The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, June 05, 1857, Image 2
Etand from TJiiderj or, the Mysterious
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The following wns told aa an nctiml fact by fl
Bailor vrlio Bolenyily affirmed lie knew i^ lo bo
I ' ...{ ; lio j ttoWVerc]$rfta''wiHtJt? wUiinly' must bate
-beeiin sflilof oFgeilinaV->
Wo wefe'ou board rt'ulavo pliiji {jonntl to tlic
conetvpf:AfriOB. I had my lidsgivirg?about the
liusinc'?Vnnil I bclivvo other had tliein too. Wc,
> ~.hnd fta&ed the Straits of Gibraltar., and were
;*? lying-.off Jjwrbary, one clenr bright evening,
>vlicri if cnijlS.my turn to take Hie* lielin. The
eliip wna beqnlincd, nud everything mound wiys
ns siloiiti pstlf6.<lfly after tlio dellige. Tlio wide
in'onotony.of water, varied only by the glaneinge
of tbe mpbn^oa tho crest" "of^the wave?,
made via think the old fable* of Neptimo were
. n uo.Tuid.that-Amphitritc aiUl her Koids were
' ffjortiiig oh the surface of the oe'oftU,. with din
ttrout/a in theii: linir. These fancies wore fullowed
by Uio tfioiights of iny wifei my chjldrcn,
>nhel.piy.h<jme;:mid nil were wildly enough
. Jumbled-together Tn n delicious etntc of slum.
^ben- -Suddenly Idtenrd about my hend n load,
dbep.ietriblc \kricocalloqt, "Sumd.frum Vu
H<?rJ'.Irtart'cd tcr my/pct? it was n'customary
jyfgflal .<rlicn any'"thing was thrown from tho
shrouds?and mechanically I stfngoutthe usual
nn8W?rt,t Let gol but tio>tliingv camc. 1 looked
?-tipin the eluouds?thcro tvaauothingthere. I
senrcliol tlio deck, and found,that I was alone.
I tried to tl|ink it was a dream; but that sound,
fo deep, bo stern, so dreadful running in my ear
lilfethe bursting of a canncn. In the morning I
toldlhc crew wliat I b*d heard. They laughed
lit me , and were nil tfny long full of tueir jokes
nbMjE "Dreaming Tom; One fellow i among
them was most iinmereifivl in his raillery. He
wna a swarthy,-malignant looking Spaniard,
who cAtried murder in hi?"eye ana curses on
liis tongue ; n dnringftnd'lordly man, who
' lK>astcd ojf crim&ss if it cave him pre-cinincuce
ninpngliiajellows. lie laughed longest and
loudest at iny Story. , "A.iiiost uncivil ghost,
Tom," said be ; '-when such chaps come to see
v -mcj| 1MI moke 'era show themselves; 1,11 not be
ciuviBiicu. wimuub seeing uuu iceting as wen M
ken ring.";- v- . .
. Tlio sailors alljoined-witli biln; and I, nsham'
ed of my alarm, .Was glad to be . silent The
Meatnigh t Diek 'Our to a took the heluij. Dick
. bnd nerves like an ox, nnd sinews like n "whale;
it was little lie feai'ed on earth or bciioath it.
' The clock struck one. -l)iek was leaning liis
; ...4 licnd on the helm, as lie said, thinking nothing
ofsnip or my story, when that awful voieo ngain
- - ~ called out from the shrouds,'Stand from under 1"
,-Dick dtrtcd forward like . an lndinii arrow,
which they;saj goes through and through a
buffalo, and witigB on its way as it it bnd not
" left death in the rear.. It was an instant op lie-,
fbra lie Yminil nreinlwo nf min.l 1.1 n?ll <>?> "T-f
f- M? *v?wvw. vu^ Yww
?of Again nothing tos seen?nothing heard,
ionnighta in succession, at one o'clock, the
same unnatural sound-rung through the air,
.. . making our atouUfit sailors quail as if a- bullet
shot had gone, through their brains, *. V
At last we grew pale when it was spoken of,
nnd tho'worst of "us neyerwentto sleep without
saying^'ur prayers. For "myself, I'won id have
lx?cn chained to the oftr alt my life to have got
v - 'r. off thht Vessel. But there we were, in the vast
_ solitude df .the ocean,; and this invisible being
was with us. No one put a bold face upon the
matter but Antonio, the Spaniard. He laugh.
.cd at our fears, and defied Satan himself to ter
' irify liim. However, when it came his turn at
the holm lie refused to go ; several times-under
the pretenco of-illness, he was excused from a
4 " du(y which all on board dreaded* - But at last
? : the captain ordered Antonio to receive a round
dozen of lashes every night until he should consent
to perform his share of the unwelcome office*
For a while this was" borne patiently ;
but at length he called out, "I may as veil die
?ne way as another. Give me over to the
. -fthssfc"
The niglit Antonio kept watch on the deck I
Few of tlio crew sleptfor expectation ami!
alnrifi had Btrptclied our porvjea. npon-the rack.
At one o olock Hie voice; failed, "Stnnd .from
- iradcrl" "Let go Itc reamed the Spaniard.
This was answered by ajahrlck a/laughter, and
~,.v . BUqh laughter it deemed asif the fiends answered
ohch other fromr polo" to pole; apd't}io ba$s,
v-.r '"*? howled in- helL Thieu "Same * a eadden
crash upon the dcck^Asif onr rioast^ and spars
. liad fallerf.' We allruslied to^ the spot, and
there was n <!6ld, stiff,'^gigantic corpse.- The
V: Spaniard sjidifc wns thrfiyu from the slirouds,
wndwhen he lookjd on it ho grouhd liU teeth
jikc a ntauiiiun. ^
\ r. y- ;J>^ tnowhiH) ".cxclniiued hp, VI I?ipi
-within aii hour's sail of Cuba, and drank Ilia
.* -.? for breakfast.*" - .
*" -^v,., Wejetood agbiytat tiiemonsteiy In /earful'
; ^."v'hlspfiwtvc asked w.bat should'be' done with_
' ^-^he b(>dy.' ngrwaHhatllie temble
-vjtt sight'mustbe romove^ 'fTOrti us,^ind bidden in
'^-thgiS^Uwof the eeik/.F<JUr ofnaattenipt?a.'tQA
"J9fe ' ;^rja^.U>"^ut human strength waB .of no .avail:
^ rr-We'migbt as well have tugged at Atlaa!
