Jj 1 i.i A
THE LAST TOTATOE.
I is r.iv last, last potatoes
Yet boldly I Mand
With t!ie calmness of Cato,
Zly fork jn ray hand.
4 Not one in the basket? ,
Must you also go?
- (With sorrow I ask it,)
Shall I peel ye, or not
I could relish a cold one? t-'-
I'm hungry I find. ;
You may go to ihe Old One!
I've mace up my mind.
By heavens! to dash ye
At ouce to the ground,' , .
feero? cruel; 'I'll mash ye! -x
Perhaps ye're unscund?
. Ln's naie an inccssin,
There'." ro need to peel ye) '
Twj!l let in the vision,' ' .
T-o iudjeifve're mcalv. " . ' -
Kov wholesome! how turfy
. .. !Ii. smells through the misG
Good bye, my sweet Murphy!
- Qh, w ho could resist!
; If in that blest Eden, - - t
I'd a toes had been -' - ' '
, Of Fruits tlie forbidden,,.
i We still should have sin:
, For who in his senses, ;
Woul4 lnS b tn doubt
Twixt earth with poratbes,
Or Eden without., 1 ' ;
From the Saturday Courier.
MUS OFTEN UNSUCCESSFUL
J?y E. C. Bishop, Esq. ; . - r
; I have long been persuaded that theree7Maoy of the younger portion of the
is a greater amount of brilliant and ef- community may be under the impress
itctive talents concealed in comparitive ion that the Mtam Ship firom .Ea
obscurity, even in individual instances, gland, is the first to perform a voyage
than appears upon Uie theatre of public across the Atlantic; but their elders will
life. Nor can this be deemed surprii-. remember and it should not be forgot
ing. llemarkable success in ' life de- ten that this honor of lle first achieve
pends upon a great number of;'adventi- ment' of the voyage ; across the' ocean
tiouscircuntstances, as well as upon by steam is due to Aincncaii. enterprise.
. unborn genius and .personal exertion. 'ihe steam ship Sayannah, in the year
And even where the latter are nofwan- 1819, made "a safe and' successful voy-
'iious may render them of no avaiL
Besides merit is usually associated with
img, me;ornier oy proving jmpnipiw
. n dslinguiedLldcgreer cf roodesty.
-itd lhw4 last quality, though it ; may
g rai the pages of biography, and charm
a social circle, is but liiue better than a
" i rag chain to an aspirant for popular,
i'aryr. It acts indeed a kind of pu iii
trtia, and must be overcome by some
iery strong counter attraction, result
i!g from necessity, passion, or -jprinci-
- ;", . -
I reaicmbcr many years aco, the hisrh
TUiticipations clicrished bv his friends.
wi the election of a certab, distinguish-
cd lawyer, Mi. of Connecticut, to
ii-.c ccwic in uic t iiiuu iniaica.. ah i
-wlio knew him,' believed hi
Ji anjinmg inai couia oe acmevea dv a s lainea permission to look at uw editor s
.giant ifitcllect, long Iraiaed in the proud- ledger. Having found that the man had
- st confiiels nf-Jbe forunv-and stored paid bis bill -for every year, and 1 was
with afl the treasure of wisdom. 4 Yet, ! not ir arrears, he expressed himself sat
Fession after session passed a way and : isficd with the result tf the examination,
be opened hot his mouth. His modes 1 and attended to ail the orders forthwith.'
ly was it great that no considerations ' ' . .u- ' - -
-could induce him lo put himself forward " The following is from the New York
on this iicw stage, wherf he was never-! Evening Tost, a Jackson: Van iBurcn
. 4heles equalled by Jew, and excelled paper; : r-.r-.---
dv none. ' A project was at length de-
"Vised by l is friends to draw him out. I
. The chairman of a committee on.uhich
Mr. G. was second, excosed himself
through indwposiiion, and J the province
of making a report fell upon the New
JBsgknd Senator. - This report, ai had
. been concerted, was as jailed on aB
, sides by, his friends, and its merer 1 of
ufsSMMMnipU&t!l6 its defefider."
