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1 ,". ' : A - ' ' ' i - - - - T " . , L . ' . - -A .V. Jo -. Sky- A -FAMILY NEWSPAPER Jcvotca to Litcratiirc, Scicnic, .amerce, i&icjgg- I J : VV . II-' . ! f - - W. L -: V I t I III - V 1 .1.. - X L-L. VL: J I-.. - -( -t-i- -Jl- wJ -jL. . UL . 11 i I vol: i fflje 'hutfot1 -i.OHnial. " PUBLISH CD BY . " ' JOHN NICHOLS, ' -v Editor & Proprietor. ' (Invariably in advance.) One' copy one year, - S 2,00 Fire copies 44 - - 8,00 - Tea " " - - 15,00 i Twenty " 1 2-3,00 Persons sending us clubs often or twenty sub scribers will be entitled to one copy gratis. Post Masters are authorized to ytas agents, for the Jocrnal, and will be allowcu iVper cent on all subscriptions received by them. -For each subsequent insertion, 25 Contracts will be made with advertisers for six of twelve monthsat the following rates Persons will be charged bj the. square, for ad ; rertising unless a special contract is made to ad r vertlse by the column. , . 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John F; Jones', Register. .Renj. L. Perry, Clerk and Master in Equity. C R. Tho:n.i, County SMicitor. GOVERSMEST OFFICERS. Commissioners of Xavigalion. . Dr. M. F. Area Icll, Wm. I. Pottor, "J. F.iBell, ' J. P. C.Davis, Caj.t. Thos. Thomas. James Gibble, Collector of Customs, - Belcbrr Fulh-r, Inspector. Willijiiii I. Potter," Post Master. . M;U1 due ach Monday, Wclnesday, and Friday at 5 o'clock T.' M-, I and olscs on the same clays" At: 9 p'clock ' P,3I. - ' ' ' HOTELS. " 1 Oceav House, George IV. Taylor, Proprietor, i Front Street IIocse, W. T. IVhil field, Prop'tr. CHURCHES. ' ' . i Methodist Church, Rev. L, L. Hendren, Pastor Baptist Church. Rev. II. T. Wcatherly, P;iitor. Xpiscopalian Church, Rev. D. D. Vaii Antwerp, Rector. ' ? . ; ' " .. SCHOOLS. Beaufort Female Seminary, Mr. & Mrs. S. D. Pool, Principals. Beaufort Female Institute, Rev. Win. I. Lang don, Principal. - ' Beaufort Male Aca lemy, Robert W. Chadwick, Principal, t W. II. Swectzer keeps a male school, in which the ordinary English branches are taught. Miss Sarah Ann Davis keeps a primary schocd or small boys and girls. f KOW UEAD THIS. THE SUBSCRIBER RESPECT fully inform the public that he is ny fitted out with tools and materials for doing kinds of work in his line. Such as repairing Watches, Clocks, z '-it f7uty P'ftfr. All work thankful! f to be done as goodaii'l as cueap as it can be done" i x 4 v. l : - 1 1 .1 anywhere in Xorth Carolina, I would further more inform the public that I keep on hand an assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Guns, Pistols, &C.,' also a fine lot of light steel Specta cles, all of which I sell low for cash. . . He Has moved his business down to Mr. Wm. C. Demby's store; on the east side of Turner street two doors south of the Market horse, where he will be pleased to see all his old friends and pa trons. I i BENJAMIN GABRIEL. Beaufort, April 21,1857 ' 3 6m DR. J. B. OUTLAW IS NOW PERMANENTLY LOCATED AT Beaufort, where all who may desire .his ser Tices, can command them. r He will add, that he liberally enjoyed the ben efits of our best Colleges and Hospitals, and has the experience of. more than thirty years exten sive practice, in various climates. i - His residence is known as the Hammock, and his. office is on Turner. Street, next door to Wm. II. river's store. -' Beaufort, May 14th, 1857. . 5 tf. f NOTICE. I "- Stephen Ifl. Hunt, WOULD RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE TO the citizens of Beaufort and itfvicinity that he is now carrying on the business of manuiactu ; ring' . . '". . . Tin, sheet Iron, and Copper Ware. ' . Strict attention paid to Roofing and Guttering, and all kinds of Job Work in his line. He may be found at the Store formerly occupied by Ambrose J. Fulcher, where he will be pleased I to see all who may give him a call. ; XZ$T Terms Cash, Beaufort, April 9, 1857. 