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The Courts in California -Ihmn.

G. u 'mhly. Esq. formerly Of Ynrk. Pa.
hut now resident Of Calitornla. in lr,-
ter 10 The editor of lie York Republican.
speaking Of professional visit to The
Town Of Jackson, in Calaveras connly,
s,ys:
Two Counts were in Sc sion, The Conn
~ and he IIislrict Courts. Nv ease
was 10 The County Gouri, before j .,lpr
Smith. and was di-pnsrd ,,f Al. | believe.
the very table on whirh Caller. The cni. :
y clerk. died. who was sI i BY This zane
Judge Smilh. few weeks agn, perhaps
very rxrnsablv ION. The counsel .op.
posed io me. Gen. Anderson. fine la IL :
ing I'D gentleman, was armed with i
huge bowie knife. Thai hung like y broad
sword by his sile. an. was perhaps the
only nn ,rined person in the body. Tile
Judge had bis Coli revolyers buckIed on
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Sir Walter SCOTS Las, Efari.-,

an advanced period of life, Sir Walter
Scott, struck with misfortune. entered
into an engagement to liqui,latr. bv his
literary exertions, debt Of gI28, 900.
Scott staked his character and reputa
ton upon the fulfilment Of his last en-
gagement He entered with character
istlc arlor upon his task. and amid
the pressure ofincreas:ng aye and mfr
nifty. never lost sight Of his anticipated
reward.
IN seven years Scott had paid all but
one sixth of his enormous load of debt
The prize was within view-indepen.
dence seemed almost in his grasp-but
he had overtasked his strength, aud dis.
ease, soon to be followed BY death, came
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Prom ll,e A,hrilIe New..


out e feelers." TO ny their popularity. and
10 see what's lrumpsy The Democratic
parry is unfortunate in having a super
abundance Of patriotism nn hand. In The
Norih, Buchanan. Martin Van Buren,.
Dirkerson. Marcy. and others. are spo-
ken Of. III The Gar North West. the snori
OF The old war borse. Gen. Cass. l. heard
above The .noise and confusion" In
the West. the "liule giant" Douglass,
and Gen. William %. Butler. aie on the
inrf. heads up. ears eject. and nnslrils dis
tended. eagerly awaiting The hngle sum.
mons 10 the charge. IN the SnllI. the he
70 Of San J.einio is drinking gun powder
in his grog. and preparing 10 recount hi.
:" wnn,irnus ,.rr,ls of yore." an many bal
tie fields The scene j. becoming inter-
eslIng an. ioa Wing. who can only look
on and laugh, il is rare sport. tine re.
lies upon The number of Indians he has
sralped. ~ secure the nomination; anoih-
r. upon his penrlsnl fnr breaking swords
and charging .exiras :"--anoiher, npon
lils capacity fm making pretty speeches
70 The farmers; another, npon moi having
"singl drop of why blood in his veins:"
-anoiher. upon having only ono patch
upon hls "srai of II nor: '-anoller, M.
on being The most ar ful d ,,lgcr and CON-
plele fox" that ever provided upon the
knderhopk grounds. AMI disturbed the
SUMMERS 81 . Dnlchman's poultry aud
SO on. tn the end nf the chapter. These
varnns recommendations will doubtless
all he dnlv considered by ihc Grand
Sanledrlm. when IL meets in Ballimore,
aud the aspiranis all uncercm0nin,.I,
kicked aside. as SD much nselrs. humber
rnrumhcring The deck nf The already too
heavily frriehled ship Democracy! Mark
Tho pretlcnnn--nol one nf The prnmin. NJ
aspiran's will he nominaic,! by The de-
morraiic Convent n! Some nnr " III he
taken up. as was ur. Polk in 1874. un-
known To fame. and against whom The. ,l.,.
cnmen;s' ral.-s-prryr murh. There's
wisdom in Thai sorl Of game, and our de-
mocratic friends are qnacks Of no mean
pretrnsion.
There have. as vet. ben hui few in,l-
vulualt sp ken nf 10 any. extent BIZ tie
Wing party. Fillmore. Webster and Sc III
are lhc most prominent. The great majo.
rlly oi the Journals that have spoken nut.
however. are Tor Fillmore. From present
IN !lraiions. he will he the nominrp Of tie
parry. Onr parry have artcd wisely il
Keeping down. as far as possible. serlion-
Il preferences. IL we can gel man tue
Ia ALI SEC rluNS-nne Win will
iallhiully and frarlessly execute ALL. The
laws. AMI make the runs,iin ion re.prci-
ed. no Wing, north or south. oueh, la
ask any thing more. All b. pledge we
ask Is that the laws shall he eni reed.
hnngli 10 ,lnsn il j. necessary Ia nsp ih4
whole pnuer nf the government. I'm
pdssdH --ihe South ran only be The more
srrnrc IA her rights by ihis.l Any man
who may be nominated by The Wing Ma
li"nal On ivrniinn under This pledge. viii
receive our support.
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u 10 rumored heie that Gen. Alfred Dockcry,
Of Richmond, l. 10 I've the Wing candidate Coz
Governor. Raleigh Nndurd.
l'y ~. Paul. capital hle.! Genl.
Doekery ran lay oui his rxrrllrnry''
David :. Reid IN lip.,np s,le. We know
ol no man in The State Mho can du the
thing better.
By The way. the same number of lllr
Standard whirh contained the j. rumor''
that Gen. D"rkery il 10 be- The Wing ran
,llla'r for Governor. has long arilrle. IN
ll"l,len's sirrnglhy' vein. an tie i'm.
porlanrc Of union. organization. and rllurl
among ihd Democracy. The rumor'
about tirnl. Dmkcry has evidently Irigl,.
tened The iandard. N. S. Wig.
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Cost ofLiring .7broad.OGeiallu.r-

