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AT CASSVILLE, GA.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
COME AND THY MAC,
AT ADAIKSVILLE, GA.
IK .11. noon,
\\JOULD most respectfully inform the
V, citizens of Adairsville, the surround
ing country, the people in "gineral”—and
the Ladies more'especially, that he is now
receiving and opening a very neat and care
fully selected stock of
:tai«l .Summer Goods,
Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, Bonnets, BoPts,
Shoes, Hardware, Cutlery, Drugs and Med-
X.egal advertisements published at the ; iemes, Crockery and Glass-ware, Nails,
"usual rates i Groceries, &e„ all of which he most respcct-
’ Advertisements not marked, will he pub- fuil T emphatically offers at prices rea-
sonable, and to suit the times, which all
’ lished until forbid, and charged accordingly. wil] agrce must be i ow
Letters on business must be addressed,
post paid, to the editor.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
AUGUSTUS R. WRIGHT,
CASSVILLE, GA.,
Will practice Law in the several courts
'of Law and Equity in the Cherokee circuit.
April 24. 12—ly.
CHASTAIN & YOUNG,
ATT8>.LTNTA!X'8 AT LAW,
ELLIJAY, GA.,
Wi ll practice in the counties of the Cher-
'okee circuit.
April 24. 12—ly-
R OB E R T H. T ATU M,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TRENTON, GEO.
Business entrusted to his care in any of
the Counties of the Cherokee Circuit, will
et with prompt attention
Nov. 21.
43—tf
DANIEL S. PHI NT UP,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ROME. GEO.
Iocs not pretend to say that he sells
Goods cheaper than anybody in town—but
there’s one thing he will say,—that if you
will only try him once, you will be certain
to come back haul trade with him ‘ some
more.” IBs motto /s, and always has been,
“ Live and let live.”
lie would earnestly request the I.adies
and Gentlemen who trade at Adairsville, to
give him a call and examine his Goods, and
ask the prices, as he considers it no trouble,
but a pleasure to wait on all, whether they
buy or not.
Joe and Ben are always ready, and ex-
treviely anxious to wait on you at all times,
and under any circumstances, and the truth
is. these Boys,—Joi: and Ben are miyhty
hard to beat; and when Joe is not other
wise employed, he is what can do up your
“Tooth Carpentering” for you. lie can
“pull out" your Teeth, or fill them up
either.
Cdairsville, Ga.. April 15, 1852.
NEW
Plain and Ornamental
BUGGIES FOR SALE!
r jpHK undersigned having permanently lo-
X cated himself in Cassville, and engaged
the services of Mr. Robert Melson, who is
well known as a lir.-t rate wood workman,
Also Agent for the Bank of the State of: and having procured a good stock of well
'South Carolina, and will make advances on \ seasoned timber, and good fashionable trim-
Cotton shipped to Charleston, only charging | ming, he is prepared to make or repair all
legal interest for the time the advance is made
Sept. 5, 1850. — tf.
TAMES MII-NER. JOHN 3*. ELEXX
MXLA"3B.-e. & C4X3KXX,
Attorneys at Law,
CASSVILLE, GA.
March, 4, 1852. T—tf.
MARCUS A. HIGGS,
A T T O R N E Y A T L A W ,
CASSVILLE, GA.
Will attend promptly to all'
fided to his care.
May 29, 1851. 17—tf.
kinds of Buggies, Carriages, &c., in neat
Northern style. All orders will be prompt
ly attended to, and no disappointment will
be made to r.ny who may patronize him un
less in ease of sickness. Blease call and see
and judge for vourseltfes.
WM. BRADLEY.
N. B. lie is also prepared for Glass ebt-
ti '.tr, Gilding and painting signs, both plain
an ornamental, and other ofnituiental work,
such as Gilding, Bronzing, Painting, &o.
His shop is near the north-east corner of
the square, where he will do work low for
cash; and produce will he taken at the
market prices. May 6, 1352.
J. D. PHILL]
ATTORNEY AT
LAW
CASSVILLE, GEO.
Eeb. 19. 2-lv.
¥m . T. WOFFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CASSVILLE, GEO.
March 15 tf
E. D. CHISOLM,
A T T 0 R N E Y A T L A W ,
VANWERT, GA.
