The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-02-18


Cdmbrccrcs was a gonrmand, and his Ia
Die would have been daily crowded with
guests, had not his disposition been some.
what penurious. OF this last io.6Ic there
10 an anccdotc too Characteristic to be O.
initted. He had directed furniture.bro
ker TO bring him table capacious enough
for sixty covers. Accordingly it was
brought, and ordered to be laid out in the
dining room. When this was done, he
insisted that it was not Of the requisite di.
mensons. His object was TO procure by
this means some abatement OF the price;
but the poor tradesman demurred. To
settle the question, Cambacercs dispatched
one Of his Wallets to bring in sixty masons.
who were at that moment demolisains
some buildings in the Place du Carousel.
The men were surprised at so unexpected
. summons; they naturally supposed, how
ever. that the great man wished some i'm
provement 10 be immediately made IN his
palace, hastily cleaned themselves, and
flew Ia the spot. When introduced into
the dining room, they were not little a.
mazed to find the table laid out with sixty
covers. "No doubt" thought they, "hs
highness has received good news from the
army. ard in the Joy of his heart wishes to
give US a trcat!" This impression was
confirmed when they were ordered to take
their seats. But wha, was their amaze
ment when, instead Of tho table being Gov.
cred with dain,ics, Cambacercs, who was
standing near them, called out, "Act ns il
sou were pouriag out TO drink Seize
your knives and forks! Seem us if you
were cutting SOMETHING on your plates!'
The poor hod men went through these @.
volutions with such regularity, as TO remind
us Of the BARRIERS brother in the Arabian
Nights; but in ono respect tho parallel is
imperfcct-thc imaginary feast was not
succeeded by substantial one: no sooner
was his highness forced to acknowledge
that the table wus of the requisite capacity
than the ion,alized guests were uncere.
moniously dismissed, without the slightes,
. compensation for tho time they had lost
The Steam Engine The following an
imated description OF the powers OF the
steam engine is from the pen Of DR.. Arnolt
in his work on the elements Of physics:-
"ln the present perfect state Of the s,cor
engine, il appears a thing almost cndow CO
with intelligence. II regulates with pcA
feet accuracy and uniformity the numbe,
Of it's strokes in giving time, and count.
or records them. m.moreover, TO tell hoy murl
work il has done, as n clock records The
beats Of its pendulum; regulates the Quan
tity Of steam admitted to work--,he brisk
ness Of the tirc-thc supply of Goals to III,
FIRE. II opens g. shuts its valves with abso
lutte precision N 60 time and manner: j
oils its joints Il takes out any mir which mo,
accidentally enter into parts that should b,
vacuous; and, when any thing goes wrong
which il cannot of itself rechfy, it warn,
its sttendsn, by ringing bell Yet. will
oil these talents and qualities. and ever
when possessing q power of Con horsrs
f. is obelicnt to the hand of child. II
aliment is coal, wood. charcoal or o,he
combustibles; Il consumes nonelwbile iIl
1T never tires. and wants no sleep j
NO, subject to malsdy when originally we
made, end only refuses to work whes wor