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Teffersouian Republican.
Ma rooZa a giri who (as she stood before a very tumble-down sort of
nas a room over me, who is always danc ni? it hnilrlin ? u ; i:iii'w . nui
morning, noon, and nfrht thnmr, .h,,m. t." . "
over my head-she is always 1 7k ",u"'" maSlc .cai?
ieryone is mad. that's rortain c;a tt L, .i , ... . . . T. . .
i ,i,.i , , .u ixoio, a uiuoiuiau wim anenas at os a-njgni iivme in a
there s scarcely a house to whirh I ti,0 hm n s s 111
1 - ...w.i uuuio uaiaiC
wur. irom ttep;eni street, in nh nh hov tu .r. t
in!t hrl o.Z: : . .vj uc ciuiduvt) uj me nouse.was dv a aaiK a ley :
just nad, or are not lust.ffoino; to hav. a nnibo I o., , i. J ., f '
nirtv tV. k,.tv. i a - r-' umi una, gruupea ner way, uiiui sne
party ; even the butcher round the c.nmo.r nHm roo 0n.,r,,.oj ,...u-r..il,.' J r .
u, atiQ tne milkman whn nnnU ,tr, , , .. .... '
this mn-nin,T thoi I,. T'.3 tuu' ,UB, UIU coulQ aisunguisn, tne outward appearance ot a wo
h,s morning that he was learning it, but that it man, (very dim.)
ZZ Z"3 ?. -Inw?.rld dances- Plka . ,4 Des Mr- Quaver Jive here l" said Kate, in
! her blandest tone, for, to tell the truth, the poor
n - w v w uii kiicr viimiiu iwm imh i 1 1 1 nil rrsii -tti n ma u.
with one voice. ' " . e,! . ,?a ajmc.wuai d,Vd,u
" s was uie answer, in a course voice.
For the Jeflfersonian Republican.
Charity.
To be so prone our brother's acts to judge, how ill !
Whose wrong3, temptations, and whose griefs
we may not know :
Or what her heart-wrung struggles, e'er from hon
our fell, ,
Our sister, down the paths of. infamy to go !
The sorrows, mysteries of the heart, ah, who can
tell? I..'.".'
In vain with, searching gaze we peer into the
face, , .
The visage false, that can dissemulate so well :
It is not always there" that grief and truth find
place!
Could we know all, see all, we ne'er would happy
feel ; ,
The darkest crimes perhaps extenuation have,
Man's history, adayor"yeai. will not- reveal;
Could we but trace it from the cradle to the
grave I
c
Can we do that a question idly asked, ah no I
Life js a sea, whose dark and stormy deeps pro
found, - "
Can baffle all our boasted knowledge here'below:
'Tis God alone has power the mighty depth to
sound.
More meet it were, that we more charity should
show,
" And why not ?" asked Kate.
" l1 y?u, are a clever girl, Kate, but I reallv
cannot tninK now you mean to manage this,"
M Listen to my plan," answered Kate. "
First
" do you mean the musicianer man ?"
" Yes," rejoined Kate4 " if you please.!'
44 Oh, he lives in the cellar, but he's nearly dead
OI all. 1 KnOW mv mnlher Miill le U .l i i. f ... . . ' . J "
r,ul ,ui u "e 'e use lauaer, or mayoe yoicu he dead too, soon."
oi the whole house if we want it. so wp will mm Pr... xr,a uJr r.:u. i i j
all the furniture out of this room, and put it into company she had got into, descended the steps
7 wituii iiuwn uiriii v mi f m i inrn inu no ai no r a 1 1 a in 14 !-. 1
r 1 . m, , . I J 1 unw wvum aa ncil CSUD tUUlU. UUL WIJUl il
u- Z -if j r n V .e 13 a mtle Dack room, scene presented itself! On the floor of a miser
Wl" cu aK-room, and lor the ladies able room, or rather a cellar, containing scarcely
" nwuvo mi , ttllU II1B SUDDer ma V nfi ! an ainm nt tnrnilnra on o Wmr.
