Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1846-09-10
HumRLE LIFE.

who can doubiits The man who owns
but few acres ofllsnd, and raises Al q
bundance to supply the necessary want:
OF bis iapily. need ask Tor nothing more,
II he il satisfied with his coudiiio0 saDd
there are thousands SO situated who afe,
Then no man IS more happy, No polnl
cal movement distulbs his repose. DC
specializing maaia chases The calm sereni
~ from bis mind--ao schisms >>in The
Church throw shadows beneath bis gold.
Zen shy. His family is the world 10 him
Who sighs mol for such ! life III carmnes,
aud serenity I Amid TIA car aad
i.anxie lies os lh1sssess. II hn sou st XIX
change his prospects ard his henors iol
the 1epose Of him who is happy and con
tented Oh bis spot Iof ground, lar from lhs
noise and hustle b. city life Z Ill there II
a situation congenial 10 the true spirit b
man, and The growth of virtue, II is amid
the rtioifings OF nature = ia the calm re-
titementio l rural life Portland Tribune.
When fhe' Great Christian Teacher was
upon earth bis first lesson was love, .
love Of every thingI good. and high, and
noble ana extending itself over world
Of intelligence Us fifst manifestation ii
the Throne Of God and is last, were for
man. This is the lesson we are to learn
five would be taught by il.
HlNprAk Conn. Indian: corn il grow
ing popular in eseElatter days. HI days
gone BY i, IDS considered very vulgar
sort ofIgrain-r only ft far the commonesl
people ito eat. But Isirce the falling of
in the ppta,oe crops ne W virtues have been
discoyefed inf Iudian corn; even John
Bull seems willingto fatlen on il, il he
could discover how ID cook. il.
A fey days Since. while dining al the
B,ltimofe Exchange we noticed couple
Of newly arrived. sandy-baiied English
men, Opposite Us, scrntinizing tire bill OF
ssre. II was nearthe dessert land they
were looking amons,be custatd, pudding
and pies, for something wherewith 10
conclude their sumptoons dinner
What's this Bob. said one, dindian
puddngf
Where I inquired Bob, peering at The
bill.
'Hiudiah pudding .Hindian pudding
IrepeaiedEthe first. IS that Hindian corn.
do you think, what they are making such
a rumpus about at 'ome?
| Yes, THAT must teHit, concluded Bob.
My hey, then. said his friend, let's
ave il.
Presently the dessert was brought on
II4pd our En- slishpeighbors cast theie eys-
Hlndian pudding ~ Hut The dflys 81 - E
between Them aud the tIrishman wss n, I'M /,
while Pal knew bis letters by sigb, H. =.
Gould call them BY name, thew kne !
fi,ndian Puddlng bytnsme, bu, couldo,,
tell y when they saw N.
! ~ length one called i waiter.
| 6Llng y ihe maize Pudden, my boy
i. The 70 waiter ssarted-be didn't know /,
1 ny th~i name. Il Auo" y
/ The Hindfau ol---sy>-.
the Hindian corn pudding. TePuy boy,
Enslishman. .he'
j A II was before them in minute, an,
they he Iped themselves modestly a. frs
but Notwithstanding iii was VERY Of, \
grew 10 favour with them until there wa
none left i'd The dish.
/ II was The first they had ever eaten
and il was amusing to3hear their specuia
| lions on what was to them a rare dish
| II will do. Bob. ehP go with Peel 70
the free hinlroduction oi Hindian corn
and ia ave- il always done up IN 3pud
ding
j .'Irs equal 10 plum pudding. reptile
bis friend with beei 10 boot. LIS owe
barley or foais decidedly
i "a few years ago. those men could hav
found nothing in Amefioa fiji 10 eai--br
hunger soon brings people 10 their senses
! The LAsr FIGHT w BillSiumps tbrea
ened to thrash Tom Handy. Tom, VIII
was a sleamboa, pilot. heard of il, an
seeing crowd gathered one day. al III
settlement where Stumps lived, Hand
rounded too bis boat, tied il 10 tree, an
went ashore. 4.
fiBilf Stumps." exclaimed Handy con
ing directly 10 the business in hand. ''yo
want 10 thrash me, don't your"
: ''Why do. Tom, not's IknoRs on--yo
hahn done me nothin' particular, as
knows on"
well Bill. il you don want 10 viii
!. me, | feel jest like whipping you, and T.
give you one dollar and The Ia lust likl
if you'll stand up 10 me-"
sri do ii, bossf" exclaimed Bill, sifiI
ping for The fight. Two sialvaIt fellow
were selected fol seconds, OF TO see "a
play. Tom paid over 10 Bill bis doIla
and stood up. Bill drew of and poppe
Tomin The EYE. knocking him down
Tom rose and siood up like al honel
man. for the other lick. Bill popped biz
10 The other eye. with the same effect
but no sooner had be done so Than b
sung out snuff nuff take him off! lax
bin Oft" Thessconds Is ID duty bound
caught Tom and held him fast; the 6gh
was ended one party hadcried enough
.H6sence of Mind "A young lady. o.
visiting The Posi- Office 10 deliver sletie
to her lover, unfortunately threw hersel
into the box, and did not discover he
mistake until one Of the clicks asked be
il she was single.
Snoring Deacons - The Deacons dow
East, have bad practice pf snoring lou,
While asleep ID church, which appears /,
disturb some ofihe folks there. The Bos
ton Bee Of Saturday has The following pc
lie notice for one Of them:
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