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Bfunsfoick llirftocate*
BY CHARLES DAVIS.]
VOIVME 2.
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE
AGENTS.
Bibb County. Alexander Richards, Esq.
Telfair “ Rev. Charles J. Shelten.
Mclntosh “ James Blue, Esq.
Houston “ B. J. Smith, Esq.
Pulaski “ Norman McDuffie, Esq.
Twiggs “ William H. Robinson, Esq.
(Eayna “ Robert HoWe, Esq.
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Ail Ordinance
To prevent Peddling at the fl'harves, fj-c.!*
BE it ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the city of Brunswick, and it is hereby
ordained by the authority of the same, That
from and after the passing of this Ordinance,
any person who offers or sells any
goods, wares or merchandize, on board any
vessel or boat, or on or near any wharf or land
ing, in this city, without license pur
pose, from the Mayor and Council, shall be
subject to pay a fine of not less than thirty nor
more than one hundred dollars, for each and
every o4en«e; one half of said fine to go to
the informer and the other half to be paid into
tie City Treasury for the benefit of the city.
And be it further ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That the City Clerk shall be and
he is hereby autlior’ized to grant licenses to
persons wisning to sell goods, wares or mer
chandize, on board any vessel or boat, or at or
upon the wharves or landings in this city, and
that for each of said licenses said Clerk shall
ask and receive the sum of thirty dollars, which
he shall pay into the city treasury for the ben
efit of the city, and one dollar and twenty-five
cents for his fees for making out the same.—
And no license shall be granted for a longer
time than six days from the date thereof.
Passed Dec. 17, 1838.
A. L. KING, Mayor.
Attest: Chas. Davis, c. c.
jan 12—Cw
Cwcor^ia— <Slynn County.
WHEREAS Alexander W. Willi has
applied to me for Letters of Adminis
tration on the Estate and Effects of John A.
Welly, late of said County, deceased—
These are therefore tocite and admonish the
kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be
and appear at my olfiee within the time pre
scribed by law, to shew cause if any they have,
why said letters should not be granted.
Witness the Honorable H. F. Grant, one of
Justices of said Court, this third day of Jan
uary, 1831). JOHN BURNETT, Clerk
jan 12 C. O. G. C.
Georgia—Glynn County.
WHEREAS Mrs. Ann Pettigrew applies
for Letters of Administration on the
Estate and Effects of James W. Pettigrew,
late of said County, deceased—
These are therefore tocite and admonish the
kindred and creditors of said deceased to be
and appear at my office within the time pre
scribed by law, to shew cause, if any they have,
■why said letters should not be granted.
Witness the Honorable Henry Dubignon,
one- of the Justices of said Court, this third
day of Jan. 1831).
JOHN BURNETT, Clerk
jan 12 C. O. G. C.
notice.
FOUR months after date,' application u ill
be made to the Honorable the Inferior
Court of Wayne County, when setting for or
dinary purposes, for leave to sell tho land ly
ing oo the Great Satilla River, being part of
jhe reiS estate of Sherrod Sheffield, de
ceased, for the benefit of the heirs and credi
tors. ELIZABETH SHEFFIELD,
j an 12 Executrix.
Notice.
FOUR months after date, I shall apply to
the Court of Ordinary of Wayne Coun
ty for leave to sell a negro man by the name
of Caleb, part of the Estate of Richard W.
Bryan, deceased. MOSES S. HARRIS,
j*n ID A(lmr -
Sheriff’s Sale.
ON tLe first Tqesday in April n£Xt, will be
sat'd'at the tj’oqrlTfouse in Jefferson,
Camden County, at the usual Jio.ur, a negro
woman named LUCY and four children, Uyi
>d on as the property of Richard T. Keating
pn the foreclosure of a mortgage m favor of
Samuel Clark. Terms of sale cash.
WILLIAM BARKER, Dep. Shf. C. C.
Camden County, Jan. 19,1839. ta. j 26
Nptice.
