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VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE.
TN pursuance el the last Will and Testa•
ment of Joss litcmn, deceased, will
be sold at Public Sale. on the premises, on
Monday the 16th of November next,
J 1 ratesable Farm,
situate in Germany township, Adams corn•
ty, adjoining land of Abraham Sell, Michael
Riezmiller's Mill property, and others, con•
taming 104 ACRES and 71 PERCHES,
of which the largest proportion is lime•
stone land. The improvements are
A TWO STORY
• ,
Loa Eousm,
_ _ weather-boarded and painted, a
large Barn, Wagon-sheds, and other neces
sary out buildings, and water convenient to
the house and Barn; two Apple Orchards
and other Fruit trees.
-ALSO
A Tract of Limestone Land,
situate in Germany and Conowago town.
ships, Adams county, adjoining lands of
Jacob Mause, M. Kitzmiller, and others,
containig 70 ACRES and 120 PERCHES,
with a due proportion of Meadow and Tim
ber•land, and under pod fencing.—ALso,
X 9PRA.CT,
situate in Germany township, Adams coun
ty, adjoining lands of John Bart, David
Sell's Mill property, and others, containing
70 ACRES of Land, more or less. Tho
improvements are
A ONE 81 4 0EY
SWIM HOUSE,
and Brick back-building, Log Barn, "
Spring house, and a never failing spring of
water convenient to the house; two Apple .
Orchards of choice fruit, and a due propor.
tion of Meadow and Timberland.—ALSO,
.1 TR.ICT OF LAXD.
situate in said Township, adjoining lands o
John Ban, George Unger, and others, con•
taining 60 ACRES, more or - less, with a
due proportion of Timber and Meadow
land, and under good fencing, and well
watered.—A LSO, A Tract of
TIMBER LAND.
containing 9 ACRES and 105 PERCHES,
situate in said township, adjoining the first
above-named Farm, and land of John ling
er, and others.
Any person wishing to view any of said
property before the day of sale, can call on
John Palmer, jun. residing nn the first above
named Farm, or on the Subscriber, living
in Mounijoy township, Adams county, who
will show the property, and give such info: ,
Motion as may be required.
°'Sale will commence at 10 o'clock,
A. M. of said day, on the first above descri•
bed Farm, and the terms of sale niacin
knotin by
JACOB KELLER, Ex'r.
October 13, 1840. 4e-29
ZnilallatattatifertaiPo
WHEREAS the Hon.D. DortEEE,Esq.
President of the several Courts of
Common Pleas, in the Counties composing
the 19th District, and Justice of the Courts
,of Oyer and Terminer, and General Jail '
Delivery, for the trail of all capital and oth
er offenders in the said District—and Wm-
M'CLEAN and GEO. WILL, Esquires, Judg-
Qs uf the Courts of Over and Terminer, and
General Jail Delivery, for the trial of all
capital and other offenders in the County of
Adiuns—have issued their precept, bearing
'date the 27th say ut August, in the year of
our LORD one thousand eight hundred and
forty, and to me directed, for holding
a Court of Common Pleat and General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and General
Jail Delivery, and Court of Oyer and Ter
miner, at Gettysburg, on Monday the 23d
day of Ncrvernber next--•
N - otice hereby Given,
To ell .the Justices of the Peace; the Coro
ner, and Qonstables. within the said County
of 4daMs; that they be Ahern and there, in
their proper person, with .their Rolls; • Re
cords, Inquisitions,' Examinations, and oth
er Remenitirances,to do those things,which
to their offices and iiithat •behalt appertain
to be done and also they who will prosecute
Against the prisoners that are, or than shall
be, in tho Jail of the said County of Adams,
are to be then and thure,to prosoeute against
them as shall ho just.
GEO. W. WCLELL AN, Sheriff
Pct. 27, 1840, to
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THE GARLAND.
—" With sweetest flowers enrich'd
From various gardens cull'd with care."
StrnaCCRIS GONE!.
