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PORT■ GIBSOWf IIERALR.
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1'orl >011)8011. Clniliornc County, Miss., September 1,
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III all cases where per
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.^advertise yearly, a
ratlin ein" candidates, Five Dollars each,
offices, and Ten Dollars lor state
.. payable invariably in advance.
Lhn job work must be paid for on delivery.
TyVil letters must ho post paid, or they "dl
"be attended to.
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FROM the crescent city.
BIR DS.
■ bin's ! (he birds of summer hours !
j jiey bring a gush of glee
[ r„ tiic child among tho fragrant flov. era—
fj the sailor on the ecu.
! \Vehear their thrilling voices,
in their swift airy llight,
...j the inmost laart rejoices
! With a cairn ami pure delight.
tm.J the morning's fragrant dew,
Aumi lhe mists of even,
yhey warble on as if they drew
i n-.a music down from Heaven.
their holy anthems
tame pealing through the nir,
r hearts leap forth to meet them
With a blessing and a prayçr.
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FRO.'.I A EATS ENGLISH WORK.
i SIR FRANCIS DRAKE'S FLEET.
I Various accounts have been given as
P <rFrancis Drake's origin. Some say
H vitii:? father was a clergyman in Devon
r;—-ollicrs that his father was a sailor,
lull events the outset of young Drake
•tears to have been in an humble capaci
: bi fur lu ne favored bis industrious ap
iti n, and he gradually rose to émi
nce. The traditions relative to Sir
•each are very numerous. It. is said
he brought fresh water to Plymouth,
■ I?)Aiming his horse, and riding about
srimoor till lie came to a spring suffi
■Aly copious for hU design, then whcel
jround, and pronouncing some magic&l
rds, ho galloped back into the tq$i
ih die stream in full flow, and lbrq
f I ma chtnumsihi the horse'« h cela .ffijjP
how deavly doIToveThese yarns;
!lv>w extremely insignificant do facts
when placed by their side. The
niuds rigged him out as a dragon—
; x-Gc( ffrey makes him spit fire—and
a country tradition shows that water
>tire proper element for a Drake. Now
; this is natural enough in its way,
jvigh a little marvellous; yet what sail
prefer tho common-place fact
a S r Francis was a skilful engineer, as
eilns a man of great wealth, and with
I combined he brought the pure cle
-nt into Plymouth. The other is a re
■ rr'Mnlc for the marines; aye, the horse
rincs," for Drake was mounted.
1 have another or two in
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But a 1
though I can only chop them
A'jsh rt lengths like old junk, yet the
'm-spinners may knot them together,
'■i reel off a fine ball in the middle
Many persons entertain an idea,
■-•Ù even history asserts it as truth, that
brush Armada was conquered by
royal of the maiden Queen.—
-G bless your hearts, it was no such
f —at least, so they say in Cornwall
'■Devonshire. The true version is this.
- r Francis was lying with his ship at
Ttnonth, at no great distance from
r/! ' is called Stonchouse Pool, and his
were carousing m-hore.
es excessively fond of a game at
-it was natural to him to use balls
i[*aknock down his enemies—and he was
•saying with some friends on the Hoe, rat
n g'|own the Kink cf .Spain, and tipping
e Mhe roy«l family with great glee,
* lcn p n express boat arrived with tidings
f;: 't the Spanish fleet was then in full ca
reer up the Channel.