S?v V! * >-stiff;;figi(5, liehvy, aria as Immovably
^6iCjthadKrnM:d,'>;part of , the-'-.vessel. The
'. J Li .^paniar^.^a furious ..VLet me l?ft.him,'?fflaid
. .he, "IttfU;dlii(n oiiee and.ean do.it again.. l'Jl
' . .v^tcacli'him tfhat it is to cofne and.'trpuble me.",
lie ^pt ibe bddy rollnd Che waist and attcippt-;
vcdft>'raise it. Slh'mlvnrfi? hn?mlo!?lio
'* '-- ''awed iteelf np; ita i-nylesaveycB opened, its
' f'gldornvjBtrctclicd outaiid'.oltieped^iLa victim,
' '*???. Mat* death; giapplc, #nd rolling over; the
V *>tfitttlaugh^tliafr twl^ahriek.; *:-hearj,\*
on. the {wuhIb.vTEie
., ?iJi?M?;U W^iltfe>r;beaa3, and, -put ,qp their .
iwryer again tl^r*%'ihi?ihrbaa?UU.-tUIU?de^.
y 'ihg ?oundfV '^^W^der.'Vv ^
THE iftpEPENDENT l'RESS f
IB TUJJI.TinfcD CVKUT FRIDAY MORNING BT jj
XJEJE A. WILSON. ft
W7 A. I/EE, - * >.*. . - - Editor. ?
Individual*,-like nation*, fail in nothing irfiixh t,i
they baldly attempt, vhen'iiutainetl by virtivni* n
purpo*?, aw1 determinedrcnolutiyn.?JIknrv Ci.av. ti
' Willing topraixe, yrt not afraid to blame." 1
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Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in. Advance. v
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ABBEVILLE C. H. J
FIN DAY, - - - JUNE 5, 1857. t,
* nanOTMNnaMManBHaaHaMKon o
Tho friends of WILLIAM A. GILES re- ?
spfcctfully nnnouncc Iiiin ns o Candidate for n
the officc of Ordinary nt tlic ensuing election.
The friends of WILLIAM II1LL respectfully
announce him na n Candidate for re-election to |(
Office of Ordinary nt the next election. >?
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The friends of Dr. J. F. MeCOMIJ respect- il
tuny announce him as a Candidate for Tax 1
Collector nt tlic next clcction. r<- *
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Advertlsemanta. ^
Wc would direct tlic attention of our read- jr
era to the Notico to Contractors by B. I*, a;
Hughes, Sccrctary and Treasurer, of the Com- ti
mijsioners of Public Buildings; to tho Anibro- ~
type card of M. II. Deale; to tlie sale of valua- n
blc land by Joel \V. Townsend ; to the Eatray si
notiec of llobcrt Underwood, Ac., Ac. c<
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To Gorrsspondenta. _ P
The interesting talc from our esteemed cor- Jj
respondent "Sallie," has been received, and ?
should have nppearcd in the present issue of ei
our paper, but for the press of business in the y
Office. "\Vc shall take pleasure in publishing 11
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.it in our next. .C(
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Fairfield Senatorial Election. n
Wo lenrn through a passenger, says tlio
Carolina Timet, by Knilronri tlint Col. K. G. ^
Palmer hns been ctecled Senator of Fairfield, 0i
by nbout 300 ninjority, in the place of the oi
Hon. X. A. Tenv. ~ w
m , m in
The Thespians. l'
This popular young Corps, it will be rccol- J*
leet-ed give another of their agreeable enter- e,
tainments on Friday evening the 12 inst. The d
programme for the evening presents the fine p
tragedy of "Bertram,1'^rind tlie rich farce "Rais- ?J
in'g the Wiud<" Tlie performance# of the
Jones' family will add much to the interest of
the occasion. *, .
The Circus and Managerie.
By referring to their advertisement, it will j.
lie Been tlint Eldred's Great SouLhern Show,
combining tho Circus, Managerie, and Ilippo- ^
drome, will exhibit here on next Wednesday *
the 10th inst. The Bills present ft varied and ^
attractive progrnmme, muj if one half of what ^
ie promised be performed, the lovers of fun ( (
will not be disappointed. s - ?
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Tha flnnlli T
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Tlie Carolina 71met announces the resigna- el
tion of President C. F. McQay, for reasons
which are not assigned. A meeting of the 11
Tioard of Trustees will be held on the 10th b
instant, to make provision for the emergency : '*
' A co/fespondcnt of the Winnsboro Register, 1,1
and a graduate of the South Carolina College, ai
urges that "this institution demands - the scr.vi- n
ccs of liim in whose puny frame genius has w
feathered her favorite nest. We need scarcely t(
say, that m^n is Jas. II. Thornwell. Human- 11
.ity demands, yes Christianity demands, that he c'
should again resume the Presidency of the
South Carolina Collego. Will the Trustees not ?
re-elect J,'
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The Young Men's Christian Association. n
A very excellent Eisay was delivered by Dr.' is
Isaac Branch of our village, before thia Asso- e
ciation, on Tuesday evening last, on the Abo ll
riginei of. this Country, iu which the writer H
I?? " J ...b.<r..v,uu
their Asiatic origin! An interesting discussion ^
ensued, in which vnriouMuenibcrs participated. "
The next Essay will he read bj* IL A. Jones, c
Esq ; subject Plato mul hit Writing*. b
A public Lecture jwlll be ^delivered before ?
the Association, in the Courthouso, on some
etching .dutring the next week by. "W.. C. Moragne,
Eeq-i of Edgefield. ^ tl
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Dr. McBryde's Leoture. t
" We had tlife* pleasure of listening on Satnr- "jj
day evening lost,to a rery interesting Lecture Q
by thc Rev. Thpg. L XJoBryJe, D. D., on China t
jan 'd the.Cninete, delivprcd at the request of the -a
Ypflrtg Men's Cbriitinn Association, of th'm c
-The lecture presented nnjentertaimng J!
