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MINERS RECRRBEB
VOL. 11.
a & a-Fg-Q
An Independent Republican Newspaper, Published
at Auraria, Lumpkin County, Georgia, devoted to the
Pr eservation of the Union, and Sovereignty of the
States. The sycophant - f no Paity the slanderer
Ot no Individual —the friend of Jackson.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING,
By JI. 31. G/VTIIKI&SST.
Terms—Three Dollars per annum when paid in ad
vance or at four dollars, if not paid until the end of
the year.
No paper will be discontinued, but at the option of
the Editor, to any subscriber in arrears.
Advertisements and Job Work will be executed at
the customary prices.
Communications to the Editors must be postpaid to
entitle them to attention.
No subscription received for less than a year.
EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS’ DUTY
Notice to Debtors and Creditors to be publishep
six weeks. —Prince’s Digest, page 157
Ail intended Sales oi goods and chatties, belonging
to testators or intestates goods and chatties, shall be
iiublished in two or more public places in the parish
amnty] where such effects are to be sold, and in the
gazette, at least forty days before the day of such in
tended sale — ibid 151.
All sales to be between the hours of ten and four
o’clock, and if continued from day to day. notice to
be given thereof on the first day of sale.— ibid J 67.
Sales of real property to be on the first Tuesday in
the month, at the place of public sales,after sixty days
publication.— ibid 171.
Application for Letters of Dismission published six
months.— ibid 168.
ESTRAYS.
To be advertised by t-he Clerk of the Inferior Court
sheriits
That advertise with us are notified that to make
their sales legal, those for April must appear on the
first day of March.
For May, by the fifth of April.
For June, by the third day of May.
For July, by the thirty-first day of May.
For August, by the fifth day of July.
For September, by the second day of August.
For October by the sixth day of September.
For November, by the fourth day of October.
For December, by the first day of November.
Persons indebted to the Intelligence! are notified
that we will receive in payment, Bills iof any denomi
nation on any ofthe solvent Banks of this State.
~ NOTICE.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that I have this
day revoked and made null and Void a certsin
power oi attorney and bond, made by myself, to one
Amos Lard, to make titles in my name to lot num
ber 578, in the 12th district of the Ist section, as the
consideration for which papers were given is about
tv fail. THOMAS JACKSON.
Sept. 10 -28—3 t.
GEUBGIT?
A PROCLAMATION
By WILSON LUMPKIN Governor and com
mander in Chief of the Army and Navy of
this Stale and the Militia thereof.
MB ' IIEIIEAS, I have received official information
▼ ▼ that on the 15th inst. in the county of Haber
sham, in this Slate, a murder was committed on the
body ofCalvin J. Hanks by J"h > W. Thompson and
Elbridge G. Harris; ami it beteg rcptesenled to me that
Baid Harris has escaped and fl< d irom justice—l have
therefore thought proper to issue this my proclamation,
hereby otlering a reward of THREE HUNDRED
DOLLARS, to any jmerson or persons who may appre
hend and deliver theaaid fugitive to the sherifl or Jai
lor of sain county of Habersham, that he may be tried
tor the offence with winch he is charged. And Ido
moreover charge and require all officeis civil and mili
tary in this B ate, to be vigilant in aiding to bring said
ofie der to iusiico.
Thu said Elbridge G. Harris is represented to he
about 5 li »■« 8 or 9 inch* s high, rather spat- made, dark
akin, sallow complex on, high f< rein ad, n long thin
face, the akin ot which isve-y i< ugh; a down cusl and
Vety forbidding com tenam t.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the gn at seat of the Mate io be affix
ed theieto. at the State House in Milledg< vilie,
this twenty first tiuy of \ugitat, eighteen hundred
aiiddiirtt tour, amt ol the Independence ot the
United States, the tiftv ninth.
‘ \\ ILSON LUMPKIN.
Fy the Governor:
Wm A Tksn ills, See’ry of State.
Sept. 3 —27— 3t
IN addition to the reward ■ Acred by His Excellency
the Governor, we will pa) uh sum oi Five Hun-
Dk» d D' LI Ars I r the apprehension and delivery o
Klbridgc G. Hums to the Jad I tl ber*La ■ C >untv
JOH > HUMPHRIES '
A M HAXKS.
