Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-12-26

duke or lord, thus holding n colloIns.
and furnishing their answers. Ts.e
king satl,-rs MS beard to grow two q,
three days. so'dom. however. exreca
iEs three days. His hair is perfectly
white. The Doctors Willis ATTENDED
with the other physicians, hut no
with the privacy Of the king. IL ~
quite cheerful in Lis condu { and coa-
versaiiou, eats very heartily, and Ell
joys good bodily health"
INTERESTING ANECDoTE OF CURRAN.
II was at an early period of his lif,
that an incident occurred. "hitli
moulded his futm e fortunes. q which
he used to relate to his fiends nj
nearly the following words :--"l was
then" said ht, "a little ragged ap
prentice TO eyfry kind Of idle'ess and
mischief. all day studying whatever
" 8 rrreH,ri, in thvsr older. and hall
the night pra, Using il for the a'nusv
ment Of those younger than me-.
Heaven OILY knows whore it woa'1
have cude,i But, as my poor lnotiirr
said, l was born to be great man.-
opr n.ornina WAS plying al marbles
il The will Sc hall alley. with lishi
hrar, .nA "A light packet. The G:he.
Iani tiir .j,si. and the pian''er went
yai!y round !; those who won laughed,
and those who lest .i,pa;rd uheo
|sa,iJeuiy there appeared among US .
stranger Of very venerable ana "
very cheerful aspec, his intrnsior
was mol the icas, restrniat upon ou:
merry little assemt!age on the co"
trAay, he seemed pleasri. and ~"
deIia!,trii---he Was Il benevolent erra--
lnrc, mr. the days OF infancy, Cater
all, the happiest WE shall ever sec
perhaps. rose Upon Ills mrmory. God
bless him see his kne ioru Al the
distance of haifa century, just as ht
stood before me in the little hall alley
in the days e. my childhood! Hi'
name WAS B"yse he was rector d
New Market 10 me he took a par
ti"ular fansy ! was Winning. AMI Wa
full of waggesy. thinking every thing
i that WAS eacentri-, ami by ~ means
u miscr Of my e*centririiles +; ever,
one was we!rnmr to share 'lIcin. and
hid plenty to spare after havint
4 freiglttd the company. Soine sweet
meats easily hribrd me home witt
him.
t II learned from poor Boyse m,
i alpiaimt and my sranin,er, and tb'
|rutiinents OF the ciassirs he laugh
4 me al! he eouid, and tE>nce sent me T.
the sehoo! at Mid.ilttown--in s'or
| h5 made d man Of me. recoliect ]
eas about IS years afterwards, "he'
il hu.l risen 30 en,inrnsc at the Bar
had seat in Parliament aud goo'
I house in ELY p,are. on my return on'
d day from Court. Found nm old gen
IIisnan seated alone in the drawirs
!, room. his feet p!aesi on eacn side o
marble chi,nney- piece. and his wh.i
: air, bsspeeking one gu. at home
2 He turned round--it was my fslen'
E of the ball Ailcy! ] rnshe,l inst'n
lively into his ARMS. ] could not her
r bursting into tears Words eannn
]; describe the scene whieh follower
You are right, right you are RICH
e the chimney piese is yeurs--ihe pie
f lures are yours the house is yours
+ you gave the all 1 have-- my frient
1 my father! He dinsd with me ; an
= in the evening caught the tear glis'
= enipg in his fine blue eye. whenhc SAY
: This poor little .Jackey. the creature o
I his Bounty, rising in the House Q
e Commons 30 reply toa Right Honor
n able. Poor Boyse! be is now gone
and no suilor had larger deposit {
practica! bcncvolence in the eou'
above. This is his wine-let us drin
his memory" Such is very fair
I and very humble imitation OF I'll
e manner in which Mr.. Curren used
/. relate this most interesting era in hi
i,iistory !; and he never rsuusrsd to
5. without weeping,
/, Raleigh, Dea. 18.
,flHOOKERTON ACADEMY BURN
A hitter from h respectable sentI
man 10 Greene, to Wu,- Pope, rsq.
!, member Of the legislature from tb'
!. county, gives US Che melancholy int
aIi.aenee that Hookert0n Aoalen
.c| was consumed by fire on tue night I
e ;ue 3Otb Oct. The library and 9TH
II property Of the Pithian S"ciety we
!, destroyed With the building. 81 rep
lWyIe NE flames thx1 not al xrtie