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/ PEE DEE FARMER.
*M. Mao.Lonn, Editor arufProprietor. CIIEKAVV, S. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1839. J Vol IV. No. 15.
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ShirifTs Kales.
ON the first Monday and the following day in
March next, will be sold at Chesterfield
C. H. on writs of Fieri Facias within the lawfu
hours of sale the following property viz :
75 Acres of land more or less whereon the de- j
tcndent resides on tlie waters 01 liiaca ureeK,
adjoining tho lands of Thomas Dees and Joel
Dees, Danl. Wadswoith and others, levied on
as the property of Jesse Price at the suit of It.
and C Brumtnei vs. Jesso Price.
One sorrel Mare levied on as the property of
Robt. Rouse at the several suits of Andrew Clark
and R. Shaw vs. R. Rouse.
200 Acres of land more or less whereon the
efondant resides, lying on Lynche's Creek 11; n
rgthe lands of John McManus Evan Threat
and others, levied on as the property of Elizabeth
McManus at the suit of John Mussey vs. Elizabeth
McManus.
200 Acres of land more or less, whereon New.
ett Decs resides, on Dead Pmo Creek, adjoining
the lands ol John Blakeney Scnr. and others,
levied on as tlio property of Newett Decs at the
suit of Joseph Huff vs. A. 11. Funderburk and
Newett Dees.
1060 Acres of land more or less adjoining the
lands of C. Ebbert, John Jordan jr. and others
(lying on the waters of Boar Creek) levied on as
the property of Cainmeron Adams at the s< veral
suits of Peter May, Lewis Mellon, Hugh Craig
and M. & R. Haily vs. C. Adams.
663 Acres of land whereon the defendent reBides
on the waters of Bear Creek, adjoining the
lands of John Craig, P. L. Robeson and others,
levied on as the property of James Poston ut the
suit of George Pervis vs, Jas. Poston.
n.xn * r, 1 ^ ,
iJJU ACrCS OI linu mure ui icso mu-u vii tut.
defendant resides, lying on Little Black Creek,
adjoining the lands of Thomas Steenand others,
levied on as the property of James Joplin at the
suit of Alulloy ami Wadsworth vs, James Jou.
lin.
350 Acres ofland more or less, lying on Lynches
Creek adjoining the lands of the Estate of
John Massey deceased and others, levied on as
the property of John Sings at the suit of J.ioob
FunJerburk jr. vs. Jno. Sings.
Fifly head of hogs?fitleen head of Cattle?
and ono Horse?levied on as the property of A.
B. Fundrburk at the suit oflL \*. C. Brum,
inland others vs, A. B. Fundcrburk?
The above property of A. B. Funderburk will
be sold on the second day of sale at his house.
Ono bay Marc levied on as the property of Ma.
thias Beaver, at the suit of Wm. Blakeney vs.
M. Boavor and Win. M. blakeney, A. Blue real
Plaintiff.
300 acres ofland wheron the dependent resides,
lying on the waters of WesttieUTs Creek, adjoining
the lands of Ben, Brock, Wm. Parker and others,
levied on as the property of George Parker at the
suit of D. L. McKay vs, George Parker.
f Terms fash?purchasers wil pav for Sheriffs
Titles?
A.M. LOWRYShff. C\L>.
12 Feb. 1839.
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China Glass and Earthen
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Timothy t. kessam tco. ciuna, j
Glass and Earihen Ware Dealers, would j
f Inform their friends and customer?, that they j
have removed to No. 2 Burling Slip, next to
the Corner of Pearl street; where they have
on hand an extensive assortment of articles in
their line, (suitable for the country trade,) of
fresh importations, comprising all tho latest
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New York, Feb. 23,1830: t
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Law Notice.
