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.... - ... t . - V aovms com i ; T ji H 1 lf4 $2 PER annum,: ' ; - With6ut or witli offence to friends or foes, .r ' We sketch tne world exactly as it goes." - IN ADVANCE "lli- -t " 1 ' 4 QrrAV. H ' HK ' )' " . " : I - ' . ! ' .1 . : i tl: .. I.. i v - .: - :. i . r t-, v I HIE ' ! - i . . ' - ' 7OSC0ilD WEEKLY 'GAZETTE. u rar.isncu feve :r 8AfL'co.vr vonxi.sa JiV- JAMFS M. ilENDERSON, CDITOIl d; PnOI'RIETOR. At TWO DOTX.Irs TER AUM, TF - If AID IN AJJVANCEj Tiro, pollaj- And hv ci)U -if p.ii.l within mi inontlt; iu.l TIIKKK iX), L.vtlH; if pajnijuntbc JelajcJ till the quJ p ,t! year. .' . ),'', . i - " ' ' ' t iV.JtTlHr.MENlTS , Twill he! inwrted. ti one - Iiil'ir pi 'nar .of 14 ltne, fur the firntin- jr'wv' JJCWcntv-fiva eenu per 8varefir ' . fach :'i"ult JnJf ' I f - rr rT !T?fT All iWewuirc'ii lonWe thf rntwi SAnRTAOnnjPBATIHirtfrce : OUE STORYTELLER, i. .a. Nivr; fn-tioii' grve we trtntl, where j'oung ! :, ruiti.ince, th 4,1a ! enpcs in her rwvetMt trance.. T II H MODEL LOVER. -. t A' QUEER FRENCH TALE OF THE UEIOS dF KING FRANCI3 ; T II I E F I It 9 T. Tub .old Marquis do Monl-Chery sat in his chair of stita afiet a dinner in the great Kail,' oh the fourth of May, in the year 1319. Tvo'ifju kiun of his uti stood 'ie'.iind him moiiuiiless andi nilen' Aii a- jjull.-clv, defj' bttri'-d in velvet, and biaf- 'ijd-.; on her a pyramid of Jimsiiuj 01 which tlia apex nearly reached fhe'-bHsms j i "I roof f-.it nt liis side, ijlie cfithe eliibrater . might, have pa?8ed for apiece of excellent workn;t,nsli ij) in wax, but she was only 4.1ie . M,-r.jliotMir otvfont-CherJ, raumiIinr in 1 i . 3 articulate prayers, aud dropping the beads o4tfier roVary. Near the table stood FatbV 'it jSAnbcrt, bowe3 into the-sha)e of a Half ' liiobu, the illunjibated portion beiiig rep .replied by flii liald .fmad ; iatul kneeling ini' oiit one knpe on a suill loytstpol, !" .i.-':d. lio'b lit' ban Is clasjed Uttheold Mit; ' qitiV -h-iirrtg pHjfn5was a handsome yoking mi:u 1 mild-twenty years dark barf, broad shouldei.4, elegaut limbs, aYid jlue F) es.. The fouth was evidently pre- . iared tor A journey. His spurs were long, .ivii swiTd wa heavy, , the leathern baglne ' r : jW'Wal'hw bulged out iuto a peitiect ; birili iinjlygave evidence that he was well furnished with tie coin. In short, he svas , .im accomplished cavalier, ready to fight I . "i. : ' hi'euemiea or tp pay his friends, and was vj ou the eve of leaving hi paternal halls, to . v:enterj'pon the world;-' . - J 'Sir (Caribert of (he Leaf,' said the old unan to bis son, "Have yon made your ', peace .witli thejjhurch f ' 'Forty masses for his repose, a thoysaud k ' "Ave Marias, andj five hundred patternosfeis T-a' cottage to the vidow. and place of uu- " jiicr groonj to te eldest son,' replied the? ' . youug. man.- For a moment the father 'raised bis fyes and smiled approval. 'And : .x W it candles ?o the shrine of Saint Boose," he added, as if to satisfy the mar 'tju'ise'in'Ufld tint, the l'ault- whatever it was was ate n?d for. ' ' . j; 'But you shouldn't have killed the imin' . vldridfy replied the marquis, .'JTay I ain 'fv&l ahgry,' be added, wlien be saw Sir .1 to speak ; ji f those people .Caribert about ' will come between ui and the chase, it is light They1 hbbuld take the! chaqceof what they Uiwit. oo ate strong of arm. Sir .'-Car ibert of the. Leaf, quick of eye, firm of hert.. You arc going to the court of ' , France. . ' Lore the king ' . 1 : ! A'tid nobody eUef said the marchioness, . feebly. 