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EW SADDLERY
ND TIARNESS J
ESTABLISHMENT IN E.CITJ.
fnilE SUBSCRiBEltB WOULD takef
(I ,i t.J l.rJitnn ilia nifiirnna
UL tills ineiaw uiiuiuciuiu kho vv"w
I" Elizabeth City, and BUifounding counfa-y.
tat the are prepared to mfnutacture csaaaies
Lhtlv oriehand an asaortratent' .'of , ready-mad
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parse antrnne Harness. , ?
Ipairmgfof Jiarne, baa
dies, Trunks, Sofa?
Vid Jlattresscs, doaiS:'at the Stor test notice, cbea j
r cash arfd notes with app
oved security, pajl
b!e fix months' from dftW.i
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bf Mr. Charles Bro
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N BURK i BRO,
April 5, 1857-
fir.?'-., r
0-PAftTNERSlllP;--The uodersignefl
have iifia, day formed! a Co-partnership,
dt-c tVeavle and firm of KELlv & LINDSEYL
tuc purfpse ot conducting a ueseral o-
?sio5 lsuwSKSs.i. ve moss, respceimiiy soiich
r iiiUrotsige "joursc Ives to- promrit
tod faithfuljattention to all, business conhdedtjo
ir tare.
The expetjem
cthepastahii
nre of Mr. Delk, in the business
. ' .'. . c ll ik
iWantape8rpf..ai!thor6uffh':ikn6wled2e of the
ramissiod Business.- ' ": .
4m
t are- pjj-tpared-ip grant thc usual facililie
surlrienpjj..' I- y ;- -, ,- , ,
fl EDWIN IT. PELK, '
I1 i ,' Liiteipf Hardy & Delk.
EDMUND C LINDSEY,
Late of Currituck C. N. C.
iortolk.Ta.,' Aug. 18th, l8rG. 1 ly
AND flXE CUfLERT, ; .
re. Mizaltih Cite. A7. C.
Komi
oiarch 1 t-4-i j
lESTABLTSHMENT. .
THE SUBSCRIBER WOULD
refipectlallyiiTiform the citizens; of I
."SWDDtlftthatliohci
.ii.H.i)prn -4 ;itir. ana tub surruauu
(r the sakf of CARRT A nnd n crnnd flssfirt-
will be constanjly kept on hand, at jthe ,
fin" L of Mr- - Jones consisting; ot
f,Wes Hockaways, Sulkies, &ctb.,
K w"lJDp sold at prices to suit the tijmes;.
hi un" assortment of! HAKNUas, nt tow
r u-iLSinF viu be;under the co&trOl.of Ir..
vit a uurst-.v. The publk .are respectfully
; lel to ive me a call before buying elsewhere.
T n -W7TITTWTlTTIfT A n- .
f A.- .Wrenn, of the late fitm f Jenkins &
garfolk, Va . . fmh23-6ro.
E C TlO DA-GU EHKI50TYPES.
, . i GALLERIES ,
f Baltimore Street, Baltimore.
J V Main Street, RicWond. Va.i' ,
. Mam Street, Norfolk; Va. :-.
oycaoj)re Street, Petersburg, Va;
canpre Street, Lynchburg, Vs..
-uMnesse s taken equally well u
all
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to.
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pMplAL COMMISSION FOJl-
Warding mer cita ntx
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NORFOT.1T. Tl
JSEDMth?
Uee Hite.i" two
, ui one yard wide Brow Cotton, at
tu, Vi J ' "eavy- gooas, wortUlo cts.
l"1 Jtine 8. lain , . -.,
mil LS- OF HERRINGS FOR
- tu n hv i I
-Lv ' m j. j. graHdy.
A RniYr LtlNT NES ! .:.
rlP'ASIsoRTMBirr,- feora
Tsaie by,' a :5etImefllal J ut received, and
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J M. MATHEWS, "
ii of the Big Wktch
PO ETRY
WTXTMN IN BCOTfiAND,
ji beautiful descriptif e passage in the
lion. Mrs. Norton's poem, The ChildOf
the Island.' f -
Brown autumn cometh, with her ' liberal hand,
iTmding the harvest in a thousand sheaves;.
A yefiow glory brightens o'er the land, , . V
Shines on thatch'd orners, and lo? cottage
i eaves, . . ' ' . '' -
And guilds with cheerful light and fading
Jr;l9'aveslv.';r:'' ; ' r. y.;.1 v ''. -,,'.; ;' '
Jkantiful, vn,here, on hill and dale
More lovely. yet,. where Scotland's soil recieves
The varied rays her wooded mountains hail,
With hues to which our. faint and soberer , tints
. yare pale. ' ; '
there the scarlet jrowati seems to mock--'
The red sea coral-berries, learves and all;
Light swinging from the lhoist green siiniag
.rock ' y . , . j, '
Which beds te foaming torrent's turbid fall;
And there the.purple cedar, grandly talT,
Lifts its crowned head and sun-illumined stem;
And larch (soft 'drooping i like a maiden's
pail). : ' ..;-".;: 'r'
J5end3 o'er the lake, that seams a sapphire gem
Dropt from the hoary hill's gigantic diadem.
