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POLLY GRAY AND THE DOCTORS,
BY SEBA SMITH,

THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF MAJOR JACK DOWNING
1t was dark, rainy night in June, when
Deacon Gray, about ten o'clock in the even
ing, drove his horse and wagon up to the
door, on his return from market.
"Oh dear, Mr.. Gray" exclaimed his wife,
as she met him at the door, "I'm dreadful
glad you've come; Polly's so sick, I'm afraid
she won't live till mornin', if something
amt done for her."
"Pol!y is always ailing," said the deacon
deliberately; q guess it's only some of
her old aches and pains. Jest take this box
of sugar in; I've been setting on it this
hour to keep the rain off,
"Well, do come right in, Mr.. Gray, for
you don't know what desput case she is
in; dare MT leave her minute"
"You are always scared half to DEATH"
said the deacon, I" if anything ais Polly;
but you know she always gets over it again.
Here's coffee and tea and some other no.
tions rolled up in this bag" handing her
another bundle to carry into the house.
"Well, but Mr.. Gray, don't pray stop for
bundles nor nothin' else You must 20
right over after Doctor Longley, and him
here as quick as you can
"If it's only Dostor Longey she wants.
said the deacon carelessly, 81 guess she
amt SO dangerous, after all"
"Now, Mr.. Gray, jest because Doctor
Longley is a young man, and about Polly's
age, that you should make such an unfeel-
in expression as that, think is too bad"
The deacon turned away without making
any reply, and began to remove the harness
from the horse.
''Mr. Gray, amt you going to the doctor?',
said Mrs Gray, with increasing impatience.
"rm going to turn the horse into the
pasture, and then I'll come in to see about
it," said the deacon.
A loud groan frsm Polly drew Mrs. Gray
hastily into the house. The deacon led his
horse quarter of q mile to the pasture;
let down the bars and turned him in put
all the bars carefully up; hunted round and
found a stick to drive in as wedge to fas-
ten the top bar; went round the barn to
see that the doors were all closed; got an
armful Of dry straw and threw it into the
pig pen called the dog from his kennel,
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GREAT MEDICAL DIc0VERY. !.

WITH such testimony, no stronger proof can be
w given, unless it be trial this wonderful Hamp
toms Vegetable Tincture
Let the athictedread read!
BAREELLvILLE, ALLEGANY COUNTY, (Md.,)
May 4, 1852.
To Messrs. Mortimer d Mowbroy:
DEAR SIRs: In justica to Or. Hampton's Vegetable
Tiucture, wish to il form you that taken sick
on the Sd day Of January last, with affection of
the stomach, bowels, ana kidneys. 1 was attended
by four eminent physicians for more than two
months alto little or no effect. had scme know
ledge the great virtue in HamptOns Tincture from
one bottle which my wife had taken two years
sin
1 to the conclusion that I would take no
moremedicine from my physicians, but try the
Tncture; and l am happy to inform you had not
taken it two days before 1 felt its powerful in
iuence upon my stomach. l have continued using
the Tincture. ard am able to leave my room and
eat any common diet without much inconve-
nence or pressure on my stomach
The afflicted their friends daily visiting me,
to learn of the great virtue there i'll this Tncture
of Uami'tons.
one especially from young lady who has been con-
fined to her room twelve months, with a disease of
the head affecting the brain.
Respectfully yours, L. W. HALL.
On the peru,ancy of the cure hear him. Still
another letter from the above!
BARRELLvnLE, ALLEGANY COUNTY. (a1d.,)
October Is, 1852.
Messrs. Mortimer G Mooodruy:
DEAR SIRS: am happy to inform you that this
day finds in the enjoyment OF good health, by
the use of Hamptons Tincture and the blessing
of God / am enabled to pursue my daily
tions as usual. and have great desire that the
afflicted should know the great curativ powers of the
Iincture.
with respect, yours, E. W. HALL.
THE ALMOST MIRACULOUS CURES made by
IIamptons Vegetable Tincture on our most respect
able citizens-Inen well known and tried-we chal-
engc thu world TO show anything record in .nedi-
cine 10 equal it. Many hundreds rhO hare felt its heal
ing poucerS henr the same testimony.
BALTIMORE, July g. 1852,
Mtssrs. M1rtimer d Mowbrdy: Gents Last Sep
dreadful ulcer formed my right leg Getting bet
ter of this last November took deep cold, which
led to what my physician told me was bilious
peurSy which left me with constant, deeply seat
I'd. and paint1l cough having no rest day OR night,
and constantly throwing up from my lungs a thick
matter | became much emaciated, growing weaker
every day and Keeping bed the greater part of the
time. My friends thought | had the consumption,
and times was also of the same opinion. At this
stage of my iiseast after having tried many and
rious remedies. without success, friend advised me
AMI procured me bottle. which now pronounce the
greatest mcuicne l took. Before had taken
half the contents Of bottle | felt much i'm
proved: and I.oW, having. taken but iUrO bOtteS my
cOuga and Idi'aS hOUe ensety ieft me, and am ena
bied to attend TO business. | truly say that,
with the blessing Of God, I have been restored to
the health now enjoy by the use of this most in
valuable medicine. Yours, WESLEY ROCK,
Schroeder, near Saratoga street.
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DAILY EVENING STAR.
Written for the Olive Branch. !
POVERTY.
BY MRS. c. w. DENISON.

