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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

An Interesting work eniuled Evenings
At Home contains The following beautiful
apologize:
4 gentleman and his son were Wniklag
IN village as the Church bells we're fag
lng. The various societies of ~otship-fs
we're gong to their respective houses Of
worship. Father sa,d the llic boy
why do not al these p-8plo worship God
IN the same manner n' And why should
they not agree They we're not made to
agree in thus, suppose, SAID hls father.
Just taen a poor man tell down IN the street
IN a I'll. Numbers instantly FASTENED to
ald hun. A PRESBYTERIAN sat down and
made his lap a pillow tor the sickman's
head Baptist chnied has temples a Ro
man Catholic lady held her smelling bottle
to his nose, Unitarian united his neck
cloth, and uubpuoned his collar to let hun
breathe more freely Methodist ran for
doctor, 40 Epscopaian sooihed the poor
mans CRYING children aud Quaker held
tls vide umbrella over him to keep 81
the burning sun. " Arthur said the zen
ileman, pointing, to the scene, d" this IS y hal
men we're made TO agree tn.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

Attachment 81 a Dog MIR. jesse Al.
ford a respectable oiitzrn OF this county
returning o, 1tght from some place 10 h,s
netghbofhood. few weeks SINCE sas ~.
fortunately thrown from hiss horse and Xii.
cd. Searh ~as made, and the day after
the occurrence the dead b.dS vas found.
Beside II lay a iayofile POINTER dog belong
ing 10 the decraped The next day tic bo.
dy VAS fn.erred-ihe pointer dog be,ng
amongst the muurners, aud very probably
more sincere mnururr than manS ~ho
were present on The sad uscauon. After
the bural wa~ completed. the Dig ans in,ss
I'd from houe, and scyctul dass hftefs ards
he was found lytng IN the cotEn a has mas
l"r-hssIug scratched a4sy the real, pd
Cd earth anl, lie made h,. pil.o~ upou that
narro~ house, Nherv ht- Affections scfr bu
RED. The last time vc heard from the
poor dog, he ~as rapidly wasting away-
noticed The csres-cs Of m on and pcrss
ted N his refusal to pattake OF l0od.--
Jaeksoa Mas South San.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

4 Loco Foco Legislator There is a
story told Of a meipbor Of the last Lrglsa
ture, which IS almost too much to b.-eye,
and Yet we are told It can be substanllaied
by undonbted authority. tie was declalm
ng violently 10 praise of " The creates, aud
b IL Rising to this climax" SIR, ;" 50 d
he tei me tell you Gea. jackson uas The
greatest President IRE erfr had snce MARC.
LEoS BoNAPARTE !" ~ hat, SAID hls o..
ponent, do YOU mean to say that Bona
partc "as ever President Of the States ~
F." 10 be sure ! do--do you DENY that ~
Z" Certainly | do-he never was IN the L.
States m his life" 'rha, (says the Loco
Is federal lie. I'll bet Won FIVE dollars he
was President Of the L. States Done.
fsays the Nhigl Who will you leave It to p
III leave 1t TO Deacon g." " Agreed"
So away they wen, two miles 10 Deacon
G's house, and submitted the question to
the old gentleman. " Oh 20, Colonel .
YOU are mistaken altogether Bonaparte
was never President Of the Cnited States"
!, lie 9as moi 2" said the Colonel. quite choD.
Iaiieu as he turned away, vel, swear |
thought he vas. "-4pguaa Ne jour.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

Good Adrice.-ln reference TO the pre.
sent session OF the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church, aud to the moral d.
VISION that appears to exist in that lIdca
tory as well as in its constituents, the Church
the Cincinnati Gazette sa,s.-Let them
separate IN peace, as did Abraham aud Lot.
II IS enough for the political world 10 h.
"nVeloPea IN the elements Of heat aud con
tfoVersy, without carrying their destructive
hres into the church, which vas instituted
10 preserve peace and righteousness.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

