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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE.
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Ml. Ct. COTTI'IVCt; *liditor.
No. 32.—NEW SERIES.]
NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE.
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sequent insertion, Fifty Cent*. A induction will
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advertise by the year. Advertisements not
limited when handed in, will be inserted till for
hid, and charged accordingly.
Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad
ministrators and Guardians, arc 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 ami 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 for four mouths—
notice that application w ill be made for Letters
of Administration, must be published thirty days;
*rid I .■etters of Dismission, six months.
Mail Arrangements.
POST OFFICE, ■ )
’ Washington, Ga., January, 1843. ( j
AUGUSTA MAIL.
. ARRIVES.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5, A. M.
CLOSES.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 12, M.
MILLED (IE VILLE MAIL.
ARRIVES.
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CLOSES.
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CAROLINA MAIL.
ARRIVES.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M.
CLOSES.
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LEXINGTON MALI..
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CLOSES.
Monday and Friday, at 9, A. M. .
ELBERTON mail.
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LINCOLN TON MAIL.
ARRIVES. CLOSES.
Friday, at 12, M. j Friday, at. 12, M.
LAW NOTICE.
V&BUB3 iKLMYWHis,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ID” Office in Mr. Barnett’s new building, North
west comer of the Public Square.
Washington, Wilkes county, Oa., )
December ‘dr!. 1842. $ 17
LOTTING & BUTLER,
ATTOJINIES,
HAVE taken an OFFICE in the 1 ear of
Willis & I tester’s Store.
•hi. nary, 1843. 28
The Subscriber*,
Wf Jc, i 11N Gto close 1 ’ usiness, offers at Redu
* * ced Prices, his present STOCK, consist
ing in part, of the following :
Inrt Ladies’ Kid and Calf walking
% } _ Siioes, just received.
Misses Calf and Seal do. do.
Children’* Shoes,of various kinds
Boy’s Can and Kip, sewed and peg’d. Shoes,
Men’s Shoes, sewed and peg’d. a variety,
Women’s sewed and peg’d. Kips,
Women’s fine Leather Bootees,
Gentlemen'll 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
isen’s sewed Shoes, soon to arrive.
Also, Factory Ozuaburgs, at 9 cents per yard,
and woolen Linseys, 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 quantity.
[GT Persons wishing any of the above articles,
well to call at the SHOE STORE of
A. L. LEWIS.
N. B.—Persons indebted on account will pieaee
call and settle at the earliest possible date.
January 12, 1843. A. L. L.
Tailoring Establishment
Removed over H. S. Belcher’s Store.
riIHE 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, Hog-meat,
Lard, Meal, Flour, or Irish Potatoes. Persons
wishing to patronize a TAILOR that is willing
to comply with the Tunes, can do so by applying
to the Subscriber.
WILLIAM F. SOHAN.
October 13, 1842. 7
JYolice.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of Johh
S. Higginbotham, deceased, are requested
to make payment, and all those 1 laving demands
against said estate, are hereby notified to present
tiieir demands duly authenticated to the admin
istrates? within the time prescribed by law.
JOHN G. HIGGINBOTHAM, \ . , ,
Joseph sewell, \
March 13, 1843. eowH* 30
To the Public.
THE Subscriber having purchased the entire
Carriage and Blacksmithing Establishment
of John Jesse, will carry on the business in its
various branches. Repairing and Blacksmithing
Work done with despatch, at the usual prices
and credit.
The Books will be kept at my Store, where
settlement can be made at any time.
John Jesse will act as Agent in superintend
ing the above business.
A. A. CLEVELAND.
Washington, March 28,1843. It 31
POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT. (
March 16, 1813. $
rpiiE attention of all disposed to engage in
M. the mail service, is specially called to the
advertisement far Proposals for cartyftt.T the T’.
uited Sintes Mails in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, issued on
the 13th of December, 1842. The las! day for
receiving bids is the 13th of April next, (at 3 p.
m.) and for deciding upon them, the Ist. of May,
1843.—Service to commence Ist July, 1843, and
continue in force until the 30thJmie, 1847.