2 ly. If column 6 months, S20,00 12 months 30,00 ll oluran 0 months, 30,00 12 months 50,00 1 column 6 m vith-?, 50,00 12 months 75,00 , : ..BEAUFORT, mMiTEB ?8STMV J. - '. . From Xhe AsheTille Spectator. In Memory cf Professor Mitchell-. BY A. W. MANGUM. : . -' . ' Since thou: wert man and mortal, . . And art by death laid low,"'' 'Tis well that thou hast fallen On yon lofty Mountain's brow. That mount will lore to praise thee t Jsits greatest, truest friend, . And will proudly speak thy glory Till time itself shall e'ndr . '! Making lotty seem but av?; -r- 'Tis an emblem of that greatness , , ' i s - ....... .z. ;. ; ,,. That thy deeds around thee throw. . The green a? fa leles Ivey t That wove thr shroud of shade,.' . - .... i Is a token that thy memory -Sliall never never fade. 4" Those brigbtand stainless waters In which thy body lay, Arc an emblem of the tribute That unnumbered hearts shall pay. And ihe hoarse and jarring thunder "Which around the mountain brayed t Seemed the wild alarm of naiure, Telling all her son was cfen'd. Thou didst , grasp a sprig of Laurel And held it e'en in death An emblem that no fortune Shall rob thee of that, wreath. That wreath which is immortal , Like thine own stupendeous mind - A wreath of love and ho aor ; That thy countless friends have twined. JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE Tom Eeaufcit- N- C-, to San Francisco- Cal ON BOARD THE SHIP LOUISA BLISS. CONTINUED. . The shortness of my narrative warns me that I can ho longer dwell on the description of this inhospitable sea, (near. Cape Horn.) We must journey on, up the waters of the brood Pacific until wc reach the . christian clime from which it takes ils name. Nothing uf particular interest occurred except storms of snow and hail, until the niMit of the 7th of June, when the stars for the first tiroS. in. five, weeks flickered frith all their native lu-tre, as they dotted thick the celestial heavens, like so many types of happy spirits quietly reposing in thet bosom of their God. And they were truly messen gers of peace to us at this time, for they de noted substantially that we were merg'ug from the wild scenes behind to. a milder aud a more genial climate, and that our dangers were past as trure as our s.ns were forgiven. Tiere is something in the sudden appear ance of those bl ight orbs at night on a dis taut sea, peculiar sublime and b.autiful, af ter being long shaded with a cloudy sky, that you do not realize at home , The next day was delightful. The sof rays of the rising sun shot across the wide waters that surrounded us, nd the char blue sky was without a cloud, whild the rip pling breeze gently filled our sails, and made our faithful barque dance on her course with merry steps. June 9. Dav broke with some signs of . r - lar.d. A few of the highest peaks of the An des were cropping just above a clear and beautiful horizor, a distance 'of one hun dred and fifty miles from us. We sailedVin towards it until the next morning, when the sun arose bright and clear, and disclosed to our view one of the grandest and most ro- ,,1lnffc.f.ftttnea the world ever presented iq with high hills and deep valleys, and euor mous chasms between the broken rocks that ha eg on either side at a diz7y he:ght.- The numerous mountain ranges appeared piled on p le until it overlooked the whole country around. There were burning vol cauqes iu full view during the whole day, al though we had a strojg breeze from the south. As we sailed along the coast new scenes of beauty and grandeur were constant ly rising up before us as others were passing away, so that it was one continued feast from the rising until the going down of the sun. 1 he whole coast surpasses descriDtion. Beautiful of itself, but infinitely more so in comparison with those dreary regions through which we had so lately passed. . ! As night," .began to mantle .this lovely view. with its sable curtains, another; "sight equally gladdening o our wayworn spirits presented itself in the dim vista before us. I mean the light-house tfiat stands on the south side of the Bay of Valparaiso, - At this port wo stepped a few -days to' get re cruited aud obtain fresh supplies. - " At this place thoughts of a serious char r acter crowded themselves -into my mind. I ruminated ovor the past, the present, arid the future. Twelve thousand miles from RTHj home, amidst strapgeirsrr ahd in. a.