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The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09
Mtecellamen,t8.

FAITHFUL.

Willie Balie was household name
about hundred years ago, in the upper
part of Oyldesdale. Men. women and
children had heard of Willie, and the
greater portion had seen him. Few, in
his time. could excel Willie in dexterity
in his profession, which consisted in alb :
stracting money from peoples pockets.
and other predatory feats. He frequent
ell the fairs all around the district, and
no mans purse was safe if Willie happen
ed to be in market. The beautiful vii
lage of Moffat, in Annandale. was one of
his frequent places of resort when any Of
its fairs happened to be held, and here,
among the honest farmers, he was invari
ably successful; and to show his profes-
sional skill on such occasions. he has
been known to rob man and return his
purse to him two or three times in the
same day; but this he did only with his
intimate friends, who were kind to him
in providing lodgings, when plying his
nominal occupati tion of tinker from one
farm house to another; in the case of
others it was, of course. different. His
wife abetted him in all his thieving ex-
ploits, and generally sat in a place. in
the outskirts of the town, that had been
previously fixed on, and there received
in silence. whatever spoils her husband
might throw incidentally into her lap,
in the shape of her fairing. But Willie
was privileged free -booter, was gener.
Gus withal. and well liked by the people
in the neighborhood. on whom he rarely
committed any acts of plunder, and any
one might have trusted what he called
his "honor."
Willie's character was well known to
| high and low, and he became renowned
for heroism which few who esteem re-
spectability would now covet. The es-
timation in which he was held as an
adept in his profession induced Scotch
nobleman to lay high be-, with an En-
| glishman ofsome rank, that Willie would
actually rob and despoil certsin noted
robber on the southern side Of the bor-
der, who was considered one of the most
daring and dexterous that frequented the
highways in those dubious times, and
one whose exploits the gentleman was
in the habit of extolling. The Scottish
nobleman conferred with Willie, and in
formed him of the project, circumstance
which nightly pleased our hero. and
| into which he entered with all enthusi-
asm. The interest which Willie took in
the matter wss to the nobleman guar
antee of ultimate success; and having
| 81, Ill ba he Of ha hhar
and directed him to the particular place
of the road where he was sure to meet
him, he left it to Willie himself to ar
range the subsequent mode of procedure.
Willie's ingenuity was instantly at
work, and he concocted scheme which
fairly carried him through the enterprise.
He got an old frail looking pony partially
lame, and of long shaggy hair. He filled
a bag Of considerable dimensions with 0
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09
Plymouth Marshall County, Indiana, Wednesday, July 1851

but all to no purpose; he had been out
witted by the willy Scott, and astful as
he himself was, he had met with one
more artful still.
The Scottish nobleman gained the bet,
and the affair made great noise for ma
ny long year. Daring men of every de-
scription were found in every part OF the
kingdom, frequenting the dark woods,
the thick hedges and the ruinous build
ings by the wayside; and what is more
remarkable. these desperadoes were COR
ventionally held in high repute and were
deemed heroes. In the time of Charles
II. when the English thoroughfares were
so infested with such adventurers, we
find that one Claude Duval, while he was
terror to all men, was at the same time
true gallant in the esteem Of the ladies.
He was popular and renowned as the
greatest chiieftains of the age; and when
at length apprehended "dames of high
rank visited him in prison, and with
tears interceded for his life; and after
his execution, the corpse lay in state.
with all the pomp of 'scutcheons, wax
light. black hangings, and mutes.' The
order of society in the times to which we
refer was vastly different from what it
is now. Mems habits and moral senti-
ments were then of the lowest grade; but
thanks to the clearer light and better
teachings of Christianity, the condition
of all classes is vastly elevated. The
gospel hes effected in this community in
fnitely more than all law and social reg
ulations otherwise could have accom-
plished.-Household Words.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09
Table Talk.

