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Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-04-10

busted loose from the line. Both On
put for the bank quick. But on ac-
count of my gitten' holt of the gig
which rutber bothered me, Jess got a.
shore fust. ! wasgight arter him tho,
tell you, aoith tie gig! When l cum
up the bank, / found the rest was all
kleen gone, and thar lay Jess, which
had stumpted his toe agin some thin,
| right fiat OF his face, a moanin' dread.
ful!
ooh I've got you nosv, Jess ses I.
please devil!' ses Jess.
"Must take you along wi me- in
the d-dest most onyealthy voice you
ever heerd.
"The hogs took warn't anarheo'ses
Jess, shiverin' all over.
"They warn't yourm,' ses I.
I'H never do SO no more,' ses Jess
shiverin' WIS and wus, 'ef you'll let
me off this time
Cant do it, Jes! want you down in
Tophet, to strike for Vince kirkland.
I've got him thar, a black smithin' of
lit. He does all my odd jobs, like
pinetin' ofmy tail and SIGH like! Can't
let you office come purpose for
youn
4 seed the poor devil shudder when
| called Vince's name, but he dinn't say
no more, So jobs the gig thro' the
hind part of his overhauls and starts
down to the kunnoo landin' with him,
in a peart trot. The way he scratched
up the dirt as he travelled backaTds on
his all-fours, was a perfect sight! But
Iist as struck the roover, he got holt
Of grub, and the gig tore out, and he
started 'tother agdy! | never seed run
MIN twell then-'taint no use to Try to
tell you how fast he did run | could't
do it in a week. A scared wolf
warn't notlin' to him. He run faster'n
six scared wolves and yearlIn deer.
Soon as he got start made for log
whar / seed their guns, and behind that
| finds the big powder gourd they all
kept their powder in, that they warn't
a-usin'. Thinks /, eff you Amt all
kleea gone, Ill finish the job for you;
SO pitched the gourd--it belt fully a
gallon-smack into the fire, and then
Jumped into the river myself. l hadn't
more'n got properly in before it bowed
up. Sich blazeI never seed before.
The Mise was some Itself, but the blaze
covered all creation, and retched high
er than the trees. 1t spread out to the
logs whar the guns was, and fred them
off! Pop! pop.pop! No wonder them
Chatohospa fellows never come back!
Satan, hisself, couldn't done itno bet
ter, eff he had been there, in the way
S f racket and Mise!
Daddy Biggs now took longer
drink.
Boys he continued, 4 got them fell
lers' fish and too-gallon jog o. sper-
rets, and ! throwed their guns into the
roover, besides given 'em the all-glo-
riest scare they ever had; and they alnt
been back sence, which | hope they
never will, for its oudacious the way
the roover folks is posed upon. Ano
now, boys, that's my 'scrape;' SO less
take another drink, look at the hooks
and then lay down."
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-04-10

THE 4" MULATRESS"

AND THE AIERI CAMS.
fudge Carleton gives the following
conversation, which took place between
himself and 'mulatress,' during his
late visit to England:l
At ChesteIfeld, the rain compelled meto
take an inside seat, where was one pas
senger only, q lady whom the conduc.
ter OF the coach treated with profound
respect. | said, as | entered, 4 have
moi vet seen fair day in England. -
She replied, it is rainy climate, bat
the healihiost in the world, at the same
time drawing aside rich flowing veil,
and 10 "A qnulatress, but note the less
beautiful for that. Her dark olive skin,
crispy locks, large black eyes and sno-
wy teeth, bore testimony other African
blood, while her nose and lips were
altogether European, and her chin the
termination Of a perfect oval. Her ap-
parel was costly, and jewels, real OF
false, glltteIed on her fingers.
you are not of this country, | pre-.
sume?' Il am native of Surlnam.
But your language is English My
father was an Englishman born, educa-
ted in Holland, then went to South a,
merica, where he found my mother. p
She entered into many details concern
ing the climate, plants, agriculture ane
population Of that country, ailudine
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-04-10

