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"tuke the papers j"
O Vti t I Inhe the Papers,
BT o. n. WIILIS.
O ves I take the pipers
The trifling, com is never mised,
Thnimh I've stood for f.irty year
I'pnn the printer's list.
Ta'k not iif warriors F.inst released
Earth from the terror of her kiliR
Tie twirled his stick, anil datknr ceased,
Ami mornine streamed along the East,
On FrrcJom'a burnished wings.
O Ves ! I re.nl the papers,
And sons ami daughters, tall and small
For they have been through thick and thin
The pastime of us all.
Twag nolty said that should a s'nr
Bo stricken from the ilnme of night,
A printing press if stationed there
Would fill the vncmim to a hair,
And ahed a hroi.lt r light.
The m,.n who lakes no papers.
Or taking, pay? nit hcn thev're read,
Would sell his corn to htiy a "horn"
And live on borrowed bread.
The Printer oprs bin wi.le domains
OfScIcr.ee scal'crs relocation
A 'I o'er the bind' like April rains ;
And yet his labor and hi pain
Are half hia compensation !
From the New Mirror.
Recollections f .Tolm rtniitlnlplt, nfRonii
cikr. I have mentioned Mr. Randolph's admiration
of thorp who made, no pretensions to what they
d id not understand. Shoemaker, stictt to your
laf-t,' was oflcn in his mouth. Speaking one
lay ofa favorite overseer, lie said :
'With a little more education, sir, he would
be fit for any office under the government, lie
lias the proper kind nf confidence in himself
sir. When he feels that he is in the right, he
w ill not give even up to mr, sir ; and I res
pect him the more tor it. Last year sir, 1 un
dertook to instruct hitn in a new tnodeof plant
ing tobacco on tny estate, which I have picked
up in Washington, and I requested him to give
it a trial. lie hcarJ me patiently and then re
ylied : 'I respect your opinions Mr. Randall
(fur he never pronounced my name rightly-)
on nil subjects hut one planting taharca.
You're niv superior, sir, in every other kind of
knowledge; hut I reckon, sir, that I understand
planting tobacco better lhanyouorany other
man on tho plantation ; and you need not lec
ture me oi:t of our boohs, when I understand
natv.re; therefore, sir, if you please, I'll plant
your tobacco in tny own way, or I'll not plant
it at all!' His downright common sense (a
scarce article just now !) was irresistnblo, sir;
and I struck at once ; gave it up, sir J and that
season I raised a prcut crop.'
Even his favorite slaves came in for a share
of his praites. Who has not heard of the fiiilh
fiil 'Juba' and John !' Their devotion to their
master supasscd 'the love of woman.' lie was
never tired of narrating some anecdote of their
tit'achtnent. Many a time, when det-cribiug
the character of some leading politician, whoso
character he did not particularly admire, he
would say :
Why, sir, he has not half the talents of my
man Juba. Give Juba some more learning
book knowledge, I mean, sir, not head work,
he has that and I'll match him against half
the Cabinet, sir, or a member of Congress, and
cannot be corrupted.'
Mr. Randolph first entered Congress in the
year 1790. So very youthful was his appearan
ces that the speaker of the house of representa
tive, hesitated before he administered to him
the udual oath, saying :
You must pardon me, Mr. Randolph, for as
king whether you have reached the age to en
title you to a seat here 1'
Go, sir, and ask my constituents ; it was
they who sent me here !' was his indignant
reply.
The speaker construed his characteristic an
swer into an affirmative, and i,nincdiately ad
ministered the oath. The actual fact was, that
when elected he was not of the legal age ; but
he attained it before the meeting of congress,
and thus 'barely saved his dibtance.'
It in well known that for some years he was
one of the pets of the democratic party. He
was very much flattered by the great 'apostle
of equal rights,' Thomas Jefferson, and gave
his support to the measures of the administra
tion after the defeat of the elder Adams.
