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PIUNTINGDON JOURNAL.
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Importan t Discovery.
The public are hereby directed to the me
dical advertisements of Dr. 11 , RUC H'S
Celebrated CO1IPOUN1) STRENGTH
ENING TONIC, and GERALL,II.4PER
IENT PILLS, which are a Medicine of
great value to the afflicted, discovered by
0. P. HARLIC I - I, a celebrated physician at
Altdovf, Germany, which has been used with
unparalleled success throughout Germany.
This Medicine consists of two kinds, viz:
the C ERMAN APERIEN T, ant the
COMPOUND STRENETHENING
NIC PILLS. They arc each put up in
small packs, and should both be used to
effect a permanent cure. Those who are
afflicted would do well to make a trial of thi
invaluable Medicine, as they never produc
sickness or nausea while using. A safe and
effectual remedy f,
DYSPEPS!../7 OR lADIGES7 lON,
and all Stomach Complaints; pain in the
SIDE, LIVER COMPLAINTS, Loss of
Appetite, Flatulency, Palpitation of the
Heart, General Debility, Nervous Irritabi
lity, SICK HEADACHE, Female Disea
ses, Spasmodic Affections, RHEUMATISM
Asthmas . CONSUMPTION , &c. The
GERMAN APERIENT PILLS arc to
cleanse tee stomach and purify the BLOOD
The Tonic SI'RENGI iiENING PILLS
are to STRENGTHEN and invigorate the
nerves and digestive organs and give tone to
the Stomach, as all diseases originate from
impurities of the BLOOD and disordered
Stomach. This mode of treattne; diseases is
pursued by all practical PHYSICIANS,
which expe rience has taught them to.be the
only remedy to effect a cure. They are not
only recommended and prescribed by the
most experienced Physicians in their daily
practice, out also taken by those gentlemen
themselves whenever they feel the svmp- ,
toms of those diseases, in which they know
them to be efficacious. This is the case in
all large cities in which they have an ex
ensive sale. It is not to be understood that
*hese medicines wit cure all diseases mere
by purifying the blond—this they will not
•do; but they certainly will, and sufficient
authority of daily proofs asserting that those
medicines, taken as recommended by the di
sections which accompany them, will cure a
great majority of diseases of the stomach,
lungs and liver, by a Iticli impurities of the
blot sl are occasioned.
r i r- Ask fiw DR. IlArmunes C,•311.01.1ND
STRENGTHENING TON,IC, AND C ERMAN
AFNRIF:NT PILLS.
Principal 01fl , e for the sale of this
Medicine, is at No. 19 North EIGHTH
Street, Philadelphia.
Also—For sale at the Store of JACOB MIL
LER, in the Borough of Huntingdon. Pa.,
who is agent for Huntingdon county.
R HE U .11 AT ISM.
Entirely cured by the use of Dr. O. P.
Ilarlich's Compound Strengthening and Ger
man Aperient Pills.
Mr. Solomon Wilson, of Chester co. Pa.,
afflicted for two years with the above dis
tressing disease, of which he had to use his
crutches for 18 months, his symptoms were
excruciating pain in all his Joints, especially
n his hip, Shoulders and ancles, pain increas
ng al ways towards eyeing attended with
heat. Mr. Wilson, was at o:e time not able
to move his limbs on account of the Gain be
ing so great; he being advised by 'a friend of
his to procure Dr. Harlich's pill of which he
-sent to the agent in West Chester and pro
cered som; on using the medicine the third
clay Lhe pain disappeared sad his strength
increasing fast, and in three weeks was able
to attend to his business, which he hail not
•done for 18 months; for the benefit of others
afflicted, he wishes those lines published
that they may be relieved, and again en
joy the pleasures of a healthy life.
Principle office, 19th North :Bth Street,
Philadelphia.
ALSO—For sale at the Store of Jacob Mil
ler, Huntingdon, Pa.
