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Seem a ?i?ter, mother, wjfc; They can pla the kindest parts Hound the scenery of Jeans, Yielding pleas ur .ne'er forgo, in the palace r I the cot,- tell a motner s 1 none connmi, OL. 9. " RROU IS HARMLESS, WHEN TRUTH IS LEFT TREE TO, COMBAT IT. 51 No. D. ELIZABETH CITY, N4 C SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1841 -AH can Tilt the drear Ijike a fairy t "" rems dearer still r.i.rtlthe"curtof2ladiie3S fill, le ot'oldi Mav we in a brifditer sphere t Meet a wife ahd sister dear! :Vhen the dream ol life i-s past," : May we meet Ion. hiiih at last And in realms of joy abnv, JMay we find d mother's love TRIFLES. . Vrv,mU niKrht a triik. though it small aprtcaf fi'ands make the mountain, moments make theyedr, Else -you may die en; you have learned lo live her niiire irequ&nt oppttrlunities of hear ing from htm. But alas! Jiowvsoon, the riectar mav be Oaslieu irom our upsj how quickly will happiness turn to bitterness ahd despair, especially, in me -iuuuui nd unprotectedj as quicKiy as uie uarh, hiwerinu. stormy cloud, walteil oy tfte " a l winds of heaven, dotti obscure ine mi sun. WOMAN'S UEVUNGU. A TALE FOUNDED ON FACTS. None excelled and few equalled, on the coast of Spain, the beauty of Lady Enna; nor ever did truer knight Couch lance in the defence of the walls of the old Castle, and in Honor of its peeress than her marly! husband, LudoVick. They seemed for rried to command that homage which honckPiove, and virtue erer do; on her fair race one- might perceive the kind, beneficent heartUha t throbbed with in her breasLUnd in his bolo1 and towering front might be'! distinguished the manly, tiDriffht virltic, that characterized his ac tions. He was a warrior of noble fr;iine tind distinguished prowess, invincible alike in the jraver totrrnev, or more dead- scourge alike to tne WlcKeii enemies of his country; the low born quailed beneath his eye, while the noble fell beneath his armihe min strels loved to sing his praise; and many fair ladies sighed J in envy of the lovely P.nna. when' thev heard in their bovvers the' goodly, praises the minstrel bestowed on that puissant knight. But vain might he their sinhs, for his heart was devoted to his wedded wife,' and nought could change his love. : Their b idal feast had now gone by. a twelve-month, arid tfie pompous and final rejoicings of ihe first five months had subsided in .o the touching joys and more endearing comp.inlojiship of the bower where they loved to jhhld that sweet con- vprep. whir'h minds eleVated bv the soft : ly battle;,a nnd to the It mav easily be imagined that the beauty of Enna had raised no few admi rers, who, when her husband was near, dared not so much as breathe-to them selves their very thoughts; but him they had no longer to fear, and tender loofcs were giving Vay to tender speeches; and those who sought merely to gain a sightj of her forni as she passed by, were now struggling to render her some service, Uo draw herattenUon. Fr a time she was unconscious how lar she had attracted lh6 i attention of so , manv; for her mind waf superior to evil thought;, and want of knowledre of the world led her to esteem all as virtuous as herself In Idea and deed Alnd hnw mn'rh she erred! The truth, however, was too glaring;., and could ho longer be concealed and niuch anxietv and annoyance dit it give her. But thev were too puny and insig nificant to her to withdraw and secludf her from society, she merely contented herself with Casting them to a distance with disgust and wound d pride. While matters stood thus, there came from the army Lord Xavier, bearing irrj nortant dispatches to Philip, then king 'of Spain, praying him to fnise fresh troop and transport Ihtmi with all speedto, the, south. It was in a time when the Kinjg was surrounded by his nobles and a ga- revenge within his grasp; twice did he give it Up as ungenerous, but the evil spirit was stronger than the good, and conquered; and before his mind could be again chanced, he was at the table of his friends, and had stripped sweet Enna of her fair name. Some; believed; others looking up to her as a thing too. pure to be contaminated, believe him hot still, doubt