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, ah* went on boert an nllar reeeel. Bui
th< C^ok of t^? brig, a^aurley athletic
negro, who owed the Spenfartia a grudge
fee wkH hecbeceived to M ill treatment
while he w** on ehore thejprerious Sua,
i- ..:ik l.hv.
u?/t rinvu miiiooii WIIU m viiuhj Aiiuvf
Midi concealed himself behind the steer*
age stairs. After the pirates had struck a
Kfht, they hastened below for plunder.
The leader had hardly reached the floor,
ere the carving knife of the cook was
sheathed in his body, and he fell, giving
utterance to a horrible oath. The cook
then sprung into the water from the cabin
window, and swam to the nearest vessel.
In the morning the captain returned on
board, where he found much wanton der,
struclion of property. The fl tor of the
steerage was stained with blood??wh$h
was also traced up the steps acroaa^he
deck to the gangway, showing that the
pirates had conveyed away the bleeding
victim of the cook's revenge. The cap*
tain was aware that it was useless* to complain
to the authorities; or to solicit any
protection for himself and vessfll, and
fearing that he would again be, visited by
these villians, for the yarppve of taking
a Btuiguiuary rcTviiwinr me. uraia oi
their comrade, be JpMened hie departure,
and left the .^MPr before he had completed
his cargo. 4
1 A lNcA(jjVpelon?tng to Bristol. R. I. had
cleared at the Custom House, and was to
/wTon the following morning. Captain
,? - B had ordered a good watch to be
kept, as usual; but towards day-break in
the morning, labile lying in bis berth in
the open after cabin, he was awakened
by loud whispers, apparently in his immediate
vicinity. He had presence of
mind enough to keep perfectly still, and
soon became aware fjiat some of these
j>iraucai scounureis were entering the
cabin window, within a few feet of his
head. He reached up his hand and grasped
a large horse pistol, well primed and
loaded with some of the best glazed gun*
powder, and an ounce ball. He fortunately
succeeded in cocking the pistol
without alarming the pirates, who did not
dream of such a formidable weapon, in
the hands of a brave and determined
man, was about to scatter death and terror
among them. Captain enjoyed the
advance oi being able to note their
movements while they were unable to
witness his. He watched his opportunity 1
and as soon as one had silently entered,
the window and was cravyjtng on the tran- j
soni, and another had so far entered, as
to bring his head in a line with the body
of the first, he presented his pistol, placing
the muzzle within a few i-nchesof the
breast of one of the pirates and fired.
The bullet did its work, and passed thro1
tlie body of one of the victims, and lodg- I
ed in the head of the other! Capt. B.,
then rushed on deck with a second pistol
in his hand, followed by his mates, who
were awakened by the report. On looking'
over the stern, they beheld a large
row boat with fourteen men, pulling ra- 1
pidly away from the brig. They muster-f!
ed a light and went below, where they 1
found the two Spaniards dead upon the I!
transom! Captain B. at once decided on I
the proper course to be adopted. lie!
knew that if the alTair was reported to the , |
proper authorities, he should be detained!
and perhaps subjected to much trouble
and expense, and perhaps thrown into!
prison. He therefore tumbled the pirates j
overboard from the cabin window without;
ceremony, and strictly enjoined npon his |
crew to avoid mentioning the occurrence.
And as soon as the sun rose above the
eastern horizon, he left the harbor of
Havana, for a country where the lives and
_ r .i
properiy 01 me citizens, were secured by
the laws of the land.
The boatmen in the harbhr, were many
~ of them unprincipled scoundrels, who
gladly seized every opportunity in the
then relaxed state of the laws, to roh?
and were by no means scrupulous about
committing the crime of murder also. An
American Supercargo, Mr. M. at twilight,'
one evening, had occasion logo on hoard <
his ship from * the Pun to',* a suburb of l
the city, near the point which forms the
western side of the entrance into live harbor.
He stepped into a boat which lav at
the wharf, and pointed to the shrp?the
fellow seized his oars, and began to pull'
towards her, Mr. M. sitting in the sterni
and steeling with the tiller. When -the
boat had traversed about half the distance i
between the shore and the ship, the boat-,
mau discontinued rowing?laid in his
oars very carefully, and in answer to the
remonstrances of his defenceless passenger
he unsheathed his Spanish knife, and
raised from -his seat?evidently with tl>e
^intention of committing the double crime
of murder and robbery. The American
aw that it was a criti??l mnmmu??>?
alv nc> vras
fortunately a man of courage and resolution,
and possessed muscle as well as
nerve. His thoughts naturally reverted
to some means of defence?and lie found
much to his surprise and joy, that the tiller
with which he steered the boat, was
loose and could be unshipped?a circumstance
which had probably escaped the
recollection of the boatman. As the latter
advanced towards his destined victim
and raised his knife-with the apparent intention
of plunging it in his bosom, Mr.
