Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-05-14
A Story About Eggs.

"I saw the thing myself, | tell you" "Whats
that Charley?' Why here's D. making wry
faces at short story told him about the Mexican
war;" Let's have il? Come. story or death !" was
the general exclamation. " Because, you see, when
doubts my veracy, gentlemen" "Come.
Charley, nonsense. The story" Well. if you
will have it, your sins be Oh your own heads
&c | was going up with escort of dragons from
Vera Cruz to jail pa. Among the party green
horn from the West, who remarkable only for an
extraordinary fondness Of eggs. At every stopping
place along the roa the first thing he did was to search
the peasants huts and their envrons for supply of
his favorite edible. To such a degree was this mania
carried that of US limited to him one day that
the only feather he would ever have in his cap
would be chicken feather.
fittings went on quietly enough and we went on
in the same manner Eggs we unanimously
named our friend, getting too famousy and caus-
ing fiji Of establishment in every of our Mexican
hosts and hostesses by the unvarying display of his
peculiar passions
At length, our journey approached its end. The
last night spent on the road was at ranchero's
habltaton Eggs, after diligent ansacking, managed
TO procure couple dozen specimens of his favoe es-
culen He had one dozen cooked for his supper; de-
~oured them and placed the other dozen in bit of
carpet by his blanket bed, reserving them for his
breakfast Soon every man of u.s. except the sentres
were fast asleep. ] was thrown our greenhorn,
and during the night disturbed by strange sounds
coming from his neighborhood. Suddenly felt my
arm shaken and hoarse whisper in my that a
woke me- Day was breaking; it sufficiently light
TO distinguish objects clearly. sign TO keep silent
restrained my exclamation of surprise as beheld all
my comrades sitting up, each his own blanket and
all looking towards Eggs He was still fast asleep
And what do you think | saw T.: Why. two old hens
induslrIousy engaged in smashing Eggs reserved
eggs. whilst dozen squaited all over hi:
stomach trying to hatch those he had swallowed a
supper"-N. o. Pic.
backwoods Judge thus clearly defines the crime
OF murder
Murder. gentlemen, is where man is murderously
KILLED. The killing in such case is murder with
gun. 1t is the numbering which constitutes murder
an the eye of the law. You will bear in mind tina
murder is thing and manslaughter another; there
FORE if it is not mansaughter it must be murder Self
murder has nothing 10 do with this case.
One man cannot commit feio de Sc on another tina
is clearly my view. Gentlemen think You can have
no difficulty. Murder, say. is murder
The murder of father is fratricide; but it is MOI
tra'rcide if man murder his mother. You know
what mu rder is, and need not tell you what is not
repeat that murder is murder You may retire upor
II If you like.
Parker PilIsbury writes very despondingly in the
L'6e1dtor concerning the abolition cause In Maine
and concerning the State as " field for ti-Slavery
culture" He has just completed a most fatiguine
and every-way trying campaign - in that State, bu
Inc meetings were small and in more than one in
stance failed altogether" In Portland. he says 18th,
ranks OF the tried and true have been sadly thnne(
and broken" The Portland Inquirer, the Free.soi
organ IN that city, he is informed, is " feeble aa
altogether" In Saco and Biddeford he encountered
MOOD OF opposition" and meeting held in one o
nose places left him SEA dollar and sixty cents out
pocket"
=, AT the Annual Exhibition of the Junior Class a
ae College last month, the highest prize for Engis
1GThmiposltlon' was awarded TO Yung Wing, natv,