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OCTOBER 3,1857.
•PING THE QUESTION.
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Br GEO. A. BRAD WAY, M.D.
44 Faint liearf^f says Jlie old adage,
* never won ¿aír íaíljf* I clo not know
who gave birth to this" wise saw"—wheth-
ér it is to be found in Homer, (it is a long
titae since J read Homer,) or whether
some gallant 4on of Mars introduced it to
the world by wajr of forwarding the views
of himself and comrades. But this I know
that whoever the person may be, he has
rniM .h tp answer to* the ladies, for subject*
ing diem to the impertinence of our sex—
iquch to answer to for us, for encouraging
the belief that sucb behavior is pleasing
to the fair.
I lúa nót a nineteenth century man my-
self, and I thank the gods, (particularly
tbe god. of love,) for that consolation in the
nitóst of ray sorrows. Fifty years ago
things were very different; young folks of
age weré of a different caliber, and
were.fcot ashamed to wear the blush of
modesty on all occasions. I was a lover
then; and Í confess, (though at the risk of
getting laughed at for my pains,) that I felt
as much alarmed at, the idea of "popping
. the red-hot question," as facing a fifteen
pounder. An offer of marriage in that
good old time was a matte? of deliberation
for weeks, * months, nay, frequently for
years; not, as now, an affair of three in-
terviews, a ball, a morning call, and an
evening at the opera or a concert; and ex-
cépt in plavsf or romances, no one ever
dreamed o( stealing an heiress burglari-
ously, lean find no softer name for it, of
running away with a beauty, and asking
her consent afterwards.
The manner -of . popping the question,
certainly, must always vary considerably
with varying dispositions df habits of men.
lite young lawyer, for instance, woúíd put
in a precise, parchment sort of a way—-"I.
A. B. da hereby ask and solicit," <fec.; the
youag physician, no doubt, would 41 pre
scribe" «patrimony as the best remedy for
unhappinessthat be could suggest; while
the poet would wmp in a scrap of Ovid, or
^ quotation from Alexander Smith, and
OWf it up into a sonnet of moonlight im
promptu. , .
But to my tale. ,41 %ut twenty years
h^d a daughter, ll^fÜbse, who to her
a father's wit and her mother's beauty,'
added her uncle Absalom's good humor,
and her aunt Deborah's nobility. Oh,
Miry Rose, how shall I describe thee 1 In
her you have all the 'realization of all that
poet s haré sung about fairy forms, dulcet
voicee and WifcflKng eyes. She was just
eueh a'being as you imagine yourself in
seme tfcaotfful romance or poem—tbe Ju
Iret of 6hakspere, or Haidee of Byron. If
aW had met tbe eye of Mark Antony,
Cleopatra might have exerted her "blandish-
ments in vkin; if- Paris had but seen Mary
Dose Merton, Troy might have been stau
disgte thisdav.
8uCh was lie presiding divinity of the
house where I was visiting. My heart was
snaceptible and I fell in leve. " No man
e'er loved like me,'I thought-very'common
among loyers—an the intensity of my af-
fection, 1 believed, would not fail to secure
a return. One cannot explain the secret;
but those who have felt the influence, will
know hew to judge of my feelings. I was
completely over head and ears in love
as mortal could be; l loved with the entire
devotion that makes filial piety and broth-
erly affection sneak away into the corner
of a man's heart, and leave it to the un-
disputed sovereignty of feminine beauty.
The blindness, incident to my passion,
and the young lady's uniform kindness,
led me to believe that the possibility of her
becoming my wife was by no means so
remote a* it first had appeared to be; and,
having spent several sleepless nights in
examing the subject on all sides, 1 deter-
mined to make her an offer of my hand,
andf bar tjié reeut, pro or «wt, with all due
philosophy.
For atore than a weak I was disappoin-
ted in an opportunity of speapking to my
adored^ notwithstanding I bad left the din-
ner table prematurely with that view, and
several times excused myself from excur-
sions which had been planned for my es
peoial amusement.
At length a favorable moment seemed
to be fit hand A charity sermon was to
be preached by tbe bishop for the benefit
of the. Sunday school. As Mr. Merton was
churchwarden and destined to hold one of
the pl*te*, if became imperative on his
family .to be present on the occasion. I,
of coarse proffered n y services to the
charming Mary Rose, and it was arranged
we should set off early next morning, to
secure good seats in the oeater of an aislo.
