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Newspaper Page TextTHE ONION OP THE STAtES, AND THE BOTERBIONTf Ofc, THE BTATE8. 1 BY JAMES N. BETHUNE; COLUMBUS. GEORGIA, SATtTRDA MAY 25, 1883. GOOD 8 . 1 rfHE SUBSCRIBERS JlKBkfol JL l»r the liberal patronage they have re- ceired from their friends, usd tbepeblic, beg leave to inform them that they ara bow opening, a splendid assortment oT CHOICE GOOD.S. both Fancy mad Staple. One of the concerns being 'constantly in New York, they feel confident of heir ability to sell as low as the same articles can be bought in the Southern market. Their assortment consisting (in part) of the fol lowing articles: * Superfine Mae, black adilaide CLOTHS, " black Italian Gros da Nap, Groa dc Swiss and Gros de Orleans SILK. Pink, white and bine SATINS Col'd poult de Soia, Pink, white, straw and bine Florence, Pongees and Palmyreens, Black Italian Crape, French Crapes, assorted colors Superfine black Bombazine, toich Printed Muslins, F oulard. do White Plaid do. Plain and figd. Sw is , do Plain and do Jaco^t do Fine cambric Dun oty Furniture ^o” Kich limey Print, Rich half moarni,,, and blank Prints, Ginghams, assort'd co l 0 rs, Irish Linen* Jt, JJ.perttaeB.ri. SeraSn^^H^^erchiol* Birdseye and tableDiaper Marseilles Counterpane, Fine Linen Napkin"- Superfine French Drilling Cambrics, assorted colors. White and hlaok Lace Veils, Fine linen Tapes and Braid, ^aVuce^fug’aud I—*"*. Muslin Edging and Insertion, Infants lace Caps,! Ladies kid and horse-skin Gloves, Uenllemen’s beaver and linen do do Gnm Elastic Suspenders, Cotton and’worsted Ladie’a silk and obtum Hoe, Gentlemen’s do do do Random half Bine and Yellow Nankeen Fino Ingran Carpeting, Superfine brussels Rugs, Clarks Spool Cotwo, Cotton and lifien Floss, Colored Sewing Silk, assorted Gentlemen’ - Velvet and Mbhair Stocks, go black bombazine Spittlefield and bandanna Handkerchiefs Lmge and small Prussian Shawl, Black and Green worsted Borage Ladies belt Ribbon, Bonnet J*. , Fig’d. Telvet Belt do. Wiro Taste and Bonnet Heeds Bonnet Wire, . , . Carved and plain uhell combs, Brasilian Combs, Feather Fans, _ Super silk Umbrella’s and Parasol* Cotton do- . Bleached and utibleachcdI shootings do Shirtings, Dorchester Ticking. Donnterpano and Apron Cliecks, Bottoli Osiinbaig • Oil Cloths34 end 4 4, JJ->ad Bags and’Parsi s ( Sair Powder and Pud's, Scissors, needlos and pins, Silver and steei Thimbles JEWELRY,* GOOD ASSORTMENT Swards and Epauletts, pistols. Dirks and Kittes, Musical Boxes, Ai.so, a complete assortment of n>acTrta)are# Cutlers, ©rocfuci? Joiners Tools, Tin ware, Saddles, Bridles and Martingales, Carpet Baga and 8addle Bags, Ladies Tuscan Bonnets, do Green Calaahes, Willow Wagjrons and Table Mats, Baskets and Band Boxes, Butter Stumps, Cloths Pins, A fine supply of S UMMER CL O THING mode expressly to order, BOOTS ami SHOES, of every description, Fino sattin Beuver HATS, drab and Black Gents and Children Hats of all descriptions, do. do. Palm LeafHats. The Public in general are ioviled to call and examine onr stock. L. J. DAVIS & Co. April 87—49—tf Norton 8c Mitchell H AVE jost received «t Apalachicola, by the brigs D’Mango Cora, Colambti* and Ma tilda, from New York, add by the schooner North Carolina, from Boston, a very- extensive assort- meat of Domestic Goods and Groceries; all of which they ofTer on the most favdtabl# Whits:— Amdng them are 167 bales Plaids, Checks and Stripes, 75 do. Sheetings and Shirtings, 48 cases Boots and Shoes, 83 do. Reaver Hats, 13 do. Wool do. 100 barrels New England Rum, 50 do. American Rye Gin, 50 do. do. Brandy, 50 do. Good Cider, 60 do. do. do. Vinegar, 10 pipes French Brandy, different brands, 3 do. Holland Gin, 3 do. Jnmaica Rum, 4 do. St. Croix do. 2 do. Windward Island Rum. 3 half pipes old L. P. Madeira 12 do. do. Sicily do. 30 casks Dry Malaga do. 40 do. Sweet do. de I pipe Superior Noyono. 