Will practice in the Cherokee circuit, and UathUs, Beeswa^,' Tallow and'Hags,
will transact any business entrusted to his j Ad . u - rsviU(?j April 14th, 1852.
MiweeeBS-
PATTON & TRIMBLE,
ADAIRSVILLE, GA.
H AVE the pleasure of announcing to their
customers and the public generally,
that they are now receiving a large and
handsome stock of Spring and Summer
Goods, selected with great care by one ot
the firm in New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore, which they are offering at unu
sually low prices. Thankful for the liberal
patronage heretofore extended to them, they
would ask a continuance of the same, and
think thev can make it the interest of all to
give them a cal) before buying elsewhere.
We still continue to take in exchange for
Goods, Corn, Wheat, Peas, Bacon, Lard,
DAWSON A. WALKER.
•ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Spring Place, Geo.
Refers to Kerrs & Hope, Augusta, Ga..
Wiley, Banks, & <:o., Charleston, S. C.
A. Wells & co., Savannah, Ga.
April 24. 12-1 y.
JAMES U. LONGSTKEET.
A TTORNEY AT
CALHOUN, GA.,
Will practice in the several courts of the
‘Cherokee circuit.
Refer to Hon. John P. King, ') Augusta,
R. F. Poe, f Ga.
Richard Peters, Esq., Atlanta, Ga.
W. Akin, Esq., Cassville, Ga.
April 24. 12— ly.
JUNES & C.RAWF0KD,
A T T 0 R N E Y S A T L A W ,
CALHOUN, GA.
April 24.
Two Farms for Sale!
rSMIE undersigned, living nine miles nort-h-
east of Cassville, in one of the prettiest
vallevs in Cherokee Georgia, offers the two
following farms for sale : the one on which
lie resides, containing something near twelve
hundred acres, about four hundred and fot-
j ty of which are cleared, and in a high state
! of cultivation, including orchards, grass
! fields, &c. This farm is well improved, with
I first rate buildings, a good two story dwel-
L A W , ling, complete y finished off; also a good
j two story brick house, finished off likewise,
' two good framed barites, and all other rtec-
j essary buildings, and one of the largest and
j best A pple orchards north of the Etowah
! river in Cherokee. This farm for beauty,
| fertility of soil and convenience, cannot be
: surpassed by any in the whole State ; is as
| well supplied with water as any situation
j in the country—there being some ten or
I twelve of the finest kind of springs on the
j premises, (some two or three of which are
free-stone water.) besides many other ad-
i vantages too tedious to mention, which
■ would readily strike the attention of an ob-
1 2 - 1 v.
-fcULIUS M. PATTON. A It DA JOHNSON.
PATTON A JOHNSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Cassville, Goo.
Will practice in the counties of Puss, Buildings only moderate.
Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, i
server.
His other farm is situated some three or
four miles north of the above, containing
IVuie SEisia<I*•<*<! Acres,
about two hundred of which are cleared,
in fine cultivation, and under a good fence.
Cobb.
Whitfield and Walker.'
[Feb 12.
JOHN A. CRAWFORD. F, C. SHROPSHIRE. !
CRAWFORD & SHROPSHIRE, ;
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CASSVILLE, GEO.
Business entrusted to their care in any of i
the counties cf the Cherokee circuit, will I
meet with faithful attention. April S.
.1. It. PARROTT,
A T T 0 R N E Y A T L A W ,
©a.
March 11. 5—lv.
Ills ffi. Mill”
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CASSVILLE, GEO.
Is engaged in the practice of the Law in
the counties of Cass, Floyd, Gordon. Whit
field and Walker, in the Cherokee Circuit,
and in Cobb, Cherokee and Gilmer of the
Blue Ridge Circuit.
Particular attention given to the collecting
bcitiiuss. [May 8, 1852
Any gentleman desiring rich Land, fine
spring water, a beautiful situation, and as
healthy a locatin’, as can be found South,
would be pleased with this place. There
are also several fine mill seats on both of the
above farms, and that convenient to water.
Terms to suit the times.
W. CLARKE WYLY.
March 4, 1852.—tf.
GENTLEMEN’S WEAR.
