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BURKE* EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
SEGUIN, GUADALUPE COUNTY, FERRUABY 25, 1854.
VOLUME I.—NUMBER XXIII.
! NATIONAL IKTKLLIGENCK*.]
2 , 1863.—We believe
feeling in England respecting
i, and that is pleasure at
of tin country which it so
u The vaat increase of
Vtk by immigration and by
Mrth. y advantage in a material sense; and
inence. His absence is felt at the Horse Guards
now.
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be nothing but a good, so
institutions of the country afford a
to hold the various social elements
and we see no evidence .of this ceasing
case, but decidedly the contrary. Thé
ma quality of society which is taken
to be tte.msu cause of the supposed
ground of strength
and races
to
which their is no polit-
to repress.' Under all the wide
i and conditions an^ modes
ive territory offers,
found to accept of
and improve
people, -both native and
and some summer;
_ qthexs the
five most comforta-
the prame, others on
themountain. Manu-
and agriculture, each, and
hands of prosperous fot-
aTtwit and
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a phase of society which does
and which is so fully
I-
4
W« tpak thus
f, for never did the people of Eng-
do .at present of the
of theyr rulers. For
t a brk-f ^gtod, Lord Pal*
the politi-
by resigning ^office, and twice
fx w h^s -again resumedthe
The mere fact
part and parcel of the gov-
gives satisfaction, we
i at leatf f the people; but
ha nsiga«| and the "therefore"
i to office are secrets
be guessed at. It is
f, whose speedy
been
and the
to be torn by internal
foreign ques-
tions, is as hanawaofs in its views (for so it is
tob.) ... i.MqU.i>it. numfcra.
the cause of Lord Pal-
ito her majesty
a difference
be-
that
we are
that des-
, the seals of which should not have been
hy any one but the chief of the home
i seen by others before they
reached that office. Some peradas will have it
that her majesty is decidedly averse to war with
B—sia, and that his lordship is equally averse to
a temporising and pacific policy. Others bring
in the name of Prince Albert, and say that the
resignation was occasioned in«onsequencs of cer-
tain documents touching the eastern question
having been submitted to the prince previous to
(heir being brought before the eabinet council,
a proceeding which Lérd Palmerston considered
Ttía last' is, probably, only a
the fixpgr rumor. From all we can
^ ^ the most provable, cer-
tainly Ae one wUeh gah most credence, is that
which attributes the resignation of Lord Pal-
to direct interference with the'political
f the country by Prince Albert. We say
this as much in sorrow as in anger. A writer in
the DaSy News says;
"The impression, the suspicion, the persuasion,
the apprehension, or tip belief, for it takes a
great variety of forms, that the prince consort
haa mpently tre^assed into the bounds of politi-
cal altars, from which he is prohibited by the
coastitatjen and his duty, is now so general that
it is impossible any longer to confine it to con-
Go where you will, into good or bad
rich or poor, the feeling that
and not the responsible minis-
1, who are giving the impetus
1 td the foreign policy of England, is
now¿ topie of conversation-. People can not
gptrid of an. apprehension that something is
: m this the high'est quarter of
confidence in the prince is giving way;
[^popularity, resentment seems to
^ a^i 0 1 ? -M ll
Other papers have alluded in strong but tem-
perate terms to this painful subject, but the
Daily News has spoken out more bluntly.
The delays, perhaps the difficulty, of diplo-
macy with respect to the eastern questions ren-
der it all but certain that the struggle with
Russia, which early and firm opposition to her
pretensions would have made brief and simple, is
now become complicated. The czar is now
more deeply committed; he will now, in all pro-
bability, brave the worst and fight to the utter-
most. Russia, it is true, is no match for France
and England; but Russia is not easily accessible
at home; the Russian people are isolated from
European opinion and European progress; tfhey
are ignorant, fanatical, and capable of an almost
incalculable extent of dogged, pertinacious endur-
ance, and these things confer upon the czar a
dangerous power of protracting hostilities. It
would therefore be the height of folly for Eng-
lishmen to close their eyes to the fact that the
struggle, which has almost commenced, may,
most probably will, be both long and costly.
