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Accounts for Advertising and Job Work will be presented for payment, quarterly. fflpAll Letters by mail must be post paid to insure punctual attention. ^ ' POETRY. ~ From the Vermont Spirit of the Age. SWITCHES. ? - - *_ 1 ?.1-- * T,no JVI1S9 CjlTlUJ l\g?lUU iiuguoia. A epruco littlo girl, about twenty, Fell in love with Sir Anthony Alfred De Lane, Who, all the world said, had cash plenty ; But not, doarest madam, you'll please understand, 'Twas not for that roason, as I know, The ladioa, you know, in the whole world, Never think, in such matters, of rhino ! Sir Anthony's whiskors wero large, and so black, And hi.; hatr lay in tsurh pretty ringlets, And they nostled around his classical brow, And tangled poor love's purple v.'inglcts. Sir Anthony's eyes were as soft and as blue ; His voice, like the winds, when they minglo Their inurinurs at eve, in the bosom of June, He wore on his finder a single Gold ring, with a stone of remarkable cost; His waist was as small as a lady's ; And his cheek was as soil and as clear and as warm, As the check of a young girl of Cadiz. Ilia fact were as small as a boy's of sixteen, And he trod the old earth with such hauteur, Xo wonder, Miss Agatha's suitors all fled In despair, when Sir Anthony sought her. Sir Anthony rode and Sir Anthony sung, Sir Anthony played very finely, Sir Anthony danced like a roe in the spring, And lolled on a sofa divinely, Misa Agatha asked lier 'Pa and her 'Ma, Ero the flowers of May should be wilted, The wedding should he, The frock and the cake Were done, end the comforter quilted. Sir Anthony sat or.c evening at tea. With a noli me tangcre phiz on, When a fellow looked in, in search of a man, Who had broke from tho Windsor State's Prison, Sir Anthony ate, and Sir Anthony frowned, Eut the fellow grew saucy and bolder, Walked up to Iris 6;de, 'with how are you my bird,' And bid his broad hand on ins snouiaer. Sir Anthony looked at the man with a stare, And called on the landlord to take him Away. Tb.cn ordered his servant, black Sam, To collar the scoundrel and shake him. But the fellow just gave Sir Anthony's curls, A twitch with his thumb and fere-finger. But, ye Gods 1 a cropped ear 1 and a bald pate that clionu Like ice where winter moons linger; So they marched Sir Anthqny off to his home, With a face that could not bo painted; Poor Agatha's 'Pa, end Agatha's 'Ma, One swore, and the other she fainted. Tlic neighbors all grinned, and the talk of the town, I Was the source of extremely great pain, old To?ladies, the morul I pray you will heed,? Miss Emily Agatha Jane, oh! ac.? ?a????aa?:xzammo?? hi MISCELLANEOUS. _ From Graham's Jlasazme. YOO-TI-IIU. BY J. ROSS BROWNE. I. The Consultation.?Yoo-ti-hu, the handsomest and sprightlicst Page in the suite of Pokatoka, King of the Gazeret, imprudently fell in love with Onianca, the flower of the king's harem. Pokatoka, though sadly afflicted with rheumatism, was partial to the amusements of the harem. It happened that he had a slight suspicion of Yoo-ti-hu's integrity, and this rendered him perfectly miserable. Tallyjang-sang, Great Nazir, or Chamberlain of the Harem, was sent for. 'Mirror of Vigilance.?Quintessence of Piety,?and Disciple of Wisdom,'?such were the Grand Nazir s titles, and so the ~ < "'"-11 ? i-?.. k,. king addressed mm. - ?y til W\j ivuuu lu^ skill in the affairs of the heart. Well we know thy penetration is never at fault.? We have required thy presence to demand if thou hast noticed any thing peculiar in the conduct of our peerless Omanea, since the addition of Yoo-ti-hu to eui suite?' 'There is a lone dove,' replied the Grand Nazir, in his own mysterious way, 'whose nest is in the grove of love. Even as this emblem of tenderness awaits the coming of a prisoned mate, so pines in secret rm lady Omanea.' 'And by whom think you, wondrou; Tally-yang-sang, is this change effected.' 'Your mightiness would scarcely than! me if I made known my suspicions, since 1 they implicate your greatest favorite.' 'Ha! 'tis Yoo-ti-hu ! I thought so ! II knew it!?he shall die.' I 'God is great,' muttered Tally-yangsang. 'Let the page's head be brought to me,' ; said the king, 'as a token of my displeasure.' 