HT CHARLES B. DAILET.
The time of love and gentle flowers
Has slowly passed away.
The birds have flown to other climes
To sing their cheerful lay.
No more upon the smiling earth,
Do flowers sweetly shine,
For death puts forth his band and says,
No! no! they are all mine.
The morning chill, the evening air,
Do tell the mournful tale
Of death to all the lovely tints
That deck the sunlit vale.
I saw a llower sweetly shine
To greet the only day,
But Death put forth his hand and said.
No! no! but pus away.
Sweet summer's gone, sweet summer's gone,
The blooming time of flowers,
When love and song were all the them,
And swiftly flow the hours.
No more the trees put forth their leaves—
In living brightness shine—
For Death puts forth his hand and says,
They all, they fall, are mine.
But as the seasons pass along,
The dowers bloom again,
They spring beside the sparkling rill,
And grow upon the plain.
For like the soul that flies from earth,
And leaves this place of wo,
The flowers and the Christian heart,
A second spring shall know.
utaciommatatumcoact).
From the Christian Citizen.
MAJOR WYMAN.
A .KETCH.
In the ancient town of Aylwin,New York
upon the great county thoroughfare, a little
back from the road, stands a largo building
of antique appearance, inhabited by David
Wyman, a fine old country gentleman—a
farmer gentleman, one who has followed
the plough and cast in the seed, and with
his own stalwart arm.cut down the ripened
grain. He is wealthy, and to his own in
dustry and prudence, with the blessing of
his Maker, al: credit is due that he is so.—
His head is old, but his heart young.—
Eighty winters have cast their snows upon
the former, but have not been able to chill
the latter. His wife has grown old • with
him. She was a young and blooming bride
of scarce three months, when the loud tocsin
of war aroused the people of this country to
their memorable seven years struggle, and
with her own fair hand she helped to mould
the bullets for her husband's musket, and as
he left for the camp, stiffling all womanish
feelings, and immolating herself upon the
altar of liberty, from her young lips went
forth the words ofencouragement and ex
hortation.
When the war was at an end, the soldier
returned to his native place with the title of
Major. He now applied himself diligently
to the cultivation of his farm, and in a few
years all about him looked neat and flour
ishing; his flocks and his herds increased,
and he was a living example of the truth
of the proverb, "the hand of the diligent
maketh rich." Sons and daugthters were
born to him—his wife was one of "the best
of woman and her children rose up and
called her blessed." At the time of which
we write the happy pair had descended far
down the vale of life, and their descendants
with their families numbered over two bun
died, and all of them in comfortable circum
stances, some farmers, some mechanics,
some merchants, and some ministers of the
gospel. Alf of his immediate children were
living but one daughter, the yoUngest, who
died in about a year after she was married,
leaving a little girl a few months old. She
was the old ditto's darling and be insisted
upon taking her little one under his own
roof. The father of the infant died soon
after, and the old man, determined to call
her by his own name, and make her heir
of his estate at his decease. Little Malty,
for so the fond grandfather delighted to call
her although she was christened Martha,
grew up a disiinguished favorite, and at ten
years of age was a beautiful child, with a
face and form which gave promise of ex
traordinary attractions. Matty was as good
as she was beautiful, though she had one
fault, it fault it could be called,—she was
exceedingly independent, and even at that
early age had opinions of her own, and hen-
stated not to express them. She might per
haps, be thought a little too imperious for a
child of ten, but her "queenishness" as her
companions called it, accorded well with her
personal pppearance.
