Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-03-25

Ifsny doubts existed as 10 his pov
erty they were dispelled when Christ
mas day arrived, and the poor gentle
man was seen taking his place at the
long.table and demolished an ample
allowance of The beef and pudding for
which there was aOthinS TO pay
"Poor fellow?" solIIosuized the land
lord Of The Bush, '4'm sure he cant
afford that slxpcnce every day, for his
brandy and water, | must make At up
foe him again. His measures were
accordingly taken, Joha the waiter
had his instructions; f. when the poor
gentleman handed his plate for anoth
er slice of the pudding, guinea was
slipped into his hand with the whisper
ed, MASTERS compliments, Sir, end
says this viii do to lay 10 some winter
llanneIs for the children"
The poor genllen IN locked at the coin
and then at the waiter; then deposited the
first ia the eight hand packet Of his small
clothes; and thrn drew lorlh card which
he handed to John, quietly remarking:
"My thanks and comp ments to your mas
ter, and tell him if he ever happens to
come my wly,I nope he'll call upon me. :"
THIS was the inscription upon the card:
Thomas Courts, 81 SrRANp LONDON.
The "poor gentleman" was at Bristol
superInlendIag the erection Of some thlrty
or forty houses, he was building on spec.
ulatIon, What afterwards passed between
htm and the landlord Of The Bush, rs not
recorded; but This much is known, that
the SAID landlord soon after engaged very
largely in the coaching business; that his
drafts on Coutts and Go. the great bank
ers, were always duly honored; that he
was very successful, and became one of
the rich meu in Bristol. And it Is tur
ther said, that the identical Chrislm ls
guinea is still in the possession OF the
"poor gentleman's" widow, her Grac The
Duchess 0E ST. Albans. -Kaickerbocker
me sum Of h"maa Happiness We're
| offered my choice, SAID Lord Byron,
"erher tu live my life over again, or to
live as many years more onward IshouId
certalnI y prefer the first, yet my yotng
days have been vastly more unhappy than
| believe those Of other mea community.
are. | once attempted 10 enuuerate he
days had lived, which might, according.
10 tue common use of language, be called
happy could never make them amount.
To more than eleven, audi beIieve L have,
a very distinct remembrance Of every one j..
often ask myself whether, between the
present time and the day Of my death, /
shall be able 10 make up the round DOZEN.
Such is tue sum total Of human ihappi
neSS. An Arabian CALI, WIN wrote his
own lItH, assures us that he had fourteen
days'oI happiness. Gibbon tells the story
after him, and boasts that he had exceed.
cd th" commander ofihefailhfuI---he does
no! state by how much, perhaps Ivy dou
bic, Were ! To choose nay lJt in life 4
would mol be- poet, though 1t ls possible
lor ID poet TO get through tlte loorahly on
sy; yet The chance Is against hun. After
ali, 5us'Ing nm Of business, one who
has not leisure to tmGk 0ftAe:il of life,
nor any great Hculeness Of sBnslbikty, to
expose han 10 thor attacks, such a nan
has The De5G chance of happiness. Snme
Fronchmtn, i 'o'Ect who, has stated that
10 enjoy This world, dne mnsr have goo1
stomach and Il Dad heart. think man
may have Vothand be very miserable"
Raj Roads inthe UMi;ed States. Itis
estimated on good authority, that at thus
time, the raj roads IN the United States,
enher actually undef coatract, or ia pro
gress oI belng surveyed, amoant 10 more
than three thousand miles. Elch ward
oi the highest iron rails, fit for raj! road
weighs sixty two aud a half pounds. AS
there are 1860 yards in u mile, each mile
OF raIl road with Il double track. will re
quire Two hHndrcd aad thirty eight tons
oI rails, besides chains, screws and bolts.