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EXECUTOR’S SALE.
I N obedience to the last will and testament of
John H. Boyce, deceased, and ngraeakly to &n
«mlei of me Honorable Inferior court, when silting
for Ordinary purposes, will he sold before the court
house door in Walton county, witliii) the usual
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in February
next, 6 negroes, among which there is one negro
fellow, two women and three children. Terms
made known on the day of sale. .
BR1XKLY BOYCE. Exec’r.
Nov. 25—37—tds.
ADMINISTRATORS’ SALES, Ate.
EXECUTORS’ SALE.
VATILL ,k> s °ld at , ' le court-house in Gwinnett
f V cnimtv .on ihn lirsl Tiictflav io bnunru
next, the following valuable lois of Ianu all lying
in said county, viz : No. 210, in the 5th district;
No. 211, in the 5th district; No. 304, in the 5th
district; fraction No. 305. containing 119 acres, in
the 5th district; fraction No. 20, containing 9j
acres, in the 7tli district; fraction No. 19, contain
ing Ili8J acres in the 7th district.
Also, lot of land, No. 209, in the 5th dist., well
improved, a good dwelling house. Gin house, and
other necessary buildings for a good farmer, about
100 acres cleared land.
Also will be sold at the plantation of Klisba
\\ inn, deceased, on Wednesday and Thursday the
lili and 5th days of January next, all of the perso
nal property of said deceased, (not willed and ne
groes excepted.) consisting of horses, mules, three
yoke of oxen, cattle, about 8000 lbs. pork, stock
bogs, sheep, corn, oats and fodder. Farming tools,
:: waggons and 2 carts, household furniture, a quan
tity of lumber. 2 pair millstones and irons, I set
1 lacksmith tools, one cotton gin, Ac. Ac. Sold as
- .ho properly of Elisha Winn, deceased. Terms
made known on the dav cf sale.
WM. MALTBIE, ) .
tt. D. WINN, < Exec rs.
-33—tds.
EXECUTORS’ SALE.
I N pursuance of the last will and testament of
Miss Elizabeth Payne, will be sold on the first
Tuesday in February next, at the court-house in
Carnesville, Franklin county, the following negroes,
to wit, Anna, a woman 28 years old, and her two
sons, Alfred, a boy 11 years old, and Isaac, a boy
9 years old; also, Noah, a man 22 years old.—
Sold as the property of said Elizabeth Payne, de
ceased, for the benefit of her heirs. Terms made
known on the day of sale
No
M. II. PAYNE, ) v ,
DAVID PAYNE, J ^xecr
-37—tds.
W AnVMNISTRATOR’S NAl-.R
ILL be sold, on the first Tuesday in Febru
ary next, before the’court-house door in the
town of Clayton, Rabun county, between the usual
hours of sale, the following town lots in the town
of Clayton, Known and distinguished in the plan of
said town, by Nos. 8 and 26. Sold as the property
of John Derrick, late of said county, deceased, for
the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said de
ceased. Terms rnaJe known on the day of sale.
ALLEN U. GAINES, Adm’r.
Dec. 2—38—tds.
A DM 1N ISTKATOR’S SALE.
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CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND
. APPENDIX.
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VOL. XI.—NO. 41.
* v Poetry.
A GREEABLY’to an order of the Honorable quently than the Congressional Globe.
Court of Ordinary of Habersham county, will I Each of these works is complete in itself; but it
be sold on the first Tuesday in February next, be
fore the court-house in Lumpkin county. Lot No.
415, 13th district, 1st section, North. Sold as the
property of Frederick Mize, deceased, for the ben
efit of his heirs and creditors. Terms made known
on the day. JESSE WINDSOR, Adm’r.
Nov. 25—37—tds.
Oct. 28-
A DM IN ISTRATOR’S SALE.
W 1LL be sold, on Tuesday, the 31st of Janua
ry next, before the court-house door in Mon
roe. Walton county, the goods and chattels, belong
ing to the Estate of Mercy B. Harrington, deceas
ed. among which is an excellent gold watch.—
Terms on the dav.
BEVERLY B RANSOXE, Adm’r.