All, who take an interest in tlie matter, arc
referred for so much of the advertisement as
embraces the State of'Virginia, to the-Richmond
Enquirer, the Winchester Virginian, the Fred
ericksburg Recorder, and the Abingdon Banner;
for so much as relates to North Carolina, to the
Raleigh Standard, the Charlotte Jeffersonian,
and the Washington Republican ; for so much
as embraces South Cargjina, to the Charleston
Patriot, the Columbia SouNi-Carolinian, and the
Edgefield Advertiser; and for so much as in
cludes Georgia, to the Augusta Constitutionalist,
the Savannaii Georgian, tlie Athens Banner, tle
Columbus Argus, and the Milledgeville Flag of
ihe Union ; and for so much as embraces Flori
da, to the Tallahassee Floridian and the St. Au
gustine P'lorida Herald. The’ enlire advertise
ment is published in the Washington City Madi
sonian, and is also to be found in pamphlet-form
at each Post-Office at the end of the several
routes. In the advertisement full information is
given as to the particulars of service, the nature
of the liabilities, the mode of bidding, and the
form of the guaranty, which is to accompany ev
ery proposal. C. A. WICKLIFFE,
March 30,1843. 3t Postmaster General.
For Sale.
A GOOD supply of CANDLES, of excel
lent quality. If on trial, they are not iound
to suit the purchaser, they may be returned.
’ R. 11. VICKERS.
March 2, 1843. 27
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LL persons indebted to the Estate “of Har
‘ * man Retan, late of New-York, deceased,
are requested to make payment, and those hav
ing any demands against the same will please
present them,.in terms of law, for paymeut.
LEWIS S. BROWN,
JOHN H. D YSON, ( A,lm rs ’
March 23,1843. < t 30
ADM IN ISTRATt IK’S SALE.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in May
next, before the Court-House door in
Washington, Wilkes county, between the legal
hours of sale, the following property, t.o-\vit;
One Negro girl named Eiiy, about 15 years old,
Sold as the property of Edward Jones, deceased,
for the benefit of the heirs and creditors, by or
der of the Honorable Inferior Court of Wilkes
■ county, while sitting for Ordinary purposes.—
Terms made known on the dav oi sale.
FELIX G. HENDERSON, Adm’r.
de bonis non, Estate of Edward Jones.
March 2,1843. 9t. 27
A DM INISTRATOIt’S SALE.
VA7TLL be sold on Thursday ti e fourth day of
* * May next, at the Plantation, two miles
from Elberion, and at the late residence of John
S. Higginbotham, deceased, all the Perishable
Property belonging to said deceased, consisting
ot Horses, Cows, Hogs, Sheep, Geese, Corn,
Fodder, two Wagons, Household and Kitchen
Furniture, Plantation Tools, Blacksmith’s Tools,
and many other articles not here mentioned.—
The sale to commence at the Plantation two
miles from Elberion, and to continue from day
to day until all is sold. Terms will be made
known on the dav of sale.
JOHN G.‘HIGGINBOTHAM, ) ~ ,
JOSEPH SEWELL, \ Adln rs
March 13, 1843. eo'.vd 30
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
VI/ - ILL be sold on Monday the eighth day of
* * May next, at the late residence of Haley
Butler, deceased, in Elbert county, all the Per
ishable Property belonging to said Estate, con
sisting of Horses, Cows, Hogs, Sheep, Oxen, two
Wagons, Corn, Fodder, Bacon, Household and
Kitchen Furniture, Plantation Tools, Wheat-fan,
and many other articles not hero mentioned.—
The sale to continue from day today until all is
sold. Terms will be made know on the day of
EPPY BOND, Adm’r.
March 14, 1843. eo\\3t 30
“WOTKNBSb
PURSUANT to an order of the Uoncrabie ;
the Superior Court of Elbert coui *vo
will expose to public sale before the (loui'.- J
House door in Elberion, Elbert count . > ihe !
first Tuesday in May next, one Store II use ‘ ;
the liolupon which the same is situated, ■ ‘
town of Ruckersville, said county, contour . . j
one Acre, more or less, being ou the East side
of the street, and known as the Store House and
Lot formerly occupied by Beck & Clark, joining
William B. White on the Sonin and the Female
Academy lot on the East. The same to be sold
by direction of said Superior Court for the pur
pose ol making a division between parties enti
tled to different interests in said property. —
Terms Cash.
