Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-06-08


hunting. aud on one of the mountain toaas ne
mel a man ON foot and alone, who was longer
eauuter, uglier, by all odds. than hiEnseii; ne :,
could give the square nifty ana Oeat n1uI.
without saving word. b raised hls gun
ard deliberately IeveIled il At the stranger
:. For Code sake don't shoot - shouted The man
in great alarm. Z" SIr3nger." replied b. II
swore ten years ago that u ! ever mex tbel . oSl nSn
uolier than was, I'd shoot him, and you are the
(,isI one PVe seen 7" The stranger, alter taking
a careful survey of his .' FiyaIs replied, MAJ,
captain, if look any worse Than you do' shate'
don't want tn live NO longer
A SEoREr WORTH Ksowlxc--Boil three or
four onions with pint OF water ihen WIN :
gliding brush, 90 over your glasses ana Heines'
and rest assured that the flies will not hght on
the article washed 1hls may Oe ussu iI.t-. o
auprehension, and it will mol do the least injury
To the lrames.-NelrPOrf Mercury.
e,Tf5s sssr5szr.RY A FaIESp.-Mr Gentry, a dis
tinonisheds tennessee Wing member Of tho
House ol Representatives, said At the wing
ca,iersein Washington that IS he believed the
northern yyhig party would degenerate INTO
be sectional, aboliion faction, and become
so infamous ttat 4 WOnld be dIsPaEagemene
ever 60 have been connected with Il
70 FArrES PocIT Shut them up in the
dark-i-ive them a little iicht tEp or three times
+ tiav ionrr enough IS i then selves with tO0es
a,l sassd keep them
there ten or tseelsc DAYS at lelthest
PaosEcU1ios ron 81 Il4ti.rs1Fr IA prosceu-
ton was Instituted before AideTman CFowell, OF
Philadelphia, last week Tor witheTaI The par
ties were colofed, sndit was charged that tho
prosecntor and defendant had. had quarrel.
which terminated IN the latter offering TO shake
the others hand He did so, wheTeuPon the
prosecutor was seized with fit, and fell TO the
earth in a state OF InsensibiIiIy. He was alter
wards confined 10 The house for several days
The magistrate refused to bind over for with
craft, bnt held the defendant for his future good
behavior.
CHoLERA.-Dnring the last two weeks the
cholera has been prevailing Cairo III, to con-
siderable extent, principally among German emil
grants, twelve OF whom have died. Two cases,
one fatal also occurred at Vevay, Ia, last week
There were Sc cholera deaths at New Orleans
during the week ending the 22d ult. Mr. Jas.
Dalton, .! Canton, Miss, has lost ten negroes
from the disease.
MANASSAS GAP RAILEoAD-Lsrge quantities
Of produce are daily received at Alexandra, from
the Plains, (as far as the road has PenelTated0
and The receipts have averaged more Than $500
per day for some time past
john inquired dominic of hopeful
pupil, ' what is nailOr?"
"a man who makeSlnaiis, said John.
81 Very good What Is a tailor IN
't One who makes tatlE
90. YOU stupid fellow" said the dominic, BIZ.
ing his lips, {" a man who makes tails 7''
- Yes, MASTER, returned John u tne taiit,r oia
| not put tails to the coats he made, they would Be
all jackets :"
Sit down, John, you're an honor to your ma
ternal parents.
To discover how many idle men there are
in town. all that is necessary is To set two dogs
to fighting. Ii never fails to draw 'em al Ou,t
| -GrouDd Charcoal is said TO be the best
! thing in the world for cleaning knives. II Eln
not wear the knives away Ike brick dust, which
4 is so often used.
| Lady franklin has addressed long let
| ter To the President ofibe UniIed States, thank
| ing him for the interest this country has taken
| in the search for her husband. snd stating her
| grounds Of hope that the unfortunate AFctis
! navigatOrs are not lost This letter ap9eaTed
columns.
! Mr.. Webster has returned 10 Washington
| from bis late visit TO the North.
-Fashionables society generally has bnt fWo
faults; FIRST, in being hOllOW headed, and second.
! ", hollow hearted.
Three negroes. one supposed TO Be. fn-
Ritiye slave frnm MaFfiusbnrg, Vs.. have heen
arrested in PhIIadelphia, for an ezlensiEe FObbe-
/ ~ at Columbia-
-successfnl men are generally they Who.
slight the poor and fawn uPoaAthe rich.
i What is the difference between water and
,ime2 2 Water fnds is own level, while time
levels everything else
+ -I. is as difficult for poor man TO eom-
mand respect Il would Be Tor the devil 10 do
without theatres.
he not afFfonfed At a jest II one throw
/ salt at thee, thoR wilt receive no harm, Ghless
thou hast sore places
-'Jake,' ssid an old farmer, one day. TO one
of Iiis mowers. do you know how many HOr6s
ihere are in dilemma 2
no. replied lake, shHI knn1s how many hnrnsl
there are in . quart Of isslisi:ey
pa, bow many legs has a ship 2 "a ship,
i has no legs, my child Way. pa. she PAPER
says she deaws twenty fer and that she Fala be.
I fore the wind.
-pnreell the famous Engiisb puaster, Eas
i asked one evening 70 ms Re RsTIln-
I stJpSn What subject o Is u lle-
ssfI'he Rinr. said one q tie eesnTaav.
e1rhe King, said isereel q. tlie Eslf.5 i no
sagjsef.
-Fsvors are written n The sana-inialiss
on marble