The Matagorda Gazette. (Matagorda, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 2, 1859 Page: 1 of 4
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MATAGORDA, TEXAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 2,1859.
NUMBER 35.
■ ▼BIT SATURDAY
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A FRENCH EVERETT.
The Avoyelles Organ published the fol-
lowing speech, which it nyi wu delivered
at Maneara, fa that Pariah, on the Md of
Febuary:
Mf Imeh/e and ay Fremn : I am not one
vaieur; I have teH yon over and agnin
that I beet not one otrataer. My Irenes, I
take a!sioct as one inetilt, for yon to call
■a, bnt *y frenna, I woaU not have
«for you. Vaahington is the only
Uves, whals conld imkft bo cone.
[Cheers.]
My fireaaa, I am not one orrateur, bnt I
am the heat citoyen in Ammerika. Why
hsss yon all not likenm f My frenaa, I am
«ml than there
7 hem t hem 11
pdebrate
if yos
\\umf
1 bem! 11 am not one
do yon want to make me
i4pk%4««etie ? dout you know
etnlbemMbem! II
youcallme to the
M5> «Wm?ato do aa
rt m*th
can have a
ebouldere;
aa it shoold
cannot si
the
iH£ t
and c
fíl be
that most
no
StrM
THE DRESS OF GIRLS.
We receommend Mr. Sooth, the eminent
EngKth surgeon's opinion opon dressing
girls, to soch uf our lair friends ss it con-
cerns :—
" When the child begins to run about,
the top of her drees, though in some degree
altered, being etUl too wide to allow the
proper reatiag of the straps upon the shoul-
ders, no aa to keep it np, the dress slips
down first oa ene side and then on the oth-
er, and ta relieve herself from this incon-
venience, and even to prevent the dress
dropping entirely, the child is constantly
hitching np first one should* mad then the
other, or even both at once. Usually, bow-
ever, both aleevea do not drop down equal-
ly, and thus one «boulder becomes the ha-
bitual hitcher, and the trunk in this action
being continually thrown to the oppoeite
side, the spine naturally bends that way,
and henos very ftoqaently originates a
crooked or curved spine^ which ia usually
first discovered by the medical attendant
whoae advice la asked, on the mother's at-
tention bang drawn to one shoulder being
higher than the other, and wishing to have
itoorveeted.;
lite mode of preventing these fearful
Thesound-
the straight
by one and
the same mode of management. Dress the
girl prapeHy bx. having the frock at least
the upper
AX OPINION OF POPÜLAR LECTURES.
to
r -JUBJtf'L Ú¿J
s wwct ngm
dftoclosinrthec
bony stays, wnicn,
great-
Ul DOOJ lUjIf wniCD, OOf*
'ibVér .lwo thirds of her
:aaJhWr' ,. as An topa of
at %hó top and bottom,
. >■ tbe ^, with
broad «tool urwooiim bask m froat, curv<
— j Hmjl — fajarte, WtfWfc Hiende bent backwards,
* 11 TO WHV rv ^A^a>t '^i ^^>«as akafrfliiiMrta
-s-TLsaii-á-ini nsfr it WWWOOWI DMIM
at the Isefng edgsa^ besides a large array
of 'efrslltf'ftMedlft the ««Mb Mud, ace ao
J OOuB fy W Uf! C Uw
and the clay datt pro-
iuupw?
Wrá what
hsefcér^dtt* tttálly'puHito a vioe> and
X&Wf Wei& ve y Imperfectly, for the
ofXriped
1 te -Mt&difc*te: as jt*>
*,t" i&t k-i A tadió :H,a
to you for
apftofc]
•Ja¿ «nsw <mi */. in
Tm
mm ubjeetsf
tatakea
to ths' variability of
not leal fro-
attendant,
'ftaf MSNNt tfitfr
that
the sakes£ M** .
with, who never
or l9 years of age,
ao
for the
r
about them,
on, boot-blacking, nor
One of that
efm wtem rsiwi. wfah a
which
Artcmos Ward, the showman, writes
the Cleveland Plaindcaler as follows :
By bein virtoous I've one a repartaahun
fur honisty whitch few showmen (alara, al-
ara fur the perfcahun !) injoy A by attend-
in strickly to bizni* I ve amarsed a hansam
compel untsy, A my show is ckallod by lew
A exceld by noue, embracin as it does a
wunderfill culleckshun of livin wild Beeats
and Snaix, a eudlia variety of wax figgers
of life aiae A the only trained K anger a in
Ameriky—the most amuzin little cuss cvet
introduced to a diacriminatiu public.
