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Newspaper Page Text“ The ferment of a free, i* preferable to the torpor of a (leNpoiie, Government.” VOL. I. ATHENS, GEORGIA, .IAAUARV 12, MO. 43. The Southern Banner, is PUDI.ISIIKD IN THE TOWN OF ATHENS, GEORGIA, EVERY SATURDAY, Bf ALBOIN CHASE. Term.—Three dollars pur year, payable in advance, or Four dollar, if delayed in Hie end ol'the year. The (alter amount will be rigidly exacted of all who fail to meet their payments in advance. No subscription received lor less than one year, un- |i-sa the money is paid in advance; and no paper will be discontinued until a" arrearages are paid, except at llm option of the publisher. A failure on the part of subscribers to 11 otily us of their intention of relinquish- t,tent, accompanied with the amount due, will be con sidered as equivalent to a new engagement, and pa pers sent accordingly. Advertisemevts will be inserted at the usual rates. t^yAII Letters to the Editor on matters connected with the establishment, must bo poll paid in order to secure attention. XJ- Notice of the sale of Land and Negroes by Ad ministrators, Executors, or Guardians, must he publish ed jixly days previous to the day of sale. The sale of Personal Property, in liko manner, must be published forty days previous to the day ofaale. Notice to debtors ana creditors of an estate must be published forty days. Notice that Application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for Leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be publish'd/ttr in enlAs. Nnticnlhii' Indication will be made for Letters of Administration, must be published thirty dayt, and for Letters of Distnuiion,stxmuti(Ai. a g eTn r s. Thomas B. CoortR, Esq. Clarkesville, llabtrsham Co. George IIiwce, Es«. Gainesville, Hull Co. Wiu.iam Cowan, Fsq. tefTerson, Jackson Co. William Meronet, Esq. Donitlsrillt. Madison Co. Mat. J. Williams, Esq. Laivrencerille, Gwinnett Co. T. H ANCOCK & CO. H AVE recomly received a choice and extensive supply of NEW GOODS, consisting, in part, of the fallowing articles: Dry Goods. Fine Blue, Black and Colored CLOTHS 9 Black and Fancy CASSIMERES, Fine Faahiouable Striped and Assorted SATT1METTS, Flannelt, assorted color*, Black and colored Circassums, Valentia Vesting*,—Goal*’ Hair Camhlet, Bouihazclts, assorted,—-Merino Csahmerct, Hunting Cord and Bcavertccn, Dufile and Point Blankets,—Rose and Cradle do. Carpeting,—Hearth Bugs, Manilla Door-mats, Brown, bleached and blue Homespun, Calicoes, assorted. Fancy Goods. Black and fancy colored Merinos, Merino Mantles and Shawl*, Thibet Wool, Canhinere, Si!k and Gauze do. Blond, Crape and Gauze Handkerchiefs, Black Italian Silk,—Gros de Lyons, Groa de Nap,—Pou de Soic, Shally,—Gro.s dc Zanc, Black watered and c d- rod Silks, B'ack and colored Silk Velvets, Black Bombazine*, Velvet and Silk Embossed Bella, Bead Embroidered do. Rend Bar:-, plain i;u) ”ilt, Bohiuet Lace, wide am! narrow, Thread, Gimp and Blond Lace, Muslin Trimming and Inserting,—Ribbons assorted, Ladies' silk, kid and horseskin Gloves, Black, gold and colored Seed Beads, Transfer Boxes, with Varnish and Plates, Carved Combs, &r, fee.' Bonnets. Fancy French Straw, Wove, Satin and Tus can BONNETS, English Straw do. Ready Made Clothing:. Men’s Cumblct Cloaks, Ladies' Silk and Cituswian do. Gentlemen's Blue and Black FROCK COATS, do. Green Smtoius, do. Black and Adctuide DRESS COATS, Striped CitsMiuere Pantaloons, Black and mixed Cloth do. Striped and plain Satinett do. Valentia and Merino Super Vasts, Silk and Marsedles do. Hats and Caps. Gentlemen's Fnslunuublo Bea ver HATS, CnBtor and Korunr do. Black and Drub Wool Hats, Bluo and Claret Cloth CAPS, Men’, and Boy*’ Fur Cap*. Hoots and Shoes. Men’s (Iroaaci Deer-Skin BOOTS, Ca!f-,kin du. Fine Calf and Seal-«kin A SHOES, I Men’s elaatie and leather Over-Shoe,, Buckskin Walking-Shoes and Pumps, Morucco and Sral-skin Pumps, HusrcI auj Illuck llrngans, Laditt' Morocco, Seal and Buckskin Shoe*, Fine Prunella du. Opera Bout,, Murnecn and Leather Boot,, Children’s Mines, &c. &e. tic. TOOETHER WITH A GENERAL ASSORTMENT Of .Saddlery, Coach Trimming, lted nnd Blue Morocco Skins, Hard ware mid Cutlery. Groceries, Drugs, Paints, ami Oils. —ALSO — A select assortment of CROCKERY and GLASS WARE, among which arc China and Porcelain Tea Setts, Glass ware in Setts, Lamps and Shades, kc. kc. All of which they offer on the most reasonable term?. Alliens, Dec. 89.