WILLIAM B. WHITE
ROBERT i ESTER
Robert McMillan.
March 25,1843. 6t 31
jiAOUR months afterdate, application will be
-F made to the Honorable the Inferior Court
of Wilkes county, when sitting as a Court of
l trdinarv, for leave to sell a Negro belonging to
the Estate of YVarren 11. Hudspeth, deceased.
ISABELL HUDSPETH, Adm’x.
March 30,1843. rn4iu 31
EXECUTED AT THIS
©FPB ©E ■
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
WASHINGTON* (WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) APRIL fi, 1843.
JKtecrlUitrotio.
From the Ladies Companion,Jor Mar. 1843.
RESPECTABLE PEOPLE.
BY MRS. EMMA C. EMBURY.
Did it ever enter into your brain, gentle
reader, to attempt defining the limits of the
debaleableland ofßespectability ? Did you
ever try to map out its boundaries, and to
define,the veritable right of those who as
pire to dwell within ,its territory ? Trust
me, there arc few more curious subjects of
reflection, —few more puzzling matters of
investigation, for, like the Alalantisof an
cient navigators, no two opinions coincide
respecting its position, and before ascer
taining its limits, it will ho necessary todis
cover not only how,, but where the land lies.
Iff were called to depict it, methinks I
should describe if as a sort of table-land, ly
ing at the foot of the mountains of aristoe
racy, and bordered on the other side by ihe
bleak and desolate plains of poverty. A
country, ‘.lie riel) inhabitants of which, arc
continually employed in levelling the ine
qualities which exist between them and
their loftier neighbors, while the hnnrble
class are as diligently engaged in strength,
ening the barriers.which keep off the low
land borderers. To become a denizen of
this territory, it is requisite that one should
possess wealth enough to enable him to live
without the degradation of labor, that he
should pay due diligence to the decorums
of society, and that he should be utterly ob
livious of any plebeian ancestry. The more
trifling requisites of virtue and honor, and
nobleness of soul, though admitted to be ve
ry proper additions to his claims, may yet
be entirely’ dispensed with, if he ho very
rich and well skilled in Pharisaic tact.—
It is generally expected that all the inha
bitants shall occupy three-story houses,
with two well-furnished parlors, arranged
somewhat after the manner of Pope’s gar
den, where,
“Tree nods to tree, each alley lias a brother,
And half the garden but reflects the other.”
While with regard to the apartments
which are not thrown open 10 the inspec
tion of the world, no stipulation is made, and
the comforts to be found there must depend
upon the means or the will of the respecta
ble occupant. It would be a curious sub
ject of inquiry, lo ascertain the variety of
devices which arc employed in order to se
cure and retain a position in this desirable
region. What a volume of vanity and fol
ly,—nay of vice and crime might be unfol
ded ! how many, in seeking to seem respec
table, have ceased to be honestl how many
have perilled “life and soul, and sacred
honor,” in the vain effort to keep up ap
pearances ! But we are becoming too se
rious; let us call in the aid of Asntodeus, to
unroof some of the dwellings of those res
pectable individuals, whose estates border
so closely on the highlands, that they some
times overstep the boundaries which sepa
rate them from their haughty neighbors.
Mr. Simeon Courtly, is universally re
garded as a highly respectable man, and
certainly few persons can put forth fairer
-pretensions to the honor. What a fine,
(handsome, benevolent countenance, a mer
ty black eye, a still florid cheek, and wear
ing; those snowy honors on bis brow which
sb ivc.ll befit venerable age, lie seems the
very beau-ideal of respectability. He has
a pleasant word for every one, a cheerful
smile for all jokes, a voice full of kindness,
and manners characterized by all the cour
tesy of an old-school gentleman. Add to
all these personal qualifications, the advan
tages of a large fortune, and who will ven
ture to dispute Mr. Courtly’s claims to res
pectability? But let us look a little deeper
into this matter. Simeon Courtly is the
most devoted lover of money that ever
bowed at the shrine of mammon. Gold is
his idol : he has heaped up treasure ‘till he
can scarce tell who shall gather it, and the
tears of widows and orphans, the hearts
blood of noble and generous men have wa
tered the soil which gave this large in
crease. Yet Mr. Courtly has never wronged
any one in his life, —he has never dealt un
justly with a neighbor,—he values reputa
tion too much to be guilty of such a folly.