Clarkesville, Ga Sept. 3 —27 3'
GOLI) LOI FOR SALE?”
HF subscriber offira lor »ah. under a power o.
JL \lloniey II hilheownei John Lot No
7V«, —■., Du> tet, and L>lSection. For Firm* apply
to him at Duuiuuuega.
JOHN CHOICE
Sep' 3, 27—|t
GEORGIA C EROKEI COUNTY
’ft'A/Ht-U AS .tames Burmore, applies to me to:
vs iattirs ol it.tii .i'li allo.i on lu< • talent U< r>
Dvoauti, iai< ol Mid cout.tv, decease.<. The • an
there io re to cite and autuomsii all and singular, ih,
ki .tired and cr. d.tors, ol said re- ased. io be and ap
pear, at .ijrwilce withui me um pribcrmedbv.au.
to shew cause, it any tuey have, w by said ictti rs should
noi be giant, d.
Given under mv oaud ano sent.
Au... * 7 • rttil.l.lP KROFT-c.c- o.
NU lit L
BROUGHT to .’a** n» Dauvuniga Ga., ousuuday
the l4tnot thia tost , RuBER I, a mulatl tua i,
at>, ul 2B y.ar» ot age, w.th a large s. art iu •De cut
net ot his uioulo, who says ti.at i.e belongs >v Rich
«ru Hufi. ol cuu. ty, Geo. Ibeow.wris
rtquesie. to come tot ward, ptutc pr, |Hrtv. and :ak«
Limawav. „ , .
J N. B. HARBIN, Jaibr.
Sept 24-30—U.
SPY EN THE'WEST.
“let there be harmony in things essential—liberality in things not essential -charity in al l.”
AURARIA, LUMPKIN COUN I’Y, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 1, 1834.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
A GRi-.EABLY, to an order of toe Interior Court o:
JacKSon County, when si: ting for ordinary pur
poses, will be sal.l on the first Tuesday in November
next, before the Court house doo' in the town <>f Zi-bu
lon, Pik county, one lot of land number two hundred
and forty, in she second district of originally Monroe
I now Pik> County, as the property ci J ie.i Es- r>. _
I d ceased, sold for the benefit oi the heirs and credit jrs
l of said deceased.
SYLVANUS RIPLEY, Adm’r
August 27—26—tds.
AD M INISTRA TO R’S SAL E.
WW7JLL be sold, on the fust I’uesday in December
• v nexf, at Edahwah Clicioke County, lot
number 38, in the 14th district of the 30 section, as
the property of Berryman Marshal dec’d. Sold tor
the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said dec’d.—
Terms made known on the day of sale.
ARt HIBAL COLQUoHOUN, Adm’r,
BARSHABA MARSHAL, Ad.nr’x.
Sept. 17—29—tds,
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
S ILL be <■ Id, to th.- highest bidder, at the ciiur
v? h use duoi at Cumming Forsvih.on the first
Tuesday in December next, lot number 801, in the
2 1 district of th fi —t section, coutai ng fbity acres
as tho property o, John Callaham, dec. ased. Sold lor
the benefiit ol the heirs and creditorsoi said deceased.
Terms mad- known on the day.
GEORGE VERNON Adm’r.
Sept. 17—19- tds.
ADMINISTR i’O t S S kL 2
be sold on the first Tuesday in December
" v next, at the house of Jesse Clemmons, the
place of holding public sales, known as the Court
House of Walker county, lot number 54, in the6th
district of the 4th section, as the pr iperty of Berryman
Marshal deceased. Sold for the benefit of theirs and
creditors of said deceased. Teims made known on
the day.
ARCHIBAL COLQUOHOUN, Adin’r.
BARSHABA MARSHAL, Adtnr’x.
Sept. 17—29—ids.
>WJ£ROUGHT to Lumpkin county
JH ® JAIL, on the 21st install , a
NEGRO Bt)Y. about 21 .years old,
who sa>s his name is SI WON, and
that ne belongs i<. lohu Cla.ton, of
Pick us Disttic S- nth Carolina.
The owner is requested to come
forward, prove property, pay < barges,
ard take him away.
