American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-23

! .dnecdote et Dr. Frdnktln.-The Doctor was
walking day on Front street, Chestnut street,
IN the city OF Philadelphia, at the dawn Of our Rev
olution, when he was thus accosted by Tar:
"Is your ramc Ben Frankln?" Yes. care you
the man VIZ invented the saw dust pudding =" Yes,
replied the ,c,or. Them said the sailor for
Coos sake at give the receipt to make il to old
F, our gaerchant, as he will feed all his crews
on it,"
| The story the saw dust pudding. alter dictum,
wheat bran ,,1dding arose in this manner. The
Doctor had nducted an independent paper in Phil
adelphia, whica gave offence to a class who wanted
10 rule every body in their own way and the heads
OF this party, some fifteen twenty, informed the
Doctor that they would frown him down, unless he
would submit to the curb. The Doctor proposed
10 explain, and Fixed the time at his own house,
where the gentlemen were invited TO dine. He re-
quesred his lady to employ two pence in the pur
chase Of peck of white bran. and TO make two pud
dings Of it-one for each end Of the table, az he
was to have fifteen twenty friends to dine with him
The company met-the two puddings were served
on table, without any other dishes-the company
sat down, and each friend was served with his slice
OF pudding. The curiosity led them to Try it, they
examined each Others countenances, and at length
we're saated with the pudding. Friends, says tn.
Doctor will you be helped 10 more No, they allre
piled, We have enough OF your pudding. But what
means this Why, replied The Doctor. il means
10 yUu tHdt tHcdc TWO puuuHlRb COST TWO pence
| and fifteen friends say they have enough Know then
ths, as long Benjamin Franklin satisfy fifteen
friends with two pence, he never will sacrifice he
independence Of his paper Charleston Courier.
.Npw Mineral Springs apparatus of Mr..
Disbrow, which has been usrfully employed here
and else where in boring for fresh and pure water
has been recently used by some gentlemen OF Ball
ston Spa, in several parts OF that town. The Balls
ton Gazette inoi ms, that, alter ating he
earth to the depth Of 30 feet, they found Mineral
Water, which was surcharged with carbonic acid
gas, and contained all The mineral properties Of
other fountains, and rose freely from a to feet
above the surface. discharglne at the OF about
gallon per minute They have penetrated the
earth to the depth o! l7o feet, and in
magnetism calcarous slate rock and although they
have discontinued operations for the present, du
ring the cold weather, they intend to commence
again the opening Of the spring. There is every
prospect of their finding Saline water, as at the
depth of 80 feet, it contained 240 grains Of salt
the gallon ". Y. Times.
Want Of Panetunlity.-" In many cases, it a.
mounts to robbery. short time since in village
in the neig ghbourhood Of London. a committee of
eight ladies'. who managed the concerns Of an instr
tuition which had been formed for the relief OF the
neighbouring poor, agreed to meet on a certain day
~ t"CVC SioIh PtCeioc'J. oCNcu vi tnci ducuucu
punctusy at the appointed hour the eighth did not
arrive till quarter of an hour after She came in
according to the usual mode, with, I'm very sorry
to be behind in the time appointed, but really the
time slipped away without my being sensible Of it
hope your goodness will excuse it,
One Of the ladies who was Quaker, replied.
Truly friend it doth not appear clear TO me that
we ought TO accept OF thine apology. Hadst thy
self only lost quarter of an hour, would have been
merely thy concern; but in this case, the quarter
must be multiplied by eight. ss we have each lost
quarter; so that there have been two hours OF
useful time sacrificed BY thy want of punctuslity."
Polishing A person in public company accu
sing the Irish nation with being the most unpublished
in the world. was answered mildly by an Irish gen
,leman. "hat it ought to be otherwise tor the Irish
met with hard rubs enough to polish any nation an
earth"