I could hardly dose my eyes that night
fdr thinking how t should " pop the ques-
tion," and when I did get a slumber, I was
aWakened on a sudden by some one. start-
ing from behind toé hedge, just as I was
djsdosing tbe soft secret.
Sometimes, when I had fancied myself
setting by the lovely Mary, in a bower of
1 lines and roses, and just concluded a
beautiful rhapsody about loves and doves,
myrtles and turtles, I raised my blushing
head, and found myself tete-a-tete with her
papa.
Then "ar.change came o'er the,spirit
my dream,'' and / had a pleasant vision
that morning. Morning dreams, they say,
always come. true. It's a gross falsehood
—mine never come ^true; but recollecting
the gossip's tale, I then fondly hoped it
would be verified. Methought I had ven-
tured to " pop the question," and was ^ ac-
cepted. I jumped out of the bed in a
tremor. "Ves," I cried, "I will pop tlie
question; ere this night-cap envelopes this
unhappy head, the trial shall be made I
and ^shaved and brushed my hair over
the bald place on my crown, and tied . my
cravat with unprecedented care, and made
mv appearance in the breakfast parlor just
as the servant had bégun to dust the chairs
and table.
After an age, to me at least, breakfast
time at length arrived. But I shall pass
over the blunders I committed during its
progress; how I salted Mary Rose's muffin
instead of my oWjpt; poured the cream in
the sugar basin f ind took a bite of the
teapot lid. " Popping the question" haun-
ted me continually, and I feared to speak,
even on the most ordinary topics, lest I
should in some way betray myself.
We set ont for the church. Mary Rose
—all life and animation—leaned upon my
arm, and complained how dull I was. I
of course protested against it, and tried to
rally, but in vain. We at length arrived,
and were going up tbe middle aisle, when
ray fair companion whispered to me, " My
dear Mr. , won't you take off your hat?"
This was only a prelude to still greater
blunders. I posted myself at the head of
the seat, sung part of the hundreth psalm
while the organist was playing the sympho-
ny, stood up when I should have sat down,
and just at the end of the creed, found
myself the gaze and wonder of the whole
congregation.
The sermon at.length commenced, and
the quie'ness that ensued gave me an op-
portunity of collecting my scattering
thoughts. Just as the rest of the congre-
gation were going to sleep, I began to
my mental lethargy; and by
* j
me, as beautiful as it was sudden—-a plan
by which I might make tbe desired tender
of ray person, and display an abundant
share of wit besides.
To this end I seized Mary Rose's prayer
book,and turning over the pages till I came
to matrimony, marked the passage, " Wilt
thou have this man to be thy wedded hus
band?'* with two imphatic dashes; and
pointing significantly to myself, handed it
to her with a bow.
She took it—she read it—she smiled!
Was it the smile of assent ? Ob, how my
heart beat in my bosom at that instant 1—
so loud that I feared the people around us
might hear its palpitation—-and I looked
at them to see if they noticed me.
She turned over a few leaves—she took
my pencil, which I had purposely enclosed
in tbe book, and she marked a passage.
Oh, ye gods and goddesses! what were my
sensations at that moment! Not Jove
himself, when he went swan-hopping to the
lovely Leda; nor Pluto, when he peipe-
trated the abduction of the beautiful Por-
serpine—could have experienced a greater
turmoil of passion than I, at that moment.
I fel t the score—felt as if it had been made
across my very heart. I grasped the book
—I squeezed the snowy little hand that
presented it—and opening the page, trem-
bling, I read—Ob, Mary Rose! Ob, Mary
Rose! that I should live to relaté' it!—" A
woman may not marry her grandfather!"
The Converted Actor in Elmira.—
One of the most thrilling experiences that
we have ever heard, was related by Mr.
Strickland, the ex-actor, in the Baptist
Church, last Sabbath evening. The inci-
dents, the language and the elocution, held
the audience in the most wrapt attention
for over an hour. Mr. and Mrs. Strickland
—the well known " Fanny Strickland"—
after having played successfully in London
and other European cities, came to this
land. They were fulfilling a professional
engagement in Louisville, Ky., when the
holy spirit arrested him in his career of sin
and turned his feet in into the paths of
holiness. At the aitar of a Savior's love
he cheerfully sacrificed professional honor
and the prospect of amassing wealth, and
consecrated himself to tbe humble yet
sublime work of preaching the Gospel to
his fellow men. His story is one of the
most fascinating we ever heard. The
description of the actor's death, in an old
ivy chutcb, where be had been sketching a
scene for the theater—that of the tragedi-
an's expiring throes and bitter regrets, as
he was remoqed from the stage—and the
hour and circumstances of his own con-
version, were exceedingly life like sketches.
