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VOLMV NUMBER 12.
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'This PP"r .Is published at Two Dollam and
y FirrtCssTS in advance or, Threa Dollara at
the end of tueyaar. ' - ' ' ' '"
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(vox tm MWKNoia.1
HOTELS YOUNG LADIES TB4BEIAGE, etc.
A TRUE TALE.
BY J. H. " - ;"
In th.ar ot our Lord J833, 1 resided in. the
city of A. in that of aong- and dreamthe
sunny South. In thaity there lived a Miaa MM
member of the Methodist Episcopal eh arch
She combined in her pcrsoa nearly all that could
bdcircd, young, accomplished. afStble, aocia.
fclc, pious. Hr person waa "f the mediuuvie,
gracefully formed; her "(Complexion fair, soft, and
story way Interesting, ller hail lell and, cutred
charmingly around a enow-while neck, and taking
fceiall in all, I have acldom acen a mora- lovely
firl anywhere. 8aahad,of course, multitudes of
admirers, and many a heart had she smitten with
an innocont smile. She had refused the heart
Mid hand of a large number 6f ttu gentlemen,
vrlio were her equals in all .reKpecle save her beau-
ty, but she had found out that she was handume,
(u most young ladies do) and come to the con
elusion that aho eould get' any one, at any time.
She was induced to believe this' from the fact uf
bcr having so many admirers, oflfers, etc., ind the
hijrli opinion she hud formed of her beauty and
merits. She was, in that fair city, " the observed
of all observers," and one apparently tf altogether
lovely;" Many very vain and oolwcoinjili
menu were paid her, all of which naturally tend
ed to make hr. " think more highly of herself
tLsn she ought." .She had been presented with
some facinating' novels, and prevailed on lo read
ttjem, Ibis she did with attention, and eagerness,
srat tint time they suited her fancy exceedingly
well. As soon as one was read she was presented
, with another by some admirer as all seemed to
vie with each otlier whd should do most to please
tor fair Miaa M. She soon contracted a taste
for them, and asw usual, they became the only
works of any interest to her. Some grand exploit
ky Paulina, Sir Edward, Hurgravc, etc., seemed
to be the principal subjects of conversation with
her. And she ead all as reahtiet, not at fiction;
ut-Mth, not as faUehood, a distinction that ought h
always to be made before and after reading a
novel : but it is' one seldom made. She, however.
continued her visits to the h
devotions doubtless were on
"cannot serve God and mammon," at the same
time. The mother doted upon her farlitig child.
and looked lo her as being one of God's best giftsJ
la" her'; and, indeed, prued the daughter higher
tban the daughter did hcrailf, for she considered
her toe good for any one !
Miss M. had madea beau to suit her fancy from
amtel! She had his size, form, features, man.
ler, bis introduction; courtship,. marriage, and all
lo her own fancy. She had learned from novels
that to get married at home in the common way,
without any romance, any grand exploit, any
eoach, and niopi liglit meeting, anycape, was
beneath the digniljjof 'a great belle who had been
providentially spared from the offers of so great
a number of gentlemen to become the beloved
companion of a di stinguished nobleman, or status,
an ..ox .great renown. .
The hum ing sun of autumn had ceased to re.
lect with such power; nature was fast eheding
ker green mantle, and jolly winter appeared just
at hand, when all should apprar around, a warm
kcarth and blazing tiro a ain, to chat and sing
Ike season ot cold away in mirth and pleasantry.
Every thing seemed to invite gentlemen, ot liusi.
km and pleasure to the city again. On a lovely
Sabbath morning the church bell rang and the
ether and danghlcr were seen in their usual
place in- church. Amidst the usual number of
admirers at ehurch, Miss M. seemed to cast a care
ass glance at tfiem occasionally, and then rtvet
r eye for a moment upoii the preacher, and
fain she would look aiitind tho assembly. In
e of these glances her eye ell upon the immag.
ry idol uf her heart; she blushed and with
iw her eves, but repeatedly looked at the same
Person, and every time she did so, she discovered
bat he was intently esxini upon her. He waa
tranwivof ordinary aixo, dressed in the top of
fashion, tth a snow white handkerchief, a
Noni and heathy appearance ; and above all,
(be lovely Misa Meemei to merit his whole at
tention: AU these things strengthened her belief
ttmt he was the beau ideal of all her hopes. She
kuwii rtt..M tnv and an uneasy nhjht. Her
wboie inquiry was : " Who was that gentleman
lat'safby Mr. ." Her inquiry.. was" finally
answered; an -Introduction immediately nought
ad obtained. .Fortune teemed to have fixed their
fceeting and was soon to gratify their brightest
tteipectationi
Every advance of his was met by a modest re
ponae. The company of every other gentleman
II u discarded. As said before, the gentleman
II s an entire stranger, but to nake amends for
IL-. i i , . 1-:l tii-v. ka fhj n u'rllmn
ne wouia aunosv uanj - .
