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VM Weekly Familj Newspaper, devoted to Religion, Morality, Politics, Science, Agriculture and General Intelligence. . VOL III.- ..NUMBER 49. ASHE VILLE, N. C, JUNE 30, 1843. WHOLE NU3IBER 153. Pnblhhed weekly, i ::. BY J. II. CHRISTY & CO. This paper k published at Two Doixam year in advance i wo jwuirnuuriuj vou is month or, Three Dollan at the end of the year. (See prospectus.) Advertisements inserted at One Dollar per square for the lint, ana l wonty-r ivo iotu iot cca continuance. . Court Order will be charged twenty-fire per cent, extra. HIGHLAND MESSENGER. ft Friday Wfornlng, Jnno 30. I13. OCT A great portion of the present Wfcig party oi this country were, for eight of ten years, the fast friends and warm supporters of Gen. Jacssoh. Then the fJenira. con. tended that as " Providence haJ filled our mountains with minerals and jiven usacli mate and soil suitable for growing wool and hemp, and these being the great materials of our national defence, they ought to have extended to them fair protection, that our manufacturers and laborers might be placed in a fair competition with those Europe." He then contendednhatrtherewas " too much labor: employed" inag'ricultitre," and that "it was timo we should, instead of feeding tho paupers and laborers of Eng. land, feed our own." This was Jackson. Urn in 1821 and up to 1832. Now it is precisely tho doctrino of tho Whigs. Who have changed 1 They, or the General and his present professed friends and admirers ? Tho Whigs now, as thon, contend foe a Revenue Tariff, without tho public lands, which they believe will be of itself adequate protection. So onco contended Gen. Jack, son and a great portion of tho present De mocratic party. A learned doctor has given his opinion ihn. light lacing is a public benefit,' as it kills otltho foolish girls, and leaves theorise ones for women. -This wo clip from an exchange paper, -without knowing from whom It sprang, nor indeed do we care but we are pretty sure the girls will joinwith us when wo express the opinion that it is from tho cankered heart of some jilted old bachelor. We 'should liko to know what business certain editors have continually to be croaking about ladies1 bustles, bishops, lacing, and tho liko T Just as though they themselves were faultless in matters of dress. If they do not go with strapped pants, laced waist coats, and coats that will not meet around them by three inches, it is because they are not able to afford it, and rail at tho ladies more through envy than otherwise. Stay, boys, the ladies are better judges of what's what in matters of dress than you are, and it they decree a thing shall be so or so, you had better not risk your popularity by oppo. sing them. " ' i rich reward. "lion. Isaac Hill, of N. Hampshire, a ccnuino Locofoco of tho " original panel," some time since happen ed to fall into a controversy with F.P. Blair, editor of the Wasliington Globe, and in refreshing tho memory of his quandam frionds, with divers matters and things per taining to gonc-by days, discoursed as fol lows : ' " Why, Mr. Blair, you and your partner in tho last four years, have received direct, ly from the Treasury for priming for the severer! Departments of tho Government, very near or quite, HALF A MILLION OF.. DOLLARS. or mora -lhan FOUR HUNDREDlXLtARSorTaeAwrHnf aay in tnat ume ! ur tins sum nearly or quito one half was net profits, over and -1 ... ' aoove au expenses. In refcrenco to this disclosure, made by tho lion. Ex-Senator, tho Philadelphia Fo .