Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-11-15

aud we like TO encourage her in habits of ind ust-
ry; besides she added. raising her gistening eyes
to her hnsba nd's face william has q weak ne IS
in favor Of PATCH WORK.
The Unfortunate Cipher.
The following capital story is from LIE FoHei'
French Publication:
a merchant at Marseiiles. having a business
correspondent on the African coast, bethoughi
him, that as some members Of his family had
shown a par,iality for monkeys, he might crafty
them by sending for two specimens Of
these animals from Africa Accordingly he
wrote to his correspondent to procure two or
three of the finest and most admired species
! and transmit them to Marseilles. Chance SO
ordered 1t that the merchant, in putting down
the on in English orr between the figures : and
3. made the 0 very prominent, while the re-
manned scarcely visible. Some months alter
wards a ship porter came in all haste to the old
merchant and announced to him that his me-
nagere had arrived. "Mcnagerie! cried the
merchant. "Yes, menagerie, whole cargo Of
monkeys had arrived to his consgnment.'-
The merchant could scarcely credit the an
nounceinent until the letter Of his correspon-
dent was put into his hands In that ePistle the
African ncgotiaut, u man Of the most uncoH'-
I promising exaciitude, excused himself very ear
n-stiy for not having been able, with all his ex-
criions, to procure more than lGO monkeys IN
place OF the 203 ordered, but promised. as soon
possible, to fulfil the entire demand. The
feelings OF the honest merchant may be guessed,
when, on moving down to the quay TO satisiy
!,inse If the subject by ocular inspection. he
beheld his 90 monkeys all duly Gagged and 1T
tered and grinning at him with the most laudi-
bic pcriinacity. II the moment when a
man might reasonably doubt whether il would
be best to laugh or cry. So much for the value
Of cphers.
Tho King Of tho Belgians. i. is said.
has refused to receive the French Minis
tor. because no was once q shoemaker
Foreign paper.
These kings arc determined TO DO fools
to the last. Dospising COOLERS and wax
ends, when their own ends arc waxing
nearer and nearer cvory day.
Touch OF THE LIP sUBLIME.-"Gcn,lc
mcn Of tho jury," said a western lawyer.
occasion that over happened since | had
n brief. The defendant being stout
able bodied man, rushed like an assassin
upon my client. who is fraii young " i'd
ow; and why did not tho thundcrs Of hca-
ven bias. him when he stopped towards
hcr, stretched forth his arms like the fork
ed Iish,nings of Jupiter and gavo her
kiss on tho mouth"
According 10 tho last census taken Mt
Madrid, that city contains PIC. $50 inha b.
ilan,s. Of which sS.5Oj arc men, 81 1921
women, and Is, lO3 children.
Odd your fall hurt you?" said ono Pat
lander to another who had fallen from the
top Of u two story house. "No: in tho
laste. honey. twas stoppin' so quick that
hurt me-"
By the death Of Hon. d. II. Lewis. the
legislature Of Alabama, at its next session
Will have to choose two United States
Senators.
The man that doth paper take,
Grudging dollar once year,
Will never a good husband make,
Because his wife can never know what is
going in the " orId, and his children will very
ignorant appear.
Prof. l. I. KEELy, as we observe BY the
St. Louis Rcvoillo Of Saturday last, has
arrived in TINT city, aud commenced put
ting the people TO sleep.
Another grea, fire occurred iu Brooklyn
OH the night Of the 9th inst. Property
destroyed to the amour. Of $4,000.
HOGS.-A sale yesterday Of 4O4 head av VT.
200 lbs. at S3,25; $50 do to-day. W.T. 225 lbs
at S325 drovers contend strongly for this figure.
Cincinnati Dispatch, Nov.9-
TELEGRAPH TO Sr. LOUIS WEST
O'Reil!y's Telegraph line from Chicago
to ST. Louis, is now in working order.
50 that we now at this point are surround
ed by the flashes. The circuit includes
Cleveland. Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Chica-
go. and this city; and by making larger
circuit it takes in Buffalo. Albany. New
York and Philadelphia.--Detrou -idr.
"PRoGREssuvE DEMOCRACY" - Mike
Walsh evidently believes in progress
He once kept an oyster cellar. then rose
to the estate of drayman. afterwards. a
political haranguer--edtor Of the Subter-
in the penitentiary-i
Of the New York Legislature.
and has Iust been nominated by the Lo-
cofocos Of the 9TH District, for Congress!
G-An Albany paper says: We once saw
lady laced so tight that, while STOPPING to pick
mp pin, her stays gave way, and she turned !
three somersets in consequence
a city editor thus nudges his DELINQUENT sub
,cribers: 1--WE don't want money desperately
bad, but our creditors do; and no doubt they owe
YOU II you'll pay US, weIl pay them, and
hey II pay you.
An IMPORTANT INvENTIoN-The Win
chester Republican has been shown
model of furnace. (ior which a patent
,as been taken out by Lorenzo Serbert.) |
Tor the purpose of making maleable iron
rom the ore. 1t seems calculated 10 pro-
luce saving Of $40 per ton, over the
present mode.
Vulgar:
II had donkey as wouldn't 60.
Do You think I'D woilop him not T. no.
Id give him some corn and cry. gee wo.
Get up NedGy.
Refined:
II hal an animal lrcrse 70 speed.
Dc you think I'D chastise him,-no indeed,
Id give him Oats and cry proceed.
90 on Cdward.