f' ";Mt ' '.!' I ! -i.' if'!! j-;-;- f r"jrrT:r-T- T-t-i -,; vj , M .,j
'Ztizi&OLlU WATCHMAN, ;
i vi . n,n t.ars Dayaoie
! "rS linriion. Coartorder.
ftS Ihdo ..".. A lib
08lME?.h. .dverli bj- Ibe year.
I A J . tibial Evidence.
tTrr. . - . .. i ....
ii amount of I he conviction ana
!ft32fo'; Journal. Tberagedy
Mhio.lOO years ago,and is now
I ,.n t. ?; mries against re iixiz ;
ir..jSn circuui"M--v -v-.r"-- ; , even nfrt tK ,.k.. ..
Wiw Uone ofAU jails of Dutchess I ,er "1 "1 ' I'-l "t? mner ma8'
r. ... k o. i i ir i o - . ,cr in payment of a Hhi . .u . : n
f iaJ' I kflUa fJoa, sentenced lobe P! TpannS S "i'b the other nine.
MV. ,he alleged LeT ttCCrdinS tQ'hebest of
f Slk& WS readwith a god faL r ' T 1 wenl m4rked gneas
el 'SrialrWrs. IIoa as m hlghwaymanahd" of
Pjiding magnate, ,ha "bC'l ninelee were found on Jen.
r-' j.rtharlUI Judge Barculo. But ! ."ruJ,tT , f
& I iS fin .hitcase waS circl. lnW ft , ? P etidencej point-
- irf ftn noafiiively direct. We j ,, :? I" jurrinyc cumanw against
Irlilhi c'ircurastantial Was 3! "; ,ad : h? JJ. conSnced Ly the
otber.inostol which 6 ngaccumulal,6n of circums.anfiil evidence.
ltT$M y i"ePponsble I J 801 nMP f court, brought in a verdicf
r'i XdSinore:!o what appeared !5!r wd- al fM"PMtedlj declaringjbis in
KTfcfi .tf thing else Had " momemofbis eution.
! C-ivuiii auuui 1WE VA mnn hi: a ir...
"t"' ;' ' "I iJlSBURY, Jf. C; THJRSDiYi AUGUST 26, 1852. ! I
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forvard and produced (he cnTTiKfyina at the
same time tUl lie had r s-Ij T3
Jure we wodd have remained
F.MiH!dffniJay;belbfj e would have
ri woo&g;. We hope thai mas-
1 tu-be a. woman, a iiiuiucr mainucn
jD'n, be pardoned by .the Govern.
)ji j vei cvfiKnui a t i o n ; - of punishment. -
r i! jief,lfi,J1ft-1T in vuivi imic v
-faVaeyeaf f case of a -ery remark
,'iiturt oilfiu d'War Hull, Kngland. A
,'n irenWg'ijx)aa place was stopped
r ibe ettuiifei' kbout :seven miles from
!rt,by a:Lrikla hibwayrrian, and robbed! of
W.taUinj?jey guinf as. The high-
'-, mad o; uy. a.diUefentxpath at full
udihe;geiuieman, irimenea, but not
jeif'xcepu irl Jpure, pujsued bis journey.
njrtini(WtK fcbwevpr, and being ha-
. if ". -J l fe L 1 I ;LA
vi o truks f i?;t her, and slopped at 1 he
Jinn, keplb fir. James" Brunell. lie
;iin&6 kitph fo'give-direciions about his
where! 9iH related to several persons
a(tietaclnjjs"havmg been robbed to
Jjfca'addeinbjs pecufiar circumstance, that
-.jleira veiled be always gave bis gold a
i&M robber '-(vQuld be!detected. Supper
ijneaoy, btired. '.
fhfeDim,ibrhad not long finished bis
:jer, wheu"MK,Bghell came into the parlor
::retewas:&hd,ajtifr the Inquiry of the land-
Ji la fA &tt&A?a ah t.i ai i At u;!lk I Ka ma o I
Jjered:'fitri i udefsiknd that you have
robWfi not Uf nence, this evening ? ' I
.Hiir.'Vaj the ferily.. And your money
11 narked r to.mio.ued tbe landjord. It wts,
d:he travel5ef . ''VA circumstanrp. has aris.
