American Flag. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 15, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 19, 1855 Page: 1 of 2
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Announcement of canaiaates forioffice . . 5 oa
" ir- w ;do' ior Stable office -10 00
snC announcement of candidates for office
$Ube made unless accompanied withVthe cash.
tfiJ "nsient advertisements tft warrant at-
JtSgogusfrbe paid for jn advance. V : . . '
r?" A liberal discount will be inade onall stand-
ing ad vertisements of more than two squares.
t " issai Advertisements. '" i
3.or the informationfrfcose inrnrpsf? n i I
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breakfast of whiefcshe. partook with a great
relish and after matters "and things were. all
set to rights in the kitchen she went down-
town on a shopping excursion. ' 't
Meanwhile Mr. Pepper began to grow im-
i' wm . rr ft t i i . ...
Ttanenc. Jtie labored unaer tiiejnrDressioi?" J
T?.'"i - - . . -'" 7 iS. .1 . . r t
that the atmosphere or his Toom did not grow youth on the iront door steps to attend to can-
off in that way: but it won t do. .Up stairs
she's goto g t I nae fco earry ueiS so here
taking cne rorm or nis iaoy in nis
goes an
.armshe; soon had the satisfaction of seeing:
'Jier aiiSjg lodged in her prison and carefully
puoiicacion.o.1 aar.tise
Eniihe.foUog2gffi
iiffTee. nf -"rrBllM
warm very f&st and he began to feel unpleas
antly hungry ireepmg out from behind the
bed-curtains he saw how affairs were with je-
gard to the stove. Somethingjike a suspicion
of the real state of affairs began to dawn up-
on liis mind. He listened for a few minutes
but all was still about the house.
Hastily dressing himself he proceeded to
investigate the affair. He sbpntComprehended
i-he whxle of it and was very wrathful atiirSt:
butf he comforted himself with the
lockijkr-icri stationed a little red-headed f rose: HeTvonde'rs whiifr sbe has done wfth the
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raavance.
pents required by law. we"" "Viip ---! "r eoMO"
cUromJAn-Actreulftt-lb?B hadjne power ropumsh Mrs. P. and
Bv? c? 7 z. -?- -. Zl-'TA. I .1.. 1V. .!.. .. ' . . . . .it.
: 'Tr-HTS tin nonoWSfl.nfi lClb nnnllfl rn nrt If. t.nn AUavsnmo ctaavnh 1 i. l.v-iH-a-anrlv 4- nIvQ ho'nf: cnli.Ji.- -
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ne round ihR-TRmains nt r.h hrAntfiioi: nf fl; nf.hr .than fi-7lnn'Hi&.i .- ."""" uu J w
Cwfiioh he partook with a gusto and then he be i "'" Qathttl
ia-rd"ef to eer
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prornpt-anw -- !t
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-6.iiiu.iii u uevvepaper tueincer whose
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phe printer Xeeoruchublication before he shall
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ErSfi-'-tb uafcice maaer"
5BB3BEcitation or
JSSiusamiz
ers an(2 also see taat Mrs. P. did not escape ;
and th&n-he betook himself to a restatirafc "for
his dinaer and after despatchingthar-i he hur-
ried offj to his office and was soon engrossed
in busiifies's.
Aboult the middle of the afternoon our young
entine rushed into the office and said?-never
stonnini to take breath . "- " -
" Mr.Pepper had better run home just as
he can!! for that woman what's shutTup be
makingftan awful racket and she be- tearing
rouna. tS ""-- ratwiug uu w -gypo-
r - t- t 1 t 1 --- ' uri 'mt-zf
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Pepper; his wife has just removed the.laddeL
and he cannot escape.
He sits down on a chair and looks rrizefally
around him and presently he arisesand-pfeks
up a few fragments of a letter which is lying
on the carpet and feids-lifroni Pdllf Smj
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V SlSJoTKn.Jrwa'it for Mrs. P. She was a lone-
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ample time to
sitting there he thus
Wfemaine in coming and he
isii'e.i with rgurse his.:wrath While si
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"Who shall Jcriow hi'sl
;JgauPers may be lit i&fj:
Princes fit for sometmHa
ummpled shirt and dirtygr 3
' -May.beclothe the goldeg:!"
O f the deepest thou ?h ts si J neCtSr.
: itin vests could dcTniaiteJ
Sliloquised
j T
tory concluision.
Having ffofc.a jCfj
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.irjyijvcr wemng oucoi 1
sogers are purnle buds
-dSidden crushed and
God who counts by eouO
. amoves ana prospers
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oceans :
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disuogno't stations
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mheXXhQ HSlMllSlfelbuiiaers
Ejind fame : "
Sensloned
Lesamei .