laid out in the parlourfor you know ve must by courtesy a bed, a sick man was lying. At his
have SUpper. - S?flA Ctnnrl n uniinnr anA fothop rrottr ninmin in
Oh! ofcourse, interrupted the fat Sophy. tears, and two children a little boy about eight
. ryi.8, u for the sake of ealinB' years oldj and a 'little' girl about five pale, half-
Well ! the SUpper, the music, and liehtS will stanfirL nnd Innkiho-.aR.ilL nil thrPfi nf thflm. ns fhp
.U: t . . . ' a ' ...w
cuat auuiciuiurf, su i vote we nave a subscription, poor man on the bed-. '.Foor Kate was quite taken
u 1 , tuuuey-enougn we win nave a aback, and thinking she had made some mistake
This proposition of Kate's met with ereat
Hiause, aim me young laaies naa immediate re- the Dassaae d rfiRterl' me hprfi
.Lr i , . .1 - o -
uuurse 10 meir pocKets, in oraer to see what each
could aflord to subscribe. However, on consider
alion, it was determined that a committee of their
- ...
mosi intimate lemaie acquaintances should meet
the next evening in Kate's room, that each vouner
lady should bring as much money as she could
spare, and that if the funds were found to be ade- " Oh. miss said the -vourio; woman. " mv hus-
quate.the notes of invitation should be then written, band is very, very ill ; he has been out night after
" I am Mr. Quaver; Lplay the violin at dan.-
ces," said the poor fellow, from the bed in a week
and tremulous voice. " When do you want me
for?" ...,
" For this evening," said" Kttte, " but if you are
ill "
night in order to earn enough to pay our rent ; he
has worn himself out, and 'now he is ill. We haye
struggled long and -hard, but we-have met with
nothing but misfortunes;: and our landlord is going
to sell usf up to-morrow I oh ! we are very, very
sent, and all final arrangements left to Kate Well.
the next night came, and the committee, composed
of about twenty-six young ladies milliners, flower-makers,
embroideresses, bonnet-makers, lace-
makers, and what not arrived in Kate's room :
the proceedings of the meeting commenced, and
amidst the greatest suspense and excitement the
various subscriptions were handed, in. The sum
amounted only to three pounds sterling, but this
5 .l. r .t i . i
aeemea in tne eyes oi mese poor gins a very tol
erable sum; the money was handed over to Kate,
who undertook to make all the necessary purcha
ses. The day was fixed and the- fat Sophy, who flageolet without father to play with me."
a fifer, and a cornet-a-pistoh player; in short,
lights, supper, and music, in both Quantity and
quality sufficient to please arid satisfy a party, far
more hard to be pleased than that assembled in
our heroine's room.
,4Oh,Kate!" cried aUithe.girls, " you wicked
creature, ypu wished to frighten us ; here is our
music
" And here is our supper," said Sophy,
" shan't we all be happy V
" Indeed," said Kate rather more astonished
ihan; ihe others, " there must be some mis
take ; I have not ordered all these things !"
44 Oh, don't tell ub that ; it's all very well,
but weJinow betier."
All was confusion and perplexity, for Kaie
still assured them that she was as much at a
los3 10 know, whence ihese magnificent orders
had proceeded. When, however, the noise,
which had been tremendous, had somewhat
subsided, Edwardf afier a short conference
wiih some of ihe oiher'-young men in the room,
said, 14 Ladies, I vote we commence wiih sup
per, and dance afterwards." (This proposal
was received wiih great applause.) But first,"
he resumed, 44 1 will explain as shortly as pos
sible, ihe cause of Kate's not having made the
arrangements for this evening's amusements,
according to your request and wishes. Hap
pening this afiernoon to be passing through
Somers'Town, I saw Kate walking in the same
neighborhood, at a very quick pace. Being
somewhat curious to know what she was do
ing there, and perhaps a little jealous, I fol
lowed her ; she entered a'cellar at the end of
a passage, 40 Chapel Street, stayed there for
about a minute, and then, running out, walked
back to her own house. I returned to Chapel
Street, entered the alley, descended into the
cellar, and found a scene of misery which I
will not attempt to describe ; in a word, I
found, that Kale had gone to hire a musician
had found the poor man ill more in mind than
in body ; for although he and his, family were
wretched," and here.the poof woman burst into half starved, their bodily sufferings were far in
ton rc Knn r K alo nrm In nnt no n nrnomnn tnn
but. remembering that this would do no -good, she
dried her tears and asked, how much the landlord
claimed. 44 Nearly' four pounds," was the answer,
44 and my poor husband is too ill, to, earn this sum."
