TIIOS. J. LEMAT, Editor & Proprietor.
"jiortj) Carolina potent at in intfllrctual, teoral aim vfofitil rtjnmttt tlje lana ot out fitti antt tjomc of our affection.
THREE t)OLLAR3 Per Axxv in Mvan
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VOL- XL.
HALEIQH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1649.
NO. 39.
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THE FARMERS' STATE FAIR.
Editorial Correspondent ."
Syracuse, Wednesday, Sept. 12.
The Statk Aoricv.tvrai. Fair now in
proeress here is pronounced by good judge
xuDerior to any of its predecessors. I do
not pretend to give my own judgment, for I
luve none. After passing three or iour
hours in wandering among and gazing at
this bewildering massol Live Stock, Imple
ments, farm J'roduce, Inventions, tie. 1
liavc brought away little more than a head
ache and a more ivid conception of the
wonders of Nature and Art, and a more live
ly idea of that benefi cent Future to which
Industry is now hastening. .
Of Horses, Cattle and Sheep there is a
great collection here, but Ijwilj leave, their
merits to the appropriate Committees. One
of the largest and finest tot of, Sheep if that
of a Vermontcr.Mr. Bingham, which is gen
erally admired. Hogs are not so abundant,
but they look a great deal better here than
in the streets of New-York. There are
some fine Steers and Working-Oxen, but a
great share of the Cattle seem to me in too
high condition. What is the use of an ox
weighing ton or over? Of course, you
may load his frame with tallowthat is not
a difficult operation, And indicates neither
genius nor science; but what does that prove?
You may make a hog of him, but he is none
the better to eat and gcod for nothing to
wprkr
monstrosities are profitable? that it is ex
pedient or economical eo. to load animal
with tat? I do not remember any; and in do
fault of it I pass by all excessively fat cattle
as of no account.
I am glad to know that the Wool-growers
are doing better this year than during the
three or four preceding.
There cannot be less than two or three
hundred different kind of Agricultural Im
plements on exhibiton here Horse Rakes,
Cultivators, Straw-Cutters, Sub-Soil and all
other Plows, new Bee-Hives, Water
Wheels, Horse-power Saws, -e. Sic. I
consider this altogether the most important
feature of the Fair.- A-great Ox - may - be
reared by a greater fool, very little to the
profit or edification of other fools; but no
man who ever worked a year at farming
can spend a da' among these Implements
and Inventions without being stimulated to
think. The great end of all such exhibitions
is an improvement of the breed of Farmers
of Men. Now the man who hat been
skimming over a hundred acre of land tor
the last twenty or thirty years, plowing six
inches deep, manuring with his good wish
es, and growing fifteen or twenty bushels of
corn to the acre, cannot spend a day in one
of these Fair-enclosures without being start
led and fharncd, These Sub-Soil Plows,
one of which, properly used, would double
his usual product of corn and Vegetables,
and in dry season treble it; these Straw
Cutters, with one of which his scanty crop
of Hay might have been made with the aid
of Straw, Stalks, &e. to winter his Mock
bountifully; lhene Cultivators, Seed-Planter,
Horse-Rakes and other labor-saving imple
ments must set him think itig. - What sort
of crops do those farmers ob'ain who use
such implements? Who mako the most by
farming the fifteen'or the fifty-buhel corn
grow ers? What sort of farmers is it who
are able to buy land when any is for sale low
lor cash? What sort of farming leaves land
. II 1 . ! fM
in conutuon u sen au vaniageoiiMy i i ucac
questions arise spontaneously in the simplest
minds, and they will be answered. I don't
believe a farmer can attend three successive
Fairs, keeping his head unclouded by liquor,
and not resolve to farm better through all
his life afurward.
No other business could bear to be man
aged so wretchedly as Farming still is.
Only think of civilized men killing their bees
to get honey in this Nineteenth Century after
Christ . Killing a cow to obtain her
milk would be on the same principle. " Yet
to this day half the bee-men smother their
bees to get the honey, although the land is
fullof simple and cheap hives on ahumaner
and more economical principle How long
ball (he stupid barbarism of smothering
bees continue! T . -
- Among the novelties I have seen to-day
is machine for Dressing (Picking) Mill
- Stones, which seems to work admirably.
