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PRIVATE PUDDING.
. Oa How the Hoosier Come It.
Manv years ago a Hoosier, -who had just struck
New Orleans lor the first time, after his Ikt-boat
was made snug and fast, went up to see the sights
of the city. Passing St. Charles, he stopped im
mediately in front of the St. Charles Hotel, and
looking up, seemed to scrutinize the building with
the eye of an architectural connoisseur.
After satisfying his gaze, he asked ot a passer
by what building it was. On being told it was a
hotel, he inquired for the entrance, and being
shown, he ascended the steep steps. Approach
ing the office, he inquired for the landlord, of
whom he asked if he could get a “bite” to eat.
Mr. E. R. Mudge, who was the host at that time,
and who is host at all times, humoring the fellow,
told him he could do so by paying a dollar. —
After considering for some time on this item, and
gravely looking his host in the face, he said —
“ Well, I’ll go it. Thar’s } T our dollar —whar’s
your dinner ?”
“ Well,” said the other with a smile, “ it is not
ready yet; but take a seat at the table there, and
you can amuse yourself with the papers for a
half an hour, when you will hear the gong, which
will inform you that dinner is ready.” “ The
gong ! What’s that ?” asked the Hoosier.
“ Oh, jou will find out when you hear it,” re
plied Mudge.
Satisfied with this answer, the Hoosier, after
looking wildly around him, sat down and rum
maged over the papers. Time sped on at its cus
tomary rate, when suddenly the gong sounded,
and as usual the crowd moved for the dining-room.
Recovering from his astonishment at the noise
of the gong, and scenting the delicious fumes of
the dinner, the Hoosier made a rush through the
crowd for a seat, but being met by the host he was
conducted to his allotted chair. The gentleman
seated on each side of him, as well as the gentle
man opposite him had their wine before them.
After finishing his soup, and having his plate
well filled, the Hoosier observed the gentleman
helping themselves freely to the wine ; and so,
seizing the bottle of his right hand neighbor, he
attempted to help himself, when he was modestly
informed that the wine was “private.”
The Hoosier did not seem to comprehend, and
with a blank sort of a look resumed bis knife and
fork On laying them down again, and having
apparently come to the conclusion that it could
not ail be “ private” wine, he seized hold of his
left hand friend’s bottle.
“ Stop if you please sir,” said the offended in
dividual with a very fierce look, “ That is “pri
vate wine, sir.”
The Hoosier looked still more astonished, and
finding it a hard case, thought he would make
another trial anyhow. So reaching across the ta
ble, he seized the bottle opposite to him, and was
just in the act of filling his glass, when his vis-a
vis re-echoed “Private wine, sir, if you please !”
and withdrew the bottle from the fearful leakage
it was about to undergo.”
The “green ’un,” became enraged at being
foiled on every side, and observing that there was
a general simpering and tittering among the wai
ters, turned on the servant who stood at the back
ot his chair, and who had taken away his plate
for the fifth or sixth time, and cried out to him
with an oath to .bring it back, and that if lie
took it away again, “he’d be dod rod if he
didn’t dra w his picker on him,” and suiting the
action to the word, put his hand into his bosom,
showing the handle of a huge bowie-knife.
Alter ibis things went on quietly till the desert
was put on the table, when a large dish of “ Char
lotte Russe” was set right before the Hoosier.—
This he immediately drew near his plate, and
looking right and left he helped himself to a large
portion of it. Keeping his eyes fixed on the dish,
while eating perceived his right hand neighbor
attempting to withdraw the dish from him.
“No 3’ou don’t, Mister,” said % the Hoosier to
him ; “ that thar puddin’ is private puddin'. ”
The left hand gentleman, not observing what
had passed, then said—
“ Allow me to take this, fir.”
“ No, you cant take that thar puddin' ,” said the
Hoosier with a scowl, that’s private puddin and
he re-helped himself.
fehortly after the gentleman opposite was in
the act of drawing the dish over to him.
“ Hold on’ Mister,” said the Hoosier, with a
look of triumph, “ I’d have you to know that that
puddin’ is private puddin' while at the same time
he put his thumb to his nose and made sundry
gyrations with his fingers. “ You can’t come it
over me,” he continued, seeing that a joke had
been practiced upon him. “Private wine, eh !”