THE Subscribers have entered into eopart.
nersnip, and will practice Law under tho
name of McQueen Sl Ervin, in tho Courts of
Chesterfield, Darlington, Marlboro, Marion and
Horry Districts. Their office will be at Marlboro*
Court House, where one or both may at ?11
times be found.
jnc. McQueen.
erasmus p. ervin.
Marlboro'C. H.,%s. c. )
Jan. 28, 1839. ^
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Tax Notice. |L
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nnHE subscriber will attend as follows to take ! j,
J*, returns and receive the Taxes for Chester- { f
lield L)isrrlcf at the following* places, viz.
At Mount Croghan on Monday the 25 "
March n xt. J ti
At Bluke:-?v's old storo on Tuesday?26 '
Marcli?
At Michael Miller's on Wednesday tho 27
March. j n
At John Seagors on Thursday 23 March. | t<
At Spoor s Mills on Friay 2b March. 2
At John Johnson's on Sati iday 30 March. ; j.
At Stcerpcn Springs on Monday 1st April. ;
At Jno. Mcrrymans (Old Plaee) on Tuesday j
2d April. j **
At Archibald Johnson's on Wednesday 3d n
April. j g
AtChostorlield Ct. House on Thursday and;
Friday lib and 5th April.
At Cheraw on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 1
and 12th April.
N. B. The Oath will be required in every in- j .
stance as tho law directs.
All returns must, bo made by the first, day of j s'
May n xt, or a double Tax will he imposed with, i !i
out, discrimination or respect of persons. \ ti
WILL. L ROBESON. , t\
T. C. C. D. i s
February 8th?1830. j(
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Law Notice. j
4 LEXANDERGRAHAM and J. W. Plakc.; o
noy, have entered into copartnership to n
practico Law under tlio namo of Graham & ^
Blakoney. Cflke on Maiket Street.
A. GRAHAM. L:
J. W. BLAKENEY. | 1
Chcraw *Vb. 13. 1839. 13 tf j p
Notice. Ic
IN pursuance of the third section of tho act
of the last *cssion of the Legislature, enti. j n
tied an uei 4*To authorise tho formation of the /
Charleston, Georgetown aud Al. Saints Rail \
Road Company" Books of subscription for j
Stock in said company will be opened in tins C
pl ace at .tlooro's Hotel on the first Mo >duy in \
March next.
A. P. LACOSTE. |
D. MALLOY. |"
J. . WADSWORTH. I t,
Commsrs.
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jur viicium . j .
Clu*raw Feb. 13,1839. 13 3t | J,
Bagging. Rope & Twine, j it
t"1'0 3 bugging, ^0 Coils Ropo and p
200 pounds Tivino fcr sale by ! vi
JOHN MALLOY &, Co. 0
November 38th, 1838. .
2 tf 11
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Morus Multicaulis, v
Or genuine new Chinese Mulberry. w
A LA RUE stock of best Southern raised ri
lately put into tne nanas ot tbe subscriber n
for disposal, at thirty doPars a thousand, for buds, f,
and twenty cents a foot for main stem and root. p
And discount for large trade, say five per cent, ; 1
for five hundred dollars worth, and ten for one "
thousand dollars or more. But as the price is O
still rising, (now four cents a bud in many pla. c
ces,) owing to the very inadequate supply for the s,
increasing demand, it isYuggested that, to pre- .
vent disappointment, those nit immediately ap.
plying to secure at above prices, should expect an c
advance and say in order "at going rates." It
Again ; as the season is advancing, and, little h
time for negociation, as to distant deliveries ^
against early (best) time of spring planting, it is
stated that no quota is to be forwarded until pay. l(
ment is first made or secured at place whither w
ordered ; say here, Enfield, Halifax, Petersburg, ']
Cheraw, Charleston, Baltimore, or any place in c
our country, accessible by water or rail.road jj
convevar.ee.
SIDNEY WELLER. ?
