Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-08-20

THIS reply rather startled the exam.
ner, but lie consulted his formula anu pro-
ceeded.
What sawest thou upon earth ~
The foolish, Tie hall -wise, ana tie all
wise"
"Who are they?"
"1he foolish are the women Of ,b;s
world-the half wise are their husa,r,,,
and the all wise is myself" There wa,
another buz at this reply, but it expressed
appreciation, and the clerk OF the So, i.,,.
resumed his questions.
elf thou art all wise, thou knoro..
that the king OF Prussia does at this mo
ment %
"He is thinking of an ugly, lean m
grateful Frenchman, with hawks Nos,
"a vyper's eve, and tongue like soI
mander. for it dwells in nothing but hear.
burning. The rogue has made bimsaI.
the kings confidante. and the K no N
tends to make him his old clothes. IN
chant and a patcher of loose shreds,
A pause of silence was broken bv .
shrill voice asking-"What sawest Tho"
in Geneva ?" The sack replied
mad man writing letters to posteri,~
which the post master general, Time VII
never deliver. Moreover, he Is ure,cbin"
humanity. but leaving his children 70 ,ts
Founding Hospital; and striving to edu
cate men, as if nature had not made fool.
enough. But he has some good in him
for he hates Voltaire"
"What will the king of Prussia cav "a
the Calvanistic curate who has asked
ierment at Neutchste PARRY At lori
cho till thy beard is grown ana he will
give the same answer tv young phlloso.
piers"
ASK him." said whispering femsls
voice, what TIE witty. the beautiful
ano the celebrated Madame Dc-d ia
now saying to the minister Of the Bav,
rian court ," AS if the ears of the oro
Gle in the sack had been sharreped bv
bindfoIding his eyes, the instant answer
was--"They are saying nothing-the a. (
dy sits with her feet Oh the fender--the
gentleman with his eyes on his snuff 10,
both yawning at their ease. Because
they were ridiculous forty years AGO in
each others company, they think it their
duty to be dull no where else nowo
I" If thou hast seen all things. resumed
the lnqnisitor in mere solemn tone
thou hast seen our brothers in France
What d o they tonight ?"
l." They are quarreiling over the blue
bib of the little Dauphin,. and his cousn
OF Orleans swears it shall re crimson
one ere long. a cup of brandy given to
drunken courier. saved Monks head
and restored Charles Of England. scar. W
let feather placed in acoquetisb woman,s 10
cap. cost Peter of Russia his crown and -
determined his vixen wife to be an en-. ~
press: an affront to printer in Green "a
sPectaries lost America to England. and FL
conrtezaD's lock of yellow hair nav E
spit the lllance ofthe Illuminated Tber
are debating now whether Morsiem, IL,
Neckar's daughter or himself ought tot 81
prime minis err,
How will the debate cndon
The voice changed slightly and REPLIED
n low and deep tone *. None nra'ou.
lere will see!-There are men of b;aI
'uis ana women of rare beauty holding 8l
ouncil to night Oh the fate of Europe > 4|
VIA be with them in twenty wears as il
VIII be with all that inhabit this world in
century. Or all thai exist now upon &H
his earth when the hundredsh snnversa .d
y returns, only few helpless wretcbe, 4 a
VII remaln--but Of that divan be FORE IN, IN
"entleth year is pasa. there will no br. N
gain."t Viz
A profound and long silence followet
90 the secret council looked upon each
'her with conscious dismay and deep.
feeling of superstitious awe in them.
ives than they had hoped to create in
'hers' Presently there was considerable
lrry and commotion, as if some great
ANA was rehearsi,g &, and the mutied IN
'lscner was suddenly placed near
eVice In a dark curtain. and desired 10 IA
IL what he discerned through it. There 81
as slight shivering in his en-, elore. & EE3
mutiered to himself, "Dans pea dc VA
mSJe terdpprocherar'-Then replacing N
'1ahtiy the bandage over his face, he AI
III TO the audience-''I see the shadow MI
a woman whom misguided father sac III
lceo' forgetting that generous men III
,ef cease TO love what is prosecuted,
see likeness of thoughtless boy
% pleased his Prince by calling himself
faithful Diaphane, and had not wi:
'ugh to escape the gallows by forsakiD;
u, 1 also see blue-eyed man WIN "a
9ld have been unhappy ifthey had no, q
o. 1or he might not e. Sc have had tho
ASSURE OF believing two people loved