L rmmtd Bjiefl, woieh' leads me to think
tlcanpoitft put the robber. Pray, at what
xutlit ewcigVwere jou stopped V It
jjiijt Billing in. .to be dark. renlied the tra-.
r. !Tbo Urtie confirms .mv susoicion.' said
LiuM, aad:thn)be informed the traveller
lihe bai a waltej, one Jphn Jennings, who
ib iad. bj vfcry fuliTof raofiey, and so
I Ei?ryago ?tnai oe joiner landioro; naa
raiudto-parfiiji him his conduct being
"-ff f ay MmcM $ I thai; long before dark
JigM he"jba keU! Jennings out to get a
Mcbaogeaorlnin; that the man had dn
wbackj,rtgeh arrival of the traveller,
ijiW hejtilti imt geUcbahge ; and that.
fJenninjiobb inijiquor, he had sent
ltobeieterrnlnj!d;o discharge him in
IOrilin!r.K,TV.;ti'riinplt front JniiPrI In en v.
Mfl tnaKfQoa vas brought back to him,
i,..i, ur tit . j - . . .
T-v mw wasnqi (he. saitie one he had
icm for tbnge, there being upon the're
i'oae a urknvlitch was sure was not
ibeothefju that fie should probably
Itaugbt opWofeof t&e milter (Jennings
Sheqwiijjttiu old hi bis pockets of late)
Mio L-lilKok tnlrl carVidt! ilia
Ji tr had4if rs.pec'fng tht robbery, and
t;jcuinstbfabtj guinea Jbeing Jnarked.
Mr. Bririjill);ba(j(' hot J been present when
Ration WaJraade, ao, unluckily, before
psad paid aWavthe rruinea to a man who lived
Jncejintl novv had gone home. The
r, 5;aicehoweverV said the landlord
I . irunen, me master of Jlennings, was him-
ocii lanen up tor a robbery committed on a
guest in the . house, and the fact being proved
on the trial, he was convicted and ordered for
execution. The approach of death brought on
repentance, and repentance confession. Bru
nelhnpt only acknowledged that ! be had been
guiltjfijofjmany. (rigway robberies, u( owned
himself to have committed the very one for
which poor Jennings suffered. j I
The accounjt wbicb Brunei ave, was that
afier having robbed the traveller, he had got
home before him by shifter riding' and a nearer
way4 j That hejfouhd man waging for him,
and to whom, not having enough of other money
n his pocket, hp gave away oneldf thff twenty
guineas which he had just obtained by the rob
bery: Presently came in the robbed gentle
man, who, whilst Brunell, not knowing of his i,
rnvai, was in Ibe stable, told his tale, as before
reiafcd, iii the kitchen. The gentleman bad
scarify left the kitpheh before Brunell entered
andlhere, tohis consternationi beard of ihe
guineas bajng markedi He becajme dreadfully
alarmed. TeJguibea which he bad paid away
he dared nu ask jbklc again, and as the affair
of InR rnliViopv as nrull no ilm i Jnnnisi n r
f r Cih .c W guineai taken J lbe parked guinea!; Would soon become pub.
ihistursejwas ih.us marked. Hence he if.iJuS,n?rt k.k;A f...a,i,:U-:-
grace knd death. In fbis dilemniaUhe thought
of accusing and sacrificing poor Jennings oc
curred ti himj. The state oPpoxkation in
which Jennings was, gave bim Ini oppbitunitv
of concealing the money in the waiter's pocket.
1 he I rest of the storv the reader knows.
periectlv convinced that no rhoir-
wa left Hirn. into the darkroom he walk
ed, jor rater slided.
4M Iperfect chaos to his eyes for a
mivuiciii, jduc oniy ror a moment; then
frornthe deepes gloom came forth an an
gel: voicej bidding bim welcome and
draw nealf To obev the order wiis hnt
Hheiworkibf a lAomerit, as he supposed ;
out ne iitfie dreamt of the obstacle which
fatq had thrown in his wav. H bnw
..mm w w W
be stream of love had many rip-
u grown snags entered not in-
ulation.
en of his astonishment on be
d up almost at the feet of a fair
fat stool with plethoric legs,
nee or a careless servant had
placed exactly on his road to happiness.
Over he Uent, and . as the tailor had not
allowed fpr an extra tension of muscles
and smews, he not only procured a turn
full well
pies, but
to his cat
Judge
ing; tripp
one by
which ch!
TAtE OF A SHItiT COLLAR.
