Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-07-22

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mon. and drank Of the waters that de-
|scend from the heights fSnowdon. The
1other day he brought me, for publications
| the following essay written, as It's intro
duction indicates, to obtain pair Of sEec-
tacles. / have not thought myself at Ii
lberty to alter 8: letter or type of let
ter" lest | should destroy. something OF
that peculiar property which constitutes
Its interest and humour.
stirdy beggar petition for glass on his
1 house
Or the Wales bard poIitic in begin Spec
tacles.
TO TWO OF HIS FRIENDS.
In the first place am TO shew to You
lin what kind of house live in. 1t is e.
rect on two poles according they raise
such houses in Wales. It is to move
about in obidence 10 my will, in very
curious manner. The inward pillars and
the beams, &c. is make Of hew stones, y
daub it out side with red clay. There
lis five doors or porches on my house (be
side two little windows (oeuti) viz. two
little ones in round shape toward fets on
lin and out for keep the house in regular
motion, one to get in yictuals, one tocary
out the filth and the swepings OF tie hous.
| IF all them things be not done in peculer
tine tie house VII be ready to kindle by
fire and consume to nothing, The little
kitchen have to cook the little victuls l
have is a kind Of small roWId hole much
like an O, en- near the uPIar part OF the
ghouse. In that kicLen is my mill we're
lis 50 grinder little lower down Is my
distiling place. There is also two WIN
Idows (oculi) near the top OF my house.
There is something very remarkable in
i the neture of the glass of them windows.
As the house grow old the glass vi! grow
Gular and duliar.
There is shutters on my windows, WI
shut exeedin quick when any danger.
There springs in the joints of tie house,
to put in molten. When / draw air to
impress the house, there is 60 MUSCLES In
Iuse. and So when [ send the same out;
beside the middle wall or (Draphraglna}
the cheapest Of all. In the upper room
or garet the furniture is very Eumeruse
and obeo, which l move and remove
Ithro' one another, and take them in. and
put them out, thousand tines III day;
and interrupt oae another without rule
than order at all. Aud yet wors OF all,
they are bat of small or NO value after
all. NV house is lieaple to be injured
by great storms. Some time it VII la!e
down hv some thing or other, then get
great dale Of trubi and cost to rise IT a.
gain. About 10 years ago such heavy
gust of water did cOme in my house and
throw the house down where did laid a.
bout year all most still. But by sEsls~
dance two skiIfli carpenters viz. Mr..
Liam and Mr. Hunt the house was raise
AGAIN so we'll as ever. At another time
he an Academic Wit. an ak strike one OF
the poles was hold up tie hoase, down
co,re the house and .aid Tor sod white.
about the pipes The gutter passages, tie
,urps. the small doors, tie sprhgs,
&c. and the whole inward machli.es rs
towards conduct moist IN, to keep the
house in good order) is too tedious sc de-
merton in such narrow work as this.--i'
would I'LL large volume, that did cause
one of the ancient wise people cry cut
IS Fearful aid aooudeJal l lace tee'.
made"
T am oblige to carry this house along with
me where ever 80, like the toltols or
snail.
Indeed l have most forgot the two
porches (aures) have to convarce win
nv tamly :, my neigbbors, friends and enc
mis-; because ! do not ad'alt to no oooy
come in my house then they address they
causes and received through them tao
LITTLE doors I have to that purpos III the
upper part of MY cabin. /
Now show to you what is the rent
must pay for such house, because 1t is
|aot nv own, but remit house tor sea-
IsoD,
NV land lord did not enquire Of much
rent the first ten years improvement:
then he command ne to WORK IN lbs Nlne-
ward one day every seven So long as
live in his house, and keep the midtle
room (Cor.) clean, net .et no hlth' tnan
any thing tiny own furniture come lii 1t
all. When he please he come and see
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