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P.EGT FE1T1TEP. & CO.
Manufacturers of
UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS, nn.l SIX SHADES,
Ao. 113 Market Strict,
Plillatlclplila,
NVITB the attention of Merchants, Manuf.ic
Hirers, Ac. tfcr., to tlioir ve y extensive, ele-
H:ml, new stork, prepared with great core, and of
fered at the lowest pnaolile prices fir calt.
The principle on which this concern is establish
ed, ia tn consult the mutual inteieat of their cu-to-merg
and thelti'O'lveg, hy nviliufiirtuririR a good ht
t'e'e, selling it at the low at price fur cub, and
realizing ilieir own remuneration, in the amount of
ales and quick returns.
Possessine. inexhaustible fieilitiea fir nmniifar
ture, they are prepared to supply orders to nnv ex
lent, and rcspiffully solicit ihe patronage of Mii
:hants, Manufacturers ami Dealers
tj- A la'e a8oritncnt of the New Style Cur
oin Parasols.
Philadelphia. June 1. 1844. 1y
HERRHOTEL,
FOIUIKllI.Y TUEMOXT IIOl'SE,
!Vu. 1IO CIicNimt .Street,
PHII-ADKI.rHIA.
, fpiK i;nsCWIUF.it. recently of
flvi" Heading, I'.i., would inform the pub-
?vi he. thiit In- has filled up ih- shove capi
I2A2llci us ami entin nieiit t stihlishinciit. and
ill always be r ady to eiitert in vi-itor. His es.
ihlishc.l reputation in the line, it is hoped, will
(lord full a-surmice. lh.it his quests will 1 sup
lie.l wih every comf rl nnd nccnmiii.dainii ;
l'. lilsi his house will he conduced under such ai-
iqemei Is as w.ll secure a chr irter f.T the first
'-Minnsihility. and svi. factory cnleitainmcnt fir in
iviilu.d and lii'iiil es
Charge for hoarding 1 perdnv.
DANIEL HERR.
Philadelphia. Mav 25, 1RU ly
To Country Merchant.
loots, Shoos, Unnncts, Leghorn and
Palm Leaf Hals,
fi. V. & L. li. TAYLOK,
' the S. corner of Market anil Fifth Sts.,
PHILADELPHIA,
'"FFER for Fie an ixtenuve rssoriim nt of the
-'above ai'.icl.s, all of which they sell at unusual
V low piices, and purtirul.uly invite Ihe attention
f buyers veiling Ihe citv, to an i lamination of
n.ir stoik. C. W. & L. U. TAYLtJR.
Philadelphia, May 25. 1844. ly
$ji.litjr MOU S.1I.E. ''e small firm,
lj Coin lining about 100 aires, about 2 mi!e
:n.e Noithum eil.iiid, adjoining binds i.f Ji-sse C
lorton, .lol.n Leghou ami oihcis, will be sold
ap, if appliea'ion i- made soon to the subscriber.
rir.iihu'V. Aug. 31. H. 1LJ11 ASSJKIL
17411 . M:t:i. The highest price will be
given for r'lax tcid. I v
Ana RI. HI4. II. BLASfcSpIL
" O 1 1Miiri;fi!L"i7F'"ve copies of le t-'ol
luge llible, the ' "ipi st hook ev. r puhlixhed,
'iita ning the cnrnuieirart on ihe Old and Ne
i stamrnt, jul n il iv, d and for s:de. for six doll ir,
June l-i. H. IS. MASSER.
SSKOVAL.
iOCTOH .l77. MASSKll,
tRnsl'F.tlTKirLLY informs ihe cit
izens of Sunhurv and it vicinity, that
he h.s removed l.is office to the white
building in Ma ket S'qu .ie, east of Ira
, t lenieut's !-loie. and iinMu-d-a'i ly oppite the
i.4 oilice, where he will I happy to riteive call,
the line of his pro'esnion
Sunbuiv, Mav 4ih. 141.
Tv7 i) i: vans'
Hcnt Pire nnd Tlnef l'rof Iron
Chests, Sl.itc lined liefrigerators,
with Fillers nttnehed when
icutiived.
