Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-10-16

The American Eagle.-BY PARTINGToN.
This is the greatest bird that has spread his wings
this great and glorious country The place where
he builds his is called an ayr away up on the pre-
cpces where the foot of man can't come, though per-
haps boys might The eagle is erocious fellow, and
sits the top of the cliffs and looks sharp for punder
He gets tired of waiting, and then he starts out in the
blue expansive heavens and scars all around his Opn
ions the land and water to what he pounce
down up But, though he is called very cruel bird,
he always preys before eating just like any good moral
man at the head of his family. He eats his vctuals raw
which is unfavorabe habit, but it is supposed that
he eats it because he likes to-. He very courage
Gus bird, and will fight like bazes for his young and
steal chickens wherever he can see them. He is bird
of great taons and is much respected by birds of the
feathered tribe that afraid of hrf. He is great
study for artists but appears to best advantage on the
tendolar gold pieces and fifty cent pieces and pretty
well on the dimes as he sits gathering up his thunder
bolts under him. as if he in great hurry to be Off
He has lately broke out the cent, and
if in his hurry he had dropped all his thunder. The
American eagle is the patriots hope and the inspiration
of fourth of July He through the realms Of the
poets fancy and Whets his beak the highest peak of
the orators imagination. He is in the mouth of every
politician to speak. He is said by them to stand
the Rocky Mountains and to dip his bill into the Allan
tic while his tail casts shadow on the Pacific coast
This is all CANNON. There never was one more than
eight feet long from the tip of wing to the tip of
tOthcr. Hi angry scream is heard far, and he
don't care feather for anybody. Take him every way
he is immense fowl and his march is over the mount
ing wave with the starspangled banner in his hand
whisting Yankee Doodld.- d.-Boston Daily Adrerttse,.
CooI AS ICE--rHE WAY THEY DO IN OswEGo.-Ihe
Chicago Tribune SAYS that the officers of one of its nan
cal institutions had forwarded produce, received
by him collateral to an Oswego house to sell. The
Oswego concern did not come up to time and the Chi
cago tnancier proceeded to that city in person. to de
mand response either in the specifies con Entering
the counting room of the Oswegonian, the following col
lOquy ensued:
Chicago Financer-"I Is Mr.. II. at home !'
H" That is my name, Sir. Take a seat"
c. F." My name is Mr.. - OF Chicago, and
I've come for the l5 900 bushels of wheat sent you
the other day
H" Have not got it, Sir. It's been sold"
c. F." Very well, then | want the money for it."
/ H" Haven't got the money, Sir
/ C. F." What has become of it Sir ?''
! H" I've paid my debts with it."
i G. Fin great Indignation. You are scoun
drel SIR
RefrigeratoriIy y" Very likely, and maybe
there's pair Of US. sorry that my carriage is
here as | should like to show you about the city"
There was too much ice in HIS composition for c
F. and he ncontinently left.
According to the census taken in 1851, the total pOI
! ulation of Lower Canada 89O,261, and of Uppe
Canada 2,004-makng grand total OF ,842,265
On the lst of January 1851 the estimated population
based upon official returns, was, OF Lower Canada,
< 22O5l4; of Upper Canada, 300 923-making gran
al -