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"""If THE PRESENT TIMES. Ot all the ages ever known, The present'is the oddest; For all the men are honest grown, And all the women modest. No lawyers arc now fond of fee?, No clergy of their dues; No doctors but resemble these, At church no empty pews. "XDur rulers (Heaven defend us all!) I'll nothing say about them; For they are great and I am small, So let's jog on without them. Our gentry are a virtuous race, Despising early pleasure; Our youth are sober, temperate, chaste, And quite averse from pleasure. The ladies seem so plain indeed, You'd think them quakers all; Witness their dresses on their heads, So comely and so small. No races now to drain the purse, No bets on cards are laid; And as for dice so long our curse' They all are burnt, 'tis said. No drunken sot neglects his spouse, For bowls of brimming sappy; Nor taverns tempt him from hi. house, Where all are bless'd and happy. No gentlemen now take a freak, To crowd the roads on Sunday; So horses laboring through the week, Obtain a rest for one day. Happy's the nation thus endow'd, So void of wants and crimes; Where all are rich and none are proud, Oh! these are glorious times. I see you all with wondering stare, Think this is mighty high, Sir; But pray forgive us if we dare To say 'tis all .a lie, Sir. If you think thus, pray do not frown, But take another light on't; Just turn the picture up-side down, And this will be the right on't. .... . ;..!,: vna rub otT.but I sreesed em most men arc willing to a iow-i-- :: - - . , lack affain. TT m frnniinnt V IlllU-ianU UU Viii' I . " nurses iiiu ijv,..-v ---j Surgical. A successful case of transfusion of blood recently oc curred at Shrewsbury, in England. A poor woman in consequence of miscarriage, had, from a violent hemorrhage, become quite ex hausted; her pulse had been im perceptible for about an hour and a half; her extremities cold, and perspiration clammy; added to which symptoms, her stomach was so irritable, as to reject all kinds of nourishment, and every cordial stimulant that was offered. At this critical moment, it occurred to Mr. Clement, the surgical gen tleman called in, that the only chance was to attempt the opera tion above alluded to; and having procured a healthy stout man, who was willing to aid the operation, by allowing the requisite quantity of blood to be taken from him, Mr. Clement opened a vein in the arm of each, and by means of a patent syringe and tubes, injected about fifteen ounces of blood. In the course of a few hours she was perceptibly better, and has since continued improving, giving every assurance ot ultimate recovery. Horses. It may be generally remarked that men who drive fast have swift horses; not that they drive fast because they have swift horses, but because fast driving makes horses swift. A horse may commonly be trained to a dull and heavy, or to an airy and fleet gait. Nature unquestionable docs much, but education does far more to wards producing the great differ ence in the speed of horses, than rnd hv driving them beyond their habitual pace, than beyond their native power, llie best ancc tion for the education of horses, is, "drive fast and stop often." A rich farmer's son, who had been bred at the University, com ing home to visit his father and mother, they being at supper on a couple of fowls, he told them that by logic and arithmetic, he could prove those two fowls to be three. Well, let us hear, said the old man. Why, this, said the scholar, is one; and this, continued he, is two; two and one you know, make three. Since you have made it out so well, answered the old man, your mother shall have the first fowl, I will have the se cond, and the third you may keep to yourself for your great learning. Some months ago the Rev. Jas. Armstrong preached at Harmony, (Indiana,) when a doctor of that place, a professed deist or infidel, called on his associate to accom pany him while he 'attacked the Methodist,' as he said. At first he asked Mr. Armstrong 'if lie followed preaching to save souls;' he answered in the affirmative. He then asked Armstrong, 'if he ever saw a soul!' 'No.' 'If he ever heard a soul!' 'No.' 'If he ever tasted a soul!' 'No.' 'If he ever smelt a soul!' 'No.' 'If lie ever felt a soul!' 'Yes, thank God,' said Armstrong. 'Well,' said the doctor, 'there are four of the five senses against one that there is a soul. Mr. Armstrong then asked the gentleman if he was a doctor of medicine! And he was also answered in the affir mative. He then asked the doc tor 'if he ever saw a pain!' 'No.' 'It he ever heard a painT 'If he ever tasted a pain!' 'If he ever smelt a pain!' 'If he ever felt a painT Mr. Armstrong then said, are also four senses against one to evidence that there is a pain, and yet sir, you know that there is a pain, and I know that there is a soul;' the doctor appeared con founded and walked oil. He trods and kahtcrs, and some times he valks; and ven he valks all his legs and feet goes on von after anodcr. He has two ears pon his head, poth alike, put von is plackcr dan toder and a small pit longer. He has two eyes, von is put out, and toder is pon de side of his head; and ven you go to toder side, he vont see you. Ven he eats good deal he has pig pol io: he has long tail that hangs pe- hind, put I cut it short toder day, and now it is not so long vat it Tf. l I 11 . s-v 1 1 i-w 1 was. lie is suoeu an iuuuu, his pehind shoes coined off, and now he has got on shoes only pe fore. He holds up his head and looks gaily; and ven he has peen frightened he jumps apout like every ting in de vorld. He vill ride mit a saddle, or a chaise, or mm kart; or lie vill go py himselti a Editor wishes rather to diffuse usef i information, than to wage a pan warfare; and to edify, amuse and plea his readers, with literary, scientific religious matter, and occasional rem. of wit and humor: and promote ihe & perity of the people, by notices of vaL able improvements in agriculture th mechanic arts, domestic economy,' an! whatever else can be likely to encoural general industry, morals and virtue than to figure in politics. NopainSWjjj be spared to make the paper worth tl money we ask for it: and we earnestlv request