The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-09-19
in and on behalf of the meeting, by
SAMUEL TUKE,
Clerk to the meeting this year.

ANECDoTE. A plain unletiered man from,
the back country in the State Of Alabama.
came to Tuscaloosa, and on the Sabbath
went early to church. He had been accus-
toned to attend meetings in school houses
and private dwellings,, where each one ap-
propfafed 10 themselves the first conven-
ienl seat which they found unoccupied He
selected, therefore, a seat in convenient
slip, and awaited patiently the assembling
of the congregation. The services com
menced Presently the music of full
toned organ hurst upon his astonished ear:
he had never heard one before At the
same time the gentleman who owned the
slip came up the aisle, with his lady leaning
upon his arm. As he approached the door
of the slip, he motoned to the countryman
to come out, in order to give place to the
lady. This movement the countryman did
not comprehend, and from the situation of
the gentleman and lady, associated as it
was in his mind with the music. he imme-
diately concluded that a cotllion, or French
pour contra dance, or some other dance.
was intended. Rising partly from from his
seat he said to the gentleman, who was still
Reckoning to him" Eruse me, sir-ercuse
me If you pleqSe-I don't dance"
If the French language is difficult among
Engllshmen or Americans to attain the per.
plPxitv is reciprocal for the French who leave
their native land, without having learned for
eign tongue, are apt sometimes to fall into the
most dep"rable plumbers. Tense, in particular
presents to them an obstacle which it is an ar.
duous and wearisome labor 10 overcome Their
comprehensive mistakes embrace the Past, the
Present and Tie Future; which they occasion.
ally, when recently arrived, mix together with
strange and ludicrous improprieiy One of
these new SolouTners the other day who wished
to remark TO us that he had intended TO visit
Fair Mount, but that some circumstance turned
mp which prevented the jaunt. expressed him.
sell thus; " must expect to did gone at Fair
mount but it was something should uoset. and
| was mt went Phdddelphia Ga-eue.
MAMMOTH LEMON We were YESTERDAY
shown lemon which grew in Mrdford, Mass
which surpassed in size any that we have eve,
seen Its least circumference was eleven inch.
es and half; its length upwards of five incbe.
and it weighed fifteen and half ounces avoir
dupnis! We are informed that there are nov
attached TO tho tree on which it grew, upward,
! OF two hundred lemons, some of which are NOR,
/ than two years old, and larger than the one . r
hlbited at our offre--others are only half crow
and the branches are interspersed with bios
SONS, making altogether Il magnificent appear
ance, somewhat unusual in this part OF III,
world Exeter .NelcS Letter .
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" Two persons were lately playing cards in
J barn, in Mlddletdwn, Danphin County Penn
=. when they quarrelled aud fought concerning
= the stake, lel cents and one killed the other
The offender has been secured and lodged il
n the Harrisburg jull. An inquest was held owe
the body of the DECEASED, whuse name was 10
u seph Sanford and a verdict Of murder return
!. ed against the survivor, ... ... it ~.