Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-17
.lexa. Gazette a. Virginia Advertiser
ANCIENT JESrS.

Rlackyood' 5 Magazine has review OF tn
new colh ction Of ancient Greek jcs's of Hero
cIes and Philager. The following extract will
give an idea oil then:
"Auother abuuiant class of stories are those
of the confusion which results from sleeping
and dreaming, We read in Hieroccs that
man met fool, and said to hlm: Sir block
head, saw and spoke to you Iii my sleep
a thousands pardons, was his reply; was SO
husy didn't hear you La like mauuer some
one said to another simpIetou: 'Drmeas, saw
YOU here, three days back, ln my dreams.
You lie!' he replied. L was in the country.
Another worthy dreamed he was selling suck
ing pig, for which he as ked hundred pence.
Soue one bid him fly; he stoutiy refused and
in his cuergy Woke up. AS pig and money
we're alike dcued to his waking sight, he
speedily closed his eyes again and, extending
his palm, said to the dreamlaud bidder, We'll,
we'll let S have the fifty!
"A variation of this class is the story of the
Two fools, one of whom dreamed that he bad
,rudden on a nail, and straightway ION waklngl
bapdaged his foot. His comrade, having asked
and learoed the reason, delivered himself OF
the sage observation Rightly are We called
foolish for why ever do you so to rest without
Your shoes on?
"rhe doctors and their patients are not tor
gotten in the old jtsls. There is the case OF
one who, having had his uvula operated uron,
was bidder uot to talk. Accordingly, he desired
his slave TO return for him the salutatons ot
those who babe him good u orrow ; but, when
this was doue, kept saying TO each 10 the full
ness Of his courtesy: Don't take it as au attropl
if my slave sautes you 10 my stead; my medical
man has hidden me not 10 talk Another tool
being sick agreed with the doctor that he W"uId
pay him fee if cured. So when his wife
blamed him Tor driDkiug when 10 high state
OF fever, he retogted, What do you want me
to get well, then, and have to pay the doctor
his fee!
"a man is told of, who, seeing physician
cunning, sipp d out Of sight. a friend ob.
serving this asked the reason. Well. said
the other, its some time since have been
sick, and really I'm ashamed 10 be seen
by him.
Another story is: "A doctor gave up a
Cunm.u patient. The patient recovered, aud
sblrked the DOCTOR On the latter nquiring
the reason, the exp planatou was as tullows :
why. you said was dying, and so m asham
cd to be alive and we'll
Among the old stories which are very old,
and sill! current in some shape, are those OF
the order TO stuff pitcher, that has served as
bolster, with feathers, by way of making 1t
softer that of the simpletoo, who, wanting to
cross the river in a hurry, preferred TO ride into
the ferry boat and not alight; that of the man
who, going to i! quire for sick friend, was told
by his widow Alas, he's gone |! and simply
replied, Ii he returns, will you say | called /!
that of him who. wheU called to task for usurp
ing his hall porter's functions and saying, Not
at home with his ow6 lips, proceeded to pick
quarrel with his visitor because be doubted his
word. Though he would have believed his
slaves; that Of the host whose gut SIS enjoyed u
collarcu head so much that they vowed they
would dine with him next day, upon which he
went to his butcher and ordered another head
off the same pig which is worthy to figure
side by side with the Irish spirit merchant $
advertisement. that he still had on sale a small
quantity OF the whiskey which was drunk by
his late Majesty while 10 Dublin.
A curious parallel to the story told by the
Tchborne claimant has recently come to light
in Euglaud 1t is said to be an actual occur
renee, which took place in the very neighbor
hood n Australia where the claimant first ap-
peared. A young Euglish ooblemau having
fallen into dissipation left England, sailed about
the world, and finally reached Australia, There
he took service as shepherd, and for several
years kept sheep for farmer Doe day, while
packing UP something in piece OF an Eugllsh
newspaper, his eye was caught By an advertise
mcut stating that his father had died, the title
and property fallen to himself, and offering
goo for his discovery This shep herd lord
actually managed to get the money offered for
the discovery of himself, drank it up, but has
refused to leave Australia. Knowing the fam
lily banker, he sends pretty regularly for money;
but he has ucver, ike the claimant now iu
prison, sent to different banker from the one
with which he himself had ordered bis money
to be deposited
NJ DE NILLEMEssANT, the editor of The