And I," said. the. iittle boy, 44-can't play thjf
creased by knowing that unless four pounds
wete paid to their landlord the next morning
even, the bed upon which they lay would be
sold from under them. Kate bad paid this
four pounds, and as I knew she had not at her
own immediate command any such sum, I
bore the reputation of being an excellent penwo-1 Kate. thqught for a moment, but her mind was could not help fancying that this was the sum
soonmaaeup; "ifsnaii oe oacK airecuv," anaunit m iWrov MPnino'. pvnpnp nr
man, sat down to write the invitations ; one form
carrraA frf all l R.an OoV. U n nn rn Un t-. n I 1 . 1
m,.nar, ia nnmnan trt J; Ka M t. & 101,1 7, - , . e . . at leasl, a port on of it, and, ladies, can you not
our ol Mr. s company to dance on the even- It was the work or about a quarter of-an hour lu u r u .- 1
fntr nfnpit Wptnpoov" with a p . Thno ir. :ui ri-.u LL j ui guess what has become of your subscriptions 1
--wwwi a. s & iiuju in tvdLn n iiiii u k itrtrL'Lii r 111 iiiiiiih hiiii iihi'h iiim
1 J.. I f -k 1. 11 . . 1 1 J m a-n . . . . - 1 I In Innrmrtft nil f htn I nitaoanrl I hot nnr nnrlif
s;Q . .u " r . ' w" QO 1101 arnve oeiore o ciock, win not db ai- to Somei-s Town, mcludiner the time reams te lor VM 4 6ucaocu UUi v"
nu, ,-. ,.. , lowed to dance the oolka:" Kate observed that addimr to the 3 SnhSf.rihprl for .ho hali: n ddi. would be deficient in a few material points,
mis would oe the only way to make the gentle
This be our prayer 44 make me to feel another's
woe men punctual. The blanks were filled up with
"Their faults to hide" and for ourselves God's ' the names of the favored admirers of the respec
mercy win. H tive young ladies, and the notes despatched.
"And now, ladies," said Kate, 44 leave me to
make all my arrangements. Off with you all !
Beg, borrow, or steal lessons in ihe polka, but
mind you are all perfect on Wedne'sday."
The day on which this important meeting took
place was Friday, and during the five long days
which were to intervene between that day and the
Wednesday, Jbut little work was done or money
earned by the young projectors of this famous par-
I he principals in the several establishments
tional 1 from her? own private stock. Without and so took the liberty of ordering supper and
waiting to take breath, she entered the cellar of the engaging musicians on my own responsibility :
Kate Crosby's Polka Party
A SELECTED STORY.
In the course of a long day's walk through the
streets of this great metropolis, it would be diffi
cult to select from the number of our pretty cock
nejesses a prettier little creature than Kate. Cros
by Without one good feature, without the sligh
test pretension to beauty, still Kate Crosby, with ty
her auburn hair, laughing eye, turned-up hose, and
clear complexion, was pretty. Katewas n6t tall ;
in truth, she was rather short in stature. But what
mattered that ? Not argidtin?all London could
boast so neat a .figure, or 'so small a foot and an
ile. In a word then, Kate was pretty; good hu
mored, happy, and we" are bound to confess; some
what mischievous; She' worked as an embrqid
eress for a house. in Regent Street, and lived with
her mother in some street, name unknown, near
the .New itoad. Kate had the reputation of peing
a coquette; some 'ill-natured people Went fartHer,
and affirmed that slie had a' jound half-dozen of
admirers, to wliom She feo'iraifencoliracemenf.
Tie world was wrong for once in spite of her
iurned-up jiose, her neat figure, her pretty feot and
ankle, and her coquettish air, Kate vrif good,
hnnn. I . . 1 1 t- 1J i.l. - J
"uuesi, anu vjriuous lo.veu 'iier oiu mwuict ucul
Iji and; as she herself expressed itfftpud sew
the very fingers of her hands' in ontericarn the
wherewithal to buy her; one .of the numerous com
forts required bv old acre. Kat6 had many ad
mirers how could it he otherwise'? ' Her choice,
however, was soon made ; and it was
whispered among Kate's frieddscthatV as soon as1
she and Edwajd Waller, (only son ol a small bur
weiMo.do-in-the?w!orl frdisnf&ti carrying on bu
siness near Rptrent trcfet ha"a aaved money enough
to take a 6hop-'and -set-up ibusweksyshnbeir own
account, the' wediriff Was? ib'a&ke place. In the
meantime, the lovers rrjaae tbemselxes as happy
as under the circumstances thj?y were able, and,
as lovers generally do, ;qua'rreiled,' and rriade it
uPi an$ quarrelled again, ,a(terftne most approved
fashion.
