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'JThe powers gtanitd undtt tht Constitution^ hting derived from the People of the United States, may be resumed by them whenever perverted to their iny^ry or oppression ' — Madison.
VOLrME 4.^
CHARI.«>TTE, IVORTH-CAROL.I1VA, MARCH 14, 1845.
I\ tJMBER ^OO*
Mecklenbni^ Jeffersonian,
EDITED AND PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY
JOSIPH W^AMFT®N.
TERIIS.
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at TWO DOLLARS a year, ij paid in advance.
or within one month from the cornmencement of the
ijear, or THREE DOLLARS, if not fhies paid.
~ Siibsc7'iptions muy be sent by mail at the Editor^s
risk, provided the postage is paid.
Adt'ertisements 'icill be inserted at One Dollar per
ftqnore {lo lines) for the first time, and Tv'enty-Jive
cents for each continuance. A considerable reduc
tion will be made to those who advertise by the year.
Five Dollars
LOST, OR STOLEN
tT^UOM ilie subscriber, between the 13th and IGth
r of February. 1S45, the Ibllowing notes, to wit:
)nenoto on W. T. Lemmons, due Au^^ust. 1814, lor
Sll, payable, to David C. & Janies ISI. Purvines;
one note lor and U cents;, due in November, 1844;
one note on Milas M. Lemmons for about ^ and
r>0 cents ; one on II. H. Weddin^ton & Margaret
Hart tor SIS ami ♦>') cents, due in April, 1841; one
note on A. Hall tor and 00 cents, due February,
1S44, two notes on .Tames Hall; one nole on W. C.
Morion lor and 07 cents ; one note on J. S. Black
lor in 1841 ; one nole on John C. Sauceman
i’or JiiiiJl, due in the tiul of 1S43. witli a credit of S16
ill AuL^u.‘!t, IS 14; one note or: L). A. Peaiiick. S561
due in th.c Ihll of 1S43; two notes on Hugh & Eli
Stewart, one for iSli-O with a credit ufSlOS payable
10 J-hn Flow; fine note payable to Hutrli Wilson
for S17. due m IS 12 ; one note, on Jolui Fonl lor ^9
t,7 '•due m Feb.. 1841; iliree notes on Samuel
■\Voo'la!l; oiio no!e on ISamuel VVooJali &. A. Dulin
t .r -SK'). due IS‘33one note on John C. 13ennis lor
>^1 jO cents; to!j:eth>^r with various other notes: and
vi'St^’Me receipt.'. I forvvarii all persons from trad
nj lor said n . aiii! v.-ill give the at)Ove rcv/ard
r tiic rct*uvci \ uf'.’le nockct tn .ik an 1 papcr.s.
ja.mj ::s c'. I'LOW.
y. I.
Smil' »r X'jith Carolina.
rXU.'N I’nUN I'V,
DISSOL. ITTIOJV.
The firm of Charles E. Moss & Co.
was dissolved by mutual consent on the first
of January last. Those indebted lo said firm are
requested to pay up as soon as convenient. Such
as owe accounts, if they cannot cash them, will
please call and close them by note. Leroy Springs
is fully authorized to close the business of the late
firm.
i
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.Januan)
ACIiMCN
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T:nv,
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3ax. LKi!l;ihuV-. ...vd. ■.•Oil: ilN.U. AT
I ' '
\ 1C I’
V '•> ' ^ i i 'he Court tliat
the Dfleii'i i.ii, iloily. !i ..'le=; heyond the
of th:.^^ it.* ; ii i.s orderiu! hy the Court that
i-'. -lu-atioij 1.0 ni u!ti in the •■Mecklenburg Jeflerson-
i ;u,'’ prmteJ in the town of C'harlotfe, N. C., for s'x
wei'iid, noiifyiii^ the said .lulius Ilolly lo be and ap
pear V}C'ore the .Tu'.ife. nl’ tlie Court uf Picas and
Ci,uar!er ses-ions lo be hei.l li/r County at the
Caurti;iuse in .M.ir.r m\ on t‘;e Icf Monday in April
! : :t. fM. i Rejilf vy. -f ulibMiuie ai.d final
\vi!; he r«*!i(if*reu a'/ainsf iiitn.
iliiess. >S''r «‘lt rli nfour Pail Court at
LIEOY Emims
RESPECTFULLY informs hia friends and the
customers of the above firm, that he has purchased
the entire stock of GOODS of C. B. Moss & Co.,
and is ready at the old stand to sell
JEi^€S-w
to oUch as wish them. He will start to the north in
a few days with the intention of laying in, at cash
prices, a stock of Goods, (taken in connexion with
his present superior stock,) unsurpassed in Western
North Carolina. He is determined not to be under
sold, and to give the best bargains over bought in
this part of the country. He invites his old friends
and customers, and the public generally, lo give
him a call, and lest his sincerity.
