Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-01-07

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for the most direct road TO either, you az
now in it, and cannot miss tke way Dand.,
dropped his head and drove on.
.JOURNEYMEN PRINTERS.
"From high to low, an New England, md
AZ the South. they are the same class of dissi
pated, careless, Ssell informed, good hearted
I men-lsnowng how to act better than they
| do: nothIag mt tunes, yct'eTery thng if oc-
! casion requires it, We have seen one and the
same individual Of the craft, Methodist
minister in Carolina, boatman on the ives
| tern canal, a Sheriff in Ohio, sailing mas
ter On beard a privatrer, a fiddler IN New
Orleans, aaandy in Broadway, New York, a
pressmanin garrett pritlng office, and with
ow: settled habitr.;on any WHERE! Siav-
ing nothing 10 lose, no calamity can over
whelm them, and carIsg TO gam nothing, no
tide of fortune carries ttiesn upward irena the
level where tiey dnoose TO siand; the least 70
be enVed, yet the hapPtcst dogs in christens
dom Philosopher by psaciiee, and spend
Thrills by inclination, they ccsnplaln not when
the rtomach cries Eof bread and they have no
bread to give, and n the neythonr ifiertune
laVours chem with the means, .e1pend more
for unnecessary delicacies than wetlid serHe
to keep them Oh wholesome food fot a whole
week.
[Let sve,y one # them ,ead tie life g the
Jossnsy.sGa Printer, Beyasin Franklin,
through DIT the beginning Of ecery month fhe
,sfole year so,ad We can recommend no
thing better 80 ,5otsrleymep or .APprefltt
ces--Ed. Mar. GAIL
''Knuw, prudent. CAUTIOUS, Aslf ssansi,
s'ls Wisdsui's rssi'
Ymns
Pit TO shift for Oh prs,ter--"Pray Miss
Sophia, what are you makIng?" said DIR.
"".''''s 10 a young lady who was at aork
upon garment Gf a certain description "a
.Sophy corering, Doctor" was the reply.
.4necd0te-A full hooded Jonathan, resid-
ing in a certain town. New En gland, once
took ii into his kead.to Ego a roourtin;" he
accordingly saddled the old mare, aud start
ed off TO pay his dcyoTs to one of the ,buxom
lasses of the neighbo4hood. After ''staying'
with bis ':gal" until daylight began be break
the east, iae made preparations to Depart
Just as ke ,yas seating himself on the saddle,
his fair one, sche stood in the door, land ssho,
by the way, was marveleusiy fond Of having
''sparks") wishing to have hiaa come again,
stammered ont, q shall be at home next
Sunday night, Zeb' Zebedee, taking out
his tobacoo-box, and biting off aquid nfpig
tail in less than a second honestly answered,
so shall |, by gaully."
Price of a .Milkmaid tss Helasd.--A young
gentleman of Kilkenny, meeting handsome
mlkmaad, near the parade, sad, "Nhat will
will you take for yourself and Your milk, nay
dear?" 4,he girl instantly replied, yourself
and gold ring, Sir"
Asmal boy was met a few mornings since
in Court Street by gentleman, who asked
linn, +.AIy little lad, do you go to SCHOOL,"
"Not as you knows on" replied the boy.
"Why net?" says the gctleman. because"
said the boy, al am obliged to stay home to
get gin for daddy Boston Courier.
"Where'. the harrow, Ben?n 'sHe wild de
plough" where's the plough" He wild
de harrow "f'Nhere are they both?" 'Dey
boff togedder-shuhl 60 leng-isnt | ben
telling you all dis time where dey bofi iS9"
Rats.-A curious spectacle was presented
at our wharvcs or Saturday last. heavy
rain occurred durng the week, winch raised
the river several inches, and on Saturday
Meh easterly Wnu Blowing Nheh uae t'ue
,.as up, caused an additional rise, until it
reached yearly tive feet above the high water
mark j then ran. intethe mnumerab,e rat
holes by which the wharVes are fairly rddled,
and which the aagacitv OF TIC animal teaches
it to maxi Just above the line Of high water
mark uhe rats were thus IN danger OF being
swamped in heir own holes, and speedy
and general evacuation was Pesoiyed upon
They sailed forth IN tifoyes, and were seen
every where about the wharyes, SWIMMING tc
and fso about fine shipping, and securing q
resting place on the ropes and cables whcf
ckanced TO hang over the sides. This state
of affairs was very soon discovered 10y the
boys, who, as is common in such cases, as
sembled with clubs, stones, and oyster shells
with a far prospect of good sport. ahe at
tack was soon made, and the war ragged witt
unabated violence for upwards Of an hour, b1
| which tme the tide began 10 fab, and the spi
ait of she assailants also. abe river bore up
/ on its retreating waters the bedies OF the un
/ fortunate dead, in considerable numbers
wlele the Survivors, IN retrcating 10 the,
holes, were still pursued and worried by twa
90 three dozen terriers, who, with character
| istic zeal, lad entered their service as yo!un
tecrs Something like two hundred rats wer
| killed-thanks to the boys and dogs