review of tlie.CliutMe Empire, it* great an- j,
tiquity and vast' extent; its immense pop- ii
ulution, its various animal and vegetable u
pro<3rfciroris, tlie 'manners and customs of-the ^
inhabitants, tlieir .social ttnd moral condition. v
'Apart ffcoiri the attraction, whiclf^tlieprescnt o
#ar, {pvjtaAo^ivery thi?g connected with tjig'
Qbiiiese character nnd condition o'f that
remnitable people so"Jot ally dissimilar .to us,
'.prc^cut'a e(ubjectof absorbing- interest. A
thre<yyears residence among diem enabled the
Jc cturcj^o do full justice to his theme, and to c
afford a dagucirotype of actual life, which per-' g
sonal obse/^alioj^alono v^n give. ' "'The lee- 8j
tare 4\ro3*?Diivepca; py, yariou* sicctcli?s tir tl
pefsbnal *ad*?nture, *:id illustrated byspcci- n
jp^Ui^f-,01iinc?cJltarfdiccft(t. It occupied near \
'WoLowVa in tb^dulivery, ftnd was w^l re- v
Reived. V>y a large and attentive audience; &
i : !Xh* lecture of the subsequent evening" pre- u
sc^tc^^n -interciting sketch qjf tlie' Religious ^
; jharaeter of tile ppoplfe and of tRe .progreaa of y
' MiMionaryfjoperatvoLs, J* , g,
f - r v ~*r?' i? ^ ?i y .
1.1-7** yv>gowiq? mxreitma. fj
- ^99 ^ouC^if,9f: Comtner^e pro-cnts n liope<
ffl&r&fiwtt- ;? ? prwonfecoDiittii -of I&m?- .
ifcr*, who arc profiting by the clfttngc. The
Pll or h superabundant population, for exceedig
the menus of aubftiptnnci nnd?tho demand
ffclnbor, was the most difficult of 'ui'c; l?ut a
cmedy hasbeen found, though fearfully severe:
Between stnrvntion, pestilence and cmigraion,
the population of Ireland decreased two
lillious out of eight millions between 1816
ind 1851?when the last census was ..aken.
he wholesale ejectments of tenantry nml the
condition of their hovels, in the South and
Vvnl of Ireland, tvjiich caused such nn outcry,
nd which in tunny instances were nttended
*ith lnmentable cruelty n ud harshness, have
roved in the end to be advantageous to those
vieted and to the 'owner* of the land. Forced
? quit their cabins before suffering and death
vertoolc them, they either emigrated to this
inintry, to Canada or Australia, where they
>nnd ready nud remunerative employment,
ltd comparative affluence, or they moved to
iino other part of Hie country, whore they
>11 ii<1 the means of earning a subsistence ami,
lie less foi'tunate found shelter in the poor
onse. The land thus cleared of its huts nml
linute subdivision1*, let in comfortable
inns to men of intelligence nud menu?, and
i(it. which was a wilderness is now n garden,
his lnrge falling otT in the number of the laoring
population, naturally caused n rise in
ages, n consequent extension to the poorer
lasses of comforts to which they had hitherto
cen strangers, and security against a relapse
lto those habits of alternate physical suffering
nd reckless indulgence which abject destituon
implies. With n population reduced] full
i> per cent., it is ascertained tlmt the amount
f inbor done is upwards of (i per cent, greater
iftit before the reduction, and that a far greater
irface of land is under the cultivation. The
Diisequenec is a .marked improvement in the
?peet of the country and the condition of the
eople. Industry and capital have triumphed
ver. laziness and destruction ; and where a
ozen yenrs ago moral degradation and social
lisery had apparently readied their acme,
nmfort and liappiness are now to be fonnd.
lmv?? rPPAHt.lv ui.ati n ff.nn ft l.t.rltlv
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itelhgent source, which states that the writer,
ftor a tour through ttic Southern and Western
Lntntriu (where destitutions used to l?c great
?t,) was astonished at the immense improvelent
whieh hml taken place within five yenrs.
The pcasnnty," says lie, "nre nil well elotlied
nil fed. The cultivation of the land is vastly
iporior, ln>th as to tlie (quantity and quality
f the produce, and there is an evident growth
f English and Scotch thrift which promises
ell for the future. The jails and work-houses
re comparatively empty. The dwellings of
ic laboring classes are cleanly, and of a su
erior description,?glazed windows and slate
>ofa being now common, instead of being the
Kccptioti as formerly, and two shillings (half a
ulhir) with food are now- the average wages
aid to ,nn ordinary farm laborer, to whom
glit pence without food wus the sum paid liner
the old system."
The Chinese War.
The latest news from China, shows clearly
int thu Celestials arc determined to carry on
Will* of ov^Pininntinn tinf. nnlv
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of the empire, but wherever their means
re sufficient to effect their pnrposes. The
aughter of Europeans on board of Chinese
ossein, the insurrection of the Coolies on the
-ans>portntion voyngw, and the fenrful revolt
b Sarawak, lionvo, indicate the exasperation
f the whole Chinese race, and give reason to
|>l>rchcn<l a protractcil war with England,
he Chinese seem determined to destroy their
lemies whenever they enn meet them, and to
i> them every possible injury. "To this eunse
is said that the insurrection at Sarawak may
e traced, where the Chinese population, miniering
about4000, rose against the Europeans,
lurdered numbers, of them indiscriminately,
nd plundered their property. In Singapore,
nd throughout the Indian Archipelago, the
'orst disposition on the part of the Chinese
fnn.iirnorna o Iao>*ha f.?? ?4 :
.v. II IUI tiiUll U.MITIII1*
ation nre reported to exist, instigated and
Diumnndcd l>y those in authority in Clynn :
Whether these accounts are strictly'accurate,
p purposely exagcroted to servo a political
nrposc ana popularize the Chinese war in Knland,
there ure no means of ascertaining, lint
ven making nllowanco for exftgo ration, the
ccoutits sufficiently show that the buttle field
i-no longer confined to Canton, anil that the
nemy with which Groat Britain has- to con;nd,
is not Governor Yvh and the turbulent
dpulation th'ut lie rules, but that 4 in every
|io} in Jthe Kastcrn Ocean were an EnglUhlan
and a Cliiiiainan arc to be found,"danger is
? be apprehended. The most actrvife* Exertions '
re being made by the British Government to
end forward a large and ellVctivo force to
!hina with the utmoat ,*pecd,. to be reinforced
y the troops forming the Persian expedition,
nd whatever force can be spared- from the
ndian "Presidencies. All parties iu~ England
grce tlnkt the most strenuous efforts are neces
nry to be mode; that the lant news in by far
lie nioet' serious anil alarming thnt lina been
eceived since tho outbreak of hostilities, and
lint nil hope of preventing n resort to'force
y negotiation is now past. The London(
.iines nnd the other government organs dwell'
ntlie alleged atrocities of the Chinese as a
omplcte justification of Sir. John Howriug,
nd as a proof of tho necessity "to coerce and
fi'astise the barbarian rncc wilich seems to be
ising against Englishmen wherever. i? basset
>ot." The Daily Xewa.nud th6 opposition
jurnals maintain that the horrors cointuitted
a March would _never have hnppend if the
nwarrnutable operations in October.had not
iiken place; but while they condemn Sir John
towri.ig nnd reprobate the rash manner in
I'hiclr tiio war commenced tliej' join in the
pinio|i that now that war is inevitable it
liould he prosecuted with vigor, nnd thnt
tho Chinese should be taught n lesson which
rill sink deep into their memory."
