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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-16

n OLE by virtue of deed OF nus, exc
v cnled 10 the Subscriber by Edward Jordan
TO secure debt therein mentioned, Of record
M Campbell county court, ~ill be sold at Camp
bsll court house, on Saturday the 28th Of ihi.
monih Deb 10 the highest bidder, Tor cash
the following negroes, viz: A woman named
Aloey. ? boys named Joe and james, E woman
named Caroline aud her three children jimmy
Lucy aud Judy OF 80 many of,hem as may he
sufficient TO discharge the debt. As trustee,
s,ll convey 10 the pure hasrrs such title only as
is vested ~ me. JOSEPH WILSON
Feb ~ CIV
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~. n ~ REWARD for the apprehension

n. n y REWARD for the apprehension
sD Il % and delivery OF LEWIS, Negroe
u, n who aosconded on 25th December last
from my house, in the upper end Of Charlu tie
county. Lewis was raised in the county of
Buckingham by Mt. Morriss, since, has pass
ed through several hands, and formed a large
acquaintance, ne has wife NJ Mjor Mnr.
rrI's, near Coles Ferry, Halifax county. Lew
is aamade sundry attempts to pass as a free
man. aud has been IL possesslon Of free ma
pers. and has nc doubt obtained free pass
aeaD, and will probably pass james riyrr
from Richmond to Lynchburg as waterman
Lewis is abon, thirty years of age, stout built.
ri dark complexion, and ksqnick about
5 feet, ] or 9inches high, has, think, a small
scar On one OF his wrists. which he said wa
done from the cni of hog. Lewis took with
him n variety Of clothing, consisting of two
or three shirts, blue mixed coat and panta-
looms. white cont and panlaoons- and a fur
Hat. The above reward will be paid for the
delivery ofLewis at my honsp, or glO if Sc.
cured in jail So ,hht get him again
HlLL0KY e. RICHARDSON.
Feb 8. DIT
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-16

NVltGlNlA-At rules holden in the clerks Office o +
the Superior court of Chancer,, for tho Iynchburp
District, the 3rd day of Nov. lr41. Thomas l. Spra
gins, curator OF the estate of Brooks Baker, dec. pi
against Grandcson IL Wade ishdn w att. Daicl w.
Fourqueran, George Boxloy, VINO. Tucker, Henry
Darlington, Tucker Darlington, Paul Carrineton,
George Darlington, Paul c. Nenahlu and Emily his
wife, John Darlington, Edward Darlington, WIN. Chr
rington, John Pointer and Martha his wife Mar, Pom
ter, ElizahGth Pointer and Robert ilcncntiua and
Elizabeth Singleton, infant children ofMartia Single
ton by Commissioner Renagh specially assigned their
guardian, Caleb b, Hudson aud Ann his Wife Tho,
mcCargs and Elizabeth his !fe, George tiauyhtton
and John Ragland, delts.
The defendants John Pointer and Martha his Wife Mn
ny Pointer, Caleb i. Hudson and ANA ms wf, Leorgc
Ciaushton and 5ohn Ragland, having entered their
appearance and gwen security ucc.rdg the act OF As
semby and the rules Of this court and il appearing b
satisfactory evidence that they not hahiants oths
country II is ordered that the said defendants do ap-
pear here the first day fthe next term and answer
tne p OF the plaintiffs and that cop, ofth, ordcr be
lofth"ilh inserted IN some newspaper printed in The
townof Lynohburg for two months .trc.,iyrl, and
posted al the front door of the courthouse in tho mid
t""h, AIopy-Icste, J. WILLS, &. L.
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COMMISSION BUSINESS.

yH1fiE subscriber Informs his friends and the
q public thai he continues to do business
on Commission, and promises that no pains
shali be spared 10 give entire satisfaction TO
all Planters aud Fathers who may conide 10
his management the sale ol Tobacco, Flour,
ar other produce. Ilis Office will be kept at
the Store oil Messrs.J y S. Halsey, neI, door
below the Farmer Bank
d. SAUNDERS, jr.
Jan 10. I2m
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-16

