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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-03-09
Dodging a Dun.


Some know hsW to d. nd can scent
dun at any distance, and ran dodge him effec
lively. Il is knack acquired by long expe
rience. If the dun. however. by his expert
ence becomes expert. the distance stands small
chance Of escape. The dun becomes equally
sensitive in detecting the dsbtor, and often art
practlced between the two mannuvrcs tha
would pale the reputation Of even Napoleon
himself
We heard a story. the other day, of old
DIR. G--. of Portsmouth, which though
not having any great relevancy to the prece.
ding paragraph, is nevertheless 10 the point
as regards dunning. For there is a wide diff
ference between the amateur and the pro.
fcssional.
DIR. g. was man Of great integrity
and worth, and his business habits we're on a
square--exeeuting everything that was his
own, aud paying every man his due. He held
note against gentleman Of Hampton for
some considerable amount, and whenever he
met him, the Doctor was ready note in hand,
tor the payment Of the instalment. 1t be-
came at last an agonizing dread with the
debtor about meeting the Doctor, particularly
at time when troubled with disease in
financial parlance known as shorts" But
whenever he met him, the Doctors dun would
be anticipated by his debtors movement for
bis pocket book. and frequent payments were
made without seeing the note at ALL or enquir.
ing as to the chances Of its eventful payment
lie knew that the Doctor was honest, and
that il would be all right, and several pay
ments were thus very blandly made.
A great dearth of funds made him more shy
of meeting the Doctor, and as he passed
through the town his eyes wandered in all
directions to catch glimpse Of his dread and
avoid him if possible He succeeded admi-
rably for while, and out-generalled the old
man several times but fate does not always
favor the brave. and the Doctor, from dis
taat position, saw his victim tic his horse to a
post and enter store. He made all the haste
be could, and entered the store when his debt
or lodged behind a rice cask
Didn't see Mr.. - come in here ?"
asked the Doctor.
I" He did come in here, SIR" said the shop
keeper. but has gone somewhere now"
The Doctor said he was not in hurry and
could wait as we'll as not, he saw his horse at
the door. and thought he would be back be-
fore long. The man remained bid, and the
old Doctor waited long time. At last he
went out, to the mans great relief, and after
a while he himself went out. and was Just
stepping upon bis wagon. when the Doctor
darted at him from doorway.
Well Mr.. -" said the Doctor, "you
needn't dodge me any more that Lote has
been paid up these six months, aud | have
been trying to see you. that might pay you
back twenty dollars ihlt you oyerpald me- !"
The recollection Of hiding behind rice
cask to avoid being paid twenty dollars. haunt
ed the man as long as he lived. and among
the advice which be gave his children was
this, contained in a couplet of domestic poetry,
written IN chalk on the old dresser -
"Never run
When you see dunv
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LINE ON CorroN.-We heard the other
day Of an experiment made by friend Of
ours. which resulted 80 favorably that We
have been indeed induced to get the psrtiou-
lars from him. in order that others may bc
benefited by It, a noH HenN Na.'
During the mouth Of February he opened
deep trenches in a piece Of old upland.
which were at once filed up with leaves from
the ncighboring woodland, trampled down
hard. On the top Of the leaves ha sewed
lime at the rate Of fiAeen bushels to tho acre.
At the usual time for planting cotton he
opened the ridges with u coulter. dropped and
covered the seed, aud cultivated the cotton in
the usual manner. The result was crop Of
cotton double what the land would have pro
duced otherwise--that is. it brought 1000
lbs. when its usual yield was from 400 10
500. 1ei- edi stai So sI
Ii has struck us that this plan Of Manuring
cotton would paywcll Perhaps some of our
planting friends can throw some light on the
subject Athens Ca, Herald.
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REMrH SCIENCES OF AN Aamv SURGEON
remember one day. in making my hospital
rounds. patient just arrived, presented an
amputated forearm. and. in doing so. could
scarcely restrain broad laugh; the litter
was constantly on bis face
Whats the matter? this does not strike
me as a subject of laughter"
/" II is not Doctor, but excuse me, lost
my arm in so funny way. that still laugh
whenever | look at IT,"
"What way :" .N
"0ur Grst sergeant wanted shaving and
got me to attend to it, as I am corporal.
We went together to the front Of his tent
I had lathered him, took him by the nose.
and was just applying the razor. when can.
non ball came, and that was the last of his
head and Of my arm. Excuse me, Doctor.
for laughing 50. never saw such thing
before" This occurred during the siege Of
Fort Eric. tff
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From the Journal Of Commerce.
The 1Ianiac's Vision.

