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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-21
The Oriuiuml Nicapa ga n M.

The Nicnraguuls are supposed to have BEEN
n people of Mexican origin driven southwark by
II great drought Their language and mode Of wri-
ting were i uilar to that of Mexico their religion
differed slightly. their architecture more sim.
pie; they had rough form of -ocial polty; and
their customs were in one respect unique. A
Young Nicaraguan beauty would have many ia
vorrd lovers: but after tne, bethinking her
TINT it would be well to marry and settle shs
would ak her father to give her portion of land
near tp whore he lived. When he had nppon'
ted what land she should have, she would call
her lovers together and tell them che wished to
marry aud to take one of them as her husband
that she did not possess house, but that she do
sired that they would build her the land
which her father had given her. The prudent
1amse did not he state to enter into details TO
the kind OF house she wished to have built aud
ind would add tha, if they lov,d her well. ihe
house would be built by such day, giving them
a month or six weeks TO complete 1t in. To one
I'll would give the chance of furnishing the
woodwork; To another, TO provide the cordage;
Ia an ther Ia gather the straw for the roof; to
another, to procure the dried fish to stock the
House: to another. to get deer and pigs for her
to another to collect maize. The Work was usu-
ally put ia hand with the utmost prompifude nor
wh, th. lenSi thin, dispensed with that she had
asked for. AT last the house was ready. The
provisions aud the furniture were put in it and
the hearts of the overworked competitors beat
rapidly AS the fortunate or the fatal moment ap.
preached solemn feast was held in tho new
house. When supper was concluded the dam
sci rose and made short. but gracious speech
She thanked them all heartily for the labor they
had undergone on her behalf. She then said that
she wished it was in her power to make 30 many
women as to provide wife for each of her
suitors. In times past they had seen what To-
wing mistress she had been to each Of th' m; but
now she was going TO be married and to belong
TO one alone-and this is the one she said; where.
upon she took the chosen sutor by the hand and
retired from the apartment. Her choice having
respective factions went away amcably, and con
oluded the feast by dancing and drinking, until the
senses of most of them overcome. The re.
jected suitors, after that day. could never hope
for smile from the bride. Generally they bore
their disappointment with meekness; but some
times one or two of them probably in q state of
ambrosa delirum. committed suicide. aud were
found mex, morning hanging on tree. in the
neighborhood Of the palace Of love built partly
by their hands. Hdipy.
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BALTIMORE


dnnary naumor,- Instituted 4 u. tsaa. No - Seah
~ or ~ FEE KEQt ru;p- Mills, an Experienced
nf the Anpethe school may be oahaesf'"'y co..
No Meme, required IL" "r' u not E"c."a.
practical experience ot over ~ years "nahes DR. NJ to
the shortest posshle time to have safely
,nected.
extensively celebrated U Tho ofoctua aud'pcedy Of a.
Hasa, Of secret piacascs established IN this city
'''"s' '''" e"''TT,.S Tn. High m"p",".o"
nfhs Institution would render p"h, notice unnecessary serc
hchcd their monoy naluth,ed b, the shaa'"n. ~ho
our.h arsclln the rueie r'a'' aud with whom our city
Ami,,cd be u" your s."mrd.
wou,d u, cid INJURY reen"a'y loss and dsapon'm"n
seek early mcdcal proper treatment ean be obtain
I'd pr. NJ mskes sl"fng p"ioHHeh" p nmsos II" more
'"'' Nv vs., sc.o".,n., .na s.r""i, Gases.
Mouth Itching and rcudcrntas about he Nosei no,hes
Erortions upon the skn a. tron til. cms, ee'"'n"na
the odcsl aud most ln'"ae oi "'h 'a's 'f Is
Thc Triumph Of Science.
m, ,,nodl,. al pr NJ n and manly Wig
er reno,ans the Altered eon",'"en aud .eoos speed
lily R debt, injury Incurred nm e"h secret h"oii az
'"'"'''''''' " G",rrb,'d M""n"o'
find eerihu restorative, .a ~ @nds rom fh"tt
na, have r.aired thu sweet pc wh,n rm III.
nir" Of Qunckerlc, In the thc nurss search had be
s''' "''"''' Na..m,"us- o1 Tscn,"c.,.
No pei onous compounds oi Mrr'nt, oi N"s"nH pnsHne
To ErmnIc-.
Long experience IN hc u.anvnt al ftmale Affections Net
,o,. daens,s AZ onnhn,a IN nnutd harry Rei,,t
rnrct CUE d0ea cas'a Communications sacred
= DR.. MI,-' sl"n' r,..r",i,c.
THIS soye,ogn h@dy applicable to r'he, se, wv, be set
~, scril ltun will be included
n r9 s@G sGs rs, Ss SsS lS's,"s DIX .,s, N
any direction, 10y mail or 'sptsss
June II dly
1 VIA BALTIMORE. MI The nnd"rsigned Forward
Merchants, aud Agcnieai the i.nns amin halr"rd
10 ALL roiNrs IN TIE Esl AMI sot m " ISL
their acquaintance with t. trade having b'on i'
ti pt Ia
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VAN \ PI "A \,
Grand lOnsOlidnied Lottery Of hRry lpnd 4.