% fine assortment of Cloths-, Oassimefs-;
IX Tweeds, Drap D'Ete, Silk Warp Cash-
merette, I.iuces, Nankeens, &c. at
PATTON & TREMBLE’S.
Adairsville, April 14, 1852.
II. 0’BAR.R & SON
R ESPECTFULLY announce that they
will faithfully attend to any business
in the Carpentering Line, that may be eu-
j 'rusted to their ca.c. Address R. O’Barr,
Rome, Geo.; or T. L. O’Barr Cassville, Ga.
May 20, 1S52.
A. J. BRADY,
{White Ilall St,-eel,) ATLAXTA, Geo.
D EALER in Hardware. C arriage Trim
mings, Mechanics and Farmers’ Tools,
Groceries, Liquors, &e. [April 15.
^llftrij.
"Why, Bless Her, Let Her Go"
Some time ago I fell in love
With prettyMarj- Jane; |
And I did hope that by and by
She’d love me back again.
Alas, my hopes, a dawning bright,
Were all at once made dim;
She saw a chap, I don’t know where,
And fell in love with him.
Next time I went—(now how it was
I don’t pretend to say)—
But when my chair moved up to hers,
Why, hers would move away
Before, I always got a kiss,
(I own with some small fuss,)
But now, forsooth, for love nor fun,
’Twas non-comc-at-a-itus.
Well there we sat—and when we spoke,
Our conversation dwelt
On everything beneath the sun,
Except what most we felt.
Enjoying this delightful mood,
AVho then should just step in,
But he of all the world whom 1
Had rather see than him.
And he could set down by her side ;
And she could—all the while
He pressed her hand within his own—
Upon him sweetly smile;
And she could pluck a rose for him,
So fresh and bright, and red,
And gave me one, which hours before
Was shrunk, and pale, and dead.
i
And she could freely, gladly sing
The songs he did request;
The ones I asked, were just the ones
She always did detest.
I rose to leave—“She’d be glad
To have me longer stay !’’
Xo doubt of it 1 Xo doubt they wept
To see me go away.
I sat me down—I thought profound,
This maxim wise I drew:
’Tis easier far to like a-girl,
Than make a girl like you.
But, after all, I don't believe
My heart will break with woe;
If she’s a mind to love that chap,
Why, bless her, let her go.
iTjjr Idimj-tfrHrr.
.... _ I
The Jailor’s Mother and the (Tilprit.
J1Y MISS C. W. BARBER,
• • Angels are bright still, tho’ the brightest
fell.” Sll A KS PL ARE. j
We have somewhere read of a t-pecies of;
the cactus, from the bark of which there ex
udes a poisonous juice, but at the heart of]
which there Hows a sweet, clear current, If;
this is truth and not fable, does it not teach
a beautiful lesson, to-wit; that there is good
often times flowing unperccived, or sleeping
undeveloped, at the core of what seems en- !
tirely evil:
Do not pass that drunkard by with a cold
cynical sneer. There may be truth, gencr- !
osity, nobleness in his heart, and it may be I
in your power to develop it. He is not en
tirely a fiend, bad as he may be—there is a
hidden gem somewhere in his being—a string j
that will yet yield sweet music, if it is skil- j
fully touched.
We were once deeply affcctrd by a story j
related to us by a jailor. There was a young
man committed to his care, whose life for the ]
last few years had been nothing but a tissue |
of the darkest crimes. He seemed entirely
hardened in his career of gtiilt—quite reck
less of what might transpire against or a-
round him. Every breath that came through
his lips was loaded with an oath. Man-
spurned and God-forsaken he seemed, but
there was nevertheless one who felt for him
deeply. This was the jailor’s mother—an
old woman seventy years old. She had her
self. somewhere in the world, a wild and
roving son, and she said mournfully, << what
if this was my Billy 1 How my heart would
yearn over him 1”
fcsiic took the . ey, and with trembling
steps crossed the threshold of the stone pris
on in which the culprit was confined. He
sat with his face bowed upon his hands, and
when he raised it at the sound of her weak
steps tottering towards him, there was a
fiendish gleam in his bloodshot eyes. He
saw a sight entirely unexpected—entirely
ttnlike any that had before stolen upon his
dreamy solitude. An old woman bowed with
grief and years, over whose brow the grey
hair had been smoothly combed back under
the thick white cap, whose trembling, wrink
led hand grasped a stick for support, and
whose faded eyes gleamed with the sympa
thy and compassion of an angelic being.—
He had expected to see a -stern-browed offi
cer of justice, a rough voiced, rough heart
ed man, perhaps, coming tn through idle cu
riosity to gaze upon him. But no, it was no
body but an old woman, and he sat still,
wondering what the feeble old creature had
come there for.
