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GONZALES* TEXAS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1855.
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THE FOUNTAIN IN THE DELL.
OT MAItlON harland.
There is a fountain in tho dell,
And it "singeth evermore,"
As the laughing waters leap to light
And tinkling crystals pour;
All day to catch the sun's bright kiss
The eager wavelets swell;
And a wild and joyous thing of life
Is the fountain in the dell,
but when its God lias looked its last,
And woods-grow chill and dark,
And stars upon itn glassy breast •-
Dart but a fleeting spark,— '
Thoro comes a ccnselcss, wailing sob
From out the heaving well;
And song and dance are hushod I ill mourn
In the fountain of the dell.
My heart is like that gladsome tount
When thou, beloved, art nigh;
To meet thy loving eye and smile,
The billow riseth high ;
The circling ripples bound in glco
Beneath the gonial ray;
And cheerily, ol) cheerily
Singeth the dashing spray.
And like it, too, it sadly sinks,
When it's day of joy is o cr ;
And from it's secret depths a 6igh
Struggles forever more;
All through the long, long weary night
It maketh plaintive moan;
For life and beauty leave the wave
When thou and Hope have gone.
CONTENT;
" My honse is low and small,
Hut behind a row of trees,
I eatch the golden fall
Of the sunset in the seas.
And a stone wall hanging'white
With the roses of the May,
Where less pleasant to my sight
Than the fading of to-day,
From a brook a heifer drinks;
In a field of pasture ground,
With wild violets and pinks
For a border all around.
41 My house is small and low,
But tho willow by the door
Doth a cool, deep shadow throw
In tho summer on my floor.
And in long and rainy nights,
When the limbs of leaves are bare,
I can see the window lights
Of th€ homesteads otherwhere.
41 My house is small and lew,.
But with pictures stub as these,
Of the meadow and the row
Of illuminated treon.
And the heifer as shewínks
From, tba JUH-^f-mo«ifyjw>5 -.|sround,
With'the violeta «wl-pinltq, I ... , - \
rdcr all around— ■
Lit menever, foolish, pray!
For a vision wider spread,,
But, contented, only say,
Give me, Lord, my dally bread, fe*
ODE TO LAMB.
Hind quarters of the type of innocence,
Whether with peas and mint I must dispense,
Or go the twain, blaspheming the expense,
And thus enjoy thee in the fullest sense—
That is the question.
Rare section of young mutton, tender fuO(^
Just in the dawn of grass-fed juicy-hcod;
Dainties like thee should not bo served up
nude,
But graced with all the trimmings understood
To help digestion.
Then boil the pens, the fragrant mint',prepare,
Be thou, rare joint, nor over done, nor rare;
Concoct the gravy with $ ceeeding care;
When all is ready, serve—1 shall be there.
I always ani.
Incipient sheepmen t, Tli*n on thee T dine,
llot be the plates and icy cold the wine;
Three slices midway of the leg be mine;
Then put the rest away—for very fine
Is cold roast lamb.
The Unscrupulous Lawyer.
About ninety years ngo the celebrated
' Counselor Costello' was in his zenith at the
Irish bar, where he was unrivalled for wit,
ncuteness, and propensity to brogue. His
practices lay considerably in the criminal
courts, where, by his ingenuity, ho enabled
the most deserving' culprits to evade the well
earned punishment of the law. He was ono
day summoned to Newgate in a hurry, and in
a case óf great emergency. The safo or strong
box of Glendour & .Co., had been plundered
to a vast amount. Suspicion had fallen on ttie
deputy cashier, who wus in eonsequencc ar-"
rested and sent to prison, inside tho walls of
which he was advised by his fellow-prisoner,
(whom on his entrance he had conciliated by
'coming down' handsomely,) to send foi Coun-
selor Costello, who would, if any man could,
save his life. It was in obedience to this sum
mona that he repaired to Newgate—a practice
not very general in London perhaps, but' not
at all unusual in Doublin, \
"I am told you are committed for purloin
ing ten thousand guineas, my dear sir,' said
the counselor as he entered the cell. 'I am.
