Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-10-06


er examining us more attentiveIy, OBJ
served, " You are travellers, perceive,
and perhaps not aware that provisions
are dear" My companion with his hat
slouched, and turning his back to the
old lady, replied, "That's of 70 con-
sequence TO you, madam, give what is
ordered, and we'll pay for it." 81 beg
your pardon, sir,n rejoined his mother,
I" am wrong, but didn't exactly know
the state of your purse" This short
dialogue was followed by the fowls be-
ing brought in.
We continued to eat very slowly, in
order to wait for the nights closing in,
when Etieune asked, whether we could
have beds .? "No," answered his moth
er, tall my beds are occupied - "And
this young lady," replied the SON
pointing TO his sister who served at la
Bile, Has she got bed?" "Hew if
my children have not beds, who is to
have them?" "Then | am not your
son." exclaimed Etienpe, ra sing his
voice and discovering his cou1tenance.
AT these words, and this movement of
the stranger, the poor woman seemed
to feel violent oppression, turned pale,
and fell senseless on the hoor;the daugh-
ter instantly ran to inform her father,
who was in the next coffee house.
Etienne flew to the assistance of his
poor mother; the servants cried aloud,
and could not help weeping wi.h them.
The father came in soon after; but
Madame Etienne was no more! Her
daughter took the event so much 10
heart, that she Immediately retired to
bed, and never left it again, having died
after an illness oftwo days. The faith
er, distracted by this double loss, sus-
tanned by the recovery of his SON could
not support it, ard only survived eight
days!
"Finally, Etienne the cause Of his sad
tragedy, was seized with a raging fever,
Tor his health had never been properly
restored, and followed the fate Of his
parents in week after the death of his
father. saw them all perish, and new
er left the bed of my poor comrade.
who received all the attentions | could
bestow, and even died in my arms.
This was one of the most dreadful trials
that had ever overtaken me in my life.
What a picture, for one who was on the
point of looking after his own family af-
ter an absence Of more than thirty sew
en- years! | had also formed the plan
OF taking them by surprise before his
catastrophe occurred, and sending Iet-
ter, in which my adventures were to be
given under feigned name but was
quickly cured of that whim, by the
trighttul calamity that befel the unfortu-
nate family of Etienne."
4 good one.-As we were going down
street the other day, our attention was
attracted by the jangIing Of some boys,
stationed at corner.-One of our young
buckish lads had just mounted La Fay
cite watch ribbon, and strutting among
his play-felicws with a Bobadll impor.
lance, came across one, the colour o.
whose scalp would almost vie with the
wood-pecker's, he gave it the La Fayett'
flourish, for all things nowadays are c
la mode de La Fdystte) and hitting him ;
tap by the side of his fire lock, sneering
ly exclaimed, You've no La Fayettt
watch chain" The youngster taking
off his hat replied, "Ah, but I've go
what you can't get-Pve gotta Fayette
hair - Reading Penn. Times.
When Rabelais was on his death bed;
consultation of physicians was called
Dear gentlemen" said the wit TO the
Doctors, raising his languid head, le
me die a natural death.''
Conundrum.-O and run a race. {
backs O.-P wins.-Now, why is B like
man who goes to Tobaconist's shoI
and asking for short cut the Tobaconis
gives him pig-taa.
An answer is requested. w. Mag.
RECEPTION OF La F.aYETI!E,
In Bergen, NeaU Jersey.-On thu
Generals arrival at Bergen, N. J. Of
Thursday the 23d ult. he was presente,