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cplir twrta1 1 BY CHARLES DAVIS.] VOLUME 2. BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE. AGENTS. Ilibb County. Alexander Richards, Esq. Pdfoir Rev. Charles J. Shelton. Mclntosh “ James Blue, Esq. Houston “ B. J. Smith. Esq. Pulaski “ Norman AlcDutlie, Esq. Ticigos “ William H. Robinson, Esq. Wayne “ Robert Howe, Esq. TERMS. Three Dollars in advance—,f4 at the end of the year. O’ No subscriptions received for a less term than six months, and no paper discontinu ed; until all arrearages are paid except at the option of the publisher. O’ All letters and communications in relation to the paper, must be POST PAID to en sure attention. O’ AD\ ERTISEMENTS conspicuously in serted at One Dollar per twelve lines, or less, for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for ev ery subsequent continuance—Rule and figure work always double price. Twenty-five per cent, added, if not paid in advance, or during the continuance of the advertisement. Those sent without a specification of the number of insertions will be published until ordered out, und charged accordingly. .Legal Aoveritse.me.nts published at the usual rates. ™" . . ■ ........ ...JL .TSrlcoisi'k Travels. , ('t OULD, KENDALL, <fc LINCOLN, have T in press, and will publish about the first of March, Travels in Bur.nab, Hindustan, Ma laya, Siam, and China, by the Rev. Howard Malcom, in 1 volume Bvo. and 2 volumes 12m0., with a superb map of Southeastern Asia, five steel plate engravings and nearly 100 wood cuts. Characteristics of the Work.- —lt is not a mere diary of events which betel the traveller, but contains thousands of facts, dates, numbers, prices, Ac. Ac. which are either original or gleaned from sources not accessible in this country. Incidents, anecdotes, and scenes have been freely introduced, but only such as tend to make the reader better acquainted with the country. The most perfect impartiality is shown to even sect of Christians, and such details giv en of the various missions as will make the work equally acceptable to every persuasion. Such sketches are given of the history of the countries, towns, and missions which are described, as serve to throw light upon their present condition. The map is beautifully executed, and may be considered original. Many important correc tions have been made by actual observation, and the remainder is chiefly drawn from origin al and unpublished surveys by British officers, engineers, and surveyors, to which the author was politely granted access. The pictures are wholly new', and form an important addition to our stock of oriental il lustrations; no pains or expense has been spared in the mechanical execution of these. Five are on steel, showing landscapes of Maul mein, Tavoy, Mergui, Ac. and a page exhibit ing specimens of lb different oriental languages. The remainder are on wood, showing cos tumes, implements, buildings, fruits, Ac. A great part of the work relates to countries almost entirely unknown, even to the best in formed persons in our country. Though the work contains a large amount of missionary and religious details, yet it con sists chiefly of geographical, historical, politi cal, and statistical information, designed for general readers. The author, from the important character of his mission, his intercourse with distinguished civilians and experienced missionaries, his de liberate stay at each place, his previous famili arity with foreign countries, and his long ex perience in the Board of Missions enjoyed the highest advantages for gathering ample and correct details. Chapters on the mode of conducting modern missions; on the measure of success which has attended the enterprise; on the almost un known tribes in and around Burmali; and oth er important subjects, are added at the close of the work, and constitute no small part of its value. A laborious and complete index is appended to the work; together with a glossary of ori ental terms; in which three hundred and eigh ty words are not only lucidly defined, but ac cented so as to show their proper pronunciation. The cost of the two volumes will probably not exceed $2 50, at which price it will be one of the cheapest works issued from the Ameri can press. The publishers rely for remunera tion rather on a large sale than a high price. A portion of the proceeds of the work are ap propriated to the Foreign Missionary Board. (FT The publishers of any paper giving the a bove advertisement three inside insertions shall be entitled to a copy of the work, on applica tion to the publishers, 56 Washington street, Boston. March 23. Dissolution. THE Copartnership heretofore existing be tween Dart, Barrett A Cos. is this day dissolved. The debts due by the firm will be settled hv tho. subscriber, and those indebted will please make early payment to him. Mar 7 GEE DUPREE. Isots 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. Clothing. CALICO and Striped thirts—4o9 pair Duck Pants—so Lawn Jack fs Just rec’d per schr. Jarues Francis, and for .