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Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-25

TOR CRRISFSEAS.-We have just received
Il large of Fruts, JsIlies and general
rety Of xsris for he Christmas Eoidays. We also
busIy in making Pyramids, Cakes Fancy Candies.
&C. b-acng yting 70 be had in the Conf conary
b1soess. Also large lot Of Candy TOYS for the "hte
ones We request those 10 ofauy article in line
call and examine stock before purchasing eseEhere
deC24 LONGHURST CO.
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FnR RFNT.

4 SMALL BRIoE DWELLING, on Franklin -
furnoke, with six rooms for the year 1881 IazEE9
Posse sion given Immediately Apply stthe NsasH
deelS-u PL lNTER'S BANK.
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FANCY GOODS.

LEATHER G00ns-Laaies and GeuEsmen's DressiuE
Cases Furnished Morocco Eecuss; Lsdes' Travelling
Bag; Morocco Port FoIos; WFiiAg Desks Pocket Boaks
Port Mouaies, Cigar Gases, sc.
HACHE GOODs-"ork Stands ard tables; Work Box
IS AMI Cahnes; Writing Desks, ISkands ard Portfolios
ROSEWOOD COOL ,--D1esang Casss, Work Boxes ana
Writing Dessa.
OAK CABINET-Ofa new aad beautiful design. the
NATURAL ccllr Of the Engli,h Oak.
PORTE MON IEs-Siver, Pearl, Ivory and Leather
PEARL AND IVORY GOODs-Pesrl and Ivory Book
Knives and 70 ders, Tablets; Pen Holders &C.
W 7. B. co. invite examination Of these Goods
Nashvlle, Dec. IL 1886
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Steam Boats.
Cement.

WILL Agent for such Boat as NAV favor me with
therbuiness Office at K. l.. Wsaklev's, Corner Broad
AMI Front streets. D. W. RUSSELL,
dec Q
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There win Be 20 paper Issued from sAis
ofBos % morrow.
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N O II I C. e

ITO FUNERAL TrNDERFAKERT N The ely and country
L CRANES PAT MT METALLIC BCRIAL CASKETS can
be had. Wholesale or Retail, by applyinrt
y. I. RUSSELL, Agent
AFR. L. wzsEtEys corner Broad and Front SITS ldecl9
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-25

EOR HIRE. for The year 1851, nurnf er Of SER
4 WANTS. Among them are several No Co Ks and
a good Seamssress AMI House Servant
dec23-ss A. Q. NORYELL, Receiver
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-25

OF the thirty American doctors who served
in the Russian army dariug the war, sb',al
third died, and the resi have retained hpme,
wisheut exception.
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p . ~ hip

= - ~ q II = IL . -
f)AhENFs, Who W to DO So have their children
taught WI ng during the Chrstnas Holidays by Ms-
DoLssAR at the Saloon OF Vessel rnonPson 44 Union
Street.
Mr. has also arranged his hours that pupils who
att ming other Schools attend his classes hOut miss
ing their Feca,ions other Institutions
Those Tho wish 70 ioia hsessses should make early ap
peaton the being rapidly flied ~ Zach pa
pl "a tlugh separately and Saloon entirely quiet
thst ladies are less liable tc Be dsRbed than they would
De freeeivtng lessons in their own psrloFs.
dec20--tf srac
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2 ~ II q % y II y
The Dayton Gazette says Of Mr. Craighead,
a lawyer, who is laboring for sabdry fallen
angels" before bis Honor the Mayor 10 that
town, that lie made o speech, ole point of
which it reports for the benefits Of mankind
"Gentlemeu of the jury" said Mr.. c., "you
cannot End fault With the lady fol throwing
hot water upon her ~asssilant. HSt water
Gentlemen Of the Jury, hot water dish rags,
and old shoes are the legitimate sVeapous of
the SEX Pass the perfect wretch around.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-25

DICKLES, SALMON AND SAUCTS just re-
L eeyed by dec24 LoNGHURsF co.
DAISINS, ALMO SDS, &C. just received BY
II dec2l L0NGHURST & co.
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Orders, Orders.

O0 BBLS Loulsve Cement, f,r sale 70 the trade at
i w CO and carriage, by W. RUSSELL, Agent.
AIR L. WEAKLEY's corner Broad and Front sts. deci9
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STATESMEN NEGROES FOR SALE.

