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CASSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1852.
NO. 27.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
COME AND TRY MAC.
AT ADAIRSVILLE, GA.
D. M. HOOD,
ADVERTISEMENTS.
American Iron Foundry,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,.
OSMOND, GRAT & Co.
WH AN^NG completed their arrangements,
the proprietors of the above named es
citizens of Adaireville, the surround- 1 tablishment, arc now prepared to execute all
ing country, the people in gineral”—-»nd orders for every description of castings at the
the Ladies more especially, that he is now shortest notice and in the best manner,
r receiving and opening a very neat and care- 1*0 R. R. Co’S & Car Builders
fully selected stock of j \y T c are prepared to manufacture Chilled
Spring and Summer Goods, j railroad car and engine wheels of every kind
$1 per square, for the first insertion, and 50 , Drv Goods> Hats> Cap9> Bonnets, Eoots,! equal to any wheels manufectured at the
cents for each weekly continuance. j shoe : Hardware, Cutlery, Drugs and Med- Northern and superior to any manufactuicd
Legal advertisements published at the ; icmes, Crockery and Class-ware, Nails, at any Southern 1-oundrv, and at prices as
f “ . Groceries, &c„ all of which he most respect- : low as anv that can be delivered from any
usual rates. . ' fully and emphatically offers at prices rca- ot ^ c , r establishment
Advertisements not marked, will be pub-1 son ^ b] a J to 8ui t thc times, which all Also, all other descriptions of engine and
... - . ... ’ 1 tninl'C O I CO OflGt irATI
lished until forbid, and charged accordinglv
Lettcrs on business must be addressed,
post x>aid, to the editor.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
CHASTAIN & YOUNG,
at i-aw,
ELLIJAY, G Ah
Will practice in the counties of thc Cher
okee circuit.
April 2*. 12-Iy.
ROBERT H. TATUM,
attorney at law,
TRENTON, GEO.
Business entrusted to his cure in any of
the Counties of the Clierokee Circuit, will
meet with prompt attention.
Nov. 21. - 43 -' lf
DANIEL S. PRINTUP,
attorney at law,
ROUE, GEO.
Also Agent tor the Bank of the State of
South Carolina, aud will make advances on
Cotton shipped to Charleston, only charging
ic'-alintcrest for the time the advance is made
liept. 5, 1850.—if.
XAMRS MILNER. JOHN 15. GLENN
IkEXiOrait. & GIJSErEr,
Attorneys at Law,
CASSVILLE, GA.
March, 4, 1852. * ^
iiimA. higgs,
A T T L AAV,'
OAS8V£LLE, GA.
Will attend promptly to all business con
fided to his care.
May 29, 1851. 17—tf.
J. D. PHILLIPS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OASbVILIiE. GEO.
Feb. 19.
IVM. T . WO FFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CASSVXiiLE, GEO
March 15
tf
JB. D. UIliSULM,
A T T 0 R N E Y A T L A W ,
VAN WERT, GA.
Will practice in the Clierokee circuit, and Baltimore, which they are. olferiiig
will transact any business entrusted to his simlly low prices. Thankful for tl
will agree must be low. I car castings, warehouse trucks, also, cast iron
lie docs not pretend to say that he sells water pipes,, water wheels, columns, Lamp
Goods cheaper than anybody in towu-but { P°ft=b cemetery and other rat ings; bridge
there's one thing he Jl sav.-that If you every deser.pnon, pullies, shafting
”1' ****!. «*. VSti ■"!£:-“« to .be manufac-
to come back and trade with him ‘ some ? f L
more. His motto ts, and always has beeiv-r 6
“Live and let live.” ' TG MILLERS AND MILL OWNERS.
He would earnestly request the Ladies I Mill and gin gearing of every description,
and Gentlemen who trade at Adairsville, to > furnished of the best material and workman-
give him a call and examine his Goods, and ; ship at the lowest' prices,
ask the prices, as he consideis it no trouble,
but a pleasure to wait on all, whether they
buy or not.
Joe and Bex are always ready, and ex-
TO PLANTERS.