RICTIP,S NOT lIEALTIL
Those who enjoy Health, must certainly
feel blessed when they compare themselves
to those sufferers that have been afflicted for
years with various diseases which the human
family are all subject to be troubled with.—
Diseases present themselves in various forms
and from various circumstances, which, in
. the commencement, may all he checked by
the use of Dr. 0. P. Harlich's Compound
Strengtbening and German Aperient Pills,
—such as 'Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints,
Pain in the Side. Rheumatism, General De
bility, Female Hiseases, and all Diseases to
which human nature is subject, where th
Stomach is affected. Directions for using
these Medicines always accompany them.
'Cliese Me !Mines can he taken with perfect
safety by the most delicate Female, as they
•
are mild in their operation and pleasant in
their effects.
IPrincipal Office for the Urited States, No.
19 North Eighth Stret , Philadelphia.
Also for sale at the estore of Japob Miller,
THE JOURNAL.
SYMPTOMS.
Dyepepsia may be described from a wan
of appetite or an unnatural and voracious one
nausea, sometimes billeus vomiting, sudden
and transient distensions of the stomach af
ter eating, acid and prutrescent eructatii no,
water brash, pains in the region of the stein
ach, costiveness palpitation of the heart, t.:iz
ziness and imness of sight, disturbed rest,
tremors, mental despondency, flatultncy,
spasms, nervy us irritability, cliillueso, sal
lowness of complexion, oppressing after eat
ing. general languor and debility; this disease
will also very often produce the !sick head
ache, as proved by the experience of these
who have suffered of it.
DYSPFPSIA! DYSPEPSIA!!
More proofs of the efficacy of Dr. Harlich's
Medicines.
Mr Jonas Hartman, of Sumneytown, Pa.
entirely cured of the above disease, which
112 was afflicted with for six years. His
spmptoms were a sense of distension and op
pression after eating, distressing pain in the
pit of the steninch, nausea, loss cf appetit ,
giddiness and dimness of sight, extreme de
bility, flatulency, acrid eructations, a , me
times vomiting, and pain in the right side,
depression of spirits. disturbed rest, faint
ness, and not - able to pursue his business
without causing immediate exhaustio:: and
weariness.
Mr. Hinman is happy to state to the pub
lie and is willing to give any information t ,
the afflict d, respecting the wonderful bei—
rfit lie rec., iced from the use of Dr. Harlichs
Comp ,, u,d Strengthening and German ape
rient pills. Principal office No. 19 North
Eighth street Philadelphia. Also for sale
at the store of-Jacob Miller, Huntingdon.
TREATMENT.
The principal objects to be kept In view
are lot, to free the stomach and intestines
from offending materials. 2d. to improve
the tone of the digestive organs and energy
of the system in removing noxious matters
from tit' stomach, and obviating costiveness.
Violent drastic purgatives should he avrided
and those ape: loots should be used which
act gentle, and rafter by sAciting the per
istabc IMI;tiCIIS of the intestines to their rt gu
litchi, of health, than by irritating them to a
excitement. rhere is no medicine
hetet. rd .pterl to the completion of this then
DRI'. 0. P. HARLICH'S GKR MAN APKRIENT
Put.a. Ts improve the functiiais of the de
bilitated organs and invigorate the system
generally, no medicine has ever been so
pprominently eff i cacious DR. Harlich's
Compound onto Strengthening Pills, whose
salutary influence in restoring the digestive
g as to a healthy action, and r'-establish
ing health and vigor in enfeebled and dvs
petic constitutions; have gained the implicit
confidnce of the most eminent physicians,
and unprocidented public testimony. Re
membev Dr. Harlich's Compound Tonic
Strengthening Pills, thay are put up in small
packet 4 with fall directions.
Pt incipal office for the United States, is
No. 19 North Eiichth street Philadelphia
where all communications must be addres,
sed. _ _
Also for sale at. the store of Jacob Miller,
who is agent for Huntingdon County.
