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Miscellaneous
FOB THE FREE PRES5-
Jl Picture of the Times in Town.
"These are dull times sayeth ike Merchant.
The genius of business has fled,
To the tomb of departed things drear;
Our market looks gloomy nay, dead,
But how looks the merchant? Oh, dear,
Sad enough.
He steps to the door and peeps out,
Despondency marks his sad look;
In the place'of a smile there's a pout,
There's no entry to-day on his book,
'Tis very discouraging.
He looks up the stz-ect and looks down,
Through the vista of buildings to see,
If there be a debtor in town,
But, a matron with poultry sees he,
Padling towards him.
Ay, a matron with poultry to sell,
For "sweetening, cape, truck and cap:"
"Do ye want to buy chickens, my friend?"
"No, 'tis not the right sort o' pap,
"I prefer money
"So away "with your poultry," says he,
"With chickens my debts I can't pay;"
"You can scllum again, Sir," says she,
"Umph! away with your poultry, I say,
"I'm no chicken merchant."
She "wheels round and bids him "good bye."
And homeward she tramps out o heart;
The merchant he heaves a deep sigh;
But, he cheers up, for here comes a tart
After salt, may be.
The said cart arrives in a trice,
The driver he greets with a smile;
He shakes his rough paw once or twice,
And they chat about farming awhile,
But not long
For the booby has no tongue for chat
"Dont ye want some sweet taturs," says He,
'I will take a jewsharp and a hat,
If ye'll take all my taturs will ye?"
"No, I dont want 'em."
Now his prospect for selling o salt,
Is thus at once blighted alas!
The lad in his tumbrel doth vault.
And homeward he l urries his ass,
With all his taturs.
With fury the merchant doth rave,
With chagrin he's fit to despair;
He wishes himself in his grave,
But recants, for here comes the fair,
To trade, no doubt.
They enter his store in a group,
All garnish'd like goddesses gay;
The merchant he makes a low stoop,
With, "what can I sell ye to-day,
"Sweet ladies.""
"Have you any thread edging, ckar Sir-
"Indeed have I, madam oh, yes;"
'Is it fine? for fine we prefer"
''lean suit ye, sweet ladies, I guess."
Steps about most gracefully.
He exhibits his thread edging fine,
And in it he takes a great pride:
But, "this, Sir is not the right kind,
It's entirely too coarse and too wide:"
And they walk out.
Enraged he stamps the hard floor,
And rips out a sweet oath or two;
"I've a great mind to shut up my store,
"For this is poor business, 'twont do,
"I shall perish."
But again, Sir, he steps to the door,
With barely a hope in his heart;
But now his rcpinings are o'er,
They're removed by the sight of a cart,
Going after herrings.
The cart at his door doth halt,
And out pops a grey headed dad:
"I want, Sir, a bushel o' salt,
For corning o' herrings and shad:
How do ye sell it?"
"I sell it at eight shillings pay:"
"Can't ye take no less, Sir, than that?"
"No" "Oh, you can" "I cannot, I say"
"Well, I have some av it, by rat
"I'll take a peck."
He measures the salt, and shuts up his store,
Tis night, for the sun's flown away;
So twenty cents cash and not a cent more,
Is the amount of his sales for to-day:
Tis poor business.
A low bow.
Congress. In the Senate, on
the 6th inst. the amendment of
the Tariff bill, laying a duty on
lead, being under consideration:
Mr. BRANCH tho't he could
propose an amendment to the a
rnendment which he could recon
cile to all parties. One gentle
man opposed the amendment be
cause the lead mines belonged to
the United States. Now, said
Mr. B. the gold mines in North
Carol ina belong to individuals,
' nd not to the United States. As
i North-Carolina had the most ab-
undant'means to supply this coun
try with gold, he would move that
the amendment be'amended so as
to add a protecting duty in favor
of the gold of North-Carolina as
well as of the lead of Missouri.
