..:¢_.=,-. e-.-»a.-_ --
34 ,. _.~...‘,._ .’
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING
21 ;§5ai11il:_1'Nsm5pop1:r--~watch to flitcmtitrr, Cimtctal Eiitrlligctitc, il3UIi1ilZ£1',
BY A H. BYINGION &- CO.
NUMBER 166--NEW SERIES.
NORWALK, dc-17.‘ TUESDAY, 111111111-1:, 1351.
I AT. Two DOLLARS -PEnI‘ANN.U1vt.
. 3 __.g
2\gtimlt11rc,’2\1:t£1' into filttiittfattttrcs.
VOLUME XXXIV.--NUMB1:1:',9.
6. S. ‘£'err3r,
At.to1'ncy and €1ii:nsclI0t' at Law.
.MalIo:-3-do Btiiidiiiig.
Oflice hours _j'r1.>ni 8 /1.1 1".’ o’1'l1,1-/1‘. A. ll]. ; and
f/'11/:1 I /0 (5 0'1‘l1.lC/1.‘, P .31.
1;. 3; .1-.1. nisssii-11.1.,
211101-111-._',-':'«‘ tutti 8-t}t5tESt:'Ii9E’S at fair.
Ozllice over J. ;‘:I:=.tlEo:-1:’ 3;. Co.’s Store,
l\'OR\\‘ALI{, 1,-.1-.\'—.\-.
fix-‘raorge BE-.‘J'£’-3.3.§<Z-tI"E,
Attorney 21:11 .191-.111.-.:~«;-.'1-.l.—1i1' at 1:11:-.
Oji-cc II":-.::t Side (/11: Brut‘.-,-'2,
.\‘onw.1L1;, CONN.
G. J. ¢'.’§.?’-Eé‘-:'.l~'"-Z"=T:~‘§.'.E..5.‘.:?:tI',
DXC.\I.I-ZR IN F0111-ZION AND DUMI-IS.’I'I_C
Staple «§5.:53111-1:11 fir‘; (‘Boobs
CARPETING
Curriztge Cloths am} Triisnmngs.
Ci.€t’I‘IlI§l, C.iSSi3Ii3Ei.E’*1', 'i’E3S’E‘ll\'Gf-I,
Sheetings. Efianne s, Rests &c.
NORV-VALK, CT.
Vim. V117. ‘a"s.iaz-3:3;-. -.ore,
t7%.iiil$I
,_,.;,—,.,_.,.,_C11:';i1::' 11/ S/1:11‘ anal Ilfain 1S1‘.1‘cets,
(‘0.\‘I\‘.
T112 1 DGI-‘.‘POR'l‘.
''-2-.7tll°'''‘S‘'.‘§'.'‘3-.'?‘;~;'.t''.‘‘é1§1'’
., .
it at
a'~‘s E’-‘tore,
C'l .
Liizczaesses
I-V1u'ra:ilc1Z 1'0 71/1-arc all 5-111',-il _7'.-/rfgrs
.4
Hoiceznb £1, .='-3.'..-gran,
I.\ico11'ri-tits .-xxo C11.1i.1.-1.-:s111.\'
H A R D \\’.-KR I) M I-I ILL‘ II .—\-.\"l‘F5,
OUIJD 1'1-sp:-1:tf1t’.l_\' call the :1tt1*111i11:1ol'
tnet'1:l1:in1s :1i11l 111-ttitifa-::lttt'1-1's 111 11111‘
$1
e_~;te11si1.-1-. zissmttitctit of II:-It'tl\\'illt‘, (;ttlli|)l’l.~IlI;_',
:1l111o_<t.1-vei';.' :11°ti1,-le of I-I11-.;li.~l1.(i1-1:11:11: and
Ainerit-:13: 11i:i:1iil':t1-.liit'e,and wt‘. §_'ll:ll':lIll(‘,t*. 111
you that 1111:‘ prii-1-s 2111- as low as any lltttistt in
U5 this you can sziti.-l'_-.‘
q.
-5-}
Bosloii or .\1-w Y111'l.'.
_\1‘1Ll|'.\'(-‘.lI" by calling on us at
l3ri1lgepo1t.
Raymond .. ..
\VflOLlt‘..‘5ALl-I 1‘: I'll-Tl‘.-\ll.. Di-l.~\l.
In (ll-n1;1z.1-it-s. I)l'tt'.'i.\‘ltlll~'. lflottr. l-'1‘:-d, S:il:‘
Fisli. Ctncl-:1-ry angl tiitiss \'\-':11'1—‘. \\-'1111gl'1‘-.11 and.
\Vi:low \Vr1r1-.. Iil‘tH)1ll:3. .‘-lals. 1"~.’:‘.. :'1:.
N11 #3 t'V1:1'r;r 3-’... .\'..<1r:t‘.::’.-':. ’c'o11.'i.
G e 0 1' g 1-1.
AUI-I.\'l‘
I’ 9 ‘
::£:..1:
;\l.~‘ I
‘1’:ilci' street,
s I-, -1
I14 (Kb
Atiiericzm
0I"l"iCI§ I
‘-". @3315
\VHOLI':S.51LI:: & lIlC'l‘.-\ L INC.-‘.I1lClI I-N
Gt'111:1-t'ies.l7l111:1'. l’1'o1'isi1111s. Salt. i’<1w1let'.&c.
No, 1.} 6: [G .\i:1i11sl , .\!11i".v:1li<. Cl‘.
N.
11
Efioygisrazaersnip.
H E sul1scr1l11=.r has this :l:1_\_' :isso1:i:11e1l with
him in l1t1si111-.<.<. l-‘i:1:11i:r.ic1< A Quix-
T.-\ltD, :1n1l lllt‘-_'y‘ will coiitiittio the i‘ltll'tl\\'ill'f’.
Paint and Oil l1t1.<i:1o.~'s. tinder the firtii of
S'r:ii;1-:'r 6.; QUlN1‘;\Rt). :11 tlie11l1l.<l:1i11l.
\V ;\l. (J. .‘5'l‘l_{.lCE'l‘.
N. l3.——I’ersons iiiilebtt-.1l 111 the .~:ubscril)ct'
will 1l1-.:t-‘c 1i1:1|1:-. itiiini-1li:1l1-. 1:1 '11ie11t.
l l
1'\'orw:1lk,.l:11i. 151. 15.31. \V. C. S.
9 NI-I \V 1;:111l1-.-‘t11\-.1 by the :1l11wc iianm has
just lweii 1'1-c1~iv1-1l by us; it is the iininn
of all the ,-_'o111l qlIlIllllt‘S. 1'1-qiiis-i111 for :1 cotnplete
kitchen stove. lt has the largt-.-r. oven of any
stove in ttse. :in1l is 1-xiii---ssly for wood.
V LOCK \\’()()D. I-I.-X|Gl'l'i‘ 6:’. CO.
}I".‘3.£"-.‘s":é'l>l'§ (f3§.a-‘:".'é'.?t'§i§§":I€~i'~.