„]0 t,y im.lo RICE, PARKER A Cos. Wanted. b Vohn franklin. HIDES, and Tallow.—Cow and Buck Horns _ A]soj ßear, Cat, Deer, and otter Skins, for the highest market price will t> e g’ vfn Mar 9 PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, IN THE CITY OF BRUNSWICK, CLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1839. Wayne Cos. Sheriff'’* Sale. YI/TLL be sold at the Court House door, in V » the said County of Wayne on the first Tuesday in May’ next, within the usual hours of sale, the following property, to wit : Lots No. (200), whereon a Saw Mill, a Grist Mill, and other needful buildings are situated; also lots No. (210), (230), (I*s), (I*2). Also Fraction Lot No. (240), to satisfy a scire facias issued from the Superior Court of Wayne County, in favor of l’liney Sheffield, against Albus Rea and David Burbank, the property pointed out by the plaintiff’s Attorney. LEIGHTON CAUSEY, feblG Sheriff of the Cos. of Wayne, Ga. JVotiee. FOUR months after date, I shall aps>ly 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, jan 1!) Admr. JYolicc. ALL persons having demands against the Estate of Jno. Burnett, Jr. late of the Cos. of Glynn, deceased, will hand them in duly attested within the time prescribed by law; and all indebted to said Estate make payment im mediately to ROBERT HAZLEIIURST, S. M. BURNETT. Mar 9 Qualified Executors. Police. A LL persons having demands against the Estate of John A. Wyley, late of the County of Glynn, deceased, will present them duly attested within the time prescribed by law r ; and persons indebted tqjsaid estate will make immediate payment to A W. WYLEY, Mar 9 of Mclntosh Cos. Admr. IVofice. FOUR months after date, application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Wayne County, when setting for or dinary purposes, for leave to sell the land ly ing on the Great Satilla River, being part of the real estate of Sherrod Sheffield, de ceased. for the benefit of the heirs and credi tors. ELIZABETH SHEFFIELD, jan 12 Executrix. ]\o<ice. THE Subscriber has appointed Robert Ila zlehurst, Esq. his authorised attorney du ring his absence from this State. WILLIAM D. JENKINS. Mar 23—3t* For Wale. A TRACT of land containing two hundred -lm. acres, situate near Sterling, eleven miles from Brunswick, on which is a good dwelling house, out buildings, Ac Apply to mar 23—ts JAMES MOORE. Hank of Brunswick. The hours for the transaction of business in this Institution will be from ten A. M. to one P. M. The offering day will be Friday and discount day the following Monday of each week. Oct 8 I. C. PLANT, Cashier. Ready .Tlade Oofßimg. A N extensive assortment of RKA I) V MADE -t\. GARMENTS, for the present and ap proaching season, on hand and receiving at the BRUNSWICK CLOTHING STORE, in part as follows, viz: SURTOUTS,—WRAPPERS of BROAD CLOTHS,—PILOT CLOTHS, — PETERS HAMS, Ac., —Frock and Dress COATS of Broadcloths of every color and quaIity—PAN TALOONS of black, blue, mixed fancy En glish and American Cassimeres—VESTS of plain and fig’d English Satins and Silks—Va lencias—Toilinetts—figd and plain Velvets— M arcella, Ac. For sale by * jan 2fi ts j. W. AT WILL. sl*lo Reward. A lISCONDED from Waverley Plantation. Ji\. Camden County, on the 1 Gth day of July last, LARKIN, DICK, and CATO. Larkin is a stout Mulatto fellow, about 28 years of age. 5 feet G to 9 inches high—he has a scar on his right cheek, also some marks of small pox about his lace, particularly on his nose, also a j large scar from an axe on his foot, near the : great toe. Larkn has rather a feeble voice for a man of his stature. Cato is a black fellow, an African by birth, he is a stout, square built ■ fellow, about 4 feet 4 to G inches high—has the mark of his tribe on his breast, he is like- j wise ruptured, and has a very large mouth. ; Dick is a small black, well set fellow, also an | African by birth, with a round face and down j cast look, easily confused when interrogated: there is also a singular appearance about his ! mouth when alarmed. The above three fel lows were bought of the estate of Jno. H. Mo- i rel, in March 183 G, and formerly lived at the | Cottonham Plantation, Bryan Cos. They are , also well acquainted in and about Savannah. GEO. C. DUNHAM, Manager. Mar 9 Fitly Dollar* Reward. Ran away from VVuLsubsejiber in Hamburg on the 28th Febru asßyir ary, his negro man THOMAS, he is about 28 years of age, five bTvVL feet ten inches high, dark com \j[ plected, and pleasant counte nance. He is a blacksmith by trade, and has doubtless pro cured free papers from some person, and has gone to work at that business either in South Carolina or Georgia. He is in all probability lurking about Savannah, as I understand he engaged in the steamboat “Thorn.”