Northern democrat. (Montrose, Pa.) 1844-1848, May 20, 1847, Image 1

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VOLUME • Iv.
Etie Dtmotrat
IS PIXEL O.IIED EVIt'RY TiIIaRSDA V 3,1011.N1NG,i
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pp eta. chatted for pn:atage if carried at the publishers ex-
alas :to no avail; their art Was not clinningl ' "My trust is in heaven " said the Armeni
enough to. discover the true cause, nor wouldi an, calmly. ~,
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she tell it. • *--' '' " Enough," said,the Turk; 't bear him twiny
• The cold-hearted old Bey never dreamed of, to-the court."
the •true cause of her illness. True ho had! And Al Hassan was Ted like a traitor or a
suspected her of' being too unguarded in her: felon before thC judges whose words were fate,
habits, and had laid restrictions upon her as tot and . who were actuated by all the prejudices of
the liberty' that should be permitted for her; theircountrymen against the hated sect to
enjoyment ; but as for disappointment in love: vhich he belonged ; but he was innocent, and
being a cause gufficient to wither the beauty; knew no fear.. •
and health of his . child, the cool, calculating: Boldly, and without hesitation, did the Bey
lold Turk could realize no.such thing. In vaini charge 'him before the tribunal, of profaning
were all the remedies prescribed by the phy-ihis harem—a crime whose penalty was deatlf,,
sicians that attended her, and at last the fath-i unless the culprit became at once a follower of
' l er who really loved his child, perhaps the onlyl the Prophet, and in an instance like the present
being'on earth that had ever engendered an i married tlie female.
honest affection on his heart, determined to: The Armenian commenced his defence in a
seek the confidence of Zillah. He entered the ,'bold and manly strain.- He announced at once,
;gorgeously furnisin:d apartments of the, harem, i his deep, unchanging love for the beautiful
'and seating himself on a rich divan of satin, bet Zillah, and acknowledged the charge preferred
tenderly'drew his child towards him..
!against him, of being filund in the harem.—
Zillah loved her father and at this unusualißut he showed also how he came there; that
token of kindness from liim, tears flooded- Leri it was by treachery and design on the part; of
_eyes and cheeks, and she buried her face in hislßey himself, which could be easily proved by
broad mantle and sobbed'aloud. • i his own child and by the slaves that conducted
-My child," said the old Bey, encircling! him thither.
' , ter slender waist with his arm, " tell nie the' , -
These were sent for and examines, and the
itmie cause of your sickness. Surely you must i Turkish tribunal were forced to acknowledge
:know what robs thy cheek , of its color, thine .in their hearts that Al Ilassan was innocent'.
;eye of its brillianCy, and thy form of its strength. !But he was foutid in the harem, no matter hew
Speak, Zillah, as you would openzyour heart fbe ram , there,--he was a Christian, and the
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Ito the Prophet."' - , [law provided for such eases was imperative.—
," Ah, father, let me . die in peace, since I i The
. judges all joined in advising Al.Hassan
know full well 'how hopeless , is my malady ; I ito embrace the true faith, as they, termed the
hove thee and do not complain." Wahometan hut. he steadily rejected all per
. " .Nay`, Zillah, my child,' said the Bey, ear- rsonsion, and the judges were forced to pro
nestly,'"'" tell me what this secret is--I charge t;bounee his sentence. He was condemned to
you in the name of the Prophet." -t. 7-site beheaded.
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i The eyes of the beau•ifurgirl sought the rich ' Zillah sought the pplaee of the " brother of
carpet, and a gentle blush stole across firer fthe son;: and regardles4 )f all ceremony threw
'pale face beneath her now almost transparent o:erself at his leet. / She related in most e10!....._)
!....._) skin, and,thus she inns. d fn• a single moment. !titierit terms the irtie state of the affairs that
" Speak, my child, spetik !" said the 13ee, ^so nearly affectsd' her.
reading the • half-formed resolution in her ex- 1. He cent rut once f•r the judges, and listened
------- , [massive face. lattc their version of the affair, and.
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`• Yes, I, will reveal to von the truth, my t,tec, n them• a recommendation for
father. You remember that youth who saved "`net_'tan turned his face toward the
z me from a watery grave." an d for a moment seemed lost in prayer.