At the time when our story commences,
party politics ran pretty high. The Presi
dential election was approaching, which re
suited in the elevation of General Jackson
to the chair of the supreme executive.—
Major Wyman had not a personal acquain
tance with either candidate, but his prat
!nations were iu favor of Jackson, for the
reason that he was a military man, and a
valiant soldier. "He has fought biavely
for his country" said the old patriot, "in
battle wittfthe enemy and he well deserves
to partake of his country's honors as well
as her hardships. I'll venture but that so
good a soldier will make a good President;"
G. WASHINGTON BOWEN, EDITOR 416 PROPRIETOR.
4 i The liberty to know, to utter, and Co arose, firefly, is above 6U other Überties.”—MlLTON
and accordingly Major Wynia..'s vote went
in for the chteftain Many of the old sub
stantial men of the place, who like him, had
supported Adams four years before, now
went with . him for his opponent. The Ma
jor's influence was great with many of his
neighbors, who all knew him for an honest
high• minded man.
Men, during the year previous to the
election had the Major's house been the
place whore a knot of the village politician. ,
met to talk over the affairs of the ashen,
and concert plans for efrective operation at
the elections._ Many an honest farmer bad
gone into the large old-fashioned parlor a
good Adams man, and come out with eyes
dazzled with the hero's glory to proclaim
abroad his renunciation of his party, and
new born allegiance to the chieftain. At
these meetings Major Wyman took the
lead, and his voice would wax loud, and his
tones become earnest as he descanted on
the merits of the General, and exhorted all
to come up to the mark, to rally round the
standard, to press or. to victory.
Little Matty was the only one of the fam
ily privileged to be present among the par
tizans. She would sit for hours by theside
of the old man, listening to the conversa
tion, her head bent forward, and her chin
resting upon the upturned palm of her hand,
apparently as much interested us any one
of the party.
"Well little one," said Squire Caldwell
one evening, "ain't you sleepyl"
"0 no air. L love to bear old folks talk.
Grandfather never lets them send me off to
bed before nine."
"I suppose you are a staunch little de.
mocrat like your grandfather."
"No sir, I am not—yes, I am a democrat,
but I like Mr. Adams best. I'ma National
Republican, as Charles Gerry calla it
"What's thati" cried her grandfather in
some astonishment. "You a National,
Natty! hah, hah, a little politician in petti
coats. Who filled your head with such
notional"
"Nobody, grandpa, I always was a Na
tional, and so was you a year ago. Who
filled your head with notions, grandee"—
Poor !Wetly spoke before she thought, and
hung down her head, for she feared she
had been saucy.
"fob, hoi! The girl has got the advan
tage of me, hasn't she neighbors! There's
a good deal of my blond in that little one.
She's Wyman all over. As independent as
a wood sawyer, hob, hob! Gen. Jackson is
a brave man, Malty —I haven't exactly
changed my opinions but I think he is the
man to take the reins•"
"Did'nt he treat the Indians badly, gran
par said she in a hesitating tone.
"Not worse than they deserved. Matty.
They are more cruel than wild beasts.—
Hardly any thing is too good for them."—
The Major had a tender spot in his leg,
where an Indian had wounded him in the
revolutionary war.
Although the old man tried to laugh it
off, he was by no means pleased to find his'
little favorite did not think as he did.—
Young as she was,he knew her to be shrewd
and sensible, and he knew it would be vain
to bring her over by any thing but reasoning
During the whole political canvass, Mat
ty remained firm, and had quite a party on
her side in the village high school. Chas.
Gerry was a leader among the boys, and
distinguished for his bravery, discretion.
and quick understanding. If Many was
puzzled about any thing, she would go :o
Charles, and never failed to return to the
charge with a new fund of information, and
a new stoek of arguments.
Charles was then about eighteen. eight
years older than Malty, and when tie visi
ted her grandfather's, he would take her
upon his knee and tell her stories about
Washington, and Hamilton, and Adams,
and Monroe, by the hour together, while
she would look up into his face with a lull
earnest gaze, her black curling hair thrown
back, and her beautitul lips just parted, and
her large black eyes beaming with interest
and intelligence.
"There Mat, I must go home now! you
must give me a kiss for that long story.
Come now."
"0 don't go yet, Charley; wait till nine
—I go to bed at nine." But Charles was
always positive; he never yielded to entree.
ty, but when he had once said he must go,
not ell Matty's persuasions could retain him.
