Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-02-03

o'csome times he mingled dark augu
res i"r The nation. lie saw, in III,
imagination. the myrmidnn, If Fr,,,,e
sweeping over las country with rn,;n.
hre and dagger. and the conilacrnt,or
ct cities iillel his eyes, and ehe screams.
al ra.ishcd virgins his ears.
lii- cnunirvmcn seemed 10 him in =
state OF amaH'ng apathy; and he grew
almost frantic a. the thouehi: to, hc
ni,to"k their cool. brave and per,ever-
iug character. for want of di.rcratncn,
ana feeling. Ills wainirr aprc.l.. A.
he Thought them. were al wasted on
sac winds. although every one listened
Ia ham with profound respect and al
m.raiion. HI, iricrds and ncishbnrs
'l"catd around him az being ui won
"eri"l powers and superiur sacacity ;
Opt iSom tleir habits ct reasoning for
themselves. they Thought lhst all these
evils right rot come. and they would
Nait tie Providence ct God ia this a,
IN other thin., but tie honor and ho!
nc,iyoi the great man thor never doub ,-
I'd. Tor he va, To them an angel Of
i..hi; crowded with all his gloomy
th"ught, ior hi- county, he',unk to the
grave; but his admirers never lost one
particle Of their lcnerati0n for the re
Mas and virtues Of The man.
hHYp' Laeiu1es On .iSacrcGn Lii,rGivie
TICKLING or WIVES NO NOVELTY.
From the f,!lcwing paragraph, comnuni.
cate ~ The Fhnladci hia Morning Jour.,si, /,
would seem that tickling of wives 10 death is
NOT new thing. bat ,h~, she experiment was
'red ~ Philadelphia, tao years since
I'D. E,dior--ln many great inven.
tons which foreign natluns have claim.
go AS their own, tie precedence of
Awer'ca las been luliy established !:
and now beg leave announce that
the art ot tickling tu death, which has
been 40 successfully lcriormcd bv tie
rrehoh bluebeaiC, w-> attempted with
The most haucring prospects If success
IA Phladcl Ehia, about two wear. AGO.
/ can attest the iac;, that inan in this
csiy at that tine commenced the exue-
rIncnt by p'Gch'ng and tickling his
vile ~ her sides. tpon her resisiino
nc held her violently by the nnclcs and
tiokicd her feet, until her screams
Drought her assistance IN time 10 pre-.
vent catastrophe precisely similar 10
that recorded ia the French paper.
HHuscmen and Literature. The
following is one of the many amuse-
mehts vi our country editorial friends
me m0SfeT'S ScFiffcn Instructions 10
.iohn Orighf, 10 smell ,Criie yiphf-l
hold rIgh,to write to you John Wright.
that You dn not write ,crite right. when
you write It Uyighi. You must not
write 'crt'e wright, neither must YOU
"ute 1t right, nor even should YOU
write IT rite. write write right, Won
must write II trrifc. II YOU are good
wright. you write Uritc uriie, which
"'ll be tight; so If YOU wish to write
the word re right, you must neither
write 1t wright. write nor right. The
sense - known by spelling right;
Will give YOU an example John " right.
| WFiie. yon are right. lie is rrigaf.
SIC have right, they have ,ifs. /
have here speit It all right. Now John
Wright, write tCri right.
Passing through the market this
morning. was not little amused ~
the quick reply of huckstcr. TO pert
Y"gug man, who inquired, What i.
the price VI. tins cousin of yours
tpoinl'rg 20 little Pig cone dollar
replied the wcman. but here Is a twin
brother 81 yours taking mp gousc)
that you may have for halt The money
II 40 not 'oGyh Tor the breed
.2Hrord.
GdsirOn0Djc Jokt.--A loin Of nut,
ton va, CA ilie table. aud a gentleman
opposite took the carving / niie ~ hand
snail | cut u saddle wj.e:' said he.
You bad better cut IL bride WISE
-aid ti, freud, lor then We shall stand
70 better chIucc 81 sct',u. a b,t 30 our
Mrs Royall writes from Washing
ton 10 Major Noah---
=" The senate ha- adopt Iarule O.
'"d'0g iWa1', fr M PJor. AID
would you believe it.y ! sm iurlpd
'i 90 '.t iuteuii.t.rD. I.i,c Csc 80