Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-09-28

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FINDING A WIPE's ToxGuE.- Mr.. H. affronted
his wife, who to punish him, resolved 10 act
dumb when he was present and 90 vsll did she
MAINTAIN her, resolntion that O. week passed
away and not Q word did she utter in his. pre-
sence. She performed her household duties as
usual, but not a word did she speak He tried
to coax her out of her whim, but in vain. lat
last he tried the following plan To overcome her
resolution, by working on her curiosity7-the
most ungovernable of female propensiies. Re
turning one evening from his employment, his
lady sat there, as usual mute. The closet was
examined, thebed,room, drawers, boxes, shelves;
everything that could be possibly thought of
was overhanled,
His wife Was 'thqhk struck with astohishrnent at his
unaccountable behaviour, and SO NE proceeds
in his search. She became nvery,i psryously
anxioas to find out what he wag in search. Of.
What could it be? She looked in his face, if
possible, to CLEAN from his expression the OBJ
ject Of his search; hat no go, he was sober as
q Judge. He lifted the edge Of the carpet
looked under the table cover, and final y APP
preached her chair, looked under it and even
going so far as to brush her dress partially
aside, as If what he sought might be- hid there.
She could stand it no longer. She burst out
lleu"Bob, what are you looking for? p,s III,
He smiled aud answered lst
Your tongue, and I've found il. - ''''+
II TIrLEs.--In a letter addressed by General
Charles Lee, of the revolutionary army, 70 Pat
There i ] Bsfbarism me- ccrept iinriatno IN iatnoiig us,
that shocks me extremely. % mean thoss tinsel
epithets with which we are hespattesed, his ex
celency and his honorl the honorable president
of some honorable convention. This fulsom
nauseatipg cant may be wen enough adapted to
barbarous moharchies, or To crafty the unadnL
terated pride Of the magnifdian pomp0ns sris
tocracies; but in a. great free, manly lcommon-
wealth, it is quite abominable. For my own part,
l would as lief chew bitter aloes as be cfamfned
with your excellehcy, with whieh'I am daily
pesteredl How ranch more otrue diEnitygwas
there in the, siMplioity of address lamong, the
Romans, Marcus Tgllius Cicero, Decimo Bruto
| Inspiratori, or Caio Marcello Consult, than in
his Exceilency Major General N oodie, or the
| Hon. John Doodle. NY objections are perhaps
trivial and whinsical, but 4 cannot help stating
theme Thereiore, should 4 4, o sometimes address id
| you without tacking on your excellency you
| must not esteem II d mark Of personal or Off
cial tisrespect, but the reverse. yssai9sa lGds
80 General Lee would find in. the present age
abundant materials for his satirical pen. We
seem to have more than, made up for the loss
of noble titles by the abundancc 6f others within
| the reach Of republican, iAvention. I'VE have
not given up the title of Exeellsncy, and ~ for
g sIHonorsble,' we are, all honorable men,"
The next step will be TO confer the title of Ex-
cellency and Honorable on the wives Of Presi-
dents and Judges; for, why should the fair sex
be excluded from the benefits Of An ambitious
ar'stecracy5 iri.p, - sla sn@o3 . stssa.
bTHIsEr Ann CasHiiExR sC'oArs IN SorTH
CAR0LIxA srr Mss AaSe,i psesiyed, through the
hands Of Col. A. G. sumner, two samples Of
beautiful silky snow-white Cashmere wool, from
Dr. James X. Davis III South Carolina These
samples are from the otfspringo certainT Thibet
| and Cashmere goats, brought home from the
mountains Of Persia by DR.. Davis, for the pur-
| pose of trying the experiment of introducing
| these animals among the wooLgro~ers of the
| United States uss.fisas dsiDDq III etliiJa
1t will be remembered, ithaL some, seven or
eight years ago; Mr., Davis, at the invitation Of
| the Sultan, went over to Turkey to try the in
PRODUCTION Of the cotton culture into that coun-
try upon that superior systemi aof caltyation
which has given to- our ilaoufhern States the
monopoly Of the raw material in the great mar
kets of the world. Mr.. Davis, upon this honor
able and benevolent mission, Carried with him
the seeds Of the best varieties Of soathesn cot
ucCCobuxy oSukNusstAx
plements, &C., for the enterprise, I,,,..,,ei
After his arrival at Constantipople he was
encouraged by the Sultan to send for his family.
| Mrs. Davis received the summons lat Charles
ton, and with her seven cliildfen--tke Oldest of
whom was boy of ffteen--7she promptly un-
dertook the long and hazardous journey to the
confines of Asia. She set ont on this long Jour-
ney, not only With her seven children, but with
seven or eight negro slaves, raised on, asS South
Carolina cotton plantation, to Join her husband
at StambouL From Liverpool to France, and
thence across the continent Of Europe to Ma
pies, thence BY sea to Constantinople, she pass
ed in safety, and safely arrived at her destina-
ton without accident, or any serious trouble or
detention. DIR. Davis had found that the Turks
and the slaves Of the Turks were wholly incom-
petent for the cultivation Of a cotton field upon
the American plan, and hence the extraordina-
ry expedient Of bringing to his. ida detach-
ment of his own field hands from South Caro-
lima. The experiment finally failed Even had
the soil and the climate proved favorable in the
highest degree, (which was not the case,) the
ignorance, preindices, and indolence of tho
Turks in agricultural affairs, were :insurmount-
| able impediments to, success
Mr.. Davis, however, from that spirit Of libe-
rality which has been so frequently illustrated
| in the history Of the reigning Sultan, was not
permitted to return home empty handed. Be-
| fore his final return westward, however, under
the special protection Of his Oriental Majesty,
he made the tour Of the Holy Land, and pene-
1 trated into Persia. I'm these travels he picked
up his Cashmere and Thibet goats, and a pair
Of a peculiar breed Of Asiatic cattle, called
water oxen, from their amphibious nature.
Such is the history Of these samples Of Cash
mere wool now lying upon our table. A spe-
cial correspondent detailed from this Office in
] the spring Of 1851, to look after the South
Carolina secessionists and their preparations for
| war nafhered these particulars from visit to q