. -i : : " ?iini &Ui t.iiQin s w wroM d brut T3j-MMfc 6 ,Wi !nnHKfrH- - V0i:13; i io$ No-25. tj '.. 11 . rr: : Published, J-hodcIore Scliocli. TERMS Two .dollars per,a"nnnurfi iii adyance Two ilcillars arid, a quarter, halCyearljrad'if not'.paid.'be tore th't enddf thCycftr, Two dollars ahdSattialfJiTriosc who receive cir papers iy a carrier, or tage drivers employed byth6' proprietor, -will' be charged 37 1-2 eentsf per j-car, extra, , i t No papers ditcbntinuecluntilall'a"rrcarages,arc paid, except at the bptiort of the Editor. . tccn lines) will be Inserted three w'celcs for one dollar, and twenty-five ccnts fcr every subsequent insertion. Tne unarge tor one anti tnree insertions uie same. j A liberal discount made to yearlv Advertisers - in? All letters addressed to the Ed(wr muji be post- pchK - JOB PBJf fl( TIN G. Having a general assortment of large.ielegant, plain nd ornamental Type.-weiirc prepared &msmma& Cards, Circulirs,.BUl Ueaxls, Notes; Blank Receipts , justices, i-egH i anu oiner jiianijs. rampnieus, vc. : printed wtth- ncairie3 and despatch," on 'reasonable j A I -Hit Ul'HUE 0F,T1I.E - : Jefferson iati Ifccimblicmi. TnEiitOR'- ' BY LYDIA H. SIGOUHNEYu:. IIo I dwellers on the -stable land, 4 : Of dangers whafknow ve, ' ' m t -'' .Moil A- Like us who boldlyjbrave fhe'surce." i Or trust, thft trnnrinrftrt?;o?i?-: 1 - --v" . r .t U.I b 3he-,fair r trees -shade:you fromctiaoisuh-i.. Vf Well ,ma'an)y-I amn.-want, and :will.i sefe the harvests gWfSr 4.wod at aimostpriceio.V i -r - You Ana catch the Iracance ot the. breeze . -i ... , ' in, n3 . Dreeze, When the first roses blow.. "While highamid the slipery shrou3, We: make our. imidnight-path, i And even the strongest ma's'Pis bowed 'Neath the wild tcmpestwVatb?8 ; You slumber on your epupjrdwn,:. in cnaraoers saie anq- warm fi a v Lulled only to a. deeper-dreamt tdi Dy the descending slorm-.110'1' But yet what know ye of7 the?joy L The lichtf our ocean slrive, hen on its way, our gallant barque, Rides like a thing-of lifc-7;. .j :H-; "When gaily toward thet'wislie'd-for.ort With favoring gale we 'and- 1 Or first your misty line descry n;iio p,'n; lnil! landF .But yet there',s peril in ou?patH' Beyond the wrecking blast, . " os il i: A peril that may whelm, the; soul' V. . When life's short voyagesisipast-;- n Send us your Bibles whe're' we;g6,t,r ; To dare threatening wave'. xour men of prayer to -teach us;ho,w To.meet; a watry grave.; V l- ' J .yiix '-n And Sayipur thou, whos'c'fpot)sublime The foaming surge didtfrcad,isoT ' Whose hand, the rash 'disciplcdrew : Prom darkness and the' 'dead ' Oh, be. our ark, when floods,descend,s When thunders shake,tbeis.pheres Our Arrarat, when tempest3 end, -And -the green earth appears.; - vr . . t - The -Cincinnati oniarici-tells this: - . a j On our upward trip to Dayton on batur- . , . , , -i day, we nouoea m tne cars a gentleman and lady, seated in a-close -juxtaposition .andudlripfffrom-thclrwcotiliuctione would amag,ue that thej were oecd,,,gly inl -j " T I ad almost blinding her. Some How or ' X, rig. thaotWr bed ad confab to. eat to .gentlemen, Ed.tors of two Gerr) o fastrMd. bo enjoyed by.Tcte and the mail-boy to, man SPers m tins c, hen. neaj, , aionet gether best they eould- PetS an.d the Dayton thetramnaased o,,al5ngdark(..J. fa , .Jj,0y botlieomnioneed haulins off their bridee. Amid thethurfdenng.and rat- " ,J mug oi cars couiu uu ucuiu a uuic,- inau j.j r ii lL.'-.jji:u4i, cuuuueu lor an inv; m uiiu uivt; tuc k,umuo-( r i.