Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-07-17

p.eIknew him we'll All tbs time he
..s as genteel a pckPocket as ever iounssaa h.sn
washington or the Astor ffo'eis. Wy W -"
c,llowing him for weeks -, CO. ,.s
He engaged himself in marriage Inc ia'''oi -
o,nosed the mother favored the match II was 50 gen,
rel 10 have count in the family me ia.hei
the mother pacifcd him. All went wen, unu P'r
lions were in progress for the wedding socal
No, many evenings ago. as he was enjoying - hell
tetea ,cte with the family pull and ieie ea,a Ger.
called the servant from below, and waite cr gentle
tain hotel made his appearance, lnquirihs 10 F;tz
~ yho ralls himself james augustus Cd"n."g 800
Jares He was shown into the Saioonlne'c comnauy at
trembling" Your wife, sir, requests your
the - hotel"
Shs has followed YOU from Boston, sH-'"ss '"e
| must see you ,c lady in faintng fit
o sei - ,o.,,nsed-the father laughed Tor loy-ano
inc , no 80 -, svstemaicall y-took his mar, saying
this is too unlucky damme-9oou ,ahea ana o,ber.
NJ 7 al moi saw that all the hus'acheu 'hu o''. :
No" - ~ race are pickpockes, they have not a
capital in brains TO carry on the uadeDu. ioo
| aav--uum--abo that. :, en-
III, nv dear Bennett, intend TO lodge IN iuh.
rose when shall drink freely Of the dews that
blown ro.' yours Puck
| fall upon IT, io"s'
| c,,rrRIse PRospEcTs-We have not been out OF
oxyn lately but friend just from the country describes
The appearance Of the fields in the highest degree
beautiful and hourishng Indeed we see evidence OF
the fact in the cheerful coun,enance OF every lAer
hat we meet in the The wheat crop, now near
" ont Of danger will two or three pushes ior
one expected month ago The rye, we are told, Is
more ,bon an average Oats abundant beyond ex.
ample Large quantities ohay have been secured ana
the new mown fields already putting up iuNuianl
second crop The pasture lands are IN hne cohoiuo''
and cattle and other live stock never looked peuer.
Meanwhile the (of which there IS an uncommony
large pantingl is Just promising as heart could wish
while buckwheat potatoes and the whole family OF We
retables seemed ready pay their full tribute tut
ting all these things together do not know but tat
this season. SO inauspicously began may hereafter be
noted as our year of plenty.-Winchester Ri. June
18th
THE GREAT LAKEs.-Relative extent elevation, &c.
The Ontario is miles long, 40 miles wide 3oo eet
deep and its surface computed at 23l feet eievaoh
aboee the tide waters Three Rivers go miles below
| Cape St Vincent.
The Erie is 270 miles long 60 miles WIDE l2o deep,
and lis surface is ascertaned be SOB feet above
| tide water at Albany.
| The Huron is $50 miles long, 100 miles average
BREADTH 900 feet deep and its snrlace is near 595 feet
| above tide
The Michigan is 400 miles long, 60 miles wide depth
and elevation the Huron.
Green Bay about 100 miles long, and 20 miles wide
depth unknown; elevation the same as Huron and Mich
igan
Lake Superior is 4s0 miles long, 100 miles average
width feet deep and It's surface is 649 feet above
| tide
| Bottom of Lake Ontario, 900 feet below the surface
i of tide water.
| Huron, 305 feet do.
| Michigan, 305 feet do.
/ Superior, 305 do.