N oIiCE--Ah persons having demanis
gaiast the estate OF the late Or Henry W
fucker OF Charlotte are requested TO mssr ihem
known 10 Mr.. SamL L. Fensble a. Charlotte
t:oufi house, and such Is ale indebted 10 shs
said estate are requested TO make payment
10 Mr.. Feaabs, who is authorised b, ne Io give
discharges for the same.
GEO. TUCKER. admir-.
Feb. o. w5w
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-16

sFElsely received additional supplies ~
u various articles in their line, & now OFFER
Tor sale at very reduced prices for cash OF sp-
proved paper. an extensive assortment OF
Genflemens Boots aud shoes
Ladies do do Prunclla
Morocco and Seal Ska
Childrens do
Servants 10
wax upper and sole Leather
Morocco and Lining Skins
bale Cotton Yarn, by the 100 and u.s.
knitting Cotton, assorted sIzus
Lamp Wick.
Hardware and Cutlery
Fur and Wool Hats
Seal and other Caps
Seal Trunks
We have connected with our store. a manu-
factory OF Gentlemens' Boots and Shoes--Wp
likewise manufacture Ladies Seal, Morocco and
fruneila Shoes, which will be made OF The hest
materials, apon the shortest notice aud in the
most fashionable and uea, mapney
Jon %,
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ONLY So PR BOTTLE.

NHHE unparalleled reputation Of this med
- cine is such. and iis pre- eminent yirtued
are so well established, and so fully acknow.
lodged BY mn Intelligent public, that il is
scarcely necessary to say any thing farther
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-16
A SOVEREIGN REMEDY

"A SOY ERE1GN REMEDY
In Diseases ofthe Liver: Debility resulting
nom iniemperance aud dissipation: Old asd in
sefernte Ulcers: Pains in the Bones. attended
with s~ellings Of the joints Indigestion
bloiches on the Face. pmpIes. &c Syphilis
ouianeous disesses generally, snd letter in par
tcular Mercufial and Scrafnlous complaints
| The certificates Of wonderful cures perform.
Ell by The Catbolicon, have become so gunner
Gus, MS 10 preclude their insertion IN auy news.
paper, aud has made II necessary for the pro-
prftor 10 PRINT them III pamphlet of about
| lOD pages. i his will be forwarded as soon rs
possible To the several Agents for gratutous dis.
r,biiiion, and must, on perusd strengthen the
good opinion now entertained by the friends OF
this medicine. and dsarm as il is hoped, the
pieJud,oes OF those vino view with distrnsi an,
medicine not known IN what is called "ieeu-
lar pfactice'' Facts are siubbon things, aud
cannot be gansa,d.
At the earnest solicitations of members of the
medical faculty, and others who have witnessed
The astonishing cnres effected by the use of the
vegetable oaiholicon. aud who are anxious that
Is benefits to mankind may be more widely DIFF
used, the proprietor has consented 20 reduce
the retail price to TWO DOLLARS
per bottle ; and this will be done without m any
way deiefiora,ing the quality Of the medicine
or reducing HE slsc Of The bottle, as has been
materially done umthe case OF Swan's Pan.
acea.
The above genuine Medicine for sale bv
WALTER ii, MIDDLETON,
Agent Tor Lynchburg.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10
agricultural.

Mix and Milking = The practice
of milking thrice a day, especially
when cows are in good pasture, is re
commended; each milking will give
almost as much IS If only done twice,
for, when the udder is full, the milk
begins to be absorbed into the body OF
The animal The practice will be found
not only 10 increase the quantity of INA
pure. but of milk.
Milk should be pouredi into pans IS
sson as possible, and if carried far, OF
much shook, never gives abundant o.
gooi cream.
In order to find the richness Of the
milk of your different cews, pour the
fgst of your milking of each into glass
umblers, and when the cream has II
sen yol can easily see which bears the
lhickesl coat Winters milk although
less abundant. will be found to be
richer than summers.
Milk gradually increases in richness
from the FIRST drop TO the last Take
a tnmhlcr full of The first, and another
Of the last; you wi. find that the frs,
yields not n tenth part as ma h
.feam as the last; and the difference
Of quality is as great as that of its GUAM.
iily. They who by careless milking
leave balfa pint, in reality lose not on
ly as much cream as the Gcst FIVE af
ford, but also all that par, of the cream
which gives richness and flavor to tn
butter, and dry up the COW into the
bargain.
A milk pan should moi be above
three inches deep = NJ. q. Farmer.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10
From the Journal Of Humanity.