Charlotte, Feb 23, 1845 99-p
Valuable Land for
I>Y virtue of a Deed of Trust, executed to me by
y Absolem Sherrill, and tor the perposee men
tioned in said Trust. I will sell to the highest bidder,
on thc21sl, day of March next,that valuable Tract
of land on which said Sherrill now' resides, contain-
ing.
400 Acres of land,
ying on the Cataw’ba river in Catawba county, im-
niedialely at Sherrill’s Ford. The trad is one of
the most valuable on the river, and contains about
100 acres of first rate river bottom. There is on it
an excellent dwelling hou«;e, brick kitchen, and all
the necessary outhouses all in first rate order. Those
wishing a bargain would do well to view the pre
mises and attend the sale. The sale will take place
on the plantation, and the terms made known on the
day of sale.
A. n. SHUFORD, Trustee.
.Tan. 31, 1843. 95:-ts.
STATE OF xNORTFmOLINir
UNION COUNTY.
L\ EQUITY.
Febnianj Term, 1813.
Geo. J. Long and others,')
,, , !>• Petition for sale of Land
well and [
THE DEATH BED.
BY TB0MA8 DOOU.
Wo watched her breathing,ihr&ugh the flight,
Her breathing soft and low,
As in her breast the wave ol life
Kept heaving to and fro.
So silently we seemed to speak,
So slowly moved about.
As we had lent her half our powers
To eke her being out.
Our very hopes belied our fears,
Our fears our hopes belied ;
We thought her dying when she slept,
And sleeping when she died.
For when the morn came dim and sad,
And chill with early shower;*,
Her quiet eyelids closed ;—she had
Another morn than ours.
ness of which it increases. Immediately alter a
warm shower, ihe young Schmids sought lor mush
rooms, which they disposed of to the epicurcs ol the
neighborhood.
Having saved a quanlily of birch twigs, rushes
and osiers, the old man and his sons occupied the
winter months in makmg brooms, cha>i bottoms
and baskets, so that lhei»^ cottage appeared both like
a warehouse and a workshop. In this way the
spring returned, and old John Schmid thougiii itud
visable to se« what had been gamed during ihe y’aj
Oii opening the box m w/hich the cash waa depo
sited, he found that each o' his three sons had con
tribuied more than a batz a day of savings, lor the
money box contained 104 flonns und 33 kieulzt rs.
At the sight of the hoaid the sons were delighted,
i lor they had never belore seen so hirge a sum ai
I once. John Schmid immediately carried the mon-
I ey to a wholesale tradesman in a large town, and
deposited it with him at interest.
John Schmid, now no longei a biggar. employed
himsel/ solely in helping his bons lo sell ofTihe mer
chandize they collected This went on loi four
j years, at the end ot which the family had amassed
G14 florins! As, however, tlieir riches increased,
the young men grew independent in iheir manners,
and disputed amongst themselves; ontir accusing the
other ot not working hard enough, of selling loo
A CANAL ADVENTURE.
BY SOLITAIRE.
‘ Oh hapless our fate was, each one and all,
For we were wreck ed on the Cana/.”
Old Ballad.
« 'n an evening in the month of July, 1836, I em
barked at Lockport, in company with so .me fourteen
passengers, on board an Erie Canal packet, d« btintti
lor riuchetier. It will be remembered that this was
dunng the great migraiing**period in the United
Slates, waen ail nations and pursuits had represen
tatives on our principal travelling routes. Our par
ty was no sooner aboard than the “bold Captain'’
gavf' ihe word, the hoises were got “ under weigh,’’
ihe feathers set, and ail hands called to pick out
their she.[f—i\ six loot by one convenience, suspend-
1 ed by cords—upon which they stowed away pass
engers fjr the night. Babe! never heard a greater
confusion of tongues than this call set wagging.—
Cut above them all was heard the silver tone of
a iravelhng .,xquisite piping out—
•‘I a-w am first, Cap’en, really,—I claim pwi'or
choice—I deind if 1 dont.”