73 cases suunlorn nnd Muscat Wine, 42 do. French Cordials, 30 baskets Champaigne Vyinc, 50 do. long coik Claret 200 bags Havannu and St. Domingo Coffee, 30 do. Spices. 10 do. Brasil Nuts, 7 do. Soil Shell Almonds, 6 do. Filberts, 15 casks American clieose, 13 boxes Eng. Pine Apple do. 75 barrels Irish Potatoes 30 do. Onions, 76 do. Prime and Mess Pork, inspected 20 do. Mackerel, (October brand,) 150 casks Thomaslon Lime, 200 do. assorted Nails, 300 coils Bale Rope, f>0 do. assorted sizes Manilla Rope 20 crates assorted Crockery, 30 baskots Sweet Oil, 20 doz Castor do. 20 barrels Glauber and Epsom Salts, 30,000 best Havanas Cignrsi TIIEV HAVE ALSO IN STORE, 100 barrels Whiskey, 120 pieces Kentucky Bagging, 200 coils estern Rope, 40 barrels Sporn,. and Linseed Oil, 10 tons assorted Swodos and llusst 100 kegs White Lead gicnnd in Oil 100 do. Verdigris, Iron, 300 bugs Shut, 2,000 pounds Bar Lead, 300 reams rapping Perp. An assortment of Blank Books. Guarded beslorpee Iseue pdis end planers Cannulas, sin. dc doable nliotv'Snd bandages Tin toil flnir-Op pins Gold Leaf Gum lancets Elastic susp. blindages Patent Medicines. Batcmun’s drops Turlington’s Hnlsom British oil Swnim’s Fritiucr.it Opodeldoc Leo’s pi Is ThompsonM oyo WatorMedicmncntuni Essence pepcrinint Chlorine tooth wusli&c Hosey 8c Urqnhart WHOLESALE Si RETAIL Druggists And Apothecaries coLtrzHBtrs, oA. H AVE jest received and ara now opening a large and extensive assortment of Drags and Alcdicincs, Paints, Oils, Dye Stufs, 4* c * 4’ c - 4*®* As their stock is entirely new, having been pur chased in Ne\V York by ona of the firm especially | Godfrey's cordial for this liMrket, they Teel coilfidBnt of theit uhility I /},,/. SHnll'a A>/> A./- to supply Physicians, Merchants and ether*, with j , 1 UllUS, Ut/e-BlUJfS, Cf C. CfC genuine articles and at reduced rates. The fbl 6 lowing articles comprise part of their stock: Acid, ascetic Iodine 44 hensoic “ citric 44 mnriatio “ nitric '• nitrous 44 oxalic 44 prussic 44 sulphuric 44 laitalic Alum Arsenic Arrow Root Alcohol Antimony, erode " liirtrite Antimonial powder Ana Ammonia Alkanet Root Annotto. Acetate morphine 44 plumbt 41 zinci 44 potassae, Bac cubebae Bieachmg'powders Blue Vitriol Bole Armenia Balsam copaih “ fir pv*» Toulon Barbadoes Tar Besides a great variety of other goods necessa ry lor country stores. And to induce tho’Mor* chants of the interior to confine their purchasers to Apalachicola, they are determined to sell as low as can be purchased in New Orleans. CHARLES E. NORTON. JAMES Ji. MITCHELL. Apalachicola, Nov. 183^—SO—tf Black Oxyd Manganese Manna Isinglass; Russian 44 American Ipecacunnhu Ivory, black Island moss Issue peas 44 plasters Indigo, pan float 44 Bengal Ink, black die Red, 44 44 indelible '* India Jalap Liyiis calaminari 1 Lignarise, ball '• root 44 14 powdered Logwood, ground 44 stick Lemon acid Lytherage, coarse 44 fine Lint, patent Lip salve «• 14 boxes Long pepper Magnesia, lump 44 calcined 44 Henry’s Mustard, ground 44 seed while Matches, magic Phosphorus btahfto's Golil 44 deep yellow 14 green 14 white Frosting’s Blue 44 brown 41 white Smalt’s red 44 green 44 bluo White Lead in oil V erdigris in oil 44 44 dry Prussiun blue No 1 & 2 j Lytherago i Spanish brown 44 white Yellow ochro Red Lend Black !