And far and wide the glorious jheatherbloom3,
-Its regal mantle o'er the mountains spread,
Wooing the bee with honeys weet .perfumes, ;
By many a viewless wild flower lichly shed;
.Up-springing 'neath glad exulting tread
.Of eager climbers, light of heajrt and limb ;
Or yielding, sdft, a fresh elastic bed,'
When evening shadows gather, faint and dim.
And sun-forsaken crags grow old, and gaun,
and grm.y,
Oh, land ! 'first i een when life I ay unknown,
Like ah uniisited country .bier .the wave,
Which now -my traveled hear t.lopks back upon,
Making each sunny path, each gloomy cave,
With.here a memory and there a grave :
Land of romance and beauty; noble land
,.; Of 5ruce and Wallace land where vainly
brave, ' . " '' -"'
IlT-fated -Stuart made his final efend,
. Ere yet the shiver'd sword fell hopeless from
bis hand. y
J lore y'ou!" I remember you ! though years j
Have fleeted o'r the hills my spirit knew,
Whose wild-unculttired heights t,he plough fdr
.: ' iv; pears,
. : Wllose broowy 'hoilows glisten in.. the dew,
Sttill shine? 'the calm light with as rich a hue
Along the wooded valleys stretch' d below?
Still gleams v my lone lake's unforgotten
bluet .....-.' .
Oh, land 1 although unseen, how welllknow;
The glory of your face in this autnmnal glow!
I know your .fleep.gtenSj frherc tha eagles cry;
I know the freshness of your mountain breeze,
Your b?'opklsts gurgling downward ceaselessly,
The singing e&your biTds among the trees,
Minglingan?as;ed a thousnd melodies
I know . tlie -lone rest of your birchen bowers,
Where the soft murmur of the working bees,
Goes Tdronicg past With scent of heather flowers
And lulls the Heart to dream even in waking
' hou-S. y'
W3 EDS FOft 'MUSIC.
JLX 8E0EGB
i.
VOERIS.
Fare thee well we part forever!
All regrets are now in vain !
Fate decrees that we mustsevcri .
Ne'er to meet on earth againi
'Other .Skies will bend above thee, .
Other hearts may seek thy shrine,
7ut no other e'er will Iote'thea
With the coastancy of mine.
Yet fareAvell-we, part tore verj
All regrets are.no w in-vain!
Fate decrees that we must sever,
Ne'er to meet on earth again.
Fare thee well ! ;
4'-':"
Like the shadow on th dial
Lingers still our; parting kiss! .
Life has no severer trial,.
Death no pang to equal this.
A tlje world is riow before thee,-
Every clime to jroam at will.
2?ut within the land thai bore thee,
One fond heart will love thee still,
Yet farewell we part forever !
All regret3 are now in vain 1 -
Fate decrees 'that we must sever, y
Ne'er to meet on earth again.
Fare thee well ! '
M1SC ELLASEflflS:
CRIME ITS OWN AVENGER:
A NSW LEAF FROM A WEtL-ENOWN HISTORY.
Vo recently published a letter iu which
Harlow Case, the defaulting Collector o
Sandusky, Ohio; annouud the deoeaso o
the Unhappy woman who ud accompanied
his flight; and implored the" forgivness of
her husband. Uunder the tittle we have
given above a missionary correspondent o
the .Boston Watchman and Reflector, wn
ting from Ceylon; describes an interview
with the guilty pair, which : t&pk place
shortly before death hurried away, the
mother and the child -Whom she had made
the companion of her wanderings: " The
writer describes so feelingly and truthfully
the . self-inflicted misery of Case ahd bis
partnerrn guilt, that we reproduce his nar--
rativc r . 4 ' '-- - ' .
One forenoon we left the little seaport
town where I was sojourning, and rode a
short distaneo into the interior of the gor
geous Island. - Most glorious were the sur
roundings on every hand.- With a prodi
gality, quite undreamed of tf the Inhabi
tants of a colder1 clime, nattrrie" had show
ered her most exquisite floral : gifts every
where. Trees lo?dexl with sweet smelling
flowers, their ? intense colors yieing with
the foliage of richer green, - from ; out of
which they smiled; tall cactus plant with
crimson.y goblet shaped blossoms ?j lilies,
gergeoua in the queenly unfolding 6f fqrm
and color everything rich, lavish, won
derful, met our eyes, feasted to fullness With
this tropical luxuriapce; -: f .
That is my house said a: new friend,
pointing to a low-reefed cottage, surroun
ded, by a wide rsrandah, from whose cliog-
ing vines sweet odors were flung upon the
soft atmosphere but 'from the moment
the words were uttered, his sociability de?
parted. ';;;,:'i: '... "' : ;V -'. ,': 'Ap:'--':.
V ithm the cottsgo enclosure were walks.
