The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-05-23


them the king called the man, and told him, that il he
would give him double the amount he had just offered to his
his should be touched The peasant threw
himself the ground return thanks, and going away
deemng the demand for money mere pleasantly; but ne
recalled and convinced that his pardon depended
his instantly satisfying the mean avarce of the monarch
From another account learn, that Aga Mahomed actually
combined with artu religious mendican obtain money
from his courtiers The met him at place appointed,
when surrounded officers of state Apparently struck by
his appearance and Story the king ordered large amount to
be given him, and recommended the holy to equal at
enon from others The example of the sovereign was fol-
lowed by the whole courts and the mendcant received con-
siderable late night before the Impotence of
Aga Mahomed revealed the secret 81 have been cheated
he exclaimed to his minister, that scoundre OF mendl-
can't whom you this morning. not only promised to re-
turn what gave him. but to give me half of what he receV-
ed from others! Horsemen sent in every direction,
but the willy fellow evaded all pursuit. and the courters
secretly reoced in the DISAPPOINTMENT of their monarch's
cupidity--Sr J. -Malcoan's History Of Persia.
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Original Anecdoe.-n certain town, in the 60 land
of steady habits there lived odd sort of Jona-
than, who at the period of Story had just attained
the age when became necessary that he should per-
form military duty. Accordingly hewas directed to
Join one of the train bands, circumstance that arou
sed the terors of his imagination to their highest
pitch, for he had mustered sufficient courage to
fire muske In vain did his tender and affectionate
mother beseech him to practice the art OF gunnery
Con small scale)- y" he could not bring his resou-
ton to the sticking place." He often attempted to
pun Jl6 trigger, Dy SOlH6
heart as often failed him. At length the dreaded day
arrived, and Jonathan, armed cap-apie, with his
bright and burning arms" sailed forth, sought the
field, and proudly glittered on parade" Each sol
dier provided with nine blank cartridges for the
purpose of firing nine rounds. When the word was
given his comrades loaded, and so did Jonathan-hey
| fired, but hero too much alarmed by the flash
of his neghbors' guns to think of pulling trigger
they reloaded, and did Jonathan until the end of
the 9th chapter, without having once fired his piece,
for his courage like that of Bob Acres, kept contn
uay " oozing out at his fingers ends" The parade
over, Jonathan trudged home, with nine cartridges in
his musket, we'll rammed down. On his arrival his
fond mamma anxiously inquired of him whether he
had fired his gun. On his replying in the negative,
| she pronounced him vile coward seized the fatal
piece and elevated it TO her right shoulder while JON
athan skulked behind the door. A pause ensued-it
seemed " like pause in nature--at length the trg
ger is pulledhe piece expodes, and is shattered in
to thousand atoms, while the force of the concus-
sion threw the terrified lady into the fire place. Her
hopeful SON. as soon he got the better of his
ment, peeped from behind the door, and exclaimed
Mother mother don't git up yit, for there's eight
more on 'em TO come SGrtiR.
Personal Security Will you do the favor to lend
hundred pounds says young lady, prudent old
What security will You give me J? said the lat
MY personal security sir Get in there, said
the old gentleman, lifting up the lid of large iron chest
That is the place where keep my securities
friar when preaching in nunnery, observed to
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