New-York daily tribune., 1850-05-01
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

tF- "The KNIcKERBocKER," May has choice
collection of original articles by several iavorite
writers, with an Editors Table of unsurpassable
richness. We must find room for few of its good
things.
awe have seen, and read OF. some cool things
in our day, but the following. which we derive from
an esteemed aud always entertaining cores pom
dent is positively iced : A young lawyer got his
first note for collection. Ii was against country
customer so he sat down and wrote him letter
in due form. advising him that bis note was left
for collection. that il had run long time, and re-
quired immediate attention to save costs In
about ten days he received this answer:
"VALLEy FoRKs November Is ls49
"F. j. H. Esq Dear Sir: l received your polite note Of
the fab instant this day was directed TO the posoce
AZ Freetovn The mall comes from your village to Tomp-
kline le every day by the sisgs. which from your
place 10 Dwego, leaving your village NJ six O'Clock In the
forenoon From Tompkinsvie there mail every other
day FTeeown, and also to Valley Forks From theuce
there IL crossmai around the hills through the lower
towns in this county place week but the
Keep letter over one mail 10 spell out the direction BY
directing your letters 10 this Office, where get papers
mali Ihem and about week or sen DAYS ooner than II
directed TO freetown; which delay might In some see
will no, suffer any Inconvenience from il his time: ba
hongh best as you seemed little ignorant of the geo.
don that you might In future know how 10 direct 10 dear
Sir Yours respectfully, JoHs CALKiNs
As 10 that note you say II has long tin o.
can only say, as the boy said OF the molasses Z .r
rsHr -
1t strikes US ths, it would be rather shs 'nr-ac
tsce to serve summons and complaint or ihs. cns
tomerl
"A courteous daguerrean artist of the uetro nols
writes us that he is forming a miniature gallery of
emlnent men IN our CITY, and as one of EN-
asks Ws for sitting. Bless your heSrt dear Sir,
We are nothing OF the sort and Willing as we might
De, under otner circumstances TO present you with
mention, il is not in way: we are atraiu we
can't do it. Our only ambition to adopt the words
Of q writer who IS eminent is to fe admitted
into many homes with affection and confidence; TO
be regarded as friend by children and old people
to be thought of in siilction and in happiness 10
pt 9ple TIE sick room with airy shapes that give
delight sud hurt not, and TO be associated with the
hssH.ess laughter and the gentle tears of many
tc'rths When in tits vocation we become more
eminent, mean TO sit for oar dacuerreotype
Meantime We rely ior sufficient show case publicity
upon the awful caricaiure-' burst Of Old Knick,
which about once year the phrenolocist Fowler
places IN his window by the side OF Peter Robinson
the murderer Pope Plus Ninth, Munroe Edwards.
senator Seward, Gibbs, the pirate, and our friend
Colonel Webb"
Here Is good thing. quoted by friend in con-
nection with a sonewha, kindred anecdote which
has appeared in the hnickerbocksy. The members
of n society in Maine. h. dint OF long exertion hsd
erected a small church. One Of the number WAS
dis iatched 70 large towa TO request a uo,ed
divine 10 taSe part in lis dedication. Not getting
his errand exactly, he simply applied 10 the minis
ter 70 come and dedicate our new church What
part do you wish me to take said the clergyman
Why, We want you to dedicate the church was
the reply. But 10 YOU wish me to deliver the
sermon, or to make the opening prayer, or only to
make some remarks I 'Why, exclaimed the
brother piqr ed at the obtuseness Of the psrsoD,