We rind the following rich story in a
late number of the New York Spirit of the
Times. As tjhe jweather is Jtrry iwarm
we recdrnmerid ii to be read in a cool cor
nerj or ih a s(iady grove at liome of our
summer retreHtsor watering places :
1 Will give you an adventure of a bash
ful jover. His njame was pamphuje but
we used to call jain "pfackass'rforjshort.
Heaven j help! me if he should evert Hear
thisj story ;; I hope he don't take the Spirit.
Among his many mistorjtunes, for he
was cock-eyed, Jred-hiairedj nd knock
kneed, he numbered that inconvenient one
of rjahfulries? ; Revert belesS he was fond
of the ladies, although when in their pre
sence he never, opened his mouth !if he
could help it, and when he did speak be
used both hands to help bim to talk ; in
fact, he was a young man of ' great ac
tions.!' j" j i J! ' . j 1 I- '-fr i ' "
Jack, one ivarm day fell j in love4 He
had jtist graduated at college, and began
to tliitik be must seek the society of the la
dies he wasf getting to; be a mah,4nd it
looked manly to have a " pejriehant
. So jjaok fell in) love with ; the liveliest,
s.wee testy mot hqydemsh giri in the iuare
but how to tell bjs1ovej There was the
rub. He had heard a good deal of the
language of thd eyes' and he accdrding
lv tried that ; but when he looked partic
ularly hard at the window imwhicbiMiss
lly was ijn the habit ot sitting, some
wion. irn.rif.-w, : i.. t.. t-
WU VLV KMt i J.U' . '1!'
S'ifittlftrmatioirf. it
invariably bow to bimL thinking he; was
endeavbring jto catch thieir eye. H0 has
deSpi$ed expfessfve eyes ever sincej, j'-
At length Jack obtained an introuue-
ner he
,KI i crot
' LTHr't ,1JC gejemati cuuiunuen- capieo several uujco. uut buc ,wc mmo,-v
m there McSul'd ihirt i-prtinin n rlntiht in )n yowk tlm Uifvifnrn spasnnJnnri aK each
t f is jiow agreed to go up io oi
LFn ?r" y vvci? ; hei finallv detiermineq upon -guiug
Long before the hour fixed Upon by cus
tom for an evening visit, he found himself
f Urutell was duly Ranked for his can---sc.osurfei
ITbere appeared from it! the
nn imrra "and
?r5e!f44nyo iheimarke guineas t tio'nhhtough; his sisfe and with: hei
- Wi'd ihe gentleman. could iiden- j called several times but she wis ohi
m ! to leave the citvfibr aiseasoh,iand ase
is i iniefview hid onlyMhdreaseb bis ardor,
ts ! h finally detlermined uBob 'ffdinff it alone.'
rock he split, for iust at that
he discovered that she had lost
erchief. What had become of
was sure she had it when she
It must certainly be some where
ble, but also a compound fracture of the
black pants aforesaid ; said fracture ex
teniling aj across that point which comes
in contacllwith the chair. .
Having picked himself op as carefully
as circumstances would allow, the smoth
ered faugp of Miss Emily not setting him
forward jy,-he.at1ast succeeded in reach
ing a char,'and drawing bis coat tails for
ward to preVent a disagreeable expose, sat
hirnself cfown with as much grace as a
ber ;woud be expected to exhibit when
requested! o dance on needles. ; ,
The yciing lapy was almost suffocated
withlaufjbter at the sad misfortune of the
bashful IfVer, felt truly sorry for.him, and
used all lleir powers of fascination to drive
it from his; mind, and eventually succeed
ed so farlajs to induce him to make a re
mark. I ' ; IH 1.
On th
moment
her ban
it? Sh
came in.
about.
Havfu you got it under you, Mr. Dam
phuierf . ;
Jack was sure that couldn't be so, but
poor Jacki in venturing an answer, could
not possiplly get along without raising his
hands, afidl of course he must drop his
coat jtaill I In his anxiety to; recover the
missing riper, he even ventured to incline
bis bodylso as to get a glance on the floor.
As be did so the fracture opened, and be
hold, there lay, as the lady supposed, her
property! j - 'J i , " '
It va the work of a moment to seize
the corn ?r and exclaim 1 ', . f
"Hen it is, sir ; you needn't trouble
yourself! liaise a little, it is under you !n
at the s; me time giving it a long pull.