-rimvcry-iustiymates tne touowing re marks: " This is being pretty well paid for advo eating Democracy and sustairMglhartjjl uocs Mr. uiair expect to cet as much more if Mr. Van Buren is elected ? Paners and ciitonihuipaidare unsafe gwdeHbr the people : they are no more to bo relied on than a lawyer who gets his fee for arguing a cause. But what lawyer for a feepfIrc hundred Viousdni dollars . would notTargue that whito was black, and black was white? Blair came to Washington as poor as a caurcn mouse. rlle now rides in his car r'agei gives expensive and brilliant parties and has become aa rich as CrfKSiia. lf the Locofoco party .should succeed in electing their candidate for President, " tho Globe man" will probably add about half a mil lion of dollars mora to his wealth : atleaat he expects to do so, and hence this zeal in the cause of Mr. Van Buren and Locofo- um! Ona William TT .f H.. MnnM Alabama, was recently sentenced to the peuitcntiary for ten years, for whipping one of his negroes so cruelly as to causo jus ucaia : ... V ' The escape The following interesting ' Tale of the Sea" appeared some1 time since in the Bos. ton Miscellany. It Was written by a gentle man of that city, well known to the mer. cantile community, and is founded on an incident, which actually occurred a few rears ago, during a voyage to tho .bast Indies. i i ., ; I had just turned over ih my, berth, in hopes to resume n, Very pleasant dream the thread of which had been broken by some noise on deck, and was, about closing my senses fo external objects', when a cry of V Voail, hp! ' ptfused ma to jump up and make haste wo dectr I mot Mf. Tompkhw i the gangway coming down to call me. . Where is she. sir V On the lee beam.' : A ship TV . .'No, sir, I believo a schooner, but I can't make her out.' Steward, hand up my glass. The day had scarcely dawned, and by io ercy and uncertain light, unassisted by ho class, I could only make out nn object ; but tho moment I put the telescope to her, saw aschbonerwitirrakinspnasts, stand ing to the South Westward, with squaro-sail sot.' We were heading South, close haul, ed, with a light air from the Eastward, momcriarily expecting the Trade Wind. As th(j day dawned more perfectly, and we wenrpcrceived hy the strange his square sail camo in, and he hauled his wind with such celerity that I did not hesitate to pro nounce him a slaver ot a pirate, which indeed are synonymous te rms In blue water. ' (Jail all hands, Mr. l ompiuus, noisi our Colors. . Ay aye, sir.1 The 8trangifir showed Portugcso colors in answor to ours. This did not relievo the anxiety which had seized on me the moment bod a fair view of the schooner, lor mat nation was still actively engaged in,the avc trade, and wo were just in the track of outward bound vessels to tho coast of Africa, and tho Capo de,Ycrd Islands, also, where they often touch to refresh and refit. Our crew, consisting of only ten men, besides officers, cook, and steward, were soon mustered aft. I have called you, my boys,' said I, to state my intentions with rrgard to that ves scl to leeward, which I suspect to be a "rojnic. Wc will prepare for as stout a re- . up ;til. If ki kamU I aUll seo ty your nclioun wWh of jrou 1 d . .. mi i . ' -.1.: I pend upon, ami mere wui to iwuiuij nw; and if a rogue we rust take it for granted ... a it that if wo give up like cow vw, we snail still have our throat cut ; asM aa this is to bo our fate, whethct we rcait or not, if be boards us. let us mike up our minds to Mil our lives as dearly as possiblo ; and re- member, men, ono man devoted to t gooa cause', is able to beat off a dozen engaged in robbcrv and murder.7 lhey cave a simultaneous shout of approbation, and went forward again, apparently in good spirits. It was now broad dayiignt, nna we couia plainly perceive that tho stranger gainod to windward thoutrh he drooped astern a littlo, reniering it somewhat doubtful whether ho was much superior to us in sailing. Our bonny barnue was reputed a nrst raio saner on i no wind wncn in ner ucsi inm , um . i . . aha waa nrettv dccnlv laden with a full camo of cotton bale goods and about $100, 000 in specie, and it is not to be supposed . .v . ... i we could sail with a. .clipper schooner on the wind, or any other: way. Our ships armament consisted of two six-pounders, twelve muskets, and the samo number of boarding pikes, and a brace or two of pis tols ; my privato armament consisted of a good rifle, a largo ducking gun, a double- barrelled