' Are you 'gulity ?' 'Sir?' 'Have you aro-
¡faunchese?' ' I don'i understand you.' 'Did
you do tho thing?' 'Sir, you insult mo by
your sBspicion.' ' Then, by the powers, you
will be hanged;' and tho oounsolor took his
hat.
' Hold, sir,' said the prisoner, who, nftor a
little hesitation, confessed that he was able to
pay the counselor a thousand guineas if he
procured his acquittal; the bargan was struck
and the counselor took his leave.
Costello immediately repaired to the Crown
Office, as it was then called in Doublin, from
which his client had been committed. The
committing magistrate was still on the Bench.
' Good morrow, Mr. Alderman,' said tho
counselor, as he entered. 'Is there anything
stirring in my way ?'
' Yes, a most extraordinary case lins occur-
red. One of the Glendour's clerks has ab-
stracted from the strong box of the bank ten
bags, each containing 1000 guineas in'gold.—
He was arrested this morning. Some of tho
property was found on him, and has been
sworn to. I sent him to Newgate half an
TiOur since, and he'll certainly swing after the
next Commission.' [Old Bailey Sessions.
' The property sworn to 1 why, zounds.bttw
can that ho One gutnea is precisely like an-
other; and' —«
' True, trirex but with
low stole some foreign
which, a broad Dutch,
when arrested;
chief cashier;
es
Cotton Floats.—The Mobile Register gives
some account of the cxpriments made in Ala-
bama, in bringing cotton out of tho river, when
too low for steamboat navigations, by means
of India ruber cotton floats.
Gol. 0. R. GrfBtli, with forty-eight India
rubber floats; put ninety six bales of cotton in
the water at Hamilton, thirty-five miles above
Columbus, and made the trip down to Domo-
polis in eight days, though the raft of cotton,
owing to the want of hands, &c., was in the
water thirteen days, and when it was taken
out at Demopolls it was as dry and nice as
when it came from under the press.
The raft drew much less water, and was
more easily managed and less liable to be
snagged than a flatboat carrying the same
amount of cotton ; and that though they fre-
qnontly struck snags and logs, yet the raft
wis so yielding, that, not one of the floats
was injured.
>s*T"RKToíT;~At a masculine supper party
} the other evening, of which weweroamem-
biry an inveterate quiz was making fun of a
. modestJbut bright youth seated opposite. At
,-kngtl something the former said caused the
-Ktlcito blush visibly, to which, fact, with
(reyglee, bo directed the company's atten-
«01
jAh!" exclaimed the sufferer; Young
The man that blushes is not quite a brute."
/ río I" rejoined tho tormentor, " but very
/helonel"
J 'probably." admitted the other, " for t7ie
feu -
of ri
the j
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to Wi
atantin
tut four feet wide /"
' last brick,' while it flung an avelancho
pule upon him, completely silenced the
ir for the rest of evening.
'tract is said to have been entered in-
'• Gisporne, for* Telegraph from Con.
1« to Egypt.
Why do People Quarrel f
It dnn't pay; ihough it is one of the most
easy and most common things in the world.
We don't see any imperial degree of benefit
to bo derived from it; and yet, strange as the
fact mny*t>e, theologians quarrel, and politici
ans, lawyers, doctors, and princes quarrel:
the churches quarrel, and the state quarrels
nations, men, women and children, dogs anil
cats, birds and beasts, quarrel about all man-
ner of things, on all manner of occasions. If
there is anything in the world that will make
a man feel bad, it is a quarrel. No man over
failed to think less of himself after thai) he
did, before one. It degrades JiJm Jn the ey
of nimsüirawíioffiws; Mnnts his sensibilii,
of disgrace, and increases his passions in irri
tability.
The Court of Common Pleas, for the last
week, has done but little else than try cases
of nssault and battery. Who is benefitted by
such things? Tho vyhole matter when fittecl
up in court, amounts to regrets, solf-reproach,
ill feelings, damages,nnd enormous lawyer fees.
