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From lbs Columbus Sentinel. ' — .,
“THE MAGKIANV*
* In a quiet retreat the Magician was born, i
Ami penury frowned on the dawu of his days;
1 And llie lads of tho village reviled him in scorn,
i For he. mingled not much in their jov^nityjilays.
Cut as evening approach’d, and his labor was done,
j T<i the dirk shadow’d wood he’d repair,
i And the “mystical knot,” at the set of the sun.
From tin? rotien phie trees he Would seek one l>y one.
And cause his lone hearth until midnight to glare.
lie spoke not to those who might gather around,
Hut sat all -absorbed in the chimney’s dark nook,
| Af.-ci tor hours along, in that rcv’re profound.
Notice that Application will lie made tothe Court
of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must
be published four months.
Notice that Application will lie made for T/*i*ers
of Administration, must lie published thirty days, and
for letters of Dismission, six months.
Wirn rams’**
gained a position where I could have it fair view
oi the faces of nearly all present. I soon
perceived that 1 was an object of attention.
.Many of the rongregatiUn looked curiously at
me’, for I was a stranger to them all. In a
cw moments, however, the attention of every
one present appealed ‘to be absorbed in the
ambassador ot grace, and i also began to take
«n interest in bis discourse. The speaker ;
unsparing hand to the head and face, having
pieces of twine lying m different directions
across the cranium, which, being pulled before
the plaster becaim hard, would cut it in several
pieces, and thus c-mse it »o he ensile disengag-
ed. Every tniir’g being prepared. Mr. 6nooks.
witii a courage and resignation which reflect
the highest honor on his chapucter,submitted his
in lus discourse. The speaker j cranium to the disposal of the amateur «r-
iviis fluent, and many of his flights were even j tist. Quills were stuck in his nose to allow
sublime—but almost any thing was calculated j him tie -means of respiration, the plaster was
to effect m v mind then. The preacher spok'- mixed, and, seizing a spatula, tin* enthusius-
ol Heaven and us joys,and the bussful , tic follower of Gall h.»d it thickly on. Mr.
miittzrd.
mjt .'j
diatelv drawing his own sword, he followed
ihe example of the dying tniifi. «• You should
not have anticipated me,” said he to him, «• if
you had no! ftmid me occupied in the. service
of the Emperor; but I die happy, ’since 11
have had an opportunity of convincing you ' ?. is ^tauntingly nskd cLlily—and bv law
ns yours.” A | vers ! My friends. Martin Van Bureu is the
From the Nashville Union. •
martin van buken. -
Who i^ this Kinderhooket Martin Van Bu«
that inv sjvord is ns good
Frenchman (sivs the author of tins storv,)on ; son of two‘Dutch people who lived in 1782,
mailing this, will deplore the madness of these j tvhe
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College, it was imaniinonslv resolved to fie expedient
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ol the South, have too long depended upon foreign ■
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in the .’state, and osjieeiatly the Alumni ot' Franklin
College, will patronize the enterprise both by word i
and deed. State pride, the love of Literature, our
interest in the cause of general Education, all call
upon us to sustain an enterpnze so necessary to our i
improvement, and the honor o! tho State.
A. s. CLAYTON.
JAMES J U’K.'ON.
15 l). MOORE.
WM L MITCHELL.
C. F. McCAY.
SAM’L. P. l’UESSLEY
11. HULL
lie would -tix his keen glance on some mystical
boo k—
| Till nature, worn out, would invite him away.
