Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-07-05
XIV SYAUNYON, y WEDNESDAY,

| man began to "feel his oats - and rs his eve fell
upon IL, he selzed it; and, kissing its bright folds
cried OUT
"'Vive la repubique de Amerique! vive la shin
cock tails I"
The boat now began TO turn around with him, and
perceived symptomsof fatigue in his legs for they
bent under the weight of the "brck in his hat. .
Inc settee arrived very opportunely, and the FLAG
being spread out upon it, we lifted the candidate
and iald MN out at full length upon it, wrapping
all but his face in the Star SpaDgled Banner
-Four stout men of the deck passengers. Irshmen.
who are always alive for fun, were picked out now.
and each OF them directed to take candle i'm one
hand ana the corner of the settse in the other
The rest OF us fell into ranks behind. and the
procession marched solemnly around the decks ~
tho boat. headed by two of the party whstiinr the
tune OF Yankee Doodle
The Liquor had now fairly ''got up steam'' in
the frenchman's head. ard he was delighted.-
He shouted the Marseais, his eyes flashed with
pleasure, and ever and anon his shout "Vive Ia re-
publque! Five la shin cock tail ~ would rino
through the boat
ht last, however, he became quiet, the delerium
passed away, and an apparent stupor followed.
we set them down gently on the forward deck,
formed in circle around him ; two candles were
placed at his feet and two at his head The whist
lers stopped Yankee Doodle and commenced death
march. We all became suddenly solemn.
verse from "Old Hundred" was proposed. lined
out. and sung.
Then for a moment all was still, when the Inns
of the quescent Frenchman were seen to open. and
his "still, small voice" was heard to saw:
81 sink shall have four more re shin cocktail
len ces ze nnmbare Vive la repubque Vive
la shin cock-taill"
need not add that we at once Jolcd him in
He was naturaliZed
One Of the lrishmen said "If the JOHNNY Gro
peau wasn't dimocrat, then the cratur couldn't
make him sop
dear me, how tluidly he does talk 7" said Mrs.
harrington recently, at temperance lecture. 81
am always Tejolced when he mounts the nostril.
for his eloquence warns me in every nerve. and
cartridge of my Acknowledgements itself could not
be more smooth than his blessed tonpue is.o and
she wiped her spectaces with her cotton bandanna.
ana never TOOK her eyes from the speaker during
the whole hour he was on the stand.
EARLY RIsiNG.-lfe never perhaps feels re-
turn OF fresh and young feeling upon it as in early
rising on fine morning, whether in town or conn
try. The healthiness of it, the consciousness of
having done good action (not to add wise one J
and sense OF power it gives you over the cominG
day, produce mixture of lightness and self pos
session in ones feeling, which sick man must not
despair of because he does not feel il the first morn
ing.
We heard GOO! anecdote the other day of an
old methodist preacher who rode this circuit 4 few
years ago While going to one of his appoint
ments, he met an old acquaintance, who was one
of the magistrates Of the county. He asked the
preacher why ne didn't do as his Saviour did-rde
an ass. "Because," said the divine, "the people
have taken them all TO make magistrates of!''-
Kentucky Wing.
GUARDIAN SPIRIrs.-The belief that guardian
spirits hover around the paths of men, covers a
mighty truth; for every beautiful and pure and
good thought which the heart holds is an angel of
mercy purifying and guarding the soul
WHAT THEY SIT FORA Quaker who was ey
amned before court, not using any other |anpuaue
than 'thee," ''thou," and ''friend," was asked bv
the presiding Judge. "Pray Mr.. do you know
what we sit here for % Yea, verify, do L." said
the Quaker-"three of you for two dollars each.
day, and the fat one on the right, for one thousand
dollars year,"
GLOW will you have your steak, sr?" said
waiter to maudlin customer the other dav. at y
Broadway restaurant, twill you have it rare or well
doneP' Vel done, thou good and faithful ser
want, ,ceit done if you please"
An exchange paper tells of person who pre
faced his sermon with, ''My friends lei us say a
few words before we begin" This is about equal
TO chap who took a small nap before he went TO
sleep.
! CoNTRARY-As UsUAL.-It is said that cele.
brated English Duchess, or being told that she
must be bled or would die, assumed the usual pre-
rogative Of her sex, and replied Il won't be bled
and | won't die :" and she didn't
"Jim!" "Hulo!" ''i've got conundrum for
you" "Ilave you-gve it us Pm good for il ,,
Suppose my wife was 10 fall overheard some dav.
what letter of the alphabet would express nv wish
in regard to here" "Lettcr B, Get her be,) of
course"
Banbroncrs in W;nojs.-Thc following letter,
signed by the Mayor Of Chicago and one hundred
other citizens, was laid before the Utica Conven-
ton last week
"SIR: Please make known TO The Convention that
Northern Illinois is ready TO fraternize with New
York The Undersigned as Democrats, with thou
sands OF others, are ready TO second any national
movement in favor of free territory and would sue
geSt National Mass Convention.
JAMES II. WOODWORTU.
Mayor OF Chicago, and one hundred others. -
The wires of Morse's line of TELEGRAPH between
Philadelphia and New York, have been at LENGTH
extended across the Hudson from Jersey CITY. and
are now in operation. They are encasod in a dou-
bic covering Of gulta percha and laid on the bottom
OF the rIyer IN the track Of the ferry boats Com
muncatIon has been effected between the two ci-
ties, but the machine docs not yet operate with en-
tire success.