Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, December 04, 1841, Image 1

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AMERICA, I I.OVE TURK STILL.
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America, I love thee still,
There's elory in thy tnme.
There's brightness beaming from thy l.itth,
And honor from thy fame.
There's hcauty in thy nuked soil,
!rpe iking omites of love.
Thy rocks an.l blooming wilds proclaim
Protection from above.
Ameiica, love thee s ill,
lioneith thy vsllies r t
The pilgrim of a U rant power,
Bright emblem of the blest.
Anil round them, clothed in nilence, lie
The mouldering patriot's fiaine.
Embalmed in-sacied memory's lire,
Immortal honors cliim.
America, I love thee still,
Though iriitors dure disown
Thy holy rights and ornaments,
Kndenred to freeilom's home.
Though misty cloud o'erpread the light,
And fears together blrnd,
Hope's cheeriiiK rays fori U II thy pride
Of glory, to ascend.
America, I love thee s'ill.
Thou ait my native land;
Thy jiys o pure, ran ne'er be found,
lTion a loieipn ,trand.
Though i. n-ur, 's p.tth and fortune's smi'rs
In other climes siem fair.
The lriijhiet ol their hoiics or joys,
Can nought with thee compare.
Americt, I love thee still,
Resplendent glories gle.im
ThiouKh all thy deed. Thy sacred rights
IShall ever lie my tliema.
Pure from the realms of victory's sky,
The crown was given to thee ;
'Midst stirry liRhtu, eternal stands
The 01 b of liberty !
THE SEA C APTAIX'S ItKTtnX.
Captain Potter, of Newport, 11. I , was a
wealthy and amiable gentleman, whewe family
consisted of his wife, wtio was the pattern of
virtue, and one daughter who, though very
young, exhibited the polished beauty ol'hcr
mother, and the tivacity of her father. As he
was much experienced in the business of a sea
captain, he was oncred ttie command of a ves
sel, which promised great advantage, and with
great reluctance lell his amiable wile and child
once more to try his fa to on that clement,
whose composure lures to the gates of iiiipro
phetic destruction.
This voyage once completed, Capt. P. drter
mined to renounce the faithless deep forever,
for thejwii of his own ficrFide. Previous to
his departure, he took a gold ring from the fin
ger of Tats wife, and placed it on his own, say
ing, ftmnld this return not on the same hand,
you may rest assured that I ntu among the nn
confined dead of the tcean. With these words
he departed. Alas! Mrs. Potter was dontued
to drink deep at the fountain of woe. After
waiting the period of his expected return, she
began to g;ue with anxiety on every sail that
appeared in view, and eageily sought every
opportunity to learn from public documents
some tidings of her absent husband, or the fate
of the ship in which he sailed. Ilut all her
efhsrts were ineffectual ; the only information
that cvaJd be, or at least ever was obtained on
the subject, was from ait English vessel, which
ran thus: "May lti, 17! Ni, spoke with the
Ranger, from Newport, ( apt. Potter, master,
in :W degs. :W) m's. W." This indefinite in
telligence was far from cheering the heavy
heart of Mrs. Potter. When she saw others
blithe, it only reminded her of her own sadness,
while others vrc enjoying the reciprocity of
conjugal society it ointed her to the loncli
au'M of her own heart. U'hile other children
were happy in the rmilcs of their ki rents, her
angelic little Mary would climb upon her knee,
and with accents that rend a mother's heart,
inquire if her fulher would not return. Hut
mouth after month wasted away ; season alter
season rolled their tiresome wheels along, un
til fourteen years hud been added to the con
gregated centuries of the ast ; yet no tidings
came of Capt. P. ; no, not even a probable
conjecture, concerning the dark mysteries of
his fate.
Time, that changes all things, had Worn a
way the acutcneits of Mrs, Potter's grief, which
was far more intense than it would have been
had she really wept at his grave and known
fhal the last moments of her husband had been
soothed by allt ction. As this last voyage of the
f ajitaiu seemed to be to the unknown coast, she
was railed tliO widow Potter. Having a splen
did mansion, and a country seat of great value,
her hand was awuglit by many, and 06 often re
jected, until a bachelor, who had resisted the
charms of woman kind fort quarter of a cen
tury, was amitten with the lorelinesa of this
worthy matron, or with the comeliness of her
possesions. Nie et length consented that her
itau.n should be changod to Morane, the bridal
d lVr was appQinMF Mi arrangements were
made to greet the coming period with due fes
tivity and mirth. The gossips began to lx
nor loquacious than usual ; every tattler had
Iwr tale of weddings to tell ; even the phleg-
malic began to surmise trust something unusual
was about to be done at the mansion of widow
Potter.
