Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-07-21

lie spent the earlier years Of his life on plan
tation acquiring such fine cultivation that his
epistolary efforts ate regarded with admiration
by the whole world, and no man is considered a
good scholar who is not familiar with Bells let.
ters. AS Mr. Bell grew to manhood. he gradually
eschewed all youthful society, and cultivated old
gentlemen exclusively, and was noted for his ven
erabie virtues. On one occasion, he won the
friendship of tea-total society of old maids under
/ the following circumstances Being asked if lie
believed the use Of tobacco to bo injurious he
promptly replied
If tobacco is chewed in certain way, it will
do no harm to any one.'
How is that p asked an antiquated Miss
1t should be es-chewed returned the eminent
statesman,
In reference to sir. Bells public career, they
tell the following
ANECDoTE.
As Mr.. Bell was going from the Senate cham
Der to his hotel, after delivering his celebrated
speech on the reopening of the slave trade, lie
was oyertaken by a prominent poli.cian from one
of the Northern States, who salutCd him with
/ say, Bell, that was good speech of yours;
but you are always too solemn and your friends
have told you so often
Well replied the Senate r, how can Bell help
sounding solemn, when it is toed so often p
Immediately after this, the sui oct Of our mem
or was seized with a severe fit of sickness; vet
even that did not qucnch his spirit. When the
doctor asked him how lie felt, one morning, he re-
piled
oh I feel all sound, like any other Bell
If Mr.. Bell is elected to stay at home, lie will
adorn that position and write for the Ledger.
LIFE OF BRECKENRIDGE.
BY 4 Miner.
Tho subject Of our story was torn en- the day
of his BIRTH on the Cincinnati Platform, aud is
chiefly noted for bis eloquent silence on oil public
occasions Being of fiery disposition, the Breck
inridge coal was appropriately named after him.;
and it is question with US whether he is the
more noted as a duost or n fueist We can say
little more Of him than that he was born of South
ern, but honest parents, and has acquired some
fame as an artileri6t by his management of the
celebrated Buchanan, which will he discharged on
the 4th of March next Mr.. Breckenridge is rath-
er sharp in conversation as is proved by the fol-
lowing
In the rear of Mr.. Breckinridge's private resi-.
dcnce is green eward, on which is located pen
for hogs. One day, while he was standing by this
pen (then empty with friend, watching the mo-
tions Of hog that was luxuriously roofing the
sward just before them, one Of the negroes came
from the house and filled the trough Of tho zig
pen with swill. The hog heard the guSh Of the
swill, and looked wistfully toward the pen, and
then back at the place where he had been roofing;
as though undecided what to do about it. Final
ly, however, the swill prevailed, anG, with deci
sive grunt he trOtted toward the pen.
Turning to his friend, Mr.. Breckinridge said
If that hog could speak, what line of Bulwer's
drama Of Richeeu' might he appropriately
quoteY
Tie friend didn't know.
Why exclaimed BreckinF;dge. he might truly
say: The pen is mightier than the sward -
That night the friend died of measles.