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WEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. . G. COTTIW, Editor. No. 25.—NEW SERIES.] NEv/s<!i PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. /TERMS: I’ubjislied wa(i y at Three Dollar* per annum it paid *at tjftime oi subscribing; or Three S Dollar* anpifiy (jents, if not paid till the expi ration aXx months. J UTper to be discontinued, unless at the of the Editor, without the settlement of S ‘arrearages. tO” Letters, on business, must be postj aid, to •insure attention. No communication shall be published, unless we are made acquainted with the name of the author. LAW NOTICE. jmsas sarrsß3* ATTORNEY AT LAW. OkT Office in Mr. Barnett’s new building, North west corner of the Public Square. \ Washington, Wilkes county, o fa., ) \ December 32, 1842. ( 17 IHIIIMiSY IF- ©©LLIEYa ATTORNEY AT UW, Washington, Georgia. ITT Office over Callaway & Co’s. Store. February 2, 1843. 4t 23 COTTING & BUTLER, ATTOItNIES, HAVE taken an OFFICE in the rear of Willis & Hester’s “Store. January, 1843. 28 The Subscriber* VX/’ISHING to close business, offers atUedu * * ced Prices, his present STOCK, consist ing in part, of the following : MFj Ladies’ Kid and Calf walking j wTJ , Shoes, just received. ‘*o9 Misses Calf and Seal do. do. | Children’s Shoes,of various kinds .jy’s Calf and Kip, sewed and peg’d. Shoes, Shoes, sewed and peg’d. a variety, Women’s sewed and peg’d. Kips, Women’s fine Leather Bootees, Gentlemen's fine Calf Boots, Coarse Brogans, men’s and boys, best quality, Do. do. extra size, Men’s Leather Slippers, Men’s Calf and Seal Pumps. ALSO, Ladies’ Kid Buskin Ties, and a case of Gentle men's sewed Shoes, soon to arrive. Also, Factory Oznaburgs, at, 9 cents per yard, and woolen Kinseys, nearly a yard wide, at 28 to 30 cents, which article was sent invoiced at 45 cents, and cannot be bought at the Factory now at much less than 40 cts. by the quautiiy. U* Persons wishing any of the above articles, will do well to call at the SHOE STORE of A. L. LEWIS. N- B.—Persons indebted on account will please call and settle at the earliest possible date. January 12, 1843. A. L. L Removal. THE Subscriber informs !iie public that he iias removed from Tyrone to Crawtord ville, where he has permanently located himself, and will carry on the business of manufacturing COTTON-GINS, and will deliver Gins to any part of Georgia or South Carolina, to order.— I’crsons wishing any correspondence with the Subscriber, will please direct to Crawrbrdvilie, Taliaferro county, Ga., where all orders in my ine of business will be thankfully received and will be promptly attended to by the Subscriber. I return my thanks to Old Wilkes for her pat ronage, and yet hope not to he forgotten by her, Ibelieving as I do that I can do as well by the •Planters in furnishing them with Cotton-Gins as lany man in the Southern States. S. R. CRENSHAW. J January 5,18411. 19 I J Tailoring Establishment | Removed over H. S. Belcher’s Store. I rpilE Subscriber begs leave to inform the pub lie and his former customers, that in conse quence of the present Hard Times, he will make up Work in a Superior Style of Fashion, at a reduced price for Cash. Cotton, Ilog-meat, Lard, Meal, Flour, or Irish. Potatoes. .Persons wishing to patronize a TAILOR that is willing to comply with the Times, can do so by applying to the Subscriber. WILLIAM F. SOIIAN. October 13, 1842. 7 ALL persons indebted to the Estate of Mary Hughes, deceased, late of Wilkes county, are hereby notified to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and those having demands a gainst the same will present them in terms of the law. BARNARD 11. HUGHES, Adm’r. January 5,1843. 6t 19 JVotice. ALL persons having demands against the Es tate of Larkin Clark, late of Elbert county, deceased, will present them as the law requires; and those indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to ROBERT McMILLAN, Executor. Elberton, January 4,1843. 20 TJ'OUR mouths after date, application will be -*■ made to the Honorable Inferior Court of Oglethorpe county, Georgia, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell all the Ne groes belonging to tli.