'1l l‘-I sul1:*1:ril1e:s have 1-.11i1st:1ntly on hand
IE‘
:1 la 1'21: :issr1t'ti1ient ol f'i1(‘-ilCl_\' ‘.\'i:1d1—1Cloilt-
ing of :tll kinds. «l1-..sc1'iptio11s. and sizes. which
\ ill be olfrsi-1-.1] at tiiiprece-.1l1-i11'e1l low iii-i1:es.——
Any persoii wisliiit-,1 :1 good suit of winter
tclolhes at :1 l1‘SS])l'l(.'e tl1:1n they can he pur-
ch:tse1l at. any olliet 1=.st:1|1lisl11n1-tit in this
‘towil. is l'espe1:tfuil_\' invilt--tl 111 call :11 the store
of L-l'l'lI.-‘xUl-J I 6; TURK.
—'§§'-.:.«a'1'1—oa1_iii_:E.-aiifi‘ the States.
Ready Macle dilotizing.
tit?
'-
TIN‘) subsirriber hztson l111n1l and inl1~.nd.~:
kecpitig ‘:1 good :i.~'sorttnt-.111 of Ready :\l:11l1-,
Clot|1i11_-_:11l':ill kinds. Also. :1 good :tSS()l'lll]Pl]l’
of Cloths, C-lS$ltllHl'0S, and Vestiin_1__<, whit-.ll
-he will tiiike up to order 111 good style :1i1d at
sh-11-t notice.
N. 13. I’.-irticular:it1ct1t’on paid to (?l’tlllll_:7.
'l‘HO.\IAS RILICY.
Norwiilk. Feb. 25. I850. 9
A fiard.
I-IE Subscribers w1111l1l take this inethod
- to inform their frioiiils :1t11l the public gen
erally. that tl11-.yl1:ive :1ss111:i:t11-il togetlier in
4;l1epr:icti1:o11f D:-.11t:il 5111',-_;’-.1'y, and will be
Jpippy to serve their p:il‘.roi1s in the best possi-
-l1l_ 1111111191‘: It is their int1=ntio11 to perfect
sitch tll'l':ltl'_T(-‘.tt‘It‘.lllS as will s--1;ut'o to their
friends all. tlit;-:i1lv:111t:ig11stl1:itllit!Dci11:il Pro-
thanks for prtst favors, they wotild t'espect.ftilly
solicit :1 1:o111.inu:1nce of the same.
CHAS. FITCH. A. IIILL, DDS:
1851 .
Increased Stock.
_ x VV E have been doing
._ ' l1usit1c-.ss in this ct11n1i1ui1it._y
, ii')l' ten years. \Ve are
gr:ilel't1l for llle-L'c1'_7/ lll)Pl‘1Il
p:ttt'ot1:ig1-. ljestowt-.1] upon
us, and we trust our cus-
-~ ‘ l()lll|‘l'S liave been well sat.-
i-fi»-tl he l1:11'g:1i11s at: our store. \Ve
piirt-liase our ;_-ooils ii1i' 1'.-\.<n——:1111l our tent :ii11l
51111-1-, :>x1i1-i1.<o.-7. are such that we 1-an sell gootls
less tlt:111 1-ity slot-1--s can :tfl'11r1l lltoin. ‘\\-'1-. have
1=,nl:1i'g1=.1l our s1or1-.a111l now have the §1l'P:llt‘SI
vaiit-ty and the l:1i‘_gt-st slot-.l1 in Faizfit-ltl Coliti-
ty. \\'1-. wi l make it 1l1eii111-rcsl for the peo-
ple in the titljoitiiiig towns to come to Nor-
walk.
\VA'r(:11t:s.-—\Ve lmcp 1-.on:<1:1ntl_v on l1.-ind
1l11- 3:11",-_r1>;<t Z-!:<.\(tl'llllt‘lll ofall ltitiils of Gold :1111l
Silver \V:it1~l-.1-,s wt-liave1-v1>rl1:11l—n1:111ykinds
:it :1l1111it l1:tlfll'.oir foiiiier prices. \Vho could
not. h:1v1- a watt-li I
.\'i1.vi~:n \V.-\ 1: 1«:.——l‘i11'1:l=:1snrs will find in
mur/1. 111 their iiiterest 111p11r1-.l1:1s1=. silver of 11,
were you can liavt-. it \\'1il'l‘1ll1lf'tl and 1-i1gr:ivetl
at the satiie time and price. \\"e hzive silver
1:11p.-, forks 11-:1 :it11l 1:1l1l1- spooiis. l)tlll(‘l' kitives,
lil1ilt‘.<. 1.\'1:. Also. :1 gt-mil variety of g:1lr:i11ized
1-.'111'l1'. \'(‘l'_V good :1t1tl 1-heap.
31:t;sii1-:s.—-—I*I::ir, l(111llt.Cl11l‘h. fl:-sl1.1l11st, and
bath l1i'11sltes—:i_1:t'1-:11 varii-t_\' of wazzliiiig :1i1d
sliavitig siitii.-s: hair oils; 11111lhp11w1l1-i'—:1fine
1llll(7l('; l1::ck:1:1v.l tli'1".\‘~t 1-oi11l1s.——11cw putt:-rits;
p11i’x1~;:. portaiirititt-s. \\':llll’lS. 631:.
A cctitc 111-:11.\'.'~:.——.»\ very l:ll',Qt‘. lot. with In-
Sll't‘l1ll()llll(tt)l\'S so any child 13:11: learn t1111.~:i1:.--—
.~\11_\'q11:1t1tit_\' 11fl1111l1i11z _.’.'.l:i.-<91-s; (5lt1(:i{.<. war-
rentetl. for 8;’ : lea l111:tr1ls ciilac '1:1sko1.s, 1-astors
111:1 pots, p1F1-ket lstiives. scissors, table knives
:1i11l l11l'lt.<. 561'.
Li1:it'1'!-—\\"1-. littvo m:11l1=. tllt't1ll_.'-_{('.i“flt‘.lll>‘ to
sell all liinds til"/1'1111/2.1 and shall k1>1=ptl1r-. 111.“:-
extt-iisivo. :1-:»:or11111-.111 intho 1-o11n~ty. \V1-. in
rite :ilt1~i1t'"11i1 to our l1i1rt1in;_r tltiiil :1i1l fluid
l:1n1ps—a l)I't|l1llllIl. cl:-an liglit. You can
try it and l(‘Tlll'Il llit-l:i111p.~: il'y11ii:1r(‘. i1ots::1is-
ll(‘lI. A gr:-at vatioly nl'9l:is.~'.1:::i1rllesticl1s:tl11l
52111111.-‘. gi1':1t'11l11l1-s. flow:-r v:1.<cs. K1‘.
'\.\'i1.i.11w \V;\t:i-:.—-l-‘:1t:1_-y \\‘ttl‘l\ lizislccts. for
t'llll1ll'(‘1l, 1:1':11ll1-s. tugctlicr with :1 git-at variety
of l"'Itlt7.\' :1 rlit-l1-.~‘.
