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Dutnsiuick 3inmate.
BY CHARLES DAVIS.]
VOLUME 2.
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
AGENTS.
Bibb County. Alexander Richards, Esq.
Telfair “ Rev. Charles J. Shelton.
Mclntosh “ James Blue, Esq.
Houston “ B. J. Smith, Esq.
Pulaski “ Norman McDuffie, Esq.
Twiggs “ William H. Robinson, Esq.
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0“N. B. Sales of Land, by Administrators,
Executors or Guardians, are required, by law,
to be held on the first Tuesday in the month,
between the hours of ten in the forenoon and
three in the afternoon, at the Court-house in
the county in which the property is situate.—
Notice of these sales must be given in a public
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Sales of Negroes must be at public auction,
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Aia Ordinance
To Parent Nuisances, djv. fyc.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and Council of
the City of Brunswick. and it is hereby or
dinned by the authority of the same, That, from
and after the passing of this Ordinance, any
person or persons, within the limits of this Ci
ty, who shall permit or suft'er the carcass of
any animal that was owned by’, or in the pos
session or keeping of him, her. or them, pre
vious to its death, to remain above, upon, or
so near the surface of the ground, as to cause
any disagreeable smell, shall be subject to a
lire not of less than five dollars, nor more than
twenty dollars.
Sec. 2. .'lml be it further ordained by the
aforesaid, That any person or persons j
who shall hereafter place, put, or throw, or
cause, or direct to be placed, put, or throyvn,
any carrion, offal, nauseous or offensive mat
ter or thing, into or upon any public square,
street, drain, or other place, or into or upon
the property of any peri n or persons, shall be
subject to a fine of not less than five nor more j
than twenty dollars. And any person who j
shall hereafter permit or suffer any carrion, of- .
fal, or other nauseous or offensive matter or
thing, to be, or remain upon, or within the
premises, lot, or piece of ground, owned or oc
cupied by, or in the possession of him, her, or
them, shall be subject to the penalty aforesaid.
Sec. 3. And be it fur the/ ordained by the
authority aforesaid, That any person or persons
who shall kill, or cause to be killed, any’ ani
mal or animals, in this city, and permit or suf
fer the same, or any part thereof, to remain
above, upon, or so near the surface of the
ground, as to produce or cause any disagreea
ble or offensive smell, shall be subject to a fine
of not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars.
Sec. 4. And be it further ordained by the
authority aforesaid , That any person or persons
who shall put, place, or throw, or shall cause
or procure to be put, placed, or thrown, any
dirt, mud, logs, sticks, brush, or other matter,
into any ditch, drain, or sewer, in this city,
shall, for every such offence, pay a fine not
less than five nor more than fifty dollars, to
gether with the expense of removing the same.
Sec. 5. And be it further ordained by the au
thority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of
the Sheriff, and all the Constables and other
officers of this city to carry the provisions of
this ordinance into effect.
Passed, July 2d, 1833.
A. L. KING, Mayor.
Attest: Chas. Davis, c. c.
list of letters
REM AIDING in the Post Office, Bruns-1
wick. July Ist, 1838. nnd if not called
for previous to Oct. Jst, will be sent to the Post
Office Department, as dead letters.
Amory N. .
Bell Thomas 11. ? Kane James
Bell Mary President* Directors
Bowers JonatJ-an Bank of Brunswick 2
Conner John w Parramorc T. F. I
Cutler Charles W. * f ierceTif L. 2
Colby A. Ratcliff Richard
Duniiam John 2 Sistare L.
Ellis Thomas . Sanborn Hiram
Gouldsborough C - . H. Taylop-T. J-
Laslev James Wilson W in. 1 .
Mullaly Win. (care J Ward Thomas H.
GEE DiUPREp, Post Master.
July 5.
A ft aril.
Doctor frank gage, informs the
public that he lias located himself in
Brunswick and will attend strictly to the prac
(ice of his profession in its various branches.
Oglethorpe House, Jail. m3®
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, IN THE CITY OF BRUNSWICK, GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA
POETRY.
THE SLEEPING CHILD.
BY LEIGH HUNT.
A brook went dancing on its way,
From bank to valley leaping,
And by its sunny margin lay
A lovely infant sleeping.
The murmur of the purling stream
Broke not the spell that bound him,
Like music breathing, in his dream,
A lullaby around him.
What happy dreams, fair child, are given,
To cast their sunshine o’er thee ?
