Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-04

AMUSING RENINIscENcE. In the neighborhood OF
Charlotte North Carolina, (says the Charleston
Standard) there lived until within the last two
years. aged lady, whose many recoections of ear
ly life very interesting One, we remember,
afforded us great amusement. Gates had been de-
feated the shattered fragments Of his army had been
swept like the debris of tempest past her secluded
home; her father and brothers were all out under
some partisan leader, the tories were forming nue.
lcus of organization about the Waxhaw; and suppo-
sing this would attract the attention of her relatives
and seeing young man riding from that direction,
she was told by her mother to learn the news from
him.
She was buxom lass of sixteen summers, educa-
ted in the freedom of the country and being tolera-
bly, assured of her ability to cope with any body,
nothing 10th to go, and gave US the following
story of the meeting The lad seemed an honest
wel-meanng body, but not much in the way of
looks He was thin and awkward, and bilious; and
rode grass fed colt that reeed about So wondered
how in the world it carried him. "How do you do,
sir?" says I. How do you do, ?" says he.
Says /, (Which way did you come from?" 81
anything of our people down thereS" NO." says
he, but there some tories about there, and We
pops them down sometimes" Thinks l, you look
like funny fellow to pop anybody down, but did
not say so; Just asked him, "where you GO
ing? "fm going to uncle McDoweIrs I've had
the chills long time and want to stay up here
until get well" :. And what is your name p My
name is Andy jackson"
pearance of this young man so inde1iby impressed
upon her mind that she could never realize his inn
portance, and it always struck her as excessively
whimsical and ridiculous that such customer could
become President of the United States.
She had the difficulty with respect to Mr..
Polk.
She had known him when child; he would stay
for months at her house, and go to school with her
children and so easily outdone and so put upon by
other boys of his age that she could never form
high opinion of his abilities. She always from the
force Of habit called him little Jenny, and we think
never mentioned him in connection with the presi-
dency without feelings. of irrepressible amusement.
Poor old lady she stood for eighteen years alone
in the world, her children and grand children all
were dead and none could hear her indulging in
miniscences Of her early life without of how
great blessing it to her, to have rich store
of early memories
GoLDsBoRoUGH. We know of no town in the State
that seems to be in hourishing a condition as
Goldsborough You hear the artizans hammer
from dawn till twilight and almost every lot Rail
road Avenue, is occupied by handsome building
The Court House is on beautiful location and we
should not be surprised if it was the most handsome
building of the kind in the State. Mrs. Griswold's
Hotel is edfce that would do credit to any town.
and is managed precisely the right way (and
never saw more attentive and accomplished clerk
and superintendent than Mr. d. G. Lougee, who
seems to have been made just for that business
The Female College too, under the superintendent
of Rev. James Ii. Brent is another beautiful and
commodious structure, with accommodation for $50
boarders. This, by the way, is new enterprise,
and one which the citizens of Eastern and South
eastern Carolina ought to encourage, the exalted
reputation of MIR. Brent being sufficient guaranty
that it will be properly managed, while the healthi
of the location matter that is settled beyond
caviL Upon this subject we shall have more to say
hereafter.
One more evidence of the prosperity of Goldsbo-
rough is, the fact that three newspapers are publish
ed in the town,sand allsdoing well. We don't know
when We have seen place that we liked better, and