Particular attention paid to thc manufac
ture of ploughs and plough castings of all
kinds having purchased the patterns of the
tremcly anxious to wait on you at all times, j ] ate fi rm c f 'Taliaferro & Torbett, a supply
and under any circumstances, and the truth ! w ;|l he constantly on hand.
Umtrtj.
The Wearer.
A weaver sat by the side of his loom,
A flinging the shuttle fast: [of doom,
And a thread that would last till the hour
Was added at every cast.
His warp had been by the angels spun,
And his weft was bright and new,
Like threads which the morning upbraids
from the sun,
All jewelled o’er with dew.
And fresh-lipped, bright-eyed, beantifnl
flowers,
In the rich', soft web were bedded;
And blithe to the weaver sped onward the
hours—
Not yet were Time's feet leaded.
But something there came slow stealing by,
And a shade on the fabric fell; [fly.
And I saw that the shuttle less blithely did
For thought hath a wearisome spell.
And a thread that next o’er the warp was
lain,
Was of melancholy .gray ;
care.
Jan. 29, 1852.
51—lv
DAWSON A. WALLER,
attobmby awd coonsellok at law,
Spring l*lac«, Geo.
Refers to Kerrs & Hons, Augusta, Ga.,
Wiley, Basks & oo., Charleston, is. C.
A. Wells. co., " 4i “
Savannah, Ga.
April 24.
12— 1 v.
JAMES (J. LONGSTREET,
A T TO R N E Y AT LA W,
CALHOUN, GA.,
Will practice iu the several courts of the
Cherokee circuit.
Beler to Hos.Jons P. King, ( Augusta,
It. F. Poe, S La.
ltiCUABD Peters, Esq., Atlanta, Ga.
W. Akin, Esq., Cassville, Ga.
April 24. I 2 ly.
is, these Boys,--Jon and Bex are mighty The proprietors of the “American Iron j And anon I marked there a tear-drop’s stain
hard to beat; and when Joe is not other- | Foundry,” being piactical mechanics, and - - .....
wise employed, he is what can do up your having the establishment uuder their oivn
‘‘Tooth Carpentering’ for you. He can'
“pull out” your Teeth, or fill them up
cither.
Adairsville, Ga., April 15, 1S52.
NEW
Plain and Ornamental
BUGGIES FOR SALE!
T HE undersigned having permanently lo
cated himself in Cassville, and engaged
the services of Mr. Robert Melson, who is
well known as a first rate wood workman,
and having procured a good stock of well
seasoned timber, and good fashionable trim
ming, he is prepared to make or repair all
kinds of Buggies, Carriages, &c., in neat
Northern style. All orders will be prompt
ly attended to, and no disappointment will
lie made to any who may patronize him un-
raseofesiekwoea. Please call and see
aiwTudge for yourselves.
WM. BRADLEY.
N. B. He is also prepared for Glass cut
ting, Gilding and painting signs, both plain
and Ornamental, and other ornamental work,
such as Gilding, Bronzing, Painting, &c.
His shop is near the north-cast comer of
the square, where he will do work low for
cash; and produce will be taken at the
market prices. May 6, 1352.
wwmmmJ.
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 of
the firm in New York, Philadelphia and
goffering at unu-
Thankful for the liberal
patronage heretofore extended to them, they
would ask a continuance of the same, and
think they can make it the interest of all to
give them a call before buying elsewhere.
We still continue to take in exchange for
Goods, Gom, Wheat, Peas, Bacon, Lard,
Feathers, Beeswax, Tallow and Rags.
Adairsville, April 14th, 1S52.
JONES & CRAWFORD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
bAXiHOUN, GA.
April 24. l*-ly.
ATLANTA CHEAP BOOK AND
MUSOCC STOXLE.
W ILLIAM KAY, Wholesale and Retail
Dealer in all kinds of BOOKS, .Sta
tionary, Music, Musical Instruments, Fancy*
Goods, &c. &c., Atlanta and Newnan, Geo. 1
Merchants, Teaccets and others who buy
in quantities will do well to give us a call,
my arrangements being such as to enable
me at all times to keep a stock onhand suf
ficient to meet the demand, the same prices
-at both Stores, and those extremely low.—•
Cali and see for yourselves.
