— ■" —^— ' ~'= - meat for five or six cansocutiro week?,
FFOM THE LiTERART woRiD. j would ofteii asscDible before the steward 8
COLLEGE LIFE. house, ai>d, as if their nature had been
Kvprv ni.'n who hits rubbed his shoulder I changed by their diet, would bloat uud
:XHinst\i roll0'>’0-w:’Jl is "ware that each blatter until he was fain to promise them
’ ‘ ’ " ' " a change of food, upt)u which they would
separate until a recurrence of the siune
evil compelled them to the s;ime measure.”
There was probably an emeute, at least,
if not revv'lution among the students, when
such institution of learning and mischief
h;is in use a certain number of cant phra
ses and (jucer customs peculiar to itself,
soiiu* of aiicii-nt and suue of modern origin.
The prodvK tion of a colloctii'u of college
witnis ;ind cn.'tnnis will, without doubt, ‘ tho tullowing event occurreil:
tt'ud ti> the ptipcfnation aiul extension ot I I*mbable «’ m l^rovDimns.
?ii:»ny things ntort' honorcil in the breiuh j “Kxhibition, 175*1, April iOth. This
tliiiTi in thi' (>l)S(“rv:i!u‘‘. AihI yet a g]:ui«‘e ' morning Tn»pior was rusticated, and hulli-
lit the p igi's of the book bef ore us will ; van snspi iided to (iroton tor nine nu>ntbs, j own town, comes up to get,
bring back many a smile and pleasing re- for mingling tartar evif tiv with our com- j appointnuMit of a one thousan
collection to grave mon wiio have forgotten i iiions on the morning ot April 12th. j dolhir post office. He is backed by “a
TPOM THE HATIOHAL lKTr.l.l.lOT!J*eEll.
A PAINTING FKOM THE LIFE.
If you were ever in Washington not long
aft('r the oommencement of an Adminit;-
tration, you will not forget the army or
armies of office-hunters that thronged the
avenues, crowded the lobbies, erammtHl the
aute-rooms of the Secretaries ot the De
partments, and literally besieged the l*ro-
sident in his own castle, the bite House.
The scenes in the vestibules and ante-
r(>oms of the Secretaries in tln'se oflice-
st eking tinies are very rich and htuniliat-
ing. For instance, Mr. John Smith, a
man of fine feelings, and a respectable cit-
to get, if
thousand
, . , ,, post omee. ue is uacKm by “all
their youthful follies, and are prepared to ‘*31aylM. Kly was •'Suspended to Am- letters from (^ol. Bull,
frown upon them when reflected in their herst for tive months, for assisting Sulli- i shook hands with the President,
eliihlren. van and Tropier ii> mingling tartar emetic | Esq., who once rode
Tlie three most mischievous imps in with our commons.” ■ ;,j the sta^e with the President’s mother;
cicafion are a monkey, a midshipman, ami Freshmen in the earlier, as in our days, ' Hon! Peter J’arsh'V, w ho was once a
a iVohuian. The latter enters C('llege, liis wen* often even with their seniors, f‘"’{ }{^.pre>cntative in (’ongress, and had been
itifUnM-y stored with wondrous tales ot the their abuse autl op5>ression. e remeui- presented, with tiftv others, to his Excel-
l '>ld feat. of his jm'decessors. his ambition l,or a ease in point. A bigh-spirited I at a levee, and re
fin'd with the idea of eclipsing them, and young man who had lately entered, m '
in his letter; and p»“rhaps
a tirm conviction that it is liis bonnden passing beneath the windows ot | ^ letter from Mrs. IJrimble, an ex-Sena-
ilutv to make as great nc^ise and annoy mdie, ren'ivtnl tlie (•ontcnts i»l a jtail ot ui>t
l*n«t‘essi'rs and classmates .is niiuh as he over clean water. A tutor was in sight at
can with any degree of .•safety tt) himsclt. the tiuje; but, rejardles of that, the tresh-
A he advances in his college life he aban- man seized a brick which he threw with
dons the stereotypeil tricks of the youngest j;uch precision that it broke the s;ish, and
elass for fun m re rctineil in its nature, ,ii,l sonit* considerable mischief in the
and evincinjr more of wit in conception riHtm. 'i'he sophomore complained of the
and ext'i ution. I\*rhajis the acme «it cxd other t’t»r breaking his wiiulows. The lat-
impudence is attaiijod alM>ut tiie close of ter's defem-e wa>, that he did not throw a
the sophoni'ire vi-ar. i' have no tangi- brick at the former's wintlows, but at the
He thrown lllthv |l|';i>,.t..*iVlen't’s lady is"out, and gives it t-
the porter. He has not bt'cu a wei k at
Washini^ton, at thri’t* dollars and n bait a
now TO GAIN A VOTE. I ball ITT A MAD ITOtTSE. j Mr. N^at. Steed autbonzes u.? to state,
In a neighboring State there is a county The Lexington (Ky.) correspondent of^hat he sowed one bushel and a half of
that has always been divided between the Ix)uisville Courier gives the following wheat last autumn, which yielded him at.
■ family parties and elections are nowhere account of a Ball in the Mad House of the , the past harvest thirty-niue bushels and a
' more hotly contested. In former years former city; I half. lie sowed what is called the whit«
these two parties were severally headed by j went out about half-past 7 P. M. The bearded wheat, and the ^ound on which
Major P , >uid old Squire John A , l>a,ll was to begin at 8. [N. B. The luna- it K^ew w^is cleared some fifty years “go-
Moroaxton, An.^„,
Tlie followjng gentlemen obtainori ,
cense to pnictise in the County
David Col man, of Bunconibej K p ,
dan, of Person; lit»bert F. Armfipii '
Guilford; Willis L. Miller, of \V;,l t
M. Scott, of Guilford. ^
.and every returning elections for members fics Jn the Asylum keep much more rji- ho of our wheat growers can beat this. I /n. the Sitpcnor Court.-—
of the Leinslature witnessed a conflict be- tional hours than those out of it.] I found Mr. Steed s wheat was well cleaned and rard, of
Wayne;
Anirjirlit
ford; Benj. S. Guion, of 1
;iic,,!
1{.,
''f
ii; I
tween them, in which each found the other already there some two or tbrc*e dozen gen- carefully measured.
worthv of bis steel. Year after year the t^.uien *>f the city and half many ladies, j From another lot of about the same Thomas, of Carteret;
contest was kept up, and neither gained l)r. Allen took me to the large dining- size, on which he cast more seed, he reaped Buncombe; Ilasell Norwooil, of
any m!it\.>rial advantage. The majority the y>ro (tm. ball-room, before the forty-seven bushels. How he prepared his j
for either never exceeded ten votes. dancing began. Entering it, I could ground, we are not informed, but the re
About the year 18*J-, the excitement scarce believe but that .some mistake of suit is evidence that he did it well
We
T'.SK VDI il ()U\ jj;(;s-
was at the highest, and it was expected l,x-alities had been made. There, well shall be pleased to hear from any farmer ''''
that the race would be even clo.ser than cl.id and seated quietly on opposite sides who can beat this.—.-IsAWo’ //emW. i ‘■
ever before. But as the canvass progress- of the huge apartment, were some seventy-
ed, the Major e.vhibited an elation of spirits, or one hundred persons, of both sexes,
! find time to travel for pleasure ai in,,-
who have n(»t yet to become •
and old John a corresponding depression, a little talking, but vjry little, going on, le s ores o le lesape..
which equally, though differently, affected and all awaiting, in perfect decorum, the ^"ce i\ef a man w lose oecupa
, ™ ° !• • I • . I : was trailing along the coast, which he i
the friends of hotli. entrance of the music and visiters to begin . , . ^ r n i ..i x-'
tor’s lady, t(» the lady ot the President.
