Terms of the "Ameiucax." HENRY B. MASSEUTIwibiiri, As JOSEPH EISELY. $ PnormsTORs. II. tt. TMSSCil, Editor. orrica is market street, near beer. THE ' AMERICAN" is published every Satur day nt TWO DOLLARS per annum to be paid half yearly in advance. No paper discontin ued till all arrearages are paid. No subscription received for a less period than six mouths, All communication or letters on business relating to the ollice, to insure attention, must be POST PAID. From the Lancaster Examiner. The Whirlwind. IT MISS JVMET It. LEWIS. The Whirlwind 'would take a walk one da; ,' (And a very fist 'walker is he.') So bustling about, He at length set nut, With a strp light blithe and free. 'Twas plainly seen, as he rush'd along, He was bent upon frolic that d iy ; He whistled with glee Or sang merrily, For his heart was glad and gay. His path Iny straight through the dark gieenwootl, And away o'er the mountain's broad blow, His track you might tiace, In every place, For he left his marks, I trow. The Asp was the first to heir his voice. And she shook through each br.inch at tlio sound; The timid young tree, Trembled tearfully, As she sank upon the ground. The HicKonr beheld his sister fall, And exclaimed with an ill-natured sneer 'She's nervous to day. And doth fiiut away ; 3uch weakness can't flourish here !' As onward tho whirlwind came, he heard The rude siofl'er unfeelingly jes' ; So wrenching about, His old trunk so t-tou', The strong one was laid at rest. The Piss saw tho Hickory's shivered trunk, nd bowed low rs tho wind whistled past; Hut the courtesy, Of the nodding tier, )id not save hun from tho Mast. 'he Oak in defiance tossed his head, 'or a veteran right held is he lint a single stroke Felled the mighty Oak ; las, for the proud old tree ! ii ! onward still and his mighty breath ings an anllicm ofglud triumph now, And he laughs to see Each old forest tree, t his coming meekly bow. he blooming Haw heard the Whirlwind's voice, lid it filled her with weighty alarms ; lint he loved the blush Of the flow'ring bush, nd bore her oil' in his arms. i ! onward still ! o'er the land he sweeps, ith wreck, and ruin, and rush and roar; Nor stops to look back On his tlreaiy hack, it speed to the spoils before ! From the American Sentinel. 1 'he IriiiiUnrr Child' Lament. I never knew a lathei's love, My sire ne'er breath'd a prayer for mo, Dm if his voice was raised above, I ll was, to curse mi bitterly. I never knew, what 'iwas to see, A fathi r's kind approving look, Dot if he ever smil'd on me, It wus a smile, 1 scarce could brock. I never knew what 'twas to feel, Or look on him with filial pride, Dut if his name would o'er me steal, Abush'd, I shun'd the sp; aker's side. I nrvpr knew what 'twas to watch. His c.in. ins home, in childish play, lint when I heard him lilt the la!ch Trembling with feur, I shrank away, I've of ion gone with playmates home. And a. en them climb their father's knee, Anil he would smile, to see them come, And all would seem so full ol glee. Rut ah! at noon, or eventide, t dread my father.B step to hear All's cheerless at our lireoide And mother's cheeks are pule with lear. Ah yes! I have one friend on earth; Vet still 1 boast a mother's love, And from the hour that gave me birth, Have well her kind ulTeciiun proved. When sick at heart, I Rick my home, Wiih sorrow on my brow impress'd, Hiie soothes my woes, forgets Iwr own. And lulls me in her arms to rest. How oft she sits in silent prayer. While my own sire is railing by. And eh! how oft her features bear, The marks of his biutality. Ah! who that has not felt, can tell, What pain, what anguish, fill our heart, And with whut shame, our bosoms swell, To see him act so huso a part. Oh, Thou ! w ho to the fatherless, H ist promised Thou'lt a Father be And 'specially tho widow bless, Who puts her only tiut in thee; Oh ! wilt Thou not in mercy bow, Thine ever gracious, piiying ear I Wilt Th.iu nut be my father, now, Wilt Thou not hear my mother's prayer ! Yrs, tho' my fathet's heart' so hard, And we are too, by sin d filed, Still Thou wilt bo my nwthi r's guard. And Thou wilt shield the druiikuid's child. Cookixu Jjkets. Take beels of mid dle size, and after removing