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PROCRASTINATIONS.
Y l BY CHAS. MACKAY.
If fortune with a smiling face
Strews roses on your way,
When shall we stoop to pick them up 1
To-day, my love to-day.
But should she frown with face of care,
And talk of coming sorrow,
When shall we grieve if grieve we must 1
Tomorrow, love, to-morrow. , -. .
If those who've wronged us own th wr fault
And kindly pity pray, .
37hen shall we listen and forgi e 1
To-day, my Iqve, to-day.
But if stern justice urge rebuke,
And W armth from memory borrow,
When shall vre chide, if chide we dare ?
Tmoircyfiove, to-morrow.
If those to whom we owe a debt
i Are harmed unless we pay,
When shall we struggle to be just 1
vTo-day, my love, to-day,
But if our debtor fail our hope,
I And plead his ruin thorough,
When shall we weigh his breach of faith 1
To-morrow, love, to-morrow.
If love, estranged, should once again
Her genial smiles display,
When shall we kiss her proffered lips l
To day, my love, to-day.
But, if she. would indulge regret,
Or dwell with jby-goue sorrow,
When shall wc weep, if weep we must 1
To-?wrrow, love, to-morrow. ;
For virtuous acts and harmless joys,
j The minutes will not stay;
TjTeVe always time to welcome them
To-day, my love, to- lay.
Bat care, resentment, angry words,
And unavailing sorrow,
Come far too soon if they appear
To-jnDrrow, love, to-morrow.
THE BAR OF THE UNITED STATES
J .!.! ." . .
; Mr. Livinsrston, the editor of the Monthly
Law Magazine, has just published, in a vol
ume o( between 2 or 3 hundred pages, a com
plete register of all the Lawyers in he United
slates, and j their post, olfice-address. The
numher iu the aggregate is twenty-one thou
i'ia nine hhunarea ana seveniv-mne. or
about one to every fifteen hundred inhabi
t.iuts.. The1 following is the proportion of
each in the Several States :.
Alabama.
Arkansas-.
..692
Minnesota 24
Mississippi .....700
.261
P..t:iv .
vaiuunua returns
Missouri .584
incomplete).... 68
New Hampshire 303
Ne w Je-sy . 307
New Mexico. 13
New York. .,..4,374
North iCaroJitia.435'
Ohio ....1,639
Oregon . . . 20
Pennsylvania. 1,739
Rhode Island. ..112
South Carolina. 433
Connecticut
..333
unaware A
...... 50
iimbia 61
......115
....v.698
Dii. of
Co
Florida
ueorgia
Illinois
i 710
i ..732
.......243
..:886
479
.......527
.....543
naiana,. .
lowa-.:Jv
Kentucky
usiana.
Maine . .
Maryland ,
Tennessee
Texas ... .
Vermont. .
Virginia. .
Wisconsin
....735
. . ..499
..,.442
...1,278
. . ..'477
ichiflrtn 09
It difficult' to sav what is th tnT wbl,lv
th
property of the nation pays to lawyers,
,J'Mn?t 'approximation may be reached by
Xirtftn 7? i """'ci now iu ..practice- at
Mr V:
Itlt OPlfKT n HpHnfmn nrQ70 fV.v
Lin r- y j i . j .1 . .
nsr, 10 cover ine retired
fioff I protession,) and by estima-
fach lawyer in practice to average an
ot the nrofessinn and hv
"ncame of $1,000. This would make
i -s'ii'iia cose or legal services in tne
1-U htatc. :n: r .i,.u
-fr-an equivalent to the interest" -at
',, ;vtiu on two
thousand millions of doit
IVlnriPctrri o?timifoe f rta - trio rm
'fd 1 ' U1 prucusing mwyer in me uni
ooF- t ? at 31,500, which we think quite
ill, Uut o the large;. cities the
income
itu eipJ In lull practice, will not
average
JU.) n M .1-11 -TT -W n .