To repose on his seidom pressed pallet-of straw;
For often ’twafi found that tim dawn of the day
■ 'V.is robbing the stars ofthcii brilliant array,
j Ere lie chose from his nook to withdraw. ’
hen he wt*9 born, at the obscure little town
two oriental enthusiasts: and vet he., willgo, ! °f* Rmderhook, on the Hudson-; and they
the very same evening, to expose, his Ufe.to 1 were rather poor tob ; —Ini' the fither, Abram
the steel ot a bully, and tiie by the sworJ, in '• VaBoron. was n m m of excellent sense,
- . . „ g . order that lie may punish the man w’ho has Rni1 witiml h;id fought throagli the Revolution-
scene^ with which we were surrounded on SnooRs’s face was soon covered, the first por-l insulted him.' It is the usage of the country : «rv War. where ho'ptcked up much expftfi-
every side. 1 he music o' the wood and tlie j Lon being .applied to the mouth, the art.s; j ;• fool insults you, inn! he must destroy you to i ence.v But the mother tiad, perhaps, more
fragrance of the heath seemed to respond to j having wis< 1\ r» solved 1 to put a stop to all ri I repair bis injurious "conduct! The Spuujsh »«i«d titan the father, and was a first rate Dutch
Ins eloquence. Theu it was no great stretch j monstrances as expeditiously as possible.— ! noble, who refuses to measure Ills swoid with ! woman, so said our informant. They wore
oi tilt imagination to fancy that the while j r l lie i.ose, the eyes, tim ears, and finally the j a man that is inferior to him lii birth, is eager ! a solid pair of Dutch people—honest as the
Handed creatures around me with their pen- j whole bend, were soon covered with a mass I for the honor of combatting a ImM.' At Mu. i day 5 hardworking—neat us industry and wa-
Sang lips and artless innocence were beings of! ol plaster nearly two inch* s in thickness, and j lib ir,and other countries, widow* grown them ,er rouM make them—and belonged to tho
‘ higher sphere. While my feelings were weighing ten or fifteen.pounds.. The we..th-: selves with honor by throwing themselves on I Dutch reformed church: Regularly working six
thus divided between the beauties a d the i being warm, the application ol the cold plus-! the funeral pile of their husbands. In France j daYs in the week in- their little (arm, and
blessings of tin* two worlds, and wript in a ; term first produced a sensation rather agree- j and some ether civilzed nations, a vjriuous ; hearing a three hours Dutch sermon on Sun-
\\ hat iio read—w bat lie fell—bis own bosom might
know.
Yet lit* ventured no thought to reveal
Hut in,tii'or'd.Jie talked-of the wise men below.
When remark on their works would unwittingly
steal —
From his lips, that seethed sealed by ioaie mystical
hand,
Until, bursting foose, such reflections would rise,
On the thought trom tho words that lib held in com
mand.
Tint whispers were heard that tlie mystical brand
Was u 'torch more unholy than wise
Dut his years pwept along and lie rose in his pride,
J To win the abaction and favor ofr.il, >
And trie torch of light that lit up his vonng tire-side,
Like the lump of Alim.in, was true to Ins call;
It ilbiimi.od his mind witii a magical lire ;
It taught him how pure was a Virtuous soul,
.And told his ambition Hut dared to aspire—
“ Behold, as the blaze of thy, torch bnrncth higher,
I low black the thick volumes of smoke from it
roll!”
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“ Yes—yes—it is so ; but the vapors pass by—
I I lie higher in fame, the more slanders beset:
Hut the t.gbt of tlie torch still is clear to the eye,
And marks out the path of my duty as yet.”
* Van Bui-en! in this.is thy magical art:
1 lie viell cultured mind—and unwavering love
For the virtues that hallow and chasten the heart,
\\ ..icn call only to envy an arrow impart—
That would tarnish the glory of angels above !
sort of poetical devotion, I detected otie tair j uble than otherwise. But such wa$ ihe na-
lass, with large black eyes, in stealing several i Lire of that material that it soon became hen.
ilances at me ofa most animating'character, j ted, and hts whole head seemed surrounded
I need not describe the sensations experien- j with, or inunersed.iii, a dark, noisome, and
,ced by a youth when jhe eyes ol a beautiful ; sufiocating atmosphere. To add to the awk-
woniun rest for a length of time upon his j wariness of his Situation,- lie found no little
countenance—and wher. he imagines himself \ < ifliculn in breathing, owing to sotne nits-
to he an object of interest to her., I rerorn- j managentent id introducing the quills into his
ed her glances with iutf-rust, and llirevyyll the j nostrils.-
tenderness into my eyes which the scene, my ' Thus shut out from all communication with
man is disgraced if he is the relation of a I day, in the little Stone church, with the gable
person who hud died on the scaffold : h dread, j er,d *«» ihe street, in the village of Kinderhoofe.