*ead White Chalk Red dp Vnnitron lied Venice Terpentine Resin, white 41 yellow Puttlb, Window Class logwood Alkunct root Anftottd Madder Oil Vitriol Varnish, copal 44 black ,4 Japun !' mastic Spirits Terpentine Bluo Vitriol Rottou Stone Pumice do Isinglass Glue Putty XtfZCT GROCERY —AND— Provision store. T HE Subscribers would inform the inhab itants of Colombo, and the surrounding country, that Umy have on hand and are constant ly receiving from New York and New Orleans, a genera! assortment of Groceries and provisions ol superior quality, which they Will sell at whole sale or retail for cash or country produce. NOW ON HAND 00 bbls fresh Flour, 10 hlids New Orleans Sug ar 8 boxea Havana do. ’ 1,000 lbs Loaf do 36 bbls Western Whiskey, 10“ St. Croix Rum, 6“ Holland Gin, 25 “ American Gin 30 Orleans Rum, 3 pipes Cogniuc’Brandy 5 bbls Cherry Bounce, ’ 10 " Peach Brandy, 20 “ Newark Cider, 10 “ Philadelphia Ale. 2 casks Madeira VVIriC v 15 baskets Champaign 20 boxes Muscat, 00 sacks G. A. Salt, 10 kegs Crackers, 6 bbls Pilot Bread, 10 bbls Apples, direct from N. York, 90 kegs Lard, 20 “ Western Butter 10 " Goshen du 20 bbl* Molasses, 50 kegs Nails, 10 tons Iron, assorted, - 10 boxes Codfish, 25 “ Herring, 10 sucks Almonds, 20 boxes Raisins, 50 saoka Coffee, All of which will be disposed of as low as they can be porchased in the southern country. Thev have regular agents in the cities of New York and New Orleans by whom they will be constantly supplied with'fresh articles in their line by which tkey will always be able to furnieb the best those markets afford end at moderate pri- Ce *fhey occupy the house recently occupied by T. Penny- WILI JAM BEARDSLEE, St Co. March 29th 45 tf April 20 48 tf Hummer Clothing' AYER &"sMITH, , (Next door to the Columbus lipnk,) H AVE jutt received and offer for sale, a com plete assortment of Ready-made Clothing, | Among which are the following, viz: Bluo summer cloth Frock Coats, Green do do do Black Bombazine do Black and Green'Circassidri do Blue and black lasting dc j Roan Cnssimere do Bummer cloth dress do do Coatees, Black lasting and circassj an ,| 0 Roan cussimere PANTALOONS. Green and black summer cloth Pantaloons, Black bombazine and Circassian do Black and brown brochellus do Bluo and black lasting do Brown linen drilling do Kuan cassimero do 200 pairs Russia duck, do Kuflled and plain linen SHIRTS, Cotton Shirts, (with linen bosoms nnd collars, 20 doz. course NEGRO SHIRTS, Browu and linen striped ROUND JACKETS, VESTS. Dark and Light Valencia Vests, Figured and plain Marsailles Ho Dark English silk do Black bombazine, plain and rolling collars Black and while beaver drab HATS, (wide und narrow rims, Fine Havanna j 0 Pometo . Silk and cotton UMBRELLAS? 0 Bombazin Stt po » j Silk velvet do Linen Collars, Linen Bosoms, plain do do (with insertion) Rat and cloths Brushes, Elastic SUSPENDERS, Bilk do Irish Linens, Pongee Handkerchiefs, Linen and cotton half HOSE. —ALSO— Superior broad cloth frock and dress CO A TS, do do do Pantaloons, Black and blue do Drab ensimere db Erminett do English Merino do UTAH of which the work is warranted. Columbus, May 4 50 tf JUST RECEIVED O N consignment— An elegant spring-bottom Soup Curl hair Mulrasses. Carved Bedsteads, Willow Waggons, fur children, Cribs, Ac. _ _ SAM. K. HODGES*. Co. March 23—44—tf Important to Merchants and HOUSE BUILDERS. tfk tffoCshks best Thomuston Lime; now offered (by particular instructions to close a consignment,; at 'lie very reduced price of $3 50 per cask, for Cash. SHORTER, TARVER * Co. Fob 23—40—tf. ^ chb.ee aSK^nJe? fct received March 23 44 . ... . ,ju»t received by G. W. DILLINGHAM* NORTHERN PLOUGHS. A ssorted sizes on consignment For sale low by SHORTER, TARVER 6c to. Jan. 18—35—tf Lead Blue pill mosa Borax Carmine Canipho? Copperas Croton oil Cream tartar Craet. ppt Cassia Caatharides Coc Indicus Court plaster Castor; opt Colocynth pulA Chloride of Lime Chalk, red common French Cayenne pepper puv. Colnmba Rad Cort cinchon rub 44 « Flar 44 cannella alb 44 mezerion 44 cinnamon Carb Fern 4 * Magnes 4 * Ammoniac 44 Sodac 44 “ super Caustic, common 44 lunar Castile soap Conserve roses Cochmella Corrosive