Th
folio,
Aw V: c uunaer s iews ieaer. puo
Dublin. Ireland r
III I h - iV " -W . - -
iLri ' r a i
. juuug wuuitfii iu uci us uuuec-
u email private. Tamily ; also a milch
mUst be of the estnhl&h fvl: rhiirrh J
pi-jL . s uu oy a iien, wnicn raeasurea
8 die longest way and 5 1-2 round.
Bunker Hill Aurora.
I V 3re eppn an f(Ttr laiA hv n han tvKUk
l,4 4r0ver 12 inches :the longest way."
hpn u ,uu w-ven- pounds we mean
i "ii me vzr.
AN APOLOGY.
Old Mr. H who resides in a certain
village in Maine, and who is a member of
the church .'militant, got in a passion one day
with Mr. M. one of his brethren, and,
among other naughty things, declared he
was not fit to 'carry ewill to the hogs; Jwhere
upon M had him arranged before the
church, on wpicheasibri h.e.7;as .requested
to make an apology. The proper" time hav
ing arrived, H- arose and addressed the
brethren as follows :
"My ChristiaV'ffrlerids, I feel that I have
deeply injured brother E Vfci; which lam
heartily sorry. I did say he was not fit to
carry ewiJt to- the, hogs, and I. now take it
back,, being :flrrnly qC the opinion that he is
amply qualified to Jill that office.", ... .
VL having' -made a clean breast, his
apology was deemed satisfactory by ".all but
brother M- 77, who declares to this day that
he heard H; j say, in a low tone. ' that he
wafitto carry swill, and for nothing else.11
; . Yankee Blade,
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AN vAPRIL FOOL.
1
BY THE
DUKE.
It 'was on the evening of the last day of
March, 1850, thattwo young mejn were seat
ed in a comfortable apartment in the
hotel, Boston, with a bottle of champaign
before them, and, segar3 in their mouths.
"To-morrow, is the first of AprjJ, jspeke
out Bob P., at length.
"Yesjwas the reply of his companion,
whoe name was Bill H. t
"You know old Kingsley. that old wag of
a dentist on Street" coutinued Bob.
" Certainly," was the reply, i
u Well, one; year ago, to-morrow he came
a deuce of a game on me,'.' . I f
"Did he?" V
'Yes; and to-morrow I mean to be up to
him for that same trick."
"How?" i ;
'You see tfiis tooth here?" he replied, as
he stretched open, bis mouth., to the .view, of
the other. "Well,' it is a fajsetone and to
morrow I'll go to him with myjace bundled
up and tell him I have got a decayed tooth
which I want extracted and have him pull
out this false one."
"Ha. ha, hji,r burst out Bill, "that will in
deed be a good joke." ' (
So it was arranged that Bill shouldj hap
pen into the office of Kingsley the riextjmor
Viintr at nine 'o'clock, thai he might see the
sport, and that Bob should arrive in a short
time, ready for the operation. They then
took their departure from the hotel, each tak
ing the nearest course for his lodgings.
"Good morning. Mr. Kingsley," was the
salutation of Bill H. the next morning after
the conversation alluded to above, as he ep
tered that individuals office. .
"Good morning; take a seat," was the re
sponse, j X,
"I was passing by," co jtiued BilLand
thought I would give you a short call."
i n us me conversayon proceeaea lor a
short time, when the door opened, and Bob
made his appearance. His face and neck
were done up- in sundry neckcloths; he threw
himself into a chair, and exclaimed
: "Dear Docter, for heaven's sake pull this
tooth as qsicklv as possihle, lorjl haven't
slept half an hour throughout tli'e
consequence of its aching." , ;
night in
The doctor immediately grasped his instru
ment. - ' .
! "Which tooth?" '
Bob poined to the fajse one.
Thedoctorj who was fifty years old. and
wore spectacles, gave a look at the tooth, and
seeing it was souna, couiu noiai iirsi con
ceive what should cause it to ache, and was
about to speak,-when a thought struck -him.)
It was the first of April! -He gave another
rook at the tooth, and immediately, perceived
that it was a false one, ana mat a tncK was
being practised upon him.
