The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-01-07

man, he seeks my life - twas feared for I
some time that his wounds would be fatal, !
but he is now getting better, and ii is hop. T.
ed that his life will be saved. The police !
Of Nuremberg have made every effort to
discover the mysterious individual, but
hitherto without success"
SENSE BY PoET. "They say" says
Lord Byron, "thot kno,eledge is polcer." Il
used to think so: but now know they
meant "money" and when Socrates declar
ed 'tlat all he knew was that he knew no.
| thing" he merely intended to declare that
! he had not drachm in the Athenian world.
have q dGe care Of the necdful, and keep
look out ahead, as my notions on the
score Of money coincide with yours, and
with all mems who nave lived to see that
every guinea is a philosophers stone, or at
| least his t0uchSiOne. You will doubt me the
less, when pronounce my firm belief, that
each IS virtue.
DERIVATION OF HoSEY Moon. II was
| the custom ofthe higher order ofTeutones,
people who inhabited the northern part Of
Greece, 10 drink mead or mcthlcgin, bev-
erage made with honey, for thirty days af.
ter every wedding. From this custom
comes the expression " to spend the honey
moon."
ANEcDorE.--Colonel Nhe late General
Komyss, ofthe doth regiment, was remark
able Tor the studied pomposity of his die.
ton. One day observing that one Of the
men in the ranks had particular dirty face,
: which appeared not to have been washed
for a twelve month, he was exceedingly in.
dgnant at so gross a violation of military
propricty. "Take him." said he to the
Corporal, who was an Irishman, "Tske
this man, and leave him in the waters Of
the Guadans." After some time the Cor
poral returned. "What have you done
with the man sent with you?" inquired
the Colonel. Up few the Corporal's right
hand across the peak of his cap, "Sure
amt plaise y'r honor, md did't y'r honor tell
me to laue him in the river; and sure e.
nough left him in the river, and there he
is now, according to y'r honor's orders"
The by ISLANDERS. and even the Colonel
himself, could hardly reprcss a smile at the
facetous mistake of the honest Corporal,
who looked innocence itself, and wonder
cd what there could be to laugh at.
LUprcRoUs ANEcDorE.-Th Noting
ham Mercury tells q good story, which it
entities the "march ofhumanity.' During
divine service nj Lee Church, near Gains
borough, on Sunday week a servant enter.
ed with hurried step and melancholy air,
und whispered in the ear Of Squire s.,
who Immediately left the church, accom-
panied by the servant. Great was the
sensation, for the congregation spprehend-
, ed some dire calamity. In a short time,
Squire S. returned to his pew. "when,"
says our authority, "to such pitch had
the excitement reached, that even the
Rev. Sir Charles Anderson himself, who
was the officiating minister, could not re
frain from inquiriDg, from the pulpit, what
calamity had happened. Every one was
on his legs, the tear Of pity glistened in
each eye, every bosom felt a sympathetic
throb, every ear was open, the most breath
less and deaiblike silence revailed-whle
Mr.. 8. replied that ms dog had hurt one
ofiS feet"
French Women certainly think good
deal of effect. believe IL house full OF
them were to be on FIRE, they would all
throw themselves into elegant attitudes be-
fore they called for assistance, end | have
been told that,a dsconsolate widow, whose
grief over the tomb Of her husband, in the
Pere Ia Chaisc used to be the admiration
of Paris, wns accustomed TO practice daily
her exclamation Of despair be fore large
looking glass!-- An extract
Before and behind-A gentleman trav,
elling in stage, was regretting that he had
not a seat in front "pray," said another
passenger, "did you ever travel this road
| before?" go yes, often" was the answer
Then now ,siryou have the pleasure oftra'-
elling behind