the tops and dirt, roast them in a lire as potatoes arc roasted. When done, they are peeled and served up in the usual man ner. One who has tried them in this way, says they arc much sweeter and richer than when boiled. Alb. Cult. S UN Absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the Iy Massor & Elscly. Origin or nioriiioiilMit. At the request of some of our readers, we republish a well authenticated ac count of the origin of Mormonism, which was inserted in the Keligious Telegraph and Observer on the iith of May last. This account of one of the grossest religious impositions of our time, was communicated to the Uoston Recorder by Rev. John .Storrs, under date of Ilolliston, Mass., April 8th, His letter to the editor of that paper is as follows : Dear Sir: As the pastor of the Congregational church and society in this town, I have had occasion to come in contact with Mormonism in its gros sest forms. Consequently I have been led to make inquiries relative to its ori gin, progress, anil so far as they have any peculiar sentiments of its votaries. My object in this has been, as a faithful pastor, so far as possible to arrest the progress of what I deem to be one of the rankest delusions ever palmed on poor human nature. However, not suppo sing that the readers of the Recorder would be interested in the details of Mormonism in general, I send you for publication in your valuable periodical the following communication, ns a pa per of unusual importance, giving a cer tified, sufficiently well attested and true account of the origin of the "Rook of Mormon'' or "Golden Bible," as it is sometimes called: on which the whole system mainly depends. And here perhaps it should be said, that the lea ders of the delusion pretend that the book was dug out of the ground, where it had been deposited for many centu ries ; that it w;ts written on certain metallic plates, in a peculiar character or hieroglyphic; that the finder, a man of money-digging memory, who was accustomed to look into the ground by the aid of a peculiar stone, was in a si milar manner enabled to read and trans late it. Hence, what is sometimes cal led the Mormon Bible. But not such is its origin, according to the following communication. The occasion of the communication coming into my hands, is as follows: Having heard, incidentally, that there was a lady in Monson, Mass., whose husband, now dead, was the author of the book, I requested in a note, Rev. 1). R. Austin, Principal of Monson Acade my, to obtain of her, for my benefit, and to be used as I should think proper, a certified account of its origin with her husband: for the character of which lady, I wished the venerable Dr. Ely and himself to avouch. The following highly satisfactory document came in reply. ' ou are requested to insert it in the Recorder, not so much because it will interest the majority of your readers, but that the facts, well attested may bo laid up in memory and the number of your papers containing them being kept, may afl'ord the means to an enlightened community, to refuse so great an impo sition on the world. 1 would not only respectfully bespeak its publication in tho Recorder, but in other papers ; 1 would it were published throughout the land ; for many Mormons are stragg ling throughout the country endeavor ing to propagate their notions ; and with some success with a peculiar class of people. The origin of this pretended revelation being thus completely au thenticated, may save many minds from delusion, fanatacism and ruin. Yours respectfully, John Sroitiis. ORIGIN OF TIIK DOOK OK MORMON," OR "(iOLDEX MULE." As this book has excited much atten tion and has been put, bv a certain new sect, in the .lace of the sacred Scrip tures, I deem it a duty wmeli l owe to the public, to state what 1 know touch ing its origin. That its claims to a di vine origin are wholly unfounded, needs no proof to a mind unperverted by the grossest delusion. That any sane per son should rank it higher than any other merely human composition, is a matter of the greatest astonishment ; yet it is received as divine by some who dwell in enlightened New England, and even by those who have sustained the charac ter of devoted Christians. 