Abolition Meetings In New York.
Tho^fcw York Day Book, regards the proccdings
of the lute meeting of tffe Abolition
ociutv in New Ynrt'oj nfJn?;nri<? > ?
- ' ? JCW" ,",r,cn'
oh throughout the country, ve>y prejudicial
latcitv. Tlieiufliuiiatorj-fyeeoh^flof thatBuily*
re cited ns the opinions of <thb ^sity, anO New
orkcrs are held responsibld^br tliem. It is
cry naturally-Supposed tkftt tlicy meet with'
ptpnthy in^th$.,community where they are
ticrcil; particularly ns they oljtriin admittance
'itliontrdTuko into the dbllyjoimipls. A few
can hgo, even Jonies AVatson Webb, cotinillcd
the application of mob law to' these
.bolitipn disorganize , and this offence seems
> be ofre agninat stfSral order and virtue which
icrjt? BOfi)e sneh indignant pro teat By such
cofcrra the Kpw YWkcra would nt least re?
eve thtfm?el$re?'fr6in the ydiutn of seeming to
^ip^ii^e th^se frtnatmf " ^
It may j-ct bccomo a qestion Willi our inor- "V
chants and business men liowJar they lire wil* 1
ling to allow tlic sentiment* of Oaifismt, I'hil- t
ips, Fred Douglass, Onriiett, ?fcc., to p,ti forth
to tho country as indication ?rf public seutiincnt
here. If Nov.York should become ihe
headquarters of open disunionlsls and nnmlpi
mationists, we have no doubt l'hiladclpia
would be the gniner by the operation, but wo
have no desire to see such n result. Wo know
llint Garrison's doctrines arc really repulsive
to vnr citiy.ons, nud it is tho insignificance of
these creatures that really insures thoir safely.
Any molestation wotild, perhaps give them
the very notoriety they desired: but wo insist
that every newspaper which has really the interest
of tho city at heart should refuse to report
their finings nud sayings. If they were
allowed to rave by themselves they world
proba'flv conclude with the old negro, who
got terribly exeroijf^d under a preacher whom
he niistakuigly supposed was Whitfield, that
they had muilc a great fuss "for notliu."
The French Emporor and Empress. 1
The following interesting sketch of Louis '
Napoleon, ami the Empress Kugcnic, we ox" net. j
from a recent letter of the Paris correspond- (
cnt of the Carolina Ttinrx ; i
It is not hard to get sight of Louis Napoleon ,
?for being so recently elevated to the throne,
he has not yet. learned to sacrifice his own 1
pleasure to the exclusive notions of roynlty. 1
lie may been seen almost any day with the '
Knipress, riding in the Champs Klysees. My ,
first view of liiui was the best. It was at the (
close of the carnival;'nud a pingnlar procession
paraded ilie street* known as the- "lloeuf
t!rass." It was a singular medley of cavalry
music, men in fantastic dresses of the Middle
Ages, and hold looking females gaudily dress- '
ctl and painted the whole conducting about ,
the city two huge foxon, decorated with rib- .
lions mid drawn in cars. This ridiculous affair,
which 1 thought had been gotten up for !
the amnscnicut of those making up the procession,
turned out to be a sort of national af- '
fair in the end, for after parading Ihc city for
three <lays, followed by a promiscuous crowd,
it was gravely reviewed by the Kmpcrorjn the
yard of the 1'alacc of the Tuillerics. l'assiui;
itiong I heard the music and saw the crowd
rushing into the Palace yard, ami as usual I
followed suit. Several thousand persons were
frilt.lki*l*i.il liefurn llio i*? *I.a
c *"''w V-..J " ^ j i'?,l 'V"
ror mill Kiiiprm were standing, nnd la-fori'
wliivli this stupid exhibition of fat beef whs
passing nnd repassing. I managed t? j???t
ve|y near ami to taken good look nt their
.Majesties, His busts, as exhibited on the
coins imp elsewhere, arc cjuite accurate likenesses
of liini ami show tlie two most striking
features of his facc to ho n long nose nn<l a hig
moustache. The Empress is a beautiful little
woman, nml seemed to command the interest
of the crowd much more than Napoleon. Just
as the procession left, the whole crowd pressed
up to the balcony waving their hats nnd
crying "Vive rEnipcreotir," "Vive 1'Einperotricc,"
which was acknowledged by them
with many bows. When the Empress was
disposed to leave, the crowd repeated their
shouts, "Vive l'lCinperatriee," nnd upon her
turning once more to bow to them, they clamored
lustily for n sight of the l'rinee. She
bowed grncefully to the crowd and pointed to n
window below, around which ire all gathered,
and soon a chubby little baby was held up by
it* nurse, nt tho window, and then what n
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jvii ui vac i ? i*u iu unci*, > JVC It] iniltttt,
wns by tin! gathered thousands. The
nurse evidently understood the business, for
just. in the ehuiior began to subside t<he took
hohl of the nrm of the Prince niul waved it
to the crowd, nnd then carried its hnnd "to its
| lips and its heart. This inadu the crowd go
into spanus of delight, and after yelling until
they were tired, all hands left.
There is something oxtremclv pleasing in the
appearance of the Km|>rcss. The portraits to
be seen of her, usualy give a sleep}' unmeaning
look about her eyes, which she doen not really
have. Her eyes, nnd indeed her whole face
are indicative of great intelligence and benevolence.
