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LXBT Or RETAILERS
Of Merehandize and Liquors in Hunting.
don County. Returned by the Consta•
blew at .la, - an , y Session; 1846, and
classifit'd by the associate Judgra and
Commissioners.topthvr with the amount
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of their revrective Liceakes for the year
eammericiuz let May 1840, vie:
The undersigned, Treasurer of said county of
Huntingdon, in accordance with the several acts
oil Assembly, publishes the following list of Re
tailer of Foreign Merehandize, whirls the said
county for the current year, as classified and return
ed to him be the A.3sociate itidges turd Consnission
ens of the county. Any person doing business,
whose name is trot in the following list, as well as
there who are bound to pay any fractional part of
a license, are requested td have their Skies regis
tered agreeably to law. without delay.
Such as are designated by a [•] have taken slit
their licenses, and those who have not are required
io do so, on or before the fourth Saturday, (and
20th day) of June inst., after which day suits will
be instituted without respect to persons, against atb
delinquents.
Those marked thus [t] sell liquors.
, . CLASS
Allegheny township. IJohn Mastitis
Samuel Confer 14 Joseph Marrow
Joseph Patton 14 . 'Tod twp.
'William 'Walker 14IReubin Trexler t 13
Pkßell & Higgins • 13' Amos Clarke 14
Elias Baker 12 Warriorsmorktwp.
Michael Thompson 14 Benj. F. Patton 14
Antes trap. Abednego Stevens 14
John Desiherty 14 Walker twp.
Martin Bell 13 James Campbell t 13
benjamin F. Bell 13 Simon Ake 14
John Bell 13 West twp
Graham McCanaant 11 John Watt 14
Burree hop. i Miles Lewis 14
James Maguire 131 Woodberry hop.
John R. Hunter 13 Adolphus Patterson t 13
Benjamin Hartman 14 M. Grittily t 11
Reed & Cottle 13IPhilip Metz t 14
Blair (top. IJos. R. Hewitt & co. tl3
W Anderson & co. f 14 George W. Dannels t 14
Daniel MeConnell t 14ISmith & Wamplcr 13
. I . _ Peter O'Flngan t 14IJamea M. Johnston 14
lr" Alex. Knox &Son° 13 D. H. Rover & co. • 13
Cuss hop. Royer & iiehmurker • 13
Robert Speer 14 Royer & co. 13
James Henderson 14 Birmingham Boro.
Cromwell twp. James Clarke 13
A. J. Wigton & Br's 141.1ames Bell 13
Samuel Isett 't 14 Carport Boro.
Thomas Orbison 13 Lloyd & Graff 12
Dublin tarp, James Flowers 14
A. C. Blair & co. 13 Robert Lytle, Sr. 14
Franklin tap. Hollidaysburg Boro.
Shorb Stewart & co. 12 Joeepli Dysart 13
John S. leen 14 A. McCormick & Bro. 13
James Williams 13 rhos. B. Moore* 12
C. Wigton & Sons 13 Michael R. Douslough 13
Geo q 3 hoenber g e r l. 12 Learner & Rhodes t 13
, ' Martin Gales 141 Robert William's 13
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Franks/own hop. Geo Bingham & co. 12
McNeal, Lytle & co. 14 James Gardner & co. 13
James Condron 13 David Goodfellow 13
Michael Wotf 13 , Gilbert L. Lloyd 13
William West 14 William Hall 14
John Hyaton t 14 Peter McNally 14
Huston hip. Joseph Heiser 14
Peter Shoenberger 12 Geo. Bingham & co. 13
Hopewell hop. Lloyd & Graff 12
James Entrekin t 12 Geo. W. Patterson fl 3
John B. Given t 13 William Nelson 14
Henderson twp. David Hammer 14
Millikena & Kessler 13 John Gorely 14
IMcCahan &Irvin 13 John Hays 14
111 4 William Buchanan 14 J. E. McGirr 14
0 Jackson /up. J.M. Lindsey 14
Sohn W. Mytont 13 Jacob Snyder 14
J. A. Bell & Bro. t If Samuel Confute 14
Rawle & Hall 13 llenry P. CotTey 14
Joseph Ennis 14 Huntingdon Born.
