Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-07-10
Fromtle West Chester Pa. } Record, May %.

FromtAe West Chester Pa. } Record, May 90.
A gentleman at our office has just told
the following anecdote, which is too
good to be lost:
Some rsftmen, yankees of course)
being obliged to return home without
selling their lumber, were out OF cash,
and had no mode of replenishing their
whiskey runlet. "Let me have it," says
one, g. will try what I can do" So
putting in half a gallon of water, he
stepped into store in Harrisburg, and
asked for halfa gallon of whiskey, which
was measured and poured in. " You
must wait until we come down again for
your pay" said the raftman, eve have
left our lumber and shall return next
week" Indeed" said the storekeeper,
81 will not trust you hap 'orth."--
" You'll then have to take the whiskey
back" said the fellow. So the store
keeper measured back his half gallon of
grog, and the raitman joined his COM
panion with two quarts of half and half.
From the Georgetown MetrohoAtan.
We venter to affirm that the President
of these United States was never more
pestered with solicitations for Offices in
the Floridas, than we are with communl-
cations from every genus and species OF
writer.
No man will bear to hear of his INSULT
cheney in letters from the moment you
hint it, that moment you become an OBJ
ject as deadly to his sight as the basilisk
itself. The lover, when his hopes are
blighted by the peridy of his mistress,
receives his dismission without any other
feelings, save those of regret and sorrow !;
he is plunged from bliss into despair, yet
we never find him cursing the object, or
cherishing any undue INTERCHANGEABLE
only tell man who is brain-sick OF the
impotency of his muse, and Jupiter To-
mans never dealt his thunder more liber-
ally on his rebellious subjects, that an
author will against an editor.
Thus then it becomes the duty Of an
editor of paper, to be cautious lest he
falls into quandary, and must necesari-
ly either compronit his judgement, or
deceive the writer. The following has
been handed us as aprecious moroccan; and
as every thing suffers by translation, we
presume this would suffer from our inter-
polation. The writer assures us that he
submitted it to Colonel, who said it
was one of the bestest pieces" he had
seen for long time-take it reader, and
make the most Of it.
A SONG BALLID.
As walked out evening in spryng
to here the burds wssol and the nitingal sing
hurd fare dalnson makein of sad mones,
Saing I'M A poore stranger an A far from my
haome.
stepped towords her and made congea
l askid her pardin for maxim of SO FIRE
have takn pity in hern your means
as you are Stranger an A far from yor hoame.
Her cheaks blushD like roses an she shielded
tears
She sed sur weunder at meeting of you hear
hope you'll not iluse me in the dessurts alone
as I'M A poor Stranger an A far from my hoane.
He ses my deer juel ifyou will agre
if ever Imarree it shall be with the
IL De your SAFE eardc thru INC uesS'r' u 'ioic
as you are stranger an A far from you home.
the lads of the old counterec ear stought rovein
blads
they take great delite in deludin Of fare mades
They hugg them and kis them and call them
their oane
An perhaps there oane darling lamenting at
hoame.
Deer Polly done take it amis
| If sit doun besid you and take a fond kis
For ought of my arms you never shall part
For you have insnerred me and one my fond
hart.