Bee 16—10—tds.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
A OREEABLY to an order nf the Honorable
il. tiie Inferior court of Walton county, when sit-
ti u: for ordinary purposes, will be sold on the first
Tuesday in January next, before the court-house
t'i said county, all the land in said county, belonging
m the estate of Win. B. Beall, deceased, contain
ing 125 acres, more or less, on Jack's creek, ad
joining lands of Richardson, Thomas, and others,
well improved. Terms made known on the day of
saie.
Also at the same time and place, will be sold
the negroes belonging to said estate. 23 in number,
and among them are men, women. Boys, and girls,
and a gooc black-smith. T erms cash lor the ne
groes. DANIEL RAMEY, Adm’r.
Oct. 21—32-tds.
ADMINISTRATORS’ SALE.
W ILL be sold on the 22nd of December next,
at ihe late residence of James Mc.Clcsky,
of Hall county, deceased, all the personal properly
belonging to said estate, consisting of corn, foduer,
horses, hogs, and some cows and calves, household
and kitchen furniture, plantation tools &c.
Also at the same time and place, six negroes
will lie hired, consisting of one man, three women
ami two ploughboys, unless previously hired by
private contract. Terms made known on the day
° DAVID II. McCLF.SKEY, ) . . .
JAMES R. McCLESKEY, \ Aa,nrs '
Nov. II—35—tds.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
4 GREEABLY to an order of the Honorable
Court of Ordinary of Habersham county, will
be sold on the first Tuesday in February next, be
fore the court-house in Murray county. Lot No.
170. 10th district of Murray county. .Sold 'as the
property of Elizabeth Ann Snelgruve, deceased.—
Terms made known on the dav.
DEVEREAUX JARRETT, Adm’r.
Nov. 25—37—tds.
GEORGIA, GWINNETT COUNTY.
W HEREAS William Mnlibie and Middleton B.
Montgomery apply to me for letters of ad
ministration on the estate of James Gilbert, late of
said county, deceased.
These arc therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
to be and appear at my office within the time pre
scribed by law. to show cause,* if any they have,
why said letters should not be granted.
Given under mv linn 1, this 21st Nov. 1842.
HENRY P. THOMAS,c. c. o.
Nov. 25—37--30J.
GEORGIA, HALL COUNTY.
W HEREAS Eli.is Baker and Joseph D. Baker,
apply for loners' of Administration, with the
will annexed, on the estate of Beal Baker, late of
said county, deceased ;
These are therefore to cite and admonisli all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased
to be and appear at mv office within the time pre
scribed by lav/, to shew cause, if any they hav
why said tetters should not be granted;
Given under my hand, this 5th day of Dec., 1812.
E. M. JOHNSON, c. c. o
Dec. 9—39—30d.
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Galf.s & Seaton’s Register of Debates, which
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should occur. AVe make a daily analysis of the
doings in Congress, and give our opinions in it free-
From the Family Companion for December.
Sad Hours There Are.
BY HENRY K. JACKSON.
I. -
Sad ltodrs there are, which, o’er us cast
A gloom—like clouds upon the sea—
The future has no hope—the Past
Is robed in darkest memory.
U.
The world we tread—the face of friends—
The hopes which once in sun-light grew—
To all of these the spirit lends,
. Chamelion-like, its ebon hue!
in.
The Charmer's eye has lost its ligtit.
And music breathes not in her tone ;
In vain the earth and sky are bright—
The brightness of our souls is gone !
IV.'
The Past surrenders up her dead—
Pale, trembling forms—to memory dear—
They sigh that, ere their spirits fled,
We might have loved them better here!
. V.
Not smiling as in happier houts.
Those figures on our fancy grow,
But 'ears roll down their cheeks in showers—
Ar.d we have caused those tears to flow.
vi.
Each look, each word unkindly spoken.
Now, one by one, remembered start;
And vows of love so often broken.
Rise, till they almost crush the heart.
VII.
And 'here were things we left unsaid,
And pardons we forgot to crave,
And there were tears we should have shed,
Before Death called them to the grave.
vin.
Thus—bitter thoughts which long had slept,
All unconfessed within the mind—
Washed by the tears Repentance wept,
Had left a lighter stain behind.
ix.
