The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-12-22

put it on my left hand and twirl j, thus
with my right hand--orce-twice-
thrice-and you'll bcsure to remember
ne. The necessary orders were given
to the servants--Jack paid double, and
cotiDued to do SO, until he reached the
place Of destination, and found the vessel
gone, sure enough. He remained at
Gravesend ill his last penny was expen-
ded, and set out for LMnon to seek for
other employ. On the road he overlook
two simple Jew pedars, whose exhaust
cd packs required replenishing, and who
we're travelling the same way. They
joined company in the neighborhood Of
turnpike gate, when the lsraeli,es were
net little astonshed to find that Jack gave
three twirls of his hat, in lieu OF money,
for passing through it. One OF his inns
was now hard by; he proposed to go in
and dine, but 'dey cout not refort dat,
dsy hat sum good pred and shecs in deir
pocks, and would tine pun dat, and cauI
him ven dey hat turn Well, in goes
Jack, dimes sumptuously, chuckling all
the while at the astonishment which his
fellow travellers had exhibited at his no.
vel mode of t'ischarging his turnpike fare.
Having dispatched us much OF the good
things of this world as he could possibly
stow away, he ordered them to be called;
they had never looked on so superb .
dinner before, and could scarcely credit
their senses when he divided the better
half of a bottle Of wine between them
he then called for his bill with as aothor-
tive a voice as though he had been the
prince regent hinself-it was produced,
he gravely twirlcd his hat three times.
What IS to pay now, you dog ?-Not
penny, your honor. Jack led the way
to the public road, the Jews following
with upli(ted hands !!
They proceeded onwards until they
reached another OF Jacks hotels, when
the severity of the weather getting the bet
ter of the Jews's parsimony, they accom-.
panied him in, and engaged bed, but
wished no supper, (the pack WAS 10 be re-
sorted to after they retired, joculTreader.)
Meanwhile, our seaman was icasted,
shown to the best unoccupied bed in the
house, breakias,ed III the morning, and
the three twiyls OF his hat settled the rcck-
oning. They pursued their march 10
the great city ; the enchanted bat render
ing purse unnecessary for Jack, until!
they reached the last Stage. The peGlers
had held repeated consultations by the
way, and the result was that Jacks hat
must be purchased,cost what it would /:
they had already felt his pulse cn the sub
ject, but he was prepared for It, by what
had incautious!y escaped them at differ
ent times, and he was too cunning bird
to be caught with chaif. His hst ion
was now entered. and the same farce act
ed over again; the virtues of Jacks bea-
vcr (by the bye it was made OF wool,)
had now ceased, and it would have been
an accommodation to him, if Otherwise
situated, to have parted with it for half a
crown; but he well knew he could re-
p'enish his purse with it, at the expense
Of the crcdulous Israclites, who would
have sworn upon the old testament, until
they were black in the face, that it would
enable the holder to cat, drink and lodge
free, ad infntum. They were now with.
in mile of London, and the hat unpur-
chased. a few minutes more and they
might be forever separated from this
eighth wonder of the wor,d---no time
was to be lost they resolved to strike a
bold stroke, and offered 100 guineas for
Jacks head picce he laughed The offer
to scorn. This made the luckess wights
vet more anxious, and great deal of
higlinp, bargin was struck, whereby
Jack got 100 guineas, and a new hat OF
one OF the circumcised (ior he was too
proud to make his appearance in town
barcheaded) for property not intrinsicaly
worth eighteen pence! The money IN
his purse, the new beaver on his head,
Jack took the earliest opportunity to dis
solve the copartnership by leaving our