—When he left, he had on a red flannel shirt, black satti net pantaloons, and new broadcloth coat and new beaver hat. Any person delivering said negro to me, or will lodge him in any sale jail, so that I can get him, shall receive the above reward. R. L. TOWSON, Jr. Hamburg, S. C. March 24th, 1639. Mar 30—10 w BOOK AND JOB PRINTING, Dene at this Office. I* O E T R 1 . STANZAS. The evening shadows falling fast, Pourtray the close of life's sad day; They bring to mind the joyful past, Bright hours forever fled away. But as they gently come to me, And curtain all the sunny air With night’s dark floating drapery, Then is the hour for praise and prayer. How pleasant, as the evening dies, To fling upon its parting breath The Christian mourner’s heart-felt sighs, Religion’s bright and holy wreath I How sweet, when silent night is near, And nature folds her arms to rest, To feel a conscience calm and clear, A heavenly peace within the breast! But when the hours are hastened on, As if they Lore no message where The spirits of the dead have gone, And only seem like idle air— Ah ! then the future bodes some ill, A heavy heart will meet it yet, With ice upon its touch to kill; Despair is on its signet set. The evening shadow's, silently Invite the soul to praise and prayer, And as they in the distance die The morning brightens sweetly there— While hope’s rich visions calmly rise Beyond the realms of nature's tomb, Where shadows never dim the skies, The Christian’s unbeclouded home. JIISCKL L A A A . A COUPLE OF STRAY LEAVES. I.EAF THE FIRST: —SIX MONTHS AFTER MARRIAGE. “Well, my dear, will von go to the par ty to night? you know we have a very po lite invitation.” “YVh y, my love, just as you please; you know I always wish to consult your plea sure.” “Well then, Harriet, suppose we go; that is if you are perfectly willing; now don’t say yes, because 1 do, for you know that where you are, there 1 am perfectly ! happy.” j “\\ hy, my love, you would enjoy your self there I am sure, and wherever vou are happy, I shall he, of course. What dress shall I wear William?—my white satin with blonde, or my ashes of roses, or my | white lace, you always know better than I i about such tilings.” j “Harriet, dearest, you look beautiful in any tiling, now take your own choice to- I night—hut J think you look very well in the white satin?” “There, William, dear, I knew you would think just as I did—oh! how happy we shall he tiierc to-night; and you must promise not to leave me fora moment, for I shall he so sad if you do. “Leave thee, dearest, leave thee? “No; by yonder star, 1 swear.’’ “Oh, William, dearest William, how beautiful that is, you are always learning poetry to make me happy.” “And Harriet, my own prized Harriet, would I not do any thing in the world to give you one moment’s happiness? Oh, you are so very, very dear to ine, it seems at times almost too much happiness to last-” “Oh, do not say so, dear Willaim, it will last—and we shall see many years even happier than this, for will not our love he stronger, and deeper every year; and now dearest, I will #e hack in one moment, and we will go.” “There, she has gone, bright and beau tiful creature she is—Oh! how miserable 1 should he without her; she has indeed cast a strong spell around my heart, and one that never, no never can be broken; she is the only star of my existence, guid ing on to virtue and happiness, and can I ever love her less than now? Can I desert her?—Can 1 speak of her in less than terms of praise? Oil, no, it is im possible—she is too good, too pure —hap- py, happy man that I am.’” I.EAF THE SECOND SIX YEARS AFTER MAR RIAGE. “My dear, I will thank you to pass the sugar, you did’nt give me hut one lump.” “Well, Mr. Snooks, I declare you use sugar enough in your tea to sweeten a hogshead of vinegar. James; keep your lingers out of the sweetmeats; Susan, keep still bawling: I declare it is enough to set one distracted, —there, take that, you little wretch.” “Why, Harriet, what has the child done? I declare v.ou are two hasty.” “I wish, Mr. Snooks, you’d mind your own business, you’re always meddling with what don’t concern you.” “Well, Mrs. Snooks, I want to know who has a better right if I have not— you’re always fretting and fuming about nothing.” “Pa, Thomas is tearing your newspa pers all up!” “Thomas, come here—how dare you abuse my papers?