Cost q Hiring .7Jroad.0DiciaHy.r-
The state ID, parlmrnl - ssasnnIgt0n.
IN nn.-~snre oil a resolution .of Congress.
has addressed circular lrilris To .Aneri.
ran ministers aud Cnnsul,, inquiring the
expense Of living. Mr. lawrence answers,
MT ~ siying what IL costs lin 10 lie in
!. n,lon. because he fortunately is able Ia
support any style that he rh0n,es. bul
by shou ing What il cesis an American mi
ni.irr 10 live respectfully. ending Il a
roncl",ion ,ha' The present sala,y u mi
qui'e half adequate. M.I. pays $4,000
year lar house rent and 600 Tor ear.
riacrs. horses. r,arhmr &c. This
leaves hui $4,000 for all other expenses.
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The ,eeisbls grnilemsa vas interrupt.
~ y - impaiirni eaueh. By Nhirh Tie
camPanioH sFidrnIly iHlendrd - pul an
end 10 r0nvsFsatinn iaF he night
Accordingly. he mid gentirsnsn look
The hint. aad went 10 slrep. bai abe mo-
mrnth he had approached The eanknrs Al
drram-isRd. ne was ssnnsed by lhr appli-
ezsiaa al SRA re elbow 10 The leHdeasI
pzn nf his ribs.
odd yon intend 70 Eske me. 80 -
81 d0n'l knax wLe.her did &C mol.
Yan we're snoring"
You must be mistaken, SIR; never
snnse."
You we're ias' going IA. thea"
81 mar have hrraihrd hard. sir hns IL
yoa wake me again shall kick you out
,.f he'd"
The mild gen,lem-n spoke very 6rm-
IL. and MAS NOT sr.'ubled wilh any more
dba~s thai night. When he awoke il
was morning. and his fellow traveller Was
drrs>irg.
Did yoa rest well p he asked.
les. Considering" answered The o.
Ter. I'll believe goi nap Of ahnul ii.r
minutes.
IL the curse al The morning. The good
looaing gentleman. whose peareinl .lispn-
siIinn could moi remain long r,.illrd. lnund
IL in his way 10 do his gruf c.,npanion
many acrept.ble favnrs. whirh had The II.
feet Il soliening his temper and making
him nni linle ashamed nl his ungenlle-
manly condscl. Accordingly on The
road TO Sweden Corners. The laiier saw
fl 10 uiier a sori Of spalagy.
When J am travelling" said he. IL
never feel hike making myself sociable
with anybody.
:" Tn reby you must lose great deal
az enjoyment and valuable information"
replied his companion. .Fnr any pari.
lnever neglect 10 study human nature, or
cultivate good feeling or rather informa.
'ion among all sorts Of people. ! find
myself The gamer hy H."
You are tight" rejoined tie traveller
with The monsIache :. blame myself for
giving way 10 such feelings as manifest.
ed last night. But YOU must consider my
disa ,poinimeni. ] was returning home
10 my friends alter a lang absence"
. So was / and beside. I was aniici.
plting happy meeting with hroiher
VIII IN ! have mol seen far fifteen years
for ! have been studying The fine arts in
Europe. while he has allowed the sea.
My friends wrote that lie was expected
home about This time. and hurried my
visit on his account
The traveller with The nousiache star
ed al his companion in asionishmenl.
"Charles Can il be-"
j am Charles Slanly-"
"AnJ am yolr brother I'd ward 7"
To liav, seen the two travellers en-
brace. you woaId NOT have thought lI,al
they had been qua-rcll.ng Tor The last six.
and thirty huns. Sa il was. and Edward
never ceased ia regret his inriyiliiy. by
which an earlier recognition had been
prevented. and el,irh had ocra-ionrd So |
much ill.feeling between his brother and
him self. they qaarrrlled no more that
day. but arrived home 10 find their friends
happy and well. related the adventure. as
we have re!aled il here, f,r The lesson il
conreys.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28

