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f rom the notion Mailt Mull.
T tlie titty ml luftnt,
Welcome ! welcome ! little ereature,
Born at sad starvation's eoM,
Nurwd by annniRh, in each fotitnrw,
Read we blood of dep ta erompil.
Wrleome thouch imptrfert number
Blond with liureHt' at ihy aliTine,
Power not will, to laull Ihee, slumber,
Lying lyrrcks arc ndt mino.
Welcome ! weleome'! rnya'ltitrangrr,
To a sirffirrina, ninkiiiR lanil,
J'amine frrpt (hep, frownine; dangrr
TroHera'thee lta ifiant hniul.
Weleomo 1 in this day of froable,
Welcome! in thee judat-mem times,
When to Enftlsmd "h ill b double
'Rendered for'tnT murretrous crime..
Uowed are ayenpbants nriiund rhea,
CrinciHg to ihee are the gteat,
Victim ! they hive only bound the,
Firmer, fuftrr to thy fale.
True, erf Ril and t;rma e.n-h fetter,
Curiously rrrwiouRtft rrmy 'be
Makeih this fhy bomlage better
i'leas inlcr llry sell to thee 1
Not the purlieu o'f thy pnlaeo
EiikIi!i feelings truly till,
Seek thy million po.rr whom malice
Crushes, ihey the irnlh will tell'!
lle-ir'sl thou not lumuliuous shouting 1
'Tis the cry ef blond from earthy
'Royal bondage m in fl is sconiinn,
Urouns and griefs salute thy birth.
Hoary heads en dnnsbills lyint;,
Fathers famnhinir. Tor breart,
Motirninr; mothers, rhiMren dying,
Every houxclirtM with ii dead ;
Diixoms with reln-Hiim buirring,
Passions kindled to a flame,
Thousands, her who bore them spurning,
J. riving England to hot shaino.
This the hoq-net ftiat rs Wooming-
liiven freely for thi ir own :
Ready, when thou art assuming
Empire, to adorn thy ihreiro
And thy mother! thoauh to send ieT
tirdtublions, cnMes vote
'All a ruined Tealrn ran render
Is Despaii'a unenftmg note.
" c1 thotufh gurrs and drums proclaim it,
Banners flaunt from tree and tower,
IBells, in silvery sweetness name it
Ktiglaud's haughtiest, happiest hour,
't-terrler oioe titan drvm hstit spoVerv,
IWper tones swenp ly than hells,
Aye ! a nation, bleeding, broken,
Eirgland's al homage toUs.
Star rtPBroriswrck 1 thmjgl) ttty inrtrt
Nta;' be och as -uh tfey tiirlh,
Equalling all rmcrly sprrrt
Wliiet. has ever cursed ihe earth ;
' Wiirshippri!, too, by pier and poet,
Hailed tiy fond and llattering slaw, -
1 et Ihy bejins and Itioe w ill show ft
Only shine on Hritisli graves?
Frw the Jjunthin Mew Muntlili
A TALK OF TKUIIOIU
The following story I had from the lips of a
veil known Aeronaut aud nearly in the amc
words.
It was in one -of my ascents from Vauxliall,
and a gentlemen-of tlie name of Mayor had n
gaed liiinse!f-a3 a companion in my aerial ex
cursion. 'But Whon tlie time came his nerves
failed him, and I looked vainly around tor the
jicrson who was to occ(y the vacant scat in
the tftr. 'Having waited ror him till the last
possible tnoment, ind the crowd in the garden
"becoming impatient, I prepared to ascend alone;
and tlie last cord that attached me to the earth
wft4xnit to-be cast off, when suddenly a strange
-pen tie man TuMiied trward and volunteered
to go up with mc into the cloud He prcssLxl
the request with so much earnestness, that hav-
.iiHT-HRtisfied myself with a few questions, ot'
J,is respectability, and received his promise to
submit in every (ni.it to my directions 1 con-
rented to receive hi... in lieu of the absentee ;
'whereupon he etepped with evident eagerness
-and ehtcrity into the machine. In another
tfiiinutc we were rising above the trees; and in
justice ta my companion, I must soy, that in all
my experience, no person at a fast ascent had
ever shown such coolness and self possession.