A why am I sad ? methincka I beer vu
ask, Jentle reader. Becaws 1 feel that the
Show Biznis, whicn Ivo stroven to orny-
ment, is bein usurpt by Poplar Locturs, ss
they air kalled, tho in my pinion they are
poplar humbugs. Eastern individwalls,
mostly from Bosting, who git hard up, em"
bark in the lecturin biznis. Thay cram
theirselves with hi soundin frazis, frizzle up
their hare, git truated for a soot of black
close, A cam onfc West to lector at 50 del
lars a pop. Thay aint over atockt with
branea, bot they have brass enuff to make
suffishont kittles to bile all the sope that
uill he required by Utt. enaewen sixteen
giuersshuns. Peplc flock to hecr um in
krowds. The men go becaws its poplar A
the wimin folka go to see what other wiro*
in folka hav cm. When its over the lectur-
er gose regales hisseff with gin and sugar,
while the peple aaJ, " What a charming lec-
ture that air ' wss !" stsetteiy, ctaettery,
when 9 out of 10 of um dont have no more
idee of what the ^ctarar sed than my han-
gars baa of the aevanth apeer of bevun.—
Tharea more infurmaahun to be got out of
noosepaper—price I cents
ltHftlP>.the 1 is efrt of 10 poplar lectors 35
W Sfi dollars a fpp, as the kase msy be.
j/pgws peple, bar in mine, stick np
(Mr iffis at moral wax figgers and saga
sbnsJmestak , Thay say these things if low.
Qen|p, it greevea my hart ia my old age,
when Ime in "the Sheer and yeller leef (to
cote from my Irish frend Mister McBeth,)
to see that the Show Biznis is pritty much
Hewsomever I shall chance it
to the Spring. Ime negoahiatin
Witt lie laat Joory in tho Hiram Cole kase
A If I kin git then rrmprkiMp livin curios-
ity I think I shall a^ks a psyin
of Í4 -f t¡ ;i .m:,
the
IFYo* the PhiUdetpU* i*rw.] ; over three shillings. The Indian exerted
TIIE FIRST EPISTLE OF KLTHE ajj ^ c|oqt ence to induce his customer to
SCRIBE" TNTO THE LEDGERIANS. 'p«y the stipulated price, but without fflrct
inexorable. At length.
CHATRB L
!—the trader waa
1. Listen, O, Ledgerians 1 unto the couu- finding all argumenta of no avail, Johu hit
sel of "Samuel the Scribe," for his pen is Qpon an admirable plan for the settlement
that of a ready writer, and from his words > ^ ^ con|(L.l^ Says ho to the trader :—
y°a TZi iTZxJ to'pass iTtlTn«e7¿n of " You ^ ^ make ¡ J™ "T T0B
Franklin, whoso suniame is Pierce, that IP™ ®e five shillen for my logs ; now you
there tarried in the city of Gothem a m>J«U' aay you ouly give me throe. I tell you
man! i what I'll do—wa'll fight If you lick me,
3. Now, this modest r?an iw^"l8_ 'hen you give mo three shilleu ; if I lick
you, then you give me five shiHea."
of Faust, and he yearned not for tlie tk*h
pots of Egypt, but for the root of all evil.
4. And be said unto him&elf, I will
straightway abandon the "stick" and the
"case," ^ make for myself fame aud for-
tune.
5. And immediately there waa a grAt re-
joicing through the land, for the New York
Laigv had been atrown broadcast among j
the inhabitants thereof.
6. Now Robert, whose surname is Boa-
The bargain closed, and the battle com-
menced. For a time ¿he faecess of either
party was doubtful; but at length John, by
a a>Hf dt ama, brought his antagoaiat to
the ground, and holding him down, with
his knees placed upon his cliest, began a
parley ; " Now, you ssy you give ma five
shillen I let you up : you say you give
ts like
V'«ía¡Bt
raf
_ ' TlWñiUSband end
^ffvenf Murtly, and pré-
way ia the Ah.
while
!
cape,
-Do
soon f"
-I
gator-'
•Perwit
yom are
Ko-«wHy inquire f
"J tlwaght aii; by your peremptory maa-dan voa am !"
ner, that you iatendrd to have either a aat-i Br udder
©r my life." 'ej
iaift f* glow la the interro-
'usya H)s other,
Doo.—Dick Lazybones
er of atarge dog, which lt coat as much
Id kéep ás' two pigs #ould have done ; and
fihe tof,for, in addi-
tion to the expééafe of "keeping, he took up
hou^ Yoom, khd greatly annoyed Dick's
wife.
f Plfgue tahe ths dog J" said she : " Mr.
Ui|hoac% l do yiph yoa would sell him,
«r i# his^ or *>,apmetbisg or other with
him. He's mora plsgue than his neck is
•worth—always lying ia the chimney corner,
and, sating more than it would take to main-
tain three children. I wonder you will
keep audi a useless animal."
"Wdl, welt, my dear," said Dick, "say
no more about it 111 get rid of him one of
dsys."