Ir was tOilight in the East, and its golden " That youth ; what` of hitn, Zillah'?" - Al Hassan was ordered before him.
hues,glancect athwart the sky thatarclied above . " Father." she whispered, " I I've Min." y " Thou lovest the' Bey's daughter as true as
the glossy gtNa of Marmara, while th e ari s i ng " What, Zillah, thou Invest a dog of a Chri,s , :lithe cloth love 'thee ?' demanded the Sultan,
moon, just tipping the gilted crescents of the tian, a vile Armenian ?" / riyhen b. , th were before him.
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mosques, skertal the light waves of the Bus- :' •• I hare si" ken," said Zillah, modestlY. I ' I have long loved her truly, noble Sultan
phorus. .I\l!ar its banks at this hoer sat a! The Bey knew his daughter to,be fixed in :replied Al Hassan.
couple of titrbaned youths dressed-hr the loosL her feelings, and that all his ragl was only i' " And. thou, Zillah (lost love the Armenian,
mode ,attire of the Armenian people. O n a,' thrown away. She frankiy tell him that she tend woidd'st thou beco me hi s wife?"
near approaCh it was easy to discover that one never could he happy unless the young Arme T !' "Oh ! imble Sultan ; it is the only wish of
Was a feinali evidently s.!eking to disguise her Man, Al lia:•::•:in, was her husband. The em- 'toy heart uungratified."
sex., the youth by her sithikbein g her lover, t.4', harrassinent of the Mussulman was great in i "If I err, the Prophet forgive me said the
m ee t whom iil4 - me she liad4azartlell this expo--' this dilemma. He had recourse to the most !>inonareli. again bowing his head towards the
sure by th4water's s ide. ' eminent physicians to know if a malady cause dlEast, '• rise amigo hence; you are from this
', Ai l , dearest Zillah. would that we h a d bef'-.n by love could ever prove fatal: They assured lhour married to each ether, and may the
burn far bend th e sea whence comes y:rnder . him that this had frequently been the case, Ipn-,phet open the eyes of all unbelievers."
noble noble ship with those stars dottini! her azure and that his 'laughter - was in ,a most critical i! Under such countenance as this, none dared
fl ag f ir i n 4meri ca , l am told that religi. ;es : situation. All this rendered him quite miser- Ito complain, and the happy Zillah and AlHas
belief i s no bar t., the union of hearts.'• 'al fie. for he could net for a moment entertain itati. would not have changed their lives for an
N. , r shituld it be here, Al Hassan." re- i the idea of his child's becoming 'the wife of one inceepted Peri's place in Mabomet's Paradise.
plied the guntle girl by his side, " did oar nu- i of the hated Christian race. Besides, the laws $ l (The reader may have seen,, in the last for
le Sultan ti derstand . the be good of his pet).
' i prohibited such inter-marriages in the most feign journals, that the Sultan of Turkey, had,
pie: may Of prophet' open his eyes," ' - I : positive and decided manner, a ffi xing the most for the first time : sanctioned a Mixed . mar
- Thongli love the, Zillah, far beyond all !fearful penalties fo a disereSsion from the rule ;rine, and `also, that the English are still die
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else no earth, yet I cannot abjure my religion t established. Ile thought long, and- .smoked enssing the
, political hearing of the movement.
for thy sake; tbr the best we can be here a short , many pipes over the matter, coming at last to ::The marriage referred, is that between Zillah,
time only, a4cl if I was unfaithful in my holy:the conclusion both to save his child and to' re- 'the rich Bey's daughter, and Al Hassan ' the
creed, then I could no longer hope as Ido now I r spect the laws-'and his plan wasaccordinly fixed Armenian merchant, and this gentle reader is
to meet them`, let what may betide us, in'para- in his own mind. • a true story.]
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dise. I He repaired to the young Armenian's shop,
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"And th,;s Al Hassan, are you•doubly true land purchased sonic rich goods, directing that
to me for though my father has educated.me in [the proprietor, Al Hassan, should see them de
the studied tules of Mussulman faith, yet lam ;livered at his palace, and there in person to
far from heellinff such minutiae
. as would enti- i receive his pay: .
tie me to byr the name of a b i got, no, no ;I I The terms of the bargain were strictly ad
love von more than you are true to your relig- , tiered to, and the young merchant • attended
ion."