Brinkleyville, Uhlifax co., ^ "
N. C. Jan. 29,1839. S P
13 3t_ j!
bacon and Lard e
JUST received, and for sain low for cash,
6i)00 lbs. well cured Baltimore bacon, conanting
of llarns, Shoulders, and Sides; also 500
lbs. leaf lard i:j 50 lb Kegs. ,
D. MALLOY. J
July 20th, 1838. *
37 tf s
Spanish Cigars. t
first quality Spanish cigars, ;
9j9 xlr ^17"r Eagle Brand, just received and
for sale by
D. MALLOY. i
April I8th, 1838. j ,
23 tf | (
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Dunlap 4* Marshall. c
HAVE received a part of their new Fall anf t
Winter goods, and expect the remainder 1
their fancy goods on Monday. They have on j (
hand a good stock of Salt, Sugar, Cofl'oo &c. &c j
Oc ober 2-lth, 1838. 49? if j j
Carpenters Tools. j,
AN additional snpplvjust rccv'd. which makes } j
my assortment very good, > .
D. MALLOY.
March 5th, 1838. 17?tf. I
Broad Cloths Cassimerse and J
Satinettes. i
WILL 6n sold very cheap. Persons wanting j I
bargains will please call and examine my j
Stock. P, MALLOY. !,
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EXTRAORDINARY YIELD OF ,
TURNERS. I,
Wo give tlse following extract of a pri. L
vatc letter from C. Cannalt, Esq. of Sus- j
quehanna county, Pa. Surely the drawbacks
of whioh li:? rnmnlnins. cnuM not hnvo bo. i
riously affected his crop ; to which we think )
! t!:e annals of farming in this country will j,
not furnish a parallel.
"Although my turneps were injured by <
the fly, the grashopper, and the drouth, I
have succeeded in raising a large supply of ;
ruta baga. The snot contained 496 squars .
perches, where the hard pan is nearer to
the surface than on any other part of my i
farm. My two turnep houses average each, <
a tilth more than 3U00 cubic feet; tbey 1
have been both filled to the brim, and 76 j
bushels over. You may calculate the num. j
ber of bushels ; 1 would do it myself, if I ]
; wnc not apprehensive of having mv cre^'i, c
i
densed in the passage, and the hams are
always cool and dry. Healing hams in i
smoking them is clearly injurious, and i
shoulu be carefully avoided, as should all
moisture. Proper attention to these points I
will ensure a good article, where the preii.
minary steps of pickling have been well i
conducted.?Gen. Farmer. i
The Coffee Plant.?The Coffee tree I
flowers only the second year, and the flowering
lasts only twenty-four hours. At i
this time the shrub has a charming aspect ;
I aeen from afar, it seems covered with snow. |
j The preduce of the third year hecomes very (
I abundant. In plantations well weeded j
i and watered, and recently cultivated, we
l find trees bearing sixteen, eighteen, and
j even twenty pounds ol coffee. In general,
>i!ity questioned. Many of the turneps
neasured throe feet in circumference. If
; also a very general opinion in this neigh,
orfiood that our corn was equal to any in
io union ; and my observations having ex*
ended over a thousand miles of travel, I
link tho conclusion just."
Wo have complied with our friend's pcrlission
in calculating his crop, and find it
> he 375S bushels, heaped measure, (<>r
915 cubic inches to the bushel) and as th*
ind on which they were grown was 486
qua re rods (3 acres and six rods) the
mount per acre was 1252 bushels. A
i st irrefragable proof of good soil and
ood farming.?Genesee Farmer.
From the Genesee Farmer. " J*
LIGHTENING RODS.
Wo have recently had frequent occasion
) observe the recommendation of glass inulators
for lightening rods, as being abso
Jtely necessary /or their successful opinion.