The attention of the table being attracted du
ring the latter scene, the gentleman around burst
into a roar oi laughter, and soon the whole stroy
was wispered from one to another. The thing
took so well that every gentleman was induced
to send his bottle to the Hoosier with his compli
ments, and our “ green ’un” soon became as mer
ry as a lord. Hiccoughing as he left the table, he
round to the gentlemen, and said :
“ Well, old fellows, you couldn’ come it over
me with your private wine.”
The glasses fairly danced upon the table with
the uproar and laughter which this last remark cre
ated, and the Hoosier, staggering out of the room,
made the best of his way to his boat.—-j\r. Q, Tic .
THE SHOWMAN OUTWITTED.
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A SKETCH OF THE PRIMITIVE MENAGERIE.
The menagerie was in town.
A rare occurrence was the exhibition of the
lions, timers, polar bears, and ichneumons, in Bal
timore, at the early day of which we were wri
ting, yet they came occasionally ; and this time
were visited by old Nat Wheatly, a jolly, weather
beaten boatman, well known in Baltimore as an
inveterate joker,* who never let any one get to the
windward of him. He was. furthermore, a slut
ever of the first class.
Nat visited the menagerie.
As he entered, the showman was stirring up the
monkeys and tormenting the lion, giving elaborate
descriptions ol the various propensities and nat
ural peculiarities of each and all.
“ This, ladies and'gentlemen, this, I say, is the
African lion. A noble beast he is, ladies and
gentlemen, and is called the king of the forest.
1 have heard lhat lie makes nothing of devouring
young creatures of every description, when at
home in the woods. Certain it is, that no other
beast can whip him.”
“ M-m-mister,” interrupted Wheatly, “ d-do
y-you say he ca-ca-can’t be whipped ? ”
“ I duz,” said the man of lions and tigers.
“ Wha-at’ll you bet I ca-ant fetch a critter
what’ll whip him ?■ ”
“ I ain’t abettin’man at all. I don’t object to
take a small bet to that effect.”
“ITlb-b-bet I ca-an f-f-fetch somethin’ that’ll
w-whip him. What say to a hundred d-d-dol
lars ? ”
Now there were several merchants in the crowd
who knew Wheatly well, and who were fully con
vinced that if the bet was made lie was sure of
winning. So he had no difficulty in finding
“backers,” one of whom told him lie would give
him ten gallons of rum if lie won.
The menagerie man glanced athislion. There
he crouched in his cage, his shaggy mane brist
ling, and his tail sweeping, the very picture of
grandeur and majesty. The bribe was tempting,
and he felt assured.
“ Celling sir, I have no objection to old Her
cules taking a bout with any creature you may
fetch.”
“ V-r-very w-well,” said Nat. “ It’s a bet.”
The money was planked up, and the next night
was designated for the terrible conflict. The
news was spread over Baltimore, and at an early
hour the boxes of the spacious theatre were filled
—the pit being cleared for the affray.
Expectation was on tip-toe, and it was with im
patience the crowd awaited the arrival of Wheat
ly* He at length entered, bearing a large bag or
sack on his shoulders, which as he let it fall up
on the floor, was observed to contain some re
markable hard and substance. The keeper
looked at it with indignation.
“ Th-th-there,” said Nat, pointing with his fin
ger at the bag.
“ Well, what is it ? ” asked the man with in
creased astonishment.
“ Th-ih-that, 1-ladies and gentleman,” said Nat,
jesticulating like a showman, “is a wb-wh
whimbamper !”
“ A whimbamper! ” echoed the keeper, “that’s
certainly anew feature in zoology and anatomy.
A whimbamper ! Well, let him out, and clear the
ring, or old Hercules will make a mouthful of
both of you.”
The keeper was excited.
Accordingly Nat cautiously raised the bag,
holding the aperture downwards, and roll
ed out a huge snapping tzlrtle, while the cheers
and laughter of the audience made the arches
ring.
