Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-20

ous1 prevented me or whether wss Ten.
ed BY the recollection Of my bid luck in piIss,
ing mellons-I cant now remember bu,r
told them decidedly would have NOTHING.
do with tas matter, and did all in my Dow
TO dis.uade them from their enterprise.
| don't know how, but so it happened, H..
nv honesty got to the parsons ears, and On,
saturday afternoon ! received an invitation -
eo and see him. Away went, conscious tb,
had done no wrong how light beats III
heart of innocence The good man met n.
AZ the door &c Roberi," says he, taking n,
hand. " have heard that you refused to c,
in pilferiDg my pears. Now mean to Con-
vince you that Honesty is the best polic,s
Here, added he, placing large basket Of TN
finest fruit before me, eat what you pleas
and take as many with you as you Can carrra
felt at that moment happier than Napoleon
with empires at his feet And the circum'
stance led me to remark, early in lie, the
consequence of an adherence 10 the maxim
There was at Appleberry a merchant, well
esteemed for his prcbity =" Where do you
trade, neiehbor ?''-said one farmer to another
"Why, at Mr.. Unrisht's," replied The first,
" His weights and measures aiways hold Out.
had as lief send a child rs grown person, to
his store. fer the matter OF lis being treated
we'll. don't pretend 10 know the value q
some sorts Of goods myself, but he las b.,
one price, aud never takes advantage of sne,
ignorance" | marked the consequences
Upright grew rich and respected; and iuly
experienced the truth of the maxim, that
honesty is The best folicy.
There too was lawyer Aimweli ;-he neve,
would fatter you about your c.use, for tie
sake Of your money-ha, would tell you plain.
" his opinion, even though he To-; fee By
it. Nor would he ever advocate a Cause tsi
he knew 10 be unjust His established cha.
racter drew business from every quarter, and
he realized ina fortune of five thousand pounds
and the esteem OF his fellow men, the correct.
ness of tie maxim that konesty is re beat rs.
fcy.
But there was rich George Ardelburg,
who had large i.rls given him by bis father.
One of the merchants had advertised for tai.
low to send eff for New York. Ricn George
had killed number of Fat cattle s as the talloW
was to be sent away Immediately, he tho't ta
GOCQ tliNc I'D dispose Oi IT, II was WSiSntQ-
Every body tho't it wss astonishinsly heavy
Dick Artiy vino attended the store, being some.
what suspicious, * little rosuish wtha, in
removing one Of the Cakes as though BY acc.
dent, let it fall plump upon the foor-it spit
open-and 10 !! in the middle was lar,
stone Poor George locked like sheep
stealer.-He was hcoted cut o. ..own. His
match was broken off with the amiable s''s
Arabella Broomley; he wa. turned out of u.
militia Office he held, and finally was comIel.
led to sell his farm and move of to Canada.
The blacksmith, the TAYLOR;
The pribter, the major;
The halter, the joiner (;
The potter, the minor;
Tie farmer, physician;
Merchant, politician;
The saddler, and sawyer;
The priest, and The lawyer;
The p,inter, and glazier;
The mason and grazier,
Will find that my maxim SO trite and 50 old
To those who adopt it. brings honor q gold