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'1‘HE NORWALK GAZETTE]
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DENTAL NOTICE.
OCT. A. HILL, tll&"kfUliDrtlIe patronage
. he has received in his profession during
12 months past, in Norwalk, begs leave to in-'
form the public, that he still continues it few
doors west of the Bridge, in 'Burrall’s Buildings,
where he will be happy at any time to see his
friends, and answer all their calls in Dental
Surgery.
lncorruptible teeth inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth cleansed. separated, ex-
tiacted, &c., and all those diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, which,if sufiercd to COIIUDUB9 are
productive of so much mischief. ,
_References.—Emery Bissell, M. D.: J. _D.
M‘L=:an, M. D.: Hon. Thomas B. B ttler;
Hon. Btanjaniin lsaacs. Nortvallh Nehemt-'th
Perry, D_ Ridgefiuld, B. Bt)£Sf’0l‘llq
D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp. Danbury. Duct.
Howell Rodgers, Colchester, Ct. William
Witter, M: D. VVilli:tmantic, Ct.
November ‘.20. 1839. I 4 1
CABIZVE T FURNI TURE.
A THE stibscriber, grateful for past
favors, would solicit a continuance
ofthe same. He is constantly man-
ufacturing Furniture ofall kinds, of
the best materials, anil will keep on
Hand :1 good assui-tiiient. notito be excelled by
.ftty' country establish uient for cheapness, dura-
bility, or workmanship. - ‘
-“A good ussortuient ofCHAIRS constantlyon
hand, or furnished to order at llteshoflasl ''°"'-‘‘3
for cash. ,
The subscriber would also offer Cabinet
.M:t/cars in this vicinity. and in the interior. an E
opportunity to purchase Mahogany Lnmber.
such as Plank, Board. and Veneering, in ex-
change for their Furniture. He will sell this
stock at New York prices. and give good prices
for Cabinet \Vare. This arrangement offers to
many, who do not wish to purchase to a great
ntiiotint, a first rate opportunity of getting their
stock. and saving expense in time and money.
I’m bound to the house of my Father; "
Oh diaw not my feet from the way.
Nor stop me these wild flowers together;
They droop at my touch, and decay!
I think ofthe flnwersthat are blooming,
in beauty unfading above,
The wings of kind angels perfurriing, ’
Who fly down on errands of love.
Of_earth's shallow waters the drinking
Is powerless my thirst to allay;
Their taste is oftears. while we’re sinking
Beside where qiiicksaiids betray.
I long for the tount ever-living,
That flows by tny Father's own door, ..
With waters so sweet and life-giving.
To drink and to thirst never‘ uio_re.
For pains atom spirit is feeling,.
No balsam from earth it receives,
I go to the tree,that is liealitrg,
To drop in my wounds from the leaves.
A child that is weary with roaming. ’
Returning in gladness to see
It's home and its parent, I’m coming-
My Father. I hasten to thee !
MISCELLANY.
A LEAP YEAR. ‘STORY.
Popping the Question.--“But why don't you
get married ?”,said a bouncing girl. with a
aughing eye, to a smooth faced. -innocent
looking youth,who blushed up to the eyes at
the question.
" Well, 1—' said the youth,stopping short
with a gasp, and fixing his eyes ttpon vacan-
cy with a puzzled and foolish expression.
"\Vell, go on you what .7” said the fair
cross question:-r,almost imperceptibly inclin-
ing near to the young iuan. ‘Noivjust. tell me
right straight out," you what .7” '
‘ Why, I-O, pshaw, Idon’tknoivl’ ‘
‘]You do, I say you do now, come, Iwani
to ’now.
'0’ I can’t tell yoti’—-
‘I say you can. TVhy you know I’ll nev-
er mention it, and may tell tiie ofcoiirse, you
know,for haven't I always been your friend .7’
1 ‘Well; you lfiave, I know,’ replied the be-
eagure yout . ,
‘ And I’m sure I always thought you liked
;ne.’ went on the niaiden in tender and’ mel-
ow accents.
' O. I do. illicit" my 'word—’—‘_ves.'.{inrl_a:iul.- I
do, Maria.’ said'th‘e unsophisticated yotith,
very w¢xrm'ljr,’antf be found that Maria had
unlconsciously placed herhand in his open
a m. r
-P Then there was silence.