But there is a growing spirit within England
which may be more mischievious than any thing
from without. We fear there is a desire, a rapid
thirsting for war, growing up among the people,
partly arising, we think, from the teachings of a
parly who would rather involve the country in
war than run the risk of those useful reforms
and economies which are sure to be the result
of a continued peace, and partly from the effect
of the mere pleasure of yielding to strong excite-
ment* Already we hear defiance muttered
against other powers as well as Russia, and see
á disposition evinced to stoop and take up the
gauntlet of even so remote an adversary as
Persia. Should an unreasoning war spirit be
awakened in the nation, there is imminent dan-
ger of its resources being severely strained, of
the reins of power being confided to those who,
«V their own selfish purposes, would wantonly
lavish life and money, and of a counter-spirit of
discontent and disaffection being excited by the
burdens which would necessarilly be imposed.
In such sposition of th| national affairs, in snch
a mood of the national mind, shonld the crown
continue to observe the same wise policy which
has been so successful for sixteen years, England
would have a standard round which all true and
loyal hearts might rally. But should the great
constitutional principle-, that the sovereign of
England rug**, but does not govern, be aban-
doned, along with it will be abandoned all hope
«f preserving that internal civil discipline, the
only security of England against the confused
and bewildering assaults of internal and external
foes. We are convinced that the impending
crisis will tax the sagacity and nerve of the best
of England's statesman. Theyv will be called
upon to inspire and' keep alive national enthus-
iasm, and at the same time to keep the national
government cool and collected. They will have
to contend against unreflecting eagerness for war
on one hand, and discontent with necessary bur-
dens on the other. These are duties to tax and
I
strain the most robust abilities.
We will turn from war, and all its horrors> its
possibilities and its probabilities, and rejoice
that Christmas, with its accompanying amen-
ities, charities, gayeties, and enjoyments, has
been onoe more ours. But what a contradiction
does a great part of the Christian world exhibit,
! what an infidelity to its profession of rejoicing
in a faith which has for its foundation " glad
tidings of peace on earth, and good-will to men!"
The civil holyday of Christmas was well kept,
at least in London. The holyday was very
nearly a general one, Lord Palmerston to the
contrary notwithstanding. The weather was
seasonably fine, the roads hard and dry with
frost, and. the holyday passed off altogether
with great success. Tens of thousands of people
enjoyed themselves rationally, and the amount
of visible intoxication was very much less than
in former years. The morals and the manners
of the multitude who people London are rap-
idly improving, notwithstanding the terrible rev-
elations from time to time made in the police
courts. We are unwilling to think that crime
of any kind is on the increase in London. We
believe that it is more difficult to escape detec
tion through the existence of a more vigilant
police, and also that a knowledge of it is more
generally disseminated by a more numerous body
of reporters. Some people tell us that there is
as much drunkenness as ever, and cite the excise
and customs' returns in proof that quite as large
a quantity of spiritous liquors is consumed as
there ever was. We will not dispute such evi-
dence; but of one thing we are certain, that the
drunkenness of the present day, if as extensive
as formerly, is of a more decent description, for
very little of it is seen in the streets. No fewer
than 40 000 people visited the British Museum
on Monday. The number at the National Gall-
ervis unkcbwn, but during the áay there were
to take possession of the public
it political affairs only that his
ii accused of meddling in and
also, he is said to be
scandals at the Horse
loudly ascribed to him.
be take^of
frequently more than 2 000 people in the rooms
at one time; 27*000 persons visited Marlborough
House and the Yernon Gallery. The Polytech-
nic Gallery, Wylld'a Great Globe, the Coliseum,
and other private exhibitions,where admission had
to be paid for, were piso crowded. In the eve-
ning deven theatres exhibited eleven new panto-
mimes, and were all crowded. Many thousands
of the paupers of the various parishes were filled
with Christmas cheer, and the universal heart of
England, so far as Ve have heard, oncc more
rejoiced at the great Christian festival.
There is very little new in the literary world.
One son of the late Doctor Arnold, of Rugbv,
has published a very interesting book, called
Oakfield. It can not be called a novel, for,
although it contains a tale, the tale is the least
interesting part of the book. The reviewers
pay the author a high compliment when they say
the book is worthy a son of Doctor Arnold.
Another of Doctor Arnold's sons has also pub-
lished a volume of poems. It is said that Mr.
Warren has recently declined an offer from an
eminent publisher of 2*000 guineas for a new
novel. The veteran Charles Knight has latelv
o j
published two volumes entitled Once Upon a
Time, which are highly spoken of as valuable
additions to that class of useful literature which
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Mr. Knight has so long labored to promote.
