The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-04-08

| fate OF poor MaXey, who from tnat hour
pined in hopeless imbecility, and sunk into
an early grave.--Hoarslin Hindoostcn.
Hint to those who would be Wooing.
The good book says there is time for
all things matter which some are dis.
posed to doubt. An old bachelor fac.
quaintance of ours, one Of the most sus-
ceptible gentlemen in the world, has BRO.
ken off a courtship by discontinuing his
visits to his lady love. He is quick to
take hint, perhaps too quick. The last
time he called the following conversation
opened up: i" Mr.. Doyle,"-Doyh had
been sitting until about twelve o'clock,
the lady each moment expecting him to
pop the questionable. Doyle. it looks
very lonely in the street" aaWen, yes I
guess it is lonely" "Don't you feel lone-
ly in your solitary room at the hotel7"
'Well, yes do" A long pause. "How
is the walking to-night?". innocently ssk-
ed the lady. 81 don't know said he,
rising from his chair with frown asblack
as thunder cloud; = don't know, but
I'll try it and send you word.' Doyle
then rushed out, and slammed the door
so suddenly upon poodle's tail as to cut
it short off by the handle. Doyle never
come back again. A few days afterwards,
at bachelors party, Doyle became rather
eight" One of the company then asked
him how soon he was going to be married.
In general, Doyle was as taciturn as need
be; but reritas Get loqaacitas) IN vino. Til
(hic) tell you, b-boys," said he, Five (hic)
cut her." "Cut her!" they exclaimed, in
surprise. eyes, or (hic) she's cut me;
I don't care d(hic) which," But
how was it-tell .us?' well, you see (hic)
boys the Bible says there's a-(hic) there's
a time for all things; and the (hic) time to
leare a girl is schen she (hic) -sohen sshe
asks you hoac the soalkang is.' The uproar
raised by the boys as Doyle delivered this
sentence in oil the gravity of inebriation,
is yet ringing in my ears. Young. gentle-
men who contemplate one half Of court.
ing match will please notice. s
CIsTERNs. sasf
| Brick cisterns are expensive; wooden
ones are too perishable and temporary.
With little mechanical skill and . hand
or two, any person can build his own cis-
terms, at very little cost. In excavat-
ing tire hole or pit, dig it some six or
eight inches larger in diameter than the
size of the intended cistern, allowing that
space for the wall; eight feet diameter and
ten feet deep makes quite large one, and
;. will contain an ample supply of water for
any family use, six feet diameter and eight
feet deep is good size. With light inch
plank make whe, or circle, with 8 bread
or periphery one foot broad, the dianleter
= of the wheel or circle being that of the
proposed cistern The cistern having
been dug six or eight inches in diameter
larger than the mold wheel, place the
wheel ON the bottom of the excavation
exactly in the centre, so chat there is q
wheel and the bank of the excavation.
Have ready bed of grouting made thin.
of gravel mixed with one part sand and
two parts hydraulic cement, or water lime;
iil the spaces around the wheel with this
If gravel cannot be easily procured, sand
or free stone, broken into pieces about the
size Of nutmegs, may be substituted IN it,
! place; and if neither gravel, sand, noI
. free-stone is convenient, any rock broken
: into pieces of about two inches, will an
; swer the purpose; fill the space around
), the wheel with them and grout with one
part sand aud two parts cement. In the
! Course of fifteen or twenty minutes, ol
while preparing another bed of grontihg
the first layer will have set. or ieonglomer
ated; then raise the wheel ten inches leav
i. ing lap Of two inches on the first layer
. ill up as before, and SO on until finished
- When the circular wall, six OF eight inche
o thick, is thrs made and dry, remove th'
I wheel and fiji the bottom Of the cisterl
!. some six c. eight inches with the sam
. groating, and now solid congiomeratei
wall and bottom are completed. Plaste
v the whole with two good coats Of morta
n y made one part sand and two PARTS cement
W when this is dry, finish with one smooth
thin coat OF cement only. A cistcrn +
constructed viii be rs tight as jug, an
last forever.