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And waiting Winter, gnunt and grim,
See miser Autumn hoard his grain,
And smiles to think it's all for him.
MONUMENT TO CAPT. Tuos. PErIGHU.-
There is now to be seen at the marble yard
ofMr ". II. White, in Meetings. ST., hand
some monument, to be erected TO the mem
ory of Capt. Thos. Petigru, who,. 1T will be
remembered, died quite suddenly at Wash
ington, in March last. It's form is an oc-
tagonal obelisk, ten feetin height, construc-
ted Of the finest Italian marble, of exquis-;,
te polish. Its square base has sides ofthree
feet three inches in width, with an :, octa-
gon shaft tapering to ten inches in diane.
ter. The Inscriptions arc as follows:
Sacred to the memory of Thos. Petieru,
U. S. Naval Commander. Born I'd June,
1T94. Died 9th Of March, 1857.
ON TUE NORTH.
Courage, feeling and truth, marked his
course. In the Naval service, he = enforced
the wholesome laws Of discipline. In pri.
vate.lite, lie extended the open hand Of clar-
ity. He loved justice and made the often
der bow to its mandate. lie was therefore
prosecuted. Vindicated in the face of day,
he was wounded in the dark, and died at his
post demanding rcparation.
- ON TIE SOUTH.
Clouds obscured the evening of his day,
and when he bore tho hardest trials without
descending from the lcavcn of mauly char
iacter. Friendship mourncd by his dying
bed nor will the sense OF. their loss de-
part with life from the bosom of those who,
with conjugal and fraternal affection, trace
this tomb to his memory. vs. =,
ON THE WEST. .
Is tie us. Naval Coat Of Arms. and
on ,,he' scroll, the inscription verite sans
peur. ~ :
We understand the monument is to be-
removed to the former residence Of Capt.
Petigru ip the country, near. Wellington,
where it is to be erected. ~at ~ :,
. - -
& - An interesting case for damages has Just
been tried in the District Court, at, Pitts.
burg wherein a young lady, Miss%Lucy
Morgan, was plaintiff, and James Gosling
the we'll know dry goods merchant. of Mar,
ket street defendant. 1t, appeared that the
young lady was in the habit of dealing at,
the store, took away a pair Of corsets, witbi
the understanding That it the article did.
not suit, il should 9be sent back. ). A. short
time after, Mr., Gosling saw Miss Morgan 10
an omnibus, on her way to the Eastern ears,
and sugposing, not knowing her, that she,
intended to ,defraud him, used very INSULT
+ ing language, and1aecused her Of stealing.
Miss Morgan told him that the colsets;;did
not suib and wass even then on its way back;
from her fathsrs house toshis store. But
this not satisfy; the defendant, 81 and he
continued 10 insult sthe lady Afriend of
the young lady. .relnonstrated,t and offered to
pay the mefchan. thes@ price demanded. J.
When 5Goslfpg reached the store, he found
two little giflsS there, sisters Of tho young.
sladyssWho bad Been senf back with the .cof's5
seta $,After.the lady returned from .hersvis1''
-it, she broughtssuit:to recover damages .susss:
tanned by her Population for honesty being
:assailedf fin tbef public street \ The jury
found asyetdict in her favor Of 81, 800 ~ !
21 ss; - ssSa!
PLAis sTRUgH.-Some one who seems to
understand the. subject describes! the educa.
tionsof.' young sgentiemen and ladies' 81 oftbe
would Be fashiolabIe sort, which tends ONLY
70 mental weak kness and physical decay, as
f8iiows q: .,se s.. - .,.E :. 4 u q
4 IA young gentlennan4-a smooth.faeed
sstriting with little breeding and less sense,
fipeps fast, and believes himself nice syoupe
S;maps He elbows sand smoke stobacco;
sWeaIs gsntesiiy, coaxess embryo imperials
with: beats grease, twirls .. rattan; spends
Sbis fet 6efs money, rides fast horses on
|shorssbaek and in; sulk double and pin
Egle drinks CataW ba, curses the Maine Sisw
EAha Airts Young s!ls dies. I, shi al 81
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