The stratagem had the desired cCect
In the course of a hog and animated
.debate, the pru. :lenu chairman gave
an exhibition of intellectual power,
which excited universal admiration,
mod placed (urn at once in Ute first rank
-of his Senatorial compeers, llad not
the friends of this gentleman been more
rolicitnus than himself about his fau.c,
it is not probie mat he would ever have
taken ihe commanding -position which
be or cupied before the country.
A more striking illustration of the
fact 1 Jave. raenUdnddfcniav be found Lti
the history of, Mr. lVatt lawyer of the
last century. " l liougli his fuuiily was
influetiunl, (his f.itlRT hnd been (i. J.' u
llie Kittg's lieiitjli,) and he bad received
til the advantages which the "'tijivcrsi
ties and runs ol court could aflord, he
.va nille yearlt. l',c t'1 viiU4ut uty
irospoct of cnaAmiC!.nit or. suiccss
JL'.srkod Jv .'.Ida 'illifiirimif' l.oH
pvu-hU of changing bnptimpton for
i n c
1.3 I
re
.1
Lis
f.i
1.3
f n tj
, -.r
llccy, es:cr.;.r.:3 L.orJ v,. ::.r. ;r
who dismded l.i:i f.'c-:n it very tin '
This gentleman got l.ir.i employed on a
case with himself, and being ill, Mr.
Frail took "the lead, and displayed so
much eloquence and legal lore that his
f.
ft W a a .
15
reputation was established at once-
After this h;s me was jrapid. lie be
came Earl of Camden and Lord" High
Chancellor of England and was . the-
same, who resigned his office rather
than conoar in the. resolution to tax
America. Thus t we observe that a
most- commanding intellect, and the
mqst extraordinary attainments are1 of
tut indebted to accident for success.
Proof of Lvve; While Lady Char
lotte Bury'i new novel "Love," was in
press, the following was handed about
j as a uuiu nvui wiw uuuici iu ui piupri-
i . t .Li -..a. .1.. -rr
reior; - v.; , ,
1 Dear Sir How comes it that 1 have
jno proofs of love from you, since last
1 baturday r. 1 have waited with 'the ut
! most impatience. Yours, etc 1
, ' , , -I . y en.
i . To the above lovely story the face
; tious editor of the Bommercial adds the
; following-A food a story is that of
the piece of music Une kind jkiss be
fore we part for which a lady enq6ir
ed at a irusic store in Philadelphia. The
; music had not been Tcceived in Phil
.delphia when the inquiry was made, nor
had the clerk heard of it. The lady, too
"had m ade her purchases, and, was rcti-
If-
; tiring, when suddenly turning rouridJ1) hcom&. common drunkard, and
she saidj Uh! 1 lorgot: u one kind kiss
before we part." ' No sooner said than
done. The handuome looking clerk
sprang o ver the counter, and befoae the
lady eould explain, he had imparted a
kiss to her sweet lips,-wilh a smack tliat
t3it walM - '
ago iruin Auujuua i Europe ana oac&
again-going first to England, thence
to Sweden, and Russia, and thence
back to tlie United States. Shff visited
this city after her', return, and lajr at the
Navyl Yard stmie time. These facts
are familiar to us and others; but, as we
have already remarked, may be un
known to otfiers. AW. Int.
A IVtli Conceived flint to delin
quent subscribe ps to newspapers, is fur
nished in the following anecdote. Tite
Indianopolis Journal states that a mer
chant of Cincinnati having received an
order for 'spine goods from a .man in a
neighboring State, went lo a newspaper
ouice, aiiu naviug ascenainca mai: me
ob-
rlt is NOT TO BE DISPUTED that
our manure hair arlora iha,
sciu buiiu ui iiiings anu no party can
witnstand the odium of such a condi
tion." ' ' ' .. '. 1
if our mastcrs do not remedy the
evils that ' exist we are overwhelmed
be v c rd any prcad venture. r
MTfe prcscut state of things is not to
be cnaured. '
; tltmediut. A friend of ours Uf"c$ts
that hereafter if toung ladies should
discover l6lc in their black silk stock.
ings just as they are dressing lor church
and tneir moiticrs should be too cono;
entious to darn them, the v had better
; j .L.m Mi ll :. " . .
aaopi uic viiai iim remcay, 4, e, buck
the skin wun mk opposite to the hole
This is one . of grca:cst discoveries of
modern umc$.aiubury rVuUhman.
