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IEWS & Plii UTTERS’ GAZETTE.
. . COTXOG, Editor.
No. 39.—NEW SERIES.]
NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZE'fIE.
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Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad
ministrators, and Guardians, are required bylaw,
to be advertised, in a public Gazette, sixty days
previous to the day of sale.
The sales of Personal Property must bo adver
tised in like manner, forty days.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate
must be published/nrfy days.
Notice that application will be made to the
Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell I,and or Ne
groes, must bo published weekly fb rj'oui months;
notice that application will be made for Letiers of i
Administration, must be published thirty days;
and Letters olDismi? ion, six nu .
11l Mill —. .rew-v..- ■ -i.
Mail Arrang©meats.
POST OFFICE, I
Washington, Ga., January, IS PL $
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NKW SHOES.
rri O-WIT, the following : Ladies’Kid, Calf,
A and Prunelle Walking Shoes : Women’s
sew’d Kip Shoeiees ; Boys’ Call and Kip Shoes,
sew’d and peg’d ; Coarse Brogans, making my
assortment complete from the smallest size to
the largest extra size, low for Cash.
A. L. LEWIS.
December l(i, 1841. 10
Notice.
J'OIIN 11. DYSON, Esq. will act as my A
gent during my absence from the State.
WILLIAM JONES.
May 12, 1842. 97
JYotice*
A LL persons indebted to the late firm of 51c
j‘\_ MiLLAN & VINCENT, are requested to
make payment immediately to
JOHN 11. DYSON.
January 6, 1842. 19
” WwmmT
HAVING purchased the Stock of GROCE
RIES of Mr. George VV. Jakrett, the
Subscriber will continue the business at the
Store formerly occupied by Mr. Jarrett, and will
sell upon the most reasonable terms. Persons
in want of Groceries are respectfully invited to
call. EDGAR VINCENT.
February 10,1842. 3m
GEORGIA, I Whereas, James M. Smythe,
Wilkes county. J applies to me for Letters of
Dismission on the Estate of Samuel M. Smythe,
deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and ad
monish, all and singular, the kindred and credi
tors of said deceased, to be and appear at my of
’ i .Pi, within the time prescribed by law, to show
cause (if any they have,) why said letters should
not be granted.
Given under my hand at office, this 9th oi May,
1842.
JOHN 11. DYSON, c.c.o.
May 12. niGm 37
GEORGIA, j Whereas, James M. Smythe,
Wilkes county. J Guardian of Mary 11. Smythe,
applies to me tor Letters of Dismission.
These are therefore to cite, summon, and ad
monish, all and singular the kindred and credit
ors of said Minor, to be and appear ai my office
within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause
(if any they have) why said letters should not
be granted.
Given under my hand at Office, this 9th day
of May, 1842.
JOHN H. DYSON, c. c. o.
May 12. inGin 37
GEORGIA : i Whereas, John C. Bird ap-
Willvcs County. >plies to mo lor Letters of
• ) dismission as Administrator
ou the Estate of Jonathan Gresham, deceased,
late of said coumy.
j This is, thereiore, to cite, summon, and
admonish, ail and singular, the kindred and
creditors of said deceased, to be and appearat rnv
office within the time prescribed by law, to show
cause, (if any they have,) why said letters should
not he granted.
Given under my hand at office, this 17th of
January, 1842. JOHN H. DYSON, C. C. O
Jan. 20. mfim
A N D
KIEIPADKiIINKSL
I AA7ATCIIES, Clucks, and Jewelry of every
’ * description repaired and warranted, by
A. W. KING.
Washington, April 28,1842. 35
ItcducUon S
rgY IIE Subscriber respecttully informs the
A public, that owing to tiie change in times,
be will work at the following reduced prices:
Putting in Main-spring, §2 GO
“ Hair “ 1 00
“ Verges, 2 50
“ New Chain, 1 50
“ best Lunett Clirystals, 75
“ Flint “ 50
“ Common “ 1)71
Cleaning Lever Watch, 1 50
“ Common “ 75
And all other work in proportion.
U” Work entrusted to iiis care will be prompt
ly and faithfully executed, and as the prices are
considerably reduced, ho hopes still to receive a
share o’ public patronage.