Ditto a horse-power Wood-Saw, which
itehes the tov'-f aM.'left'''
way delightful to a had chopper like me..
Mr. Cla't has thus far been thejife
and soul of the Fair. He. arrived at 3
o'clock yesterday, and visited the grounds
last evening in an opeu carriage; and again
Jliis morning, when there were Fifty Thwis
" Riid People within "the enctoiureT It is gen
erally regretted that the enthusiasm and pres
sure u tee him would not let him alight and
"ore closely examiue the Cattle and Horses,
f whirh he is known to be on of the bet
jadgBS io Amricji. .-lie i in improved
health and excellent spirits. He leaves the
city at 8 lb-morrow morning for home by
way of Oswegoand Lake Ontario. He
does not wish to step anywhere, but may
be constrained to at Rochester. - . Oi
From the Alabama Flantef .
WINTER OATS.
Having made some experiments in the cul
tivation of the Winter Oat, I: have conclu
ded to give them to the Public through the
tolumns of your valuable paper. -I wjll pre
mise by saying, that the land, that 1 Cultiva
ted is of a sandy character; the old land,
when I came in possession of it, some five
vears ago. was verv much exhausted; the
best of it not producing more than ten bush
els of corn to the acre. Mirocured one bush
el of the Winter Oat from Shelby county, in
this State; but it being so late in the fall be
fore I sowed them I had a very bad stand-
(it being some time in November. There
come a very severe frost about the time they
were coming up and I did not secure more
than half a stand. In the snrin? tliev con
, 0
tinucd to grow very luxuriantly, much later
than they would if I had secured a good
stand; and from that fact did not ripen until
a week or two after wheat was cut. I made
that year twenty shocks of about twelve
bundles of ordinary size to the shock. hen
I threshed ....them put .there jyjbete,, uxtptcn
bushels and a half of clean Oats. In the
next October I sowed six bushels on about
the same number of acre, of very poor up
land, (it not producing the same year, more
that 7 rSbushels of com to the acrs.) The
oats' came up this year good, and Tooted
much better than the oats sowed in the spring
yn better land. On the six acre I cut nine-tv-two
shocks, of a superior and heavy
grain. . I have not threshed them all out;
but I have no doubt but that I will get fitly
bushels shelled oats. I let a friend have
seed to sow-about four acre? of tolerable good
Upland, (it made about twelve bushels of
corn to the acre.) lie threshed them out
hwtly -after -Jhe ut them, when they .were
too damp to thresh clean. l ie measured
upflinptyjjusjicls of jjie heaviest pat that i
hare ef r seen growing in this climate. My
object ill giving the foregoing details, is
simply to show the advantage of fall, over
spring-sown oats. Another great advan
tage they have is, that they ripen near one
month sooner than the spring pats; which
is a great help to those wha.are , scarce of
corn in the summer. 1 have no doubt but
that I made as much again to the acre of the
winter as I did of the spring oat. lfind from
experience, that plough horses perform their
work much better by a change of food than
they do on corn and fodder alone.
" SMUT IN WHEAT AND OATS.
You will please indulge me until 1 can
communicate some fuels to your farmer
friends facts whmh, in all probability, the
most of thvm are pot aware of. The sub
ject to which 1 allude, is smut in wheat and
oats. It has become a universal rule, al
most, for farmers te resp their wheat and
t befoie ripe. Wheat,, for lh rsont
most of them say because it will make bet
ter flour, and oats for the purpose of making
belter seed, bolli.ol which is a mistake, in
kit opinion; bull shall not trouble you with
any arguments of mine on the subject at
present: my object in this communication
is to show some cause lor smut. The
true cause of smut in wheat and oats, in my
opinion, is because the seed that was sown
was not ripe when cut. By the seed not
bsing fully ripe when cut. the proper qual
ilies to produca gpodwheatpr oats Hgain
are not propeily matured in it. Although
at the same time that there is not sufficient
tubs lance in J.liesecl loproduesJhewhrat
or oats, there is sufficient substance in it
bring forth the blade or stock; but there
is a material difference between the sub
stance that produces the stock, and the
substance that produces the grain. .What
more fully convinces me that the above is
the true cause of smut, is, that P bought
ome seed pals from one of my neishbois
Ihis spring, and sowed there; when they
headed, there was at least one third oi them
black heads. I wis surprised and sorry,
and made some inquiry of my neighbor
what was the cause of so many bUck
heads. He told me, the reason of it must
be by a mistake that was made when he
threshed out his seed oats. He cut about
one half of hi crop quite green, the other
half quite ripe, for seed, stacked them
aide by side, and when lie sent bit son after
them, he took the wrong suck. Another
one of my neighbors sowed some old seed
and some flew: the old seed was ripe when
cot, the new was green; he towed them in
the same field, the same day. I here were
no black heads in t e old oats, bat the new
seed were about one third blck head; so
much difference in them' that you- could
tell them to the very land sown, and almost
to the furrow. Now, if this is the true cause
of the smut inonu it undoubtedly must
be the true cause In heai; lf it iis oti
( should like if same of yonr subscribers
would inform me what is the true, cause.
