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[l‘m nu-cm, (.1 lens: they [(-II me an.
To wuhzo, u! wnlkiur hall, or rnw.
Wub mm you 111 mm“ tußmnrry. .
And Ihen~ but 03‘ it must-be xwecl‘
To have one Inn-cling nl ong'n fact.
And ho‘nt hum lhorve hiutvowa ropomf
8y Joya.- bm] wnll marry!
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And on I 101 l my mnmmn m;
In otlcn Ihajoplios to mun-Oh. rm '
Yqu-nrolxua ynurig to marry !"
Odd apoke! ‘Nn nlwnyo lhm wuh 'hua-o
Willun whoao‘ honoma coldly flows
The stream: oflova In bollcs nnd bonux
:Who huvo a mind to marry:
Manda who havb their haul-la [or snic
Some {any yours—whose chnrml are Mule,
May—and they have causo lo——m|!
M lhow who wish 1o marry ' ' ' ‘
Mud mn'nl who. by n-xperionce taught
Know all the bliss with which is fraught
The \wdded Info. I think should nought
Object when girln would marry
A MESS O'F PI!
AJourneyman Printer.
~A'\ lhed‘ypogmphicnl Colebmuon in Rurhe-lor.
u {ow day. uim-o, Mr. WM A. Want. a journey
man. gun the lollowinmkelch orhinlifa‘ which is
Ihn g'ronloa's " mcu olyi," that “0 ever heard of
Hoanyl 2-- ‘ -
Mn- PnlleEhT-;l( has often becn w
vmuked. um (he {orluncs nf lhe members
of the Typo'g'raphical profession have been
more (h'vcrsifi'edvand' precarious than Hm
“(any other class of men. The changes
conunntly taking place in lheir’ci’rcum
-1130c”. render them hn' may prey to all
'he"viciui!udea u! lile. -
“Thé'printer is in' intellectual being.—
Iflo class 0! men. in any age of thc'wurld,
have given evidence at so great versatility
oftnlentmnivernl Knowlvdge and variety
of reading.“ the body 'l‘) [ingralyhicnt
The biograph) oi many printers wnuid be
both amusing and instructive. By way
of iilusttnting the above declaration. l oi
fer the following nude, rumblivig'hcol
lec‘tions, uf‘a snmewhut adventurousjnur
no} thus far through We; not that I Would,
)D so doing. claim any notoriety [or my
many ' hair-breadth, 'scnpes.’ but [rum an
mclinntion to let my icliow craftsmen
rend a page of my story; and if any good
ahnu|d remit from m) expeticnce. Iu be
queath the record oi the imitlents ui my
times. for the nm‘uxement utmhcrc.
l survrtl nearly scvcnyears, Dppr n
ticésltlp 'tn the office of the late Alllelllfh
SeymOur. 49 Juhn street. New Yotk. In
this office. associated '8: follow workmen,
were the late Commissary General of tltit
State, 'A. ‘Chnntller, Mayur Jlarper, of
New ,YOLR; Genetal George P. Munit.
n'ow oditor-aml publisher pf the '~ New
York‘Min-or." Jnhn Wintlt' Ell‘tntt, the
Foreman, (ttnc ol the notatittus ' Miranda
Expedition.’) and your humble tel vant.
About thts llme, I pullnllhe first num
ber ol the ‘New York fltrtcricun.’ tht-n
etltted by ClttttlesKing, James H. “illl‘tll‘
ton-and Julian C. Verplanck. ’l‘he tint
edition 01-' Salmagundi,‘ was alto print
ed in 'hil t‘flice, about lltll titnc, [tom 'he
MS. of \S'aahtnglon lt‘tlng; in the com
pra'ailion‘ol Much I assisted. ln Van
“inkin’l utl'tcc.' ultetwardn l at! up the
three first nutnbeta ul the ‘ Sketch Book.’
by the same gil'etl author.
ln'BOltun, l wutketl upon the ' Colum
bian Ccntinclfltor ‘- 01th Ben Ruiécll,’ ttlto
discbnrnctl tne- trom his office fnr drumv
minp, ' Yang-ch Doodlc,‘ n I beat the last
9,19,“. of theiiitiufc «if his pub?!" one morn
ihé} ‘tt’ft‘éti ‘hi‘a‘viflg worked'ofl‘elwm 10/cms.
