From the Boston Journal. l
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LORD TIMOTHY DEXTER.--An eccentric individual of this name once llved in Newburyport Mass. He was one of for the deprivation of common sense, seems to open her eyes upon, The most foolish actions often turned to his advantage Thus some wild fellows convinced him that ne could wakea fortune by sending a cargo of warming pans to that cold latitude the West Indies. He sent far and wide to gather cargo, creating great wanderment among the dealers at the sudden demand. The warming-pans found aready sale, how ever, being purchased by the planters for molasses strainers, and Dexter made lit ile fortune by theRperation He once pub ished book wi k6ht any points. and at the and printed seysral pages oS'commas coors, etc. telling the reader to sprinkle the dish to suit himself" He was very fond of being caled My Lord" and boys would secure s6ne pennies by humoring him in this respect. He took notion that he should like to see his own burial; a tomb was made in his garden a coffin provided, and procession formed-all in a proper order, andy due solemnity, He had a fine house. and very large and pleasant grounds attached. Desiring to beautify his mansion, after the manner of foreign ''lords," he had many statutes carved of wood, and portraits" daubed by the town artists-miserable affairs but very fine in his eyes. His mansion is now an inn, call cd the "Dexter House" ornamented still with some of the portraits on wood swing ing with the wind, as signs for the traveller. His mock tomb. and other things, the re- suit of his oddities, are still shown to the curious in such matters

 '''. A He had with him another old genius, who was a sort of 'toady' He wrote his ad- veftlsments, &c. Some boys having once got into his garden, and stolen some fruit, the following advertisement appeared as a warning to all the peach stealing rascalsD 10 keep at distance. A friend gave it to