Having introduced our heroin to our readers,
aye must now beg them'to. fancy .themselves for a
Jimein Kate's room, one, fine June evening, Kate
surrounded by young ladies, who have dropped
in, to worfr, as they profess, but as any one who
heard the noise which is going on would say, to
folk. Small nennle una areat ones, and the con-
i 1 . 1 or , .
u . 1 '..-jr -t .tAwAf f'ci thic nrosoni
versation has turned ujJori tdpic,tat this present
very foolish season a favourSle ivith all, great anl
Small, French and Fngljslw-let uj3 listen to it. .
" Every one is,.rp,aa abppt ths polka' said a
(at girl, whom we shall call Soph. 44 Those whq
uiiice It, are giving puak parties , uiuso
?t are rivine 1'dbhV know-how mu
can
cari
tn U-. P
much a lesspn
H " Yes," rejoined a little RrQ'ficiakfloweraker,
was invited' t& a MaKkltttlB house of an ivory-
Jmer the other night, andhey .flid ,ppliing bui "
oance it ell the-jeveniog-rTno oukdnllies, no wat-j
?s, no anvhlnp.'xcttrris.fctSfrnal polka." -I
" I wish the,f olka was tig. enough ptt ," observed j
in which the young ladies worked were at thefr
wit's end; they heard nothing from morning to
night but disquisitions on the probable delights of
JK.ate s ball, discussions on the dresses to be worn
on this eventful evening, doubts as to the capaci
ties of both ladies and gentlemen to dance the true
polka, wonderlngs as to what tune the musicians
would choose whether it would be Jullien's
Polka, Tolbeque's Polka, the Opera Polka, or
which of the thousand polkas in short Kale Cros
by's Polka Party engrossed the thoughts of these
young ladies, just as much as many other polka
parties engross the thoughts of many other young
ladies in a somewhat more exaiteo ranic.
As for Kate, she thought only of finding out a
patent plan for making Jb3 go as far as 5, and
dreamt, night and day, of nothing but the means
whereby her ball should be as brilliant as possible,
On ' Tuesday, fthe day before the ball,) Kate
thought it high time to make her calculations, and
set to work in good earnest. 44 First of all," said
she to herself, 44 we must have a good light in the
passage, on the stairs, and in the dancing room ;
for, unlees a ball is well lichted, it is never cay
'Then 1 must have something substantial for the
sen'tlemen a fowl, a ham. a lobster, some meat
pies, salad, &c. : some sweets for the ladies
some cakes, trifles, &c. ; and then the wine, the
coffee' dear the ! I newer shall have' enough mon
ey ! Never mind, I can add a Jittje more from
my own stock, snd make my old brown dress last
a little longer" Well, after having reflected for
some time, Kate drew up her estimateVas follows :
poor musician, placed the money upon the table,
and said, 44 there, pay your landlord, dry "your
tears, and get your husband well as soon as you
can We can dance Without music, and be very
1 " . 1 r - fX, 1 It
nappy witnout supper,u aare say." . .
i he poor people scarce knew how to express
their gratitude, but ivate xushed out, saying in a
cheerful tone, 4 Good buy ; I'll call again and see their eyBSj to be forgiven ?
9 1. , ? I .
now you are," ana regainea ner own room joyous add. that the supper was
and now you have the whole story."
