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ATHENS, THURSDAY, APRIL S, 1849.
VOLUME XVIL NUMBER 1.
. fJoctTQ.
YESTERDAY.
••Doyou &cc tbdt cake of icc with
something black upon it; lads?’' I cried i
*• pul roe along side of that, and 1*11 give
you a bottle of rum each to-night, and a
.A single incidedt will sufiicc to illus-
Auecdotc* ol ‘Wccnlpj
THE BIOCRAPUER OF MAIUOX,
'' . ’ , tan. H was saiu oi uuu luai ns treating ; o«unru,our reati
Although there appear, to hatqbeen Ufa historical subject; be Ido often left of all the Iomo
trate the qualities 61 Weeuts as a liistori-
> aii. L was said ol him that in treating! Sahara, our readers roust rid their minds
The Sahara au«l its Tribe*
To form a correct coneep'tidii of the
I Me it sow. throu^b l»ygc®e rev,
Aa ptunly mo*yore!
Thoa A »riif mnI age bare wont life's p.»g«
A**l MuinoJ iU trace* o’er.
That fairy home ofboyWT* time.
When the world w rare a»l «ur,
Caiaea aweepiof lack «#ar memory a track
Aa fimb w yc*t*rd»y.
■ lasts
n tl»e well known acene
I tread the path anew
- - ^ and eglantine.
Where Wr, nwe. i
CommmjUuf*^.
Tan cannot mj Tin weak and old,
Or that mr Ldu are gray—
I'm hale sadyMnc—I etand amon;;
The eceaMef je*anlar 1
Thun reverend, ohl, and hallowed oak.
1 preceding fortnight, and though they did 1,15 l,u | c * 1,10 ,,,lrouuc,,f J n . WI . ni * ,,a,ne j be itideb.led to Mr. Sims, who drew his! ing horseriieu of the desert, diid .
j their best, the boat made littln more among those of our tvortlites is by nd ■ ii,f orma ii on from original correspond- ■ beasts df prey, and where the last ves-
j way than the tide. This was a Icing ; raeans incompatible with the plan of the cnce j n t j, e collection of u private gentle-1 rigos of Moorish civilization expire, long
I chase—arol Mr. Larkin, who was suffer-! present sketch, feo little, in lact, does, Juan> I before the traveller arrives at Negrohuid
! ing as he saw liow lilttlc WO*'gained, Weems nppear to have possessed ofj The materials for the life of Marion • af *d the savage communities of the inte-
j cried out— . }“ osc qualifications which render a mail. wcre famished by General Peter Horry,! rior, the Sahara is now ascertained to
I “Pull, lads—I’ll double the captain’s i descryingof notice* according to the per-; jjj 3 f r j t . u ,| an d Lieutenant. TJie work,! «>naist of a vast archipelago ot oases,
|.pi , iza;Avrof boules of rum, and two verted notions olliic age in^ which ^vo j indeed, beat's on itstUle page ihe names |**ach of them peopled by a tri lie of the
I months’ pay’; pull, lads, for the love of , livc » lljat f« w writers have deemed hint
j Cod, pull!’’ j worthy of more than a passing remark
' * nvulsive effort at the oars told ! antl lo a popular southern author* his
TlMvUUly v
■ thy brandies f»'i
When underneath thy charmed skiJc
iMOMd Urebnon away,
K«r tboagbi ta* bright tlic dreams I made
la many yesterday!
how willing the men were to obey, but raerat ^ r y indebted tor tnorc than
I the strength of the strong inan was gone. I prosaic tribute. Weems was one of the
j One ol the poor men washed us twice in . limited class ot human beings who secifi
I recovering his oar, and then gave out ; ; born to write ; some write trout the
of Weems and Horrv, but no oue who ! Moorish race, or its branches i
d the cottage door,
had weave thy dealer. aaMy «
My chamber btticaoa
I've clapped my little loads fur {1490,
And thought no vine so gay
As tbs vine that clustered fruits for me
la childhood's yesterday 1
Ye tinted flowers uT varied hue.
That fringe the walks along—
Ye nmdest plants dot hide from view
Amidst the bluuming throng—
Tm bounding down /our garden slope
With mv loog forgot" hurrah I"
I’m shouting hod the song of Hope
You taught me yester-la/ !