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lupon the delivery of the purchase. He re-
Zillah wa'S a child in years ; sixteen sum- ! ceived full pay for his goods, and a rich 4ire.sent
mers had IA yet developed their power in her j besides, with a message that if he would follow
slight but be,trutiful form. and yet it was round- ; the slave who gave them to him, he should be
ed so neart)- to perfection, so slightly and conducted into the presence of the Bey, who
gracefully full, as to captivate the mostfa.stidi= i would be happy to receive so reputable a men
ens eve. Her face was •clasically beautiful, chant. Al Hassan followed the messenger
with a Gredian cast of features, and eyes that through Several windino , e passages until at last
were almosqtoo large and to brilliant.' The cthey stopped short and suddenly, when the
acknowledo , l children of the Turks can hard- , salve threw open a secret door, and the aston
ly escape Wag lovely. in personal 'attractions,
,islied Armenian found himself within the pre
for their patent who beentneA the favorite, is f einets of the Bey's harem ; and within. a few
the chosen tents- of the harem, 'seleeted from .; . steps of Zillah herself. His wonder soon gave
out of a host of Georgian or Circassian stares, : way to the joy at meeting her whom he. loved
any one of iiihnm would form a worthy snbjectlso dearly, and in spite of all - penalty, the two
for the artisis model. Arid such was Zillah's i were the next. moment embraced in eac c h other's
mother—a eireassian . by birth ; she had 'beeni arms. - The emotion of the gentle Zillah was
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POETRY.
- The Three Voices.
What !tsaith the Past to thee Weep!
Truth IS departed
Beauty', bath died llkei,the dream of a sleep,
Love is faint-hearted
Triflesof sense, the profoundly unreal,
Scarcemm.our spirits God's holy ordeal—
So all a tonerel bell slow and deep,
So tolls the past to thee' Weep!
How- aPeaka Jhe present hour ? Act!
Walk, upward glancing!
So shah thy font-steps in glory be tracked,
Slow, but advancing,. •
Scorn not the smallness of the daily endeavor
Lrt tit* great meanie ennoble itever,
Drodp not o'er eiforts expanded in num;
Woe*, as believing that tabor Is gain.
What atith the future say, Kora!
Turn thy face sunward
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Look *item the light cringes, the tar rising dope—
;P Day cotneth onhard.
Watetil •Thr? so long he the twilight delaying,
Let theitirst sunbeam arise on thee praying; •
Featiot, for greate; is God by thy side ;
Thakarmies of Salmi against time ached'
MISCELLANY.
Thi star of the Harem .
A TALp uF TUE EAST
` paps one .., for weigt
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brought by it ,Trebizond slave ship to Constan- . too much for her debilitated strength, and she
..reasous, one of which we will name ; the man
tinople. andOurchased by her father, the rich- fainted. Al Hassan laid her upon the rich ;moth weekly sheets of the cities being furnished
est Bev in the Turkish Metropolis. - • • di- en, yielding her to the host of attendants. I:.,:at• a price with which
,no country printer' can
Al Has* was a young Armenian merchant that thronged to her side. ;compete, (for the reason, because made up!
of rich parsnts, and good,family. By some At this moment the wily Turk entered, and lireneraily from matter once used and paid for',
chance he ad met Zilleh, 'and done her impar-jwith well feigned surprise declared that the in the daily papers,) are encroaching largely 1
taut servicet at imminent risk to himself, by I Armenian had profaned his harem, at thesame itipOn the country newspapers, thus discouirag-
saving bee thm the deep river that encircles (time sternly ordering his slaves to seize and ling improvements, and gradually bringing the ,
the city. A mique s in which she was crossing. 'confine him in the keep of the palace. - *hole country miller the influence, and in some
having by some mischance overturned while hel " There is a God in Heaven !"exclaimed ense,
the control of the leading cliques in the,
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was near the spot, he sluing into the water and ;Al Hassan, as they hurried him away to the j-
F ities: Thus a tone is given to the morals and
swam with lter to the shore. With the sod- i gloomy keep.
Tolities and habits of the country, and we besij
denness of Oriental passio n , they loved at once, . A week passed by, and still was the young 4te that not to saythe preponderance of . this!"
but their after intercourse was necessarily in , rnerekent confined in the keep. Each morning influence is bad. The people of the country'
secret aince;'they knew full well, that the Beyla slav e appeared before him, stating that if he st ,
;full enough of this influence through their
would at twice punish them both if he discov- I were prepared to comply with the law's, he ,own newspapers; and if they would not coin-.
criticl them for how could a Mussulman tolerate should be released ; if not a few more days :fete• forthesupremacy . of the cities over the.