Mu. I1. CL:\I:1( w'1ll_<_-ivcliis 1=.i1tii'e:i1t1-nlioii
tr1t'ep:1ii'i11;;:1ll |.ii11ls 11fw:1t1-lt1=s. All l1iti1l.~:11l'
1-11-_:t':1vi11gl1c:11.11il'11lly1111111-. .ltlllltilI.'j(lllt‘. :11 the
slini'l1-st i1111i1:e. V11 llI\'llt‘. tl:1-.p1.1l1lic to our
.~tocl<. i11 qiiittilily q11a|i1_\‘ :1n1l pi-it-1-..
(Ill .-\ R lll-‘..‘:.i E. DISI3IlO\V.
l\'orwalk. I31.-l1.—ltli, 18:31.
‘:L‘v*.=.1n'l‘3::rg.* (fie Edorwalk Raitroad.
N()'l‘lCl-3 is ll(‘It'lI_\' ,-_-i1‘1-it 111 the stilts:-1'il11-1'.-'.
111tl1o(_7:1pit:1l l\t1:cl1 of the I).-1til1ti1'_\' and
.‘~.'n1'\vi1ll1 llziili-11:11l (.‘11111p:111_V. that the Presi-
I1-iit and Dirci-toi's at :1 1111-1-li11_.-2 ht-lil :11. N111-
1\:1l|1._11ii the 13th day of .91-pti-.i11l1:-1'. lb‘-"11).-2'-1»
/ctf that :11i it1stal1iiei'n‘11f If) pei'1_-eti1'.11i1ll1e
1-a;;~ilal 3:l0t‘.l\'. iiicltiding the 111111211111 p:ii1l at the -
t'11n1-.11l's1:l1s1-iiliiiig. l.-1-. paid to the 'l‘te:1s111'ei' on
11i'l11-foe-ell1:-Q0tl1t)1:l.i11»st. .
Aiitlthatfitrtlit-i‘ii1s1:1l11it‘-iitsnflf)pm-1-pm.
be paid on or l1eli1t't- the first :\".nt11l:i_\'s11f D1-.-
1-1-.111l1ei‘, .l:1t111:1i\'. I“1'l)"L§lll’_\'. l\ltll't_‘ll, April.
May. J1 t1e..l11l_s'.:1111l .-\u_2Ii.st.. ne.\.l'
'l‘lle sttl1<1:r'tl11-1's 1‘:-siiliiig at .\orw:1lt; and its
vi1-inity. will pl:-tiso call and pay to \Villi:itn S.
[.111-Lwood, I-}~'11.. Asslsltlllii-'I‘l‘(‘tlSll1'01‘.
Cortilii-:11:-s 1-.f 511111-k.:1t11.l :1t111111i1t paid. will
be t‘1-ady :11 the time of payitictit of i1;sl:tl111ci1ls.
for 1lcli\'13l'y. -
A A R0 N S II E I. l-IY. 'l‘t'e:1s1it'ci'.
D:1i1l1it1‘y.lGlli S(‘lllt.‘llll)(‘l'. 18.30.
FREE? TREES,
.11‘ 'I'IH~Z
SOUTH NOR\VA LK NUl’1'3ER1Y.
I’ ‘ll E st1l1s1:1'il1ci's r1-spc.1:lli.1l|y solicit the :11-
teiition of l-‘1-iiit,r_v,1'11w1-.i’.~‘. to their stock of
'l‘i'1=e.<. (:11ii<is1i11g11ft-l111i1:11 Apple.I’e:1t'.(}l1et'-
r_'1‘. P111111, -\pi'i1-ot and P1-:11tli 'l‘t'ee.-=. tog:-tlii-.1‘
with :1 good v:1i'it=t,\' of O1'i1at1ten1:1l 'l"t't.-.es and
2'\'ltri:l1s. .-ziicli as. E1-ct'g1'1-1-115, :\lount:iii1 Ash,
H11r.~:1-. Cliesiiiit, &c Also, :1 very fine lot of
ls:i|11-ll:t and C:tt:1wl1:1 Grapi-. vines. Also. 1111 the
first of 5I(1\'1*i11l1t-1'. :1 l:1 rge l11tofth:11 la rge 1l1-li-
1-ioiis |)1>rry 1l111'l‘r11e lletl .»\i1t'w1*.1‘p II:ispl11=1i'\‘. ~
lflesli lll'ltl. ri1:l1.jtiic_\'. \vi1l1:1 fine. sweet. lti_:_!f)
flavor. 'l‘h1=t'1- is :1 small Red A111“ erp, wliiclt
lias lieen llll'Qt"-l_V 1lisseiniii:11r-1l; it. is poor
and worlliless in C0lll].';lt'ix‘t)lt with this noble
11:-rry. G 1:11. S1-21111111111: is Go.
South No:-‘wril/.', Uct. 26, 1850.
Raymond «v3.4. Mead.
IV/t0l1’.v111’1'a111Z ]l).!'[(t7:[ l)1a{'1.'r.s in
G:'oce1'ie S, Pirov1':s ion 51 Sec.
‘E1 AVI-.\'Gt:1l.e11 the -\l11r1.- No. ‘.3 \V:1ter
sir:-1-t. (west sitle 11f the lit'i1lg:-._) would
|'t‘$[N‘C1‘fl.1ll_\’lllli)l'lll the ii1l1al1i1:11its ol'1li1-1 town
ol'i\"11rw:ilk:1i11l vicitiily. that. they have :i111l
lntieiid keepiiiu on lianil the 111115. exlc11sive:is-
.<ort1i1:-.11t of (:il‘U(:t‘i(-‘..<, i’rovisi11i1s. l-‘lonr. Feeil,
Ct‘ocl1et'y, (ilass. \Voo1l1-ii. :1111l \Villo\'.-' ware,
(V12. e\'et'l11-f11t'1- 11fl'1-,1-1-ilto the ('iliZ/.t‘tIt~' 11f this
placi-.; wlii1.h they will sell fol CASIJ, at pri-
ces t/t1iI1:au1io/_fui/ to please.
I-Z73‘; 'l‘lie public are l'(5h'|)t‘Clflllly invited to
call and exiiinine for tlteiiisclves. 38
4 -I
Boarding and Bay School.
F011 YUUN G LADll-IS~——;‘\'111~::-czlk. (Ct.
1111'.-1. Lmiim A. ..\'niit/1. Principal.
dill‘) \Vii1ter scssioti ctitiitiictices (111 the
first \V1-1|.-iesilay of 1\'11vei11l11-r. 'l‘1-.rii1s——
l-'orI3o:ird. :1i11l washing. 'l‘iii1ioi1 in the E11-
glislt ll|':l|lt:llPS. Hiisic 1111 the Piano or Guitar.
l)r:iwing. l)illllllll,‘,'., lfreitcli and Latin l:lll_t_'tttl-
ges-—$lt)t) |)P,l'S1’$Sl()ll offive i11o:11l1s—witl1out
iiiiisic $80 |t(tI's0s.<i11tl.
Day Sizliolars——Englisl1 Slll(llt‘.~‘1 and music.
$12 p1=i'1pi:1rter. Eiiglisli stiitlies alone, printa-
r_v. $4-—l|i.;l!0l‘ perqnzti-lei‘.
Norwzilk, Sept. ‘.24. 18:30. 38
J
Crockery and Glass if-.i’.:are.
