go home and get three puppies (meaning poppies) and to cut off their heads; these were to be boiled in water and ftrained, and the child was to take a table spoonful of the liquor. The woman went home, and told her husband about the puppies, &c. when he obferved that it was as odd a remedy as he ever heard of in his life; but as the doctor was noted for his fkill, he was determined to try it. He inftantly recollected that a neighbour's bitch had lately pupped, and he applied and got the puppies, chopped off their heads, and his wife configned them to a kettle upon the fire. When they were boiled the proper time, the woman poured off the liquor, and gave the child a fpoonful of it, which operated at both doors, and the child became very ill indeed. The woman returned to the doctor in tears, faying, her child had taken the drink, and that the feared it would neve: "Good woman (replied the doctor), you have not made the liquor ftrong enough; you muit go home and get two more puppies, and add them to the others."—" Lord, fir, (faid the woman), I don't know how to get any more puppies; befides (continued fhe), they made fuch a fqualling."—" Vat (replied the doctor haftily), Squalling! Squalling! you have furely made fome mistake: me do not mean de puppies of de bitch; no, me mean de puppies of de field!"-Rifum teneatis? recover. A AN A NE C D ÓT E. Gentleman that had fometime paid his addreffes to a your g dady, having occafion to go into the country, called at her houfe to take his leave, but was furprized to hear fhe was not up, and accordingly told the maid that he was forry her young miftrefs indulged herfelf fo much in the arms of Morpheus. The maid faid the probably might forget Mr. Morpheus's name, and therefore hoped he would be kind enough to write down the meffage. He, agreeable to the girl's request, wrote the meffage down, which the faithfully gave her mitrs. The young lady on reading the note turned pale, calling her lover a cruel jealous man, to fufpect that he had an intrigue with any perfon, and much more with Mr. Morpheus, a man the never faw or heard of in her life. The moment breakfaft was over, the posted to a female confidante, and fhewed her the note, declaring that for fuch ungenerous fufpicions fhe was determined never more to fpeak to her lover again. Her friend being better read, explained the matter, telling her that Morpheus was the god of fleep; and all that her lover meant was to chide her for for flumbering fo long. Mifs faw her error, blufhed for her ignorance, and the next morning things were amicably fettled. TH ANECDOTES of PETER the GREAT. HE Czar, during his refidence at Paris, was treated with all the refpect which fo eminent a perfonage deferved. He vifited most of the manufactories; and if he expreffed his approbation of any piece of workmanship, he was certain of having it fent him next day, fo proud were the French of the company of a man who had travelled into Holland, Great Britain, and France, in order to improve himself, and to form a plan for regulating his extenfive empire, by altering the ferocious difpofitions of his fubjects. Amongst the reft of the curiofities, be went to see the royal collection of medals, and the minters ftruckmedals of every kind before him, and prefented them to their royal viitor. When he was expreffing his aftonishment, they purposely let one fall at his feet, and allowed himfelf to pick it up; but his furprize was confiderably heightened when he found his own image elegantly engraved, and on the other fame, with this infcription-Vires acquirit eundo, which was at once a judicious and flattering compliment to a King who had made the beft ufe of his travels. One day Peter went to fee the tomb of the cardinal de Richlieu. As foon as he faw the ftatue of that great Minister, he discovered one of thofe violent tranfports, and expreffed one of thofe noble fentiments, which none but great fouls are capable of feeling. He mounted the tomb, and embracing the statue, "Great ftatefman (faid he), why was you not born in my time? 'I would have given you one half of my empire to have taught me how to have governed the other."