Armed thus, Mr. John Smith deems
himself irresistible. He expci ts to carry
all before him. He alights trom the ears
at Washiugto'- and looks round upon the
crowd with a j>atrv>ni/.ing eye. He orders
a hack with an emphasi'^. He coiuniands
a rocmi at (radsby’s. H' the next day
walks among the big bugs as big a l)Ug as
they. He delivi'rs his letters. He tind^
NAVIGATION—ASTRONOMY.
I'pfin the shores of the Chesapeake, from the thraldom of railwavs,
hose occupation and saddle-hors»?s, patronis\ I esij rt.
car-! that first and oldest establi.sliMl '
J V » ftir. /.!«/. 1 • > A- : ried on in a schooner called the Nancy veyances, j’our own legsl Tliir k r.t,
One day, about a week before ttie elec- the evenin'fs festivity. i , ,, i , * * i i • '""ivoi,
xi “o • ^ f J.lw. « rpi r 1 * f f Ann, and his voyages usually extended as tender partings nipped in th,. ; •
tion, the Squire and one of nis w.iimest J he miles api>eared to pay no sort ot ' ® ... . ,, .. *i if ,i "l.,
’ J , * -ii -it * .1 f 1 1 ji ■ 1 . I ♦ bir as Norfolk, himself and an old negro, railway r>ell, think on the co,nliit,
friends, whom wt; will call Jom-s, weie at attention to the females, hanliv indeed to, > ^ /a * i '
*11 +• w. I i* *1 ' I I j uauied Saiu, foniiing the crcw. : testecl \oice that summoiu f \in f,,
the house ot the formei, ex.imming tlic 1,^^. aware of their presence; while tlie te- ^ ^ i i- .
* ’ - ■ _>ne night, on a return voj'age from mg, trom a go»vl dinner tal.lc; tl-
ly over luggage confided to extortiunato
before a of hors‘S casting shoes and cat.-hi,,,’
I (»b.‘H‘i\ed that ^’*'^‘‘*ze, our trader standing at tlie of cramped l“gs and miml„ (l ,,f
*1 ,T : helm, as was his custom—for thouiih he longings to g-'t down here, and t,
the mi'll, more than tiie women, ga\e e\i- , , ’ . ^ i i i u-i '
liad ocensioTially trusted Sam with that for a pleasure nait h'Mir tficr ; .
I place in pleasant weather flaring the day these manifold hardsfiijis of ridirnr.
time, yet h‘ had not sutlieient confidence ease, and the next time vi.u
oahiilations he had made—acconling to
whiih the ^lajor would be electeii by one
vote. There was, however, one man
counted among the Major’s friends who
was considereil a little louhtful. To se
cure bis vote would be to change the
election, and while they were endeavoring
to devise some scbeuio by which this could
lie aware or ineir presence; wniie uie le- •
males sat in etjual uneonsciousmjss with re-' r'n * v a le uin \fpagc
p.r,l I,. II.,- oti', ™, ..II .ith a li,tlc8s, .-,1.. , -'•-n,,- Ann dunre.l ga.I
sIHKl,..! an.l H»-la,.cl...lv manuer, an.l all surface uf tL,j I,ay, be
alike perfectly- trainiuil.
the mi'll, more than the
deiice, by tlie wild, vacant eye, and object
less manner, ot the departed mind.
It is dirtienU, as to lu inv of the female.®.
tt) Uevise some scneuio oy nieii c>m«i it is oinienr, as lo lu inv oi me lemaie.®, ' . , ’ , i • n i ■ i • i • '
I... . .fl„l.',l, ..M .|.,l,n l.q.pon,..l t., I....k out, |„,|i,.ve |W„, lnnati-8 ai all. Xo air of f I"»' l',"U the Mrap your li,g^-a(;c
an.l «iwiIk- man l,itn„ ll', » l,..,n,v.. w.ll sat ui.nn their f.-atur.-s ,.l the vess.| at niglit 1 lie weather vo.tr sti. k 1.. Jf,ur l,al, 1^., f„„h.
guarantee that none but a sophomore was water up.m him. He was ae(|uitted, and
his advt'r.-iary dismissed. In the fcdlowing
instance, the gentleman must have re-
tlu hero of the following anecdote:
(’hoppuxj LiMjicaiui ('uttin'j //.'•'MV’r.x'.
■ Pr. , in proprin jurtivna, called ceived
i.j >n a Southern student one morning in
tiie reciiation-rK>m to define loirie. The
(jUestii'U was something in this t'orm;
“Mr. , what is logier’
“liOirit-, sir, is the art uf reason in:;.”
T'xi niani/ Pijti ! for a l)oUar.
freshman was once furnisht'd with a
d IV at {J.-idsbv’s, before he learns the late
lesson, that in Washington lettiTS of in-
triMlnction are “matters ot cours(>,” and,
like everv thintr el.v* which are “matters
CO from the furthest store on Long Wharf,
“Aye; but I wi'h you to give the defi- a g(K>d mile distant. Bein^^ ut that tim‘
11.tion in the cxaet word.> ot the { compelled bv college laws to i>1h'v the un
dollar, and ordered by one of the uj'per ' ’• .,re esteemed worthle.ss. N
cl.isses t> procure for him pi{»es and tol»ac- hodv reads or notices them. They provt
ti iit/lifi’.
sir, h(‘ gives a vi iy Ii'iil', intric.ate,
eo'tt'iised detinition, with wliich 1 dil not
t!..ak prt‘per 1 » burden niy mt-int is.”
reasonabie demami, lu* proct'ciied accord
ing to order, and returned with ninety-
nine cents worth >f pijH's, and o!u- }>eiiny-
worth of tobacco. It is needle.'S to add
'•Are yiiu aware who the learned author tii.it ^yas n'>t aj^ain s«.nt on a similar er-
i.ind."
'J’iu re are other things, however, iu the
volume than college mischief. 'I’he auth"i
lias ev;ilent!\ exp. injed much labor in ex
amining I'ld and curious authorities, ainl
.-'Orves eivdit fci lln' matter "f his book.
“(Ml yes; y nr honor, sir.”
“Well, tliiii, I ilne V'lu one dollar for
1 'lespeet.”
“Takiiui >>ut a two dollar note, the stu
dent >aid with tni' utmost inj-fruo!:
It >ou will change this I will pay you juamu r uj'arrauiiini: it.
i>n the spot.”