Editors hdre no fseiings.-i gcnlle.
man wrote - an editor 81 religious, pa.
per. 10 stop the paper u him. stating as
l'ia reason: ] sI"n'I sre ANYTHING imer.
rs'Ing nr worth reading IN snnr paper. :
In reply The editor oh~rrvrd:
Perhaps some &C our readers night
,hlrk thai .ncl e,npllnrnt as tia,
would he calculated 10 hurf car feelings
l5v no means. Whar,cr heard of an
editor thai hal any feelings III hurt!
C"nld snch an on- be- found. t,arnum
would give anv price fnr him. and tho
speculation would. M doubt. be- . grand
aifalr. rrlipsi"g all IN his line tn, la.
gone htlurr IT,"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28

They tell a story of scene that &C.
Cured at the Kentucky Democratic
Convention last week. The heay,
work having been done up during the
day, the Convention assembled in the
evening TO taper of by discussion
Of things in general" General Pitcher
introduced the resolutions of the New
York Democracy in favor Of the United
states Government entering into &c.
neral crusade for the regulation of the
worlds affairs, but they were not re-
ceiyed with any favor. The General,
snecring at the danger that would at.
tend such interference, exclaimed aloud
IN his speech, ",rho's afraid?" Mr..
-, who stood directly in front Of
him, and who was in condition for any
thing. exclaimed aloud in reply, {" I'm
afraid" U'ho's afraid Z" reiterated
Pitcher, I'm afraid ~ reared Spriyp.
What are YOU afraid of" asked Pitcher.
I'm afraid ofthe elephant, said Sprigs.
VI course the roar was tremendous.
Gin. Chronicle.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28

h-s been ralrrIaled iI,al ID, COS, !,
81 me wars carried on rs Gre., nj, n
am snsr Nv. We ksselaiian in less. i. eI.aas
400 90 s'esl'ng; ef Ibis smaun, aGa,
eoo'e's has beea pad in i.s@s. a ~. n.
sens'h,"s asoa.oco.0oo remain II -.
'a'm 'i o : ''.lanal d-h,. requiring 10 ~
~ 'n'e'ss' " 5oo.ooa Of l;.r nstipn.l
,ssrs''r, lh,s !. The e.ima,e Of ira
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28

Two R"aan ial,ir,s. says tile !. A,i.a.
dor Mshgnfnse." we've lairly disc. sr,e5
by some w"rkmrn al Malaga made AZ
bronze. and weighing. one I6s and the
other 100 pounds. They were found \
ronisin engraved in columns. the loc,l
laws of the eiIy Of Malaga. al The peri,d
when IL Iir'i became pa,i 81 HE Ro.
man empnr.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28
Anecdote of the Reyolutiou. Cal

