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8 AUSuUUY, HO WAN COUNTY, N. C.TUKSDAY, OCTOIIEU C, 1829.
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pUiiMA4 talk aorta wi)ff f tbc
tJ CourvlluitM tU Store attached to the
jfrnwTnf in d7poci to kii
vuvds very low.
toUibwi, toptimb J8M, 1329. li
THE THOROUGH RUED HORSE
SON ol the Imported
1 1 orae a-lr w dl stand
tbt Call Seaou, comoiea.
ting the 10 day of beptcm.
bar, and ending the 1Mb
day of November, U tbt
town of Vftiliriry.on MoO
daV. Tuculava aiw! Wad.
wraftM.frW Dtklaya i aixf in (1 lon
jiif Cnfr Cabarnii county, on Ttiurtdava, FrU
dav tnd Saturday! i and will bt let to Mare al
fkl dollan lh Saon t mx dollars tiia Leap i
and twthx aoiura inture a loal,
hi 8. L. FFRRANI),
kpt. 10, 18. C. L. B0WKK8.
. HEAD QUARTERS,
Xaliikury, wV. C. Sqjf.-S, 1 829. J
'ti wTiVlSU appointed CarL .Va': Lm. Adiu
JX Uul of Ute 63d Rest uAcen; wtlljeaect
gg VvJ wu vwiuiniy. : . j..
1L YAKBROLCH, Cat C.
. OFFICEHS !
You are hereby commanded to appeariin tbe
(wa of SalUtary, on 'Ikurt J.ty, ikw Bin day of
October, at 10 a. m. anncd and equipped
for JM&
Ami cm Friila, tbe 9th. you will appear with
jouf reapfCtWe cotnpaiuea, armed anil equipp'd
with full uniform, according to law. Captain,
and coniroandaota of companies, are required to
nake their re'urni on the day ordnll.
By order of Edward Yarbrough, Col. Comd't.
SAM'U I.F.MLY, JlJft.
4t87 03J Rrgt. .V. C. Militia.
4
Salisbury Light Infantry Blues :
YOU ill appear on the court hou bill, on
FridMr. Ho 9th of October. Droiimo. 9
''cloci, A.wV'ajmeda'oTe'quipflor rtgnmentil
jnutter and inspection, in accordance witu toe
requiairioH, of thp Col. ComdL
By order of Capt Thornai G. Tolk.
J NO. H. H ABIU K.
6Vt liiA, 1859. - 4187
To i? otton U nnti$ .
FJIUP aubacribet harina; been
1 old ccutomera, 'attain to eatabliab
tbe da Making buaneit, Lai
openea qii ahop in Salisbury,
here he ii orenared in mk m rnitr fi;.
Of the fery best material, in a superior atyla of
woramansuip, ana on ternw the moat accommo
Jat i nr. even in these hard timta.
.! ,llatin; bcctt t ngsfed,id the, buinca ix or
uveo years employing a part of fiTa time for
tmMm rv.i, .r icT.ir'i;.'.-i;:'fr:T.i.!
tori, foflhe eiOreil Dur'DiMie of more liillw ac
jOjUiinunif hiauelf wiih prirxiplea ami prae-
baring recently v'uuted South Carolina, where
the moat imnroved Gioa arc in uv. with th-
4ew of examining them, and making himself ao
uainieu wnu uie p.an on wn:cn tney are con-
airucieii. act m incrnurf ii-ru aauirri. tn.t
by hia enlarged esperieace, thua acquired, in
inning aim repairuig uina, ana picKing cotton,
he can construct Machines superior to Any ever
done i.i North Carolina.
Tlioae wishinsr work done in ttiia line nf haul.
eS re renpectfutly invited to call on the aub-
. rioer, wiine tne plan and execution ol hit
vork", examine aud judge for themeWes. He
ul spare jia painaut- wippiymg Dimaeii witu
the htat materia to be lud in the country j and
All! moke and renuir Gml rrnrriini nnl-
uceived, on abort notice and reasonable terms.
'ill I . II . L-
- . wbw iiibj pcise 10 can on mm, win
find him either at I.i nhnn 1..l!mr U KaV,..
.oury, ready to execute any job with Lich they
way uc picasea 10 i.vor mm.
&1MUEL FRJILEY.
$alibitryt Mr. 6, 13.'9. 79
doctor wMoouii'a Estate.
4 LL persona ret indebted to the estate of
deceaaed. are tlHtirt tn ir . W n.tmHnt fit .1.