Tho sudden rise of the machine, the novelty of
the situation, the real and cxaggrcatcd dan
gers of the voyage, and the cheering of the
spectators, are apt to cause some trepidation, or
at any rate excitement in the bolJett individu
als ; whereas tho stranger was as composed !
and comfortable as if he had bocu sitting ,uiu.t
ot home in his own library -chair. A bird could
not have seemed more at ease, or more in its
element and yet he solemnly assured me upon
his honor, that he had never been rip before in
Lis life.
Instead of exhibiting any alarm at our great
height from the earth, he evinced the liveliess
pleasures whenever I emptied one of my bags
of sand, and even onto or twice urged ine to
part w ith more of ba last. In tho meantime, the
wind which was very light, carried us gently
along in a north-east direct on, and the day
being particularly bright ami cltar, we enjoyed
a delightful birdsrye view ot'tl ie ;reat metropo
lis, and the eurroundtiij txij jitry. My Ci'in-
panion listened "with great interest, w'hilo 1
pointed out to him the Various objects over
whidh We pnsscd, till I observed 'thrit the bal
loon must be directly over Hoxton-"-My fel
low traveller Ihon for the first time betrayed
some uneasiness, anil anxiously inquired
Whether I thought lie could be recognized by
any one at -our then distance from the earth.
1 told him It vas impossible. Nevertheless
he continued very uneasy, frequently repeating
"I 'hope they don't see,' and "entreating tne'enr-
nes"tly'to fiic'lia!Tfo 'more ball last lit then flash
ed upon me for the fust time 'ihrit !:is 'offer to
ascend with mc had been a whim of the mo
ment, and that he feared being seen at that pe
rilottsvleva'tionlry anymeiiibernf hie own fum
ily. 1 therefore asked him if he resided at
llovtun, to which hcTepnefi in 'the affirmative,
urging again, and w ith great vehemence, the
emptying of the "remaining sandbags.
This, however, was out of'the question, con
sidering the altitude of the balloon, the course
ol the wind, and the proximity of the sea coast.
But my comrade was treat' to these reasons he
insisted en going higher-, and on my refusal to
discharge more 'ballast, deliberately pulled off
and threw his hat, coat, and waistcoat over
board. 'Hurrah, that lightened Iter f he shouted ;
'but it's not cnotigh yeC and he began unloosen
ing his cravat.
Xonsense,' said f, 'my good fellow, noWy
can recognise you at this distance, even with
a telescoped
'Don't bete sure ef that,' he rCtii'tcd rather
simply.;1 ''they have sharp eyes at MilesV
'At where V
At Mrless Madhouse?
WraciouR Heaven "".nhe trfith flashed tipon
mc in an instant,! Was sitting in the frail-car
of a ballotm, at least a mile aWvc the earth,
with a lunatic! The horrors ot the situation,
for a mrrmtes seemed to deprive me ot my own
sense. A RtiiMen freo'k of a distempered fancy
a transient fury the slightest struggle,
lniplit send us In fth at a moment's notice, into
eternity! In the meantime, the maniac, still
repeating his insane cry of 'higher, higher,
higher," divested hrmseK', snecessively, -of -every
remainrrrg article of "clothing-, throwing each
portion, as soon as taken off, to the winds. The
inutility of remonstrance, or rather the proba
bility of its producing a fatal irritation, kept me
silent during these operations.; but jridge of
my terror, when having thrown his stockings
overboard, I heard him say. 'He are not yet
high enough by ten thousand miles one of us
must throw out tire otlrerJ
Todescribe my feelings at this speccli is im
possible. Not only the awfulness of my o-
sition but its novelty, conspired to bewilder
for certainly no flight cf imagination im, not
the wildest nightmare dream had ever placed
mc in so desperate and foUorn a situations It
was horrible horrihle ! Words, preadmg, re
monstrances were useless, and resintancc would
he certain destruction. Iliad bettor had been
unarmed in an American wilderness, at the
mercy of eavago Indian J And now without
daring to stir a hand in opposition, I saw the
lunatic deliberately heave first one, and then
the other bag of ballast from the car, live bul
lion of course rising with proportionate rapidi
ty. Up, up, it soared to an altitude I had
never even dared to contemplate the earth
was lost to my eyes, and nothing but huge
clou (is rolled beneath Vis ! The world was
gone I felt tor ever! The Maniac, however,
was still dissatisfied with our accent and again
j e88 10 ".
