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A XJLWTHR IW TROUBLE- 4 V;
A moat amusier volume inigH-fc written embc
the Jokes tbafbrigbte the hours, snd lighten
tdiSiilVtb70tingtM of XDmUitt their per.
!SioTer the Unoria search of practice.
T?.S7- litti to do darins the twri of their Job
sppreotioesnip, iney wmhj Tr
lisoro. la torin schemes offrolic dj9sfcM
not ealy vastly -delight tbenuelvevbut sometimes
Makft even the rrave end reverend seniors of the
profession into s momentary oblivion of briefs and
fee, green hags and greener clients. When that
.fcoorof Bai Jokes, Tong romIsed,shall see the
light we hope that it will hare some account of the
accident that beftl one' Of the brethren, at a Superi
or Cerfca begin hod holden at the Court House in
. . County, on the fifth Monday after the fourth
Jdenday ia March, inthe year of owr Lerd one
thousand eight handred and forty-nine, present and
nMMMinr HisHoaar .
A trial of considerable interest waa in progress.
The Court room was thronged, and the Bar was lit
erally crammed with Barristers moat of whom were
briefless and were la attendance merely to see
proceedings? Indeed, several jaaiors were hanging
listlessly outside of the Bar, waiting ana waicning
for a chance at aTacant seat within. One of the
lucky tenants at length surrendered his lease, and a
Sung outsider incontinently placed his hand on the
nniater, aad springing orer the railing-, was squeei
ed, in a twinkling, on the. fourteen inches of vacant
bench. HU Honor, not knowing the young 'Squire,
but deeming him an interloper, who, was making a
rather unseasonable display of gymnastic, peremp
torily ordered.him out, with abroad intimation that
the bar was sppropriatebVto the use of the officers of
the Court. "Several of the lawyers rose to inform
the Judge of his mistake that he had, in fact, di
rected his thunders against one of the privileged
class1 Bat it was too late. Imitating the actiou of
the " wjse man of ear town," in the nursery song,
who having suddenly ' u Jumped into a briar bush,"
and seeing what havoc i he had made with his eves.
as suddenly jumped out again, the yonng brother
was ia half a second over the bannister again, in his
original position. The J udge of course made the
amende promptly, and with that courtesy for wnica
he is distinguished, invited bim to the seat which
bad been so nastily left, it was all the work or a
moment it was Ion r enough, however, to furnish
lasting merriment to his associates. Being much of
a wag himself, he bore the jeers of his friends like a
philosopher. He averred that he did it a-purpose;
that he only intended to exhibit a specimen of lot
ty tumbling, of which he designed that Judicial cog'
niiance should be taken, end a record made thereof,
and bantered any of those who envied him his sue
cess, to go and do likewise.
In a conversation something like this, on retiring
from the. Court House, they passed a little Bull, lied
by his horns to a tree ia the Court yard. Some one
laughingly said that though he had shown his agili
ty to great advantage in leaning over the railing of
the Bar, pefse. he might improve on the nlan by
performing the same feat on Bull-back. No sooner
said thin' done. uCoke upon Littleton, qW the
lawyer. u I'm in for it i", aad he straddled the Bull
Bulls may be useful in various ways. -But Balls were
not made to be. rode. Now this particular animal
had been early;. trained to toil. .Hia spirit seemed
chastened and .subdued. , In his early-calf-hood, he
had bees' taught to labor for his daily bread. He
had been harnessed in a cart that day, in the way of
a is vocation, and bad, brought, to market four chick
ens, three doseh eggs and a bushel of corn. The o w
nervbetween whom and himself there was a perfect
understanding, was enjoying the proceeds : and the
Ball was quietly waiting until the money was spent,
when he and his master would jog along together on
the way home- .Taurus was evidently giving himself
uptq meditations upon rural felicity, as he quietly
chewed the cod of sweet fancy, or ruminating upon
the cpe and downs of life to which he and others had
been subject or, perad venture, was coolly pecula
ting on the Judiciary system, and wondering what
SO many young lawyers were doing at that Court
and, how . they would manage to pay their bills
when-" guns, blunderbuss and thunder J" the heels
ofeae were in his side. . .. y
iAh me 1, what, troubles do' environ
- 'The man that meddles with" Bulls.
That air of gentleness and humility was but
-7 " the torrent's smoothness, ere it dash below.3
The spirit of 78 and of all the independent Bulls of
Bashan, was in him. tt Magna mens in corpore par
vo." 'The lawyer soon found himself playing with
the Leopard. Snap went the rope off went the bull
off went the lawyer's hat off went the lawyei-
performing divers facetious gyrations and circumvo
lutions in the sand, which proved him equally ex
expert in ground tumbling, as in that which might
be denominated loftf, as practiced in the Court room
above. -He had waked up a' second edition of "Slee
py Davy." Indignation flashed from the eye of the
enraged Roarer. He gave one contemptuous and
scornful look at his tormentor an extra eurl of his
caudal appendage at the mockers around him then
turned his rear in disgust at the village of
generally, straightened his tail to an exact horizon
tal, uttered one loud bellow of disdain and defiance,
and struck a bee line for home. A multitudinous
shout, to which the yells of the men of Roderick
Dhu were soft music, burdened the air, and swelling
upwards, filled the Court. They came to a dead
halt. Aa officer was forthwith despatched to quiet
the tumult, and bring ap the offenders, to be dealt
with as the law directs. The Judge on enquiry in
to the transaction below, did not deem it his dnty to
paaish by fine and imprisonment, an explosion of
uproarious mirth, excited by a cause that might have
produced a spasmodic chuekle under the ribof grim
death himself. .Indeed, His Honor temporarily for
got his robes, and laughed outright.