‘ And then—well John?’ said Maria,drop-
ping her eyes to the ground.
' Eh! Oh-—well said John, dropping his
eyes and 1}/laria’s hand at the same moment.
_ ‘ I’m pretty sure you love somebody,Joho ,’
in fact, said Maria, assuming a tone of raile-
ry ‘I know you are in love, and John why
don t you tell me at once .7’
if-rt
Call at the Cabinet Ware Room. a few rods ‘ W“, I,_
cast ofthe Bridge. V/iii. A. BAnLow. W ' , _
Nmwam May 16' IS40_ \ 53 Well I! O. vou silly mortal, what is
there to be afraid of?’
“Oh it aint because I'm afraid of any
thing at all,and I’ll—well now Maria, I will
CABINET FURNITURE.
JAMES A. TINDALL
would respectftilly inform the _ ,
inhabitants 9fNorwalk audits ’e’j‘-V{)",",; , h 2::
vicinitv, that he has recently ‘ " t,’“°“t J0 n
openeda(}ABlNE'I‘ WARE ; If
ROOM a few doors north of ‘Eh?
» -.-.-.2:-:J. H00lier’S market. where he “I? ”
intends to keep on hand a general assortment “ Yes.” 0
“ I am in love l now don't tell—you won’t,
will yoti .7” said John, violently seizing Ma-
ria by the hand, and looking in her face with
a most imploring expression.
"Why, of course, you know, John, I’ll
never breathe a word about—you know I
won’t John.’ This was spoken in a mellow
whisper, and the sweet lips of‘ Maria were
so near Jobn’s ear when she spoke, that had
he turned» his head to look at bertbere might
have occured an exceedingly dangerous col-
lision. -
‘Well, Maria,’ said John, I’ve told you
now, and so you shall know all about it. I
have always thought a great deal of you,
and’— A
' Yes, John.’ -
‘ I’m sure you would do anything for me
that you could’-
‘ Yes. John you l{N0\V,I would.’ - .
‘ Well, I t/tottgltl so, and you don’t know
how long I’ve wanted to talk to you aboutit.’
‘ I declare, John, I—you might have told
me long ago if you wanted, for I’m sure I
never was angry with you in my life.’-
‘ No you wasn’t: and I have often felt a
great mind to, but’—-— «- '
' It's not too late now, you knotv John.’
“ Wt-ll,Mari:i,do you think I’ni too young
to get married 7' ,
‘Indeed I do not, John ; and I know it
ofI<‘URNI'l.‘UP\.E. manufactured of the best
in iterials,andin the most modern style, which
he will sell on reasonable terms.
Norwalk. April 27. 1840. 25
FAMILY GROCERY.
THE subscriber would inform his
, ti friends, and the publicgenerally,that
. he keeps constantly on hand, at the
«- Wt‘ store3 doors north ofthe mi_ll.a good
assortment of the best of FAMILY (zEOClIn-
RIES, which he will sell on the most reasona _ e
terms In his assortment may be found "16
following articles : Loaf. While and blow“ H3’
vana, St. Croix, Porto Rico. and New Orlemls
Sugar; St. Croiz, Porto Rico, New Orleans.
and sugar-house Molasses; hysoni young hysoffa
souchong and potichong Teas‘; old Java. Laguié
ra. Cuba, and Porto Rico Coffee; Wheal 3!‘
rye Flour; Corn Meal, Pilot Bread, soda bis‘;
cuit, butter and sugar crackers, rice, pork an‘
beef, hams, mess and pzime pork. dry and pick-
‘.'ed cod. mackerel, herrtngs. sounds and tongnes,
butter. cheese. lard. 808i}. Sperm and. tat ow
candles, salt, starch. l""'g°* P9PPe"~ P'm"-","’~
nutmegs. cinnamon. °’°”°3- mace» 01'0"» gm‘
ger, dried currants, raisins, pea D|N3- 3_lm‘”“l9~
filberts, brazil nuts. figs. P|"1“e5~ “"'_“"'“"s‘°,r'
auges, lemons. htmeys Pel‘P°" sauce’ swee’ 0”’
pot and pearl ashes, saleraltis. GUI and P_l"8 ""
bacco snuff segars,shoe brushes. 5°"“bb|“g "0-~ '
9 . i -_ . . ~ .
brooms, wrapping and writing papelrlo. ;‘_:I:t:J
hails. sand. and at;;.o,ther alrticles usua Y
in a orocery est? 13 ""9" ~ _ -
° ' GOULD D. JENl\lNG257-
Norwalk. May. 1840.
