Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-07-02

THE METHODIST AND THE QuAKER.-';lA
Great Medicne,' as the Indians phrase +,
in Mary land, from whom we shall always
be we'll pleased TO hear, send us two or three
items the perusal of which may assist d.
gestion' "A worthy physician of our city,
a member of the Society of Friends, has a
favor;te negro coachman, who happens to
be Methodist. Not only is Sam Metho-
dist. but he is also as bright and shining a
light in the church as ii is possible for such
a piece of ebony TO be. You know, | pre-
sumo, how the blacks conduct their deyo-
tons. Well, Sam was in the habit ofselect-
ing his masters kitchen as the scene Of the
social meetings which he led ; and these re-
ligious services We're not conducted entire
ly on a plan which Quaker would alto
gether approve. The Doctor however, was
famous for his good nature, and he endured
the boisterous piety of his servant and his
friends with wonderful equanimity. One
night, however, when they had been unusu-
ally powerful in prayer the Doctor thought
proper TO administer a gentle reproot. So,
the meeting being over, the Jealous coach
man was summoned before his master.
SAM said the gentleman, why does thee
make so much noise in prayer! Doesn't
thee know that the Almighty is not far off,
but nigh unto thee neither is his ear deaf,
that he cannot hear? He can hear thee as
we'll when thee whispers as when thee
roars' 'Massa Doctor replied Sam, full of
confidence IN his superior theological lore,
you isn't read the Scripters wild no kind oh
got pears to me, how it says dar. plain as
l, hr, sUa7JoroI Io I, 1,unteH Tho Gortar
gave up Sam in despair, for there was no
answering that argument"
A FEATHERD QUADRUpED.-The Germantown
(Pa.) Telegraph publishes the following extract
from letter of gentleman of Columbia to
citizen in Germantown:
Xxx X y y X One of my Shanghai hens has a
few chicks Matched a few days ago, and one Of
them, which toddles about and eats heartily,
and seems to thrive, has four legs For the first
day, 'Quaddy,' (as we call him, from quadru-
ped,) did not know which pair to 60 upon. The
hind pair made him up, and the front pair
made him kick up. But, after balancing the
thing in his mind over night, he settled down
next morning on his all tours boldly, and
persists in that mode Of locomotion."
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND IRELANp.-The English and Irish Magnetic
Telegraph Company have successfully completed
their submarine line Of communication between
Great Britain and Ireland The cable laid across
consists of six gutta- perca-coyered copper wires
for conducting the magnetic current, insulated
in gutta-percha, and protected from outward
damage by a spiral iron wire casting. The
cable was safely landed on the morning of tire
23d at Port Mora, little to the north of Port
Patrick. 1t is $50 tons i'll weight. Wires will
now be laid down in connection with it to all
parts of the kingdom.
New STEAM ENG1NE-The Cincinnati
Times state that Mr. Edward D. Tippett,
formerly of Washington city, has for a long
time been impressed with the idea that he
could produce steam engine without boil
estimating steam by injecting cold water
into heated generators. He has been expe-
past, and has brought his engine to state
of perfection truly astonishing. A public
trial of it was 10 have taken place a
short time since.
How TO GET AN OFFIcE.-"Smoler," in
the comedy of "office Hunting" now being
published in the Washington City Cotton
Plant gives the following "recipe" which
will prove of importance to all hungry
patriots:
In fact woman Is the best manGuvre after
all. Take three pounds of petticoats, four
smiles, two tear drops, with CANNON at
discretion stir briskly and apply while
warm to the blind side of a secretary, and
you have never-failing prescription for
getting an office.
70 Women, generally, have less court
esy than men. You often see men in steam
boats, stage-coaches, in churches, and in
other public meetings, rise and give their
seats to women, and the women set them
selves quietly without word of &C knowledg
ment And so with thousand other atten-
tions, which are rendered and received with
out smile or thank ye' in return. They
might say. you are very kind, sir" if
nothing more
10 Anfrish footman. who got situation
III the West End of London, on entering a
room where there was a vase of gold fish,
exclaimed "W ell, this is The first time that
II ever saw red herrings aligew
~ husband and wife, travelling
through the woods in haste. met with a
melancholy accident, which is recorded in
the following felicitous strain:
And while retrcating through the woods,
And through the tangled fern,
He tore his mustn't mention-'em
And had to put on hern
10 Miss Tucker says it's with old bache-
lors as with old wood. II is hard to get
them started, but when they do fake flame,
they burn prodigiously.
UsSg" Here is sscasc'' for the lovers Of logic: