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nr '. nr'n n 11 in 1 ' UNION, THE -COXSTITUTION AND THE LAWS THE GUARDIANS OF OUR LIBERTY. Vil. xxtu. ii i li in) int.; ii, .. c;., wkdksdiy, KPix.tinEU ir, it.u. .o. ico I. nrt mx tx. pta Ii J JJ ,J Jj l(l0;- si m il pX IE 111 fM LU j ,MMsyyMrrkaU( g t v it, a Uars's 'jcttcr ttt4sst pour , - UVE OX VOUK f lRMSC, ; . i Mgfsas. UoiT RS. I liare noticed, viih nt ndiwry iilciel, the Xaloo and rifi'Mui effoils which ) mi are muLiii in alvaurr iherai.se of gricblitire,andlb. lirve the C real ifbja-i rtttni-rtej with it my it ! readily accomplished if die planter caw be induced la live on their plantation. It i aa eay matter loob uin a gener l urinific knowledge of j licu'lure ihe character of soils beti a. ilitptil to ihe production of certain pUrt's, ami prrrperiir if iheir fertility yet the moilut ol rendering this acq iretl knowledge f practical utility, it a more a riouv undertaking than pUnter frhu lure not resided on their plantation are aware nf. 'I'lie yten of agriculture is essentially '!)' of tlttai! and h who ex juris to approximate any thing like per lection in die art of planting hhi-i place himself in a position where he can bestow ln p-r4iii.tl attention in the. virions in tercsit of the firm. There are advantages li be U'ien al i!'it d.ffereiil altrr.in"rt4 td the weather in lite preparation tff the oil an I in the cultivation of the growing crop, whirlt are ilie rrsulis of nlerf4iin and cipcrieii'f -mmurea 1 be accitmulaieil aii'l proprdy prerfel fr lite ntxuinj; yrnr, whii-li c:ii'nl bssafrlj entruatnl lo ijenu wliJii- ifimof often" may expire at the rlua f the then existing year; and. in fad, all the minn ice of a plantation, winch, in the aggregate, constitute an im Mtriaiit elomr in in vuccexiful iilhge, ran nerrr receive the nmwary attention un lca it it un Irr the' tiireri suprUin nf the pirty iintneJiatrly interested. I am aware 1'iai tlti-re ekit " ptuihle olj'ff. tidnt, which mmy plnn'er ur-jc, tn living nn their farm; hat the force ol lliee o'y ciiont will diinin'ih in proportion tn the number who will abandon their homer in tJiS hit, and a tile in the countiy. The ff tneiililf rrdwitnt iiira!lt iuinml r if want of veil ol and a-mrtt oTpnt-tf frnoitt l. yateiu l riciy, wherebj tiiy wouIJ he lotced t make tar fiflcea in the eJuej- lion of Utcir rhiMreiti an.l lite abiciiTe of rial and intellectu tl enl'rment. It ta a tiled fart. ,eiir. E l tor. th:il there will be n-i i.nptoeineiit of any icrip tl'in. inlet th'He whn are tn be the r- riiiienia of ita . bene fit will adopt . the mode by wlitch the objectf dctin d are to be aeciimnli-hed. And there can be no question but whit all the adraniae at tached to the. city life ran be abundantly eeeiired, if thne whn own plantation would trtitlc on them, and nria'.e tlu ir eff irt in the etblishment of achiioU and rhurchet, and by the foiee .f their eiam ole. indiire llu tiainf eeneration to ex pend ihcir nttrimie ! and intellectual energies in ihe culii aiion and improve ment ol the soil. ! ' But aside fr.un thi, Messrs. E litors. there is one Consideration whirli li uld be' mori1" seriously entertained than is Ir a'litttetf ii min, and is yet freely r pea. i!iC bia atarelituc of LuoalrJe and el perHiMv l.r ile Uihi of ila ft lid a s. We ar udttiwrd ba made a srrond and More n ttie r jnirt apoa Um aamr ul jrct. Mid lni a rpy' may be fri J rdto a fitr pabiiranon. Ii would be well f. rfgri tiliuie if every aoriety in tle S-Hith aire doing wbat the Ulk O.k srnn to be. , , :' -.. : . - . Tbe t.ljf et of de f.lu ing report, i mit i.!y give the quantity tf the fuod tbe pito mp alftwds; but to remote ilie pn-judires of inauy persons agaiutt leidin; oik auinU with potatoes. The crop of pouinrs at Metiro in 1813. wat ibirty-e aeres. On tbe 1 Oth f At'guft, 1 cmnuifnceJ givirg potatoes itf the (title Accrues f vtt the ISik lu feed all the m-fot i, (the cotuuropiiouofrom, iwu hundred and bfty bnhil per mouth.) and eoniiiuM'd to the 1st of February, 1819. 