Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-10-06

seven years az n IrouS or cOUege lie, "a
Seven years TO find place and wife. %
Seven years TO pleasures and follies given, 35
Seven years by business hardly driven. AZ
Seven yenrs for fame-a wild goose chase 40
Seven years for weallh--a booiless race. So
Se7en years for hcarding for your heir, CD
Seven years in weakness spent and care 70
Then die, and go--how few care tchere
Tie Stage and lie Field.--lt is notorious that
the celebrated Marshal SAKE combined with great
valor and dignity of soul keen relish for plea
sure. BY tact as well as by system he loved
merrmcnt in his armies, saying the French never
did so we'll as when they were led on gaily, and
that what they most feared in war was inactivity.
He had always comic opera in his camp. 1t
the theatre he gave The order Of battle, and
on those days the principal actress used TO come
forward and say, Gentlemen, tomorrow there
will be no play on account Of the battle the mar
shai gives; after to-morrog will bo presented
The Cock of the Village with Tho Merry In
trigues,'" &c. ....... -
LGlintss stronger than Deaih.-During the sum-
mer of 1916 corn being scarce in the UP country,
and one of the citizens being hard pressed for
bread, having worn threadbare the hospitality of
his generous neighbors by his extreme laZiness,
they thought il act of charity TO his family to
bury him. Accordingly, preparations were made
| for internent. Placing hun in a wagon, the com.
pany moved towards the place OF interment, and
Doing met Dy one oil tne lDe IOllOWlnp CON-
versation took place Halo (! what have you
;hore Poor old Mr.. S. What nre you going to
do with him Bury him. What, is he dead
had nj heard OF his death. No, he is not dead, but
might well be-he has no corn, and is too lazy
to work for any. That is too cruel for civilized
people viii give him two bushels Of corn my
self rather than see him buried alive. Mr.. S.
raised the cover, and asked in his usual lazy, drag
ging tone. Is it shelled? No, but you can soon
she'll it. Drive on, boys.
| "Ah, my good fellow, where have you been for
a week back 2?
." For q rceak back 7 I'm not troubled with o
weak back, thank you I'D
mo, no! mean where have you been so
| long back .-... ..as5F
.'LOng back Don't you call me long back,
| you scoundrel ~
! Cheap and Durable VaSh.-The following is q
most excellent, cheap, and durable wash for wood.
en- fences and buildings. 1t owes its durability
chiefly to the white vitrioI, which hardens and
! fixes the wash
| Take barrel and slack one bushol of freshly
burned lime in it, by covering the lime with boil
ing water.
| After IT is slaked add cold water enough 10
| bring it TO the consistency Of good white-wash-
Then dissolve in water, and add one pound of
white vtriol (sulphate of znc) and one quart of
| fine salt.
To give the wash cream color, add one.holf n
pound OF yellow ochre Gin powder.) To give it a
fawn color, add pound of yellow ochre, and
fourth OF pound of Indian red.
| fo make the wash handsome gray stone co.
lor, add one half pound of French blue, and one.
fourth pound of Indian red drab will be ma de bv
adding one-half pound of burnt senna, and oas.
fourth pound Venitian red
For brick or stone, instead of one bushel of
l'me' use half bushel OF lime, and half busbel
Oh hydraulic cement.-Do,cning's Horficulturist.