:ETi.lTS ft, V AT DOIT,
i'o. TO S;i,llt third St., appHsitr the l.scluine,
PHILADELPHIA,
MA.MFACI'l'Un and
jSB'S,?1?"""' e l for sale Dvin F.vs'
I,fe?r:':'-M,,,,'J w"lr' ,r"Ti"
"Hrv:Mi'-:i Vf'T.i.in ' oh-rs, and Patent Pre.
mmm
uiiuin Fire and Thief Proof I-
Clir-lo, for pivervmg
TL., Hook. Pullers ll.id. Jewely, ,
i5r!l'H--llM, Xilver, Ac., &e made
r Bml r Iron, (and not over Plank as irneiy.five
I of every one hundred now in ue and for i-ale.
j made.) wlih first rate Locks and David ICvu'
itent-Kcvhole Cover, similar to the one exhibit,
at the Philadelphia F.ih.iiige. for ihiee months
the t-ummer of when all the Keys weie at
ieity to be used, and Ihe I .'best nol openeil. ah
louah the eip. rim; nt was tried I y at least 1500
arsons. One of the sam Lock was lued .y (
ihlr at li e Delaware Coal Oilice, in Walnut I
reel, shove Thud, hut did not sucee.d.
rr-f lloisiinir Marhines. Irnu Doors. fUnoi
" k. and all kinds f Iron Had ni!. and Co.
lying Piesses, ami Kinithwoik g''"' ra"yi "
r manufactured at Ihe shortest linticu
fXj CAUTION I do here'-y r .u'ion all per.
nru sg.insl making, using, selling, oi cau-ing lo
ne aold, any Keyhole Oovris for ire I tool Chests.
vr Doors, of any kinil uriulur in prim ipie io my
alent, of ltlih July, 1811, ami also ag neon Lining
tefriiieratois with M.le, for wliTh my Patent li
Jaled UHiti Mirth, lei I. us any infringement will
leall w i h according to In.
DAVID EVANS.
Phih lelphia, April 13, 1R44. ly
rORESTVILLB
ItltiSS liK.II I HAY C KS.
fill IK subscriber ha jiut nceived, for sale, a few
X of Ihe above celebrated Eight Day Clock,
which will be sold at very reduced prices, for cash.
Also, Uerior 30 hour Clocks, of the best make
and quality, which will be aold for cash, at f 1 60.
Also, superior Bras 30 bour C4otk,at M 00.
Dee. S. 1M3. H.U. MASSER
oTiuN E W A K B for le.
O 22ft Hlone Jugs, from I quart to 3 gallons,
Ml Stone Jai. from 3 to 6 gallon. For sale,
eb. by Cel. M U. MASEEH.
AVI.VTEll II A 8 (OMR AGAIN.
HY fl. P. WILMS.
Winter has come again '. The sweet southwest
Is a forgotten wind, and the strong earth
Has laid aside its mantle to be bound
By the frost fetter. There is not a sound
Pave the skater's heel, and there is laid
An icy finger on the lip of streams.
And the clear icicle hangs cold and still,
And the snow fulls as noiseless as thought.
Spring has a rushing sound, and Summer sends
Many sweet voices with its odors out,
And Autumn rustleth its decaying robe
With a complaining whisper. Winter's dumb !
God made his ministry a silent one.
And he has given him a foot of steel,
And an unlovely aspect, and a breath
Sharp to the senses and we know that lie
Tempereth well, and hath a meaning hid
I'mlcr the shadow ol his hand. Look tip!
And shall it be interpreted ? Your horrm
Hath a temptation now. There is no voice
Of water with beguiling for your ear,
And the cool forest, and the meadows green
Witch not your feet away ; nnd in the dells
There nre no sunny places to lie down.
You must co in. and by your cheerful fire
Wait for the olfices of love, and hear
Accents of human tenderness, and feast
Your eye upon the beauty of the young
It is a season for the quiet thought,
And the still reckoning with thyself. The year
"Gives back the spirits of the dead," anil Time
Whispers the history of its vanished hours;
And the heart, calling its affections up,
Counteth his wasted ingots. Life stands still,
And settles like a fountain, and the eye
Sees clearly through its depths, and noteth all
That stirred its troubled waters. It is well
That Winter with the dying year should come.
FcMAI.K E.YI Kld'HIK ANA M ISI OK T I'N K. A
young woman left Philadelphia for the South
somo years ago, ami by her industry and busi
ness tact soon amassed a toilune. It teems
that, very lately, she became embarrassed in
business and lulled. A correspondent ol the N
York Herald writing from tlintcity thus ppeaks
ol'her failure. 'The failure td Miss , of
M'sisippi, fulls heavy en the merchants here,
to wlmm she owes .sfiO.OlrO. Several houses
are in for large amount from il,(KK)to l-",000.