'There were bright eyea in ; the - ralaiw dosToarnelleS' w-hun I was there, ; Y4ind"wuniiig6hiiles, and wicked laughs, i . anu nowmg oearas, ana wicu oeauuiui lUQUsuchio; jybivh it was Impossible to . iL I'vi miKSMl a Imii1 ' Ku:liir An. ybeTl, m ust I begin ' again T '" ''ir Caribert will not bare so much dif- . , nciilty as you Experienced in resisting the , -bear? and mousiacbios; Madame la Mar . jiiiseV.saJd the marquis, bitttjily. . I I.;',;.Thero was'tjlie gay and clerer Louise de rrigord," continued the lady, .lliefairx "istiniiden in the Marais, and ber brother, the Chevalier de'Catton, the best lilter in - Trance. She eang' ibe sweetest songs ; and when- he danceu I ; never saw such ;." dahcing. There ! IVe dropt again ! i Fa ' tbcf Aubert, what's to belone t I shal peyerubropglribeni ail - 7-r'rpur ladysbip adrises' well," said ! tbe -Vi man, tuougn a little. ponfused in; the . f-xtiobef Warniug. fW'in tbe kioi' ' ' 'And nobcKly;. else's,' agrajn chimed in the machioyess. 'Oh '. that DucdeMonU V , 3uynn iVjrave witb; all my might, Fa ' '-".tf titer Aubert i' bui he would-hate woq tbe , ,4rt;ofaa icicle. Sucb y uira I suth I , -k.i I ndizpi !" 'If people jwil'be .so irritable, isit any fauft ,6f mine !" WlicrejpW siTe pftsscd tbiee or foui fceads at aiiiiie. . ; f Go tben.fe Ciribert, my eon, said the olJ inarqtim, witli a look of-pity toward liis wife 'You are but the younges: or rny !i it Lad betfU otherwise. But, farewcJJ you will make a bigher natim Uiaii yoyr brorherX and come back to us icli iii fonuuo and fufti".' ThJ -ojd mm bpnt forward 'and kissed the yqatb's fair bro v jVletooaM TffeJsrtte'. lhT Gaiibevt. lV;ware of love, my son mar ry as ?I did. and it wi(l trouble yeni more. Farewell ! and let us hear yon prospcf in the great city of 'Paris. There Flit her Au burt, I've diopt my rosary altogether ! I knew ; I should never get through llieui all.' . " . . .: AVhilc Sir Caribert of the Leaf is. pursu ing his way toward the capital, ( mdr.u'ed en hw good -Weed liouge Dragon and skuliiig the beautiful .banks. of he Loire, where his father's castle- wai situated., it chanced that on thsi same cloudless fourth of May, two litter?, sumptuously fitted u;, were waiting in the cotfrt-vard of 'the great Chateau dv Gtiernen on the river Marne. Fifty inen-Ht-ai me, the guards of these'lit- teif, sat motionless n their ho i sea, lean- .-. i '. ing on 'their speus, and wailing the ap proach of the two Jadies whom they wer accompany to the court. In the hall llerminie d'Evreux was kneelinsr on the cushion before her father, who Jield her Messina. ft hands in his ' and bestowed his "icli V;w soinei;mes lute'Tiipiecl by his ; . a ' i , . . 'You are ymig, Ilei miuie,' he said, 'and very timid. You are too bashful for a daughlu; ofimy house, and. heiress of all my lands ; but I would rather see the- rose of modestvu a maided Ldikl than' th ! fl.,ct. fUti.. . ';: t"."L:Ti ......i j. .;. 1 VI J'lfVIV, , vl, TTIirt'. Hill I1CVCI Udjlvll to my lleriuiuie, the blush of shame.-i-Take l.fir, s.ister luiue,' he aid when the words', of, benediction were uttered, ber, 0'uches of Vagum'aht be tier take ler ffuai- uian, her mother, her angel no the court, and bring Inr back to me ais purej as'good, Ssloving as sheas now, Uermim'e d'Ev- reux, rememWthaf and the happiness of vour fther iaie both in youa hands' '.; Pale, with emotion' trem-. bling with-fear, IlermVnie was on the point Qf sinking ( her fither's 'feelA But the Duchess of Vaugtimant stepped forward and put her arm round her waist, "Come daughter," she said, 'uiece no longer trust to me. You have! but one fault but it is almost a virtue you are too diffij dent, too subdued. . Stand up. anduail uot before king or noble ! Y'ou have beau ty enough to make you an empress : you have birth and and ancestry enough to' make yon chief of the coutt. I f you were old and charmless as I am " j 'Charmless 1 Oh,aunt 1 if I could cour tesy as you do ; oh, aunt ! if I could speak and sing, and walk, and threaten, and coui- maud :' but I can do nothiuy nothing .. , . J5 , 0 but; fchako and tremble; oh ! mio-ht 1 stay at home '.' Dui the father wavpJ hie hand ; the diu hess assisted ..the agitated girl