Washington sentinel., 1856-04-08
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...... American silver, half aud quarter dol
lars, by edict are henceforth to be worth Only
forty and twenty cents on the island Of Cuba.
...... An unfortunate youth, who occasional.
ly pays his addresses to lady up town, cries out
in this manners
when weary are
smoke my cigar,
And when the smoke rises
Up into my eyeses,
think OF my true love,
And oh, how sighses"
...... A man ceases to be "good fellow y
the moment he refuses to do precisely what
other people wish him to do.
......A marriage under difficulties took place
at Philadelphia, short time since. While
awaiting the arrival of the minister in the
porch, a tailor stepped to the bridegroom, and
presented a bill for his wedding coat. The
bill must be paid at once, or the coat returned,
but as the poor fellow had not beyond the
minister's fee, there was bright prospect that
he would be compelled to get married in his
shirt sleeves. A friend, however, advanced the
needful, and the twain were made zone fesh"
Hardly had the parties left the altar, when
stout and coarse looking woman made her way
up to the bride, and presented her bill for the
wedding dress The friend again advanced the
money, and the couple departed.
...... A white man named William Smith
was arrested in Richmond on Thursday on
suspicion of kidnapping o negro named George.
The story of the negro, who was first taken
into custody, was that he belonged to Smith,
who purchased him in Alabama of Mr. Ma.
lone; that his master owned but one other
servant, and that the object of their present
visit to Richmond was to seek employment.
Smith, on being interrogated, said that he
purchased the negro of Mr.. Watkins, in
South Carolina, and that he was the pos
SCISSOR of several other slaves, whom he left
at home, The Mayor partially investigated
the case on Thursday, and continued it until
parties, in the meantime, being
detained in jail. a
...... A good story is told Of Commodore
Stewart =" Old Ironsides "--in connection with
the discussion to which the action Of the late
Naval Board has given rise. The merits and
dement's of the Navy being canvassed in the
old Commodore's presence, and the decisions
Of the Board, in many cases shown to be par.
lial and unjust, he broke in with this emphatic
st
"Let then" said he, "equip three frigates
Of equal size and armament and man two Of
them from among those retained on the active
list, and give the third to be manned with the
retired, farloughed, and dropped, and I'll whip
the two in an open sea-Gght."
1880. Popping The question in Peru" Pro-
posing In peru is very romantic, The suitor
appears on the appointed evening with gaily
dressed troubadour under the balcony of his
beloved; the singer steps before her Aower.be-
iecked window, and sings her beauties in the
name OF her lover He compares her size to
that Of palm tree, her lips to two blushng
rose buds, and her womanly form to that Of
The dove. With assumed harshness the lady
asks the loyer II
"What are you, and what do you want ?"
BE answers with ardent confidence: The dove
adore; the stars live in the harmony of love,
and why should not we, too, love each other n
Then the proud beauty gives herself away
she takes her iower-wreath from her hair and |
throws il down to her lover, promising to be
bis forever
The Alexandria Virginia Sentinel says
Il. S. Gale has been appointed General In
'pector for the Alexandria district, under the |
Virginia law to protect slave property. The
district includes the Potomac and Rappahan-
mock rivers" ts4
...... A father being applied to for the reason |
Of his sons absence from school, the master
received the following intelligent reply: |
'Kepathometogotaterin
A VALUABLE FARM IN VIRGINIA /