Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-07-29


That holds like the rock bound tower.
MANSION HoUsE.-AN UNwAsHED ANGEL.-Or
Tuesday cobbler named Lee charged by Mr.
Jones the ves,ry clerk of the parish Of St Stephens
Coleman street with having deserted his wife, SO thai
she became charqeabe upon the parochia fund The
defendant appeared to be upwards of sixty years OF
age, and had exceedingly dirty shirt and coat
waiscoat and trowsers 10 correspond
Mrs. Lee said that she had been married to her hus
band thirty years, and had had by him eleven
children, all of whom were dead except one, who was
in such state of health not to re able to support
himself The defendant had, Notwithstanding the long
time they had been tied together, Of late taken in
change for her company that of young woman, who
was called Mis-, Angel, with whom he lived night and
day. 1t was, might be expected quite absurd TO
pect any assistance from a who such years took
fancy Of this kind and the parish did fancy the
idea Of supporting him in by giving her supply.
The Of the parish said that the defendant
had Frequently abandoned the poor woman although
well able to support her and his diseased son.
Defendant. 1t was because she left me that left
she and don't live with young woman or angel nei-
Their.
how he II get of this here There she stands
in the crowd behind him. with pokoolar dirty face.
The Lord Mayor. Let this diry-fac An
gel.
Here a Young woman with very unwashed counte.
nance, hands and and baby stepped forward and
said that her Angel but she did mt pretend to
be sch character
The Lord Mayor Do you know that old man at the
BARI
Miss Angel Know him / should think do; that
is, I've sect the gentleman afore.
The Lord Mayor Whose child is that you have in
your armsl
swear Il, are youl
The Lord Mayor. II is that old mans.
Well. it is his'n As ant my oath, may tell the
truth suppose
The Lord Mayor. Why It'll evident that you i
liquor this
If am never atore rot lushy with so little
The Lord Mayor. Defendant, what have you to say
now?
Defendant. Say! Why my lords, seems to be
mixed up with n very tidy lot Laughter.)
One Of the officers. When postulated with him,
he said he sad victim to the tender passion and
he was bowed f ever he'd throw way thought upon
his old woman again.
Mrs Lee Az! He NAV talk against his old
man. but ifhe was with would not let him out in so
filthy 4 condition. You my lord, they're both OF
one color and its plain they've been dirtying one ano
Their.
The Lord Mayor. think getting and
worse II only the other day cober put the lives
Of the people in jeopardy by making cabdriver drunk
and here cobbler causing misery by licenous prac-
tses Of another description.
Defendant / have been ruyther weak, please your
lordship, but I'll make amends
The Lord Mayor. How will you make amendsi
Defendant, in work like a new 'un. I'm blessed II
don't work like regular trump.
The oyerseer. We have not the least reliance on
him, my lord ~
The Lord Mayor. No it won't do. III try and
mend that tender passion by which you afflicted.
Depend upon you shall your angel again Tor
three months unless she is able fly to your arms over
the walls of bridewel Committed To hard labor Tor
three months
NEoRors-The Krooman, in Africa, is what the
Galego 10 in Spain; the man who travels for work
does the hardest work with the most interchangeable
perseverance, and does all simply TO obtain sum Of
money sufficient finally 10 establish him IN his own
country. Padding his shallow canoe, the solitary
Kreoman commits himself 10 the long voyage on his
stormy ocean, The canoe is peculiarly liabl. to up
get He swlms like porposc by Its SIDE, rights II,
bales out the water paddles through the again,
and If he but escape the pirates OF his own color
WHO all whom they can passing along shore, M
arrives the colony where he is TO begin the labor'
of fortune making. On his ARRIVAL, he generally en-
tiers sort of apprentice under master OF hrs own
tribe and after two three years set up for himself
He takes apprentices in his turn, and receives then
wages. OF twenty shillngs month earned BY him.
self he probably does not spend enc. He 10 sparng
IN his expenses frugal in his diet, and pays tailor
bills Athe age offorty, he has generally with
in slghtof the grand object He has amused about
thirty pounds serng but he does not carry the coin
away with him. Its is nearly unknown IN kro0-
land. Helays it out in marketable aricles and
turns TO dwell with his people as gentleman. Ano-
ther remarkable circumstance is, their dwelling with
out females while they continue in the state oil labor.
There are no kroo women in Sierra Leone. Hwould
answer no good purpose 10 bring them. The Kroos
are practical political economists Of the modern schoo
and do not wed until mature age aad adequate in
come Justify matnmony. kroo.town, therefore, pre-
sents the unrivaed instance OF bachelor riiiase.
have stroIled through the clusters Of the square
loosely waited sheds ranged without order unfur-
nshod and comfortless which constitute this most
strange suburb Of Freetown and thought Of monas
teres. Gr-ups of naked women were seen, busy in
low voiced gossip pslaver, or lyiag drowsly on III,
bare ground counting sleep, before hus withou, win
dows and scarcely Of sufficient size to permit tai
man to extend his limbs. But no woman could be co
pied Hut after hut presents tho same dull scene
the earth the howell and the inhabitant alike motion
less, and Of similar tint. About q thousand male
are congrega,ed in this community of bachelors
The silence which broods over this quarter of the un
married, suggests Observation-Disclosures Maya
gin.
quarrclsome officer lately traversinQ one of tn
Boulevsrds of PARIS, observed person turn toward
him and laugh. Becoming indignant, he asked
"Why do you laugh, sir, as pass I" To which tn
other quickly rsioned, why do you psss, Dir, wheI
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