ful prejudice, which-few persons have the Martin was their oldest child. He was squr.ro
wisdom to despise. Prejudices are often ; am * Dutch.looking, as he vet is, but ra-
contniiuded with popular error and super.sti * tlier" sm til. He worked for Ins mother first
lions. ' There is a difference which is easily j — :u,d !l ' s f'ther when lie got able—and went
perceptible, between these throe children ol ' to ihf rhurcii as they went ; and thus grew
the ages of barbarism. Error is produced j U P * » the time when Dutch boys were sent to
by ignorance, prejudice by pride, and super- s ' **ool—pf Winters—ay at about ten years
stttion by ignprance and fear. Error mat be j <dd * His fattier hud learned in the Army that
an English
one Datch-
nevertheless
phantom which supports the i true > was stmt to art English school.—
ot ti e fountain of insjnr. Sion. How could it tiie reflection iha: they would he of khort ilu-1 chimera of their greatifes^. But all the of. ! I 1 **-' b‘»y* w’ent to work as he had worked on
he otherwise l She liad been Itorn and nur- ration. Rut his fi-Mings may'be in sfutie de. forte df the wise-never succeed in entirely ! ^ ir,n at * 1umc ’ und forthwith lef^his
tured amid tiiese v'ild and romantic scenes—
was made up o: ropiance, of poetrv. and ten-
derness. And then I thougl.t of the purify
of woman’s love—her devotion—her truth,
L only prayed that 1 might, meet with her
wh. re w e could enjoy a sweet interchange of
sentiment. - 1 thouglit of Sappho, ano the ar-
glances of tins young maiden reminded
gree imagined, they cannot be dt s ribed,
t when he learned that tlie ignorant artist had
j suffered the [>!• ster to remain, on his head so
long before he attempted to divide it with the
| strings, that iln- process could not be carried
into i-fiecl! iMr. Snooks attempted to speak ;
but lie Could not articulate'a syllable; he
j strove to scream, but his voice sounded like
me of that creature ot passionate affection.— the deep mutterings of the thunder in the dis-
1 thought of NVerter and Charlotte, and could j tance. He then resorted to ges’ures, and
not doubt that the village mnden and myself! made significant signs, which would have ejf-
were capable of enjoying equ d transport in ! cited the admiration of a Frenchman, implo-
each other’s society. Her g'ances continued ring relief. He stamped, he" kicked, and
—several times our eyes met. Mv heart : threw his arms about
banishing supersiiiion from the hearts ol tiie ie,iows hehind. In the summer he stayed at
vulgar. He alone will c.ot suffer himself to lie
imected by it, who is above prejudices and
error.—Literary (jazdte.
Okiglx of Rail Roads.—Rail Roads may
home and worked, and in the winter went to
school ; which he lunged for, us play compar
ed to the ploufgli-t.nl. And so it was. We
have tried tlie change, and know.. Strange
to say, he beat the English boys, who went
be traced as far back as the year 1680. At summer and winter—caught up, and in the
that period coals came to be substituted gem | spring was a wiiiile mile ahead. riic like of
■orally for wood as fuel lit London and other j 'h«» « - e have seen \Vest of Kinderhook, «nd
parts of England. The consequence was } ou w h° have t|oys to raise h id as well renr.em-
that lroni the increased demand at the tiiini s, i her-it. He neither learned to swear or drink ;
tiie greatest inconveniences accrued in con- j *° gamble or wear fine t lothes. He learned
voying tiie coal from ifjence to the‘ships, as ! ,,ld i how to worn—how to worship in Dutch
Then let the vile minions whoso venom is east
On the toiler.tor that which' exalted the man,
Tiie viitues tlioy h ve not with bittorne.>s blast,
Ana in their possessor a thousand faults scan :
There’s a magic which shields from their poisonofcS
Teeth—
A magic that hid- them from sunlight to flee—
There’s a magic that sorcery rentlcreth sooth—
The magic of Honor, of Virtue and Thutu—
They’vf’ tyade thee “magician,” Van Buren—the
three! ,
Fmi
SALE,
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JH-tXV IIE suh-rrihor oflers for sale op terms to J
^ suit p.iiehas-Ts, tiie following tiuels ot ,
'I II U1LLING INCl 1)ENT.