Wc have been sorry to observe it,
taring that from the difficulty of procuring
uch insulators, many would be deterred aljgefher
from erecting rods, as glass Itas no
radical advantage over wood. If the rod
: kept one foot from the building by means
f dry paintdl wood supports, no danger
eed ever be feared. Iron issoimmeasura!y
better a conductor than wood that there
j no possibility of the course oftlic electric
uids being changed from the rod by the
lticr,* it other requisites are atrended to.
tut the following arc absolutely essential to
very lightning rod :
1. That it be sharply pointed at the up.
cr extremity.
2. That it be continuous throughout.
3. That it terminate in so < apermanent
ondncting body.
4. 7 hat it be of sufficient height.'
It is necessary that the point be kept sharp,
i order to discharge silently any highly
lectrified cloud which may pass over, and
lus prevent an explosion. Anacute and
ointcd silver cap fitted to tho upper ex
vmity, is an easy and cheap mode ot en.
cting this object. It is al*o necessary that
be continuous, that the electric fluid may
ass uninterruptedly to the earth; hence
/here the rod must consist of more than
ne piece, link joints, which partially break
je continuity, should be avoided, and each
.nd of the rod screwed into a common nut,
/hich by the close contact of the surfaces,
/ill furnish uninterrupted passage. It is
^quisitc that it terminate in some pernia.
ent conducting body, itiu? ilio flutd may
nnlly and freely escape to the body of the
arth, otherwise by attracting it, without af.
>rding a final passage lor it, the rod, instead
f affording protection, would at once beome
a ^source of actual danger. Hence, in*
lead of penetrating the surface of the earth
ut a foot or two, us i? too frequently the
ase, it thould descend to the depth of not
:ss than six feet where the ground may ever
e moist and consequently a conductor.?
l bed of charcoal, which is a good conduc.
>r, p!acedTin the earth atthe foot of the rod,
/ uld facilitate the dissipation of the fluid,
^lie height above the building is in most
ases altogether insufficient* It is found
lat a rod will protect completely a circular
pace whose diameter is four times the
eight of the^ rod above it. Hence a rod
laced at or.c end ofu building thirty feet
?n#T tn aflnrrt n*-rf?'p| mvitPPtion. should be
IV w |/V? IV?'? *' w?ww. iftcen
feet high above it; or if placed al
ach, end, seven feel.
J. J. T.
*A laden jar, charged to the highest possible
egree, may be discharged by a metalic ro<i
ield in the naked hand, without perceiving the
lightest shock. But the hand is a much beter
conductor than dry wood. The case o
he lightening rod is analogous.
HAMS.
No part of a swine is more valuable, oi
urnishes better eating than the ham ; bu
he value of this article is very frequentl)
lesiroyed, by the injudicious manner ir
vhich it is pickled or still more frequcntlj
>y the manaer in which the essential pro
iess of smoking is performed. So far a!
:>ur experience extends the bes: pickle f
Jams is die uue described in a formci
volume of the Farmer, called the Knickerbocker
pickle,* but the best pickle in lh<
kvorld will not make good hams unlesi
proper care is paid to the smoking. The
yjreut difficulty in smoking barns lies in iheii
Dot being kept free from all moisture whili
in the -mioko bouse, Fight times out o
ten, if hams aro examined at the time, thtn
will be found to be wet with condensed va
por, sometimes to sue!) a degree, as tc
have it drop copiously from tli'.m, *?nd what
such is tho case the ham ncquttcs a bac
taste, as if it had been dip|ted in pyrolig
ncous acidg, and is unfit for eating. Tin
cause of llib is tn be sough'. \n. lit? fu.C!S thu
the smoke house is usually too hringininf
the meat too near the fire ; and that then
" - - .!_
is no vent lot the; steam-like vapor in m<
upper part of the building, by which it cat
escape, at d thus its condensation on the
hams be prevented. W estphalian hams ar<
smoked in the upper chambers of four s!or}
building, and the fires that supply the smoki
are kept in the cellars. The vapor is con
*Tho following is the receipt for making thi
Knickerbocker Pickle : 6 gals water, 91bs. salt
coarse and fino mixed, 3 pounds sugar, 3 oun
:ca salt petre, 1 ounce pearl ash, one quar
molasses, to every six gallons of water. I'
making a larger or smaller quantity of pick!
the above proportions are to be observed.EJoil
and skim these ingredients will and *vhei
roM put jt over the beef or perk
V
| however, a produce of more than a pound
and a half or two pounds cannot bo expec.
teJ from each plant; and even this is eu.
j perior to the mean produce of the West
i India Islands. Rains at the time of the
| flowering, the want of water for artificial
irrigations, and a patastic plant, a new spe.