acros.s.the groat hall,nnd down the fitmt steps, and iuto the litter, lined with such 1 beautiful pink silk and ornamented -with such a lovely window of real glass. Her favorite little dog was placed upon ber knee- she kissed it aj. if for consolation ; and the word was given for Paris. The alcade started off aud while; Sir Cari bert of the Xeaf dismounted that nirht and sought the accommodations of a hos telry at Fontainbleau.tbe I)ucheas'.6f Tau Crimaotand her cbanning ebarge obtain ed the-hospuality ofthe Seneschal of Cou- lammiers, and both parties crossed over to the- Marais on tbe following dAr. nt ih 0 , - w , . same fiour, and were received very graci ously by his most Christian, raajeatv the cuiT.urous Jtiancis the First .-. By St. Cenis's nostrils T (they Bad cu- tious oaths in those days) said the king, 'both j knight and maiden were wise to keep out of Sir Caribert' way.' 'j , lf they wish to avoid having jthetr toes trod on by a country lout,'said the Compte de Saint Marceau, who,' in the a-bsence of the Court Fool, filled the office of merry-1 man oi tne court, 1 " 'Maidens may do as they like said tne O-unt Burgency. 'I will not yielda step,' lie touched the haiidle of his Word as he spoke-and then twirled liis moustache. He was the bully of the roral circle : and looked round w.Ub'a'tbreatnin.r. frown.-; o r : Toor Chevaliei nh fnnt.mi.. p Francis with a laugh. 'I see twp cbmbats at least await bim, ot ia repaft6e,witb Saint Marceau, and oncwlib more danseu ous arms with Bugeucy.' f : 'It depends, yoj majesty: on wbicli of Ute euebuotcts-first; ieriitr tb? '.'dfte'Utf CONCORD, N. CM SATUBOAY. MORNING, OCTOBER with -a griii ; if be begins. wi.!h me, Saint Maiceiiuj may f pare, bij breath, unless 1o promonnce hJs fimeral oration'.' . 'Byt here be com'es sjiid'Francis'frfcsb from' the presence of the qiieenT- Have you 'lost anything. Sir Oarioert 1 "YVu, seem, m search tt something. . 'Of hi wit,' suggested Samt Marceaa'iri a whisper.' - - " ' - . ' ' r k "' )f liiuboumge !' m uttered .Bugency, Al mot halibrv.- ' ; ' '' ' 'A ilog:, your majesty J ji beflutiful'ltai- jan. grej hound .Wlonjrinz to - onoftbeL! mslds or honor. Hh it by good fortune,' jvandered into this hall V . 'Why should you think we -should no tice the foul'juiimal you describe V inquire ed St. Marcea'u, laying a fouudation for an. extempore retort. .1 Sir Ciribftit eyed him,-and siw a look of expectant triumph.' The fcourtiers were listening for his answer. 'I thought -you might study the dog, to learn how to uk. 'a whipping,', said Sir Caribert, with a fiown ; 'the lessou might be useful, jmd not long .of beinsr need ed." . i: ---'You teach dogs manners, then ?' ihtec posed Bugency. ," ' r 'Ay : puppies, too, when they reqmre it.", - - ' .- ' 'The king clapped big bands. -.'The clown has beat the wit Jie fiesh ling has cowed the' swordsman !' 'That i to be seen,' said Bugency, with a smile. 'Your name -is,1 1 believe, Sir Ca .ribert of: the Leaf. With his maje-stv's permission, I sbali liave jgreat satisfaction in stripping your bojhj.and 'seeing whe ther you baire greatest resemblance to the oak, or, as I. guess fioiu yous trembling, to thvs apen.;:: , . ' 'If tremble, 'tis with impaiieuee' to : - : . i i . m. i) i l'5- Knave- ,e 5 w,' 11 j SIove' WfeWy ' b.s haruhe tapped i the cheek ofthe astonished-Buapetiey r- .Tiiertt; wassiieuce iii ihe -circle F;a'n- cis. (himself was taken by surprise. VJu too 4ate to intcrjx,' he aait... 13rfgeTiy.iiI' a. 4eejt b rw-to' the ting, nd ileft thehaJt"' -i " . . . h, ; Y;outare master of yyouri fence, Ifi trust;" said Francis, good natujediy, t6 Sir,Cai bei:t ; VTis pitK you quarrelled so soon ; jn a f week you ; would -iiaye learned who your enerayds, and would" have avoided bim if you CQuld-r " 'Not so,' replied the -youtli ; 'if. I. bad known ten minutes -ago, as now, I know, that he if Bugency. the deftest sword-buck- Ir-ler in France, I should have spared mv glove and rrfarked his faee with myjliand. But ihe Lady llerminie,' ' ho added, 'has lost her. Venus, and is inconsolable; I must restore it to her arms before I prepare Bugency for his confesjor, aud when I have' done botiijMie added with glance a rbund thtt room, 'I Jiave still an, 'account .to settthi" with a jester, who seemed to chal lenge ; me to try my skill, but I ' see bim not greatwits jump! we are told I they sometimes also5 ruu He left the ball in search ot Uermruie s greyhound. 