the young lady with a pretended love letter from
ome fair damsel. ind-of course, would open
Ksmile as he read while passing immediately
klere her window. This confirmed ber belief that
saentleman of great wealth, and alddy.
l which, only inoreated her love for him. After
Wianable courtship, a marriage- waa agreca
"ob, the time set, and all preparation made for it
"eeenl. The mother was consulted, but
aatoninhed and repudiated the idea oh ac
of so short anaoouainlance (lliree months)
little knowledge aha bad of him, etc This
"mads the heart grow warmer" and Mu
' em thought hcronantie) H would be to
A Weekly Family
to be driven off furiously in a coach with her In.
tended, and the next interview consuntatt'd the
plan. On the appointed day, at durk'a carriage
waa at the door, and Miss M. in all Um bincyW
of youth, love, and high arotight immaginatinn.
left a mother's home to join (uts with another un.
tried (riend. In a lew moments they were pro.
nounccd ktubaad tad Viift. The mmanec was
over it'' waa a reality Lodging! were priicured
t the fimt hotel in the place, and the second night
brought her husband to her room intoxicattd !
with the excuse that hit particular friend had
kept him out, passing compliments upon bis sue
cess, wishing him much joy, 6cc, 3lc, till he had
for the first lime in life taken a little too riiuth
Tlie story was believed, the off. nee forgiven, and
all seemed right. But alas ! " how fortunes vary!''
Two month had not elapsed before the fact was
divulged that she waa wed. il to a fopith drunk
ard and a trifling man, in place of an ifimagina
ry lard! He was found in the- lintel guilty of
the vilest drunkenness and indecencicK, and lo
fill her cup of sorrow he left her to mourn her sad
misfortune without the least re murtc, and went
to another city.
NTho late Mill, M,
. returned' diirraced to seek
shelter 4n the bosom of an offended mother. Her
feelmirs and aituution the reader mav immnirine,
I will merely add jhat alia is still asud emblem of
the bad effects that too of Un arise from the al
lunnr effects of novel seawko. When her heart
was taken she oufiht to hare reaigned herself to
her moth er's guidance and not to novel immaglna-
tion.- My fair reader, beware of strangers, and
decoivcra, let thi m bo ever so attractive in inaa.
uer or appearance.
Oct. 7
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Taking (lie Ccim iu Alabama.
BY " A CHICKEN MAN " OF 1840.
Th llWwing4iiiKmiu ketcrrr frnm
the pep uf Johnson J. Hooper, Ksq., edi
tor of tho " East Alabamia, published ut
La Fayettt, Ala. Aa atroibtT chip re.
marks, it ia " enough, tu provoke a luugti
under the vory ribs ol'denih." Theitnia-
sion and alteratiun of a few sentences tjki.n
orway tiono oTitsrhurnor. Eds. Mess j
The collociion uf statislicul inli.nnntiuii
concerning the) resources and industry ol
tlie country, by the assiatunt tilnrsliols who
were rmpUiyeil totuko the last cmsus, wu
a very difficult work. TIeo..puli.r IW.
pressiuit that a trutnendous lax wuuld-suon
lollow the minute invest igutiuti id tko n-
vute a Hair 3 ol the people, caused tlio vi:ii.
aus-tukur lo be viewed in nu b:tif r light
.j-vat. .1' I... - nns l.uaA.a .tnti iiik.'
ousc of MSliSiBiie waa, tout the information sought
n tho decline, for wc . n- - , emirelv. or
given with great reluctance. The returns
therefore made by tli marsnuia ex.nouuu
very imperfect view of the wealth und iu-
duairial progn ss of the country. In sume
portions ;of the country the excitement
uguiiisljhe uuj'rtuniite ijflicers who were
known as the " chicken men'1'1 m ide it nl.
moat duncerous lor tln m lo procfi d nh
the businuss of Inking the cetlsu f-ntid bit f
ler were the taunts, IhreatH, unu iious.
winch llit-jr received on all hands, nit most
particularly from the old vom nl I he
eountry.- t he aear ow oui uiu
bear to be cutaclnsed aooui tne .priHiucu 01
their looms, poultry yardrf, tid duiriea ;
and when they did " come d-wn upon
theuiiforiunule inquisitor ,it was with a force
and volubilitv tlmt were sure to leave tm
irnprtnan. JWe speak front -xi.-ri nce,
and feelingly in- this subject; for it so Imp.