Some of the Representatives to the
Legislature are occasioally the cause of a
Joke, probably from their inquiSitive dis
position. At the table of one of our
Hot Is on Washington street, one of the
wisdom who was in the habit of asking
those around him, instead Of the waiter
to wait on him, and one day asked Mac
the gentleman opposite.
'Can you reach them pcrtaters, sir?
Mac extended his arm toward the dish
and satisfied himself that he could reach
the pertaters, and answered,
Yes, sir
'And will you stick my fork into one
of 'em?'asked the Rep.
90 certainly said Mac, as he took the
fork, carefully stabbing it into the potato,
where he left it.
At this the Rep. was somewhat vexed.
and asked rather tart,y-
will pou pass my fork?'
'Ah.- your fork!-yes-oh, yes. sir!'
and taking hold of the fork. he drew it
from the potato, and passed it back to
Rep, whose nerves seemed not a little
shocked.
sWaiter.-pniter! sayl'-cried the
Rep, will you pass me pertater?-Pve
been tryin' for half an hour to get one,
and if you don't pass em along purity sune
I'll vacate my seat and report your con-
duct to my insulted constitwents!-Er
We think bad spoilers will have a lit.
tie difficulty in understanding the follow.
ing sign which was taken from a store
door in a commercial town in California
--CaIiforniG Courier.
PHOR SAIL HEAR
Boots & Shooz. Melassez, Winnegar
pork, & Beens, candels, pipes, tin kittles,
orsturs, clans bare skins, slider, brandy
wood, tobakker, hats, capps, nutmegs
pertaters, & other tin wear; besides 10
OF other things witch amt menshind here
PHEED
phor sail hear in emmy qwontity by tht
qwort.
Society, like shaded silk, must be view
ed in all situations or its colors will de
cieve us.
An honest Irishman fresh from Hibe
rnia, caught an humblebee in his hand
supposing it to be humming Bird
Och he exclaimed, devil bura me! how
hot his little fut isl
Some professor at Turin has discovere'
detonating sugar that goes off like gun
powder. The discovery is very ancient
however; sugar that GOES OFF was dscov
cred long ago bY peren is with a small ant
numerous progeny.
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The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09
THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC.

Every one has heard Of the language
of flowers, in which lack-a -daisical
young ladies might talk sweet stuff by
the fower-pot full for hours together;
but a more dangerous nuisance has late
fy sprung up in the facilities given by
the young men in music shops and their
| fair purchasers:
The following is specimen not only
of what might happen, but what, no
doubt, does happen very frequently in
some Of our musical circulating libra
ries:
ScENE.-A Shop. 4 young Mau discov-
cred sorting Music behind coan-
ter.
Enter young Lady with roll of Music.
Young Lady (softly.) Oh I've come
to return Loves Whisper
Young Man. Allow me to offer you
THE Heart Bow'd Down. I'm sure it
will please you.
Young Lady. Be good enough to
change The Heart Bow'd Down for a
Happy Heart and then I'll take it. l
left it behind me the last time was
here.
Young Man. If 1 had known you had
left it behind you, would have looked
out The Manly Heart to 60 back with
it. Shall l send it BY Paroles Delivery.
Young Lady. No; I'll take that and
The Manly Heart home with me .ogeth-
er. Have you any thing else very pretty
to tell me of?
Young Man. (Looking over the stock
of Music with a pleasing expression.)
Il love her. love herr She shines be-
fore me like STAR
Young Lady. (Also turning over Mu-
sic, will you love me then as nowp
Young Man. Dearest, then I'll love
thee more
Young Lady. Then you'll remember
me- Now, can depend on all these?
Young Man. Certainly; and may be
allowed to add'My last thoughts of theep
Young Lady. That's strange. was
going to say. why do weep for thee?'
But perhaps we had better say both.
Young Man. l will put them both
together.
Young Lady. Do. I will 60 over
both when get home, and as soon as
can make UP my mind I will let you
know my choice. Good morning.
Exit.
Young Man. Good morning. (Look-
ing over music as she leaves the shop.
She's gone from my gaze
Exit to parlor behind shop to dinner.
Punch.
Miss Susan Nipper gives loud certi-
fcate in favor of some of the popular
medicines Of the dav. She was suffering
from general debility, sick headache,
heart burn, Indigestion, tape worms, con-
sumption, rheumatism in the shoulders
and hips, and besides these she didn't
| "feel very we'll herself more than half
the time At length she says:
Il was brought very low. so that my
most impudent friends didn't expect me
to live from one end to the other
About this time friend recommend
ed, at the last resort, that should try
few bottles of the Pictorial Oxinated
Compound Saxafarilla Extract of Wild
Cherry Wine Bitters, satisfaction given
or money refunded to be taken before
shaken, destroy the liable as soon as pos
sible no pay no cure, beware of counter
feits-none genuine without the propri-
etor is on the wrapper. took three
bottles of this truly invaluable medicine,
and it gave immediate relief in three
months.'
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09
Number 25.
Sweet Trick.