I J Iave yu n wifc anJ cUil Jrcn V ,,c askcd
an,lrt'y'
rMi h W1 inAinct, and with a
rlnMe deviation fmm truth, I replied that
1 WM "d fourteen y,n2 o.res
wno iiepenueucn me lor ineir orcau.
Ha! ha! ha! laughed the Maniac, with a
sparkling ef his eyes that chilled my very
marrow. 'I have three hundred wives and ten
thousand children: and if the balloon had not
lieen so heavy by carrying double ; I should
have been home to them by this time.'
'And where do they live .'' I asked, anxious
to gain time by any question that first occurred
to me,'
'In tlie moon,' replied the Maniac; 'and
when 1 have lightened the cur, 1 eh.ill be there
in time.
I heard no more, for suddenly approaching me,
and throwing his arms round my body.
The national debt of Kussia is up
wards of 8300 ,000 ,000. It draws only
f per cent, interest, and yet the certifi
cates sell in England at 11 per cent.
premium, to the same capitalists who
will not touch tho Fnitcd Slates six per
cent, loan
Wc know a man the tones of whose
voice aro so silvery, that his words
readily pass for quarter dollars.
Loafers and pretty girls are both
fond of a glass !
t'tom Ihe Iliehmnmt Enquirer,
A PORTRAIT.
Concord, N. H. IS 11.
Whpn Vrtu 'would recreate Voursclf, retl.ct on
the ngreeildo qualities of your acqualfiiance.
Murcut Antoniui.
HON. ISAAC HILk
Mr. Hill is one of the most striking instan
ces and iflustritttons of preserving sell-reliance,
end triumph and conquer over obstacles, illu
minating the oiinals of this cotmtry. With no
patron hut pmerry.and nosuccor but hope ex
tremely feeble in body, and lame in oiie'litnb
the eldest of nine children who, with their af
flicted mrKlicr, in a great meiisf.ro depended
upon him tiir support with little or no educa
tion, save what he gleamed by tho midnight
torch while others slept, he still bated Muft a
jit 6f hetrrt or loro,, 'bt-t prewed right On, re
solved to find a way to fortune or make one.
Though Hdversily marked him -for her own,
and thick cltis'terifig afflictions rruhed his ear
ly hopes, still with an indomitable fortitude
which has ever characterized his career-, he
scerr at the oiftsc't to 'have said,
'What cannot bo avoided.
'Twere childish to lament of fear."
The vtory of Bunker Hfll and the burning of
Charlostowii, tohl by those who shared the ter
rors and the famo, filled his young bosom with
patriotism; the hand that moulded his active
and ten.tcifltrs intellect kimlied in his soul a
a burning thirst fcrr knowleiho. While vet in
tender youth, and almost too lame to walk he j
endured the da fly journey of fonr or five miles I
on foot, amid the driving storms t-fthrs incle- i
ment region of tho ocean-Coast, to enjoy the pri- '
vilei'C'ofa distnet -h.sd. "
-a- ----- ...
1-n I-0J, Mr. rr;f! fonnd an onportimiry of
gtatrtyir his master passirtn in 'becoming an
apprentice in a printer's office. Here he was
voracious for all knowledge, and induMrious in
thettse efr.Hhis time. Hiding fnithfully per
l'nrBmIVk,,l,vi:,..n.l,n,. . .,.ie i
I.;- ...j.; a i 11,1 ..I , ,
his maiter in April, l"tri, the day before Ire
, . , ' - .
