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MISCELLANEOUS. deavor to reason with her on the impropriety of in- j Corresjmtuknl nf the Xete Jenrii Slate Gazette's curring certain exicnsca, but then, though he brought forward the most convincing and incontro vertible arguments in favor of his propositions, she had such a sweet and persuasive voice, and audi a captivating manner, he was sure to be defeated, and the debate always ended with, "well, John, love, I dare say you're perfectly right, but then, my dear, only fancy ! whut would the world say?" and poor John, silenced by the unaccountable interest manifested by the world in his domestic arrange ments, could only wonder how he could ever havo been so oblivions of the world's approbation. For instanse; when discussing the necessary preparations for their marriage, John suggested a cab to church a few friends to dinner a quad rille in the evening, and business next day; but the bride elect, anxious to "keep up nppearanc.es," re marked that, "though for herself, she did'nt care a Why John Thrift) Didat Get Rich. It would have been a difficult matter to have "ound a single individual from the 'oldest inhabitant'-: rush how matters were arranjdjt ,what would o the most recent settler, in the town of B- j the world say? Had'nt Mr; Siffle,(whodid'nt get who did not know, and who did not esteem and near Joint's salary) a couple of coaches, a pair of ipeak well of John Thrifty. gieys to each, outriders in liveries, and white fa- And well did John merit the good report of his vours ; and why should they do the thing less res- neighbors. He was born amongst them he had icen educated amongst them ho had spent his ;outh among.-t thorn ha had married amongst hem he had grown old amongst them ; and such id been the amiability of his manners, the benev dsnce of his disposition and rectitude of his conduct, hat he had never, during a period of more than sixty yean, had a quarrel with, or made an enemy jf, a single person in all the town. Now it was generally supposed that John was thriving in the world, and that he would not only have a snug, competency for his declining years, out would be enabled to leave a nice jointure to his widow, and a handsome dowry for his daughter Mary, the only surviving child of a numerous pto- geny. . . It was well known that, for several years previ ous to his marriage, having no one but himself to support, and being in the receipt of a good salary, as book-keeper in a extensive colton mill, he had been enabled, by a laudable economy, to make fre quent investments in the savings' banks, and it was even calculated by the more extra gossips.that John could not have less than 500 to commence his married life. j Heedless gJ-naurod babblers, John kept pledding on. Every morning, precisely fice clock struck nine, he might be seen taking his accustomed seat at tho office desk; and every eve ning, as the last sound of the bell proclaiming six, died upon the ear, be might be perceived brushing vp his fiw-shilling gossamer with bis coat sleeve, preparatory to leaving bia duties for the night, j His regularity and integrity gained him the con fidence of hie employers ; and scvoral times during his long and exemplary servitude had they thought fit, without solicitation on his part, to advance his previously handsome salary. Anil most people said and everybody thought, that John Thrifty was a rich man. But ho was'nt! And how the folks in B stared, wondered, gnssipped again, when, at the advanced age of sixty-three, John left this world, his wife and daugh ter, and barely enough money to pay his funeral i expense. I But why was'nt John rich ? was asked on every i aide, and none appeared able to solve this impor j tant problem. We are bappy, however to have it in our power to clear up the mystery ; and to show why, witli all his opportunities and privileges for amassing wealth, John Thrifty died a poor man. Then lor once, report fell short of truth, and in- stead of 500, John had upwards of 800 placed to his credit, in one cr other of the banking houses in B bceides being in the receipt o( an annu al salart of 306, at the time of his marriage. The re netted advances made by his employers during his wedded life had augmented his salary to 100 per annum; yet after all John died a poor man. , - " Strange !" niethink we hear some one of our readers exclaim, "he must have beon a gambler ;" others, "he could'nt make all that away in innocent j and rational