'By ClovisVlbumb!' cried the (they bad curious oaths, I repeat, in those days) 'this young kestrel will fly at high game if Bngency doesn't clip his wings, Meanwhile, gentlemen, get ready, Tor the dueL will take place in the tilt-yard at three of tbe clock, and it is now half-past two .. '-' Is it to tbe'deatlr f inquired the Bishop of Aigos Potamos, who' lived a long way., from - His diocese-.- " ' ' '! . ' ". I; -' Tbe- king' ma de1 a ' motion with- "las bead. - . . ' - VlU '. 'I ani sorry for it,' eaid tho bishop, fqt. if it had merely been a skirmish till blood flow, I should lik to bate seen Bugency trounce this countryman.' .' ' 'He'll do itatl the third lunge for twen ty roubles V cried Beauvillon. : Done ! not till the sixth ; for the bump kin Is long in the arm and active in limb replied Vascon de Bere and took the bet., j-K . A golden goblet to night. at supper,'' cried the king, 'to the lord who shall write the best "epitaph on Sir Caribert ot the Leaf' ' Tis mine, your majesty, already,'- said Leonard de .Ja Fossee; I th'oogLt of n while Bugency was making-bis bow, here U is t ' ' -. : - - 7 - ' Tlere lies Sir Caribert t the aia,; " 'By luarrlso:u Bitgerfy;slaM'; Cue woanJod with Ij poiutsd. wotd; . , 1 v An4 t'other witii hi i cisted sword." ' 'Abmlrable J bravo ! j, lycni,; sJUalbfTe tbe cup,'. said Francis, enraptured. t : , , i'And-ireap, too", my good fellowjchim led in Saint Marceau,-wo bJid ventured to' resume bis plaee;; 'aye, and bells Ue it be sides, and a pretty bauble in your band, and a parfi -colored coat to jour back, for Triboulet Hi not cbmcjed-r-' ". -, 'Iliish ) SvVrMaioeau, said de la Fos see, 'there's Caribertcomiitg ; and" who knows btirf lijs 'may, be going to horsewhip to c before he Treasures swords with Bu encv V , , i. -' - i ; I hare aid theif had bad curious oath in those fcivs : thehad excellent tt ion nJ a great deal of gentlemanly feeling. "f :A'nd llerminie"!' 'said ILe jovial Fran cjs,4hree montC'after this adventure : lias she recovered .Tier spirits siuce the misad venfureUQ jjL grvtboupd JVll - . Due uisregaiua u eunrety, younnajes ty .replied - Etienne Fjiyonne ; 'Day, tu sfovhpw little she. values all the trouble takeu for itsj recovery',' it is supposed she has eilher huugit to si n "apple tree in the orcbardby the ribbon of hec waistband, or is stai vin it i-u so-ne remote coi ner of her apai-tme.ut. ono has seen it since it was so 'publicly, restored by the happy man who found it.' . ' Arid out of compliment to His endeav ors lo please her,' said the Chevalier des Ursinsj'she keeps4u English mastiff which teais dowfi au ox when it wants' a little re fiesh merit, and baa scattered dismay in the good city of Turis.' f ' t , '"A strange dame!,vho will always have her way ,r said Charles de Beaupeie, senteiN tiously pursiug hilips. . 'Is it that extremely .quiet, shy,, modest voh tr creature, inquired IMii iberc ; Baron ! 3 h .' .1 . . ' deNaney, 'whom 1 met at your majesty's palace jf the Marais last May, whiu'tiiat uuib: lunate business happened between Sir Caribert of the Leat aiVl, and I forget the )oor man's name, the s.vordsmau, the chal lenger, ihe brave' ; 'Ha ?' said Francis, putting "his forefin ger to liis brow.. 