News & planters' gazette. (Washington, Wilkes County [sic], Ga.) 1840-1844, January 07, 1841, Image 1

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    NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE.
]>. ti . COTTIM, Editor.
‘No. 19.—NEW SERIES.]
NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE.
terms:
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if paid at the time of subscribing; or Three
Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid till the expi
ration of six months.
No paper to be discontinued, unless at the
option of the Editor, without the settlement of all
arrearages.
O’ Letters, on business, must be post paid, to
insure attention. No communication shall be
published, utilcss let are made acquainted with the
name of the author.
TO ADVERTISERS.
Advertisements, not exceeding one square, first
insertion, Seventy-Jive Cents; and for each sub
sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction will
be made of twenty-five per cent, to those who
|f*advertise by the year. Advertisements not
limited when handed in, will be inserted till for
bid, and charged accordingly.
Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad
ministrators, and Guardians, are required by law,
to be advertised, in a public Gazette, sixty days
previous to the day of sale.
The sales of Personal Property must be adver
tised in like manner, forty days.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate
must be published forty days.
Notice that application will be made to the
Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Ne
groes, must be published weekly for Jour months;
notice that application will be made for Letters of
Administration, must be puolished thirty days;
and Letters of Dismission, sir months.
AGENTS.
TIIE FOLLOWING GENTLEMEN WILL FORWARD THE
NAMES OF ANY WHO MAY WISH TO SUBSCRIBE :
.7. T. ij- (1. 11. Wooten, A. D. Slat ham, I land urg,
Maliorysvilie, B. F. Tatoiri, Lincoln-
Felix G. Edwards, Pe- ton,
tersburg, Elberi, O.A.Luckett,Crawford
(leii. Grier, Raytown, ville,
Taliaferro, IF. Davenport, Lexing-
Jlines Bell, Powelton, ton,
Hancock, .S'. J. Bush, Irwington,
IV.7i B. Nelms, Elbcr- Wilkinson,
ton, Dr. Cain, Cambridge,
John A. Simmons, Go- Abbeville District,
shen, Lincoln, South Carolina.
Mail Arrangem&nts.
POST OFFICE, )
Washington, Ga., Dec. 10, 1840. (
AUGUSTA MAIL.
ARRIVES.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5, A. M.
CLOSES.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, at 12, M.
MILLEDGEVILLE MAIL.
ARRIVES.
Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8, A. M.
CLOSES.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M.
CAROLINA MAIL.
ARRIVES.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M.
CLOSES.
Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8, A. M. |
ATIffINH MAIL.
ARRIVES.
Sunday ar.d Wednesday, at 9, A. M.
CLOSES.
x Sunday and Wednesday, at 9, A. M.
ELBERTON MAIL.
ARRIVES. CLOSES.
Thursday, at 8, P. M. | Thursday, at 9, P. M.
LINCOLNTON MAIL.
ARRIVES. CLOSES.
Friday, a! 12, M. | Friday, at 12, M.
I\EW STORE.
THE Subscribers have just received
and are now daily receiving and o
pening, at the New Brick Store on the South
side of the Public Square, *
An entire new and extensive assortment of
Such as are kept lor Retail in this section
of country, which they offer to their friends
and the public in general, on reasonable
terms. Persons wishing to purchase, can
obtain good bargains by giving the Subscri
bers a call.
COZART & WOODS.
Dec. 31, 1840. ts 18
Caution •
ALL persons are hereby cautioned against tra
ding for one note of hand given to James
Mull or bearer, for Five Hundred and Ninely
sift Dollars and Fifty-six cents. One given to
John G. Crane, or bearer, for Five Hundred and
Forty Dollars. One othnr note given to said
John G. Crane, or bearer, for about Five Hun
l Dollars. Another payable to Frederick
Lawrence, for about One Hundred & Fifty Dol
lars ; all of which notes were given sometime
about the middle of October last, and I under
<st*ud, are made payable on the first day ot Jan
juary, 1841. I have good testimony to prove
that said notes should have been made payable
on the first day of January, 1842—according
to the contract in fulfilment of which said notes
wu'c given. JAMES M. SMYTHE.
Frances A- Jupham, Security.