900 prizes. amounting to htd,hbp
Whole tickets $40 Halves e. Quarters 81 30
,g Pleaac all orders for tickets ia the above Mag
uiiront schemes. to
4 II HUBBARD co.
No. - inyette 81 or Box, NJ" 40
an % t30lnny baltimore, Maryland.
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E.- ~FOsH FOR sssE.
n - len assi Lvurih9rr Gas stock,
JuU lst Mortgage Va Itan Bonds ier sale by
ma 13ls LANGHolNE 4 HoLGohBE.
=. - HNaTk kIsA: IL t-Ntt t,nt. : !.
7srf>ey15 the snsCl brr would
ks-aa~--2S hi, ihanHR Ia s friends aud The pub.
Ic generally. and inform them that he
as now hand nrd constantly adding hcrrto large
.,rtnen OF Elegant Furniture manufactured ny rfui work
te y'ry hes a and finished IN thu most de-.
-abr HIS Ntk embraces every article usually got.
ten mp thr most extensive manufactures
socss call rpIa thosr saR t' purchase feon1 as
sudthat he aud viii ve satisfaction IN regard I" both
price and quai u oi work
Hal and sbuek Mattresses awats N hand
EDWARD FOLkES,
and Mandatory, doors bco~ I.bny Ware.
nta.. 'au4.d&ctsif
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,r,o .,s,prUn- or r"nAcco wE-r
LOTTERIES,
LOTTERIES,
KsGlu SCHEMES ron NAY. 1897.
L TRANCE 4 90. MANAaERS.

Grand Consolidated q Lottery Of Nnry land.
dD.A~~s..
H. he drawn Baltimore, Md saturday May 21rd 1881
ItapHhs HHcr me- 0 the Sfdtd Lot
fo,g
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UNsusI.N EiAtDS- superior lot Of Family
Il tneon Tor sile, to be found a, -
mar ~ IA 'ALENTlNE & HENISG'S
luGAR MASEtasst3BsN.
.yBEaN B. HDnpF,

tsuECFaSuR 10 " LAAaHOHNE 4 SuhsD
MAIN STHtET, LYNCHHUH8, VA
In rpiah be found Stock,
poto all kinds made Of the finest i'm
Iohaccs carefully selected and manufactured with
view please fasdous smokers and to maintain tor
Brands If this establishment areputaton sqna To those
of manufacory B the country
Iurnabe the ofer at all times complete
assortment also keeps constantly large stock of imported
Cgars winch will bc sold at small ad
n cost,
The o dealers city and state Is special
/. solicited examination of the SoCk The brands of tho
manufacturer are hae for years been sold the large
Northern where they have entered into successful
petin with brands kinds imported and domestic
uncture.
Orders from any part of the Union will be promptly met
and entire satisfaction guaranteed to purchasers
&c I.lY
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-21

tSV.etbD wh%fEb-LAFAY ETT i "
GRAY. Notary Public dealer IN Land Warrants aud Attor
NY for the prosecution Military Bounty Land and P"usoh
claims wishes purchase lunt1u ACKES OF Military bonHty
and ar.suf, vii attond t. amy business, a Notary
ui such n acku3,, lpdgmcnt deeds assignment nt Land
War,tls So Nc LAF NGErTE W GRAY,
Noilry Public Bounty Land and
alvGts pms Agent Lynehhurg. Va.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-21