The mystery was now cleared up, and cleared
up to the satisfaction ot all. INeed we say
that Kate's conduct met with the approbation
of all ? that those who had suspected and mur
mured against her, now begged, with tears in
Need we further
eaten, the polka
happy evening is Kate Crosby's Polka Party ?
and light, as every one must be who has done a danced ; and a happier evening never spent ;
BU"- "-.'I Tr ... .ui. J ,u that to this very day a favourite topic of con
l'ui ouiijc time xvaic aai uuuuiug ui mc uuui . e j
people whom she had just relieved, but suddenly rsat.on amongst the favoured guests on tha
she recollected thatiher .young friends would soon
arrive, so, she put the njom in order, and set about
dressing, mightly amused.with the idea ofthe con
sternation of those vy ho,, expecting a supper, might
have omitted to dine., ,The toilette achieved, Kate
entered the room, and having lit a single candle,
placed it on the chimney-piece J this, doubtless,
From " The Friend:'
Iron Bridge at lOeiiai Straits.
In the early part of the last volume of 44 The
Friend," there was a notice of a proposed railway
bridge of iron to be thrown oyer the Menai Straits
bly the most extensive ever constructed.' They
are of the-same character as that employed at the
new Houses of Parliament. The scaftoldingof
the tower is very lofty, and the vreight ,it has to
support is 1,300 tons. The framing round the
Britannia lower rises to the vast height of nearly
250 feet. The entire scaffolding fs capable of
sustaining 2,000 tons. There are m it 570,000
cubic feet of timber, and 25 tons of iron bolts.
44 The chief centre of attraction, however was'
the interior and exterior of the novel and gigantic
tubes ; the one floated on the pontoons, and the1
others, as they lay upon the platforms, presenting"
the appearance of stupendous iron tunnels. As
these were the lions of the day, and as one of the
largest was safely floated to its final resting-place,
much interest will attach to its description, and a
description of the one in question, will be a de
scription of them all. The length of the great
tube transported yesterday is exactly 470 feet. lv.
ing 12 feet longer than the clear span between the'
towers, and the greatest span as yet alternated.
ThU additional length is intended 0 afford a tem
porary bearing of 6 feet at each qnd, after they
are raised into their places, until there is time to
form the connection between them across the tow-
m, . . . ...
ers. 1 heir greatest height is in the centre 30 feet,,
and diminishing towards the end to 22 feet.
Each tube consists of sides, top, and bottom, all
formed of long, narrow wrought iron plates, vary
ing in length from 12 feet downward. The di
rection in which these-plates are laid and rivetted
together is governed by the direction of the strain
nn fHflforont mrto nf i V. - TL .1
v... u.w.i. jjung ui mc iuuc. Aiiey are oi mc
same manufacture as those for making boilers,
varying in thickness, from three-eighths to three
fourths of an inch. Some of them weigh nearly
7 cwtM and are among the largest it is possible :.i
roll with any existing machinery. In the sides
the plates are 0 and 8 feet long, and half an inch
thick, but the largest plates are in the bottom, be
ing 12 feet long, by 2 feet 4 inches wide, are in
double layers. At ihe top they are 6 feet in
length and 1 foot 9 inches in breadth. The con
nection between top, bottom, and sides, is made
much more substantial by triangular pieces ' of
thick plate, rivetted in across the corners, to en
able the tube to resist the cross or twisting strain
to which it will be exposed from the heavy and
long continued gales of wind that, sweeping up
the channel, will assail it in its lofty and unpro
tected position. The rivets, of which there arb
2,000,000, each tube containing 327,000, are more
than an inch in diameter. They are placed in
rows, and were put in the holes red hot, and bea
ten with heavy hammers. In cooling they con
tracted strongly, and drew the plates together so
powerfully that it required a force of from four to
six tons to each rivet to cause the plates to slide
over each other. The total weight of wrought
iron in the tube floated yesterday, is 1,600 tons.
It has been constructed by Messrs. Garforth, of
Dunkinfield, Manchester, and the others by Mr.
C. Mare, of Blackwall. The trains will pass
through them over the straits at 100 feet abovo
high water. The names of the gentlemen who
have been continuously engaged on this great
Work since 1847, are Captain Moorsom, the resi
dent director; Mr. Frank Foster, resident engin
eer; Messrs. E. and L. Clark, and Wild, assist
ant engineers: Messrs. Nowell. Heminaav. and
Pearson contractors for the masonry: Messrs.
Mare, of Blackwall, and Messrs. Garforth, Dan-
kenheld, contractors for the iron tubes ; Mr. J.
Greaves, general manager of the masonry; Messrs.
J. and A. Greaves, contractors for the scaffolding
and stage; Mr. Campbell, engineer of the tube
work, and Messrs. J. Morris and H. Hodgkinson.
managers of it, all of whom were present yester
day.
