Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-20
8 Whar's my Niger

Yesterday morning, while seeing friend off in the
cars, much amused by the speech and actions
of tai! Verlant looking countryman who had appa-
reny Just arrived at the Depot to take his passage for
Hamburg. "GaWky," (who accompanied by a
huge specimen of Ethiopian manhood, in the shape of
negro, over six feet in hegh had gazed about bought
his ticket and was soon packed away by the conduc-
tor, tamong the whites of course0 while Cuffy was
poked INTO his appropriate car in the rear. But our
green friend evidently disliked the separation and
gaZed about him much dlscomftted-he couldn't I'M
destand it-but the bell rings! they will be off in
moment-our friend moves uneasilv in his seat and is
heard to mutter anXously rrhdrs Zcke acten qW he
be along the whistle sbrieks the cars are off and
spooney fairly beside himself with anxiety as he feels
the motion but don't Zeke springs from his seat
to the infinite amusement of the passengers and in
defiance of the conductors loud caution that his
brains() would be knocked out, stuck face and neck
OF immense length of the window and shouted in
most deaening voice, g WharS my Niger" Whars
my mgger l S1y" The lockers on shouted with
laughter when Zeke who was PROSTATE with terror at
the nelghng of the " Iron Horse the noise the crowd
and the sudden notion heard responding family
"Oh master here be- Spooney (salsfed,) drew in
his head just in time TO avoid blow, and was soon
out of our sight-Charieston Nescs.
In one of the down east seaports lived sailor no.
ted TOR his great power of swearing" and one day
last spring he was observed by some persons TO fall
"broadslde to- small patch of ice IN the street,
which resisted the ameliorating influence of the
season. The persons who were passing stopped,
expecting TO hear gigantic oaths from Jack un
der such trying circumstances. The old salt got up
very cooy however, and taking good look at the
treachorous ice merely exclaimed: Well, old fellow
Inc Fourth OF July will fix you, any how'
New D'scovERIEs.-A pair of spectacles TO suit the
eyes of potatoes.
The club with which an idea struck the poet
stick to measure narrow escapes.
The hook and line with which an ang er caught
cold.
An umbrella used in the reign of tyrants
A knot from the board man paid 20 shlngs
week for
glass of lemonade made of a sour temper and the
sweets OF matrImony.
THEATRICAL LANGUAGE.-To show how familiarity
with the drama will elevate the rhetoric of a stage
struck person in familiar conversation, we give scene
between two ragged boys who RECALLING themselves
on peanuts:
Blll-Doesnt you love peanuts. Jack
Jack, Striking attitude God knows nv heart
DO
few days since we heard juvenile whose mind
Was impressed with Tie greatness of the poets Ian
gEage, remark 10 a companion of his who was abus-
ing him in good set terms, Peace, caff! Know and
dread my vengeancen as he bit him over der gourd
\, Mrs. SUSAN NlPPER's CERTIFICATE --Mrs Susan
NPper gives oui certificate in favor of some of the
popular medicines of the day She was suffering from
"i "VOiltl SlCh uedudCue, heartburn, lnCgeStlOD,
,"Pe|oFms, consumption rheumatism in the shoulders
ana hips, and besides these she didn't feel very well
"e'Sel At length she says:
~ was brought so low, that my most impudent friends
G ,I expect me to live from end one to the other
nOou his time friend recommended as the last re-
;U mat should try few bottles of the Pictorial Ok
l W: compound saxafarilla Extract of Wild Cherry
h. me bttes, satisfaction given money refunded, to
w @Sen before shaken, destroy the label as soon as
oSsoe' no pay no cure beware of counterfeits-Gone
H o without the proprietor is the wrapper.
aux Inee bottles Of this truly invaluable medicine
N"0 Il gave me Immediate relief in three months
rb ISLAND The London Times of January 18th, pub
ZINES The following statement of the decrease of pop
N %"oh IN two of the unions of Cork county, viz,
aacroom and Bantry
se lacfoom' in 1871, the population 81 1888; in
S &c., II was 37,44O In Bantry. 1871, 1888 in
No. 1860. In the union of Tulla in the county
Care the decline is equally remarkable. In 1871,
on6 SenheFS were, $685. in 1851, 1922. In the
hols Of Londonderry the decline between the two pc
he I9S SEEN ship State Of Georgia was launched on
oas b"r, MS at Philadelphia She is eleven hundred
She will and is intended for the Savannah line
CotI. Oe commanded by Capt Peck, formerly of the
IiIado5,ii winch used 10 run between this port and
Charleston Courier.