'With all my heart, sire. I dislike the ] youth and your highness shall be obeyed.' The Grand Nazir bowed very low, and left the audience chamber. II. The Three Wishes. Yoo-ti-hu, being accidentally near,heard what had passed. In the bitterness of ! despair, he rushed from the palace, and roamed to a solitary retreat in the gar- 1 dens. \ ' ? T?L_ !_J 1 J 'How miseraoic am i, nu cneu, iu iu>u so hopelessly and so madly. Grant, oh, inventive genius! that I may evade the . vigilance and persecution of Tally-yangsang. Grant that the fates may aid me in this dilemma.' 'Yoo-ti-hu,'said a voice from the shrubbery, 'thou h ast incurred my displeasure; but, nevertheless, since thou art in a dan- ( gcrcus situation, I promise three such things as thou shalt choose.' 'Verily,' quoth Yoo-ti-hu, 'thou art a bountiful genius; and it is a sin to reject aid from so high a source. Know then, generous spirit, that I have peculiar occasion for a bow and a quiver of arrows.' 'A modest request,' observed the Genius, 'and fortunately, I have by me such ( an one as no living archer ever shot with; ( for look you this way or that, such are its virtues, that it will hit the mark exactly in the centre.' 'Bless thee a thousand times!' cried Yooti-hu in an ecstacy of joy; 'and since thou , * its* w _ |..i. 1 art so Kind, 1 iancy l may crave a lute,? with which 1 shall be satisfied, were it never so small.' 'Thou shalt have one, my son, of such " exquisite tones, that when the sane is e played, all living things shall skip and dance,?so pleasant is the music.' ( 'Delightful!?excellentP cried Yoo-ti-hu. 'What next?' said the Genius. 'Indeed, thou art too good,' replied Yoo- j3 li-hu; 'I am going now to rove the world as a simple minstrel. I shall live on birds,, and amuse myself with my lute,?so I need not!ting more.' 'But, son, I solemnly sweer thou shalt have three things, be they never so costly.' r 'Well, good Genius, since thou art so . kindly disposed, I shall choose an inex- 1 haustible purse.' 'The xorv thin*? I have in mv pocket,' * quoth the Genius, and handing the inex-! hauslible purse to Yoo-ti-hu, he disappear- 1 cd imcdiately. . r III. Tally-yang-sang in a Plight. Yoo-ti-hu seated himself on tiie steps j, of a fountain to admire his bow and his i ]< lute. Tally-yang-sang, chancing to roam j ' in the vicinity, espied the page, whercup- f on he assumed a .'cry severe countenance, j and approaching the spot, spoke thus:? r 'Yoo-ti-hu, thou art an unfaithful wretch ! j Thou hast betrayed the confidence of thy> king. Thou hast entered his harem and j stolen the heart of Omanea ! Know t then, that I a:n commanded to carry him r thy head, as a slight token of his displea- c sure.' ; ( 'Verily, great and worthy nazir,' quoth, Yoo-ti-hu, *1 can show thee pleasantcr', sport than that. Seest thou yon Bird of . Paradise, with plumage more bright than , the colors of Iris? Behold, your highness, ( how I shall shoot him!' Yoo-ti-hu drew < Kic Iiau-?tl-uf hit; five??and let flv an ar- . row. The bird fell quivering among the | bushes. Tally yang-sang was no less pi- ous than philosophical, and this feat stir- , prised him exceedingly. With curiosity depicted in his countenance, he walked forward to where the bird had fallen. < 'A little farther,' said Yoo-ti-hu. 'Here?' 'Still farther.' 'Here, then.' 'On.' 'Now?' 'Yes?then; lies the bird. But tell me,' said Yoo-ti-hu, with a boldness that sur prised the Grand Nazir, 'dost thou certainly mean to carry my head to the king?' 'God is great,' quoth Tally-yang-sang. < Anrt lUnhnmmed is his Pronliot!' added , You-ti-hu; with which he started up such a tunc on his lute, as caused the venerable chamberlain to skip and dance like one . possessed of the devil. 'The spirit of Ebris seize thee!' roared . Tally-yang-sang, capering about among the bushes, and leaving a strip of skin on I every thorn, 'the devil take thee for mush , cian!' and on he skipped and danced till . the tears ran down his cheeks?the blood r streamed from his jagged and scarified ^ limbs?and his capacious breeches were completely torn from his legs. Yoo-ti-hu , continued the music with unabated ardor. Tally-yang-sang forgot his orisons and pa. ternosters*, and up down?left hand and right hand?ladies chain?balancee?reel ?jig?and Spanish waltz,danced the bare egged amateur, roaring with pain, and ut:ering horrible imprecations. 'God is great?' quoth Yoo-ti-hu. 