N. B HARBIN Jailor.
Dahlvhnega Ga. August 27—26—ts.
TAVERN FOR SALE.
THE subscribers offer for sale their well known
COMMODIOUS HOUSE and lot, now occu
pied by them, as a House of Entertainment,situated
on the south west corner of the pnhlic square tn the
town ol Dahlohnega, Lumpkin county, Georgia; to
gether with such house hold and kitchen furniture as
may be wanting to keep np a boarding house at 'he
above stand. A liberal credit will be given, with good
security, upon part ofthe amount,
Persons w ishing to purchase property of this kind,
situated as it is in a highly flourishing village equeled
by few &. surpassed by n.-ne in point of health, would
do well to call and examine the premises immediately ,
ar great bargain will be given.
R. S. BRASHERS,
THOMAS J. MASON.
Sept 17.-29—Gt.
GOLD MINES AND GOOD LAND
LOTS FOR SALE.
WILL be sold on the eighteenth dny of Novem
ber next, in the Town of Milledgeville, in
trout of La Fayette Hall, commencing at 10 ’clock,
the following gold mines in the Cherokee legions.
No. Dist. Sec.
937 12 1
eOl 12 i
203 13 i N.rfh
15 13 1 N rth
61 13 i Nonh
117 12 1
1249 19 2
On the same day, the following lots of land in the
same sec: ion ol the State
No. Dist. Sec.
1»4 13 3
210 6 3
H 8 6 4
93 23 3
238 11 2
90 10 3
The foregoing lots will positively he sold, for t e
i purpose ot bringing to a close a company mtere.-t;
j utid.iubted lilies t-> be made. Terms snail be liberal.
I Clue fourth iu cash, balance at 12 months
W. U D. HEAVER,
E. VMORE,
F C. M. KI '.LEY,
HENRY M. I’ERRF.LL,
Sept. 24 -30. Agent
NO I ICE.
4 HER I '. BY cauti-u all prisons from trading fr a
i.ote ... timid, drawn by .»m. 11 tnsell, tn favm ot
J it Bracken oi bearer, tor seventy fiv dollars, dat
ed about he bl.i n>st , aa r [ s ai'le >n da, ntter daie
As lot s>. < was lost at ms place on vest. day
Any perso- fi-.di v san. note and r. tm t.i g it t»» me,
shall betibrraliv rewarded.
kodm.y u heller,
Leather’s Ford, Lumpkin cou.ity. Ga.
Sept. IM—3 *- -ts
Bla- KbMllll Bl’siN’EsS.
s HE undersigned return their thanks to the ctti
sens ot Luuipkni county, io. th< liberal pairo -
age h< rciofore bestowed upon them al lueir re.jec iv
s „uds, ana now luiuim them, and the public general
|»_ that they have asse« iat« d theta-*lves together n.
the above business a*. Auraria, w here they design car
• yiug ou ibis busintss ia its various braueb mid
g*i is mid ol er fire arm-, repaired and t ut iu coin
n te ordei by them uu the sh nest notice
‘ JAMES PR* Ell
THOMAS MOURE.
Sept. 24—30—ts
ADMINISIRA TOR’S SALE.
KYP’ILL be sold, on the first Tuesday in Decembei
w V next, al the Court House, in urmpkin county,
Gv-.igia, between the usu<fi hours oi sale.
Lo number 906, in the fourth district of the first
secth n, iurmerly Chero- e, n.,w Lumpk.n county,
tv.itixi .i. g lorty acres. K being part oi the tea
oi C'.iihai'iue Ueaiii- deceased. Boid tor the
benefit »f the heirs ot said deceased, in c .mpliaiice
w ith an order of the Inferior court of \Varren county,
when sitting for ordinary purposes. Terms made
known on the day of sale. uANIEL DENNIS,
Sept. 24—30—ids Adm’r.
PiioSPECTLS,
OF
THE TELLEGRAPH,
A WEEKLY PAPER PUBLISHED IN DARIEN
AT THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM,
BY NATUAMEL M. CAULDER.