This was a mere get-off on the p^rt of
Dick ; but sa his wffo kept daily dinning
b his ears about the dog, he was oosnpelled
to take some order on the sabjact.
" Well, wife," said he one day, as be
came in, Tve sold Jowler."
Have you, Indeed V said die, brighten-
ing up at the good news. ** Pm very glsd
of it How much did job Bell him for, my
dear T"
"Fifty dollsrs*
* Fifty dollsrs 1 Why! fifty dollsrs far
thst dog ? Bow glad I am I That will
bay us a good cow. Bat «There's the mon-
ey, my love V
Mocfty r said Dick, shifting his cigar
lazily to the other corner of bio month. " I
didn't get any money ; 1 tax A #* pmppiei,
at tweaty-five dollars apiece V
Hots m Das."—The Piqaa fS C.) Reg-
baa the following in a recent i sane de-
acribing aa incident aaaong the ala vea :
Qaite a revival ia now in progreaa at the
African curch in thia city, We were preaeat
a few evenings since, and witneated, with
mach gratification, their earnest devotion.
Of the inciden ta ve cannot tail to note one;
>jja brother called out in a stentorian voice:
Who dat praying ober dar V
The response waa:
"Dat'abrudder Muse."
" Quid oa dar, brodder
I dictum tif the former, "you
pray ; he's better 'q
ner, said unto himself, this thing pleaets tiireo Shillen, you no aec to-day, to-morrow
me mightily, and henceforth the ledger shall 1 „ *
find an abiding pl «« in nouk and! J terday.
f the land,
even
in every nook and
in the isles of the!
A Helmut Motheb.—The Cleveland
! Leader, of the 3d ult., aays :
corner of the
ocean.
1. And immediately there was gathered. . .
in to the fold of Robert, whose surname is Soon ^ lbc niwl ^'n ^ ^ 7,*Ur
Bonner, the Hterali of tlie land.
8. Faany, the fuacinating,
whoae surname is Cobb, Lydis, Alice, Em-
ma Pbcebe, Emerson, whose surname is
Bennett, Timothy, John, William, Thomas,
and George, the mighty poet of the Weet,
all did write for the New York Ledger.
And Robert rqjoioed with sxoesdiag
grant jay, and the Ledger circulated freely,
yea, prodigiously.
CHAPTER II.
1. And it came to pasa in the rggn of
Jamee the bachelor, that the «u.'SS the
matrons ot the land and Edward, whose ear-
name Is Everett, did counsel one with the
other oooeeraing the purchsBe of Mount
Vernon on the Potomac, south ot the line
qaUed.JfaaoB> and Dickson's,
S And Edward said. I will straightway
prepare k1 lecture which shall melt the
heart* ünlfc people and canse «ham to eoa-
tribata their mite aato the Ikd ssllsd
Mount Vernon /. .-r
3. Now Rqbprt, whoae surname is Bon-
ner, when he neard tboae tilings, Said unto
himself, t will gird on my buckler of Bsnk
nefas and'shekels—and tetemiei Ifc nmtires!
4. Be accordingly oecdb aatorEdward,
«twos M single year for
tea <*ssasa4, dt&ers currency of
shall be thv l^hird.
5 And Hdutard said^nato Robert, I ac
oept thy giftofceing to the faad called
Mount Varnan, and will write for the New
York Ledger for tfaa space ef twelve months.
6. Now Robert was again made happy,
yea, thrice happy, for the Ledger did in-
crease and multiply ten, yea, twenty fold.
1. Ami it name to pasa in thass days
that cartela scribes, scjoarasrs in the land
of Cade Samuel, became enviooa of tlie
success of Robsrt, snd they dipped tlieir
pens in gall and wormwood, and said, "bow
are the mighty fallen I"
8. Bat Edwatd, the wiee man of the Eaet,
took ao note of their aayings and oontinued
to writ* /#r tím ledger.
. And stn "
went forth—J
Wot/"
day afternoon, going east, and about two
Sylvanusr miles beyond, a workman on the road found
a live female infant kicking and floundering
upon the track, perfectly nude, and evi-
dently not con tented with the aituation she
was in. She wss carried by the humane
individual to his home, and properly ftfed
for. His lady immediately took a mother's
care of the little foundling. While conduct-
or Marry was gathering up his checks, pre-
vious to arriving at Erie, oa the sea tram
he disso'i mad a well dressed young lady
in the ealeea of ths Oar, with nothing pecu-
liarly etfaage ia her manner, except, per-
haps, an apparent aaaaainsss. 8he handed
him her ticket and he paassd on. After the
child was discovered, aud the fact known
at Erie, the eofróactor of the train, tUyi
abput an boqr pat. WM. telegraphaKm
facta, and telegraphed in reply, that be had
found tbe mother of the child, but having
no process, or perhaps ao inclination, slid
waa allowed to continue her course, taking
the New York aod Erie load east
The can mast have beea ranning at the
rate dT twenty-five miles aa hour when tlie
little stranger was ao inhumanly put off the
train.
straightwsy the fiat of the people
t—Edward ts wiee, end Reherí te a
1. And it alao ea
that Robert, wboee
WISE,
III.
to pass ia those daye,
ÍS P"TIHff hsd
3. Aad in thst virion there sppesred un-
to him an angel, bearing a scroll on which
inscribed in letters of gold—"Bcvsstt!