(Mined, tlmt tho Murshul ot ine o.iuiiieru
District of Alubiim.i, " reposing vspcinl
confidence " iu our ability, iuvesh-d us one
day with all the poers of assistant Mur.
shut, ana arming us wuu in jhujici ij
ty of bhmks, st ilt us lortn to couni uw no
ses ol all the men, women, chiliir;n, unn
hiekens. resident upon these nine hundred
quare milep of. rough cnuutry which con
sthute the coynty ot I ullapoosn. - UlorioM?
! thought we; but-tl diun t turn cm
SO. t r.ue we t?coR:u
bings, although we cume uiipleusuutly.iH'iir
f iiiclniiir a dozen, and only esttipod y
verw uecu iirknat k we tiuvc ,01 '"!!
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na;,f but then we were .qnjzzed, hiiigiteii
t, abus;d, and nearly drowm d. Chtldr. n
houtod Yonder goes the chic-keu iimti!
Men said, li 1 s, hung him, nj 11 nner
HeT taxes wwn ; 'and mo 01a woimu
thntened, iL lie JBiO to iQqtnroittK.iit
their chickens, " lo set the ilojjs on him,
whilathe young women obs rveu t' im j
fitn't bnnw whut a.'mun wanted ti be SO
perlfc-lar about gals' ages for, with.ui h.'
reminiscences of our peregrtMalions thai
.;n t m hoioh at now. although lh oc
currences with which thty ore Cortiifcted
were, at the time, anything but inirtn-in-
npinng to us. .. .. .
We roue up one uoy o w i -
a widow nither past ihe prime of li& (just
that wr'wd at which nature supplies nH.st
nbundanily tho oil which' lubricates iht-
hinges of the female tongue) and iiiicnmg
to the fence, walked into tbu-house
GKd morning, madam, .in we m
1 li I A- ...MMImt intimlftltnO'
our usual oianu, uuu wun.n " c
nJun"!r- . ... i-,
" Mornin'. said tne wiaow grumy.
Drawing our blanks frm their case, wc
proceeded" I am the man, madam, jipat
lakes me ceusuof.Buu-
i.tu ..hii-r vnu aie!" aaid the old
IIBIiii.."- .-
"Yes. lve beam1 of you:
P.r.,n W. mid me Vou was coming, and I
told him iist what 1 tell you, that if you
said ' cloth,' soap,' ur 'chickens to me
tj ..1 .k HooatiiS ve. Here. Bull! Jere
Pornpr Two wolfish curt responded to I
Newspaper, devoted U Christianity,
theeail, Jor Bull and Pomp tame to the
uoor, smelling ot our lect with a slight
growl, and llieii laid dowu on the sleua
- Now," - continued
ivow, vontinuea tne old she savage,
Iht m's Iht1 seven-si duos in this roumrv
Luat wet k Bill 8tone ker,s two.v.ar..ilrf
oteer jumpt'd my yard lencw, and Dull and
Pomp luk him by the throat, sod tin y killed
him a lore my boy a could break Yin loose,
to suvei the world." .
" Yes mo'iim," said we, rricekly ; Bull
and Pomp seem to bet very fine dogs."
" You may well nay that ; what I tells
lliemlu do lin y do and if I was lo sick
iIm in 011 your old horse yonder, they'd eat
him up afore you could sy Jack Roberson.
And its jist what I shell do, if you try to
pry into my Consarns. They are none of
your business, nor Van Buren's nuttier, I
reckon. (,Oh, old Van Buren ! I wwh I had
you here, you old riiM-al! Id ahuw yuu
wliair-l d I d iiinke Bull and Pomp show
you how to lie sendin'oiil men to take down
what liitlo slvnT people's got," jist to tax i,
when its taxed enough a'ready !"
All this time we were perspiring through
li ar of the fierce guardtuus uf the old wid
ow s portal. Al leiiuih, when the widow
p'uiised, we remarked that as she was de.
termineti not to answer qnealhina nbiit the
produce ut the iafm, we would just set
down the age, sex, and complexion uf each
member ol herfumily. .