HAVE large number Of Negroes h md, amongst
i them several No. Carpenters, Black Smiths Plough
Bo 8 Fancy Boys and Girls No S.astress; and especi
ally would the attention OF the pubic 70 several Ezra
Cooks Washe &c As here is great scarcity Of such
Negrofs hire for the would advise 20 ei
and huy viii sell so cheap tha will hardly know
the difference tween buying and hiring.
deaf REFS W. PORTER.
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Tennessee PIOw Factory

vile ST Louis manufactured lod viii be prompt
attended TO. Of,e r. L. Weskley's Corner Broad
md Front streets. d-ci9 D. W RUSSELL. Agent.
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THURSDAY, DEC. IS, 1855.


spscini correspO7d ence Of the Patriot.
Congregational DsSsis-C aBintt-Nortk and Soxth-
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ENOfg RENT.- That de0irabls STORE ROOM adjon-
L tug nv Office @ cry st'ert. fNr tie wear 1857
Also that very dssira|e DWELLING on Cherry street
South Of Broad, conaiRag some O. rooms, and WILDE
pat in thorough repair. Apply 20 WILL BoYD,
does 90 Cherry street.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-25

NTAKES Plows OF the best materials and in variety
Nl Wrought Iron and Steel Mould Boari~ right anc
left hand Plows. A. W. PUTNAM, Proprietor.
THOs SHARP, Manager.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-25

Santa Claus.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-25

Cost of First Edition over $4,000.
THE COURT OF NAPOLEON.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-25
RTVER IS RINING.

HAVE % Negroes sell amoug,t - en- several good
mechanics AMI three extra ftncy girls. wllIse
b rgtns to men buying to keep the city.
decl REEs W. PORTER.
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sTEVART & OWEN

STEWART & OWEN
HIVE lust received 900 COOKING and NETTING
ST0YES, together with large supply OF Mantle and
Jlnb CRATES SC &C. to which they invite the attention
OF their customers. d,ci1-dt1i
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-06-26

Aunt Margaret, who had been for the last
two hours very busy in the garden, made her
appearance with pitcher of milk, and after
the stranger had taken long draught the
two entered into an animated conversation,
the doctor launching out into rapturous pral-
ses of the scenery about the place, the neat
ness Of the building, the fine orchard of
peach and apple trees and the lady, who
had got glimpse of the saddle-bags, made
great many inquiries about the health OF
the neighborhood and things in general. The
doctor finally took leave of the lady, assuring
her that he would call on his return, and
have some further conversation with her, as
she reminded him so much of his wife, he
was sure, would be happy to become acqualn-
ted with her. The lady turned to enter the
house, and the doctor had just gathered up
his reius, when Jim Atwood dashed up to
the gate with his horse in lather of foam.
"What in the thunder are you doing, doc
tor ?" yelled Jim "get off that log and
come along" The doctor was great deal
astonished at first, but after few minutes it
got through his hair that he had been 1.-the
morning riding beech log in his own door
yard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-06-26
A KNOTTY TEXT.

There was once an itinerant preacher in
West Tennessee, who possessing considera-
Bile natural eloqueuce, had gradually become
possessed with the idea that he was an ex-
traordinary Biblical scholar. Under this
delusou he would frequently at the close of
his sermon, ask any of his congregation who
might have 'knotty text TO unrayel, to
speak it, and he would explain it at once,
how much it might trouble lcss distinguish
ed divines.
On this occasion, in large audience, he
was particularly pressing for some one to
PROFOUND text, but no one presumed to do
SO, he was about to sit down without an op-
portunity Of showing his learning, when a
chap by the door announced that he had a
Bible matter of great concern The preach
er quite animatedy profcsscd his willingness
and ability, and the congregation was in a
great excitement.
What want to know, said the outsider,
"is, whether Jobs turkey was hen or
goblcr?:" ?"
The expounder looked confused, and the
congregation Uttered, as the questioncr cap
ped the climax by excaiming:
I fotchcd hem down on the first quos-
ton !"
From that time forward, the practice
of asking for difficult passages was avoid
ed.
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ABSENCE OF MIND.

