Delaware journal., 1828-01-01

And, hall in whisper, escaped from its CELL
Oioh the teeth, pet, well be even for this
And they bit very snartly above and beneath -
But the lips, at hat Instant brbed with kiss,
And out popped the secret in spite OF the teeth
-xas;oeeo:n-
.qaecdote.--A little travelling Frenchman chan
ced to breakfast at the tavern in company with tall,
honey Jonathan whose appetite was IN proportion
to the magnitude of his frame, and who ate at
meal than little Monsieur would have done in a
week. The Frenchman was ast0nlshed at his gas
tronomic performances and after restraining his Gu
riosity for some time, asked with ilourishing bow
.sSare pH you be polite as tell me sda your break
fass or yo,r dinner vat you make2" The Yankey at
first made no reply but Monsieur not satisfied
again askcd-"Do Sare ape the poAteaess to tell me
is dat you breohtass you dinaair rat you maker"
"Go to the d." says Jonathan. feeling himself in
suited. A challenge ensued, and the Kentucky ri
lie proved too much for the little Frenchman's vital
ity. While he wrhing in his last agonies, JON
athan's compassion was awakened, and he entreaed
the little Frenchman if there any thing he could
do for him, though it should cost him years to per-
form it, to let him know and it should be done. col
4Nonsiev." replied the little dying man, tell me. pas
dat your dinnair or you breakass. datyou did mahs,
usd uW die happie"
Egualty.-A curious conversation lately took
place on beard one of the Margate hoys, which be-
ing overheard, occasioned no small merriment among
the passengers. gentleman who was totally un.
acquainted with the customs of those vessels, ionn'l
the cabins d0ubly occupied, one excepted. in
which there was lady, addressed himself to her
pray Madam, be so kind as to make way foi
me f'--Good Sir? you cannot here-gu
to the other cabins. :" u have, Madam, and they
all lull.'' .Sir it is impossible to admit you here.
for am undressed'' Well, Madam. l scorn to
take any advantage of you will therefore undress
al. io.i. L. L.,..
A rather ludicrous scene took place in the Hgi,
street. Worcester. Mass on Wednesday week. A
coach passing along had nearly run over a servant
gir when the coachman called out - take care Sal
Typ The girl, however, without attempting TO es-
cape the danger, looked up to the coachman with an
air of offended pride, and said 1t isn't Sally, or
any such common stuff, its Amelia Ann.
= Good old parson Roberts, formerly ol---had
e sometimes the presumption to preach without notes
and being dull man, his spirit, which he however
: mistook for different one, did not always supply
e him with matter. On one of these occasions he put
his tongue out, for the space of several minutes tt
te the great wonderment o! all the congregation. BE
s ing asked by his Deacon after service, what in th'
IS world made him run his tongue out so, he replied
':Why to be honest, sir, had nothing else to pu
out"
Nlchuselah not so OLD as lie might hare been.
. The London Atlas tells us, that' According t
nd one of the Jewish authorities, Methuselah ibid NO
ie- live as long as he might have done, had he ATTENDED
AL to good advice for it is written that as he was set
he pinn on the ground when we'll stricken in year:
tai an angel came to him and told him. that that if b
ar. would rise up and build himself house to lie n
tie would live five hundred years longer. Methuseia
made answer, that it was not worth while to make
- house for short term! % And 50 he died befo
he was a thousand years old
in
So devout lady offered prayer to ST. Ignati
int for the conversion of her husband few days
ure ter the man died. What good saint is our Ign
lds thus, exclaimed the disconsoae widow; he besto'
the on us more benefits than we ask for.
lent -
use, Il 6H OF BW.-A man was brought before
set Mayor on Tuesday last, charged with being dru
on the previous Sunday. and in church 100, abe
as all other places. The fact proved beyond
age; question: and the offender was ain to acknowet
the same. butt by way OF Just'fylng himself IN SO
pose degree, he informed his worship that he had b.
airy working hard in the rain and caught such cold
II for his throat that he could not swallow any thins
enty ..and so," added he = | thought drop of DIR
ford would do me no harm.'
and
,ard- Captain Basil Hall, accompanied by his lady,
asily we'd in Phladep phia on Saturday last. Capt.
and is one OF the most distinguished OF the BRUSH
ltiva- ellers and already known to the American ite
public by his most interesting account OF the
,us Of Choo Islands, and his book on South America
perty is the son of Sir James Hail. of Edinburgh,
gyen dent of the Scottish Royal Society, and emner
to the geolosist and natural philosopher Our enlgl
ed vsiter has already surveyed the Eastern )
IR and much of Canada. Heintends. we learn, II
WITT the West and South A traveller OF his qua!