GENERAL LAFAYETTE.
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A letter from an American gentleman in
France, has lately been published, in which,
after giving an account of the hospitable re-
reception he had met with at La Grange,
adds:-


general La Fayette is at the present
(Oct oth) in Paris, and receives. as usual,
with his we'll known kindness, the children
Of his adopted country.


Permit me to express to you my NOR
tihcation, when / was informed yesterday,
that no less than nine applications in few
General for pccuniary assistance, and he
gave them all they requested. God forbid
should attempt to close the hand of charity,
but every American feels an interest in
whatever relates to Lafayette, and l hope
some means may be devised, to ascertain
Who and what they are, who thus call forth
the ever ready benevolenCe of our Nations
Champion and Friend"


Remark. The etter-writer ough. to
have ascertained and published the names of
these Leeches, as mean to prevent the rep
etition of the plunder.-We can add, as a
fact, that previous to General La Fayette's
departure from the United States, he was
almost constantly assailed by mendicants.
who contrived to obtain private interviews
with him at Washington, and by the recitins
old revolutionary tales, interlarded with ac-
counts of perils encountered, and their
present distresses, many OF which were fc-
titious, would so work upon his compassion
ate heart, that he would instantly empty his
pockets of their contents, and bestow them
on the beggars without counting; and we
have the authority of gentleman then in
high Office, for saying, that these articles
were so frequently and successfully practis-
ed on the. old General, that fears were actu
ally entertained that he would return to
France, as moneyless as he came from it.
1t is time that stop should be put to such
nefarious practices on the benevolent heart
of our Country's Rehabilitation Cenfmei.


"LOyE ME-LOvE MY DOG"


This is so necessary to one who means to
get along smoothly and comfortably in the
world, that we wonder any rational being
should be SO rash as to neglect it. And yet
sensible as we are of the Importance of that
maxim. We have not ourself. in all cases,
had the wisdom to make it our supreme
guide. We recollect few years since, be-
ing guilty of a literal violation of it.


A very kind-hearted dame of our ac-
quaintance, had a dog, little, vile, good-for.
nothing curmudgeon as ever breathcd the
breath of life. He was not only very ILL
looking worthless dog. but he was very
troublesome dog withal. He wanted as
much indulgence as any spoiled child in the
country. He could not sleep without soft
cushion under his pampered carcase; and
was SO over-fed with sweet bread and butter,