-distant land.? Like a young and tlioughtless' blade I had fled in haste from home." I had left t bebved wife, and children in their tender years with an; allojnranceiuU carity to sucX cor them till I returnea. tAId- were-those beloved ones all 'allve:1 It was ;nowifi vV months since I had iiuprintedthe ( pirliiig kiss upon their tecder cheeks,; anclI had uot heard a word from "J'-lhem '.We. then sailing into prt to sencl ' - themetferaj to relieve: their anxious misaht our fateX'-rould those nearest oiit- heartsreak the seals nd frea J them. :and T ween ; over handr becrossed'ntTtfrf their breast beneath the winding sheet that 'shrouded their, pre cious forms T' jMy soul sickened at the "vrry thought. I strived to turn away and think uppD the future. All-was dark, i Mere we learned that at San Fiancisco 'lumber - of which our cargo principally consisted wasdecliuiLg in price, at a luinious rate. I had left home with fair prospects of accu mulating some wealth, and now I saw them fahng away. But something seemed to whisper -''Be of good cbeen" ' 1 ; .... : CHAPTER IU - . : '. - Valparaiso, is a half-Spanish hlf-Indian city, pleasantly situated at the head of a' bay that reaches to the foot of the shelving of the Audes.- It has many fine wcod buil dings, but the greater portion is biiiltpf. nothing morj than the dark red - earth pn which it stands. , It is of great consistency, and;when shaped in square blocks and dried in the sun is quite . durable. The streets are so many filthy foot-paths from fen to twenty feet wide, in their, zigzag course, down steep hills of two 2nd three hundred feet' approximating towards each other as they approach to the centre or business part of the town whero they: suddenly "open on the grand Plaza. Between these high hills are deep chasms, and as you approach the suburbs the streets narrow to a male traik as they wind along the precipice, in some places so near that the ' width of your foot out of the way would plunge -you headlong three hundred -feet belowVwbere'it 'is lib un common thing to fi;id an Indian or sailor who had been drunk the night before, deadi la his attempts to maku.tho path still nlj.re z'jrzi he steps one foot biyoud tirra finna, and all is list iu the downward strife. And . .strange to tell, you fi.iJ knots of littlii chil-- Iron delighting to guu'jol on its very TVvrge, and even catehing hold of the shrubs that grow about its brink, and leaning oyer the yawning gulf 'in their childish sporis. But I am told that they too pay tribute to their childish temerity. , - ir . " To drive a carriage through this city is utterly impossible, except front street, that bIIows.ar uud the course of "the bay Here heir custom is to put one horse between the hafts of an open vehicle, with an- Indian uouated on the back on another horse hitch- ed to side of the one in the shaft, for the driver In this quaint style, thus equipped, they rattle clumsy along with - two .or irioije Seoioras, in all the different shade. of time liness, their heads uncovered, and their long dark hair streaming in tresses behih 1 their shoulders, arid.