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. . s - it . "ML , i : "Tv-.-Jr 1 - r"'v '.'- . . J J .A - -f . t t V I - "27i dangers of a concentration of.allpower in thGewzr Governs e's Jnauguf al. 1- - 1 VOL. 5 Ntt 40. :. A8HEVILLE, K O, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1854. I- :-r : miOLE SO.: 238. THE A8.HBVIEEB NEWS, 1 PUBLISHED WEBKLV B . . 1 xoitor and pRonurroR. 1 7V Mffc per annum. In d tnc4 TV Dasr endjiftycnls in ix months; Trr DcUars at the m4 ofthe year. g-ldrertlietaruU Insrftr at b'xc'IScir per qnan? of lr lines, for tb first and tmty-frc ""cents' fur each aubeqncf Uvrtkvo. N j"AtUerttscnjets noshe rnarkol with the : inmtxr of insrrtloos dcrfkU ?rtlwy ni be con- tinaetl cntil ordered oat, an I charred accflrdin l U. froia these term there will be no departure ta anr cae. Liberal contracta made nith thwe : who rteire to a.Jertie by the jear. illarcus Krwin9 Attorney at uaw, ASIIFIVILLE. N. C. Kobevt M. Henry A T TORN E Y A TLA W ASiinriLLn, X. c. David Coleman, Attorney at Laic, . nCKNSVlLLE, N. a Mrch 3, 1853. tC W Lucius Tate, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Mar 5f 1833. If Z. B. Vance, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Anit2Vl8.3. 211 BAXTEE & SHEK, Attorneys at Law. ! Will practice tf -tlitrf in the Superior and Coun ly 0rN f Cberkee. Macon and Jacknn coun lic and will punctually attt-od to any business mtaUt-d 1 thi-fr car?- ; JOILV BASTK; I tT.OX: F. SfLT-R. eadersNi illf, N. C, f Franklia, Macon co., XC. ff-win nrrl t- P -a i-.rcady t' ittcnd t 4n s-tM t -' in -in--. T.iVn! wlt"l upon nt rrr -. .i I -:u-f 'iu.'-iVfU t tin L'4?U lintel. x ! r-iwrfiJ : -m I uHleir'fesiion- J);. ilillfard li-. - 1r I I ! Ml ttt- r. an n.-v iida- ea!v I if t -li I t'l l I ir.f.-i. Lrster l r,r!r(..if !:! and jui.ty h'crattT 1 - UU luz "! tV attend . to all Ah. vilU- Marri 31 Samuel L. Love, H. D. VfintdiMtof rtit Pl 'l.i .!.-rphfar rtdlep- of .Mctli- FVl-:n.i?iri pVt.'.j.wl .. : ! ta tl-cliir. n" f Was ih- ill I !h. nirr S 'n-lin; roMtitry. Ilt-my lw- f-isi-l ti h- r "A n'v uf hi father onf mi'r wc f Wavu iM nnh- T,Tc-flon- ati 21. i"sw. ly Dr. M. INeilsoii ill.t rrtnrnei !.:. nd rmnoil the practice ct VWif lot, in it vri -s branches. He can al rt 1tTiniil rith-r at his nuiilcnce in f Jie wt of ' n -r ft Hrr V5 the public sqiiart;. cinle prfelr.IiAlrV A illr S p:eniv r;2-i KZ s3iitii & Mcdowell, t'Jh.'itcrs in Drv f ; I JanJ ware, flro- J caries f-mrkwy, Sz ! i-rtllc, :v c. Wil. D. RANKIN" & CO. t.ih?i.s i.t Hry flixvls, Orocrnes, I lard war'". Croekrr vtc. tic. .1IITII, niIRD A: VACS'E, Dcalcrt"!! Dry G6m1 rSrocerics, and' Merchandise generally; A S II E VI LLC, N. C. . . Kamsay's Piano Store,. CCtCMDIA, S. C. LTusic and Musical Instruments. r"V NUNNS fe Co's Patent Dia 'rnri"i tonal Grand Tianos; HUllet; Davis & Co.s Patent Sucn$iua Bridge Pianos; Chickcrings, Trnrers and other best- mitker's Piano at tlie PAtroftr Prices. Columbia August 18, 1803 ly - : I; Mo. DUNN, " MERCHANT TAILOR, ASHEYILLE. tf. C. Keep a variety of Cloths. Cas.! meres. Testings Triraminjrs. and Ready MaleClothInff. ' To all who triih cheap aracnls. or work done. ean'cA.V hare itchbaper thrthe cheapest, and at feart not ice." Snop rrmtred to nydrcllin. i ' . Boots' and" Shoes. t "We hare recently added to ottr alreadj ex . tensive stock, ?70 pair' boots- &nd:shc aad feel confident iq being able to meet the wanU of our friends in ,that line; as we shall ' keep op oar supplj through the winter , by orders, when it is necessary;' and r remember , weP'My will aell as Juw as anr body. , ' t SitrcBj Dix&o & VAcr. I October $7. . -.-.i- : t AUSTRALIA GOLD MINES I CHEAP GOQDSv " . . 