sublimate Calomel Cloves, Curcuma pubv Co wage down Corks, vial 44 bottle 44 demijohn 41 furniture Denarcolizud opium Digitalifc Dovers’ powder Dry whito lead Epsom Salts Etriplus, adhesive 14 cantharides 44 deaclialon 44 roborans Emory, No* 1, 2, 3, 4 Essence of spruce Emetine Ethiops, mineral Ergot Extract cicuU 44 bark 44 dandilion 44 gentiun ** glvceyr 44 colocynth 44 butternut 44 jalap 44 vaterion Flax seed 44 44 ground Fol digital 44 sonna Alexandria 44 * East India 44 Uva Ursi 44 sabenui Fig blue Fine sponge Flowers, bensoin *' sulphur • 4 zinci French trasses Flesh brushes Fistula Eboris Galls, allepo Glass antimony Gentian Glauber salts Gluo Gum ammonacim 44 aloes 44 arabic 4 * assafmtidn 44 catechu 44 copal 44 elastic u galbanum 44 gamboge 44 guiacum 44 kino *' mastic 44 mynhue 44 opium 44 Senegal 44 shellac 44 scammonv 4 tragacanth 41 plaster Hydroiodate potass Hiera picra Hope Mace Muriatcd tinct iron Musk Metalic zinc Morphine acetate 44 sulphate Madder Medicine cheats Nux Vomico Nipple shells _ 44 shields Nut megs Oil almonds 44 annisi 44 bergamot 44 cinnamon 44 cloves 44 carui 44 croton 44 luniviri 44 lemon 44 inenthne pip 44 44 salir 44 rosemary 44 roses 44 sassafras “ sabenai 44 surcine 44 wormsced 4 * wintergreon 44 vitriol 41 castor 44 olive 44 lamp Oxymul squills Oxymuriuto potassae Piperine Pearl uslt Pearl barley Phosphorus Pink root Pix Burgund Prna Ferri Pliosphas sodai Chrome Green, English Dragon’s Blood 44 Yellow do Gum, copul Chineso Vermillion 44 shellac English de Paint Brushes, from Charmme No 000 to 7 Drop Lake Camel Hair Rose pink, English 44 long and slior I Turkey Umber White wash hair Terra de Hienna Marking do King’s Yellow Silver Leaf Dutch Pink Dutch metal Shop Furniture. Species. Tinctures und Apoth. scales 8c weights Salt mouths Graduate mens, mortars Galley pots, pills, boxes Pill tiles, Bed pans, peg ftpatulhi), glass funnels und stand Lamps, 6lc Miscellaneous. Perfumery assorted. Cosmetic and Tfnnspurent Wash Balls, Pomado in Pots and Rolls, Fancy Soaps, lluir Powder and Powder Puffs, Cologne Water, Bay Rum, rod and black Ink Powder Rod und Black Smiling Wax and Wafers, com mon and cut Glue*, essence und pungent Vials, Paste Blacking, Tooth Powder, rink Buusers, Chinese Tablets, Water Cdldur*, Cathel Hair, Pencils, Ileel Balls, Leud Pencils, &c. dec. May II 51 tf MISCELLANEOUS. A KENTUCKY BALL. It enme to my ears, somewhere in the latter days of old ’32, that there was to be a great ball on Christmas evening at squire G——*■ tavern, B ■ county, Ken- pittOrn, i Barrels fresh i Quinine Quursiu Quicksilver Bus guiuo Red sunder* Rotten stouo Res alh - ** fluv Riid Alkanet 44 eolchioi 44 gentiunac 44 hellebore nig 44 liquorice 44 rhoit 44 sassaparilln 44 scilvue 44 seneka 44 serpentariftjg 44 valerian 44 verat alb Sal epsom 44 ammoniac 44 nitre 4 rocliolle Barutoga powdeM Beidlitz do Soda do bung drnconis Bern carui 44 colcliice 44 coriand Sul zinci 44 potossuo Sup carb soduo Starch Syrup, aassaparillu 44 Squils Spermaceti Sutl’ron Soup, enstile 44 Windsor 44 fancy Snufl', cephalic 44 sr.olcli 44 maccoboy Sponges Sucking bottles Smclliug vials Scaling wax, black 44 44 red Spunk Tapioca Tamarinds Tonquu beans Turpentine, Venice 44 oil of Tartris potassae Thermometers Wax, white 44 flake 44 common Wap, assorted Henry’s calc’d magnesia White skins Surgeon's Instrument». Catheters lucky, und that, as “ Christmas comes but once a year," all the beauty ol said county, and of two or three adjoining, would grace tlte occasion. Such au opportunity of wit nessing one of tho characteristics of the good old State of Kentuck, was not to he lost, so I hired a horse (N. B. I paid for him,) und rodo for the scene of action, where 1 arrived about six o’clock, P. M. But little preparation was