Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09

From dis Mes Yer1 Asias.

cite Coal OF pennsylvania, 10 IN mlni0g
and transporting. The Philadelphia Led.
ger states that tho Schuylkill Company
will sell i, 10 the ground unmined, for s
cents q ton--mill,ons Of tons If required.
Within few years past, France has
positively lost, in Africa, fifty thousand
finc s,ldiers--and far the greater part BY
sickness and fatigue.
The diferen, ana anii,he.ical exPres-
sons used to represent man BaccHus
plenip;, are singular enough-sucn as
she is frpsh," or " he is corned." u ms
powers of locomoton fail him. and ne tails
on the ground, they say be is hlgh !
and when his face 10 as red as the flames
of Noun, Etna, and his eyes as iuli OF
fire as congreye rocket, they say ne Is
=" blue !" when he IS down they say ne is
"used w." and when hia staggering
rives evidence Of his weakness, they say
he has been going i. strong" How
"wcrry singular"
Managers Of theatres may be llkened to
ns,roogers; for they devoie their lives 10
consulting the influence Of the stars.
Daniel Boone once travelled a hundred
and sixty niles in four days without eat.
iaq bu, one meal. he must have made
tremendous work among the vic,uals when
he got into the settlements.
A loafer, puzzled to know what to do,
cam TO the following grave conclusion
-" I'm too lazy 10 work, and have no
time to play; so III just split the differ
ence, and lie down and Sleep"
A sboep should be judged Of like dam
DIV, by the fineness Of his coat. We beg
parJon OF the sheep for the comparison
bat it is s, opt In both cases the coat
il the most valuable part Of the animal.
What is sheep good for without fleece!
and what is u dandy good for without
COAT
Debts should always be contracted
upon the Homeopathic principle; in as
small doses as you can make answer.
"To be shaken when taken" muttered
the man when chasing boy for stealing
his Iruit.
no NhOlSOt1ldn Sldtcc tHhh w wv NV
men, the Presiden, had signed the Bank.
rup, act, a stranger burst into his room,
aud entreated the President to give him
the pen with which he had signed the bill.
The request was readily granted, and the
stranger took it away with him to pre-.
osrve i. rs the instrument with which an
uct OF glorious benehcence had been exc
cuted.
A princess of Hungary once asked a
monk, who was u scholar and wit, to
explain to her the history Of BALKAN and
his ass; adding, "good father, | can
hardly believe an ass should be so ialka-
,ive.' Madam" replied the father,
"your scruples may cease, when you are
informed i. was a female"
There is an old woman in Albany, who
has slandered all her life time. Her
tongue is sharp us knife, and she uses
i, to rip up character. and stab felicity
with. Poor old wretch! j, troubles her
much, often piercing her own jaws and
digging about the roots Of her old teeth.
/, is sharper thar pepper.sauce, and splits
vinegar easy.
We like TO see man enter his place Of
business at a seasonable hour in the morn.
ing, and remain there of all times when
his affairs require his presence.
A traveller described the sad catastro.
phe of being cast away with few COM
panions upon an unknown shore. "Af-
Ter walking several miles," said he, sin
a treary and desJlate country, just as we
were giving ourselves over to despair, we
espied gibbet with man hanging upon
it. A sight SO very promising could not
fail 10 raise our spirits. as we were con.
WINGED we were now coming into cipil. !
iaed part Of the world"
A native of Hibernia, relating to his
friend the dangers and difficulties no had
undergone both by sea and land, speaks
thus to him with great seriousness
believe in my soul John, that ! have suf-
fered every thing that man fears but
death; and expect, if shall live, 10 suf.
fer that nlso."
A country squire asked juggler why
he played the fool? "For the same rea-
son you do; out of want. You do ii for
want Of wit: | for want Of money"
A gentleman called upon Dr.. Radcliffe,
wishing him to attend his wife Immediate
~, for she was dangerously sick but the
Doctor did not incline TO leave his bottle,
the gentleman took Radcliffe
upon his back and carried him out of the
tavern. snow, you rascal, III cure your
wifi, with revenge" sald the Doctor, and
he KEEP, his word.
The cod fishery employs 600 ships,
by $4,000 sailors. 1t is consId-
err d by politicians MS of great value as
nursery for seamen.
"Ma, uin't Joe Smith courtin' our
Meley Z" (" No; what makes you think |
80 7" "Why, always when he comes
near her she sortcr leans up to him like
pig to warm jamb."
Tho celebrated Frances NJ. Partridge, |
the associate pretended Nun with Maria
Monk, after having guled the public in
variety of ways, is now travelling IN the |
country. marrying every man she can get,
running HIM in debt. and clipping with the |
proceeds. She swindled gentleman in
Rochester, N. Y, lately to an enormous
extent. The way she walked into his at. !