But I cannot imagine that Mr. Randolph was
ever, in principle, genuine democrat. All
his feclinga and all his tastes, when I knew
him, were arutocratie. He was the decided
foe ol 'universal suffrage' and 'voting by bal
lot.' lid used to say to me, whilst diecunsing
the subject :
Thank heaven, in old Virginia nons but
freeholder can vote ; and they, air cannot avail
tV:eme!ve of that modern invontion for decep-
Absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the
Ily Massor & i:iely.
tion, the lallot hox, to hide their sentiments of
men and things. I hope sir, that I may never
live to sec the day when n Virginia freeholder,
be he rich or poor, will be ashamed to declare
at the polls for whom he gives his suffrage !
Nor w hen a candidate for Congress or Legisla
ture will refuse to meet his constituents fhee to
face, and address them in Am otrn favor sir !
No private caucuses, no newspaper harangues
for wis sir, they may do north of Mason and
Dickson's line,' but do not suit our southern ha
bits, sir.
'Well, 'said I,' I suppose you carry your no-!
tions of independence so fur as to think a repre
sentative is not bound to obey his constituents
unless his own opinion agrees with theirs !'
'Sir,' said he, with a smile, 'I don't like to an
swer direct interrogations, and you are not my
father confessor. On the first day of election
it has always been my practice, as in old Eng
land, to attend nt the coiirt-lionse, where I con
sider that every freeholder has a right to ask me
any question he chooses. 7oto I would answer
such a question as you have just put, sir, I can
not tell elsewhere, and especially to you who
are not my constituent ; but it is likely, sir, ei
ther that I wo'ild yield to my constituents, or
they to mc for wc never yet have quarrelled ;
and no other man ever had ttueh constituents
as I have, sir; they como off the good old Vir
ginia ttock, pure and unmixed.
lie loved to talk tf the 'old times' when
Virginia wis the 'empire state,' and when her
great men seemed to guide the spirit of the
whole Union. lie was full of anecdotes of
thcFe men, all characteristic! ; and some days
their histories would form the chief topic of his
conversation, but he generally wound np his
very vivid description of paEt days after this
manner :
'Rut, alas ! sir, the 'glory of Israel lias de
parted.' Old Virginia is no more ! The Vir
ginia gentlemen of my younger days, our pride
and our b-ast, has ceased to be a reality ; for
which we may thank that suicidal act the re
peal of the gnrd old English law of primogeni
ture, sir. Our politicians made a great niis
tuke, sir, in breaking down our native nristo
craey. Whilst it existed, we had an ascen
dency in tho councils of the nation, which has
now nearly censed ; our patricians are on a par
with the sncccs.-ful Yankee traders, and the
backwoodsmen ofa wilderness which we buvo
foolishly permitted to bo elevated into new
states, sir. Whv, sir, these Yankees are even 1
nuking inroads upon our home-quarters. Not sa
titfied with being nitre traders, sir, they want
to purchase our estates ! I must tell you an an- I
ecdote of one of them ; he had made his fortune
as a tobacco merchant, which I suppose gave i
him a taste for the soil and in the course of hid
'travels in search ofa plantation,' he took a fan
cy to 'Roanoke.' I hud jm-t finished my din
ner, when a stranger was announced by Juba.
'Ask the gentleman into the parlour,' said I.
In a few moments a tall, matter-of-fiict New
Englander can.e in, and very much at his case,
took a seat. After I had tendered him the hos
pitalities of my table, sir, I inquired to what 1
must attribute the honor of the unexpected vi
sit ! He replied, 'Why, Mr. Randolph, I was
admiring this here plantation of yours and as I
see, the land is naturally good, but rather over
worked, but no matter the situation pleases
me, and if you arc reasonable in the price, I
guess we can strike a bargain it) little less than
no time.'
A this was Slid under tnv nwn rnnf- I kiin.
j ... . . , . . M
! pressed all anger, and very quietly said, 'Per
haps, sir, you will first accompany me a thort
walk !' To this he assented, and wc walked in
silence until we reached tho stream that di-
j vides my estate from my next neighbor's. I
then, looking hitn sternly in the face, said, You
have grossly insulted me, sir, under my own
roof; but Virginia hospitality forbade my noti
cing it there. How dare you, sir, ask John
Randolph, of Roanoke, to part with his patrimo
nial estate, within view of these patrimonial
oaks, and surrounded by his patrimonial slaves!