11 - ? ..'". WE hire the pleasure of informing our friends and customers that we are iiow recelricg oar aprtn? ana summer bioc oi ,t j consisting of jLadles and gentlemen's Dress Goods of the latest styles; ready made clothing; Hats & .Caps. Boots and Shoes; Hard- ware; Tjneerisware; Bonnets . of tbe ' latent fashion; Books; and OTerythmg s nsuallr kept In a.stora In Ua section of the country. . Wc think It unnecessary to rncqtio.n In. detail the many articles wo hare arid Intend to keep on hand and to make a great display. In newspaper ad vertisement, hat prefer show in Ike goods nr counter, and proving to those who choose to exam ine our goods, that we intend to xU cheap. We a.dc erery person who visits our village to call and examine our stock before they purchase, and see if wc don't compare in prices with both Jew and Gentile. We have also on hand a large quantity of Foots Cap, Lei.$ Wrapping- Paper. to sell at wholesale - i . We will take in exchange forfcoods good janes, linsey. tow chh. frathcrs, corn meal, wool, tal low, fiax sved.and cas. ' ' r ' PATTON" & McKEF.. Ashevillc. April 21. tf ; Nalts, Iron and t astings A flue lot on hand Call on vour fi lends. June 9. SMITH. BAIRD & VANCE. Fall and Winter Goods. XV. !. RAKLV fc cO. j Are now receiring and opening a fresh stock of wiivtkr goods; embracing a haudsorac lot of Ladies Dress Goods. ALSO, Uat Cap3, Shots. Bcfots, Black smith Tools, IIoCs, Axe!. Chains, tfcc.j Sufjar, Coftee and Mo- -m lasses; j Thev hope to be able hereaficr to keep tficir stock ofGiods full, and invite their customers and all transient risiters to ire them a call Thev make no promise to" sell cheaper than their neighbors, hut rrHl promise that tlielr cus tomers can sav o for tiem. ! October 27. 1S53. : : SMITH L McDOWRLL'S. April 7. , TURKEY CREEK. ; PARTNERSHIP THE underMsn. d luive this clsy 5rfne1 a co partnership, in the rnfira'nTile bnsfrTeys, under the styl- uf ; elinpuinii A: Carppiiler, . and will continue to do business as heretofnre Th.-y wil!kpon h-l Rxll s'-.:J;Iy of sllljde scriitioflst)f -. j 1 GOODS, !. suitnl to thr market; and respectfully solicit n contierxne if the ilrnoge sc' liberally bestow ed lu-retirre. ! LFICESTER CIIAPMAX, .?OHNT CAHPENTEIi. j TmlcevCrcfk Jan 1. 18,VJ. tf i Paints. ! Whito Lend, black lead, red. lead, Tar's jrWl, chroirrc grfcni'chrorne yellow, linced oil, turpentine by the giiMon; coach varnish riiui' ibwX oy tne gallon, tether with a gen eral as-vjrtm-nt of paints, drug and medi cines at the hou of I SMTTII, BAIRD & VANCE. Nov. 24, '5.1. ' ! Tan5)ark Th subscriber wishes to purclizse 100 cords of Tanbanr. ' J. M. SMITH. AVrv111e. April 14. j Aslieville lilale Academy. i The exercises of the "Male Acadcjrry" will be resnri-.'cron YedmsIay 1st February. j The branches ta i phi w ill embrace theCHssjcs Mathematics and French, tgvther with the uiiual English stud:e;. I Farent s miiv rely onhsvini; the morals of their ?oiu attended to, as well as their minds. Terms of tuition will be made known on appli cation to the ol'crlVi-r'. ' ! sf,.c ttimils rr.h" otttain board In the subscri ber's family, where they will be under Ids constant siierviion. and Hso rtmovel frm the tempta tions of the tillage. j rupiU eiitcritig within one .oi!h after the be ginning of the'seislin will be charged furthcien tire sessTonl I TII03 G. MAPSIB. January 5th. IX". I. 6t .j VALUABLE .PHOPBHTJ TO KENT. TIIE'undernijrned proposes to rent for a term of vears. that valnaMe ; 'farm axd public riouSE occupied for nome years vast by Alfred M. Alex ander, five miles north west of Asheville, immedi ately on tho ' I Buncombe Turnpike Road. There, ii on this firm' an excellent dwelling house, lately fitted up anew with the view to make it more convenient as a pahlic hnse. golcrjhs, stahleaand aH necessary out building, all in ex cellent condition. There is enough land already open and under rood fence to employ several bands; and a considerable quantify of MEADOW in a fine sUte of cultivation. ' .t - J Also a1 Saw and Grist fliill and SniiJli Ijcoik This placo, from Its location, and adaptation to fanninirand pnblic house keeping, combines ittore advantage than most place in this comity, Sanil those seekinr- sncJj sitcktiotr, would do well to look at it. . . r , . I . For farther rrtrticuur fall on the tnojcrlber, at French Broad.