-extending half way to theirf knees. , Their hair is the only beauty at tached to them, tor, except those of pure Castillian blood or v.?ry slightly mixed, are not handsomo," though generous and kind, their low foreheads and high, cheek bones disfigure their features. v ? The scenery arouud is wild dhd romantic. Tn Pull TTinir ;c'f pyqp thft city, stands Aconcauas towering summit: IWUIiLV-luryy thousand feet in height, belching eternal ! smoke and fire, contrasting with the1 snow, j that lies around its' base, and climbing to'its very crater, as if to feel its . heat. On aj clear day. at this season of the vear. when I the. rising sun beyond its" lofty peaks prej tain tops and flits from peak to peak, as he j . . - ":..'"" ' ascenjds, until the whole mass becomes one continued blaze as if some mighty city with its domes and spires were enkindied with its! burning glarei But as soon as the sun slibws his head obove tho stately pile, the! whole grand panorama fades .away like the going of a spectre: ' The illusion of- . this magnificent phenomenon i3 only complete at the distance of twenty-five or thirty miles I at sea, as you are too close under the thigh land to observe it from the harbor. And while you are standing upon the sum mit s of the High hills that wall ia the back of the city, and gaze on the endless fields of snow that stretch out in th e broad vista be fore you, you may stoop down and pluck the tender flowers of perennial spring which sents a scene 01 unsurpassmg granaeur tnat- ijaie space irom lautuae to to lJLZ deg. north; uo peu iiu ucauuut, as u.'.a uticuii ngui, ic-jonu iium tuugnuuc 1 iu 'uegree S West tO fleeted by the snow, streams over the moun-'J the main land. ' They abound with tropicai' deck the re'en sward that carpets the earth at, your ioefc.vVV-c: v-"-- :.-'-r t-::?; 'Here, jo; the biquitoos' Yankee ;it his "notir ns,n displays that same indomita ble onergy aad"go:a-headat iVen'ess that, you find in hi ri: in every, part of the world: They find, ctnplc -ment yen uncter thcT very nose ofjthe; pL i iiin-gWWnmentf nbAinerican is. forcsniaV r f the Navy yard, i and others are in its c .nplby: CBut, tbSt" ; which dis played tf ei r e " ergy: in still greater contrast, was the ihrea boats froinM tnercantle Louses in th 3 city; XThey board-; ed us t. feo'icit c;:r trade batore we dropped hHio - CLilian come -aboard ------ - . - . ... j To the credit of ciiplaTn" fofnhisl severing efforts, outstay at ' this pTace-waal short. LOn the :14th of June we put to sea and wlastled for the wind.' J3ut our right eousness was insufficient to awake. the J south ern blast; for. we sailed six days with scarce wind enough to fill the - sai Is. . ! We then struck the trades and on we dashed ac.oss thu railing; waters--to rever'se--a:ifaaiiliar metaphor at home "for the suhny-Noith.'' ,.The whole scene on this mild sea . from about the latitude of 35 degrees south t o a corresponding latitude, North, is such a com plete monotony, that to describe .one, day would be togivp as near as possible a histo ry of ,the whole-r-except the glorious of July when in latitude G deg.- south... It was tshcred an with : lk& firing yof can n oh. andi the different - emblems-s-f.. nationality streamingfrom the mizen-peak 7 and; 'mast heads. But our patriotism Avas top fiery to last, and for the want of neighbors, to recip rocate our feeUngs, betore night sOrae of the cords that held our flags were doing service as'studding-siil sheets before .geritlegale. The ; soft 'Winds t-bleW;r gently:-. from : the south, and the days were bright J'and clear 1 At'niglit the, deep-blue, "hea venjrajsp(gaye indicati jns of... the. fairness of the hiorow from the quantity , of .stars Jthat flickered bright and clear. The song and: the dance bund its place .Among top -ship's company. The-porp6ise jumped ahdplayed around the ship j thecl umsy-whalf. wduld. rise and lash, Thnancrry flood if lth'TolsTtW power; wnitft tiie neeu qopnin periormea nis- part of the draina in his chase after the lit-' le flying-fishl All nature seemed animated and gay.- It seemed as if there was nothing acking to make our repose complete." Yet here was one thought that would sweep like . a torrent thr. mg'i bur minds in the midst of bur festive moments arid break the harmony tnat .reignea: ana mat . tnousnu wouia do of bur fa-distant homes,' j i - , " r 0 u the 15th of J uly wower j " going at the rat e of seven ; knots an hour, whe ri thp ;4artlinir sou id irom forward of 'a man over fr -, : : . ".