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From the Home Journal.
THOUGHTS ON VISITING THE PLACE OF
MY NATIVITY.
! BY 8.8. FRENCH.
The silver threads that mingle with ;
The auburn o’er my brow
‘Warn me that Time’s relentless hand
Is busy with me now ;
But here, among my native hillg,
The thoughts of age depart,
And all the glow of sudden youth
Comes bounding through my heart.
Can Ibe old? There stands the tree
. From which, but resterday,
This very hand, in cluster’s bright,
Bore the ripe fruit away ;
And is not that my father’s house |
. Which stands upon the hill, 1
And there upon the brawling stream,
Clatters the busy mill. |
|
¢ You are not old !"—thus fancy said, [
As in a dream-like mood,
Gazing on all these youthful scenes,
Within the vale I stood.
1 turned—delusive fancy fled—
A monitress to me. -
:Stern and sincere, Heaven’s earth-born child,
Stood grave Reality,
‘Clothed in the sacred garb of Truth,
With mourning on her brow.
She whispered sadly in mire ear, .
¢ Where is thy father now ?
And where are many, once beloved,
Who rev’d 'mid summer’s bloom, |
These dells with thee, all life and joy ? |
Alas, within the tomb !
And, ah, that ‘yesterday’ of thine !
Years—years have passed away.
And what a train of vast.events
Divides it from to-day !
These hands that bore the ripened fruit
Woere young and tiny then,
While now, with thews and sinews strong
Theyv cope their way with-men; |
The mill that clatters by the stream . \
By man has been rerewed, [
Nonght, save the tree, the rock, the hill,
: Stand now as then they stood !
The troop of children passed me by
. In all their noisy glee
: An 1 voices shou‘ed loud and clear, s
LA Familiar names to me—
e The naires of those whom once I knew—
T o %le’:bsent}nd the dead. |
; Another generation trod |
; The paths I used to tread ! |
. ‘Though strangers dwell within the halls |
s, pgdiereaes DR e
-~ The place remains where boyhood's years |
fifi‘ iRO RpOLL Y. i e rolled,
. And,standing 1 almost deem
‘o " Yoars eannot make me old !
+ Chester, N. H. July 1847. :
A HYMN FOR THE HARVEST-HOME
_._;, q Jm AUTHOR OF ‘‘ PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHTY.
O nation Christian nation, 3
. Lift high the hymn of praise,
The God of > salyation
IN lov’e"j&’oa‘;lt%’7 WaYS ;
He blesscth us, and feedeth
Every creature of his hand, ,
To succor him that peedeth . ;
And to gladden all the land!
8 © Tejoice, ye happy people
And peal the changing hime :
, From every beifried steeple s
In symphony sublime ; :
' "Let cottage and let palace
Rioh g Be thankful and rejoice,
And weoods, and hills, and valleys,
! Re-echo the glad voice *
: ' From glen, and plain, and city
Let gracious incense rise ;
The Lord of life in pity
: Hath heard his creature’s cries ;
And where in fierce oppressing
: Stalk’d fever, fear, and dearth.
He pours a triple blessing
To fill and fatten earth !
Gaze round in deep emotion :
. The rich and ripened grain
Is like a golden ocean
! Becalmed upon the plain ;
Apd we,-who late were weepers
Lest judgment should destroy,
Now sing, because the reapers
Are come again with joy !
& O, praise the hand that giveth—
| e Axd giveth evermore— :
; _To every soul that liveth
: Abundance flowing o’er!
; For every soul he filleth
With manna from above,
And over all distilleth. .
. ' The unetion of His love.
~_ 'Then gather, Christians, gather .
' § T zopms’ev’mhnurem’.gm :
oo The g:odmmbhky Father,
S Wi Abgddobh.;‘on.-ngolcq: o .
3 For He hath turmed the sadness
s And we will sing with gladness
: ~ The harvest home of earth !
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From Noah's Sunday Times and Messenger.
DEAD MAN’S LAKE,
And some Incidents of the Revolutionary War Connected
$ - with it
The revolutionary history of New York, and of ad-
Jjacent grouhd, resolves itselfinto the doings of one long
year—not a calendar year—which comprises the period
during which this city was under bondage.
Many brave men, while this bondage endured, did
all that could be done to destroy the power and com
fort of the kings representatives; and of these brave
men, firm old Westchester furnished the majority.—
Their system of warfare partook of the characteristics
of the guerrilla habit, such as was exhibited through
out the factional disturbances of old Spain. We have
furnished sketches deseriptive of these bands, which
were organized for all species of patriotic duty, but
more particularly for the discomfiture of the tory ‘skin
ners and refugees.” The leader of one of these bands
was called Nicholas Odell. ‘
Nick as he was familiarly denominated, was entirely
unlettered; but he was, notwithstanding, oue of the
shrewdest men in the country. Nature had done, what
education had not, towards making him a formidable
and dangerous enemy in the branch of the sérvice he
had chosen. He had an instinctive scent of the foe,
and seemed to tell the whereabouts of an ambush, with
as much certainty as a hound breaks the cover of the
fox. Faithful to his purpose of intercepting the scout
ing and foraging parties of the English, Nick was con
stantly on his feet, and continually in communication,
one way or other, with Washington or his officers.
