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Norwalk. July 11, 1843,
Published Every Wednesday Morning, by .rA1uins REED, Jr. at Two Dollars’ Per Annuiin in Advance. 0
NUMBER 206 —-NEW seams.
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NoP.wAL‘K, CT. VVEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1843,
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or ALL KINDS,
‘llxecltited at the Gazette Omee.
’ ENT.-IL sIlrgery.—A. Hill, Dental
Surgeon, offers his services to the public
in every departmental‘ Dental Surgery.
Olfice as heretofore. in Burrall's Buildings.
Rcferencss-—J. A. M’Lean, M. D; Ira Greg
~o_ry, M, D; Hon. '1‘. 8. Butler; Hon. Benj.
Isaacs; Rev.Dr Mead; Rev Edwin Hall; Rev
G. N. Smith. Norwalk. Nehemiah Pcrry,M. D.
Ridge;/iclcl. R.B. Bottsf'ord,M. D. Danbury.
Dr.Ho»vell Rodgers, Colcchcster. VVin Witter,
M. D. lVilliinanlic. Ct.
Solliizg Qfli
A Large Stock of Dry Goods!
JAS. MALLORY 8:. CO.
AVING in contemplation, a change in
their business, would offer to the public
lh eir entire stock of Dry Goods. comprising a
large and superior assortment of Fancy and
Staple Goods, ata trifling advance from cost,
for cash. —
. They would say to those who may be in want
ofgoods, suited to the present and approach-
ing seasons, that we have on hand every ar-
ticle that may be called for, and that, if any
are desirous of buying Dry Goods, at their
own prices, the opportunity is now afforded
them. We'll engage that any calling on us,
with the expectatlbn of buying cheap, shall not
go away disappointed. « _
\Ve have just received in addition to our
former stock, a very large assortment ofNew
_G00d8. among which we mention the t'ollow-
ing articles, viz:
Satlinells
Beaver Cloths,
Vestings.
Flcmnels, Beavertccns, Bmzgup Cord,
Tickings. Linen and Cotton Diapers. Al-
ymccas, Clz.usa.ns,1lIuslin dc Lanes, Mari’
nos, -Bomba:-zines, and Glnglllbfils.
Also..si1lp.ml=-J t..- -I‘ .43».-m.» Ur cvvry ‘styte, Etna
in’ fact almost evyry thing else in the way of
Dry Goods.
Elbert Curtis Merchant Tailor.
Cassiazcres.
Broailclo/its
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I11 HE public are respectfully informed, that
‘ the subscriber has taken the store recently
occupied by George W. Baymond. for the
purpose of conducting the tailoring business.-
He thinks he can say without egotism, that
liisexperience has been such as to warrant his
confidence in his ability to_ give satisfaction to
those favoring him with their patronage in any
branch of his business. The latest fashions
will be consulted both in cutting and trimming.
And all garments made to order, warranted to
fit. Particuluar and prompt attention paid to
cutting.
ON hand a good assortment of Cloths, Cas-
simeres, Vestings and Trimmings.
Also a large quantity of stocks, Collars, Bo-
soms, Cravats, Suspenders, Gloves. &c.
ELBERT CURTIS.
Norwalk. May 16. 1843.
CROCKERY FIVIPOIRIUIYI.
HE subscriber is now prepared to furnish
the public with crockery. China Glass and
Earthen Ware. at prices which defy competi-
tioii. He will keep on hand, wholesale and
retail, every kind ofthe above article. find PF}?-
zumes that all who are about purchasing, will
,call and look at least. LEVI CLARK.
N- B. Almost every variety offancy goods,
for sale cheap, cheap. cheat?-
.'_|_‘o Builders. Cabinet Makers &c.
quantitv_ of Cherry Bannisters, Newell
A. Posts and table legs, Field, and French
(Maple) Bed Posts. Mahogany Crotch Ve-
neers, Mahogany Boards, &c. for sale cheap for
cash, by ‘.\IA'r'rnrA_s .R01~j{ERF0lETH, House do
§.;gp Painter. adjoining W. C. Street's Hard-
ware Store.
N. B. All kinds ofpai
done on reasonable terms.
TAKEN up by the subscriber
on Friday the 6th day of inst.
October three cows. Two of the
number are bright red, one about
nting and Varnishing
Mi "ii/“ft ?’t3’*i
my ‘,l»‘,lll"lll,‘ 1,.
