The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-09-16

Rocks ~ tennessee planter lately
visited New Orleans and stopped at
the 81. Charles llotel, in course
ot n week produced Gigious sem
satlon. tie was a stoi rlain looking
Old fellow, aud on the t: r down from
Memphis contl'ived to 4. very drunk,
so that from the time H. added in this
city until he left, he Ca ed on like
crazy man. paving IF or 4 hundie
times the value ofever, ISL, 10 bought.
lie gave a colored bar yenty dol
lars for shaving him d, refused 10
take any change; pa, 'lalf dollar
for a glass Of liquor ,eclined the
change, and gave the b.. keeper TWEEN.
ty dollars as free gift. On the lat-
ter being rejected, the planter cruln-
bled up the bill, threw it behind the
counter, and walked off in a rage.
He had his pockets stuffed with bank
notes of hundreds, fftics, and twentiss
which he threw away reokiessly. If
he ran against person, he dashed a
handful Of bills in his face. Not sat-
isfed with this, be afterwards paradsd
about with linen bag so full Of silver
that it bent him down to carry it.
Whenever he had a chance, he paid
for drinks, &C., with handful of half,
dollars. After three DAYS tour Of
this description, he packed up and
travelled back to Tennessee, where he
belonged. He is said to be quite
wealthy. The suckers absu. town
are believed to have reaped grand
harvest out Of this poor inebriate's folly.
The Liverpool Courier says that
three-fourths Of all the ships now fitted
out from Liverpool ARE rugged with wire
rope. 1t is fourth less in weight, mot
one half the bulk Of that made Of hemp
and costs rs per cent. less.
A ToucHlNo IsciDENr.--Th Cleve.
laut Herald has the following touching
comment on charity -
A gentleman had oh,.rvcd little girl
clad in rags passing him with bottle,
which she carried to u grocer to be filed
with whiskey, and with which she retur.
ed home. Que bitter cold morning wbcp
the snow orifted in the streets, be saw
tho child struggling homewsrd through
the snow with tho omnipresent bottle
her little bare leg, glowing With the
effects Of the cold H. called hor ints
his house, which sho entered rslucten,ly
aud bis wite--oUe OF those Dever back.
ward in deeds Of kioduess clothed tho
obild with warm hose and comfortable
cloak, and warm and happy she weut
home, still bearing the bottle, which was
the sole cause Of her own and sisters sof.
row. Her father was a msu who owed
the gentleman considerable sum. Eva.
uing came and the drunken father visited
the gentleman but he was now sob,r
msn that day the contents of the botlls
remained untouched.
Oh SIR resumed be, owe you mn.
ey'
No was the reply. I cancel the dept;
but you must quit drinking
Tears stood 10 the mans eyes as he
said
Sir, I owe you, and you clothed ny
child when whiskey made me q brute.
and neglected and starved her. III
never taste drop agaiu'
And he has not That simple act 4
charity and kindness las touched The
chord which thousand lectures or woi 10
If remopstrauoe would never have rsach.
ed
u do no. recollec', saws oorrespon.
dent Of the Transcript. to have seen the
following story in print, but as it is
good Que, and so truly characteristic 81
Cape Cod people. send it to you:
"A small spare boy who had been gull.
ty of some misdemesnor. was 10 fair
way to get punished for it by bis mother
who was large square, Dntch.built per.
son, with great spread Of cloth, and
having in her baud a good stick WAS 10
full chase Of the poor boy who was pear.
ly under bare poles, running right ahead.
The old woman under her cloud Of cau.
vass, was ovsrhaulipg him very fast, aud
another boy, friend OF 'he delinquent
was looking on. The urchan seeing how
the chase was likely to ttrminate, orlad
out to his friend. Try her on the wind
Bil--try her on the wind when the LOO
with luickno.s Of a Cape boy, was iums'
diately struck with tho na,ural idea. lue.
fed up in the wind close haul, and the cd
woman went dead to leward like log
The CENsus-Tbs following oolloquy
took place Between The census marshall
aud native Of Germany;
VINO live. here o.
Yaw'
What's your name 2"
Sharmany On the Rhine,
What's your fathers name :"
Nix for Staw,"
When did you arrive iu Albany p
Nit a steamboats,"
Got any childreo2"
Yaw-two barrels nit krout
How long have you resided 10 this
house 2"
Two rooms and der bssements.'
" Who owns the bul ding 2"
pays nothing Hanss pays der
same twice a month"
Where did YOU live last year 2"