W" ILL be sold the first Tuesday in March
next, at my house in Wayne County,
the following named perishable property be
longing to the Estate of Richard W Bryan,
deceased, to wit: 1 bay Horse, 2 Beds and
furniture, some plantation tooty and Carpen
ter’s tools, some house-hold Furniture, Ac.
MOSES S. HARRIS, Admr.
jan I^-—ts -
notice. "
ALL persons having demands agaipst the
Estate of the late Col. Jons Bursxtt
late of the County of Glynn, deceased, will
present them duly attested vr'Uasxa the tame
prescribed by law, and persons indebted to
said estate will make immediate payment to
* S. M. BURNETT. ) Executon ,.
A G BURNETT, f
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, IN THE CITY OF BRUNSWICK, GLTNN COUNTY, GEORGIA
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1839.
Domestic Importations.
JOHN FRANKLIN,
HAS just received per schr. Betsey Maria,
an additional supply of SHOES, of every
description; Seal Trunks; Tin Ware; RICE;
SUGAR; COFFEE; CHEESE; PORK; TO
BACCO; Sperm Candles; Butter Crackers;
sugar do; Cigars; Powder; Shot; Tumblers;
RUM; GIN; BRANDY/WINES; PORTER;
CIDER, &c. &c.
Also, a large assortment of CUTLERY,
for sale on the most reasonable terms.
Dec 13 ts
JLots for Sale.
PERSONS wishing to purchase lots in de
sirable situations in this city can be accom
modated on reasonable terms, by applying to
the subscriber. -?•
Nov 22 A. L. KING. 7
Coffee.
BAGS St. Domingo COFFEE, just receiv
ed from Boston, for sale by
jan. 12 RICE, PARKER & CO.
Notice.
ALL persons indebted to the late firm of
GEO. HARRINGTON & Cos., are re
quested to make immediate payment to the
subscriber, who may, for the present, be found
at the Store of RICE, PARKER & Cos.
dec 27 GEO. HARRINGTON.
NOTICK.
THE undersigned being desirous to close
his present business the ensuing Spring,
will dispose of his STOCK at low prices for
cash only or for drafts at short dates, payable
in this city, Brunswick, Savannah *r Charles
ton.
He will decline in all cases, the usual credit
business after the 31st day of Dec. 1838.
Will dispose of his HOUSE and LAND at
the ridge, abont three miles from Darien, on
reasonable terms.
Will also sell at a fair price a tract of LAND
in Glynn County, below Clark’s Bluff, con
taining about one thousand acres pine, and
fourteen hundred acres river swamp.
SAMUEL PALMER.
Darien, Dec. 28,1838. ’ jan 3—sw
Impostor.
A MAN called LEWIS H. HAYDN, from
Boston, about the first of Nov. ar
rived at Burnt Fort, Camden Cos. (la ; was
woll received by many respectable families;
and encouraged, as a Singing Master ; also he
was subsequently employed at Waynesville,
Wayne Co.—The subscriber, having kad full
opportunity of becoming acquainted with
Ilaydn’s real character, feels it an unavoidable
duty to state to the public as follows : that the
said Haydn, during the time above mentioned,
manifested a total disregard of al! virtuous
principles; that he was an habitual liar, and at
tempted to act the part of a base, deceircr. If
the said Ilaydn should, at any time, presume
to contradict this account of him, numerous
highly reiqiectable witnesses can be produced
to show that it is strictly true.
All editors who are willing to stand forth in
defence of morality and virtue, are respectful
ly requested to give the above two or three in
sertions. D. ROBINSON,
feb 2
Five Thousand Hides
WANTED immediately by
Nov 29 RICE, PARKER & CO.
fl? HVlATfvff,
HIDES, TALLOW AND BEESWAX.
DART, BARRETT & CO. Brunswick,
Ga., wish to purchase a quantity of the
above articles, for which the highest market
price will be paid. “ Nov 29
Nail*.