© Estate; of Zachariah Reid, late of Oglethorpe county, deceased. REBECCA REID, Adm’x. LINDSAY H. SMITH, Adm’r. January 26, 1843. m4m 22 I A ‘-UR months afterdate application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell all the Lands and Ne gr-.ee, belonging to the Estate of George Wyche, deceased, late of Elbert county, tins 29th De cember, 1842. AGATHA WYCHE, Adm’x. with the will annexed on the real estate, JY and Adm’x. on the personal es | tate of George Wyche, deceased. January 5,1843. m4m 19 To Rent* THE STABLE situated in tiie rear of the Printing-Office. Apply to M. J. KAPI’EL. February 9,1843. 24 Notice to Debtors and Creditors. A LI, persons indebted to the Estate of Thom as J. Ellington, iate of Wilkes county, de ceased, are requested to make immediate pay ment, and those having demands, will please present the same, duly attested, for payment. WILLIAM B. ELLINGTON, E.x’r. February 9, 1843. (it 24 -rLOOK AT THIS! figsjA The undersigned having deterinin r”*m£L- elO f iil — tb/y off, and Remove iSIS'HSB —now offers for sale his Valuable jaMßßft PLANTATION, ten miles East of w asumglon, containing 773 Acres, more or less. The said Plantation lies adjoining lands ofO. C. Arnett, S. Paschall, and others. Upon the prem ises is a first-rate Dwelling House, Kitchen, Ne grollouses, Barn, Gin-House, and every other necessary out-house. The Plantation will be sold seperate—and if the purchaser wishes, he can have the Horses, Hogs, Cattle, Corn, Fon der, Oats, Plantation Tools, &c. Those wishing to purchase, will please call soon. Indisputable titles and immediate possession given. T. F. KENDRICK. February 2, 1843. 23 ON Thursday evening the 12th instant, about twilight, some Rogue entered my dwelling house and carried therefrom a Trunk containing Seventy-five or six Dollars in cash, and the Pro missory Notes described as follows : one on Edward H. Brewer, payable to BudC. Wall, or bearer, for one hundred and seventeen dollars and ninety-three cents, due 25th instant; one on John Downer, for eighty-six dollars and eighty six cents, also payable to Bud C. Wail, or near er, due Ist instant; one on Madison Hudson, for seventy-five dollars, payable to myself or bearer, due one day after date, and dated 4th or sth of November last; one on Wada Speed, tor two hundred and eighty-six dollars and three cents, duo one day after date, (the date not re collected,) credited 11th Dec. 1841, for one hun dred dollars, also for twenty-two dollars twelve and a half cents, sometime in February, 1842; two on Arthur Jones, both due 25th Dec. 1842, (dates not recollected,) the one for ton dollars eighty-seven and a half cents, and the other for twelve dollars fifty-six and a fourth cents ; one on David Bell, for seven dollars and some cents, due 25th Dec. 1842; one on Nicholas Burlon, lor seventeen dollars and ninety-three cents, payable to Robert ,U Edwards, or bearer, (<i e no: recolk v'Cm',) hie one day after date, .ml >.■••• ou N.’i l:i :Li ■ • m ‘r : .rs and fh:y com -, dated 18th June, isi •- i eby caution ail per sons against trading for any ot the Notes above described, and ■ - makers thereof against pay ing them to any person nut myself. RICHARD W. SNELLINGS, Flat-woods, Elbert county, Ga. X.m :.i 19,1843. 22 G&OHUIA", i V. in • a-k K,. Jenkins Wilkes County. J anti , ic.r,v. M. Jen Ur.;, ad ministrators witll till! .••tino.VU i.oti'iio }■'.•;■ f oi Sterling Jenkins, de. . . apply to me tor letters of Dismission. These are there tore to cite, summon, and ad monish ail and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to bo and appear at my ollice within the l ime prescribed by law, to shew cause (n any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at Office, this 31si day of October, 1842. JOHN It DYSON, c. c. o. November 3. mfliu 10 UHORGIA, ) Whereas, James Harris ap- Wtilies county. ( plies to me for Letters of Dis mission as Guardian for’ Barbary J. Watkins, Roxalina Watkins, and Martha Watkins. These are therefore to cite, summon, and ad monish, all and singular the kindred and creditors of said Minors, to be 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 13th day of January, 1843. JOHN H. DYSON, c. c. o. January 19. m6in 21 GEORGIA, ) Whereas, Philip T. Thornton, Wilkes county. ( Guardian of Lucinda Ham monds and Barberry Ann Hammonds, applies to me for Letters of Dismission. These are therefore to cite, summon, and ad monish, all and singular the kindred and credit ors of said Minors, to be 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 Ist day of November, 1842. JOHN H. DYSON, c. c. o. November 3. inOm 10 ■7l OUR months after date, application will be -I- made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell a part of the Negroes be longing to the estate of Larkin Clark, deceased. ROBERT McMILLAN, Executor. Elberton, January 4,1843. 