In another view of the matter, he is also a
highly respectable rnan, for he never turns
a deaf ear to the claims ofCharity,—provi
ded Charity carries a book and records the
names ofher friends. lie never refuses a
liberal donation to his church, for with his
dread of death, as the mighty monarch who
will confiscate ail his wealth, is mingled
an awful shrinking.lrom that thick dark
mss which shrouds Ihe unknown future,
and Mi. Courtly hopeslhat, as “he that gi
veth to the poor lendeth to the Lord,” he
shall be able by-and-by, to make a com
promise with the Almighty, and receive a
mansion above, in lieu of the monies now
bestowed in alms. It is only another meth
od offending his money on usury, a sort of
sinking fund investment. Narrowminded,
penurious,querulous, and unhappy, he pas
ses his life a continual dread of some com
ing &vil, and in proportion as his wealth ac
cumulates, his inquietudes increase. Per
fectly just in his dealings, always acting
up to the very fetter of the law, he was ne
ver known to do a liberal, a high-minded,
a generous act. No impulse of real sym
pathy'ever stirred h.is. passionless heart;
he rigidly fulfils every legal obligation, and
as rigidly exacts every due. It matters
not if his bosom friend he the sufferer from.,
his severity: it may be that the acquaintance
of his boyhood, the associate of his early
manhood, the social companion of his fes
tive hours, the cordial sharer of his occa
sional sorrows, —nay, his fellow-worship
per at the same altar, —the partaker of the
same holy elements, —the brother in the
bond and fellowship of religion ; —it may
he that all these sacred litis may he united
in the man upon whom his power—the ac
cursed power of gold,—lias given him
claims. But, do these considerations stay
I his hand? No! “My bond !my bond !” is
I s h]l bis cry ; —the bond of flesh must he
paid; or worse—the ruddy drops that warm
| a noble heart must be wrung out to meet
: the demand of him who never knew pitv.
Yet Courtly lives in handsome style, keeps
his carriage, portions off his daughters
(though not without grumbling,) to fortune
hunters, and keeps up an appearance of
sanctity which is truly edifying to all who
are content with outward show- He is cer
tainly a respectable man, and when he dies,
a pen of gold will trace on his monumental
stone the virtues, of which his more indura
ted heart never knew the impression.
Another claimant to a high place among
the respectable, is the handsome and agree
able Mrs. Blazon. Left an orphan at an
early age, she became the protege of a be
nevolent old lady, who took her into her
family with the intent of educating her as a
household servant. .The beauty and docil
ity of the cltild interested her benefactress,
until in progress of time she became the a
dopted daughter rather than the menial.—
The orphan had tact and cunning, she a
dapted herself with wonderful skill to the
whims ot her aged friends, and by the time
she had arrived at womanhood, she was
firmly fixed in their affections. But the
death of her early patroness opened anew
field to her ambition. The bereaved wid
ower was old and infirm, his children were
all married, and he was left alone with the
daughter of his adoption, who was unwil
ling to trust lothe chances of his favor. In
less than a twelvemonth after the death of
h:s wife, the old man was wheedled and
frightened ;nto a marriage with the young
orphan, and at an age w hen woman’s heart
is usually the abode of generous romance,
the girl sold herself to the embraces of an
octogenarian, cunningly contriving, at the
same time, to make the world believe that
she was offering herseifas an unwilling sa
crifice to gratitude. For five years the
youthful wife devoted herself in the most
exemplary manner to her infirm husband.