Alas, tae ' tail" was told-no escape
nothir gf short of a special interposition
of Prov dence could save his shirt, Bui
what co aid be do ? Another, and another
strong r ull, evincing on the. part of the
lady a riajse-worthy determination to ob
tain the! f- lost dry goods coupled with
the requjelst ' .: . ti J jj M
" Get ur sir, you're sitting ok it "lideterf
mined bni,:nd in the agoiay Sof t!He mof
ment, giabbing with both hands a fast dis
appeartgiStrip of linen which encircled
his nec, he exclaimed in heartj-brokep
accents "For God's sake, Miss Emily
leave my shirt collar !
rtQan(f from one of bem was drawn
WfttAiljtiBina exactl'v nineteen sum-
X' HCT? ' tor l?e arraved in hSs best. Blue coat, metal but-
n r"aL,cw vae nurae andffuineas io oe r . . . m ;. nnto
g" ! aScss vs. ThP joarn of .he day.
circumstances
srtfi. as an Item of intelligence, that the
hertnometer rangedjrom 75 to ouaeg.
rf pni !
Hw,r..-" ; E : : . : H . .1. ,1
the j celther. and be almdst determineu to pun
udhed 7Vf"cence,.-w.incu coujg not i 0lTahdstay at nomei tie co.nwiuuru, uuw
M.tnittea'to lake his trial at 'l rb- n! walk oast the house, and
.? VW&k no probfs, nothing bat
JM fetUnoce'iice, which could
HOH of ih ' aaiusi nun,
4 lull.i fiends advised bim to
.tS T'h,!Me'( on the mercy of
t T ce he'rejected, and vhen
J.?.?401 6u9y. The prosecutor
th.?1?. tip Fact bf ih; ;ftKf., . ,kik '
WimvX c Ul,0l)l,3t him of the same
"Vbu iA e nan who robbed him.
i rsJJ V?ueai, when they were pro.
?,lfet:0?T" 10 ihpurBl-ioi--
. 'Se,fnar!iec,,guinea to the .best
wMfS e ,eKM to their having
Sortbe prisoner,
i U 0r rICf'Mr- Urune,de
hol S''oC Jennimrs for the
Jrkilti ,tni lU waiter's having
ir t - viiv in IUUIU
him I I I
uuuiurKea,, tie
V . ine ,8covery of the
Sle Prisoner. To col
"Miri it.- ' i"-waom ir. lira
if V "
fiumera; as meutioacd, came
i By Uhet me he reached the mansion be
finally concluded not to go In. but on ast
ing bis eyes! towards the parlor window,
atQ; nercei n bostgnsoflilife there, he
thought it probable tHat no one was at
hkeUhd Since he ba prpceeded so far
hi would proceed farmer and leave his
In a reckleskinoment be; pblled the bell ;
the darned thirife needn't make: such a
cussed noise. The dqor was opened as tT
by magic, and the servant girl politely
asked him in. Miss Emily as alone in
the parlor, and; would be delighted to see
hI 0 Lord! here Us a fix !? Go in k dark
room with a pfetty Bf tJS'SK
too late to retreat, the girl had closed the
front door, and was pointing to the pr
where Miss Emily was t ing all alone.
youth who died a drunkard's death and
hi dread doom and who now, while bis
mother by Ihe Jody, rocks ib spechless
OConv. is .laid nnt in n rbamKr wlmro i
who weep
tlx. Relieve
are left to' ween with those
"dumb,w opening not; the mou
ouf fears for the character and souls of
some who hold parley, with tnei devij by
bis forbidden tree, amfare floating on the
edge of the great pulf Stream which
sweeps its victim onward to meet "the
most direful, Rev, Dti. Guthrie.
detections
inclement
THE RUM SELLER'S DEBT. !
Give that mother back her son as he
was on the day when he returned from
his father's grave, and, in the affection of
his tincqrrnpted boyhood, walked to the.