Only fifty men composed Nick’s army, and the force
was sometimes cut up into five sections, and dispatch
ed by tens, towards various points in order to learn in
what direction there might be an opportunity for the
exercise of the prowess of the concentrated band.
The line of the Broux river was the route always
kept in view by Nick and his men, and held, at six
several points, places of rendezvous, at which they were
generally to be found when off duty, which indecd was
seldom the case. One of these places of rendezvous
was the banks of about the (then) widest portion of the
strcam. The water had deepencd here to an extent
that rendered it perilous to any bat a swimmer; it be
ing at least twelve feet from the surface to the bottom.
It was always placid with a sort of oily surface, and
looked like the above dam of a mill pond. The banks
were covered with very thick underbrush—hazel, win
ter-green, alder and vines ingenious to watery soil,
besides saplings and trees (more especially the willow)
innumerable —so that autumn did not, by taking away
the leaves. deprive the secreen of imperviousness to the”
optics. The episiode in the stream Nick had named
for a good and sufficient reason, “ Dead Man’s Lake.”
We must explain :
One evening in the depth of winter, Nick had gone
a long distance above White Plains to intercept a body
of tories who were on their way from Connecticut to
the city with considerable booty in the shape of money
and valnables taken from the inhabitants in t!)& vicini
ty of the ‘sound. Nick had obtaing%-imemg&&. of
their movements, and had contrived to gain access to
the party (about eig}”‘tfi_‘.”in number, under the control
of a minor English officer, named M’Pherson) by means
of aJohn Valéntine, who was a minute man. John, as
it was afterwards ascertained, had met and joined the
tories with a specious tale, and promised to lead them
through the country so securely that none of the prowl
ing rebels would encounter them.
By way of necessary digression we must inform the
reader that the ‘ Dead Man’s Lase’ rendezvous was
made complete by a board shanty. knocked up in a hur
ry, and used to shelter the men from the intense cold
of the winter nights.
Previous to starting, John had extorted a promise
from Nick that he would remain, the whole of the night
in question, in concealment at the lake, without enter
ing the hut, in his turn pledging his word to bring the
foe to that spot in such a manner that they would
prove an easy conquest,
" Well, by Cain !” cried Nick, as he blew his fingers
to quicken the circulation, * a body must endure a
great deal for the sake of his country. It's arough
job, John, but we'll do it—only do youn keep your share
of the promise.”
“Never fear me,” replied John ; T'll bring ’em down
to the spot, and then you'll consider 'em in your hands.
Be about where you can hear me, and when I say.
¢ Hurrah for Gin-ral Washington, and down with the
red coats! then is your time.”
Having reached the lake at nine o’clock in the even
ing, Nick proceeded to devise his plan of concealment.
The cold was intense. It was what the inhabitans of
that part of the country called a stll cold—for, although
everything was hard frozen, and the breath congealed
as fast as emitted, not ‘the slightest show of air was to
be experienced. It was a dead land calm. No plan
cotild be devised with satisfaction to the majority. To
go away was impossible, for although the expected
victims were not sure before two or three hours after
midnight, yet they might arrive much sooner ; and be
sides Nick had given his word not to leave the place.
Like all the servants of the .Congress here, Nick and
his men were poor. Each had a miserable ragged blan
ket, but nothing else, as a protection fromggx: bitter
assaults of Jack Frost, &
“ITII tell you what,” growled the old fellow, “we
shall be frozen without doubt. My advice is to fix a
t slow match to a keg of powder there in the hovel, and
blow ’em all to the devil. Meanwhile, we can find ac
commodations among the neighbors.” 5
- This novel suggestion was received, much to the as
\ tonishment of the author, with a general laugh. The
debate proceeded. It was still in progress when heavy
flakes of snow began to descend briskly, =~ i
“ Good ! said Nick, half in soliloquy, as he scanned
the heavens with the air of an astrologer; “ this will
come down at least twelye hours. I have it at last.
Boys, no skulkiag or grumbling now, for I won't have
it ; you must do as lam going to order; if'you don't
we part company.” : ' |
| “Bpeak ont, Nick, we'll stick ta you while you've a
flint to your gon.” : ~ b
“Nick did speak out. Behind the shanty was a
swamp meadow. The weather, had made it hard and
porous. To this spot the whole body were directed to.
move, there to spread their blankets, and lic down up--
on them with the locks of their muskets between their
| knees, and the muzzles protéeted by a wooden stopper
| kept for the purpose, Nick enforced this command by
| a Togical explanation of the advantages. of a compli
| ance with it. He. contended that the. snow being dry.
and not subject to-drift, would cover them as satisfac
torily as a tick of feathers, mgmmwme
| and comfortable. Tt would also, effectunlly conceal
ol e, Tpr ity o e gitind
| woald, He also informed them, -enable them o distin
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PORTSMOUTH, X. H, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1847,
patriots were completely snowed under, being covered
’with eight inches or thereabouts, of the elemcrgtgl;‘_; :
r blem of purity. The sleep induced by snow haa}‘
too-often described to be unknown to our readers. ‘{g"} 1o
‘prevent it from being fatal or injurious, Nick had made
‘each mau, previous to retiring, drink fredy?fifi
‘whiskey. Bt
The keenest eye, or acutest cunning, mn{didfl&mg
detected in those undulating hillocks, daght?fii:m
natural irregularitics of swampy ground. Aflfim
two o’clock in the morning John arrived, as he had
said he would, with his devoted followers. They were.
right thankful for the shelter of the shanty, and M’-
Pherson swore that when théy had reached the city he
would report John’s gemerous conduct to Howe or
Knyphausen and procure him a deserved reward.