—41—tf. i*. n. ij i*n41>, H AS the pleasure of inform ing his customers and the public, that he has recently re turned from New-York, and has opened an extensive assortment of WATCHES, JEWELRY, kc selected with great care, which he will dispose of on tlie'most lib eral terms. Among his purchases he would mention the following articles: Gold and Sdver Lover WATCHES, Gold and Silver L’Epine do. Common English, French and Swisw do. Brass CLOCKS,and Mantel Time-Pieces. Jewelry* Ladies* Gold Neck and Ua«ch ( hains. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gold and Plated Seals Keys, Gentlemen's Gold and Plated Safety and Watch Chains, Phi-Kappa and Demos then r an Kf.ts, Gold and Plated Medallions, and Miniature tickets. Ladies' and Gentlem-m’-* Cameo, Diamond,') •» »T Turqtioia, Flower Agate, Garnet Coral, j £ 5 Topaz, Emerald, Amethyst, Enamelled, i £*ofci Swiss Painted F.namelled, Rnbv, Jet, j 3 5 £ Mosaic, Pearl, Paste, Fillagrec, and plain “ c 1 Gold * jo S Ladies' Ear-Rings, and Gentlemen's Shirt-Studs, of nearly all the above varieties. musical Instruments. Common, Coco-wood Lined, Tipped and Silver-keyed FLUTES, Plain and lipped Single and Double FLAGEOLETS, Wood, Tin and shell MUSIC BOXES. Flageolet, Double Flageolet and Flu'e Tutors. Miscellaneous. Gold, Silvt‘1, .Steel arm Shell Spectacles, Gold and Silver Pencil Cases, Superior Percussion Pocket Pistols, Brass, Steel and Silver Mounted, Gold, Silver, Steel and Brass Thimbles, Plated and Brnsj Candlesticks, Snuffers and Trays, Silver Spoons, -Silver and Plated Butter-Knives, Britannia Coffee and Ten Setts, Plated Fruit-Baskets and Castors, White, Artemesian, Garnet, Bluck,) Opal, Lemon, Alabaster, Yellow, > CUT BEADS, Sky Blue, Green and Gilt ) Paste, Enamelled, Silver and Fine Gilt Belt Buckles. —ALSO— A splendid assortment of Razors and Penknives, with Razor-Straps, Hones, Shaving-Boxes and Brushes, Scissors and Snuff-Boxes, Ladies' Work and Fancy Boxes, Children's Dumb Watches and Silver Whistles, Cloth, Hair and Tooth Brushes, kc. kc. in/^Thc above articles comprise only a part of the Stock offered for sale—any and every article in his line of business, not already 011 hand, will be furnished at the shortest notice. Clock and Watch Repairing Carried on as usual in nil its branches. Good workmen will be employed, and all orders punctually and faith fully attended to. Athens, Dec. 29.—41—tf. jFor Sale, A SULKF.Y, but little defaced Lfrom use, of the first order of wmk and style; n <!reot bar gain can bo had, by making timely application. Inquire at this office. Dec. 22 -40—4t. I 1 or Sale, A FIRST RATE CARRI AGE, in perfect order. For 54. further information apply at thin office. Athena, Jan. 5 42—tf. WANTED 5 ft Y the aubsenhor, seven or eight good NEGRO CARPENTERS, b. tween this and the fiat of March next, for which liberal wages will he given. JOHN T. DUNN. Allien*, Dec. 29—41—tf. NOTICE. A LL persons indebted to the Estate of I.evi May, «:m deceased, are requested to make immediate pay- merit; and those having demands against said Estate, will present the same agreeable to law’. El.IZUR L. NEWTON,) A ,w. R DOUGHERTY, j ° r Dec. 8—38-40«l. L IST of LETTERS remaining in the Post Office at AHiens, Georgia, on the 1st January, 1833: Hardy H. Andrew*, Thomas Bell, Wm. Buster, Rc%. Daniel baker, Charles C. Barrillon, Mr*. Sarah Bacon, Mrs. Agues Britt, John Creighton, Bejamm F. Dill, 3 John Douglas*, 2. Wm. Daniel, Ervin Dixon, Abiam Doolittle, Lieut. Greene Evans, Johnson Freeman, John Gann, Mrs. Lewis Gibson, Miss Mahaly Hadley, Han nail, (servant,) Wm. Hall, G. Iligginbottom, Henry Hannahan, Edmund Hat tawny. Rev. John W Ivor, Stephen Jones, George W. Jordan, John H. Lumpkin, Col. Win. Lindsay, D«»ct. A. B. Linton, 2. Mr. Moon, Isaac Matthews, Roberts E. Martin. Joseph Maddox, Mis. Fanny Moore, Rev. Robert McAloin Robert McCann, John Nisbet, jun. A. P. Powers, II. II. Per- nell, C. S. M Paine, Isham People, Win Patterson, Henry .1. Pope, Wm. H. Puryear, 2. Reuben Reynolds, Edward Craft Russell, John