Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-02-21

Picture of Ohio, By a trdueLier.--Boys
become men here at very early age,
and drive, fell trees, build houses, go to
market, get in harvest, and kill hogs, be-
| fore they enter upon their teens. A large
family of children is to a Backwoodsman
a treasure, for they all labour in some
! way or other. The women, too, are seen
| cutting wood, digging cornfelds, and NOV
ing hay. The eldest daughter of rich
farmer will often lead the field in the heat
of the day. All human creatures work
there is no idleness. A man who is not in
| dustrious cannot live in such communi-
ty,-he is despised and maltreated if he
is poor-he is unpopular he is rich. No
man can fail to get living with ordinary
| industry and economy.-There are no
paupers,-cross the State in any direction,
you will not see poor field, deserted
clearing, a strolling woman, drunken
man, or an irreligious, mhospitable, dis
orderly village. Public opinion is in ia
your of temperance and honesty. The
people are shrewd, enquiring and manly
effeminacy is almost regarded as crime,
early marriages are upheld, old age is re-
verenced, litigation is disreputable, NOR
atty popular, pride odious, and false pre-
tentions laughed at. Coming together from
all parts of the world, and from every
section of our own country in particular,
such thing as narrow sectional feeling
is unknown. They mutually wear off each
others prejudice by intercourse, and
dioonrar thoiy o,x,,, "a mic b1z +h,, aoptro,+
They keep up a constant correspondence
withtheir friends ofthe East nothing which
transpires escapes them. There is no re.
spectacle town without it's reading room
and post office. Each settler Of respecta.
bility wishes to keep the run of events in
his native place. They compare notes,
| and thus a greater amount of information
is brought together, and people SO situated
are more likely to have liberal and enlar-
ged views, that all had been reared on
| the spot.
Extraordinary THef.-The following a
musing and singular piece of roguery,
lately occurred in Paris:--
An individual, well dressed, presented
himself at the shop ola female who sold
ready made linen in one ofthe retired parts
and observed to her that she appeared to
keep a large assortment Of gentleman
shirts. "Oh yes, she had them of all de-
scriptions, and very cheap" ''Pray mad
am" said he, shave you any garments
of similar description and superior quail
ty, for ladies'; am about to be married,
and wish to make my intended wife pre-
sent of three Dozen" "Certainly, GER
tainly, sir, have some which am sure
will suit you," and forthwith, three par
| GELS, each containing dozen, were ex.
| hibited on the counter. One was opened
and the stranger examined it with much
attention; at first he said, 81 am afraid
that these are too Short" and seemed lost
for moment in thought, at the difficulty
which presented itself to his mind of as.
pertaining the precise size wanted-ar
idea seemed to strike him. s'Madam, .
he said, 'you are about the height anc
size of the lady | shall shortly marry
would it be asking too much of you to
draw one ofthese over your dress" "Not
tall llldo it with great deal of pleasure. y
In minute, the good woman appeared in
4 tAAS pooy VI VIC Siio COiiipiClCly CHfClOpCu
in one. The stranger looked at her, walk.
| ed round her and stopped, apparently to
draw down the garment behind her to its
| full length, in doing which, hevery adroit.
| ly fastened her clothes to it with large
lpin. She supposing his examination finish
| ed, attempted to take it off again, when,
to her establishment, she found her clothes
rose up with it. At this moment the fellow
grasped the parcels and made off with
them. The poor woman hesitated to fol.
low-made another attempt to divest her.
| self ofthe superfuous covering, but fail
ing to do so, ran after him. So much time,
however, was lost, and so many boys COL
lected around her at the noval appearance
she presented that she was soon compelled
return to her shop, and put up with the
loss.-N. Y. Cour. d Eng.
| Cholera in Canada. Quebec Ga
zette ofthe 18th inst. states that cases Of
malignant cholera had terminated fatally.
| The Montreal paper of the 7th, however,
expresses surprise that news of such a
nature should first reach that city ria
Quebec, but does not venture q contra
diction of the story.