December 17, 1840. 16 ts
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
Will be sold at the late residence of Mat
\ thew Faver, deceased, in Wilkes coun
ty, on FRIDAY the Bth of January
next, all the
Perishable Property
-■i/said deceased, consisting of Corn, Fod-
Oats, stock of HORSES, HOGS, tec.
Plantation Tools, Household and Kitchen
Furniture. Terms of sale made known
on the day.
THOMAS FAVER, Adm’r.
Dccembor 10, 1840. 15—tds.
Just Received *
A few pieces, latest style,
PLAID BONNET RIBBONS,
of superior quality.
WILLIS At, CALLAWAY.
Washington, Oct. 29. 9 ts.
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
BUSINESS.
R. B. WHITE,
(SSI AUGUSTA * r~rjt
Wt&SlggZJh GEORGIA. MhWM
f 11HE Warehouse is fire -
A proof— eligibly located above
high-water mark.
All Cotton consigned per Railroad, will
receive prompt attention.
September 3, 1840. (1)
ii? Look Here. oO
BARGAINS ! BARGAINS!!
7TMIE Subscriber is now receiving and opening
a large Stock of Gocxls, purchased by him
self in New York, at reduced prices, which he
offers for cash at lower prices than ever bought
m this market.
His customers will be furnished on a credit as
usual, at very reduced prices.
Those who wish bargains, would do well to
cail and examine his stock before purchasing
lesewhere.
The assortment is general, and comprises al
most every article usually kept in a Retail Dry
Goods Store.
MARK A. LANE.
October 15, 1840. 7 “ts.
Tailoring •
npilE Subscriber respectfully informs the Citi
-*■ zens of Wilke3 county, that he has located
himself at Major Johnson Norman’s, nine miles
west of Washington, where he will be happy to
serve ail who may wish to iiave any thing done in
his line of business. All his work will be exe
cuted in the most neat, faithful, and fashionable
manner. The following are his cash prices :
Making first-rate Cogt : : : : S!8 00
Edging Do. : : : 3 00
Ditto, second quality : : : : 5 00
Ditto, third quality : : : : 4 00
Making Pantaloons or Vest : : 1 ,50 !
Ditto, Overcoat : : : : : 7 00
Cutting Coat 50
Ditto, Pantaloons or Vest : : ‘25
He will be thankful for any custom in his busi
ness ; and as his prices are very low, he has de
termined to keep no books, and do altogether a
cash business.
JOHN 11. RHODES.
September 14, 1840. (3) ts.
For Sale,
A PLAN TA t SO^I,
THIRTEEN MILES FROM
COLUMBUS,
ON THE LAGRANGE ROAD.
fS'ilE Subscriber would low and upon ac
-*• eommodating terms, a PLANTATION, 13
miles from Columbus, on the Lagrange road,
containing TWO HUNDRED ACRES of
LAND ; forty acres of which were cleared last
vc ir. There arc upon the premises a
good U\vc!! : ”g House, and’ every lie
cossary onthotwe i and well supplied
with good water. jtZ-eakXSLh
For further particulars, applv to
‘A. R. LYON.
October 8, 1840. (0) s.m 3m.
Sale o f Ileal Estate .
flliiE Subscriber offers for sale a i'i.ANTA
TION, thirteen miles from Columbus, on ’he
Lagrange road, containing THREE HUN
DRED and SIXTY ACRES of LAND; 130
acres in cultivation —100 of which is fresh.
There is upon this tract, every thing necessary to
a Plantation ; well watered, & c
Further particulars are not necessary, as there
is a person on the premises who will take plea
sure in showing the above, to any one desirous
of examining them. N. B. LYON,
Beaver Dam, Wilkes County, Ga.
October 3, 1840. (ft) s.rn 3m.
GEORGIA : Wilkes County.
Superior Court,
JULY TERM, 1810.