N. Rose, Mrs. Jane G. Richardson, Daniel Rainey,^Stephen Sampson, Wiley Sledge, Alfred Stewart, John A. Thomas, Richardson Tuck, Philip Thurmond, I-racl VanGeison, 2. H. H. White. Edward C. Weeks, Moses Watkins. W. L. MITCHELL, P. M. Athens, Ja.. 5—43—3t. t IST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post Office A at Daniclsville, on the 1st January, lt*33. Park E. Arnold, John Beard, l*a#c N. Cnlbertaon, William Cirruihers, John D*»bba, Joseph Drennon, Allen C. Daniel, Thoms'* Fi'Xpatrick, lamea Hanna, Esq. John MoCardy, Archelua Moon, Esq. Ambrose N'il^s, Jcs*e Power, Robert Fattnn, Jonathan Russel, William Thompson, E*q. Dr. Tucker, Mrs. Emily L. Tucker. WILLIAM MERONF.Y, P. M. Jan. 5—42- M I From the Vcw-York American. TO BIANC \,—0n revient, tonjurs, kr. Ay, there it is, that wizz*rd a nd.*. That look, which cheats my soul lorcver, That face that w ill rny brain licgmle Till reason from her seat shall sever; And all ns peerless as when last I for the fwenfitch time foreswore them, Resistless as when first I cimt My whole adoring soul before them. Like carrier doves that hurry hack To the same goal from whicn they stnrted, However atiango may he the track, Or far the home from whence they’re parted— So from its j^ssea it I may E'er Bet my heart one moment free. Somehow it always finds its nay, The very next again to thee. But sick and weary from its range. With plumage torn nnd drooping wing. And feelings tnough they cannot change— Embittered by such wandering, That heart which tlion hast proved so much, If, while thou doubtest yet to take it, Each chord thou would'*! still further touch, Oh! try some test that will hut break it. ~- 11 The Green spot that blooms on the Desert oj Life." BY THE LATE MR. CURRAN. O'er the desert of life where you vainly pursued Those phantom8 0t hope which their promise disown, Have you e’er met some spirit divinely endu'd, That so kindly could say you don’t suffer alone ? And however your fate may have smil’d or have frown’d Will «hc deign s:.!l to niir- as t 1 e friend and the v. if ? Then make her the pulse o’ yonr heart, for you’ve found Tin' preen spot that blooms »*« r 1 In* desert of life. Does she love to recall the pnst monu nts *0 <h a r , When the sweet pledge of far i» was confidingly piv’n, When the lip spoke the voice of affection aimo rc. And the vow was exchanged a id recorded in Hcmv’ii, Does she wish to rebind what already was bound, And draw closer the claim of the friend and the wife? Then make hei the pulse of your heart,for you've found The green spot that bloom-* o'er the desert of life. J«foccllani>. REVOLUTIONARY EVENTS. Sergeant Jasper.—Mr. J-inper, Sergeant in the Ruvnlutiannry arm/, had a brother who had joined the British, nnd who likcwtao held (ho rank of Sergeant in their gnrrison at Ebo- nezer. No man could bn truer to the Amer ican ranso than Sergeant Jasper; yet he warmly loved hi* tory brother, and actually went to the British garrison to see him. Hi* brother was exceedingly alarmed lest ho should bo seized nnd hung as an American spy; for hi* iiBmo was well known to many of the Bri tish officers. “ Do not trouble yourself,” said J.nper; “I am no longer an American soldier.” “Thank God for that, William,” exclaimed his brother, heartily shaking him by the hand ; “ and now only say Iho word boy, and here is a commission for you, with regimental* and gold to boot, to fight lor Ins Mnjcsty King George. Ja*j>or*hook Ins head and observed,that tho’ •here was little eneoungoment to figt.t for bis country, he could no' find it in hi* heat; lofiglit against her. And there iho conversation en ded. After staying two or three days with his brother, inspecting and hearing all that he could, he look his leave, returned to the Amer ican camp by n circuitous route, and told Gen Lincoln all that he had seen. Soon af ter he made another trip to the English garri son, taking with him his particular friend, Sergeant Newton, who wuh a young man of great strength and courage. Ilts brother re ceived him with hi* usual cordiality, nnd In- nnd hi* friend spent several days at the Brill*h fort, without giving Him least alarm. On the morning of the ttnrd day In* bru'hcr observed that he hud had news In tell him. “Ah! what