Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-03
HthLLn 'DE Tae TIMES.
THURSDAY March. Sd 1853,

"LJ iHe teHci"' tstHipiy ADJOURN
cj FRIDAY afternoon, alter II session Of
seven wcsks, during which but little
business ut any importance or bcnri,
10 the people Of the State was trans
acted. a new Maine Law has been
pae4ed which We have not yet had time
to read; we shall either pat Iish the law
or give II. full and carefully prepared
synopsis ol ii N few days, so that our
readers may fully understand Tho nature
and prov ielons OF The bull.
All the business which has been tran
sacted could have been disposed OF in
three weeks had the members been 81
IncIincd F; but the Providence delega.
lion, who are at home, many OF the
country members, and some from This
waJ, are always anxious Tor long ses-
sions and always vote against all pro-
positions 10 adjourn, until their con-
eclcnccs ialriy force them into the dis
charge OF Their duty at the eleventh
hour. II is quite lime tina, the Gencr-
i'll Assembly was composed of men who
Will strictly attend TO the business which
lEey ate sent there Tor, without wasting
Time, and then adjourn, and thus save
the State Il large amount OF money.
Ey-We have recently heard quite an
nmusin- anecdote Of one of The pe"y
teW ohcc-seekers, under the new Ad-
( III Inistra'ion, in This town; it 10 the
more interesting because Il is literally
tue. A few evenings since, several oi
the sympal'zcrs were spending the
evening together, talking over their
' chances, and devising the best means
OF defeating their respective rivals; one
gentleman had been showing the others
his recommend tion," appended TO
which was It long array Of names.
>fsarIulIy potent crowd Of witnesses 10
his Immaculate genns,' his genuine
democracy, lis devotion TO the party
and his admira le qualifications to dis
charge the iulcs oi the office which he
desires, 20 the satisfaction OF all, w,th
ernment. After Il while, he carefully
folded up his precious paper, encascd
tin parchment To preserve il from bc-
ing solled, and deposited il in his hai, as
ne supposed. The company dispersed
about ii O'Clock, each one feeling in
good spirits, for each had received con-
ISOLATION from the company. Our hero,
who, AT times, is rather ahsenl-minded.
repaired to his home, and taking OIL i,ia
hat "as about drrosiiing his vauahlr
document under his pillow, when 10, 10
his distressing anna cement: The gem Vi
his thoughts WAS mlssInS No pen can
describe the agony Of lis mind, no i'm
agnaton can conceive oi thc torture OF
into the rect carefully rcIraccd his
steps, examining every inch I" ground
over VII ch he passed on his way home,
but alas the lost treasure could uol
Z ae found ! Still he searched until long
after midnight, but his efforts were noi
crowned with success. A as', in ago
nzing despair, he returned honc: ami
walked the house until morning, when
he again searched tie streets, but with
40 better luck than he received the pre-
vious hight Finally hc wen, 10 the
house of the gentleman where he had
passed the previous evening, and with
ihc express on oi'a martyr on his lac +,
saveacd the grici which WAS knawlng
ii. his heart. The gentleman releveu
his distress by handing him the lost doc
ument our friend ptessca II TO his lips
and kissed it with eXtn,ic l"y. The
mystery was soon explained. Our hero
had deposited lis paper, the previous
evening, in the hat OF another gentle
man, by mistake and the last named
did not discover it until morning, whrn
he r,turned il TO the gentleman Of the
Louse where the mlsta,e WIS made
The recovery OF tins valuable paper
caus"d peace TO reign once more ia
Warsaw, and MiitOn- oh, ah.--pshaw,
we mean, Richard was himself again !!