1 frd fifteen mules and one hie from the 11 of S-rptembrr hi the same period,' and sixteen oxen. I gate no grain w Itaterei to any i f ihem during the time, and they rre roniiiiually at work. Due hem of their Ubor. was to carry nu rture on two'bun Ired ami sif ty-one aries f bud, thirty-six lua.Is to ttt ry a re. Siny baron bogs were fattened from the tante CeM and no grain whatever gien them. Not including the consumption of potainvt by the negroes from the 1 Udi to the IaM of Augui, atol only taking the 6e nton ba from the l-t of Septenibr, it will be tern ttixt 1.750 buchels of gain would have been rtquiied, vquul to fitly bushels ol grain lo the arre. t-ix quails oeinf the usual feed for ra Ii mule, the qiiiiitny of gran required lor five uioulhs rot.U le nearly five hundred bushel. I do not undertake to estimate the number ol bushels of coin saved in (aliening tiie uty bog. . . A it may be ex peeled, some n -tiee f the Preparation w ill be stated. I timidly put n.ill a buohrt of cotton seed oil each row of one bundled and fifty feel ; die seed is strrwed in the alley, and about twenty mule eartdoads of pine straw and leaves stiewed on the 'ration seed in earli acre, and listed. I bis W generally done in January; it is suflWed o remain until about the rodddle of March ; the beds are a inked three several days befoie plint-J ing. The l'jft is, having collected ( much of the grass and seed in the first op 1 rrstttMtt each ucreediog drawing up of, the Ited s cures it 1 never pl-mt the same lafAiw-o yeat in surcesiion. . My ex ha any other fruit tree. Tbe principal mode t't prudurii f il.n i Iro n the ared. Md says th I hrk Merrury. Goes New a roa Ttn.ui G kop eks. lad seen Rer mother die frbt dissp peared the was alolen from me. She aia cUariniug child, and bat for her I kad Bobodv i tie world to lof e we. Gentlemen, what 1 lave suffered ran Under this bead, in a recent number jat be described yoa caiwwt compre of the New York Etpress, we fit4 the jhend it. I Lave expended in adrertis followi! article. It cannot fatl to be ;"in tBJ fruitier searches every thins of interest not onlr to peach-growers, bat to peach-eaters everv w riere MYebaie seea teacli trees in the District of Columbia this summer hat ing tnatli larger and more deliciou peat In than our more nortliero fruit, and trees in the highest state tf perfec tion, in consequeuce of being jainted near the root by a cheap chemical paint, prepared by J. C. Iewts, Esq., of W'ah ington city. His prepratioo works the almost instant destruction of the grub-worm, the enemy of both tree and fruit, and so great an ermf that it is a common thing lor thera to destroy the fruit entirely in from three to five years. Having seen the perfection of the reme dy, and the vigor of the tree and fruit m roivsequeDce of iU application, we can recommend it to oar Iricndain New York, New Jersej, Delaware, and eve rywhere where poach orchards are in cultivation." I posseted -furiUtare, pictures, eren t tar tlothrt. All