Too late! too late!—No magic word
Of Eastern charm can wake them now,
Or make our voice of sorrow heurd
«i, 0 whore thev are low.
X.
Co?—seek above a happier spltero.
Where brighter heavens are unfurled.
And leave us—all unworthy—here,
To mourn you in this cheerless world.
XI.
Pale spirits, when our life and love
Have lost their freshness and their light,
Then will your memories beam above,
Like stars upon the brow of night:
XII.
And leach m, from the distant skies,
That souls apart can ne'er be riven—
Tin* cord which true Affection lies,
On earth begun, may end in heaven !
Savannah, Ga., 1842.
MISCELLANY.
Battle of the Thames.
Colonel Johnson, in las late address be
fore the people of Owego, gave the follow
ing description of the buttle of the Thames.
As historical accounts are so much at vari
ance, this, coining from a prominent partic-
sed, ly ; but this is published only in the Daily, Semi- lpator j„ ,j ie con flj ct j s wor thy of preserve
pre-' weekly, and Weekly Globes. Ihe Daily Globe is | -■ . ; f
avo $LP, the Semi-weekly Globe $5, and the Weekly ‘ \ , -. , , .
Globe S2 per annum, in advance. The Weekly . “And notv, my friends, Since yon desire
Globe is printed in the same form as the Congtes- it, I Will give you u particular account of this
sional Globe and Appendix, and a complete index
made to it at the end of each vear.
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
.1 GREEABLY to an order of the Honorable
_Z\. Inferior court of Walton county, while sitting
for Ordinary purposes, will be sold before the
court-house in said county, on the first Tuesday in
January next, all the land and negroes belonging to
the estate of Susannah Huff, late of said county,
deceased, to wit: one lot of land No. 378, 9th
district, originally Henry county, now Walton, con
taining 202j acres; also two negroes, Ephraim, a
man about 32 years old ; and llilla, a woman about
47 years old. Terms made known on the day of
sale. CHARLES 1IUFF. Exec’r.
Oct. 28—33—tds.
GEORGIA, JACKSON COUNTY.
W HEREAS Willis II. Strickland, applies to
me for letters of Administration on the estate
of Grant Taylor, late o: said county, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of saifl deceased,
to be and appear at my office within the time pre
scribed by law, to shew cause, if any they can, why
sai l letters should not be granted.
Given under ntv hand and seal, this 1st Dec. 1842.
'JOHN G. PITTMAN, c. c. o.
Dec. 2—38—30d.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
A GREEABLY to an order of the Honorable
Inferior Court of Habersham county, when
fitting for Ordinary purposes, will be sold 6n the.
first Tuesday in January next, at the court-house
door in the town of Clarkesville, Habersham
county, the following property, to wit: Five negro
women : Patsey, Agnes, Maranda, Piety and Eli
za ; Three negro men : Isham ,Simon and Caswell;
also Half of lot No. 36, 3a dist. of Habersham
county, whereon David M. Ilorton lives; also',
Part of lot No. 117, 11 dist. whereon Affa Chit
wood now lives. Sold as the property of James
Chitwood, deceased.
JOHN I. CHITWOOD, Adm’r.
Oct. 21—32—tds.
GEORGIA, WALTON COUNTY.
W HEREAS Jesse H. Arnold, applies to me for
letters of Administration on the estate of
Ralph Bernard, deceased:
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said estate, to
be and appear at tny office within the time prescri
bed by law, to show cause, if any they have, why
said letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 28th Nov. 1812.
JOHN II. KILGORE, c. c. o.
Dec. 2—38—30d.
ADMINISTRA TOR’S SALE.
W ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in February
next, before the court-house dooratClarkes-
ville, in Habersham county, the following parcels
of land, to wit: part of lot 111, containing two
hundred acres, more or less, also part of lot 122,
supposed to contain one hundred acres, adjoining
the part or 111 as above stated, making in all,
300 acres, more or less, situated in the eleventh
district of said county, the same being all the lands
which Peter Kinsey, late of said county, de
ceased, possessed, except that part which by will
of said Peter was disposed of to his widow.
The said lands to be sold at said place. Terms
made known on the dav of sale.
WILLIAM KINSEY, Adm’r.
Dec. 2—38—tds.