" US'l‘ i‘1-tzcivi-tl :1 lzirge :1t11l splciitliil assort-
-’ 1111-111 111' ext1':l and co111i1111n crtickeiy and
glass wat-.=.
L()CK\VOOI). llAlGI—l'l‘ 15.: (IO.
_ T Vicoorizites.
UST i'ec’1l,:il:i1'ge :1ss111tiiici11.:1i11l for sale
o 1111.-1.... ll. 1;. RA1\’DLl«3.
, Hides.
{‘ ASII paid for C:itil1-.3 Ilirlcs, at
/ S‘ I‘). OLl\IS'I‘EAD’S.
Gold am: 3:111:24 111.1.-e.
SILVIL‘ K clips. sp1111i1s, knives. l'orks,pen1:ils.
pens, wi1_t1-.l1cs, 1-hitiiis, I11--ye. rings. pins,
l - . .
. . 1 &1:.——:i great variety of goods sii1la|1le for the
fessioii :i.lTords.:1ii1l lo P,.‘i(5(2l_lI.f’. their bustiicss g
in :1 s1'yle1:1'e1ht:1l1lc to tlietnselvcs. \Vitliiii:1ny 1 Cu“ at
1 S
Preseiits of gold and silv1».1- will last.
Dlb‘BRO\V’S.
III-‘.Ri\lANS Cougli iiiid Worm Losenges
for sale by -1- A- \Vl‘.iED-
l‘111ly(l:1ys.
I’0ETI{Y.
Long Ago.
nv CHAILLI-ZS WlL'l‘()t\'.
Tliere was :1 1r1=e,:1n aged tree,
'I‘l1:11 oi11:e J I111-oil t.o1:li1nb.
An-l.tlir11u1-.il upon ifs lirziiiclies there,
To r111,-1: lli1-.111 all the time;
To laugh and shout dnvo'11.l of fears,
And swing the to and fio-—
Biti ah! ’tw:is in my cliildish years,
'l‘l.-at passed so long ago!
I’v1-. led :1 nit-.rry troop of boys
'l‘lirnu;;l1 1:111-led woods and laiies——-
'I‘1111 boisti-r11ii.~1 in our recltless noise
-To lio1.-1l the l11':1t1il1le~p:tins.
V171: 111-v1-,t'c:11e1l fut‘ g_:ii't111-tits torn,
An hour the rent wotild st-.w;
And we'd no time. to stay atid mourn
Ill cliildhood long ago!
I've cliiiilietl the rot-.l<s and leap!) about:
I°‘i'1‘ti1 jutting stone to stone,
A11dl1c1-.1le1.li111t the wzirniiig shout,
Nor t11:ti'l:1».d its 1-:1t'111~.sl tune;
I-‘or pride could 1:11n1p11:r don-get'1lmn,
And j11y11’1«-.t'ti1:1.’~‘l1-I‘ wo-
And thus l 1lare1l the deeds of men,
111 l111_yl111od long ago!
'I‘l1ci-1.-‘s 11111.11 l1r11ol: l li:1ve not leapt,
A111-.:1i'111y l:tlli\'tt 1ow1i—
Nor field nor hill. wliere tnaii has stept,
I have not w:1iid1-i'etl down ;
And lll(2St‘.t1.s‘ ft--csltly haunt. tne still,
And still their liiriiis I l{tl0\\’--
'I“1i1- l1rool.’. this liel1l,tl1e l1i;_;li-pciikcd hill,
'I‘l1:it 1-.li:i1'tned me long ago!
I often think the early (l:|_\‘S
\Ve1-1». 1’:1i1'y days to 1111-:
'I‘h:tt 1-l1ildh11111l ft-.1-.ls 1-i11:l1:tt1tc.d rays
\Vl1icli :11:iiiliooi_l 1::1i111ots1=.1a;
F11l'c:t11.-+1 and yt-ais 11.-;:ctllel' come,
li1 11111». etilzitiglco flow,
And :1i1-__-1-l-vt.1ict.-s are as dumb
Tliiit sootlictl its long ago.
So long :tg11 the dislatir. past
ls like :1 pl:-:i.<:ti1t dt'etit11,
I3t1111i1il.eliti111'e still is cast
Its warin and sunny _1;l1-11111;
A {‘_,l(’:~llll of :-;u1isliit11-1-.vei' briglit
'l'111:liet-1' the pail: below.
And \\'iIl\('. 21111-w the li'111l1l'1.tl light
'I‘ll:il led 11-: l11ng:tgt1!
ts‘:-age of Iicig.=.':1<!e-
An .\usti'i:1t1 :lt‘lll_‘,'. il\\l'l.ll_\ :1rr:iy1-d,
Boldly by |1:1t1t-ry l11--..-i1’-,-,-_1-I31-lgiaile:
C1»-s-:11:l: 1-11111t1i:11i1l:-rs 1::i11t11111:1tli1i;; conic,
Dealing1lesti:i1:1i11ti's 1|:-.v:t.~t:1li11g diiutn;
I-IV1-1'_v 1-ii1l1-:1v11r (Ett_L‘[lll(‘.t’l'S 1-.-szty.
1 For t':11111-,l11i'Iort1ii11e,lighting l'llt‘i()US fray;
gs.-iietztls gi':1pple——g1:1ci11us
UL-111-a:1|s ’:-_:',:iilisl.
(Itill
, Iiow l111n11t's II1-:1v1-:1 heroic ltardilioodl
I ltifttriale, i1.1lis1_-1'i111i11:1tc in ill,
Iiitistiicit kitl i.'a111lt'1-.Ll. l1i111.lr1‘t.l kii‘1s1r.cn kill!
l.:1l1or low l1=v1*lsl11llit‘st,l11t1gest line.-‘—-
.‘1Ie11 i11:ii1:h iiiid llltlUl](.lS, t:iid tnoles, mid mitt‘-
(lt‘1'()ll$ tiiiiws. ‘
.\’ow noisy 1:o.\'.io1i_-1 |llIIlllt:‘l'.~; tiotice noiigllt
flf niitwtitil oh.-l::1:l1-s opposing oitgltt;
P1111:-pzittit-is. p:11'll_v piir1:l1:1.-:1-.1l, partly [)l‘(‘..~‘S9tl,
Q_tiite1p11-1'51-11. quick qIlilI\lIIg, ‘- quailer, quar-
lcrl" qltesl;
l'lo:1s1111 11-ititns, r:-ll-gi..1is 1i;_'l1t. 1'1-dotintls,
.‘:‘:1\\':t1't'1.1w stops 51.11-l1 s:1i1_-_(1:i11:11'y .-ioiinils.
'l‘iti1.-1.-.111tlit-1-.'l‘1t1l11>y! lrtttinpli to thy train,
Uttjiist, l.l!i\Vl.~'t.‘~. lti1111e1(:ilI.i| Ukiainl
\”E1l1l.~.‘lt.\'1'tlll 1-:ct111-y, v:it1i:l1v11:toi-_1, vain!
\.\’lty \\’l:lJ we warliiiei \\"li:-relore welcome
weir-
Xet'.\'es. Xiiiiciies. X:1i11l11.1s.. X:tVl(}l'0?
