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Con i rmi n inations, Sze. by mail, must be post paid— otherw i4e they will out meet with atiention. FILE GARLAND. ---"With Slvovtepi flowers enricli'd, From various gardens with care." Milli GIrrTIII.7II6 WREATH TH E STAR OV HOPE. Tut: mariner, by tempt sts lust, When gathering clouds obscure the sky, Tho' in a trackless ocean lust, Still hear 'n ward turns his anxious rye; And strives, tho' darkness reigns around, To penetrate the dark prothund. And if, I,<•rchance. the Polar Star, (The mariner's interring guide,) Should bless his vision from afar, Ile casts his doubts and fears aside And, 'will the elemental strife, Ile hails it its the pledge of life. So, when the clouds of sorrow roll, In darkness 'round life's trackless way, The "STAIL or iforE" Monies the soul, And lights our path with gladsome ray: And, mildly heaming-from afar, We hail it as our PULAI. STAR. Getty,burg., Pa N . 11,MILTEIWG TREAT. LNO. :IA PH ET, IN SEARCH OP A. na.Trrmt. (n - doNTIN tau) FttSt twit LAST We had taken our horses ler the next town ; but as soon as we were fairly on the road, stopped the boys, and told them that the Great A rikoden us intended to observe the planets and 'stars that night, and that they were to proceed to a common which I mentioned. The post boys, who were well aware of his fame, and as folly persuaded of it ns every body else, drove to the common; wo descended, took off the luggage, and re ceived directions from Melchior in their presence about the instruments, to which the boys listened with open mouths and wonderment. I paid them well,• and told them that they might return, which they appeared very glad to do. They reported what had occurred, and this simple method of regaining our camp, added to the aston• ishment of the good town of —. W hen they were out of sight we resumed our usual clothes, packed all up, carried . away most of our elects, and hid the others in the furze to be sent for the next night, not being more than two miles from the camp. We soon arrived, and were joyfully received by Meta and Nattee. As we walked across the common, I ob served to Melchior, "I wonder Wilms(' stars In.ve any influence upon 'umiak, as it was formerly supposed?" "Most assuredly they have," replied Mel. chior. "I eimoot read them, but I firmly belit:ve in them." I made the above remark, as I had often thought that such was Melchior's idea. "Yes," continued he, "every man has hie destiny--such must be the case. It is known beftirelnind what is lanppen to us by an omniscient Being, and being known, what is it but (lest iny which cannot be chang ed'? It is fide," continued he, surveying the stars with his hand raised up, '•and that fate is as surely written there as the 81111 shines upon us; hut the groat book is sealed, because it would not add to our happiness." "If, then, all is destiny, or fate, what in• ducement is there to do %%ell or ill ?" replied I. "We may commit all acts of evil, and say, that as it was predestined,. we could not help it. Besides, would it be just that the omniscient Being should punish us for those crimes which we cannot prevent, and which are allotted to us by destiny ?" "Japhet, you argue well; but you are in error, because, like most of those of the Christian Church, you understand not the sacred writings, nor did I until I knew no; wife. Her creed is, I believe, correct; and, what is more, adds weight to the truths of the Bible." "I ihoughtdkat giosies hnd no religion." "You are n the only one who vupoosee so._ It is true that the majority of the tribe are held by the higher castes as serfs, and are not instructed ; but with—if I may use the expres.ion--the aristocracy of them it is very different, and their creed I have adopted." "1 should wish to hear tl•eir creed," re- plied 1. • "Wear it then. Original sin commenced in heaven—µ•hen the angels rebelled against Weir Gnd—uut on earth." "I will grant that sin originated first in heaven." "Do you think that n great, n good God, ever created any being too its destruction nod eternal misery, much less an angel? Did he nut foresee their rebellionl" "I grunt it " "This world was not peopled with images of God until slier the fhll of the angels: it had its living beings, its monsters perhaps, but not a nice of men with eternal souls. But it was peopled, as we see it now, to ena ble the religions of angels who fell to return to theii: former hrppy state—as a pilgrim age by .which they might obtain their par dons, and resume their seats in heaven. Not a child is born, but the soul of sonic fallen cherub enters into the body to work out its salvation. Many do, ninny do not, and then they have their task to recom mence anew; for the spirit once created is immortal, and cannot be destroyed ; and the Almighty is all goodness, and would ever pardon." "Then you suppose there is no such thing as eternal punishment ?" "Eternal !