pursuitshe must surely have been a drunkard j" "come now, you have told us that he was punctual and attentive to business, regular in bia habits, and amiable in hi disposition, don't leave trs any longer to conjecture but toll us at once the cause of John's poverty." "Well, then, John had wife ;-" "Of course he had," put in our short-temper! reader, "that us, if he married a j woman and abe had'ut gone off the hooks, run a way, or been transported 1 but what or? eartlwhaa , that to do with his poverty 1 surely it docs not fel low that because a mail has a wife he must have : poverty also. To this we answer. "'If we are to iinish the task we have undertaken, we are deter mined to do it In our own manner ; therefore, we r pnat, in contempt ol onr fast man's frownr, John - Thrifty had a wife beautiful in her person sracrl'ul in her carriage benevolent in her dis po sition induabriou in her habits, and to all appear anees, juat the woman to make the fireside of an in- ' tellectual man bappy : but he had, in a mullilude .f excellencies, cue failing i she would 'keep up appearance." So this failing washer own and ' her husband's ruin, In worldly point view." ,; ' No one could, or did. appreciate -woman more 1han John tu hi wife, and though he saw and iticd her bestti;ig tin, he had'mthe courage to pectably ?"' This reasoning was conclusive; the world required them, and coaches, greys, outriders, liveries, and white favours were agreed upon. "Then, you know, John dear, it is always custo mary for new married people who would stand well in tho world, to make a wedding jaunt, for a fort- A. nn il.nl.l Tl...l I .-1I..L-..I. . .. uigm or ou, iu mo laiven, euaetipooi, viieiiumiani, or j . some such place." This was a matter of course ; so to, please the world, tlicy went to Bath. Then it was arranged that, as Mrs. Grizzle sent out cakes cards, and gloves, (and Mr. G. did'nt hold half so good a situation as John) they should send out cards, cakes, and gloves too. Then Mrs. Grizzle had such a lovely dinnsrser viec (and her husband's income was very limited;) Mrs. Dornton had such a love of a piano ; Mrs. Donsall had such an exquisite China; Mrs. Crane had such a haudsme Brussels 'carpet; Mrs. Chink had such chaste bed-hangings ; Mrs. Lipman had such rich window-blinds ; Mrs. Screw had such a a Reporter. "Six We fks on the Wing." Passing many thriving towns, we roached Wheel ing, 100 miles below Pittsburg. This place has its name from the circumstance of some Indians cut ting offa white man'sliead and putting itona pole, to prevent other white men from coming there, Wheeling signifying "the place of a head." It is the great terminus of the Baltimore and Ohio Ilail-road; and is a thriving place with 10,010 inhabitant. A wiro suspension bridge over tVe Ohio is building here which will be the greatent suspension bridge in the world. It is to be 97 feet above low water mark, and supported by 12 wire cables, each one thousand three hundred and eigh ty feet long. It will cost 220,000 dollars. . At Wheeling, was the site of old Fort Henry, the. -.'heroic '.defenco of which in 1777, against 500 Indians, is almost unparalleled in warfare. This garrison consisted of A'l men and boys, which was reduced by two sorties to 12. They maintain ed the battle until ammunition was nearly exhaus ted ami it becauic necessary to go to a house some dista nee from the fort for a keg of pon iler known la be there. It' was an expedition of extreme hazard, At this point 1 sought the "shell" destined to bo I my lodging place, and passed the night in the most t determined efforts to sleep. It rained heavily all the night'and part of the next day, confining us to the saloon in which was Amos Kendall and other distinguished people. I was so happy as to make the acquaintance of some very agreeable persons from Cincinnati.whose' society increased the pleasure of the trip, and in whose homo circle I have spent some delightful hours.:; Passing Maysville, and the mouth of the little Miami, we readied Cincinnati at. 10 1-2 A. M., glad to escape from tho boat on which three cases of cholera occurred during our passage. Frcm here I shall write to you of the "Queen City" of the west, ot whose growth and importance so few eastern people have :a just conception. ' B. It. P. A VILLAGE BEAU. The following portrait of .Mr. II. Adolphus Haw kins, is from Longfellow's new novel Kavanagh: "In addition to these transient lovers , who were but birds of passage, winging their way