Happening to be firat on the register, it was ac
corded, and the Captain suggesitd a locker berth,
as the most comfortable.
N(, no!—derii—beg you a pawJen, Cap’en,”
WOMAN.
CY H.VNNAIl .MOHE.
As some fair violent, lovaliest of the gladc.
Sheds its mild fragrance on the lonely shade,
Withdraws its modest head from public eight,
Nor courts the sun nor seek* the glare of light—
Should some rude hand profanely dare intrude
And bear its beauties from its native wood.
Exposed abroad its languid color* lly,
Its form decays and all its odors die.
So woman; born to dignify retreat,
Unknown to flourish, and unseen be great,
To give domestic life its sweetest charm—
With sol'tness polish, and virtue warm—
F’earful of lame, unwilling to be known,
Should seek but heiivcn’e applauses and her own ;
Should dread no blame but tluit which crimes impart,
The censurcs o> a self-condi nming heart.
cheaply, or of extravagance in treating hiinself to j shouted the exquisite, some gwos fat individual,
j a cup of wine rather too often. Poor old Schmid ! 1 might get up on the upa self and bweak dow.^;,
j —do all he could, he was unable on some occasions j —1 should be mangled howibly.”
j to Settle these discussions. Nothing seemed likely “ E>** jabeis, I’d like lo hev the sqnaziii of him
lo cure the evil but separation : and addiessing his
sons, he said, ‘‘I’ake each of you one hundred IId-
rins, and seek your fortunes in the world; industry
and economy always prosper. The rest o.*" the cap
ital shall remain m the hands of the banker, in casi
that any unforeseen misfortune should fall on any uf! and confasion, all were duly ticketed
us so as to need it. Hut while it remains unlouch- j tor the riJjht, and eummtncrd piling themselves
mesili.” said a burly irishman.
They’d bf.iler spill a htile sinellin’ stuff on lha
peskv animal, or he’il spilu before inornin’,” chinud
m a ^'*ankee.
Al »r tunJi y at ihe exquisite’s e.pcnst;,
ed, ihc interest will be added to the
1.” To 1 away like pledges in a pawnbroker’s shop. Jcna-
this ihe young men agreed; and taking each his ihan and the Itishinan carelessly tpread themsclyea
appoitioned sum, bade adieu to theu father. They
took iheir departure, each in a diQerent direclion.
Pierre went eastward, Gabriel westw'aid, and
George towards the soulh, Joiin Schmid grieved
10 part with his children; but he knew it was lur
iheir good, and bore bis regrets in siknce.
Vears rolled on. John Scliinid gre'v oIJ atiJ ' tnio ih« cabin enliance, with tno ennuiry
weak, but he wo'iid nol touch a kreutzer of hia ” theie any berths heie? ’
sons’capital. At length he fell ill; and some of hi'! ” Sure this is the gintlemens' cabin,” anawertd
upon a couple of long cane'bottonied settees, which
occupied the centre of the cabin, and in a very brief
space of lime, ihe company hushed into silence,
save an occasiotial short blessing bes’owLd upon iho
short bnths. When all appearod to have dropped
iiiiv ,,• vfulncis, ihe ht ad ui a way passenger was
THRIFT; OR, NOTHING IS USELESS.
FROM THE GERMAN OF CHOKKE.
John Schmid was an olJ soldier with a wooden i lonely slate, Sent him lelitl: 1
leg ; he was so poor that for some years he was I declared they had poor of theii own lo sup-
obliged to boiicit aims from door lo door in the vil I though he had li?td in their village twen
lages near 10 that in which he lived, which was sit | years, ihreaiened losend him away as a stian
vs.
Evan A. Crowcn uua ,
Catharine his wife. J
Upon ibis old John wrote to the ineichani
IT appearing to ihe satisfaction of the court, that the
delendants in this case are not inhabitanis of this
State : It is therefore ordered that publication should
r.-(N tlie'lU I make fbrsix weeks in the - Meck,nnlmrg Jeffer-
::v'niu.h year ol Amencai. Independence. I sonian,’’ notifying said delendants that they appear
' at our next Conn ot Equity to be held lor said coun
ty, at Monroe, on the 11th of Auguest next, to an
swer said petition, or it will be set lor hearing ex
parte.