--no. Punishment there is, ' bat not eternal. When the religions of an gels fell, some were not so perverse as oth ers : they soon re• obtained their seats, even when, as children, having passed thriaigh the slight ordeal, they have been stiminoned kick to heaven; but others who, from their Infancy, show hew laid were their natures, have many pilgrimages to perform ',More they can be pacified. This is, in itself; a punislunvia. What other punishment they incur between their pilgrimages we know not ; but this is certain, that no one was cre• And to be punished eternally." "But all this is but assertion," replied 1; "where are your pr 006,1" the Bible ; some day or another 1 will show them to you; but we are at the camp, anti I am anxious to embrace Nattee." I thought for some tone upon this singe r creed; one, in itself; not niilitiitiugagainst religion, but at the same time 1 could not call to nand any passages by which it could be supported. Still the idea was and I dwelt upon it with pleasure. 1 have before observed, and indeed the reader must have gathered from my narrative, that Nlelchitir was no collllllou personage. Every day did I become more partial to him, and more pleased with our erratic life. What scruples I had at first gradually wore away; the time passed quickly, and although 1 would occasionally call to mind the origi nal object of my setting fbrth, I would satis fy, myself by the reflection, that there was yet sufficient time. Little Meta was now my constant companion when in the camp, and I amused myself with teaching her to write and read. ".laphet," said Timothy to me one day, as we were cutting hazel broach wood in the forest, "I don't see that you get on very fast in your search alter your father." "No, Tim, 1 do not ; but 1 ant gaining a knowledge of the world which will be very useful to me when I recommence the search; and what is more, I am saving a great deal of money to ebable ale to prosecute it." ‘ , VV hat did Melchior give you after we left?" "Twenty guineas, which, with what I had before, makes more than filly." "And he gave me ten, which makes twenty, with what I had before. Seventy pounds is a large stun." "Yes, but soon spent, Tim. We must work a little longer. Resides, I cannot leave that little girl--she was never intend ed for a rope dancer." "I um glad to hear you say that, Japhet, for I feel as you do—she shall share our fortunes." "A glorious prospect truly," replied I, laughing ; "but never mind, it would he bet ter than her remaining here. But how are ive to manage that 1" "AI)? that's the rub: hut there is time enough to think about it when we intend to quit our present occupation." "Well, I understand from Melchior that we are to start in a few days?" "What is it to be, Japhet ?" "Oh ! we shall be at hotne,we are to cure all diseases under the sun. To-mor row we commence making pills, so we may think ourselves with Mr. Cophagus again." "Well, I do think we shall have some fun ; but I hope Melchior won't make me take my own pil:s to prove their good qual ities—that will be no juke." "0 no, Num is kept on purpose for that. What else is the fool good for?" The next week was employed as we an ticipated. Boxes of pills ofevery size, neat ly labelled, bottles of various mixtures, chiefly stimulants, were corked and packed up. Powers of any thing were put in pit pers ; but, at all events, there was nothing hurtlid in them. All was ready, and ac companied by Num (Jumbo and Fleta being lett at home) we Net off, Melchior assuming the dress in which we had first met him in the waggon, and altering his appearance so completely, that he would have been taken for nt least sixty years old. We now tra yelled on foot with our dresses in bundles, each carrying his own, except Num, who was loaded like a packhorse, and made sore lamentations: "Can't you carry soMe of t his ?" "No," replied I, "it is your own luggage; every one must carry his own." "Well, I never felt my spangled dress so heavy beim e. W here are we going r' "Only a little