‘*l fine you amirher lollar,” sai l the HKI’.o IN L'»\\i.'i I.IM..
ri..}e.^,^..r, en.pliiuically. --lor repeated dis-,
re.']»ect.” l-I. lied in imminent peril by an aeeith nt in
‘•Then 'tis jnsT th*- caan-re, sir, ” said ‘‘ ‘‘’^ibpit at Bedmin^ter, near Bri>toi, b.‘-
tlie student, eoollv.’’ h'Tiging to Mc..-rs. (^.nl't.>n iV ('o. The
A very cool answer from ;i sophomore is 1''^ sunk about eii_'lit years airi>: it i
indelibly rei orded ann.ng the memories oi'
:>ur college da vs.
Professor had a jHculiarly reI
nose; so red, indeed, that it was i.snailv
deemed a sign that tlie interior of the
f. nipl‘ wa«i dedicated to jiacciins. f jion
thi-; p''int the i^rotessor wa> jieculiarlv sen
sitive.
On*- day a ehe^tnut. propt Heil by some
UiviMl'Ie h.ind, hurtleii aero-^s tiie roi ni.
anti came so vi.dently in eoutai t with the
11‘arned gentleman s bald pate, that ;rlan-
ting off, if sjain alinist uj: to t!ie eoiliiiL’’.
“Mr. F tliun I. red *111 tht' Pro-
f; s.'or. “that w you, ir: I k:i.>w ir, sir;
• ioii’i deny if, sir, ytmr blushes betray vou,
\ery deep, but ver\ free tr-'iii water and
e!ii>ke-dan;p. I’he main shaft e.xtenils > 10
feet di'Wii; but at st ine yards ab'ii;: the
wttrkings >f the t*p s, am a '■ecunii addi-
ti>nal >!iaft, calh-d ;i tip sh.ift, is .xtink
from the u(i|fr int'> tiie hnver ~eam: w>.ri-
ings are being opened inr-> -till ih-.-p. r
Seam-:. At elcNeli iselix'k l.t-t Fii'h.V
lii iMiin::, aii axen'iiiii: (-nal-truek ku'wkid
away tile timber fraln;liir. anil eali'' il tiie
ides of the shaft t'» tall in and ciininlT-lv
I hi>ke the bottDin ef the main shaft up
:ib(ive the horizontal wirking iu the upper
'ealll.
The Hi ws s.' II spread, and the pit-
rowded with tin
nioutli wa.> erowile.l w ith the r latives of
! tlie pour luiner." wh>* had been eii;'n!phed, ing. “ 1 he 1 re.~id"!it "iigaired, aii'W
•l>o von think that I blii^h, sir;'” m.*d-:**'‘^“ /-'•‘ound frantically the man. rather .«h-«rtly. ^ Mf're .Mr. ."’mith
n itliing. Two Words with an honorable
St-nator or honest ilepreseiitatiw trom thi‘
applicant’s jiart of tin' C'»unty, a President
or .'''eerefary thinks nMre of than a unil-bag
of “letters of introd.uctii'n.” 'I'he man
who goes without oiu' is mure likely t>
siu’Ceed than he w ho depeiuls mi them. I
would SI toner tru.-t a man w hoearrie] hi>^( h.i-
r.ieft r in his face rather th,in in his p'K-ket.
Mr. Smitli having delivered his letti r>.
aiul especially that t" th‘ Presitient.
.at tin* r' eejifion Imiir to the \\ hit«- lltnisi-
to see him. The President u.'nally re-
e.-ivt'i men on bu-:ini '' from ten tn one.
I>nr:iii; tlu se fhr-e h 'ur«; thi '»fli» e-;'--kers
throng the hall aiel ont-chainber fi> hi-
rin'in, eaeh waiting his turn; ft>r it is fir^t
eiime tirt served. Mr. John .'"'inith hav-
iiisT m.i'le hi way t-* flie laii'liug. finds it
fillc'l with peofile, like a depot pl.itform
waitin:; for the train. Some of tiu- ni'-n
pace up and down rapidly at every turn,
ea'tiiiir th T enirer gl.tuee*; at a -hut door,
outsi'le of wl,i h .'taiid^ a '--rv.int with h:~
hand-i filled with -,ir U; f>r ea. h \i--ift-r a-;
he came up haii'ied his earl. till the at
tendant hil«! a pile >f lif'ty, laid in re..ii-
l.ir Tdi-r. .''Ir. .'^iiiiHi h :-‘ e>me I ,'.-, he
ii:i di!.._ve-l t • -e IU re til ill n.-uallv p.ir-
t'.-ul.ir a: ut h;.- t iilet. .and h;' . ard inad-
th>- tii'fy-lir^t; t'.iat i-. titry- ne men ha\e
L'of to have andieiiee bt-f .re A/.' turn i oni,-.i.
H'.it he i' y T i_nt>rant ■ f thi- f;« t; l.ut ht
le.arn> it by he.irt, by anti by. lu- n-'w
l„.w- rC'iM ctfully t>> the w.iit. r. a:.! a^k*;
him why he ihx-- n >t announce him bv
i)./ in an 1 f* llin ' tli - Pr ':>ieut h** i- wai*-
r~
e.ill liong, not far i>ff, ajiproaihing the
house. A bright thought .>^eemed sudden
ly to strike h;m.
‘I’ve got It, Jones, but haven t time t»
explain; pick a quarrel with Long, and
don’t take offence at anything I do.’
Jones believed imidicitly iu old .John,
and nodded, Wondering what was to be
dom*.
15v this time hong came up. and was
cordially welcomed. l‘retty soon oM John
had o« t asion to leave for some purpose,
aiitl returning in about ten minuter., tound
hi> visiters I'ngagi-d in a h>t dispute about
fh* elfctii'ii. Long made some attempt t.>
change the subject, but J 'ties w.nild not
permit it. and began to u.e rough language.
Here .Itdiii inti rfered, and exjtrc .^>1 sur
prise at the eoii'luet ot J 'lie.'. teiupo-
r.rv ees'.atioii followed, ami the lU'pnt'*
w,i~ r'-newe I with greater \iidenre on tiie
[■art of JoiH";. Joiies ha'l taken his cue.
Again oM ,Iohn interpo'.-1, and t;ire.iteiie.l
to drive J'ine out ot doors it lie p-Tsi>fi-d.
The e.alm was this time ot' still .-iioit»r
duration, aii'l the di^juit*- was ag.iin re-
iieweii. Ohl John rose from his seat,
m.areh'-d up tti J ims ami .''C’.jied him by
the eoll tr. Jones ma'le a >ham n >i-tan.-e.
but sutferel him>elt to be b d to tin- door
and -;i!um.irily • jeeft d. I Lilting w h--n be
reaidll' I the trite. h>* tnrneil his wr.atli np «n
old Jo'.in, swearing that he inni alway
.•'iipp'*rf( d him, but th.it In- had n iW bf, u
iinp I 1 on, tor a m.iu tha: had alw.iy-
Ix-i-n ai/aiii't him, ainl /(»’’/ n-r, r >• t /i'.-
ritf iii;niii.
