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{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p1", "byline": ""}
DR.. Goldsmith used to frequent tavern
in London, where weekly club WAS hcld
by the lterati Of the day. One evening, Oh
being set down there, he had guinea ana
a shilling in his pocket, and being rather an
absent character, he gave the coAchman tac
guinea instead of the shilling. he Doctor
repaired to the club-room; the coEaihah
.!rovc away. Being called upon tov L sub
scrpton, the Doctor threw his shilling upon
the table, which he had imagined was
guinea; he soon perceived hls mistake, ana
related the circumstance to the CLUB. ne
company laughed, and the Doctor Iii vlo-
lent rage, rushed out of the room to seek
the coachman, bat i'll vain. In the foiloW =
ing week, when the club was fuIl, a3d inc
Doctor enjoying his bottle, the waiter brought
him word, that hackney coachman Waht-
ed to speak to him. Alter receiving
some sarcastic advice from his friends TO
be cautious Gf his commerce with colchineh
he went down stairs, and was astohlaiieu 10
! find it was the same individual who mao
drove him the preceding week. haEc
b ought your guinea back, (sald the COACH
man. u knew your honor made mistake
now some scoundrcs would have poc&eteN
| the money. and have said nothing at al!
| about the matter; but that's not my way


vour honor; thank God, if so be I'm poor
| I'm honest; it wears well as a body may say
MY dear friend, (exelaimed the Doctor.
honor and admire your principle; you, wli


please wait here a few minutes. opo'
which the Doctor marched up stars, ant
told the story with all those rapturous oian


dishmcnts which Il poetic mind Oil such a.
occasion, viii begtt in good heart l1'
finally urged them toa Subscription as


proper reward for singular honesty IN tn
lover ranks Of life. 1t was generously com
piled with, to the amount OF fifty shliiinss


'rhe good but crcdulous man, ran on VIII


the collection to the defendant OF fIten


noured it into his hat, and after aiiectionate
| IT, embracing and blessing him, was return n,


Inc iip stairs to his conviva! trends, VT,
that enviabc and sublime satisfaction whici


every man feels after the performance OF


good action: he entered the room WITH m trl


nmpb. his friends welcomed him with apea


of liue uehter-alas, it was at the Doctor OK


pcnse! The guinea which the rascal ha'


pretended to return was connte'Je"'.'