"Then you don't have a kiss CharleyP'
that was last argument, and no kiss would
he get. But the very next time he came,
Many was eager to make up;- and when the
stories were told, I should not wonder if
Charles got more than one kiss.
But the time came when Charles Gerry
must go to College, and then poor Mat was
sorrowful indeed. Does love enter such
young hearts?—lt is more than I can tell,
but of this I am certain, Charles Gerry
bade. Malty good bye the very last one,—
and when he was gone, she was quite sad
for several days. Years rolled on. Chas.
Gerry went on in his studies, and once a
year he spent a few weeks' vacation at his
aunt's in Aylwin. His parents were not
living. Many grew apace in body and
mind. As Charles approached the end of
his college course, he made a long visit to
Aylwin, but now Malty would not kiss him,
nor did she ask him for stories. A cousin
had come to live in her grandfather's house,
a boy of sixteen, and be was her constant
companion.
"She is beautiful," thought Charles, as
he gazed upon her face for the last . time
ere he left again for college, but a little too
imperious, and, young as she is, I fear there
is a spice of coquetry in her nature. Ide
Clare I detest a coquette!"
"You do Mr. Gerry!" cried nn arch
voice. He ha 4 unconsciously uttered those
last words loud.
.4Geod bye, Matty," said he, taking his
hat, "I em going back to college to mor
row." She turned away from the game of
"cat's cradle," which she had been err_ ag ed
in with bet cousin. and half rose up. r- tle
advanced and held out his hand. She tool(
it and ler voice sounded gaily enough ns
she bale him not get into any college
serapes,but when he said she final gond•
bye, he felt sure that his warm pressure
was not merely unreturned, and he thought
that hecould see a tear stealing into that
full black eve.
I hive cat's cradle, Henry!" exclaimed
she. as the door closed after him. "I had
rather play something else." Various
games were proposed, but none of them ap
peared to shit, and finally she sat down to
reading. The book she read was the gift
of Charles Gerry! Mr. Gerry, as she now
insisted on calling him.
Charles graduated in good standing, and
immediately commenced the study of divin
ity.—He visited Aylwin at considerable in
tervals, but hie visits became fewer and
fewer, and just as ho was about to take or.
ders as a clergyman, ho merely passed one
day there making but a five minutes' call
at Major Wyman's. The Major was cold
and formal, and did not as formerly invite
him over and over to call and see him when
be came to town. The truth was that
some of the village gossips, began to hint
something about an attachment between
his lovely grandchild and the young clergy.
man. This the old man could not bear the
thought of, for various reasons; Charles
Gerry was an Episcopalian. He was very
active in opposition to the administration.
Indeed the Major's heart was so bound up
in the child that he looked with a jealous
eye upon any who might attempt to gain
her aff , ctions. As to Many she appeared
even more distant than hergrandfather, and
Charles Gerry left Aylwin with feelings in
which the bitterness of disappointment was
mingled.
Major Wyman stood by Gen. Jackson
through thick and thin during his whole
eight years, and nave his vote to his suc
cessor also, not for any preference but be
cause the General recommended him.—
His antipathy to Gerry increased, as he
heard in the course of two years that he
had settled over a city parish, and he now
considered him a rank aristocrat both in re-
ijgion and politics. An Episcopalian is a
church and state man, said he. His aye
tem of church government is at war with
our republican institutions. It is a limited
monarchy. Nay it is almost a despotism.
