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0 jKlwkktvbxirtt JOSEPH W. HAMPTON, lill'H' .“The powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the People of the United States, may be resumed by them, whenever pververted to their injury or oppression.”—JMadison. -Editor and Publisher* VOLUME 2, i CHARLOTTE, N. C., APRIL 5, 1842, S NUMBER 56. T E R 31 S : The Mccklcnhurg Jeffersonian^' is published weekly, at Tico Dollars and Fifty Cents, if paid in advance; or Three dollars, if not paid before the expiration of three months from the time of subscribing. Any person who will procure , r subscribers and become responsible for their subscriptions, bhall have a copy of the paper gratis;—or, a club of ten sub- si'ribcrs may have the paper one year for Tvccniy Dollars in advance. 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Advertisenients sent in for publication, must be marked with the number of inser- rions de«red, or they will be published until forbid and charg t .1 accordingly. 51^ Letters to the Editor, unless containing money in sums of Fire Dollars, or over, must come free of postage, or the :iniount paid at the office litre will be charged to the writi r, evt'ry.instance, and collected a-: other accounts. Weekly Aim aiiac lor April, 1842. DA i RISE Sun set. MOOX'S PHASES’ I’uesdav, 5 4 -2 ; G 18 I 6 VVednesdav, 3 41 6 19 D. II. M. 7 Thursday, 5 40 G 20 J Last Quarter, 2 1 25 E. H Fridav, 5 39 6 21 1 New Moon 10 5 9 F.. 9 Saturiiuy, , 5 38 6 22 I First (iuarter, 18 1 12 M. 10 Sunciav, 5 37 G 23 Full 3Ioon, 24 G 8 E. 11 .Monday. n 37 G -:4 1 I A G IM C U L T I R i:. Krom the Plough IJoy. UEPORT Ul the ('onunitux .'ijijjoint.'d I>y tih; .\;^rn'ultural Socicty of C‘ainI)ri(l!/.'‘, on Corn. TliC Cnmniitlro on Com have to Report, that o\v- liifT t;:- the reinotetioss of thi.ir situation 1‘roni each ■tlierj thev havt; been de])rivcl of the ailvantages '•’I'a free coinniv;nication anil comparison of views "f the subject referred to them, which would have i^rcatly :issisf‘(! them in preparing a report, more .ti-fai't'^rv to theniselve.s, .ami of more practical 'uefit t(* liie Society. Tln're are, however, a ft*w propositions of ac- i\n(nvlci3iicil worth and of general ajplication, in re- i uion to ihe growth and cultivation of Corn, which caiuiot be rej)orted loo often, and which they regard )!' sutricient importance to be submitted to the con- ^'itis rouon of the iiJociety. The first duty of the planter, in order to ensure ■uccoss to }]is crops, is the careful and thorough pre- parafion of his land. It should he an inllexible rule, not lo deposite seed in the ground, unti> it is in a pro per .stale for their reception. Whatever is done hy he jilanter. should be well done, is an axiom so uni- VI rsally true, both in principle anil its application to i!je every day business of his avocation, that he never should be unmituifu! of ihc lesson which it iiicnlcutes. 'J’iie next step which is a meaturo ot equal iin- jiortance. is the selection of seed. That variety is to l»e prelerred, which will yield the. greatest pro duct to a given number of acres, reference being !;:id both to weight and quantify. 'riie Cuinmittee hav'e paid some attention to the dilVerent varieties of corn, and fmm their observa tion and tiie information of several intelligent plant ers, tliey are persuaded that the best variety vvith which they are acquainted, is a species of the white gourd seed, remarkable for the large size of the '■^ibs, the number of rows of grain, and the compact ^^rder in whicli the large and well sliaped grains ad- liere to the cob. The number of rows of grain va- ■y from IS to 21, sometimes they rbn as high as 26, 'Uid in one instance tliey reached tlie extraordinary nuialjer of 3.2. In Fairfield, this variety is called '^!ie Took Corn, and is highly prized by the best })luiiters of that enterprising District, as being su perior over the common kind both in quality and ’juantity of grain. It is represented to yield four or hve bushels to the acre more than the ordinary va- in the coiinlry. In comparing this variety 'ivith the corn which Edward Kirksey, Esq., of Pat- terfconville, has been planting and improving for i^ome years past, wc are convinced that it belongs "o the same species, if it be not the identical kind. 1 lie Committee beg leave to state, that some of its iiiembers have tried the Kirksey coni, and with much confidence in its superior qualities they em brace the occasion to recommend it to the notice of the society. When the planter sliall have satisfied himself that he has procured the best variety for productiveness and for its adaptation to his soil and imate, he should then charge himself with the fur- making an annual selection from his lelds betore the crop is gathered. In making iliis ^^clection, the Committee are aware of but one gen era rule to be observed, the selection should be nade from the earliest and healthiest stalks, havin^ 0 or more ears, and from none other. Ii