The commercial enterprise and career of this
woman has been most extraordinnry. Ilercrt
dit was unbounded fur years. She has made
her re on U r visits to this market, and taken off
larpe iitnnunts of every description of merchan
d ipo, and always paid up punctually. She was
estimated to he very rich. She is a woman of
masculine proportions, and when she used to
attend the auction sales to moke her purchases,
would crack nnd enjoy a joke with any man,
and was always the occasion of a great deal of
mirth and jollity. She w fimnus, every time
die lett this city, for lak'iig off with her half a
ih r."n pietty pir'n, as clerks in her preat West
ern Hiiziar, whom she could not keep in her
employ much longer than a season, as they
were certain to pel married ofl'lorich South,
erners ; so that if a pirl wanted to pet well set
lied in Ihe South, (die had only to enter the ser
vice ofl.ydiit . Hut, with all her tact in
i marrying others she could not succeed in pel tin j
ofTherself. M;iny rich jokes arc told of her.
The fo!1owin! has had wideciriiilation : That
bhe took a fancy to one of her nriuhhors, and
jnvjin, ,j,n j(l( ,er i,Hce of business, put in
his hands a roll of bank notes, nnd told him to
count them. lie did .o; the result was $lill),
IHXJ in bills of one thousand dollars each. Sie
told him they were Ins, providing he would tike
her with them; hut the bait did not answer.
In fact I.vdia was rather a hard snlii-rt. t
oU, i(,bjilie8 Bre fcl.yiXIO, and what dividends
the creditors are likely to receive, you can una-
f pine a9 well as I can, when I inform you that
she has uia.de an assignment to a young lawyer
in Mississippi."
A Tki'K Fih Stohv. Ir. Gardner (and it
is said that he can be relied upon) thus speaks
of the fish in Columbia river. It is almost
. - (() (), , jllft ,0 ie j
- -
such waters. Hear the Doctor:
"I have ascertained already the existence of
six dilTercnt rpecies of salmon in the Columbia
river; the period of spawning of each is differ
ent ; they are found to run up to the very sour
ces of this river, rapids and cataracts to the con
trary notwithstanding. It is common to find
them in the months of November and Decem
ber, at the heads of these streams, in such quan
tities aa to choke up Ihe current, end die by
thousands." Farther, he adds, "such are their
efforts to ascend, that they not only become e
maciated, but actually wear of)' their noses in
the severity of their atruggles."
Doctor Franklin says Pride is as loud a beg.
gar as Want, and a good deal more saucy.
THE BORDERER'S CHILD ;
OR
AVASHINOTOV AT KIGI1TEK.V.
nr MART V. SPE.ICE.
It was a calm, sunny day in the year 1750
the Fcene a piece of forest laud on the Northern
Neck of Virginia, contiguous to n noble stream
of water. Implements of surveying were ly
ing about, and acveral men, idly reclining under
the trees, betokened by their dress and appear
ance that they composed a party enpaged in lay
ing out the wild lands of the then frontier ol the
old Dominion. These persons had apparently
jmt finished their noon-tide meal, for the relics
of the banquet were scattered around.
Apart from the group walked a young man,
evidently superior to his companions, though
there was nothing obtrusive in hisair, which, on
the contrary, was distinguished by affibility. A
certnin dignity of aspect, however, accompa-
nied him. Added to this he was of a tall and
compact frame and moved with the elastic tread
of one accustomed to constant exercise in the
open nir. Mis countenance could not have been
said to be handsome, but it wore a look of deci
sion and manliness, not usually found in one so
young, for apparently he was little over eiph- I
teen years ol ape. His hat had been cast off,
as if for comfort, and he had paused, with one
foot advanced, in a natural and graceful attitude j
at the mrment that we have introduced him to
our render.