Mperi’ai. within the preceding ten hours.
From Btutnn.~l went to F'ngg & Gnttltl'g
office. An’tlovgr} Massachunctts, and was
employed: in selling up, {mm his MS,
Gibbs’ ' Hebrew Lem‘con.’ which cantalo
ed'h'lnelegnétlifl'erent' lungungc'c. fttclutling
(hale nuflally‘styletl" dead? ,At this pe
flold 0! my hist‘utyJ procured a Midship
m’ln’i‘,wayt‘9nt.' and went to sea in tit.-
ffig’ite ‘Brn’ttdjwinelCoutmmlutfc Mnrr'tp.
' Tha'llhip uiltd'fr'um Humpttm Rn'mls.
in September. 1825, having an houttl. its
‘vlller-gen'lh‘nt‘i'tllusttmus , statesman nlltl‘
ntlriot.‘ Gilbett Motten Marquis dc La
fayctte. ;, Durlpgva 'lo.}th at I“ cnty eight
(18)”. I. saw.) (nut-h .ot'gthht grxcat .‘ good man,
QMJQI-‘nenl conferrcdqt particular fttvnr
‘glpnnnvegby. entrusting to my carer n-ratg
(fanning; an Opossum.‘ a gray squirrel,
(ark-whiny and a poodle dog-the last at
W_BsEfl‘.ffoflifl_fl lady in Philadplphin. . l
wagon boanlallte Bt'attdywine, on the night
of‘ tho ,memnuble; 25th ttt 'Seplcmbw.
1825,9310!) which o'ccnsiam was thrown ‘o.
"with; "more: :lhfsn‘ '> 550.000; “with: M
pquifllt l}? lighten, the, vessel ,while‘irtthe
lie'nfl‘fihlht‘a‘bay ultßitcny. , '7 , t .
"_i‘Vhébiln Portsmouth. (Englnh‘dfl [hat].
Hilltdhotfitol‘ficing a_ goal, 3'”; board .thq
kigfbdjfiidfl'iu. p.,'tlinncr‘ .g-‘IVCIL‘ [o‘ 'His
' y'aylj’yfligh'péfio‘ {the fDukc’ 0"_ ‘lurtfl‘t‘to!
gift; (LEM, 'fllg'h: Atlmltjtl of the 'Bljit‘ibll'
‘ «SUI 1;:th “(Norclgiu’ifc' o! Lgtld Byi'o'n.
M? glttflttgrjlbhghlyfih ‘A'tl‘a, "Ad ntitjttl hurt],
fiétlng'b'roh, in], t'léyértil ttlht'r dignit‘nritjs
0' lhefil‘itiplttgnonlu)” .‘L,’ '
Frbmflittgtih’d :tt‘qprogt-cglfdAtt Gibr'al -
”11', find joined the-Sr‘luadron under Com
mndotr Rudgrrv. me Gibrallnr we
sawed up'lhe b'ictliu-rrnm-nu. on the Eu-'
rrpean 'shuro.- touching: M such pmts as
Cznlizhpor! Mnhon. Naplvs. Pisa. Polar.
um), Malia, lhe runs: 0! Cnlubria. &c. &c.;
\lu‘n crd'nslnz'hv Hr Asiatic n'm‘l Afrimn
isiulv‘hf 'ho Mé'ulih‘vrwvan; Ihen running
down In (Elbrnllm. me ‘he Ruck, \H‘
(unk lhc' (Iggde “imls, am) mmlo ”to (_‘3'4-
.19 chle Hand-i. and Iht- (Hwy 0! GM"!
Hope. Elm“ theme (0 Ascension and
Ele Islands. Alter uni-lag upun We
can“ lur v-ix “N‘kF, lhv mip run on": m
Staten Luml. :an 1h:- patch ul Capt- Hum.