What cord unites thy soul to heaven,
What visions glide before thee ?
For wandering smiles of cloudless mirth
O'er thy glad features beaming,
Say, not a thought—a form of earth
Alloys thine hour of dreaming '
Mayhap, afar on unseen wings,
Thy sinless spirit soaring,
Now hears the burst from golden springs,
Where angels are adoring ;
And with the pure seraphic throng,
Around their maker praising,
Thy joyous heart may join the song
Ten thousand tongues are raising !
Sleep lovely babe ! —for time’s cold touch
Shall make these visions wither;
Youth, and the dreams which charm so much,
Shall fade and fly together.
Then sleep ! while sleep is pure and mild,
Ere earth!}' ties grow stronger,
When thou shalt be no more a child,
And dream of heaven no longer.
Wise E L L A Y Y .
A SCENE IN HAVANA.
It was in the latter end of the month of
December, 183-,that my buisness obliged
me to embark in the brig Havana, for the 1
port of the same name on the Island of
Cuba. With the exception of having one
or two of our light spars carried away, and
our steward washed overboard—during;
what the sailors call a “cat squall”—we |
arrived safely at our destined haven, and
after a vexatious detention of some little
time were permitted, by the “high digni
taries of the city,” to land.
At the close of a pleasant, but rather
sultry day, having been busily employed,
and feeling fatigued thereby, I entered
one of the old princely cases for which
this place is distinguished. Ali the costly
parian tables which were arranged about
the room, were filled when I entered.
Some of the occupants were drinking,
smoking, playing at cards and dice, read
ing the late papers and conversing aloud,
which, with various orders given in Span
ish and French, and the bustling movement
of the numerous waiters, who with their
white aprons and unintelligible conversa
tion among themselves, added not a little
to the excitement of the scene. I was a
bout retiring when a table at the far end
of the room was vacated by a party of gen
tlemen, and ordering the waiter to bring
me a few cigars and a cup of strong coffee,
I took up ati evening paper, and amidst
graceful wreaths of smoke which ascended
from inv “Havana,” was in a short time
lost in speculations upon the refined sub
jects of cotton, sugar and tobacco.
The hour was growing late—most of
the tables were vacant—throwing my
cloak over my shoulders and casting a
quarter doubloon on the table, I was
about to make my exit, when my atten
tion was suddenly arrested by the angry
and vehement talking of three gentlemen,
who at that moment entered. Thinking
at first they were all Spaniards, 1 was
about passing on when an imperfect ac
quaintance which the younger man dis
played with the Spanish tongue caused me
to pause and view him attentively. He
was not more than two or three and twen
ty years old; his figure was slight but of
the most symmetrical proportions; his eyes
were of an uncommon brilliance, black
and sparkling, and be being at the time
under great excitement, they were fearful
to look upon. Holding his hat lor the
purpose of cooling his heated brow, his no
ble forehead was brought to view, over
which the short dark curls hung with a nat
ural grace.
His companions, with both of whom he
appeared to be at variance, vvere both ath
letic men; and from their peculiar dress
and certain provincialism of which in their
excited humor they were guilty, proclaim
ed them to my practised ear, to be natives
of old Spain.
‘Enongh has been said, Seignor,’ ex
claimed the young man, to the tallest and
most gentlemanly looking stranger. ‘ln
refusing to give you immediate satisfaction,
I acted from motives which you can neither
understand nor appreciate; but the base
and ungentlemunly language in which you
have expressed yourself; words which
would have disgraced a highwayman
among his companions, rather than add to
the reputation of a descendant of one of
the oldest families in old Castile—has in
duced me to change mv resolution: and
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 26,1838.
now, seignor, although being a stranger
and not possessing a friend in the city to
whom I can apply in this emergence, vet
I am prepared to be on the ground at the
time, which your own second may appoint.
He shall make all the necessary arrange
ments—trusting in your houor, that no
thing shall be done unfairly. Being much
prepossessed with the conduct and appear
ance of the young stranger, and knowing
that the proposition would give his adver
sary a great advantage if accepted, I ad
vanced, and gently taking him aside, re
spectfully ofiered him my services—which,
he not wishing to embroil a stranger in a
quarrel of his own, would not for some
time consent; but discovering during our
conversation that he was my own country
man and an American, 1 would listen to
his objections no longer, so expressing a
good deal of gratitude for my kindness, as
be termed it, lie again advanced towards
his former company. ‘ Seignor,’ he calm
ly exclamed, “our contest will now be rath
er more equal. I have found a friend,
and propose that, instead of morning’s gray
mists, tliis very night decide our question.
