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Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-28
TIE BOY HEROES.
A sKETcH or EARLY WESTERN LIFE.
c CL l d I'd.

Philip opened the window without mo
wing from 'Re oe1, ana !" ""''6 uP''' i'S
le1laern hinges without noise. Inep he
threw OF :le sheet aud iIed the corner o!
IL to the STAPLE by which the "!huow was
hooked. The sheet was then let down Oh
the outSlae, and carefully The Dta'e coy
Ie, himself upon 1t. he enJoincd MS
brother not - move, ana then SIid nois-
le.sly down. The hounds had Just iouid
the msa,. and ,aey drew back at thei
masters beck, anG Philip gathered Inc
flesh all up. lie easily qnieied ihe ie.ih-
iul 5ru;es ar1 then he quickly TED the
n.ea, up in he sheet, There was light
lad Ter standing near 'he doghouse and set
tiay lh,su, q .ius. ,bc bcl.d'ng, PhilF
maie IT'S Wy back 20 h'S i';'ie .'i'' ana
when once Sate,y there he fu..e. The sheet
ln after him.
Tae strangers had no. been aroused, ami
with Il be ting heat tue by ;hanked u -.
lie haj oettormoJ All act slupie AS Ii may
apDear n, winch mauva stout heart would
have qaailei. The to5s growled as they
" cut back into their keaueI. aud II lhe
strangers heard them taev thought tie
poor eni;nals we're sroaiing over Tie FePasI
they had .uand
A.!~ug,h tie ..ounls ceased their noise
and ali vas qIIci. An h0if pissed aWay
and SO al another. Il must nave been
nearly midnight when the men moved a
esia. an; the lad, Philip. saw the rays OF
u candl- a,sn u, tnrough the cracks o;ihe
nJor on whicn stood h.s bod. lie would
nave novel - the crack where lie could
peep down, bu. at thli moment lie leoFd
a .nan upon Tie Ladder lie uttered 4
qaI:N ~"'s'T' & @ 80 D,o,' o' cam, a - ' 'bs -
perfectly siiil. ino man came 70 1'e ''i
OF ;ho ladder ana i'''u MS 's.s -, u - - "e
cOud look upon inc 'o)S' nc ic'.O"
seemed to be perfectly saiished mat they
were asleep lot nc o''', '1'''''0u ~ ','1
ground hoor alil theh rhiip c'ep' ~ INC
cracA' >,
tie sd" sae me-. 'aHe hhNes' aeu hed'l
them whispering
!. hi'i ''i' o'l' mn '','' o''''''' ., :
sum o'i0 =, - - ii,,lo 10 mn ,bo,.
money IL tiicSo .',''o o,''' W ''i0'
(Pointing To the scali''') ""N' "p' "o '"i
eas,l! 'aAe caro- ~ '"."' ~ IL
But we must XIII 'ho'i' "''' S'''' "ii''''
OF IN villains L.. i,
Les, re'uIiiea 'ue sp1'No'' w. ; VIZ
yonng ones hr5'' lney W. man" =" "0'''
anu s'a'' INC o'u ''''" up
rhi1iP hea,' oe'' win "'
% Do"h Tue e 'aio h;u $50 ] .i,Yym 1 ,n' ~
"hs,'efou ~ ",' ~ .to Craa. daa' ''
START up ''e W 49,, ,fas,onadi q -
ana ihfo" l. oPg ,'- =, - 90 -,
lei me uo9s Ill ''' i'o"'o, -
can, il look o1F .'' '"'"
CO.
Daniel quickly crawied oat t"fouS" III
lille window, an f1liip os'A7i u 'lAc "'''
crept TO the head OF the scal'ld' Two .
.he villains were just approaching th'
door OF his fathers sleeping room. They
had set the candle down on tho iioor' Sc
Ina, the light would shine into the be be,
room as The door was opened. fhili!
drew the hammer oil his rile DacE, ahI
rested the muzzis upon the edge oil Tie
boards.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-28

THE WAY 10 MAKE A DocToR "A Doc
tor in Ohio writes To his father thus; Dear
Daddy, concluded lie cum down an git
grinded into a Doclur. | hardly don't
think | was more than s ours afore out
l cum as slick wun as ever you seen.
Hale Columbia happy land.
If | nin't Dociur, I'll be hangd!
] pukes, purges. an swels EN-,
Then, if they Gi. wi-then | lets EN-. =
gets plente of custom, because they say
they dize eezy. When you rite, don't
forgit to put Doc,ur alore mi name.--
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-28