Morrie (rep. .Stevens, Snyder & co. 13
George H. Steiner 13 Marks Goodman • 14
S. P. Wallace &co. 13 James Sazton 0 12
James M. Kinkead 13 O. & H Newingham 14
',Alfred 11. Spang 13 Geo. A Steel • 13
A '.. Porter tarp. Thomas Read& Son 13
l ir S. Hatfield & Son la William Dorris • 13
Green & co. 13.Swoope & Africa a 13
Moore & Swoops 13 B. E. McMurtrie a 12
Bucher & Porter • 13 Fisher & McMurtrie. 12
Gen mill & Porter 13,' William Stewart t 13
Michael Siesler 141 John N. Prowell • 13
Snyder trip. IRothrock &Jones 14
Lyon, Shorb, & co. Petersburg Boro.
(Bald Eagle) 13'A. &N. Creswell' 13
lyon, Shorb, & co. (Joseph M. Stevens 13
(Tyrone) 12 Shirleysburg Boro.
John Kratzer 131 David Freeker 14
' Shirley ttvp. John Lutz t
14
'Samuel It Bell 13111enry Brewster 13
Springfield twp Allen P. Brown 13
Wadden & Blair 14 Dennis O'Connor 14
I Illiam Madden 14iLon2 & Doyle 13
Tyrone twp. i Springfield Boro.
?'.soey 4. Patton 18 Benjamin Leas 14
JOSEPH LAW,
Treasurer of Huntingdon county.
Treasurer's Office, Hun
tingden, June 3, 1846. t
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ALEXANDRIA FOUNDRY,
L as. 1. Grafius,
RESPECTFULLY inform the citizens
of Huntingdon county, and the public
generally, that they continue to carry on
the
Copper, Tin and Slieet•lron B u siness,
in all its branches, in Alt kandria, where
they manufacture and const.•u tly keep on
hand every desct iptionof ware in theirlme;
such as
New and Splendid Wood Stoves
22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 inches long.
Rif MATO!? STOVES,
A stzEs COAL STOVES Fo R PARLORS,
NEW AND SPLENDID rAsimit
STOVES Volt WOOD--THBEE
stzits EGG SCONES—.4Iso, IRON
HAILING for front of House,*
C AS I GRATES for cellar win
dows—SELF SHARPENING
PLOUGHS. right and left
handed--N kW BULL
PLOUGH ,with cast and
rn!) shear, and the
LIVINGS FON PLOUGH--DOUBLE
SHOVEL PLOUGHS for corn and
seeding in fall grain—COPPER
PUMPS, for wells any length,
and Tin inside and out--
FORGE HAMMERS,
from 5 to 16 cwt.
cio Cooking Stoves of all kinds, and
Also four sizes of Coal Stoves,
ALSO STOVE-PIPE, AND STOVES FINISHED
AII kinds t 1 castings done, for Forges. Saw
mills and Threshing-machines. AISoWAG
ON BOXES, MILL GUDGEONS, AND HOLLOW
Wang; sill of which is done in a workman
like manner.
Also, Copper, Dye, Wash, Biller, !'re•
serving, and l'ea Kettles,
.for sale,
wholesale and retail.
Perscns favoring this establishment with
their caste m may depend on having their
orders executed with fidelity and deepateli.
Old theta!, copper•, brass and pewter• ta
ken It: exchange. Alsu wheat, rye, corn
and oats taken at market price.
Alexandria, May 20, 1845.
ti Quitek or tun wtsWol
C:NCO QUI macm.cria s
For sale by 1. & 011AFIUS, Alex
andria, Huntingdon counly,Pa.,
cheap for cash or country
produce at the
Market price.
The Queen of the Wert"' is ah
!movement . on ilatlntway's celebrated
Hot Air Stove. There hag eater yet ap
peared any plan Of a Cooking Stove that
posses-es the advantages that this one
has. A much less quantity of fuel Is re•
quired for any amount of cooking or ba
king by this stove than by any other..
Persons are requested to call and see
before they purchase elsewhere,
May 20,1846.
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To Purchase rs.-Girteristorie.
THE undersigned agent of the Pattentee,
of the Stove, " The Queen of the West," I
understanding that the owners, or those •
concerned for them, of other and different
patent Conking Stoves, have threatened to
bring suit against all who purchase and use
am , Gump: PATENT COOKINC STOVE
—The Queen of the West." Nov. this is
to inform all and every person who snal
purchase and use said Stove that he wit: in'
demnify them from all costs or damage, from
any and suits,..brought by ether Paten
tees, or their agents. for any infringment of
their patents. He gives this notice so that
persons need not be under any fears b e c a use ,
they have, while consulting their own inter
ests and convenience, secured the super for
advantages of this Queen"not only of the
neat, bat of the Loot.