No man has done more than he to make sound
knowledge popular by presenting it in an attrac-
tive shape. ,
The Bank of England presents the following
statements:
Circulation £20*605-626—Decrease £ 439-835
Public deposites 10*492-086—Increase.. 465-520
Other - 10-669-684—Decrease 210-393
Coin and bullion 15-443-256—Increase 101-692
Disc'ts and adv's 16-237-015-yDecrease 288-222
Our foreign budget is an important one, but
not of great extent. There is no news from
France but what relates to the eastern question,
except rumors of great excitement at, Lyons,
where secret societies formed for political purp-
oses are very numerous. The troops are under
arms there, and many arrests have been made.
It was not positively known in Paris, on Tues-
day, whether the allied fleets were in the Black
Sea or not. The general opinion in Paris was,
that Europe was on the eve of a tremendous
war. The Austrian minister in Paris is said to
have declared that it iá impossible for Austria
to remain passive, and permit the Emperor of
Russia to proceed in a career of ambition which
would be fatal to the balance of power in
Europe and to the interests of Germany. Spain
is represented as being in a sad condition. The
treasury is completely empty; the best military
men, Narvaez, Espartero, and Concha, are either
in exile or otherwise in disgrace; and her best
Informed civilians have been removed from office
because they would not vote against their con-
sciences. At the present moment, with the
richest soil and the finest climate in the world,—
washed by two seas, and every way favored by
Nature,—Spain could not obtain a loan in any
European money market, or even obtain suffic-
ien+ />r>iTHr|«^ra-hri nj^Lhtti erf TiriiwaTS.
Letters from Berlin, of the 24th, state, that
diplomatic negotiations are pending between
the governments of Sweden and Denmark, hav-
ing for their object the conclusion of a league,
offensive and defensive, between the two States.
Sweden is arming by sea and land, and Denmark
will immediately fortify her coasts, and place
Copenhagen in a state of defence.
Redschid Pacha has made a formal demand
for the aid of the allied fleets, and it is generally
believed in town that positive directions have
been issued by the governments of France and
England for the fleets to enter the Black Sea
Thus the plot thftkens; and further still to the
east has mischief been brewed. Persia is about
to march agáinst Turkey. Thus the former is
no longer an outwork for the defence of British
India, but the first parallel from whence the
attack may be commenced or threatened. The
religion of Persia is Mabommedan, but she has
joined the Crjpss in a crusade against the Cres-
cent. During the last forty-four years, England
has spent more than half a million sterling in
endeavoring to acquire influence in Persia, and
the upshot is, that Persia has recalled its minis-
ter from London, without deigning to give any
explanation of the cause. It has declared war
against Turkey, without condescending to tell
our minister at its court at Teheran; and sent a
mission to Cabul to Induce England's old enemy,
Dost Mahommed and the Affghan chiefs, to
unite with Persia in hostilities against the sultan,
the inheritor of the caliphate and the head of
the faith of the Crescent. Certainly it is not in
Persia that England has got money's worth for
the vast suih her diplomacy has cost. This is
truly a very humiliating statement. The result
may not be of much consequence to England,
but the advance of even a Persian army, thirty
thousand strong, against the Asian provinces of
Turkey is a serious movement in favor of Russia.
The news from India is satisfactory. The
accounts from Burnish are less warlike; tran-
quility prevails in Pegu. From China the news
is, that the insurgents keep firm hold of Shan-
ghai, but they have not reduced Amoy.
December 30. — It was decided at a privy
council, yesterday, that parliament is to meet
for business on the thirty-first of January. The
French government has abolished the restric-
tions hitherto imposed on the importation of raw
cotton from Great Britain into France. There
is further news from the east. The grand coun-
cil at Constantinople discussed the collective
note communicated to Redschid Pacha by the
ambussadors of the Four Powers on the eigh-
teenth of December.
A lawyer was once pleading a case that
brought tears unto the jurors' eyes, and every
one gave up the case as gone for the plaintiff.
But the opposing counsel arose and said:
" May is please the court—I do not propose
in this case to bore for water, but "
Here the tears were suddenly dried, laughter
ensued, the ridiculousness of the case was
exposed, and the defendant got. clear
[from the xews'.]
THE PRAIRIE.
by g. c. albacgh.
The prairies of our favored land
Are always beautiful or grand.
First, beauteous Spring her hand extends,
And living green with azure blends;
Then o'er the gently swelling breast
She softly throws her emerald vest,
Till every undulation glows
Beneath each wanton breeze that blows.
Then summer, warm with light and life.
Enters upon the joyous 6trife.