kave beeo. sold. fur three years, and on foot, I bate i uht lor my rLud. in ail the cities and Ciej alien f r rfS reJ only twenty dol lar f Buf. gendeno!!, as f said, the bre w here be sw?d. to I shall an-epi the bid." 1 -Twenty d liars f I'm ftCVreJ teniy dotlac. twenty Uttars. twenty .wrr gie in thirty f twenty dollar, twen tydid I lo-ar thirty ?Teni ibtiUrs -!' five! Twenty dollars did 1 hear fiTe twenty give iwo and a half? Twenty dollars ar ontf Ma!l I have weniT-onef Twenty ifihat'a ibebesi a'l lite villages in the three kingdoms, bid. down lr muM r.rmi!cinrn! Twen -ml to a K sojn ti by painting portraits I had ; tv tl.iHi.rr -going ! Taeuty.only ucceeded in'trainin; a little inonev. lithe fMtunair iHirer? rcterned to Londun to rtcommence'my Kelluai, " Jt I n S Htm, atd our aivertisctnenUiuthe newscajwrg. At fiiend. lerthonthe 14th of Apr'J last. Icrohs-I "John S.IW, twenty didlare. says ed Utf mttlifield cattle market. In 'the aunionerr: you'vegnt a horve aa lis centre of the market a troupe of it a borvr, Mr. fellam. cuiatebanls were performing their And ihe fmtunaic John bwe bit mag. Among Uitm a child was turn- J iiifieewt rhatger away in ftnph. A few ir - ea its head, its legs in the air, and .days sabwotieiitiyan old aetfuiintanre if; head supported br a halberd. A met John in the ear, ami inquired about r fron the soul of it's mother must at bis purchase, . t" J moment have penetrated my own, j (t ihat Ikmw yet, John!' ' f T me to have recognized my child in No, I sold him.' " conditio. It w as my poor child. . Sa aoon what fori" mother would perliaps have pre- j "Wall, nmhin'in particular, but J ci ited herself towards her, and lock did'nt fancy the critter, all tlm.;s consider ed t?rself to her arms. 'Aa for me, a d. - , - . j ve':'. passed over ray eyes. I threw! m He waa cid, wasn't be V ' my .f upon the chief ol the rope-dan Wall, I rerk'n lie wwn't, that is to ceriijlknowtiothowitwas,!, habitual- y. I ealk'late be want. Show'd very U rntle. even to weakness, seized ood pluck, till I rot ! dwn into ta irrnia of high rafne-Jatn ; Le will ili - h Irfin--: l,e wij ntff p i be a maav! kwa wonJi aod etttV libed rhjieaeterj t II will be wan'eJ. Tl.e roerrtiant wUI Wi,hf bi.a I a .lcmaM rr a rierk ; mapu-r trtecbani wid warn bow fr an apprentice or jmf a ymaii ; those wkh ajiii ti lei wilt want him f.- a coiHf tr ior j parents f.r a tarlter of their children ; an! the pet br ftr an officer. He will Le WMteit. To return will want Lrm asa ri izrn; ae)atotifie as a neighlior ; neihtKin as a friend ; fami lies as a vwiior ; ihe world aa an arqiaii. lance i nay, firla ill want hint for a beau,, and fioally, fof a husband. An honest and imlustrioo oy ! Just think of it. bys t will j oil answer litis description! Can you app'y for ihia situation f ' Are ynn rwe that yon will be wanted! Yhi may be mtt and ae. tie, but that doc no fill ihe rq-iiitiori arc ynu honest! You may be weU dressed and create a favorable iirptes inn at firt sight are you both honest and indxstrious r Yi may apply for a fod situation are yii tuie thai y.r friends, teacher and aeMaintancra ran leeommend you for lhce qualities! O, bow would yon feel, your character Rut be ing ll.iit estaUilicd, on healing the woida . i a. nitf n,t.1a,r K!..fliinf' m will make oo for a cV of these qualities. No readiness or spines for business will Courtship and Dliupitolntnicnt Mhs Sulcy 8niith bsd fltxtn bsir. Her lJJjr bad tb pewter, Jlit rjr were grey, stxl looked setrD I'jkjb ber favorite