necessary to mingle in the festivities which had com menced an hour previously; for, yon must know that country folks are not shackled by fashionable hours, nnd I entered the room, where nil was life, among the nether appendages at least. I instantly felt dt home, though 1 knew hardly a soul; for I Prenmu"e“red& White I saw that every ono was pleased writ, every Preston Snlts j one’s seif, and every body elso’s self, and Pumico stuna that enjoyment was the order of the eve- Pungem vials | ning> | It is one of the peculiar gifts of the un- i tutored Kentuckians, to set at ease all I around them, by liie unostentatious cor- | dinliiy of their manners, and the hearty lios- j pilitlily that ever greeis a stranger; though as will be seen in the sequel, they are quick to avenge nny imposition upon it. j Tho first ob|ect that arrested my ntten- jtiou was,1‘ompev the musician, a port, i ly gentleman of ruler of 14 stone or there- I ahuuts, who was ensconced behind the door, and was working every muscle in his body; to furnish wliul lie termed “ fuss rale music.*’ Ilis body was lazily thrown | back into his chair which groaned, (if ever | a chair did groan) with tho unusual burden, , while his head and feet together served to keep time. His eyes were slightly closed, us it' the melody of his own fiddle was too overpowering for their lids, and there was a sort of half grin on his lips expressive of exquisite delight; which Waxed into an whole evening, to ascertain the true char acter of his physiognomy. As might be expected, his partner is the smallest lady in the room; (malt always goes by contrast;) and he is someti.nes troubled by losing her in the crowd. But here comes a couple; to every res pect the antipodes of the either. The male is about throe feel, mid the woman is six at least, I do wish poople would match themselves more entirely. I cau’t con ceive why u duck should set up to dunce a |ig with a crane, or a mouse with a drome dary. Now, I ant by no menus sure thut she sees him at all, and us to hearing him if he could speak—don’t dream of such tt thing. Unlike the lengthy suhject we hnvo just dismissed, his feet have much unanimity of movement go, and lu- gpliter vary like a sparrow’s or kanga roo’s, He dunces Mil Up in u heap while that type of loiigitude his partner, jumps almost as high its Iris head, and just now lit on his toes, to Iris huge discomfiture. They ought to be sent no Bachelor’s Elysium,’’ und forced to dunce together eternally. But move back a little, for there Is ho ordinary dancer at work nutv. Ho must bn a genius, for his movemenls are errutic. I wonder what he is skating on the dry lloor for. Away he jumps to ono side; nnd ution, before you get your eyes fairly on trim, he is o:i the oilier. One would il'ink he Imd a head wind, and like Com modore Trunnion, wished to tack through tile reel. His legs uppeur to belong lb dif ferent bodies, “For one, us ir suspicious ol Ilia brother, Dusirous aeouia to rult uwuy from lliu other;” itntl you may, consequently soon expect nullification and disunion. There ought to be u mill pond everlastingly frozen for his particular benefit. All! whom huve we here; witfl out ici- atod figure, and deep sunk eyes, lint seem to look forth from a powerful ntind T He is a talented youth I afii sure; perhaps some rural suidont, wild is wasting his ex istence over tho midnight lamp, and has yielded lb pfdsijtng Solicitations lojoin the Christmas festivities “Full many a gem,” *e. How uhstacted in the midst of life; and how little he appears to enjtly the revelry of the dance ! He wears a frock eoai; which is usually inadmissible; but his tal ents tire a cloak for fhati 1 wish 1 could cultivate his friendship, for I love the so ciety of talented mon. But how's this! Oh he dances