in an in credible short space of time from the torrid to the frigid zone, there was in tho village a domestic and resident adorer, whose love for himself, for MisgVaughan, and for tho beautiful, had trans formed his name from Hiram A- Hawkins to II.. Adolphus Hawkins. He was a dealer-in English, liner.sand carpets a profession Which ol itself fills the mind with ideas of domestic comfort. His waist cot's were made like Lord Melbourne's in the illustrated English papers, and his shiny hair went off to the left in a superb sweep, like the hind-rail of a banister. He wore many rings on his ringers, and several breastpins and gold chains disposed about his person. On all his llniii! physiognomy wasstamped as on some of his linens kofl Iinish for falllilv Use.' Everv thincr ohnnt him HISTORY OF THE SAIU'.ATII. The Creator has given us a natural restorative sleep ; and a moral restorative Sabbath keep ing I and it is ruin to dispense with either. Under tlie pressure ol high excitement, individual, have ; swelled out hia crop, and uttered a very plaintive passed weal s together with but little sleep or none: j murmur. and the Colonel unwilling to order any one to do i ullt wllcn llie process is long continued, the over . "Moreover, Mr. Hiram Adolphus Hawkins was it, inquired who would volunteer. A number step- j driven powers rebel, anil fever, delirium and death a poet so much a poet that, as his sister frequent- I ped forward, and among them a young woman 0f j cornea on; nor can the natural amount be system- j ly remarked, 'he spoke blank verse in the bosom great intrepidity, named Mizaeelh y.ane, wlw m--' " vunuvu wiiuuui correspoiiuiug initcliicl. , o. ni laniny. i no general lone ot his pro- sisted that her life was less valuable than a warri- I 1 110 woonlli does noT arrive like sleep. The day or's, ai.d .ho should be' allowed to go;' With great ! of rest does not steal over us like the bwir of .lum reluctanee tliey yielded to 1 er entreaties, and 'she i 'r- '.ft ""' entrance ii almost whether we returned with the. powder a'u'iid a storm of balls, uu-.j w;" or not . out addres.dng us as intelligent beings harmed. ' ' j 0,,r treator .assures us that we need it, and bids us j sell as 'a pyramid of mind on the.darU desert TiiR battle continued all day and night ; when : notice itx ipturn, and court its renovation, And ir, ! of despair,' and .who, at the age of tweiity five, had the Indians withdrewMajor McCuilough, while ' 8oini' "''the 'aco oftlie Creator's kindness.we force, drunk the bitter draught of life to the dregs, ar.d endeavoring to throw succor into the fort, was Isep- j """elves to the work ull days alike, it is not long dashed the goblet down. His productions were arated from his men, and surrounded by Indians, j till Ave pay the forfeit. The mental worker, the published in the Fairmeadow Advertiser, and it They could have Hilled him on t! e sp ;t, but they j 1,ao of business, or the man of letlers, finds his was a relief to know, that, in private life as his wUhed to take him alive. Ho was tlie g:atet'j il!ca becoming turbid and luw; the equipoise of sister remarked, he was by no means the censor hunter of hi lime, known personally '.from bis won-: faculties is npoet ; grows moody, fitful and ca- j ious and moody person some of his writings might derful exploits to .almost every Indian.and so great j pricinu : and with his menial elasticity' broken, i imply. tiriD tliair Inrrn. n nA Irrtil of ltim tltn I a nt W shoilM Btl V (1'lSaster Or.eUr.bfi mhfcinei i litn ll!i 1 .it ii-j 1 ' Kllll H"14 ti.A noronninn u'l, acim..! tr. ktn,- Jo,f o .of,. . M,.. !.:-. l..l . J..l.-r . I"" " f . . 1 . - - ' ' . .... w ...lu " "U ue uuenui a , . ,,-r ,.,., .,.,.- ;,. ,K :, ,., me ancho V. or n Be f dt-strnelinn I.i. il... YOb'NG MAN, STOP. I Von, young man.cn the way to the bal!-3.'ley, or ; j biilijrd-ri-om.wi!!! a cigar in your mouth, and w ith an appetite tor a ir:mt-julfp stop a moment. Are you not in a dangerous way ? Will those places, or your habits, lead yon to respectability cr useful ness in society ? Will you, by them, become more . moral, more virurjus, or intelligent ? If not, stop where yon are, we Iweech of you. Vou have no bleness of heart perhaps, and a generous disposi tion. You may 'do good ro those about you, if you will. Your example, if it be such as will letd to virtue, will draw others after you; or if it leads to .