. al stsEADN.--kslr -toS.s OF Hale cotton
- " uit aud complete. comprising all Lnnb rs r IN
nv in fourteen If 1lu want good article tn. .west
market ,,ie. rive Il. a call Vi iOI.I.ISS q Co
mtr2 2i's
nxt<a6A sachs Ashton salt ON cOnsi rnent,
EDe1tSfor snleby Ljan 6t.l IRBY& sAukDEse
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MISCELLANEOUS CARDS.

E9ssg1sgss Si:. RtREEE EtREs Druti-i
fYYXS2SA las removed his ulr door above his
IIfYNsiene. on MAIN ST, and one square ahe>,
bbftils Hotel dts
EIkOf. JAS. 4. NtEFEE,
ARCHITECT
sep sdly fhNrnnlua tnIIraF
'NNOuAs sRIAtkFORD, om IN ssinn. For
NARDlNG ~ PRODUCE MlsR lIAN1. pAikfns
BuNd Va. Pumr attention paid wing and forward
ing Manufactured Iuhatca,
REFERS To
jesse liar' CO. Nm NJ Bla ktird Dr + + Rlatk kfatd
lShchbhfg; Walter Berry McxeIl \ Grafton. Btimae
Beverly Smith, Cashier y. Western Bank Va kclsburE
apr DIN
UNKANKIsN n BROTHER. Whoi..nic and
n RETAIL. GROtERS 4 COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Art door to Lbrty Harfhoase, NAN 81, iyBss1IR la
ja2
NGtfsA Heu uSE.-Vb'. del ghtfui sum n,.r
Reseri-tie bright particular iocaty ut all the
south and fSsiun OF the Atlantic Soaboad. uiong
all the tempting nNnrcs of tn NHi Water region.
t" exemption m i-cse-wW in tg opou,dnn the lst Jnuc
engage I" ptse l. thu establishment the fst rank among
the Watering Places ut the country.
JOS SEGAR
oio FONT '"nfaft, May !, l-"1. Proprietor.
may td.m
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G 'dRPEg aud Game ~patt tbHirs. tnrP' 81
AL Cane Seat paror Chairs, of new ana be"uil ~,
'nl patterns l'Y1
J
4 NAs.s. and see LAN(1sgsB5xNE T. ~ " Az Ha s1'
~ Pictures they gol3g fusL lT -"
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DIssOLUTIoN5 AND NEW FIRMS.


