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ever hafbOrcd aughI against him, politically or
OIherwise-lOr ''hasty plate Of soup" laugh
ter or SLOW plate Of SOUP recall il all, and
make the dBleHds To him also, and say that
should be very unwilling 10 sec any other man
take an army often Ihoasand men into the val
. ley Of Mexico and attempt to land them in safe
~. Such an undertaking requires not only
unqueslionable bravery Of The soldier and gal
lanlry OF The officer, bot great experimenting
military mind, that had conquered aud made
himself master Of his profession, and ghps fI'ed
himself to accomplish such an almost miracu-
lous enterprise.
With yonr permission. Mr.. President, and
that of this company, | give you the health Of
Major General WINFIELD ScoTT. Great ap-
Plaus..
APPEARANCES OF TIE OHIo SHORE SINCE THE
LATE FLooD.-Mr. John Brough Of the Cincin.
naIi Enquirer, left his tripod aud that city few
days ago, tor Washington, in lulillmenI Of his
duty rs one Of the Commissioners appointed by
the Governor Of Ohio TO adjust the boundary
question between this Safe aud Virginia, with 4
similar Commission appointed by that Slate
/ From the steamer on his upward passage, near
/ Portsmouth,. Dec. 30h Mr.. Brough gives the
following account ol the towns and dcountry along
/ the shores Of the river, since the late hood
The towns and county bordering upon Ihe
/ river, so fer as have been able 10 look upon
them by Daylight, bear terrible witness TO the
destructive character of the late food. New
/ Richmond must have suffered very severely, the
entire town having been inundated. Maysvillc
did not experience very serious Inconvenience
though a considerable amount Of property was
lost, by the destruction Of one Or Iwowarehousas.
| A considerable portion OF Portsmouth was over
flowed, and much damage done. The most
serious matter there, however, is the slipping OF
the bank, near the junction Of The ScOio and
Ohio, which now threatens several buildings 10
that portion of the town with destruction.
Slides have taken place at numerous points
along the bank: and some of Them very heavy,
taking down in some instances, whole acres o;
ground-:n other the public roads, rendering
il necessary 10 rebuild it and lay it further back
upon the farms. SIrewed along almost the
entire route, are wrecks OF wood and llaI boats,
and ralts Of Lumbar. The bridges across the
small streams ARE nearly all swept nway;-
indeed do not r,coilect 10 have seen one sian.
ding. The loss to the farming interest musi
be very great. The bottom lands have al been
ovcrlJwed, AMI fences have been swept away
: for miles together Large amounts Of corn in
the fields and cribs and probably mach other
grain has bcan daSroycd-whie, in many
instances barns, and other Oulbuildings have
been entirely swept off, or removed from their
foundations. We passed the locality of The
"Cermoul Phaanx" after night, so that did
F tI,., 10 h1 Ion M
ere we shall have another such visitation.
TIE ARKANSAS MAN WHO NEVER SAW PIANO.
One time an Arkansas man, a genuine char.
acter who had been born and bred in the back
woods, happened to be in a river town on the
banks of The .Fahcr of Waters" when one
Of its largest and most magnificent sIeamboals
was lying at the pier. Our hero was magni.
ficeny clad in woCskin cap, and the blue
homrspun Towsar', thrust into his enormous
cow.hdcboots. Ilishugered hands were adorn-
cd with brass rings, and numerous warts as large
as nutmcgS. which gave note Of his approach as
he walked, like the rattle of the reptile. At
traclcd by the sound Of music, the genius srollcd
on board the boat and accostcd the captain;
"Molnin' stranger. Pretty pearl music here.
abouts. What mought'n it come out OFF,
a piano.fOr!e, sir!''
"A what"
"Piano.frrto!"
"Ncycr hcern of them ere things before.
Where mought it be stranger"
"ln the lower cabin, SIR
"Mought take look at the--thing."
"CertaiuIy, walk down. "''r
"Fhe Arkansas man needed no further inlor-
nation. He went down stairs into the cabin,
where two tables were laid out for dinner.
Walking up the narrow passage between them,
he swept of'knivcs and forks by the swing Of
his coat flaps, but SO intent was he upon the mu.
sic and the piano ut the farther end Of cabin.
that he needed not the ruin he created.
Approaching The instrument, he literally de.
vourcd it with his eyes. The young lady who
was seated att continued playing, aud ,he'stran-
ger was wrapped in silent wonder. At length,
when the sounds ceased, he raised his cap res.
pcctfuIv, and addressed the Oudience
Ladies, Pm much obliged to you for the
kindness You hov done me. never heard one
Of them ere things aGore, and never 'spect TO
agin." r."
"You appear to be very much pleased with IT,
observed lady.
"Why YES, 4 am--somewhnt--ond prehapa !
had an ear for music-lke my brother Dick.
Yes, like it we'll enough, but ifmy brother Dick
could only hear that 'ere-lhat 'ere--'hing
ladies, he'd tear his shirt and fall right thru IT,
Blade.
FEMALE BEAury.--The beauty Of a female
figure consists in being gentle serpentlne.--
Modesty and Iuxuriance, fulness and buoyancy;
a rising, as if TO meet; falling, as if to retire;
spirit, soness, apprehensiveness, self fPossesslon
a claim on protection, superiority 10 insult,
a sparkling something enshrined in gentle
proportions and harmonious movement, shonld
all be found in that charming mixture Of the
spiritual and material. Mind and body are not
to be separated where real beauty exists. Should
there be no great intellect, there will be iniellcc-
lua inslicl. grace, an address, naturally
mice .,,,;,blcnasS Should intrllect mite with