'M. aimed a tremendous blot/?at the vil*
lian's head with the tiller, which took
fleet. It knocked him senseless on the
? gunwale of the boat, from whence he
was tumbled, with little ceremony into
the waters of the bay, which immediate
jjjr closed o?er him. Mr. M. took the oar,
"Mr ' ' f
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In the ftlhsC^ arrived J
In ftlitim froflMlbM?uU being principally
Udnn i# ^#nd' W^ !
As usual* the dljprt lomese article* has* 1
tened on boaajLjKnd ijfeained with the 1
captain for l^difinu portion* of the 1
cargo ned. One Spaniard
took a grnroaeyWs lot of apple*. Af- 1
icr somepMay. ^bargain was struck, and 1
in ordfljito aeenfe them he paid for them
on th^poiferith the understanding that
he gpmlUi send a boat for them the next
<$* The boat did not come* Several
day* passed, end nothing waa heard ftotn
0ie Spaniard. Meanwhile the apple* ex*
posed to -the steam of the hold in that
warm climate, were raoidlv decavinir.?~
When the purchaser came on bo?r5 to
possession of his property* he looked
exceedingly blank on ascertaining their
deplorable condition?about one half be?
ing roiten-?and the remainder presenting
an appe&Ance by no means healthy. He
positively refused to take the apples* called
the captain a cheat* and insisted on
his returning the money which -lie had
received for them. This of course, the
captain refused to do; but it was to no
purpose that he told him it was a fair
bargain* and that if he had not sold them
to liiin. he could have sold them to others
the same day, or the day following at
the same or perhaps at an advanced price.
The Spaniard would not be pacified, and
went away muttering dark threats of revenge.
On the following night the Captain
was troubled with indigestion, and could
not sleep. Towards day-break* after laying
some hours awake, he arose, and
1 throwing over his shoulders a dark cali-'
i co dressing gown, tscended on deck. The
night was exceedingly pleasant* the stars
I twinkled in the sky?and not a breath of
I wind ruffled the surface of the water, j
j After pacing the quarter deck a few min-i
ules, he seated himself at the after part of
' the quarter deck, beneath the awning,
lie had not been sealed long, when lie
jsaw what he conceived to be a 6trange
fish swimming around the schooner, at a
'distance lie narrowly watched his mo'lions,
though without stirring from his
j position?and was not a little surprised
I when he saw it swim towards the gangway,
and rarse itself out of the water!
His surprise was changed into terror, I
when he saw stepping orer the side a <
naked Spaniard with a tong knite in his t
hand. He remained mote and motionless,
*nd narrowly watched the movements of 11
this mysterious intruder. The Spaniard i
looked cautiously around, as if to see if 1
the watch was not alarmed; and then i
with a light and noiseless step proceeded it
towards the companion-way, or entrance <
to the cabin, down which he soon disap- {I
peared. The Captain very shrewuly con- I
jecturel that his motive was not a good i
one, and that he probably designed mis- t
rhief?and recollected the dark mutter- h
ngs of rengeance which were uttered hv ?
_ ? ? ~ J
he Spaniard on the previous morning, v
lie looked round for some weapon, hut
rould find none excepting a junk bottle, 1
partly filled with lamp oil which was de- h
pttgiud in the binnacle. With this in his t
hands, lie placed himself, leaning over 1
the companion-way, in an attitude which I
would enable him to give his visitor a f
striking proof of his regard and hospita- I
ble feelings, whenever he was disposed to i
issue from the cabin. A few moments l
only elapsed when the Spaniard, altoge- i
ther unconscious of the welcome recep-'j
lion which the Captain had prepared for 4
him, cautiously ascended the steps. Ilis 1
head just made its appearance above the s
scuttle, when the Captain gave him a t
blow on his bare cranium with the corner 1
of the bottle, that would have felled an
ox f The Spaniard roiled heavily to ihe 1
bottom of the steps?the Captain stepped
to the skylight, told his mate what he had
done, and ordered the cook to procure a ]
light On examination it was found that t
the midnight assassin had received a duel|
reward for his villany. llis skull was
shockingly fractured?and after a brief i
consultation, it was determined to commit
his body to the ?'eep. which was- effected i
without the performance of the Roman <
Catholic rites. On afterwards examining
his berth it was found that the vindictive
villain in his eagerness to assassinate the
man, whom he fancied had wronged him,
had stubbed the bed clothes in several
places ! The body was perfectly naked, 1
with the hair short cropped, and the skin
carefully oiled, to assist him doubtless, in
eluding the grasp of his pursuers.
