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STRO UDSBURG, xMONROE CppNTXPA.THURSpAX, NpVEMBjER ,23,' 1848.;
No. 19
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From the Wilkes-Barre Advocate.
Taylor Son?.
BY C. I. A. CHAPMAN.
Tune Cheer up my lively. Lads."
The Locos now are sore perplexe'd v
In polking off their Pb-o-olk. ,
Por all they did for him expect
la ended but in smo-o-oke. .
Then cheer up, my lively lads !
Run up your flag and nail. her !
Cheer up my lively lads ! ,
We've elected old Zack Tnylor..
For Oregon, the British roar ...
He said he never fe-we.-weared, ,.
Hut when he began to smoke'ra var v .
To forty-nine he cle-we-wered.
Then cheer up, &c. - 'T'
A ' better Tariff-man than Clay,
Protection he would fi-wi-wix,
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Then laughed andsaid he meant to say
The Tariff of forty-si-wi-wix. , , ! ,
Then cheer up, &c. ' ;
The 4 mint drops,' without measure,' he
Had promised them in ba-wa-wagjT
A 4 Constitutional Treasury' "
Is nothing but ra-wa-wags.
Then cheer up, &c.
1 wu: T):i ti j t XT i
"Was a war with Mexico-o-b,
But now it makes them blue
To pony up the 4 doughVo-o..
Then cheer up, &c.
So now they've voted him an ass,
The 4 Younger Hickory' we-vey
And took another of the the class
And added on a C-we-we.
Then cheer up, c.
This Hero, when the Lion roared, ""
On British soil did ju-wu-wump t:
And though he never fleshed his sword 1
He ran it in a stu-wu-'wump. fti
Then cheer up, &c.
And when Old Tip the Savage fought i" '
He was a 1 Granny's' a-wa-watd,
I s'pose he tied his petticoat4 ?;
And held it when he fle-we-webT "
Then cheer up, &C.1' l" 1 ' .
it.
0, General ! this will never do ,
Such trasli is all in raiwa-wain, !' . '."
There's no one left to lie you through . -Not
even John Ka-wa-wane.-5
Then cheer up, c '
Now here's good-bye to Jimmy K., )
Kikewise to Lewis Ca-wawass .
Salt Hiver is not an easy way , . .
You'd better take that 4 Pa-wa-wass.' -Then,
cheer up, &c.
And if a white horse y.ou shouldl'zrieet
An old man on his ba-w.a-wack-T -,.-
You'd hetter .clear the road 4 a feet'
It's no one ,but-OId Za-wa-wach K" . . "
Then '-cheer-up, &c.'- ' --
An Ilinois Editor speaking of a bankruntjn
hat State, tsavs lhat he broke everv haiik ami
Hunaiti-uay mat nas ueen Jn mat taie lor the
la&t five Years.
Training of Uorses.--Vo ..Make a Horse
ollow You. Y.ou may.majcejany horse. All
ow you in ten minutes'.:, po to ihe horse, rub
jia idee, jaw, and chm. Jeadmn him .about, sav-
i. - - e . !'.-. i
tig to him, "come alo,,g ; a, constant, lone Js
tecessary. Bv takin2 him,awv,from-oersons
nd horses jepeat rubbing, leadino sm.l munninr.
-w....;v...... luuim an ways, ana,;Keep
is attention .by, saying,-"coma a in '," .With
UlllPltfnp. Mini him rnu...l II I
"ne :norses it Js;mportant to whisper, tp jhem,
- n hides the, secret and gendes the horde ;
u u,ay U8e awd.yp.u JeaHi;bu:t he cori-
,a(lt III VOlir .tniiH (if; rn.' Pt, ' ..."
a.use all Morses to. follhu':tti iJP. , -M1
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- The Wagou 1tfaker' Story
While the. army was at Monterey, & volun
leer belonging to the Arkansas cavalry, who
nau just joitiea nts company, was in possession
of a splendid hay charger. One 'mnrniiig he
exccpU. , , ' J b w..w
whaa him out eXhibiiing his paces, bantering the
whole of Mexico in general, and the lookers-on
in particular lor a swop.
"Come boys, spunk up some oh ye give us
a banter, and let s have a trade.
AOer-trying some lime unsuccessfully, an old
!entlrnian who had been quietly enjoying the
fun, siepppd tin and observed
Friend, your horse is really a fine one, and
as. should like to have him, I will give you a
itade"
- M'hem's umt my fine fellow ; trot out your
nag, and let V see what he s like.
The old 'gentleman's horse was sent for,
and old Arkansas, after a thorough examination,
said-- .