If ever necessity compelled mc to part with it.
be assured, sir, to none of your nation would I
transfer it. There lies my boundary pass it
quickly, 6ir, quickly ! and the next time y u
ever commit a trespass on this tide, look out,
sir, for my best rife-ball ;' He was quickly
out of sight, air, and that is the last otter i ever
received for 'Roanoke. The Fpirit of gain,
sir, is fast destroying what littlo chivalry we
had left, we are becoming a mere matter-of-fact,
money making people ; and we poor south
erners are bound, hand and foot, to our "Egyp
tian taskmasters of New Eng!at d. Yes, sir,
the glory has departed from Israel i' '
In speaking of the great men w hom he admi
red. I soon discovered that hia three princip.il
favoritca were Chief Justice Marshall, Mr.
Tazewell, and Nathaniel Macon whom he al
ways called 'Uncle Nat.' If ever any question
arose at the whist-table, be used playfully to ex
claim, I'll leave it to 'Uncle Nat,' or 'Tazewell,'
their dections ;e !tw to me, for tbty are al eye
right.'
AND SIIAMOKIN JOURNAL;
mnjoiiiy, the vital principle of Republics, ftom which
Siinbury, Korthuiubciianel Co.
IIo was equally plain in speaking of those
whom lie dibliked, but as it was very evident to
me that his mind was filled with prejudices
prc-conceived, which rendered him a partial
judge, it would bo out ofplace to record in these
'recollections' the names of those whom he did
not admire.
'You are aware, sir,' said ho to mo end
day, "that I opposed the war, as T thought it a
very unnecessary one; but after hostilities had
actually commenced, I felt ai an American ci
tizen, and being desirous of giving what small
aid I could to the government, I raised a corps
among my neighbors, and then wrote to the
Secretary at War, requesting tube informed in
what way 1 could be most useful 1 How long
do you suppose it took for the cabinet to decide
on my simple application 1 Nine days, sir !
just the time it takes for a ycung puppy to open
his eyes.'
This I give as a specimen of his peculiar sa
tire in political matters. A disinterested per
son would be very apt to think that, with so
many momentous affairs before him, the secre
tary was rather quick than otherwise in send
ing a reply within nine days.
Prejudiced as lie was against New England
men, I was rather surprised with the answer
he gave to my question. 'Who is your favor
ite candidate for president after Mr. Monroe's
time expires!'
'Why, sir,' replied he, 'I should at once say
Ruins King, if it were not for the wrong vote
lie gave on the Missouri question. He is the
best man north of the Potomac, a gentleman of
the old school; and, nlwvc all, sir, ho is an ho
nest man rather a singular exception among
politicians at present, sir. lie made a 6ad mis
take on that question; but he believed himself
in the right, sir; and I esteem him still, al-
though ho will never do for president now. A
! southern man w e must have, but where to place
my choice I cannot yet decide, sir. 'Uncle
! Nat' would bo the best man, but he is too wise
to take it, if offered, and too honest to get it, if a
candidate, sir.'
I have mentioned that he had with him a ve
ry large box, filled with books of every de
scription. Ho was kind enough to offer mc the
use of them, saying :
'Take my advice, and don't read any of the
novels ; and when you get home, sir, tell your
father that I recommended abstinence from novel-reading
an 1 whiskey-punch. Depend upon
it, sir, they ore both equally injurious to the
I ruins'
His favorite author was 'Milton,' and he fre
quently pave us readings from 'Paradise Iist,'
stopping occasionally to point out the beauties
I -r . t. - rri . r , ,
l"e p"c'"' luu"' wnPs". Jl'"""
.Kjuuiiy itiii nui iicra9u ma iumu ; nicy nrrr,
he said, too artificial. Rut his classification of
modern poems was very original.