" No such a thing- you'll do no sich. a
thing," said sl; ; I ve got five in family,
and thut's allyou'U git from me. Old Van
fJiiren must have a hean to do. the dratted
old villyan, to wnd you to take down how
old my cliildrtn is, I've got five in family,
and (hey arc all btjlween five and a hundred
years old,' l hey are aW a pln'guy sight whiter
ban you, and whd her they are he or the,
w DtmB-rjioiirtonsffTfis;
. .We told her we should report her to the
Murshul, aud she would be fined, but rt on
ly augmented her wrath. . -.- .-' ? A,
" Yes! send your Marshal, or your Mr.
Van Buren here, it you're bad off to let
em come let Mr. van Bort-D come
( looking as suvuge ns a' B ngul ligres)
Oh, I wish ho uxmd come and her
nostrils dilated, and her eyes gleamed
1 d cut his head on !
' That might kill him," we ventured to
remark, by way ol a joke.
Kill him ! kill hnn oh it 1 had him
here by the year 1 reckon 1 tcooYdkill him.
A pretty fellow to be eating his vitiils out 11
gold spottiia that poor people's taxed for,
and raisin' an army lo gel him made king
l Afneriky the audacious, natflVf stink-
jog, s?Id scamp !" She'psuScp ti' moinenT,
and then rosumed, And now, mister,
jist put down whul 1 ttfll you ou that paper,
and don't be telling no lies to senrl to Wash,
ington city. Jiirt put down Judy Tomp
kins, ageable woman, and fotir children.' "
We objected to making any, such entry,
but the old hag vowed that it should b
done, to prevent any misrepresentation of
her case. We however were prelty reao.
lute, until she appeuled to the couclianl
whelps, Bull und Pomp.' At the first
glimpse of their let til our courHgo gave
uy, and we nmdtuhe entry iu' a bold
hand across, jq blank scUedule- Judy
Tompkins, ageable Woman, and lour chit
dren," '
We now begged the old lady to dismiss
her canine friends, that we might go out
and depart ; pnd lorthniili mounting our
old black, we determined to give tno 01a
soul a purring fire. . 1 urnmg halt, rouud,
in order to lace her, we shouted
Old owun!"
' Who told you tocall me old Wan, you
long-legged," hatchet-faced whelp, Joti f
I'll make the doiistuke yU off lhat horse
ii vim uive' me unv more sursc. What do
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you wiillt t" l'it r':' "' v
Do you Want to gel married ?"
"Not to you, ifc J, do!" .. ,
J Plucinir oiir "riuht thumb on the n isal rx
tremity of-our . countenance, w"e said,
You needn't bo, uneasy, old 'on, on that
score thoughijiou. might suit sore-legged
Iick S '-- up our wsy, and should like to
know what to tell him he might count on if
he eume down next Sunday !
Here. Bull !'-'Bouiad the widow, "sick
him, Pomp !'Tbut we cantered off, unwound
ed, fortunately, by the langs. ol Bull and
Pomb. who kept un the chase as long as
lhi-y could henr the cheering voice of their
mistriiis-i-" S-i-ck, Piiini sick, sick,
t.i.ihim, Bull aulxy hsuboy ! suboy!'
Our next adventure was decidedly a dan.
gcrous one. Fording the TallMpooaa rjv,
1 r, whery i' is exutim ly uneven be.
ing formed ol masses nl rox tun 01
sures and covered with slimy green moss,
whenabout two thirds of the way across,
we-were hailed by Sol Todd from the bank'
we were approaching. yv sioppeu 10
hear him more distiwtly 1
u..u..wt little Houire. vou a-clucKtn
hontinir to dav T"
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Re no- answered amrmntiveiy.ne con-
tinned You better ruuid. the boles in
themere rqeks if your horse a loot "gita
ioirhml in 'em vou II never eet it out. I ou
ee that bigblack nck down to your.right T
We I. there s Bod bottom oown oeww ui.
Strike down thar. outside that littla riffl
nd now cut right into lhat siuootn waier
andcorm- across !