OUR first year has nearly closed, and as yet, we
nave never come belore the public, with it re
gular prospectus. Our vi ns it is tiue, have been
briefly set lortli in the first number of our paper, but
its circulation, at lnal early period was oi course, ve
ry limiteii, and they cou.d not be very widely dissem
inated. Under these circumstances, presenting our
Prospectus, it is but right that we should, in as lew
words as practicable, leiterate tueiu. Our Country,
our Slate , and our Home, have an equal claim, and
their several and u.ited interest, it shall ever be our
aim to promote.
The general politics of our beloved country, shall
occasionally occupy our columns, but as Editors, we,
disclaim all political party connections. A strict and
undeviuting neutrality, shall always cnaructeiize our
writings, torrea.-ons which are good, and substantial.
Our patrons and friends are found among those ot
both panics, anti it is at theii suggestion, we consent
I to pursue this course, lor the establishment ol the pa
per is de-ircd oy all, and could not be sustained ex
cepi by a Union ot both. Thus then, we aie engaged
and io our friends ot both parlies, to our patrons, and
to the public-—we pledge our best, and most uni emu
ted exertions, to render ours, a useful, euier'aning,
and inteicSiiug paper.
Subscribers uucived at this office, and at the Da
rien Bank Agency, Aur.u la, Lumpkm county.
Georgia and South Carolina
2Llmaaackfo 1335.
THIS vm.i.iack is reaily fur die i'ersons
vvisumg lo be mppli d by (ho q amity will b«-
picia.n d io make early a,ip icauoii. ureal caie has
been taken in the anaiigeuient oi the inatler, and will
be >uk< n in executing tue press work.
Tuis Almanack contains:
1. The cade der and usual astronomical informa
tion, with toe time ot tiign water at Savannah: calcu
latcd and prepared by Mr. Rouert Grier.
2. A table shoeing the names of tne counties in
the State oi Georgia; the names of the county towns,
the distance oi each county town to Milledgeville, the
population of every county in the Slate, including the
counties in Cherokee territory and the names oi the
sheriffs, tax collectors, receivers ol tax returns,clerks
of the Superior and Inferior Court* ot the several coun
ties in the State.
3. The Governor of Geotgia.
4. The sittings of the Superior and Inferior Courts
of Georgia, with the names ol the Judges ofthe Supe
rior Courts and of the solicitors,
5. Military orgoniz.lion of Georgia, comprising
the names of the major tnd brigadier generals, with
the names of the committee composing each brigade.
6. Franklin College, somprisutg the names ot the
Trustees, course of study *w*u the names of the gen
tlemen composing the Faculty.
7. Banks in Georgia.
8. City of Savumiab, comprising the corporation,
city court, banks, &.c.
9. City of Augusta, comprising the corporation,
city court, Sfc.
10. Kates of stoiage and commission adopted by
the ware bouse keepersoi Augusia.
11. Customary ireigets between Savannah and
Augusta, adopted by the bte. tn Boat Company.
12 South Carolina. Th.- civil and m. itary organ
ization oi ti-ut Slate; die sittings of the several courts,
the nami-s ot tne sheriffs a .u ciet ss olcouits; Medical
Cull, ges; and Suu. Carolina v ou< g
13 South Carolina Rail Hoad, between Charles
ton ami iiumbtirg, raws of i a-sage, rat. s <>t fr« ight,
hours ol departure ;rom I .e several slatterns, upward
and dow ■. waid
14. Fedetai Gover ment. The names of the prin
pai officers, A*-.—t ohSlihdu>nultst.
August »6—22.
MvOsrxiCTUs
OF THE
SOUTiii-.it A' ;i’Y.
A llt,Lnbi .mbifdl'mt putMisned in W ashing
ton. Wilkes < aunty, Georgia, to be devoted to Politics,
Liitraturi, tkc
>• .as so long been the custom oi person, announ
cing tneir dvMg'i io esiablis.i a Press, to is'Uc «
10-specius comaimug Hie p mcip.is wbicn they in
tend io o,a:nlaiii. lual a departure m u,e pivseiii m
stance would nanny be paiuoncd. 1 lie people bait
u queslioiiab.y Um rigid to be informed, w ha: pan.
we .le-ig.i to travel, -nd o. judge first •! its pro, .i<ty ,
' and a ti rw utua it liieie shuu.d be ad.' laliou tiom ll.e
i same* We woutd tuetilo e. biietiy san, t.iai oui
1 ouject IS to advocate ana su t port iu the extent ol our
lability, the doctrines pro eased ami practised by tnc
1 c mon t'arty ot oui statu, odcvi ug Ukui to lie e.'Seu
tmi io tbe preservation ol out txisleiict j» a .atimi,
and me peipeluaiioti ol uur happincso as api op.e.