OlSJJLU I4OHD AMI ~ Z W Z AltGIs
EAEasOE.s '!s.sN.-'fhr firm OF l.re t. = so'nsoU
y di-,oes h3 limit ttlou. oa tHetl- peeeafr ls3h
The . te concern wi. h' ufe@ only i - M tho
Ia-H uasPfatl fa laart ttIN fainr.
ted t. SETTLE. tief rut. IL BE- Wieft see, Hai Ir hu~rr''
shoud he closed W this crcnsInu 'tlH
thanks ifea1 and lie pul Tor fi fa hh''a Fat
heretofore zteudet aud nrrnn-
tlr TIA, cuuroi - .r }f ns'n Co
ions y tsH
IHoS !. ipi4
ETEW G3NGERa.-W bn,s thi~ .la5 nS-oosa
" ted together undcf til ata hm 1t ler
J hnso. Co tic purpose uf conducting Entrai ii
Gerry Commission ahd Forwarding hnsrs at LII old s'ahd nt
Lee johnson, Main Street, where VIII e glad 10 serve
Old friends and the pubc, with promise 10 Use every
effort to promote their interest
JOHN B LEE
THoS l.. JOHNSON,
LyuehburE, Jan !. l-J1. GEORGE ". ROOKIE.
Jan 3is
NEW (DNsGkN.-W n. Anderson has
~ tlis day associated Ni,h him JOHN Z ADAMS aud
THOMAS -. ANDERSON Tor the purpose transactng a
GENERAL. GROCERY. COMMISStbN AND fDRN .tkb-
INC ~ SiNESS under tie firm and style u ANDERSON,
ADAMS co. the old stand OF ", + And, dor
mcrly j Is R,nwicl,)
They will always koep hand well selected stock of Gro
corjC Guano ground and lump Paste Livingston PouEhs
and Castings
Particular given the sale of consgnments and
advances made On Produce in hand
WILLIAM 7. ANDERSON
JOHN q. ADAMS.
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Haricd persona, Young Men contemplating marriage
I aware phvScal wcanucs mic debility. dsrud
t. Nc shonl immediately consult Dr Jehnatuand be re-
sitra,l to perfect health.
yh uae.s himself andcr the care Dr. Johnston may
reans, eonfdc in his honor aerutlemeF aud eefhdou
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IL y"u ',nni ti,' in-,io-i ~Ismmc" s"I t."
j luuui : NH # Wv iork oamc -
ma ILL.,. GLASS 4 RAIN
4 PGss 47tis. 1877. Davis - Jon"~t puIrni
"A shoulder Scam Shirts Drawers &e &c, At
GLASS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-10-15
m- The whiskey pedlars are busy in the

s9- The whiskey pedlars are busy in their
ruinous vocation. Untrammeled by tax
they go to every gathering they can reach
with their vilianous compounds to brutalize
whoever will come to them aud drink. A
gathering of the people cannot be had with
out one or more of these nuisauces to offend
and annoy. They come, and the old men are
made drunken and the boys given fatal les
sons in the downard road to ruin. An out
break, brawl, a fight or murder winds
up the days proceeding. Somebody loses
an eye, or a good character, or life, and
these are weighed in the balances against
thirty small pieces Of silver in the huckster 5
pocket! And to gather these bits Of silver,
the whiskey pedlar is given extraordinary
privileges, such as are not given to any other
tradesman
Not content with his days operations, he
employs the silent hours of the night in ira
ding with the slave negroes for whatever
stolen goods they may bring. This is the
great source of corruption among the slave
population, and is rendering them more and
more worthless to those who have charge Of
them; and slave owners are beginning to
open their eyes to this matter and Mreate"
what they will do. Whenever there is a gen
raj expression of disapprobation among the
people concerning whiskey carts, the law
makers will think them Legitimate object
of taxation. The lawmakers are the servants
of the PEopLE.-Spirit of the Age.
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"IF / DON'T, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL. -
This is the stereotyped argument of no.
torious dealer in whiskey when spoken to
concerning the evil that he is visiting upon
the families in his midst. He is free to con.
fess that his traffic is attended with constant
calamities, and that he is the cause of bring
ing woe and misery upon the heads of unof-
Tending and helpless women and children,
and that no good results from his trade. But
money can be made by selling whiskey-the
people will have whiskey-I have as much
right to make money as any body-and if l
don't sell it, somebody else will This is a
wonderfully pungent argument. 1t might
be rendered more forcible by adding-some-
body will sell anyhow, whether 1 do or not.
1t is convenient argument. When con-
science reproves the man for his evil course
it is very convenient to shelter behind the
oft repeated don't, somebody else will.
1t is a comprehensive argument, and may
be used with equal force to cover other short
comings, even "a multitude of sins,' as may
be inferred :-'if I don't goto the devil, some.
body else will, and probably great number
will 20 whether I do or not This is the
pith of the entire argument. A man is not
excusable in committing sin because some.
body else enters upon forbidden gronnd.-
Thy sins be upon thee,' applies to evrey in
diYidual.
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p@- The temperance sentiment is not dead.
Its fast approaching death and burial has
been foretold again and again by the wisest
seers of the grogshops, but it still lives and
gains renewed strength as the years come and
90. Men, who short time since, were bitter
in their opposition to the reform, begin to
think better and to speak better of its princi-
Piles and its operations. The evils of drunk
enness and the evils of the traffic, now and
then from the staple of their common CONVEX
sation. The blessings attending life of
sobriety, in contradistinctiou to the miseries
of the druukard and his family,is frequently
the theme upon which they discourse most
feclingly. These are favorable omens They
presage better state af public feeling upon
one of the worlds greatest reforms; and if
we might venture an opinion the reverse of
the prophecies of the wise men who hold
their councils around the GROCERY bar, it
would be, that in the next general excitement
upon the temperance question there will be
hundreds found in the ranks of the temper
ance host who had ever held themselves aloof
from any sympathy or association with those
who have long battled for the Right! The
truths of the temperance gospel must finally
find their way to the hearts the masses and
become deeply rooted. Wrong and error
cannot always hold rule and dominion-the
Right must and will prevail. Spirit Of the
lar.
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From the American Farmer.
WEEvILs AND GRAIN INSECTS.