an Armenilin ? ‘,. would! seal his fate. The old Turk thought, oral and political destiny of the country, let
Zillah 741 and, Al Ha.ssan had often met as we I that Al Hassan, thus pressed, would finally idiom support the country and uo °thee news- -
had described:but always with the utmost cat, yield and choose to renounce his faith rather ! aper Li.- Or take the city papers if you can i
tion ; for tie close watch and restraint enfore- than die ; but he knew not the sustaining and f' fford it, and as many as you please ; but first
ed upon the woman of Constantinople is prov- actuating inotime of this captive, • whose an- ,
see tolt that your own home paper is a rept
erbial with - ,:us el in America, and indeed ewer was• still unchanged. At last tta) Be Y tar wisiter to your fireside: Support themrst
females theinselves seem fully to approve off sent for him to appear before him. , end liberally, and they will hardly fail to imp
the veiled Ottstoms, inasmuch as it is rarelythe "Do you still adhere to your purpose'" he ' p ort your interests.—Huntingdon Globe.
case that they voluntarily depart from them. asked. ' • !
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But at last-Zillah was discovered by her father, ” I 'do," replied the Armenian: ' --I ;' SCENE AT A TEMPERANCE HOTEL —" with
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the Be,, to be absent from the harem. None " And dost thou 'prefer death to a f
life o-
. r, bring me a lassc of hot lemonade, with a
knew whither she had gone nor how she had peace i with Zillah ?"
little gin in-it.' •
escaped ; fint the father's suspicions were a- " Ali l deeply, severely am I tried . e> ad Air I " Tell you, sae, dere ain't a drop in do htiuse;
roused, anti ever after, she found it impossible Hassan ; ny torture could make me actin l
~ tkw-r cina'ssa don't allow him to come in, an' if heltlid,
to escape even for a moment and of - course to l e* en muich, for as thelpple of my eye ; do ~ ,,L
, l ou could'pt zit die nigger to buy him, no how
communicate with the young Armenian in any ' I love thy daughter, cruel Bey." ' j, '
€,—ize a teetotaller , and would'at dirty my
tiether way ittaa out of the question. Thus yen- ," The eheitaa is with yourself; - life with her, l an d s m id d e pi t on,"
ered rniserable. " The Star of the Harem," or a fearful death." I .
ah
was called, grew sick and paler and Tl•iere Was a momentary struggle in th. Ar- i:,
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FULL Atiowewer.4--Parliainent allows
Par each ; day, until the old Bey, now thor- Meniiressmind--for but,,a moment did he hesi- :
Queen Victoria of England for her cup fort,
eighty artmiast was extremely anvious, lest tate and - piquse totonsiller. -
..41,750,000 ; for Prince Albert, her husband,
sht should "I be taken away. The best sages- 'I" SPeek for the "last time," said the 1 Bey, 4133,000, and for her horses-and hounds, SSIO.
and doetersl t o be rou n d were summoned and 0 ere. I hand thee over to the mercies 'tf•tt.te 4)o o —malting in all $ 2 , 10 : 1, 0 00 . This would
e , . , tistaotlyl)lttended the drooping flower. but t aiininal tribunal." ' led 100 000 Irish comfortably.
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MONTROSE, PA. THURSDAY, MAY 20,';18474
Country fiewspaperx.
A ( - temporary gives this good as well as
hpportune advice : Let no farmer and no other
man relinquish the newspaper published in his
own neighborhood, for the sake of taking home
other larger, cheaper, or more popular news
paper published abroad. The newspaper pub
lished in one's own county, is, as a general rule,
.more valuable than any other, if it be for nothing
but the advertisements; for even they are the
;thermometer of business, and often the key
:which opens the door to excellent bargains.—
klt is of no little consequence to the farmer. to
'know what is going on in his market town;
the 'competitions in buying produce; the
changes in business operations; the settlement
of estates ; sales of farms, dec. We venture
to fay, there is no man who may not every
year much more than save the price of sub
scription .to his neighboring newspaper, from
Its advertising columns alone ; and on this
ground all ought to patronize their own news
nem This should bash also ft • ;lit •
Horim-Flesh vs. S#eam.
A DOWN-EASTER IN .14•F1X."
We have seen many eomicalc sjcones in our
day: but our ribs have seldom been
,Rore dan
gerously affected than bi the o)lh:owing laugh;.
!ter-provoking i'neidents that fell finder our eye
the Fine Tree State last seaob.