-: vice or error, will also, and tho more readily, lure others in the way of evil. Then, young man, stop and think Hpon your course ? Where is it tending ? If to bad Imbits or low associations, stop instantly. Stand firm. Take not another step iii the dangerous way, but. turn back while you have the power, and seek the mictions was sad, Jeftondinr, perhaps slin-ht- ly morbid. How could it be otherwise with the writings of one who had never been the woild's friend, nnr the world his ? who looked unon him- lime piece; Mrs. Griffin had such charming fire screens; Mrs. Bouncer had such costly fittings in her church pew ; (and none el' their husbands had the means that John had;) ..therefore, that the world might not accuse him of parsimony, John had to "17 --o vice, niano. china, bed-hanffinsrs, window-blinde, Brussels carpets, sofa, time-piece, chairs, tables, fire screens, and the fittings for tho pew at church were all provided, seciiridm artem. Then again, the babies precious innocents when they came, must, or necessity, be treated like other genteel babies ; and elegancies and luxuries were supplied ad libitum ; and, when all their at tentions could not keep the little dears alive, hat bands, gloves, and biscuits must be distributed at their funerals it would be such a shame, as this was the last token of affection that could be paid them, not to do a other respectable parents did. And thns they went on. This deference to the opinions of the world, and this desire to compete with and outshine their neighbors, commencea wun their uninn, and ended only with the death of John and the poverty of hi widow and orphan daughter. And this was the reason "why John Thrifty did nt get rich." ; exit from a gloomy world. And the manual work ers the artisan, the engineertoiling on from day to day, atd week to week, the bright intuition of his eyes gets blunted, ami forgetful of their elm- warrior to take him alive. Finding himself surrounded, he turned hisliorsc's head and Hew to V Wheeling hill." Reaching the top, he found biuixclf hemmed . in on three sides by advancing Indian, while on the fourth was a prej creek. Not a moment was to spare, and lilting lm therinT the rcina in the oth- .r' !, red his horse lo the leao-the noble stead hi locks are prematurely grey, hi gonial .. .. .. ..:! .;... rmrh.A ,1,. aiCT unbanned, and sours, and slaving it still he has become a morose UMU Udling hum .. , dashed away to the fort safely. What incalculable benefits would result to the sell the perilous position of Miss Vaughir.'s per manent admirer. He imagined that it was impos sible fur any -women to look upon him and not love hi in. Accordingly, he paraded himself at his shop loor as she passed, he paraded himself at the cor- RVMhW,5t j"0 h"Ser perform their feats of j ners of tho steets.be paraded himslf at the church touch, mouiJ'ueifi. ,llur hv a .Dlatio and tuneful ! steps on Sunday. He spied her from the wiMow. er; but mingling his life's blood in his drudgery, eyes, no lonowen im, ,t.. ....... B his locks are prematurely sre'v, h'f gonial humor son, lie passed her, and repassed her, and turood ! or reckless man, for an extra effort, or any blink of balmy fueling, he must stand indebted to opinion or alcohol. .urth America Retiei?. .; . race if siie.h intrepidity a Major McCullougVa and ftiT.ilv.ili ;':hih'k would now ascend to the higher lieioism of this age, and expend itself on the fields of moral warfare. Between Wheeling and Cincinnati (100 miles nearly) 70 flourishing towns adorn the banks ol the Kiver of Beauty," while every one is connected with some stirring history of the "olden time" or has some peculiar present interest. IVsing the 'Great Indian mound" at Big Grave Creek, which mound is about 10 rods in circumference at its base, and 72 feel high, and covered with old trees, and Jc 0H,g g home A lon!! g)ab-sided, gaunt look- 1 na(i0n. he said, that if a lion sprang at an animal, which has been profaned by an observatory, we ing porkor came p sjlorty fter) antj smelling the i anj mised it by leaping short, he would always go floated along to Marietta at the mouth of the M nsk- Biyory gjger cakes, thought, doubtless, he had as 1 back to where ho sprang from and practice tha A RACE WITH A PORKER. An amusing incident occurred in this city one day last week, which we thi.ik will bear telling. A Dutchman who wan. at work, had taken oft" his cout,and for want of a better peg. he kung it on the gronnd. Now tho Dutchman being a family AN IRISHMAN'S ADVERTISEMENT. Bartholomew O'Flaherta, Wig Maker, Music