CAUSE OF DYSPEPSI.I.
Thi3 disease often originates from a habit
of overloiding or distending the stomach by
excesswe eating or drinking; or very pi otrac
ted periods of fasting, an Indolent or s , den
tary life, in which no exercise is afforded to
the muscular fibres or mental faculties, fear
grief. and deep anxiety, taken too frequent
ly str ng purgingmedicines, dysentery, veils
cartiages, intermittent and syasmodic Wee
, titns of the stomach and bowels; the mos
common of the latter causes are late haws
and the too frequent use of sptriturs licit,rs
LIVER COWL !INT
Cured by the use of Dr Harlich's Compound
Strengthening and German Aparient Pills
Mr. Win. Richard, Pittsburg, Pa. entirdy
cured of the above distressing disease: His
somptoms were, pain and weight is the left
side, loss of appetite, vomiting, acrid eructs
tions, a distention of the stomach, sick
headache, furred tongue, cenutenance cluing
ed to a titrun color, difficulty of breathing,
disturbed rest, attended with a cough, great
debility, with other symtoms indicating great
derangement of the functiens of the liver.
Mr. Richard tad the advice of several phy
sicians, but received no relit f, until using Dr
Harlich's medicine, which terminated in ef
fecting a perfect cure.
Principal oflica, 19 North Eight street
Philadelphia. [den Pa..
Fur sale at Jacob Miller's store Hunting
LIVER COMPLAINT.
'rills disease is iiscovered by a fixes ob
tuse pain and weight in the right side under
the short ribs; attended with heat, uneasi
ness about the pit of the stomach;—there is
in the right side also a distension—the patient
loses his appetite and becomes sick and trive
ble with wanking. The tongue becomes
rough and black, countenance chang, to a
pale or citron color or yellow, like those af
flicted with jaudice—difficulty of breathing.
disturbed rest, attended with dry cough, dif
ficulty of laying on the left side—the oody
becomes weak, and finally the.diseaae termi
nates into another of a more serious nature,
which in all probability is far beyond the
power of human skill. Dr. Harlich's coin.
pound tonic strengthening and German ape
tient taken at the commencement of
this disease, will check et, and by continu
ing Alit, use of the medicine a few w et k.,
perfect cure cure will be performed. Thou
sands can testify to this fact.
Certificates of many persons may daily be
seen of the efficacy of this invaluable me di
vine. by :ennlying at the Medical Office, No
19 North giOt street. Philadelphia.
Alin, at the ?tore of Jacob Miller. who
is agent fur Huntingdon county.
"ONE COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUT/ON, ONE DESTLNY."
A. W. BENEDICT PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.
HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1840,
POETRY.
THE HERO OF THE THAMES,
A SoNG.WRITTEN FOR TH6: CF.LEBRATIoN
OF NEW YEAR'S EVE BY THE UNION:6I.s
AND OTHERS,
TONE—The Pothers
Lct Loco Focos rail and rant
t currency and banks,
We're sick of all their empty cant,
_ -
We spurn them from ur ranks.
We do not mind their silly talk,
N,,r heed their aim ciciims;
We'll make toe whole baauitti walk,
IA An our Hero tithe 'Thames!
The Hero of the Thames, my boys,
The deco of the Thames!
Whrn British foe assaird our land,
Aid to ver'd on our coast,
Pray where did little Matty stand?
Why, snug behiod--a post!
A post and place where all his thought.
(At spoils alone he aims')
While Harrison our battles fought,
And conquer'd on the Thames!
The Hero of the 'Tames, my boys;
The Hera of the Thames!.
In vain the Red Coats sought to win
A foothell apt I•Ur soil;
H, met and drove them back again,
And sav'd uur homes from spoil,
Their savage tidies died no MUM
To tight th,ir mi,lnigot flames;
Oh! they heard the deep • moutled canno's
Upon the rivet Thames! (row
Upon the river Thames, my buys
Upon the river Thames!