She seems universally popular, ami
while the Kmpcror is never spoken of with
enthusiasm, the Empress is equally alluded to
with expressions of kindness and admiration.
This, no doubt, is owing much to her extreme
affability. She rides out a great deal, but, has
a smile and a bow for all. She is the only
piece of royalty that I have j-et seen, thnt I
take olF my hat to, with pleasure. She seems
to nuts seeintr no one ond vou arc cer'nin to
lit: greeted with a smile nml n box lint, in
the matter of bows, Ac., it seems the lloj'iilj^
must Imve some rule on the subject. (jfifcOn
Victoria, when I mw her, rode sulkily along,
seeing no one, while Prince Albert has ns much
as he could <lo, to do the polite thing. Louis
Napoleon, rides grandly along, looking unnjt>vcd
with folded nrms nt the uncovered bends
nrouud him) while his pretty little wife is
kept busy answering for him. Within a few
weeks, a largo bund of conspirators, to the
number of tlyrtylinvc been arrested, who, it
nnpeari, were'banded together, for the destruction
of Napoleon and family. -THis has made
them extremely cautious about'the Prince.
Napolooij and Kugcuie still continue their ride*
with simply their outriders, but the Prince is
nqxi-'r sent out now without being carefully
guarded. Only yesterdny, I saw the Prince
?or rather, saw what wus said to be the
Prince, riding out. Neither the Prince, his
nilWfijir t.lio maids of Honor llmt miinllv on
company.Iiiin were visible?for before, behind
ijnd on each side were a heavy body of cavalry
with drawn swords. - As tney dashed along
With the vlnltdr of tl>eir armour and the tramp..
of their horses, it sounded far. more like the
thundrr of an onset in battle, than the pleasure
ride_of a Prince.
?
. ? Great Soarcity.
It*sccms that thffiiighout extensive^portions
of the Gre'iffc "West? $ho inhabitant* are in a
condit:on bordering on actual starvation. The
pnpers from that. section of,the country tell a
talc of sntTering which can hardly be realized
b}* these who live in. more favored locations.
In addition to bad harvests, it is probable, that
much of this state of .thing* is to bo attributed
to the action of Congress in bringing into the
market nn undue proportion of the public
lutids; flinl thus inducing the Settler* in the
West to pursuo the business of speculating, instead
of farming. The Now York Evening
Pont has collectcd %the .following statistics of
the widespread destitution:
4'In Iowa the traveller finds no liny or straw
for liotyyjfc at any of the hotels. At Des Moines,
corn .in 'dflftffiidSrod chcap at two dollars^hud
cnnjJwarcelj^ be had at that It is reported
Chat five dolloas is the .regular price, in many
places between there and CopQcil Bluffs. Dead
nurses ami emtio -along tnc roml ore (aid to be
ordinary sights. "Wheat seems to be nearly ai
m.-nrco iis corn ur liny. Hijglr' di this price' is,'farmers
who could afford.it were feeding their
carringo hordes on wheat . ? . _
'*Th? suffering in Michigan has been so extreme*'tlmt'public
meetings have been held
and measures taken-by.(ii?^puhlie-ii?(linritie?
f.>r reliuVethg The relief committee
<>f L* using report that in (iratiol comity
people ,wertf sellmg . tl^eir" le^il.foe meat**to
get" a why vwth?ttftfrhonci li^ provWoWTto
Tamt tjioro tliVh two^ oi^lMti&s^reekV-^'IVhat'
they liuve.iconaiitfl of dour pud meal Blojelj*^
lying by tho.hundred. This stato of tiding*
10 reports upon liUovfrl observation, and adds
hat hie saw a nUi_nbor_ of persona front 'tlte
souptry of Lapc6rf njtyicent, who says that
natters nre njtlch tftffte there.
The I ^-crtieer atlribiitos tlio execssivo
icnrcit} . - chigari, yi a measure, to purely lo:al
canscsl It saVs: *
'The prevailing fires of 184ft, the heavy
August frost, which cut olF corn nnd buckwheat
and nearly ruined potatoes, the miserable
crops of other vegatahlcs. and ft bitter
1 winter, have combined to depress the standard
'of lifo to appoint of absolute starvation. The
'worst have not come. The cattle enn begin
' to live, it is true, nnd tlio milk will help out
' the furo of the poor children ; but. a large
' portion of cows are dead, and it will be two
'months before the ground will yield anything
' upon which human beings can rely for sup1
port.'
"In Tennessee. thing aro in a still worse
condition. The Knoxville llogistor of the 7lh
inist., says that everywhere in Ea-tt Tennessee
Lite greatest scarcity of provender and grain
uf every dcscrip'ion prevnils. The cattle nre
netually dying l>y the thousand, nud in some
jcctions tlic dependence is to cnt down tree*,
that the cattle may cat buds. Nor is Miia
nlarming states of aifairs confined to cattlc.
In many sections of the country, families that
linvo been well provided with not only the
necessaries, but man}' of the luxuries of life,
[ire so straitened as to be compelled to go forty
or fity miles to buy corn or wheat.
"While this is the ease with those who have
heretofore been c omfortable and independent,
the Nashville American buys that the greatest
want prevuils..ntn<uig the poorer classes, and in
counties cn?t. of Knoxville, that sonic of them
were actually unable to have more than one
meal a dny."r-'
"From Canada the same cry of hunger is
licard. The Hamilton Spectator says that hay
brings $:ti> a ton, that uo oats nre to be found
sxeept what are needed for seed, and cattle
linvc been driven into the woods, 'wlier c they
ire dyi ng in numbers from sheer starvation.' "
[fou Tin: IXDEl'F.KIIKNT I'ltF.SS.]
nr - A r? ?- v a
tu vrmvu xarui
Secluded .ot, ltuw still it seems
Where crowds of buried mortals sleep;
IIow quiet nature o'er them dreams?
'Tis bill our troubled thoughts that weep.
Life's book shuts here, it* p?igo is lost
To them nml all it*busy claims ;
The poor are from its mciiior y crossed?
The rich have nothing but their names.
Here rest the aged from their toil;
Here lie the troubled free from ear<\
"Who, through the.strife of life's turmoil,
Sought rest and only found it here.
Life's ignis fatuus light is passed?