pickles, too! Couldn't be content with
my cabbage-no Mr.. Cautlle, I WON'T
let you go to sleep. IT'S very well for
you to say let you 60 TO sleep, after
you We kept me awake till this time.
Why did | keep awake? How do you
1 suppose l could go 10 sleep, when
that man was below drinking up your
substance in brandy and water for he
couldn't be content upon decent whole.
some gin. Upon my word, you ough;
to be a rich man, Mr.. Caudle. You
have such very fine friends. | won
der who gives you brandy when you
90 out!
ono, indeed, he couldn't be content
with my picked cabbage, and l should
like to know who makes better-but
he must have walnuts and you, too,
like fool-now, don't you think to
stop me Mr. Caudle; a poor woman
may be trampled to death, and never
say word-you, too, like fool
wonder who'd do it for you-to insist
upon the girls going out for picked
walnuts. And in such night tool
With snow upon the ground. Yes =;
you're man of fine feelings, YOU are,
Mr.. Caudle! but the world doesn't know
you as know you-fne feeling, in
deed! to send the poor girl out, when
told you and told your friend, too
a pretty brute he is, Pm sure-that
the poor girl had got cold and chill
blalns On her toes. Bat I know what
will be the end of that; she'll be laid
up, and we shall have a nice doctor S
bill. And youth pay it, I can tell you
for wont.
"Wish you were out of the worlds-
Oh! yes, that's all very easy. I'm sure
wish it. Don't swear in thgt kind
dreadful way! Amt you afraid that
the bed will open and swallow you'-
And don't swing about in that way
That will do no good. That won't
bring back the leg of pork, and the
brandy you've poured down both of
your Threats. Oh, I knew iii am sure
oft. | only rccollected it when
got IN bed and if it hadn'n been so
cold, you'd have seen me down stairs
again, I can tell yon-I recollected it,
and a pretty two hours I've passed,
that I left the key in the cupboard -
and | knew it could see the man
ner Of you, when you came into the
room-l know you've got at the other
, bottle. However, there's one COM
fort: you 10 send for the best brandy
the very best--for your other friend,
who called last Wednesday. Ha! ha!
1t was British-the cheapest British
and nice and i'll I hope the pair of you
will be tomorrow.
"There's only the bare bone of the
leg of pork: but you'll get nothing else
for dinner, can tell you. it's dread
full thing that the poor children should
: go without, but, if they have such a
father, they poor things, must suffer fol-
t it.
"Nearly, whole leg ofpork and a
: pint of brandy! A pint of brandy and
a leg ofpork. A leg of-leg-legg
pint
And mumbling the syllables, says
Mr.. Caud!e's MS, she went to sleep
Punch.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-04-10

