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SYMPTOMS.
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nausea, sometimes bilious vomiting, sudden
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DYSPPPSIA ! DYSPEPSIA ! !
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Mr Jonas Hartman, of Sumneytown, Pa.
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LIVER COMPLAINT.
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HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, IMO.
POETRY.
From the Cleaveland Herald.
THE LAST CABINET COUNCIL.
Aut--"There's nae luck about the house,"
Sly Matty's face was overcast,
His hopes began to lower,
His kitchen cabinet he called,
Besides the lawful four;
And bade them with a scolding tongue
That each should truly say,
If any chance remained for him,
On next election day.
CHORUS.
For its Boyd and Harris, Linn dc Price,
Aud Swartwout they do say,
Have boated off the nation's cash,
As lawful loco prey.
Then up steps Amos grim and thin,
With sick and ghastly 1 ark ;
You never would have thought that he
Was scullion and chief gook ;
"Now Matty dear," says he, "I'm sure
The game is up with us ;
Those cursed Whigs will beat us now,
hey kick up such a fuss,
About the outside quires and cash,
You'd think the nation's broke;
And Blair and I, and Calhoun think
This t ime they do not joke."
Says Blair to Mat—Good President,
1 thila. it is un , ucky
That I muststreak it back again
To teach school in Kentuck:,;
Ent go I must, fa• I am sure,
Our battles all are fought ;
Anti New York's favorite son is beat,
I 3) sober second thought.
Now Matty, don't get sick, I'm sure,
We may as well clear out,
And join that Loco Filen Price,
And honest Sam Swartwout!"
And next says Paulding '•I do wish
To novels I had stuck,
Far writing them would ne'er have made
Of me so lame a duck.
Dear Matty, He must soon go back
To quiet Kinderhook,
And in your garret I will write
Another• shilling book,
Oh dear! the times are very hard
When wheat's but fifty cents,
But I'm the man that's rich enough
If I collect my 'rents.',
"Gome, Uncle Les i, tell ns now
What think you of Whig votes?"
"Oh dear ! I fear they can't be bought,
With my sub•treasury notes.
I've figured up my long reports,
Arrayed in solid column,
But where's the CASH, the Whigs cry out
tVith faces long and solemn.
The cash is gone, and credit too,
With our administration,
And we have ruined every man
Throughout the Yankee nation.
'•Now Poinsett, you can cheer us up,
With glad and cheerful sounds,"
"Oh no! I can't those cursed Whigs
Have treed me with bloodhounds.
We've got to quit the White house now,
As fast as we can go,
I'll take my hat, and make my how,
For I am D. I. 0.
The spoils are gone—there's nothing left
Of Paper Blanks and Twine,
And every man is fortunate,
Who knows where he can dine.'
'Perdition catch ycu all,' slys Mat,
'Come, Forsythe, you're true blue,
And are so versed in politics,
('on tell me what to do.'
•I wish I could for I am sure
You'd hear it very soon,
But I will go and advise with
My friend J. C. Calhoun.
For he's the man to jump Jim C row,
And prove that black is white,
He will convince you it's noonday,
When dark and pitchy night.'
Now Harry C' lay was passing by
And hearing such a roar,
With hasty strides he mounted up,
And opened wide the door—
!' says he, what means this noise
Within this garrison ?
You'd better all make tracks—here comes
'the Pati iot HARRISON.'
So off they ran with tumble legs,
As fast as they could lean;
And 'Granny' In; took up the broom
And swept the stable clean.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING AT
NORTH BEND.
CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF A HOG CHASE
Lou C•IIIN, NORTH BEND,,t
April 13, 1840
To Uncle Joshua Downing, Downingville,
down East:
Respected Sir—l woke up this morn
ing about day light, by the tarneleat rack
et I ever heard in my born days.
