The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-02-07
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ANOTHER VIcrrM OF RuM.--Th
Wilmington Del Gazette states tina
, Prof. AnsIcy, young man of fin
! acquirmcnts, whose classical attain
ments are well attested in wor
entitled elements of Literature, d
an introduction to the study of Rhe
toric and Bellies Letters pubIishe,
in ls49. by Lippincott & Co., o
Philadelphia, died in tina, city On Mon
day last. after being found in an al
most frozen condition in an old howell
with bottle Of whisky by hi, side
He recently held the position of Pro
lessor of st. Mary's College, at Will
mngton, from which he was removed
on account of his inebriatc habits. He
continued, however. his course of dis.
sipated habits, until he was reduced
to condition Of utter dest,ution-
housc|ess, and homeless, fricndless
and penuyless-he was driven to the
extreme Of starvation, wandering
about, seeking shelter wherever
chance directed him.
PATENT DEvILTRy.-A new thing
has lately presented itself to public
favor, which is as complete a speci.
men of patent devi|try as human in.
gcnui:y can devise-an internal ma.
chine. compared with which in its
capacity for dealing destruction and
death, the device OF a Fieschi is but
a playthng. 1t consists of a small
capsule composed Of gum and sugar,
enclosing about a fourth of a tea.
spoonful Of brandy, Just abou, enough,
with the excited saliva. to make a
sn all toddy in the mouth, adapted to
The ambition and capacity OF the ris-
ing generation. These things, it ap.
pears, are sold at the confectionaries
in the large cities north and east
Five cents worth of them contain
about table spoonful of brandy,
enough to give boy. as an initial
operation at least, quite an expert.
mental notion of drunken spree
Who claims the honor of this inven.
ton we do not know, but tie article
seems first to have attracted the at.
.en,ion Of a DR.. Jewe.t, of Rhode
Island, who has warned parents and
the public at large against them
Baltimore Sun.
"TeIl,"a correspondent of The Bos.
ton Post. wrote the following. which
contains wicked word. and should
not, therefore. be read by anybody:
County court was sitting a while
ago, in--, on the banks Of the
Connecticut. II was not far from this
time Of year-coId weather. any how
and knot of lawyers had collected
around the old Franklin. in the bar
room. The fire blazcd, and mugs OF
flip were. passing away without a
groan, when in came rough, gaunt
looking "babe Of the woocs," knapsack
on shoulder and staff in hand. He
looked cold, and half perambulated
the circle that hcmmed in the fire, as
with wall Of brass, looking for q
chance to warm his shins. Nobody
moved, however; and, unable to sit
down for lack of a chair. he dill the
next best thing-leaned against the
wall, "with tears in his fists and eyes
doubled up,"-and listened to the dis.
cussion on the proper way Of serving
a referee on a warrantee deed, as il
he was the Judge TO decide the mat.
ter. Soon he attracted the attention
Of the company. and a young sprig
spoke to him. "You look like lrav.
eler." "Wall, 'spose | AMI come
from Wisconsin aioot t any rate"
From Wisconsin, That is a dis.
lance to go on one pair of legs. ]
say, did you ever pass through hell on
your travels 7" "Yis sir" he ans.
wered--a kind Of wicked look stealing
over his ugly phizmahogany--"! been
through the outskirts" II though,
likely. Well. what are the manners
and customs there! some OF us would
like to know" "Oh." says the pills
grim deliberateIy--haIf shutting his
ewes. and drawing round the corner
Of his mouth. tilI two rows OF yellow
stubs with amass Of masticatet! pig.
tail appeared through the slit Of his
cheek -"you'l find them much the
same as in this region: the lawyers SIT
highest the fire.
PRoLLFIc PULLErs. MIR. s. S. Law
renee. Of Tyngsborough. Massachu.
sets. has a Shanghai pullet. eight
months old, that has laid fortv.two
large size eggs in forty.fve days.
One day she laid two Of the above
number. Mr.. Lawrence, also, has
one other Shanghai puIlet. seven