Yield, ye youtlisl yt-. _\'e11111ei1,yief1l your yell!
'/41111113, Zarpztlt-i"s, Z11i':istet"s zeal,
A111 :ill &llll'tlt,'ll:t:_;. :1 rats atgaiiist. appeal.
__1tisc13L1..-11\*1%.
Col. A1rch1':baI1l You, of Ax-kauasas.
'l‘l1efit'stc:1.~e on thoilockct was called,
and the plziiiitilfstootl rcziily. ll was an old
c:1soti1:1l ha-J been in litigation foi'liv1:yt-:irs.
1;.‘1-nierzil l:1'1nootaios1_-.fo1' the (lt:l-':’llLlLllll and
ttllltlllit tl in an oveibcaiing tone :
“ Our \\'llll(.‘:‘:8S arc abs:-nt, and therefore
I dctn1in1l 111111. the case be coiitiiiiictl until
next term, in cotirst-.”
then can l1:t1te1't:1ti1 :1 111011111: for :1 continu-
iIfl(_'t.‘,“ was the mild r1-ply of the Judge,
“ Do you doubt my wnrd as to [11 the facts?”
Smoot (.'XCl1lllllt"l.l sliarply, and voluntarily
raised his ‘nu-_;1: swor1l cutie .
"'t\’ot:1tall,” r1:pli1-.1l the Judge with his
l1l:1n1l1..-s1si11il1~, "‘ but the law 11-q1ii1'cstl'1:1ttl1e
l}:1_~15,i11st:l'yi11g a c1111lit'iu:1i1c1: i11'11s::1pp1-ai'on
l‘t‘(.'()tLl, and the Court has 1111 pow:-1‘ to ari-
nul 1111-l:1w,i1or:1i‘1y will 11151-cltari111'tll1-d.”
'I'l'1e.lu1lge’scal1i1 and lI)USlllt,‘SS-lll\'(3 tone
and tiianricr only St"l‘\'Utl to irritate the bully,
and he i'1;:lOl‘l.cLl, sllalliltlg his .$\t.'11t‘d cane in
the direction of the b-_—111:n. "- \'\'li:1icve1'1n:1y
be the law, I. for our, will not lL‘lll‘tl it 'l'roi'n
the lips ofan upstart dcniaigogue and cow-
ard !”
Judge Y1.-ll’s blue eyes shot lightning, but
he. only tlJl‘t'lL’Ll to the clerk :ii1d said qntcily,
:.You 11 ill 121111-r :1 line of fifty 1lol.a1'sa_-._;ai11st
Guilt.-i':1l Sn1o.1t, as I see him limited on my
dock:-I, for gtoss c-.1111-cmpt of the court, and be
su1'ell1:1iy111i issue an tiiiiiiediate L‘.\'t::(‘.UtltIlI ”
He liad liarilly 1:on1inui1:c:ite1l the order,
\\'lt+-i1(3eti111ul Siiioot w::.'~' éct-it rushing to-
w:1r1lsl1.i11 ljltlildltlllltg his sword 1-11111.-, all
his lc:11urcs writhing \vith'11iut'dei'11us wrath,
:111d pallid as a LI()l'p:’L'.
Ev:-ry glance was fixed on the counten-
ancc of the .lu1l1__-1», for all wished to know
how he woul1l brook the coming shock of the
1lu1:li.~ts lit-rcc usstiult L"lll. iionc, bowcvci‘,
could (It-.-tccl. the sliglltcst cliangt: in his :ip-
pt.-ai':111ce. I-lis clit-cl: grow tlt:llll(’l‘ rod nor
wbit1_- nor :1 ncrvc S"ClXlt'(l to tr:-nible; his
-:i1l1n eye survcyctl the u.'l\'1‘lI'lCll’lg foe, with
:is |i1tl1~ sign of pct'tuib.1l1on as :1 cheinisl
inigltt show scruiini zing the cflctvesuiice of
sonic tlovel mixture. He sat perfectly still
with :1 little &t:11l'ol'p:1ti1tcd iron in his right
hand.
Smoot ascended the platform and immedi-
ately ainietl :1 ti'cmei1do11s blow wtlli his unor-
ttlotis sworcl came, full at the l1:-all of his foe.
At that blow five l1u111'lrcd 111.-arts Sllu-’l1l(‘l‘L'tl,
and more than :1 dozeii voices sl1riek1~1l,.fo1'
all expected to see the vici11n’s skull sl1iVt'r-
ed into atoms. The g(:tlt.'l"dl astonishment
then may be conceived when they beheld the
little iron stafi'dcsct'ibe :1 quick curve as the
“ Let the ilfI'l,lilVll. be filerl, for not ’till,
great sword cane flow from Smoot’s fingers
and fell with :1 loud clatter at the dislzince of
twenty feet in the hall! The baffle.-cl bully
11111-1-1211 :1 cry of wrath, wilil as that of some
woiindi-.1l beast of "prey, and snatched his
bowie knife from his sheath; but ere it was
well poised for the d1:spera1e plunge, the little
staffcut another ciiive, and the knife follow-
ed the sword cane . He then l1:1:~.-tly drew a
revolving pistol, but before he had time to
touch the trigger, his am’: was stricken pow-
erless by his silo.
And then for the first time did Judge Yell
b-stray perceptible emotion. . I-Ie stamped his
footiill the pl itforin shook beneath it and
shouted in trumpet l.OllI,’.S —-"‘ Mr. Clerk-
you will blot out this i'ufli:1r1’s naine asa foul
disgrace ftom the roll of :11t11i'n1=ys. Mr.
Sheriff, take the prisozicr to jail ”
The latter officer sprang to obey the man-
date and iniinetliatcly :1 sccnc of confusion
1‘--iisut-d that no pen can d1-scribe. The bra-
voes and myrmiiloii friends of Gen. Sinoot.
g:llll(:‘l‘el't.?(l round to oltSll‘l1('l. the Sh:-.1'ifl',
while m=tny of the citizt-n‘s"lei1t their aid to
sustain the atitho1'tty of the court. M1-nttces,
5‘Cl‘t'1’ltIl$ and horrid cu1'ses.tl1e ring 11f 1111-
p1n_1___rii1«_r and c1'os.~i11g -steel, :1lter11r-tie cries of
rage and pain, all coiiiriiinglcd with the aw-
ful explosion of fire artns, l=l1-ndctl together
:1 vivid idea of P.-1ridc.monit11r1. But tl11o11,<zl1-
out all the tetnpt-311113115 stife, two individuals
might be observed as lc-ad:-rs in the whil-
wind and l'ltl€‘l'.~‘ of the storm. The new
Jnilge uscd his little iron cane with great of
fi:«nc_1', 1-l‘ipl)littg limbs y1-1 sparing life; Bill
l311ll'111n,1mit:1ti11g the clonicni-y of his honor-
able frit-nils, 1lisd:i111ii1gthe cniplnynictit. of
1.-‘lll1t+l‘l1'l'llfb’ or pistol, :l(‘l.lllll trainplcd and
ciuslir-d down all opposition, ro:_1rii1_r_{ at orc-
ry furious bl11w—-“ this is ilie way to pre-
serve order in court,” a sentiment which lie
:1cco1np:1ni1-.1l with loud pt-als of lat1ghtel’.——
In less than two init1ut.1'~s, the party of the
Jtzitge triuiiiplied, the clique of G111. Smoot
.\'ltfIi*t'C'(l 1,lis:1sli‘ous d:-ft-:11, and the bully him-
self was borne away to the pl'ISt1n.