Executor with as little delay as possible, and
- co ana trouble 1 and those still navinc
isUled Glaiffi agatHat flatd eirfate, wiH present
Uiem. lerallv Voucher! tnr w'llkm th liin nn.
ftribed by act of Assembly, or this notice, will
Bieaueu in oar of their recovery.
fctJIvNfcZEH WOOKK, ivxfc.-
Srpttmber 1811829.
3t87
HIS "dty, t aAegr Miru who tuyt hit name
Hi IS 4f anT tlm li. lkAlaiM a ta man ku
'hnmruuuL iif ..Chester, dis.
nct, Sooth Carolina, was committed to tbe jail
Jf VVllliaa vThompnoat
Sooth Carolina, was commi
wwtleirlrf
IdB'iolioWarde
W c"Mfcte,nd talwMmi-
gmt Stk, 1829. 81 Mecklenburg ciunty
NOTICE.
4 LL OtPaOna nAhtA tn ,Kj firm tf Bnmm
Jlue their reiptctire dues with tae, as Mr. Bo
7 un entire i merest in- tne toove nrm io
I ana I ahall vrnrrt mv Ahlnra tn rnm
immediately ind aettle their account, with tuth
:1
I ppw fi ffpNaw Yatk wnd Mula
dclpliia, a cWm oJ banLsom a-sortmnt
u --r oo;,v;
narawaretr Lrocficrvrr
24 Wntsr', Dye'StuftX
U00U, ' bfioct,,
GrocerUtt fcfe. ;
which wer, bought at reduced prices, and will
be anld at a amlU prifit, fur auh, or on tiosa to
punctual dealers. Among tbe Croocriea, are
ftrat quality ,
itiunrn n,OJd Uuacatcll ditto.
fort ditto, Malsra ditto, Ocnul .e
ld llolUnd On, old Cognac
Brand f, Jamaica fend New Rug.
Land iVaasi tocether with ererv
article usually found in a store in this section of
country.
Persona wishing to purchase, wiD please CalL
I . a a . a
aixj rnmuie toe aome unotis.
SaHtburg, Sept. SfkA, 1829. 6iot'll
Man&ion Hold,
IN SALISnURY, N. CAROMNA,
lly EZPJl JILLEMOXG,
TWXIW elegant Ratablnhmert is
VjL JL Mtuatrd at the North Corner
I ft rf the Court House, and in the een.
Jter of business. The propritr
baa taken great pains to procure lot ibia etiali
hshment, furniture of every description neces
sary to the comfort of Travellers, and no ex
pease will be spared in providing for the Table
the bt the country aflords. The Bar will be
stocked with choke Liquor, and tbe Stables,
equal to any in the state, provided with piVnty
of provender of all kinds, and attended by obli
ging and a(tenti7e"11oatlera. The convenience
of thii situation is equal, if not superior, to any
in the place'i die Uoue contains a number of
private rooms, with out houses, well calculated
for the accommodation of Travellers, with or
without families. On the pre mutt is an ICK
HOt'Sr, which will regularly be supplied when
ever the season will admit of it. The subscri
ber aasurcs the public that nothing alull bo
wanting, on Ai part, to make those condortable
wbo majr think, proper to calL
tt The .Vsrim, Siuthern, liwln and
Cisrtfw STAGES, atop at the Hotel.
EZRA Al.l.F.MONU, MmL
Satiibury, K C. Sept. 10th. 1H.M. 8(91
,TTN order tn cloe and expedite the settling nf
JL the-busineis o the tate frm of Itiram fur.
nrr if C. there will be sold at auction, in the
Town ol Salisbury, on Monday evening the 12;b
Octber next, and tale to continue every evening
during the week, (it being the week of liom an
Superior Court,) all the Rooks remaining on
hand at this place, consisting of A
C or "1000 Volumes,
well assorted, and in part I -aw, Medical, Histori
cal And.Mirtcll.ni.nm wurka. Thi ia cexUiuly-
tbe moat splendid assortment of-Hooka avarof-
fcred Xur tile by -auctiuo ia tba'weswrn part f
the state, and will be well worth the attention
of the pubttc. The sle' will x positive, and
without reserve, as tbe situation of '.be estate
requires thai it should be immediately closed.
Terms will ba liberal, and made known on the
evening of the aale.
N. B. HUGHCS, Jfrni.
fvr it. D. Turner, Surviving partner.