We will bribe the guard and pass outside
the wall.
In vain I endeavored to dissuade him
from this startling proposition; and his op-j
ponent being the challenged party,
not, of course, object.
Having secretly procured pistol#, we
snilled from the case. It was a beautiful
night—the pale full moon, alternately ob
scured by light fleecy clouds, or shining
out in the full refulgence of its beauty,
causing the objects around to assume a
dreamy and speculative appearance—the
green and lofty trees which surround the
city—the shipping at anchor in the mag
nificent bay—the tall spires of the numer
ous cathedral, seen dimly in the distance,
all appeared to bear a sombre and un
earthly aspect.
With some trifling excuse, and a few
dollars to appease the tender conscience
of the sentinel, we were permitted to leave
the city. On our way to the more seclud
ed parts of the suburbs, I.a Grand, which
I found to he the strangers name, and
who was of French extractions recounted
to me the circumstance which brought
about the affair, upon which we were then
engaged. It appears that he had only ar
rived that morning from New Orleans; his
object, was the discovery and reclamation,
if possible, of a long absent and wayward
brother—who, from some information, he
had received from a friend in New Orleans,
was supposed to be at present in the city.
Thinking that some of the splendid gam
bling houses were the most likely place
to find him, he played a little in each. In
one, he had met the tall Spaniard, his
adversary—they were playing at the table
—some misunderstanding occurred be
tween them in relation to the cards—
thinking himself insulted, the Spaniard,
after some words had passed—present
ed him his card. Remembering his pur
pose in visiting Havana, he stated to the
gentleman’s friends that peculiar business
claimed his sole attention, and Imaged to
have the meeting deferred for one week,
at the end of which time they should
assuredly hear from him. So saying he
left the house. The Spaniard, mistaking
his nature, followed with his friends and
overtook him, as he was entering the case
in which I met him. He concluded by
giving me some little instructions in rela
tion to bis afl’airs should he fall—which
he considered more than like, as ho had
been out of practice for some length of
time.
We had now arrived at the proper sta- !
tion—after a little conversation with my 1
brother second, our men, with pistols in
their hands, were stationed at the distance '
of ten pawes. I was to give the word.
‘All ready,’ was the reply.
‘One—two—three—four.’
The Spaniard’s ball whizzed past the ■
head of La Grand just slightly clipping
his ear. As the word was given, I looked ;
towards my friend—his pistol, which he
had not discharged, was held motionless
by his side. His face was of the appear
ance of the dead—his eye was listless—
the clatnv dew stood upon his forehead.
I approached just in time to secure him
in my extended arms—he had swooned
with difficulty we restored him. The
first words he uttered explained all—“My
brother—my dear, long lost brother!” he
exclaimed—“it is he!”
It appeared that on our arrival at the
j selected spot, the supposed Spaniard had
I removed his cloak and hat. On his fore
head a deep and singular formed scar had
.been discovered. It was that which led
to his recognition. In their boyhood days
he had himself accidently inflicted the
wound upon his brother, and his life, in
consequence, being for some time des
paired of.
The circumstance made an abiding im
pression on his mind. In the former
meetings the brother had retained his
■ cloak and hat, that in order to render his
i disguise complete he hod studied the dia
-1 lect ol Castile, and assumed the name of
[one of the oldest families
| They advanced. I shall never forget
that meeting. I have seen the greetings
of long absent friends—l have seen the
mother tremulously press her lovely
i daughter to her bosom, lately escaped from
| the grasp of destruction. I have seen the
| father’s manly cheek suffused with ten
derness, and his eye beam with delight as
he welcomed his prodigal son, once again
to his fireside: these have 1 seen, these may
j time obiierate. The circumstance of the
; case; the situation of the midnight hour,
, all, all, forbid that I should ever forget the
j scene|in Havana.
| _
I Anecdotes of Rev. Zabdiel Adams.
j— He had attended a funeral one after
| noon and was following the corpse in the
; rear of the grave yard. All of a sudden the
(procession came to a stand. After a con
siderable pause, Mr. Adams got impatient,.