-. Buncombe" county, N. C, ten tnllej north west of "AsheviUe. , . - - . . ; : - ' " ' - JAME3 I. ALEXANDER. - KoTcrabtr 10, 1653 . 8n. 7n IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS' INj Foreign and. Domestic Staple and Fancr Dry Goodd anrJ Clotliing; ; 131 MEETING STREET, : . Charleston, S. C. ' Wit. D. RAKKIN, t t P. M.. CRAIG R, W. PULLIAM, J " . ( A. D. SMITH. SepL29, '5. : ; ' . . : CRAIG illLES Furniture For Sale The undersigned keep constantly on hand at thftr shop. In Asheville.a large quantity of well made arid a uperior finished . fur ti t vivcj of the most fashionable kind, consisting .of Chairs, Cane ciid Cushioned bottoms and vthcr qualities Sofas, Bureau?, j Gtiitars, and a nmnber of Vio lins , Bows diid Strings of the best quality. Those who are desirous of purchasing any article of Furniture of any de scription, will do well to call and see thir assorfJ ment before purchasing elsewlicre, as they are de termined to sell at the very lowest price and on the best tetms. J. & J, IIILDEDRAN. . : 1 Indies Dress Goods. We have some beautiful poplins; swiss mu3 Iin; plain, dotted and embroidered silk tissue printed and embroidered muslins of all kinds, Remarkably cheap. ALSO i i Colored silks, organdies, tirlton, berates, lawns, viss and jaconet robes, a splendid article. -Ribbons, chemisctLs, c;xpes, cuffs, collars, laces, edgings. tc, at low prices. . 1 smitu & Mcdowell. . April 7. Deaf and Dumb SCIIOOIi. Tlie subscriber, being himself a Deaf Mute, proposes, by the request of the friends of Deaf Mutes in Western Carolina, to teach about fifteen Pupils, . commencing on the first . Wednesday in January, 1854, at his own house, -five nvtles below the Warm Springs. It rttust bo understood that the above School. is bot a chartered, but a private one. The ITrsl fifteen applicants' will be receiv ed. ., : The terms for Board ift, Tuition, and even other necessary thhio;, excet cliarges for me dical attetidat.ee in caie.cf sickness, for books p:ip?r, ttc, will be One Hundred Doliars pe Scholars tic rear of ten months." lo deduc jtiott fr sVte'c?, except in case cf sickness.-4 One ha;f if the money will be required at th commencement, 'and the other, half at tl chse cf the terri'. . If any student should come without parert or relative, he mut bring a written statement of his full name, the iiwrnes of his parent irlhcrs and elsters, t'e numSepf his mark ed clcthe?,-ar.J the name o his Post Office. - Every person applying for admission mus Ive between the ages of eight and twenty-fiv-veais; must possess a good natural intellect eapnble 'of forming and joining letters with i jK.Mit legibly and correctly. Any person wld has never been t-iught to write on paper o slate, can be made to'db so in 2' few" days o weeks, btfofe he comes to School. This wil enable lutii to improve with -greater rapidity at Schxl. The branches of Education,- and the princi ples of Christianity recognised by the Bible will be tauglit in the same way as in othe institutions for the Deaf and Dumb in th United States. . In the interim of school hours, the femal j.upils" will le under the care of Mrs. Neilsoti If desired, she will teach them embroiderjl on muslin, or needle work, for three dollaii per sciisiofi." . ,' As to health, the location is as rjood as any in this country. t Address Post paid.' , 1 . PIIILTP n. NEILSON,; Warm Springs Nov HtK, 1853 tf. A Fresh Supply of Salt, Brown Sugar Molasses, received for the people at the store f June 9. SMITH, BAIRD & VAXCEi Dissoliitiorf. The nartnerhii heretofore existing