I.ate in the afternoon of a Cold, stormy day
in November, a pcnnyless beggar called at a
neighboring house ai enquired whether the
widow Potter lived in this iart of tho city.
His appearance denoted lite most extreme
poverty ; his emaciated form tvas reduced al
most to a skeleton ; deep furrows ivcro drawn
in his cheeks, and his tottering fratne seemed
to ho stitlened in every joint by disease or hard-
shiis. Vet there was something in hiB eye
that told he was born to a better fortune
Yes,' says his informant, 'at the very next
door, a ml to-night she is to be married."
'Is to bo married !' said the beggar.
'How long hasher husband been dead V
'These many long years; he went off to sea
and his not been heard of since.'
'How has she sustained herself since her
husbands death !'
'She has an unblemished chancier.'
'Has she any children !'
'One daughter only, who has become a fine
young lady.'
'I must see her before she is married ; I
have some communications of importance.'
No saying, he hurried as fast as his feeble
limbs would carry him, to the splendid dwell
ing of the widow. The maid iu attendance be
ing summoned, and seeing a beggar before her,
was about to close the dooss against him, but
the stranger interrupted her by saying :
'Madam, may a beggar be permitted to see
the widow Potter !',
'We expect company to-night, answered the
maid. 'Therefore you must leave immediately.'
'The widow Potter I must see,' rejoined the
beggar, interrupting her.
The maid, who would have been glad to dis
miss her unsightly guest at this juncture, liegan
to be somewhat angry, and passionately ex
claimed, 'begone ; we can't hear ye not now.'
Hut the man of want was still more importu
nate, rightly thinking lie was not likely to gain
admituitico without making known his err mi
accosted the maid still more earnestly, 'young
woman, I have some tidings of very great im
portance to communicate to the mistress of this
mansion, which were given to mo in trust by
Captain Potter, the former proprietor of this
place.' At the mention of this he was per
mitted to enter. The lady, who was soon to
be Mrs. Morane, was informed that a rude beg
gar had some important information for her, and
desired to sec her immediately, whereupon she
arose to meet him ; but Morane, 'vho could not
bear to have his intended bride ubsen. for a mo
ment, remonstrated.
'1,'t him le called in,' said he, 'if he has
any secrets to reveal, let us hear them together.'
Accordingly he was shown into the njmrt
inent, where sat Mr. Morane, Mrs. Potter, and
her daughter.
From whence have you wandered !' asked
Mrs. Pottea.
'From the vile shores of Rurbary.'
'Doubtless you have suffered much ; cruel
people inhabit llmse regions.
'Much have I suffered I was once in easy
circumstances, but alas ! the elements have
sported with this vascil'uting frame !'
Yes, deep are the lines cf hardship which
are marked on thy furrowed cheeks.'
The wanderer gared on the young Miss Pot
ter ami was observed to weep,
'Why those tears, hapless old man,' inquired
Mrs. Potter.
'Ah !' rejoined the tremulous voice of the beg
gar, 'I once had a daughter who might have
become what she is now, but since the third
birth-day dawned on her cherub form, these
eyes have never beheld her.'
Come, come,' ejaculated Morane,who was
anxious that the intruder should t'epart, 'let Us
have your tale of M'crecy,'
'It shall be given to Mrs. Potter only, and
to her alone.'
That cannot be,' muttered Morane.
'Hut I have made a promise.'
What of your promise !
'It is sacred as my life.'
'Hell speak and depart,' says Morane.
The beggar, who until now had been suppli
ant, assumed an attitude of authority, his eye,
which had thus far been bcamles kindled into
an expression of the most benign determination.
'I have,' said he, 'a revelation entrusted to
me by Capt, Potter himself.'
At the mention of his name, all was anxiety
and attention I in her perturbation the mother
let fall a volume of poema which she held in
her hand ; the daughter grew pule with solici
tude, on hearing the name of her fa'her,
'And sootier than beUsy my trust,' 'this
right arm shall pcrislu
The pathos and vehemence with which ho
utljred 'nis last rrnteuce, cuuiird the blood to
chill through their vein?, and 'rush like a cat
aract upon their hearts.'