cross legged! However, the sons of genius ate allowed to be eccen tric ; und besides, a student cannot bo ex pected to study tile greets Very attenlivo- iy* “ l’ray, sir, is not that young feljow, in a frock coat, a man of laluuls 1 lioes lie not sometimes sour aloft on the wings of thought, and piorco tho very sky with his intellect V' “ Ay,” was the laconic unstvefi, “ I was suro of it! sure of .it! d’vo here Tom'! Dou’l you bulievu in Lavutar now! There’s no doubt about it. 1’ never was mistaken ill my life !” “He,sir,*' continued tho person I had interrogated, “ho sir, is the very genius of village tailors! bet I suspect never soars on any wings but Iris goose’s and is not accus ed of piercing with any thing but his nee dle !” I was thunderstruck I “ A tailor! n cobbler of clothes ! Oh ! impossible ! utterly impossible !” I wish the tailor’s goose down the fel low’s throat, and Lavutor in a Dutch ov en with nil my heart. Hero have 1 been delving through Lavutor for vearS—like a woroi that Went through twenty four vol untns, never penetrated by any other living creature—and all, to mistake a tailor for u genius ! Itis ton bad !— “ But who’s this with such a fino coat and whiskers walking through the dance with an air of studied grace und norichal- once ! He looks like a citygentleniun.” “ And that is,” said U person beside me, “ Doctor Lcgratid, front tho city of C.”—“ Doctor Legrand, from tho city of C.!—Doctor Legrand! Why, sir, I have livco there all my life, and never be fore heard of Doctor Legrand. He ample gateway, exhibiting u double rotv of i be a new comer; but let me look at hint. say, illy jionfey, arn’t yott is doctor !” At this startling query, and no leu startling! manner in propounding It; the muaic, dancing, mid conversation instahtly ceased, and tha room was as silent as thrtufth It had been empty. Doctor Legrhnd, froth tho city of C., some- what thrown off his shard, looked at his querist in unfeigried astonishmom; but in a moment, recollecting liimstolf, his expression* changed to yipe of supreme anger and contempt. Hia whole ftumfe quivered with rage, aa he exclaimed, ".k®!*? y°hr bold, instantly; yob Scoundrel, I II thake you repent it," "Oil! well now,” said th« Iriperturbable Six- footer, with a camion’s mouth sort of expresliori in liis eyfeS, »• you need’nt think ybu are a gwalb to bully und body hereabouts; for you arn’t; but if ydu at a real doctor, lot it out, and-w^-.” ‘ Let me go!” screamed tilts infuriated black-legt “let me go you rakcal 1 I'll have satisfaction for this insult.” “ That you shall," quoth mine host, whfi having been iptormeo uf' urn imposture, now entered tilo loom; “ Here, Harry— Bill—Saddle that hie sorrel hone, and brine him out !” This was the knell of the doctor; tkho how submitted to whatever might come; By this time tho ball room presented a scene of indescribable cottftisiou. The gentlemdti had all collected round the soi disant doctor; while those Indies who had reriiuined through curiosity, fled from a scene not likely to be much to their tasto. The discomfited black-leg, finding nothing to be gained hv blustering, tried the effect of ad appeal lo the geuerosity of his hearer*; but only received such responses as, “ Tar und feather him 1” from ohii. “ Hide him on a rail!” frdiu another;—while a third exclaimed; " Give hint forty, save one !” " Ay ! a little oleaginous extract of hickory, which is synonymous, is generally beneficial!” echoed a pedagogue front behind. -“ Mark him with two slits end fi cross "1 echoed the dealor in pork. “ Nick him !” ejaculated liie jockey, on • high key. “ String him tip under the second section l" quoth a militia captain. >' Hurrah lor Juckson !” criod a whole hog man, moigitig Iris resentment in devotion to the Hero. At this