The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-01-22

Could Christian faith have such stupendous power,
To soothe the mind in such a trying hour
! looked upon her pallid face again:
Her parted lips were quIverlng With pain
HerCheeks were ashy white, her spent frame shooA
Yet there was calmnness in her tranquil iook--
A leaning upon Gcd--a faith sublime,
That he would aid her in his own good time
The Way they Court dotrn Edt.-Sally,
the housemaid, par no apples IN the corner,
Enter Obadiah, who seats himself IN the
corner, opposite 10 Sally, without saving
word for fifteen minutes, but finally, scratch
ing MS head breaks silence with
:" There's considerable imperceptlble al.
term of the weather since last week.
Saly-Taint so injudlcIous and 50 in.
dubiable cold as twas; the thernomcon
has lowered Up to four hundred degrees
higher than zenith.
Obadlah--I thinks likely, for birds Of
thai specie fly great quantity higher IN
warmer days than cold ones.
Both parties assume grave aud know
Ing look, and a long pause ensues. Final
", Obadiah gives his pate another harrow
Ing scratch, and again breaks silence
Well, Sally, we chaps are gong to
raise a sleigh ride, It's such inlmlcal good
Sleddin, tomorrow.
Sa.Iy-You are Our folks are suspect
ing company all day Tomorrow.
OBADIAH spose they have lnsatlate
times ont. | sheuId be indefinitely hap.
PVT you would disgrace me with your CON-
pany; should take 1t as deropltary no.
uour besides, re calculating TO treat the
gels coplous well with rasous and black
strap.
Sally should be supernatural glad to
disgrace you, but cur folks suspect CON-
pany; can't 60.
Obadiah sits scratching his head awhile,
and at length starts up as though new
idea had come upon hun.
"WeII, now know what I'll do; III 60
home aud thrash them are beans what have
been lying down there IN the barn sch a
darned while, lErt DISQUALIFICATION
Morn. Post.
Nadaess an japrorer Of tie reasoning
p0Tcrs.-lhe following reasons by mad
nan strikes Us as the most perfect EXPOSE
ton Of the true theory Of sanity and Insan-
ily that We have ever seen or heard. \
man confined in jail as a Iunatlc made these
observations w that are iockedup here
are only called mad, because our madness
does not happen 10 agree with that OF the
rest Of the world. Every body thinks his
neighbor mad il his pursuits happen TO be
opposite to his own. HI. nelghbor the same
Of him: but then these two kinds Of mad.
ness do not Interfere with each other. Now
and then there comes an eccentric man, who
taking a just view Of things, thinks them
all mad--hm the majority catch and lock
up here. That's my case
4 beef aealer caught stealing beef By
the beef itself. \ friend relates to US al
amusing piece Of thleyery, which took place
not long since, not thousand miles from
our goodIy village Two persons under.
took to steal piece Of beef from a neigh.
Dor who had killed an OK and left 1t over
night IN his barn, suspended with stick
between the TANKS, IN the usual way. They
agreed that one should mount the cross
stick and cut away, whilst the other kept
watch. He had scarcely commenced op
eratlons, when the stick slipped from under
hun, the ribs closed, and fairly locked hun
inside the carcase, his arms extending above
his head, and his feet projecting from the
neck Of the animal; his companion fled /;
leaving the prisoner to be released from his
confinement by the owner Of the OK, who
upon opening his barn at sunrise greeted
him with hearty good morning. "--L0.
gansport Cana! Telegraph.
Newspaper Coliectiae.-Some wears since,
an honest old fellow, who had been for many
years a collector Of newspaper debts, de.
parted this life, much regretted by ms EN-.
ployers. Among the goods aud chatteIs
of which he died possessed, was a much
worn memorandum book, wl,a parchment
cover, IN which he had recorded the Varl'
Gus incidents, &c. which occurred IN hi'
peregrInatlons. twenty-five of IT'S pages
were found filed with continuous repe'l.
ton Of the well known order " call again;
at the end Of which was written, IN the
hand writing of the deceased, as follows:
" For the space Of fifty years, have been
a collector Of debts due TO editors and pro-
prletors ofsundry newspapers in these United
Stales and durlng tins space | have kept