Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-04-24

well nigh as ACKNOWLEDGMENT Rul ,he
subject was not once named aileTward ~
Nothing would have been more easy, more
natural, or more sale for them than 10 hate
INDUCED IN iiraIe against our henous sin;
but h would have been like Bsaiing an un-
armsd captive. and Bsi,on would norda il.
| An aged gentlemen said jpceselj,l .Wha.
is the reason thai, you Americans ara the
creates, boaslers in The woild7"
( a"Simply because we have the greatest
country In shs world. s Five hundred miles
travel lakes you IRON one extremity OF your
country 10 .tN. ,o,her; you must 60 three
thousand. miles before you fairly ae, inio
sours Pile'1p yotr mountains one GpoD
another. end set t,heus "a One ,f0nt ianie6s5
ranges, and you wiIlscsrce ofsi0ee n ihal
yso as<s 1,tis'e1I t1i'|71' a 81 |,HI Nl'
your cascsdes t0gethef, and add 10 them nj.
agara, and 4. will be bui,as ihe fly upon the
bulls horn. Ugise, all your sTesms, and
pour Them into The Mississippi tonight, and
The people on i,s banks will moi know. when
they ge. up tomorrow, that any thing has
happened.' Thsnstio abundance cl land
and water we add abundance OF milk and
honey, Of corn and meat The Mississippi
Valley nlone would vic,ual lhe wo,ll." = Y
"True," he replied, "you have some grea,
but you are wanting in others
Fur example: tha. which gives 10 England
i,s manufacturing importance, and which
makes our cities Of the north ou,grow our
tnF al ~ .knk Z
seems 10 me that the absence Of nobility is a
great social disadvantage. Ii is nobility
which gives dignity, elevation and polish to
society" ,"aT iisaafuig Blk j5 M Z g6
1--WE sfe no. altogether destitute Of coal,
We have one small bed, called the coal field
Of illinois. which runs through Ohio. lndi.
ana, and Illinois, which is larger Than the
whole Of England; and il YOU will wait I'LL
we scoop some Of IL oui.l and then bring
your island over, we will drop il in. and
thus annex you. As to nobility, it, perhaps.
has never occurred 10 you thar we have no.
body 10 make mobiles or. We realize Pyr.
rhus's idea Of ihs Romans--a nation OF
kings" Then. with all the pompousness |
could assume, | made my bow and said.
"You are now in the company o: one Of The
royal family Of the United States Of Amer.
ica.fs OH. a-3 sG iyWH tsl! ~,
| was expecting q ,li,ile bandinagel In, re.
ply; but the company was so polite that they
listened and replied with all the gravity and
measured decorum Of philosophers. Shakes.
pease' has drawn this peculiarly Of BRITISH
character ia The precepis Of Polonius: t Z
"Give thy thoughts no tongue,
Nor any unproportioned thought his act.
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar; st
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks Of steel,
But DO not dull thy palmwith entertainment
Ofeach new Matched, unfedgeo comrade. Beware
Bear It, that the oppiessor & &sy bsi%SSrs Of thee.
Give everv man thy ear; but few thy voice.
Take each's man censure but reserve thy judg-
ment. ICES ''I!sh 81 ah
You will find exceptions as you will 10 ev-
ery general rule. met with one on my
return passage. He was young parish
priest. We had scarce Sc. sail, before he
Was playing with some French children, and
seeking through them, an Acquaintance with
their parents. Next he is skelching. in pen.
Gil, ,Ile couh,enances Of the sessick passen.
gers, and drawing crowds around him, who
laugh over his shoulders ashley gaze upon
his carica,ures. Presently he is pronlena-
ding with some ladies'. TO whom he has beg
ged an introduction. Next day, being Sab.
bath, he is preaching a sermon ON prayer;
now he Is in the smokeroom, putting his
cigar. and passing jokes among the crowd
thai he has auracled and delighted. Anon
he is playing the shuffle.board with some o.
,he.more sedate. As evening draws on, he
is found playing cards with The ladies'. OF
chess among the men. At midrighI youi
slumbers are disturbed by strange noises,
and, rubbing your eyes. you find !. Is the
parson leading choir Of rowcies, pleasant
ly inspired. moi with spirit divine. but spri
Of wine, singing songs, but not such as the
palmist used 10 sing. mh2'Hii 'l7
Il like q, parson,' said q drunken Eng
lishmsn, as he tapped him, on The shoulder
one afternoon, 0nd uncorked another bo,lle
| 4 like paTson that Is hail fellow, we'll met.
He soon became the nhosl popular mar
on board. All agreed that hesiwas clever
lie preached we'll; he sang well; he iPlayeG
cards, and checkers, and chess well; be ate
and drank, and smoked well: and as tc
shuttle board. bsacodld bea, Us an. Nor wal
he BY any means s.ingy. He treated 9th
ers as often, a. leas,, a. he was Rea.ed him
sell. Moreover, he was lucky, When hs
made d bel, be generally won and pocke,et
The money. He ratified for q iady's waich
and won II. While throwing the dice III
presented mosl perlec, picture ofsnimalde
| liRhI extending himself at fvll length upon III,
table. hs threw up his heels Ike q kil,ep, ant
when i. was announced that he was the win
ner he ran off with his prize in a perfect &c
slasyot joy.gh al'l q9's'i " .
| llwas seated near by, converting will
ano,hsr parish priest, who was ofays diffs
rent spirit, and 10 whom could bulremarl
lha. his brother minister illIsIia,ed at leas
ono passage Of Scriptures; namely. iha
.saodliness is probable io, oil ,birgs.1 IA
he BECAME all things 10 all men, i is 10 b.
hoped thai he saved some; and surely hi
companions needed the "bene6t Of clergy
| The iprospee. was rather encouraging, d
the passengers generally recognized h
high Office, addressing him as Mr." Ministe
Extraordinary and Embassor PlenipoIenlia
lry." He had been nicely educated al Ok
4 ford. where he doubtless enioyed the life o