Two men tolerably well dressed stopped
the other evening, between nine and ten
O'clock, at the store of a grocer in Rte
lie Normande, Paris. They were both
Laughing immoderately, ard laughing in
louA tone of voice. Il tell you yes
said one. Il bet you isn't replied the
other, well, let us bet,' said the f.st.
And at these words they entered the
store where the grocer was all alone be-
hind the counter.
do you sell rselsssesp asked one Of
the men.
'Yes, gentlemen
We'll. give me two pounds
Have you Jug sir?'
No. put it In ny hatp
How? in your hat?'
Yes. pour it in, den't be afraid, it is
a bet.'
The grocer took the hat, put it in the
scales. and poured into It, not without
laughing, the two pounds of molasses as
ordered.
Very we'll, said the singular custom-
er, taking up his hat. pay YOURSELF and
he threw q five franc on the counter.
The grocer opened his drawer and be-
gan to count out the change.
Excuse me, SIR said the owner of ths
hat, interrupting him: but yonr molass-
es has singular odor.'
1T is very good, | ass ure ycu,' said the
grocer.
No it smells badly: smell 1t YOURSELF
The too confding grocer reached over
his head and put his nose down to srssll;
but the customer suddenly turned the hat
over the grocer's head. and with a vigor-
Gus blow pushed, it down over his eyes.
His accomplice profiting by the oppoftu-
nifty, plunged his hand into the open
drawer, drew out all the money, and the
two fed, before the unfortunate grocer
could either get the hat off his head or
cry out.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09
How to be Miserable.

Sit at the window and look over the
way at your neighbors excellent mansion
which he has recently built and paid for,
and sigh out, 'Oh, that were a rich
man. Get angry with your neighbor.
and think you have not a friend in the
world. Shed a tear or two. Take a
walk in the burial ground, continually
saying to yourself, when shall be bu-
ried here?' Sign note for your friend
and never forget your kindness, and every
hour through the day whisper TO your
self. Il wonder if he will pay that hote.'
Think every body means to cheat you.
Closely examine every bill you take,
doubt its being genuine. till you have
put the owner to great deal Of trouble.
Believe every dime passed to you is but
sixpence crossed, and express your
doubts about getting rid of it if you take
it. Never accommodate, If you can pos
sibly help it. Never visit the sick and
afflicted. and never gives cent to the
poor. Grind the faces and hearts of the
unfortunate. Brood over your misfor-
tunes. your lack Of talents, and believe
that. at no distant day. you will come to
want. Let the poor-house ever be in
your mind. with all the horrors of pow
erty and distress. Then you will be mis-
erable to your heslt's content-if we
may so speak--sick at heart, and At va
rance with all the world.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09
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For the Pilot.
To j. w.
The sun is bright, its golden rays
Gid mountain top and flower;
Der rock and wave and vale it plays
From morn till evening hour.
But ah! no beauty in its leaves
My weary heart can see;
While rocks, wales and glancing streams
Keep me away from thee.
The waves TO others wear light
More glorious than the sky
For me earth's hues are only bright,
Reflected from thine eye.
The world may deem me dull and sad.
/ care not how that be.
never can nor will be glad,
Ny love away from thee.
FAITHFUL.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09
p O e T r Y
For the Pilot.