under the firm. of Smith & McDowell is this day dissolved lv its own limitation. All persons indehted to the above firm will call on AV. W. McUowsll, who is authorised to make settlements. J. M, SMITH. w. w. Mcdowell. Jannary 2, 1554. The Last Call. All persons indehted to the late firm of Smith & McDowelLare now for the last time called on to m.ihe setilcrnent. We are compelled to make settlements, and it will be at your cost if you don't call very soon. Don't flatter yourself that this Islittenaed for some other person. . .;j w. vr. McDowell Jarraarv 5th, loof. For tlie'Laailes; , j. . Now opened anl for sale, . a very' desirabl lot of Ladies Drkss Goods, latest styles. Also, Wool ShawK of a superior qualitv.. W. D. itANKUT & 'Cor OctO. Tin Ware, of various kinds, andat low prices, it June 9. SMITH? BAIRD & VANCE'P. laborers "Wanteds I wish to employ twenty bbrcrsj to work on the streets of Asheville. Liberal wages given. Apply soon. .. : v . ' j : 13y order of JLJoard ot WJmrniss'oners ' TT1 T r - MTTTT JOHN" M. OWENS. Nov. 9, '$3. Wan l ed; i j .At : this Ofilce, a boy to learn the Tfri'ntmg business. Apply soon. ; - n 1 Ieady lVIacIc Cloitung,. a go6d:as lo sortmenf. at: fiMitn M'notrtxi nklM, Piain & Co., r?---. Frbm 'Gbdey ' Magazine. ; ?.J-'. nly Experience in Babies, Sir?" Disrespectfully ;! dedjicated to the renowned Bachelor who wrote an Bssav of several Daeres ten an Ilbur'a Experience with a baby;;: r'-. . " .by- SiARY'KfeArZ 5 i'-' .Twas night and all dav lon?r V3l strbre: l -To soothe my little suffering dove. ; r if- j.Could rightlv narse a babv? r-, I laid me down tq steal some rqstj JCa head was pillowed oh thy breast; ; , in dreams my husband's love sUU blessed v , Me and my darling baby . 4ut soon its piteous moanings broke fty rest, and from my dreams I woke To feel its "pulse's" feverish stroke, Uy little suffering babvlv . "And oh, how hot its little head! Rise quick and get a light, dear Fred! Something unusual, Pm afraid, Is ailing our poor baby ' ..'. Slowly he rose, with sullen grace, The liglit gleamed on his clowdy face "I never knew 'twas a (man's!) place l3efore?to..tend a baby!' ' J My pulses throbbed; a terror crept , , Throughout my heart; and while I wept, This noble man lay down and slept, And left me with my baby. . f , .. Oh, you, light-hearted, beauteous maid, Whose greatest care's to curl and braid, . Far from life's lessons you haye strayed, If you ne'er think of babies.' Tien learn from me a matron staid, For this alone was woman made, After her sovereign lord's obeyed, To nurse and teud the babies. And man, thou noblest work of God! v Thou who canst never see the load Thy wife sustains through life's rough rotid, With thee and with her babies, Go kneel upon thy mother's gjrave. And think that every life she gave Made her Death's victim or Life's slave; Then love your wife and babies' And'you, you musty bachelor, Who could not watch a lit'tle flower, And keep it tearless .one short hour ' Poor victimized'4wee" baby! Go hide your gray diminished ' head 7 Within your mother's feather bed, 1 And ne'er through life may it be said . You have a wife or a baby t ' - The Suborned Witness. It was quite a little dinner party in Dor chester. There were present, Daniel Web ster, oseph T. Buckingliam, then of the Bos tan Cralaxy, Charles Thatcher, Samuel Upton, and Josiah BradJee, the great merchants of Boston; Edward Everett, and Andrew Dunlap, afterwards United States district attorney for Massachusetts.' , i When it. was lit. Webster's turn to speak, he told of his first case in Salisbury, where an old man by the name of Searle had to defend himself against a charge of having set his shop on fire, for the purpose, of receiving his in surance money. The case was turned upon the testimony cf a witness for' the 'prosecu tion by the name of F, Fisk, whom Mr. Web ster