The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-12-23

h snots wren va N1y tnat W ckAtClie al tnoso
shapes which ctys,als have an any state, and
IN general rssespblcs such appearances as
frost causes ID panss ot glass, cur readers
will conceive snssthe'e - an endless and FAM
; siioi variety Of chAtming combinations.
The natural t<>nls q the Equalization, is,
as we hsye'sssted, = preduce susface Of
the shsde Of 1lszhsr Of Pearl The haes
OF GELD, Of blue, green, SC. are effected by
vssnishes, laid on ina pscuias manner, and
rubbed to the ustposa degree OF polish by the
soft part ct the human hand --This sHerds
an excellent Occupation for fe males, sod when
In England We saw with pleasure several wo-
msn Tarsoine the easy labor =, Mr. prunei's
Factory, Bs,tefssa, near London. In o,hsra
apsrlmsnts We wsre permitted TO visii Tho
workmen employed in msuuisrluripg he
plates into sssieos articles Of furniture, such
ss isdses work yabIse ;<shinsss. ink stands,
eaddies, SC. &C. sUd uAless, .cus ,essiers can
f.hcy such thines Ia the palaces Of fairy
tales, sliueriny with gold and precious slonsss
they ean have no idea OF the mscnilcence se
these srticlss.--By o skilful contrast Of cos-
ors, enc table seemed ore inIsid with pssri.
eno,hsr vefd antique, bedded in silvee,--a
third malachi,s studded with gems. We
presume 10 say they will turn out 10 be ~
lasting IS those masetlaIs, which their AZ.
pcrioi beauty recommends them 10 super.
cede, as the 6Set kinds Of cabinet work, ior I
hey may be hammered without injury--st
any rate the substilu,ion Of q new plate, for
uue spcili by careIessnsss or bad trsatmens,b
in any piece Of iutniioie, must be much moro
cheap and convenient, than the renewal ofs
The whole, II made Of elegant and costly I
woods. Win those advantages, We expsct =
20 nnd tina, Clysalised Tin win CO, con-
spicuous hsurs 10 our mos, supe,bly fsrnish.s
cd rooms, as well as be introducod into gem
erai use, in well furnished houses. W
Therc can be no objections to the original
peyerly of the msterial--in lie new guise ie
would never be suspected for poor lin and
we were informed, that the price of sheer,
about the size Of q sheet Of letter paper, was
half q crswn, 80 though if not a very expen-
sive article, il will yet be sufficiently costly
to merit the attention Of those, who think
nothing valuable or beautiful, but what cam
not be purchased at . considerable price..-~
hencs mouldings, cornicss, pictures, ssd
looking glass frames, and ornamenscd marble
pieces Of these diversified specimens would
be unparalleled.
"A traveller wAs.l~,s,y boassinD of tho lax;
u'y Of arriving M night, aher hard days
jourpey,,o parsake Of The epjoymen, Of sweIt
cut ham, andths lcf, leg Of goose. Fray,
sir, wha, is the peculiar luxury Of . ief isg :
"Sir, 10 concsivs IT'S Iuxu y, you must find
that it is the only leg tef."
--.o:Hio;--
Il RETORT.
A lady who gave herself great airs OF im-
portance, on being introduced 10 o gentle uon
for the 6rst time, said, with mach cool sdif-
f. epcs, II think I have seen you some
where Very likely, replied the gep,le-
man, you may na'sm, az ! have oitea been
there ---o:w:o--
Dancing am now sn old fellow says
Cowpef, in one Of his letters TO BufdIs !" bat
! had once my dancing days, as you hsve nov
yer csuld never find ths, could learn half
20 much Of wsuen's real sbsrsctsr, sy dane.
log with her, a. converting with her ., home,
when could ebsefvs her behavior at the ta-
bic and in ell trying scenes Of domestic life.
I'VE are all good whsn pleased oui she is
the good woman, who wants no, the fiddle 70
swssten her."
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ST. CoLUNBAnvs wss an Irishman, monk,
prophet and woi kcr Of miracles, who went
and settled in France.--He found esvcrn 4
thors, inhsbiied by bear. He sent away
the bear, and took IL for bisown use, and
caused fountsin to spring mp close by T..
"Tbs Saint, (ssys Jorfin) should not have
turned the hoor .tear out Of his own house, to
which he had right by fossession spfu gre.
serihnsn, which In the Law isDins heiDfs Of
FEN towards settling property. The same
den might have held then both, and, aads
the Doctor siytv, they would have been pretty
company.
Sabss, monk and an abbot, towards tho
teginnisg Of this (i.s. the sixth) Csn,orys
had retired TO ScythopoIis, 10 q cavern, which
was inhabited by huge lien, who Of his own
accord quiscd.it to the Saint. Hero there
seems - have been ~ wrong done. Voisnd
nan ff s,fU~is