,____________
FAMIL Y GROCERIES.
JUST RECEIYED.
body says that sooner young people are mar-
ried the better, when they are prudent, and
inclined to love one another.’ , ,
THE Subscriber has on hand an _ ’ Thal’5 Just “’hat I lllllllfi 3”‘! "°_‘Vv_ Mil‘
éx,e,,s;,,e ,,5s,,,.mem nf ohoice Gro- .rta,'I do want to get married, and if you ll
E ' milies, wliic i were pur- ust -
cenes for fa J- ‘ Indeed I will, John, for you know I was
(‘_h -8, me (ow-es; cash prices, which enables
him to compete with any other e9t3b"5hm""‘° always partial to you, and I’ve said so often
‘ h’ d v r cheap for ready P9)“
cutisiiaiiieii agsmwialleaii’ the public t=.°"""“."3’*
will find it to their advantage ‘° "mp "’ s””s”-Y
themselves. I%)DWIN LOCKW002D8-
V ' ' OIL.
UPERIOR winter LAMP OIL. by the
barrel or lessquantitys
do. for sale by
behind your back.’
° 'Well. I declare, I’ve all along thought
you mightiolwject. and that’s the reason, -I’ve
been always afraid to ask you.’
‘ Object! not I'd die first; you may ask
of me just any thing you please.’ '
‘And you'll grant it .7’
‘I will.’ _ V
' Then Mario, Iwant you to pop the ques-
tion for me to Mary Sullivan; f0f’-—'‘ ’
I F 0 R S A L E. . '
. , -. --- _ |- °Wlt_ot!’ , .
IA S'v"- “$?t:g....‘.:?* ,, ‘Eli?’ . we
pgjiggng-,-‘—-is -algae?-:i1i.e_x_nx-2:--~ _ -
“mucus, in t e choice of a wife;
would be a good thing for you too, for every _
NonW.i.i;K, CT. WEI)
‘ Do you love Mary Sullivan?’
'0. Indeed I do, with all my heart l’
‘ I always thought you was a fool.’
i .71 .
home, your mother wants you!
Maria, in a shrill treble, and she gave poor
John a slap on the cheek that sent him a
reeling. It was noonday, and ye.-tgliohn de.
claresthat he saw myriads of stars flashingall
around him, more than he ever saw in the
night time.-—Poor Maria.
‘Nevertoltl her love, '
But let concealment, like a worm i’ the bud,
Prey on her damask sheek.’ I -
young affection "cast atvayl For it"? i_s but
press it, e g. __ , .
‘ The course oftrue love never did run‘. time iii.’
N. 0; P-icayuni,
. JOHN RANDOLPH'S oPiNioN 0
MATRIMONY.
In his letters to a Young Relation,
s.iys: You ltnoivmy opinion of female s_
ciety; without it we should degenerate into
brutes. This observation applies with ten-
fold force to young men, and those who are
in the prime of manhood. For aftera cer-
tain time of life, the literary man may make’
shift (a poor one, I grant) to do without the
scciety of ladies. To a young man n'othi'iigl
IS so important as a spirit ofnext devotiori,
(next to his Creator) to some virtuous andt
’t
l
his heart and guard it front the pollution
which besets it oiiboth sides. Nevertheless,
[trust that your fondni ss for the couipany of
ladies may notroh you of the time which
ought to be devoted to reading and medita-
tion on your profession; and above all, that
it may, not acquire for you the reputation of
a dangler--in itselfbordering on the contempt-
ible, and seriously detrimental to your pro-
fessional character. A cautious old Sqtire-
toes, who might have no objection to employ
such it one at the bar, would perhaps be shy
of introducing him as a practitioner in his
ltimily, in ciise he should have it pretty daugh-
ter, or neice, or sister, although all expe-
rience shows that, of all male inhabit-ants,the
Dangler is the most harmless to the ladies,
who quickly learn, with the intuitive srigaci-
ty of the sex, to inziliea convenience of him,
while he serves for a butt also.