.* My son,” she said, stepping before him,
while tears stole down her withered cheeks,
« my son, you are very bad off—can I do
any thing for you ?”
.. You aid me he said scornfully, sur
veying her from head to foot << X' I want
no aid—no blubbering—no crying—no sym- 1
pathy—Go back. What have you come here '
for ?.
1 have somewhere,” said she, a boy— '
my Billy—a good boy lie was too, when he
was young—gentle as a lamb, and kind t• ■ |
me, but he fell in with wicked companions, >
and when 1 heard from h:m last he was in a
had way—a very had way indeed, and may
be now, for what 1 know, even worse off than
you are. My poor Billy!—yon being here
made me think of him, and 1 couldn’t help
coming to see you, and offering to do any
thing for you that 1 can,” and the old wo
man sunk down and covered her face with
her hands.
A chord in ihe culprit's heart was touch
ed. Ho could not, hardened as he was, bear
the right of the old woman’s tears—bear the
sight of the old grey mother’s hitter anguish
over her prodigal. It brought back to re-
nieiubraViee the home Of his childhood—the
innocent, frolicsome hours of his earlier
youth, the anxious, ’ovifig face of her who
had stooped to kiss his baby brow—to stroke
with soft hand his sunny hair, and call him !
her brave-hearted beautiful h. y. He re
membered that that mother was -till living,
and, for aught he knew, weeping at that
very moment over his career. He had for
gotten her in the baehamilian revel—her
image never came up before his mind’s eye
in the heat and dust am! temptation of the
world, hut li >w he heard the soft pleading
tones of her voice, and became, in his grief,
a child again. He could not rudely repulse ]
the old woman who had stolen ill her weak
ness and imbecility to bis cell, and lie sat :
humbly before her as a little child. She'
had unwittingly broke the proud spirit be
fore her, and found a drop of sweetness at
the heart.
For days she went regularly to visit him
in his c-.-lI. She read the Bible to him—she :
made him promise that- from that hour his
life should be a holier one. He kept Ids
vow. After serving in the penitentiary with
an humble and docile spirit until he Lad . al -
isfied violated Justice, h came out, and.
in the wilds of the far west, livcs’a respecta
ble citizen. 0, Pity 1 Kir.dre-- 1 Love!—
These are needed every where—these are;
open sesames, at whose magic utterance t-lic
portals of'the soul fiv open ard rcfveal the
good—tiic honey drop at the centre.—Altttl-
ison Family Visitor.
resting calmly there, than on thy friends,
to whom all thy sufferings now come back
in one vivid pang—than on thy sisters, who
would now share with thee thy deep-slum
bering night, as before they hared each
sleepless one—than on thy fund children,
who, blinded by their tears, see naught but
the cold grave between thy loving heart and
theirs.
My eyes grew dim and heavy, and the
clouds lowered darkly aioiin I, enshrouding
in gloom the mourners and their woe. All
became cloud, as in human life. Suddenly
the clouds trembled, and rays of light from
a sun unknown t j 1 mortals, broke through
and parted them wide asunder. The blue
sky opened out in loveliness, and with warm
zephyrs brought fo-th flowers from the cold,
damp ground. Two lilies from the grave
grew high above the rest, and the spring
angels fanned them with their breath until
their petals fluttered upwards into the air,
and became the wings of two angels that
flew down from heaven. The angels hover
ed nearer over the grave from which flowers
were springing up in profusion ; when lo 1
the grave opened and the mother arose.—
The angels were her two children, and lay
upon her breast—two angels whom death
had purified from mortal life. <. W elcome,
welcome,” said they, .. to our land of rest. '
dear, afflicted mother—rest now, and icncw
thy weary life. Death is the solace of all
earthly w» unds, the awaking to higher life.