She was emphatically a second self to him,
for she supplied him with eyes, ears and
senses, as was fully proved by the fact that
on his death-bed he bequeathed to her his
whole fortune, to the exclusion of tiiose
claimants upon his affection and justice,
which nature had given him. Mrs. Blazon
became a widow at five and twenty, and
the world now regarded her as a model of
dignity and propriety. Totally incapable
of a generous sentiment of affection, site de
termined never to give herself another mas
ter, and rejecting with equal scorn those
who souglw her riches, and those who ad
mired her exceeding beauty, she gathered
around her all the appliances of wealth,
and now lives’ like an eastern princess, in
the midst'of those whose service her gold
has purchased, Mrs. Blazon is generally
regarded,as one of the most exemplary of
women. Her carriage is frequently seen
for hours at the door of the great public in
stitutions for the relief of the distressed; she
is indefatigable in getting up rag-fairs, site
never omitsjif'esiding in all the dignity of
full-blown Ifbauty, at one of the best-filled
tables in all tire charitable bazaars, bet
name beads every list of subscribers to the
building of churches, or the fitting out of
missions, she has educated several young
clergymen at her own expense, has adop
ted and portioned two young girls, who, un
der her influence, went out as missionaries
to die in a foreign land, and in short, she is
a model of excellence and liberality. Do
you doubt that Mrs. Blazon is a most wor
thy and respectable member of society ?
Let us inquire ofher servants, of the hum
ble dependants upon her bounty.—of the
poor, whom site conscientiously relieves by
furnishing them with employment. Let ns
inquire of them if she be truly the kindly
and generous benefactress, whose step
glides softly around the couch of sickness,
whose smile sheds sunshine over the squa
lor of poverty, whose hand is as ready to do
as her heart is prompt to. impel to deeds of
goodness. Let us see whether her wealth
does not afford her the power, as she has the
will, to grind the face of the poor, to wring
from the hard hand of penury the means of
penury the means of purchasing cheaply her
reputation for charity. Let us a.?k her to
point out the wretched abode of her hus
band’s children—the offspring of that wo
man who saved her early years from beg
gary. Lot us look into the sufferin'; hearts
of those who should now be enjoying a por
tion of that wealth which their father’s wid
ow lavishes in charity. Let us read in
their blighted faces the misery, the priva
tion, nay, the vice which poverty lias
brought upon them, and then we may de
termine the claims of the excellent Mrs.
Blazon to that respectability which the
world so willingly accords.
What would Colonel Hearty say to any
one who should doubt his rights to a domin
in the region of respectability? Is there a
man in the country who dresses better?—
who drives finer horses? —who drinks bet
ter wine?—who gives more luxurious en
tertainments? who throws open his house
more freely to the claims of hospitality ?
Why, the Colonel is the very model of a
fine, frank, free-hearted, cordial, whole
souled fellow, whose brilliant qualities are
so dazzling that we cannot see those dull
and homely virtues which other menprize.
We like him too much to analyze his ohar
| ; he tells a stor) so graphically, sings
a song with such infinite grace, pays a com
pliment so delicately, and is withal so cour
teous, so kindly, so affectionate in his man
ners, that we should be most unreasonable
to expect any gold beneath a soil so full of
flowers. The Colonel is a most devoted fa.
tber, and has succeeded by dint of adroit
ness and finesse in marrying his pretty
daughters to advantage, while his sons have
all been provided for in tiie army and na
! v y, by the uid of his talents for good-fellow.
I ship. Is not the Colonel a most tespectu
| hie as well as amiable member of society?
We need not remember that his wife died
years since, broken-hearted from his neg
lect and ill-treatment, that his aged mother
was left to wear out her life amid the cold
charity of strangers, that his eldest son per
ished in a hospital in a foreign land, while
the father was staking at a gaming-table
the money which was required to bring the
boy to bis home. We need not recall the
three several bankruptcies of the much pi
tied Colonel ; we need not specify the trust
monies of the widow and orphan which
were swallowed up in these failures, and
which have never since been restored to
their beggard owners, we need not listen to
the daily duns which haunt the door of the
man who lias lived for years on the inter
est of his debts. The Colonel is a fine fel
low, and while lie lives in three-story
house, drinks champagne, and gives din
ners, he is certainly a respectable man.
Reader, do you judge as the world judg
es? Do you value the tinsel of outward
seeming, beyond the fine gold of real worth?
Remember, that every time you offer the
hand of fellowship to a man whom you des
pise—every time you make one antid the
crowds which throng the drawing-room ofa
woman whom your purer soul contemns,
you are aiding them in the establishment of
their clams to respect; and silencing with
in your bosom tjiat truthful monitor, whiclt
is a sort of instinct of the soul—guarding us
from evil contact, and attracting us ever to
the beautiful and the good.