Rely upon ll, that to love a woman as a
mistress, although a delightful delirium, an
intoxication far surpassing that of cham-
which a
man ought to set about in his sober sense's—
choosing her as Mrs.Primrose did her wed-
dinggown, for qualities that wear well.”-
I am well persuaded, that few love matches
are happy ones. One thing at least is true,
that if matrimony has its cares, celibacy has
no pleasures. A Newton, or a mere schol-
ar, may find employment in study; a man of
literary taste can receive in books a power-
ful auxiliary; but it man must have a bosom
friend and children around him. to cherish
and support the dreariness of old age. Do
you remember A. V. .7 He could neither
read nor think; any wife, even a scolding
one, would have been a blessingto that poor
old man. After all, “suitability” isthe true
foundation for marriage. If the patties be
suited to one another, in age, situation in life,
(:1 man indeed may descend where all else is
fitting) temper, and constitution.-these are the
ingredients of a, happy marriage--—or at least
a convenient one —which is all that people
of experience expect.
Jack Downing still keeps up his epistolary
correspondence with the New YorkExpress.
He has just written a letter about the Bonn-
dary(-).ut.=stion "- and so on,” addressed toJohn
Bull. Esq. ' Ilis introductory is quaint and
amusing: V ‘ .. .
'I did think, at first. I would send this let-
ter to the Queen herself. so there would be
no mistake about it, as I find the best way af-
ter all, is to go right to the head of the fanii-
ly——but it is now going on thirteen years
last grass since I wrote a letter to nnykind
of woman folks, and the last was to Miss
Hepsy Appleby, who kept a school at Saco,
about a little courting matter; and I riled her
considerable by calling her an angle, instead‘
ofan angels-.shesent mebackaboutassharpa;
sour an answer as ever a man got;there warn’t
a bit of that paper that wouldn't turn a pan.
of milk as quick as a piece of rttnnit--and
all owingto that accident in my putting an
L before an E and she having a little crook
in the back which I never thought on—bii_t
women are particular folks about such things.
and-ifyou touch em on it soft spot, the fat is
in the fire right ofl'——and so I said I never
would again try my hand in writing any on
’ein a letter again; and that is the main reas-
on why Idon’l. send this letter to the Queen
.instead of to you. i
YankeeEnterprz'se.—An immense amount
of clothes pins, pails, hoe and mop handles,
are maniiftictured.at.Rindge andFitzwilliam,
in this State, which are taken to New Or-
leans, and thence two or three thousand
miles up the Mississippi and Missouri, ‘to
every village or. symptom of a village. A
one horse waggon of these articles brings,
at factory prices, about seventy-five dollars.
A dozen or two of clothes pins, and perhaps
a mop handle,pay for 8. nights entertainment,
and the man who takes them otit to dispose
of, after an absence of a month or two, brings
ho-ne-money enough to pay for his load and
one or two hundred dollars oftrash' pay, be-
sides paying all "his expenses out ofthe wag-
gon.—N. H. .Ea.gle.
‘If we can’t hear, it aim for lack offears,’ as
‘I say you're a fool, and you’d better go
0, you—--
youe-you stupid,’ exclaimed the mortified
Thus,’-alas, how often are the germs -ii)-f‘-‘i
too true, as David Crockett beautifully ex. "
amible woman, whose image may occupy I
SDAY, MARCH 24,- 1841.
A Letter" of l’Vaskinglon.—The following
{tier has recently been-brought to light by
fr. Sparks. It was written in reply to a
oposition made to Washington at. the con-
ision ofithe war, by certain officers of his
my, to accept a crown; The following
itiint-‘tits show the republican spirit that an-
hted the man. "
__‘.‘Sir—With a mixture of great surprise
id astonishment, I have read with attention
t: sentiments you have submitied to my
itisal. Be assured, sir, no occurrence in
t--courseyof the war has given me more
pnful sensation than your information of
ti,-' being such ideas existing in the army
-‘Eton have expressed, and_I must view
, abhorence,and reprchend’with severity.