oppressed them, as the slanderer wore a bold front, on which appeared stamped the image of truth yet all griev ed that it should be thus. Report soon spread Enna s name was in laXV of beauteous dames, that Lord X vier had the honor of presenting his dejs mifhp am! had lull time to view with admiration the amazing rounded him. lie was a man of no psjg tensions save a large and muscjilar frame, dark, piercing eye, and a pair of hps, lowered thy r'elly toy love $1 emotion of! deep rooted love, alone can feel.. On a sutnnters eve. when the deep: enirtg shades told Enna she might expect the return of her husband from the gay and busy court, he yith a heavy step and a heavier heart for the first time since their alliance,, entered that love-ffaught bower . ' j .' ' i : J . - -j' : ' itln. ilia nomn nfnll lliat iB ApfkT '' cTled Enna, casting her arms around 'fs steel cased neciv,"tell me, mv L"f,,vick vvhat has caused this change'1 thed what has crossed thee, love t ' ' ul news h'e I or thee, dear Enna, he, "no longer shall I listen to tales of love; no longer kiss ' invjting lips I IS o, I must-.to,' arms; my country calls me to battle for its rights .!:.- . . ' . ; 4t0h, short-lived joy!" cried Enna, "are ' We, to pafll" .';-' : -V , V Againj to meet, when on my head fresh honors shall' be pouredl I go to scourge "the Turk with thousands tif brave warriors of Spain, my partners in thestrifeJ Thy husband shall return with the bright trophies of captured banners, andnhe loud shout of thousands in his train his " name upheld to honor and ' spoken with reverence by all Spanish men and thou shalt esteem me, dear on which ever sat a peculiar smile, thjal bespoke villainy ot purpose. A strange foreboding seized on the heart of Enna jas she Catight his gaze full on her face, ajid that with no concealed expression of in tense admiration: her heart seemed frozen within her, an she saw in him an old neg lecled loVer, v horn she had ever feared and despised; she knew rot why sjhe dreaded the man more at that moment than she had ever done. The court was at an end, and as the 'nobles passed under the platform, where the ladies were seHl ed, -Lord Xavier, 4S he passed Lady Enna, bestowed on iKr a rude, vulgar, but ad- iniring. stare, and whispered audibly, "would she were mine 1" SOe coujd ntt mistake his' thought, jds purpose; she. knew ve!l he would resume tus old suit. i Alas! her trial was at hand. A few hours afterward, he gained admission! to her presence to give letters that Count Ludovick had entrusted to him, litle suspecting he placed himself so much in the power oi a viper, t rora mat moment the1 moutM of all--those- thAt :were jealous of her could now lake exceptions at her actions and multiply ineir. iriuin . - . - - 1 I M - .1 w reminiscence, roor inna: sue was uuui- ed lo gr,eal suffering. 0 At the same time that the odiotts aspersions reacneu ner ears, and had roused hef Indignation to the highest, her scenes Were overwhelm ed with grief at tidings from the army, that her husband was either killed br taken prisoner silently, but deeply, ihe sorrowed, lhat the only being she IdVed wp.s carried from her, perhaps foreVer. Still iherfc was some hope; he might still be a prisoner, and time might restore him in her arms! the afflicted ever catch at hope. Her iTiindAvas for a time numbed with the poigifancy of grief; but hope afforded some consolation. Who hath she to protect her in case of need? Whom to flVto, to sustain her3gainst malicious wrong? None hath she, saVe the sup porting strength of her own, virtue. ".God. aid me now in mi ne extremity," cried she, "for lam sore beset, forlorn, and unprotected! 'Twere better he should die than suspect my honor. Oh, Ludo vick, Ludovick! would lhat thou wert here to avenge thy injured wife but deeds hot words, must now be thought of!" and beautv that sdr- i with strength of mind worthy of a politi cian, her course was quickly shaped. Early on the morrow, when lung Philip was bedding counsel with the elite of his Warriors. Enna forced herself into his presence, and on bended knees pour ed fonh her grievances and accusation against Lord Xavier, . claiming at once protection of the kind, and demanding venffeanre. 