has been ‘ question somewhat mdoted, whether the upper or cedp^i ff*" ^ taken, but is now generally con- fuctorv P'-'fe'-rcd. A satis- nu arU"'?” assigned in favour of the top Tl,rr „T. '‘«'“«'eofvegclable physiology '‘mall vcs° 1 's first received into the 8; With wliich tlio roots are siippHed. while it is held in a state of solution by water, and conveyed through the pith and spiracles of the stalk to the leaves, where it undergoes an essential change and is elaborated into suitable aliment for the plant. It is then difl'used thro’ the organs of the plant by means of the hark in its return passage to the roots, imparting in its progress the elements of nutrition to the growing plant. In the return passage of these nourishing juices, it does not appear improba ble, that the top ear should appropriate to itself the richest portions and be thereby enabled to attain the largest growth. W^hether this hypothesis be phy- losophically true or not, the fact is indisputable, that the top ear is usually the largest and Iherefore to be preferred. The planter must at this stage determine in fa vour of some one of the various modes of planting corn, which are practised in this section of the State, and are as follows: The first and probably the old est rrtode is in checks five feet by live, with two stalks in a hill; the second in checks four by four with one stalk in a hill; the third, five feet by three with one stalk in a hill, and the more recent mode in drills of unequal distances, as suits the taste ol the planter or the character and strength of the land. The first mode is obnoxious to ah insuperable objec tion, arising from the fact, that at the present time there is but a small portion of our lands of sufficient freshness and fertility to bring to maturity two stalks in the same hill with perfect ears of corn on them. The roots of corn are fibrous and penetrate the earth tor some feet around the stalk, and when there are two in a hill they not only intermix with each other, but require a double portion of food and mois ture, which too frequently exhausts the soil of its supply of each, leaving the stalks to perish for want of sustenance. TIhf; was the common mode in the early settlement of the Statea, when the lands w’ere in their virgin strength and freshness, but is now abandoned as unsuited to the present condition of the country. The next plan of planting four icet by lour in checks, with one .;tock to a hill, avoids the forego ing objections, but is nevcrthelefib not without its de- f'ects; by this mode the corn is too much crowded for the free passage of heat and air. W'e are per suaded in order to make corn in high perfection, such distance is lundamentally necessary, one way at least, as will admit of the free admission of air, heat, and light, tiie essential agents in bringingcorn to a high state of productiveness. The mode of planting in checks five by three is much more favo- rab’e in every point of view than four by four; in elTect it gives greater distance to the plants, which will allow of a free circulation of air ami heat, ami at the same time increases the number of stalks up on a given space of ground, and to that extent aug ments the production of the crop. The number of stalks on a square acre of ground planted in checks five by tiirce. will exceed the number planted four by four by something upwards of two hundred and thirty, as will be apparent to every one who will square the distances at which the corn stands ac cording to both plans, and ascertain the difference. By this mode of planting and by commencing the cultivation of the crop by planting first the wide way, and next the narrow way, then the wide way at every subsequent working, the roots arc never disturbed the narrow way but once, and that at a time when the plant is in vigorous growth and when the partial cutting oH’ the roots tends to the multi plication and constant increase of vessels for the re ception of food. At this stage in the growth of corn, cutting the roots is no injury but rather a bene fit ; of all the modes of planting corn in checks, we regard this as liable to fewer objections, and pre senting more advantages than any other. We are inclined to believe from recent experiments that the drill culture is preferable to either of the foregoing, and is destined ere long to supercede them all. It recommends itself to the favorable consideration of the planter as being better adapted for the retention of moisture for the prevention of washing and for the equal if not the increased productioil of tlie land. The preparation of the land should be made in beds five feet, or five feet six inches w'ide w’ith such direction given to the rows, having reference to the slope of the field, as w’ill admit of the easy and gra- dua. passage of water into the adjoining branches or prepared water drains, without serious damage to the land. If the drills arc well prepared and thrown up by bar ploughs into well defined beds, a