-' t ofi clUIi Ul lluX. OUUU licaibv :iuavivi3 otaiibu all the party. As we emerged into day light, one of the German-Editors slowly drew his spectacles down over his nose nnrl n-rnlnimprl u-ir n t- i i v tc?i,C irirn'orOvn-Mrro comfortable food, she was to buy her chil "Veil, Itmks datish a tarn bad 1 Jmdge, - .. , , r , , .-that' don't j ri V - ' 7' " y . L,:it ;';,.. dren with the half-dollar she. had earned. , "uuu 'PriA loflv rlmw flown -her-. reU .and v for r the remainder of the'lnpthe'tpair-loouea 2 .. . . .. i , t mute and quiet. - ( , . . 1 , t j.'A Fools icJu)'dontUsc1 Tobacco- . . 1 j.xiuxui-T lowing anticcdotej from a 31ame paper, is"fln, every line pftitching, Mrs.,T a gooa one : Une Hghte. their .man BO.jnuch so .that he sometimes mistake im- i;fwucufc inwrrogaiyiuw w . o;tting pne .mprnip iiri . .! y j, , ; cAuicojv.wjjjpiMw-nwu. 'iv., . "" must be a set.oi aarneu iuies mam ,anu uingihe citizens of. this, placpon .T r ? x ' f' .? gQ' eatC Rwuiua i bjumps, is a. tail specimen ortnejuu-;"" ;' JS ana tney tniept in tuat ueu iaijt,-uigui,f nnnnilt: In "coltlnonnoi r. A ro for liif.5ftl'f. " Slip, flul not .oiler i xi x t.n n,i;n;nn t Si ana manes tuem .accyxuiuaiv.; 1.1 'tiu.. x. . .s'f w.. - i . i a ' in ' w.-, ' -.rrTi -ri-v-enturcaa nine tnat sne' woum aiie to , 1 u frnm tKeir nest ih it. thn bv his sine, aresseu m nomcsnun. JLurn-1 gn r t of thom nmi oou'ii , . jkjF? ; r?s.- auwA-n or,r'rtfiTOiiot fiTivi' r n Prl . - ft i Ji L. ' c. ii .i...T;ii.:,. inf? to his 'vulirah'friend. the fonner.nom- i tha nr nbro OI . - v ' - t ,j . . . i .f- . . ..1. 1 . . J 1 1 1 ' xx . . ' ' ua tntrfnllnH finrrnr nml oniil - rr hn i-.)M?nw..nH o 1. 1 m o ni i nr. uutt'u uuiu iiui. - .'iniKPnnn.nnpnnnn rH.str 1 nnu.ai uuntuKii v o .. . o... ' . i-m j 1 1 x ..uu ui..wv...i. tlrjsaioking a ci2ar, s - 1 "0, dfearI "ever jaV seamstresses until olotheg, pat tUem 0n. again, orderedtheicr-?r:xJl"ii'b " ' - 5 : ,.:Z1ZUZ TIIE SEAMSTRESS, - Or, The Value of Labors - "r'iC ''"lei'- " ..!. .i iara j : was leic a wiaow vritu, severaLsmall chilciren. ? She. could think 7T t" of no way of getting- a -living for them DUt -Wltll her needle and as she "Was a . ueai suwer sne nopeu CO noi yorJK. anu - . - " earn lood and .scant clothing at least. She applies, to, several, and, was still with out the nieans of earning a; dollar, when I her last one was spent. Just at this sad .ot:,tie destitution be- CO1?! nownj Mrs ,T sent for her.J r, tx , j . i, - .Alter. 3hC- lSjSCated tho following CO n- : i " Can you donlain sewinz ?" "les, ma'am, as well as niost'persons." n'Trr1; a . ;,,V.'5? , Yes, ma'am, as well as ni'ost yha is your price for fine shirts,??' J. p" I havn't set. any price yet, but I will -! work as-low as any one.i. f " But you know that to get iyork ;you will have, to do it. 'a little lower than or- 11 have, i A i - in.irr " ' , ' dinary, yV I suppose y'owilltoakcfine 'shift - ?S8? ma'am.": , . j,0fT x i "And calicy dresses for the:,sam'e;?" "Yes, ma'am," '"WelL-thR'a TeasSnablef oV' L.' s - com i mbn shirtsiyourwwill'not 'charge over a. 1shilling Jfor,7 Noraa'am"- . . - ,it. . .1 -i ri.i .1. l ; I itt-m ... . fc. i u. Tilt. iviiiii'iii iiuim ii li: . linn.' j uA5t just half what MisfK-'chSrg'e? c '1 t " AYell. hat somethincr like. It , .. , r a, mves jrne pleasure to(befriend any one who is jiwilling to work.;at a. reasonable, price.: j Why this will save us "alhio3t; a dollar a w?ck tlie wnole" yeaTTound," yo.u -Vapt it. 7 .'Well I'll, jdo my best. It. is shameful ' .what.ome7oftHese.seamstresses,charge." ' ' oys'- shirts at -12 cent's,- were her first prices bf 'work'i 'Two of these by ! hara, w,oriishe, managea to get.aone in ai 'A O tt -r .T : " ' : Next inorninghe was- uF early, 'tho lieieaa acheadly; ahdh was W and weak jfroni "having sat so steadily through therw.hple.