' : i-e we believe to be geiierali,. known and urioei
stood by the citizens ot our S<ate, and imieed the pro-
* per limit a piospectUß would pteclude then being
x. ua.d i*, lamed m urtail. t. e aie luliy uwaie
i..a* | i» - i .ii' made <iud uoi prac ised arc wo.a
I loan tut. e It t .uuid be louiid tergiversating in
lour course, »»e are vt consti,tH'iicc am nub to our
put. ns >d t.auers, a.id by them, w« are wtiimgf
tn j idged.
i 1 i. vuo ot the paper wilt be devoted to ini'celiaiie
ou m-tter, distinct ti-.ui political, etnbiacmg H>a
wUK ;i will be thought Hi st useful allu Inlet s.lilg
i h< Editor pledges uimsiil to use every i Xirtiuht.
maxi ms us lespectabic and interesting a? lies
i«a is it power.
f i .-uihern bp\ wat be published on a Koy
sht -i with ,ew type a piess at two dollais aim U
cents tn ad. nice, or ibr dudaiS al lue e.id oi it
y. ar The first uuiuber wmbe issued ab .u’. the 2v
ol .n * u omu.
JA.uto T. HAI
Aug.
7~
THE AaSERICAN risAG.
EY F G HALLECK.
When Freedom, from h r mountain height,
L furled lie, standard to the air,
She (t.re ibe azine robe of t. glit,
And set the s;ar.< of g <>ry there;
She mingled wi h : he gorgeous dyes
The i:ky baldric ol the skies,
And s.ripcd ns | ur<- celestial . hile,
' ith streakings t ili< morning fight;
Then, fr.>ni his mansion in the sun,
She called tier eagle bearei down,
And gave into his mig y hand
'1 he symbol other cuosen land.
Majestic monarch of the cloud.
It ho icur’st aloft t .y egal lorm,
To hear th.: tempest trumping loud,
Ami s<-e the hgiiining lances driven,
When stride the wamurset Hie -t<>rna
A d rolls the t bunder drum of Heaven,—
Child ofthe Sun, to thee ’lis given,
To guard the banner ofthe free.
To hover in the sulphur smoke,
Toward away the ball le stroke,
And bid its blending.-, shine afar,
Like rambows on lt.e ciuud of War,
'I he harbinger of victory.
Flag of the brave, thy folds shall fly,
1’ esignofliopi am! triumph, high,
V\ iien speaks tne sig..al i nimpet-tono,
And the long line comes gleaming on,
(Ere yel the life-blood, atn and wet,
Has dimmed tue glist’oing bayonet,)
Each soldi r’s eye shall bright!, tuin
To where thy ineteor-L-lori sbnrn,
And, as Insspringi. g steps nd.mice
Cutch war and vengeance from tne glance;
And, when tiiecaoiion-inoulhiugs .<>ud
Heuve, in wild wivaths, the bailie slnoud,
And gory sabres rise ami fall,
1 ike shouts ot flame mi midnight's pall!
T'tere, snail my vi< tor glancesglow.
Ami cnw eri .g i.i'-n thiiii -n l< benath
Ea< h guliuui arm ibai strikes tin- blow
That lovely messenger oi Death.
Flag of the seas, on ocean’s wave
Thy sta, s shall gl.tier o’er the brave,
When death, careering on the gale,
Sweeps da kl i round the bellied sail,
And liightened waves ush wildly hack,
Belbiethe b oad-side’s rolling rack;
The dying wanderer ol Hie sea
Shall look at once to heaven and thee.
And smile to sec thy splendors fly.
In triumph, e’er his closing eye.
Flag of the free hearts only home.
By Angei-liauds to valoi given.