mostly solemnly believed to have been isuborned bv a warm personal enemy of old jSearle, named Emerling. This man, Fisk 'gave his story from the witness stand as if it had been written .and studied for repetition. He used "the said Searle, the said Emerling,'' quite out of his own natural speech, but from; otF his story no cross examination of Webster could bring him. He would go right back toil, making use of the same phrases, and no bluster moved him. The judge and jury began to be impatient; they had been led to believe, from the strong asseverations of the counsel of Searle, and from the old man's life and integrity that he would come off triumphant; but the testimo ny of Fis5f, sh' ignorant, unlettered man, was nevertheless so succinct and to consistent saving nothing about the case, and full of all facts necessary to sustain it their minds were evidently made tfp, and they were only think ing of their dinner. ' It was close on two o'clock, when the court usually adjourned for dinner, and yet Mr. Webster continued his questions, with repetitions, which provoked re proof from" the cort, but w hich, from the ur bane manner of Mr. 7ebster, at last resulted in order for an adjourn ment, to the afternoon session, with leave to Mr. Webster to go on with hi investigation then to his heart's content. 'Old Searle seized the arm of Mr. Webster as the .crowd left the court, with all the aoriy of a drowning man, and whispered in,to his ear, with trembling -accents, ,that Fisk was ouly telling thelies which Emerlinghad taught lum to repeat. . Tlie court and the bar went to dine, the crowd separated. Mr. Webster stood apart,' and while in despair in the fear ful certainty of losing a case which he believed ousrht not to be lost, he saw the man Fisk retire' to arT obscuVe place and take from his waistcbat' pocket a paper . which.he consulted with all apparent earnestness. . 'The lipsof the maii mWed,c and his" gestures .were animated as: he returned it to his pocket and went to the tavern bar rod'nfatid effank a class of brandy and water. Presently the Court House bell raiig and the witness was again upon the stand. i Webster. rrVosay-yoa never received any letter from1:Enierling?M Witness "Yes. The said Emerling never wrote tome." .' , ( . , TF5r.uDo you know hOTand wHng? . Witness'. "Xo, I never saw'it." - ; . Mr. Webster rose as if to ' look at a iook lying near the witness' boxVand while the at tention of Fis was drawn to this .movement, Mr. Websser. suddenly thrust his hand into the waistcoat pocket, where he ; had seen the pam per placed, rwhich the' witness was perusing durincrthe adiournment, and quietly returned with it to ,the bari in spito orjhe quick 'con-1 vulsivc dutch of Fisk; which wsS shaken off by Mr. Webster, who, after.a hasty perusal of I hold here tho whole written instrnctions of the man Emerfing. to the witness Fisk, the story, written oitby Emerlki as itvhas been repeated by Fisk, word for word, on that stand He has jBst.eciar letters from ,mdriingr.ahd dia not JriTow hn hand writing ' Mr. Foreman; will yjou please be swornand.seeifyouknow this writing to It was proved, it. was read, it was handed to the 'court;' and 1 during all this me you, t.l t. . .1 i " . ' . .i . ; wum vxxe neara a eneKei cjurp ia-ul courtroom-, JYou should have seeii IdtSearle in those moments, itse stood hind 2ktr. tWel ster, his hands ho!3ing;hard upon th railing of the bar, his chin quivering like the mouth of a rabbit, and big .tears trinkling ,dowu his hard dry cheeks," O, it was ) a happy freedom of truth, from the fangs of wrong. . Thee was not a word of hesitation in i the v verdict; and bench warrants were forthwith issued against Fisk for perjury,,: and" Emerlin for the sub ordination of rjury. : ; j ' ' The cry of the crowd, as they dispersed, was to the wonder, how that black-eyed Dan iel Webster looked. right into tne waistcoat pocket of the rascal wit aess. . American Travel. , : The late celebrated Mr. Clay was a man of great resolution and considerable daring. Ho once told the following anecdote to a friend of - - '- ' : i 1 . 