large portion of falling waler will be absorbed and retained in the drills on high lands, instead of run ning with destructive speed to the vallies, as is too often seen in the check system, wasliing up the corn and injuring the land in its passage. On high land the corn should be planted in the water furrow, at the distance in the drill of thirty inchcs or three feet, as may be most suitable to the age and strength of the land, and covered with the plough by running two furrows. If the planter uses manure as every one should do, it is advisable to scathe it along the entire drill and drop the seed corn upon it. The use of the plough in covering corn and the manure at the same time will i)rotect the latter from evaporation and the former from be ing w’ashed up by rain. If the land should be in good order, the corn will come up well without fur ther attention, but rough and cloddy—it will be ad visable to run the harrow over ihe corn the fifth or sixth day after it has been planted. On bottom or low lands especially if they are inclined to be wet, it is safer to plant in the middle of the beds, plant ing- and covering as above recommended. The system of planting in the drill is far better adapted to the purposes of draining, low andmoist land, es pecially if the field he in the least degree undula ting, as it enables the planter to give that direction to his drills through which the water wMlI naturally flow, and by which the redundant portions may be discharged from the surface of the land. The treat ment of plants and vegatables under ground, should be somewhat analagous to that bestowed upon them above the earth. The moderate topping or pruning of plants at the proper season is thought to improve their vigor and increase their fruitfulness, but the excessive use of the knife at any season will cause much injury by producing a violent derangement in the circulation of the fluids, in consequence of which, the growth of plants is not only greatly re tarded, but their destruction in many instances ren dered inevitable;—these effects are produced with equal certainty, whether violence is offered the plant by pruning its limbs to excess, and cutting its roots to excess. Ilencc it is that crops of corn arc too often damaged by the injudicious use of the plough, cutting ana tearing asunder the roots, du ring the continuance of any and adverse seasons, tspecially where the corn has been planted in checks. This injury may be measurably avoided by pursu ing the drill system, as in it, a portion of the roots are never disturbed by cultivation, but remain in their natural vigor to collect nutriment for the grow ing crop up to the period of their matvirity. The drill system thertiVore recommends itself to our adoption from the fourfold consideration of its bet ter adaptation over all others, to retain moisture on high and rolling land, to drain off w^ater when it has fallen in redundant quantities, to preserve the land from washing by allowing the drills to be run suitably to the position and character of the fields, and lastly, to yield as large, if not larger crops to a given quantity of land, w^ith the same labor. All which is respectfully submitted by the Com mittee. WHIT. BROOKS, Chairman. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. A few weeks since wc published a communication from a correspondent giving the results of an expe riment in planting corn by Hart Massey, Esq., of this village. Mr. Massey .called upon us on Satur day last to correct an important error in said com munication, and invited us personally to examine the said field, which wc occordingly did, and now give the results of our observation. Mr. Massey took the seed corn with which he planted the small quantity, and soaked it in a solution of salt nr.^re commonly called salt pet re, and planted five rows; w:*li the seed thus prepared. The remainder of the field >ve believe was planted hy the same individual.-^Xow lOf the result. The five rows planted with corn prepared with sult'peler, will yield more tlian .‘^5 rows planted without any preparation. The five rows were untouched by the worms, while the remainder of the field suffered se verely by their tleprcdations. We should judge that not one kernal, saturated with salt-petre was touched, while almost every hill in the adjoining row sufl'ered severely. No one who will examine the field can doubt the efficacy of the preparation. He will be astonished at the striking diflerence be tween the five rows and tlic remainder of the field. Here is a simple fact, which if seasonably and generally known, would have saved many thousands of dollars to the farmers of this county alone, in the article of corn. It is a fact which should be univer sally known, and is, in all probability, one of the greatest discoveries of modern times in the much neglected science of agriculture. At all events, the experiment should be extensively tested, as tlie re sults are deemed certain, while the expense