Master, and dealer in dried apples, from Dublin, eives the public information that he has opened a ahop in Pig Alloy, No. 1 2, where he carries on the bniBiiess of making ladies caps, repacking pork, and setting hen' eggs under ducks, except what falls down and breaks Horse jockies and farri ers may be supplied with gauze aprons,and saddles, srWlline-bottles, and all other vegetables on the shortest notice. Wanted immediately a parcel of hull-frog skins. crooked-necked squashes, old ghnblets, and such like garden seeds of this year' growth. Quail trap fabricated and renovated, also gooi pastur ing for breeding mares, or exchango for tho like sum in the funds. A large quantity of second hand breeches by the quart or' single gill or less. Potash kettles, lamb wool, silver thimbles, besidd a great varie ty of other medicines 100 lbs grease, and gridirons to be bartered for Usselled canea and soft soap. Horse keeping nt two shillings per lb., together with Nova Scotia grindstones, and men, women and children shaved, combed and dressed at three shillings per yard, with every other species of pub is pp.urities and warlike instruments at their nomiaal value. " All kinds of needle work done with accuracy and Cross patch, among which aro 2 volumes of the great works of the little twecdlc, with 100 lb, of brimstone, and a monstrous heap of smoked owl gizzards. Three pamphlet on the inflnito evil of infinite folly, with an infinite nnmbfir finite little Infinite, among which aro junk bottles and leather aprons, supported by argu. ment pro and con, with abundance of sweetmeats of the like kind. ' Wanted Inwediately, a young man or two at the above business. None need apply but those who are well versed in the art of sneezing, curing enrns, and other equestrian leats of horseman ship. . (. . . ' '.''.'". ingum, the capital of Washington coun.y, umo, i . & )lt t0 stea a imKt a, som(J of i,; raCe having 3000 inhabitants. It was the hrst perma- wa)k on wo legg mve t0 C1i,uage things of ncut settlement in Ohio, and was named in nonor ; vave. At. U events he began mulling the of Maria Antoinette, Queen of Louis An . it was the site of Fort Harinar and is celebrated as being the first place where a court was established, and also for tho famous "race for Ufa" between Gov. Meigs and the Indians, in which the Governor escaped. Farher down is Blennerliasset s Island rendered air for a time with a very wistful look, and finding the xmcll wholesomo, determined to have a tasle. Accordingly be made a dive tiKn tho Dutchman's coat, and seizing it by the pocket of cakes, made off with it as fast as his le.g9 could carry I fun in a I very huggiJi manner. O, mine God ! mine coat ! mine cakes 1 7 fried almost classic ground by the eloquenccof Wirt, on j (ll9 i)utchman in consternation ; and forthwith his the trial of Burr. Seventy miles below, is tho eel-! lwQ leg8 wftro mov:ng drumsticks, in compe ebrated coal region. From the Ohio hills threo , ti(;un tiie rQUt 0f ,g hungry friend. Away inillionsof bushels are due annually. Point Pleas ant 20 mile furlher.atthe mouth of theGreat Ka bounded hog and coat, and onward leaned the j 8U;t wag jone the lion tri?d the leap on the pick rjwtleas native of "fader hind in eauer chase. . .nj unHtbirdtime.til hesucceeded., UurniL' uawha River, was the scene of another of the des- jalk about the race between the celebrated raoo j tli8j tw0 more lion came up and joined the fust pcrate conflicts of the olden time. Passing Galli- gs ftSDjB ,nj UostoB ! it was'nt eircum-1 iion They seemed to be talking, fur they roared a polus and other places, we near the mourn oi me i itance) even for cou dinner. Mile beg par- j greut aea t0 eaCB olher ; and then the first lion Big Sandy River, when tho Ohio makes its most j u).j, ,toneJ wCr0 passed with a velocity '. )ej ti,em round the rock again. He then made an other grand leap, to show what he and thry must southern swcen.and approaches the climate ot the ... draw ftm from their flintv heads, while I cane. The difference in vegetation is very per-, t))e mne of the racors drew person to the door ceptible. Thirty or forty mile Irom the mourn oi Big Sandy River, cane once grew, but l.as disap peared. About the sources of tins river, was me greatest hunting ground in America, especially for bears. In 1805, 6, and 7, eight thousand bear kins were taken in this region. Think of that, ye sportsmen who wade keep deep in marsh on the Delaware for a few reed birds, or lie whole days shivering with cold, In mud and water for the poor privilege of missing wild fowl, and buying them of gunners. The war in Europe caused a great de mand for bear skins to decorate the soldiers of tho hostile armies, and they often brought four dollar each. " " 'Thirteen miles below on the Ohio side is the Hanging Rock ; so called from a cliff about 400 fwt lii.th. i the rear of the town. This i the and windows to ascertain what wa going on. Some laughed at the fan, and so did the Dutch man, but on the "wrong side of the mouth.'