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VOL. I—AO. a9.
POETRY.
■ " CLEOPATRA.
Hating a picture by Danby ul tbc Egyutiai
K embarking on the Cyndus.
H. in the sunny air!
■jlmrps in tlic porphyry halls !
in. deep hum, like a people’s prayer,
K il3 heart-breathed swells and tails !
like the desert’s call.
W, hack to the shouting shores !
H; ruer’s ripple, heard through all,*
K. p!,ys with the silver oars !
m a gleam of gold !
amber breezes float,
to be dreamed of-—but never told,
dancing bout!
on the burning sand !
thousand tongues arc mute !
strikes, with a trembling band,
of bis gilded lute !
H,.. ,Dt|jiop’s heart throbs loud and high,
his white symur,
f.vbian kneels, ns he meets her eve,
Be the flash of an eastern star !
may not be beard,
Kilie silken streamers quiver,
lS|,e vessel shoots—like a bright-plumed bird—
Bn—down the golden river!
B»’the lofty mount!
Hliwuy by the lonely shore !
by the gushing of many n fount,
fountains gush no more!
warning vision, there,
voice that should have spoken
to be laid waste and bare,
young spirits brftken !
dried away,
and beauty blasted !
m e „e. so fair, and hearts so gay,
he so early wasted !
TIISCELiAMEOJS.
■ FROM THE COMIC OFFERING.
inn IVIIO CARRIED IMS
■ OW.A BEADLE.
Bhedullest part of tlic dullest county in
Bn! is situated the little demi-seini-fash-
B lathing town of—Bless me!—l was
■betraved Iff llietnerc force of habit in-
B imprudence of callin«* it by its
Be upon a time there happened to the I
■lie town, a very dull bathing season— i
Bonn on the coast beside was full of
Bv: —bathers, walkers, donkey.riders, i
Ba r-, and pcddlc-gathcrs, yet the luck-!
Bn of was comparatively empty.!
■placards with ‘Lodgings to let’ stared
Body iu the face, from every window
By direction. Thing's of course were i
■ ranks of people were malcontent.
Boj>k(T|>ers were croaking, the proprie
■ lodging houses in despair; and the i
B.vi.who had ventured thither in hopes ;
B jiicasant acquaintances and dissi- j
B their dullness were sick of ennui. As i
■ class of incurables, the resident in- ]
Bts, they, for want of better amuse- J
Bppjcd themselves with redoubled ar-
B ticir favorite winter recreations of,
B',. ihe most inveterate scandal of cacli,
■ - state of utter stagnation were af-
B when, one very hot day in the
Bof August, a stranger was seen to on-;
worthv town-corporate. In the dearth
Hlliiiio in the news or variety which;
■t si sensibly at the arrival of a
dd have been considered a sea-
H iiv : . could lie have been approach-
direful risk of contaminating
1 v bringing it iii contact with some
■' •til it. But the stranger entered
iso unquestionable a shape, that
luiirth and tiftli classes in
f, holding themselves a peg above
Hi ■ a the shop-keepers, mantau-ma
■ waiters at the taverns felt their no-
B 1? intuitively at him. The groups of
l ' f >ii‘nn|itiious comments on him as he
B Ins way, and ‘.lie few fashionables
to he seen in the street cast super
of careless superiority upon
waistcoat, and in short, a whole
|H t'et wt of mixed cloth called pep-
B-si't colored, with t black silk hand-
B>icd a-.out his neck in a nautical
wore huge sea boots pulled over
to complete the picture, ear.
bundle in a red silk handker-
V 1 of a stout oaken cudgel over
Ills dress : vet to close observers
r there was something wholly out
ui way about the lonely pedes
■ I a ii' was that expression of cool dc
courage in his large grey eyes, that
'ii'rht he the prevailing sentiments
towards him, few would
1 'i Imld enough to oiler him actual in-
H il iie iiad not grasped so substan-
B '': of olfence and defence as the a
■ ''bom and stout oaken cudgel, in a hand
H' ' 1 -ii <1 such weight of bone and now
■uscle.
'' inwi.it me, .lack, that ’ere fist of bis
'ica knock down argument,’ said a
of his ship-uiates, who was in-
the stranger.
