Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-07

I-1UT NE OUrls -PUr Ne OUTr'
| The esasdi.ss a she ssxhe we're soka
little surprised e. hear .from . Iowly gssuer.
late ose night l4ss wesk. sharp. earnest
eGy--Ps' me ossr' Pa ne oss!' Oa
dsswing near. they found = Ius,y fellow
sitting upon the curb. with his fsa - the
gutter, end leaning agaiase The iron posts
It ons Of the gss lamps. u was pssos Tim
Lighsbody. aud the tessOrs Of deI5ri.m ire
ness had oversaken him in the gutter
| lis brain. were on fire ssd his vissls bur-
ming up with ram. And NOE as he lean
ID back against The posi-, % iha, The fsIi
glare of the brilliant gas tight shous inio
hrs wild and bIood-shos eyes, N Imp Of
the DissiIIsry Whispered IN his ear tha,
his head vas on fire ! And pu0r Tam was
in . condition 70 listen 10 the esiuu,nx,
chatte: ing Spite. aud - ii Disappeared
down the q ck VI . bosfIe. he lifted up his
voice and cried iusliIy -
"Pus me out Pit me out Fire -
Spontaneous comb0stiua has, has, took
piacel I'm in a light blaze Sri Away.
away! ye wirey gobnlos l know ys all.
Ye are matches: Lucifer matches Ye
SIT me 10 "A bllzel Put me out Water!
Wsteri Bow IN my. my. ears. il they
amt burnt QUIT Blow down my throat
quick is redho ! Oh Somebody
put me out I Put me ou, r. And then
me Charles t.,ok. him in charge, aud put
him IN the watch house, y here ne rased
I'LL morning. aud lhen. very early in the
day. died. Poor fellow He was put
,ui." most ef.ctually, aud BY an agent
that has prema,ureIy snuf. d cut the light
of life many Millio ns Of times. and b led
numbe'les graves with nameless. .loathsone
unwept mortals.- Chese are thy. d,ings
all-destroying Alcohol !-A'bany Catsze"-
Coop LlrERATuRe--The following
letter was received at the Albany poss"fice
"a day or TWO since -
Angus, ,hY ,owo. New Orleans ls45.
Ny dear Margery
lcomm,nced ih's lesther yisterdly. 1.
Il don't come To- ha0I. YOU may conclude
that I've gone 10 Mexico. Tell Barney
Stewart that his family is all dead .nlerely.
except the COW. 10 wri.e you more. but
as there is no means of sending this. will
Just let il 60 as as il is.
Remember me 10 yours prayrs. and also
10 the innits.
No more at prisent. from your loving
husband # alive. Felix McGraw. Aud
ii dead. God res: his soul
p S. 1t this leuer don't reach you. You
must not W III FIR another. but w.ite me
Immediately. and let me- know how you
6re coming ON. :
NJ g. I've concluded NOT TO send this let
,her after all. so you Can Jist answer it or
not al all as it pieases you. Give my love
10 the children. No more at Prisent.
Test OF CHARAcrER.-A queer scene
come uf in une .: our courts I he other day
Ia Certain trial it appears that the defence
determined 10 i.npeach the character of the
plaintiff !; and the la'ters EatheT.inlaw was
brought into court for the purpose.
Hs was an old man and = very good
looking old man, indeed although hts
faca bore undoubeed evidence Of his being
bon riUant. lie was troubled with the
g'ut. and was supported into court by two
assistants. Moved by mis- respectable ap-
pearance, the court. alter swearing him.
directed chair 20 be handed, when he
2.oce. ded TO give his testimony.
You are acquainted with the prosecu>
ted In this case. sIr |?
-Os. yes. have known him fer thirty
years.' and here the wiDess appeared to b~
quite overcome by his feelings and the
counsel asked the indulgence oi the cour'.
for ibis venerable oil gsus'e'mao to Tecov
er himse'f. as he was psiafuIiy affected ~
having 10 a Ppear ags'O>s his rela;'ve. By
this time the cnurt and the bar were very
qnirt. symp,thising with the witness. anu
anxious 10 hear his testimony. At length
he proceeded.
I've known him Tor thirty years sir. snd
h. al Iways bore an exce!l~ni character till
absSl' Two yeas s.nce. But then-shen-'
We'll. tell ~ nj! about it, Mr.-and
don't distress yourself
We'll. SIR, about too years ago. he did
IN sct that ought 70 condemn him etesnsI-
" in the essimstivu Of all honorable men,
lIere the audieace wers In bseAtnlrss nj
teution. as the old fellow. Gosg~siisg goa
snd all. in hrs indignalisa jumped up wiih
:"Ds jsised NE TeaPerssec Seeje'y. ssd T.
d--d sSlkin. ssy!'-Css- Jssyssk
A wri;es ia the 'recaesses Agricultural.