-prepectfng: day. -,Her children were lalcea up, washed and dress: ' ed her rooms cleaned, and"afscanty iiieal of mush and Tiiilk: prepared for the" little ones : ana a cup oi tea lor nerseir. tier . , , 1 , , . , . . own stomach refused the food, of which , . V i -ii i her children partook with keen -appetites, orilVswallow a few rhou'th- g d j r U 'SJ? -.- stale bread. . Jt was nearly, ten o'clock when.she got' - 6til, rv : - - o- , worked-Hard . X. J : Jl r. W ntii. riH Hi . .'-'and'Tn much . finish the Soon after breakfast the next morning, h she took the shirts home to Mrs. T , , , . ; , . xi . i" -xt. iu her thoughts' mostly accupied with thei t , ;, y. r A::: ; - L A , ; i. . dollar j&M meal itht n ir. t.mr iiiiii-uuiiiii tui .lilu. inudi nnui rr.- ; - . . . .. .WllCA'Sne w.asjmaii.ixii;.ujuauiivi ucjihic 1. i - f - t-'P-q ;:' ' Altfir esainin? every Seam. eVCrV nem, tp pa;y ber for the. work, .she had-done. i After lingerjng a tpjy' mpfmente, Alra ,f mUf.V. h rwT T'll I '.7 S. -ill TP' lean for-' votf-altives mepleasunno'help1 '; n,Q V 6 very mce ofjd on the books! fr cannot answer, the rseized:mprightiiar.m m his-mouth, and Thousands of people who could not ac- 'j ! ' . , ? . yTJaLWd'I : will pay you -a dollar for making ' a'ueif;0Ii! 1 ; : -' ' ' '-' 4' shook it ihe.tfinp as, a dogw.oiild;shaketa count for it from 'natural causes, were he poor -Conie.down. toTmorow nn&l 11 day after'to morroVj" 'You are r Wdlthc conMenUitTi then tried to. get my Winto greately terrified, and indeed it cast a u- ih'avesomerwork ready for .ydu;" J, iurr - U&L i - : h ? f . n is mouth, and, at every. bite his Jeeth niversal gloom on the earth. The frogs Th W-rlnn-nrrl. . . - r 1; Oertamlj ma am, to-morrow evening, which you make on assertion, shows that ;,woula'CcVush across mv'iskuli: " 'Havinn- and mht-hawks beanthmr Tftt.R. At-. L. nW-ii-trSft. ':i0?ri ArflfrsKenvT,rt-LlyuJTanJ fc'' . ' ; t t you have read the law attentively Let's 1 no chance'withlhe powerful beastJied'cV four o'clock the wind shifted to the north- bodily pain and misery, to wlsbmS to gc ot sleeping with the last shirt, 'in which .the last, P?Ji "A yery earnestiy-'iuy i- i- i l -x ' i'ii. x ;r.x-1 iiitsuu, i ii tcu.iyuu wciuic unuu. j. ! . -J i'A ! ni-i.'il . o nnrnho inn if lib' wr Ir-hln nn - ." . t'. . . r -l" - l''i ''.' II .dressed oiPme jp4with: a Small;,bundle4in hef.hand.- r -rv . ;. jm i5 She-ihtrodiiced herself b' '-saying that she had just seen 'some' pretty' shirts' at Mr. r7"'si an that she was so much pleased iffith; the work that ehe had in quired for the maker." ... ' And now- 'having found you," said she; "I' Vant you to make and fit this cal ico dress for me if yoji do such work." " I. shall be glad to do it for.yoUj"tsaid Mrs. S .encouraged by the kind :bear- ing'6f the" lady.- Xnd what "will you charge'!" . Mfs.S v . hesitated a 'moment, and J.then-Fajd ,'Mr8 .JTj,. . gives me, a quar- : . . "inhere was a" bncht spot for a moment on the cheek of ..the' 'lady. - 5 ' "Then I'lLciv.e you " three,", said she 'with warmth. ,v, . Mrs. St-4. burst into tears and could not help it. il Are k'i :u in 1 IUHul.reu iSHjr Jes;tatgly,,but..Fi an air that could t J 9IJ ! 