Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-29

pleasure, was the reply; "HcS52rS YOU Know
should be cho scrs but molcatg, virtue and art
cssncss are always sure of their rewGri."-Ths
gentleman ordered bis clerk to give her piece Of
ham, she smiled, courtsIed thanked him for bis
ii dnes>, wiped he tears ION h,r eyes, and trippcd
home with joyful heart.
4 Stump Speech.
An orator at late political mce'ing--no matter.
where, nor for what side he spoke -diacoursed IL
the following strain
"Gcntlcmer, il will be surnfscd that | Should re.
vuge my views of the State policy. l go against
the whole all Cation of puplican lrovemen,s, ilc1.
sing this Cincinnati Road of rails Gen. J,llsou
says the hemc won't do, and il looks reasonable
Gsntcmcn, three four m,rsscus parties avs
now forming in our country, fclcis.s, ru,ies
pub leans and democrats. F,derals;s are so ca'!5t
from Frederick, King of all the Rusias, and
in favor of burning blue lights on tha coast ins
stead OF the common whale oil, and they &c for
holding ati conventions at Hartford. Nnlires arc
opposed 10 the sovereignty of the thirteen States,
and go in for distressing in uucction in the south
Republicans are for putting down the doctrine Of
instructions, and insurping the bale; bnx.--Dsno-
Gratis opposed TO calling Mr.. Van Durcn home
from Bogo;a, in England, and are Of the real Jack.
git, and 90 the whole hog for silver and gold.
gentlemen, this is my doctr;nc-and here is an En-.
glish half dollar have Just drawcd fom ~ pocket
on which is described my motto, in one o! the dead
languages, and the motto Of every true grit Ame;i-
can; "Epuicy Ncwmrn and which being in
terprcted, means a Ph'rGLiy jHe5r men f0r o6ice
Gentlemen, | acknowledge my indulgence TO you
| for your kind obligations to me this eNenrful
| period. Gentlemen, cross over the way with me.
and will get the worth of tic half dollar, ia
something that will review our acquaintance,
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I" | MOGE PCUDING." "A lady
! in the south OF England made practice ofcssct-
| ing all the little boys OF he parish orce a year u
! pom her lawn, and siulling them with beef anG
| plum pudding. One time towards the close Of the
entertainment, when she was walking round to see
how all went on, and 10 ask how they were salts,
( fed with her bounty, she found the greater par!
| full and content. But at last she came to lite
fellow upon whose plate there was large lump OF
/ the third helping OF the pudding, and he bub.
/ borjuS AMI crying as pi,cousy as though be had
not had meal Tor four and twenty hours. "WAat
is The matter with you, my little manl J" asked tbs
! lady "has any one dared to ili-use you in my
presence !" the urchin blujLered more desperately
! than before, and at length fhcred OUT 81 can eat
no more Pudling." and he cried more bitterly than
before. The lady patted him on the head, saying,
| DO not cry, my good little man for if you are
not able to eat your pudding You can put in yous
| pocket" more violen, hu.s, followed this Kind.
y advice, and at the cad Of it came out the words,
Blu, my pockets are both full already"
FRANKLIN ON SPELLING.-- DR.. Franklin says ia
one al his letters = ou need not to be concerned
in writing to about your bad spelling it is pen.
orally the best, conformiog 10 The sound os Che
letters. TO give you an instance, gentleman re-
ceived letter in which we're these wo.ls. "No,
finding Brown at hoai delivered your ,qessrg Is
lis Hf' The gentleman called his wife to hclp higs
read ii.-Between them they picked on. oil but tas
~, which they could not understand. The lady
proposed calling her chambcrmail, "bocauso Dey,"
says she, "Aas the best knec Of roauing bad spell
ing Of any one know" Betty came. and was
surprised lhtt neither of them could tell what N
wa. why" says she, "4f spells wiia-shag
else can it spell - Aud, Indeed it IS much better
as well as n shorter method than dopJh ygaiJ1
which, in reality, spells doY5k'oifg.
LACONIc.-Ihe New Orleans Picayune publish
es the following spooimen Of Arkansas con'erssuanz
"H0lloa bny!'
"Holioa yourself"
'Can get Breakfast here =
Il dont reckon as how you can
"Why not ?"
Fathers away. mothers drunk, the baby.s sos
lAe measles, aud donI ssse ad--nW