“A step from the sublime to the ridiculous.”
MY WILLIAM A. COMSTOCK..
Tho morning was alt lightful. I wns in tho
country. I was wamh-ring.atmy leisure and
had not u care to disturb the serenity of mv
mind—excepting it was that I panted for
some adventure—some 'incident in couso-
—■vbSf.nu:
First—The place where ho new resides, contain
ing about one thous .ml acres known as the Cow.
pens; about tlireo iiumircd acres clear**) ; peach and
apple orchard; a l .rge ami commociions Dwelling
House UamlsormT’ finished i.ff, an 1 ail necessary
out tmildings. Tliis place is about threeiniles iVotn i nance with the romantic beauty of the-sccne.
Mor.roe, Walton coon’y, an h eighteen above Mail- i I could scarcely hope for if, as tl)e country
ison
found on
bred an
column
The nhc^ lias been - settled nearly thirty ytvirs, and that jumped about among tlie thick leaves of
it is not known that a case ofViUin'is fever or ;*zue the green wood, or the hollow murmur of -a
anil fever Ins ov.-r vi-itc.f any of the families ii, a \ i huh- waterfall, when the crystal ftood turn,
have resided.hore. Most of the h»d is well ada;»- ;' bIed sl)iverin , rock amo; ,„ the clean
tea to cultqro of corn, cotton
ike a windmill; but j well us immense-expenses for the purpose- of ( —what tne Conueclicul scliool-muster ttiuglil
aoned with rupture. At length the benedic. j «H to no purpose. It seemed as if lie was j removing which, wagon' roads were at first j °* books, and d little morp.
tioo was pronounced. I lingered about tlie horribly doomed to wear his head in a shell i made, consisting of wooden mils or ledges, j fhor*- was a.sor* of an Academy at Rinder-
prrmist s until I saw- the bluek.evod/Unir;s<*-I M”«»r rif,F 'i liic .fished mi ihe mmd of! fitted to allow the wheels of I he wagons to run I book where a little Latin was taught, and
() that Mr. Snooks;
set out for home alone and on foot.
but it was too dreadful tobcar. j upon them, Bv this improvement it wns lound j some bits at knowledge pertnuuog to the Sci>
tlie customs of society would perini'—for we j Ho sprung up, and making the most unearth- ; that A single horse could easily draw a wagon e,lc< s —F'osq slight stps at ihe fountain, that
are surely one. in soul! Cruel formality, ; ly spunds, which were intended for moans,
that throws up a Jiarrier between hearts made be groped his way with much difficulty to.
for each other!”' Yet I determined to Cke j wards the do t, being impelled by an instinc
on these rails, which had previously required j-hsW the ground work of so many eminent
tliree or more horses. In 173S a further im- j «' : » fls '» lhe United States. There his father
provement was made by substituting.cast iron j se!lt Martin wlieti the Connecticut teacher
the same path. I followed alter her. She five feeling to seek for sympatfiy and ussis. j roads instead of wooden ones. The old fash- ' c °'dd learn turn nothing further. Here he
ic, W alton co'in’y, an 1* eighteen above .Mail- i I couiil scarcely hope tor it', as tqe country
A hmltiner situation ii is belicvci! rcn< ot be ; was thinly settled, and few passengers were
. , . , ... , , to he met with. All was silence and peace,
»d twenty* vart'.s ot the uwelling, discharges a. _ 1 ’
n of water'12 inches square in two second— Si,ve - . ,1,e "" ,s,c of countless numbers ot birds
ami small grain.
pebbles and sand ot a brook. 1 wandered I
A tract of six hun lroJ an i sevcnty-fivc ncr«s. on • eared not whither, for at every step some new.