F. S. II.
Canton Co., N. C, 1819.
Philadt Iphia Dollar fitvotpaptr.
WOOLEN FACTORY :
- When we were at the Rock Island Fac
tory before, it was pot in full operation, on-
. . - r.l - 1. .V- J
iy a part oi ine looms oemg at wora, uib vjm
and fulling houses not finished, andylnuA
t'jt'room not completed. ' On ear visit there
a few days ago we found every thing in op
eration and were surprised to see the huge
piles ol cloth which had been wove since
we were there previously. It is only few
months since, ana -we learned Irom the
principal that something like 13,000 yards
of cloth are ready for the finishing room.
,l'Kock Itland" is a pleasant place to visit,
and one may see in the lactory much that is
ne vr and interesting. .
The operation the wool has to go through,
before it comes out cloth, will probably in
terest those of onr lady readers who have
been domestic enough to weave cloth them
selves. First of all it goes into the picking
room where it is "torn all to piecet" and
where if grey cloth is to be wove, the black
and white is amalgamated. Then it takes
a game at cards ; after which it is gently
rode upon a mule, a curious contrivance
which attenuates its dimension considera
bly; the fair hands of the weavers then a mar
riage consummate between the wrap and
the filling, making the two indissolubly one.
It is then taken below again anu is burled
that is the knots and loose threads picked
off it is after this washed or scoured in a
"contraption" that beats all the tcathing
machines we hare seen adveitiscd, when
it again goes into the hands of the burlcr.
And if you have an appreciation of the beau
tiful, owwaygtt-craTnraTrd ee:VTH8'Btye
of Rock Island" with her delicate fin
gersi burling piecrs of -cassimere-- - 7
It is then taken to the finishing room and
put up ready for' market...
--MT-efthe fine- elothfthfMoy4;
wool dyed. The coarser qualities are dyed
after coming from the looms. Ten looms
have been in operation and it i contempla
ted soon to have ten more. The place is
pleasent and healthy, and from the principal's
house a fine prospect opens up the river,
bringing intoview the noble Catawba and its
picturesque high lands.
The cloth is getting into market as fast
a it is finished, and is giving satisfaction to
piTcha9em,,'w'u:"' -"" Hornet A'trtt"-
-From the Aew England Farmer.
DOMESTIC FOWLS.
Ma. Cole; Sir: I should like lo see
some staiMinents in the Farmer respecting
the best kind of hens or domestic fowls
lor a farmer to keep. 1 see the Plough
man his some articles on that subject.
There appear te..be.flewjvari
er they sre better or mora profiisbie than
Hie old; I should Tike to Ffcnowr" It is mm
tinned in the Ploughman about a hen which
Uid forty eggs in succession, ir in as many
days. Now, I have a hen of good size,
though not of the largest kind which has
laid as my folka.say, e ver since last : Feb':
ruary, without wanting to ait. Can any of
the new kind beat that?
Yours 4e , J. S.
Jfansield, August 24, 1849.
Editorial IUmarks. There are many
varieties of domestic fowls, some excel
in one property others in another. It is
impossible to find a breed that combines all
the qual ities 4smammMmmtt,
is no variety that will lay constantly with
out sitting, when e&ga onlv are wanted; and
sit whenever the 'owner desires a brood of
chickens. -
The Poland Top Knots seldom it, and
are excellent for those who keep hens ex
pressly for et?z. They are a beautiful
fowl, and well. adapted to the condition of
thoe who keep tlem Tor ornament.