1O AOEds
Sweet friend-nlay sorrow never,
O'ercloud thy sunny brow,
But may thy heart be ever,
As free from grief as now.
May the blue heavens DER thee,
Be ever bright and fair,
Nor in the path before thee,
One cloud of anxious care.
Could dispel the sadness,
That comes with future years;
Thy life, should all be gladness,
Thine eyes undimmed with tears.
Then gentle friend-whatever,
Thy future lot may be;
Though fate may bid us sever,
o still! remember me.
CONSTANCE.
June %, 1851.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09

Some professor at Turin has discovered
a detonating sugar that goes off like gun
powder. The discovery is very ancient
however; sugar that GOES OFF was discov.
cred long ago bY paren is with small and
numerous progeny.
The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-09

Scene-a log cabin boasting a single
room, one half of which is occupied by
two beds, one containing the 'old folks
and 'the baby the other, whose duty by
day is to stand beneath the overshadows
of its loftier mate. laden with five 'youn-
ger members Ezekiel in whisper)-
Il swow tew gosh, Sara, I Inv ye.' (Sa-
ra, in higher key)-'Good! Zeke. Pm
glad ont Zekiel--'Will you hev NE?
that's what l wan. tew know (Sary,
looking astonished)-'Hev We? tew be
sure cal'iate tew.' Ezekiel--'when will
we get spliced?' Sary--'Wall, hoss, that's
what I've been thinken on; telled dad
tew-day, that if SO be he'd go tew mill
ter-morrow, we'd get jined next day.
Zekiel--'Yer did! Wall then swap buss
with me- (Father, from the bed)-'
There now, varmints, if you we got the
biziness settled, dew quit fur tew-nigh.;
We make sich racket feller might as
well sleep in bedlam.'
Mrs. Margaret de Neal, aged 62, diced
at New York from an overdose Of lauda-
mum on tuesday.
PooR, WEAK WoMAN.-Miss Susan
Nipper, who lives in small tenement.
alone woman, was quite illustrated the
other morning. by an early call from a
bachelor neighbor.
what do you come here after! said
Miss Nipper.
Z came to borrow Matches he meekly
replied.
Matches! That's likely story. Why
don't you make match? / know what
you came for cried the exasperated old
virgin. as she backed the bachelor>irto a
corner--'You came here to hug and kiss
me almost to death. but you. shan't-
without you're the strongest, and the
Lord knops you are!'
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-04
? D | | 7 | c A |.
Hear "a WING Paper.

The Harrisburg State Journal, a Wing paper,
with Johnston's name at its masthead copies
extracts from Col Bigler's letter to Martin, and
his speech at the Eagle, and adds:
We can see no rea-on TO condemn any man.
or any party, for subscribing TO the sound SEN
timcnts contained in the above declarations of
Col Bigler. When q. the bin now in the hands
OF Gov. Johnston, was before the Legislature,
We advocated its passage, conseientiously re-
garding many of the provisions of the law of
1917 as . unconstitutional and unjust in their
operation" calculated to disturb the public
peace, and ''RESDER IEEFFECTUAL" " the Fugitive
Slave Law in Pennsylvania law .spassed by
a constitutional majority of Congress-" and
pronounced constitutional by the Judicial tri-
bunals." Believing that the Laws of Congress
should be enforced and implicitly obeyed," as
the ''only means of maintaining inviolate the
integrity of the Union,' we consider it the duty
Of every man to ''render patriotic acquiescence
to al such laws" and Indignantly to frown
upon the first dawning of an Z" attempt TO resist,
defeat, or RENDER INTELLECTUAL" the Fugitive
Slave Law, or any Of the Compromise measures
passed by constitutional majorities of the last
Congress.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-04
Hon. James Campbell.