He thought gentlemen on both
sides stood pledged to vote in fa
vor of this amendment. Mr. B.
then moved that the following
words be added to the amend
ment: "On gold dust thirty-three
and a third per cent, ad valorem:'
Mr. Dickerson said his objec
tion to this amendment was, that
there were no means by which
gold could be prevented from
coming into tho country duty free.
Gold dust and coin are so nearly
allied as to their value, that we
might as well attempt ?o stop the
tides with a pitchfork as to prevent
the introduction of foreign gold
duty free.
Mr. Branch said, that of all
manufacturers, those who worked
in gold derived the least profit in
proportion to the capital employ
ed. He could see no reason why
the constituents of the gentleman
from New-Jersey should be pro
tected in the making of iron, and
the people of North-Carolina not
be protected in the making of
gold. The protecting system was
one he was hot much in favor of;
but really, if it was to be practised
at all, he thdught the people of his
State ought to be protected in one
of their most important produc
tions. Mr. MACON opposed the am
endment in some observations
which were not heard. The at
tempt, he thought, to prevent gold
from coming into the country,
would be like the attempt of some
other countries to prevent gold
from coming out of them: and
that he feared we would soon be
doing here.
Mr. Branch then said, as his
colleague, for whom he felt the
greatest deference, had opposed
the amendment, he would with
draw it and it was accordingly
withdrawn.
merly in the habit cf offering gold
dust in barter, for European
goods; this assertion, though at
one time discredited; is at present
altogether probable; for the mines
of which I have spoken, present
evident indications of having been
worked at a former and more
distant period."
Shocking Murder. We learn,
that on Sunday, the 27th tilt: Mrs.
Long, wife of' Mr. George Long,
of Cabarrus county, was killed by
a negro fellow belonging to her
father, Mr. George Kizer. The
fellow bore a bad character, and
had been forbidden, by Mrs. Long,
to visit her house, which he had
been in the habit of doing clan
destinely, for the purpose of see
ing a negro girl belonging to the
family: He consequently deter
mined upon revenge; and on Sun
day, about 3 o'clock, while Mrs.
L. was passing alone along to her
father's, the negro rushed from an
ambush where he had been lying
all day, seized and strangled Mrs.
L. with two handkerchiefs, tying
one round her neck, and stuffing
the other in her mouth. The fel
low was apprehended the same
day, and confessed the murder.
The negro girl was also appre
hended, as an "accessory before
the fact," she having furnished the
fellow with food while he was ly
ing in wait, and being privy to his
designs on Mrs. L.'s life. They
were both put ni prison, and will
be tried at the Superior Court
which sits this week in Con
cord. Western Car.
Easy method cf dislodging poi
son from the Stomach. Place the
patient so that his mouth shall be
considerably lower than the sto-
i i si
mncn as wncn a man s uouy is
living across a chair or on a sofa,
land his face is brought near the
lloor and then, if necessary, press
ion the stomach with the hand.
The cardie orifice opens readily
in such a case, and the stomach
empties itself like any other in
verted vessel.
Gold Mines in South- Carolina.
The editor of the Pennsylvania
Gazette gives the following as an
extract of a letter, dated Cam
den, April 15:
"Within a short time, gold has
been discovered in Chesterfield
District, in this state, (South-Carolina)
near Flat Creek, on Mr.
Brewer's plantation. Tho ave
rage amount of gold found, has
been from four to ten dollars per
day for each laborer: last week,
one hand collected the value of
fifteen dollars in a single day.
The largest pieces yet found, do
not, however, exceed a dollar in
value.
"Gold has also recently been
discovered on Mr. M'Lood's plan
tation, three miles from" Brewer's
mine, in Kershaw District. It
has not been much worked, but
promises well. Also, eight miles
from Brewer's, in Lancaster Dis
trict, some hands are working
with a good prospect before them.
Accounts - state, that Brewer's
mine, in this State, is richer than
any in Son'- r'ur; iina.