Morane, finding remonstrance was vain, con
sented for them to retire by themselves. The
nun of want having quieted their fears, that no
harm shou'd befall the honorable lady.
'There,' said he, as he closed the door after
them, 'have you any knowledge of this,' pre
senting her at the same time a gold rinir.
Yes,' answered Mrs. Potter, 'it is the one
my husband wore away, and I would have given
thousands to see it return on the same hand ;
but now t am convinced that he is among the
unkeelcd victims that feed t;ic monsters of the
deep.'
'How long since your husband's departure !'
'Fourteen years.' v
Could you recognir.c him after so long an
ahsYffCO ?'
" Most certainly I could, If his features are
So changed, just Itehind the thumb of his left
wrist, his name is inscribed in unfluling charac
ters ; in that I cannot be deceived.'
'Read thatO says the stranger, a he gave
her his callous hand. The lady was just able
to read 'David Potter,' and sank exhausted by
her agitated feelings. The noise of her fall
brought Morane into the aparlmeul with several
of the wedding guests, who had now arrived,
and beholding Mrs. Potter scnsless upon the
fl'Xir, supposing sonic violence had been dorm
to her person, they ordered the supposed ruf
fian to leave the house immediately. In Vain
did he protest his innocence. He was-seized
and forcible dragged out As soon as Mrs. P.
had recovered sufficiently to speak 'merciful
heaven,' exclaimed the anxious lady, 'where
is my husband, where is Capt. Potter! Do I
dream, or is it a reality V 'The woman is
mad, snys one, 'her bruin is crazed,' cried a
nother. 'It is the wild impulse of a dream,'
Continued a third.
Captain Potter, who hud been thus liircibly
dragged from his own bouse, was at length
called back to the scene from which he had
been compelled, though reluctantly to retire.
The priest, who, by this time, had arrived, was
overjoyed to sec his old friend the Captain
'Rejoice,' said he to Mrs. letter, 'thy husband
was dead, and is alive, was lost and is found,'
Captain Potter now requested all to be seated,
that he might make known to them the story
of his long absence. Order was soon restored,
and he proceeded as follows : 'Yon behold in
me the same Captain Potter who has been an
unwilling exile from his home for fourteen
years. 1 was captured by an Algerinc pirate
ship near the island of Malta, and compelled to
serve those vile hordes. Oh, liow hafd is ser
vitude among a people whose tenderest mercies
are cruel. I was forced to labor at the oar' and
when from futigue, I could no longer gr.ip it
the muscles of my wrist were seared with a
hot brick until my hands were imovably clench
ed.. i;ic4 for death to come ami rvmoVe mv
instipjiortuble laid. Kvery year seemed an
age, so tardy did the wheel of time move along.
At length by a treaty with the U. State, the
Dey of Algeirs was required to rvlvasc all A
merican slaves, lleing set at liberty, 1 em
barked for this country ; and we encountered
furious gale which drove the vessel on a
desert island. Here all the crew perished ex
cept four, who were taken off by a merchaul
ship iu a state of insensibility. The vessel
which rescued us was bound to the Ka-t Indies.
On her return to Liverpool, I was pressed on
board a maii-of-war and compelled to serve
three years bet! ire t could make my escape.
'From the moment I learnt this intended
marriage, t resolved to surprise you in the man
ner yoj have seen ; yon saw me weep at the
sight of my own Mary ; they were the tears of
joy. Having suffered incredible hardships both
by sea and luud, I stand before you in these tat
tered garments, with a broken constitution,
rendered infirm by intense boldly exercise, yet
rejoicing that I am permitted to stand among
my former friends, and in the land of the free.
Ami,' said the storm-beaten mariner, addressing
himself to his wife-, 'if you prefer this gentle
man, whom you are about towed all shall be
right! Ifyotl prefer your former husband, he
will he happy ill your clioicc.' 'It me have
my first U'l rot lied,' said the agitated lady.
Poor Morane sat like one forlorn, he attempt
led to appear indifferent, but retired as soon as
the forms of ceremony would permit His
career was stunt, lie came to the grave a wretch
ed inebriate in a few short years. On the fol
lowing day Captain Potter invited his friends
and neighbors to meet him at his country seat.
The scene was one of lively interest, and the
comptiuy returned home with this salutary leg-
eon indelibly stamped ujn their minds, never
to forsake those in Diversity.
