Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-12-16

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for ELS, and that afterwards, when the
man was in Jail, he had generously sent
him suit of old clothes Mr.. B. said
he did recollect it, but he had never seen
the rascal since. Well" continued the
gentleman, " he is still very poor, and go-
ing about the country selling lemons and
other triHes, but in gratitude to Mr.. B.
IN every town he went, his first inquiry
among his brethren was, We're you buy
your watches /? when he was answered
from such and such persons Mine life
vat, you do not know de best and Sheep
est maker in de varld lis Mrs..l1n0esf
Mr. BIS business increased to such an ex-
tent, as shortly to enable him to retire,
with handsome fortune, and he frequent-
y related the story Of the Jew with much
pleasantly.
DELICATE PERPLExITY. A poor devil
once, some how or other, was admitted
into large company to an entertainment
given by gentleman to a number of his
friends, being pleased with the certainty
of dinner that day, he was willing to
provide also for the morrow; in conse-
quence of which, fixing his eye on the leg
of a Turkey, he took an opportunity of
slipping it off his plate into his pocket,
having hastily wrapped it in piece of
paper. While he was applauding himself
for the dexterity which he conceived he's
made use of, that mischevious elf which
seems to delight in deceiving the hope of
the miserable, was at work in bringing
about an incident which covered him with
confusion. Some of the servants perceive
ed that large silver spoon was wanting,
which not being found after strict search,
fthe master of the house conceived that he
was justified in suspecting some one of
his guests. 1t may be easy to guess from
appearances whom he suspected most /;
therefore, supposing he had found his man,
elevatng bis voice, he said " Gentlemen
and ladies, the request have to make
will not be considered as unreasonable by
any one individual, excepting by the bad
character who has been introduced among
US. One of my servants may, possibly,
have concealed the article which is MISS
ing, therefore, to justify ourselves, pro<
pose that we should search each other
L will begin with this gentlemen here"
meaning the addressed guest, whose
embarrassment might be read in his face
by every person present. The rest of the
company were also still more persuaded
of his guilt when he begged it as favour,
OF the master of the house, to speak to him
in another room, where he candidfy pro-
duced the leg of the turkey, and owned
his motive for concealing it; but the
agreeable surprise of all the company may
be better conceived than expressed, when
one of the servants came to inform the
master that the spoon was found below;
striking lesson against Judging from app
pearances.
POPULATION OF RUSSIA. The first cen-
sus taken in Russia was by order of Peter
the Great, in the year 1919, and returned
fourteen millions of both sexes, including the
Ukraine, the countries of Istonia, LiV6nfia,
and part of Finland. The second census
was made in l743, and exhibited an in
crease of upwards of two millions; by a.
third, in I76l, there was an increase of four
millions; by a fourth, in 1881, an increase
OF eight millions appeared; and by a fifth,
IN 1913, there was gain of four millions
making total of thrty-two millions. Be-
tween 1875 and 1896, Lithuania and Cour-
land were added to Russia, and increased
her population to thirty seven millions. After
this the greatest regularity was observed
by all the parishes throughout the empire
in presenting annually to the synod, tables
OF births, marriages, and deaths and which.
on being compared, exhibited regular am
nual increase of 100000; consequently, in
1872, her population was upwards of fortv4
six millions; and in 1927 it amounted to up-
wards of fifty three millions.
FACT. William Hilton, of Aspull was
sent the other day for round of beef. for q
gentleman, and on receiving the beef. he
was desired to give the compliments of the
party who gave it to him, to the person for
whom the beef was procured He stood for
sometime in the lobby considering what was
meant by !" compliments" He felt the bag
which contained the beef, to ascertain
whether it had any thing else in it besides
the beef. He could discover nothing how
ever. After he had been on the road he
thought he would examine the bag more
closely. He still found nothing but the
beef, and was afraid lest he should be accuse
ed of cheating. When he went home he
said the party who gave him the beef had
sent his compliments; but he had opened
the bag and could not find them; and con-
sequently he sent the beef to the party for
whom it had been purchased by his mother,
although he was to have received Sd. for
his trouble, because he could not find the
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