Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-08-04

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EATINo.-Every animal eats as much
as it can procure, and as much as it can
hold. A COW eats but to sleep, and sleeps
but to cat, and not content with eating all
day long, "twice it Stays the slain," ard
eats its dinner DER again. Awhale swal-
lows 100000 Of living shrimps at a
draught; pillar eats five hundred times
It's own weight, before it lies down to rise
a butterfly. The mite and the maggot eat
the very world in which they live; they
nestle and build in their roast beef; and The
hvena, for want Of better, eats himself
Yet a maggot has not the govt, and the
whale is not subject to scientia. Nor does
Captain Lyon inform US that no Esqui-
maux is troubled with toothache, dyspep-
STA, or Mysteries, though no eats ten pounds
of seal, and drinks a gallon Of oil alta meal,
and though his meal last as long as his
meat.
Button holes on both 8ideS.--.A gentle
man in Charleston, who entertained good
deal of company at dinner, had black as
an attendant, who was a native Of Africa,
and never could be taught to hand things
invariably to the left side of the guests at
table. At length, his master thought of
an infallible expedent to direct him, and
rs the coats were then worn in Charleston
sngle-breasted, in tho present Quaker
fashion, he told him always TO hand the
plate on the button hole side. Unfortu-
nately, however, for the poor fellow, on
the day after he had received his ingen-
ious lesson, there was among the guests
at dinner a foreign gentleman with dou-
ble-breasted coat, and he was for a while
completely at stand. He looked first at
ono side Of the gcntleman's coat, then at
the other, and finally quito COMPOUNDED at
the outlandish make of the gentleman's
garment, he cast dcspairing look at his
master, and exclaiming in loud voice,
"Buttons on both sides, massa," handed
the plate right over the gontlcman's head.
Very Agreedble.-"Cousin William"
said merry mischievous young girl, yes
terday, in out. hearing" What do you
think | heard pretty young lady say of
you?"
William blushed and looked as grave as
the circumstance, that "a pretty young la
dy" had said something about him, would
allow.
81 don't know-something good hope.
Who was it, Coz!"
ashanti tell you; but its the truth, @ va-
ry pretty girl did say something about
you"
Well-tell me what il was"
81 shan't-unless you will give me that
Annual that | wanted"
"Well, agreed-you shall have it-~now
tell me?"
"Wcll now-don't blush so--she said
you were The ugliest man that she eper laid
hpT eyes on."-and off ran the little wretch
with a merry laugh; that made the house
ring again.
Logjc.-A little urchin who was 10 the
habit of staying out at night later than
boys of his age generally do; got talking
TO the other day from his mother, for his
misconduct. William my boy" says
she, "if you persist in this practice, it will
most undoubtedly, shorten youy days."--
"Well MOTHER" replied the boy, " if it
shortens my days, it will make my nights
longer; won't it, motherP
A Laud1Ne Spirit.-There is chap
living some twenty miles up the coast who
was so fearful he would not be included
in the census of the United States that he
came to town yesterday, through the rain,
and had himself taken. He appears de-
tormined to count one in the general ag-
grcgate:-PjcGyune.
Home Willis, who is rusticating at his
cottage on the Susquehanna, il letter to
the Brother Jonathan, says" Delightful
above all tho luxury of palaces is the cot
tage you can scream in, or set fire to, or
paint black--if it please you. Home is a
great word--t means a world where one
is king"
Mr.. Davidson, the protector Of the plan
for carrying the mail through the air. has
written n letter 10 friend in ST. Lou.
is, in which he mourns over the neglect Of
Congress, bat says he is not, however
dashed by his disappointment. "IndifTer.
ence and opposition" he adds, "do no
move mo from my steadfast determination
TO carry out my plan, and finally TO noun
upon the wing of time and sail down tht
current CT postoriiy with gloriour immor
tality." That's poetical, any how.
A dancing master was taken pi in Match
ez for robbing fellow boarder. He said h,
commenced by cheating printer, and tina
after that every thing roscally seemed 4
come easy 10 him.