Nor there alone did victory fling
11. r standard to the sky;
'Tile ophet's town, the bard may sing,
Which saw the red men fly.
Though if M.annee earlier laurels shed,
Fflvt Megs her trophy claims,
Where many a gallant soldier bled
Wittrthe Hero of the Thames!
The Hero of the Thames, my boys,
The Hero of the Thames!
‘Vhen Peace display'd her flag of white
And husit'd the bloody strife,
Who then, victorious from the fight,
Withdrew to humble life?
No lust c,f power, no love of gold,
selfish, sordid aims,
Could ever for a moment hold.
Tho• Hero of the Thames!
The Hero of the Thames, my boys,
The Hero of the Thames!
And there he stood behind his plough,
And drove his 'team afield,'
Content with rural honors now,
And what his farm might yield.
The buckeye falls beneath his hand,
Hia skill the soil reclaims;
He lives a tiller of the land.
Though hero of the Thames!
The hero of the Thames, my boys,
The hero ot the Thames!
But hark! our bleeding ecuntry cries
For Vengeance and Ref,,rm,
The Patriot Firmer Grects our eyes,
And every heart grows warm.
Our cAndidete hears the
'l'm ready!" he exclaims;
Then speed him! hail him, one and all!
The hero of the Thames, my boys,
'rho hero of the Thames!
Then let us hang our banner out,
And spread it to the breeze;
The spoilers we will put to rout,
And do it, too, with ease!
And let us all like brothers be,
And !Unionists' our names!
Hozz,i! buzz!.! ler victory
With the Hero of the Thames,
The hero cf the Thames, my boys
The hero of the Thames.
Qut , ' Death to Minlthus—who is now
The King of terrors' chief adviser—
' I don't think menthe fast enough.'
Que Malthus, bowing, 'Nor do I, sir,'
'Whet can I do?' quo' Death again,
'ln pains I never have been lax;
To aid disease, and crowd men elf,
I've in commission countless quacks;
I must a new one make to slay 'em;
I will, and call him Gr-h-m"
MISCELLAN EOUS
.1 BULL.
A strong bull stands threatning furious war:
bie flourishes his hums, looks suuily round ,
And, hoarsely bellowing, traverses his
ground.
BLAOHMORE.
It was on the second day after the at•
rival 111 $CylllOUl', that Emily, who was
not awaie the addition to the party at
the cottage, proceeded on toot thruugh the
pack and field adjacent to pay Susan a
visit. the was attended by a man-ser
vant in livery, who carried some books,
whit], Airs. rhi'Elviva had expressed a de
sire to read. When Emily had arrived
at the last field, which was rented by a
I ' farmer hard uy, she was surprised to per
ceive that it was occupied by an unpleits•
ant tenant, to wit, a large bull; who on
their approach, commenced pawing the
gi °mid, and shownig every symptom of
litistility. She quickened her pace, and
as the animal anitiacheil, found that she
hart gained much nearer to the stile be
fore her than to the one that she hail just
passed over, and frightimed as she was,
she determined to piticePtl. The servant
who accompanied her, manifested more
tear than she did. As the bull approach
ed, Emily, who had heard what precuu
(ions should be taken in a similar exigence,
turned her face towards the animal, and
walked backwards to the stile. The do
mestic seetoeu determined to preverse the
exact station which his duty and respect
required, and kept himself behind his
young mistress. As, however, the bull
advanced, and seemed inclined to charge
upon them, bra fears would not permit
him to remain in that situation, and throw
ing down the books, he took to his heels,
and rail for a gap in the hedge. By this
manceuvre, Emily was left to make any
arrat:gentents she pleased with the infuri
ated ariamal.
