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THE WEDDING RING.
"Louisa," said a gentleman to his daugh
ter, returning to the room which he had
quitted a minute before, "there is a woman
waiting to see you down stairs—go to her
at once."
"La, papa I I dare say she is in no hur
ry," replied the young lady, without ris
ing from the easy chair, into which she
was sunk.
"My clear, do not keep her waiting ; the
time of a workwoman is her capital, and
you have no right to defraud her of it."
"Defraud, papa I what hard words you
use. I am sure I always pay them their
bills—what more can they ask 1"
Her father had not waited for the_con
elusion of the sentence; and Louisa, see
ing he was gone, proceeded with her break
fast, intending, when she had done, to send
for the woman, who, she knew was bring
ing her some artificial flowers to inspect.
While sipping her cotree, her eye fell on n
new publication which.her father had been
that morning examining. She seized up
on it, and soon, 'engrossed in its pages,
forgot the artificial flowers, the artist and
her father's admonition. An hour passed,
when she was interrupted by the entrance
of some young friends, whose visit of
course detained her in the drawing room.
After a great deal of lively but rather emp
ty chat, one of the visiters observed that
there was a woman in the hall, as they
passed, with a basket of the most exquis
ite fancy flowers she had ever seen. She
longed to examine them all. With a light
blush, Louisa,_ recollecting her father's
words, rung for the forgotten tradeswo
man ; and' the next hour was consumed
by the young ladies in turning over the
beautiful specimens contained in the bas
ket, trying them on their heads, before the
glria and wishing earnestly that they
could afford to purchase therii. They
were good-humored, pretty, elegant girls,
well and expensively dressed and they
seemed just fitted to be the inhabitants of
the apartment where this scene was pass
ing. It was a handsomely furnished room,
the walls hung with paintings, the tables
spread with costly books, the consoles and
costly brackets covered with tasteful or
naments; perhaps the value of only a few
of those China vase:i would form a fortune
to many a poor family. The pleasant
morning air which breathed through the
light muslin curtains, and waved the rich
damask drapery, Nos scented with the
perfume of heliotrope and jessamine, and
the gleam of sunshine which fell on the
glass globe, where the gold-fish swam, was
reflected back on the rich cut chandeliers
chandeliers, and made them look like frag-
Z meats cf a rainbow. All w... 0 in keeping
with the gay girls, who gazed at them
i,. selves in the tall pier glasses—all except
the pale, anxious, care-worn face of the
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,"„:, owner of the flower's. Dressed hi widow's
';:, weeds, which time had rendered shabby,
',.:. although evidently preserved with care,
.., her look, as she handed out one graceful
wreath after another, was so sadly in con
trast with her customers' gaity, that had
they bestowed one thought on tier, they
;must ve felt some pity. But they nei
ther oked at or noticed her, except to in
la
..quir he price of some beautiful specimen,
. 'except at its dearness, wish they could
buy them -all, and declare they would
rlearri how to make them, it must be suck
Lcharming work. Finally, after having
disarranged the whole of her stock, one of
them discovered that it was time to go to
the portrait painter, to whom she was sit
' ting, as that gentleman had never waited.
- a moment, and'she should lose the only
hour he could give her. Louisa made
some trifling purchase, for she had chow , -
~ ed her mind on the subject, and desired p
some other ornaments, and the young par-
:.ty quitted. the house, leaving the poor wid
ow
to replace her injured goods, and re
turn home at her leisure.
Little' as these careless girls were dis
posed
to bestow a thought upon the oral
cial florist, it is our intention to follow her
to her own house, where, fatigued and dis
appointed, she arrived about two hours af
ter she left the mansion of Louisa's fath
er. It was a low and narrow garret, light.
'r ed only by a window in the roof which
! threw down a gleam of sickly sunshine,
upon one corner of the nearly empty room,
and lighted up an old comfortless bed,
which seemsPrplaced there that its occu- i
pant might Oive some warmth from a 1
aburce which 'at leak cost nothing. Re
clining on this bed, and supported by ft
'broken chair-back, slightly covered by an
old shawl—for the luxury of pillows was
'.:yond their reach—was a much younger
woman; bUt like.the first mentioned, she
too i:voraa widow's cap, and such clothing I
'as bore the traces of mourning. Her face'
was worn and thin, and she was evidently
of bring from some serious malady which
. 7, ad 'drained away the springs of life. Her i
ender hands were busy in fabricating
:-me of those beautiful flowers her moth
- had carried abroad' for sale, and .tholr
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. ly cheeks, look still more ghastly from
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contrast. 4%. . half•finihhod wreath of!
