Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-11
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Boston Daily Advertiser.
+" The emperor riding out to take
he air, a child of eight or 9years Old
ran before his carriage. with his
hands clasped and raised, and cried
With a voice almost stifed. "alas,
nv good sir, FORM" The cries OF
the unfortunate, whoever they might
he. went to the heart of the emperor
Joseph. He ordered his carriage to
atom and mildly asked the child what
he wanted to do with a form, " In
deed, sir, it is a great deal; but my
mother--my mother is very poor, We
ry sick. She sent me for the doctor |;
and he will not come without being
paid in advance, and my mother is
diving for want of assistance. U sir,
a form, one form, and Twill never
ask for any thing more" tho EN-
peror affected at the filial piety of the
child, cnquired where his mother liy-
ed. and gave him the form. The
so much desired talisman, which he
thought would instantly restore his
mother to health, had hardly touched
his fingers. before he ran away with
out thanking, or even looking at his
5enefactor.
The emperor drove Immediately
20 the house of the woman. and en,e-
Ioped in his cloak so as not to be
known. assembled to her humble re-
treat. He entered to her chamber,
and foynd her alone. lying on a mise
rable bed; every thing about her,
though having an air Of neamess, in
Dictated extreme poverty The wo-
nun taking the emperor for a physi-
clan. was very glad to see him. She
asked him to sit down, and gave him
a long account. of her complaints.
Helistened to her with great patience,
and then asked for pen and ink.
/" Open my sons desk there and You
will find one" said the woman. He
sat down on joint stool, and after
having written something, directed
Ills patient to send it Immediately to
the apnthecary named in it, and went
ont. assuring her that she would soon
he well. Soon after the child return
ed accompanied by a real physician,
whom the sight of the form had inaa-
enced to obey the call. The little fell
low full of joy. that showed the good
ness Of his soul. and with the frank
ness of infancy, related the history of
the form, which brought to his mind
that he had not thanked the good
and he wished to find him
again to repair his fault.
his e1fffaisio6, by JeHmg OF the visit she
had received, and the doctor little
confused, took up the prescription.
An exclamation of surprize escaped
him. Good woman" said he, this
physician is more skilful than me Il
It is the emperor. The emperor! are|
you not mistaken? No it is the en-
>eror himself, and what you thought
. prescription, is an order for fifty
lucats upon the Imperial Treasury,
o be paid Immediately. You can
end your little boy for it. As for
ne, | will take care of your health.
Who could express the joy of this wo-
nan, especially in rejecting that she
wed her unexpected relief to her
sovereign, and that
er young son was the cause of it!
er cure was not very difficult. The
hysician did not have to exercise his
enerosity long /; but we may be as
ured that struck with this instance
fbeaev olence. and expecting to meet
re emperor wherever poverty called
~ his attention, he did not neglect
,e calls of the body" s
"Joseph sometimes administered p
pigments in the Turkish manner 81
ere IS an instance Of it; Walking
! one OF tic suburbs of Vienna he '
wv a crowd ofpeople gathered about I
cart loaded with fire wood. Curl y
rs to know the cause of it, he aues- IS
oned one Of the spectators, and "a
armed that the inspector of the gate 10
Id stopped the countryman who t
rove this cart, under pretence that 6
, bad tobacco concealed in it, and t
ished to o6lige him to unload all his t
God on the spot. The countryman, {
= whom this was a great loss Of S
me, and painful labour, bad besought n
m earnestly to allow him to drive +
e coach into the city where his in h