! cies of coranthus, which clings to the
; branches, are extremely injurious to th?
i coflee trees.?[ Humboldt's PersonalNarra
I ?ve. i
? _ ,i
a rAODUCU of the assamese mouiftains.?One
of the most remarkable vege.
table productions is a poison used for deg.
I troyinging animal life, it is grown only
; by the Aboors, a mountain tribe, inhabiting
j the banks of the Sampoo. Im cultivation
I is kept a great secret, and they carty thoir
; precaution so far at to boil it before le ving;
their country, so as to destroy all vegetaj
tion. It is brought into Suddia by the Aboors,
tied up in little bundles, and lias the ap.
j pearance of a small fibrous root. It is prepared
for use by pounding the roots to powder
& mixing it up into a paste with a juice
! of a tree called|Otenga, so as to give it tenacty,
and make it adhere to thearnaw head.
' So fatal are its effects, that even a scratch
from an arrow so poisoned is followed aU
. most by instant death. This is the poison
' used by all ?iger killers for poisoning their
arrows.-?[Topography and Statistics of
' Indiana.
I A HUMAN SACHIF1CC IN AMERICA.
We need not go to India to witness human
sacrifices. The following account of i
; the burning of a little Sioux girl as a sacrifice
! by the Pawnees, last April, ia from the letter
; of a correspondent of the Chicago Demoi
craf, dated Council Bluffs, October 15
1838. It exceeds, we think, in atrocity,
j any thing which has come to us from the
1 Po.l
r, the bnrs below, where a slow fire kindled 1
r' beneath would just reach her feet. Two
-1 warriors then mounted the bars, and there
>' standing one on each side of her, held fire
s J under her arm pits until she was almost
*' dead. Then, at a given signal ihey all shot
r1 arrows into l>er body so thick that hardly a j
> j pin could bo placed between them. The !
f! urrows were immediately taken from her j
r j flesh aud it was all cut off from her bones |
; in pieces not larger than naif a dollar, and i
>! put in baskets. All this was done before she J
i j was quite dead. Then the principal chief j
I ! took a piece of the flesh and squeezed it un. f
i til a drop of blood fell upon the corn that j
? | was just planted, and this was done to all
t' luty had in the ground.
II this is the way tltey treat prisoners of
3 j war out here. The foregoing was told me
3; by a trader of indisputable veracity, who
1 j was on the ground at the time. In June
2 j last, the narrator's wife's brother was taken
3! nrisoncr bv the Sioux and treated in the same
? V
/ manner.
ON SLAIDCR.
Dr. Hunter, in his lectures on Sacred
e Biography, referring to the case of Miriam,
:, when struck with a leprosy for speaking
- against her brother Moses, remarks thare- j
1 upon as follows:?"A shocking example of!
1 divine displeasure against one of the most
w | odious of crimes. My fair hearers, let me
n | whisper an advice in yourears. I am on i
' common-plnce reclaimer against yon? sex,
1 1
I honor it, and I wish to improv^fr?
must hear me with the
mark what I say. You iidHMTad^ral
imputation respecting tnSCii^l^of the 1
tongue ; but general imputations are for the 1
most pnrt ill-founded. I do not mean, '
however, to insinuate that you are totally !
innocent, or more so than the other sex ; '
for your affections are eager, and what the
heart feels, by the eyes or the tongue you
wiil express; and that expression is some*
limes too streng for either piety or prudence.