” ' IS, and the other about six years old, of rather
"small size. The other is a yellow cow about 11
years old and also ofa small size. The owner
';is requested to prove property, pay charges and
take them away. JAMES Fi1.I.ow,
Westport, (Poplarplains) Oct. 9. as salt
Broke into the enclosure of’ the
subscriber, on the 9th inst. October,
a Bay Mare, supposed to be about
proving prop
12 years old,- slightly lame. The
owner can have said uiare by
erty and paying expenses.
CHARLES FINNEY.
Norwalk. Oct. 16. 1843.
W meow Glass.— 300 boxes first
and second quality American and
French Window Glass, assotred sizes, at man-
.ut'q._eturer's prices, by W Q Srnzgg‘,
6 A great varie
Farms for Sale I
Sl£VER.1\l'. Tracts ol’L ml with the build
. ings thereon, belonging to the l'}.-tate of
A”l'l"‘li1 L0mlH’I’l. late of Wilton (ILC. arcofI'.-.-rctl
for sale by the Executor.
S.-tun. F. Lnttini-:it'r.
All persons having claims against said estate
are riquesii-il to present the same for St'lll6
"WW. and all those indebted to said estate are
rfqiiesteil to make iinmcdiale payment to the
Jaxccutor above named.
VVlllon, Sep. 15. I8'l3. 33
four acres
FOB? S.‘.llC——.-\l)out
7' of first rate ziieailow laud situated in
this .ow'In,near the rcsidciit-e o." Ilen-
.. -=- ry Kellogg, on the south side of the
road. Should a purchaser appear before the
7th of November next, the above property will
be sold at private sale, if not it will on that day
at 2 o'clock P. M. at Sl(‘pltPt‘.s0n'S I-Intel be sold
at public Auction to tlie-liigliest bidder. Appli-
cation may be made at this ollice.
Norwalk Stop 25. 13-13. 39
FARIVI For St'.tlc.—For sale
a small I<‘arin situated in Norwalk.
about two miles from the Bridge, on
the main road to New Canaan, near
the Four Corners. containing thirty one arres
of good land, with a small farm-House. &c
thereon. Said place is very suitable fot a
farmer or a mechanic, and well worth the at
tention ofihose who would like to purchase, as
It will be sold low. For terms apply to
Norwalk, Sept. 25. 1843. Guns ls.~tAcs. 39
O
Great Bargfain !
HE subscriber offers For Sale. his well
knowniplace, situated at Five Mile River
Landing. consisting of- a Store 8.: Dock suitable
for the marketing business,togi=ther with a large
«_Sr. commodious Ilouse, Barn, 5.: other out build-
ings. On the premises there is a large number
of.ft'uit trees of various kinds. Said place con-
tains one acre of grouud,di\'ided into a garden
and door yard, a barn yard, and poultry yard.
all of which are well and newly fenced. Near
the door is a well of never falling water. For
further particulars enquire of the subscriber on
the premises. If said property is not sold by
the 20th day of November next, it will then
positively be sold at public vcndue.
Miuzs Rcor.
POETRY
From the ‘Ancient Dt'uz'cl's .’l'[agazine.”
NONSENSE.
Nonsense! thott delicious tliiiig,
Thought and f'celing’s effcrvcscencc ;
Like the bubbles from a spring,
In their sparkling evanescence.
Then, the child ofsport and play,
VVlicn the brain keepsholiday;
IV hen old gravity and reason
Are disinissed, as out of season;
Attd iinagiitatioii siczes
The dominion while shewple:iscs—
Though to praise thee can’t be right,
Yetnonsense, thou art exquisite!
\Vhen for long and weary hour.-i,
\Ve have sat with pttticntfaces.
Tasking our exlizitisted powers
To tttter wise old connuon places;
Ilearing and repeating too,
Things unquestionably truc-
Maxims which there is no denying,
Facts in which there’s no replying;
Then how oft have we said,
\Vith tired head and aching brain,
“Sense may be all true and riglit-—
But Nonsense, thou art exquisite!"
W'lien we close the fireside rottnd—-
VVhen young hearts with joy are l)riinming—
VVliile gay, laughing voices sound,
And eyes with dewy niirth are swimming
In the free and fearless sense
If fricndsliip’s fnllcst confidciice ;
Pleasant, then without a check,
To lay the reins on f:ii1cy’s neck,
And let her wide caprices vary
Tlirough many a frolicsonie vagry,
Exclaiuiing, still in gay delight,
“O, Nonsense, thou art exquisite !”
