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A K ECHO T f. s.
An mhrrfinrnt macaroni hmr
fafjjcr ajk'd a Idly, what d jjertnce
there, tun between a unman of wit
and a fool ? fhe i eplied, “ juf!
the (amt as between you and a nun
*//**/*”
An F.ngUfh gentleman being
taken ill of a rell >w-/cve r a 1 famai
cay a laiVf mho had married in that
if,and , indirrfjjy Inn'ed to him. in
the p y e(cnce of an Irifh plv fician
that a tended him, the propriety of
making Ins wily mac mntry where
people wre fo opt to die ; the phyfi *
dan thinking his judgment called in
quifucn, tartly replied, “ By Jajns
madam , I wifh you would tell me
that country whtftpn pie. do not die,
and I will go and end my days
there”
The rm’quis de la Seal las, an
Italian nt blcrnan, having imb
ed the neighbouring gnrry to
a grind entertainment, where
all the delicacies of the feafon
were provided; fotno of the
company arrived very early, for
the purpofc of pay : ng their ref
pefts to his excellency. Soon
after which the Major-Domo
entering the dining-room in a
great hurry, told the marquis
that there was a mofl wonderful
filherman below, who had
brought one of the finch fifh
in Italy? for which, however,
he demanded a mod extrava
gant piice. Regard not his price
cried the marquis ; pay him
the mon r y direflly. So 1 wou’d,
pleafe your highttefs, bathe icj lif
ts to take any money. IT hat then
would the fellow have ? An hun
dred Jlrokes of the frappado on his j
bare /boulders, my lo>d; he fays
he will not bait afmgle blow. On
this the whole company ran
down Hairs, to fee fo lingular a
man, A fine ffi! cried the mar
quis : what is your demand my
Jriend ? Not a quatrini, my lord , j
anfweredthe filherman. I will
not take money. JJ your lord/hip
wifhes to have (he fifh, you muji
order rne an hundred la fits of the
frappado on my naked back ; other
wife 1 /hall appiy ellewhcre. Ra
ther than loje the fifh, Paid the
marquis', we mnft ten let this fel
low have his humour. Here, cried
he, to one of his grooms, dif
charge this henefi mans demands ;
but don I lay on too hard j don’t
hurt the poor devil very much I
The filherman then dripped,
and the groom prepared to exe
cute his lord (hip’s ordeis. Now
my friend, fa id ihefifherman keep
an ex aU account I he fetch you ; hr
Idvritdejirc a fin fi firoke more
than my due. The whole com
pany were aflenifhed at the
amazing fortitude wlh which
the man fubmitted to die opera
tion, till he Ind received the
fiftieth lafh ; when addrefling
hitn r clf to the feivant— Hold }
my friend, cried the filherman:
J have now had a full Jhare of the
prize. T ur /hare! exclaimed
the marquis; what is the mean
! 1 tug of all this ? My lord, returned
the filherman, I have a partner,
to whom my honour is engaged that
. he Jhall luve his full half of what
’ ever I receive for the fifh ; and
\ your lord/hip, 1 dare venture to fay,
1 will t by and bye cun, that it would
be a thoufand piti sto defraud him
of a Jingle froke. And pray hon.fi
friend , laid the marquis, who i*
this partner? Your porter , my
lord , an (we red the fifhcrman
j 1
who heps the outer-gate and rjuf
ed to advut me, nnlefs I would pro
vii/e him half what I fhnu'd obtain
f r the fifh. 110 !ho ! exclaimed
the marquis, laughing ve y
heartily, by the hlefjing of fvaven
he fhall have double his demand in
fid t le. Ihe po ter uas accord
ingly fent for ; and being dripp
ed to ibe (kin, two gio mis were
direded to iavouwlrh Jl their)
might, till he had fairly receiv
ed what he was fo well entitled
to. The maiquis then ordered
his flewatd to pay the fifherman
twenty fcquins ; dcfiring him
to call annually for the l.kc fum
as a recompence fo the friend
ly fcrvice he had done him.