>’IOi!K petition of James 11. Spratlin, respect
fully shcwetli to the Couri, that James Jones,
of said county, did, on the eighteenth day o: May,
eighteen hundred and iorty, for die purpose oi bet
ter securing unto the said James 11. Spratlin the
payment of a note drawn by the said James
Jones, on the ninth of May, and year aforesaid,for
one hundred and fifty 52-100 dollars, and
payable to the said James 11. Spratlin one day
afterdate, mortgage unto the said Janies H.,the
tract or parcel ol laud lying and being in said
county, on the waters of Clark’s Creek, and ad
joining lands ot John C. Dodson, John T. Woot
ten, and others, containing sixty acres more or
less : And it appearing to the Court that the
note for the securing of whose payment the
said mortgage was given, lias not been paid,
and the time at which said note and mortgage
became due, has long since expired, and that
the said Janies H. SSpratlin prays that a Rule
Nisi maybe granted for the foreclosure of the
Equity of redemption in and to the tract of land
so mortgaged as aforesaid, and that the same
may be sold.
On motion, it is therefore ordered by the
Court, that unless the principle sum due of one
hundred and fifty and 52-100 dollars, together
with interest accrued and the cost thereon, shall
be paid into Court by the next Term of the Su
perior Court of said county, the Equity of Re
demption in and unto the said mortgaged premises
shall be forever barred and foreclosed, and the
said tract of land mortgaged as aforesaid be sold :
And it is further ordered, that this rule be pub
lished in one of the public gazettes of this State
once a month for four months, or served on the
mortgagor or his special agent, at least three
months previous to the sitting of the Court in
which the money is directed to be paid.
True copy from the Minutes, 2d September,
1810. JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk.
[Nov. 12. 11. Continued from Indep. Press.]
WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) JANUARY 7, 1841.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
Will be sold at the late residence of John
W. Jones, deceased, late of Wilkes
county, on Wednesday the 20th of Janu
ary next; all the
Perishable Property
of said deceased, consisting of stock of hor
ses, Mules, Cows, Hogs, Household and
Kitchen furniture, Plantation tools, Corn,
Fodder, Wagon and Harness, Ox-cart and
Oxen, one fine Barouche, a quantity of
Pork, one good Gin and running gear,
and one set of Blacksmith’s tools.
ALSO,
At the same time and place, the Plan
tali n will be RENTED, and the NE
GROES Hired.
CHRISTOPHER BINNS, Adm’r.
December 10, 1840. 15—tds.
GEORGIA, Will es counly.
Matthew F. Tollson, tolled before |
mo this day, a BAY MARE, about i
Iff. 5 feet high, with a small star in her j
forehead, some saddle marks, a Nad-
‘de, Bridle and Martingale, valued j
bj’ VV illiam Jones and Nicholas Wylie, at Fifty j
Dollars, this 28th I tec. 1810.
francis McLendon, j. p. j
True copy from the Minutes, Dec. 28, 1840.
ROYLANI) BEASLEY, Clerk I. C.
Dec. 31. 3t 18
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GEORGIA, ) “IM7"HEREAS Samuel Bar-
Wilkes County. > ** nett applies for Letters
— J dismissory as Guardian for
Elizabeth 11. Worsham.
These are, therefore, to cite, summon,
and admonish, all and singular, the kindred
and c reditors of said deceased, to be and appear at
my office, within the time prescribed by law, to
show cause, (if any have,) why said letters
should not be granted.
Given under my hand at office, this 24th of
July, 1840. JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk,
Court ts Ordinary.
fNov. 12. 11. It. Contiu. from Indep. Press.] ‘
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
From the Ladies’ Companion.
THE SUMMER TIME.
AN INSCRIPTION FOR AN ALBUM.
BY MISS A. D. WOODBRIDGE.
The summer-time was dawning bright,
And earth and skies were fair,
When first this Album met my sight;
And with a thoughtful carp,
I placed it in a sacred shrine,
To friendship set apart;
Its owner’s name—a cherish’d line,
I wrote within my heart.
The Summer days advanced with smiles,
Before them sprung the flowers,
While music sweet, and mirthful wiles,
Led on the rosy hours ;
Buttlin’ in its secure recess
This little volume slept,
That name was watched with tenderness, —
There love a vigil kept.
The summer months have passed away,
As fades a pleasant dream;
With them we’ve floated day by clny,
Adown Time’s restless stream.
I . And now upon this page so pure,
Let me but trace a line,
Which for a season may endure,
Os love, the seal and sign.
The summer-time will come once more,
And may it bring to thee
My gentle friend, an ample store
Os blessings, rich and free !
And in thy heart may plants of Love,
Os Peace and Joy arise,
To flourish here, then shine above
The summer of the skies !
