Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-07

eply The jury found a verdict for the deien.
iant without retiring from their seats, when
he court adjourned and invited the stranger
o their logings; "No, THANK you gentlemen:
md unless you viii take cold cut with me. /
must be gone" So saying, he shouldered his
nusket and with great sang froid departed -
Such man was Col. Davies.
AS Tecumseh proudly approached, Gene
raj Harrison rose to receive the Chief. and
to bench prepared for the purpose.
SAID Your white father requests you to be
"Tecumseh cast upon the American Gene
raj a look Of unmitigated scorn and indona.
ton You my father 2 said he. No
The sun, pointing to that luminary ia the hea-
vens, is my father The Earth, pointing to
the ground, my mother And throwing
himself on the ground, i win rest no where
but on her BOSOM"
A NOVEL WAY OF POPPING THE QUESTION
TO THE OLD UNA friend relates the follow
ing incident as having occurred at counting
room Of MIR -, not many miles from some
where IN this city. Anumber Of gentlemen,
for the lack Of other subjects, were each sta
ting what use he would make Of money if he
were wealthy. A clerk in the establishment,
stood by and said nothing At pause in the
conversation, one turned to him, and said,
Well, Jim, you were rich what would you
II would ask Mr., for his daughter
Mary"
Mr.. - loo ed surprised; the by-standers
saw the object and lent hand, and Jim has the
prospect Of having both his wishes grati6ed-.
icealth and Mary!
No names, upon honor
ADVICE TO YOUNG LADrEs.-The Editor 81
the Boston Republic gives the following excel
lent advice to young ladies -" The most Inn
portant question for young lady to ask, when
a young man pops the question, is, +" Do you
take newspaper, and pay for IL !D Always
have dish ofhot water handy, to scald him In
case he says No: but if he says Yes, pin him.
he's your man by all MEANS"
-9S6-
The VIcTIM OF SENTIMENTAL Tdle1-
1t was a lovely morn in July; the sun was
just rearing his glorious disk above the Orien-
tai horizon, and the dew was still glistening
upon the lawn, when fair and lovely form was
seen emerging from one of the cottages at the
yellow Spring. She was beautiful as the
morning. Her complexion was pale and PEN
sive. Her cheeks were bathed intears, and
her fingers in cologne. She was clad in white
-emblematic of the innocense of her own
heart. One of her delicate hands was placed
upon the pink zone that encircled her sylph-
like waist, while the other carefully withheld
her snowy dress from the contact of the dewy
drops which sought the hem of her garment.
AS she glided gracefully along sigh escaped
her. She was unhappy. Grief had driven
her thus early from her pillow. But whether
love had deprived her bosom's lord of peace,
or dyspepsia had driven the bloom from her
cheek, was a mystery which none could I'M
ravel.
Our heroine Ianguidly continued her prome-
made; her beautiful Chinesian feet pressing the
dew from the crimson clover tops, and her de-
lcate hands busily engaged IN dispclling the
amorous fog bank which painted to enfold the
lovely creature. Suddenly she started for
ward, her eyes sparkling with animation, an
her breast heaving with emotion, and hurried
beyond the eye of observation. What could
it mean! A mystery hung round the moved
ments of this gentle grill In few minutes
the object of our perplexity arrived at the foot
Of Pompey's Pillar-the favorite resort of hair-
Drained youths and damsels. Doubt no longer
rested upon the matter. An designation was
the cause of this early movement. Eagerly
we watched; with haste she scaled the wall
and stood upon great Pompey's head. Never
had the sturdy rock borne so lovely burden.
She cast her eyes over the surrounding scene
ry,-but rock, and hill and tree alone met her
gaze. He comes not, and she is disappoint-
cd" thought we. She drew from her sfooP a
snowflake (Uulgus handkerchiet,) and waved
it in the air. . heavens how impatiently
we sought for her signals answer. Thrice
did she cast aloif that token, and then with the
energy Of despair. she gathered 4 IN her Gasp
siFfslicd i 10 her nasal protuberance- 1.-The
prominent organ that stood forth, dragoon-like,
upon her angelic face to keep watch over the
priceless apples other piercing eyes--apply-
ing it to her nose, we say, she blew it with all
imaginable grace, and quietly retired to her
room.-Erc. paper.