MISCELLANY.
TAKING THE CENSUS IN ALABAMA.
\Ve lately copied one of these clever and a-
musing sketclies, by J. J. Hooper, and now
subjoiu some more.
Our next adventure was decidedly a dam
gerous one. Folding the Tallapoosa river,
where its bed is extremely uneven, being
formed ofmassos of rock full of fissures and
covered with slimy green moss, when about
l\\()-lllll‘(lS of the way across we were hailed
by Sol Todd from the bank we were ap-
proaching. We stopped to hear him more
Norwalk. August 23. 1343. 35
For Sale.
_ PRICE-—$1o5o,
A Business Situation 7.71. Dmicn, on l/zc
Connecticut '1u.7'np-i/ce, 80 rods l'Vcst of tile
Brick Jlfeczing House, consisting qfa. Dwel-
ling House, a. Goorl Ba-rn, Store twirl Flue
Ac-res ofLrz.n(l.
TPIE Store is situated upon the corner of
the turnpike and road leading to New
Canaan, and is a peculiarly eligahle siuiation
for busiqess ofariy description. either Mcrchan
'5‘.'.‘3i”..’:‘.?,°l?f£9.'g?.l:- 9.itJlI,e.!a.it,<l.i_.s g.,t.'.t!ljt;ttg-9.—‘-
the premises, at the above price, are considered
very cheap. The payments will be made sat-
isfrctory to the purcltaser.
For further particulars enquire of\Vm. Brady
Master in the U. S. Navy Yard. Brooklyn. N.
Y. or of the subscriber near the premises. who
is agent for Mr. Brady. ABBAM CLOCK.
Darien, September 5. 13-13. 36
$4 75 Per Ton.
HE subscribers are now receiving their
13011 Ash Coal ofthe various sizes to suii
purchasers. Also Lelligh Coal for sale at
the lowest cash price. A reduc ion of 2-5 cents
per too will be made lftakeri from the vessel.
This Coal is carefully screaned and warrant-
ed to give entire satisfaction. T L &..l R PECK.
South Norwal", Aug. 1, 18-13.
ssaanwaan.
Cutlery, Guns, Hollow Vvare, Me-
chanics’ Tools, Fariners’ Utensils
Iron, steel, Paints, Oils, Glass, &e.
WHOLESALE & RETAIL,
Opposilc Ho7yl's ' Lcmcling, Norutalk.
HE subscriber is now receiving direct from
the manufacturers a large assortment of
foreign "and domestic Hardware, Cutlcry,_&c.
which will be sold either wholesale or retail, at
the lowest New York prices- Merchants. Build-
ers and other purchasers, are invited to exam-
ine the goods and prices before purchasing else-
where. Among the assortment may he found
600 doz Clark’s broad and narrow Butts
800 Gross Screws assorted from g to 3 inch
200 doz Locks, assorted Englishand American
100 doz English and American Latches
200 doz Files halfround, flat and taper
I000 papers Tacks, Brads and Sparables.
200 doz ivory, buck and bone handled Knives
and Forks.
100 doz Frame Pullies _
1000 lbs fine wrought Nails 6d,8d and 10d
50 doz Slates and 20,000 slate Pencils
30 doz Horse Cards
500 papers Fish Hooks assort'd
200 Kegs No. 1 Extra and pure White Lead
300 boxes French and American Glass
Fine and low priced double &: single barrell guns
Arnerican,Upright, Plain, Morticeand Escutch-
eon Locks, with Argentinia. cut and pressed
Glass, Mineral, mineral plated, silver plated
and brass Knobs. Escutcheon Latches, do do.
ty of fine and low priced pocket
Cutlery; do. do. do. Scissors and Shears
Eliptie Carriage Springs, Pat. Scale Beams,
Flat, round, and half round, taper, and mill
Saw Files; wood, horse, and shoe Rasps,
Glass and wood Knobs, screw do. bed caps, do
Keys, Table Casters, do. Butts, Shovel and
Tongs; ‘long, short and. swing frying Pans,
Brass Kettles, Pots, Kettles, Bake Pans;
Spiders, Skillets, High Pans, Steamers, Stove
Kettles, Tea do. and Fire Dogs. _
Mill, ix‘. cut, hand, pannel, back, whip and
Planes, Premium Plows, Grass antl Cradle
Scythes, hay Gr. manure Forks.