" Such were the dimensions of the monstrous
fabric, the arrangements for raising which were
in every point complete. At 3 o'clock, the spec
tators, by lens of thousands, had taken their place
Upon the piers, the tubes, and shores on either
side, and the straits for a mile in length presented
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6
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jaire for two chandeliers for the dancing-room,
lamps, on, otd '
Candles, best composition, 1s Sd a lb., 3 lbs.,
Wine, lor negUS, Desi laaxsaia, m xtt iiuu uua.,
SuDDer L'obsters, three at 23 apiece,
Ham,
wntecuonery,
Lemons, nutmees. sugar. &c
Musicians, fiddle and flageolet,
Extras, for bread, cheese, &c, &c.,
Total,
So, at the expense of 3 9s lid, Kate though
that she would be able to give a good nay. a
splepdid ball and supper;, and "during the remain
der of the evening she contentedly, occupied her
self in the manufacture ofan appropriate dress fdr
jhe, occasion.
At. lengtn wie great uay aiiivou, auu ivuks oci
put io .make the necessary pujcnaeca, uui ufsi ui
all. in order to insure a musician, sne inppeo on
oward.5omers ipwn, io u iu uut -"j-7mA"
hn recommended to her, and who for six
s&ilings a-tnght attended yyith his vidlin, and fur
.hiSr&d'a .flirfolei Player and all.
This inust.be the ho;yse, saiq ivate to n?ren
nressions of dissatisfaction were heard On the
staircase. "Kate, .Kate! here we are ; let us
have a light ; where oh earth are all your lamps ?
it is very oisagreeaoie io enmu up a uura.. stair
case with one's best things on,'? &c. &c.
Kate lighted them in with her single candle, but
did not render th6 ball-room, very brilliant, but it vvhicbn seperate lhe island 0f Anglesea from the ? v"1 or nn nnL hS? h
was the last candle Kate possessed, so she was Welh Cft The f0iiownff wMch aDDeared in 10 lhe "leilt ,of 2,00 .r 300. tonk their stand on thB
e'en obliged .o be onlen. About half pas, sev- 0?h,ne 'ZnZ' TtoS. STft S S2&gu'T'a$r
en the young ladies, began to arrive, and many ex- ,hnimu. mnB ;nforpC,in( stood ready fo.r a?l,on al tne capstans ; the cables
rr ri:nnni:Cn.lmn mora hoinl rin tlio 6 ' t O I SIX lnChflS' in thlOknfiS.Ct. anrf nt q.lnilP lnnrr mora.
mcuoi ouana, a ucouajr oiung. attached to the steamers that were to have the
" During the early part of the day multitudes towing of the tremendous freight. Multitudes of
visited the towers, tubes, and huge stages where yachts, small boats, and other crafts, filled and
they were constructed, with a view to possess gaily decorated, passed up and down the stream,
themselves ot every lnlormation connected with and all eyes were fixed with mingled confidence
on entering the room, the expressions of surprise the apparatus and vast piles of masonry. The and fear on the gigantic fabric, upon which stood
Were redoubled. Yhy Jvate, Where are the masoiiry vvurK, uy reason, ui 113 gigunui; uimraoier, iur. piepiieiisuii aim oapiuiu fluxion. ooon ai-
chandelierai it's as dark here as on the stairs : attracted great attention. ihe aoutments, on ter the utmost excitement ensued, on the first sig-
what have vnn bpen thinkincr of1" either side ot the straits are huge piles ot masonry, nal, thar dt the sudden springing up on the Angle
. .. .. ... .. I nu.. . t. i ..: i t . n r . u:l , I - J . i. n c . in i - .
