Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-10-20

HlsE:
"To begin every morning with pray
er, and conclude every evening with a
good action"
"Who is truly wise p
"He who does not believe himselfso."
Which are the requisites of good
Wife?''
"She should be beautiful as a pea
bed, gentle as lamb, prudent as
u mouse, just as a faithful mirror, pure
az scale of a fish she must mourn
for her deceased husband like a she
camel, and live in her widowhood like
bird which has lost its wings.''
The Chan was astonished at the wis
dom Of the fair Kookju yet enraged at
her having reproached him with injus-
tice, he still wished to destroy her.
After few days be thought he had
found the means for attaining his object.
He sent for her and asked her to deter
mine the whole worth of his treasures ;
after which he promised to absolve her
from malice in questioning his justic e,
and to admit that she intended as ii wise
woman merely to warn him.
The maiden consented, vet under the
condition that the Chan would promise
her implicit obedience to her commands
tor four days. She requested that he
would eat no food during that time. On
the last day, she placed dish of me at
before him, and said, " Confess, o Chan!
that all thy treasures are not worth as
much as this joint Of meat!n The Chan
was SO struck with the truth of her re-
mark, that he confessed the truth of it,
acknowledged her as wise, married her
10 his son, and permitted her constantly
to remind him to use bis Left Eye.
Francis |. King Of France, being in
want of money, he procured it of the old
avaricious Cardinal Marcellus, according
to the account of Melancthon, who was
very well acquainted with the Cardinal,
in the following manner The King
caused report of the death of the Pope
Paul to be propagatcd by courier who
had arrived with dispatches from Rome.
Hesent for the Cardinal, whom he knew
to be ambitious, and extremely anxious
TO obtain the papal dignity, and acquaint-
ed MIN with this report. The Cardinal
Immediately represented to the king the
great advantages that would accrue to
himself and his dominions, if man who
was his friend were elevated to the va,
cant chair. "True," replied the King,
6 and what would you say if we could
place yourself in it ~ The Cardinal
manifested his wish for the fulfilment OF
this proposal. "But,'' continued his
majesty, this cannot be accomplished
without money, and have none at
present" The cardinal offered two
ions of gold. "Tbat will do,' replied
the king, &" and will add a like sum-
The next letters that arrived, brought
intelligence that The Pope was yet living,
and had never been indisposed. The
cardinal related the circumstance to
the king, and requested his money to be
returned. will severely TeprlmaDd
my ambassador" replied the monarch
but as to the money, if the Pope be
not dead yet, only have patience; he
must die some time or other.''
Home.-The diet the Arabian tribes
in Persia, is more frugal than that ofany
other inhabitants of that kingdom. 1t
consists chiefly of dates. Some years
ago woman belonging 10 one of the
Arab families, settled at Astousheker,
had gone to England with the children
of the British resident at that place.
When she returned, all crowded round
her TO hear the report of the country
she had visited She described the
roads, the carriages, the horses, the
wealth and splendour of the cities, and
the highly cultivated state ofthe country.
Her audience were full of envy at the