Edt 5 " Particular itterition paid to country
orders, and forwarded per return mail, Ex
press, Stage, or Railroad as directed,
Atlanta, Jlarch 25,1852.—ly.
superintendence, an! employing none but the
best workmen, confidently assert that they
can manufacture all descriptions of castings
and car work, equal in quality and at as low
prices as can he furnished by any other es
tablishment North or South. They hope,
therefore, by strict attention to business and
punctuality in fulfilling their contracts, to
merit thc patronage and encouragement of
Southern railroad companies, and all otlicr
parties requiring castings, or car work done
cheaply and expeditiously.
OSMOND,‘GRAY & CO.
Augusta, Ga.
We arc enabled to refer to the following
named gentleman:
Hon. John P. King, President Geo. R.R.
F C. Arms, Esq., Su’p’t Geo. R. R.
Wm. Hardin Esq., Sup’t Motive Power.
Hon. Win. E. Hearing, Augusta.
Wm. K. Kitchen, “
Hugh O’Neil. “
Win. H. Goodrich, “
Wm. Baldwin, Sup’t Motive Power, W &
A. R. R., Atlanta.
Richard Peters, Atlanta.
George Robinson, Hamburg. S C.
G. T. Oglesby, Gin Manufacturer, Augus
ta. [July 29—25—6ms
NEW LOCATION.
M. P. STOVALL,
WAREHOUSE
AND commission merchant,
Augusta, Ga.
W OULD respectfully inform his old pa
trons, and the public generally, that
he has leased for a term of years, the new
and extensive fire proof warehouse, situa
ted on Jackson street, between the railroad
depot and Broad street, near the Globe Ho
tel j formerly occupied by Walker and Bry
son, and more recently by G. Walkfcr &
Son.
The location is an excellent one, being
convenient to the Rail Roads, Hotels, Banks,
and chief business houses of the' city.
Having every- facility for business, and
the disposition to' extend every accommo
dation to his customers, with a long ac
quaintance with the interests of the planter,
he hopes he may hare, not only a continu
ance, but an increase of the liberal patron
age heretofore extended him.
Orders for Family Supplies, Bagging, &c.,
promptly and carefully filled at the lowest
market price.
ySP Having transferred the lease on the
Ware House lately occupcd by us to Mr,
M. P. Stovall, in consequence of our reniov-
al to Charleston, we take great plcc*sure in
recommending hhn to our friends.
G. WALKER & SON..
July 29—25—ly*
Where the flowers had fallen away.
But still the weaver kept weaving on,
Though the fabric all was gray ;
And the flowers, and the birds, and the leaves
were gone,
And the gold threads cankered lay.
And dark, and still darker, and darker grew
Each newly woven thread ;
And some were of a death-mocking hue,
And some of a bloody red.
And things all strange were woven in-—
Sighs, down-crushed hopes, and fears;
And the web was broken, and poor, and thin,
And it dripped with living tears.
And thc weaver fain would- have flung it
aside,
But he knew it would be a sin :
So in light and in gloom the shuttle he plied,
A weaving these life-chords in.
And as he wove, and, weeping, still wove,
A tempter stole him nigh.
And with glozing words he to win him strove,
But the weaver turned his eye—
He upward turned his eye to heaven,
And still wove on—on—on! [riven,
Till the last, last cord from his heart Was,
And thc tissue strange was done.
Then he threw it about his shoulders bowed,
And about his grizzled head,
And gathering close the folds of his shroud,
Laid him down among thc dead.
And after I saw, in a robe of light,
The weaver in the sky;
The angels’ wings were not more bright,
And the stars grew pale it nigh.
« And do you suppose your master will
really sell yon for that ?”
k 0 yds; ho- help for me now ; all de men
in de world couldn’t help me now; kase
when Masa Willum say one thing, he no do
anoder.”
« What is your name ?”
« Moses, sah ”
■«« What is your master’s name r”
«« Massa name Coloner Wiliam C——
<< Where does he live ?”
« Down hit de Eas’rH ShbnK.”