C. M. D. M-CAULEY. c. .m. e.
uaied on the lake of Coniiance. Now, however,
I old John Schmid sits at eas^^n K-a arm-chair; he is
in independent ciicumstances, yet few people guess
how he came by his wealth One affirms that he
discovered a secret treasure; ethers have gone so
far as lo hint that he made a coTipacl w'iih the Evil
One. When such hints are dropped in my pres-
e.,«. 1 lail nol .0 leprove .te J’"'' 'i'*'" bala.nc. re.na.umg .s perhape
‘ ° ; greater lhan you imagine. It has incieastd, liiile
John SchmiJ had three sons, ^ 1 pPasaiu, stared
k*!;,I w.th wo..der,and de'dared th .t John Sch.nta n.u.t
Now, however, o
who held the rnonoy caying, •• st-uJ
£1-,^.^.-. - i' -1-- f in I'niir hriiid.'
for L am aged and weak, and for fourtetn years I
have not beard of my childrt n. It w'ill nol be lorg
ere I follow them to the grave.”
The honest meichant promptly replied to the old
man’s demand. “I return you,” he wrote, ••the
Weil. I wont lo know if ihere’s any berths
herereiteralLd ihe enquirer.
•• Divii a chance for one here, ’ was the response;
••dor* - I lell yo ihis is the g inllcme/i s cabm ^
'I’K.i. /'..>■ aroused ihe sleept'r,
who enquired ti iri'J-uieia.uei ivj^ac iv.ts tut i^.i
•'Some Lo'.herin'uccuiu I —i.
icred reply.
ain relnpscd into quiet;—snore bf gnn
All soun
to answt r snore, m
hi"h and boasiful bloicin.
better the means by which the old
and I u:lltell vou how it vras.
^ inmrv.
HUGH STi:WART._c r cc.
f'j-Cw
13oL?ars Meward.
“ ‘•i'**'. - j ^ wonder, and declared ih .1 John bcnmia must
urnishcd men. wuh good advice but «iih a j ^ dj n.rtn himself ii. spif of
xample, anJs.inercdmanypr.vat.onslhai he|^_^ pj., He w.thed to join h.s
send them to school. 0„e .tiottiiiig m sp.iDg
Feb. 15, 1845.
99-6 w
V >
I
o
Ranaway,
ilrcil ail.I sixty pouniis, and has a surly, sulky look.
He had on when he left, a Linf-ey dress coat and
pants and has another mixed or slate coloured coat.
\ the 21si November last, from James Wallace,
an indented apprentice by the name of WIL
LIAM SYDNEY McLEAN. And from R. L.
I)e Armond. in July, 1844, an indented apprentice,
(a mulatto,) by the name of JACK HARRIS.—
'fhe subscribers, their owners, will give a reward of
five cents each for the apprehension of said boys ;
\N’ \ WAY from the tiuhscrifier, livip.gin Char-
. Mi.r'i-.'.'til: ir;.^ coui.iy. N. tthe lath j
itihcr l.it. my negro hoy .MARION. Said ;
: :Jiuii" v.'a’.'ot a-jt'.. t: !^''rab!y (birk com- j
■; hils al'.out !ivi ltet“ea "nrhe" ! ‘'“’y =‘"P‘“y'"S or harboring
nil an.l wool.l wei«l, nt.out one hun- 'hem, at the per.l of the ARMOND,
JAMES WALLACE’ Jr.
\v
• T'
pa
V."
*r c!ohe,^ wifli him.
n* I;
a \v-ol l.iit.
liurportin
'It any i.i ;
' he will either ni.ike hi.s way
Feb. 23, 1815.
99-3w
and hail on a round
> fjwij.eri.'.i ;br iiaviiig a free
•om MeckJei.liurg county, but
ure.,uii: v ti-al. It is thought i
ihrough Tennes- •
• r 1 y ('l;ar:esi!i.>i!. S. C. t-,> a f/eo State. I will ’
;’ive the above reward tor his apprehension or con-
Jiiieniem in any jail so that I gel him again, or for
L:s delivery to me in this r)lace.