Did you never see it painted,
Like guide board by the way,
On the pinch'd and hungry features
OF the beggars pallid clay?
Did you never in the gutter
See it clutch at putrid meat,
That the well-fed dog, refusing,
Trod in mire beneath his feet?
Did you never see it sending
Fair young beauty thro' the storm,
Frozen tears upon her lashes,
Frozen rags about her form?
Did you never see it lying
Dying in the hovel old,
Little children, fever smitten,
Perishing with want and cold?
Did you never see it stamping
Crime on childhood's sunny brow?
Yonder hollow-visaged infant
Bears its burden even now.
Did you never see it branding
Manhood's soul with foulest sin,
Knocking at his hearts deep chamber
Till he let the tempter in?
Did you never see it glaring
From the lost ones stony eye,
No consoling voice to tell her
''He of Nazareth passeth by"
0! if you have never witnessed
What frail nature can endure,
Forth from GU: your heated parlors
Go to seek and save the poor.
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PORTSMOUTH, Va.,) Aug. Is, 1851.
Mr. j. E. Boush-Dear Sir: Viii am in general
opposed to Patent Medicines candor compels to
state that / have great confidence iii the virtues
of IIamptons Vegetable Tincturc. For several
months past have used il in my family, ami in Iy
spepsi&, loss of appetite, dizziness, and general de-
bility, with entire So far experience
extends, therefore, l take pleasure in recommends
ing it to the afflicted safe and efficient remedy.
VERNON ESkkIU}E,
For sale ty c. Stott e. Co., Washington, y. c.
Wallace Eiliot. cor. I and 18th Sts
D. b. Clarke. Md. av. d tn st
j. Winner, 9th ST., near Louisiana av.
3IcIntire's, cor and 7th st.
Gray Ballantyne, 18th St, near L.
K. S. L. CisseIi, Georgetown.
c. c. Berry, Alexandria, Va.
And by Druggists generally. every here.
MORTIMER Il MOWBRAY,
General Agents, Baltimore st.
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I'D AFRAID sue lying, SAID Mrs. Gray,
as the deacon entered.
'Iou are always scared half out of your
wits, said the deacon, If there's anything
the matter I'll come in as soon as I've
took off my coat and boots and put on some
dry ones"
Mrs. Gray ran back to attend upon Polly;
but before the deacon had got ready to en-
ter the room, Mrs Gray screamed apain
with the whole strength Of her lungs.
"Mr. Gray, Mr.. Gray, do make haste.
she's in fit''
This was the first sound that had given
the deacon any uneasiness about the mat.
ter. He had been accustomed for wears TO
hear his wife ''worry" about Polly. and
had heard her predict her death so often
from very slight illness, that he had come
to regard such scenes and such predictions
with as little attention as he did the rain
|
word fit was something he had never heard
applied in these cases before, and the sound
of it gave him strange feeling of appre-
hension. He ba! just thrown off his boots
and put his feet into dry shoes, and held n
dry coat in his hand, when this last appeal
| fo nd i
hasten into the room
"Polly, what's the matter now" said
the deacon, beginning to be somewhat agitat-
ed, as he approached the bedside.
Polly was in violent spasms, and needed
not the inquiry. The deacon took hold of
her arm, and repeated the question more
earnestly and in a tender tone
"You may as well speak to the dead"
said Mrs. Gray; " she's past hearing or
speaking"
The deacons eyes looked wild and his
face grew very long.
"Why didn't you tell me how sick she
was when 1 first got home?" said the dea-
con, with look of rebuke.
"I did tell you when you first come,'
said Mrs. Gray, sharply, "and you didn't
take no notice On it''
"You didn't tell me anything about how
| -. IL Il, ~,
spoke jest as you used to, when she wasn't
hardly sick at ALL"
The subject here seemed TO su6side by
mutual consent, and both staod with their
eyes fixed upon Polly, who was apparently
struggling in the fierce agonies of death In
few minutes, however, she came out
of the spasms, and lay perfectly quiet. The
deacon spoke to her again. She looked up
with wild delirious look, but made no an
swcr.
"Tll 60 for the DOCTOR" said the deacon,
sit may be he can do something for her,
| though she looks 10 me as tn0upu IL was Il
gone goose with her.
Saying this, he put on his hat and coat
and started. Having half mile to 60, and
finding the doctor in bed, it vas half an
hour before before he returned with Doctor
Longley in his company. In the meantime
Mrs. Gray had called in old Mrs. Liyermore
who lived in the next door, and they had
lifted up Polly up and put Clean pillow
upon the bed, and q clean cap on her head
and had been round and /" "slicked up" the
room little, for Mrs. Livermore said,
Doctor Longlcy was such nice man she
loved to see things look tidy where he was
coming to-
1To be Continued.
ES% "Och, Misther W, and is your
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MECHANICS BANK, GEORGETOWN.