««Is he a good master! Does he treat you out for gladness, exposing two roirs of even through the roof of a little shanty, occnjued
as happy as you choose; and every time you
pray, whether it be at home or in church, I
want you to pray for me, my wife, and all
my children, and single-handed, too ; for if
you are a good man, your prayers will do ns
no harm, and we need them very much; and
if you wish to, you may pray for everybody
of the name of B. in the State of Maryland.
It will not injure them.
A Faithtul Captain.—A few yean
since two steamers were having a race up the
Mississippi, and one of the captains had
crowded on all the steam he could raise, by
burning tar, hams, boards, eto., when he
« bast his biler.” The Captain was himself
at the wheel when the explosion took place;
his steamer was blown into a thousand piec
es, but he « stuck to the helmhis wheel
While Mr. B was dealing out these priv- [ and himself went flying through the air for
ileges to Moses, the hegro’s eyes danced in half a mile or more, fthen he finally eame
their sockets, his full heart laughed right down, dropping, with the wheel o! the fabati
well ?”
clean ivories as any African can boast, and J by a shoemaker. St. Criepen’s son looked
O yes ; massa Willum good; no better ' his heart’s response was, « Bress God, bress with astonishment at the captain, who stobd
God; all de time, and bress you too, massa 1 1 erect before him, with his hands firmly
Moses neber tinks about he gwine to have : clenched to the wheel, and coolly remark-
all desc ’commodationors ; dis make me tink ed :
frame; and ns Mr. B. stripped up his sleeve | ’bout Joseph in de Egypt.” And after Mo- j «< Well, stranger, you’re takin’ considera-
his arm gate evidence of unusual muscular i scs had poured a few blessings on Colonel C., | ble liberty, when you enter a man’s shop in
massa in de world.”
<c45tand up and let mo look at yon.”
Moses stood up and presented a robust
strength.
.. Where is your master r”
«. Yander he is, jis comin to de warf.”
As Mr. B. started for the shore, he heard
Moses give a heavy sigh, followed by a deep
groan. Moses was not at all pleased with
the present phase of affairs. He was strong
ly impressed with the idea that B. was
and bidding lum a warm adieu, and request- ! that manner.”
ihg him to give his love and farewell to his | .< Oh, that’s fiothihg!—what’s ihe dam-
mistress, the children and all the servants, ! age ?” asked the captain.
The shoemaker looked at the hole in the
roof of the shop and then answered.
.. Ten dollars!”
.. Ten devils!” exclaimed the captain.-^
.. Now stranger, I've an idea that you are
trader, and intended to buy him, and it was j standing at the store door, he saw man leap ! Setting the price a thundering sight too
this that made him so unwilling to comma- upon the wharf from the deck of a vessel, j high, for this is fortieth time I’ve done the
nicate to Mr. B. the desired information. | and walk hurriedly towards the store. He : same thing and you arc the only man who
he followed B. to the store, to enter upon
the functions of his new office.
The return of the schooner brought to Mo
ses his wife and children.
Early next spring, as Mr. B. was one day
tfjtt ytanj-tTrllrr.
JULIUS W. PATTOS. ABDA JOIINSON.
PATTON A JOHNSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Cassville, Geo.
Will practice in the counties of Cass,
Cebb, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray,
Whitfield and \Vafter.
[Feb 12.
|OHX A. CKAWFOKD. F. C. SHROPSHIRE.
CRAWFORD & SHROPSHIRE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CASSVILLE, CEO.
Business entrusted to their care in any -of
Use counties of the Cherokee circuit, will
meet with faithful attention. April 8.
T. U. PABBOTT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
(DAmTsmsra&'js* ©a,
Hoick 11. 5—ly.
H. '
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CASSVILLE, GEO.
Is engaged in the practice of the Law in
the eoantiee at Cass, Floyd, Gordon, Whit
field and Walker, in the Cherokee Circuit,
and in Cobb. Cherokee and Gilmer of the
Blue Badge Circuit.
Particular attention yieen tc the eoUectiny
[May 6, 18835.
A. J. BB4DY,
Street,) A TLAST.U Geo.
ware, Carriage Trim-
and
Ac.