FronklUts ViesUr. Thatcher,
author of Indian Biography now lectur
ing in London, staled latcfy that he had
disicovdred the identical press at which
Frai.kliii worked v hen, with - WaUs on
lY" Crist visit to London, his no lon
ger used, iut tlio wricr lias refused
jycuty guineas for as curiobiiy.- A
composing slick, known: to', have been
j in Londojj, and Ifouht ahigh pritf
r rankiui s, was lately sold lit auction
to --,"' i a Pc
t!.;t crrar.;;o-r-.
'.: I to rcJucc
t:
..V ,
Cr.:'..n to
uew Ycrktj
a 1.1 il.crt rracc
cf r;i r3. The Yzzzzrzt l:avcs Gas
ton at 2 P. !.!., arrives in Pctrnl urg at
7,- resting there or b-llichmcr.J4 hours;
he leaves Kichmcnd cny in tr.e morn
ing bleeps the next nif.U (if he has a
good conscience) in the Steamboat be
tween Baltimore and VL".!idt!ph:a; at
which latjer place , ks arrives early in
the mefnin and is awakened onlv by
the souud of the bell of the boat for New
York, wberehe arrives by noon. . "
Better StWl By .the 14th inst the
Rail Hoad from Petersburg to Richmond
will be, in peratipn when the parser jers
leaving Gaston at 2 P. will have a
night's rest in Itichmond, and yet ac
complish the whole trip to New York
in 48 hours. t - , : '- :
And Setter yet If By , the close of)
this month. 12 miles of the llalctgh and
Gaston railroan will be in .operation,
which will give still greater expedition.
And when we add that the completion
of 43 miles of the .Raleigh and Gaston
railroad, may be confidently expected
by the 4th of July, we think the speed
attained will be sufficient to satisfy any
man who is not running to get married.
Jiaieifh Star.
Drunkenness a ease of Divorce
By a law passed in the State, of Maine,
which will co into operation next month
it is provided that a divorce may be de-
crcca, in casceimer or ve paniei is or
shall so continue for the space of three
years.
' To 'havt Music at dinner. Tell
your wife she is not so handsome as the
lady who lives across the "way. .
Poetical JFillAfmthsa been insti
tuted in the Ecclesiastical Court of Sa
lisburydisputing the validity of the
following will of Henry White, who
was killed in October. 1833. while re
turning from Wey hid lain
Mary Ann, you are my wife,"
. ' The joy and cumfort of my life:
What providence doth give to me,
vncni die, I'll give to thee"
HENRY WHITE.
The Globe says that the whole ad
ministration party throughout the coun
try must and will ' very soon have as Ut
w uuucuiiy u -acuag as one man as
they have in thus acting ia the new e
lected fcenate of Connecticut In that
body, one man constitutes the entire
party horse, foot, and dragoons '
ILouisvule Jour.
7 The spirit of Democracy is creeping
iuiuijr vvcr umi Wriioie umon
Southern Mtrcury.
The editor of me 'Mercury prob-
uiy intsiBKos a sea lor -tne snirt ol the
Democracy and his head for the whole
Uuion-JLouisvill Journal r-'-
Tlie City Council of Charleston has
passed ah ordinance Abiding tke ic.
tion of wood boJdings for the future
in the city, under heavy penalties, .r
7V.e toy at Sceptre. The sceptre
of England is made of gold, the handle
tiained, tha upper part wreathed; in
length about two feet nine iuchcs Anda
'luarter..' ' " - -
A dandy Jack. One of our Jack
tars hv Ardcnr Square, was amusing
niouelf vith remarks on passers by
lately, .when a dandy came tripping -long
jvith his short legged unmention
al le laslied rather tight at the bottom,
j say friend,' said Jack, aint you got
on your breeches rong end up: 'No fel-
IJLdoyMaAtMideandy.