People who do not wish to fraternize with tbe
gentlemen who flourish with those.little bun-
dles of pfrper. tied up with red tape, should
keep as cool and quiet as possible. An inti-
mate acquaintance with these kind of folks, is
more ruinous to the bank account, than terrif-
ic vest patterns, champagne suppers, fast hor-
ses, nnd beef-steak at two Shillings a pound.
There is nothing like getting along In a quiet
way with, the wrongs \re meet with. If a
mttn abuses you, the wisest way generally is
just to let him nlone.; but if he persists, and
you are determined to 'go in,'do it with a
rush—pitch into him with a fifteen hundred
horso-powér.
Scene fbom an Unpubusped Drama.—Back
dinning" room (rather bad off for white wash.)
Mr. Nipper here meets the strange lady
(who is some in the way of destroyed bacon
and chabboge) and exclaims—
!' Excuse the boldness of a stranger, but
you came from"—
"Yes."
"•And you go to"—
"Yes/
" And you had a father and mother"—
"I did."
" And you had a br-r-r-otlier?"
"I did*."
" And thnt br-r-rother's name was"—
"It was."
" And your name is"—
" The same as my father's."
"I knew it! Ru.sh to my arms 1 Again I"
clasp my long lost sister Susan Nipper! Again
Idol A
Ha!!!"
Ido! Again! Again 1! Again!!! Ha! Hal!
Obtaining Revenge.
Mr. Snarl resides in Forsyth street. Mr.
Snarl is on old bachelor, with an I/ish girl for
a housekeeper. Sn^rl lives in good style, but
has some queer notions. He dislikes dogs
above all things, organ grinders aqdi beggars
qot excepted.
Snarl's next door neighbor is Hi
son. Now, Harry is the very opi
Shai-1. He sets a high value on
there is only ono article equal to a
!ni$«íhat is woman. . Harry '
of old
several
!ens of the canine raJ . Thg^fcfr
i biJws
Old Bachelor*.
Is there an individual belonging to this dried
up institution that can lay his band on his
heart and say he fp answering th* end for
which belfos got op? Is there one of them
that supposes lie was created for the purpose
of using up woollenvmanufactures, tobacco,
lore, and livfiy stable keepers? If
e ia soulless, and when he dleB, will
annihilntd, rot into dust, and turn
f the tetyra,firma of* cab-
ly ft to govern—to
AWi
'la my
and my whit
=
AIM HIT*
, ■<« > :
e as part of
faage orchard. Man's dosti
role—to command—-to
(Faints,—falls into a plate of mashed pota
toes; rolls over; nnd empties the contents of.
the soup tureen into the lap of the fat land-
lady ; the stage is darkened and the curtain
t
Th8 any
the guinea the fel-
gold coins, one of
was found on him
it has been identified by the
so you will ndmit that lie has
no chance of escape. Hero it is,' and ho
handed the coin to the counselor.
Costello took the money into his handbook-
ed at it most attentively, turned it in his
hand, and after considering with the air of a
virtuoso, returned it to the Alderman, with
' upon my conscience, as clear a case as I ev-
er met.'
. After some unimportant conversation he
withdrew, went home, and by the packet
which sailed thnt night he dispatched a mes-
senger to Amsterdam,with certain instructions
and a strict injunction to be back in Dublin
in three weeks, at the end of which the Com-
mission of Oyer and Terminer was to com-
mence. The man succeeded in the object of
his mission, and returned to Dublin on the
very morning of the day app'ointed for the
trial of his master's client.
The prisoner was put upon trial. The prin-
cipal crifehier of Glendour & Co., proved the
circumstances.of the robbery, as narrated by
the Alderman to Castello,adding thnt the rob-
ber, who could be none but the prisoner, had
substituted ten bags of half pence for those
of the gold which had stolen.
