Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-23

" - hs a loNt1. The AFRICANs.---Va-
ilous amusing anecdotes are, related Of.
the poor Africans. during their brief So
Journ in the port of Charleston. The
following is said to have been most
| comieal scene: .,...o'.-t...
Among the Echo's living cargo. every.
one ct whom, be it remembered. were
IA the condition in which they entered
the world, and under no obligation ~
the CailorS or mantua makers art was
!, woman who,eWas distinguished from
Inc rest by her evident natural BRIGHT.
ness and superior looks. Moreover, She
was dressed-not probably after az
fashion. of our Broadway ibellas ab,l+
dressed different to her connan,ona
nevertheless and like all true women
IN u such condition, she felt and eyinced
her superiority. She actually had on .
pair OF gloves, which she wore at ali
hours with evident pride in het, costume
ana felt that she was in g full taos,,,L...s
one was called, Ioqr- ercel!eaace. "the
queen ); and her story getting abroad
at charleston, some ladies rcouested and
obtained Professionalism toyisjt then,
A loose dress was accordingly furnished
her 70 cover her other deficiencies of thu .
article Of cl9thing, and she was landed
from one OF the boats and conveyed to
the house Of 9 prominent resident of
Charleston. There, the servant was
ordered to dress the Queen in boons
broad enough fora dame of upper-ten.
dom, and q Haunting. gay dress. She
was much astoniShed and pleased with
the dress, but more with the boons
which she would endeavor to catch as
she turned round, uttering outlandish
cries She also exhibited some inclina-
ton constantly to examine more closely
INTO the material beneath her outer.
dress, but as gentlemen were present 8
she was prudently prevented from graft
lying tins natural curiosity. After
spending some hours ashore, she was
conveyed to the beach by number of
her entertainers. gar5a saE
The boat could not reach bipb water
marx, and lay some little distance ont
in the water. The Queen shook hands
all round with her friends. and then %.
ing to the waters edge, surveyed the
boat for an instant, and after waving n
last adleu, suddenly hoisted dress.
hoops, underciothes and all, like huge
sun bonnet, over her head, and quietly
waded out to the boat. The reversal
OF the proposes Of clothing startled the
spectators, and there was q most sud
den and Imaginable rush from the beach.
$3.50 1880 -fa sre
SHAKING HANDS. The mere offer Of
the hand is the readiest sign of yolunta.
ry courtesy and forgiveness, and It's non.
compliance the most civil yet meaning
OF repHlses. Shaking hands is a mode
of greeting, the origin of which is LOST
III obscurity. individuals display char.
acter III their mode Of so doing. Who
cannot feel at once the antagonism be.
tween the touch OF a prude and the cor
dial grasp Of friend Who knows
not the sailors grasp of candid hearth
ness from the conventional "giyinc of
hands :" How perfectly does the grad
uated or lingering pressure cause the
mercury Ill loves barmometer to rise or
fall by the scale of hope! What SYM
pathles and antiphathies are demonstra-
ted by the various degrees of kindly. IT.
reSoiute, yiyacious, careless, fond. or
! earnest manner of shaking hands 1t
IS this relation between tempermepr.
feeling, consideration, and the instinct,
I've action OF the hand, which has civ.
en- rise to those theories which profess
to read the predominant impulses of
character iii the traits of ones hand.
wiring.
GONE Or UNDER TIE Hoop. - The
West Point (Ga.) Citizen tells the fol-
lowing Of married man at the com
mencement exercises Of certain col.
lege in Georgia the past summer:
lie started up the stairway at a swift
pace, not noticing any further until he
came nearly to the top of the steps.
when be s&ys'a strange sensation came
over BIN, and suddenly he found him
self enyeloped in daskness, rs THOUGH
the lights had been extinguished. lie
was astonished and bewildered. But
the mystery was soon explained and it
appeared that a lady wearing a hoop
had met him at the top OF the stairs,
and was just in the act of descending.
when our friend, being a small man,
had, without noticing, SO easily gone
up under the hoop!
"a WEE INSURANCE ComPANY.'.-
Some OF the principal capitalists ofLon-
don are engaged in the formation of a
new company for insurance against fire.
In consequence of the constantly occur.
,i,,c oo.i1o,,.c v,y l.,
TO the immensely OF their dresses, are
either burnt to death, or have a large
portion Of the valuable and extensive
stock Of drapery which they carry about
them destroyed, these eminent financial
gentlemen have determined to establish
a Wife insurance Company. ia
Ga~ 4 Bigot is always an Indifferent
nelghbor, bad friend. lie is attached
to none but such as adopt his own little
views; and whenever a bigot has Off
cial Influence, lie exercises it to the pref
udice Of those over whom he has power.
In proportion to the influence of the
bigot, so in proportion is the harm that
results from ms power, 4 bigot is al
ways biased by the worst prejudices;
he can never judge with the required
impartiality. 3 rs
1t IS announced, for the benefit of
those persons who did not get sight
OF the comet, that it will appear before
the public, for few nights only, in the
autumn of 2l47
The 1l8 Baptist churches of Con.
necticut report an accession of 2,447
members by profession during the past