"Son:: . ,'ltlcrs in this
State n.- , ;r '; )us times, as
serted. t: v the lu.i-ans were for-
A Rational Ambition. Among
the greatest of all blessings, that
of being contented with our lot is
one of the most desirable. No
matter what that lot may be: if to
labor under a fierce and intolera
ble sun, or to repose in comforta
ble obscurity in a cottage if to
pine amid the luxuries of a pal
ace, or to live neglected in the
bustle of a populous city, there is
still a virtue, a philosophy in ma
king ourselves contented with our
condition. In not aspirin" to
what we cannot attain, or render
ing ourselves miserable in disap
pointed efforts to soar beyond our
reach. Contentment is happiness,
is wealth, and we have every mo
tive to be content with our lot
from the reflection that, however
miserable we may imagine our
selves, there are others, tho' un
seen by us, more miserable.
and did not even know what gv
breeding was "-Why, look, rttf
am," replied lie, "as for that T
consider myself as well bred x
you, Tor all your fine airs my
ther had seventeen of us in sjx
teen years and I take that to he
good breeding"
Idleness. The Jews have a
proverb, that he who brings no
up his son to some occupation'
makes him a thief; and the Ara
bians say, that an idle person i?
the devii's play fellow.
A man seeing a scholar that
look'd very much a-squint, sure
says he, this lad must be more
learned than his fellows; for with
one cast of his eyes he can read
both sides of his book at once.
Good Breeding. A farmer who
came up to town to visit his bro
ther, having given some offence to
Ins sister-in-law, who piqued her
scU upon her gentility, by some
thing that did not accord with her
ideas of good manners, she pertly
told him that he was vcrv ill-bred
3&ettsious Notice,
rpiIE ROANOKE UNION SOCIF,
TY will commence holding their
Annual Meeting at Bradford's Chapel,
near Enfield, in Halifax county, Cn
Friday, the 6lh day of June next.
There will, be public preaching on :h
two following days at said meeting.
Our Brethren of the Union Soair
generally are requested to attend. aM-.f
expect there will be business .! rr.,-,.
importance to be acted on at this .
ing., The Rev. Wm.W, Hill, antly..
er preachers from a distance, srseTpf.--ed
to attend. May 13, lS2if.
Mrs. D. Wdmble,
TTAS just returned from the North,
and is opening a most superb and
extensive assortment of
Ladies' Fancy Goods,
Direct from the City of New-Tort,
Comprising a general assortment in fie
line of business Among them are
Leghorn Flats, different number?,
Patent summer Bonnets of the latest K.
York fashions,
Straw Bonnets, in great variety,
Children's Leghorn, Straw and Silk
Bonnets,
Superb head dresses.
Plain and figured Silks and Satins, Grai
de Naples. &c. assorted colors,
Wreaths and bunches of artificial flow
ers, a great variety,
Gauze handkerchiefs,
Bobinett Veils, of different prices,
Thule, bobinett and blown Lncc,
White, black and patent Crape,
Gauze, satin and lutestring Ribands, as
sorted colors,
Gimps, fancy and silk Cord, &c. &c.
Mantua-making, in all its varie'y,
executed with despatch in a superior
style and after the latest N.York fishior.?
Halifax, April 14, 1828.
Notice.
A LL Persons are hereby cautioned
srainst nurrhasintr frnm Isaac D.
on, the land of Thos. G uion, decease1-"
v uuujuiUCl lidVlIJ A lien ' ,
land, under authority cf the will
uttcascu, lur nit: 2uii vt
which must be paid before the said &:
u. uuion is entitled to the Jana.
ivm. r. n urn ei
Jan. 24, 1828. 23
Notice.
STRAYED from the Subscriber',
blR in Sontlm,! Vprk. near vu
Clark's, on the 3d March, a large
Chcsnut Sorrel Horse,
Having a vhtn snnt in his foren '
...liK iU r i nn IliS
shoulder, bad hipshot in the left hip?'
nom mna leet white. Any ,9
will stop said horse and deliver luff'.
me shall receive a reward of J iL'e '
lars....or in proportion, sccur
that I rct him ajrain.
ivm. u
April 7, 1828.