"1 /( (~k CASKS cut NAILS, superior qual-
A jCVF ity—assorted sizes, for sale by
Dec 20 RICE, PARKER & CO.
HART, BARRETT & CoT
OFFER FOR SALK
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
Foreign and Domestic Diy Goods.
Ready Made Clothing.
AN extensive assortment of READY MADE
GARMENTS, for the present and ap
pronohingseason, on hand and receiving at the
BRUNSWICK CLOTHING STORE,
in part as follows, viz:
SURTOUTS, —WRAPPERS of BROAD
CLOTHS,—PILOT CLOTHS, —PETERS-
HAMS, Arc., —Frock and Dress COATS of
Broadcloths of every color and quaIity—PAN
TALOONS of black, blue, mixed fancy En
glish and Amcfican Cassimeres—VESTS of
plain and fig’d English Satins and Silks—Va
lencias—Toilinetts—figd and plain Velvets—
Marcella, &c. For sale by
jan 26 ts J. W. ATWILL.
Ciiiff A Harness—complete.
FOR sale on liberal terms. Apply to
jan 26 3w E. II BARRETT.
Venison Hams IVanted.
DART, BARRETT & CO. wish to pur
chase a quantity of VENISON HAMS,
for which a liberal price will be paid,
jan 20 (>w
To Planters.
PLANTERS in tins vicinity, wishing sup
plies for their Plantations, can be furnish
ed with Merchandize in every variety, on as
reasonable terms as can be purchased in Sa
vannah or Charleston, at the store of
jan 2G RICE, PARKER A CO.
(Georgia Insurance A Trust
COMPACT,'
CAPITAL ONE MILLION OF HOL
LARS, continues to take MARINE
INLAND NAVIGATION and FIRE RISKS
generally, upon the most favorable terms, and
all losses are promptly settled.
Apply to PH. R. YONGE & SONS,
Darien, Nov. 89,1838. 3m* Agents.
Bent’s Crackers.
efa KEGS Butter and Water CRACK
DU ERS,
Just received per schr Commerce, from Bos
ton, knd for sale by
jan 12 RICE. PARKER A CO
POET R A.
[From the Knickerbocker for January.]
A PSALM OF DEATH.
BV PROFF.SSOR LONGFELLOW.
‘ Dear, beauteous Death ! the jewel of the just,
Shining no where but in the dark.
VVliat mysteries do lie beyond thy dust,
Could we outlook that mark !’
Henrv Vaughan.
TIIE REAPER AND TIIE FLOWERS.
There is a Reaper whose name is Death,
And with his Bickle keen,
He reaps the bearded grain at a Breath,
And the flowers that grow between.
‘ Shall I have nought that is fair,’ saitli lie:
Have nought but tho bearded grain ?
Though the breath of these flowers is sweet
to me,
I will give them all back again.’
He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes,
He kissed their drooping leaves ;
It was for the Lord of Paradise
He bound them in his sheaves.
‘ My Lord has need of these flowerets gay,’
The Reaper said, and smil'd ;
‘ Dear tokens of the earth are they,
Where he was once a child.’
‘They shall all bloom in fields of light,
Transplanted by my care,
And saints upon their garments white
These sacred blossoms wear.’
And the mother gave, in tears and pain,
The flowers she most did love ;
But she knew she should find them all again.
In the fields of light above.
O, not in cruelty, not in wrath,
The Reaper came that day ;
’Twas an angel visited the green earth,
And took the flowers away.
Iff! $ CEL LAN A.
An Interesting Widow. —The fol
lowing account was furnished the Phila
delphia U. S. Gazette, by a Washington
correspondent:
I noticed among the crowd of fashion
that flitted through the Avenue, a widow
lady, whose history is so singular, and
whose personal charms are so attractive,
that I linger with wonder over tho first,
and with honest devotion and admiration
over the last.