"Well, daddy, I like your hoss, and you do
mine, give-us ihe difference and its a trade V
. 4,How much ?"
4,Foriy tlbllars ! Will you give it f"
" No ; ihero is not over twenty dollars be
tween them."
44 Look here, my old coon ; you may be a
might' fine old chap, and I believe you are,
case you are willing for a swop f but you can't
fool this child in a hoss trade I've swapped
by moonlight aforo now. But I'll tell you what
it is give me thirty dollars and it's a bargin."
4 Weil, come lo my tent and get' your money.'
4 Well, go it is. I say, daddy, what are you
driving at out herein Mexico trading round
'inorig ihe boys, and all that aort of thing V
'No not exactly, t have been sent out here
with the army, to take, care of things, and see
ihat; all goes right.'
Aye, are, I understand, a kind of bossing
things round about.'
; Well, my young friend, what induced you
lo volunteer V
4 Well, T ihought I'd like lo look ai the coun
try, splurge round awhile, kill a Mexican or so,
suop a lmrse now and then, and see old Rough
and Read7. In this your tent V
4 Yes, walk in. Thirty dollars I am to pay
you, there is the the money.' i
4 O. K, I say daddy, when we trade down
our way, we generally clinch it "with a drink.
Have you anyihing to lake V
4 Certainly, what will you have ?' j
4 Red Eye ! Ere's luch. Now daddy, as
you've been about for some limemay. be you've
een Old Zack.'
Y
es.
4 Then I'm bound to see ihe old hoss ; the
bovs all say he is some, and 1 waul" it." What
kind of a looking coon is he?'
4 About such a looking man as I am:"
4 What moughi your name be ?'
4 Taylor.'
A cousin oi the eineral s ?. ? -
4 No.' . , t,v.K
4 A brother V . .rv -
No.J - - ....
'"Well ! who are vou V '
I am General Taylor."
Look here, old gentleman, you're a mighty
clever tId fellow, and know a heap about a hoss,
hut you don't know much about human nature,
if ybu think to crowd down me. 1 an t green
and it?s no go. Day, day, idaddy, you can't
come.
On returning to his comrades, the first inquiry
was'. - .
? 'Well, how did you get along with the Gen
eral ?' . - , . .
General ! what General V ,:
Why. General Tayl or.
4Come boys, come now, dont he fooling.
Was that Old Rough and Ready V
1 4 Well; he told me so : but I did not believe
him; lie was'so friendly like. 1 said a heap to
him that 1 would not have done; had 1 known
who he was. But I'll go and 'pologize and
make it right.
He proceeded to the General's tent, saluted
him, and commeced
Gineral, I've to 'pologize to you, being as
how I didn't know who you were. If I said any
thing" improper, or too familiar like, and gave
offence, I hope you II forgive rrie.
; "''No 'offence, my frijend, I have nothing to
forgive. If'you dfe satisfied lam. Good morn-
On returning to his companions, he said
4 Well, boys, I did it ; he said there was no
offence', and gave me a shake of his honest old
hand. Hurrah for Old Zack. He's clear grit,
knows all about a hoss and a heap about human
natur. -r
Harricanein Cuba. A terrible storm com
menced in Cuba on the 3d of Ocfober, and con
tinued four days. The wind blew with great vio
lence, the rain fell in a deluge, sod thick clouds
obscured "the light of, the sun, -suspending a
busiriVss'in the towns; and puttinc!a atop to a-
jtcultufaHabor in the 'country, 3
r A Warm Reception.
Rusijcus wrote letter to his lovi 5 tyth-
,-.A3dedii! full of w;arra andel,d'esirV
ipu. i.:- .u c... r
Froth thh EaslbfiWhigr,arid Journal.
Mr. Htrich will confer a favor by publish
ing the following extract from a JSoldier's Note
Book.
General Scott's. Kindness to his Old
Soldiers.
Our departed friend Maj. Samuel Horn whilst1
in the city of Mexico, often expressed his de
sire (o see arid have some conversation with
hjs brave ffcader, under whorfl he frtught.su gal
lantly in the last war with Great Brittan. Ac
cordingly upon repeated, assurances of kind re
ception from some of His officers; the major
was induced id call upon the General. Born
accordingly presented himself at the quarters
of the General rigged out in his best, as neat
and clean as a new pm, highly elated with ihe
idea of seeing his idol commander. 1 he guard
on post required his, pass ; Sam. told hun.he
had no pass, but merely wished to see ihe-Gen
eral. The sentry informed him that that was
contrary to his instructions. He was not to ad
mit any one but those who had business with
the General, and he could notx allow him (b en
ter ihe gate. But the Major persisted, dud de-
blared he would nut be put off in such a man
ner ; he would see the General in spite of all
the guards in. Mexico--he had come with lhat
intention and see him he was determined The
Sergeant came out, having heard the contro
versy, to ascertain the cause, and attempted to
coax ihe major off, but to no purpdsb.. Mean
while the General, who was up stairs immedi
ately above the entrance, had been a silent
witness to the whble proceeding ; stepped o
the back door and called the Sorgent to ascer
tain the cause of ihe disturbance, arid on being
informed ihat it was an old Soldier who had
served in Canada under him, immediately or
dered our old friend into his presence, where
after having shaken the old man cordially by
the hand, he led him to a seat on ihe sofa and.
