The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-09-08

CORE FOR A PASSIONATE TEMPER. A NOR
chant in London had dispute with Quaker
respecting the settlement of an account. The
merchant was determined to bring the question
into court, proceeding the Quaker earnestly
deprecated, using every argument in his power
to convince the merchant of his error; but the
istter was infiexible. DESTROYS 10 make last
effort, the Quaker called at his house one morn
ing, and inquired of the servant if his master
was at home. The merchant hearing the in
quiry, and knowing the voice, called aloud from
the top of the stairs. "Tell that rascal that
am not at home" The Quaker, looking up to-
wards him, calmly said, " Well friend. God put
thee in a better mind" The merchant, struck
afterwards with the meekness of the reply and
having more deliberately investigated the mat.
ter, became convinced that the Quaker was
right, and he in the wrong. He requested TO
see him, and after acknowledging his error, he
said, :" have one question to ask you-how
were you able, with such patience, on various
occasions to bear my abuse - Friend" re-
piled the Quaker, ' will tell thee; was nat
urally as hot and as violent as thou art knew
that to indulge this temper was sinful and
found that it was imprudent observed that
men in a passion always speak loud and
thought if could control my voice, should
repress my passion. | therefore made it rule
never to suffer my voice to rise above a certain
key and by careful observance of this rule
have, with the blessing of God, entirely mas
tered my natural temper" The Quaker rea-
soned philosophically, and the merchant, as
every one else may do, benefited by his example
The ISFIDEL's FAITH. Dr. Elliott was well
acquainted with Col Allen a celebrated intidel
in Vermont and made him visit at time
when his daughter was sick and near death
He was introduced to tho library, where the
Colonel read to him some of his writings with
much selfcomplaeency, aud asked-'sIs not
that we'll done p While they were thus en-
ployed, messenger entered and informed Col
Allen that his daughter was dying, and desired
to speak with him. He Immediately went to
her chamber, accompanied by DR.. Elliott, who
was DESTROYS of witnessing the interview The
wife of Col. Allen was a pious woman and had
instructed her daughter In the principles of
Christianity. As soon as her father appeared
at the bedside she said to him, " am about to
die; shall | believe in tie principles you have
Taught me- or shall believe in what nv moth
er has taught me" He became extremely
agitated, his chin quvered, his whole frame
shook, and after waiting a few moments said
believe what your mother has taught you"
Observation and experience daily confirm the
truth of DR.. Johnson's remark: g You cannot
teach a 1ooman too much .4rithmetic," and vet
there is no branch offemale education SO much
neglected You can scarcely find one in
hundred, if she should be left widow who
conceives herself capable, and who is actually
capable Of experimenting the settlement of her
husbands affairs, and especially if he were
largely engaged in business. A more helpIess
object cannot well be conceived, than an anna
bic female suddenly placed in this situation
and although such objects are daily presented
te our view, there has been but little effort to
remedy the evil
One of the most remarkable examples of the
power of the human body in the endurance of
great and continued fatigue, is shown BY the
strawberry woman of England, who, during
the season, carry heavy basket their head
twice daily frsm Twickenham to Covent Gar.
den, walking upwards of forty miles. Fatigue
like this would soon destroy horse but these
women, who come purposely from Wales and
the collieries, endure the labor for weeks with
out injury or mplaint.-LOndOn paper
HIeHwAYMAS AND SAILOR. One Of the
Dover stages, on its way to London, was stop.
ped by a single hywayman who was informed
by the coachman that there were no inside pas
sengers, and only one in the basket, and he was
sailor. The robber then proceeded TO exer.
else his employment on the tar when waking
him out of his sleep, Jack demanded what he
wanted to which, the son Of thunder replied
Your money! You shan't have it, said
Jack. HoS" replied the robber. "then IN
blow your brains out" Blow away then, you
land lubber," cried Jack, squirting the tobacco
juice out of his mouth, may as we'll 20 to
Tendon without brains as without money :;
drive on coachman7
Az OLD TROJAN. A few days ago Land
Terrapn was found alive in a field in the coun-
~ of Culpepper, marked wththe initials of a
gentleman's name, in the year l770, more than
a9EeR5BaP Is h 5Soibsl ssd he
prove the longevity of this species of animals
and the prominence of mis- she'll
Richmond (Va) Compiler.
Dr. LATuRoP DR.. Lathrop was man Of
zeal that seeketh " to be known of mar -
young divine who was much given to entb,s;'
asiic cant, one day said TO him, {" Do Won SIM.
pose that you have any real religion 7" " None
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