"bowers and fountains Chaste, statuary
was dispersed over the grounds with rnont
charming effect. . The bouse seemed almost
a fairy structure, rising in the midst of flow
ers and foliage. And the man who sat be
side mer whose smile, mounted no higher
than his hps the dreamy , far looking dis
content in bis eye growing every moment
more perceptible was ' the owner of this
Eden like home. ;
W 3 were met on the y thresbhold by a
lovely child of some eleven summers. Her
hair hung in curls. . Her eyes particularly
lustrous yet mournful in beauty, and on
the young brow I seemed to see a something I
asnacowoifiaaness anuncmiaiitequiei i
as she greeted my new friend. '
Dressed in pure white, shtf glided in be-
fore us, and to her was left' the duty of en-
tertaimog mO : while Mr. C. excusing him-1
self in the remark,1 that' sickness necessa
rily called him' away, for a half hour or so,.
left the room. . ! '
Is your mother very unwell?' I asked
of the little girl, who, with, thoso shadow
filled eyes of hers,' was regarding me gen
tly, but attentively ' j -
w . mm m
'Xes, sir : mamma has been sick a long
time,' xeplied she, dropping her eyes, while I
her Tips trembled., 1
Did you come from America t she asked
timidly, -after a long silence.
Yes, my dear. Do you know anything
of that country T I returned.growing more
and more pleased with her expressive face,
'Only that mamma came from there, and
I think,' she added, hesitatingly, 'that 1
did. J3ut Mr C. will never let me talk a
bout it."
' Are jou -then not the! little daughter of
Mr. C. V I asked somewhat astonished.
lara my mother's daughter,' answered)
the child, with a grave dignity in, one so
' m . - .1. I
juuug-nuu.n 4u.uuw bu iubo uu
nniAfltr 1ifl- iha rnnm I
v.vjr . .vvw. ) ... i
I . sat watching her white .robes flitting
tnrouga tne iong snaay waiK opposite my
w - w r . - ar mf
window and knew that the child brooded
over some dark sorrow, ior her eyes were
filled with tears.
Why was it, I questioned myself, that
painful thought took possession of me as I
sat there 2 It seemed as if I were sojourn-
ing in an. enchanted spot, and that somo
uorror was Buuueuiy 10 vreas upeu me.
ai ray siue, nsariy coyering a.Beauwiui
i - j i -. i k t i i
able of letter-wood, were several costly
gift books; I took them; up carefully, forJ
have a reverence for books trad turning
to the fly-leaf of a splendidly bound copy of
bhakespeare, read -
io Mary Frances IV-, from her de
voted husband- Henry E. F
A thrill of surprise and anguish ran from
vein to vein. My thoughts seemed paral
ysed.. The truth had burst upon me with
such suddenness that the blood rushed with
a shock to my heart. ;
Iknew Henry E. F- , had known
him ultimately for years. He was a frieDd
towards whom all my sympathies had been
drawn, tor ne naa seen sucu sorrow as
makes the heart grow old before its time.
His wife, whom he loved, had deserted
him. She had taken with her his only
child.. She had desolated a household: and
forgetting honor, shame, everything that
pertains to virtue and to trod, had fled from
the country with the man whose arts had
won her wanton love. I
ilow could I remain under this roof that
now eeu;cd accursed s How meetthe
destroyer of virtue tbel fiend who had re
velled id such a conquest
I could only'thinkofj the evil they had
done not what they might suffer through
the tortures of remorse. j' It; was sometime
before the seducer carao into the room
where. I still sit with the child, determined
to meet him once more before I left the
house
. ' rO I how guilty I hqwf heart-stricken his
appearance ! Remorse sat on his forehead
looked ojat from his eyes-j-spoko when
he was silent. .
'Will you come to dianer V he asked.
I hesitated. Should I partake " of i
hospitality ; the hospitality of one of those
fiends in human shaDe.! whose steps take
hold on hell? I knewjhis guilt why de
lay to declare it r. Why. not at ones, in
burning words, upbraid? ihim for bis villany
and flea as from a pestilence his sin-cursed
hou3e? Tho man, noticed my hesitation.
Ho could not, of course, interpret its cause
As be repeated hijffequest, tke look of dis
tress upon bis face excited a feeling of pity,
which, for the moment,! slightly disarmed
my rescntnlent,,and under the influence of
this feeling, almost unconsciously I passed
into the dimnir room;
'. 'I am sorrv little Nelly's mamma' (I
was clad he did not use !tbe sacred name of
wjfe)iis not awo to, sic aowu wim ua,
he said; 'It is many months since we bave
had her presence at our ; meals. . She is
now suffering from the effects of slow fever,
induced by the climate,! be added, gravely,
as be motioned me a seat beiore aim. .
The (atle glittered with . silver plate..
Obedient servants brought, on the most
costly servers, delicacies such as I had ne
ver seen before; y -
I , J5ut the skeleton sat at the feast I ,
I could not talk, save in monosyllables.
tfj host ate hastily almost carelessly
waiting upon me with many abrupt starts
and apologies". ,', r ; ., v .
Wine came. " He drank '' freely. Soon
he fient the Tittle girl and ser vants from the
room,- and seemed striyrn'g to nerve him
self for conversation'. , ;. . , , ,
r You aro from city,- I believe, he
safd nervously,
- 'I answered ?n the affirmative.