SalUbary, A. C. Sept. 8A, 1829. 4t87
Cheraw, S. C. Sept. 19, 1829.
lit subscriber will con
tinue the Boating Bu-
tinru between, this place
and Charles' on, via George-
town, as heretofore : and will attend to the re
ception of Xerchantlite, and transportation of
Lalton, and other produce committed to his
charge. His Houit are of a light draft of water,
and particularly adapted lothe navigation of the
river ; and, with the assurance of the strictest
attention to hi i charge, he hopes for a contiuu
ance of the pationage of his friends.
JWK SALE,
Salt, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, Bag.
ging, - Barc-ltrjpe,-T1ne, &c. j
which he orTei s at wholesale or re-
6t91- -..JOS. H. T0WNES..
tail
MAG0NERS,
rt.;...'M , r.. ..n..:n..
WILL find it to their advantage, to stop at
the Wagtn Yard, where every con
venience is provided for Man and Horse, tomake
iherrt comfortableTal the moderate rcharge of 25
cents a day and night, for the privilege of the
Yard, the tiae of a good house, fire, water, and
shelter." Attached to the Yard, are a Grocery
and Provision Store, Bread Shop and Confec
tionary, and 1 House for Boarders and IxKlarer,
in ,,,,p)aiiu chea?,:,hq
able style. Favettmlle, Ut Jlprilx 1828. 09
.....,.0.;, !!-.. -W'.i:-r. "!
ii'is r K Jl Pl;.. ... .
.C!tFEEime-of-Uwi-MyerWIB29r
i3 Marida Tanner wrJohni Tanner f petitibn
for divorce. In tbia case, ordered by the court,
that publication be, made m tbe Raleigh Regis
ter and Western Carolinian for three months
successively, that the defendant be and appear
at, the next superior court of law to he held for
the counly of Mecklenburg, at tbe court-bouse
in Charlotte, on the sixth Monday after the
fourth Monday in September next, and plead or
answer to tbe plaotifl's petition, or the same will
be heard exparte. Witness, Samuel 1 Ienderson
clerk of our said court, at office, the 7th Mon
day after the 4th in March, 1 829.
tictlm$ Of tht bntrtyttrk tDaB late
ly kllJ.d tlrowlf ,t New Totk, by drisk
ins nine froraatltk lb, ksrf, till he
died. ' Another teila'tl In'ernrxrinci
died tht aat ij gr akp'
u Oh.
HAS just rwceived, and opeaed M bis Store
in Kaltfoury, large and UrxUiue'asaurt-
rnent of .
; Sprtngan4 Summn G0CJ)S ;
Atao. Groceries Hardwarr, Cutlery, FUW Ware,
1 1 an, and natters' Trimo.iir'Crock.
cry, a good aaaortmeitt of fohing
' Hi'rt anoea, uwincia,
and ever article usually
a4ed for in i;ores.
Hit stock of goods has bea purctaaed'nure
ly for tatk and be ia determined to sell tiei
a low a can be bad in tbe place, for rA, or to
Eurxtual custodiers on a abort credit Ttte pub.
c ate rctwecirully invited to call, examine, and
judge for theraseWra
SaUtburf, Am .Id, 1829.. 70
TtmaU St'Uool.
MM. W1LLKY. thankful for the liberal eo
coursgement the aaa rtoeired it) support
of brr Stktl, for the iatrcthrt c Yoeog
ladiea, respectfully in for ma ivt cilice as of ball,
bury, and its vicinity, that.ttUwrxt quarter wili
commence on the 1st Mondajof Nov. next, and
wilt certainly continue (heaJtj permitting) two
quarten from that time i anbopet, by the as
sidu'Kjt discharge of bcr djitjjto those who tny
ne committed to ncr care, totnerit a cunluiua
tion of favour.
I
Her tmns are the tajju)xt heretofore :
Reading and Spelling, per quarter . . 3.
Tvgrtber wi h tbe above, Reflations and
writing, g4.
The above, with English Grameiu, Ge
ography, Arithmetic, Composition and
Rhetoric . . . g5.
Plain Needle work, marking eamilers,
kc. together with sny or all of the
above branches 6.
I'lain and Ornamental Needle Wtrk, in its
various branches, including Lace Work,
&c. on a new and improved method,
aliicb wrll enable a Lwdy to eiecute
work with facility, equal to the impor
ted, . . g:o.
Drawing and fainting; on paper, also
Theorem Painting upon Velvet and paper,
a nrw and elrgaui m'ho4, gtO.
