Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-10
FAMILY MATTERS.

FAMILY sE9A HERS as
Thomas being elaus palnsed opon the IA
rs:sv as oyesseer, after fVeacaeroasly sup
planning Iehn, 1t tsaay be proper TO notice
fssns the mere particularly
Coas;derisg himself at liberty to dispose
ses sgaoEae of his place according to the
s1ss az MS osvis partssiities and prepos-
s-ss.c.sg ~ eess2 sssSesated correspondence
10 rs ss.osfsse saasiiy, bs&oye mentioned,
Eiss ts4 rl1schsso = certain straw bed, a
g,,S vii; ca tssege ss k,eeu some dispute be-
x,vseas Che tgo fagaiisss. 3sere gas son'e
<,aeosie;on co eh;S purchase tortvo reasons
lsf. e 2se f&laiSy had siready alore beds
t,,ess they could aa.akc use oG,eveR when they
y were crowded with visitors.
81. I9aSy had moreover lease OF the bed
4, question, TO use It whenever they had &C
rassS,a theyefor, SO that Ehe purchase would
onls y,e wastine time ard money to obtair
what thev already had an uadousted right
90. AID afterwards would be rs naach liable
70 quarrel for it as ift'aey should a2t make
the purchase, and perhaps thcnao SO, be-
eause they might be considered towards,
wya;c., always leads So aggression. Thomas,
s,a,4s'ver, wiling to dispose OF money which
he s,tyss9fk earned, rataes than disgaease the
ctt.sr fsfoisv, gho also wore the tri-coiored
e,ssckeyse, fsveelF paid over to thema5 9ooo,oeo
oose charge, which happened to be left
IN sa.se desk bE his frugal predecessor 49,
Sometime Sfter this &c WIS runoaTed THAI
sj,ere vas 10 bedstead iaeiuded in the par
r!,ase, So Thomas took out tvs aaililons
more to complete the bargain, bat not hav-
e;;oes r,ccasion for SIS immediate use, he un-
eg<a,,h6ediy turned the money iato another
channel, Thomas fearing some disaster
,,siel,t happen TO his new bed, dispatched
fayaes. mighty boxer. With triangular
saS on to strike terrier into aay naischiev-
DIS feIlows who ynighe attempt to tear ais
he'd tick, a1s, pull out the straw, Or Ii any
wa, s,gfFcr Il violence. islaes was to stand
-, he f.es1eIzl baak Of the river Mississip-
81, sxgeneIisg his arm with cleached fist,
s.ars-Ss ztse wind ,lrom uhat quarter soeveE
!, nacht Blow, aud 50 see that RIO straw
r4a:,49 8, waste. Is compensate him for
~. VICE. an2es was to have two hun
s;vssa 4. L aventy ave dollars per month, ard
ind h;a CT. But Jaa.es knowing Tomas
50 he flow, infisaased TO him tlaat he
-8a1seE little asore to isay stomachics an
50 WINDY an eneerpsize. So Thomas sent
I,in,. IN What IS called skinner purse, a.
s5oJr afiy thousand pieces of change, as q
> present Ike So James took tie money
zach -Tto4sas bad sene him, aud aid it
III oo1 In sweee.aag root, which, bg huge
sncsafhfials, he ate up clean in ahout tour
r,onths, 10 the great terror and oonsterna-
,3pr of Ill around h;ia. And his enemies
W.T., horrid yetri6caron, gazed On the
straw bel and dared no mere touch it than
tisev dared 60 conrnif sacriiege. Thomas
es5nced al aiong 8 serpils attachment to tie
pe,v family which had so neuci, piqued at
20 own. ana endeayored to entangle in Its
.1aavrels, insomgaaeh thar he made them a
rsTssens or two which gaight be of great use
J. n manufacturing skirts, and $50 prevene taem
from going naked into the presence of tn
widow, with with wlaoEa they were then a
va I
e. scTne misunderstanding, between
Thomas and slae widow, On account OF his
s,astlal;ty towards her enemies, they became
derived of that profit which arose from the
MUTUAL use of the estate, and, although she
offered Thomas fair terms for an accomno-
darson, he utterly refused, without even
taking the op1nion of any of the heirs who
were equally concerned Such unwarrant-
able conduct brot great distress GA the fani-
h, for they bad placed great dependence on
exchanging articles with the widow, and
Thomas now forbsd Them, and, as they had
ctosea him their oyerseer, they considered
themselves under some obligations to obey
him, though he evidently assumed more