Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-07-01


Eagle and Enquirer relates the subjoined anecciae
The following amusing scene actually Occurred lat
Summer between citizen of our town and YANKEE
on board one of the Northern steamboats,, perhaps
upon the Hudson.
Our Southern friend discovered disposition
in a very gentcel-looking man on board the
boat to open chat with him, and nothing lOthn
hear what his friend had to say, he indicated by
manner that he was approachable; whereupOnl t"
following dialogue ensued.-
Yankee-Well, sir, I wish to ask you one ques'
ton: I hope it will be no offence.
Enthusiastically not; will hear you with
pleasure.
Yankee-Well, sir is it true that they work negroes
in the pillow at the South?
Southcrner-I will answer you in the favOrHs
method of you own countrymcn by asking yoAa
question or two.
Yankee admit the right sir.
Southerner-How many negro men do you sup
pose it would require to draw good large one horse
plow?
Yankee-Well, suppose six or scven-say seven
Southerner-Whata are they worth per head:
Yankee-Well, I suppose $500. :.
Southerner-That would be $4,000. Now WI"
would one large, strong horse cost?
Yankee-I guess about $1,000. ...
Upon this the Southerner looked little quH VA
at his neghbor, who, without waiting to hear '"'
conclusion. started and stammered-
Well, I'LL kne7o 1t aoas a lie!
RATHER HARD ON DoCToRING.-One OF the Dp's,
eminent French physicians and physlolog's's "'
medicine is great humbug Magendie, whose ''sr
tises are regarded as standard works the world S't
says he knows nothing about medicine, and 1'i !,
know any body that does know anything aoO''
In one Of his lectures he asks, t,s
Who can cure the govt, or any diseases VI .nr
heart? Nobody. O! you tell me that doc n', Iof
people. grant you people are cured Du' ,s.
are they cured? Gentlemen, nature does IA
deal. Doctors do very little-when they 40" . sm
harm. Let me tell you, gentlemen, what dlu I" ,se
was head physician at the Hotel Dleu. so' bond;
or four thousand patients passed through III! ""
every year. divided the patients into two ea' he
with one followed the dispensary and l. s Ins xr
usual medicines, without having an idea OF us ~. nd
or wherefore; to the other gave bread p'' INV
colored water, without ofcourse, letting tne'n
anything about it, and occasionally, geh'Ie" no,b.
would create third division, to whom sa'e nar.
ing whatever These last would feel they we.e asr
ected (sick people always feel neglected. ;rre
are we'll drugged-the fools) and they would ' 1.,
themselves until they got sick, but nature hind
bly, came to the rescue and all persons IN .''s
class got WELL There was little mortai''. a u.,,,r
those who received but bread pills and coolea who
ana the mortality was greatest aiho"o ,:,onsar
were carefully drugged according to the c'Sp'"
REFREsH1Na-Itsp perfectly refreshing at .aS i;
to have good joke. When the freshet mas Wv rue
work, the peach crop failed, all the "Bua.e ern
pulled down to make hoops and no prosIectf ~ DAYS
good joke is perfectly relished. Some . IT," R,l
ago, as the train on the Cheraw and Darh'g'o ~
road was coming up, and making time II, zinc his
STYLE an old negro seen on the track .on,as
hands as il in great distress The obiisng and
tor put down the breaks, turned off the s'.a a ,s
stopped the train the passengers were on NV Of IT,
the engineers and rcmen the persen'fical':h N ,a
riosity. when the old. negro walked up WI" With
as if he had done the road great favor anu nas sg
self gratified look said, "Na.aster d9a snsn
to buy Cooter' % Passengers, conduc'o'. IA IRON
GERS, all, let off steam, and not word was yor
there to Cheraw. If you want to get hgl'0"'
hands, 60 to the depot and say ooo' n.< n,raA