Icfffrsuttian.
JOSEPH W. IIAMPTOX,
VOLUME 2, ^
'The power? granted under tiie Constitution, being derived from tiie People of thct-iiited States, may be rofumod by them, whenever pervtirted to thch’injury or oppre:»3ion."—Madison..
CHARLOTTE, N. C., MAY 3, 1842.
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3^* Lett' rs to the I Aiit.ir, 'inl- ss (\.n‘:i:iij'g money m sums
of Five JJofhir.-', or over, must rome free of i)ostage, or tlie
amoimt paid at the ofliee here will be charged to the writer,
ill every instance, and eolleetetl as other aecoimts.
Wceldv Aliiiaimc lor Mav, 1812.
HOW
nai
0\9.
'\D.
HCa?6on
recciviiis: and opeuiii^
liiind.somc Stock of
a
SpriHfl ati» summtv
GOOD^,
Wkic/i urrc purchased (it unusualhj low prices.
And will be sold to suit the hard time?, or at least
as low as any concern in tliis section of coualry.
Ills stock consists of all kinds of Goods usually kept
in a country store. He has also a large stock of
Groceries, which will be soM at reduced prices.
Persons wishing fo purchase goods for CASH,
will fuid it to their interest to call and examine his
stock.
Charlotte. April, 10, 1812. ■ oS.-.F.
M E C K L E X B U II V, C O U N T Y.
^ojjt-nor LoHi't of Lait, I'thruanj Tcrni^ 1812.
MARY X. TETEll
ELAM
I
VS.
J. TETER
X!iiv i
} Petiii
2R. )
lion for Divorce.
j>A y.-
Tui sday,
I Wednesday,
't Thursday,
(i Friday,
7 Saturday,
H .Sundav,
!) Monday.
Sun i Srv |
RISE \ dl’.T. I
5 Ti 1 G 47
5 12 1 G 48 ,
.iroo V ’ riiA SK N-
D.
.T 11 0 49 / Last Quarter, 2
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(i 52
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New 3I0011 10
First Uuarter, 17
Full Moon, 21
II. M.
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■\ 22 31.
41exaiidor Betlnine,
_L n ij ^ ^
HEvSPECTFULIA' tr.n-
«ior.9 his sincere thanks to the
citizens of Charlotte and the
public in general, lur the libe
ral patronage he has receiv-
oil; and hopes by strict atten
tion to business to continue to
merit a lil)cral share of public
patronage. He has now sev
eral first rate workmen em
ployed and h:is just received
his Spring and Summer Fash-
ii>iis. He will warrant on .ill occasions.
Orders from a distance will meet with prompt at
tention. Ilis shop will be found in the North-East
uiii.r of .Mr. Leroy ^Springs’ brick buiKling.
-I lihrnil di.-^cou7if made to cash cusfinncrs.
Charlotte. April 13. IS'12. k
Coach Makiiio-.
TIIE Snb;~eribers huving entered in
to eopariiu'r.-lii}). will carry on the above
bu.'-int^s in all its various branches, at
the old stand furmerly owned by Air.
C^irter l^ritteiulen, opposite the Jail.—
All work WAKUANTED;—and Re
nt tliorfe.st notice, for moderate
C. J. FOX
lias just received a large aud general assortment of
MEDICINEH,
3VUSS, ©tlsi,
Dve-Stufis, Perlumeiy, Tlionip.soiiiau
iMedicincs, AVliies and Spirits for
medical use,
I Qv • I
And a variety of other articles, all^ of which he
warrants genuine, and will sell low for caah.
Charlotte, April 27, 1810. 8....r
A few Good Tilings Yet,
AND
SWovc iSjriitcttlK.
N this case it appearing to the Batisfaction of the
Court tbai the Defendant, Elam J. Teicr^ is not
an inhabitant of this State: It is therefore Ordered,
that publication be made for three months suc
cessively in the “Mecklenburg Jeffersonian,” and
“ Charlotte Journal,” commanding the said Defend
ant to appear at our next Superior Court of Law
and Equitv to b(v hehf for cur said County nt the
Court-house in Charlotte, on tha Fourth Monday in
August next, then and there to plead, answer 01 de
mur to the said petition ; otherwise judgment wiil
be taken pro coiifesso, and the petition heard ex-
parte.