suitor. ( That suitor was s jolly youth, 8i niinhle, blithe and brs wney( Tbe yellow fever took biro off One day to Califiruia. A nil whoa I heard that be was gone, '. . "It's now, said I, or nem."" I shsved myself an J gressed my shoes, ' And uied to look quite clever. I tigged myself from lop to toe, . And csugbt and mounted Robin, , But all tbe way I rodo along, , ;' , My heart it kept a tbrobbio'. ! - And when I reached her daddy's door, It still kept on a thutnpin', ' Dut when I saw that heavenly maid IkiuilrxaliJiU'taU-iumjjjttl hiu :r his clothes 1 raided him in the Washington street, alter I h ft the Bx-a r. 'da it. You most be bomsl and indu air, 'en dashed hira to the ground ',bui just opposite the Oil S.nith, he fell ' iriou, must wofk and labor; then will th g&in. lie was dead. Atterwards lp down on the pavement. I y our calling and election" for p! cs of . 1 t ntcd what I had done. At the' " I'haw! jou don't say so! profit anl trust b wad suir, iwo following rears, the coon on ibe po inn fi.l.l iilie best oart ofWe crop t but. lo obviate the plant tlj ing, I alwajs have . ihe lottun-bed made op in January. I consider it indispensable that llie.bfdij sho Id be made up in January. ' j j I have for the lat two yeats sueeeedfd . in keeping the root potatoe to ab-m the ,; middle of February ; the modo adopted was by nut putting more than thiny luii-( eU in a bnk ; rover tile banks at night, with straw ; do this three days, then rov. erwell with straw, an I then with earth, leaving no air holes. . ' . To I'rf.serve Teach Tm.es. ('Icar the earth away immediately next lo the mink of the trer; dow n to near the root, and ihen plwe lwi or three lumps of tin slacked lime, each about the stift of a v. use i-ff-r. next to the tree, and rover it mcr wiiii a little earth, v It a ill eradicate, ifi a tiiirni- anil ill a shoit time cive much! m..iuI iri h nlantir. eenerallv : and lhat! oa.ir tn ilia iree. ; i lit lime should be is, the proper regulation and treatment of ,p,.n-d when the trees are youeg, but onr servants. 1 The subjeel of s!aeiy in wii answer as well for old trees, by in itially respect has become one i f excit-J creating the quantity of lime about one tng and increasing interest, and in no rej third. ' Fro;ii my experience, once in respect doea it piesent itself with more, three or lour years is all ihnt is necessary shtisf .ction to our reason am!, humanity, to eneure a vigorous healthy tree.' 1 than the increased efforts which are nowl . ' J'W.T.1 being mado to elevate the moral condi tion of the slave.' The slaveholder occu pies a peculiarly interesting and respon sible nositinn: not only as regaids his Wanhington, D. C September 8, 1841; Worth Kxowtso. a young lady of this ritv.' while in the country so ne years HUM.1H..I n.t-i'ii.iiia i.i h a scrsants. but bv .. aicnnpd on a rns'T'itail.' which ran his acts of kindness and attention to them ihrtmifh her shoe nnd loot. I he inllam he becomes the best an 1 surest d fndvr ,nation and pain were of ennre very great iliai i now recklefs- t.u.li-i iw. was apprehended. . A ly assailed by a large portion of the civilit- frjPnd of ihefamily, howeer, iceommend cd world. " 1 S. rUirtcr. ; ' ed the application of a bee, taken fresh v-'--i ' fm ihe. earden and pounded fine, lo the From the Farmer and Planter. ? j w,lt,,(l. Ii whs. done, and. the rlTVrt wa cwi'tfT pnTiTd rnnP. -,.. R.ial. . Soon the inflammation . t 1 . I I... h...in nil lllff iii in (uiisitie. ami u i.