The Dorkings are! among the most pop
ular races in this country and in Kngland.
Their flesh and eggs are excellent, tbeii de
portment is commendable, and they are
excellent mothers. . This race is often
disposed to i. and some complain that
iliqy are inclined to brood before Inying a
nest full of egg.
I be uame breed, is remardably hardy,
superior in flesh, and rood layer; but they
.a.e t r
are so pugnacious tnai me young cocks al
ien kill or disable each other.
The Gueldcrlaiidsare anobltf.quiet race.
but rathei tender, so that the chickens are
bard to raise We notice this tenderness
iirhatctinf eggaby-ariificial hraU Many
of these eggs producea-chicKens to the
point of hatching, but none came out of
the shell. '; -
The Bucks County breed is remarkably
hardy.. On this account they are well a-
dapted to early raising, a they will
endure the. cool weather of spring, which
often destroys other kinds. And as they
are very large,, they appear, when ( about
ha f grown, much like a common chicken
two thirds grown; so that they are sold in
innarkel nice to the advantage of the rais
er than the consumer. This breed is very
destructive to vegetation. An old proiecti
or will stand on a stout hill of potatoes.
when disposed to make display of his
power, and it wi lbe fling in every dirrc
in half a minute. . We hatched five sixths
of the eggs of this breed by artificial means.
The Frizzled fowl has its feathers point
ing forward ao that it eannot run a
mongftt grain; and this is its peculiar advan-
The Bantams arc beautiful, and serve at
pelt for children: and they may run in gar
dens without injury.
The Bucks County, Malay. Cochin. Chi
na, and arfot lare India breeds, and ether
extremely large races, are, generally, of
coarse flesh, and the tf gs are 01 coarse
texture and unsavory. A friend remarnoii
that his neighbors complained that the fgt
from the large India "fowls, which he sold
them, were of a dark color, coarse and
less palatable than titers and he requested
us to Uke ome eggs of the large fowls,
and try them with others, and report
our opinion. We cooked tbrm with the
eggs of Dorkings and common hen, and
we found that the color was darker, the
texture coarser, and the quality inferior to
the other two kinds. The dilTcreuce was
great. ' ' ' "' ,
We know not what kinls may be made,
and we would hot discourage the produc
tion of new varieties, at some may be pro
duced under a judicious course of breeding,
or incidentally, for ought that we know,
that way combine many excellent proper
ties. But in breeding from the coarse In
dia fowl, and etaining their peculiar prop
ertiet, we think no great imporrement will
be made.
Some of the native varieties of domestic
fowls, like some native cattle, are superior
to many of the foreign races; and by se
lecting tome of the best from different
flocks, in order to avoid breeding in and
in. a cross of fine fowls may be produced.
We have a luded to only a few breeds,
and made only a fewremorkse1. them, not
intending a full description, with a view to
show the difficulty or rathr impossibility,
of selecting a race that would be regarded
a a best Atr evry-bodyrWehave mady
these" reqiarka presenting rvaiwasii-hjiSBts
for consideration, wjtb a view tp.CTllj.orth
the opinions of our correspondents. The
Mibjort, though small in its detail,.is very
tares in the arrirreirate, as may he shown
"By "atatistics. J. E. Furmer.
Flora th New Kngland Farmeri
KEEP THE PREMISES CLEAN.
Every cultivator should keep bis premi
ses as clean as possible, for the important
purposes of saving manure and promoting
health. Some discerning persons remark
that in the hot surr mer, while vegetation is
in flourishing condition, it is more heal
thy in the country than in the city, but
tlvrtews'itite'ettte! in September- and
October, as at this seaspn many vege
table productions have come . to : tna.-mrityndarrileraymgrfillingheRrrw-rrh
noxious gases and odors; hence arise f.
vers, dysentery, and other complaints,
which ate more common in the country
early in fall. We give this view of the
subject, which some have presented, and
we will . make n few remarks on subjects
that claim the pnrtlcblar attention of every
cultivstoif, whether flill view b Cofrecror
not.
Keep the premises, particularly around
tb? dwelling, perfectly free from every
substance that vili taint the air,, Erery
tfeeayirig-Vego4aKe"- w-Bimat - substance
should be removed a good distance, and
then covered in earth, for the purpose
of manure.