I have vim'ed Hm (“mm ol St. Paulo-z,
the blond 0! S'. Catharine, Santos. Rio
de Janfilu. lhwoos Aye“, Moon-video
and Mouhliondo. no the river l.a~l"Ma ;
S'. Salvador. M lhe hem! 0| lhe buy of All
Saints, (Hindu and Per-mmto ; Marau
ham and Para, on the Am 'un. lhuvé
also been in all the pol” io-lhe United
Stolen. .oxcepling N. Orleans and Chmlee
lon.
In my land cruises, I have wrought as
a printerin Portland, Maine; Concord.
New Hampshire; Huston. Maaaac‘wtetts;
Htirtford. Connectirot; more than twcnty‘
years ago. (in the oflice of my old lviund,
P. Crnnticld, now wrsrnt ;) New Hareml
New Yo'k ; Newark, New Jersey; und
Philadelphia, In this city. in ' [filly
Brown'x’ otfice. in \Vagner’a alley. I n»
sisted in selling up trom his MS. Prince
Lucien Bonapartc'a work on Americnn
Ornithology. I “as also employed by
Mathew Carey. one of the oldest white”
and publishers in the United States, in
the establiahmentsol Puulaon. Mrs. Lydia
R. Baily. John Bioren, Duanr, 'lii'llt/
Fry.‘ 81:. .
Uhc dalk, gloomy night, in 18”), I
found mysell in the (now) my ol Bullnlu.
In a bar room, with but a single ‘ York
shilling” in my pocket. ,abuot halfmckii
and completely tired ot printing and tho
wmld.‘ V 1 htle [was discuaeinu the ilta
of life. and the inconvenience olheing 400
miles from home. in the uildrrnc‘s. lis~
tening to the surges ol Luke Erie and the
tcvavings of an empty atomach. a gentle-.
‘man tapped me upon the ahoutdcr in a
lzuod-nutured manner. and uakcd me it I.
were a printer? I answered him in allir
math-e. He wished to know u‘liethrrl‘
would go with him to Geneva, and latte al
[situation in his other? I accepted his 01-‘
Her—(lie slippt‘d a $lO bill into‘my fin
‘gPrl)——and l accompanied him to Geneva.
Land was in his employment. until my wa.
gas amounted to slso, uith which I to
lnoucd my adventures.
i [have been confined in the same don
geon in the Carrel. of lluenos Ayres. with
lidun Manual Rosana; the latter gentle.
fmnn lor treason. and your humble st‘rvanl
ilor slipping a dink into the nbs utu (‘uon
cho. who attempted to take his lilo l
lhavc danced in the 'l‘urtullo. wtth Mud
ame Col. Coe. daughter of Governor Hal
icurte—antl eaten cassada [out with the
inegroeu ol the rout of Alrica, [Him a co»
lruu-not shell. I have had an audience
‘uith Governor Balcarce. In the Caattc of
'Buenoq AyreQ, as one ol the suite ol(:‘umv
'mmlirc M. \Yooln-v. then commanding
llgéhttlt‘tl S‘Atcs Squadron on the (nut
no limit, and ‘\cfing (Margo at ['2o Ct ml
nl Don Pt’tllut 1 how Hut” 3 Haw mnl
and damacross nt’h' Lake. \vrstetn Mutt
.tgnn. and been In every station in the
[printing buxim'sa from Devil to the Editor
:and publisher of a city Daily.
1 l was elected Vice Presidrnt ol the first
Illartison State Convention Mt‘t' llt'lll to
[the United S'atcn. nt Ntbto‘o Garden. N.
York.
Asl‘lclitnr t‘l thn \Vuehingtott Cnuntv
Past, I wrote the first rtlitmtul in lnvorul
Harrisun. fur the Pft'iltli‘tfly. l haw
aipped tnatta. and ktclu-tl up my to-s, u
tnirlst the giddy thrtmg ot Buonns Airmn
lanes. upon the Pump." ul San liitlm;
and ban- been «lashing «lung tlm l’dEF'Hl
nlthc‘Alnmetlaman the banks «l the La
Pinta, in company with Mrs. llnllrt. (tlur
:ircntn pliehrtl lady nt Stephen ”nllt‘l.ptl"-
ter It) the Buenoa Ayrrzin Gnvcrtmimtt,)
in his coach antl-l‘our, “he: was at the
time, the richest man in Btu-mm Ayrev.