For a long time Charles Gerry did not
visit Aylwin, for his church was in a distant
city, and it was not convenient to leave his
flock. He did not marry, nor did he appear
in the least inclined to.—ln his public duties
he was distinguished for that zeal and dis
cretion which had characterized his earlier
years. Although a clergyman, he took a
firm political stand. He did not neglect
his pastoral duties, but his - Motto appeared
to be "God, and my country!" "Religion—
Politics." He was none the less useful to
the people of his charge because he loved
his country and deemed it his bounden du
ty to do his part to shield her from misrule
and promote her prosperity. Soon after
the meeting of the National Convention at
Harrisburg, which resulted in the most for
tunate nomination or General Harrison lor
the Presidency, he took leave of his people
to spend a few of the winter months among
his earlier friends. Major Wyman was
still hale and hearty, although so old, and
as much interested In politics as ever.—
Miss Wyman, as we must now call her, was
as she bad been when a child. Although
possessing beauty of a splendid order, and
talented as she was beautiful, she still re
mained unwoed. Not but that there were
enough who would have been glad to sue
for her favor, but she would not listen tunny
such thing. She was now twenty-one.
1 have said that she still adhered to her
opinions in politics. Some there are who
maintain that woman has no rittht to have
political opinions, I think they have a right,
and as long as their influence is (as is m most
cases) in favor of Whig principles, we hope
much good from her mind. Many a man
has been turned from the political as well
as the religious error of his ways, by the
sweet voice ofa calm judging wife or sister,
and I might mention more cases than one
ofa Loco foco lover made a Whig, by the
persuasive tongue of the lady of his heart.
The truth, is, the Ladies are anti Loco foco
by nature the greater part of them.
When the misrule and corruption of the
present administration had reached a point
calculated to arouse and alarm the sober
and reflecting Major he began to look
around him. They were not so strong in
their predilections as he was, and it was
an easier task to convince them all that
all was not right.
Miss Wyman did all in her power to
persuade her Grandfather. With that
delicate tact for which women are so re
markable, she let his prejudices sleep, but
day by day would some new fact come forth
in the course - of conversation calculated to
set the old gentleman a thinking. One day
she came from the post office with a Mien
pamphlet in her hand.
"What have you there?" said the Ma
jor. "Only a Whig speech or something
of that kind." After dinner she sat down
to 'read it. "Malty, you may read aloud
if you will." said the old gentleman--" God
forbid that I should refuse to listen to ar
gument."
"But this is a sort of sermon; at least it
is from the pen of a clergyman. You know
You are opposed to ministers taking part
in politics." "Never mind Mat—read
away. Let us see what the parson can
s iv for nimself." She read it through,
and her grandfather listened with great
attention.
"Well," said ho, when she had finished,
"I declare he is a right down sensible man,
it he is a minister. He takes right views,
nod he presents them in a plain and forcible
manner. But Matty I forgot to ask you
his name—who is he? what persuasion!"—
'•He is an Episcopalian, sir, and his
name is Charles Gerry." Miss Wyman
changed color considerably, when she read
the name. "Charles Gerry? Why girl
are you sure it's him? Well," he added
after a long pause, "he was a fine scholar—
I knew that, but he need not have run out
so hard against Gen. Jackson, as he did the
last time but one that he was here."
'.Charles Gerry never abused any one,
grandfather—he was always charitable.'—
"How girl? do you mean to contradict me?
why what. have you to do—l say why do
you take up his defence against me?—
What do you care for him?"
But Miss Wyman had left the room.
"I wonder if"—here was a long pause—
"well, if it should be so I know what I'll do,
and the sooner it is done the better:—
Give me my cane, girl," said he to his
rrand•daughter, who had just roturned,and
away he went down to Mrs. Gerry's
Chnrles' aunt.
What the purport of his conversation was
I will not now say, but they got quite warm
upon the subject.
"Don't fail to send it Ma'am," said he,
as he came forth from the door—"send
pamphlets, indeed! I'll teach him better
than that. Who would have thought
—secret understanding, eh! I'll have no
more secrets—l won't." And back again
he marched to his own house.
The result was, that before many weeks
it was rumored abroad that the Rev. Mr.
Gerry was at Aylimn. He had come as we
have stated above, to spend a few weeks in
visiting his former friends and to recruit
his health—this was the ostensible reason.
Perhaps there might have been another.
