Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-10
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A Poacher IN Petticoats.-A lady, of the name
of Septier. was brought before the Correctional
Tribunal of Navers few DAYS since. charged with
having committed an offence against the game
laws. The fair delinquent, who appears to have
acted under the impression that her sex secured
her exemption from the law, had provided herself
with double barreled gun, which she seems to
have handled with considerable dexterity, and
proved herselfn no bad shot, by bringing down a
crow with most perfect non chaiance, under the
very nose of the gend' arme, while he was serv-
ing her with the process. But, alas! the days Of
chivalry are gone! and notwithstanding the de-
ference for la belle sere, on which our gallant
neighbours over the water so peculiarly pride
themselves, the lady has been condemned to pay
a fine Of fifty francs, with the forfeiture of her
fowling piece. English Paper.
Royal .4necdote.-Anne of Austria contended
that tyranny was the best mode of governing a
State. She frequently observed to Louis XIV. {:
Fetter the people while they slumber-they will
awake in dependence" One of her peculiari-
ties was an aversion to the contract Of any but
the most exquisitely wrought stuffs. The finest
cambria was too coarse for her delicate limbs
Cardinal Mazarin frequently rallied the Queen
dowager on this extreme sensitiveness of touch
=" Should your Majesty be damned" observed
he, "your hell will be a pair of Holland sheets"
For the lorers of Shocking .Accidents-We
regret to state, that as the Hon. Thomas Entwi-
zle, of this city. was on Thursday carving goose
for dinner, which happened to be very tough
one, and the knife uncommonly dull, he some
how or other mysteriously hit the butter-boat, and
sent it with all its savory contents into the lap of
Mrs. Duck, widow of the late Obadiah Duck,
Esquire, who happened to be on visit at the
aforesaid Honorable gentleman's. We are not
particularly informed as to the full extent of the
damage incurred by Mrs. Duck, but understand
that she suffered very deeply both in her temper
and her dress, which unfortunately were neither
of them insured. This should be warning to
all house-keepers to see that their carving knives
are IN proper order, and that their geese were
goslins in the spring-N. T. Const'n.
Legal anomalies.-To burn house of which
the occupant is tenant at will, is capital; but
if he has lease, it is only misdemeanor. To
wound cattle is capital crime; to wound man
is only misdemeanor. A gentleman of large
property may hunt on the ground of a man Of
small property, while the man of small property
may not hunt on his own ground. Peers and
members of Parliament cannot be arrested for
debt, but their creditors may. poor man is
hanged for taking loaf of bread out of bakers
shop to satisfy the cravings of nature, while the
baker who cheats the whole parish is only fined
few shillings.-London Paper.
Old Rymer, author of the sFedera;' in his
criticisms on Shakspeare's Othello, thus points
,ut the moral tendency Of this tragedy What
,ver rubs or difficulty may stick on the bark,
he moral use Of this fable is very instructive
First this may be caution to all madens of dual.
ty, how, without their parents consent, they
an away with Blackamoors. Secondly, this
nav be warning to all good wives that they
COX well to their linen. Thirdly, this may be
lesson to husbands that before their jealousy be
ragical. the proofs may be mathematical.