-ri"-a " - hed heel, ehhOfting it for a fresh one ireu The pttiductiveness and vabie of. this bewail to si cms i . ... rr...wi nn iii i-iiiiiia l i "II, B" ll Ml Hi 1 "" - I . I i.nn. -i...i :.. . i,- ........ - ii v Hue seemed to beeomo imp non, is very nappnyMio ... c V'T . ," . ... .ir-is,L. Simnle but o since oetora aspreuy r. . ,. . r.-...-l nrnlllH IIKR 111. BIIUUIU imii.i isiiii .- - " known by every body. eil nn per. rad a vear or tw the Black Oak Agricultural So iety, by Al j. Samuel loruher. well known to our ....I ' 'IM.- ........ ...Ill iifTii,iinl In ICrtUlTS. , 1 (IC 111 111 o Mill us .uiiiv..." , tt,l eoinmend it to a careful consideration. aran?t CuUnrt U Florida.-" I(J '"a' What a iiob'fl namole i to be found in the Oranae Trees in Honda are fast i re- tlviaa J..1110 . Diis-init tt hills' Atrsarind from the blitfht which has altlict life he has been sjstematic observant, ..! them Tor the last 16 years. Miouiu and energetic in all the operations of, his this be the case it will be source "' j'"1 Si te. Previous to 1835, 'i-aist- it(sit i iiu iia vwiiv'i"- .,,..... " " I'll 1 ! Binil iimI ioinAuitiioiilJ ak liisi iiiviiilittlOll. trhoia Ills lirnnffA Proves WpfaJ klUPlI siv.vs .iit ti(iriivvciaiv. ia- , " ...- - lUt a.l!aa..aa nti'l-a 111 itiA hririna iinnr.Ptriitail frost, of llinl Vf i? iirta9 M "IMHirll J iiiiiiw" ,ii -.-. - " w , a nine," seemed viaiooaiy, aitd impoSMble. , than 10.000,000 of oranges wereshippeu His success in nlanmn and executing from the Si. John' Kiver ami tlte pnrv m lllL Ainkittl anaaitl i lliklllir t?IIOUlr !i lor one St. AiuusiiiMV an.l sold a I the nverage iH-"insj'ivi - -i - f a man. Ii i.i lived lo see the system orice of one dollar per hundred. cn.nnlf.te. ihn wmk a nrolitaSle outlay of average: produce of an acre of grown or money! and bis policy and plan followed Mnge tree wa. hon $1,000 per annum, by others. " ' . .. one hnnd could lend 2 or 3 aen-s with He h is'rcac!icJ a number of years rate-, c isc. Their culture is no more difficult Twss iialf pat (eft. when at her fcet , I kuelt, and yet ere dinner, ; , ; With honied speech and winning wsys, - I bad contrived to win her., Some months elspsed to set the day I how began to press hert ' I urgctl, entrea,tcd, plead in vaiu , In vain did I cares ber. While matters were thus cioss'd and pll'd, , My clothe all growing seedy, ' : " i. My rival from tbe mine leturneJ, ' ' Still for my Sukey greedy. 1 I taw bira kinder sidle up, ' And slip bis arms around her, When heavens srnl earth! she let him kUs Those precious lips! Coufounl her! I told hci that I was surprised 5 My eyes had sura deceived me And ard bei to renew her vows, : ' And from suspense relieve me. When, don't you lhiik,the tsrnal gal, ' Her thumb upon her smeller ; . , Her fingers wriggled as site said ., , " Can't come it, little fellow I". , , , ir L arer yon wiC. at I rejretted that 1 was only I i aas. Ulind-tiagger wust kind.! kill but one.. I di In t mind that, so 1 took him I A Cbincsk Finksal in Caurousu ii J 4. Diet justice itnaat. " inesc oouic. mm nu-e.i mm a mue.; t ui nun , overmen in me Ban I rannsco papers. tChristian sentiments. How can 'he gig next day wouldn't start a peg ! ( Mr. At-hanz, a respectable merchant front pect the court and jury to look Coaxed bitit.'draw'd him, run a hot wjre , Canton, died from the effect of a heasf vor on yoar defence, or God to hi hi ear, o!lnp'd him, and so far b.snd . rontrarted on his passage to California. pare ) you, it you cannot forgive r . Bnatiy ouni a nre unucr rum. ah no i neiuueiai procer um ol ins countrymen. IT. . aer. " 1 know, my turd, what use; running russ sm ngm uown on (aiiireii in ineir native rostumr, was very :"r i your judrnnent, and that of the the pile o' lighted ahavins, and put it out!" .striking, and probddy the largest ever jury, .t God has already pardoned ; I ' Here his friend smiled. 