Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-12

"To be sure-to be snre " said Mr.

40 De suIe-to De sure, Satd M
Suggs; sire away"
Simon walked up close to his father,
and placed his hand on the deck. Old Mr..
Suggs looked in SImon's eye, and Simon
returned the look for about three seconds,
during which a close observer might have
detected a suspicious working of the wrist
OF the hand on the cards, but the elder
Suggs did not remark it.
"Wake snakes! days a brakin'! Rise
Jackp said Simon, cutting half a dozen
cards from the Top of the pack, and pre-
sentlng the face of the bottom one for the
inspection of his father.
1t was the Jack of Hearts!
Old Mr.. Suggs staggered back several
steps, with uplifted eyes and hands,
"Marciful master!'' he exclaimed, "ef
the boy haint! we'll, how in the round ere
alton of the! Ben did you eyerl to be
sure and sartin, Satin has power on this
yearth" and Mr.. Suggs grOaned in heavy
bitterness.
"YOu never seed nothin' like that in
AguSty, did We, daddy?" asked Simon with
a malicious wink at Ben.
"Simon ho1 did you do itl' quericd the
cd man, without noticing bis sons question.
"Do it, daddy? Do III faint nothin'.
| done II jest as easy as--shOoIin'.n
Whether this explanation was entirely,
or in any degree. satisfactory to the per
picked mind of elder Jed'diah Suggs, can
not after the lapse of time which has III
tervened, be sufficiently ascertained. II
is certain, however, that he pressed the IN
vestigation no farther, but merely request
ed his son Benjamin to witness the fact
that, in consideration of his love and at
fiction for his son Simon, and In order 10
furnish the donee with the means of leay-
ing that portion of the state of Georgia,
he bestowed upon him the imPracticable
pony, Bunch"
"Jist so, daddy; jist so; I'll witness that
But il minds me mighty OF the way nam
my ygipe old Trailer the side of bacon
} last week. She a-sweePing up the hath
the meat on the table-Old Trailer Jumps
lup, gethers the bacon and darts, nanny
Iarter him with the broom stick as lur a.
the door-but SEEM The dog has got ths
start, she shakes the stick at him, aud hol
lers, You sassy aig-sukkin', roguish, guat
ty, hop-eard varmint, take IL along, taks
It along! | only wish twas full OF a'snis
and OK vomit and blue yitrul, so as Il
t'would cut your intrils into chitlins'i-
That's about the way you give Bunch :,
Simon"
1t was evident to our hero that has faith
er intended he should remain but one NOR,
night beneath the paternal roof. Wha
mattered it to Simon?
He went home at night, curried and fe,
T Bunch; whispered confidentially in his ear
that he was the "faStest piece Of boss
flesh, accordin' to size, that ever shade,
the yearth;" and then busted himself il
preparing for an early start on the morrow
THE PoLITICAL Press IN ENGLAND
In proportion to the progress of lihera
principles in England, has been the in
crease of the power of the press. A Cor
respondent of Boston paper, wriin:
: from London, says on this subject:
SIN enumerating the governing power
Of England, you have not done when yor
have mentioned king, lords, and commons
! The press is TO be named, and that not 4
. the tail of the list. The press has on,
grown the power of what is called the &C
f vernmeni, to control it, either BY fear o
favor. Look at the Times newspaper
with net revenue equal to that Of
/ third-rate European potentate. Minister
have bribed it until il is beyond the reac
of their bribery. They look up TO il wit
: fear and trembling, and degree of hum
3 bic obedience. Il is the voice of the mos
vigorous intellects of England. sayin
f what will oe most likely to find an echo i
the breasts of one hundred thousand indie
: pendent Englishmen, as they swallow thei
buttered toast and boiled eggs. Look q
j Punch, too, with wit and wisdom enoug
: to insure him a hundred patents OF IN
4 mortality. He governs a great part {
England very much for its good. Th
: PecksnIffs of the land take hints from hin
much to the benefit of their dupes. Henc'
one may conclude that England Is grow
: ing, and has grown wiser, and, Of eourss
= happier. Yet, If one were to ask himse
to write down the folly, and the hambu:
and unhappiness of England, 1t would
: difficult to decide where to begin. al
e quite impossible to END"
: The National Intelligencer is quotin
Col. Benton's speeches in answer 10 Il
il arguments of the Globe IN favor Of al
nexationI Is the InrelIigencer comm
over 10 Benton, or Benton going over
shr Int + -.