Snuggles yg thut the liruhsmitc are fond
of exclaiming to converts from the race of "good
livers," ult I ivrvr-v-A'i'ii 1
'Vou arc guini; m'Ai-loti to destruction,"
t.u id roturiuor to fcmij. "Yen, rvtnrnt-J hu,
I try my beet sB-rvtf !"
J'rtm the Haiti mort .irgui.
A IttlM.AI.V
Tlic following actually took jilncc in
our city a few days since. Tho dia
logue was conducted in sort of low to
ncd voice, ami therefore it is not likely
the bargain was overheard by any of
the byslanders ; but, as an evidence of
the I ruth of the mailer, the mates of ihc
fortunate young lady have by this lime
perceived that one of their number has
all of a sudden left their ranks.
'How do you sell those flowers V said
a good looking stranger from one of the
Southern States, to a nrettv little dam
sel in market, the other day, who had ;
hitherto been compelled to sell pinks, '
poscys, and similar notions, honestly to
maintain herself and parents. j
'Twenty-five cents, sir,' said the mai- j
den, holding to the gaze of the yeiithi
man a svci:t scented hunclh
Chenp, said the Soulliernor.
'Indeed they are,' sr.id the maiden.
'So much so, that I cannot possiblv
conceive how you can make a living at
the business.'
All, sir,' said the pretty little damsel,
'the times are hard, and vie are compel- !
fl l.t 1
led to do the best we can. 15v econo
my, sir, we do manage lo get along.
Did those who live in jrlitterinjj palaces
but know how severe is the lot of the
dejected and poor, we might perhaps
get a trifle morn for our labor. Hut,
alas ! sorry am I to be compelled to say
it, justice is blind, ami dim indeed is the
vision of opulence.
Here the stranger, touched by tlic
powerful remarks of the young flower
irirl, was seen to drop his head, and let
fall a tear of sorrow. Recovering,
however, he contrmied a follow?:
'I5ut, Miss,' said the gentleman, 'why
not turn your attention to something
more profitable V
'I know not whal, sir,' said the girl.
Turn your attention to sicculation.'
'I know not what kind, sir: and if I
did, I am not jmssesed of the capital.'
Oh, Miss,' said the gentleman, 'there
arc some kinds of speculation in which,
to meet with success, a capital is not
required.'
'Name it, sir.'
Marriage, Miss.'
'Sir,' said the moiden, 'my chances
in that kind of s'Culution arc ur, in
deed.' 'I'ci haps not so pooi as you imagine.'
'I have now on my hands a dear,
dear father and mother l support by
my little en mini's, and to marry n
youth as oor a myself would only be j
heaping misfortune ei our already o-
ver-burdeiied shoulder..' ' )
Hut perhaps iu the search you might ,
fall in with some one who has more of j
this world's treasures than yourself'.' j
Hut to get him,' modestly articulated ,
the young lady.
r were as e tsy task if be loves you.
'Hut where shall 1 find him which
way shall I look ?'
'Here, my pretty one,' said the gen-
tleman, at the same time throwing his
eye tiiKn the vouno; flower cirl in such
a'manner us to leave not a doubt in her
mind that she was adored by the strati
cer.
The reader will please pardon us for
not giving Hie remainder ol the tlta
log tie j for we do not think it right that
every one should know all tho little love
talk 'of two hearts united in one com.
mon cause. Suffice it to say, that the
couple became more intimate with each
other that the stranger did buy the
flowers of the maiden, and as coim.cn-
sation he guvo her his fortune of one
hundred thousand dollars, with by the
way, a written Contract that hersell
should be thrown into the bargain
Thcv are now man and wife the
aged parents are comlortod in their tie
cliinng Vears the maid is no longer
comellod to vend her nosegays the
pair are on their way to their new resi
uence, and me stranger, uouutiess,
blesses the hour ho visited the city of
monuments, nd went to buy the blue
eyed maiden's charming jiosies.
Vali-aiu.k IU mkhv iok tiik Dhojv.
tc loiiowing important rc'.icdy
found in "Uaymond's copy of (.'uuii's
Domestic Medicine," has, ',e a.re in -
mi r ti .
formed, cured some of k mot inveie
rate cases of Dropsy i-.t our city within
a few mouths. Louisville (Jaz.