4 ours: ' . . . ; . . I Travelling,; in early manhood, in a public conveyance in a Southern State, he found himself in the company of three other persons, consisting , of; a young lady, and gentleman, her husband, and of aii individual muffled up in a cloai, whose countenance was corXcealedl and who appeared to be', indulging in a tcte-a-tete with Morpheus. . t .". k. Suddenly a big, brawny feentuekian got in to the coach, smoking a igar, and frowned uercely around, as much , as to say: r "l m: lialf horse1, half aiigator; the eIlow 'flower of the forest,. all brim-stone -buv the head i and ears, and that's aquafortis." ; In fact, he ; looked .a,s savage iS a rceat-ax, and puffed forth huge volumes of smoke, without reference to the company within, especially of the lady, who manifested-certain-timid symptoms, of annoy ance. Pressestlv, after some whispering, the gentleman with her, in the politest accents, requested the stranger not to smoke, as it an noyed his companion vThe'fellc-w answered: "I reckon I've paid rcy pTace. I'll smoke as much I darn please: and all .hell shan't stop me no how."- With that he lookejd danger ous, and rolled his eyes around as fiercely as a rattle-snake. '-It ws evident he had no ob jection to a quarref,. and. that, if it! occurred it was likely to lead to a deadly struiille. The young man who had spoken to him shrunk back and was silent. J Clay felt his gallantry aroused, j Efe coh sidere J for a moment whether he should in terfere but experienced aj natural reluctance to draw upon himself ha brutal violence of his gigantic adversary In that lawless coun try he knew his life might, be Sacrificed un avenged. He knew Jiimself phisically un equal to the contest, and he thought, after all, it was not his business quixotically to take up another man's quarrel.-. Feeling pity ferj the insulted, and disgust toward the insulter, he determined to take no notice; when, ' quietly indeed, the cloaked figure, in the corner as sumed an upright position and the mantle was suffered to fall from it without excitement.-- The smalKbut sinewy form of a man plainly dressed in a tightly-buttoned frockcoat, with nothing remarkable about his appearance, was seen, and a pair of bright eyes, sought the fierce optics of the ferocious Kentuckian. Without a word this "lay figure" passed hts hand beneath his collar at the back' of histieck, and slowly and. deliberately pulled forth a long, extremely long and glittering knife from its sl;eath in that singular place. . "Stranger," he said, "my name is Colonel James Bowie, well known in Arkansas .and Louisiana; and if you dofi't put that cigar out of the window iaa quafterof a minute, 111 put this knife through y oii r bowels sure as death," ; : Oiay said he, never forgot in t after life the expression xf the Colonel's eye at that mo ment;; The predominent impression made tVp-, on iiim was' the certainty of the .threat oeing fulfilled and apparently tfe same conviction impressed itself ere-long upon the offender during the two or three seconds his eyes met those of Bowie. lie was the weaker, and he quailed. With a curse he tore the cigar from his, teeth, and flung itj scowling, but downcast; out of the coach window. i" Upon this, Colonel James Bowie as delib erately: replaqed his long knife ih its eccentric hiding-placej and, withouVsayg a word to any oneor even vouchsafing a glance atany one, refolded his cloak around him,' and did not utter another syllable to the end of the journey. u ew quarterly stevtewjoroanuary. In the plvasant and romantic village of C in - which 'the lot of the writer of the folio winsr veracious anecdote was cast for Seme months, Jiiere resides, orj did reside a person who delighted: in-."th.'