Gazette Of The United States

FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.

ALLEGORY.

Between two wealthy neighbors lived a poor man, who had nothing but his industry to depend upon. He was much indebted to ALBIONUS, the proudest of his neighbors, who finding that his circumstances did not allow him to pay, threatened to take away his house, and to throw him into prison. GALLICUS, the other neighbor, partly from natural benevolence, and partly from a jealous disposition towards ALBIONUS, who was then considered as unfriendly to the whole world, undertook the defence of the poor man COLUMBELLUS, and spent his health and part of his treasure to save him.

Now the good man began to thrive, and to form even some connection with proud ALBIONUS, who finding that something might be got from him, cajoled him on every occasion; but the exertions of GALLICUS in his favor had been too great, and the times growing bad, GALLICUS saw himself obliged to make great alterations in his family, and reduce his expenses, which occasioned a great uproar amongst his numerous servants, some of which ran away with bloody heads into the house of ALBIONUS, where they misrepresented every transaction of their former master. The poor man, forgetting his obligations to GALLICUS, gave a currency to these falsehoods, and posted up all the scurrilous language of ALBIONUS, and the discontented servants of his friend and benefactor. When GALLICUS was informed of this he was more grieved at the behavior of his presumed friend, COLUMBELLUS, than at that of ALBIONUS.

And who is this ungrateful Man? —Read the newspapers of America on the revolution of France and blush if you have a soul.