"Take two hiimlfulls of the green or
inner bark of the white or common el
der, steep them in two quarts of Lisbon
wine twenty-four hours. H'tlii wine
cannot be had, Tenerill'e or Madeira
will answer, take a gill every morning
facing, or more if it can be borne on
the stomach.
A Xoldc I'vutiiplr of i:aiiy Tlmi'4.
About the year l?0 a circumstance
occurred, which deserves to be written
on adamant. In Hit wars of New
England with the Aborigines, the Mo
began tribe of Indians early became the
friends of the Knglish. Their favorite
ground was on the banks of the river,
(now the Thames,) between New Lon
don and Norwich. A small remnant
of the Mohegatis .still exist, and they
arc sacredly protected in the possesion
and enjoyment of their favorite domain
on the banks of the Thames- The go
vernment ol" this tribe had become he
reditai v iu the family of the Celebrated
chief I Was. During the time or my
father's mercantile prosjicrity, he had
employed several Indians of this tribe
in hunting animals, whose skins were
valuable lor their fur. Among these
hunters was one named acharyt of
I the royal race, on excellent hunter,
is . . m ta
but as drunken and worthless an In
Idian as ever lived. When he had
somew hat passed the age of fifty, seve
ral members of the royH family who
stood between Zachary and the throne
of his tribe, died, and he found himsell
'.I t ..V-L . t 1.1
wunoniy one nie uciwcen mm anu tnc
empire. In this moment his better ge
nius resumed its sway, and he reflected
seriously. 'How can such a drunken
j wretch as 1 am aspire to the chief of
j this honorable race? What will my
J people say, and how will the shades of
my noble ancestors look down indig
nant upon such a base successor 1 Can
I succeed to the great Vncas T I w ill
drink no more !' I fe solemnly resolved
never again to ffiste nny drink but wa
ter, and he kept his resolution
I had heard this story and did not en
tirely believe it ; for young as I was, I
already partook in the prevailing con
tempt for Indians. In the beginning of
May the annual election of the prhrei
pal officers of the (then) colony was
held at Hartford, the capitol. My fa
ther attended officially, and it was cus
tomary for the chief of the Mohcgans
olso to attend. Zachary had succeed
ed to the rule of the tribe. My father's
house was situated alout midway on
the road between Mohcgan and Hart
ford, and the old chief was then in the
habit of coming a few days before the
election, and dining with his brother
governor One day the tnischeivous
thought struck me, to try the sincerity
of the old man's temperance. The fa
mily were seated at dinner, and there
was excellent homebrewed beer on
the table. 1 addressed the old chief
'Zachary, this beer is excellent: will
you taste it ?' The old man dropped
his knife and fork leaned forward with
a stern intensity of expression; his
black eye sparkling with indignation
was fixed on me. 'John,' said he, von
do not know w hat you arc doing. V
mi
i are serving tlic iluvil, hoy! JH you
' not know I am on Indian? I tell vou
, that I am, and that if 1 should but taste
j your beer, I could not stop until I go to
I rum, and become again the drunken,
i contemptible wretch your father ro-
members me to have been. John, xvlnle
' you live, never again tempt any man
I to break a cood resolution.' Socrates
, never uttered n more valuable precept.
i emosincnes count not nave given it
j m more solemn tones of eloquence. I
was thunderstruck. My parents were
! deeply allectcd; they looked at each
i other, at me, and at the venerable oh
j Indian, w ith deep feelings of awe p.nd
i respect. They afterwards lietiuentlv
i reminded me of the scene, and c'aan-e'd
me never to lorget iti acbary lived
to pass tliu age o eigltty, ur,,i sacredly
kept Ills rcsoiunuih lie 'jes Imned in!
the royal burial place ) his tribe, near !
the Iveautiful bills ef V antic, on the wes -
i tern ni atieu oi tne V names, in Norwich,
, on tne lanu owut4 ,v lnv ineml, I olvui
' (.oddard. I.so. 1 visited the grave of
; the old clue lately, and repeated to my-
seu iii i",estitnalile lesson.
V. ol. Trumbull's Autobiography.
A Wom x 's A n v x T a; A wo-ma-.i
may say what she likes to you,
vithniit (he risk of getting knocked
j ilow u lor it. Mie can take a snooze
! alter dinner, w hile her husband has to
' go to work. She can dres herself in
neat and tidy shoes for n dollar, which
her husband has to cam and fork over
to her. She can tane a wak on a plea
sant day, without the fear of being as
ked to treat at every coffee-house she
passes. She can paint her face if too
pale, or fleiir it if loo red. She can stay
at home in time of w ar, and wed again
if her hu&hand is "kilt." Sh-3 can wear
corsets, if too thick, nnd other fixings,
if loo thin. Ilullalo Times.