~ e flowers lay rv3ar her ; and the tale
-mid to whisper of love, and joy, and
. f bridal Splendor, and all the luxu
of the wealthy,:av affecting when
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compared with her own appearance, and
her evident poverty.
"Oh, mother, dear I" said she, as the
emerly widow entered, "I thought you
long in coming ; but I hope you have sold
the flowers, and brought me all I want ?"
Her mother silently shook her head, as
ishe sat down her basket, and with tearful
eyes gazed on het - daughter's disappointed
face.
"Nothing! Have you sold nothing?"
inquired the latter again, in amazement
and despair. "How could that be ? I
thought both Miss Frizeqa nd Mrs. Dash
wood had ordered them of you 7"
"Miss Frizcll detained me nearly two
I hours," replied the mother, "tossed over
all my things and than bought a tivo shil
-1 ling sprig ; and as I was an hour after the
kime appointed at Mr. Dashwood's, she was
angry, and would be pleased with nothing.
Indeed, it is quite true the flowers were so
much tumbled by Miss Frizell and her
! friends, that until they have been fresh
done up, they arc hardly worth looking."
"And Miss Singleton's wedding wreath 1"
said the daughter. "how can I finish that
unless I have the materials I require ?
!Only two shillings for two hours' walking
and waiting ! Ah mother, how little they
know the value of time to us! Will you
buy the white and green silk with that !no
! ney 1" •
"I spent it, my child, ill buying lbod.
I knew we had nothing in the house, and
your boy will be wanting his dinner pre
send V. Is he asleep ?"
(‘ - es, see how soundly he sleeps," an
! swered the young woman ; and removing
la alight'coverinu she exhibited on the bed
beside her a srfuall fair boy, apparently a
! bout a twelve mouth old, who peacefully
'slumbered in the happy indiflbrenee of in-
, fancy..
Both gzed at the child till teurs-brim
!med to their eyes, but after a few min
: nutes, the young mother turned away and
said. "What can we do? This wreath
must bo finished or in another week we
shall. all be houseless." She paused a mo
ment, and a crimson spot, which told of
some internal struggle, appeared upon her
cheeks while her thin lips grew paler than
bef,re ; Own drawing from her finger her
wedding ring, she held it out to her moth
er.' "lt is but a short time !" she mur
mured, "and what matters I Why should
I feel so bitterly at parting with the sym
bol, when the reality has been torn away?
For our child—his child's sake—it must
be done! And what does it signify what
lis thought of me 7" It was a sacrifice she
I could not have asked, but %which she saw
Ito be inevitable; for they ; Aid not possess
another superfluity. Silently, therefore ;
I she took it and tell the room ; whilst her
unhappy daughter, when left alone, catch
ing up the orange flowers, exclaimed,
"Happy girll when you wear this wreath,
how 'little will you suspect the aching
hearts which have accompanied its growth.
I And I was once as . happy ! Who would
havo imagined then the miserable reverse
I now present? But lam not giving way
to envy. Because my prospects are Hight
' ed, would I wish hers to be dimmed !
Heaven forgive me I" and sinking on the
bed beside her still sleeping boy, she con
tinued silent and motionless until her mo
ther's Mum.
The elder widow, meanwhile, with Wea
ry steps and heavy heart, pursued her
way to fulfil this painful this panful er- ,
rand ; but so deeply engrossed in her own ,
mournful reflections; thatoshe scarcely no
ticed where she was wandering, until she!,
t' ,, -..4..kker-self at thitt4tor of a large jewel-
ler's shop in a fashionable street. She
entered timidly, and waited until she saw
ono of the shopnien disengaged, before she
ventured to explain her errand and exhib
it the ring.
"It is not our practice,' madam, to buy
second hand goods," was the reply ; "and
if we do, we can cznly give you the value
of the gold."
"And what may that be ?" faltered she.
"I suppose about halfa crown," ho care,!
lessly answered.
"And is that the utmost you can give
me ?" replied she in a pleading tone. "I
am in distress, and have not another six
pence in the world."
"Are you not the person who sells arti
ficial floWers?" inquired a gentleman who
had been for some minutes watching her,
and was interested by the sweetness and
propriety of her manners.
She replied in the affirmative,
"And did you sell nothing this mim
ing?" again asked he.