"Now hold still and ne penecuy quiet,
said the doctor. -''
" I will," was the reply ; "but be as quick
as possible." j ' j' ,
The doctor took nis instrument,, ana ciap-
1 . .1 ..Iff
ping it upon the tooin next ine raise one,
which was a large double tooth, j perfectly
sound, he gave one tremendous jerk, and it
was out I . .
With a yell of agony, Bob sprung to his leet
and screamed out ' : V
" Vlurder! doctor, yo'uve pulled the wrong
ooth i" t- . ;
" O no" quietly replied the doctor wiping
hia instruments, " the one you tola me to ex
tract I pulled but seme ten months ago. and
I thouo-ht you ''Wouldn't want .one tooth to go
through such an exceedmgly painiuii opera-
ion twice !" '
Bob seized his hat and sloped, and from
tVir Aw ha hac inn a natural Horror oi ur,
Kingsley. ; ; ' ' ' " ' '
A DUTCHMAN'S BARGAIN. V
Seme ten years since, an old ; Dutchman
purchased in the vicinity of Bwdklyh a snug
little farm fori nine thousand dollars. Last
week, a Jot of land speculators called on him
to "buy out." I On ask ine- his price, he said
he would take "sixty thousand dollars no
less" , t !,:,
"And how' much may. remain on bond and
mortgage?" j; : ; : '
"Nine thousand dollars;"
"And-why-not more,'', replied the Would be
purchaser. . . . V j
"Because der place ain't worth any more."
Aint that Dutch Albany Dutchman. ,
Philadelphia i educates in her public schools
45,000 children at six. dollars and forty-six cents
each yearly.", The expense of, the system in. Mas
sachusetts is about eiht dollars per scholar, In
Cincinnati; we believe the oxpense is about 1 fif-
teen dollars. In Baltimore teurteeu dollars', c
CHI-
NESE RIVER.
The missionary reports from China as quo
ted in the Kolniache Zeitung, describe the
terrible ravages of afire which took place on
the 1st of January, 1848, at Hongquang, da
ring the prevalence of an inundation. . -The
flr3, which broke out among the shipping, was
of unparalleled horror. In order to form an
idea of it.' we must imagine the scene of its
devastations. Along the shore off the Ki-ang,
for the distance "of several miles, o "nany
vessels are usually lying at anchor that when
seen from the opposite bank they resemble a I
it i- i . r i I
iihck ioresi, out regaraea trom a near point
they look like an illimitable populous city,
floating upon the water. At a still greater
distance, though not so crowded together
many other vessels lie at the same anchoring
ground. The whoie forms a long harbor, ex
tending many miles, filled, with an immense
number of shfp& and presenting a spectacle
of which no one who has not seen it can form
a conception. On the night in question a'lu
rious gale struck this multitudinous fleet, and
in the confusion that ensued one of the ves
sels was found to be on fire. Increased at
once by the wind, and ted by the tar and oth
er combustible materials with which a great
number of the vessels were loaded, the fire
spread like lightning to the neighboring ves
sels.' The violence of the storm and of the
fire parted the cables which had thus far con
fined the burnjnghjps. SociUeredb.y the ra
ging hurricane in every direction, these every
where spread devastation, turning into flame
whatever they touched, and kindling the de
vouring fire in a moment in the other vessels.
In the midst of this terrible sea of fire was
heard the shrieks and groans of "an '-immense
number of men, who given over to despair,
tossed Tjy the storm, pursued by the flames,
and encompassed by the raging waves, were
at last b.urnt4oa crisp JyUhafixe. or swallow
ed up in the Wild abyss of the stream. The-Ki-ang
for a great distance resembled a sea
of fire, and in the space of three hours all
those vessels, with the unhappy men on board
miserably perished. It is agreed on all; hands
that the number of vessels, according to a
moderate estimate, amounted to more than
three thousand. The Chinese' boatsf as is
well known even the smallest, are inhabited
by the family of the captain, together with
the crew. Indeed, there are whole house
holds, whose members are born on board,
where thev live and die without knowing to
what cQuntrbthey belong. They come into
the world wherever the floating abode of their
parents happens to be found. Among the
vessels burnt were several large ship?. Ma
ny of them contained from lorty to fifty and
sixty persons. The bodies, mutilated and
disfigured by .the re, which were drawn out
amounted to sixty thousand. These vessels
were loaded with freight, and belonged to
Chinese from different provinces. This may
show the great loss and general bereavement
caused by the fire. Such a terrible confla
gration was never known, we will nM say in
China, but in the whole world.
