Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-09-09
From tbs .Ns,s Haeen PaRsdnm
HEROES.

Money You young spendthnfti' said m,
uncle JeTy Iuratamble, as asked him Cor
Shilling 70 celebrate Independence: .noac,
! money! lot me see; perhaps | NAV have !,
odd copper for you lie fumhled in the sid,
| pocket OF bis coat. and. seemingly with mucl
hesisancy, logged out a pondcIous pscke
| BOOK OF very eborigiRai appearance, which
I probably had not seen the light for many :
day: For uncle Jerry was an exceedingl,
/ prudent man, that never showed of hts mo
ney for fear Of being robbed, and nsver spent
| u, Tor sun greater fear Of being starved
Pet, as he was also Of rather benevolent
turn, he always carried the huge old pocket.
/ book BY him, lest, peradyentgre, he should
be caught in fit OF charity, without amy
means of gratifying the extcnporaneoos
! qaalm watched the Gt obi gentlemsn,s
I round face, with boyish curiosity. IS he q
peoea the book OF destiny, anu tatnea leaf
alter leai, without appearing 60 be very anS
ioas Tor The object oi hls search Al length
lac stumbled on something that attracted his
attention, from top to toe. Thus situated.
uncle Jerry, with vast gravity. examined the
object Of his curiosity. lie turned il fr.t one
side up, then the other gave 1t front stare
then side squint; 'pishd, psoh d. sighed
rubbed his face, and then burst Out into one
oil those cordial fits OF laughter which frolc
80 hxuriantly over the Whole frame sof a very
fat man. was bali astonished and half ack
led, at bis incxplicable mcrriment sIts6roll.
uncle, ant? ejaeulate3 |, after waiting some
Time IN vain, for the end Of his connie pet
iormance Yes, boy, ha. ha! ha!.--and he.
as u excited to fresh Efforts, roared oven
louder than before, bat throwing his head
/ backwards with triumphant Tourist. Ia Give
force and freedom to his nirth, he upfartu
nately destroyed the balance OF his pasition.
| add over went jest, afm chair. uncle Jerry.
and All 'Ah, Dorothy said he, rising. seal
lug himself, and shaking bis head, An. Do
roihy, Dorotbyl this ant the first time that
you have floorcd men 'N by, aunt Doro-
My - dead, she can't hurt YOU Yes, yes,
she's dead, and it's III for fhe best, no doubt
! for she used TO make terrible racket here ON
earth Alb, boy, you never get knocked
down with a soap ladle as | Have. Faith.
she was spiashea, that Dorothy This pie
ture drew OF scrape that tvo had once.
when like 10 have got tiny head cracked I'll
/ tell you. We hyed sere when the war first
| begun. Well il was all woods round the
house then, almost up TO the doors, yoa
| knew. On that side Of the house, there
+, was prodisious thIckei. 20 close that yoa
! couldn't see through il atall Wei, The war
broke cut, and began TO leeIa little skittish
J
7 where was exposed 10 the attacks of the
Wild beast and Indians, and Dorothy an at
/ once 80 went out by tie theket one day,
where Dorothy was boiling whopping great
Kettle OF soap, and down set on Il log, aud
! says /, Dorothy says /, don't YOU think,
say |, that we'd better be moving back
where somebody lives2'' NO! say she w hy,'
says ]. Cagse,' says she on know YOUR
! aunt Dorothy always had reason Tor every
thing. Why, Dorothy says /, ane shall be
! al Killed here as sure rs a CUB She began
I TO look 'tarnal cross. Why SAYS I, ant
/ you afraid oil the Indians? Pish dat fos the
! whole posse Of en- said Dorothy, flourish
! ms Tue soap adle. '0hl OH! bless me, Doro-
/ Thy, you've thrown some Of Your bot soap on
! me- SAID |. Keep OUT Of The way them
! begun think rs much, for had no Taste for
4 hot soap. But, just as was staring %,
i zoundsl what YELL and four horrId great
| Indians jumped cut Of the bushes, and Iedg-
cd N corner, and thcy did not seq me
! 'What.' said /, uncle Jerry, did YOU leave
aunt Dorothy TO the Iudiaus2i why, YOU sil
( II cooi, said hc, there were four of them
What could do'' lie went Oh n.th lis s;o-
| ". The Indians yell'd, AND my wife sqaall
/ ed I'd heard my wife before, and .bo "a
| wages before; bat il was rare piece Of music
10 hear them both together 80 peaked out
\
| from behiud.t the stumpto see bow ii went
| Split me. II my good old Dorothy wa'ptdosI-
! ing hot soap over them with vengeance
How they did kick and jump, and YELL bat
she didn't stop for that. She dealt fall Ia
dies OF the stuff. Kissing hot. into their faces,
! aud on their naked arms and legs, willie they
cut up all manner of capers 10 the air. and
finally took to Their heels, roaring and howl
ing like the very d-li ! couldn't hclp laugh
ias hight out, TO see Dorothy pouring out the
boiling soap on them ike volcano, and they
/ scalding and biting themselves ike mad cats
/ SO, when they were cut Of sight ran up TO
| my wife, and was about TO bestow round OF
| kisses, but she twmled the ladle round and
! gave nue. such n knock in the head as laid me
I on the ground rs Hat as a founder .ICsl.
/ Dorothy says /, it's lit ant an incsan
| i know IT, says she. How could you, them?
| says L Look here, sir SAYS she won litue
cewardly puppy. when I've been killing Tndl
ans half an hour, III have zen TO know. La
in no mood to be kissed Very probabls, /
said l. ACTION.
| Bronze Colossal Elephant. The enormous
bronze Elephant, which vas originally inten-
| ded TO be placed as a foundation on the site
OF the Bas,le in Paris, is now, il seems, to tie
| fixed on pedestal IN vacant space "a tho
champs Elysees: NJ. A Mylavoiue, the archi-
| tect, having obtained from the city Of Paris,
for eighty years. The grant OF the land in ques
| tion tvifhouf rent 90 fanatttng, r ifS