GEORGIA, FRANKLIN COUNTY.
W HEREAS Samuel W. Connelly, applies to
me for letters of Administration, on the es
tate of Drcwry B. Christain, deceased:
These arc thcie f ore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors ofsaid deceased,
to be and appear at my office within the time pre
scribed by law, to shew cause, if any they can, why
said letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 26ih Nov. 1842.
THOMAS KING, c. c. o.
Dec. 2—38—30.1.
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Washington, City, Oct. 20, 1842.
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
A GREEABLY to an order of the Inferior court
of Gwinnett county, when sitting for Ordina
ry purposes, will be sold to thejiighest bidder, be
fore the court house door, in the town of Lawrencs-
ville in said county, between the usual hours of
sale, on the first Tuesday in February next, a ne
gro man, and a negro woman and child, belonging
to the estate of Austin Webb, deceased. Sojd for
the lienefit of his heirs and creditors. Terms, one
half cash, the other half small notes with approved
security. AUSTIN WEBB, Exec’r
Nov. 18—36—tds.
EXECUTORS’ SALE.
W ILL be sold at the court-house in Cobb coun
ty, on the first Tuesday in February next,
two lots of land Nos. 1190, 3d dist. and 3d section,
and 1253, 3d dist. and 3d section. Sold as the
property of Elisha Winn, deceased. Terms made
known on the day of sale.
WM. MALTBIE, ) ~ ,
R. D. WINN, $ Exccrt
Oct. 28—33—tds.
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SAMUEL TENNEY.
Athens. Oct. 7,1842, .
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J. B. JONES.
Washington, D. C.
buttle. Ami,'first, allow me to say that his
tory is nil wrong us to the details of this af
fair. I have never seen n correct account
of it in any book, or official report. Even
General Harrison, when he wrote his offi
cial despatch, was. ignorant us to the man
ner in which it was fought, and of the most
material details; and persons who have
since.given an account of the same transac
tion, and who pretended to have been en-
ageb iu the conflict, have fullen into the
same errors. All these accounts represent
me as charging the British infantry at the
head of my regiment; and as having had a
severe conflict, and of my being desperately
wounded i.i the charge. Nothing can be
further from tiie truth. I had nothing to do
with charging the infantry at the head of
my columns, or with that attack, except to
plan and direct it. 1 was a mile off when
the assault was made, engaged in altogether
a different order. The ground was not un
like this on which we are now standing, ex
cept its being a wilderness. On the rigid
was tiie river Thames, flowing like your
own beautiful river. From tiie bank of the
river, extending north, the British regulars
were drawn up in two lines of 350 men
each, in full dress, their arms glistening in
the sun, and presenting au imposing specta
cle. The left rested on the river; their
right ou the edge of a dark, narrow swamp,
extending north some distance; immediate
ly behind which, on more elevated ground,
lay 1,500 Indiau warriors, under their brave
and noble-minded chief, Tecomseh. It was
about the same distance from where 1 stood
to the British on my right, as to the Indi
ans on mv left; only, in an attack on the
latter, l must first get through the swamp.
Gen. Harrison catye up accompanied by his
staff. His countenance beamed with anima
tion and delight at the sight of the enemy.
Gen. Harrison was undoubtedly a brave man.
1, at least, am not the man to say he was
not. 1 believe the contrary. I informed
him of my plan of attack, and requested the
privilege of being permitted to carry it into
execution in my own way. After consulta
tion, Gen. Harrison censented, and returned
hack to the infantry—at that time a mile in
the rear. When Gen., Harrison left me, we
both supposed the swamp impassable, and
my iutention was to charge the British in
fantry with my entire force. This proba
bly accounts for the errors he fell into in his
official despatch. Soon nfter Gen. Harri
son had gone, my brother James, my second
in command, and myself, discovered that we
could pass the swamp with our mounted
men. I instantly divided my force into two
battalions of five hundred each, giving the
command of one to my brother James, with
directions to carry out the contemplated at
tack on the infantry as had been planned;
whilst 1 wouid put myself at the head of the
other five hundred, get through the swamp,
and attack the Indians at the same instant.
