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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-24

Port OF New York, April "a, IsAs.


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Miscellaneous.
Efom tie 81. Louis Rersills.
A Leap Year Story.

Sam, Smith "a, q, home. on New Yesr's
pay, in dishsbllc. His beard ems un,haved
bis hair was uneombsd, his boots we're IN.
BACKED. and he vas leaning back IN a PIC
|ufesqus attitude. With his heels against the
nantlepiecs, smoking cigar. Sam thought
10 himself lha, Il was Leap Year. and hoS
lor'oas Il would BE- II the ladies' could only
% induced to pop the question, in sccord
fnes With their sncient privileges. A. he
al watching the smoke Which 90 graceful.
eured his fancy giosed with the idea.
low delightful II you'd be to have the dear
Ffesiufes fondlinR on him. and with tender
ances cndeavot,ng 10 do tho agreeable !
sshe med,tstcd his heart softened, and he
Pesan to feel q squsa misa, womauish sensi
Pildy difuss itself over h,s feelings, and
bought no would faint with ptoprieiy the
7" time young Isdy should squeeze his
band.
Rap, rap. rsp." sounded at the door.
IAN peeped through tho Venetian blinds.
hcfey," exclaimed no. ",r hero isn't
w" Jones. and | al in d,shab,llc, and
ookos like fright--goodncn gracious !
mus. 60, right away, and fix my self up"
As no left tho room Mis-, jones entered,
nd With q composed air minated ,ha, she
oo'd wait. Miss Susan Jones was firm
s"esef IN woman's rights, and nov tina,
20 season was pfopi,,ou.. .ho determined
AXE advantage thereof. aud TO do little
surfing on her o~n hook. Il wss ono Of
omans privileges. which had been usurp.
NY the tyiant, man, and she was deter.
',"d to sssen her rights, IN sp,,e Of the
Fie,y.
evansville, with a FACILITATING heart
=" smith vent through a series Of per.
o"s' aao'nmen,s. Tho last t~i., wns Civ.
10 MS collar, the las, t~itl to bis ~hisk
ana With white cambria in hand, he
s'eeaded to the parlor. Nliss Joues rushed
.ece''e him. and gra'p'ng his hand With
evor. said
Dearest, how beautiful you look" &C
,"paay,ae her words with glance Of un
seu''ed admiration.
spare the bushes Of modes, youn,
NO, said Sam; applying hi, cambric I,
'" lace TO hide his confusion.
way my love, Why 90 coy I" said So
~, Turn not away those lovely eyes
nas, as Tho JET. but sparkling as the d,a
'"d' Listen To the VOWS Of fond sffec
wv Here 10. Ne rest" said she, drawn,
~" T" sofa; !" here, with my arm sroun
. ~, VII protest my true affection"
Leave mo, oh, leave mo-" murmure
,sM' think Of my youth, my inexpc
.sa ".,en-'pa'e, oh spare. my palpita,n
Leave thee" said Susan. pressing hir
70 her "nevor, until the story
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restless nights, Of unquie. days, Of nspira.
lions, fond emotions, and undyine love, is
laid before thee. Know that for years,
have nursed for thee secret passion. Need
| tell how each manly beauty moved me ;
how | worshipped like a suna,wer in the
lur,d light Of these scarlet tres.es hoe my
fond hesn wss enirspped in the mcshes o!
those magnificent ~hiskers; how | was
s'lling TO yield up TO the government, OF
sbst imperial; ! thy manners, so modest.
so delicate, enchanted me-joy to me--:or
thy joy was my joy. My heart is thine
take i,-but first let me snatch one kiss
from those ruby lips"
The over.~rough, feelings Ct the deli.
cate;you,h we're too strong, and he tainted
from excess OF joy. Meon"hlle the enam.
ored maiden hung fondly over him. and
Slosly the eyes OF Samuel Smith opened
he sszed wildly around hlm-ihen meet.
Ins the arden, gaze OF bis f" lovyer,"-he
blu'hed deeply, aud behind her 'kerchief
sin,lv filtered out" Ask NY Pa"
Philadelphia. Dee. 1877.
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NUMBER %.