A fatal bridal ErcurSion mos,
heart rendlng occurrence recently took
place IN the vicinity Of ChtIlcolhe, (O.) A
party comprising a mother aud her only
daughter, were on an excursion 10 the AIIe
ghany mountains. The daughter had only
been married a fortnight. All the PARTY
being very fond Of angling, they determined
to pass day or two 90 the bank Of
mos' romantic stream, famed fr ITS excel
lent trout. While the gentleman had
gone INTO an adjoining wood to search for
bait, the elder Of the two ladies' tell INTO Tho
stream, and IN her fiIlal anxiety to re.cue
her mother, the young bride, unfortunately
got beyond her depth, and both wer. SVEN,
down by the current. The unhapny bns.
band Just returned to the water as they
both sank for the last time.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

Inc Coronafion.--Pcrhnps some of our
readers do not know says ihs New York
Commercial Advertiser that the list Of pas.
sengers BY the packet Gladiator, for Lon.
don. which sailed on the Goth inst. included
the name Of Jnnn Van Buren,, Esq. Of
Washington, son Of tho President of the
United States. We,ake It for granted that
ho goes out TO attend tho coronation of
Queen Viciofla-lhus completing the band
oi representatives., nj that imposing cere
mony from all the courts ia Chrlslecdom.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

Toking a Soda Povdsr.-An Individual
who had never seen the process of mixing
soda powder performed was ordered d,
his physician TO take soda water. A box
OF powders was accordingly obtained ffou
the Druggists, and acid dissolved 10 one
'a'nbrf, ard sofia 10 another, a. per d.fec.
tons. With sundry con'orllons g. the face
tic acid vas turned n, and hen Jb., s~i,
poured 'gieah n injecting IN that confined re.
gion, and finding II too small for their lively
operations boiled over, as a matter Of course.
The poor fellow thought IT was certainly
his DAY Of doom, when he felt the po,hrr
within him and foam sgouung from hts
mouth and nose like a steam safety valve
The next time be took a soda powder, be
was ike the irshman when he caught
second snake, no let II alone. Baltimore
American.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08
From the Sdrdnnah Georgian.
FROM FLORIDA.

The following extracts from letters, with
which we have been favored, furnish the
lates, intelligence from the posts IN East
Florida. west OF the ST. Johns.
Extract Of letter, dated
FoRT BROOKE, May ., 1888.
"Gen. Armisiead aud stall, and MAJOR
Wilson, with their companies lth Infantry,
will leave to-day for the Cherokee Nation,
RIA New Orleans, the Mlssissippl and Ten
nessee Rivers, 20 Calhoun, asIch they ex.
pect TO reach IN Is days. There IS moth.
ing new here.
"Gen. TAYLOR is at Peas Creek with
Alligator aud some three hundred Indians
and negroes. Alligator thinks he can
bring IN Wild Cat, aud Sam Jones. ! do
not believe he can. General Jesup, pre-.
sumo, will leave 10 few days for the east.
ern part Of tho peninsula"
Extract Of another letter, dated
MIcANoPY, (Fh.) May Ii, ls3s.
Z" have no nsws TO communicate. We
hope To I've able soon 10 move against the
enemy. They are becoming very bold and
Impuden,-croSs our roads 10 every direc
non, and come within bali a mile OF the
fort. Our express men from Fort King arr
fired on every time they pass. They must
be punished, and Major Riley contsmpaIes
an expedition round Orange Lake, as soon
as Capt. Smith arrives with his - men,
and -- comes from Tamna with
company OF mounted infantry. The lasl
are expected every momeut, and an order
for Smith has been issued. II lscertalnls
the most important enterprise that can b
undertaken IN Florida, and II success AT.
tends II, the termination OF the war may be
the result. The enemy Gao muster large
force. They have town on the Ok la
ga ha have collected their women and
children; are planting, and feel cou6deuI Of
security. Il broken AMI dispersed, their
wives captured and fields lard waste, am
certain many viii come IN immediately, and
the rest will soon follow. 1t IS al least
worth the trial, and the season IS now fair.
month hence viii BE- TOO late.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08
CORRECTION hTLAxr


our readers may remember a -L-,.,,
gross prutan4ts. iaa-.s-n Dy tIe hioDe
against Mr. Clay the Senator IRON Ken
lucky, alleged to have been uttered 10 the
House o. Representatives when the disputed
Mississippi election was decided against
Messr-. Prenlss aud Word by the casting
vote Of the SPEAKER. II now appears that
The expression (" Go home, Cd do
you, where you deserve To be was VI,
tered not by Henry Clay Of Kentucky, but
by Clement {. Clay, Of Alabama loco
foco-aud vas addressed, no; to the Speak.
er but to Mr. Prentsss.
This statement Of the matter nakes,l,
quite ineligible. The admonlilon d" 20
home would have beu mere nonsense,
addressed TO the Speaker, who was not
thinking Of leaving Washington; bu, as adj
dressed TO Mr.. Prenliss It vas the very ma.
lural utterance If loco foco exultatlon al bis
deleat-Aee YORK. Can. Adr.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

