Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-21
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81 ~ man iitfGE ca OF EgHI INC 0T}
Lscts, who had to pay thu SUE Of cool
about the first of April. called on his neigh
Dor who kept public house, infsrnsd him
of the payment he had to make, and observ,
ed, he had the whole amoons a. his owr
house, except Isl. which he wished 10 Dor:
row for a few weeks; the landlord very
checrfully agreed to lend the sum required
stating that he had it not in possessssslon
but expected to 60 abb Dad the next day &c
collect the fnoney, and would rstura lath.
evening when his neighbor miShs call ana
receive the som wanted. With the 10,
which an honest man derives from the SIX
pecta,ion of being able TO fulfil hii contract,
did the neighbor call a, ,hetime appointed,
the la ndlord had not returned he there
fore waited coutentediy, every momentex
-pecting him TO come in; a. the request o
the lanclady, he concluded to retire to bed
and lfasleeP a, the return of her husband
he was to be called up; it being late h,
soon fell asleep but had not slept long be-
fore his slumbers were disturbed by terri
nc dreams he awoke his bed fellow, 5(s
pedia, who had taken bis lodfiegs there fol
that night only land informed he had dream
cd his house was on FIRE, and his wife and
children enveloped 10 the flames.
The pedlar intreatsd him to lie down and
'qniethis apprehensions bat exPossula,ions
are unavaIing to man whose imagination
is disordsred from the IDEA that his family
are in imminent danger. He would so
home, and the Pedtar feeling Interested is
the interpretation Of The dream, agreed Is
accompany him taking along pair of ez
ceflent pistols which be had with him, well
loaded. The nisat was dark, and as they
approached the house, a bright light exeit.
ed new and sWosg suspicious. Each TAX
ing pistol they cautiously approached the
lighted window, where with as,onishment
they behsld three men with blaekened fac
es, counting money at table; each of
the spectators singled out his man, and tw Q
fthe midnight plundsrsrs fell lifeiess On III:
hoor the third was met at the door. but
conscious gull, had unnerved his arm, he
was coon dispatched. Reader s.if you
have tears prepare TO shed them now"
The agi.ated husband went into his bed.
chamber, where the wife of his bosom and
three young children were wel,ering in
blood, and closing theireyes in death, hav,
ing been iahumanly bu,ehsrca, in the s'un-
suspecting moments Of sleep," by the three
PERSONS aforementioned. My infot mant
could not give the names of the parties,
but states, that On washing the blackened
faces OF the deceased rebbers, they proved
TO be near neighbers Of the ewner of the
house, and we're intimate family connec.
tions.
Pork kept fresh tor. ysar.-A Mr..
Poultney, of Philadelphia, dl1ed on board
Spanish ship of war at the Havana, and
eat of boiled fresh pork, which appeared
as if just killed. He was told it was killed
and put up year before, a, LaVera Cruz.
The bones were taken cut, and without any
salt, the pieces were covered with Spanish
brown Ga red ochre). 1t was then packed
in bags, for the officers. They Showed
him some 10 bags, where they were cover.
ed with red ochre, Whish is washed OF
with warm water previous to hoilingit. I
presume any other pure, mpslpsble, espe.
cially dry assringent clay, would answer as
well. Some clays SO far par,ake Of alum,
as to shew it exaded, like white mould.
Such have seen and tasted on the banks
of the Chesapeake. Bus.,does Spanish
brown contain alum?
80 a
Boraley's Husbanary.1
ASSIZE OF BREAD.
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