"How are you coun,?' said noted wag
TO spruce looking speciman of n genus
snob at the-hall Yesterday.
.'Sir exclaimed the indignant swell.
"who are you. and why do you call ne
coun.?'
"Why. l saw you counting oysters in
New York last week, and supposed
you were of royal blood" returned the
wog.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-28

band 10 all except my agents. his VIII
richly repay me. and will erect pub.
lie market OF stone al my own expense.
which shall be an ornament to the city.
and which, at the expiration of IA sprci-
fed number of yearS. shall revert to the
Government. with all the right and title
to the fishery
Tacon was pleased at the idea Of :.
superb fish market, VIII ich should event
raily rever; to the government. and also
at the idea of saving the large sum of
money covered by the promised reward
The singular proposition of the smuggler
was duly considered and acceeded to; and
Marti was declated in legal form 70 pos
sess, FOR the future, the sole light TO fish
in the neighborhood Of tie city. or To
sell the article in any forn. and he at
once assumed the rights that the order
guaranteed 10 him. Having liz his rowing
life learned all the best fishing grounds,
he furnished the city bountfuily with
the article. and reaptd yearly an i'm
nense profit. until, at the close os the
perioo for which the monopoly was
granted, lie was the richest man on the
island. According to the agreement the
fine market and its privilege reverted TO
the government at the time specified and
the monopoly has ever since been rigor-
ously enforced.
MaFti. now possessed OF immense
wealth, looked about him. 10 see in what
way lie could most prolita ply invest it
to insure a handsome and sure return.-
the idea struck him If lie could obtain
tue monopoly Of thea'ricals in Havana.
on such conditions as he had done that of
the right 10 fish eli is shores. he could
ii!flrthef increase his IL gotten wealth,
lie obtained he monopoly. on condition
that he shouil erect one of the largest
and fn,st theatres in tie world, which
lie did. locating the same Just outside
.he city walls. With the conditions OF
the monopoly the wr,eri is no. conver
sant.
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neighbor Of mine Squire Johnson) was
killed; it was valuable one, and the
Scuire's suspicion was ;mmedia tely fas-
tened on triling fellow in the neigh
boraood with whom he nad a dI dIiiicu.ty
By the name of Williams, as The perpc-
traitor OF the deed. but who indi q an:ly
repelled tie soft impeachment The
Squire. from his intimate acquaintance
with human nature. beliered, that he
could sutstaniiate the charge, by fel-
low of the name of Smith. and eccor-
diugly had him summoned as witness.
Tie trial was before Squire w. John S.
Faie. formerly OF tho Dark and Bloody
ground appeared for tie plaintiff. The
defence Was conducie,. By Gen. Ceylon
i. Brayser.
The witness Smith was called. and af-
ter being duly impressed with the So
lemn;y Of an oath, and of The impor-
,ance of posing to the tru!h, by Judge
w. Fale began:
You know. Mr. Smith. that Squire
johnson bull was killed ?
4 do says Smith.
And You olso know ,ha: Williams
killed The bun
Il do.
Your honor, says John, 'the testimony
is sufficiently clear and to the point,
think, to Justify tie commitment
One moment. Mr.. Smith, says Cey
lon, before you retire. You say that my
client WilliomS killed the bul?'
Il do
How far were you of when the bull
was killed 2
About four hundred yards
Did you see Williams Kill the bull p
No.
Did you hear the report Of the rife
when the bull was shot?'
No
Did you ever hear Williams, or any
one else, say that he killed The bull? 2
Il did not
Then. Mr.. Smith. if you were fcul
hundred yards. from where he was killed
didn't see him. didn't hear the report o
the rife, Williams nor any one else didn'r
tell you he dil il. please inform this
court how you know that my client. w
killed the bull?'
Smith though.a minute. and then said
4. 4 heard him drap. p.'-New York Spiri
Of the Times.
TIE LEARNED ELfPHANT.--'Thal'S Z
very kno win hanimal o yourn,' said a
Cccknev gentleman TO the keeper Of al
elephant.
'VeIy,' was the cool rejoinder.
He performs strange tricks and han
tics, does he?' inquired the Cockney
eyeing the animal through his glass.
'Surprisin. re,or,ed the keeper, we've
learned him to put money in that box W
there. Try him with crown
sThe Cockney handed the elephan, q
crown piece, and sure enough. he took il
in his trunk aid placed it in q box high ou
of reach.
well, that is very hextIaordinnry-
hostonishin,' ,ruly!' said the green one
opening his eyes. Now let's see him take
it out and hand it back
we never learned him that trick, re-
tor,ed the keeper. with roguish !eer, anc
turned to stir up no monkeys and punch The
hyenas.
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Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-28

gentleman travelling on horseback
down east. cane upon an lrishman who
was fencing in a most barren aud desc
late piece of land. "What are you fen
cling in that lot for Pat?" said he; "a herd
Of cattle would starse 20 death on that
land And shure. your honor. wasn't
| fencing it in to kape. the poor bastes
ou. Of it.'
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-28
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DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-

ISl den Sydney College, Richmond, Va.-The
sixteenth annual course of lectures will COM
mence on Monday the 10th day of October, 1853,
and continue until the 1st of the ensuing March.
The commencement for comforting degrees will
be held about the middle of March.
X, l.. Bohannan, NJ. D., Prof of Obstetrics and
Diseases of Women and Children.
L. w. Chamberlayne, M. d., Prof OF Materia
Medlca and Therapeutics.
Martin r. Scott. M. D.. Lecturer on Chemistry
and Pharmacy
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Surgical Anatomy.
CarerP. Johnson, M. D., Prof of Anatomy and
Physiology.
David H. Tucker, NJ, d. Prof of Theory and
Practice of Medicine.
Arthur Z. Peticolas NJ. D., Demonstration 0,
Anatomy.
The study ofpractica anatomy may be prose
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triaing expense.
Clinical lectures are regularly given at the col
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Sep 29-tf Dean of the Faculty.
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The necessary expenses of a full boarding student
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Refers 10 the Faculty OF the Columbian College
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