A' »’ii a^ .1 'M.-- l‘-ft. .1 lin turn 1 to
L •■■z ’'nd '• ne 1 mut h : !’■
•I • h t i;e . f liiV b t'lieiids, .^Ir.
upon
beh.ivionr, nor did any movement betray
their knowledge of any thing ]iecu1iar in
their cinMimstaiiees, except that where,
oma* or twice, jH'rsons of the city would
ap]>ioaeh the hall entrance and look in
w ithout entering; then some of the females
would turn um*asily away, as though an
iioyed .at obsi’rvatioti.
'I'he app'*aranee of the music was like
the breakiiii: forth ol sunshine on a clotidy
ilav. 'Ihe hen*tofore sad or meaningles.--
fae- s liirhtetl up instantly with manifest
jdea.-'Ure, and the b;i!l Ix-gan.
In e\erv .set half or more w-n lunatic.'
—^^just ^isiters eiiongh being present to
correet mistake^, if m 'de, ami t't insure
during the voyage down and returning, up ed fnmi a peri'e i-t parajdiernali.-i
to this time, hail been exceeciingly rough, brances, to go where you ^vill, ji,„r
and the trader was quite exhausted for will, the free citizen of the wh .l, -
want of sleep, and his incesaaiit labor at ing worldl 'Thus indej>eudfiif, w',:-
the helm. you not accf-mplish;'' What
The night was one of exceeding beauty there that you can;jot cnj tv!" A;i- ■
_ ■ —all the stars seemed to be on ilress ]>a- artist, you c.n stop tf> .'ketvh i-\. i v
rade, the planets playing general, and the of view that strikes your eve. An- v
meteors as aid-de-camps; not a speck of a philanthropist, you can ;ro iutu i-v.p
cloud w.as visible from horizon to zenith, tage and talk to cverv hum lu 1,. |
and borm* b« fore the breeze, the Nancy pass. Are yon a botanist or g. ij ,
Ann glided sniiMithiy along on her home- may pii k up leaves and chin rtifk- ■
ward, conr.-e, without requiring a motion ever you jiie.ise, the livelong i].-.v
of tin* tiller. Kv»*ry thing s -emed so sih nt you a valetudinarian, v tu in, . j,
and fine, and our trader, as we have said, yourself by narure’> own 'in. jt
, ! being mmdi exhausted, cfimdudcd that this tion, walking in fresh air. Ao- v
bein- filled, \c. O.m- needed no j„. '''as a go.Ml oi.portutlity to obtain a little tory or irre,v,]ute, y..u m,.v - I
troduefioM to ne.'t of the unfortnnat.-,s.—''‘'I’';"*'- , him aft—lor .am, frue your plans a .h.zen time,. i,i a
You went up and >poke to whom yon yon may tell “Boots” at ri,- ir ,i
in
plea.-ed.
•«trief-:-r
III", er so g I
M h’.' a^to'.itsln
bi-f lie itiy eyi
with m ■. >vert
and women who h
fr in one t • tweiifv
XeviT s.tw I better oi'h
irL'e
1 me mont
. p rhap'
hopeb->s
an
of
'1 here,
-; in the same .^et
hailueinati s—men
b.-eli inniites here
;irs, who couhl not
sli t-p. and w.is then enjoying a snooze yon at six o’clock, m:iv fill -j,
.rnni at a dancinir p:.rtv. ;,nd (^ecstatic sci.sati-n:;; iiVe miitu‘i- ,r
niMv. -•'l"'b''— has knocked at the d'- r, an ! i!i,.v ,
'.''.iUi. I am very sb-(']iy and tired—I two hours later, to pui'ue v ur ;
must h.ive a naji. Tiii* w»-ather is so fair with jierfeet impunity aii'l 'a’i'V.-
that I 11 irive y ;u the tiller. J^ut you
must fdl \v my directions .-tricflv. I) •
y->u see that star u}» tiiere!"’
es, niassa,' said S: in.
*\\ ell, tin n. th.it is the north star. N- w
t:*.ke the filler, and k-e]> he)- hi'ad towav i-;
that .'t ir; don't I-t h; r fall .n, you black
ra-i-.d, or I'll wiiale you. li aiiv thinir
_ hapjii'?s, ronse me iininrdiat* ly. N-ov.
iiiimi your *-vi-.’
‘Av", avt*. ina-^>-aI’ sai'i .'^am.
l*"wn went the trader, and soon he was
‘wr;q }>el in tin* arm.- of Muif hy,' us t!ie
Ir "h hav- jr, wl;;h* .’^•■m k- ])t tli-,- N.me'.'s
In-.itl to the .-t. r. Tim- wor-* ajuiee, an !
Loll;.;, but ’
L' ng •■.i-_'erly in
*N •. .'■‘■piirf. if
ir ^ :ie 1 all' ther.’
i-rrepted Irm:
y ‘u'\- I'lvt ill.-
/■//( ./ y' »'- y
>tr />./•
L'la^S of ._^ot.d oM :•
’liat year "It! .Ii.bn
e-rly asked the sfiidei't.
“Hlush.”’ retorteil the Profeasur. ‘-Your
ta. t- is as rod as a beet.’’
“Pardon me. sir, replied !•., "I think
crying that her father, uncle, brother, hu.>i-
band, and son, were all buried alive. 'I’he
attempt tt) ri -cne the miner was in-^t.iutly
eoinineiiceil; Imt it wa> ju riloU' and slow.
it s only tin? ri-llection of l ifht; j>- r}taj>s ^ hdy three men could work at once, and
fookfd at nif ot t I- i/'f'ir H'lSi ." thi-y were in eori.'t.int ilan'_'- r from the
jfour HUM
Among th'* m >st anin'infr pages are
those devofe.1 to an neeounf of the “.Medi-
e; 1 1‘acnlry .''■xiety’ of Harvard, which
e.iiitmeuceil it" funny existence in I'^l^
and terminated it in I''.!!. I>istin;:ui.>ilied
persons very freipiently—much to their
siirprisi?—received advie-s of honorary
meuiliership. A trieunial catalogue in very
p ircme Latin Was i.ssued in imitation of
tne Tiieniiial oi the colh*ge, and in it, per-
.s^ns who had acquired some ridicnh'us no-
t'.riety, fre«pieiitly found them-elves sud-
denls minior^alized and ph'.cel in very
joost-ness ot the ^hatt-'ide'. whence nia>ise>
ot Soil eontn.ueil t? fall. Mr. l\ni;:hf, pro
prietor of an adjacent pit, went down fir>it,
and thin men were set to wt>rk; but cverv-
1 ixly feared that the task was hopeless,
for the ventilation of the mine woulil I,,,
-ifopped. or ehei-keii. so ;ts to destroy all
life in a f-w hoiir^
th.at ilay befop' they
with two men in tin ujiper .'cam; and w ln ii
too.1 had b,-en 'ent ilown to tin ni, it still
-ei-med im[M.,-.sil>h* to jr.-t them out, fir
can >:ay more he is lui'rled awav by •.••veii-
t- > n ".'enfleiiien, eat h anxi'tn- to know
w iieii his own turn i>eomiag. Hu v hear,
and L'" paein,' n[. and down ii^i.iin. What
a roi"-. ! Full one hundred boot- trann--
iiiLT up and down in ce.iscless f i rfill-i.—
.'b*n 1- in‘t sit S'ill waiMnL' in 'ii'^p*
They mn.'t keep in mui'-n. Mr. .''inith
think' he nevir .'. vv so mnidi walking.