"One young lady purchased a two shil
ling flower," replied the poor widow, "but
she detained me so long, that I displeased
an excellent customer by failing in punc
tuality." The gentleman bit his lip, and
hastily crossing the shop he returned in
another minute, leading in Louisa, for he
was her father, and she had been occupied
in selecting a new pair of bracelota for her
self, at the opposite counter.
"Repeat what you have just said, to my
daughter," said Mr. Frizell. "I ask it as
a favor for her sake entirely."
"Excuse me, air,.and forgive the young
lady," replied the widow firmly. "She
was probably not aware of how much val
ucian hour is to a trades-person ; but I do
not wish to complain of her sor that."
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Permit me at least to rectify her errors,"
continued the father; "but as our business
can be better transacted itf a more'private
place, suffer me in the first instance to
convey you home. You have probably
walked far this day."
It was in vain she oared any opposi
tion ; and in another minute she was sea-.
ted beside Louisa in Mr. Frizell's elegant
equipage, to the great mortification of that
young lady, who flung herself into a cor
ner, and did her utmost to conceal herself
from view, lest any one should recognize
her with such a companion. They could
not approach the lodging very closely in
the carriage, but Mr. Frizell, nothing
daunted by the narrow street or dirty stair
case resolutely drew on his reluctant
daughter, and the child of wealth and lux
ury—the gay, the elegant, the fashionable
Louiza Frizell—for the first time stood
face to face with the worn and wasted suf
ferer 3 from want and disease.
Never could she forget the thrill with
which she glanced around the miserable
room, and eyed the feeble sufihrer stretch
ed upon that bed. Poverty ! till then she
had not known wlrat it was ; and yet this
was poverty in its least repulsive shape,
Ibr though bare and desolate, the room
was clean ; and though feeble and emacia
ted, the invalid was tidy in her person ;
whilst the beautiful little boy N% ho sat be
side her, bending his dark and pens:ve
eyes on the strange visitors, as if to ques
tion their object, gave a degree of grace
and elegance to the group. When Loui
sa saw the gratitude with which her fath
er's purchases were acknowledged, and
the satisfaction with which the sum of
twenty shillings was received, she began
to understand a little of the power and val•
ue of money. But the glow of still deep
er feeling which the restoration of the wed
ding ring occasioned, was so touching, that
she felt for the moment that she would
willingly sacrifice half her trinkets to be
the author or receiver of such as that.
Happy as was the encounter for the two
widows, it was evidently a far happier one
fur Louisa herself. They were ntterial
y assisted in their difficulties, and in fact
raised from a situation of most distressing
and heart-breaking poverty, to a degree of
comfort which—to their moderate wishes
—seemed like affluence. But she was a
roitsed from a far more lamentable state—
from a feeling of poverty, a dearth of coin
passion, a want of kindly charity to her
neighbors, which but for some lesson as
this, might have starved and destroyed ev
ery 'amiable sentiment in I• nature. But
the lesson was effectual ; and the once
thoughtless Louisa Frizell now set an cx
arple to her young companions, both of
consideration towards trades-people she
employs, and of moderation and self-deni
al in the use of ornaments and expenses,
which her station in life appears
or require.
to justify
There is more meaning in this term
than is usually credited for, says a writer.
It is supposed by many to be a shit% term
used only by low, vulgar ignorant people.
It is significant not only in its use, but its
application ; and howe‘er much certain
birds may sneer at the use of it, it fits 1
and will stick to them like feathers to tar, !
for the very reason that it is applied ex
actly where it belongs. Yankees some-I
times make bad use of the English lan
guague, but they are in the habit of using
very expressive words and phrases ; and
it Would be very strange ifthev should not
use a phrase which would sufficiently ex
press theircontempt for a certain class of
people who are of no use to society, -to
thernselv-s, or anywhere except to serve
as a laughing stock to those who have
less vanity and more common sense.
"Codfish Aristocracy," can be and is
applied to a large portion of society and
usually means any and all those men and
women who make pretentions to be some
thing not real. Those who Make false
pretentions belong to this class. , The mo
tive is created by a desire to do as other
people do, and a love of fashion—the low-'
est and meanest motives for actions, and
prompted by the ,most frivolous causes.—
Honor and true dignity are never sought
by them. if there is a custom among
their superiors which is honorable, they
imitate itos near as they can in mere im
itation and call it honor; if they learn that
an eminent man in their vicinity is called
dignified, they put on some airs which
they call dignity, and come as near to the
real, as the monkey does to good eques
trianism, and appear as well. It is amu
sing to see what airs these people will put
on "to keep up appearances." Their
whole life is a ridiculous farce in two acts
and filled up with between scenes with se.
