Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-12-31

Shocking.-The Davenport Qowa( Ga
zette, Of the 10th ul;, saws that "last
Wednesday week, some william or Williams
mixed arsenic with the feed Of the cattle
belonging to Mr.. Winfield, Of Rockingham
county, in consequence of which 7 fine
head were killed. They also killed fine
horses"
A Gathering Ram. "A little boy in
Titusville, N. j., named Vanzandt, was at
tackled one day last week by ram, which
I" butted" him on the head, and fractured
his skull SO that he died in half an hour.
Six large guns for the United States
Government are about being finished a,
Pittsburg. They weigh seren tons each
in the mould, and are TO weigh five tons
when finished
A severe shock Of an earthquake was
felt at Knoxville and Athens, Tennessee,
on the 29th ult.
Bancroffs History.-The Boston Times
saws, that in due time three additional vol
umes of Mr.. Bancroft's valuable History
will pear-taking up The subject where
the last volume left it, and bringing it
down to the time when Gen. Washington
took the Presidential chair.
FoUxiERIsM.-But few personsare aware
that we have an association on Fourier 5
plan in this county. The society is on
the Territorial road. Their tract Of land
embraces the gra er part of Toland Prairie,
and is one of the most beautiful spots in the
Western country. The quality of the soil
is Of the richest kind The society, at
present. embraces some one hundred and
seventy members, who are putting up bull
dings, &c, as fast as their means permit
them. They have one hundred of acres
seeded in Wheat. which will he sufficient
TO bread the society year. We under
stand they have just received a printing
establishment for the publication Of a Four,
ier paper. There has been considerable
trouble in the society the past summer, bu,
we understand all difficulties Rave been
settled, and they are going on prosperous
and in harmony.-na4. Telegraph.
THE Losr PIE 1t was many years ago,
that Il m;ddle-aged matron and her maiden
sister, on the approach of Thanksgiving,
were in the midst of preparation for that
annual festival. 1t was late in the evening;
the spacious kitchen seemed all too small
for the vast quantities of delecacies it con-
tanned. Ofcn had the various kinds of pies
been drawn from the ample oven, and de-
posted OH dresser, table and chairs, in adni-
rable confusion. From early morning to
tbs late hour, had the mistress of this good
cheer been aboring hard, and she now threw
hei porty and wearied form into the great
arm chair, TO view her treasures. She care
fully counted her pies, and 10! one was
gone! She knew the capacity of the oven,
and how many times it had been filed, and
her arithmetic told hei by figures that will
not lie, that pie was missing. She counted
again, and the wanderer could not be found.
She was troubled, perplcxed and nervous.
She had made tho discovery that the
missing pie WIS a pumpkin pie-of extra
sze-a particular pie all ornamented with
scrolled rim and various indentations with
spoon and thimble in word, it was the
PIE which was TO grace the centre of the
table at the Thanksgiving feast. No Won
der then that our good lady grew warmer
with agitation, and it seemed TO her that an
unwon,ed warmth came from the seat of the
arm chair. She arose TO cool her body and
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from Becky, the maiden sister, opened a
full way to the catastrophe.
1t seems that the young lady had placed
the unucky pie in the great arm chair, and
unfortunately threw herself into her accus-
toned scat When she arose, the horror
struck Becky saw the yellow treasure stick
ing TO the ample rear of the good matron
Ike "Poor mans Plaster" and her hys-
tcric see ms made known the discovery TO
her astonishcd sister. Salem Caeette.