N. B. I he preent quarter of the School wilt
terminate on Friday', the 231 of October next,
wtu'n there will be a vacation unlit ike com
Oieiiccment of the ensuing quarter.
Auiiiury, Sept. 2U, 189. 6(90
Great Bargains!
fill IF. subscriber's intention being to. remove
JL to the Wtt, if poaoible in the spring, of:
fcrs the follow ing Property for tale, upon rea
sonable term, namely i -
L. j"HLKm -f- 4nt.Jj'jng.i0tbe.
rf w Forks ot the Yadkin, nine miles Irom
a:alibuCT adjoining Fred'ck, Ford,
'Zocbtr'uh MacAtee and;othert ph
--mi "which.are aome improvements ; and
at for health, supposed to be equal to any Plan
tation in the county.
Also, 26 or 30 acres Land, lying on Crane
Creek, three quarters of a mile from town, ad
joining John I'tzman, l'homas Hull, and others,
on which there are ten or twelve acre aicaaow
Ground, of first quality.
Also a number of Still and 7' Ware, for sale
at hia store in Salisbury.
Alto, a new and complete Stick 01U and Har
nett. For all which, good notes of hand, or ne
gro property, will be received in payment.
In exchange for, or in payment of, the above
property, notes of hand on aolvent pet eon,- or
cegro property , will be received.
Those who wish to buy, would do well to ap
ply ahon. Ill) WARD CRESS.
Salitburg, Jug. lit, 18C9. 78
N. B. The remaining Me if GOODS on
hand in Concord, comprising a good aaaertoirnt,
belonging to the subscriber, will be sold oil on
low terms i and payment mace easy io me pur
chaser, if the whole ttock 'cuuldJit disposed at
one tale. E. C.
Capt. BASIL Mil! & BOOK.'
lea Tt aiinatoat amaica. , t
There appearta) ,vrot time ago in our
retpectabU tirt!, to wblch ht had by
toBne 'rolshsp gained beceta, plain,
rmff, ooaraa, prttovivvd W4t wtn
undent cod to b trsvtllihg In thej United
Siat,i witbjhtr,afcifttlotociri. pub.
tithing Ma oCerttiot." If wipr,ttf
generaHy remarked of M.mrthil ..H'TU'WI
let rt(ed To? KiHaikVcuhcr Vr tourteir
of jaaonwa or patbtMevio fvturfff ou!rf
atrdly well be imagined. With i good
nature, however, which rises iaioe weak
neat, end which our traveller confesses
all through bit book, we entertained him
courteously and even kindly every where,
end have received the reoumpence ututj
in tuch' cases, in a book full of ignorant
miaapprchentiont and almott ifh alloyed
venture. e venture lo alsert that there
it not a tingle passage in the whole of
;heto volume, not even where their an
thor4cknowled(et the klndnett of the
ottivcti in which one tingle thing it
praised hcarttlyr in which hit habitual
prt ju'Jice doet not appear in degree
that it quite absurd. He declare that hit
object jo coining wat to stake hit coun
tryioen think better of the Americans
thtn it teerat they do, and bat the in
credible asturance toatterttbtt " ;here
wldwns (mawnint; to aay, hat been) a
traveller who visited a (nrtign Itnd in a
more kindly spirit' Yt did not teethe
tnuritt till aome time -fer bit landing
but when we did, he certainly had Utile
appcarnce of that kindly spirit," or ol
any other quality lor judging impartially.
or dcacrihmg with dittewmeni.
There are others who will not be per
suaded tha. tuch unrcUxing perversion
can le the fruit of any degree of ignor
ance or pr judice, and who will act down
the Captain' bqek to the account of aome
understanding between himself and cer
tain cniployeis- Certain it is, that at
long at he remains in the United btalet.
every flattetirg acknowledgement teemi
to be dragged out at patiiluily at confes
sions produced by the " Scotch boot."
I he politely trested at the custom house ,
It ta " due to the public lunctlonaitct to
onlett tt.. Ioet be tee fine tccnery ?