rious comico burlesques, but with hardly
' a note of music for change. Fashion rules
in their—it wont do to say hearts for they
have but miserable apologies for hearts—
fashion rules in their heads and -vani
shows in every expression oft ...1....ri ,
tortenan 0.6. They pray morei .-1 - 11.ar ,
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eat, drink and wink like some of their su- for it is only used for the purpose of making
periors. They look with contempt upon representatives of wealth, not wealth itself.
better people than th-mselves who do not A few men grow rich and proud, but the
think so much of fashion as they who have people suffer. Labour builds the bank
no ideas above a footstool, but their con- mg house, pays the officers and the semi
tempt is not so deep as the pity felt for anual divide dos. Talk about capital pro
them. They betray the direct and most ducing ! Faugh It reproduces itself,
disgusting servility in the presence of their by the aid of unmerciful legislation on
superiors and are heartily dispised by the false notions of "distributive justice," but
latter. In short they are a queer set of all real wealth is the result of thd work
folks, too ignorant to be scamp's, too in- ingman's toil.—Pitts. Post
significant ever to disturb good society,
too mean to make a lasting influence, too
verdant to trouble men of common sense,
too much puffed up with false pride ever
to be noticed too much. And as they are
not exactly rascals, fools, "green horns,"
hypocrites, toad eaters, boot licks, or lick
spittles, but a little or all these, why let us
call them the "Codfish Aristocracy "
A Petticoat Duel.
On Saturday afternoon, says the New
York Mirror, a portion of the good folks
of Hudson street were much alarmed on
hearing the report of two pistols simulta
neously, and upon investigation discover
ed that a duel had been fought by two
young ladies in a very respectable board
ing house in that street. It appears that
a very fashionable and preposr.ssing young
"blood," named Williams, was in the hab
it of visiting and paying marked attention
to both ladies, and on Saturday evening
he was to call upon one of them and take
her out for a walk. The other, who was
preparing to go old that afternoon, cal be
coming acquainted Will this flirt, post
poned her visit, and said she would stop
at home and receive Mr. W. Theothcr,
on hearing this, of course felt highly indig
nant, being desirous of Mr. society
exclusively, and iiiiitantly denitnded sa!•
isfaction of her rival, who said she was
perfectly willing to give it, and a duel was
decided upon. By this time the little tem
pers were pretty well agitated, and one
ran to a room of a gentleman boarder,
who•'was akent, and obtained his brace
of pistols, which she laid belbre her antag
onist tQtake . her choice. She did so, and
the weapons being loaded, each took her
place and prepared to fire. By this lime
a gentleman boarder came in, for befere
this there was none to ‘rimess the solemn
scene but the servant girl, who was almost
in hysterics and threatened to make an a
larm if they preceeded much further; but
they had managed to keep her silent.
The gentleman immediately interfered;
but they were not to be baulked, and
threatened to fire at him unless he made
himsclf scarce, which he did, and quickly
too.
The blood-thirsty fcminiorss then pio
cceded to the garret to be more out of the
way of interruption, and each taking her
place, us far distant as the walls %%ould
permit, the word "fire" was given—both
pistols were discharged, and both of the
ladies fell!
The alarm was instantly given, and
the persons in the house rushed to the room.
Both of the girls were l\iu, oit the floor
insensible, with the servant leaning over
them, screaming the most friOittnl
screams. Itsappeared, hogs ever, ti n t no
'serious injury had taken place, their nerves
only ha% ing snared; and alter the ap
pli,:at:oll of restoratives they ICCOVC red.—
They looked a little abashed when they
came to their senses, but at on.:e flea into
each others arms, and after a brief hys
terical display, calmed down sufficiently
to congratulate each other in their fortu
nate escape, and mutually resolved to re
pudiate henceforth the gay deceiver, and
cause of this bloodless tragedy.
What is Wiwith.—We will answer :
Food, clothing, shelter, amusements. In
short, anything, that contributes to our en
joyments ; anything that contributes to
gratify the senses. We might define
wealth in this way; It is anything and
every thing that-can be purchased for mo
ney.
Money is not wealth. It is the repre
sentative only. Therefore those who
think that by increasing the amount of mo
ney in a country that they thereby in
crease its wealth, sadly mistake. Double
the amount of gold, silver and paper dol
lars to-morrow and the country will not
beone cent richer than to-day. A few
persons will be made rich by the change
but others made poorer.
