Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-28


part of the quilt. Their warmth prevented
him from being injured by his exposure.
Towards morning he awoke finding himself
comfortable, and in blissiul innocence of his
whereabouts, he supposed himself enjoying the
Accommodations of tavern in company wllh
other gentlemen. lie reached out his hand,
and catching hold Of the stiff brIstles Of hog,
exclaimed, " why, mister, when did you 'hare
last ~
OBEYING ORDERS w nile lying in Sout =
ern port some years since, the master of a
vessel belonging to New England smoked her
out for the purpose of destroyedlng rats. The
next morning, about dozen of these long-taiI-
ed gentry were found and brought on deck.
Their fat aud sleek appearance eylnced that they
had been well cared for by themselves, if not
by others The steward came aft, and point
ING to the heap, inquired of the captain what
should be done with thom.
/" Done with them !" Responded the captain,
who was something of wag, why make
them in to a stew
Nothing more was said by either party on
the subject at the time. Several gentlemen
had been lnyltedon board To dine upon squirrels,
which the captain and friend who was
good marksman, had " barkcd' the day before
Dinner was served up in good style, aud the
appettes OF all did justice TO the fare but most
of the party preferred them made INTO stew
to any other way =
! " Steward exclaimed the captain, as he
v as changng the dishes preparatory TO setting
on the pastry, 3" can you give US just shch a
stew tomorrow You know there are some
Of the squirrels left"
" Didn't make dat out oh squirrels, sir, !"
replied the lrcan, with hesltailng attempt
to smile, but which was kept back by sllBht
uemor
What then'" inquired the captain quickly,
" Why, sir, ob de rats, as you ordered ihe
to-"
WRrrIyo ON NEwspApERs.-Wc c recommend
the following decision to the attention of the
Post master of this place, who, short time
since, demanded five dollars fine Of us, for per-
miting hand employed in this office to de-
posite a paper in the Post Office for thlrd
person, who unknown to US had written his
name on the paper. The fine was not paid
however, although prosecution was threat
encd if We did not pay it.
From The Boston Post.
u. s. DIsTRCT -BosroS-FRiDAY.
-Wrihng on Newspapers sent by Mail Uni
ted States VS.. $. G.. Grafton, for Writing his
name on a copy fthc Boston Atlas, directed by
him to gentleman in Louisville, Ky, and de-
posted in the Boston post Office. THIS was
selected out of a hundred similar Instances, as
a test case, there being nothing but the bare
name written on the paper, to Indicate by whom
il was scnt and thus intended 10 " convey an
idea" BY agreement of counsel, for the pul-
pose of carrying the question up to the Circuit
Court, Judge Sprague decided that the mere
writing of name on paper was not vlo-
latiOn of the law /; that il was not within the
meaning and spirit of the prohibition. Ac-
cordinp to arrangement, Mr.. Dexter, for the
United States, both exception TO this opinion
and in this way the whole SUBJECT Will be
brought befors the Circuit Court. A ID. Par
ker lor the defendant
Editorial Prncplcs.-The following dia-
Iogue once occurred in an editors sanclum IN
England A distinguished editor was IN his
study A long, thu, aud ghostly-Nsaged
gentleman was announced. WIN an asthnn-
tic voice, Lut in tone of clvlllty, Tor other
wise the editor would have transfNcd him with
fiery paragraph the next morning, the stran-
ger said
Z" Sir, your journal of yesterday contained
false information.
/" Impossible, sir, but tell me to what you
allude."
=" You said that Mr.. NJ. had been tried"
True"
"Condemned.
"Very true"
=" Hung"
" Most true"
Now, sir, ! am the gentleman himself. y
i" Impossible :"
81 assure YOU it is fact aud now hope
that YOU will contradict what you have al
legged
=" By no means. sir
IIov-what do you mean You are d.
ranged"
:" NAV be so, sir, but ! will not do it,"
81 will complain to a magistrate. y
=" As YOU pleisc-bul | never retrac. The
most that | can do for you Is to annOutncc thai
the rope broke, and that you are nov m per
feet health have my principles, SRI new
cr deceive"
T,Erxc , SHOWER BArH-Well, Deacon,
how did your wife manage her shower bath
inquired Dr.
She had real good luck. Madame Moody
told her hov she managed. She had a large
oiled silk cap, with cape 10 II like a alircman .
hat come all over her shoulders and
shes fool for her paius--thaIs not the
way.
80 my wife thought.
Your wife did nothing of the kind hope
Oh, no, doctor she used an umbrelly.
What used an umbrella What the mis-
ch,cr GOOD d,d the shower bath do herl
She said she felt better. Her clothes warn
90, a mite. She got under the umbrelly for
Ih,lf an hour ull all the water had uIckled OIL
and said twas cool and delightful, and just like
bule shower bath IN sumper. Then she