Tho Dutch piece was then handed to the
witness by the counsel for the prosecution;
he unhesitatingly identified it ns the properly
of his employers. This evidence was conclu-
sive; the prisoner's countenance changed, the
jury indicated by their gestures that th«y were
satisficdj.the witness was descending from the
stand, when Costello cxclaimcd—
' Stop,young man, a word with you. I will
thank you for that gold piece, Mr. ,' (ad-
dressing the counsel for the prosecution, who
handed it to him.) He looked at it, rubbed it
on the sleeve of his well worn coat, and turn-
ing to the witness, snid, holding the ptecS of
money in his fingers, 'and you positively
swear this is the identical piece of gold which
was in the strong box of Glendour & Co.'—
' I do.'
' Have a care,young man, look at it again,'
said Costello, offering it to tho witness, but
letting it fall into his hat, which lay before
him on the table. ' I beg your pardon,' said
he, taking up and handing the coin to the wit-
ness. ' You are sure that this is the identical
piece of money.' 'I am.'
• You are positive ? look at It again.'
• I do; and swear it is the very identical
piece.'
4 And this,' said the counselor, taking an-
other and smaller piece from his hat. The
witness was petrified. Costello had at the
Crown office impressed upon.his mind the
date and effigies of the gold piece shown him,
and it was to procure similar coins that he
had thus sent to Holland.
'And this?' continued he; 'and this—and
this ?' taking a fresh pi«ce from his hat t
each qustion. The witness was struck dumb.
The prisoner was acquitted.
IIow
so 1' saps the Buffalo Republic,
"on the Western waters, is sufficiently won-
derful, without at all taxing the incredulity of
any one. They are very fond of a small and
very active eel, and with sharp head and
teeth, whoso habits insist upon its swimming
very near the surface of the water. It is very
seldom the geese can get hold'of this choice
morsel,"and when they do, they have a grand
jollification over it. This eel the hunters use
as bait for their gee^eships. A short time
since, two hunters went out to catch wild
geese. One hunter lay down in his canoe,"
with a trouMino attached to his wrist, and on
the other end, in the watar, was tied the nim-
ble, sharp-headed eel before spoken of.
The canoe floated slowly through the marsh-
es, and came gradual ly among a large flock of
geese, and the eel swimming nlong closely to
tho surface. One venerable Ion vivant of a
goose gobbled np the eel, like a .flash; also, the
eel had made its way through the body of the
epicure, and lo! the goose was 41 on strong."
Another goose afflicted with luxurious pal-
ate, swallowed tho eel, hardly noticing an ob-
struction, traveled through the " goose groase"
with «carcely an effort: And so this identi-
cal eel traveled and traveled until seventeon
geese were on the string, nnd our scientific
friend, thinking lie had been fortutiate enough,
commenced hauling them into tho boat.
But, wonder of wonders, the seventeen geese
rose upon their wings ns one gobse, and be-
fore our friend of tho canoe could either make
a will or say a prayer, through the combined
efforts of the seventeen geese attached to bis
wrist, and ere ho was aware of it, he was
thirty feet above the water.
A friend of his on shore who saw tho dffi-
culty, and his rifle fortunately being loaded,
shot off tho string and rescued his friend.—
So, instead of wild goose, out hunter got cold
duck; and although ho fishes no raor -fi>r wild
geese with ee]gkJ)aJ i'rep i*dio affirm, asse-
wear to the truth of tho foregoing."
That's Jcst my cash Sir.—"Will yon pay
me this bill sir?" said the tailor to a waggish
fellow who owed a pretty long bill
Do you owe any body anything, sir, said
the waj.
-No, sir, said the tailor.
Then you can afford to wait! and off he
walked.
A day or two afterwards the tailor cabled
again; Our wag was not at his «it's end yet;
so turning to his creditor and said:
Are you in debt to any body?
Yes, sir, said the tailor.
Well why don't you pay?
I've not ihe money.
That's just my case, sir. I am glad to see
that you can appreciate my condition. Giro
ua your band.
A Wat to Get Orr.—Pray madam, said a
Johnathan, in a low tone of volee, at the
close of a quilting párty, " shall I you
bome?"
•• W5, answered tne lady, sharply.
14 Perhaps you dld'nt understand me," said
Johnathan aloud.
441 understood you to- ask my company
home."