20 FOUR months after date, application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, when sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell all the Lands and Ne groes belonging to the Estate of Zachariah Bow man, deceased, late of Eibert county. JEREMIAH S. WARREN, Adm’r. January 5,1843. m4m 19 FOUR months after date application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, when sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell a part of the Negroes belonging to the Estate of Middleton C. Upshaw, ilpp poopn THOMAS J. HEARD, Adm’r. December 6, 1842. m4m 15 ~CK)UR months after date, application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, when sitting as a Court of Ordi nary, for leave to sell all the Lands belonging to the Estate of James Banks, Jr. deceased, late of Elbert county. JEREMIAH S. WARREN, Adm’r. on the real estate of James Banks, Jr. deceased. J-a iriiary 5, 1843. WASHINGTON, (WI3.HES COUNTY, GA.,I FEBRUARY 1, 1843. 1 atßrtftanrwßi. THE FORGED PATENT: on, THK REWARD OF VIRTUE. “Remember you no case like this? Or if Your memory none records, it is such a one Your fancy cannot imagine it!” The changes which the last twenty years have wrought in Illinois, would he incredi ble to any who has not witnessed them.— At that period the settlements were few, and the spirit of enterprize that now per vades every corner of the Slate, had not then been awakened. The bluffs of ’.lie beautiful Illinois had never sent back the echo of ihe steam engine. Without a mar ket, for their produce, the farmers confined their labors to the wants of their own fam ilies. Corn was nearly’ the only crop rais ed, and from the time it was “ laid by,” near the end ofJune, till “pulling time,” in November, was a holiday, and the inter vening peviod was passed in idleness, ex cept the Saturdays. On that day, duly as it arrived, the settlers, far and near, col lected at the distillery, and amused them selves with shooting at a mark, “ trading nags,” and too often when the tin cup had passed freely around, in fighting. This is by no means a picture of all the settlements of that early period, but that it is graphically true of many, none of the old settlers will deny. But to my narrative. One Saturday afternoon in the year 1819, a young man was seen approaching with slow and weary steps, the house, or rather the distillery of Squire Crosby, of Brent’s Prairie, an obscure settlement on the Military Tract. As usual on that day, a large collection of people were amusing themselves at Crosby’s, who owned the on ly distillery In that region ; was a magis trate, and regarded by the settlers as a rich and consequently a great man. The. youth who now came up to the group was apparently about twenty-one years of age, slender form, fair and delicate complexion, with the air of one accustomed to good society It was evident at a glance, that he was not inured to the hardships of frontier l ib, or iabor of any kind. But his dress bore a strange contrast with his ap pearance 1 manners. He wore a liunt ing.shirt of ha coarsest iinsey-woolsey, a common str hat, and a pair of deer-skin mor.ai.tns. A large pack completed his e qu'>pun nt. Every one gazed .with curiosity upon the new comer. In their eagerness to learn who he was, whence ho came, and what was his business, the horse-swap was left unfinished ; the rifle was laid aside, and even the busy tin cup had a temporary re spite. The young man approached Squire Cros by, whom even a stranger could distinguish as the principal personage among them, and anxiously inquired for a house where he could be accommodated, saying that he was extremely ill, and felt all the symptoms of an approaching fever. Crosby eyed him keenly and suspicious ly for a moment without uttering a word. Knaves and swindlers had been recently a broad, and the language of the youth be trayed that he was a “Yankee,” a name at that time associated in the minds of the ignorant with everything base. Mistaking the silence and hesitation of Crosby, for a fear of his inability to pay, the stranger smiled and said, “ I am not without mon ey,” and putting his hand to his pocket to giveoccular proof of the assertion, he was horror-struck to find that his pocket-book was gone. It contained every cent