Thy stars have hi the welkin dome,
And all thy liues were born in heaven.
Forever float that standard sheet!
Whee .breath’s the foe, but fulls before us,
ith freedom’s soil beue nli our feet,
And freedom’s banner streaming o’er us.
IU as.
JWiiiiuchel inquirer,
SIIORI TALE OF A LUAu QUEUE.
“ Here Sally, bring a piece of new black
ribband—wind it lound my queue; and be sure
iu smooth it duwu nicely, fur 1 am going on
mv first visit lu Madame Jemima Sira die
burg.
Such was the order ot Jonathan Hoskins io
Lis huuseaceper.
Jonathan some six weeks beloie hud buried
Lit iifclpinuie Duiwiny —aun Dorothy, as eve*
ry nod) cn-dted net; >nd Jtummu h o pu-iioiin
ed inc same duty iwwuius nef spouse, iVlul
n>ew SliadleiM rg, Enquire, Hugreeve, and all
ihut. little were strange «nu .-..tp clous
rumois aliuut, tun- lung uie uiaxuii ui treat
ment wneiewHu the i< opcc.ive surim>ls alu>e
s id ii u been Wont, outing an H iunuuui.il
cupuruici >ui|i| i>» uuui B e ui i oiler iu Handle,
lueti Ucluuvi is-uciu.cd. it was maliciously
allirmed luai mey actually d<ed ul excessive
ut<ciiuo<i iruui men maiimiumul aujunc.s, ud
minisieicu m me guise ui sculumg, culling,
. 15< lb'ii »it u.uy, m<wt vr, ur> wasun
opinion aur ad hai me uvmg . uumers wuu d
m Uuu imi oiuiu lugeihc-i, ttumgii sumo avei
tuu iuatsm.il a umou would be u mere cum
puuiiu ul Villeda! aimed >i viinui. let tins
impression iiuuny j'pieuu u> such tin cxieiu,
lUai JUuU bail liusklUs, 111 tlcspl cul lllmseil,
Was burue along by tne tuueui, and su tai per*
suuueu ul ms coming idle as >u Ihiha seriously
ci making j-ioposuis. How the blooming
widow stcuu aiiecicu lu tue premises, may ap
pear iu th« » quel.
&unie p«. ,e iiaie a p issmn ior whiskers—
some- cncrim a .us e ivi inus.achius—others
eUieriatu a iuve iur W< o > «mu some pay hum*
aye iu scratches. Various ate lue umiuus
w tain lue beads ui men and oi women rela
iv« io the garuishmg ui .imse beads wit.mm.
liui Jonathan worshipped nuu.ici w <gs nu.
wmsu.ia —ms idolatry embraced iieitbei
sciu’.t ue» mrm .- achios. He lustered a pas
sioii sut generis— ptemar—exclusive. He
p Ueu tl.ais.l. ou h>a queue.
.Uau) lespeciaiiie geuilerneu do he same.
t Hal Is, 111 Ii; re loud ui Hour bliiilg saeil an
u me..i & alum Lmg ur su. but Air.
..o. nius sp .u a queue ui iuui ieel good
.casuie. it uui-uai.gled me very pmrnam
ua t * ot bis Cbut, aud wn»n moved rapidly by
its primum mobile., the orb lo vvhicb it was at
tached. it bobbed about on his swallow tail
like an ell on a shingle—When at rest it would
often serve a purpose equal in usefulness to
that of the spinal elongation ofthe Kangaroo
—it enabled him to assume a dignified posture
so that when thus braced, and tn lull dress, he
resembled an Egyptian tripod. Once, how
ever, on a bathing excursion, while siandiug
on the beach prepared for a plunge into the
briny billow, he was mistaken for one of those
three legged instruments commonly used by
lard surveyors.
Accoutred with this formidable addifament,
, Jonathan was resolved,nolens volens, to storm:
and subdue the widow’s heart, or, as he ele
gantly r» nmrked, being srt on by lhe neigh
b<»rs, to batk her mio compliance. He should
have known better. He should have reflected
that liis chance for a favorable reception from
the disconsolate lermagrant, would be no less
desperate were he to pay his dislies-es with a
rattlesnake in his band, than with (hat queue
at his head. For full well was it known to
him that Matthew Stradleberg, deceased,
might yet have been living on fair terms with
Ins rib, had it not been for his dogged deter
mination io cultivate and maintain just such a
cnnigerous Chinese enormity. The fact was
immortalized by a wag in three lines :
That was the clue
Tn this hullabaloo— >
H is rarnal queue !
