Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-09-21
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Literaiuye.-Sir Walter Scott. in cor
!. versing with a young man who wa
about 10 embark on the perilous voyag
OF letters, in search OF fortune and lanle
made 10 him this pity remark--it con
talns avolumc; Literature, my youn
friend, i good staff, bat a ba
crutch.'
PIHLADELPHIx SAVINGS INsrrru
T!oNs.-lt appears from the Spirit 3
the Times, the rascally conduct Of som,
Of the Savings institutions in Philadol
Phla, has caused a run upon the Savin.
FUND Society. As It's operations wer,
confined 10 4 legitimate business, ans
notes had never been issued in til,
shape Of money, all demands wer,
promptly met. Free Trader.
a meeting is to be held al Hall,
Springs 10 take into con liberation tic
propricty of nominating Hon. J. X.
Polk for the Vice Presidency.
!; is rumored that the Union Bank
has effected loan Of S5,OlO,oOo.
Rsiu,y Telegraph.
II is run,ored the bank will lose moro
than five hundred thousand dollars Of
the amount Of bills purchased Oh ire.
sponsib!e houses in New Orleans. We
place more confidence ii the latter.
4 lady in Montreal. recently rccov.
cred two thosann dollars of a Major
Precklord. for hupging and Kissing her
ra her roughly. She ought to set =
high value OH the money, as she got i
by tight squcezing.-B oa Posi-.
-"Never so claiming al high water
was the reply Of an old fisherman to
bis son, who had written him, request
ing the loan Of twenty thousand dol,
lars, to enter into the flour speculation,
at ten dollarsa barrel - Pennsy1ponian.
The New Orleans Picayune says
that all that women live for is TO b.
looked at and be admired. 1t might
Lave added, with equal truth, that all
that men live for is TO look at and adj
mire them.
An exchange parcr asks: "whem
will men he Judged by t'.eir conduct
and intellect and not by the coats they
wear?" We answer ncver.
FoR BscHELons.--A pleasant, cheer
ful wife is a rainbow, set in the sky,
when her husbands mind Is tossed by
storms and tempests--and darkened.
indeed, must be the spirit from which
the radience Of affection and tender.
ness docs not dispel the gloom.
The N. Y. Journal Of Commerce
thinks that parting with ones money
at death. is hardly SO thorough a proof
of genuine benevolence, as to give it
away before the cold grippe unclenches
the po.sessors fist, so that he cannot
possibly hold on any longer.
Memory has rich gems of pleasure
that she can call up TO gladden. the
heart when time has furrowcd the
check and spfinklcd the sorrows ell
age upon the honored head.
A nan won wager ofonc hundred
and fifty dollars by swimming over the
falls of the Ohio at Louisville. Dis
rance mile and half.
Women influence our young men
and Banks our old men.
The following gentlemen are can
lidaLes, on the Democratic rickct ain
Kinds comfy. For Senator. Major
W. L. lBemoss; for representatives.
Dr.. II. y Williams. Major George G.
Jameron, j.. j. Davenport. Esq. and
DR.. Edwin Hansford. -GaAatim Star.
In Elitor Repdried. Josiah A Moo
ian, Esq, formerly editor Of the Mo
llwk Courier, has been appointed BY
'oyerner Dodge, auditor Of the terri.
DRY Of Wisconsin. ~
is said that potatoes enough have
cen raised in Maine the present sea-
1n, to supply The whole United
.iates.
Refinement. "A Lady went into Il /
amcs school not long ago, and seeing !
little girl at work, asked her what
&c was making! The child dropped d
curtcsy and replied, Hemise, MAJ
M" "A WHAT" said the lady; "ltl