■ '••niy la,!, make yourself sure of that,’
"'■■. between whom and the stranger
S look of recognition had been e.\-
V d <»> passant.
-H' :| r| un sort of fish, howsomever,’ re
■ i ‘" first speaker, ‘and I wonder w hat
I ' l him on this shore ; lie don’t look
for all his pcppcr-and-salt-
BVhup Ivon know somewhat about
Back’’
B' “li I do,'replied .lack, pursing up
B J,| i taith a look of importance : 'but I
™' mD P18U,,,m BV AT T.„ tCE DO.XAH, PER
j han’t sailed so many years in the King’s ser
| v ‘ce without learning to keep my own coun
; sel—aye or another’s too on occasion !’
‘i’d wager, then, this odd genus is some
■ rascally smuggler that you have fallen along-
J side of who has given you a gallon of Dutch
gin to biib.? you to be mum, when you see
j {‘ini —and I would’nt mind betting a pint that
j ere bundle ol his is full of injee handker
i chers that he has runned ashore, and has now
Ito sell. I*ll just step up, and ask him for the
i first sight of cm, for 1 wants agood un.’
j ‘l’d advise you, Ben, my boy, to take anoth
er observation of his fist, before you goto
crack your jokes on him I’said Jack : and
| Ben having done so, w isely determined on
; keeping his distance.
There certainly was a characteristic some
thing in tiie stranger, from the tie of his
1 handkerchief, to the slight roll in his gait,
i that savoured of a seafaring life. Even nis
way of setting on his hat had not the look of
a landsman. The art of sturdy independence
with which he shouldered his bundle, and
trudged along, showed that he considered
the opinions of the bystanders as a matter of
perfect indifference. Yet there was that
about him which forcibly arrested the atten
tion of every one ; people who would not
own to themselves that they thought him
worth looking at once, nevertheless turned
round to look at him again.
J The first step he took w>as to search for
j lodgings; but these though readily found,
j were r.ot so easily obtained, it was in vain
j that he applied to the proprietors of every
| lodging-house ; it seemed as though he car
l ied a bill of exclusion in his face; people
shut their doors on his approach,and troin inc
| genteel marine villa to tiie most paltry cabin,
j he could not find a roof that would afford
! shelter to him and his bundle. The in keep
j ers were equally inexorable, and it appeared
I doubtful whether he should be permitted to
i rest the sole of his foot in the hospitable
j town of
Our Pedestrian might have despaired even
[of obtaining a night’s lodging in a place where
the tide of popular opinion seemed to set so
dead against him, but tic was no sentimental
novice ; lie had passed the meridian of life,
and was too well acquainted with mankind
not to know that while he could call to his
aid a few of those potent little magicians
called sovereigns (and most despotic sover
eigns they are) he could ensure niinsclf any
thing he pleased, in the little coroorabop. In
fact, the prudential doubts of its inhabitants,
as to the probability of bis carrying any metal
of that shape and colour in the qucerly ent
pockets of his thread-bare pepper-and-saits,
was the whole and sole causes of his cool re- ,
ception.
The witness of a sovereign, to which the
stranger as a dernier resort appealed,procured
him a supper and bed, and all tilings needful
for refreshment, at a small public house,
whose crazy little creaking sign promised to
travellers ‘Good entertainment for man and
horse.
The next morning, being disencumbered
of the unpopular bundle at tbc end of that
oaken cudgel which he still either grasped or
flourished in most nautical fashion, lie enter
ed the reading room.
‘lt is no use putting down your name, sit,
for you cannot be admitted here ;’ was the
answer lie received! from the pert super
intgndant of this place of fashionable re
sort.
‘Noton my paying the usual terms of sub
scription?’ demanded the stranger.
‘No, sit’ We cannot admit persons of your
description on an any te-nis, sir.
‘Persons of my description !’ repeated the
the stranger, most emphatically grasping Ins
trusty cudgel, ‘and pray, sir, of what descrip
tion do you suppose me to be ?’
The Jack ifi office surveyed the sturdy
stranger with a look in which contempt and
alarm were oddly blended, as he ropheu
‘Can’t exactly say, sir, but 1 am sure none
of our subscribers would choose to associate
with you.’
‘How do you know that, you saucy Jackan
apes ?’ said the stranger, becoming a little
choleric.
