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habifof speaking like a trumpet.) Sallv, chi'd, tread tht harttune out that thing pain. MnaeT what a i;ht of treadles the thing' got. What did i' cost, Deiyhbor Hodges? More ih m ihe darned thing 's worth, dddy, if that is all the music it can Hannah blushed ; 9.!y frowned; but Ihe two gent declired it wis exquisite, melodious, divine, and was, I thought -4;iinjr into raptures. I wag ,ke Mr Hodges. If that was all the music it could make deliver me fr in It Dave and McCauly looked as much as to say, wq think as you do. Dinner was now announced and m we went, daddy Pekins firs', and down w fiat to Mrs. Hodges great dinner, and hard enough, had she worked h the look of her face. Daddt Perkins kept j " on the two gnts, watching -vry rnouihful that passed into their mouths the old man Could restrain no longer letting out what was on hi mind. ' , said he, ha you gut uu iark'on your mouth any' thing the matterthat you wear all that ha.r about it? McCauly, 1 thought, would have bntetfd; and as to Tom, he was drink ing at the nme, but down came the '.urn blsr, and out came the water through both mouth and nose. 1 went to touch Dave's foot under the table, but got on diddy Perkins' corn, the old man sung out, but his sound was stopped by the uproar at the head of the table; on each side of Mrs. Hodges wa9 sei:d her niece and nephew, Susan and Billy An drews. The old lady had just helped Susan to some chicken pie, when the child spied the whole allspice in it. I wont eat that stuff, Aunty, look at the pills m it; look at 'urn all over it. It's all in mine too, roared Billy, and X wont have it nuther. At this moment Hannah, who was sitting next to Billy, gave h,m a pinch to be still. Glorious the matter got worse. Unkk, her-'a Hannah pinching me, hard as ev-r she can, under the tdbie. Mke her quit. I am not pinching juu, BiPv. Si? sti'l and be a good bov. said Hannah. rthr coaxinly. Hut you did though, couam Hannah, and I know my leg's right black. ou niched me hard aud'so you did, now. Ju-t then Billy spied.the gizzard in ihe chicken, aod rising upon hie chair and pointing to it, asked for them chicken's entrails. Tuat is the gizzard, ray child, said Mrs. Hodges, trying to pull the child down. I know what it is Aunty. Cousin Tom told mo what to ask for, so gY.e it to me ; and without waning another moment, his hand d ished forward into the hot pie, but it came out, with a velp J0.ua I to man Friday's. waa ca-ned from the tab!e MrCauIy, -P00 fellow, had to follow.-1 11. 'J .,. Fnhn ..... .1 iie "was use c vou'uu i Keep in a laugh; and yiur, mother, poor viW Afulia Udesv-wnrn'tfto bener, she van- aid alter John. Tnc diniier was soon got over, and fhe evenm-i being very warm, we ell tpropOsPo n iVn-.n in the shade bv the smll aiream. Mrs. Hedges went with us. and for once at least, it seemed as if ve tvere about to enjoy ourselves. Your v.dmother was wondrous polite lothe uts.' inward we strolled, chatting iHUbin an I catching at the branch. a , , sed. ;. J W I1 few good hunches ' Krafe' and called out to ome of us P lhem PuH.t sprang to tho bak and caught the vine ; some how or nCr bis foot dipped on the bank, his hold ott he vine vine wiih a sudden jerk, and Pver VPnl I Mr Pullgot into the pond The girls screeched and Mrs Hodges screamed, run Dave, run John, do Mr. Cowskm run or poor Mr Pullgut will be drowned, sartain. Frightened as the girls were, they heard their mother's mistake, and Han nah whispered, their names are Mr. Cowlnn and Mr. Pullgot. It's no matter, said Mrs. Hodges, whether its Pullgot or Puilgut, pull the fel'ow ut of the water, for he can't uim a li.'k- Dave, McCauly and I intended to do lhaj, but we thought we'd just let him jduck the second 'imfi. As to Mi Cow skin, as the old l.riy called hm, st -oi still and only looked on with something f ter.