This lady is not on the other side of five
and thirty years, and yet she has lost four
husbands! and what is more extraordinary,
they all died by violence. The first hus
band was killed in rowing a regatta be
tween London Bridge and Shoreditch.—
lie was aboard of the wining barge, the
Lady Stanhope, when a man in the losing
barge, the Duke of Suffolk, struck him
with the blade of an oar, in a moment of
irritation, and the poor fellow died a few.
days afterwards. The wife and widow,
of course, went into weeds; and retired to
the rural scenes of Warwickshire; where
she resolved to spend the remainder of
her days in seclusion. It did so happen
however, that a gallant and fashionable
Major, attached to the 84th regiment of
his majesty’s infantry, found his way to
the young widow’s retreat injWar wickshirc
and, although her grief was excessive,
sincere and unqualified, she could not for
the soul of her, resist his eloquence, when
he threw himself at her feet and descanted
with all the eloquence of a Tully, and in
the mingled cadences of the philosopher
and the platonic lover, of the delights of
a “fourth estate,” in the world of beauty,
lie talked of love and honor, and chivalry;
and swore that he lived but to adore her,
he was ready to meet the noblest and most
gallant Knight that the world could afford,
at the tournament, and win the favor of
his lady love by trial of battle. The lady
listened, lingered and wept and rejoiced
over the passion of the lover; at last, cast
off her weeds, and abjured the Sylvan
scenes of Warwickshire, gave her hand
to the gallant major, and set up an estab
lishment in., the Moor-fields Finishing
Square.
A few months after her union with the
major, she accompanied him on an excur
sion to Belgium. While at Brussels, they
spent an evening in the Library of the
Orange palace, and the lady received, as
it was subsequently supposed, an uninten
tional insult, at the hands of an Austrian
colonel. The major was impetuous; in a
paroxysm of madness he spat iu the face of
the offender. Usual cards wgre forthwith
exchanged, and the sequel was a duel on
the banks of the Serme. At the first fire
the major fell mortally wounded, and
scarcely had time to commend his wife to
the protection of an English Admiral, then
at Brussels, before he surrendered
“ his honor* to the world again,
His blessed part to heaven, and slept in peace.”
Again were weeds and seclusion re
sorted to by the unfortunate lady; and, she
had resolved, at one time, to enter a mo
nastic institution, and devote herself to
the rosary and the cross; but, ere she
could carry her rash design into execution,
a Scotch merchant, a native of Glasgow,
a man distinguished for his wealth and
commercial enterprise, who accidently
happened to be in Brussels, sought, wooed
and won her already twice widowed heart.
They were married at the Hotel de Ville,
and soon after migrated to London. The
husband, not more than a month after his
marriage/was’called by imperious business
to Scotland, and leaving his wife at her
establishment in Moor-fields, sailed in the
ill-fated Rothsay Castle steamer for the
north. With that unfortunate vessel, he
went “down to the bottom” of the
Deep, deep sea,
and from that disastrous day, no fond
hope of the ultimate restoration of his life
less form has greeted the anxious ear of
love and affection. But the widow was
not destined to remain in her “third es
tate” of weeds and anguish. Sir Charles
******, about the period of the widow’s
third widowhood, returned [to London,
flushed with success and possessed of
wealth abundant, from Coromandel.
lie sought and found the widow of Moor
fields, as she was then familiarly designat
ed, audit is scarcely uecessary to say, that
that dashing and gallant soldier was soon
the “commissioned lord and master” of
that young widow’s heart. Soon after the
marriage of Sir Charles with the widow
—it might have been eight or ten months
afterwards—he was ordered on a diploma
tic mission to the German States, and
whilst making a journey from Lubec to
Frankfort, on the Muync, in a stage coach,
the vehicle was assailed by robbers, and
Sir Charles and all the inmates of the car
riage, were brutally murdered. The wife,
now once more a widow, had remained in
England, and was left to weep over the
death of a fourth husband, who, like his
predecessors, had fallen by the hand of
violence.