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:tc>y ‘7 u /day, and to dijl .nl Suhfiribers ly the
mojl fptedy onveyan t,
11. Pr ice to Su f libers—three dollars per
annum, payable half yearly in advance.
111. AdveitJeme-ntt i-ujeited on reapnabh
toms
iV. Effays, Articles of Intelligence, and
Communications of an int rejling nature, ’will be
thankfully received , andJlnil/y attended to.
To the PUBLIC.
BY the a Ivice of a number of rcfptffab/e gen
-1 t 'em in of this town . the Editor fubmits the alive
to the public eye. Pledges himfef to adopt a line
I of conduit!, which, le thinks cannot ja I to fecu-re
him the approb :tmn <J all—that he is determined,
to aeikert to the (lii<flc(V impartiality. The
LOUISVILLE GAZ E'T'l'E Jhall e-ver he- open
to ah parties—infuinced by none.
He will conjiantly endeavor to prrf nt hr t read"
ets • with the latcjl an I rv-ojl authenticated E reign
j and Dcnrjhc Inttl ig-cnce. It will be his parti j
i cu dr Judy to render it a ufe ul an i enter ta-inir-g
} paper. An I hopes by his ajjiduity ana fi ift at
tention to hufnejs, to meet with the patronage of
a generous public. The utiTty of a paper , on the
p.an propejedy muji appear obvious to every one..
TViih theft prof Jftais, and a reliance on the j
inhabitants of Louiji ille, and the public in ge-re
ral, he remains with due rc/pefl, th ir obdieM
levant , AMBROSE PAT,
Louifvillr , January 22, IJQQ.
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Wm.M ( Do \v- v
Jeff, fan County . \ * LL > “WM *f
WM. M 'Do WELL, ( Probates of the
Lounty ajoi esaid.
WHERE 4S Maiy Prince hath applied
t i me for letters of adminiftraiion
on me edate of Sylvanns Prince, late ol
this county defeated : their a>c therefore
to cite anti admonilh all and Angular the
1 kindred a cl cieditors ol the faid Sylva- us
Prince, to appear before me at my office,
in L uilville, <'n or before the twenty
1 1 fecoud day if February next, to lhe«
i j caule, if any they have, why letters oi
adiuioiltrution Ihould nut be granted her.
Given under my hand, this 22d c!a
of J iiiuary, 1799, a;.d in me 13d
year of the imler cmtencc ol the
United States of .America,
DANIEL M'DOWELL,
Boot and 6/we Maker,
Has REMOVED Iroai Broaa-..reef, to
GREEN STREET, where all wo -k n
his line, will be executed with neatnefs
and dit a ch,
January 2J.
WANTED TO 11IRE~
7?v the .Month or Tear,
A NEGRO M A N.
lE-pin at this CJfs.c,
r 0 BE BOLD,
On TUESDAY, the sth March,
At the Market Hiufe , in Louisville,
\ 1 RAC 1 of LAND, on the Louifville
Hoad, adjoining lands of Jolepl-
C ans and Archiball Little, containing
0 Acres. Six inan'lis ctcdit will bf |
wen, on giving approved frru'hy
Archibald Woods.
F,hrua<y
FOR SAL E,
Cheap Jor Cajh ,
J 0“ DON Duffil Blankets
White, Biu; ami Giecn Plains
vvhiic and Red Flannels
Ha h C atings
Superfine Broad Jlofhs
Second do. do.
Hlack Hull’ and Grey
Fufhionable Swaadawu ami Caillmcre Vcfl
Sha.fj
Mari’i.lci, J*an« and Teanct do.