One does not like to give up the cherished
hope of years without an effort
Many changes had taken place in Ayl
win since Charles Gerry bad visited there.
Two new churches had sprung up in the
village—one of them of his own order.—
As soon as it was known that the Rev. Mr.
Gerry, from the city, was there a pressing
invitation was sent to him to officiate in the
church on the following Sunday. He ac
cepted it, and when the day arrived, he
found the house filled to overflowing with
those whb were anxious to hear him, for all
remembered Charles Gerry, who for three
years stood first at the high school. As
he rose to address the people after the
reading of the morning service, and cast his
eye over the assembly, he recognized many
a familiar face, and for a moment the
feelings of his boyhood rolled back upon
his soul—but he regained his self possession
and proceeded t9.pronounce the discourse.
Many hearts harned as they listened to his
eloquent ana impassioned preaching.--Af
ter a short time he became aware that a
venerable gray head which lie little expec
ted to see there, was visible amongst the
crowded auditory, and an elegant female
form near by. No wonder that a little of
the passion of earth was mingled with his
zeal for heaven, as the thought passed t h ro'
his mind that upon his lips hung the two
auditors whom of all others, he wished
to effect. That evening ho preached a
lecture explanatory of the peculiar views
of the church, of which many of the people
knew comparatively little.
The next day he received an invitation
to visit Major Wyman. He went and found
the old man much softened as to his preju
dices.
"I went to hear you all day yesterday,
for our minister was absent, and in the
evening too. I confess that I have been
quite uncharitable towards your cbarch.
The truth was, I knew nothing about it.
confounded Episcopalians with the British,
against whom 1 fought so hard sixty years
ago, and I supposed they were all monarch
ists: but now I begin to see differently.—
You attemped to prove that the government
of the Episcopal church was almost exactly
like that of our State. The Bishops being
only Governors, not Kings. Well, perhaps
your form of government is best, but I must
always stick to Congregationalism. lam
too old to try new - forms."
The conversation soon turned upon
politics.--" You still hold to the Adminis.
tration do you Major?" said Gerry.
4 , Well, Charles, I don't know: things
have taken a strange turn lately. I have
had my doubts these three years. I voted
for Van Buren and perhaps I might again,
but I should like to see a good many things
cleared up first. I fear we shall ell go to
ruin at the rate we have gone on for the
last two or three years." The old man
paused a moment in deep thought. At
last he asked suddenly, "do you know much
about this Gen. Harrison, whom the Whigs
have nominated for the Presidency?"
Charles then proceeded to give him a
brief and comprehensive view of Harrison's
public life. Major Wyman listened eagerly
and in silence, except that every now and
then, as the narrator became eloquent la
the description of the difficulties and dangers
which Harrison went through, he would
•
break out into an exclamation. As Gerry
described the battle of Tippecanoe, the old
veteran could hardly restrain himself; his
hand and hie foot went ae tie told of the on-
wataxzat ocoia eitiL
ward career of the troops, and when the ac•
count was ended by a description of the coin.
plete discomhture of the savage foe; the
Major burst into a loud and long hurrah! _
"Mr. Gerry," said he, as soon as he had
given vent to his feel;ngs, 6 give me your
hand. I have done you wrong. I thought
you an aristocrat? I know you cannot be
one, or you would never be able to describe
a nte like that. Your whole soul is for
your country. I see it— I know.
"I always knew it, said a deep musical
female voice. Charles turned and saw Miss
Wyman sitting at the other side of the room,
her fine dark eyes fixed upon him, and her
whole figure in the attitude of earnest admi
ration. He sprang up as by a sudden ims
pulse, and hastened towards her, ":Ratty!"
said he. "Charles!"
"Hallo there, boy—who goes there—
what are you about, hey! What! kissing
hands. Kiss her lips, Charles. You used
to do it. Well, well I guess I'll beat a re
treat. Make termsthough,don't surrender
at discretion." And away - the old matt
went, and left them together. •
That evening saw Charles Gerry and
Martha Wyman plighted lovers.