V hy,'-replid Jack,A youv!e got, the
gallowses W the " wrong, eiid of your
I
Magnificent donation. tfA
ihatCapt Isaac Watts, -of Mississippi,
deceastid, 1ms bequathed his entire es
tale, valued at 8100,000 to the colon
i.aticn society, and that bv his will he
emancipated the whole of" his slaves
170 in nu.Tibor, , " :
; Increase of CArittians.k tablo has
been published sho a ing the nrogrcssi ve
iucrcase of Christians lrora the first cen
tury to the present' The first century
is. put,dovvn at 500,000, tlio tenth at
60,000,000, the 18th at 250X00,000, and
the 19th at 200100,000.
. , . v
'Why Tom, my dear fellow, how
old you look!" .Dare mv. IW, r,. ti
fact jg. I never was so old beforo in all
nyuft. - . . '
r ' k "
if l:av;
,:
. "F:!rrV, I r. r - ii 'J
my he j i!)vca urJcri.!;:: II tr!
ir;;?" "r&:.:i,"c:. iia i.3 t!.:.t r i L:A
yea a hand at tJ.it rsrr.c lut it's c"Jst
you'll want thr wiJrr.c; sr(tt,:t
ihtfur tijfxs t!;o only part cf tha tui
nccs I understand. ;
Absence of Mind.llr. tmlach, late
tTiinistcr of the Muirhourc, near Dundee
was rcmarkatb for his abscne ot mind.
In his prayer one day he said, '0 Lord
llcss all ranks and decrees of persons,
from the kin;; on the dunrrhi'l to the bes-
pr on the throne." Then recollecting
himself he addedrWiTirom the
beggar on the throne to tiic king akie
dun-hilli" '
v I 'tv, Valuable, ToqIc ;
and dnti-Dyi peptic, ;
' Vegetable Pilli " .
rnilESC PILLS -sr etlled New. because
JL they have not hitherto bee offered to the
Poblicthty reellU Valuable because their
value ha! been fully tetted by the Inventor,
by practice and experience for iCTeral yean
in a section of country peculiarly subject to
iruinna; a wtutrvj vi l ilia Bina.
These pills are entirely Vegetable, and
may be taken with safety, by pertous of all
agea and conditions. a Wbe taken according
to lb directions accompanying each box.
iney are ntgnij oeaenciai in me prevention
and cure ot the; follovinr diaeasett Fever and
Agut, Dyipepaia or Jndirestion, Platnlent.
Cbolie, Heartburn, Furred Tonne, iaton.
tion of the Stomach and Bovela, Incipient
Diarrhea, DyaenUry or Flux, Habitual Cuit
ivenesa, Losa ef Appetite, Worms ia Chil
dren , - ','.
AD eases of torpor of th bovela, all caaet
of pain in the Lead which are cauted (a l
moatall headaches aYe by disordered state
of the Stomach, and in all caaes of genera)
weakneaa after Fever or other severe aickneaa.
Though very efficient, they are exceedingly
mild in their operation, cauaiag neither nauaea
gHping fcoT debility. : - . . "
For aale at Jamestown Guilford to.- N. C,
Alto at Greenaboru. Aahborv' aad Lexington
N, Cv -Price 50 cents per., box. S-6m
TeTiaa of iiMlsVO
Regulsled according to the lies
olutions of the lata Editorial Coo
ventionof N. C.) .
. Circulars for Candidates &e.
of ordinary length, frtfta 68 to 820,
tccording to the quantity of matter,
and number of copies.
Pamphlets. Suppose 21 du
odecico pages (site of the "Man of
Hesiness)--500 copies good pa
der, folded. . . pressed, ' stitched,
trianed &c will cost about fetO.
IIobsb Bills, will cost herr.
from -S3 to -S6 according to the
length and style in which they nay
be displayed. .
Labels for Books. Bails of
aim ... at . A." . ' ''
Bolton yarn &c 52 a thousand, un
less the quantity be snail thca
the price will be 1.00 a hundred.