'Sir, I place first on this list 'Tom Crib's Me
morial to Congress,' fiir its great wit and sa
tire ; next the Two penny IV-t-lag,' fur simi
lar excellencies ; and third, Childo Harold's
Pilgrimage,' for every variety of sentiment,
well expressed. Rut, sir, (no offence to Ire
land,) I can't go Monroe's songs ; they are too
sentimental by half; all ideal, sir, and above
nature.'
Turning over liis books one morning I was
surprised to find a copy of 'Fanny,' Mr. Hallock's
very clever, sntired poem, which had been re
cently published.
'I am gbid,' said 1, 'that you do not proscribe
Yankee poetry as well as Yankee cod lish.
'Oh no, sir,' replied he, 'I always admire ta
lent, no matter where it comes fion ; and I
consider this little work as tho best specimen
of American poetry that we have yet seen. 1
am proud of it, sir ; and I mean to tuko it to
Indon with me, and to present it to that lady
whose talents and conversation I khall most ad
mire.' 1 may mention here, although somewhat out
ofplace, that when we met in Indon in Juno
following, I suddenly recollected this circum
stance, and said to him :
'Ry the way, Mr. Randolph, to whom did
you present 'Fanny V '
'To your country woman, Mi Edgeworth,
sir; sue lias no competitor, in toy estiiiiitiou.
'lie fairly won the book, sir.'
He proposed one fine morning to road 'Tan-
ny' to nte aloud, and on deck, whero we were
enjoying a fine breezo and noonday sun. It
was the most amusing 'reading' I ever listened
to. The notes were much longer than the
poera ; for, whenever he came to a well known
name, up went his spectacles and down wer.t
the book, and he branched off into some anec
dote of the person or of his family. Thus we
'progressed' slowly from page to pngo, and it
actually consumed three mornings before we
reached,
"And music ceases whan it rains
In ScndJei's balcony "
The anecdotes were of ton personal a nature
for insertion here, yet they were not the
less entertaining to me at the time. Mr. Hal-
He never was a lover. Eds. ,VtM Af;.
there i no appral but to force, the vital principle and
Fa. SutimUiy, Sept. 23, IS 13.
lock may feel proud at having hud so original
a 'commentator.'
His 'commonplace bonk' was a travelling li
brary of knowledge, and deserved to be ranked
amonir tho 'curiosities of literature.' I never
saw such a strange medley. Such chapters up
on horses, slaves, family history, recipes for
cooking, congressional anecdotes, marringes,
deaths, etc., etc. They were alphabetically ar
ranged for hisown convenience?. I had a great
desire to steal that nook !
An amusing proof of its utility occurred ono
day nfterdinner.
The conversation turned upon the old fami
lies at Philadelphia, anil the captain casually
remarked that a certain event occurred tho
same year that Mr. Smith was married to Ju
lia It.
You are wrong there, captain,' interrupted
Randolph ; 'it is Jane II. he married, and not
Julia.
'Really, Mr. Randolph,' replied the captain,
laughing, 'although you do know every thing,
yet I hope yon will admit that in the present
case my knowledge exceeds yours, in as much
as the young Inly is a kind of relative.'
'That may all he, captain,' replied Randolph;
'but, so certain I am so sure you are wrong.'
Never mind the odds, captain,' rejoined Ran
dolph ; I take all the rik, and make tho bet
with my eyes open. Will you bet, sir V
Well, sir,' said the captain, 'as you have al
ready won one pipe from me, I shall take your
kind offer, and thus win it back again. But
how shall we decide it 1"
'Stop a moment, sir,' replied Randolph.
Steward, bring me my 'big book ; my logbook
as I call it. Nov; let us turn to the letter II.
And, sure enough, there was an account of
the marriage of Mr. Smith to Miss Jane II.
with some additional circumstances which at
once attracted the captain's attention, who cx
claimed !
Iy Jupiter, Mr. Randolph, it was Jane, sure
enough ; now I remember ; but how the d 1
could I make such a blunder! I'll never con
tradict you again. You're always right !'