3 il. 1-J Pojrv'a niymenl the widow -pausedy but f th'e s'iirht of her children co'nauered' the -m I j. ,"-I.vhatye jiothing.but.aJittle corn meal j in the?housejiand have no .money." ! A tear crlistened in the stranger's 'eve i V , . . .'. .: ber breastJ heaved 'with strong "emotion, 'then again all wjas .still. '.'I wilL pay ,you for: this dressefore Tho dollar was paid down, -and thc;an rS!lrof mercy dePaf fli rthan one'' Heart Tvas glad thafe,xmorning'. V. Pete Whetstone ;and the Jlai I t u i;'.;t- - . Boy & - '"' ;i't.a- i Pete Whetstone, of Arkansas, was;price . traveling on horse-back through the in terior of the state, and called one. even- 11 nicht -at a little lo house ing to stay all night A . - . r - near the road wiere entertainment and 1 v a. 1 1 il. aVPosfc, office . Yfere, .kept, , T.w.o other - strangers were there,', and the mail-rider inta sgallbom furnisliedjover to'the spotwhere he had" heard the a 'fi0 fi two--).eds, wch shot, expecting to be obliged fe help iwere to accomouate tne ipurr persons ior uuwuu f"g -"x w " L.gerea about twenty steps ana tell ueaa. theTnigh't. The.maibcarrier wasja liltle, very busy'lbadlng his giin,' and'. sliouted After a while!" managed to get up, but I shabby, dirty, loukyllbbkinrg.whomnone of out: " ia . y l.? as very-si6kr the blood was Streaming the gentiemfen'liked tlid'idea 6f slfeeping. 'Halfo, -Cowan! what dYdyVu shopt.at ( ff0 m? h.eaf an.d froid-my nrm, -my .. o ,o '-.: j ."'': 'J.; ' Via iu .nrrht, or hftfl.Aritirftlv' Vinson nn. nml 1 i. ' i i ii r x i t-nvjvtm n t t tin TniiTin i nwn n r Pfete Whetstonce eyed him oloselyi as. he.; asked 'Where do you' slee', lo-hight my lad?' ''ill thleep with you, I reckon,' lisped. the youth, 'c 'orwith one. o them other fel- ; lars, I don't care which".' "' other two gentlemen took the hint and h Wa, immediate f v- ?adfs5 and Pete 'getfcig into bed first, and the Itch, and you'd better not get in hero tU me for aj8eSe fs .cat.chin t - -xne Doy, wno was just getting into dcu v S . j fa . jp .ucuwieu.'-uud. vpj vuuij, nui x icuauu jnakera bit of difference',Pye for nearly theven years,'- and 1 he: pitched1 alongwith Pele', whoCowr but in as great hurry as. if he had w ''pitched 1 tr-olorl tin fl linrnot's npqf. in fliA TiPfl. T.liA : Aii... rtAtitmmnn.rnnrfin 'inn I no Til ! 1 1 - ...... .t 1 '1.1 ! boy. wno naa got peacoaoie possession 01 . - ,r , .1 1. .. had nimseir. arawieu out -wny vou Tlio ntnVptrffttinrotJ?r'tvcre now iu - " - - " " - - "--" ani r 1 1 1 1 1 r i1.-1 s i :i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' r vtjrv ihhi ' aworso' condition 'than Pete had. been, tial airs, and a raw Jonathan., ..who, sat follow. t.W.iA.ilirtioni .-v - ; . t . ifT . f.. -y rr-rj -..--r, -.t r. - . -i h i.-mj i 1 1 i i: i r-1 1 1 Lt: l t:.-i i. vuu. Exami nation of Attorneys .The followinrr. racv examination of a ; . A correspondent . candi'd taken from k Western law journal, and is decidedly a good hit. . The" examiner commenpes wicii : , r 'Do you smoke?' ., I fin ! ' JL 4V 011. i 'les sir, (extendin'; a short six.) 'Now sir' what' "is the' first duty" of a y.ojr ii-.r c . tlwq i lawyer clients charge?' 'When makim; a bill "of cost". , Explain.' , " ' When'they occuny the' antagonistic pp- sition; i aVsumelhc Biiaracter of plaintiff Jna ilfl.nJ-nVl '' ' 'A suit decided, how do you stand with ' the lawyer conducting the other side?' " I me w.iju liuuuuij, us. H li r.pV lw inwl ' ' Lneeic Dyjowi. . , i . 'Enough sir, .you promise to ecome ; an ornament to "your' profession,, and "I i. Now' are you awaro of :iz-. j . . the duty you owe me?' , ! r - J J-.