“ There lie is! ” said Wheatly, as lie tilted
the whimbamper over with both his hands, and
set him on his legs. The snapper seemed un
conscious of his peril.
The keeper was about leaving the room, when
he swore that his lion should not disgrace himself
by fighting sucli a contemptible foe.
“ V-very well,” said Nat, “if y-you choose to
g-give me the hu-u-bundred .”
“ But it’s unfair,” cried the showman.
The audience interposed and insisted upon the
fight. There was no escape, and the showman
reluctantly released the lion, making himself se
cure on the top of his cage.
The majestic beast moved slowly around the
ring, snuffing and lashing, while every person
held his breath in suspense. Lions are prying
beasts and this one was not long, in discovering
the turtle, which lay on the floor a huge inanimate
mass. The lion soon brought his nose in close
proximity to it, when the turtle, not thinking,pop
ped out its head and rolled its eyes, while a sort
of wheeze issued from its savagerous mouth.—
The lion jumped back, turned, and made a spring
at the critter, which was now fully prepared for
his reception. As the lion landed on him, the
turtle fastened his. terrific jaws upon the lion’s
nostrils, rendering him powerless to do harm, yet
with activity of limb he bounded around the cir
cle, growled, roared, and lashed himself, but the
snapper hung on,seemingto enjoy the ride vastly.
“ Go it, whimbamper ! ” cried Wheatly, from
the boxes.
The scene was rich.
The showman was no less enraged than the
lion. Drawing his pistol, he threatened Nat with
terrible threats, that if he didn’t take his turtle off
he’d shoot him.
“ Ta-ta-take him off yourself ! ” shouted Nat
in reply.
At this critical moment, by dint of losing a
portion of his nose, the lion shook his dangerous
foe from him, and clearing the space between him
and the cage with a bound, he slunk quietly to
chew the bitter cup of defeat and pain.
It was a fair fight, all declared that the whim
barn per was the victor. The money was paid
over to Nat, who left the theatre delighted at the
success of his whim. The next morning he car
ried his turtle to market and sold him.
So this valiant champion, after conquering the
king of beasts, served to make a dinner lor Balti
more epicures.
All that is herein written is supposed to be true,
though highly colored, and is doubtless “green
in the memory ” of many old citizens of the mon
umental city. — Odd Fellow .
Description of Jerusalem . —The following beau
tiful descriptive and graphic delineation of Jeru
salem is from M. Poujoulat’s Egypt and Palestine.
“Jerusalem offers no illusions: it is fair to be
hold, neither from far or near : take away a few
monuments and a few towers, and the prospect
before you is the dullest that can be imagined.—
It is a vast heap of stone houses, each ot whose
terraced roots is surmounted with a small dome:
the dark grey colour of these monotonous groups
—their mournful character —the rock and desert
soil surrounding these walls, which seem only to
enclose tombs —the solitary sky above your head,
whose wide expanse no bird traversed —combine
to form a spectacle uniting in itself all that mel
ancholy can produce of the most sad, all that
solitude can produce of the most desolate. 11
we enter into Jerusalem, what gloom ! Narrow
and dark street, huge bazars, in which you see a
sprinkling of Jewish, Greek,and Armenian mer
chants ; miserable shops for the sale of tobacco,
kept by Mussulmans ; dilapidated inns, where the
Arabian stranger reposes beside his steed ; whole
districts deserted, houses in ruins, the ground
covered with weeds, filth and rubbish, i\y twin
ing round disjointed fragments, and stunted palm
trees growing up through crevices. On travers
ing the city you see the red or white cloak of the
Mussulman, the dark vest of the Rayah, or the
veils of the women, who move with the hurried
steps of fugitives. Such is the interior of Jesu
salem. There is no joy, no movements, no
noise, you would take it for a vast prison, where
the days are as silent as the nights ; or rather an
immense monastery, whose inhabitants are con
stantly engaged in prayer.
A Novel Exportation, —There is a stoiy current
that some short time since a whole arm v of “ Lord
%/
Broughams,” executed in lead and of colossal
proportions, disembarked in the United States,
and were drawn up on the public quay in two
lines, resembling an avenue of Egyptian statutes.