1, earning recently, that Mormonism has found its way into a church in Massachusetts, ami has impregnated some of its mem bers with its gross delusions, so that ex communication has become necessary, I am determined to delay no longer do ing what I can to strip the mask front this monster of sin, and to lay open its pit of abominations. Rev. Solomon Spaulding, to whom I was united in marriage in early life, JBUJRY AMERICAN. AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL. majoti'y, the vital principle of Republics, from which Suiibiiiy, Xorlhiiiiihrrlaiul Co. was a graduate of Dartmouth College, and was distinguished for a lively ima gination and a great fondness for histo ry. At the time of our marriage, he re sided in Cherry Valley, N. Y. From this place we removed to iev Salem, Ashtabula county, Ohio; sometimes called Conneaut creek. Shortly after our removal to this place his health sunk and he was laid aside from active la bours. In the town of New Salem, there are numerous mounds and forts, supposed by many to be the dilapidated dwelling and fortifications of a race now extinct. These ancient relics arrest the attention of the new settlers, and be come objects of research for the cu rious. Numerous implements were found, and other articles evincing great skill in the arts. Mr. Spaulding being an educated man, and passionately fond of history, took a lively interest, in these developements of antiquity ; and in order to beguile the hours of" retire ment, and furnish employment for his lively imagination, he conceived the idea of giving an historical sketch of this long lost race. Their extreme antiqui ty of course would lead him to write in tite most ancient style, and as the old Testament is (he most ancient book in the world, he imitated its style as nearly as possible. His sole object in w riting this historical romance was to amuse himself and his neighbors. This was about the year 181'J. Hull's surrender at Detroit occurred near the same time, as I recollect the date well from that circumstance. As he progressed in his narrative, the neighbors would come in from time to time to hear por tions read, and a great interest in the work was excited among them. It claimed to have been written by one of me tost nation, ana to liavc been reco vered from the earth, and assumed the title of " Manuscript Found." The neighbors would often inquire how Mr. S. progressed in deciphering "the man uscript," and when he had a sufficient portion prepared he would inform them, and they would assemble to hear it read. He was enabled from his ac quaintance with the classic and ancient history, to introduce many singular names, which were particularly noticed by the people, and could be easily re cognised by them. Mr. S. Spaulding had a brother, Mr. John Spaulding, re siding in the place at the time, who was perfectly familiar with the work, and repeatedly heard the whole of it read. From New Salem we removed t Pittsburg, Pa. Here S. found an ac quaintance and friend, in the person of Mr. Patterson, an editor of a newspa per. He exhibited his manuscript to Mr. P., who was very much pleased with it, and borrowed it for perusal. He retained it a long time, and unfor med Mr. S. that if he would make out a title-page and preface, he would pub lish it, and it might be a source of profit. This Mr. S. refused to do, for reasons which I cannot now state. Sidney Rig don, w ho has figured so largely in the history of the Mormons, was at this time connected with the printing ollice of Mr. Patterson, as is well known in that region, and as Rigdon himself has frequently Muted. Here he had ample opportunity to become acquainted with Mr. Spaulding's manuscript, and to copy it if he chose. It was a matter of notoriety and interest to all who were connected with the printing establih ment. At length the manuscript was returned to its author, and soon after we removed to Amity, Washington Co., Pa., where Mr. S. deceased in ISlti. The manuscript then fell into my hands, and was carefully preserved. It has frequently been examined by my daugh ter, Mrs. M'Kenstry, of Monson, Mass., with w hom I now reside, and by other friends. After