^«stäche, looked out to seaward, and
,. ;Cn continued his game to the end.—
' y he had only his own ship in the port,
? P/ l ie A rma( la was reported to be the
fugest armament that ever floated on
r ( ^° ccan - The danger to England, there
was extremely imminent, and per
,j| n3 Wou Fl conceive that the Admiral felt
'l P ef il in which his country was placed,
••yutute of defence. Not » bit of it; he
• Vr A betrayed the slightest emotion, but
. nn o his boat he pulled on board, and
'hat they should bflng him
! eh of wood and an axe. Ills orders
t|! .Promptly obeyed, and the sturdy old
_ ,,' r " l . r ' l | doffed his splendid vest and sash,
i&Mk 3 arrns t0 ^ ie shoulders, and seiz
pI . axe , stood over the block like an
a is jj !tlc,5Cr; lns omuch that many of his
■ ! % ~~ an d some from old recollection»—
f ,f a . to Feel if their heads were tight up
Vj s ae!r shoulders or not. But Sir Fran
m f' ltcrl, uned no thoughts of decapitation
I !i e;jf , 0u §h it is probable he had an eye to
I n*T nGy ' by wa > 7 of ransom. Down
I *!» n j . axe u pon the bl«>tk,and off flew
i Aj.v' ZC( ' hroad chip.
I je a ' ic f ' s F s trying on it," said one of the
l i Dit?r i ' t{ß - ant * c,ear > «tûymites. he's go#
I A if (.Mil in hUcve."
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The Admiral took the chip, and placed
jj carefully in midships, then raising the
;l vo down it came again, and off flew ano
tC^chip, which was deposited by the side
nnlio first, and thus he continued till he
had ns many chips as the old shipwright
11SCI | to carry out in bundles from the
> Iocli .' before lier! St.Vincent put a
stopper on it, all ranged along in order.
Ho then walked to and fro, with a devil
may-care sort of look, muttering some
t j,j n g himself,or to an invisible compa
nion, and it was noticed by all hands that
there was a mighty strong effluvia of sul
phur, which almost chunked them. * As
soon as he had done lie called to his favo
rite steersman.
"Yo hov, Dan," his name was Dan Mc
Cormick, "Yo hoy, Dan, raise /his two
decker," and he pointed to the first chip
with his toe, "and launch it over the bul
wark
"Lord love y er honor," exclaimed Dan,
looking esrnestly in the Admiral's face,
it ud go agin iny conscience in such a
purdic.klement as this, lo call a bit o'chip
j*a t wo decker."
"I did not tell you to call it anything,
! returned the Admiral fiercely,"! told you
to launch it overboard; but since you have
taken upon yourself to doubt the fact, and
1 must not. have a shadow of doubt thrown
on tiie subject, l ask you whether this,
and bn again pointed to the chip with his
toe, "is a two-decker or not.
Well! Lord Almighty bless your hon
or, why your honor knows I'd sw ear it was
parish church, if so be as it ud please
you," returned the man, "and arter all
there's not much difference atwixt a chip
and a ship.
"Is it a noble ship or not, sirrah?" de
manded the Admiral, "let me have neith
er delays nor doubts.
"I'll take my oath it's a ship, replied
the steersman, with a half laugh and pur
ser's grin on his countenance, for he tho't
the Admiral was cranky, and it was the
best way to humor him.
IIow many guns does she carry ? Quick
—no delay—but tell me," asked the Ad
miral, sternly.
The seaman looked at his chief, and
broad humor and generous sympathy were
struggling for the mastery. At last he
said,
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"Just as many as your honor pleases.
"I Imve no choice in the matter,
sponded the Admiral : "Bear a hand, sir
rah, or this axe shall fix v ou."
The poor fellow thought that the TaTter
words were sixty, for he was somewhat
alarmed when he saw the axe swinging
over his head, and without hesitation lie
answered,
"Sixty,"
"Then launch her over the bulwark,
I wiil make
exclaimed Sir
V
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and prepare to jump abord.
Captain, Dan,"
you
Francis.
The steersman looked round, expecting
to see his shipmates laughing at him, but
their faces were grave and serious, except
that now and then there were some fits ot
coughing and sneezing from the imbibing
of the sulphureous vapors.
"Needs must, when the devil drives,
mumbled Dan; and he felt a kick behind
Ay, ay,
shouted he, "I'll launch it directly.
"Get up, sirrah," angiiiy commanded
the Admiral: "what are you sprawling
there for? I think you made too free an
acquaintance with the ale-jack.
