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About News & planters' gazette. (Washington, Wilkes County [sic], Ga.) 1840-1844 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1843)
IEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. D.. COTTIN, lEditor. No. 33—NEW SERIES.] NEWS & PLANTERS GAZETTE. terms: Published weekly at Three Dollars per annum if paid at the time of subscribing; or Three Dollars and Fifty Cents , if not paid t il] the expi ration of six months. No paper to be discontinued, unless al the .option of the Editor, without the settlement of all arrearages. O’ Letters, on business, mvst bt pus. j aid,to insure attention. No communication shall be published, unless we are made acquaints, with the name of the author. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements, not exceeding one squ: re, first insertion, Seventy-five Cents; and lor each sub sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction will be made of twenty-live per cent, to those who advertise by the year. Advertisements not limited when handed in, will be inserted til; 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 saie. The sales of Personal Property must be y dvcr l ised 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 for four months— notice that application will be made lor Letters of Administration, must be published thirty days; and Letters of Dismission, six months. Mail Arrangements. POST OFFICE, > Washington, Ga., January, 1843. \ AUGUSTA MAIL. ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5, A. M. CLOSES. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 12, M. MILLEDGEVILLE MAIL. ARRIVES. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8, A. M. CLOSES. Mondav, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M. CAROLINA MAIL. ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M. O’LOSES. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 6, A. M. LEXINGTON MAIL. ARRIVES. Tuesday and Saturday, at 2, P. M. CLOSES. Monday and Friday, at 9, A. M. ELDERPON MAIL. ARRIVES. CLOSES. Thursday, at 8, P. M. j Thursday, at 8, P. M. LINCOLNTON MAIL. ARRIVES. CLOSES. Friday, at 12, M. | Friday, at 12, M. law"^otioe” ATTORNEY AT LAW. O’ Office in Mr. Barnett’s new building, North west corner of the Public Square. Washington, Wilkes county, Ga., ) December 22. 1842. £ 17 COTTING & BUTLER, ATTORNIES, HAVE taken an OFFICE in the rear of Willis & Hester’s Store. January, 1843. 28 The Subscriber* TE-VTiiSIIING to close business, offers atlledu * * ced Prices, his present STOCK, consist ing in part, of the following: inn Ladies’ Kid and Calf walking % ) Shoes, just received. Misses Cali and Seal do. do. Children’s Shoes,of various kinds Boy’s Cali 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’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 r.-.en’s sewed Shoes, soon to arrive. Also, Factory Oznaburgs, at 9 cents per yard, and woolen Liuseys, 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. I O’ Persons wishing any of the above articles, I will do well to call at the SHOE STORE of | A. L. LEWIS. I N- B.—Persons indebted on account will please Icall and settle at tiie earliest possible date. I January 12, 1843. A. L. L. I “ Tailoring Establishment ■* Removed over H. S. Belcher’s Store. ■l4 HE Subscriber begs leave to inform the pub- B-A iic and his former customers, that in conse- Huoiu:e of the present Hard Times, he will make Hp Work in a Superior Style of Fashion, at a Reduced price for Cash. Cotton, Hog-meat, H,;jrd, Meal, Flour, or frisk Potatoes. Persons ■idling to patronize a TAILOR that is willing comply with the Times, can do so by applying H> the Subscriber. fl WILLIAM F. SOHAN. SBjJctober 13, 1842. 7 • Yotice • LL persons indebted to the Estate of John ■1 S. Higginbotham, deceased, are requested §§] make payment, and all those having demands Baid estate,are hereby notified to present demands duly authenticated to the admin- wMSn the time prescribed bv law. W JOHJLg. HIGGINBOTHAM, l ■ JOSmi SEWELL, j A lln rs ■ March HI 1843. eow3t 30 I LIST OF LETTERS jD EMAINING in the Post-Office, Washing -IV ton, on the first day of April, 1843. A : Arnold, James Anthony, Mary A. miss Anthony, O P B Baumer, John Burden, John G Beal, miss W E 8011, Benay S Billingslea, miss S B Bailey, Russell Bramble!, F M. 2 Barrett, Nancy mrs C Cellars, Zacsriah A Chi vers, Thom:. -II Chft’ers, Joe; R Calloway, Batham Combs, Philip, Sen. 2 Carver, Wineired Carr, Thomas 1) Calian, Thomas Cailoway, Seaborn r> Dyson, James M Downby, Peter Hearing, Elijah Diceson, Ann T M E Eidsoti, Thomas R Echo! , James II Emends, Frame; ini' - ? Ellington, Seaborn F Farmer, Rebecca mrs Flournoy, Obediah 1J Green, John D 2 II Hubbard, Mary Hawkins, John Harton, W I Hughes, Caroline