BT MAJOR G. ". rAETEs, q. 9. kRNr.
They say I'm mad because ! try
With shouts 10 calm my brain;
And when dance. know not why,
They bind me with a chain;
Avaunt halloo trH he gay,
Grief counts but little worth
Since have wept my tears away;
What is there left but mirthl
Bring me eonranionsl I'm madi
No wonder should rave;
They took the only one had
And ND her-in grave.
Al I'm kept here--a merry thing
wherefors fall well know;
la! ha!-because laugh sing
They will not let me 80.
I saw The moon come down last night
And dance upon the sea.
Go. catch b.. ere she take 10 flight,
Ar3 har her up with me.
% sun they say at rise Of day,
D.l what he should not do:
lie smiled-and made the hills look gay;
Let him be prisoned too.
Aai wonder star is quite a, bad
Run. seize il ere Il ny;
Wei, dance together-all are mad
sun moon aud star-and |.
Look hol aside my fetters casti
That image loose my chain
'Tis shel she's there-help hold her fast
Hal hal she's mine again.
'cfl Miller, Cal, Nov. 1882.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Napoleon the Ehird---Secret and
Confidential.
The following curious piece Of informant

i The following curious piece Of information
kclls ils own story. The Belfast Chronicle
fom which take il. is one one of the most
trustworthy and reliable journals in tho Uni
ki Kingdom
4 There lives in Paris gentleman who. in
December. Is47, wrote can see VITA
perfect clcarness that Louis Philippe will
not DO three months on the throne of France.
louis Philippe was exilcd in February, 1913
That gentleman wrote shortly after the Presi.
@eutial election" This Bonaparte scion Is a
faitor. Not man looks at him but feels
fbs instinct Of avoiding him as a treachcrous
han. He will strike for the Consulship-
b. the Dictatorship; and God knows what
Ill follow" He struck. The coup d'etat
II December, 1851, tells in history hoi0 he
Fruck. The same gentleman wrote in March
Vi the present year" The tyrant aims At he
Empire His gaze i fixed upon the crown.
! I.lore year there will be revival Of the
Eonapartean dynasty, and the French will
peel before Napoleon the Third" The
kmpire has come.
The man who predicted these events is no
omnon.man lie thinks and looks around
n lie participates in many movements
snlc.ly. and gathers knowledge which, in our
u. no cher man at this moment n or out
a fars could find means 10 acquire. Ills
Devious predictions give US confidence in
n bot ha states. In fact We know bin. and
Dow that he would not detail as truth what
n did not know to be true. for he is general
Que Of the least speculative individuals We
've ever met.
II Well, that gontleman-we would give his
4me ii we we're permIIted-writes the sub
&ned, on Thursday last, and all before whom
romes can measure It's worth aud the amount
a creience 70 be attached 10 il from what
~ have already learned The revelation
seem curious to many 10 Us u IS by 10
aus 50, as VIC are aware Of the sources from
\ ch much Of his information j. derived,
y Lov he derives il. That il is true we
81 convinced, and that the British Govern
@nt are "up" TO the machinations OF tho
nench Emperor is evident from the revived
W OF our defences, from the embodiment
our militia, from the addition 10 our mara
hands, and from the establishment OF
Annei Fleet a.
be following is the communication referred
10 secluded part Of the wood Of Bolougne,
ii place called Madria. whilome the residence
Lamartine, is house surrounded by trees
the windows Of which are never opened,
ept sometimes at dawn, as if 10 let in fresh
This house, all day, aud on many nights
the air Of being uninhabited; but oiteu-
e at night there comes about suspicious
kng characters. who take up their posts
De thickets. and then about twelve or one
come several carriages, with the bhnds
y down, the porte cochere Is opened mys-
pusy. they drive 10 and the door closeA
nd them.
hal Is this place
Is toe residence Of Virginie ia Sabotiere.
es. f'r msoy p-rsOns-indeed. Desrly
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At Cincinnati they opened bale of cot
ton, and found the body Of Negro pressed
into it, So great was the pressure. that the
body Of the man was not more than three
inches thick. k.-E1chdnge
And we have noticed that every debate in
Congress has Negro in it. Every knotty
question that agitates the States, if split open,
has Negro in it. Though his hiding-place
be as snug and unapproachablc as a toad's
in block of granite, he is sure to be there.
If we, of the North. want a beautiful Island
in the Mexican Gulf. the South sees Negro
is the wish and object. If we don't want a
piece Of contigous territory lying between us
and the Equator, the South must have il,
because there is a live Negro in the piece or
parcel Of land aforesaid five 60 in for in
terrentiou to prevent the Intervention Of tyr
ranny, we are headed off because there is a
Negro In our interventions Indeed, in all
bales that come North or 60 South--uuder
all platforms that are constructed for politi-
clans 10 stand upon-in all Railroad charters
and acts Of internal improvements. in all
tariffs aud all compromises There is col
ored man slowed away-either large as life,
and apparent to everybody. or squeezed in 50
tight as scarcely to leave ''threc inches thick
ness" for the soul to promenade in. The
Negro is in all our policy, aud his dark
shadow is upon all our plains. And some
there are both North and South 4 s.al
sOfoptics good wees, i. yiasg1r
That see what is not 10 be seen" .-...
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AGRICULTURAL FAcTs.-From a speech by
Prof Mapes before the United States Ag-
ricultural Society, in session at Washington,
last week, we learn that in some districts
Of the United States. one hundred bushels
Of sheled corn arc raised TO the acre, but
the average is only thirty bushels. In the
State of New York, II 1-2 bushels of wheat
is the average. formerly it was 30; Ohio
once gave an average Of 35, she has now
sunk to IS. Eng and. by an improved sys-
TEN of agriculture. has raised her average
from Is bushels to 81 bushels per acre
Large quantities Of bones are exported from
this country to England. aud sud as manure.
Eighteen and half pounds Of cooked corn
meal will produce as much meat and mus
Gle, in feeding to animals as 90 pounds un-
cooked.
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The MILITARY ASYLUM At Blue Lick
GEN. ScoTT A wIT-We learn from the whig
organs during the late canvass that Gen. Scott,
was great statesman, orator and diplomatist
but We do not remember. says the Louisville
Times that any Of them did him the justice
to show that be was a great wit also. We
think they mis- ght have claimed this for him
with perhaps greater propriety than some
other attributes. We are satisfied he is q
decided wit. The General being chairman
Of the Board to select a site for Military
Asylum, he made his report OF his examina-
tios Of Blue Lick, which has been transmit
ted to the Senate aod concurred in by the
committee on Military Affairs. This report
decides against Blue Lick on account of its
i'laccsssi6iiity. 1t will be recollected that
Gen. Scott found it impossible to reach Blue
Lick except by series of zigzags, detours
and circumbendibuses, through Ohio and 9TH
er States that do certainly prove it to be one
Of the most inaccessible and out-ofthe-way pla-
ces within the knowledge Of geographers A
very good specimen OF quiet wit indeed for
old Chip. memphis Appeal
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Look out for the Women |