Alas! alas! that boyish song,
Kor me, is bushed and still;
The blood that danced so light along
Creeps slowly now and chill;
Jlv sight grows dim—iny limbs grow old—
‘The vi-iuu fades away;
w w .—,, . -lorry’s earnest desire to sec in print j lr ee.with application and i
the other was nearly as fur gone. Mr. j merc^love °t writing, some adopt au-| rt ]jf e of Marion, which should do full j habiting walled towns, livti
seized the ' thorsliip as u incans of winning
Hand money, and not a few to serve some l (
“ Lay down in the bottom of the boat,” | deejicr purpose; but of Weems U may l j
aid lie lo the man. “ acdcantain take the , Dc said, he wrote * because he could’nl J,
at all conversant with the style of, dized,,and more capable of receiving
the former could hesitate to who to at-i die blessings of civilization than the
tribute the authorship. It bore the itn- houseless Arabs of the Tell (the inoun-
press of Weems’ graphic baud and viv- j miaous' tiacts lying between the Great
id itriaginalion in eierv page. It had Desert and the sea)—cultivating the date
7 . , «, ----- - ig under a
tame < j US (j cc | t , (he character and deeds of the government, for the most part of a pop-
lc ! illustrious subject, and from the fact of. alar origin—carrying to some perfection
/y l bis having entrusted the execution of the certain branches of native manufacture*,
said he to the man, “ acd captain take the j Dc said, he wrote * because he could’nl; las j. lo Weems, it will be seen that the ■ and keeping up an extensive system of
oar; we must row. for ourselves.” help it.* Like Hoffman, the German j e^-emne old gentleman occupied by no commercial intercourse with the nordi-
I took the secoud man’s place ; Lar-J writer, there seemed a devil continually ] mean3 a contemptible place in bis esti-; eru a °d central parts of the African
kin bad stripped to his Guernsey shirt, j at l** s elbow, urging Iron to the act.—j mal j on< The feelings of the sieru mat- \ continent, and from MogudoretoMec-
and as be pulled at the bow, I waited for, M° r © than once was the good old man i (or-of-lact soldier on tindiug bis grave : ca, by the enterprise and activity of
the signal stroke. It catnc gently, but, involved in troubles by the sliatiswhich j recon | 0 f (|, e Uf e of one who was, in bis j iheir caravans. Each ot the oases of
i firm, and the next moment wc were h® launched at his adversaries, in conv 5oti 0l >, the greatest Warrior of bis! *^e Sahara—which are divided from
| pulling a loug steady stroke, gradually j occasional pamphlets. Weems is said a g e> converted into a kind of military j° n ® Another by sandy trucks, beating
j increasing iu rapidity uuiil the wood , io kave been noted, among other tilings, romance may be more easily imagined fhmbs and plants lit only for the hour-
seemed lo smoke in the oar locks. Wc , * or l" s inordinate passion for the violin. I l | )a|1 described ; nor is it probable that' ishtnent of cuttle—prevails an unimai-
1 kept time, each by the long deep breath -1 * ll shared bis affections with Washing-1 thcy were at all assuaged on learning ’ e d group of towns and villages. Every
| ing of the other. Such a pull! Wo bent; lo,, » Marion, and t rauklin. 1 assmg | that this book, which lie condemned iu: village is encircled by a profusion of fruit
forward until our faces almost touched ( " ae ^ a Y through Ldgeneld districting j CVer ypo in i of view, had enjoyed a wide ^ hearing trees. The palm is the uioii-
Sd Hire are the people on the Navidnd I control ’em ; because old Gineral Tay-
tliat it is h.wild human being, that we (or told jmy son John that a jug without
undcrsland a rex^afd Iff fori) cows and a bottom was the best kind of a jug to
calves hds b'eeh offered to any one who put liquor in, and if lie was itiV John,
would capture ’ iu It if supposed by I he’d serve all the jugs ill hum just ns
Some tliat there was once a man and • they did the Mexicans—takeaway their
woman, but that l.he mail lias died.— j power to kill us. Good day* ”
How true this.b'o'iijecture is, we cannot i ' ‘ ... * v
say; but there can Hardly be a doubt ] A . in Advenlly.