-or. Our coats were soon off, and as Mr Pullgot rose the second time we took Iv Id atid fndled him on kliore; hut terrible to reiattsfrts whiskers and mo'js. (aches wen gone tu-the bottom, ana his face came out of Ihe water like a new stiayed man. Mr CWbw began to look mighty uncomfortable. Mrs. Hodges, who had now goi the fcilows nnme twisted around 'to Mr. Polecat, tcHd us Hi pull off his coat and try to bring him too. To work we went but the mat ter got worte; there vere hug ristb ios to hi coat sleeve, a o'l ir and bnsom ornameted the front bu' the shirt ha, ha, ha ! roared tinkle' J ,k, there Wis none to be found. Sally, Hannah and Julia sloped tn house, McCauly with them, leaving Dave, I and (lie old lady wiih the ;wo gents. The fellow-wts soon brought loo, and sneaked off, followed by Mr! Cowlnn. The old lad v also began to eniov the joke, and to think city genta warn't what they were creked up to be. The fact was, they wert- two idle, loafing (ellows, hi bv din' of gambling ard so on, had managed to keep up appearances and got introduced in some good society. They had heard old Hodges was rich, and so followed the gals out into the countrv. Any how, ihe duckinu that brought Mr Pullgot out so nicely shaved, brought them all 10 their senses, the gals found Urn every thing wasn't to be learned in fiv6 montUs, and so they lurned round and became the same Hannah and S .Ify Hodges of old days; and now the fiddler's come too, you may all at itagim; ihat'sit. oo at it we went; ihe fiddier this time mount ng his rostrum with a little more care way we danced, while the sq.iire laughed to his heart's content. Atiout dav t;ie fiddlers called out o g' par'n-rs arl, for a prommade ; out we got, and away we went tor tew moments. Then came the order fur ihe gia.id gallopade. Po ka srep ari, just as 1 showed you las niglit, sars. My soul, but we went it, first up one arm then the other.and around we sailed. Heavens, it looked as if Belzebub had broke loose. Squire Jake fairly shouted, and down we all. sat, very well pleaded with our own performance, being certain it would not be easily imitnted U:ht did you call that dance, Mr. - , sat.l Unkte Jako sar-,is lot 'he dance, 'lis de grand gallopade a In polk. Well, poker or no poker, if that's whai jou call it, 1 say it is the grand wind rmli w;iitz; nsa regular break up. Why their arms, man, looked just like tho old wind mills on a storm) dav. Mr fiddler only shiugg-d his shoul ders. The promise of so many scholars from Unk- Jake, had determined him to allow the old man to do and say as he liked. Before the year was out Mary, Julia Darbv had found out that cousin John was something more than a cousin, and had ceased remarking, when plagued on the subject, why dear me, he's my cuusm- John McCauly had also found out the cause of his nervous ufFeclions, when in cousin Mary8 presence. And the next Christmas eve wit" nessed the bridal of cousm John and filarv. Winnsboro S. C. A Chapter ou Turnips. Dont talk to me about planting tur nips,' says many an old farmer ! ilave I- not planted them these thirty years. WeII how much do ou nuke per acre?' 'Why, bless me, I only plant, a little cow-pen patch, just enough to keep the niggers in greens, 'But on what do you feed your milk cows, your sheep and your sioek-hogs through the winter months? W hy the sheep shift pretty much for themselves, the cows run in the Rarige' until the feed give out, and ihm iyp give ihem a Imle coit'Ti seeds, 'Cotton seed! oj migiit a'bou as well feed the ai on woolen rng- they are per fectly -.ndigest ible to the stomach, and the only nourishment from thm is the oil that they contain, and then you rob your land of one of its best manures in thus misiplying your cotton seed, where as, had you plnoied oe, two or three acres m ihe Kutab ig Red lop Turnip, your table would be supplied with one of the mo-d healthiest vegetables, your cattle woold be fat, your milk and butter would suffer no diminution, either in quantity or quality, from grass feeding, diid your sheep would be healthy and clothed with wool. The Rutabaga is tn bes! tue turnip tribe lor slock, it is'ihe swec!": ranks ne3Jl to th carrot, for its nuirrive q;nty. lliswith this turuip. ihat Bi ghnid makC3 -p-r fine heel, her fine mutton, and fine wool, and possibly the very broadcloth on your b?rk wan made through English turnip! Are y u aware ol ihe value of he turnip crop to England? It is more than the er.tue cution crop of the United S atee! But thatcan'i be posst ble, you s-; yes, tt is poible, as pro ven bv the statistics ol the two coun tries. The fine milk and butter, tn fine fat caire, and the fin mutton and wool, which Eng a:d produces hrough her turnip crop, y ieds hei a grea.er an nual revenue than does the cotton crop, yieid to th- United States. In England and in the northern States they are compelled to hcuse their turnips to pro lect ihfm from th' winter trim'". Her-, in U fcJ uin, w hav not this trouble, but can puil them Irom the ft id, irom time to time, as we wih to ff-ed them, coininen -mg in Sepiember and continu ing through the win er until April. Be hold ihen the advaotages of the South, Ueii over England, in the production of wool, and i! you. Farmers, wid adopt the methiNi of England, of penning your sheep, (ceding vlh cut tun ips through the w nter, no doubt your mutiou would be a-fine, your flaxes as heavy, and 3io her important and profitable branch o Agricu ture would thereby b opened io our, people, Withdrawing a portion of l;ibor and capnal that no goes to the over production of cotton !