State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-24

offered III the way 81 Books, Bibles, Hymn
Books, Western Scngsters, Crockets Alma.
macs. Muuay's Grammar; e rare article these
days, as was asssrtedby Mr.. by Judkins,1 IN
short the whole catalogue we're knocked of
TO him al very low prices and the delighted
pcdlar proceeded to offer some rare speci-
mems Of engrayings. After the usual flourish,
and having duly informed the bidders that
the prints now Offering were engraved BY the
celebrated artist who engraved notes for the
Bank Of England, 1.-THE Brandon was not then
in operation,) our auctloneer produced a
print which he said represented Achilles
Chasing Hector round tie rails Of troy"
"Good!" said Juckins," II happened dur
ing the revolutionary war in the State Of
New York, eide "Weems life of Marion. y
"Iil gave one Dullier for it."
Another splendid print! Ajax belaboring
the Trojans with his lancet"
. Jdck.Ass braying up dance" said
Judkins.
zone dollar naff natf of # ( gonel Il is
needless to say who was the purchaser Now
comes the last picture which will be offered
this evening and a rare article It Isl"
"Qucen Cleopatra stung with GacGsp," said
Judkins looking at it. There was no con-
tending for this article and il went to swell
the account of Judklns, for no other bidder
had half the nerve, or seemed to know the
value of the bargains they were dosing.
"Who is this Judkinsl" Asked more than
one of the astonisheG individuals who had
been "bluffed off" at every attempt to edge
in a bid. This liberal patron Of authors and
publishers presented rather strsnge appear
ance for man of learning. He had on (as
the advertisements for nowaways co., pea
jacket that struck him about the small of the
back, with inexpressibles Of the same cloth
reaching nearly half way down his legs, and
the head that scGs to contain so much book
learning wascovered with broad rambeaver
that dropped gracefully over his shoulders,
nearly obscuring the dexter eye, while the
sinister ditto was hidden by green sarsanet
flap; which latter circumstances conveyed
the suspicion that MIR. JudkinS had been in
a recent scuffle. The tout ensemble Of that
gentleman as he sat on the head of an empty
barrel did not seem much like Philosopher,
unless 1t was from his resemblance to Die.
genes sitting in his meat tub.
The man Of hooks, THAT is, the selIer,l ob.
served this peculiarly in his customer, and
recollecting no doubt that Dogenes was moi
a very wealthy man except in knowledge,
and also observing that he seemed stranger
TO the crowd requested to know if Mr.. judi
kins would say at what place he should call
for payment.
"Payment" said that gentleman indignant
ly ''why sir didn't,you sell on credit You
mean perhaps that YOU wish me to give you
my note forthem picturesf the latter remark,
was made in a mlder tone If moneys
what you want can only inform you that
hav'nt enough pewter to jingle on tomb
stone."
IL Christopher North had been present, he
certainly would have recommended the book
pedlar to Wordsworth, as hero, the next
time he meditated writing the Excursion
He left the next morning on board the steam
boat Excursion. Judkins is still Iivirg as
true Philosopher, though he has evinced no
foundness for books or pictures of late years.
3d.