But the misfortunea of the Bull-rider did not end
here. They came trooping and treading on each
others heels in a provoking " concatenation accor
dingly." The owner of the equipage found himself
left alone with his cart, and utterly minus the where
withal to pull it. A pedestrian excursion of several
miles after the bull, became necessary. This was a
grievance to which, as a free republican, he would
never submit. A visit to an eminent Attorney was
the consequence. Clamorous for law and vengeance
he demanded, in substance, whether a man, even if
he he a lawyer, has a right to dictate to a free citixen
of County his mod esof locomotion? Might
not a poor man hitch his Bull in a cart and ride to
Court, if he pleased, without being laughed at hr
young lawyers 1 And have they a right to ride, or
turn loose his critter, without leave or .ni
force him tepractice pedestrian exercise on com
pulsion 1 in snort, ir there was sny law in the land.
ne wantea to see it dealt out in full measure to all
eueh scape-graces.
BnUbe young Centanr was not to be bullied.
news not to oe scared by a lawsuit He was fa
miliar with those tools, and he happened to know
that law has two edges and can be made to cut both
ways. For example if I am sued for running away
with the Bull,' didn't the Bull also run away with
me? It will bear eross actions. "Lawis Uw "
mj uoKim menus iaw is what the Su
preme Court decide h to be" say I. "Iflamsued
there shall be two of oa in the same category. The
raWT iuKsesaed but, never decided, in the famous
rBunT:iBrBwtQm"d "Boatum
IkMP wKl lhe? U ettl Bnd Judicial
iytti. lSS?edffinifid citixen will car
SdSthSkstSt f.!I!K 4 ai"-- The
UiltXt the day. -h ".?u.t,? the djsas-
1 We bays seldom rend , .trn
appeal thjm that of LadVj"0? hetia
P.TiTnirr fiftK.TT-Wl'c: " tQ. the
MT,ClATTOdoes honor, to
Chief of that Cabinet of which he iTa 10 lh?
to the feeiings.of the Americnn ieot,rrV?d
undoubtedly represents with justice on thV !
occasion. It would be a glorious thi P111
a vietorv worth ten Bitehd K,ttl .- . menc
heavy oddsi-could shi be the means' tnrooShS
"wpruung manners,: or anoramg yeuef to these
"W men,-u utey are suu aiive. .
Richmond
Whis.
" Accord
of the citizens
the Mav
MntiMiin tl bnint Internal Imnrovetnente
in North Carolina, and, particularly, the-scheme of
the Central Rail Road - ?t ' ? r
Oa motion, Qea'i Wi C. Mean was ealledlo the
Chair. ' .. ,A - 0
- Oa motion, Jno. A. Bradghaw was eppwmu
ltJ - rrr r-rrrr p ' - v
ore
At the request or me iweeung, o.. u....,
addressed it on the Central Rail Road project, nd
reiterated his opinions previously made known to
the Mbiiov v- -J"' :w
H. C. Jones, Joa. H. Wilson, Dan'l Coleman, and
Jno. M. Long, Esqrawere successively called on
and advocated at some length, with much warmth,
the objects of the meeting. The information given
Jby Mr. Wilson, one of the Directors ofthe Charlolie
and South Carolina Rail Road, in regard to the pros
pects of that enterprise, as highly gratifiying to its
numerous friends.. Mr. E. R.- Harris then offered
the following Resolutions which were unanimously
Resolved t That the consequences of that policy
which North Carolina has hitherto pursued 10 re
gard to Internal Improvements, cannot be too deeply
deplored a policy which, has placed her far behind
her sister States in all the elements of public great-
policy which has driven thousands of her
nhabitants reluctantly from her borders, and offered
no inducements to immigration a policy which,
worse than all, has kept buried from herself and the
world the fruits of her vast and varied resources; and
that, therefore, we highly approve and commend the
tiberal and enlightened course of the lst Legisla
ture, in taking the initiative step to rescue the otate
from present reproach and future dnpopulatioo, to
awake into life and activity her undeveloped ener
gies, and to make Itorth Carolina as eminently the
seat of future prosperity and contentment, as she is
now the home of law and order.
Resofeed, That the project of a Rail Rand from
Charlotte, via Salisbury aud Raleigh, to Goldsboro',
sweeping as it does the whole central breadth of the
State, and promising to .extend its arms and its ben
efits on either side ro the sen-board and to the
mountains unites more nearly the interests of every
section than any plxn of State Improvement which
could have been devised, and on that account
should receive the cordial support of all her patriot
ic citizens ; that we believe this project, to which the
State has liberally contributed her aid, to be entire
ly practicable, if met by a corresponding liberality
on the part of the people ; and that we have no hes
itation in saying to our friends elsewhere, that, when
the time for action arises, the people of Cubarnu will
do their dvty totcardt completing this great enterprise.
liesoiccd, That we approve or frequent meetings
of the people and free public discussions on this sub
ject ; and, to this end, that forty delegates be ap
pointed to attend the Internal Improvement Conven
tion, to be held in Salisbury in Jane next.
Under the third Resolution, the following gentle
men were. appointed delegates, viz: Ueo. tfamharur,
Dan'l Miller. Jno. Shinpock, E. R. Harris, W S.