'His curse be on thee!' roared Tallyyang-sang. 'Music has charms,'said Yoo-ti-hu. 'Exercise is the staff of life,' philosophised Yoo-ti-hu. 'Blast it!' shrieked Tally-yang-sang. 'Piety is pleasant,' moralised Yoo ti-hu. 'Damnable!' roared Tally-yang sang. Yoo-ti hu perceived the vigor departing Tom the limbs of the Great Nazir, wherejpon he struck up a still livelier air. Taly-yang-sang curvetted and pranced? whirled hither and thither his bare spinlies, and leaped madly among the thorns. In an agony of pain he cried, 'Dear, genie Yoo-ti hu,?I beseech thee to stop!' Verily,' quoth Yoo-ti-hu, -I value my icad.' T shall not harm a hair,' groaned Tally* [*onrr conCT j au^-^uug* 'Words arc cheap,' said Yoo-ti-hu. 'But I swear?I solemnly swearl' pitcDusly cried Taliy-yang-sang. 'By what?' By the Prophet!' 'Nay.' 'By God himself!' 'Swear by thy beard!' 'Never!' 'Then dance!' Another good hourdid Tally-yang-sang :aper about, roar and blaspheme, till crujllv excoriated from head to foot. 'Do you swear?' asked Yoo-ti-hu. 'I do.' "Bv that which is sacred?" "By my beard/' I:i a truly pitiable condition the Grand ^azir limped toward* tlx- palace. Youi-hu followed?admiring the bandy and acrificed legs of tlie great Tally-yangcng, and muttering benedictions on the ;enius. IV. Yoo-ti hu in Danger. Tlic great rajas, moguls, and lords of jlazaret, belonging to the court of I'okaoka had sallied oul \v>th the king, to take l stroll in the royal gardens. *'Io!'cried Yp1 i: 'rii, high master of the bstivitics, 'what fantastic clown comes lithcr?' 'An Egyptian dancer,'quoth the king. 'A seJt-punjshed JNIusselman,' added a aja. True,' said a grand mogul, Tor behind lim walks his koran bearer.' 'Rather a shia with his talisman,' observed a lord of Gazaref. Or a sooni,' whispered a pious Mahmnncdan. 'A blood stained spirit of Ebris,' renarked a famous Astrologer. 'Hush!' exclaimed Yptaleen, 'by all that s terrible!?by monkinand nakir! 'tis Taly-yang-sang, grand oazirnfthe harem!' And Tally-yang-sang it was, whose woul figure approached the paj -ant. *Vfikt'ai' /?f Pintfl' i i ? I'Hifr ?ivhnl iyeij i \ji yji m. p-.i > . \,i i' k i neans this outlandish freak? Methinks it II becomes thee to tramp about, bare-leg'cd and bloody, after this fashion. Pro>riety of conduct, and delicacy, should listiriguish a master of the harem; and I micli r-gret that thou hast infringed not >n!y on these, but on the laws of decen'Sure, mighty monarch of Gazaret,'redied Tally-yang-sang, wringing his hands md smiting his breast, 'thy page deals with the devil; for, verily, he hath a lute )f such bewitching tones, that, when the same be played, I could not help skipping md dancing among the bushes till my Jones creaked?my head whirled, and I was flayed and excoriated within an inch [)1 my I te?as your liigiiness may see.'' 'Taiy-yang-sang,' said the king gravely, 'thy cliaraeter is impeached?thou hast spoken of impossibilities; in fact, thou iiast lied." 'By all that is solemn, I have spoken the truth,' cried the grand nazir. 'And nothing but the truth?' 'As I live!' protested Taily-vang-sang. 'Then Yoo-ti-hu shall lose his head.' 'Nay,?I have sworn ori my beard to save it.' 'Generous Tally-yang-sang!' cried Pokatoka, 'thou art too lenient of offence. Nevertheless, Yoo-ti-hu shall bepunished.' 'Certainly,' said Tally-yang-sang, 'it was my design to have him decently flayed to death.' Which shall be done,'quoth the king, if thou provest the o fie nee.' Without farther delay the bare-legged and excoriated Tally-yang-sang led the way to the palace: and caliphs, rajas, moguls and lords of Gazaret, followed admiringly in the rear. V. The trial and its effects. The grand council-chamber of the palace was prcsent'v rr <wdod with courtiers offieers ofi1.- rua-d. ^i'-nries, mandarins, .and pashas,?at tne head of whom, seated I by his queen, and attended by a magnificent suite of page;, ??,t Pokatoka, of Gazaret. At a desk, immediately undoi the throne, sat a venerable Arabian writer, versed in hyeroglyphics, and ready to take a minutes of the whole proceedings. Ranged around, stood a number of bountiful Circassians, Georgians, Nubians, and Abyssinians?slaves and witnesses from the king's harem; but the diamond of these gems was Omanea, arraigned on charge of having unlawfully bestowed her heart on Yoo-ti-hu. The fact is, Tally-yangsang was determined that the lovers should both be condemned, and had thus prepared matters for the prosecution. In order to establish the truth of his charge, he remained?much to the edification of the young slaves by whom he was surrounded ?in the same plightin which the king had met him. | 'Quintessence of piety and disciple of wisdom,' said the king, 'proceed with thy charge.' 