Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-02-24
The Newspaper Reader.

We were lately impressed most forciblv with the
advantages of being constant newspaper reader
travelling some distance from the city by railroad,
the seat before US occupied by two men, both
comfortably dressed but strangers to each other as
bhe conversation which sprung up between them
showed The conversation originated in some trivial
remark, and both seemed equally fluent in making
observations so long as the talk was about matters
coming immediately under their eve To listen to
them or to look in their countenances, YOU would
not have suspected that one was greatly superior to
Inc other IN intelligence. But the conversation
turned upon the weather-that fruitful topic-and
one OF the men spoke of the extreme cold which,
according to the newspaper statements had been
experienced this season in parts of the eastern
States. From the weather. the quoter of newspaper
authority turned to talk of the news from California
and that part OF it relating to the Walker Expe-
dition.
~, ne Walker Expedition repeated the other,
"What is that 2" 1.-THE California flhbusters. |
mean" said the companion 81 guess Santa Anna
will have difficulty IN driving them oun But from
the puzzled silence of the querist it was evident that
the answer was not very ineligible to him. After
some little effort 10 explain the allusion to the fill
clustering movement on the Pacific coast, the man
posted up In the latest perceived that he was
only dragging his neighbor beyond the sphere of his
knowledge, and the conversation ceased. In some
ten or fifteen minutes reached a station, and the
nonpluSsed gentleman took advantage OF the stoppage
to change his seat for near the stove where he
soon fell into comfortable doze.
We opened a conversation with our intelligent
nelghbor, discussed flbuslersm, got his opinion of
Nicholas, the Sultan. Prince Albert and Louis Ma
poIeOn, and coming back to home matters compared
opinions on these until the train reached his stopping
place. After his departure we occupied some min.
utes IN contrasting in mind the immense differ
ance between the man who reads the NEWSPAPERS
ana the man who does not rea them. The one fits
himself to discharge all the functions of a rational
social being while the other merely vegetables, de-
voting his lite to supplying his animal wants.
Our chlt-chat with the newspaper reader made part
OF our journey pass pleasantly. We became his
debtor to some extent though he told Us little that
was new; and if our share in the conversation was
an equivalent to him, this little bit of intercourse
equally profitable to both, though in tie nature OF
pastIme, will place terms of friendship and
good neighborhood should we ever meet again. The
man who was Ignorant of Capt Walker and his con
quering heroes and his dozen, and that. no doubt
was very agreeable to him, but he will never contrib
ute much to society by his explorations after bnowl
edge.-New York Sun.
New York MoRALs.--T noted Madame Restel is
again under arrest charged with producing abortion
1t appears that young GIRL between Is and years
OF age last summer fell victim 10 the artful man
ouervers of wealthy merchant. After the ruin OF
the girl had been effected, he induced her 10 take a
jaunt with him to Niagara Falls, Saratoga Springs
and other places, during the months of June. July
and August last. They passed as man and wife du
!
cured suit of elegant rooms up town, where they
resided until few days ago. when the girl repented
of her wrongs and divulged the secret of her past
life to her broken parents, which resulted in
arrest of Restell A warrant is out for the merchant
aS- Testimony of Captain c"not.-Extract from a
letter written to Mr. Stockbridge. Fountai Hotel Bal
tmore by Captain Canot brother to the celebrated phy
clan to the Emperor of France:
" You may inform Messrs Mortimer & Mowbray, that
they at liberty to make of in the support
of the good effects of Dr. Hampton Vegetable Tincture
as it has cured in five weeks, of Chronic lnammatory
contracted under tropical climates and of
ven years periodical duration have only used three bot
Ties and find that the deformed parts my
fast returning to their former natural appearance.
| have been under the treatment of several physicians
London and Paris without apparent benefit also while
IN New York, having tried the Thompsonian and Home
pathc remedies after having been ormened with galvan
batteries cold and aromatic baths and internal and
nal remedies, all to effect am, far cured by th
Hamptons Vegetable Tincture only Therefore, my deal
sir accept of the assurance of gratitude and believe
your well-wisher. THos. CANor''
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