ISRAEL GRAFIUS.
May 20, 1846.
Dissolution of Partnership.
l'he subscribers doing business under the
firm of 1. Grafius & San, in Alexandria,
Huntingdon comity, dissolved partnership
by mutual consent on the 3rd day at April
last. All persons having recounts with said
firm will settle the same with I. Grafius,np
to the above date.
I. OHAPIUS & SON.
Alexandria; May O. 1846.
Auditor's Notice.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed by
the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon coanty,
and to whom has been referred the account
of limn. Weston, surviving EXecutor of
Nathan Green, late of Warnorsmaik
Township, deceased, and the exceptions
thereto filed hereby gives notice to all per
sons interested, that he will attend for the
purpose of auditing said account at his
Office in the B wough of Huntingdon, on
Wednesday the 24 day of June next, at 10
o'clock, A. M.
JNO. CItESWELL, Auditor:
May 27, 11146.
auditor's .Not ice.
The undeasigned Auditor, appointed by
the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon county,
and to whom has been referred the account
of Jesse Moore and Alfred H. Spans, Ad
ministrators of Charles Courier, late of
Frankstown township deceased, anti the ex•
ceptions thereto filed, hereby gives notice
to all persons interested that he will attend
fos the purpose of auditing said account a t
his office in the Borough of Huntingdon en
Friday the 19th day of June next, at 10
o'clock, A. M.
JNO. CRESSWELL, Auditor.
May 27, 1846.
IrrUSTICES' !Batiks of atikinds, for sale
at this Office.
Ltziaciai VZllZiaall. 234:1 6 UC2f:;P.
1 , 0E(1 .3 P.1%
BONG.
Rt onitE GREENWOIIii
's must silence with words of cold reason
The eloquent voice of the heart;
For Love bath stayed out his brief season,
And spread his young wing to depart!
Though awhile round our memory ho hovers
Be may smilingly offer no more
Fond vvords,the ambrosia of lovers,
Nor the nectar of passion out-pour.
bur last tearful farewell is spoken,
Life's sweet morning vision has flown t
Each vow, each glad promise is broken
That twitted our twin beings in one I
And severed are love's golden fetters—
And sympathy's silvery chain ;
So, please sir, +aura me my Idlers,
I may wish to use them again I
Heart's Guests:
When age has cast its shadows
O'er lire's declining way,
When evening twilight gathers
Round our retiring slay,
Then shall we sit and ponder
On the dim and shadowy past,
_ .
In the heart's silent chamber'
The guests will gather fast,
Guests that in youlh we cherished
Shnll come to us once more,
And we shall hold communion
As in the days before.
They may be dark and sombre,
They may be bright and fair,
But the heart will have its chamber,
And the guests will gather there.
How shall it lie my signers, Am.,
Who shall be our heart's guniallliik
How shall it be my brothers,
When life's shadow on us rests?
Shall tve not 'mid the silence
Hear voices sweet and low,
Speak the old Coniliar language,
The words of long ago ?
Shall we not see dear faces,
Sweet smiling as of old ?
Till the mists of that lone chamber
Are Emmet clouds of gold?
When age has cast its shadows
O'er life's declining way,
And evening twilight gathers
Round our retiring slay.
Tremeiidbu - ~l#dif i Orm,
A letter in the illissottri Republican, dated Belle-
Hlle, Illinois, Jtme 8, 1840, says:—At about half
peat Z. P. I.r. nor tmec, -
wemendons storm of wind, ruin and hail; the hail
Was not so severe here as it was a short distance
east of this place. The eastern singe was four or
five miles from this place, near the residence of
Gov. Kinney, when the storm struck it. The hail
broke through the top of the stage, knocked the
driver down, and the horses run off. There was
but one pussener in the stage, a young gentleman
going to &lent, who succeeded in getting out be
fore the horses got under fall headway. I have
just seen the young man, who returned to this place
as soon as the storm abated. His hat wan knocked
off—l have seen it: it has three holes knocked
tiirough, one of the holes directly on the top, as
large round as a man's tit. The young man run
to a tree, pulled off his can't and held it over his
head, and in holding his arm was so bruised that
he now carries it in a sling. Home of the hail
stones have been brought to this place, three hours
after they fell, as large as n man's fist.