miss Huff Sarah T J lessee, John 4 Jackson, Isaiah K King, A W Knight, John W Ij Laughter, Henry Lipharn, Frances A mrs Lee, ‘Jonathan M Mayer, I Dr. 2 McMeekin?, A C Marlor, Sarah mrs P Pollard, I I Pertcet, Chencth Pope, Henry R Randolph, Dorothy mrs Rainey, L B Randolph, Louisa miss Rocky Mount Acade- ) Rose, Job T mj r Trustees 3 j Rainsav, Isaac * S Scrutchens, William 2 Slaton, William 3 Stinson, Phebe miss Stephens, John T Talbert, Reuben Triplett, Nancy miss Truitt, Susan M miss W Wiley, A P Willis, Stephen II Wallace, C A miss Welborn, Cicero J Wilkinson, John Wright, John G White, Carter C Wei born, Sarah mrs Wadkins, Augustus Wingfield, Mary mrs 13“ Persons asking for Letters from the above list, will say Advertised. JOSEPH W. ROBINSON, P. M. April 6,1843. 3t 32 JVotice, DURING mv temporary absence from the State, Mr. Francis Timmons is my author ized Agent. R. KEENAN. April 5, 18-13. 2t 32 To the Tub He, THE Subscriber having purchased the entire Carr age 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. Joint Jesse Will act as Agent in superintend ing the above business. A. A. CLEVELAND. Washington, March 28,1843. 4t 31 POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT, ) March 16, 1643. $ rplIE attention of all disposed to engage in -I- the mail service, is specially called to [he advertisement for Proposals ior carrying the U~ nited States Mails in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, issued on the 13th of December, 1643 The last day for receiving bids is the 13th of Apr:i next, (at 3 p. m.) and for deciding upon them, the Ist of May, 1843.—-Service to commence Is*- July, 1843, and continue in force until the 30th June, 1847. All, who take an interest in the matter, are referred for so much of tiie advertisement at; embraces the State of Virginia, to the Richmond Enquirer, the Winchester Virginian, the Fred ericksburg Recorder, and the Abingdon Danner; 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 Carolina, to the Charleston Patriot, the Columbia South-Carolinian, and the Edgefield Advertiser; and for so much as in cludes Georgia, to the Augusta Constitutionalist, the Savannah Georgian, the Athens Banner, the Columbus Argus, and the Miliedgeville Flag of the Union ; and for so much as embraces Flori da, to the Tallahassee Floridian and the St. Au gustine Florida Herald. The entire 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 rentes. In the advertisement full information is given as to tire 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 found to 6uit the purchaser, they may be returned. R. H. VICKERS. March 3, 1843. 27 BERKSHIRE STOCK. FTIIIE Subscriber, of Lincoln county, wishing -*■ to see an improvement in the Stock in this section of country, has put himself to some trou ble and expense to procure some choice Males, and as they should be kept up in a pasture and taken particular care of, it would be impractica ble for all who wish to rear suck Stock to keep males of that kind up: I propose to do so, and will be moderate in my charges—our farmers ought to, and no doubt many will, avail them selves of this proposition. I have a wood’s pas ture fenced, and any one wishing to bring Sows will find that I am fixed to take care of them.— For particulars,-apply to me. ♦ WILLIAM.BA LLIS April 6,1843. 2t 42 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) APRIL 13, 1813. THE WIFE’S STRATAGEM. AN INCIDENT IN TIIE HEVOLUTION/ fly Ann hi. Todd. j Nor trust with this lor many a passing fray, | Tradition recoids for a future day.— [Byron. It is held that valor is the cheapest virtue, and most dignities the bearer; if it be the man, I speak, it cannot in the world be singly counter poised.—‘[Shakespeare. ’Twas night. The landscape reposed in tranquil beauty, the silver rays of the moon revealed each nook and the mossy dell, while fancy might summon up elfin fairies from their dreamy home in some flower’s fragrant cell, to sport beneath the moonlight of the green sward; or in spor tive play, bathe in the dew drops that seem ed distilling from leaf and flower. The scenery in the back ground added i the sublime to tiie beautiful in tiie picture. The mountains rearing their heather crowned tops, which lmd hauled with the i storms of past ages, now canopied with the mantle of night; their forms in graceful outline, gradually receding in the distance like frowning shadows of the past; while the most finished work of man might stand shadowless beneath the perfect penciling of nature. The Connecticut river, at a distance, re sembled a sea of sparkling diamonds re flecting on its broad bosom the countless eyes of night, that from the commencement of time have watched over the sleeping earth. Far across might be sped the dim shores of Long Island, where lay encamped a for. I eign foe. The white canvass of their huts j reflecting back the moon’s rays—not a ! sound dispels the stillness, the drowsy sen tinel seems to have caught something of the general quiet, and are nodding at their posts. in a tent which seems the principal, a light burning, round a table are seated men ir, earnest conversation, whose uni form bespeak them British soldiers. The death oftho gallant Major Andre, and the treachery of the traitor Arnold, formed the topic of their discourse.