- By this time tho cake had found exit through a tre mendous rent in the pocket and were leaving a trail behind that required none of the Indian' sa gacity to follow. At length the porker, finding the contest dubious while he carried weight, drop ped the coat and seizing plumb cako, which drew a groan from the pursuer, deliberately turned aside to wake "assurance doubly sure," by de vouring the precious morsel. The : Dutchman topped, picked up hia coat, and examined: it with a wo begone look. Then ho took the backward trail to collect tho scattered cake, muttering-- "O, initio Got! vats, country 1 Even de pig steals, like ter teyl'el ; aud nobody knows when i way of virtue, tha w.ivs of inlflliuenrp. spoke the lady's mail. Hy was in fact a perfect j way do good in your day and generation, nnd may : niig-iiove;; and like the rest of his species, always r c esteemed by those who enjoy your acquaintance. ' ;walkedupto the female, and bowing his heal, I . j. og. SCkUfiliWS r'.uwwvii . . , WliVftH . "I'.'s notijin' but Californy from morning (o n'.;;," said Mrs. Scruggins tha other day, to young friend who hud expressed his determination oreoing to California. "Mr. Brown is goin' to Ciilai'orny, Mr. Jones is goin' to Calaforny-every body is goin' to Calalbiaa 'cept sensible people, . and they stay at home. Mr. Skinkl had the fa-- - : vor last winter, and the way he look on! I told him to go if ho wanted to ; to leave his friends and all the comforts of life and launch himself out in : ; tho pa ntrraa, amongst the savagaciou aborigin- ..',. ists of the woods, and get himself killed and eat . up for hia trouble, I didu't care i I told him if he liked to eat mule better than beef cattle j if he'd rather wear diity shirts than clean 'nns; if he'd rather sleep on the ground than iu a nice feather bed, and if he'd rather git murdered artcr he got there, than stay at home with them that thought something of him, and keep on livin why then lie might go nobody could have enny objection. 51r. fckinkle is a sensible man, and' mndo up his mind (o stay at homo, and I think a heap more of him. It is the most funny thing that the pcoslo that are goin' ain't arter gold they're all goin' tor ineir health., more particularly them that has families ; and its distrestiu' to see the number of ' I?.?.r.r'SS.m.(!fl.,rh'i havejust Youiid out..'1 r",nr B6t nobody can tell what this world i coinin' lo, there i so many revulsion recurring. I do believe that Mr. Smith has gone clean cra zy about Calaforny. The' other mornin' I axed hint at breakfast if he'd have sugar in his coffee, and he tad he'd take a thirteen pound lump ! I notus that most of them that aro oin' lo CaL aforny, talk about the excitin' time they'll have. on tlie plains, the hutr-iloes they'll kill, tlie Injun they'll scare with their six shootin' pistols', and ; the nice amusin' time they'll have cookiii' their owii vitials, and doin' their own washio'. N , who has been lo Santa Fe, says, its all very nice to talk about, but when you come to doin' it, that's quite another tiling. When you have sometimes to carry wood two miles, and water just a far. artcr makin' a fire, and upsettin' the coffee pot once or twiee, and puttin' all the fire out, arter forgeliiu' the bread in the skillet till its burnt up and arter fryin' the salt pork till there's notbin' but cracklin.s and grease left 'bout' tho time you've dono all thia, you wish you was home, where you could git qme civilized villain, and a feminine te cook 'em. If Mr. Skinkle had went lo Calaforny, how I'd : likfj to sved him sittin' on a log hy the river wash- in' hi own clothes, with bis green spec on the tip uf his noso, a piece of yaller soap In hi hnd, rubbin' way for life what a picture he'd make! Arter all, gold don't make people bappy; men will work, and seufHi, and toil day and night, for years and years, sarrificin' comfort and friend and every sociable tie and for whatt 1 hat, in their old