LEROY SPRINGS.
I'eitruary 5. IS 15. 97tf
POSITIVELY THE LAST
THE subscriber earnestly requests, those who
uie indebted to him by Book account up to the 1st
of January, 1814, lo come forward and make s-ettle-
ments. Those who do not avail themselves of the
opportunity afforded between this and the 1st of
January, 1845. irrespective ot persons will find their
debts in tlie hands of an officer for immediate collec
tion. . J. M. HAPPOLDT.
Strayed,
FROM the subscriber, on the 24th ol
February last, a sorrel mare, about 15
hands high, with a blaze face, her left
hind leg white about half way to the
knee. I will give a liberal reward to any one who
will take up said mare and deliver her lo me, or give
me any information so I can gel her. Inlormation
lodged at Cowan’s Ford, Mecklenburg County, N.
C.,'vvill be attended to.
H. BLAKELY.
i March 1, 1845.
good exa
might se
as the old man w’as dividing amongst ihem the bread
which was 10 break their f.isi, he said, “My chil
dren, you are now old enough to gain your own-
ivelihood ; but you must nol beg while there are
other means of oblaining ii—ihai would be taking
bread out of ihe mouihs of those who want it more
lhan you. Pierre," he continued, turning to the el
dest, •* you’ are fourteen years old, and have sharp
eyes—use them lo seek employment. You, Ga-
brifl, though a «year younger, have strong arms—
use them to
en, have sioui legs—profit by them.”
••But what,” exclaimed the three boys at once,
‘ would you have us to do?”
John Schmid answerd, *• I know that you have
neither land lo cultivate, wjod to fell, nor flocks lo
lend ; but there are many things lhat are thrown
away as useless, but w'hich, wiih a little industry,
may be collided and made profitable. By and by
I will show you hoiv. Do nol spend the money
which you will earn in obedience lo your wants,
bui economise it for the necessities of the future, be
ii ever so little. Could you save only a balz a day,
each would amass al ihe end of ihe year Iweniy-
four florins.”
Upon this, John Schmid set about showing his
sons how they might earn iheir bread. He desired
them to go in different directions lo collect the fol
lowing articles: first bones, the largest of which
99-3w%*
sons
often exclaim, “ 1 shall die in solitude; no son is
kft to close my eyes." However, he rccovtred
from his illness and it was destined lhat he should
not die alone.
One Sunday evening he was eeatcd with the oth'
er peasants under a linden tree, when a servant on
horseback rode up and inquired if any one could
direct him to the collage ol John Schmid'^ The
villagers lull ot asionishmeni, replied: - You need
I. a .year you.iB..., i.a.» =..-.5 ^.3 house, lor ho IS here.” As thi y \
work. You, (jeorge, thoug 1 on y t e • „|jispeted enquiries to one anothei as to 1
what was lo come next, two handsome carnugesen |
tered the village, and stopped before old Schmid’s
door. Three well dressed gentlemen and two la
dies descended Irom the coaches, and as old John
made his appeaiance ihiew themselves succtssively
into his arms. ‘‘My dear father,” said the eldest,
‘•can il be possible lhal you have torgotteu us ? 1
am Pit rre. I have become a wholesale grocer al
Varsovie, m Poland, and this lady is my v.’ife.”
Thtn the second spoke: • 1 am your son Gabriel,
and a!;o bring you a daughler-in law. I, loo, re-1
side at Varsovie, and deal in corn.” Presently the !
third son came forward. I,” he aaid“ am George.
I have recently returned from India where I have
made a fortune by commerce. Seeing by then
adveilisemenis in the Gazelles lhal my broiheis
were in Poland, we all agreed to iravel hither
to seek you, and to make you happy for ihe resi of
The claims ol HAPPOLDT & WALLACE are
>!ill unsettled and ihorfe persons who are indebted
by Note or Book account, would do well fo settle
within time prescribed above—as they too will be
dealt with as the Law directs.
J. M. HAPPOLDT,
Surviving Co-partner.
Dec. 5, IS 14. 90-F.
Oissolution.
THIS day by mutual consent the firm of HAP-
POLDT & TAYLOR is dissolved. Those
indebted will please call and seti’e by cash or Note.