To nil thiq Kate rflnlifid " Walt a bit. ladies : uai on um Aiiuieaua aiue is ito luei umu, ana I sua siuo ui uiai signal nag, ana a sunn strain
the lamps are not yet come." 173 eet long. I.he wing walls ot both terminate) Irom the trumpet ot uapL Ulaxton on the top ot
HtranH hv. thft cTPntlpmpn nmvfiri. and seemea suieuuiu ucucsmw. auu uu uauu are two co- mo wuuc, u mo uiiuia, iu lanu mc wu& auu piwo
greatly surprised to see the room so dark ; the la- lossal -ons couchant, ol Jiigyptian design, lifting all nanasior tne exploit, Ihis was responded to
Hioa hmmp vprv imnntieiit and assailed noor their limestone foreheads in the face of every by a loud burst of enthusiasm from the seamen,
Kate on every side. 44 Why don't the lamps and train. These lions, like the tube they adorn, I whose efforts, united to those of the steam tugs.
the candles come 1" said one ; 44 and the music 1" are on a gigantic scale, each being 2o leet Idng, told upon the screws and tackles and upon the
said another: 44 and the sunder, and the wine, and 12 feet high though crouched, 9 feet abalt the hitherto motionless monster, which then glided
the coffee ?" said the fat Sophy. To all which Kate bouyi and each paw 2 feet finches, .bach weighs very slowly and amid intervals oi unceasing cheers
;,! ranaA tt.WiiVa hit. hovA natipnrn." 'Rut 30 tons. There is some intention ol surmounting and salutations without injury or jar, and with a
tellinir neoole to have oatience is not alwaysithe 'he central tower with a colossal figure of Britan- majesty that could only be compared to that of a
wav to nsn re them w th that usetul leelinff. Ihe cct iiikii. . 'uf"""u " "fi " "aioli U1 11 J
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ladips all trot verv cross, and the gentlemen in- me towers lor supporting mo tuoe are oi nnai xesiing-juauo.
creased their ill humour, by4aughing in an under- a like magnitude with the entire work, l he great
inn. in u mnt nmvnkino- mn'nnnr: Uritannia tower in the centre of the straits is 62
.w.,w ... - r. ....:.. uo . i,.u. r- .u (Jnfi of onr bapk'-wnnria nnpta
At pnirth RPPina that ne ther sUDDer. Iifhts. ur Jcci ai ua uaao , ia iu.ai iuw tut, i
n I A -f I . J - - . . .
win nnr miiRipiai.-arriwed. thev all lost Datience. bottom, 230 leet ; it contains I4,oao cubic leet ing scrape , Which no doubt made the patties lecit
and Sophy, going up to Kate, said, 44 My dear i limestone, arm 144,00 01 sandstone ; it weigns good
describes a ki.s--
Kate, we left all to-you, and you have done noth
ing. What doesjt mean f Jlqw have jou spent
our subscription V 1
Poor Kate blushed, hesitated, and at last said,
" The fact is, ladies, 'I have lost the purse contain
ing; our money." At this announcement the con
sternation was great ;' the gentlemen laughed more
nrrivhkinerlvtha'n ever. the ladies sulked, and some
of them all but said they did not believe a word of
TTaf,Q.fitnrv. - Katewas,ffettiniz anerYi when sud
denly EdwarijCwhio was, of the party) clapped his
hanHH. thft A nor oDened. and a Drocession entered,
composed of . men apd.bpys, bearjng.chandeliers,
regrly foVliglitihgV'traysTull of viands, ready for
ftafin. hnttlftfl1 rntainirirr wines and other liquids,
ready for drihkihgTa, to crown all; two fiddlers, )
His brawny arm beclasped her waist,
Witb, lore their eyes did burn ; v.
JF.rorahis ivarm lips she snatchedjataste,
And then he tasted hern, s
A young lady from the country being invi-
20.000 tons : and there are 3b7 tons ot cait iron
built into it in the shape of beams and girders.
Its province is to sustain the four enc)s of the four
long iron tubes, which will span the straits from
shore to shore, , The total quantity of stone con
tained in the bridge is 1,506;000 cubic feet! The
side towers stand 'at' a clear distance of 460 feet
ments stand at a distance from, the side tciwers of ted 10 8 Parly 1,1 York W8 lofa heC
230 feet, giving the entire bridge a total length of city cousin to fix up and put her best foot for-
1,0 ieei, corresponaiuK nu io uie oi mi , ln order to calclj a beau, for ulieOooked
61 hmh - thAu mntain 210 tons 0raatiVi: Usa leered comically mio the faceof hw -.raih
44 Another point of attrafction during the mortf.-J eri aded.ir.ejause,' Atjd ir.fplied.i.boiiersgreeu
ing, was4he huge stages and caiToldjng, prob4&ihan; riUiAU4b - tem- 01
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