! and walked to the bier to know the cause
(thereof. The Pall-bearers informed him
j that a sheriff from Leominster had attached
the body for debt. This practice was le
i gal at this period. “Attached the body?”
exclaimed Mr. A. thumping bis cane
I down with vehemence. “Move on,” said
! lie, “and bury the man. I have made a
| prayer at a funeral, and? somebody shall
|be buried. If the sheriff objects, take j
| him up and bury him.” The bier was
| raised without delay—the procession
| moved on, and the sheriff thought best
;to molest them no further, or in vulgar
| parlance, made himself scarce. A parish
ioner brought a child to him to be baptis
ed. The old parson leaned forward and
I asked the name. ‘lchabod,’ says he.
Now Mr. A. had a strong prejudice against
this name. “Poh, poll,” says he, “John
j you mean. John, I baptise thee in the
name,” &o. One Sabbath afternoon, his
1 people were expecting a stranger to
(preach, whom they were all anxious to
! hear, and a much more numerous con
| gregntion than usual had assembled. The
! stranger did not come, arid of course tho
people were disappointed. Mr. Adams
1 found himself obliged to officiate, and in
| the course of his devotional exercises, lie
j spoke to this effect: “\Ve beseech thee,
,0 Lord, for this people, who have coine
lup with itching ears to the Sanctuary,
(that their severe affliction may he sancti
j fled to them for their moral and spiritual
good, and that the humble efforts of thy
servant, may be, through thy grace, in
some measure effectual to their edifica
tion,” &c.
A parishioner, one of those who did i
not sit down and count the cost, under-1
took to build a house, and invited his j
friends and neighbors to have a frolic
with him in digging the celier. After the j
work was finished, Mr. Adams happened |
to he passing by, and stopping, addressed :
him tints: “Mr. Ritter; you have had a j
frolic and digged your cellar. Yon had |
better have another frolic and fill it up j
again. Had he heeded the olu man’s ad
vice he would have escaped the misery of
pursuit from hungry creditors, and the |
necessity of resort to a more humble
dwelling.
A neighboring minister—a mild inoffen
sive mail —with whom he was about to ,
exchange said to him, knowing the pecu-1
liar bluntness of liis character, “You will
find some panes of glass broken in the j
pulpit window’, and possibly you may suf-|
fer from the cold. The cushion too is in !
a bad condition, hut I beg of you not to say J
any thing to my people on the subject.
“They are poor," &.c. “O, no !O, no!”
says .Mr. Adams. But ere he left home,
lie tilled a bag with rags and took it with J
him. —When he had been in the pulpit a ;
short time, feeling somewhat incommoded j
by tlm too free circulation of air, he de- j
iiberately took from the bag a handful or j
j two of rags and stuffed them into a win- j
dow. Towards the close of his discourse,;
; which was more or less upon the duties |
of a people towards their clergyman, he j
; became very animated and purposely
1 brought down both fists with a tremen
dous force upon the pulpit cushion. The
feathers flew in all directions, and the
| cushion was pretty much used up. He
instantly checked the current of his
ithought and simply exclaiming, “Why,!
j how these feathers fly 1" proceeded. He
; had fulfilled his promise of not addressing
j the society on the subject, but hail
! taught them a lesson not to be misunder
i stood. On the next Sabbath the win
dow and cushion were found in excellent
repair.—[Christian Register.
Law. If a man give you a black eye
I you make him pay for it; hut if he put
out your eye you get nothing, and what
ever is taken from him goes nominally to
the King-j-really to John Stokes or Jack
Nokes, who has no concern at all in the
matter. If a man kill your pig you get
the value of it; but if he kill your wife
or your child you get nothing; if auy
thing is got out of him it goes to a stran
ger, as before. A man sets your bouse
on fire—if by misfortune you receive
amends; if through malice you receive
nothing.—[Benthani
Arkansas ahead!—The. strongest
kind of team—Alligators in harness—
Zip, my long tails ! —They may talk of
taming “w/itaming hyenas,” of bringing
ferocious tigers under subjection and mak
ing them as gentle as lambs, and all that
I sort of tiling; but when it comes to break
alligators so that they will work in har
ness, we knock under. The invention of
| steam was a mere circumstance in compar
son—electro-magnetism, even if it is ev
er brought to such perfection as to assist
i in turning a wind-mill in a gale, would be
* a minor consideration—but to the story.