No more to. lertd their steps nslray ;
Cares bit ter cup is drained at lust,
And all its follies faraway.
lint O I thnt nnrt tluit'a enllotl llio mini.
TImt must exist in ponce or pain
Long as eternal ages roll ;
SSnv ? nre they nil on glories plnin.
J)id they the gront KciIcoiiht lovo
Ami seek his fnvor while on enrtli F
If so, tlieir spirits nre nbove,
Snfein n home of endless worth.
Tlieir bodies, too, slinll shortly rise.
And be with joys celestinl crowned,
And dwell with nil the truly wise
When the last trump of God slmll Bound.
X. Y. Z.
Greenwood.
Rats become an Article of Commerce.
As civilization advances human ingenuity is
severely taxed to supply tnnn's natural and
artificial wants. Our grandfather.* would have
said that the destructive vermin which infests
our cellars under the name of rats, would bo
tlie last thing which cowl<1 over l>c turned lo a
ufteful purpose. Kveu the tine lndy of the
present da v, who piques liorwdf on her exquisitively
filling glove*, would give one of those
little shriek*, wliioh she thinks so sweetly feininiiu',
if told thiit the thumb of her glove was
made of ratskin, ns more clnsiic yet thorough
than kid. The nine-teeth century, in fact, seos
rals elevated to an article of commerce. In
Kuropc the fur orihe rat* is used by butter?,
having been found to cxcccd in delicacy even
that of the beaver. A company exi^tji in Paris,
on the principle of the I ludson.s liny Com'pa113*,
to buy up all the rata of Francp. In Lofti
doii.oiiany perwons earn a livelihood by hunting
rata in the sower. A Into number of the
London Qu<irtrrli/ Jlrv'mo makes these facts the
t?Xt of A mlrions mill iiiter/wtimr nvlinlnnn ?!>/? '
linhits.pftllQ rut, an aiiiuml heretofore considered
unfit to u&ifitrndiiccd into decent society,
but which, mwlefllitf nmpicica of tlie Quarterly,
makes quite ft refpeetable figure. **&*?
Nearly overy portion of the liattlftule ({lobe
is infested with tliese yermiin. Hardly ft vessel
suils witholit carrying with it ft colony, rfnd
thus even the Itlands of the Pacific nro supplititL
with r.uU. On board of ship they genernlly:
ke^p outof sight, provided tllev c?n commaiyj
tl>nt great necessity,.water, unt it. this
Wg\xar<Ted against thuir ilepredntions they will
conic on decK.-on rsiny nights, to drifdj, arid
nseend.4i|iftTTgcing fnr^tfie sako of tH^Jnoisturc
lying-in the folds of titer sails. *Vlien
very thirsty they .have been known to'Attack
the spirit-casks, and get, like wiser beings, tip*.
ty, though, w?3*f>elieve, they never beat their
wives even wlieh drfink. - Sometimes two dis
i..t?i-- / .? >- ?
ifiiiw cviuiiicn ure iu uu lOUIIU in me tniiio I>llip ;
i>i?o occupying the atom, and the other^ the
stern. It iu no uncommon thing "to destroy
five httiidre-*! in a single Eastlndiriman on her
arrival at Calcutta. Often, when truKr has"
been ?<-arce on the voyage, they voluntarily
desert the vessel the night nfter her casting
anchor, generally parsing to land, in single filenlong
the ui'?oring-rope though, if this is ini
practicable, the}' do he<<itnte' to swim. The
genuine ship-rat is a moi d delicato ntiimul tliftii
the larye bro\vn rat, and approximates to,the,
orLinal, Knglish rqt, which is not. yet entirely
extinct, though some uaturalists have asserted
the coutrnry. . ?
Few persons have an idctffgf tho'^rnst numbers
' of these vermin. The Qtufrtcrlji eavs
"rati'are to earth what sw'allown are t?' tho
air, universally present." But, Unlike thoif
feathered rivals, wo rarely see them, and !><#?
iirc ignumiib 01 mc counuesa miniontrtiiat liilTrow
under our collar.*, Hm up and 'down be two
on our onr walls, linunt the sewcrp of -great
citic*, and devastate Ihe granaries , flit- fa mi era.
But it J* about slaughter houses that they''inost
do oongrcgat*." At- Mont/augon, iniJ?Hface,
the proprietor of a sfnughterdwiflto hna aVallcrfencloaore,
where, one liiglit, m threw tlfo
'afc?ii?e?-0f two or^ three . hone*, and 'lien
.went quietly wfth his work in en -flud stopped
up the hole*>|by which tha rafs "catered it,?. *(
^rwliieU |j*w<uVfn'wifl?*flie*? aaiaja iwoflkn\f>n,
each urrneJ^'ith a stick, ^o- r*Uf-JU?tis
entrapped, Wer*>::?l?rii by. hundreda..r' In
month ha killed aittffean *lioo*aYid and fiftr.t
and two. Jl^u??uJ-?i* in
;v;
this caution tlicy exhibited day after tiny, till
Jio gave-up in despair. Sometimes, when famished,
a rat will attack poultry. Hats frcqy?ntly
gnaw through tholeaden pipes of house*, ftfr
the sound of running water scorns to fjtsciunto
them, ami many a rut, curious to got rifc tho
cause of this strange noiso, lias suddenly found
himself deluged in n showcr-bnth. The teeth of
a rot are so formed, nnd grow bo fast, that if ho
does not gnaw almost incessantly, nnd by this
process Weartheui nway'nt the point, they bceomo
enormous circular tuples. Ilatsjhave been
killed which, having losta. lowor tontli have
had the corresponding upper one grown into a
complete circle, the point of which, iu winding
around, had passed thought the hip .if tho animal.
The (Jnartrrly insists that the rat is really
a beautiful animal, especially when seen Hitting
on his haunches and licking his paws ; but
we confess that our prejudices prevent our discerning
his beauty; and wo aro orthodox
enough Mill to think that rats should only ho
named with traps nmt guns. to which, if iu our
power, wo would consign the whole brood.
England and the United States.
The Loudon JIi/ich in commenting on the
recent speech of Lord Kapler beforo the St.
