The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-11-25


Of o SsreesAt whose name was Fitch. While
the cslors, pierced with about ssysnry bsils
ware waving in the hands of this brave ieilsw,
shower Of grape sho, coming from the ems
my, sut the stsE into three pisces. Fitch
deliberately gathered up the scattered frag-
msRts, turned TO Jsssup, who was near bin,
and said with euiic--" Lock Cslonsi, hsw
thsy have cut this." In Nsment Afterwards
. Sail passed through his body. But evsa
that was inSuHisient TO move him. hhke
powerful in person and rcsolute in mind. he
neither fell nsr ninched, but continued to
wave his rnutiIsted stsndatd, uniil bscsming
faint with the loss OF blood, he was fol ccd 10
resign u into The hands OF another.
Fitch recovered ffcrs his wounds, and his
gosd conduct being reported to the secretary
Of war, no was promoted 10 second iieu,cn-
sncy, his con- mission Bearing date from the
day on which he had thus Distinguished him.
sslf.-Psrf FoAo.
--'e,N:o:--
Wealthy people are much sooner induced
10 trust man by the appearance OF 0, der and
economy in his family, than by hearing thA, il
isthe geotssIcst in The street Indeed extra
ordinary sen,iliry isysIy sitsa tho hercid Of
approaching bankruptcy.
= P0or Richards .idziee about Bank.
An EXTRACT.
Frises! who IoGnes ever those has,y
lines, beware of the bask. U,s il seldom
bot do nor abuse it. Il is, like Are, an sx-
cciien, servant but a BAD msstsr. Itis like
the air we brss'hs, sd~itabIe in small qusn.
tines, out when cosvulssd into whislwind.
carrying every thing bsfurn it.
Did vyu ever hasr he s,orw of tba Tav a0d
the goa! Itioa very cid zoe, and you msy
think vsy los.ih ohs kut l beg leave to
leil !, in my own way.
There was iox, whs being yafy ,bu.,v,
in ths midst OF III. season, and sssiog welt
with "slei at tho sousin, vsiy ihoush,lessiy,
aud cenusryto his ssvsi sasscity, jumped
dave into ~ to slsnch his r.g,bc ,hisst
Having drank nnui he Wss sstnfsd, ne came
10 tflset on wnat he had done, and W, NJ
terly st loss hsw 10 exricsls hnsof from
the situatisn into which he had lbrown
himself The we'll was so deep that, with
all his efisr's, he csuld 40 joms oa, Of il -
Presently, bowever,s simple goat, ben, on
the same strand, came to tl.s mos,h Of ths
well, anS, seeing the fsg bsgsn VITA asking
him IL the watsr was. sNsetf "Swsst"
exclaimed tho fox, "aye, so sweet, that
schCs Ceb sct NY nj ct Ill WOO you eenio
down and taste i, :" Tie loug bearded coat
Immediately descended and began 10 lsp
very itseiy Of th.s swee, water. Dut ss soon
ss bis thirst was qusashed, ho eturnsd very
oatsrsily TO The ps.nt which had jus, epsros-
sod the susn;lon Of his compSnion. How.
are we to Sc, ca, 90 "G.d, that's ,rns,
said the fox never ,housht Of ,hs,----bn,
will tell you what we viii dc. Do you
fesc sp and place y.urssssif .sross tho
ws.--l viii mou0t upcn ysur hons and
thence jump is th. top of ,hs wall /; sas then
yoa know asv easy It will os fer nae - pull
ysa out" Ihs ssmpiaissn, goat did =. hs
wh requtstSd; S<>hn comrA0ioo soon CLEAR
"a &c well. Trs goat thea claiosd ths
bsnsh, OF his prsmiss. My dear cir, (rs
p.i,s ths f.s) consider whs, you require
hpv Impossible il is lor me to haul you ss,
.Hovsyer, / am vary much obliged 10 you lor
yoar assistance AID BY wsy OF showing you
MY gratitude, caanot par, with yau wi,hou,
sisiog you piece Of NY mind :--lf you he'd
ooy as much brsins as sssrd, you never
would have jumped into swel withsut thiok
ing how you were TO sst ent Of it,"
My dear reajsr take the advice by way Of
moral. Nevsr do you get ints a bank, with
out seriously thinking how ysu are 10 get our
OF it.-Enqairer.