Young men keep your eye peeled wher
yon are after the women. II you bite at the
naked hook, you are green. Is a pretty
dress or form SO attractive Or a pretty
face. even? Flounces, boy, are of no sort Of
consequence. A pretty face will grow old
Paint win wash off, The sweet smile of the
firt, will give way to the scowl of the terma-
CANT. The neat form will be pitched into
dirty calico. Another and far different be-
ing will take the place Of the lovely goddess
who smiled sweet smiles. and cat yOur sugar
candy. The coquette will shine in the
kitchen corner. and the once sparkling eye
and beaming countenance, will look daggcrs
at you. Beware!
Keep your eye peeled, boy, when you are
after the women. IF the little dear is cross.
aud scolds at her mother in the back room,
you may be sure you will get particular fits
all around the house. If she bushes when
found at the wash-tub, with sleeves rolled mp.
be sure, sir, that she is Of the dish-rag arls-
tocracy-little breeding and great deal less
sense If you marry gal who knows moth
ing but to commit wOman-slaughter on the
piano. you have got the poorest piece of mu-
sic ever got up. Find one whose mind
is right. and then pitch IA. Boy, don't be
hanging round like a sheep-thief, as though
you were ashamed to be seen in the day
time. but walk up like chicken to the dough
pile. and ask for the article like man.
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3 17- Nothing equals boy except girl
The frolicing. harum-scarum, high glee times
Of boyhood, happy they we're. Perhaps you
never oroke steers and colts, never slid down
bills. over fences across the ice on the meadow,
never skated among the huge fires on the ten
acre pond. on a clear winters night drawing
the prettiest girl in all the town after you.
holding upon stick. If you never have. you
never was boy! How many years does a
man have to live, to pile up as much happi-
ness as jumps out of a boy in single old.
fashioned. molasses candy. wrestling, bat and
ball playing town.meeting day! Boys, 60 1t,
while you are young Bring out your sleds
and skates. rolLu snow-balls as high as At
las. play {" tag" and make tho most Of your
legs. n - ~ faoIr.
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NEVER run
When you see a dun.~