Look not with longing down to earth, where ]
they yet weep for tliee. Affliction is the
portion of time. In eternity it is not as there
on earth. Yi e have never yet been far away
f!*oni these, dear mother, and the beautiful, ]
blessed eternity attracts all the loved ones
together.
1 will not say, beloved friend, that I a-
woke, for tlie appearance was not a dream :
neither was the consolation. God has im
planted in every breast an unfading flower
to bloom on every grave.
When they arose, and hid each other fare
well, the bookseller said—Thank ti* 1 ! I
have found your words to he true. God
helps those that help themselves. It is
better to work than to sta; .-c
A Striking Ami:
-ked Dr Xottlelou.
A -
1 b v m
wicked heart.” o That,' iic replied, ^ is a
question which docs not concern you so much
as another, Lamely, how* ’ <oi shall crot --5I
ol it. A ou have a wicked heart which ren
ders you entirely unfit for tho kingdom cf
God ; and you must have a new ln-art or vi-u
cannot he saved ; and the question which
most deeply concerns you is, how* shall veil
obtain it: ,. But, says the man, I wish vou
to tell me how 1 came by me wicked heart.”
.t i snail not do that at present,” lied
Dr. .Nett let on ; „ f.,r if 1 could do it to your
sali.sfaetii.n, it would not in the least help
you towards obtaining a new heart. Tic-
great thing for which 1 am solicitous is, that
yuu should become a new ereat -re; and be
prepared lor Leave.’!.” .Vs the man inaiti-
le.-te l no disposition to hear anything oil
that subject, hut still pressed the question
how he came Ly his wicked heart, Dr. Xet-
tleton told linn that i;:.- condition resembled
that of a man who is drowning, while his
friends are attempting to save his life. As
lie rises to the surface of the water, lie ex
claims, . How came I here:' .That ques
tion.’ says one of his friends, .does not con-
corn you now—take hold of this ru
I a*.’ «ffut
liow came 1 here,’ he ;i-G again.
cl shall
not stop to answer that question
now,* his
friend replies. 4 Then 1*11 drown,
* MVS till*
Penalties.
* ho penalty of buying cheap clothes is the
same as that ot going to law—the certainty
ot losing your suit, and having to pav for it
Ice penalty ot marrying, is a mother-in-
:11V.
. tin- penalty of remaining single is having
no one who . cares a button’ for you as is u-
bundantly proved by the state of your
shirts.
The penalty of thin shoes is a cold.
'The penalty of stop: ung in Paris is being
shot.
ihe penalty ot having a haunch of venison
sent to yon. is inviting a dozen friends to
come and eat it.
: !e penalty of popularity, is envv.
The penalty of a bal.y, sleepless nights.
'* i-e penalty of interfering between man
aid wife, is abuse frequently accompanied
with blows, from both.
The penalty of a godfather, is a silver
knife, fork, and spoon.
The penalty of kissing a baby, is half a
crown, five shillings, if you are liberal, to
the nurse.
The penalty of a legacy, or a fortune, is
the sudden discovery of a host of relations
you never dreamed of; debts you had quite
forgotten.
The penalty of lending, is—with a book or
umbrella, the certain loss of it; with your
mime to a bill, the sure payment of it, a: d
with a horse, the lamest chance of ever seeing
him Lack again sound.—Punch.
infatuated man, and spurning all proffered
aid, sinks to the bottom.
A Hiram.
FROM THE GERMAN OF JUAN FA . !.
It is a current belief of the common | -
pte in Germany, that whoever stands on 1
New Year's night at a erossway, or in a bu
rying ground, /Gottesacker—l’iel 1 of God,)
and draws a circle around him, with proper
ceremonies, will see the spirits of the com- •
ingvear float in shadowy forms around him. 1
The graves of the people have usually a
wooden cross erected above them.
I dreamed that I stood in the Field of]
God” on Xew Year's night, at the hour when
Faith is want to look forth within her mag- j
ic circle, to see the shadowy forms puss l>y
of those who are to enter the spirit land!
within the coming year. As I looked, the
future was laid before me, and I saw the
open graves which the future year had pre- ,
pared as the resting places for those whom
its days were to take away with them.