Suddenly there was a shriek, then another,
and I lion several in rapid succession. The i
voice was that ofa woman, and seemed to pro- j
ceed from the other side of a dense thicket. At ,
the first scream the youth turned his head in the !
direction whence the sound proceeded, but
when it was repeated he pushed as-ide the tin- ,
dergrowth which separated him from it, and
quickening his footsteps as the cries succeeded .
each other with ahrming rapidity, be soon dash-
cd into an open space or 'clearing,' ss the bor- 1
derera even then called it, on the hanks of the '
Ftream, in the centre of which a rude log cabin
stood, whose well-pole poised over one end, and .
smoke curling from the chimney, pave sipns of :
habitation. As the young man, w ith a f ice
flushed by haste, broke from the undergrowth, '
he saw hie companions crowded topether on Ihe :
hank ot the river, while in their midst a woman 1
Irom whom proceeded the fhrieks, was visible, '
held back by two of the most athletic of the
men, but still struggling violently fur freedom. :
It was the work of an instnnt tounke his way
through the crowd and confront the female,
The moment her eyes f 11 on him she exclaim- '
ed :
'Oh ! sir you will do something for me.
Make them release me for the love of God !
My boy my poor hoy is drown ng and they
will not let me go.
'It would lie madness she will jump into the
river,' said one of those who held her, ns the
frantic mother strove again to break from his
grasp. 'The rapida would dush her to pieces in
a minute.'
The youth had scarcely waited for these
words. His eye took in, at a singleglance.the
meaning ot the sad group, lie recollected the
child of the woman, a bold little fellow of four
years old, whose handsome blue eyes and fl ix-
en ringlets made him a favorite with strangers
and fi led the n.other's heart w ith pride when-
ever she gazed on him. lie had been aceu.s-
tomed lo play at w ill, in the little enclosure In-
fore the cabin ; but, this morning, ihe gate
having been accidentally lett open, he had sto-
Ion out w lieu hi mother a back was turned,
reached the edge of the bank, and was in the
act of looking over, when his parent'seyc caught
sigth of him. The shriek which she tittered
precipitated the catastrophe the feared, for the
child, frightened at the cry, lost his balance, and
feil headlong into the stream, w hich here went
foaming and roaring along amid innumerable
rocks, constituting the most dangerous rapids
known in that section of the country. Scream
now followed scream in rapid succession as tin
agonised parent rushed to the bank. F;,e ar
rived there simultaneously with, f,0 pjrly
whom we left reclining h the 'riado, and who
were scattered about wi'.hiu a few steps of the
accident. FortuuMe vas it lhat Ihev were so
near, else the .r.olher w.iuhl have plunged in
after her c'.iild and both b i lost. Several of
'to men immediately approached Ihe brink and
were on the (mint of springing in after Ihe
child, when the sight of the sharp rocks crowd
ing the channel, the rush and w hirl of the w a
ters, and the want of any knowledge where to
luok fur the boy deterred them, and they gve
up the enterprise
Not o the youth wo have introduced. 1 1 iw
first work was to throw of! his coat : his next
to spring to the edge of the bunk. Here lie
stood, for a second, running bis ey e ra pidly over
the scene below, and tak'ng in, with a gUnee,
the different currents and the most dangerous ot
the rocks, in order to shape his course by them
when in the stream, lie bod scarcely formed
bis conclusion, when his gaze rested on a white
object in the water, that he knew at enca tube
the boy's dress, ind, while bis companions, a
ghast at his temerity, were prevented, as much
by consternation as by the awe with which ho
had already inspired them from interfering, he
plunged headlong into the wild and roaring ra
pids. 'Thank God, he will save my child, gasped
the woman, 'see therehe is oh ! my boy, my
darling boy, how could I leave you,'
Eery one had rushed to the brink of the pre
cipice, and was now following with eager
eyes, the perilous progress of the youth, as the
current bore him onward, like a leather in the
embrace ofa hurricane. Now it seemed as if
he would be dashed against a jutting rock over
which the witer flew in foam ; and now a
whirlpool would drag him in, from whose grasp
escape would appear impossible. At times
the current bore him tinder and he would he lost
to sight ; then, just as the spectators pave him
tip, he would re-appear, though far enough from
where be vanished, still buffeting amind the
vortex. Oh! how thai mother's straining eyes
fnllowej him in bis perilous career how her
heart sank when he went under and with
what a push of joy she saw him emerge again
from Ihe w-Bters, and flinging the waves aside
with his athletic arms struggle on, in pursuit
of her boy. Hut it seemed as it his generous
efforts? were In be of no avail, for though the
current was bearing oft the boy before his eyes,
scarcely ten feet distant, he could not, despite
his piiantie eft .rts overtake the drowning child.