but» wild man or Woman lias inliabiud j A circumstance was yesterday relat-
tlie Nuvidad Mustang bottoms, near j lo as having occurred a short
Texaua, for-many years; ll Wiinul be|i |in ® since in the debtor’s depart-
a negro, mule 'of fbmale, because the , menl °{ ® ur jail, in which oue of the
track forbids ihe conclusion. We in- , ” ,risl striking examples of cool reasoning
dine to think it a Mexican wotnau.—! was manifested, that has ever come uu-
j Texas Adccrtiscr. ; dcr oUf knowledge. A debtor io this
jiiindurtt of sonic $00 was immurred by
Xtdtlicr a Mosquitoc. 1 his creditor some stiveh months since,
“ And so you’re going out to the East and after enduring liis tonfineijicnt With
Hinges, my darling, Mrs. Marooney ?” great patience artd equanimity Until
said an old Irish crerte lo tile young several Weeks ago, he made a proposal
wiieofa soldier, about Id embark for Ma- to his creditor that if he wduld let him
dras; rfciiietnbcr the torments I went j have his liberty lie would giVe him the
through, night and day, with the musk- ! amount ot the original dclii. To this
catdeSi They have long suckers hatig-! the Creditor dissented; blit after a few
‘tigdown from llleir heads, arid they’ll weeks, he sent a messeriger to the jail
miscellaneous.
Frau Sketdie# by the CajiUin.
The Rescue.
U was in ,h. m ,n,b of. Kebra.ryJ jTAy.
knees, and then throwing all our | ^ oul ^ Garolinu, with a wagon heavy la- j sa i Ct ani | was daily increasing in popu- j arch of their orchards as much by the
strength into the backward movement, I den with books and pamphlets, compris-j | ar j,y. J„ a letter to Weems, coturnu-' grace of its^ form as by iht* worth of
drew ou the oar until every iuch of the j ingbundeLofhisownaiuiMarshaU’sLife j nicatetl after the publication of th« il® productions; and the [Hmiegrunaie,
space covered by the sweep had been : °l Wasliington. lives ol Marion, I’enn | wor k, which Weems, himself, regard- 1 die fig tree, and the apricot, cluster
gained. At every stroke the bout shot j a,, d t ranklin, and a proportion of tracts, | e j as a p er f c . ct master-piece, Horry i around its lofty stem. The lion and
ahead like an arrow discharged from ajd*e cumbrous vehicle sank into a q ua g" | complains bitterly of the manner in . other beasts ot prey, with which poetry
bow. Thus we worked at the oars for j mire, which defied his utmost endeavors j which his facts were treated. We can j has peopled the African wilds, are t«* he
15 minutes ; it seemed to me as many j at extrication. Io add to Ins perplexi- ! i, na gj ne (|, e surprise of the latter on ; me t with only in the mountains ot the
hours. The sweat rolled off me in great] \y* l ^ c accident had occurred at a lone- j reading the following passage iu one of. Tell—never in the plains ot Sahara.—
off’inc in great | }Y» accident had occurred at a lone- j reading the following pussau
ped iu steam ]ly point of the road, at a distance trum ; Weems* letters j ‘ knowing i
Are we almost up to it, Mr. Larkiu?”
I gasped out.
••Almost, captain—don’t give up ; for
the love of our dear little oucs at home,
I any human hubilulinu, and
lit
the
passion
: The robber tribes of the
chs lre-
1831, a bright moonlight night,
tensely cold, that the little brig 1 com
manded lay quietly at her anchors in-
sidc oFthc Hook.
\Ve bad a hard time of it, beating , . „
Ishout eleven days off ibis coast, with | 1 w )}„ ® IVC u j?’ , ,
M 1 he oars Hashed a3 the blades turned
die her, at Iiks rigging and sails were | c j, arm s of'rosMi.and catgut m the mas-
stiff, and yielded only when the strength 1 an ' ' ......