The Captain of a steamboat engaged in
the Red river trade has informed us, al
though we are inclined to think he was
I joking, that a wealthy individual up that
way has tamed and trained a couple of al
ligators so that they will swim in harness
| and haw and gee about as regular as
oxen. Sowell, indeed, have they been
broken that their owner frequently tack
i les them up, hitches them to a “dug-out,”
and cruises about the bayous and ponds
when the waters are too high to admit of
j his going on horseback.
On a late occasion, while sailing along
■quietly under the banks of a bayou with
his “critters” harnessed in abreast, he
! was seen by a hunter, who sung out:
| “Isay, there, drop your dug out astern
land give me a chance to plug one of
: them varmints.”
“ Don’t shoot this way—take care.
I don’t you see I’m after them ?” said the
| owner, as the backwoodsman levelled his
rifle.
j “ ! see you’re after ’em, and you’ll see
| a ball follerin on the same trail in less
[than two minutes. Look out for your
isclf, stranger; here goes for a crack at
(the varmint this way.”
“Stop! hold up your rifle. That’s my
team you are aiming at. Look at the har
ness, there, just on the top of the water.
They are hitched to the canoe, and I am
on a little jaunt out hack to look at and
enter some lands.”
“ Well, I declare!” said the old hunter,
“ if that don’t beat all the doins I’ve heer’d
on mv way in the thick settlements. 1
l reckon you understand animal magnetism,
■ as they call it, a few.”
j “1 understand training alligators.”
! “Well,you can pass —hope you’ll have
| a pleasant excursion.”
The man now stirred up his team, and
I was soon under way at a rate which
j would leave a common high pressure
(steamboat out of sight in no time.— [N.
! O. Picayuue.
A Cat Case in Chancery. In the
Vice-Chancellor’s Court, on Saturday
week. Mr. Bcthell appeared in support of
a petition presented by residuary legatees
claiming under the will of a maiden lady
named Katherine Burfoot, praying to have
certain sums of stock transferred into the
name of the Accountant General to the
credit of the cause. Among the numerous
bequests contained in the will of the testa
trix, was an annuity ofTlO, secured on a
sum ofstock, “to provide a suitable income
for the life of a favorite tom-cat, named
Blucher.”—(Laughter.) The dividends
had been regularly appropriated from time
to time by the trustees to tho maintenance
and support of the annuitant until the peri
od of his death, which occurred a few
days ago. The annuity, therefore, having
fallen in,the present petition sought to have
the stock transferred. His honor inquir
ed, what evidence thelearned counsel had
to offer to the court of the annuitant’s
death?—(A laugh.) Mr. Betliell said a cer
tificate of the burial of the deceased, which
was the usual evidence required by the
court, could not be produced: but. he trust
ed, under the peculiar circumstances of
the case, his honor would consider an af
fidavit of the fact by a disinterested party,
sufficient evidence that the annuitant was
dead. The Regiserar (Mr. Colville) sug
gested that the affidavit would not justify
court in making the order, inasmuch
,as it only deposed to the fact of a single
death, whereas a cat was proverbially
j known to have nine lives.—(Laughter.)
It was also a very nice question, wheth
:er the language of the will did not create
Ia tenancy in tail. The next kin of the
i intestate were also said to he extremely
j numerous, and it was not alleged that any
lone of them had been personally served
| with the petition—(Laughter.) Mr. Jacob
thought, that the court ought to proceed,
to adjudicate with extreme caution on a.
cause supported by such slender evidence, !
and before the authorities had been looked
'into. He remembered a case before Sir
[John Leach, which was all-fours with the
present —(A laugh.) The Vice-Chancellor
felt the weight of the first objection taken
by the Regiserar; but observed, that the
cat, having once died, must be held for
ever civilitcr mortuue, and not entitled to
greater privileges than a Christian.—(Much,
laughter.)
Carrying the Thing too Far.—A
gentleman at Natchez a few days ago re
quested an acquaintance to carry a sum
of money to New Orleans. He carried it
to Texas .—Prentice.