A RAT AMONG RATTLESNAKES.
e visited on Monday afternoon three o'
cIockMhe State Geological Hall to witness
an interesting and gratuitous exhibition, got.
un dv tne competent anu erennemaniy ivir.
Jolni Gebp.rar., so deservedly a favorite
with tli3 crow tfs of ladies and gentlemen, to
whom he shows sucb a polite and generous
hospitality on visitingxthat establishment.
In a stroncr class wire casre in which there
are four large rattlescakesXlwo of them six
feetlong, and fourteen small ones ol various
sizes, a large rat was placed. Assoon as it
entered their den, the larger snakes raised
themselves and with their coal-black eyes
looking.on-'the intruder 'drepped'their heads,
deeming him an unworthy antagonist. Not
so, however, wiih the smaller reptiles, for two
or three of them instantly chargext On the rat
and running out their forked tongues, quick
ly inserted their fangs into his plump body.-
Mons. flat grabbed-one about fourteen inch
es long witU his teeth, and biting it through
and through the head shook it with madness
and dropped the little monster dead at his
feet the little ones receded, and the larger
ones raised themselves and shook their fear
ful rattles, then' slowly' the most poisonous of
HI the motly crowd, a yellow rattlesnake lour
feet fong poised himselfevery muscle of his
bbdy working in dreadful contortion, then
darling forward it struck a dreadful blow with
its poisonous fangs into the rat, the venom
followed the wound: Encouraged by this
effort, the large black rattlers' several times
struck it, and the rat went round and round
the cage, only fighting the smaller ones, who
kept continualI biting his legs. The noise
made by their rattles and hissing was teri
ble, and the crowd of beholders stood awe-
stuck witnessing the fearful content; 'Slow
ly the ratiMegs began to swell as the poison
took effect, and they soon became of such an
enormous size as to be powerless when he
dragged himself around, still showing deter
mined bravery as the enormous bites he
. . v. .1
gave tne smaller stinging monsters provea.
At last exhausted nature .negan to give
way slowly, as his bod' became benumbed,
his eyes grew glassy, he ceased to walk over
and ovr the reptiles, and the bites the little
wretches continued to give him were, urthee--
ded, for he stretched himself out and died af
"tp.rtn'lbrtv minutes fisht i.None of them ate
of hWbodVi fortheir shakeshjp tvill not par-
take oi lood again until tne next spring.
TIIE ALBANY BRIBERY CASE.
Albany, April 2, 1851. -The
select committee of the Senate, ' upon the
subiect of the bribery attempted by Mr. Ball,
. . m - ft x
the sergeantrat-axms, ana ine tnree oenator im
nlicated with himhave made a report of 37 pages
ovnfplv hnndGmninp' BulL and censuring" the con
duct -of 'Messrs Robinsony Jolmsoaand :SWne::the
Senators implicated: j: . if. tr.-?;t . : -J
NARRATIVE OF A FIRE ON A
. ; From the-System Raibler
"SOMEBODY IN MY BED."
A NEW STORY WITH AN OLD NAME.
It was the evening of the day previous to
(hat allotted for the annual commeuceraent
at one of our New England colleges', and
fie small town in which the institution was
atuated was thronged with strangers from
eighpo ring towns and distant cities.
