Western Carolinian

              the western carolinian powers kom deleoa.t1 ll to till uniteu st iris hv till i nor iik.iiii'i c n nv it to tin states e.rt mrsinvi.n tu iii si ii,s rbipbi ne i:i,v uii rn mi i'lairi.i amendment lo the constitution article x ami l'r«»i»nele.in s^^^^^^^^^^^^^j salisbury iv c august 2 1839 k no vii of vol xx ( whole no 097 * . tl'.kms of c llur.iiure sat moi heeeibl.-reil ibun i-eoi,u,„l was solved to eunlid in ivluit bad lareu al.ited lo him about tn apeak whan lhe bug was thrust into his and to obey every direction having come firmly band by ibe stranger who al hi ii,.e time said to this conclusion , he put out the light ninl lay ■ ' nuw do lake it without another word li will down on the bed the counsel not to sleep wi il ier you perhaps us you an alone and proved must suparfiououa in tbe case ol the honesl i can ull you there nn some determined fellows merchant his mind and senses wero luu much yonder who would think it nothing lo drive you on the alert lo permit him to slumber sometimes ■ di but i waa fur a coni nise and upon my within the first hour after he jay down he thought honour eve c i uml give more v\nh ihis ti he heard stilled noises bul tleey were not conliuu man turned li iveuivuy purl nf bis lust spuech ms und led to nothing ai length however had made i powerful iiiipression on dur.fncu who aboul bull'-pnsl tevalvc the door of ins bedchumber though utterly unable lo tell llie < iueuiiiiig ol nil ivus opened und a glimmer oy light fell on lhe up it is bought it eu-f to pockel ibe bag uud nne posilu wall lining purposely urruuged the bed onwards he did so and bejon lost sight ol the clothes aboul his bend in such a way as to cnablu strangely liberal party he hud met him to see without being seen al durance then m duliiece continued ins route peacefully i,li beheld llireo ,,,'-,, enter bearing „ dark lantern nightfall pondering all ihe way on whul hud pass and end armed mil a dogger and pistols due ill yei incapable l coming io any conclusion on ul llient iidvuiiceil lo thu bj/ebrjdc uud seized the the euliject ou reaching the village wboru he portinauieiiii lu this person's i'uc-e lu lus hurror juop.is a in rest all night ho was joined by i.i the more haul beheld ibo lineaments of ins own soreiiui joseph duimtriiy with the chariot and uu servant joseph llcinaraji i the liist net of the lho cnsiiuie day they pursued their journey in ibis men was tn rip up and'tillc the portmanteau ; lull vehicle nothing of mli-rest nccurreri thruugliuul evhilo they were doing so together each in nig un their briber progress until ihey reached the very able seemingly to trust bi jnnipiiiuons m l>u eiiiis ul pans uui just lie thu vehicle ems pass ranee i car i then agree uuoii ibe necessity ..| lus mg tbe harrier u gentlemanly-looking person cunic . oevn iitunedialu death igiior.iut ul the incai s up io l.lia carriage aide and fhua addressed al i prepared in m l-'oucbe leiruis succour al du ranee j " sir you evill hnve the goodness t go rtincc lull llie perspiration nrst upon his body ; with me " \. luu .'" said the merchant " evliitlt but ho evns nol kepi long in ihis state ii.r ere lin er must 1 go .' a ul evliy ?" lu a ioev lone of voice rilling uf the portmanteau oould he completed the end with the utinusi civility tin 1 gentleman replied closet dodrs burst open five or six men rushed nut " vou will permit me io liuve the luu our sir oj and iu nn instant lhe surprised rubbers wero in thu conduoliug you to m pbuche " m i'oueho !" hands of justice on tho otticers coming out llm ejaculated at durance in no small alarm at lho bedroom door al lhe same time was opened ami thought of what the famous head ol the police i lights brought in shueving that all liad been indeed could eenni evith hnn i have committed ,,., of thoroughly prepared for ihe relief ul lhe merchant fence i huvo broken no luev and i cunnol under und capture of the offenders bland why 1 should be sent for by " the " alia !" al diirunce would hero say when nur alranger cut sliorl this speech by saying " i huvo ' rating the story himself " what ihiuk you 1 my been waning for souiu lime upon you sir being second advonlure ! more wonderful siill lhan lhe instructed ihnl you evould arrive in a curriago like lirst wns il nol i tins and your person portmanteau aud every whatever may bo thought on this point there thing about you answer the doacrtplion given to i ia obviously less of mystery iu the last iucide i inu i cuuiioi therefore be mistaken in llie parly ilmii in the preceding the extraordinary d ,. und you will have the goodness lo attend me to m of information displayed by al l-'ouche resulted fouche wiih will himself explain liis business with simply from lho ciicuinsliineie ot the villain dcma you which is mora lhan 1 can do ihere wus : ray having written from lluurtlentix to puns an no resisting this peremptorily civil lequest by nouncing io lus associates ihe irize which evas llie.strajiger's directions m durance sent on his coming iu th.ir way it may be lliouglit that u sciea.ii lo the hotel exhere ho proposed to lodge i roundabout und dangerous mode for m durance and seeing no iill'eniulive billowed the messenger j evils adopted lor lhe seizure of the ollenders and lu tin ollice of hie head of llie police jtlns may bo in purl truu llqt it is to be reiiiem m l-'i.uclie received our hero wuh the utmost berod that the slightest symptom of preparation politeness and at\er requesting bun to bu seated would have uevukuiied the suspicions ol dcmaray uuierod immediately on u deiuil ot ccrtniu mailers nd wuuld thus have preveum iu all probability which inuile ihe eyes of al durance grow as ! be capture of ins associate who though old of round aa full moons nnd led the good mun lo lhe lenders had long escaped dru-c.tu.n by the police conclusion that fouche und thc gentleman in black as to othei point m foucjni duublless had been whftre thing aynonymous vou are al du afraid lest durance ft irtloriifcd euieiuusly i the ranee ot bordeaux the head of tho axlensivo mer treachery of his serennt a pllier particulars cauttle house thin bears your name you have iu might havo preiiialuruly uej^rae.thing tu betray yoiii portmanteau ihe suui of (, mining thu c scheme sf oxuet-suni in specie and the sum of in bills the wretch ofu servant and his associates wen you are aboul to reside at tha hotel ii near lha punished ns ihey well merited m durance boulevard ,- and it is e..ur custom io retire tu real grateful lor lus escape blessed ihe wonderful po about eleven o'clock these arc bui u ib of iho lice of his oountry settled lus business lo his salts particular regarding al durance's situation pur lection in paris and in duo time returned io itnor poses ana ha bin which iho police i'unciiouury l,eu '" i l w " 8 "'" " ll afu;r >" s return notwith seemed lo he aware of thu merchant sat in alanding many enquiries that he could get an i li mine qsiuu anient ' limial c.xphiuiilioniimlu^lm^s^jmn-jti^^eilviuub lie then took from the companion-way his large speaking trumpet which was used only ,„, very exi r iiirdi nary occasions and passed ut tu the ily ■ ing-jib boom and hailed the l,r,g with llie whole strength of hi lung nnd lus voice was none of tho smallest " brig ahoy ! hard up y r helm hard up hurd up ur i shall run yon down ' " an txpensivt joke — in lhe beginning of laal month uaron da kloneaberg a student in tin university of prague being on hia way to vienna arrived al lhe little town of estadt in bohemia ami stopped for the night nl the bluck 1-t.igle inn being required to insert hia name in thn travellers register the youth put down u correct account of himself but on coming lo thu column " object nr motive ,>!' ihe jnurnoy ventured the joke " lo blow his brain out the inn keeper u compli auco wu tl police regulation transmitted the rig ste to the burgomaster at eight tu lira evening t leu when tho baron evas in bed a police soldier entered