usual. For the frs, time since their ne.
quainisnce, his fine humor panied Teresa;
Why II wasso. ihe reader know'; Peggy had
aroused 10 her bDsom the dires, fend q 20.
man knows ealousy -and 10 all appear.
ances. palpabie evidence vas before her
eyes that her affection wss sighted which
"Incrnasod tho pupil
In the green eyeG inonstcf's eye"
No ons appeared loge through the ms.
zes Of the dance, with more grace than
James this Teresa observed, bot believing
now ~ha. Peggy had told her in the recess
she thought his only wish sss TO please that
n,schieyous specimen Of frail,y, our he.
rome.
All this time James heart was with bis
loved Teresa, 10 whom he believed Mr..
Gardener ha iexplsined The reason for his not
dancing with her first.
After the Sc, had concluded Teressa re.
retired unwe', wh., sort Of nigh, che spent,
lovers who have experienced such shock,
msy sitemp. 10 imagine bot the next NOR.
min. she was too uHws'i TO 60 to The Pic.
mic.
Mr.. Gardener ~ho was concerned 10 this
plot with Peggy had intentionally failed 10
state to Teressa the reason for the srrsnge.
men. which had taken place the ssening
previous.
Gong 10 James he says. "Mss Moore is
too much ndIsposed to go out to day, Of
course you will have no objection to taking
Miss Nellius IN your buggy TO the spring.
| am engaged myself, ard am declared the
pleasure Of offering my services.
As James could offer no reasonable oh.
lection, he consented and Teresa had the
extreme modification Of seeing him driveoG
with Miss Peggy Nelins. What Peggy had
told the evening previous then was true,
and be had acted with duplici,y, and Love
"The heart. swn country music thrilling all ts
Tho story wi,hOu: an end tia, sngas throng 10
hear"
was ended in her bosom.
She rode home With James that afternoon
and he expressed a grea, deal Of sol,ciiude
for her continued iudi.posilion, but she ne.
yer told her complaint, but let
"Coneealmcnt like a worm in the bud
Feed on her aamask cheek
She pned in thought"
A week afterwards James Power receiv.
ed note from Teresa discaIding him.
Such were some Of the adventures in tho
first epoch Of Peggy's life-her second Q.
pooh has different conclusion;
For equity demsndeh recompenss.'
Concluded ner. ueek.
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HARD OF HEARING.

40 old trick, says an Albany paper, was
played off on the sheriff a, the prssen, term
OF court. He was shor. Of jurors. and made
descent upon the street. He acco,,ed a
gentleman veil known 10 town, with II
want you in town for juror" "Hs," re-
Piled the man, "spesk a little louder"
The sheriff pitched his voice into higher
key: 81 want you for a juror" "Yss.
yes," nodding his head very significantly,
Ill is very fine day." The sheriff taking
him for q very deaf man. boiled. The wag
placed his thumb to his nose aud vsnt
through the motions.
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POETRY.
roR rns CHARLOTTE JouRsAL
IT'S LEAP YEAR THEY SAY.

Oh mother. dear mother. tie leap rssr they say,
Ard III shos out my lovely fair self to day!
III pat on my new Buens Vista gown.
And "eemiae 10 SyiPiide." walk Ger the Tow "
s,il al tie young chaps inia eesiseiss throw.
Aaa vow before aishi. will es,ea INC . beau
Aad 80 It's sucli charming and beautiful wssihsr.
III wear the pisk bonnet, With the white ostrich
feather.
And as look out from beneath IL 90 ,ly,
The esP,ared hssr,s Of The bsauK will espss them
tasigh:
For tell you dssr mother before . r..
IN dstssmsnsd 10 day on cs,ehiag a besu.
Iif.
And what Elsa shall I wssr' oa hero lis, this
sss.is.
VISA ~ fringe and elk lining. you knew. is or.
qaisits.
- ! 90 dashing along. each wiI. say.
here's tbs pfsiiiest g,d / have .sen cut To- day,
nd ili bet thee dear mother. before 1 70
Tia, ere return. l will catch mo . beau.
JEANETTE.
CAsrtsffs. Msrel g. 1873
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AN UNEXPECTED RENCoNrRE.

A gentleman Who resides 10 the vicinity
Of Camden Town wido~cr, with q large
family, advertised for a wife 10 tho /" Lon.
don Sunday Times" OF course under tic.
tiIous signature. A communication ~ re.
ply was received, tho signature Of which
was ALEC fictitious; ard after a brief cor.
responJeGce by letter, arrangements were
made - 10 time and place. for personal in.
'crvlew. A, tho sppoio,ed hour the gen.
sieman was waiting in a private room in
one Of tho West end hotels and soon az
ter his fair correspondent, made her appear
anec, ihickly veiled, and closely muilisd
against impairment observation. Shs en-.
tered, Of course. wi,h downcs.t eyes, which
she did no, venture 10 raise until the voice
Of her swain, in respectful greeting fell on
her enr. She started. looked up, and the
next moment uttered a loud shrek in a
tone Which tho gentleman fanc,ed was not
un(,miliar 10 hun. 10 took the liberty of
lrinr her veil, and behe,d -, his eldest
daughter, whom be had supposed safe at her
boarding school Of tlsmmetsmlth. Ii il
neoiless To say that he took precaution to
keep the Sunday Times on, Of tho young
lajy's hands for the future as, however
eligible medium i, nigh, prove To him for
obtaining wife, no had no desire tina, his
daughters should employ il to obtain hus.
baud. - London pnper.
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FUN ALIVE