'Did you ever know a gentleman there
by the name of II. L. F ' -
I knew him, sir I saidstcrnly, look
in the man steadily in the faee, 'and
know him also as a ruined; heart-broken
man.' - ' '
.', With an ejaculation of angrash he put I
bis Handkerchief to his eyes. It 1 would
bave seemed hypocritical, but the suffer
ing on bis face was unmistakable. ,
perhaps you have suspected their be
began in a quivering voice. . ;
.Not calmly, but with the words otaa ac
cuser I told him what I; had seen,; and
thought and felt..,. . !( ' , '
'oir.V said he, in tones which I shalioev-
er forget. fIJiave sinned, God ia Heav
en knows I Je suffered: and if in Fs be-
as cursed me, that curse Is
fearfully fulfillel Poor Mary, is dying-- j
nas been dying lor . mounsr anavl have
known it. , It has been for nwto see the
failing step the dimming eye; it is for me.
now, to see the terrible struggles for her
nearly worn out frame; it is for me to listen
to her language of remorse, hat sometimes
almost drives me mad. Yet, mad mad-
mad he said, in frenzy rasing and cross-
ing the floor I with long, hasty strides.
xnen ouryiug ais xace is ilia nanus, ae ex
claimed, 'Too late teo late I have re
peqted..' There .was a long pause, and he
continued more calmly, .'No huooan means
can now restore my poor companion. : Her
moral sensiDiuues become more and more
acute as she fails in strength, 'so that she
reproaches herself constantly .
A weary, mournful sigh broke from bis
hps as if his heart would break.
'U! it Ae kniew it,' he exclaimed, "if he
knew how bitter a penalty she is paying
tor tne outrage sne has committed upon
him he would pity her and if it could
be, forgive,
vv ui you see her, sirT
I shrank from the very thought.
. bhe has asked for you, sir; do not deny
her request, y Hearing that you came fro
America, she entreated me to bung you te
her. - l promised that 1 would
'1 will go, then.'
Up the cool: wide, matted stiirs. be led
me, into a chamber oriental ia its beautiful
furnishing, its chaste magnificence.
There, half reclininar in a wida.easv chair
a costlv shawl of lace throwi over her
mf
attenuated shoulders: the rbh dressing
gown, CUnging, and nOHOWedtO tne rav-
: ; j m. 1 1
ages Div&ucaa uau. maue sat one wuose
irreat beautv and once sentle eifts. had
made the light and loveliness, of a sacred
home. .
But nowl O pityl pity!
The eyes only retained their lustre: they
were wofully sunken. The : blazing fire,
kindled at the vitals, burned udou her
nharnened nliAV hnr mr fi-iAlir
more hotly, as she looked upon my face.
l could think no more of augei I could
.
onlv sav td rnvselr
'01 how sorrv I am for von!'
She knew probably, by her husband's
manner, that I was aware of their circum-
stances.
Her first question was
Are you going back to America, sir?
The hollow voice startled mo. I seemed
to see an open sepulcher.
1 told her that it was not my intention
to return at present.
'Oh, then, who will. take my little child
back to her father? she cried, the tears
falling: 'I am dying, and she must go
back to him! It's the only reparation I can
make and little enough, oh little enougn,
for tho bitter wrong I have done them.
I hoped, sir, you might see him, she
added a moment after, checking her sobs;
I hoped you might tell him that his image
is before me; from morning" till night, as I
know he must have looked when the first
shock came,' Oh sir tell him my story
warn; Ohwarn everybody. Tell him 1
have suffered through the long, long hours
theso m any weary years;
knows how deeply.'
ah ttw nnl
O
Mary, you must control your feelings,
said my host, gently.
L3t me talk while I may,' was the anr
swer. iiet mo say that since the day l lett
my home I have not seen a single hour of
happmessi It was always to come al
ways just ahead and here is What has
come--the grave is opening and I must go
to judgment. O, how bitterly have I paid
for my sin. Forgive me, O my God for
give.'. " ' '.
It was a solemn hour, that which. I spent
by that " dying penitent. Prayer she lis
tened to she did not seem to join or if
she did, she gave no outward sign. Re
morse had worn away all her beauty, even
more than illness . She looked to the fu
ture with a despairing kind of hope, and
but feeble faith. H ; '. y
. Reader, tho misguide woman of Ceylon
lies beneath the Stately branchesof the palm
tree. HernsWi'et child never met her fath
er in "ber Native land; y She sleeps tinder
the troubled waters of Ihe great wide sea.
Where -the betrayer wanders I cannot tell,
but wherever it 4s,'"tliere is no peace for
Him TTnW often r?nf?s that hollow voice
in. my. ear. Tell him my story! Warn,
Oh, wafd everybody. , j
ANSWERED? ONE QUESTION.
A young man in 'these parts, V who bad
spent a little of bis on time. and a great
deal fcf his father's money in fitting, for the
bar, was asked after his examination h6w
he got along. : y'- -j , ;4 ;
Very trell;' said be?1! answered one
question right.1 . : " . " :"" .', '';.i!V..,
Ab, indeed, said tne old genneman,
with looks of satisfaction at his son's pecu
liar smartness; 'and what wai that?
' They asked me what a qrii tam action
was,;; 'y'-y f1"'-'' '' . '.
That was a' hard one And you answer
ed ft correctly; did you?' : !
Yes; I told -them I didn't kno .
, abrie Miss Jane Lemon dhl Mr.