1 : w J witnessed nutide tl.e Ctlettial Kmpire, feeli my heart. You Know ijot ! "Thai wusn't t utbin. iho." Went On arriving at the cemetery, they all pre Iktl not tlien the whole extent of E" er the wag n, he stalled fote ( cecdid lo ihe different graves of ihcir evil Cit man had done me. When 1 gathered tip ihe ribbins. Went 'bout .rountryn.rn.burird .here at various times, some compassionate people brought me three rods Jor'ard, and stopped again quir- 'sprinkled wine iipou their tombs, ai d per mv ch'l!d. she was no lonsrer nure and e' n Itshinin -.Thro d me out over formed a.vsrietv of odier ceremonies very ati"''' as formerly, she was carrunted. his head, int-rthe hos trough kicked singular to us out'-iders, after which , i.:,.if .. .i. ,i.r i - ' .v.- u...i : .. .i . .:.. SOUl llCr maimer, ner tan- ",rBkl ""i " v ujh-i a.o. inn nine , in mnit wo ronaigiiiru in iucii n.t.i 'famous like those of the peo-' fore we ketrhed him. Urought him back, much ceremony throwing intothe grave ') whom she had been living. Pul ''im in ihe stall low stable got out j ihe white riband which ihcy all wore ur. Z9t recognized me, and I no of his teach, an' ihen begun to w hale 'int. on leir . ft arm a a b u'ge of mourning; .-cognized her mvself. Do 'hen he kicked up agin; knocked ili jbntnipg candles, incenre, totchrs. and O . . it . ,1 .1 , I ,?1, . . . I r rhendnovvf That man had mmnng an inrnogn overnean, siove ii sups oi gin pvper, aiuieiHioi ine grave,. I-imJr"rT.-YeToT.r. Ir.Tr ifoTiT av1 trie oromer oir-r- .i, w. bo2 r i child. And I I have killed Jum but once.' - bad happened to be open, and down went his j approached i to the hip. There I had performed ni ii a fo cied, aivJ frWman. Mr Lord ' we have "H'1 llf clean id the Mp i : ; ;him Iiul. ' " : - ' r Yes.vou did.' replied KTT friend agreed in our verdict.' Chief Justice. ' I understand you,1 . a a i Z A. - ' tentlcmen. out tne taw must rase u w - ached ihe grave, nn ch ne genuflections, kiinj tne. ground and salaaming, profusely ' distributed Aftet whirh they w ine, ciiar. and I got a piece o' plank, an I Um'd in p'lf'fJ Chinese coin among all present. . . . . ... . , i i : r i. . i-i. i. ... (..-.., i .u i th I. tiif iui npr. i ior ooiii ten oiinii. wen nanscu it no i inn men .ciuinru w.i. -. course. I must sum up me case, anu ,. .M . , , . ... . . -tf . . r. Mrnttk tn t,nm . ru a hole ....... . j... . .... - - . P -. ... ii i i i - . r :. .i ... . -i ! .1.1:1 . men you win Ruia wumuciaw. , r Ntn.ornin' found bi.n swell ine cnici jusvice iiavinsr auuuucu uu , . . . . . ., ' . ? fj ed un hi? as four hogsheads. Kub u a oara tv a inrv rorirpn a n ra an an s o ' 9 Vtaatw Wive JVII T lVViiw vaaawt 1, K- rmrA;t N'nf Rnilfv M i ungratelul rascal kep Iryin lo kick roe m:tu. th, w-pfh-'v;:vl:zh! sheriffvvas obliged to suiTOund him w ith --weni ttown .gml an escort. The crowd of women and ,l ok hP uhlef and found b, waa men waa immense, xnc women were. determined to carry him ofTin triumph.! -r . i i.n ii.: .ii .i,- ilie crowu ioiiuwcuiu..i .t u.c i( , , fnr'nrAi his lodgings with deafening shouts ""XTt?t, . f t i i t ; , j W tuuniii as huzzas. lame, behind. Very likely!" M But, on