'Waal was the poor man's name? 3 lie was disarmed at the twit pass, aud siaiit beibre we coukl couut Leu, I 'wish 1 coulii iemeuibc-i who it. was.' A'l the courtiers put, their rbrotiugeia t their brotws and tried to wmember the nauii Ot'ihe!nai'ortiiuate man. A sflvef-bilted dagger,1 cried t.'ie king, j 'fd: theTifulrfttts ineTwUb U. was .t.hatj Sitarrlertv.of tlie '-Leaf eteTn;nlited the fiift'dav lie came to court.' ' 'It-Avas Btigencvif it please you,'- obser ved the Ffjompte da la Fosse.' 'I lost a silver fltigon to your majesty fof wriling an epitaph on the wrong man.' . 'A you shall certainly lose a silve dag ger if you give Us 'the wrong nnmof the defuiict,' replied the king. T--But there was anothejj .thjii, fellow' that Hied to make us laugh, whom Sir Caribert silenced after the j duel. .By St. Genevieve's ankles IV (they had curious oaths, as I have said, iu those days) 'I marvel our memory is so bad !V 'Saint Marceau you mean,' suggested the , Chatelain de Montconcy. 'He' is now. in the Convent ofthe Cordeliers of Fours,they say vfery ho!y,engaged in wriviug the-loves of Solomon and th Queen of Stieba. When Sir Caribert sent to him the sword, still Teeking, with which he had expedited Bugency, and on a silver 'salver, beld by his pae, a pair of beautiful steel, scissors. "requesting tbehuinoiist to take his choice, Saint Marceau said-his hair was already beginning to fall off, "and he preferred be ing clipped to being killed. So he; is the ileverned Fiiar Josph-and if poen?s weie miracles would be certain to- be eanoniz- ed: -. ' J" 1 You are over-flippar.t. sir,' said Francis, puUhig a long coitritenanue, 'intalkiug- of ssicred things. ' The Bishop of AigoilV; tamo -b y-the-by, -1 hope your lurdsb'i p's paiisbibners nie. welW will put yju .to Yvnance " Ofwhat "Wit f MnqHrred the fi'endrog- 'noble, looking hximb'y towjirdi the prel-j Why,"he wiir make you listen j to his sermons all through Leht,' said Aloys de. CTi"aannes.:',iiV'-t; ; . j He w ill- lend you bis mule to ride when : yori are in. hurry, to visi ycur lady,' caid AtltifcttMeJGosse. ' ! - 'He. will make jcu play cards wi tb hi m.' said Hercule, theyouug Due de Mirecomt, showing an rnply 'p" an(1 kefeP lle deal in bis own b'and the Pope jdmself couldn't cheat more optnly.' - Erieugh,iny lordss'.said-Francis, 'remem UrfVt ar&tbe mot Christian Kin,, and, besides Xin a ftf tne of voioPd t.hat ,,is lortbbip of Aigos TptanWs was so drank list sight that be jJesu know what you are saying. Draw sWoids !' be ad td s id denly,"and stand on you' guard -I for berg ,4 Hermime V. EvreUi Jn coinpU!on ttSatantbe dulonjacal hngBtA idog, IIowTeraarkablyJke our bfoihe Ilen- r"' - -' j. . ' 'V ' " tC0SCLTJDKD IS OCR SEXT.Ji ' Ti'4 lifai a river,in wlficb'metalsnd I sSlid substancfes,' are sunt, wbiie chaff and surface. 11, 1856. A Russian Mistress Jealous of ' herSlaye- Tbe Allemeine Zeitun?, of the 2 1st of I July, gives the following illustration o"i't"dora in Bussia,,os of recent occurv- ence. ' A mong th e serfs owned by a widow la dy wan a g?rl who bad been brought p with unusual indulgence, had received a superior education and acquired manners far.rnore cultivated than belonged to? ber cIass towUicJrWattiagWHi- thb natnral giftofan attractve.persoo. ; At an early age she was apprenticed at St.Peters-bn-g to a French dress maker and having attained to some skill in he business, she was after a time oflcred profitable employ ment. - . ; . This her.-mistress permitted her tot ac cept on the usual paymentof obrok to her self in lieu of personal service Tl gill conducted herself well in her'situation.ac qiiired a knowledge of the French lan trunge and formed habits of considerable re fi'iemeut. lie re she attracted the notice of an officer of the rank of colonel, who.in due iime proved his attachment by offering her marriage. The girl accepted Uie pr.o posel and nothing remained but to obtain her freedom of her mistress. The purchase money the colonel was willing to pav. Tli?a n 1 1 rrV f I-. I,n.. liJ I . -.1 . v, i , . , tl , , , obrok which the srirl had Daid caculated at so many years purchase. The officer. h wever.wa$ not disposed to cavil abdut the price, bdt on applying to the mistress, to whem he unfortunately, explained his purpose, lie received- for answer that oil no tsnns whatever should she emancipate her slave "'.