Is foreheads
hat ever I Philander Pepper should be
so treated and by a woman too is not to be
believed. I can't believe it no nor I won't
either. Bnt she shan't escape that's certain ;
if she should my reputation for dignity would-
be forever gone i for havn't; I told Solomon
Simpleton all along how I was goiagjio make
my wife stand around and how I wasoing to
make her gsb up and make the fire every mor-
ning and let me Jie abed and how I was go
ing to shut her up and feed her on bread and
water "if -he dared to say she 770uidn t do it.'
" A ec little arrangement Mr. Pepper"
said asoiv voice behind him.
Mrp started up and there stbo&Mrs.'P.
right. behind his chair iaugmm-.jus-tra ?
-as she could.
Mr. Pepper put' on a severe look.
".5t down in that chair madam ! " he said
poiCZing to ihe one he had just vacated "while
I have a little conversation with' you. Now
I should be pleased -to" know why you did not
obey my orders this morning and where you
have been all the forenoon ? "
" Where I have been this forenoon Mr.
Pepper I have not the least objection to toll
T have been down town aomc a nine
lock- of hair.
Ai; this 'moment i his eye falls upon his da?
guerreofcype which is lying upon the table be- -.
fore him. Mechanically taking it up he opens - ":
it and sees what? nothingibut his own face..
All the rest of iim being Jubbed off "and
around his lovely phiz is the missing3
the walnut meats are carefully stowtCUiI"aIi.
the corner of the case. Mr. P. fairly!?'?
bered aloud. " . . :yt
"Good!" thought Mrs. Ieppery7g-a "
you find your level I'll lot you oujffife.
tiluhen. A -little wholesome disciDhnp
- J a -r -A-tl- Ji-i-f" "r"Vf
ffOoaanu x-m-.iuujf:
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in durance vile deponent saveth Si
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to What passed oetween them when he
leased from captivity we- are not"-any
mtormed Dut.ot this we are surer Mr:
might have beea S8en a mornins or two after
wards to put his head into .thebed roomTan
heard to say in?: meek mahp SJ.
" Botsy Jane I've made L-kitchenWe ani-
put on the tea-kettle ; won't you pleasefget up
and nnnTr VrpI-ftoh 7 .. "V.-- -
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Without waiting to hearpro Mv t-
hia ha'i hurried oft Jwrne at a'mosc digni-
fied Da5'1 -
OpenlDg &Q kail door he stole up stairs as
careialiraai'U5aUItJ rtUU "PPlJluS niseeye co
the keynote he beheld a sight which made
him fairly'hoii with rage.
Mrs. 3?. was sitting in front of the firo place
reading liis old love letters. The one she was
engagedjin perusing at that particular moment-
was from-a Miss Polly Primrose who it an-
pearedj had once looked favorably upon fchej. Tnu GALiFaRNi4PioNEER.-A.:'f-0-17sayS;
suit .bt Mr. Pepper; but a more dashing !over-jfcae JBoston Traveller is that of Qenwaifoutrer.-
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shopping. I have purchased some lovely
knapkiu ; just look at them" said she hold-
:ngipew nn'rlamnrf.Iv for" his insnection. " I
only paid aiHar apieCe for them extremely.
Qheap Jon 7QU fcMnk tQ
j; '.JPepp-jwastonishedr tite she dar-
ed to turn ther-'comrsation in thisway was a
mystery to hiin. Si denly his bottled wrath
broke loose. Turniug fiercely upon her he
said : ---
".Betsy Jane you disgust me ; you seem to
think very light of this matter; but itismore
serious than you imagine as you will find to
your cost presently. If you do not instantly
beg my pardon in a submissive manner I will
exert my authority to bring you to a proper
sense of your misconduct by impriso??ing you
ZJJx. Pepperb' Wife'; KowSfe Sllut 4:-iinone of.-my chambers until you are willing
.? Her Up. '" ' ' ' w promise strict obedience to my wishes."
At tlie close of this very eloquent and disr-
T ouffh.
nf. (iuu .aHi
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h and jusugectnal. ''
withpX'ohneHand lighV; " - -
-.sunset's wrongs should nevr prosper-'hile-thereis.
a sunnv TiVhfc. -
s6od whose world-heard voice is sinirim
rn ii i r - . i ' - at
llSSliliirBoundless lave for vou and me
Jtr5iVill sink oppression- with Its titles
fegSBsssra-3 me ueumvs j.u iuc sea.
m
3c'" Mrs. Pepper I labor under the impression
:that it is high time you were getting breakfast.