But the bull had no quarrel with a lady,
dressed in a white muslin frock; he had
token offence at the red plush inespressi
bits, which were a part of the family live
ry, and iningediately run at the servant,
pess - mg Emily without notice, The terri
fied than threw himself in an agony of
'right into the gap, but was so paralyzed
with fear that he had not strength to force
his passage through. With his head and
shoulders on the other side of the hedge,
there he stuck on his hands and knees,
offering a fir target to the bull, who flew
at it with such violence, that he l'urced
him several yar Is into the opposite field.
Senseless and . exhausted, he lay there
inure from fear than injury, while the
roaring bull paced up and down the hedge,
with his tail in the t.ir, attempting in rain
to lorce a passage in pursuit of the object
of his detestat;on.
The mind of woman is often more pow.
erful than her frame; and the ()tic will
bear up against circuiistances in which
the other will succomb:--Thus it was with
Emily, who readied the stile, clambered
over it with difficulty, and obtaining the
house of M'Elvitia, which was but a few
yards distant, felt that her powers failed
her as soon as exertion was nu longer re.
quired. With difficulty she perceived
with her swimming eyes that there was a
gentleman in the patheir; and finntly ex
claimig, ..0, Mr. M'Elvina!" fell senseless
in the arms of W w. Seymour.
Mr. and Nits. ma were net at
home; they had walked to the vicarage;
and Seynio,r, who was very busy finishing
a sketch of the Aspasia for his hostess,
hail declined accompanying them in their
visit. His surptise at Eroding a young la
dy in his arms, may easily be imagined;
but great as was his surprise, his distress
was greater, from the extreme novelty of
situition. It was not that he was ac
customed to female society! on the con
trary his caphin had introduced him eve
! ry where in the diffrient ports of the coi
-1 enies in which they had anchored; and
I pet hops there is no better soctety,although
limited, th in is to be met with at the table
of a cnivnial governor; but here it was
quite different. Ile had been habituated
to fallow in the wake, as the lady govern
ess made sail for the dining room, the
whole fleet formiag two lines abrest in
close order, and then coining to an anchor
in beautiAkl precission, to attack the dinner
which 6u/14.i:tiered at discretion. lie had
been habituated to the ball room, where
the ladies glided over the cha ked floor,
like so many beautiful yachts plying in
Southampton water on a lite day; tie had
tried his rate of sailing down the middle
of a country-dance with some fair partner;
and ticked and wore as required to the
mazes of pou.ette and right and left. This
was all plain sailing, but the case was now
quite 'title' ent. liere was a strange sail,
•slio had not even shown her 'umber, ta•
ken shad , in stays, and on her beam euds
in a squall.
Seymour know nothing about fainting.
Sometimes a man had fits on board a ship,
(although invariably discharged when it
was known;) but the only remedy, in a\ made divers attempts to leap the stile.
man ut war, in such cases, was to lay the which had he effected, it is probable that
patient down between the guns, and let inure serious mischief would have occured.
him zoine to at his own leisure. It was The whole party stood aghast, while Mrs.
impossible to set so in this case, and s t y_ Painscourt screamed, and called for her
mour, as he bent over tha beautiful pale child—her child; andiattemptel to recov
countenance of Emily, felt (tat he never er her liberty from the aims of those who
could be tired of holding her in his arms, held her, and rush into the field to her
However, as it was necessary that sonic- own destruction.
thing should be dune, he laid her down The farmer to whom the animal belong
on the sofa, and seizing the bell-rope, ed, heard his bellowing, and come out to
pulled it violently for assistance.—The ascertain the cause. "The young lady is
wire had been previously slackened, and all safe, Ma'am, in tha gentleman's house
the force which Seymour used brought Yonder- The brute's quiet enough; its all
down the rope without singing the bell. along of them red breeches that angers
' There was but one in the rosin; and not him. A bull can't abide 'em Ma'am."
choosing to leave Emily, he was again `:Safe, do you say? Mauls. God, Old
I compelled to rely on his own resources.— take me to her."