The knickerbocker Magazine for Jan.
uary is full Of good things, which appear
all The better for the handsome new ami, n
which its en'erprisins publishers have
clothed IT from top 10 toe. From a multi.
lude of dlol!eIies We make room for the
following:
Haa' is Conservative Some wears
Ance, at the time tho conservative mar.
iy first raised its head between the wbics
and " loco.focos;" with William c. Rves.
OF Virginia, and N. 2. Tallmadge, Of New
ork, as lis recognized leaders, a dimiou.
1--WE weazed. faced little Frenchman, resi-.
ding at ST. Louis, became a CONVEX, TO its
doctrines. Tie was noted for his zeal and
activity among the politicians of bis quar-.
ter; and one day, on meeting a gentleman
whom we will call "Mr. Harris" the
>. flowing dialogue ensued:
"nsnsieu, Harris-escuse me, if Won
please: vs. know gren, deal; but, Sare.
If YOU please, ~'ha, am !, sh!'
You why, vs. are Ii'Ie. dried up
old Frenchman."
NO, no, Sare not vat am II. de cody,
but vat am in de politique ?"
Why, you're whig, l suppose"
"No, Sare y
Well. then you're a loco.ioco."
"Nevare T.
" Well, what the ID are you then ~
Sare, sail tell you; am de Resarve:
am Rive on do Virginny Sometimes
| fink am Rive himself"
This was as clear as the /" principles of
ninety. eisht;' and was quito satisfactory
10 his colloqust,
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BEAUTIFUL ALLECORY.

Anon; the solid virtues which may both
adorn and dsndy the female character,
that OF sincerity should ever rank high
There IS no vice more contemplate than an
'sYsslye, tqnivocsi and ins,lcere msnLer.
There 10 charm ~ Q straight forward.
tru'hray o. treating all subjects. that new.
er fails TO attract tho regard and yin the
ympa,hies and at. clions Of the man Of
sense end refinement. Insincsrity is too
o,;sn p,sclised as a me,e pasune, Us =
trick "a deceive 70, tho purpo.s Of anuse.
mcn,. {, .sals,y,a dangerous e..oedlen'.
Hearts hive bssn broken and houes desc.
lated. by a meteis playful fraud. Whso
any thing occuo fottI''ou'ly which posi-. ,
bly, msy DO misunderstood, o. which it may
impossible satisfactorily to eS,s'a'n al the
moment. much more is apt TO be .'es' than
gained by bubble. Homes, eandc, Will
eventually come out triumphant. /,
TIE Empress E.doc,s, smid,t oil the
grandeur OF so elevated a station, led a
very s'udious and phi!osophle l,fe. and lived
very happily. until a tniling scc,Jen, e1.
posed her 10 the jealousy Of her husband.
The Emperor, II is said, having cent her
IN apple Of extraordinary sze, she sent /,
10 Paalinus. ~hom SIC respected on &C.
count Of his learning. Psulinu,. not know.
ng fIom whom il came, presented it 10 the
Emperor, Who soon srer seeing the En-.
,fess. as.ci her What she had done with
he spp'e. E.iacio, BON. appreben.i,e Of
'sising suspicious /. her husband, if ste
hou'd tell HIN that she had gwen II to {
psul,nus. very unwisely drcla,ed That she
lad eaten IL. Her confusion may wc'l be
imagined. when the Emperor produced In
pp'c. and indignantly gave ven, to hl, I
uspicions Of the motives which had led TO {
he present. and her disinecnuou, conceal a
ncus Of II. lie ordered tho unhappy man &
o be put tn death. bu, allowed his wife to {
silre To jerusalem, where she spcn, ma.
~ Yeas IN the mos, irrcproachable man. {
'cr. and vas Distinguished BY her se,s Of :
'hafity and bene6cence. c
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j. L. BADGER, Editor.
-o==E a E=E
r. j. flOLTON,
Proprietor and Publisher.
TERMS

TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS II not
paid IL sdssnes. THREE DOLLARS " mot
psid riiAin "r monihs and THREE DOL
LARS AND FIFTY CENTS il not paid un.
I'll after the aspiration Of the year. No paper
tisesnfiased s"tI ell srresgsges are paid. e.
espt ct tse sptisa Of iae Editor.
II Adperfissments iasfrfed al One Dollar pet
sqssre. (i6 lines or less. fhis G-sd iype.) @th
frat Insertion. and IS eeWs for each eonhnu.
SAGE. Court sdpsuissmt sis and Sherif's Sails
charged Is per eesf higher; snd . deduction Of
33l per esnf sH BE made from the regular pr,-
sss. for sfreitissrs BY fhs yesr. Advertisements
Inserted meafhiy or quarterly Oh per square for
sseA fime Ssmi.msaihiy rs cents per square
for sseA time.
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THE LOVE OF GOD.