Blanks. Warrants, and such
blanks ts are usually kept on hand
fur . Clerks of Courts cannot be had
t this oHicc under 75 cents a Quire,
or five cents a, sheet, if less than a
Quire be taken. fiheriLs' Deeds,
or ordinary Deeds of coowyance,
12 1-2 cents a copy, or 100 a
dozen; Attacbtaeotsi bond and aQ
davit, 25 cents a copy, or $2.00 a
dozen;' Deeds of Trust, sod Bills
of tale, 25 cents scopy, or 2.00 a
dozen; all other blanks not k,epl bo
hand for Clerks, but printed to or
der at 2.00 a Quire. Any instru
ment will be furnished.- and cor
rectly .filled up for 01.00: "and if
mere utaavtce or calcv tat wn want
ed, the charge will never be lest
tb&n $2'00, but may be more ac
cording to the circumstances cf the
case. Tj"!" "
N. B. Nothing can be printed,
either in the paper, or out of it,
for less than 1,00. , ' !
ES . DR. W D.L.4NE.
(" HAVING rcsuraedUie da
, . - ties of his. profession, ex
pects in a few days aii assortment of
Medicines fresh and genuine, selec
ted with care by himself. He may
be found at his odce at any .time,
except when professionally enga
ged. His charges will cot res
pod with the pressure of the times,
viz a visit . of ten mUet mW be
charged tea dollars. fmedirin Sn.
eluded ) Greater and less distan
ces mil be charged in the came pro
portica. Ashboro'N. CFeL 1B?3.
Sr. D. LAND.
fTXii'h UC sulcrllcr has jt rc
U RP..4 it row rccciv-
iivj a supply cf
GOOD 0
fro Lew York, and intends to sell very
low for xash, and . he wishes his cus
tomers to receive his sincere thanks for
their past liberal support and custom,
and believes he can give satisfaction in
future. , He invites the public to eall and
cjfor themselves .report hath been
circuciv that I e.n about to quit tho
the latter nart of this nnmr,vV'
and w to sell all that I possibly can
before I go, and leave few or i gooda
on hand while I am-from home, there
fore I will sell low for cash. And all
those who do not wish to pay cash will
be accommodated on good terms; all
former accounts must be settled eishcr
by cash or note before I go; therefore I
hope all indebted to the store win call
and close their accounts without delay,
especially tboso of long standing.
? '---jesss iiinsiiaw;
New Salem, 5th month, 11th lesa
. WL
Keep 'Moving! ;
npiIE SCbscribcrs wis.? to inforJn their
Customers. n.l ittii .,l.t:- .Jh
that they have received from th&Torth
goou.y number of new rare r, of a
superior quality, and wi atta h tho
same immediately to their . "
yOOL CARDING
Establishment,
which wUl enable them to do business
w style ndt to be sn-ncvt
country. w ",UM
fn! fiPki UMchl0 "Kch they
nk wdl Prepare hatter's wool to an.
iweraccod nomnM tatluuit k.:
Thev will rA
w take jo navmeni snch nrnAiwn n.
--v.v, wn. vusunwyy priCCS.
JESSE; JESSE G. HIJiSIIAW.
N B. Till TtliTJ!. man m
that my own personal , attention will
be given to Carding, .throughout tho
season. I shall spare no pains in tivinsr
satisfaction both far and near. Good
rolls are always insured when the wool
it prepared as laid down in the Citizen'
h auuitncr.
JESSE CIHNSIIAW
. May, 182a 18-tf. -'
VILLAGE HOTEL
T1IESUBSCRIBER informs the pub-
Lcthat behasreccntly purchased tlio
Formerly occupied by .Tames J$ot
lso, South west corner cTtho Court
houseSquareinAshboroug llisrooms
are large, pleasant and commodious;
and well furnished with every accommo
dation for boarders. His table too, it is
confidently believed, willconstantly bo
v. hi buvii uimxi as io give en
tire sausfaction to alL He hopes tlio
wd be hbcral in their patronage, and in
P JITTF VlJ? W n n ir
- - "M. 1 1 afUav
. gccA jutq
.?,aAM ,ro commodious and
dry, wd bo attended by good and care
ful Hostlers, and kept plentifully .upplicd
with all the varieties of good provender,
i .ar,a llmted to call and mako trial
llo ttunks lie can give entire satisfaction
ft A llf PftniV Ti rr nt.
Jan. 1833. Ui
mcrcantuo tinccs wi.icn is not my
prospect; but ttfr't is I expect to vis
it mv children . and t ' ia Indiana
i'i
JOB PRINTING
OFflCs,-
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