The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-15
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soon regained his insane self, and boldly con-
fessed his crime. Addressing himselfto Re.
becca, he said--
81 Iconfided thee'to the sea, for thought !, /
might be the will of Providence 10 save theel /
tllhou hadst died Il would have been PfoSis
denee that decreed thy fate; but ihouart saw |
ed, and am destroyed"
Both the wiles wept bitterly. Their nat
ural Jealousy Of each other was merged into
the desire TO saye the fanatic from The conse
queues Of his madness. Rebecca atlemR-
led 10 deny her lormer statement aud used
great intercession with her relatives to fore
20 their vengence. The friends Of Rebecca
were implaeable, aud insisted on justice.
Ibrahin works now in the gallies Of Toulan
The captain is under punishment also. The
magician, itisto be leared, is practising his
old trade.
This perhaps, as strange an instance as
there is on record. ofan audacipus and besot-
4 iransferrcnce of every responsibility 10
Providence.
As though Providence has left man to work.
OUT nothing for hinself Il is probable that
monomaniac made the same pretexl TO his,
mind lor basely marrying the widow whom
he intended 10 desert. There is no kind OF
impieiy so-monstrous as this; yet there
is, perhaps, none encountered so frequently,
in one phase or other, in many aspects OF life,
10 At session of the Cout in B.,
a large number Of the lawyers were stop
ping at one house. One evening, quite a
number of farmers came into marke., and
"put up at the same house. Our lawyers,
always on hand for fun sent the wag Of
their number to quiz these "hardy paw
neers," Shep' says, for the amusement
of the Company To his question Of
"Well friends, where do 20 hail from2"
The spokesman of the party, rough
looking customer, answered.
'From up country.
"Come 30 see the city!"
"Yaas, and to mafket.'
'Tq market; What do you bring?'
"Pork, chiefly.
"Pork, ELI? What do you ask ponnd?'
"Well, we ask four cents pound, but
'spose we must take three.
"Whas" Thrown OFT his .guard,) "take
three cents a pound 70. pork. Why, where
came from it is ten cents pound. How
can you afford it so cheaP?''
"Wall, up country, where we live, each
parish supports one pafsonr aud each town
one idtcycr, and the rest Of tic StakG qct
!gicc to tie hogs, and that's what nrales
pork so cheafP
The lawyers suddenly reeollected that
they had important business in their rooms
TIE THoueHTFuL BARBER.-There are
some boys who think themselves men, and
who 90 10 BARRIERS shops to be ebarAe red.
We heard Of juvenile who went to be
scraped and the barber having adjusted tile
cloth. and soaped his smooth skin, left him
and went lounging aboutt the door. AS soor
as the young gent saw him saGntering
he impaiendy called out:
"Well, what are you leaving nlesali tllii
ftime foT!" s
''l'm waiting until your beard grows" re
Piled the witty barber.
GpsTs.-That drollest Of hnmorists
Hood, salks OF ghosts IN tile following Yer,
facetlous and disFespecEfnl maHller
j sGhests be hanged No such thing il
nature. all laid long ago, before the woot
paVements. What should they come for
The scolliers may rise for higher wages, an,
1.-THE Chartists may rise for reform, and J0
Stprge may rise, and the rising generation
may rise-but that the dead should rise
only to make ones hair rise, is more thai
credit. Sappose yourself ghost. Wen
if not come out of your grave to serve
friend, how are you to hep hiln2 And
an eHamy, whats the use Of appearing Il
him if yon cant pitch into hinl2i'
Marrying woman for her beauty only
I is like eating a bird for its singing.
An absent.ninded editor having courte
a girl and applied TO llef father, the old ma
q sud:
''WeH,.you want my daughter, what son
llof a.settiement Will you maks2 What wi
you give her
Give her? cried tilesother, looking u
sacantly, "Oh, III give her a puff. Z
There are some that live without any.de
sign at all, and pass In the world like stgaw
npolr river; they. do not go, but they ar
1 caaied.
/, A foreign medical writer, possessing can
dor, has lately asserted that .sphysic is I'll
arr Of amusing the patient, while natuf
3 cures the disease.
) The oldess pledge Of temperance is foun
! lin the Bible,. jeremiah, chapter xxIv al
the words, were spoken by the Reehabite
eve viii drink no wINrs we nor ot
a - ives NOR oar 50 Ne.. 70 II YSr F.I3