sat down by his side and chatted for over an
hour with the major about old ijmes. During
this time several officers called ; ihe General
begged to be excused attending lo them as he
was engaged. Upon leaving he put his hand
into his pocket and presented the Major with
an eagle, and bid him call frequently to see him,
which permission our departed friend, however,
never made use of. Such treatment of soldiers,
so far beneath him, has endeared General Scott
o all who have had the honor lo be under him.
F rom the New York Police Gazette
A Rich Beggar the way the Yankees are.Jleeced
his description-'. look ouljorhim.
Hamilton, Upper Canada, June 30, 184S.
Messrs. Camp & Wilkes : Gentleman: I
am going to give you an account of a teal im
positor in the shape of an Irishman in this city,
who has made himself rich by begging among
you Yankees. He came here about ten yearB
ago, blind and poor; a boy led him from door
to door, begging for cold victuals in fact any
thing you had a mind to give him in the way of
food or clothing; he soon found put that the Can
adians began to get tired of his visits, and after
being here about two years, he took a trip lo
the States to try his fortune. Ho there repre
sented himself to be the father of eight or ten
-children, an emigrant, and destitute of every
thing to make himself and family comloriable s
and he succeeded beyond all his expectations.
He returned after an absence of a-year; not only
with good clothing, but gold arid sjverv He
deposited his goods with his wife, who com
menced a clothing shop, and he then started off
again and went in another direction, south ; he
returned with bctterluck than before, and bought
a corner lot of land, built a frame house and
paid for it.. Not satisfied. he started again, and i
. At r. - ot rth '". -..'a rn !
wem iu new unciius, oi. .uuuin, aim i exa,
and returned in about a year ; he then com-
worked away at it as fong as the money would
last; and when expended; would start again on
a begging lour through ihe United Stales. He
at last finished the two-story brick house, and
his rents are now about four hundred dollars
per year. A tinsmith called on him the other
day, for- a small claim, for tinning, the roof of his
new house, and he was. surprised; to find his
wife sealed in a parlor, carpeted, with, sofas and
a beautiful organ, with which' she played him
a tune. On presenting his account, she told
him he must wait until the return of her hus
band, as he was on a begging tour in the Steles,
apd she was looking for. him every day, as ho
had written to her that he had good Juck, and
would be able to pay all the liule odds and ends
due upon ihe brick building, for. he had, the
dimes in his pocket. NoWj Mr. Editors, I would
like to know if this impostor sho.uiji go through
the "world unwhipped of justice,, t;Thia, man's
name is. ' Haley ; he. is short and thick sei.
generally wears a white hat, green 'goggles, or
semeiimes specks, black hair, snd-.raiher pale
complexion, i v v-;JOHN BULL.
Anextraordinary circuiriHtanrBi happnned
during he laie, hurri.caiije-iuiheilslandlnfi Anii-
gua. The house of an overseer on one of ihe
plantations was raised up into the air and after
with a few slight connion?1Ci
fleing carried about 80 feet waS turned upside
dbwUi before i; came tO'ihbro'uul a-nfother.
With 'her 'child whb wWinat tfiWiscil
Mrs. General Taylor and Daughter.
At a late ballj at East Pascagoula; General Tay
lorj his lady and daughter,and Major Bliss, were
present Of them & correspondent of the Mobile
Herald writes as follows
V4 Mrs. Gen. T- Dress plain and in good taste;
manners dignified and easy, cbUntenatfce' rather
stern, but it may be the consequence- of ' military
association. Eersontall andt commanding, -de-meanor
retiring, with. no' palpable predilection for
high station ; .and, judging from appearances, one
-would suppose the White House offers no pecu
liar attractions to MrsJ Gen. T., and if her 4 liege
lord' would listen to her sage and well-considered
counsel, it is not unlikely he would be content to
remain as Gen. T. - - -
"Miss Betty T: -Dress, rich white muslin
very handsome and becoming, and in character.
