine dark eyes
beamed so much intelligence, his live
y ¢ountenance exprefled so much in
genuoufnels, that I was inddced, con
trary to my usual rule, to feck his ac
quaintance. Companions in misery
[oon become attached to ¢ach other.
We delighted to pradice together ail
the dear little arts of beguiling the
redious ‘hours of our e¢onfinement.
He played the flute, I the violin.
Many times after the jailor’s horrid
rattle had summoned the debtors to
their cells, and all the prison was [till,
have we paced the gloomy hall, or
{fecond floor, and By the aid of anec
dote and song, fiddle and flute, cheat
ed woe out of more than half her em
pire.. T e |
- Brown was informed that one of
his creditors would not consent to his
discharge, that he had abused him ve
ry much (as is ufnal in such cases)
and made a solemn oath before his
God to keep him in jail # till he rot
ted ! I 1 watched Brown’s counte.
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ot § and whachet It sl ey
not, { cannot fay, but I thought 1 fas
‘the chee &‘M&““‘
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