of his money, besides papers of great value to him. Without a farthing—without even a sin gle letter or paper to attest that his charac ter was honorable—in a strange land, and sickness rapidly coming upon him—these feelings nearly drove him to despair. The Squire, who prided himself on his sagacity in detecting villains, now found the use of his tongue. With a loud and sneering laugh, he said : “Stranger, you are bark ing up the wrong tree if you think for to cotch me with that arr Yankee trick of yourn.” He proceeded in that inhuman strain, seconded by nearly tvery one pres, ent, for the “ Squarr,” was powerful, and few dared to displease him. The youth felt keenly his disconsolate situation, and casting his eye around over the group, in a tone of deep and despairing anxiety, enqui red, “ is there none who will receive me ?” “Yes, I will,” cried a man among the crowd; “yes, poor sick stranger, I will shelter you.” Then in a lower tone he added, “ I know not whether you are de serving, but I know that you are a fellow being, and in sickness and want, and for the sake of Him who died for the guilty, if not for your own sake, will 1 be kind to you, poor young stranger.” The man who stepped forth and proffer ed a home to the youth in the hour of suf fering, was Simon Davis, an elderly man, who resided near Crosby, and to whom the latter was a deadly enemy. Uncle Simon, as he was called, never retaliated, ard bore the many persecutions of his vindictive neighbor, without complaint. His family consisted of himself and daughter, his only child, an affectionate girl of seventeen. The youth heard the offer of Mr. Davis, but heard no more, for, overcome by his feelings and extreme illness, lie fell insen sible to the earth. He was conveyed to the house of his benefactor and a physician called. Long was the struggle between life and death. Though unconscious he called upon his mother and sister almost in cessantly, to aid him. When the youth was laid upon her bed, and she heard him PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. j calling for his sister, Lucy Davis wept, 1 and said to him, “ poor sick young man, your sister is far distant and cannot hear you, hut 1 will be to you a sister.” Well did tin’s dark.eyed maiden keep her prom ise. Day and night did she watch over him, except during the short intervals when she yielded her post at his bed-side to her father. At length the crisis of his disorder arriv ed ; the day that was to decide the ques tion of life or death. Lucy bent over him with intense anxiety, watching every ex pression of his features, hardly daring to breathe, so fearful was she of waking hint from the only sound sleep he had enjoyed for nine long days and nights. At length J he awoke and gazed up into the face of Lucy Davis, and faintly inquired “where ami?” There was intelligence in that, look. Youth and a good constitution had obtained the mastery. Lucy felt that lie was spared, and bursting into a flood of ir repressible, grateful tears, rushed out of the room. It was two weeks more before he could sit up, even for a short time. He had al ready acquainted them with his name and residence, but they had no curiosity to learn j anything further, and forbid bis giving his story till he became stronger. His name was Charles Wilson, and his paternal home Boston. A few days afterwards, when Mr. Davis was absent from home, and Luev engaged about her household affairs, Wils’on saw, at the head of his bed, his pack, and recollect, ing something that he wanted, opened it. The first tiling he saw was the identical pocket-book, whose loss had excited so many bitter regrets. He recollected hav ing placed it there the morning before he reached Brent’s Prairie, but in the confu sion of the moment, that circumstance was forgotten. He examined it and found eve ry thing as he left it. This discovery nearly restored him to health, but he resolved at present to con fine the secret to his own bosom. It was gratifying to him to witness the entire con fidence they reposed in the honor and integ. rity of a stranger, and the pleasure with which they bestowed favors upon one whom they supposed could make no return hut thanks. Night came and Mr. Davis did not re turn. In the morning she watched hour after hour for his coming, and when the sun-set approached and he was still absent, terrified at his long and unusual stay, she was setting out to procure a neighbor to go in search of him, when her parent came in sight. She ran to meet him, and was be stowing upon him a thousand endearing ex pressions of affection, when his haggard, woe-begone countenance startled her. He uttered not a word, and went into his house and seated himself in silence. Ii was in vain that Lucy attempted to cheer him. After a long pause, during which a power ful struggle was going on in his feelings, he arose, took his daughter by the hand and led her into the room where Wilson was seated. ‘“You shall know all,” said he.