‘Why, sir, because sir, W’e make a point of
being very select, sir, and never on no ac
count admit persons of your description.’
‘But,it seems, you do not know of what
description I am.’
‘Whv, sir, no one can expect to keep these
things secret.’
‘What, then, is it whispered about who I
am?’ . .
‘Whispered ! Lord, sir, it was in every bod
y’s mouth before breakfast ?
‘And what does that important personage,
every body, say ?’
‘Oh, sir, that you are a broken down mil
ler hiding from his creditors.’ And here he
cast a sitrewd glance on the thread-bare-pep
per-and-salts of the stranger. The stiangcr
icgardctl him for a moment, with a comic ex
pression on his features, made him a profound
bow, and walked off.
Not a whit humbled by this repulse, tiie
stranger repaired to the place of general
promenade, and took |M>sscssion of a vacant
place at the end of one of the benches, on
which were seated two of these important
people who had from time immemorial, in
vested themselves with the dignity of the
, head persons in the place. It is hardly pos-
I siblo to suppose such people would conde
scend to exchange a few remarks with a siran
. ger of whom the only particulars Known
|' were, that lit Uutlgcd into lou n carrying his
" DESPAIK ° F AM THINO ~T Rt;TW QfiPt, w E shall sail alsplc^Cho^^"'.'
CrEOSCrIA TIMES
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, JULY *l.l*9*
/ ow 'i bundle, wore a thread-bare suit of pej>-
| pei-aud-salts, and slept at the Golden Lion!
| These worthies did not allow him time
to make their acquaintance, but with anai
as if they dreaded infection, they arose aid
departed. Not the least discomposed by th«
distaste the great men of little —&
vinced for his society, the stranger procecdei
to make himself as much at home on tic
bench as if it bail been his inheritance. IL
drew from his pocket a box with an appara
tus for igniting a match, lighted a cigar, aid
smoked for some time with apparent relish.
At length perceiving anew set of loun.
gers on (lie prohienade, he hastily despatchel;
his cigar, and approaching one of the other
benches, addressed a few courteous though
trifling observations to its occupants, three
lacies and a gentleman; but iiad his remarks
been either of a blasphemous or indelicate
nature they could not have been met with a
greater appearance of consternation by the
ladies, who rose, alarmed at the liberty the
pepper-and-salt- colored man liad taken,
while the gentleman observed with a most
aristocratic demeanour, that he labored un
der a mistake in addressing tiiose ladies.
‘Sir,’ said the stranger, ‘you are right: 1 j
took you for persons of politeness and benev
olence. Discovering my error, I crave your
pardon, and retire.’
Although any reasonable person might
have been satisfied from these specimens of;
the inhabitants of it was no sj>ot
for a friendly unknown individual to pitch his
tent in, still‘the man who carried his own
bundle’ persevered in his endeavors to find
some liberal minded person therein. Yet,
tram me ingnest to the lowest, a general feel
ing of suspicion seemed to pervade the bo
soms of all, and tiie luckless stranger resided
in the town a whole week without finding at
single exception. Nay, worse reports still i
than being a bankrupt miller got afloat.
Mine hostess of the Golden Lion served
up these on dits with all their variations ami
accompaniments to her guest at his meals,
protesting in the true tone of all dealers in
such matters, her total disbelief in every thing
that was said to the prejudice of her guest —
a guest, who shewed so. much good taste as to
prefer her house, and sufficient honesty to
pay for every thing before he consumed it—
which to be sure, she prudently added, was
the way in which business was always car
ried on at the Golden Lion.
iho'ulrt so 'iinTi a noisome a flung *f>y* Jaelt
Smith, Tom Balls, and some dozen others of
four customers, as to chalk up such enormous
scores against them as these,’said the stran- i
jer, drily pointing with his oak stick to the
lieotoglyphics, with which tiie bar was
traced.
‘Why, sir, to be sure, these all be ’sponsi
ble persons,’ stammered Betty Pagan. Her
guest muttered to himself as he passed into 1
the streets :
‘Rather hard that my credit should be
worse than that of Jack Smith, and Tom
Balls, and the rest of Betty Pagan’s custom
ers. Faith, 1 must be a most suspicious
bolting fellow ! To be sure, reports like
these are of a nature to give the death blow
to sav vanity, if that were a failing to be
cured by mortification. J am an ugly dog 5
I am aware, but I did not know that my : ,
phiz was ill looking enough to indicate an j,
old smuggler, a broken down miller (but for;
that the pepper and salts may be thanked,) a j
fraudulent bankrupt, hiding up from his ere-!,
ditors, a retui ned convict, and a mnn who, ,
having married three wives, and htts run |
away from them all!’