way," replied Timothy, "and then you will have nothing more to do." "I don't know that. When master puts on that dress, I have to swallow little things till I'm sick." "It's all good for your health, Num." "I'm very ,well, I thank'e," replied the poor fellow; 'but I'm very hot and very tired.' Fortunately for poor Num, we were not flit from the market town at which we in tended to open campaign, which we did the next morning by Num and Timothy sally ing forth, the former with a large trumpet in his hand, and the latter riding on a don key. On their arrival at the market-place, BY ROBERT WHITE minnLawort, =Ton, PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. "I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION."—sauts. 411 , 2aMitZt.21 1 3n1169 zkft. caroxPx•Qaur,. auPair 2 taws,. Num commenced blowing it with all his might, while Timothy, in his spangled dross, as soon as they had collected a crowd, stood upon his saddle and harangued the people as follows : ' : 'Gentlemen and ladies—l have the hon. our to announce to you the arrival in this town of the celebrated Doctor Appallache osmocommetico, who has travelled further than the sun and faster than a comet. Ho bath visited every part of the globe. He has smoked the calaniut with the Indians of North America—he has hunted with, the Araucas in the South—g. Hoped on while horses over the plains of Mexico, and rubb ed noses with the E. , quitatix. lie bath used the chopsticks with the Chinese, swung the chervil pooga with the liindoos, and pulled the nose of the great Cham of Tarta• ry. He hath visited and been received in every court of Europe ; danced on the ice of the Neva with the Russians—led the maz urka with the poles—waltzed with the Ger mans—tarantulaed with the Italians—fan dangoed with the Spanish—and quudrillvd with the French. tie bath explored every mine in the universe, walked through every town on the continent, examined every mountain in the world,uscended Mont Blanc, walked down the Andes, and run up the Pyrenees. fie has been into every volcano to the globe, and descending by Vesuvius has been thrown up by Stromboli. He has lived more than a thousand years, and is still in the flower of his youth. He has had one hundred and forty sets of teeth one idler 'toothier, and expects a new set next Christ mas. H i s whole life has been spent in the service of mankind, and in doing good to his fellow-creatures : and having the experi ence of more than a thousand years, he cures more than a thousand diseases. Gen. llemen, the wonderful dotter will present himself before you this evening, and will then tell what his remedies are good for, so that you may pick arid choose according to your complaints. Ladies, the wonderful doctor can greatly assist you : he has secrets by which you may have a family if you should so wish—philters to make husban& constant,and salves to make litchi blind—cos metics to remove pimples and restore to youth and beauty, and powders to keep children from squalling. Sound the trumpet, Phil 'etas; sound, and let every body know that the wonderful Doctor A ppallacheosmocom. metico has vouchsafecho stop here and con fer his blessings upon the inhabitants of thi'e N town." Hereupon Num again blow the ttimpet till he was black in the face ; and l t imothy, dropping on his donkey, rode away to other parts of' the town, whore he. repeated his grandiloquent announcement, followed, as may be supposed, by a numer ous cortege of little ragged boys. About tour o'clock in the afternoon, Mel chior made his appearance in the market place, attended by me, dressed as a German student, Timothy and Num in their cos tumes. A staged had been already pre pared, and the populace had crowded round it more with the intention of laughing than of making purchases. The various packets were opened and arranged in front of the platform, I standing on one side of Melchior, Timothy on the other, and Num with his trumpet, holding on by one of the scafluld poles at the corner. "Sound the trumpet, Philotas," said Mel chior, taking off his tkree cornered hat, and making a low bow to the audience, at every blast. "Pray, Mr. Fool, do you know why you sound the trumpet ?" "I'm sure I don't know," replied Num. opening his goggle eyes. "Do you know, Mr. Dionysius?" "Yes, sir, I can guess." "Explain, then, to the gentlemen. and In dies who have honoured us with their presence." " Because, si r, trumpetsa re always sound ed before great conquerors." "Very