Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-01-12
anecdote Of Bacon. The SCULPTOR.

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Bacon was remarkably neat in his
dress, and, according to TIE costume Of
the old school, wore in fine weather
powdered wig, ruffles, silver buckles.
with white silk stockings, &c and
walked with his golden-headed cane.
Thus attired, he one day called at ST.
Paul's, shortly after having erected the
statue Of the benevolent Howard. and
before the boarding which enclosed the
statue was removed. One OF his sons
was emp!oYed at this time in flushing
'ne '.a'ue.--Aiter remaining n1re &
SHUT uue' -cnmnIained of feeling
somewhat cold on which the son pro-
posed, as no one could overlook them,
that he should put on, as kind of tenn
porary spencer, an old, torn, green, shag
waistcoat, with red stuff back, which
had been left there by one of the work.
men. He said it was "a good thought"
and accordingly buttoned the waistcoat5
over his handsome new coat. Shortly
afterwards he was missing, but returned
in about an hour, stating that he had
been TO call on gentleman in Doctors
Commons, and had sat chatting with bis
wife and daughters, who he had never
seen before that he found them to be
exceedingly pleasant women, though
perhaps little loo much disposed to
laugh and litter about he knew not what.
"SIr," said his son, 81 am afraid Can
explain their mysterious behaviour sure
Iy you have not kept on that waisicoat
all this time ~ "But as sure as | am a
living man, have" said he, laughing
heartily, "and | can now account not
only for the strange behaviour of the
ladies, but for all the jokes that have
been cracked about me as | walked a.
long the street--some persons hootibg,
others crying let him alone, he does il
for a wager &c. all which, from being
quite unconscious of my appearance, l
thought WAS levelled at some other QUIZ.
that might be following near me and r
now recollect that whenever looked
around to discover the object Of their
pleasantly, the people laughed, and the
more SO, as, by The mere force of sym
pathy, | laughed also, although could
not imagine what it all meant.'
japanese Prayers.-ln Japan il is be-
lieved that the mountains are temples
where their deities dweIl-and it is
deemed impious 10 pass one Of them
without offering towards its summit a
prayer TO the supposed divinity which
inhabits it. To obviate, however, the
delay and trouble which this would oc-
casion on journey, they have posts e.
rected opposite each mountain, on which
is plate containing the prayer engraved
in it, and which the traveller turns
round whenever he passes it, thus salts
! flying his conscience. How many Chris
tians make their prayers 10 consist in a
formal ceremony even as absurd as this !;
and such have surely no better reason 10
expect an answer, than the poor Japanese
who thus worship, without light TO direct
him TO purer, richer tountain Of saliva
ton Trenton Emporium,
Specimens Of Legal Libeis.--If man
says of counsellor of law - thou art
daffadown-dilly," an action hes. So ad.
judged in Scaccario, and agreed per to-
IAN curiam.-l Vim. AID, 445. $ He
hath no more law than Mr.. C's bull.
These words being spoken OF an attorney,
The Court inclined that they we're ac,