The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-19


The last accounts of .lI,e only rsalpiraiEs
ia AmeIica, AZ feet n height. represent him.
as suffering with sickness, contracted BY
eatipg green waln0ls from the trees in Mau.
nice, Fortunately Tor the patient, the
Boston Post says, The doctors declare that
its case beyopd fheir reach.
"A northern Justice recently ruled that a
tooth isneiihor atoolof trade, house
hold tornitnie, nor wearing apparel and is
not exempt b. law from aliachment. Ac-
cogding 70 this oil poor debtors viii have to
gOwilh dirty mouths in future
A good joke istOld Of pOlygamist in
North Carolina, lie had married his tkir.
feeAkt wife without waiting for any of them
20 die of Us the law directs. An indiYidu-
al who wished 10 claim handsome reward
that was offered for the polygamist's person.
recognized him in the street and invited
himlo accompany him home, and called in
his wife 70 chat with him while be went for
the officer TO take him. On returning Ntth
che constable shortly after, what vas the
poor mans establishment 70 find that his
OWn wife had abscOnded with me gay Lo-1
thaTiO.
A French conntryman smployeda lawyer
60 conduct a cause, bU< did not seem in a
hurry to give him his fee. Friend said
the attorney, syoW business is so confused
thatI cannOt see my way in it, The coun.
tryman who wa aware Of his meaning. drew
two pieces oFgold out Of his pocket, and,
giving them to the lawyer said, well then,
sir, here is an excellent pair Of sPectacles.
There isA man down town so heapy that
he dePresses every ones spirits who looks
a him; and another ono, up town, so ight
that some Of bis friends frequently take him
to bed with them instead Of a light.
A schOOlmistFess who advertised short
time since for an assistant accustomed to
confinement, received an answer from the
mother Of tWeIsOe children.
A grave digger objected to paying for his
newspaper, on the ground that he meant to
work il out in pro- essiOHGI serUices for the
editor and his family.
A firm faith is the best divinity; good
life the best philosophy; a clear conscience
tho best law; honesty the best policy; and
temperance the best physic.
The Glasgow Courier says that maiden
lady, suspecting her female servant was re-
calling her beau upon the cold mutton Of the
lardeT, called Betty, aud inquired whether
she dad not hear some one speaking with
her down stairs. oh no, Ma'am,' replied
the girl, Sit was only nae singing psalm
sYOumay amuse yourself, Betty replied the
maiden, with Psalms; but let's have nc
HimS, Betty, have great objection Il
Hans Betty curtsied, withdrew, and tool
The hint.
There is said to be a woman in Worcester
(England,) so large, and who sleeps in a
room so small, that she is obliged TO go into
another room TO turn over. There is also a
family in that town so large that they
couldn't all have the measles at once; there
wasn't enough 10 go round.
A curious and interesting incident ha.
occurred in Bangor haTbor which will serve
70 illustrate the activity Of the coasting bu
sinesS Captain ColcOrd, Of Prospect, ha:
been waiting in that haTbOr so long, that
robin has built nest in the bent Of the top
mast and laid two eggs in it.
sShakspeare! Shakespeare! . exclaimed Ma
cready one day, in burst Of admiration o
The great poet-'Shakspeare hGunts m
night and day.
'It is not to be wondered at, seeing tina
he has so cruelty murdered himr whispere,
Tom Cooke TO ATTEND.
In most Of the plates in which appear th
modern extremes of fashion, the figures {
the faShiOnables, both ladies and gentlemer
aTeTepVesented with Uery gat heads
George Gardner, of Providence, gives n,
tice in the Chronicle Of that city, that he
Independent of Gu Domen A fortunal
man, certainly; equally fortunate is it f
'all women if they are independent Of bin
The writer Of a modern hook Of travel
relating the particulars of his being cast
way, thus concludes; AFTER having wake
eleven hours, without tracing the print Of
human fool, tony great comfort and deligh
saw a man hanging upon a gibbet; N
pleasure atihis cheering prospect was il
expressible, for il convinced me that / W;
IN a civilized country, there being no sue
thing among saVages.' A high proof oF E:
allied civilization.
lMyfdsnd, said gentleman 10 vel
hOmely man, you ought to take saffron col
slanily, % keep the ueliness out; for if
strikss U, il win certainly Sill yOu@
u Old times. & is said, there was come
thathad tail So long that It reached hs
way across The sky, and on The end ";
written, IN Greek, 20 Be continued.
'Well, Mss said fne looking your
schOOlmaslBrt 10 nectar-liDDed damsel. tcs