Rales for moking good Buttcr--I,
you have four or five cows, ii Is bes,
10 chn;n every day; ADD by no nean>
less frequently than every other day -
II you cannot charm every day throw
INTO the cream. when gathered, hand
ful Of nice salt. In very warm wealth
sr, when milk sonrs soon, pot tive
heaping table spoonfuls Of salt into ev
cry pal Of milk, before straining The
quality as well asthe quality Of butter
Is greatly improved by this method Il
you have ice, put a small piece into
every pan OF milk. and also into the
cream when you churn. II sou bave
no ice, pat the cream into a pail and
hang it in the well twelve hours be
fore churning In the warm season
cream shonld be Skinned a. soon as
it is in the least sonr, aud in the coldesi
weather milk should not stand more
Than SO or AZ hours. The utmost care
shpuid be ,rkcu &c keep every article
used in making butter. perfectly sweet,
by frequent and thorough scaidiug.
EXPERIENCE.
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9ox.TaY.
B~ACRELoRs RsLL.
tr.r M.Ji.A

rs 4"
Bachelor II an What q queer looking place it ia,
Reep me from sech al the days Of my lifei
19ure, sscti think. whata burning drsgraceitis!
Nevxr q al to Re getting q vile.
Zee tse Old R,chelor, eieony and cad enough,
1plscing his tsketlc over the are;
1asor il tips oysr-SAint Patrick! he's mad c
nough,
ffhe we're presently tofght with the squire
sx.w like ahog, in : mertar-oed vallosins,
'IAwtv.rd enough see him knssding his
~..,b, In. bread he could ate without swsl
lowing
How !, would favor hs palate you know.
Hi. dishciotA is missing, the pigs are devour
ing 1t,
Mate wanted waslnng. gTimsikin Is securing
IT.;
Thunder and turf, what's pickle he'sim
pats, dishes, pans. such greasy commodh'es'
Ashes and pra,a skins kiver the floor,
His CUP board 8 y storehouse OF corn'cai ooalties'
Things thst had never seea neighooFs De
fore.
His meal being ser, the tables lei setting so,
4 II Ines. take care Of yourseivss, jfyou CAM
But munger returns, then he's tuning sad fret.
ting sc;
Och! let hin alone for = bsstc Of a NAM
Late in ,he night then be goesto bed sbiVerin,
N-vrr the BIT IS the bed made at an,
He C. eens Ike terri inc under toe ki'cfa -
nadt,ck 10 the picture ofBAchelofs haE
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10
Msrtinshurg, July Is.

AND FOR SALE-ih he subscriber wliisel,
IL that valuable 7 ract OF LAND. nov IN the
occupancy of George Hsrris, Esq. two mites
from; Msttinsburg, containing <6S ores OF hss,.
rate limestone sou, now in a fine state OF Niu
vafion. With 9sluabIe Improvements thereon,
xayS such IS 8 large aud oonVenient
- srss DWELLING HOUSE, kitchen,
sasss.ns Barn md otls Convenient on hou
-&ses. a never, failing well Of tx-
celieut water; a CORD orchard ct choice fruit,
&C. Possession will be gste a. any time ate
The 23d dey o. 0ctoeer mex: Tor terms ofsale,
apply 10 Alexander Stefhen, il Martirsbure,
or TO the subscriber nes ar Frederick Town.
Maryland. RICHARD CROMWELL.
June ~ tS2o-tt
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10