-nam..cyidrmikeS5Hs arid laxiness, tmt more particularly the latter; as his total disinclmaUoa io'dny exertion fre quently restrained Iiim from procuring those teverage3,w)iice delighted iis soul.j: 4 -, Daring fine vfeatherV' Joe was to. bo seen either banging: about. the village tavern,' or sleepmsr nnder seme tree afbund! wtiich he would, diurnally revolve to protect himself from ,the rays of the sun j as it travelled- e'ero-s the heavens.. In winter,' he would take refuge in the 4 poor-house, and jcause? the j rjounty to support its most recilessanhabifanurrtil the return -oCspring-fre a- srain anuJable. ' :; -1 1 : 7 "-'"f: i Upon one occasion, Joe having, partaken j ireeijr ui iuiuo uusio guwi , n wnavj , t i takendiio&slelf to his ; customary treea in a few4iinute3 in a heavy sjeept Kowf it happened that the spirit of mischiei after hovj erina vhile oyer C--Ead Krrhted id the Wroonv -beforeallacled,' to and hsd taken particular lodging in $e bmfo tiOTajorB ; j seeing Joe srioHng lr5 tjrinejuyrow- 1 cd to his friends ttaUhey ahould t!akW ani. j , tKiry him, as he was of nV rurther .'tisjjf to him ; ! sedf. His family or anchp eliut tho eontrai a-'itarto evt ' ;4...' r .iThe suggestion wa4 inunedTstely aciedl onv? I Tb go to the undertskerV proenre & coffin,' j and4put in it. the unconscious ; body' of their:, ; yjetim,, t he js&rk of. du in3timt undr I: then.a. newspet3 jsrj di'ft'ijid'OTt2s ; prpceededJ: J-i -f 'r -: I Ou tho wa tWvweTe :ct .by a neighboiC , 'pg ealth&rmeiv ttho asked whota they ' were about burying. . . ; f 5 . i - r yoe Hanreyvaid the Majors 4 : j. '. u -i; -i 4 wNo, he'i feci dead, "but we aro gx)ing,to nui . : ry him, to put Mm out pfihe way before win-; ter sets ih." . , . : lit r:-':-'.f::, . . fPh,w.saii the ifcrraer.don't doi that! let i him, go a. Jjttle lontyand liswill give.' hini . . ! enough corn tolp -him untilNspriugw' ' L -.1. .t i .1 ! ' 1 i.' i.ueso.vjLru3 mtj steeping iurm was seen; to move, and the languid, roauldin features of old Joe emerired slowlv from tli lvel I nf th 1 v f coffin. His . half-peeled eyes reveal edf -two blood-shot balli which seemed to fall Jooscly I in the direction of his noble in tercedcr; then mustering all his energy, in a ; tou3 scarcelyT above a whisper, he enquired! 1 ; , v ' u "Is your corn shelledl" . , ; : i? ' Y ' ; 'No," was the dead response. V-1 r " ' "Then," said Joe, unhesitatingly, ;as he lapsed into his cofin, "tote along the cvrpscFV Wliht arc inters ?fflao oft More than once we have had ofecasion td re ard printers as. strange and tnore than ordi-; -r nary njen. An experience pf some fifteen -years with the craft, has offered innumerablo opportunities to find them out, and study in a measure their "rjafurnl history." lYntersare to a greater-extent than any pther class of ;rc- fessional menf migratory. The printers office, of jtself, .-.isg.. a literary institute, few can abide or labor long in it without getting some- wn:u emiguieneti upon uie nisroricai, .scien tific and., general intelligence of the oay,' and : about as soon as the apprentice gets --into his freedom suit, or hirinfatl crammed with knowl edge of the craft, his ambition tends to" out into the wide, wide world, and see the wortof at?, and nature he 'has read,:and eriabed others to read about. FgWSeemingly" bent on setting' down to make a .fortune, and the oxpense of a . profess i e rial fit cttrt" ibeing a mere song,' or - miner a pieces oi urass ruie, wnicil serves jas a sort of cabilistic sign to the brotlierjipod scat-' ter'cd over cr ation, a clean dickey light hearti and equal ty hefted pocket boolf the printer goes on his way of exploration an jl adventure.' Posted up in "price currents," he cati talk bus iness with tho