— “I am ruined—l am a beggar. In a few days I must quit this house—this farm which I have so highly improved and thought my own. He proceeded to state that a few days before, Crosby, in a moment of ungovernable malice, taunted him that he was now in his power, and he would crush him under his feet. When Mr. Da vis smiled at what he regarded only as an impotent threat, Crosby to convince him, told him that the patent of his farm was a forged one, and that he Crosby, knew the real owner of the land—had written to pur chase it and expected a deed in a few days. Davis immediately went home for his pa tent, and during his long absence, had visi ted the Land Office. Crosbv was right.— Tne patent, beyond all dispute, was a for ged one, and the claim ofDavistothe farm, not worth a farthing. It may be proper to observe that counter feiting soldier patents was a regular busi ness in some of the eastern cities, and hun dreds have been duped. •‘lt is not for myself,” said the old man, “that I grieve at this misfortune. lam ad vanced in life, and it matters not how or where I pass the few remaining days of my existence. I have a home beyond the stars, where your mother has gone before me, and where I would have long since joined her had I not lived to protect her child, my own, my affectionate Lucy.” The weep ing girl flung her arms around the neck of her father, and poured her tears upon his bn&m. “We can be happy still,” said she, “for I am young and can easily support us both.” Anew scene followed in which another individual was a principal actor. I shall leave the reader to form his own opinion of it, and barely remark, that at the close, the old man took the hands of Lucy and young Wilson, and joined them, said, “my dear children, I cheerfully consent to your un ion. Though poor, with agood conscience you can be happy. I know Charles that you will be kind to my daughter, for a few nights ago, when you thought no human ear could hear you, I heard you fervently implore the blessing of heaven upon my grey hairs, and that God would reward my child for all her kindness to you. Taking down his family bible, the venerable old man added, “it is a season of affliction, but we are not forsaken, let us look for support to him who has promised to sustain us.”— He opened the book and read: “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall I fruit be in the vines ; the labors of the olive I shall fail and the fields shall yield no meat: the flock shall be cut offfrom the fold and there shall be no herd in the stall, yet will I rejoice in the Lord : I will joy in the God I of my salvation.” j Charles and Lucy knelt beside the ven j erableold man, and while he prayed, they j tvept tears of greatful emotion. It was a sleepless, but not an unhappy night to the three inhabitants of the neat and cheerful dwelling they were about to leave and go they knew not where. It was then that young Wilson learned the real value of money. By means of It he could give a shelter to those who had kindly received him when every other door was closed upon him. All night long he thought of the Forged Patent. There were a few words dropped by Mr. Davis which he could not dismiss front his mind—that Crosby had written to the real owner of the land and obtained a promise of a deed. It is now time for the reader to become more fully acquainted with the history of this young stranger. His father, Charles Wilson, senior, was a merchant of Boston, who had acquired an immense fortune. At the close of the last war, when the soldiers received from the government their bounty of IGO acres of land, many of them offered their patents to Mr. Wilson for sale. Finding that they were resolved to sell them, he concluded to save them from a sacrifice of their hard earnings, and purchased at a fair price, all that were offered. In three years, no small portion of the Military Tract came into his