Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-06-10
DesaItdrp rhomghts.
DUTY SIMPLE, Gent.
+" What wins Ike politeness."
No. 9.

No. 9.
love Of all things to set and doze
away an hour or so; over your sleepy
paper and | was gratif, ing myself in
that way, the other morning. when my
door was opened, and friend Of mine
from the country entered. 81 have
come, Mr.. Simple" said he, ito ask
favour of you--as all the world are
acquainted with your abilities. and
your aptness at putting your ideas up
on paper. and q, have never turned
my attention towards the columns Of
the publick prints, l have TO request
you to forego your own musty thoughts
for while, and pay little attention
to what shall say. You, being SUBJ
scribef. to the Northern Star, uhdoubt-
edly reeollect paragraph in the first
number Of that paper, respecting the
Trade of the Country Towns, with
Warren and Bristol. Now, Mr.. Sim
pie, I. being prominent man in my
town, am looked up to. for an answer
to this question and being a little
doubtful ofmy ability 30 write. or the
ability Of the printer to comprehend
J my meaning. after having written it, I
have come to yon, to be my amanuensis
! ON this occasion.'' As friendly re-
turn for the confidence reposed in me,
I could do no less than comply with the
request Of my old friend. 1t has al
ways been a custom with me-" said
the old gentleman. ITO let my women
kind do the trading because, you very
we'll know they have a peculiar way
OF detecting a threepenuy. or a sixpen-
ny slip Of the tongue and moreover a
knack at saying 'oh bless me, how
dear Mr.. such-a.one sells goods Of the
same quality, for one half the money {!
on these and some other accounts. al
ways permit them to torment the shop
keepers in preference to doing it my.
self. Well, you know there is nothing
sounds so sweet to the ladies rs a little
soft nonsense, and nothing wins. with
them. like politeness." And they
{whether justly or not ] cannot say,
have got notion, that the shop-keep-
ers in Providence, are blessed with an
uncommon gift of the CAB. No SOON
er $50 says our Molly does the old
mare show her nose around that cor
ner where all the fine things are kept,
than out step half a dozen young clerks
with cheeks like flour sack, and a
breath like the 0dour Of maple blossoms,
having their hair done up in frstooDs
and perfumed with all manner of "cu-
rious scented chemical enbrocations."
such as bears grease COWS marrow, SC.
half dozen hands are ost to assist
them in alightins half dozen heada
are bowling welcome, half a dozen
feet keeping exact time with the bows,
and half a dozen tongues are wsgging
d thousand friendly good-merhihgs, or
cooling softer things to the blUshing
maidcns: These things have done the
business for my family: Providence
catches all the loose change, that the
girls have 10 spend, and am some
times inclined to Believe that the old
woman herself, has colts tooth in her
head. as caught her, the other day,
with her horses head in the direction
Of Providence, going to purchase yard
oftspe. For my own part, am in
chned to believe that it would be more
for our interest, to do what little trad
Ing we have, at Warren, but the girls
say no, my wife says no, aud there il is.
: have been all the spring attempting
to answer that query, and have never
yet accomplished it. My neighbours,
who bye the bye, hold my abilities in
as high a rank az they should do. have
: made many wonderment that no an
swer made it's appearance I; and il, by
chance, I was seen walking out, with
my spectacIes one inch nearer the end
Of my nose than usual, and my fore