George's Society of New York, presents a very
liberal and friendly review of the relations
between the two countries. The identity of
their language, law nnd literature, it regards aa
an indissoluble bond which must forever uuiU
the people of tho Anglo Saxon stock. In spite ol
political differences, nn<l the changes produced
by climate mid tlic intermixture ?f foreign
bipod, tlio substance of the nntions is tlic same,
nu<] in all -tlic great elements of civilization
the resemblance between the mother and
daughter.is sufficiently striking. Kvery consideration
of self interest, and every association
of a common origin, language ami destiny
should ceiiieut tlio union between the twu
countries:
It is now more than forty years since the last
war, and iliesetilementof recent disputes shows,
that with common good feeling and forbearance
there is no reason we should ever have another.
Die Maine boundary, the Oregon boundary,
the Canadian disturbances, the fishery dispute
have all been arranged without n resort to liostililirs
; and Lord Napier might. well snv tliat
' we have in the experience of the past tlio best
grounds for believing that there can never be n
question so difficult or complicated that it may
not meet with a prompt, a peaceful and honorable
solution." Nor did the speaker les* represent
the feelings of his countrymen when lie declared
tio class of 1'nglishinoTr looked with jealousy
on the expansion of the Union and the increase
of its inhabitants. Some such feeling
may have had an existence in the last genera
tion, when the menory of our fends was fresh
and when it was the plan of even well informed
ei..i,......... i.. .... ;.. 11... ? t?
I n...vvo...v.. ?. ... 11.1111 wnr
rier against tho predominance of our supposed
rivals. But. in Kuglislt society at the present
?lny wc cnn trace no remains of this feeling.
In tlie first plnee, we have learnt tliat nc
Spaniards or other continental people arc capable
of holding their own ngainxt the enerjrv ami
enterprise of a nation of Anglo Saxon blood, ntnl
to suppose that the Americans can be arrested
by a set of Spaniards ami half-castes is to suppose
that the laws of nature ean be set aside al
the bidding of the politician. 1 fence, if even
any jealousy still existed, common sense would
teach us its uselessness and absurdity. Jiut, as
I/Old Napier justly observed, the feeling of Knglishuicii
is rather one of pride ami gratification
that in so signal a manner and by a course
of-events which our fathers judged calamitous,
our language, laws, history ami iinstitution?
should lie made the heritage of n new worhl
which is growing up to such high destinies. Wi
may trust, then, that with a more complete np
prcciation of each other's part in the world for
tner animosities will die away, and that, while
we look with satisfaction on the legitimate ex
tension of the Republic's power in the New
World, the Americans will see with equal goo<
will the development and inercasinggreatuess o
the liritish Km pi re. There is certainly roon
enough for both when each has a hemisphere
j.iini; imiv iii iic, mm, oeiore i no iriemi&iii]
of the two nations receives nn interruption. 1
miy one were to ask why it U tlint of late ?lnyi
there has sprung up in this country so favor
able a feeling towards the United SI ft ton, w<
should bo inclined to answer that one of th<
cliitff reasons is the utter failure of liberal insti
tutions ami what we may call English ideas 01
the Continent of Europe. In despair or in dis
guest we have turned from the contemplatioi
of those doelrilies where our political usage:
have been copied only to lie made ludicrous 01
revolting. The events of the hist ten year:
I have taught us how little' comparatively these
uutions have in common with lis, and to draw
closer the bonds which unite us to a kindred
| people, without whom wo should be alone ii
the world.
The Comet. ,
The Richmond Despatch indulges in the fol
Intviruf vtijirmr -*fr.nin ?t. H?o '^vnoM?A ftli
Cfomet, which having loat its tail, has no
ventured to approach' nearer to the earth thai
20,00,000 miles, having gone off ns supposed
like the fifjt in the fifhle to persuade his brothel
comets to follow bis example. .There is muel
humor in the snggestioni that the lost membei
1riaybe found*tft t|?o York Ledger, andi
ho, we expect sliortl^to see-some scintillations
in the columns of'those'of. our .brethren, win
are in the habit of publishing the initial chafi
tersof the JWarr'a-prize essays.;.
^
He is going off. And,'as ho goes, they abns
him. Tliey anyjie hnsjjjst liis tail. Wns .eve
comet so sc|iflJnlized ~tVe now under*tan<
why he wilpnot hit thfc earth on the l4lh e
.June next, at 20 minutes past lo a..m.' \,j
comet,'like a fox; is nothing W$tliout his tail
although his tail itself js only- an infinite den
of nothing. On tile 18lU"in8t*nt the t-oiue
was nearest" the erttthj.a^ArWas twenty million
miles nway. Since tben be has been ruiinuii
off ns fust as ho.c(hila 6ohmpcr, with his tail
or^hat is left Of it, -.between his legs. . It i
liAlirfrnd llmf Kn litia'ffiinA til tPV llllll DCrflllll'l
lli&otlter-cpniels to cut off their tails "hlso
TlflS groat ?Mr tlio^ coustellotioi
M?e Grflnfc Hrar. ^HiilB'oditor of the l'Q&ri
burg Democrat bosk. hin( lately 'through' a'?t?lq
Scope of ordinary pbver. Ante'I poor coiu'ct
J To has loaf bis taift ^Possibl^ it mijfc bo fount
in tho nflft number, of the Is$w York Ledger
The editor of the N^fburyport-'Herald, .ii
speaking of this oornat b#s thej8lld\Ving :
"By the assiflKfj^ ofifc." .W^Tuttle. Esq.
late assistant At tlieA?tr0af?|fca1" Observatorj
of IlarvardAJ^iversity, if8w*r6sidont of . thi<
city, we worooblo to soo tU^oWjot >wi. Friday
last, with Mr/. Grcenough's aobfbmtU? telo*
cope.?At that time it was <Jn tho - cohGnn/j)!
tlio eirenrt) polar constellation C^dajmrdT\ eit
Urta Jfaior. It "<ji<iibiteff4 round,. "HebulotM
muss of "fight* slightly j^n?fe)itwted, -or about
twompiutcs of aro .w^ametptf-Tfo .oI?monta
of this cortiot rcscthble tbw?? 6f.t/?? ci?to
eta of 1582 and 1661,;fliid i.? rji&yiiar? lire ; ideu
?worn, UiapvWii%?Jinci.u?? cyaww
N B W S ITEMS.
You sqt go IJiciuty Fat AitTKR Am..?A field
-slave-id'tIie South, one.day founil in his trap a
plump rabbit, lie took him out alive, hold him
under liis arm, patted him, and began to Bpooulatc
on his qpttiitics.