I met this lady in Florence and Rome
some few years ago. She was then inti
mate at the villa of the Marquis of Hast
ings, and it was there I first learned her ex
traordinary story. Yesterday I met her
in the Pennsylvania Avenue, and to my
surprise she recognized me. She remains
in the city but a few days however, and is
now on her way from the city of Mexico
to London. She is beautiful, and though
her life has been chequered by melancholy
and disastrous incidents; she appears to
have lost none of her pristine buoyancy of
spirits: nor have the united attacks of
time and sorrow made any impression on
the elegance ofher form or the brilliancy
of her personal beauty.
In reply to a good natured remark that
I made in relation to the sweets of matri
mony, she said, “I know little of the rap
ture of which you dilate. There was a
time when I could appreciate them; but I
suppose that if I listen to your sex I shall
be obliged to take another husband. But,
ah me! I dread the idea, for it appears that
a fatality attends me. All die whom I love;
and the man who takes me next must
possess more courage than the Austrnin
troops did at Jena!” I do not doubt that
the widow, ere the lapse of a couple of
months, will have her fifth husband!
[From the New Orleans Picayune.]
Perfect Caled Quotem. —Our readers
may recollect that, sbmc time since, we
published an account of a preacher in the
neighborhood of Shreveport who while
“holding forth” under a tree of a hot Sun
day, got so warm that he could not stand
it any longer, and finished a short dis
course with “Boys it’s too hot to preach,
let’s all go and liquor.”
We understood, yesterday, that he is
now regularly ordained, and is a good
hearted, okcr, —preaches a good sermon,
plays a good game of poker, is an excel
lent judge of a horse race, has the best
fighting chickens of any man in those
parts, and lays a Bowie knife across his
Bible, to keep it spread open. On a re
cent occasion, between the morning and
afternoon service, he read the following
announcement:
“I am requested to state that immedi
ately after service this evening, there will
be a race, back of tbs- rfcoTcV/* two
mile heats, for a purse ofß3oo —two nags
already entered, and some hopes of an
other. I trust you will all be there.
“N. B. I’m one of the judges.”
Real Life. —“ Well wife, has the pa
per come yet? “Yes, husband and a bill
with it for one year’s subscription.”—
“Ahem!” “Well, what kind of a paper
have they got to-day, hey, pretty tolerable
—any thing new?” “Oh yes, got a glori
ous paper!—lt’s chock full of shocking
accidents, elopements, roberies, and mur
ders, suicides, and homicides, and parri
cides, and—and—besides there is a good
love story on the first page, and a lot of
deaths and marriages. I’ve read it through
and through. Shall Igo and fetch it for
you?”—“Nevermind now wife —but what
did you say in the first instance a bill
came with!” “Yes, husband, a bill, it is
in the upper drawer.” “That is the most
important item in the paper wife—l’ll sit
right down and forward the money, and
and then I'll read the paper
The Farmer and his Peas. — About
forty years ago, a farmer at Eddcston, in
Peebles-shire, had a field of peas lying
close to the church yard wall. When
nearly ripe, the youngsters of the village
often stole them after dark. George was
determined to watch hie peas one night;
so off he went and seated himself upon
the top of the wall for the purpose of see
ing around him. It so. happened that two
young fellows of the village determined
to frighten old George. They repaired
to the church yard, the one with a
black sheet around him, and the other
with a white one, but unknown to each
other. The one with a black sheet was
there before George, and crept under a
gravestone; the other waited until he saw
the old man fairly seated upon the top of
the wall; he then-got his sheet around
him, and advanced straight for George,
little dreaming what was awaiting* him
self. When about half way through the
church yard, the black ghost crept from
his hiding place, and coming round the
end of the church, met his white friend
right in the fnce; both stood aghast—both
fainted and fell. After a little while the
white fellow rose and looked around him,
when he sees again the black spirit rising
from the earth; he took to his heels and
ran, cleared the wall at a bound, never
once looking behind him, till within the
house and then the door shut. His com
panion, equally frightened, ran off at the
other side, hut did not escape so well,
for instead of running down the bridge
over Eddcston water, which he never saw
in his road, but plunged right over, head
and ears to the bottom of the stream.