The sound of the bugle was to be the signal
of attack for both. J gave my brother thirty
minnres to dispose ol the regulars, and he
was then to come to my assistance. Imme
diately after these preliminary arrangements,
I proceeded through the swamp, at the
head of my battalion. We soon discovered
Indians, peeping their heads from behind
the trees in every direction, horribly painted,
and invested with all the habiliments or
savage warriors. My own men were nrtned
with a rifle, a hatchet, and a large knife
at this momeut, with a view to make the In
dians waste their fire, and to give my men
an opportunity of rushing upon them before
they could-have time to reload, l told my
men that L wanted twenty brave fellows who
were willing to doom themselves to certain
death. More than sixty immediately pre
sented themselves, and so would have done
the whole five hundred had it beeu necessa
ry. 1 selected my twenty men at random,
and, putting myself at their head, gave the
signal for the sound of the bugle. ] was
soon heard. 1 led these men to the attack.
In one instant, five hundred rifles, at least,
were discharged at us. Nine out of the
twenty of this “forlorn hope” fell dead ; ten
more were either wounded or their horses
shot from under them. One escaped un
hurt. I was myself budly wounded; and
my mare, a fine white animal, shot through
and through. I turned and called to nty
men to dismount, and fight the Indians in
their own way. They did so, and the Indi
ans gave way, but were soon rallied by
their chief, whose voice 1 could distinctly
hear urging his braves to the fight. I know
that I was near him. I was near the
branches of a fallen oak, the bushes thick
around me. In turning my horse slightly
to the left, in the direction of the roots of the
tree,, my horse fell on his knees. I felt for
the moment that 1 was a lost man. If my
horse should fail me, I could neither walk
nor stand, tior even spur my horse; so com
pletely was 1 disabled. 1 suddenly jerked
my horse by the bridle, and it had strength
to recover, and slowly move in the direction
of the roots of the tree. I had'reserved the
tile of otic of my piMuls-, loaded with ball
and buck-shot, keeping it close to my right
side, in case of emergency. At this moment
I saw Tecumseh, who had discovered me,
and was deliberately taking aim at me with
his rifle. He fired, and the. ball struck my
bridle hand—which occasions the appear
ance of the hand which you see. [Here
Col. Johnson held up his withered and mu
tilatcd hand, showing his wound.] I was,
for a second, stunned by the shock it gave my
nervous system. The savage perceived the
effect of his fire, and felt sure ol me. He
came towards me with a gentle leaping trot,
with his tomahawk. Whilst in the act of
raising it to throw at me, I suddenly fired
rny pistol, and he instantly fell. The Indi
ans set up a loud cry, and retreated. My
men came up, took hold of me, and guided
my horse slowly from the field. Affer go
ing a little distance, they took me off, laid
me on a blanket on the ground, and my no
ble animal fell down dead, pierced with fif
teen balls. The attack of the British regu
lars, by my brother James, had, in the mean
time, been completely successful. In less
then twenty minutes nfter the sound-of-the-
bugle signal was given, the whole 700 red
coats were prisoners of war, without the
loss of n single American. Thus ended the
battle of the" Thames.
Description of an English Fox-Chase,
BY A FRENCH GENTLEMAN.
I vould be much relate one great cliasse
to you, Monsier Editor, 1 have just vitness-
ed avec de chiens de Monsieur Craving, at
the chateau of mi Lor Chicester, von league
from this ville-.
1 vas sitting at mine dejeune ccrnatin, ven
1 view vori gentlemans ride past upon a vite
cheval, vit him a coleure de rogue coat on,
and von long vip in him hand. ‘ Vat for
dis gentleman coat?’ 1 deraande of de vai-
ter: ‘shall it be de King?’ ‘ No, sare,’said
he,‘it be Monsieur Jacque Bunce going a
hunting.’ ‘Vot him hunt?’ said I. * De
fox,’ said he. * Ah, de renard ! I have me
much heard of dis hont de renard in An-
gleterre : I most me certainly go. 1 vill me
get my pistolets toute suit.’ ‘ You must
have an orse,’ said the vaiter. ‘Certain-
ment,’ said 1; ‘a vlte orse same ns Monsier
Bunce;’ but the stoopid vellow got me one
black, at vich 1 was patch enrage, as 1
thought 1 vood be ridicule, for 1 did me see
another gentlemans on a vite orse, same as
Monsieur Bunce; and de stoopid vellow
brought von snddle sans chose pour les pis
tolets, and so being in moch hurry, ldid me
pot them in mine surtout poche. *
A great fraqas vas at my behind ; and ven
I look me round, I shall find von flue En
glish lady, attired in rouge and blue, gallop
along de street in moch haste, and anoder
gentlemans on anoder vite cheval, same as
Monsieur Bnnce, gallop vit her, and him
had rouge on also !
