The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-10

That little man down there!"
At Ridgway going down. among the people collects
aonrsids the cars as we stopped for wood and wsts
for the engine two elderly ladies' all Of the olde
time who stood upon the bank looking out for the Pr
the They dressed In those large straw boz
Of the fashion Of 1880 the waists 81 their dress
try apart from all the ioniei Of fashion and the g
isnot the nunsr that makes the LADY, at length SAT-
Well come-I amt afraid-he won't say nothing
a ss. don't care for the quality. though they OLE
and down they came; but coming near the border
the open ring In which the President and Secretary
the Navy were standing auting the people, the goo
woman's courage failed her. From the car window Q
which sitting advised her to go up and shss
see him. and don't care As tho two friends left the
little one asked which the President ner hd
MON, they the bank, pointed him out A .n.a
person here coming up pointing out the Executive WIN
her finger, exclaimed
"And is that the President,
That little man down there =!
She doubtless expected to man OF seven or eight
feet at ieast-something of Maximiian, whose very
psror and was disappointed that the President was at
hast Int medium sized man-rather delicate, in plain
black with kindly looking face, and ms greyish hair
cnt short and combed at the sides behind his ears.
DOCTOR
Your skill
Is to make sound men SICK and sick men kill
We your rsporter) were at times the subject of a
ample by the way. Well, that in the spscks is
the Doctor is he and reckon he beats our doctors
rale Phadephy doctorour doctors about here is per-
feet fool to him"
CITY THE OAKS.
The regal oak, it the tree,
That saved his royal majesty
Raleigh is hi 1 in forest Of oaks. Even from the
top Of the majestic capitol the town is but partially
visible The residence Of Senator Badger near by is
white cottage embowered in shrnbbery vines and
flowers The Governors residence other extremi-
ty OF the main street, would All the idea of poets
home that the horizon Is not thanked by range
of mountains so indispensable to perfect landscape
The city is healthy cool and elevated numbering about
five thousand inhabitsnts, less and though so
far of in the interior, the elite Of its people
compshed in masters of fashion and etiquette as the
Of Broadway Your cater and din of factories
workshops are also we are glad to learn in progress
of being Introduced
COL. POLK AS sryDEHr.THE FIRST BELL.
Labor Omnia Tincit.
At the University of North Carolina, during Col
Folks novtate there sophomore notorious for his
extravagan story telling There is an early bell to wake
the students and another half hour afterwards at
which they are to make their appearance at the morn
ing prayers Very few Of the students the least at
final comfortable morning nap in the half hour inter
vening to the second bell In his day Col Polk rose at
in doing 60, We think it young man Of the name
Of Sharp whowas the story question-his cases.
apt to give an Individual reputation ON the opposite
side Of the truth Sharp acquired such reputation,
until at length his narratives demanded the strongest
primo fdes evidence in support Of their authenticity
On OCCASION at the end Of of his peculiar yarns
doubt expressed to the veracty Of the plaintiff
in the premises Boys said Sharp, 1T is true there
no mistake about tilt is just true that Jim Polk
rises at the first bell" We heard this snecdote related
among the old professors in the library with infinite HUI
among other good stories of the times of Polk
Mason Haywood and their compeers.
THE DEAF DUNE
+" Who finds not Providence all good and wise,
Alike in what he gives and what denies"
AS the return train with the President and party were
down with dozen Of the deaf and dumb inmates
ofthe institution to see the President. At request
we were introduced to these unfortunate young people
There was pretty damse among them full of vvacity,
who talked rapidly upon her fingers, and wanted to
that in the Rs
VIII not tell stories She must have suspected that
wewcre akin to Sharp Of the University.
THE FARMERS ADDRESS.
The gloomy outside, like rusty chest,
Contains the shining treasure of a soul
Resolved and brave"
At Franklin Depot, sturdy old farmer, in broad
brmmed hat stepped forward from the company ofpeo
pie to the platform Of the where the Presdant
standing, bowling to the bows Of the soveregns, and
shaking his hand, stepped back and thus, nearly
we could recolect addressed the honored guest of
the State as follows
Pm glad to see you, Mr.. President Pm really right
down; but the people thick that couldn't. How
sever did get to see your favor (meaning his face)
your favor you got up inso the and bowed
tous all You ar mt tall quite, thought you was,
(eyeing the President from top to toe) reckon,
you haint quite tall Tom We both getting lit
tie od-but s'pose you don't find much time to waste
up thar in Washington city, for they make heap Of
down." Sc, till the cars started
THE why-the where-what boots it now to tell,
Since all must end in that wild word, farewell -
We have much to remember of this North Carolina
the kindness of the people all the way through Their
favors have dsarmed us, we had lecture to read
them the duty Of waking to the spirit of improve
ment that is awake all around them But their good
faculty alumni, students and all of the University
to Colonel Hawkins, Governors Branch, Morehead,
to Messrs. HOLSTER. Burd Rhodes, Thomas Butler,
Sharp, Derracot and others along the line of travel
burg Repubhcan-to MIR Martin, the mail agent and
Capt Rodgers OF the Powhatan-to the various commit
tees of reception and to all the good people to whom
indebted for the attentions due stranger and the
facilities so advantageous to in our line of duty
return hearty thanks Col Hawkins, from the day
he met the President and party the Carolina borders
to the day Of their return assduous and always
the spot in his attentions to facilitate the objects and
the comforts of their journeyattentions in which your
reporter nicely accounted of the suite though
travelling as the committee were apprised, his
Independent footing At Henderson the gentlemen with
the President gave the Colonel on parting three hearty
cheers but arriving at CASTOR found that he had
been before and settled for the supper in advance
Our especial object in this trip to afford something
of entertainment to the readers Of the Herald To the
accomplishment Of this object, to the extent
phsd we are indebted to the constant facilities, vol
UNFAIRLY afforded and to the confidence reposed in
us BY the President and his company.
the bell rings admonshng that time is up they
must take the will for the deed Rs'pectfny
P. s.-To-morrow propose to mix little vinegar
in inkas walk out the question, Of which
did not hear single word in our journey to Chapel
HUI and back save in the way of news.
ALBANY, June 8, 1877.
The Election and the Result Gen. Taylor.
The noble spectacle of three millions Of citizens
king binary provision for the establishment and
further administration of justice for themselves and
their children, in which evnces most healthy
of popular feeling has again passed before
and have the grand result before At each
Of popular election, rejoice at the renewed
which it presents, that American liberty Is
to the American people On these great occasions when
the public prosperity tossing in the scales vice
ishesand the popular virtue unrammeled and unshac-
killed. presents mpenersble barrier Of iron for the
preservation Of the public liberty and the general peace
May God gracously order a.contnued improvement Of
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