'All cried shame on him, but he s'ill persisted in his affirmation . "Shame on' ye!" -Cried Enna, "livdnVe a woman to this extremity but I chal leiige'yct to the listb! the trial by the and bit the dusU Louder than ever did the crowd shout; and ihe pale ; cheK;of fear ws.jexchVng. ed for, the smile of joy, as the Vouhsr knight planted his foot bn the fallen maft, and placed his sword against histthroat. "Confess thy villainy or die! cried he. "Heaven haih conquered," groaned Lord Xavier; "t do confess that Ifiave slandered foully slandered the Iiadv Enna. Sie is as pure as thy own silver shield, and may God forgive me as 1 do repent itj.yel spare my. life-.' x uTake!t,;poor wtelch,' cried he, "and In WK.im ltir,ii " Tka .tiviii iiiuu unc:t iny iiir. I lie THE D1SCOMF1TTED BURGLAR. A thief who had succeeded inpenetfa ling in the middle of the night into the apartment of the well known author Balzac, was suddenly startled by a loud burst of laughter; and turning round, he saw by the dim light of the moon fisiib trnting the chanjjerthe portly figure of the author sitting lupon the bed and hol ding his sides. Seeing himself detected, he coolly asked Mr. Balzac for what rea son he laughed so immoderatelv. 1 lauh, replied the. latter;, ?Tat Ihe idea that you should fancy yourself able iofiod money . 1 l T - 1 '" . t. . . -or vaiuaoies in tneoarii. anu witnout a knight rernoVed his helmet, and discov- lamp, when I can't discover any even ereu uie iucjv lace 01 uie lair nrina. m broad uav liirm . - v . , 1 .-a A tew months aiterward, Uount Ludo- see to TO I vick clasped bia btiloVed wife agaih to his bosom, tie had been a prisoner and was now exchanged love and honor held them tlniied In neace and hanniness. but sprinkling it wit Lord Xavier was an otlwast from man- Jvind; the finger of scorn was pointed at him as a base and vile slanderer. He fell in the Wars of his country, fighting to re trieve his loit. honor' swtird!" "A dozpn A YANKEE ATTORN EYfON CAPI TAL jPUNISHMENT. The following oration was delivered somewhere in Wisconsin, by one of the J the wrong side profession, who would seem to hare quite an aversion to capital puntsnment: May it please your Lordship and Gen llemen of the Jury The case is as clear . i i . : J ..:.. 4 as ICC, anu snaru iu mv uimii as nu lrim your sweetheart. 1 he scripture saith "Thou shalt not kill;" now if vou hang my client, you transgress the com mapd as slick as grease, and as plump as a goose egg in a loafer's face. Gentlemen, I do not deny the fact of my client s hay ing killed a manj but is that any reason why you should do sol No sUch thing gentlemen. 3fou may' bring the prisoner in "guiltyj" the hangman may do his du-. ty; but will that exonerate you? No such thing. In that case you will all be-mur-derers ! Who among you is prepared for the brand of Gain to be stamped on his brow to-day; wh, freemen, wno in mis land of liberty anil lightl Gentlemen, 1 will pledge toy Word not one til you .has a bowie-knife or a pistol in his pocket. No, gentlemen, your pockets arc odorif erous With the perfumes of cigar cases and tobacco. You can smoke the tobac- VON SILK. Silk cannot bp ironed smoothly so as to press out all . the creases, without first water and rolling it up lightly in a towel letting it rest for an hour tir two. If the iron is the least too hot, it will injure the color, and it should first be tried on Ian olil piece of t Same silk. Bright colored silks., or ribbons, such as pinks, blues, yellow, greens, &c, always change color on the application ol an iron. Blacks, browns, olives, grays, &c., geuetally ljook very well after iron ing. Silks should always be ; ironed or. love.' she knew no peace, each day she was tortured bv his vile presence, and his Ivile i y persuasion that brought the blush of shame into her cheeks, surmounted only by the glow that conscious pride induced. Strong were his persuasions and forcible, but mildness was succeeded by arjiger and stern determination, on finding him self rejected, and spurned as a base creature! threats were alike usele?sj $ach day broueht fresh foriiliide and renewed firmness to her, and further removed his chance of success. But the preparations