-, v-. c a 6 - o . . . . -. .--.: . . .fgtudy 'throughly a few; definitions?- only- board,' caught my ean as i I was sitting r ; - - ii uX::ua J: ... ' -U v, w r 9 Ipresevere, and you -will soon be astonished near the tallralc. A general rush was madeff 4 - ' 0 . -.! - . v" - r &. f ; - , i fejat your success, ueh exercise will stren- for the sicieof the hip.: -No rope .whose your,racmoryj iQvigorate y01lr inte- end c uld : be found, was. near tt, be thrown e(Jgp u delightfal fielda 'of thought to. him at this mo;nent.In . an;; instant j,a:ad g.ve .our Pagination the right kind of more and. he would be past the ship. There :fo0(J- bealtliy :md agrceablcV '" '. ': was no time to be lost; his life .depended on.i fp, . , ,xr . , , Cn vmi;fi,:nt vn.A w:n in tant action: small sail-boat s snreety ; r . : - ?v. 1 A v. - -. , '. T "5 -i; JiTret that you have, thus spent your -time, lay at my feet, ana as 1 caught it up aud (f , ' r j, 1 ' c- :a , V ; , . vi u'-i flwhcn you gather around your own fiiresides poked the end at him, a gleam. of joy lit up z, . Tir, - r . ' & -. .vftfion nf mini na ftnrt ipt.tprsr When instead uia - euasuy iace wuu a smue, as -ac eiz- O ,. . -. . ; , ' . r . f 1 1 .. t ' .1 J? . . . 1 . . 1 . - t.- . .. ! ' ed the wiving rod with a death-like grip. rT . - - . , , P.; vituib UOUI lUtllUif Hit. KJ UI HiUU U1UI, UUO- . -.; ! - lmme jiate assistance . coming to -our rel and by the aid of a ropewe hauled hitri in, in rhf rrronr. mvnr nil nn hnnrrt i. ' mV'- . i ; : - i I'vance dpiriions, -..and feel tyourself indeed a : Ihe same stale monotony continued to' . Fit , ' v , , ' . follow -us, only it grew moro calm and te-,ma ' I j ' - " T " : dious! A thunder squall came iip on tWj ; No, WVyou;, will look back upon these 27th of July, ihthe way of variety, 'whicht n6'w despised hour as stepping-stones to vvuvAi its patuii -u u imi n mmytiiac nrKtii ?-n perhaps greatneaa. . Then give up honored us with V salutd r'of no mean srade.&3rour $oIahionSj and make some hap- The next day we made one ' of a . cluster o the most beautiful islands thai the mind can1 imagine, ' t would seem that nature, in herj creative freaks, had' put forth her mightiest? lands. They lay scattered : over? considera- neaw I ' n- -- - - J : -. fc4i liUU vegetation, and is said to contain excellent) . r'mi " ' . v -Lift : x -C "' water. .-They belong to theT United States.5 August 1. We had now sailed far enough! to thej-est ward, to run-out of the northi) east trade winds (San Prancisco bearing northeast, and distant 1,200 miles): to takej the Qorthtwest winds, ; wKiclr yduiay look for almost with a certainty at this sejaisony of the'year. We congratulated . ourselves' with the fox prospect before tqs :of' laif passage for a dull sailing ship. -But to : our! 3 infinite mortification the wind continue dil rectiyhea,d- It continued td he adus M on every tack vwoulimake; 'so'thai'if wS' gained ground-one day, the next it would: blow a gale, and compel us' to reef down, and the sea and; current would drive ! us bac again. : At last the wind hauled "north?. we tujlned its left wing, and in two days sail we w-V safely moored in the haven of our most anxious solicitude. i pThus in this tormenting fix, we were kept, FOt weeks almost in siglt of our port, until it; began to be insufiferable. We had a '.clip-' p built boat on deck, and we had must-er-eup a company of four men to leave next morning, and hazard our: fortunes on the bpsom of the North Pacific ocean ii an oifen n boat ' We prepared all thiags ; neces- s4y for ourdeparture; 4- but; when morning. flie, not one ot tuemcouiu oe mauccu to fve the ship, so the enterprise .war broken vt ';It .was well -we"'" abaridued' ''"thc-.ndea me entering the commodious -harbor of San . .y" 7 - - ncisco. BE CONTINUED. A. Word to Boys. Now, boys, we are idling to give iyou a bit of . advice, arid we wiJiit to talk with you, as if you were