The dark winter days first passed along
in a solemn train, and each one lowered its
silent dead into a cold grave, to vanish for- !
ever from this tumultuous, sultry life. But
I knew not the departed ones.
Then came the bright spring days, bear
ing with them still heavier burdens, with
which they filled the open graves. A fath
er, a sister, or a friend,was dropped and van
ished from mortal sight. Sometimes a child's
coffin, like a little flower cup enclosing a
delicate, withered flower, glided down from
two reluctant arms. My heart was touch
ed with sadness—a tender sorrow—softened ]
as I thought, how much better for you, lit
tle children, to be thus taken away by the
cold hand of death. Sink down, with joy,;
to your resting place, now, when it is to
you the tenderest bed of flowers; for, see,
the cross under which you would have suf- j
fered greatly here, now stands above your
grave, the emblem of your joy and triumph
there.
Those, again, who were laid to rest by the
mild springe' -.vs, amid flowers and the sound
of bells, were all strangers to me.
A dark-veiled, silent morning then ap
peared, bearing a shrouded human form in
a coffin. A train of white robc-l motirfiers,
with trembling and uncertain steps, follow
ed silent and sorrowful. As they drew near
the grave, the clouds lowerert-d gloomily a-
round. Then the coffin was opened, and oh
how deep the anstuish to at broke forth from !
every heart! My own feelings now gave!
way in sympathy with the afflicted on .-s, for
I knew them and the departed one whom
they followed hither. It was a tender moth
er, who now followed two children into the
silent land, and the mourners were her
daughters. Thou pale, cold form, whose j
eyes are now forever closed, no more to be
wet with tears—thou who hast suffered much
—why must thou too go down thus torn and
wasted to the earth ' Thy tender flowerets
stripped rudely off by death before he snatch
ed thee away at last. Alas, on every fea
ture pain has impressed the last lineaments,
and thy hand chilled by the ice-cold grasp .
of death, which tore thee, wounded, away:
But what do I say ? Thou art more happy
now than they who grieve around thy de-
. erte I firm I would rather he,; upon thee
The Way to Fortum*.
OB, IT IS BETTER TO WORK TIIAX TO 1
BEG.
Let tin poor boy after reading the following ;
interesting fact, ever despair of making u ]
respectable living.
A gentleman was otice walking down one
• if the streets of P , when a beggar
loudly craved for a o few coppers for a
night's lodging.” The gentleman loked earn-1
estly at the poor man, and inquired, a Why-
do-you not work? you should be ashamed of!
begging.”
“ Oh ! sir, 1 do not know where to get em
ployment.”
* Nonsense ! replied the gentleman. 4. you
can work if you will. Now listen to me.—
1 was once a beggar like you. A gentleman
gave me a crown piece, and said to me, !
- Work and don’t beg; God help those who
help themselves.’ I immediately left B ,
end got out of the way of my old compan
ions 1 remembered the advice given me by
my mother before she died, and I began to j
pray to God to keep' me from sin, and to give
me Ids help, day by day. 1 went round to
the houses in the country places, and with
part ol my five shilling bouqlit old rags.—
These 1 took to the paper mills, and sold
them at a profit. I was always willing to
give a fair price for the things l bought, auT
did not try to sell them for more than I be- •
lieVed they were worth. I determined to be
honest, and God prospered me. Mv pur
chases and profits became larger, and now I
have got more than ten thousand crown
piecs that I can call my own. One great
tiling that lias contributed to my success is '
this : 1 have kept ft*.111 drink and tobacco.”
As the gentleman’spoke, he took out his
purse, and drew from it a five sinking piece,
and handing it to the astonished beggar, lie
said, 11 Now you have the same chance 01
getting on in the world as I had. Go and ]
work, and never let me see you begging a-
gain. If I do, I will hand you over to the
police.”
Years passed away. The gentleman had
forgotten the circumstance, until one day,;
when traveling through P , he entered ;
a respectable looking bookseller's shop, in
order to purchase some books that he want
ed.
He had nol been many minutes in conver
sation with the bookseller, before the latter
looked into tiie face of his customer, and in
quired, .4 Sir, arc you not the gentleman
who a few years ago, gave a five shilling
piece to a poor beggar at tlie end of this .
street ?