his room drew his sword and sui down by ins coucll the western carolinian is published every i'm • v at two tobltars per annum il paid in advance or j'v dollars and fifty ctwta it nol paid bcfij/e the ex olration of throe month no paper will be discontinued until all arrearages ..,',,,,;,, unless ut ihediscrc i of the editors ; and i t my the editors of a wish to discontinue f the ci„l of a veai will bo considered as a new en ilia horrible bawling awakened ihe watch and lho men who wen enjoying themselves oti the tine boards when they should have been keep ing an eve ahead and under the 1 halt frigbl in 1 oui of their senses and thought ol course it came from on board a stranger vessel aboul com ing down upon them repeated tho unlet hard up l:ii ' the male jumped oil llie hen-coop and evithoul atopping lo rub his peepers screamed out like a mad-man " hard up your in lm ri emelll ° advertisement will ba oonspiciinuely ami corl , ;,, ,,:,,- dollar per square ibr the li r-t insertion and i a ni for i-i li conl mice court nn judicial jverii emeu's will i charged 15 p r cent more tlian ..,. prices a deduction el :>"' per i ant frnui iii regular prices will he , nude tn yearly advent advertisement scnl in for piiblicaii.iu must ha etlie , ol nines marked un thorn .„ lh y will be inser ted till forbid and cliarged for accordingly ' letters sddroased tn the editors on business units be ri ', r ihey will not lie aiteii.led to •• whal ia your bustnoa.1 inquired tha aston is|,c,l imron 11 i'm cine to watch you replied the warrior 11 i shall be on duly two hours ul midnight comrade will reliev e aud he will be succeed ed by others until ten to morion morning evhen you will ho transferred to jung buntzliiw the chief place nl this district " why am i dealt with as nn offender '. " " because you hnve expreaaed ihe intention of lulling yoiiiscli a proceeding evhich the burg muster will not suffer under any pretence whatev er by this tune the man al helm himself had re covered his wandering senses and had raised hum | suit upon his legs lie loudly responded lo lhe general cry of " hard up your helm ! " ami sprung with unevontcd energy to execute the unlet l.ut i wusccwiuxeous from the chambers t edinburg journal monsieur durance 111 iv bt mora easily unnumt'i than described when he t.uiuil hint lhe " hell i " had disappeared i the captain waa in the meanwilo hawlmg out from lhe end of tho flying-jib boom until be was i lack iu the faco " why don't you pul your helm hard up hard aport al mice or i shall cut you down to lhc waters edge thu men in the waste repeated lho orders " hard up aud run forward 10 see evliut was to pay the male turned lo nsstst the helmsman abouting nut haul up your helm you sleepy headed lubber i hard up yout helm al onco but he was thunder atruck whun he found lhat ilu til ler was missing and floundered aboul like a struck dolphin by llns time the eenlcli bcluiv uf which i erne one came running on deck lo sec wliut wa the matter and a scene of alarm and confusion ensued which went a leetle beyond uny thing 1 ever saw before or since it evus at lust pul uu end to by captain seagul who came in from the jib-boom in an agony of laughter as soon ns bu evaa able to speak be soundly rated the watch for their neglect nl duty and ho never had occasion lo complain of a failure to keep a go,.d lookout afterevarda the man or i in two auvotmu-s being destined early liir nierciinrili profession | is seni when a youth of fifteen nr sixteen to buurdoaux in order to acquire tl„r knowledge re quisite for my proposed pursuits in llio counting house of one of lho lirst establishments iu that an cicnt cilv the head of llns firm which evas tin extremely wealthy nne was m durance a gru llcmun who from an old friendship lor my father look tne itilo his own house nnd was mosl parents ally kind to me m durance was well up in m-urs round nud ruddy iu aspect social ui ins habits and possessed of one of lhe very best of hearts ho had one