Cast Steel, steel plated, and iron shovels and
Spades.
Coil, Ox,Tracc, Halter and Jack Chains.
Acomplete assortment of Paints and Oils.
Coach and Cabinet Glue
English square, round, and flat Iron; Sweeds
square and fIatdo.; American round, oval, {la
and square do.; hoop and band do.; cast, Eng,
blister, German, spring and American Steel
Norwalk,-Sept.1843.. W.» C- STREET»
key hole Saws; Angers, do. Bitts, Carpenters’
distinctly.
Hollow, little Squirel you a chicken hun-
ting to day .7
Bing answering affirmatively, he contin-
ued, ‘You better mind the holes in them
ere rocks; if your horse’s loot gets in ’cm
yon’ll never get it out. You see that big
black rock down to your right? VVelt
there’s good bottom down below that. Strike
doun thiir’ out side that riflle—and now cut
right into that smooth water, and come a-
cross 1'
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ledges of rock, and deep enough to swim
horses we rode. Round and round
the
place at which he could eflcct a landipg,
precipitous were the sides. Sol occasionally
asked us ‘if the bottom wasn’t first rate.’ but
did nothing to llclp us. At length we
scrambled out, wetand chilled through to the
bone—-for it was a sharp September morn-
ing-—-and continued our journey not a little
S“l’PlY “I'll”? best Peach 0"C"a"d annoyed by the boisterous, roaring laughter on
of the said Solomon,at our pictuiesque;appear-
ance.
VVe haden’t more than get out of hearing
of Sol’s cachinatory explosions, before we
met one of his neighbors, who gave us to un-
derstand that the ducking we had just re-
Sol’s to make the ‘chicken-man’ take a swim
in the Black Hole. He had heard ‘of our
stopping on the opposite side of the river the
night previous, and learning our intention
to ford just where we did, fixed hiinselftipon
the bank to ensure our finding the way into
the Black Hole.
This information brought our nap right up.
and requesting Bill Splawn to stay where
he was till we returned, we galloped buck l0
Sol’s and found that worthy, rod on shoul-
der ready to leave on a fishing excursion.
Sol, old fellow, said we, that was a most
unfortunate lunge I made into that hole in
the river—I‘ve lost $25 in specie out of my
coat pocket, and I’m certain it's in that hole
for I felt my pocket get light while I was
scuffiing about in there. The money was
tight in a buckskin pouch, and I must. get
on to help me get it. _
This ofcourse was a regular old fashion-
ed lie, as we had not seen the amountofcash
mentioned, at least in ‘a coon’s age.’ ' It molt
however, pretty well, and Sol concluded. 35
it was a pretty cold spell of weather for the
season, and the water was almost like ice,
that half the contents of the buckskin pouch
would be just about fair for recovering it.—
After some chaffering we agreed that Sol
should dive for the money ‘on shares’ and
we went down with him to the river to point
otit the precise spot at which our pocket
‘grew light.’ We did so with anxious ex-
actness, and Sol soon denuded himself and
went under water in the Buck Hole’ ‘like a
shuffler duck with his wing broke.’ Puff!
Pull"! as he rose to the surface. ‘Got it Sol?
No, dang it, here goes again’—and Sol dis-
appeared asecond time. Puff! puffl and a
considerable rattle of teeth as Sol once more
rose into ‘upper air.’ What luck old horse?
By jings, I felt it that time, but some how it
slid out of my fingers.’ Down went Sol :1-
gain, and tip he came after the lapse of a
minute, still without the pouch. Are you
'rz'glt.l sure, Squire, that you lost it in this
hole,’ said Sol getting out upon a large rock,
while the chattering of is teeth divided his
words into rather more than their legitimate
number of sylables. Oh, perfectly certain,
Sol, perfectly certain. You know 825 in
hard dollars weigh a pound or two. I did
not mention the cit'cum.«tance when I first
come out of the river because I was so scar-
ed and confused I di'l’nt reiiiember it. But
We followed Sol's direction to the letter, t _ _
ii‘<'fit"t‘o"5e"a' ‘o‘a‘si‘ii"s‘iifi'o'ti‘ndl?il with steep‘ .->'..i1t, wntx
our old black toiled without finding any t
so never
ceivtzd was but the fulfillment of a threat of family] iv
through my coat pocket as can be.’