Her feet are shod with blush of mom,
That she may all her ways adorn;
Her breath is flowery fragrance rare,
Therewith she loads the prairie air;
She spreads abroad the grassy wave
Horizon's farthest shore to lave.
Next, Autumn, sober matron fair,
Walks softly forth, with gracious air.
Her garments, sunset's gorgeous hues,
Her jewels made of sparkling dews;
With her own robes she clothes the hills,
With sunny tints the valley fills;
Till all the prairie's Vast expanse,
In gold, waves to her happy glance.
Last", Winter, with his head all hoar.
And voice more fierce than lion's roar,
Comes, proudly, from his arctic home,
O'er prairie's golden sod to roam.v
His eager servants, then, are free
To revel in their wildest glee:
Their song is music, wild and grand.
With which they fill the prairie-land.
Thg lowing herds; the bounding deer;
The mustang, in his wild career;
The buffalo, which, like the storm,
Sweeps o'er the plain his mighty form:
The antelope, as light as air;
Huge rabbits, and the timid hare; '
The wolf; the dog, (of social fame.)
And many more of various name.
The goose; the brant, (in dress of snow;)
The crane; the heron; stork, and crow:
The turkey, graven the prairie-hen;
The partridge, lark, and merry wren; .
The loving, gentle, cooing dove;
Theuwl and hawk, that murder love;
The snipe, the plover, and curlew;
And others, to the wand'rer new:
ÁA11 these the prairie-landscape grace,
, While sun and moon their circles trace,
And changing seasons, in their arms,
Bring, each, its own peculiar charms,
So that, while months still onward move,
They *nay the poet's thought approve:
Che prairies of our favored land
Are always beautiful or grand.
Early Planting and Deep Ploughing.—Feb-
ruary, in this climate, is the most important
njonth in the year to farmers. Repairing fences,
clearing off the ground, ploughing, and planting,
especially the corn crop, should all be accomp-
lished by the close of the month.
Although we have as much rain, perhaps, in
Texas, in the course of the year, as in any por-
tion of the country, yet its distribution is
remarkably irregular; long droughts being gen-
erally followed by continued torrents of rain.
These droughts frequently occur during the
spring and summer; and late crops arc sometimes'
ruined by them.
The experienced Texas farmer knows the a<J-
vantages of planting early. Corn should always
be put into the ground in the month of Febru-
ary. Many advantages are gained by this prac-
tice. A good stand is more likely to be ob-
tained; the plants acquire strong rOots and a
vigorous growth, before the heat of summer, and
drought can materially injure them: the stand is
not so liable to be destroyed by birds; and time
is gained to replant, if necessary. Corn, planted
in- February, and properly cultivated, seldom
suffers, materially, for-want of rain; indeed,
good crops are often obtained without a single
shower.
' But there is no country, perhaps, where deep
ploughing is so important as in Texas; and in
this respect Texas husbandry is greatly deficient.
During the dry est seasons we are favored, con-
stantly, with copious dews, which, when the
ground is turned up and pulverized to a sufficient
depth, obviate, in a great measure, the necessity
of r^n. We are acquainted with no country
where the soil is so well calculated to resist the
effects of protracted drought, as Texas. Early
planting, and deep, jind frequent, ploughing, will
insure a fair crop the dryest season.—[Advo-
cate, Victoria.
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How to get a Feather Bed.—The following
extract is from Lover's " Handy Andy:"—" In
carrying off the small thing of a feather bed,
Jake Take, the bold burglar, showed the skill
of a high practitioner, for he descended the stairs
backward."
"Backward!" declaimed. Larry Hogan,
" what's that for?"
" You'll see by and by/' said Croggins: " He
descended backward, when suddenly he heard
a door,opening and a female voice exclaiming:
" Where are you going with that bed?"
"I'm going up stairs with it ma'am," said
we want no
and he began to walk up again.
"Come down," said>the lady,
bed here> man."
" Mr; Sullivan, ma'am, sent me home with it
himself," said Jake.
" Com^ down, I tell you," said the lady in a
rage, " there'í-íio Mr. Sullivan here."
"I beg your pardon, my lady," said Jake.
Then turning around and marching off with the
bed fair and easy.
Well, there was a regular shillho in the house
when the thing was found out, and cart-ropes
wouldn't hold the lady for the rage she*vas in;
, [FEOM AMERICA'S OWN.]