Ebeneier Sweet." A c .
'HoVS' iapf ily eitremes A'o in
Ip Jane and Jbeneser; , , '
Sbe's" n:0v? ho fohger sour, bpft Stctetf
And beVi'Xeow-squeeterrj
JtrNever be so rude as to say to a man:
There's the door;' but say, Elevate yoW
pericranium and allow me to present to your
occular demonstration, that scientific piece
of mechanism which constitutes the egress
portion of tW apartment.' j .- '
AN INGENIOUS BUTlSLOrALi
r. . SnTTTIT fAT?AT riSJI AKT it
Apropos t9 Che 'recent grant of the -sd-
plication for a renewal of it patent of. an
easy chair, invested by It citizen of 8outb
Carolina, the New Orleans Delta gives the
follow.irtg story,- as quite correct , winter
efwelast: -i- - ; ,
i uage : jcivans, tne j late jsenator fi'ora
South Carolina, was a very earnest, sincere
and venerable old gentleman, who under
an exceedingly gentle, mild and clerical
exterior cOBceaied some verv decided
points of character, among which' was an
mienss ocaie priae ana a strong basis -is
favor or the institutions, and even the
weakftessess and defects of lis old State.
To hisa, South Carolina wis the beau ideal
of everything admirablegreat and good.
tier errors- ana aerects were, to mm, vir
tue and endowments. And. though it
was not in the nature of the good old man
to hate anybody or anything, he cherished
decided and very South Carolinaish re
pugnance to the institutions ideas and
customs of New England. For an v South
Carolinian to possess an v of the Qualities.
the accomplishments or tastes ol the people
flifi VIOTW nt tUa rJA
Senator, a serious breach of faiUkand dutv
to bis honored and beloved old' Palmetto
watie.
NoW, it hapneiied that Judse Evans
Was applied to by a young South Caroli-
nianj who had invented some ingenious
mechanical contrivance which be desired to
have patented. The young applicant in
troduced himself as the son of an old friend
and fellow-parishoner ; of the Judge, and
begged hisf favor and aid in obtaining his
letters patent
Iho venerable. Senator, raising bis spec
tacles, and' fixing his eves in wonder and
amazement at the ingenious young Caroli
nian,' in his mild but emphatic tone, inter
rogated him as follows : -
You are the son of Colonel H , of
St.- Parish, South CalroliBa, who was
born In the said parish?'
lam, sir, promptly and proudly
TO-
.aA...JL- -LJ-
TIip rrnnr1nn nffronprnl TT
, who
I .
served under General Sumte. iu the. rcvo-
lutionary war' j
Yes, sir, was the prompt reply.
Your mother was the daughter of Mrs.
"Saxicj- , who set fire to her mansion
in'the Revolution to prevent the British
occupving it.' !
. i " "... . ... .. . i I A .A
"xes, sir, enthusiastically exclaimed the
representative of one of Carolina's proudest
families, !
'And vou.' continued the patriotic eld
Senator, 'have been educated at the acade
mv ' m , and instructed in the.
principles, duties and knowledge of your
position, your birth and family?' .
Yes, sir, modestly remarKed tne now
impatient youth. . !
TKian sr T-ff aimrl thA -Inrlfrp in a
tone of haughty firmness and indignation,
'how dare you to turn your back upon all
the traditional principles, and ideas, and
customs of .your btate upon the; senti
ments and principles of vour family, yotf
degrade yourself to the level of a common
woooen nutmeir Yankee, bv inventing a
machine? 1 '
The ingenious, but alas! high -btfrh young
Carolinian, was so effected by the forcible
manner m wnicn tue oenaiur presenteu me
enormity of his conduct, that he abandoned
bis application, and returned to South Car-
ounia, with a view of standing tor uongress
in his District at the next election 4 j
A Perfect Shower o? Aces, j see a
mirhtr fannv poker came once on the
. . -. , r XT A U.-i
MassasiD. a com- up irom ixew vneans
J I l -,!... 1.J...-H
mere war IOUr Piu cuani r reieumeu, an
sugar plantefi. jut,so!d their crap; ind get
their Dockets full of rocks.' They went 'it
strong, I tell ye. They'd got their backs
and toils up.. Captain Whisky had got a
oowerfal grip o.n 'em, and cf they, war'rit a
Wimnitt't it: i'hark firciU the tprabr
I At. last the went 16 tte bar to stretch
tbar les and, vrood up; and wnue tney
. L t . ' :H.k:M.U. 1V;
. . 1 . Jr . - - ; , 1
vrA ffonp. 1. see a umwuicviuua iiuunu
vou'll see the old boy rise directly.'!
Back comes the chaps, tho keerds were
dealt round, and I see thar eyes a snappin';
bnt all a trvin to look powerful solemn.
A Wind' w&Tb6t: nd T) poke the
next hand.
I see ze blind and beets bettatr.'
'I see zat an' go fife dollar;' -'Twenty
bettair san you haj ha
tonails! von hunder bettair ian
von.' '
J- . . t i. .1...