Hogs and sheep were killed by the force of the
hail. The roof of a house near where this passen
ger got out of the stage, had holes driven through,
and the windows knocked in—sash, glass and all.
I have not seen any one from the neighborhood, so
as to ascertain what damage has really been dorm,
Or what extent of ground was covered by the storm.
Those that have seen some of the hail-stones, soon
after they fell, think that many were as law as a
man's two fists. We have heard that the storm
raged more furiously beyond Governor Kinney's.
Take it all in all, I think you may put it down as
one of the moat extraordinary hail storms that has
ever passed over this part of the country.
[Extraordinary as these statements may seem,
says the Republican, we can vouch for the truthful
ims of the writer. We learn, that a far mer coming
to market from the same quarter, with six dozen of
chickens in a coop, saved only half a dozen : the
others weirs all killed by the hail.]
AN ExTuaonifirrany PFIENOMENOI was (Amer . -
ved on the line of the Electric Telegraph between
icrsey City and Baltimore, on Thursday afternoon '
the like of which was never known to man. Three '
thunder storms, each some thirty or sixty miles
from each other, were all coming east on the Tele
graph route about the same time, and every discharge
of electricity from either, was duly recorded by the
lightning itself, in the Telegraphic office at Jersey
City, Philadelphia, Wilmington, or Baltimore.—
The wires became altogether unmanageable, and
the operators being obliged to withdraw the batter
ies used for writing, the visitor from the clobda had
the field to itself. The letters of Morse's Telegraphic
Alphabet which this natural lightning seemed to be
most partial to according to the New York Sun,
were L. and T., but occasionally it went at the nu
metal., and dashed off l's 50 a 55's 500's and
5000's in its own rapid style. We learn Mat
when two or more thunder clouds get in the same
vicinity and discharge their electricity at each other,
or receive the fluid from the earth and return it
again, or when ground lightning prevails, the effect
on the Telegraph wires is to produce a strange and
original language which may yet be made intelli
gible. In fact each kind of lightning speaks for
itself and writes what it rays.--Noefir American•
The Devil in the Market House
We have heard of Doctor Faustus, and of Mimi
gentlemen, who have by Remo means or other ac
quired the reputation of having an intimate acquain
tance with " the gentleman in black," but after the
performances which took place in the Pittsburgh
Market on Friday and Tuesday evenings last, we
came to the conclusion that the " Fakir of Ave"
was a touch ahead of both the " Devil and Doctor
Faustus."
On Friday evening, we visited the Market to le
in, as usual, our stock of " provender," as Dugald
Dulgetty eays. While looking around at the piles
of good things with which our friends from the
eountry delight to supply us smoke-dried citizens,
provided we have the ready cash to pay them, our
attention was excited by an unusual movement to
and from a particular point. Expecting to pick up
a subject far a paragraph, we, as a faithful chronicler
of events, hastened to the spot, and inquired of a
friend the cause of all this commotion. I le replied
that he believed " the Devil must be in that box of
eggs," pointing to a large box which stood close by,
" for," says he, " a gentleman was just making
some inquiries as to their soundness, when of a
sudden the eggs seemed endued with life, and com
menced chirping like a thousand crickets, and than
as if veritable chickens were struggling out of them,
the eggs commenced capering and dancing about
in the strangest manner. This has caused the owner
a fright, as wall us the bystanders, all of whom are
wandering at the cause of the strange phenom
enon,"
On inquiring after the person who had priced
the eggs, a stout gentleman in a cloth cloak was
pointed out. in whom we at giice recognized the
Genuine 'Fakir." There ho stood, looking as un-
concerned as you pleise but we observed a smile
playing about the corners of his mouth, and a look
of devilment in lots eye, which told us to look out
for spurt. We were not mistaken. He walked up
very sedately to an Irish woman, the possessor of a
basket of plucked poultry, and took up a large tur
key, (a very old gobler, by-the.by.)
"Good woman," siid lie, very demurely, “es
am no very great judge of poultry, tell me, is this
a young turkey 1"
The woman eyed him for 9 moment, as if to as
certain if he was quizzing her.
"Yes, sir, it's only a yearline," she said, at the
same time turning her bead to answer anotlr
:Truer. -
"lee very heavy," continued the Fakir; " pray
what's the price of it'!"
'One dollar," replied the lady of the poultry.
"I'm afraid it's too heavy to be young," says the
Fakir.
