Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-02-28

ne UtAt tufE ONNi bCt
in an ecslacy of gratitude, and smoth
cred with Ms kisses the ridicule whlch
she forced upon h IN as the penalty of
his preservation
Sven feeI nigh. Andrewp
my dear Effir!'-
AS ugly as snp
'My darling lassiep-
And beardo--
INA! ia! aow you carry the jest DER
far!'
And ssxty wintersp
'SAxteeu springs; Effie! dear, de
Iightfu,' smiling springsp
And Elsp'th, the co oler's wife! oh!
Andrew. Andrew, / never can for
gle you for the cobier's wife!-and
w hat say YOU now, Andrew! is there
nae boyle on she muir'
My dear Eilie! for your sake III
believe IN a. the bogie> in Cnristendien
That is said Ellie, at the conclu
sion of long fl of visibility; in a.
that wear three cornered bats
A. ME-
Women of India While Britain
deplores the traffic IN negroes, and has
abolished the slave trade, it is fact
there are persons who actually import
he ,uttuI women to the British settle.
ments IN Iodla, in order to sell them
to tha rich nabobs or Europeans who
give good price for them; but what
IS worse they are sometimes played tor
al a game of chance Tue following
advertisement on this subject appeared
in Daily Advertiser OF the Sd Sept.
1918 ap.prr printed al Calcutta.
Femuiss R4Ned for B it known,
that six lar, p,elty young ladies, with
Two sweet and engaging children,
lately imported from Europe. having
the roses OF health blooming on their
cheeks, and joy sparkling in their eyes,
possessing amlable tempers, aud high
" accomplished, whom The MOST in
different cannot bei,eli without exples
Sous of rapfu,e, are to be ratified for
the nexl door 10 The Brush Gallery
Scheme, twelve tickets at 10 Tupees
each; the highest OF three throws,
DOUBTLESS takes the most fascinating
What specimen Of Calcutta morals
does this advertise ment exhibit! Sure.
ly d more abomInaole outage upon
morality and virtue has never been
| heard of than this which is openly
practlsed IN settlement uader British
laws aud BRUSH government!
Humbug - an Intelligent female
witness having been perpiexed by d bar
rister 10 long cross examination, hap
pened IN replying, to use the term
hHmbug Madam, SAID the man OF
law, you mast not speak unlntellIgibiy
| what Is the court and jury TO under
stand by the term humbug?' The
lady hesI.ated IL. must ln-lst, Mad
am salh ,he harrIster, anticipating
victory. that you proceed no farther,
until you stale plainly and openly,
W nas you mean by humbug - Why
,hen, sir repledthe lady, 4 non'tknow
how better to explain my meaning,
than by saying, il mel company
OF persO who were strangers TO
you, and should tell them that " hen
they saw you they nigh. prepare TO
meet remark ably handsome, genteel,
agreeable looking man-shat would be
h,4nbug
Eat"uo' danG' q account Of q ShaTk
W. remember, some years ago, while
su,D2 on the quarter deck OF West
Ludlaman borne rapidly along before
the trade wind, and The captain and
passengers were amusing themselves
by telling stories and cracking jokes to
begnlle the sameDess of the vOy age. IL
came at last 10 the turn OF a gentleman
remarkable for his love OF cigars and
taclturnity ,one who enjoyed good an
ecdoie, but sbnorred the troublc ct re-
laung II himself - He was, however,
so strongl y lmportuned on this occasion
that with much reluctance, he related
the following Interesting fact, by fits
and starts filling up each pause by Wig
orOus whiffs OF his favorl.e weed
! In the yrar 1920, the good ship
Rambler sailed from GreeDock with
goods and passengers, towards ia
maica. She had crossed the lropic,