George, honest man, kept his seat, and
when he saw spirits ascending and de
scending among the graves, he said, "baith
black deils and white deils might rise,
but he would watch his peas.”—[Edin
burgh Observer.
Another Tamer of lirutes. — The Mar
seilles print, Lc Semaphore, publishes the
following miraculous piece of news from
Tuscany, which attracts the attention of
most of our Parisian contemporaries:—
“Leghorn, Nov. 10th, 1838.—We are
here all in astonishment, since the arriv
al from Columbia of the American vessel
Burstnrd. It lias brought Senor Martin
Ootaya, his son Pamelo, and a racer of a
new description, which Senor Martiu has
succeeded in taming with wondrous dex
terity. This racer is a condor of the
Cordilleras, of enormous size, the extent
between the two extremities of his extend
ed wings is 32 feet. He has been ren
dered so gentle and tractable that Martiu
Ootaya’s son uses him as a horse, gets
upon liis back, and to the astonishment
of all, flies with him to an immense height.
Young Pamelo manages him as easily as
a horse by the means of a little stick with
a steel point. His first ascension took
place yesterday at noon. He rose from
the Place d’Armes, and at a certain ele
vation young Pamelo stood up and sal
uted the Leghorn people by waving his
handkerchief—He next got astride his
steed, and they disappeared in a trice.
The bird and boy reached Florence iu
12 minutes, and were back in the eve
ning. The child was the bearer of cer
tificates from the Florence authorities.
Every body hastens to see the -condor,
the price of admission being two francs.
Senor Martin is proceeding with his
son and his condor to Milan, whence they
will repair to Paris.”
These Anecdotes are good enough to
be leaded, but wo have n’t room to do it
now:—
A Nice Distinction. — Some English
ladies bathing at the Cape of good Hope
set one of the party to watch, in order to
guard against intrusion. The sentinel
giving the alarm of masculine footsteps,
one of the fair bathers raised her head,
but calmed the apprehensions of her com
panions, by exclaiming, “It is only a Dutch
man.’’
The Field oj Waterloo is now cultivat
ed with beetroot for sugar. iivap
propriate,” said a bad punster, “for here
the French were ‘ sweetly beaten.’ ”
A Free Mason. —A Mr. Mason, attempt
ing to be familiar with a highly respecta
ble lady at the Lord Mayor’s late ball,
was asked his name by the offended party.
‘'Mason, Madam, at your service,” was
the reply. “Oh! I see, 11 responded the
fair Dame, turning upon her heel, “a
/Yce-Mason, but not accepted /”
Locked Jaw. —A remedy has been
discovered for this dreadful affliction. It
is nothing but the application of warm
strong ley made from wood ashes. The
part injured should be bathed in the ley
frequently, and if it be in a part of the bo
dy that cannot be conveniently immersed,
apply flannels wetted with the ley. It
affords a speedy relief and gradual cure.
This is a very simple remedy, but it is
worth remembering and trying. The
simplest are often the most efficient agents.
Many cures are said to have been wrought
by this. [Greenfield (Mass.) Gaz.
[TERMS $3 IN ADVANCE.
MUMBZ2R 37.
| Slow Promotion. —A correspondent
lof the National Intelligencer, under tho
signature of “Live Oak,” has addressed
a letter to Mr. Paulding, the Secretary of
the Navy in which he strongly urges that
officer to use his influence with the Presi
dent of the United States, in order that
the names of seventy fire Lieutenants of
the Navy may be sent to the Senate at the
present session of Congress, fbr promo
tion. These seventy five Lieutenants en
tered the Navy as Midshipmen, and dhl
hard service during the last war with
Great Britain—twenty five years ago!—
There is hardly one of the seventyjpire
who has not seen more service than two
thirds of the senior officers of the Navy!
and yet they are still only Lieutenants,
past the meridian of life, most of them
grey headed, and all victims of “hope
deferred.”