Hardly two g.-ntlt-men w.ilked in pairs,
.'•'.very man 'fenn d t'» pace up and down
•iloiie. and to be -liv of hi- iieiLihbor.—
I)oubtl.--4 all were 'tranL’*’rs foi-.it h othiT,
, II f ■lli'Weil,
a’l't 'liat year ' it! .li.liii y.;.. i !e.-f- tl 1 v 'ne
\oUl
Jon. s an.l old J dm k* pt .lark till the
elei tit'll WM.' ■%! r, but at*; r th.it tin \ h.id
many a hearty l.ingh over the ,'Ci ne wa
ll.i\ : th .M I ibvd abo\ e.
A. 1 . Sf i.’tt '/ /.'i- 1 -Ill’S.
Tra Ii I nj throiii/h tin .\ir.—,\ Pari'
corn-'p.mdent ol one of the North* rn pa-
}>er' write':
Ball -ning is st;!l pr-inin-nf feature
■ e;t V. L .'t Week
lie tru»ed to put on their own el .'li. or
help them'elvc' to food, it aloii ; \ et here,
wb; ther owing to the mncw-, the *xcitc-
ni; lit of efiiipany. the d im inif. or w hati-v-
er mi^ht the »-aU'e, enndueling them
.'elvi ' w.ih p-rfeet pfoprii tv, and d er
iiiir witli (-irr-• tn. '> all the rub ' of bal!-
ro-'lil eti.jU. tt. I
And tle-n >iieh an>l so nianv hapjiy fi-
«-.-'I I ii- (-hire to Von. sirs, it w :s worth
ar% w I k of or-liiiM V e\''teni e t.i any p.-r-
M n ot e> imu 'U si n.'iiiilitV. to s. e lho>.-
j- erea'uias. of wiiom w - ' .ir.-. ly think
\';fh ait ;i .-liu bl. r, r 'p*': k without 'onie
.'\liipath’-'iig infe* Action, thus 'iniling,
daiieing, w;ilkiii_' iii!.-:Iy rouiel. "r sitting
ao.irt, I .gt r!y wafehinir tin? re't, and all
e\iileiitly eiijoving the 'iCetic qnit-a~ much
a' fb '.- on wb 'in the gates wouM not elose
at PJ k.
. u I'.Sand 11 ■ • j ]>* '• v.-a> .;nn..-.;nce'l.
I 111 eating p-om w.-i.' di.-’aii* >"m* fii’tv or
eiifv-ti\e yards’ walk, in fh oth r j.art
of the larL'C biiildiiiL's. And here, again,
came more .ilon;'l'mt nt to me. ( rtain-
ly ne\: ;• In-tore saw I. or tht>i.irht 1. there
eould be 'o mm ll “llletll'wl ill m,lillie>:'.'’
l^uietlv, orderly, ami with->ut being tol l
to do .'«), the Innaiit ' 'Iropped into proei s-
sion, two and tw.i :o:_''t-tIn r. and mari-lied
di'W Ii ti'w ipIs the t;il e. I l;.-ve se n tar
h" on hr at prnati- parties, and lu V'.r so
the '■ le - Her 'Idn-.in d ah
!rp
I'or to you, what i.' a timc-t.il.iV- !.u; v
paper? and a “btw-kt-il |.lace” 1^.:
ot the dark ages]' ^ oil liread. j. • '
b}iter-i on your feet; iiie,- v !;r
with cold \inegar and w;iti-r, aiitl >
blisters after th.at if you can’. ^ u .
on your knap'.aek for th«- lir-t ti^...
five minutes afterward:' 1V 1 :.n ■'
pain in te.e mn.'cl^-s at the baek
m-i-k; waik "n. and .'})•- aidiiiitr v. ...
'•jf' Il'iw do We first oV( reome
painful cuticiilar remini'^eenee' ot'ti-■'
tint' "11 hoi'st back? ]^y riding ag , ■:
ply the same rule to carrying t!.
'n k. an‘1 be assured of the saiUf 'M.
fii! result. Again, and uncoinj-: ii, - :
I say if, therefore, walk anl
w.-ilk and be healthy, walk aii,
Abo::!':’; -!i
many things induce i|row'-!;e'-—the h'ne-
liiK 'S ; t the .'ifintion. tl-,e monotonous
wa>hing ol the wtves agaii't the sides of own master! w.ilk to enjoy, i
the \e>'. l, the rushiiig of the rip]de> a- improve, as no riders caiil w.iiii. .
stern, and the mournful siniring of the are the best jKiipatetic imp r- . •
br'-e/e through the c'rdage—all of these genuine holiday enjoyment th;;' > '
had th' ir influence uj- n ."'am; ad-led to met with on the surface of this w.'i I,- ,
nil- -!, w )' '}.« I—pi-ri( effect of g-zing w ji.J!—H'nuh/c^t h'j.'onii Raifiva>/s.
fi.vetiiv at any p irtieular objcet, as .S:an did , , — ‘i
at ti • \ .rth" St-ir ./"iiaii nna the M hnti-.—At the r
Yieldin:: at la't to tl.o sop„rific infiu- couveutiou ut Bi lhiws Falb. A
ern e- whieh -urrounded him, Sam closed speeches were in:; . -
mirem ed a bas^o accom- ^
FRC
IND
We J
Virginia
tice, at I
of the I
‘“Con fed
gates of
“Who
States ol
did, on I
the year
and sevf
of the Ii
certain .
J'KTT\\r.
llani})sh
Island a
necticiif,
svlvania,
.North C;
gia, in il
()f the
lows:
“Vjver
mination
a.ssemble
Confeder
the articl
inviolubl
TtIF U'
sh;dl anj
br' made
tioii be aj
ed State.'
the liCgi:
The c
as W'dl t;
was in tl
‘‘And
(lovernoi
of the L
sent in
thorize u
{'onfeder
YK that 1
virtue of
gsveu for
seiits, in
spective
r::tify an
said Aiti
ii‘i/ ! uio
ters and
do furth'
fiith of
fliey shal
the I'nit*
on all qu
oration a
the articl
served b^
sent, and
Ten ye
teen hum
fully to s
the Colli
wh;eh W
—;
whieh th
iiitc'l Sta
the ."^tate
red in ;it
that Coi
words: ‘
States, ill
I NtuN, e
In the
It was evi-ninv' "f pre'- iie.* of the n
coulil ei>mniuni’ate tt-rlt-ri 1 with their own ueess and
■t 111-
pros
;>e( t' ot amdeiiei-. Mr. .‘''iiiith ih >Ui_dif
th'-y all wi ri' a 'e>>wl ami hail ii shef*pi'h
I'Mik. Aft'-r waiting .an h"nr, he b.
to f -el 'h' ep-'h liini';. If. Ho feeK it is
ben -::th his l;jn:ty to be d.iiuin:: atteuil-
aiii-e this w \—he, a fr.'e .\nier.canl H.'
has .-^een a full score admitted one bv on .