The California gold mines arc not ma
king our country richer; on the contrary,
every day spent at the "diggings"is a day
lost. For instance, .a shoemaker of Pitts
burg in the year of 1846 made three hun
dred pairs of shoes; this year he speeds
at the mines"; and digs a reek of gold.—
Of course he will be rich, but the country
will lose just the amount ofshoes he would
make, had he continued at his old trade.
The reason of this is obvious.7—he cea l ies
to producecnAO wealth and spendsjt,•
time i ftAi t feitts representativerrT
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The Anti-Sluvery Riol in New York.
This day has been one of extraordina
ry excitement in many respects. The
uprorious scenes at the Broadway Tab
ernacle, where the anti-slavery fanatics
have had full swing, and the arrivdl of
three steamships from Chagres, laden
with passengers, gold dust, and a monti.!s
later intelligence from California, have set
the city all in a prodigious commotion,
the like of which I have not seen for many
a day.
The news and newrsmongers froM El
Dorado spea' , for themselves: A Word
or two about the scenes at the Taberna
cle, of which your humble correspondent
was an eve-witness. I hinted in my letter
of yesterday that a plan was afoot to drive
the anti-slaveryitcs into the streets at any
and at all hazards. No sooner had pro
ceedings commenced this morning, than
my stvpicions wero confirmed. Rynders
and a well organized -band occupied that
portiob of the galleries nearest the ,peak.
Fioyd Garrisonwas the first sper
lwr. Ile went on, in his peculiar style,
todenoonce the churches, the public men
of the nation, everything and everybody,
in short, when his declamation S sud
denly arrested by Ryndcrs & Co. rushing
poll mell upon the stage telling him that
he must cease his abuse, else the procee
dings should not go on. They could not,
they would not sit still and hear the nation
abused in that. style.
The settle ‘v hich hero ensued dues
d escr ipti on . 'clue I...'mpire Club people
made the immense hall ring with their
shouts of execration. Garrison and livn
ders, on the platform, were each strug-
Ong to obtain a bearing. Fits were
clenched and thrust into the face. In
rushed the police, and out went the more
nervous portion of the audience. Rynd
crs addressed the meeting in opposition to
the sentiments of Garrison, and then said
he milli sit quietly down if they would
permit Professor Grant to address the mee
ting. Cries of "no!'', was the universal
response from the abolition side of the
house; but a compromise was finally a
greed upon, to the utl;ct that Mr. Furness
o f Philadelpli ia, should have a hearing
first, and then Proli,:ssor Grant would be
heard.
This being agreed to, Mr. Furness
came forward and made a sere'
"sharp-pointed" speech, interspersed with
many happy hits at the "disturbers."—
The gentleman said he gloried in the ozone
of ahuliiion. He was nut to he put duo n
by personal menace, nor personal iii it!t.
The cause of freedom was thus advoca
ted, at length, and in t4Tafile quiet, w hen
Professor Grant took the stand. Ile
proceeded to show, &mil well aseeilained
facts in natural history, that the negro
was an)thing but a humnik being, and
that thereture the attempt nude by the
Abolitionists to a inalgair•tie black and
white, man and brute, was monstrous in
the extreme.
The abolition party, gotting angry at
this,attempted to put down the Professor,'
when another storm arose, to increase
which, the Hutchison Family, stationed
in the gallery, away out of harm's way,
commenced singing the celebrated eman
cipation song. "Ye Sons of Equality."
Atter a quartet' of an hour's further,
skirmishing, much menacing, but no ac
tual I , artial order Nts restored. l
and '1
Frederick ;.Douglass came forward to
address the meeting. lie had just opened
his lips to•say "Pillow citizens," when
Rynders went up, and tapping him on
the shoulder, said :—"Mr. Douglass, you
can proceed, sir; but if you blackguard
the country, I shall lanicic you down,—
Mr. Matsell, the Chief of the Police, inter
posed, and Mr. Douglass proceeded to ad
dress the meeting. His speech was a jer
emiad over the wrongs of the slave in
general, and the want of moral courage
on the part of the Northern people to set
tilos% wrongs right. Ho was listened to
in tolerable quiet, and eller he had finish
ed, Rev. Mr. May, (black,) of Courdanl i
6.46 . 1 .