The Wayne County Herald copying some ex-
tracts, published in Wing papers in reference to
the gentleman whose name heads this article,
5etore he was nominated for the Supreme Bench,
uses the following language:
This gentleman, since he was placed upon the
Democratic ticket for Supreme Judge has re-
ceived his full share of abuse and misrepreren-
tation from the common foe Of the party TO
which he belongs, and that has designated him
for a responsible Office. The main charge
against him is that of incompetency, which the
following extracts from strong Wing papers,
fully contradict. He was formerly exalted by
his political enemies as nan of eminent legal
learning and a very eloquent and promising ad-
yocate, and now that he IS 8 candidate for ofice
the same papers, in order to make their case
:. case At all, represent him as being wholly
incompetent. Both Of these Wing opinions can
not be true, and we must believe the one given
while his private position did not interfere with
Wing Judicial aspirants. If James Campbell,
a lawyer, was then truly learned and eloquent,
certainly many years of study and experience
have made Judge Campbell able jurist, fully
qualified for Supreme Judge.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-04

a friend Of Grotius at whose house the chest
was deposited, and told him that her master
was in the box. He was at first terrified at the
consequences which might result; but having
sent away the servants, he released Grotius,
dressed in the garb of a mason, with rule and
trowel, and passing through the market in that
dress 10 . boat engaged for the purpose, made
his escape to Brabant and thence to Paris. His
wife, to conceal his escape from the governor,
kept the light burning in Grotius' room till
late hour. The governor, seeing the light and
thinking he was studying late, thought TO more
of it. His wife afterwards joined her husband
in Paris. There is said to be always a frigate
in the Dutch navy bearing her name.-Btd,rslPs
Letters
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-04
4 Beautiful Trie.

Gen Scott, Gov. Johnston and John Srrohn.
The first q Native American-opposed to the
naturalization Of foreigners. The second, an
Aboitionist, opposed to the compromise mea-
sures, and denies, by refusing TO sign the bill
passed by the last legislature, the use Of cur
jails for the safe keeping of fugitive slaves The
third, a traitor TO his cOuntry-and opposed TO
giving our soldiers food and raiment while fight
ing a foreign enemy-he enjoying the luxuries of
life in Washington, and receiving eight dollars q
dan as a Congressman. Such is the Wing ticket
of PENNSYLVANIA. Where can a similar one be
found ?-C Clarion Democrat
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-09-04
Prominent Wings for BigIer.

Col. DUFFIELD's RENUSCIATIoS-Col Thos
Dufheld, long a leading and active Whig in
Philadelphia county, came to the monster Demo-
cratic meeting in Philadelphia on Friday last.
to hear Col Bigler's speech, and brought with
INN from the little village Of Frankford tlrs7lfy-
e[ght more Of the same sort. After the address
Of Col. Bigler, Mr.. Duffield was called out when
he made brief speech. declaring, that mas
much as the great EEhis party tl,-t ne. mad 50
often done battle for, had dwindled down to
sectional abolition faction, he renounced all al
legiance to it, and henceforth would support the
party that stood by the Constitution and its
compromises He agreed entirely in the senti-
ments Of Col Bigler on the subject of the COM
promise and would give him his cordial sup
port.
The Colonel is one Of the real working boys,
and makes his mark wherever he goes.-Der.
UHt2n.
ASoTHER BoLTER.-We learn from the Hun
tingdOn Globe, that Wm. Dcarmet, of Jackson
township, in that county, who has always been
q strong Wing, has left the foul party-John-
ston, Abolitionisn and all. Mr.. Dearmet is not
the only man in the county who has left the
'iI4S Bd- Inc NDLc DlELtf. NlUNeF, the
Judicial and county ticket, viii tell q tale that
viii astonish the leaders Of the Abolition Wing
Holli9ays5urg Standard
ANOTHER.-The Republican informs Us that &
great democratic mass meeting was held recent
y in Morris township, CIearfield county, for the
raising Of 4 Bigler pole. Robert G. Durham,
Esq, wing lawyer Of Bellefonte, and the last
prosecuting attorney for Centre county under
Gov. Johnston's administration, made Bigler
speech. The Republican says:
He commenced by remarking that he was
and always has been whig, and did not know
but what probably he might continue TO be a
wing. 1t all events he was Union man, and
for the present contest, at least Billy Johnztons
base bowing of the knee to the heIlish spirit Of
aboitionism,' had knocked the whiggery out Of
him, it we're, and he wanted 10 be counted
among the warTnest supporters Of Col. BigIer,
whose Sentiments that question 6gEe above
suspicion.
Perhaps that speech received weleOme.-
Why, the tall pines fairly shook from the effects
Of that democratic thunder.