The North-Carolinian., 1860-12-22
"CUT LOOSE AGAIN. MISTER.v!

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TREND of ours who is a most ACCOMPLISHED ga
lesman' ana who is kept very busy IN one of the nm
to"n ' eooos houses, was complimented not lone
s'nge Zee had y, manner and form as follows, to wit
ing him very handsome piece of ladies' dress Goods
not WIN any hope of selling it still there was some
slight chance, and besides it is necessarv-so our
dahed ahasd keep constantly in practice
pattern, extolled the texture of the fabric held
it up to favorable light avouched for it's ultra
fash'onaoieness and in short let loose torrent of
eloQuence III which it was difficult to dist;norsh
which was more attered, the taste of the ad,niring
rustic or the quality of the magnificent n1oussela
The soantrymans eye flashed with eratifcd pride
at the complimentary illusions to himself az un-
conceaicd astonShment at the of beautv
in the goods and auency of the salesman Catching
our friend by the arm, he exclaimed "Stop right
here eee minute" " and dashed out Of the store with
two ors zee rapid bounds. Grosdenap stood, lit
lie bo@..-2, hoIing the bolt Of goods across both
hands, i.s. If he had frozen in the attitude in
which he had so thoroughly impressed the rural
gentleman. Meantime this last mentioned indvid-
ual whisked two bouncing girls out of a carryall
which stood in front of the store, and half pulling,
half pushing them brought them up in front of him
df the fluent tongue "Gals stand there-right
there Sally, and NOW, Mister, cut loose again!
aoant tie gals to hear you I"
1t is needless to say, in view of the popularity of
the circumstances, that friend utterly over
whelmed with his emotions and for once in his life
failed in utterance-tO the great disappointment #
the father and both daughters.
THE RICHEST WOMAN IN ENGLAND
1.-The richest woman in England is Miss Burdett
Contts to whom Dickens dedicated his Martin
Chuzzlewit.' Her fortune is said to be fabuiously
large, but the most glorious thing connected with
it Is, that she is at the same time one OF the most
noblest and benevolent ladies in the world
not only has she built several churches, but
she provides like a reasonable and Christian wom
ar, for the poor the ailng, and the oppressed her
house in London is visited blythe richest and most
respected persons. On my first stay at Gadshl
met there elderly lady dressed In black, and
another younger they remained week there, and
were most amiable, straight forward and kind. We
walked together up to the monument; drove with
them to Rochester, and when ahey Quilted US the
youuger lady said that l must stay at her house
when visited London. From Dickens learned
that she was Miss Coutts. He spoke with the
utmost veneration Of her. and Of the glorious Chris
tan to which she applied her enormous fortune
should have an opportunity OF seeing an Engilsh
mansion appointed with all possible wealth l
visited her, and it not rich pictures, and bed
izened hangings, the palatial resources which I'M
parted to the house grandeur and peuchar oriiil-
ancy, but the noble, feminine, amiable Miss Coutts
herself; she offered such simple and to ching
contrast to her richly attired servants She had
noticed that felt tho cold while in the country
it was not thoroughly warm hence fire burned
cheerily in my chimney. How comfortable felt
there! There were books. cosy arm ci.alrs sofas
and rocco furniture, and from the widows pros
pect the garden Of Pidcacilly and the Green
houses and rden here arc long alleys OF rhodo
raye in which seated here were magnificent
ccdars and eNotics. While tue hot houses were
filled with tropical vegetation. From all these
splendors the owner led IA SIN Ill kitchen gar
dcn where she seemed fondcst of being it seemed
as if these PLANS which possessed such value to
the poor, harnonizcd best with her nature.
\ SINGLE Pound CorroN Tho London
Quarterly Review in an article upon cotton spinning
arhl cn6f fhalrlD thp
productivencss of brain and hand, by showing what
enables the cotton spinner to do
with pound of cotton:
"a manufacturer of Manchester exports what is
called No. $50 yarn in large quantities, for the
of the finest foreign muslin manufacturers. Of the
fineness Of this thread, idea may be found
when state that two hundred and forty hanks,
reach eight hundred and fifty yards III length,
spun from d single pound weight Of cotton,
total length of ono hundred and fourteen miles! !!
But this does not by any means exhaust the capabil
ties of English machinery for at the great exhibition
of 1851 specimens of yarn spun at Boston were
hbited so fine No 7eO, or equal to 354 miles in
length, spun from one pound of materials Worked
up into the finer kinds Of lace the orig gnal shillings
worth of cotton WOOL before it into the hands
of the consumer may be increased to the value Of
between $500 and f4OO.
SINGULAR STORY.
Three or for years ago. Mrs. Odlam came to this
city from Canada in search of uncle, who had
some time resided here. She was accompanied by
a daughter of sixteen years, and two younger son.
She stopped at Barnum's Hotel for some time, but
the search of her uncle proving unsuccessful, she
secured humble apartments took IN sewing, and
placed her two boys in of minister, while her
daug ghter lived with Mrs Hall and did housework
A year or SO elapsed, and Mrs. Odam finally
induced to return back to her friends in Canada.
She remained in Canada but short time, however
and again returned this city, and established her
self the millinery business at No. So Market street
She was successful, and made comfortable living
for her self and children.
During all this time, however, she did not rclIn-
qush her efforts and she caused an advertisement to
be inserted in the Republican, requesting lntorina-
ton concerning her uncle. Singular as 1t may
seem, the advertisement fell under the notice of a
gentleman who in search of Mrs Odlam. The
gentleman the agent of Mrs Odam's uncle who
1t seem died some time ago in Cuba, where he had
lived several years, and become the possessor OF
large estate and 500 negroes On his decease he
beGueathed the bulk Of his property to Mrs. Odlam
and Instructed his agent to find her. Seeing the
advertisement he was enabled to accomplish his mis-
sion without difficulty, and Mrs Odlsm left for Cuba
several days ago to take possession of her property
[St Louis paper
SALsAFT.-In localities where oysters are not
easily Obtained or are high in price, this vegetable
proves valuable substitute The root somewhat
resembles the parsnip in its FORM and requires the
same deep, rich soil to have it in perfection. 1t
should be left in the ground during the winter, as
1t Is thereby improved. 1t is a biennial and pro-