I mean to caution you, at present, on a particular
fault of ihe tongue, which affects my
own profession, which is far from being
foreign to the subject, and on which I drem
myself both qualified and entitled to advise
you. Wamen, among other favorite objec's,
have their favorite systems of religion, and
their favorite preachers,; and, follow*
ing the impulse of perhaps an honest affec*
l! .i r p.l! i i? .
:ion, mey are loresiaDiisnmg ineir ravonte |
3bj?ct on the ruins of every competitor.? j
What is the consequence ? in the event of
difference of opinion, or of attachment,
Dne man is unmercifully., unrelentingly, run !
Jown > and another is, with equal want of
*eason, magnified and exalted. Women,
poung women, good young women, think
hey are only yielding to the impulse of a
jious affection, when they applaud or conlure
this or the other public character. But
tfhat are they doing indeed ? Blowing up
Dne poor vain idol of straw ioto self.conse*
]uenco and importance; and piercing;
hrough, on the other hand, an honest heart
(vith anguish unutterable; perhaps robbing
i worthy, happy family of its bread, or what
s more, of its peace and comfort. I am no
itranger to what is by some termed religious
conversation ; and I am seriously con* I
:erned about tha topics otit. It generally
urns upon persons, not upon things. Now
t ought to be just the reverse. Persons always
mislead us, for no one is wholly impar*
ial; but truth is eternal und unchangeable.
Apply then the test; does tho conversation
Jwell upon this man or his neighbor, his rival
or his enemy, check it, away with it:
what have the interests of piety to do ?n
he case 7 Had he never been born, 'the i
foundation of God' would have stood as it |
Joes, without his feeble aid. Call no man j
master in sacred things, but Christ; and j
:ake care that you measure neither ortho- j
doxy, sense, nor virtue, by the imperfect, j
fluctuating standard of your own caprice, |
UQQll
The Sioux and Pawness, only 160 miles
from here, are in constant hostility. This
war has continued for about 200 years :
i so the Indians here (the Pottawatamies)
say. The Pawness, in a war expedition
into the Sioux countr) iaat February, took i
prisoner a Sioux girl only 14 years old,
; whom they kept about two mtuths, until
' corn planting, and fattened her as they weuld
a hog. They then determined to make a
sacrifice of her. This they kept to them!
selves two days before the sacrifice, a coun.
| cil of eighty of the warriors and head men
of the nation met to see whether they would
j accept the otfers of two traders of the
! American Fur Company, who offered them
11 valuable presents if they would release her
11 to them, so that they might let her return
j home. But all would not do. A majority
of the council was for a sacrifice, of course
; those in favor of her release could do noth.
!. ing. At the breaking up of the council,
' the prisoner was brought out and accom!!
panied by the whole council, wa9 led from
f; house to house; when they gave her a
small billet of wood and a little paint which
she handed to the warrior next her, and he
passed it on to the next until every wigwam
. ? . i . J _ i . rv
>:ad cor.triduteu soma wooa anu painr. un
r tiio 22d of April she was led out to be sac.
I j rificed, but not until she came upon the
r ground did she conjecture her fate. They
) ; had chosen the place within two trees which
r i grew within five feet of etch other. They
| then made her ascend the three bars tied
j across from tree to tree, her feet resting on
- - . . ^ . .
UUC^llUlJ, or UUUUrBiaiiUiUg. imniai ,
punishments instantly to follow the vices of!
the tongue, as in the case of Miriam, I j
shudder to think how many a fair face, now ;
lovely to the sight, must by to-morrow j
morning stand in need of a veil;?not for j
the same reason that the face of Moses d:d I
on his descending from the mount, to tcno- i
per its lustre; but to shroud its loathsome- i
ness and deformity. Consider what has j
been said, and'set a watch on the door ol
your lips,'and keep the heart with all diligence.'