“ Wait,” said John ; “ I have not done the half that
I intend to do for you.”
Nick now arose and placed himself dgainst the hovel
80 as to be able to hear the signal. In the meaniime
he had awakened hLis men, without permitting them to
rise, by a process as summary as it was novel. He had
felt for the softest part of each carcass with the point of
a very sharp bayonet. 3
The tories, stowed like sheep in the small area cov
ered by the hut, began to drink. They had scarcely
done this ere they became valorous and beautiful. M’
Pherson, singularly communicative to John, detailed
his atrocities on the route with the savagest exul,tatfién.
Before ie had met John they had robbed a farm l;_ofise
the mistress of which, having refused to deliver up her
hushand’s money, had been * stripped and Jogged until
she fainted. Nick, hearing this, could not suppress aoJ
exclamation of mingled rage and horror. Before John
could interpose, M’Pherson had gone withont to as-.
certain whether he had really heard a human voice or
not. But he saw nothing but snow (although he stogi
within twenty rods of fifty mortal enemies.) and so re
turned. ' ‘
Resuming his drink‘ing and his conversngigg, the
depredator continued to detail the monstrou‘zfifii}lgnies {
he had perpetrated, and to speak of what he intended
to do on the downward ronte. He feared no,a,ss;inl_t-“—’
not he ! He was strong enough to repel any handful
of half-starved, skulking outlaws. If he caught any of
the fellows, he would hang them to their own ;rée_s,
and manure the soil with the blood of their “'0“,19“'-‘:’*» '
John had crept to the door by degrees, and QQ! |
stood with his left hand upon the raised latecliet. He
applauded the officer’s story, and was willing, he said,
to aid him in the performances of the deedfi_,“_ihenf
contemplated. John proposed a toast, and filling a
tin cup with liquor, said in a loud voice, ‘f'r
General Washington, and down with thé red coats. '—
The liquor was dashed in M'Pherson’s fice, and John
vanished from the hut. - Simultancous awith his depar
ture, Nick summoned his men by a repetition of the
toast, and the fifty hillocks of snow were changed, as
by the wand of Harleqain, into as many armed and fa
rious ¢ rebels. - B e
Before the tories could recover from #h ghtar‘g
surprise into which « ad thrown
them, a. volley of pow&@,‘slm had been fired
through ' the ‘apertures. . Bashingy like a frightened
hare into the opcn }ah&gfiflefimhdd his assail
ants. His fears magnified the,gn rggand conceiv
ing there was no hope in fight, he summoned his men
to follow him in flight. They madly rushed after him,
and forcing themselves thro’ the dry “limbs or brush
that stuck up—the skeletons of vegetation—on the
banks of the stream gained the frozen surface. More
than one-half the fellows had taken this course, while
the rest had either fallen victims to the first fire, or ta
ken to their heels towards the main road at the other
side.
‘Fire on 'em ! Load as fast as yau can—give ’em
thunder,’ shouted Nick, as he followed' his own ad
vice.
Suddenly there was a report louder than that of a
musket ; it was accompanied by a splash, and a concord
of unearthly screams, The ice had broken, and ‘Dead
Man’s Lake’ was accomplishing a victory for the
handful of American patriots who stood upon the
banks, :
The result was that over twenty of the tories were
taken and sent to head-quarters. - Only half a dozen
were killed by fire-arms. ‘Dead Man’s Lake’ was ex
amined at sunrise, and fifteen bodies were drawn from
its remorseless bosom. The remainder, M'Pherson a
mong sthem, had escaped.
Nick had named the water as above in- consequence
of finding the body of one man, mutilated and murder
¢d by the loyalists. After this event we have rudely
sketched, he changed the title to ‘Dead Man’s Lake.’
It is now called ‘Willow Hole,’—and no man in the
vicinity knows aught of its former designation, so far
as we can judge, we having lived near it nearly two
years without hearing any one else speak of it.
As these little episodes in the drama of the revola
tion were frequent, they have not, it seems, been con
sidered of sufficient importance to be generally preser
served, even in the Indian style—by tradition.
Nick died in the Jersey prison ship.
THE RULING PASSION STRONG IN
DEATH
OR, T'WO YELL%':;H FEVER ANECDOTES.
