Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-12-28

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There's sympathy Tor you.;-Falstsf
III = not oitsn that We zee gentleman
and BE wife sympsihisng with each 9TH
er ID anr malIer Of taste, and II must be
. eralilyiag novelty 10 meet with charm-
ing coincidence now and then. We saw
somelhing Of the kind yesterday in Ship
pen street: A Mr.. and q MIRA. Beaver.
1--WE enquired their names on purpose To-
reward Them with celebrity were walk.
ing arm in arm with zig gag movement
that seemed 70 hint that The pavement
was too narrow for the display Of their pc.
culisrlysympatheiic condition. Wewalch-
ed them with attention and admiration;
never saw : pair Of human kind 50 well
rsalched He was short. squatiy person.
90 vas she bis eyes we're trimmed with
scarlet, 50 we're hers. be had a snubby,
tufned.up and reddish npse, SO had she /;
be was confoundedly blue. and so was
She. II wonder what people is staring so
1t ne for" said Mrs. Beaver do you
see anything wsrTy extrornary in Us mis-.
teri" said Mr.. ID. with drunken solemn
~. Amt there other good looking peo-
PIE TO gaze atip enquired Mrs. D. 10 3
lone Of offended dignity. "Neyer4mind,
love" sooihingly suggested Mr.. Deaver,
''you can't expect people o. vulgar edu-
cation TO caErysthemselves straight, let
'em look" just at that moment, Mr..
D., having lurched too near the curb stone.
toppled over into the street with his faith
ful consort clinging 10 his arm and both
sprawIing in the gutter. "l'l stick 10
you, Sammy" said the ardently affection
etc wife. give me q buss, my dainty
Duck" exclaimed the husband, "Ani we
bound In the silken cords Of wedlock, and
ant sworn to cherish you, sick or well,
drunk or sober: Come rest on this boz
SON, my darling" "Ah. but you are =
hangel,' fondly exclaimed Mr.. Deaver,
tsvining bis muddy arms around Mrs. DIS
neck. Here the scene became SO mex
peessibly tender that we leave imagina-
ton 70 finish il. We came away, repeat
Ing Erskine's celebrated spostrophe,
"IIsil welded love-" Sc.
DOM East Justice Picayune
saysthat friend recently form he north,
reports very interesting salt and batter
case which the justice thus 'solemnly' de.
acided.
The cause is plain. and | shall fine Mr
Jones The costs Of court aud three Gay.
work 10 my garden.
DEFINING A POSITION. An editor out
West has Just come out with . new pa.
per. His inaugural is the most radical
thing, we have lately read. be Gays:
I'VE haven't got any political princi.
. Piles. except We believe in roast beef and
hard cider aud 70 John Tyler the whole
hog, including the tail. We love ell tn:
girls harder than Q mule can kick-the
pretty ones in particular. We are out fol
! total absurnation Of back cushions a. makes
/. the womap's coats stand out behind
(Ee'rs a modest boy, and don't like te
say 'ousi'es We're 10 for the sbroga.
lion Of all tosp locks. cheek locks, lip
locks. We abominate ill straps, because
they impede Ioeomolion. We 60 the
whols ielnptstion society. to The bottom
OF the bsrreh"
We admire the esndor OF this editor
He hasn't got any political principles. /"
and therefore be goes John Tyler, the
whole hos r.
FAcr.--lt Is said that man in New.
ofleeas was 90 cross eyed that in trying
soget asleep. he wsune his neck of.
Atpne Of onrcommon schools, the teach
er 10 cateeh,sing bis cboolsrs, put The FOL.
lowing question. was made Il
give light 10 the wohd7" Matches, =
cried one Of The young gIhs-
The editor Of the Ohio Statesman ask:
thu following question : IF fellow has
nelhing when be gets married. and the gal
has notkihg. is her things hiken. or bis
things hurn ?" We should guess they
are.
A flaming MouNrAlN.-The Boston
Journal says, that Captain Ross. during
bis late exploring expedition 10 the Ant
arctic ocean, discovered mountain H.
40tl tees above The level Of the sea 10 Lat.
II 81 s., and long. l67 East. which e
united fame and smoke in grand proiu-
sion. Hs named this splendid volcano
Mobot Erebus.
s'SaIly, = said an amorous roulherner
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