"
The Lady of the first Governor of Vermont
An Authentic Anecdote.
Thomas Crittenden, the first Governor
of Vermont, who was a plain farmer, a]>k>
remarkable for strong native powers ofmind,
and the republican simplicity with which
he conducted every thing in his domes i?*
actahl5chm#>nl. urns rtnm vieitpr) hi* a nam
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of travelling fashionables from one of our
cities. When the hour of dinner arrived,
Mrs. Crittenden, to the as;onishment of her
lady guests, went out and blew a tin horn
for the workmen, who soon arrived, when
to the s ill greater iurpri-e, and even horror
of these fair cits, the whole company,
go> amor, his lady, guests, workmen and <d:
were invited to sit down to the subsantial
menl which had been provided for tne oc
casion. After the dinner was over and the
ladies were left by themselves, one of the
guests thought sho would gently take Mrs
Chrittenden to task for this monstrous viola,
tion of the rules of city gentility, to which
he had been, as they thought; so uocourte.
ously made a victim.
"You do not generally sit down to the
same table with your workmen I ?uppose,
Mrs. Chrittenden 1" She commenced.
'Why," replied the governor's lady wuosq..ick
wit instan ly apureciated ;he drift of
the other, why, I almost ashamed to sty,
we generally have, but I intend soon o
amend in this particular. I was telling 'h
governor this morning that it wai an absoIi.f
a r>Lo mn f hot t Iw* mnpl/msn uihn Hid nil
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the hard labor should fare no better than w>*,
who sit so much of the time in the heufti)
earning little or nothing, and I am deter,
mined, hereafter, to set two tables?the first
and best lor the workmen, and the las and
poorest for the governor and myself."
Green Mountain Emporium.
An Odd Feat ?y a Somnambulist.?
We hare heard and read mucti of ?he
strange things performed by somnambulists,
but the performance of one in this city, is
the strangest of all. The person alluded to,
is a chairmaker by trade. On Saturday
nghf, he rose from his bed, about two
o'clock, and, in his sleep, went to his shop
and obtained an adze. He then returned
home, and going to the top of the house e i.
tered the chimney, and scraped it from :he
top down to the kitchen fire place. That
i job done and whilo he had his hand in, the
thought struck him to do a neighborly aclion,
and he mounted to the roof again, and
entered the chimney of a neighbor. He
had descended about half way, when the
watchman cried the hour, and so hideous
was the noise, that it a wok* him. What
bis senrtfion were whon he found himself
suspended midway between heaven and
earth in such a dismal place, we do not
know, but he probably had a strong suspi.
cio'|trom the seen of fire, and the blackness
oi tho place, that he had icddeotaily
slipped into regions not to be mentioned
to ears polite. He whs extricated withuot
other injury than being pretty well begrim. *
men, and it is supposed that lie is sat-sfied
with this, tiis first essay in the art of chimney
sweeping. An injore^ting question
arises, whether the superintendent ofchirftn
y sweepers, is not entitled to bo paid his
foes in the same munr.er, as though ho hud
performed the operation.?Bait. Sun.
SirtVULAK INCIDENT. At
{i public house in Scoluud, a soKliuc
was ushered into a room where the laodlord
happened to be making a merry wit)isome
of his neighbours, and the soldier being a
man of wars and travels, ho highly entertained
(Item with stories. At lengthons of
the most inquisitive Highlanders asked him
what was themost cruel sight l.e had ever
doenjn his life. He answered that he had
seen inar.y a revolting sight, but'somethiug
connected with the massacre of Glencoe?
beat them all ! and there he saw sixteen
men bound hand and foot, then placed side
by side on a bench and sixteen musket
balls fired through their stout hearts?upon
this the landlord took occasion to go out
beckoned one of his neighbors to follow.