Harris, W, W, Rankiu,Jno. Gibson, Moses Pitts,
Cyrus. Alexander, W. C. Means, W. F. Pbrr, Jos
O. Pharr. R. S. Younz. Ibsen Cannon. Rufus Bar-
ringer, Jno. M. Long, E. R. Gibson, K P.Harris,
R. W. Foard, Thos. S. Henderson, Caleb Paifer,
Jos. Misenheiraer, Jno. M. Black, Alexander Mc
Keuly, Geo. S. Houston, Dan'l Coleman, Samuel
Wilson, C. Melchor, David White, W. S. Alison,
Jno. M. Cannon, W. B. Cochran, Ax W. Harris,
Jacob Stirewalt, Jr, A. Alexander, Jos. Bamhardt,
Daniel Boger, Simon Boer, Mathias Barrier, and
Jacob B. Coleman.
On motion of Rufus Barriuger, Esq, the follow
ing Resolution was also adopted with entire unanim
ity. Resolved That we commend to the further favora
ble consideration of the people of Cabarrus and of
Western Carolina, geuerally, the success of the
Charlotte snd South Carolina Rail Road ; and, in
order to insure its more speedy completion, we res
pectfully suggest the necessity of additional subscrip
tions to the stock of. said Road.
On motion the proceedings of this meeting were
ordered to be published in the Raleigh Register snd
North Carolina Standard, with the request that the
other Papers in the State publish the same.
W. C MEANS, Chm'n.
Jjkx A. BsADSHAwe, Sec'y.
THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
There's a world of buxom beauty 6 urishing in
the shades of the country. Farm houses are dan
gerous places. As you are thinking only of sheep
and of curds, you may be shot through by a pjir
of bright eyes, and melied away in a bewizch.ng
smile that you never dreampt of till the mischte'f
was done. In towns and theatres and thronged
assemblies ofthe rich and titled fair, yon are on
your guard ; you know what joa are exposed to,
and put on your breastplate, and pass thro' the
most deadly onslaught of beauty, safe and sound.
But in those sylvan ret rests, dreaming of night
ingales, and hearing only the lowing of oxen, you
are taken by surprise. Out steps a fair creature
crosses a glade leaps a style. You start
you stand lost in wonder and sstonished admira
tion ! You lake out your tablets to write a sonnet
on the return of t he Nymphs and Dryads to earth,
when up comes John Tompkins snd save. " It'
only the farmer's daughter." What ! hive
farmers such daughters now a dtys i" u Yes, I
tell you tbey have such daughters." Those farm
bouses are dangerous places. Let no man with
a poetical imagination, which is only another
name for a very lender heart, flatter himself with
the calm delights of the country with the se
rene idea of silting with the farmer in his old
fashioned chimney corner, and hearing bim talk
of corn and mutton ;of joining him in the pensive
pleasure of a pipe and a jug of brown October ;
of listening to the gossip of the comfortable far
mer's wife, of the parson and his family; of his
sermons and his pig; over a fragrant cup of young
hyson, or wrapped in the delicious luxuries of cus
tards or whipped creams. Iti walks a fairy vi
sinn of wondrous witchery, and with a courtesy
and smile of winning and mysterious magic takes
her seat just opposite. It is the farmer's daugh.
ler a living erea:ure of eighteen; fair ss the
lilly fresh as May dew rosy as the rose itself
graceful ss the peacock perched upon the
pales, there by the window sweet as a posy of
violets and clove gillivers; modest as early morn,
and amiable as your own imaginations of Desde
mona, or Gertrude of Wyoming. You are lost.
It s all over with you. I would'nt giva an amply
filbert or a frost-bitten strawberry for your pesre
of mind, if t hat glittering creature be cot aa pitiful
as she is fair. And that comes ofgoisg into the
country, out of the way of vanity and temptation,
and fancying! farm-houses-. nice old fashioned
place of old established contentment.
The Hall and the Handel, by Wnu Hoioitt.
Ladies Fashions. Here is an ururallsnt para
graph from the Philadelphia City Item:
At the imminent risk of being, considered ex
tremely ungallant, we will venture the bare-faced
assertion that we have never seen a greener set
or ladies in our lives than are those of Pniladel
phiauoder the influence of the Spring Fashions.
Greendark, .medium, and light green plain.
changeable and figured green pea, olive, snd in
visible green apple, gojden snd gnus green-
indeed every hue 01 green Has been drummed
into the service of the fair and such a green
sucn a tnorougniy green set as tber are f The
world has never seen the like, since that silly old
1 - ww Tl . 1 1 -
woman, jve. pfvourra me green ppl";
Kxtremelt Shociwc Some nerson asked
the imp of the Syracuse Reveille what made their
office smell so fragrant. "Pooh," answered the
iitue rascal, Mwe publish a scent paper."
Mtu very curious." said sn old gentleman
ew days SHICe in .! friamt that a IK
should be perfectly dry, when it has a running
intoiytotMwotica,lherawineeUarf . a
of Cabarrus Country' on. Monday or 1 ; ; btwillum whitfobe. . :,.
termor the Sonerior Court' to take into 1- vN iv M.k.l ..1 w ..,f-
I wv biu iiiusi Hiiicii vi iiuu wi
country o4 Derbyshire, England, there i lived, a
long time sgo, a man aud his wife of the -name of
Pollard. -3'he farmer was the keener of the
turnpike gate, and he h d only been married some
two or three montnp. when the circumstances oc
curred f which we are about to write. The
small toll house in which he lived wss situated ml
a point where three roads iiiet, and in a place
where the scenery wa,ainguUtly wild and drea
ry. It aiond in a deep hollow formed by two-
chains of high hills, whose sides were covered
with nought but a continuous surface of dark
brown heath, or occasional bushes of prickly
goose. , Not . aootber house was to be aeen for
miles, and the only evidences of life were in the
tew flocks of sheep which wr& here snd there
browsing along tho mountain's aide; or the mail
coach and. a few wagons which at intervals
passed along the road. The only peraon who
ever paid a visit to the toll-house was a butcher
named Godfrey, who called every Saturday, for
the purpose of supplying the Pollards with fresh
meats.