all ofcjr brothers, ; (what- a': young army we should have,) and we wish youto gjve at tention till the lecture is done,. and we dis mts your with a benedictions C ; liW'e want to tal k to you about you r cveri iis ;-Where-do yoa spend them. ? how do yii spend thom? . Are you in! tlje Streets? afl'.yu at ithe theatre or ' the ball room ? xe you meeting each other at corners of laes.aHd-alleys, or by the doors of county from instruction, or using coarse and sjaful language? Or are you K your pleas afit homes, sejtting by "cheerful ' fire : sides, ' latently cngageu in: reauing some lus.trjjuuve volume, which a master mind has prepared mr the purpose 'of benefiting his fellows? " pit the iormcr, we almost aespair on -your IcommgHoleraDle':- men.vpr useful citizens? i the latter, you ma.be pursuing the up '"Crd path to usefulness, Honor, and fame. , ! .Precious hpurs are - these evenings that tiou are, tnougnuessiy wasting: ineyare iasi 4jeeting),and never will tey return' again. iow.. that inquiring mind might, be streng- (iened by the 'discipline of connected study jlanned,by )fta?iiiof it" b5:?Tt':Sii have a fjeficient . education? go to work and stu ly. fat college win not;, majse you . Buuums ur llian rf study .Intellect. Maker yourselvs ! irou can do it you alone have the power. U Determine that you will be known j that Hour influence -shall, be-felt, and it shall 0uto you even xbe asjyoUjW'ill. Dlicipliac si'our minds, learn something every even ing. i.ix sorii e historical fact upon your memory- l:i solve some v problem in mathematics II earn the boundary ot some btate or coun- Kitt o'f Vie ha , -rf nnn -rilTn : of , trM ITI m lr: fir t!l .-s- . ' , ' ';, "i :; ' v. : . , " - i . Af n Vnxr , clnnn mnrHe ft Af ran t rCnr ATHQ 1 n fi i- . , . - i-, delicate - mirth and boisterous sociability,' fjyou can converse about thq world of letters, -learn someuew theory of scientific .import- ATa iiUU lMlCii ty,, ttiivU JUIU iu iilguiucuiy aA' VieT hj y presence. Read to that aged man whose eyes have long been too dim to scan thelettered page, and bis beaming smile shall repay you tenfold. ; Spur the content in idleness, but set your mark hish-j and then climb the'rugged hill.of Parnss.pSp, crying, 'jExcelsior, excelsior.' Olive Branch :-. , v. .:;' v- '--.'- - ' -:'':,-'....' . :'-' ': n v -:--7--0 !';';; -'!' v'V; C ) t '' ? There : oit Thereabouts, "How old are you, Bridget ?" said. a gentleman to his servant girl. : ' , " .:. . ".About fifty, sir,,; replied Bridget. "You are mistakenjBridget'you are not over twenty Yes, sir, that is it, I'm about twenty, "or. fifty, somewhere along theh This answer indicates about the sa me de gree of intilligence as that-of an old greyr headed, negro in South , Carolina. "How EUVU V 'NUftM v... . V w - w m w bid are youPete?' said a gentlemen to him :bheday;!':1:' .!".'. 't9 X' i' "Ix dunno. massa. I- feel berry old : 'spects I'se 'aboutflve- or six hundred." 7 ; -:' . ;:-7'': ' "::.' '- :-, : 1' i -' ' ' ' - - : -T-.1 NO. 19. The Patch on Mn.- Maecys Breeches- . '-Harper's'; Weekly relates the following afiecdotes of Mr. Marcy ; ' i : 1. While he was Governor of this State, ho was visiting Newburg On some public occa-y sion, and with a party of gcntlemenV wbigs1 ;nd democrats, was at the Orange Hotel' : Good humor was prevailing, , and one story suggested another. j Tlie . Governor alwaya : enjoyed V story,:au-i; could tell on jritk excellent cfit. A'wliig lawyer was present and the Governor j recognising him, said j. . 