The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-06-29

vi tHcIs cuJUyuIeut. INSTANCES OF Inc
balefnl effects of this kind of gossipping,
is at every ones door, and very few es-
cape the malicious sarcasms of The tat
tier. Unfortunately we have no statute
10 our laws TO punish them, but such as
are become obsolete. In former times.
indeed, in England, +" The ducking stool''
was held in terrerum over such gross of.
Tenders; but now, the venom of the hui
man tongue is left to the cognizance of
the civil law, which seldom reaches the
real offender. Hence poor inoffeDsive
man is often punished for the indiscre-
tons of the tongue of his dearly beloved
helpmate.
Cathep;ne of Rnssi0, though her prl-
Vate fife afforded an ample field for the
exercise of this passion; yet she was not
proof against its effect, however true the
tattle might have been. She, perhaps,
concluded, that it was no business of the
tattlers 10 interfere, and she determined
to punish their officiousness.
AyouDg Russian lady, of the first rank
in Petersburg, married the Count M.
who had formerly been faVorite of the
Empress. 1t seems that her curiosity
wormed many secrets from her husband
respecting his intimacy at court, and that
she tailed them 10 her female friends,
who sent them as great secrets, through
the city of Moscow where she resided.
Not long after, just as the lady and
her husband were assigning themselves
to sleep, they were alarmed by knock
ing at their chamber door, which the
husband unbolted, when stout police
officer entered, with a large rod IN one
hand, and the imperial order 10 the 9TH
er. The Count was ordered to go on the.
further side of the bed, and 10 make no
disturbance, as in the next room there
we're several brethren of this summary
minister ofjustice in waiting. The lady
was then ordered to descend from the
bed, just as she was, and TO lay herself
upon the floor; the officer then tied her
hands and feet, and gave her severe
whipping. When he had finished this
discipline, he loosed her, raised her up,
and said g. this is the punishment which
the Empress inflicts upon tattlers and
for-the next offence you go to Siberia"
The story soon buzzed about, and wher-
ever the tottLe of the young lady had
gone, it occasioned litter.
M.yandlle was the most remarkable man IN
| Paris. on of
and his extreme avarice. He lodged as nigh
up as the roof would admit him, to avoid noise
or visits, maintained one poor old woman to
, attend him in his garnet, and allowed her only
seven sous per week, or penny per dav,
His usual diet was bread and milk, and, for in.
diligence, some poor sour wine on Sunday, on
which day he constantly gave one faIthing te
the poor, being one shilling and penny PEI
! annum; which he cast up; and, after hi
death, his extensive charity amounted to forty
three shillings and four pence. This pruden
economist had been magistrate, or oiicer. al
Boulogne, from which obscurity he vas pro
NOTED to Paris, for the reputation Of his wealth
. which he lent upon undeniable security to III,
+ public funds, not caring TO trust Individual
with his life and soul. While magistrate a
Boulogne, ne maintained himself by takin.
upon him to be milk-taster-general a. the mar
ket, and from one to another filed his belly
: and washed down his bread at no expense q
; his own not, doubtless, from any other prin
! ciple than that of serving the public. in reeu
lating the goodness of the milk. When h
had call to Paris, knowing that stage vehi
Giles are expensive, he determined to 90 thithe
on foot; and, to avoid being robbed on th
] way, he took special care to export with him
4 sell hon 4
o BILE sum of three pence sterling, to carry hin
$50 miles; and with the greater facility 10 es
ecute his plan of operation. be went in tb
quality OF poor priest, or nendicant; and
!, no doubt, gathered some few pence on tn
: road, from such pious and well-disposed pei
sons of the country who were strangers TO hin
!, When ne became extensively rich, being i
the year 1885, worth seven or eight hundre
> thousand pounds, which he begor or multiple
on the body OF single shilling from the age
/ IL 10 the age Of ". One day he heard
: woodman going By in summer, at which sea
son they stock themselves with fuel for tn
, winter; he agreed with him at the loves
rate possible, but stole from the poor man sew
i eral logs, with which he loaded himself 10 hi
b secret hiding hole, and thus contracted. /
,fi that hot season, fever; he then sent. for III
= At"t S.nOt AoA q suiSSOH 70 DleeO MIN, WIT
asking half livre for the operation. was di
7" missed; he then sent for an apothecary, b.
e he was as high in his demand; he then Sc,
P for poor barber, who agreed to open vel
d for three pence time. Butt saws tn
y worthy economist, " friend, how often will
4 be requisite TO bleedm "1hree tines, sal
= he. Sand what quantity of blood do Won !,
y tend to take ~ &c About ounces each time.
g answered the barber. "That will be pence
ID Oh! TOO much, too much; | have determine
N to go cheaper way TO work take the who
n quantity you design to take at three times,
one time, and that will save me six pence
which being insisted on, he LOST "a ounces
e blood, and died in few days, leaving all h
II vast treasures to the king, whom he made h
a sole heir.
iri Catedonid@ Comfort. Two pedestria
AZ travellers rafivoa of tho north had 10 I