Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-05-20

CUNNIxG.-l, has often been said that where
Nature denies talent, she gives cunning . sub
stitute. An Irish gen lenan had Who wass
deemed an idiot; the little fellow, when nine OF tent
years Of age; fond Of drumming, and once
dropped his druc-s,ick into the draw-weIl. He
knew that his careessness would be punished b,
ITS not being searched Er, aud therefore dad not
mention h's loss, hot privately took large silver
punch lsdle, and cropped il into the same place.
The butler Gas tanned, but the draw-weli was not
thought Of He then got 4 silver pm, cup ami
tumted that in sfterit. The servants were blamed,
and in a short time il forgotten. He ~ last
got silver salver. and threw that down also. This
was matter to be investigated, and . very strict
inquiry took place. The servants all pleaded igno-
rance, and looked with suspic,on each other,
when the Young gentlemen, who had thrust h'm
self int" the circle, said he had observed something
shining ct the bottom Of the draw-wen. A boy
was dropped down in a bucket, and soon bawled
out frm the bottom, 81 have found the punch lAdle,
and the salver, and here's :he half pint cup, s0
wind np" .1Stop, roared the lad stop; now
yoor hands in you may as well bring up my drum
stick!'
! MORE OF rue DEM,x1Ac SrnIr.-The editor.
4 Of the P-nnsvlsan Reprter, At Harrisburg. emu.
lating the style and spsrit Of the Globe, exclsin
1.-the bank,les al PniIadelpha and New York have
their own trouble 10 create panic"
s.lf ever there was a time when the United Statei
B .nk exhibited proofs of ruling the trade and bust
ness Of the country and particularly that o
he mercantile business If large and populous
lcities, it is the present time"
I Poor, contemplate maligoants; come here, [,t
Philadelphia. ) or go IN New York, aud ask your owa
iPartisans, who falling amid the general crast
brought On by Gen. jackson and his nv rmidons
yourselves among the number, whether THEY are he
coming bankrupts for the sake Of creating panic
Go accuse the victim Of the plague, VIM already
in Ofd deal pnflQu
create a false a:armM PSuciaim that "aIi 70 we'll
while Pe>tilence aud Famine are dessslaiing tha
, country, and cities wrapt in a INES! Fiends
who fatten upon the victims III DEATH avauni! moci
not the sdf-rinl IS "f human beings by your de mon:
lac grins aud d,atoIical exuitat"n! What u PIT,
you had not lived during the reign Of the guiloi,n
i'm F'ance-how you would have exuIied At ilr
torrents Of .Iud which you would then have wi,
nessed!-Com Herald.
4 On Sunday the 9th inst, a man names
VIM. Jones was arrested at Washington cit
on tn" charge of having stolen pair Of boot
!. from NJ. james FITZGERALD. On being inter
rogated by the Magistrate as to his business.
:. at Washington, he replied that he had broug
a letter Of recommendation to a geniieiDa
in one Of the Departments, and was an a,
j, plicant for an Office under the Government
" Mr.. Jones appears to . fair specimen OF I'll
= spoils misunderstanding from individuals an
'f seeking for an opportunity Of stealing fro
the people.-[Lou. Journal.
~
y HANDY woRk.-The Jersey Blue publishes Il
following notice which,, ifn comes to hand BY Il
0. thief, should he ATTENDED to:
NJ rThe gentleman. who left his. OE|rie
re HANDEOs lew evenings since, y, John EnIe,
Ut hen roost, at Weha~ ken, - requested to cali .,
:" lake II away-ss II will not keep much longer
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