"Oil. howfatl?berry fat!-?-the fattest! obcr
did seet Let mo soo-how I'll cook him : I 1>roil
hiin 1 No he so fqt lose, all do gronse: I fry*
him-tclf. Golly1 how fat ho bo ! No, I won't
fry him?I stow him 1" ?
The thought of the savory stow tnado the
negro forget himsolfj rind in spreading out tho
fenst in his imagination,, his arms K-hixcd, when
o)f hopped tho rabbit, and iMjuatting ala goodly
distance, ho oyod his lato owner with cool
composure. . y
TIio negro kiiew thcro wrts an end of tho utow,
and suiumoidng up all hiA philo*oph)', ho thus
addressed tho rabbit, at the saiuo tinio slinking
his fist at him; - , ^
" You long-earod, whitc-wluijfecfdd, rod-oy&Jf
son of a gun, you not to'berry fat after all!',
UA.iu ub.uIUJ18.? Ill^; LIllCOgO dOUlflftl
I predicts bankruptcy for speculators in "Westera
lauds. it snys;
1 Sucli a result is inevitable, sooner or later,
j. ennnot be otherwise. In the newer States ?u<F
Territories lands are liebl nnd sold fit almost?
fabulous prices, nnd nil classes of people nror
1 wild with the hind mania. In Kansas, disturb-"
ed nml agitated as thnt Territory is, to\vh lota^
are sold at huiidredtof dollars per foot, iuiiS
wild lands, scarcely trod by tlie foot of civiliaW-'
tion, nre held nt prices very fur ttbovo tlieir
real value for any practical use. At some promisiir'
business points, in tlie mora recently or-,
gr.. od States, thirty, fort}', fifty, nnd even ofio
* hundred per cent, is offered for money to invest
in real estate. It is impossible that such a atatt>
, of things should long exist. Lutiboiiunal^,
tinuc to go up nnd up, ml infinitum. Thoro
must be a stopping plncc aomcwKero, and whor>
that is roftehed, they will drop to their real
value for practical purposes. /
No Staiivation in Trnxkhsek.?Browulow. of
the Knoxville Whig, of the 25th ult, says that/
the tales of want and starvation in Tennossoo,
so extensively circulated abroad, oro greatly
exaggerated. There is a general scarcity of
grain, especially in live or six of the uppor
r counties, owing to tlie failure of crops the last
season, and the temptation of exorbitant prices
j that induced farmers to sell out to close.. .Thoso
with the early winter and late spring, wcro
I enough to produce scarcity, but no one has yot
. perished, and the false nlarm of "starvation" ia
a vile calumny and slander on East Tennessee.
' We arc glad to hear this, and oidy wish tlio
I same contradictory statement might provo trua
I in every other part of the country.
One Fitws and Another Pcmm.?The ship
, Senator, which arrived at Now York from Liv1
crpool, in n lenky condition, met with n very
| severe gule of wind just after leaving port., After
several days of hard pumping, tho crow notified
the Captain that they should not' pump
Any longer. Captain Collin said, coolly.
1 now just 12 o'clock, at the rate the ship is now
[ leaking, I calculate wc shall all he in the othor
s world a about half-past '2. I am going below
to say iny prayers," and went into his;--<eabin.
One old fellow declared lie had rather pump
. than pray. In a few minutes th&Vpuinps going
r again as lively as ever, and they did not ccaeo
J. going, except at short interval^ until thoy ar}
rived in New York,
"Wills ok SiiAKKfirE.vuK, Mii.ton* ask Napolkov.
J- ?The Inst wills and testaments of *thcso three
4 great inen arc tied up in one sheet of foolscap,
- and may be seen at Doctors' Commons, London.
J in wtn ii.-i ..r * f?
... ?..V ..... ?/. Viiu x/aiu VI xivtvil 19 illllllicnilicn*
_ tion in his own handwriting: '*1 give unto my
i wife iny second best bed, with thefnrnilure. It,
is proved liy Win. Boy<l, 2'2d Jul}", 1C1G. Tlio
1 will of the Minstrel of l'urndisu is a nunenpn
p tive one, taken l?y his daughter, the great poot
j being blind. The will of Napoleon is signed ill
J n bold style of writing; tlio codicil, on the conj'
trnry, written shortly before his death, exhibit*
, the then weak state ol his body.
What Constttctes aTjusiikl??The Corn K'*clmnge,
says' nrKew York paper, is disturbed by
the recent State legislation. It has been cus"
tomary to allow Otf pounds of corn to thq bush3
el, and sellers gcneriijly reft so to give moro.,
1 However, by an net- passed during the lato ses1
?ion.of tlio Legislature,-rtrid;wlucbwivi to havo
' taken effect oa'thu IC^V-Tutt.,* it was decreed
that 5S prtnnds of 'corn itgiutd thenceforward
1 constitute^n bnsiiel. - Mb?tfW^eft contend for
r this amount. IJe^woen tlio "cbnfUcting views,
^ there is, dt^prwent, no approacfr toward* a
' compromise, whfle tfio- mairitenlihcflof Uia dis*
pute completely iiitirrnpt^operatfotli
' ' Gauden?.-?Wo visited witb, ple'pspro thU #
0 wecka number of Qor^ns/^TE^o^e desirous of
r learning gardening tflij do Wal:1
bnlln. Every vartofcy of-ilowera, ^antV vcgeta:
*' bles, raised in ^jis couiitryi^Btof jbeftyl>e found.
1 ,ln fact otlr citizens am ri PRril<>nin<? n?nnli?. ?T.?fc
I KS3?"Sf v 4 _o j?k-'TA? ~
( 'Vun vlio doubt be conYin<ip^by;vK'v'n6.118 *
t Store?; WathftUn mny well ilo sn|d,>a it ia of Co*'
bi'mbin, that It i> a'Toveuof EloWer*,"^>od
f &iSu^WdUwtia
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" etf&W tbli^'iop iliat'if $#'
i not ; aqpoi ui^Md JtoSgogi ^ .?*. .
- eleamGra fJnTl tUcmsolvtis saiHrrg Jntt* tfioDeail
' *boii, peopj# vjll. not.bolievo tb^accoUDt,
I a^-wd^mow?W ?
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