-. . .. 'ii't t'):i iOfi .3BO t'i:i ban ,8eo bi5 '1 am, sirj 'Describe it. w. , t m . ... r ... u.i it is to invite you to annK.'. 'But suppose 1 decline?' (Candidate, scratching his rhea"d.)' There is no instance ,of the kind' onlrec take a drink and' I will, sign your cerfifi- cate.- "4GqOq get UlUi , , There is a capital, good story told of a both were excellent shots, and not a ' given to boasting1 of their skill.' " Oni little ne day -l.t i i ' ' '.i!ir; .they went on a aeer hunting expeu tou nnn niror rrriT rinir i inn riu r-nn i wi c i and after getting into the .wo.ods yh they expected to find deer the sepa jast.nowH , , 3 A:s . t nl 'None o'your business go along over i, T,:n? Surorised at this short and crusty an - '1 EC swer, Hoffman looked around and discpv- ' .: , . , cred a calf among the bushes., . Again he j cried out : 'I say, Cowan, did ..you shoot at the oalfl' Z i ' i f vvi -i't ? a ft M i - ' - " ". if'.Yes, I did, but; it's. .none ;qf , your; busi- ne?3:, ' '-at- v. .c '-.;"i . Why, what made you shoot, at it?.':. 'Why, I took it for a deep.' : .. 'Well, did you.-hit it!' . ..., tV j'f 'No I missed it.' u. ,. r 'How did you miss at? 'r . ! . i . m 'Why -I wasn't quite sure that it' wasn't a calf ' " ; ' ; : . ' i-' ,,r . . . , . .. 'c . e ' r . , 'You arc.a pretty specimen pf hunter rejoined. Iloffman, to shpotja, calf,., for, a deer, and , miss it at that.' .: j4i-,q.. 'Doh't makfe a foobof Vburserf!' ro:piied Gown I shpt'a't it just ;,soas1tp-ixitfit:ifl was a deer, and1 miss it It It W.13 t r .'.(. ' .I''.' T.'Il-'l Call. iNothing-out or Ireland,' or .the A'anomoa in n hrinr'knfomoni'iinr t"- i r- . :". An nmiisittfr rinlfnnnVciiinn'ri'fF Vfnrnfc - ly at1 the sapper tahle'; bVboard of, one of t . . 'v . ' , i . : - our eastern srenmnoais. neiween a lios - pur eastern seamno&ts; .pctvree.n a, 45.0s ate for admission to the bar. is f J.ournal, wntting Iro lTo collect" fees'' 11 " " v - I T took aim at the burr of his ear .with my ; May i57, 1 CJU. Boston Journal, rixU nUsi'U k-iW10J 9t" Kriflg.fid fiirll the tHer. life feU'oV'"' 1"' '" ' ' tad a . .rn'Ht'AnuurtM iHiQMl , kiJJh'u LV" T'enin ltraordiuary phenomenon the 4 when does, your position towards your , couple of Western, hunters, which is well! turning over on my bacic, when'the ras- i-L - il'iv; 0:tAiir'"3l'fri,o;i. ; cal sat riffht dawn on top of me. with his worth a place in our depository. 1-iieir.. . t. t-i.-ri i , -r names. Yrcru liuumuu uuw wo.nu uuu. - TT-rr . - n ri J t n j a .-.- - ... inrfl. TRP.r,.rfistin?r. nn ntv nns.." i T.nn icrnt ton exquisite, reckning withrhair,, oil,rtnd"Daner he. is readimr. or entertain him withkr r- . - scologncjjwho was crsiugthe waiters, apdHgomc ferig'tftfided lrangue1 some sub- I 1 1 H 1 1 atate in 5?anta J?e mves larniti&mff'iS A'f n t,' . -SirXi- J:iV'2rLi.:3:ii 1 ly occurred in the vicinity of Sanfa Fe: I was hunting at LI V aille? thirty miles west of the "P'uebla of San Ildefonsa.wTien fthe first thing I saw was myself within te.n steps of lSriro brown bear. He came up to 'me within about six feet,w'hen tec' d ;.d $feod- directlV me;- pped directly' at nc 'etinmjTight haad Te'ft, and made 'at hiiri, 'when he jumpecl .up isuu uctiuc at uiu uu uia uiuu iuui, nnu i 'li? a "m rt'n fTi wirlrt Anon' T';frtif'lr of. 'lnui ' wide open: j'witb such force vith my hatchet tirne:d me clcaround, and the t'that it latcuet tnat it t i x t.'