true, sir; but how am I a great conqueror ?" "You have conquered death sir; and he's a very rum customer to have to deal with." "Dionysius, you have answered well, and shall have sonic bullock's liver for your sup per—don't forget to remind me, in case I forget it." "No, that I won't sir," replied Timothy, rubbing his st.nnach, as it delighted with the idea. "Ladies and gentlemen," said Melchior to the audience, who were on the broad grin, "I see your mouths are all open, and are waiting for the pills; but be not too impa tieni-1 cannot part with my medicines un less you have diseases which require their aid ; and I should, indeed, be a sorry doctor, if I prescribed without knowing your com plaints. Est neutrule genus signalss rem non animatum, says Herodotus; which in English means, what is one man's meat is another man's poison; and further, he adds, Ut jecur, ut onus, put tit occiput, which is as touch as to say, that what agrees with one temperament will be injurious to anoth er. Caution, therefore, becomes very ne cessary in the use of medicine; and my repu tation depends upon my not permitting any one to take what is not good for him. And now, my very dear friends, 1 shall first .beg you to observe the peculiar qualities of the contents of this little phial. You observe, that there is not more than sixty drlips in it, yet will these sixty drops add ten years to a man's life—for it will cure him of almost as runny diseases. In the first place, are any ofyou troubled with the ascites, or drop sy, which, as the celebrated Galen hath de clared, may be divided into three parts, the ascites, the anasarcet, and the tympanttes. The diagnostics of this disease uro, ing of the abdomen or stomach, difficulty of breathing, want of appetite, and a teazing cough. I say, have any of you this disease? None. Then I thank Heaven that you aro not so afflicted. -"The next disease it is good for, is the periptieumonin, or inflammation on the lungs —the diagnostics or sy tnptoms of which are, a small pulse, swelling of the eyes, and red ness of the face. say, have any of you these symptoms ? if so, you have the dis ease. No one. I thank Heaven that you are none of you so afflicted. "It is also a sowreign remedy for the diarrlura, the dingnostics of which, nre faintness frequent gripings, rumbling in the bowels, cold sweats, arid, spawn." Here one man came forward and com plained of frequent giipings--another of rumbling in the bowels, and two or three Mom of cold swell's. "It is sell. 0, I thank Heaven that I am here to administer to you myself! fear• what S”FI Hippocrates? Relati num cum a ',heed cntc concordat, which means that remedies quickly applied kill the disease in ifs birth. Here, my friends, take it—take it—pay me only one shilling, and be thank ful. When you go to rest, fail nut ,to offer up your prayers. It is also a sovereign remedy for the dreadful chtragra or gout- I cured.the whole corporation of city alder men last week, by their taking three bot tles each, and they presented me with the freedom, of the city of London, in a gold box which I am sorry that 1 have forgotten to bring with me. Now the Chira gra may he divided into several varieties. Gonagra, if in the elbow—onutga. if in the shoulder, and lumbago, if in the back. All these are varieties of gout, and for all these the con• tents of this little bottle is a sovereign rem edy : and, observe, it will keep for ever. Twenty years hence, when afflicted in your old age—and the time will come, my good people—you may take down this little phial from the shelf, and bless the hour in which you spent your shilling ; for as Eusebius de clares, 'verbunt personate concordat clan rt . Ominitavo,' which is as much as to- say, the active will grow old, and suffer from pains in their limbs. W ho, indeed, can say that tin will nut have them ?" After this appeal, the number of those who Ltd pains in their limbs, or who wish ed to provide against such a disease, proved so great; that all our phials were disposed of, and the doctor was ob:iged to promise that in a fkv days he would have some more of this invaluable medicine ready. "Ladies and gentlemen, I shall now offer to ‘ yoLe.botica a valuable plaster, the effects of which are miraculous. Dionysius, come hither, you have felt the benefit of this plas ter; tell your case to those who are present, and mind you tell the truth." Hereupon Timothy stepped forward. "Ladies and gcntleinen, upon my honor, a bout three