It was near nine o'clock that a dashing
Brlera train drove cptovthe door of the prin
cipal hotel. The turn-out consisted oi two
handsome bays arid a bright red buggy ; the
latter wa oc upied by a couple of wild young
sters from the town of C . some twenty
fife miles distant. The polite landlord was
immediately on hand," but only; to inform
them that hia beds were all engaged, with
the exception of one of the two in the room
occupied by Professor T . and as the pro
fessor was rather fastidious, he feared that
they could not be accommodated. ;
"Well, they 'cbuld sleep on the floor." they
saiu, "if they could do no better;" and accor
dingly consigned their animals to the stable,
and entering the house, asked . to see Profes
sor T. They were told that he was now at
the college, where the faculty wepe engaged
in preparing for the exercises of the ensuing
day. As he was not expected to come in
till a late hour, a boy was dispatch to him
with a note stating two gentlemen from
C had arrivedj, and wistted -Jto?! oicupy
one of the beds in his room, if agreeable to
him. A short answer was returned that he
wished his room to (himself, but if the gen
tlemen would remove the bed to the hall,
thev could occupy it there. Pt course it wasa
too late to think of any such proceeding; so
the young gents bestowed themselves as best
thev could on a bunalo "shake-down1 in the
bar-room. ' I
While lying thus, grumbling at. the over
nice professor, they began W revolve in their
minds various plans of revenge. They final
ally hit upon one which they thought would
work, and hastened to put it in operation.
The professor not having yet returned from
the college, and the other inmates of the ho
tel being all at rest,-.lhey hnd a fine opportun
ity to carry out their rogueish design. Re
moving their boots, they crept softly up stairs
to the room of Prof. T , and entering,
proceeded silently to the execution of their
plan. The bed of the professor was opened
and one of the pillows placed it in such a
manner as to resemble a human form, the
towel was taken from the stan.', twisted into
the semblance of a lady's night cap, and stuck
nicely on the1 remaining pillow, j Next the
copperplate curtain of one window was taken
down and tnrovvii carelessly on a cnair near
the bed, where it looked marvellously like
some articles of female apparel. Finally a
nisrht-lamn was burning dimly- iust eufri-
cient to render "darkness visible," and the
youngsters retutned to their hard couch, lea
ving their plan to work for itself.
Of course there was no sleep for them now
till the professor relumed ; which he did at a
quarter past eleven, ai d only stopping below
td procure a light, hastened up stairs, antici
pating the pleasure of a soft bed after a day
of mental toil, What was his .surprise on
throwing open .the dtior of his chamber to
find it thus occupied. The professor was a
confirmed bachelor, and not doubting the re
ality of what he thought to be a female oc
cupant of his nest, he beat a hasty reireat
into the passage, to consider what he should
do in such an unusual state of affairs. He
could not disturb tKe lady,; that s was out of
the question the next thought was to apply
to mine host, but on reflecting that there were
no empty beds in the house, save that in his
own room, ne reiuctanuy xurneu ins steps io
the parlor down stairs, where he stretched
his weary limbs on the sofa, and falling into
an uneasy slumber, dreamed of women and
night caps until the bright sun ol a July
rrJornirtfircwoJce him to-the consqiousness of an
aching body corporate. K'
It may be imagined with what gleelul sat
isfaction the two wags in the bar-room had
beared th i professor return down stairs and
take up his lodging m the parlor. Their
plan had worked to a charm,' and they wai
ted with some anxiety for its denouement.
In the morning the professor, after waiting
as he thought long enough for the fair occu
pant of his domicile to have evacuated the
premises, went up to dress for the day. But
lo! alfwai ashe 'had seen it the night be
fore -the lady was late in bed, i but there
could now be no delay; preparation mu?t be
made before attending the ; exercises of the
collejre. The poor professor therefore infor
med the amiable landlady of his dilemma,
from which ehe immediately undertook to ex
tricate himv She' went up to hi.Vroom the
timid man1 foil owing at a respectiuf distance.
Shortly alter the hostess had entered the
room a merry laugh was heard and. she' ap
peared at the door holding in her hands the
night cap., dress, &c.t of the fair incognito.
The perpetrators 'of , the successful joke join
ed in the laugh and told the stofy, while
Prof. T: was so mortified that he look lodg
ings out of the village the very next day, to
avoid the disagreeable sentence which con
tinually met his ears at the hotel, Somebody
in my bed." '
t Ctdremo?Ut :N.Jf t Feb- 1851. ;
FIRE.
r - Newbehv. April 1st. .
