Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-02-26

.4ucieat !H.opksepiag.-Mr. Chambers, III his
Picture of Scotland, alter relating 'ha' ,ne nie'-
chants. as they are called, of l.crwck, think no
thing of shutting up shop, III order to go away
upon a pleasure excursion, adds - Such was al
so the blessed state of Edinburgh, before II pe-
came necessary to employ every hour IN earnest
toll in order to acquire daily bread; when rents
were scarcely worth the name. and every man
shut in at eight o'clock in order TO attend his
club, &c. About seventy years ago II was qui'e
common thing for shopkeeper, occupying part
of what is called double shop in the high street
and Luckenbooths, to go down tor an hour or
two to I.eith races without locking up his shop,
but simply saying to his neisbor as he passed out.
Keep my shop awee-l'm saun down to the
races.'' There was shopheepcr i'll College
street, within the last thirty years, who had
regular white ticket for insertion IN his WINDOW,
bearing this inscription, g Gone to take walk
in the meadows-wil! be back in half an hour. "
People applying during his absence had to wait
until he returned. Those who kept laugh shops,
moreover, in the Lawn market, might then have
been often found playing at draughts with neigh
bor across the CONNER: in case of customer en-
terng, they never rose till they had played out
the game.
-ass0e3en~
A Door blind old woman, an Irish widow, or.
as she called herself, - dark aud desnate WI
dow" who lived in our neighbOrhood, came to me
one day, to tell me that some pious ladies' had
offered her some warm blankets for tho winter.
which was then setting in, if she would under take
to attend the reading of the Scriptures and OF
PRAYERS, which took place daily i'll their great
hall, but, she added, she was - afeard'' to 60
| advised her by all means to take the blankets
and PRAYERS, as pleasant and profitable for her
body and soul; but if she felt scrupes of consci-
ence, to obtain first the priests permission. which
[ was sure he would not deny, considering the
urgency of the case. Some days after, | met her
beSaing, when this brief and pihy dialogue Ell.
sued: :. Well. Catty, did you get the Blankets"
:. Phase your honor, Father Lawlor laid me un-
der curse il whit to the ladies', an thought
it better to bear with the cold lying here, nor to
lie hot hereafter After some farther parley,
to ascertain the truth Of the facts, promised her
the blankets Internationally. Oh, musha,
musha. thin the heavens be your hOnor's bed, y
was her prayer at parting, " and my blessln and
the blessin of the widow be about you, and pre-
serve you and yours from sin, sickness, and sor-
row, pray God"
Russian Etiquette. While prince Ypsllanti
was dancing pplonaise with Princess Jcanetta
Czernestinska, his regmental hat got turned a
little one side. s.Ypsanti, that is not etiquette"
said the Grand Duke Constantine. as he pass
ed him. The Prince drew his hat over his fore
head, but in the second round the hat again got
displaced. "Ypsilanti,'' repeated the Grand
Duke, in a tone Of violent displeasure. 81 have
already told you that that 10 not right" In the
third round the unfortunate hat again transgress-
ed the military regulation. The Prince was i'm
mediately ordered TO leave the ballroom, and
was sent to prison for three days. " There you
may learn" said Constantine, ''tc wear your hat
as you should do"
Tariety Of Skies.-Ambrose Phillips.t the poet,
was very solemn and pompous in conversation.
At a coffee-house he was discoursing about pic
lures and plying the painters, who. in their his
torical pieces always draw the same sort of sky;
:. they should travel" said he, sand then they
would see that there is different sky in every
country, in England. France, Holland, Italy.
&c." s'Your remark is just, said grave gen
tleman who sat just by-l-I have been travelling
myself, and can testify that what you observe is
found was in Poland, Sir" In Poland, Sir?''
said Phillips. .Yes, in Poland; for there is So
biesky, and Sarbiensky, and Jublonsky, and Pc
debrasky, and many more skies, Sir"
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Norel ray Of doing Honor TO q Gucst.-A
learned person Of Vienna related to me the follow
ing circumstance of which he was an eye wit
ness. He had gone down into Hungary to spend
few DAYS with one of its most respectable noble
men Taking walk with the Count, one after
noon, over part of the grounds. they came upon
some peasants, who were enjoying their own rus
tic amusements. The Count imagined that one
of them did not notice him, as he passed, with
sufficient humility; he Immediately sent boy to
his house tor some servants, and as soon as they
appeared, ordered them to seize, bind and lash
the poor man. His orders were instantly e>ccut-
ed. W. thunderstruck at the causeless bar
barity, entreated the Count to put an end to such
punishment for so trivial all offence, if it was
one at ALL The answer was, ''what do you in
tercede for such brute? He is no nobleman -
That these people may not think any body cares
about them. give him twenty more, my lads, in
honor of w -" and they were administered.
Iou in Germany.
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Curious instance Of Courtesy in Duelting.-
The not having wounded an enemy in duel, was
q suoma of shame. even after fighting with un-