It i' t.i:-t apju'tiaeliing on.' >’-1 i.-k. H *
sees a m.iM ab-iiit to 1.01 in in his turn,
when ihrtc im-mln-rs of (’onicre.s.-'a{.|.ear.
they Were too weak to eliti:; fr) ropes, ati'l
qutxr company. Among fho.so upon wlimi ■vtd’infevr to go dow n and
h'-:iora:y degrees were i-oiitVrred, wa- find as-i.'t tlu-m. “.Mr. (lovd.'ton iookotl rouiitl
( iiriatopiie e.t Huyti, \'\ liliaui ('ohbett, ‘\'*ill no one try f.»
•Joiiii (Symmes, AleXMini.-r the First ft tht-jii.' wtien a iiiod.-.'t-lo.iki!i;jr, iii-
l^"ssia.—will) was sn com}>l:'‘telv deei'ivf-.l ;'i''ed rath'T an elb'ininate liMiking youth,
by the appeararie.* of the she'nsl;iu that North, said. ‘/ wiir; an.l; — ,
he f>rwarde 1 a Valuable pre.'-lit to the so- after he did enter the bm ket. over 1gently put back and the
• lely; A:idrew Jaeksoii, Pop Hmmons, Day "bich pow. rful >hieid.' had been fixed, and . -i*'admitted. “Why is this?” he
A Martin, ."am Patch, (’hang and Kn'' de.'eendeil to the men.” 'ierct ly dt-mands. “Member' of ('ongre-.-^
Martin \ an l>uren. rlii- .^ea S. rpi-nt, (’ap- . Silence wa.' 'trietly enjoineI, and atten- ••b.v.iys tak- prei-i'tlenee of all wh'> go in by
tain Hal!. Mrs. Troll-)pe, and the K.-v d b-r the signal to haul eard. sir.” answen 1 the atti-mlant. Mr.
1.'^;^ Fid-II.-r; r.tfht-r a lu-terogi-neou.s e-d- At len^'th th.* si;:nal w.as recv ived Smith sighs at this new obstaele. His
lection. Thus reatls a portion of the record: minutes tin* men ajipe.ufiL bim y com ei\( s :i ( ..ntinued jinft es'^ion of
“An;;UL\V Jai Kson. :-lajor General ex!iau>ted. They .'fated that ealling on the President. .Mr.
m hello iiitimo Americano, et Ao»-. ttrl>-,iu?, bad that n.i candle could be
tati«simu- et er-> nunc Pr.-e.sedis •‘til---liaft,” leading to the
!?ernmpnb. F ed. nnnieri-: pt ' hi--of them f it sure that
Old Hickory, AI. Ib,et.M. P. 1)., 1827. bel »w mii.>t be dead; the other still
Muu. Fac. bonorarius, et L':i!M'ra.*.se lie-i‘“’l'' '’> fh..u;_dit exertions should be i ' , , ,
Feed, et LL. |)., j made. James North a-'ain vidunteered; ! • re.si.lent is closete.l with detailed
’ committt'cs from the Senate >r H oiise from
ten to one. \ot a soul is admitted by !
card! After three weeks, .^Ir. Smith sees
the Pri'sideiit, to b(* Tdil “to lea\c his pa
pers and they will be examined.” lie '
waits three weeks more in the ante-room
to get a si*cond interview with the Presi
dent, to ask him if h'* has “examined his |
papers.” 'I'he President refers him to the 1
proper 1>( partnieiit, where his papt-rs have !
been sent. It t.ikes him thirty-tliree days !
h‘el-kiekiiiir in the Si.-eretary’s ante-rotini i
at !
ha?
n;ng i
in th. di. traction of thi
M. (n'li.uii tra\illed bu nuu-s lu tiije hour good at a public house.
and ten miniiti- thi' is at the rate of
mib ' an Icur. M P .n.-ui ascen'-.-tl yes-
ter! iy fri 111 the ’hainp d** .'lars. large
an iiene-' h..'! colh-et.-l, attrueteil by the
aniionneeim-nt that tiie y iiinger (iod.ini
wouM di'c. ii'l in a p.iraehnte b.-tore the
eyes tif t!ie spectators, if the atnio'phere
was snfiieicntlv jniet to all"W th. balloon
to a.'cetiil p.'rj •-ndieularU . 'fin re wa' not
a breath of air stirring, an-1 the ZiKliae,
with the ]«ara-hut* attached beneath the ;
ear, a.'! ended in an unswervingly straight
lint-. At an elcvati- n of about (I'M) fei f :
the cord was cut. The ji.jachilfe com-
meuii'd its deseent lik»
the balloon, lightened
ofi' like nn arrow. Fr
the unibiella diI no
An ex. client '^uj'fier was spn'ail. but the
inmates of tin- a'\lnni. 1 ii'itit t-.l. waited
uniformly to be heliM-il. hat w;i
«..uree or eause f this strange order, I
.I'k. tl mv^'dt.' It i- tuld not bo the super-
ititemh lit’s j-res. ma- only. 'Frue, he was
thi-re, walking about the roenis and throiiirh
th‘ crowds, as hosts onlinarily d>; Jind
talking to all alike, sane or insane, whom
he eh.tnced to meet. And 1 observetl the
lunatics particularly seek him t» talk to,
as though fond of his c»mipany.
his e_\ ai
j' lnimi-nf to the alto snore of his master.
■ \\ hil't f In y sinmbere.l, olif ,-1v>lus, w ho
i' alw.iv' I n-izing abouf, resolved to play
a {trank upon the c.irelcss seamen; so he
h-f lottse a Norwt-sfer, which no snmer
.'irui-k the Nam-y than she wore round,
ami >tartetl off before the wind like a wibi
hore. Meanwhile the sky became o’er- and Spaulding in (_>hio. eall
c.i't, the dress parade was over, tattoo beat, T>emocrats without any athx I
at the expense of the Peinocratie aici I
Soil parties of that State. Tln>-
ago they held conventions aii'l f rih !
Coalition tii-ket. They were th>i! }
Soil and Hi-niocrats. The m-xt yi-iir •
were Free Soil Democrats: and ii '\v
have thrown off the Fn f S',it, ai; ,
sort whatever. Mr. DemiuLr, w ho
Thr Li'/ht !>f Xaturr.—The *c1ebratcfi
the i out, and the stars snug iu their
quaiteis. -'d the convention, in the cour.'e ‘
•\w:iy wt'nt the Naiicv, ;i.s jf frij^hteucd i rem.uk.'s told the f''lb-w;ng aie-'-i;
at her snoring crew. Pri'sontiv the sjirav, ilb*strate how the Hemocrafs had al' :
washing over the side, gave Sam a lreiich- 1 Soilers, an.l to 'how what w
iiiir, and awakened him to a .sen.se of duty. ’ con.scquence to the f ru - v
Quite b.wildered, he looked about him-^ there were two uieu oi.ie.ii-
all was -lark. Forwanl. larbo.ird, and some religious point. ;:ni m,. ^
starboard he gazed in .search of his beacon other, ‘I suppo.e you’ve read :!
light—not a star was to be seen. Sud- and low a whale swall iwt^tl .
denly he turned to liK.k astern. :ind there, i ttlterwards came cut id' ti;
far aw,IV in the South, where the cloud-s g"t ‘‘S’bore?^ -Oh, vi .
h‘nr
t.itors began to hold thei. ■ i> 1 . , ,
last it began to sj.-ad out its huge f(dds, Itobert.sim, and the evening wa.^
:ind to encounft r the re.-Istancc of the air.