l observe upon the first page of the last
number of your American Farmer, accounts
of various methods for getting rid of wee
wills and other insects, which produce such
sad havoc upon our grain after being garner
ed. Without wishing to detract from the
merits of the methods of others, l would state
that the method which have observed, and
which l have thoroughly tested by expert,
ence, has the merit Of being very cheap and
convenient. 1t is simply to sweep and clean
out the grauary, and then wash it all over
on the inside with strong pickle of common
salt. This drives out all sorts Of insects
and worms, peuetrates the timbers of the
barn, and kills the worms which are so apt
to get in them and cut them-and preserves
the timbers in a wonderful manner. After
this process is repeated for several times,
the timbers of the barn become saturated
with the salt, and will not decay for one
hundred years. The pickle should be car
ried up and thrown upon the joist and sides
of the barn, until the whole is thoroughly
wet. If this is worth any thing to the pub
lie, they are welcome to the results ofmy ex-
perience. Yours, truly, A. HoLLEY.
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farmtr's 9epartmtnt,
From the Cotton Planter and Soil.
COTTON SEED FOR HOGS.

Deur Sir: In the August No. of the
Cotton Planter and Soil, I am pleased to see
an enquiry, upon the subject of feeding hogs
on cotton seed : am so from the fact, that
l am convinced that general knowledge OF
the value of cotton seed for that purpose, at
once makes every planter, if he chooses to
be so, independent of all other sections tor
his meat.
From actual experiment, coming under my
observation, for the last FIVE years, have no
hesitancy in saying that cotton seed, mixed
with corn meal, in the proportion of one and
half bushels of meal to ten bushels of seed,
will make larger hogs at any given age, than
the same quantity of any thing else that hogs
are fed upon.
Mr.. Jason Gregory, of Calhoun county in
this State, who, l believe, is entitled to the
credit of demonstrating the superiority of
cotton seed over almost everything else, as a
feed for hogs, is now feeding one hundred
head of hogs, sows and pigs included, on ff-
teen bushels of seed and meal in the above
proportions per week; and they are in fine
order, growing rapidly, and his hogs will
compare favorably with any in the State
Nor has he been driven to feeding on cotton
seed from scarcity of corn, his plantation is
in the low-grounds or bottom land of the
Apalachicola river, and will, with favorable
seasons and culture, produce from 90 to 81
bushels of corn to the acre; but for the last
four or FIVE years, he has fed cotton seed in
preference to corn.
Manner of feeding: He has an so gal
lon sugar kettle, which is filled with cotton
seed and sufficient quantity of water to boil
them done; they are then boiled till the seed
are perfectly sctt One and half bushels
of meal is then added and stirred in, and the
whole kept boiling till the meal is cooked to
mush; when cool it is ready for feeding.
His hogs are kept in lot or large pen,
with troughs into which his hog feeder mea-
sures every morning, the feed for each day,
taking care to keep the lot we'll supplied with
water, which is absolutely indispensable to
hogs fed in this way. His meat hogs in the
fall, are turned first into the pea field and
then into the potatoe patch, not So much for
the purpose of fattening, as of giving firm
ness to the lard; but he never gives his hogs
a grain of corn, except in the meal mixed
with the seed.
He kills his hogs at about a year old, and
they usually average about two hundred
pounds.
Hogs fed in this way if not more, are at
least as prolific as those fed on corn.
Thus you perceive that every man who
raises bale of cotton, has it in his power at
a very triaing additional expense, to raise
the bacon he consumes. And feel assured
if the cotton planters generally will give Mr.
Gregory's plan fair trial, that they will be
constrained to award to him the credit of
having developed source of wealth and in-
dependence to the Southern States OF meal
culable value, and to number him among
public benefactors.
Respectfully, yours, &c, CIvIs.
Florida, August, 1857.
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Is TIE SEED Corn SELECTED Now is
is the time to attend to it. Look out the most
forward, thrifty stalks, where there are two
or three ears on each. Let these ripen
thoroughly-if practicable, more than the
general crop, which should be cut before the
stalks are dry, in order to make the most Of
them for fodder. Select only for seed such
ears as are entirely filled out at the tips and
butts with plump kernels. Let these be kept
in dry place over winter. The old plan Of
braidiug them in tresses. and hanging them
up, is by no means bad one, though some
may think it troublesome where fifty or a
hundred bushels of seed corn is wanted. 1t
pays just as we'll, rroportionally, to expend
time and care for large amount of seed, as
where only few ears are wanted. Proper
care in the selection of the best ears will not
only improve the quality, but also the quan
tity of the next crop. And further, little
extra care in ripening and keeping seed dry,
may save an extra planting next spring
perhaps save the loss ofa crop.
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From the American Farmer.
WHEAT RAISING IN S. CARROLL MA