A month saw hands united where hurts
had long been one. They both had released
their childhood's dream.
In my way on ajourney this spring, I
called at Major Wyman's, and found that
Charles Gerry had left 116 rich parish - in
the city, and had settled over the church
at Aylwin, living with his beautiful bride in
the same house with the old Major.
The latter has now found it best to use
the prayer book, because he is old and
thinks it quite an assistance in his devotions,
but he still maintains that he does not think
Episcopacy any better than Congregation.
slim. Indeed he will scarce allow that
one form is any better than another, but he
prefers no one can preach so good a sermon
as the Rev. Mr. - Gerry.
As to politics he remains as he always
was, a firm, staunch Republican, and will
vote for. Harrison NEXT Few/a, whom he
declares to be a man after Washington's
own heart.
..•100 • Owor.
THE BRIDE.—The writings of Washing
ton Irving abound in pictures, which, for
delicacy, taste, and truth, are not surpassed
by any writers in the English language.—
The following is an exquisite passage from
a chapter in his Bracebridge Hall:
"I know no sight more charming and
touching than that of a young and timid
bride, in het robes of virgin white, led up
trembling to tho alter. When I' thus
behold a lovely girl in the tenderness of
her yeareforsaking the house of her father '
and the home of her obildhood—and, with
the implicit confidence, and the sweet self
abandonment which belong to a woman,
giving up all the world for the man of her
choice; when I hear her, in the good old
language of the ritual, yielding herself to
him "for better, for worse, for richer, for
poorer, in sickness and in health, to ove,
honor, and obey, till death us do part"—it
brings to mind the beantiful • and effecting
devotion of Ruth. "Whither thou goest I
will go, and where thou lodgest 1 will lodge;
thy people shall be my people - and thy God
my God."
THE Pucescotoo: OP TUE WEST, some
portions of it, at least, is such, that we real
ly believe an unsophistioate,d Philadelphian
could not travel there comfortably without
an Interpreter, any more then he could in
China. It was the boast of a Lendon cock
ney thut he travelled through France and ltaly, being better provided with, cash than
lingo, with only one word—oVontbien?'' In
lowa, and parts adjacent, if you sake man,
'Do you know Colonel 8-4 The answer
would be:—.Know himi•:—Whi stranger,
I don't know any body else! Itthe native
was describing the large eating propensities
of a neighbor, he would ,I:titserve,- 44 the
way that settler hides turnips and puts
baked beans into the shade, is a caution to
the patriarchs." A hundred similar ex.
pressions, extravagant, but full original,
are every where current in the West, and
taken with their verbal contents, would
scarcely be understood without a guide.--
Altogether, they would make a voltime.—
PROTRACTED VITALTTT OF 9asua.—Books
containing an abundance of instances of
plants having suddenly sprung up from the
soil obtained from deep excavations, where
the seeds must be supposed to have been
buried for ages. Professor Henslow Bays
that the fens of Cambridgeshire, alter the
surface has been drained'and the soil plough
ed, large crop of white and black mustard
invariably appear. Millar mentions a case
of Plan tap Pslylium having sprung from
the soil eau ancient ditch which was env-
tied at Chelsea, although the plant, had
never been seen in the memory of man.—
De Chendolle says that M. Gemrdie succe
ded in raising kidney beans train seeds at
least a hundred years old, taken out of the
herbarium of Tounefort. Raspberry plants
have been raised from seeds found in a
barrow in Dorsetshire which seeds, from
the coins and other relics met with near
them, may be estimated to have been six
teen or seventeen hundred years old.
A COMPLIMENT.- , -The /lon. John Ser.
geant was tendered the compliment of a
public dinner a few days since, while on a
visit to Norfolk. It was accepted, and pa* ,
sed off in the most In intent manner.
BROKEN Eximazi.—A Frenchman hay.
ing a weakness in his chest, told the physi
c►an he had a bad pain jirlds, portmanteau!