MUCK HOTEL,
By Wm. Latimer,
CASSVILLE, GEO.
A comfortable hack always in readi*
ness'to'convey passengers to and from thc
State Road Depot. • Jan. 29.
“The globe hotel,
CASSVILLE. GA.
rrMIE undersigned would in-
l form thc public that he has
taken charge of this large and
commodious House. situ«fcd on
the south-east corner of tS? pub
lic square, and by his attention (
and care hope to merit a liberal patronage,
by the Public. His Table will be the best
that the country affords No dp ins will be
spared to’ntakc all comfortable that may call.
r S. J. HIGGS.
Casstflle, Geo. Sept. 23,1851.34-tf.
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JBlL;
HOWARD HOl'SK.
HELICAL COLLEGE
OF GEORGIA:
T HE twenty-first course of Lectures in
this institution will commence on the
first Mon3ay in November next.
Aratomy, G- M.Newtox. M.D.
Surgery, L. A. Dcoas, M. D.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine, L. 1).
Ford, M.D.
Physiology and Pathological Anatomy, II.
V.m‘ Miller. M. D.
Materia Medica, and Therapeutics, and
Medical Jurisprudence, I. P. Garvik,M. D,
Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and
Infants, J. A. Eve. M. D.
Chemistrv and Pharmacy, Albs. Means,
M. D.
Demonstrator of Anatomy, H. F. Camp-
bull, M. D
Assistant Demonstrator, Robert Camp
bell, M D.
Clinicaj Lectures will he delivered regn-
larly at fne City Hospital, and ample oppor
tunities will- be afforded far the study of
practical Anatomy. '
Important additions have been made dar
ing the present year, to their means for Dem
onstrative Teaching in Obstetrics, Patholog
ical and Surgical Anatomy, diseases of. the
skin.&e. -
For farther information, application may
bemade to any of the Faculty,otto
G.M. NEWTON, Dean.
Jnlv89-r25
OH Most*.
Mr. B. was a merchant m Baltimore, and
did a very heavy bus’ncss.eqecially in grain.
One morning, as he was passing over. the
vessels that lay at the whaTf, with their va
rious commodities for sale, he stepped upon
the deck of one, at the stern of whieh he saw
a negro man sitting, whose dejected coun
tenance gave sure indication of distress:
and he accosted him with—
„ Hey! my man, what is the matter with
you this morning f” _
The negro lifted his eys, and looking at
Mr. B., replied—
it Ah, massa, I’sc in great trouble.”
it What about ?”
,i Kase I’se fotched up here to he sold.”
What for ? What have yon been doing ?
Have yon been stealing ? Or did you run
away ? or what ?"
X. T.GARDllTCR.
i. a. snips lx.
SIMPSON & GARDINER,
WAREHOUSE
MARIETTA. C
iUlfif F. ARNOLD, formerly hf the Ma-
iaTblAt cSsS! Commission tilercljants,
his former friends and patrons, and awmany j MTntnah St. Awaneia, Gfihr
new friends as may fovor torn wjth .call. ! WTriLL^otinuethewXusC^idCOm-
Breakfost always ready for the up train of miiskm Bntiaasa in their Fire Proof
Cars on arrival. | Building on JTLotosh Street, in all ito
Marietta, Geo., May 6th, 1852. j branches, and hope by strict personal atten-
: — 1 tiou to the interests of all who plaee business
JOHN A. O’S H 1 ELDS,;in their hands, tomeritpublic favor.
£7* Orders for Bagging, Rope and Fami
ly Supplies filled at toe lowest market rates.
Cook mdouiicet rasrfr taken required om
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
flaWwisjfn, Ga.
Tools, l Shop on tiie 8. W. Coiatr PuMfc Sinara !*»**«< »•*•«•
[April 13. April I, 1352. 8—tf. * July 22—*4—far
Mr. B. reaehed the wharf just as Col. C- soon recognized him as Colonel C.
did. He introduced himself, and said—
♦i I understand you wish to sell that ne
gro man yonder on board the schooner.”
Col. C. replied that he did.