ToTHE FARMERS The subscriber taxes
4 this method of informing the Farmers o.
Berkeley county, aud all others, that hs Mis-
at Little George Town, is now in complete 20
pair tor the Teception of all kinds of Gran %
viii, Ms usual, give a barrel Of supeaane noaF
.or every S00lbs Of wheat, aud stand the inspos,
ton OF the Market; and will give the hieDe'
price in cash for Wheat. Rye and Cora. pes'0s.
wishing it. Gao by bringing tic Wheat D""
aodr in exchange.
August6, 1893. JOHN kisINeE@
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lNeW Monthly Mdgazins

Green Vegetables for Manure.-
No good farther or gardner viii per
mlt. when he can well aveid it, weeds,
o indeed any other vegetable or ami
nal matter 10 dry or rot above the
ground. In hoeing corn, it is better to
bury the weeds as you proceed than
leave them on the top OF The ground
L. gardening, when you have coliect
Ell u mass OF weeds, throw over them
a Sufficient quantity OF soil TO Keep Them
from the air, and absorb the o oducts
Of their decomposition. Mike small
heaps of weeds in baiks or all VS., and
cover them with earth, and in q shofl
time they will give you beds ofcompost
manure. Green fern hrakesl is re
commended by MIR knight as very
useful for this purpose, as they contain
more tertiiizing matter, or food tor
plants, than most vegetables. Mr..
Knigh. says. "any given quantity of
vegetable matter can generally be en-
ployed in its recent and organized
state, with much advantage ,hsn
when it has been deconposed, and no
nconsiderable part Of its component
parts has been dissipateJ and lost du
ring its progress of the putEefactive
Fermentation" If this fermentation
proceeds when the vegetables are co
Vered with earth, or sone> substance,
which will receive and retain its case.
Gus matter, and this substance is after
wards applied to the soil which it is
wished TO manure there is little if any
waists. Perhaps il would DO we'll TO
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10

FOBM3N'S FEl.ai, .joh;h Of OtteAon.
He subscriber informs The puOlc, that he
y has a new Ft~kRY-3OAT 10 good order
tor conveying OF Veg rs Carriages, &c. acros
the Potomac River and The Opeckon Creek -
II will be iouni 10 be the nearest road iron,
Nsrt'nsburg 80 boonsboro', ttggerstcw-, wi
Transport, &c. also, the nearest and most direct
ysd from shepbefdstown, Charjes,own, &c
by NN of NiiiisTspcrt TO the Cumberland
rosd.-G' sill be attended to hy
Msrch st. JqHES FORN.AN.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10

y1ne green weeds ta small beaps,
throw a little uoick lime ever them 90
hsStea sneir dissoiu'ioS, and cover Abe
whole with earth Ia receive thu pro
ducts OF the decomposition, and tbus
the whole mass would make COED ma
nure. -
Importunt to Gardncrs On v
~ square rod planted with cucumbers,
put a piece Of a board fiat on the grouDd,
to preserve your plants from q striped
bog, which in some seasons isvery de
slruciive. This simple experiment may
seem novel and Intellectual; but the sc
! cret o fthe matter is, the board forms a
shelter for a toad, which hops from
under the cover at night, and destroys
the bugs, aud during the day time, may
oe found by turning over the board
Should any one have doobis on the
infect, he can easily Try the expert
ment.- Saratoga Sentinel
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10
EXPERIENCE.

Pear Tecs.-E is really surprising
SAYS a scientific writer, in aIlu>,on to
the er4f'ire ofpears on a ounce stock,
that English gardeners should have ST.
long neglected the practice, which has
long been followed III France, and 10
which The excellence OF the French
pears is. in a just degree to be attribut
ed The ounce used as a stock has
he property Of stiniicg the growth OF
the pears and forcing them TO produce
bearing branches ios'esdo Of sterile ones,
and Of acceierafing the maturity of The
fruit. No small garden should contain
pear trees grated in any oiter way,
nor any large garden he without them
10 a considerable extrut.
NeW Monthly Mdgazine
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10
MERYrANDEN