Mr. Pollard had lived in his present abode da
ring several years previous to bis marriage ; and
being of a very courageous disposition, aud hav
ing become accustomed to the loneliness of his
place of residence, he wss not much affected
thereby; but his wife, who had ever been accus
tomed to living in a populous town, and being
withal of a very timid nature, now lived in a con
stant state.of alarm and dread more particularly
whenever her husband paid a visit to th neigh
boring town for such necessaries as they requi.
red. And what tended to increase this feeling of
alarm to a still greater extent, that part of the
country was at that time infested by a band of
lawless men, who almost nightly robbed and mur
dered some unfortunate traveller, or broke into
and plundered some lone farm-house; nor could
1 he utmost vigilance ofthe authorities succeed in
detecting them. Of these men she lived in daily
dread, lest tbey, discovering that her husband
was possessed of a large sum of money the
savings of former years should sieze an oppor
tunity, when he was from home, and murder her
to obtain it. She frequently pressed her husband
to give up his sutior, and remove to some safer
place of abode ; but he invariably laughed at her
fean. assuring her that there was not the least
danger, as noue but themselves were aware of the
fact of his possensing I lie money in question.
One day in December, he received a letter, in
forming him that his father was lying at the point
of death, and earnestly wished to see him before
that event took place. This letter gave him great
uneasiness, for, apart fnin the grief occasioned
by his father's situation, if he went he could not
possibly return before the next day, as his parents
resided more than thirty miles distant, and his
wife would be obliged to slay and take care ofthe
gate." lie must go, however be could not re
fuse his father's dying request. When he im
parted his intention to his wife, she wss seized
with the utmost terror ; and earnestly entreated
bim to forego his resolution; nor was it until after
a long time, during which he had used the utmost
endeavors to sooth her, that he could venture lo
proceed on his journey.
It was Saturday morning when he started, and
one of the dreariest days of the season. The
snow lay thick upon the ground, and still contin
ued to fall heavily, causing th face ot the sur
rounding scenery to look-more wild and lonely
than ever. . As Mrs Pollard sat in the small front
apartment of ihe house, her fears gradually in
creased more and more, ss ber imagination con
jured up a thousand dread forebodings, and almost
fancied that each sound ofthe wind whistling
through the valley, was some one even now about
10 break in. Time sped, when at length Godfrey,
the butcher, approached; her terror had attained
to such a height that she determined to ask him
to stay in the house until her husband returned.
This Godfrey was a tall, powerfully built man;"
about forty-five or fifty years of age, and with a
rough countenance by no means prepossessing.
He resided in a house snme five miles distant, and
which was at least this distance from any other.'
He had occupied it for years, followed his present
business snd disposed of his meat by taking, it in
his waggon to the different families in the vicini
ty. She was unacquainted with him until the time
of her marriage; but the familiarity arising from
his weekly visit to her house, and the cordiality
with which her husband invariably received him
now inspired her with more confidence towards
him, thn from his looks she would otherwise
have derived.
I am so glad you are come !" said Mrs Pol
lard, as '.he butcher entered ber dwelling. M John
has gono to see his father, who is not expected to
live, and will not return until to-morruw, and I
am nearly frightened to death, for we have got
more than a hundred sovereigns in the house, and
if any of these robbers were to come, they would
murder ine. Won't you stop and keep me com
pany until John comes back?"
During the first part of his address, .Godfrey
did not appear to listen with much apparent in
terest; out the moment airs Pollard mentioned
the money, his face sssumed an expression of
singular import, and his grey eyes flashed quick
glances from beneath his pert and shaggy brows.
as though something hsd xuddenly moved him.
-I am very sorry," he replied and speaking in
a low, deliberative tone M but I cannot possibly,
stay I've got to call at two or three more places
with meat yet; and before I could return it would
be past midnight. But I tell you what I will da
there's Dash a better doir never lived I'll
leave h'ni with you; I'll acree to forfeit my head
f he lets any one enter the house while be is
there."
With many thanks, Mrs Pollard accepted his
offer; for she had often heard her husbasd speak
of the courage and sagacity of the animal in ques
tion.
"Stay Iiere." said Godfrey, now, as he looked
at his doer, snd pointed within ine room wun ma
. . . . . . a -.aa
finger, and see that you don't let any one come
near.'
The dor. which was a very large one, one of
the breed called "Mastiff," snswered this com
mand of his master by wagging his tail two or
ik. 1 m,i. ami uiokinv on into hia laea wiih an
iniellieent expression ; and the next moment'
crouching down by the side of Mrs. Pollard.
st re tc hod himself at full length upon the earth.
as though at home,
When the butcher had departed. Mrs. Pollard
began to caress the dog, snd for a lone lime en
deavored to attract his attention ; but in vain ;
he continued to be mute und motionless, ss though
devoid of lire This circumstance raised her
fears anew ; for she began lo think that if the
dog lay. thus passive now, he would do so if any
- a 1 - .
one cnanceu a come near mo place. Again abe
renewed her caresses, snd finally offered him a
piece of meat; "but still with the same success;
the dog. would neither' appear to recognize her
presence, nor would he touch the meat.
The toll-house consisted of two rooms, with
only One door or entrance, and which was in front.
The back apartment was used as a bed room;
and iwas lighted by a small windovr st the foot of
the bed The front one had two windows ; a tol
erably large one near the door, and a small lattice,
whose diamond shaped squares of gtsss'were en
cased within this with plates of Ud. To none
of the windows were there sny shutters with the
exception of the one in the bed room.