1 hose having claims will present them fbrtiiw’ith.
J. M. HAPPOLDT,
M. B. TAYLOR.
January 9, 1S45. 92::f.
MEniC^L^^
Dr. D. T. CALDW’ELL having removed lo
Charlotte, respectfully offers his services in the
practice of Medicine to those who may be disposed
lo extend to him iheir patronage. At present he
occupies the shop formerly owned and occupied by
Di. McKenzie, nearly opposite the Mint. Cases
committed to hia care will receive punctual and
faithfull attention.
Charlotte, June 5, 1844. G4-f,
they could sell to the turners, who made them ijHO Poor .lohn Schm.d was quite ov«.co.ne,
various useful and ornamcnlal arlicles, while ^
smaller were required by firmers for manure.—
TTkR* M. B. TAYLOR would respect-
fully offer his services in the prac
tice of Medicine to the citizens of Char
loite and vicinity. His olfice is the one
formerly occupied by the Clerk of the
County court—one door north of the Charlotte Drug
store. Cases committed lo his care will receive
punctual and faithfiil attention.
CTitirtoilfv. January. 181"'. 93."lv
®E. A.
Respectfully tenders his professional ser
vices lo the public. He hopes from the expe
rience he has had, with strict attention to his proles
sional duties, to be able lo give general satisfaction
to those who may please to favour him with their
patronat^e. He may at all times be found at the for
mer resfdence of R. H. Johnsion, 3 miles from Beat
ty's Ford, on the main road leading from said ford
to Charlotte.
Mecklenburg Co., Jan. 1845.
Aotice.
PERSONS indebted to the subscriber by book
account or note, must call and settle Iheir res
pective dues in a short time, as he needs money.
Those who do not comply with this request must
not blame for the consequences, ^ ^ FOX
Dec. 13, 1844. S8-p
^ OR 600 Bushels of corn ^OT'Fs^
Octobfir 4 1841. °
Secondly, pieces of broken glass, to be disposed of
lo the glass-w’orkers for recasting. As it was spring,
he charged them lo get together all the rose'leaves
and elder blossoms which fell in their vv'ay, and for
which apothecaries give good prices. He also re
minded his sons, that by a little inquiry the chem
ists would point out what other plants and roots they
required. Upholsterers would purchase cows'
hair, sadlers, coach-makers, and chair-makers, horse
hair. Besides these articles, he mentioned lags for
paper makers, bristles for brush manufacturers,
quills, pins, hedge-wood, bird weed and several oth
er ihings which might be turned into money with
no other trouble than lhal of seeking out and col
lecting ihem.
The sons did as they were desired, under the
guidance of their father. During the spring and
summer they collected and sold with such success,
that their profits daily augmented.
W’’hen autumn came, they sought things of a dif
ferent kind. Whenever they could obtain permis-'
sion, they gathered wild fruits, some of which could
be made into vinegar and other useful articles.—
From the woods they obtained quantities of acorns
and the seeds of other species of trees, for which
they obtained a good price, sometimes from foresters,
at others from grain dealers. They also got to
gether heaps of horse chesnuts, and took them to the
mill to be ground. The miller thought they were
going to eat this bitter flour, and made himself mer
ry at the expense of their curious taste; but John
Schmid’s sons let him laugh, and took their horse-
chfsnut flour lo. the book-binders, card board-jna-
kersj and others who make use of paste, the gluli-
and shed ttats. He invoked blessings on his chil
dren. To you,” exclaimed one of ihem, **we owe
all our good fortune. Had you not laughi us ihai
nothing, be it ever so despised, is useless—h d you
nol made us industrious, pereevenng and tconoini-
cal, we should still have been mindicanls.”
The rest of John Schmid’s life w’as spent m hap
piness, lor one or the other of his sons always le-
inained with him. The money, which had accu
mulated during ihetr long absence, was drawn from
the merchant in whose hands it so much incicastd,
and employed in building a school tor the gratuit
ous education ot poor childien.