foible however which made lhc nod soul almost intolerable to mankind not withstanding lhe gnat extent of the business he hud conducted ho had seldom been out nl i'.nur lieaux hi had only once been at paris hut ihal ou.o was enough on lhat occasion he had met with i adventures oh those two adventures ' tongue cannot loll nur brain conceive the delight which the worthy man took in narrating these in cidents his i'ribiids were kepi thereby iu a stale uf perpetual alarm they never heard the words did you ever hear me tell — or even did vou ever " — come irom m durance's lips w ifhoul an internal shudder nnd nn instant ret eat if pos i little " did you itself wns enough to bring out a cool perspiration for if lho good old merchant ' once began pause or rest was mil of the question 1 fir tin succeeding couple of hours how often have i been compelled after dinner to listen to j these tevo cu rnnl adventures ! ll was not lhat ihey mcreuuuitcreslmg iu themselves on the contra ry ihey were of a very remarkable order and still mote rcniarkuble as having occurred nl one and the same time but who can listen even to a good ihing^ijircyer \ n eve tjjieler.s u.s it is uoi . likely fhtr 1 flhoibt can ever fuive willered from m durance's perpetuities we shall repent ihem unco more with a little moro brevity lhan il was llio bonest man's practice to employ m durance hud occasion in go to i'uris upon ftusmess he hud a carriage or chariol in which he proposed to travel : but lit the lime when he found it convenient tosel uut tins vehicle required a slight repair und the merchant then compare livelv young and acme thought it best to ride slowly forward on horseback for a couple i if stages leaving his servant to bring the carriage alter him m durance thus hoped to enjoy for some pari of the way a more leisurely new of the country which hu had scarcely ever seen beyond a lew miles distance iron ins own house ac cordingly alter giving full instructions to thu ser vant m durance set out respectable mounted and well armed lor lie carried a large sum in bills and money to do him justice he hud a btoul ipint and a fair share of courage : yet not much of cither was required lo travel alone at lhat peri od owing to the admirable degree of efficiency in la evhich lhe famous i'uucliu hud brought the po lice of the counlry m durance's lirst day's travel evas un reduc tive of any wonderful event he slopped before nightfall at a village uui reeled comfortably and nexl morning pursued ins route while riding sl'.iely along lhc border of a large wood in the fiireimon ofthe second day he observed u party of men on horseback a short way before him he continued his course and they did the same ; bul the merchant evns uncomfortably surprised in lhe end in observe them frequently turning round nne niter another apparently to look ai inin m du rance thought of his pistols and began lo be very uneasy the road now struck into the wood al ready mentioned uml when in thu middle of it i'ui.r tturuncu ev hocked to see the men hall tend hint round to ubeerve him us if simullaneoua m de kloncaberg 1,,-gge.l hard to be taken forthwith to the magistrate but the soldier decla red that bis orders were lo keep strict watch over him in lus room nexl nn ruing at ten o'clock ji uoii-eotiumssioiieil nllicer and eighl huzz.irs made iheir appearance and the liarnu wns conveyed iii u carnage to the police director there ho was subjected tu ihe examination of two doctor whan on iheir reporting that llioy could detect iu him no symptoms of lunacy and no hump of self de struction hu expected ins immediate restoration lo liberty not so however tho facetou frnvoller was banded lo the jailor of the muncipal prison nnd nexl introduced lo lhe parochial tribunal for having hilled with the veneration due to niiigis i rates by writing an unmoral thing in a public re giater unanimously found guilty he was senten ced in a month of durance a fine of aliout eilo to the payment uf nil the