.1 What do you ask for him ?”
i< I expect to get seven hundred dollars.”
it How old is he ?”
it About thirty-five-”
it Is he healthy ?”
it Very : he never had any sickness in his
life, except one or two spells of the ague.”
•t Is he hearty r”
•i Yes, sir; lie will eat as much »b any
man ought and will do him as much good.”
it Is he a good hand ?”
n Yes, sir; he is the best hand on my
place. He is steady, honest and industri
ous. He has been my foreman for the last
ten years, and a more trusty negro I never
knew.”
ii Why do yon wish to sell him ?
it Because lie disobeyed my orders. As I
said, he is my foreman, and that he might
be available at any moment I might want
him, I built his quarter within a hundred
yards of my own house; and I have never
rung the bell at any time in the night or
morning, that his horn did not answer in
five minutes after. But two years ago he
got rcligon, and commenced what lie called
family prayer—that is prayer in his quar
ter, every night and morning ; and when he
began his prayer, it was impossible to tell
when he would stop, especially if [as he
termed it) he got happy. Then he would
sing and pray and halloo for an horn* or
two together, that yon might hear him a
mile off. And he would pray for me and
my wife and children, and all my brothers
and thir children, and our whole family
connection to the third generation :. and
sometimes when we would have visitors Mo
ses’ prayers would interrupt the conversa
tion, and destroy the enjoyment of the whole
company. The women would cry, and the
children would set me almost frantic; and
even after I had retired, it would sometimes
be nearly daylight before I cdtfld go to
sleep; for it appeared to me that I could
hear Moses pray for three hours after he
had finished- I bore ita^long as l could, and
then forbid his praying so loud any more.
prom’sod obedience, but he soon trans
gressed i and my rule is never to be whip,
batwhenever a negro proves. incorrigible I
sell him- This keeps them in better subjec
tion, and is less trouble than whipping. I
pardoned Moses twice for disobedience, in
praying so loud, but the third-tune, I knew
I must seH him, or every negro on the farm
would be perfectly regardless of all my- or
ders.”
«< Yon spoke of Moses’s quarters; I sup
pose from that he has a family.”
i Yes he has a woman and three children
I*didn’t mind de orders.'
ii What kind of orders?”
« Well, massa stranger, I tell yon. Mas
sa William werry strick man, and worry
nice man, too, an’ ebry body onde plaee got
to mine him: an’ I break through de rule;
bhtI didn't tend to break de rule, doe; I
forgot myself, an’ I got too high.”
«. It is for getting drunk, that, is it?”
.. 6 no, sah, not d*t, nother.”
«i Ton are the strangest negro I havfc seen
for a week. If you would not like to be
pitched overboard, you had better tell
wtoyobtfidl’* '
««Please, massa, don’t frbw depoocllieted
They ex-
ever charged me over five.”
changed salutations, and to the Colofiel'-s ^
inquiry after Moses, Mr. B. replied that lie Ax Indiana Husband on the Death of
was up stairs measuring grain, and invited j his Wife.—« I’ve lost sheep, and I’ve lost
him to walk up and see him. Soon Mr. B.’s : calves, and I've lost cows, and Fro lost
attention was arrested by a very confused ‘ i shoats,’ but I never had anything to cut 1m
noisa above. He listened, and heard an un- i tip like this!” Such was the affectionate
usual shuffling of feet, some one sobbing vio- I hurst of grief of an Indiana farmer, Btan-
leiitly, and some oue talking very hurriedly; i ding by the grave into which the dead bodj
and when he reflected upon Col. C."s singu- j of his wife was being lowered, elicited by
lar movement and the peculiar expression ' some attempt at consolation on the part of i
of his countenance, lie became alarmed, and
determined to go up and see what was trans
piring.
When he reached the head of the stairs, he
was startled by seeing Moses in the middle
of thc floor, down upon one knee, with his
arm around the Colonel's waist, and tlkihg
most rapidly: while thc Colonel stood weep
ing audibly. So soon as thc Colonel could
sufficiently control his feelings, he told Mr.
B. that he had never been able to free him
self from the influence of Moses’s prayers,
and that daring the last year he and his
wife and all his children had been converted
to God.
