Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-08

gre for the Liberties OF bis Beloved coun-
try" Can paint tl,e shame ! suffered at
this moment? 1t is impossible I can only
say, there is generosity in true valor,
which scorns to triumph over the fallen.
"Therc were so many brave men," (said
tina. gallant person. in tone shall never
lose the impression Of "of whose services
/ shall ever preserve a grateful memory but
whose persons have slipt from my recollec-
ton, that have emily to entreat your par
don for forgetfulness. which ! desire you
to believe is not my fault but my inhrmi-
IT," If bottle had been vollied at my
head, I could not have been more in need
Of surgeon than was at this instant. l
could never have suspected truth OF play
ing me such jade's trick. | always con-
sidered her as good natured, simple
creature without gall OF bitterness, and was
in the habit of treating her accordingly ;
but this MAS such specimen Of her malice,
that | fed out Of her company as hastily as
lcould.
The next morning I took my passage in
the stage coach for my native town, hear
tily out of humor with my trip to Corsica
but even here could not shake off old ha-
bits so far as TO resist the temptation OF get
ting into post chaise for the last stage, ny
which maneuvre took the credit Of hay.
ing travelled like gentleman, and became
entitled to rail against the post-tax and the
expenses of the road.
Twas now voted into club of the chic
inhabitants of the place and as had no rea'
son to believe the story OF my late discom
future had reached them, soon recovered
my spirits, and with them the simplifying
powers of my invention. My stories, to
a considerable time, were swallowed Sc
glibly, and seemed TO sit so easy on the
stomachs of these natural unsophisticatee
people, that | was encouraged to encreast
the dose to such a degree as seemed to pro
Guce something like nausea with those
administered il to especially with Ger
tain precise parsonage of the sect of Qua
kers, one Simon St.G wealthy trader
and much respected for his probity and iai
dealing. Simon had way of asking me a
the end of astory-bm IS 1t frue?-whict
sometimes disconnected me, and consider
ably lessened the applauses which the res
Of the club had been accustomed to bestoM
upon my narratives.
One evening, when | had been describ
ing an enormous shark, by which had teer
attacked in one of my West India voyages
Simon Stiff, lifting up both his hands in an
attitude of astonishment, cried out-" We.
rily, friend Cracker, thou drawest a long
bow" filth an angry look | demanded the
meaning of that expression" mean, .
replied Simon, thou speakest the thing
which is not" "That is as much as to
say tell lie" Even so friend, thou
hast hit it," said Simon, without altering his
voice, or regarding the tone OF rage had
thrown mine into. The steady serenity Of
his countenance put me down, and suffer
ed him to proceed without Interruption
Thou hast told US many things, friend
Cracker, which are perfectly incredible
were ! TO attempt imposing on my custom
ers in the way Of traffic, as thou dost in the
way Of talk, the world would justly set me
down for dishonest man.
To be continued.