It is an old proverb, that the ¢ ruling passion is
strong in deatl‘:. ” We see e,xemplificatior}s of the
fact every day, but never did we hear of its being
carried out to its full exent until yesterday We
“tell the ta'es as they were told to us. ” |
'~ About two weeks ago a young man, well known
‘in this city for his industrious and economical hab
its, was taken sick with the yellow fever. The
young gentieman in question, we are sorry to say,
was ver{ mean; in fact, so much so, that in all
probability he would have tanned the hide of a
certain offensive insect, in order to have preserved
its skin. - This young man, (although the pattern
of probity,) wouldn’t even wear stockings. The
consequence was, that he caught cold one rainy
day, took the fever, and wo:;# ‘have died, bad 1t
not been for his parsimony.. The fever racked his
frame, made._ his bgaml like a volcano on the
eve of eruption, and so_ pah{‘;;’*hufimbh that he
was scdmgy able to move a finger. The eyes of
the mean young gentleman were too weak to move
in_ their gockets—his tongue hung lazily in his
mouth, and, his heart had_almost ceased to vibrate.
His face wes as y h'flm Wi!mfl‘e"'
ble appearance showed that the tscourge of our
climate ” had given him asp endid thrashing. ‘The
doctor who had been attending him, came in, and
refl!}’x-b%Kfil hat his pati f as_ going to die,
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z&m id, * answeted the physiciun, wip
'@*fi% w,,'é ok ik
f . 4;,3?’ But :’fiu fi.“? fi;&t‘i‘ig : :’%‘%@ ’»;*M, :fl §
The dyirg man covercd over his, fuca with the
bed-clot] ~‘: }t h - 1 V"vv“fl?-% g‘g‘;“" aoY 8
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”’{gtien.ti called out to him, * Doctor, what do you
think it will cost for my funeral ? ”
. “My poor friend, " answered the humane physi
'fi-&m with tears in his eyes “it will not cost much
-j;i‘robabl‘y not more than $25.”
: hg’dymg_man'stm‘lged up in his bed, and raising
M bands as though he was going to exercise a
ihost;)‘exdaimed, in the most pitiable tones, ¢ O,
no, Doctor, dow't say that! I can’t afford to pay
$25 10 be buried. lis higher than other people pay,
and I can’t afford it!”" - ;
.So ,S;_R_yin%,-the young gentleman sunk back, and
z’l‘&p; like Niobe. Although worth some four or
five thousand dollars in ‘solid ciish, he couldn’t af
ford to die, because his funeral would cost him
$25.. The meanness of his disposition striking into
Ffimmm,flu{ fever out, and he recovered. -
ffmȎ next anecdote that we have to relate. is that
of an unfortunate man. who was taken sick with
the fever, and who was attended on by a gentle
man in every way skilled in his “profession. The
worthy docter passing in his gig by a hovel in the
upper part of J:e city, early in the morning, heard
Somie one moaning, as if in great pain. His sym-
Ppathies being aroused, he alighted, and went to the
spot from whence the noise proceeded. It was a
wretched apartment; in a little narrow room, the
walls of which were covered with mildew—in one
corner there was a bedstead thai seemed almost
too weak to stand mp. A pine table, with very
rheumatic looking legs, stood by the bedside ; then
there was a trunk and an old chair, and these were
all the articles of furniture in the room ot the dy
ing man. The physician approached the bed of
the sufferer, and after looking at his tongue and
ghlng his pulse, told him that he thought he couid
not live. k
- * Oh Doc ! ” exclaimed the unfortunate creature,
gasping all the while for breath, I've got somethin’
on my mind ”
" What is it, my poor fellow ? If you have any
thinéthat weighs heavily on your conscience, re
veal'it to me, for I solemnly assure you, that you
have not long to live.”
“Oh Doc! I've been a great gambler in my
time. I was b-ll on chuckerluck, and great at thim
btlg-x%} 5
~ The physician told him that his remarks were
not at all suited to his situation—that he was dying,
and should place his thoughts on some more serious
subject.
** Do vou really think I'm goin’ to die, Doc ?”
s#id the dying man.
~ “You have not twenty-four hours to live,” re
plied the doctor.
. The dying man, in a fuint voice, requested the
docor to hand him a pair of old blue cottonade
_tgwsexs, which were hanging on the back of the
only chair in the room. The doctor did so, and
the nnfortunate invalid, plunging his wan, yellow
| #lito the trowsers’ pocket, drew forth a bill,
and informed the docto~ that ke’d bet him a cool $5,
ard go anothér $5 better, that he wouldn’t die—he’d
be d—d if he would !”
_ The doetor left, and the man survived.—N. O.
Delta.. . .
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. " THE BEST JOKE EXTANT.
‘The Boston Times tells the following good story
about the ** Star Spangled Banner” and Bochsa,
the celebrated hurpist. It hasn't been beat lately,
and what’s more, it’s pretty hard to beat. We
should like to have heen in the Temple that night :
Mr. Bochsa, the harpist, is a wag. At the con
cert on Thursday night, at the Temple, Mons. B.
appearcd before the audience for the second time
during the evening’s perfox:m:mce .f'or the purpose
of playing any airs the auditors might select, with
impromptu embellishments and variations. Mons.