He strayed the congregation as with a
magic wand—now creating the pleasant
smile, and anon drawing forth tears of
sympathy.—Elmira Advertiser,
Tlie Tomb of David.
The mysteries of the Tomb of David are
at last revealed to the Christian world by
an ingenious ruse of Miss Barclay,
many years a resident of Jerusalem. Th
adventurous lady, after having visited tt^;
harem enclosure, at the lisk of her life*-
determined, to explore, disguised as a Turk',
ish lady, the very tomb of the " Prophet
David," for more than six centuries in the
jealous custody of the Turks. ¿
The blind Dervish, who kept the entrance;
to this sacred spot, was deceived by the, t
familiar use of the Arabic language.
well as tbe assurance of her friend, in ..
person of liberal minded and very beauti-J
ful Turkish girl, who initiated her as a
pilgrim from Constantinople, come to per
form her devotions at the shrine of their
Lords and Prophets, David and Solomdn.
Her devotional feelings were put to- ar
strong test, on observing this devotee $
Islam take the saturated wick from an oil
lamp and deliberately devour it as an act
of religious devotion. After her form of,
prayer had ended, she raised the splendid
silken canopy overhanging the tumulus
containg the body of David—and there, in
royal state, was the veritable sarcophagus
of David, having its marble cover adotned
with the most beautiful festoons of graphs
—the emblem of the Jewish architecture^—
and other ancient devices which she care-
fully tranferred to paper, yet to be present-
ed to the public in the pages of the, " City
of the Great Kings," soon to make its
appearance. No traces of its ancient
treasure remained that have so often been
pillaged by the Eastern Monarchs. Hyr-
canus, the son of Simon, the Macabee, is
said to have dispoiled it of three thousand
talents, prior to its exploration by Herod
the Great, who, when he had penetrated
these mansions of the dead, found nothing
to gratify his cupidity, save some furniture
of gold, and other pecious treasures, which
he carried away. At another time rolling
balls of fire are said to have burst forth,
and by the superstitious believed to
consumed the seekers of bullion and.
ure, said to be inhumed here at the
day. This interesting tabooed spot,
the Mosque of Omar, will soon be
Christian inspection without Turki
%inderance—as the Of th
ave
Satisfied by personal experience in his
ploration of the latter, though not
sacred edifice.—Philadelphia Ledger.
Selling White Children.—There is?a.
society in New York which expects mueh
credit for humanity, which picks up street
children, and finds them homes in the far
West. A late number of Harper's Mag%
zine refers in very eulogistic terms to the
operations of these philanthropists. There
are no doubt many neglected children in
our large cities whose condition would be
much improved by their removal to the
agricultural districts. But Abolition phi-
lanthropy will not bear close inspection..
A Washington (111.) correspondent of the
New York Day Book states that the agent
for the transportation of paupers from the
Five Points, New York, has been bringing
car loads of white children to the West
and seeing them out (as he bays) to pay
their expenses. Boys and girls are sold at
from $15 to $50, according to quality. If
the purchaser finds he has a good bargain,
he holds on to his servant; if not, he turns
him off to shift for himself. The purchaser
is under no obligations to take care of him.
Here is a case in point: Thomas Butler, a
half witted Irish boy, about fifteen years
old, brought out by Mr. V. M., and pur-
chased by Mr. V. M.'s father, who kept him
until be found him not very profitable,
turned him off, and he has been forced to
sleep in cars, stables, ¿ce., and to beg his
bread.
This is a fine specimen of Abolition phi-
lanthropy. The business is understood to
be very prosperous in New York, and the
Day Book says that it is principally carried
on by Abolitionists, who think it a horrible
thing to sell negroes, but who have not the
same squeamish ness about white children.
—Richmond Dispatch.
An Important Decision.—A decision
affecting a large class of debts in this region
was —T -J— 15—-L It-- '-4-
We learn from the New York papers,
says the New Orleans Picayune, that, on
the 8th ult., Judge Peabody ordered Mrs.