33“ All work warranted, and unless satisfac
tion is given, no charge made.
R. H. VICKERS.
May 5,1842. 30
TANARUS& me Public.
rg'SilK undersigned will commence a School
-S i ‘.i n ho.i. o lornierly occupied by Mrs.
~an MonUu\ u.c ioill insfanl, du igiieil to
.. 0.. eu; a pemiunent character. ‘Phis i;.. t;iu
tion does not appear before tiie 1 übiic in an at.ti
tuile of hostility to any other, hut only in ilia: ui
friendly rivalry, soliciting a s hare of public p:d
rooage so far as it may merit. It is the de. .re
ot the Subscriber to connect the interest of the
eommuniiy with that of this School. This lie
w.ji o:.deliver to do, first, and clnetlv, by perse
vering effort on Ins part to raise the standard c>;
solid Education, and to confer its benefits, to the
utmost of his ability, upon those committed to his
ehafge: And, secondly, by reducing, tfce rates
or Tuition so as to correspond with tiie present
pecuniary pressure, which lias touched our own
community as well as the country generally, ■
with its withering influence.
Pupils will be prepared for admission into any
<k liege, either Northern or Southern.
Rates of Tuition :
Ist: Orthography, Reading, Writing, with El
ementary Geography and Arithmetic, ,>1 50 per |
quarter.
21. Practical Arithmetic, Algebra, Geography,
Grammar, Natural and Mental Philosophy, Lii- I
gic, Belle-Letter;-, and Chemistry, isd j, er
quarter.
3rd. Latin, Greek and French Language?, Ge
ometry, Day’s Course of Mathematics, it c lulling
Logarithms, Trigonometry, Mensuration of
Heights and Distances, and Surveying, 88 per
quarter.
A. L. LEWIS.
N. B.—Stated recitations in the liiblo will be
j required of all the Pupils sufficiently advanced
to profit by them.
April 14, 1842. S3
rSlllE Copartnership here;more existing at
] A Petersburg, Georgia, under the eojisniior
| ship name and slyle of SI’EED, HESTER, &
| Cos., was dissolved on the 31st December last.—
I Saui Copartnership being composed of Wade
I Speed, James M. llcster, and Uriah O. Tate.
U. O. TATE.
j May 3, 1812. 33
GUARDIAN’S SALE.
j ILL be sold (without reserve) for Cash, on
j T T the first. Tuesday m June next, at the I
; Court-House door, in Washington, \\ ilkescouu
! ty, within the usual hours of sale,
Twelve JYegrocS)
CONSISTING OF
Men, Women, and
Children.
j The property of Joseph G. Semmes, Minor. Sold
! by order of Court.
PAUL J. SEMMES, Guardian. I
April 28, 1842. 5t 35
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
WILL bo sold before the Court-House door
* * in the townol Washington, Wilkes coun
ty, on the first Tuesday in July next, a
Negro Man,
named Sandy. Sold as the property of Matthew
l’aver, deceased. Sold for the purpose of mak
ing a division among the heirs, the first children
of Nathan Eckles, deceased, being the heirs in
this case. Terms made known on the day of
sale. THOMAS PAYER, Adm’r.
April 21,1842. of Matthew Favor, dec.
GFOItGIA, l Whereas Baker Lipscomb,
Wilkes County. ( Guardian of Wylie M. Pope,
applies for Letters oi dismission.
These are, thereiore, to cite, summon,
and admonish, all and singular, the kindred
and creditors of said Minor, to be and appearat
my office, within the time prescribed by law, to
show cause, (if any they have,) why said letters
should not be granted.
Given under my band at office, this 23d of
March, 1842. JOHN 11. DVSON, Clerk c. o.
March 31. mfim 31
i ■
■ NOUli months after date, application will he
A made to the Honorable the Inferior Court
of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of
Ordinary, for leave to sell a Negro man named
Sang, belonging to the Estate of Mathew Faver,
deceased, and sold tor purpose of making divi
sion, &c. THOMAS FAVER, Adm’r.
February 3,1842. m4m 23
EVERY VARIETY
OF
mm
EXECUTED AT THIS
■"?) IF !F ■] (Q r £ ■
Pl?I!LI SII E D EVE R Y T HERS 1) V Y \| () R NINE.
WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) MAY 26, Ini 3 5®.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Tailor's Prices Kednrcd.
rgIHE Subscribers respectfully inform the in
habitants of Washington and the Public :
generally, that they have removed to the East i
side of tiie Public Square, where (hey are pre
pared to make GARMENTS in the most fash
ionable and best style, at the following reduced |
price?, for cash :
Frock Coat, corded or hound, 89 50
Dress Coal, do. 9 50
Frock or Dress Coal, plain, 8 50
Gaiter Pantaloons, 3 50
Plain do. 3 00
Rolling Collar Vest, 2 50
Double-breasted Vest, 3 00
McGRANAGHAN & DONNELLY, i
Washington, February 17,1842. 3m
-.--- - —— ,
Tsilofing Prices Pro
portional.
P|MIE Subscribers having associated them- ‘
selves together for tiie purpose of carrying
on the above business in all its various Brandi
es, and believing from their experience in busi
ness that they will be enabled to lender general
satisfaction, would respectfully submit to their ’
friends and the public the following prices for ‘
Work, by which they expect to be- •.•erned
hereafter:
Fine Corded Coals, Dress Sg Frock, §9 50
Plain do. do. do. 8 50 :
Plain Coatees, 8 00
Thin Coals of Bombazine and Corded, 7 50
Plain do. do. 7 00
White or Drown Linen Coats, 4 00
(Jailor Pantaloons, 3 00
Plain do. 2 50
Double-breasted Vests, 3 00
Plain do. or Rolling Collar, 2 50
Over Coals and Cloaks, each, 11 00
They will continue at the Shop formerly oc
cupied by J. T. Palmer, East side of the Court-
House Square.
03“ REPAIRING and CUTTING done ‘
promptly, and on reasonable terms.
JOHN T. PALMER.
hector McMillan.
February 21, 1842. 2G
! irn DEVIL imm THE TAILORS,
A N D
NO MONOPOLY !
| Pip HE Subscriber bogs leave to inform the ;
! public and his former customers, that m
1 consequence of the present Hard Times, lie will •
i make up Work in a (Superior Style of Fashion,
! at a reduced price for Cash, Hog-meat, Hard,!
Meal, Flour, or Irish Potatoes. Persons wish
ing to patronize a TAILOR that is willing to
’ comply with the Times can do so by applying to |
| the Subscriber.
WILLIAM F. SOHAN.
February 21, lb-12. 26
COTTING & BUTLER,
ATTORN IKS,
HAVE taken an OFFICE over G. P. Co
zart’s Store.
January, 1842. 28
Vo (he I*lfaKers of Georgia.
A I'KNXY SAVED IS TWO FENCE EARNED.
rglilE Subscriber is now offering to the Far
-E- mere of Georgia, “MIMS’ WROUGHT
iiiON PLOUGH STOCK,” invented by the
Messrs. Seaborn J.& Marshall Mims, of Oc
lehhahan county, Mississippi, and patented by
them. This PLOUGH in every respect is the
j most desirable PLOUGH STOCK ever offered
|to a planting community. It combines durabili
j ty with convenience—ii will last a great many
j years without repair or expense, and will admit
of every variety of Plough Hoes, (three tooth
| harrow excepted,) with perfect convenience and
facility—it is not heavier than the ordinary wood
en stock, yet far stronger, and being so very sim
ple in its construction, that any blacksmith in
the country can make them.
Sample Ploughs may be seen and tried at Mr.
Dense’s Shop in Milledgeville ; at Mr. Martin’s
Shop in Sparta, and at Mr. F. B. Billingslea’s in
Washington, Wilkes county. Let the Farmer
j examine the Plough, and he will purchase the
! right to use them.
The Subscriber proposes to sell county rights
on the most accommodating terms.
a
tCT All communications on this subject, post
paid, addressed to me at Milledgeville, or Wash- j
ing'ton, Wilkes county, will meet with inuneui- |
ate attention. B. L. BARNES,
Agent for S. J. & M. Mims.