Prititertt have been provnblnl, in all ii
:93 o! the world, lur their notoriety. As
an instance of the fluctuations of their lur
tunu. I might citr the use 0‘ that vult
etl ’pntriut, statesman, and pliilustiphet‘.
“those natal day We have this evening at
iiemblrtl tti i'utntnemninte. I ttpenk ol
t BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, a l’raclical'Prinler.
who by; his virtuous life, anti high cider ul
intellect. rose from the humble cnmlitiiin
of an apprentice-boy to the most cxaltctl
l station in life.
Haw True—A very eminent writer has!
said, that although we seem grieved at the ‘
shortness of ltfe in general, we are wishing
every period of it at all end. ,7 The minor
longs to he Mega; then to be a men of hu
et'ness ; then to make upxen estate ; then
16 arrive at hone! ; then to retire. The n
zitit'er would be very well satisfied toheve
’vall tho,,ti.qte annihilated that lies between
'the present moment and the next‘ quarter
dny ; the; politician 'would be content to
lo'eethtee years of his ltfe. could he place
things In the pooturc which he fancies they
will occupy aftewttcltin_tevnlttlton of time;
and‘thg level Wfllflld be- glad to emlte'out
omit; ”Mexican-all the me onto that are
tn‘papgettrgjt betting the itextaeting. . t ,
RFIELD ,P.'A. F E 8.-26. 1-846
C IL E
FANNING’S MEN;
OR. THE MASSACRE A’l‘ (LOLIAD.
“Blackwook” is publishing a series 01
t‘xtrncts from n ka—‘A Campaign in
'll'cxuh—“hich nppcarml Inst yonrin Luxp
Inc, from the pvll-~uf\'un§. Ehrenberg, n
5““"11 Gt'tman. “ha 59‘ ‘3l! through the
brief but terrific strugglp'f'fi 1835'1 bgtwccn
'l‘L-xas and Mexico, and who took part in
squo u! the uwst h-nrtul scenes of that
campaign. being likcuinc une'omlw three
'nr Yuur \\ he escaped (mm the treacherous
muswcn- at Gulind, where Fanning's men
m-m murdered in cum blond 'b) order at
Sn'nta Anna. Ehrenberg gives the sub
ju'mt'd account QT the scene. which we
think-“ill be mail with interest. though
the incidrnta are in some sort ahcudy la
mit‘nr :—_Ncal‘s Gazelle. ,
"After the names bud been called over,
thc‘nrdcr to march was given. and we fil-l
ed out through the gate ol the lortreu,thc*l
G-eys taking the lead. Outside the gatei‘
we were received by tho detachments oi]
Mexican inlantry. “ho marched along on
either side of an, In the name order as our-l
silveu \\'c “’L‘tc about four hundren inl
nun-her. and the enem) about imeu hurt-L
died, not including the cavalry, ol uhich'
nurheruuq small groups were scattered u l
b -ut the puiirio. We ["anle on in til i
lence, not, hoacwr. in the direction no}
hnll at‘tiri inte l but lonw tl l to Vic I
l h . n a )6 rom
toria. This surpiixed us; but upon re-l
floutiuu we concluded that they were cun- l
ducting us to some enstenn purl, thence}
to be shipped to New Orleans. “Mr“. “P'
on the whole, was perhaps the heat and
sliot'etit plan. There mu enmething. how-i
ever. in tlit‘. prontoum‘. ailem e “I the Mex.
trim buldierv, “ho .u: osun'ly oncoming
ifhuttetuts. that inspued mt- with n tceling
.1 uncommon and nnxirty. It was like .1
.{ncral march, and (rut) might it so be
calm'd. l’rrlently I turned my head to see
it Miller’s [lt'uplc had joined. and were
marching with us. But to my exureme na
tonialtment, neithrr they nor Funning’a
men, nor the Georgia Battalion. were to
be seen. They had ‘srparnted us without
lour obwn‘ing It. and the detachment \Vllh
which I was marching com-isted only of
ltlw Urey: and a few Texan C 010111511.—
Gin-Ming at the rsrort, their full dress
‘unifortn um] the absence «I all baggage.
lnow for the first time struck me. I tho’t
lot the bloody stories that had occurred at
l'l'ampico. San Patticm. and the Memo, 0!
l tltelalse and cruel natutt: of those in u hose
lpuucr wr- WQH’, and l “as seized with n
ipreseolln-ent oi evil. For n mormot linu
about to communicate my npprchcustuus
‘2O my romrndex; but hope, which never
lilies. again courted me to take I! more chee
liing View at our situation Nevertlw-lesh
'in order to ho prepared for the wur:t,aml.
