Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

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. ■'l -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. *~ 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.’’