The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-22

Sl3 - per acre. The whole sale amounts
To s37 1903 90, one fourth of which was
paid in hand.
We understand that the principal part Of
the lands were sold III quarter sections, and
that they generally brought something over
the minimum price of Si7 per acre. The
few tracts offered in ten and forty acre lots
went considerably higher. Republican.
SHEEP STEALING.
The following is related as a truth, as hav-
ing actual, taken place some years since,
near New Haven, III the state of { onnec-
tlcut.
A man in rather INDECENT circumstan-
ces, surrounded by Il large family, being
entirely out of meat, had recourse to his
neighbours Ia wealthy farmcr) sheepfold
for relief. The neishbor, having large
flock of sheep, did not perceive he had lost
any, antll one o! the finest in the flock, ,r-
ry large and fat, was mlssing-and count
ins his sheep, found he had lost several
Unable to account Tor this extraordinary
loss, he resolved a few nights after 10
watch. About midnight, he observed an
iacommoa disturbance among the sheep,
by the sudden Appearance of man dress
ed in disguise. Curiosity, as well to OBJ
serve the conduct of the person as to find
him out, induced him To lie still. In the
flock there was large ram, with whom,
It seems, the man was in the habit of con-
verslng as il he had been the actual owner
OF the sheep. Well, Mr.. Ram says the
nocturnal sheepstceler, i am come 10 buy
another sheep have you any to sell =
Upon which, lie replied himself, as in the
person of the ram, Yes, have sheep to
SELL By this time, the owner ofthe sheep
perceived him to be one of his own neigh
bors. What will you take for ylat fat
Wether ? says the purchaser. Four dol
lars, replies Mr.. Ram. That is a high
price, says the man ; but as you are So
good as to wait on me for the pay, think
will take him. Well Mr.. Ram CONT
naes the honest sheep-huycr, let us see
how many sheep have bought Of YOU
II am not Mistaken says Mr.. Ram,
: this makes the fifth ; and then went on
TO cast up the whole, and after giving M.
Ram polite invitation To call on him for
his pay, and bidding him Il good night,
took the Nether and led HIM home,
while the owner lay laughing at the nov
city of the scene, and 40 highly gratifed us
if he had received an ample pay for the
whole. 4 few nights afterwards, when he
supposed his ncighbor Was nearly out of
mutton, he caught the old ram, tied little
bag under his neck, and placed "A piece OF
paper between his horns, on which he
wrote in large letters, HAVE CONE
AFTER by PAY Under this line he
footed up the amount of the five sheepex
actly MS his neighbor had done, rs before
related he then took the ram to his
neighbours house, where he tied him near
his door, and then went home. When the
neiGhbor arose in the morning, hc was not
Il little surprised, to find IA sheep fed at his
own door but 'tis beyond words to TX
press his astonishmrnt when he found il
was the Old Ram with whom he had late
ly been dealing so mach in mutton, with
his errand on his forehead, and the amount
OF the five sheep accurately made out, as
he had done few nights before i'll the
presence of the ram. Suffice it to say, he
obtained the money. and after tying it up
nicely in the little bag, and tearing the pa
per from his horns, set the ram ut liberty
who Immediately run home, juggling his
money, as if proud Of having accomplish
ed the object of his. errand-to the no small
eradication of the owner.
-...sGe--
We extract from the number Iust pub
Ishrd of the London .ndgdsint, (Which is
Iull of entertaining mattrr) the following
authentic letter from General Washington
10 DR.. Cochran, Director General of thu
American military hospital during the re-
EVOLUTIONARY war. II is playful and hu-
morous invitation to dinner I IN. Gc,.
"WEsr PoIsr. August 10, 1879.
DEAN DocToR have asked Mrs.
Cochran aud Mrs. Livingston to dine with
me to. morrow hut ought not To apprise
them of their fare? As / hate deception,
tren uhere Imagination is concerned will.
at is needless to premise that my table
is large enough TO hold the lades-of this
they dad ocular proof yesterday. To
say how it is usually covered is rather more
essential and this shall be the purport of
my letter.
Since my arrival at this happy spot,
we have had ham, sometimes shoulder,
of bacon, 20 grace the head ofthe tablc-a
piece of roast beef adorns the foot, and Il
small dish OF greens or beans, (almost i'm
pcrcepliblcl decorates the centre. When
the cook has a mind to figure, land this, !
presume, he will attempt to do Tomorrow
we have two beef steak pieces or dishes OF
crabs in addition, one on each side OF the
cent?. dish, dividing the space, and redu