The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-03-17

thought 4, 20 be without shoes than withou;
legs II this poor man could recover his legs,
how ecstsiie wouid be his joy, though he
should have no shoes
--:o:oso:o:--
II Jezoish Tradinon, mentioned by fddison.
Moses, in conference with the Supreme
Being, was permitted to ask him some ques-
lions concerning his mansgemen, OF the
work, and amongst tho same was command-
ed 10 look down on the plain below, where
al + spring which issued out OF the mountain,
no saw soldier siight fron his horse to
drink who being gone, little boy came
aud found purse # gold which the soldier
had dropt, and taking il up weDt away with II,
next came an in6rm old man weary with age
and travelling, and he having queDc ed his
thirst, sat down 10 rest himself by The spring:
when thc soldier missing his purse returned
10 seek for il snd demanded II OF the Oldham,
upon whose protesting he had not seen II,
the soldier killed him. Moses struck with
horror and amazcment, the divine voice thus
prevented his expostularon: be no, surprised
Moses, nor enquire why the Judge OF the
whole earth has suffered this to be the child
indeed was the occasion that the old man
lost his life, bot know that the same old man
had murdered that chid's father.
-~:o:H:0:-
What man 10 MS right senses, that has
wherewithsl 10 live free, would make him
self slave tor suprrfuities What does
that man want, is he the better foe abundance,
that Can never be sa,siedt
---o:A:o-
Despise no, the meanest of mankind O
wasp may sung giant.
-fasx 80
A modest man Jeeis MS own superiori'y;
proud man makes others feel IT,
p 80
The fsLauing. taken from La Belle Assembiss, ia
. cu,iOus account Of q dead .ionks rsaninsa"sn
IL is a well knowo iaci, tnat Ihrooghoul all
the monasieries IN Sicily, the dead Oodles OF
The Monks arc deied and made 10 stand erect
in inches placed round kind OF sepuichrai
chamber, where one of he brothers of the no
" order take IL in turn 10 watch Tor two hours
every night, to put them 10 constant mind of
the last awful change that every one is des.
tin TO undergo.
A Monk Of Palermo, was passing part of
the nght in tho manner aforementioned,
when, in the interval Of his devotional exer-
cises, he fancied no heard every now end
then a very unusual noise aad locking sled.
1t proceeded he perceived one os tho dead
Monks nod to him; he held up his lamp, and
the head oodded again lie instantly hasten.
ed up s,aiss 10 ,h convent, 10 acquaint The
brethren with this awiu. oDeD., The Monks
laughed al his icsrs, and persuaded him ~
was mere illusion Of the Imagination: he,
ihe, eiore, assumed cou age 10 return, bat
look care to go 20 different part u these
extensive galleries, whefc he remsined
while in anxious suspence, finding all still
aud molionless he began 10 tsnk he mus,
have been deceived by his I'D asinauon, and
therefore ne returned 10 his lorr1sc station
and fixed DIS eyes on the same dead Monk.
He agaIn saw the head move aid nod u, h'U.
Away no ran, and declared mat all the saints
IN tho calender should not persuade hin 10
90 down again he was COW SO positive OF
the iact he had witnessed, nat considerable
iiavm prevailed in the eonvent.--The Monks
were called together, and cigh! or ten do
sceoded into the apartment with candies and
holy watcr--They were brought opposite the
dead body in question, but Just as they drew
up, a nod of the head put them all TO flight
When the superior was informed OF 1t he
was sxtremsIy ansey, and declared some
English hereto aad got In and played thfs
trick; he therefore went down himself with
another party. As they descended to the
galleries, thsir fears in some degree aba,ed,
and after advancing cautiously to the place,
the Svpefio held up his lamp to the Monk
Ii was no illusion, life had indeed, once moro
entered this frsil tenement Of mortality! At
tina, very moment the head shook violently
aud fell from the body, when out hew--not
the soul Of Monk, but living rat, which
had made its nest 10 the skull
This is a fact which happened lately, and