At the usual time Mrs. Pollard retired to rest,
but in vain endeavored to sleep ; the .dog still
"rem"ainTn51HK position m
wnen.Dis waaawr ; . ? . -
The Slight waa mora chill and dreary than had
beea-the dy. The fallinj of snow had gireo
place to a hesvyatorm of commingled, sleel.and
rain, wb'wh the wind now' blew against the CASfl-
merits with terrible forccalmott appeariaaf
tho7bU-woUi 'rabaHbaT hoata .froo 4tiyry
foundation. It aeeined a fitting night for deeds
of blood t Mrs. Pollard lay in her bd trembling
as her terror at each repetition of the keen blast
increased. Stories rof robbery and bloodshed,
which ahaVhad 4 beard jears agcx now rushed
through. bet.-roin4,wjtbA.;iyi4 distinctnes ; and
her imagination increased their enormity a buo
dreA Coldr-.' j ,' '. 't- 1 -.
8tie lay thos, unable to sleep, until as nesr as
she could guess, about midnight, when ehe
thought she heard the sound of a single footstep
outside the home. She partially raised herself,
and bending forward, listened for a continuance
of the sound with eager intentness. She soon
heard the step again, and this time distinctly.
They now appeared .to be quite near,. She now
listened for l he dog's raising some alarm but not
the slightest movement did he seem, to make
Her terror suddenly raised' to a great extent, at
the animal's not taking notice of the noise outside.
Another moment; and she heard a sound as of
some one removing the glass out of a small case
ment in the other room, HBiuedrstelr followed by
the sharp click ofthe handle, which fastened it
on the insidei turning round. Siilf the dog gave
forth no sound 6r indication of what was going on.
Mrs. Pollard was now almost frantic with excess
of fear, feeling assured that she must undoubtedly
in a few moments be murdered. The perspiration
streamed from her in large cold drops, and her tongue
seemed powerless to otter a single cry.
As we said, the dog had as yet given forth no sign
of recognition ; but when, a moment after the noise
ofthe handle's turning round was heard, some one
seemed to be forcing through the aperture, he gaye
a low growl followed by a sudden spring. A shrill
cry of agony immediately echoed through the house,
so keen and startling as almost to chill the blood in
Mrs. Pollard's veins. The cry was followed by the
sound of fierce struggling, mingled with sharp cries,
which each moment became weaker and weaker, as
of a human being in the very eztremest of mortal
pain and anguish ; and the deep monthed baying of
the log. At length the struggle ceased, and all be
came still as dw.th.
When daylight appeared Mrs. Pollard rose and
dressed, with ss much speed as the weakness the
terrors of the night had occasioned would permit.
She then sat down by the window to await the ap
pearance ofthe first person who might pass, for she
could not summon sufficient courage to enter the
other room alone. In a short time a teamster ap
proached, whom she hailed ; and as soon as he had
stepped near to where she was seated, told the story
of the previous night's adventure.
He instantly ran round to the side on which was
the lattice easement, and the next moment returned,
with horror depicted on his countenance, as be ex
claimed" My God, what a sight I have seen." He
then got in by the open window, at which Mrs. Pol
lard had been seated, and led the way to the room.
And what an object was then presented to their
view ? Hanging on the sill of the casement, with
the head and shoulders protruding through into the
interior, was the body of Godfrey, the butcher ! In
his right hand he held a large knife, the blade of
which was covered with blood ; for be had stabbed
the dog several times during the struggle. And
fierce that struggle must have been, for in hia left
hand was a quantity of hair, which be had torn from
the neck of the dog. The hitter, at the moment when
they entered the room, was sitting erect on his
haunches beneath the place where his master waa
hanging, gaxing with a fixed look upon, him ; and
the blood was still flowing from the stabs he had re
ceived. Godfrey had formed the resolution of robbing and
murdering Mrs. Pollard, and left his dog with her
as a means of effectually warding off all suspicion
from attaching to himself ; never for a moment doubt
ing but that his dog would permit him to enter the
hoase unmolested. The faithfulness and intelli
gence of the animal was thus the instrument of
punishment on his master, for the enormity of the
crime be had intended to commit. The teamster
dressed the wounds of Dash, and then pursued his
journey. Nor did Mrs Pollard now feel any further
rear of staying alone until the return of her husband,
after such a proof of the courage and sagacity of her
brute protector. Dash recovered from his wounds,
and was ever after kept with as much care as though
he had been their child, nor could any amount of
money which might have been offered for his posses
sion, nave tempted tnem to part with him.
KNOWLEDGE ITS ACQUIREMENT
AND ITS USE.
It will frequently be found in regard to knowledge
as it is of other things, the person who has the great
est desire for its acquisition is by no means the. most
successful in his object. Some people appear to have
a craving desire for wealth and notwithstanding all
their efforts lay up but very little, while others,
though seeming not to be actuated by any passion in
that way, heap together a large amount of property.
The difference in these people probably lies here
the one is cool, systematic, calculating ; the other is
impatient irregular, often acting at random. So it
is in storing up knowledge. While one, seeing the
boundless field before him. flies hither and thither.
learns one fact on this subject and another on that,
ana ass tnem so junioied up in bis mind that be can
scarcely tell what he does know or what part of tbe
field be has not yet been in another equally aware
of tbe great work before him, but not equally im
patient, commences in regular order and masters one
thing at a time. The facts and prinoiples which he
learus are properly classified and arranged, and thus
each one ia mads a nucleus or foundation for succeed
ing ones. All is built up ia harmony-the edifice,
so far, is complete.