Flit Creek, seven miles West of Monroe, Walton beauty opened to my view. At length, in
county. This settlement might be conveniently cli- one of tho most solitary spots which l had
vided'to suit purchasers. It has about two hundred visi; ,. ( ] } { „ 11;l m ,. ( | that 'l heard a slight 1 um.
anil seventv-five acres oi clcare-l lanti, amt is ot a very , , , _ .
■ , . as ot a congregated crowd, at no great (as-
snnerior niialih/; tin i spring*, comfortable cabins, rr . ’ •
looked behind, and I thought sin* evinced { tance from ihe public at large
some emotion at recognizing me as the stran- ! This martyr to science reached the front
ger of tlie day. 1 quickened my pace, and ; door before Ids friend, the Phrenologist, could
she actually sb.ckt-ned hers, ,?s if to let me : determine in lus own mind what course to
come up with her. adopt. He was f.ra time as much a«to:ush-
“ Noble young creature !” thought —j. cd at the unlucky reslilt of lus labors ;<s Jiis
“ Her artless and warm «heart is superior to unfortunate victim; but. soon recovering the
the shackles of custom !” j use of his faculties, be called out lustily for a
1 at IciiL-th cork within a stone’s throw of j mallei or a top-m; ul and a chisel. But Mr.
iter. She suddenly halted and turned her i Snooks was too,impatient to get rid of the
face towards me. My heart swelled to bur- lurdeii which pressed heavily o:i bis head to
sting, and my eyes filled with tears of rapture 1 he satisfied wi'h dilatory measures. He
nud tenderness I reached the spot where j made a desperate effort to descend the stone j place to another,
she stood. She began to speak, and i Jook steps aL the front en'rance of his house ; but
of]' mv bat as tf doing reveren/ce to an angel, while groping h*s way unassisted, in worse
• “Are you a pedler ?” ' than Cimmerian darkness, he fortunately, as
“ No, my dear girl, that is not my occupa. j the sequel proved, made a fdse step, and. m
tioe.” - j accordance with th<- received principles of
“ Well, f don’-t know,” continued she, not i gravitation, which admirably illustrates the
very bashfully, and eying me sternly- “ 1 j.correctness of tlie Newtonian theory, pitched
thought when I saw you in the meeting-house■! bead foremost, on the paved side walk, to the
that you looked like the pedler who passed off! g'eat astonishment of the passers by*. The
a pewter half dollar on me three weeks ago : shock was so great that thy box which en-
and so I determined to k^ep my eye on you. I closed his head was shattered tn a dozen pi<J-
Brother John has got home now, and lie says i <es! . ‘
il he catches the feller, he’ll wring his neck ! Mr. Snooks was unhurt; and, So soon as
lor him—and 1 ain’t sure hut you arc the 1 he could recover his scattered senses, he
ed wagons, howevyr, being still employed,were J learned ami worked by spells «s before, until
found iiiCooVeuient. These were dispensed • h' 1 got through tiie little latin, and the scraps
with about the year 1770, and instead of one : n * knowledge tnuFfit, whe n team not long.—
great wagon, a number of smalfcr .wagons, i. Fien a difficulty arose. Ihe father made
each capable of containing one or,two tons, , PMough to pay for his salt and iron, his tea and
were used, being linked together with chains, j s, 'g ar h>r Sunday, and to pay the scltool-mas*
By thus diffusing O'*- 1 weight over tlie larger tcr y fit home; but to send his son Irom lionso
portion of the rail-way, the principal cause ol j wns. beyond his means; it was a bitter pill-
the failure in the first instance ivas removed. | ,or ,ae * ud * ^ ° * r °ze witu poverty in tlie
From this time cast iron rail-ways began to i bud ; -and tlie coujifry full of .wealth in the
lie constructed as branches to the canals, and
hands of large land-holders, then a decided ar-
istocr uy, for vyaiit of a mere trifle,.was n
withering misfortune ; .'But one under which
almost too entire plebeian talent of tiie conn-
The Eabme'r.—It.does-one’s heart good ?o tr.. had suiik, dutin.. tne Colonial government,
in some places as Voads of tralfic ironi one
an.