"'Pon my conscience," says she, " it's only a
year an a quarter ould. If ye're a judge, the cra
tar will speak for itself."
At the instant she pronounced these words, the
turkey raised its head, somewhat after the fashion of
a snake, and with open mouth, said, or seemed to
soy, "you lie, you jade; I'm five years old and
pest!" To this all the poultry in the basket re
sponded by an utusual cackling, crowing, and gob
bling.
The poultry tiddlen tdrned up her eyes, clasped
her hands over hor head, and ejaculating "Holy
Mother!" bolted up Diamond alley as if the gen
tleman with the cloven foot wee after her, never
stopping to look behind until Ole was fairly In
Wood street.
The Fakir walked on, end stopped to make room
for a countryman who was in the act of cutting off
a entre head. B-a-a," went the head. "Ott,"
says the countryman, looking over his shoulder,
thinking that some one had been tricking him. He
was evidently surprised. At this moment the Fa
kir addressed him with: " What will you take for
that veal's head 1" " 13-a-a!-11-a-a ! ! Help!—
help! I" cried the head. A hog's carcass hanging I
close by gave one of those alto grunts, accompa
nied by a squeal on 0 sharp, so loud, so lung, and
so piercing, that we can only compare it to the
steam whistle of a locomotive ! The countryman
dropped hist:pH°, and with "Lord blesses !" turned
around and made tracks as fast as his legs could
carry lihn. In his course he upset a woman with
a basket full of golden pippins, which, by the nosy.
were soon hidden in the pockets of acute dozen
urchins who were stcnding about in eager Waiting.
To make amends to the poor women for this acci•
dent. the Fakir purchnsed a quarter's worth of the
apples, and opening the first one with his knife, oat
dropped a gold piece! A second apple produced
another gold piece—a third the came ! These are
really golden pippins, old lady," said the Fakir ;
e how much for the lot!" "I sells no more," re
plied she of the pippin., at the some time snatching
up the basket and making off in the wake of the
calf's head. Shortly after, the pippin lady was ob
served, busily engaged in cutting up the remainder
of her stock. Things by this time had got a little
quiet. In about fifteen minutes we observed the
Fakir talking with one of our eacient police officers,
Mr. Turner, and expecting some more s7ort, we
drew near. In this we were disappointed ; but se
Mr. Turner left him, we observed the Fakir's eye
attentively fixed on a large catibege. He walked
up to the old Dutchman who was attending the bas
ket, and addressed him with " How do you sell'
cabbage by the dozen, my old friend 1"
"That size fifty cents, 'c:•use got hard heart—this
size thirty cents, 'cause got soft heart."
" Why do you make the difference 1"
"Thit's good for crust, and got hard heart."
Lot me see," sap, the Fakir taking op the hogs
cabbage. After examining it very attentively, he
said, You allow your chickens to run amongst
your cabbages?
No," said the Dutchman,
Yes," said the Fakir, and I can prove it, I
hear a nest of chickens in the cabbage now," and
an audible chirruping was easily distinguished.
Give me your knife," says the Fakir; and open
ing the cabbage, out popped n good sized hen and
several chickens, apparently a week old.
“Mein Got!” exclaimed the Dutchman—.. Vat
is dat i"
We can easily account for the imitations of the
sounds produced by the ealrs head, the eggalid the
turkey. The gold pieces in the apples were of course
placed there by an ingenious sleight of hand.—
The Fakir performed similar experiments during
his public lectures. But how the hen got into the
cabbage is a conundrum to us. We are rather of
the opinion that our eyes deceived US, and that they
were not there at all, but must have been stowed
away in the folds of the Fakir's ample cloak, until
he saw fit to release them, apparently from the
Dutchman's cabbage.
The Fakir is about to visit the various cities down
the river, and we advise the market people before
hand to be on the look-out for him, for if Ire does
net make their turkeys speak, they will find by at
tending his lectures that he can do other things
quite as wonderful.—Pillaburg "Iron Citli."
The Fakir died at Cincinnati a abort time after
this.—Ea.
From the Philadelphia Spirit of the Tiinea.
Life of Gen. Scott.