- d the hatchet "flew BuVof riivhand. Before I COtlld re- cover myself fairly1 he had me ihfh1s hug, when I stabbedfehim in the side with' my . knife,- and ho let me go and sprang away ' .. , . . famine. He again caught me in,tho rsaJ'an!T aty?'- nim aSalH Put tingi the. whole Uade of .the knife, to, ..the hilt into his entrails, die sprung away il. mi .'.i Kirqm me in tae same way. .- j.ie-inirxi j time he. fugged me, and as Itabbed him I again he threw up his paw., and broke my I knife short off by the handle.'" "T then ed up myilame-arm succeeded in getting my fore , finger into his eye, with my thumb under (his chin like, and done jny ! onQ bf the louJest squalls that I ever j heard, and by this time I succeeded in should die sure.. He ntust have weiirhed ' oyer ein;ht hundred pounds. The blood gushed out of my mouth, and X tho'ught lniit.tmo Tmfl Ortmo T c4 r tko' Moor nnnlri -v -"rr i.knife and tho ball of rifle had nearly The blood rl -r n Unci nnpo ?rv litrv I, succcedecT in shoving him,. so that he careened over, and fell from-me. and4stag laid down again on the. ground,-with my head" on a log,, for about thirty minutes. "T'lr'n'AWt.rffirft was h. slmn'n Ko'rd 'an out fivfi - . - ...... : miles off, and as 1 could get ho help with- j out -Setting the re 1 gathered up my gun land succeeded at last in gaming the :camp jn BtfQtyt, . .f f.. -Wc woiild'cali the particular atten- ' tion of bar readers to tho 'followin'-which I tro nfl in nn n-rrMmnrrp nnnnr thfir thoir y knQWi hpw tQ Q0XlfaGt . themselves I when they;hpno.r us with a ciyl,4 ... I ' Printing-office Regulations. "When I you go into a printing office leave the door opon behind you. Head all the manu scripts; you can get your hands onj it's1 no difference; editors have no business with secrets ; besides you might discover some plot against the government crush it in the bud and thus become a public bene toiactori uesure to asK the oompositor , , fttthae.v ;gatwori0n:of -cpurse he wpnVfc bc so impolite as to. refuse Vso reasonablp a request! Ifheisatwork on manuscitTcopy, ask him who wrote hoU4DSv Examine flie . type,. pick lucm up, 1001c at tnemj inrow tnem uown ai.JHlnn - ;n - if fyirldn irr5rKr Kvpi' liWli fit!'' flirt 1 . ... m U1U . ill VI&AWU'. . 1 . . U bUU there let' ffO' not ' much " d'amace' dPnC. now soaf JsJlMn ihe santtuth, and af ter you have whistled. v'ou:r,tavontejtiine v i i .1, . .t . n ,3.3 loud as possible, ask- the. editor for. the n r.i L, . I-. I m- lAUAnin 1A 1 . V .3-1, I . hot hllh. ClQSCly:, 'Or the be popular -w jth Qi-tno umo turned to run,tbut had only made a lew jumps when he, caught 'me again and : threiyme, ori myf:face to ihe ground; 'He r. r, - uduecejido .cintors- have 'sb many ; little Hicle was on haiid, but assured the lady 'bull'bpxes for, if .they want folks to beiso par- that ah invoice of a large lot on the way this.. , .particular : Dou t neglect ,the . press ; rfroni h ranee had been forwarded, and J catch holil p'fthe. handle! pulflt around: they would isoqri arrive. -ThcD'arliDhyof-nM- A friend" recently placjett in Our hand a letter, written more than seventy years 'asro by Dr. Caleb G. Adams, of Exeter, N. II. to General Nathaniel Folsom, of that town, who, was athe 'time a member of ttarProvirifcial 'Congress, Philadelphia. In the following passage,-that well known phenomenon, the 'Dark Day,' which spread alarm, and in some cases, conster nation through this part of the country is described, with details which must prove deeply interesting to many of our readers., The fetter is dated Exeter, very ex 19th day of In the morning it was-rainy about nine o'clock, when the clouds broke away and the sun appeared, but tij xu. uiucf.mo tivuuo S Very thick, .with the wind from southwest. ! 