The Gineral was i tiltd out in his field
with all his dogs, g chase to a parcel
of long, slab sided, op-ear'd hogs, that
had got an over night through a hole in his
fences, I pull'd on my boots, and kitch
ed up my ax, and jined him, and for about
an hour we had about as tight a pull in
driving them critters out, as I ever want
to have agin. For a spell I thought there
was no such thing as gitting t id on 'em ;
for some on 'em showed considerable fight,
as though they had best rights there,—
but the Gineral he hung to it, and slatted
round among 'em considerable, and I
didn't like to give up ; and so to rights
we cleared 'em all out, and turned to and
fastened up the hole in the fence, and then
went round to see what damage they had
done ; and it was surf a icing to see how
much rooting and destruction these crit
ters had done over night. It will take
mere than twenty roe') fur a week to cure,
it. The Gineral was role nail about it,
and called up the init., whose business it
was to go round every day to see that the
fences was "011Korrect." "Now," says
he, "alixter Jones, this is a neglect that 1
can't oversook no how. If I was the only
one dependent on this farm, it might be a
different !natter; but when 1 know that
many depend on matters going on right
here, I can't let this negligence of yours
go by. So you must quit—for I can't
have any man on this farm who neglects
.his duty." Air. Jones looked considera
ble streaked, and said that it was not en
tirely his fault, and thought he'd git round
the (littera' by telling him that he had
been at a "Log Cabin Meeting" about
three miles off' the evening before; but
this only seemed to set the old Gineral
hoppin' mad, and 80 lie told Mr-Jones his
best plan was to quit the " Log Cabin"
patty, and go right off to Washington,
and pie the Government party—and if
he dots', know any body in the Govern
ment, he'd give him a letter of recommen
dation, saying, "This is a man who is wil
ling to neglect the duty he is paid to per
form, and will go electioneering even at
the risk of letting the hogs git in the gar
den," And so Mr. Jones has to quit,
and the Gineral is now looking around for
, a good man to fill his place.
I felt the first go of a little sorry for
Mr. Jones—but when I come to talk to
the Ginerat about it, I found he was sorry
too—"but," says he, "Major, the eternal
principles el justice and duty must be ob
served, or the hogs will have the upper
hand. There," says he, " was a good
fence, and it was Mr. Jones' duty to see
the bars all up and secured, and he was
paid for attending to it; the coming crops
depend on it, and all the people and their
families here depend on these crops ; now
it he neglects his duty, and the hogs undo
in one night inure than can be restored by
all my workman in a month, you see at
once, we all must quit :and go on the high
way with the hogs. No—no," says he,
"I don't ask what a man's politics are—
if he neglects his duty, that's enough for
me, he is no longer my 'llan, and I would
serve my own brother or son jist so."
"Nell," says I, "Gineral I believe you
are right ; but," says 1, "that aint the
way things are managed at Washington
,any how. Folks there," says I, "aint
considered fit for any office unless they
can show their ability to go off election
eering, and work sharp to keep in office
the folks who appointed them." Nell,"
says the Gineral, "what is the conse
quence, and what do we see? Do the
folks who have charge of the great politi
cal farm, think that the people are going
to stand still anal see the ruin that follows
such conduct, and not make an effort to
come at the abuse?"
1 tell you what it is, the old Hero has
got the old '9B grit in him, or I'm mista•
ken--and when he gits to the White House
if he don't keep an eye on making folks
look well to their ditty, without fear or
without favor, I will he the first man to
remind hint of this rlav's hog's chase; and
there is no mistake about it, for he said
at breakfast openly and before all the
workmen and strangers at table, that
good government and good farming were
exactly alike ; and to kee r both up, and
going strait and right, could only be done
by '•Cons'ant Vigilance,"--and so sure as
th re was a hole in the fence, or a bar
Jowl', whether in the laws that protect
the people, or the /ewes that protect the
corn fields, the hoes would git into the
enclosure and do mach mischief ; and lie
whose duty at Wadi to look to these matters
.should be held to strict accountability—
ar th , r" was no u.e in having laws or
fences." The Gineral has a notion that
\it will never answer for a man at the head
of a farm, or at the head of a Government
to have pets or favorites in office any lon
ger than they do duty taithfully. "Now,"
says he, "there is Mr. Jones—l would
rather go barefoot for a week than part
with him ; but it won't do to trust him to
gratify my liking for him; for how can I
compensate the many who depend on my
farm fur a living, if I keep a man to look
to the fences and he neglects his duty?"