THE MAN AND THE TABLE.
A poor simple man possessed nothing
but a sick wife, six small helpless children,
a pine table, and a black dress rather the
worse for wear. He had made every ef
fort of which he was capable, to support
bis family—but as his abilities were small,
and lie had no money bis efforts were
unsuccessful. He consequently complain
ed of fortune, which is usually made re
sponsible for ill success. His wife suffer
ed andjcomplained, his children fasted and
cried, and he rested his elbows on bistable
and meditated. Thus, day after day, the
family passed their time.
This man had but one earthly passion,
one wish, one fixed idea; and that was to
get into office. After ten years of solicita
tion, he had as yet, received no appointment.
For his pains he had acquired nothing
but a pretty thorough knowledge of all the
administration localities. He could have
gone from the porter’s lodge to the private
cabinet of the minister blindfolded.
On one occasion, about day-break—he
bad not been able to close hi-s eyes the
whole night—he leaped with the energy of
sudden resolution from his miserable bed.
His poor wife fearing that hunger had dis
turbed his reason, followed all bis move
ments with anxious eyes. His first step
was carefully to brush and arrange in the
best possible order, bis decaying suit of
black. He next shaved himself with a de
gree of care and attention quite unusual
with hint. Having finished dressing, he
proceeded to walk back and forth in bis
little chamber, aparently absorbed in the
most profound reflection. When the clock
struck nine, he seized his pine table, exam
ined to see if it was in good condition, took
it upon his shoulders and went forth. His
wife concluded that he intended to sell it,
and the hope thus inspired of being able to
provide a little food for her children, light
ed up her pale countenance with a rneluti
chollv smile.
Half an hour later, the Swiss sentinel ai
the gate of the minister’s hotel encountered
a man in a black dress, and bearing a ta
ble upon his shoulders. Supposing him to
be a mechanic bringing home a table he
had been ordered to make, the sentinel per
mited him to pass unquestioned. The
clerks of one of the bureaux, who were
rather new and inexperienced in their of
fices, likewise observed, without mistrust,
a now comer among them. Ho had taken
the precaution to bring his table with hint
which he sat down in a corner where it
would discommode no one, drew an ink
stand from his pocket, appropriated an
empty chair, and seated himself with an
important and busy appearance. Soon a
little bell was heard to ringy The stranger
immediately started from hisieat, proceed
ed through the two adjoining rooms like
one who was sufficiently familiar with
the premises, opened the door of one of the
cabinet, and with a low bow, respectfully
asked: ‘what is wanting Herr Dilator.”
‘I did not want to speak with you, bMt with
Louis.’ ‘Louis has gone out, and therefore !
I came.’ ‘Do you know where the bu
reau of the army paymaster is?’ ‘Per
fectly well, Herr, Director.’ ‘Go and re
quest him to come to me this afternoon.’
At every sound of the bell he continued
to evince the same zeal. Before his com
rades had time to move, he was always
half wav to the room whence the sound
came. The oueston was indeed often ask
etj among his comrades what sort of a situ
ation the new comer held—but this latter
was so complaisant, obliging and active
JI . J . I* I!*1* EL, B u i‘ iut r v
j in the discharge of every duty, that they
suffered him to go on without interruption,
while they were consequently left at leis
ure. He soon became a general favorite,
and no one of them any longer troubled
| himselfto learn his origin or the nature of
I his employment. ,
But the Director, a great lover of order,
at length became curious to know who this
new employe could be, whosi name did not
appear on the list; and the poor man was
obliged to undergo much questioning.
“Who are you ?’ ‘Herr Director, lam
always at your command.” “Whence
came you?’ ‘Your honor may send me
where you . please, 1 am every where
known.’ ‘Who appointed you?’ ‘When
your honor has need of mo 1 am always at
hand.’
And so it remained impossible to discov
er the origin of the indefatigable officer.
Titus passed a month. Ou the last day of
the month our hero saw the pay roll passed
round, and heard the clinking of'the pay
which his comrades received. This was
one of the saddest moments of his life, He
now saw himself in the midst of the fair
stream, he felt himself dying of thirst, and
could not apply a drop of water to his lips.