At de chateau vare fnauy peoples had
come, and a large flock of dogs, and two
Gentlemens in rogue h.ubits and black bon
nets, who vere grand chasseurs under Mon
sieur Craving, de grand maitre de chiens.
«On est votro mosqnet ? vere is your tnus-
qnet?’ said I to von of these gentlemens;
hut he touch him bonnet, and said nothing.
Then com Monsieur Craving, and they both
did de same to him. ‘ How is de vind,
George?’ said he to the grossest von ; ‘shall
ve have much scent to-day ?’ ‘ De vind be
in the East,’ said George, ‘but J think de
scent may do.* * Vill you accept sorn©*$ceut
from me '?’ said I to George, oflering him
von flacon. ‘ Be it gin?’said he. ‘ No, not
gin, hut bonquet dn Roi, vure fine scent,
trols franc cinque sons per bouteile.’ By
my vdrd the stoopid dem vellow he (lid him
drink de perfume, and then he spit it out.
«Ve shall go,’ said Monsieur Craving; an
avay ve all vent in moch speed. ‘ \sre de
renard? vere de renard ?’ I demanded.—
‘ Hold your jaw !’ said von gentleinaus in
de bonnet; ‘ Yon vill make him steal away.’
‘Ah, him steal moch poulet, moch Tdrqne,
n’est-cepas ?’ de same in France, de same iu
France; him vtire great voleur; 1 shall
him shoot, 1 shall him shoot 1’
‘De gentleman be madj said Monsieur
Craving, ven 1 produced roy pistolet. • Hav
a care,'George, he vill himself shoot.’ ‘ Pas
do tout! pas dc tout! I vill me shoot dc
renard sans dome, but not non myself.’—
Jbst den dere vas greut scream—Oh dear !
him poor gentlemans be moch hurt, 1 fear.
‘Gone avay ! gone avay ! forvard! forvard !
hoop ! hoop! talivo ! talivo !’ shouted Mon
sieur Craving and all the other gentlemans:
some blew a trumpet, and de flock of dogs,
came up howling uud barking. * Old hard !’
said Monsieur Craving, ‘old hard! Pray,
sare, do you think you can catch de fox
yourself V said he. ‘1 vill me try,’ said I,
•but vere him be?’ ‘Dere him go,’ said
Monsieur Bunce, as de dogs began to howl
vonce more, and all de gentlemens gallop af
ter them. ‘1 vill be first,’ l said. So l
charge de whole flqpk of dogs, and knocked
over three of them. Oh how dem swore be
cause 1 beat dem all! Then ve got to end
of vood, and I thought de renard should him
come back again ; but Monsieur Bunce he
jumped a gate, and then look back at me,
und said, ‘ Now, you Tinker, enteh dem if
you can.’ De gate was open, and. I gallop
along in vare great Imste, for ve vare all in.
moch hurry ; but 1 arrive nt Von large fosse,
and de lady in rouge demnndo vould 1 take
it? ‘Si vous plait, Madame;’ and 1 spur
m;no orse, hut de stoopid nete tumbled info
it; and vould you believe if, but de lady
jump over it and me and my orse?
‘ Pick tip de pieces,’ said von gentlemans
as lie passed by. “ Vot, old poy, are you
floored already ?’ snid anoder. ‘ Com to me,
mid 1 vill help you up,’ said a third as him
gallop along. Indeed, they all moke some
compliment as they pass ; but my orse him
mating to get up, and I found 1 s'hould not
be much damage ; so 1 gallop ngaiti over de
solt grass for great distance, mine orse blow
ing vare much.