Bochsa is master of his instrument, and the harp
in his hands is susceptible of almost anything in
reason—but it might seem a question of taste,
whether martial hymns are exactly ike thing to
display the beauties of a harp. However, we are a
¢ democratic * people, and Mons. 8., albeit is a wag
and understands the prineiple !
“ You will please send me ze tune vot I sall
play —proposed Monsieur to the audience, as he
came upon the platform. - :
Half a dozen slips of paper immediately found
their way to the stand, and Monsieur B. read them
aloud, ¢ O Dolce Concento’—* Yankee Doodil —
(I know him vera vell; I play him one, two, tree
—several times!) ¢ Groves O’ Blarney '—* Yan
kee Doo ’—l have two Yankee Doodils.) ¢Non
ui mesta. ”— T'res bien! :
o~ Star Spangled Banner !’ shouted somebody in
the erowd. TSR, SN
¢ Vat you sai ?’ inquired Bochsa.
¢ Star Spangled Banner.’
Monsieur didn’t understand. He was a little
hard of hearing. He stepped quietly down fi‘uni
the rostrum, and approached one of the aisles. i
¢ Ze zhentilman vil plees step to ze frout’—but
the stranger declined.
¢« If ze zhentilman cannot come to me, I must
come to him,’ continued Monsicur. The audience
took * the cue '—and a roar followed this announce
ment, pending, which the stranger made his ap
pearance. A round of applause greeted him as he
Ql:;ssed to the foot of the passage way where stood
Monsieur, in attitute most provokingly grave, wait
ing for further explanation.
* Vot you say, sair #”
¢ The Star Spangled Banner, I want.’
¢ Scar-tangle Bannair?—a ha? N’ comprende,
Monsieur.’
« Not Scar Strangled, sir, Star Spangled Ban
ner.’
+ Ze bannaire—Oui—l un’erstan’—Ze flag.’
¢ Yes, yes—The Flag of the United States.’
Yes, sair. 1 remember him, ver’ mooch. Zat]
is I do not recollec’ him zac’ly—Monsieur, you '
know him ?”’ . :
¢Why yes, to be sure—every body knows the
Star Spangled Banner.’ x
¢ Tres bein, Monsieur. Every Yankee zhentil
man vissel. You shall vissel in my ear.”
Another shout went up from the audience, and
the gentleman, nothing abashed, p'aced his mouth
at the side of Bochsa’s head, and commenced whist
lin§ the * Star Spangled Banner ” most philosophi
cally, amid the convulsions of the .audience, who
goulld not find this scene upon the bills of the even
i
l %Tnns BElN—Monsieur ! shouted Bochsa—‘ele-,
gant—superb !—Monsier, you von ver fine musi
cian—]l sal play ze Scar Spangled Bannaire, vis
much pieasur ! ’—and mounting the platform, he.
commenced with a grand intreduction to the sev
‘eral themas propose(f, which was followed by some
“highly finished and excellently performed varia
‘tions upon the melodies sent up, not forgetting his
‘%Wod}zheo‘ Doodils "—always so certain a fa-
MORIRS & g o Wit e B -
O a sudden—a crash of harmony leaped from
the harp strings, ivi:icfi_ took the audience by sur
rise ! =An instant’s rest followed, when our own:
Desutitul National Air, the *Star Spangled Ban
ner’ wuwm,m&:fi tkm_t,»!l:;ilhu’t accompa- -
"fifih« was % g_f‘g:nd ; wpé mnsm;fl
R e el et
ist left the stage, (with a_quiet smirk at the corner.
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dog, gun, and fishing tackle, and obtained~board
in a farmer’s house, a Mr. F., and spent his time in
viewing the falls, and river, and grounds, with oc
casional fowling and fishing. . After spending some
time there in talking with the farmer, one evening
he told him that he liked the place very well, and
thought he should be pleased to come and live
;}xere. The man said he should be pleased to have
m. *
‘Well, Mr. F., what will you take for your
farm 7’ :
‘Why, I don’t want to sell it, Mr. B. ; nor would
I, unless I can get twice what its it worth, as I am
satisfied here, and don’t want to move.
- ‘Well, what do you say it is worth, Mr.E. 2
‘Why, it is worth $1,500, and I wont sell it for
less than $3,000. o
‘That is too much,” said Mr. 8., ‘I can’t give
that.’ |
*Very well, you need not. i
Here the conversation ended. Mr. B. continued
his sporting, and having received his instructions i
in the course of a few days, renewed his talk with |
Mr. F., and said to him, Well, Mr. F., I have made |
up my mind that I should like to live here \'ery,
well, and tho’ you ask so much,*[ will take up with
your offer, and give you $3,000.’ |
Why, as to that, Mr. 8., you did not take my
farm when 1 offered it to you, and I am not wil
ling to sell it now for any thing less than |
$6,000. G |
‘You are joking, Mr. F.’ '
‘Not so, Mr. 8., 1 am in earnest, and I shan’t con- |
tinue my offer more than 24 hours.’ ;
8., finding he was determined, went off for in- |
structions ; and the next day told Mr. F. he would |
give him $6,000. The purchase was made, deed
passed, and money paid. Some time afterwards, |
Mr. 8., asked the farmer what reason he had in the !