Ob, gmgeri sucn a Bnemn' as tur war,
to be shual and when tho dimes run 'dry.
they d rawed drafts on New Orleans, and
give notes 4ill theyM bet all they, were
worth, and when the hand was called, eve-m,n'.T!il-
r1jits four white aces., and
and
deve for tne pile, ana suco a yemu
cursm ana sacrayin s mar war wucm
diskivered how they'd been sold! JJ .
The deck on the table war all 'aces, and
as it were half-deck poker they were plaj
in everv man got five aces, and thinkin'
V LI - Ua . h Alf
another ace had crawled into the pack some
1. ihrt atMretfhed erne and kept the
UVTI mvj . " j 1
ftllior' . ' . : : - ' : . ' '
One run for bis ! pistols, another; pulls
out bis knife, and if they'd only diskjvered
I who served 'enrout, iharTd been a mighty
.Tim fcftnfi for him: but: tney went on &u
-it.- iu vttnim bad to' interfere, and shut
i.ua
'em up. - "
- EiTKAbjtDiNAUT Shot. A young gen-tw,-.
f-m ffia Atv. while eniovinir bim-
self M 'field sports, near Buttetworth s
i-i-i' A.';.if- at nnfl shot killed .a
partridge; shot a man; killed a hog.) broke
Fhirt&n nanfeiT bl class, and riddled an
eigit-day clock that stood opposite the win-
. ft w. w.
utmost
for the
related
to bun' by the gentleman who got. shot,
--PtUrsburq Va.
Ptei$. ; . .y ' !' ' - ' - . '
chap a changm tbar papers. . y ,y
'Keepshady,' sfea he, a wiokin to us
that war standin. round the table, acd
forn&dhif of by ajgentlemin of thj
reliabilIty,-wbo is prepared to vouch
MWAfnMi of it: if reauired. ' It was
ThRLLLINGt ADVENTDRlSi;I
n. racicara, tusa.. an Iowa editor
ana lawyerwas recently lost id a snow
storm between Sioux RamdR and :Prt.
Dodge. About three hours after be started.
a ueayy suow scorra Durst upon Imni
companied by "feigU wind from noptbwst
Knowing the danger oT attempting' to icoss
those large .prairies in eUeh ia stofm' l he
turned back and attended . to retract j bis
stepsbut soon found it was ibnosai
for
man or beast to face the storm : he thrte
fere proceeded on his. journey, confident
1- .x I." ' ... 1 . . .1 ' . i ,
aai. ne coma nae :o tue next nousft I4U
miles) "by nightfall. But his fc6rs: bavin r
broken through the Ice several tim be
Came afraid to go. upon the ice. and bVwas
delayed many times at sloughs until lalirht
- . . . j . . 1 . l " . ' , ' . . . . I
avertooK aim a a sioucti about haU-" wav T
across the prairie. Here " ha found ft iiri-
possibleto induce the horse to eo hnba the
Lice,1 and while searching for a Betterjjrbss-
mg, the ice broke, with him and let h m ins
i - il i i I.' t 1 r-r w "
iu iub water ayovo nis Knees;, lie ynpea
vored to gat to the shcrel buty?ioe
broke at every, step, and he - stfl-f led
lurongn iu? ice, snow ana water a distance
f twenty or thirty feet before foe $xra"c to
firm ItC ' ! ' ?J 1 . '
"e fc attempted - toi reradm? bis
&t and. stockings, but they; were en
l waeu iu iuw mat ji was impassible.: i3on
vmccd that he roust remain whereilelwas
until morning, and that his only saf(
:eriw
in keeping in motion, be commenced "run
ning upon the ice, and continued" fovo! so
until daylight the next, morning, -when
having succeeded in getting has horseir-ms
the sloughr he started on foot, as helltib-
posed, tewards Port Dodge; , After walk -
itig about two miles and a fealf he fduhd
he had turned around and wis goinirback :
he immediately retraced his steps;r:?and
walked ail day, dragging blis frOzerf -trfeet
through snow ankle deep, and attyisnes
knee deep, his horse following Vitp'aad
Was a'gain overtaken by night1 aboa!$liree
miles from. a housd. Here he left hi Horse
and started on, hoping to reach tbcppjuse
in an hour or two, but he was so faitland
weary that he fell frequently, and wife nine
hours walking the last three niileay flli
sensations during this time, as dcswbei
by him, .were ' peculiar and strangfyfthe
road appeared to be embroidered -difraost
beautiful colors.and he stopped and Hsfelied.
so picjs up a Fpecimeu several iimea.isy pat
isfied that his mind was wandering? he! cn-
deavored to ditert hia mind from 'As lrnn-
sidefation of this subiect, but in vain V: if
1 t" 1 T . 1 " t " - i it : t t f'-
he looked at the side of the road it apHdared
to be willed up, and to be coveroc. with
hogs lying on their backs I ! -Raisins him-
sell, he proceeded, and at length reached
the bouse of a Mr. Welch, about; four
o'clock ia the morning. Ilia was' takn in
and cared for unfil the arrival of Ifiu&jrids
from Fort Dodge. - ' '11 1 J .
. .rroudHrNG- incident. M fc
A Philadelphia correspondefit(i tithe
Louisville Democrat' .relates the foJIoWiner
incident : j- :. i-
Whilst an.aged and poorly clad erqale
vaa itaniu aims at me corner 01 ourin
l.i, .-. . .-! .' . . Sa.il' .
and unestnut streets, a smart lookiRg?$ai-
lor passed within a few feetj "of herueftiing
intently for several seconds iin her hgard
f til 1 1 -.-fiv'vf: ,
race, one approacned rum and eittifled
her palm in silence. Instantly h?ind
found its way to his capacioiis poketVand
tffacil be drew it out it was filled wftlgold
and silver, which he forced her to1aepti
saying '
'There, good mother, take this, yep may
a3 tell hive it as the land sharks. x;T5he
last cruise I had put of Now Yorkytoiind
me with four hundred dollars on hanbut
as the neighbors told roe j'frty old rnfofher
was dead, I got on a spree with the jn'orley,"
ipeut it all inside of a week, ' andi ;ttien f
shipped again.' - !
' : ' Oh ! good good sir! you are tooind
to an old body like mo: Epr. y.ourlpake I
will t&ke It..- Oh 1 you remind miisf lmy
poor son George who shipped arwas
drowned. Oh George George Wiite
I 1. .. t
wuere are you now;
n.anra Wli?A r
George White !' hurrfedly cxelaitncd
the now excited sailor... 'Why.'thftl iinyi
name 1 you are my mother ; ' m
Wifh this he seized her and care?t ier
affectionately, whilst the big tearslofcjoy
rushed down his cheeks. 1 he poor w man
was en ti rely 0 yerenm e by-j' th e recovi f y; of
her long lost child, and wept ariderf n;ed
isiiieruareiy. yv carnage snortiy airpcgn
veyed the mother and pon away, leifi;ng
many a moistened eye among, the f rVwd
who witnessed the scene. II -
Hints to Married Me; lpprg?rass
iavs lhat if he stays out late at nijrht Vatn'f
wishes to avoid scoldiog ar curtain jcture
from Mrs. P., he generally warts ouMo jhe
we sma' 'hours ayont the 4 wall ' when
the Suffer cf bis better half sulwi'les into
fears for his personal safety. He goes out
on business,-, with a promise to foe; borne
at nine. Half-past nine, !Mrs. P, uneasy ;
ten; positiaely enraged,; and rehcacSi to
herself an address for Peppergrafs H'
cial edification.fflled with cutting reproichT
es i eleven, vagne uneasiness, accompanied
by an. indefinite fear , that fcomething,: rnust
have happened : half-past elevenvypGrvous
appreHension tears take the place of with
ering glanoes t twelve o'clock, unOpdura
bie suspense usne omyjjtnew ioe; worst
r-l Vit-' .ilJ a-1, .LlPi 1..
J
has
tho 'conniption,' and is ajbout going Ytt
the
handle, when Penperffrass arrives ;tt
ows
herself into nu arms, overjoyed to 8oim.
as she ,'wal so afraid some ; aocidentrust
have happened fo binrf.' j y
Ab3exck of 3Iwn. The latest Cae ; of
absence of mind' occurred in PhUadelpl ia.
on Monday nighL A gentlemiti rf that
city, after noting the stat6 of the wber,"
previous to going to bed, .gJinje
mometer. as he supposed, outsfdejotfbis
dormitori window. Abbut 4 . o'cillal fiin
the m'orninff.' he wai awakened by aiiaiUeei
man; who informed him thai gold! If ih
waSfhangjagsOuwudav'pi winaowp
adTisin him to take it in. He bad I
andf
1
la
ced the thermometer under his piUo
nd
hung his watch out of doors.
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NUMBER 26.
THE DEACON AND THE IRISH-
ill - II A N. ;i
We have seen the following eharactorii-
tie anecdote of an Irishman in severs! pa-
p.,, uv uw unere lionginaieu.
It as well worth reading. irWvw a.
6! y r: '
A few months
go, ii Mr. Ingallj: vbi
Swampsiott, R. I., was: traveling threuih v
thtf U estern njfrt of the Statu of Nw Tm-V
he ell in wUh an Irishman who had lately
urnveu to t.iuis country, and was in. quest
of is brother who came before him and
settled in borne of the di?rin?s in that ri.
cialtv. . V i i
Pat wai a stroDjr.' athktie man. m. inl.
Catholic, and had never seen the interior
or 1 rotestant church. It was a tSlMMnt
... .. .. S:
""ay morning mat brother rnn m
. at. ,wui loquirea toe way to tho nearest
CUUrCO. ln?alls WM n onnA
maril He told Pat he was going to ohttrch
himielf. and invited his new made tcduaini
ill- a r w RUM uiuua
laT)cjt0eP company thither (his
uwiiifwon nemij 9 nmnll Methodistmeet-ing-hpuse
near by.) There was a great to ,
vival. there at the time, and one of the dea
cen.vj(who, by the wajr was very small iii
srtatnVe) invited brother Ingalls te take si
.seat in his pew. ' He accented tkslnf lti
Hion and walked in. folldWed hv Pfetf'
looked in vain to find thr. altar, H, 'f
Nterhei was Seited.be tamed i tr" t
Ingalls and, in a wbkSef whkh -'iaiLl i.1
htard pill around itdairedi :. . .;. , 1
Sfe, an' isn t this a hirlUtS clrsil
Hush.' said Inrallr. "if 22ti'
1U(1 word, they will put yourt
'And faith, ,not a word wiU Itz!liltt
relied Pat. , ' . , ' ,
The; Erecting" M ttfotie witH UtHt 4
the paHor, Pat Waa eyelbe
j mm uottiji
when inn old gentleman 1 who waaauncing
in tha pw directly in front ofPat ahOUU.