10 2 breezesj at half past ten it was . t , x, V uncommonly dark, the clouds appearing nc.a, .AiiA:t1 j,rt A f irt cn.linnl vc!m, r1i?miaeArl.-it. Iwlnir n nrlr ( that no .person could read or write. It i continued to grow darkei: till twelve when it was so dark that we could not !.. ,i , . ... , tell one perion from another m a room with thrce iarge.:wind'0ws. In short, Wt , wa3 midnight darkness at noonrdayl Th6 towis went to roost, ana mere was a strong smell of smoke. It had been very dry for a long time before, the.wind hav ing been at east for four or five days which drove the s'moke back to the west ward and when the Tv'ind shifted, it bjought it all down in a body, which, to gether with the dense clouds, caused the darkness, which lasted till three o'clock, P. M, before it bejzan to irrow lisht. w u a east, which brought the clouds backhand at sun set it was again Very dark. At nine o'clock it was darkness to be felt by more' senses than -one, and there was a strong smell of soot. Almost everybody who. happened to be out in the evening got lost in going homo. The darkness was uncommon in toe night as it was in the day, as the moon had fulled tho day before. . . Wild Cat Curresicr. Of this remarkable currency jn Indiana the Lafayette journal thus speaks : "The vignette is nigger shearing a hog, supposed to be squealing. The president of the bank stands near, assisting to hold the hog: The dear people may be discov red a good ways behbid.. Thunder ane light-ning in the foreground; The picturo of a seedy looking individual, 'secured by stocks,' through which his feet run, a dorns one corner. A rnati with a very blanki'countenancej; 'supposed to be the Auditor of the State, and being rode up on a rail by a couple of Wall street sharpersiti3,seen in another corner. The phiz of. Governor Wright, thunder gath ering on his"brow, and'lightning flashing from his eye, adorns the centre of the bill. Oh one side of the Governor 'is a hawk,on the other side a. buzzard. He holds in one hand the scales of justice, one side of which is evidently yeryiightj the other is holding" a document, his last message, from yvhich he appears to be reading to a crowd of disconsolate individuals below, who refuse to be comforted.' "We agree with the. old exorcise, that Tnqdesty is a quality that highly adorns a woman. But affected riiodesty, like the following, we cannot abide. Yesterday a lady went into a.store on Chartrcs street; and after fidgetting and riggling about, she put her qambric hand kerchief to her face, and with a tremend ous mental effort, asked the clerk if ho had any hose confiners for sale. The gen tleman being quite ignorant of the mean ing of the ,fair customer, was rather em barrassed, but not wishing to appear al together green, said 'that hone of the, ar- "-'Why, la!' said the lady, 'there they arc with clasps; it is a pair or those stow ing tighteners that I want, pointing with ! tigliicncrs that I want, pointing sr parasol 'to' arlot of spfinggarters. f'hfer ai Quite,'? ?fatural.-7-lt wasn't a bad trick tUfii trna nnt nnon-ft la w.tstndorif. nv nia .ft,iiftiril,wlinn. . havinlr. obsorvod that hn rtjJV " ' ' :1 - - -t read always by. quantity, andof course very superficially,, they used, every night
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