Witnc?.=. Jennings Ti. Kerr, Clerk of our said
Court at oilice, the 4th Monday in February, 1812.
Issued the 20th of April, 1842.
J. B. KERR, c. .M. c.
Printer’s fee •'jiilO.
State of iVortli Carolina,
M E C K L E N B U R G C () U N T Y.
SupcJ lor Court uf Ijfiic, Pebruanj 'Ferm, 1812.
DELITIIA C. SPECK ^
r»S'. V Potition fjr Divorce.
WILLIAM H. SPECK. >
IN this case it appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court that the Defendant, William 11. Speck, is
not an in.habitant of this State; It )s tberetbre Or
dered, that publication be made for three months
successively in the Mccklenburg Jellereonian,'-
and Charlotte Journal,’- commanding the faid De
fendant to appear at our next Superior Court of
Law and Equity to be held for our said County at
the Courthouse in Charlotte, on the Fourth Monday
in August next, then and there to plead, answer or
demu^to the said petition; otherwise judgment will
be taken pro conlesso, and the petition heard ex-
parte.
Witnesp, Jennings B. Ken', Clerk of our said
Court at oifice, the 4th Monday in February, 1842.
Issued tljip 2Gih ot April 1842.
J B. KERR, c. M. s. c.
Printer's fee
i, niiea »iaies,
NOIlTil CAROLINA DISTRICT.
District Court in Bankruptcy, at Chambers in Fay-
etterille, April 13, 1812.
DERIAS FOLSOM of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, having this day filed a Petition, duly
verified, praying tliat be may be declared a Bank
rupt : It is thereupon Ordered bj’ the Coxirt that
cause be shown belore the Court, at ChnmberB in
this Town, on Friday the twentieth of May next,
why the said Derias Folsom be not declared a Bank
rupt, pursuant to act of Congress in that behalf: and
that this notice be published in the Mccklenburg
Jelfersonian four weeks in succession.
H. H. POTTER,
Acting Clerk of Court in Bankruptcy.
United States,
NOIlTII CAROLINA DISTRICT.
^NDREW
THE Proprietor of the “CONC’ORD
COFFEE-HOUSE” would inform his
customers and the public generally, that
his Stock of GROCERIES, and fancy
articles to tickle the palate, is yet quite full, and he
respectfully invites all to give him a call and be
their own ludge.
He would also state, that he expects in a short
time to rcceiv'c the most splendid and choice Slock
of articles in his line ever brought to this region o
country, when he will be fully prepared to please
the taste of the most lastidious.
F. R. ROUECHE.
Cyoncoril, N. C., Dec. 2S. ISH. 12...y
oairmfT done
•harsJi:!
CHARLES OVERMAN,
JOSHUA TROTTER.
t harlutto. June 15, ISll.
12in
GOTTON,
AM)
d Cotton-Yarn.
%
THE CONCORD
31 aiiufiicturins’ Compaiiy
1
£5 now 111 full operation, and the Company i
. . Yu
The milledgeville cotton fac
tory, (situated in Montgonx'ry County, 22
miles east of Salisbury,) is now in f\ill operation.—
Those intimately acquainted with tin*. ^ arn of this
Facforv. preter ft to any matuifactured in ihe State.
EDWARD BURAGE.
B.—Tlie Subscriber v.ishcs t(» procure about
riVi: lllXDREl) BALES OF
C) ^ J
(Of the best quality.) to be dt'livrre.l at the I> acto-
vy, which he wiil spin, either one hull for the other,
or at eight cents per pound.
EDWARD BURAGE.
December 7, 1811. 39...f
arc
prepared to supply all orders with Colton \ arn,
Domestic Shirtings, and Drillings of a superior qua
lity. and on reasonable terms as can be had in any
Southern Market.
N. B. Also a large quantity of Nails, at the low
rate of seven cents per lb for cash.
ilOBT. ALLISON, Clerk.
For C^mcord Manufacturing Co.
Concord, N. C., April 5th, 1842. 57...3m
in^ Notice.
All those indebted to the late firm of Bethune
& Johnson, (it being closed Jan. 1st, 1842.) are
requested to settle the same by cash or by note be
fore April Court, as the books must be clo.sed.—
Those tailing so to do, will find tiieir accounts in
the hands of an ollicer.
ALEX. BETHUNE,
PETER JOHNSON.
