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BY.. JOHN G. GIVEN.
MISOELLAITEOUS
Dudgc'st lIopcmcii t.
BY FALCOXDRIDGE.
QThe hero of the lollowing narrative is
Ossian E. Dodge, the celebrated Boston
Vocalist, who paid S625 for the firsJ tick
et to Jenny Lind's first concert in Boston.
Dodge, the eccentric and unequalled de
lineator ; or, as the ladies call hiin, "the
imcomparably ugly man," appeared "on
change" again last week; and the next
evening after his appearance, at Miliken's
fashionable saloon Doge's head quarters,
was at an early hour densely crowded with
the "members cf the order,"' to listen to
the rib-tickling account of the many inci
dents ever to be met with in the life of a
Concert Singer.
Many a time, and oft, have we shaken
our sides with uncontrollable laughter, 'as
the tormenting sentences of dry and spon
taneous wit fell from the lips of the joker,
as unconcerned and as careless as drops
of spray from the ovcrehanging cliffs at
Niagara.
But few, however, of the many rich
things related by hifti in oar presence have
left the laughter in us, like the following;
but in order to be fully appreciated, the
readers should see Di'dge tell the story.
Dodge, some years ago about the tiirre
he quit teaching the art of wai-frust arid
flower making, and, fortunately, took up
that of concerting, at which profession he
has, according to repute, amassed an inde
pendent fortune made a break across the
mountains, and one ftns morning found
himself in the city of Cincinnati.
Hero he took passage in, the afterward
unlucky steamer, the B S , bound
down to Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez
and New Orleans.
The boat was densely crowded, being
stowed full on deck with agricultural im
plements, horses, cord wood, Dutch emi
grants, and other hardware; while ihe
cabin overhead was filled up with trunks,
band-boxes, carpet bags, umbrellas, gals
and boys, men and women, and such like
plunder.
The boat shoved off, fired her swivel,
and away she headed down stream, while
her old pipes breathed forth a cook, cook,
cook, which fairly caused the surrounding
hills to echo again.
After si;pper. Dodge having, by letter of
introduction, made the acquaintance of a
very usefi.1 personage, the captain of the
boat, they arm in arm, took a peep into
the ladies' saloon; it vas quite f.ill and
one of the ladies was playing a piano ele
gantly, while some others, hav ing a greater
:aste for vocal than instrumental music,
were humming over a few of the late fash
ionable productions of Balfe. Dempster,
Glover, and other eminent composers.
The captain and Dodge stood for some
time in respectful silence, when the lady at
the piano very politely requested aid to
assist her in that glorious soul-exhilerating
never-dying old duet, the "Canadian boat
song."
This was Dodge's cue: he very readily
stepped forward and begged permission to
lead oft.
If 'you please, sir," said the lady,
whose angelliferous voice. Dodge vows
nearly took away his breath. Our hero
pitched into-th "Boatman" like a load of
coal, and says that, united with the angel
lie voice of "the Mississippi nightingale, he
fairly made -Rome howl."
After rite Boatman, came a few selec
tions from the operas lately published, and
the niht new being far advanced, to wind
up, Dodge was obliged to favor ths ladies
with a trip to Niagara Falls.
"Old fellow, said the Captain, rat eting
Dodge in the social hall about midnight,
'you got along s-wimmingly among the
ladies -why, you sing like a bird."
"O vpb 1 inr a little." said Dodge.
"And egad, you thumbed that lady's
guitar into fits!"
"Well, 1 ra-ather guess 1 did torture
some," replied Dodge: "but tell me. Cap
tain, who is that lady dressed in black, that
sings like a nightingale, and plays with the
finish and perlection ol a professor?"
The Captain (being a noted wag. and
the terror of all jokers on the Mississippi
river), suddenly conceived the idea of sell,
ing the Yankee with a joke which should
come "high" among the New Englanders,
in nges to come, as a model "sell."
"That lady, my dear fellow, is-a widow,"
"You don't say so'." said Dodge.
"Yes, but I do, though, and, more than
that, she's rich! rich as mud, sir rich as
mud! worth seventy-five thousand dollars!
young and beautiful, into the bargain! a
good chance for a Yankee boy, just com
mencing in life, like you sir!"
"She's certainly very beautiful," said
Dodge... .' . ' '
"Beautiful as anangel,"said the Captain.
" A very fine musician, too," replied
Dodge.