house f God, with a weeping mother
leauingjon his arm. Give that grieved
man bak his brother, as innocent and hap
py as inj that day when the boys, twined
in each totber's arms, returned from school,
hpnt nvir!the same Ribte. slebt in the
same bid.jhnd never thought ihtf tjbe day
would iome when brother woiildf blusji
fori brotpef Give the sorrowful jmaidert,
who in lllitbe fondness of a gcjsingj a
lection, liai bestowed her lieart'srrjejst jew
el arjonjone whom the fataf "cup'' ias de
graded and rendered unworthy tre gif,
the treasure of love which' she rilgjited--but
hjai iii the tearful co untenable, the
hues of IsuPering and of pain, caused by
the reclle4s conduct of hin whtti linteni
perancef has robbed of every generous im
pulse. iGrVe this weeping wife who sits
before is, wringing her bands In lagony,
the ieafe dripping through her jewelled
fingers,ln the lines of sorrow pHrature
ly drawii upon her brow give her back
the malshe loved, such as be wf when
her ybpng heart was won, wllfn they
stood sife by side on the upUaiffr a1
receiviifg her from a fond iathes hand,
be prorjised his love to one h?si heart
he has proken, and whose once jgtfacefial
fbrni bejnds with sorrow ;o the grdund.4
Give rife back, as man.it he ifiends bf
my youthful days, whose! wrecksjnow lie
on the wreck-strewn shore. jGivefWebacJc,
as a miistbr, the brothers! have sfen drag
ged lron ibe pulpits which they gadomed
ard diiven from the sweet i ansioiis
wnere bet have closed the happvening
with plaise and prayerl to stand jale arid
haggarU at a public bar. Give ie back,
as thefpastorf, the lambs iwhi0fc jl have
lost glveme her, who in thej days of
her uriuliied innocence, waiUqnionr
ministrt to be told the watoPeaveh,
and wifs led Irom that to hell, and wboie
unblusiing forehead fwe now Shrink o
se as hei prowls through the streets for
hir prejy. Give me (jack the lifi fof tbis
ADAPTATION OF THE COLORS OF
ANIMALSrO tMeir HAUNTS.
Throughout the annimal creation, the
adaptation; of the color of the creature to
its haunts is worthy ol admiration, as tend
ing to itsjyreservationl The colors of in
sects, and of a multitude of the smaller
animals, contribute to their concealment.
Catterpillars which; feed on leaves are
generally either greebior have: a large
proportion of that nujin the clor of their
coats. ! As long as they remain still, how
difficult it is to distinguish a grasshopper
or young lcust fromlthe herbage or leal
on which it rests. The butterflies tbat flit
about among flowers are colored like them.
The small birds which frequent hedges
have backs of a greenish or brownish
green hue, and theirtellies are generally
whitish, or; light colored, so as to harmo
nize with the skyi ( Thus they become
less visible to the haWk or cat that passes
above or below them. The way farer
across the fields almost Ireads upon the
sky-lark before he seejs it rise warbling to
heaven's gate. Thj fjoldfinct or thistle
finch passes much of its time among flow
ers, and is vividly colored accordingly.
The patridge can hare) ly be distinguished
from the fallow or stubble among which
it crouches, and it is an accomplishment
among sportsmen to have a good eye for
finding a bare sitting. In northern coun
tries, the winter dress of the hares and pa
tarmigans is white, to preven
among the' snows of those
regions. ? r f
If we rum to the waters, the same de
sign is evident. Frogs even vary their
color according to that of the mud or sand
that forms the bottom of the ponds or
streams which they frequent nay, the
t ree f rog, (ifta viridis) takes its spe
cific name from thjej!cbloiy which renders
it so difficult to see it among the leaves,
where it adheres by the cupping-glass like
processes at the endfof its toes. It is the
same with fish, especially those which in
habit the fresh waters.) Their backs, with
the exception of gold and silver fish, are
comparatively dark ; and some practice
is required before they are satisfactorily
made out, as they come like shadows, and
so depart, under the eye of the spectator.
A little boy once called out to a friend to
" come and see, for the bottom of the brook
was. moving along" The friend came,
and saw that a thick 3shOal of gudgeons,
roach,! and dace waf passing. It is diffi
cult to detect " the ravenous luce," as old
Izaak calls the pik4jw1th its dark green
and mottled back and sides, from the simi
larly tinted weeds ajniohg which that fresh
water shark Ires oh jthe watch, as motion
less as they. Even When a tearing old
trout, a six or seven pounder,) sails, in his
wantonness, leisurely: up stream. With his
back fin partly above the surface, on the
lopk-out'for a fly, feWiexceptl a well en
tered fisherman, can tell what shadowy
form ii is that ripplestbe wimpling water.
But the bellies of fish are white, or nearly
soi thus imitating, in a degree, the color
of the sky, to deceive the otter, which
generally takes its preyj from below, swim
ming under the intended victim.
Nor is this design Jess, manifest in the
color and appearance of sbme of the
largest terrestrial 'animals ; for the same
principle seems to be kept in view, wheth
er regard be had toHhe smallest ihsects,
or the quadrupedal giants of the land.