Coc.erell's Bend is well known
rendezvous for the hunter and the fish
er G: the Tallapoosa; and beautiful
place it is. The upper end of the
curve is lale-lilte in its stiffness, and
as very deep; while half mile below,
the river spreads itselfto double its u
sual width, and brawls among rocks
and isles fringed with the tall river
grass, The part above is resorted> to
by those who fish with the rod, and
that below, by4seiners. Opposite the
deep water, the hills come towering
down TO within twenty yards Of the
land covered with tremendous growth
of gum; poplar and white oak. Late
in the afternoon of a warm May day,
this part ofthe Bend is most delight
fal spot. The little mountains on the
south and west exclude the sun glance
completely; and the mere comfort seek
er may lay himself fat in the bottom Of
the old Indian canoe he finds moored
there by a grape. vino, aad float and
look at the clouds, and dream-as |
have done-with no living thing IN
ischt 10 disturb his metlitations, ex-
cept the musk-rat on the end of the
old projecting lc5 and the matronly
summer duck with her brood of tiny
ducklings, swimming, close huddled,
ia the shade Of ;he huge water oak,
whose overhanging limbs are covered
with close network OF muscadlne
vines-whereof, (of the vines | mean
have story Of my friend, Captain
SUGes, which will be related at the
proper timer Take care! ye little dow
ny rascals!-e especially you, little fell
low, WITH half an egg shell stuck 10
your back!-true there are not many
or large trout in The Tallapoosa; but
there are some; and occasionally one is
j found of mouth sufficient TO engorge a
rsoung uck!-and Almost always in a
y wide-sprcading, cool quiet shade just
like-hiss! Snap.-there you go,pre-
cisely as told you! Now, cid lady,
quit that fussing and 1uttering, and
take the young 'uns out of the way of
that other one that isr.'t far of. Tritu
ration in trout's nav must be unplea-
SAINT, one would think!
Il CHANGED oncc the writer encamp-
ed for day or two on the narrow strip
spoken OF, with company Of the un-
sophisticated dwellers of the rough
lands in that region, Of whom the prin-
,cipal parsonage was "DADDY ELIAS
BIGcs.'' sometimes called "DADpY
'L1As," but more commonly "Daddy
Biggs.n We were on fishing expe-
dition, and at night hung short line
or too from the branches Of the trees
which overhung the water, for "cat."
One night, as we had just done this
and were gathered around the fire, a
gallon Jug passing from hand to hand
SDaddy -Biggs' who was short;
SQUAD man, rosy checked, bald, and
ssinclining to three-score ''-remarked,
as he extended his hand towards a long
raunt fellow with a very longnose ,and
very black beard
"Boys, amt you never hearn what a
scrape j had here at thisvery spot, last
year2 BILLY TEAL, let me have a
suck Of that yeathened war; and I'll tell
you all about it,
The old man took Ga suck, "smack-
ed his lips, and began his relation:
ssYou all remember the time, boys
.l.om Ch.tohosna fellows come
here a fishin'? DIN EN- ] wish they
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Daddy Biggs's scFapa at Ceckereli's Bend.

Written expressly .tor TIE esprit Of the
Times" By the "Caiclen-nsa'a.' The aa-
taor of''.Sinaon Snsags;;" 50 Taking the
CelSsis Ia .9labasna," ETC.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-04-10
Tolloao his Ercmple. Genera

FoNoeo his E.rcn,ple. - General
Washington was a patron of punc.u-
atty. While CHARTERED at Boston, du-
ring the Revolution, drover agreed
to meet him at sunrise, in August, to
bargin for some horses required by the
service; butthinking it too early to call
up the Genersl, he delayed 1t about an
hour after the time. In the mean
while Washington had procured the
horses elsewhere, remarking to HIM
"that he had never failedb keep APP
pointments.' What worthy example!
Method will accomplish wonders; while
nregularity is sure 10 ruin. Your man
of business makes engagements with
caution, and meets them with earnest
ness. He does more with less apPa-
rent exertion than your busting people,
who rarely succeed in any thing.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-04-10

Be just, and fear not--thas's all.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-01

praying divorce. After one or two mis- trials
the jrres not being able to bring in verdict,
the husband suffered non suit, snd not having
sustained his right 10 divorce in the courts OF the
country, he applied to the Legislature, which
"being all thngsto all men," this day, in due
FORM ordained that he be hence freed from the
marriage ties, thus improvdently entered into.
Two considerations result from the act OF the
General Assembly, divorcing this husband, worthy
The deliberate reflection OF the community.
First. The unconstitutional act Of assuming a
state OF facts to exist, and that too, without evi.
dence, (he statement Of facts above being from
the county, and, secondly pronouncng sentence
OF divorce upon the assumption OF the ruth OF
the alleged facts. If it is 10 be understood,
hencelorward, as now decided by the one hundled
and thirty three men, or a maj orty Of them, who
compose the Missouri Legislature, that when a
woman marries she implicitly covenants that she
has never erred, or otherwise that she has been
Superhuman all her life, il is truly time the
country should know it. And if this be legti.
mate construction Of the marriage undertaking,
on the part Of the woman, OF course the general
assembly (having spent so much time recently to
protect The rights Of married women would not
have the rule operate alone upon The .fairer and
better portion OF our race.
A resolution was this day offered in the House
OF Representatives, by Mr.. Porter, instructing
the committee appointed to lay off the State into
Judicial Circuits to report bill for holding two
Circuit Courts year in each county in the State
Mr.. Hughes moved 10 amend the resolution by
striking out t,co and inserting three courts year
in lieu thereof The question was now debated
at some length and finally motion to reject the
amendment was carried by large majority. The
relief measures of the last session will not be
fully purged from our Judicial system for quar-.
ter OF century. We shall probably have but
two Circuit Courts per year, but in suits upon
notes OF bonds, for the payment of money, the
first term after the institution OF the suit will be
the trial term. X.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-01
e23 $3.50 LIP s6.O43 so