of the limes for novels, I have endeavor- ' quent the Southern frontier ot the Subri-
draw ilid life blood out of ye befrirfc ye
can say •• pease.” This lerrityiti** ac
count lived in'tlie rtiemory of itio young
woman} tlid tessUl mdde Madras roads,
the decks were sooti browded, all hands
delighted lit sight of land, Mrs. Marodn-
ey among the rest; but her joy was of
short dufcitimi, for on the shore she per
ceivcd an elephant. Horror siriekeii at
the sight, otui iu breathless agitation slu*
approached the mate, exclaiming, with
uplifted hands, “Holy Mother! is that
a musketo l”
io tell his debtor that if he would con
sent to give his signature to a couple of
notes, one for the Amount of the debt,
and the other for the amount of the cost
and tlie jail fees, he would sH him at
liberty. The debtor took"the note trout
the tiiessenger with thfe remark, that he
would consider On the matter and let
him have all answer in a few days.—
When the lime came filr him to make
his decision; And say yes or no to that
proposition, he very coolly remarked,
that after having considered the matter
well he had come td the determination
Such thihg, dtid upon his reasons
Tlic IHeclumic’s Advautnge; w
Not many years ago* a Polish 1 fitly of being asked for, he proceeded very de-
birth,.but of exceeding beauty
and accomplishments, won the affec
tions of a ytrimg nobleman, who having
her consent, solicited her from her fath
er in marriage, and was refused. We
may easily ilriagiite the astonishment bl
the young ftdhletiian.
“Anri not,” said he, “of sufficient
ranktoaspire to your daughter’s hand?”
“ You are undoubtedly of the best
blood of Poland.”
Then, having vour daughter's ridri-
rapidly approaching. ?.oi knowing, c( , l() lhrow jj e . lg .„,j facts about! ra, and die vust tracts of habitable land
what else lo do, the worthy parson : r ion into the garb and dress ol a rail-! which intervenes between the oases ami' “ Then, having your dauglncr's win
drow forth his beloved violm.aiid begun ! ilu JpH* , [ mitu'ia 1 tho realdeserl j but iu the riahara ilself,! sent,how could t expect a relusal*
the performance of ona ol his luvoritc lur ^j ;„ to u „,-m yjjuu e-’^-ex- comi luniculions carried on after lliej “ This sir.” said the father, “is Hi)
melodies. The elihcl was wouderliij clllil „j lho [ ij U | i; ua„'| .inVmus iWror. 1 fasil’sn .of ibe couatri, are regular and ! nl ''y *"* lier happiness IS the
beyoad description, !dr» bis-cHons so»j Ah(1 we u |, 0 bo' Jw ' “ ' '
gal tiered about him an auditory m the ,.j aculalioll . Tll0 s , Y t 0 ' all( |
liberdtely to define the process l»y which
he liad argUed hitiisclf into this deter
mination; 8aid he “l consider jirtti
that tittle is money ; second, that as the
time Of a negro is worth about $1 per
day the time of a white man is worth tn
him at least the same ; third, that as my
creditor bv confining mu here bus taken
I too hundred iind ten days of my time, ho
therefore owes me $1*10. Now if my
creditor will just deduct the amount
of tvliat I owe him and let mo
have the balance, I will very willingly
pay the cost. Otherwise, said he, 1 shall
sidy where I ain for the present as I
have a pretty good constitution, and am
rest
Balt*
douelYhu' * te. War is indeed of frequent oo- j t ‘ , *‘** f concern ol my life. All the pris- have a pretty good constitution, am
_____ .urn S,y,e u.m mauncr df curi|§2S belwgcn jjp* neighlairing ! sessions of fortune are |frecineiis;— | »« able to lay by and take a little
persons of two wandering hnckwuods-1 subsequent idler lo Weems upou I tribe,, either for the possession ofdis-l Wlml r,munE 8 lve3 ' at ller capneb she . this warm weather as any one.—,
men, who suddenly emerged from ihe| l[lp *Rik.I vvl, iih. lnll.t ioel puled Jerruoiies,or tlic revenue n.'siur- ,ilke3 “way. lace no sccurny ttir Ihe ;»iorc Oltppcr.
■ u oi diguilied rebuke, and the 1 '“iMries; but all ibiu Uycl kimw.. • imlefleudcnce and comfurtablo liyiilg«r| winter inSplu^r,™.