EARJ.Y DAYillk ILLINOIS.
OK, THE WAY COL. B -L2VIED ON THE CALF.
We have read many fgood oneb" of the ear
ly settlers of the WeM but th jollowing, we
believe, is a little ahead of anything we have
seen as yet. As it was related to us by Col.
Q. -himself, there if Jnd doubt 1 its truth ;
The Colonel said became to this State from
Onondaga county, ISew lork, in iad, wnen
he was about nineteen,; and though rather ver.
dant, in bis own estimation, he was considered
"some punkins" by'tbjsj good people of P ,
where he first went 'ip reside. The Second
year of hfs residence ai" Pr (then a small
town,) he was elected to the office of Constable,
and one of his first duties in bis official capa-
' city was to levy, by virtue of an execution, on
the goods and cnatteirpj a country neigawr.
I It was a new business to B. He bad never
before seen a writ of lexcation, and bif ideas
of the process were cjufte original. r It was a
fine warra morning in May, when the writ was
put into Bis bands, with! t request that it should
be immediately attendeid to. B. footed it,
sometbin ovr a mile0 Ibe residence ofthe
delinquent, and commenced operations The
beginning was easy janbttgb. He levied on
the wagon, the sled? ft be harness, and even
the horses in tbe barn, without difficulty, they
all remained stationairyi even the old brindle
cow io the spacious barn-yard walked but a
few 8leps and allowedbim to place bis hand
upon bet oW hf indie bad a sprightly
calf, of abotiti three monibs, wbicb teemed to
have no idea of making familiar upon so abort
yard. Iis vey blaijdesl bossy, bossy, boss? V
as be extended his fright band enticingly, was
regarded with suspicion by the mischievous bo
vine. B. re read ihe writ -he could put but
one construction o$its meaning. It (was a
command to levy oniall goods and chattels, dec.,
and it must bs obeyed. Besides, be wopld nof
risk the chances off beiriff lauohed at. bv iha
Loiher uohicer8," and mavhan losing nuimn. l0i
being unable to lev upon a calf ; to give it u
was not to be thought of; !
For some time thi Colonel tried with ibe uti
most suoviier in mofo, tof induce young brindle1
to siand still, justing enough (to use hisow
words) for mv, to lay this small paper on your
back, and I won't hurt youi you young sCamp.f
It was no 50 ; "bosy' was not to Ibe ooled by
the intruder's doucekr. B. concluded togive
cbase. , 1 )
For nearly half ab hour he worried himself
in vain attemjiU to lay hold of "bossy's"! hind,
most extremity. The sweat oozed out of every
pore. ; He threw off bis coat and lucked his
pants into the
an acquaintance. ' t
! jj looked despondingly at the calf as it
bounded, tail in air, to tbe further side ol the
, employment in that capacity, cJJ. .
I profession of sapplying the studcr.t
borse-i. In doing this he made r.n .
unalterable rule that jeach honz :
have an equal portion of; time in
to rest, as well as labor; and he r!
refused to let a horse lout; of his t; .
Hence the saying, Hobson's cbc!:; :
ornotje.-'l .-I-' j
Bankrupt-pFeW. words ha v e so r c : .
able a bistor as the familiar !word I
rupt. jj Tbe money-changers of Italy !
it is siaid benches or stalls, in the f
or exchangel in former times, and vA 1
they conducted their ordinary bus!
. 5 ! 0 J
and became
ken, and the
them fell back in the
Insolvent; bis bench vr.
name of the 'broken K
or 6aifco p,was! given io him.
the wrd jwas adopted; into theEn-1
was nearer the Itallian than it now i
ing ":banierout.,' instead of bankru
ton of i bis boots, and. with the
writ in his hand, renewed his chase in the most
determined manner.) Away went the calf and
away followed the Colonel now taking "the
most direct route" refund ibe straw stack ; now
Performing asjonishifg fets of agility across the
four-foot ditch that drained the yard, over the
old sled or "gudem?lnV' milk stqol ; one mo
ment almost jwiihinf reach of his victim; the
next, nearly the disnnce of the yard apart. It
was a lucky moment for B. when young brin
dle halted opposite the stack, while he recover
ed his understanding! om a miscalculated lean
that ended jn ihe ditch. He walked slowly
away, taking a circuit that brought him and
the unwiHing victim! at opposite sides of the
stack; cautiously he crept around towards this
animal's rear, and succeeded in just touching
his family piijle, (ihe reader will excise us.)
when away he bounded, and away again fo.
lowed the Colonel wpth the energy of despair.