Thus reassured, Sol took to the water ft-
giiin, and as we were in a litirry, we reques-
ted him to bring the pouch and halfthe mon-
ey to Dadeville, if his d.ving should prove
Successful.
. "i To be sure I will, said he, and his blue
lips quivered with cold, and his whole frame
shook from the some cause. The ‘river
agar’ made Sol shake worse than that, that
‘full.
L But we left him diving for the pouch in-
dustriously and no doubt he would have got
-it luitl it been there. " I
I
Gore as we were about to leave a house at
which we had putup the night previous, one
ol the girls, a buxom one oftwcnty, followed
t‘.,‘_"'.'~-) the fence, and the followincr tale a (etc
.,$.u~éd,.: O .
Now, Squire they say you know, and I
want you to tell me, ifg/nu, -please, what will
’£l)!t"l\'L’nS be worth this bill .7
I-low niany have you .7
The rise ofsevcnty, and three hens a-scttin.
‘Vt-ll, now, Miss Bctsv,‘ said we, too
know how much Iset by ‘the old man, your
daddy; and the olul lady, you know how 5/to
fl/Ml me always got along; and .ll_;}'t and Dive
you know, we was al\v:1y_S liltg‘ ‘ l)t‘otltcI‘S;
and yourself, Miss Betsy, I""c€risiddcr my
particular friend; and as it’s you, I'll tell
3011 I ,
Do, Square, ifyou please; they say Van
Burcn’s going to fcrtl his bigariny on fowls,
and some folks Say ht-’s going to take ’em
without payin’ for ’em, and some say he aiut,
and Ithought of in course, if he (lid pay for
, . .
cm the price wozild risel
Well, the fact is—but don’t say nothing
about it-—t'ne army is to be fed on fowls-the
roosters will be given tothe officers to make
‘em brave, and tlte hens to the common sol-
(llt*l‘S, because you see they aiut so good.
In course ! .
So you see the hens will be worth about
three hits, and roosters a half a dollar and
ct l l '
tea 3' so e at tint.
She was perfectly delighted, and we (lone
say that she would have rewarded us with
2} kiss. if we had asked it; but in those days
modesty was the bright trait in our charac-
ter. As it was, she only insisted on our ta-
king ‘a bit of something cold’ in our Sd(ltllt.'
bags, in case we should reach town too lttle
for dinner.
0
Our next encounter was with an old lady
uctorious in the neighborhood for garrulity
.-. simple-miiidedncss. Ht-r loquacity ktictv
no bounds; it was COllSl.d[ll., unremitting. in-
ertnil1_a_l)'l‘t3.é‘i1ll_tl _so__inetiiii)es laughably silly.
it uu bu-t1‘rtruItc .1 large ctizinF,.e.t't‘t'
._,.
for several years and furtn's..._';». :.l,,-,q~t~- o
the couverszitional fund which she drew Upon ex-
ensively, under the idea that its merits could
be sufficiently discussed. Having been
warned of her propensity, and being some-
what hurried when we called upon her, Wt.‘
were disposed to get through business as
soon as possible, and without hearing her
enumeration ofthe strong points of her law
case. Striding into the house, and drawing
r papct‘S—-
’I‘aking the census, mzi’am, quoth we.
Ah, wclll yes! bless your soul, honey.
take a seat. Now do! Are you the gentle-
man that Mr. Van Bureu has sentout to take
the censis.7 Iwonder! Well. S0011 I-0"“
look down, how was Mr. Van Burtn and
hen you secd him?
We explained that we had never seen the
President; didn't ‘know hiui from the side of
:1 sole leather; and we had been written to,
to take the census.
\’Vell, now that‘ aginl Love your son!
Well, I’spose Mr. Van Burcn wril you a
letter, did he .7 No! VVell, I suppose
some of his officers done it—blcss my soul!
Well God be pi_‘-aistd, thai"s mighty little
ltere to take down—timcs is hard, God’s will
be done; but looks like people can’t git theii
jest rights in this country ; and the law is all
for the rich and none for the poor, praise
the Lord. Did you ever hear tell of that
case my boys has got agin old Simpson '2-
Looks like they will never see the end on it,
glory to his name! The children will suffer
l’m mighty afcmrl; Lord give us grace.——-
Did you ever see Judge B Yes.