i* it?” a-ked William. “ Why,” replied In* brother, “ here nre ten or n dozen American prisoners brought in ihi* morning a* de.erui* Irom Savanm-h. whol e' they are to he sent immediately: nod from what i ran learn it w II lie apt to go hard with them—lor it seem* they have all taken the King’s bounty." “ Let us see them,” said Jasper. So hi* brother took him and hi* friend Newton to see them. It wns indeed a inclanelmly Night to *co the poor fellows hand-cuffed upon the ground. But when the eye rested upon n young woman, a wife of one of the prisoner*, with her child a sweet little boy of live ye»rs, all pitv for the male prisoner* was forgotten. Her humble garb showed that «he w as poor ; hut her deep distresa and sympathy with her unfnrunale husband, proved that she wo* rich, rich in conjugal love, more precious than gold- She generally *nt on the ground opposite to her husband, with her little boy leaning on her lad, sad her coal blank hair spreading in long neglected tresses, on her neck and l>n*»tn — Sometimes she would sit silent a* a sinluo nl grief, her eyes fixed upon the earth ; then she would start with u convulsive throb, and gaze on her husband’s faro wuh looks a* pier* mg sad. nsifshn already saw him atr gglmg in the iialter, herself a widow, and her sou an or phan. While the child, distressed by his mo ther’s anguish, added to the* pathos of ihc scene, hv the artless tear* of childish suffering Tho* Jasper and Newton were undaunted in the field of battle, their feelings were subdued by Ibo heart-stirring misery. A* limy walked into the neighboring wood, the tear* stood in the eyes of both. Jasper first broke silence. “ Newton,” said he, “ my days have been hut few ; but I believo their couric i* nearly finished.” " Why *o, Jasper V' “ Win, | led that I nm-t rescue those poor prisoners, or die with thorn ; otherwise the re membrance of that poor wotnuri ami her child will imun' rnc to the grave.” “ That is exactly what I feci too,” replied Newton : •• and here is my heart and hand, to .-hHird try you to iho Iasi drop. Thunk God, a man can die hot once ; and whv should we fear to leave this life in the way of our duty ?" Thu friend* embraced each other, nnd en tered iu!o the neres*ur> air-ingcmunt for ful filling then desperate resolution. Immediately utter breakfast, tho prisoners were sent on their way to Suvunnuh, undirlhe guard of a sergeant and corporal, with eight men. They had ri"t heou gone long, before Jasner, accompanied by his friend Newton, took Icnve of hi* brother, nnd sol out on some pretended errand to the upper country. They Ivitd, however, scan ely got out of sight of Ell en, zer, before they struck into the woods, and p'ished liaid after the prisoners and their guurd, whom they closely dogged for several miles, anxiously watching an opportunity to make a I.low. The hope nileed, seemed cx'ravag.inl; for »lint could two unarmed men do ngunisl ten equipped with load'd muskets and bayo net* ! However, unable to give op their coun trymen, our heroes mill travelled on. About two rnde* from .Savannah, there is a spring, generally culled die Spa, well known !o travellers, who often slop there to quench their ilcr*t. “Perhaps,” said Jasper, “ the guuni mav rinp there.” Hastening on through 1 lie woods, they gained the Spa. n* the last hope, and there concealed themselves among tlm hushes that g r ew around the apr.ng.— Presently the mournful procession cutne in sight of (tie spring, where the sergeant ordered a halt. Hope sprung afresh in the bosoms of our heroes, though no doubt mixed with great Hlarm ; for it wns a fearful odds.”— The corporal, with Ins guard of men, conduc ted the prisoners to tlm spring, wlulo the ser geant wuh the other lour, having grounded their arm* near the road, brought up tho renr. The prisoners, weuned with tliu.r long walk, were permitted to rest themselves on the eartli. Poor Mrs. Junes,ns usual,took her seat oppo site to her husband, and her little hoy, over come with fatigue, fell asleep m her urms.