The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-07-25

Lessen TO Newspaper borrOucrs.-[Time:
Saturday morning 8 O'Clock, Scene the
breakfast table. A rapis heard at the door,
aud the newspaper is for few moments
opened before the fire. "Come John, it
won't do TO dry II so long, for see neigh.
Dor Shocks Is sending his soa after it,
Another rap at the door. " Father wants
10 know II you will just lend him the paper
five minutes, if you aint done with it he
will send It right back. He only wants to
see if the brig Star has been heard from
what our Tom went in" "Tell your faith.
er the brig is not reported" Home he
trips, and speedily returns: Mother
wants TO know who was buried yesterday,
can't you lend it TO her just two minutes"
"Tell your mother that all the deaths this
week are Mr.--, and a child Of Mr..
-." In few moments another tap
-" Sister Susan wants TO know if any DO.
dy's married this week, aud uucle Joe
wants 10 know If there is any auction TO
day, and father wants 10 know what the
news is from Virginia, aud aunt Shocks
wants TO know If there is any more pretty
stories about the Jarvis woman-if you
can't spare the paper, nhy cant you write
down what there is-Just cause | don't
want to keep running back and forward so"
=" Here my lad, take tie paper 10 your
iather-and round TO all your unces and
aunts, and have 1t back, whatever is left Of
It, next Saturday morning at o'clock, pre-
cisely, when you come to borrow the next"
Ten applications OF Saturday by borrowers,
all seut TO neghber Saooks, with paTticu.
lar caution 10 return il there when done
with. Monday morning, rap at The door,
and the by with the paper is usbered in:
" Mother says II is too much plague 10 keep
the paper all the week, people keep connug
after ii so.-- Portsmouth Journal
4 Distinguished Cook.-The following
anecdote Of Prince Talleyrand is from the
Quotdieunc In 1892, when tue celebrated
dlpiomallst, then a secret agent from some
parties 10 France, was compelled TO quit
London within 81 hours, he embarked on
board a DANISH vessel which vas 10 con.
vey him to the L. States At sea the YES.
sel met with an English frigate, which
made a signal 10 her TO he 10 and sent an
officer 10 a boat 10 inspect her, the prloci.
pie Of England in time Of war being that
neutral flag protects neither persons nor
goods Of hostile power. TalIeyrand, who
bad an lnsuperable dislike 10 the idea of
being taken back to England, rnpIored the
Danish captain not to declare bun, and the
officer could devise no other expedieut than
to pass hlm CT as the ships cook. After
some wryiaces, Talleyraud, consented to
the captains proposal, and with very i'll
grace assumed the cotton cap, kitchen
apron, carving knife, and other appendaces,
IN keeping with his new office. " hen the
English officer boarded the vessel and De.
manded IN the usual terms if there we're
any French passengers on board, the cap.
tam replied boldly that there were only one
poor devil OF Inping French cook, who
being Immediately called up for inspection
Taleyrand made his appearance, saucepan
in hand, and with such a pltcous counie.
nance, that the English officer laughed
heartily and consented not to make cap.
ture OF hlm. NJ. Watersdorf, the Danish
Ambassador under Bopaparte, is said to
have been acquainted With this auecdote,
and to have invariably brought IT on the
taps whenever he felt a grudge against the
eN bishop Of Autun.
To Destroy CoclrodcheS.-Poke root
boiled N water and mixed with a good
quantity Of MoIasses, set about the kllch
en-, the pantrys, &c, in large deep plates,
VIII tend TO kilt the cockroaches in great
numbers, and finally rid the house Of them.
The Indians say that poke root boiled into
a soft poultlce is a cure for the bite Of
snake.
Half a wine glass Of olive oil, taken in.
wardIy is said 10 be a certain cure for the
bite Of ratilo,suake and other poisonous
reptiles. \ little should also be applied to
the wound.
An Astonishing Feqt.-The PhiIadel.
phia Herald says, !" A man at the Hunting
Park Course on Monday afternoon under.
took TO ron twenty miles in two hours and
thirty minutes, which feat he performed in
two hours and twenty.seven minutes, with.
out intermlssion, thereby winning the wa.
ger Of one Thousand dollars 10 three minutes
less than the specified time"
The famous race.horse Boston, was late.
" sold by his owner, to Mr.. James Long,
OF Washington city, for the handsome sum