possession. On the day that Charles became of age he gave him a deed af the principal part of his land in Illinois, and insisted that he should go out to see it, and if he liked the country, settle there. Wishing him to be come identified with the people, he recom mended his son on his arrival in the State, to lay aside his broad-cloth and dross like a backwoodsman. In compliance with this suggestion the young man assumed a rude and rustic dress, so inappropriate to his appearance and manners, as to excite the suspicion that he had some motives for concealing his re al character. On the morning of his son’s departure, Mr. Wilson received a letter from a man in Illinois who iiad frequently written. He j wished to purchase a certain quarter sec- ; tion at Government price, which Mr. Wil-j son promised he should have on those terms, provided he forwarded a certificate from the Judge oftheCireuit Court that the land was worth no more. The letter just re ceived enclosed the certificate in question. Mr. Wilson had given this tract to Charles and putting the letter and certificate into his hands, enjoined upon him to deed it to the writer agreeable to promise, on his ar rival in Illinois. The remarks of Mr. Davis forcibly re minded young Wilson of this accident, and on the next morning after he became ac quainted with the design of Crosby, with a trembling hand examined the letter and certificate. It was written by Crosby, and the land he wished to purchase, was the ii dentical farm of Davis. Astonished that his friend, the judge, should certify that the land was worth no more, Mr. Davis asked to see the certificate, and after a moment’s examination unhesi tatingly pronounced the signature a forge ry. An explanation from the young man now became necessary, and calling Lucy and her father into the room, told them his sto ry, and laid before them a pile of patents and bank notes one after another, til! the amount readied thousands. It was a day of thankful happiness to old Simon Davis and his daughter, and not less so to young Wilson. Not long after this scene, Crosby entered. His air was that of a man who has an ene my in his power and intends to trample up on hint. He scarcely noticed VVilson ex j cept with a look of contempt. After pour- ! ing out all his maledictions upon the fami ly, he advised them to leave immediately. The old man enquired if he would give him nothing for the improvements he had made. The answer was, l -not a cent.” — “You certainly would not,” said Wilson, “drive out this old man and his daughter penniless into the world?” “What is that to you,” replied Crosby, with a look of malice and contempt. “I will answer you that question,” said Wil son, and he acquainted him with what the reader has already learnt. Crosby, at first, was astonishment, but when he saw that all his schemes of villany were defeated, and proof of his having committed forgery could be established, his assurance forsook him, and he threw himself upon his knees and begged, first the old man, then Lucy and Wilson, to spure him. His entreaties for mercy were urged in the most moving terms. Much as they pit ied, it was impossible for them not to des pise the abject meanness of his supplies tions. Wilson told him that he deserved no mer cy. That a moment since he would have driven the family of Povis from their home without even the means of a temporary sup port. He would pay Crosby a fair price for his property, and forbear prosecuting him, on condition of his instantly quitting the country. Crosby accepted the offer. The writings were made out that day, and before morn ing he and his family were on their way to Texas. j Why should I spin out the narrative. — I Lucy and Charles were married, and tho’ IW. J. KAPPEL, Printer. a splendid mansion soon rose up on the farm of Mr. Davis, both loved far better the lit tle room where she had so long and any. iously watched over the sick bed of the homeless stranger. Mr. Wilson was rich ; but never forgot those who were in want. Cheered by tlie kind and affectionate at tention of his children, Old Simon Davis almost seemed to have renewed his exis tence. He lived many years, and long e nough to tell the bright eyed son of’Charles | and Lucy the story of the the forged feed. And when he told the listening boy how his lather when poor and friendless, was taken home and kindly treated, and in turn be came their benefactor, he impressed upon the mind of his