The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-16

withdraw from ~ - So *
in this District, for : -
success, and unity of tn IS. -
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Committee. w. FERGUS KEENAN,,
+. NJ. HEREFORD.
CLINTON, Sept. 1st, 1857.
Gentlemen Il have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your note Of yes
terday, conveying to me the Resolutions Of
the 3lst August, inviting me to withdraw
from the canvass for Congress, the nominal
ton for which was conferred upon mesbY
the Democratic party of this District. ! q. 3
In answer, have to say thai / accepted
that nomination believing the party had the
power to confer it, and Ihave neithe. Ylie
right or disposition, under the circumstances,
to accept your invitation. Therefore de-
cline to withdraw
l am, gentlemen,
With all proper regard,
Your obedient servant,
.. THOMAS GREEN DAVIDSON.
To Messrs. Stuart, Herman and Hereford
Committee Rouge Adu, Sd inst. -..
AN IR1sHMAx REFUSES TO BE LOADED.
A wealthy Irish citizen and an eminent Doc
tor of New York had high old time re-
Gently. Mr.. Mahoney was taken very sick,
and sent for the Doctor. Doctor drove up
to the door, pulled bell, and entered sick
room. He then examined pulse, and shook
his head three times at dollar shake
Having done this, he left seven little papers
Of nastiness, one to be taken every ten
minutes. The next day he called again,
and was ushered into the presence of the
sick man who was sitting in. a chair by the
back parlor window. -. .......-.g.. .....
"How dye do by this time, Mr.. Mahoneyl"
asked the doctor. &f.t
"Bat,her-a good dale betther, glory be
to God y
"Ah, yes ! I'm glad to hear it! Of
course you took the powders 2" ...
"Nary powdher."
"What, didn't take EN- !' exclaimed the
wrathful doctor.
"Divil powdher. I'm not cannon, am
Iw
"Who said you was cannon 81. .,,oA\
the doctor in a high key. ,>sN--~-rr'.
Nor I'm aus scarth Of jul :. ~ '..,.
ed Nc G = - .ot needing the Doctors
interruption; "nor the battle Of Waterloo,
naythur. In course I'm not. Why the
devil thin, do ye undertake to touch me off
wild yer murtherin' powdher ?'
Doctor then endeavored to reason with
Mahoney. Mr.. Mahoney talked back. Doc
tor then got excited, and hit Mr.. NJ. over the
head with cane. Mr.. NJ then fred up.
He caught Doctor by the scruff of the neck
and seat of the unmentionables, and chuck
ed him ou: Of the back window. In his fall,
Doctor descended into tub of soap suds,
while The servant girl in her fright scaled
the back fence and ran down the street,
yelling like an intoxicated Indian. The
police soon came up; Doctor soon cooled
down while in soap suds, and declined to
make any complaint, especially as he struck
the first blow. Mr.. Mahoney magnanimous-
ly let Doctor escape arrest. He thinks how
ever, that Doctors treatment is better calcu-
lated to break craniums than fevers. Doc
tor has made up his mind to lose Mr.. Maho-
ney's patronage.
WoRDs.-Sott words soften the soul. An
cry words are fuel to the flame of wrath,
and make it blaze more freely. Kind words
make other people good natured--cold words
freeze people, and hot words scorch them,
and bitter words make them bitter and
wrathful words make the wrathful. There
is sucn rush of all other kind of words, that
it seems desirable to give kind words
chance among them. There are vain words
and hasty words, and spiteful words, and sill
ly words, and empty words, and profane
words aud boisterous words, and warlike
words. Kind words also produce their i'm
age on mems souls, and beautiful image it
is. They soothc and quiet, and comfort the
hearer. They shame him out of his sour,
and morose, and unkind feelings. We have
not vet began to use kind words in such
abundance as they ought to be used.
CHILDISH REpARrEE. - Said a Sunday
school teacher:
Remember, dear children, that God is
every where
The words had hardly escaped his lips,
when roguish looking little fellow rose up
and said to the pastor
Please, sir, did you say that God was
everywhere!
"Yes, my son, everywhere
ais he in myPocket!"
ayes, he is in yout pocket"
"Well, guess, I've got YOU now" was
the triumphant retort, cause | hain't got
any pocket"
The saying, There is more plsasure inf
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