Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-02
ANECDOTE or A SAIIOR

ANECDOIE OF a SAILOR.
During the prevalence of the cholera la wear i'm this
Borough, sailor OF decent appearance called at Mr. W
b Lacose's boarding aud frankly told him that he
was a,uri! al the mercy OF the eemepis without har
Dor ahead or shot IN the locker and il perchance he
should be boarded by the cholera why he must ou nder
IN The street, he supposed Lacoste, who never
known 10 be backward i'm extending relief 10 a fellow
creature in distress and who warrant for the
poor fellows honesty in his readily
HIM bed and seat at his table, until it should be better
tunes with him, which friendly offer Jack accepted vii
much joy Not readily meeting with a vessel TO shin
ON board OF, however, zero and after
making suitable acknoy edgment of his gra,uJe 10 b;s
Kind aud generous host and promising quit score as
asit was IN his power he left his house for
York Twelve months had rolled on, the sailor had
entirely escaped from Mr. LIS memory, when one day
last week seaman neatly clad, of progresses
sing counenance, called NJ his house, and without any
prefire, thus acrosied him:
"Hcre 5000; wish you 10 take as much Of Won
want 10 pay yourself Tor your generosity me, aud keep
tho balance ill cell for 1t. just off to sea- aud if
should go to Old Davy. why, you see had rather YOU
should have it than any body know"
"why, who are you, and what claim have 10 vour
money!"
oil the street last year, and treated kindybut he has
not forgot you SO saying, he forced the money upon
nsoeneiActor, adding" know il get back safe shall
Ind the money SAFE and ii don't why keep il and vel.
come And here quilting lottery ticket from his pocket
mere, take this. and, If it draws prize keep tina,
men giving Mt. l.. cordial shake of the hand, lie left
him aud went board bis vessel which in an hour after
was under way Tor foreign port.
In less than p hours after his departure Mr. L. called
when he had the satisfaction 10 learn that numbers had
drawn the handsome sum of $l000-Jack's share of the
prize money being S25o.-.NUJok Herald
Mr.. o. Hussey Of Cincinnati, has inv ented machine
Tor cutting wheat any other small grain, by horse
cr 1t WILL when propelled by two horses cut as fast
eight persons bind and does the work we'll fair
trial has been made of it, in the presence of several me
bcrs OF the Agricultural Society OF Hamilton County, and
met their approbaon-The Cincinnati Adve rser
sc' the opinion that be applied cutting grass also
alexandria Gazette.
Extract OF letter from planter great respecabity
in the vicinity oil Alexandria Lou) dated June 81 1888
-"The most gloomy prospect at this me presents
to part of the country The cholera has made its ap
peaance plantations, and very unsparng in its
ravages among the blacks. Many planters have lost the
greater part of their force and have been obliged 10 aban
don their copihe disease be spreading through
out the State.''
On Wednesday last, before Chief Justice Jones' i'm the
Superior Court OF New York aggravated case of Grim,
con- was decided. The parties, gather from the
Journal OF Commerce, Francis Guerin
plaintiff; and VIM A. Suozzi, Professor of Languages,
defendant The had with the plaintiffs wife
The Jury gave verdict oil TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
DAMAGES in favor Of the plaintiff.