for the departure of the Lord Xavier were drawing jto a conclusion, and he resolved to make: his last attempt, and accordingly threw in . J-. w i n A full I i v r sin ul an f iAMiiiktiiin nnrl hiircn "I must noTrmmrn then." enfd Jbnna; 7- , FBur, ' i iiireaij uui lie was met wun scorn,! anu repelled with disgust. High was his but whie th o u a rt a way, days w 1 1 1 seem rears: and my onljf joy will be Some kind messenger to tell me of thy glory, a dreams ot thy return. V ' Ere a month had elapsed, the sun glea med on the armor of Count Ludovick, as lie issued from th castle with his band of Warriors, to join the body of his country's troops, who werej already fighting with the Turks, where . we shall leave hirn, hewing his way among the enemy, crea ting pools of blopd and heaps ot tawny slain, and follow heroine. For nearly twe herself aloof from he fortunes of our fair jve months did she keep the world, closeted in 1 letirement; whole; days, would sne iove 10 sit and to contemplate with fervent look and fervent hope some gift of her absent husband; or porelwilb eagerness over the book he loved to read when together in the bower.' But constant tidings of ' his health and safety, his prowess, his suc cess in arms, gave her a confidence which gradually wore off a portion of her anxi ety; and repealed invitations to court, to vVtsU those friend who had been compatv jns of her husband, at last summoned her frdin seclusion. And how delighted ,. was she to find that her change enabled her to converse Qf her husband and gave passion--biller Ins -v imprecations ; his aroeni love, or ratner lust, seemeo turneo to the most implacable hatred, and, long ing, for revenge, he rushed from her pre sence, resolved on her destruction. ( On the same evening Lord Xavier re paired to his cafe, burniiig with revenge,! arid anxious to catch something where- . . . . . . with to gratify the will. In this mood he took his seat at a little distance from a party of young noble, who were full of mirth and conversation, so much so, in deed, that they did not notice the en? trance of Xavier, to most of whom he was personally known. Their jokes, however, were laid aside, on the name of Lady Enna being mentioned b:y one of the cavaliers. "Br mv sword!" cried one, "shejis the loveliest in the land." i ! V "Mv body should pass through fire and water to obtain but one smile from her lovely lips," cried anothei; and every gallant then gave vent to his feeljngs in similar tones of enthusiHStjcadmiration, yet somewhat lempeied with respect. Rut while this waspafsinff at the! table. thP heart of Xavier beat high, J as he fancied he now sawa favorable mode of nobles, on hearing this, sprang to their feef with a cry of admira liori, and threw their mailed gauntlets, in defiance before Lord Xavier. "Thanks, thanks, my lords !"' cried Enna, .gathering up the gauntlets, and re storing them each 'to its owner; "t would not that ye embroil yourselves for me; Heaven defends the innocent, and to Heaven I entrust my cause' The hour for the fight arrived!, all was excitement and bustle, for all knew, and all reversed the Lady Enna all hoped that a fit champion would be provided, and that her knight might be successful. But lime, wore, and the king, in the midst of thousands, sat a iudee. Many a heart " J J . D beat quick and quailed with doubt and fear as Lord Xavier appeared before the hustings. He was. a man of noble bear-; ing; tall muscular, more fitted to be the champion of honor and truth than of his own villainy. But where was Enna? She was 1 nowhere to be found to name her champion. Twice ihe. frumpet of Lord Xavier sounded its loud defying blast, and yet no champion appeared; but the third was answered;r ami ft knight, clad in brifirht steel appeared before the croud. and made his obeisance to the king. H seemed quite a stripling, but wearing his visor down, his face could not be dis cernedl on his shield were three maiden roses tin a nttre silver fi et. Liord Jvavier cast an eve of nitv on' him. and exclaim edi "Forbear, rash slripling, thou art no match for me: eel thee srone while thou hast thy life?" His exclamation was only answered by defiance, nod both took posture for the