—At length it was proposed, if carried through with suc -1 cess, to obtain the person of the gallant ; general Silliman, in command of the Con necticut side, and hold him prisoner in re taliation for the death of Andre. It is a hazardous project, hut four hold men pledged themselves to undertake it. John Hartwell, a brave young officer, was selected as their leader. Soon as arranged, they proceeded to a boat and made the best progress they could across the river; on gaining the shore they make for a small clump of under wood, where they lay concealed until they note what direction it is best to take. Here too may be seen the tents where repose the brave men who sworn to prolect their homes and country or die in its de fence aginst the invaders, who seek to con trol their free rights. Near may be seen a spacious farm house, the abode of Gen. Silliman; the brave soldier and faithful friend; who now slept unconscious of dan der. Through some neglect, the sentinels oil duty had wandered from their posts, never dreaming it possible that any one would risk a landing, or could pass the tents unobserved. By a circuitous route they gained the house, and here the faith mi watch dog gave the alarm, a blow soon silenced him, and ascending the piazza, Capt. Hartwell opened the casement, and followed by his men, stepped lightly into the sitting room of the family. They now struck a light, and with cau tion proceeded on their search; they passed through several apartments, while, straage to relate, the inmates slept on, un-, conscious of this deed of darkness. They at length reached the general’s room; two of the men remained outside, while Capt. Hartwell, with another officer, entered, and stood in silence, musing on the scene before them. A night lamp burnt in the room dimly revealing the face of the sleepers—whose unprotected situation could not hut awake a feeling of pity even in their callous hearts. ‘Jack,’ whispered his companion, ‘by Heaven I wish this part of the business had been entrusted to someone else; I could meet this man face to face, life for life, in the field of battle; but this savors too much of cowardice.’ ‘Hold your craven tongue, Low,’ an swered Capt. Hartwell, perform your part of the play, or let someone else take your place; you forget the scrape we are in at the least alarm. We might happen to sa lute the rising sun, from some of the tall est treee of the general’s farm; an idea far from pleasing.’ ‘For my part, I eould wish myself Lack on Long Island; but our general expects every man to do his duty; let yours be to prevent that female from screaming, while I secure her husband.’ The ear of woman is quick, and from their entering the room, not a word had es caped Mrs. Silliman. At first she could scarcely refrain from calling out, but her uncommon strength of mind enabled her to master her fears—she scarce knew what to think, her husband’s life, herself and family were at stake, and her courage rose in proportion as her sense of danger in creased. his ever so witlt woman in the hour of danger or affliction, her weakness will be come her strength, and what nature has withheld in her physical organization is fully made up in her mental powers; her devoted love will hallow the object of its affections and enshrines him in her heart’s pure sanctuary. / , She scarce dared breathe, and even the infant at her breast seemed to partake of its mother’s anxiety, and nestled closer to her bosom. Thecurtains partly shading where she lay, and breathing a prayer to Heaven for protection, she silently stepped from the bed, scarcely knowing how to proceed. Her woman’s tact led her to appeal to their sympathies, if sympathies they had; if she died she but risked her life for one dearer than herself, whose existence to his country was invaluable; and perhaps by this means enabled him to escape. In an instant site was before them, her pale be seeching face imploring what speech re fused to utter. The officers started; this sight was un expected; the least hesitation and all would he lost. Captain Hardwell threw aside his heavy watch cloak and said— ‘Madam, let this uniform be the warrant forour honoi; our object is to take your itusband alive, if possible—that depends however on your silence.’ At that moment General Silliman awoke and finding his wife in the hands of men whose calling he knew not; his good sword was soon in his hand, but a strong hand wrested it from him ; handcuffs were pla ed on his wrists, A; he stood their prisoner. lie inquired by what right they entered his house. ‘Our object, sir,” replied the officer, ‘is to convey you to Long Island. The least ex pression of alarm from you, that moment you breath your last. If'pcaceable, no vio lence will be offered.” Mrs. Silliman threw herself before them, and entreaties for mercy gushed from her agonized heart. ‘Oh, spare him! take what money is here, but leave me my husband, the father of my children. Think, ifyou have wives or fam ilies, what their sense of bereavement would he to see some murderous hand tear you front their arms, and they left in horrid un certainty to see your fate. Take all that we have, but leave him ’ A sneer of scorn curled the officer’s lips, as ite coolly replied— ‘ Madam, we are neither robbers nor as sassins. Tiie compliment, on our part, is quite undeserved. VVe are British officers.’ ‘ Then, sir,’ exclaimed Mrs. S , starting to her feet, her eyes flashing, her proud form trembling as her own wrongs were forgot in those of her country, ‘ Shame on the cause that sanctions such a deed as this; in the silence of night to enter a peace ful dwelling, and take an unoffending man from the arms of his wife and family.— Truly, such an act as this would well need the covering of darkness. You may well cal 1 yourselves servants of Britain ; that is your fit appellation. Take him ; another victim is required for my country. But the vengeance of Heaven is abroad ; and, ere long, the men who war for the price of blood will find the arm of him who fights for his fireside and liberty nerved by the stronger consciousness of right.’ ‘ Madam,’ interrupted the officer, awed by the stern majesty of her manner, ‘ 1 came not here to interchange words with a woman, or I might speak about warring a gainst our lawful king. But you know, Tom,’ turning to his companion, ‘I never was good at preaching.’ ‘ Nor to a woman, certainly,’ said Tom laughing; ‘or rather you could never bring one to your way of thinking.’ A slight noise warned them of the impro priety of their longer remaining. The General having completely dressed, took an affectionate farewell of his wife, assur ing her lie would soon be enabled to return. They left tiie house ; but to gain the shore wnsa matter of some difficulty. The Gen eral was rendered incapable of making the slightest noise if he wished to, and they had tied Mrs. Silliman, and bound her mouth to prevent her giving any alarm. But the tents were not so easily passed. The morn ing was fast approaching, and the route they came would occupy too much time to retrace it; their only plan now was to make as straight a line as possible to the shore. Already had they passed one tent, when the cry of ‘ who goes there,’ was heard. In a moment they gained the shadow of an ad joining tent, when a man suddenly stopped before them and demanded their business. No time could be lost; the two officers pro ceeded to the boat with the General, while the remainder overpowered the sentinel and gained their companions as the dawn was faintly perceptible in the east. By the time an alarm was given they were far beyond the reach of pursuit. Their prisoner was borne in triumph to their commander, who intended waiting superior orders as to the disposal of him. In the meanwhile, Mrs. Sillitr.an was not idle. A council was called, and every plan was proposed that could tend to liber ate her husband. The womanly wit of Mrs. Silliman sug gested that they should cross the river in the same manner as the British had done, and seize the person of one of their influential men, and hold him as an hostage until terms could be agreed upon for the exchange of prisoners. It was a risk, and if discovered no mercy could be expected. The nephew of the General, a young of. ficer of some merit, and several others, vol unteered their services. The following night was arranged for the purpose. The difficulty, when the time arrived, was to procure some mode of getting over. A whale-boat was at length found, into which the adventurers got, disguised as fishermen. They soon arrived ,at Long^ Island and proceeded to the residence of Judge Jones. With some difficulty they secured that worthy functionary, and notwithstanding his assurance as to being a good patriot, which they assured him they did not in the least question, conveyed the good man to the boat, in spite of his wish to finish his sleep out, and embarked, pleased with their success. On reaching the house of Mrs. Silliman, they introduced their prisoner. Mrs. S. courteously apologised for the ne- | cessity they had been under for requesting j his society without due time for prepara- j tion ; assuring him the house and all in it : was at his service while he honored it as I his abode. The Judge was taken quite at a loss.