Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-11-22

We have ALWAYS considered our fellow citizen of
the Museum man OF decided genius; and now !
that he has placed under obligations we shall
never forget, feel inclined to 5ot down. now and
then, an instance of his claim to that title.
1t is but few years since that Joiee Heth depart
ed this ife full of years and honors, and went to-
join the innumerable hrong ofseryants that waited
upon the illustrious Father of our country. Poor
Joice, who said to be hundred and
thirty years old, was smoke dried wench of SOME
seventy years, found by travelling Yankee in a
hut in the interior of Virginia, guiltless of all
knowledge of Washington as she was of her own
wonderful age and power of coming money. She /
would have gradually dried up into a mummy, had
not the lynx-eyed Yankee come acress her whilst
selling his tins. After much persuasion. a few dol
lars and whiskey, she agreed to be lifted into
sedan bed, and mounted easy Wagon, was
carried off, to make the grand tour. She looked for
all the world like large monkey At seventy years
rheumatism and tobacco had distracted all her
juices and left her to appearance as near hundred
and fifty any other age. No sooner had she ar |
rived than Barnum seized upon her, and rugged her
up for show.
The scene was inimitable. Lying bed-stead,
nicely trapped out with dimity and fine blankets,
and placed in the middle of large saloon for con-
venence of access and air, she Piled with small
and comforting drinks and pipe whilst well-smok-
ed and antidiluvan bill of sale from of the Gus
It's family, duly certified by Dicky Riker, was hung
upon the wall.
She was usually remarkably tractable, having re-
ceiyed her religious education from shrewd law
yer out of briefs at the time of her advent and per-
fectly cognizant of the power of whskey and tobac
in producing compliance with the wishes of le-
gal adviser. She always uttered her plous eEelama-
tons ejaculatory manner, repeating few short
phrases, always the same, in very edifying way,
and reserying all answers to any general questions
unless the words whiskey or tobacco fell upon her
ear when she would generally give an expressive
| grunt of assent
One day, however, Yankee friend, who cog
infant of the whole scheme observing her with a
little less steam than desirable to keep her in
training, asked her in presence of her keeper, if she
remembered Massa George meaning her alleged IL
lustious owner ray of anger shot from tie old
womans hitherto closed eyes, as she replied. No!
deb take 'em all don't know notin bout him Dey
make me say dat all the time: gimme drink - The
ladies stared and Joice speedily got her drink with
a soothing reproof for her impiety.
But the Funniest part of the business was when the
old wench died. Instead of finishing the process OF
embalming so happily begun by the whiskey and to-
bacco and sleeping her in solution of corrosive
muriate, and hanging her up alongside OF her mer-
maid in corner of the Museum to dry where she
would have been permanent investment till the
day of Judgment, she given up to the philoso-
pliers for post norton.
i The Magnus Apollo of surgery at that time, went
to the museum duly heraldad in the papers, with all
his students, and what other verdant gentleman he
could collect, and held great pow WOW over the
old Wench. We did not enjoy the honor of being
present, but informed that the coronary and
femoral arteries were ossfed and fully established
, her great age Indeed her anatomy would have
given her clean ticket for any period less than 200
years. What spectacle it must have been We
arc great people, and there is but one Barnum.
Scdlpei.
DUTCH.-A friend of ours mentions a laughable
anecdote, which he heardnot long ago in Rotterdam
1t that occasion of our national ves
3 sels exchanging salutes with Dutch vessel, acc
dentally fired shotted gun No sooner did the ball
S strike the Dutch ship, than up defying flag
the firing ceased, and two officers came in the cap
e tains gig to announce that man had been killed
0 and ask redress The American commander instant
ly ordered his barge. and in fifteen minutes or
: board the Dutch vessel, explaining the accident
S adding, he concluded And the man whose care
lessness has occasioned this sad disaster, shall
/ hung at the yardarm tomorrow, if succeed in dis
IS covering him. NJ, = exclaime ed the Dutc
g commander, " it ish enoff now de Apology ish eno
/ -blaanty: let de poor devil go; dere ish blaan
g more Dotchmens in Holland baanty' The sam
friend who tells the foregoing says that he thi
; conversations mid oveceers und blot is dezred t
Il be yereborne "-Knickerbocker.
Il st. Louis correspondent of one of the paper
- furnishes the following incident
The Hon. Thomas H. Benton arrived in town
few days since, and Immediately departed for Jefer
y son city, it is presumed, to " fix things up amon
i the wreworkers, preparatory to the election of
- Senator next winter Hon. D. R. Atchison is here
~ and went on board the same boat on which Mr.. Ben
. ton had taken passage, intending to return to his
Q nome IN Clay county but the clerk told him tina
all the berths were taken but one, and that was il
the state room occupied by MIR. Benton.
= The devil it is u said Atchison " then can't
Il with you. One steamboat could not hold both of
much less one state-room - so the Hon. Senate
!. must wait another boat.
n WA1F.-We think there can be no more doubt il
- the of the described in the following anec
dote, which we take from a Boston paper than il
that of the individual who attempted to wind up hi
d watch with the boot Jack
n We accosed last evening by gentleman
looking man, evidently balancing clever sized brio
e in his castor:
s. . | say, mis-mister, will you be kind enough
E. tell me the way to Broadway 2"
d "No Broadway here, sir this is not New York"
n "No! ali! ah yes, that's fact. Well, be
lie your pardon show me toto Fourth street-Nlil-
o. Mllers Hotel"
d Now you're in Philadelphia old boy. Wron
lie again"
e " Ha ha well I'm - confused, that's fact
g All right Please tell me whewhether it's the lei
left or right, take to Holiday street,
s'Thats street that haint got this way yet. Pei
a haps you thinking of BALTIMORE,
e. ''Well where the deuce am l. anyhow o.
n We told him Boston. He damned his fists into hi
W pockets, after hitting his hat swash, and steppe
', out, observing,
n "Well I'm -- if | follow this temperance cara
Of van any longer"
y L Wandered Lonely.
g l wandered lonely s a cloud
\ That on oh Of nd