So you see what folks in office have gut
to expect when we leave the 'North Bend'
and take possession of the II hire House ;
and if the doctrine the Gineral goes upon,
don't give satisfaction to the honest and
industrious portion of the people, then it
will be because they are willing to pay
for negligent and electioneering fence
makers, and content to see the hogs in
the cornfields, that's all.
So no mo-e at present from your lovin;
Major,
J. DOWNING, Major, &c. Arc.
Tim WAY LAWYERS USE FS•
MALES,
instituted an action for a large a
mount, in the county of .The suit
was brought upon a plain promissory note
winch I was assured was founded upon
good consideration, and I was curious to
know what defence could he set up. I
was aware that I had to deal with a wily
adversary ; and when I offered my note
in advance, and closed my case. I was
inure terrified than surprised Alen I heard
him direct the sheriff to call Mrs. Mary
Jackson. The witness appeared. To
my horror, she was a perfect beauty ; pod
sensing a sweet countenance, with an ex.
quisite fore,. I saw at once that my an
;monist had formed the same judgment
of human nature that I hail, and that he
was about to make the experiment of
washing away the obligation of a note of
hand by the tears of a female witness. I
knew that nothing but a desperate effort
would save my client, and that her testi
mony must
be excluded before she had
time to cry.
I rose at once.
"I perceive," said I, addressing the
cmrt, .that this lady bears the same name
with the defendant. I therefore respect
fully request that she be placed on t ie
to& dire."
This was done.
..INdl you be kind enough to say, mad
am, what relation you are to the defen
dant?"
"Sir;" answered she, applying a beau
tifully embroidered handkerchief to her
eyes. "I am his injured wife."
"Then of course, your honor, the la
dy's testimony is inadinissable.
"Oh, very well," interposed my adver
sary?—"you wish to keep the truth from
the jury, do you ? Gentlemen of the ju
ry, you see what technicalities are resto
red to, to procure a verdict against my
client. I hope you will appreciate it,
gentlemen."
By this time the lady was a beautiful
representation of Rachel of old ; and one
glance at the jury was sufficient to con
vince me that my case was ruined. I
turned to my client—" You are gone my
friend, said I. "Gone," said he, "gone!
my dear sir; don't give up my suit so cool
ly, I shall be a beggar, if I lose this case
—and then what will become of my wife
and my poor daughters?
.oh, you have daughters ; have you?
Run and bring them my dear friend. If'
they be mine, we must countermine.
Bring them, one and all!"
My client rushed nut, as he lived but
next door, he most instantly returned,
with a halt dozen of as pretty girls as
could be found anywhere. My antago
nist's face fell to zero.
"May it please your honor," I began,
"I desire to offer some rebutting testimo
ny."
"Rebutting testimony, Mr. C--? why
your adversary has sot been permitted to
examine his witness. What have you to
rebut ?"
"A great deal, your honor. The wit
ness has given some testimony. She cal
led herself the injured wife of the defen
dant. Injured by whom ? By my client
Injured how ? By procuring this note,
the subject matter of this suit, from hi
Now, sir, I wish to answer the afflicted
daughters of the plaintiff, against the in
jured wife of the defendant."
"Here my fair witnesses commenced
weeping bitterly, while several of the ju
ry locked on with evident commisseia
thin. My triumph was complete, but I
determined to pay off my legal fiien.l in
his own coin.
"I do not seek sir," continued I "to
take up the time of this court and jury,
by administering to all these witnesses.
I am afraid their heart rending descrip
tion of this nefarious transaction, (ot
which they know not a syllable,) would
unman us all , and your honor and this
intelligent jury would be tempted to in
flict summary justice upon the base
wretch, who, with a heart like Caligula,
[VV - FooLE No. 336.
and a spirit like (Nero, could attempt to
doom to a life of beggary, of shame, and
perhaps of infamy, the beautiful offering
of unhappy, any tuo credulous, too confi
ding chant. sir, in a spirit of liberal
compromise. I will swear but throe of
them."
