The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-07

ofparen,s from Europe. A gentleman who
was building superb steamboat took II 10.
10 bis head 10 honor this young lady, by
connecting her name with his vessel 50 he
bestowed upoa It tho capt. 4,ing desisHa-
ton Of Ia Belle Creole. This ine name
was painted 10 golden letters on The sides
OF bis vessel-aAd away she woai, with
three hundred horse power 20 henIucky
and Ohio. The vessel was beautiful, aud
the name was beautiful, aud the lady Was
beautiful; but all the beauty on earth could
not save The name from the catastrophe 10
which all long titles are subjected. !, was
Immediately abbreviated, and III the abbre
Walton, SADLY deteriorated. Al frs, they
called her the bell-.-uol the French b,lls
which signifies fine OF beauiitu-bui The
PLAIN English bell, which IL the Holy Scrip
lures was defined 10 he iinAlng cymbal.
Tbs wss bad enough bu, worse was com
ny. II so happened that the vernacular
pronunciation Of creole 10 the Kentucky VA
tiers, Is ere otsi--so they begun to call this
beautiful boat the cite owl but things did
not stop here. Il vas too exlravagant to
employ two syllables when one would answer
INST Us vel, aud be much more economical !;
So the FIRST half Of the rano was dropped,
and the last retained and thus la Bel!s
Crs0lc-ihe beautiful CFeo.e-saied up aud
down The Mississippi all her life, by tic
name, style, u,e AMI description of The
osi Soars Of laughing ~ the Senate,
uth Explanations from several, that was
4 good name Tor baRk--that there was an
Cal Greek Bank IL Ono once, now dead
and lnsolyeat, but 10 lis day, as good as the
best.
Mr.. 3, continued, DO not know whether
oSl will do Tor this child Of long hume aud
many fathers brt we must have name,
and mus; continue trying till we get ono
lie, Us huu, Ear aud wide. Letus have re.
course 10 the most renowned isop and his
Iabes and to that ore Of his fables which
teaches Us how an Old black cat succeeded III
getting Ct the rats aea.A after having eaten
up 50 many Of them and become too vel
known under Ter proper form 10 catch any
more. She rolled herself over in meal
tub converted her black skin into white
anu walked forth among the rats as new
ald innocent animal that they had never
seen before. AI we're charmed 10 see her
bul quick application of teeth aud claws 10
the threats and bellies Of the rats le, them
see TIA, II vas their cd acquaintance, the
black cat aud that whitening the SKIN did
not alter tie instincts Of the animal, nor blunt
the pC.ts Of lis Teeth AID its claws. The
rats, AFTER that. called her the meal tub cat,
and the meaIy al. May We not call this
cDFporos.!y tie meal tub bank A catfish
taa-e would certainly suit tim one parucu
ar; tor ike cat Il has many lives, and a
cal son know mus, be killed uine times be.
fore j! wi.l die; 50 say The traditions Of the
nursery and az u! histories the traditions q
children are tie rf3st Feracious. They teach
Is that cats bage nine lives. So Of this
Bata, l.has been killed several times, but
here il IS still scratching, Biting and clawing.
jackson k.llsditinlsa2 Ter klIled iilasl
week. But this is oriy beginning. Seg
i en- lines more tho I4tes must cut ihe thread
af It's hydra lie before i yield up tie ghost.
TIL meal tult No magnificent or yul
gar Iame. l. lives IN history, and con
.aects lis fame with klngs and statesmen
We all know the SiUarts OF Engldnd-an
honest aHd blg0led race IN the beginning
but alHays unfortunate 10 the eud. Ths
second Charles vas beet by plots and ca
54ls. There were May attempts or sup
posed attempts to k.,l Lim-many plou
3ga.usi ban and some very ridiculous
among the rest, oaz which goes by tht
alme Of lie u.pai.gb plot, because the pa
Eefs wAlch discovered Il, we're found Il the
neal ;uJ where tho cCGsprators or then
enemies bad bid ,tau, Now, between tina
meal ,5J Plot IN England, AMI this corpo
fes5ty conception 10 America, there may b.
a sInjatlle and a striking one, (if you wi
nardon q Fga) 10 this that, whereas, eacl
lad billing. i1r their otjec,--iAe EugIis.
/, to Isl. a h,ng--lbo American 10 kill of 4
. Prgs,den, ii so, / hope tho Amercar
. President nay have as good luck as Charlie
tie Second an sure he deserves bette
and escape all the E,achina,ion of meal
. tab or corporation couspiralors, whethe
Tie design be to Kill him or or to char
, a!m to Z bank car.
SIR, have given you a good deal Of mea
r t3ss laornmg bot you nus, take more yet
; Il IS q fruitful theme, aud may give US
. good name Jelore We are done with it.
] have a Renaissance, as the novel writer
: say, and will tell II. " hen a small boy
; vent 10 sch-ol N a Scotch Irish neigh
, bothood and learnt many words and phras
e. which | have not met with since, bu
J which were words Of great piih aud power
! among the rect shakspoke. hr. Archer
b never heard Of that fore.] Mr. B.
=. But YOU hive heard Of poke.
: You k1ow the adago. DO not buy pi!
: il poke that IS . say, 10 a bag for pok
5 signifies bag, or wallet, one IS a phras
/ much used N tie North Of England an
s among the Scotch IRISH in Amcuca. A pi.
b IS caulcd 10 maIke.iu poke, and If yoa bur
1 itwlthoui taking Il o.; FIRST, you may Je " Ia
kenIn." Socofn IS carried 10 mill 10 poke
] ground into meal, brought home aud remain
2 lotde poke, IN the houses Of poor families un
/ I'll II Is used up. When the bag is nearl
. empty II IS turned upside down aud shaken