course of a few days, to double the price tor his |
farm, and to insist upon it. {
‘Why, Mr. C., I will tell you; a day or two after |
T offered you the farm for $3,000, I saw two men |
on the opposite side of the Merrimac river, sitting |
on a rock, and talking for some ttime; then thc_v-l
returned, and seemed in earnest conversation for |
halt an hour or more, when they arose and went
away. I did not know what it meant, but I thought
something was in the wind, and I determined, il you
asked me again to sell my farm, I would demand
double the price.’ |
Thus began the purchuse of land upen which the |
city of Lowell has been erected. |
\
ONE OF THE “ AUDIENCE.”—The following
‘rich scene ’we copy from the Boston Times : ‘
One night last week, a tall, gaunt looking fellow,
from up the country, stopped before the Howard ]
Athenzum, just as the crowd was passing in, to
witness the performances of the Ravel Family, and |
having satisfied himself that it wasa ¢ meetin’ous’— i
he stepped over to the entrance. As he was pass- |
ing the door-keeper—* Ticket, sir!' announced
rather peremptorily by that functionary, set the 1
stranger aback somewhat. |
CAwot?’ |
‘Your ticket.’ ;
‘I hain’t any.’ |
Where is it 2’ |
¢I gin it ter the railroad chap.’
‘1 mean your entrance ticket kere.’
‘ltell yer I hain’t any.’
‘ You can get one below, sir.”
- Our friend went down to the office, where he ap
plied for a ticket of admission.
‘I want a good seat, sir. "
¢ Fifty cents, sir.’
¢ Luk here—l cafi't go the Aalf stranger, but
I'm good for a quarter.’
An upper circle ticket was furnished him, and
our verdant gentleman mounted the stairs. He
had leisure to gaze upon the crowd but for an in
stant, when Javelli made one of his daring springs
upon the tight rope. 3
¢ Gee—Whittaker |’ exclaimed the stranger—
‘ wot’s that 7’ but his surprise was drowned by the
applause which followed—and Javelli threw one of
his faumous somersets, alighting upon th: cords on
his feet, »
* That’s the devil, sartin*-said Johnny Raw—
‘it ain’t nobody else—but this is the pers’ation 1
like! Go it, hoss! youre one on’em. Thunder
and airthquakes—llook at ’im! Wal, blister me,
es I don’t come to town, and ’tend this meetin three
times a week, sure !’
POLITICAL.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONYENTION.
Agreeably to a call of the Democratic State Com
mittee, a Convention of the Democratic Republicans
of New Hampshire, through their ae.egates, assembled
at the Town Hall in Concord, on Thursday, Oct. 28,
1847.
The Convention was called to order by Richard Jen
ness, Ksq. of Portsmouth. Chairman of the State Com
mittee, and Hon. Jou~x S. WEeLLS, of Exeter, was
chosen Chuirman for the purpose of a temporary or
ganization, and J. li. Sargceant of Canaan, Secretary.
The Secretary then read the call for the Convention.
On, motion, a committee of one fromn each county
was raised by nomination, to nominate permanent ofii
cers for the convention. Said committee consisted of
Messrs. Cushman of Rockingham. McDaniel of Straf
ford, Hunt of Hillsborough, Dinsmore of Cheshire,
Butterfield of Merrimack, Hill of Belknap, Sturtevant
of Carroll, Swasey of Grafton, Clement of Sullivan,
and Bedell of Coos. p : :
On motion, a committee of two from each county
was appointed to examine credentials and repor: the
names of such gentlemen as are entitled to seats as
delegates. Said committee consisted of Messrs. St.
Clair-and Pickering of Rockingham, White and Day
of Strafford, Carter and Whittemore of Merrimack,
Danforth and Potter of Hillsborough, Knowlton and
Giftin of Cheshive, Beard and Eastman of Sullivan,
Coffin and Lovell of Belknap, Chase and Murston or
Carroll, Stevens and Reding of Grafton, Pitman and
‘Blanchard of Coos.
['The Convention then adjourned to the Representa
tives’ Hall in the State House.]
The committee appointed to nominate permanent
officers, repo: ted the following list, which was approved
of by the Convention : e DR il T
‘Hon. MOSES NORRIS, Jr. President; SAMUEL
CusaMAN, JAMES FARRINGTON, SAMUEL BUTTER
FIELP, WiLLIaM MORRISON, WARREN i.OVELL, SAM
ukL NaY, NATHAN G. BasßiTT, VIRGIL CHASE,
Ricuarp J. BrLancHArRD, Hosea E. STURTEVANT,
Vice Presidents ; Wiliiam P. Hill, Henry W. Reding,
B B. Whittemore, Secretaries.
Upon taking the chair the President made a short,
-pertinent and admirable speech, reviewing the crooked
and time-serving course of our opponents, and exhort
ing the Convention to harmony and discretion in the
discharge of its important duties.