weeks back I fell off the scaflidd, broke my hark bone into three pieces, and was carried off to a surgeon, who looked at me, and told the people to take measure for my coffin. The great doctor was not there at the time, having been sent for to consult with the king's physicians upon the queen's case, of Cophagus, or intermitting mortifi cation of the great toe ; but fortunately, just as they were putting me into a shell, my master came. back, and immediately apply ing his sovereign plaster to my back, in five days I was able to sit up, and in ten days I returned to my duty." "Are you quite well now, Dionysius "Quite well sir, and my back is like a w ha le bone." ‘‘Try it." Hereupon Dienysius threw two somersets tbrward, two backward, walked across the stage on his hands, and tumbled in every direction. "You see, gentlemen, I'm quite well now, and what I have said, I assure you, on my honour, to be a fact." "I hope you'll allow that to be a very wetly cure," said the doctor, appealing to the audience; "and I hardly need say, that lor strains, bruises, contusions, wrenches, and dislocations, this plaster is infallible : and I will surprise you more by telling you, that I can sell it for eightpence a sheet." The plaster went off rapidly, and was soon expended. The doctor went on do scribing his other valuable articles, and. when he came to his cosmetics, &c., for women, we could not hand them out fast enough. "And now," said the doctor, "I must bid you farewell for this evening." "I'm glad of that," said Timothy, "tor now I mean to sell my own medicine." "Your medicine, Mr. Dionysius I what do you mean by that ?" "Mean : air; I mean to say that I've got a powder of my own contriving, which is a sovereign remedy." • "Remedy, sir, for what r “Why, it's a powder to kill fleas, and what's wore, it's just as infallible us your own.” '•Have you indeed; and pray, sir, how (lid you hit upon the invention ?' "Sir, I discoveied it in my sleep by acci dent ; but I have proved it, and I will say, if properly•administered, ►t is quite. as in fallible as any of yours. Ladies and gentle. men,. I pledge you my honour that it will have the effect desired, and all 1 ask is six pence a powder 2" "But how ,is it to be used, sir ?" "Used—why, like all other powders; but I won't give the directions till I have sold some; promising, however, if my method does not succeed, to' return the money." "Well, that is fair, Mr. Dionysius; and I will take care that you keep your bargain. Will any body purchase the fool's powder for killing fleas'?" "Yes, I will," replied a man on the board grin, "here's sixpence. Now, then, Tirol, how am Ito use it ?" "Use it," said Timothy, putting the six pence in his pocket; "I]l explain to you. You must first catch the flea, hold him so tight between the fore finger and thumb as to force him to open his mouth: when his mouth is open you must put a very little of this powder into it, and it will kill him di rectly." "NV' by, when I have the flea ao tight as you state, I may as well kill him myself:" "Very true, so you may, if you prefi?r it; but if you do not, you may use this power, which upon my honour is infidlible." Tbi. occasioned a great deaf of mirth a mong.thn bystanders. Timothy kept his sixpence, and our exhibition for this day ended, very much to the satisfaction of Melchior, who declared ho had taker: more than ever he had done before in a whole week. Indeed, the wholo sum amounted to 171. 10s., all taken in shillings and sixpences, for articles hardly worth the odd shillings in the account; so we at down to supper with anticipations of a good harvest, and so it proved. We stayed four days at. this town, and then proceeded onwards, when the like success attended us, Timothy and I being obliged to sit up nearly the whole night tolabel and roll 'Opine, and mix medicines, which we did in a very scien tific manner. Nor was it always that Melchior presided; ho would very often tell his audience that business required his attendance elsewhere, to visit the sick, and that he loft the explanation of his medicines and their moperties to his pupil, who was far advanced in knowledge. With my prepossessing appearance, I made a groat effect, more especially among the ladies, and Timothy exerted himself so much when with me, that we never tidied to bring home to Melchior a groat addition to his earnings—so much so, that at last he only showed himself, pretended that he wan an importuned to visit sick