..: We chanced;, one Ootober afternoon, to be
standing on the steamboat ihaf in Hallowell,
witnessing the, departure of the Obarter Oak,
when just as she had got fai.Oy: underweigh,'
and bad opened a gap of some Wanty rods be
tween herself 'and the 'wharf a; long-legged
youngster fromthe country, canie running down
the bill like 4 race horse, swinging his hat high
in the air, and bawling at the top l of his lungs,
"Stop ! stop ! Captain stop !".i Pl'he steamer
unmindful of the young gentleman's entreaties,
or else bard ofbearing moved on steadily , in her
course, without veering a point inithe compass,
when again the would-be passvnger- pitching i
his voihe to a ',higher key, shoaMd loudly e
nough almost to awake the tetiants of the
tomb, "Ifello-o-o ! I say, stop ! naster Cap-
tain ; do for thunder sake, stop tl ) ,' The sec
ond hallow had no more effect. than the first,'
other than to attract the attention of the pas
sengers ; for, now,
,beginning to ftel the full
power of her engine, the paddle, wheels of the
steamer were revolving more and snore swiftly,
and the only reply that greeted our hero was.
their rapid dip,, dip, and the gruff cough of her;
scape-mpe. •
It seemed at this moment as if ;the poor fel
low would "go distracted." The deep-agoni . -
king look of despair with which he turned his
eyes from the steamer, as he saw that allros
pect of 'getting
,on board was hopeless, .was
"pitiful—most pitiful!" He had.run and bel
lowed himself out of breath, till he was so weak
he could hardly stand ; and what with the tears
that fell "thick and fast" from his eyes, and
mingled with big drop of perspiration that
coursed down his face, together with the-dust
that profusely covered lUsSundaytgo-to-meet
ing clothes ; a new suit of which: be had evi
dently donned that dal for the first time; he
was clearly, as Sam N\ eller - would say, "a suf
fering wictim." He had "come all the way
from Starks in the .stagc," he said, "with his
gal, to go to Bosting ;. and now' she was on
board the steamboat," (where to make sure, he
had placed her some two hours beSore the start
time,) "with his trunk and all the money
he had in the world, but jest four dollars in his
trowsers pocket.---Boob ! hooh'!: hooti-00-0000
oo !" The "dainde'st thing of all was," he
said, that "she never had been in posting in all
her life, and would not know any, more where
to tie up than nothing at all.' An&Bosting is
full of plagny, bad fellers, they sly, who fake
all kinds of onnateral advantages of a poor gal
Oh Moses ! What will she think of me ?
What will she think of 'me ? Booh-hooh-hool-
on-00-80
The tears streamed from the poor fellow's
, eyes till they were fairly red, when, suddenly
, brightening up a little, as if scene` new idea
1 had popped into his head, he enquired if he
could not be conveyed' to Gardiner in season to
catch the boat at that place. Being told there
I was no possibility of that, he burilt forth into.,
another most piteous bosh-booing; and pacing'
the wharf, and wringing his hands in agony,
I exclaimed in a voice of utter despair, "I'm on
did, I'm undone, I'm a ruined, ruined man !"
1 Just at this moment a rusty looking farmer
drove up, with a sleepy-looking, Frook-legged
'horse harnessed to a clumsy old-fashroued,
' wide chaise; a sort of ark,, built:according to
'appearances, some half-a , ceriturylago, and de
signed to carry one or two families, to the back'
;of which was lashed a good sized bed stead.—
jEfearing the young man's lamentations, and
learning the cause he ithinediatelx asked him
I"what be would give tobe nut on board the:
beat at Gardiner ?" "Every red cent Eve got;
i and that's just four dollars." replied the sill;
ferer, sticking his hand into his breeches pock-
I et. "It's' a baigain!" said the proprietor of
the vehicle, and, , quick as thought down lie
jumped therefrom, and pulling out his lofig
jack knife, cut the cords that bound the dor
mitory apparatus, and tumbling it over upon.
1 the roadside, cried out to the yotith, to jump
in. • ' •
1 They had a long steep hill to climb at the
: onset, up Which old homespun droye very mod- I
erately; walking his .dobbin steP by step alll
I the way. Such a cool method o' proceeding
did not suit the impatience of theyoung "luy-
yer," whose anxiety to get ahead knew no ;
bounds. "Thunder and spikes, 'how slew we
go !" he exclaimed. '"Lick up your old critter 1;
Why in thunder don't you lick hinz Lip? We
don't hardly move.: We shall lose the boat, I
know we shall ! and my gal's in her, 'few !