MISUEULAXI2OI S.
THE POOR PRINTER, AND THE
EXCLUSIVES.
On the fourth of July, 18—. Harriet
Lee might have been seen sitting on the so
fa in her neat little parlor, ilia house sit
uated in P. street, New York. The me
tropolis was alive with men, women, and
children, of every color, class, and creed—
old men, whose heads were whitened with
the snow of age—young men in the meri
dian of manhood, unitedly and unanimous
ly agreed to drive dull care away, and join
the jubilee to celebrate the birth day of A
merican Independence. Ever and anon
the bursting thunder of artillery seemed to
shake the Island of Manhattan ; the carv
ed eagle sat perched upon a polo of liberty,
and our star-spangled banner became the
playtliing of the balmy wind.
Whilst every American heart was brim
full of joy and gratitude, there were two
generous hearted, noble minded individu
als bowed down with sorrow so pungent,
and disappointment so bitter, that the soul
stirring proceedings of the ever-to-be-re
membered fourth could not raise their droo
ping spirits. The persons alluded to are
Harriet and her suitor, William Malcolm.
When the intelligent, patriotic, and high
minded William entered Harriet’s apart
ment, lie was disappointed and surprised
to see the object of his love bathed in tears.
‘Why do you weep, my dear Harriet?’ in
quired William, in a voice rich as music;
at the same time grasping affectionately her
snow tapering fingers, which were orna
mented with three costly rings, the offer
ings which friendship and respect had laid
upon the altar of her fairy hand. Harriet
gently and gracefully raised her head,
while the warm tears of grief (lowed freely j
and fast from her dark hazel eyes, and
fell upon her fair cheek like dew drops
from a rose leaf. ‘What can I do,’ con
tinued William, ‘to tear away the dark
drapery which seems to mantle your ten
der feelings in gloomy sorrow on this high
and holy day ?’ Harriet’s feelings were
too big for utterance ; she could not vent
her words, so violent was the temper of ex
citement occasioned by one who had bro
ken up the great deep of her heart. Soon
after she was able to speak, she said she
had just returned from a visit to her aunt
R , having paid her a visit for the pur
pose of inviting her to attend the anticipa
ted wedding which would probably take
place in a few days. She described the
interview she had with her aunt, and it
was as follows :
When she had made known her errand
her aunt observed—
‘ls it possible that you, Harriet, have
assumed the responsibility of pledging heart
and hand to a man without soliciting my
advice ?’
Harriet replied, ‘When I first became
acquainted with the man of my choice, 1
sought the advice of my mother, who hap
pened to be in the city at the time; upon
inquiry she discovered that my friend was
an honest and honorable man, and had no
objection to my associating with him; out
friendship was ripened into love ; we are
pledged to each other and the wedding day
is appointed.’
‘What is the gentleman’s name Harri
et ?’
‘llis name is William Malcolm.’
‘ls he a physician, or a lawyer, or a
i merchant, or a minister —what, is he V
i ‘Mo is a journeyman printer,’ replied
Harriet.
‘A journeyman Printer?’ exclaimed her
aunt vvith great emphasis. Do you in
tend to disgrace your connections bv mar
j rying a man who picks up type for a liv-
I iiig ? You must be foolish, and your mo-
J ther mad to sanction your folly ; you need
not imagine, Miss; that 1 shall condescend
j to mingle in the society of mechanics; you
lack common sense, or you would not thus
j throw yourself away.’
Harriet again replied:
‘William is a respectable, industrious,
an<l economical man ; and loves me.’
‘lt makes me think of casting pearls be
fore swine,’ continued the old aristocrat.
‘Y ou are a beautiful girl, your accomplish
ments are superior to the attainment of most
girls of your age,—how can you so lower
yourself as to marry an illiterate me
chanic ?’
‘My dear aunt, do you know that a prin
ting office is an academy, where lessons of
useful knowledge are continually before
the mind ? William is not an illiterate
man, he is a self-taught classical scholar,
and occupies a lofty place in the estimation
of all who know him.’
‘I will pay tlie expense of your wedding
and give you a splendid set of furniture, if
you will try to forget him, and take my
advice ; there is Squire , he thinks
a groat deal of you ; would you not like
to have him, or Dr. , or Mr.
the merchant ? You can, l have no doubt,
marry either of these gentlemen, and thus
keep up the dignity of your family !’