Joe manion, a pair oi uueiung w a ' .A J 111 pistols, and a patent pistol capable ot cia. charging six balls in as many seconds ; and I accounted myself a good shot with all of them. - At eight o'clock it was nearly calm, the chase about two milas on tho lee quarter, and heading directly for us. Mr. Tomokins. chief mate, was a six footer, a real down east Yankee, who had teemnafe of the arkHbrall -I-knewrand whowras equal to any man in tnat capacuju and although he might be taken for twenty years of age, it seen going aloft, thero were people who had unown mm at least that time as chief mate. He always obey, fed orders Dromptlv. never failed to have an jtnawjezl&adyjsnd exacted from all under him the same prompt and strict obedience that ha naid to his suDcrior officer. The second mate. Mr. -Turner, was a ypun man oTmoi educationTTodlirhg forward to promotion, and promising to do honor to himself as a commander, after a few more year's experience. My crew were all ac- live young, and the cook, vor wocior as no was called) was a real live specimen oi a first-rate runaway Virginia slave : he could cook as well as he could fiddle, and of a Saturday night ho would amuse all hands by a tale, a 'possum hunt or a oecr anve. Having now described ourcrew, ouryessci ahdnalloTSdwbrthe stranger H w' hasten to put tho patient reader in posses. sion of the facU for which he is anxiously looking. My orders were as follows, and they were ooeyeu in as siiurv a uuw aa i shall lake to write them : "Mr. Tompkins load the small arms, one ball and four buck shot in each ; look to the flints ; also load the great guns with round and canister. Ave. ave. sir.' ' Doctor, put two iron bolts into the fire and keep them red hot, and fill your cop pers with boiling water. Mr. Turner, mus tcr all -the huU and pca-iackcts, auJ stick one of each on a handspike near about the ports ; it will make them think that we are well manned; and trico up all the ports, sir, and put a log of wood out of each, and give them a dob of black paint. Mr. Tom kins, send old Brown to tho helm and tell bim to stear small.' . , 4 Aye, ayet sir. -, : - .. v These arrangements being completed, I went down below and loaded my arms; and on examining the ' Doctor,' I found ho was quite familiar with that Implement of death, the riflot I accordingly gave him my flask and bag of balls, and other ma tcrials, telling him I should call' upon him to for tno wh U 'i"a "v:. ...v . Ob, nebcr fear, Massa, give us breeze and him not catch us so easy, said he, grinning from car to car, and whetting his long knifo on a stone. . I put a ball and four slugs into my double barrel, and a handful of buckshot into my ducker, and quantum siifjkit-of balls into tho pistols. ' I had scarcely made theso ar rangements when Tompkins called. ' Ho s sweeping his bow oil, sir, and i reckon he's going to slap long Tom' into us.' I iumncd on deck, and as" it was now dead calm, it was too -evident this was his intention. 'Down flat upon deck, every soul of you Pshoutcd I. All obeyed except Tomp. kins, who coolly looked through mo glass. There, sho flashes, sir, and in nnotiiu' instant a heavy shot whistled througn our. maintop-gallant oull. lie shoots well, that s-a iacr, sain Tompkins. 1 looked as tho smoKejaziiy curieti away, and saw that ho had not tho same flag flying. 'Tompkins, what's that at his peak?' Jt looks, sir, liko a red shirt with tho Doctor's head on it, and a couple of bonos riggoa across his chin. Sure enough, it-was a red nag, wun a black Death's-head and marrow bones painted on it. I cannot say that I felt re lieved at these svmptons ; my mind was made up that tee were lost, and it remained only for us to die game. Thero seemed nothing short of i'rovidence to save us ; it remained calm, he would bore us through with his long gun ; if it breezed up, he could outsail us. Mr. Tompkins, keep an eye1 ye'to him, and Ifl mnlnnw nf nnv movement Mr. Turn nr, fciMi the weoihor ctudJing ail, all ready to run out ; perhaps wo ran outsail