Moses responded : n Bress God, Massa C.,
doe I way up her, I neber forgit you in my
prayers; I oilers put de ole massa side de
new one. Bress God! dis make Moses tink
’bout Joseph in de Egypt.”
The Colonel then stated to Mr. B. that his
object in coming to Baltimore was to buy
Moses and his family back again. But Mr.
B. assured him that was out of the question,
for he could not part with him; and he in
tended to manumit Mo&ci and his wife at
forty, and children at thirty-five years of
age.
Moses was not far wrong in his reference
to Joseph. For when Joseph was sold into
Egypt, God overruled it to his good, and he
obtained blessings that were far beyond his
expectations; so with Moses. Joseph event
ually proved the instrument of sating the
lives of those who sold him.
Old Moses is still living, and doing well.
He long since obtained his freedom, and at
present occupies a comfortable house of his
own; and I suppose sings and prays and
shouts to his heart’s content.—Methodist
Protestant.
—Or wife, I suppose he calls her now, for
soon after he got religion, he asked me if
they might be married, and I suppose they
No, no, massa, none O’ dat; it’s'because were.”
•i What will you take for her and the
children?”
*i If von want them for your own use, I
will take seven hundred dollars; but I shall
not sell Moses nor them to go out of the
State.”
•i i wish them for my own use, and will
give you tbe fourteen hundred dollars.”
Mr. B. and Col. C. went to B.'s store,
drew up the writings and closed the sale;
after whieh, they returned to the vessels,
and Mr. IL, approaching the negro, who sat
with bis eyes fixed upon the deck, seemingly
wrapped in meditation of most awful fore
bodings, said—
Welh ifoses, I have bought yon.
neighbor and a «t by-stander.” There was
something in this tribute to the departed,
like that paid by the renowned Mrs. Par
tington : ii I married my second httsbofid
because he could wear my first husbond’p old
clothes. Most of ’em was good as new, and
they fitted him as well a3 if lie fras made Sit
’em. He was always keerfnl of his clothes,
my first husband was—very keepfnl, al
ways!” And the old lady took out her
knitting-needle, and began to •< narrow”
toward the toe of a speckled yarn stocking.
nigger in de ^ofa.”
./Then tefi mevflist yon are to ST sold
for.”
.. Fot prayin’, sah.”
.. For praying? That iff a strange tale,
Will your master not permit yon to
pray?”
7. © yes, soh, he let me pray easy; but I
i And why did yen hallo so in your
prayer ?”
„ Kase, de Spent comes on me; on I gets
happy for* I knows it, dea; den I gpa*i
can't trol myself den; den I knows anS>
boot Basra’s rale; den I holler if ole Man
widoUdenies obtbequiri-
jptT~ Don’t marry a woman under twenty.
o has’nt come to her wickedness before
,efi’.—Blackwood's Magazine.
ell!—If I knew any bad words, I’m a-
ful afraid I should say e’m!! I jnst wfisli I
had hoM of the perpetrator of that vtith a
pair of tongs. I’d bottle him up in sper-
its, and keep him for a terror to bars, as
sure as liis name is Kit North.
Set a .thief to catch a' thief! How came
yon to know when that crisis in a woman’s
life occurs? Answer me that! I’ll tell
you what my opinion is; and won’t charge
you any fee either! A woman comes to her
wickedness when she'conics to her husband!
—and if she knew any thing good before, ii
all goes by the board, then; its no more use
to her afterwards, than thc fifth wheel of a
coach ! Don't you know, you wicked calum
niator, that thunder don't sour, milk more
effectually than matrimony docs woman's
temper ?
. Come to their wickedness, indeed, snow
flakes and soot f They’d not know-the mean
ing .of the word wicked, if your sex were
blotted ont of existence! We should have a
perfect little heaven upon earth—a regular
terestrial Paradise, no runaway matches, no
cases of——Ac—conscience ! no divorces, no
deviltry of any kind. Women' would keep
young till the millenium; in fact millenium
warttkl be merely a nominal jubilee! because
The world
Clay, Calhoun and Webster.—The
N. Y. Express, in recbfdin'g the death of
Mr. Clay,’ says i
It seems but yesterday tbit we heard Mr.
