Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-11-12

another pair open at the bottom as long as live
All I. l feel It again -
Feel wha, !! - inquired, standing at the
Same time at 4 respectful distance from tho gen.
tionlan; for wo had just been reading our Cor.
pus Christi correspondents letter about snakes
lizards and tarantuas. and began to ina CINE some
deadly insect reptile in the leg of our friend 5
. unnontionabes,'' they arc sometimes ca lied
i 81 don't know what it isl answered the gen
.!eman; help me to what It is. | was JUS.
passing that pile of old rubbish there, in front of
5c3r office, and felt It dart up my leg quick as
lightning, and it stopped jus. here, whore | have
my hand and he clenched his fist still moro
tightly. If it Lad been the neck of an anaconda
believe he would have squeezed it into Jelly.
BY this time two or three of the news boys had
come IN; the clerks and packing-boys. hearing
the out-cry, stopped working, and editors and all
hands stood around tho sufferer with looks of min
gled sympathy aud alarm.
. Bring chair, E,z,'' said we, and let tho
gentleman be seated"
"Oh, can't sit, y said tho gentleman .. /
can't bend my knee If do, 1t will bite or sting
me no, can't sit !! -
:. Certainly you si,.'' said we, keep your
leg straight out, and vo'iI SEQ what it is YOU 'vo
got.'
=" We'll, let me give 1t ono moro ha rd squeeze !;
III crush it to dea,h,'' said he, and again he put
tho force of an iron vice upon the thing. If it
had had any life by this time. this last effort must
have killed it. He then cautiously seated him
/ ~
poker sharp knife procured tho pants
wero cut open carefully, making hole la rye
enough to admit hand tho gentleman put on n
nons %ero ali LOOKING a On
almost GREATNESS silence to SEQ the mysterious
thing-whateser it might be; each ready to
scampor out of harms way should it be alive !;
when suddenly the gentleman beca me, if possible
more ngtated than ever. - BY hea vcns E" ho
exclaimed, it's inside my drawers. It's alive,
tool feel it =! Quick give mo tho knife a.
gain " Another incision was made. In went
the genteman's gloved hand once more. and, 10
out came--hls wifc's stock ing!
How tho stocking ever got thcrc wo arc una
BILE to say; but thorc it certainly was; and such
laugh as followed, wo havo' nj heard for many
day. Our friend. wo know, has told the joke
himself, and must pardon us for doing Tho
this Is all about stoc k ing, assure
readers 1t IS no ''varn"
New York MONEY MARKEr.-A letter to the
North American says: Money is very easy, and
mover since the banks required to make
quarterly reports. has there been little squeezing
of borrowers tho approach of the report day.
On the lst November all the banks mako a report
they have usually strengthened themselves BY
calling in all possible loans, This timo this has
not boon done. Loans are easy negotiable on
first rate securities at five per cent.
A PEARL.-It is stated in tho Nashville Banner
that boy picked Up beautiful stone in the Cum
befland river. which however, he willing 20
sell for a few pennies. 1t proved TO be pearl,
three oighths Of inch in diameter, and weigh
ing IS grains, and is estimated to DO worth $500.
Jake says, he knows family somewhere who
are in the habit of having nothing for breakfast.
and warming it up for dinner. He thinks tho
boys would make good printers,
Potc says, he knows family that beats Jake's.
They have nothing for breakfast, warm it over
ford md uhotis foff cor w..
have several smart boys, and think Of making all
of them editors.
A suit was tried recently, at Georgetown, u.
c., by tho Farmers and Mechanics Bank, a.
gainst Joseph \. Fca rson, for defaming that in :
sti,ution damages claimed $4,000. The court
decided that corporation could not sue for de-
/ fama:ion of character.
Hon. VIM. J. Brown, late a member of Con-
gross from Indiana. has been appointed Cd assis-
tant Postmaster General, in place of Mr.. Medil
appointed Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
Tho Madison and India napo!is Railroad Com
pany have ordered the heavy rail, for tho las
80 miles of their road from Edinburgh to Indi
annapolis This is n wise move. tho most perma
ncnt structure will in tho end, be found the mos
| economical
/ TEE Royal ANTELOPE, OR GUEvI.-Thcre arc
on board of ship Belvidera, New FORK, from ia
male and two femules,- (which are believed to b.
the only ones Of their kind in this country. They
are about tho size of common cat, but in colo
and shape of body and limb. just like deer, tho
full grown.
The English Ambassador at Constantinope, ST
> Stafford Canning. has at length succeeded in OBJ
! tanning frrnan permission to build Protest
ant Church at Jerusalem.
Mr.. NJ. Hudson, of Hartford, Conn.,, has manu-
featured single sheet Of paper for the Hartford
D and Danbury Railroad Company. for which h
0 received S25. 1t is to be used in drawing pro
r file Of the road. 1t is 25 fee. in length and
n wards wide.