Well, the Lord preserve us! Did you ever
hear him say what he was agwing to do in
the boys’ case agin Simpson? No. Good
Lord! Well, squire will you ax him the
next time you see him, and write me word;
and tell him what I say; I’m nothing but a
poor widow, and my boys has got no learn-
ing, and old Simpson tuk ’em in. It's a
mighty hard case on my boys any how.——
They ought to ha’ had a mighty good start,
all on em, but, God bless you, that old man
has used ’m up till they aim able to buy a
cream?‘ to plowtvith. [Us a mighty hard
case, and the will oughten’t never to have
been broke, but
' Here we interposed, and told the lady that
our time was precious ;— that we wished to
-ike down the number of her family and the
produce raised by her last you r, and be off:
After a gcod deal oftrouble we got through
ivith the dscriptions ofthe members of the
family and the statistical table as far as the
a.i'ticle ‘cloth.’
‘a How many yards of cotton cloth did you
weave in l840, ma’am .7‘
"l’Vcll nowl The Lord have mercyl-—
icss see! You know Sally Higgins that
ed to live down in the Smith settleuieiit .7
';«.-—poor thing, her daddy drop her off on the
”It'ount of her havin’ a little ’un,poor creetnrl
-i—p00t‘ gal, she couldn’t help it I dare say.
Well Sally, she come to stay long w°’ tne
-—.7
i
yhen the old man druv her away, and she
yas apowerful hand to weave, and I did
pink she would help me a power. Well ar-
=r she'd been here aivhile, her baby ‘hit took
l
he l,; it—she is at powerful good band, old
‘t\"Iiss Stringer, on roots and yeurbs, and sich
like! ——Well,the Lord look down from above.
She made a sort of a tea, as I was saying
and she gin it to Sall_v’s baby, but itgot wus
—-the poor cree=tur——:ind she gin it Wt, and
gin it tea, and looked like. the more she gin
it tea, the more ,
My dear Madam, I am in st hurry--p'ease
to tcll me how many yards, of cotton cloth
you wove in l340? I want to get through
with you and go on .7
Well, well, the Lord a-mercy! who'd a
thought you'd ’a bin so snappieh. \Vcll. as
I was sziyin’. Sil’s child hit kept a gittin’
wits. and old Miss Stringer, she kept a
trivia’ it the yarb tea till at last the child hit
lookvd hit ’l(‘0ul(l die any how. Aud’bout
the time the child was at its trust, old daily
Sykes he came along. and he said. if wt-.’(l
git some night-shad berries and stew ’t-ii.
with it lei--tlc cream, and some bug's l.ird-—
notv old Daddy Sykvs is a mighty fine old
man, and he gin the buys a heap of mighty
good counsel about that CilSt'—-I)O_\’S, says he,
l’|l tell you what you do, you go
In God's namt-,old lady, s-iid we, tell
about your cloth, and let the sick child and
.\'li.~s Stringer, Daddy Sykes, the boys’, and
the lawsuit, go to the tlczll. I am in a
hurry.
Giuicious bless your dear soul : don’t git
lg'g'l‘tl\V-llt'tl, I was gist a tellin’ you how it
coqne that I didn't weave [0 cloth last year
Oh well, you didu’t weave any cloth last
year. Good, we-’ll go on to the next article.
Yes, you see the child hit begun to swell
and turn gal/er. and hit l(t‘pl a it-illiii’ its
eyes and :1 inoanin’, and I know’d
Never mind about the child—but just ti-ll
me the value of the poultry you ltllSt:'d lost
_Vt'ttt‘.
Uh, well—-yi~s——the chickens you mean!
Why, the Lord love your poor soul, I reckon
you never in your born days seen a poor
crcetur have the luck that I di-'l—and looks
like we never sh .ll have good .luck again;
for ever since old Simpson tuk that case tip
to the chancnry court
Never mind that case, lct’s hear about the
chickens, if you please. '
God bless you, honey, the owls destroyed
in and abort! the best half what I did raise.
Evt-ry blessed night the Lord st-nt they'd
come and St‘! on the comb of the house, zfnd
/too, /2.00. /zoo, and one night partikilar, l rc-
lIl(’(]ll)=-4’ I had jist got up to the night shed,
salve to ’7t.inl the little gal with
Wt-ll,we-ll, what was the value of what
you did raise?