see a merry*round faced farmer. So indepon
HU least
dent, and yet so free from vanities and pride, reuipey., tor-Here, were
So rich, and yet 6 t industrious—so patient [ the f<»rm could nut be sol
.and persevering in his calling, and yet so ^-*ie or Harvard^ The
srtprrwr quality • , . ... ■ ,, , . .
(tin Houses, lVacI* Orchar.ls, Jtc., aa.t in a fine heal lance ; and upon jookuig quickly about me, I
thy neighborhood. Tho whole or any part of the *cangnt sight ol something glittering through
aliove will he sol.l on reasonable terms, on applies- j(, 0 j r ,. Si which I knew to be the handiwork
l0!1 10 TtlOMAR H. llAJtftiS, ! 0 j* a |, umaa ;.rtist, and vet 1 could not imme-
Arur Mor.roe, Wadon County. . . ' - ; , ,
i oiately determine Us snape anu charact< r. I
walked forward a few paces, w^en l came to
1 an opening tti the bushes, and looked through
Sept. ’0—2.4—if.
4 5 .... .
lor settling claims, under t.ic provisions ot the vided tiie bushs-s and voting trees, saw n spn-
l.ate treaty with the Cherokee Indians, I shall attend cj()US j,, c ',. ntre of w h,ch Stood a
al New Lchota on the I nth day of Octolicr next,
at which time and place I anticipate being met hy
my associate commissioner, pr pared to enter upon
all the various duties of our appointment.
II aving spent-some weeks in tlm Cherokee qoun.
try, in making the necessary arrangements for enter
ing upon business, ar.d being delayed alone on account
r>f tho absence of iny ass<*eiate ; I have deemed it ex.
peoient to notify all persons whom it may concern,’
little church with a small steeple. I obser
ved that the congregation were nearly all as-
si-nibled. Occasionally same belated worship
•per dropped silently in, took off his hat, and
applying his handkerchief to his dump- fore-
head, slid into the first seat that offered. As
good-for-nothing r seal after nil.’
and iy tins cus<; seemed to have do
fur -there were other children, and
sold to educate one, at
persevering in ti'.s caliing, aaci yet sq ..lclad felt his powers ;
kind, social and ob!i<rin ,T . There are a thou- ; ^'- ,d Hied his young strength with all around
sand noble fn-.its about him which light up his ; 11,1(1 li ' unti “ ,e,n no,hin S ir ' ll,e w , >* The
chaiactcr. He is generally hospitably—eat j verv a S°»y of disappoi.itnient, inflicted by the
and drink with him, and he won’t set a mark ; h *rd ‘band of poverty, wfin h withheld him from
on YOU. and sw.at it out of you with a doub- College, strengthened lus resolution not to
lo compound interest, as some l have known S1,,k Vil(ier ,,s wt ^ l “ 5 a,l(l 11 ' Vas a dorious
will; you are welcome. He will do you a ! determination fbr an unfriended, uneneour.
kindness without expectm- a return by way ! Dutch boy in an obscure Dutch village.!
I half rose from the pavement. Ifis face ’ was | 6f compensatiou-^lt Is not so with every body'. | «« determined to make a- Uwyer of hinpelf;
! — » ... I 1 . • l l\nf f A 1 i IV in \otl’ Y Ar!/ il onmuMn^
Tfie last words were uttered with a furious ' soon -uncovered, but a large portion of tlie
scream. Reader, did you ever take a show- 1 stone-hardened plaster stuck to his hair, or
er bath.
dangled about his ears. Tlie unfortunate
wight drew a long breath, which afl’drded him
inexpressible relief; and while his paliid
looks and’ glaring eyes fold n melancholy tale
of bodily exhaustion and medial agony, he
From the ftoston Mercantile Journal.