"Did'nt your honor kick me, then?"
said the steersman, in a tone of offended
dignity, as he rose up.
"I never raised my foot nor touched you,
Dan," uttered the chief ; "I designed your
welfare; but, if you do not instantly fuifil
my commands, take the consequences.—
A GO gun ship will float you, I suppose?"
—this was said ironically—"therefore the
moment you have launched her, jump a
board. and take the command.
Dan rubbed the part where he had been
kicked; but, like a lucifer match, the fric
tion made it fizz and blaze so, that he
quickly left oft',
and demanded,
"Am I to jump overboard, your honor? 1 '
"You are to launch your ship, and im
mediately spring on board of her," replied
the Admiral, apparently vexed at the de
lay. "The Spaniards are at hand, and we
want ships to fight them. Bear a hand."
"As to fighting, your honor, I can do a
bit of that with any on 'em," answered
Dan; "but what I'm to do in this here —
Iiowsomever, it's no matter,—here goes,"
Every soul on deck, both officers and
men, were anxiously watching the pro
ceedings, and their looks betrayed the
deep interest with which they beheld the
Admiral's favorite steersman advance to
the bulwark. Dan cast a glance, half rue
ful, half comical, at Drake, as he uttered,
"Here she goes, your honor,
ship, and Dan MacCormick Captain:"and
flinging tlie chip into the current, he
promptly jumped after it. For a minute
or two all was consternation at the seem
ing rash act; but they heard Dan's voice
hailing, "Long life to yer honor!—here I
am, sure enough;" and looking astern,
they beheld a fine noble 6G gun ship,
manned and ready for sea, dropping out
with the tide.
Make sail for the Bound, Captain Mac-^
Cormick !" shouted the Admiral, ^proudly :
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that rolled him over the chips,
sir,"
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He then took up the chip
a GO gun
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*1 will ho. after you directly. And how,
gentlemen," turning to his officers, "w ho's
for another chip of the old block?"
Seeing is believing,—and there wa j the
evidence before their eyes, that chips
would be turned into ships. All eagerly
pressed forward, and, one by one, the chips
were handed. Dan's example was follow-]
ed to the letter, and soon a proud fleet
was under canvass ready to meet the foe.
Drake, with his banners flying and his
trumpets sounding, led the van,—aud
what was the result? They fought aud
conquered. The place off which the Ad
miral's ship was lying when this wonder
ful achievement was performed is called
"Tho Devil's Point" to this day; and every
body knows that "A chip of the old block"
is a popular saying.
There, shipmates, tell that to the Ma
rines, and see what they will make of it.
The circumstances are currently believed
amongst the legendary lore of Devonshire;
and many an old lady in Cornwall will
vouch as strongly tor its accuracy as they
will for the hieroglyphic in Moore's Alma
nack. For myself, I have no intention to
enter into an explanation relative to an
affair that must be palpable to tho most
common understanding,—tlie Armada was
well beat, persons and nil, and the Spani
ards attributed its defeat to necromancy.
How far the above narrative may justify
such assertions, is not for tnè to determine.
THE KIOUT OF SEARCH.
Interesting case .—By the hue accounts
from Europe, we are informed that Great
Britain begins to bo apprehensive of the
non-ratification of the treaty of 1811 by
France, but relies much on the treaties of
1S31 and 1833.
treaties that the King of the French ex
pects a majority in the House of Deputies,
recently elected. The treaty cf 1811 is
not yet ratified by France, and yet Brit
ish cr tisers assume a power on the seas
which plainly shows to what extent they
would extend it, if France were to ratify
that treaty, and the United States to be
come a party to it.