" I now understand," said he, * that this
red coat was at the murder of my father,
for ho was one of these sixteen men : I am
resolved to run him thro' with my dirk this
instant." " Agreed my brave Donald;"
said his neighbour, *' but let him entertain
us with moro of his adventures." They,
went in together, and, sure of their prey, rec
quested him to continue his narrative.
** About dawn" continued he, M we worn
under orders to quit Glenoeo. Pasfii.g
by a brook wo heard the screams of a
n..~
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can, destroy thai child if it be a malo, if a fe.
male spare .t." I found a decent looking^,
woman forcing a corner of a blanket i3?
which it was wrapt in:o its mouth and thus
trying to save it. My heart melted with
pity; I told the captain it was a female
child!" Upon this the landlord exclaimed.
441 was that child in my mother's lap ! t
had a little while ago resolved to sluy you ;
but now put off that red coat, and be as one
of my brothers forever ?' So saying lie
called his aged mother and related the ciri
cumstances to her, who was sensible afTcted
at having the deliverer of her child poin.
ted out to her. His discha rge from Ins regi.
ment was purchased, and he is now a faith,
ful inmate of the Innkeper.
A JVa?ie.-?-Tlie Woods of Lancashire
are a distinguished family charatcer, for
wealth and taient; the eldest son, Join
Wood, hus been returned member of Parliament
ftr Preston several times, and proved
himself a steady supporter of civil and
religious liberty. A laughable circumstance
once took place upon a trial in Lancashr*;
where the head of the family, Mr. WuoJ,
senior, was examined as a wr uevs. U^on
giving his name, Oitiwell Wood, the jud?e,
addressing the reverend person ?uij P*.
Mr. Wood, how do you sp'lt your name V*
The old gentleman replied,?
0 double T
1 double U
E double L
Double U
Double O D
Upon which the astonished lawgiver laid
down his pen, saying i: was the >..oxt ex tAs/^Snarr
r? '# .? - f*?- v* " - * * - ? A
?iM4iuai v ' ? ? '?r V V * tAV ?rkH ai ..tv
life, :-.ruf s.; - r o -> ' ; < ^erwpia, c.'c.aredhow
? to record it. Ffie court
w?? ? 'v?rtiu:aoa Gurds
Musij i^n - Fr^ na.-.
Necessity ; r c hu ll.**
Ions.? V ir-it?il)le du-c r
qtnr'e o- .! y *?t;COp .'?? ve? & ?
lit has c r ro;- &> ?.? '..Da
arouurl u r?e*, in us? o.re?er he
reg on <>' He n:u
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b s ' - ?r :'C '
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mux no "-e : ' or ' ! -"- ' -i, >
mi vrito h is fumeo .s i/nq/ i. tiu-j i.
two st mind af!er a righi model-?who .?
humble, meek, cheerful and contented can
commonly find a Infer, when overtaken
by the storms of life. Ii should, therefor*
oe our sarly lesson to subject toe passions,
appetities and desires, >o tho control and
guidance *f reason. The first are the gales
to impel us in t?ie voyage of life, but the
Inct r?iii ,ht still to si a the halm and direct
I sur course.
Toe stream when it slowly descends
with o hoarse murmur from the mountains,
arid ripples through the plain, a orns and
enriches the scene, but when it rushi^
down in roaring or impeuous torrent,
overflowing its banks, ii carries devastation
and rum along with'it; so when the
passions, appetites and desires, are k-pt
under due restraint, they are a useful and
I felicitating part of our nature, but when
they are allowed to rage with uobridedied
fury, tney commit fearful ravages on the
character which they were fitted to adorn
and exalt. We must watch over the first
movements of the heart and not indulge,
with ftpcrat pnmnlacencv. ill imagination?
what wo would be ashamed to avow, if
we wish the stream of life to be pure it ought
to be our aim to preserve the fountain
whence it flows unpolluted. " Keep thy
heart with all diligence* f>r out of tt ere
the issues of hfe H