is 8 beautiful BAY, with the near hind TO.
white slx'een hands high, seven years old, sha
is OF the best stock ofrscers-hi5 sire, Old KAT
tier. well known as the heetest races ever ran
IN the United States. for he ran and won tour
teen capital races without loosing a single hess
his dam was the celebrated runniag mare
Touch me not, she at three years old beat III.
Browns celebrated running horse Wonaers
with which he challenged the continent toe
one thousand dollars, at the City of Washing
ton, in the four mile heats, she beat the iaanoes
running mare Gentle Kitty, by Archibald, snc
won many other fine races; though MsTSlsnder
was ruined as a rsser by i~mprudent msDsse'
ment at three years old, at which tine ne cas-
at Baltimore, and couh have distanced te
held but ~boulted, and from that time could n@
be kept to the courae.-Tbose who saw DIS
run declared him TO be the fieetest snlnsiiaS
ever ran on the Baltimore course.
WILLIAM THORNTON.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10

Of tODoCitsfAE ~ BNtCI' tSbsG wv
Soa-Thc great importance Of deeply
'~soseping, end puiverizing the soil
NAV be seen from a consideration of
the distsnceto which The roots OF many
vegetables extend themselves where
the soil is opento receive them. "The
earth from its own gfavaty settle,
down into a hard, compact, and i'm
penetrshle body. White in this State.
The roots Of plants which are the col
iectors of The food cannot fGd a free
passage, nor overcome the continual
resistance.
1.-THE activity Of vegetable life may
push Them a little from the main stem:
but they can neiiher vambie st large,
nor draw the same cepious supply al
noorishment. When we trace icots Ia
the boundary OF their range, we are
struck both at the distance to which
they %tlavel, and at the obstacles whch
hey surmounl. Mr. Peters, President
~ Brockley and Marion Society, states
nat a grain Of whtst, II planted in g
mellow soil, will. strike lis roo; three
feet do~nwards, aud elongale them
much farther horizontally
THE roots Of oats have often been
discovered at eighteen inches from the
stem; and those Ct the tuinip, which.
With The exception Of the bulb and tap
root is>u'ng from If, are all slender hex
bile thveade, have dIverged on I'll sides
TO the distance oftweuty inches. This
doctrine may be Illustrated in the gar
den as well as in The field, aud il
most cases in the former, with greater
effect; because there the cultivation il
superior. and is carried 10 q greater
depth.
The fbres proceeding from an or
on are of a whitsh spongy substance,
aud are distinctly discernsbIv in "a
mo0Id. and these have been found 10
descend fully two feet 10 trenched soil
The carrot will oflsn measure from
twelve 10 fonrleen inches; and the Fl
brfs which feed it must have euok
mach deeper. THE potato will push
outts 1ders to the distance OF fifteen and
eighteen inches ia a sandy open oaa,,
well stirred with a hoe.
"TheSc facts lead irresistibly 10 the
canc'us on, that the ski.fuI cultivation
should prepare the soil for the U.most
extension OF the soots, md SHOULD cm
ploy sach instruments as VIII pierce i,
deeply, and cfumble it TO powder, fof
the free and amesii alued passage ofihe'
radical flores. If the ground me
p'oughed only three inches deep, The
roofs can desceud no farther Ihan the
share and coulter have gone before
them; aud if a tangled sod Of grass be
merely turned 6csr without being broken
and IA verised, they will fnd vas, DIFF
fculiy is stretching themselves thro'
,his matted ne, work.
"Fhe same observations will applv
If the sariace be encumbered With an
,ubdUed and nnbroken clods. The
roots will be enable TO penetrate their
hard coats and however foil Of vegeta.
bio nourishmeslt, it must be lost be
cause inaccessible to those dispersed
feeders OF the crop The fitness there
fore OF every instrument to break and
loosen the soil becomes a criterion in
Judging of its mrtit; and It's perfection
IS exactly pToportioued 10 superiority
Of its structure fer accomplishing this
essential end"
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10
FARMERS.

TEVHE undersigned continues 10 purchase
d WHEAT at the Mill near WilisnsrOrs
and will always pay the highest price; at PFC.
cent his prices are red 50, white IS csnts pes
bushel Of 60 lbs.
JOHN VAN Lean, j..
Winiamsport, Md. 18th Aug.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10
August 10, 1929.

