hear from Gloucester, that on Thursday last nearly thirty
young ladies, inspired with the love of industry, asslembled
at the house of Capt. Philemon Haskell, for the
praise-worthy purpose of a Federal Spinning Match, when, to
their honour, their spirited exertion produced 99 skeins of
excellent yarn--practically declaring, that they neither
laboured in vain or spent their strength for nought. The day
thus industriously concluded, finished not the harmony of
their federalism; in the evening, to crown the pleasure of
the day, with additional company, they regaled with an
agreeable dance, and, at a modest hour, parted in love and
friendship, with hearts convivial as they met, leaving
others to admire their female patriotism, and to go and do
likewise.

In Scotland, the farmers knit as well as the women of their
families; but they do this while they are watching their
sheep or cattle, or while they are sitting by their evening
fire in winter. Why cannot our American farmers and their
sons adopt this frugal practice? Time is the most precious
thing in the world. Its very fragments should be saved.

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PROVIDENCE, MAY 17. Monday last, eighteen young ladies
assembled, with their spinning-wheels, at the house of
Captain Jonathan Treadwell, and spun 40 skeins of good linen
yarn.

MAY 22. A correspondent desires us to mention, that at
Johnston, a few days since, four industrious young ladies,
by "laying their fingers to the spindle, and their hands to
the distaff," completed, in one day, the spinning and
reeling of 21 fifteen-knotted skeins of good linen yarn.
Would to God, that the Gentlemen at the head of our
political affairs in this State, were half so zealous in
encouraging our own manufactures, as the fair sex are; who,
at present, deservedly bear the palm, as friends to their
country.

"SPINNING BEE. On the 1st inst. assembled at the house of
the Rev. Samuel Deane of this town, more than one hundred of
the fair sex, married and single ladies, most of whom, were
skilled in the important art of spinning. An emulous
industry was never more apparent than in this beautiful
assembly. The majority of fair hands gave motion to not less
than sixty wheels. Many were occupied in preparing the
materials, besides those who a