is com paratively nothing. Mr. M. also stated as to the result of another ex periment tried upon one of his apple treea last spring. It is a fine thrifty healthy tree, about 25 or 30 years old, but has never in any one year produc ed over about two bushels of apples. Wiiile in blossom last spring he ascended the tree and sprink led plaster freely on the blossoms, and the result is, that it will this season yield twenty bushels of ap- ple.s. Now if the plaster will prevent ihe blast, it is a discovery of great importance. Mr. M. was led to make the experiment by reading an account of the production of trees adjoining a meadow where plaster had been sown at a time when there was a light breeze in the direction of the orchard, the trees contiguous to the meadow bearing well while the others produced no fruit.— iiaterlo7i, A. iStandard. THE BANK BILL. T1 1C Bank Bill was sent back to the House yes terday froiu the Senate. That body proposes eight amendmenls. 1st. Strikes out the fburlh section of the bill which relates to the thne of resumption, and in its stead re quires the Banks to resume tfie 1st of November, without qualification or drawback; and provides that after that time they shall not be compelled lo pay specie for any note iield by or due to any Bank that does not redeem its notes and pay its deposites in specie. 2nd. Strikes out the 5th .section, which provides that the Banks shall proceed forthwith to curtail their business so as to place themselves in a condi tion to meet and satisfy all their debts in specie. 3rd. Strikes out 6th section (which reduces the number of Directors and requires them to be paid,) and inserts in its place one that provides that the Directors (i. e. the entire Directory,) of a Mother Bank shall not be allowed to become indebted to the said Bank at any time in a greater sum than forty-Jive thousand dullards, and that the Directors of no Branch Bank shall become indebted to the Bank in a greater sum than thirty-Jive thousand dollars, in the aggregate ; and that no President or Director of any Railroad or Canal, or mining, or manufacturing company, or any Savings Bank, shall be eligible as a Director of any Bank. 4th. Strike out 8th and 9th sections. 5th. Amends the lith section, by providing that the annual meeting of the stockholders in the B ar- mers’ Bank shall take place on Wednesday alter the 2nd Monday in January, each year. 6th. Strike out 12th section, and in its place pro vides that the banks shall not sell drafts at a profit of more than a half per cent. . ^ 8Ui. Adds a section to the bill, providing tliat the directors in office, and that may be appointed, shall hold their places till the appointments by -i?im99Ui Iiinnutj jratn sjapioq From the newa by the late arrival from England, we make the following extracts. The christening of the royal brat of Queen Victoria seems to have been done up in fine style. Wonder if those Whig Editors who wish us to follow the ex ample of England in taxing the poor, would also 'jv'ish us to make fjols of ourselves after the follow ing order: The grand and imposing cereinony of the chris tening of the Prince ot Wales took place in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, on the 25th uUimo, in the presence of a very large number of royarand noble personages. The King of Prussia w’as dress ed in a Field Marshal’s uniform; the Glueen in the robes of the Sovereign of the Order of the Garter; and Prince Albert also wore the costume of the Or der. The Duchess of Kent was seated on the Clueen’s right, and on her left sat Prince Albert, the Duke of Sussex, Prince George of Cambridge, I^rince Ferdinand, and Prince Leopold of Saxe Co burg. The Duke of Wellington stood behind the Clueen’s chair, supporting the sword of state. The congregation having taken their places, the usual baptismal service began. The King of Prussia gave the response for the infant. The response over, the Duchess of Buc- cleuch brought forward the infant, and placcd him in the arms of the Archbishop of Canterbury who, addressing the Royal Godfather, said, “name this child.” The King of Prussia immediately said “ Albert Edward.'^ The Archbishop then said, “ I baptise thee, Albert Edward, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.” The service being finished, the Royal procession returned to the Castle, where a Chapter of the Order of the Garter w'as held in the Throne Room. The King of Prussia was then elected a Knight of the Order! In the evening the dueen gave a splendid Ban quet in St. George’s Hall, which was most gorge ously decorated for the occasion. The whole of the magnificent plate used on the occasion was valued at two millions sterling! The day w'as observed in London and most of the provincial towns as a holydaJ^ Ofliccs, shops, and places of public business in the metropolis, were mostly closed. At night, the theatres, club-houses, and other public buildings, were splendidly illumi nated . The King of Prussia, with his suite, landed at Greenwich on the 22d ult., where he was received by Prince Albert, the Duke of W^'ellington and others, and proceeded directly to W’indsor Castle. He officiated at the Royal christening, and every succeeding day afterwards paid visits to the princi- nal public buildings in London, the theatres, docks, &c. The first stone of the new Rayal Exchange was laid by Prince Albert on the 17th ult.; the occasion was dignified by a splendid ceremonial, and a grand banquet at the Alansion House. Mr. W”m. Gregory, a conservative, has beaten Lord Morpeth 130 votes as a representative for the cit}' of Dublin. From the Vermont Chronicle. THE OLD SOLDIER’S RULE. Dear Childuex.