1t is not always the "longest pole that
knocks down the most porsimmors," eitberi1
game of bluff or in the more difficult game of
life. "There is divinity that shapes our
ends, rough hew them as We will" and it
oftenhappeus that when Il man considers
himself chunk" he is as far astray as pos
sible. Here is case in point:
DR.. Joshua Caldwell, who lived for many
years in the town of Florence, on the Wes-
tern Reserve, Ohio, was most skillful doc
tor, but one of the most ecccntric and alb,
sent minded persons in the world, except
Margaret, his wife, who was fully his equal.
One summer morning the doctor got caught
in tremendous shower, which drenched
him to the skin. 1t soon cleared off, how
ever, and DIR. Josh, rode into his own yard,
where he took his dripping saddle from the
horse, and let him 60 adrift in the pasture.
The saddle he had placed upon stout log
Of wood, which was elevated some four feet
from the ground, where the doctor had be-
qua to build platform to dry peaches on.
After having got his s@ddle all fxed so that
it would dry, he took the bride, and putting
the bits over the end of the log, he stretch,
ed out the reins, and hitched them to the
horn of the saddle, and went in to change
his wet clothes and get breakfast. Joshua
Junior was from home on visit, and so the
seniors sat down together at the mornings
meal. When they were about half through,
Jim Atwood, a farmer who lived eightmiles
distant, came in, telling the doctor he wish
ed he would hurry and 60 over to his house,
as he reckoned he might be wanted there
before night The doctor promised to be
there, and Jim went off in hurry to the
village for the necessary fxings.
When the doctor had finished his break
fast, he took his saddle-bags and went into
the yard, where he deliberatel ly mounted his
saddle, and set out in imagination for jim
Atwood's. For considerable length Of time
he rode on in the most profound silence, with
his eyes fixed intently on Buchan's Practice,
which lay there open upon the saddle before
him. At length he began to feel the effects
of the fierce rays of the midday sun, and
looking up from his book, he discovered a
comfortable little house near him, upon which
be sung out Justify for drink of water
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Amnsing 8ea1mg.
A BIRTHDAY POEM.

We copy passage from L. Parin's recent
birthday ode to the young heir Of France
Are you
Better'n Dutch baby, or little abor-
Rigkenee who don't make no fuss over
Hisself, even if he is born without his
Noledge or consent. End you put
On airs cause you're boy. and have
A hundred guns fred over you.
A great
Fuss you make over it. Perhaps you
Was a girl: How do you know but
What you're changed, and boy put in
Your place to make fools Of the Trenches!
How much'd you weigh when you was
Born-six pounds? That's great row
To be made over six pounds ofa little Frenchman
Firm a hundred thirty Founders over you
Which is FIVE hundred times more Founders than
You are in pounds. But waite. You keepa putin
On airs, and bime-bye sum of the Frenchmen'l
Git mad, and not be afraid of the 100000
Bayuits which is raised to protect you, and
Sum of 'em will pull up PAWN stuns, and
Sum will bild barrikades, and ravenous
Femails and stsrvin' men'll tare down the
Iron railing around youl clearinghouse (the
Tooleries, and shrek bread and vengeance
And blood in your six-pounds ears.
Then you'll wish you was born gal, or that you'd
Bin changed when you was born for little
Deg. and the dog was ded.
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PUNCTUATION.

A country shoolmaster, who found itrath-
er difficult to make his pupils observe the
difference in reading between comma and
and full point, adopted plan of his own,
which, he fattered himself, would make
them profcients in the art of punctuation
thus, in reading, when they came to conf
ma, they were to say tick, and read on to a
colon or semicolon, tick, tick, and when a
full point, tick, tick, tich. Now, it so hap
pened the worthy Dominic received notice
that the parish minister was to pay visit of
examination to his school, and as he was de-
sirous that his pupils should show to the best
advantage, he gave them an extra drill the
day before the examination. "Now," said
he, addressing his pupils, "when you read
before the minister tomorrow, you leave out
the tick, though you must think Of them as
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THE DEVIL WAS CAUGHT.