the "Book of Mormon" came out, a copy of it was taken to New Salem, the place of Mr. Spaul ding's former residence, and the very place where the "Manuscript Found" was w ritten. A w oman preacher ap pointed a meeting there, and in the meeting read and repeated copious ex tracts from the "Book of Mormon." The historical part was immediately recognised by all the older inhabitants, as the identical work of S., in which they hud been so deeply interested years before. John Spaulding was present, who is an eminently pious man, and re cognised perfectly the work of his bro ther, lie was amazed and utllicled, that it should have been perverted to so wicked a purpose. His grief found vent in a flood of tears, and he arose on th spot and expressed in the meeting his deep sorrow and regret, that the there is no appeal but to force, the vital p.imiplo and Saturday, Mairh fi, IS 11. writings of his sainted brother should be used for a purpose so vile and shock ing. The excitement in New Salem became so great, that. the inhabitants had a meeting, and deputed Dr. Philas lus If iirlbut, one of their numbers, to repair to this place, and to obtain from me the original manuscript of Mr. S., for the purpose of compartng it with the Mormon Bible, to satisfy their own minds, and to prevent their friends from embracing an error so delusive. This was in the year 18UJ. Dr. Hurlbut brought with him an introduction, and request, for the manuscript, signed by Henry Lake and Aaron Wright, and others, w ilh all of w hom 1 was acquaint ed, as they were my neighbors when I resided in New Salem. I am sure that nothing could grieve my husband more, were he living, than the use which lias been made of his work. The air of antiquity which w as thrown about the composition, doubtless suggested the idea of converting it to purposes of delusion. Thus an histori cal romance, w ith the addition of a few pious expressions and extracts from the sacred scriptures, has been construed into a new Bible, and palmed oil upon a company of poor, deluded fanatics, as divine. 1 have given the brief nar ration, that this work of deep deception and w ickedness may be searched to the foundation, and its author exposed to the contempt and execration he so just ly deserves. Matii.oa Dwinsox. Rev. Solomon Spaulding was the first husband of the narrator of the a bove history. Since bis disease, she has been married to a second husband by the name of Davidson. She is now residing in this place : is a woman of irreproachable character, and an hum ble christian, and her testimony is wor thy of implicit confidence. A. Ei.v, D. D. Vaxtur of Cutir. Church in Mtmsun. D. R. AcsTix, I'rincipal tf Muhkoh Academy. Monson, Mas., April 1st. ISi'.i. Ci'Kioi s axu Important. We see it stated in a foreign paper, that M. Zel ler, director of the Agricultural society of Il:irni, tailt. in 1K!)I, j. I.i, iied I WO plots of ground of the same size, with pota toes. hen the plants had flowered, the blossoms were removed from those in one field, while those in the cither were left untouched. The former pro duced 170 lbs., the latter only .'i? lbs. Cracks in stoves and stove pipes arc readily closed bv a paste made of ashes and salt, with water. Iron filings, sal ammonia', and water, make a hard and more durable cement. Hens will, it is said, be sure to fur nish an extra quantity of eggs, il you deal to each about a gill of oats per day. C minus K ii I lint-lit. Nome few mouths ago, I made a curious mil in lrrcrfliiig experiment, an account of whk:ti may be int. r. stiiig to many, mid useful to line of the rea dt is of the Journ.d. I tilled a white til .s.