The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-11-18


Cade and myself were much amused one
morning at receiving a printed card from
the under Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
with the following notice =" Sonora de
- has the honor of offering for your dis
posal little girl, which she has brought
into the world" Having half dozen Of
my own, in England, declined the polite
offer of receiving the new born babe.
Colonel Hamilton's Colombia.
Governor Ray of Indiana, who, IN ten
wears, has received ten different offices of
trust from the State, has named his young
est daughter Indiana. The editor of the
Hallowell Advocate says he would call all
his daughters Indiana, yea, and his sons
too, for less consideration.
A BANKRUPT's ASSISTANT. Among the
deaths recently announced in England, is
that of a man, who is noticed as having
been not only the most correct book keeper,
but also as the most incorrect one in the
kingdom. 1t is said of him, that " he OBJ
tanned handsome independence by max
ing sets of books for bankrupts to show
their creditors"
"BARGAIN AND CORRUPTION" The
best application of this cant phrase, which
has come under our notice, is made by the
editor of the Boston Manufacturer to a case
of forestalhng, which lately occurred in
Newburyport A shrewd fellow, there,
bought up whole load of pigeons, calcu-
Eating to sell them at a handsome profit.
Unfortunately for him, the weather was SO
hot that the pigeons became putrid, and
turned out dead loss.-SGlem Observer.
A short time since, prisoner in the Fleet
sent to his creditor 20 inform him that he
had a proposal to make. On his arrival,
the prisoner observed, +" have been think
ing it very foolish thing for me to lie here,
and put you to the expense of IS. 4d.
week. My being SO chargeable to you has
given me great uneasiness, and God knows
what it may cost you in the end. There
fore, what propose is this: you shall let
me out of prison, and instead of Is. 4d. you
shall allow me Is. Cd. week, and the 9TH
er 10d. shall 60 to the discharge of the
debt"
HEALTH. Repletion, or eating too much,
is the cause of most maladies, and this is
particularly injurious as we advance in life.
Occasional fasting will generally correct In
disposition, without medicine, which should
be considered as only desperate resource.
We require about a fourth of the twenty
four hours for sleep; bat it should be good,
and that can only be acquired by regular
digestion, and inhaling pure air while in
bed. If we do not rise early, sleeping with
open windows will be tolerable substitute
for that important aid to health.
Simplicity Of Health By HortatOr.
To see father treating his sons like ell
der brothers, and to see sons cOvetlng their
fathers company and conversation, because
they think him the most agreeable of their
acquaintance, is the most amiable picture
the eye can behold. 1t is a transplanted
self love as sacred as friendship, as pleas
urable as love, and as happy as religion can
make it.
Fortunately of opinion more frequently
arises from a partial view of subject, than
from full comprehension of it, and GER
tainly is not of itself any proof of rectitude
of judgment.-Bishop Of landau.
Humanity s one of the most beautiful
parts of the divine system of Christianity.
which teaches US not only to be good to
mankind, but to love each other as breth-
rem; and this all depends on the sensbility
of our hearts, the greatest blessing be-
slowed by Providence on man, and without
which, with the most refined and polished
understanding, he would be no better than
a savage.-C. j. For.
We often lay most stress on our slightest
faults, and have more apprehension from
things unessential, than from things essen
tial. When Lord Tynly was on his death
bed, and mad not been shaved for two days,
he burst suddenly into tears, and cried to
his valet, Are you not ashamed to a5an-
don me? Would you let me go with this
figure into the presence of my Maker? :"
VERY LEARNED. A surgeon, who was
called before a jury of inquest, sitting over
the body of a woman, whose head had been
so nearly severed from her body, that it on
ly hung by piece of the skin of the neck,
after adjusting his wig, and bringing his
cane to a level with his neither lip, gave it
as his decided opinion, that "she came to
her death by the separation of the laryn-
geal muscles, impeding respiration"
IRIsHMEN's NoTIoNs OF PERSIA. The
prince and great men of Shiraz, on our ap-
preaching that city, so loaded the Elchee
with presents of ice creams, sweetmeats,
preserves, and delicious fruits, that all in
camp, down to the keepers of the dogs,
were busted in devouring these luxuries.
A lions share was allotted to party Of the
18th Dragons, which forms part of the es-
cort heard these fine fellows, who were
all with the exception of one mani from
Ireland, discussing, as they were eating
their ices, their preserves, their grapes,
and nectarines, the merits of Persia. at
is a jewel Of a country" says one. at
would be-" said second, "if there were
more Christians in it." 81 don't so much
mind the Christians" observed his compan-
ion, if could see bog now and then,
instead of the eternal rocks and valleys,
as they call them" "Fne though it be-"
concluded corporal Corrogan, /" would not
give potato garden in little Ireland for a
dozen Of it, and all that it contains to boot"