turn otf tho wind when tho brcczo comes.' This order was scarcely obeyed, when Tompkins reported, 4 They are getting a tackle on tho foro yard and another in tho main riggin . sir, to hoist out their Iaunph and board Us!' 4 1 like that, Mr. Tomp kins, for the rascally captain and half, his crew will como'in her, certain of an easy prey ; but if my aim don t fail mo, few of the boat crew will return, bo they more or ess. Mr. Turner, hoist those two guns up on the poop deck at once, for if wo want them at all. it will bo over the stern. Aro you a good shot , M r. Tompkins 1 ' ' . .r? 1 . ! T 11-J wnen l was younger, sir, i was canuu a leclle the best shot in Kcnncbunk, and 1 guess I could fetch a turkey at a hundred yards now, with a straight rifle. inen, sir, ao you tune cimrjju vi wo twelve muskets, and let Jim load for you as fast as you fire,' whilo the Doctor and I .mi ' . 1 . I I C .1. will keep my own tools busy. Tho pirate s launch won now manned, .. -. . . and pulling ten oars for us lustily, while a group of men wcro collected "forward and in the stern sheets jot her, ncrnaps -twenty or twenty-fivo altogether, scarcely a mile astern, and as we wcro almost entirely be calmed, sho gained rapidly on us. Thero was no occasion to call the people alt to give my orders, for they were collected rounJ.tho captain with anxious laces and blanched checks 'If they succeed in getting alongside, boys,' said I, ' wo will retreat with our arms into the cabin, and let them board us, and through the windows and cabin door we mav clear the decks : it not. 1 shall reserve my last pistol for tho powder mnga sin", wh'fh is at handa.ndwe will all go together, and disappoint the rascals. Lint I trust it will not bo necessary to come to khat. Nail down tho forcscuttle,MrrTurnv4 cr; if they get alongside, mind, every one retreat to the cabin, or die (u:e a dog on the deck if -he vleasesr ' There, they shoutrsrr, anaputtTihcad as if after a whale,' said tho mate; 'and here comes a littlo breeze, too, perhaps it will stnkefns-beiore tno vn nam a enough.' ' : " lhey are in range of tho rifle, ir. Vn mr unit until thfv frrt ninr pnrmfili to be sure of tho leader within an hundred - - i - i j e . . o yards. There she breezes, thank God 4 Good full,' Brown, and nothing off. We have the breeze before tho schooner, but it is very light yet, audthe launch gains fast Now, Doctor, stand by, mind you ram the balls home, be cool. never mind the patches. Stand byTompkins; aim. atjho grjjupJa tne dow, wane i uiitu uie eieru, arc you ready T 'Yes, sir.' 'Fire!' " And down went the rascal at tho tiller and one also at the bow. 'Load her quick, Doctor, and let me give them Joe Manton ; in tho meantime fire away, Tompkins, as fast as" you please only take good aim be zool. , 4 Cool as a cowcumber, sir.,' i My double-barrelled gun dropped one oar in tho water, and caused some confusion ! in. the after part of the boat. ' Put it into them, sir; we have not lost a ball yet Give me the rifle, Doctor.' nTesTsrr-he alrT-eadyr; I spit do ball for luck.' This discharge caused them, with the increasing brcczo to lay on their oars an instant, and then pull round for the schoon er, with only six oars out. Thrco cheers, my ladsgaod fire as long as you can reach thenvi There, the schooner begins to feel the brcczo. Mr. Turner, run up the weath er studding-sails, keep her off two points, for ho must pick, up his boat. , There, sho breezes, thank IIcavcnTStcady, Browny stead.' ' Steady, si r.v , 'Keen her straicMrforVburlifo!. i : By the time' the schooner, had picked up ler boat and hoisted her on board, wo had gained a mile or two, and we wero now going'eight or nine knots, with a frco wind. ' Watch her close, Tompkins; let me know if she gains' on us.' Ayo, aye, sir. " ' Ma Turner, we are a littlo by the stern ; carry fevery thing portable chock, carpen. ler's clcst, harness cask; roll those two after ctsks forward be lively; sirrSwab thoso tvo guns out, Doctorwo'lilinve an other cab at them yet, I fear, for ho sails ike a vitch. ' Ycl. sir, him going to Africa for ivory and goMJduslftia'a what they tall nigger tradings ....... She cams, sir, but slowly ; ho hnsn t got the best of tho breeze yet, perhaps.' 4 So, that will do, Mr. Turner; now get a smal pull of your weather topsail and top-gallant braces. Well, sir well, nil!' 4 Tliey aro hoisting that great square sail, sir, and sho springs to it like a tiger.' ' Mr. Turner, slack a littlo or your lop. mast md top-gallant back stays to wind. . ward-M:orcfullypsir,--not 4oo much, ami i then send all hands chock, forward every pound wilr hclp J 4 Faur bells, ir, hold tho reel." . No. never mind the bells nor the reel, i Tnmnkina : what use is it to us noTV T Keen your eye on tho schooner, ajidtet mo know . i . i ...in .n t.: . ... Wlicn tne SU pounuc-rji win ten uu inm , may shoot way hisropmast, by good luck.' Ayex ryesir.' Tomnltns was so mechanically correct in evervhiog that he would no doubt have brouhf his quadrant on deck, and observed for thr sun, if it had been noon, and 1 had not Mtcrfcrcd. Ho was cool as possiblo, and Lt conduct seemed to put nerve into the ncn. 4 Hi gains, fust sir ; I can seo the red cop on the' rascal at tho helm let me give him astot;sir.l 'Well, sir, fireawav.'if you thiuk you ca rcich him. Doctor, brinryour logger. head, and when! givo tho word, touch her quiqk. 1 So, lift her breech a little mite, lom so, so stand by givo it to her! nnd avtiy went our littlo shot, which struck the wtlcr about two-thirds of the way to the sclooncr. . 4 Lead up--gain, Tompkins, and leave out ll 9f canister, and the shot will go straigjter ; aim higher than beforo, say for his rtyal now give jt to him. ' rump into his square sail, sir; but lorty thousand such wouldn't hit him hard. Oh, if we tould only borrow his long Tom for an hou-'or two ! The sarpint is sure of us or he'd fire it himself.' At this crisis tho chaso was only A mile or a mile and a halt astern, anu couiu cosily have bored us through ; but I pre sume lift was afraid toyaw his vessel enough to bring the gun to bear, and it would no doubt kill his wind in a considerable de gree ; and, as ho was gaining perceptibly, he calculated to bo alongsido of us before night. Load up again, sir, and I will try my luck, for it must be a mcro chance shot that docs him any barm. 1 Stand by. Doctor, and when I givo tho word, touch her. quick fire! iThe shot struck tho water just under iho bow, Now for the other gun ; I shall do bet ter. Heady T Fire! His topmast totters ! it falls !' - A spontaneous cheer from our crew seemed to assure US of safety. 4-Grve-mc the glass, boy'... They are cutting the wreck away as fast as possible, still determined to Overhaul ua. Keep off two points, round inlho weather-braces a pull run out that lower studding sartbo handy, lada. ; Watch thoTascalrMft Tompkinar with tho glass, and let mo know if we gain on him. ' Aye, aye, sir.' he breeze was now fresh, well on the quarter," ani'wowcro saro to gaitfntiimT until his topmast could be replaced, which, with a largo and activo crew, bent a re. vengo, would cost him but an hour's work. 'She drops, sir, she drops; I can but just see that nigger's bead on his flag; half an hour ago I could see Iho marrow-bones. 4 Very well, sir, let tho people now get a bite of dinner, for we shall have more work to do yet, to get clear of him, if we do at all.' ' I don't know what more we can do, sir, unless wo grease tho bottom,' said Tomp kins, with a smile. ' We havo yet one principal resort, my dear sir, and will go at it tho moment we get something to work upon, if ho gains again on us.' Tompkins put in a new quid of tobacco,' of which he had made uncot nmonlv frco use that moruiug, and by that only did he show any sicms of anxiety.- 'Get your dinners, Mr. 1 .'oropkins and Mr. Turner : I can't go dow; a to eat-awhile that fvJIow is dogging us. Aye, aye, air. ' It was now about one o'clock, and the schooner dropping slowly, while prepara tions to fit a new topmast were actively progressing, in ten minutes all hands were again on deck, anxiously watching. As Tompkins came on deck I heard him say to Turner: ' Consarn mo if I know what tho old man It going at; wo'vo dono all human nature can do, and he'i not given to praying. ' How long, Tompkins, will it take him to catch us, when he makes all sail ogain, at the rato ho gaiued before !' Three or four hours, sir. Ho will bo alongsido before sunset, I reckon.' By two'o'clock'hls top-saH an J lop.gal. lant-sail wcro again set jnndin twenty minutes more, his studding-sails, royal and ringtail, and it was evidett tfiat ho began to gain opaco, though now four miles astern. ' 4 Mr. Tompkins, wo" will now try our last resort.' - 4 Aye, ayeTsir.' Brest open tho hatches, 6aw the rail andbulwarkfl off abreast of them, and tumblo up those" hales as fast as-possible.' 7 This idea had evidently never entered into tho head of anyone of tho crew or officer; and 'tho long faces with which they had seen iho pirato gainonus, were instantly changed for faces fulPbfJiope. In ten minutes tho cook and second male had Hawed off tho rails and .bulwarks, the naicncs were on, anu uie oaies uw faster than any, ever .-.before camo her, and overboard.' 4 Look well to your trim, MrTorr pkins ; defnot tako too many frmrHme side. Send Jim on the poop to keppan account of tho number as they passoy. 'Over with them, boys, you aromrw working for your lives.' But no cncouragiment was necessary, for iho mcnrstrippcd..talhcjf .trousers only, wouceu i!KO ugers. r 4 Mr. Tompkins.cut away this stern boat, every littlo helps ; let her go, sir, at once that's it.. Theso largo bales will obligo him to steer wild, or run against them.' - - ' We continued thir work for nearly an hour, before wo began perceptibly to gain on tho schooner. But by four o clock, he had dropped mora than half a mile ; yet to make sure, we did not abate our exer tions until after five o'clock, when 400 out of 1000 bales had been thrown over. During tho operations I could hardly refrain from laughing at tho remarks which escapetj from the men, after we began to gain. 4 Huzza, boys! said one, 4 over with .i .t. i :, ... i.i, iuuiii, iuu uuuci wiuuia uro 111.11, 4 Watch there, watch, cried another, as he rolled a balo over, 4 them will do for him to buy niggers with.' 4 1 wish my old woman had a bale o: that,' said the doctor. As soon as the pirate discovered that we wero gaining, he gavo us several ahots of his long Tom, bul iho distance was too great, and by sunset he was hull down from thn nrtrm'y 'fnymimllti -aflr4w-4tftul4 in his square-sail, arid rouudedto; aiiuVf . 1 ' . . : I ... , r , . when last seen, was very busy nicking ur w ,? V the bale goods, which would no doubt como in play, though not quito sj acceptable to Iiiin as ITidTuofliirs would havo been, sweet ened with our blood. At dusk, we could biitJsv discern the villian, still lying to. 4 Bee all secure in the hold, Mr. iomp- kins, and putL ontho Jiatchcst and as we have a steady trade-wind let her go till midnight, south south-west ; and let all hands get some rest. I must do the same, for I am nearly done up.' The excitement being over, 1 was nearly prostrate, and after -thanking God with more fervor and sincerity than I over pray. ed '.Kjforc, I threw myself into my berth, but had a feverish and dreamy sleep, till twelve o clock, when my trusty mate called mo according to orders. 4 Twelve o'clock, sir !' 4 How is the wind and weather!' - 4 Fresh trade, sir clear and pleasant niust rwing going nine, large. 4 Tukein the lower studding-sail, Tomp. kins, and haul up south by east, if she'll go it good full. 4 Aye. aye, sir " It is suflkietrHo4ttform-thefatieBt reader- that we saw no moro of the pirate, made much belter progress, how thai bur bonny barouo was in ballast trim only. We fin- ished our passage without further trouble. Many wcro tho jokes cracked by all hands, as tliey talked over the events of that day of excitement. - The underwriters not only paid" for tho caro thrown overboard at once, on reccIT fig the news r but on learning the parlicu ars. vbteiAnlcce-of plate for meand n gratuity in cash for the mates and men of equal value. - ' Gkeat fire at Fall River. A. fire broke ouf on Thursday night, at Fall River, about half past twelve o'clock, in the new AMaws.a t . t iron works of Uol. Uurtcc, ana otners, which were entirely consumed. Loss about fjOOOj partly msured. This was an immense building, tVrce"1iundred feet long and ono hundred wide. ' Tho whole was a vast sheet of flamo at one timo, which lit up the whole heavens. Boston Courier, Correspondence of the Phil. U. S. Gazette. Nsw-Yosjc, Wcdxbsoat, P. M. The transactions in Cotton amount to about 600 bales, at prices about e. below tSose of the early Ft nf but week : Floor sells freclv at 85 a 854 for Western ; Georgetown, 85 12 a $5 2j ; Stocks low ; Com droops a little, 1200 bushels Nw.Orlcans sold at 551; Northern 57; small parols Wheat bring 1 13 a 1 15 ; large) quantities mi . lift. Rraul Codes has improved and sales are freely taado at 6J a H ; other descriptions more active. Damt'i CoraTsiiur.-" Good afternoon Sjuiro Jones." Good afternoon, friend Darby, corns walk in." 44 Well, Squire, now i your lovely darter, Sal, to-day, and the reet of th family 7" 44 Why, they're all up and about, particularly Sal, ehe ia very hearty, ha a food appetite and eata a right imart chance j and the way aha arnokea her old pipe ita tho ntflit way, and ting Jwwd man, ah aing like a m&rtingalo. Oh, abo is a bueUnr!" r " Well, Squire I'm clad to bear so much in praiae of Sal, for I lor ner mighUy, and mean to court her too." ' H Whj, that's plain, hoheatf and clever I'll go and call SaL" V Bon enough ha did, and ehe soon mado her ap pearance, " How ate yo Sal," ays Darby. M Oh, eorter middling. How do you fool Mr. Dirbyr , Why Sal, I aint Well I'm love eicki4 .. Oh huih, you don't aay ao well do tell me who iho ia T ' With that I aortcr aidled un to Sal. and Sal aha kinder sidled off. Says I, 41 Sal, don't bo ao darnation akiteruh, for yoa ara the very gal I'm artor." Gect out yon don't aay.M " Yea I do. and I'm in ae hard carnwtaa eror mv old dog Lion wai at a coon.' That pleaied her mightly, and jhe kinder toM- ed her head and looked aa proud aa tome of your town gala do when they giMn a ball room. Say t " Sal will you have me V " I reckon aa boyrt will you dont catch tin child Kfueinftoiki that thing when ahe baa a good chancer ' So ofLwe went to the paraon'a and Sal and I got nWricd, and now we live a kinder happily to cother aa can be,. only aometimea ahe bawl otrt to mo," Mr. Darby don't be epittin your tobacco juice on the ftra doms and a aticken your foot on the ftindcr. May 1 bo burnt if I can keep any thing decent for you plaguo take' all lobaect chawcra, sayX." And tho way aljo rap my oe with the tonjr when ahe aee ray feet on tho fundor U no ways common, 1 tvU you however 1 lire as nappiiy a I caa expect with a woraaa that's tho fact. Foil. A IUI1KIT incK. From Sargent's Tales we insert thefoHbwinfr, -for the purpose of reminding the ladies of " oldeu luiics." it was Uie way in which Snivel the tailor cured his wifo. who began to love tho eriMer wnen sue was " nuum. it ia related thus : - Crissy Snivel the tailor's wife, got a roin as bad aa any on 'em ; but Snivel pooty much bruk her on it. Ye sea he put a metio in it. She was upon gin then. So she went to Merrick's shop, and told him hi gin did'nt agree with her, and got some brandy. Snivel watched her motion, and she'd no sooner got into the house than, un beknown to her, he put a metic into that. So sho went to Merrick's shop again and told him his brandy served her just aa bad as the gin did. So sho got a little Jimaky ; and 'twasn't in the house half an hour afore Snivel had a tnctic in that too. She got, that way, to think that spcrrit wasn't jest the thing for her stomach, but the never suspect, ed Uie least tiling about the meUc. About a month artor, a doaon wimmin, may be more, kum to spend the art'noon at Mrs. Snivel's