The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

| the lady.
"Oh. then, mother DEAR" cried Jonny, in q
winning tone, ''please let me be little boy!"
We will join poor Johnny heartily in this
petition. Please mothers, let your sons be little
boys while they may. Time is bringing or
apace lite's tolls and cares Let them have d
free and happy childhood; that when our head.
are low in the grave, they may point back u
those days and say, 1--WE we're happy chill
dren, for there was rlways sunshine where
our mother was" 5
lady, who admits TO ffty-three years oi
age. adverises in New York paper for hus-
band. She is willing TO accept a man OF sixty;
but says. as warning 10 all such gay fellows,
"the lady being sincere, requests there may be
no triding.
Tter report Of the Howard Association Of New
Orleans shows the number OF cases Of yellow fe
yer under their care the past season to have
been 34l4, OF which I'll we're fatal. The mum.
Der Of patients discharged cured was 2643. The
total disbursements were $44,594.
man in New Orleans sitting on a keg oi
powder amused himself by throwing some of i,
into fire near by where children were roast
ing oysters; soon lie mad uncon -ciously made a
train from fire TO keg, aud suddenly il ligh,ed,
the keg exploded, ana up the man went whlrl-
ing in the air to alieht happly in the river
whence he was rescued bauy burned,
A splendid theatre is beng erected in Gin
cinnati. The froat is OF drab sandstone, highly
ornameuted. The facade is surmouned BY a
representation OF the mnses. The theatre itself
is very large, and il il to be finished in superior
style Ii will seat $500 persons, and viii cost
s4OO,oo0.
Julia Smith, professional thief was arrested
in Cincinnati, Ono, day or two since, and
under her hoops were found carefully slowed
three towels, two table cloths, one looking glass,
three tumbiers, one pal: OF pants, and quart
bottle OF Madeira.
A bulldog attacked Gen. Tom Thumbs po
MES lately, as he was riding to the TeutOnc
Hall, at Liverpool. The ponies ran at great
speed, and it was with difficulty that the Gene
raj was rescued. His valet was Knocked down
and injured, one Of the ponies was seriously
wounded, and the carriage broken.
The Southern papers advocating the ad-
mission intO the Union of the Choctaw, Chick
asaw and Cherokee nations, AS slave States
Their constitutions are pro slavery, aud thus are
fitted Tor immediate admission. The Fl. Smith
Times saws, "the step must be taken shortl,
and IL is but justice TO the South"
~ The Cleveland Plain Dealer saws lette,
recently passed through IN. post office OF tha,
city, bearing the following excruciating super
scriptiOn:
Ye Democratic p Ms don't let me delay,
But send me along with speed on my way.
TO Lizzie 5. Ellis I'm sent, that is true,
In Miami county, III the village OF Peru,
In the State OF Indiana, just as true as you are
born,
Where whisky's legal tender, and the women
hoe the corn.
A HINDoO STORY The following would be
sscrelgous, il relating to Uhite folks, but o. il
is it will pass:
poor Hindoo, having been released from
| the cares Of this world, and from scurvy wife
presented himself At the gates OF Brahmas par
adise.
.Have you been through purgatorys" asked
the god.
mo, but ] have been married." he replied
seriously.
.Come in, then, it's all the same"
At this moment arrived another man, just
deiunct, who begged to 60 in also.
'Soiily softly! Have you been through pur
gatoryt"
"No; but what Of that! Did you not admit
4 moment ago, one who had not been there any
more tnan l!
| "Certainly; but he had been married."
"Marriedl Who are you talking to! have
been married twicelr
20, pshawl" replied Brahma. "Get away
Paradise il not for fOolsl"
EIGar CHILDREN At > BIRra-Eaypr AaAIMs,
ALL CREATl0S About Eve mouths since, th(
wife OF Jacob Abbott, hying ten miles west o
Goiconda, in Pope county, psesented her hus-
band with eight pledges OF affection a. one birth
Four Of these children survived until some 81,
weeks since, when two Of them sickened ant
died The remaining swO are stili living An.
| thriving finely. The whole sigh, were yer,
small sprciG,ens ot humanity. as night hsy,
| been expected. Tnis statement il htsr. ally true
il II vouched for by numbers ot respectable vii
nesses who saw the four living ch,ldrsn. Egyp
il > very prolific country -a l~esle 10 much 80
som~times.-LC Cairo GAsrs.s. Dec. ..
A very sad case Of alleg d Grim con. vas ol
"wednesday iMst decided ny the PrvAbytesy y
thr Reformed Presbyterian Church IN the Htai,
Of New Yofk. Ths psftes a,r ih~ kev. NJ
CHRISTIE, isr ,pahs year p~ssor VI the sullivan
| S,sess Ref6rnsrd PrsuAyArisr Church. and Nrs
Rnnry. ~tdow u Rss4 0f R0nty. u Psnnrsl
vania The Rssstytery edardxted the chargtl
10 ~ proved AaA.nss th~ secn-rd. Who 10 msr
ss~d man, shout 10 years y So, aud uvposes
hin ftoa ~ minies1s