?" AXD WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP, BUT A NAME t"
by amity, junior;
Fear not the robber on the blasted heath*
Fear not the bravo on his march of death,
Fear not the assassin in his midnight lair;
But,! oh! of friends,—betraying friends, beware¡
Start not, when threatening low'rs the lurid sky,
Start not, when billows swell, and winds are high:
! Go, meet the tempest in its wildest farm, ,
But dread the calm that smile away the storm!
Fear not the savage lion's mighty roar,
His voice betrays, and warns thee from the shore:
! But, oh ! beware, where, coach'd in flow'ry hold,
The wily serpent twines his deadly fold!
! Bid me with Hecate and the Furies dwell;
Bid me to joy and hope go bid farewell:
But let a foeman's hand decree my doom,
Nor be my friend my passport to the tomb!
A better joke came off, the other afternoon,
on one of our Brooklyn ferry-boats than often
uu/ursiir tiiff iuu-ueingiitc-a v^uuify, Á gfflUe-- Joikc wtose uacinmrj position favored his lie.
man who evidently "had denied" drove on the —J 1 " 11
boat, and forgetting the " festinalente " rule of
ferries, very near drove over a very irate looking
individual, who, if one might 'judge from the
acerbity of his countenance, had not; the latter,
seeing the vision of a horse's head appear over
his shoulder, wheeled, suddenly, and caught the
beast by the bridle, looked horse-whips at the
incumbent of the carriage.
? " What do you mean by catching hold of
my horse?" said the driver.
? " And what the devil do you mean by almost
driving over me?" replied the other in true Yan-
kee spirit, of answering one question by another.
!" Let go my horse!"
!" I will notf"
The driver dismounted, advanced to the other,
whip in hand, and shortening his hold on the
handle, sung out, in a voice of thunder,
! "I tell you, sir, to let go that horse!"
!"IH bed d if I do!"
? " You wo n't?"
Í "No!"
" Well, then," said the driver, throwing his
whip in the vehicle, and planting his hands com-
fortably in his pockets — ? " well then, just hold
him, will you?" So saying, with a polite bow,
and quizzical grin, -he vanished into the cabin.
The crowd'of passengers, who had been stand-
ing, spectators of the fight, roared out aloud,
not quite " as gentle as a sucking dove," and
the contending party 'dropped the reins as if
they were hot, and marched off for the other
end of the boat; his appearance bearing a strik-
ing resemblance to that of a man detected in the
act of purloining a mutton.
A Wonderful Clock.—There is now in the
possession of, and manufactured by, Mr. Collins,
silversmith, of Gloucestershire, England, 9, most
ingenious piece of mechanism; an eight-day clock,
with dead beat escapement maintaining power,
chimes the quarters, plays sixteen tunes, plays
three tunes iu twelve hours, or will play at any
time required. The hands go round as follows:
One, once a minute; one, once an hour; one,
once a week; one, once a month; one, once a
year. It shows the moon's age, the time of ris-
ing and setting of the sun, the time of high and
low water, half ebb and half flood; and by a
beautiful contrivance, there is a part which repre-
sents the water, which rises and falls, lifting the
ships at high water tide as if it were in motion,
and as it recedes leaves these littlfe automaton
ships dry on the sands. It shows the hour of
the day, day of the week, day of the mouth,
mouth of the year. In the day of the month
there is a provision made for the long and short
months. It shows the twelve signs of the zodiac;
it strike? or not, chimes or not, as you wish it;
it has the equation table, showing the difference
of clock and snn every day in the year. Every
portion of the clock is of beautiful workmanship,
and performs most accurately the many different
objects which are called into action by the ingen-
ious proprietor, who is most willing to describe
all its various achievements to any one who may
feel a pleasure in paying him a visit.
An Irishman was requested by a lady, notori-
ous for her stinginess, to do some work for her.
The job waa completed to her entire satisfaction.
" Pat," said the old miser, I must treat yon."
"God bless your honor, ma'am," said Pat.
" ?Which would you prefer, a glas^ of porter,
or a tumbler of punch?"
" !Oh! I don't wish to be troublesome ma'am,
said the Hibernian, turning round and winking
at the thin-ribbed butler, but I'll take the one
while you are makin' the other!"
" My son," said Mr. Spriggins to his little
son, who was devouring an egg—it was Mr.
Spriggins's desire to instruct his boy—" my son,
do you know that chickens come out of eggs?"
" Do they, father?'' said the young hopeful;
"I thought the reverse."
The elder Spriggins drew back from the table,
sadly, and gazed ou his son, then put on his hat
and went out.