our subscribers to recollect, thj they, and they only, are real patrons who pay us according Jo our termC To those who will not be content,, less we avow at the start, our political sentiments and preferences, we have but a word to say. Neutrality, it seem is no favorite with Providence since we are so formed, that it is scarce', ly possible for us to stand neuter in our hearts, although we may often deem it prudent to appear so in our actions: and in politics, he who affects to be neutral" usually acquires for himself the name of trimmer. We dislike the epithet, and therefore shall claim, and freely exer cise the right of freedom of opinion and choice: Nevertheless, we freely accord to those, who dissent from us in senti ment, all that we claim for ourselves. A candid and generous support we con ceive we justly owe to those whom the vidout nopody on his pack put a pag, and a poy on de top ot it. He is not very old; and ven he valks or runs hi3 head goes first, and his tail stays pehind; only ven! he gets mad, and turns round, aen Nalion has cajed t0 administer the Go him tail conic first. vooever vill vernment, so long as they appear to do pi ing llinl pack shall pay five tol- their utmost to promote the general lars reward; and if he pring pack weal. That the present Administration de tiefdat sdole hirn, he shall pay,h3ve ?on !h" anar" acl"f fed lb , 1 1 J 'purest patriotism, we cannot for a mo- twenty tollars, and ax no ques- ;r.ent entertain a doubt: therefore they tions. Ncic- lorj paj)er. merit our respect and confidence. Temperate and well written article! A candidate for medical hon- will be cheerfully admitted into the ors, having thrown himself almost! Fbeeman's Echo: reserving to our- . r. r i : i selves the riht ot sol lenin? harsh ex- 'No.' 'No.' io.' Yes.' 'there Trouble. Some persons com plain of their share of trouble; but the cares of life are the ballast of! our barques. They are heavy and unprofitable; but they keep our vessel irom oversetting, foun dering, and losing even the pre cious articles on board. Some ships are so buoyant and crank, that you must almost sink them with ballast to prevent their being top-heavy, buinc turn on their beam ends, fill, and sink, as soon as circumstances remove this bal last, though the owners have been anxiously seeking this removal as a blessed desideratum. How often do wc sec the careless overturned! t J nroctinnu nr pntirmv pyp mninar etch matter, as shall be calculated to nrovole asked by one of the Professors ,angry disputation in our columns: and "11 OW would ye sweat a patient we respectlully solicit our numerous for the rheumatism!" He replied, highly gifted friends in the town audio "J would send him here to be country, to give to the Freeman's heno, an occasional hour of their lei- sure A hcarty weicome at our office, " . I shall always greet the labors of their pens. Praying. The chaplain's boy A careful weekly report of the slate of a man of war, being sent out of the market, shall be given; which, of his own ship, of an errand to with the arrirals at, and departures foa another, the two bovs were con- lfhis r; and the supplies on hand, ad c 4 ,i for sale, which our mercantile Inert', furring otes upon their manner j t'Qm time t0 time, announce imhc u. i.vi.iy. now uiwu, sum one, uo Freeman's Echo, wil enable our con you go to prayers now: Why, an swered the other, in case of a storm or the apprehension of any danger from the enemy: Ay, said the first, there's some sense in that; but my master makes us go to prayers when there is no more oc casion for it, than for my leap ing overboard. ' A Dutchman and his wife trav elling together, they sat down by the road, exceedingly fatigued. The wife sighed, 'I wish I was in heaven.' The husband replied, 'I wish I was at the tavern.' 'Oh, you old rogue,' says she, 'you al ways want to get the best place.' Cure for Corns. Take some chalk, bruise it and make it into paste with water, and apply it to those troublesome things in the form of a plaster, and it will im mediately stop the pain. Advertisement Extraordinary. A German who lately lost his horse, published the following no tice: "Rund away, or sdolcn, or was sdrayed, mine large plack horse, about 13 hands hie. He has four plack legs, two pehind and two pcforc; he is plack all over his pody, put he has got sum VltC spots pon his pack, where do'.couutry and our country' friends. The OF THIS Freeman's Echo. riMIIS Paper will he published weekly, in the town of Washington, N.C. by JOSEPH B. HINTOiV, On a roval sheet, with good type; and win uo ucvotcu to the interest of our trv friends, and the neighboring me; chants to know the chances for trade and the prospects for good bargains. And lastly, it cannot be, that so respect able a town as Washington, and so deep ly interested, as the people of this, acd the adjoining counties are, in an intimate acnuaintance with the commerce, trade and markets of this port; and withal, th pride and manifest profit, every citizen must feel for, and derive from a regu larly published and well conducted newspaper in this place we say, it not be that they will suffer the pnperU languish for Ihe want of adequate pattfj nage. The proprietor has determi lo give the public spirit and liberality ot the town, the adjacent towns andtw surrounding country, a fair trial. Wj erality, will impart to the paper UM vigor and usefulness; but illiberal Will inevitably crush the toues ofoJJ E CHO ere long, to grow feeble & faint and, anon to die upon the ear. TERMS. The Freeman' Echo will be S3 per & receipt of the first number, and the0', half on the receipt of the 6th, org15 ' paid within the year. JJNo subscription received for a bc term than One Year, nor will any paP discontinued until all arrearages are p except at the option of the Editor. All subscribers, who do not press notice to the contrary at the end"; year, will be considered as wishing to r nue their subscription; and the paper sent to thena accordingly. cr;. iThe first No. will be published on day the 4th of April next. March, 1828. ' QJ Subscriptions to tke above I per will be received at this Office 0 " the Post'OJicc in this place.
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