The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-01-03
AMgnIoAN Aar. UNmN-Ths drawing

R"N"'~e" an -ON"N- lHO utuWlUb
OF prizes for this institution took place
at TriPler Hall, in the City ofNew York,
on Friday Evening last. The Catalogue
Of Paintings numbered 43o. The num-
ber of memters fur the present year is
1870. The following are the prizes
drawn in this and the neiRhbpripg towns:
Z "THe Aniaatie Steamer coming IN"
painted by Buttersworth. anddrawn by
Mary Van Trump. Lancaster. ,...,.
Tile Secyet DiscOoened.'' painted by
Fischer. aud drawn Oy C. N. Olds. Esq
CircIeville. taf'. s
"LandeaPe -Escaing" paiuted by
Boutelle. drawn by G. C. Morgan, Ports.
mouth. ,g.u y. .a
"A Chads Passage to Paradise.'
painted by Peele, and drawn by A. A
Hume, Esq London.
There are 500 smaller prizes yet to he
heard from. consisting Of $50 Trumbull
medals in bronze. and like number Of
Stuart medals in bronze. Each mem.
Der for the present year is entitled to a
copy. in line engraving, by Burt, from
LesIie's celebrated painting 6f Anne
Page. Slender and ShaliOO;" and mag
ni6cient port.folio, consisting Of a set Of
five engravings, executed in the highest
style of art. from Gales master piece.
the Dream Of Arcadia," E'Im"nd's
"NeU Scholar" Lemze's "Inaoclast."
Dnrand's Diner Plains" and Wood.
ville's Gard Players"
A YANKEE CAPTAIN. During the last
war with Great Bitain. n small sch hnnner
laden with silks and other valuable arti-
cles. belonging to Slonington, was hailed
on her home passage from France by a
British armed brig, when the following
dialogue took place between the cum
mander uf the brig aud the master Of the
schonner-- .-t... s..t.,
OAicer-Schooner, ahoyl
Yaukee.- Halhwl p.
O.--Who commands that schoonerl
Y.--BrMher Jonalhar used lew but
dew now. ss = a~.
O.--Bmher Jonathanl Who The DEVILS
Bother Jnhathan2 +-s-. r,.
/ Y. Why you must be a darn fpol not
IN know Brother Jonathan. Every body
in town knows him -.r ID
O.--Send your bnat on bnarh. r
VI dom, know whether shall or
MOI; for the buat's all soggy aud | hain'I
got no new cloth =. Brother Jnnslhan's
got a new coat-if he's mind lew 3. he
may, bn, Tam sure shan't. 1.,. . a.
o. Strikel .ae.-,e.
", Strlkei. WIN, hnin't got u"boly
tosrrike Int dad; hes cpnking; and he's
crazy; AMI if strike him. he win strike
back agip; sn tain, M use. .r-.
o. What are you lPiden With #. i.-
Y,..BaIe g"',ds, and, hensoand hens
husbands und hob goblus, aud long Faced
gentry. ,.,.
o. Where are you bound tnl .s
Y....Sto nin.taown. ., .,.,43 "a.
O....Where's your bale gpodsl (By
this time the officer had boarded The
schooner .t >.- D. ~.
Y. There they he. pointing tn soma
bundles of clap.hoards aud shingles st.
o You coufnunded fool. d" you cal
them bale gondSl a....
Y.."Why sar,ain! Don't youl s.
! o.. Where's your hens aud hens hus
| bandsl t.... ..
! Y....There they be in that coon there.
I o.. Where your hob, eobIinsl .
! Y...-There they be, in that 'tolher grea
coop there.
O....Whtre's your long face gentryl
Y....There they be, in that pig,siy.
| o. Have you nothing to drink on board
| Y. We had some rum when We Gun
awav, hut the kag's down under the AL
aud if you try, you cant get il,so IFS NJ
use. t..f .t....... ,..t
The British officer received but little
satisfaction. and having, nudouht. hecumt
disgnsied al the igaOrdhce of the Yankee
returned on bnard the brig. and left lh'
poor, simple creatures to take care o
themselves. A lew days afterwards, tn
vessel arrived at Boston with carg'
valued a, one hundred thousand dO'IarsI
WAr+ss STRrrF A Frrtenchanien stop
ped a lad in the street tn make some in
duiUes ofhis whereabouts.
Mon freu. wat is ze nqme ofzis street,
well, WIN said 'twantl"
"Wal yod call zis sstreel?"
"Ot course we do!" ...,
"Pardpunez! have not re name yoI
call him" .
"Yes, Watts you call j."
"How you call % name Of zis streetP
Watts street, told yer2"
'!Zis street," -. - t'-
WAITS street, old feller. and don't yel
GO ter maze game, o. me-" -a ..f
"Sacre! ask ynu one. two. tree sew
eral times nftin, will, you tell to me zt
name Of ze slreet-eh2" ae.,r "a s,..
"Watts street, 1 told yer. Yer drunk
amt yerl' l7a l-a. 80
mon little Freu, we're you life, ehT' a,
| 1s
GA gentleman from Salem. fHrmerly
|
master of vessel, who recently returned
from California where he had been ope'
rating FIR couple ofyears, was accosted