persona, that be could stay no longer, and then leave us, atter the first half hour, to curry on the business for him. Al. ter six weeks of uninterrupted success, we return. ed to the camp, which, us usual, was not vary far off. Melchior's profits had been much more than ho anticipated, and he was very liberal to Timothy and me ; indeed, ho looked upon me as his right band, and became more intimate and attached (ivory day We were of course delighted to re turn to the camp, after our excursion. There was so much continual bustle and excitement in our peculiar profession, that a little 'plot was do lightful ; and I never felt more happy than when Flota threw herself into my arms, and Natteb. came forward with her usual dignity and grate f but with more than usual condescension and kindness, bidding mo welcome home. Home— alas! it was never n'ionnt for My home, or poor Flora's—and,thut 1 felt. It ivuo.our sojourn for a time, and no more; PTO liE CONTINUED.I MISCELLANEOIIS . . THE USED UP. The jig is up: I have been now. Shy high—and worse than that, The girl whose praises I have sung', With pen, with pencil and with tongue, Said 'Nor —and I felt flat. Now, I will neither rave nor rant, Nor my hard fate deplore; Why should a fellow look aslant If one girl says she won't or can't, While there's so many more? I strove my best—it wouldn't do • I told her she'd regret— • She'd ruin my heart—and chances too, As Fiat; dont like those fellows who "lheir walking papers get. In truth I loved her very Well, And thought that she loved me; The reason why, I cannot tell, But when I wooed this pretty belle— Twas a mistake in me. She's dark of eye—and her sweet smile, • Like some-of which I've read, Is false—for she, with softest guile, . . Lured me 'mong rocks,near love's bright' isle, And then—she cut me dead. My vanity was wounded sore— And that I bate the worst. You see a haughty look I wore, And thought she could not but adore, Of all men me the first. Well, thank the fates, once more I'm free, At every shrine I'll bow; And if, again, a girl clMitt me, Exceeding sharp I guess she'll be,..— Ilve cut toy eye-teeth now. Oh, like the burnbleblee, I'll rove Just when, and where I please; Inhaling sweets from every grove, humming around each flower I love, And dancing in each breeze. A WOMAN AT TUB BOTTOM OF IT.--The story of the Persian Prince, which may be recollected by many of our readers, who be lieved that no evil could happen unless a womun was the cause of it, was forcibly re• called to our mind, by pertising the follow ing extract from Knappie Life of Aaron Burr. WIFE OF BENEDICT ARNOLD. Col. Burr, in 17S0, was on a visit to Mrs. Provost, the lady who not long after became his wife, when Mrs. Arnold stopped at her house, on the way to the city of New York, in order to join her husband. At the first news of his treason, Mrs. Arnold excited the sympathy of every one. Her lamentations and screams might be heard at a distance, and many feared that her reason would be shaken from its throne. Several of the oil. cars at West Point, at that time wrote most affecting descriptions of her wretchedness, and went so far as to think that the wounds given to the heartelan elegant and accom plished woman, deserved as much punish ment ns the treason Arnold had committed. Washington was deeply affected by her sit. uation,and rendered her every assistance in his power, and with (*rent gallantry,sent her a letter of sate colid t let to the lines. Mrs: Provost was the widow of a British officer, and to her Mrs. Arnold could unbosom her self; and being assured that no one was near but those of strict honor, she threw off the mask t and thanked God that the farce ofhy pocrisy was over, for she hated to be an ac tress any longer. She said that she had commenced the correspondence with the [WHOLE NO. 276. British commander, and had brought her husband to the deed at last; stating alsothat she had long abhorred the American cause, and was happy that she was free from the rebels. Thus fipoils the pathos of many a brilliant description of her patriotism and sensibility, but nevertheless, the generous feelings in which they werii written, will still remain as proofs that there was nothing re vengeful or low in the diipositions of those who achieved our independence. The Dutchman and his Thou= sand Dollar Bill. Away back in the State of N. Y.oik Hies a Dutch hirnier,woll to du us the world,w hci always keeps by him a thousand dollar hill. With