-Wfioilcrwrdora duet: lions ta tne wt
tor und nlunvinir into ihe smooth water, we
r.,nnd it to be a basia surrounded with
uteep ledpes of rock and deep enough to
;.r, ihP horse we rode. R-aind and round
the wior old black toiled wit hout finding
santJs? rtlflsA ftl W hkh he could effect a land-
r -- - j
ing, 0 precapiwui -were n
Political Science, igricnlfnie and
occaaionully asked us if th bottom
was'ot first-rate," but did nothing lo help
us. At length wo scrambled out, wot and
chilled to ihe botie--for it waft. sharp Sep.
lember morning and continued our .jour,
ney not a little annoyed by the boisterbus,
roaring laughter of the said Solomon, at
our pictureaqtMt appearance. . v
We bnd'ut mors than got out of bearing
of Sol's cachinatory explosions, before we
met one of his neighbors who gava us to
understand lhat the ducking we had just re.
reived, waa but the fulfillment of or threat
of Sol's lo make the ''chicken-mao " lake
a swim iu ihe 41 Buck Hole." He had
heard of our stopping on the opposite side
of the river, the night previous, and learn
ing-oor intention to ford just where we did,
fixed himself on Ihe bank to insure our find.
ing the way into the " Buck Hole."
This information brought our. tap right
up, .and requesting Bill Splawn(lo stay
where he was till we .returned, we galloped
back to Sol's, and found that worthy, rod
on shoulder, ready to leave on fishing ex
cursion. V " -
Sol, old fellow," said wo, " that was a
most unfortunate lunge A made into that
hole in the river 1 ve lost U'-io in specie
out of my coat pocket, and I'm certain it's
in that hole for I fell my pocket get light
while I was scuffling about in there. I he
money was tied up tight in a buckskin
pouch, and I must get you to help me get
11." ,
This, of course, was a regular old-fashioned
lie, as we had not seen the amount of
cash mentioned as lust, in " a coon's age."
It look, however, pretty well, and Sol con
cluded, as it was a pretty cord spell of
weather for tho season and the water was
ulmoatiikJcejhninH jluic,on'tenlsof
The buckskin pouch would be just about fair
for recovering it.. Alter some chufluring
we agreed that Sol should dive for the mo.
ney " on shares,", and we went down with
him, to the river, to point out the precise
spot at which o'urpocjtef ' grew light."
We did so with anxious exactness, and Sol
soon denuded himself and weit under the
water in the " Buck Hole, " like a shuf
fler duck with his wing broke." Puff!
puff! us he rose to the surface. " Got it
Sol t" -"No dang it, here goes again""
and Sol disappeared a second time, run !
niifTJ and a considerable rattle of teeth as
Sol once more rose into r upper air.
' Whnt luck, old horse!" "By jings,
1 felt it that time, but some how it slid out
(rf-jny fiuirers." Down -went SuL again,
and up Ite came afverthy lapse of a minutt
still without, the pouch. ' " Aro you right
sure squire, utai you lost 11 in. unn noie,
said Sol, getting out upon a targe rocK,
while the chattering of nis teeth divided his
words into rather more than their legitimate
number of syllables. "Oh perfectly cer.
tain, Sol, perlecily certain. lou Know
$25 iu hard dollurs weigh a pound or two.
I didii l mention the circumstance when 1
first cume out of tho river because I was so
scared and eonfused thai I didn't remember
it but 1 kuoWnjust as well when the pouch
broke through my cout pocket, as cau be!"
Thus re-assured, bol took tlie water
again, and as we were in a. hurry , we re
quested him io bring the pouch and half
llio money to jj iOeviue, 11 nis uivmg snoutu
prove successlul. ' .
" To be sure I will," said he and his
blue lips'quivered with cold and his whole
frame. shook from the same cpusc?
The f river agcr" made Sol shake worse
than that, that lalt !
Bui we left him diving for the pouch in
dustriously, and no doubt he would have
got it, if it had been there ! .
Or.ce as wo Were about to leave a house
at which we hud put up the night previous,
one of the girls a buxom one of twenty
followed us lu the. fence, and tho following
Me-a-kle ensued ;
" Now, 'squire, they say you know and
I want you to tell me, ef you please- what
tctfchickena De worlh this fullt" V
... How many have yout"-
" The rise of seventy, and three hens a
setlin'!" " Well now, Miss- Betsy,'? said wer
" you know how much I, set by the old man
your daddy and the' old lady, y oil know
how she and tne always got along and Jim
mid Dave, vou know we was always like
brothers and you rselL. Miss Betsy, 1 coo
ider my particular friend and as its you,
II te vou !
Do. 'wiuire. ef vou nlease: they say
Vatt Buren s going to feed his big army 00
fowlaiaiid.sonjwJolkssayhegoiPgJaIkBJ
'em without navin' for 'em, and some say he I
aim and l thoueht in eourse, ef he
did
pay for 'em the price vouU rise !" .