- I .imp, of a globular shape, wi h clear spiing water, pieced it in the window at about leu o'clock of a ile.ir warm morning, in a position to rcciivc thn rays of the sun. In ono minute, ii pce el p!ac!e silk which I had placid within h ill an inch of the i;1js-s and in the fucui, became ignited. Tho rays uf iho bun can thus be collected through a body ol clear water and a comm. n while glass lamp liny be made to serve the purpose of a burning lens, I placed in theunie I amp, siisjM-n led by u thread ill the water, several coloicd glass head . A hi le iliftai.ee from the lump I fixed a tdici t of wh.te pa per. The rays of l!ie nun pissing through thu wa ter and the he-ad, threw upon the surface ol tho pa per a variety of the most beautilul color, that im 'g iiiation can pictutc. At firt thought this may not be considered of much importance, but every Ihing thai goes to illustrate iho perfection of tho woiks of the Crea tor in a simple and cay w ay, is useful and bene ficial to our lace. A". V. Journal if Commerce. (Insular I)!i' rry. Nix miles north of Manchester, Flip., on the line of tho Polton railway, fivo trees have been found in the excavation made at that place, which op'ar to have been partly enlivened to co d. Tli'y seem also to stand ill the p!aces where they grew. The roots arc imbedded in a sufl argillaceous shale, im mediately under a thin bed of roul. The buk of the trees is conv. rte I to coal, from one quarter to threo ijuartcr of an inch thick i the substance which has taken the place of tho interior of tho tiees is khulc, 'J'he laigot of the trees is I5jtctl in circumference at the base, and height 1 1 feet. Yot Ncali-s Ail Act is pasiwJ in the Dela ware I. egiM-iture, granting premium of f2 j on the scalp of every fo killed in Suswx county, in thut Sinte. immed ia'e parent of desp.itisin. Jefferson. Vol. I Xo. XXIV. The Shrplirrd's Dos;. A shepherd who inhabited one of those valleys or glens which intersect the Grampian mountains, in one of his excursions to look alter his fl.ick, hap pened to carry along with him one of lii children, an infant of thric years old. This is not an unu sual ractiee amongrt the Highlander, who accus tom their children fiom the earliest infancy to en dure the rioiits of tho cliiiinte. After traversing his pasture for some time, attended by his dog, the shepherd found himself under the necessity of as. cending a Riimmit nt romp distnncc, to have a more extensive view of his range. As the ascent wsb o fatiguing fur the child ho 1. ft him on a small pluin at the bottom, with strict injunctions not to stir from it till his return. Scarcely, however, hud he gained the sihnmit, when the horizon whs daik ened by one of those impenetrable mists which fie quently descend so rapidly amidxt these mountains as, in the space of a few minutes, ulmost to to in day to night. The anxious father instantly hastened buck to find his child; but owing to the unusual darkness, and his own trtpidation, unfortunately mUsed his wny in the descent, Afer a fruillw search of many hours, he discovered that he had reached the bottom of the valley, and was near his coltnge. To renew the search that night was cqua' ly fruitless and durigeious; he was therefore coin pclled to go home, although hu had lost botli hi child and his dog, who hud attended him faithfully for many years. 'St xt mornii g, hy break of day the shepherd aceompinied by a band of his neigh bors, set out in t-earch uf the child ; hut ufier a day hpctit in fruitless fitigue, he wus ut last compelled, by the approach of night, to descend from the nniun t.iin. On his lemming home to his cottage, Le f iund that tho dog, which he lost the day before, h id been home mid on receiving a piece of cake, had instantly gone off again. For several succes sive days the shepherd renewed his search fir his chilJ, and still, on returning homo disappointed in the evening, ho found that the dog had been home, and on receiving his usual ullowance of cake, had instantly disappeared. Nnuck with this singular circumstance, he remained ono d y j and when the dog, as urinal, departed w ith his pie; e of cake, he resolved to follow- him, and find out the cause of this strange procedure. The dog led the way to a cataract at some distance from the spot where the shepherd had left his chid. The banks of the cat aract almost ji.incd at the top, yet, separated by an rbys of immense depth, pi e-mted that appearance which so often astonishes and appals the travellers , . u.i-ui.ioiiis. non one thai frpj--- of thiv-c rugged, and almost perpendicular descents, the do began without hesitation to make his way, and ut la'-t disappeared by entering into a cave, the mouth of which was ulmust level wilh the torrent. The shepherd, with difficulty, lollowedt but on en tering the cave, what vveie his emotions wlun he beheld his il.fanl eating with much satisfaction the cake which the Jog had ju-,1 brought him; wb'le the faiihful animal i-lood by, eyeir.g his younij charge with the utmst complaisance ! From the situation in which the -hi! I was f iund, it appeared that hu bad w andered to tho puvipice, and then lilher fallen or fctaiuMcd down till he reached the c ,ve. The do by ine.iis of his scent, had traced him to the spot ; and afterwards prevented liini from .