"Unequalled on the river," rejoined the
ParUn; "sir sh sings like a seraph!"
"WE GO WI1ERK DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES POINT THE WAY J
44 Dow Jong has she been a widow?" in
quired Dodge.
"A little over a year now, since her
Captain was placed under the sod."
"Ah! then her husband was a Captain,
was he!" said Dodge.
'Yes, he was a Captain, but he got
hlowed up, poor fellow! Tin's steam
boating is a risky business for a man that
cares anything about life, sir! risky busi
ness; but then if you get the widow, and
you can do it, sir, like a knife, if you only
cotton up strong enough for she likes you
already; 1 saw it in her eye you can re
tire on some large plantation, and spend
the rest of your days in indescribable
luxury.
"Well, Captain, hang me, if I aint a
mind to spread myself for the young wid
ow, and try my hand at courting for the
first time in my life."
"Go it, my boy, I'll bark you with all
my influence; lfl wasn't already a marri
ed man, Fs surely go in for that charming
woman ; but you'll win voung gcoJ
looking?"
"Don't, don't, if you please, Captain."
"Hang it. Dodge, don't be so modest!"
"But, Captain, gas, soap, putty think
of my feelings!
"Then you sing and play like a book ;
the widow loves music, she loves music to
detraction; and now, my boy, strike while
the iron is hot! Why, sir, if 1 could sing
and lead the guitar equal to you, I'd
"Hold on. Captain, hold on ; I under
stand all about that; but now tell me all
about the young and beautiful widow, give
me her name, age, and residence."
"Her name," replied the Captain, "Ar
maiantha Bronson, age, ab iut twenty-four;
residence New Orleans, and as we shall
probably be about ten days running dow n,
you'll have a fine chance t exert your-
si-lf ; so now take my advice, and make
the best use of your time."
"I will," says Dodge, end he didn't do
anything else; for, always having an eye
open, his suspicions were aroused by the
Captain's attempt at flattery, and his seem
ing disinterested endeavor to bring about a
hasty avowal of love for the young and
accomplished and really beautiful lady.
So, setting his wires to work, he lost but
little time in discovering that the Captain
had been under the delightful chains of
llvmen, but about two weeks, and the
jjseudo widow was no more or less than
the identical, charmiag, idolized wife of
the Captain.
"Now then," says Dodge to himself,
"as the Captain has planned a joke he
shan't be disappointed; I'll only change,
or slightly alter the plot, and if I don't in
the end, give him a regular "eye opener"
then he may have the pleasure of telling
his friends how he "done the Yankee up
brown.''
Dodge had something like a week pre
vious, sent on his bills and advertisement
to the editors at Natchez, 3tating that he
would be at that stirring little town during
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the races, and would at fifty cents a ticket
treat the inhabitants and visitors with a
series of mirthful, musical, and social en
tertainments. Not letting any person on board know
at what place he intended to stop, telling
the captain he would settle his fare when
he left the boat, he improved every spare
moment with the widow over the music
and piano, untd the old steamer came pull
ing alongside ol the levee at Natchez,
Ascertaining from the Captain that the
steamer would leave in about three quar
ters of an hour, he gave his baggage in
charge of a resident in town, who was
about leaving, the boat. Then, watch
ing the captain until he had entered the
counting roon of one of the large stores
under the hill, for which he occasionally
brought goods Irom New Orleans, the vo
calist immediately went to the captain's
wife, and very cooly informed her that,
through a mismanagement of one of the
agents, the bo3t would be obliged to re
main twenty four hours at Natchez, and
that her husf and had accordingly accept
ed an invitation of some friends to visit
the race ground, and wished the vocalist
to come up, as soon as convenient, in a
carriage, with the Captain's wife. Not
dreaming of anything wrong, the lady
hastily threw on her shawl and bonnet,
and declared herself ready for a start.
Stepping on shore Dodge hailed a color
ed coachman, gave him a shining doubloon,
and in a smothered voice ordered him to
drive ten- miles in an easterly direction,
and then, without a single question, turn
round, and slowly return.
Leaving Dodge and his fair companion
to enjoy their pleasant drive, after a tedi
ous confinement in a noisy and clattering
steamej, we will now return to the Cap
tain, who at the appointed time gave the
steamer's bell the accustomed number of
rings, hauled in the plank, bid a good-day
to his friends, and . shoved out into the
muddy river.