'l
Philosophy for the Nursery.?The J
exercise of the hobby-horse, is pernicious I
to health, because the head of the rider i
being farthest front the centre of motion, <
the blood is propelled thither by centrifu?
* ~
pai iorrer and- accumulating, produces'!
dizziness, and leads to Apoplexy. Thc'i
common rockiug-cradle is unhealthy from '
the same causes; for the head of the child |
being raised oh the pillow,. i? farther 1
from the centre of motion than the rest i
of the body; and therefore, as before,, the i
blood from the motion of the crtfdle, will i
hare a tendency upwards., riwinps an<f 4
swing-cradles are, on the contrary, latjflj
vorable to health, because in lh?m, theft
head is nearer to the centre of motion JI
than the other parts of the body, and t
the blood will consequently have a. Jen- 1
dencv frpm it.?Lee's Catechism of iflfa- t
ral Philosophy. \
?-??' ?? ww miwiwijwi. "I gUVSf DW,
said T?m. '< "Bless ' that m usque to?he
liked to polled me overboard by the nose;
but, howsomever, if the lljtfilor story
trn't too long Jet't have it? if ii'a only
to drive away the dull lime* as our old
deacon used to sav wheh hp drunk beer.*11
Those who have Wvelled on the Mississippi
know the value of a tough yaru, to
relieve the dreary monotoriy occasioned
by the eternal splash of the paddles, and
especially when the narrator was one of
the hardy race, now nearly extinct, who
toiled on this father of waters before (to
use their expression) "steamboat's cum in
fashion.'* The word Was no sooner passed
that Brew, as they ralled'him, was going
to spin a yarn, than some ten or
twelve assemble^ around him. Brew felt
his importance'?after eyeing his auditory
like a village lawyer when about to make
a stump epeech, he thus began:
Well, it's been some time ago, before
your steamboats scared the creaters way
back into the dry settlements, the alligators
used to come out on the river, and 1
bark at the dogs on board our broad horns.
and it ever a brave fellow of a dog (as
they did sometimes) jumped over after)
them, they'd gather him up with their!
tails?which, you know, does them for a ,
hand?and raising their upper jaw, they'd
chew hrm up handsomely; indeed, the
varmints seem to love dog meat better
than any other, and they were sich devils
that they used to try to climb up into the
boat to git at our dogs?so we used to
stand guar?T~to keep them off ever} night.
Well, as I was saying, we were going up
the Mississippi in a fine new boat,the current
was running pretty much as it is
now, and we hud guards to keep off the
alligators, as we had some fine pups aboard
thai we didn't want them to git at; well,
as nigh as I could reckon, 'twas about
midnight, and mighty dark with a great |
thick foy about us?so thick that you could |
hardly walk through it; well, 1 felt a ter- j
rible bump against the head of the b*>at, |
and then the guards sung out, *a snag, a j
snag;* I went to took, and, sure enough, ;
there it was, as big as the body of a common
sized tree, through and through our
bran new boat, so, says I, there is no use
of grieving, so 1 trusted to Providence, 1
ind went to sleep. j
"About light I got up and went to see'1
iuit tilings were going, and, bless youri1
soul! what do you think it was?" 'Guess j
'twas an alligator," said Tom. "Yes, but
it was?the varmint had played the snag,
ind run his head clean through and thro'
lur boat, i:p to the dogs' bed on deck;
le had eaten them all clean up, but one
arge bull pup, who had got cross ways J'
n the creater's throat, so he couldn't pull *
lis head out from the boat again, because 1
e couldn't shut his jaws?and there ho '
/as fast, wiggling his tail about in the 1
rater for all the world like a whirlwind." '
"But how did you get him out?" said 1
Tom. "Why, I'll tejl you; wc cut his *
icad off smooth with the deck, and tied <
ip his toil?he fitted so tight we didn't '
eak a drop, hut went on." "Guess it 1
vas a cute way to get rid of a Mississip- 1
>i sawyer," said Tom. "And do the nl- 1
?1I-- * - * " "
unrk iikc n clog, aTid climb j I
nto boats?" asked a consequential, fop- 1
>ish looking chap, who had been writing
n his tablets while Brew was spining his
,*arn. "For sartin they do," said Biew,'
'and I've heard them myself, a mile off,
ike hounds in full chase. "Astonishingl"
said the stranger, and after making a note
walked off. "That's one of your men
who travels to make books," said Brew
?4'I reckon he's got an alligator story
ihis lime."?Masonic Olive. Branch..