—“ If you w'ould have frietids, you must show yourselves friendly.” I know an old soldier of the revolution, who told me the fol lowing story. I once had a neighbor, who, though a clever man, came to riie one bright may day, and said, “ Esq. White, I want you to come and get your geese away.” “ Why ?” said I, “what are my geese doing?” ‘‘They pick my pigs’ ears, when they are eating, and drive them away ; and I will not have it.” “ What can I do ?” said I. You must yoke them.” “ That I have not time to do now,” said I; “ I do not see but they must run.” “ If j/ou do not take care of them I shall! ” said the clever shoemaker, in anger; “What do you say, Esq. White?” “I cannot take care of them now, but I will pay you for all damages.” “ W^’ell,” said ho, “j’ou will find out a thing, I guess.”—So ofT he went, and I heard a terrible squalling among the geese. The next news from the geese was thal three of them were missing. My children went and found them terribly mangled and dead, and thrown into the bushes. Now, said I, all keep still, and let me punish him. In a few days, the shoemaker’s hogs broke into my corn. I saw them, but let them remain a long time. At last I drove them out, and picked up the corn which they had torn down, and fed them with it in the road. By this time the shoemaker came in great haste after them. “ Have you seen any thing of my hogs?” said he. “ Yes,6ir,—you will find them yonder, eating some corn which they tore down in my field.” “ In your field !” “Yes, sir,’'said I; “liogs love corn, you know—they were made to eat.” “ How much mischief have they done?” “ O, not much,’' said I. Well, off he went to look, and estimated the damage, to me, to be equal to a bushel and a half of old corn. “ O no,” said I, “it can’t be.” “'Yes,” said the shoe maker, and I will pay you every cent of dam- an-e.” No,” I replied," “ you shall pay nothing. My geese have been a great deal of trouble to you.” The^shoemaker blushed and went home. But in the winter when we came to settle, the shoemaker v/as determined to pay me for the corn. No, said I, “I shall take'nothing.” And after some talk we parted. But in a day or two I met him in the road, and fell into conversation in the most friendly manner. But when 1 started on, he seem ed loth to move; and I paused. For a moment both of us were silent. At last he said, “ I have something laboring on my niind. " vv ell, what is it'?” “ Those geese. I killed three ot your geese: and I shall never rest till you know how I feel.” “ O, well,” said I, never mind; I suppose my geese ’were provoking.” I never took any thing of him for it. But whenever my cattle broke into his field, after this he seemed glad,—because he could show how patient he could be. Now said the old soldier, conquer yourself, and you can conquer anything. You can conquer with kindness where you can conquer in no other way. Yours, i CHir,T>RFx’s Minister A HUSBAND’S LOVE. Incidents of life occurring from day to day, aii.l w^e suspect, some not alrogether divested of fictioi!, are not unfrequently to be met with in the pnldi.- prints, in w'hich they are heralded as instances of the all-absorbing and ever enduring aflfection which burns w^ith eternal brightness in the bosoms (>f wives, mothers and sisters. But who has ever be fore seen in the columns of our public journals, a record exhibiting to the world the equally intense and not less abiding devotion of husbands, fathers and brothers? Such records are rare indeed—not, as we believe, that the latter instances are less fre quent than the former, but because there is in them less to impress the amiable feelings of our naturt^ and excite the peculiar interest which surrounds every thing hallowed by female virtue or heroism. The Lowell Journal relates a case in point which through succeeding years, had failed to interest the pen of the chronicler. In a grave yard, situated in a wild rural place, about a mile from a little vil lage m the vicinity, stands a very neat granite monument. It is the only monument in the yard, and stands by itself, over a solitary grave, apart from all other graves. The history'of thal monu ment is interesting and melancholy in the extreme. It marks a spot where lies buried the young wife of one of the young men of the village. He was marr:ed some years since to one '"wlio seemed in every way calculated to render him hap;:»y. At that time the prospects of the young couple bid fair for a long life of happiness and usefulness. In a year or two after their marriage, the small )X)X broke out and raged in the neighborhood. The yoimg wife was attacked with this dreadful disease, and became its victim. The fears of the community prevented her friends from attending her during that sickness. Her hus band, her physician, and one or two attendants were the only persons who vv.ere present to smooth down her dying pillow. 