44 Not at all," said Johnathan laughing,441 for
asked you-how's your m«rm f ftr
Ing they got up a howlirtg match fieolti So the
moon was eollpsed. They commenced abou
10 o'clock and kept it up until the sun got ai
inch and a half above Williamsburg,
This so annoyed Mr. Snarl, th^ he had
Harry jerked up for 44 a nuisance," And fined*
ten dollars. Harry paid the money, but re-
solved on revenge. Tho next mórning tbe fol-
lowing advertisement appeared in the Herald
Wanted—At Forsyth street, two bulfdoi
and four spans of pups. For full-blooded dogs
the highest-price will be paid. Cal) between
4 and 6, P. M. Jamií<-81RCrl.
We need not flay that tho advertisement was
inserted hy.Hacry.. His reason for miking
the calls-between 4 and 8, P. M., was because
Mr. Snarl was always out at that hour, taking
an airing around the Battery.
A.t the hour specified, dogs and pups might
have been seen going up the Bowery to Grand,
to Forsyth, and up Forsyth to the mansion oc-
cupied by Mr. Snarl,
The first person that pulled the door bel]
was a butcher boy from Centre Matket, with
a phir of bull dogs that would " tear bell out
of a tiger." Maggie answered tbp boll, when
the following colloquy took place:
"Does Mr, Snarl live her?"
44 He does. Why do you ax ?""
" I have gotrfome dogs for him.'' ,
" Dogs for Mr. Snarl—mother of Moses, did.
you ever! you've mistook the door." ,
"Devil a bit of it—read that." ^ ,
Here Syksic look out the morninj Herald,
and showod'Maggio the advertisement. Mag-
gie was-thunderstruck, there was no denying
the advertisement. She accordinjfly told
Syksic to go into the back yárd "wid tho
dogs," and await the return of Mr. $narl.—
Syksic did so. ■ --<*
In about two minutes <Ma_ÉSBSs!*^,«II4u'11.
SU?H)tnoned to the ¿001 L1 '
" What do"you want?"
" Mr. Snarl; I've got them dogs you wanted,"
"You.have; well, then, go into the yard
wid the other blackguard."
No. 2 followed No. 1. No. 2. was soon fol-
lowed' by No. 8, who was succeeded by lots
4, 5 and 6. By half-paat 6 the back-yard
contained twenty-one bull dogs and fourteen
spaniels. The former got up a misunderstand-
ing and' by the time Mr. Snarl arrived, seven
spaniels had been placed hora du combat,
while k brindle dog from Fulton market was
going through his. third fight with«"yallar
tarrier" from Mott street.
Mr. Snarl reached home a few minutes be-
fore 8. Maggie opened the door, and burst
out as follows:
"For the love o.f the Lord go back and stop
'etp. They are ateing one another vp, and if
not choked .oír will devour the ccRtcrm Since
the days of Crnmmel I've not sean such hulla-
baloo entlroly."
Snarl" went back"—Snarl looked into the
yard and Would have sworn, but lié could not
find oaths sufficiently powerful to do justice
lo his feeling's, When we left, Mr. Snarl was
emptying " the back-yard" i^ith an ax-helve.
The next morning Harry Sampson complained
of him for having a " dog fighV^n his prem-
ises. Snarl was fined twenty-Aim dollai
ngth of bis district, an much as<
and good health, will allow hin
(■disputed fact, that OVCry grea
_ great man has,
e midst of bis greatness, a part of his
e devoted to tho culture of a wife, to the
iiv tending of babies, and to the study of medi-
cine,as far as the diseases of young children are
concerned. So, ye bachelors—yo that have
not withered into sapless, sinewless, hopeless
'"shness—brush up the charms jnind and
On that are wasting and fadidfptndmake
grand attempt for blissful days,, com for to-
nights, posterity, and an honest ftiture.
jare
n hi
n oi
Description or Siekra Leone.—A worthy
er-beaten old sea captain once gave a
¡ctly definite notion of Sierra Leone, in
one lKtle anecdote.