—l’ll teach you to tear jit again—there, sir, how docs that feel— now go to bed!” j “Mr. Snooks, you horrid wretch, how can you strike a child of mine in that I way! Come here, Thomas, poor fellow— did he get hurt—never mind—here's a IJump of sugar—there, that’s a good hoy.” I “Mrs. Snooks, let me tell you, you will . spoil the children; you know I never in i terfere when you see fit to punish a child— its strange that a woman can never do auv thing right.” “Never do any thing right? faith, Mr. Snooks, if nobody did any thing right in this house'hut yourself, 1 wonder what would become of us.” j “Let me tel! you, ma’am, and I’ll bear | it no ionger, you are as snappish and sur j ly as—a —she dog —and if there is a di j vorce to he had im the land, I’ll have it; i you would wear out the patience of a Job.” “O dear, how mad the poor man is; | well, good night, my dear pleasant I dreams.” I “There, she's gone. Thank heaven I’m alone once more. Oh! unhappy man that I am, to he chained down to such a creature—she is the very essence of ugli i ness, cross and peevish. O! that I could ; once more be a bachelor; curse the day that I ever saw the likeness of her. Yes, I will get a divorce; I can’t live with her any longer; it is utterly impossible.” Effects of Circumstances on Char acter. — What appears to he the distin iguishing feature of Shakspeare is, that his j characters are real men and women, not ! mere abstractions. In the best of us all j there are many blots, in the worst there I are many traces of goodness. There are not such things as angels or devils in the world. We have passions and feelings, hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, pretty equally distributed among us, and that i which actuates the highest and lowest, the | most virtuous and the most profligate, the bravest and the meanest must, in its orig i irial elements, he the same. People do not commit wicked actions from the mere ! love of wickedness; there must always he an incentive of precisely the same kind as that which sitmulates to the noblest ac tions —ambition, love of adventure, pas sion, necessity. All our virtues close ; border upon our vices, and are not unfre quently blended. The robber may he I generous—the miser just—the cruel man conscientious—the rake honorable—the fop brave. In various relations of life the j same man may play many characters as distinct from one another, ns day from j night. We venture to say that the crea tures of “Boz’s” fancy, Fagin or Sykes, (lid not appear in every circle as the un mitigated scoundrels we see them in | “Oliver Twist.” It is necessary to the exigencies of the tale that no other part of their character should he exhibited; hut, af ter all, the Jew only carries the commer cial and the housebreaker the military prin ciple to an extent which society cannot ! tolerate. In clement, the feeling is the I same that covers the ocean with the mer chant flags of England, and sends forth the hapless hoys to the trade of picking pock ets —that inspires the highwayman to stop a traveller at Hounslow, and spirits the soldier to face a cannon ntWaterloo. Rob ber, soldier, thief, mendicant are all equal ly men. It is necessary, for a critical in vestigation of character, not to he content with taking things merely as they seem.— We must endeavor to strip off the cover ing with which habit or necessity has en veloped the human mind, and inquire af ter motives as well as look to actions. It would not be an amusing task to analyze the career of two persons starting under similar circumstances, and placed in situ ations not in essence materially different, one ending at the debtor’s door at Newgate, amid hooting and execrations, and the other borne to his final resting-place in Westminister Abbey, graced hy all the pomp that heraldry can bestow. An Oyster is one of the elements of social existence, a delicacy of no age, sex, or condition, but patent to the universal family ol man. Your Jew abhors not an oyster, neither does your Mussulman throw it over his left shoulder—good in scallop, better in a st :w, best of all in the shell good in pickle, in curry, in-sauce—good, at luncheon, before dinner, at supper—; good to entertain a friend, good to eat by I yoursell—good when you are hungry, | good, moreover, when you are not. In | lodgings, in chambers, in barracks, in the! public office, in the editor’s room, the; student, lawyer, soldier,secretary, and gen lletnan of press, recruits his exhausted spir- 1 its with au oyster —the vale-; tudinarian thanks his doctor for permission j to taste the nutritive and grateful food.” [Blackwood. M iiiskf.rs. —“l cannot imagine,” said an alderman, “why my whiskers should torn gray so much sooner than the hair j on my head.” “Because,” observed a] wag, “you have worked much harder with j your jaws than your brains.” i Curious Calculation. —No capita] in