111 l ruse nl need, to be unencumbered in
l my moumentsJ Matched in} opportunity.
and threw away nnmngst the grass of the
’lnullle a bundle containing the few thing
that tho Iltienah .‘vlrxtcnns had allowed me
llt) retain,
A quarter uf un Imu: 'mul t'lnpii'd aincc
our llrpdrtuvc from the l |l I, when auddcw
If the command was glvcn in Spam-h lo
«Mt! ln lhe h-l'. (fining (M NH; and.
ué \H- did nut umhrslaml (he order. Hm
xffirv r #9:): HI {uh I (0 show uq the Way.
1m! un' ’c'ump..x;;un~ :11!» “MI wuhmt ink >
In; an} pnrm ulnr why.- .I 11.0 cth'gc ulll
«Im‘LUt |‘. To our |vll v. 71 n ll‘urkn’l;
hudgs, five or SIX feet .1) heigh', n 1 righll
rung.“ with the ther S'. Antonin, Which
flowed .1! about ;\ lhuukaml paw- fr- :11 us.
hclneco bdllhi thirty ur (my lccl high.
and 0! which bank the one on ‘.hc ncatex
9.th uf the riwr rune nmflv [‘vvpmzllivu
In!) uul ul lhe water. \\ 9 were mnrrh‘
ml 111011;; the aide ul lhe hvdge mwards [he
sllrnm. :zml suddenly the “nought ”flhfll
amusw uy, " Why are lhvy ”Hung In in
mi: dlrccliun F‘ The appnrance of a
hunzbcr nl hggcers. cumming nlmul In the
(will: on our righl, also unnlcul ua; and
juu lhrn the hm! Pimhers, “ho had been
muxchrd b: [Wu-n us and the hedge, chun
gcd (hmr places. and jnim'gl (hose "l thrlr
cumrmhn \xlm guardcd us on lhe other
hnml. Before “9 cuuld divine th' mean
ing of this mancnne, |he \Hml um given
to h .h. H cumc hke a M’HVL‘HCC ul deuih;
(or at the smm- lnomenl it was inland. «he
mum! at n Vow-y nf mmlcotr-y eclwcd 5
(ms: lho prn'nir. \\ (3 though! of our com
rudH and 0f uur own probable law.
‘ Knee! «In-«\nl‘ now hunt in hnlsh ac
cents famn (he |ips,ul lhe Mexican cum
lllflfll't‘l'. ‘
No title stifled. Ft wnl u: understood
the order. and those whn did. uould not
obey. The Mexican unidirrs. u'lio‘stoud
at about three paces lrum us, levelled thelf
innaketa at our breasts. Even then we
could hardly believc that they meant t 0
shoot tailor if we had. “9 bhtmltl assur
edly have rushed forward it. our dۤDCXfl-,
lion, and. wenpunlcys though we were.
tome ul our mutdeters would have met
their death at our hands. Only one 0! (Ill!
number was well acquainted with Spun.
ish. and even he seemed usil he‘ cnuld not
comprehend tho‘urdcr that had been giv
en. *He stated at the commanding officer
as it awaiting HI repetition, and we star
ed rat him. :rendy. at the first word he
should utter, to spring upun t'~c soldiers.
“at he seemed to be. M mns. u! us tin-re.
imprrbbed with the belief that the demon
atutiou wnahtemly a menace. used In in
done in. to enter the M'ex‘tean'_icrvi;e.-+-
‘With‘tmuenmg' geéture mil“ drat‘tn‘
hwnnl. the chiel 'ol the annulus again
P'jaculatetl Alhé command to kneel down.
The sound olu second vollej'. from a dif
lelont direction with 'the first. just then
rrathnlmur enra.'nnd was followed by a
t'onlumd my, on it those at whom it had
been ui’metl. had not all been immediately
killed. Ogr comrade. the one who under.
