American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-04

age man be caught in a trap. So gooC
day, Max, and better luck to you hereaiterm
We thought no more of Max, till on Sunday
last, we saw him ringing the bell Of a neat two
story house in Franklin street. He had on a
suit of back-a new wig, cane, and gloves
middle aged, matronly- looking gentlewon.an
in black silk was hanging on his arm.
"Come Income in! I've something to say
to you.''
! We entered the house.
| "Ihis is my wife"
| "Your wife, Max?n
"My wife, in sober earnest"
We offered our congratulations
"When you left me at your last visit, pond
cred on what you said, and there was so much
truth in it that determined to marry"
! "But how did you manage TO make such a
good selection, Max" said we, with low bow
to the lady, which she acknowledged with an
| expressive smile.
/ "WeIl you shall know. My wife was an
! old-sweet-heart of NINE, and had refused me in
my younger days. She continued single, and J
always had sneaking kindness for her. Three
weeks ago, got into the same pew with her at
church, and we read together from the same
prayer book. After service | walked home
with her. and on the way said-'tWell, Milly,
why can't you and | always read out Of the
same prayer book and say AMEN togather?"
"Well,' said she, 81 don't know why we
should't. Suppose you come tomorrow night
and drink tea with me, and we'll talk the mat
ter OVER Well, | did go, and got such nice
cup of tea before comfortable fire, with hot
mullins and ounce sweetmeats, that before |
left | said-"Wel Milly, my old friend, let's
go tomorrow evening to Parson Snuttiebags
aid get married. We are not strangers to each
other. We are both comfortably well off, and
can be happy She said-"Here's my hand,
Max; viii co. She did, and here we are. ="
| So then, the last of the Bachelors Club has
gone!
EXECUTIONS IN CHINA. The mode in which
criminals are executed in China, is thus de-
scrbed in letter from Canton, written by an
American, named Roberts:
81 lived two or three hundred yards from
the execution ground, where ali the criminals
of kWangtung are executed. have seen ele-
ven executed to-day. There were two execu-
ted yesterday Accidentally, happened to pass
the place to-day about O'Clock, P. NJ, and
seeing preparations making for an execution,
| concluded to stop and see il. So | procured
me place on the top Of house near by, and
awaited the issue. Soon after the mandarins
began to come, and the first measure was to
clear all the spectators out Of the premises
and close the entrances, leaving a little dirty
spot of ground of about half an acre, where
the people make potter's ware, vacant for the
occupancy of the criminals, soldiers and man
darins.
After this we waited half an hour or more,
and some soldiers and one of the criminals
came, who was led forward to the farther end
ofthe premises, and caused to kneel in the
mud, where think he waited fifteen or TWEEN
ty minutes for his doom. Then the other
criminals slowly came, one at a time and took
their places behind him in succession, all
kneeling in the mud. There was quite a va
riety in their appearance and manner, in COM
| ing. All walked but one, who was carried in
a basket. And whether he was carried from
moral or physical inability to walk could not
discover, but | supposed the latter, as the
bamboo would doubtless have been applied in
the former case in order to produce willing
| ness.
Another, however, manifested great reluc-
lance to come and would only 90 forward
when pushed by two strong fellows, one at
each side. Others marched on slowly, but Sc
riously, without making any fuss about it, in
any way. Only two talked as they walked
along. One of them, if understand him cor
rectly, was exculpatng himself, or denied be-
ing guilty-the other was a brazen faced fell
low, and braved the matter, looking round "a
bout him, and congratulating the spectators, as
ifhe had been going TO a wedding. Some of
them seemed to have seen better days.
They were generally above 80 years ofage.
| ~ oh If ha m lie took hic nlaoa in
turn as he arrived, about three or four steps
behind his fellow, with one man at his back to
hold him steady. His hands were tied behind,
and chain around his neck until he got with
in the enclosure, when it was unlocked and
taken off. When the civil magistrate arrived,
and all the criminals had taken their places,
the word of command was given by one ofthe
mandarins to execute them. One Of the exc
cutioners sprang to his work--with much ener-
gy, with long heavy knife most likely made
! for the purpose He struck on the back of
the neck struck with both hands, and seemed
| to strike with all his might, and at each blow
took head clear off, and seemed to do it with
ease.
He executed six or eight in less than half a
minutes when a second execu toner commenced
! and finished with slim-(the letter of MIR. X.
is here sadly mutilated and by some accident of
its journey, and is altogether illegible.) The
Mandarins and soldiers, of whom there were a
bout two hundred in attendance, Immediately
dispersed, and allowed the. gates to be opened.
The friends went in and gathered up the dead
bodies and heads in cotfins and carried them a
way. Sometimes the heads are piled on the
ground-I suppose when so ordered by the
mandarns; they were not on this occasion. -
Several hundred are executed at this place an
nually.
Delicious APPLE PUpDING. Pare and chop
fine halfa dozen or more, according to their size,
the best cooking appes-grease pudding dish,