Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-01-28
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knfttifi1 Stockings. faV u iodd ut Neou on htF
head. a child on her back. and a cuagel under
her arm. with which she was driving four
cows before her. Nor was her tongue idle.
tar she srolded The COWS in Welsh il they
dared TO swerse from the path she meant them
to pursue.
II ais'r AeolSG 70 pe ANYTHING rIsE."--
There are certain SIT phrases that, one undef
way'.take' as thesaying is sand are all the go"
Just now, the expression above j. the fashions
able reply 10 almost any thing that IS asked.
Net long since Pres, topped into house
SO the papers say--and found lady Iua
king IA b,t$ts lie asked her what she was
making tina, hustle for She said she intend
ed to wear il TO preaching next Sunday.
. on don't Intend 10 wear that hustle 10
church ~ Asked the imam Of Israel"
~ dCn'l ini,ad % ,rtar any thing else, re-
Piled the fair one.
The Priest deyou,ly crossed himself at tho
bare idea Of the figure the woman would cut
at church with "nothlng else" but her hustle
on.
A NEw YrAR's Gagr.--Ws have j1s,h been
informed. thatihe lady Of Mr.. WaNrz,
miller residing within a mile OF Hagerstown.
presented her husband with three daughters
al a BIRTH. on or about New Years Day The
mother and children are all doing weli.--Iia-
gsrsio,cn nd Her, Of Freedom.
Darn or 4 MAs or l42 YfAns,-Laie
papers from the Island Of Jamaica announces
the death, at Spanish Town, OF a black man
named JOINS CRAwFoRp RICKETTS,, al the tx
lraordiuary age Of one hundred and forrystwo
wears and what may be considered Us very
unusnal, he was in good health ill within
abou, two weeks Of his death.
Mr.. WEBSTER. il is said, VIII make tour
Through the Southern States, Immediately at
Ter the Adjournment OF Congress. lie has
had this visit IL contemplation for several
years, hul though urged by his friends IN va
rious parts has never before been able q graft
~ their wishes.
a SHARP Doo.--London dogs arr not des
iituie Of a sort of Ceekney ability. We knew
one which was accustomed 10 90 almost every
day with penny in his mouth 10 the bakers,
and buy roll for his ewn consumption. One
day, the bakers man, in ajoke, gave him roll
hot as FIRE, just out Of the oven, which he M
sianily dropped, seized his money oil the couuS
ter aud from that day changed his baker. He
never would 60 back again 10 that shop, but
spent his penny, like a good steady customer,
/ with better behaved Literary
,!5;a7ad.
/ Fish have prodigious power Of muscle
the velocity with VIII oh whale moves through
dense medium of water would carry him, II
continued at the same rate, round the world
/ in less lhdn fortnight
] SyBA1's IN NAME 2--Among the Associ-
ate Judges lately appointed BY the Legislature
OF Ohio, is Mir. Frrur.
I Mas. lIAmiLrox.- bill for ibe rpliefof
; lhe widow OF ALEx&kDER HaMILros, which
I passed the Z. s. Senate few DAYS ago, pro-
yides fcr the payment Of $4,000 10 her from
The national treasury whenever she shall deli-
yer to The librarian Of Congress 1000 copies OF
the writings OF Gen. HsmLTos. together with
the entire manuscripts Of the same. 20 be de-
/ posted and nnaiu forever ii the archives Of
/ the Gsoyernu.eat.
4 PARA roR CmEpRrS--A paper. TO be
published weekly, is 10 We issued in Boston
early this month, 70 be devoted 10 the instruc
lion and rational amusement Of children
a GiAsr.--W Wisconsin has contributed her
! quota 70 the wonders Of The age. IN the person
Z Of giant boy, who is upwards of seven feet
/ high. and only thirteen years old. lie is e1e
hibitIng IN ttca.
i Srr74va AZ ExAMrLE- The Chociaw coun.
cils and Courts for the last year, have been
Opened daily with prayer by sonie one Of the
menbels.
ssrRsnr coILoquY. Good morning, Nh.
SMIrl--on the sick llsi 10 day Z"
"Ycs, sn; got the ague."
"Do you ever shake}o
"Yes, shake Ike thunder.n
! "kVhen DO YOU shake again r"
Cant say ,saa-- shake every day.-Why
DO YOU ask e.
.'Oh. nothing 10 particular only I thought
! e you shook 50 had, "a like to stand by and
see il you wouldn't shake the fifteen dollars
oui Of youf pocket which YOU have owed me
So long.r
Nj sMrrn slopaa.
yicroaS on DrArn.--A story is told Of a
worthy lad from cold Edgefell." Mass, who
was recently doubling whether or not he should
volunteer for Mexico. One of the flags wa
wing in his eyes somewhat discouraged him
VICTORY is a good hing" said he, .'but why
put Victory o. Death p Put /, .Pieto,y or
Cr9Fic," said he, "and III 60 lhatl"
The very last curiosity we have seen spoken
of in the papers is ga sehecl THAI come oil a
dogs tail when il was areggts,.V The man
that sent il in has retired enurely from public
life
PirHY.--s Poetry IS me Hover o. HfIaluleS
prose is the corr, potatoes, and meat. Sa'iFe
is Ire aqaaloris Whistle spice and pepper.
Love letters are The honey and sugar; aud
dunning lttiefs areihe e.netics letters contain
ing remflances ale the apple dumplings, an
apple being enYeloped.- iiosson Yaqhee.
PnlErfNs ~ TEuEGasrH.-Thr y. \ Post
speaks ii high terms u Prof liocsE's Mag
netic Printing Machine, which prints conimu-
nicanons IL black Ink in Roman characters at
the rate OF lS0 letters per minute.
APPLE SPECULATION CnaisTIAn HAP
pY. a larmeF near Hudson. sent large guam
tity o. apples TO England Last fail, packed in
barrels with kiln dried cut straw On ihel.
arrival there, they opened perfectly sound and
fair, aud some Of them sold as high rs Sl2pcr
Dbl. The whole netied hlIn s. per bDl asler
all expenses
A IIirKoRY NorIoS.--1he ballroom of the
aew and spacious edihce recently erected ~
Washington chs. BY BLAIR s RiyEs, called
jackson Halt, Is furnished with fifteen large
ind beautiful s-tees, the wood Of which was
,ntirely detyed from the hickory pole'whch
ornerly stood ii front Of the ''Globe' office
D that city.