Charlotte, y\pril 12, 1842. 57...3t
Fire Engine for Sale.
THE Camden Independent Fire Engine Compa
ny wishing to procurc a larger Engine, offer the
one they now have for sale. It is a first rate suc
tion Engine, of the most approved construction,
with lwe!nty-fbur feet of suction, and about one hun
dred and fifty feet of ordinary Hose. It is nearly
new, has been but little used, and is kept in first rate
order. For further addn'sa tho Secre
tary of the Camden independent Fire Engine Com-
tiany.
Camden, S. C., April 20, 1842.
50...3t
PERSONS v.'ho have filed the first Volume of the
Mecklenburg Jejfersonian,^'* (just completed) and
wish it bound, will please hand in their orders to
the subscriber, and they shall be executed neatly
and without delay. WM. HUNTER.
M I rch S, IS 12.
Taken Up,
I
Dr. J. 31. llappoWt
HAS removed to the Oflice directly op
posite Ma]. Joseph Smith’s Hotel, where
he may be found by his friends and the
public, and consulted at all times, unless
professionally engaged.
A report has been industriously circulated
for relative to his charges. They have been
pronounced extravagant. He takes this opportunity
to state to the public, that he holds himself ready at
any time to compare charges, and weigh his service
w’ith any of the Faculty. He wishes it to be dis
tinctly understood, that his CHARGES shall in all
cases bti Re.\son.\.bi.1::.
Jan. 4, 1842.
Stray Mules.
Daniel Dennis.
THIS celebrated Jack will stand
every other week at the stables ot
the subscribers, (commencing at
_ Lewis Dinkins,’) and will be let to
mares at the following rates, viz : Three Dollars
the sin^^le leupj to be paid ut the time of ser\icc ;
Five Dollars the Season, and Seven Dollars to
insure a mare to be with colt. Trading the mare
in every instance,. forfeits the insurance. He is
young and thought to beBqual if not superior to any
Jack that has ever stood in this country.
Season to commence the 10th of March and end
the 10th of July. JOHN M. POTTS.
LEWIS DINKINS.
March 5, 1842. 50...TF.
And committed to the Jail of this county, on the
27th of September last, a Negro man, about 20
years of age, round f'ull face, smooth forehead, thick
lips, and flat nose, five feet 7 or 8 inches high, with
a scar on the fore finger of the left hand, made, he
says, by a cutting knife. The owner is requested to
come forward, prove proporty, pay charges, and
take him away, or he will be de.alt with as the law
directs. T. N. ALEXANDER, SheritV.
Charlotte. N. C., Oct. 19, 1841. :{2...k
STRAYED from me, at this place,
on the 17th inst., three Brown MULES.
1 will liberally reward any person that
will bring them to me, or give informa
tion BO that I can get them.
A quantity of Bacon and Lard for sale.
J. B. HERRIFORD.
Charlotte, N. C., March 27, 1842.
N. B. I, or my agent, will be found at Col. M. W.
Alexander’s Hotel.
tivcl
finetj-
WOULD inform such of his friends as desire
his professiotml services, that he has removed
liiaOflSce to Mr. Johnson’s brick house, two doors
above the “ Carolina Inn,” where he may be fourtd
at all times, unless necessarily absent.
Charlotte. February 8. 1842. 49...r
The Bankrupt Law
IS in operation since the 1st instant, and the sub
scriber has received several applications for his
professional aid. He is about to engage his servi
ces and is willing to increase the number of appli
cations, which will diminish the expense to the ap-
The District Court of the United States has pole
lurisdiction in all matters and proceedings in Bank
ruptcy, which fbr thi^ District, (Cape J ear,) sits at
Wilinintrton, and all Petitions are referred by the
order of Judge Potter to that Court, which next
sits on the 2nd of May next. .
All persons owing debts and wishing to avail
themselves of the benefit of this act, and of the ser
vices of the undersigned, will apply early; with an
accurate list of their creditors, the residence and
amount due each creditor, together with an accu
rate inventorv of all their property, rights and cre
dits of every'kind and description, and the location
and situation of said property • . ,
Applicaiion can be made eiUier m person, or by
mail, post paid, to the
United States,
NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT.
Districl Court in Bankmptcy, at Chambers in Fay-
rlteville. April 13, 1842.
