Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-05-13

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than at any other season, or if there is anything
in the atmosphere calculated to render this patient
and much induring class of men more th' n usually
cautious about these times. Something must &c the
matter for in the last batch of exchanges WHICH we
lave opened we notice than half copying, with
vast uncton long andspicy piece from the redoubt
ed i Fanny Fern" in which no mercy is shown tol
the individual denominated therein " The Bore OF
the Sanctum" Do bores, like flies and mosquitoes
multiply and become rampant with the advance OF
gle season There used, "long time ago." to be a
ryysterious individual in the city of Philadelphia
known as the man with the military walk !; where
he bibernated no man could tell but, punctual as
the day he made his appearance on the first OF
Nav. encased in very severely starched suit OF
Summer garments and straw hat, in the which he
did parade the shady side Of Chestnut street. chiefly
in front of the State House, andwhat used to be the
United States Bank stiff ASA ramrod turning Meth
er to the right hand nor the left, at uniform pace
of about two miles an hour. Some thought be had
but one salt and could not appear until Summer
others, again, thought he had cork legs and could
not turn but at certain angle and some even went
50 far as to say he was cork man all over. He
might have been Bourbon Prince, and been able,
for auEat we know, to have given solution of the
Bon amongst u.s. But newspaper curiosity was
BAfHed. He held his peace, nor could anybody say
that he ever spoke. If he has since died, we would
venture to bet that he made no ign Perhaps
he died easy. having less to do in that line than
most people, his legs giving him no trouble since
the pains of dissolution do not set very hard upon
cork Stat nominis unsbra." 1.-The man with
the military walk
Talking of alternating. A gentleman told us
Yesterday that, somewhere in the upper part of
town. there is little dog with skin as smooth and
hairless as a lady-a colored lady, we suppose. The
little fellow makes his appearance in warm weather.
How he gets along in Winter, can't say. Per-
haps he wears sort Of garments. but if so, how
can he contriye to wag his tail and if dog can't
wag his tail, what is the of his being dog?
Taking Of tails the scientific world is considera-
bly, exercised with regard to comet unfolding some
several million miles of tail, which, they say, ought
to have been here in lS48 but has failed to fulfil its
engagements, or as the French SaUants have it, to
present itself in the rendezvous. Loud complaints
were beginning to be raised against the unpunctuaty
of the celestial visitor which waited for like a
Steamer over DUE when HoIlandcr named BONNIE
made an explanation on its behalf, showing that
although its period of revolution as observed since
l04, had been about 294 years. and its last appear
ance was in 1856, which would bring it back in
l848, still he had calculated soppages on its last
trip and convinced that the duties of poiteness
had detained it little longer than usual this time
but that it would be along between 1856 and SO
sure 1t had been put out of its way little to
accommodate other celestial bodies, besides stopping
to wag its long tail in token of recognition to
other tadpoleshaped wanderer. So ends the homy
Our Table.
Even our literary notices have been very consid-
erably neglected of late and we know not whether
VIC have much acknowledged the receipt of
Gedey for May. We know that we have not Of
Blackwood for April, q number distinguished by We
~ decided ability and containing many very read
able and pleasing articles among the rest, review
with extracts from book entitled Twenty years in
the Philippines" Lady Lees Widowhood is continu-
ed. Upon the whole, Blackwood is indispensable to
tho man who would keep the run of English, and,
indeed, European politics and Literature.
The May No. of the Medical Examiner, and of
the illustrated Magazine of Art, are also at hand-
The first published in Philadelphia, by Lindsay &
Blackiston, the latter in New York, by Alexander
Montgomery, at So per annum Well worthy of
support.
We have also received three or four pieces of Mu-
sic, which have, learn, the merit of being simple
and pleasing" Lille Clyde" " Mountain Kate
"Old Bob Ride" and another piece of which we
have forgotten the name. James Boswell, publish
or, Baltimore.
Also, the illustrated News, and Gleasons Pictori-
al, have been placed upon our desk by S. w. Whit
aker Bookseller, Market street.
"THE POPULAR EDUCATOR" for May, by Alex.
Montgomery, II Spruce Street, New York, and for
sale at the Book Store of S. w. Whitaker, Market
Street. has been placed on our table by the latter
gentleman. Price 25 cents per No. tits very neat
ly executed.
independent Order of Odd-FelIows.
The Grand Lodpe of the State mot boro vostardov