(In they flew, the youth and ihe child ; and
it was miiaciilous how each esca;d being dat-h
rd to pieces ngainst the rocks. Twice the boy
went out ofsiht. nnd a snnnresied shriek es
caped the mother's lips; hut twice he reappear
ed, and then, with hands wrung wildly together
and breathless anxiety, she followed his pro-
greFs, as bis unresisting form was hurried on-
ward with the current.
The youth now appeared to redouble his ex
erlions, for they were opproaching the most
dangerous part of the river, when the rapids,
contracting between the narrowed shores, shot
almot-t perpendicularly down a declivity of fit-
teen feet. The rush of the waters at this spot
was tremendous, and no one ventured to ap.
preach its vicinity, even in a cntioe, lest they
should be sucked in. What then would be the
youth's fate unless he speedily overtook the
child. He seemed fully sensible of Ihe in
creasing peril, and urged his way now through
the foaming current w ith desperate strength
Three several times he was on the point of
prnsping the child, when the waters whirled
the priz from him. The third Mlort was mad
just as they were about entering within the in
! fluence of the current above the fall, and w hen
. it failed, the mother's heart bank within her and
she groaned aloud, fully expicting to see the
j youth give up the task. Hut no ! he only press
' ed forward the more eagerly, and a they
, breathlessly watched, they saw, amid the boil
, inp waters, as if bearing a charmed life, the
; form of Ihe brave youth, following close after
i that of the boy. And now, like an arrow from
j the bow, pursuer and pursued shot to the brink
; of the precipice. An instant they hung there,
distinctly visible amid the glassy waters, that
. seemed to pause on the edge of the descent
i Every brain grew dizzy nt the sig'.t. But
Fhnut of involuntary exultation burst from the
jp.tBtors when Ihey saw the hoy held aloft by
tie r,,,,t arm of the youth a shout alas ! that
was suddenly checked by horror w hen the re,
: curt r and rescued vanished into the ohye-i.
j A moment ra:her many mo-ncnts ,-inp-ed,
j before a word was spoken or a brejtli drawn
. E;ich of the group felt that i l.,.,U into the mo-
j (her a lace was impossible. She herself had
started eagerly forward and now stood on the
bank, a few paced nearer the cataract, w here
she could command a view of it root, gazing
Ihi'.her with Iixed eyes, as if her all depended
on wh'it '.'ne next moment should reveal. Sud
denly she gave a g'ad cry,
There they are,' the vrdainied, 'see, Ihey
are safe Great (tod 1 thank thee !' and lor u
moment wil !ly turning her fuce to heaven, he
hurried W ill) trembling steps ulong the side of
tho nvt r in the duectiouot the fall.
Every eye followed hers, and mro enough
tllere was the youth, still unharmed, and still
i hutU ling the waters
lie had jn.-t emerged
from the boding vortex behiw the ca'aract.
With one tut ml he lu-ld aloft the child and with
thei-ther he was unking for the shore.
They ran, they sleiiiled, Ihey scarcely knew
what Ihey did until Ihey reached his side, jo t
as he had struggled t the bulk. They drew
him out a 'most exhausted. The boy was sense
less, but bis mother declared he still lived as
alio pressed him frantically to her bosom. II
preserver, Miwerfu'ly built and athletic as be
w as, could scarcely stand, so faint was he from
his exertions.
Who shall describe the scenes that followed
the mother's calmness while she strove to re
suscitate her boy, and her wild gratitude lo his
preserver when the child was out ofdanger and
sweetly slreping in her arms 1 Our penhr'nk
at the task. But tier words, pronounced thin
we nviy hope in the spirit of prophecy were
remembered afterward by more than one who
heard them.
(Jod will reward you, she said, 'oa I cannot.
lie will do great things fir you in return fnrthis
day's work, and the blessings of thousands, be
sides mine, will attend you.'
And it was so. For to the hero ot that hour
were subsequently confided the destiniea of a
mighty nation. Hot throughout bis long career,
what tended perhaps most to make him honor'
ed and respected beyond all men, was the self-
sacrificing spirit which, in the rescue of that
mother's child as in the more august events of
Ins life, characterized our Wasiii.nuton.