The custom house officers were lost in wonder at
the sight of so many giants turning up their noses
at Brother Jonathan, and inquired what the mon
ster importation meant.
“Statutes of Lord Brougham,” replied the
skipper ; “one for every city in the Union ; be
ing the gift of his English admirers to the Amer
ican republic.” Lead, as such, is subject to a
heavy import duty, but “ works of art” are ad
mitted free. What could the officers of customs
do? They did not swallow the skippers story —
but they could not detain his statues; and in a
short time Lord Brougham was in the melting pot,
and 44 cast into bullets for the Mexicans.— Eng.
paper.
The A ssemblee Nationale of Paris, alluding to the
old revolution, says: 44 Seventy-six Presidents di
rected the labors and exploits of the Convention.
This is what became of them—lß perished on
the scaffold, 3 committed suicide, 8 were transpor
ted, G were cast into prison, 4 became raving
mad, and 22 were proclaimed outlaws. All the
Presidents who twice filled the chair died violent
deaths. Let us add, that almost all the secreta
ries met their deaths on the scaffold.”
The capitol of Ohio, now in progress of build
ing, will be one of the largest and noblest piles
in the Union. It is of dressed stone, 304 feet by
184, .and covers a superfice of 55,936 square feet.
The Capitol at Washington is not much larger,
as it* covers a superfice of 61,700 square feet.
The Capitol of Ohio is not built merely as a
State House—that is, simply for holding the ses
sions ol the General Assembly, but it will include
all the public offices on the first floor, and a li
brary and U. S. Court room on the second, in
addition to the Chambers for the Senate and
House of Representatives, and numerous Com
mittee rooms.— Cleveland Herald .
Dexter Ballou, the first cotton manufacturer of
Woonsocket, died in that village a few days since
at the age of 61 years. He commenced manu
facturing in ISIS, in Smithfield, and in 1817 went
to Woonsocket and hired a small building, where
he began with two spinning frames, one mule
and a few cards—the last of which were made
by himself. In the year IS2O he first used pow
er looms. In 1829 the mill he then occupied
was destroyed by fire, and he lost nearly all his
property. Nothing disheartened, he rebuilt his
works, enlarged them from time to time, and the
latter pait of his life was extensively engaged in
the manufacturing business.
To Travellers Goins I
SPRING, SUMMER A$D FALL ARRANGEMENTS OF Tm .
GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL LINE.
riTHE onlv Line which carries the Great Southern Mail,^*
I. hours in advance of any other Line. ’ “
The public are respectfully notified that arrangements have U.
made by the respective Rail Road Companies between
and Philadelphia, by which a through Ticket is issued at §24 oo
Via Charleston, Wilmington, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredrio
burg, Washington City, Baltimore, Wilmington, Del., and pj
delphia to New York.
Passenger's are advised when they reach Philadelphia to take r
6A. M. and the 1 P. M. Line, as the price is #3 ; while by i
9 A. M and the B P. M. Line, the charge is $4, or if the p a Y,
gers wish to take the 9or P. M. Line, let them pay only toy ”
Brunswick $2 50, and from there 50 cents—making §3. ’\vf
he pays through the price charged is £4. From New Brunsw- I
there is a Train about every hour —so that but little time w I
lost. “ j
For Through Tickets apply on board the Savannah and Charles r-
Steam Packets.
Through Tickets from Savannah to Philadelphia qrq
For further information inquire of
Aug 2 BROOKS & TUPPER, Agents
i roVi) fiou si),
MACON GEORGIA.
THE Subscribers take pleasure to inform the Citizens of;’
City and the Traveling Public generally, that they have l cas
tor a term of years, the above well known and commodious hou e
and beg leave to say that it is being entirely renovated, and will I
fitted up in the most tasteful and approved style by the Ist Amnisu
The Ladies* Apartments will be elegantly arranged, and nothin I
will be left undone to add to the comfort of the occupants. Unre- l
mitted attention will be paid to all who may favor them with t! |
patronage.