‘ This dem fox will never stop,’ I snid ; by
my void it is ridicule riding after him iu
this stoopid manner; he will surely never
dare find his vay back to mi Lor Chiches
ter s poulets ; so vy should ve fatigue us to
hont him atiy further?’
‘ Siiov along yeskrew,’ snid n gentlemans,
vondering at vot 1 vosstop ; ‘ de lox is sink
ing.’ ‘ Yot him no svim ? but vere de va-
ter ?’ ‘ Dere he go up de hill,’ said he: but
how dc fox could sink up deliill (could mo
not discover; but Monsieur George made
moch noise, as did Monsieur Craving, mid
all de other gentlemens; and at last 1 saw'
de dogs overtake de renard near von vood.
He vas kill, but Monsieur George took him
np and vip de dogs avay, and all de gentle
mens got off orse and valk about; mid Mon
sieur Craving come fo me and said, ‘Sare,
you vare near killed my lest hoiind, but
make me de pleasure to accept broosh.’—
‘Thank you, Sare,’ said J, ‘but I should pre-
fere vou comb,’ pareeque mine hair vas
moch disorder ; and Monsieur Craving
laugh and say, * It be de fox’s broosh 1 offer
you. sare: you have rode vare veil,* and I
am moch think yon will make von vare fine
sportsman.’ But I say to hint, ‘ 1 thank you,
Monsieur Craving, for dis compliment; bur,
by my vord, your English hont de renard is
moch ridicule: you have now com trois
league nfter this dem animal, tired your orse,
dirty your breeches, (ore your habit, throw
mod in my face, and ven you catch de crea
ture you give him to the dog. If you de
sire a renard, set von trap, and catch him by
the leg, or let Monsieur George shoot him,
vit de mousquet as him com out oFde vood,
but never give yourselfdc trouble of homing
him in this fashion.’
But Monsieur Craving him laugh moch,
and say,—‘ Sare, I link you shall not com
prehend our sport.’ ‘ Perhaps not,’ 1 say,
‘ because 1 shall not link it sport :’ derefore,
1 vill you vish. Monsieur Editor, ben jour.’
Power of Virtue.
If a young nmn would win to himself the
hearts of the wise and brave, and is ambi
tious of being the guide and leader of them,
let him be assured that his virtue will give
power, and power wilt consolidate and
maintain virtue. Let him never then
squander away the inestimable powers of
youth iu tangled or trifling disquisitions,
with such as perhaps have an interest in
perverting or unsettling his opinion, and
who speculate into his sleeping thoughts
and dandle his nascent passions; but let
him start from them with alacrity, and walk
forth with firmness; let him early tuke au
interest in the business and concerns of men,
and let him, as hegqes along, look steadfast
ly on the statues of those who have benefit-
led his country, and make with Jiimself a
solemn compact to stand hereafter among
them.
Ixan’t do it.
Yes you ccff Try—Try hard.—Try
often—and you will accomplish it.^ Yield
to every discouraging circumstance, andvm*
will do nothing worthy of a great miha:>—
Try—and you will do wonders. Yon will
be astonished at yourself—your advance-.
rnent in whatever you undertake. “ 1 can’t,”
has ruined many a nmn; has destroyed
many a fine intellect; has been the tomb of
bright expectation and ardent hopes. Let
"1 will try.” be your motto, in whatever yxm
undertake, and if you press onward und up.
ward, yon will steadily and surely accom
plish your object and come off victorious.—.
Try—keep trying—and you are made for
this world.—^ Port. Trib.
A very shrewd and very rich man once -
observed to us; “Sir,” said.he, “1 make it
a rule to buy at the ebb, and sell at the flood.
I have observed that iu this country there
is a regular-series of alternate elevation and
depression in the price of property. If the
intervals are not uniform they'are never
very great. Having money at command, I
watch the tide. When property Tails far
beneath its intrinsic value, 1 make extensive
purchases; and I sell again when it hns
once more risen much above its worth. A
few-turns of the tide, serve to enrich any
man of observation and means.”—Spectator.
‘‘My debtors are a most promising set of
fellows!” as the unfortunate creditor said
when he returned after a, day’s collecting
tour, and stuck his unpaid acdodnts into
the pigeon hole again.—Picayune.