Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-08-04

RoMANTIc.--" ,W for Loue."--Peter jordan
loved Mary Gibbs very much. Peter was maker
Of women's Shoes but Mary was maker of ladies'
dresses and her relatives set her up a little above
Peter Peter wanted 10 marry Mary, and "wice
warsa, Gas Samive Weller says,) Maty wanted to
marry Peter, but her relations were pugnacuus
I'll take pisen, says Peter
If you do, will too adds Mary.
Peter bought the draught, and the lopyers walked
out upon the banks of the river to die in each 9th
ers arms The trees were fragrant aud the moon
was bright above them. 1t did mol seem good
night to cut this mortal coil.
Mary, my dnrlin, says Peter, don't like psen-
spose we browns"
'Wel, Peter, browns If you drowns''
Peter took run, and plunged in and Mary
plunged in after him.
s'-p Hote.yof couple Of founders" screamed some
merry fellows inRa river skif, as they shot up and
caught the wet pair from the water; : what are you
dong here, you he and she bathcrs"
W. said Peter Il loves Mary and I'm blowd
she didn't think was goin to drown myself for
her; but Is not the gentleman what browns for any
gal, ven Scoots like dolphin
'Thcn YOU wasn't goin to drown romantic like,
You hard-heaTted Peter Well now, I'll marry Bill
Rlwson just for that, Pete, you see if DON'T
FRENCH WoMEN.-The following table, exhibit
ing matrimonial statistics OF the French capital for
1897, viii no doubt be interesting to our female rea.
ders
Wives who have deserted then husbands, 1882
Husbands who have deserted their wives, 234s
Couples legally separated, 4,175
living IN open variance, 17,345
living IN secret variance, 1929
mutually indifferent, 55,240
repucd happy, 3,l75
nearly happy, lo9
g truly happy 10
Mr.. Forrest and the Opposition. Mr. For
rest was announced as the 4ih Of July Orator, for
tbs city Of New York, the opposition press have
Tneaped upon him every kind Of abuse, The follow
ing we cut from the New York Spirit of the Times,
whose editor talks like a gentleman:
IA Things have come to pretty pass when gen.
leman Of ripe scholarship, high character and ster-
ing worth, caIEot be selected by his political friends
and fellow citizens to deliver an Grafton, without
sneer on account Of his profession, and we must be
allowed to remark, that it comes with a remarkable
" grace from party who elected for their Maycra
esader Of lottery tickets
The Governor Of PENNSYLVANIA has issued Pro-
camaaon, requirhng all the Banks in that State to
Commence tile iu and permanent resumption of
specie payments on the 18th August; falling to do
winch, they are 70 lose their charters, and wind up
'helr business.
Wtsconstp. -" II is delightful country, this Wis
eonsln. The widest dreams Of picturesque fall far
mort OF The papabIe realities in the vicinity oil Fox
rNcT' The soil is exuberanty rich, the climate So
.up1ous, the water unequalled, the streams abound
inig IN ilsh, and the woods with game OF all kinds
How men can coop themselves in cities who have
uc VIII Tor enterprise, and the means Of emigration
Is 10 me probematical indeed. had rather ira
verse The itch hills of Wisconsin, with hard bread
aIa cold pork in my haversack, and see my sons
growing to maturity beside me, interrupted by the
wees o. the metropolis, than the observed Of thou
.saa ooservefs in gay and fashionable promen-
4 Effects Of Liguor.-On the third Of June Arthur
DsviS Of Clarke County, Tennessee, IN fit Of
sfunkenness. shot his wife, who instantly expired.
laws was upwards Of seventy years Of age, and his
El l was young, with . child about seven months
/, important to Clerks.--ln Bartolemeos Voyage to
VIC East Indies he says that the heat al Calcutta is
3 excessive, that the company's clerks when writ
NJ etteTs, are obliged TO sit naked, immersed up TO
ue neck in large vessels, into which cold water is
'O0'nually pumped by slaves from well.
Ieriaa .Minister.--The Houston National Ban
nEsF OF the 5th ult, states that the President of
,.exas has appointed P. w. Grayson Minister Pen.
po'entiary from that Republic 10 the United States,
! zee the Hon. Memucan Hunt resigned.
fictims to Stea,a explosion. The number Of per-
suhs ~ this country who have fallen victims 70 The
s.iunal negligence Of steamboat captains and en-
saeers, Or TO the defective construction Of boilers
81. ennes within the last three wears, is computed
= oSVln 1886, 100 in 1857, aud 900 in 1883 max
~ zooV innocent persons murdered by shocking
oeeih in tgc yearsf