Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-12-17

NO. "a.
which shall grow in heaven. We are plant
ing virtues which shall bear fruit among
the angels. Then let our homes be beauti-
fed, both with outward and inward adorn-
ments we shall thereby be better and hap
pier, and goodness and happiness will give
US wisdom.
Men AND WOMEN omen in their ma
ture are much more joyous than men wheth-
er it be that their blood is more refined,
their fbres more delicate, their animal spir-
its more light and volatile; Or whether, as
some have imagined, there may not be a
kind Of sex in the very soul, we shall not
pretend to determine. AS vivacity is the
gift of woman. gravity of man, they should
each Of them, therefore, keep a watch upon
the particular bias which nature has fixed
in their minds, that it may not draw too
much, and lead them out of the paths Of
reason This will certainly happen, if the
one in every word and action affects the
character of being brisk and airy. Men
should be aware of being captivated bya
kind of savage philosophy, woman by a
thoughtless gallantry Where these pre-
cautions are not observed, the man often de-
generates into cynic, the woman into
coquette; man grows sullen and morose, the
woman impertinent and fantastical. Taking
these facts as basis for our premises, we
may conclude that men and women were
made as counterparts to one another, that
the pains and anxieties of the husband might
be relieved by the sprightliness and good
humor of the wife. When these are tenn
pered, care and cheerfulness 90 hand in
hand and the family, like ship that is
duly trimmed, wants neither sail nor ballast.
BEAU HICKMAN IN A NEW YORK
- COURT.
The New York correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Mercury has the following in
regard to that distinguished 6nancier, Beau
Hickman, Esq, who visited New York late
ly to regulate monetary affairs in that quar-
ter:
A rich scene came on the other day in
the Marine Court. Your readers will all
remember the celebrated Beau Hickman.
Beau has been staying here for some weeks
pa hs v m hlpsafe G1 e lie hf aamaa his I'LL ALL
sporting lines. On Thursday Beau was
subpened as a witness in the above court.
The attorney on the opposite side was a re-
gular tartar. He pcides himself upon his
skill in examining witnesses, and claims
that he can confuse a witness more success
fully than any other member of the bar
One of his methods Of doing this is, when
the witness hesitates, to snap at him like an
angry terrier, worry and abuse him for his
hesitation and then seek to confound and
embarrass him.
Before this man Beau was brought up for
cross-examination. Beau took the stand,
and after giving his testimony in very
mild and timid manner, was handed OYER
for cross questioning to this keen set law
yer. He,had, in his direct testimony, af-
frmed that the sharp lawyers client had ''no
money whatever" The counsellor, with a
look at Beau such as hungry dog gives at
a bone, asked ..a
/ ''How do you know, Mr. Hickman, that
my client had no money? Are you the
keeper. of his pocket book p taas
s'He told me so, sir''
''When did he tell you 2"
.'This morning.
I "Where, sir"
s.1n this very roonl."
/ 'What did he say, sir? Come, give
us his very words-none of your differences,
| sir"
cd don't like to answer that question"
''Ho, ho! So you are afraid to answer
that question, are you? knew [ should
drive you into close corner Come, out
with It, and none of your Sinking her"
Il should rather be excused"
! s.Then I shall appeal to the court to com-
) NIT you for contempt"
"Well, sir, if I must answer, he told ME
this morning that he had no money"
''Well, sir, what language did he use q
) 'Well, I asked him to loan me half a
3 dollar, and he told me he couldn't for you
had robbed him of every cent of his money,
1and if he didn't get out of your clutches very
soon, his children would starve."
The lawyer had no further question to
ask. A roar of laughter arose in the court
which required some trouble to check, and
by the time the lawyer had collected his
thoughts again, the case was decided against
him.
Some one says that dogs bark with such
zeal when one enters their masters yard
that zone would suppose they owned the
premises, and that their master was only a
boarder." - 'r -
I A pert young lawyer once boasted to an
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