The Washingtonian., 1845-09-20
H. T..
Variety is the spice of life"

variety is the spice of life
In the temperance cause, every man and
woman should aOork-work necessarily, for
without it the wheels of the car Of total absti-
nence must remain inactive. What would be
said of the man who could stand unmoved while
his child was drowning! Men are daily falling
by intemperance, but energetic action on the
part of temperance men would at once stay the
hand of the destroyer.
BREACH OF PRoMIsE.-The lovers of scandal
were disappointed at Oxford recently. A trial
for breach Of promise went off on compro-
mise. The counsel for the fair plaintiff re-
joiced at this, as the defendant had borne an
excellent character for sixty years.
"No, No." cried the opposite counsel, 1--WE
plead guilty to only fifty.four"
VERY TRUE.-A man who is pernetually
snarling and finding fault, is torment to him
self and those around. 1t needs but little phi
| losophy to convince one that sour and carp
ing disposition, is not that in which man can
most happily pass through life. If the world
is wrong, it will scarcely be set in the right
track by kicks and cuffs. 49,. ~.
| Among the superstitions of the Senecas, is
one which, for It's singular beauty, is already
well known. When maiden dies, they either
imprison young bird until it first begins to
try its powers Of song, and loading it with
kisses and caresses, they loose its bonds over
the grave, in the belief that it will not fold its
wings, neither close its eyes, until it has flown
to the spirit land, and delivered its precious
burden Of affection to the loved and lost. 1t is
not unfrequent, says the Indian historian, to
see twenty or thirty birds loosened at once,
over one grave.
Mistakes ,ciA happen.-" Colonel w. is a
fine looking man, 'aint he 2" said friend Of
ours the other day. Ill.,.
eyes" replied another, 81 was taken for
him once"
"You! why you look as ugly as sin"
"I don't care for that; was taken for him
| i endorsed his note, and was taken for him
by the sheriff."
A Dogs Tail-There is great deal of
philosophy in dogs tail. 1t is as great
tell-tale as lady's face. If dog is pleased,
his tail is Immediately in wag-ish humor-
if he is afraid, it slopes if angry, it sticks
out" You can tell the character and DISPOSE
ton Of a dog by his tail, as well as Fowler can
decipher yours from the bumps"
The American Consul at Tahiti has sent
home the American ship Timoleon, under the
command Of Mr.. Brown, sailing master of the
U. S. brig Perry, on account Of the drunken
ness of the master of said ship.
The celebrated DR.. Rush makes the follow
ing comparison: "The effects of wine, like
those of tyranny in we'll formed government,
are first felt in the extremities; while spirits,
like bold invader, seize at once upon the vitals
Of the constitution ,,.-
The Rio Grande, Rio del Norte, and Rio
Bravo, are all one and the same river. This
river is claimed by the Texans as the true
boundary between Mexico and Texas, but the
Neuces is the boundary granted by Mexico as
forming the true division.
Any person with $16 in his pocket, can, by
exchanging his money for State warrants, which
are at thirty cents discount, purchase forty
acres Of good land in Michigan.
The Brooklyn star says, hundred or more
boys may be seen around the outskirts of that
city of Sunday evening, robbing orchards.
PUMA gentleman long famous for the ap-
titude of his puns, observing violent disturb
ance in front of gin shop, facetiously termed
it the "battle of a-gin-court."
somebody says tnat females 60 to meeting
on Sunday to look at each others new dresses
and bonnets. That's right down scandal! They
90 to show their own.
One of our missionaries at Siam states, that
one Of the princes of Siam has son named
George Washington.
Women and Ladies.-Some one who prefers
the good old Saxon word woman, says that
"uoman is the last most perfect work of God
ladies are the productions of silk worms, milli-
ners, and dressing maids"
1t is stated that the present number of distil-
leries in the United States is 15,4O0; the num-
Der Of gallons of distilled liquors, distilled an
nually, is 4l,5O2,6O7, which, if sold at twenty
cents per gallon, would produce $s,3O2,5Ol 40.
A young man named Henry M. Todd has
been tried for seduction in Dauphin county, Pa,
fined one hundred dollars and COSTS and sent
to the State prison for one year.
Respect the Dedd--In Paris, when corpse
is carried through the streets, every person
who meets it, from the king to the scavenger,
takes off his hat, aud keeps it off till the mourn.
full hearse has passed.