American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-09

will furnish S., to be laid out in New Tesla
ments, Bibles, Spelling books, and other Sab
bath School requisites, for their usc--a library
will be given.
NV object is not to interfere with any Sab
bath Schools now III operation, bet to gather
into schools those children who are now desti-
tute of that blessed means of religious instruc-
ton.
That God may bless the effort, is the prayer
of your brother in Christ.
A LAYMAN.
Baltimore, july Nth, 1915.
From the New York Commerce. l Advertiser.l
A GREEN OLD AGE.
The following was communicated to US by
a fail frlend-readers may rely, therefore, up
on the facts being fairly represented. An aged
lady, whose primitive simplicity of attire and
contempt for the frivolites Of fashionable con
versation bespoke her rusticity and adherence
to the old school, went up the North river, so
far as Nerplanck's Point, i'll one of the steam
palaces which float on that ma este stream
Scarcely had the steamer shot out from the
pier before the elderly gentlewoman com
menced survey of the 'fxngs." Down she
went into the elegant cabins and traversed Jlem
from end to end; up she went on deck, looking
into the engine room, but started back with
horror ana amazement, yet uttering not a word;
higher still she assembled to the promenade
deck, and acknowledging the pilots office,
returned then to the ladies' saloon.
There she quietly took her seat, and for
about a quarter of an hour seemed lost in
perfect NIaelstroom of contendng emotion.-
Many eyes were fixed upon her with curious
scrutiny, but she needed them not. There
were about fifty ladies present, whose curiosl-
ty had excited itself to xhaustion-soHle were
lstlcssly lolting on the velvet sofas, Others
were conversing and Others reading, when they
were all startled by shrill voice suddenly ex-
claiming-'Well, bless me, if it amt bigger
than Noah S ERIK, and sight handsomer and
Gvelier.n After the first shock there was a
suppressed laughter among the ladies', which
the speaker did not deign to notice, but ad-
dressing herself more particularly to the COM
pany, she entered into minute history of her
''birth, parentage and education," and soon
had a company of attentive but merry hearers
grouped around her. 81 know shall never
get to where want to" said the old lady
"I've got to be drowned, that's sartin, reck-
on. I've got to 90 ever so far in this big ship,
and then after that I've got to &C in "a little
boat that they put wings OH to- shall never
get home-{'m sure to be drowned" and then
the old lacy was overpowercd by her appre-
tensions.
Rallying however, she entertained the CON-
pany-and there were some wicked fun-loving
damses among them-with her own autobio-
grapby and the histories of all that were Ielat-
ed to or connected with her, making her reve'
lations piouant beyond expression by interming-
ling with them some singular episodes III hel
private and domestic life, the more amusing
from the perfect innocence and simplicity with
which they were told. The day was passing
pleasantly on, and the boat came abreast Of
| Verplancks Point, of which the old lady was
informed. The company, however, had SC
won upon her affections by their apparent in
terest in her fortunes, that she must needs
shake hands and bid good bye to each of them
separately and specially. Some of them were
already gathered round the gangway, waiting
to see her land. After hearty grip and shake
of the hand with each in the saloon, the cap
tain several times singing out, "Now Madam
we're waitng''-she ran the gauntlet of those
on deck and reached the gangway plank.
"Now, Madam, be kind enough to stel
ashore" said the captain. "Don't be in sucl
hurry, captain; amt" tartly replied the ole
gentlewoman, still talking to those to whom he
heart had opened. ''Did bid good bye to you
my dear? Good bye, Miss, shall never SCI
YOU again. "Come, madam, we cannot wait
iOh, be quiet, captain; | amt done yet-goo'
bye, dear, | shall never see you again" Sc, a
length she got upon the plank, and with wei
considered steps had reached about half wa.
down it, and the captain had turned away t
conceal his mingled mrth and vexaton-whel
she turned, and ascending the plank, calle
} out, captain, Captain, didn't bid you goo
bye." "Run, madam, run-the boat lie oft !!
But madam ran the wrong way, and was Oh
board again in quick time. "Good bye, cap
tain, dear, good bye," Selling his hand -"
shall never see yea again" Meantime thos
!, on the wharf took up the cue, when at length
the old lady got on shore, such shaking O
} hands you never did see-the old lady was en-
gagged in the delectabe employment so long
: those on board could keep her in view.
CURE FOR HYDRoyHeBIA. MIR. James A
Hubbard, of Bond county, ILL.,, in letter to tn
st. Louis Republican, says
! Eighteen years ago, my brother and myself
were bitten by mad dog. A sheep was ais
bitten at the same time. Among the man
: cures offered for the little boys, 1--WE were the
ten to twelve years ofage,) friend suggeste
the following, which he said would cure tn
bite of rattle-snake:
Take the root Of the common upland ash, &c
morally called black ash; peel off the bark, an
G boil it to strong decoction; of this drink free
8 ly. Whilst my father was preparing the above
, the sheep spoken of began to be afflicted wit
hydrophobia. When 1t had become so fatigue
from its distracted state, as to be no longer abb
= to stand, my father drenched it with pint