The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-04-19
VOL. 4. NO. Sc.

i Nor ASHAMED OF BUNDLEs.-We have Of
ten heard hall-grown boy say pettishly TO his
mother, 'I don't like TO be seen carving a bio
bundle in The streets" But true pride is a.
siiamtd oil such iItteness OF mind. Mr. Astor,
The wealthy millionaire Of New York, once
was reluctant to sell some goods 10 young
merchant excepi for cash. The merchant paid
| Tor them, aud then took them on his own
shoulder 10 carry TO bis own store. Mr.. Astor
looked on IN surprise, but before the merchant
had gone many steps, be called him back say
| ing. 'fYou may buy 90 credit to any amount
can trust you, sir. A man who is not a.
shamed 10 do his own work is sure 10 succeed"
Here Is another good lesson Tor false pride
Chiei Justice Marshall was a great man
but great men are never proud. He was not
too proud TO wait on himself. He was in the
habit OF going 10 market himself, and CARVING
home his purchases Often would be seen
going home at sunrise with poultry IN one hand
| and vegetables IN the other.
On one OF these occasions, a fashionable
young man from the North, who had removed
to Richmond, swearing violently because he
could Ind DO one TO carry home his turkey,
Judge Marshall stepped up and asked where he
lived When he heard him, he said
"rhat IS my way will take your turkey
home for you''
When they came to the house the young
man asked
"What shall pay you 90
"Oh nothing," SAID the Judge, "you are
welcome IT was all 10 my way and il was no
trouble 10 me.''
"Who Is that polite old man who brought
home my turkey Tor me % asked the Young
man Of bystander.
"Oh," said he, 'qhat was Judge Marshall,
Chief Justice OF the United States"
"Why did he bring home my turkey -
81 suppose he did rt,'' said the byssander,
'to teach you not to feel above attending to
your own business. ."-.Nonthly Gazette.
NOn the Ist of February, 1850 Senator
Hale, OF New Hampshire, presented two petit
tons from Isaac Jeffries and other Citizens of
Pennsylvania, and John F. Woodward and o.
Tiers, praying that "some plan might be devil
sed s'foT the dissolution of the American
Union" MIR. Webster, OF Massachusetts, was
unsParlng in bis denuncaIon of the petitions,
and suggested that there should have been a
preamble TO them in these words:
f'Gentlemen, members of Congress Where
as, at the commencement of the session, you
each of you, took your solemn oaths, in The
presence OF God, and of the Holy Evangelists,
that you would support the Constitution of the
United States-do, therefore. we pray YOU.
take immediate steps to break up The Union and
overthrow the Constitution as soon as you
CAM
Yet this petition received three votes, John
+. Hale OF New Hampshire, William H. Sew
ard, OF N. Y, Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio. The
two last are Cabinet officers.
G=Some years ago, in Newcastle county,
Delaware, an Irishman was knocked down and
robbed. He accused man OF having commit
ted the robbery, aud in due time the case came
to tla. The Irishman being upon the stand,
was croSs-examned, after having sworn posi-
lively to the guilt OF the prisoner, by one OF the
keenest lawyers, and something like the follow
ing was the result.
"fou say that the prisoner at the bar is The
WaIf rho assaulted and robbed you!
"WaS II moonlight when the occurrence took
place 2"
"DevI bit iv it,"
''WaS it starlight z"
"Not whit, it was SO dark that you could no.
ave seen your hand befUre you.''
''Was there any light shining from house
near by ~
"Divll bit v house was there anywhere
about
Well, then, It there was no moon, stars, nor
light from any house, and so dark that YOU
could not see your hand before you, how are
you able to swear that The prisoner was the mani
How could you see him 20
"Wny, yer honor, when the spalpeen struck
me, the fire flew out " me eyes so bright, YOU
might have seen to pick up pin, you
migqt"
The court, jury, counsel and spectators, ex-
ploded with shouts at this quain: idea, and the
prisoner was directly after, declared not gull
y.
u In 1886 there were thirteen States in this
Union, twelve OF which werve slave and one