January 27, 1841. 22
GEORGIA, ) Whereas, Joshua Morgan
Wilkes County. J applies to me for Letters of
Dismission as Guardian for John Scott.
These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and ad
monish, ail and singular the kindred and creditors
of said Minor, lo lie and appear at my office,
within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause
(if any they have) why said letters should not be
granted.
Given under my hand at Office, this 14th day
of February, 1842.
JOHN 11. DYSON, c. c. o.
February 17. nitim
GEORGIA, J W lereas, Lock Weems ap- I
Wilkes county. J plies for Letters of Dismission
on the Estate of Elizabeth Hanson, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and ad
monish, all and singular, the kindred and credi
tors of said deceased, to be and appear at my of
lice, within the time prescribed by law. to show
cause, (if any they have) why said Letters should
not he granted.
Given under my hand at office, this 20th of
April, 1842.
JOHN 11. DYSON, c.c.o.
April 21. m6m 34
IN OUR months after date application will be
made to the Honorable the Inferior Court
of Wilkes court, while sitting as a Court ot Or
! dinary, for leave to sell a lot of Land, No. V. 53,
i in the 10th District, Carroll county, G belong
-1 ingt.o the Estate of Rebecca Allison, deceased.
- G. L. 11AKESTRAW, E.x'r.
March 17,184? 1; i 20
From the Kinckcrbocker for May.
THE TWO VIRTUOSOS;
OR, THE BOLOGNA SAUSAGE.
Not many years ago, there lived in the
! little town of R , a suburb of one of our
j Atlantic cities, an individual known as Dr.
|(j , who was noted for throe remarka
j hie “manifestations of the passion of love,” :
’as Mr. Tasistro would classify them.—
| These were the love of money, the love of;
j science, and the love of Bologna sausages.
; The first he inherited with his estate from
his father ; the second he caught by inocu
lation from a near neighbor, Professor Z..
| formerly of some eastern college ; and the
| third probably grew out of the first, as it is !
well known that Bologna, American Bo
! logna, sausages, when eaten sufficiently
j sparingly, are the most economical food
that can bo procured. I)r. (1 had at-j
inched to his mansion at R——, a large j
| room, which he called his “museum,” filled i
; with pictures, and all manner ofcuriositics 1
ami articles of virtue. The walls wereor
j namented with numerous paintings of every j
size and shape ; some of them landscapes ;
j of a peculiarly dirty and smoky appearance i
i and which in consequence had been pro
! noiinced by friendly eonnoisseures to he the I
genuine works of Teniers, Claude and Ruys \
\ dale ; others were portraits of ancient la
! (lies and gentlemen, with glaring red and
i white cheeks, and stony blue eyes, that at j
I the first glance chilled through the gazer ’
; like an oust wind. These were all verita- I
; Me ‘Titians,’ “\ andykes,”and‘Raphaels,’ !
• supposed so probably from the fact that they |
I looked as little like the works of those ini- ,
! mortal artists, as it was possible for a bad |
; painter with bad materials to make them. 1
In addition to these invaluable paintings,
, our Doctor's museum was filled with stub j
| fed birds, striped snakes, ringtailed mon
! keys, and every kind of flying and creeping I
thing, as well ns all manner of unknown |
and unknowable curiosities from the four |
| quarters of the world, including of course
‘ that article indispensable to all museums. ‘
‘•the identical club with which the renown- ■
I ed Captain Cook was killed at Owyhee.”!
! All the Doctor’s friends, and every little j
! hoy and girl in the village, were laid under
contribution to furnish additions to this rare
| collection, for which they generally re
i eeived a “Thank’ee,” and sometimes, ifihe i
| donation happened to he unusually dirty !
| and unclassifiable, the “thank’ees” exten
! ded to two or three. Now the Doctor had
1 a nephew, the son of a widowed sister-in
law, a lad of some fifteen or sixteen years,
: who had been unusually active in securing
I rubbish for his uncle’s collection ; which
j by the way he must have done from sheer
| love of science, as he never received any
! remuneration for his pains, excepting the
everlasting “Thank’ee” and a free admit -
j lance to the museum, which he enjoyed in
common with the other acquaintance of his
j uncle.