After feeing that the additional freight
w'rt well balanced, ropes a. d chains prop
BBtiNSBURGi THURSDAY,
erly stowed away, and everything, in sail
or's phrase, "all taut," which occupied
nearly an houi, the Captain entered the
ladies' saloon to scrutinize his new passen
gers and pass an agreeable half hour with
his sweet and affectionate wife.
Not seeing his lady, he repaired to her
state-room, whore he found the usual va
riety of out and inside dresses, night-caps,
slippers stockings, etc., but no wife;
whereupon, . feeling .a little uneasy, (the
honey moon not yet "being passed),-a gen
eral search was made, from stem to stern,
in tire old steamboat,-but without the leact
success.
For a moment the Captain stood like a
statue. A thought struck him? Where
was Dodge?
Some' one remarked that lie had not
been seen since the boat left Natchez.
With the speed of a madman, the Cap
tain rushed to the state room of the Yan
kee singer, when to his utter astonishment I
he found that the baggage had all disap
peared, and on the bed lay a letter, direct
ed to Captain , of the steamer B.
S. The letter was quickly torn open, '
when to add still greater fury to his frenzy
his eyes fell on the following:-
"Dear Sir: Thinking that you might
possibly have the pleasure of relating to '
your friends how you caught Dodge 'nap
ping," by persuading him to make a dec
laration of love to vour talented and truly
accompli&hed lady, you tried ycur utmost, j
boih by misrepresentation and personal j
influence, to gel me in the meshes of your j
skilfully woven net; and thinking that
when we are among the Romans we are
justified in doing as the Romans do, I have '
by the same method taken possession of
your beautiful wife, wi;hout her own or '
your consent. I
"Your lady shall receive the attention !
and kindness, that none o'her better than j
a Bostonian knows how to bestow"; and
unless you conclude to "oout snip, ac
knowledge the corn, and immediately take
possession of the prize, (which between
you and myself I consider the most man
ly and wisest course,) I shall if it meets
her approval, take her under my chaige in
the next steamer bound to the Crescent
City.
"Yours for fun, let it come at whose ex
pense it mav in a horn."
OSSIAN E. DODGE,
Boston Vocalist.
"P. S. Enclosed you will find the a
mount of my fare, and inasmuch as I have
taken possession of your fair it is perfect
1. fair that you should take possession of
my fair."
In a voice of thunder the Captain gave
orders for the action of the engine to be
immediately reversed, and taking posses
sion of the pilot house himself, he had for
himself an excellent opportunity of cool
ing himself down into something like a
state of reflection-and reason.
Being naturally of a generous and lively
turn of mind, he was soon obliged to ac- j
knowledge to himself that the 'infernal
Yankee,' had outwitted him, and after all,
if his wife had received that attention
promised in the letter, it would be better
not to make a foci of himself, by a great
splurge and show, but handsomely ac
knowledge that he had been whipped by
his own weapons; return the vocalist the
amount of his fare, and then present him
with a life-ticket for the steamer B. SM
current at alt seasons, of the year.
About the time the captain was raging
the wildest, Dodge was explaining to his
fair companion the manner in which her
lawful lord had compromised her honor
and dignity by representing her as a wid
ow, and the proper person to receive the
addresses of the young, men. Little by
little the vocalist revealed the complicated
plot from beginning to end, until the whole
was brought plainly to light.
The lady trembled, wept violently for a
few moments, and finally wound up with
a merry laugh, exclaiming :
" O, won't he be angry for a few mo
ments ? But he's a noble soul, and will,
in half an hour afterwards, be willing and
happy to forgive and forget ; but he shan't
forget as long as I have a tongue to hector
him ! But, Mr. Dodge,, hadn't we better
have the driver hurry, for the Captain
will return immediately on the receipt of!
your note, i Know ne wm; tor, oh, sir,
we are very fond of each other indeed:
we are."
Dodge ordered' the driver to increase
his speed, and if he should discover a
steamer coming up the river to immedi
ately inform them. '
" Da's one comein now, massa,' imme
diately replied the driver.
" What's her name ?" inquired Dodge.
" I reckon, massa, she's from de Norf !
Don't know, nigger can't read," rejoined
the laughing prince of darkness.
Dodge and his companion immediately
took a view of the distant steamer from
the window of the coach, and soon satis
fied themselves beyond a doubt that s
was none other than the identical B. S.