A BEAUTIFUL PIcTURE.-Life Is beauti-
fully compared to a fountain fe6 BY thous.
and streams, that perish if one be dried u
is a silver cord, twisted with thousand
strings, that part assunder if one be broken.
Frail and thOughtless mortals are surr ounded
by innumerable dangers. which make it much
more strange that they escape so long, than
that they almost all perish suddenly at last
We are encompassed with accidents every day
to crush the mOuldering tenements VIC inhabit.
The seeds Of disease are planted in our con-
stitution by nature. The earth and atmos-
phere whence we draw the breath Of life are
impregnated with death health is made to
operate is own destruction; the food that
nOurishes, contains the elements Of decay
the soul that animates il BY vivifying 6rst
tends to wear it out by is own action death
turks in ambush along the paths Notwith-
standing this is the truth so palpably confirm.
ed By daily example before our eyes, how lit
tie do we lay it to heart. We see our friends
and neighbors among us. but how seldom
does it occur to our thoughts that our knell
shall perhaps give the next fritless warning TO
the world
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-03-09

% Fashions change with the years A
half century since. the most fashionable wo-
man in London was that female spendthrift
Who made the largest display Of green peas
at Christmas. Twenty years ago, the leader
of the fashionable world was that gent"
who most drove like a cab-man and talked
like a rse,jockey. The exquisite Of this
generation differs from all his predecessors,
and looks for a seasons Immortality not to
dogs or phatons but TO the number Of yards
of door-mat that he can work into an oyer-coat.
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% A Dutchniar once proseeuted an TrisE

&c A Dutchuiar once prosecuted an Irish
man for killing dog Of his.
The counsel for the Dutchman asked the
Irishman il he killed his dog.
BE Jabbers did, but faith ye'd better
let him prove it." The counsel remarked 10
his client that the defendant Acknowledged bis
guilt and wanted him 10 say what the dog was
worth.
" BE ish not wort one cent, but as he is 80
tam mean ash to kill a dog be shall pay 70
full value Of him."
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Faded Flowers.

They lie just as they were pressed. whei
glitiering with dew we took them from III,
garden. And some Of them are grouped a
white hands laid them--little tlank-ofering'
from pure, childish hearts. Hero violet
there pale red rose, almost turned I.anoAs
trian upon the fair beauty fthe spotless page
Flowers, wild flowers
In sheltered nook they grew"
Yes. just under the blossoming barbcry,
twining with the shining strawberry mixed,
with scarlet clover. and paley gold butter
cups. There they had been listening to the
music Of tiny stream Of silver that sparkled
when the bushes were parted, and sunbeam
let to angle for glance Of beauty. Il was a
pity to gather them, or Let them feel the pres
sure Of mortal lips. But the little, wild
things were so graceful.
When We look upon this folded spike Of
lady slipper. we mind us Of her who gave it.
Young Lillian, fresh aud lovely, with a brow
like saints but smile full Of sweet mischief.
She sleeps we'll in her white shroud to-day
flower so fair. that when we laid the mould
upon her. we looked to see an angel break
through, winged for Heaven.
What fragrance steals out from these old
pages sweet as the memory of love words,
spoken long ago.
Wont you never forget me p
That childish voice so plaintively earnest
those dimpled cheeks and deep eyes. and
the rich curls floating over and about them
Forget-me nots the soft tints slumber on
your silken leaves yet. But the blue Of her
eyes. We think sometimes it was stolen to
be wrought into the yiolets that summer
winds sprinkle on her little grave. And the
red on her cheeks. II was like the crimson
on the breast of that sweet bird that sings Of
on her little tombstone.
Faded Flowers the veins on your Pc
tails speak Of perished beauty the fresh life
hath dieG on your bosoms. Not so in ours.
the memory Of those who slept against our
heart-their little hands in ours. - Olive
Branch.
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NUmtCr 10.