The habitual good temper, and light-heart- ,
ed gaiety of the stranger was rutiled ; and ;,
there was a compression on bis brow, and an J j
angry glow on his check, as he entered tha j (
notorious gossip shop, the Post Office. The j,
mail had just arrived, and the letters having
been sorted, were delivered to their respec
tive claimants. But there was one iefter that I
had not been claimed, which excited general .
curiosity. I
According to invariable diurnal custom, all J
the towns-people who had nothing to do, j
were assembled in or near the Post Office— I
those who expected letters, to receive them,
air! those whodid not, to take note of the c- !
pistles directed to their neighbors, and obtain i
if possible, some clue whereby to guess their
contents, either from observations from hands
or seals, or haply from the expression of the
countenances of the recipients, or some hint
or exclamation during perusal.
The unclaimed letter was of a most tempt
ing appearance, sealed, surmounted with a
coronet —I’o the Right Hon. A-dmiral Loid
A B and franked by the Duke *t
A Many were the surmises offered on
the subject. Could it be possible that a man
of his high rank meant to honor them with
his presence for the season? But then lie hid
not engaged lodgings. No matter, there were >
plenty disengaged. The most noble Duke
evidently supposed that his uncle was actual
ly there, and it was impossible for so great a
man to make a mistake. Loid A B j
would doubtless arrive that day with his suite.
It would be the salvation of the town for a
season to be able to announce such an arrival
in the country papers—the presence of niv
Lord, was perhaps a prognostic of a visit from
the duke and the mighty dutches.
All present were impressed with the ncccs
| sily of calling an immediate town meeting,to
propose presenting him with the freedom of
the town, in a gilt box, which doubtless his
' lord hip would be polite enough to take for
gold. During the discussion, in which by
this time the whole town was engaged, there
i were some whose curiosity to know the con-
j ten,s °* •I'is important'epistle was so great,
I as to betray them into the endeavor of fore
j stalling Lord A B in reading all
that was comc-at-able in his letter ; but the
1 envelope was folded so as to buflle tile most
j expert in the worthy art of round-readings.
Mow far the ardor of making discoveries
! would have carried some of them, 1 am not
; prepared tojsuy— perhaps it might have leadlto
I felonious attempts on the sanctity of a ducal
i seal and frank, had not the stranger (who had
remained an unnoticed listener in the crowd,
I and had quietly seen the letter passing from
hand to hand through a large circle) now
stepped into the midst, and making a low bow
said—
-4 Gentlemen, when you have amused your
selves sufficiently with that letter, l‘ will
thank you to hand it over to me, its rightful
owner.’
i io von ! exclaimed the whole town and
corporation iu a single breath, looking uimt-
I tcruble things at the thread-hare pepper-aud
jsalt, of the independent individual before
them. ‘We are surprised at your impudence
in demanding this letter, which is franked
and sealed by the Duke of A , and ad
dressed to Admiral Lord A B .’
‘ 1 am ho, gentlemen,’ returned the stran
ger, making a sarcastic obeisance all round.
‘1 see that you do not think the son of a duke
can wear such a coat, and carry his own bun
die on occasion. However, 1 see one w ithin
hail who can witness to my identity. Here
‘PP r ' , '-L- Rrqcpv'j'iril have v.m
old commander ?
‘Forgotten your honour ! No, no, tnv lord,
exclaimed Jack, springing into the midst of
the circle. ‘I knew your noble lordship the
moment I seed you ; but l remember your
honour's humor too well to spoil sport by sa
luting, wher; you thought tit to hoist foreign
colors.’
‘Jack, you are an honest fellow ! and here
is a sovereign to drink my health, for wc have
weathered many a hard gale together, and
iicre’s another for keeping niv secret, old
heart of oak. And now gentlemen, contin
ued Lord A B , ‘if you are not yet
satisfied that the letter belongs to me, here
are, I trust sufficient proofs !’ as he spoke be
produced from his pocket-book a bundle of
letters, bearing the same superscription.