W hat was good for her? W ater? There "This way, Ma'am then," said the far
he had
was none in the room, except what mer, leading her round the hedge of thecot
been painting with, and that was desper- tage of M'Elvina by a more circuitous way.
ately uiscoloured with Indian ink. Nev. Su,an had just called up M'Elvina, and
ertheless lie snatched up his large brush Seymour who was again left to himself in
which he used fur washing in his skies
the par lour, when Mrs. Rainscourt, burst
and commenced
painting her face and
discoloured eater; but in; from those who conducted her tottered
temples with the
in, and sunk exhaasted on the sofa.
without producing the desired effect of
Symour, to whom the whole affair was a
reanimation.
mystery and who had been ruminating sir
What next—Oh salts and burnt feath
on it, and upon the sweet lips which he
era; he lead of them in a novel. Salts he p ressed ,
hail none—burnt leathers were to be pro- in utter astonishment cried out,
"What! another?" Not choosine ' in this.
cured. There were two live birds called instance, to trust to its resources, he con
cardinals, belonging to Mrs. M'Elvina, in ted himself with again shoving the par
e cage near the window, and there was rot's tail between the bars, and as he held
' also a stuffed green parrot in a glass case, it to his patient's nose, loudly called out
—Seymour showed his usual presence o h for M'Elvina, who sommoned lay his ap•
mod in his decision. The tails of live peals, with Many others, entered the
birds would in all probability grow again, room, and relieved him of his charge.
that of the stuffed parrot never could. who soon recovered, & joined he: &ugh.
Re put his hand into the cage, and seiz• ter i ll the room up stairs.
ing the fluttering proprietaries, and pulled The carriage had been sent for to con.
out both their long tails, and having se- vey Mrs. Rainscourt and her daughter
cured the door of the cage, thrust the home. When they came down into the
e nds it the feathers into the lire, and ap- parlour previous to their departure, Sey
plied them, frizing and spluttering, to the moor was formerly introduced, arid re.
nostrils of Emily. But they were repla. ceived the thanks of Mrs. Rainscourt for
cad in the fire again arid again, until they the attentions which he had paid to her
would emit 110 more smoke; and Emily daughter, and a general invitation to the
-••-- hall. imrmo
still continued in a state of insensibility.
There was no help for it—the parrot
which he knew Mrs. M'Elvina was par
tial to must be sacrificed, A blow with
the poker demolished the glass, and the
animal was wrenched oft' its perch, and
the tail inserted between the bars of the
grate. But ha - tilt feathers were of no
use, and Seymour; when he had burnt
down the parrot's tail to the stump, laid
it u. on the table in despair.
He now began to be seriously alarmed,
and the beauty of the object heighthening
his pity and commiseration. His anxiety
increased to that degree that, losing his
presence of mind Ind giving way to his
leelingS, he apostrophized the inanimate
form, ai:d hanging over it with the tender
ness of a mother over her lifeless child,
as a last resource kissed its lips again and
again with almost frantic anxiety. At
the time of his most eager application of
this last remedy, M'Elvina and Susan en
tered the room without his being aware
of their approach.
The parrot on the table, with his tail,
still burning like a slow match, first
caught their eyes; and as they advanced,
further, there was ssymoue, to their as
tonishmen: kissing a young lady, to whom
he had never been introdueed, and who
appeared to be quite passive to his en
dearments.
"Seymour!" cried M'Elvina,—"what is
all this:"
glad you've come; II cannot bring
her to, I've tried everything."
"So tt appwars. Ii hy. you've smother
ed her— she's black in the face," replied
M'Elvina, observing the marks of the In•
Tian ink upon Emily's cheek.
Susan, who immediately perceived the
condition of Emily applied her salts, and
desired M'Elvina to call the woman. In
a few minutes, whether it was that the
remedies were more effectual, or nature
had resumed her powers, Emily opened
her eyes, and was carried up stairs into
Mrs. M'Elvina's room.
