Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-14

ed action more than words--snd hated f,,.ch,,,, -.
covetousnoss worse than death; and that his adver
lures gave ire and consistency to the colony, and
ms loss was ruin and destruction. They CONFESS
that there were many captains in that age las there
are indeed in all ages who were no soldier; but that
captain Smith was soldier of the true English starup
tDSgIs no,sor gam or empty praise. bu. for his
courage, and success here, were worthy of eternal
memory, that by the mere force of his virtue and
courage, ne awed the Indian kings. and made them
submit and bring presents; that notwithstanding such
stern and inyincble resolution, there was seldom
seen miller and more tender heart than his wns
that he had nothing in himself counterfeit or sv but
was open honest and sincere; and, that they never
knew soldier before him. free from those miltarv
VICES, OF vine, tobacco, dice and others.
ANEGp9rE. -Pfe following curious story is told
OF IN old lady living in Buckngh Some
time ago the husband this ancient dame died with.
out making his will, for the want OF which very me-
Glossary prccaution his estate would have passed A.
way from his widow, had she not resorted to tho
oowing exPedient to avert the loss Of the property
She concealed the death of her husband and nrevaH
ed upon an old cobbler, her neighbour. who was ~
person somewhat liked the deceased 70 20 70 he'd n,
npI mousse snc personate him. in which character /.
was agreed that he should dictate will leaving ,lr~
WIDOW the estate in question. An attorney wa, So,
iorto draw up the writings. The widow who, on
MS arrival appeared in great affection at her good
name danger, began to ask questions of her pre
tended husband, calculated to elicit the answers sh
expected and desired. The cobber, groaninp aloud.
and looking as much like person going to rive nm
the ghost as possible, feebly answered. intend to
ieaVe nail you my estates, 81 think the poor old shoe
maker who hives opposite is deserving the other half
lor nc has always been good neighbor." The widow
Was thndersruc& at receiving reply SO different 10
tus. whch she expected but dare not lucrative tho
cooo!ors tcH, for fear of losing the whole of tbe
property while the old rogue in bed (who was him
sen the poor old shoemaker living opposlte LAUGHED
III his sleave, and divided with her the futs of ne
had into 5aJ f. H. 4
eft. rR.L T uT,o oeii-
a Butchers Boy.-A village schoolmaster. in the
county of Bucks, one day asked bow who wss
ABOUT to leave school, to what trade his father ntcn
oed to PCT him. The boy said he was to be butch
er' Why surely" rejoined the MASTER ''you wont
AK. IKE 10 XII the POOR sheep and ambs?" "No," said
,e prchln 81 stognt like 10 lii poor uus but should
Ike to kill fdt 1Las."
:, IN Gn"ai,t'at .4d. 4 young gentleman IA disci-
OF pr. opuTzh't NJ was lately tried in London for
having entered the tomb OF his dead mother wher,
ne cut OFF her head, and carried it away in BAG for
the purpose OF examining it crunioogically.
Delicate assoei0tion If Llezs.-an En.,;sh lido 80
rank, wiie III tho country, Is said to have been in
The habit of leaning the staircase and blowino,
out the entry lamp, snutng up tho euvia with great
s'''to' excainaing, "Ah how it reminds me Of the
opera house."
~ fen'Iessee Roarer"-Ir. Crockett, the Fen
htssee member OF Congress, an account Of whose vi
sit 70 the Presidents house published the other
day' Is the same gentleman who said he could whip
his weight i'll wild cats and wanted the proprietor of
nenagerie at Washington to let loose all his wild
beasts, that he might do feat of chvalry amonn
them: 1t has seel gravely stated to us by highly
intelligent gentleman who believed it, that Mr. G.
a%ed his eye upon wild cat, and so held the animal
fascinated and in mortal terror till it expired We
have not made up mind TO yield or withhold ere.
dence 20 the statement The narrator thought it
could be accounted for philosoplically We have
heard of Kentuckian who could twist an owl,snect,
on by walking round him, and looking steadily in his
eyes al the time; bu the experiment made
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Sh7r7J' The Courier New Orleans paper says
rnder the da'e OF jan l4th that tco thossand sir
hundred ad serenity siaUes have been brought to that
pace since the first of October us by the way of the
Balizo, period of little more than three months
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