The subjoined is extracted from a lately
received Irish paper, and as it is much
m??re likely 10 refer to ill-fated Creole of
this state, than to a native of Florida, we
would 6trongly recommend the Bee and
Courier to copy it on the French side, as
they may thereby inform the friends of
tho los' one of his untimely disappearance.
Of course the Florida papers with which
we exchange, will'do the same.
From the Cork (Ireland) Southern Reporter. '
nnuubAH AND MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
On the 23d of February last a gentleman
arrived at the Lansdowne Arms
lintel, ICenmare, from Bantry, accompanied
by two country boys, bringing his
luggage, which consisted of a carpet traveling
bag, English manufacture, and a
small neaj, dressing case. Having partaken
of a fish dinner at the hotel (the day
being Friday, and having previously informed
the waiter that he was a Roman
Catholic,) he inquired for the proprietor,
Mr. O'Hullivan, who having waited on
him, he informed him in the English lan^
gunge, vet, scarcely intelligible, that he
C r?.
r..?o uin riorum, in America, and had
parted with some friends but n short lime
before in Liverpool.- He retired to bed
ibout eleven o'clock, and said ho would
sleep well, as he was fatigued. He got
up next morning about half past eleven
ifrllpck, and called for hrakefaei, when
lib^fcgto wns placed before him, which ho
leeinw not to ho in the habit of taking,
ic asked what it was, and said be was in
he habit of taking light wines for breakfast.
He, however, partook of the tea. Im
nediately after breakfast he went out,
Talked the greater part of the day along 1
' ?f ' -4* '
if or me town, op to OTanriag^ wnicn u
wit supposed he wit theo id?njrii%. He i
afterward# wwllied up in old roadwWoh i
leads from Kentnare, after welch he w0 J
lien no more. K
Not having returned that night to the
hotel, every inquiry wis next .day made f
without the. sHffbtest satisfactory informa* i
tloo bethf received. In a day or two, a&>1l
Mir Mr. O'Sullivan despatched letters in .1
all directions which lead from Kenmare i
to Killarney, Bantry, &c., but coubk pet
no account Whatever of him. Jlia travel- ,
ling bag and dressing case were, on the
1st of April last, opened by James Ilick-!
son, Esq,, J. P., in the presence of the
Chief of Police and several respectable ;
gentlemen* and though containing several il
articles of wearing apparel, such as vests, i
shirts, socks, Ac.t not a single letter
could be found that may lead to the discovery
of his name. In the dressing box
were rather a handsome case of razors,
on one"of which were scratched the let*
ters N. D. Further clue or* information
cannot be discovered which may lead to
the discovery of this unfrtunate gentleman,
and what renders the circumstance
the more unaccountable in this, it is quite
impossible he could have travelled any of
the public roads without being seen and
remarked as a stranger, and yet it is equally
impossible he could have drowned him- 1
self without his body being lung since j
discovered, as there ore fislrii boats each
day on the river, and the river strands!
daily He was low sized, about five feet j
6 inches, sallow countenance, and aged]
about thirty three years; he wore a P jafck-'
et, and rather pretty cloth travelling cap; there
was nothing in his conversation ormanners
that woufd lead a person to suspect
insanity.