Such 11-35 the debut of Archibald Yell in
Ailianszis; and fnm that day his p0pl.lltll‘lly
as :1 mari, as :1 judge, asa l1ero,:1n1l as :1 pol-
itician, went on rapidly and brilliantly
ltl(‘l‘€‘z‘l:lD;j, till it 1’-clipacil all the oldcst and
flltlfil. pow:-.:ful ltt'llTlt‘S. Vt-’itl1i11tl1c firstycar
of his 1-iiiigration, he became :1 ctiticlitlatn for
lll1-(_~lovcri1<-.i’s 1'l1:1ir, and i1olwiihsl:‘t111lii'1g
llt1-.bitti-r1-:1npposltioii, he was (’l(‘(f1t’.(l by
nine lciiths of lllt’ lll]tlll)t.'l‘ ofvntcs p0lle1l.——
At the 1'-nd of his term, he -:.1i1v:1.-st.-1'l for
C1i1‘1g1'c-ss, and 11g:-.i11 swr-pl tl‘1eSt:i1c like :1
l1uri'tc.-inc. l-I1: 1-1111ti1:1.1e1l to starve 11-1111 stic-
cess in s11pi‘trn1= ct-1.1ncil.< of the nation,
until 1111-. l)(fl'lC:1l ofllic. war with M1=.\'ico.-
He ilil‘-ll 1'1-_-'it__>1‘.i-.1’, l1tir1i'«d honie to Arkan-
.-as, and l'2tiSé‘.tl :: l't‘f_;illl€l‘ll of vnl1i11::-ei‘c:iv:1l-
tlliy, with wliicll Ill! tllliilc all poszlble dis-
patch to the 101-111: of :1cii11i1.
This 11': 111-1- 1;l'ili1- pl‘1"St.‘Tll.Sl{F-l.Cl1 saw him
on his line of maicli to 1~o:1l1-.-cc with the
granil army ofoc1:t1p:11i11r1, :1i'i1l !l(3\'('l' will he
fo:~1_§1-t the 1~v1~nit1g 1:-:15.-.1-.1l by the li_vht of his
l111.=pit::blcc:1n1p fir:-,o11 the Red River, with-
in llll? limits of 'l'1‘-xas. The pro;.-hccy ofliis
lill'E‘\‘.'t‘ll worils still ring in my 1-.:-.rs vith
1110111 tilnl tlistiiiclnt-ss.
“ l go," saitl be with :1 look of fir1=,:1nd in
tones of ihiilliiig t’tt'lpIl'clélS, “ to iiiakca fame
1li:1t.<_<l1.-ill he co-1-xt1~1'1s1ve with the le1'igil1 and
brcztdlll ofihe Union,or to extinguish l.fe
itself in a l1l:1zeol'glo1yl"
I-I1: l{F'ltl. his word; he did both. I-Ie ar-
rived on the gory :ir1's11:1 111 time to witness
the n1:1gi1ifi1-1:111s1orin1:fl3111-11:1 Vista; and
wl1creistl1e«tr11e 1:hilJ of Airtericaii birth
that cannot iiainc the three tr::n.-1:cn1lent
stars 1-liivalry who ft-ll qucncheil in bl1101l
1l1:1t.1lay ? Aye, who fall, but as 1h1-_-,- fell,
tllI‘e\\-’ such :-1 git-ain of 1-vcrlastitig sunliglit
-ova-r that field ofglory and of grzivcsl H111‘-
uin! Clay! Y1-lll
From the Flag of our Union.
N:-llacnnialtifis Visit to Boston.
N1-l1c111i:1l1 Flttrikins was one of those on-
fortunate spi--ciim.-its of ll11_~ genus /iomo, that
,.~:_-131-11 by .<,t'llTIU :11-ci1l:~nt to have barely 1:s1-:1-
pi,-1lsl1o111ing tip out ofthc ground i1'itl1cf11rm
11l':1 c:1bb:ig1-,a111l to have been born tvilh all
2111+ o1‘111-.-111711 sernblaiiico: oi’ liuiiinulty. Spite
of his itwful g1'1-etiiicss, Flunkins was an ob-
servantcl1ap,:1i1x1ot1s to look about the world,
and, to use his own \\'0t‘d.~‘, be-"'soin1: pump-
l1'ii'1s.” I-Io c:1in1-. to Boston one day to $08
the t‘l1.‘})l'l:tl'll,::llld‘llitl0('(2lll.ly &llI'Ii‘l't"(l all main-
ner 11ftri1-it.-: to" be played upon him, such as
paying twenty five ct-nts to go inside the
Common, :1 clitirge mad:-.1 by :1 1-unriiiig boy,
who Lll:(_'0l1't3l'(‘tl that F.u11l.'i1‘1sl111d'-_p1.~t C1111111
down ’ Anollicr of the ‘b’li1‘1ys,’ 1.\"no l1:1d re-
ceiv-.-d his cue from the lad who cl'1:i-‘getl the
1-ntranctz foe to the public Common, st11ppt_-1l
-.\’ol1cmi:1li as he rrrniio out and p:1s.scd down
'l‘1-1-mont stri-ct,:1111l poltn,-ly tapping him on
the arm, Fnltl I
‘Filtv cents finc, sir,:1t1l1e same time hold-
iiig Oltlulllfi band for the 11111111-y.
is Fifw cents ! Creation, what fur '3”
“ The iii:1yor’s l111ttsc,.si1‘.”
“ Wot of that ".1" asked Ftunkings, looking
at the ltouse desigimti-il by the other.
“ You have passt.-d it just 1iow,wi't/tout la-
/ciizg off _'i/mtr /mt.”’
.1 H0“, V1>.1- 1:1lk. S’posin’ I did 2”
“ Wl1y,yll1at’s fifty cents fine in Boston.”
1: No !'1)
“ C1-rtainly; and unless you pay il, I shall
be 0l)lI_Qt’Ll to take you to the’ pol.1:o office.”
“ W-Ili c-w! W1-ll lieri-.’s :1 half Lt-Us Set’
which house is it,” said N1~l1c1niali,t:1ki11g
off his lint.
“ 'l‘l1::1’s it. sir, the next but one to where
we statltl.”
“ Wall. I wont Q‘ll.Ctll1Q‘l1l :1gin,:1nyhow,”
said the Iltlll0(.‘.('-?l'lIbFltltlliltls, as he \\’illl«'ed
back and fold: b1;f11i'e the linuse of :1 green
grncigr, nnil lixe1l the spot in his mind I
Sc-urcoly bad t.\'1-lieiniali Flunktns turned
anoilier 1-1)1'i1:.-1‘, before he was stopped by :1
third person, who had got the llllll ll‘0H'I ll“?
other two opcrzitors.