CrRE FoR ERYsrrELAs Salem Oh
scyTer. Gays a correspondent Of an exchange
paper gives the public a cure for this distress
sing disorder from which be has been
great sufferer. lie says. ga simple poultice
made Of craDbcrries pounded fine. and ap-
piled in raw state. has proved 10 my case.
and number also in this vicinity. a certain
remedy" In his case. the pouliice was ap-
piled on going to bed and the next morning.
to his surprise. he found the il hanIatiOn near
y game, and in Two days be Kas ns well as ever
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STATEsHEN.-Gentlemen who SECURE the
respects of other people BY losing all respect
for themselves.
There are few great men in this or any 9TH
er country where knowledge Of this world
was not purchased by losing all hopes for the
next one.
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a0foptics good wees,
That see what is not 70 be seen"

% Said an old preacher once. Fellow
sinners. if you were told that BY going to the
top of those stairs yonder, (pointing to rick
city pair at one end Of Che church,) you might
secure your eternal salvation. really believe
hardly any Of you would try il. But let any
men proclaim that there was five hundred
dollars up there for 5ou, and III be bound
there would Be such getting up stairs as You
never did see"
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CHANCE FOR THE GIRLS The young
men mining for gold in Australia, have sent
homo for hundred single females, 10 make
wives of them. A vessel has been chartered
in England to carry out 560-their passage
to be paid by the hopeful Beuedicts on the
arrival Of the cargo at the gold digglugs.
Two hundred licenses are granted weekly
by the clergy. and as soon as an emigrant
ship heaves in sight. proposals are made to
every young lady on board. with speaking
trumpet.
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NJ The following is worthy Of attention

~ The following is worthy Of attention
cit has been discovered that feathers. ur.
skillfully dried and put in beds, are deadly 70
persons with weak lungs sleeping upon them.
Odd feather beds. Of double age on which
filth and disease have long fingered. are
bought, fixed up. and sDld as new feathers
often causing sickness and death in families.
Look to your feather beds Straw and husks
are lar chsper. healthier. and therefore far
preferable to feathers"
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CoNvEaTrvo SAT- WArER TO FRrsH.-
The Nsso York JotraaS ef Coninseycs says.
that Mr.. Ericsson, the Inventor OF the calo-
ric ship "is now making condensing appa-
rarus for the conversion Of salt water to fresh
during long voyages, for washing, drinking.
&c, capsule Of producing fror. 800 to 400
gallons Of pure water per day. He will thus
do away. not ouly with large eoal-banksrs
but water-tinks aud voyage may bc pro-
longcd to almost any extent.
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ArEcDoTE OF Get. CRocKErr.--Once
upon time, during debate in the U. s.
House of Representatives, on bill for IN
crcasing the number Of hospitals, enc Of the
Western members arose, aud observed l'
Mr. Spcaker--My opinion is that the
gineraZitv of mankind-in gi1leyak are dis
posed to take Disadvantages the gineyaIi-
ty-of mankind in gineyak"
(" Sit down, sit down." whispered the Coi-
onel. who sat near him. eyou are coming out
at the same hole you went in st. " y uoi
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10 They must have some rich soil in Or.
cgou. A child Of a shoemaker; IN one Of the
more fertile counties. bid few weeks since,
one Of his fathers boots ia hole dug in tho
vegetable garden. The next morning the
principal attraction ia the enclosure was a
leather tree. loaded with brogans.
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Wing principles are immutable as truth
and must, sooner or later, be adopted as the
settled policy of the country. A single
breath of popular sentiment may annihilstc
the late Locofoco plurality. and reverse the
fgures.-BHtle' (Pa) Wing.
For mercy's sake, then hold in Don't
blow of for little while, at least. Give
President Fierce half a chance, any how, be-
fore YOU let out .-gfemphis 1uDeal.
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EARLY IN THE FIELD.--The West Baton
Rouge (La.) Vis-a-vis has placed the name
Of Winfield Scott at the head Of Its columns
for President in 1856. Brownlow's Whig
does the same Tor Mr.. Fillmore, and the
Rcmney tVa.) Intelligencer proposes the
Hon, a. Ii. II. Stewart. the present Secre-
tary Of the Interior. Cor Vice President on
the same ticket with Mr.. Filimore. A
Wing paper Ia Berks county, Pa. has rais-
cd the flag of the Hon. Ed Stany. of N. O..
for President. while in several quarters. we
notice that Ex-Governor Jones of Tennessee.
is suggested as the Wing standard-bearer in
1855. VA I9vo E'fo is1 D.HTmglli sca t1a