Mood Spanish, nlartetl lrum hut momenta.
ry lethargy. nml boldly atltlcepsetl us.
‘Comrmlrs.’ crlotl IIC ‘yuu hear that
rt‘pOH. lhnt cry. There is no hope fO. us
--our luét hour is come! 'l'herelutc, com
rntlc~—-’ -
A terrible explosion interrup’tFfl him
and then nll was still. A thick eluud of
smoke wus wrrnthing and curling, towards
lhe St. Antonio. The blood 0! dur liwv
tenant was on my clothes. and around me
lay my iiiends, coovulsed with their last
agony. 1 saw nothing more. Unhurt
myself, 1 sprang: up. and. concealed by the
thick smoke. fled a'ong the hedge in the
direction of the river. the noise of the wa
ter lnr my guide.’ Suddenly n Now from
n hem-y Sabre fell upon my head. and lrom
out 0! the smoke emerged the {arm of a
little Mexican livutcnnnl. He nimed al
second blow at me. which l porried viiihl
my lelt arm. I had nothing to lisk. bull
eiery thing to gain. It was life or death.
Behind me o lhouiand bayonels. before
[we the almost powerless word of a cow-‘
lam. [rushed upon him. and with true
‘Mt’xuan valor, he fled from an unarmed
.man. unl went, the riyer rolled at my
ilt‘et. lhe Shouting and yelling behind.—
"I‘exal forCVh-E’ cried I, and. without a
'moment’n hesitnt-on, I plunged into the
water. The bullt‘u whistler! round me
l“ I an um slowly andweurilv to the other
lslrlo. but none wounded mé. Our poor
ltlllg, who had been with uhtl through the
icornpuign, and who had jumpul into the
river with me, fell a last sacrifice to Mex
ican cruelty. He had reached th‘ mid
dle ot the atream, when a ball struck hug,
and he disappeared. _
Whilst these horrible scenes Were o’c
curringtn the prairies. ()01. Fanning/(tori
ltll Wounded companions were shot and
buyout-ted at Goliarl. only Dr. 'l‘hatkle
lord and a few hospital aids havinp; their
live! eparrd. in order that they might at
tend on the wounded Mexicans. Besides
Mr. Ehrenberg. but three of the prisoners
at Goliu'l ultimately‘escapcd the slaughter.
Haring crusted the St. Antnnio, Mr.
Ehrenberg struck into the high grass and
thickets, which cuttcealcd him from the
pursuit of the Mexicans, and unndered
through the prairie, guiding himself,”
but he might, by son and stars, and stri
\ing to reach the river Brazos. He lost
his way. and went through a variety of
striking adventurw. which, with some
rhuractcrislic sketches oi 'l‘exinn life and
habits. of General Sam Houston and San
ta Ann». and n spirited account at the
battle of St. Jacinta, at which. however,
he himself was not present, fill up the. re
mainder of hi! hook.
GOUDNI‘ISS
Have an faith in that lpccit‘s ol good
m-sa which is unwilling to pay its ilebt|~
' [inn lc'luw.’ ‘ “hole souletl lellow.’ and
lint wrl nf thing—il i 4 all nonsense, leml-‘
m: [U 3 he'it-f that liumuiy ant] hnnur mayl
be tlwpt'nu tl huh, and t‘- .t ntlcctt-ln amtl
est-min may hr secuwd ultlmu' lht'm L;
".e u ‘ gut'tl lel ~lw.’ lur tmtunw, wlm lrnl‘l
us and cnjuyg tunnel! up tn in may whirhi
Hull} helungq to other people? And ii?
that u ' \l'nulc boul’ uhich, “title the wash l
emmnnn pines and hUfit‘l n iur want ni that]
nhich induct to her by the indivulunl Wllil‘
the 'nllule-wul.’ gives fi-unting about in.
