The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-06-13
,,.,,,, the Hartford fCt.l Courier.

case s If the committee on the State pris-
r 4 mon the petition Of Samuel Weston
o. o. Yale release. By the statement of Mr..
nl9n,nsland, it appears that the prisoner was
1ops rn;tted under the following circum.
s .ances; About five years ago, his wife
sa, ~ stolen and carried off by a man who
S a,;, that time had lived in his neighbor-
ul., a and also had wife Of his own
, p',0hably, however, the abduction was not
l ';,hout some degree of yolilion on the
'. Of the stolen property herself. Poor
P Weston was quite disconsolate under his
,ssaveuenr, but being somewhat OF a
= mole body some mischievous fellows
's ,ueed him TO make up for his loss by
aI l;nc the other mans wife, who of
'as ,.ss had been left behind without any
I ,'.hand. Believing that "a fair exchange
u nas no robbery he concluded to do so,
s with the lady's con sent, he took her
t hnme called it all square, and every thing
, n.s going on smoothly again, to the sa-
,;sfaclion Of all parties.
'S III happiness, however, was doomed
), h. again interrupted; for he was COM
LINED Of, arrested, tried, convicted, and
r. This act SO innocently committed on
L. mart, he was sentenced to six years
; j; Five years Of this term
,,1I expire in February next, and he now
,pry humbly petitioned the Legislature
= vs., aba,e the remaining year. From the
,ss,iu,oay of Mr.. Pillsbury, the warden of
he pr;son, it appeared that the poor fel-
inv was very harmless, inohenslve man
and his petition was granted unanimously.
W. could almost have wished the House
had also granted him special dlspensa-
finn. with full permission to take his adopt
Cd SPOUSE again, and live with her until
lis own lawful wife should be returned to
him. Had it not been for bad examples
sake perhaps they would.
FILES OF NRwsPApER.-Read the fol-
owing on this matter, from the Troy
Mail.-"There are few who deem it
worth while to keep files Of their newspa-
oers, Those who subscribe for them
most literally rarely preserve them
This is wrong. If a newspaper is worth
taking, it is certainly worth preserving.
A complete file of newspapers is far more
valuable at the end Of the year than the
money it costs. Newspapers are tran
scripts of the history of the times; not al
ways entirely faithful or accurate in all
respects, yet even in their fictitious color
ipgs and party attributesthey furnish mat.
ter Of interest for future speculations and
reference. As years pass away those
files will continually enhance in value.
What would the oldest inhabitants of our
city now give for file Of newspapers
published 60 or 70 years ago! What
more interesting legacy can those living
beqaeath to their children and grand chill
dren than file of newspapers at the
present time! Admit that much contain
ed newspapers is trash; still that trash is
apart of human life.-Deduct from exis
ence lis triAes and frivolity-how little
how very little is left. Every family
ough, to keep file Of their newspapers
As children grow up they will become
Interested in examining them; and the
fund Of general information thus acquir
ed, will be by no means inconsiderable
The pains necessary to preserve them, il
attended to weekly. would be trihlng."
REVOLUTIONARY ANEcDoTE.- A ven
sable American Judge relates the follow.
ing revolutionary anecdote. The morn
ing following the battle at Yorktown,
had the curiosity to attend the dressing o.
The wounded; and among others whose
limbs were SO injured as to require am
patation, was a musician, who had receiv
Cd musket ball in the knee. As was
usual in such cases, preparations were
making to lash him down to the table,
sprevent the possibility of his moving.
lays the sufferer, Now, Doctor, wha,
would you be ats My lad, I'm going to
axe off your leg; and it is necessary that
you should be dashed down. i shall
consent to no such thing. You may
pluck my heart from my bosom, bu1
you'll not contine me Is there fiddle in
hetent! If so, bring it to me- A VIC.
awas furnished. and after tuning it hi
sad, Now, Doctor, begin; and he con
nued to play until the operation, which
ook about 40 minutes, was completed
Without missing note or moving a mus.
de.'
AGooD IDEA PROPERLY PROMULGATED.
"A sutton appeared in court in London,
se0ct the Goth of last month, and was
aoout making known the ground of appli.
aaao1' when the judges told him tina,
bis plea.
Inc sutton confessed his utter ignorance
any such decision.
dc Court. - 80
i; sbut ! do not see the newspapers
H.. nat is not our fault replied the
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