Rather PersoTdl-A witness was or
ahmed before a Judge IN CASE Of SANDER,
"ho required BIN to repeat the precise
words spoken. The witness hestnted until
he rlyeited the attention Of the whole court
upon han, then fixing his Dyes earnestly on
the Judge, he began: May It please your
honor, You lie and steal, aud get your Ily
Ing by stealing p The face of the ludge
reddsned, and ho Immediately exclaimed,
y" Turn TO the jury, SIR"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

SCOTS Idea Of trkai ,s " T,lgar. -
Lockhafi relates an snecdofe az rebukc
oGer gwen by Walter Scott, ~ b.. hearing.
70 his daughter Anne. She happened to say
oi something, tha, she could u,t abidc IT,
It vas vulgar. hy kvs = -a'd he's father
" YOU speak hkc ssy Young lads do you
know, after oil, the nelmug Of this word
rHigGrf lis ony common. Nothing that
IN l.. - ~pF wtckeducss. can d,arry.
- oe spoken of 10 tone II, ,.,.,,. - -
- tfe'' go ''''.~ ~ contempt hud
be disposed 10 agree with me 10 thanking
Tod, that nothing really worth having or
caring about va thus world - uncommon.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

A mans best fortune, or his worst. is his
wife. Beware how you choose her.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

CURIOUS experimental iac, has Just been
proved IN Belgium. A bar of IRON heated
to a white heat, and exposed rapidly to
the action Of strong forge bellows b..
CONES Immediately so hot that It melts
and the hqmhod matter IS dispersed ~ the
AR, where It sparkles like a wire burnt 10
oxygen Ia this manner, upwards Of
pound Of metal is dispersed The same
effect will also be produced # The bar, " hen
heated to White heat, I've attached to
cord, nnd turned 10 winter. The iron meIs
IN the same manner, aud escapes IN lum,n
Gus tangents.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

A PriHier's Anrrdaie - g'sd p ~
lated Il Corporal Nymn, q pta'r', =.
known for many years IN this loao - I
Ing more remarkable Tor be ,-a tae'
than the length II ais plrse, hat aide g
was travelling from Lowell 10 B-'aa.
~as met by blghwatuan alb po.ief
los Is he custom Of those grn'1 o'1s5S
cd hrs purse.
Ny dear sir, quoth the CaPonr 81
perceive you don't know ms
give up your purse ,mmrGiaw9iv 81
the bigh wayman.
The Corporal repeated "t'b go '1'ass.
ness ~htcb could NJ, bc mruaaf'''.'s'
positively you d.n't know me,
Well, said the hlgbsatu7o'
what surprised at the manner Of Zee u
poral " Who the devil arr YOU
Why, l'm a printer ,-
a printer, did you say WIS.,
I'm of-d---d dry picking --Lss'
Poper.
Something .SiugBiar,-The L'"'o.
burg (Indlsns) Beacon OF sa'aio'l
has tho following ina,
I'VE have uocu credlbIy Ia'ofr'.
on the evening Of the 18Th ln'l. D ', -.
ter Of Mr.. Williams, near Nl''.''..
was supposed TO he dead. lha' y" -
dressed ~ her grave Clothes ai'd ~ +,
IN the usual manner. set up Slth aI' u- !,
and on the following morning "a' gov. -.
be alive. She ~ still living, 800 ~ Ia
ed to he conyslcsccn, We cs''9' IS.
for the truth Of the story, al'h'u-" a
been more thar once representa- "
an absolute certainty.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08

