Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-06-22
ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.
Sonnet to Lady Weeping. By our Jam of the
Boston Post
Nay, do not weep !-e'en from nv boyhood's wears


Boston Post
Nay, do not weep !-e'en from my boyhood's years
! always lov'd pretty woman's eye,
But like my toast. much prefer il dry,
And not, like concert benches, all in tears!
handsome woman don't look very bad
(Unless she yawns) when she is calmly sleeping
But. o ye gods! to see a lady weeping
Is quite enough to drive lover mad
Sighs are delicious and i love them best
When-breathed beneath the trysting tree, to prove
The sacred fervor of youthful love-
They gently heave gentle maiden's breast,-
Bnl when, with streaming tears, woman cries.
feel like saying" Dearest, dam your eres!''
Palma FAcIE EVIDENCE. Rashe'' is the fami-
liar nickname of Vermont baI.keeper, well known
for his "jolly red face' and Bardolphan nose-a
counienance beftting his vocation, and Indicating
that he did not despise it, Several years ago, and
soon after the anti-lIcease laws came into for. in
the Green Mountain state, traveller called in ana
asked for a glass of brandy. " Don't keep it," said
Rashe"-" forbidden by law to sell liquor Of any
kind =" The devil you are ~ said the stranger In
creduously. The barkeeper repeated his dccara-
lion that the house didn't keep it," Then bring
You needn't pretend to that You keep that face
of yours in repair water." - Rsshe' laughed
heartily, and brought on the critIer.'
LONG WILL. Henry A. Hamilton was last
week engaged recording in the books Of the Proba ie
Court OF iifis county. OF the longest wills per.
haps OF record in This State, if not in the Uniied
States. The will is that OF The late Gen. James TaY-
lor Of Newport, Kentucky. Ii covers 2l3 pages OF
royal octavo closely tand We may add welD written
The fee for recording 1t amounted TO S2l So 1t
aes to property valued at 81 100000 and gives free
dom and property to than 20 human beings and
their posierity. As The tesator was the ow ner Of
real estate in twenty-six counties Of this State, the
will has TO be recorded in each Of them.
Ohio 1yenia TaehEyhf.
"You say, Mrs. Smith, That you have lived with
the defendant for eight years. Does the Court un.
deistand from that, that you are married TO h'm"
L" In course il does"
i" Have you marriage certificate "
| "fes, your houor, three on eui-two gals and a
boy.'
| Verdict for the plaintiff-cal the next case-Gas
and B!us,er vs.. the Pirincium Institute.
TIE LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER MINES. News from
all parts Of the Lake Superior mining region is nigh
ly favorable One of the largest and finest masses
Of copper ever seen in The world has been shipped
from Minnesota mine to The great exhibition. Ii is
large square block weighing 5.0I2 lbs. 1t was cut
from piece weighing about 80 tons! Several hun
dred tons of simiar character, some of them near
ly as heavy. to be sent hy the Cliff and Min
neso,a mines. The National and South Cliff mines
will also forward fine specimens.
An old bachelor, having been laughed at bya par.
~ OF pretty girls. told them " You small pota-
Toes w " We may be small potatoes said one OF
them, " but We are surset ones!'
An English paper states that Caroline Bronte, au.
horess Of Jane Eyre Shirley and Villetie, thinks Of
coming TO this country, shortly.
| MUsrAcHIos-DUsr. The stone masons in Glas-
Cow, Scotland, acIing the advice 6f DR.. Allison,
of Edinburgh. have commenced wearing musta-
chos preserSaiive against the injury done 10 tie
system by fine PARTICLES of sand, while they en-.
gagged dressing stones. Custom may be against
such natural prevenlives. but i it is found that the
are al all beneficial, deem it the duty of OF
nj dlcal IN hoIr hy
millers bakers, and other similarly exposed.
| Scientific .3merican.
| REASONS FOR A SrNaER's Cold. " What is the
reason that fellow is always inGsposed at the momen,
| he is wanted TO sing 7" inquired an Exeter Haiie,
just a Of Sims Rcevian apology had been
ed FOL-, answered his stall neghbor, when You think
of the grea, airs he is continually giving himself, it's
no wonder he SO often catches cold"
| AMERICAN VINES. The vineyard at Cincinnati
now produce very large quantity of native wines.
The American Caiawba and The Schuylkill grape,
gen and Of Buchanan, are becoming great favontes
at hotels and watering places and the demand fol
them is rapidly increasing. They are Of excellent
quality and are very wholesome. The proprieiors OF
the various popular resorts at The seashore and mine
raj springs during The summer. introducing these
native wines, palaiabe and heathiu ihan the
liquors usually drank at such places.
Philadelphia Ledger.
An Irishman and Du,chman were standing on The
pier the other day when an iron steam propeller came
putting along.
"Oh be jabers what bad cowld thai s,eamboa,
has got Hear how the poor thing coughs" observed
Patrick he pulled his pipe out oI his mouth. anu
rolled out cloud Of smoke.
How de divil steamboat take cold ELI = know.
Iingy enquired the Dutchman.
"Why. ye ignoramus, she take cowld from Lying
in the 1oIther 50 long; wouldn't it give any body
cowld. ye Dutch ha'hen ye!"
A New MoDs OF SHIP VENrILArroS. An iron
ship named tho " EvangeIine," recently launched
Liverpool, has iron masls, which hollow cylin
ders, and which have trap doors al the lower end
open shut at pleasure, for the ventilation Of th,
vessel. Ii has been found that excellent ventiiatio
is maintained by these ,nasis, when the ship is
stationary. This vessel has left Liverpool for New
: Orleans with a cargo of goods and passengers.
young lady says, that in catching match ih
vessels many knots that she should think tha
8 the result Of The races mast be all lies.
Dr.. Barton. warden Of Merton College. England
was the oddity Of his time. A gentleman comm,
one day into his room told him that DR.. Vowel Wa
dead. "Wha,!' said he, Vowel dead Than
I Heaven il is neither nor l."
SEA BATHING IN PAnIs. project 10 foot i
Paris which has for its object 10 give the PArissn
The refreshinent Of bathing in the Genital
the city. BY the process of hydraulic machine
placed The still waters Of The Dieppe the waters
" the channel would be thrown into large pipes, whic
, would carry it TO Paris and into large basin place
in the centre of the Park Of Mocesux. The expend
ture is calculated al five millions Of francl
n The railway company from Dieppe TO PARIS ha
granted the privilege Of laying the pipes all along III
road and the government las given to the underIdkin
e the free use of the Park Of Mouceau1. Hf
n LIS quite too bad Of We. Darby, TO say ths, yor
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