" well, tne laci is uui uou 1 anv uum
no about it the. army wtobe fed on fowls ;
the roosters will be given to the officers to
muke 'im brave, and the hens to the com-
vn anldiera. because, you see: they aint
as good.!' ' "
In course !
So vou see. the liens will be worth
about three bits, and roosters a half dol
lar. and ready sale, at thai. .
She was perfectly deligntea, ana we 00
not hesitate to sy would have rewarded us
with a kiss,' if We had have asked it ; out
inthosedays, modesty was the bright trait
in intLcharacler.t-AS 11 was-.neonty w
sisted oft our inking " a bit of something
" in" our safdle.baes. in case we
should reach town too lato tor amner.
Our next encounter was with sn old lady
notorious in her neighborhood, Tdr her gar
rulity and simple-mindedness. Her lo
quachy ktitw no bounds; it was comtanl
General Intelligence.
unreniiuing interminuble, and som tnn
laughably silly. She was intt rested in
quiu? a large Chancery suit which had bei n
" dragging its slow length along " for seve.
eral years, and furuisfied her with a eon.
versational fur.d which she drew upon ex
tensively, under the . idea that its merits
could never be sufficiently discussed. Hav
ing been warned of her propensity .'and be
ing somewhat hurried wpeu we, called upon
her, wa were disposed to get through busi
nessas soon as posssible, and without hear
ing her enumeration of the strong points of
1m r law caso. Striding into the house, and
drawing our papers .. . t .
' Taking the census, ma'am!" quoth
we. ":
'"Ah! well f yes! bless your oi7, hon
ey,take a seat. Now do! Are you the
gentleman' thai Mr. Van Bureti has aeM
out lo take the sensis ? I wonder! well,
how was Mr. Van Buren and family when,
you seed him 7 ' '
Wo explained that we had newar seen
the President, didn't ' know bim from a
side of sole leather; and. we had been
written lo, to luke llitji census.
Well, now, thar an'in! Love your
soul !" Well, I 'apose Mr. Van Buren writ
you a" lettered ho 1 No7 Well, I sup
pose some of his oflioers done it bless my
soul? . Well, theres mighty little here to
take down times is hard, and it looks like
people can't git their " jet rights in this
country ; and the law ufl for the rich and
hone for the poor. Did you ever hear tell
of that case my "boys has got ngin 01a
.Simpson ? Looks like they uever will gir
tollieeendon it,;, iho cimuren wilt sui
fer, I'm mightily afeard. Did ypcTever
sei. Judge-. 13 ' yes 7 Did ,you ever
heairJhAinsaijvha hejvnsagwwlg to do in I
the boys' case agin Simpson T No f Well,
'Squire, will you ax him the nex! lime you
see htm, and write me word ;'4nd n 11 him
what I say ; I'm nothiug but a poor" widow,
and mv bovs hae cot no. larnin. and bid
Simpson tuk 'em in. It's a mighty hard
case on my boys any how. They ought to
ha had a mighty good start, all on tin, oui
that old man used 'em up 'till ihey aint able
to buy icrceiur to plough with. Its a
mighty bard case, and the will oughtn't
never to a been broke, but"
. Here we interposed and told the old lady
that our time was precious, that we wished
to lake down the number ol her family, and
the produce ruised by her last year, and
be off. After a good deal of trouble wo
got through with die descriptions of the
Ijkernb9rtfv.lici'.4aiiwly "d the "Statisti-
Bl M1UIC, u mi U IIW I -1. .w....
How many, yards of cotton cloth, did
you weave in 1840, ma'am
" Well now! Less see! know
Sully Higgins that used to liveown in the
Smith settlement ? poor thing, her daddy
druv. her eff on the 'count of her havin a
little 'un, poor creetur ! iioor gal, she
couldn't help it, I dare say. Well. SuJIy
she comedo slaylong jvjmuwlieri 1 jhe
old marTdruV her awuy, and ahe was a pow.
rful good hand to weave, anil I (ltd lliiuu
he'd help me a powerw Well artor shed
bin here awhile, her baby .hit took sick and
old Miss Striniier aotinifertiik to help it
she's a poweiful gixid hand, old Miss String
er, on roots and yearbs mid sich like ! Slie
made a sort of a tea as 1 was a. saying, and
he gin it to Sally's baby, but it got wuas
the poor creetur and she gin it lea, and
gin it tea, and it looked lifre the more she
gift Tt 1ea7the rnort1 " . .
