The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-10-16

She gave one q smile Of the most vnchsp,ine
compisissnce, aud replied she wss entirely
happy 10 see me es,---hes hunger was abs,eG.
Well, to be sure, every time I looked st
her, every time l ,ecolec,ed myaelL could
no, help thinking that this was an odd sdyea-
lute.
When supper was over, and little remain
ing OF the fowl except tho bones, the sweet
young cresturs asked me how long l had lived
in my present lodging 81 told her 6fteen
yeats, bu, that there WAS y new landlsdy como
10 the house, aud ! was afl aid she would turn
me out, for that ! had a.eve,e Gt of sickness,
which had taken tho uIhs OF money which I
had, end had likewise uniutnished my ga,fet
snd ,bs, my quarters ren, had been due
bout week, which had caused my present
lady, rs imagined, to speak in q very surly
msnnet TO me ] would sell my bed to pay
hes, continued with ell my hear,, but they
give so little for second. hand things, that /
am afraid that will not co.
Well, be sure thought II very strange
was wipi0g hcr eycs.
The waiter now came, % he had been orr
dered, to fetch away tho plates snd other
things which had been sent over with tho
fowl.-As he wss going on, agsin he me, my
claimed she, whsc arc these and where have
YOU beenl Up steirs into tho garret, returned
tho waiter, With fowl to your lodgcr and q
flue young lady is with him Up stairs into
the esuet with fowl. Yes, into the gar
tet with fowl and bottle Of wine, to raise
their spirits,I suppose ;--I think they want Il.
She 10 6ne young creature, TO be sure, but
she has a pl.gucy queer choice "A fne
young creature, and bottle of vino Ve,y
weIl, very we'll, upon my word IA fowl, too
up stairs she bolted snd began
Why hsrk you Mr.. Shaberoon, you Mr..
Paet, what is the reason that you doesn't pay
me my good thirteen shillings and two pence
half penny that you owes me IA fine way,
indeed, to psy your rent, TO be junketinR win
your fine nadams upon wine and fowls Bus
1 would have you know, Sir, that slhough TO
! be sure l'm but poor parson, am honest.
There isn't soy psrson in Crippiega.e parish
keeps more beiterer or moro decen,erer
house nor do. ] keeps no bad houses
Tho swsci creature was shocked, sod turn.
| ed aside her head. :.
\ -. DoD's fusn up yops nosS a. mo. I ssy K
| keeps no bsd houses, nor Tor. tho best noble.
man that over stepped The kings g'ouod so
don't think to bting sny Of your kept msdams
into my departments, to bring On i'll kiracter
upon iny house," .>tl
Madam = said the young lady, With tho
n,mos, neutrality-suspicious. Yes madams---
You can't tske the law OF mo for thsl--I
did'n, ssy you was 49, mind, whatever
msy think. And IL you, Mr. Fsrhing Poet,
must have pour Madams, you shall &c, them
in some body elsc's house, and not IN mines
III promise you sod IL you don't pay mo my
rent 10. morrow morning I'll take on, 90 exc
cutioner, and seize upon whs, few rsgs and
sticks you have lef.--Thank God, the land
lord comes hrs." A.
My, pray do not do that, said ! :-l will
pay you as soon as can, indeed. .,.r.
How much 10 tho rcol, said tho trembling
cherub. eo
WY thirteen shiIlings, said she, tho rent
is, msdsm, besides Two pence half penny that
! len, him him ou, Of my own pocket, at va
sisotn times, at . half penny and fafiblns q
time, end to DO sure its veiy hard. has
nothing bu, what works for, snd ! cant sf-
ford to lend my sal, and give my eggs into
the bargain. Pufvisions are very scsrcs--.
then there's rent, aud winder money, snd
poor rate. end common shore, and scaycpget,
aud don, know how much and one cah't
feed hungry children with bad debts, you
know, madam. I didn't mean TO offend you
Nlo0hW, 4 OOiy Wabs my OVID. Nooooy CaH
be blamed 10, seeking after their own, Mad
am. The shirt isn't so near ss the skin, you
know Madam. and ! hope you doesn't take
any thing aniss Msdsm, Tor when conside-
rates the thn 9 Madam, I can't say as how
you has the sppesfsnes Of bad parscn, Mad
am to be sure T am q little psssionse, Msd-
am, and i,s soon over with me--and am
sure there's nobody bstsr nste'der nor moro
I.,,~ sde rtor le "A Al lu a
good torn, nor am. Msdam.
All the tins during the last hsrsngue sho
kep, softening her tone, which was rather
shril il must be owned si first while her ego
conlinuslly gisoced towards the purse in the
yooog l,dy's hsnd a..
Prey, sir, said the sweet ehercbim, do nos
| be OF. nded with me, must insist upon pays
| ing this small uine--nay, nay, good hesyeb!
! pray Use, sill must not be thanked! yoI
/, have done more ihsn this pe'hsp, for me,
| =. Ill MnJ,m--vhenf m ao-alas ! 4