AsTONtauiKu a Cockney The Rev. Doc
tor Hreekenridge, in his travels in Europe, re
lates the following amusing anecdote :
"A pent lemon-like and well-informed Eng
lishman, who was in the stage coach with me
and w ho found out that I was an American, af
ter dilating on the greatness, the beauties, the
majesty, in short, of this noblest of British ri
vers, (the Thames) concluded thus : 'Sir, it
may seem ahnost incredible to you, but it ia
nevertheless true, that this prodigious stream
is, from its mouth to source, not much if nt all
short (f one hundred and filly miles long !'
looked steadfastly ill his luce, to see if he jested
but the prnvity of deep conviction was upon it,
Indeed John Bull never jests. After composing
myself a moment, I slowly responded 'per
liBps, s r, yon have never heard of the river O'
bio!' 'I think I have.' 'Perhaps of the Mis
st uri !' 'I think so. thnuph not sure.' 'Cer
tamlv of the Mississippi!' 'Oh yes, yes.
V II, sir, a man will descend the Ohio in
steamboat ot the largest class a thousand m K's,
Ol what, sir! Ilowmany, sir!' 'A thousand
miles and there he will meet another steam
boat, of the same class, which haa come in rn
opposite direction, twelve hundred miles down
the Mississippi he may see that fl od of w
ters disembogue by fifty channels into the sea
1 bad made up my mind In be considered a cheat
so I went calmly and emphatically through the
statement. As I propresscd, my companion
seemed seniew hat disposed to take my story as
a personal sflront, but at its close he let down
bis visage into a contemptuous pout, and regu
larly cut my acquaintance."
Witoi.rsAF.E SLAvninm of WiTciirs
Durinp the si venleenlh century 40,000 persons
are s-iid to have been put to death tor witchcraft
in England alone ! In Scotland the number
w:is probably, in proportion to the population
much greater ; for it is certain that, even in the
last forty year of the eix'eenth century, the
executions were not fewer than 17,000. In
1731 the madness may be said to have reached
its h.phest pucn , lor in that year occurred tne
celebrated cose of the Ijineashire witches in
which eijiht innocent persons were depnvcj of
I heir lives by the incoherent falsehood-', ot a niis
chievious urchin. The civil war, fur from sus
pending the persecution, neeir.s, if possible, to
have redoubled it. In H! 11-15, the infamous
Mjlthew Hopkins was able to earn a comforta
ble subsistence by '.;e p-nfessinn of witch find
er, which he exercised, not indeed without oc
casional suspicion, but still with general suc
cess A .id even twenty years later the delu
sion was btill sanctioned by Ihe most venerable
na'.ie of the Enoli.h law ; for it was in 1CU tl nt
the excellent Sir Matthew Ila.e, after a tttai
conducted With liia usu il good sense, condemn
ed two woman to death lis witches, both of
whimi were executed accordingly. Edinburg
Review.
A Dkptpr tioino tr or the Jibisdiction.
Hy our luw, says the Ristnn Post, if a credi
tor has reason lo believe lhat his debtsr is about
lo leave the state, he may make oath that he in
tends to do so for the purpose of avoiding pay
nieiit, and have him held to bail to abide judg
ment. This law, wu are informed by a lawyer,
was most ruriously taken advantage of some
dayssiiico. A creililor (iiade the usual oath, and
pot out his writ of arrest ; but when thoofiii'cr
went;to s"rve it on the debtor, he found him on
his bed, dy in'. being in the last stage of Con
sumption. The constable immediately left the
ilyir' man, and Went to see the plaintitT, to
w horn be ssid : ' I'be man you have sued is actu
ally dying. How couol you v.iake oath that you
had leasoii'ihlo c'tiise for believing that be was
oiiii' out of the city !' The plaintiff replied
'Lord love you, my dear man, when I saw him
last nijht, I thought he would have left before
tl) its tune, and 1 didn't suppose it nude apy dif
ference in law how he left.'
Am Expensive Jos A penlienian passing
a country church, while under repair, .observed
to one of the workmen that he thought it would
be an expensive j i'j.
"Why, yes," replied he, "but in my opinion,
we hull accomplish whit our reverend divine
has endeavored lo do fur the Inst thirty yeurs,
in vain."
"What is that V'ssid the nentlemsn.
" by, 6; ing ull lAe ii!'.Jf to recntunre':'
Fathkr Smith and Ma'am Jones. Wid
ower Smith's wagon atopped one morning be
fore widowr Jones' door, and he gave the usual
country signal, that he wanted somebody in the
house, by dropping the reins, an) setting di ta
ble, with his elbows on hi knees. Out trip
ped the widow, lively as a cricket, with a tre
mendous black ribbon on h?r snow-white cp.