moment, Bill popped Hit greasy feed iti at the doot, with “ De itoss ready for thb doctor /” mixing up the emphasis on the iutal title with a half smolht ored haw haw. “ Doctor Legrand,” said the landlord, “ your Itorsd is ut the stile.” “ But my dear wir ( you certainly will n't turn tile out Of doors in such a flight tit this ! it if raining in torrents I” “ Oh ! that’ll sdusduyour bark I replied the six-footer, as he hurried him to the doth*; They Were followed by the whole company with such jeers us “ I reckon he won’t possum docler agin," oA they followed him out lo the stile, Wlihrethe doc tor’s Bucephalus was already )u wailing. He was about to mount, and, indeed Was half way to his seat, when the militia captain, with the coolness of a warrior, dragged hiih down, determined, as he said, that no rule of military ethics should bb infringed in his presence. “ 1 say thy friend," said lib, with ludicrous gravity; “ you’re no soldier; or you’d know Si how you ought eternally to retreat, face to ihd enemy !’’ With this soldierly council, the captain lifted him to tiie saddle, us ho termed it, in reversed order, that is, with his back to the horse’s head. The captain then drew a roll of stout cord front his *fotaging cap,’ made of 'coon skins, with the tail pendant from behind, and proceeded de liberately to fasten the feel of Dotilor Legrand, front the city of C. under his horse. As he stepped back from the completion of the job, the jockey cried dt the top of his voice at the same time extending his whip, “ Clear tiro track—the rider's mounted !’’ which was instantly followed by the captain, “ Attention the whole ! Quick time—forward march !” As tho last word was utlored; the jockeji brought his whip with a loud crack on the flanks of the doctor’s steed, the company set up a shout which was joined by the gobble-obble of p veteran turkey over head; the horse sprang furi ously into the road, and the clutter of hisjhoofip was soon lost in the distance ! *W JXJX Barrels fresh superfine Floor, for J. Utr sale by GW DILLINGHAM March 9 42 u jQOME April20 48 tf wholesale and ralail, by ll, TARVER * Co. 2°° MC,u sno April 20 48 tf For sale by &VER * Co. Amputating Trepaninning Obstetric Pocket canes Dissecting Capping Tarakey* Teeth instruments Taarnsqaet* Teeth forceps ** files Trasses of nil sorts Duntisl'q instruments Scsrifiestors Bangres Evans’ crown Lancets “ common do Spring Lancets “ “ blades Surgeon's needles Steuioscopcs spear, pointed Lancet de Pewenes Troehmr's Ear syringes Lancet case* Patent lint ivory teeth, as often ns some “destdeiatu gemmun” ordered fur him a glass of Iris j“ginooine toddy.” Occasionally us a i bl ight thought struck him he would stop, j und after giving it forth with a hearty he- ! aw, hc-aw, would flourish his how with | accelerated velocity. We, every day see .eyes and mouths laugh; but t*onipey’s,oosc, j ears, ntid}hody all laughed together, as an | elephant might be supposed lo, and no one, I who saw him in one of Iris fits of cachiuna- 1 (ion, could refrain from joining the chorus 1 that went found the room. I His good humor served not a little lo heighten the noiniation tf tho company’s, while his mock dignity effectually kept ull prying ebonies out of his way. While the donee is yet in its vigor, let us look at some of the characters who are partaking of its pleasure. Here comes # young tree of a fellow, who moves along as if Iris feet did’nt know which sltduld dance first. He mdsl have sat for Whittier’s portrait of the “lean man;” for I defy the acutest anatomist to find enough adipose mailer, in his whole frame, to grease a frying pan. He it the very personification of skin and bonok and, if his color were the right kind, could eas ily be mistaken for a peripatetic mummy. His head