a vlosrr examination, see he one balanced in p. uue eye scene appeared to be one nf joy instead of mourning. r a w IIOXSE. , A PAINFUL UASE. An account of a recent trial at the a Ml a nu ldil-r. in London, lioru cruet vi a-- - i j usttce Tindal, presiding : . Hammond, a portrait painter, waa placed at the bar, to be tried on an indictment lounu agamsv o.ui uj . grand jury for wilful murder; with malicA aforethousht. of Georce Bald- rj - . . a win, a rope dancer and a mountebank. The prisoner was a man of middle height, but slender lorm. ins eyes were um: and mild. His whole bearing gave evi tloncn nf Kuhdued sadness and melancho ly resignation. He was lorty years oi age, had a soft voice, and his appearance and manner bore testimony to his be ing a man ot aisunguisiieu euuwuuu m spite ol the poverty oi nia ures. ; On being called on to plead, the pri soner admitted that he did kill Bald win, and he deplored the act, adding, however, that on his oul and con science he did not believe hunseltguu- Thereupon, a jury was etnpannell- WHY HE DISPOSED OF THE A MATTER OK FACT SKETCH BV THE yorxo Mr; Sellum i adiorse-jorkey ; that is, when he i not more profitable employed, he is not ashamed, so he Says, to M try his fori'n in that veiy respectable callinj.' We dropped in at Bailey's Bazaai a few weeks since, and vet v soon after Sellum anived. ed by a had been knnek't out in the ruht, but the beadttall kivervd ihal ini-lori'n. Brush ed 'im down kercfully, and pul on the hiny harneis. l-ed htm d vwn the street, an' met an old gem in search of a "spirit ed" braft. Asked tne if I wanted to cell f v tit sir!'' siz I. Wot'll you take for in !" sea he. He's high strung," sci I. He is." sea he; "'woi's he wiiili! 1 never warrants honses, srg I. in vva idge o houses, no doubt t" sex I. a n priu-iminiiE HKiiir,, - r ...... ......i m.l lia ik vnu'r a - " r.i I ..... -'.? " "M"' ' : rracctui inter, oram ru u niit , -.. . , . l" i i . I.i l.l ... KVI eonri anu entereii toe arena. 10 oe .o.u - l m;, ,rt ,,e public vendue. ; - 1 M y we . ten; you m.y tier m "There he is. gents." aa.d the auction. J Iffll . ,flI eer," there he is ; a spienoul oeast ioo , . , .; moulht at htm anl judge lor yourselves, i nere s j k, looked very known', and an car, luiruiin. a ououii, in j I. vnu! That animal, eenilemen. was . A Beloum Somerset. At the last Brussels races, the young Marquis d'Asl, a Belgian lion of the very first rnk, chose lo ride swiftly along an interdicted path. He wss stopped by a soldier, one of the armed forco entrusted with the po lice superintendence of ihe localityi who civilly requested him lo withdraw. The hot-headed Marquis answered tne sum mon by striking the man with his whip and riding on. He was arrested, nd aentenced, like onr English captain, to a week's imprisonment. The affair, hnw ever, did not terminate there. ' The sol dier was brought before a military tribu nal, and was sentenced to seven days arrest for nol cutting down the indiviilu al w ho had dared to force hi post. As for the marquis, as soon aa he was libe rated, he was challenged to fight by eve ry officer in the regiment of which the soldier in question is a member, and the striking of whom was looked upon as an insult to all. . GJlgnanPt Mmttngtr. -knocked down" lo a gentleman -under' i lie hammer, less than three month ago, for two hundred and eighty dollars. Hut I am authorized lo-day lo sell that horse let him bring mre or less. He a beauty ! fine figure, splendid saodie beast, natural glit fourteen miles to the bout, trots a mi'e in 2:42, and altogether he' a great horse," (which last remark no one isnlied I'll give yon a hundred and fifty." . Split the difference," sex 1. Done!'