The Columbian fountain., 1846-08-05
POPULAR DELUs!ONS.

ular iallacleS that are bic lntthe country. we
en- passaat note few oil them:
Il is a popular delusion 10 believe that an
editor is apublic bellows. bound TO puff every
thing and every body that wants 10 use him.
That the most certain road 10 fortune is
through the turnpike Of politics.
That mans 'sinlellecl is in a ratio with his
Thai poor, hungry player, though he does
wear tlnsel crown, can ftel as happy as
king. r 1fuka
That the most Christian like course which a
clergyman can follow is 10 SANDER and vilhty
those who differ with him in the doctrina
poinls Of faith. 7f FErF Ff
The powder on a lady's'face has the same
effect as in the pan Of musket-assists her
10 go of.
v THAI Nature, when she made '.lovely wo-
man." meant, bat omitted. to have flushed
her with hustle.
That the music of a consumptye piano is
fully equal to that Of the spheres. 4g
That a formidable nluslache inspires poi
lroon with The courage Of a brave soldier, ~
Thai ones country owes him living, and
will discharge the debt without any effort on
his part for its recovery. sisat
That anignorant and vulgar man, by being
smuggled into one OF the learned professions,
is scholar and gentleman.
| That the length Of a mans speech is proof
| Of his merit. s.sfk 4m
a Good One.-Some time since, two or
| three young gentlemen of -----, called upon a
| Mr.. d., who prepared an Egg Nogg for his
friends and they all drank pretty freely. Mrs.
| D. very amiable lady, becoming somewhat
displeased retired. aalAtah 4irt
Al length Mr.. D. lighted his friends to bed ~
he was, however, unwilling TO go bed himself
for he felt unsteady, aud recolecling that
some one had said, "to drink sweet milk will
destroy the effect Of spirits" ."--he stepped to
the room door, and inquired OF his wife if
there was any milk in the house 2sa aat
(" There is some on the table," she re-
| piled. . H .s...,
He examined, but could find none return
| ing TO the door, he said. - aa
Mary, oh. Mary, didn't you say there was
some milk here 2" - @ bga saH aai
Yes, there is some on the table," ig,
After second unsuccessful search he. went
10 the room door, and said, ta3n N
Mary, my dear,s that milk in,anything,
or is il justlying loose?'1 ~ &aa a5,oos
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On one occasion, IN a sort OF block house,
an old hunter Of the pioneers was standing in
door when the cry Of wild turhpy was
heard at some distance. A youth stood by the
side Of the hunter, able to bear a rifle, who
with youthful impetuosty, exclaimed: '.Fhere
is lurkey-Hllg go and shoot IT," The hunter
listened moment and said, "No.yo are not
a good shot. l'll go and give you the turkey"
The youth demurred, but al length was per-
| suaded. The hunter crept out In an opposite
direction from the cry. Slyly he made his
way through the bushes, and at length came
up behind the spot where the criesjol .the lur-
key were heard; and concealed by low bushes
and brush, come up ravine. There before
! him, in the limbs oil tree, was large Indian
initiating cries of wild turkey, 10 decoy
some one from the block house for a bad pur-
pose. The hunter shot him and took his
scalp. Arrived al the block house, he threw
it down before the youth-..There is your tur
key!" The youth was filled with gratitude
for his escape IN " Organ ~