44 Yes, I rc-member ii well.”
4. Then, sir, this house, this well stocked
shop, is the fruit of that five shilling piece.’'
Tears of gratitude trickled down his cheeks, ]
as he introduced the gentleman to his happy
wife and children. He was regarded as their
benefactor. When gathered round the table !
to partake of tea, the bookseller, recounted
ills history from the above eventful day. It
was very similar to that of the welcome vis
itor. By industry, honesty, and dependence
upon God's help, he had risen, step by step,
from buying rags, to selling papers and
tracts in the streets, then to keeping an old
bookshop, and ultimately, to be owner of;
one of the best circulating libraries in the .
place. Before the happy party separated,
tlie large old family Bible was brought, out,
ot which a psalm ol thanksgiving it as read,
and then all bent round the family altar.
Words could not express the feelings of those
who formed the group. For some moments,
silence, intermingled with subdued sobs, e_
vir.ced the gratitude to the Almighty Iff -
renter cf all event: which t:-.s a. sending to
heaven 1
Lift nf :::t Editor.
The editor of a paper published at Canton,
Ohio, gives the following description of his
partner;
4. Mr lffke an 1 I published a newspaper
in 1817. among the Miami Indians in the
State of Indiana. It was a, great partner
ship, that. We had two advance paving
subscribers, one who liquidated his sub
scription with beans, the other with saw-
logs. Godfrey, the chclf, took five papers,
and could not road a word. Our paper was
called the 4. Pern Forester,” and being print
ed in the woods, that title was appropriate.
The town of Peru had a number of magni
ficent names for its streets, such as Pearl,
Broadway, &e.. which street exhibited the
animating and bustling spectacle of stumps
and trees as high as a man's Lead. The
stirring events which transpired in that city
imperiously demanded a couple of chroni
clers, & Pike and I were at hand to discharge
this important function. Pike wrote poetry,
and I dipped considerably into State poli
tics, and discussed in a very learned man
ner every question of interest to the few
nd Indians. — 1! sides being an edi
tor and printer, lickep tiic Broadway Hotel,
was postmaster, justice of the peace, land
agent, pettifogger, canal contractor, mer
chant, overseer of the poor, printer, had been
a schoolmaster, and a day laborer, was
twice a widower, was brought up a Quaker,
and the last time I saw him he was a preach
er—had married a bird wife, and was an
auctioneer, and wha more I know hot.
.d bitten a green
and whenever he
the dogs slung
1 ff, too scared to
Tlie Itth Fiiniilr
In one of the lower i.-triets, of the Palmet
to State, there once liv d a family of six or
seven persons,who were known far and wide
as the 4 Ugly Family.’ One of them, Jake,
was so 4 unspeakably’ ha -d-favoured, that it
made "tie feel as if he h
persimmon to look at him
walked through too -tree
their tails and sneaked
bark.
The fame of this family spread through
the country, and at last reached the ears of
a Georgian, who for a long time had held
undisputed pass -ssion of the ■ .dobruted p.-.n- I
knife. This individual at length deterron-e-l {
to pay a visit to the ugly family, and en-i
dcavor to iiispo-e of the said knife iso one
morning lie crossed the t-arnunnh. About
noon, lie saw a wagon ahead, and rode up to |
inquire the whereabouts of. the family.’
4 Hollow, stranger!’ said he to a man]
walking by the side of the wagon.
4 Ileilow, yourself T exclaimed the wago
ner, turning round, and discb . : a -• mnicn-
nneo so tremendously plain that the Gcorgi-!
an almost dropt from bis horse.
- 1 say, said b-e, recovering a little from :
hi.' astun.skment, ■ arc you n-4 . Ugly Jake'
himself
i he wagoner snook his head, ami 4 grin
ned a ghastly smile,’ that made him look
like the nightmare personified.
41 il bet y..u ion dollars that you are the
ugliest man in the Xate,' said the Georgian.
4 jt >ne ! said tee wagoner; 4 come here.’