! six he. .,; k . :H "The boss is yoiir'n," sex I. He give ine thu money, took the ani mal, an' thai' ihe last 1 ve heeru him or that boss.! ,,v -V Possible!" exclaimed hia friend. Yaas. Under all ine suckemslances. I tho't that it wa'nt best to keep the beast. . . i i eon 4 .lontu. tor ne weigneu e.evrn ,.,.- , q j el i(n dred nonndsi ' How much am 1 offered 3 ... :, MIVU lWHHM.iy I for thai beautiful horse!" continued the auctioneer. Move him round the rmir once, John -That' it elegant motion tv I . Vlnw KKionnor. was then read to the Jury,' and the act . There the hoi se stopped short, ami re- of kUling being admitted, the govern- iumu io mi tge anoinrr men. i..o..g.. -.... 5l rbtir rase, and the orison- buried the rowel to, the shoulder into hi istuts v a vavM v i or waa railed uDon for his defence -The prisoner then addressed him self to the court and Jury: My Lord," said he, " my justifica tion is to be found in the recital of the facts.- ,Three Vearsaeo I lost a daugh ter, then four veara ol ae, the sole me morial left of my beloved wife whom it ribs. '"-- ": ,l.-"r ' -Give me a bid, gentlemen, if you please, that hoise must be sold." - Twenty dollar," waa heard from one corner of ihe room. ' ' Tictniy dollars!" screamed the auc tioneer, with a seemingly ironical laugh. I'm offered the stnnendouasum of twen- - . . . . it- dollars, eeivdemen. Tor tnat anima. j Wl.prn are von iroin? now I" asked his friend. , M .. To York.' s-.t.-i, o When do vou return!" . . Ao at vresent." said Mr. Sellum, dily and 1 reckon he didn't. 'Wanted! an Honest, Industrious Boy.) We lately saw an advertisement head ed as above. ' It conveys to every boy an imoressive moral b sson An honest, industrious boy" is always wanted. He will be sought lor; his er vices will be in demand ; he will be tes j - f.lf ir dollar veivuemen. lor mat aaimai. : vices win m i - Romance and Matrimoxt. -Tlie Chief of the Choctaw Indians of Arkan. sas, Dr. Okah Tubbee, w as married at Niagara Falls lately, to a charming voung white lady, who suddenly fell love with him while travelling on a steamer, and Victoria-like .proposed that they should be married. He first captivated her by his elegant flute play ing, and then by the music of his words. as he is an accomplished man and .... . . it scholar. i hen about to part on me steamer, at a town, she "declared her self," and the t hief quickly responded upon his kne s, saying he had a vision of this happy event- They then parted to make arrangements tor xne Driaat, and met the next day at Niagara Falls, where the ceremony was consummated on the banks of the river.under the blue arch of heaven, in the presence of friends. The first minister whojvaa called to officiate, after looking on a while, shrunk from the task ; but one of more nerve being produced, he put the matter through. The bride paid htm $20 in gold tromher own pure. Mrs. Tubbee and her husband returne 1 to Medina, N. Y., the paper at which place relates this affair. The chief goes ol to fcurope shortly. .. : : I ' t' - ' .. .;. : .:;..:. . .. . . . . . .. . . .. : - . v . ". ..:.. . ... . . . . . ; . . . : . . .. t a
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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Sept. 17, 1851, edition 1
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