expenses of winching him nl l'titadt ami conveying him lo jung isiinl/l.iw ; and lastly to nil coat the liuron left the circle of buntzlaw resolved never lo kill himself even jutur ri re — london paper anecdote — a friend of mine captain w aug thomson l v residing near kdiuburgh bus u dog but li the parents of evhich were natives of now i uu hand al thn tune 1 refer to 18.1(1 he was 1 believe only tevo years uld but exhibited ull the indications of great muscular power uud auigu lar sagacity he was considerably larger nl thai time ii a many full-grown animals of tho aame bleed and i always imagined bis eye possessed a very peculiar degree of intelligence one day my friend walk-fed down to the sua beach lo observe the military whose imrracliu uru in his neighborhood performing hieir evolutions uud luole tho ilog with him all event on very well llll lhe cavalry com menced firing ; but such u sound was loo much ibr tne astonished bounce as tbo dog is called li in iio ii |, ft 1 1 . luu 1 1 ..... > ills puppies i .,,. nol very willing to suinil til c anil hu therefore iron side ctl lh beat tiling lie could du o sound u ro treat accordingly without casting a single glance lll'i.f.s to in deserved in practical life — by mr jef fersuii never pit oil till to-morrow whal you can do to-day never trouble others wiih what you can do your self never spend your money before you have it never buy what you dmnu.m.iit.baiiausia it cheap i i'riiln onmt un uiuic iliiin fiuugor thirst and cold we never rcpcnl of huving calon loo little nothing is troulilesomu that wo do w liluiglv tuke things always by a smooth bundle when angry count ten before you speak ; if verv angry a hundred h lull ol mf.il ii .', i w^m v i i • ulontlv oiiioyed his visitor s won r . » . r iii i 1 i ( uiitiun t he mvslurv waa solved ami w nil turn dor ami h l-itj any rcplv cuulil bu niiide the jkilici , ',,-,- ,. , imic.ionaiy continued in these rather startling ' l u "■ n ' e 1 """ k was the cause ul the three hun words r sir are you a man of courage "' we dred '" uls j «'"'" '", '""' "''' ' ■, t have mentioned already that m durance had a and apparently causeless liberality 1 lheexplana ,. . u . . ii i lion is html tr ln that wuutl on i be iitteruoou in gooit deal ot spirit nliout inin and he evas noev " "• ' 3 ""■' ... ° i u i ,. i . i question there evus lo be a great sale o cut wood loused to make lh . reply that no one bail ever i , ,' ,. , f , i.i i.i ., which i he party o inen bad come limn a distance doubled bis couru re and he begged lo know ihe , i ' .., ,„. , . . ,- ,,, . ,' ,. „„ „ < ° ., .,,. i i io buy in concert with mm number i hoy looked cause ol lhc < iiestion " air ausevcred m * , . ,* ' . , i . , , i.i lor u great ur having reasiin in h pc tli.et uo iouclic " you are to be robbed und murdered this ",«»,, * , ," ' „ .... ,. i ti i , „ , i i,i-...i„r , ,, body iv iu hi nppuiir to bul uguinst llieui lent on nu hi " robbed and mjidured ! exclaimed lhe / i 1 ." ° , , ,. ., , ,,.. seeing el do rn ice iu iheir huck ibev bt mice itiuiiderslruck merchant ol boiirdenux " t.ra h , , , , ,„ , , ,. .,, i „ „ „ coin ludid thai hu wus on ihe mine errand us clous heaven ! can ll is be true ! it is hue re , . i . ,, ,. .... . , hcnisc ves on consultation ibey bought il turned 1 1-uuche " \ uu have seen i nv much , , , , . , , ,, i worth their w hi o to endeavor lo buy up bis oppu ol the hull rulutive lo your allaits 1 iiiii ticutiuiii 1 , , , .. , , ' ,, ,, , j , .. ' sin m bv the ull'-r ol a good round sum el ii,i leil witli ami llus also is liiu trulh lv reason i •", . . ■ , ",, . ,. ,. , , innces irst words uuiiitciilmiiilly eonbrmed lln tor pulling a question lo you alleclmg e our cuur , .,.. ' , 1 ,° . ' " ,• .. . mistake as to us purposes ike issue is known une is tins ll you have enough ol mat quality , ' ' ii ., i . . * , .,' lo ibe reader euiiwi g lo oiii bolel and icliri to resi at the i , , . . . - , ° , • it is not exactly in our poive to say to whal usual h our placing youi portmanteau as usual by ,, ,, ' '. . . , '.' v ' ' ' cxti-ul m diiriiiici carried bis ouquiries wuh the your birdsii ic anil belruwng no suspiciuti lu tlinse , . . ,* . , n ',, i • ..,■,, i view o restoring the three huulred lotus we around you duly take care nol io tall asleep — 7 11 1 , ,. v be love in ollerud publiclv lo glee ll up on call but an 10,11c ibe rest tu mc it will be unnecessary , ', ', ,- " . ,, , , . . .' tbnl it evis never chllllli'll irom llll 1,-lllilt lhe and indeed improper lnr vou lo look into the clo . ,,.