Anecaote OF the Revolution. = Col.
William Williams. a delegate in Congress
from Conn ciirui. after having signed The
declaration Of independence. said 10 one
Of his companions:
. IL we are defeated in our struggle far
independence. this days cork will make
bad rork Cor me. ! have held com.
mission in The rebel army have written
Tor the rebel newspapers I; ! avn the son-in.
law az rebel Governor and now have
affixed nv name 10 the rebel Declaration.
My Sins are, therefore. too great 10 be- p il.
d'ned by our master; l then INST be
hanged" The other gentleman answer.
rd:-"l believe that my Ease 10 no, so
desperate. f"r ! have had No ronneriinn
with The army; mar can il he proved that
herrtaInre ] have written or tlnnc anything
obn"xi"us 10 The mother cnun,ry." Tie
immediate anil prompt reply was. I. Then,
cir, you deserve To b. h"ssef.''
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28
Message Of The Governor Of Mssachusrifs-his
Iie,cs Reg riding Intervention.

Message Of The Governor of Mtssaclusrifs--
Iietrs Reg riding Intervention.
Boston, Jan. rs.
The message of Gov. Boutwell, wa.
delivered 10 The Legislature IL d.y, IN re-.
yard la llnnI are u. iekps strong ground.
lie /. not only for welcoming X ,ssnl AZ
AN llu.iriuns exile. hun adds 'rhrs 9. com.
mon sentiments # America is on ilic side
d t'nns,iIn i"nal Governments, hn, tli.
sentiment will nnt irr si,Islied with AN in
,livi'lual nmliirliI expression. Il vii
also demand. through The DIPLOMATS.
agents 81 The country. a distinct ,lerlara-
ion on tie part ol R"s.ia an / Austria a.
la their future purposes.
u hese e ,vernmrn shall assert The
tight Of interference IN The domestic AT .ir.
al Eur pean nations, or shall tlcrline Ia
maxi u ,lIslinct d, rla,ai,,n ON this pniu
IL w"n d seen proper for Tins government
To give Them nolirr thai we SEER. on our
part. The right To Interfere in favor &c re-
publiranism or c,nslitulInnal gov.in-
mrnI. reSarring the power 10 Judge uf The
necessity of interference as events uan-
spire. We cannnl quietly submit, To The
ahsnrpli N 81 smaller States by the larger.
and the final suhlrrlion 81 all Nv two or
three .lrsphi.rn~. Such nlnremeni will
not onl: he fatal 10 nur commerce. hui 10
The general industry AMI fee principles
oil america"
The financial condition &c The STA is
represented as mnsaii.facioly-- he expei-
q lures lasl year exceeding the receipts by
$4,000. Should deficit rx,si in the
present year. H. recommend. a direct TAX.
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A writer IN the Tribune comments
very justly on the morbid taste for the
minutie Of executions which is minis
tered to by the newspaper reports.
lie says: "The victims Of the law are
almost invariably described as exhibit
ing 6rmness amounting to heroism.
The effect aimed at is in many in
stances TO sanetify these last terrible
scenes in career Of guilt. Upon the
dying hour Of the virtuous and she good.
whom mercy and charity have attended
through life, and near whose couch an
gels await To receive their passing spi-
rit. euloyy is seldom passed. Their
last words, their pious resignation.
their faith and hope and love, inn
mortal before they pass into eternity,
are not recorded for example or adj
miration while a disgusting particu-
larity chronicles everything connect
ed with the criminals last acts =
what hymn he sang. what breakfast he
ate and clothes he wore and in pro-
portion as his life has been dark and
guilty, his assurance at the last hour
becomes interesting"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28

One 81 .hr lt''rr writer's says ar Ko..
suill and Webster. that. While :. M. M
hook. IS |! he knew all The prrscn, ana I,
The past. kossulh lo'ks as if ne knew IN
the presenia anil all the future" Til. 4, ~.
true. ihrir ivy" heals should come ,og,,h
~r- fsrming very good drawbrily, Ls
tween The Delnge and .he Las, Dsy
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28

