Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-12-19
No AZ

ne. 5wtH y"n lot re g,ind my nxc on + Pleas
20 with his compliment Of fine fellow .oh ye
sr. ! answered. III is dnwn in the shop an,
VIII you my r,'f.' said be .ge, me . liuIc bo
water y How c..uid ] rrfuse ! ran aid ADD.
" brought . kettle full. How old s,e you. and
whats your nan,' J! continued be wi,iou, wait.
ing for q reply, 4 sm sure ven arc one Of the
nnes' 'ads have seen will you Just tutn 4 & y
m'ouss Tor me-! Tick'ed with his H.t,ery
IKE . little loo, ! went to work, and bitterly did I
rue the day. !. was & new axe. and i ,ui,rd and
tngged till ! Sas almost tired 10 death, 1'Ls
school bell rung and ] could not get away nj
hands were b'is.erei. ard il was not half brobnd
Al leDth however the sxe ~ss sharpeted. and ihs
man turned 10 me with sNow little rascal, /, ou,vs
P'sJed sycanf. scad 10 school ~ you u buy it,
Asas : thought lit was bard enough to turn d
sr'ndss"ne this cold day, bot hoa 10 be called
. little rascal. is too bad. Il sunk deep in my
mind, and often have ] though, Of +, since.
When ] see a merchant over polite 10 his chs.
TONERS, begging them to fa.,e q little brandy, add
throwing hisgoods on the counter, thinks I that
man has IN axe 10 grind.
When | see q man If doubtful character. nal.
aing : girl on The cheek; ~praisine her sparkling
eye sndf ruby lips, snd giving her a sIv saueezer
beware my girl .hink- ], or you will find to your
sorrow, that you have been turning the sriudstons
far q villain. 80
When ! Dee a man q Entering the reople. max.
ing great profession. Of attachment 10 lilerty.
who 10 10 private life . iyrsn,-me.hink., look
out gond people. ths. fellow would se. you turn.
ing the erindstbne.
When I see a ml,n hois,ed into office ~ bart,
spirit without a single qualification to render
him respectable OF Us. fu. alas, msshinks. Jeltd.
ed peoples you Ore deiuded for . seasonao turn ths
gTindstone fos q booty ! r
Nxw MoIE or ELscrrse rns T~srsiD,sT.
"A sriter in The Louisville Jnufnal. -prioposes, IN
order to defend the elections Of our Prrsiaen,<.
from party infringement ard frauds, the, : s,a,e
having q population Of less than i've hundred
thousand, shall choose one e~Iector, over that Nun
Der and less than two millions two, with two
sad less than four, thrcc, end ! state with
ovef four millions. four electors. These electorS
are then to n'cet. end by LIT, select seven Of theft
own number, and from them choose the President.
The biudmostm man Of the Io., ~ to be dropped a.
ter every ballot, until . choice is effected, or in
case ofa tie. the Speaker Of the House Of Repre-.
senssiives, or the Chief Justice OF the United
States 10 name the lucky msh tina. sholl be Pre.is
dent.
Now we have q scheme much easiet and per-
haps more simple. lie. each state choose one
MAJ; and when the electors meet Ill them throw
high die fos the Presidency. and be who throwi
the hishest plumber shall be President. ths
= - = L. W.. n...l-.r - rr.
States: Z mus! hs 9 part Il he lsx baxa1sArs-
pointed 10 supesintend The throwing. and . set OF
oAc;at DICE ana boxes 4 ade for the purrose.-A
new officer mast b. created to be called the Keep
or Of the Dice, who shall gnard them under
the .~olcmni,y Of an oath. The electors, before
htowing, to 10 searched well By the Speaker Ct
House III Representatives,. aad when 10 The act Of
throw ioa, each man must doff his coat. and roll
nj. shirt sleeves up 10 the shoulder. aud proceed
IA throw under the close scrutiny OF the Chief
Justice. Who she'll be provided with q psf Of
odfe;af ,pectacles for such occasions. Other mirbs
details, 10 be regulated BY The law.-Nniehes
Cosritr.
.WAere you ought 10 hare deen'-A clergyman
who was in The habi, Of preaching in different
parts Of the country, WAS not lcog since u an
inn. where lie observed horse jockey trying
10 take in q simple gentlemen. By imposing upon
him . broken winded horse. for q sound one. Tie
ustson knew the bad character Of The jockey, snd
taking the ecntlem.n aside, told him to be ean-
,iou. of the person he was dealing with. Tbs
gentlemen finally declined the purchase, snd the
| Jockey somswhst nettled, observed 'Fafson.l hsd
much rather hear you preach. than see you pT'-
| v,,ely interfere IN bargains between man end
man, in.,his way.' We'll, (replied the psrson.)
| il You had been where you ought 10 have been.
las, Sunday, ypn might have heard mo psesch!
where "a, that + inquired the jockay. 'Ia
The State Prison. returned the clergyman.
Something ,uort1y Of aotiee-When ~assn
Berli:, I wenl into . public prison. and visited
every pstt Of the Establishment. At iatI wss
introduced into . very large ha4 which was fuu
Of children with their hooks and teachers ana
having the .ppesraoee Of . Psussian schoolroonn-
.Wba,., said I .is ii possible thai all cf these
children are Imprisoned for crime : 'un no;
, said my companior. smiling II my sinsphcltJ.
.but if I parent IL imprisoned fs crime. and on
,hst sccoun. his children ere len destitute Of the
means ofeducstien sud are liable TO grow np IN
iancyaoee and erire. the government places
them here, and maintains snd educstes them ff
us.ful employment This was ) new idra 70
ma. know not th.t |, Has ever been snssested
II The Uni.ed States !; but surely Il u : duty Of
Inc Gcvsrnement - veil ~ i,s high interest.
when q man is paying shs penalty Of b. crime
10 i public prison, . see that bis undertaking
children ars no, lefi % suffer and inherit shfir
tathes.s vices. Surely i would be better fs ia-
child snj cheaper Tor the State. Let il not ID
,uppossd .hst . man will 90 to prison { r the sass
; cf hssins his chiIlfen taken care Of. fs those
who "a 70 prison, ususliy have little regard ss
their children ; If they did. discipline like the
. Berlin prison would sonn sicken them Of 'ach .
. bsrgain.-F.Easor Sous Report.
: Could Ne bot have the heart of the wicked laid
before %, could Ne eco how ii j. torn end ~fans
!. hy the s.ii passions that hafbor within y !; coo'd
: 10 but n,ark how. even IN tho s.ronseae and
:. most determined breast, when bent npons ess
purpo,e, or engaged in wicked scss. fear end
: .rprshen.ion. 60 hard in haod. with every dse'
: Iof evil. while rep~ntsaee. rsmarss AMI poni-nenf
= !. e.,,ow m,rs slowly. though not less surely 20
N. a;.,.ncs-whai IN Instructive. ~hss % ~
-, 80. /, veuld be, snd how fashally ~