The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-10-11
,.\ILY DISPATCH
. cow ARDIN, Proprietor.
: < PLEAS ANTS, Editor.
.Nt>i.VCAy PRESENT.

v.-. "a use the words OF "a well
\ ~,-.r ,a aiaGe, "can never see green
..t..,lf cen reels" lie was eEtrcReiy
... and hat not only of nice articles of
..f,. .ganN other things which not usu-
"a. l.ecupidiIy OF the human heart
.N.r- story is in confederation Of this
- b.ing on visit one day To the
...s ~! his parshOners, poor lonely
Na. Ia the mooiland part ofthe
..came fascinated at the charms of
.. -.,t non pot, which happened at the
living on the hearth full OF potatoes
..-sr Woman'S dinner and that OF her
lie had never in his lIte seen such
...-... Lille po.--ii was n perfect conceu OF
..--t was gem-no pot on earth could
roach j, u s!mmetry-!t was an ooJect al
..-.f psEccIly lovely"
i 81, -- - s,,, minister" said the widow quite
.-.. g, -a! Is the reverend mans commen-
... ..rpol II We like the pot sac weel
..t. beg ven let me send il TO the
..s lis Kind o orra [Snperfuousl pot
..,.' '.r we've b'ggar ane, that we use tor
...r,. .Al that's Inair convenient every
r. w.: Is. Sac vel just take apresent OF.
..t Ger in the morn WI jamie, when
....-- T. the scau!e.f
.t..~ ,il the minister, Il can by no means
...,,.5la he ut so much trouble. Since
:, .... So GOOD as 10 give me the pot, I'll ust
l..--y +: home with me in my hand. ! am so
-...9 with if, indeed, that would real
.F -.-...- .arT, iuE II myself
t..r.....l ID a.Jcrcaton between the minister
d. ..e - aw on this delicate point ofpolte-
J -- 2 s.> agreed ,uat he should carry home
Penn. l.a.>.!t.
/ r ... he irndged, bearing this curious
-.r, article, alternately in his hand,
..... JttortunateIy, the day was
|,--' way long, and the minister tai, SO
.... .e.He heartily tired OF ms burden
.- gut half way home. Under these
t....>.auJes, il struck him that, II instead
...' .a- ina pot awkwardiy at one side OF
,.~ g.. lie we've 10 carry it on has head,
---sa would be greatly lightened; the
15- Us Of natural philosophy, which he
! 3D.. -.-.aI at college, informing him that
s. e.. Dad presses directly and Immediately
| - .. -.. Object, it is far less onerous than
| '.-.. .. ..-r-s at the remote end of lever
| /. ...- dofiHg his hat, which he resolved
4 -4-} Gyua IN his hand, and having applied
..aeat.clief TO his brow, he clapped The
70 Ill j1yrrted fashion upon his head,
a-eie. g. tie reader may suppose, 1t figured
G7u ze N1mbrIno's helmet upon the GRAZ
.caT.,I D- Don Quixote, only a great deal
y
-e'e 49, al FIRST much relief and much COM
/ Is % ,l- new mode of carrying The pot, bet
| ..a H. .esa!t! The unfortunate minister
| -'.A: sen by-path to escape observation,
4 .-- Iil. >,,i when still a good ways from
-,..r Ialsr the necessity uf Ieaping over q
| '-4 winch intercepted him in passing from
a-ta Inio another. He jumped but sure
| nc 5usup was ever taken so completely in,
! st e4>t MO the dark as this. The concus-
1 % -H@ulo his person in descending. caus-
r. a-ia=G to become hood: the pct slip
t@I over his face, and resting with the
4 lpta lis neck, stuck fast there, enclosing
Whole head, and completely as ever that
y Hew born child was enclosed by the iiimy
N.- winch nature, as an indication OF
a .,.Ee good fortune, sometimes invests the
.tes 81 her tayorte offspring.
z nat w5s worst of all, the nose which had
Il III lt~i the pot TO slip down over il, with
! y4 eEriY desperate attempt on the part of
/ aTor. .rtyr, TO make it slip back again. the
4.tac..d part or neck of the patera being Of
-,. peculiar formation as 10 cling fast to
! - base Il The nose, although it found no dit
'--e.iy III -ilding along its hypothenuse.
We e'.. minister in worse plight Was
Mse ey,l c0atrctemps so unlucky? Did ever
any H.-f-,.'I ever any minister, SO effeciually
-'nd".h .'mseit or so thoroughly shut his
}. se' To ill., uialn light Of nature? What was
! he -... The place was lonely, the way
/ --ttit s-a dangerous, human relief was re-
'a a,a"st beyond reach. 1t was impossi-
r't1 - cry for help; CT if u cry could be
4 ~i'e, night reach in deatening reyerbera-
\ H!t- -r al the uterer, but it woniI not
/ Sc. ,@a,,e inches farther in any direction.
/ a,. ia HE Cistresses of the case, the un-
! it -a.e.rr soon found great difficulty in
Il -'-f-. y hnt "ith tie heat occasioned by
L-.ag Of the sun on The metal, and
4 III ".'s ,le frequent return of the same
a 't"..- l7 hiS lungs, he was IN the utmost
] ~. .. >uiJcaiIOn. Everything considered,
a akrly that, It he did not chance To
d '. by some accidental way flrer, there
4 IT,. 3e death IN tie pot.
4 --- -tnoUve 'ove OF life, however, is ON
4 it.*.-Hi oud even very stupid people have
4 -' 'A. ', when put TO the push by strong
2 'i'.-i.eat petil, to exhibit degree of en-
I tr a.aye what might have been expected
1 "lsii- 'f mar they we've ever known to ex-
Il '.. u -z5'i under ordinary circumstances.
4 "-4 "I'h. the pot-ensconced minister
.ssfa ~ tue urgency of his disiresses, he
L .-Atte-t !ecolecred taat there was u smiths
i y L. , -'>-ahce Ut about mile across the
4 49, v" IT,, IT he could reach il before the
4 .!1 .' 'LtocaIlon, he might possibly find
4 He. craving, ha'f sliding over ridge
-us''", tIlch end hedge, somewhat like
-'" AodHteilng over chaos, The unhappy
s.si 'H'eIIed with all possible speed, as
II a7 h: could guess, in tie direction OF
Il piacs e refuge.
= ''.'' " 10 the reader to conceive the sur
! ~ He hHrlh, the infinite amusement of the
Il t44 al the hangers-on of the smithy.
u .eh2th, torn aud worn, faint and eA-
e s'et, a'ind and breathiess, the unfortunate
"a l-'!'"i at the place, and let them know,
- -H ~ sig"s than by words, the circum-
'srS u ms case. In the words of all old
.'''sA song:
u an tae gudersn, and high he shouted,
,x an -ie 44dewifz, aud low she louted,
II 'l7 own neighbors were gathered about it,
~FiH vas he, tsow."
IN az 'AtItimenl Of the company, however,
"A S''e "ay 10 consideration ms of humanity.
a -'.-":s ~ was the minister with such an
s| ~ "!:err his head should have been, and
81 "e iefi II the pot pointing upwards, like
a ''"'h q lie Great Enemy, it was neverthe
ID necessary that he should be speedily
W '''ea 10 his ordinary condition, if it were
u 40 'l.er reason than that he might con