The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-11-27

EXPERIMENTAL ACoUSTlCs.-A new cor
respondent from Utica, N. Y, tells US The
following good story:
Riding along with a friend the other
dav, few miles out Of the city, we came
suddenly npon farm house, with beau
,ifu, flower garden in front, while SHADING
in The road, apparently awaiting our ap-
proach, was on old man Of perhaps six,.
five. When We arrived near him, he or
dered Us to stop; which singular request
We complied with, wondering ia our mind
wha, could be his business with us. lmme-
diaiely upon bidding US to hslt, he turned
10 another direction, toward piece Of
wood. nearly a quarter Of mile off, and
yelled with oil his power Of voice
joshua
We turned our eyes in that direction.
and beheld in The lot adjoining the wool, q
young man engaged in the rather laborious
tssk Of digging potatoes. Upon hearing
The sound of the old mans voice. hewever.
he rested on his hoe. aud faced US. In a
moment more came back the faint cry Of
.Ilal!or
The old m.n, seeing that his son haa
heard him, again yelled at lhe top Of his
venerable lungs
Where's the hslf.bnshe!?'
Again came back the faint response
In The potato bin.'
What did be say?' demanded the old
man. turning 10 us.
We repeated the answer. lie did not
hear US. however, for he said
Loader; I'm deaf"
We now screamed it in bis enr, and up
on hcing satisfied, he merely said
That's enough, Won may 60 on
The truth wss now apparent; The OLD
man wishing the halfbushei measure, md
being obliged to inquire its locality Of his
con, il would have been necessary for him
TO travel 10 me field, on account Of his deaf
ness; the expedient above related saved
him that trorb'e, BY furnishing an excel
lent earirumpet.
OxLy TRIFLE-".fhal's right" said
10 my friend Simpkins the baker, as the
sickly booking widow Of Harry Watkins
went out Of his shop door with loaf ofbread
which he had given her-..lisl's right
Simpkins: am glad you are helping the
poor creature. for she has had hard time
Off since Harry died, and her own health
has failed her"
allard enough sir, hard enough; aud ]
nm glad 10 help her. though what give her
don't cos, rnpch-oniy triae SIR"
slow often does she GOMEZ"
..Only three times week. | told her
TO come ofiener, If che needed 10, but she
says three Ioaves are plenty for her and
her little one, with what she gets by sew
ing"
sand have YOU any more such custom.
ers, Simpkins?'
s.Oniy two or three, SIR"
aOnly two or three; why, it must be
quite tax upon your profits"
ssOh no, not 80 much az you suppose, al
together il amounts to only trife SIR
could not but smile as nv friend re-
peaied these words; but after left him, !
fell 10 thinking how much good he is doing
with "only a kife" lie supplies three or
-four families with the bread thew ca, from
day 10 day, aud though the actual cos, for
a year shows but small sum 10 dollsrs
and cents, the benefi, conferred s By no
means small one. A sixpence 10 man
who has . plenty to eat and drink, and
where withaI TO lie clothed, is nothing,
bat il is something TO one Oh the verge ii
starvation And we know not how much
g"d we are doing when We give "only a
trife" ton good object.
A FAcr ABOUT ADyERTI>ING.--Ag gen
,leman in DAYTON, writing for The burma
Of that city uivns Tho Gaillwinc. Xarr "a