Was twentv-)iie veiirs of iimv rend emi tn
j- -r -
( orreord. The unknown mechanic entered the
village he was destined to beantity rn more ro-siH-cts
than one, with a rustic staff in one hand,
and his wealth loosely tied in a bunuie in me
other, lie commenced 'the New Hampshire
Patriot' two weeks after he became a citizen
was himselfthe editor the hVeman printer
the proof reader, the distributer about town.
From an ohse.rre and miscellaneous sheet, in a
tew years rose to be, probably, the most influ-
ential public journal in the country, xete one.
The IMitor, of course, had no smomh summer
voyages to mae. The V.ows fell thick and
fast, and lie resolutely bared his besom to them but if you listen to it and act according-
alk He proved to his antagonists, if ever any yt you can go to glory free of expense,
man did, 'that iher'e was blows to give, as well j He w arned likew ise of the gambler's
as blows to takes lor he did deal round hard fate-, lie treads upon miry places thro'
knocks with inexhaustible eneVgy. Mr. Hill ; life, and makes his bed each night u
came fresh from the people ; hi thoughts were ' mong the sharpest thorns of reniors-e.
homely and natural; they sprang tVom his ' His latter end is as bitter ns the ripest
glowing spirit like lava from tlie bosom of a extremity of a cucumber ; nnd he leaves
volcano, and they produced their legitimate ef- ! a moral stench behind him w lieu he de
tect. The hardy mountaineers became inspi- j parts for that country whence no trans,
red with oracular issues from the Hill of politr- i ported individii.il ever returns, lie
ca.1 wisdom copies rapidly multiplied revo- ' warned, I repeal, of the gambler's fate,
lotions of opinion rbllowed.and N. Hampshire ; a,ul follow not in his footsteps, lest you
became, what it huBoiuce been called. Msaac ! 1,0 dispised and if jected, and looked up
II. IP StHtf.' it is H-ud. to.iismiUofiM. fret ! on as the vilest of the vermin that crawl
his plain printer this toil worn editor
this architect of his own fortunes has been,
and is the political idol of this rwoplo. He has
held every office in their power to bestow.
He has been lust ice of the I'eaC( Representa
tives Clerk of the State Senate, Senator and
(overnor, by almost unanimous Vole. IJe.-.ides
it is well known that he has been a member of j
the Cnited States Senate-, and has held office
under two National Administrations.
What is Mr. Hill now) IIj is the pure!
citir.on living where he is best known, and lo
ved by those who know him best, lie is em
ploying his influence as a patriot of his stump
liould. He is said to be, and perhaps ii, rich;
a man of his career ought to be, if money is a
lit reward for industry. Has he acquired itdis
honoftly ! Let the first violation of trust be
proved H m he won wealth by avarice! iM
any citiacn of Concord, jHilitieal friend or toe,
he asked that question 1 l,et the niimeious tes
timonials of his benevolence answer. As the
devoted friend of education, he has tf 'lined his
sons in the best colleges. As the friend of ra
tional liberty and internal improvement, he is
editing two very influential periodicals,' and
himeclf toiling daily on one of the best farms
in the State. Ilia 'Farmer's Monthly Visiter'
is one of tho most useful p ipen in the world.
I have never had any political or pecuniary
connection with Mr. Hill. I shall not call on
h'uu this season ; but I cannot leave my native
State without recording my testimony as to the
personal worth of lUe so much slandered Isaac
Hill. K. I M.
A IK'Tch Storv. I ami prothcr
Hans and two other tog vas out hunt
ing next week, and we trove nine w ood
chuck into n stone heap and kilt ten
out of the nine pcloro tey cot in.
Vmiiiicr ikuiii.
ir. Jonathan Walker, tf tlus county,
on tlm 8th inst., while on a huntinsx ex
cursitm, in company ili one uf his
brothers, on Bench Crock, catno upon
the tt&cks of two pant hers, which led
throug'i a thicket that skirts the stream,
rutting their dogs (three in number)
upon the tracks, the brothers parted
hnd took to 'the ridfis one Wi each
side of the creek. After following for
some time in this way, a Xvolf (proba
by frichtenod bv the dogs) ran Yrom
the thicket past Jonathan, who shut at
and wounded hiti. Following the trail
of the wounded animal lor some dis
tance, he came upon the wolf, torn to
pieces by one of the panthers, liich had
been attracted by the smell of the blood.