A good many anecdotes have appeared in
the papers of late, of the Hard Shell Bap-
tist, and we have given place to some of
them, not because of any want of respect for
that denomination, but for the humor con-
tanned in them. AS an evidence of our dis
position to deal with all alike, we give the
following picked up few days ago:
Parson Larkin, worthy, but rather sedate
old divine of the Methodist Church, met in
the road Joe Finks, neighbor, who had
neither the fear of God, his Satanic Majesty,
or any other being, before his eyes, and
whose love of fun was only equaled by an
unfortunate impediment in his speech-viz !:
suffering.
"Good morning, Mr.. Finks," said the
parson, as they met and reigned up their
horses.
"G-g-good morning, p-p-parson; )" replied
Joe.
"Any news" quoth the parson.
"N-n-news w-why, haint you h-h-h-h heard
it"
"No. What is it ?"
W-w-w-why, they c-c-c-caught the DID,
d-d-devil in our n-n-n-neighbor h-h-ood last
night"
"You don't say so. How"
"R-r-r-run him into w-w-well."
"Ah! How was he caught out ?"
"F-f-f-fshed out ! How"
T-t-took b-b-big hook and l-l-line
and bib baitcd it with a p-p-p-p-prisbyte-
rian."
"Did that catch him %
"N-n-n-no-thc d-d-d.d-devil only s-s-s-
smet him l-l-l-little but w-ww-would not
bite"
"Did they catch him with baptist ?"
uN-n-n-no-he n-n-n-nibled at him o
w-w-w-w-while, but w-w-w-wouldn't take
hold"
"What did they try next 2"
"T-t-t-t-tred NM -m-m-m-methodist, and
the d-d-d-d-devil g-g-g-g-grabbed him I'LL
like t-t-trout w-w-w-would m-m-m-min-
ner"
"That'll do, Mr.. Finks. Mind the devil
don't catch you," said the parson, by way
of admonitiou, as he rode off.
"N-n-n,n-no d-d-danger," replied Joe,
"I a-a-a-aint m-m-m-m- methodist, and
the d-d-d-devil don't t-t-takc any o-o.o'ther
sort p'
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you go along, for the sake of elocution." So
far so good. Next day came, and with it the
minister, ushered into the school-room by
the Dominic, who, with smiles and bows,
hoped that the training of the scholars would
meet his approval. Now, it so happened
that the first boy call up by the minister had
been absent the preceding day, and in the
hurry, the master had forgotten to give him
instructions how to act. The minister asked
the boy to read chapter in the Old Testa-
ment, which he pointed out. The boy com
piled, and in his best accent began to read
-"And the Lord spake unto Moses say
ing, tick, speak unto the children of
Israel, tick, saying, tick, and thus shalt thou
say unto them," tick, tick, tick. This un-
fortunate sally, in his own style, acted like
showerbath on the poor Dominic, whilst
the minister and his friends almost died of
laughter. Connecticut School Journal
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

l. Subscribers who do not give express notice
to the contrary are considered as wishing to con-
tinuetheir subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of
their papers, the publisher can continue to send
them until all arrearages are paid.
8. II subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
papers from the Office to which they are directed,
they are held rcspo sible till they settle their bi
and order the paper discontinued.
4. If any subscriber removes to another place
without informing the publisher, and their paper
issent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponsible.
5. The Court has decided that refusing to take
o Newspaper from the Office, Or removing and leav-
ing it uncaled for, is p'fma facie evidence Of m
intentional fraud.
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faruerl' s department,

AGRICULTURE IN KANsAs.-The ac-
counts which some of our pioneer friends
have sent back from this embryo keystone
State of the West, have almost tempted US
to emigrate. 1t is represented to possess a
delightful climate, remarkable for its salub-
rity, and a soil, almost unequalled in its pro-
ductiveness. The productions are wheat,
corn and hemp, averaging, it is said, thirty
five bushels of wheat, sixty bushels of corn
and ton of hemp to the acre, and at the
usual rate of cropping in that country, ne
gro fellow, it is estimated, will nett seren
hundred dollars to his owner If fifty per
cent. of this be deducted for exaggeration,
it is the best country for slave labor in the
Union, and Southern men are beginning to
find it out There is already considerable
slave population in the territory, and it is
stated that the number is increasing rapidly.
We learn from reliable sources that this
species of property is as secure in Kansas as
in Georgia or Alabama. The excitement
which prevails there upon the question of
slavery, so far from endangering it, renders
property in slaves more secure. The rapid
tide of immigration which is now pouring
into the territory will soon giveit the requis-
ite population to entitle it to admission into
the Union, as State, and we presume the
question whether it is to be a slave State,
will be determined by the elections which
are to be held next October. 1t is now in
the power of the South to determine that
question. of the South.
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IA A correspondent of the 1Vacerly
Magazine writes the following on the old

IA A correspondent of the 'rdcer'
writes the following on the ol
proverb,
LIFE is BUT A SPAN
Life is but o span-in horses
One is " Age" the other Prime"
Up and down the hills our course is;
"Go in" ponies,- make your time"
Boyhood plies the whip of pleasure;
Youthful Folly gives stroke;
Manhood goads them at its leisure;
"Let 'em rip" "they're toug ii as oak"
"Hi, va! there the stakes we'll pocket;
To the winds let care be lent;
Time, 240; "whip in socket
"Give 'em string and let 'em WENT
On the sunny road to fifty,
prime is drowned in Lethe's stream;
cage" is left, lame, old, unthrifty;
Life then proves ga one horse team"
cage" jogs or grows quite unsteady,
Reels and slackens in his pace;
ssKicks. the bucket" always ready,
"Giyes it up'-death wins the race.