-'' "' ' " - Every effort was used to shake her res- j olution, which Appeared unaccountable ; t biit argument, entreaty arid money were I i:i-.". .i i.-.i.. .-I--:- :.i ii i iv;. una y an i iiij, rtuu iiiu.irtu lyuiiii Jell inexorable, giving in the end the clue to her"6bstiahcy by observing that she would never see herself take precedence of her, - i iii -. 1 1 . ... as she wuld do if ; married to a ci wTiile'she was berself but the widbw colonel of a nisjor. ;' The match' was necessarily bro ken off, and the girl's prospects of bappi ness destroyed. To complete ber mise v her ruisl ress Ten oked her leave "of absencef and ordered her immediately to return to her native villacfe. 'Arrived in the village the unhappy girl accintomed to the habits and comforts of civilized life,, was clotbed iu the the coarse garments of an ordinary peasant, and was-forth with ordered' to marry a rough moujik, of the same tlass. Revolting at this tyranny, and : refused to obey, she was flogged aud though she still resisted for a whiu a long countinuar.ee of cruel anddegrading treatment conquer: ed her in the end, aid she was forced to submit to the miserable lot enta:led upon her by the wretched jealousv of her hoart , i' . less iriistress. . A Japanese Medical Secret- '! Ths historian of CmmoIore Terry's Expedetion to Japan concludes that the Japanese are deficient in knowledq-e of Meniciue and surgery but Tie savs some their niadical preperations' are very re- producing most singular effects. Of these says thr writer there is one poke n of by Titsiugh wh saw its application s;nd -it.-c6nsequences,and from some ofthe officers of our own expedition, we bare beard of tlis preparation of which, we believe they have brougjit home specimens." Titsingb thus" writes ! instead of inelof?ircr the bed- ies pfte dead in coffins of a le.ngih ami i readth' proportionate to tho'stahie and bulk of the deceased they p'arcc- the body in a tub tbiee'feet bigb, two teetindaTialf in diarrieTer at the top, arid two feet and a half at the bottom. It is difficult to con ceiva bow the body of agrowb person Can be compressed into' so small a space wbeni the limbs rendered rigid by deatb; 'cannot be bent in afiy way.' The Japanese to wliom T made this observation, tdld" me. that they produced the result. by m'eariiof a particular powder called; Dosia, wluc'h fhey introduced ittto the ears, nostril?, and mouth of .tbe' deceased after which the limbs, all at once, acquire a tonishmg nVx; 1 ibility. As tiiey promised to peitorra the ceieiaonV in my pref-ence, X conkl not do otherwise tbn suspend, my judgement, lest rsTiou1d"coiidemri as aq absure'd fiction a1 fact wbicb indeed twurjiasses our concej -tiens,butf mayyet'be suptiblebf a'plarr sTble' cxpianation eswecially by galvanism, tbe recently discovered effect of wbicb also appearedirt first to exceed tlie bounds of credulity. The experiment according- I ly took p!acs m tne raouui piwciooer 1 ro wbenrtbe'cold was. pretty severe.' A vourig n.tf.S-fiJin having died in cur factory -t Deai I directed tbe ptiTsiclAn iU cause a 1. . . ? . - - , . ibQ'bod- 4o 1 WfHlwvl nl Ml all hu?ht 9 pexp9sed to the air on a table placed near an open window in older that it might be come completely FtioV Next. morning ev eral va'p nesef some of the officers of our factory, and myself weut to examine' the corpse, which was as hard as a piece of .wood. One of the interperters liamed Denby, drew from bis bosoin a santock or pocket book and look oat