gay ntttrt- itutll rnrnusal to (arousal, und‘
{ruin nne place 0! enjoyment In another)“
lime nn faith m i', and mi‘hct tuflcr‘
worn” to think well of those “ho huvo‘
tine ittttlfi“§. fi-ic furnitutt‘, and fine parl
tin, and are slow to pay for thvm, untl'
slow Minn“: in paging lur utln-r thingw,
Depend upnm it that this upt‘ll'ileat taint-«s
a! people ml! it, and wnulll hnvc yon atl
mm', I! all svtfiahm'w. nuruwneés untl
tlishmmruqulidmcsa the must intense—so
in‘t-nse that whtn its uwn gratification is
concerned it mu deny itu-ll nothing, no
matter how iluty may remonatrate. He
l ii a much better fellow than all thew, who
gut-s thmmlbarc and {dust-a indulgences.
un‘il he can stand uqumc with‘the world.
though rw k'ess prnlumm may .ieritle him
as mean; tor _vuu may rely upon it that
ill.’ ussnmt's no rrsponiibilitles except from
n null founded belief that he will be able
to meet th?m. He is the man timt pays
his debts, it a possibility exist ol paying
them ; and we strongly incline to the cow
riction that a debt-paying man is nne ol
the but members 0! society. And that he
should thus be hnnorctl. Let us all. then.
'puy our debvtu.’ . ' t
Simplicity.- l‘he more I see of tho
“:orld. the more I am satisfied that aimnii-
Clty isinseparably the companion of true
greatness. . i never yet know a‘truly great
'man, who did not‘posaeu a certaln plagiul.
almost infantile simplicity. True great
ness never struts on’ stilts or plays the king
:on the‘stage.’ Conscious of its elevation;
and knowing in what that elevation con.
aim, it is happy‘to'apt its p'art as other
men, in tho common amusement and b'fuaii
ne'u nl'mankmd.‘ “It isnot afraid Ofbéin'g
under-vatuedg . . ' ... p, - -‘
Vice'ujngo in, c‘v’anm ,our‘plo'n'mr'gu.s_,.
NEW SERIES-«VOL. I. NO: 14-" WHOLE N0.‘1012:
A Snake Story. gzr' ’2 .v ~
The New York Spirit of-lhjé 'l‘iméfi l'ell
n lunny story ufon liishmhn. who WM ei
cecdingly atruiil ot s‘nnkee,..‘.egpé¢ial'|y» -;
' ()Ultl (mew—and who had tltru'nt himielf
upon a hunting party in Tennessee. 'Whém‘f?
awake he was colour—when asleep he "le 's‘»
red no loud that nobody else could'getj
ny rest. On the second nightof- his In
(rusmn hcimnde himself more. than‘ulullo‘
ly obnoxious. But after awhile. ho got uw
sleep, and then commenced his thunder- -
ing snoring. It soon grew [out and Inn
ous—loud and long; occasionally 3 lb"
of hulfsnurt, hall grunt. terminated will!
--' snakes. by jnbers. blast > their snulpl‘
This continued till abousduy-bredl‘. wh‘eo‘
Jim W.. whose stock of patienceh’ad long:
since evaporated. unrolled ,h'imntl trom
his blanket. saying in his usual quiet wuy.
‘ Humph! I’ll stop. that infernal concert-i
or llarl the maker ’0! it. see it ldou't!
humph!’ He then awoke the rest of the‘
parly. when a plot was laid and ended
into execution. » n 'r
. ,w _..,..,,-.-m-—-.
3’4 ' {3' s“ "5 TIM?" ““3
‘' 1' E? K bigwix liaH} ' ‘J
W. got his hunting knife, and going to .
where the oiial of a large deer had besow
thrown. he cut off about seven feet oi'en
trail. and securing the ends wnth Nine ~19- .
retain the contents. he tied one end of it
last and tight to a corner oi Paddy's Ihlfl
that had wandered through a ‘ rint’ in the. '
cent of his breaches, coiling 'it all up
smooth by his side. snakelika and true.
All thing. thus arranged. the conspiritorl
laid down again, and at the conclusion of,
one of the stage horn snares with the
‘ anakcs' sowls’ variation. Jim A. roared
out at the topof his voice. ”in wee! nu
wee! snakes! snakea!’ giving the Irish
man. with every worth a furious dig in
the side with his elbow. with a running at:-
companiment on his shins with his heelalw
Of course. all this noise and hurting awoke
hirn quirk and wide; in his first move
ment‘he laid his hand on the nice cold coil
of entrail at his side. Hissing out a 'bla- .
zes’ from between his clenched teeth, he.
made a bound that carried him some ten
feet clear of the camp, and with a forte
that straightened out the coil, andmad'o"
I the snake’s tail crack like a cart whip!