— Two of tho corporal’s mon were ordered to keep guard, and the other two to give the pris oners drink nut of tho canteens. These last approached tho spring where our heroes lay concealed, and resting their muskets Hgninsl a pine tree, dipped up water. Having drank themselves, they turned away with replenished cm teens,10 give to the prisoners also. “ Now Newton is oor lime,” said Jasper. Then bursting like lions from their concealment, they snatched up thu two muskets that wero resting against tlm pine, anil in an instant shot down the two soldiers that were upon guard. Il was now a contest who should get Iho londcd inu*ket* that fell Imm the hands of the slum; for by this limn, a couple of brave Englishmen, recovering from rheir momentary panic, Imd sprung and seized upon tho mus kets; hut before they could usn them, the swift-handed Americans, with clubbed guns, levelled a blow at tho heads of their brave antagonist*. The hones of tho skull give way, nnd down they sunk, pale and quivering without a groan. Then hastily seizing the muskets that hud thus a second time lullcri from me hands of Iho slain, they flew between their surviving enemm* and their weapons grounded near llm road, nnd ordered them to surrender; which they instantly dij. They then snoop- d the hand •uffir nil' tho prisoners and armed them with muskets. At tliu commem eincnl of llm fight, pour Mr*. June* hail fallen in the earth in » s»o»n .rod tier little sun stood w reaming pitenmly "Ver h"i\ But when she recovered and saw her htisVind and his friends freed from their fetters, siie behaved like one frantic wuh joy. For fear of hemp reniken by tho English, our herons seized tfie arm* nnd tiro regimen- tals of the dead, and with their friends and captive fires, recessed the Savannah, unit sat, ly join' d the Americun army u' Pittsburgh, to llm inexpressible astonishment and joy of all. Ilipon's opinion of lleauty —I do not talk of morn beauty [continued Ityron,] of feature or complexion, hut of expression, ihnt looking out of llm *i"il through tho eyes, which, in my opinion, eons ntiled true beauty. Worqen have been pointed out to me ns beautiful, who nev er could have inlcres'ediny feelings from heir want of countenance, or expression, whlgjr means counienanee; and others, who were lit- fie remarked, have struck me as being capti vating, from tho force of countenance. A wo man’s far'd ought lobe liko an April day— susceptible ol change and variety ; hut sunshine shnulil often gleum over il, In replace the clouds »nd showers that may obscure its lus tre which poetical description apart, (said By ron,) in sober prose means, that goud-hiimou- red smiles o iglit to he ready to ehaso away llm expres-ion of pengivene.-g or enre, that senti ment nr carihlv ill* call forth. Women were meant to he the exciters of all tint is finnnt in our natures, and the soothers of all that is tur bulent nnd harsh. Of wlint use, then, can a handsome automaton be, after one has got ac- quainter] with a face that knows no change, though 11 causes man/? This is a stvlo of looks I could not bear the sight of for a weak, and yet such are the looks that pass in 10- jciMiy for pretty, handsome, and beautiful. Hhimsical illustration of Character.-It is as "Cried hut the inhabitsr.la oflnniskeo are prone to litigation, and a curious legend of a law suit i* mid upon the main illustrative of this their quarrelsome disposition. A century ago, two persons were remarkable here for superior opulence,and hud bocome the wonder and envy of their poorer neighbors. Their wealth con- sisied o( a flock of sheep, when,unfortunately, some trifling dispute occurring between them, n dissoluiion ol partnership wus agreed upon. To divile the fleck one would suppose was not difficult,and they proceeded to partition the pro perty accordingly. They possessed one hum bred und one sheep; fifty fell to each proprietor, bm 'he odd one, how was it to be disposed ol t Neither would ; urf wuh his moiety to the other, and, ulier u long and angry negotiation, the sheep wns left in common properly between them. Although the season hud not come round when sheep are usual: v shorn, one of tho proprietors, requiring wool fi r n pair of stock ings, proposed ilint tlm wool should he taken "ff. 1 In* was resisted by Ins co-purlrjer, and the po ri' was,fiially seil'cd by shearingonestde ot the animal. Only a few duys after,the sheep wns found dead ill a deep ditch : one pnrlv as cribed the ueeident to the cold fueling of the animal having urged him to seuk usholterin tho filial trench ; whilir the other contended, that wool remaining on one side caused the wother lo lose Ins equilibrium, and that thus the mel- ancholy caluslroplm was occasioned. The parlies went lo law directly, and the expenses ol the suit actually devoured Iho produce of the entire stock, and reduced both lo ■ state of utter beggary. Ti e r dcciendanti are poin ted lu this day us boing tho puorest of the com munity, and litigants are frequently warned to nvoid the fate of “ Malley and Malono.”