WHEN THEY CEASE TO LEAD, WE CEASE TO
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" Whar does massa want nigga drive to
now ?" inquired the worder-stm-ken but
respectful driver.
" To Natcher, uuder the hill," replied
Dodge, " and govern yourself according
to the speed of yonder steamer, as we
Wish to board her."
" Yes, sah."
As the bow-line was thrown 'ashore,
Mr. Dodge and the pseudo widow alighted
from the. carriage, and walked -slowly
towards the boat. The Captain, overcome
with joy, sprang from the taffrail, and
soon had his bride clasped in his arms.
After a kiss and" a few words in private,,
he turned round to Dodge, who stood
looking on, like one convinced he had no
right to enjoy the scene, and exclaimed :
" My dear fellow, this is happiness, and
no mistake ; but I'll own up that I've been
sold, completely sold ; and that you're too
many for me altogether ! And now, sir,
if you'll promise me that you'll never re
late the facts of this case south of Mason's
and Dixon's line, you shall receive a
ticket which shall entitle you to a cabin,
passage on my boat fiom the present time
to the fall of 1695."
" I am much obliged to you, Captain,
for the offer," replied Dodge, 14 but should
prefer not to accept it, as jokes that are
paid for are not, as a general thing so
long remembered, or so well enjoyed, as
those founded ctv affection for the vidders."
"Hit again, by the great father of
waters," exclaimed the Captain," but I'm
now behind time, and must hurry off ; so
God bless you, my dear fellow, but don't
amid the exciting scenes in concertizing,
ever forget Captain , or the steamer
B. S., or your elopement with another
man's wife."
On his arrival at New Orleans, the
vocalist found a letter in the post-office,
containing, together with the good wishes
of the Captain anJ wife, an elaborately
finished and massive gold ring, on which
was engraven the Captain's name and
residence, and underneath, in very fine
lettering, the simple, but expressive word
" Sold."
Dodge showed us the ring, i.nd amid
the shouts of the fraternity exclaimed :
" Boys, I have preserved this ring with
great care and attention for a wedding
gift, but haven't yet found the woman
who had the courage to ofTer herself, and
it's all nonsense for me to mention the
subject, for they'd insist upou it "Old
Dodge" was coming of his jokes."
RANDOLPH'S DUEL WITH CLAY.
The night before the duel, Mr. Randolph
sent for me. I found him calm, but in a
singularly kind and confiding mood. He
told me that he had something on his
mind to tell me. He then remarked,
" Hamilton, I have determined to re
ceive, without returning. Clay's fire; noth
ing shall induce rae to harm a hair of his
head; I will not make his wife a widow,
or his children orphans. Their tears
would be shed over his grave; but when
the soil of Virginia rests on my bosom,
there is not in this wide world one indi
vidual to pay this tribute upon mine."
His eyes filled, and, resting his head
upon his hand, we remained some mo
ments silent. I replied,
" My dear friend," (for ours was a tort
of posthumous friendship, bequeathed byr
our mothers,) "I deeply regret that you
have mentioned this subject to me; for
you call upon me to go to the field and ;
see you shot down, or to assume the res
ponsibility, in regard" to your own life, in
sustaining your determination to throw it
away. But on this subject, a man's own
conscience and his own bosom are his
best monitors. 1 will not advise, but un
der the enormous and unprovoked personal
insult you have offered Mr. Clay, I cannot
dissuade. I feel bound, however, to
communicate to Colonel Tattnall your
decision."
He begged me not to do so, and Raid
" he was very much afraid that Tattnall
would take the studs and refuse to go out
with him."
I,, however, sought Col. Tattnall, and
we repaired about midnight to Mr. Ran
dolph's lodgings, whom we found reading
Milton's great poem. For some moments
he did net permit us to say one word in
relation to-the approaching duel ; and he
at once commenced one of those delightful
criticisms on a passace of this poet, in
which he was wont so enthusiastically to j
indulge. After a pause, Col. Tattnall re-
marked, '
" Mr. Randolph, I am told you are de
termined not to return Mr. Clay's firj;; I
must say to you, my dear sir, if I am ouly
to go out to see you shot down, you must
find some other friend."
Mr. Randolph remarked that it was his
determination.
After some conversation on the subject,
I induced Col. Tattnall to allow Mr.
'andolph to take Lis own course, as his
ithdrawal, as one of his friend", mipht
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lead to very injurious misconstructions.
