The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-02-27

net or husband. She smiled aud passed
her arm around Louisas waist both my
love-both my love. Jackonet and hus.
hand, a husband aud Jackouet'
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Crogs rs. Alcohol. Colonel 3. has one
of the best farms on the Illinois river
I About Que hundred acres Of it are now COY
cred With waving corn. When It frs, came
up in the sprIug the Crows seemed deter
miucd on It's entire destruction. When one
was killed il seemed as though dozen came
oIis funeral. And though the sharp crack
Of the riff often drove them away, they ell
ways returned with lis echo.
Tho colonel at length became weary Of
| throwing grass, and resolved on trying iAe
virtue Of stones. He sent 10 the druggist
4 for a gallon Of alcohol, IN which be soaked
few quarts of corn and scattered Il over
his fed. The black legs came aud par
took with their usual rclish and as usual
they were soon pretty well co.acd; and
such coolng aud cacklIng, such a strut.
ting and staggering The scene was Ike
4 but viii make no inyidous comparison
we, Il was very much like
When the boys attempted to catch them,
they were no, a little amused at their stag
gerng gait and their zigzAg course through
the air At length they gained TIE edge
Of the woods, aud there beng Joined by a
new recruit, which happened TO be sober,
i they united Al the top Of their voices Ia has
hAw having and shouting, either the praises
or the curses of alcohol. |, was difficult; to
tell winch, as they ratified away without
( rhy me or reason, so very much like
/ Bot the colonel saved his corn. IS soon
as they BECAME sober, they set their faces
stedfas.ly against alcohol. Not another
kernel would they ,ouch in bis field, lest it
should Contain the accused thing, while
they went aud pulled up the corn of his
Ineighbors. To return like dog to his
vomt--h..e a washed sow to the mrc--hke
mot they. They have too much respect
for their character-black as they are
again 10 be found drunk.
Dissertations on Making PldiingS and
Pancakes The outside Of boiled pYj.
ding often tastes disagreeabr, which arises
from the cloth not beng nicely washed, aud
kept 10 a dry place. Il should be dipped
III boiling water, squeezed dry and Toured
when 10 be used.
Thread, 1t should be .ed loose if bat.
ter, tight over.
The water should boil quick when the
pudding is put 10 and it should be moved
about a minute, less the ingredients should
not mix.
Batter pudding should be strained through
a coarse sieve when all is mixed. In others
the eggs separately.
The pans and basins must be always but
tered.
A pan of cold water should be ready, and
the pudding dipped in as soon as II comes
out Of the pot, and then II will not adhere
TO the cloth.
Very good pudding may be made without
eggs, but they must have as little milk as
will NIX, and must boil three or four hours.
4 few spounuls Of fresh small beer OF enc
of yeast will answer instead Of eggs.
Destroying hSccts By Camomile.--ln
the Irish Gardeners Magazine, 1t is sta,ed
not only that decocions OF the leaves OF the
common camomile will destroy insects, but
that nothing contributes so much TO the
health of garden as numberof camomlle
plants dispersed through IT. No green
house or hot house should ever be Without
camomile in a green or dried state; either
the stakes or the flowers will answer. IL
is singular fact, that if plant is dropping
and apparently dying in nine cases out OF
ten it will recover ii you place plant OF
camomlle near II.
Sun Flo,rer Sced-Cure for Founder
The seeds of sun flower" says CORES.
poudent Of the gainesville Gazette, " are
Que of the best remedies known for the cure
OF founder in horses. Immediately on dis.
covering that your horse is toundered, mix
about pint OF the whole seed in his feed,
and it will give perfect cure"
The way to be Happy. How much II
would conduce to our happiness to be select
i IN our friends and books-to choose them
both for their good sense and knowledge,
to be coniented with small but certain
income,-to have no master and but te@
seryants,--to be without ambition, envy