The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-06-02
From the Me,s York Euening Post.

From the Neas YORK EUening Post.
ANECDOTES OF MONKEY Many pranks
have been recorded as being the work of that
inimitable imitator, the Monkey. 1t has been
my desire to add few anecdotes to those upon
record. The following were related to me by a
gentleman from St. Domingo, who was the own
or Of the animal Of which am about to speak
The cook was one day very busy picking
chickens and preparing them for roasting
JACKIE, seated on the window of the kitchen,
paid particular attention to all of these opera
tions. No further notice was taken of him till
the next morning, when he was found diligently
rolling in the ashes four small ducks, which he
had picked and skewered, secundsm artem.
His principal amusement was to set dogs to
fighting Sometimes, whilst walking on the
roof of the house, he would perceive strange
dog on the plantation He would Immediately
give shrill cry, with which the dogs of the
house were so well acquainted, as Immediately
to flock around him. The whole gang, with
Jacko at their head, then sailed out to eRcoun-
ter and drive away the intruder. So soon as the
combat was engaged, JACKIE would run to some
small hillock, some fence, or some low tree, and
there testify his Joy by laughing and chatter
ing, interrupted only from time to time to hiss
the dogs on.
Having once, while accompanying his master
on a visit, seen gentleman's son take his les
son in writing, Jacko, the moment he reached
his home, flew to the ink pot, daubed his paws
well with the liquid it contained, and proceeded
to draw his pot hooks and ladies on a white bed
quilt, which unfortunately was near him.
He was often seen in the garden, digging I'D
plants and burying them root upwards
Some masons were busy repairing the ceiling
of the apartment in which Jacko with his mis-.
tress usually passed the night. Jacko eyed
their work with signs of great pleasure and i'm
mediately running to the milk house he padded
up the butter and cream cheese together, and
then plastered the wall with this mixture for
several feet
The exploit in which he showed the most in
stinct was in fishing. He was several times
seen occupied in this employment-his method
was this: He placed small basket in the water
near the edge of brook. After making it fast
by piling stones behind it, he would go about
ten yards above the basket, there getting into
the water and agitatlng it very violently, he
would suddenly leave this occupation then
running to the basket would smartly throw it
upon the grass to distance from the water. In
this manner he never failed to obtain numbers
of the small fry which were driven into the bas-
ket by his agitation of the water.
A Curious CIRCUMSTANCES. Ifhorses are put
to grass on townland, five miles to the west
of Rathkeale, county of Limerick, Hreland) at
the end of two months the earonate ulcera.es,
SAS AOAuJ uOOA separates BEduudlly from the
sensitive foot, and falls off The horse must be
horned, and the void created by the opening of
the exterior of the horny substance kept con-
stantly filled with cotton or fine tow. Whom
the hoofs fall off the horse gets perfect new
ones, free from sand, cracks, ringbones, corns,
qulttors, and narrow heels-a desideratum in
farriery. The wild fowl that resort to the place
lose their feathers, and are caught in abundance
by the country people. The lands in the vicini-
ty of the quicksilver mines in Bohemia and
Hungary possess the same quality.
There is at present living in Holland, a fe.
male who is said to have existed for nine years
without taking nourishment of any kind what
ever, either solid or liquid. She has not eaten
any thing for eleven years; and two years after
she ceased to be able to eat, she ceased to drink
also. The truth of the facts connected with
this extraordinary phenomenon has been tested
by medical commission of the district, which
was appointed for the purpose of inquiring into
the case. The female in question is AZ wears
of age, and resides in the village of Pynacker,
near Delft. 1t is thought that she cannot sur.
vive many weeks longer.
TIE BLESSED STATE OF MATRIMoNY. What
ever scoffers may assert about the preponder-
ance OF the bitter over the sweets in married
life, forclble instance that some have the good
luck to find it state of bliss occurred ON Fri
day last, in the parish of Walcot A parishon-
er, whose wife was buried at hGlf-past three in
the afternoon of that day, sent in by four
O'Clock, notice for the publication, on the fol.
lowing Sunday, of banns between himself and
another helpmate, whom he had selected in
stantly to replace the dear partner of his joys,
whom he had just consigned to her parent
earth.-Bath (Eag) Herald.
nnrvaanou1ant of &ha No. vi. -
tiser mentions an interesting incident of recent
occurrence at Washington, which was noticed
% by many with such feelings as the occasion
was calculated to excite. The sacrament Of
the Lords Supper was administered in the
Rev. Mr.. Potts Church, and as is usual, all
members Of other churches in regular standing
are invited to unite, with members of that
church, in testifying their faith in, and love to
their Lord and Savior. The invited guests as
scmbled around the table, and it SO happened,
that MIR. Grundy, Ia Senator from Tennessee )
and two Cherokee Indians sat side by side"
a new method of catching cells has been re-
Gently put in practice at Milton, Mass. A steel
trap attached to line is lowered into the river
some worms are made fast to the tongue, and
as soon as the eel attempts to seize them, the !
spring is put in action, and the eel caught by
the neck.
CURE FOR THE DYsENrERY. It 10 probably
mot 10 generally known as it should be that
boiled milk, thickened with flour, and taken in
the FIRST stages of dyssnsery, is, in all common
sases, unavoidable remedy. Boiled milk with
ous flour is too harsh.
On DIR. Norcoms farm, 6 miles from Edenton,
IN. C.) large bear made his appearance, re-
Gently, in field where many negroes were at
work They attacked him with their hoes,
freed him, and procuring gun, shot him. l