Dew drive faster ; oh, now dew ! ! That's dar
ned clever if you will. 111 do any--;—", 7 '
"Don't fret," coolly replied the old i
bluip; aflt
ding, with provoking calmness, "there s noth
ing gained by hurrying on the firOt end cif, a
race. Beet:Moot, if I don't put yqu safely on
board, there's nothing to pay.! YOu shall have
your ride gratis; so don't get into a father,"
All this, as might be supposed, hail little effect.
in abating the impatience of ; his passenger, to
whom every minute scented an age. The ani
mal seemed to him to creep along at a snail's
pace, and he declared he would. be ashamed o
ride so slowly in a funeral wou d
brad to death a yoke of oxen that would'nt
travel faster. four or five time he was on
the point of jumping out of; the rriage, aqd
ta
hurrying On foot- - declaring tha more than
halt an hour bad elapsed, and Y i et they bad
travelled but quarter or a mile ; bu, t the fari#-
er,`gralibing his len . at tai, s, pilled him back in
to his seat again; with the sameprovoking ad
monition, ..Breept cool, my frienl)4l tell you
if I don't land you safely on ho you shall
nit' pay any tbing." '
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, By this time they had.got over 'the priniipal
hills,:and now *was that the old badger, ram
114lifi'O*14s.F40; and. fifth)* his 1' 6 4) Ofillin
the air, began to,Fabydoln the blows upon the bok of his '' old Crow " a style Well 081001--
WlO test his powers 4, loimmotilm. , "Wake
uf I . Iran' ce !" "4 he, "Ink. Op ! 1 It's no time
t.O be saoozin when there's• cash a$ stake. 41
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ong.with you! get along!'!. lie 'horse, as i '
understanding exactly what Was, said pricked
up 44k enrs, stretched out his pee*, and was
soon darting over the 'ground 'in ''-a style that'
would have been a caution to ' even those "wer
ry fast erabs". r -Fashion andl Peyttionia. \ On,
on, on he, flow over plain, up' hill, and down
valley, increasing every momnt in speed, and
making thedust fly as if a hunger bcilt were ,
i
chasing hi'in, or he werc.a wil -'o-the wiSp gone
wild. It Was evident from the way he made
tracks, that he was a real singed seat ; one of
those sleepy David sort of horses, that, as' the
Yankee said, are a "darned sight better than
they look." As he was thus "letting on," the
crazy old Chaise, lumbering at his beels,rat
tled, and (freaked, and shook, as if it would '
tumble into a thousand pieees.• Not many
,
minutes passed in this way, before our herct;-.
Jto his great joy was brought within ,sight.of
the steamer, which he could distinctly behold!
!lying at her wharf. "Lick yOur horse harder.
put on the! lash ! dew, for graeiontsake, dew!"
I he cried, horning with furious thipatience, now!
!that the object of his despairing hopes wasi
near. -T ere, there she goes !" he cried in a
I
voice of a ish as they came upon the cause-
way,' and l e heard Captain Byrany ordering the!
!men to "cast off the bow line ;" "there She
goes, and`iny gal's in her tew ! I'm undid, I'm
undone, I'm 3 ruined, ruined man !" "Don't
fret, young man,' was the farmer's calm reply,
'I tell yeagin, if I den't put you onboard, you
I
shan't paf nothing.'
It was i clearly enough, however, /the last 1
chance, for one end of the boat was already!
, beginning to 'swing off, and the wheels were ac-.!
tually in motion. All this the old chap saw '
-
and instantly plying his whip with all his might,
he put his,horse into the full gallop, roaring
out all the; while to his passenger, 'Make your .
I change !' while the latter, halflcrazed with anx-
i iety, and intent only on getting on board, was
shouting with all his might for to 'hold on '.'._
In this plight they dashed' in among the crowd
'on the wharf, who were fairly convulsed with
laughter 'at their appearance, and an opening
being made for them, our hero 'sprangfrom the
chaise on to the wharf, and thence on board in
to the outstretched arras of his 'dory ;' on
whose lips he imprinted a fervent kiss ; while i
the old farmer, chuckling over his speculation!
of four dollars„ which he had cleared in the)
, space of fifteen minutes, turned back on his
way to Hallowell, to lug away his bed stead at 1
his leisure,— Yankee Blade.
1
PracUeall Jokes- and Bad Liquor.
BY THE EX-FRENCH SDITGIR.
