Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-10-28
For the Journal.
A little Variety.

Unless you have Travelled extensively Messrs Editors
you scarcely be of what large city we have
in North Carolina. In the report Of the proceedngsd
the President and Directors of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad Company, for 1856, page 6, you will
find the following geographical information
In approaching Shepards Point, the road, for
MILES passes through Carolina City"
La your discussions with the Editor of the Newbern
Progress you should bear in mind they have very large
cities down that way.
There is a very ingenious in our county. IF be
were to go to England the distinguished civil engineer
Stephenson, would have to play srcond fiddle to him..
Not long ago he took his clock to pieces to repair it.
he put it together again, snug ~ having enough left to
make another and out OF this 1t burthen to bis
ingenuity to construct one which he accordingly did.
But the beauty OF it is that neither Of them will
You have heard OF the individual who said, "you
must think a fellow has got hundred shirts" Some
thing reminding you Of that occurred with Pete Pitman
the other day. He had but one shirt to save his life,
and it, usual until it got 81 dirty that be had
to sleep without it night, when his mother washed
and dried it in time for him to put it morning
A neghbor meeting him, says -" II allo Pete, you've
got clean shirt this morning. Humph," replied
Pete, you must think fellow amt got but shirt"
A gentleman, not far off, has wife who is match
for old Toodles in his coffin Spree He, the husband
not long since asked her. where that nice pair Of
sheets she bought some tine ago, in Wilmington
/" Well" she said, with perfect unconcern, and to his
complete horror aud dismay, well, put them by,
though they would be handy and nice in one
should die in the tamil W The perfect n1auvaiS govt
of the idea may be better compreh when it reco
ected the white family consists of but husband wife and
an only child.
There was an Italian but recently imported who sold
apples at the Navy Yard gate, in Portsmouth. he
would hold up two Of the apples, with arms EXTENDED
aoit, after the of one of Mr. Everetts taVorl@
gestures, and cry at the top OF his voice, "Cha
por che ebay char por che ebay"
What does be mean p said gentleman one day.
stepping up. - 6. .,..o oon.. - co., . ,u...ua.,
Yah YAH yah !' said the Italian very rapidly ina
lower tone. Yah, yah, yah char por che ebay char
por che ebay mOchy chapy por char por che ebay
ich was certainly very Ineligible Anglo-ltalian
The following well authenticated, but has never be-
fore been published No irreverence intended when
it occurred, is any meant in this relation OF It,
In one of the west rn Counties of the State waSa
quite obscure family, which claimed two sons who to un
doubted honesty added a laudable ambition to rise
the world. The elder of the brothers, Thomas so lal
succeeded to become local preacher OF the denoni
nation to which he belonged which raised the prlde
the family considerably in the mean time ne mOoVeu "
Mississippi where he still held his clerical position
Robert the younger sped along on the road OF his aP
rations until he reached the respectable summit OF Oo
mon School teacher, becoming one OF those maS0re
pillars upon which, our friend Wiley entnuslas.lCay
thinks rests the destiny of the Old North Hooef;
hoped day to attain to the acme OF reno"n
by his brother, in whom he felt great pride ana 50 D
practiced praying and exhortlng in public wnen VPpTL
tunty offered On occasion he was called on W wv
regular minister to lead in prayer the following was
portion of that prayer: -,
ooh Lord Thou knowest, ah that thy poor unWort!
servant is but bad hand err ah n making praise su
suppicaton, alb That be is but new hand at fne w.
lows, and beginner in the work of the Sanctuary
But Lord, Thou knowest too ah that have uea
y beloved brother lie the Massissippy err all thai Cal
split hairs at it, any time ali !'