of it an objong pyiper Billed with a' coarsepvderjjf semb ling.sand." This vras the famous Dosid powder He put a pinch into the postrila n jnt0 ijhe mou1h.nud presently, whether from the effect of this drug or of some trick w,bich J could not detect the arms which bad be n crossed over the breast dropped off" them selves and in less than twenty minutes by the, watcrh. the bodyrecoveerd its flexibili ty. I attributed this phenomenon to -the action of 6ome subtle poisotTbut was aesur ed. that the drug so faf from, being poison was a most excelejatfrnedicine in child bea ring for diseases of the eye and for other maldies.An infusion of this powder taken even in perfect health is said to have virtues which cause it to be in creat remiest nfnnny . t -: J. .a . 1 "4 tne Japanese ot a tl classes. It cheers the spirits and . refreshes the body. hiscar fully tied np in a. white cloth and dried, after being used as it will eerVe a great number of times without losing its vir- .'tues. . A VisitTo Fremont - A friend of ours, Mr. II S, Blood resi diri' at AVare, detailed to usyesterday, ip our office tba:substance of a .conversation he bad with Mr. Fremont, at bis resis- , dencein' New olk, on', Tuesday last as follows: . :. 5 - Mr. Blood Colenel it is.stated you were married by a, high CatbpVro Priest,' Is.it so. ." ! ' :- "'' 'r r .- '. ' Fiem'out It is. ' Mr. Blood Will you give me tlfe names of those clergymen who lefused to inany you.'" ,; . ',y - t Fremont Xo I will not,; That ..is. .not a question. ; , .v . ' Mr. Blood-DO you atteud the Episcopal Church., , - - Fremont I do. . - ; Mr. BlcHil Have you belonged to it some time ? ' i - . - Fremont I hav. MrBlood---yilfyon,tell me. where that Church is located. ' Fremont I will not, it is an improper question . Mr Blood Will you give me the name ! of the clergy man who has charge 01 tne , chuicb to which you belong! 'Fremont I will pot. t - So it will be perceived that he evaded every questipu by which be thought his duplicity nilgbt be exposed. Springfield Hxpress. Americans How Do. You Like It ? - If any further evidence were needed, j than that wbicL we have alrealy furnish ed to prove that the "so c-aHed Republican" Party are just fully lengwfed with tbe for eigners av the Locofoeostbe placard below gives proof strong as boly w.'it , Read it Americans and 'then' oto for Fremont., if you can. The Locofocos never dived dee per or truckled lower for the foreign vote The placardjeaii be seen on tbeir bulletin board at tlie enUancAto tbeir head quar- "teis on 'Jli-etnut street, fhmaemnia. ' ' THE. ,, - -?. . , , naturaliation'-qommitteji . - . XT fOR 185C Jstj 1 ' jWUUU in the front Room of the; REPUBUC AX HEAD QUARTERS Chestnut street above, 0tb (up staii-s,) Dailr, from Vo'oVlook A. M tto 1 P. M. On Saturdays, from 10 o'clock, A- iLx9 3 o'clock P. M. 1 Thi3 is Republican isnj. in Philadelphia AinjricausbQwdQ you like it ? What ex cuse cattyoit plead now. ' ' . Tbe N. V. Evening Post of Tuesday ; ptains an' estimate of the vote of that State, wb)'ct"gi.'Vreirfci o( 77,000,ancf Bucbanan a fetr more otes than Fillmore. Tb e absiu-dity. of this esti mate w readlly'apparent. 1 Xat 'jear .the Ltpst cbiiined. the Slate. for tlie : Republican bfO.OQOyOtes, - they : vefe. waien uy 15 W0. takes". iTbis jeat tbey;clira,77 1 000, and w'U.be- beaten 20,000 if uot 0, 006, -votes. Waxlungton Qrgan. There are twenty 'i Fillmore papers iu Mississippi.' . , Tbe Fillmore men n Speaker Banks' dfcitiict, Mass, bare iramiated, Isaac. Sto ry, F.Mjvfmryilk, for ronglFef-. NUMBER 32. AiiERtCA nsRkad.