-Weke up, Farmers, to , our own and your coun try's intereir. ft-. LATER FROM EUROPE. The Preside t of the French Republic has returned to Paris alter his Southern tour. He i still accused of aiming to assume t rm. Imperial Crown. The Frent hnve succeeded in esiab lishing the government ot the Pope, hut cannot persuade His Holiness to re turn to tho Vatican The Hungarians continue success' ut, defeating and outmai ceuvrmg the ene my at all points, and placing the Aus trians in gret peril and separating 'he Russian irom their base of oprations. Three grand d visions of the Hungarian army were in complete communication. The whole nation was assisting the Hun garian forces, bringing them food and horses, and latelhgence of the enemy's mov ments Tt;e London Neics of the 3d inst., contains Vienna da es to the 28ih luly: Lord Pal Tierston's speech fell like a thunder clnp on ihe Austrian. Mimsterd. The news of Georgy's victory over the Rusims at Coasseo, and his entry into Canthaw, were announced ai same time. Fhpre were reports ol entering into negotiations for peace. Lenawar is re ported to have surrendered to the . Ma. gyars. Letters from Cracow to the 23d June, says that the Russian troops, which were ordered to leave that citv, received counter orders. Seventy Rail Road Cars arrived at Cracow recently, fiilled with Russian soldiers. Tnfre are reports that a conspiraey exists "in- Russia, to establish Republic, and everal conspirators have been ar rested.' 'I he Turkish government has sent an army of 8U,0U0 men to the Hungarian frontier, to prevent the passage ol the Russians through Transylvania. I Liverpool, Aug.' 4. It is announced that another great vie lory has been obtained by ihe Hunga rians at Eselaw over the Russnns. The Austrian Gen Ha man isdefcciib d as in a u.qst critical condition. The Hungarians are master of ihe whole line from Essy m Assuva, opening com municatioua with Belgrade and the Tur kish provinces. The great battle at Waitzen between the Russians, under Paskewttch, and the Hungarians, under Georgy, in which the latter wore said to be victorious, is fully confirmed. Georgys army forced lie Russian line and marched nortjj, effecting a junction with thejnain army. A letter from the seat of war, savs thai the charges of the Hungarian caval ry neon ihe Paskewurh's columns were tremendous. A I tin-Hungarian troops exhibited unparalleled daring. Another letter describes the Russian retreat as mo3t disorderly, and hat they were 6aved from annihilation by the arrival of Balberd's division. A rumor was current on the Neapoli tan frontier thai Garibaldi had embarked for America, in disguise. A Cure for Founder, I will com municate (or the benefit of this use'ul animal, the horse, a remedy for founder which i have iried in three or four cases, and have yet to see it fail the first time. It it simply to bleed , the. horse in ihe mouth and drench him with a half pint of the compound tincture of myrrh, or the Thoinsonian No. 6, and give him exercise. I have geaied foundered horses up, immediately alter the appli cation of this remedy, and put them to the plough, and in a few hours they would be as well as usual. Uncle Sam's Size, when fullGroicn. The follow?na estiuidieol the numoer ot States in this Confeder-cy, (it it holds f fogelber until the hole area" is occu- pioo, asCO upnw ihe rec ent n port of the uniiei fe'atf Commissioner of the General Land Omco-?ad t-kes in all the United S-ates lermory 01 every kind not yet formed into Statts. W e clip it from a extemporary, who has made the calculation. If we annex Canada, Cuba, Mexico, all up to Hud son's Ray, and down to Cape Horn, the calculation will become more compli cated. "The territory not yet formed into States, will make lor y .ix tud a hail Stales as laige as P -ini-y iVaiila. Oi these, thirij -five HI be norm ct 30 o g. 30n. or Iree Siates. E tvtn uno a halt south tJ 36 deo. 30m. or lve States, supposing the Missouri compro mise line (O be adopted. 