Good morning was soon said on both side?, and
the widow waited for what was further to bn
sain'.-
Well, Ma'am Jones, perhaps you don't want
to sell one of your caws, no how, for nothing,
any way, do you !"
"Well, there, Mr. Smith you couldn't have
spoke my mind better. A poor, lone wiihler.
like me, does not know what to do with so crit
ters, and I should be glad to trade if we can
fix it."
So they adjourned to the meadow. Farmer
Smith looked at Roan then at the widow at
the Downing cow and at the widow again
and soon through the whole forty. The samn
call was made every dsy for a week, but Far
mer Smith on Sitnrday, when widow Jones was
in a burry to get through with her baking tor
Sunday and had 'ever so much' to do in the
house, as all farmers' wives and widows have
on Saturday, she was a little impatient Far
mer Smith was as irresolute as ever.
"That 'ere Downing cow is o pretty fair ere
tur" buthe stopped to glance at the widow's
face, and then walked round her not the wid
ow but the cow.
"That 'ere short horn Durham is not a bail
looking beast, but I don't know" another look
at the widow.
"The Downing cowl knew before the late
Mr. Jones bought her." Here he sighed at the
allusion to the late Mr. Jones, she sighed, and
both looked at each other. It was a highly in
teresting moment.
"Old Roan is n faithful old milch, and so is
Brindle but I have known better." A long
stare followed this speech the pause was pet
ting awkward, and at last Mrs. Jonca broke
out
"Iml ! Mr. Smith, if Pm the one you want,
do say so !"
The intentions of the widower Smith and the
widow Jones were duly published the next day,
as is the luw and the custom in Massachusetts ;
and as soon as they were "outpublished," they
were married.
SiNoti.Ati Foon. A cow, belonging to Mr.
Eiker of this borough, was slaughtered on Mon
day last, and there were found within her
paunch, 33 nails, I iron buckel, and a piece of
iron about an inch square, weighing in all over
6 ounces! Gettysburg, Pa. Sentinel.
, s mate of the ship Sally, one
, niny nj,lt ot gca( wliic 6,a5li,? on the weath-
er side of the quatter deck, with his back a.
gainst the rail, muffled up to the nose-end in a
monkey jacket, and his eyelids gently lowered
down by way of keeping his peepers wanu.tlio
captain carne on deck, and susp.-clin that Mr.
Smith was osleep, approached him quite silpnt
ly, until bis nose almost touched that of lha
mate, and then inquired in a very gentle tone
of voice "Are you asleep, Mr. Smith !'
"What !" exclaimed Mr. Smith, in a voice of
thunder, "do you supjiose that I'm a d d
harte to sleep stand ing up !" The captiin st ir
ted back, and retreated to the cubin, laughing,
and left Mr. Smith to finish his nap in his ow n
way. Dustuii rcitt.
A Learned Decision. Some of our south,
western justices are a rely puzs'ed at time.
For instance : Smith was accused of ateaiing
a pig from Stokes ; John-on, a witness fur
Stokes, swore positively as to ihe guilt of Soi th;
J ink ins, a witness for Smith, swore just as posi
tively to his innocence. The justice w-is iii a
quandary. The business, like the Irisemuu's
opinion of the French language, looked to hint
'a good deal mixed,' so finally dismiss d the
suit and sentenced t uitnessrs tojtuy ull the
ewts !
The following quiz is circulating in the
newspapers :
".New Fashions. The dress-makers of
New Yoik have started a new style of dresses
very high in the neck, to which they giic tnu
iiamn of OiiJenhitks. They require a bishop
to tnuku them set well."
Ai A KiTiiMimcAt, PnocirM Solve A
new cab being introduced, In hold tl.ree ins de
and a driver on top. Punch says it is a new pi...
j blem in anthiii" lie, that three can go into om ,
! nuVe ''e 'r'
t'ulton say, "I once heard a gentlrnnn
ii, ikes, very wiity reply lo ont who insert. .
tint he diil ii 't U lieve there was an honest m i
in thi worV. "Sir, said he 'it i quite impos i.
bio thai any one man should know all the wi.ri.l,
but it ia very potsib'e thiit some one shouM
ku.iw h.iiisnll.' "