Gentlemen Il have just come back to
my Office, from the country, where [ have
beeu five weeks on my little farm, breathing
the pure air, sowing my turnips and getting
ready for my wheat crop. My land is we'll
suited to grain, but not for cotton. In nine
crops ofwheat I have only one bad one, and
when that bad crop was put in I Was not at
home, and the man who was managing for
me didn't take the American Farmer, or be-
lieve in book-farming. And for eight years
I have bought meat only for portion of my
supply for one year, and my hogs have been
wintered mostly on turnips-and I have had
one excellent clover lot, and ! am preparing
to put in much larger one. I do not make
these remarks in the spirit Of boasting, but
to show from facts that the people of the
South, who devote so much time, and labor
and capital to cotton, might raise their own
provisions, and making the cotton crop their
money crop, have as a clear profit what they
get for their cotton. S. R. B.
Columbia, S. O. Sept Is 1857.
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Bw PREACHERS HAS RIz--The Nash
vile Wig says the following good thing con-
yeys a practical lesson:

n~ PREACHERS HAS RIZ--The Nash.
Vile Wig says the following good thing con-
veys practical lesson:
HAwKINsvILLE, KY, Sept. 2, 1857.
Messrs Editors The following anu,
sing incident occurred in our town few
weeks since 1t will apply to other locali-
ties as well as this: . .sr-. .-..
A short time since it became necessary to
adopt measures to procure the services OF
minister at the African church in this place.
Accordingly committee was appointed to
wait upon "BruGder Pearce" (who was gen.
orally acknowledged to be the most suitable
parsonage to fill that high and honorable sta
ton, and solicit him to accept the pastor
ship of their church. They were informed
that he would undertake the laborious task
for the very moderate sum of forty-hve dol
lars per annum but insignificant as the
price might seem, his flock thought it exor-
bitant, and peremptorily refused to give it.
Two or three weeks passed, and, being
unable to get another preacher, it was finally
agreed to pay the stipend, and on the en-
suing Sabbath the following took place:
"Brudder Pearce, we's 'cluded to gin you
forty-6ve dollars to preach for US" said a
benevolent colored individual, whereupon
our clerical friend arose and responded:
"Bredderen, I cam tpreach for that price. "
"Why you only azed forty-6ve,' cried
half dozen voices.
ashore huff I did, breedereD, but dat you
know was tree weeks ago, and preachers has
riz."