‘Fa is a mechanic, and I am not too
proud to marry a mechanic,’ replied Har
riet.
‘Your father is my youngest brother;
ho is an extensive land holder ; how can
you call him a mechanic ?’
•I have frequently heard him say,’ re
plied Harriet, ‘that he earned his farm by
dil ‘gently using the saw, the broadaxe, and
the jackplane ; furthermore, 1 have heard
him say, that you in your younger days,
used to pound putty, and prime sashes,
when uncle R could not a fiord to j
hire In-Ip ; you have not forgotten that my
dear uncle is a sash maker, it is but a
few years since he relinquished that bu
siness.’
‘lmpudent creature, how dare you thus
insult me in my own house ?—your uncle
is President of the Bank of ; and
one of the richest men in this wealthy me
tropolis.’
‘Aunt, I don’t intend to insult you nor
injure the feelings of my uncle ; you know
better, than I do, that he shaved wood be
fore lie commenced shaving notes —yonder
stands the old frame building which was
his humble residence.’
‘Harriet, you must quit my house im
mediately, and never dare to darken the
door again.’
Poor Harriet’s feelings were wrought up
to the pitch of excitement; when her proud
and arrogant aunt spoke disrespectfully of
William, she introduced the sarcastic re
marks which mortified the woman’s pride.
Until that morning she always respected !
her aunt, but her tyranny completely chan
ged her feeling.
On the Bth day of July, Mr. II —,
Harriet’s uncle, while perusing one of the
daily papers, discovered the following, and
read it loud to his wife :
“Married, in this city on the Bth inst.,
by the Rev. Mr. Chase, Mr. William Mal
colm, to Miss Harriet Lee, both of this ci
ty.” On the opposite page he saw a long
editorial respecting the wedding, the fol
lowing is an extract:
“Last evening in conformity with a po
lite invitation, wo attended a wedding par
ty ; everything went off with great eclat;
the cake, coffee, and wine were excellent;
the bride looked more like an angel than a
human being, her hair was smooth and
dark as a raven’s wing, her mouth like
blooming tulips. ‘Flic groom we are all
well acquainted with ; he is a clever fel
low ; the wealth of intellect shone on his
superb forehead, and a great soul looked
through his calm blue eyes ; he is the tal
ented author of several splendid articles
which have appeared in our most popular
periodicals. We understand he is about
to assume the management of a periodical
in this city. May the sunlight of success
beam upon his exertions.”
Patient reader, allow the author to di-I
gress a few moments, in order to lay before j
you a brief history of the two professional
men, and the merchant who was selected
by Harriet’s aunt, as a suitable companion
for a young lady, occupying such a con
spicuous stand in society as she did. The
physician was an inferior looking man,
rather ill formed and dwarfish. He was
round shouldered, had small twinkling
grey eyes, a heavy intellectual brow, and
j mouth indicative of eloquence. Notwith
standing his personal appearance, he was
esteemed by a large acquaintance—he
was a natural dwarf, but an intellectual
giant—he was an ordinary looking man,
but his attainments were rich and rare;
his brilliant talents won for him imperish
able immortality oil the page of immortali
ty —by marriage he connected himself with
a poor but honest family—he has obtained
a princely fortune since the sacred band
was rivetted, and still lives to enjoy it
with his amiable companion and beautiful
children.
The lawyer was a tall, graceful mail;
he had an eye like an eagle, was straight
as a pine, and strong as Hercules ; a large
pair of brown whiskers fringed his expres
sive countenance ; no artist ever chiselled
a better looking month than his—a heaw
YI. J. KAI’PGL, Printer.
mass of rich brown hair hung in clustering
curls over his fine forehead. He arose to
eminence in his profession, the syren song
of flattery was perpetually sung in his ear
—one praised him because of his eloquence;
another alluded to his benevolence. At
the age of twenty-five, he married the
daughter of a rich merchant.
*****
Let us leap over a period of ten years.
