The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-08-25


RoYALTY FROM A BREw-HousE. During the
reign of Charles the First, country girl came
to London, in search of place as servant /
maid, but not succeeding, she hired herself to
carry out beer from brewhouse. The brew !
or observing a good looking girl in his occu- I
patton, took her into his family as servant, !
and shortly after married her; but he died
whilst she was yet young woman, and left
her the bulk of his fortune. The business of
the brewery was dropped, and the young wo
man was recommended to Mr.. Hyde skill |
full lawyer to arrange her husbands affairs Hyde
(who was afterwards the great Earl of Claren- !
don,) finding the widows fortune considerable,
married her. Of this marriage there was no
other issue than daughter who was after
wards the wife of James the Second, and moth
of Mary and Anne, Queens Of England.
TEx PaeLIrIcxEss OF AIRS. The working
ants carry the eggs from the top to the bottom
of their galleries, according the weather is
favorable or unfavorable for Matching. The
laborers of the white ants (termites) again at
tend their queen with the utmost care when
she is laying; for as she cannot then move
about, they are under the necessity of carrying
off the eggs, as they laid, to the nurseries.
The extraordinary labor which this requires in
the community may be understood, when, ac-
cordng to Smealhman, she lays 60 eggs in a
minute, which viii amount to 60, 400 in a day.
and 81 5000 in year.
KISDEEss IL CORRECTING CHILDREN. 1t is
mark of serious correction when the parent is
afflicted as much as the child is corrected
that's true parental spirit and | must tell
you, there are a great many teaching circum-
stances in a serious fathers correcting a child.
When he Is calling the child to account for
its offences, how naturally does it occur, that
all, what would be our portion When he
Iecis, he remembers how Gods correction is
less than our iniqIity deserves. When the
child stretches out its hand for forgiveness,
how just emblem is it of our penitent appli-
cation to God for mercy know nothing so
fruitful of profitable meditation, as the authori-
ty OF father in correcting, and his compassion
in forbearing his child the reluctance of mind
with which we correct our children, the Joy we
have TO End them innocent, when we fear
them guilty. Alas, when passion intervenes
all this is lost this end is destroyed the child
suffers in vain the parent sins, and the benefit
of correction is entirely lost.
Family Instructor.
1t may amusa our readers, 10 contrast the
following copy of an advertisement published
in the year I745. with catalogue of goods as
advertised by the fashionable vendors of modern
times. 1t is from Watsons Annals of Philadsl-
&c, " on Fishbourne's wharf, back Of Mrs
Fishbourne's dwelling" Phladelphia-to wit,
"TandeIns, isinghams, nuns, bag and gulik,
fthese all mean shirtingl huckabacks, IA figur-
ed worsted for womens gowns] quilted hum.
huns, turkettoes, grassetis, single allopeens,
children's stays, jumps and bodice, whalebone
and iron busks, mems new market caps, silk
and worsted wove patterns for brooches, ALI
'banies, dickmansoy, cushloes, chuckloes cu.ta-
nees, crimson dannador, chain'd soosees, lem
onees, byrampauts, morce, nafermany, sax
bingham, prunelloe, barragons, druggets, horst.
tas," sc. &c.-N Y. Ersning Journal.
Notwithstanding the distress of the poor hay
.makers from Ireland, in consequence of the
want of employ, their peculiar humor has not
abandoned them. You've a COW Id, Mrs Lea.
Ty, dear !" said one of them to her crony, last
week at Acton" Indeed, and its thrue for
you, Mrs. Mahon r'-"And where would YOU
get that honey -" And sure slept last night
in the field, and forgot to shut the gate now =
That modest and unobstrusivc pietV. which
fills the heart with all human charities and
makes gentle to others and severe to
himself, is an object of universal love and ven
GRAFTON. Bot mankind hate the lust of power
when il is yelled under the gatb Of piety-thsy
hate eanting and hypocrisy-they hate adver-
tisers and quacks in piety--they do not wish to
be nsulted-they love 70 tear folly and impu.
dence from the altar, which should only be a
sanctuary for the wretched and the good
Edinburgh ReUisao.
MATHEWATIcAL WIND. The late professor
Vance, one morning, (several trees having been
blown down the night previously meeting a |
friend in the walks Of st. Johns College, Cam.
bridge was accosted with, how dye do sir |
quite clustering wind this" dyes" answer. !
ed Vance, at is a rare mathematical mind" !
" Mathematical wind" exclaimed the Other,
how so I" Why" replied Vance, it has
extracted great many roots"
IL is a common remark, that death is tho uni.
versnl lrYcllSr. The Same istroo, in tie dseroa
of sickness. When We are reduced to such |
weakness that we cannot help ourselves, we
find that many whom we despised can essen
tally help u.s. We find that the nseanest Of
cur species can lay us under obligations, which
we can never discharge. We find ourselves at
the mercy Of those on whom we have been
accustomed TO look with pity or contempt
But from a sick bed il is impossible to look
down on any one. On the contrary, appeal
TO you, who have ever suffered, whether you
have not sometimes gazed with admiration at
the patient, condesconding, nntired Offices of
affsctionate fidelity and tender watchfulness,
which have at once ennobled in your esteem,
and endeared to your Affections the humblsst
or your species
Prosperity engendeFs sloth.
II rich be not elated: if poor be not detected.
He Is richest who is contented with least