The American patriot., 1856-01-12
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For The Girls.

Men who are worth having, want won, for
their wives. bundle Of gcwgaws, bound
with string of hats and quavers, sprinkled
with cologne and set in a carminc saucer--this
is no help for man who expects to raise n
family ofboys and girls on vegetables, bread
and meat
The piano and lace frame are good in their
places and so are ribbons frills and tinsel; but
you cannot make dinner of the former, nor
bed blanket Of the latter. And, awful as
the idea may seem to yon, both dinner and bod
blankets arc necessary in domestic happiness
Life has its realities as well as fancies; but you
make it all matter Of decoration--remembcr
ins the tresses and curtains, but forgetting
the bedstead. Suppose young man Of good
sense, and Of course good prospects, to be look.
ing for wife, what chance have you to be
chosen? You may cap him. or trap him, or
catch him, but how much better to make it an
object for him to catch you Render yourself
worth Of catching, and you will need ne sllrewd
mother or managing brothers to help you find
a market.
DlD'Nr KNOW HIS own LANGUAGE. "A cor
respondent of the Bnghampton Republican,
writing onl New York, relates the following
amusing incident
"Among the many lecturers to whom the
Gothamites are respectfully invited to listen, is
Turk by the name of Oscanyon. lie keeps
coffee house OH Broadway, where gentlemen
Of leisure often retire to smoke from Turkish
pipe and sip excellent Mocha. Great trouble
is experienced by visitors to make the walters
understand their wants, for as they, the walters
are dressed in Turkish costume, the gentlemen
visitors, very naturally OF couse, must suppose
they speak the language Of the Turks and no
other Bayard Taylor happened in there tho
other day, and anxious to give his Arabic an
airing, he asked the waiter in that language for
a cup of coffee. All he received however was
a look of blank stupid stonishmcnt--Suppos.
ing that he might be mistaken in the name Of
the article, he made careless remark upon the
weather, in way that no Moslem would ms-
understand. The blank stare became intcnsi.
self understood in a language in which hc took
so much PRIDE he ventured to ask in English;
"What is your names"
patrick Mulrooney, yer oncr," replied the
waiter, as his eye frightened. After that Mr..
Taylor took his coffee in quiet"
| A SERIOUS JoKE.-Hnns the Havana CORES.
pondent Of the Picayune, relates the following
l have heard serious joke respecting two
citizens of the United States They quarreled
on Christmas day, challenge to mortal com.
bat,ensued, and was accepted, The second Of
the party who sent the challenge was the bea.
rer, wishing to prevent the 'duel," gave infor.
nation about it to the police. This i'll advised
but we'll intentioned act, caused both the parties
to be arrested. The sender of the challenge,
is now prisoner in the IIo tel de Tacon; the
acceptor of il has been banished the Island.
The second who gave information of the in.
tended duel has been earnest in his endeavors
to procure the release of his friend from prison
but up to my latest adyices had not succeeded.
The law here against sending challenge is
highly penal in its character the punishment
| believe, being no less than serving term Of
years in the preside, fchain gang)
The huge propeller designed for the United
States Steam Frigate Wabash was cast in Phil
adelphia on the Goth ult Thirteen and Il half
tons of metal were melted, comprising $4,000
; pounds Of copper, and 2,500 pounds Of tin, be
! ing the largest, heaviest east Of brass in that
5 city, yet made The weight of the propeller
: when cleaned will be eleven tons. II has two
blades, with pitch Of twenty-five feet, an6 .
l disYnC tev Of sixteen feet two iuehsa