.i nost-mnstor immediately handed him
tlic lei.v., onii.g or me most
elaborate apologies, which his lordship did
not stay to listen to, but walked back to the
Golden Lion, leaving the assembled popula
tion of mute with consternation.
That afternoon, tlic whole corporation,
sensible too late of lueir error, waited in a
body on Lord A B to apologise for
their mistake, and to entreat him to honor the
town with his presence during the remainder
of the season.
Lord A B was busily em
ployed in tying up his bundle when the de
putation entered, and be continued to adjust
it all toe time they were speaking. When
they concluded, having tightened the last
knot, he replied as follows:
‘Gentlemen, f entered your town with eve
ry intention of thinkintr well of its inhabit
ants. But you will say I came in a shabby j
coat, carrying my own bundle—and toolc up |
my quarters at a paltry alehouse. Upon my
word it was the only place where you would \
give me admittance ! Your reception of inc (
would have been very different had I arrived
in inv carriage. Gentlemen, l doubt it not; j
my rank, fortune and equipage will procure]
respect any where from people of your way
of thinking. But gentlemen, lain nn old i
fellow, as you see, and sometimes tryV heth-.
er 1 can obtain it without these adventitious j
distinctions; and the manner in which you j
treated me, while I appeared among ycu in j
the light of # a poor and most inoffensive]
stranger, has convinced me of iny error in j
looking for liberality of construction here.—
And now gentlemen, I must inform you that I
estimate your polite attention at the same val- |
re that I did your Contempt, and that 1 would
not spend another night in your town if you 1
would give it to me for nothing, and so 1
wish you a very good morning.’
As his lordship concluded he attached his
rcl bundle to the end of his bludgeon, and
shouldering it, with a droll look at the dis- I
com fit ed corporation, he trudged out of the
toivn with the same air of sturdy indepen
dence that he had trudged in.
'The sagacious town and corporation re
mained thunderstruck with the adventure.—
However, tiicir conduct in the aflair had been
too unanimous to admit of their recriminat
ing each other the blame of this unlucky
mistake ; so they came to the wise resolution
of making the best of a bad business, and di
gesting the hitter rebuke as well as they i
might: moreover they determined that their
town should not lose the credit of a visit from
so distinguished a personage, and duly an
nounced in the country papers. Lord A
if. ’sarrival and departure from the town
i° f •
] A few days since, a little ragged urchin was
■scut by a mechanic to collect a small bill
which had but just becometluc. lie began m
; the usual way, but becoming more and more
; importunate, at length tho gentleman's pa
tience being exhausted, he said to him, “ Aon
j need not dun me so sharply. I am not going to
] run away il present." 1 I don't suppose you
jare,” said the lad, scratching his head but
< my master is, and he tennis the mouey."
I [ Nash. Ggz.
SALiHAOE A DL
I'oeliy unit Poets, u scrap. "
“ Thou simple lyre! thy music wild
lias served to charm the weary hour,
j And many a lonely night has ‘glided,
When even pam has own'd and smdod,
Its fascinating power.”—knot VV uits.
j lam often sensible of a melancholy fccl
fing thinking of poetry and poets. And yet
j there is much, very much in these expressive
t words calculated to excite a cheerful, if not
j a joyous spirit. Poetry—what is it but a
I tc ' r m significant of every thing that is beauti
i lul, and associated with tlic lovely and grand
|in nature and humanity ? Poet—is it not a
■ notable title I And are not those who have
i won it the happiest of God’s children ? Vet,
jit is even so. Creation’s countless forms of
power, the unutterable splendor of the spirit’s
; visions, the solemn beauty of religion, the
j meekness of woman's martyrdom, the stern
• nobility of man’s greatness, the sweet holi
ness of human love—these, ay all else that
is truly celestial and emphatically interesting
—all is poetry ; and we call such as have
quickened their sensibilities so as lo render
them susceptible totho/c impressions Poets.,
Why then sight of gloom,when the eye of
contemplation rests upon them, their pure
sources of pleasure, and tiie rich fruits of
their labours? It is because they are scatter
ed widely over the world, and arc an isolated
priesthood. I housands of their fellows are
Klih
they dispense, evaporated from the arid | ath
of the worldling, absorbed by the barren sands
of envy, or congealed by the icy blast of sel
fish and indurated criticism!