fight Twas a fearfufthing to see the young and punny knight of the three roses op posed to the gaunt frame of Xavier, and all trembled for the lady's cause. But the young knight feared not, and met his antagonist's thundering blows with in trepidity and caution; avoiding them with alacrity when he threw his whole strength into the blow, and catching them on his shield when less heavily dealt; occasion allv giving a well directed, though not very ponderous cut, so much so, indeed that the lookers-on cheered him with shouts of praise. Fiercer and fiercer ere w Lord Xavier, and warmth for the w - fight was succeeded by passion and rage to be so long foiled bv so punv an an tagonist; the shouts of a crowd maddened hiin;and, concentrating his whole strength for ihe blow, his sword would have cut throuffh helmet and skull of the knigh of three roses, had he not nimbly leaped aside. All held their breath in fear and suspense Lord -Xavier missed his aim "Father! father! have you got a levv about you The great Zoological Avery and Circuit is Coming here to-dav; they've got some new ihhngs fatherj a great Boy Constrtictorj and an African Lion just from Asia, with lorty stripes on his back and nary one alike, all ihe monkeys on a keen jump; children under ten years of age half price May'nt I go father ?J' "Why, sarliti!" Tom Dibdin, the author and celebrated punster had a, horse which he called "Graphv,' antj gaVe his reasons lor chris tening him, as follows : "When I made up mv mind to buy a horse I said I'll by o &iavhv:: when t mounted him. I was topo frfavhvi when I wish him to stand still and ( he wont, I say you an to graphy; and therefore I thirrk 'Graphy is a very prop er name I "Well," snfd the Mrs. Partington of our diggins tther day to a friend, ja"int it a pitv that fsich a nice old creature as or should take on so to ie papers say' he is always with all the honors too. 1 cruess that nieansxhe sets Verv drunk. j - The Postmaster GeMx-SH. A large number of the citizensof Verrnohtt then in Washington called at the of the Hon. Jacob; Collamer, the new- Post master General, On Thursday last, at 1 o'clock r- M., to congratulate hint on his appoint ment to a seat in the Cabinet of President Tatlok. It is said tht every Verraonter A Ihe city was present. ! They were a fine look ing set of men. The best feeling prevailed among them all, turd it was riiite evident that all were highly gratified at the compli ment paid to the unflinching integrity of Ver mont by the appointment. Mr. Hale, in be-, , half of the delegation, briefly addressed Judge t Collamer, in effect, as follows: We have come here, sir, in this informal . manner, to congrattdate you personally on vuur appointment to a seat in rresiaent iat- lor s Cabinet, and to assure you that the compliment thus paid to our State, not less thn to yourself, is highly gratifying to us all. We know you wilt dihdrge theduties of yoar new position in such a manner as will be creditable to yoSrself, and, we 5oubt nor, satisfactory to the country. We hope your success may bs equal to your merit, and that, we are siird, will be sufricient .to fill the mea- sure pi any man's ambition. ' - To which Judge Collamer replied as fol lows: I thank ycu, gentleman, fbr tni ftiendly 4jrprcssi'dh of yciir regard for rhe r)ersonalljr, and for the kind manner in which you have . received my appointment. The appointment. vas doubtless intended, hoVever, as a. com pliment to Verrriont, and hot as a reward of any services of mine, or any merit which may possess. In this viev it may well be gratifying to us all that the long-tried and never-tailing virtue and integrity of our atauS has at last been rewarded by a Cabinet ap pointment. Ours is the only Whig State in. the Union which has never swerved from her political faith, and almost the dnly one which has never shared the patronage of theGeneri al Government. We have always been ap pealed to in the day of trial. It is right wo should be remembered in the day of triumph. This Was doubtless the main ground on which the appointment was conferred upon me. It is a most responsible and laborious position. There are seventeen thousand different IPosl Offices in the country, all