Miss T. is of the right stature not too full and
not too short; figure round and symmetrical. Her
complexion is almost so pure as to seem transpa
rent ; face in repose; slfghtly "tinged with a pen
sive cast; countenance open and intelligent, and,
under the magic .of one of her sweet smiles, is
most bewitching. Manner easy and graceful,
motion light and elarstic? corivers'atldri sprightly
and unembarrassed. With much beauty, her
strength is that of the heart, and her heroism that
of the affections. Such a lady deserves a Bliss
ful life.
44 General Z. Taylor was present at the ball, in
undress military, and remained until a seasonable
hour. It was not his fault if he did not make him
self agreeable to the ladie3 and gentleman. " As
well as I could determine, he bore himself gallant
ly "through the actions, and 'retired under colors
flying
44 Colonel Bliss, I take it, is not much of a la
dies' man. He is but seldom' seen m the parlor,
and, I bellevej did not honor the ball with his ap
pearance. He is an inlelfectual-looking man, a-
bout crdsswig the meridian, of life, attentive lo his
duties, as adjutant; and his correspondence, as pri
vate secretary. He is apt arid diplomatic in epis-
tplary correspondence as any man in the country.
and, for his eminent success, has aeduired a well
v
deserved reputation."
Of General Twiggs, who was also present, the
same writer says:
"There stood the gallant Twiggs the Kleber oft
the American army his white locks streamfner in
the breeze, but white not from age, but,, perhaps,
from the effects of early piety. '
The Mother's Lestion.
A mother, sitting tu her parlor, oveiherd her
child, whom a sisier was dressing, say repeat
edly, "No, I don't want to say my prayers."
4Mother,' said the child, appearing at the parlor-
door,
4Gbod morning, my child.' .
t4I am going to get my breakfast." .
4Stop a miuute, I want you to come and see
me first.'
The mother laid down her work in the next
chajs the boy ran towards her.. She took
himPup. He kneeled in'her lap, and laid his
lace down upon her shoulder', his cheek agams
her ear. The moihef rocked her chair slowly
backward and forward-
4Are you pretty well this morning V said
she, in a kind and gentle tone.'
4Yes, mother, I ain-very well.'-
1 1 I T
"i am very giaa yoUTare . well. 1 am very
well, loo; and, when I walced up ihis.moniing
and found that I Was well, 1 thanked God for
taking care of me.'
4Did you V said ihe boy in a low tone half
a whisper. He paused after it conscience
. . ' ' t
was at its worn.
- 'Did you ever feel my pulse V asked his
mother, after a minute of silence, at'the same
time laking ihe boy down "and selling him in
her .lap, and placing his firigers on her wrist.
'No, but I have felt mine.' ; - -
4Well, don't you feel mine now--how it goes
beating?' , -p .. ;, ,
4Yes,' said the child, ... : -4Ifjl
should . stop beating, 1 should die.'
4Shnid you v: ",::::i'. i-.T
f 'Ye,, LcanVkcep . it beajing , v,,--Who
can? . " T"
God !' A silence; 4 Yoti have a pulse top,
which beats here in your' bosom, in your aim,
and ail over you, and 1 cannot keep it beating,
nor can you ; who could ?'
4I don't know, said the child, wiih a look of
a.nxjpiy, and another pause endued.4
4So when I wxiked this momingLihought
I'd ask ,God lo take care of nje and alhbf usV'
'Did you ask, him lo-taket.care of me 1'
No'.' ' , , , .
Why not ?: ; , , ,
Because I ihought ybu would ask him your-
A rong paose'ehsuydlh deep and thought
ful expression of 'his 'countenance showed ihat
Jlis 'heart wat teachedr : . 1 -
4Dtin't you thtuk ybu ?had betier tf&khim
ui i urea, in nis simple ana 9.ri?ApJl.luguage,sa
prayer for the protection of Heaven.
utTakiag ttfeMis8ssiIpi.',
While Mr.' Sam. Stbckwell, the ani, now
engaged on the great panorama of the Missis
sippi" was one afternoon slowly-fld?tiMgl tin w n
the river in his 'boot, a very uncomfortable
shower carfle pattering down, at ih'emn'meni
he was about dropping anchor to skewlhtliH
picturesque establishment of a squatter. He hes-
swung around in the stream.
44 Yot ish you going to pjclur' him mit dertafh!''
inquired, his. German ;boalman.-. ; ?, l -A
0 " No," says, Sam, 44 but I'm going to pictur' hi-n
mit the pencil. We. are now about at. the right
spot to take a good view of that odd looking ,cab--in,
and if we go on we will lose it. So hauUout
the old umbrella, and I- will try a sketch; ?er
haps'by'the timevvVfinish bur view, the prbietur1
will invite us to take some buttermilk with him."