And, going to the back of the wagon, he
called out, 4 Wake up, Jake, and put yout
hen'd out here.’
iiic Georgian, burning with curiosity,!
leaned forward, a - the cover was raised si >w-
ly up. Suddenly his eyes fell upon a phys
iognomy 30 awfully, boundlessly, overp-ow-
enngly ugly, that it seemed to be formed
out of the double extract cf delirium tre
mens.
The horse snorted, and starting back in
fright threw his rider over his head, but the
lat r had scarcely touch l the : r un 1 be
fore he was mounted again. Throwing down
the ten dollars and his penknife, without
saying a word, he . struck a bee line' for the
Savannah, looking alternately over each
shoulder, as long as the wagon remained in
sight. — Spirit of the Ti~t
t I know by a little what a great deal
means,* as the gander said when be saw the
tip of a fox’s tail wagging out of a hollow
t ree
A gentleman rode up to a public house in
tlie country, and asked :
4 IN bo is the master of this house ?’
. 1 am. sir,’ replied the lanlord, > my wife
lias been dead about three weeks.’
A man who has no bills against him be
long:- to the order of no-6t7-ity in more than
one sense.
Paid a friend to an inveterate smoker, Trith
a pale and haggard countenance—4 You look
as if you had got out of your cigar, and
couldn’t find your way hack again.’
4 What is the best attitude for self-de
fencesaid a pupil, putting on the g’.oVw
to a well-known pugilist. < Keep a civil
tongue in your head,’ was the significant ro-
Pl.Y;
4 1 can bear—’ said a sufferer—4 I can
bear the squealing of a pig, the roaring of
thunder, or the squall of ten thousand cats,
but the voice of a dun is like the crack of
doom, and when I Lear a dun, I am done out
and out.’
Nothin’, squire, ever stops a woman when
her curiosity is up to know something about
herself. Only hold a secret in your hand
to her, and it s like a bunch of catnip to a
cat—she'll jump and frisk and frolic round
like anything, and never give over purring
and coaxing of you till she gets it.’
Yi by are ladies stays like an opposition
railway r Because they reduce the fare.
it ,s said that when a Russian husband
neglects to beat bis wife for a month or two
she begins to be alarmed at his indifference.
A horse-dealer, who lately effected a sale,
was offered a bottle of porter to confess the
animal’s failings. The bottle was .drank,
and then he said the horse had but- two
faults. When turned loose in the field, he
was 4 bad to catch,’ and he was 4 of no use
when he was caught.’
A Doctor as is a Doctor—A country
physician was called to visit a .voting 'mnq
afflicted with npop'cxy. M. D. Bolus gazes;
long and hard, felt his pulse and his pocket,
looked at his wife, and finally gave vent to
the following sublime opinion : ..1 think he's
a gone fellow.”
“ No, no ; exclaimed the sorrowing wife.
44 do not say that!”
4- cs, returned Bolus, lifting up his hat
heavenwa'-d atthe same time, ..yes, I do
say re; tin re oint no hope, not lcastest
■ lie’s got a at acii - r i A" fit in iff:
lost frontis”
44 Wherecried the wife.
44 In Ins fist f<intis, and he can’t be cured
witaout a i.cal of trouble, and a great deal
■ f pains. 5 ou see, 1ns whole planetary sys-
tom is ilcr: ngo 1 ; fustly, h: ; Vi■populi is
press.n on his ad valorem, secondly, his cyta ■
carp*al cutaneous has swelled considerably,
it not more; thirdly, an 1 last!-,-, his solar
nbs are in a coneuse state, and he aint got
any money, consequently he is hound to die.”
A Lively Union.—A bride of some
months, finding herself alone one evening,
with her spouse, was attacked with a severe
fit of yawning. 41 You are tired of my com
pany, I presume,'’ said he, mev.hat offend
ed. 4. Not at all, my dear,” she replied :
but you and I are non but one; and, to any
th-.'truth, I always get stupid when I am
alone."
Advice to Married Ladies.—A writer
at the South gives the following advice to
wives;
4. Should you find it necessary, as you un
doubtedly will, many of you, to chastise
your husbands, you should perform this af
fectionate duty with the sol't end of tho
broom, and not with the handle.”
Johnny, my son, do you know that
you have broken the Sabbath ?”
• , Ye.-. Dad,” said his little sister, .4 and
mother's great big iron pot, too, into five or
six pieces. "