, Ethe present, the conimunicmion of them
rest in my bosom, unless some further
"tionof the matter shall make a disclo-
tfuj, -necessary.
til‘ am much at it less to conceive what
, _ .
, ' pm; ofimy conduct could have given encour-
-agerneut to an ttdtlress which to me seemes
. ‘bigfivith the greatest inischiefsthat. can befiil
niycoiiutry. Ifl am not deceived in the
kutiwledge of myself, you could not have
'fo;iiiid a person to whom your schemes are
rrie'u'e‘disiig_reeable. . :
ll. - ‘.‘Let me conjtire you. lhmy if 3'00 ll€1\'t’
regard for .-your country, concern for
.t'0tf‘?s£’lf0t‘; , posterity, or respect for me, to
baliish these ihrittghls from your mind. and
never communicate as from yoiirst-lf, or any
one else,’a sentiment of the like nature. I
am, &,c, Gnoiicn \Vt\siii1\'o'ro.\'.
,_____________
Tltomas .Teflerson.-TVhile Mr. Jefferson
was President of the United States, his sim-
plicity was only equalled by his economy.
The diplomatic agents of foreign govern-
ments, on their introduction to him, were
eiiibarrusscd, and sometimes mortified, at the
entire absence of etiquette with which they
were received. His, arrivals at the seat of
goveronicnt, and departures therefrom, were
so timid and unostentatiously conducted as
to be unobserved and unattended. His in-
flexibility on this point could never be over-
come, and he was finally permitted to pursue
his own course in this respect, undisturbed
by any manifestation of popular feeling.
His uiiiform mode-of riding was on horse-
back, which was daily, and always unattend-
‘ed. In one of these solitary excursions,
wl,~.ile_ passing a’ stream of water he was ac-
COgtil(’d by a be'ggar,;.tx-ho implored. his nssis-__
trance to transport himjand his baggage. He
imiiiiediatelv mounted the beggar behind him
and carried’ him over--onperceiving he had‘
l'f.R*}"CCi€(I his wallet. he as good huni_o_redlyj
rt='-rsrosseflthe -stream antf br6't1”-glit’ Il"OV€i"‘t:u‘
him.
This act of kindness -which was indeed
no more than Christian charity enjoins, al-
Ihdttgh much uiore than most of us practice,
was exactly conformable to the unostenta-
tious benevolence to the whole life cf Tho-
rnaslefierson. No man had wnrriier friends
or deserved them better. The civilized
world paid him homage as at statesman and
philosopher but it gratified him more to be
beloved as a man.
-E7i.g.7a7zd.—‘I will not deny that this
odious England isa very great nation. Her
face is toward Europe—-toward Dunkirk
and Antwerp. All other countries, Russia,
Austria, Italy, Spain and France, have their
capitals in the west, toward the setting sun.
England alone the great European ship,
her sails bellying to the. wind, has her prow
toward the east, as if to brave_the whole
world; umtm omnia contra. This extreme
lnnd ofthe old world, is the heroic land, the
. eternal asylum of bandits, of men ofenergy.
All those who have ever fled servitude;
Druids persecuted by Rome ; Gallo-Ro-
mans expelled by barbarians; Saxons pre-
scribed by Charlemagne; lounging Danes;
greedy Normans, Flemish industry oppres-
sed, vanquished Calvinism, have all crossed
the sea and found reluge and a country in
the great Island. Thus England has .fat-
tcned on calamities, has grown out of ruins.
In proportion. however, to all these outcasts
amassed togetlier in' a narrow corner, have
coiiie fixedly to regard each other—in pro-
portion as they have observed the difference
of races and ofcreeds which seperate them-
asthey have remarked, that they are tuade
up gollectivelyt of Kymries, Gaels. Saxons,
Dunes, and Normans hatred and strife have
spriihg up among them. A spectacle has
ensued resembling the combats of wild beasts
which; the Romans loved .to witness—of.
wild beasts astonished to find themselves to
gether; hippopottami, lions, tigers, and cm‘
codlles. And when these fierce animals»
shut up in their ocean-circled arena, had bit-
ten and torn each other’ till they were tired.
they threw themselves into the sea to bite
and devour France. But their intestine con-
fiicts are not, we may rely upon it, finished.
