The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-01
Number 81.

ulidpludted Old mouse IN st. Petersburg.
wretched miser. He confined himself
to one room, and left the rest Of the ram
bling edifice to moulder into ruin; hs
cared for no comfort, and deprived him.
self even of those things which the poor
est regard as the necessaries of life: he
seldom lit a fire to repel the dampness.
| which hung on the walls of his solitary
chamber, and few worthless objects of
furniture was all that the room contain
ed. Yet to this singular being the EN-
press Catharine the Second owed mil
lion of rubles. His cellar. it was said
contained casks full of gold, and packa.
ges of silver were slowed away in the
dismal corners of his ruinous mansion.
He was one of the richest men i'm Russia.
He relied for the safety OF his boards
upon the exertions of huge mastiT.
which he had trained to bark and how!
throughout the night, to strike terror into
the hearts of thieves. The miser outliyed
the dog; but he disliked to part with anY
portion of his treasure in the purchase of
another cur, and he resolved to save his
money by officiating as his own watch
dog. Every morning, and evening, would
that insane old man wander about his
dismal habitation, barking and bowling
in imitation Of his recent sentinel.--An
ecdotes OF Misers.
True Love.--It will be hereafter will,
wicked man when he is punished for
his sins, as it was with Apollodorus.
when he dreamed that he was fayed and
boiled by the Scythians, and his heart
spoke to him out of the cauldron--''I am
the cause of these thy sufferings.'
Cyrus had taken the wife of Tigranes,
and asked him what he would give to
save her from servitude?
He replied, all he had in the world.
and his own life in to the bargain.
Cyrus, upon this, very generously re-
stored her, and pardoned what had pas
sed. All were full of praises upon :his
occasion, some commenting the accom-.
plishmen nts of his mind, others those of
his person. Tigranes asked his wife
whether she did not greatly admire him.
Il never looked at him. said she.
Not look at him. returned he; upon
whom then did you look?'
Upon him., she replied. 'who offered
lis life to redeem me from slavery
This charming example should be CO.
pied into our behavior in the house of
God; where We should behold and CON
template the beauties and projections Of
that blessed person alone, who actually
did give his life a ransom for us.--Chris-
tian Freeman.
The Pariition Tumbler.-A new
drinking glass has been introduced in
England, which is used for effervescing
draughts. BY the ordinary method, the
gas generated is so rapidly disengaged as
to cause frequentlya considerable waste.
The partition tumbler obviates this diff
Guilty. In one compartment is placed
the acid, and in the other the carbonated
a.kali, which are then separately dissol-
we'd. On raising the tumbler to the
mouth, the two mixtures meet over the
partition, which is lower than the edge Of
the glass, and effervescence immediately
ensues. This can be suspended az will
by placing the tumbler upright, so that
the whole or part of the draught may be
taken as required.
Iron Book.--The Birmingham (Eng.)
Journal says: A singular illustration of
the ductility and tenacity of iron has
been produced ct the establishment o.
G. Downing, Esq. the Brown Iron
Works, Smethwick. 1t is in the form of
a book, the leaves of which arc of iron.
rolled so fine that they are no thicker
than piece of paper. The book is
neatly bound in red morocco, and con-
tains fOrty-four of these irou leaves, the
whole being only the fifteenth Of an inch
thick. This curious book is the work of
Charles Hood, who is in Mr. Downings
employment, was rolled i'm the ordinary
sheet iron rolls, and is singular illus
tration of the extreme tenacity Of iron.
CoNUNDRUMs.-To what Hea then De-
ity do cooks offer the most incense? Ans.
To Pan.
When is man always told something
whether he wishes it or not? Ans
When crossing a bridge.
What herb is that whose name is
worth four farthings? Ans.--Penny
royal.
Why is gentleman blackleg, nabbed
and Gagged, like a rattlesnake? Ans
He is serpent, (Sir-pent.)
What kind of fees do professional men
like to avoid? Ans.-Catastrophies.
(Catastro. fees. Sat. Post.
Boys that are philosophers at six years
of age, are generally blockheads at twenty
one. By forcing children, you get so
much into their heads that they become
cracked in order TO hold it,