^imortific^isobvions.rVom.heucrvdu^rflbcse, singular commnnilies shows ^if The sir^le night of this dreadful eburt-
rrr Suddenly Mr. Larkin stopped pulling, \ lei liands of old Weems. Charmed w4 nn'ri abrhpl clnirnder of
adc the nort all I am * n, Y heart f«>r a moment ceased, its ] *h® spol by Ins music, these sons ol lhAI Weeins’ l>o«ik, however,
the diction.— 1 diem, to be living
lived to pass j stituted- stato of civil «
nplelcly
III I llit L lltl UIIC Sll.lll UV IIIU IIUMJrlllU Ul , i . « ™ ,
ieiv eminent- ' *ny daughter, who is iidt ihaster of a > l rjr hegma »Uout the 30lb ot October,
Id)—craincm ^ iihesunlhen sets.'and never appear,
. mn .i. ,| . ,, nr i ,,ii I anu my uean ior a uwuicui uasiu, us i j ■ . «i uems umih, uuwutL-i, meu m wusa ; —~~ —— — ————-j - , ,, —
° '• ^"beating; for ihe terrible thouglit lhal, fif^l set them lo work w.tli rigid graal! lhrouh ln u„y r u„iJ ediliuns, and after My adapted lo ihe lieculiar. part olllie. , .. . , .[,*» ub(lu , t Hn lmb of FebnmJv
eroased osy, mi„U. ] *!:^r ~ j xrlf, i^nay .^.Jbt eJ , whether, i.r a which they l.,..«bi l _ 8 ..vo,.re,l l, y i he nobleman bowed h,s head 4#^
nfthe men was exerted t
When, at length, we mai
band, worn down and exiiausieu, w | | i(j {.udgiveu out crossed my mind.!«'»? mid in a short lime succeededI mi ^ ft may bciSruhiedi whether, iu ape-j glebe which they inhabit—governed i.y —™ ■— o«~-. , .. — -
d - 'j But I was quickly reassured by Lis exlr.ciumg Ins wheefrom ihe quagmire! eiiiiiQry point of view, Ids was not !l,e>he strong Ira,li, ions of a primitive pee- ™''ed sdenlly. Inayear or IwoWtier • i£f
)ger wdbnot relief. I voice Lucky it was fur Weems that he had | fetiev Tlie ormlueiion of 1 pic—and fulfilling, wilhencrev and ill- tho latter was suimg at the door, nnd I "vans aucr me seumg ol lln. sou , Weu.
lo'mv mate as -d'for' a moment ! “ « entl y- captain,gently,-a strike or forethought In conceal ids name, for | We ems, moremcr, winch became, as il lelligcnce, the strange vocation of their j approaching his cot, wagons load- j b
“Lli | <wo more—there, .hat will do”-and the . <>‘C people ot Edgcheld dislrmt were wc a household book, and the cs,K-1 111 e.-£d«»6»rg Jferinr. j ed wuh baskets, and heading .he caval-1 afb.F.XlT^'nddm. ?
* Tl . won he down easier bditaneil his ■ next “'"■ nei >l the boat cainc in contact i among bis bitterest enemies, and not cv. qi a 1 jcligla ofall the juveniles, and we] ■*' ’ rattle, the nobleman in the dress a , j 0 y; |,ng night shines with nnfadinn
The wophy down easier buttoned his | ,,, Larkin snranir i ®n bis'instrumentation, though perform-!'remember Invin. nme A Wild Woman. basket maker. He was now master ot J n S 11115 n, 8 nl snmes wim unlading
coat more t.gbtly hroundhim.lookedup froln lhe I,„al will, his heavy leeluponcd with all tbo skill he was master of. ; - h c ug e r deli-id, has Wo know not but onr rcpolatim. for: a trade, and brought the wares made by '“aurf'uai^osunLu^hered TnwiiT,
the ice. 1 started up and calling upon could have suved-him from expermnd- Jfcj- no liarnl history; nnd while it! veracity may suffer by tlin following; E.s oWn hand, for inspeei.o.t, and. a cer- , l ““ V e ril V u r foe trod Bv
the men to make fast the boat lo the See, ] ">S the.r wrath, had they known who it i has'effected much good Gy directing the I *t»fo.nenl, hut ns we have been laying f ttBeaie Iron, us employer that he was j “ ™““ l “J
followed. ,'VOS that sijjoerued among them. Au-a U ;.„,in„ of tho young to a description j & }h« two years u. give d. " r , grow, stronger, Atolio foxes leave their