j Ned Wilson, (the nephew,) having after
j much importunity prevailed upon his moth
er to let hi in go to sea, had accordingly
procured a voyage, and one morning pre
! sented himself in the breakfast roof of his
uncle, to take leave of his rich relative pre
vious to sailing. The Doctor was at first I
surprised, ami then delighted ; surprised
when his nephew announced his purpose,’
and delighted when he learned that his des
tination was the Mediterranean, and that it ;
was his intention if possible to visit the I
ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
“Os course, Ned,” said he, “you will not
forget your old habits when there. What j
vast fields for the industrious and patient!
explorer are those two buried cities ! Eve- 1
ry iiousc a museum in itself, and every
street strewed with the curiosities of a for
mer age! You’ve been a good boy, Ned.
at home, and you musn’t forget your uncle ]
when at Pompeii! And,” suddenly recol- 1
looting himself, “your uncle musn’t forget
you, neither!” And then turning to his i
I wife, he enquired whether she couldn’t tiiink j
of some little present that would be accep- 1
: table to their clever relative.
! Now it happened that on the morning in j
question, the Doctor had had his favorite
dish of Bolognas on the table ; but they j
didn’t relish very well. He thought they
were rather “hurt,” as the term is ; his wife |
thought so too; and the cook, who had been j
called in, pronounced them the “werry |
worst kind of tastin’ things she ever seed.”
They w ere accordingly rejected, and now
stood on the side-board.
“What can we do for Ned?” the Doctor
repeated, as he began to pace the room, for
there was a struggle going on in his breast [
between his innate meanness and desire to
do a little something for a lad who had done !
so much for him, and from whom he ex
pected a great deal more. He kept walk
ing to and fro, occasionally repeating,
“Give him—give him—” but he couldn’t
make up his mind what, until he accidental
ly cast his eye on the discarded Bolognas,
when he finished the sentence : ‘Give him
a—a —Bologna sausage, Betty! Nothing
can be more delicious on board a ship-
And drawings long breath hismindseemed
relieved of an immense load. The sausage
was accordingly wrapped in an old news
paper and given to Ned, with many almost
paternal benedictions, and not a few in
junctions to remember his uncle ; and the
nephew quitted the splended mansion ol his
relative with a swelling breast, and not ve
ry exalted opinion of his liberality.
Three years passed away, arid Nod W il
son returned to the village of R . hav
to Stinting /.very
port in the Mediterranean. One morning
a few days after his return, ho made his ap
pearance at Dr. (J \s mansion, having j
under his arm a small tin hex. The first!
greeting over, his uncle, who had not for a 1
I moment lost sight of the little till box, led i
I his nephew into the museum.
“And now, Ned what have you got in
the box, eh? Something rare, I'll warrant.” 1
“It is something rare,” said the nephew, 1
“hut what, I can t tell. 1 picked it up in ;
I’ompoii, but. nobody there knew whai it :
was.”
And he handed the box to the Doctor, j
wlm received it as eagerly as if it had been
filled with mortgages.
“But slop! said he, laying the box on the
table, -we must have professor Z here;’
and ringing the bell, he sent a message af- I
ter his brother virtuoso.
In a few moments the Professor made
his appearance ; and the men of science |
proceeded to examine the contents of the :
box, which after undoing sundry wrappers, !
they found to consist of one article only.— j
Throwing his spectacles over his forehead, |
which lie always did when about to look j
sharply at any thing, the Doctor com
menced his examination, lie turned the :
curiosity over and over, and looked at it on
every side, and in every position of light !
until his eyes ached ami began to grow dim; !
but he could make nothing of it ; and then !
his spectacles suddenly dropping in their
place unnoticed, he handed the article to j
the Professor, protesting that looking at it j
made him nearly stone blind. The Pro- !
fessor examined it as closely as the Doc
tor. *
“Th eform i.s familiar tome,” said he; “it
i looks very much like a sausage.”
| “So it does—it docs!” chimed in the Doc
! tor ; “don’t go, Ned,” turning to his nephew
1 who had his hand on the latch of the door. !
I “Don’t go; we shall soon know what it is!”
