Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-01

Joilh SIni6n, VINO Eegetates some
where " ont West of course, to
make the thing readable, the scene
must be located either ii California
or the West--has q ss.dnck Of d
wife, and no mistake. John, as is
started, went of fer a day, Or two
OIL q little bit Of a 2 lark when
his sweet Henrietta, in the fullness
Of her anguish, caused the follow
ing cad" to be inserted ii the
local paper: .rv,>. .s=54zy5 s.==.s...@
Losr, ,STEArED OR sToLnN-An in
dividual whom ], in an unguarded
moment Of loneliness, was thought
less, enought to adopt as uY hus-
band. He is q good-looking and
feeble individual, knowing enough,
however, to go in when it rains,
unless some good-looling girlo1fars
her umbrella. Answers to the name
Of Jim.~ Was lastseen In company
with Julia Harris, walking with
his arm around her waist, up the
planlzroad, looking more like d fool
IF possible) than ever. Anybody.
who will catch the poor fellow and
bring him carefully back, SO thatI
may ehastise him for running away,
will be asked to stay to tea, BY.
.s+ - = HENRIETTA A. SMrrH.
An Irish :" gentleman . had &C.
casIon to visit the South some
months s.nee. When he returned.
he remarked to a friend that the
Southern people were very eztraY-
agant. Upon being asked why Sc,
he remarked that, where he staid,
they had candlesticl worth eleven
hundred dollars !.ssWhy, how in
the world could il have cost that
much Z inquired the friend. .<sOch
be: jabers It was nutin, n1ore'n d
niger fellow holdin, a torch for as
to ate by.'1 -
4 youth smitten with the charms
Of a beautyful maid, only vented
bis passion by shy looks, and now.
and then touching his5fair ones toe
with lis toe under the table. The
girl bore with his advances a little
while III silence, when she cried
out-'s Look here, If You love me
ell me so, but don't dirty my
tockinggs." @:
~ An old writer said that when
;annnons were introduced as nero
the canons Of the church
we're useless !; that the world was
irst govern by n1itrun1, then by.
.itrum !. first by St. Peter, and
hen by salt-peter.
EFFECT OF HARD TiMEs. "A friend
las kindly furnished US with tie safes OF
hirtyeone negroes belonging to The es-sss
ate Of Dabney W.anslow late Of this dis
rict sold on the 1st Of April an credit
twelve months with interestfrom date.
The. negroes ranged from 81 years to
'fants~-the average s7s3 22.Ander
IN Gazette. ~. u. @ 1.=a
The Chinese official census of thirty
ears ago gives tie population Of that en- z
ire at a76'532'a00. that of.npan is
at 25'0o0'0o0 to 100000
The cars are now running distance
- miles on tue Pensacola and georgia
EiIroads s# s#sas s.s. #ss55.=:ss
The city Of Atlauta has adopted al
'dH'ancs imposing a tax Of 65 cents per
Loo on all sales of produce to that city
+ sale BY non-fesjdents.
Many persons spend 50 much time in
itieising and dispu'ifg about til & Gospel
at they have none lett for praetseing IT.
S if i've sick men should quarrel about
e phraseology Of their physicians pres
riplion'' and forget to take the me0i-
US 9 s=s. #&as~a=e5g zszE5 @ as5
PURCHASE OF ioUgT VEaro
edmond, AprI ia contract was
rmeriy entered int. Oh the 6ch inst. By
9 ladies of the Mount Vernon Asso-
s'ioa for ihs. purchase Of the Wash-
gton estate. sess~-ssss=.7
Cus1ous WtILThe viii Of Govern
Blatche.. Of Piymout proved il 1883
ntains the following aingelar clause
leslre that bo dy may be kedt#so long
it may not be offensive and that one
ny toes or fingers may Be cut Of 70
,nre q certainty Of my being dead.
:thersreqlest my. dear wife tirt as she
$ been troubled with one old fool she
i not hiDk Of marrying second. ?
PRHDIoHIoss.-The newspapers are
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