We ran to tlic dark spot in the centre '“foe/ anecdoto is told of Weems and; of whicbi |,ad it not been for ibmk thcro is no use of wading any i f l>e condumn being fulfilled, no Soles, and lhe sea-fowl resort in groat
of the mass and found two little boys, j h'? <l«crves to he coupled j hinij , h n ,| glll „ evrr have thought of;! taw- » « |H re <l u »« 8 “ n “- cr«lul..y obs }f c i le i , wa f “Ppo 8 ** 1 '>■“ j „ UIn bers lo their breeding places. S'l.e
Ihe head of the smaller nestling in tlie ] with that we have just related, io the; „ umor<10 ^wf,hemic biographies which! l “ Geheye lhe story ; but we can assure Bat the story is imt yet done.— ^ * £ raore 'g* ft f “
boson, of .he larger-huth were fast. «9T" <*. wl.pre>Vcg,ns was : have since liana.cd Iron, various quar- reader that what ^we •haiisUlleennid j ‘l^weVe smmrnd di»'ioction of day and night .the,
—• came « *r.«,Uing i ra»l«4or.. Iurs , Uvo jcl - lllc m u„ef m (ts pmpir >*.««» , *G*bed. by the testimony Of ram. j ,1m four winds of heav-^ In the height of summer tho snd
biting his foals ol. ,;„in ,..ir...l“ ,d» .ft.- is,.,-, i of the oldest and most cespectabl. rai^ I ^forn the fourwmdsofbeav- ^ ^ en , 1 s lonic , l lholart - -
to tbo moon—and fdt of his red nose be-
^WsaUstte. captain, as wc used
to say on the Kennebec. Nothing lives
comlorlablc out of blankets iu suck a
night as this.”
. .*• Tbo tide is running out flwift and
ittrong; it will be well to keep a sharp
lookout for the Homing ice, Mr. Larkin.”
. «• Ayo, aye, sir,” responded, the mate,
and I went below.
Two hours afterwards, I was aroused
from a sound sleep by the vigilant olfi-
vhicli
asleep! The Iciliui,
Have been fatal but for
had overcome lliem.
ed one ol tlic lads t
tore off his jacket, and then loosing,
own garment to the skin, placed the
cold child iu coutaci with his own warm
body, carefully wrapping ovcrdim* his
great-coat, which he procured from the
boat. I,did the same thing with the
other child; and we then returned to
the boat, and the men, partially. recov
ered, pulled slowly back./
The children as we learned, wheu wc
subsequently had the delight of restor
ing them to their parents, were play-
| of the, oldest and most respectable
} of our neighboring county ol Jack-
. “Excuse me for disturbing ynO, 'cap
tain/* said he, detecting an uxptessidn
erf vexaVfon on my face 5»•• but I wish
you would turn trot and come on deck
US Boon as possible.”
• “ Why, whal*s the raattef, Mr. Lark
in!”
“ Why, sir, I ha\*e been watching
cake of ice that swept by at a little dis-
poyed.nr,.JSr.cloud,id « t±W
Bid ».„wu For the lasYtftu-years.lliere lias lived
oonsisliugxit a single fiddler—vvus lak- ; »bifc“ii}i n v“ xTlhnugh undoai'.lediy j a " d 1 ll f Xav |-
y S“ d >fonly 111; vvhid* Wvemshcimng, sini . MC ° : , u voc . allon a3 a preacher,! dad bottoms m Jaekson coumy.a.. am-
by ; rcason of his- bcioftr
same tavern, and anxious
agreed
lodger at .the, Weems 'o‘p^arsm“ l.avel^a‘ a‘“nmr-'! nia } universally believed to he a woman ;
is for o J'IH0<ry mmi.f.iid of fun, society, and con-; al "L thoughdihge.it search has frequent
I to remedy by olforjng his sci^fe- VC rs a ii<i„,' and the very tiimre of the i b ““ mad<! ’ not a ! iyi,, q s,,ul , 1
Iho. mgltt, Willi the prpvtso that a rHvia g he tcJ _ ^(.ite it was eaieulat- ! «• Dl»». ab, “ l “ •« “ «t lbou 8b
teries of magic, after hearing a specimen.;
of the old man’s qualities, eagerly agreed ]
impulses.
lhe ; ^°» an1 ^ when the
Weems was
Cock and Hcq Story.
pe| it to drop a kind of basket or trunk,
which upon examination, was found lo
.nd-thtMioi.lc Pole sup- i decks of slaps; but Irom Auj-ust
r,i. power declines, il sets fast. After the
them teacbers-
pnrted his wife-and her father
firniitics of age, by bis basket making
industry. ■ ,
Old Zack’s Jug.