grand-child, that “even a cup of cold water given from a pure motive, shall not lose its rewards.” Connubial Hooks and. Eyes. —Amelia Simcox, in a letter to Western Editor, un bosoms her wrongs as follows : “I married Simcox eight years ago, at which time my gowns were fastened by eight hooks and eyes. Now, Sir, you will readily conceive that no woman can com pletely hook-and eye herself. When she becomes a married woman, the hook-and eye duty naturally devolves upon the hus band. For the first year of my marriage, Simcox, like an affectionate husband, hooked.arul eyed the whole eight ; the se cond year he somewhat peevishly restric ted his attention to seven ; the third to six ; the fourth to five ; the fifth to four ; and so on decreasing, until this morninsr—the an nivetsary of eighth wedding day—when you would have supposed him possessed by the fondest recollection, he dropped anoth er hook-and-eye, intimating to me that for the term of his natural life lie should res trict himself to one—the hook-and-eye at the top. \s I know, Mr. Editor, you have a crowd of female readers, I thought it a duty 1 owed to tny sex to warn them, through the medium of your columns, of the craftiness, and—l must say it—the sel fishness of Man They will, I hope, take warning by my condition, and ere they en ter into matrimony, stipulate for a due per formance of toilet attention on the part of their husbands. While in our pride, we women remember that marriage lias its bonds, let not the men forget that it has al so its Hooks and Eyes.” Private Hiram Jones. —The world is well acquainted with the military career of Major Joe Bunker, and among his memoirs should be inserted his extraordinary sen tence, for disobedience of orders, upon pri vate Hiram Jones. Hiram was ordered out into a piece of swampy ground, to take a certain station and stand guard. He said he would “be dud denied if he’d go!” “You mint?” said the corporal. “No, I wunt!” said Hiram. “I’ll report you to the major.” “Report and be derned!—l aintagoin’to stand in the mud and catch the ague for you nor the major nother.” The corporal reported Hiram Jones to the major. “ Want !—Did ho say mtnlV’ said Major Joe Bunker. “lie said wunt,” said corporal Doolittle. “Did you tell him it was my order?”— asked the major, in a very indignant con sternation. “Well, I did, major,” said the corporal. “Jest go right back,” were the emphatic words of Major Joe Bunker—“go right back Corporal Doolittle, and tell private Hiram Jones he may go to grass!” — Picayune. Social Affections of Animals. — A profes sor, in delivering a scientific lecture, refla ted the following anecdote. A horse had become diseased with an ulcer which no remedies could cure, and so he v. as left in the stable to pine away and die. It hap pened that a friend paid a visit to the owner, and his horse was put into the same stable. The sick horse appeared more cheerful, and during the visit evidently grew better. When the strange horse was taken away, the sick one drooped again. The owner had sagacity enough to catch at the truth, and procured another horse to keep perma nent company with his own, whereupon the sick horse became better again, and ulti mately well. A friend has told us the following story. He took passage for a disnt voyage. On board the vessel were t small pigs, which consorted together a r the voyage went on, and seemed to tak- - no little comfort :n each other’s society. One day the Captain di rected that on’ of the pigs should be killed. Our friend objected, on account of the affec tion of th* pigs for each other, but the Cap tain was unmoved, undone of the pigs was seized slaughter. The other, with great anxiety, kept close to his companion, until he saw’ the blood fly from his neck, when he betook himself to a distant part of the ves sel, and skulked. He would afterwards eat nothing, and in a few days died.—lV Y. Jour. Com. \ To stop a fit of Coughing. —A correspon dent of the London Medical Gazette, states, that to close the nostrils with the thumb and finger during expiration, leaving them free during inspiration, will relieve a fit of coughing in a short time. In addition to the above we state from personal knowledge, that to press the finger on the upper lip just below the nose, will make the severest premonitory symptoms of a sneete pass off harmless. We have found the remedy useful many a time in creeping on game in the woods. [VOLUME XXVIII'.