So too, in regard to the use of knowledge after it
ia acquired, the difference holds as clearly as in the
use of wealth. Wo may sea one with hundreds of
thousands of dollars who will not use it with benefit
to himself or others. A little will be squandered
here and a little there; some for frippery, some at the
gamlug Ub,le, some in the tavern. It is gone ha
scarcely knows how or where. In his bands it has
proved a blasting and mildew to the morals of his
fellowmen. Another, with not more than half the
sum, shall found soma benevolent institution, it may
be a hospital for the insane, or an asylam for the
deaf and dumb, or the blind, or perhaps he may en
dow a college, or in some one of a thousand different
ways he will invest bis money where it shall be en
joyed years after ha is dead, and coming generations
shall rise up and call him blessed So as to the use
of knowledge Here is a man who has a large fund
of valuable information, but he eitherfeuries it in a
nspkinor applies it to sinfu purposes; none are
beuefitted, sunny are made worse by his possessions;
while nother, with .a small atock, but properly
digested, shall afford constant instruction ta tkaM
about him and leave an impress for good upon the
" in which as uvesywnjcn Snail grow
deeper And aid sr as time wears away: He haa not
knowledge merely, but wisdom toe for
"Knowledge and wisdom, fir from being one, '
Have oftimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells
In heads replete with thoughts of other men;
Wisdom in minds aUentive to their own.
Knowledge a rude unprofitable mass. '
The mere material with which wisdom builds, ,
Till smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its place,
Does but encumber whom' it seems to enrich.
Knowledge isr proud, that he has learned so much ;
Wisdom is humble, that he knows bo more," , J
Common School Advocate! '
Mb. Couulmes. By his firmness, coolness
and decision, and great clearness of mind, Mr.
T"M it "
isoiiamer .is gaming a reputation woicn must
place him high upon the list of statesmen. Hia
extreme modesty, but great self possession' under
difficulties, won for him at an early day, the admi
ration of Gen. Taylor, and tbie brought him int
t SB -" tMM
I tbe Cabinet FhUadelphb Nexcs.
Fro1alhTNtwheriilsa."r
A correspondent of the Journal of2omraeree,
writing from Wsahiogtoo city on the subject of
the Mission t Spain, .takes it opon himself; to
rnake a, apiiefui attack upon, the Hon. Cdsrard
$lanly. ; Speaking of Mr. Stanly U' ccoiherxion
with tbeP Mission tut Spain, the writer'aya5'-t n
It ia tobe " hoped tht the country will be
raved from the disgrace of a representation abroad
by ttatimie fcaapiffi. petulant 8tin1yl'.
A-friend having called our attention to this at
tack:' we think it due to Mr. S., snd to the Old
liiortkSiate, iJ'f'Fl!10
citixene are juily proud ,.01 " repuiaiioa ana
sfsnding of the gentleman in question, mat me
Whig press ofthe State should nail this? slander
mi imnniirinn to the counter, as base coin. We
have known Mr. Sianly-ever since his first en
trance into nublic life, and know that it ia a rank
falsehood to pronotfnee . him either- waspish or
pel ul -int. On the other hand, Mr Stanly sia re
markable, both in private and , public life; as a
gentleman of wrbaneV ecnciliaioiry manners, and
of great kindneae of disposition.5 ' CK
When public duty calls Mr. Stanly to expose
to the neoole, the corruption- meanness and hyp
ocrisy- of those tbey have unwiitinj-lyveleyated to
high places we acknowledge that-Mr S. has el
oquence aatirer anaerorening'r renuaesi'-nis
command, and makes a fearleas and eHettiver nee
of those weapons. The Van Bsfren dynasty,
and all that Ilk, know this to their coat. But in
the transaction of business, public or private, no
man ia more courteous, considerate, ana aignineu;
and no man, we are satisfied, would conduct the
delicate affairs incident to a Foreign Mission with
more coolness, judgment and, tact, than Edward
Stanly. ' "'- ' . t. tI . .
Mr. S.'s position in Congress, aa conspicuous
among those who did such good service to the
country, in exposing defalcation and. dishonesty
when the Van Buren administration sunk before
the fiat of the people, made him a mark for. the
shafts of rancour, and party malignity. But the
attempt of Loco Foco scribblers to make the im
pression, where Mr. Stanly is known, that his
temper or disposition disqualifies him for the dis
charge of any public duty, however delicate, will
prove vain and futile. 1 he fact is, that hia uni
form courtesy, especially of late years, towards
even his political opponents, haa disarmed to a j
great extent the former virulence of party apirit
towards bim. When Speaker of the House of
Commons, in this State, the just, coo rteoos, and
dignified tenor of hia deportment in the discharge
of thedutiea of that office, gained for bim golden
opinions from ail parties. -
We have wasted more words we are aware
than this disinterested effusion of an anonymous
scribbler merits. But the object is so plain, that
we judged it well to aid in defeating it. That
the writer ia entirely unprejvdiced and disposed to
give the new Administration a fair trial will ap
pear from the following extract from the letter in
question: .
44 1 repeat -What I have before said that the
country baa,. aa yet no reason to expect from the
Administration, a. proper representation of its in
terest and character abroad."
Here ia a sample of justice for you.
MR. BROWNLOW.