The newspapers contain directions for
pron"nncing ihe name Of The great Hun
garian. KossuIh. Oae says. Ros-sm /;
another. Kos-shoof, a third. Kosh-yoof.
The prepaalerance seems IL favnr Of The
last, with. ule accent on lhe lasl syllable.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28

IT,, that rl"hcs the poor. rlnllies his
,wn soul. ill., III i swpriens the up 81
iillnii"n. swrpIrns his own hearr. lie
hal ,.e,ls The hungry. spreads nui ban
luri fur himself Innrr sweet and rei,rsll-
ing III III luxury ran beslow.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28

VIcs REQUIRES MORE SACRIFICE THAN
vRTuRE.-l will venture Ia affirm that
religion. with all her beautiful and heronl.
ing sanrli,y. imposes fewer sarr fc,s
than The uncontrolled dominion Of any
one vice. Her service is moi only prrirri
.afeiy. hut perfect frecdom. She is mol
80 iyrannizing as passion. 20 cxariing as
the mard. mr. 80 irspolir as fashion.
Lei us Try the rase hy parallel. aud
examine. moi no affecting our ,iriur. but
"nr pleasure. Doe. religion fn,bid The
cheerful rnjnymrnis of life as vigorously
~ atatlrr fDrhI Is them. Does she o..
qnire such sarrili rs ~ nir ease aud am
bliion. or such rcnnnriaiions al nur quiet
as prItlr Does ,lrvolinn MURDER sle, p,
like dissipation! Docs she destroy health.
like illi... ,,..~-..----7 n,-~~ siss .srniI,,atc
wealth.. like gaming, Dnrs she embilier
life. like ,lisr'r'l' or a',ridge il. like duel,
ling! Does religion impose more vigil
lance than suspirion. or hall ms many
nnriiicaiinn. i, vanity! If The estimate
be fairly ma,lr. then | will venture 10 as.
SRI that The balance Is 81 ais on tie side
of religinu, even IN the ariirle Of earthly
happiness and plrasure.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28

-ilis tpetl4iofs hsi ihsia--slis tfssi
iufy. A., and. "a said. Il.s shfril 80
he assislanis lhsirs. In lael. Cells 1eE,l.
sers' sad rss brady are = p.Et sf every
day dsess. Tie c..nnIy csass was he'd
IN DE lClerkfs efire. - il,e Ih<rus
rassf ~rupi~a ne ssan .asszel The ~.
ler ~ss baili e pa1s scs III she sss..sd
10 windows-lhs collar br=nls frw
inelrs higher fss~m wy head. sm~ end al
The house eniirrly open and M ll..ar hul
The ranh (whirh was nampIrd inio .
ldeep DUST exrrPi four Of Eve boards lar
The Judge so az on. The building was
shaui IS fett hong and shsrs rs un.e.
Yes IN ihis simple haildiag she nast per-
fscs orlrs reigard Everything srssspnes
with digai'y. and Inc Ian ls..kr.i As ,surl.
il aal mare aaj~ssie Ihan in brrk and
mortar with granite pillars in iIoni."
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-28

lN DnrNMA.- We were mnrI, anus
ed by All Incident related The o,hcr day.
gentleman uho | AL tern abs. M lnl
onsnlriahlr time. ail who. during his
ab.cnce. had raised a luxuriani crop Of
whi>krrs. mouslarl,ss, &c.. visited rcla-
IKE. abuse ch'ld-an ar,lcss linle girl
81 iirr or sis years-he was very fond &C
The lilIle Girl made nu d, monsirai,on 10
wards Salulmg him with kiss, as VAS
usual
why, clill." sai,l ihr mother. :. don't
YOU In ynnr nnrlr Hiram! Why
d'ni y"n si.r him a kiss!' Why ma"
returned llr llllc gill. will The ,nns. per-.
ieri slnpl.riiy. i ,Ion'l see any place :"
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liIsPATcu IN PAPER MAKING.-Frw
arts have been more improved Than this.
as they will ,ehnowl,ri.r who have read
,lssrrip,nn III Tie old mode. and run,.
pale'l Tie present io a.. The Louisville
Courier oI a lalr Il, ir relates n r,lnaika-
b.. instance Of despatch: NJ half-pasl
live . clock last evening. u SAYS. "ihe
paper on whir!, tins murning's edition nf
The cnnrirr i.prlntrd. " ; rays. IN Mr.
Isaac Gr,mie's paprr-mll. The rigs
were $onn converted inin the article We
ordered. and ~ fifteen minutes MInre
eight oci"k lle paper was delivered at
our office ready for The press. rh,s iscrr.
la,nlv AN inslanre Of remarkable expcdl-
,llun.'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-26
Saw the Best Seeds.

