The Wilmingtonian., 1823-09-18

and spare. A little after the solemn trans
action of signing the instrument, Mir. Har-
rison said smilngly 10 Mr. Gerry, sWhen
the hanging scene comes to be exhibited,
/ shall have the advantage over you on ac-
count of my size.-All will be over with
me in moment, but YOU will be kicking
lin the air half an hour after I am gone.''
UNcoMMoN.--Sannel Rockafellow--(says
the Trenton Federalist )--ot the township
|uf Alexandria, in this county, has heifer
|calf, between l2 and Is months old, which
gives from three pnts, to half gallon per
|day, and has been MIXED from three to
flour moaths she has never had calf
Inor is she with calf; she was first MIXED
lny the children, and fine lamb has been
raised this season with the milk.
| STEAM ENGINEs.-lt appears that the
humber of steam engines at present in ac-
ton in this country may be reckoned at
10000; that one with another each may
be estimated as equal in power to twenty
horses that each horse will do the work
Inf six men; and that, consequently, the
acting powers of our steam engines are
equal in effect to 100000 horses, or one
''Imillion two hundred thousand men. Ii
Five contemplate this accession Of strength,
lmuch of the wonder that is naturally ex-
: '|cited by comparing the magnitude of the
Iexternal and internal capability of Great
britain with its territorial superfices, will
llvanish for it will be seen that with po-
/, pulation of about 100000 we are EN-.
; aalployng an active force that could not be
obtained independently of these means
! with double the number. We ought further
: to recolect that the power thus produced.
lis consequently more efticacious. than it
could possibly be under the circumstances,
that the capacity of these machines be-
ZONES effective in various instances in
which human strength could by no possi-
Ibility be employed, as in draining mines,
land similar operations. Under this point
Of view, therefore, the steam engine ought
not to be considered merely in the light OF
Alan ingenious mechanical construction, but
as most gigantic national resource.
e| Irish Comfort.-A meating was held
,-llast week of committee of the society for
* smproving the habits of the labouring clas-
,rlses in Ireland. At that meeting a we'll
IS slinformed gentleman of this country, who
o had recently returned from long re-
't|sidence in that, assisted the committee
IS with his views and suggestions. After
y|the meeting, on joining party of friends,
h Ito whom he stated objects and obstacles
+ of the society, he related the following an
/ |ectode, as an instance of the inveterate
e|ha5its with which the committee had to
J. contend A landed proprietor in the
Y south of Ireland having been long disgust
IS led with the sight of pig in the parIour
!. |of one ofhis tenants, prevailed upon MUIR
,-Iphy by arguments and aid of materials, to
/, build pen or stye for the pig. For some
rlItime Murphy and his quondam companion
ldlived at respectful distance of each other;
J. but one day, when Murphy's landlord cal
died, he was vexed to find quadruped and
/ bped lived together in the same place,
F and on the same terms as before. On this,
1.-The landlord demanded why the pig was
D again admitted to be parlour guest, after
v y|Murphy had given solemn promise that
/ he should live apart; "why, phase your
: honour" quoth Murphy, +" tis ounly for this
j. -lday and tomorrow that meant TO keep
1.-THE pig hear. Phase your honour, you must
e know that yesterday Darby Berry, the
s boy was married to Mary Marmoys, and
j. poor craturs, they had no house, no home
elof their own to go to; SO pitied them,
; and thought if [ did but bring the pig
: again into the house with me here, they
t|might live very well for while in the pigs
e cabin. Well your honour, there Darby
e and his poor young wife were bedded, to
{ |be sure, and very comfortable they are to-
: gether, l can tell you. But tits ounly
e awhile. as told you, hey'lfstay for Dar-
|by's father is building cabin for the poor
8 young craturs' selves, and it will be all
5 eomplate in day OF two. thought there
r would be no harm in shifting the pig for
D so short a time, to make the two young
i. craturs happy; and | hope your honour
ewill not think there is any harm, for the
. pig too is comfortable re."--Vhitehaven
-paper.
! Tanierlane-When Baiazet, after his
defeat, was carried into the presence of
: Timur Lench, that is, Timur the Lame,
j vulgarly Timurlane, on perceiving that
i Baazet had but one eye, Timur burst into
u