The Lord look down. They got so bad
the owls did, that they tuk the olrl. liens. as
R.“-5"It".“.'.il -nu"-W~i‘L °‘rW"‘-""3
.,,,,,,1L! and says I’ll bet that's old bpg-ck
that nasty oudacious owl's got, for I seen her
go to roost with her chick.-ns, up in thi-
plum -trce,f07'7tensl the smoke house. So I
went to what old Miss Stringer was sleepip’,
and says I. Miss Stringer! O/L ! Miss Strin-
ger! sui'c’s your born that stinkin' owl’s got
old Speck out'n the plum tree; well, old
Miss String-.-r she turned over ’pon her side,
like, and says she, and whatdid you say,
Nlrs. Stokts? and says I
We began to get very tierd, and signified
the same to the old lady, and begged she
would answer us directly, and without cir-
ctimlocution.
» The Lord love your dear heart, honey
[’m tetlin’ you as fast as I kin. The owls,
they got worse and worse; alter tht-y’d swept
old Spock and all her gang, they \\'t ut l.o
work on ’tothers; and Bryant (that’s one of
my boys) he’lo\\‘cd he’d shoot the pestersoiiie
creeturs-—and so one night artt-r that, we
hearn one holler, and Bryant he tuk the old
musket, and went out, and sure enough ll'lt r-
was ow.’c_7/ (as /to I/iougltl) a st-itin on the
comb of the house; so he blazed an-:i_v down
come what on a.i'rl/I. (lid come down
do you reckon .7 when Bryant
The owl, I supposv.
No sich a thing, no sichl theowl warn!
l/iar, ’twas old house cat cornea tnniblin
down, spittin‘, spurtin’, and scratcliin’, and
[hefiirr n flyin’ever_v time she jumped, like
"you’n a busted a feather bed openl Bryant.
he said, the way he come to shoot the cat in-
stcad of the owl, he seed soinethiu’ white
Zzgu I u"tt:U1l-vsumuo
ll‘
For I-leave-n’s sake, Mrs. Stokes, give me
the value of your poultry, or say you will
not.’ Do one or the other.
Oh. well, dear love your heart, Ireckon I
had last year nigh about the some as I've got
this.
Then tell me how many dollars worth
you have now, and then the thing will be
settled.
I’ll let you see for yourself, said the widow
Stokes, and taking an ear of corn out of it
crack between the logs of the cabin, and
shelling off a handful, she coinmenct-d
scattering the grnin,all the while screaming
or rather screeching, chick. chick, chick,
chick-ee, chickee, chick-ee, chick-ee-—(-e l
Here they came, roosters and hens,
and pullcts, and little chicks--crowing, cach-
ling, chirping; dying and fluttering over
beds, chairs, and tables, alighting on the old
woman’s head and shoulders; fluttering
against her sides, pecking at her hands, and
creating a dirt and confusion altogether in-
describable. The old lady seemed delighted
thus to exhibit her feathered stock, and
would occasionally exclaim—a nice passe!
ain’t the_v—-a nice passel! But she would
never say what they were worth; no per-
suasion could ever bring her to that point;
and our papers at Washington contain no
estimate ofthe value of the widow Stokes’
poultry, though as she said herself; she had
‘a. miglittj nice passel of them !’
" The coffin is but the cradle in which our
second childhood is laid to sleep.
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1'. know just as well when the pouch brokeisick, and old Miss Stringer, she undertool. to LE'I"I‘ER FROM JUDGEMCLEAN. .
, We find the folloiving excellent extract of
,3 it'll"? “Om Judge M’l..e.in in the Charlotte-
ivillv Advoct-tv. to which it was contributed
;by the gentleman to whom it was written. A
' It breathes a spiiit of probity and high-souled
patriotism which must commend it to every
American heart. It was not written for the
prcss, butis published for the purpose of
placing its author in a proper position with
regard to the mention that has been made of
his nainc as a candidate for the Presidency 1
Tribune_,
..'[‘he office of President, in my o‘pini5n'
has been lowered, and also the character of
the Country, at home and abroad, by the
means used to secure that office. Hinh as
the Pre-sidrncy of this gr.-at nation is,ii may
be reached at too great a price. Itsioks be.
low the ambition 02 an honorable mind, \\ ht n
it is attainable only by a sacrifice of the loft-
i-st patriotism. Not to name others, we
have in the elevation of J-vfl'crson,; Madison
and Monroe, examples of it high rind honor:
able ambition which is worthy of imitation,
These eminent men \\ ht-n named for the
oflice of the loftiestpatriotism. Not to name
others, we have in the elevation of Jefferson,
Madison, and Monroe, examples of a high
and honorable ambition which is worthy of
imitation. This: einineut men when named
for the office of President, re-posing on whm,
they had done and what their known capaci-
ties enabled them to do, in the highest pub.
lic posts, neither took nor seemed to take
any agency in their own ad vanceincnt.
