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THE. RELAY HOUSE

INHtS qqlek connections and rural resting place
Il Is situated al the Junction of The Washington
ana The Baltimore and Ohio Raa Roads 40 miles
from Washington and 10 miles from Baltimore
and has very recently been leased for term Of
years BY The undersigned who pledges himself 10
use every effort in his power 10 please and accom-
modate all WHO may favor him with a1call He
further pledges himself that his liable shall At ali
tunes be ahnnda lily supplied with all the deeacies
q the season as well as the most substantial fare
which the markets OF The cities of w ashington and
r,iinore can afford
az chamners have lately undergone thorough
w atker and painting and are well furnished with
LEGATION 1lhandsome assortment Of Furniture =
instance Of the saihingIon can rest gu night ia
lifSness evan in house go to Washington in the
not be expected to produce any ,.be cities can.
vantage best ae-
{. An Englshman making the grand tous
towards tic middleof the lastccntury when
travellers were objects Of more attention than
at present on arriving at, Turin, sauntered
out to seoIthe place. BE happened TO meet
a regimentEof infantry returning from the
parade, aud taking position to see it pass,
young captain, evidently DESTROYS to make
display before the stranger. in, crossing one
/ Of the numerous water courses with which
the city is intersected, missed his footing,
aud in trying to save himself lost his hat
4 The exhibition was truly unfortunate
spectators laughed, and, looking at the En-
! glishman. expecting him to laugh too. On
4 the contrary he not only retained his corn
posnre, but promptly advanced to where the
hat~had rolled, and taking it up presented
it with an air of unaffected kindness to its
confused owner The officer received il with
a blush Of surprise and gratitude. and hur-
ried to rejoin his company There was .
murmur Of applause and the stranger passed
on Though the scene of moment, and
without a word spoken. it touched every
heart-n0t with admiration for mere dis
play Of ppiteuess, but with warmer feeling
fir proof Of that true charity (which neyel
faileth, /" On th' regiment being dismissed
: the captain who was young man of eonsfd
Grafton. in glowing FERNS related the circunt
stance to- his colonel The colonel immedi
ately mentioned it to the general IN com.
mani and when the Englishman returned to
4 his hotel lie found an aid dc camp waiting to
/ request his company to dinner at head quar-.
tiers In the evening he was carried to court
/ Eat that time as Lord Chesterfield tells the
most brilliant ceurtI in Europe and was re-;
ceiyed swith particular attention OF course
during hisistay at Turin he was invited evel
ry where. ind on his departure he was loaded
| with letters Of Introduction to the different
! states of Italy Thus private gentleman
of moderate means by graceful i'm pulse Of
Christian feeling was enabled to travel thru
a foreign country. then Of the highest inter
est for its society, as we'll as for charms ii
still possesses. with more real distinction and
advrntageithan can ever be derived from the
mere circumstance of Birth and fortune, even
the most splendid y