— At any time ho was a man of few words, but the sudden transition had quite bewil dered his faculties. At times lie doubted whether the good old cogniac, of which he had taken a plentiful supply before retiring to rest, had not turned his head. He stood in the centre of the apartment, gazing listlessly around him, until the voice of Mrs. Silliman, politely inquiring if her guest stood in need of any refreshment, re called his-fleeting thought. The tempting repast before him did wonders in restoring his good humor, his sail having given him an appetite, and at any time the lover of the goods things of life, and knowing arguments could produce no alteration in his fate, he submitted with as much good grace as pos sible ; a little alleviated by the reflection that a woman’s care was not the worst In could have fallen into. By a singular co incidence, Mrs S. learnt her husband was an inmate in the house of the Judge, an as surance every way relieving, having been placed in his charge until conveyed from Flatbush. Letters were soon interchanged, the A mericans refusing to yield their prisoners without the British doing the same. Terms were accordingly entered into, and the Judge prepared to take leave of his fair hostess at the same lime her husband was taking leave of the Judge’s wife. The Judge had ‘Aieen highly pleased with the manners of Mrs. S., who did every tiling in her power to render his stay agreeable. The two boats with their respective pris oners at length set sail, and meeting her on the river, they had an opportunity of congratulating each other on the happy ter mination of their imprisonment, which, thanks to woman’s wit, so fertile in expedi cuts, had saved them from what might have been a tragedy. With assurances of friend ship they parted, the wives soon having the pleasure of embracing their husbands.— Subsequently letters couched in terms of the warmest gratitude were exchanged be tween the two ladies, for the attention paid to their respective husbands. Thus a good man was restored to his family, and a gallant soldier spared to fight the battles of his country, while lie lived to hear the shout of liberty re-echo from north to south, from east to west, and the fierce ! invaders expelled from itis country, which ! took place among the nations of the earth, j ANECDOTE OF THE LATE CHARLES MATHEWS. One very dark night in December; the celebrated Charles Mathews had taken his place in the night coach from Exeter to Ply mouth, but by a mistake or connivance, was expelled to the outside. The night was very dreary, and soon after the coach set off it began to rain, which, in regard to Devon shire, is to say that the water came down in torrents like a cataract. Being neither provided with great coat nor umbrella, he naturally envied the situation of (hose who sat under him and to desire their comfort was but another throb with him, to endea vor tooblain it, and in the deptli of his ro guery, as well as his distress, lie resolved upon the following expedient: He was the only passenger outside, and i his location being the dickey; the coachman I at the other extremity of the vehicle was incapable of ‘peeping through t he blanket ofthe dark” upon his doing. He commen ced by pretending to kiss and hug a child in his arms, whose fretful whine he increa sed until it cut the drums of the other pas sengers’ears like a razor. Two of these persons happened to he females, one of whom was a mother and the other expected to he. They instantly exclaimed— “ Dear me ! there’s a poor child on the roof in this rain—let’s take it in.” The males, as gentlemen Christians, were compelled to acquiesce, so down went the sash and out went a lady’s head and shoulders to address Mathews. “Here my good woman, give me the child.” “No, no!” said the latter, imitating the voice of a female, “mine little dear Adol phine sol not go from Itis mama,” and then he commenced another series of soprano notes, interspersed with an abundance of bass hush a byes, more intolerable than the former. “Good heavens!” said the humane female to her companions, “it’s a barbarous French woman, she’ll kill the poor little thing,” then leaning out of the window again, ad dressed the supposed female. “Give me the child, good woman, will you? It will catch its death. Here, coachman, stop, stop!” “Stop ma’am,” said John, “bless your soul, did you ever hear of sich a thing in such a rain as this ? And if l-did stop the young ’un on the dickey would frighten tiie cattle. Mathews pretended to set into a passion M. J. K APPEL, Printer. ladies opened upon the gentlemen, who in their turns swore, and between the squal ing, growl'ug. screaming and threatening, a delightful tumult ensued. The dialogue, as lie described it, ran thus : Child—(squealing)-A’a ! ya ! ya ! Mathews—Hush, hush, child, child ! Woman—(within)-Don’t use it so, good woman. Child—Ya ! ya ! ya !