Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-09-10

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Extract from al epistle to the Editor,
from friend summarizing at one OF the
mapy lovely eoves that indent the north
eru shore of breezy Long Island Sound
must write from spot, now sacred to the
memory Of mutual friend Who has lately
become insane on the subjec: Of Shanghai
hens. My apartments is small, consist
ing only Of a single room, whiioms innao-
ited by our aforesaid insane friend FROM
one Of nv windows can enjoy nne
view of a potato-6eld, while the otnEr
commands a delicious prospect OF Eeii-
house and fowl yard. But the breen e
del;c;ous. and fish, clans and periwinkies
nav be- had in abundance. As Mrs NeP-
kins very truly remarks Of the place 1T
is awful wholesome with respect to the
breezes, and dreadful priSiledged on
account of the clams' Venturiug the
other day to ask her how she made certain
fine sausages, she rather electrified me BY
turning rapidly upon me, and beginning
Take your in ards, ecald 'eu, scrape 'em,
.nd stuff 'emv changed tho subject.
She SAYS she can't eat them herself, In
consequence Of the tassiduity Of her
stummick!
We heard boast Of peculiar Anne
rican accomplishment the other day, that
would have made even our most energetic
Of Observation-Disclosures laush outright /:
Il had MT smoked a single cigar a year
ago, and now can spit as straig hit as any
smoker in New York, don't care who
he isv Not unlike the hrag Of big VOL
VERNE one day at the Astor-Houss. He
wa. looking and practising at one Of the
balf-bushel spittoons in the gentleman s
sitting-room Of that vast caravansera, with
an evident gout: That now, said he, rs
something like an 'oon I've got six o
them in my house, Pleasant house to
visit, that!
-Mr.Paeieahan, late British Minister
At Washington, was one day dining at the
residence of Hon. Senator Barrow, OF
Louisiana. Before dinner, and in the
Temporary absence of his host from the
room, Her Msiesty's ambassador va.
accosted by an old gray-headed colored
man. who was in the apartment, putting
things to rights ith-'Massa, is you
name Packingum9' p yes, said the mini
s,er. .Was dat yoar brudder dat vas xii.
led At Orleans in de great battle OAR Z
He was, replied the ambassador. well,
dere .-somshow or nudder fought 50 =!
| was dar myself. l seen him popped
sber wild nay own eyes. Great fight, dat,
u,assar While at dinner, MI. Packenhan
said to Mr.. BAssov, Your man tells me,
Sir, that he was at the battle OF New
Orleans.' He was,' said Mr.. Barrow,
and acquitted himself manfully in that
engagement but at the same time he
.looked daggers' at the old 'seneschsP for
having broached such subject in presence
of his guest. He tells me, too continu-
ed Mr.. Packenham, that he saw my
brother fan.' The frown upon the hosts
face grew darker, and the subject was
adroitly changed. The next day Sam
came in to- Mr. Barrow with note !:
.Massa, ders's a note, and dey say dat it's
for me Eyah. e'yah!' And sure
enough, it was for him moreover, it was
an invitation to dine the next day with
Mr.. Packeuham, which he did, and was
listened to with intense interest while be
rehearsed she events Of the great battle.
"A welcome correspondent in Pennsyl-
vania sends US the following specimen of
cool audacity in criminal. 1t is the
great height Of his impudence that makes
tie story so tall ; Judge K, "a
very worthy and excellent judge by the
way,) while holding term of the criminal
court At in tins state, had before him
on trial slippery gentleman, charged
with the offence of passing counterfeit
money. After long and tedious trial,
the jury returned verdict of Not Guilty,
but that the defendant pay the cost Of
prosecution as they may. do, unoer the
peculiar statute Of Pennsy lvania. The
prisoner had been tried and acquitted
several times before for like offence,
leaving upon the court each time an i:sf-
faceable conviction that be was guilty.
The court very digni6edly commanded
him to stand up, and pronounced sentence
in accordance with the verdict, and then
said The court take this occasion to say
to YOU. that you had no. better be again
arrested and on trial in asy of the counties
composing the district over which We have
the honor to preside The prisoner, with
that coolness and impudence which can
only be imagined. not described, looked
at the court, and said will your Honor
have the kindness to- inform me what
counties compose your Judicial DISTRICT
Gaming down the upper-deok OF an
Albany steamer one day, many ysars ago,
a party of gentlemen, as the boat n'ared
MISUNDERSTANDING, were discussing the
merits of Martin, Van Bunen.- Some
rraissd, while others condemned him; and
while they were discussing the question,
the boat landed and 10! Mr.. Van Buren
himse,f came on board One of the passy
had been dwelling upon bis non-eommit-
talism, and complaining that "a plain an.
swcr to a plain question was never yet
elected from him." etc. "Pn wager
ohampapnc for the COMPANY, said he, at