In yonder white frame house in Centre
street, New York, may he seen the wreck
of a ruined man ; his eyes are bloodshot,
his teeth yellow ; his hand trembles, his
face is as red as the rising sun—lie is a
victim of intemperance—if, reader, you
choose to look into this dwelling house, you
will find it neatly furnished and clean as
anew pin ; a pale female, playing that lit
tle polished lance, the needle, atlracts your
attention—she has seen better days; but
now she earns a subsistance for herself,
her unfortunate husband, and three little
ones. She is the wife of a talented and
liberal lawyer, we spoke of a few seconds
since : the bewitching voice of flattery spoil
ed him, ho mingled much in society, was
a public pet. Ilis friends deemed it honor
to drink a social glass with him ; thus lie
engendered an artificial appetite, which
like a serpent, imprisoned him in its folds;
his business was neglected, his time mis
improved, his property worse than wast
ed, his intellect blunted, and his health
destroyed.
The merchant was a hungry speculator,
greedily after dollars and cents, wealth
rolled in its golden tide around him ; the
more music there was in his purse the
more friends he won ; he was too stingy to
get married, determined to get rich in a
hurry ; he leaped into the dark, he com
mitted forgery, in Auburn prison may be
seen the man who was selected for Harriet
by her aunt; fortunately he has no wife
nor children to mourn his fate.
We will now resume the narrative of
this poor Printer's history. ’Twas on a
bright and beautiful morning in the month
j of May, that one of the splendid steamers
■ which plv between New York and Alba
ny, was crowded with beauty and fashion ;
the passengers were amusing themselves
by gazing on the romantic scenery which
nature had spread with lavish hands on
both sides of the Hudson. At noon the bell
rung to inform the passengers that dinner
was ready ; a rush was made to the table,
which was loaded with the richest luxuries
the market afforded ; at the head of the ta
j ble sat a man somewhat advanced in life,
the hand of time had scattered a few gray
hairs upon his head ; the next seat to him
was occupied by his wife ; with an air of
affected dignity she looked towards the
door, which at that moment was opened by
tho Captain who politely requested the
gentleman and lady at the head of the ta
ble to give up their seat to the Honorable
IV illiam Malcolm and bis lady! If a
voice from Heaven, in the tones of thunder
had spoken, they would not have been
more surprised than was Harriet’s uncle
and aunt, when they, in the presence of
more than one hundred persons, were o
biiged to make room for the plebians they
refused to associate with ten years previ
ous to that event ; to this proud pair of ar
istocrats, the scene was extremely humil
iating—after all, it was an honor to sit by
the side of this self-made man ; after the
cloth was removed, a great many apolo
gies were made by the old couple. They
invited the lion. William Malcolm and his
lady to call and see them ; they did so;
and the old hypocrites strained every nerve
to please the once poor Printer and his
beautiful wife.
William resumed the management of
the periodical spoken of in the commence
ment of this article; his labors were crown
ed with success ; at the close of the year
he removed to the south, the same success
attended his footsteps; he rose in spite of
the obstacles in his way to the honorable
eminence lie now occupies.
SMOKING.
Doct. Macauley of St. Louis, while
lecturing before the Mechanic’s Institute of
that place recently told the following amu
sing anecdote of smoking:
“A yong gentleman, very much devoted
to smoking, had paid his addresses to a
; young lady, nose parents objected to the
: union, merely because he indulged, as they
thought, too freely in the use ot tobacco.—
The young lady, however, prepossessed in
his favour, prevailed upon him to abandon
the habit, that their union might take place.
The antipathy of the mother, however, to
smoking, continued unabated, and she was
still skeptical as to the fact of his reforma
tion on that score, and to test her daughter's
account that he had given up the practice
of smoking, she invited him to spend a few
days at her house, with the family. No
symptoms of smoking appeared till one
evening, when the mamma, before retiring
to rest, fancied she smelt something like the
fumes of tobacco in his bed-room. She
looked through the key-hole, and lo! the
gentleman was caught in the act, puffing
away, with his feet upon the grate and
thinking, no doubt, of the many happy days
with his beloved object. The mother in haste
ran down stairs, called for her daughter,
said she had found him still smoking, and
wished her to come up immediately and see.
They flew up stairs; the mother looked
again into the key-hole, saying to the daugh
ter “did I not tell you he still smoked,
look in and see”—“Ah, mother,” said the
daughter “does he not smoke beautifully ?
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