'))o yon se that ytmng lady ?' said a
friend io s A day "or two ngo, as ho
pointed to a delicate and beautifully
dressed young female who was jessing
on the opposite side of the way.
We replied in the affirmative.
'She docs'nt look much like a suic.ido
does she ; one who would deliberately
Commit selfmurdcr V
Certainly no!,' wv. exclaimed.
And yet,' he added, 'sire is murder
ing herself slowly lut surely every day.
She is a frail, delicate creature, and not
particularly healthy at the best of times.
It is now a damp, rold raw day, and
yet she ventures forth in a thin, light
dress with slrocs, the soles of which
are hoi as thick as half a dollar, lie
sides this, see how she is eorsetted.
She has laced herself so that she must
I breathe with the greatest difficulty.
.. " . .
I'jor tiling a few years longer and
she will be numbered among the my
riads who have gone down to the gravo
through the agency tjf that terrible dis
ease, consumption.
How many arc there in Philadelphia
in the situation of the young lady de
scribed! How many who, in yielding
to the acquirements rjf barbarous fa
shion, -are committing self-murder !
How many mothers arc llrcre, who
look on quretlv and see their daughters
j dedicate tlremsclves to an early grave !
1 low many, indeed, who assist in the
work of death, by affording tire imple.
mettts and engines of destruction.
(riiilad. Inq.
f.rtmi.i 'and .tlanUl'nclurc of Ti-a.
The tea tree we will consider as an
evergreen, and that when the picking
Itegins, which is about the mouth of
May, it w ill be in full leaf, and nearly
ready to shoot out again with the young
shoots. The tirst shoot on the bud
coming out, covered with hair, tl.cn
terms tlic fine flowery Pekoe. Should
it have a few days more growth, the
hair Iwgins lo fall oil", the leaf expands,
and then it becomes the Hlac'K Leaf Pe
koe. In this tree, of course, there are
some young shoots, whi-ch have more
flashy and finer leaves they would
make the Southong. The next best
leaves t'ompoy, and the next the Con
goue. and the refus'j leaves would make
the Fokien Robe?.
Cencrally spe.aking that may be con
sidered as the. way in which the tea
would be mrule. This, however, re
lates only to the tea farmers.
Tire tea farmers pick the leaves in
this Way, give them a sufficient rough
drying, and carry them to market,
where ihcy are met by the tea manu
facture much in the same way as the
dairy farmers arc met in England by
the chi.-ese and butter factors.
TUe manufacturers know ing the kind
rf 5ta that w ill Itest suit their own manu
facture, purchase from the persons
growing it, the particular kind they
want ; thostj they take home, and mix
so much 'of this kind and so much of the
ether, as Will make the tea up to the
quality they are accustomed to make
'each particular chop.
Tin is it appears that all the black tea?
are the produce of the jame tree, taking
the, trees of the same district, The ge
neral quality will depend very much
upon the season.
I The Chinese character for Souchong
are 'small and heavy, meaning some
thing of a small quantity, but very valu-
j able, I suppose.
: Souchong is the best quality of black.
tea imported by the ( ompany.
There is also the I'owchong, which
may be selected leaves ; this takes its
' name from the Pow. or the parcel that
it is doubled up in.
I I
There is also Compoy, the Chinese
characters of w hich are 'keen puncv,'
which means carefully fired, or that the
process of drying lias' been done with a
great deal of care; it is also sometimes
called keen sener,' or carefully select
ed. We generally reckon the Pow
chong better than the Souchong.
Pekoe, means white hair. There are
no districts named but Twankay and
Single
Light axu Coon Hkkau. A Recip
in the New Hampshire Patriot dircctt
that cream of tartar, or some similar a
cid in the form of a powder, in sufficient
quantity, be rubbed dry into the proper
quantity of dry flour. Then wet the
flour and put in a little sala ratus; an'
: thccfrrrvesser.ee will n t tnke i lace tin
t.-l.l 1 f 1 1.1 t a
til tne luai is imkliI. an.l tlic t rea;t,o,
whatever meal of jio;ij- made, wiil be
excellent. It is wcith trying.