The following excellent tempera nee
story is told by the editor of the Grand
liiver Eagle. If the ohl hero can intro
duce the exclusive use'of the kind otjug
recommended by hint, he will have
achieved a victory over his couniry’i
middle of September day is hardly dis
tinguishable, and by thd end df October
takes farewell to ibis country; iGc
carib becomes frozen, and wiulcr reigns
triumphant*
Taking it Cooljr.
A gentleman residing in a village not
many, miles from Exeter, in this Stale,
finding that the diminution o! his Wood
achieved a victory over ms country s pile continued after his fire was out. lay
direst foe, which will far transcend the \ l n wufee ^ W
of the river ten miles above New York. | audience was numerous, and - the ap
God, I believe there’s u child floating
OUl * “ " ““ ‘ ^ m TTl io... ... ^ ^ ^ ^
“wrUSSl, M..iib.r .nJmi wh’AuThare wrlshed.'bnlfor Mrla™- j? ad »>«*• overeOme his pruilei.ee, artel t
Offlofbo kmWmd'.Td itfttM'e‘slS i “ How d “ J<*» t snid to tM.]*^ bend nliove the sem
dffio tho leeward, and ill ttjme glntor- male |fcj morn ; ns aller th ; 3 adventure, j l “° rauch '"f the excited
* A little stiff in the arms, captain,” j recognising in the professor
.. mwMcuuti .light ill order to obtain, if
ttdphies of the battlefield > 1 possible, some clue tti the mystery. At
•• Wp were highly amused yesterday. ^ h , )Ur „ a u bbnesl folks should
On the bridge that crosses tlie tumbling . be heari „ g an o, wr ator u work
; Witters of the Grand Rapids, we ,nt -' 1 “ ill Ills yard, lie cautiously Mised iiis
chamber wind*»w* and saw a lazv
me of performaacc 1 >. j . . '' be a perfect curiosity, containing a mesh
............... in bis place. \iie ! Tb® Agriculturist tells of an old hen, astpnishitlg variety. <if- liule trinkets,
1 could not sec distinctly, but so help irfo^ 1 ^aJte'ScSnCd'byihJoCi'f.i'ilffs I ,be '“"“o HV* "■“> l J'“ fo<-“ 5'f “huge , - — -
" f 8 gh ’ h ' away oo that cold night and would in- i d '“, '■?">}? d >“ Enp. ad “l \Vashm R .o„ »« d *
B oi ice. I k.„ r.., \r^ r .r_ ' and Marion overedme his prudence, artd ' * .
ght he awarded ! A"
iudJetlly raised :an , “,7 '---—.v ■■ . . w.-ik t'.WWW'm mua winuwgi «p»» wuu ( -, - - inWuer, “to come he
lien. Iliis was 1 d ," d S» sl,al ‘ e , nff , bc ,. sccds - - " * *»“*' two guns, oue or which it bud Mocked i of every antiquated appearance, among # . (I<M , while , slee „
1 town’s people ; 'i en d®®*dedly i —having stolen art old gun barrel fhirtt 1 which Were to be seen cradles for ha- j „ replied the
issqf of the %1-; . .-f"? sl13 a '“""“S one i ibe settlements. | bies, cradle, for grain, spmmng-whcels, j — ,. 0 u wouid May
ing surface was broken by a black spot; |
more I could lidi tilakc out.
“ del me the glass, Mr, Larkin
htnon Will be out of that cloud in
Item, bat very easy here," and he lam -u.......... ,,
Alyquaint, an “ laughter.