The New York des Etats Unis contains
the following: "About two mouths since,
a French merchant vessel, in sailing from
Goree, met an English cruiser, which hail
ed her, and made preparations to board
her. The French vessel had to obey, but
the English cruisci did not expect to find
a French cruiser so near in sight; it was,
it is true, but a cuiter, carrying only 10 *
pnw wlhSo .tiie Etigüg bi ■•^tulaox carried
18. The commander of the cutter per
ceived what was going on, he made sail
and succeeded in placing himself between
the two vessels; declared he would not
permit a vessel 'Us country to be sear
ched by a foreigner, hat he alone had a
right lo visit the ve el, and no one else
should do it. With f.is intention a boat
was let down, under the command of an
officer. The English officer on his part
performed the same manœuvre, pretend
ing that as he had seen the merchant ves
sel first, and hailed, which was it some
sort the beginning of a search, it was to
him to continue it. The French comman
der replied, that if the English boat was
not called back he would fire at it. The
English commander did not pay any at
tention to this notice. Then the French
officer executed his threat, and recalled
his boat. At the same lime he ordered
it is in favor of these
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all on board for action, and declared to
the English officer that a fight was inevi
table, and that the English would ap
proach the merchant vessel only after
sinking his own, if it couid be done. The
English officer could not stand such bold
ness; he recalled his boat and the search
was made by the French officer."— Cres
cent City.
Genius not impaired by Age ,—"It is
worthy of notice," says DTsraeli, "that
some of the most lively productions of
several great writers have been the
work of their matures! age. Johnson
surpassed all his preceding labors in
his last work, the popular .Lives of the
Poets. The Canterbury Tales of
Chaucer were effusions of his advanced
age; and the congenial versions of Dry
den were thrown out in the luxuriance
of his latter days. Milton might have
been classed among the minor poets,
had he not lived to be old enough to
become one of the most sublime. Let
it be a source of consolation, if not of
triumph, in a long studious life of true
genius, to know that the imagination
may not decline with the vigor of the
frame which holds if. There has been
no old age for many men of genius.
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More Mysterious Music* —The fol
lowing is rather antiquated but is still
"as good as new :"—Crescent City.
"An old farmer on visiting his potatoe
field one evening after a sultry day in
July, was astonished at hearing some
indistinct murmers in voices of a strange
unearthly {1) sound.—On putting
to the ground, however, he found
the murmers pfoceeded from the young
potaloesfwho were getting much crow
ded; and many of them shouting to
their, neighbors, "jUiy fmder , lay fur
ears
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FROM TIIK LYNCHBURG VIRGINIAN.
ANNIVERSARY INCIDENTS.
Observing, in the last Norfolk Beacon,
an account of the celebration of the 4th
ol July,.at Wiiliumsbtir
President Tyler, we run our eye over the
toasts for the purpose of seeing what the
good people ol that ancient borough think
of llis Accideney; but to our surprise, we
found not a single complimentary notice
ol Monsieur Veto. YVc hud heard indeed,
that Mr Tyler was not remarkably popu
lar in Williamsburg, yet we bad supposed
that at least one voice would bo found "so
poor to do'reverence," if not to himself, to
his station. But in this wc were mistaken.
Instead ol being "freshly remembered in
the flowing cups" of his old neighbors, he
is not even alluded to, unless indeed the
following, being the 7lh of the Regular
Toasts, is intended as a significant rebuke
to the nascent ambition of our "highrcach
ing Buckingham:
"The Presidential Term: One term,
and but one term, whether the President
he elected hv the people, or elevated by
the act of God."
YVc hope this hint, which is almost as
plain and emphatic as the Irishman's, will
not be lost upon tjic providential Presi
dent; particularly as we find it repeated
among the volunteers, by Robert Ander
son, Esq., who was, by the way, a flaming
federalist of the olden time, but is a zeal
ous modern democrat! Mr. Anderson's
toast runs thus:
"By Robert Anderson—The Elder Ad
ams: From the Vice Presidency he was
borne on tho rising, glowing tide of patri
otic feeling, to the Chief Magistracy of
tho Union In an evil hour, he listened
to the deceitful enemy, who betrayed him;
and, grasping at a second term, and de
serting his friends, he sacrificed, with his
own, the interest and honor of his coun
try, and disgracefully fell—to rise no
more.
