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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.: ' ''-; ."
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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 ' ,
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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",
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