-As my former housekeeper understood all my
virishes with regard to these things I found it
"unnecessary to give any orders respecting them.
;but with you it is. different. As you have never
ogot a meal in this house of course you Jknow
Nothing of the rtfaalatiohs of 'tlle household.'
jgjfejBjfeefirgfr place you will make afire in
cum put on tue iea-KeiLie occ. xnen
ok the breakfast and. bring it in here :
E always -been accustomed to taking
ed I do not think it nectessary to de-
fclgfrx)ni. that custom on your account but
Bfy jt Jgon. can eat yours in the
immaterial to me.
grnmg Mrs. Jrepper
ll III I H II I I
W7tz.
IMrs.
lOcflAJI
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Pepper was
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no repiy iiu-iw.1.
i ?i i j
as ner toiiec
5ei'o6m"and sitting
Vine? T-iiTyiinfif-An '
e?re T'll .In fliof
Sz&Qdr T'll on fr
i0 Ai.r i. t. "u: rl
s-j' ccuuu&ii tu uia ucu-
then Mrs. Pep-
5vi wo :.
'I win tcU
Lv;fi
a part
ing first ascer-
nified speech Mr. Pepper drew himself up to
his full height and stationed himself before
Mrs. P. ready to receive expressions of sor
row and penitence : he had no doubt that she j
would fall down at. his feet and say r
' "l)ear Philander won't you please forgive
me this time and I'll never doso any more !"
And he was going to say "Betsy Jane
you'd better not." But instead of doing all
this what do you think she did Laughed
him right in the face -
Mr. Pepper was awful wrathy. He spoke
up in a voice of thunder and said :
" Mrs. Penner walk Tight up stairs this
very minute and doa't;let the grass grow un-' she leffetfie apartment and locking the door
der your feet while you're going neither. '
xou have begun your antics in good season
but I'llhave vou to. know that it won't pay to
.'" T5fiTvjlfinth nf tima with tor.
continue laem-si -s 7 v
Mrs. Pepper: -rlnini
up stairs. "--- -
" Well.roally Mr. P. it is not at all ne-
cessary to speak so loud. I am not so deaf as
all that -comes to : but as to walking up stairs
I have not. tlfe least objection to doing so if
you will wa-ft until I have recovered from my
fatigue ; but I can't think of doing so before."
" But you must Mrs. P."
" Then all I've to say is this you'll havo
to carry me for I won't' walk."
Mr. P. looked at his wife for a moment with
the greatest astonishment ; but as she began
of fire in it. J to laugh at- him again he thought to himscU :
appearing on the scene Miss Polly sent him
a letter of dismissal promising her undying
friendship and accompanying the same iutha
lock of her hair and some walnut meats. -
Tint it was nnk th.Fi lhvAlp.f.tpra nlrmp Umf.
V J.W. . -- . .-..w.M ..w l""
msjkmyjmoQaj .hadSSp:.
W01 aM-?eiier in his day and had
collecteuta great many curiosities in his ram-
bles whifch he had deposited in a cupboard in
the very room where ho had confined Mrs. P.
and she had got at them. . --
She had split up an elegant writing desk
with his Indian battle axe in order to have a
fireTas the day was rather chilly. In one cor-
ner of the fireplace was Mr. P.'s best beaver
filled up;Mth love letters.
' On a-jIMl table close to Mrs. P. was a
beautifSffatf China djsh filled with bear's oil
in whicjshe had sunk Mr. P.'s best satin cra-
vat anjrSaying fired one end of it it afforded
her safiicent light for her labors for Mr. 1
had closjll the blinds for the better security .of
the euFpwt. j
On some coals m Irontajf-.thehrewas Mr.
P.'s silver-christening bowl iriwhich. Mrs. P.
was popping corn which she ever and anon
stirred -.wfth the fiddle bow 'meanwhile occa-
sionaFiyunchihg --up the fire with the fiddle
for Mr. 3p had with commendable foresight
romoyedfthB shavel frsii tongs.
MrtPT continued to peep through the key
hole until ho. had obtained a pretty correct
idea of whp-t was going on within. Never was
a Pepper so fired as. he. He shook the door
but it was securely fastened within and resist-
ed all his efforts to open it.-. Ho ordered Sirs.
Pepper to open or take the consequences but
as she did not open it it is to. be presumed
that she preferred the consequences. Mr. P.
darted dcwu the stairs like a madman.