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Am*.- the persons muted to the W.l
mmshurg dmner, was Corporal Wise of
the "f.ormfi' yet Strang to say. he »
not on y uoco.nplm.anted villi a toast
lnmsett, hut even the immortal " Guard "
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would have been wholly forgotten bad
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they not been toasted bv their illustrious
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commander, who remembered them in the
following sententious, hot to os unmean- ,
mg sen.linen . .
By Henry A. Wise—The " Guards "
in arms and the " Guards " in council."
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we know not; it is certain that they are
most impotent and ridiculous 'in council.'
Tho delicacy of the Corporal, however, is
very questionable, though he is perhaps
excusable for toasting himself and his lit
tle corps, when perhaps his apprehension
admonished him that they were held in
too much derision to be noticed by others!
In Philadelphia, however, "the Tyler
men," to the number of one hundred, com
posed of office-holders and office-hunters,
had a dinner to themselves; and here, ol
course, the Captain, the Corpora!, and the
whole squad were elaborately eulogised.
But an incident occurred here, which
ought to open the eyes of that deluded lit
tle band to the slender thread by which
the lately formed coalition is hound to
gether. Taking it for granted, we sup
pose, that the articles of agreement, sign
ed and sealed by the leaders in Washing
ton, and bound the rank and file, hand
and foot, the Tvler men despatched from
their dinner table, at McArann's garden,
the following toast to the Loco Foco's,
who were enjoying themselves at Pascal's:
0«r Democratic fellow-citizens dining
at Pascal's —We hail them on the anni
versary of our National Independence as
worthy descipjes of the father of Demo
cracy.
It was supposed, doubtless, that the Lo
cos would eagerly accept the compliment
thus proffered lo them by their neio allies
in expectancy, and that they would re
spond to it in strains of a like character.
But it met such a very cold reception,
and the reply is a complete cut direct to
tho Guard—a supercilious spurning of
their tendered embrace! The U. S. Ga
zette informs us that "it is difficult to say
whether surprise or disgust piedominated
at first, for an awful stillness prevaPed,
until Col. Page had time to prepare a short
speech. The Colonel's speech decided it,
and disgust had the day, whereupon,after
some consideration, the following toast
was sent in reply:
The President of the United States —
A fair and honest support of such mea
sures as involve uo sacrifice of the princi
ples of Democracy, and tend to the wel
fare of the Union : but as a party, our
course is independent and onward; we
seek no alliance, but look to the justness
of our cause for success. Truth is mighty
and will prevail.
"It is imagined (says the Gazette,) that
the Corporal's Guard must have had some
suspicion of what was coming, for when
the committee bearing the above arrived
at McArann's, the whole one hundred Ty
ler men had followed the example of Go
vernor Dorr—they had run away ! Ilow
it would have been received, therefore,
cannot be known. Tho whole affair, how
ever, may be chronicled-as an unsuccess
ful application ." The tact is, wc iinagiue,
j these Philadelphia Locos do not differ very
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widely from th
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mgtoii to Mr. Benton, who, we learn
the Alexandria Gazette,
in any alliance whatever with Mr. John
I y 1er, and repudiates nay coalition with
ibo Administration. The Senator from
Missouri takes the ground, wc presume,
(and so do the Philadelphia Locos,) (hat
treachery cannot ultimately enure to the
benefit
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refuses to unite
even of those who temporarily
avail themselves of its benefits.
The President, being invited to attend
the Philadelphia dinner, sent a letter filled
with eulogies of himself, and abuse of
Congress. He declares his great anxiety
to co-opcralc with Congress in the pass
age of an adequate tar iff bill —but of course
subject to the condition that he shall dic
tate its provisions ! When, however, Con
gross is prepared to submit to such dicta
tion, and to substitute the will of the Pre
sident for its own, it will be time for the
people to abolish Congress itself, and to
deposit all power, where it will already
be, in fact,—in the hands of a Dictator.
President Tyler had a dinner of his
own,Hoo,on the 4ih, and, as was to have
been expected, not a solitary Whig was
among his guests, who are said to have
been forty in number, and all Loco Focos!