He however bore up manfully, and appear
ed so well satisfied, Unit one would have
supposed he was at least a chancery clerk.
The Director saw with astonishment that
the pay roll bore no additional name. A
gain he rang his silver bell, and the now
officer answered the summons as promptly
as if he had been called by name. He
was received with the question in angry’
tone, ‘what office do you bold!’ ‘1 am my -
self w aiting for a decision of that question,
and in the mean time have been endeavor-”
ing to give some proof of my zeal and capa
city.” “But. tell me instantly, who sent
you here?” In speaking these words the
voice of the Director became really terri -
ble. The poor devil trembled from lived
to foot; the sight, of the sala y w hich. %l“v.
others had received, had exhausted bis mo
ral, as hunger had his physical power.
He fell upon his knees, and in a tone of an
guish cried :—‘Alas your honor, if you
must know who sent me here, it was
my sick wife, and my six starving chil
dren. Now you know the whole. Turn
me out, if you have the heart to do it.’
Mercy prevailed in the heart of the D;-*
rector; moreover it was found to. be a very
pleasant joke—it furnished, an anecdote
which the minister could relate to his
guests after dinner. Ti. -.’.an .was r:’
ed as a messenger, and a regu’°, sailary
allowed him. Since that tune lie is quit
another being. His wile and children un
provided with food every day, and lie vveat.-
a blue coat with large yellow buttons,dike
other public servants. He *s perfectly
happy, and never omits to >'• mark to any
one who will hear him; ‘I am :.o longer a
useless loafer, but have a in the coun
try’ as well rs others. ’-r/ftiles anti Sketches
by Nathaniel Greene.
PROTRACTED MUHTING-
Avery clerical looking a.-iitieiriun, with
his eyes turned upwards, was walking
down Chartres.street yes ) just aj a
time when a very modest io. kin<J*iady, with
her eyes turned downwards, w walking
up Chartres-strcct. Neithtr'.vvas aware’wi*
the other’s contiguity until tfe’*broad lea,!
of the clerical looking gentleman's hat.
came in actual contact with the bonnet o!
the modest looking lady. .
The gentleman looked an apology.for the
concussion, and gave three side steps to the
right, to permit the lady to pass. The'frtdy
made precisely the same number'of steps
to the left, with the view of letting tire gen
tleman pass, which of course brought them
face to face. Another look of apology from
the gentleman, and back again to his form
er position, which motion was simukane-’
ously performed by the lady. Thus they
kept chaseing from right to left, w ith'the
vain tiope of getting out of each others’way,
‘but getting into it at. every step. TJ>e me*Fr
ost looking lady at length looked up from
under her black veil, and the clerical look
ing gentleman looked down from.ittitle r bis
broad-brimmed bat. “ Sir,” said slur,'“you
may intend this for a prolracteld mqdCing)
but it’s no use —l don’t belong Ho’ the
church 1” The clerical looking gontfemftn.
remained as stationary as a lamp post sty
the space of some minutes, mid rite lady
passed on. N O. Picayune.
BEES WAX.
The neatest way, says the Farmer’s Cab
inet to separate beeswax from the dumb,
is, to tie it up in a linen or woolen cloth Qt #
bag, with a pebble or tw oto keep it from
floating; place it in a kettle of cold water,
which hang over the fire ; as the water
heats, the wax melts and rises to the. sur
face, while all the impurities remain in
the bag.
Girls ! go to lowa, if you want to be snap *
ped up by husbands, even as the woodpec*-*
er snappeth up the worm. When a boat
arrives with young ladies the bachelors
crowd on the wharf, as our cab men do here,
and sing out : ‘Have a husband,
have a husband?’ *
More Refinement. —A dandy, who was’
cow-hided in the street the other day, told a
lady that he had been favored with a con
signment of the extract of the cutis of 'the fe
minine bovine quadruped !
Matrimony,” may be anagramatized
into “O’ try man!” junl “Husband” into
“Ah ! stiub’d !” Good jokes tor bachelors,
but none lor married men.
I'voi.riME xxvm.