Forcing Mulberry Trees. The
rage for growing Mulberry trees exoites
the most sober people. A number of large
green bouses, conservatories, cocooneries,
and other establishments have been fitted
up in this town for growing these costly
trees during the winter months, and the
culinary departments and even some of
the ladies’ parlors contain the germs of
future forests of Mulberry trees. In three
or four large establishments, there can
not be less than two hundred (thousand
cuttings out, part of which have sprouted
beautifully, and by the month of April
they will amount to something in the
shape of trees. The purpose is to in
crease the shrubs in size, so that when
the spring openi they will answer to lay
down or put out in the ahape of cuttings.
A box two feet wide and four feet long,
with a foot of earth, will contain over one
hundred cuttings, which can be placed in
any warm corner. In three months they
will have grown sufficient to {multiply, by
lying them down, into nearly % thousand
trees, by next autumn.— [Northampton
Courier.
Poor Mathews, the actor, was one of
the most superstitious and nervous men
in the world. While in this country in
1822, his friend and brother actor, Wal
lace broke his leg by the upsetting of a
stave conch, in passing from Philadelphia
to New York:
“Mathews having to perform the same
journey, he inquired of the driver if he
was the man who had mutilated Mr. Wal
lack, and when satisfied upon that head
he insisted upon being informed when
they approached New Brunswick, that he
might get out and walk for haif.i mite be
fore they came to the fatal place, and
half a mile after it had been passed. Er
ery ten minutes, he popped his head out
of the stage window, and inquired, 'Dri
ver, are we approaching the scene of Mr.
Wallack’s horrible accident! I have a
presentiment that I shall not pass over
that awful spot without some* frightful oc
currence. Driver, be sure you till me
when we are within a half mile of that
dreadful scene.’ The driver promised,
and poor Mathews sat fidgetting in anx
ious expectation of a smashing upset.
At last, after rattling over a bridge and
passing through a town, the stage drew
up at an inn door, and the driver proceed
ed to change the horses. Matfiesrrmte
the usual inquiry—'Driver, are wo near
the place where Mr. Wallack broke bis
leg?’ ‘We past over it sir, some two hun
dred yards back.’ Mathews w«U vocif
erously indignant at being eheaUd, as he
termed it, and performed the rest of the
journey in sullen abstraction.”
Conjug al Pastimes. —We heard of an
old Blue Beard of a fellow who enjoyed
infinite sports in tickling his wife to death
in which manner he made away with
about as great a number as that notable
personage himself. A gentleman in the
upper part of this city, thoogh not with
the same diabolical intent, thought JV
have a little amusement at the expense of
his lady, and so proposed to give hex.au
elegant silk dress, if she would held her
finger teh ‘minutes in a mixture of salt
and snow. The offer was readily accept
ed, and the experiment commenced. ; “It
is cold,” said the lady. “TaU M out
then,” said the husband. “Buithedcete?”
“Ah, you will loose it,” said the husband.
“I must have it,” said the Indy, and she
persevered most lieroiealiy till the ten min
utes expired, when, oo withdrawing her
finger, it might have been as easily broken
on as any finger on the hands of Lot’s wife,
being completely frozen; and the husband
had the double amusement of paying u
round bill to his doctor. This instance
of perseverance is excelled only by ti|ai
of the lady who threatened that if her
husband refused her request tqjUmA
entertainment, to cut off fin
gers, and on his refusal, «MftL earned
ly proving,, truth oftha o|d coaplet
concerning women, that
‘When she will she will—you maw depend on’t.
When she won’t she won't setsbeve’e an
end on’t.’
[Albany Transcript.