"- Wli:it’s the iimtter now .7" asked Nehe-
miah ; “ l I111-.'11’t passed cuwt/zer mayor’s
house, have I.”
2,.
“ No, but you forgot your landing fee.”
“ Landin fee-—whal’s that E"
“ Why, bead mom-.y.”
“ I-Icad nitniey? Do yer have to pay for
kecpin’ yer head on '2” asked Nehemiah, in-
noccntly.
“ No—you don’t understand, my friend.
I perceive that you must be a stranger to the
77
1 Wall, I guess I am.”
“You see the law is, that any person ar-
riving in town for the first time, shall pay
seventy-five cents head money.”_
“Du tell l”
“ Yes. What route did you come by."
“ Fitchbuig l'L1ilI't1a(l ”
“ 'l‘h:11’s 11!” exclaimed his pursecutor, as
thong-l1 be had made :1 iliscovery.
“ W'bat's it?” asked Neliemiah.
“Why you are the fellow the police are
ztfter.”
“ After me, what fur?”
‘- For slipping away wiiliout paying your
head inoiiey.”
“ Wall look :1’ here, nabor, it's pretty ex-
pensive l)llSlItt‘SS, ’pe:11s to me, but there’s
three quarters, will that fix it '1”
-‘ Yes, that is all 1-igl1t—-you are free now
to look about the to\vi1,”s:ti1l the other, walk-
ing :1wa_v “till :1 SllppI'f'$Setl clluckle.
“ 'l‘l1:.1nk yr," said I-‘lunkins ; “ only to
think of the pe1‘l1=ceaf1cr me! Well, that
u111.s:1n escape, any how.”
If lb:-rc was one thing above another for
which N-.-liemiah had :1 vtcakness, it was
smokiiig At home, his pipe was in his
mouth half the Ilflll‘, and seeing some cigars
in a window, be full the tlesire come over
him, :1i1d so walked in, purchased a “ lorig
iiint-,” lit it, :ind wzilkeil out into the street,
smoking as he went along, looking into the
shop windows in \'Vu.-liiilglon sl1'c1>.L The
fact was, Ncht-miah was now really break-
ing :1 city or1lin:1nc-2,ai1d laying llitllS('lf lia-
ble to :1 fine. It was not long before :1 pt)-
liccinitn, with his batlge of ofiico on his hat,
accostt-tl him.
"~Sir,_vou1nust put out that cigar and walk
with 1111-," said the 11m1:1.-r, with :in air of de-
cision that st:1g1_rered N1-l11-mi-ah.
“ \Vl1al fu r '2” Slflmltlel‘(-’(l Flun kins.
“ Snioking in the stiw.-ct.”
*‘ ls tlicre :1 fine for that tc1v?”
“ 3,145, sir.”
“ How much ?”
1- I-‘;ve doll:i1‘s.”
“ (I1:-ziiioiil Five dollars.
but six left.”
-‘ Can’: lit.-lp1t,you must go with me.”
“ look :1 llt'.‘.t't‘.—-ll0ltl o1il”s:1_idL\chg111ial1 ;
“ l 1loi1’t wantlo go n1'1-v'nar.”
“But you mu.<1,”s_:1id the officer, at lllt‘
same timi: looking about tl11_-111slyly,an1l sce-
ing no one vi-ry near. he zidtled: "-If you
1-lioose to pay me, why it will save your be-
ing_rl11cl1'c1l 1111.”
"‘ Lo:-/re.-t up .’ Creation l I‘Il‘l‘t! 1l1ero’s five
tloliars,” said N1-lit-iiiiali, liunttiiig the Officcr
11113 mun:-.y,wl111 pock:-it-d'tl1c cl‘1:.1nge,a111l
w:1ll<1-.d aw:1y—lc:1vii1g M 1'. Flunkins stand-
ing alone and st-1-miiigly aft aid to move b:1ck-
w:1rds or forwards, for fear he should incur
another title.
And this was the case; I-‘lttnkins was afraid
to m11ve lr-st he should brmk some other 1111-
known la w of the city H1:tl1ougl1tthe.n:1t-
ter over as \Vt"ll1'.LS he could in his co11f11.~:1-.d
state of mind, and rcincmlit-riiig that he had
just one dollar l1-ft, enough to 1.-airy him home
in the cars, he looked all about him for :1
moment, to see that no one was by to stop
him, and then “s1.'ratcl1cd gravel” like :1 new
one, back towards the depot. As be ap-
pt'01'1t‘ht;-(l the gr11c1:r’s house», that had brcn
point:-1l out to him as the in:-1yoi"s, he pulled
off his hat and only run the faster, until he
was out of sight ofit.
At the head of Haiitover strce1,he was
partially stopped by some one who wished
to ask-the way 111 some other p:1rt of the city,
being, like liimst-lf, a str:1r1ger—bui Nehe-
iniali bad 1-ycs and cars for only one tl1ing,and
iiiistiiitlerstiitiding the question halloed out:
“ Can’t help it if ’t:s :1 line to run ; I
l1avci'1’t got no money,” and he dashed like
mad towai'1'lstl1o railroad 5ldl.l0t].
N1_-liemiali didn’t let on much about his
visit to Boston, but meri-ly said he didn’t. stay
long, it was so pt.-s1’.'.y c.i:[11:11.-ii-1.-e !
I lint-‘en’: not
b
Killing Mice.
Joe Buinstead was one of those 11nr35)'1
res'.l1-ss b1-1ngs,wl1o ar1-- never quiet :1 minute
1v11.-_1_he1- awake or asleep. He was always
twisting and tuti1ii1g,:1lwavs uuconifoilableg;
and be was universally known as uneasy
Joe. Someliiiics we used to play off practi-
1-al jokes upon him for the fun of the thing,
but generally speaking, If we let him have
11,5 “W” way, he inakc mirth enough by
“selling liiiiisclf.” Among his tllImer0l1S<llS-
I rats and mice. Indeed
he said they were only brought into exis e I66
only to :1i1i1oy him. W hen :1 child he was bit-
ten by :1 1110 use, and :t‘.Vf.‘.l't:ly.IO0, for which
reason he dri-adud them. It Joe had any
occasion to visit any new house, or to sleep
in ,, S,,.,,,,ge mom, he nevi,-1'f.1ileclto give the
pi~emi.~es:1fai1' inspection to assure htiiisc-If
[[1-a|_1here:1l‘6 no inousclioles about. We
rooined together one night in New York,
:-.n1lll:1Ligl1tc11at Joe for his watclifulncss
and close cxaiiiiiiaiioii before retiring.
“ls itall right Joe?” we :1;-ked after he
had [‘1L'GpcLl behind the furniture and into ev-
ery corner of the iU0lIl- _
‘° Yes there can be no mice here, that’s
1
lil(e_<, Joe (I1.-".Spl.s‘t.‘(I
sure
“ Well. blow out the light and go to bed,
tlion, will you'.loe'!" . _
“ Yes, here goes,” :1n1l_.Ioe sultvd the IICUOD
to the won], and leaped into bed. _
It must have bet,-n ll€'1ll’ly morning when
Joe :1w11l1'e us with—
‘- Hist l bist! don’t you
there '1” _ ,,
“ Not :1 bit ofit.Ioe. You are dreaming:
we 1-c..plied,tu1'1iing over to get :1 fresh nap.