-A gentleman poffeffing lefs enthufiafm than the czar, upon hearing the explanation of thefe words, which were fpoken in the Ruffian language, obferved, that if he had given him one half of it, he would not have been long able to preferve the other. Anfwer, by W. Kite, of Stockland, to C. Trefamble's Quef tion, inferted June 2. DRAW CONSTRUCTION. W with any convenient length the occult line NS north and fouth, and let a point near its middle repre302 fent fent the port A; then ar an 2 of 330 45' and with an E. by S line at an 4 of 220 30', and with the fame extent draw AC a N.N.E. line, and alfo with the like extent draw AD perpendicular to AC a W.N.W. line; then draw DB, BC, and CD, and the diagram is performed. extent of 160 miles, fet off AB a S. 45', and with an CALCULATION. In the equicrural A ABC we have the 4 BAC=1230 45, and confequently the C and B28°7′ 30′′ each, and either of the equal fides AB, AC, to fin, the fide CB, or the distance of the fhip B from C, thus: As fine 4C 2800": AB 160 miles :: fine comp. of BAC 56° 15' the diftance of the fhips B and C from each other 282.2 miles. By the fame method of working, I find the diftance of the fhips B and D from each other 300.8 miles, and the hips D and C=226.3 miles. Now, the bearing of the refpective fhips from each other from the above data is eafly found to be as follows, viz. B and C from each other N. by W. and S. by E. C and D W.S.W. and E.N.E and D and B S.E. half E. and N.W. half W. S*§ We have received the like answer from J. Hannaford, of Afhburton. Anfwer, by Taffo, of Bristol, to M. Nofworthy's Question, inferted June 9. PUT a=1036.87, b=692.302128, and z'y; then the propofed equations ftand thus: 3x+2z➡a, 324+ 2x=b. Now fubtracting twice the first from three times the laft of thefe equations, there refults 92*-42=3b-2a 3.166384, folved z= 26157; confequently y=.684188 and x=345-44895. Anfwer, by a Confiant Reader, to Tycho's Rebus, inferted Sept. 22. YOUN YOUNG man, I'm neither learn'd nor fage, §* We have received the like answer from J. Browning, of Bickington; G. Bulgen, of Castle-Cary; Taffo, of Cerne; and J. S. of Shepton-Mallet. A QUESTION, by J. Quant, of Hinton St. George. A Famous gen'ral having ferv'd his king, Who always from the wars did vict'ry bring, Gave his confent,— To what will it amount In fterling money? Take your pen and count. N. B. The above queftion was taken from the Ladies Diary for the year 111; and as it was put into my hands for a folution, I thought proper to give it a place in this ufeful repofitory, that a confiftent anfwer might be obtained, which is requested. Famous GRECIANS enigmatically expreffed, by Taffo, of Briftol. 1.TW difcover. WO-NINTHS of a Brazil animal, the third perfon fingular of to be, half of to cultivate, and half of to 2. A thir of an ornament for the neck, and two-fifths of a plant with a bulbous root. 3. Half a wild beaft, three-tenths of cruel, and three-eighths of to leffen or detract. 4. Three-fevenths of a number, one-fourth of a colour, twofifths of skilful, and one-fourth of to value. 5. Half of to quote, and three-fevenths of a shifting trade wind. 6 Five-twelfths of grammatical, one-third of a fpice, and three-fevenths of a fovereign. 7. Half a fubject, a dimnefs, two-fevenths of a figure in geometry, and half a task. 8. A fpace of time, half of mute, and three-fevenths of rigid. 9. An epoch, changing a letter, four-tenths of the act of leffening, one fourth of a number, and three fevenths of a coward. POETRY. POETRY. Lamentation of a Country Girl, Dairy-Maid in a Family near Chippenham, over her Lover, the noted Peare, who was bung in Chains for robbing the Mail. So deeply rooted is her Affection for him, that she goes Morning and Night to shed ber Tears an the Spot where the Gibbet was erected. A LAS! that e'er these eyes fhould fee That much-lov'd form, fo ftrait and fair, Swing lifelefs on the fatal tree, Sport of the fun and blafting air. How oft thofe iron-mantled arms Around my throbbing waist have clung ! Whene'er of love and truth it fpoke, And blam'd the faithless fhepherd's vows, But, oh! how hard the fate of love! But ere our bridal knot is ty'd, However virtuous, kind, and good, Relentless minifters of death! Why |