The celebrated editor of the Joneaborough Whig
is confined to hia bed in consequence of a violent as
sault from a personal enemy. Mr. Brownlow writes
a statement of the circumstances for his paper, from
which it appears that, as he was returning from
church on tbe night of the 2d instant,in company with
two brother clergymen ofthe Methodist Church, he
was felled to the ground by a tremendous blow in
flicted on the back of his head by a club, which im
mediately struck him senseless. His oommaions also
published a statement of the attack. The offender
is charged to be a man sf the name of Ryland, who
bad been published iu the Whig as a deserter from
Mexico, - - - i'
We are glad to see that Mr. Brownlow ia recover
ing. The following extract from his statement shows
that the blow upon bis head haa in no way affected
his peculiar mode of expressing his sentiments
Richmond Republican. ? '.' '
ul owe my existence, under God, to a strong beaver
bat i had on at the time this brave and generous at
tack was made.. Such aa attack I . Such inn act is
almost enough to convert a man to the doctrine of
transmigration of souls and make him believe that
some Jackall's ghost inhabited .the body that perpe
trated the deed ! out when it is understood that
John Ryland, Jrj ia the man, all surprise ceases, in
this community. He is entirely infamous. There
is not a man of respectability in this place who. will be
caught tn bis company. He bus been expelled from
every literary institution be bas gone to. A con
siderable revival has been in progress in the Presby
terian Church here, for the last ten days, at which
he has made profession of religion, and attempted
to join the Church, but the authorities of the Church
very properly rejected him ; and bis conduct since
proves that they acted wisely. Indeed no Church
will receive him, unless the services of an assassin are
deemed Important to the Church,' and this we sire
not prepared to believe ofthe Eiders ofthe Church
here. '
M Finally, I call the attention of all strangers pas
sing through here, to the countenance of this man.
if bis countenance be an index to his heart " as it.no
doubt is, he is still acting out his real nature. I have
seen the portraits of Kidd, Fly, Fairbanks, Martin.
Powers, Knapp, and other murderers, pirates, ana
high-way robbers nd tbey look; like honest men,
when contrasted with John Ryland, J r !
W.Gr BROWNLOW. !
T"" - mmm if- - i
National and Patbiotic The Whig of
Tennessee have nominated for reelection the
present excellent Governor, Neil S. Brown, and
they expect to carry the State for him very hand
somely. , Upon hia unanimous nomination by tbe
Wnig Slate Convention 'at Nashville, a few days
since, tho Governor made a brief address, the
substance of which appears in the Nahville pa
pers. The following' passage' will show how his
Excellency thihkaand speaks on some subjects :
M He congratulated tbe Whigs upon their suc
cess in tbe Presidential eaidpaiffh, and remarked
that some questions had recently arisen-to one of
which he would allude the slavery question.
arising iroin me acquisition 01 new territories
He said that 00 a question such as this be need
give no pledges he bad, in his birth and educa
tion something better than nledjros. .He waa in
favor ofthe institutions of the South, but he val
oed the Union above every thing else. HeMep-
recated the lanaUcwm that see ka - ta arrar. one-
portion, ot in is glorious union against another:
was opposed to the proposition, made jo ome
quarters, or non intercoase wun the North in case
of the passage of the Wilmot Proviso ; aaid ike
would not gtve one foot oj ground on BunkerHUL
or Saratoga, or Yorktoum, for all the land vest of
the Rio Grande, though all it ,kiU$ wen itudded
with, gold and its valleys filled with slates'. He
was opposed to those who would den y the South
ern people their rights in the newly acquired ter
ritories, and thooghf that; in (U: present! threat
ening aspect of thingv, a compromise abould be
made i but be ooor,ffn,AT axihaz
aeds :" for tbe Southed long aa he could be, coo
sisientlf with the preserTatioatof tlUnion, hat
for theUnum, at all emtt.liixfmmr
R WZEN White, aa tolaclOtter Hat juit
f2Jreceived by Express,' "
- - r; tucker &oif; 'i;
8tar and Sundard. ' '';'"
rankliu, Illastrated His Aatobiogra
phy, with a Narrative ol his Pubiic . Life and
ervices ; by Rev. H. Hastings Weld ; wilh. aumer-.
ousoesigna. - j or sale at Turner's t
C. BOOKSTORE. I
I Raleigh, Msy 4 , 1849. ... 3S
V New Goods !
f " IjJPST EECEITED
nPLf"" from New
-11-: Vork,jand4s now eueninff ih 1... nt"
t Good ft w... -w wt -jr'rr- of
ar - . " tuivwarseL. st an r
Spring,
a n f Ki.ika - r . . "
wilt be sold
M at aderatevT, ,
wwr w nnn uuuaui - smiiraiw m .m s v
ine assortment consist inMtf r
A ar8 and beauuful assortment of
lor
Embcing the Newest Styles Fashion.,
SoHnrA rf"wnt
ring; A large assortment of C.n- . "
Linen Lustre. American: Aeotr.h ta v' . Dr
-a ss4 1 lenan f
: 7rr,WUV.W' ..J bant
.. uii -1 r". book
chiefs French Worked Colors, Scarf, 8iu
lin, thread and LisV.edging; Gloves otZ T'
ScripUofiIUlu.Jfe ,Witfie, Uot. Hosiery 8D!7 d,?"
LA well selected Stock of Black and 0U r
f ;iff.:.k ri .-i-. VMTer Brows.
a 1 cuitl viiniffl) very wku ym
Doeskin Cassimere, Fancy Do j J Figured and Pi
s Linen Drilling; Brown Drilling, Rain Liuen'rl"
4.1 i.Coau, .Pbeck, hv , French nod Eagi 6'4r
Drap drte, . , .
And a Iarg Stock of Fancy Summer Stuffs, Veg.
tings, &c. &c.. -
Gentlemen's Bi'k Kid and White Silk GIovM, cr
v, vats, fougse aud Baadauaa Hank'f s, ' l,i,u
Lineu.
Browu and Bleached Sheetinga'and Shirtings, larw
stock. Table Linen, 8 and 10-4; Towelling aud
Osns bergs, aotf Msborough-Stripes.