1 lie United States will then consul ol evtnty-MX sovereign States Snnuid Oregon. California atid New Mexico fly off, and the Rocky .Mountains be me di vision between the United States of the Atlan'ic and the United States of the Pacific, the Atlantic Union will contain filty-seven sovereign States, ihe Pacific Union nineteen gigirnic sovereign States.' The fiu elec ion in Alabama for Congress has tesolfd in, the choice ol two W'iiigs and five Democrats th same as in last Congress. communicated.! Honors to James K. Polk. . According to previous notice, a large number of the citizen of Gas?on assem bled in the Tourt House, in Dallas, on T uetday last, for the purpose if paving a tribute of respect to the memory of the lamented James K. Polk. ISAAC HOLLAND, E-q., was called to tne Chair, .nd Capt J.,n H. Ro berts whs appointed Secreiaiy. Mr Holland, on taking his seat, ad dressed the mee-ing in a iw brief, but appropria-e remarks, well calcuKted to impi ess tbe aud.ence with the solemn du ty tt.ey were about to discharge. Dr. U m. Sloan, then arose and of. fered the following Resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: Whereas this community has learned, Willi ICeilliPS Ol llPPn .onrol , I I I U l ihe ,ate President of the United States; auu wnereas, as a native of our own j oiaie n is the more endeared to us. we, as citizens ot Gaston Coumy , unite in the general tiiiue Known in die loo-j voice o' the American Deonl : anH u,lrp- apart from all those prejudices ihat blind PaU81 zeal may have urged aga.nst hun, he has passed ti rough a sh rt life. uul uu oi nonors, leaving behind him a pure character. ovaIiaH unm of patriotism, and exhibiting to the last ",u,r H''cipies oi cnnsiianity which are evr the attendants ol true greatness: Re it therefore, llcsolvcd. That we. tho miitp Gaston County, deepi deploreihedea'h wi.iiip laie K-ftes idem Jtunea Knox Po'kjand that we will cherish bis mem ory as we will those principles and feel ings which he has left behind him as a monument to fug integrity and worih. fiesohed. That the acc ssum of ter ritory uuiing tn admuustiation, the ior lunes it li .g inr.de. nd the huniH it hn afforded a lare number oi our people, are not among the leust incoii-iderable acts thn will ninddown (oy th- pen ot impartial history) his name to future & ges. Resolved, Thai our sympathies are wnti tie bereaved lady ol Mr Polk, and tbdt we mtngle witu tbe tenderness ol the wife a iialion's teats. Rt solved, I hat a copy, of these pro ceedings be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and forwarded to tbe family of the deceastd. The above resolutions having been unanimously adopted, Wra. Lander, Esq., of Lincoln, was called on, who delivered an eff-hand eulogy which met the warmest approbation of all who heard it. The best of feeling charactei zd the community, at large, and all rmred, pieaseu with the eloquence of the speaker, and satisfied that another pure and good public servant had been gathered to his fathers. ISAAC HOLLAND, Pies't. John H. Roberts, Sec'ry. Scraps for the Million. The President it will be seen, has is sued a Proclamation on the subject of a meditated expedition against Cuba, on ihe part of Amencan citizens. We had seen a vague rumor in some of the Northern papers on the subject, io which we attached but little credit but suppose the admiiustrauon mutt have been put in possession of more reliable information, to put forth a solemn Pro clamation on the subject. Dr Ricr anifrnri h writ'en o he Bal timore Sun, t i)f nog a specimen ot tne p'.tato vii e, with a opeoe ol flv, uinch he considers one of the causes ot ihe po tato rot. Tfte . specimens contain the egg and worm. He gives a narrative ol the nisiory of ihe insect, so lar as it has been investigated, and now adds that, particular experiments are now making which will be pub!ilied in pamphlet form. A correspondent of the Newark Ad' vertiser, writing irom Mineota, hats : when ) u reach MisSi,aippi, jou take your leave of bank notes, and cent cur rency. Nothing but gold and silver is here used. Half d ines and sixpences, dimes and shillings are ail of equal value. Red .eois are utterly dispised. Albert Gallatin, the celebrated finan cier, and who has occupied a distin guished position tor some naif a century or more in maren vitally important to the interests of this country, departed this li!e at New Yoik on Monday last. A fire brrk out in Weldon. N. C. on Saturday night last, which destroyed nu.e buildings, incluoing J une's tavern, the railroad shed and two stores, being ihe larger por ion of the town. The lumiiure, good &c, in tbe bouses were mostly saved. Official intelligence ha? been received at the Department at Washington, to the 30tii July, slating that tbe Indians hi Florida, in the vicinity of Tampa Bay, were all quiet, and no apprehension of dis orbance Gen. Twiggs is ordered to ihe cum. wind tu Florida, thy "Republic" eays.