-t iruug, by giving up to him bis ow n dally allow ance. The Wife of lVtigulil Mexi art. (u the December Xo. of the London (.Quarterly Iteview, we find a notice of tho wife of the illu.-lri-ous philosopher, Dugald Ntejvart. Nho is there said to have been equal to her husband in intellect. She was wholly fiee from pedantry, and the world was not made acquainted with her deep acquis! tions by any display of them which she made. " On her husband," says the Review, she doted with a love-match devotion ; to his studies and midnight lucubrations she sieiilied her hoilth and re-t; she was his amanuensis and corre. tor." When a young lady she wrote a poem which was accident!)' shown by her cousin, Lord Lothian, to Mr. Stewart. The philosopher was o enrap tured with tho perusal as to determine seeking her hand in marriage. The society of Mrs. Stewart is raid t i have attracted to her house the mast cultiva ted citizens of Kdinburgh, and the di inguished strangers who visi cd that city. Jlcr family name was Cranstoun. A PiTS.vr has recently been taken out for a ma chine witich is bkely to supersede tho hilherti known method of raising water. It is termed Hull's Patent llydiauhc Uelt, and is already in op eration in many pans of the country for the pur pose of draining laud. The contrivance is the most stinp'e, being im rely composed if a woollen bill which is made to icvolvo round two rolleis, one keeping ihc belt beneath tho water, and the other fixed at any required altitude. The udhision of lite water to the wolleu bill overcomes the 8"v'' of that element, when a velocity of 1000 lVet per minute is acquired, a cou inuous stream is brought up und poured in tho receiving pipe .J- Hull. A Ki MAUKintK liLiCKsMl lii. Mr. Durrett, the le rued blacksmith, recently delivered a Uttu e bifuro the Lyceum ul Xurihampton, ( Mas.s. ) "which," says the Couiier, "for li erary beauty and pi rforui.inci', astonished all w ho heurd him." Mr. Uuriett is about 'J'i years uf ago, and sti I continues his manual labor, and pursue bis studies. He is aluady mister of mote thin fifty diiTeient lans'u- (PS, TRICKS r inVljltTISIXG. I scpisre I insertion, . fr) .',(1 1 do do . ( 7;l 1 du dj t 00 Kvery ubieitcnt Inferti. n, 0 5"i Yearly Advertisement, (wilh the privilege ol alteration) one column f 25 J half column, flH, three aqunri'D, $ 18? two square, y J one squne, $5. Without the privilege of altciation libeial dif count will be niiide. Adveitisements left without direction as to the length of time the are to bo published, will be continued until ordered out, and charged accord ing v. Cf Nixtoon lines make t square. Sir Urorgc t j ley's Air Engine. Many attempts have been made in England and Franc, and in thi country to convert air Into motivo power, and according to tho l'ulytechnie Journal, Sir (Jeorge Catey has at lenilh succeed ed, and a locomotive carriage is now nearly finish ed In London, which willhn propelled en thi prin cqile. Air is the motive power of tht3 new engine. The princ'p'e is easily explained. Air is comprs sod bv the pump into a r ccber, to bo used when wa ited. Motion i communicated to tho wheels by pistons acted upon by the air, which is rarified by heat in its passage from the receiver to the cyl endrrs, where it acta upon the piston rod much in the same way that the steam docs. -Thus, to com municate motion to a pi.ton, a portion of tho air in the receiver is forcrd by comprcssio'n into tube sub jected to heat, and fnm thence, in it rarified state, it rushes to the cylinders as the only place of escape. Motion is accordingly produced. So Water is re qu.ied a serious consideration, and the consump tion of