The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-02-12
G4isrcIlanrous XrtieIes.


The following love letter wa, forwarded by
0 farmers son, IN certain county IN Ireland,
TO a youog lady, The daughter oi gen'ieinso
ol large io',une in the oeighbor hood -
Msdam,--i hope your known goodoiss
will psr don my exusme bouldGis snh g'aie
pe,sumshun in thus daring TOO sdtis you On
'he subject OF Lnve than m'eH slss hrVn
rose nouc can beo more inadeket 10 plea the
l.u,ei --a!as sm doomed and decfead 10
od"sr tho seeks--yeyi wanting that ell uo'e.
~ which Is teqnesne necessary TOO yen there
stee,ious---,hsy Eto OF LOv ha, long been
chocn,ing my hs't--lhst 6ie wss iut,t kin.
did when ! saw yosf devoted bewy,luI fe'e.
ani onlsss yoo own sn ekc~ foem tho kun.
Il saessbun vii sumo very suoe pot period
20 your de voed sicAve-N O never did
hofmst cfer up st the rellx Of his fevetel
'sesni q hart moro scnssrs than now ofsr you,
except OF II then my ongei and give me rune
70 hope for a, iasts share in ibyne II my
hone aDsct ! beg to nitrate that yov will vou-
safe too fever me with it ~ sunc ss possible
! shall be owl impsc'ence tII ! no they i,hu--
eve'y mimi seem too mo sn our evey cur
dry--evety day a week, and svey wske On
egc---mene time l beg lave too sine ue,eIf
deer madam your devoted umb'e Shave, Tim
u,hy Sulievn." Lsh Inss.
A Ger nan poet having lately written gas.
trcnosnio song Upon the pastry ot one OF he
best pastry cosks at his place,he lauer thought
he cou'a no, better testify his grsb,ude ,hao
BY sending him one ot the Chjccts he had Gel
ebrated IN his song. The poet ives $, Il 81
enchanted with the work. Bu. q srlei! en-
6nishing tho ls,t morsel, he recognized IN
the paper on which it lay, when baked, the
sppy OF his song, With which ne hsd 'es'hed
hi, homage 10 the pastry cox. Inag'esi
rsgo he ron 10 his shop, and accused him with
tho crime Of Lss@ hocleG. "Ah, sn repli.
ed the artist, not IN the ,ea.t disconcencd,
"why SO sng'y! have Only followed your
example, You made gong upon my pastry,
and | have made y pie upon your song
Fine .fneedote Of Henry YIiL--Bishop
Lairncr, having ono day preached betots
King Hon,y the Eighth sermon which had
di.p'esssd his naeje.'y, he vas greeted TO
preach sgain on the next Sunday, and TO mske
napolopy for the offence he had given. At.
ter naming his text, tho good bishop thus be.
Gan his csmon: /" Hugh LMimer, dost thou
know bcfote whom thou art this day TO speak
To the high oad misby moosfch, the K'og's
mos, excellent msjery, who csn take away
thy lie f thou ohendsN: therefore tsks heed
that thou speakeI not Q word iha. may dis
please. But Then, consider well, Hugh. dos,
,hoo 30, know from whence ths0 comes,;
spon whose message thou AT sen,f Even by
the g,ea, and mighty God! VINO is sIi Pres.
ent; snd Who heholde,h all ,by ways; sod
who is able 10 cast Thy soul into he'll; thsse-
tose tsks care ,hou deliveries; thy messsgs
fshhFuIly" He then proceeded with the
same sermon hs bad preached the preceding
Sunday. but with cous.dsfsbls more eoosgy.
The sstmoo ended, the court were full Of ex.
pccta,ioD TO know chat would DO the fate Of
tbis hoocM sod plain deaIisy bishop. Alter
jinnet the King esits for Ls,imer. end With
sie'p couo,ensncs, ssksd him {" How he dsr.
ed be so bold % TO preach iu such . msooer I"
He. falling on his knees, replied, "His doIy
10 his God sod his Prince hsd enforced him
,he,s,o, and ths, no had merely discharged
bis dn'y sod his conscience in whsI he had
spoken" Upon which the King, risins f's'n