My dear madam, I am in a hurry
please tell me how many yards, of cotton
cloth you wove in 1840! I ' want to get
through with you and go on !"
Well wet! ! who d a thought you d a
in so snappish T Well.uslwasu sayin ,
Sail's child hit kept a gellih Wuss, and old
... r-i. V . 4... 1 X : : 1 : I... k,nn-l.
miss stringer, sua aepi a jjitim ow j "
tea tell at lust the child fait looked' like hit
uxWd dieany how. And boot the tin li
the child was at its wust, old D.uf.ly Sykes
he cume along, and he said if we d . git
some night-siied berries and stew 'ertt with
little cream and some nog s laro now
old Daddy Sykes is a miglity hkie old jnan
aud he gin the boys a heap of mighty good
counsel about that case boys, says he, 1 1!
tell voir what you doj you go "V '
Good lady, said we, tell about your
cloth. and lei the sick child and Mis String
er, Daddy Sykes Ihe boys, ai d ti e law-suit
go to the dogs;1 1 tn iu a Hurry !
JrGracious, ' bless your soul d m't git
aggrawated, 1 was jest a tellin',.you1iow
il ostnu. f Hilln'l UIHHVM till doth lHt Veai.'
- A
... a.A t vH'll ex. on to the next
article.", ,
Yeal you soe the child hit begun to
swell ana turn vauer, nu mi nepi a wuim
. I, j... 1 . . . i.
iu mm and a moantn . and. I k no wed
eyes
. 11
" Never mmd about the child just tell
me the valpe of the poultry you raised last
year. .
" Uh. wen yes me cnicifeiis
mean! wny, 1 reexon you never m j"ui
born days seen a jKXir creelur havethe4u k
that I did and loks like wo nevet-ehall
have good luck agin; for ever since old
Simnaon tuk that case up to the Chancery
Hour! 1 "
?'JIever mir.d the case ; let s hear aooui
tho f-hif-tpns. if vou Dlease.
Bless vou, honey, the otels destroyed
wand about the"bestinlf what I did rjs
Fverv blessed nicht the Lord sent they
nn arul u-t on the come of the house
and hoo.hoo.hoo. and one night partiklar
Temember. I had jist got dp to get the night
she'd Halve W W the littla gni wit
WQOLE IVUiMBEH 1C8T
W j, well, what waatbe valui o Wiial
you did rinse."'
Th. got so bad the owls' did that
they tuck (lie ed htiu, as well 's the younir
chickens. 'I'lie nii.t I y us ifllllig Unii, I
lieurn somethm' squall! . quul'f and says I,
I l U t ilim's old Spj ek ill o 11 fly oud.iChius
owl'a got, for I "seeii her gu. to hmh'I With
her chicken flip in the plum tree, fornesl
the smoke hi rtiSc." So I wiiif lo Wiir old
MTm Siringei was sr. 1 ini'. t no ta) t ,Hiss
Sirjiigt r! OA .'' Mi , Ulnuger,'
you-' re horn, ttmt s u.kiu ul'. got old
Speck oui'ii the olum tree ; well old MIbh
Stringer she turned over 'poll her side, like,
and suys she what did )ou say, Mis. Sfukes?
and- aajs I''
We begun to gi t vi ry tired, hnd signified
the same to 'he old lady, and begg. d alio
yvu d answer us directly and without cir-
cuiiiiocuiioti. .
" liless your dear htVrt, lim ey, I'm
telliu' ou as I'vsi us 1 kin. 'Ihe owls
they got- worse; -alter they had swept
old Speck iniil nil her gnnr, they went,
to work ,on '(others ; und Bryant (that's
one nl my b'y ,) he Vw ! he'd sIimo
the j est. rsiane. ereeturt and a 1 one mgqt
urter that, wu I. earn one I10II1 r, and
Bryant, ho tuk the old musket uud went
out, and sure enough there wusoicry, (us
he thought,) a seltin' ou the enmh ol tho
house- so he blazed away and down come
-r'wliiil on airthdid cmne down, do you
leCKon, nhen Btyant shol 7"
'I'lie nwl, I hiippose.''