At Ahont 4 o'cloofc.tliis morning, .the Rosin Oil
Distillery of Mr. Amos Wade took fire accidental
ly, and before it could be extinguished, .the Dis
tillery together with the Turpentine- Distjllerydn
the same yard waa - entirely consumed V a small
quantity of Turpentine &c was burned.- The At
lantic Fire Company No. 1 . were., promptly At
theirs oosts as 'usnal .in case of fires, bat , without
belns ahle to do much more tharilo prevent the
farther spreart of the fLre.Nntbemian. j t
ii From fJtSfer Sj&ngled Banner.
PLEASURES OF TRAVELLING.
BY PAUL CREYTON. T
j Old Rozer Tuttla was one of those timid.
never-go-away-From-home individuals, who
have a horror ol'ntearaboats; railroads, stage
coaches, and hotels, and who consequently
never travel unless compelled by dire necesi-
ty so to do.
Last winter business called the worthy old
gentleman out of town, and it was.necessary
that he should pass the right at a tavern on
his road. He packecl;ijp his .Jhings na if for
a long journey,1 told Susan", the maid, to put
a dozen plnmb cakes pome x chese and a
clean shirt in his carpet bag. He . polished
his boots with unusual care, got a clean shave,
put his glasses in his ivaistcoat pocket, and
summoning all the fortitude bequeathed him
by his ancestors set out upon his much dread
ed journey. .
He arrived at the tavern above mentioned;
the pjd gentleman drew a long breath, and
made, very extensive preparations 'for pass
ing the night in as comfortable a manneras
possible.
'his nrserable state of things.' said old
Roger to himself, 'don't happen, thank Provi
dence, more'n once a year, and I must make
up my miriuVto' stand it lor one, night. If
there" aint no alarms of fires, nor drunkenness
nor bedbugs in the house, I guess I shall
manage to git through with it after a fash-
ion.'
OURogerhad scarcely settled into this
admirable stale of mind, when his fortitude
was all put to flight by an uuforUipntu. oc
currence. He happened to overljar a con-
versa tio'tftbtttween jhe landlord ami two
others, in which theyspoke Vf an insane man.
a maniac ofthe most dangerous descrip
tion, who was at that time in the house, and
who it was feared, would create some dis
turbance during the night.
'I'm in lor it !' g-oaned the old gentleman ;
It's quite plain I shan't sleep any to-night !'
However. Mr. Tuttle went to bed, and con
trary to his expectations, ifeJl laeleepjat an
early houT. arkr natiHiistanrling his imagina
ry fears and dreams of travellers being mur
dered in their beds, he slept soundly until
sometime past midnight.
- At that ghostly and mysterious hour, the
old gentleman was awakened by an unusual
noise. . He couldn't be mistaken j there was
somebody at his chamber door. Now old
Roger reflected that nobody would think ot
entering his room at that hour, for any good
purpose. Consequently pld Roger .feared
foul pi ay. Trembling.e covered hismself
closely in the bed clothes.
The door was locked. The tuifurtunate
traveler thought ai first that this fiict ought
to make him feel secure, but 'he, soon .heard
an pminous "grating sound which convinced
him that the robbprs for so he deemed the
intruders were either removing tlie lock or
picking it. It was a terrible thought, nobody
would be entering his room in that way from
any goo .molive. 1 Already he looked upon
himself as only a trifle better, than a murder
ed man. : i -
The sounds continued. The worthy old
gentleman was paralysed wiih fear. - To his
horror then, the door came open. Three
man appeared before . him carrying some
thing wrhich his imagination framed into a
murdering apparatus of the most appalling
diameter. ' j i - ; T' .
;He appears calm now,' whispered the man
who carried a liijht, as he placed it upon the
table.
They approached the bed. where Mr. Tut
tle lay tremhlmg. Mi . TuMle managed to
shriek out" then - ''.
'F-for God's sake, vh-wh-what do you
want with me !' ,
"I have some blisters her to put on to you,',
replied.one qfevo. - '' '
'Blisters !' echoed old Roger, aghast.
Yes; ihey say you are not very well to
night, and that blisters will do you good.'