He at length sat down on the sled to rest, and
master brindle came to a stand at the cor
ner of the barn, with his bauncbes slightly pro
truding. ,Again B. crept noiselessly, along by
the barn, holding his breath lest the unwary calf
should take the bin
distance, be
wnen wnnin a proper
made !a successful spring and
caught its unprotected extremity. j
" Ab," said the Colonel, "the way the young
scamp travelled about the yard with me at the
end of bis tail, was aj warning to young consta;
bles." Round and round the yard they went
B. parting company With his hat and the "pub
lie documents therein." Hitching his left hand
gradually along the grasped extremity of the
terrified brute, which ran as fast as calf never
ran before, B
and makinz
finally collected all bis energies,
desperate bound, brought bis
right hand, containing the troublesome writ.
slap upon the creature's rump, with the triumph
ant exclamation ! i " ! j
" There yoju devills imp I you'r levied on at
last 1" ' . ' j J .!
"This," said the Colonel, (who is now a M.
first-attempts to serve the
sir, John Gilpin's celebra-
C.) was one of my
State, and I tell you,
td ride was boy's sport in comparison1
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ORIGIN OF WORDS AND PHRASES.
Windfall The origin of this term s
said to be the following :
Some ofthe nobility of England, by the
tenure of their estates,' were forbid to fell
any trees, in the forest upon them, trje
timber being reserved jfor the use of the
royal navy. Such trees as fell without
cutting wer s the property of the occupant.
A tornado was therefore, a perfect God
send in. every sense of the term, tp tho$e
who bad occupancy of extensive forests,
and the wind-fall was something of great
value. I
Robbing Peter IQ pay Paul In the tirrfe J
of Edward the V I much of the land of
St. Peter, at Westminster, was seized by
bis majesty's ministers and courtiers ; but
in order to reconcile tbe people to that rob
bery they al lowed fa portion of the lands
to be appropriated toward the repairs of
St. Paul's church ; hence the phrase, "rob
bing Peter to pay Paul." j
He's caught a Tartar In some battle
betweetrthe Russians and Tartars, who
are a wild sort of people, in the north pf
Asia, a private soldier called out. " Caj)
tain, halloo (there, I've caught a Tartar "
" Fetch him along then, said," said the
Captain. f 1 1 f
Ay, but he won't let me," said the mah;
and the fact was the Tartar had him.
So, when a man thinks to take another n
and gets bit himself, they say " He caught
a Tartar." j j
Hie! Belhf Maf tin Many of our most
popular vulgarism have their origin pn
some whimsical pfcr versions of language,
for in fact, St. Martin is one ot the wor
thiest of tbe Romikn calendar, and a form
of prayer commences with the words, " D,
mihi Beate Martibe," wbichwas corrupt
ed to " My eye and Betty Martin." j
Roland for an Oliver Although no
phrase is in more) common use, yet few
are acquainted wfth its origin. The ex
pression signifies giving an equivalent.-
Roland and Olivejr were two knights, fa
mous in romance. The wonderful a
chievements of tie one could only be
equalled bV those of the other. Hence
the phrase,!" Roljmd for an Oliver.
Mind yokr Ps and CJt The origin of
the phrase J " Mirid your Ps and Qs," is
said to have been a call of attention in
tbe old English ale houses, to the pints
and quarts being scored down to the un
conscious, orrcdifess beer bibber.
Hobson's CWce The expression " Hob
son's Choice is proverbial both in Eu
rope and in America. The story of! its
origin is as follows; j
Thomas Hobsojn was a celebrated car
rier at Cambridge, England, who, to bis
The - Memory of ! Fsiesds. A n c 1 1
friendbas left us, with his face turnr.I
wards the golden shores of the PaciC;
Henceforth, jfor a; season at learr,
will only appear ; to us as distant t'
jects to come, in dreams and iln rerr.i
cences of; the past.; Tberare pier.
memories vvbich constitute cbain eft,
pathetic association, and a medium
spiritual union, with the absent, enal'.:
us to call up tbe forms and faces we 1.
met oh life's journey, and whose infiu;;
yet lingers around us like a charmcJ ;
mosphere, or an aspiration, of the soul f
ever, j :; . r I jf, jj .