At last, Mr. Randolph, smiling, said,
" Well, Tattnall, I promise you one
thing, if I see the devil in Clay's eye,
and that witli malice prepense he means
to take my life, I may change my mind."
A remark I knew he made merely to
propitiate the anxieties of his friend.
Mr. Clay and himself met at four o'
clock the succeeding eveuing, on the banks
of the Potomac. But. he saw " no devil
in Clay's eye," but a man fearless, and
expressing the mingled sensibility and
firmness which belonged to the occasion.
I shall never forget this scene as Ions as
I li-v-. It has beeu my misfortune to
witr.es3 cevertsl duels, but I never saw one,
at least in its sequel, so deeply affecting.
The sun was just setting behind the blue
hills of Randolph's own Virginia. Here
were two- cf the most extraordinary men
our country in its prodigality had produced,
about to meet in mortal combat. Whilst
Tattnall was leading Randolph's pistols, 1
approached my friend, I believed, for the
last lime. I took his hand; there was not
in its ;ouch the quivering of one pulsation.
He turned to me and said,-
44 Clay is calm, but not vindictive I
hold my purpose, Hamilton, in' any event;
remember this."
On handing him his pistol, Cel. Taitnali
sprang the hair-trigger. Mr. Riudolph
said,
44 Tattnall, although I am one' of ths
best shots in Virginia with either a pistol
or gun, yet I never fire with the hair-trigger
; besides, I have a thick buckskin
glove on, which will destroy the delicacy
of my touch, and the trigger may fly be
fore I know where I am."
But, from his great solicitude for his
friend, Tattnall insisted upon hairing the
trigger. On taking their position, the fact
turned out as Mr. Randolph anticipated;
his pistol went off before the word, with
the muzzle down.
The moment this event took place,
Gen. Jesup, Mr. Clay's friend, cdled out
that he would instantly leave the ground
with his friend, if that occurred again.
Mr. Clay at once cxc!aiinei"it was an ac
cident, and begged that the gendeman
might be allowed to go on. On the word
being given, Mr. Clay fired without effect,
Mr. Randolph discharging his pistol in
the air. The moment Mr. Clay saw that
Mr. Randolph had thrown away his tire,
with a gush of sensibility he instantly ap
proached Mr. Randolph, and 5wids with
an emotion I can never forget,
44 I trust in God, my dear bir, you are
untouched; after what has- occurred, I
would net have harmed you for a thousaud
worlds." Hamilton's Life of Jiandolpk.
A SlBEIlhiX WIXTEIi.
A traveller gives the following description
of a Siberian winter : J
The traveller in Siberia, duyng the
winter, is so enveloped in furs that he can
scarcely mc-ve ; and under the thick fur
hood, which is fastened to the bear skin
collar and covers the whole face, one can
draw in, as it were by stealth, a little of
the external air, which is so keen that it
causes a very peculiar end painful feeling
to the throat and lungs. The distance
from, one halting place to another takes ;
about ten hours, during which time the
traveller must always continue on horse
back, as the cumbrous dress makes it
insupportable to wade through the snow.
The poor horses suffer at least as much
as their riders, for besides the general
effect of the cold, they are tormented by
ice forming in their nostrils and stopping
their breathing. When they intimate this
by a distressed snort and a convulsive
shaking of the head, the drivers relieve
them by taking out the pieces of ice, to
save them from being suffocated. When
the icy ground is not covered with snow,
their hoofs often burst from the effect of
the cold. The caravan is always sur
rounded by a thick cloud of vapor; it is
not only living., bodies that produce this
effect, but even the snow smokes. These
evaporations are instantly changed into
millions of needles of ice, which fill the
air, and cause a constant slight noise, re
sembling the sound of torn satin or thick
silk. Even the reindeer seeks the forest
to protect himself from the intensity of
the cold. In the tundras where there is
no shelter to be found, the whole herd
crowd together as close as. possible to gain
a little warmth from each other and may
be seen standing in this way quite motion
less. Only the darti bird of winter, the
raven, still cleaves the icy air with slow
and heavy wing, leaving behind him a
long track of his solitary llight. The in
fluence of the cold extends even to inani
mate nature. The thickest trunks of trees
are rent asunder with a loud 6ound which,
in these deserts, falls on the ear like a
signal shot at sea ; large masses of rocks
are torn from their ancient sites ; the
ground in the tundras and ihe rocky val
leys, cracks, forming wide yawning fiesure
from .which 'hi water?, which were be-
VOL. 7. NO. 10.