Smith giws away at 1 o'cloek, his c.ird the
thirty-fourth on tin* list. “(’oiik* ;i,rain
to-morrow,” s.i}s the patient attemlant.
'I'he next day he is at his po>t with four
score more. But it is a committee-dav.
rtiinpnb. Fo;d. et LL. D., j mad ^
Fmmon.s. Pnenominatus b eucnuaged by his example, five other
1 ickieins, qni orator elivpienti.-i.-iimn.-; nos-• ofl.TC'l to go dow n. 'I hey la-
ti;e ietati.-; pom a, auces, paiii:in-:.in-ziifll,i. boici to r»*stoie thi? ventilating apparatus;
duas oratione.'^, vcndit ' were driven up again without any siic-
1>. .'I. Med. I’;u‘. hoimrarins. ’ ; ecss. North had i-rept to the edge of tin?
‘^A'lVKl. Pati'H. .'^oei(;.s mnlfnm de-i hammered for
I'.oratup, qni multa exporinieiita de o-ravi- ! several minutes; but got no i
t.ite CL ‘lai iles ues-en>us.’ Suo ^-1,1 pore !
It was a beautiful, besides being a rare,
sjieetacle. 'fbe paracbuti' dc.'ct mled calm
ly and tranquilly, till it came within thir
ty feet of the ground, when it decidedly
accelerate«l its pace, the air ojiposing less
resistance, as there was of course le.s? of it.
It finally fell with souiewdiat of a shock.
The intrepid icronaut wa.s immedi.itely sur
rounded by six or eight thousand enthusi
asts, and, I think,—I did not see distinct-
. , . . T • t . . ' "aid a •landv, who had dropnt'd in a
•'*‘‘.'.>.1. ma.'.si. git up; jrit up. and show , 1:1,
pent in .•onversation on this subject. The i me ’noder star. I am pass dat ’un:” ! ^
friends of both were ]>re.sent, ami it is said i Spirit of the Tiff's beyond the coiranili/
that Robertson reasoned with unaccustom
ed clearness an.l }>ower. Whether Hume
Was conviiiceil by his reasoninirs, or not,
we cantiot tell: but at any rate he did not
acknowledge his convicfions. Hume was
very much of a gentleman, and as he was
abovit to depart, bowed politely to tlnvse in
the room, while, as he retired through the
tloor, llfdn'rtson took tin* light to show him
the way. Hume was still facing the donr:
ir.”
How—how is that, sir?” snid ti
tonished waiter.
“Hon’t you-ah understand. V 'U i:
f rum the Tus'.-aloffd Monitor of Juty 31. j
^ (tinomi/ J\-o!tjiect.'i 1)1 Ahtltama.—The I
Corn Crop through this whole section ofi obtuse pahson, dem-ir.e!'
connfry /.s- Httrullt/ ilmtroj/nl. Many of) ^^ir, we biles eggs, all aloiii
our farmers are cutting down the entire
crops for fiwhler; whole and large fields, in
many instances, not afl'ording a single ear
or shoot. C orn h:is already been sold here,
we understaml, at iwie dollar and a quarter
an.swer.—
idmirabb
b elt; (jui j£ra bun, M. \k jur con-1 miuht have heard the
sei-utns est. 3Ii:d. I'.ic. lionorarius. I stroke, and thought it the .soun«l d' help-
“'I arttn \'^A.\ Bi hk.v Aniiiii. Civi- 1 ing comrades with re.scuiiig-tools, when the
tatis Scriba Reipiib. Ft.ed'anud \ul Brit j human Voi. e would be unheard in the sub- >u the ."^eeretary s ante-ro.ii
1,.gilt. Ext,,.,.',1. ,ii,i It.!',;!iern„„au .I..|.tii». r.ut p.t K-;t ';f 'itii
■N”V. Kl'tir, llitl,. \V'i^b,.p.„„lrtq.” 1 ttal nl‘life in ri^titrn. 'J lie lal»or wan cim-' I t'e tinn j. Iii^ lull .it (ladsliy s li.i
B'»n Wiskerando.s;
“Little hutchmtn;’' atque “(Jreat Beiwti-
ed.” Nunc , 1 H-rumpub. IVd. Vieo-
!i:e-e. et “Kitch -n Cabinet” Moderator,
et Mefl. F:k-. lioiiomrius.
“.'Iacjnts Sfkpk.n's M.\kis. Supposi-
fu,s, iiut porpoi.ses aut horse-Mackerei, grex;
“very like a wdiale” (.'>hak.); M. 1>. et pe-
•il’-n'itcr .'I. I>. Med. )’’ac. honorarius.
“'.Ar*T. Basil IIAt.!,, Taiuth.a 'I’ikh,-
I. >i K atque Isaaci s Fiuui.kh Bkvkkkn-
'’t s>. Seiui-pay ceiiturio, faui lica trans-
Inga, et semicoctii'^ gram;itie-isfer, (|ni si-rip-
tif uit solum ut pratiderc possint. Tros in
uno .^Iard. Morncli. Prof. M. I) , M. I'. I),
ct MeJ. Fac. Honor.iri;nu. ’
f'omplaints to the Faculty of H.nrvard,
tiiiiieil, au'l :it la.'t the ventilation was 1 madt* out and laid upon his dressing-
enoiijib restored to allow the im*n to erect ''
a wiinllass, and lower North down the
“tip-shatt.” He found the miners alive,
huddled together near the blocked-up main
shaft, eng.iged in jirayer. 'I'hey had worked
for hours endeavoring to clear the main
sli.tlt—had carriidl tons of the debris into
the workings; but their lights went out.
table. At length, iu despair, he waylay.s ,
the Secretiiry as he is stepjiing into his i
carriage. “Oh, ah, Mr. John Smith!—!
Tru‘, sir! Yes, your pajiers have been |
examined, and they are perfectly satisfac
tory. But”—
sati>factory, .sir! I am de-
liirhted!” exclaimed Mr. Smith, with ex-
»ml tiiey gave themselves up for lost.—- i happiness.