THIS INSTITUTION is now doing General Bank
| ing Business. Office under tfe Union Hote', cor
ner Bridge aud Washington streets, Georgetown, %
CT where its notes will be redeemed in specie.
- ~. Etfe- F. W. CONCu, Cashier.
GEORGETOWN, Cd. c. 1852
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F. A. TUCKER,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
UNDER NATIONAL HOTEL,

UNDER NATIONAL HOTEL,
IS FULLY prepare, in his usual style, to supply
i his customers and the public with the various
articles OF WEARING apparel appertalnng to gen.
tlemans wardrobe
Members of Congress and strangers, visiting the
city are invited to call and examine his goods, con-
ssting CT Cloths Of various grades coors al manu-
factures and all sorts of Cas- simeres Ve ting &C.
dec 16
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R. q. LAsKEY,
Attorney and COuns nseller-at-Lav.

DRACrICES in the Courts Of the District, and
L prosecutes claims of every description before the
several Executive Departments and before Congress.
Is Office on Louisiana avenue near Sixth street.
dec 90
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NEW AND SPLEaDID GOODS.
w RITING Desks Ladies Work Boxes
w Genrlemens Shaving Cases
Eight-day Clocks, q superior article
Porte Monaies Bird Cages, &c. received and for
sale low the 7th street Fancy Store, I'd below E.
: dec D. 4. HAMMOND
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1To be Continued. |

ES% "Och, Misther W, and is your
father we'll? and is the ould jntlernan liv-
in ?''-(both questions in one breath.
"No; he has been dead many years, was
the reply.
"Faith. and if had known when he died.
I would certainly have been at his funeral
l know if the ould jintleman was hvin', he'd
be glad to see me at his funeral
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WITH such testimony, stronger proof can be
w given unless it be trial OF this wonderful Hamp-
toms Vegetable Tincture.
Let the affictedread read
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-15


A correspondent writes as follows to the Albany
Journal
The newspapers seem to be much engaged in dis
Cussing the case OF Edymoin, who recently obtained
from Governor Seymour n pardon from the State
prison, by forging petition, &C., upon which the
pardon was granted. II is supposed to be new case
under the sun.
But the case is not without precedent. Allow
me to relate an occurrence which took place more
than thirty years ago, in Herkimer county.
A notorious old rogue by the name Of Barnes was
convicted OF grand larceny and sent to the State
PRISON at Auburn. In the course Of few weeks
after being sent to prison, Barnes was found parad-
ing the streets Of Herkmer vllage and ostentatousy
showing pardon signed by Governor Clinton. I
think 1T was in the year ISIS or 1919.
letter Was addressed to the Governor inquirng
upon whose recommendation he had granted the
pardon.
In reply the Governor sent up petition purport-
ing TO have been signed by David Hall, First Judge
of the county; Robert -h lemaker, Sheriff; by the
County Clerk and District Attorney and by various
other persons, giving an account Of the trial and
conviction OF Barnes, and stating great variety OF
reasons why he should not have been convicted and
praying for his immediate pardon. The petition and
signatures were all forgeEies.
In this case no person supposed that the pardon
could be treated as a nuty and Barnes be again
committed to the State prison. The Governor had
exercised an unquestionabe prerogatve in granting
the pardon and it could not be revoked or annulled
In the case that has recently occurred | have no
doubt that the second imprisonment of the man
after Governor Seymour had granted pardon, was
whole Illegal
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The Regattas mt Gree1posf. Ii.