Gbkbly I Ravaora I"
8. And Robert said unto hiaiaelf, the Li-
on, the Lamb aad tlie Fox shall lis down
together, and be enfolded in the sbeeta of
the Lodger.
4. Now, when the multitude heard these
things, they srera greatly amused, and said
one onto the ether. Verily, the waya of this
man Bonnsr surpssseth our comprehension.
5. And Robert said auto-tlie multitude,
Peace, be still! wait ye a little longer, and
" pm sheU jsr what mm, sAaff em f*
8. And ths multitude waited.
1. And it came to pass oa the second day
8fe. All ths world worship beauty. Tha
infant exhibits unmistakable, though inar-
ticulate delight, on perceiving certain mo-
tions or sou ads, snd is attracted by any
bright eolor or dassling glitter, be it of the
costly jewel or geo-gaw, the printed daub,
or the marvel of art, flower or atar. The
young man, when "she comes w liom Ood
sends," finds the whole fare of tilings more
lovely, nay glorified for her sske beauty
—"amid all tee beaatiful," baa arnde for it-
self a aüeaoe in hie heart The old man,
after gazing ia silent wooder 00 the setting
sen* speaks kindly to those merry children
who have been gathering butter-cops aad
daiaiee. His thoughts waadsr away and
dwell with a lingering fondaeas on "Um
days thst are no mora"—and aa be gives
tlie little oaas his hlsssing, the subdued
sweetness which hseras from bis face tells
that a chastened heart is filled with the
beauty of holiness.
A FoaccrroL Mas.—A man cadowed with
an extraordinary capacity of forgetfaloees,
waa tried a abort time sgo st Paris for vsg-
abondsge.
He gave his name ss Aguate Lessive,
aad believed be waa born at Bourgcs. Aa
be had forgotten Ue age, the registry of
births ia that city, from 1812 to 18S3,^ aa
coasulted, but only one person of the name
of Lessive had been bora there during that
time, and that wss a girl.
"Are you sure your name is Lessive ?"
| asked tlie judge.
I tbouc
Well.
thought H
confident you
bnt maybe It
i« JURI 8 w piw uu iuc >uu umy ¡ ^ #
of the week called Monday, that there was im\}.
great commotion throughout tlie land. qJI
8. The Ledger had gone forth on its mis- ¡ ' T „ , . .
sion ; the maftitude threw up \\w%r e/mbreroe ^ allers supposed I waa, but I
with Joy, for the prediction of Robert was "houldnt wonder if it were somo where
verified. cllie-
8. Lo, snd behold ! the Lion, the Lamb, I 7°**
UkFux, «p-Kd lovingly !«,*■!,, aoi, kno. . r„ l,xeoaim.
lOTAnd the people throughout the length! "CJnyoa remember ever having
snd bradth of the land, even the dweilcra .."o'h*? ^
in the land of the Jersies, shouted with ooe
accord : "Bomntr u gnml, and the LtJgtr it
his Profit?
were l>orn in
st |>res-
seen
I can't recollect to save myself ; some-
times I think I have, and tlien again I
think I have not."
" What trade do you follow V
" Well, I'm either a tailor or a cooper,
aod for tlie life of me I can't tell which ; at
any rate, I'm either one or the other "
A Recrías Brans Taísimos —Not
far from Olean, bordsriag on the Allegha-
ny river, in the Sd^g0H^Vork, is what
is termiiÉ^Llndiai Reservation," which1 A Btcwi.—What a mysterious thii< i« s
ly don tin ass to be; hlush, that a single word look or thought
_ .. - . ... ; should send that inimitable carnation over
the cheek, like soft tinta of summer sunset'
ears ago, Strang*-, too, that H is only the face—tlv
tribe, engaged to de- bwnau face—that ia capable of Moabing '
pine logs to a trader in The hand or foot does not tarn red witL
part sf tha Rute fur, "destv or shame, more than tli. gh.ve < r
■ m ..... ' «nrk Wtii<-h eov«rs it It i« tin fa«*r tha* 4
.vefiveahillmcs.W Win, . Thcr.. rT. tr ^ tKr
The trader, how 'TiVi rnt¡ ■• •• ,
ICf«lsH t" fir n . • '
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