Mr.. Rires.-We extract the following
paragraph from an article IN the Nadlsonran
# Tuesday. II seems from this, that Mr..
Rlyes has 10 particular parlrtlily for " sink
tng,' Whatever delight he might have taken
m swimming" with Mr.. Van Buren,
y hat "rIl Mr.. Richie say to this unequiyo.
cal and sem official giyug-outl
"Tne charge that be lMr. Riycs} ia "op III,
stool Of repentance" for What be has lhlelv dome
against the financial policy Of tho administration
We venture 10 say orgIuaed with mind filed
"i,h the most malignant prejudice, and incapable
d doing Mr. RiVes justice ~ far from lhl. being
The case NJ. Rfves' opinions have been more and
more confirmed ~ opposition 10 tbs financial
sche oes % the administration even ~ more recent
ly developed, and he has lost all confidence 10 tbsi,
aa'hers a. politicians, and IN Mr.. Van Barren as
Chief Magistrate Of the nation"
A mans best fortune, or his worst. is his
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08
From the Lynchbarg Vrginiaa.
[ To be continued }
ABOLITION.

The Washington Chronicle is almost as
bitter against Abolition now as II was agains,
the Usurper aud the Royalisis twelve months
since. Its great object is 10 induce the
South TO believe that II has more TO fear, on
this, from Wing sscendency than from that
Of the opposite party. But what confidence
can the South have IN the opinions o.. the
Editor of the Chronicle, when, but little
while ago, before he deserted his late al.
lies" ne labored jus, as hard to prove that
the South had nothing TO apprehend on this
subject, except from MIR. Van Buren, and
his friends, whom he now supports lie
denounced the venerable editor Of the Rich.
mond Euqulrer as traitor Of the South >
for supporting Mr.. Van Buren,, and Yet be
is Tow dong the same thing, as q friend OF
the South Because the editor OF the
Chronicle thinks proper himself 20 support
Mr.. Van Buren,, are we who are not 50
easily blown about BY every Wind Of doc
trne, bound to believe that all Re formerly
said and sung against that gentleman, and
Of the hazard which the South incurred by
his election. were mere PIGMENTS Of the im.
aglnaton! True, the editor NAV tell Us
that he proves what be now saws by facts
but so he did against Mr.. Van Buren,. And
yet he now supports MIR. Van Buren,. lie
Prored, by figures, that Mr.. Van Bureu
vas an Csurp.r-and yet he supports hlm
He demonstrated that the Democrats are
Roydlis.s-and sc; be herds With them
H. convicted Mr.. Van Buren, Of beng an
Aboiitioaist in dIsgulse-and yet he is n
yallIng the Globe in It's jealous supper; o.
the gentleman. Tie is now endeayoring tc
show rha, the Northern Wings are Aboll
tloass-and It he succeed, he viii ouly
couvluce US that the Northern people, OF all
polrtlcel creeds, are -all-al
with few individual exceptions differ.
ING only as TO the night of the North to IN
tertere, and the espedlency Of interference
and, on tins point, We believe though
there be many NOISY zellois OF both sides
Who act upon the principle tina, Slavery q.
a SIN ADD must Be abolished al all hazard,
and regardless OF circumstance, vet that
the great body Of both parties are sound.
The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1838-07-03
MIDDLEBURY, JULY 3, 1888.