Escape of Sentenced CoNvicT8.-A-Three
of the felons sentenced in the Court of
Sessions yesterday to wit, Kennedy, Medlar
and Evans, (whose crin.es and senten- 1
ces are recorded in our Sessions report)
escaped from the Bei)e"ue carriage yes- !
terdav afternoon on its way from the city
to Bellevuc. It would seem that one of
them?Ken edy it is supposed?was provided
with a key that would unlock their
irons, as those of the escaped 'culprits '
were left on the floor of the stage. The i
escape was effected by kicking out an J
upper panncl of the door, which is in the (
rear, and through which they made their J
exit probably head foremost to the steps. '
It is supposed they must have commenced '
operations soon after entering the third I '
avenue, for the carriage had not proceed-I
cd more than half way up the avenue, to- 1
ward Bollcvue, when Mr. Coggeshall the (
keeper of the prison, who was on his way '
out in his gig, drove in sight Imd diseov- 1
ered one of the prisoners just emerging 1
through the aperture. The stage was '
rlriving at a rapid gait, and he barely sue- [
reeded in overtaking it in time to prevent j
the escape of the fellow, which he did by 1
Dealing him into a retreat with his whip 1
Kindle. Had Mr. C. been five minutes 1
ater, no douht the stage would have been l
ound wholly vacated by its fourteen pas- ]
icngers, on arriving at Bellevue. The 1
hree who escaped were heard from short- 6
ly aficr, making their way with their host T
speed toward the Dry Doek. It is really J
lo he hoped they will he re-capturcd, lor
three worse, more desperate or more dan- 1
gcrous villains eannot be found at large *
in the city.?N. Y. Sun. s
Laconics.?The following admirable 1
hit at the hank laconics is from the Boston
Post. There will not be so much assiduity
in parading Nick's short letters he- *
fore the public hereafter: 1
Laconics? % the Bank Cccsar-.
Dear Nick: Do you want to buy me?
Yrs. &.c. COL. W. 1
Dear Colonel: I do?name yot.r price. 1
Yrs. &c. NICK. 1
Dear. Nick: Fifty-two thousand. \
Yrs. &.c. COL. W,
Dear Colonel: Throw in the Jew und 1
it's a bargain. Yrs. &.C. NICK. '
Dear Nick: You can have us both (or !
fifty-two thousand dollars. Do you want
any more? Yrs. <fcc. COL. W.
Dear Colonel: Not exactly of tlie same
description. Yrs. &c. NfCK. !
Dear Nick: Would you purchase if you I
could fidd such as would suit you? . 1
Yrs. &,c. COL. W. J
Dear Colonel: "Yes?any day."
Yrs. &c. NICK. '
Dear Nick: I think I could find some if !
I had the rhino.
Yrs. &.c. COL. W. |'
Dear Colonel: "When?where?and '
what amovnt?it shall be ready"
Yrs. fee. NICK. J
The Colonel has never heen seen since (
the receipt of this last "laconic" from '
Nick?a large hole has been discovered )
in his cellar floor.?Keystone.?Globe.
otafton the ienonai't.?The Louis- g
ville, Ky. Advertiser states that Clayton's 1
Ascent, July 31st; was one of great beau- 1
ty. That he rose steadily for fifteen min- v
tiles, and then after reaching n great v
height was wafted to the South by a gentle
breeze about three miles when he cainc ^
to an anchor for the night with one of the
farmers of Jefferson county. There he
took in ft siinnlv
? ... _ , ui mi ins jinn omer rc* i
Ireshments. The morning after when the c
citizens were on the tip>toe of expectation a
to gee him returning with his folded bal- a
loon in some country wagon, they beheld ji
him floating majestically in the air. He ti
hovered about two hours over the city, J
when a breeze struck film, and bo was afar
ward* wafted in a Southwestern direcion
for some hours, and was risible at
>ne P. M. The Cincinnati tVhig says?
'"At tne tiive the breeze struck his ttrolautie
vessel, we learn that he dropped a
tote in the city of Louisville, stating that
ir had only lost 5 inches of gas, ana was
hrenared for a inn<r "
Clayton finally landed on terra firma in
.He wood 9 milesJ>eyond Bardsiown, Ky.t
111 Friday August3, after having gone up
;o a very grtat height. j^For the time he
ivas up, and the usual rhte of ?rial voyigea,
he might hare gone 600,vfla^les.
FX rn.VonoiNARY ClRCUMSTAlftfeB.^On
Tuesday evening ? gentlemanly looking
man, about 32 >car? of age, wenfiulo the
shop of Mr. Moses, a pawnbroker,' in
Giand-strcet, in a state oTNEOjiaiderabte
agitation, with some synrij toffls-of having
indulged too freely in the bottle, ana.. '
asked for a pistol. Mr. Aaron (the assi6tant
of the pawnbroker) asked what particular
kind he wanted to purchase T He
replied, uone that would do execution.*'
This being latlier a vague reply, a mimj^
ber of pistols were jshownhh^^wfrefl "flo _
selected one, the priceyfjf^wlTich was $3."