Hence we tnav trace tiie premature decay
of their fame, and understand the facility
with which the multitude step out of the ma
gic circle of their influence where they were
once spell-bound.
1 would eagerly repel any insinuation ini
mical to my good judgment in this matter.
Far from me lie an unmanly sympathy for
the’puny race,of self-sty let, bards. Their short
and lowly flights correspond with their but
terfly wings ; and to mourn that the sum
mer’s breeze sweeps them to oblivion, would
boas reasonable ns to liynent that the arm of
infancy is unable to bullet the whirl of tiie
sua-swetr.
I would that each and all who have, in any
worthy manner, nourished tiie bird of song,
which broods in their bosoms, were remem
bered and cherished. It is a wish prompted
not only by a sense of justice due to their la
bours, but by an intelligent inteicst in human
we'farc. Let all cultivate a poetic spirit, not
for fame, hut for improvement. Let it brigh
ten our dull paths and keep alive our torpid
feelings. Let it be the hand-maid of religion,
the perennial resource, the constant compan
ion. Let it be a glorious ornament, not priz
ed as a substitute lor moral deficiencies, but
as a fit accompaniment to tlic dignity of vir
tue.
The greatest beauty in female dress is
that which is most simple, and at the same
time gracefully adapted to exhibit the nat
ural beauty f>l me lenuue i0.,... ou.u.
simplicity should be observed, even in
colour ; a profusion of tawdry and glaring
colours bespeaks a tasteless and vulgar
mind, even if the wearer were a duchess.
Colour should also always be adapted to
complexion. Ladies with delicate rosy
complexions hear white and light blue bet
ter than dark colours, while on the con
trary, sallow hues of complexion will not
boar these colours near them, and impera
tively require dark quiet colours to giye
them beauty ; yellow is the most trying
and dangerous of all, and cau only be worn
by the rich-toned healthy looking Lru
nette.—-Y. 1~. Mirror.
The monopoly of the Bank of England, as
a banking establishment, is intended wholly
to cease with the expiration of tlic present
charter; other banks, with no limitation to the
number of partners, may be formed through
out the country, and, in London itself, with
out any legislative interference, except a
gainst the issue of paper money. The great
privilege meant to be conceded to tiie Bank
of England under the new arrangement is,
that it shall possess die sole privilege of issu
ing paper for tiie circulation ol England and
Wales; such issues, however, being managed
under very strict regulations, and the imme
diate control of Government, so as to guard
the public effectually against any abuse of
this important privilege. Complete publicity
will be given to all the accounts and proceed
ings of the Bank, probably once a fortnight,
or not less frequently than once a month.
This publicity will include the issue of notes,
distinguishing tiie Bank post lull, tiie amount
lof bullion, the discounts, deposits, and, in
fact, all the ini|H>riant transactions of the
■ tablishuient. It is tiie sumstotal alone, how
ever, that will lie required. All country bank
i pa|Kir, of w hatever descriptions, throughout
England and Wales, intended tq ho put out ol
I circulation within a limited time, and declar
ed illegal. But country banks will not, on
that account, cease to exist. Their papei
, circulation will consist solely of that issued
j by flic Bank of England ; but, re- a compen
■ sation for the diminution of the profit arising
from tlic circulation of their own notes, an
arrangement is to be made, under which the
proprietors of such banks will he supplied
with Bank of England notes, on proper secu
rin', at a very low rate of interest, some 2 1-2,
and others 2 per cent. only. Tlic difference
between that rate and 5 per cent, which the
cciintry harikcrcnn generally obtain in his own
neighborhood, will constitute his chief profit.
Fioin this source a large additional profit will
no doubt he derived by the Bark of England ;
and it is intended further that it shall retain
the nmiigement of the public debt, tlic pay
ment ol the dividends, and holdthebajanccs
ol public money as at present. The terms
on which the privileges above detailed are, it
is said, to lie granted, are, that the Bank shall
pay to Government at annual sum of g5U,000/.
in addition to the loan of the capital and other
payments at present made by tlic corporation.