the ! world contains, in a single locality, a mass of documents capable of comparing with that which is collected in the Archivo General of Venice, 'lritis establishment consists of 298 halls, saloons, and galleries, the walls of which are covered, from the top to the bottom, with book shelves. If these shelves were placed one after the 1 other, they would form a line of 77,2:58 feet, that is to say, nearly equivalent to the [distance from Paris to Versailles. These i shelves contain B,ti<i4,7(t9 volumes and ; numbers. It has been calculated that a thousand writers, workingdaily eight hours [ a-day, would employ 734 years, or generations, in copying these documents, j It has been calculated that the number of, 1 leaves contained in these 8,0(54,7(19 vol umes amount to 095,470.720, which, if ! opened and placed one after the other, would form a band of 1,444,800,000 feet in length hy 10 inches wide. Now the i circumference of the earth near the Equa tor being no more than 123,345,700 ieet j (French,) hy dividing the first sum with j the latter will he given the quotient 11,- 130, a cypher which indicates how often this hand of literary workmanship might! encircle the earth in its largest dimensions. 1 By reducing these separate leaves into compact squares, and regarding them as materials adopted for building, a pyramid i might he constructed out of them with a ! square base, each side of which would be I :08 feet, and its height 428 leet. 'I his; i pyramid would, therefore, he us that of: ! Cheops,the highest monument of this class. \lt would he equal in volume to many of the pyramids of Egypt, and would surpass! them all in height with the above stated ex ception. In fine, a calculation easily j made beginning with the same datum, would show that the written surface of j these archives taking the front and back J of each page would cover more than half; of the department of the Seine. The Printer’s Fame.— While stroll ing along the wharf yesterday afternoon for a character on which to pounce, wej overhauled an intelligent looking, white j headed Etheopian patriarch, sitting on a curbstone. We asked him the story ot his life, when he opened his mouth to thej following effect: i “I’m getting old now, and will soon be helpless, and will give myself up to any j honest man, and forty dollars to hoot, who' will agree to take me as his slave for life.” i “Well, can’t you trust us old uncle?” j ! “What do you follow, master.” ! “YVe have been a printer sir, for ten \ years; ever since we were a little boy.” “No master; I can’t trust you. I’ve seen great wonders in my time of day, I : lean tell you.—l’ve seen the hypocrite pass off after a life ot mischief and decep tion into the land of rest, if we are to be-; lieve the minister’s word—and the name of the good mail after his journey of un-j tiring benevolence through the world, die ; at his death.— I’ve seen married people! happy, and bachelors fretting with the hyp ocondriac.—l've seen a miser drop a cent with a tear into the shrivelled hand of the mendicant, and a noisy church member pray in secret. 1 have known water to' run up stream, and stones to cry out, hut I have never known a printer of ten year’s standing, who was sound at the core—his subscribers are sure to make him a rogue.” ; “Oh! my good man, you need not be afraid.—All our subscribers pay in ad vance,” said we, as we left him “alone in his glory.”—[Cincinnati News. ‘lsay, stranger, you’re drunk.’ Drunk enough, and have been srf every day these two years; my brother and I are engaged in the temperance cause—he goes about delivering lectures and I give samples of intemperance. An Irish Duel. —Mr. O’Connor re ; lates an instance where the parties in “an affair of honor,” had actually agreed to put the muzzles of their pistols (so in veterate were they) into each other’s mouths! “and yet, would you believe it?” said he, “one of them escaped." Just as one second was about to give the signal the other said to his principal, “Jack, look hither.” Jack turned his head, and just in time, for the ball passed out through bis left cheek, doing him little hurt, while his opponent was killed. Following Advice. Some years since a gentleman in Boston, bought from a New Orleans merchant, a lot of sugar, giving in payment a check on a Boston Bank.. The Merchant, a short time after wards, having mislaid the check, wrote on to the drawer in Boston, that it was atolrn, and requested him to advise the Bank of the fact, and not only to refuse payment when offered, but to arrest the person presenting it. The check was afterwards found, and the merchant going North himself, pre sented it at the counter of the Bank—when i he was accordingly arrested and thrown ! into Jail, notwithstanding all his