'Know then, courtiers, rajas, mandarins and officers of the guard,' quoth Tallyyang-sang, 'that Yoo-ti-hu hath stolen the heart of Omanea, und that his highness, the king, commanded me to rid the offender of his head. This very evening I roamed in the royal gardens, meditating on the most agreeable plans of decapitation, when I espied the wicked Yoo-ti-hu. Having lured me into a horrid bush; he struck up a tunc on liislute; tne iniernai strains of which caused mc to dance till I was fairly torn to shreds, as you all may perceive. Then?'' 'Stop there!' cried Pokatoka, 'this story of the lute must be established ere you proceed farther.' 'I solemnly beseech your mightiness to take my word,' groaned Tally-yang-sang, eyeing the lute with horror,?'Do, Great King of Gazaret! and the blessings of heaven be on thee!' 'Nay,'cried the king, 'we must have a fair and impartial investigation. Yoo-tihu, thou art commanded on pain of loosing thy head to strike us a tune on thy lute!' 'For God's sake,' implored the grand nazir, 'since ye must hear it, I pray and beseech thee to bind me to a post.' Exactly in the middle of the court stood a post., ornamented with divers beautiful designs, carved in wood and in gold; and to this was the chamberlain firmly tied. 'Truth is mighty,' quoth the king, 'and will out. So Yon-ti-hu, in the name of God and Mahommcd, his Pro pneir Yoo-ti-hu forthwith struck up his liveliest air; and lords, rajas, and moguls; sages, philosophers and rnamelukcs; officers of the guard, secaries and mandarins; slaves, young and loveiy, and old and ugly; disciples ofMahommed; priests, friars, saints and heretics; pages, trainbearcrs, and virgins of incense?sprang to their feet and danced hither and thither; horn[jipe, jig and merry reel, in such giee and confusion as were never heard of before or since. The venerable writer iiad leaped from the desk?the decrepit Pokatoka from his throne ; the sharp featured old queen from her chair of dignity andjoined in the general melee. But the groans of the gouty?the blasphemies of the pious? the laughter of the young?and the remonstrances of the sage, were all drowned in the lusty roars of Taliy-yaug-sang, who cruelly bruised his head against the post in trying to beat time?tore the live flesh from his back so eager was he to ? nnH uttered a horrid imorecation at every ornament on the post. 'Yoo-ti-hu! Yoo-ti-hu!' cried the breathless Pokatoka. 'Yoo-ti-hu 1'screamed the dancing queen. 'Yoo-ti-hu! Yoo-ti-hu!'was echoed and re-echoed around by the nobles and courtiers; and to and fro they skipped, as Yooti-hu plied his merriest tunes; the floor groaning; the perspiration streaming from their cheeks; and their breath failing at every jump. 'Dear, pleasant, Yoo-ti-hu," cried the king, in the heat of a Spanish jig, 'I do beseech thee to stop.' 'A thousand scguins for silence!' groaned a gouty raja, prancing high and low in a German waltz. 'I am shamed?disgraced forever!' muttered an Arabian astrologer, in the middle of a Scotch reel. 'Yoo-ti-hu?the devil seize thee!' shouted u pious Musselman. 'Have mercy!' cried a blasphemous heretic. 'Mercy! Mercy!' echoed the dancers one and al!?'Do, gentle Yoo-ti-lni, have mercy, and cease thv accursed music!' 'Pardon him! pardon him!' roared the magnanimous TaIly-yang-sang?! 1 is ribrattling frightfully against the post; *in the name of tiic prophet pardon him ere 1 bruise myself into an Egyptian mummy!' 'Yoo-ti-hu cease! thou art pardoned!' cried the king, in a piteous tone, 'my seal, my life on it ihou shall not be harmed!' 'Very well,'said Yoo-ti-hu, still stiikins his lute; 'but I must have Omanea as : ' bride,' Thou shalt have her! lake her! she is thiii'.1!' shotted the rheumatic monarch, i 'Thy oa !i / u it,' quoth Yoo-ti-hu. 