Mr. B. the Senior Proprietor, having had many years experience I
in this business, flatters himself that his former course of conriut
is a sufficient recommendation to bis numeious friends andacquaL
tances to claim the liberal support they have always given him
S. BUFORD,
THOMAS WILLIAMS.
july 9
To the planters and Farmers of South
Carolina, Ceorgia, Alabama, Temu
essß3 and Florida,
T AM THE AUTHORIZED AGENT for the
X snle and purchase of the CAM ELINA SATIVA or
GOLD OF PLEASURE SEED, a native of Siberia.
1 am now ready to fill all orders for the seed, and being nu
thorized by the Company to purchase the same, t will pay tin*
highest market price for all that may be shipped 1o me in
Savannah. WM. HUMPHREYS, Jr.,
may 31 Agent for the Company of New York.
” A CAiu i.
THE undersigned having re-opened, with.an
entire New Stock of DRUGS, CHEMICALS and
FANCY” ARTICLES, at No. 139 (South side) BrcughloD
street, (formerly Walker’s Marble Yard,) is now ready to
furnish any thing in his line, at the shortest notice. SODA
WATER, made iu his own peculiar way, sent to any part of
the city, and always to be had at the store, in the highest state
of perfection.
Prescriptions put up with care and despatch.
The subscriber having served the public long and faithfully,
respectfully solicits a share of their patronage,
apr 26 ‘ THOS. RYERSON.
Summer Kilreat osa (he Sails.
AT MONTGOMERY,\
TWELVE MILES FROM SAVANNAH.
ABONAUD respectfully informs his friends
• and the public generally, that from the 21st inst., hew 1
be prepared to accommodate guests, to whom lie promises
good attendance on accommodating terms, having good and
intelligent servants. Persons may be accommodated for board
per week, month or day, at the following rates, viz:
Board and Lodging, per week, $5 00
Do. do. per day 1 oti
Horses well fed and attended to for 50 cents per day.
N. B. During the season there is an abundance of Fruit
on the place; and the table will also be provided with all kinds
of fish that the river will afford. apr 26‘
r R OSPE CT us
OF TIIE
SYLVANIA REPUBLICAN.
Thf, undersigned, native Georgians, propose to publish nt
the village of Sylvania, in the county” of Scriven, a weekly
Newspaper, to be called the Sylvania Republican. I3ilieving
the dissemination of useful informat ion, and the promotion and
encouragement of correct opinions, to constitute the chief
duties of the puolic journalist, the Republican will employ in
their support, its first and faithful efforts. Agriculture, tbfl
noblest occupation of man, will receive at the hands of our
journal, the almost exclusive importance to which it is entitled.
Though, ns our name indicates, devotedly and exclusively at
tached to the principles of the Democratic Party of the South,
the columns of the Republican will be always open to fair and
gentlemanly discussion.
TERMS,
Two Dollars per annum, if paid in advance, or Two Dollars
and Fifty Cents at the end of the year.
The paper will appear as soon as a sufficient number of
subscribers have beeu secured.
LEONORKAN D. DkLNON,
JAMES W. DeLYON.
Sylvania, July 12tli, 1849.
BOOK AND Job printing^
Os all kinds, executed at iiii Cfilce, with nealnetia ani
dcpalcfi.
HAVING lately put our Office in complete order
and made large additions to it, we have now the most ex
tensive Job Printing Office in the City and are prepared to
execute all kinds of PLAIN AN A FANCY PRINTING,
with neatness and despatch, and on the most accomodating
terms. Office 102 Bryan-strcet, entrance on Bay Lane.
Savannah, March 22d, 1849. EDWARD -L PURSE-_
A Flit KM) OF THE FAMILY
A WEEKLY SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED
every Thursday, by
EDWARD J. PURSE.
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Three Copies for one year, or one copy three years, $5
Seven Copies, 10 0)
Twelve Copies, - - - - - 15 ( - t1
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Busirfcsss cards inserted for a year at Five Dollars.
UF 3 A liberal discount will be made to Post Masters
will do us the favor to act as Agents.
Postmasters are authorized to remit money to
and all money mailed in presence of the Postmaster, ®
duly forwarded by him, is at our risk.
IjP All communications to be addressed (post-paid) t°
E. J. PURSE,* Savannah, 6a-