Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14

II NO. 80
/ The ScoTcHmAN's cAII.--A yours
clergyman in Scotland, being about to
|quit the scene Of his orthodox labor,
4 FOR another settlement, called on an old
lady belonging to his congregation, to
say farewell, and to- thank her for the
kindness he had experienced from her.
camp sac yere gaun to leave us,
said the old lady, s:Weel, I wish We
[. Gods blessing. we've been a sober,
|staid, discreet young man, and doubt
nae yell have your reward. And
where are we about to settler"
ssThe Lord has called me to labor in
a distant part of the vineyard," repli-
ed the clergyman; and have got the
parish of -.
a"Ayc," said the old lady, cam may
be yell get leetle mairsteepend whar
Eye're gauin?'
| ""Why, yes, / expect small increase
in emolument, certainly"
! ssAweel, thought sae," retorted
the. old dame; elf it had no. been the
case, the Lord might haze called lang
and loud enough before, before ye
would haze heard his voice."
A PROFESSOR. provincial leciu-
rer at one Of our scientific institutions
was recently exhibiting an experiment,
when the bottle in his hand flew to pie
ces. "This is very extraordinary"
quoth the savant, 81 assure you, ladies
and gentlemen, that have performed
this experiment with this very same
bottle at leasta dozen times, and give
you my honor it never broke toupleces
in this way BEFORE
LOGIC CLAss-'Cu1p OF THE OLD
BLOCK. AS a specimen of the past u
tility CT the logic class in the universe
| ty Of Edinburg, an anecdote is current
in which the son Of fascetious baron
ct, whose residence is not five miles
from town, acted part worthy his
descent. He was called up by the
worthy professor of the time, and ask
ed the noble question, "Can man see
without eyes?" Yes sir,'' was tho
prompt answer. allow, sir?'' cried
the amazed professor, 'scan man see
without eyes? Pray, sir, how do you
make that out?" '.He can see with
one, sir,'' replied the ready witted
youth; and the whole class shouted
with delight at the triumph oyer meta
physics.
Fossil Plauts.--Th quantity ofplants
principally Of fern, which accumulated
inthe coal minesis immense. The most
elaborate limitations Of living foliage on
the painted ceilings Of Italian pala-
ces beer 10 comparison with the beau-
teous profusion Of extinct vegetable
forms with which the galleries Of these
instructive coal mines are overriding.
The roof is covered as with a canopy
Of gorgeous tapestry, enriched with
festoons of most graceful foliage flung
in wild irregular profusson over every
portion of its face. The effect is height
ened by the contrast of the coal black
color Of these vegetables with the light
ground work of the rock to which they
are attached. The spectator feels trans
ported, as if by enchantment, in the
forest of another world he bcholds
tho trees Of form and character now
unknown upon the surface Of the earth,
presented to his senses almost in the
beauty and yigor of their primeyal
life; their scaly stems and bending
branches, with the delicate apparatus
Of foliage, are all spread forth before
him, little impaired by the lapse Of
countless ages and bearing faithful re-
cord Of extinct systems Of vegetation,
which began and terminated in times
of which these relics arc the infallible
historians. Such are the grand natural
herbaria wherein these most natural
remains Of the vegetable kingdom arc
preserved in state Of integrity k1gle
short offtreir living perfection, Der
conditions OF our planet whicIH exist
no more .-Buckla7.d's Brldscru!eTl1
Treatise.
Z Noboay aOill steal yeass.--sSapo-
leon in his Italian campaign, took
Hungarian battalion prisoners The
Colonel an Oldham, complained bitter
lily Of the French mode Of lighting, ~
rapid desultory attacks on the flank,
the rear. the lines ofconlmunication, &c.
concluded BY saying "that ne had fought
|; II M arm i Of Maria Theresa, in Ger
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