The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-04-09

the animal to move forward under it's i'm.
pulse in that direction. They are chiefly
formidable to pigs, calves, and domestic an.
lmais OF that size. The skin of the aIliga-
tor is valuable for the tanner.
CONVEYANCE OF SOUND. The wide
spread sail OF ship, rendered concave bv
gentle breeze, is good collector of sound.
IL happened once on board a shin sail;no
along the coast of Brazil, 100 miles from
land, that the persons walking on deck.
When passing Il particular spot, always
heard most distinctly the SOUND of bells.
varying as in human rejoicings. All on
board listened and were convinced. but the
IPhenumSnon wos mysterious and ineypli
cable. Months afterwards, by COMPARING
notes, 1t was ascertained, that at the time IF
observation, the bells Of the city of St. Saliva
dor, on the Brazilian coast, had been ring
ing on the occasion of festival; the ssund
therefore, favored by gentle wind. had
travelled over 100 miles Of smooth ypater
and had been brought to focus by the sail
IN the particular situation on the deck where
1t was listened to. 1t appears from this
that machine might be constructed hayin@
the same relation to sound that telescopee
mas to llght.-.4rnott's Elements Of Phgsic.
EFFECT. Mr. Lee, the barristeY. was ia
nous for studying effect when he pleadeJ
On the circuit at Norwich, brief was
brought TO him by the relatives of n woman
who had been deceived into breach of
promise of marriage. Lee inquired, amonr
ether particulars, whether the woman wes
handsome? I" A most beautiful face" was
the answer. Satisfied with this. he desired
she should be placed at the bar, Immediate
iy IN front of the jury. When he rose. he
began most pathetic and eloquent address.
directing the attention of the jury to the
charms which were placed in their view.
and painting, III glowing colors, the quilt
OF the wretch who could iniure 50 much
beauty. When he perceived their feelings
worked up to proper pitch, he sat down:
under the perfect conviction that he should
obtain a verdict. What then must have
been his surprise, when the counsel retain
ed by the opposite party rose and observed.
that it was impossible not to essant to tbe
encomiums which his learned friend Ind
lavlshed on the face of the plaintiff: but he
had forgot to say, that she had a acooden leo
Ibls fact, OF which Lee was by no means
aWare,was established to bis utter coaflsiop
his eloquence was thrown sway; and the
Jury, who felt ashamed of the effects if had
produced on them, instantly gave verdict
against him.-EnQliRh znner
BISHOP ATTERBURY. In the debates OH
the Occasional Conformity and Schism Bills
in the House Of Lords, in December, 1918,
they were very warmly opposed By After
bury, Bishep Of Rochester, who said, she
had prophesied last winter that this bill
would be attempted in the present session,
and be vas sorry to find he had proved
true prophet" Lord Coningsby, who always
spoke in a passion, rose Immediately after
the bishop, and remarked that g one of the
right reVsrends had eet himself forth as a
prophet; but for his part, he did not know
what prophet to hLen him to, unless to that
famous prophet Balasm, Gho was repraved
by, his own ass" Tha bishop, in reply,
with great wit ana calmness, exposed his
rude attack, concluding in these words:
I" Since the noble lord hath discovered in
our manners such similitude, | am well
content to be compared to the prophet Ba-
laam but, my lords, am at loss how to
make out the other part Of the parallel.
am sure that have been reproved by no.
body but his lordship." From that day
forth Lord Coningsby was called After
bury's Pad. London paper.
TIE LAWYER BITTEN. In the present
dav, when old bachelors have become so
serious an evil, as 10 need Legislative inter
ference, we think that the following expe-
dient, adopted by lady in Connecticut, Of
rather a desperate age, will SiTord an excel
lent hint to our Statesmen to1prds an eff
fectual remedy. The circumstances are
these: A young lady became extrava-
ganty fond of young lawyer in the neigh
bourhood, who treated her partially with
great levity. Finding her suit rather hope
less, and being fully determined to enter the
estate of matrimony at some rate or other,
she adopted the following plan: All at
once she was taken i'll, and her malady
seemed to threaten death ut this crisis she
sent for the young lawyer to draw her will,
and IN his estonishrnent, she disposed Of an
enormous estate, in legacies, and endow-
ing public institutions. She shortly after,
however, recovered to enjoy her own
wealth, and the young lawyer began to
feel something like love for her; his adj
dresses became constant, and his attentions
marked; IN fact in short time they we're
Inarried-but alas ! he had to take the ieiU
for the deed.
PRAcTIcAL DIVINITY. While parson
was standing at his door, smoking pipe in
"A country village, he was accosted by Il poor
I laboring man. The parson told him he
made it rule not to encourage idleness,
but if the man could go into his garden and
root up the weeds he would pay him for il.
Z" That's all want" said the poor man.
l"Well, then, come along with me and I'll
show you what's to be DONE" When they
were in the garden the reverend gentleman
( agreed to give the man shilling for his
trouble; but utter the job was done, he
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