A new light buret upon the traveler's mind.
It was a terridle thought but it was better
than being murdered. , j
1 4rou think, I'm the crazy-man V ha ejacu
lated. ' -. ... . x
The only reply was t s
1 Will you let us put on the blisters?,
'For God's sake, friend, erid pjd Roger in
tremor, 'do reflect ! 'You have made in mis
take! I jim "not crazy ! Look at me ! Do I
look crazy T Gentlemen gentlemen oh !
don't!.,'-.. J '. -
'Only a trick of an insane man.' whimpered
one of the trio to his companions, so loud
that Mr. Tutfle ,t hefd the . remark. !Ve
m iist proceed "without dela)r.'
'Don't! don't! I say hear me V gasped
old Roger. lI aint the crazy man ! I tell you
I ain't! Don't put your blisters an ine ! You
shan't Jim fight !'
And scramblmg to the hack part of the
bed.1 he seized a pillow as.a'weapon of de
fence. j i:v;r-;- y-; n-1 ' ; - -
Resistance was useless : He was bound in
spite of his efforts, in spite of his assertion
that hfe" was not theineane- manin spite of
hi:.,cries for nssistance- ;i ThenJ whil his
tormentors; turned him upon his face,-and he
was smothering -his cries in the pillowy they
placed a large blaster on his neck. -Old BJofr-
f er then gave op m -despair. - and'- uttered a
heavy groan.irvj : i . r;-.l ;
At that moment. a-wild ringing laugh was
heard, and the Muter intuctors beheld the
real maniac standing in the door and laugh
ing at the mistake. The truth flashed u pon
them.. vvuri eesperaie naste tney removed
the blister from old Roger's neck;lafxdlbsed
him. and left the room with all .couvejieut
despatch.; 9 i-.,'; s'J-.v - -
.j Pale and trembling with ngitation. the
'worthy but unfortunate old gentleman drew
the, bedclothes over him. "and lay cursing the V ,
luck of travelers, until he fell asleep. ; ,-.
The next morning he left the trarcrn'in n
fit of rage, without waiting for jbreakfasf
hurried himself back to town with despatch."'
and to thiday he has rtever pesti known W
attempt another ourey.. c V- ' '
A STIRRING APPEAL. "
The Port6mooth fNiH.y Messenger wakre .
up snakes in those oiggins with the lollowmg 1
trumpet blast: "
Freemen of New Hampshire! Your can--didatesnre
befereyou, eboote ye beiwcen
them! Men oritockhnm. come forth to the-',
battle ! To the polls, every man of ytnrt
from weod and plain, mountain nnd valley,
come forth nnd strike a blow for youf rher-
ished principles! Let Windham andean
down. pour forth, their Jegions armed for the '
contest, and let the hardy sons of Gotport hold :f
not back! Pa'ridtic citizens of Portsmouth !"
come out in your strength, from Gravely'. .
Ridge to Rebellion Road fronPJertcho to t
Puddle Do;k rally to the poll on Tuesday
next, and vote for whom you please.
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WHERE SHALL WE PLACE HIM '?
The Yankee Blade tells a queer incident
which once came off at a church'inBbston.- r
A clergyman was pronouncing a grandilo-'
quent eulogium upon Howard, the philan-i
thropist, comparing him witli all the world's
benefactors since Noah's day, and declaring
that hetjould find.no place honorable enough
for him on the roll of those who brought bles
sings to their race, while ever and anoir hia
paragraphs were rsunded off with the excla-:
raation, i Where shall we place this great
philanthropist?" . V . , t. ; '
Just as he had reiterrited tlit iuterrogatory
for the dpzenih time, a chap with: a 'brick in
his hat." who had staggered in, rose up, and
steadying' himself by clutching the pew raiI-; ,
ing with vice-like grasp, cried out . S-s-sinc ,
ycu arc so so b-b-blamable puzzled,.'