The reports further state, that the Bank three
tors have declined accepting another charter
on such terms: but tiiis is considered more
to relate to that particular condition bv which
they are called on to pay 250,000/. annually,
than to any of the others mentioned.— Titnes.
Margaret Ycrch Kraus. —Of all the fe
(males modern \\ ales has produced, of a sure
ty Margaret A crch Evans, who flourished a
bout eight and twenty years ago, near Llanhcr
■ is, in Caernarvonshire, was the most extraor
dinary. Iu point of accomplishments, and
their practical utility, few, if any, of the fair
sex have excelled this celebrated Cambrian
damsel •* >r t-unage’wen: to no lounu, at ail
times, a selection of I lie best thorough nred
dogs in the principality; and her selection
was not limited to one species. Greyhounds,
beagles, fox-hounds, terriers, and even curs
of low degree were to he seen frisking about
the cottage which Margaret occupied; and
the gossips of Llanberis affirm to this day;
that she made a more desperate havoc among
the hares and foxes than all tlic confederate
hunts did together. Nor were Margaret’s
qualifications confined to her dexterity ami
hardihood as a huntress. She managed a
hoat with admirable facility; she could play
on the harp and oil the fiddle; she made
shoes, built and repaired boats, shod horses;
ar.d, at the age of 70, was tiie best wrestler in
the country. VVliat will our fair countrywo
men say to this? This amazon died, about
ei"fit and twenty wars buo. at tiie huvanced
age of 92, a wonderful example of native in
genuity, persevering industry, and contented
pen ury.— Caernarvon Herald.
The Monkey and liull-nog. —A furious
battle took place so>»ie time back, at AVorces
tcr, between those two animals, on a wager of
three guineas to one, that the dog would kill
the monkey in six minutes. The owner of
the dog agreed to permit the monkey to uso
a stick about i. feet long. Hundreds of spec
tators assembled to witness tlic fight, and bets
ran eight, nine and ten lo one in favor of the
dog, which could hardly he held in. The
owner of the inonkev taking from his pocket
i thick round rule about a foot long, threw it
into the hand of the monkey, saying, ‘Now
look sharp—mind that dog.’ ‘ Then hero
goes for yonr monkey,’ cried the butcher,
letting the dog loose, which flew *vith a tiger
tonishing agility, sprang at least a yard high,
and falling on the dog, laid fast hold of the
back of bis neck with his teeth, seizing ono
car with his left paw, so as to prevent his turn
ing to Lite. In this unexpected situation,
Jack fell to work with his rule upon the head
of tlic dog, which he heat so forcibly and ra
pidly, thut tiie creature cried out most elo
quently. In a short time the dog was carried
off in nearly a lifeless state with his scull
fractured. The monkey was of the middle
size.— English paper.
Markiark.— l,ook at the great mass of
marriages which take place over the whole
world ; what poor contemptible affairs they
are! A few soft looks, a walk, a dance, a
squeeze of the hand, a popping of the ques
tion, a purchasing of a certain number of
: yards of white satin, a ring, a cle gymun,a
• stage or two in a hired carriage, a night in a
country inn, and the whole matter is over.
For five or six weeks tw‘o sheepish looking per
• sons arc seen dangling on each other’s arm,
I looking at water falls, or making morning
. calls,and guzzling wine and cakes ; then eve
,! iy thing falls into the most monotonous rou
. tine • the wife sits on one side of tiie hearth,
I the husband on the ether, and little quarrels,
i little pleasures, little cares, and little children;
■ gradually gather around them. This is what ■
II ninety-nine out of a hundred find to be the
shh lights of matrimony.
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-I Overreaching.—The Boston Transcript
,[states that a hnfeher standing by his cart,
■ haw a iiwn stoop and pick up something,
. which on examination, proved to be a §1(1
; bill. 'Tlic butcher claimed it as his, hut the
ii)finder urged his claim for half as hut for him
.the butcher would have lost it. As the bill
- did not in fact belong to the butcher, he with
I. a good grace gave the fellow a $5 hill; but
i soon after in offering the §lO bill, it was
if found to be counterfeit.
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0 “ Any ting pile you dare ?’’ enquired one
i]Dutchman of anotltet engaged in angling:
ilj“ No, nottie at all.” “Aell,” returned the
[other, “riettin pitc me too.’’