The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-26

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NEW WAY OF CoLEEcTrNc DyRrs f.
cry n"uy, We presume. has heard of the c,mo,s
Dr. Bnrling, WIN collected his deb by doouing
his debtors into all suris Of places nu,;, ho ,.as
paid to gel rid Of him. He wour 90 into church
es. ana enter The pews of his debtors, TO remind
them of their obligations w. ~
The New Yurk Sunday Alias s,,s,h
scene occurred, the other day. in tomh, ~ go,
Before a hne house, tntcher's carl was d;scnv
cred siaiunary. II held lad, who bore 1, ,.,rd
with something like this inscription :-.s 4 noo,
butcher boy waiting To get the money for his hill
seven dollars and thirteen cents" Whether ,hs
butcher hoy was as successful as DR.. Bs,rtoo we
cannot say. We hope So
BLACK CoMpARIsoN.-Mrs Chilli sac
the Christian Waterman. whom sou4e pcona
think Ia ne fne writer, says that the Shave bov
George hfk. whose arrest and trial caused some
excitement in New York, is :. the living gospel
of freedom. bound in black or course. every
other free black in the United States. is oosnel
also; and u they were all collected into libra
ry, what beautiful collection of black volumes
there would he? Can Mrs. Child tell rs hnw
Ing II would take her. TO read all these oosnels
,-uugh2
BLAcKLEG INGENUITY:-A notornns blackieo
was arrested IN Tuesday morning, AT New York
upon whose person was found fine velvet vest
IN The front part of which. between The outside
'h" me "ning, was thin lin case, opening with
spring which contained number of playinp
cards IL was so constructed that The contents
could DC easily extracted without being noticed i.
during the operation of play
PAPER MONEY BURNr.-On the 9th instan,
near S4S,000 If Central Bank money was burn,
OF That institution, leaving in circoIati,n less
than Observation-Disclosures Recorder.
SALT RIvER.-Affars at Salt river are said to
be in bad plight. The stream is very narrow
one, and as the defeated Democrats ire pushing nm
TO the head OF II In such Numbers they encounter
the Wings coming down in full sail and the col
lsons which take place are said TO he shocking TO
the feelings of some uf Them
VERY NAUGHTY The Boston Herald heard
an Abolilinnsi say The other day, :. that he wished
the Lord would rain down The gun. cotton prepa
ration on the cotton fields of the South. let il drv
In, and them send down shaft to blow up The
whole country to glory I"
MATKIMoNY OVER A COFFIN "A Methodis
clergyman ia Virginia, writes TO the Methods,
Protestant thus &c Yesterday, al 81 u'cIuck, |
preached the funeral sermon of man and. to
day at the same honr, I married his widow 10
another man. The former husband has been dead
four weeks
WHAT SHOCKING WRETcHEs !-Ttisa part
OF The duty of the Pekin police To 90 their rounds
win carts at an early hour of the nornInu "a, nick
up The bodies of the infants tina have been throw
out into the street in The course of The noh, and
10 carry them, without inquiry, Ia common nj,
without The city walls. where they are throw
Pomlscuonsiy! DO mach for Chinese humanity
origin OF THE MExIcANs- The follow inc
IS aonnt as plausible conjecture on the ORIGIN +
'he Mexicans as any other exlant. Therei is noe
Try u mol iTnt5. at any rate, in it.
A Chinese Emperor, a long time AGO
Named Kublai Khan,
a brave Tartar man.
Wished to take Japan;
But not
OF all that Kubai Khan
Shipped for Japan
- Ever came back AGAIN
ihcy were all drowned, and The rest trent 10 MEXICO,
CisPs Advertiser.
" Madam. can you give me glass of proo %
SAID traveller ia Arkansas. as he entered cabin
on The road side. - amt got a drop. stran
ger - gentleman told me jnsi now. that
yon had lately received barrel - "Why. oud
eTaclousi what do you reckon one barrel Of whis
KEY is 10 my chiid'ea when We are out Of milk?,
Yankee Doodle says, '' He must have been an
Odd Fellow who sighed, : Oh for lodge in some
vast Wilderness "
I've always taught my children 10 saw lies
'~, and no SIR" remarked Mr.. Fidget-"tbere's
nothing like manners ia children. Here Tom
ny, ne continued " would y0u like TO pn and
i've with this gentleman" "No'' "No ,obnI2u
"No SIR. ee."
Every Lendon Cockney who, having been in
public here, returns home, endeayofs to make
money there by ndiculng and carcaturinp the
people of the United States. Russell who was
so loadicd here. has been doing it extensively.
and now MIR. Morley. who was base singer he re
lot while. and very base one at that, is doing
II IN London most humbugeously. We trust
'nal both, at proper time, will be remembered
The secret of comfort and success in life il
contained in three letiers-b BIZ Let a man be
busy In whatever he undertakes, and he will
succeed.
Why in such a hurry" said man TO IN ac
9uantance. Slr," said the mao, 81 have
bought new bonnet for my wife. and fear the
fashion may change before get hume"
TastIy Genteel--1o wear yonr bo,ts mo6,b
without backing and throw your dirty self, boots
and all, ON another persons bed.
Tery Polite To lean back in the chair a,
dinner, and pick your teeth with fork.
Common Poiitepess Ticking the bes, Of ev.
erylhiog for yourself.
Female JModesty Discarding a lover for saw.
ing, the +" wind shifts"
Eminent Success. Marrying woman seains,
her will.
CoNsoLATIoN.--An exchange cnnsidsrs il a
matte Of rejoicing that though
Kittens do increase to cats
Mice can mover grow TO rats