requiring constant care and vigilant supervision. But, however difficult and burdensome my duties may be, I shall endeavor at least faithfully to discharge them. And whatever ability I may bring Vd my aid in the administration of the Depart ment which has been committed to my charge I need not assure yoii that the character of Vermont for integrity and virtue will never be compromised by me. General Tay Tl co of rectitude to the pipe o a peaceiuu drunkfird and conscience; but hang my unfortunate ch- th7 , 1 1 ii- L 1 . - ent, and tne sca.y a mgaiors 'f'r&c Dear me," said the oldilady as she wiped Will rt..U t.MWWM ...o ......c. ... g ectacJe - . I I It nr unit (ha cninj) vprfp. t bra; of your anatomical construction i? A counsel inmPil ir.'io h railroad for the rim and eo- other party's ry goblins of despair. Gentlemen beware one of the sleeves of a dress coat was lon- o'f committing murdei! Beware I say, of ger than the other Was demanded-"Now meddlina with the internal prerogative! sir, will you not swear that one of them Beware! I sav. Remember the latVof the was not tifwrter than the other ?" . . man who attempted lo steadv'the ark and The witness den.ed that such Was the tremble. Gentlemen, I adjure you by case, and the lawyer gained ihe cau5e. the manumitted ghost of temporal sancti- Vrank TIavman was a bull dog. I re- VxLUfc OF GOLD Few persons are probably conversant with the extent to which thisuseful article has been intf educed, opfte present, capital . in--vested in its manufacture. The first gold pert was made in, 183G, the use ofthe metal for this purpose having been suggested to Mr. Browf; of New .York, by a clergymanv Brown was succeeded in the business by iiagley and otners, ana a capnai 01 ou,uyu is now employed by Bagley in the manufac-. ture; $75,000 worth per annum, has be in sold by one house in New York,of this article; In the manufacture of pens, the gold, is first "aint it vrful f of a Tailor, after one or the witnesses had sworn thai ty, to do no murder! I adjure you by the cojJect wj,etl name of woman, the mainspring ot me ticking time piece of times theoretical transmigration, to do no muruei i 1 au iure vou by the love you have for the e$- culent and condimental gusto of out-oative pumpkin, 10 do no mUrder! l adjure you by the stars set 10 the nying ensign 01 ottr emancipated country," to do no mur der! I adjure you.by the American a gle, that whipped the universal gamecock of creation, and now sits roosting on the magnetid telfegiaph bf Time's illustrious to do no murder I a n a he buried his wife, a friend iransmigration, asked why he expended so much on her funeral ? "Ah sir," replied he, "she would have done as much, or more for me with pleasure.' A stingy husbanil threw off the blame of the lawlessness of his children in com pany, by saving his wife "always gives them their cjwn way." "Poor tjiipgs," was her prompt reply, Vit'sall I have to give lhem." "I wonder, madam," said a young Qer- man merchant to-Miss G- "that smo lasilv, gentlemen, if you ever expect to kers in this country are not in guuuuuu.. wear long tailed coats neveryou expci "rossiDiy as ,wx " free dogs not to bark at 011 it yqu ever theyare so disagreeably perfumed. expect to wear boots made of the hide of Gunri complained to a friend the Rocky Mountain Buffalo and to sum .. aU(jrnev jn his bill, had not let 1 up all, II you ever cspciv w u.,,.,..6 but a set of sneaking, loafing, cut-throat ed. braided small ends of humanity, whit- lied down to indistinetabilily, acquit my client and save your country ! The prisoner was acquitted. A RAT! A RAT! The Yankee Blade teels a story of a mm . I oreefi-hrirn. who was absorbed during ine closet scene in Hamlet where the Prince upbraids his rttother, A raU taking ao vantage of the stillness, approached the peanuts, &c, which lay at his feet in the pit. The countryman finally lounu ...c varmint nibbling his shoeleather, and nrenrprt frr nrlion. At this moment the cry of Polonius behind the arrasj arouseu est. the made prince, who rushed up mesia crying out, "a rat! a rat! dead for a ducat t'1-iii.t K roiintr vman brought down rnrp hi cowhide oooiJ Willi LlUSIUIIg IW1V.V, i. upon the offending rats head, and