Webster and the Woodchccje.—i
Webster, the father of Daniel, was a farmer.
The vegetable#^ in his garden had suffered con-
siderably from the depredations of a woodchuck,
whose hole and habitation was neat the premises.
Daniel, some ten or twelve yeaa old, and his
elder brother Ezekiel, had set a trap and finally
succecded in capturing the trespasser. KffW
proposed to kill the animal and end at once all
farther trouble from him; but Daniel looked with
compassion upon his meek, dumb eaptive, and
offered to let him go again free. The boys could
not agree, and eaeh appealed to their father to
decide the case. "Well my boys," said the old
gentleman, "I will be the judge. There is the
prisoner, [pointing to the woodchuck,] and you
shall be the counsel and plead the ease for and
against his life and liberty."
Ezekiel opened his case with a strong liga-
ment, urging the mischievous nature of the crim-
inal, the great harm he had already done, said
that much time and labor had been spent in. his
capture, and now, if he was suffered to live and
go at large, he would renew his
and be gunning enough not to ííÍf«
be caught again; that his skin was 1
and that, to make the most of him
would not repay half the 4&mage he ]
done. His argument was ready,
the point, and of much greater length than 1
limits will* allow ns to occupy iu relating the
story.
The father looked with, pride upon his
who became a distinguished jurist I
"Now, Daniel, it is your time; I'll
have to say." • v . .
'Twas his-first case. Daniel saw that the
plea of his brother had sensibly affected his
father, the judge, and his large brilliant black
eyes looked upon the soft, timid expression of the
animal) and, as he saw it tremble with fear ia its
narrow prison-house, his heart swelled '
and he appealed with eloquent
Captive might again go free.
mad$ the woodchuck: he made
enjoy ¿he bright sunlight, the
fields and woods. God had not
any thing in vain: the woodchuck
right tp life as any other living t
a destructive animal, as the
were; he simply ate a few
of which they had a plenty i
a part; he destroyed nothing
food he needed to sustaiil his
that little food
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m
"All Right Here."—A young man was
enlarging to a lady friend the character and
qualifications of a young lady, who was a mutual
acquaintence. The youth wishing to commend
her goodness of heart, laid his hand upon the
region of his own heart and said,
" She is all right here."
"Oh, fudge," was the reply, "that is half
cotton."
In choosing a frienl,—especially if you want a
whole-souled one,—look always at his feet. If
they are large, you may be sure he don't stand
upon trifles.
upon his mother's table.
food: He gave them all they
would they not spare a little
ture, who really had as much
share of God's bounty as they
their portion? yea, more¿ toe
violated the laws of hlé
God, as man often did, but strictly
simple, harmless instincts he
the hand of the Creator bt \
by God's hand, he had ai
to life, to food, to liberty;
to deprive htm of ei1
mute but earnest
life, as sweet, as dear to
to them, and the just judgment 1
if, in selfish cruelty and
took the life they could not resCoffe again, the
life that God alone had given. ;; v
During this appeal 'the.
the old man's eyes, and wore fast
his sun-burnt cheeks; every feeling
heart was stirred within him; ha
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greatness of his son before his eyef; he i
God had blessed hint in hie children
lot of common men; his pity
awakened by the
and the strong appeal for mercjr;aad,
the judge in the man
his chair,—while Paniel was 14 the
argument, without thinking he had
his case,—and turning to his elder
the tears from his eyes, exclaimed,
you let that woodchuck go!"
None or YoiJk Business^—An <
down-eastern village, called in her i
upon a young and very pretty
great favorite In the town, who
" wormed, out" of somebody with
been tattling,) was about to be married to a
worthy young geitflene living ia the same
place. She began her questioning adroitly.
?" I hear somebody is going to be married:
who do you guess 'tis now?"
?" I don't knOw, I am sure."
" Couldn't you guess now; "don't yon thihk of
somebody that's going to be married?"
"I guess not."
"Well now Susan, s'posin' any body fas to
ask me if you wasn't engaged, and
be married 'fore long, what should I
" Tell 'em," said Susan, " that
any thing at all about it, and it is
business!" , ii
The "busires" of "pooping* #as over for
that day—in that quarter at last
It i¿ stated, by
of a man weighs about
woman eight. As age
grow's heavier, and a
thirty. Soirie girls I
" First k>W is not
The heart is like the head;
something to
It is rarelv that the first.
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Burke, H. T. The Texan Mercury. (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 25, 1854, newspaper, February 25, 1854; Seguin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth180498/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.