Cunningham to be. admitted to bail in the
sum of $5,000.
Hymn for tbe Camp-meeting.
.{We pübliih the following at the request of a
:nd, as it has a regular old-fashioned camp,
•ting ring to it:]
, Our kindred dear to Heaycn are gone,
We'll méet onr friends in glory,
They landed safe, we'll follow on,
To meet our friends in glory!
Chorus. —We're marching to glory,
We're marching to glory,
To meet our friends in glory,
We're on our way to Paradiee,
To meet out friends in glory!
' Ijike Us they had their cares and fears,
We'll meet our friends in glory, ..
Like us they shed affliction's tears,
We!ll meet our friends in glory!
We're marching, Set.
They had to fight their passage through,
We'll meet our friends in glory,
But conquered, as we soon shall do, .
And meet our friends in gloiy! '
We're marching, &e.
Now they are shining bright and fair,
We'll meet our friends in glory,
Victorious palms with joy they bear,
We'll meet our friends in glory Í
We're marching, &c.
; *
Safe housed in their eternal home,
We'll meet our friends in glory,
They wait till we with songs shall come, *
We'll meet our inends in glory!
We're marching, &c.
How happy they from sorrow free,
We'll meet our friends in glory,
And such our happiness shall be,
When we meet our friends in glory í v
We're marching, &cr
How bright the crowns their temple's bear,
We'll meet our friends in glory,
Such crowns for us are waiting there,
We'll meet our friends in glory!
We're marching, &c.
Indian Corn.
Maize, or Indian Corn, originated in
America, and is not yet, we think, cultivated
to any extent on the European continent.
"" ugh the people of Great Britain cannot
ttwie k* merits very-fuily,
e aggregate exports of aorn in 1856, in
the form of whole grain, meal, corn starch,
farina, etc., amounted to between seven and
eteht million dollars,Jor about one-fortieth
of the whole exports of the country, and
6,700,000 bushels, considerably more than
ftalf, went to England alone.
Cornhas always been an important arti-
cle iti this country, both of consumption
and export. The totál amount of this pro-
duce exported in Í770 was 578,339 bushels;
in 1Í9?, 2,064,936 bushels, of which there
were 361,695 bushels of Indian meal. The
value of corn and its manufactures exported
from the United "Stales, in 1830, was
$597,110; in 1835, $1,217,665 ; in 1840,
$1,043,516; in 1845,$1,053,293 ; in 1850,
$4,652,804; The export increases more
rapidly than the production. The export
of corn quadrupled between 1840 and
1850, while the production did not quite
double.
The great amount of invention bestowed
on corn planters, corn cutters, shelters, cob
grinders, etc., tends each year to promote
the increase of production. It has been
estimated that, as a general rule, seven
pounds of corn will produce one pound of
pork; so that, in localities where thiough
distance from market, or from transporta-
tion facilities, the cereal cannot be raised
at a profit for sale, it is frequently tie ma-
terial used in fattening the more concen-
trated form of diet, and on which, conse-
quently, the freight is less. Cob meal, we
believe, is most valuable for aniuials that
chew the cud ; hogs and horses, as a general
thing, deriving less benefit from the cob-
Srinding inventions. With all animals,
owever, we believe there is a perceptible
advantage realized by mixing the cob with
the denser meal.—Scientific American.
Riot in Baltimore.—Another bloody
riot occurred in Baltimore on the 5th ult.,
growing out of feuds among the firemen.
Seaeral persons were shot, some of them
it íe j ti • a1 1- ^
ting a large class of debts in this region, Uif, ,7Í j\ • Vu ul 7'
made by Judge Burford, at the late fi8H' fita1^ * "thought to
i of the District Court at this olace. 5K. ?®en " p'econserted affair, and all
the belligerents were armed.
Term of the District Court, at this place
The point decided was this: A owes B an
account of over one hundred dollars. B o„i.a * , , e ,
oikrirsr„fTVorhal,the'TLt
jurisdiction'in coining C T.umA Eú U'¿íítm"? c°n í" ba°k8.of.lhe 0t/io
before a magistrate on both tbo notes, and L? i"* • 5 q°"e
judgment if rendered against him. On last year, prices.
ft" ease of garrotiug that we Lave
' • °"gmal dcb! fo! .lt6 beard of was that of a youDglnd handsome
notes were given, was over the jurisdiction —" « • -3 - "««usóme
> j , v.Y V"' 8®ntleman about leaving a house in a fash-
T B p .,e8 ,0nable part of New York, where he had
in giving notes under $100. The question 8Mnt tbe flvpninfr « naip nf
_;ii a ,1? spent tbe evening, a pair of white arms
Dallas Herald° Preme t'"~ Wfl,° th.ri),!n aIound H6 neck Rnd his lips
spent the evening, a pair of white arras
were stifled. The suddenness of the attack
deprived him of all power of resistance.