To those who, like me, were aw'are of the means
by which the Schmids grew rich, Iheir rise in the
w’orld is known lo be the certain result of integrity, i
and I turned my buCk lo iho lamp fr the purpose
of making a somnoltni eflurt, individually. Aiicr
tossaig and tuinmg for sonic tiiiio. 1 found lhal iLo
pleniitul suj'per laken at Ljckjon; had entered a
vole against sleep for me, and every effoil failed to
accompltih more lhan a drowsy leathargy ; which
sull hft the senses paitially awake. A mango
bumpu!g nuise aidtd lo keep me in this slate, uua
I was laboring to assign a cause for the sound,
when a voice dislincily cncd out—
Ii’s no use a pumpin’, Caplin’, and 1 iccu t .
She ma} sink and be ticrn d!^
The concluding part el ihis remark started my
senses into aclivnv. and af'.cr an efibit, I turned
round on my fooi-'wide couch, ind lock a survey of
my •• sleeping partners,” lo observe how the vosco
had aflt cit d Ihem ; but net a muscle moved—all
weie chorussmg, beautifully, the lays of dreamy
land. The ceriainiy of our “ sinking and be dern c..^
was soon appaiti.i, lor the light ol ihe lamp, sus
pended Irom the ceiling cf the cabin, soon began to
be reflected, from the floor—ihe waters were
ly stealing upon ihe unconscious sleepers, my
first impufse was to s.-und the alarm, but, forlunate-
!v, possessing a - top shelf,” and conscious that sve
could sink but a feu (eti. I held my peace until iho
water shold increase its depth, being sure tl lun
when I give the signal. .
A pair ol bools now conimcnced a very lair /cr-
u-ard iivo lo a bool jack which was busily engaged
execui ng a ckassez before a nodding hat,—stock
ing’s were wigs^lif»g about, as it pleased with Ihc
fun. and, m a few minutes more, all was a 'cene tf
liteamor.g ihe sleepers’ •• unconsidertd irilles ot
wardrobe carLltsslv cast upon the floor. ihe wa
llers having uached wiihin a lew inches of the
slumbering pair upon the cane-bollomcd settees,
sounded the alarm, by shouting , , , ,,,
Murder! boat’s sinking hurrah 1 help !
Oft tumbled the Irishman and Yankee—spiash
dash! flounder and exclamalion 1
Holy Yiigml what’s thisV’ enquired Pal.
Cre'-aiion and the deluge!” shouted Jonathan.
Good gwacious I” piped in the dandy.
Down hopped the lenanis cf ihe shelves, like bo-
dits in a lamily canli al ihe general rising—up again
ihey honpid, os light as sj.irils and twice as natu-
ml, the * iii-ii.iil their pedal t.Muiuilies louchcd the
water.
•* Take it cool, gt nllc-men,' shouted a Westerner,
from a lop lerih—“* These iha canal extras
A lady at this moment, paricd ihe curtajns oi
then cabin—the Emeralder, with true gallantry
seized hei m hvs arm^ with a shoul of “ Riscue the
ladies!” and bore her out on dcck. Jonaihan, not
foreigner, stood ready for the se-
to be ouldone by a
Schmid s -
must have made a compact with a certain nameless
person.
Efect of Polkas Election.—We are imformed
lhal a brick maker of this town, an active and lead*
ing whig, says he sells his bricks for fifty cents pei
thousand more since the election than before, ihis
is one of the lamentable results of the democratic
Truly the country is “ ruined.”
Ez- paper.
triumph.
The fifth edition of a heavy work being announ
ced, a person expressed some surprise, which was
answered be one in the sccrct: “ il is the only way
to sell the/rs?.”
liieir watery quarters. . . . i. jr.
It was a lutiny scer.e c. UcrU. that n.ghl, arid li -
tie cerrr.iouy was „bserv.d u. maUi.jg a toi.et.
None, hovNe^er, see,..ed to take the n,alter ser.ou.-
ly, but the dandv- he tel ^^1! his beauiilymg esscn-
tials, in Ihe conlos.. n. and was almost fnglmncd to
death al hiS hair bteadih scape. Jonathan was
offeiint^ him some crumbs of comfort lo induce him
to a purchase for his future saf'iy.
«• I’ll ie!i you what, misier,” rays Jonaihan, “jist
buv one o( my everiastin’no drowmn'-dry^and-
ivater-life-ptesarvci?, and "hcu you git it fixed
right If 11 keep you so dry you'll have to sprinkle
vcursel! to slick J^ouis Rrveu.f
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