Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-20


ordinary freaks that idencsl piece Of paper was IN The
sequel to perform
For the two or three following days the shepherd and
his friend enjoyed very pleasant sport IN IN" hy WI
derness around Birkhll where they rendezvoused ev-
cry night In general they lunched about midday by
the side Of liue ibubbling spring among the hills
where they found the necessary Tor the diuon
Of their stronger poables AZ length ,ne appolnled
of their stay arrived and they prepared TO return
Arrive One necessary step at this moment was the
payment of the gudman's BILL The shepherd took this
upon upon him-but lo when he put ms hand IN his
pocket take the Sir William already mentioned,
he found it to have disappeared All the rummagng
that OF avail the note was gone and Dr. Gray
purse had be applied the sportsmen could re-
turn TO their home.
A wear passed away and again the Ettrck Shepherd
and DR. GRAY set out te the moors, on the 18th OF Au
gust 1888. BY the continued kindness OF Mr.. Hope
Johnstone-or the Shepherd,in the pure Deric OF Ell
trick termed him. Uhap Johnstoae--Brkhill was again
the scene of their sport On the first day OF their
shooting they down. formerly By the side Of the
little well 10 lunch, and, their great surprise in cast
ing their accidentally around the lost pound
note of last wear lying beneath he ther bush beside
theAn Ii was perfectly dry and in good condition,
though certainly, notwithstanding its partially
sheltered position have undergone frequent soakings
and dry ngs since it was dropped Mr.. Hogg imagined
he must have pulled from his pocket in drawing forth
the cork part of their former lunchings
by the we'll Be this may the shepherd put up his
recovered Sir William with great dea more pleasure,
perhaps than he would have done with one that came
10 HIM IN the legitimate and adventureless way.
On returning Arrive after their shooting vas
at Brkhl, it chanced that Mr.. Hogg required an addi
tona supply of powder and shot, articles which could
be well his residence. In order pro-
cure these he gave the lately found Sir William to his
family tutor, person who in addition to his engage
with Mr., Hogg, kept small school at the neigh
boring hostel OF the Gordon Arms, where TIE Selkirk
carrier stopped called in passing. On his way down
the side OF the Etrck, with the Shepherds order and
money tor the carrier in question, it Glanced that the
dominic, the Familiarity called teok the
4 lie Out Qt IN min
Gle being perhaps rather with the worthy youth
ltmay be- that the splendid penmanship the point
which reused his interest However, certain IL is that
the dominic gazed and gaZed The until he fell
into reverie, from which he rudely awakened by
swirl of wind, that whipped the note from his
scousy relaxed hold aud carried of his sight be-
fore he knew where he In the greatest Distress
the dominic ran here and there looking behind every
bush and for the wInd-stoen Sir William. 1t
be seen The dominic ran for his scholars,
brought them all to the spot, and set them on the
search
From they sought, from eve,
An autumn day;
but the iwceost and unfortunate note was nowhere
be found.
How the Ettrick Shepherd got his powder and shot,
this history saith not. But, time after the domi-
MES sad misfortune, schoolboy. who happened TO be
standing the bridge that the Eurck the
Gordon Arms, behed a salmon in the below.
He was not long in making the circumstance known
and Wat Amos the best lesterer in the country sde
drawn with others TO the spot where he had
arrived than he declared the object in the be
salmon with Lar &c wound in its side, which had been
inflicted memorable occasion some days back.
Then posing his lester for a moment in air Wat
sends it, with unerring aim right through the object and
brings out on the point OF the prongs. not gering
fish. but the Ettrick Shepherds pound motel IL had
been blown from the domihe's hands into the Ettrck
add had travelled down for short distance, until
caugh, bya stone enanged in ether way below
the bridge.
We that any other accident, beyond the
common fate of notes beel this unucky piece of paper
Doubtless still forms part of the paper currency of the
kingdom and II any person has IN their hands
pound Sir William note, patched in then the back In
tao places, and little dmmed in the writing. that per
son. all probability is proprietor OF the very
that lost and found by the Eurick Shepherd the
mountain spring, that flew from the dreaming dominic
hands, and that pierced by the lester prongs of the
renowned samon-transfxer Wat Amos. He and many
others testify the truth Of the adventures OF this
new Chrysa if piece of paper may be called By the
name of that celebrated guinea. Alas he whose
is the prominent in this story bear
timony To any earthly thing Peace and honor to the
names of the Enrick shePherd.-Chamber's Journal
SIR FRANCIS BURDETT;-Aia momen, wnwIa sq
seated BY the duchess LOT Devosshre she directed my
attention a man placed at a great distance FROM but
opposite and said, Has he remarkably in
tegent and distinguished look T. in fact marked fea
lures and high forehead stripped of hair gave him
very expressive ply EogDomy TWAS Sir Francis Bur
deet in whose election she warmly interes ed herself
and who actually returned. have not forgotten
the fright caused by his triumph when, CHANGING
a
Der or persons Of the lower class inside and others
the top and all shouting with all their might Bur-
deu for ever!' Most OF these men quite drunk,
and they throwing the windows. l was
terrified conceivng that nothing less than revolution
had begun in England. hurried home, trembling all
over, and very glad when Prince Barstinski, who
| long resided in London, cheer me. He told
me that such scenes quite common at the time Of
important election, and that they would all be
onthe following day.-M1noirs sf Msda~s Letrun.
| Plan FOR oBvIATIsG THE INCONVENIENCE or THE
| SMOKE AND ASHES FROM LOCOMOTIVE CHfMyEYs-
Mr. Richard Ayre of the Bridge End. whose valuable
suggestions connected with railways have frequent
ly had much pleasure in inserting. suggests that the
smoke should be conveyed along horizontal chimney
branching off from the usual height Of the locomotive
chimney. perhaps lower. and that should then be
received BY horizontal chimneys placed sufficiently
strong uprighis along the top Of each wagon ill they
the end Of the train least that part Of Il
occupied by passengers This plan Of horizontal chin
neys has frequently been used carry of smoke in pits
and the draught OF the FIRE is all incrfered with
The chimncys may be made so light add very
little weight the trains. Each chimneys of course
would belong To its separate wagon the far end OF
each being made little 60 into the next
and the near end 80 much wider 10 receive IT, so "a To
allow OF every variable motion and yet not come out
Al the horizontal the top Of he perpendicular Of
the locomotive chimney . small lid might be fixed
which would let the smoke for any brief period that
the engine might have TO travel sackwards.-Tyas Mr
cwy