Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-11-08
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market. arriving in town some few days
Gnce, gave to the poreer m the inn yard.
a fix,eenth of httery ticket to enquire
its fate, laying, he had tried fortune in
that way two or three times, but if fhe
now difappointed him, he fhould court
. her no more it would ieem as if the
fair goddeis was determined not to lose
fuel fuitor, for his meaenger brought
him the agreeable intelligence, that his
Bunb Der had been drawn prize OF thirty
thoufand pounds.
Melancholy effect g Patton On Sat
urdsy afternoon ie'nighs, [. ocagg, Elq
a gentleman of extenhve properly, al
Marlborough in Kent, having mouated
his favositr horfr, which became reitive,
flew into paroxysm of rage,and violently
corrected the animal bur fuch was the
Irritation of his feelings occaGoned by the
event, thar he in few minutes after fell
off the horie, in preience of his wife, and
initantly expired.
On Friday se'uisn, maid servant, na
med allliialnn, summoned Mrs. Newbur.
for four sh,lllngs, the bal nee OF wsgts due
TO her.-Mrs Newbury fesisIed the Claim
on the following grounds she had on
Monday desired The plaietf TO provide d
Eght supper, for herself, Mrs n )and friends
again ST their reIurn from ths Lyceum f.
atre. On her re.uln she found The table
and sideboard decorated with "a lighted
candles; on the table were three covered
dishes, of which one contained thin slice
Of ham, ano her similar shoe Ut beef, and
q tiird some roasted potatoes. here were
two decan,e,s, one with lemonade, and the
other containing toast aud water. For this
misapplicalion If The money given TO pro-
vide supper, Mrs n. conceived she was
entitled 10 aeisit fou sill ings. lie Com
missioners having d,c idsd that the maid
servant had provided itghf supper, as SHE
VS. orde,d Mis- n paia back the mon
ely with cos's.
Amongst the crowds of peasants and
others VINO A &C cd to the FIR, Of the bat
tle If Waterloo, to fsek tor tIeafure a.
midft ,he fpoils lefr OH the extenhve field
OF action, was ycung woman. who
picked up fome jrwels ioofeiy itrung TO-
eetner.-- Delighted with her good fortune
which Che communicated to none of her
comrades fhe proceeded with her prize
10 Drutfels, where ihe went to lapidary,
and ked him TO purchafe the ornaments
ihe ha1 found. On being asked what
FIJI demanded for the tones. lie anfwer
ed thirty FIVE francs -" Money is We
~ ilarce." replied the Iapidary-" | will
It AXE lefs," laid the woman-"Well,"
anfpered he, !" what you have found is
a uraiure, and will give you twenty
tltoaiand francs for it, which fun he
paid Into hss hands. This fudden influx
o. Tor une was too much for her weak
mind --fhe became frantic with Joy few
hauss afser the tranfac ion, and has re-
manned III a fate of lunacy ever Gnce.
Fros. late Engliah Paper.
A PrussisD officer on his arrival al Paris,
particularly requested TO be billeted OIL the
houseui !. lady innaoitlng the Fauxborg ST.
Germaiw. HI, tsquesl was complied with,
apd ON his al iyal the lady's hotel he Was
9 owe INTO srsii but COMICS table sitting
81, wit d nj, M bed chamber adJoln-
j Il Witt heae rooms lie appeared
~ dlssatl Fl u, and desired tina. The La
DIV IN ,uid live az 10 ijm her apartment ION
I ii,st HOO y ''ich was very soacleus,and
y.iy ,cgantly turnisl.aa.-- Q TINS the lady
IN d he siran. ct n0Jecions but the Oh
feer insisted, aid she WAS U DIR The neces-
sis Of d. ring to the second floor. He 1T
te alc S sea- mess s. 70 hei by one OF
her srls, mis- sayisg that he lad destined