" I must put a stop to this" he thought "or
I will not" have a rag of clothes to my back."
Procuring a ladder he began to mount to
the bed room ; but Mrs. P. was not to be ta-
kenrso easily. She knew thatrhe had left the
door unlocked for she had examined it as
sooflf as he had left ; but she had no idea of
letting him have the benefit of her fife ; so
hastily seizing several large bottles of cologne
she threw the contents upon the fire and in
a few minutes had the satisfaction of seeing it
entirely extinguished. That duty performed
:rTg' ' P- -.?.
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a man noted for his benevolence' "but noV"redn
ced to proverty. The first gold fcundihCalifor- v..-
nia was discovered in the race orchis mill and -.."7"i.-::
soon' thousands of squatters had irospected . vcKl ".
upon his posses3iories. Watif. tahanft:open M a jjaJjr: -S. 'fj&
wants axi. yye are told that the aged pa- :
triarchrusitless S3 a ohildr and totally wanting
in commercial tact unsuspectingly caafidei his :
secrets his bussiness even-his property to any -one
who by an affectation of interest or ahy? --
pocntical show of assistance offered themselves;- :
t0 3 friendship. One afteranotherthonsaudg'7'
of his broad acres slipped "from his grasrf he-
placed his affairs in the hand of an agenf who
deceived deluded and finally robbecfCiim of .
some hundreds of thousandsJ.pf bard dollars
his property dwindled' downto merely a' tithe
of what it had been and the old man's sorrows "
were heavy upon him. -:
Inthis condition he put a farm his spfeV
remaining support. Into the hands of his 'ori
who proved -worse- even than sttangersand
robbed him of this last possession. He hislnbw
reduced to; all but begging but awaig.ihef de .
cision of some commissioners in reHnpTtfT --
I rt f ni S HA. X"' -" " ' I -i"'
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she statioti'ed hurselr m a convenient position
to hear everything that transpired within.
In a few1 minutes Mr. P. was safe in
I apartment and as soon as ho had closed.
t -. . ; - . -! .-3- r . t . -r
winaowlhj? stooa doic uprignc in the middle oi
the roomt&& sal" ln a eoP Y0"lce ;
" J&jM comc fort"''
No auiprer.
" Going ToIiAW" A case wasecidediml
the Common Pleas at- Cambridge Massjthe?
other day which illustrates the "glorious ?
uncertainties of law' In the" spring "ofJg$49f'-"'
Tuttle of Action sold a cow to Brown "of
Ooncord for fifty dollars. Soon after the tmr
chase Brown discovered that the 'cow had'nnf?
I dry teat. 1 then requested Tuttle io.-aHoV
mm a aiscouwoi twelve dollars and Hifey cefi-
on cue Dm ana statedjhat he was ready to pay?
the balance. Tuttle refused io make any allow-
ance for the dry teat and sued Brown for the
whole bilL Tho case was -decided in-h-favni-
but was carried up on appeal and again retur-
ned to the Common Pleas where it hasTemaiiiU
ed on the docket until last Tuesday -when it
was decided in favor of Brown. -Eecosts
haye amounted to $800. Post. .tU"- '
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The Gadsden Purchase.
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JadeTo you think to escape 1 "
Still njesponse. Mr. P. begins to feel
nnovfd hastily commences to search che
room; bithad not proceeded far when he
hears a slkght tittering somewhere in the vi-
einity of !pie door. He listens a moment and
it is repejjed. Darting to the door he at-
tempts toopen iff bub he finds himself a pris-
oner. There is one more chance ho thinks
and hurries to the window ; but alas for &.
A" corfesDon-i1
dent of a California paper says thatminesjotT- - ;
gold and silver exist in the country ntircniseSr: -
from Mexico by the Gadsden treaty' landthaf-
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ii uuwuci vx smau parues wo caa gone tnitner
in search of the precious metals found-nume-i
rous gold placers but were obliged to abandon?
them owing to the hostility the IndiansttnH.
fhe head waters of the San 'PellradGilaf
the writer from whom we quoto says that" the
whole country is as rich in gold deposits las.
California. He also adds that within less tUauv8
twenty miles of Ash Springs there are silvef
mines now in possession ef the Apache Indians;"
richer and more extensive than tho famous
Chihuahua mines near Carolitas. In - "the "
Western section there are'also safd fcob'e?mines
of almost pure copper and around Tuesdniron .i
has been found in abundance. Should' this ;..
news bo verified this strip of territory will nl ?
prove so harda bargain as has been generally .J
boheyed. x &si. "
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