The Whig creed. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1845-1846, 1846-01-03


oN---diamonds of---not the desert, 1.-THE Garden
Land of Louisiana.
We had, previous to pennng this article, pre-
pared two others,s urging the importance of at
tempting, in this rsgion of the lowlands, the Ar
tesan plan of boring. This, we believe, i'll prove
in the end the best and cheapest plan of procuring
most abundant supply Of water, pure as the pur-
estsfountains of the, far northwest, and indeed,
may it not be that the silver thread of fountain
having its home in the Tsous- Mdsserne or even
the Rocky Mountains mi ght be tapped here within
our view; the flow of such stream would in its
gushings send forth gems of health sparkling as
nectar, and give play TO the taste of many fair
dame and gentle damsel who could amid the gar
den walk, where fourished the flowers other choice
and tending, the gentle rivulet, and the purling
stream, initiating and improyingon the hints Civ
en- by nature in those picturesque features which
lend their loneliness to the other lands.
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LUUBRATIoNs OF Pmz--As we sat in our arm
chair last night medtating the gigantic strides
which science is meking in the present century,
no sound to disturb cogitations save the foot
fall of dilatory denizen Fastening to his hotel,
or occasionally the boisterous merriment of re-
yelling party, we unconsciousy dropped into a
slumber. Our mind having been previously en-
crossed by Babbage, DIR. Lnrdner and Arkwright.
images of spinning frames, railroads, patent lights
and magnetic teegraphs, fitted through our mind,
and we imagined that we had slept. till the year
1900, and.found ourselves in railroad car bound
for the State ofCalifornia, the car being lighted
up by gas. We found ourselves seated alongside
aiolly looking, red-nosed elderly gentleman, to
whom we addressed ourselves, and found him in
telhgent and willing to crafty our curiosity with
regard to the country. 1--WE shall be in the City
of Oregon in two hours,' said our friend "At
what Hotel do you stop!" 'Really, sir" said we,
s.beng stranger in this city, perhaps you will
point out respectable hotel~s~ "Certainly, sir;
the Columbia Hotel is the best in North America,
and shall conduct you there, / put up there
myself" and as he said this, the train stopped,
and we entered populous and splendid looking
city, and following cicerOne, he led the way to
the Hotel where we found ourselves sitting in
the travellers hall with glass fbrandy and water
and mild regalia segar before us 'Waiter,' said
we "et us have this days paper" which was en-
titled 1.-THE Oregon Gazette" The first article
that attracted our attention headed, "Per Tele
graph from Washington" and gave the news of
few hours before, from which read few ex-
! tracts. One advertisement ran thus--"Wanted,
man of strong lungs, and long winded, &c act as
fireman on Jones' Patent Flying Machine ""News
from Great Britain in four days. sNews from
the city of Columbia, in Oregon, by telegraph
through in twelve hours" ssPatent Light, war
ranted to give sufficient light for.all purposes at
the distance Of two miles eNotice is hereby given
that the patent fly Washington will leave to-mor-
row for the North Pole, and oil intermediate land
ings, at P. M. For freight or passage, apply at
the Polar Office" 'sSerious Accident-As the
Oregon fly was putting on more steam, as it is
supposed, to enable her to pass the Britain ter
rife explosion took place just over New Orleans,
when it found that the boiler had BURST killing
2 the engineer. The passengers were taken off by
the latter" ''Wanted, person qualified to feed
an engine for the manufacture of Gentlemen's
: Clothing" Thus far had we read when the book
which we held in our hand dropped heavily on the
floor and awoke us; not sound to be heard but the
ticking of the old clock in chamber which sud
denly struck two, and we retired to bed to con-
tinue OUR dreams.-N. Orleans Delta.
A CLEVER ANEcDoTE.-A good story is told of
Professor Humphrey, of Amherst College One
morning, before recitation, some of the students
fastened live goose on the Presidents chair
4 When he entered the room and discovered the new
occupant of his seat, he turned upon his heel and
/ cody observed
: "Gentlemen, perceive you have competent
instructor, and WILL therefore, leave you to your
studies"
SERIOUS WlTTIcIsM.--Some friends were COM
; menting ON Byron's scheme for collecting into
melancholy jest book, the last sallics of distin-
guished men.
''Sir Thomas Moore" said ono, s'was witty even
on the scaffold."
"Aye," replied another, sand it is we'll known
that the grave Charles L., was so struck with the
gesliculaton-of the executoner. that he could not
: keep has countenance!"
CvILITY TO A JUDGE.--Two toadies wishir~
, to be very civil to certain judge, one ofthem be-
. gam
r s'Your honor knows how to manage these drunk
q a rds nd IN nSc,ll,onS eoua1 to clock-work -