The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-06-24
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From the New.York National Advocate.
TIE BRE.iREasT Table.

| ners, end possessed Of tho mos, re,en,,vo
| memory in tho world, has g,es, svession ID
| the p sc,ice oi moving on May day. i" il il
| q msrveilously stupid custom, Hsns," said he
| TO me, and ! can only aecoun, for i from
| tho q, cat elesnIinsss Of our Amsterdam an.
| ces,ors, who moved in one day IN order dc
| have o gene,sl iuin out Of serubbers snd
white.wsshes 8, and so &c, over it."--As ,hsy
were pulling down an old Duch bull, housc
with yellow brick and conicsI front, neg, door
TO my uncIe's, and these nsmen,ous Of for
raer days and Doich styles iecede 90 the sgc
II Improvements advances he deter mined tcs
escape from the whirlw,nd Of dust and tho
f'agmen,s Of brick and mortar, by accepting
an invitation from . friend, 10 spand . fev
dsys one who, from oss, Two s,oiy hous6
IN The fs, ward, had been translated 10 q
splendid mansion in tho upper end court cod
of the city, sod who,,i in addition 10 being
blessed with an smiable, fashionable wife, and
seven small children, possessed ample meanS
TO make ,hem happy. 40 absence OF three
d-ys, end my g,esi uncie found himself oncc
more In his elbow chair, with velvet cap ors
his head, and yellow slippers on--MsmmJ
seated opposite HIN ba.ke, Of stoctiugs boz
fote hsr.--" Well, Hsns," said he, +" hcre.I
am in my old quarters. Home is home, -
the proverb says /; and though have been
mos, kindly. uessed by my old friend Ms.
Cou,,iy, ye,, sighed for my elbow chair, sod
her spoE boz, her nonosy y.lsbies, and looks Of
affection" Well cir" said I did you
find things altered a, Ms. Cou,,ly's ," apo.
d,giously so," ssid he, "when she lived i'm
my neighbot hood, she was on sctive, spirited.
busiiing little body--woud pu, her hand to
every thing, see the, s,ety thing was ptoper~
Iy done--superintend her domestic affairs iuI
nro,tria nersona--snd was o piomp, tosy
checked. pretty little creature. Now, alas,
how sltc'ed found her lolling on o .ofs.
covered with crimson damask. A sof, light
s.oIe through the siIken d'spery which irf
omple folds shsted the windows.---iIet liSt&
child wss playing on tho splendid TU'ksy osr-
pet; and my fotuer gsy friend appeared Pries
iistisss, and uninterestin:. she minced aer
words, and there seemed 10 be o lsnguishing
Isssmude' pcrvading her whole persoo1 o
dear, how wealth alters people, and now peo-
pic mistake ito ussges. .s.ft .,. ~
Bu, Hans, ono thing struck mo forcibIy
during my short visit, and that ives the visible
slerstioD IN tho manners and conduct Of tho
boys. They rushed to tho bresklsot table .
helped themselves 6rN snd TO every hing
they pleased, talked loud and ssucily and ses
o half hour to meal, which in old lines vas
finished in Eve minutes. Dear, me, whac
changes. You rene mbcr. Msmmy, how We
boys got on before the revolution : We O..
woke a, day break, end to be sure, we would
wtes,le o iii,le IN bed, and throw tho pillows
at each other; but OF, early dawn out We
would sally, down on shore picking up shells,
or long walk 20 Meadows, neat whore tho
city Hall now stands. We would be back in
time for brcskfsst, and take our sca,s round
tho wh!,o oaaen table, and with our tin cups,
with milk and water and ,,wo large slices OF
bread and bu,or, wo hrishsd o hearty meal
Then our hands and faces wefe washed and
rubbed dry with a Sos'so towel in despite OF
our yelling, snd of 70 school we went hs
~ we had piece Of, bread snd rnoissses, O
plain dinner o, !, snd ai 2 in school again.
We played until dark, got our milk and wa
ter sgsio, O unive,Hsi substitute for tea-wo
played until 8, ard of 10 bed in tho dai l..
We could stand ell westhevs, for we were
hardy, active and ieppeta,e-- we could skstev
swim, and snow ball. ,hought Of old ,imesy
when MIS-. Cour,Iy's buys esrne from their
eh'mbers OF 8 dressed lik.e dsndie,--wilh ruff
fed shirts and white h'Judke,eh,efs, and seat.
cd themselves ~ thu breakfast table with on
cir oi lo'dy ond erlfemina,s authority, I par
teulasiy remarked the uos,ment Of inisntss
and with paini'Ii sensations. Mrs Coutdy's
youngeA baby, Q svee, rosy checked in,siIf.
gent little Gesture Of. l8 monihs was placed
IN her hicIh chair ct tho tsble--she cried tor
eve'y ding and bad every thing she cried for
--cofse, hot 'el 3, eggs, E'h--sfter tbe inisns
wsA cfamme3 almost TO suffocstion, dispute
rfose between tho husband sbd vile, wbe'her
1 the baby should have fsdish--the wife carr
RED tho day /; tho child ale the rsdi.h, when
slss stns few minutes !, 'u'ned up its lniIo
eyes and fell down 10 Fl, In momen, an
! inde,cribsbis scene Of confusion ensued tho
1nother shrieked in sgony, tho servants ran
! about disuse,ed, tho D.'gbbos ran ~ hos
baths were ordered; the dear baby snff' 'n'
| sensible, and almost dying wss ebsied, rub
| bed snd put into The bath; tvo Doctors ehsifu
were soon al tho doo' (; emeiic', oil, tine'urcS
! emhs soes,ions end other remedies. were sp-
| pIied, spd tho infant was snstehed oui OF tho