'This old umbrella had, by certain violbnt dtTfi
cussions received on the trip, become' quttd'a' curiosity-.
One half of the whalebones were gohe,
and, when it was hoisted, it hUng like a'wo-be-
gone sortlbrero over its owner. The pitching "of
it carelessly into"the boat on sundry occasions,
ill-shaped sky-lights in its roof; and takerWltb-
gether, irwas the sorriest apology for shelter ever
stretched over a sovereign citizen of the- great
United States. Sam, however, worked -away ;be
neath the "gingham," until he finished his sketch.
All this lime an trffluent from the top of his'ebne-
like "covering poured a flood of dark tinged water
through one of the holes, and down his heck.'-i-
His German watched this stream' with intense in
terest, as if calculating how mdeh the artist's
clothes would hold before ihey would leak; Wjfen
he had finished, George, the German, broke forfhr
in admiration.
44 Veil, for a little mans, you " soaks more VateV
den everI sees pefore. It vill take you vbh8veVk
to pe so nice and dry as ve ves shust" now. " ;
Just theh a voice from shore hailed them. ' '
41 Look ur, you, with that awful ugly hat ; what
in thunder areybu sittin' out thar in the rain for?
Who", are you ? What are you qoin' to do I" ' 1
44 1 am going to canvass the Mississippi'," safcl
Sa"m: ' - -v . - 51 ' V- - . :V
44 You're ah electioncerer ar1 ybu 1" inquired
the squatter.
44iVo, not exactly," said Sam, 44 except inlt
3iriall Way fdr my own individual benefit. Iaiti
going to 44 take-the river." r
4 Whar ar you goin'r to takerit to ?"; inquireS
the squatter. ,
44 All round the country,"' said Sara, " and over
to England:-; ' i:,-M.'r -
44 Well afore you Idn do that, youll hev loglt
an awful big tub, and sot yourself at the mouth.ttr
draw it off." - " " " : -
44 Oh, no," says Sam, I am drawing it off now:1
The squatter looked up and down the shore"
two or three times, and then shouted baok v '
44 1 don't see as it gits much lower your suck
in'.machine draws it off dreadful slow."
"I am painting lh Mississippi, my friend,1' an
swered the artist. v ' y
44 Hev ybu got my cabin chafked "do wn r'fhen
quired. 44 Yes," answered Sam, 44 and you.' too."
"Good, by thunder!" said the squatter. 44Wheri
you show me them Inglish failarsl jest tell' ,'erri
I'm a Mississippi screamer. I kin hoe more corn
in a day than any Yankee machine ever invented,
and when I' hit anythin,' frbrri a bullock . down to
humih'natur, they gine'rally think lightnin'ls coni-
' 44 Are ybu a TayloFmafi ' inquired' Sam, .
44 No, by thunder, says he.
44 b'b you go in for bass, then !n 'inquired Sam.
" Well, T calculate not, stranger," shouted he.
44 What ! do y.ou -supjort-Yan- Buren ln contjn
ed the artist. "- 1 . r "
44 No Sir," shouted the the scrertrtibr; I sups:port
Betsey and 'the children,- and it's d d'tighl
screwin' to get along with therfr, with corn ar or?
ly twenty-five cents, a busheDJj "
44 Good bye, slick toTJetsey and the children."
said Sani ; "'tliey are the best candidates ,out,)'
and rafsfrig anchor he floated off. As. he spe4 on
ward the squatter's voice reached him once more,
and its burthen was. '' " .
44 Hurrah for Ginetat. Jackson the ' old Missis
sippi, and rhe.and BetscyrlSh'Unih Reveille.
Humap Life Estimated, by 'Pulsati6n.-'Aifrtf
genious author asserts that the lengih5of a marts
lifemaybreiestimated by the nuriiber -of pulsa-
iionsheihasrStfen'gih to perform. ThuValfowi
ihg seventy years for the common age of "rifan,
and,8xy pulses in a minute for a ieinper;atei;
flrsPASfl'hn number1 of puIsatitMiin 'his w hole
life would timouni to 2 6T$WjQ00 'but ifby
nimpjMijciehe foresJiishUip intoa IrJOre
"PklUPH" f "-M1 8ivaareiiffTfiveipulse5
inminaMihe,; uinberM"'ofuses- wonldsK3
completed Jn fifty years, consequently hisHfeV
would be reduced fourteen years.
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