'By a!J that's sacred; by my beard she is t.h tie!' Yoo-ii-hu ceased; the dancers groaning and breathless, returned to their seats; the grand nazir was taken from the post in a pitiable plight; and the pious Musselman. ejaculated, 'Uod is great!' An Arabian historian says that Yoo-tihu having, espoused Omanea, carried his bride to the kingdom of Bucharia, of which, in the course of time, he became the king; and with his inexhaustible purse built a palace of gold, wherein he reigned for hall' a century, the mirror of monarchy, and the admiration of mankind. Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14,1840. Opelousas, (La.) Jan. 15. Executions.?On Monday last, three slaves belonging to Mrs. Preston of this j place, were executed for the murder of John P. Moore. The circumstances of the murder are these. Mr. Moore being the overseer of Mrs. Preston, discovered some whiskey in the cabins of the slaves, and threatened to punish them for it next day (Monday.) It seems, however that three or four of the negroes had previously resolved upon the death of Moore, and in order to avoid the threatened punishment, fixed upon that as a fit occasion to accomplish their hellish designs. Three of them Zachariah, Jeffrey and William, (Mrs. P's. carriage driver and a confidential servant,) went to the house of Mr. Moore, Jeffrey went in and began to beg off from the promised punishment, while Zachariah pretended to be making a fire, (it being nearly day light,) and William stood at the door. Moore having refused to forgive them their offence, Jeffrey leaped upon him and began choaking him, calling to the others to assist, both of tvhnm did so. holding him while Jeffrey ' D held him by the throat. After they had, as they thought, strangled their victim, they took him out of the house, when he again struggled violently and Zuchariah struck him with a billet of wood, fracturing the skull, causing instant death.? After the murder, they saddled Moore's horse, and throwing him across the saddle, carried him about a mile in the woods, and left him near the road, with his coat off and one foot in the stirrup, in order to induce the belief that his horse had thrown him and {ind paut??>d-his death by dragging, the girth being~Broiren, aim ttfe horse standing not far off from his master. All the above facts were elicited on the trial, and were confessed by the criminals after they were convicted. Another negro belonging to the same lady, was put upon his trial for the same offence, ana was acquitted, but it has been ascertained since, that he participated in the crime? his name is Morris?and we regret that he cannot be again tried and hanged. The whole of this melancholy affair, can be traced immediately to that wretched practice of selling liquor to slaves.? Four human beings have been suddenly deprived of life, in consequence of the avarice of some contemptible grog shop keeper, who was willing to risk the lives and property of his neighbors, for the small profit he could make upon a jug of whiskey. It is high time our good citizens should take this matter into consideration, and adopt such measures as shall put an effectual check to this dangerous practice, either by law or otherwise. Measuring Corn.?The following rule for ascertaining the quantity of shelled corn, in a house of any dimensions, is by William Murray, Esq. of South Carolina, and was read before the St. John's Colleton Agricultural Society and communicated hv them for publication in the South " "J ? I em Agriculturist. "Rule?Having previously levelled the corn in the house so that it will be of equal depth throughout, ascertaining the length and breadth and depth of the bulk; uiuhipi) these dimensions together, their products by 4, then cut oil* one figure from the right of this last product. Thitt will give so many bushels and decimal# of a bushel of shelled corn. Example.?The bulk of corn in the ear, measuring 12 feet long, 11 feet broad and 6 feet deep there will be 310 bushels and 8 tenths of a bushel of a bushel of shelled corn, or 603 bushels and 6 tenths of ear corn, as: 12 12 11 11 1 OO i y^> j o a 702 702 4 8 C33.6 The decimal 4's used when the object is to liii'l the quantity in shelled corn, Locause the d< cimal is half of the decimal i b', and it requires two bushels of thc<ar corn to make of shelled corn. In using \ ihese rules a half bushel may be added for i fcprv hundred, that amount of cars results ' from* the substitution of the decimals.?