The pig-pen, though at a respectable
distance, should be supplied with loam to
absorb all liquid matter. All manure iu
the barn-yard should be cove re I with loam,
and. or mud, to save it from waste, and to
keep ths air -pure, a, iu -the chaitge u
the wind, the air is liable to be waftsd from
the barn to the house.
Cellars should be mada as clean as
posaible, particularly as they communicate
directly with the dwelling above, and any
foul air produced in them is very 'liable
to pass into the house. All vegetables in
the cellar that is tending to decay should
be removed immediately It is best to
veniilae cellars thouroughly by opening
doors snd to keep the door open little as
possbile that communicates with the rooms.
Ground plaster, and freshly-burned chap
coal, set in vessels or strewed around in
cellar Tor)tliei places-where Awteirexiste,
or is liable to be produced, has a very heal
thy effect by absorbing gases.
Necessaries often produce a foul almost
phcre sround them; and as the dwelling is
near, the Tensive air is often wafted to it,
and even when not perceptible, it is often
operating injuriously. Some prepare
these conveniences nnd cover with losm or
other substance all night soil, soas-to do
away entirely with all unpleasantand n
wholesome effects. When this is norths
ease, charcoal, platter, t Wo ride of lime, or
other disinfectants, should be thrown into
the vault 10 absorb all noxious odors.
Water from the sink ih&utd be absorbed
in loam, dec, for manure, instead of rising
in foul gases, and being blown into the
house. There are some esses of malignant
snd fatal disorders- going through a family,
while allthe rest of the neighborhood are in
good healtlu This is often owing to some
local cauae, some foul puddle, pool or stag
nant pond near the dwellingor a general
negligence as to keeping the premises
clesn.
Decay ing weed, grass, potatoes affeeted
with the roi. potato tops pumpkin and oth
er vines, and various productions, are un
dergoing decomposition in the fall; and in
the aggregate the amount is latge, and
filling the ah with the pestilential gaes
Farmers may do good to themselves and
the community by burying ll such sub
stances, and converting them into a com
post heap, well covered with loam, to ab
sorb the gases. .,.'.,... " - r
A oapiain of a vessel loading ooal, went
into ta merchaet's counting room, and re
quested the loan of s rake. The merchant
looking towards his clerKs replyed 1 have
., i t t
t nutnoer tnem out noue, 1 oeiievo, wisn y
hauld over the coals."
Fnm the Arritwn HtrulJ d Frt fmt.
THE VETERINARY.
SCRATCHES.
Apply warm soap tuds; wash the disess
ed pans thoroughly and as aoon aa dry
repeat t e process with beef brine. Three
or four applica:ions will cure the most in
veterate esses.
POLL EVIL. . J
I n sen a small lump of saleratua into the
pipe of the Poll Evill, and repeat the appli
cation till vou effect a cure
SCOURS IN CALVES.
As soon as symptoms of this disease are
developed, remove the patient at once to a
warm place, and retiiti it in one half the
usual quantity of milk; which it should be
permitted to dratv directly fwn it dm, at
ihre different limes during the day. Make
a tea of equal parts of white uok, birch,
dogwood . and slippery bark, and admin
ister srnsll doe twice a day.
TO KILL LICE ON COWS, HORSES,
OR HOGS.
Rnb them thoroughly with the water in
which Potatoes have been boiled. In two
hours every louse will be dead.
WORMS IN THE STOMACHS OF
CALVES.
One ptrrrs piritrlurnrmine: one pint train
oil'two ounces spirits of vitriol; two ounces
assafffitids, two ounces 1 hartshorn:' put the
whole together into a 1 pTasVboitle afid
shake well before using. The mixture ts
l r pf4id-byrwfvg We sponf4
dowj each noe'.ril holding the head up
so as to elevate the nose three mornings
in succeesssion. Th calves should net
be permitted to lake any nourishment the
night previous to the application. When
the first trial does not succ d, repeat the
process in the course of eight days.
SPAVINS IN HORSES.
".There are three sorti of spavins," re
marks an able writer, ."The bone spavin.
which is a bony -excrescence formed in the
joiiii wnioii impeuc me motion or-tne joint.