For many years I have been deeply im.
pressed with the injustice, the corruption
and ruinous iffcects of political partiznnshi;
its introduction into the Federal Govern-
ment, has wt-ll nigh ruincd our beloved
country. Before this bane had perven,-d
our moral sense, our love of our country.
and so far as politics are conccriied, almost
e.._v‘ery noble feeling ofthe heart, we are hap-
py. 83 a people in the cnjoyinentof greatttnd
iinipterrupted prosperity. And whatever
mny be said to the coutiar '. this terrible evil
lies at the foundation of all t-mbnrrssments.
It has bad mainly instrumental in the corn-
mcrcial revulsions we have witnessed, and
it has prostrated our political morality. Our
recuniury losses, within a few years, are
almost beyond the power of computation;
but those are scarcely worthy of con.-ider,-,ijo,,
in comparison with the less, it may be their
irrcparuble loss,.of moral force in our insti-
tutions. The man iuust be blind to the
ndinonitions of history who supposes that a
free government can be long sustained, which
addresses itself, with all its influence, to the
baser passions of our nature. Such it coursn
-—_
’lfi'§d§ail° r9stIl'1’Ld ‘till i”l§i'.t‘$i3‘i’ri it‘l’f‘l'i’["I‘ll1lft" t‘tl‘r§
the common fate of Republics, but a change
in its colitical action. This action must be
elevalt:(l. It must reach and rousethe moral
tone of the nation. Instead of administering
to the prostituted appetites of deinagogues, it
must rest on a virtuous and enlightened
public opinion. It must gather strength by
its :icts—moral strength. Is aimshould be
the general good. The chief of the govern-
tllt‘lll. in making appointments to office should
carry out the principles of the virtuous Mon-
roe, who on a certain person being recom-
mended to him for an effice, as a personal
friend with good qualifications, remarked
with carne-sin:-ss, "No man can feel more
grateful than Ido for personal kindness, but
in making this appointment I have a high
public duty to perform. and I must look to
the public interest.
"A departure from thi-se principles drove
me reluctly from political life, and in all
sincerity I assure you that there is-no politi-
cal office, not even the Presidency, which
could tempt me again into politics, on prin-
i-iplts opposed to those which Iappiove and
on which I endeavor to act.”
"Plcdgts, when given by a candidate for
public favor, should be received with suspi-
cion, as they are generally made to answer
a particular purpose and are seldom redeem-
ed. No one, perhaps, should be named for
the Presidency whose opinions, on the lead-
ing topics ol the day, are unknown to the
public. Until within a few years past,
pledges were not rt quired from the candidates
for the Chief Magistracy. And I may ask
what good has resulted from this innovation‘.
Has it made our Chief Magistrates more
faithful in the Constitution and their general
duties .7 Let a comparison of our late history
with the past, answer this question. Who
thought of asking a pledge from the venera-
ted fathers of the Republic above named ‘I-
A sound head and an honest heart, I think,
arethe best pledges. These will rarely fail;
whilst experience shows that pledges are
made to be broken.
“No one who is named for the Chief
Magistracy, from a respectable source,should
feel himself at liberty to say that he would
decline a nomination for that officc. But I
beg you to believe, my dear sir, that this
remark is not prompted by a vanity \\ hich
leads me to suppose, that my name could be
favorably considered by the contemplated
Whig Convention. The friends of Mr,
Clay, in the consideration of his eminent
qualifications and long public services, are
looking with no ordinary solicitude to his
nomination. And I assure you that I have
no wish, by the obtrusion of my name to
separate my friends, If I have any, from
their present. associations. Ido not desire
and would not receive the Presidency, if
within my reach,as the instru ment of a party.
Indeed I should count it no honor, to have
my name associated with the tiownward
course of our government; and such a course
is accelerated, and only accelerated, by ultra
partylsm. To bring back the government
to its foundations. to restore _llSl0_Sl.£_I'lat'_t_i,¢l.e_l',
its former purity, energy and elevation,
would be "an achievement second only to that
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