A. S. Barnes & Co., No. el John street, iR. V.
have published the Life of General Winfield Scott,
written by Edward D. Mansfield, Esq., Of Cinein
ninth Ohio. It is an Octavo volume in the latest
and handsomest style of binding, printed on good
paper with bdld letter, end is ornamented as a fron
tispiece by an eicellent likeness of the Commander
in-Chief of the U. S. Army, in undress uniform.—
The book is written in clear method, easy narrative
and agreeable style. Some of the descriptions, es
pecially the battle-scenes on the Northern Frontier,
are sublime, thongh natural and free from exagger
ation. The history is in every sense of the word
at once authentic and unimpeachable. While it
portrays for the admiration and example of the
young American, the noble aspiration., the patriot
' whose brilliant career it records, it is at the earns
tune a proud testimonial to the glory of our Coun
try. The success of our Arms on the Northern
Frontier in the War of 'l2 is eminently owing to
the courage, gallantry and foresight of the C tall
young Colonel," who in tiro desperate stand at
Queenstown Heights, jumped upon a log and ex
claimed to hie Millet-thinned ranks, "let us then
die, arms in hand. Our country demands the sac
, riflce"—to the ardor, the coolness, and during valor
of the magnanimous "young Brigadier of tall,
erect and Commanding figure," of whom when
his laurels had been won, at the ego of only 26,
President Madison said with n smile." Put him
down a Major General. I have done with objec
tions to his youth." Several of the battles and
other• scenes described in the book are finely illus
trated with cuts, and there capital diagrams of the
battles of Queenstown, Chippewa, Niagara, &c.,
and of Clinch's end Dade's battles on the Valli.
couch° in Florida, The Biography is sold by J.
W. Moore, No. 138 Chesnut street. Every Amer
, ican should buy a copy. Our Irish citizens will
find something in it that will particularly delight
and gratify them.
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A Noble Dog.
A Baltimore correspondent of the North Amer-
icon, says
The noble deeds of one who took part in the late
triumphant battles with the Mexicans, have not yet
been recorded—that ono was lieutenant Randolph
Ridgely's faithful dog. a beautiful pointer, which
he took with him From this city. His master was
peculiarly fond of him, and the dog, true I o its no
tore, was more than fond of its master. From morn
ing until night, it might be seen following the bratie
lieutenant, and in the hottest of the battle was
always close by his noble charger's aide, looking up
into his face, en cf with anxious solicitude. fn the
engagement of the Bth it proved' a faithful
In that of the gth, its fidelity was also almost au
pernaturally manifest. Its vigilant e y e was con
stantly turned upon its master, seemingly solicitous
of his sitecess, or anxious to be his last friend should
death or danger overtake him. While thus faithful
and vigilant, when the contest woe nearly ended,
and vietOry perched trpOn the American standard,
on unlticky random Cannon ball struck the poor
animal, and severed it piecemeal. There may be
no eye to weep for the fall of this instinctive friend
and soldier, yet I doubt not it will long have a place
in the memory of its brave and gallant master.
Wire no NATIONS 00 TO Wilt I"—Doctor
Franklin answered this questiOn in a single sen
tence: •The foolish part of maiikink,' says the
peeler, will make were from time to time with each
other, not hiving sense enough to settle their dif-,
ferencee.'
rto- T t wo individuels in a public meeting were
recriminating each othiir, when one, in allusion to
the vacillation of the other, cried out, be can be
bought and sold.' That is more than can be said
of you,' replied his opponent, for you could not
be gic•n away'
cz;cv‘'zlact)a,i),
SCANDALOUS.
For good or for evil,
For better or worse,
Man gets him a wifo
Or buys him Q horse.
both are deceptive,
, We take them on trust—
The likeliest looking
Oft turns out the worst.
How• Tape.--A very eminent writer has said,
that although we seem grieved at the shortness of
life in general, wu. are wishing every period of it
at an end. The minor longs to lot of age; then to
be a man of business; then to mate up an estate ;
then to arrive at honor; then to retire. The usurer
would be very *ell satisfied to have all the time an
nihilated, that Ilea between the prevent moment and
the next quarter-day; the politician would be con
tent to i•rse three years of hia life, could he place.
things m the Posture which he fancies they will ',-
copy after such a revolution of time ; and the lover
would be glad to strike out of his existence all the
moments that are to pasa away before the next
meeting
LET No HEATHEN' RE. Thu.—During the
year 1649, the nations distinguished by the name
of Christian, expended more in preparing to cut
each other's throats, than was appropriated to the
preaching of the gospel to the Pagan world since
Jesus Christ expired on the Cross! How well
hove they obeyed the last injunction of the Saviour
as binding on them as on any of his professed dia•
ciples, " Go ye out into the world and preach the
Gospel to every ereature.m—E. Burritt.