There must have been strange feeling» in
the bosoms both of the host and his conn
panv, when recollections of the past flush
ed across their minds—when the former
remembered bv whose votes he was cloth
ed with authority to sit at the head ofkis
official table; and the latter, that, but a
few months since, they mourned the over
throw of their power, now so unexpected
ly given hack to them by the treachery of
a perfidious Whig! "Forty Loco Foco
members of Congress (says the Washing
ton correspondent of the Baltimore Pat
riot.) sealed at the table of the President
—bis guests at a Fourth of July dinner!
This was a declaration of independence
with a vengeance, and a celebration, the
anniversary of which every moral and
bunorablo 1(li bl we „ w!jtb s | lou i,| nc .
yor coma Mr . T} -| cr WM mnst
» ablc ,„* big ne „ a | lie9 who | eft hil „,
Jj, ke fun at hlm lldlind his bilck ,
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troin that time to the present, lie is the
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pity and contempt of his old friends, and
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the ridicule ol his new ones, who will
make use of „„j tbeB cast ' bim axvav ,
, ik< a rorsakoll ' arn)cntf am lbe rub .
bish of men, who, out uf power, will pass
" away from remembrance, as a dream."—
Washington cerrcspondent ol the N.
¥wk (ho'th thtä a**d
the paper being heretofore strongly tinc
tured with Tylerism.) expresses the wish
"that Mr. Tyler could have the power of
clairvoyance for awhile, in order that he
might see his new friends, who break his
bread and drink his wine at his table, ridi
cule him as they do behind his back.—
They will use him, abuse him, and in IS
months will abandog him." Among the
President's guests was Charles J. inger
soli, the most rabid of Loco Focos, who
gave as a toast, " Veto and Ditto "—a toast
to \sh ich Mr. Gamble, of Georgia, alluded
in the House of Representatives a few
days ago, and which, he said, "had been
drank standing by all present who could
stand"—and which is interpreted as mean
ing that another Veto will be used should
the majority of Congress refuse, in their
legislation, to conform to orders from the
White House!
\Y r e have grouped these incidents for
the purpose, first, of showing the slender
hold which Mr. Tyler has on tho popular
mind, even where he is personally known,
and where it might be supposed his per
sonal and family influence would to some
extent neutralize his political sius—sec
ondly, the eagerness with which the Cor
poral's Guard are courting an alliance
with Loco Focoism, and the unceremoni
ous manner in which "the cold shoulder"
is given to them, in such contempt are
they held even by those who profit by
their*perfidy—and thirdly, to leave no loop
on which to hang a doubt that the Presi
dent has passed the Rubicon and is hence
forth identified, in policy, (principle he has
none,) with tho party which the people
elected from power in 1840, but which
has been restored by his treachery.—
Henceforward, this is an avowed Loco Fo
co Administration, as it has long been se
cretly, and wc shall therefore hold that
party answerable for its acts.
Angels do not drink .—The Baptist
Register tells us a good thing: A loafing
vagabond called at a house in a neigh
boring town to Concord on Sunday,
and begged for some cider. The lady
refused to give him auy, and he remind
ed her of the oft quoted remark, that
she might " entertain an angel una
wares.
don't go about drinking cider on Sun
day.
"Yes," said she, "hut angels
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There was a great row in St. Louis du
ring Mr. Van Buren's visit to that city.—
A large body of Germans organized into a
procession, after night, and with torches
in their hands, proceeded to his hotel to
serenade him. About the same time an
alarm of fire wrs given, and the firemen
body came into conflict with Hie
procession. A precious row ensued, du
ring which «fie heads of the belligerents
s Ülwlld' '
in a
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;
A Sailor's Funeral,— \ bailor's fu
neral on shore is prove» bially accounted
a thing of rare occurrence. NuTdi events
do however occur. There was one at
Norfolk, Va., on the 31st ult. The
name of the deceased was Lewis A.