-,., parties ii.ue ashamed ul llieir ixlraordm.iry and sets or beneath lie bed " in short do nolinog 1 ' 1 , , . " si mole wit ted self-deception but go to real aa you would do at home aud leave 1 ' the rest to me have you resolution to do tins i m li meditated a little a was not unna how to rouse the wvh'imin dkck tui.il before giving an answer on which the head the following e.-r amusing aketcn is from ihe of the police uddressud linn " if you do not fsel sea sketches ,,, ihe boston mercantile journal inclined to go lluoiigli willi llus utiau i evill pro j from evhich sk.-ti 1,,-s we have beli.ru uia.le i klra 18 cue one tu personate y..u tins would retidei ibe — v t dispatch uiliur mure difficult and its success less certain .. you know shipmates said jack thai some but 11 might be done " nu no exclaimed our u f our we»l india traders belongbg down eaat ore friend " 1 will do it mysell i will acl precisely vor y .,,, t ,,, uo glecl keeping a h»ii oui ahead du es you direct leaving my life in your bands — ring ihe night tune i once indulged to tbe brig " vou may do so sir replied m fodchc " with nonsuch cuplain tkiagul and wasailod from port perlbcl coiilidencu 1 bound in demararn wilh a iirgo consisting ol alter a r.p nn 11 of his instruct ms and roceiv | um bet and \ ankee nut ins and wo had the ileop mg some further particulars relative lo lhe intend ,,.., men ,„, board thai i ever ,,„■ wilh and i have ed aiiuck on him ibe worthy merchant left m fallen in with some prottj peraetlring sleeper in 1 .. he und baviug procured a street vehicle was lin ,| iiv j | ver y believe lhl - me ol ihom driven to the bolel whither be had aenl hu servant long limbed yawning yaukeos frtm " down ,., l and carriage tbe evening was now pretty well wou d sleep with their heada io abucket of water advanced uo.l ere m durance had reslod himself specially if it wns their watch 01 dock and taken son refreshment 1 wanted little mora ' one night aboul ten day allecleaving port wo loan two hours of bed-timo the merchant fell were cromiog the pleaaanl latitule i lha trade himself men pa bio of going out ami he therefore winda with all sail set closely lm led when ilu sought a book ami sat still but with his u-ual captain look 1 mlo his bead lo 0 on deck ll kindneaa of heart he did nol wish to confine oth s about lour bells in il middhtwatch he found era on his account his servant demuray who ihe old brig under tha iifluonce { a tight breezi was 1 parisian aakad lo go 1 1 cull upon lus comfortably ploughing her way sang towards tin friends " by all means jo ph said m du south at the icato of iwo or three not and every ranee 1 go i eee your i'nends bul rcc illei 1 lo be „„,„ ,,„ ,/, , /, ipoj fast asleep here again by eleven aimr tbia m durance the male and ha was a stnai fellow enough attempted lo read but finding himaoll incapable ol l00 wh ,.