leapg to his feet, he cried with .wild delights "This way mister this way! Here he is here he is!" at the same instant holding up his mangled victim to the view of the whole theatie. ,-, " : make the himoffeasvl "That is no wonder, an swered hts lriend, he has charged you too high." j ; man arrested for stealing a miiror, framed for an excuse that he had been tak intja glass too much. The. mirror was the cause of! some reflations being cast up on his good name. ' It is a popular delusion to believe that 'powder on a lady's face has the same ef- feet as in the barrel 01 a her to go off. It wont drt for a man to Dump nis ueau aMust a stine dost, unless he conscien tiously believes that his head is uie imru- roiled out into ribands,' and then cut with a die to proper shapethe points put on, and ground down to 'the required hip. The points are composed of irridium, a ne w metal form ed with platinum, and costing from $7 00 td $55 00 per ounce. It is estimated that at least 1,000,000 of gold pens, per annum, are made in this eOuntryf eight hundred pounds weight df gold ave used up every yearin this small article! Who would have thought it! Yet such is the fact. The demand for thd Article is enormous, and it is difticuh now td find a person who writes at all, unprovided with this most economical of pens. Nor i3 the use confined to our own land, but large quantities are exported to Europe. One in voice, of 1.000 gross has been sent to Eng land, by Mr Bagley, where they sell for a guinea (5,00) a piece; L j VERMONT FARMING. We copy from the National Eagle-the foi lowing account cf successful farming : "At the.annual meeting of the Windsof County Vermont Agricultural Society, held at Woodstock on the 10th January last, premi-, urns were awarded for the following crops of corn, raised the prist season, viz : one acre hi Pomfret, one hundred and twelve" bushels; one in Springfieidj one hundred and ten and a half bushels; one in Hartland, one hundred and eleven drid three fourths bushels; one ia Woodstock, mnety-mne and seven-eigntns bushels; and three fields of com, of four acrei each, irt Springfield, first one hurnjred and four bushels to the acre, the two others ninety bushels each to the acrrj. - ttrt ttmps! and we mtlst most of what little we have," as the gro cer said when, h watered . the vinegar If ode mtist have three scruples td ev ery dram, Now many must he have to a regular spretf Someboi Vj who writes more truthfully .h.n nnetick'llv says-xkx angel without oney is not thought so much of now-.- days ?hva devilwUh a oag iuh u. Su.u- Caldls; Me., Advertiser . . ia,i 5n that town, who is states xnai iuc 10 a ' t e o,i f arrH. who weighs two hun QUIT J T-'" " o-7 , - , jtf .1 .1 .1 fifUnfiA nnnnds and stands neany UlCU o K ' sixfeeti r Gen. Taylor's Successor in the Arm v. At a dinner in New Orleans on the 22d, Feb, Gen; Gaines said in closing his speech : "It gives me much pleasure add pride td be restored to my old command of this divis ion. I am the first officer of the U. States Army who-ever relieved a President elect, and I trust 1 may not De an un wormy suws- sor of so good and brave a soldier: Santa Anna in Mexico. The Mexicarl Monitor,-of February 10th, mentions tne arV r?st Of several soldiers df the Natidnal Guard, who were going1 through the streets crying "Viva el Gen. Santa Anna I 1 nere nre va rious indications in the papers of a leenng m favor bf the Ex-President, bul the government is rigorous in its measures against individuals and papers in his interest. Ax Assistant Editor An Editor out VVest advertises for aa assistant capable of writing on grave subjects. A person made application for the office, to whom he piit thtJ estion : "Have you any Editorial experience ''No,'' was the reply; "but I have for. four years kept the books of an undertaker." - ' ... -- - .- . " ' ' "'- ' -; y v'i ' '" " ,-" ,' " ' ' " 'i- -: -'" ' r w .:T- . - r r A f ' ',' 1 '' . - f ? - ' .: -. .1 ... 1 -. 1 : . .. I v I .-vl '- .f. :,;!! . ' !
The Old North State (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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March 24, 1849, edition 1
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