The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-04-30
MHGNANI.II1Y.

a merchant wss tnVeiling hors London to
Liverpool by the mail, and entered toto con.
setsa!lon with country girl who was IN the
coach. She told hisf that she had ten GUN.
cas- IN gold, which she had saved, aDd intend
ed 10 take home TO her father. The mall was
stopped by hIghwspmen and, on their OPEN
Ing The door, and Demanding money tom lhe
pnssengers, tho merchant declared that he
himself had only few shillines, but that his
companion had ton gutDess. They, oi course,
took them from her. When they were out
oil sight, me gentleman told the gid that he
had so oooL. concealed IN his boots, and pre-
senled her with loOL as compensation for
the alarm which he had occss,oDed her.
II is said that the celebrated DR.. Mitchell
one dey taveiiDg 10 tho stage, and happening
10 be the only passenger wss very sociabe
with the diver, eskins him many questions.
some OF which were by The diver cOn.ideted
rather philosophical, snd not o liuie puzzling
The kuigb. of the wh,p," in torn, put the
following question TO the learned Docof
- Way, cir, do white sheep cat moro than
black shocp?" Indeed - said the Doctor,
81 was not aware that they did :"--Fhe
Doctor was proceeding In a philosophical
manner TO account for the difference, by sup.
posing the white sheep had less oil in their
tleeces than tho black shsep---" You ere not
right, sit," said Jehu-" P,ay my friend
ssid The Doc,or, after a few mumen,s r,flec
,ioo, " Cen you ieil :" - can---,here is more
of them"
An iTisn pig merchant, who had more
money IN his pocket than his Iagged appesr.
anee denoted, took an inside passage IN one Of
our stage coaches, during the late severe
fros, "A dandy OF the frsl osder, who was q
IeIiow passenger, was evidently annoyed by
the presence oi Pat (; aud having missed his
handkerchief tasked bim wi,h having picked
his pocket, tht hteatening to have him taken be-
fore insgisIste a. .he next stage. Before
they eu,vet there, however, tic exouis,,e
found his huodke'chief, which he had dcpos,.
ted IN his hat.--He msdc a very swkwsrd
knd OI an apology upon the occasion /; but
PN stopped him short with this temsrk.
"Make youcseiE asty, my honey there's no
OCCASION tor any bother ABOUT he matter. You
took me ior a thlei and | took you for gen
tlemsn and we are both mistaken that's all,
honey"
+ Long Yarns.--Th,s is q Phrase generally
oSSu " eS'hSH w ucbolc species Ol maf-
velous stories with which they deiish, TO
while away the dseary midnight vsch" and
10 sstomsn The wondering minds of such
g'e'n horns or land iubbcrs as may happen to
De on board. Amongst these paulicai night
tales, he most astonishing is that called The
Meuy Dunn OF Dover = This was q vessel Of
such extaor rdinsty magnitude, that she has
! been known 10 oc receiving O cargo OF Goals
ut hsr bow port in Sunde, lsnd hsrbor, and
dischsrsins them a. The came time out Of he
sc'D-por, INTO The coal lighters below Lon.
don Bridge. such was the height oJ her
masts, that d little boy being sen, aioft TO cleat
the pendant, ne WAS SD long ascending and
descending, lha, when he returned on deck
he had become so old as to be grey headed
Wo. Aing DOT OF the Downs, this amsz,ng ship
wss OF such length, that IN tscking, her fly.
iug h boom knocked down Calais steep at
The vety instant that ihe tail OF her ensign
swept a hJck of sheep oif tbe summit OF Do.
vot CHH The following Is an enumeration
oi the diff sails set upon her main.msst,
beginning at the lowest, viz --MA'nssii, top.
sa,i, top gallan,.sai', royal sky. scrsper, moon.
rsker, cioud.di,tutber, slar.swsepsr, heaven
poker, aud Jolly .ju'oper.
PYrHEAs the daughter Of Aristotle beiog
asked which is the most beautiful color, s0.
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