The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-01-05


The following pleasant dialogue upon the name of
Mr. Brorsb the friend and assistant of Mr. and Mrs
Wood, we copy from the Boston Morning Post How
to address or speak ofstis gentleman, 50 to be I'M
persons represented below: - s(sf ::
sya"'atis Perso ~, Eds.a Student Lawyer,
Ed.-How do Won like Bro, friend s. Don't you
stu:wBroaa rs gu I !sase.Bro, indeed
Ed Ed: cali him BIsseT gr T h-O,n-g-h.-thOugh
Lar.1Ah b, you.fe Soth! wrong; it's Brow.
saEIfs 9 B1sil: -. i: -
he. sh6aid best know Why look ye-.Pl.6-u-g-h-
plough. 1 insist it is Brow = =
Gerk:-I insist i1s Brew. ,Examhe y5ur lexicdts,
and T Gi don't rs Through there's no
Lar-My dear sir, tlfss i mon particle of euphony
IN such a prouuncatiohS have from first ratsaur
thQrityGergo, I am right ~
-.Ed-Genilemen, Imagine me right, if you please
am an editor and understand orthograplly- etymoogy
synax, and prosody, thoroughly and beyond dispute
You can't begin TO argue with me on the subject
! Here grimace of importance.
! -Sfu.-Zounds, I'll determined to maintain
my ground. Haynt been to college lis Broff all
| the world over.
Hech.-Ha-ha-ha. Here have YOU been clubbing
and disputing about bass affair, all this time
purpose. Permit me, gentlemen, without the advan-
iage Of liberal education so called-without having
studied law, stolen a paragraph, or jumped over
counter-pernit me, in a,pain, commonsense fashion ,
being rough fellow, TO assure you YOU all wrong.
Call every thing by its riebtname, Sirs and you will
pronounce the word Bn; ex. as the editor says,D
R-o-u.g-hr-rough. Vide also, the song which my
friend Andrew and others have sung so meodously,
called the Chough and Crow" and remember again
that master piece of plays Macbeth; "Lay on, Mac
duff and damnd be he that first cries, Hold
[The pronunciation given BY i,e gentleman himself
is f" Bruff.' ~
Horidle.-This morning, as negro man was lead
ing chained bears through the court yard Of the
Mississippi Hotel kept in this place by Mr. Parker,
mulatto woman from the kitchen improvidenty took
her little boy out the animals and allowed him
to go near them. One of the bears Immediately seized
the child in his paws sinking his claws the abdo
Of the chld,) threw him the ground, and began
with frightful avidy, to feed upon his The
sLreks OF the frantic mother who, true TO nature had
thrown herself upon the PROSTATE body of her child,
and vainly endeavoring unclasp the murderous
jaws of the BEAST broug Int in the spot the
keeper the hotel and number of gentlemen dodgers
there; and an attempt was made TO rescue the boy by
striking the bear with the head of corn hoe. But the
rapacious animal needed them not and continued his
deathy feast by sucking the blood from bite in the
arm,-when most providentally, the other bear was
instigated probably by the smell of fresh wounds to
contest the banquet, battle ensued between them
which afforded opportunity OF snatcbing away the
child, and also diverted them both from fresh attack
and two three deadly aims neapacitated each Of
them for further mischief Dr. Dashiell called to
the child, and promptly dressed the wounds. He viii
q probably recover-Natchez paper.
Il
Z Cold Wiaters.-In the wear 400 the Euxine wa
covered with ice for 10 DAYS. In 359 the Adriatic wa
covered with ice, but for what length of time does
appear. In 929, the Thames frozen ever for L
weeks; the same river also frozen in ll6s
1865 and 1903. Several times since the same ha
happened. The winter of 1853 so severe Europe
that trees split by the FROST Loaded sledges pas
sed on the ice from Boston Nantasket in the white
of 1866, and have done the same or winter
since. On the 18th December l708 the frost in New
England was intense, that the killed.
fall OF snow took place in February, l7l7, deep tina
in people in Boston had get of their chamber win
@ dows Eleven hundred sheep persisted on Fishers
d. land from being buried l3 feet in the snow Two wer
found alive after lapse of % days, they having sur
nd ported themselves by chewing the wool of the Others
In $780, the Chesapeake covered with ice as far
the mouth of the Patomac. In the same year. troop
ofhorse and heavy cannon crossed the ice from Me-
d York to Staten Island: and Long Island Sound wa
ale nearly covered with ice. Almost all the birds of II
forest persisted.