The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-03-03

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&C A beautiful woman once said 10 Gen.
Shields, who, by-the-bye, is an Irishman.:
"How Is Il, that having obtained so much
glory, you will seek for me?"
"Ah, msdam," be replied, show Is Il
that you have so much beauty, should put
on the pant"
IRIsn PorSTs.-The following emphatic
declaration OF the celebrated Irish orator.
Sir Boyl Roche, has true national flavor
III the question is put to me, Mr.. Speaker.
LII answer boldly In the Affirmative, no. Z"
Another Irish member, said on ono occasion.
with similar felicity. "Sir, II I have any
partiality for the Hon. gentleman, It is u
partiality against him."
| u a gentleman 81 African extraction,
who used TO display his grinning combina.
lion OF ivory and ebony abou, tho streets of
indianapolis, was asked by,a white gentle,
man:
"How old are you. SamHn
/" Twenty-Five, Massa," was the reply:
I" but II you counts by the fun Is seen.
jest call me seyen,y.fve."
N One Of the readias, replies W. have
heard lately was made by an Irishman. A
gentleman travelling on horseback, down
East, came upon an Irishman who was
fencing III most barren aud desola,c piece
Of land.
What are you fencing in that lot for,
Pat! said he; ga herJ Of cows would
siarve 10 death on that land.n
"And sue, yer honor, wasn'it fencing
il 10 keep the poor basles out Of it,"
TnE TRUrn IN A NUTSHELL. The Boston
Journal, referring TO the fact that the demo-
cratic press Of the North generally oppose
the Nebraska outrage, thus pertinently
sums up the few exceptions
'ln short, the only democratic papers in
New England which advocate tho abandon
ment Of The Missouri Compromise, as flr as
we arc aware, are recipients of Government
patronage, and are edited by Office holders
under the general government"
GooD--Wc heard, lately, n little story
Of one of our lawyers. llo was engaged ia
an important case and was cross-Question.
ing a witness, whose character was i'm.
peachable, and whose testimony was rather
bothcrsomc. In vain did he crlss.cross
tho witness was firm. At last he ex-
claimed" We'll Mr.. - isn't there
something else !-IIavcnt you forgot some.
thing" The witness paused moment rs
it deeply rejecting, and answered, "Well
really, MIR. - can't reoolieei dnyihing
1 haze forgotten. The lawyer was decidedly
soM.-Br0okriRe american.
PRIcEs 81 YEARS AGO. Looking over our
file for 1871, we cast our eyes upon the pri-
ccs curren, OF February Of that year; and rs
an evidence that the present prices Of many
leading articles have not come up to that
time, We give few samples. Tho prices
given, it must be rccollcced, are the irhole-
sale the retail were of course higher.
Bacon, Is cents; barley, l24 TO $50;
beans 500 TO 450 per bushcl; butter, ship
ping. No. /. 81 cents, No. ., 22 cents corn,
81 30 to 10; coffee. 10 to 81 cents; cotton,
30 to 80 cents Virginia coal, 50 to SIS;
-four, Sl4 to Sl5; hay, SCI to $24 molas-
ses, 4S TO "a cents peas, $3.50 to 80; rice
cents rye It's to So; sugar, loaf % to
25 cents, brown, II to Is cents tea. hyson'
l,70, hyson skin. 81 ,souchong GS to IS cents.
Journal.
SoLoS ROBINSON, the author Of Hot Corn
Stories, is rather a mysterious personage.-
According 10 the papers, he has had an
eveniful career. Those who know him,
describe him as large man, 30 years old,
with patriarchal beard which falls nearly
TO his waisiband. He has been agricultural
editor Of several journals; was once an
in Madison, Ind; afterwards,
he kept tavern in Vermont; and subsequent
ly, he became Reform lecturer. Al
one period Of his life he was manager of
the old Columbia street theatre in Cinciu-
natl. While in this position he dramalised
" The Pilot" from Cooper's novel. |, did
not succeed very well, aud Robinson was
satisfied with one seasons experience ia
management. He was afterwards
engaged as secret mail agent, and was in.
s,rumenlal in detecting several depreJa,ing
He had been farmer in H.
what other business we know
"' Provisions Of the Constitution"
said Mrs.. Paringlon with an earnest mir and
tone for my part should be glad 10 see
'em. Heaven and all OF us knows proyis-
ions is scarce enough and dear enough, aud
if they can turn The Constitution to so good
n use am glad Of il. Anything that viii
have tendency 10 cheaper the necessities
Of life and here she laid her finger OH
the cover of her box and looked earnestly
at cracked sugar bowl in the "buhct in
The corner, containing the onion seeds, aud
bone buttons, and the scarlet beans, aud
The pieces Of twine long gathered from ac-
cumulative tea bags-"I am agreeable 10
il, aud il they turn the Constitution and all
The ships Of war TO carrying provisions, 4
am sure they will do more good than they
10 now a good many Of 'em." She hero
ran down like an eight day clock, and she
smiled rs Ike rushed in with his arms full
Of votes, and his face full of fun and mo.
lasses candy, and asked her il he shouldn't
give her "tig whicke'."-Boston Poa.
A SINGULAR BAnRIcADr. When Senator
Houston, of Texas, commenced his speech on
the Nebraska bill, on Tuesday, there were
piled up on his desk, forty.eight largo folio
and quarto volumes, besides several packa-
ges Of unbound documents, pamphlets, &C..
&C., forming barrier four feet above his
desk, and behindwhich, when seated, Mr..
Houston was invisible from tho front. This
array Of books, Mr.. II. said, was not to DO
taken rs an index OF the length fhis speech,
for be intended to be brief, but he "had COL
lected them in the Senate that it might be
seen how yoluminous was the record Of the
pledges and promises, negotiations and in.
luccmenis held out and made by the Gov.
crnment towards tho Indians, not one OF
which had ever been observed" lie then
went into defence Of tho Indians, and nr-
rnnd nnninsi their removal from the Nebras.