merchant or pi ter; .versed in general statistics of the Ration',' , lie? can hold, ais own with your country politician, ajrid for, whom, if he takes a notion, he can set down in a flourishing settlement, start if'flpen and set np patriotic leaders and irresistable puffs. winch senus ni4 patron to uongress or the .Leg home in )conveisationai 5,ircles, where he can illuminate old ladies, the girls and chjldren, equal to a pedagogue-, Hook's works, Baroh. j Munchausen, or llobinson Ctusoe. , . - V 1 ' He can talk horse or horned catle' and all oyer the .fields of! agncultuife., Ife :'hns had' I : many cases in his time, to attend to such as ' law reports, and wonderful cures,-and hence,' l j is something versed in law and physic. Hav- j : , inr set lip and' proved astrpnomical tables, ho 4 kao ws something also abou t the starry heavenijt: waters and winds. : And, indeed, not to be too prolix, the printer, if a thorough, one, is a roan of sciengi, aVwell as art, and backed by.' his collegiate education, his views expanded by j travel, and himself made practical by.. the vi- I In this office, are some twenty printers en-7 r printer,) to some .that might crawl through a- J greased flute; some as white as Circassians, and others browu Or rosy your "Georgia.cracker " ' uwi f J W V4 V I V &4VfW V.t '4CI islature, .ile has long been accustpmed to "tattle, "squibs," and "oetic gems;""the la-, dies department," rc., and 'proves .quite Vat - i 7 . cissitude of a miscellaneous ana peregrinating; : J life, ho s offenv a 'Jhjn" wohde'r, andj almost a': f j wffufe 'h&tory of human natUreundcra AiaCl r- 'i gaged; pniy looK . at tnemMn ages ranging j from twenty to forty; in size and complexion v C fmm th rkrflinnpo strtnl fmt tiovor -ncxo n faf! and Petrhsyl van in publlcaril Some bearded HkeI-L; IthePaid, others srn)th-acedas thlo Greek MR oiave. vuu iim uiuvicu rtii uivi tifu. i.i vilit ;Americarrc'ontinept, huntel bears in Arkansas, Ci;,... ' lrn linn r., i A nil tl. lr : and the wild horse m the patnpass of, South iAnierica; another lia been1 out on the broad ocean, and seen "fife before the roast'? another, ' graduated at West Point, sejved Ln',;the grand" , campaign all over New Mexicdr What a book: j he can writel Ahotlier has kept tavern, sold i " goo us ai .aueuor iraveieu over tne unitea States several times, been well. off a'sd. been broken often." Two have been' "qu , the stage,".; a profession printers are much addicted to; for i about half the actors on the Americati boards BTHre nrinters. .Oriewe believe, has Preached sermon, another has lectured .to .crowded" 7 t - 'r i . . ..... i-' i -r r. . ' nouses. incuier; nas .serveu m iuxico . wurt GeneralotC y A tixtfi hnykin' 'ump-clni--for, member of te ..iMiitayo, ojtiiWcst. ;:,f mid fought a ; duel, " we '.bl:ve.';--rhree.IiavoM'-' practiced "nielicinet kept stpre dealt in horr ; cotton and nees.; T'hafve held municj- ' pal ofH.ceK. ; ; jur lo five. h'ltyo jbjfofficcraTi .-i'-and privates iaVTaripys-..roilitnr;.cy One seryetVwith General Houstbg in the Tex-f j an Revolution, and oi in'the Canadhi rebe-l j.' j?on."tSix or eight have cdrfi;flan4 publishedV newspapers Hn prions parts of thenitec f States. -; One hMs" been ;first bfOcerf a packet V pivthe 'agtetowaTv One.: was wound adi leg off at thetormingof Monrejr.; An other has clerked ! orja')5li3sKsippi steamer, was blown up and slightly kjlled. Some aro of have - beenlnarried: some arc bid baclielor. i . lb have seen more or less pf lih ftnd;its Cminealdo scenes Tlfey; are, all live. men,' good practical printers, srwak - yarious Iangoiti ' gesand form a newspaper corps;iard to eui;' , .ii I J I t - ' - . " 4 '
The Asheville News and Mountain Farmer (Asheville, N.C.)
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March 9, 1854, edition 1
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