Here then ensued a low burst of anguish
from the daughters, and a corresponding
and prolonged excitement of the jury.
My legal friend saw that I had somewhat
out generated him, and so he said--''C—
stop 'your nonsense, and take your ver
dict:"
Of course I did so; but to show my
knowledge of jury nature, I added as tho
foreman passed me he said--
"I am rejoiced that you have gained
your suit but b 'lora you offered to swear
those sweet witnesses, your case was a
vary dark one—Knickerbocker.
FILAI, DEVOTION,
A woman of Japan was telt a widow
with three suns, and with no other wealth
than what could be procured by their
joint labor. Work became scarce. and
the sons saw their mother ready to perish.
With the most ardent attachment to their
mother, and unabled to help her, they for
med a desperate resolution. An edict
had a short time before been issued, prom
ising a large recompense for whoever ap
prehended a thief, and brought him to jus
tice. The three brothers determined to
draw lots, which of them should person
ate a thief, and be brought before a magis
trate, in order that the others might obtain
the reward. The lot fell upon the young
est, who cordoned to a fact of which he
was not guilty , and his brothers received
the money. The anxiety visible in their
countenances, and the tears which invel.
untarily forced themselves into their eyes
struck the magistrate, who ordered his ice
vent to follow and watch them. They ra
turned to their mother and threw the mo
ney into her lap; when she learnt how it
had been obtained, she refused to touch
this "price of blood," This being told
the judge, he sent for the prisoner, land a
gain interrogated him concerning the sop.
posed robbery; but he still persisted that
he was guilty. Struck with Mal affec•
tion and fortitude of the youth, the magic
trate laid the case before his sovereign,
who sent for the three brothers, and their
mother, loaded them with favors, and
gave an annuity ol:tive hundeed crowns is
the eldest two, and fifteen hundred to the
i youngest .
A CLERGYMAN in New dergey,owned
a negro named Qiasli,who was by no mea
ns fond of working,and one 4.. y told hia
master he conceived it a hardship," dat he
poor negar man mus worke se had, and
massa do noting. " You are mistaken
Quash, my labor is more fatiguing than
your's; I do head work, and your's is mere
ly bodily exercise. This hint was suffici
ent for Quash. The next day he was
ordered into the woods to procure fuel—
but Quash staying longer than usual, the
parson repaired to the woods to see what
detained him—when behold ! the first ob
ject that presented itself to his view was
Quash astride on a large maple log in a
1 pensive attitude. When he inquired the
cause Quash starting up and rubbing his
midnight brow oh ! massa me—me have
been doing head work. Well let me hear
what your head has done. Suppose massa
dere be five pigeons on this tree, and you
take a gun and shoot two of dein, how
may there be ileft 1 Why three, you old
sinner. No massa detn teder tree fly
away.
CONTRAST.
Among the Ifindoos, none but the wo•
men who are in the service of the Pago
das, are allowed to read, to sing, and to
dance. Such accomplishments belong to
them exclusively, and are, for that reason
held by the rest of the sex in such abhor
rence, that every virtuous woman would
consider the mention of them as an affroet
Peculiar to ladies of this description are
also perfumes; elegant and attractive at
tire, particularly of the head; sweet scen
ted flowers, entwined with exquisite art
about their hair; multitudes of ornamen
ted trinkets, adopted with infinite taste to
the different parts of the body; a grace
ful carriage, a measured step, &c.
If in reading these passages, we omit
fact, that this is the education of females
intended for 'the service of the Pagoda,'
who would nut believe that they related
to the conduct of some fashionable board
ing school, in a very different quarter of
the world:
A characteristic anecdote is relateed et
an out at elbows poet, who by some freak
of fortune, came into possession of a five
dollar bill. He called to a lad, and said—
Johnny, my boy, take this WILLIAM and
get it changed.' What do you mean by
calling it WiLLiAmk" inquired the eond
ering lad. "Why, John." replied the
poet, am not sufficiently familiar with
it to take the liberty of callig it aim."