Clouded a'd Si k Nankeens
Roynl F bis and Dc immi
Vclvcrcts, Corduroys and Thickfcti
Back, B ue and Pmk Durants
C.dico s and Chin zes •
Tanboied, fprigged, Oripcd and plain
f conet and Bo k Muiliti
Mu 1 in Shawls and Haiidkcrehicft
B »‘ k an.l Jaconet
G avals and Cotton Cambricks
B a< k Si k Handkerchiefs
K bbons and Ferretings •
‘if wing Silk and 1 wilt
Mens Dear ikin G oves
It Ih Linen, vide
VA bite and Brown Slice tings
Oziabu'gs
Mens, omens and Youths Gotten and
Wor fled Hufc
Meur, Womens nnd Youths Sho'Cfr
Ladies Morocco Sandals
Me s and Womenseoa-rfe a*d fine riatf*
Bi )!.*s, Tcrtamentsand Spelling & Oil ks
Fedeni Ready Beckoners
U.ct muancs, a-nd a vai Lctj of fm-a-U Hi To
ries
1 k Powder, and Left Dutch Qu-ill-»i
V lollns
Loi king G1 afle*-
lv ry Combs
R z >rs and Cafes-
Gut and Fluted Buttons*
Large and (’mail do.
Pen Kn ives
K.'i’ne-s and Forks
Tab c Spoons
Trunk and Chert; ‘Lock*
Sa Idle a d Bridle Hucklc-j-
Stirrup Irens and Bridle Bit*
Shoe knives, Ta ks, Awl Bfedm
Pi eeri a d G mblcts
Cotton Cards, No, 10
Jamaica and W ert -1 udia Rim
Gog-niae and Peach 1 randy
Tencri-lTe a-nd Malaga- Whim
Hoi laid Gin
Boh fa Ton
Swgar
Per per and Spi-ee*
Ri imftßt>c and Co.pfer-a»*
4-1. 6 1 81. and 10 1. N-a-il«s
Bert Rifl-e G-u-n po-w4er
, bar -Le-ad a-nd S hut a (Tor fed 1
ALSO,
An Afl 'rtmen-t o( P A TEN T MEDICINE
1 nnd QUEEN S-W a BE, togcthc-r with a
variety oi o-i-hcr- articles, t»®@ numc-r-ous-to
rnfert.
Z.. LAMAR.
January 22".
CAUTION.
I FOR W A PiN all Pcr fons from purchvf*
104 a NOT Eof HAND, given to ccl.
awdrew Burns-, in July, and pavable in
March It was given on a contract, and
Ghc contrad not complied wish
\ John Sapp;
1 January ;J,
Jo be Rented or Leafed ,
a A TWO STORY
/V DWELLING
HO USE, with a CEL
LAR .Alfo, a well fi
nirtied STORE. Poflef*
lion v ill be given the
firft of March ne»t.
di—.— maw ■ Enquire of J. G. Pouf
r.cr, Louifvillc, Market Square.
January 12,
Ten Dollars Reward.
ip~i ]) AN* a WAY, on
Q I TV. the la ft rf Aug.
3! 1798, a NEGRO PEL*
' Low, named PAUL,
country born, ab ut 26
years of age, nearly
’ x feet high, with one
crooked knee. lr is
■ ~ probable that he ha*
gone down the country. The above Re
ward will be given to anv Pcrfcn, who
will fccurc him in any gaol of this flare,
or will give information where he may be
found.
David Terry,
J if->-son Ccunty, Jan. 22, 1799,
EBENEZAR jENCKES
RefpeKfully informs bis Friends in pattimlar
and the public in gemrai } that fu has lately ri
ce tied from Char teflon i
A N EXTF.JI3IVK SUPPLV Of
j Dry Goods and Gioceries,
I fVbich renders his prefent Affortme* t as complete
as offered for sale here, and rubleA fit will Jf ,/
lorv for Cnjb o r Produce ; the following sir
tides form fart of his sljfu<: merit :
SUPERFINE Second and uihcr Etoad
Cloths
K.*r fey meres and Swandown
F.laftc Cloths anH C. ffimere*
Negro Clt th and Flannels
Gicen an*! Oh\e Vclverets
D ) do. Corduroys
A h mdfome Aflbrtmcnt of Muflint
du d< z*n of Muflin Handkerchiefs
A handfome Aflortmeit of Calicuet
Four pieces of Curtain Calicoe*
Twelve pieces of Linen
Six pieces of Humhams
Six pieces ol allotted Durant*
T *o l iters of Bath Coating
3row H i Hand
Aforited and Ct tfon Hofe
Clouded a d Striped Narkcent
vlarffillee. Dimity and Jean WaiPcoait
Pattern!