-Oo Saturday eve--'n3 )t,a majoiity;or,tbo Irish, d?man Catholics; of nw'Sof itaemUM' at J, Patterson's taveren e.;ec.ted lapole and de clared for Fremont,nd Dayloao' Tliev then elevated aVtronsparancyf jonrA -jwlo wnich represented tbe bead of a-bidjeous monster, and marched tbrougb nr? steets . proclaiming it's the head of Fjffmore.TIlE PROTESTANT: AMEJHOAJf CA.' W DATE? Gazette!' Trenton S' J' The New 'York Tribune stateiiiata case of naturalization, came before Judg-los-wprth last week. . A person WI19 keeps. a saloon comer o John and Nassau streets- applied for Jii full papers. The qnoslion was asked if he ..was of good mora harao tcr. Ihe answei was, surely be is, fi -wus nominated the previous evening bv .tt. Democratic prarty as Councilman. , yiiik the Judge fou id was the. case (tnd he re ceived his papers It wa deemed suffici ent testimonv. Mr, Fillmore. In a,private letU.recuiv ed a few.daj-s ago from Mr. Jb'illm'M-fc, by a gentleman of Georgia the folle-Vuig char acteristic language occurs:' iYbateyef; xvAy . be my fate,personally,isnot .worth a tUiuight' if the integrity of tbe CctnsUtiition can be Tiryilaitjed.aud we can transmit Uiis gloli ous heritage unimpaired to oupo-steritvl This laugiiage is worthy of Mil lard Fill more. It is suoh gems as this that iv, him so high a place in the affections nfiUie American people arid it breaths tlfat loty, patriolims and that noble celf.'deuud so characteristic of tbe man, and whioh hive made his own one of the most illustrious names in the history of our country. The Hon. Elisha D. Cullenlias been no-, miuated for: re-election to Cougrcss-by the Fillmore party o( Delaware. '1)6 you drink hail In 'America f ,askel a cock,uey. "Hail ! No, jrje driuk thunder 'tnd Vffhtmng " said tfuS Yankee. The amount in the V, S. JCpos4tari.e.sr subject ito draft, ori'.'tho 12d ult. was 23,- .$95,000. Fillmore Electoral Tickets, says Ihe jVt tioni)l Intelligencer, "are formed" in a!l:tK,a. States save five, viz: Iowa7, Wisconsin, Mi chigan, 'Maine and New Hamshire. 4 Hie Rochester .Avnofo announces with unction that an IrishY' Cat Hoi i'c' ajul-: Fre mont Club has been organized iii' Buffi- 4t the Fillmore mass meeting in ah ington City a few days ago tbe delegation from Alexandria carried the identical flag; that accompanied Gen. Washington thru' all tlie battles ofthe Revolution. . toMada'm,",Raid a bad tuptaticr. of a ge, tleirwin, with a cigtvr, to a lady in a. rail road earv' "does smokuig . incom,m.odo4 yoal' ."I don't jtnow sjr no geiith'mau. ever snioked' ifl ny presence.' The cigar was put out. - - - Read TAew Give Three, Checri ! There-is a little incorporated boron gb ir;. Cbester county Tennessee, called Hope-. w;oll, v7iicii bas twenty voters iu i)a;Tixl cv- Lery'raan is foj Millard, pjjbi'e.: : .Tluee rimes three cheers for.HopeviieItB(rro-.igp : Chums c-f tbe press pass thjg arouti j." , An Avful Q,(ilainiy. An awful caUis trophe occurred 'oti Lake Michigan on Wednesday of iasteek. Th"eteamt:i Ni agafa,.om OollinVpod for, 'Cltc'agoVyiw .' destrqyedjby firp, v.ten 4near,Ifj, Wiaisl.- ingtonand about 1'xty persons ai "e suppop-' to have drowned orlumt to death,' ! 1 'Grapes in Caoria.-Tbe San- t'i ahwsco Chronicle records the arrival of 1 ,20q box - es of grapes from Lower California, and, remark that that; orticn of. the .State Is rapidly becoming' oce of tbe best .grape growjng ponUies in tbe, world, and will m all. .probability, in a few years, rival the so-Jlhern portion of France in the quantity and quality of its vines ft Vtrdiet Against a RaitroathfTle case ofAVTV"ker.. rs. Boston: apd Maine Rail-, road, has been tried atTOwel ami resum ed in a vfrdic,V(r tbjeainiiff.and dama ges in, tlje 80(13,44 9?,. . W.hibker had atbigbWoken, ata-ciowing on tins. road, some year or more ago. , Our government lands cost onear a , acre on an averag.-and champagne, two . dollars! a bottle. How many mAn :die8 landleaa.whD durinbTs life has swallowed a wnsbip, trens ! '" ' ' -t .. i 1 j ' f i' f -. t P '
Concord Weekly Gazette (Concord, N.C.)
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Oct. 11, 1856, edition 1
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