—• Ifild Sports of Ills West. Fishing for Popularity—There is nothing appears more suspicioui in a politician, than publicly disclaiming all desire lo gain pop ularity. A number of years ago, n prominent member of the New Hampshire Legislature, who wns evidently unxiou* lo gain the good opinion of ins fellow men, embraced every op portunity lo declare, that ho was actuated sole ly by ilisinleresteit motive*—that he would he tho last man to flatter tho prejudices ofhis parly, or recommend any public measuro,mere ly for llm purpose nf gaining popularity. Af. ter an harnngue in thu House, which ho end ed u* usual, with u disclaimer of this kind, u shrewd old furmer, (who, by thu bye, was trou bled with an impediment in iris spoech,) roso ami observed that the language ofthegentleman on this rind various othor occasions, reminded him of a ‘ ircuin .iunce which once came to his knowledge: “A baker on entering liilh drop one morning found a Hiuihpiiimus-lookingperthon prolhonl On being uiliked abut ha wanted, he replied tliul lie found thu door unfirtliened and walked in, und wutii waiting tho cnlrenlh ofthe math- ter of the limp ; hut thaid ho, 'I aththuru you thir, I have taken nothing from your thulvea— I would thcorn lo sppropriutu to rnylhelf any of your loavuih, tliwuet cakes, or thinthebread.’ But the baker, hearing him thulh unneththelli- unly dltlicluimtli any evil mlenthiou, withely though proper to theurch him—and on turn ing huh pneketh inthide out, found them full of cuke and ihmlherbread \” Exeter jVitvs Letter. Indian Hncktrhrat Cakes.—A gcnllemnn, of very vurmulu mind, who us soon us he hac ordered one dung, is upt lo nbandon his laato, and order another—lately breakfasting at a refectory tn John street, called for some buck wheat cakes 1 But lie hud no sooner done, Ilian Im concliidud In have Indian cake. Jr«n- rny. the Iri-h warn r, who is a very atci inmn. dating Ic ilow, buwlo'/ out io the cook “ A plain of huckwhcut cakes! d’ye hear t und lu 'em e/ngea/”—N. Y. (Jit. Soon afler Sir Willinm Johnson,Siiperinteu- <Hnt of Indian AfT.nr* in America, find been appi,lilted io Iho above place, ho wrote to Eng- land for some suitable clothes, richly laced. — When they urrived ut Sir William’s, Ilnndrick, King ofthe five nations of Mohawks, wa* pres ent, nnd particularly uaimred them, but with out say mg any thing at that lime lo Sir Will iam. In a few tiuy.*, Hendrick called on Sir William, ooJ acquainted him that ho had a dr-.iin. On Kir William’s enquiring wiiat it was, he told him that bn hud dreamed that be had given him one of those fine suits which bn bad laiely received from over “Tho Gnat Water." Sir William took tho hint, anditn- mediately presented him null one of the rit h- est suits. Hendrick,intglilly pleased with the generosity of Sir W illiam, retired. Sir Will iam, some rime after this, happening to be in company wuh Hendrick, told him that he also had a dieinii. Hendrick, being very solici tous to know what ii wns, Sir William inform ed him that lie dreamed that ho (Hendrick) had made him a present,of a particular traetjof lurnl (the most valuiiable on the Mohawk River) of ■hem5000acres. Hendrick presented him with the land immediately, with this shrewd remurh, tnr William, I will never uream with you again,you dream too hard for me.” Tho abt.vu tract of land is called, to this hour, Sir Will iam’* Dreaming Land. A Spanish JMaxim.—Ho who loseth wealth,, loseth much ; ho who loseth a friupd, lasaiii more; but ho who Iceeth spirits, looetjh a)).

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Southern banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1832-1872, January 12, 1833, Image 1