“ There it is again.”
“ What'.l”
“Why the noise.”
here that noise
“You are making all the noise. You un-
easy thing why can’: you let a fellow sleep
quietly?” - - __
_“ Look here ,” said Joe_; “it is all well
for you who don’t care a farthing for mice -or
rats, but you know lhave a naturiil horror of
the vermin, therefore-—there, d1dn’t you hear
that ?”
“Joe, lie down and be quiet; you took
that punch too strong last night and ha_vn’t
111or’n time enough to sleep it off before
i'norning.” I -.
‘- Foiigh ! you havn’t any feeling for my
nerves."
“Nor you for mine, to wake moon! of
such a sound Sleep for nothing.”
Joe sltped noisly out of bed, and seizing
one ofhis patent leather boots, which hefelt
around for on the floor for some time before
lie got it. *
“_Wha1 are you up to now .7” said we.
Be quiet ii’s on the table; dont. you hear
it ? pit pat, pit pat ” .
“ Well it does sound like :1 mouse.”
Joe l)alliln(‘Ctl the boot in his hand so as to
bring the heel to bear as :1 weapon; and felt
his way to the table :11 the head of the bed,
where the noise was heard. ’
“ Hist l the little rascal is nibbling some-
thing he has found here.”
“ L1-t him h:ive it, Joe, and then keep
quir~1_,f11r Heaven’s sake.”
Following the sound, Joe soon got within
striking 1listancc, and poised his weapon, he
brought (l0\\'tl the heel with unerring aim
and precision upon his vi/ztirn. Sure enough
the little pit pot was sl.t1p_)(2fl,flt)1l after con-
gratulatirig himself he crept to bed again.
Next morning, Uneasy Joe f11uud that he
had sm:1slic;l his valuable gold repeater into
the shape ofa pancake!
A New’ W'ayof Enlisling Itecruits.
There is no class of people to whom the
countryiiicn ofilie Southei-11 States have so
great :1 dislike as to lllO.iC we:ii'in;: fine
clothes, and there is no stirc-.1‘ way of becom-
ing uiipopular with them ‘lllvll by going
ainong ll'lt'm fasltionably 1lr1-.ssed. 'I'l1e:1ve.r-
sion cxtendeil as far b:11.'l{ :is the rt-voliitionary
war, as the following incidi-n1 will show:
During the revolution, Caplaiii E ,
a member of one of the I)t‘Sl. fainilies of
Cliaileston, liaviiig lost in :1 skirmisli most of
his men, went into the interior of South
Caroliriia for tlie put'p115c0fCl'ilisIing rccruits,
l‘:Ii1lVll'tgZlppttlltletl :1 r1-111lc::voii_<, he spent :1.
day or two in lo11l.'ii1gab11ii1 the country.——
At the time and place appoiiiteil, he found
:1 large number 1lSst‘lYtl)lt.'tl not one of whom
would enlist. After s1-.v1.=.r:1l hours spent to
no purpost-, he a rendezvous for the n1x1 day
and l1-l1 the ground.
Next day came and with it the same crowd
but he met with no better L-ucccs than before.
Wliat could the niaiier be .7 It was the first
time during the war that :1 recruiting officer
had ht?Ctl uiit-11cc:-.-liil. S111111-thing must be
wrong, and he d1.~11-rriiined to know what it
11:15 Collin-_,r one of the rustics aside he
a.~l:cd :
‘ Why is it that I got no rcc11i'.s '2’
‘ You don’t llliiili,’ 1111311-1_-1'ed the country-
man,‘ that we are gnin’ to list u111ler such :1
looking man as you are? \ on are dressed
too finc to be much ofa figlilcr.’
In those days lmct.-breechcs and stockings
were l':1:‘l1iori:1ble, and the captain was dress-
cd in that style; thcre lay his uiipopularity.
l-Ie tiirned to the counlrynian, and said :
‘So you object to my dress, do you '2 Come
here to-inorrow, and l shall have rccrttits.’
Next day the sanie crowd had asst-mblcd,
anxious to know what t(lt:t1 the dandy cap-
tain had got in Ills head. After the crowd
had asseniblcd, Captain E stepped out
and said in :1 cle:1i':1n1l distinct voice:
‘ My friends, I understand that you object
to me because I am dressed :1 littler finer
than yiiursclves. You think I am unable to
fight on thaiaccouiit. Now I wish to make
:1 proposition to you. I will whip as as many
of you as will conic out. one at :1 time, with
the ui1dc1'stan1lin-g that every man is to enlist
after he is wippcd. P..-k your men and
send them out.’
After some const1It:1tio11,a bugc, broad-
Sl10lIItlttl‘PLl ft.-llow came out. The captain
drew offhis coat very coolly. He was large
and well m‘1'l(lt‘., and :1 SUpt'I‘|Ol‘ boxer.
'l'l111count1_vn1:1n lUsl‘l€(l up intending to
brush out the captain in :1 few ininutes. He
mi:lO()l( the 111-1111 however, and soon 1neasur-
god his length 011 the grass.
A gl'8tl[r_‘l' bully than the first stepped out
to take his pltl(2(‘., and soon took his place on
the gr1.ur1cll 'l'l1c countrymen stared, they
had noi1l1-:1 su':h :1 man could f1ght—he had
l1owevci‘ei'1li.-:11-d two men :ind must not be
‘allowed to go fuither. The bully of the crowd
now .211 ppetl out to take the gentleman in
build. He was :1 stout fellow, (tveighing
about two litindred and eiglity pounds,) and
bi-aggr.-1| that he 111:1-er had been whipped —-
He knew riothing about boxing, and he
very soon followed his companions. Never
was acro-.vd so uttetly confounded ! Three
of their l'1e.<.t men whipped by :1 man fr11m the
city ! 'I‘l11-y could liardly realize it and
stood perfectly motionless.
‘ VVt.-ll, my friend-*, :1re you sail:-.fi1-d? I
have enlisted three of you r best men. Isup-
pose you have no objection naw to follow
tiieir example '1’
‘ Not :1 bit of it,’ responded one of the
C'l')\V(l. ‘You’ll do to tie 1o,old fellow. Come,
boys fall in.’ ‘
‘l‘h1e_v did so, and in :1 short time the cap;
tain had his company filled, and he had offers
of more than he could find room for.
.4 II’2°tty ]Zetort.—-\-Ve were not :1 little
amuseil by the reply of:1 lady, recently in :1
5l.CI1ll113é,-I0 one who sought a laugh at her
expensef, A group of ladies were seated,-on
one of tlie g’ui’1'r1.‘l's of.-a steamer ploughing her
way dow'g__tt1e l\-lississippi around one-of the
nu1nci'eus*’ bends just where the penal; es-
tablishment of one of the States oyccupiésa
prominent position on the point, an,1_l.-is econ
both in front and rear on oppsne sides of the
point. After rounding the point, one:of}-he
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