" No sich a thing! no siph! the owl
4-wsrn'l thar 'Twus inv old house cat come
a lumbliu' down, hpittm', kpotterin' and
scrutchui', and the lurr a flyiu' every lime
slii- jump'd, like" Vou d a busted a leather
bed open ! Bryant he said thewjivlMMCoin?
wlmtioT TfTio cHTTniendtTlTieowl, lie seed
something nhiti ; "
' Mrs, Stokes, give me the value of your
poultry, or say you will not ! Do one thing
o.r the.otberJ'
" Oh well, dear, love your heart, I reck
on I hnd. last yeur nigh about . tliu eaiqe as
I've'gTOHli.sy
" TheiiJcJI me how many dollars' worlh
you have uow.atiJ the thing's s tiled."
Til lt you see for yourself," said the
widow Stokes, mid taking an ear of cum
out of a crack between tin logs of the cabin
knd shelling off a handful, she commenced
scattering the grain, all ihe while screaming
or "rather .schreechmg " chick chick
chick chick-eechick-ee chick eeee!
Here they erne, roosters and hens
nil pulletsuuu lititechicks crowing, cack.
ling, chirping, flung aud fliitti ring over
beds, chairs, and tables; aligliling .n the
old woman's head and shoulders, fijttering
ngaiust her sides, pecking at her hands, and
i-reaiing a din and confuMioii altogether ia
describuble. The ild ludy sc med delight-
. . 1 .. k .i r . . . 1 I,
ed, inns toexliilill ner lenuiereu stock,
and would occaaionully oxcluim "a nico
patsel, ain'l they a nice pause!!'' Hut'
lie uever would sav whut Ibev-weru worth ;
no prrnmaion could bring herM tho Hiinl ;
nd our papers at W iisliuigtoii contain no
estimate el the value ol . tin- w ulnw Mokes
poultry , ihough as she said heraelf she hud
a mighty nice passel. vr '
'I'vuiplalltfU. . !
M irk the .elm racier oi i v. ry nssociale:
00k into il with a pent inning ve, andif
ou M-e ihe 1 noilil.rniiii ol Ins mi ml oegin.
ning to fall 011 tin: side of imiiioriiliiyand
vicct foraku is-ompiuiyluiniiitly lest
you b UNsimilated lino his practiced, aud
druan.impi rei'pttbly into liiosrf pstns
whfe:h you now iMihl anil ulilior Yield
but "Viico to the lempior ahd a luiusaiid
;liuiictsw one unit you lire uuuoiie. sou
iriiicttil'Vjhui have Ih.h 11 iuruleatyil in child-
hood; andNillowed up day 'by' day, and '
yeur.by yi'ilr, will hi; forsuki a, and the gray
hairs of tiiose who have" loved uml cherish-
d you will bo brought in sorrow to tho
gruvu. I'erliaps youllillia tlie luuguogo or
those who adtlnaa Vou fa mo strong lhat ;
riieir fear are groundless.- CatTitlW!
An angef'a eloqii. noeVould.no'. las too pow.
erlul, wIk-u such a gem as ilto immortal
miyd isat atuke. Were you trenibiingon
tlie verge1 of a crumbling precipieyou
might as will say, that strong eaertainsiD,
vour lx hull were vttiii and luiilc. li is not
your body alone that 1 in jeopanly. It ie
the unweti principle waiiiu; tliu spirx 111
up by the D by him If; hich the Ail .niio
cannot qtieiiCli, nor Hie Alps conceal
Then consider no exei tiuus Im great ra
their part U save the gi m. uit'erniahed u
immaculste and bnuhl aa a hen it came
; th.'rwlMllit bursts away
fmm ita fril pastel ii mv winii t"- way to
hiilier worlils, to ahme Willi increasing
splendor when the uui ra- is Molted from
existence. We apH-al to VOU, young men,
and ponder the question wtlj, can you bo
too careful nl entertug into icmpiatKWv
Turn away with disgust from the appear-
nnre ol evil. I'arley not witu it. Ijook
from it. and vou will Ixf safe ; and many
eyca.swll'begladih nc.i to see you come foith
intonctrve hie punned by adherence to ino
advice of ilrm; in whom Mshould put .
implicit conliilenco.
'- ' '
Perfection. -1-A c h hV iicd prenchcr
having; rcffiiTTkcd in his sermon tlmt every.
thing'made hy (i-xVwiis lerlcrt, " What
Think you of met" said a diTiwwd man
in a pew bein ath, who anae from hW seat,
and pointed l his own bjick. " Think of
you? " reiterated the preacher ; " why,.
lhat you are the most prreel hunchback my
eyes ever beheld." 1 '
I reverence a young wan, becanae ha atybe
xatMw1llalUs-lV. -
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