protesta- j tions of innocence and ownership. [TERMS <s.3 IN ADVANCE. aruasßßß 45. llow are you off for Soap. —ln the Illinois House of Assembly, during a re cent debate, a member, named Mr. Hap* py, accused another named Baker, of an attempt to ‘ soap” unsuspecting members; and that he had an utter contempt for “soft soap.” Mr Baker in reply said, “’File gentleman expresses contempt for ‘soft soap,’ I believe him to he sincere— if the members of the House will inspect his countenance closely I dare say they will there find conclusive evidence that he feels the greatest contempt for “all sorts of soap.” Sharp shooters are they, in those hack wood legi-latur.es! Advice. —“ Veil you arrises at the dig nity of aawin’ wood, Lafayette, if you is elewated to that ’ere profession, mind an’ saw the biggest sticks fust, ’cause vy? you’ll have only the little oris to saw ven you gets tuckered out. Yen you eats pie, as l ’opes you may, if you lives to he a man, ahvuz cat the crust fust, ’cause the crust aint a good thing to top off vith,’ spe cially if it’s tough and thick as sole leath er. Ven you piles up wood, ahvuz ptij the big’ns to the bottom—ahvuz, Lafay ette,’ cause it's mighty hard-exercise to lift 'em to the top of the pile. These aje the r’sults of hobservation, Lafayette, an’ * may be depended on, an’ its all for your good that 1 say it.” “Vy, father,” res ponded voting hopeful, “vat a 'notmous ’sperienoe you must a had!” [From tlie Newark Daily Advertiser.] Potato Soap for Washing. —lt was discovered hy a French chemist many years ago, that pototoes only three parts boiled, made better soap for washing than the troublesome, caustic, and expensive article usually made use of hy our wash women. They make the clothes cleaner and without injury. Let me give you the result of the experience of my family, which is a large one. The soiled clothes are first soaked .*in a tub of water about an hour. They are then transferred to a cofiper of hot water, from which they are taken piece* by piece, to he thoroughly rubbed with potatoes, the same as with soap. The whole thus prepared, after having been well rubbed, rolled and wrung, are a second time plung ed into the copper, together with a quanti ty of potatoes in the above. After boiling for about half an hour, the linen or clothes are again taken out —turned, thoroughly, rubbed well over, and wrung; and after wards again thrown into the copper for some minutes. ’Flic clothes are then well rinsed in clean cold water, and hung up to dry; the whole process occupying two hours and a half. The linen thus washed, is perfectly clean, the kitchen garments free from nil grease, and perfectly sweet, though in the old way they usually retain a greasy smell. A Hot sekeeper. A Civil. Tiiii.—Tiie Hertfordshire pea sants are notorious lor their want .of ur banity. A lady, while on a visit to a friend in the country, had, during her rides' on horseback in the neighborhood, be come perfectly aware of the hoorishness of the peasantry. One day, when riding unattended, she came to a bvgate of her host’s park, winch had not a lodge. A chubby hoy was swinging to and fro up on it. She ventured to beg that he would hold it open while she passed. To her utter amazement, ho did so! Delighted with his complacency, she gave him a shilling, observing, "It is quite clear, mv lad, from your civility, that you are not a native of Hertfordshire.” The reply was this: “Thce’rt a liar—l he!”—[Lon don paper. Contentment. —ln Vienna, a magnifi- I cent house was built hy a nobleman, on ! the front of which is a stone with this I inscription*— house was erected by Count 1). to be given to the first man who can prove that he is really contented,” — One day a stranger knocked at the gate, and desired to speak fl ith the master. “I am come,” said he, to take possession of this house, as 1 find you have built it in order to bestow it upon the man who is realty contented. Now lam in that state, of which I am willing to make oath; you will, therefore please, sir, to give me im mediate possession.,” 'File count did not interrupt him till he had finished his speech, when iie replied, “You dfe'rjtiite? right, sir, with respect to my intentions; but as I do not discover the least preten sion you have to the character of a con tented man, 1 beg you will retire. If you were quite contented you would not want my house!” It appears, that Gordan D. Boyd, the great sub-treasurer and thief of Mississippi, is a loco foco stump orator. In a public harangue the other day he exclaimed at the top of his lungs—“No man in the nation is more indebted to the people than I am.” “Except Swartwout,” retorted a by-stand er; “he owes a million and a quarter, while you owe only seventy thousand.”—[Louis ville Journal.