The triumphant beast will not long bully
the-world from her ocezin throne, and of this
she is aware. Her smile is bitter, and‘ in-
riously she °grinds her teeth. VVhence' her
disquietude? Is it that she fears the creak-
ing wheel of Manchester will no longer
turn .7’ or "is it that the’ Irish‘ bull whom she
has long pinned to the ground, bellows and
threatens to turn upon her 2”
Mic}ielet—Hz'slory of France.
a school master. ‘ 'l‘hree sir,’ promptly re-
plied little blue eyes.
‘ Masculine, feminine and neuter.’
. ‘Pray give me an example of each, ‘said
the master. ,
' Why you are masculine‘, because you
are a man, and I am femenine, because I am
a gal.’ [ ~ ' -
' Very we-ll——proceed. "
(‘I don’t know,’ said the little girl, ' but I
reckon Mr. Jenkins is neuterras he’s mold
the ass said to the corn field."
Bachelor l’
, inches in diameter.
‘ How many genders" are there 2’ asked _
Number 19.
. ‘S -
Jlloses and aitliquily co7tsistenl.—Iii the last
century, the Books of Moses were often at-
tacked, and their authenticity impugned, be-
cause they mention the existence of vine-
yards, grtipcs, and consequently of wine, in
Egypt: for Herodotus expressly declares
there were no vint-yards in Egypt, and Plu-
turch avers that the natives of that country
tibhorred wine as being the blood of those
who rebelled against; the gods. This au-
thority uppeared conclusive not. merely to the
sceptics who iiitpiigned the veracity of the
Pentiiteucli,but even to the learned Miclizielis,
who concluded that the use’of wine was en-
joined in the sacrifice for the purpose of ma-
king zi broad distinction ,b,etwe_e.n the religion s
usages of the Israelites and of the-Egyptians.
The monuineiits opened by modern research
have decided the controversy in favor of the
JewisltLegislator. In the subterrant-aii vaults
at Eilitliviu every part of the process connect.-
ed with fhe dressing and tending of the vines
were trained, the cure with which they were
watered, thecollection of the frtiit, the tread-'
ing of the wine-press, and the slowing ofthe
wine in amp/torac, or vases, are there painted
to the life; and additional processes of ex-
tracting the juice from the grape are repre-
sented, which seem to have been peculiar to
the Egyptian people. Mr. Jomttrd adds,
that tliereiritiins of amphorae, or wine ves-
sels have been found in the ruins of old
Egyptian cities, which are still encrusted
with llic turta derosited by the nine. It is
necessary to account for the error into which
Herodotus has fallen; he wrote long after
Egypt had been distracted by civil wars, and
then subdued by the Persians; calamities
quite sufficit-nt to account for the disappt ar-
ance ofany such highly artificial cultivation
as that of the vine must have been in Egypt.
His statement is most probably correct, if it
"be limited to the period when Herodotus
wrote, and thus viewed, it becomes impor-
tant evidCncc for the superior antiquity both
of the Bible and the Egyptian tiioniitncnts.
Taylor's-Natural History of‘ Society/.
'T/te Age ofFo//3/—'l‘hc world is overrun
with tools, and surely there never was such
a competition among all natiousto see which
can furnish the greatcst number. Our own
country has performed some notable f-uts in
this way, but the little island of Cuba has
outdone otir magnificently extended republic,
if thegfollowing letter from Htiviina,Feb. 12.
is to be cretlitid: ’
The (litiue Fanny Elsler, is still here.—,
‘On Thursday lust, she gave us the Sylphide,
for her benefit; the proceeds were $7000—in
mint drops-— $2000 in presents of jewelry,
,&.c..-and‘ msnlenditl ' “Ciichuca '<Ire'ss;"‘ ‘costing
SIOOO. On leaving the theatre, she Wits
Pensalver to the Mansion House, (the best
hotel, by-tlie-by, in Havana) where she was
cntertttined with a splendid supper, by the
elite; the splendid band ofartillery regiment
playing alllthe while. On 'l‘uesd;iy, -she
‘goes to Mantanzas, to enchant .the l\-‘lantan-
zans for one week, when she, returns hP|‘e,
probably for an engagement. The proccs--
sion, from the theatre to her hotel. (the Man-
sion House) was at least one thousand, cry-
ing. "Viva la divina Fitnny,” “ Viva la
Sylphide ;” and thetvay sonnets, &c. is ad-'
dressed to her is a caution. ’
A respectable old acquaintance of ours
says that it hen he was it young man, full of
the ardor and chivalry of youth, this adven-
ture befel him! While travelling in a strange
art of the country. he came upon a cabin
from behind which he heard the angry voice
of a man. mingled with the screams ofa wo-
man, and at ‘regular intervals :1 hickory
singing through the air as if well laid on.