The regatta Of Saturday last attracted unusual
attention here. Notwithstanding the rain and the
heavy wind blowing, the several boats came up
braveiy TO the start. The competitors were eight
In number, and we venture to say that finer coec-
tion OF yatcbs OF this size has rarely been witnessed
anywhere. The strong wind and heavy sea encoun-
tered during the race proved also their strength and
Capabilty Those who love this manly and health.
ful sport and who were not present, missed spec.
tace well worth their seeing.
The race extended from q stake-boat anchored
opposite the Railroad wharf around Shelter Island,
and back TO stake again distance twenty-five miles
The time made by the winning boat was Oh. 27m.,
and IL, we believe, the shortest on record.
Tie steamer ACawam, crowded with elated or
anxious passengers, brought up the rear.
single accident only, marIed the general plea
sure OF the race. The daring little Invanhoe, owned
by Mr.. Berry Of this place while returning, was up.
Set within half mile Of the wharf Fortunately no
injury was done to nan OF boat, aud her crew e.
capped without even the bath usual to such an c:ca-
sion.
The frst prize silver pitcher-was awarded to
He Restless.
The second prize silver goblet-to tie Paragon.
The race on Monday was somewhat less exciting
the wind being lighter.
The llst prize was awarded, az o. Saturday 70
the Restless.
The second prize to the Golden EAGLE, Of New
London.
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From re NeS Uflo4os Delta. Aug
Capt Jonas p Levy, who has grant to open
communication across Mexico, through the Alyarado
river to the Pacific, has arrived in the city with his
engineers, intending to proceed Immediately to Vera
Cruz, to enter uOcn the execution of his project.
This route starts at Vera Cruz thence to Alva-
RADIO, ard up the river of that as far as navi-
gable ard thence it il contemplated to construct
Acapulco and Tehuantepec, which is pronounced
one Of the finest harbors the whole coast.
Capt. Levy enters upon this grand design entirely
on his own responsibility, and appears to be san
guine Of success.
Last year he offered to contract to take the mail
TO San Francisco from New Orleans, in twelve days,
for $4,000 This proposition caused the failure Of
Ramsey's contract, viii ;h demanded $500 900 for a
like service. We hope Capt Levy may succeed in
bis design. TEE routes we have the better for
the country, and the nearer they are to Vera Cruz
the better for the commerce and prospects of New
0rle2na
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sEGrLAR SroRY.-We learn, says the Memphis
lphig. from a reliable source, that as a married
couple were travelling on a steamboat, bound from
sew orleans to an upstream port, the man sick
ened and died. When The boat touched az Memphis,
the bereaved and distressed widow landed with the
corpse, on undertaken was sent for, who came and
took the measure for coffin The coffin was pre-.
pared, the body deposited therein, and all was in
readiness to take the mortal remains of that dear
husband TO its last final resting place. The lady,
with all the fond affection and deep love of wife,
begged the privilege Of taking one more look, Ia t
parting kiss, on him who more dear to her than
al Others upoD Garth. The lid Yves taken OFF and az
tears, and smotbering those cold lips with warm
kisses SORT Of consciousness and symptoms Of life
became apparent the body was taken from the COT
in, and physician sent Tor. Our tale is soon told
The man coon became convalescent, and but few
days since TIE happy couple took passage from Mem
phis on On upstream beat, and are en- route for
their place 81 destination. But for that fond loving
wife, The husband might now he lying 10 a cold,
damp grave.
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MARITIME INTELLICENC
Movements az Ocean Steamers.
Port OF New YoxJs, August III, 1853.
ARRIVED
Steamship Roarobp CAvendy Pichynond SC Ia I.

ARRIVED
Steamship Roarohe, cayeSdy, Richmond, SC. to Lad
lam 4 Iletsapts
Ship George Washington (o Bostonl Cummings Liver
pool 20 dayl, With 100 passengers, 10 Williams Guion
july H. lat 70 go Ion 43 90 passed whaling bark GseJ
houpd, CT Westport, ogt ccaise.
sni? Jsre Walsh (of Yarmouth, Me), Thomas, Liver
pool % days. with 30 psgsengers to Ne5mth son.
snip star Republic, share Galveston, "a days, 70 Hus-
sey MprraI. Aug lat % lon 81. spoke ship Ffances
81 Portland, from N0reans for Antwep 3D. lat % ~
lon 81 TO- spoke sloop OF wsr cJane, from Psnsacola
Ter Port mouth. MI.
sho star II the South (pr), Smith, liverpool jane ~
With 20 rsssengers, 10 Wilmington July 20 1T Al 20,
or As rs role chip Cora Linn, from Glasgow for Ne
Y0k 81 days out; 3lst at "a g. on SO 40 spoke bark
piIcsss cf Yarmouth NJ from Greenock for Boston, As
DAYS ovt.
sbp o'coFn Coz Boston) Poland Antwerp, 80 days,
vith liz pasi epgers, 80 Ed HuIlbut & Co.
shp HnCson Nelson, Gis gow, fS Days, with . pa7.
sefctfa "a Durham & Dimon Jnly 2ith lat &C TO- lo1
81 20 spoke Or ship Cathorine, Black, from Qiebes TO-.
I0ld0D.
slip rar tbsris, Tboof, Liverpool 10 DAYS, 10 Buck
& Co.
snip Tampelt tof BaIHumO. Fulton Hayre, 81 day.,
With aSc pa 'sergers, to W Neiloa 4 Sons.
Sh,p Pfesidsnt Srdt (Trrml. Meyer Bserssr a. da-s
win 2sS gss~spgsrs, 70 L u " B1rcassd