„ he waa awake waa enjoing a right roy followintj the 1 leaning of tv 1 lines together be „| nb p on the weather hencoop ip man al ilu i.u.l down the book ami thought helm desirous of following such laudable ev joeeph remrned punctually at eleven and light pie had nippered the tiller with arope yarn and iri hia master to bed n being left alon . ihi iretched himself comfortably hon tho quartei courage of the merchant almost gave way lie deck the other two men of the mch had depoai looked around him aa m fouche had aaid there led their cresses on a oouple i-..lt white pine 1 wi.re too large insets ti lhe room the i'n ugl.t boards i were snoring away i good follows ihat al thai instant bis bitended murderers mighl as il ileeping for a wager be there came across the mind of m durance the captain saw with a glane tha k,y ol the uid be was strongly tempted to ntufy himklf be land and being a funny dog wu.il reaolved to 1 ne be lay down bu he r heeled ins promise have aome aport he went quiet lo work l he remembered how aocuralo lhe intelligence ol unrove the idler rope and unsmped the tiller m 1 been mother points aud ho n and quietly placed it in the small pat al the alern tun ii is his master he h need uwny liiiineevanlt ut lull gallop with his tail depressed and in evi dent terror his master's residence is about u mile from lhe bench and it appeared lhe dog run the whole way at fall speed but as the bouse is u a garden and surrounded by a lofty wall having u gale which is always shut and which communi cates with the house only by ll bell it became a problem to our canine reasuncr how lo gel within ilu walls eo us lo be in satiny the gate he could mil open lhe wall was too high to leap ; how thou could he enter 1 he purceieed ul once lus predica ment and no doubt ll ought of the hell ho hud ho often seen his master pull uud lie sounds of which were so often followed by the opening of the gate crossing lhe road ho ran up tu n laboring iiiaii who waa passing and wilh nil the gentleness he could assume seized luui by lho evnsl uud held him ul ihe same lunc wagging his lull uud en deavoring lo direct lhc man's attention lo lus situa tion the man was ul lirst mil null enough much terrified i but lhe perfectly gentle appear ance of the aiumal proveiilcd lus lours from in creasing lie therefore accompanied the dog ao/oea the road ami waa led oiom up to ibe bell which he at cnoe perceived the animal required hull lo pull ; thia having done bu was no nuge detained u prisoner and the gale being opened he related ,,, astonishment to the servant tlie singular conduct of the dng tins little siory is entitled to the highest credit nol only ou account of iho source i dortved it from bul because i mysell inn seen tba dog when deal roua of leaving ibe room take lus master by iho wrist and lead luui lo lhe door in order ,,. open it all thi i have been assured is . the r--s.ii i , l th dog's inatinot or rather in deed r -»,,, as i never received any instruction i ti,,-t that although tins anecdote ha little direi i ni uee ,,, humanity in animals ] may be ex ii-'ii taking thia opportunity of uioitionmgil-j 1 in.i r's liighls .•/ instin^^^^^^^^^m agvieuuuvav planting too much land the following is extracted irom lhal amusing publication the clockmaker . " the banc of llus counlry squire and indeed of america is bavin loo much laud ; ihey run over more ground than ihey can cultivate uud crop tho laud so severely ihnt ihey run it oui a largo portion of the inn i in america has been run nut by repeated grain crops : und when you add thu tu laud naturally loo poor io bear grain or loo broken for cultivation you will find ibis great country in u fair way to lie ruined the statu ol vermont bus nothin like ilu exports it used to have : and it plaguy sight of young folks como down lu huston lo biro mil as helps the tevo carol inaa and virginia aro covered wilh places thin nave been ruined and many other states wn huv'ut he surplus of wheat and grain we used tu have ill the united stales and it never wilt bu so plenty ngiiiii tbnt's thu reus ui you beiir ol folks irl-rni in land inaliiti a farm and sellin ull again md guiu further into the bush they've exliaus ted it am i find it easier lo clear new hinds lhan re slor.r the old a great dual of nova scotia is run it ; and it il wuru'l for lhe lime marsh-mud sea weed siill sand nnd what nol they've got here in such quantities tbere'd be no cure for ll it tubus good arming to keep en upland location ui order i lell you uud make it luatatn itself ll lakes untie to fetch ii in ii too that's bad the gi/./.ard tuk.