Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-24
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The FIELD OF HONOUR. Two gallant
sons of the Emerald Isle, who have taken
up their abode on the north side of the St.
Lawrence, lately came over to the south
side, in the neighbourhood Of Ogdensburo
to settle small matter between them in an
honorable way-not by cracking each
others knowledge boxes with their little
bit sprigs of shillalah, but to crack pistols
at each other. The st. Lawrence Gazette
intimates that the difficulty originated in
the explosion of some tall words over a
Jug of blue ruin" The parties came
upon the ground. 1t was a cool morning.
Their knees shook with the cold. and
their hands trembled. Indeed the grey
mist of the morning had well nigh thrown
both into an ague. However, they ex-
changed two shots, without effect. and
might have proceeded farther, had it not
been for bright thought Of one of the
principals, while the seconds were charg-
ing the bulldogs for another til. sOch.
Phelim, said Patrick, we faye forgotten
one thing after ALL Arrah, honey, said
Phelim, and what may that be 2 Why
said Pat, 1--WE have forgotten our breakfast;
and dye We think that Patrick O'Donohu
is the cowardly spalpeen that would be
after sending his wife's mothers only son
into the next world with an empty bread
basket Botheration to us and haven't
we? replied Phelim. Who'd have thought
that in this .frad and Christian country,
we two of the darest friends that e'er ran
away from swate little Ireland Megither
should be here in the could list for murther-
ing oich ather, And then for poor Judy,
Och! and what will she and the childers
do for paratoes, when this wicked hand
o'mine shall have shot the daylight out of
my dare friend Patrick 30 murther in
Irish,' cried Patrick, I tremble all over
from the sole of my head to the crown of
my feet only to think how l should fale
after being the death O such as ye PheIim.
And SO let us 60 thegther and get our
breakfast, and talk the matter over, for it,
was but the matter of a Jug full of whis-
key that We broke after the cratr was all
out of it, and little too much tradom of
spdche atween us two-nothing more at
all at ALL And so the parties adjourned
for breakfast, and went home to drink
another jug of blue ruin better friends than
before.-N. Y. Commercial
A curious freak of nature, in the forma-
ton of an Egg, was brought to this office
last Saturday. 1t is large Duck Egg,
containing another within it, the she'll of
both being perfectly formed and of the
usual thickness and strength. Butthe out
er egg has no yolk, and is composed of
only about quarter of an incl of CLAIRE,
which fills up that much of space between
the two shells. The uppermost one was
broken at breakfast repast, when it ma
turally arrested the attention ofthose pres
ent.-Charlestow Courier.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, June 10. The
last few days of warm weather have tend
ed to enliven the appearance Of our village
by the presence of several strangers from
various parts of the country; and the pros
pect that there will be an unusual number
here this season, we are told, is flattering.
1t is hardly necessary for us to say that
every season adds to the improvement OF
our publick establishments, and to the
facilities of travelling. Stages now run
daily to Boston, Albany, Schenectady,
Utica, and Whitehall; and daily line
will soon be established to Lake George.
With these advantages Of communica-
ton, the superiority of our accommoda-
tons, the purity of our climate, the rich
scenery presented by our LAKES, rivers,
and mountains, and the healing and invi-
gorating qualities of our mineral fountains,
we think that few spots pre- sent greater
attractions to the tourist, the man of plea
sure, and the invalid, thar the watering
places in this county.-Sen incl.
A student of medicine from Boston,
while attending lectures in London, cb-
served that the Kings EUi had been little
known in the United States since the
Revolution.
EXTRAORDINARY ORANlA. LIZ TIC SoDihot
of natural history at Marseilles, there IS pre-
served the Uranium of a man, named Borghl-
nj, of very extraordinary dimentions. He
died at the age of fifty, and was not quite
four feet high. His head measured three
feet round the sides, and one foot from the
summit to the base. The intellectual IA
culties of this individual were not in proper
ton to the quantity of brains which nature
had bestowed upon him, for tradition has yet
kept up the proverb of Gas great fool as
Borghini." When he arrived at the age of
manhood, he was abliged to support his I'M
wieldy head by means Of cushions placed
upon each shoulder. A Moor resided some
wears at Tunis, whose head was Of most
unusual size. His nose was four inches long,
and his mouth so capacious, that he could
nut into it middling sized mellon. This