Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-01-07
THE DEVILS TfIDIGHTa.

" From hts birthstone brf, nj break hf day.
A walking the Dfrf Is gonr,
10 visit his little snug farm oil the earth,
And Sc how ha stock went OIL,
Over he hill and over The dlle,
and be- went over ttfe plain.
And backwards and forwards he Hvi7h's h,
= long tai.
As a gentleman sRtslses his cane.
And 1tow fhrn was the Devil drestT
t On hr was IN hiF Sundays brqt.
l1fs jacket vas rcd and his b~fecctre VIII
blue,
And he, was " hs's SSh're his tai ca"
tfesao" a lawyer killing II viper.
i : On y dtngIteap beside bis sl1ble,
Aud he pevIi smiled, for IT put him IN mInt
oflain aud his btotiIcr Abel.
20 poftrcary on n white horse
Rode % on his vocafinnq,
And the Devil thnrght Of his old Friend.
Death IN the Revelations.
'"He saw a cottage with Il double ceach.hatse
D cottage Of g%rnriI,tyt
| And The Devil did grin, for his daring SIN
Is the pride thai apes humility.
"He went into q rich booksellers shcp.
pucta i,e. : W. arc roll, Of onr college,
Far / myself sat lik" = esrn5faHt once.
Fist BY The Tree 81 iSnowledee.'
"Dowo tbe river there Piled with w,nd and
A pig with vast celebrity.
Aud tn" Devil looked wise rs be saw hoy the
hHIiF.
Ftcut It's ova throat. There quoth he with
a smile, ~
Goes "Ensland's commercial rrosreri-
tyr
ms he went throug, Csld-Dath-Flelds IL
4 solitary cell,
And The psvit vas Pleased, fer i. give him a
hint
Ior improving his prisopssin hell.
"~Cirneral - burning face
liz saw with CONSERVATION. az
| fnd hadE to hfIl his way did hc take,
Tur tie Devil thought. by5a slight mlstaltt,
l. II WAC Rc',crak cenn a. gfafinn''
THE POINTS or THE DURHAM cow
AseNe.
Chauntsd NTH grcat a~pplauee 81 tte dinner of
Ae Darlington AgvtcuAHrak Societg.
She's long in her face, she's fine in hershorn
She'll quickly get fat without oll.eake or
corn.
~EIurrah iurraE, fer THIS beautiful COW!
She's clear in her Jaws and full in her chine,
Sl,e'r heayy in fatf; and wide in her loln,
She's hrnad in her ribs and long IN her rump,
lIas q straight and fat back with never a
hump.
IIurrah hurrai3lor this beautiful COW
She's wide IN iar ! rps aud calm III hor eyes,
Shea fine III tho 81 u'dsrs aud him III The
Thighs.
Hurrab' hurra' for this b,anffn! cow!
4l,c'r 'eel,t in her nsek and small in her tail,
Shes WIDE n he breast and good At The pal,
She's FIVE II her bone and elk; Of skin,
She's q araz cr's without and a out. hers with
f.
IIurfan hurraA for this beautiful coy,
TIE SOUTHERN SPORTSMAN,
4 NEW SPORTING PAPER,
To HE EDITED BY T. u. THoRrt AED Z ="
BRENNAN.
On th~4 frat tf MAY next, will be issued
from The office Of he Trofic, the first number
Of new Weekly Spor'iog Paper, TO be called
THE Southern Sportsman.
The want Of euch a paper devoted imrnedI-
ately 10 IL" South, has long teen felt. In the
South and Southwest Is found hy far 'hsJarg-
est 4portion OF such members Of our comnnnt-
IN 10 are interested ID sporting matters. N.
OrIeanR is the centre Of the grea' sporting
circle ofthe Union, and seems i0@be=th- pro-
nsr and legitimate location for a vehicle Of
sporting intelligence. No Doubt ia enter
taincd that a ionrpal PUBLISHED in the South,
pledged 10 advocate ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to do
Justice to southern enterprise. and fairly rep
resent southern character, viii 10 warmly and
efficiently ausfaired.
While tie paper will he ~rralnly devoted to
SPORTS Of the field and turf, great attention
will be paid to agricultural pursuits, and tie
strongest endeavoTs Will be made 10 render
the SPORTSMAN Of use and interest TO The
planter; carefully recording all improvements
n his branch OF industry, and zeafoHsly labor
ing for tbs advancement Of agricultural SCI
enco.
The publishers If the Sportsman guarantee
that thr literary character and general tone OF
he poper shall be such as will recommend 1t,
cot ajsne 20 the turfman and the planter, but
TO the family cIrf}c.- tHe eh!toffat heFdf'-
mont Of the pboer viz be underline control Of
T 3 TroarE (arlhef ri "Iom Cwen,the Zee
Hsnter,'' aud u mary olhsr sporting sketch
e. - greaI merItJ aud n l. BEzsHAM, a VIII
ter Of uncommon force and ability.
The SPORTSMAN will contain as much read
ing nat. cr ss any paper published in the
sou'r, and in its mechanical department will
cha!h agc comp r'ion with any per Of it&.
class in the country. The subscription price
v III be FIVE Dollars per annum.
BRADBURY, McCAEDLE e. NERRi-
FIELD.
EURorE.-T'ne steamer Britannia arrived
at Boston tie 2'et December, with da'ss from
| Liverpool to Tire 3D..
This arrival brings us The important infe'ii-
ra+ce Of the submiSsion Of the Chinese ge-
| renrnau, 10 the British claims, and tie re-
dn~tion Of Af-hanistaH. Tie former has BEEN
csm1s'Ied, after immense sacrifices Of proner-
t. and life. to ceopremise by paying 10 the
| English s21, 900, 1000, anfccdiog persetuaI'y
the island eF Fong-Kon-' while the latter
have been routed OF every nant, and d'lVen
from all their strong holds.
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