Donington; lie had been attached to
the frigate Brandywine. The Beacon
thus describes the ceremony:— Pic,
"The procession «vas headed by the
fine hand of music of the Brandywine,
in uniform, playing the solemn but sim
ple dirge of the Sicilian Mariner's
Hymn ; next followed about twenty
colored sailors, (hen the hearse covered
with the United States naval ensign,
following which wore about 200 sea
man marching two and two ; all fine
looking fellows, and remarkably clean
and neatly cl \d in their simple uniform
of blue doth roundabouts, white linen
trowseis and glazed hats,
most deserved attention was their or
derly deportment and staid and seri
ous behavior; not an instance of levity
did we remark in the procession, or de- -
meanor of any sort unsuited to the
solemnity of the occasion. As the term
of their enlistment had expired, they
were not amenable to the discipline of
the ship; & this mark of respect to then
deceased shipmste was a spontaneous
movement, arranged and directed by
themselves."
An Unprofitable Boarder. —Ah
,
,
,
.
But what
old English magazine makes mention of
a glutton, wh rt lived iu those limes; one
Nicholas Wood, a yeoman—who ate
with ease a whole sheep, and that raw,
at one meal.
At another sitting, he
demolished 84 rabbits, a number suffi
cient for 168 men, allowing a half of a
rabbit to each man. Taylor, the watei
poet, in speaking of him, says: "He ale
in my,presence six penny wheaten
loaves, three six penny veal pies, one
pound of sweet butter, one good dish of
thornback, anti a sliver of household
peck loaf, an inch thick, and nil this
within the space of an hour; the hoiise
yielded no more, so he went away un
satisfied." We had rather board such
a customer for a day than a week.
"Of Aoe."—J ames, in his beautiful
novel ofMorcly -Ernstem, thus speaks
of the age of twenty one:-— Cres. City.
"It is a beautiful age, full of the
spring, with all the vigor of manhood
without one touch of its decay; with all
the fire of youth, without one touch of
its feebleness' Oh, onc-and-twen ty !
bright one-and-tweuty ! wilt thou never
come back to me again? No,
The cord of the bow has been so often
drawn that it lias lost its elasticity,
there have been n thousand flowers
cast away that have withered in the
dust of Time's sandy path; there have
been a thousand fruits tasted that have
left but the rine in my hand;there have
been a thousand travel stains admired
that never can be washed off Ell the
journey is done. That which has been
lost and that which has been gained,
have both been gathred into the two
baskets of the past; and whatever the
future may have in store, onc-and-twcn
ty, with its many hopes, its few fears,
its buoyancy of spirit, its elasticity of
limbs, its eagerness of expectation, its
desires, its faith, its confidence, its
frankness, its gardens of visionary flow
ers, and its atmosphere of misty light,
can never, never come back to us, were
we to whistle till we break our hearts.
No, no; in the'sad arithmetic of years,
multiply, by what numbers you will,
you can never get at one-and-tweuty
more than once.
.f
never'
71
Simile. —A married editor in Mas
sachusetts says: "In love, there are sum
mer holydays, hut in marriage they arc
winter holydays." A correspondent of
the Boston Courier, supposses that this
means, that love, before marriage, is
like tho old election day in summer,
with its punch, egg-pop, paw-paw,
frolic and fun;—whereas, marriage is
like the modern election day, in the
middle of winter, with nothing to drink,
and no amusement-dull and cold, and
cheerless as the season itself.—Crescent
City,
The Very One .—A Frenchman who
was exhibiting various sacred relics and
other curiosities, produced
which he assured his visitor» was "dc
sword dat Balaam had when he would
kill de ass."
that Balaam had rio
wished for one.
ver one he wished Tor."
sword,
a
A spectator remarked
sword, but only
"Ver well; dis is de
Connection of Ideas .—A f|xetiou^ pld
lady, describing the rambling senflpfs
of her minister, >aid, "if his text had
the small pox, his lermons would never
catch it.
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