Indeed, there is good reason to believe that
Matthew’s end was prectptfa'ed by a sudden
movement on the part of his wife, sorely in
volving this append.ige. Gne day she sudden
ly and unceremoniously lifted him thereby
from tiie flour to ascertain his weight, and
swung hnn muud like a harpoon at the end of
a tow line.
There might have been some shadow of
apology f o r tins presumption on the part of
Joint han, had ihe object of his bold partiality
b< i n blessi d either with personal beauty or a
mind mollified into any thing like good tem
per. Bm unfortun itelv, Jemima was so ugly,
tiiai she could uot rehsn her victuals, and then,
even if she could’have done so, the acid of
her disposition would have soured them upon
her stomach I
“ Mrs. S al home?” was Jonathan’s de
mand a« Jemima’s door opened, after he had
worn the skin off bis knuckles by repeated
knockin >s.
“ Oh ! Yes; how do ? walk in Squire Hos
kins.”
Ah the visiter wu well versed in all th*
minutia of courtship, he was determined to go
to woik boldly—“ hammer and tongs.” aa ha
afterwards spoke ol it. Without betraying
any symptoms of squeamishness without a
blush or a sigh, he marched into the apartment
where sat (he widow. endeavoring to put uu
a« en'inieii'al an aspect aS the nature of th*
;>» rmiiied. •Jonathan essayed a hew.
Unhappily, however, a* he gave a sudden turn
to his body, at the same time sprawling forth
t»is right h-g with the most approved semicir
cular sweep—his prodigious queue came in
duect contact with the best o Mrs. Stradla*
■ berg’s two eyes.
*• Lud! Air. 1 loskins,” she exclaimed, with 1
j a hysteric intonation dial bespoke the utmost
■ amibiht of « rath; “ L id!” she rope tied, rub
lung the damped optic into the redness of u
muster's comb —“ lud ! Mr. Jonathan Hos
kins, how could you- dear me—now could
| you remind me of my deal Malihew in this
1 m muer ! W hy codld’ni you keep your ever-
I l.istmg-.nakeiuoi out of iny face? Oh, my
deal .lus and’s pendulum, as he used to cull
l. !”
laying which, she frisked from Ins present:*
' and J »na h .n afieiw.irds avowed that he knew
loy reason ofihejir overhead that the widow
; in an extacy of passion, had bounded into bed.
; Tins uy the way, was num- ui his business.
Yet discouraged no', Mr. Hoskins compor
-1 edly tnrew himself prostrate on ihe old sofa
i solos and in the d irk. One by one, the l omly
reared, leaving the world to Jona'han. Soon
! he full asleep—and uww approaches the final*
or wimi.og up, us we may say, oi lIH queue
nous tale.
Jemima as was her won', before withdraw
ing for the mght, cam- below holding in her
band a lighted sp< rmaci ta, after ihe fashion of
Lady Mu< belli, bhe was considerably horri
fied on discovering the flesh and blood of
Jonathan cosily dormant on the couch; and
quite particularly petrdied at the sight of his
giganuc club o! hair—bigger than that of Iler*
rules—lying m full I nguude along the sub
j i ent carpet. lonian ly she clapped the cau
dle in ibe cliimney corner; and being possess
ed witn ibe spun <4 Lucifer himself, she
• augnt up from the fl »ur a sort »f string, the
exac. cbaiacter ui which sue did not slop to
examine; then drawing a chair towaids th*
a wiul object oi tier vengeance, actually seized
with nri fair nanus, the recumiiaiii queue—(hit
.ery thing wmeh she had often vowed sh*
would not touch v t h the tongs—-nd by dint
>. die string aforesaid, strongly fastened it t*
a stout oaken b nr.
Ims pei i.med, she rssurued the candle
and tiptoed again te the upper regions. Ax;
NO. 31.