Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-08-15
TOMMY BUCK

TOAMY BUCK
Tommy Buck was ought a., 10 take care OF Sc
ventern COWS, belonging to his islher; 10 dri,c
four OK team with To, the old m.re nj he end OF
it, cut wood ~ the winter, and taise gram in the
simmer But, alas al the perllouo sge oi si1teeo,
Il dancing master came INTO the village, and Tom
my, by dint of persuade G persuaded his old hon
est father to perm HIM to subscribe and instead
Of chanting obsolete psalm tunes IN he chimney
corner upon WINTER evening, pumps, ruhcs and
a fiddle rclgned IN their stead In lieu OF hall,
p geon wings and right and left were heard
The barn floor, and the oxon aud lib were left 10
" chew the cud' of suppercss lonelnn IS Tom
my ideas were raised and his wits outright de-
'cendcd from his head to his heels, leaving his up
per story to let. Sralghtway a bail was had,
and Tommy Skipped the shell of a fashionable, and
wore eio,ts, and tell IN love. True he was rather
awkward IN his nannersms a. iifsl; but then he
u orted q smart tor and arqgted east and lmpu-
dence-- aud eventually by sctls,ty and toe and heel
rxcrIon cnperrd into tho good graces of Molly
Reed who could weave sixteen yards of shotnE pc
dem. Tommy then set up fora beau after IN. la
.tirs' own hearts, and went 10 town 10 sell gown
patterns DIS apprentice, thGlng above driving the
oxen IN partnership With lib determined % be-
come . RsrradHt And so he did-aud hls father
died leaving HIM the bilk of hs forum when
lommy tetermlncd TO do Two things, VIZ. ca. Moi
s. and keep curricle The first ~ as tie most diff
c,l ,buthe had learned " thing OF two, aed after
due quantity OF tears her part, the separation
vas tnectod and the currice purchased. lib, the
Old mare, the cows and oxen, were translated 10
Two greys, and Tommy from the plough TO n fne
gentleman Thu farm, milking pals, pigs, hens and
iuchs, were changed to cash and style and the
balance over this accessory expenditure invested in
the house Of Tommy Buck, Lsndshark & co. ID
then Tommy went to the springs and gained to
the theatre uHa drank, to his counting house an
hustled, and these were beautiful times Tom
my's credit good AID he used ii his cash was
plenty ard m spent III his health fine and hc gave
TIA traL Who like rommy2 lie made love a
new TO city belle, but the SLY old fox of Il alncr
SAID nay lie asked poet 10 write doleu dlttcs
aud he ssid yea, and he paid HIM; the sonncts
wcrc tuil of darts und crues-and tho gul married
another Tommy sighed & drank and gained and
whlsted, " To drive dul care away" and htn )nif-
Ell. lib kicked 40 her heels in scoru at HIM Moi
y senn four chubby chldreno school and loves her
husband IL lady love of sonnet reading memo
y does not notice him IN the street, Dnd Tommy
has shipped to 90 to india at ten dols,s month in
the torec~stle OF Il sbip.
MoRAI--Pes and cows, and ducks and hens
and old ilb, good far snd money At interest,"
are better lan greys and cuuicles, and siyc--un
i.ss one prefers to go India at dollars per-
month before the mast. And so our story ends
Nw England Fdrmcr.
Case Of 7IGn,fNSioa Of Biood-Wc extract the
following from Mr. Banners Clinical Il, ports
which appeared In the last number of the Londnn
Medical and >urglcal journal After giving the
PARTICULARS of the case which was one of hemor-
image, IN lady of delicate constitution, Nh Ban.
ner goes on 10 state, that the 9th of May last. be-
tween the hours Of and l. the patient uprcared in
a DIVING state; she was quite unconscious, the pusr
could only occasionally be felt, the eve was half
closed and CLASSY, the breathing scarcely pcrcept
bic she had taken a half a pint of brandy and
consider able quantity of red wine without produ-
eng any effect on the system AS last means
Mr. ckerseth proposed the operation of tranhl-
sion, which was agreed to- aud immediately com.
monced as follows:
y blunic apparatus was used | made an in
cison at the bend of the right arm, and land bare
the VEN for three quarters Of an inch the appara
tus was immersed in warm water, and placed in
convenient position; ligatnre was now applied
round the husbands arm; | made small opening
INTO the patients vein, and introduced tne small
loose pipe, which was held there by an assistant
large orliice was made in the husbands VEN.
from which the blood issued freely into the receiv
er OF me instrument the pump was now exhausted
OF IT'S atmospheric air, and the slastc tube was at
tached to the pipe already IN the patients vein.-
Mr., Blcker-teth attended to the pipe and arm, DR. |
Jeftreys to the constitutional symptoms, whilst II