It is a well known fact that often times both
those juk - ea which are called `practicer—and
that liquoi• which is termed 'bad,' have been
tproductiveliaf exceedingly evil consequences;
I but whether the liquor orthe joke has done the
' most mischief,. we are not called upon just now
to determine. We propcse to make mention
of an affait, where bad liquors and a praccal
joke were productive of the, very best. conse
quences inaaginable.
• Many years ago, while the State•of Georgia
I was yetin j its infancy, an eccentric creature
named Ilrown, was one of the Circuit Judges.
!.fie was a inan of considerable ability, ofinflex
ible integrity; and much beloved and respected
by all the legal profession, but he had one com
bmon fault.., His social qualities would lead
! him, despite his judgment, into frequent ex
cess. In travelling the Circnit,ltWas his al-
niost invariable habit the night before opening
the Court. to get 'comfortahly eonaed,' by
means of appliances common Upon such occa
sions. If ;he couldn't succeed while operating
upon his own hook, the members of the bar
would generally turn in and help him.
If was iu the spring of the year; taking his
wife—a model of a woman in her way—in the
luld fashioned, but strong 'carry-all,' that he
;journeyed some forty miles, and reached a
lege where•.Court' was to be opened the next
day. It was along in the evening of Sunday,
thaehe arrived at•the place and to up quer
tors with a relation of his 'better halt' by Whom
the presence of the Official dignity was consid
ered a singular honor. After supper Judge
Brown strolled over to the oily tavern in the
town, where he found many old friends called
to the place, like himself, on important profes,
sional business and who were proper glad to
meet him. -
'Gentlemen,' said the Judge, 'tis quite a long
time since we: have enjoyed a glass together-4-
let us take a drink all round. llf course, Ster
itt, (addressing - the landlord,) you have better
liquor than, you had the last time we were here
—the stuff you had then was not llt to give a
dog.'
Steritt, who had charge of the,honse, preten
ded that every thing was right, and 'so they
went to work. It is unnecesiary . to enlarge
I upon a
_drinking bout in a country tavern—it'
will quite answer our purpose to State that
somewhere in the region of midnight the Judge
*ended his very device's way towards hit tem
porary home. , About the time he Was leaving,
hoiever, some young barristers, fond,of a 'prac
tical,' and not, much afraid of the "Lena, trans
! ferred all the silver, spoons of Steritt, to the
I Judge's coat pocket.
It was eight o'clock oh Monday morning that
the Judge rose: ; Having indulged in the pro-.
cess of ablution and absertion, and•partifien of
a cheerful and refreshing breakfast, ho went to
his room te Tifepare himself for' the duties of
the day. ' t--
'Well Pony,' said-he to his wife, Ifeel much
better than-I expected to feel after i the fruli i :
of last night.,':
'Ah Judge,' said she, reproaehfullY,l ouare
I getting too` old—lon ought to leave off that
businetie i • , -'.
• .Air, Polly--what's the use of talking r
It was at this peecise : instant ;eftime, ,ill,# I
the Judge , ' haVing pat; on his : ' eve oat," was
4 4re
Fbeeelng tblisirustuil custom ; *r ' ' w hig i iif e
a lading ll* lbat I ha 'haPPaaia ni r thitistitig
his hand /MA bis Pocket. in liy..hold- of Stet. ;
itt's spoons. Hiljerke4 AP* • sut. [ With an
expression 'o f l horror almost ildese i tthatilelii,.
exclaimed,'' • . . ,
'My God ! : Polly r
'What on earth's the matter„ Judge I'
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gist - look at the ispooemi
'Dear me; whert..4l'ye get.
•1 - itit o theto poigt you
to
them;' = '
--T 4 Stniwthewc , Judie ••• •- I
Tea, stale _ I
'My dear husband, it caul
from Whom ?'
Steritt, over ther
terpi'
.!.(ii - txxl heavens! 'hbw cool
'I know very welllPolly—A
when; I came -home, Wasn't
IhiJudge, you know yo
y-ou get among those lawyer?'
1 131 t was t very Arunk-o
'Yes, you *as:
'Was I remarkably drunk,,
3lrs. frown. l
• 'Yes, Judge, drtuik as a f
as stupid.'
thought so,' said the 3 . 11
a. chair in extreme desponji
would come at last) I hav
that.sgmething bad Fonld b
should do something very
' l hody in a moment of passio
never, imagined that '• I shul
to be guilty of deliberate lard
“But, there may be Some
knowi very well how it all c
fellow, Sterritt keeps the
uor, and always did—liquor
make a man do any Sort of
have always said it was mea
man steal, and now I have a
tion of the fact;' and the • 01.
tears
lYon't be a child,'; said his
the tears, 'go like a Man ove
tell him it .was a little bit o
off as . a joke; go and open C.,
will over, think of it again.'
