Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-01-11
approached almost bursting with suppressed
apj o,,ruirod

't!ow are you old fellow--did you Kill 1t 7
well, did, hoss,' '--ugh-ugh.o-o-o my in,
nards. Ifthat lister critters dyin' isn't rue
tion in ire equal to small arthquake then
faint no use saying tit squrmed like sar.
pent when that KILN stuff touched it, but
and here, with countenance made up of sup
pressed agony and present determination. he
paused as if to give force to his words and slow.
ly and deliberately remarked.
'If you git two chickens from me for that
| live animal I'm id = and seizing his seal-skin.
he uaniSted
| The shou. Of laughter, and the contor,ions of
the company at this finale, would have made
! spectator believe that they had all been 'sDal-
lo,oing oysters olire.'
THREE OF THE Mosr WEALTHY BUSINESS
MEN IN New YoRK--Tt is stated in Hunts
Merchants Magazine, that Preserved Fish COM
menced life as an apprentice to blacksmith,
and his next situation was that of a seamen on
board whaling ship From being hand be.
fore the mast he rose to be mate and finally
commander, and in this hazardous pursuit he
amassed the foundation of his fortune. Saul
|
prentice to co1chmaker. During his appren-
ceship his father died, and left him totally de-
pendent on his own exartious. The very
clothes he wore he was obliged to cara by toll
ing extra hours, after the regular time of leave
ing off work had passed The foundation orhis
fortune he acquired by the exercise of frugahty
and prudence while journeyman mechanic.
Cornelius w. Lawrence, late Mayor of New
York, and now President of the Bank of the
State of New York, was a farmers boy, und
worked many long day in rain and sunshine
on Long Island.
There were few men within twenty miles of
> him that could NOW a wider swarth or turn
neater furrow. These men have been the ar
chitects of their own fortunes; they have earn
ed them by the sweat of their brows and their
very wealth, besides the other means OF doing
o good TO their fellow men which it puts in their
power, is in itself perpetual stimulus to the
" mechanic and artisan to earn a similar reward
5, by similar trugolty, industry, and perseverance,
PETRIFACTIoS-Aw writer in the New Hamp.
lie shire Patriot, from Iowa Territory, relates
II soil. "Thcre is something in the nature of the
soil which petriies many substances, such as
shells, wood, bark, fish, feathers, insects aud rep
tiles have seen them in all these various
ID kinds some very natural fish and insects, and
| saw one complete wing with all the feathers
- The citizens have built new cemetery and
is have removed many of their friends from the
ne old graveyard to it, Many of the coiins have
ty been found 10 be unusually heavy, of small
children
mr. Yesterday in attempting TO remove a Mrs
IL Evans, who had been dead about five years
MS they found it difficult to get the cofl out of tbs
,r. grave, and curiosity excited them to open il
II, and they found the body in a state pctrifdc
m. ton. The nose and some parts of the face were
IN decaycd, but the neck and tho wrinkles in the
flesh were perfectly natural. The flesh on on,
e of the legs had the appearance of what is usual
he ly termed goose flesh. Petrifacion was no
entirely complete except on the exterior. die
not see the body, but saw some pieces taker
,h fromit They had the appearance of limestone
~ So much Tor the marvellous But singular as i
-, may be, it's true. = Eastern Argus.
10, SCENE AT A Posi- OFFIcr,-The HartfrC
IN. Times tells the following good one A color
es- cG man lutely went 10 the post Office, and put
ting his nose close up to the delivery box, creC
ont "LOudor ;" The clerk, surprising the ne
he gro TO be deaf, and that he was making reques
of him 10 speak louder, so that he could hear
lt- asked him in very loud tone the name of tn
person for whom he wanted the letter.
us Louder !" cried the negro
ht "Nhat name p" yelled the clerk.
'ss "Louder :" again bawled the negro, who nov
supposed the clerk to be deaf
NJ The clerk took long breath, and with al
IT. his might again beloved out in the negro,
I'll face the same question, "ehat name ,"
", This was done in so loud tone that the echr
for seemed 10 return from the far off hills.
ne The negro started back in alarm, shouting at
the very top of his big lungs, Louder, sir
N. Louder rold you Louder my name is no.
ng thing else -
"Oh, ah ot, no !" said the clerk "your
he name is Louler, ELI Didn't think of that
Fly here's your letter, Mr. Louder, here's you'
~ letter :"
mn THE FRENCuHAN IN loNDoN-A French
ed man, VISITING London, very sagaciously rem
IN, ked that he did not at all wonder at the spr 10,
o. conservative principles For said he, 500,
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