Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-05-17
WHAT TEMPERANcE CIV DO.

Ia Mrs Hans book on ireland. occurs the
following passage. which person viii hardly
rca.i without emotion:
We entered one day a cottage in the suburbs
Of Cork yonug woman WAS knitting -tork ings
Ut the door. II was neat and comfort bic as
any III the most prosperous districts Of England
We tell her brief story IN her o:'n worls. Is
nearly as can recall thtin.--
M husband IS d wheelwrgit, AMI always
earns his guinea a week: he was good work
mar. butthe love of drink strong in him.
aud II WASH often he broaght me more than iive
~Iiii.iagS out Of his one pound on a SATURDAY
night. ana II broke my heart to sec the children
too ragge! 10 send 10 school. to say nothing of The
starved look they had out of the little, could
eve them. ell. Gui be praised. he took the
II, dgc AMI theneNt Saturday he laid twentv-ene
shiiliags upon tie chair yon sit upon O. didn't
| give thanks upon NV benGei knees that ni.rht
Stl | was fearful it would not last and /
spent no more than the five shiiings | used to.
saving to myself, may be the money will be mo re
wanted than II is now. Well, the l,eNt week be
brought me the same. ani the next. and the next
until eight weeks had passed: and glory to God ::
there was no change for the bad in NV hIsba nd ::
ana all the while he never asked me why there
was nothing better for him out of his earnings
so i-li there was no fear for him. and the ninth
week, when lie came home TO me. had this ia
blr ami these SIX chairs. one for myself, four for
the cliildren and one for him; and | was dressed
in a new gown, and the children all had new
clothes and shoes and stockings, ana upon his
CHAIR put Il bran new SUIT. and upon his plate
put the bill AMI reCcp: for them all, lust the
eight sixteen >hings, the cost that I'd saved ou
Of his wages, not know ing what might harper d.
ana that always went for drink. And he cried
good lady and gentleman. he cried like baby
but twas With thanks TO God and now where 5
healthier man than husband in the whole
county of Cork happier wife than myself
decenter or better fed children than my own
SINGULAR GE0GRAPHICAL ERRo1.-Bv
q recent survey Of Chester county. Pa. il
has been discovered that William Smith
ES1.. who has been for two wears mem
Der Of the Legislature Of Delaware, from
New Castle county. does no. reside in the
State of Delaware. his residence being
about 400 yards from the State line. on
the Pennsylvania side. This fact has not
heretofore been known TO the good people
of Delaware. nor even TO Mr.. Smith.
\ London paper makes an observation.
in an incidental way. which ought 10 have
a great deal Of meaning i'll the minds OF
rejecting men everywhere. the fact,
il says. .'tllat il, the American people were
polled Tomorrow. from the Rio Grande to
the St. Lawrence, erery single in9iridaal
trou1d rofe for precisely the from Of gor-
crHD!eh aealch he aosc possesses. is I'm
d0H5tedfy strong argument al taror Of
that garcrHment.
\ BLACK MAsTFR.-A correspondent OF
the New \ orh Herald mentions that among
the owners in Washington. Of the slaves
recSptured, is a black man named Adams.
who drives hack. On hearing OF the ar
rival OF the prisoners. he expressed great
delight. and said Now. know that among
them are those two lazy niggers that run
away from me; butIll make sure of them
this time He will probably sell them TO
Southern purchasers.