He "own thai Luke Ueorge exceeded
nit expectations and after lirvclgtilng
igalnst ine iipjding ao prevalent among
us, he o..kuolc(lgd with a mar.iteet re
luctance, that he taw Icat actual ihtoxica
tion than al home. Bui ik toon r does
be tel. footiu bit AlajeaJy'a Canadian do
minions, than hit whole tone become In
conceivably good luiured The imper
turbabie tourist who had traversed the
whole ataleof New York without an ex
cUmalion of admiration, 1 transported
with the prosperity," tlupgy.overn
WelTTand the frne'rlTmate Tor that nablt
tuiooy:.. eUbct :iht, imbrWgedri?e.i
or ihexorduroy 'roidi, no, nor hi -travelling
infiranu$, destroy hiaioyal equa
nimity. The Captain' appetite, by tbe
way, it at sinl a feature in him lo
judge by hit book, as tbjt oi'a much more
intelligent tourist, Uil Bla. Hw Brat
great recorded adventure in New-York it
the demolition of a breakfast : his most
pathetic exclamation regards hit forget
fulness to take on an excursion two leg
of a certain cold tui key; hit chief regret
at a dalav in ciossine a ferry, the lo of
a breakftat .. w hich bij Tprodjeniu -wW-pered
to be in preparation for hinj. One
it tempted to think that he wrote all hit
notes on our country on bis orrival at
country inn, while waiting for hi din
ner; h situation which wc have Mis
Edeewroih'a authority forayiug tbat the
nnlni of Knnlishmen do not bear with
i'iud humour, and which Captain Hail is
10,000 atves of Lsl.Vb
FUR SJILE, "
4f",N T t INO in the county of Surry,
C jLi and, as is believed from recent
1 diicoveriea, within th Gold JitgUn
of North-Carnlina. This tract was
granted tv the State, in the year 1795 1 consists
ot one continuous aurvey, iu:joininj tne eounty
lino of Wilkee, and eiieiHlinir- from Ah& Wue
Ridge to within three miles of the Main Yadkin
River. It ia intersected for fifteen or twenty
mira & Mitvhpirs riVtr. iffordine ah ahuhrTant
aupply of water-power at all aeasonav an4 many
aitea convenient for the aaolicafjon of this now.
rr tn tt nnrnoaea of Machinery. Gldt late.
beibun4in
. lMl.UiusSlaJUMaM
ellor'-"Ti1onir deMroOi Id purchase, ire
referred, to the Editor for morcv partioular infor -
.'. ...'..v. ,v. f i.'.. I... i .ta
niaiioiv wivii w yuiii iuc nv vi iuw iwHi u-
. - ' - ..........
posiiea.
SaiburivJune Villi, isat. 71
- GoA Vasung MacMtie.
mjOTICE. This it to notify the public in sren-
1 eral, that having acquired from the Dr-.
. r . . .i. v . . 1 b i . a a
panment oi ststem we uuiieu oiairv pe"J
for the Machinet for Washing, Cleaning and
Separating ld dust, consisting of a Funnel,
Trunk and Spout, I hereby forewarn all persons
from using or making ssid Machines without my
permiMion. KICHAKD LEE.
dhtfri Sfer Xjfl, 15 Jgo. . SX
hetefote.by nature still more excusable
for not endurina. II thii woik passes
rurrem in England for a true plcturo of
. . s a. . v . !..
Amern a, tn apite ci an uie prejuoice,
ignbrincei and in hurriour whicli dislorl
it, we halbe hopelcs of an thinj 011
the score of British candour; but we
vkr.vriw minrrf that, in stjite of hi abflsei 1 1 zL-r-,
" r r-r i m an immense warenouse
of us, ana his panegyric on tne climate.
and government of the lanads, tnere
will be found many emigrania, like those
be himself encountered, who will pass
from the latter to the former "for re-
ton," to use hi own words, btt known
toihefntelve.' ;-
There are aome other fault in. the
work, however,' which will apoil ita re
ny ol us
iffip1tf.1ktttt,'sr ever
to. have read a volume of travel irom
which a reader ia likely to rise with to
few definite idea of the country treated
of. W commend the latfi chapter in it
a the datkest, deepest, most "mystical,
nonsense imaginable. Th; disquisition
in the ahape JJloge, is approaQhed,
but not quite equalled, by other attempts
of our blundering tar to generalize and,
be philosophical. He seem rather to have
travelled round the world than in it
Tbe Vutriari cf his stf le are Cjjatit ;
VOL. X,. ...NO.. 437. ;
thf general lone of h low, and rhothlo i
clioed lo alang. II talk of hi bono '
teinj: iAoexr,.rnesninK Mghtfned.r- - .