house. So ye sea, aa aha naa the good stuff by ucr, aid couldn't make no use on't herself, ofl account of her petikler weak stomach, and aa most on'eua was aihn' somehow, took a little now and then a a mcdscn, sho treated 'em all, and was aa liberal with it aa if 'twas of no mora valley than rain water. Some on 'em took brandy and some on took Jimaky. But it didn't make a mito o' dif ference which it was they took. It sot em a chat- term' like all possessed lor about nail an hour. Then, one alter another, they began to fool a lit- litre squally and at last, thy got a pom every uivtu says aa never WdteU on. lie was a workin' in his shop at tl. tu.n..ii' 'in it. Ma ATiff, ha hiuirM tha firat the berinniaMi it. . So when he heer'd the first noise, he peeped through the key-hole, and aaid he thought be should "adied a laoghin. So he run bck into Uis shop, (ur fear they should sua. peet eumthinVandliafelltowork cuttin'apairo' .. regimental smals for General Tweeter ; but bo . . , i . . t i . . laughed so, mat ns spoilt un orcccnes, anu cut 'em by mistake arter parson Dearin's measure, so that the General eouldn't 'agot into 'cm at no rate artcr they were made up j and being a bright yatlcr, they wouldn't 'abeen the thing fur a min. . istcr no how. So ye see 'twas a totcfloss. " But the end of the iok wasn't like to coma out so plesent. Several on 'em had a narrer squeak on't, and om miss uawas ecnamoet wrencued uerscii to aeaia. nut ue oesi or ms hull I'm agoin to tell ye Not a soul of em ever aiupcctcd theleastcet trick; and Merrick got such a bad name fur scUin liker that wasq't gtni- wine, tliat he lost a moat all bis eustora In our town artcr that. Snivel got confoundedly scart, for artcr a whilo he thought it was sica a good story he couldn't keep it to himself no how i so he told it round to one anu anoiner, ana at last it got to Squire Fronk's ears, and he told Snivel that if old Miss Hauks, who was aihn' a long spell, should happen to pop off afure the year waa . out, 'twould.be manilarter as sure as fate. How. somiver the old woman's ah via' yet; but sh.9 haint taken a drop sinco that day, : A number on cm hasn't. So good's come out on't arter all. I reckon there's a good many folks that dont lika the name o' taken sperrc, now the Temperance Society ha got sir, headway, and yet they liko "1 drop well eni'U);h too ao I reek they gsU ailm', and send for the doctor a purposo." Vrav Lt vbom Rm db Jaxkibo. The brig LTauline arrived at this port on Wednesday from L Rio do Janeiro, whence sbt !'cd on the 9 th May. nexed extract of a ktter, dated .Rm rs JjjxotaJttay.5JLat3.i We have recently bad larpe tranaactiuM in FlmrrF SaTesof about WOO ttbUuttiehmund were) mado at 17J 4 rnonUis credit, and 1 100 bU. DaltiT more, cargo of brigiaaion, at IfiJ. The recent shipments of Dreadslufts from this place to tho River Hate have been large, and not withstanding the Dueno AyrcaGovernnfent have admitted for consumption all the Row and Wheat on dcposile in tliat port, it is trfprs than probable) that when these supplies arrivs they will causo a material decline both at Buenos Ayres and Montevideo. Some purchases of Flour have been, made by speculators for the River. We hear that the ear. Hrocs of Richmond ex iouisiana, ana or Balti more ex A mazon, nave iiecn resoia on terms wnicn . have not transpired. Tho stock in first bands is' now limited to 11 SO bl!s. per Cmmone trom rtsw York. . We do not entertain the belief that the preeW . prices will be maintained for any length of timtsv Our bakers are well supplied, the northern porta are well stocked, and fresh supplies may be short ly looked for. Coffee is coming to markst slowly, and the quality of ths receipt is poor. We quote choice tu)-Tior or 38500, very scarce ; mixed Iota of su. penor and good firsts, 3J 100.- The shipments in April were small and wilt not be large this month. Baltimore American, 16fA inst. 4
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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