"Sierra Leone, sir," he said: "I'll tell you
what Sierra Leone is.iika. A black fellow,
sir, goes into the market. It's as hot as, well
—anything. He bt^ys a melon for three far-
tilings—and what does he do with It? The
black follow, sir, hasn't a rag on. He's as
e as a robin. He buys his melon, outs it
halves, and scoops out the middle. He Sits
one-half, covers his head with the other,
and eats the middle. That's what he does,
sir. I saw Sierra Leone ih all its tropical glo-
ry, cheapness Of produce, darkness of popu-
lation, gigantic vegitatlon, and primitive state
Ot manners." '
Dr. Locock", Queen Victoria's accoucheur,
has been to Paris, and Consulted with Drs.
Dubois and Canneau, and fifeagrées with them
that the fair Eugenie is in thvttW$y 'which ail
ladies wish to b who love their iteds.' But
ílugeft-ié is nn Émpress, nnd, of couf
delicate and very nervous, nnd 4 tjiere
a Blip 'twixt the cup and the Dp.' But b
indelicate to mak£ such affairs public.—
respect, seemB to be viewed
very indelicate to
A Queen, In this
in the same light
fifteen dollars for having " such • fight,' an
ten dollars.for being 44 an old hypocrite." I( ««jn
1b necessary for us to say that- Hsrry 9*011^1 guDern
son slept bettor that night since the" WW w
Mexico—N. 7. Dutchman.
light as a celebrated racing Utare,
ho is about tojool, and therefore becomes
more valuable.
min in Philadelphia,
or jRrwidetft^Wnslimfi^n, wur " ^
wish to an American to see him. While this
conversation passed, " There ho goes," replied
the American, pointing to a tall, erect, digni-
fied personage, pasting out the other side of
the street. " That General Washington /"
exclaimed -the Englishman,—r" where is his
guard ?" "litre " replied the American, strik-
ing his breast with emphasis.
Juvenile Sisu'licitt.—A friend says thej
following, story is a fact. Two boys of tap
der years, who went by the name of Tom and
Jack, became members of a distriot school in
a certain New England town. -On making
their appearance, tho teacher called tkem up
before the assembled school, and proceeded
to make interrogatories concerning their
names,-and ages, Ac.
'Wgll, my fine lad,' Said the teachcr Jo tho
first one, 'what is your name?'
4Tom I' promptly answered the juvenile.
4Tom,' said the tcacbér, 'that dobs not
sound well. Remember and always speak
the full name. Yo should have said Th odi-
ar.'
.'Now, my son,' turning to the other boy,
whose expectant face suddenly lit up. with the
satisfaction of a newly discovered idea,4 now,
then, tell me what your name is?'
'Jack-Assl' replied the lad, in a tone of
Confident deefsien.
Tbe teacher was taken with a sudden fit of
soughing, and merely motioned the boys to
their seats..
Not long since a youthful friend
cidentally swallowed a lead bullet.
wore very naturally much alarmed,
father, that no means might be
his darling boy's life, sent post-haste
geon of skill, and directing his messenger
tell him tbe circumstances, and urge his com-
ing without delay.
The doctor was found, heard tbe dismal
talc, and with as much unconcern as h'e
manifest in a case of common headache,' sat
down and wrote the following, laconic
" Sir: Don't alarm yourself. 4If aftffvtnrce
weeks the bullet is not removed, give the b°y
a charge of powder. Yours, etc. -
"P. S.—Don't aitn tho boy at any
How to Pass Thkoüoii Slíoci.—ln (he
course of an inquest in London, lately, Mr*
Wakely, tbe coroner, observed that it wo«M
be well to acquaint the public With the fact
that if persons in a house oil fire hid the pres-
ence of mind to apply a damp dóth or hand-
kerchief to their month and nostrils, they
conld effect a passage through the densest
smoke; hat the surest way would be to¿W¡
velope the head, and bee completely in
damp cloth. v ' • *[>
A Bold Ektwpiusb.—A «¿hem* feia agti '
tlon ln London,-for the
through London, eight miles
ith glass, with bouses and
these; fbo.en 4
e «bore the other, the lower Ladles ah
ng at every «ifle, the *** ^ Afctef^
Cork," said O'Connell, "Iremcmber a
supernumerary crier, who had beep, put up in
ilace of an invalid, trying to disperse the
crowd by cxc!simlog,: in a stentorian voice,
'All ye blackguards that isn't lawyers, lave
tho prisénce o' the cobrt'intirely, or I'll make
ye, by the powers.'"