—(crescendo.) Mathews—You von little devil—you cry so mosh. | Woman—There’s a brute, Mr. Wig- I gins. Gentlemen—All owing to the French Revolution. Child—Ya! ya! ya ! Coachman—Steady, Betty—steady ! Mathews—You are von little dam child. Woman—Only hear the French mon ster ! Child—Ya ! ya ! ya ! Mathews—You ! I will trow you in tin mud ! Woman—What does she say ? Child—Ya ! ya ! ya ! Matthews—Wont you hush ? I trow you away ! Woman—Oh. you wretch ! Child—Ya! ya! ya ! Matthews—Der den, cot dam ! lie in the poodle ! And suiting the action to the word, ite made noisi as if hi had actually deposited the infant in a ditch—the cries of which grow fainter as the couch drove on. The uproar that now ensued in the \ hide would have done en and!: to St. Giles’ watch house on St. Patrick’s day. The woman yelled and the men thumped the i of with their sticks, arid swore out of the windows. “Stop, coachman ! stop ! murder ! mur der ! she’s killed the child! she’s thrown it into the ditch ! will you stop, coachman ?” “In three minutes, ma’am,” he 1e ! “to change horses.” “But there’s the child lying in tire road. ‘I ll send someone from the inn to nick it up, ma'am—lmust’nt lose time between the stages. A torrent of abuse now turned on the coachman, and one of the passengers, who was a lawyer, swore that if the child and” and that he would prosecute the former for man slaughter and the mother for murder. On arriving at the inn Mathews jumped down, and ran into the kitchen to dry him self. The house was instantly in confu sion—the French woman was ordered to be seized—lanterns were lighted and a party set off to retracethe road headed by the hu mane lawyer. No infant, however, was to be found ; and after groping about in the ditch until ihey were all thoroughly dren ched, they returned’to the inn. The law. yer was then told that the French woman had made her escape, and that another gen tleman had taken his place in the coach, which was now out of sight. Profaneness in Prayer. —An aged minis ter told me, that when he was a young man lie had, on a certain occasion, been praying in a family, and in his prayer he had made a very frequent and energetic use the terms good God and God Almighty. At the close of his prayer, a little child about four years of age, came to his mother, and said, “Mo ther, I don’t like to heartiiat minister pray .” Why, inquired the mother ? “Because,” said tiie child, “he swears so when he prays.” This reproof from the child broke the minister of swearing when he prayed. Prayer is petition ; and no one would use the name of a ruler, to whom he was ma king a petition in as harsh a manner as ma ny use the name of the great Gi>4- — Morn ing Star. Love one another. —A Welch parson prea citing from this text, “Love one another.” told his congregation, that in kind and res pectful treatment to our fellow creatures we were inferior to the brute creation. As an illustration of die truth of this remark, he quoted an instance of two goats ’in P.is own parish, that once met upon a bridge so ’ very narrow that they could not pass by without one thursting the other into the ri ver. “And, (continued he,) how do you think they acted ? Why. 1 will tell you. One goat laid himself down and lei the oth er leap over him.” What Next] —The ladies in our good and sedate city of Boston, are about generally introducing the fashion of using walking canes in their perambulations through the streets! Several beautiful damsels have already made their appearance in public, managing with peculiar grace, these “en i signs of authority.’ No one, of course, can, | be so ungallant as to question the propri ety of such a fashion—and there can be no doubt that a woman has a tight to use n cane to support her steps when walking, to aid her in assuming a graceful attitude, to protect her against insolence., or for any other purpose whatever. The dandies, however, are quite alarmed, and it is thought will resort to cudgels ; and even some of our grave and sober citizens, with an ominous shake of tltoir heads—-wonder what fashion will be adopted next.— Bos%y Merc. Journal. uv'ur't-i \ j The following advc-msernefit apc ;v vs. Robert a London paper : 4) 3 Id Brd C. Wjf “ For sale an excellent yc JW **‘ e 4 would suit any lady vxthi a ‘ }•%''’ People begiD to lliink that if ;iy the root of all evil,” tivev ought . t isl a! now u days, since there is so lit’ [VOLUME AAVIII.