Clay's voice in the Senate, in all its sweet
ness and power, as he recorded the death
and recited the virtues of his associate, John
C. Calhoun. <t He was,” said Mr. Clay, ..of
my own age.” A solemn stillness pervaded
thc chamber—Mr Clay paused—his head
dropped upon his breast, and the aspect of
the speaker indicated the powerful workings
of his mind. He felt that this was this lost
time his voico would be heard in the Senate
upon an occasion so solemn and interesting
to the whole body. Clay and Calhoun! eo-
laborcrs for forty years, from 4he war of
1812 to the death of the illustrious Senator
from South Carolina, opposed through life,
but meeting upon the common level of tho
grave and in the common receptable of the
tomb, and destined, let us trust, to renewed
associations in the world of spirits. Butene
man remains of the great senatorial trie—
Daniel Webster! Seventy years have passed
over thc head of the great Senator of the
North, and who shall say how toon the sum
mons of death'may come to him—the sur
viving monument of those three powerful
tWllecta of the land.”
r) it,weald hake already come.
i&^made a Ve^ low bow,’ and every | would'be one universal garden of pretty
muscle of his face worked with emotion
he replied—
- fe yon, massa ? Where is Igwine,
sa ? Is I gWine to Georgy ?’
•• No,” said Mr. B. «. I am
here ip tbe city ; yonder is my store. I want
yon to attend on the store; and have pur
chased yent wife and children too, that yon
may not be separated.”
- Brest God for that! An,’massa, coni
go to meeting’ sometimes V
«• Yes, Moses, yew era go to ehnrch three
times on sabbath, and every night in the
weft : and yaw era pray oa often on yea'
choose, end os land os yew choose, and get
rosy,laughing women; no masculine mil
dew to their beauty-or bow their sweet L
heads, the blessed year round!
Now you'd better repent of your sins, Mr.
What '; your name; for as sure as preaching,
yon will go where you'll have nothing to do
but its think of ’em! and you won t find any
woman thera, either, for they all go to the
other place! Fanny Fern.
yW An Irishman haring been told that
the prices of bread had been lowered ex
claimed.:
** Thin it the first time I have ever rtjoiced
at the fall of my best friend.”
The Militart Power or the United
States.—It appears from official records
that the standing Army of the United States
at present numbers 10,129; commissioned
officers, 896; noa.commissioned officers and
privates, 9,228. The number of buglers em
ployed is 70, and the number , of musicians
258. The head-quarters of the Army ore
hi Washington, D. C. Thc number of com
missioned officers, musicians and, privates,
2,105,5C2 making a total of 2,180,480 fight
ing men ; truly, we are inclined to believe
that the Unitel States are •• a power on
earth,” whatjver we may hear to the coua-
trary. The number of permanent military
posts is 9, and of arsenals 50.
Oh, PoETttEE ! oh Poetri.—Some « ris
ing genius,'” in' the Hartford Review, after
cudgelling his poor brains for four days anti
nights, ii' got off ’ the following:
ii Long is the morn that brings no eve;
tall is the corn that no cob leaves; bine is
the sky that never looks yellow ; hard is the
apple that never grows mellow; but longer
and bluer and harder and tall, is my old Bf-
dy love—my adorable Poll.”
prr According to the French census, rae
Frenchman in seventy dies by his own hands;
and one woman in one hundred and twenty-
five.
CosiMisrfirtvES' to China.—K diijjtatch
fAnn Washington says that the Hon. Hum
phrey Marshall, Whig member of Congress
from Kentucky, has been appointed Commis-
; sioner to China.
Good Pun-—The New York Tribune re
cently said: We spit upon the platform.—
The Rochester American replies that the edi-'
tor of the Tribune caflSot expect-to-rdte as %
Whig.
Wanted.—A thin man, who has bora
used to the business of collecting, to craw!
through keyholes, and find debtors who ora
..never at home.” Salary nothing tbs-
flrat year, to be doubled each yew afifer-
wsrds.