e4-qifry.!' .. , f., , '
nist. ye clear, demon rrjo'nea VktK
wjth bis loud whisper, which was plainly,
heard i by the minister; 4be daeent, and
dn't make a blackguard of yourself.' y
Tbarson grew more and mcVefimni
fn hiXldcvotidns. Presently the deacon
uttered y an audible groan. 'Hisfc-s-t ye
blackguard, have you no dacency it Hf
said Pat, at the same momebt giving Che
deacon a punch in the ribs, ' which caused
him nearly "to lose his cailibriuift; i The
jrjrinister stopped and extending his hand
In a supplicating manner, said i
VHrethrcni wo cannot be disturbed in
tl),s. waJ
TV 111 some of you put that man
1 AM tr . r
:'Yis'j jjour reTtsrence, shouted Pat 't
will ! 4nd suiting the abtion to the word,'
he collared the doacon and. to the titter
horror t a.nd astonhmht of , tW pastor,
brdtber Ingalls ; and the trhoje cogftga
fion; hl dragged him ihfpugh' Jkn.o aisle,"
and with a tremendous kicS lip IatiJed
him in the vestibule of the church;
AN ANCIENT OltlO flQUTi
Upwards of quarter of a o?ntury ago, si
little affair occurred in high life, in the
"town of Coiunibas, which ought .net to' b
suffered ftb pass into oblivion : , . ' ,
Mr. -fUy wiis Attorney . General of
Ohio, and Mr. L-r-i, was Chief Clerk in
1 11 .
the office! of Auditor of State. The United
States Ceurt was in session,
improved the opportunity to
and ,Mr. j P.
explain la a
front of . the.
elaim 'which
company, of constituents, in
hotel, th circumstances of a
had accrued to the 'Ssllfvan eirs, in oon- .
sequence I of the removal of the Capital of .
Ohio froru Franklin to Columbus. In the
course of bis remarks, he questioned the
statements in the Atsditor's books. Mrl
L. at once.; pronounced his statement a He.
I cannot waive rank. said Mr. F:. and
fight this liiafl.' . ' ".; yi j
As he proceeded to reiterate his chargei,
Mr. L. pronounced him, a second and
ji third time, a liar, when Mr. F., becom-1
log much excited, shouted; j
;;' -My fellow-citiaens, I have concluded'
to?waive -triflac8tiou of rank, and scttU
the matter at once. ! '
So, .takiig off his eoa'C t drscendei
from Ibe Ffintl and immediately received
a tremendohs 'right-hander, .wttieb lodg
ed him in s! neighboring add-bolo; Get
ting up, he received a, 'settler.' ftltleH
brought bitri to the same spot.. A third
time be canfe to he 's'efatch:, when a well
difecfed eyfe blinder. fft)ih the sub-auditor;
caused him ltd turn a completfe sumnier
jjault,; and podge him once more ttpont his
mother earth L , f ,
Turning bis eyes VouW nndef the evi
dent imprcslion that he had fulfilled th
requirements of the 'ecde,' be addressed
hiraselfo bis physical superior, as follows:
Before rising from thin position, air. I
dewre to ask you a ttuestiori : , Do yoo
you a jyueinion : . vo yoo m-
m'eiflesitfpr . 4 . j
Ido, ot-i i?a q&&t
to striKe m
Of course I
bis excited adveraarr
Then, siri I shall Bet '(tl'vp.
The spectator w feSaf?-
If tHe traveler ho (o!i2 the ,""1 tl
man events hat rtV him ItearCt
re tt t-- jt JS
II VTdbB Will HM9
mil mira rnm I.I IumT i - i . . .
Where docs the oio 10
gees ou'tf. vr ;' V 'i-. 'A'' r .
If the hollow of a log be beardf . - :
, jf tin will make i Mi tkat will $
: II twelve inches make a foot, bow. many .
. ' ' ' '" - m-. "' 1''' ' - ' '
win msKe a legr . y ;y 4 r - .
. 'If five and i tiiif yards ttfalfi oft fote
how many will it take to make a logt
. Do potatoes ever wear out, as we ofteti
hear 01 pofaJUif patches? j
If pig pens Will id to wfite withf .
Will the Cape of Good nope fit a lady 1
llco'afotf (if Cosaaxst; In the gallery
Of tli .- JTnfinl ! M TloTSPnftiva dM Mm
Saturdaf last W gentleman in one of the front
seats', accotspanied by a lady; was noticed
to keep hts a.rm around ber neck, and it t
was oily when a polite note ws addressed
to bim by th d doorkeeper,- stati ng (bat hog
ging In the House was contrary to thiQiles
thereof, that be took away; bii' arm ; 'after
which he elopidralTcompanied by his deary.
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