- i Satnrday, August 25l h, 148l . ... . ) - Agricultural We wouldS call iha, attention ol the public to Ihe UecturearJ.,5 wcrnseu :o or at nverea on the 4th Sep." . I. ! ' i tember, by Col. J. G. TottehL All ouf people are more or less intereed in ihiX eiruy roanuiacinre ol manures, and i sucn we would call the attention of t0 the ''heap of materials put up after the ; Bommer Pi. fn'iiK. r .u" , ' - - , vii mo planta tion o! Capt. J. T. Alexander, near our 1 town. The method is highly recom : lllPnr?Art Kt. n lr..A m... I . ' . v" vj u oumoeroi gentlemen in ii ana me adjoining Srates, who havo investigated its principles, ami ; tested its results. Col. T. stops at Capt. Slade's hotel, where he will furnish . tights, exhibit the manure and mode of ' manufacture, to those who may give him s call. U'e recommend public atten tion to this matter, for theiria auch need of manure among the lands in cur neirrhVinrhnnfl Kaetftno . i -' n 1 oto plan working, and ol course decide of Us utility without fear of being hum bugged. Come and hear the Address any how. V- ttf ik e nave roucn company passing through here, to and from the Springs, mese limes, ft is getting near tho shank of the season, however, when an eatlV lrot mnv hp InnUprl Inr In atirt them home. Philadelphia. We are assured by. aleiter Irom a respectable house in this city, that the cholera has almost entire ly disappeared, and ihat merchants had nothing to fear, as the few cases occur ring are only to be traced to imprudence. not a case occurring at tho holelj. Tho papers, generally represent the health of the place as improving. We under stand that several of our merchants leave the ensuing week", to lay in their Fall supply of Goods. Dallas, Guston County. We".' had the pleasure ol meeting with many of our warm personal and nnlit;! fr;-t.. at this place on Tuesday last Tho' town continues to improve, and tho Court House and Jaii, when properly em losed.-will add n uch ttVTlYe apppai ance and creanliness of the place. Dal las, like most of new towns, has too many boarding houses and taverns ; ono or two of each properly conducted can do good business, but this is no business of ours. We always stop at the hotel of W. Pegram, Esq., where every oc commdtion is afforded n rc .... - sonable terms ; while kind attention is never wanting to add to the comfort of all his visitors. There ere five merchant store in ihe place, with but moderato sock ; three Groceries, onp just e-dab J lulied by Mr. L. Smith moppo9 ion to I our friend B b, to say nothing of Ned likerVcjjp can, &c. ; 2 tailor shopj, at s sianu tni tluU nme of year, but oca of the bosses is just marred, and the other is lawing. One cabinet maker establishment kept up by Mr. A. Harris; and 3 Physicians, Drs. Sloan, Kerr and Smith, the latier gentleman is a dabbler in the mesmeric science ; he gave a few specimens on Monday evening, which did not seem to give very general sat isfaction ; as the effect, on the, subject, could not be discovered, while onibo audience it was quite exhilerating.- There is an Academy in the village,, under the conduct of the Uev. Mr. Wag ner, which is a good and flourishing itiMitutioti ; there is, bendes, near by, the District School, kept by Amzi Ford, Esq., which numbers about G7 scholars. The town has suffered in a measure, for want of good water, but this, in a man ner, is being rectified. While epeakim? of Gas'on county, we saw our friend Col. Hand, ho informs us that he will review his Regiment on the 7tb next month ; after which he will resign bis commission, sooner tbso serve as ho may shortly, be required. The late corn in the county is snfiering by drought, much worse than ours ; we wish them early showers, and ourselves a small share of them. ' ' "' For the DruCeefimoa nt h mA.linn w. relauve to the death of Mr.. Polk, mq another columa. '
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