neath the surface, rise, giving off a cloud
of vapor, and becomes immediately changed
into ice. The effect of this degree of cold
extends even beyond the earth. The
beauty of the deep polar star, so often and'
so justly praised, disappears in the deb!
atmosphere which the intensity of cold
produces. The star will glisten in ihr
firmament, but their brilliancy is dimmed
We are not at all surprised, says Frazer'
English Magazine, at what in this country
is most foolishly ealled the conceit and
vanity of the Americans. What people
in the world have so fine, so magnificent
a country ? Besides, that, they have seme
reason to be proud of themselves. We
have giver, il.e chief features of their cas
ern and inland territory; if the reader has
any iniagiintuin for ideas of this kiad, let
him picture to himself what will be thf
aspect of tilings when the tide of popula
tion has crossed the lonjr rane of the
Rockv Mouutiir;, ani occupying the
valleys of the western coast, has buJi
other Bostcris and Ncv Yorks on tie
harbors of Oregon and California. This
Vast crowd of ever onward pressing sett
lers is not formed of the same materia!
as the iiihibilan's of au European prov
ince : tint is, there are not at its head 3
few intelligent but delic-jtcly Lrought up
men of capital, whilst til the rest are g
norant laborers; but every one of thesi;
pioneers of civilization can hindle the ax
and the rifle, and can "calculate." If ever
these magnificent dreams of the American
people are rca'.izeJ an 1 all that is wanted
for their realization is that things should
only go on as they have been going on
for the hist two centuries there wiil be
?eatc-d upon that vast continent a popula
tion greater than that of all Europe, ant
speaking the same language, all active
minded, intelligent and well ofT. They
will stand, as it were, the centre ol iho
world, between the two great oceans, with
Europe on one hand and Asia on the
oilier. With such a future before him.
we must pardon the Yankee if we find a
little dash of self-complacency in his cr m
positon; and bear with the surprise and
annoyance which he expresses at findirg
we know so little of himself or of his
country. Our humble opinion is that wv
ought to know better. -Great as is the in
fluence which America hns already had
upon Europe, we conceive that this is
mtre intimation of the influence it is de tailed
to have upon the world.
FLORIDA AND THE 'JMON.
The committje on Federal Relations in
the HourSe of Representatives of Florida,
made a long report on the 25th ult. It
echoes most of the sentiments of the South
Carolina extremists, but ihe Committee
say they are not prepare I to recommend
secession or revolution on account of the
compromise measures. They present a
scries of resolution, in which they de
clare that Florida wiil adhere to ihe Uni
on, if the Northern States cease from
further agressions and observe the other
obligations of the Federal Compac. They
declare, further, that on the ir.setvat tn
and faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave
Law, depends the perpetuity of the Union
and that its repeal or essential modification
will make it the duty of the State a jthor
ities to summon a convention, for the in
sertion and defence of their rights.
WEARING AWAY.
A few evenings since amther rr.as: of
rock was dislodged from t e brink of the
precipice at Niagara Fa', and plunged
into the abyss below. The portion which
has gone this time was. from the bed cf
the river, beneath where a canalaboat had
been lying for the past year. The mass
was some eight rods long and es many
wide, and occupies end fills up the path
wav to Tegmination Rock. The criii:
of "the fall was heard distinctly for more
than a mile, and in the immediate vicinity
of the Falls it seemed to shake old earfb
to her centre. Thus we have daily evi
dence that the Falls are wearing away,
and aires hence the great wonder of the
world" may be alongside of our goodly
city. Biiffalo JJrpress.
V3T " Nut long since," writes- an old'
friend and correspondent, " as T was re
turning from Buffalo, I was amused, while
the cars m ule a momentary stop, at a
demonstration made by a r rary man, on
his way to the State Lunatic Asy lum, at
Utica. He was standing on the track, in
front of the irou horse :' 4 You think you
arc something '.' he said, looking wildly
at the locomotive, and assuming a losing
attitude ;' 4 but look o'here : 1 can whip
you! I've dogged the fiery bulls of
Baslian, and broken their horns off I Say J'
don't stand there, whistling and smoking,
like a blackguard in a bar-room ; jestjump
into me. and 111 take ihe coaceit out of
you, you "
uhcrt .'.' "
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