He rode around to get a sight of the cause
ofall this clzimor, when he saw a burly look-
ing fellow thrashing his wife like fury, with
a. stick too formidable. to be within the mean-
ing of the statute. On perceiving our friend
the belligerent suspended operations—the
‘shower of timber’ ceased to fall, and there
was a great calm ofa few moments’ dura-
tion. The young mim whose wralli bud
suddenly waxed hot against the cruel hus-
band, cried out, ‘ You brutel you rascal!
throtv down that whip, and don’t touch the
woman again or I’ll wear it out over your
own ugly carcase! you ‘savage you 1’ _
\Vho should respond to this valiant defi-
ance but the injured lttdy herself? Turn-
ing her blowsed hair out of her face, and
giving her fist a portenteus shake, she squal-
led out, “ Hc’s as good as you a.re,,_vou gaw-
ky, good for nothing creeter you !”
" A Namesake.”-Passing up Main-st.
the other day, we‘ noticed, hitched,to a post,
an old horse, which had not probably rubbed
his nose against an eat, or seen more than
three sprigs of hay since the Presidential
election. The animal was attached by tow
strings and peices of bark,.to a poor apolo-
gy of a waggon, in‘ which sat a negro
wench, whose full lips and glossy face told
that she was not of a mongrel race——but of
“pure blood,” In her lap, wrapped in a
Dutch blanket, so close that nothing but a
little black head, about the size of a man_’s
fist, could be seen, lay a living lump, some
eighteen inches in length, and pcrhapse 4
T To this object, with all
the ardor ofa mother’s feelings, was the at-
tention ofthe negress turned. Thus ran her
rhapsody: -
‘He’s a darling. ebery inch—so he be !
altogedder superious to ‘Victorious’ baby;
he’s de nice -pictur ob his farder, ebery day!
Dare——curl up his lip and luff! so he may-
modder’s sweetest childer, as eber lived-
’eetle William Henry; Ha.'r'r2'so;t-—so he is l’
N. O. Picognune.
VVe_.see it stated that.South. Carolina and
New Hampshire voted for Aaron Burr, in
opposition to.Jefl'erson. They likewise vo-
ted for Van Burcii. in opposition to Harri-
son ‘ Where was Jcflersouian democracy .’
conveyed in the splendid bzirouche of Count“
w
'1'/te Bnclrcyc Pi/g-rz'7tt.-—Yesterdaiy ap.
peared on the top of the central dome of
the Capitol, which surmounts the Rotunda,
:1 man, who mounted the rail which en- A
circles that giddy elevation. swung his hat
as if he had been standing on tcrra firrna
and cried, “Hurra for Tippecanoe!” Many
straingers were aloft on the top of the dotne,
and were startled at this extraordinary’ exhi-
bition, as well as iilarmcd for the man's safe-
ty. Tiiey though the was crazy. The at-
tendant rebuked him and ordered him down.
Tut, tnan.” said he, " do you think I'll
come down at your bidding.
way from Ohio, under promises to fulfil this
vow. Hui-t_-uh for Tippecanoe !” he cried a.
gain, swinging his hat. ,“ Come down, sir,”
said the attendant, with much sharpness and
deterniination. "Tut, man, not 1, till I’ve
done it once more, as I vowed. "Hun-ah for
Tippacanoe l” “There sir, now PM come
doc.-n,:artd am ready to go back to Ohio}!
I’/ulaclclp/tic N. .47l267'0-Call.