,!.. ...I :. 1 '. . VI. '1 ' r.'1 . ,"'-
and is seldom curable. I he wind spavin,
which CometJtl tbohore' har-!i 1'rkk
the swelling with a phlegm knife, but take
espec si care not to injure the nervous cords
for this will often bring on the lockjaw.
When opening the swelling, you will often
find a gelatinous matter to issue from the
opening! apply a turnip poultice for a few
lay 'te'tfww out the humor, then :"stre'ri'gih-'
-eii'ilwpa.rtjFtwtlihif iTWSfiiaTfTliir
blood spavin, the coats of the veins being
ruptured, the blood extra vasates, and forms
a protuberance in the vein. Ccrc Take
up the vein with a crooked needle, and tie
. . ,:.i-A. i-l'- -','Vl-! i.i..f."i-i-. i 1.1- ' V "if"' '
it above tne swetiing, men let blood below
it and apply enw dung fried in goose
grease and vinsgar, by Way of poultice. -TO
CURE FRESH WOUNDS IN
SHKEP.
Large wounds may be closed bx i com
mon sucking plaster; if not so extensive as
to require more elaborate trratment, this
will generally prove sufficient. Small
wounda often require nothinff. or at most a
little tar will be sufGcient. Fresh wounds
should be kept perfectly Well cleansed rs
peci.iUv if the weather be warm,
TO PREVENT MAGGOTS IN "
WOIINns
; These, as every : one is aware, originate
from fly blows, and are often extremely
troublesome. They may be avoided by
dressing with common tar and destroyed
by an application ofhoney, when spirits of
turpentine, tne ordinary remedy of some
practitioners, uterly rails. .
TO CURE RUNNING AT THE NOSE
IIS SHEEP,
.'8mesr th alitep;jon .with tar in June
snd July. 1 his properly applied, will rre
vent the "grubV and invigorate the sys
tem, v
TO CURE THE STRETCHES.
Exhibit a gill of hog's lard, and t suss
the patient to move briskly about for some
lime. Exposure to wet snd cold should be
avoided, and the food not too hesvy for some
days.
TO CURE A FRACTURE.
Rind up neatly with one or more splints,
in funnel or other soil cloth smeared with
tsr. Care should be had that the splints
do not press upon the. wound, a this would
aggravate and inflamo the injured parts and
perhaps occcaaion the loss of the limb.
It msy be necessary sometimes to remove
the splint and apply some cooling wash to
obviat or allay inflammatianBut this must
be accomplished with care. M
W'hitpain, Sept. fi, 1849
Charcoal ground io powder is one of the
best things ever discovered to clean knives
This is a late, and valuable discovery.
THE GAME OF THIMBLES.
A KSSON TO TOUKO MtN.
About three years sgo, we took trip
upon one of the fine western steamboats up
Read River to the foot of the Raft. As
usual, there was s great number of paaaen
rcrs on board, among them the celebrated
Dr. D , the inventor of the gams of:
"thiinbles! The doctocfrequently amused
the passengers with several games partic
ularly the one called MCalculation." which
leemed to be W faTonte and brought him
quite a revenue during the trip. The doc
tor himself was quite a subject of cariosity
for shrewdness' a a sporlsmsn, ana a vast
amount accumulated , by the little game of
thimbles. Indeed, it wss said that he was
the' eause of several penal statutes in re
gard to gaming having been enacted by Uiia
state and Georgia.
One evening, after supper, it wss insisted.,
by some of the passengers that the doctor
should exhibit the game of thimbles, which
with his usual modesty, he declined to do,
protesting, among other things, that he had
no th'unJJea This pifficultywo easly
remedied; a messenger being dispatched to
the ladies' ebin, soon relumed with the"
requisite number. The doctor made him -little
ball of paper andV.ommenced perfor
mance. At lint, ho was quite unlucky,
but he paid up punctually, &' consoled him
self with a favorite expression of hi', that
"sometimes 1 am very severe, then again
not quite so sly."
Anioliglhe Itifte
tleinan from good old Connecticut, oft his
fircl viit south. He was on his way to the
head of navigation, with a pretty little stock
of groceries, by way of trying his fortune
in the great -westv - He-soon manifested -
:onouleiablo interest in the rante. duclarinir
he knew the thiiublo under which the ball
might he found. The doctor gave him a
kuo wing wink', and desired him jus whis-
ler Hiot itt tell," But so often did our
friend "gue" right, that at. last he laid a
side all scrnplrss of conscience, snd desirsd
this proposition the doctor at first obiectoa
Jcclaring 1-e did not like JhfLyeung man'f .,
eye, it was too keen, that he saw the ball. .