coke is only from four to five pounds weight per horse power a mile. The air-engine, by obvijting the necessi y of carrying water, and by obtaining the full power from combustion In tho most economical manner, bids fair t bo applicabla ou ninny occasions where iho steam-engine is in convenient, and to vie with il in power. Lnxy People. Liizincss is the parent of all sins that have been co milted rince thu morning of creation. Eve was in a buy fit at the timo Sjtrn tempted her; if Adam had kept her busy she wju!i1 hava kept out of mis chief, and we should all have been innocent and a happy as lambkin. If the antediluvian had com menced building niks when Noah preached to them, th-y might have been saved, but they were loo la r.v to work, arid so they were d'owncd in tho great aqueous catastrophe. The reason the Egyptians refused to let the I inc ites go, was because they were too hry to make their ow n bricks, and wished to compel the Hebrew to do lhe:r work for then. The consequences a'e all well known ; they were phgucd giievously, and afici wards drowned in the red sea. Lazy people in our days are constantly plaguing themselves, and are an everlasting plaguo and eye-sore to others. The sight of a creeping, life less indolent min or woman, is misery to the thrifty and industrious. People of this class are friendless, they are abhorred hy their own relations, and univer sally dread, d. They not only hate to work them selves, but they hite to pee work d " ... ,uu.o won J as useless and inactive as they are. Of this kind aie your 1 "ungers, who delig'it in hanging about wotk shops and printing offices, and every place where they can interrupt business. Had we, as Homer expressed it, "A hundred mouth", a thousand tongues." A throat of brass and adamantine lungs." wc could sca coly find lime and strength to exe crate such ciiaructtrs, A gootl Joke. I have heard a fust-rate joke about John Tur mm, late of Athens. He was stopping at a tavern up the country, and used to lounge about the bar, and come it oer other people's liquor. Sol a glass could be left for a moment but he would slily slip up and drink its contents. One day a stage driver ia:ne in and called foi a stilF liorn of brandy toddy. John immediately (huPiled up to the bar. The dri ver knew his nun, and immediately played passuia by leaving his brandy while he stepped to the Coot, The bail took on retun.iiij,' he saw the glass empty and exclaimed with ul 1 the diabolical horror he should cfl'cct 'Uiandy and opium enough ta kill forty men! who drank that poisou !" I " staminuied John, teady to give up the ghost wilh affright. "You're a dead man," 6aid the driver. "What shall I dot' bc.ccchcd John, who thought himself a gone sucker. "Down with a pint of lamp oil, or you aie a dcaJ man in three minutes," answered the wicked dri ver. And dow n went the lamp oil, up came the bran dy and opium, together with John's breakfast. The joke was told, and he has uevor drank other pco ple.s liquor since. ii ilton. The follow i ig is related iit the February dum ber of the Kuickeibockcr ; Dr. Aspen's episode of tooth drawing, reminds m of a countiy patient somewhat akin t his, who called on one of our most eminent dentists, being troubled with a raging tooth,' which ho wi.hed ex traded. Siting himself, the pohUed steel was displayed before his ejes, and tho noit instant tho tormentor was placed in his hanj. 'Well doctor,' said be, 'how much do ou ax f.u the job? Guy but you did il quick though V 'My terms,' replied thu di iitist, 'are one dollar.' '.4 JhL'ar .' for half a minute work.' One Dollar.'.'?? Tucn pi.b ! Why, a doctor down't to our place, dtawe l a tooth for me two year go, and it look him ttuo huurs He dragged me ull around tho ronu, and lost Ins giip half a doten limes. I never see such hard woik; and he only charged me twenty live cent. A dollar I t a minute's w ark ! O gitib ul ! you utusl be jokiu!' This economical victim was about following oi t the popular utilitarian doc trine, that the labor necessary to pioducs tesult, should form its standard of value." Mtuausa A Western editor heJ his marri- nnticc .'. fifth' ring.
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