'I'hc same fears took away the accustomed forms of a christain burial.—A spot for her grave w”as pointed out in the grave yatd, re mote from other graves, by the proper autiiorities, and at the dark hour of night, with none present but the husband and one or two fearh fi ieii Js, thi^ burial took place. Tiiere was no long train of kindred present to witness the ceremony; the afllic*- ed husband was the only relative who at the burial ventured to shed the last tear over the lovtd and the departed. Months rolled on. nn ] a daik nu lancholy stii I brooded over the young man. but soon loosened it.> hold, somew'hat. Sorrow still remained, hut it was soon mingled with resignation, lie resumed his accustomed occupations, and seemed to forget tiio past. The past was not fjrgotten, iiowever, nor the object which the past had etideared to him. I’he grave of his wife was sohtary and alone. Over that grave he resolved to erect a rnonutnent to her memory. The monument, he chose to plan and work with his own hands, although he was ixt sculptor or artist by profession, lie procurtd Che rough blocks of granite and comnttncfd his pleas ing task. Every leisure monunt h.c could obtain was spent on his favorite u'oik. No ether hand planned. No other hand tiian his own, extcntcd. Month after month, alone and unaided, with no knowledge of the ait except what nature had taught him, sometimes at noonday and sometimes at night, when others had left their tasks he toiled on until hi.5 work was completed. That monument, wiiioh as a specimen of art is exceedingly fine, and wouM be an ornament even in Mount Auburn, now marks out the grave of his wife. While it serves to calj to mind the memory of the dead, it speaks also of the constancy and purity of effectiGii which death and time could not destroy. Knoicledge of the 'World.—A young counsellor of the Bordeaux Parliament came to Paris for the first lime, with his wife and his mother-in-law. The next day the ladies dttermined to go lo the Theatre Francias. The counsellor who had the same evening an audience with the keeper of the seals, promised to join with them when he had fin ished liis business. He reachtd tiie theatre late, and could find no seat except one in the orchestra.— Chance placed him near the Chevalier d’AuInay, a man very much in society, a great amateur of the theatre, and who never missed a representntion of the Theatre Francias. The Ciievalier d’AuI nay, after having noticed for a few moments the provincial gentleman, said very politely lo him, “Sir, you are not an inhabitant of Paris.” “No, sir.” “Perhaps this is the first time you have visi ted the Theatre Francias.” “It is so.” “You are looking for two ludies; one is stili handsome and wears a grey silk dress, trimmed with lace, the other is young and charming, and is dressed in pink satin, with two white feathers in her hair. Look, sir, these ladies whom you have not yet found, in consc{juence of not being used lo the place, are in the fifth box of the second row, on the right side.” “ They are indeed the ladies, sir; you are not mistaken, and 1 am greatly obliged to you. ' “But, will you allow me, in turn, to ask you a question. Do you know euher of these ladies or me?” “I have not the honor of knowing either you or these ladies; I now see the three for the fir^ttime; but with the exception of them and your self 1 know every body-else here. You sec, there, fore, that in order to 'guess who you were, and whom you were seeking, I had no need to be a sorcerer." Soucenss de M. Desprez. The Irishman^s Cat.—A short time ago a poor Irishman applied at the Churchwarden's office in London for relief, and upon some doubt being ex pressed as lo whether he was a proper object for pavrochial charity, enforced his suit with much earn estness;—“Och, your honor,” said he, ‘‘shure I’d be starved long since but for rny cat.” •' But for what?” asked his astonished interroga tor. “My cat!” rejoined the Irishman. “Your cat! how so?” Shure, your honor, I sold her eleven times for sixpence a time, and she was always at home before I’d erot there myself,” I r? n t P. S. To an Irishmans letter.—“Don’t be after foro’etting, dear Jenny, to take out this letter directly it comes to the Post Office, or that thief Macarony’s wife will know by her looks that there-’s money in if, and so rail for it befor#* its giif? there.”
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