We enjoyed a hearty laugh at the captain's
expense, and Randolph told him the bet was
all a joke, as he never meant to fill his cellar at
his expense.
In explanation, Randolph told us that some
thing had happened to him in connection to the
II. family, which gave them an interest in his
eyes, and ho had noted down all their marria
ges ; never, of course, expected to make such
use ot the memorandum as our conversation so
strangely called forth. Afer that day our gen
tlemen were very careful how they took up hia
bets on any subject. ii
SoMrrrntNo or a Jon. Tho matter required
for tho publication afthe Ixindon Times re
quires the labor of sixty-two eomX)sitors (or
tvpo setters') daily. Forty hands arc employed
on adveitisemonts alone.
1 bi t r cm atx Aonii.i rv. 1 he woman
poor and ill clad as she may be, who balances
her income and expenditures who toils and
sweats in unrepining mooJ among her well
triincd children, and presents them, morning
and evening, as offerings of lovo to her husband
in rosy health anJ cleanliness, is the most ex
alted of her sex. Repire her shall the proudest
dame bow her jewelled head, and the blisi of a
happy heart dwell with her forever. It there
is one prospect dearer than another to the soul
of man if there is one act more likely to bend
the proud and inspire the broken hearted it is
lor a smiling wife to meet her husband at the
door with his host of happv children. How it
stirs up the tired blood of an exhattrtid man,
when he hours a rush of many ft el upon the
staircase when the crow and tho card of their
"hul confusion, and the
young voices mix in
sinul!et mounts or sinks into his arms amid a
mirthlul shout. It was a hallow from every
countenance that beamed around the group!
There was a joy and a blessing there.
Gkntuai. Fimii.vo Siori:. A tall Jonathan
was p.itrollin up Uroadway, a short time since,
with a sheet of gingerbread under hi arm, ami
giziii:;at tho sigtm, whencne which was label
led Central Finding Store, ultruclcd his at
ention. lie entered chewing his gingerbread,
and alter a severe effort at swallowing, like a
hen eating dough, he exclaimed, "1 swovs you
must he darned lucky chr.ps to find ail lhe-a
here things I Vposc you ha'nt found my um
brella, ere you !"
CONUNDRUMS'.
Whut word of five syllables is thr. frc.n
which, if you take one syllable away, no sylla
ble remains 1 Monoy liable no syllable.
What burns to keep a secret! Healing-wax.
Why is a stormy, windy day, like a child
with a cold in its head 1 It blows, it snows
(:t blows its nose.)
What word is that, to which, if you add a
syllable, it wilt uiku it fchcrtu? tJhort
rhtrtcr.
1
AN.
immediate parent of despotism. JtrriRso.
Vol. 3 o. 52 Whole .o, 150.
From a Georgia Whig paper.
General Jackson he formerly w( and
as It now is.
What n startling contrast, what a spectacle is
liere presented, compared with what Gen. Jack
son onee was the haughty, self-willed, and to
tho.'c he liked not, an ovorbearing man in all
cases of thwarting or resistance, prefering force
to discussion, for accomplishing his purpose
the lotty Chief Magistrate ofa mighty people,
before whom adversaries quailed and opposition
withered tho stern impetuous warrior, whose I
ilelight had been
The cannon's roar, tho trumpet a clang,
Tho rupture of the strife,
Th whirlwind shout of victory,
To him, the breath of lite."
He who had, with blazing eye and distended
nostril, rushed to the reeling shock of contend
ing armies, with tho fierce exultation of the
bitt'c-trained war-steed. Now, oh, how chang
ed ! pale, emaciated, feeble, gentie, helpless
almost as infancy, and humble as piety, bend
ing in the presence of Omnipotence stands
tho chief in his hall ; his tall, wasted, bowed
form leaning on tho staff indispensable to sup
port his steps, on the verge of that last resting
place appointed for oil living. Verily, Marius
in exile, reclining on the ruins of Carthage,
presented not a scene more affoctiug and ad
monitory.