age, the children they have neglected, the relations tiiey have (lighted, may conn, the hours that may remain before they come into pos session of the money thus obtained. You tell me, my dear boy, that you're goin' to Calaforny. Take my advice and stay at home. If you can get rich without sncrificin' the comfort of them that depend on yon, without loostii' your respecla- biSity, and without makin' a miser of yourself. ihen your money wid be a biessiu' to you, and not curae, then you will lie roally happy for I take it, happiness i derived (f oiu consciousness ot bavin' done what wa tight towards mcntand what is your duty to your Maker." back lo gaze, he lay in wait with dejected coun tenance and desponding air, he persecuted her with his looks, he pretended that their souls could com prehend each other without words, and whenever I her lovers were alluded to in his presence, he gravely declared, as one who had reason to know, that, if Miss Vaughan ever married, it woald be some one of gigantic intellect." THE LION'S LEAP. Once when I was traveling in Nemaqua Land, I observed a spot which was imprinted with nt leas'. man, and withal rather generous, had taken rare ! twenty spoors of the lion's paw ; and as I pointed to store the pockets of his outer garment with gin- ; them out, a Nemaqua chief told me that a lion had ger cakes for the (K-nefit of his "vrow," and l is lit--' i-,.n nraclfcTfig his lea p. On demanding an expla- . . -i , . i i . i-..e 1 . ......... . . ! i leap, so as to be successful on another occasion and ho Ihen related lo me the following anecdote, stating that ho was an eye-witn'es to the incident. I was passing near the end of a craggy hill, from which jutted out a rock, of from 10 ta. 12 feet high, when I perceived a number of zebras gallop ing round it, which they were obliged to do, as the rock wassleep,a lion w.is creeping towards the rod; to catch the male zebra which brought up the roar ofthe herd. The lion sprang and missed bia mark; he fell short, with only his head over the edge ot the rock, and the aelira galloped away, switching his tail in the air. A! hough the object of his pur lo another time. The chief added, they weio evi dently talking to each other, although they Ulked loud enough, bat I thought it ya a well to be off, or ihey might have ome talk about me. great dceot of the busineta in this region, which i j nobody is afe. Mine Got! I vill co peek :.i ;, ,.tu Portsm"Uiti,at the niautb of Sciotl River, is tha terjiiiiiu of the Ohio Canal, extending to take Erie, 307 mil" through the Scioii valley., the para dise of thewp'rt. gains to Yartnany, and stay mid my nutdder vat ish dead. ' Miue Gut ! cakes losb ! O, vol a.Mir iky for liberties.- Yoa all ih libertie here 4io much liberti", by tain, a good deal !'' and away hr w-nt to er,nfr,!e Winolf as bet lie cuttV,' - ' ' FIVE DAUGHTERS. " ' "'" A gentleman had five daughlur, all of whom he brought op to useful and respectable occupations in life. These daughter married, one after the other, with tlie consent of their father. ,,, . The first married a gentleman by the name of Poor; the secor.J.a Mr.' Little; the third, aMr. Short ; the fourth, a Mr. Brown ; the fifth, a Mr. Hogg-... At the f eilding of ,the latter her, sinters with their husband were present. Afler, the fter emonic of tlie wedding were over, the old geirtlu- man said to the guests :" ' . "I have taken great pains to educate my ilaugh- Urs, tliat they might act well tlieir p-.t in lib' ; 1, and from tlR-ir udvantnges and imnrovcmei.t I ( fondly hr peJ that they wotiM do honor to my futi. ily ; and now I find that alt my paius, care anJ expactationa have turned out nothing but a ifm.r, ..'((I. S,jrt. Urou',." r v'i-t:- ; ..-if ' .; ; , OTjR PRESlDIiNTS. ,t-First atands the lofty WsuiKuioHt . ! That noble, great, Immortiil one ; ' ; The elder Adams n:vt WO, see ; - - tj ; ") , And JiiFEasoN emMi numler thrwj ,,j Then MiWmj i limrtrt, ymt kaewj ,1 , :,u The fifth the li.t Movxot ; i . 1 The sixth an Ad Alts comes again, !-. 1 And Jacksu seventh in the train i 1 I Vs IiuKCs eiglnh upon the line ; ,1 1. A,id Uasrisos count nnnit.r ni j ,,, s . The terth is.TruR In bi turn.:,. t - And I'iak eleveiiih .n ir lea'n j . .. s i'V .'I'heweU'lhJs '1'AVinp,, jic.iV my j ' i , The ncail we'll hu 'm- future At jr. ,v it is true, h would rn- I A rf' ' " ',nT f "nw' rienotiur-e it. Foment
Raleigh Times [1847-1852] (Raleigh, N.C.)
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