As nsual, " no policeman was to be seen."
w Frugality," says the eminent Mr. Burke,
"isfounded on the principle that all riches
have limits."
Tbe Beauty of Heaven.
kev. j. m. baker.
Heaven is a region of surpassing beatrtv.
grandeur and magnificence. Her verdant
plains, carpeted with "living green;" her
blooming vales, waving with celestial
flowers; her hills of light, sparkling with
brilliants and diamonds; her mountains of
granite silver and gold, covered with ever-
green forests, clothed in vernal bloom, and
bending with golden fruits ; her wide ex-
tended, waving groves, vocal with toe
music of the Birds of Paradise; her bub-
bling fountains and crystal streams, silver
cascades, and flowing rivers, have no pap-
álléi for beauty, in the dominions of the
Deity.
Behold* rising in majestic beaüty and
frandeur, amidst this célestial scenery¿ the
Iternal City, with its jasper wal's and
golden streets, rivers of salvation, and trees
of life, clothed in vernal bloom and laden
with ambrosial fruit! Behold her pal***
of porphyry and amber, adorned with
manner óf precious «tones; the topaz,
beryl, the onyx, the emerald, the golden
chrysolite, the ebon chalcedony, the crim-
son saraius, and the purple amethyst;
while floods of everlasting light, emanating
from the throne Of God and the* Lamb,
illuminate the celestial habitations! Be-
hold millions of beautiful beings, in shining
groups, promenade the golden streets, drink
the crystal waters of life's bright river, and
pluck life-giving fruits froi
life on the banks of theatre ,—
sealed in aromatic bowers, and hear
chanting songs of redeerait
strains of immortal rapture,
flame of eternal love in every
see, the banners of salvation
donJFaf the Eteraí CityV^ ^
yond all this combination of beau.,
magnificent scenery with which the
tial orb is surrounded. Behold mill
burning suns, rolling worlds and
systems, rise in endless perspective to
immortal nations roving over the' plaint
and fields of immortality! Behold the
lofty intelligences of eternity, in the im
rial observatory on the lofty dqmé of
Eternal City, viewing with Capture and
wonder millions of galaxies like the aurora
UI HM WroiJU S^ llWOg ill
crowded immensity, inhabited by unnum-
bered millions of intelligent and immortal
beings! Behold in the very center of the
magnificent amplitude of heaven's eternal
grandeur, the infinite God, clotbed in unap-
proachable light, seated upon the throne of
omnipotence, surrounded by admiring mil-
lions, who worship Ittm with infinite
delight, as the eternal source of boundless
happiness.—Texas Christian Advocate*
McCormic, the inventor of the reaper,
has offered to give $2,000 per year toward
the support of a Presbyterian church at
Chicago, if they will secure ReV. Dr. Rice,
of St. Louis, as pástor. He has accepted
the call. The object of the movement is
said to be to counteract the anti-Slavery
tendencies of the church.
Priee of Regroes in Richmond.
Millions of money have been dtsbu^ped
in Richmond during the past fifteen months
for negroes, who have,during that "time,
commanded more exorbitant prices than
ever before. All negroes are sold for cash,
which is supplied by means of Northern
sight drafts, which áre disposed of to the
brokers. Skiough of these sight cAecE*
are sold to supply the Richmond
with Northern exchange. As before re-
marked, at no period before did this species
of property command so exorbitant a fig-
urtí Many sell because of the veir high
prices obtained. In proof of tifo, If iba
market declines, say $50 or $100 per
dtp receipt of negcoes is visibly affected.
It is said by those who assume to know,
that the increase Jf slaves greatly more
than countefbalanc&rt!i~e number sent from
the State.
The following statement of the ruling
r#es ,(and which, jt is confidently asserted.
ily for
mand
twelve
$1200.
ings
mand
from$l
y. At the pres-
t is safe to say that
all they.