The mysterious principle of association here
brings fresh and bright upon our memory the
following long-forgotten lines of Collins ; they
are intrinsically so beautiful and so apposite to
the occasion, we are confident our readers will
thank us for the insertion.
How b ep tho brave, who sink to rest
Hv all their country's wishe blest !
When S rinR returns, with fingers cold,
To deck with flowers their hillowM mould,
Thcp then fhall deck a sweeter sod
Than Fancy's ftet hath ever trod.
Ry fsiry h.nd their knetl ia rung,
Ity f iims unseen their dirge is sung ;
There, Honor comes, a pilgrim gray.
To bless the turf that wraps their cUy ;
And Fieedom shall awhile repair
To dwell sweeping mourner there.
It gladdens our heart to lesrn, from seme of
the ex-President's neighbor, that since his re
turn to the HcrmiUge, hia life has, in all its
aspects, been that of an exemplary Christian ;
and from his friends, that, for many years before
ho had Veen much moro under tho influence of
religious feelings than the host of libellers and
malignant slanderers that assailed him permit
ted the woild to believe. Indeed, Ja;kson's
spirit seems, like that of Nelson's to have been
naturally devotional, notwithstanding fearful
nutbreakings, on the part of both, of an oppo
site character. These heroes had another point
of resemblance ; both were mild with the mild,
but with the froward, fierce as fire.
The faults of this eminent man, whose fame
occupies so conspicuous a place in the record
of our country's glory, sprung from his tempera
ment and its unchecked impulses kept in con
slant activity by the rough and strongly marked
character of the people among whom he pass
ed many years of his life ; his virtues, his esti
mable end amiable qualities, wcro the growth
of his h p art. His nobleness, his generosity
and candor when unruffled, his fervent, unde
caying affection for his friends and devoted
love of his country, still warm with undimished
energy the bosom of the aged hero. It is not
true, that "even in our ashes live their wonted
fires .'" And these, with seemingly unimpaired
intelligence, that divine essence, which survives
the "wreck of matter and the crush of worlds,"
is now left of the man who filled, as it was
often said, "the measures of his country's glo
ry." From a retrospect of the political, commer
cial, and financial concerns of tho United
States, during tho Presidency of Jackson, and
t!ic liuht which time and events since hii re-
! tiremnt havi? thrown on these subjects, we
have been compelled to the conclusion that he
p.is.-esscd fur-sighted political sagacity, and the
attiibutes ofa statesman, in a mneh higher dc
gr,'t t!mn has usually been conceded to hitn;
and tint some of the measures deemed his
greatest mistakes, luive been the grasping ofa
powerful minJ upon a master principle, going
to eiled a gieat and enduring good, at the ex
pense of comparatively small and temporary
ev:l. The primary and essential objects aimed
at by President Jackson, during his administra
tion, were the complete discharge ofthena
tittnsl debt, the reitoration of the constitutional
metallic curreney, snd the utter separation of
the Government from bank the adoption of
ihtve incisures, with the adjuncts stated in our
in- ti'.', arv now lev evn fu absolutely i:idipeu?a
b!e to avert tho diMneiPihcrmcnt of the Union
to restore the country to iif prosperity, and the
Government U its health, dignity and cons'.i
tu'ional action.
We have, we hcln-e, on sne by gone occa
sions, done the subject of these hasty remarks
and reflections injustice, mUlcd by the kite
lights surrounding tin. We arc grateful U the
editor rf the Globe that the intere-ting and af
ftcting iarrativo i f h s 1 1 to trw Hermitage
rrrarttd ths wrong dent to :ir lecellerl ens,
rmcr.s of invi-mi.sixfi.
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anil aflorded an appropriatenesa to this exprei
sion of our regrets.
ETio.uETTit. A little woTlt has just been
published in Glasgow entitled the "Science o
Etiquette," which furnishes a summary of thej
laws of gCod breeding, condensed into a small
compass, and calculated to promote the general
Comfort and welfare of society. Tha follow
ing are a few of its maxims :
True politeness consists in appearing easy
and natural, not forced and affected.