Could No with ink the ocean hl.
Ws tbs whole earth OF perchnen, made.
Wa. every single stick a quill
Was every man scribe BY trade
To write the love OF God alone,
Would drain tho ocean dry;
Nor would the scroll contain tho whole.
Though s,retch'd from sky 10 sky.
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PRETTY GOOD.

May is considered an unfortunate marry.
ing month. A country editor says, that q
GIL ~as asked, no, long since, 10 unite her.
self in the s,lken tie, 10 a brisk chap Who
named May in his proposals. Tho lady
'endcrly limited thu, May was an unlucky
month for marrying. "Well. make i, June,
them" honestly replied The swain, anxious
to accommodate. The damssl paused 4
moment, hesi,a,ed, cast down her eyes, and
with blush said" IVould'as April do a.
rell :"
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NEWSPAPER BORROWERS.

May theirs be a life Of single blessedness
--msy their path be carpe,sd BY cross.syed
snakes, and their nights DO haunted by
knock. kueed tom. cate.
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j CHARLOTTE. NC. MARCH 49, 1915

! HISTORY OF AN ENGLISH MINISTER.
The history ofihe elevation Of Nj. Labou.
chere, now member Of the British csbi.
0et. presents a CURIOUS combination Of i'm.
pudsnce and good fortune.
10 1872, Mr.. L,bouchcre. then a clerk
in tho house Of the banker. N. Hope. a,
Amsterdam, was sen, by his employer to
Lord Barring, the celebrated London bank.
or, IN order TO negotiate a loan. tie dis
played, in this affair, great ability, and
gsined the esteem Of the English banker.
"Zound. !" said Lsboucheie, one day,
Lord Barring your daughter is charm
ing, and you oueh, to give me her hand"
Young man no pleasantly" SAID The
as,onlshed banker, IN 4 tone Of severity.
81 like you much, bu, be assured that my
daughter shall leser become the wife OF
clerk
"B.,.' said Labouchers suppose | was
associated with NJ. Hope 7
oh that would be = different affair,
and would materially lessen the differences
Of rank"
Ga hisreturn TO Amsterdam, Lsbouchere
said TO his employer, =" wish 10 associate
myself with your house"
my friend, you are not serious !" cx
claimed ". Hope. "lou are wi,hou, for.
une, and -"
"Bui suppose was the .on.in law OF
Lord Barring"
"In ,ha. case you should have my con.
eni upon the spot
Fortified with 'hesc two promises, La
ioueheie returned TO England, and two
months a!Ier he espoused the daughter Of
ord Barring. because NJ. Hope had prom.
'ed 10 associate b,m in his banking house,
nd he became one Of the partners in the
ouse Of Hope because he was the son.in
~ Of Lord Barring.
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| kuelt before my Lizzie's feet,
Ia all tho anguish Of despair,
And vowed my true affection there.
She cried in accents "shott and sweet"
"You whining fool resume your seat,
Wha,'ar 70 bout, a squa,,in thar I"
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Or Many are DESTROYS Of the honor, bu,
avefsc 10 The labor Of intellectual attain.
mcnis.
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AEEAIS

AGENTS.
Gel. n. H. CseArsa. Msekissburr. " C.
Cas-. W. Hsuis. MI Crere, ~ c.
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GLAD TO GET RID OF HER.

