Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-05-12

rneo Sne lrrsaAas ssUvsNs yoa 1853.
descesded 10 the engine deck. A small cir
cle oflistensrs had gathered round tall old gen.
slemas, in whom I Immediately recognized =
fellow sufferer, daring the long day's travel over
corduroy roads, in one Of the abominstions called
Kalsmaz,o stages. He signed himself Colonel
u The Hotel registers, and had hccn politically
conspicuous foe several ye1rs Taking my arm;
be proposed stroll abont the boat. He seemed
to - acqaainscj with the m,jorisy Of our fellow
passenger, their occupations and pursuits; and
he depicted their pecuzritics with graphic brew.
" and force.
~Thas pale thin young man is PhiIadclphi1n.
He was we'll educated. and the blossoms Of h's
life promised golden fruits. Mislostunes, partly
the effects Of his own imprudencc, reduced lin,
10 poverty: he went TO the far west. and passed
two miserable years IN tho district Of the mines.
He worked tho soil with his own bands like the
commonest laborcr ;and after many tru'sless Dig
ging,, he had at las; the fortune TO strike upon
load Of metal, il is called, ct considerable val
ue He will be very rich. He is now journey
ing 10 rocIaim his aged mother from Indulgence
and 70 sec Il the girl Of his affections had pre-
served his remembernnce. His puticnt labor at
Galcoa has oI,Iiterated tho faults Of his former
life, and he deserves to be haPpy--hut his nee
tic cheek and atcnaated form tell OF consumption
and fear no will not return.
sslrhat ford faced man in the Boston wrapper,
who paid double faro for tho luxury Of q state
room foe himself alone, ana insisted upon RETAIN
ing il, maugrc the remonstranccs OF several IN
accommodated married men and their ladies'
that man embarked cross this lake. SIX years
ago without the price ofb passage IN his Pockes
The Captain put him ashore at Cleveland: he
worked on the canal As Gay 'ah'fer, a"o a"c1'
wards opened a log house for tho sale VI rum.
and made several hundred dollars in short time.
He then progressed across the Peninsula 10 the
shores of Lake Michigan, and fixed his grog shan
" in a swamp at the mouth OF one "t the rivers.
An appropriation made by Congress to form
q harbor thcrc-the rum scler walked to the Land
Office, and entered - hunired acres Of the Ioca'-
" Mt the government price. He is now worth
half q million Of mone5."
"'That is nm English farmer. 1saw him yester-
day at tho window Of the Land Office securing
portion which had pleased his fIncy. His wife
and children, AMI two brothers, wore left Mt New
York, he has been a short tour Of observation,
aud now returns to fetch them TO his location; in
a few weeks they will he settled in the bosom
Of the wildcrncss.-l him jump aboard the
boat this morning with the elastic spring OF hope
and joy. Ha came forth like dove-Iike n'csscn-
ger 10 search Of land, and now returns with glad
tidings and ardent hopes Of rich success. Ono
such emigr.nt Is worth dozen Of the Idle skulk-
ing knavcs who crowd sca-board, and rot IN
lsziness and rags"
.sThat good looking man with largo breast
pin, and chain Of gold consPicaously displayed
across his breast, Is a blackleg "f tho West
class. He is i..sinuating himself into tho socie-
~ Of those Young f'r the purpose Of making
up . card party, when the work Of plumber will
commence. He has n scar upon the back Of his
Ieii hand will tell yon how it was gained
He was trav Yelling down the Mississippi in COM ,
provoking them to gamble. Ono Of them 500"
became a heavy ioscr-hc suspected foul play,
and narrowly watched the strangers conduct
He soon discovered that the black leg sccreted
Inc winning cards of the pack, and produced them
\, his pleasure. The southerner had lost heavily
more indeed than he could afford when hc ,
law the end Of tho card Pecping out from beneath
Inc others ouistre,chcd baud that was lying fiat
,pon tho table, He drew his spring back dirk
rom his pocket, and with one jerk, drove it thro'
he hand Of the gambler, deep into tho top Of the
Il the table. lie was compelled to remain, na''-
ID 70 tho place with evidence Of his villiany PET
ectly visible, till every body ~ board had been
invited to look at him, that they might know and
lvoid for the future. All his winnings were ia .
Ica from him aud he was put ashore at the sifst ,
vooding place. But tho unb1ushing scoundrsl =
II bic dirty work again,as confident ~ u no such
,Aposurc had ever occurred" =
A boy, about six years Of age, was clambcr,ng =
Up the nettings Of The bulwarks His mother
.alled him 10 her by the name Of Ahasuerus. 1
The frequent repetition Of this strange word cx- q
.ised much attention, and drew tho following re-
marks from the old Colonel.
;ar, believe, to our ccuntry-,hough VIC may not
ivsl the Spanish in tho multiplicity Of "ppclla- {
ions bestowed upon an individual. Many Of our I
ponsorial titles arc absurd. You have doubtless .
'eard Of tho poor woman who had her infant
hsistened Belzebub, because IL Was . scripture )
lamc. ] know u man who swore IN oath that y
10 first child should be named Thomas Jeffersoa r
Of course, he calculated On having q boy; but
,is first born was . female. He kept bis oath;
md tho lady owning that masculine nomination
. still alive. An eccentric auctioucer At New
)rleans cheistencd his twin daughters Ibid and
isso; and gentleman q the name q Ssickeey;
'ow living upon tho banks Of tho Mauu,ee, has ,
ssiGnased HE children in numerical rotatioe,
with the first born, ~ One S,icknsy, d
Two Stickney, and 30 on, up TO the infant Who 10
allied Fifth Ssickney. No other name or distin- n
uishing mark 10 affixed to male or female"
A we'll dressed youth was parading the deck a
nth N air II self satisfaction, and amusing him.
elf BY Poking large silver took pick into his b
south. His arrogant bearing offended the Col :
osl's IDEAS Of Appropriately. and no seized the arm oil
b youth with such Jerk, that the dandy hand
anPlv fnlln~ad Nho N0otlDick down hia ehrnnf