If upon the entrance ofa visiter yon continue
a subject begun before, you should always ex
plain the subject to the new ccmer.
. Ncvor commend a lady's musical skill Id
another lady who herself plays.
Avoid all proverbs and cant phrases in con
versation. If you meet a lauy of your acquaintance ifi
the street, it is her part to notice you f.rst, un
lepa, indeed, you aro very intimate. The rea
son is, if you bow to a lady first, she may not
chootra to acknowledge you, and there is no
remedy ; but if she bow to you you, as a gen
ilar.an, cannot cut her.
If you meet a friend in the street, in a coffee
house, shop, or indeed any public place, never
address him by name, at least not so loudly
as others may hear it. Sensitive people do not
like to be "shown up" to strangers as Mr. Jones,
or Mr. Smith, and so attract disagreeable no
tice. Accost your friend quietly and do not
forr vttt, "Ah, Mr. Smith ! how do you do, Mr.
Smith!" it is very offensive, and 6hows k
great want cf proper delicacy.
Stu1kini.lt Armor-RUTE. Tho word Man
hattan in the Indian language is said to signi
fy "the place where we all got drunlt together."
The name was given to the inland by the In
dians a?er their first debauch with Heuvick.
Iludson in 1609.
Pleas ast Prosfects. Tha etiitor of tha
Apaiachtcota Watchman says, speaking of al
ligators : "We can at any time by locHng from
our office window, Fee a dozen of them, front
ten to fifteen feet in length, and all for nothing.
By the way the tails of thoso acjtatic beauties
make most e?:ccller.t turtl soup ; and their
skins, when properly cured, make evcr-onduring
shoes, and they furnish any quantity of musk
for toilette use.
A clergyman in England, not !cng since-,
adopted the following text: "Wilt thca go
up with mo o battle at Raymond GileaJ 1"
The peculiar emphasis with which the ques
tion was twice repeated, induced a bravo eoi
dier to supposo it a reality, and he very cordi
ally answered "Why, gentlemen, if yon aro
al! cowardss I'll ? for one."
A bachctoT up Ter.r. street, Pittsburg, Pa :
picked up a thimble. He stood a while medi
tating on tho probable beauty cf t'le owner,
when he pressed it to his lips saying, "Oh thai
it were the fair cheek of the wearer!" Jus,
as he had Pnishcd, a big wench looked ov.t ol
an upper window and said, "Ross, dis please
to frow dat finible of mine in do entry I jiet
now drrapt it." The man is sa'.d to have fiinV
cd
A country lad went a courting but his fa
ther found it out, and forbid the matter, an
tho girl was not good enough for him. "Well,
father, I tho't she'd do to try on."
A schoolmaster in Ohio advertises that he
will keep a Sunday school twice a week,
Tuesdays and Saturdays:
Hydraulics. A man has been fined fiilcvn
dollars in Troy, fr whipping a jo -r- urn with
sj stout piece of raj) hide. 1 u. '"i-hraim
hascntercJ in the Star "sac". ihidc-raic-licks.
There is a man in this city who so high
an opinion of himself that he imagines he ia
the church steeple. Because tohlm by tho heU
les, con? rmshim in the opiuior.
A IUriiELon'e Reply To a young lady wfir)
significantly sent him, as a present, seme
wormwood :-
I'm rU I your gii'i is not c-miss,
Ntuoh worse miht mebifil !
The wormwood's bsJ alonrt, but worse
The wormwood and the oai(l.)
Diligence is the mistress c f success. Co:U
stantly pursuing his task, tha niouso cut off
tho cable.
Better to do well 1 'to than never ; tor there
is never a timo a good action will not com'
mend itdc'.f to tho public.
Constant occupation prevents temptation;
and begeta contentment; and contentment nt
the true philosopher's atone.
Never attempt to scare a child ii.fcbedi'
cues ; persuasion will do sll.