Weems was none of your starch dis^J Which hui.g ddWti Sothat he could fl-ach
of religion, going)about with (hem a id shake the plUms oft. And Vet
. . . . . , . - . ms Biiuu UQLIS luamv ncaiu ruv uubiui —o » . , -1 \ 5*? i ! • • r ?f J 1 " W . te o”^® •aw.oD old delicate female.; It frequently visits the 1 the train and making many inquiries; we
ofice,while the moon was slowly working ? w ° . . •. * gamlfcf tatch lhe twigs of a plumb-tree n eWbb«.ri U « houses of i.iiibts tbr the pur- asked the old gentleman wl.ai use there
'■wim-,:'
“ Forward.there!” I shouted at the; We have heard ot mean men io out; jj ra , aiab .,h a ibi» liule eccrntrienie, i " b " being aiicustmned only to the navi-: About a vearago, it went imlielmuse e-mini’—end have worked other ^co-
top ot my voice, and with one bound I \ day, but a co 1 *—•*— -* •*-- 4 -
reached the main hatch, and began to! Louis Reveille
clear away tho little colter which wa,| finest be
slowed awuy in the slop’s yawl, j -Talkabnot mean man ! Vfhy there’s SS^-^'I'rue^hrisiiansoi'rirwhicfc'^'^'bfWsWi fo“"d tb* travfrsiitg.oj pulling (mw* the sloppcts, — -
■ mimmed , 1 r fo 1 a J s « b a " ofwalcr which is ,01,-1 ting ,,5 other damage beside that of la- I got sick ol teed...’ oilierpeople with
,. „ “"rmakhm “hTUl ~:tio« 3- Wy.Morms very .K-rileu^and king several anieles ofcfolbing. which o^-mm iiaiMy, rather l-dUl or rum-
-rag,, - j-_. a a. —— —.— y°° lh,nk * ! Siaie* as t
as he set at work to aid me in getting he had an execution against me, lor pi \y f
out the ix»at—“ my God, there are two tinte matter of groceries, and be carafe j j-S." c
the thief, 48 and t sup*
slay up there and see
back with lifting, beford
come down and help u>e.”
Messenger.
t z It is time that our young ladies
had dropped the old plan of referring
girls, lay i
when a young man of the' right stamp
offers himself, don’t look down and siard
some particular figure in the carpel out
of countenance, and whisper, “ ask pa,’*
but throw yoar arms around his neck*
kiss him', look him in the eyes, and say
iVtdllviU." *
Mr. Larkin had received tlie glass j (Rat Bill Thompson, he's the*meanest uV™
'mm mv mu. . to take n l, M ,k fnr hlm-i— auui»ate<I iUOl.lt H
Sift ^’&pmraidtuwhi^ So '
- A Western editor says that mar*
riages will certainly br fewer the com
ing year, than they have been for years
back. A large,share of the young mar
riageable men are, or soon will be, off
for California, and the discovery of iho
cbildreu on that cake of ice! . out and levelled on my ohl ’onran’s’: ^ Qrt a5e .k! _® rmon j as it is frozen over and covered with, did tu>t seem;to.require. Ji aWo came- Giucral iuylor* time
Tlfc men answered my hail and walk- clucks, aid lie wanted me to drive ’em j c , nv ■ „ .1 ie f ce ' u s J a llv rtiven fo’-ini 5n ‘ nv * The Y’ellow Sea receives its . to Mr. Ilogor’s t . place. . retmnfly-. n.od; h:m«paod they brought sovenuuarlcrj j a»io«a .wiJR>'Wotk^tbo ruin of 0*9
ed lazily 'ill. In an incredible short ‘ up and ketch’em for him, I told him to‘° v :' . .j irec a j. • ‘ ‘. ' mime from the same reason, immense brought back d Wooden bo\v| taken alw ml sections, of land, that, please God, will: gilrla* prospects than it will the fortunes
•pace oi* lime we launched the cutler, in-; ketch 'em himself; and he chased’em | J,]., ‘manner At Xnw R.. rr »r. • qMantiiies Ot’ mud "being poured, intq it, a year since, and a trace cbaiu^Uiat.had .be our.ow» without rent. | ot l h® hoys. .
to which Mr. Larkin and myself jump-, round ami round the house, am! cverv j a b,*ui*rS07-^S lie devoted i'to the eklii* ‘ Iloang-Ho, ihe Y*ana-teskiang, been missing for eight years.. These. 1 - ‘And-uow, that old jug yon see _ „ • ‘' ,: lh voureru j s
- — » by the two men who* toik time he’d ketch a duck-, he'd S e: 1! Tatsin-Ho, the Ikiyho. danho, and are 1ml a tithe of the many eeceiririeiiies there .-(omnute at n ^ U S‘"X S^ W /
I rigged the tiller, amf*th« and wfhrs( ilrhcad d#qud
-- t*M—Jl bciitle m? in tljc s^eftt ‘ <ge.‘
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