Oae John Davidson, in Illinois. ran away
with the vito Of a corn Speculation. The
Spectator heard of.ho Nugi,,vcs a, Na'chez,
and fearing tina, Davidson would run shor.
Of money. he sen, him a $50 note IN lot.
ter, AMI told him Il he didn't clear down
cas-, with the woman. he'd gougc ou, both
his eyes, and thrash him. within an inch OF
hi, life I, is supposed tina. the happy
pair "sloped," a. they have not been since
hcsrd Of by their Illinois friends.
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Sam, do YOU know any sonrs y Yes
| know two" "Wha, are they. Sam 7
!" Ones Old Hundred and ,'o,her amt"
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GARRICk sSp DOCTOR OF DIVINITY.
The following anecdo,e from an au,hen.
tic source, is well worthy the attention OF
C!ersymen, some Of whom we doubt no,
occasionally lay themselves open 10 re-
buke, similar to the one given by the Brit.
ish Roscious:
"Dr. Sionehouse is said TO have been
one of The most correcl and eloquent prea.
cheers in the kingdom. When he entered
into holy orders he took occasion to profit
by his acquaintance with Gar.ick, TO pro.
euro from him some valuable instruction..
in eloculIon. Bcin. once engaged to read
prayers and to preach Al church in the
city. he prevailed upon Garrjck to go with
him. After service, the BRUSH Roscious
asked the Doctor what particular business
he had To do when the duty was over I
None" said tho oihor. IL thought YOU
had, (said Garrickl on seeing you enter
the reading desk IN such hurry" "Nolh.
ing added he) can DO more indecent than
TO see clergym man set about sacred bust
Iess rs il he were n tradesman, and 90 in.
To the church as il ha wanted To get on, of
it as soon as possible" He next asked the
Doctor ".Wha, books he had on the desk
before himl' "Oniy the Bible and Prayer.
book" SONY the Bible and Prayer book
irepl,ed the player,) why you tossed them
backwards and forwards. and turned tho
leaves as carelsss'y as if they were those
ola day book and lesor." The Doctor was
wise enough 10 see the force these obscrva.
tons, and ever after avoided The faults tn ey
we're designed TO reprovc."
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ne is MY FRIENDLY REQUEST.


We oftsn wonder, that persons will
speak with affection and love Of those whom
we look upon a $ n. can, vile and contempt.
,Sic. We came, endure their presence,
and ne marvel that our friends speak so
much in ,..,cr praise. But are We not pro-
JUDGED agaiti.s, them Have ,hcy really IN
juted u.l lf We sloVld attempt to b'lns up
any thing against ,sclr character, shoG!'o
we not fail 10 do il 1i.> very persons We
desp,se may be the best :nends OF our
neighbors and relations who arc so strong
ly prepossessed in their favor. They may
have done them rspes,ed acts o. kindness
and have stood BY ih>m in sickness, IN sor-
row, ia trials. Why SHOULD they no, love
ihem' Wo always admire. the reply of
one who was censuted for her attachment
To another" lie Is my friend, he has done
every thing to promote my happiness, AID
l shall always love him SO long as he con.
times Gy friend" Tha, is correct. When
one has .:aod firmly by us in the hour OF
adversely wso has spared no Efforts and
no expense to p.smoic our weliare-on
no consideration shocld we turn against
him, no matter how severe may be the re-
marks Of others" He is ny friend"
should be our reply 10 the ccnsures we re.
cetve from those who arc influenced by
prejudice, or some other unjuslIfable rea. !
son, to attack his character and reputation.
Tn this ground should we ever plan, our
foot: never to speak against one who has
always been our friend and exer,ed himself |
IN our behalf-no matter if Islander has
been rlfn against him, or revenge has ca.
Illuminated his character, or poverty has
reduced him 10 a beggar. In adversely he |
was our friend, our protector, our benefac.
tor; and so long as we live wc will be his
friend. This is the true doctrine, and to
III" last hour Of our existence, VIC are de.
lermined TO live up to il.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-09-14
mattbman & 5tote Journal.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
TERNS-Sl 30 cash in advance; S2oo ifpaymcnt 10 not
m-dr N atv'n interest always chars ID roh the end
of tho Soat.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-04
A Monkeys Fun.

A monkey tied to stake was robbed by tn"
Johnny Crows lin the west Indies) OF ms
food and he conceived the following plan a
Furnishing the thieves. He feigned des.~.
and lay perfectly motionless on the ground,
near TO his stake. The birds approached by
degrees, and got near enough to steal his food'
which he allowed them to do. This he re-
peated several times, till they became so bold
as to come within the reach OF his claws
He calculated his distance. and laid hold of
one of them. Death was not his plan OF
punishment. He was more refined in his
cruelty. He plucked every feather out of
the bird, and then let him go and show him
self to his companions. He made man of
him. according to the ancient definition Of
biped without feathers. Illustrations Of
Instinct.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-04

1t will be a matter of still more difficulty to
select from the forward men of his party in
Maine worthy successor to the Senatorial
honors. 1t is no extravagant compliment to
the character of his intellect to say, that of
the entire democratic delegation in Congress
from Maine there was no one to dispute with
him the title of superiority. He was without
the possibility of rival.-N. Y. Tribune.