this bill in hie pocket, and a shabby coat on his hack, he prides hirnself on play ing tricks with strangers—particularly such country merchants, as have - recently com menced business in the neighborhood, and are not acquainted with his pecuniary cir cumstances. As an instance of this kisd, he went lately to a new trerehant, with his clothes all in rags, his toes sticking out through hip shoes, his hut without a crown, and his beard a fortnight old,ana ordered a low dollars worth of goods: The merchann , tared at hire; hut as there could be no great hazard in laying, 'out:the articles for him, none•of which wero to be cut, he executed the command. When the geode were ready, the merchant stared still more to hear his scurvy looking cus tomer ask him to charge them. ' "Charge them!" exclaimed the man efthe mercliandize-:--"ha, ha, ha! we're not in hab it of - charging - our goods to every body. We keep a sharp look-out for breakers." • "Won't you shorge 'eni den?" "Not to you, I thank vou. You mnst have a better coat on your back to expect credit; tram Us." • "Detii:ifyou won't sharge 'em," said the Dutchnifin with great mod , ration, "I nmst by unit bay tbr 'em down, if so be, supposin I can muster money enough." Then taking a thou and dollar bill from his pocket, he ex tentled it to the merchant with a sly leer on his face, and Said, "Will you change dad" • "That—what!—a thousand dollar; bill! Is it poisible tlyit'-:—that a luau of your appear ance—'i • • "Wat, Mishter, be's you scar't ha? Did you neret Seen a toilsand dollar bill afore?" "A man 'of your appearance!" continued the . morehant, in his astonishment, "with a thousand dollar bill ! 1 could have sworn—" "None o' your shwearmg here if you please, • Mishter—but give rue my change, (let 1 may ho off to mine farm again." • "Off to your farm! A thousand dollar bill! Who are You if 1 may be so bold?" • "Who be's Wy, don't you know your own neighbors, man? My name isFrits Van Vogler-a poo►► farmer, mit no more as one tousand acres of landt, and dig small bill in my Nickel, dat was—so if you'll change it, and let me be gone, dank you." "Change !t? Lord, sir! where should I get money, of a morning, to change a thou sand dollar bill?" "Den wat shall I do, Mishter? Yon wont drust me, nor won't change mine tound dollar bill !" "Trust yonf Mr. Van Veglei --that I will, to the arnouot of a thousand dollan+, if you wish. You didn't suppose f was afraid to trust you, did you?" sa:d the merchant, grow ing very complaisant. "flaw, haw, haw!" roared the Dutchman, as luuel us he could laugh—"you begins to haul in your horns a little, does you?— Shtrange wet waunder a sh mall tousand dol lar bill will work in a man's gem opinion! So, you'll driest me now, will you?" "Certainly, certainly, sir." "No, I'll be wh tped if you shall—ifso be, supposin I can find silfer enough in mine locket to pay you." As he said this, the Dutchman hauled oat an old stocking full of dollars; paid for 'the goods, and giving an• othei hearty haw, haw, haw! at the w,lon ishment and sudden change of opinitin of the merchant, departed.—Transcryt. The venerable Major .la.mrs GIBBON, the Hero ofStony Point, died in Richmond on the Ist inst. - in the '77th year of hi*tige.— The gallantry which he displayed as a sol dier of the Revolution has given him a fame which will endure with the history of that momentous struggle. He held the office of collector of the Port of Richmond at the time of his death, and for many yiara pre vious.--.3lurtinsburg Gazate. It was quite diverting a day or two since to see a white man sawing a cord of wood, while a black ielloW stood looking on with his hands in his pockets, eiving directions, viz: "Put dat tick a kola finder lode middle ob de orse ; stop, stop, put dat cat-tick on de top and saw dear bole togedder.: Lipt up dat log up out de gutter. Saw away fasser you lazy rascal, you don't urn do salt ob your porridge." A g entlemen just then stepped up, and asked Pompey why the white man was do.. ing the work which he' (the black) had en gaged to do. "Cause me?pley him for de job!" - And how notch do you give him! "Four and six-pence." • Bow's that? you are to have but lout shillings, the usual price, "Oh nebber. mind, its wort sixpence to be gemiean.--Phil. pap. Lorcoevinr.—A woman named Maros. ret Crow recently died at the work betas of St. Matgarets, lirestminater, &t the Wrier.- ed age of 100 - years. -
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