THE MARYLANDER is one of the bea
bred horses in America: he was got by Rstt,er.
which was by Sir Archy, and SIR Archy b, Do.
med; the dem Of Maryiander was the ceeb,s.
ted running mare Eolimelargn ar or Touch.ue.
not, by fopgallsnt, and he by Diomede; the
grand dam Of Msrylsnder wss the dam OF ss
Archy (csstsnirs;) so that nothing car exceed
The blood of this horse. Given from aeder ny
hand, his 5th day of Jsnua'y, 1873.
WILLIAM THORNTON.
Oisfstd. A chesnut horse, imported into
Virginia in June, 1928, by Messcs. Lamb and
Younger ard purchased by them Of Sir Tho.
mas Charles Runbury. Dionred WIS foalded 10
the spring Of l777, and was q wears Of age
"hen imported into Virginia. The following &C.
count Of this famous hotse, 20 whom tAe Virgin.
isns are so much indebted for ,heir present
hne race Of horses, cannot be uninteresting.-
He was one OF the best racers on the English
turf. At three years old, he was winner seven
times without being beeteu, although he Cor.
tended with the best horses then sunniDg. A
meng the races of that ear lie won a sweep.
stake Of 500 guiness, each, and also the DRvoy
stakes 81 EPSON, which are the most inportsre
in England; and give the winner mere credit
'han any in the kngdon; his winnings that yess
amounted TO h9e thousand guinness. At ios
years old ne received forfeit from the hfoths,
If Mopsqueezer fer 500 guineas; he won tbs
Eortesque stakes, eleven subscribers. so gun.
cas- eact; and over the Beacon Course, 4 nils
and upwards, he won the Claret stakes Of as
guineas each, beating seven capital horses, and
rece wing forfeit from seven others His via.
niRgs Inst YEAR amounted to $50 guiness. Tia
year he %ss Eve he did not start, having fallen
lame At six years old he won the kings plata
at Glforc, running three 4 mile heats 1cita l6SEa
on hS back! he run also for the Kings p,ateAt
LeWes, which he would have WIN had he net
fflien lame. lie run this year for two alhe
Kings plates. and wss the second hest hors.
for each: they we're won by Anvil and Drope,
two If the best horses hea on the turf. He NJ.
vtr started more, and was afterwards rsnkeds
ncrf the best stations in England, Domed
was o. by Florizelfone Of the beat sons ofKfns
tierod His dam by Spectator, prandam sister
TO Horatius by BIank-Fiy yin Childers-Na
Bellvoir by Gray Grsntham-Psget Turk--Bet.
t, Pe'civsl by Ieedes' Arablsn. Dicmed vas
the sire ofsQme of the first racers and stalioas
ever raised in Virginia; amongst them we're
Top Gallant, Wrangier, Peace Maker, Trnr.
ton. Hamitonian, Florizel, Potomac. ard Sc
Archy. Diomed died about 1907 q, upwans
of 50 years old.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10
NHiaceuaueoua.

The celebrated John Wilkes used
TO tell a story OF Mr.. Alderman Saw
bridge. When Mr. Sawbridge, who
was 4 wsrtny magi trate, but no sports
man. was Lord Ma, or, he went to The
Eppiug hunt In the costume Of a field
officer. and when he was told that "the
hare was coming" his iordship instant
ly siapped his nand upon his sword,
and exclaimed, is he, SIR les him
come" -
When the o~ctogenarian, Captain
Bathur,, Of the Genoa, who was NOR
tally wounded in the ha.tle Of Sava
rho. fit his end approach, he sent
for his steward, and positively bar
gained for the price OF a hu't OF run
TO preserve his " body in. II
should like said the veteran, "to have
my old boass carried 10 my native
lsud; but, ste ward, | am bot a poor
man, and | leave a family behind me;
you must ,e, oe have the stuff IS cheap
ss possible. Cor f~untinople, 1873,
By Charles N'Fd,fnne.