Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-10-27

worse (slter he had settled upon her the
whole OF his properly, amounting 10 up
wards of fSO0 year, 1t seems that the
newly named Benedict offered his heart and
hand the previous Monday to Miss Susan
nah Chambers, the brides eldest sister, and
being refused, made overtures TO the mex
sister, Miss Ann, from whom he also re-
| cclved repulse, but, determined not to be
banked in his intention to obtain young
wife, and remembering that faint heart
ne'cr won fairly lady," he tried a third
time, and, as before stated, was successful.
Miss Harriet being unable to resist the
present solicitations of the persevering WOO
er. The loving couple are now in this
town spending the honey moon.-Montre-
al Herald
Oliver Ames of West Bridgewater, Mass,
commenced Iieby making dozen shovels,
which he took to market in a wagon. He
now owns three extensive factories at Eas-
ton, Braintree and West Brdgewater-em
ploys sixty workmen, and has four teams
10 carry his shovels to market. His pro-
fits are $4,000 annually.
Better and Bcuer.-The dentists now
make teeth on pivots," which save half
the labor of mastication. The very next
step will be TO have them worked by acme
delicate mechanical continuance OH the
principle OF the cabbage-chopping machine,
and then the fatiguing operation Of wag-
glng the under jaw viii be done away
Philadelphia ledger.
Interesting Rcmiaiscence. The original
declaration of independence in the office Of
the Secretary of State, says the veteran
Mr.. b. .. Tyler, had been kept in a tin
case, and when the capital was burnt by
the British, during the late war, Mr.. King
took the declaration and fed with it to Mon
gomery Court House, Md, thereby pre-
serving 1t from the general Instruction.
The splendid foil length portrait Of Wash
ington, by Stewart, owes its preservation
from the conilagraton TO Mrs. Madison
The heroine seeing the capital in flames.
took her carving knife and cut the portrait
out Of the frame in which it hung rolled it
up, got into her carriage, and drove with
It to Montgomery Court House, where it
was preserved.
Falls Of Niagara. = Tie Las.-A for
NAL rather phylcgmatic EngIishman, after
looking once or twice al the Falls, was ask
ed at dinner how he liked them =?
"Weil," said he, with languid drawl
in his tone, " they are certainly cZerer-
very clever-but you see sir, they are most
'orrilly troublesome. dressed and went
to look at them yesterday and do you know
the spray was SO curst GisrespcctfuI, that
it throughy wettcd my at. Since then
have been SO disguised that, in preference
TO being thus misuscd by the Falls, | chose
TO look at picture of them, which find
in the 'ousc. | must say, 'oweyer, that
they are curst noisy outside -
Sotlening the Erprcss,on--" That s a
laundering big lie = said Tom ono"
replied Dick, " it s only a Illuminating en-
largement Of elongated vcracity 2, Harry
took off his hat. elevated his eyes, and held
his tongue Buffalo TafIcr.
A Scra561e.-- A box Of specie upon a
dray in Philadelphia, on Saturday burst
cd, and its contents were scattered in the
street. AS might have been expected, there
was no lack Of assistance 10 pick it up,
some Of whom made good use Of their hpnds
at the time, and better use Of their legs aC-
Ter the work was accomplished.
Il say, Dick, why don't you make nv
boots shine? This will never do why
look here; look here, massa, dis is a little
grain de no accountcst backing eber did
see. De more | rubs, 'em, massa, de wus
he shines'
4 Pu.-ler.-When a very eminent spe-
cial pieader was asked by country gen
tleman if he considered that his son was
likely to succeed as a special pleader h
said, "Pray sir, can your son eat saw-dusl
without butter?"
Very IHin.-" | have just met your
old acquaintance Daley" said an Irish
man to his friend, land was sorry to see
he has shrunli away almost to nothing
You are thin, and am thin, but he is Thin
ner than both Of us put together"
Teachers may cultivate rhild's intel
ect and improve the mind; but the things
said aad done at home, are the agents in
forming a child's character.
Wrestling MQtch.-Bruin WorSted. -
Two boys, brothers, digging potatoes in a
field near London, [. c. were attacked
few days since by she bear, and the eld-
est thrown with much violence upon the
ground. After tins part of the introduce
ton was over, the other brother seized his
spade and dealt such severe blow upon
the head Of madame Bruin as to cause her
cry peccari and cut for the woods. OF
course the eldest boy attributes his preser-
walton TO the courage and intrepidtv OF
his little companion.