-ii ool i it than it's worih it actually frighten mo when i think your agriculture in britain is pro gr.-ss u nud lhc luu i hotter tilled every day while thousands upon thousand nf acres with us are turned into barrena no traveller aa i've seed has nu end llus ami our folk urn nol aware them selves of the extent of thu evil sip re you nud i won't live o sue it ; bul if this awful rul.luu ol posterity goes on liir another century as it has pr.igri'ss.rd for the laet hundred years eve'll ho a nix on of pauper very little land in america even of ll b'-st will carry morn than one crop of wh ut urler ll is cleared afore it wants manure ; wi 1 ,, its cleared eo lost where lhe manure to iiiii.r iron it puzzle mn ! and 1 won't turn my back on uny man in the furuiiu line lho lord kimws for i don't , but if them's any thing that . ui.is mi it is ihis * * le the u.ercbaul was ul llus itinu but a short distance from tbe and could no help drawing up ins horse ids for a momont while be was in tun situoii on of the men after an apparent consultation with ii,u others left them and a ivan ■ i lo our friend n,,ie i the time tbougbl durance " here conawtho demand for my puree ! whal is to be ind the worthy soul's bean siink within him as he thought of ibe heavy sum which he nre the i.k.ht op nature m ban the man came up however there evas i ■ ad of this kind made tba stranger's first to durance were what is your purpose here the merchant hesiluted and at length hammered out " i am come — upon an boneal er rand i hope — like yourselves " ah 1 tbougbl , replied tha stranger then alter a moment's piuaa i continued well what will you lake le go away i will v„u lake one hundred loui i myatified thoroughly durance almoal b accident belled out a nol the man again spoke ami w l " i cannot oiler you more without speaking to my coinpamons with which words be turned ■'• v it , and rejoined bi band m diir.-ince never was h niucli puzzled in his life bul ins spuils rose us he mw 00 in out on oo tba part of the men lo iujure him ami t,e waited quietly ull the stranger's return thai personage "** uo t long away and when be returned t lha oierchaat ■ bag of mono wa in ins band this big he held om lo durance saying " we have line to the resolution of pnsl olle ig jtou three buadred loui at once — hero tbey an — if you ' t . gu away now do lake then cunlin " ui.uit my word wo cannot offel innre i celebrated mr hume wrote an canny on fticioe . i nature and lhc no less celeb , ted dr rub rlso'i wrote uu the necessity t rem i in ii ami tba iimillieieuuy of ihu light of nature hun can on evening tu visit rubeitson and tie evening was spent on the subject the frit ad oi both were present und it is s..u lhal robertson re soneil with accustomed harness and power — \\ bother hume w i convinced by lus roast mug ui not we cannot tell i bul al any rat he did t ac knowledge ins conviction — hume wus very much ui n gentleman and aa he ruse to depart bowed polltel i ihoae u lhe room while n be retired through ihe door robe r won took lhe light in slew bun ihe way " i sir he continued i fmd ihe light of nuiuic always sufficient us ho bun i uii the street door was open and pre sently aa he i wed along tbe witry ba stumbled cvor something concealed und pitched down siaus into tbe atreat robertaoo run after bim wuh a candle and „ k ha held it over bim wbi«pered soft ly and cunningly — you had better have a little light irum ab tie in ml ilium 1 ," and raising hurl up be bade bim good night and returned tu bis 1 v.s luu much land is lho ruin of us on this side o the w-iiter aliire 1 went lo lv gland i used lo think that ihu unequal division of pro|m.*rly there and the system uf liudiird and tenant wns a curse tu the country , and that there was more dignity i freedom to lha individual n,„l more benefit to iba nation lor every man to own ihe hind be culti vated as with us but i've changed my mind i i