He and bis lady atuck lo their cart flk . I
trim death? . aiKlh being in leaky ,
boa.. M-( awa t, dm.litJ U -ooea
not aleep, but knov ha kvnt Cr. .
learned, And tttjor aaU ) Jove jucl
word atlroay and fAoiyJ ho call Iba . ' , - - '
-i-profeftionrandactutllr"TJMl"lBi "
AmailcoUri7airtriofr--Thw word fall
for..iniiimn.iie.i pleased to thlntj might
be adpotcd Irom American into Epglith
be oblige a ot with a dissertation on the)
tubject, which it unnecessary, aa Walker
or Kendrick would have alio htm that
lire word jrt that tense is true English.
The Aaronaf Gmrtit copie the prece
ding article, and thua expresses itaolf on
the general subject t
W, are glad lo aee ihe Infliction of (big
apecle of penalty where it ia merited.
Editor, Americana by birth and in feel
ing will he prompt to thew that tuch
defimert ht, to expect just reiribu
lion from the American press. Impuni
ty in these case is encouragement and
silence would not fail to be construed aa
pusillanimity or conation. Cjptttn
Hall's tyoikpostcses, indred, but little
intrinsic importance, vet it comet from
an iiitiividual of nation and pretrnsion
much superior to 'ho tt hit predeces
sors io ihe ajme care ir of inspection and
detraction. American writer my tniuso
themselvc at, leist, in rrmwting ni,
mik, invalidating his tfolerncn , and ex
posing hi prejudices, blunc'er. shallow
ness and illiteracy He it aft awkward,
ball wilted ibstrunieiit of a geat design
tbe depreriation cf rcpublirtnism t what
ever may crve to Irus.iate Hut design
merit sorno etcriion. He ba to mix
ed, up hi personal sentiments, manner
ana! adventures, and hit general character
a i tour lit and author.- with oit report
of the condition of our country, that to do
justice to ourselves in the task of refute
tion, wc have, in our turn, to display and
dissect the man, explaining hi, affecta
tion of forbearance, hia real bad faith i(H
(he world, hi craky assumption. and 4he
modes, spirit and temper in which he
proceeded in hit inqniriev As fir ta ho
tan be equitably and solidly criticised, wo
trust be will be, .i
bas es yet been mudr sgainit the book or
author, which) cscnoi be luby aualained'
from hit .tell and his personal rnt'rrse nrd
story. Tha time is com when a formal
and signal example should be iTwdeol tome
one of the tribe of foreign' eiiiariet or
searcher, prrjudiced and inieresird, who
undertake lo deeir institution, wnich
they are unable to comprehend, nr whicit
Ihey labour 16 drgrade for the exil:uiin
of others (-who reps'y the hospitari y ind -aid
'Wkicrr tbey iieveOuTr'iT)d""i'iniS:
dimly, Uied, by .sneering onterly aUbe
kind efforts of their host and guide to
whose rajbheana circumstance give a
temporary consequence, and who betray
degree of disirigeootlsndss, littleness,
presumption, and incapacity, snRicieiii in
themselves to warrant the utmost rigour
of cassation.
Comfort to Fig FmU u The mis
fortune of the Society ol tbe Merchant
of Smyrna Ts, that the aubject of figs
is ever the fruitful theme of cotjvetsi-
m. You iJL1lfiardfl-cf r
Baurnabut, and you hear that fipja
abound there : you inquire about i In
curiosities' of the place, and they W.td
you to the fig mart. You solicit in
formation oo politics, and you arc i iiil
that fig are low : and when y-u s' k
for further intelligence, you iarw t.J
that figs are flat." Io nhorf.
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fig, figs, figs ! and the very name, 1
comprehend, will be found written on
iKoir liearts at a decease,
A more disustinp; operation thatf
the picking of frgs, I never witnessed.
the fruit
lay atrewed over -the floor, and fifty or
iixty aqualid women, with mewio in
fants, sat squatted on trie heap, picking
ana sircicning :ne iruit ana overcom
ing ite icoicity with isliVi Wd munt
pulattons. I - Btvr the dirty children
mauling the figjr and got out of the
way as quickly as I could JcstXhib
rirngmorj,
js' would do. It i an extremely VawMu
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f Iicve. A French '-traveller tells irc:
tbat the Arabs of Upper Egypt and the
Red Sea, make a sort of bread of locust ;
Ibey dry thern and grind them to powder,
then mix the powder with water, and
make imali roMnd cakes, which serve for
bread, when that necessary ankle J,
scarce. So "that the account of St. John
eat teg locusts in the wrldergess, cs,Gjgj
je sneered at by fireside travdTef.
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