R0P>ERT p. JOHNSON of Chailottr, Meck
lenburg Countv, having this day filed a Peti
tion duly verified that he may be declared a Bank
rupt: It is thereupon Ordered by the Court, that
cause be shown before the Court, at Chambers m
this Town, on Friday the twentieth day of May
next, why the said Robert P. Johnson be not declar
ed a Bankrupt, pursuant to Act of Congress in that
behalf: and that this notice be published in the
Mecklenburg Jeflersonian, four weeks in succession.
H. II. POTTER,
Acting Clerk oj Court in Bankruptcy.
bTiouVd"at his office in Charlotte. He ^ill, ho we
L.incoin. Law.
Charlotte, Feb. 15, 1842. 50...f
The Lincoln Republican will please copy 3
weeks.
United States,
NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT.
District Court in Bankruptcy, nt Chambers m lay-
etterille, April 13, 1842.
Thomas BOYD of charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, having this day filed a Petition duly
verified, praying that he may be declared a Bank
rupt : It is thereupon Ordered by the Court that cause
be shown before the Court at Chambers in this Town,
on Friday the twentieth day ot May next, why the
said Thomas Boyd be not declared aBankiupt, pur
suant to the Act of Congress in that behalf • and
that this notice be published in the Mecklenburg
Jeft’orsoni'an, four weeks in
Acting Clerk of Court in Bankruptcy.
District Court in Bankruptcy^ at Chambers in Fay
etteville, April 13, 1812.
MONTGOMERY of Charlotte,
Mccklenburg County, having tiled a petition, du
ly verified praying that ho may be declared a Bank
rupt: It is thereupon Ordered by the Court, that cause
be shown before the Court at Chambers in this Town,
on Friday the twentieth day of May next, why the
said Andrew Montgomery be not declared a Bank
rupt pursuant to the Act of Congress in thai be
half': and that this notice be published in the Meck-
lenbur» JetVersonian, four weeks in succession.
II. II. POTTER,
Acting Clerk of Court in Bankruptcy.
THE CUICOK.^,
on
MESSENGER OF TIIE SOUTH.
UNDER this title, the Subscribers propose pub
lishing in the City of Charleston a Weekly
Pater to be devoted to LITERATURE, SCI
ENCE, the ARTS, MECHANICS, AGRICUL
TURE, EDUCATION, and GENERAL INTEL
LIGENCE—in a word, to whatever may impart in
struction or aftbrd amusemonl to each class, profes
sion or calling of our people. In politics and reli
gion, the Chicora will occupy strictly neutral ground ;
yet sutiiciei’t attention will be paid to both, to ena
ble the reader to learn how prospers the religious
and political condition of the country.
A paper devoted to the purposes above stated, has
long been a desideratnvi at the South; and it is to
meet this, that The Chicora is now proposed to be
issued. The Subscribers are aware their promises
may appear too confident, after the repeated failure
of Southern periodicals; but they beg leave to say,
that so complete are the arrangements they liave
made—so extensive tlve correspondence they have
secured—so valuable tlie aid, botfi of Northern and
Soutiiern udcnt they have enlisted—that with the
kindly feelings and liberal patronage of the South,
they fiave no fears for the result.
The Literary Department of the Ciiicora will be
supplied with articles of rare and substantial merit,
with reviews and critiques of all the new works of
the day, and with original tales, sketclies, works of
fiction, biographies and poetry from the pens of se
veral of tho most gifted authors, both of the North
and South.
The Scientific and Mechanical Department will
be enriched with ess.iys and illustrations from indi
viduals high in public estimation, as thoroughly
practical men, which, together with the Agricultu
ral communications already secured to tlie paper
from various portions of the country, will form a
compendium of useful instruction invaluable to the
artisan and the planter.