The chase of the pfmlhe-r w as now rc-
neworl by .lorialliati and the dogs, and
he was shortly discovered cpon a tree,
ea''erlv rvcins his pursuer. Jonathan
gave him two shots, the last of which
broweht him to the rround, w hen a hard
fight 'ton'k place between 'him and the
dogs ; but he was eventually overcome-,
having received in all, si shots Irom
Jonathan's trierim;' ride, lie measu
red eleven feet from tip to tin.
The brothers "having seHired the one,
went 'in -pursuit of the 'other panther,
which, at one time they had upon a tree,
hut as tlicir ilojis were all put liors tie
f'omuat, tlrcy lisiu nt llie Mieatisol k-ccp
WZ ylU a nirt:il thoi'e, tilifil tliey got
'trfi houring distance'. TIlC'V were
ilicMet'oru coiiiH!led to civo III) tlie
, ,
clin so.
Jonatlian ts now doctorrnc his -do is.
and "p-ronrtscs, il they get well in time,
to take t Ire otTrcr pant her IrefoVc ypTrng.
or drive -him r'wt tf them digging ; and
. . i i. r. . . . i ii...
l; "".- oinih, ixmii ini;cnar.ri-it:rirc
bears w tlfrs regton. Hhat he wi be as
i . , rx n .- .
goinl as his woihI. Del etnto !erno-
. L
cratic Whig.
My dear friends, one and all b.
wnru .-4U. B,n,klrr', ft1,iis ; thev are
death even to doctors. hen they
once get fastened iioon you, they hang
on like a consumptive cotigli, and in-
crease in violence as vou rrow in years.
lMie only medicine thai i jii possibly do
0((( hcn C(1(.e ;,niietefl, is such
. as M n,n trt v0lJ ; inJness, ,,iet c v,
,xs an,l Chrfstian phildiithropv. "if
! y,! disregard my advice, you may go
, to the devil-, and delight in your deeds ;
upon the footstool of the Omnipotent;
but when you seek for amusement, let
it be that which yields no deadly conta
gion within itself, but rather that which
gives health to the body, activity to the
mind, and strength to the morals, l'ro-
I tect your pockets preserve your vir-
! tucs be careful in vour character
I get married assocn as convenient ne
I ver get drunk or gamble- and you w ill
find the li'Jit of heaven bursting in upon
vou ere you are lainv out oi me vaie
I of life. So mute it be. DOW , Jit.
Siiiiasli Itomu'lM.
They do have some strange ' fix ins"
in Texas. Only think c-f n hulv with a
culinary vegetable on her head for
bonnet ! and vet such is the tact. The
Houston Telegraph nays that many of
the western planter lately introduced
the culture of a species of squash that
may be inauut.ictured into bonnets, and
several of tho western ladies have a
ready obtained beautiful bonnets from
this hitherto disnised vegetable. The.o
bonnets are formed from the fine glossv
fibrous lining of the interior surface ul
the squash, mid arc remarkable Tor tlie
strength, lightness and delicacy '" the
texture composing them. They are so
tenacious and flexible that they may be
easily washed like silk. It is said a mil
liner some time since, touk one of these
to one of the eastern cities of the United
States, and it became quite an object
of admiration, 1'nssihly in a few ycr,rs
(says the Telegraph,) these squash bon
nets may become all the fashion ; and
even the i-cmi kin hem of the North
hear the shi-ami talk ! may be decked
w ith squashes from Texas.
The Yankee nil 111 tlrllonkPntH"fr, Sticks.