&c.-Thts aeetnetl plMay-nneeen.t
very niurh and made '"him"" very anxious to
bet. -After much barley and a good deal of
roluctat.ee on th part of the doctor, it was
at last agreed that '"Connecticut" might
bet a few dollars, "just a few, it ho
a a aa . .
wouiu attow uie doctor little clnnco
against two such piercing eyes as he hstl
by betting two to one. This at length set-,
tied, our young friend put up his twenty
dolUrs a gainst the doctor's .ten. Hands
pfTand all being jeady, h lifted tli thim-,,;
trfe; imd-sure cncrugiT;" theTewair-thrbatt.'
The doctor gave up the money, all enjoy
etLs l?nyjairi Jliiltxpensliriit.3rR;
the largest bet that was made that evening.
The doctor observed, "sometimes he wee
not quite so Ijr. ; V ; . 7,". J
The ball and thimbles were again put in -motion;
sgain all being ready, our lucky
friend proposed to bet, but tne doctor de
irof nBjTsi.:h against
such odds as Yankee eyes," and insisted
on throe U one or thirty dollars," to ten
being made. -This wss also accepted: sgain
the thimble was raised, and sure cnoucrli
eteu another JW- and-again the social hall
rang with laughterrat the doctor's . tfi
penscs. - - ':: - f rW ,. i ..;
The thimbles were sga'n arranged." Tlia
time ws observed the game closely, as we
thought, from his repeated losses, the docs
tor was hardly entitled to thit great reputa
tion for cunning and sagacity which had
ever been attributed to him. Now, in the
raovititf of the litUs bull, - w
discovered the source of the doctors a mis
fortunes, for becoming a little " unrolled a
portion of the paper of which it was made
stuck oiH.'from undcrt$n of tlia thimbles.
This our Connecticut friend plainly saw
snd presumed the doctor, through old ago
("now about 10) and his sight so impaired,'"
as not to be able to see H, and could not,'
thereforcplay his game with his accustomed
adroitness. But the tale wss soon told. Ouf
Yankee friend proposed to double the bet,
"hs ring the thing so deatU! .The doctor im.-..
pstient of repeatedlosses, said: "Make it hun
dreds instead of tens." This was done; oar .
friend bet three hundred dollar againsf one
hundred. Just here we thought it aehame
to take advantage even : of a professional
gamester's blindness, for the location of
the ball was so evident. : : ; ";
The money up,'- "Connecticut" was all
impatient to realise his expeetione. and in
great eagerness he raised the thimble and
sure enough, it wss not there. He had
reached the climax of the doctor's expec
tations in regard to ready cash and willing-,
nesstobet, and ha could net win. War
have seen many pictures of disappointment.
but the appearance of that young man's coun
tenance we never can forget, J he laugh was
now uprorious. As mush ss they pitied the
poor dupe, the lsugh wss irresistible but'
the . poor fellow, like the boy the- calf run
over, saw nothing to laugh at. The doctor ;
coolly pocketed the cash,, as our friend
summered out his astonishment, .with the
declaration that all was not right; that ho
hsd never bet before and had surely been,
taken in. . . ., . . . .
Never mind," said the d wtor, "what'a
a few hundred dollars to a young man with
your eysT . The ladies all admire them I
heard them speak of them' to day and you
won twice out ot three time-that s the
best two in the three, anyhow "
mt EEtENTEfiNf t'
Jtukt svnta ! the weetM st '
1 bat's enter ed la fair beauty's ps '
Li like lb re.bud cleft in twala
With pearly genu the cleft totein
, F.yes like U in stars beneath earn clued, ,
That con tbeir aparklinf tight sbrosod r
Hick traMta of the auburn gloir. - - -Tree
waving o'r e brow ef mmw)
And tb bora, briog. wlllas, - ' r
Wtm Mrfclins Cupid biM hie dwlltef4 .
Of ewia lib, no year, I weaa, - . -Like
soft, swt,p)u '.ing Mvtaitebt ' .
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