Crowding to the fresh earth in the main! am sorry to .say that the ofliee
shaft, which ga\e out fresher air f^. j i*^ i*'3t vacant. It is our deter-
breathing, they {irayed to God. 'I'he scene j retain the present incumbent,
at the pit-mouth, as they ajipearel among 1 morning, Mr. Smith:”
their relatives one by one, nearly lifeless j looks after the Secretary’s
with exhaustion, was affecting. None were j rolls away. His eyes are
from some of the paitK i so di.stinguishcd, dangerously ill, and all would .soou recover, i w’ith tears. He thinks of the debt at
at last re»ulted in th,; breaking no of the n 1 —i ' | Gudsby’s, incurred on hope; of the bor-
' , '^V‘'S™'b ''f'>ho,cwl,o«ray. pra^lrowedtnotieyonwltiel. ho ea,,,etoW- .h
The I.„ve Uen a : - |» i ingMt,, to be paid o„ l,i» rctun.; ol I'L
Iruitful S'llijert fur e,.n.r.l.,iut uaiorij, sn,. j, “'"-J A kind wurd 13 , wife aDd children; and the ne\t uiominc
(tents. « e tttid ree.m|..,l, ^ " '" .‘ ‘ff ‘1'“ '>f “ u'liu! of .Mr. Smith’s b„dy is found i„ C.oose river®
. g.'dd. I hink of this and be on your iriD.rff n ; . vrooae uvei.
r,V mu’ orioo m„rh J"*"-K'*".’'''- Tl>e Coroner’s inf,ue»t .eporled ••I.ealh
- .,... r .aoog thn kind „f >>.v drowning.” Thi Itecordiug I ‘ i rel
' 1 coHs, by ofEce-sccling ”
‘Tl.
the ea.se, tin* sjieed, the safety, (no acci
dent has happened in Fram-e,) which are
the distinguishing features in balloon as
cension, without lieing convinccil that we
arc on the threshold of the period which
shall decide the problem of jvrial naviga
tion. People’s minds are pretty well made
up to it here, ^Ihey wait for the man and
the discovery of the secret, and are ready
to aiccpt it from any one who w'ill offer it,
(’annot Mr. Taggart mend that machine
of his, and give it another trial? The old
world has given civilization the art of
printing, gunpowder, an«l the mariner’s
compass. The new world has almost squared
account by the discoveries of steam navi
gation and the electric telegraph. We
could pay our debts entirely, if 31r. Tag
gart would hurry up that fiying locomo
tive. Perhaps, the locomotive might hur
ry down again, which would throw a de
cided gloom over the whole ipiestion. At
any rate, there’s a niche in the Temple of
tame worth trying fur, and the nuin that
fiies first will get into it.
It is said that Barnum has succoodod in
obtaining the identical lancet, used by
Jam«8 Buchanan, in ^‘letthiy the democrat
1C b’joJ oul oj hU
continued, “Pray, don’t trouble vourself, i enables us to get supplies from
sir,” and so he bowed on. The street I ^^“‘^board.
door was o])cn, and presently, as he bowed . Pi'^vi.sion market in other res{>ects
ly,—was carried iu triumph. Huring the ; -r- —,
thn e minutes th.it he hung suspended be- j ; *said he to Robert.son, “I find the { P* bushel; and there is no telling what
twe»-n he.ivi ii and earth, Louis (Jixlard } nature always suflieient;” and he j price will be before the opening of
earned the sung little sum of five hundred
fra Iu-s.
It is impos.sible to follow these experi- . . . . _ ,
nieiits conscientiously, to obs(*rve the frace, entry, he stumbleil over some-
’ |hing concealed, and pitched down stairs
into the street. Kobert.son ran after him
with a light, and as he held it over him,
whispered, “you had better have a little
light from above, friend Hume.” And
raising him up, he bade him good night,
and returned to his friends.
Property E.rrmpt from Exerufion.—
By the new code of Virginia the following
is a list of the property exempt from exe
cution:
“One cow, one bedstead, with a bed and
necessary bedding for the same; six chairs,
one table, six knives, six forks, six plates,
two dishes, two basins, one pot, one oven^
six pieces of wood or earthenware, one
b>om and its appurtenances, one spinning-
whegl, one pair of cards, and one axe; five
barrels of corn, five bushels of wheat, or
one barrel of flour, two hundred pound’s of
bacon or pork, aud five dollars iu value of
forage or hay.”
“Tom,” said an impudent wag to a con
ceited fop, ^‘I know a beautiful creature
who wishes to make your acquaintAnce.”
P gbid to hear it—^fine girl, struck
with my appearance, .suppose, eh?” “Yes
very much so. Slie thinks you would make
a oipitil for a ’itilo pooJI- Jo,..!”
Is ’.ei^ scanty. Bacon side.s are selling
here now for eleven aud thirteen cents per
pound. Flour is selling at five and six
dollars a hundred.
Ihe cotton crop i.s greatly injured by
the dought,rand the probability is that it
will be cut oft one-half or two-thirds. In
the memory of the oldest inhabitant, there
never has been known here a drought so
de.struetive.
one minute to five, and our c-'ic >
spunky, sir, he couldu’t bile an ■ ix'
avdly—wouldn’t know wluit yu m
any more than I do,”
“x^Iy meaning would be obv'yu'*
pahson of ah limited intelligenct’—I
suppose. I want my egsrs cook' d j'’.'"
to that degree they v iU m>t nm."
“Oh, yes, sir, you want ’em !.in^' ;i
tie hardish. Bring ’em direcly, 'ir. '
YauJc‘1
The Cincinnati Commercial has the
following account of the sudden death of
two twin-brothers, Francis and Jacob
Kirchmer: The two brothers, with a driver,
were on their way to market, in a wagon,
and when but a short distance above the
head of Broadway, on the Heading pike,
the horse took fright, and ran but a short
di.stance at a rapid gait, wheu the two
brothers were dashed from their seats, and
one of ^ the wheels passed directly over
t rancis’ head, which instantly terminated
his earthly existence—the other brother
was thrown forward of the wagon, under
the horse’s heels. The heavy blows in-
flicted by the horse’s hoofs so injured
Jacob, that in a few minutes after he was
a corpse. The driver escaped without in-
.lury. Twin brothers, born at the same
time and killed on the same day, is a cir-
traly ^otQarkablo,
Jitffn' Had.—A Northern p.ijH’r
forms us that that the author ot tin* ’•
lowing has left his country for Li; o
try’s good:
M hat is the difference between tin 1
peror of Russia and a beggar? Au"'
—The p]mperor issues manifestoes,
the beggar manifest toes without his .'*‘
(issues.)
Ihlttruici&m.—A couple >f undoni '
Irishmen strayed into Megarv’s
ard House the other day and disc'V'
a couple of gents imbibing mint l
the “power of suction.”
“Ijook at them felleys,” said one ef
Hibernians, “they’re smoking graiio *'
baccy leaves with straw pipe stem:!;.
We don’t know where we have in>'t
foUowing, but a more beautiful, tlirilli’,-
and pathetic piece of poetry we never ri '-‘
“On H log sat a frog,
Cr^^^ing for his daughter;
Tears he shed till his eyes were ri*'l.
And then junaped into the watt.'r—
And drowned himself.”—Exchange.
A ccnsus just taken proves the pep” ii
tion of Switzerland to be
a million less than that of t'.-> St.'-t’
.Now Yoxli.
111.