Si’k, fvnft and Threads aIT )ted
Tapes and Frrretfings
A gc eu 1 -A(Torment of R bbonj
Ladies Kidfkin and Silk Gloves,
VVorflcd do. do.
Four dozen of Mens Fine Hat**
, Four dozm of Ladies Fire do.
Six dozen of Mens Stocking*
Three d zen of Ladies do.
Three dozen of Ladies Bonnet*
Two d< zen of Mens Cravat*
Six groec of final 1 Buttons
Two d zen of large fine Mens Shoes
fhieed. zen of Ivory Comb*
Three d< zen of Blanket*
Four lbs. of colored Thread
Four lbs. of fine do.
Twenty lbs-, of Shoe Thread
Three dozen of Shell*
Two d. zc-n o.t Cotton Cards, of the
kind
Fi-v lbs. of Powder and Shot
Sad Is Tacks Snuff
Jk Tvesand Forks
Mu Hard Snuff Boxes
Ha-ir Pow-efe-r and Flay m.g Cards-
Mens Saddles a; d Bridles
Apples a d Onion*
Su.g*a<r, Coffee and Ch-eeo:lat.to
■ /ALSO,
Ah Afforteent o£ Liquors*.
ffanuary 12.
| WANTED TO HIRE,
. Pv (be IVtek or M’ont-h^
A NEGRO WJENGH-, w o can Cook,
Wafh and I»nm ; for fu.eh a one,
gwisero-iks mild be given. E-nq.uir;*
at th S Officcfr. farm-ary 22.
NOT! C £
TME S u4' fori ber intending togo to the?
Northwaid, early in the Spring, «c
- qvie-fls all Perfon-s wh-atfoever, indebted m
him, to make payment by the fir ft of
March next-; o'berwife they will be fued
wi-.Jiout any d-i ,1 indhion.
Henry Pennenton.
Lo'u-ifv-Mle, January 22, 1799.
The SUBSCRIBER
BEGS leave to inform the Ciiizen* of
. Louifvillc, and the neighborhood
adjacent, that he purpifej tcachirg a
ft bool in Louifvillc, providi: g he meets
with eneoi ragement.
His pi an of tcachirg, with rcfpetft to
time, will be as follows : that is, be will
in winter, teach iix hours every day, with-*
out ary inlcnnillion. In lummer, he will
teach eight hours every day, with one
hours imcrmillioo. He will confine hirn
felf to thirty fcholars ; but privileged
occallonally, to take youths, who may
wifh to learn Home Branches of the Mathe
matics.
He will tench his Scholars, without dif
tinriion, Jlould it be wife J, Reading, Wri
ting, Arithmetic, Geometry, Trigono
metry, Surveying ; the Theory of Navi
gation, in fix calcs ; the ule of the Globes,
terenc and cclcltial ; Geography, Elements
of Agronomy, with an ealy method of
calculating the magnitudes and diftanccs
of the Heavenly bodies • the Elements of
Practical, Natural Philofophy, agreeable
to Fergufon, with a number of other ufc
ful Branches. And all t/iis, for Twelve
Dollars per annum, or One Dollar per
month.
The School to commence as Toon as there
is a fufficient fubfeription, and a houfe
provided. The Houfe at the fcholars ex
pence.
The Subfcriber flatters himfclf, that he
will give general fatisfatftion to ihofc La
dies or Gentlemen who may favor him with
the tuiti >n of their Children, as he hath
Lent fome years of his youth in teaching
fchool, ANDREW BURNS.
Delightful tajk to rear the tender plant ,
To teach the young idea how to Jioot ,
And pour the jrejh njh u £i. on in th: mind,
January 22,