The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-08-23
Chalmers and Rovland Hin.

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Chalmers and Ro7gland Hill.
Soon after the PRONUNCIATION of DR.
Chalmers fame, he preached in Lon
don on public occasion, in Rowland
Hills Chapel. His audience was nu
merous, and principally of the higheI
circles. Upwards of one hundred cler
gymen were present, to whom the from
seats 10 the gallery were appropriated
In the midst of these sat Mr.. Hill himself
10 state of great anxiety, arising from
his hopes, and fearful that he would moi
succeed before an audience so refined
and critical. The Doctor, as usual. be.
gan IN his low. monotonous tone. anf
his broad provincial dialect was visibly
disagreeable to the delicate ears of his
metropolitan audience. Poor Mr.. Hill
was now upon the rack but the man
OF God having thrown his chain around
the audience, took an unguarded mo.
ment to touch il with the electric fluid
OF his oratory aud, in moment, every
heart began to throb, and every eve 10
I'LL. Knowing well how to take advan.
tage of this bold stroke, he continued TO
ascend and, SO majestic and rapid was
his flight, that in few minutes be OBJ
tanned an eminence so high that every
imagination was enraptured. The rap
ID change from depression 10 10Y. which
Mr.. Hill experienced, was tuo EruUi, fur
him to bear. He felt SO bewiIdered
and intoxicated with JOY, that, uncop.
sciously, he started up from his seat.
and, before his brethren could interfere.
he struck the front of the gallery with
his cienched fist, and roared out with a
stentorian voice" Well done. Cbal.
mers Nv. r Spectator.
A little man asking how il happened
that many beautiful ladies took up with
but Indifferent husbands, after many fine
offers was thus aptly answered by =
mountain maiden "A young friend Of
hers, during walk, requested her to 90
INTO delightful cane brake, and there
get him the handsomest reed she mus
get It in once going through, withou,
turning. She went, and coming out.
Drought him quite mean reed. When
ne asked her, if that was the handsom.
est one she saw ? 'sOh no,'' replied
she, saw many finer as / went along
but kept on in hopes of a much better
until | had gotten nearly through, and
then was obliged to select the bes,
that was ieff.'
Major Denham mentions. 10 bis Trav.
els IN Africa, that being consulte dbv
sick chief, he offered vomit.
" The effect Of emetic tartar. was n
him matter of the greatest astopish.
ment. At the FIRST sight of the dose he
was unwilling TO take ii, and asked what
little white powder, like that, could a,
Tor him; he was very shortly, however
convinced that the quantity had pre-
scribed was sufficient. what wonder
tui medicine =. said he; why, if / bat
swallowed so much taking I'D l;ttlt
sand in his HANDY what would have he,
come of me! Wonderfult wonderful
the English know every thing vb,
are they not Mussulmans %
Singular ForgiDeness. artiole r.
the Quarterly ReDiew, on the CulIodeI
papers, mentions characteristic in
stance Of an old Highland warrior,
mode of pardon. "You must forgiv,
even your bitterest enemy, Kenmnir
now" said the Confessor 10 him az bt
lay gasping on his death-bed. well
At must, must replied the chieltain
but my curse be on you, Donald,' turn.
ing to his son, If you forgive him.
National PdnGdores.-At late con-
veTsozaone party, where several gentle
men from Ireland and Scotland were
present, and the discourse turning on
natisnd Peculiarities, lady Observes
that the three nations might be fins
characterized The Englishman is nev.
sr happy but when he is miserable !; the
oco'chman is never at home but when
ne ls abroad and the freshman il never
az peace but when he is fighting!