This statement does not present the public
school system in so favorable light as we could
desire, but it is cheering TO know that the people
are accommodating themselves TO it, and that,
wherever 1t is tried, it finds countenance and sup
port. Only twenty eight counties have yet adopt.
ed this system, out OF seventy seven in existence
at the time of the report. 1t must be regarded
as public misfortune, that the large amount of
funds which belong to our public schools-more
than half million Of dollars should be locked
up in the capital Of the State Bank, yielding
insufficient and uncertain dividends. The Leg
sIature, 1t seems to US, are wanting in duty to
the State, in hesiang about the adoption OF
some plan which will restore these funds to their
legitimate and only obect-the education OF our
children. There is money enough to constitute
glorious fund for this purpose, and it ought not
be diverted to any other use. 1t is. at least, the
duty OF the State, TO guarantee the payment OF a
fair annual interest on the sum which it has in.
vested in bank stock, and not leave our children
to grow up in ignorance because Of this perver.
sion Of a sacred fund.
The report made to the Superintendent shows
that Rails county has avaled itself to greater
extent OF the school fund.- its population consd
cred, than any other in the State. This is highly
creditable to the people OF the county, and its
advantages will soon be made apparent in the re-
fined and intelligent tone which it will dfuse
throughout all classes OF its inhabitants.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-01
sEztract from the message Of his Ercclleney
Governor DresD, Of Arkansas delivered al the

'Eztract from the message Of his Erccllencg
Governor Drew, Of arkansas, delivered at the
present session Of the Legislature Of that State
ain estimating the economy and policy OF the
measure | advise, Qhe institution OF semnaries
OF learning) let it be borne in mind that the
means Of its accomplishment are not to be
raised by tax upon the people. These means
have been placed at our disposal for this purpose
alone, and cannot be used for any other. 1t only
remains for US to render them available, and il
is alike neglect Of duty, 90 abuse Of time, and
waste Of money 10 allow them to remain idle
and unsppropriated 10 the purposes of their be
quest, Need add that such neglect, abuse and
waste are criminal on our part. If the stimulus
OF fruitful example were wanting to impel us
10 action, we need go no farther than our sister
State Missouri, who with the same kind and
amount of means is now by her seminares
binding her brows with the unfading laurels OF
science and literature, at the same time that she
is saving annually to her people, the thousands
Of dollars, which would otherwise be drawn off
into other States for the purposes of education
She wisely keeps her children at home and re-
tains in her own hands, as additions 10 her
wealth, the price Of their education, which she is
as we'll able 10 impart as her neishboTs. | sin
cerely hope that the influence Of this noble ex
ample will not be lost on our beloved State"
THAT this picture OF our future position may
not be considered one OF fancy, the supern
Gendent submits the following statistical note:
From the returns Of the census OF this State,
made during the last year, it appears that the
whole number OF persons able to read is about
10000. The total free white population is
about 438, 1000. There are therefore 27O 900
free white persons in our State who are deprived
Of the benefits Of education, being in the proper.
ton Of those able 10 read and write to the whole
free white population Of the State as 10 to 25,
or in the proportion Of those able to read and
write to those who cannot as 10 to Is. There
are in the State OF those between the ages OF
6 and IS years about 1875, 900 free white persons.
If the Legislature would grant to common
schools the proceeds Of the sales of the $1,000
acres OF land granted 10 this State by Congress,
which would yield at the minimum price of
81 rs per acre, the sum Of 1925, 900 90
And invest The amount now in Bank
OF the Stale school fund, 575,5Gi 46
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-01