is so far from his heeD, that I doubt whether they ever taka cognizance of oacb other's movements; and I shrewd ly suspect they sometimes start in different directions) which taw give riae to severe contests. He ia determined,*however to have no disagreement to cightffor be keeps a strict watch oner the latter tthich must of course, be under his eye all the lime. I, being a small man, was unable, during the As I spoke, Doctor Legrand froin the city of C. turned toward* me, and in spite of the disguise of huge Whiskers nnd a pair of gold rimmed spectacles, I discovered tiie f.ico of tho most baled black leg tho city of C. had ever known. Not stili.riied with the importance confered by whiskers fine clothes, spcclaclos, half a dozen gold seals, Ate, he must hnvo more forsooth, by duhhing him Doctor! “ And a pretty doctor ho is! Why, sir, lie’s a black leg, n knave, a swindler.” “ What’s that you say, stranger 1" ejac ulated a raw-boned six looter at my elbow; —“ isn’t that ar feller no doctor no how, und nothing but a Natche black leg 1” “ He is not a doctor any more than you, and is a black-leg.” “ Well now,” continued the aforesaid six-footer “that doos beat Jim Duncao. But I tell you what, stranger, lie's a chop- pin on the wrong log now ; if be ain’t I wish I may never fling another axe ngain." “ He's ridin on the wrong nag this time by hokey,” said a jockey from behind. For a moment 1 felt for him for I well knew that hia chance for mercy Was small; but my city pride waa effectually rooted, and 1 looked for the result with interest. The whole room was bow startled by the loud tones of the six-footer, who; after considerable roanoeavering was enabled to get Doctor Legrand within the reach of his arm. “ 1 Say, my larker," thundered he, reaching over aod grasping the unconscious •ibjeet of his anger, in (He midst of a pigeon wing (which he was executing Id show that he could dance,) and drawing him with a kind of bear’s hug out of the reel; '* I From the Portland Conner of 1st inst. The Sea Serpent.—Capiarn Joshua Knight; of the brig speed, who recently arrived at thia port from Matanzas, Informs us that when on Capo Cod about twnnfy.fiva inil-s distant, ho fell III with his Snawash Majesty, and had a fair View of him for above half an hour. He waa about fivo or six hundred feet distaol; (he weath er was culm, and lie lav sluggishly upon thd water. Sometimes he appeared entirely mo tionless, lying like a log a hundred feet in length upon the water. Occasionally he wonld false Itis head, about as large as a barrel, four Of five feet above the Water, take a Calm look abroad and then lay it down bgain. Just back of its head there appeared to be a bunch more than twice as largo as bis head: and near his tail art- other bunch somewhat smaller. Capt. Knight is confidont he saw a hundred feet m length of the animal out of water at ouce. Viewed his* with a spy glass, and was so near that b* could' sab his eyes distinctly. Anecdote.—A reverted clergyman of Phila- dolphin, while «: a visit to a brother divine at Cdoe Mey, was invited to accompany hia friend and others oo a fishing excursion in a whale boat. When some distance from the shore, they dis covered a “devil fish,” and fastened to It a whale Iron which they had with them. The fish not liking stich striking proof of attachment from entire Strangers, mod* off with groat velocity b ®"‘ hint, to the terror of (h« Philadelphian, and meat delight of the remain- der of the party. The Phila • ,hian could no* reaist asking his friend fhe occasion of his < rlh and received for answer, (bat it was make one laugh to see the Devil with a couple of ministers.-J^e, H

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Columbus enquirer. (Columbus, Ga.) 1828-1861, May 25, 1833, Image 1