A very larg assortment of V
Boots aud. Shoes,
at the lowest rates.
nrrirtri . rmA.
Call and ee Jbr yourselves, : the Spring sty 1
oeaver ana Cfatin weaver, tbe best articles, and
beauties they are, Broad brims, low price.'' Do, bl'k
Pearl aad Red, : Soft Mexican and1 Cruornia, do.
Panama; Leghorn.' and Palm; Leaf Do- at reduced
prices from last season. ' "
tStrawTaalUag 4-' " "
. ,
Groceries, Brown. Clarified. Crushed snd Iw
ugar. Rio, Laguira, ind Java Coffee, Teas ofths
est qnality, Kfwrm, Adaraantlna and Tallow Cau-
dles,sspsrioraiad.,.. 'J- u?:
CocIteryV Ward ware, Ac.
Crockery, Hardware 'and , Cutlery, 6ne Table
Cutlery, 51 pieces in a seU Castings aad Hollow
ware, Black smith's Bellowvayils, . Vices and
Hammers, and almost every 'article usually kept in
a Retail Store- v T. 'tt. 8ELBY,
. No. 12, Fayetteville Street,
Raleigh. April 28, Jgmrf " 33
"100 DbllarsiReward.
MAN A WAY in fatf 1847, a negro man by tht
uame of Buck.' He is a yellow .complexion,
about five feet six inches high, rather bow.legged,
ery quick in hi movements, andwhen spoken to
very slow to answer1. -He wa in the poseessioa of
Robert. F. Morrisat UUlsborougb,?wbea h went
a way rand is very ) likely stilt in that neighborhood;
he was raised in Granville 'county,, by Mrs. Black
nail, hi the neighborhood of Wilton, and may be ia
that 'neighbMhood nowfvTbe above reward win be
given for hi appreheUsiou, and delivery to me, or
confinement ia any jail so that I can get him. .
.k i WAL J. HAMLETT.
MtrTintai Person, TX. C.
April iS 1849. k 32 Urn.
VALUABLE PAINTING ESTABLISHMENT
WILL be sold, by pnblio auction, at the fier.
later Office; in. the City of Raleigh, on Mod
day, the second day of July, the establishment of
the Raleigh Rester, belonging to the estate of the
late Weston R. Gales "j including two Printing Frew
es, extensive foots 'of Newspaper Book and Job
type, all the accessary furniture and fixtures pertain
iog to the office, and. its subscription.
This is. perhaps one of the. most desirabls printing
establishments in, the South, and, offisrs the highest
inducement to purchasers. , -The Register eas estab
lished iu 1799, by the Father of the late Editor and
tbe Grandfather of the present Editor, and under
his auspices, attained, a support, which it has steadily
maintained until this day. It haa therefore quite a
large circulation, aud an extensive Advertising and
Job .patronage. : The .Establishment has been so
long identified with the State and its institutions,
that, by proper management, its patronage may not
ouly be retained, but increased-
Terms of sale Credit of ouetwo and three years,
with bond and ample aad approved security.
v - . C. B. ROOT, Adm'r.
April 3, 1849. ; 27"
FOR one or more years, the targe and con
venient Dwelling on Fayetteville street, oc
cupied for many years by the late Weato&R Onhs.
For particulars, enquire on the premises, or of C.
Root, Raleigh, - .S ti I
May 1, 1849.-. :A-, : - ' 35
New Spring Goods.
fTnHB " BubscribeV is. now opening his Sprint
II eJiock of"
t Tr..- - -
Dry
ry Cioods, Hatg Slioes, rllftrdware,
vrpcuery and rocer!e,
Which he is disposed to sett on reasonable term,
far Case, or to responsible dealers oneredit
0; Fayetteville street.
Raleigh, April 11." ,3 -v 30
Gun Powdervand Clack Teas.
iOvl.D iava, Laguira and Rio Coffee, Loaf Crash
VjJedi Pulverised, Clarified and Brown Sugars.-
Wrought, Cut Nails and Brad from 4 to 40 penny.
Uerman and 5 Cart tjteel. Molasses," Gr.Mind
and
Blown Salu For sale by
i BKOWN.
30
Kaieign, Apni ta., ,
jTT) LEACHED snd Biown 8beeUng, 6 to 12
irbaoaners. Blear bed and Brown Shirtings, extra
Eunck Oznaborgs and Spun Cotton. A great vsri
ety of qualrtiea aad prices, for sate by the single yard
orptecs, by - ? JBROWW.
: April . ! - - ' 39
fT " ADIE3 BUck and White KM d Moroccs,
ILl Slippers and WaTkrof Shoes, Philadelphia
mke; Mbses i'nd tlhildren's do ' M
i Men and Boys Kip and Calf Shoetees,- Hesvy
Brogane and Women's Leather Shoes. For sale by
V u-- J. BROWN, "
f -i r: No. 9, Fsjetieville street
W Raleigh; April 1. - -30
tl TK 4w Pieces Calico, of all prices and 8hsdes,
JiHy IPawns, Ginghams,; JSilk M ap, Black
A I paccas, Black French Bombazines sd Cashmeres.
: ' Laleigh. April 18, '..- yv,:... , M-w. .30
plotes-WOrt, OR RAPE SEED, (for Canary
U VBirds ) " A so imlv received this day at the
lUleigh. May 6.1849.
37
FemaleCIassieal Institute,
lilbloroifli Street. Stleisk N. C.
w . ...
rvraT4i7 wptt ot?ooi-tst fnctifntion wi.l
New
iH commence on Monday, the 25tb of J one. It i
desirable that Students be present en that day
For further information, address
BENNET T. BLAKE, Principal.
May 3, 1849. 36 10
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