The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-07-15

MioCELLAN EOUS ARTICLES

MlSSELLAN E.OUS lAkllCkES.
Order frugaIisy and economy, are tho ne.
cce.sary supports Of every personal and pri-
vate virlue. How humbiy sSevcr those vir.
suos may appear 10 some, they arc never the.
less the basis on which liberty, independence
and true honor must arise. He who has the
steadincss TO arrange his affairs with method
and regularity, and TO conduct his train of
life sgreeably TO his circumstances, can be
master of himssif'in every situation into
winch he may be fhrowns He is under no
necessity 10 fslter or to lie 10 stoop TO what
is mean, or 10 commit whstAi is criminal
Bot he who wants that frmness Of mind,
which the Observance Of order requires, is
held in bondage TO the world lie. can oei.
thes act his part with courage .as a brave
man, nor with fidelity as Christian.
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A friend Of Dean SwIti's one day, sen,. him
{ turbot as present, by a servant who had
been f,cqsen,'y sent Oh such errands, but
who had Deyer yet received the most tFifing
marks Of tho Deans generosity. Hsving
gaioed admission, no opened the doos Of Tho
study, and abruptly putting down the FISH,
cried vcty rodcly, master hrs sent you iur.
bot 'Hayday.! young man, (said the Dean
rising from mis- casy chair) Is that tho way
you deliver your message! Lo. mo teach
you bst,or mannevs 81, down in my choir
we will change situations, and will show
you how to behave in fvture.' The boy sa;
down, the Dean going TO the door, came up
70 the table With respectful pace, und max
ing low bow ssid, g Sir, my master presents
his kind compliments, hopes you arc well
and requests your acceptance Of snnail pres.
cn,." Does he, (replied the boy) return my
best thanks to him, there's half crown FOR
yourself The Dean thus surprEed toto an
&c, Of generosity, laughed heartily, and gave
sho boy crown for r. Wit.
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FasAioao6is Bonnefs. w. (says a
writer in tho No'ccsio Gazcttc,) con plains
bitterly to lady ID. OF the late modern fashion
of mahing Bonnets. She concludes thus
{" For NY part cannot say thatI feel per-
perisctiy easy about the msr'ec for 4 h0ve
nor had single siss siaee 4 FIRST vore tae
tannsf nor do I.much wonder, for !, is i'm.
possible for sny creature, except il be horse,
Or some o;her long shouted animal, to como
pcar enough to perform the act"
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ws,ertowp. N. Y May rs.
GREAT INCREASE or SToCKll
We aro csedlbly informed, ,hs, on tho
ninth inst. a respectable farmer Of Rutland,
inthis country, had the following amos, un-
PARALLEL accession TO his family and stock, in
the short space Of twenty fcor hours, viz:
His lady wss ssdsliysrcd of.a hne pair Of twins i:
Tho Oceupanss of bis fs.myard, actuated
by similar impulse for the increase Of its
inhabitants, produced--seven lambs, fifteen
pigs, two caives, and one colt,r-Totsl AL!
Are not agrlcultursl soeie,iss useful where
there Is gopd selection Of stock
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The last scion Of tho Immortal Shakes-
pearc is q liule girl named Betscy Hihe,
who is employed ina news room at Ream-
ing,on, (Eng) in handing about the papers,
She was discovered about six years ago al.
most naked. end with the seau,ieet means
Of subsistsncc ;-and Is the daughter Of q pau
per in the village whose husband, had en-
listed ss soldier. !
A good person once observed to % ancienr
Greek philosopher, that Il was groat hsppi- |
ness 10 havs what We desirc.---Thc ssgo 70. |
piled, {" but il is o mucn greater happiness 10 !
desire sofAing but what we have."
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ADDISON says, that dog has been the
COM pAnion Of man eooo years, and has learn.
I'd Of him only one Of his vioes----ihat is, to
worry his species when &C finds them Ia dis
tress. Tie a saucepan to dogs tail, and ..
mother viii fall on him--puts n,an in prison
fos debt, nd another viii lodeo dc,ainer a.
gainsI him