Conspicuous among the elements :
the evidences of pup immortality, arc tL .
golden recoljections-these dauntless m; .
ories-i-which rise like stars in their rr.
tal heaven, and shine as the eyes of a:r
vvatchers above the darkness ;;of ihe ;
grim'S lonely way. j We yield to a cr!
tial magnetism when our spirits go c
far over mountain and wave,1 to see!; t
remembered objects of our devotion, A
do we not require this mysterious fcllc
ship with the absent 7 For how sr.
does this world of time, custom, and t
siness, trifle with human hopes, aflecti
and sympathies ! How often are eart.
pleasures destroyed, by the abrupt chr.:
es and arbitrary conditions of the h t!
novv isl' And the fondest attaebmc:
oh, bow are they violated by the "ncci :
that knows no law h'f !
Amid lbe conflict of the outward vc
the soul delights to prophecy of a dr.y
rest, when duty and inclination, in all f
circumstances of being, shall be unite !
conjugal relations, to be divorced no rr
forever. If mortals may be permitted
enjoy so great a boon on earth, may t
blessing rest at last on those who :
wander from kindred and frorn horr. -And
as the sun beams fall on the flov. .
that open to receive the golden " light,
may the benedictions of angels dc z z
and rest on the true and loving; souls t!
are far away, quickening, into incre.v
life and perfect beauty, the germs cf i
mortal hope and joy. j jj 1 1 . 4 ,
No use for the Trousers fnou. 0 'a I
morning of the meteor shower, in If
old Peyton Roberts, who Intended rr.r.!;i
an early start to his work, jgot up in t
midst of the display. On going to !
door, be saw with amazement the :
lighted up with tbe falling! meteors, r.
he concluded at once that the : world
on fire, and that the daylofi judjn;.
bad come. I -.' .; I I 'j ,
He sjopd for a moment gazing in spec :
less terror at the scene. and then! wit!:
yell of horror sprang out of the doer i:
the vard. riarht into the midst of the f
- fr i , : 1, j . ( .
ing stars,; and here in his efforts to dc.'
them, he commenced a series of groi:.
and lofty tumbling that would have t!
honor to a tight' rope dancer. His x;
being awakened in the meantime, :.:
seeing old Peyton jumping; and skippi:
about the yard, ; called ou!t: to hirn
know ! -; . 1 ; ' -jj ji i r
" What ib the name o'sense he was !
in' out thar, dancib' arounq thar, withe.
his clothes on t"
But Peyton heard not-pthe judgrr.
and the long black accounts he wc:
have to settle, made him heedless of :
tprppstial thinfre -i and hi wifn hv t
time becoming alarmed at his strange !
havinr. finransr out of bed.: and runnirr
-i, .0 -7 1 'i -,M . T .- "
the door, shrieked out . at the top of I
lungs ; vj " III I -j ;
... r i- 1-'t J n !' m' "M. f !L" 1 ' t " .1-
reyton : 1 say reyion r , wnai uo j
mean. Iiimnin' about out thar ? C err
and put your trowsers on f; : ) j j
OH Peyton, whose fears bad hear ov.
come him, faintly answered,! as lie f
sprawling upon tUo earth "Ob I Per?"
Peggy, dn t you; see-e-e the y-o r-1
a-fire ?
now!"
Thar ain't no use for Irow:
An Irishman said, if a lew gdosehcrr:
gave so fine a flavor to ap apple pie, t!
it would be a darling of; an; apple-;
that was raaae 01 gooseoerries enures
Ais Irishman called on a lady and c
tleman, in whose employ be was, for t
purpose of getting some tea and lobac
I bad a dhrame .last nightjyer her.',
said he to the gentleman. , j I
"What was.it, Pat t" nr-ti 1 , ,
" Why I dhramed that your boner rr. -me
la present of a plug of tobaccy, r
her ladyship there heaven bleEs bcr!
gave me some tay for the good wife."
" lAh ! Pat, dreams go by contraric:, :
linow!r : - : -.'4 vt I t
ti7ik anl ltia maw lia tKitl rill! i
without the least hesitation. j so ycr
dyship is to give the tobaccy, and bis L
or the tay." ;-'-;'! : '1.1 ;fj"1
An editor in Maine says that a pur.
kin lp that State grew so large that c'
men could stand? around it. Thi3 ij 1
the man who saw a flock of bird 1 to I
that he could shake a stick at them.'
A Yankee has taken out a patent
leather tanned with the Wrft of adc;;.
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