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cfiil not wear them : because he had a
protuberant win just under Ins pole, he
wore a wig, that did not cover above
hali his head. His eyes were protru
ded like the eyes of the lobster, who
wears them at the end of his feelers,
and yet there w as room between or.e ol j
these and his nose for another w en that ;
added nothing to his beauty; yet I
heard this good man very innoev ntlv re
mark, when Gibbon published his histo
ry, that he wondered an)' body so ugly
could write a book.
Such wms the exterior of a man, who
was the charm ol the circle, and gave a
zest to every company he came into ;
his pleasantry was ol a sort pc cull r to
himself ; it harmonized with everythin'. :
;t was like the bread to your dinner; you
did not perhaps make it the whole or
principal part of your meal,but it was an
admirable and wholesome auxiliary to
your other viands. Soainc Jenvn.s told
you no long ston s, engrossed not much
ol your attention, and w as not angry
v ith those that did ; his thoughts were
original, and were apt to have a very
whimsical affinity to the paradox in
them : he wrote verses upon dancing,
and prose upon the origin of e\ il; yet lie
Va:; awry mumerent metaphysician and
a worse dancer ; ill-natuie end person
ality, with the single exception wf ins
lines upon Johnson, I never heard tail
from his lips ; those lines I h ive forgot
ten, though 1 believe I was the first per
son to whom he recited them; they \urc
very bad, but he had been told that John
son ridiculed his metaphysics, and some
t>f us h ul just then been making extem
porary epitaphs upon each other; though
his wit was harmless, yet the mineral
cast of it was ironical; the e was a terse
ness in his repartees, that had a play
of words as wall as of thought, as when
speaking of the difference betweenlaying
out money upon land, or purchasing in
to the funds, he said, “ One was prin
cipal without interest, and the other in
tir< st without principal.” Ceitain it is
he had a brevity oi expression, that ne
ver ln>.r.g upon the ear, and you li lt the
point in the very moment that he made
the pitch. It was rather to be lamented
Unit ms lady, Mrs. Ji nyns, had so great
a ri r.pevA ior his 'good sayings, and so
impcriect a recollection i>i tlnan; for
though she always prefaced her recitals
of them with-'/v Mr. Jo it,ns says- it was
not always v.h .t Mr. Jenym said, and
ne\cr, I v** think, as Mi*. Jcnvns
□aid i but ^tc w.o.’an excellent oUl lady,
i and twirled ht/r fan with as much me
[ chanical address as In r ingenious hus
1 band tw irled his snuff-box.
By returning your enemy good for evil,
you xc'll heap coals of Jlre on his head.
Dr. Morse happened to have adjoin
ing a farm of his a Lad neighbour, who
made- it a practice of killing every thing
that came on his pi ice. One day seve
ral ol the doctor’s hogs broke out of their
sty, and made their way into his neigh
bour’s grounds, who shot them all, and
s ni word to the doctor to come and
take them away, who win n he came was
saluted bv his neighbour, with “• Now,
d—n you, keep your hogs to yourseil
the next time.” The doctor said no
thing to this, but removed bis hogs, and
bade his men keep a good look out for
his neighbour’s cattle, v, hieh often broke
int his inclosures. Not long after,
wo..a was brought him that there were
ten or twelve ot his neighbour’s hogs in j
his t’u ld, rooting up his produce anil j
piping havoc with his ground. He in
stantU ordered his men to catch them
td., who performed their orders with a
lacrity, expecting to see them hand
somely slaughtered as soon as they w ere
caught. llut what w as their surprise,
to hear the doctor order them to put the
oxen belore a sled, and tie them, by their
feet and lay them on it; which being
done, tile doctor drove the sled himself I
to his neighbour's door, and stepping in, |
told him that all his hogs havl broken
into his fields, and done him considera
ble damage. I Its neighbour hastily ex
claimed, k‘ Good God, doctor, you have
not killed them, have vou/’’ “ No, no,”
says the doctor, u I have catched them
aed brought them home for you—come
let us go and see where thev broke out
ot their sty, and mend it.” This being j
done, the doctor helped to carry the
hogs and put the no in—when his neigh
bour intreated him to tell how much da
mage th* y had clone, and insisted on
paying for it. Hut the doctor refused,
saying, “ Such little accidents would
now and then happen among neighbours,
and that he w ished no pay, seeing tin y
were all n. ighhours together, and as
such ought to be friendly to one ano
ther”—and having tml good bv, retired
w ith the pleasing thought of having re
turned good for evil, which had no bad
effect on his neighbour, who from that
hour became one of his best friends.
Reader, what think you of the doctor’*
revenge ?
WHEEL! V O,
Thursday, ^fril i6, 1807.
TO CORRKM'OXDF.NTS.
The stun/.as f rom Stephen, are not
sufficiently correct for publication.
(JjD In consequence of the negligence
or hurry of the Baper-makers, we have
been disappointed in our expectations
of receiving a supply of paper; and are
therefore obliged to issue the Reposito
ry on a half sheet this week.
The last mails furnish no news of any
consequence from Europe.
Uesp cting Col. Burr—tuthentic in
formation states, that he was retaken on
the morning of the lStn February, and
conveyed to Richmond, in Virginia, for
examination. lie was examined before
Cnief Justice -Iarshall. 1 he examina
tion was concluded on the first instant,
when Burr was required to find hail, in
the su ii of ten thousand dollars, for his
appe trance at the May court for trial.
Two charges against him were spe*
cined by the district attorney: treason
against the United States; and a misde
meanor, in preparing an enterprise a
gainst the Spanish territory. But a let
ter from Richmond, mentions only the
misdemeanor as the object of the trial.
A gentleman residing in the vicinity
of this place*, who has lately returned
from Staunton, informs that it was said
Burr had, after giving security, again
disappeared.
W c understand that judge Chase will
preside at the < nsuing c ircuit court to
be held at Richmond, before which it
is believed Burr will appear to answer
lor the o»Tcnces by him said to be com
mitted. How siippcty is fortune ! —
but a little while since, and judge Chase
was arraigned before the senate of the
l nited States, where* Burr sat as chief
j<>dire, to answer charges of the most
serious nature preferred by the repre
s ntatives of the people against him—*
and now he sits as chief justice on the
case of Burr, who is arraigned as tire
most unprincipled traitor—as the vilest
conspirator, that ever existed !
Balt. liv. Post.
Extract of a letter from Natrhcz, dated
February 15, 1807.
J’i Ige Toulmin has committed Blen
nemuiiet, an Irish gentleman, living c^.