Mr. Edwark King, Secretary of the
Montgomery Gas Works Company, and
also Secretary of the Alabama and Florida
Railroad Company, died at Montgomery
on the 8th ult., of diarrhce.
Fatal Explosion.—A dispatch from
Bellows Falls, Vt., says the engine Monad-
nock exploded on the Cheshire Railroad,
on the evening of the 5th ult., killing the
engineer and seriously injuring the fireman.
N. O. Picayune.
At the late session of thé Nelson (Ey.)
Circuit Court, a Mrs. Euo was sentenced
to the Penitentiary far five years for man-
slaughter. Some months since she killed
a Mr. Robert Ford, of New Haven, Ky.,
with a revolver.
The Erie (Pa.) Constitution says tbe Erie
County Bank will not resume business. It
is hopelessly bankrupt.
Capt. John H. Greland, 4th United
States Artillery, died on the 17th ult., at
Fort Myers, Florida.
Lieut. James McGary, who accompanied
Dr. Kano on his last Arctic expedition,
died in Boston on the 2d ult.
Late French papers state that the munic-
ipal council of Lille has expressed a wish
for the entire destruction of the elaborate
fortifications of that town.
The Louisville Courier says that an
addition of $3,000 to the Clay Monument
fund was recxived from New 'York a few
days ago.
The total valuation of Virginia, as shown
by the recent returns of tho Assessor, is
$214,000,q00.
The East India Company has addressed
a circular to all its naval officers at present
on furlough, ordering thera to return to
India.
aun> Scale.—Twt
fuAÁ& ' - li MiVahi - a
lul^uoib known
manufactured by Mr. Logeman,
. ^Ig^fcent w
lifting twenty eight and a s
pounds; and the other, a triple horse shoo
magnet, of about ten potrada weight/is
capable of lifting about one hundred and
fifty pounds. Similar magnet, are made
by the same peewn, capable of supporting
fiw hundred weight/ They are andrtnr
the same peculiar process, ifi wfafch a fcelfr
of copper and a galvanic battery are used,
and are so permanent that they suffer, very
little, if at all, from having their soft irott
fuards forced off several times abrupfiy.
hey are accompanied by small strop?;
made with fine emery, for cleaning and
polishing the poles previous to use, whick
is found td be of much consequence. Tho
smaller magnet has twice the p°wer^£x7
artificial magnet, and even When a disk of
letter paper is interposed between the polea
and the keeper, it will sustain the weight
indicated by that formula. It will support
its own weight at a single polo, and °%1|tis
property it resembles the cylindrical, bar-
magnets made in1 the electro-magnetic
helix, and used ih the magnetical ol^erva-
tories.
Tux Tehuaktepec Route.—Late ac-
counts from Tehuantepec announce that
the road across this Isthmus is rapidly
progressing. Col. Summers and party, of
New Orleans, had arrived with saw mills
and a pile-driver, and were actively en-
gaged in driving piles, and laving the
foundations of the bridges. When the
pile-driver was put in operation it created
atiite an excitement among the natives
they never having seen anything of the
kind. The greater portion of the timbe*
for the bridges is already cut and on the
road, ready for Use. The road, having paid
all previous claims, is out of debt, and the
friends of the enterprise may look for its
early completion. Tbe contactors on
tha. roule can oommand any amount of
native labor at thkty*aeven cents a day.—
Scientific Ameritan. ..
The following is "old,*1 but It is good'
enough to be published at least once a year
to keep it fully before the people:
From tailors' bills, doctors* pills, westers
chills, and other ills—deliver us.
From want of gold, wives that scold,
maidens old, and by sharpers sold—deliver
us.
from stinging ffies, coal black eyes,
bakers* pies and bebies' cries—deliver aus<
From seedy ooaia, pfrcftetted notes, sinfe
ing bouts and illegal votes—deliver us.
From creaking doors, a wife that snores^
confounded bores and dry good stofes—
protect us.
From modest girls, with waving curb
and teeth of pearls—-never mind.
" You need a little otr," said a pbyUcuÉ
to a maiden patient. "Tf l do, Was this
cute reply," I'M wait till I get married.*
Bolus looked tbonghtfdl.
Russia has fitted out fleet of obeerva-
tion to sail immediately to China:
4É
The State debt of Ohio amounls
millions of dollars.
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J.D. Baker & Bros. The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 3, 1857, newspaper, October 3, 1857; Columbus, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177523/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.