Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-03-22
The Axe and the Saw


There was q cutting air. abroad, that
threatened the newly ,haven chin with
chaps!
'Ah my old blade said the Axe, how,
goes it with yous / came putposely to
see how you do.
4 really feel much obliged to YOU said
the Saw. but am sorry to say that my teeth
are very bad. My master has sent for
the doctor, who, 'twixt you and me and
the post, is no better than ian old fle.' I
was in the workshop last night where;
where, no doubt, you-saU q great
deal, facetiously interrupted the Axe.
The Saw showed his teeth in sort of
grin betwixt melancholy and mirt b, and
resumed,
'Why, may say with some truth, and
/ consider it no more than duty / owe
Mr. Carpenter, to do as much as can, in
spite Of my teeth, for he is liberal-in
point Of board -
. 'Aynd do you never grow rusty p asked
the Axe. 7.
sNot with oper work. replied the Saw,
sand indeed, / have always found that con-
slant employment best preserves our pol
ish, which, after all, is only artificial
you are quite philosopher
Not exactly so; for / sometimes do
grow exceedingly hot and lose my temper
sAnd what says your master?'
why he generally desists awhile and I
soon grow cool again, and then cut away
like razor through piece Of notified soap3
you are happy fellow said the Axe
How differently am situated! My
master is chopping boy, with thick
block, which is tantamount to saying he is
fat fool. He is very sharp with me
sometimes; and when he finds / am in
clined to be blunt, he grinds me most
cruelty
ALAS J. cried the Saw its the way Of
the world my friend; for l have invaria-
bly, remarked, that the rich always grind
the poor for the sake Of the chips
sBravo!' exclaimed the Axe.
sYou see I've not lived in the world all
this time without getting notch or two,
said the Saw
Nor l ether replied the Axe; 'al-.
though, in obtaining the said notches, I
have not only lost my courage but por-
ton Of my metal, too!'
well, never saw!' exclaimed my
friend; 'how you talk I am sure your
teeth. do not give you any trouble, at any
rate
'Iax your pardon, old boy remonstrat-
ed the Axe; for, although | do not COM
plain of my teeth exactly, nv chops give
me pretty considerable deal Of trouble,
can tell YOU
The Saw grinned approval Of the Axes
| wit.
'Peace!' exclaimed the Axe. Here
comes Mr. Carpenter; so don't show your
teeth till you can bite,'-I believe that IS
the maxim oil relation of yours?'
Not relation said the other: though
they are the words Of a uise old Sav.-
| Scientific american.
SACRAMENTO GoLp.-The Courier de,'
Etats Unis states, that lately letter from
"Maj: William Tell Poussin, Envoy Ex-
traordnary to the United States" was
passed about among the members of the
Assembly in the Chamber, in which the
Envoy says: "There is without doubt
some gold on the shores of the Sacrament:
to, but It requires good deal Of silver to
come at it'-that is, the cost Of getting it
will be more or not much less than the
value Of the gold when obtained.
We shall be pleased if many who are
going to. California with golden hopes and
golden dreams do not realize the truth Of
this remark, before they realize the for
tunes they 60 to seek. Whoever will con-
slider what numbers are on their way TO
the El Dorado, or that soon will be, must,
be convinced that an immense amount Of
AS respects the precious metal. But
those who will be content TO find a heal
thy and fertile country, and are willing to
go to work to improve their fortunes after
the good, old-iashioned, slow and-sure me-
thod, will do well, We think. Globe.
The Lady of the President. - For the
honor Of old Calvert county, in Maryland.
be it known, that she produced the. only
person 10 whom Gen. Taylor ever has
surrendered. Mrs Taylor comes not on
ly from Calvert county, but from, it is be-
lieyed, the very estate on which Mrs
<AUatIS iatilcIs ii NV oHe HeisCi's "dS UOIN
ON the shores Of that river, the Patux-
ent, which naylgators have said was the
boldest and most beautiful they had ever
entered.
Mrs Taylor's father was Captain Wal
ter Smith, an Independent and highly res
pectaLle farmer. She is the sister Of the
late Major Richard Smith, Of the Marine
Corps, well remembered in Washington
and New York especially, for his gallant
soldierly appearance and bearing, and his
fine social qualities. Ii was in Kentucky
that the General, then very ycnng man,
saw her. and ''snrrendered.
An EXTRAORDINARY ERpIcr.-A ju-
ry Of inquest in a recent case at South
wark Pa mot only fully acquitted the own
er of mill, and his employers, where the
death of man had taken place, but also
attached to their verdict, "Nor is any blame
attached 10 the machinery"
ARcurrEcTunALO RsAMESrs.--Messrs
Boyden and Joy, of Worcester, Mass,
have employed for carved capitals, mould
ings, and other ornamental work, beauti-
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