Casting one wild, blazing look behind
he tore oil with the rapidity of lightning
around the camp in a circle at some forty
leet across, rind at every bound shouting.
or rather yelling, ‘ Saze 'im.’ saze ’im by
the tail! Oh! howly Vargin. atopl’iml
Och! Saint Patrick. tare 'im in tilljab
lctts! A wha! awha! Bate ’im lo smith.
ereens mid a gun, can’t yees? He’lgot
me last howld hy‘ the body! och” lie'hat,
by jaberr ! an’ he's a mendin’ his hair"!
a who! llowly Father. he’s got a shark
hook on his tail! Och, murther. he’l
lofty fut lungl' Oumaking thislast‘cir
cuit he ran through a part of the smould.
ering camp fire, and tho twine at the end
of the snake took fire; thil brought a new
terror, and added a strong inducement for
him to put on more steam and increase his
rate; round and round he went.‘ ' He’s a
fiery sarpint—orh. murther! Hum]
Vargin. he carries a light to see how to
bite by! Och. help, l‘m swallowed (jum
[ring a log) intircly all but in: head. He's
sax'v fate long. if he'a a fut. Thread on
his Bloody. any isle. “ill yees? Thry
in nu- me 7' then as it inspired with new
tile and hope. he roared out, ‘Shoot 'im—
:hrct 'im! but don‘t aim at ’1 head!
shout, shoot 3'
Now here was a picture! 'lhere stood
the Judge, hugging :i toppling with both
arms and not. log, his head thrown back.
emitting scream alter uric-am; herelay
Jim W. on hid bark. with his leet against
in tree. his arms elevated like a child’s
‘when he wants you to help him up, and It
‘was Icrecm lor scream with the Judah--
‘A‘il sounds, at all like ordinary laughter
‘had ceased. and the present notos’wuuld
.have rendered immortal the vocal slrnina
i“, ll dozen pa'iiliera. Yunilt‘r stands Jim
\A.--‘lat Jim,‘ «with hir legs about a yard
‘aparlfliis handa on hi: hipl, rhoutifig'at
;rrgulor intervals of about five learnt“..—
. "Snake—snake -—sxu{e!’ at the ‘sa'me in
:lonat'oii. but so loud that the echoel moc
‘ked each' o‘her lrom titty crags. ,and
'Soske! analrel' reverberaterl loud and‘
long among those mountain slopes, while
his eyes carelully null closely followed the
course of poor Paddy round thecampgf
,Alter running round it about thirty titties.
lthe persecuted one flew at? in a tangent
into the dark woods. and the medley
sound! of 'Soake. murdther, help, fire.
saxiy fol, llowly Vargin,' 8U" gradually
died away in the distance, and 'the_hao
tcrs weie‘alone. . '
'Umph.' said Jim W . after.s_tonping
his laughing hiccough, 'umph,‘ [thought
that entrail would s‘tuh snoring at this
camp at least. .Uinphl' The next ev'ene
log the Pallander Was seeri travelliirgi'lat‘i
mighty rate through Knoiville with 1: you'll.
_ bundle under one arm and a huge shill’ia?’
lab in the other hand,‘ poked out ahead at
him in a halidal‘ensive. half enduring“;
titude. .Wheh lie was hailed Uy_'Af¢.i‘X
Mc— with, ' Which‘ a‘ny, Paddy]? gas
ting round. at the-speaker a sortul' hang
. dog; Bulky glance; he growlerl‘foi’lh. 3
word at a step; ‘Sthraiglil'tQ,l”-'lal)do l’)‘
. Juhers, where'thero'aho'euah'ei.if' . '
'Noh’re '--Ti-.’e‘ pinnén’hip bg'igllql'qrb: air-A
iuling beween John “Bull gn'd Egbmuflbnjgfi
{flan in the o’gcbpélibp‘ (tuba @6sl“;an
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