ANOTHER lNvENTIoN.-Col. Reed, of
Boston has hit upon an invention, which. if
successful, is likely to be formidable com.
pelitor to Mr.. Morse's magnetic tele graph.
Its purpose is to transmit letters or packa.
ges any distance with great rapidly. The
Boston Post says: "The process by which
this is accomplished is very simple, consist.
ing merely of an air chest, which is charp.
ed with air, by force pump contiguous to
the chest. When the chest is sufficiently
charged with air, the letter or package is
placed in the feeder, and i, is immediately
discharged through the pipe, with great We.
loclty and perfect safety. Col. Reed the
inventor is of opinion that an outlay of
100000 would insure the transmission Of
letters and packages between Boston and
New York with perfect safety, in the space
of half an hour"
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-01

Mr.. PoLK.-The President elect arrived
at Washington on Thursday evening, the
18th inst. Geo. M. Dallas "and suite" ar.
rived there with him, having met at the
Relay House, eight miles from Baltimore.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-01
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO

The N. o. PIcayune, OF the 9th announ
ces the arrival al that port of the schooner
Water Witch, from Vera Cruz, with pa
pers 10 the 26th uItimo.
The editor OF the Pcyune saws:
"By this arrival we are in possession O
the fact of Santa Annals capture. Since
our last advices, he had made several at
tempts upon the city of Puebla, attacking
it at the head Of 1900 troops, one halt o
which were cavalry. In these endeavor,
he was rupuIsed with considerable loss.
Soon afterwards he left the army about
four leagues below Puebla, with an escort
Of several hundred men, and and proceeded
towards JaIapa. Before arriving at thai
city, he parted with his escort, and attempt.
ted to make his escape TO the mountains on
loot, and in the disguise Of friar.
On the 9Th OF January, he was discover
ed IN baranca. (ravine,) near little Indian
village called Jito, some leagues from JaIa-
pa, by couple Of Indians who were hun
ting. The dogs belong ng to the Indians.
became FESTIVE and furious, the Indians fol
owed the direction OF their barking, and
found the dictator, who offered them his
watch and such money as he had about him.
If they would gnde him to his hacienda
This they refused to do, and gave the alarm
and he was taken prisoner.
When he was captured, he had taken of
his cork leg on account of the inflammation
produced by walking upon it, and was car
ried by his servants.
On the 90th, OF January, he was put in
prison at Perote, where he now is
Col. Boardman met Paroles on the road
between Mexico and Puebla, marching at
the head of the government forces, to give
Santa Anna bIttIe; but the fortunes Of the
despot became so desperate, that he deserted
the army and was captured before Paroles
came up to him."
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-01

OPAn elaborate Review, of an article
published in the Times, sometime since, de.
scribing the recent Ball in Boonville, has
been published in the Reading (Pa.) Gaz-
cite. The Review is gotten up with con-
siderable tact, but we think the author dis.
plays a wofu ignorance of the Western
country. Were he to visit these parts, he
would perhaps find as much beauty,
intelligence and quite as much virtue"
amongst the ladies, in proportion to popu.
lation, as in the town of Reading, and we
feel convinced, much more, as we know
something about that place. As to tho
court house, in Boonville, we would like
the author of the Review of our article
to know that it is far superior to the old
stone court house which formerly stood
in the middle of the principal street of the
town, and fully equal to the new one, built
there four or five years since. BY the by.
what has become of the old clock that used
10 strike one hundred and fifty without
stopping
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-01
Amounting to the sum Of S1,20O,564 46

in Stale securities, so that it would produce s
per cent. per annum, it would yield for every
child between the ages OF 6 and is years,
annually about 76 cents. II it be estimated
that the money arising from tn. sales of the
10Th section, which constitutes our township
school fund, would yield annually the sum of
Two dollars, for each such child, then there
would annually be supplied an amount that
would relieve the parent from the whole ex.
pense OF education, except the board OF the
teacher, which in land like Missouri, where
provisions are so cheap and hospitality SO un.
bounded, scarcely deserves 10 be taken into the
estimate, and at furthest would constitute very
light burthen. This estimate Of 50 rs, annually
for the education OF each child msy appear
small, but it will be vastly increased when il is
,ecollecled that OF the children thus computed
many ore too young to enjoy its benefits, and