“It looks like a sausage,” repeated the
’ Professor, solemnly ; “and,” putting it to
; his nose, “it smells like a sausage.” And
I then, having stated it, he throw it from him
las if it had been a rattle snake, exclaim
j ing “And by Jupiter, Doctor, it i.s a sau
! sago—a Bologna ; and a very bad one too!’
The truth flashed on the uncle, fie stood
; irresolute a moment, and then seizing tin
| club that had killed Captain Cook, he
| turned suddenly round But his gruce
i less nephew had just closed the street door
| behind him.
SWEARING.
! Whatever fortune may ho made by per
i jury 1 believe there never was a man who
j made a fortune by common swearing. It
often happens that men pay for swearitiir,
j but it is seldom they are paid for it. It is
; not easy to perceive what honor or credit is
| connected with it. Does any man receive
i promotion because lie is a notable bluster
jor? Or is a man advanced to dignity bo
i cause lie is expert at profane swearing ?
| Fever. Low must be the character which
i such impertinence will ixalt; high must
| he the character which such impertinence
I will not degrade. Inexcusable, therefore,
! must be the practice which has neither rea
j son nor passion to support it: the drunkard
J lias his cup, the letcher his mistress; the sat
| irist his revenge; the ambitious nianhispre
| ferments; the miser his gold; hut the com
mon swearer has nothing; he is a tool at
large, sells his soul for naught, and drudges
! in the service of the devil gratis. Swearing
| is void of all plea; it is not the native off-
I spring of tiie soul, not interwoven with the
| texture of the body, nor any how allied to
j our frame. For, as Tillotson expressed it,
| “though some men pom- out oaths as if they
; were natural, yet no man was ever horn
| with a swearing constitution.” But it is a
| custom picked up by low and paltry spirits
| who have no sense of honor, no regard for
| decency, but are forced to substitute some
’ rhapsody of nonsense to supply the vacancy
|of good sense. Hence the silliness of the
practice cun only be equalled by tiie silli
i ness of those who adopt it.
A MONKEY’S MEMORY.
Authors generally seem to think that the
j monkey race are not capable of retaining
[ lasting impressions ; but their memory is
remarkably tenacious when striking events
call it into action. A monkey which was
permitted to run free, had frequently seen
the men servants in the great country kitch
en, with its huge fire-place, take down ihc
powder-horn that stood on the chimney
piece, and thraw a tew grains iuto the lire,
to make Jemima and the rest of the maids
jump and scream, which they always did
on such occasions very prettily- Fug
watched his opportunity, and when all was
still, and lie had the kitchen entirely to
! himself, lie clambered up, got possession oi
the well filled powder-horn, perched him
self very gingerly on one side of the hori
zontal wheels placed for the support of
saucepans, right over the waning ashes of
an almost extinct wood (ire, screwed ofTthe
top of the horn, and reversed it over the
grate, ‘['he explosion sent him halt'way
up tiie chimney ! Before he was blown up,
he was a snug, trim, well-conditioned mon
key as you would wish to see in a summer’s
day ; he eaine down a black, carbonated
nigger in miniature, in an avalanche of
burning soot. The thump with which he
i pitched.-upon the hot ashes in the midst of
the agderal flare up, aroused him to a sense
j of I,ijAcondition. lie was missing for days.
! Hunger at last drove him forth, and lie
! sneaked into the house elose singed, and
looking scared and devilish. He recover
| cd with care, but, like some other persona
i ges, he never got • ‘-or his sudd °:eva“ m
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and fall, hut became a saihler if not a wiser
monkey. If ever Fug forgot himself and
j was troublesome, you had only to take
j down tiie powder-horn in his presence, and
ho was olfto his hole like a shot, screaming
and clattering his jaws like a pair of casta
netts.
USEFUL SPECTACLES.