UNPARALLED BHCTALITT.--A most unprece.
dented piece of brutality was enacted one day lest
week by a human form residing in our neighboring
town of Uorniah, N. H. The facts, an near as we
are able to learn, are simply these: A widow lady,
residing in the East part of the town, whose hus
band died about two yearn eince, leavine her in
possession of a small farm, &c., a few months
since married a second husband. Thissecond im
bued it appears did not, in the lady's estimation, in
all things quite equal the first husband. Of title
elm took occasion to remind him—remarking in no
very pleasant tone things didn't go no when he
was on the farm.' At this the husband started
without a word, went to the barn, pat his oxen into
a cart, proceeded to the grave yard, end actually
dug up the remains of the first husband--carried
the coffin home. and set it down in the kitchen--
declaring that • if it would make so much difference
HE should be on the farm.'—Windsor (Vt.)
Journal.
A CAREFUL Sormtett.—A raw recruit, coming,
into actiur., did as his comrades did, loaded his mus •
ket, but instead of presenting arms, he placed the
breech of his piece on the ground, and appeared to
Of hid comrade; observing biro Sting - out, '
why don't you fire, and let 'em have it, boy 7' Be.,
cause,' replied Jim, doesn't dare to; I shall hurt
somebody for I've got a ball in my gun, and can't
get it out.'
n , Cuff, I wants to ax you a columbuin.'
Succeed den.'
I wants to Fix you what kind of plater will cure
the blues.'
Whew!. I guv'ethat up, 'fore you ex it !
Well, den, the shin-plaster am de ring.'
t Whew! I always tort you war de brackest nig
ger I ever saw, but jiat be au good to reform me
what kind of a bat it was dot killed mama Brown'.
cat, 'bother day ?'
t Well, I gives dot right squar up.'
Well. it was 0 brick-bat, incourse! Does you
quit elien t
Mum!'
pj - •' Pete Gumbo—l wish to propound one in.
terject.ou to you, and I axes, nigger, a cot-and-dog
jest solution to the problemun.' Intercede nigger
—dis child am concenteratin do intellectual quali
fications oh mental corporosity. Well den. Why
stn a Thytor ap p ointed to command deformities oh
de Tex= army oil occepashun Gib him up
widout astruggle.' 'Shaw nigger! It is to strengthen
do scat ob war, to make breaches in Matarnoroo.
an' Bctt' up de Mexicans.'
.A Vermonter owned a very fine trotter,
whose extraordinary speed he illustrated by the fol•
lowing anecdote: . . .
• I was driving ono day in a dearborn,' said he,
'I overtook a stranger who was walking the same
way, and I asked him to got in and ride with me,
so he got in, and I started off at a trot. Presently
the stranger asked whatgrave-yardbe was passing.'
• Oh,' said I, ••'tia nothing but oil le.lonea.'
. Would you like me to gie . e you a dollar ?'
risked a little boy, Of a gentleman ho met in the
street. Certainly.' was the reply. Very well,
then,' said the boy, "
.do unto others as you would
others shoeld do unto you.'
. There is an aristocracy among the slaves of the
sonth, who,, when they wish to be very severe on
each other, say, Go long, half price nigger! you
would'nt (bit+ fifty dolfars, and I'm wuth a thou-
sand.'
PRETTY Goon.—The Boston Post sago:—' A
gentleman burst into a violent laugh in Church,
last Sunday morning, and after service explained to
his pastor that he was thinking of the Matamoros
Englu'o account of the Mexican attack ou'roit
'Taylor.'
AN APT RENA . ..- . Husba'nd, I don't know
where that boy got his bed temper—not from me
I'm sure.'
No, my dear, for I don't perceive you have loot
any.'
' I shall be at home next Sunday night,' as
the young Indy said, when she followed her beau
to the door, who seemed to be somewhat wavering'
in his attachment. So shell I,' was the reply.
I jjj l say, Mister, what's butter to day 1'
• Why butter, certainly.'
• Well, I'm datn'd glad of it, for the last pound
I got from you was more'n half lard.'
After hypocrites, the greatest dupes the devil
has, are those who exhaust an anxious existence in
the disappointment and vexations of business, and
live miserably and maeoly, only to die magnificent ,
1 IV rich.