A GOOD STORY,' WELL TOLD. -
A MAN WITII Ills II It AD IN A-BAD BOX
A singular occurrence took place hi a town |
■n a neighboring State, not long since, which !
was attended with consequences of Hie most the , :Ue of „ ie scipnce of Phrenology depen
ded upon it, and fie has hitherto kept his
erally more honest and sincere—j but Hracfice law in New-York.il required
sed to deal m low and underhand the.student sh.ufld read seven years in a.law-
the tloor stood wide open, I could see/a
lat from ami after the timn above specified, their j goddlv array of village bonnets—commend
Haims will bo received anil registered, and acted
upon with as much promptitude as circumstances
will permit—all written evidence in support of
claim*, will also bo received and filed. The Indian
Co;,>in : "«'c, appointed under tl e Treaty (a .part
whom have been consulted in this arrangement) ate
hereby rr quested to attend" at the time an 1 place
herein specified, for the purpose of discharging the
duties assigned them under the treaty. They are
also requested to notify the Cherokee people of this
arrangement, and invite the attendance of all such as
may have business to transact with the C■•omission.
trs. WILSON LUMPKIN.
Sept. 2-1—27—3t.
NOTICE*
V LL persons having demands against the estate
of Benjamin Odell, fate of Rabun County, do-
CC3 *td, are requested to present them, duly authentic
cate<l, within the legal time, and those indebted, to
make immediate payment,
ALLEN R
Aug. 20—22—40ds.
JOHN II. SLOAN, } .j ,
GAINS, \ Admrs -
mo to a village bonnet—it is more precious
t«» my view than at. imperial crown, I at one**
n solvtd to go to meeting—not only for the
sake of seeing the pretty vdl.igfe. maidens*
hut ajs<» because a secret vanity suggested to
my mind that among that assembly of. plain
couuiryinen 1 should be n distinguisbed per-
si mage, and • could not fail to draw the mel
ting glance of many a blue eye upon mine
own on vv rd proportions.
Accordingly i passed tip the natural ave-
nno and Cahie out upon the green.- My fee-
luigs were very poetical as I walked slowly
towards tlie door of tho village church. I
entered. A. popular preacher was holding
forth, and the little meeting house was much
crowded. Several persons were standing up
grid I soon discovered that I must retain my
perpendicular position, as ever}' seat was crow-
dtd,l,however, pressed up the-aisle,until 1 had
awkward nature to the individual who bore u
prominent share in the affair, und whose re.
nuuie we shall, for reasons not necessary
to mention, conceal under that of Jar. .Vnooks.
It seems that Mr. Snooks unfortunately was
the possessor of a head of unusu >1 dimensions
amt peculiar shape, which attracted tue at
tention of an indivtduoi who-had become in-
terestcd.in the study of Phrenology. This
lover of remarkable developemeuts gazad at
Mr. Suooks’s head with admiration; belong.
He is genem
less disposed... - , , . _ , , . ,
cuntiina than manv I knyw. He gives to so J> crs was a graduate at some
cietv its best support—is the firmest >illar rog.ilar'Collegc or Umvers.ty,. Seven years
that'supports the edifice 6f goveminei.t—he j therefore, the lad h =d determined he would
is the lord of nature. Look at him in l.is r.-ad^-apphed t 9 a hide lawyer suffice in. Kin-
home-spun and gray black—gentlemen, laugh | Uerhook at the age of about 15, and: was re-
snlemhlv declared that he would not allow if you will—but, believe^ me, he can laugh ! cnved-tjiere to dredge’up lor hitbself the ed-
•a.'other cast to be lake,, of bis bead, even ,f back tf he pleases. i “««•»"• «»*“*ti'ous.md worthless.coxcorabs
; j around him, the sens ol wealthy parents, were
Answer to a challenge.— V Rhode Is- i but’ useletsly coaxed to acquire. Hero
word.
