Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-02-25

! oil her mother $ Detter days, ana dellcate
pink cambria, fitted with artistic skill to
her graceful form, were deposited carefully
in her little trunk.
To be Continued IN our neUt.
PLEASANT THlNGs.-It is very pleasant
to take lady to the theatre, and to find,
on reaching the door, that you have left
your purse in your other pocket.
It's very pleasant to ride in an omnibus
opposite baby who is sucking sugar can.
dy and playfully wipes his dear little hands
on your best black kerseymers.
Its very pleasant to meet suspicious
looking individual in lonely road ON a
dark Nght, who carries very thick stick,
and wishes to know what time it is.
Its very pleasant to endeavor to open
your door with the latch key at two in the
morning and be at length compelled to
desist from conviction that it is bolted
from the inside.
Its very pleasant to over-hear some one
remark that you're not so good looking as
you used to be.
..sts very pleasant to be woke up out of a
nice sleep and told there is thief in the
pGtry.
Its very pleasant to lie in the parlor
with splitting head ache, and some one
grinding coffee in the kitchen.
Its very pleasant to have your health
drunk at public dinner, and find you
haven't word to say for yourself by way
of reply. ,sM
It's very pleasant to be found sticking to
the Park ratings, in the smiddle-Right, by
policeman. .aS
Its very pleasaneto have Al Dor relation
who is always borrowing, and rich one
who never lends. ~
Its very pleasant to slip down on the
pavement opposite the house of your NOR
tai enemy, and see him grinning at you
from the window.
Its very pleasant to fancy you look like
soldier, and be taken for tailor.
Old documents often rise in iudgmen,
against politicians, and Col. Forney ex
humes letter written by Mr.. Bucanan OF
February 23,1852, in which he advise
rigid economy npublic expenditures, anc
says;
These expenditures have now reache,
the enormous sum of fifty millions of dol
3 lars per annum, and unless arrested il
their advance by the strong arm of tn
Democracy of the country, may, in tn
course OF few yesrs, reach one hundre
millions, The appropriation of money t
accomplish great national objects sanction
ed by the constitution ought to be on seal
commensurate with our power and resour
ces as a nation; but its expenditure ou n
20 be conducted under the guidance of en-
hghtened economy and strict responsibilit
am convinced that our expenses ouch
to be considerably reduced below the pres
ent standard not only without detrimen
bat with positive advantage both to tn
RONGIuulcJ anu Jnc DeOplG.
"A young physician, a recent graduate
was asked why he had not gone to see hi
father, who had just died. The fathe
lived in Indiana, the son in Virginia H
replied that "the immense torridity of tn
circumambient atmosphere had, by it
f condensation, so diluted the placid aqueou
fiuid Of the enormous river Ohio, that wit
! the most superlative reluctance, | had t
procrasnate premeditated egress into tn
palatinate province, until the morbid ex
70 citement Of the vital spark had fed"
, Iron-A once famous British minister
Mr.. Horner, said, that iron was the machin
j cry Of civilized society, and Locke declare
i that if the use ofiron were lost among man
kind they would unavoidably return t
the savage state. At the same time h
styles the person who first made use {
IRON for all tools are made, and with tn
d tools thus made man tills the earth, build
?, houses, makes clothes, constructs steal
y engines, builds railroads, constucts ship
stcambOats-in fine, does all the buisnes
of civilized life.
The progress of civilization may |
: noted by the greater or less use of iron.
4 j. G.. BREsLIN's PRIVATE BoOK.-Th
Ohio State journal of the 10Th ult,, say
r 1t is pretty we'll understood that til
! investigating committee on the treasur
u deialcation, have in possession priya
o book kept by j. G.. Breslin, which SHOW
rs for what purpose about 100000 of Il
a peoples money was used, and the parti'
that used it, This being true, many
naughty head will be caused to lower, an
y many hitherto fair name tarnished
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~ "MifeN said a tyranieal husband to b