In this Department of General Intelligence, tho
subscribers believ e the Ciiicoka w’ill take a stand
wliich will not be surpassed by any Journal of the
Union. As one of the subscribers will 'make it his
constant business to visit every section cf our t oun-
try ; and through means of an extensive acquaint
ance already possessed in the cities ot our sea-board
and the West, a weekly corret-pondence v.’ill be es
tablished with Boston, New-^ork, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, Cincinnati and New-Or-
leans, through which will be obtained, not only the
earliest information in regard to all foreign and do
mestic matters of importance. Prices current of
Southern products and monetary affairs of moment
in the different States, but also the opinions of judi
cious men in regard to Commercial prospects, and
matters of an economical, civil, and political char
acter. Nor, since
Alitilc folly now and then,
Ir relished by the wisest incii,
do they intend to exclude those lighter articles of
information, familiarly designated the chit chat of
the day, which, while they may serve to amuse a
weary or listless hour, hav'e at the same time the
hi‘rher effect of acquainting us with the character and
customs of our Northern and W estern neighbors,
and connecting more closel/the bonds of unity be
tween us.
Feeling assured then, of their ability to meet the
wishes of the Southern community, and to establish
a paper on the most approved, useful and popular
plan, and hereby pledging themselves that no exer
tion shall be wanting on their part, not only most
fully to redeem, but even to exceed the promises
Uiey make, they respectfully solicit the patronage of
the good people of South Carolina and her sister
States. , . . , , *
The Ciiicora will be printed on an imperial sheet,
ot the very best paper and type, and shall be em
bellished with portraits of our distinguished men,
and views illustrativ’e of our scenery. The price^
will be ^5 per annum, payable upon the delivery of
the first number. S. DODGE,
B. R. CARROLL.
March 31, 1842.
rv ivrsiw WiiiLiiiiii-V —
Ml. Tkoffitt of Indiana, (a Tyler Whig—
one of the “corporal s guard,'-) concluded a spe^crh
in Congress the other day as follows:
One word more, sir, on the subject of the extra
session, to which 1 should never have alluded at all
had not other gentlemen thought fit to do so. Its
results and the unhappy state of things which have
arisen from it, were all predicted by the gentleman
from Virginia (Mr. Wise.) I recollect that he made
a speech a few days before the close of the last ses
sion of Congress, in which he first advanced ihc
consequences which would result from an extra ses
sion. flo gave it as his opinion that it would be
better to await an e.xpression of public sentiment on
the subject of a bank, a tariff, distribution, &c., and
that in the excited state of the political world, much
hasty and imperfect legislation might be anticipated.
1 diiiered with him. 1 thought his fears ill-found
ed, and 1 expressed to him and oifiers my regret
that he should thus anticipate evil. Experience has
proved that he had more foresight than myself—
ile had studied the character of whig politicians
more closely than I had. His fears have been
more than realized—his predictions more than ac
complished and I now acknowlege that he is real
ly \V ise, and I no Prophet.
The gentleman from North Carolina has boast-
ingly informed us that there are no fragments of the
Whig party—the only fragment that he knows of
is “ the corporal’s guard." What necessity could
exist, sir, for this unprovoked sneer at us, who had
not uttered one word relative to party politics'?—
But, since the gentleman’s vision is so very obtuse,
and his knowledge of the situation of parties so ve
ry limited, I think it my duly to enlighten him on
the subject. No fragm'ttits, sir,! Why, where is
your majority in Maine! Some thousands of a
Whig minority now greet you there! How stands
New York .2 She who, m J839, assisted the tri
umphant march of the deniocratic battiiliions, and
who, in 1840, gave to the Whig cause thousands
of a majority ? Her legislature now is neaily a de
mocratic unit, and thousands of the popular voice
against you. What cheer is there for you in Penn
sylvania ? A majority for Harrison in 1840; now
tens of thousands of a majority for democracy. No
fragments, eh? Is the sky still bright in Mar}'-
land? Alas! her W'hig majority of thousands no
longer exists; she gives her vote against you. How
is (jreorgia ? She who, by her n sijoniy of thou
sands lor Harrison, astonished the nation, now gives
her thousands against the Whig cause. And even
the favorite of your party when on this floor—ho
who was considered invincible, is beaten for Gover
nor. I, sir, admired that man. He .%11 a victim to
hiyoTvn silent acquiesctnce in your manv veak aits
of legislation. Let the gentleman from North Car
olina look around him, and he will see three mem
bers on this floor from that Slate, newly reinstated
in their seats by democratic victories. Wiicie is
your twenty-six thousand in Ohio? A majority
now against you. Where stands Alississippi ?—
Where Michigan? No fragments, sir! Why, in
this latter State, I am informed that there is but one
Whig left in one branch of the Le^rislature I Not
sufficiently strong to demand the yeas and nays.—
I am told, sir, that the democratic party, not knovfc’-
ing what to do with that one man, talked of making
him presiding officer, well assured that he would
be perfectly impartial.
