The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-12

York lho following eprions sign: 49, Wash.
inr Itonn1s and going 0ds to days work,
donsin ca back ro0m
Virtue e tho greatest ornament, and good
sense ihe bsstequipage.
ina passage 81 words between NJ. Ad.
ans and Mr.. Wise IN tie Honse of Repre-
aonialives on the 22d nit, the latter init
mated that the d. would hesitate 10 allow
Mr. a 20 enter his dominions, lest he
should slif up an ipsuuection among the
negroes
Human policy never 6xes one end Of
chain round the ANGLE Of a slave, but d. |
vine Justice rivets the other round the neck |
OlhiS tyfant.
Subscribe lor paper and pay for Il, ifI
yon want 20 be enlightened, and advertise,
ifyou want business.
. Look not mouFnfully into the past-it
comes not back again. Wisely improve the
present, Il Is thine. Go forth 10 meet The
shadoWy future, without fear and with a
manly heart.
The people Of Thibet believe that the
Almighty, after he formed the earth, placed
iton golden frog, and whenever this pro-
digiOus frog has occasion TO scratch his
head, or stretch his foot, that part of the
earth Immediately above him IS shaken, and
thuseaTlhquakes are OccasiOned.
A couple Of Krewmen, from the coast Of
Africa, in the bark AdaFiO, at New York,
have been brought ovor to this country at
their own request. They have both a stripe
running down their faces from their fore.
head TO their chin, which Is considered BY
them a mark Of distinction, and all who are
thus honoTed are called fTeemen. They
return 10 their native country in the fall.
One ofthe old Blue Laws Of Connecticut
imposed fine upon young ladies for min
cling. A lass was brought before magis-
tEale for stepping into a puddle Of water,
- got clear BY her mother swearing that
hoaIotes were so narrow she could not
step over i. How would our ladies like
sucha laWl
Mr.. William Ponder Is prominent can.
didate fOE the Office Of sheriff of Baltimore.
In case Of bis election, he would, no doubt,
keep HE affairs il proper train for adjust
ment, tor fear Of being bJOlOR Up by the peO-
pie. IL Mr.. POaOder is fond Of Htera.
ture, then he should, BY all means. patro.
Mise the WGgaziHeS; and L would not harm
him 20 be christian aud obey all the canon;
of The church. Suppose this Sheriff should
go of!
A good story was recently told at tenn
pOFance meeting in New Hampshire. 4
stranger came up @ Washingtonian wit
the inquiry, Can you tell me where cal
get something TO drinkF 'Oh, yes sal,
the other, follow me' The man folowet
him through two or three streets, ell he be
gan % Be discouraged. How much far
ther must | gOP said he. 'Only few
steps furtheT,' said the Westinghouse
there's the pump The man turned abou
and UGnished
Spurious ten cent pieces are said TO b
in circulation in Cincinnati, made out Q
copper, and requiring close examination
Look out for them down this way.
The Mayor Of Philadelphia is death o
dogs. He says that dog sitting on III
stOOp Of It's masters house, isa dog runSin
at large.
To save Rome, Curtius plunged into III
yawning gulf. The Boston Post says thc
in New York they have prepared frightft
chasm for Curtis; if be doesn't jump,
will be pushed in.
A Western editor says that a schoolma
Ter in his neighboFhood, recommends to h
scholars very fine edition Of Comic on Ii
head. He says they have The organ Of Il
Aabaioeness too much developed.
An old maid was once asked to subscrit
for q newspaper. She answered no-sb
always made her Ogn neps.
'There is no comfort in living sus
weather as this said VerisOpht, tErowir
himself iisllessly into chair in the corFido
fOh,yes. there IS, replied Ohm, pointing
suspicious looking individual who vi
walking up O. the marble counter, ayt
hay'ni paid your tailoE's bin, and. there.
one cone for't,'.
When gifted genius looks out upon d
gublimiiiesfof natUre--measures ne nr
verse with her far reaching imagination.
drinks in The beauties 81 earth and sky
and signs fot eagle pinlonslo soar abor
clouds and mouniaIn peaks--hOw must
fselwheh he 6nds bis last shirt IS all lorn
Shivers9
0er We shonld think Be would feel
falling Eff in poetry"
"A lawyer Who was endeavoring 10 Gle
notorious gambler from an Indictment i
keeping faro table, declared to ihc inl
that iheg convicted his client, thew Won
be bound inlaw 10 convict bot!r himself an
the judge. % they were both saiding and
batting 81 ne game when The arrest v,
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