Smyrna times., 1857-02-11

lmd ane OF the severe winter we have had
Dur harbor and docks are now free from fast
&c, though the ebb and food of tides, at times,
rings in :" foe" of floating cakes of rather .
appearance. The fact is, we have
Indications fcoming spring, ,and vague thoughts
81 country scenes birds singing amidst the
branches OF some favorite shadestree, while one
sits beneath lis shadow, with Mary by his side,
enjoying the fresh breeze loaded with sweet
perfumes of The wild flowers, as it is waited over
the green, luxuriant fields Of. blooming nature.
! Your spondept observesa new coutribu.
tor to the T'irHeS-a fair one, toe-shose likely |
productions are quite refreshing, particularly
Mr.. Joe Smiths Solloquy" Wonder if she's
marriediI You couldn't inform me, could you
Q, no, contributors and correspondents names
must always be kept from the public. But,
what has that to do with the question! P'raps
she may read this and inform me herself. Ap.
propo of " Joe Smith," / think of going to
Washington to see the sights that are to be on
exhibition 4th March, but, unlike Joe, like
flirting women. It's 6ue fun to fiirt, so it is /;
and who ever saw a woman " fearfully hand
some" that wasn't fond of it. | should like to
have handsome, good looking, fair complex
ioned regular featured, full suit of hair "gdl,
to 60 lang" with me, and if any your fair readers
are in the notion of going lang" should like
to have them send on heir daguerreotypes first,
before we secure seats
The arrival of the Baltic, with four days later
news from Europe, has caused but little change
in our market prices for Breadstuffs, owing tC
the stocks in store being small and but little
prospect OF any accession for sometime to come
5 White southern wheat is held at 81. 75aS0, rec
81 5Sal 60 corn 7:3n75c. for yellow and white
2 aud 70a7lc. for western. Oats 47a4S for SOU
4 thern, and Rye 90a93c There are n1 arrival
d of vessels from the southern gran-growin!
e States, and have not been for more than thrt,
days QUIZ
= Written for The Snyrna TTmos.
PHILADELPhIA, loJ1.
: Mr.. Editor:-I was much surprised in look
!. ing over copy of the Times, Of the 23i ulli
= mo, that came into my posses on by accident
, to notice and article sigAed Spy" in whic
d the ladies' ofyour pleasant village are very III
d Willingly abused tor their costume.
!. doubt not your ladies' have many defender
among themselves, should there not he foun
i one chlvalrons enough 10 stand champion f
Dt them among the I.qrds of creation - aud thcr
t. seems no need of voice from a distance
d speak forth words in defence of that gen,l
N confdIDg cIass-the ladies-to show Mr.. "Spy
e that his rawlings are but as straws d4rted again
Or the blast.
'e "Spy " seems to be in desperate way, al
> one would suppose he had received the "g Eoue
u. and was, from his own buiTooncry, venting Ii
ry spleen upon the whole sex.
'd Mr. Spy conicsses that he is not sure whic
AZ is upermos, his head or his heels, and shou
.b suppose II was very natural for hun to be
Is. this condition after he has been so sunmarI
e, dismissed, and has very rawlings show how fc
X tunate the lady was to escape such a specnt
~ of the genus homo
IN Spy appears to be very custc over tn! ladi
Iy dear bOnmets and UOrderOuS hoops. We
ne what it they do wear such articles. Do Il
10 the doug faces sport muSty mouslaches, Shan
~ hai coats, and even steal the ladies' shawls, u
ed cut snch Il figure any baboon would ia
he alright, and, Of course, Soy is Que Of this We
an genteel class
'e A few days since was struck with The aw
Ie ward appearance of medical student on o
N, Of our fashionable streets, comfortably shaw
in lad
% that he was perfectly content to be in the fas
KS ion even il the article was not u real Scot
pe Mud.
nv Can Spy, or any Of his worthy nio
ey with prOpriety, say augh. derogatory to I
ly' ladies bonuets or hoops, when they are gull
~, of greater monstrosily in adopting the lad
- most comfortable garmeut-the shawl.
he When | see a gentleman enveloped in
is shawl, it reminds me of an old homily that m
RI not be unfamiliar TO MIR. Spy, viz: "a shirt
: beam pole"
fy. | hope, Mr.. Editor, that you have very f
IS sach as Spy in your community, for am ST
ed, that when the writer made one of your POI
'at lace there were none, and | should regret
learn that the good old town was degenerate
Try in gallantry.
lte Many of your most pleasant young lad
an were mere children when | resided at S., q
me | am sure, from observations on a recent vi
nS | made you, that they are more beautiful a
l"' charming as ladies, than they were innoc,
IN and loving as children.
Ike Let us hope that Mr.. Spy is the only non
script tina, yoh have in your town; and, Il
TO he will, ere long, collapse fue or slip cab
o' and leave Tor parts unknown.
ed' do not visit my old natural home oft
led still cherish in my " hearts urn many pl
hat sing remembrances, which are among the gre
spots Of my life, and are guarded with jealC
red care. p '''' Respectfully, yours,
er ..- a.I1 III. ..IB itr.-t.. SAM
of :,
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