TIE season has arrived when some Of the
seeds are ripe, and little care is necessary
in their preservation, not only to secure
them from waste, but preserve only the best
for future sowing. Farmers never think OF
raising puny, badly formed calf, pig or
lamb to be kept as breeder, but make all
animals pass the scrutiny Of severe judy
ment before they decide to propagate from
them. The preservation Of early, large
and perfect seeds for continuing crops is no
less important, than that Of retaining the
most thrifty and besl-formed animals.
A gentleman in Maryland gathered the
earliest and largest heads Of wheat from a
field and sowed hem, gathering the best
and earliest of their produce and sowing
again, and continued the process three or
four years. In recent visit to that State
we collected some heads which are now
hanging by US, and measure, beard and all,
10 inches in length; the grain heads being
5 inches
This wheat is known by the name of
the Code Wheat, taking the name of the
gentleman who had by his pains increased
the quantity and equality 50 much. We
cat the samples before us from the farm of
Thomas Bagden, Esq, Of Washington, one
of the best cuItlvators in that region, and
who is setting the MaryIanders fine ex,
ample.
A gentleman in Essex county went
through a similar process with onion seed,
until seed of his raising readily sold for
tour dollars pound, willie common seed
was selling at fifty cents The great i'm.
p?oyenent in the crop from these seeds JUS
titled the cullivaior in paying this great
price.
In our farm stock there are always some
who grow up rapidly and strong, taking the
lead in health aud vlgor from the first. 1t
is so with plants, A proper consideration
has not been given on this one fact.
There will be succession of seeds
coming to maturity until the Indian corn
harvest is over, and we are confident that
more attention to this point will give US bet
ter crops hereallcr.-N T.. Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-26

his hand, one on one side, another on the
other, some behind, others before, walking
sometimes backwards, the more readily to
observe every gesture of the strange being
as he moved aboit the premises. This
coming so frequently in contact would be
attended with serious consequences, where
cutaneous diseases and filth are so COM
mon But was no new man for this coun-
; try side, and SO ever and anon, unperceVed
by them, would resort TO thorough ablu-
ton of the hands and arms, face, neck, and
head.
eve had preaching in the evening, but
the people behaved exceedingly dlsorderly.
They we're little accustomed to religious
worship, and talked and laughed, and acted
the uncouth savage to the life. As soon
as gave out the first hymn, after remark
or two explanatory OF the character of the
exercises we were commencing. and broth
er Herring had pitched tune, and the few
of us Christians began to sing, why, they
thought they must sing too, and such an
other yelling | never heard. 1t required
some time, much perseverance, aud yet
more patience, to make them understand
that this was part of the God palaUer
which we did not expect them to join
in. Something like order and silence be-
ing restored, we continued the exercises,
but with little faith, | must confess, as to
much good being the result. What added
to the disorder and interruption was piece
of stupidity on the part of one of our ma
tive boys. Not being able to find shelter
for our jacks, the fellow had concluded
there was no harm in trying one donkey in
corner of the chapel. The house was
badly lighted, only one little palm oil lamp
on the table at which the speaker stood
OF course, the other end of the room was
all but enveIoped in darkness, and as the
benches did not reach the whole length OF
the house, the donkeys corner was alto
gether unnoticed, In the midst Of the ex-
ercises Jack concluded he would try the
character Of the bed he was to occupy, and
laid himself down, commencing series OF
gymnastics that made the dust fly in clouds
around us. This was too much for the ma
tiyes, and the scene was indescribable."