The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-06-27

teer LIE Croyable. She was a school,
nerIof IA guns, and was captured by
the sloop-of-war# Delaware, Captain
Decatur. The above historical facts
we have cleaned from Mr. Cooper's
excellent Naval History Of the United
IStates.-Boston Post.
HE FARMER--When we view the
tarner-remote from the troublous
scenes of fraud, malice, vanity and
ambition; cultivating the domestic
virtues, cherishing the principles of
universal benevolence, dispensing
happiness to all around him, with looks
lot cheerful innocence, and words that
speak an elegant simplicity; we can
mot conceive a human being more
blessed, or character more truly
dignifed. Such a figure stands like
an ancient patriarch commanding
love and generation. All his conduct
is upright; all his aims are directed to
the purpose OF humanity. If we COM
pare hlm with a statesman, how much
happier is he than the first minister of
the --.--- monarch! While
a minister Of state feeces whole
people, our farmer is employed in
shearing his flock, from which.he ex-
tracts nothing but superauity and in
cumbrance. The first operation pro-
duces murmllrs and discomfort; the
last is attended with mirth happiness
and festivity. The farmer uses no
corruption but manure; he matches
no ntrlgues, but poultry; he brews
no mischief, but beer; he fears no
blasts OF envy, though he breads the
blasts Of heaven; and instead of forti-
tying castles, he fences fields, because
The has no enemies but verm!n to'con-
tend with.
A s'BAR FIGHT OR MERE SCRATCH.
The Ga!ena Democrat gives the
following account of the s'sports'' in
Wisconsin,
A son Of Mr. Chauncy Jones, on
the road between Plattville and Cass-
vile, w. T. was returning home in
company with a young man living
with his father, and on reaching the
top of the Plat hill found the s'h:gh-
syay' blockaded by she bear and her
cubs. Jones ordered the boy to stake
a tree," but being unarmed, was fore
ed to beat retreat. The bear fol-
flowed him short distance, and then
returned to the tree the boy had CHM
| ed, ascending it, with one Of her sshuge
paws" grasped him by the back part
! ofone leg, and in this manner begun
descending the tree, pulling the poor
fellow with her to the ground, the
more conveniently to have a "fair
scratch. AS good luck would have
it small dog belonging to the boy,
hearing the cries screwed up his cour-
age and stationed himself at the root
Of the tree. AS soon as the BEARS
hind feet came to the ground, the dog
tmade desperate ll,nge at her. The
contest was now between the bear
and the dog, which gave the boy time
to escape. The boys wounds were
thought to be dangerous, but he is
tastsrecovering.
Sparks, in his Life of Washington,
speaking Of his intrepidity, says:-ssA
person Of lawless habits and reckless
character had frequently entered up
on the grounds near Mount Vernon
and shot ducks and other game. It
was his custom to cross the Potomac
in canoe, and descend the creeks to
some obscure place where he could
be concealed from observation. One
day hearing the discharge of a musket,
Washington mounted his horse, and
rode in the direction of the sound.
The intruder discovered his approach
and had just time to gain the canoe
& push it from the shore, when Wash
ington emerged from the bushes, at a
distance of a few yards. The man
raised his gun, cooked it, pointed it at
him, and took deliberate aim; but,
without moments hesitation, he
rode into the water, seized the Prov
of the canoe, drew it on land, disarm-
ed his antagonist, and inflicted on him
a chastisement which he never again
chose to run the hazard of encoun-
tering.
SIS dis all de Poss office dar is in
Ids place, SrW said ribbed osedar-
key, as he stood on the wrong side of
the Post Office, the other day. aYes
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