The Funeral was over—-the dead shoveled
away. What a strange thing it does
seem, that, that very form which we prized
so chairily, for which weprtiyed the winds
to be gentle, which we lapped from the cold
in otir;arms, from whose footsteps we would
have removed a stone, should he suddenly
thrown out of sight an abomination that the
with must not look upon, despicable loath-
somencss, and to be forgotten ! And this same
composition of boueand muscle that was yes-
terday so strong-—which nien respected, and
women loved, and childi-n clung to——to (lav
so lamentably powerless, unable to defend
or protectthose who lay nearest to its heart;
its richcs wrested from it, its wisbe spat up-
on, its influcnce_e.\'pit‘ing with its last sigh.
A breath from its lips making all that migh-
ty difference between what it was and what
it is.—Bulwcr’s Nig/it and Morrting
The territory of China is as large as that
Territories." It is cut up into small farms of
about an acre each. Every strip of land,
even the small patches on the sides of the
and attention bestowed upon gardens. The
product of an acre, on an average, will sup-
port ten persons. The country is‘dotted all
over with cities and villages, and millions
are born, live, and die on the lakes, rivers,
and canals. lt is the best culitvated,-.the
most feitile. and the most productive coun-
try on the earth. After literature, agri-
culture is held in the highest esteem; the
tIl€Cll;Z1l_?_)_l(.‘-,;l_i'_l.S,(30lllB ncxtuand last. and least,
COIl1III9I'C(’a '
0,gle~.’s speech, on expenditures in the
White 110059, was doubted by the locos. It
now turns out, on actual inspection, that not-
withstanding the expenditure of 59,000 from
I829 to 1837 for furniture, Mr. Van Buren
did not leave beds enough in the house to
accommodate his successor’s family! This
immense sum went generally for gewgaws,
foreign carpets, looking-glasses, wine-cool-
crs, artificial flowers, and the like articles of
om-zmenl, while articles of use seem to have
been neglected. The House of Representa-
tives has now voted $6000 for furniture to
the President’s House.
The Great Ma/i.—'1‘hc greatest man is
he, says Chanrting, Vv’ho chooses the right
with invincible resolution; who resists the
surest temptation from within and without;
who bears the heaviest burdens cheerfully;
who is calniest in storms, and most fearless
under nienaces and frowns ; whose reliance
on truth, on virtue," and God, is unfiiltertntr.
A talking match lately "came off” at
New Orleans for 5 hundred dollars a side.
It continued, according to the Advertiser, for
13 hours, the rivals being a Frenchman and
a Kentuckian. The bystanders and judges
were all talked to sleep, and when they wa-
kt-d _up in the morning they found the
Frenchman dead and the Kentuckian whis-
pering in his ear. .
guration, among the multitude who called to
payi their respects to President Harrison,
was a junior officer ofthe Navy, who was
‘quite innebriated. The President, with pierc-
ing eye saw his situation, and ss:id—“ Sir,_I
am very sorry to see you, or any person in
your condition here.” It is needless to say.
the officer retirednpparently cut to the quick.
This circumstance we know to be true.
N. Y. Express.
The London Commercial Guzettce ofthe
lst,i_nst., alter alluding to sortie intelligence
from this country, says:
" Mr. Van Buren has erected for himself
a monurrient composed ofthe financial difii-
ciiltics, and political and territorial perplbxi-
ties, of his country, which, we trust, will
long serve asa mark to teach succeeding
Presidents to avoid the vices and false theo-
ries by which his Administration" has been
alloyed and guided throughout.”
GENERAL J;-.CKSON’s system of political
economy seems to work as disasterously for
himself as others. It has left him, as we
are informed, very destitute.
who propagate systems are ruined bv them,
there is pretty good reason to conclude there
is something wrong. The great pity is that
the result cannot be confined to the experi-
menters themselves; too many widows and
ty.—P/tiladelp/tia North American.
Treasury Notes--——The amount of (Treas-
ury notes outstanding on the lst lXtSf.,,I'S
officially stated to be $5,393,894 41. '
The Inaugural Address of the President
was carried to Baltimore on Thursday in
the very quick time of an hour and a quar-
ter.
I came all the '
ofthe whole United States, including the _
rocky‘ mountains, is cultivated with the care _
Severe Rebu/:e.—Onithe day of the inau- ~
When they ‘
orphans are usually involved in the calami- '
Norwalk Chronicler