¡Id A soldier on trial for habitual
iat was addressed by the president
cut.-
his!
44 Are th'ose'apples fit for a
don't know; tnr them and see," was the i
stent reply-of tbe store keeper.
% " stack up" sort'of a genius
sUM in Philadelphia, and turning
at some apples in the window,
enough toí 'dry^
stove, and I must have it; for I am going to
wait on Miss M—— to the concert to-night
So don't forget,' and he took his hat and walk-
ed out.
Ills sister, fir it'was to her ho was speak-
ing, flushed, and itmust be told,lopkcd angry;
but soon laying aside her work went out, got
the things off the line,.sprinkled and folded
them;. then making a f " In' tho Btove, she
put her irons in, aid f *vn to take a few
stitches while they w jk And while
she is doing so, I \vfii t 1 you something
about her. ^
The young man, her brother, belonged to a
rather numerous class. He Was a clerk, get-
ting a fair salary. He lived at home, paying
no regular board, but helping with tlnj ex-
penses of famf^." He dressed as most
clerks do, quite ftsUionahlywore tjift, lat-
est made shirts, and nicest, smoothest clothe* ,
all of which was doné ifor him fay his sister.—
Sho took great pride in the appearance of her
brother, and- bestowed more physical labor In
keeping him looking so nice, than- he did in.
returning for his good salary. But lately ho
hod become quite exacting,.and ordered hor
in a rather peremptory manner and at conve-!
nient times, to do such things as ho had juft
asked her." She had a great deal to do in as-
sisting her mother with the family, beside at-
tending tobis wants; and his demandeut times
red arbitrary. Yet she never reftmedi—
one whom a vister's toil has
better appearance in tbe
than otherwise could
have 1
sincehis acqua
praising Tie?.as one of the* moát angelí
ings in existence, perfectly beautiful, with
the sweetest little hand, not broader than hla
three fingers, and so white and soft;
would glance Ipvolui ^
which was not so-vfery email and w •bite; and
how could" ft be when she bad to stand for
at: the Ironing-table, besides sweeping,
dusting and making beds—in fact, leading an
active life. Yet the comparison woul4 hurt
her feelings, and she often wished he would
not talk t6 her of. Míbs M—-,for «he
she had done her duty,dicr hands would not
be soft and white, for she Úád seen her mi
er scrubbing down «tho steps and
down the yard, although Harry had told her
Miss M—- said hor 4 Ma had del
The more the young mfh tho
M—, the jess be cared
the more he asked her to do for him. ,
no matter hpjy mpchjrf- - 220
titpe tO^^toTaHglitest
pied was hi
angel. -
Now, to let you Into the
had something- to do w ...
learned tho character «f *he
like
from i
that i
b*
the,,,
soon
aai<
appeared befo^
Imt
are a hundred ft*
: you can remit the mo,
get lo Paqe."
The young Bohemian, wl
would not accept the money
ed to him, tiU he had legitli
The landlord had a wife am
the Bohemian immortalised
on canvass, and included a scullion into th
bargain.
This accomplished, he took hla \
steamboat accompanied bythe land
loth to Jose htm. Happy youth! 1
that It spreads around la so great that It melts
the heart of Neapolitan landlOrdal
©a,%packetj. ourJBohemian i
some young woman, to wftom f" "
to W*a]¿ abe appeared so
such a noble creature 1
Nevertheless he picked up r
ally, and Introduced hlms
beauty as a young
instruction, but who
his tutor in the e
The belt took, i _
was delightful. Butbadloeki
the horrible oustom-honpe
examine tbe luggage.
Oar Bohemian tried to
was 1ccpt back, his. 1
him, and h\s box o
It contained Í'
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Wad
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said, of /
hols affianced.
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