At the 'tim.! Buffalo wis buriit, during 'the
last war between the United States and Great
Britnin.a small body of Americans Were taken
prisoners, nnd conducted towards Montreal.
ltwaa in the dupih of a Canadian winter, and
they had to urc'their'tourse thrifigh pathless
forests, and over fro.en stremns. Their suffer
ings were intense, but they st length arrived
ht a (Mist held by u Major of'the British Grena
diers. Ho invited tl-e American officers to an
f-iitertaiimioiit. 1 he sight ot a well bodied ta.
ble of delicacies that would tempt the rtpprtito i
ot an epicure, wws a particularly pleasing ap
pearance to men who hrtr! 'I'er several days fired
upon a scanty supply of fond, and that not ofthe
m st piilalnhle kind ; and as they seated them-
selves a. ine ooarn, wars, name, ui-h.-uit-, cic
lor the present forgotten. Afler the cloth was
removed, the wine circulnted freely. Ono top
ic of eonversraion after another was exhausted,
until anally they began to speak of the com
parative strength and ugrlity of'the Yankees
and British. The 'British officers came to the
conclusion that they surpassed tho Aniericuns
in almost every thnm' A powerful built
Yankee inquired,
'In what can you -exceed us !'
'Why in aery thing but in strength in par
tienlar.'
Well, in what pHrtieular feat of ttrength V
'Why in ptill'.iig st icks
Very well, wli.it will you bet !'
'Fifty doH.rTs.'
The money was staked, and one of tho Eng
lishmen immediately lelt the room, and soon
ftftiT returned, accompanied by a man of enor
mous statue, who completely filled the door
way as he entered. Hun the F.ngltsh officers
had selected for their champion. To this ar
rangement the Yankee objected, alleging that
nsthu bet was made with tho officers, some
one who was present when the be' was made,
should make the trial if not, the bet was void.
However, the Britons maintained the contrary,
and that he must pull and pull with the giant.
Although he was himself a man oflarge pro-
. vi ,'hmg two hundred and thirty-five
pou lost some of his confidence at be
holding the extraordinary bulk of his antago-
Iiis experience in the feat, and considering it
disgraceful to flinch, he seated himself on the
floor in front of the Briton. A flick Was placed
between them. The British officers looked on
with confidence the Americans with appre
hension. At the first trial the hands of the
Briton slipped off, and the Yankee rose and
claimed the wager, according tu the rules ot
the play. But it would not do he must pull
airam. 1 lu-y piaceu tnemseivcs again in mc
. ., .... :..
right position, and again the Briton's hand gave
way. The money was now awarded to the
Yankee, but the British insisted that he should
pull the giant up.
Very well,' said the Yankee, 'tie him to
TIIK STH K, TllfcS.
Handkerchiefs were procured and wound
round the Englishmen's wrists, and then round
the stick. All was ready. Slowly and with
tremulous exertion cf muscular strength, the
Yankee raised tlie enormous mass of flesh, un
til he had made him fairly upon e poise, when
Am fingers split off", and down came the English
man upon the floor, with a weight and noise
that bade fair to make him a tenant ofthe cel
lar. The roar of laughter which succeeded
was r.lmnst deafening, in the midst of which
the Briton as soon as he had recovered a lit -
tie troiu tliectteets ot me concussion siuiik
HWav, glud to oscnpe the jeers of his compan
ions, raised by the effects ofthe Yankkk tkick.
Saturday Courier.
Tlie Hi.uiM-1- ' I'ai ls.
A lVtrber named 1inioii, ws brought
before the Police court charged with
having customers in his house alter
midnight.
The P.vkiieii : "It is the fault of this
person, Merlon, who is in the court.
As he has u time to be shaved during
the day, ho will come to bo shaved late
at night."
The Piikmpent : "You ought not, at
all events, to disturb the public peace.
There were cries issuing from your
house Hi if you had been committing
murder."
Meui.on : "He was shaving; that's
almost the same thing."
PiiEsii.EN r : "Was it you, then, Mer
lon, who were crying oui a il you were
being flayed '"
Mr.ui..'.x : "Yes ; in fact, he was flay
ing me (a general laugh) lie has tut
me horribly."
IIaureu": "It Is true, but I made a
mistake."
Meri.ox : "Did you not mean, thun,
to cut me ?"
livtn i-ii : "1 do not say lh.1t. (Pro-
longed laughter.) I certainly did not
mean to cut so deep." (Loud and con
tioonil Ittiiirlitnr t
lWtfExr: "Dii! you, thn, cut him
ton purpose '."
