The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-08-20


a grocer, living near the poets residence, re-
membered him and ''hoped his children did not
take after him, for he was very bad man; shut
on being interrogated as TO the poets bad ac-
tions, he explained that Shelley had not been
guilty Of any bad actions thai he knew of-on
the contrary, he was uncommonly good TO the
poor-but then be did not believe in the deyil.'
The grocer's vile also bore testimony 10 Shell
ley's want OF orthodoxy in this respect. The
poet had christened his boat The Vaga, and she
related with much apparent satisfaction, bow
wag had On one occasion added the letters
''bond" 10 the name painted on the stern,
marking-s.Mr. Shelley was not offended he
only laughed for you see he did not believe
in the devil, and so he thought there could be
nothing wrong Life of Shelley.
A PoLITE BoY.-The other dav we were RI
ding in crowded car. At one end of the sta
ton an old gentlemen entered and was look-
ing around him for seat when lad ten
twelve years of age rose up and said, 'FTake
nv seat sr.' The offer was accepted, and the
nfrm old man sat down. "Why did you give
me YOUR seat he inquired of the boy, 'tBe-
cause you are old, sir, and am boy" was
ihe quick reply. The passengers were very
much pleased and gratIfed. For my part, |
wanted to seize hold Of the little fellow and
press him to my bosom. 1t was respect for
age, which is always Praiseworthy.
GAN old lady residing not far from Exe-
ter was perhaps one of the most brilliant exam
ples of coniusal tenderness that the last eeRtu~
nv produced Her husband had been bong dy-
ing, and at length, on the clergyman OF the
parish making one of his daily visits, he found
him dead The dsconsolate widow, in giving
him an account of her spouse's last moments,
told him her s'poor dear man kept groanlng and
groaning, but he could not die: at last,'' said
She, 81 recollected had got piece of new
tape in the drawer, so | took some OF that and
tied il as tight as could around his neck, and
then I stopped his nose with my thumb aod 6n
ger. and, poor dear he went off like a lamb "
81 NoX-rAYISG subscribers are thus talked to by
Southern editor
"Wagons cannot run without wheels, boats
without steam, bull frogs jump without legs,
or newspapers be carried on everlastiugly with
out money, no more than dog can wag his tail
wheE he amt got none.-Our subscribers are
all good, but what good does a mans goodness
do when il don't do any good. We have no
doubt every one thinks that all have paid ex-
cent him, and as we are clever fellow and his
!
lady, the other day, asked a young gentle
man..
"Sir, is your wife as pretty as you are %
Not caring TO be tomplimented at the ex-
ppnse of his wife, he, by way OF gentle reproof,
blushingly replied
81 cannot say about that, Miss, but she has
pretty manners =
The lady quietly vamosed-no further inter
rogatories propounded.
s'Mfss Julia, allow me TO close the blind; the
heat of the sun must be oppressive"
"You are very kind, sir, but would rather
have little son than no heir at all.
eJim did you ever double the Cape of Good
| Hope % 81 expect l have" "When %
Last night, when put my arm around the
cape that belonged TO the dress ofa young lady,
that have good hopes Of making Mrs. Dusen-
| bury