Minister, he he he can have wVe-e-sea-.r? 'i
in th-th-ihis pew. There's plenty of room
It would require a CruikshankV pencil to
depict the Fcene that ensued. Suffice it to
say, our1 ibibqlousAfrien ivaa incontinently'
shown , thauthercVwas ro-m neither in the'
pew nor in the entire house , for him. , .1
TIIESpLEMNITY OF OATIl 1
One of those rather peculiar Geniuses, known
tipo thb'Apalachicola, in Florida, as "timber
getters," went down to the port of that name with
a very valuable raft of cedar ana other i cholco
timber that he desired to ship "for Cowes and o
market," or soree other town of equal importance.
One of the requisites xto obtain a clearance was to
makega certain oath before the collector, for
which purpose he ' appeared ; beforJ the dignity,
whQna,de out the fyrmi ot oath, which, arnonr
other thiogs,.yitated' "yon do soleraly iwear th: t '
no part of this timber now sought to be abippea
by you, was cut upon the public lands of the
United States, and' i :
"Stop, stranger. What'a that vou say? I must '
tajce.rcyolemo aflidavy to that?" i
"Yes." " v - '
"And that I can't ship that raft of mine if t '
don't r ' i 1
"Yes." ,. ; . .
"And docs oilier' fellers what come down hero I
with rffts tiko that oath 1" i i
"Sometimes,",. .. ' l
''You.may go ahead, stranger I can't lose tint i
timber it has got to be Iiirc(l, any way you
can fix it."
"Uncle Sam's land," said he, as he. walked oft'
after taking the oath ' how in thunder do I
know where his lines run. I reckon that oath i
nothing but form, any liow." ,
L.iS NOT UOLD TttAT GLITTEns. W httrm
been shown by Munroe's (New Bedford) Express
a large lamp of California gold, of about twen
ty ounces, which a Nantucket gentleman lately
bought In J'an Francisco at the rate of 10 dollar$
per ounce. Much gratified with his large " lump;
he despatched it to th Mint in Pliilodclphia to
be Coined but the JLxpresH " will4ake word (q
him, with the lamp returned, " that there is rirtt
gold enough iirt't to ray for coinage." The our-
side is sprinkled orer with gokl, the inside is cod-
t mi t . . . ..T
per. occ. jtiiis manuiacturc oi " lamps " m a new
trade, and let traders beware. . Y. JJxprea.
AN I NTEUE.STIN'J INCIDENT. '
As the Hendrik Hudson approached Welling
ton's Head Quarters on Tuesday nieht. the nai-wn.
gers (among.whom were the State .'officers and
members ol the legislature) were I gratified ut
witnessipg,the effect .prcxluced by the bonfires i
which were burning on the premises. The vener
able edifice was seen, as also the National color
displayed from the fla;'-gra.&iKine cheers were
given from the boat and responded to from tlio.
shore, aa the boat passed the consecrated spot." r,
; . . ,t. ,' : Troy WMg. .
4 'A- MONSXEU. : ' . ' :
The London Times of tKe" 8th inst. gires an ac
count or woman by -the name of Sarah Chees
man, who waa to be ercuted for crimes almost
unparelleled in atrccity.' She was tried at the
assizes of 1847 for poisoning two of her children,'
and acquitted. A shdrttime afterwards she was v
again placed in peril, on a charge of like nature!
but again proncunced guiltless. On the prosenV
occasion she was Indicted for the murder oi
lier ownlmsband, ar.d a verdict has at length been i
obtained against her. Toe woman has tbns , led
a notorious and almost public career for upwards
of four years. The incidents first referred to oc-v ..
curred in 845. andinc3 that time it is supposed ,f
:sije poioped no less , than thirty persons. She
rried about lozenges, or "suckers," which she
slipped ip the months of children at play. The
murder of her ; husband was accomplished ia a'
manner almost too terrible to think of. She pat
her arsenic into a, bag rice, and mixed up tna
xtfaite with such care that every single grain of
rice was saturated with as much poison as it
would take."1 She then gave St to her husband at
Intervals and in small doses, consuming him by
slow tortaresi and leaving him at last, after fix I
month, suffering, with so little arsenic in hi Iottr
that its presence was scarcely discoverable by th.
most searching test ef chemistry
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