Prejudices Prejudice is certainly com
mon. in a greater or less degree, to all men.
When a-prince dies at Japan, there are gen-
erally fifteen "or twenty of his subjects, rtho
in their zeal and affection, rip open their bel
lies, mid expire with him. Those who make
.the largest and deepest incisions acquire tRe
greatest glory. An officer of the emperor
ed to touch it, to have it beneath' his hands, of Japan as tie was mounting the imperial
ami, in an evil- hour, poor Mr. Snooks con
scTHed to be manipulated by the devoted fol
lower ot .Gall and Spurzheim. Mr Suooks’s
head was found jto be a remarkable one—so-
much so that the interest of the science re
quired a Cast to .be - taken, and Snooks, who
was Dot aware of the exact nature of the ope.
ration, at length yielded a reluctant consent
to the solicitations ot the ardeut discoverer of
nimips. The Phrenologist himself had never
been instructed in the rather difficult process
of taking casts ; nevertheless, he conceived
himself equal to the tusk on this occasion,
haying frequently received verbal instruction
from these who bad conducted that operation.
He was told to mix the plaster to the consis
tency of cream, and then to apply it with an
staircase, met with another who was descend
ing it. Their swords struck against each
other ; the latter, was offended by it, c* d made
•in angry remark to thp former who excused
himsell by atlr'huting the circumstance to ac
cident.-'—adding, that the two swords had rub
bed agaiust each other, and that one was quite
as good as tlie other. “ You shall see,” re-
.plied Ihe aggressor, “ the difference there is
between twos words.” He immediately drew
his, and plunged it into his belly. The oth
er, who was ambitious of a like honor, has
tened up the staircase, to serve at the table of
the emperor a dish which he had m his hands,
and returned to his rival, who was expiring
from the wound ho had inflicted upon himself.
He asked him if he still breathed, and imme-
Judge. “ Yhs. sir.”
General. “Well, do vou intend to fight
me?” ", ,
Judge. “ No. sir.”
Gvnenl. “ Then; sir, I consider yotf a
pitiful coward.”
Judge. _ “ Right; sir, you know that very i
well, or you never would have clrallehgcd me.’ i
fioU’orv path of knowledge, or travelled to it by
,1
a loyal road, is very true; yet be made a
rnosF profitable six years of it. Many, are
the jokes passed on Mr,'Van Buren that to
supply his. fsw wants d irmg this period he
swapped horses. My lawyer Iriends:—un
der similar circumstnnces vvh.it wbtild you -
have «l«me lor unbegged bread? From,Jen-
■ - ^
in a mixed company it was asked, Why j Whitesides down to the youngest qf you,
are the young ladies most apt to marry when a »d «»*>»«*» *h« «">*'■ «?««>», what in youf
days are shortest ?’* A wag archly replied,
“ because then the nights are longest.”
To take out Iron moulds.—Hold the
iron moulds over the fumes of boiling water
for- some time, then pour on the spot a little
juice of sorrel and a tittle soil, and when the
cloth has thoroughly imbibed the juice,wash
it iu lye.
Ambiguity—A quality deemed essentially
necessary to the clear understanding of diplo
matic writings, acts of parliament aiid law
proceedings.
upward struggles is it, that was honest, yoil
have not done, to keep coats on your backs ?
Unfortunately tor Martin Van Buren* he had
only learned to plough with horses,not to swap
them-t-he had to do a much leaner business
for bread. Magistrates hud considerable ju:-
risitciion and tried the causes before juries
summoned by the constable ; the Dutch peo
ple, as they did with Daniel Sheftey, and as
they will with every qiher-sou of » Dutchman^
flocked to “ Marlin,” for help," and he appear- -
ed before the justices anil juries as cham
pion during, perhaps, halt* the six years novi
tiate-acquiring a Kiuderhookname and fame
