Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-01-24
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The great naturalist was on the look out
FIR red-headed wood peekers, and was very
anxious 70 obtain q specimen Seeing one
fly in'o hole in a tree long way up, he
5,ulel off his coat and climbed with that
energy Of his that never failed him Puff
lag and sweating, he reached it at last, and
uniting lis band to seize the bird, to his
ewu dismay snake stuck his head out OF
the hole ard Kissed in his face This was
80 unexpected and frightful that Audubon
1t 20 his hold and tumbed 10 the ground
more dead than alive his companion run
aing to him. aid seeing that the naturalist
MAS not hurt but was dreadfully alarmed,
Paid 20 him:
".ih ! you are very much frightened,
H,etir :"
No, sah :" replied tive Doctor. quite Of
Tended, no, sab but if you want to see
Won tan Tad scared snake inst 60 up dare
4 .h,rriaqe in tic Gers In the ears,
between Bangor aud Portland, ala incident
occurred On Saturday morning, :. little out
of the u.asi course. Soon a;sog shc train
left Bangor, the conductor. Mr. Pi,tman.
who had provided himself a.th Clergyman,
stood Up IN one Of the cars, aud, 10 the pre-
sanea Of the passengers. and Wide the train
was At ia usual speed, vas duly married to
u lady by the name of Fuller. Our eastern
friynds, are, evidently, fast people.
Mammoth Porkefs. - The Shenandoah,
Va, Tenth Legion says, that Col, Albert,
ri that county, few days since, killed
hog. Weighing 5l3 pounds nett. and his
n9ighhar, Mr.. Joseph Sheets, killed one
weighing 500 pounds.
Nebraska Territory The weather in
this territory has been very severe, \ wri-
Ter says that recently the territory expert
shced the coolest and NEST severe storm OF
long years. We already hear of hundreds
q head Of stock destroyed, and many frozen
70 death. The snow in many places now is
from to 10 feet deep. There was much
suffering experienced by those whom the
e;ogr found unprepared.
Kitchen Memoranda. - Potatoes to be
washed meat to be put to soak; lamps to
Til ; knives to seour furniture to be dust
cd silver to be polished front entry to be
washed beds to be made; apples to be
pared aonr to silt; shirts to be irored /;
uishcs TO be washed beets to be cleaned !;
carpets 70 be swept; fires to DC tended; din
ner to get; pig to be fed pudding to be
,uade run to the store front door to
tend; children to be waited on; baby's frocls
to be washed stockings to be dalned but
tons to be sowed on the shirts skirts to be
done up; tea TO get gridale cakes; dough
nuts, custard, gingerbread, preserves dish
es to clear away; company; evening meet
ing bed time.
What merchant, politician or president
has longer list of daily avoeatons than the
good housewife and vet how little are they
considered The hard and constant fatigue
of the mother should elicit deeper sympa-
thy and more strenuous effort to lesson her
burden.
EE- Hon. Andrew Stevenson is lying
dangerously i'll, at his estate in Albemarle
CONVICTION We learn from Bfents-
vile, that the negroes, five in number,
charged with the recent horrible murder of
Mr.. Geo Green, near Gainesville, Prince
William county, were tried on Monday and
Tuesday, found guilty, and sentenced to be
hung on the 18th of February next. The
negroes were defended by able counsel, Ep-
pa Hunbn, Esq, conducting the prosecu-
ton.
sMay leave few tracts ?'' asked a mis-
sionary of an elderly lady, who responded
to his knock. leave a few traeks-cer-
tainly you may" said she, looking at him
most benignly over her specks, leave them
with the heels towards the house, if you
please
HEAVY RoBRERY. A dwelling up town