Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-02-10

die, stand stock still, without wagging
a foot ill he got up again. Once !
saw some horses, when their master
was ~ dinner ~ith me. prick up their
ears To- hear his voice; and when they
did so. they neighrd for Joy.
LSrary IF U'gw Rno,cledge.
Remarkable s0gdeity Of a dog.-We
have often witnessed the ssgacity Of the
New foundland dogs, and have not been
surprised at the many instances Of their
saving children from drowning. because
water il the element m which they de-
ligh, To sport. The following. which
took place in our neighborhood, we con-
slider a. one OF the most extraordinary
cases within our knowledge. and should
hardly have credited the story, had il
not been communicated by q gentle.
man in whose veracity We have perfect
confidence.
Four small children Of his family,
the smallest not being able To creep,
were seated around the FIRE. when
large stick fell and scattered around
great quantity Of burning Goals. A
large dog, which was IN the room. i'm
mcdiatcly ran up. and with his fore
, feet drew the infant from the hearth,
and thus rescued it from the danger
which its hel plessness could not other
wise have escaped.
INorrich (Ct. Spectator.
Sharp eyed Legisiafor.-A few days
since one Of the Honorable Reps, from
the western part Of Massachusetts.
whose business It is to see if he can
present more orders than any one else,
and read written speeches louder than
all the rest Of the brotherhood can
cough, presented an order To have an
enquiry instituted into the manner of
picking mackerel. and the necessity of
further laws tn regulate the same. lie
made an explanation of the meaning
Of the order. He said he had been ere,
dibly informed that in a great many
cases, mackerel were picked with the
heads on, and as no body ever ate the
heads, he considered IL an imposition /;
Tor. sir. we are compelled to paw for "A
great many pounds Of mackercl that
We don't buy. Some other gentleman,
whose eyes are more nc custome ed .prnba
bly. To the complexion of picked fish.
asked the close calculating legislator,
if he would not amend his order, SO as
Ia have the tails cut off and the back =
bone taken out. for. as we never eat
those, il is decidedly an imposition 10
have them sold Ia Us.
The fact is. some sly wag has been
tampering with the crcduli,y If the
good honest man, and IN the eagerness
of making az many laws "a possible.
he sat to work-lIke a fish going tail
foremost.- Boston Bulletin.
We find the following retort courteous in
the Harrisburg In,eiligencer. IL is part Of .
Legislative debate.
Mr.. Craft. young man Of con.
siderable promise from Allegheny coun-
~, having thought proper to answer
MIR. Martin, Of Philadelphia county.
on the subject Of connecting ala impor-
taut subject with party feeling. Mr..
Martin thought proper 10 answer Mr..
Craft. by saving that he would quote
the following poetry for the gentlernan's
instruction:
"Large vessels cap-msy venture more,
nut little Craft must keep the shore"
MIR. Craft replied, that when the
gentleman offered argument. he would
coDdescend to answer hun but as he
had been pleased to amuse the house
with poetry, he would add the rcmain.
der of the coupIet:
The noble swallow seeks the skv,
But foolish MsHriss can but try"