Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1845-01-02

yOn. w nat Is luis h0l0 under you
nose!
Vinegar.
Crimini jingo! you iarn fast! what
this!
That's tar.
RICH. again, my pupil; what's thisl
Birthstone.
Good; you envelop the faculty really
amazing! Can you CESS what this is!
Whiskey, by thunder!
All creation! how quick you take ii!
are you sure it's whiskey!
Sure! we'll. reckon!
You'd better taste it and see. Is il
whiskey!
Well. il is.
Take good swig. then; you'll do,
stranger;-you're ready to graduate.
Come in next. Halo. mister, don !.
take that bottle away!
One after another, as fast as he
could dispose Of them. the Professor
found his customers sidel,pg half shy!y
in upon him all day long. and when,
now and then. one would exhibit a
beligeren, spirit, between good hnmor
and whiskey. the New England Magi.
cian still managed to send him off sat.
i-tied. Every body coming gu, was
questioned by the eager crowd in wait.
ing. as 10 "whn, sor. of show it was
amv howl and the answer was pretty
generally the same: First rate, and M
mistake. and the last experiment! is
worth half the money!"
The Professor counted his receipts
that night. finding a round sum To help
him on West; sold his "lns,itoot'' for a
premium to his enierprising assistant.
and mex, morning he was off. jingling
the silver in lis pocket and blessing
devou,ly the benefits Of science!
CHATHAM, a, the time OF his decease
had not. III both Houses Of Parliament.
ten personal adhcrents. Half the pub
lie men Of the age had been es.ranged
from him by his errors, and the other
half by the exer,ions which he had
made to repair his errors. His las,
speech had been an attack on tile poll.
CIV recommended by the opposi,ion.-
Blu, death at once restored him TO his
old place in the affection Of his coun-
try. Who could hear unmoved of the
fall Of that which had been so great,
and which had stood SO long! The
circumstances, 100, seemed rather to
belong To The tragic stage than to real
life. A great statesman. iull OF years
and hnnors, led forth TO the senate.
house by his SON Of rare hopes, and
stricken down in full council while
s,raining his feeble voice TO rouse the
dropping spiri. Of his country. could
no. but be remembered with peculiar
venera,inn and tenderness. Derac.ion
was overa we'd. The voice even of
jus, and temperate censure was mute.
Nothing was remembered but the lofty
genins. The unsnlIied probi,y, the un-
disputed services, Of him who was no
more. For once. all parties were
agreed. A public funeral. public
m"numen, were eagerly voted. The
debts Of the deceased were paid. A
provision was made for his family
The city Of London requested that the
remains Of The grea. man whom she
had 50 long loved aud honored might
re $. under the dune Of her magnlficen,
ca,hedrsl. But the petition came TOO
late Everything was already prePar.
ed for the in,erment in Westminster
Abbey.
Though men Of all parties had con.
CURED in decreeing pos,humous hon.
nr- 10 Chatham, his corps was attend
I'd 10 The grave almost exclusively by
opponents Of the government. The
banner OF the lortIsh,p Of Chatham was
borne bv Calumet Bars, attended by
the Duke of Richmond and Lord Rock
lnsham. Burke. Sa.lle, and DnnDlng
upheld the pail. Lord Camden was
conspicuous in the procession. The
chief mourn-r was young William
Pin. After the lapse Of more than
tWpniy-seven years. III Sedsoh a.
dark aud perilous. his own shattered
frame and broken heart were laid. with
The same pomp. in the same consecrat-
ell mold
Chatham sleeps near the northern
door Of the Church, in spot which
has ever since been appropriated 10
statesmen. as the other end OF The same
,ransrp has long been TO P"e's. VANS
fl, Id rests there. and the second VIM.
PIT. aad Fox. and Grat,an. and Can
ming, and Wilberforce. In no other
ce,ne,ery do so many great citizens IL
wnhin 50 narrow space. Highov
hese venerable graves towers the state
liz monument, Of Chatham. and from
above. his own elligy. craven by cum
ming hand. seems sull. w'.h eagle lace
and ou,s,re,ched arm. to bid England
lbe of good cheer. and TO hutl defiance
=, her foes. The generation which