[Here Mr. Howard, of Mic higan, rose, and, with
some warmth, assured Mr. Proflit that he was mis
taken, instead of one there were four Whig members j
Mr. P. continued. I sta:id corrected sir, There
are four. Not enough to form a corporal’s guard.”
Worse off than myself and friends 1 Are there any
fragments in the AVhig party, Mr. Chairman?- Is
the “corpovafs guard’' the only fragment?
But I wiil not indulge in mirth at the expense
of those who now writhingly regret their sneers ;
and believe me sir, that 1 have given this “ frag
ment” sketch “ more in sorrow than in anger.” it
may, however, serve to refresh the memory of gen
tlemen, and awaken them to a sense of their true
condition.
It is the manifesto Whigs who have done this.—
It is the departure fro:u principle and straigthfor-
wardness and fairness that has caused this mighty
change; and they who on the 4th of March, 1841,
were •• ringing the bells, are ringing their hands
now.’"
Hundreds of thousands of those Democratic
Whig^” who enthusiastically met at Dayton and at
Tippecanoe, and Saratoga, and Baltimore, and Bun
ker Hill, all honestly bent on great and holy pur
poses of patriotisip, have like mysf.df been deceived.
The manifesto, which proclaimed a final sevcranco
from the President, the attacks upon the Constitu
tion, the personal and political abuse of the Execu
tive, the want of liberality, the failure to keep pro
mises solemnly made, all stand in judgement, all
conspire to the downfall of the W’^hig party, and
yet that party on this floor will not turn from tho
error of its ways, but still continues to pursue a
course of policy fraught with bitter fruits, such as
are now so lamentably palpable.
United States,
NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT.
District Cow i in Bankruptcy, at Chambers in Fay
etteville^ April 13, 1842.
JOHN R. BOLTON of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, having this day filed a Petition, duly
verified, praying that he may be declared a I>ank-
rupt: It is thereupon Ordered by tl^ Court that
cause be shown before the Court, at Chambers m
this Tow’n, on Friday the twentieth day of ^ay
next, why the said John R. ^oltonbe not declared
a Bankrupt, pursuant to the Act of Congress m that
behalf: and that this notice be published in the
Mecklenburg Jeffersonian, fog
Active Clerk of Court in Bankruptcy.
A Sour Child.—A prisoner before the Police
Court last week, in Philadelphia, gave the follow
ing interesting sketch of his “ birth and broughting
11
up:
“ I w’as born weeping—my daddy used to chaw
wormwood afore I was born, and my mother ni.ide
a practice of gettin drunk on vinegar. xien I
was a little boy, nobody would'nt allow me to nuss
the\r children, for they said I made’em dyspeptjc—
I looked so completely sour—so they said. When
I went to school, 1 was always in for the lickins,
and I do believe I bagged it for every boy in the
school. At last I got married, and my wife lett me
in three months. There’s no use of ask in why.
She sed there was no use of livin with me, bccause
if we had children they would’nt be any thing but
walking vinegar casks, if they was boys—and if
they was gals they’d be mere jugs of cieam o' tar
tar set on legs to physiC^ all the world by their
sol^'mncholy pbizzes. ’
Tiie Wrong Pa-ijcnqer.—A fellow who had
brass sufiicient to face llie devil out of any thing,
and give him two in the game, accosted a shabbily
dressed, hoosier-looking customer, in the St. Charles,
yesterday, with the intention of making some sport
of him,
‘•Stranger—I thing I’ve seen you soniewhere.’'
Very likely, sir—I’ve been there liequently.”
At this capital rejoinder, the brazen wuling look
ed rather blank, and a suppressed laugh from u
number present, made him feel like selling out on a
long credit. He rallied, howererj and made a se*
cond effort.
W'hat might your name be?”
‘‘ It might be Sam Patch, but it isn’t'?’’
A universal rear followed this genuine display of
wit. and the Beau Brummel brazen was shortly
among the missing.—Crcsent City.
^4 Dutch Slory.—I and prother Ilanse and two
other togs vas out hunting next week, and vve trove
nine woodchucks into a stone heap and kill ten out
of the nine pefore tey cot in.
“ Trying times,”
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