[TERMS $1 nr ADYANCK.
atnmaa
A Missouri Roarer. A member elect
(of the lower chamber of the Legislature
of this State was last year persuaded by
some wags of the neighborhood that if he
did not reach the State House, at tea o'*
clock on the day of assembly, he coubf
not he sworn and he would lose his seat
He immediately mounted with hunting
frock, rifle and bowie knife, and spurred
till he got to the door of the State House,
where he Inched his nag. A crowd were
in the chamber of the lower house on the
ground floor walking about with their hats
on, smoking-cigars. These he passed, ran
up stairs in the Senate chamber, set his
rifle against the wall and bawled out,
“ strangers, whars the man what swarsme
in?” —at the same time taking out his
credentials. ‘Walk this way,' said the
clerk who was at that moment lighting a
real Principe and he was sworn without
enquiry. When the teller came to count
noses he found there was a Senator too
many present. This mistake was soon
discovered and the huntsman was informed
that he did not belong there. Fool who!
with your corn bread, he roared. “You
can’t flunk this child no how you can fix
it. I’m elected to this here Legislature
and I’ll go agin all baqks and eternal im
provements, and if there’s any of you ora
tory gentlemen wants to get skinned just
say the word and I’ll light upon you like
a nigger on a woodchuck. My constitu
ents sent me here, and if you want to floor
this two legged animal, hop on jest as soon
as you like; though I’tn from the back
country I’m leetle smarter than any other
quadruped you can turn out of this drove.
After this admirable harangue he put
his bowie knife between his teeth aad
took up his rifle with, “Come here old
Suke and stand by me,” at the same time
presented it at the chairman who however
had seen such people. After some exposi
tions the man was persuaded that he be
longed to the lower chamber, upon which
he sheathed his bowie knife flung his gun
on his shoulder and with a profound con
gee remarked—‘Gentlemen, I beg your
pardon, but if I didn't think that ar lower
room teas the groggery may Ibe shot.
Onto Electioneering. “Gentlemen
—Jacksonians, and fellows of this eon
flictuous community in this land of eon
cusscnce and supernaciousness—Jackson-
ians, I say, exaggerate yourselves I say,
and support the insufficiousness of tho
oracle of Jackson. Friends the canvass
of the veto on the exonerous contuma
ciousness of the veloniousness of the U
uited States Bank, was furculition of the
Clay party; and when Jackson had spyfi
cated the confidence of the present Con
gress, lie rose to his supercilious majesty,
and crushed the growing powers of these
illusible states. Tliis gentleman Jack
sonians was adequate to the circumfer
ence of Jacksonism, and now I previse you
to exaggerate yourselves.—[Louisville
Gazette.
An ed itor of a country paper thus humor
ously bids farewell to his readers: “The
sheriff is waiting for us in the next room,
so we have no opportunity to be. pathetic.
Major Nabem says we are wanted and
must go. Delinquent subscribers you have
much to answer for. Heaven may for
give you, but I never can.
“D. I. O.”
A new loan. —“ I say, Jack,” shouted
a Smithrteld drover the other day, to his
pal, “ these curs’d sheep von’t move in
this veather; lend us a bark of your dog,
vili you!”
Wedding Extra ! Married at Chalk Lev
el, Pittsylvania county, Virginia, by Jos. Rice,
Esq., commonly called Captain Rice, Mr. Mo
ses llarriss, commonly called our Moses, to
Miss Sarah Dillard, commonly called
“Cousin Sally.” In this wedding things ware
managed a little different from common af
fairs. After the parties were agreed.. cousin
Sail waited on old Tom Harries, (our old
friend and witness) and after a due quantity of
palaver and circumbendibus chat, she made
known the state and condition of heps and
Mose’s hearts, and they had come to a etuson
to marry, if so be the old folks were willin.
Old Tom pulled up his breeches by the Waist
band and squirted the tobacco juice
his teeth. He said “the a-op teas smartly in the
grass, but hoivsomever as it teas she ceMMn Sally
Dilliard, she might have Moee. What was
the most singular of all, was the fact, that in
coming home from the wedding, Old Harries,
iiis wife, Mo3e and Cousin Sally Dilliard, all
[ leaded the big swamp. Tempera mtdanhur.
It is told by Bishop Burnet, in the history
of his own time*, that Jam sell. King of Eng
land introduced die practice of dosetiag, by
inviting Members of Parliament, individually,
to conferences with la these conferen
ces, by every argosseat at hie command, he
enjoined it upon those Members to change
their religon, and come oyer jtp bit Church.
In the course of thiq plan efftoeting upon
Members of Parliament, he eent Ar one, by
name Colonel Kirk, who is represented to
have had almost no religou *taU, aad be
sought him to embrace his Majesty 1 ! reiigon.
The Colonel answered the King, that be would
most cheerfully comply with his wish, but
that when he commanded at Tangier (at tome
! preceding time) he had promised the Grand
! Seignior that, if ever he dW ehangc his relig
; ion, he would turn Turk.