~ On motion of Mr. Jennéss, a committee of two from
each county was raised by the county delegations. to
report a series of resolutions. Said committee consist
ed of R. Jenness, J. S. Wells, B. W. Jenness, J. H.
Smith, W. Lovell, J. T. Coffin, J. Wentworth, F. R.
Chase, S. Swasey, J. E. Sargeant, A Giffin, W. L. Fos
ter, C. F. Gove, M. Moulton, C. H. Peaslec 8. Butter
field, S. M. Wheeler, S. W. Fuller, W, Burns, and H.
‘Bedell. : .
On motion, a committee of one from each county was
appointed by nomination from the flocr, to report &
State Committee for the ensuing year. Said commit
tee consisted of Messrs: Dow of South Hampton, White
.of Dever, Lovell of Mered';;h Carter of Ossipee, Row-|
ell of Allenstown, Laue of fianchest‘axf, Dinsmore of
Keene, Chase f. W’ash‘ingm‘n,‘ Webster of Plymouth;
M, Sti i“(;l;firét‘fom; the committee on deen&a;ls;ore
ported a list of delegates as eftiticd ro seats in_ e
vention. The following are those who astended from
Rockingham and Strafford counties: ‘
| Rookiamast ~ Counry~—Newington, Winth =
‘Pickering ; Greenland, John G, ticEering fi‘@;} B
P: | . ‘U;'?_‘,:‘%%: 01l ‘e I &
M"d?"« 't Colby Choster. Divid Pillsbury M
VOL. XCIIL—NO, 45.
| Greenleaf Clark; Auburn, Henry C. Sullivan; Not
| tingham, Jonathan Gove; Raymond, Henry Tucker}
Strathan, Jehn Scammon ; Poplin, Benj. P. Webster;
' South Hampton, Rufus Dow Kingston, John E. Stan
| yan; Dunville, David Griffin ; Hampstead, H. Putnam
Newton, Elijah R. Currier ; Londonderry, James M.
l Greely ; Northwood, Ezra Tasker; Rye, Joseph P:
Lock ; Newmarket. George W. Kiuredge, Henry H.
Smith ; Portsmouth, Richard Jenness, Albert R. Hatch,
Jos. C. Broadhead, Gideon H. Rundlett, Asa+Ham,
Samuel Cushman, Wm. P, Hill; Deerfield, Benj: Jen
ness, Ira St. Ciair.
F STRAFFORD CouNTY.—Barrin ton, George McDan-
Jiel, Wm. Thompson, Dover, Jofin H. Smith, Foster
G. Whidden, James Erye, John H, White, Thomas L
Smith, Stephen Thompson ; Farmington. Charles M.
Deweritt; "Lee, Thomas M. Thompson ; Madbury;
Daniel Tebbetts ; Rochester, James Farrington, Lorons
z 0 1. Bay; Somerswoith, Richard Russell, Benj. Han,
son, Enoch Holcumh, J&cqb T, Hanson, John P. Em
erson ; Strafford, B. W. Jenness, B. . Woodman, -
On motion of Mr. Danforth of Naghua, the several
county delegations were authorized to elect County
Committees for their respective counties.
Voted, That the committee appointed to nominate a
State Committee be instructed to report on said coni
wmittee two from each county.
The Convention then adjourned to meet again this
afternoon ar a quarter before 2 o’clock. .
AFTERNOON,
The delegations from the several counties reported
tl(xle following County Committees, which were accept
ed:
«COUNTY COMMITTEES.
Rockingham—G. W, Kittredge, Newmarket; Ira St.
Clair, Deerfield ; Albert R. Hatch, Portsmouth ; John
Scammon, Stratham; Rufus Dow, South Hampten.
Strafford—R: kussell, Somersworth ;G. McDaniel,
Barriugton ; A. P. Hanson, Bochester.
Belknap—dJohn li. Moulion, Centre Harbor ; Jona
than P. Hili, Aiton.
Carrol—S. B. Carter, Ossipee; M. B. Smith, Wake
field ; Abel Haley, T'ufioihorough.
Jdierrim ck—Awio: Whitt-n.o e, Pembroke; John Fel
lows, aunvover; Jas Drake, 1 tstivid 3 Perkins Gale,
Concord ; R.S. Hadley, Fraukling; B P. Page; Brads
ford ; Asa Page, Suiton.
Hulsborough—l. B. Whittemore, Nashua s H.
Ayer, Hiilsborough ; Nathan Dane, A mherst; David
Patten, Hancock; W. A. Putney, Manchester.
Cheshire—d. D. Colony, W. L. Foster, Keene; W.
L. Dudlgy, Chesterficid ; 1. A. Barker, Westmoreland;
Carter Whitcomb, Swan ey.
Sullivan—Matthew Havvey. David Allen, Newport;
D. M. Smith. Lempster; H. Huntoon, Unity ; M. Chase,
J. F. Cossit, D. Montgomery, . C. Howaid, Spring
field.
Grafton—H W. Reding, Haverhiil; Halsey R. Ste
vens, Lebanon; Hairy Bingham, Liwleton; A, P. Hoyt,
Bridgewater; Luther Osgood, Canpton.