We must return to the servant, whn
with no other injury than a severe contu
sion of the os coccygis, from the frontal
bones of the bull, recovered his senses
and his legs at the same moment, and nev
er ceased exerting the latter, until he ar
rived at hall, where he stated,
what indeed he really believed to be tie
casts that Miss Emily had been gored to
death by the bull; asserting., at the same
time, what was equally incorrect, that he
hail nearly been killed himself in attempt •
tug her rescue. The tidings were com
municated to Mrs. Rainscourt, who, fran
tic at the intelligence without bonnet or
shawl, flew down the park towards the
fields, followed by all the servants of the
establishment, armed with guns, pitch
forks, and any other weapons that they
could obtain, at the moment of hurry and
trepidation they arrived at the field—the
bull was there, waiting for them at the
stile, for had observed them at a distance,
and as he was now opposed to hall-a•doz•
en pair of red inexpressildes, instead of
one, his wrath was proportionally increase
ed. Ile pawed the ground, bellowed, era
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[WiroLE No. 226
-.41 I* A.1.71/E is 11.IIAES.' ,
There are thousands of people in this
country who make use of the common ex
pression "My name is Haines," when
they are about leaving a party suddenly,
yet few know from whence the expression
is derived. A more common saying, or
one in more general use, has never been
,got up. We hear it in Maine and in
Georgia, in Maryland and in Arkansas; it
is in the mouths of the old mid young, the
grave and the gay—in short, 'My name is
Haines' eojoys a popularity which no oth •
er slang sr cant phrase has ever attained.
.I'm osp-h,' .1 must m:z7.1(.;"1 must
make myself scarce,' are frequently used
but the expression which heads this arti
cle leaves them all out of sight. Having
said thus much of the reputation of th e
phrase, be it our next care to give its ori
gin.
Some thirty-five years %ince, a gentle.
man named Haines was travelling on
horseback in the vicinity of Mr Jeffersons
residence, in Virginia. Party spirit was
running extremely high in those days.
Mr Jefferson was President, and Haines
was a rank federalist, and as a matter of
course, a bitter rpponent of the then exis
ting admiaiitration and its head. He was
riot acquainted with Mr Jefferson, an d acs
cidentally coming pp with that gentleman
also travelling on horseback,This party
zeal soon lead him into a conversation up
on the all absorbing topic. In the course
of the conversation Haines took particu
lar pains to abuse Mr Jefferson, called
him all torte of hard names, run down ev
ery measure of his administration, pok cd
tht non-intercourse and embargo acts at
him as most outrageous and ruinous, ridi
culed his gun-boat system as preposter
ous and nonsensical, opposed his purchase.
of Louisiana as a wild scheme, in short,
took up every leading feature of the day,,
and discanted upon them and their °rip
nator with the greatest bitterness. Mr
Jefferson, t all the while, said but little.
['here was no such thing as getting awLy
from his particular friend, and he did not
exactly feel at liberty to combat his argu•
merits.
They finally arrived in front of Mr.
Jefferson's residence, Haines of course
not acquainted with the fact. Notwith
standing he had been vilified and abused
"like a pickpocket," to use an old saying,
Mr. Jeffason still, with true Vrgijiia hos.
pitality and politeness, invitee! Ctrs travel
ling companion to alight and-, partake of
sonic refreshment. Ilitins was about get
ting from his horse, when it cattle into his
head that he should ask his zompaniou's
name.
"Jefferson," said the Presiderd„ bland •
i
" The 1-1! •Vhat. Thomas Jefer-
iron?"
'Yes, sir, Thomas Jefferson"'
"President Thomas Jeffersmii"'contin,
ued the astonished federalist.
"The name," rejoined Mr. Jer•reon
"Well, log name is Haines!" a::ti put
ting spurs to his horse he was out of hear
lug instantly. This, we hitre been to.
formed, wee the origin of the phrase.