The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-12-12


ANECDorr OF Coz, HrRR -Aa Old ii'itu"
tells the following anrcdotc ot Barr;
Whatever faults Aaron Burr po>Sc>>c!
(and always looked upon him MS a maa
more Sinncd against than Sinn;ns), he was
certainly perfect gentleman, aud always
acknowledged to he such 10y all whom hr
had dealings with. lie was ambitious,
impCrious, proud, and all ,hrt; yet have
seen him raise his hat tn 4 miikman; 0:cr
saw him assisting servant girl to carry
pail OF water across BrnadwGy, when
that fashionable Qor it 'stS h>hionahlc,D !
promenade was thronscd with the cite Of
the city. am an old man now, and it is
many years since the unfortunate Colonel
went on his last march, vet can see him
now, us he appeared when rrignine tAr
leo mJor Of the City Assembly hall, or
gracefully lounging at the Old r'.It,
saw many Of Burr'S peculiar actions,
but no incident in his Society.lilc i'm
pressed me so strongly as the oae wit
messed last 1t was shortly after Burr'S
affair with Hamilton, and while he was
Stunned and scorned by everybody, that
! was calling upon lady-N formerly in
innate friend Of hiS-in Beach street.
As sat talking with her, there was n
ring at the door. and, in momcnt or two
alter, the servant threw open the drawing
room door, and announced "Col. Burr. :"
The prescribed man entered, bowed re-
spectfn!lv to me, and held out his hand
to the lady.
'Sir," said she, drawing haughtily back,
"tO what am | indebted for this uucX-
pected honor?"
AS she spoke, Burr'S hand fell slowly
to his side; and, for moment after she
had ceased, he looked tiXcdly but not un-
cOurteouSly at her.
Madame" said he, at ltrgth, with a
bitter smile. "the fallen angel was a man;
hut had it not been ior a woman, man had
never sinncd."
Ellen" said the lady to her servant,
"ShOw Mister Burr To the door
Again Burr'S pale lips were wrcalhcd
with a bitter smile; and. buwins a> Eo-
itcly to the servant as he had IL the mis-
trcSS, he said very gcntly:
Ellen-if that is your namc-l follow
you. compelled to quit paradise, it is
proper that one Of your sex should show
mic the way"
lie turned, and bowed to us as he left
the room; aud never saw Aaron Earr
again until he lay in his coffin.
An unholy ambition was the rnia of
Burr-a cause of which murder aud trca-
son Were the terrible effects. BNtt>r iEi>,
he might have gene down To his grave
wept, honored. and rmhahmct in >ong'
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QTANpARlGS. knr, hiag at the wrong
door, aud hr>itatns whether you shall
run away AMI say nothing about it, o:
stay and apologize,
Crossing the road when you Scr a gig
coming one way AMI a cab another, 81
that il YOU move Nn yen are sure 10 hc
knocked down bv onr, ana i! You stand
still You may possibly hc crushed hy
both.
Finding yourself in a dam? bed on
cold night, and coSjtaIug whether YOU
will lie still and catch loUr death. or get
up and dress, and pass ih( night ON two
cane bottom chairs,
Paving your addresses To permiIcS$
fair one under the impression that she i
an hcircSS, and na discovering Your error
having the option nt marrying the Young
lady or being shot by the young lady's
brother.
Dining at friends house, where you
must either drink wine until You become
intoxicated, or refrain until you become
di<agreeablc
Coming To four crg>S roads, one Of
which you must take at random, or lust
walk back a mile or two and inquire
your way.
Han HIN THERE-A physician passing
marble workers one morning, hawled
out to him:
'' Good morning, Mr.. W.; hard at work,
] see. You finish your monument as far
as a. In memory Of" and then You wait,
| suppose, TO see who wants monument
neXtr"
Why, YES" replied the old man, rest
ing for moment on his mallct, "unless
somebody is sick, and you are doctoring
him-thcn | shall keep right on"
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TnoNAs lloob died compo,inS-and
that, too, humorous poem lie is said
TO have remarked that he was dying oth
Of charity to ;he undertaken, who wished
to urn lively Hood.
AN Irish paper, describing late duel,
saws that one of the combatantS was shot