He then inquired if they were furnished
with bullets, and expressed a wish to have
one that would fit the barrel of the pistol
he had bought. Mr. Moses, surprised at
such questions, stepped forward and told
the gentleman that pawnbrokers did not
deal in such articles; he was also induced
to ask, from the strange manner of the
prisoner, for what purpose he was about
to.pufchase the pistol ? 44 I'll tell you at
ance," said the gentleman, 44I want to
blow my brains out; I have nothing to do,
h'othinor tn urnnsft mo ?? ?1 ?
...??iiu uusiui'js, no
news, in short I am dying of ennui piecemeal,
and I am tired of the dull monotony
of my stupid existence ; cant you get me
a bullet cast that will suit this pistol ? I'll
pay for the pistol, gire you a five dollar
bill for casting the bullet in any mould
jou may have, and I'll give you in your
own shop, a sight such as you never sow,
a man blow his brarns out.??Mr. Moses
not over anxious for such a spectacle, as
also conceiving that humanity dictated
that he should not permit any person to
go at large in such a state of mind, pretended
?o order one of his hoys to cast a
bullet, in one of his moulds, while he secretly
despatched a messenger, (while the
gentleman was waiting for the termination
of the boy's labors) for a Police officer.
CJreasyheck was soon in attendance, and
an examining the gentleman, he fonnd on
Ins person a large sum of money in paper
ind specie, but nothing to give a clue to
his nanie or residence.
lie was immediately taken to the upper
police before Justice Palmer, where his
conduct was at first rather violent. " Why
should I be brought here?" said he, "any
man has a- right if he likes, to blow out
liis own brains } it is not a capital oflfence ;
ivhv drag ine here as a felon ?" The norby
magistrate observed to Mr. Moses that
vis conduct was highly commendable, and
n the kindest manner remonstrated with
he gentleman on the rashness of the act
vhich he had ? cmtemplalcd. After some
correctives, such as soda water, tea, &c.,
,vhtch were procured for the gentleman,
rt the course of halt an hour he becomes
to rational that he was discharged, and
ve have not since heard of his having
lischarged the contents of any pistol.
Poo much praise cannot be bestowed upon
>fficer Greasybeck for bis promptitude in
>ringing the sufferer up, nor to Mr. Mo
es tor ms philanthropic exertions io rcs uinff
a human being from self destrucion.?N.
Y. Trans.
A Strange hut ju*t man.?At Jamaica,
upwards of eighty, livco a man of a
stange and original character. He is
ireallhy and childless, his wife and six
attached negro followers not slaves, sit
tvith hint at the same table. He is shrewd
in hi3 dealings'and prosperous; lie recognises
no "currency" but coin?will rcreive
and pay nothing else. The last
land sale at Jamaica, was made by him?
nine acres, at #1000 the acre, one half
iown on delivering the deed, lie required
this to be paid in specie?which as
lie had always done, fie lent on mortgage
at 5 per cent, lie never takes more, dc*
daring that to be all that the Ujtrof the
money is worth. lie refuses more. He
has now 50 or $00,000 lent on mortgage
it that rate. A few months ago, lie bought
a cow of a neighbor, for $27,50. A
Week or two afterwards, he came to the
seller and said the animal was better than
she had been represented to be; that it
was in his way to do, as to require justice
in all his dralings, and he tendered the
idler $2,50 more. It was refused of
lourse, hut the old man left the money
.1.- -I M ?
nit: t niKirrn. 1 ncse nrc but specimens
of countless similar tales related
>f him. His frame bends under tho
vcight of 84 years but his spirits'is good;
ic totters under a ^green old age, down
be hill of life, and if conscieneious observance
lif l>i?J nil'" tf Mirbt nan anfion
he pillow or ensure calm slumbers, that
>bi man must have serene nights. What
kill our money lenders think of a man
i ho refuses more than five per cent.
fs " money the root of nil evil ?" No,
ml the rag system is.
The new and improved Locomotive for
he Morris and Essex (N. J.) rail road,
onslructcd by Mr. Sclh Boyken, of Newrk,
goes at the rate of 60 to 70 miles
n hour. Tlie passengers are wholly
>rotected from the firov of the chimney,
he sparks, according to the Morristotvn
ereeyman, being taken to the ash pan.