Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-05

copies at the theatres, We have always been
much gratiRed 10 the meeting Of the or,gi-
mails 10 society. ! do no. know Il liza, spe-
ciss OF disposition IS an eulogium an our
hearts, but itexists and most assure dly is
the satire OF the world as Il is.
was acquainted some time since, aud
was, indeed, very intimate with TWO pso.
pie, whose characters were extremely sym.
pathetic Perhaps even, and / mus. &C.
knowledge il, the pleasure they procured
me BY their caprice inspired ID me much
friendship for them; that infAuated egoi.
ism pene,rates itself every where, and We
sometimes ex,el the people We have occa.
sion for TO dissemble the nreessity We have
Tor their acquaintance.
However that may be, it is impossible
TO meei.wo persons Of more opposite cha.
racters, and what is astonishing, Of more
affection for each other. They could not
do without each other and could not see
each other Without quarrelling. One said
black expressly because the other said
white; if the former persisted Tia. tzvo s.
tzoo are four, the latter would have said
that it was q ridiculous error, and he
would no, be made the dnpe Of the argu.
ment. n"
Ooe morning called at one Of their
houses. He was,fn his study.s My good
fellow, (sald be as soon as be saw me)
am one Of The most fortunate men il the
world, look and you will see my chest has
been robbed" Yes, ! answered perceive
the lock has been forced, bu. do net ex.
acly discover what there is to excite such
rejoicing. How blind you are he realed
rubbing his hands and evincing by all his
actions the greatest Joy. dcn's you see
the thieves who robbed my chest have net
found the FIRE hundred pounds that were
concealed init! They have taken two hun.
dred and FLY pounds from the ches, and
have left i've hundred pounds in The secret
drawer; was there ever any thing so for.
suna.e. Yes, my. friend conceive myself
the most fortunate man in the world if
they had discovered the secret drawer,
should have been completely and i1eyisa.
bly, ruined"
He was in the exsacy ofjoy, he did not
think Of he two hundred ADD 6f,y pounds
he was robbed Of he thought only of the
ave hundred he had saved. As to me,
had some difficulty to compliment, him,
could not reconcile myself.o TIA. kind Of
fortune however admired VIVA, we call
philosophy, which is often considered ac-
sosdiug to the idea Of the object.
went 20 see nay other friend, to relate
the sceae | had Witnessed. found him
with paper. ia his hand, anger in his
eyes, and invecliye 10 his mouth s' The
rascals,n said be, I" will no, be satisfied ill
hey have drove me 10 the work-house
don't you think" said he, as l entered,
don's you think, my dear fellow, that
an right, here is the receip. Of my expen.
ces for the year, il is double what it Has
the preceding; | am exssperased beyond
measure will diamiss every scouudrel
of .hem." q You should dismiss the M"
said !, "if they have deceived you; but
thick perceive that If the bill is double
this year, the crops are also four times
more abundant than last year, Thar has
eno,hing to do with ~ he replied, !" | am
ribbed, am ruined. ] am one of the mos,
subordinate of men, Instead of sharing
his grief, and encouraging his complaints,
! began 10 relate the adventure Of the rob
bed chest, and the JOY his friend evlDeed
in discovering he had not lest the whole Of
his properly. told him the whole.
He answered that his, friend was mad,
and skould be pur into a mad house. His
friend, 10 whom I afterwards related the
adventure Of his bill ofexpences, positive.
~ said the same thing of him He is
fool, aud should put in mad.house.
Its therefore true that every mao has
his within, and We enly see those Of Others.
It's also true, that one halt Of the world |
laughs a. the other half. !.
ssro draws kind Of moral from the a.
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