Co. had a few words to say ; but he s
not permitted• say them without a Imt
deal of oppdnitlon. So things went en
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5 do or hot/' a column. 12 months 2 20 00
10 ,I,) Or one column. 6 months ' 20.0
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~ do or one column, 12 'months 20
Boob, Jobs and Dinh'
Oj evcry dcseription..prtnted zn the very best el yll
and en the shorten( r:reire. the CO UNTRY POL.
LA R ()Av.
aast every person you meet with it.
the streets has a letter from the "digingg."
—Correspondence of the Phil. Ledger-
The Anti-slavery Convention; was on
the next day compelled to adjourn; ow.
ing to the noisy demonstrations of the ri
oters—Rynders and others. A greatdeal
of confusion and uprorous declamation
occurred but 'nothing serious.
A First Chill.--A fir.A child is always
a marvel. There never was such a child
as the first born of Mrs. Rawlings. Tho'
opinions which were pronounced upon its'
features widely (MTN-0d as to the likeness
they suggested. Ono thought it had pa.
pa's nose ; another, papa's mouth; some
traced mania in the eyes ; some in its
chin ; others thought it was mama all over;
no two people unanimous about the exact
resemblance, but every bogy agree upon
the fact that let it resemble who it might,
it was an extraordinary beauty.
Where is the en: Rourl7—A farmer
who had been in the city n few days,-
ishing to sta rt out with his teem, inquieed
of n German, who had just arrived from
the country. "How are the roads?"
"Oh d'.r nnw road kh berry pot," was
the reply.
"And where is the new road ?" asked
the farmer.
"Just untlwr the old yen," answered
mvnhetr
"I MOULD a.'•: is:: 5'6U to put your head
into a dye.tub—ies rather red," said a...jo
ker to a handy-haired girl. "I would ad
vise you to put yours into an oven—it's
rather soft," said Nancy.
Fortunate Man.—A gentleman in Al- .
bany has about one baby a month left at
his door, accompanied with the request:
tat he will charitably provide for it ; and
bring it up religiously.
A Pail full of lye, ‘vith a peace of cop
poras hal l'aa big ;s a ben's egg boiled in .
it, U Ili producf:a f rle n-.3lteen color, which,.
Ai not N 1 Ilbh out. This is very useful
for the linings . of bed quilts, comforts, &c.
Suicide.-*One of "do culled bredren"
wss so goadeil by jealousy, that on Mon
day night he put an end to his suirerinas
by s,‘‘ allowing big potatoes till he choked
to death. Verdict rendered against the
'Maters" accordingly.
Sopg.--Oh, marry the man you love,
girls it' you can get him at all ; if he is.
as rich as Croesus., or as poor as Job in
his fall. Pray do not marry for pelf,
girls, 'twill bring your soul into thrall, but
marry the man you love girls, if his purse
is ever so Nriall. Oh, never marry a
fop, g rh3, whether he is little or tall : he'll
make a fool of himself and you, he knows
nothing well but to di-awl. But marry a
saber man, girls, there are a few left on
this tall; and you'll never rue the day,
girls, tl at you ever married At all.
A Young man recently having succee
ded after persuasion, in getting a kiss out
cfazirl went : told ofit. One of her
rri'Gunto aces met her and Baid—"Soi
S:div, John says that you let him kiss
you "I did let him after he had teased
ine an hour hut it was a tigh,t, squeeze
evi:n
ho I" exclaitn - ,d tho. other—"he
d:rl not ni aiti-in that. Ho only spoke cr
bile kiss, but did not say anything about
th squeez,."
A Cabi/ornia Rec.—We have, says
th o Mobile Regist9r, bolbro tkletter from
a gentl , anan, well.. known in this city, a
in in of integrity aria veracity. I - Ic writes
Croin Ow of his whoroabouts
we are not intbrinod,) as follows ; Height
of tho tree 103 feet; circumference, six
feet above the ground, 57 foot 4 inches ;
height to the Bret branch 130 feet ; esti
mated diameter at the first branch 130
fact ; estimated diainetor at the first branch,
0 feet. Tho body of the tree is perfectly
round." Fifty-seven feet four inehescir
culnibroir.e would give very near 10 filet
diameter. Think of that, ye whose pare
lars are less than 19 feet square
Orllevenge is a debt, in the paying of
which, the greatest knave •is honest and
sincere, and, so far us lie is able, punctual. .
But there is a ditlerence between a debt of
revenge, and cry -- ,, ttier debt By paying
our other debta" ° ' Tan
kind ; but in rc foi scow rerntay of i"P' .
6eva no nudity R !
revenge we aaliNk.°Y.
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