At Spa, a few years ago, a short thin
man, whom nobody knew but by sight, sud
denly became a constant attendant at the
j gaming tables. This man, during a whole
’ fortnight, continued, night alter night, in the
most extraordinary manner, to win enor
mous sums of the faro bankers, as well a
the surrounding betters, lie wore speeta
. cles, and appeared so short-sighted, that lie
1 was always obliged to touch the counter
1 with his nose before he could distinguish
tiie card. Sucii was his luck, that what
! ever card he backed was sure to win. Ou
the last night of his appearance at Spa, one
of the gamesters, a young half-intoxicated
Irishman, had lost an unusually heavy
sums. His temper was quite gone, and he
vituperated his lucky opponent in a slyle
: that might have edified ‘.lie most abusive
fisluvoman in Billingsgate. “ I.)—n you,
you old dog,” he cried, “ and most, partic
ularly d—n your spectacles! By the pow
’ ers, see if I don't try my luck myself in
; your spectacles !” and snatching them from
him, he put them on his own face. At first
} he could distinguish nothing, but on ap
| preaching the cards, within three inches of
, iiis nose, he discovered that the spectacles
were strong magnifiers. I lis suspicion ain't
curiosity acre immediately excited, and he
I turned to demand an explanation of the
: wearer, hut he was gone. An examination
then commenced, and the cause of this won
derful continuity of luck was speedily dis
: covi red. Ti e cards in Spa are not bought
of shopkeepers, a? in England, but every
I autumn the proprietors of the gaining la
id’ s. repair to the grand fair at Leipzig,
and there purchase their stock for the year.
Thither the spectacle had also hied, not as
a buyer, but as a seller of cards ; and at
such reduced rate, and of such excellent
quality, that all the purchasers resorted to
him; and Spa and several other towns
i were literally stocked solely with his cards.
Vt the hack of each of these, concealed a
! mongst the ornaments, and so small as to
E imperceptible to the unassisted eye, was
i? >- number, with a particular variation to
denote its suit. Then the rogue came to
I Spa disguised—with blackened hair and
spectacles; arid there, as a gentleman gam
bler, would have lirokt n all the banks in
; Spa, but for tlio furv of the enraged Irish
man. As it was. he decamped with sever
■ al thousand pounds.
OLD SCRAPS FOR THE ECONOMI
CAL.
If you would avoid waste in your family
j attend to the following rules, and do not
despise them because they appear sounim-
I portant, ‘ many a little makes a mickle.”
! Look frequently to the pails, to see that
nothing is thrown to the pigs which should
have been in the grease pot.
Look to the grease pot, and sec that noth
ing is there which might have served to
j flourish your own family, or a poorer one.
Sec that tiie beef and pork are always
| under brine ; and that the brine is sweet and
j clean.
Count towels, sheets, spoons, Arc., oeca
; sionaliy ; that those who use them may act
: become careless.
See that the vegetables are neither sproti-
I ting no decaying ; if they are so, remove
j them to a drier place and spread them.
Examine preserves, to see that they are
not contracting mould, and your pick 1 es, to
| see that they are not growing soft and tasto
! less.
As fur as it is possible, have bits of bread
j eaten up before they become hard. Spread
j those that are not eaten and let them dry,
to be pounded for puddings, or soaked for
i brewish. Brcwish is made of crusts and
dry pieces of bread soaked a good while in
j hot milk mashed up and salted and buttered
! like toast Above all, do not let crusts ae
| cumulate in such quantities that they cati
| not be used. With proper care, there isii<>
need of losing a particle of bread, even in
; the hottest weather.
j Attend to all the mending in the house,
once a week, if possible. Never put out
! sewing. If it be impossible to do it in your
own family, hire someone into the house,
I and work with them.
Make your own bread oad cake. Some
j people think it is just == cheap to buy of the
j baker anti confectioner ; but it is not halt u?’
cheap. True, it is more convenient, and
therefore the rich are justifiable in employ
ing them ; but those who arc under the ne
cessity of being economical, should make
convenience a secondary object. In the
first place,confectioners make their cake
richer than people of moderate income can
afford to make it ; in the next place, your
I domestic, or yourself, may just as well eni
i ploy your own time, as to pay them ior
| theirs.
Woundcrfu/’. —An old lady in the west
| of England for twenty successive years had
’ darned stockings with tiie same needle ; in
fact, so used was the needleto its work, that
frequently on tiie old lady’s leaving tiie
room, it would continue to darn without her.
When the old lady died, the needle was
found by her relatives, and for a long time
| no one could thread it noreould they discov
ler what obstructed the threads, when by
1 microscopic observatfon. ‘hey discover"'! a
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