Barheb : "Indeed, I did, in the spi
rit of my order ; you understand one
docs not like to be below his business."
PiuisiDEN'r and Merlon together:
"And why V
Harbkh: "The whole nflair is this :
M. Merlon is not to be trusted, as he
does not pay ready money ; he used
to cheat me in the number of shaves for
which he owed mc; when he had
twelve, he used to say that he bad Only
six, so that I lost both my razors, my
soap, and my lime ; at last I devised is.
mode of keeping a reckoning not to be
disputed."
President : "ITow was that T"
I'vuher: "Kverv time that I s'h.iVi
him, 1 make a notch in his cheek, -(general
laughter.) when we co"nt tij, 1
look at his cheek, so many notches, SO
many shaves ; (renewed laughter;) but
the other day tlie razor turned in rn'y
hands, 1 made tho figure too large, anc!
it was this which made him cry out and
disturb the neighborhood."
Amidst the general laughter the "bar
Cr was condemned to pay the full pen
alty, nnd the President udviscd'hirn to
renounce, in future, his new system of
keeping accounts.
A Storj of Olden Time,
WHCX TLRKEVS smoked and GEESC
CltEWED TOBACCO.
Py a statute law ofthe State of N'ew
York, from December to April, all par
sons were prohibited from killing ricrcr,
tuiilcr n penalty of ten dollars, half the
fine going to the complainant, arid in
default of payment, ten lashes upon the
naked back.
A Yankee, passing through thetate
of New York, near Albany, in the
month of January, observed a yrrtJng
Dutchman, from his barn door, squint
ing over his shovel at a deer, anout thir
ty paces from turn, and soliloquizing
thus :
"Mine Cot! if I had mine gun here
and it was not for tlie law, I would irave
some teer for mine tinner."
us. t . -ii . iy,',,
and immediately shot the deer, and
threw his rifle into the snow, unobser
ved by the Dutchman, and running up
to him, said,
"Ah, my good fellow, you have been
killing a deer Tor I saw you you shot
him with your shovel."
The Dutchman replied
"Mine Col ! 1 did not tink mine sho
vcl was loaded. I did not tink it would
go off, I never knew it to go oil' before."
"Well," said the Yankee, "you have
killed the deer, nnd I will goto thejus
tice and complain of you, and make
you pay your line, unless you give tns
the skin and two dollars."
"Yell," said the Dutchman, "though
I did not tink my tam't old shovel would
go off, dal is better den pay ten dollars."
So the bargain was concluded j tho
Yankee receiving the skin and two dol
lars, left the Dutchman to take care of
his venison.
While the Dutchman was taking cafe
ofthe venison, and before he had put it
out of the way, another Dutchman
crime up ami threatened to complain,
imon which Hans, the shovel shooter,
1 rcatc( all that passed between him
f the Yankee.
Yanderhauscn told Hans he had been
imposed cpon ; that the Yankee killed
the deer himself. The two Dutchmen
then a greet! to p'irsue the Yankee, und
to bring him before the justice, and
have him lined. (
They soon overtook him ttntl carried
him before the justice; and Hans miff
ed his complaint pro bono publico.
Whereupon the justice, after hearing ail
the testimony, pros and Con, and ta
king the subject matter into cool, seri-"
otis?and deliberate consideration, came'
to the conclusion that the Yankee killed
the deer with a certain instrument cal
led a rifle, and that he pay a fine of fed
dollars, or be whipped ten lashes. The?
Yankee chose the latter. The justice?
then ordered the Yankee to be stnppedi
tied to a tree, and the whip applied.
There being no oilicer present, tho jus
tice concluded to do the w hipping him
self, and at it he went. After he had
given the Yankee five lashes, and wai
proceeding to give him the other fivc
tlm Yankee bawled out
"Stop !"
"Vot" said hd justice, ".here is fivd
move to come." . .
The Yankee informed the justice that
hnlf (tho other five) went to tho com
plainant. Justice "Pat is de law by Cot ; o.v;
tie de Yankee : tie up de Tuchrr.an i
j I'll civ him the other half" fNt?W
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