Coos—John P. Pitman, Bartlett; A. L. Robiuson,
Lancaster, Abner Norcott, Coiumbia ; Hezekiah Paz
son, Jr., Colebrook ; B. G. Keyzai, Stewartstown.
The committee appointed to nominate a State Come
mittee, reported the following, which was accepted :
STATE COMMITTEE.
Rockingham—Geo. W. Kitredge, Newmarket ; Chas,
Sanborn, kast Kingston.
Strafford—Benuing W. Jenness, Strafford ; John H.
White, Dover,
Belknap—Zenas Clement, Sanbornton; Jeremish
Elkins, Meredith. ]
Carroll—Hemy B Rust, Wolfborough; Joseph
Wentworth, Sandwich.
Merrimack—Nuthaniel B. Baker, Concord; Aaron
Whittemore, Jr. Pembroke.
Hilisborough—Warren L. Lane, Manchester ; Istael
Hunt, Jr. Nashua. " o
Uhsivie—Frederick Vose, Walpole ; Leonard Big
coe, Keene.
Sulivan—Virgil Chase, Goshen ; David Allen, New
- port.
- Grafion—Nathan B. Felton, Haverlill; J. E. Sar
gent, Wentworth. 3 >
Coos—James M. Rix, Lancaster; Nath'l Kinsman,
Colebrook.
On motion of Mr. Cushman, of Portsmouth, Hon.
JARED W. WILLIAMS, of Lancaster, was nominat
ed by acclamation as the Democratic candidate for
- Governor at the next March elcetion.
On motion of Mr. Hunt of Nashua, a committee of
ten was appointed to imform Gov. Williams of his
nomination.
Ordered, That Messrs. Brodhead of Portsmouth,
Smith of Dover, Chase of Conway, Lovell of Mere
di b, Carter of Concord, Hunt of Nashua, Foster of
Keene, Clement of Unity, Reding of Haverhill and
| Burns of Lancaster, compose said committee,
Mr. Wells of Exeter, submitted a résolution that the
Convention now procecd to the choice of two delegates
at large to attend the Democratic National Couvention,
and that the delegates from the several Congressional
districts now present retire and nominate a delegate for
each district.
After some discession, the resolution was rejected,
52 to 76.
On motion of Mr. Danforth, of Nashua, it was re~
solved that the Convention now procecd to clect one
delegate at large apd a substitute, to attend the Nation
al Convention, and that it be recommended to the sev
eral Councillor Conventions to choose the remaining
five delegates and their substitutes to said Convention.
The resolution was adopted, and the Convention
proceeded to elect a delegate at iarge, with the follow
ing result:
Whole number of votes, 178
Necessary for a choice, 90
Scattering, i
Moses Norris, Jr. had ; 24
Mace Moulton & 40
RICHARD JENNESS ¥ 113
and was elected.
On motion of B. W. Jenness, Hon. Mace Moulton
was elected substitute. .
Mr. Fletcher of Nashua, stated that he was requested
by Mr. Moulton to decline the appointment, and
On motion of Mr. Cushman, Harvey Huntoon, Esq.
of Unity, was elected as substitute.
The committee appointed to report a series of Rea
olutions, submitted the following, which were read by
Mr. Foster of Keene, and unanimously adopted :
[Resolutions given in our last.] :
On motion of Mr. Kittredge, of New Market, Resolr
ed, That this Convention recommend to the Democras
cy of the Union, that the next Democratic National
?&nvention be held at Baltimore, on the 4th of JuLy,
8. § 3 } .
Voted, That the nomination of Electors of President
and Vice-President, be referred to a Convention con
sisting of the Demccratic Representatives in the next
Legislature, to assemble at Concord, on the 2d Tues
day of June next, and that those towns not represented
by Democrats in the Legislature, be authorized to sénd
delegates to said Convention equal to the number of
representatives to which they are entitled; and that
the delegates to this Convention in sail towns be
authorized to call primary wectings for that purpose.
_On moticn of Mr. Rundlett of Portsmontli— -
Resolved, ‘'That the next Democratic State Conven
tion be held at Concord, on the third Thursday of 60-
tober, 1848, TR
Voted, that the thanks of this Convention be extend
ed to the President and other officers, for the impsrtial
and acceptable manner -in which they have fulfilled
their duties.
Voted, That these proceedings be signed by the offi
cers, and published in all the democratic newspapers
in the State. =
MOSES NORRIS, J&., President.
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| JaMmEs FArrINGTON, fi .
SAMUEL BUTTERFIELD, : o reer
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v Samuen Nay, : Presidents:
' NATHAN G. BABBITT; - f . o oo
ViIRGIL CHASE, g Sl e
“ . Rrcnard J. BLANCHARD, |
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~ . B.W Repive, . ¢ Sareen®.
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Mexieo:fi:,ofiqad\:hint his Mfi@ conspiracy
‘of thieves, murderers and sham pricsts to assassinatc
‘them to beware of the fate of the deserters, wh werc
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