"Henry, is ii you? p she darted forward ant
threw herself into his arms. "Two long DAYS
you have been away, and have been so lone
! ~" AS she spoke she drew back his arms
which had encircled her, to gaze into his face
her eyes full Of love, when a form Of a stran.
ger caught her eye. was gazing upon her
fair face with undisguised admiration, and her
beauty, softened by the moonlight, seemed an
gelic.
"Sir, | beg your pardon" said she, while
her blushing brow was visible, even in the
moonlight. Henry, why did mt you tell me
some one was with you 2" she added with play
ful reproof, half ashamed that strangers eye
should mark her devotion 10 her husband and
lover.
We passed t'.aag,. the meet white gaze aloag
pebbly walk borderej with Aawers ard enter.
cd the cottage, a simple snow white Dwelling,
adorned with a humble porlico half hidden in
honey suckle and woodbine. With court
sey was ushered into their happy abode. A
room on the right of the hall served the young
and frugal housewife as a sitting room and
kitchen. The floors were snowy white, the
furniture plain and neat. Simplicity and taste
reigned over every domestic arrangement.
Under small mirror placed against the wall,
stood a side. table spread with white cloth on
which was laid the evening meal. She would
not partake without her husband The little
ones had long before taken their bread and
milk, and were sleeping soundly-" the rogue
in the crib by the side of bed visible in an
adjoining room-the infant in the cradle by the
table.
partook with the happy pair Of their eve-
ming meal, which remained religously untouch-
ed after we were seated, until the lovely wife
sweetly and devotioually sought the divine
blessings upon it. After supper the sleeping
infant was placed in my arms by the father.
1t was indeed lovely child-a sleeping cher
ubl The eldest, chubby, rosy checked ur.
chin Of some four years growth in mischief,
was also taken from the inner room and shown
10 me. 1t was a beautiful curly locked fellow,
the miniature of his father. | tod him SO, and
he smiled delightfully."-. while his charming
wiie's face beamed more happily than if the
compliment had been paid 10 herself. That
night after kneeling with them around the fam
lily altar, and listening TO petition from the
lips Of the young husband which, for its spirit
of devotion and humble faith, have seldom
known equalled, | returned to my hotel, and
laid my bead upon my pillow, happier and
batter rllaa.
The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1838-07-03
Onetrp.

From the Columbus Journal and Register.
O. YES! TAKE THE PAPERS!
by GEO. B. WALLIS.
0, yes, take the papers
Their trifiing cost is never missed,
Although I've stood for forty years
Upon the Printers list.
Talk not of warriors-FAUsT released
Earth from the terrors of her kings
He lwirled his stick, and darkness ceased
And morning streamed along the East,
On Freedoms FURNISHED wings.
o yes, take the papers,
And sons and daughter5-tall and small
For they have been, through thick and thin,
The pastime of US all
Twas nohly said, that should star
Be stricken from the dome OF Night,
A Printing Press, if stationed there
Would fll the vacuum TO hair,
And she'd broader light.
That man who takes no papers,
Or taking, pays not whea they're read
Would sell corn to buy = horn
And live on borrowed bread.
The Printer opes his wide domains
Of Scienl e-sca.ters Education
All DER the land like April rains:
And vet his labor and his pains
Are half his compensation.
Printing Office, May, 1898.
The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1838-07-03
AfsreIIaHp.
From the New Yorker.
TIE LAST STAGE.COACHMAN

TIE LAS / STAGE-COAC1MAN.
All in" cried the agent, as lie turned the
handle of the door. The coacEman or driver
as he is denomnated in the pariaucc Of New
England, tlil this announcement. had been list
lessly seated upon his box, with half smoked
long nine projecting from his lips. He now
gathered up the rib!ns in the palm Of his left
nand, shook them slightly, and with an air pro-
lessional, settling himself the while with for
ward inclination OF his body more firmly on his
seat. Drawing them through his fingers till
he ascertained 10 MS satisfaction that they all
pulled upon the bits of his four in hand equally
and uniformly, he took his long whip, construct
ed Of an oaken staff, some five feet in length,
to which appertalncd lash nearly twice as
long, 1ourlsled this " baton" Of his station SCI
ent!licaliy and with the grace OF professor,
three CT .0ur times round mis- head. winding up
the loud report of the snapper close 10 the ears
of the leaders.
'T-t-t, t, cam ~ accompanied this starting
salutation Of his favorite bards, away they
sprang, tossing their slender heads in the air.
and finging out their fore legs wide, the hootS
Gathering upon the round pavements Of the
streets of Providence. The rafting Of wheels,
the loud crack Of the lash which, with repeated
reports. still played skilifuly about their heads
and TANKS, and encouraging intersections Of
the coachman, momently influencing addltonaI
fire into the spirited animals. In few min
utes we had left the town, and were flying over
the smooth turnpike, which was the only line o.
communication either for the mail or travellers
between that place and Boston. | had taker
my seat by the side Of my driver, to obtain the
prospect ofthe finely cultivated country through
: which our route lay. and draw upon him for in
2 formation respecting objects we passed.
t My companion, the coachman, was inel,
e formed, athletic man, about five and twenty
with handsome, good humored and benevoen
l. countenance.
1t Invited by his good natured physiognomy,
e entered into conversation with him. He wa
Z intelligent and communicative, and like O