The Nevada journal., 1858-10-08
WHOLE NUMBER 406.

)LE NUMBER 406,
overlooked or discredited by any one
who seeks either to teach truth or to
learn it on this''eventful period of Annex
lean history. They mark the origin of
the Slavery agitation, They show its
locality, and fix it in the South they
show its pretext and expose its want of
truth; they point to its designs and prob
able success and in that they were pro-
phetic. but am not now
writing the history of the present Sla-
very agitation-a history which, the
young have not learned, and the old
have forgotten, and which every Ameri-
can ought to understand. only Indicate
cardinal points to show its character, and
OF these main one remains to be stated
Upto Mr.. Pierce's administrator the
plan had been defensiye-that is to say,
to commence the expansion of Slavery
and the acquisition of territory to spread
1t over, SO as.to overpower the North
with new slave States, and drive them
out of the Union. .'-(Apppcadsr, PIP. 179
1857
a PETIT LARCENY CoUNTFNAXcg.--
A good story is told at the expense of
Mr.. English, author of the English
Bill" " 1t will be remembered that his
portait was published in Harper's Week
iy some time since. A lot of the papers
were sent home to English's father, and
the old man presented a copy to an
illiterate, hard he AIDED old Democrat,
jocularly remarking that there was tho
picture of the President. The old fel-
low scanned the picture carefully foF
several minutes, and then. with his eyes
still riveted upon it, and with an emer-
gency ofutterance that showed conclu-
sively that his remarks were the result
Of thorough conviction, he said: II
don't like that countenance. Mr.. En-
glish, as sure assthere's Godiin Heaven
that man will steal - OF course, the
hopeful father tainted away.
YANkEE, ALL OvER.-Bayard Tay-
lor says that Yankee, in walking in
st. Petersburg, one muddy day, met the
Grand Duke Constantine. The side
walk was not wide enough for two to
pass and the street was very deep i'll
iiith-whereupon the American took
silver rouble from his pocket, shook it
in his closed hand, and cried out -
Grown or tail ?'' "Crown!' guessed
the Grand Duke. "Your Highness has
won,' said the American, looking at
the rouble and stepping into the mud
The next day the Yankee was invited
by the Grand Duke to dinner:
E-Y Frank" says one student to
another, whom he caught swinging
scythe most Justify in a field Of stout
herdsgrass, what makes you work for d
living? A fellow with your talent and
ability should not be caught engaged
in manual labor. 1 mean to get my
living by my wits"
"Well, Bill, you can work with duller
tools than cam" +
% Women require more sleep than
men, and farmers less than those en-
gagged in any other occupation. Editors;
reporters and printers need no sleep at
all. Lawyers can sleep as much as
they choose and thus keep out of mis-:
chief. Clergymen can sleep twenty.
four hours, and put their audience to
sleep every Sunday.
"a A modest young gentleman at d
dinner party put the following conum-
drum
"Why are most people who eat turkey
like babies !" No reply. The modest
man blushed and would have backed
out but finally gave the reason: "Be:
cause they are fond of the breast"
Two old maids tainted, and the remains
of the young man were carried out by
the coroner.
~ If you don't wish to fall in love;
young gentlemen, keep away from cali:
CO. You can no more play with girls
your heart than you can
play at roulette without losing your
money. AS Dobbs very justly observes:
he heart strings of woman, like the
endrils of vine, are always reaching
'ut after more to cling to. The conse:
luence is that you are gone like a one
egged stove at a street auction.
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