A little of,the soothing sy
on the Judge, as 'such things
extreme mortification was ft.
over to Steritt's he went wit
Of course he had but little
with him ; for aside from the
gels integrity . was' unquesti
inkling of the joke that had.. '
Judge took his seat in Co.
served that he was sad ,Co'
that his mind- frequently
business before him 4 :There
and intelligence which Oa
ceediims.
SOeral days passed away!,
of the 'Court was :driving
when one morninW a. rouglr
customer was arraigned on a
Allet; ; ,the Clerk halt read the
.put the usual question
‘Guilty or not guilty ?'
'Guilty—but drunk an
'What's that plea ?' exc
who liras half dozen on the be
"Ile pleads guilty; but sa
replied the Clerk.'
'What's the charge again
' He is indicted for gra nd
' What's the ease,' r,
• May it please your honoq
euting attorney, the man is
for stealing "a large sum fro
Hotel' •
He is hey ?. and! he pleadS
He pleads gilt t but drum
The Judge waa now fully
Gitllty but druttlt ! that is
dinari plea. Young man art
were drunk -
Yes, sir?"
Where did you eet you?
At; Sterritt's? -
D'ye
get none nb where e.
Net a drop,
" • You - got drunk on his ii
wards 'stole his money ?'
Yes, sir.' t
',Yr. prosecutor? , said the
the fa4or to enter a holle pro's
case. !That Minor at Sterritt
to mae a man do -anythin
drunk' pn it the other day my{
Sterritts spoons—lease the
iff. adjonrn the cart." , ,
_ lifis - r, YOun OWN Bums!
your own business 1, What;
you if Jahn• Snooks is courting
tilin
They are undoubtedly ra
conduct their love Weirs Ike
nerwithont tiny off your int
if Debi Sotho has got a nos
probehli . paid for an# cost you
fore why,need- you ipt crest yol
about it ? . What irthe prin4
the villi& has becbmo insoli
not` =dig his creditoriK and f
why caUltiyou let the Man' hay
ment.-?„ I Suppose Thircas i, Swi
dauchig isahool, it costeyojtino
has-a frail constitution, a Ail L
kind will benefit her'igeneral h
timMeddfing with theaffairtof i
ter\negletit-of their town is . .
deal too Prevalent, with a ce
village_ .There are none, of
inisfortuier are fie° from
made thii'lnk and bk. , trOrd for
log interined&aesinipletona,''..
of inevitableinialorktnev.orio: '
tidt*, ; ia.fir fro‘tag,
clan of beings,, hftve:, y b , .*ii
we hope that out Ofeha e for
the i eredit of their itelikhe '414
' Sia:llloLititrr.rrAmoog tk
urea Of Royalty, is tat of o ft
tOrneriflegidnit ye* inclinati
hinitration`-eftheiha ' ' thal
. eseioro4 ' : , Of fc 4k
iiiiiiiii:litit.'r e ,.: '-li :i :: .„ .
Arbeltniii4bieeniof ISpaan ill
formed *iske. othei'm hale*
de Meeteso o l* lol o. l "k*
`qua competitor for *Ail" :
replied, thay.' )ler : ieiii& wa#:
a throne Muffed iiitktitotiis
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,was Very.drunk
old.iiabit*hen
: ben riot bsie,
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li • ney--PI kat* it
altraill.thottgl4
'pen Itt i that 1
Perl" 41 1 7 141;
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+Y.' •!' '' ' '
ustake,4Polly,L , l I,
e 4100: ' That
S+ nest rt of lig
., can :'.enough to
mean'thing. -- I
nongito Make a
eties Mutts*
man flint into
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tn Stenitt,
a froli ; par it
, ma nobody
r
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ted up•
,• . : do.; his
y an • deed an&
I a toleilable face:
. ettltyin settling
tet that the Jud
i Pahl% he had an
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, but. it was Ob:
mebtilliblylind
L dered •frma thn
a
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towirdi , a ;Ail*
lookink sort of*
thar,pgist - NON.
dictmint *firm?
iwitentit:
me& the 4tfldge
the *Ai druitki,
the 'filar
said the 41toier
the - vainly/
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