Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

And every girl did trip it, trip it,
Trip it to the men.
Let's kiss" says Jane; Content says Nan,
" How many?' says Bait Why, three" says Matt
g For that a maidens fee
But they, instead of three,
Did give them half score,
And they in kindness gave em, gave EN-,
Gave EN- as many more.
The following are from the Editors Drawer" which
among other good things notice has taken some from
the Journal, with complimentary mention -
DR.. Patton, very eccentric clergyman, was travelling
in England. He met q Fellow of one of the colleges
who anxious to make an inquiry of the Doctor pro-
uded he aroud gire no offence The Doctor told him to
out with it,, as he guessed it would not hurt much
Fellow The inquiry is this Do you think your
present form of will stand that your peo
pie will not soon require king?'
DIR. P. "Well, sir that is indeed question that
does not fall in with my predictions for thorough
republican. Still have objections to answer your
question frankly. 1t is my opinion, to which have
come after much reflection that shall eventually have
king"
| Fellow l" am sure Of it am sure of it but
have never yet seen an American who was willing to adj
NIT it. Will you favor with the reasons which
you found your opinion, for have no doubt they
good ones ?''
DR. P. Il think they are good ones and will frank
ly state them to you. They are these read in the
Bible that when Israel was viruous people, God gov
eed them generally with judges of their own choosing;
but when they became currupt and degraded people,
God in has u1ath gaze them king! AS are rapid
| ly importing European manners and corrupt customs
into the United States l greatly fear that shall
degenerate until God will treat he has the degrad
ed nations of Europe, and give us a king"
The Fellow grew suddenly red in the face, and would
have made fight but the laugh Of his neighbors
hearty that he had to join in it, and soon he managed to
say Well, you have taught one lesson to-day that
shall never forget"
Dr. P. "And pray, what may that be? for it is
very rare an Englishman will admit that he learns any
thing from an American"
Fellow. Il have learned to let the Yankees alone
and not to meddle with their peculiar Matters
Dr. p. Thank you, sir. But allow me to say that
you rather slow scholars for we certainly taught
YOU that lesson + Bunker Hill
Fellow. II see that you are incorigible."
Dr. p. "And that's the way of our people,
Professor Darby who heard the following with his
own ears contributes them to the Drawer -
1.-The town of Wilson, Niagara county, New York,
one of the most pleasant little villages Lake Onta
rio. Among other nOtabes, it contains very worthy
pous Baptist minister elder as he is commonly called
Not long ago he edited his charge with of lee
lures on the Prodiga Son. Representing the return of
the proHigate, he remarked
sHe was tattercd and weary, wornout and sorc and,
for has part he had doubt his hUSky tO he
had been eating h,Sks!'
"n the midst of the rejoicing the new yfound,
the elder brother comes home. Our worthy clergyman
pictured him coming in from the corn-ed and stop
ping to look in at the calfpen.
my calf! That calf I've watched and fed these
ny yearS!'
A calf that had been fed for many years would pro-
badly have grown into something worthy of another
name."
An old negro preacher in Alabama of the Methodist
persuasion had cherished the bitteres dislike for Mis-
sssppi ever since it repudiaed its debts On bright
Sabbath morning. when addressing large ebony au-
dience in Alabama, he showed by the following eXhor-
tation that spite of his devotional appearance he
subject to the influence Of worldly passions Having
under consideration that portion of Scripture promising
that the Gospel shall be preached to all the nations of
the EARTH he said My beluved bruthrn, is the
excepted time The day of judgement is near at hand
when all the people earthdone heard the Word fthe
ord preached The ministers OBJ de GOsp hab done dere
work in Ashur and in Africa and in all them far-of
countries de Gospil hab bin preached in Texas and
Californy; and deg get dat railroad dat from
Mobile up IN Mssppi, deg garine preach the GospI up
dere den all the words oh de Lord will be fulfilled and
Gabriel will sound his trumpit fur de judgementday p
A grand melo-dramactic spectacle being re-
hearsed in the Park Theater few years since in which
magnificent car, drawn by horses to make its ap-
pearance the stage, through trap door. Mr. Mana
ger s. supervised in person the rehearsal The period
arrived when the horses should appear dragging the gil
ded car the stage was detained-the actors inpatient
the manager wrahful demanding in loud voiceof the
man whose business it to all right below in the
regions of mystery and enchanment why he delayed the
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traces ?" asked the manager why nobody had access
| there to-day but yourself They wasant cut with
ares, sir they vas cut with knie'
A Vicksburg correspondent assures us, in private
letter. that the following resolutions passed by
the board of councimen in Canton, Mississippi -
II. Reolued by this council that build new jail
2 ResoIred that the new Jail be built out of the mater
ias of the old jail.
g. ResoUed that the old jail be used until the jail
is finished
Could Dublin or Cork beat that
THE following beautiful poem, of only three verses
was written by gentleman of Lancaster county, Nir-
gnia who was born blind and never had the advanta-
es of education Is it worthy of place in the Drawer
Certainly; and gem it is
MOCKING BIRD.
Deep in a woods sequestered shade,
A weary woodnymph slept day;
1t chanced wild bird thither strayed.
And o er her warbled forth his lay.
Sweet bird - the walking maiden said.
- One gift on thee will bestow -
Then sung the warbler, I" Ger shed
Some newer strain than eer before.''
The wood -nymph paused Go, sing thy choice;
No strain to thee shall be denied p
And now that mimic bir d hath voice
! To initiate all birds beside.
Our wife, few days since, observed that Brigdet-
the lately arrived young lady who boards with and
assists in house work-was cleaning the mouth piece
of the speaking tube and pleased to her attentive to
such matter without being told praised her for so doing
To these kind observations Bridget replied "Oh yes,
ma am, ,and now you can spake clane word, maam!'