'Ah, 'yes; 'I'll tJll you a ood storycf'; Spooner.; -I TUa other day,; ho came - up ' lb 't;,':'sx' to the. wh'c-ivcr.t::a at U tica9q'-i,,y if agyla '1 call on .me to: get a pardon for a ciovict at ' ; Sine Sing. L heard the case, examined the . m - - dociimenti, and being satisfied that all was pardon pc gn when Spooner cried out . Hold, Governor ! that's the wrong paper I V. And sure enough, it was a whig spcecJi that he was going to ; make at Utica abusing me the worst pos sible way. Bat; I .had j granted jpardon iu '. advance, anof I suppose he committed the OiTence after ward. ' ' v . '''i ''if :'- " ' The story was received with ' great ap-, jplause, and iSpoocier. j being looked to for a response, instantly went on witli the -follow- ing, which, for an extempore .story, certain ly is capitol : v - , j , !' . '.. Yes, ; geutlemcn-r-Tes,- i I did. . And "when the Convention was over'., -we went to . Niagara Falls, and as we went diagging on by stage over; 'miserable, corduroy ; roods !) banging our heads against the topof the , coach, and then corr.ing Qouslt we were to go through the bottom, the stage came to a dead ball; the driver dismoonted, oned the door,- and requested; us ttll to descend. Wo did so, supposing . that some accident had Qccurred. When we- were all outf standingvon the ends of the logs j of which the road was made, the; driver look off ;his y hat and'said :.tGentleinen, we always stop here out of respect for the Governor jthat is pantalormt : -y' J The story was Leard with great jollifica tion, in which no j oneijcined more heartily than the Governor himself. - That pantaloon incident deserves to be recorded in eyeiy histoyiof ' this great man. He was sent otttto hold - special session of court to try the anti-Masonic 'parties char- ged with , murder." Ho was f la receive a that nice salary and . his exjpenss. With regard for details that belonged toj bis ster ling character, he kept a minute all his expenditures, and handed in the ' list on his return, without thinking it pecessa ry, or proper to revise and strike out thoso items of a private nature, which other men, less scrupulous io great matters, flight have careful iy supnressed "ITheri i.stood the tail or's charge for mending. The polilical foes of the Jndge, when he ame to be a . cand idate for Governor, founu it aud'paraided it before the .world in the newspapers; and making an effigy of Ir. Marcy, suspended it in the ; street bf Albany, with a great patch on the pautalooas, arid the tailor's charge on the top of that. , '. ' , t ,. ' V Bdt ian observant people saw through the; patch and the; charge into the j heart of - ao honest man, and in that very deed of his they recognised a frankness and transpire n-, cy of character! that commended him. to ' their warm approbation. It is uot-prob.a- ! ble that the pantaloon chargo lost for Lim a A single vote, while it Is doubtless true that it made .him multitudes of friends. lie ' was never ashamed of iti and never had reason' to be " - i7y.: ' ''-; ." '! ,': " ,00 .- ., .- The Model Lady. The model lady puts her children put to nurse and tends lapdogs ; lies in bed -till noon ; wears paper-soled. shoes.; pinches her waist; gives nts wrgeis to pay .ncr jnunncr ; cuts her poor relations; goes to church wljn right, agreed to grant the . request; Spooncj j handed me tuej paperrto itidorse, and I wrote? she Has a new bonnet j turns the cold shoul der to her husband, "apd flirfs with " his j j : friends ;" never saw a: thimble j dpn'tknow a darning needle from a crow bar ; won ders where . puddings grow; ; eats ham and eggs in "private, and dines on a pigeon's ' leg in public ; runs , mad after the last new . fashion ; doats on Byron; adores any man'v ' , who " grins behind "a ; moustache; and, "' , v when asked the age of her youDgest child, replies jDon't know, indeed; ask Betty, f i ' , r:;.f'X X:'JT;v-- --. ', , .. 1 i- -; '" !' , ' ' ' ..! i A ToAST.-r-At 'alate dinner, j held somer ; where North, the! following toast waa of- f "Hoops and the EquatprCrino-lineand, the Equinoctial line God bless 'em.' "Tho ' ; one encircles tho-carth, the other the hea vens J", 4 1 1 I , f ,Vr r- . .'.:'' -' ' -' .' " , --:: ';: - -. , ; . . .- .---- -' - . j. . - -. .. . . . :5 ii; .
Beaufort Journal (Beaufort, N.C.)
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Aug. 12, 1857, edition 1
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