Western Carolinian

              the western caroliniain nn fow i;h not deiniatki to thf umikd states hv thi by it to thk statks ark iikskhvkii to till sl v i ks , ok ro cm i'koi'i.i amendments to the constitution artirlr x i austin at c f fisher i i'tililm and proprit'tor s i no xxxvii of vol xx } whole no ii»*.»7.i salisbury n c february 28 1840 who m.nii better evitli ih i t e it m s i f nil wkstkux t eiiou ma \. iwi il i.d refer ihe reading public to ihu numerous e 1 hilary letters pul i she i recently in this paper and in the li.ssl samaritan relative to the happy uud bsnoftcial effects of the administration of here but there is nul enough fur all nf us i may gel ricli away west where every body is going al'ler much uml earnest argument pro ami con ihu old people became reconciled hv stern neccs sny and the eiiii'lu mother h li her lea untested to lie iiiid spinier about the house to collect the shirts nnd darn the slocking of lube that ho might depart on the following morning it evas a sleepless nighl which ihe good old folk passed previous lo ihe morning ot the parting when the wanderer wus ready to leave ins pa icrtuil home and had slung iiib bundle over ins shoulder his innlhor wiped uevay n fulling tenr und compressing her skinny lips gave him a port ing kiss deacon picklcby insisted lhat he should ride the young horse as lar us lhc lirst turnpike gale ami he would accompany hnn un the old nag to i una back the half broken animal referred to shop i entered upon ihe practice f ins profession evitli ell.llie.il succes on the neglect op moral 8c1bncb it is the l,..ast of the present age that it is distiu guished beyond anv thai has preceded as an ngo of scientific improvement indeed might we cred it the self-con pliecu i exultations which are break ing forth around ns from ulmost every organ of public scnti nt eee musl is led to he conclusion ■ hat eve res 1 1 want hm little ol having reached the iiiiiui-t inn . i moi in knowledge and that at n dialant period evu ahull be able to sit down satis tied and tho western carolinian la published eeery paj nee at two dollnrs per annum il paid in advance or tee dollars l fifty cents if not paid before tho ex piration of three months no papor ev.ll l.e disc tinned until all arrearages are paid unless ut ihndiscretiun of the editors nnd n failure to notify the l-1'lii..r of a evish lo discontinue om eiiimit before the end of ti year evill be consider ed as a new engagement one oilier bold and efficient measure lib pic kleliy contrived lo adopt and ibal evas ihe perpe tration ul matrimony in ihe compass of throe years after bis arrival in i'leinlui'ville he wies j lined in the holy bonds uf eee if el with miss f.ievii greenbriar and u plantation of seventeen negroes al'ler ins marriage the adventurer served two sessions in lhe legislature and subsequently in.tde a lung stride into t ingress when old lleacuii picklcby was advised uf ihis inst good fortune of i is son he lifted up his hands uml ttorod a prayor of thanksgiving with fervenf uud pious emotion alter which he tlevuiud an en tire day in inditing tlm following lei ter tn the sue i'essful aspirnut his wile sat ut his ctbnev all the lime knitting evith spasmnilic force in a pair uf blue liinibs woul stockings which she designed ns ii present for the ' congressman tin '' whu have perused the loiters above referred to ,.. . i ih rye lhat in u i most every cnao they uti t the c thut uu mconvuiiieiice of any sort attends the lu mdki'at's life pills ami phenix bitters i i,a nl'ili iiii'dii i ties 111 urdiiisry imses but that tliol patient evilhout feeling ihoir operal i universqpy it in n stronger and heller slute f health tlmn wa'j ...... 1 1 o'.il previous lo boing afflicted with disease i„l in all cnses ol ncute suffering groat rel el is ob tained i a feev bniirs nnd a cure ih generally effected a tee ur three days in ens of l-'dvkr of every description and nil i illecllons t is iiii nee ssnry for nm to say aught .. i believe the life medicines are noev iimvcr ully nil uie i to be tlie st speedy and effectual cure extant ui nil diseases ol ihnt class the life medicines are also a most excellent leliof io all'ections ut llie i leer tin i bowels as hns been preyed in hundreds tif esses where patients hue , ,■ forward and reqqestod that their experience in inking ihem might be poblishcd forlhe l.enelit uf others it their operation in such cnses limy reslore the lone t the sloinsch btrengtbsn ibe digestive organs and invigorate ihe genersl functions of the whole hisly and an is * lo both sexes liir they are perfectly adapted to en h nu invaluable menus ut preventing disease snd restoring health in nlieclinns nt thu bead whether booqntpaniod evitl i in and giddiness ur marked by the grievous calami ty of impaired menial energy ; in palpitations of the heart tlnlulcuce loss of appetite uud strength and lhe multiplied symptoms of disordered digestion thk life medicines will bo found tu possess the must i intnry efficacy constitutions relaxed evenk or decayed in men or men nre under the immediate influence of the l.ll'i medicines old coughs asthmas and con sumptive habits are soon relieved and speedily cured poverty of blood and emaciated ltinbs will ere lung meet the happiest change lhe chill evatcry tlutd will become rich und bulsuinic and lhe limbs be covered with flesh firm and healthy nervous dibordcrs of every kind and from whatever onus en rising ily before thu effects of the life me dicines ami nil mat truin of sinkings anxieties and iremours which so dreadfully affect the evenk tho se dentary and the delicate evill in a short inne bo suc ceeded by cheerfulness and every presage of health for weakness deficiency ol natural strength and relaxation ofthe vessels by tou frcipieul indulgence nt the passiuus this medicine is a bate cerueiri^unduij e il ii l.li remedy advertisements evill be conspicuously nnd correctly inserted at nne dollar per square nf 340 ems or fif teen un/ss i tin si/.oil type for ihe lirst insertion nml in cenis ibr ench continuance court and judicial advertisements will be clung i 20 per cent mure than the nhoee prices a deduction nl hiij per cenl from the regular prices will be made to yearly advertisera advertisements sent in fbr publication must bavethe number nt times murked on ihem nr they evil be inser ted till forbid uml chitrged fbr accordingly letters addressed in the editors nn business must he pnst puiil ur they evill not be sttoodad i " nobly rest i h n emits fur ourselves nnd wily wialt as ,!', lions o.ms ur father eeere more eeipe it is undoubtedly true that in certain depart uie us , it science whose impoituiice to suciuly sun nul he denied greal proficiency lias actually been made hul it is equally certain that other br.ni eh,.-of at least equal importance have been ami still are most surprisingly neglected there is a strung tendency in the public mind lo set up n i false standard of utility to regard nothing ns truly ' valuable which does nut tend directly o replenish i the store house or the differ and slniiite on lho putt ul'llie ugel this lest has been applied to sci ence whutever has an immediate hearing up u ( lhe external circumstances — lhe physical coiiditinn i uf mankind is studied evith uu intensity of interest ii io men cun ehei'i fully ai ihe greal turnpike barricade the deacon pro nounced ins parting benodiction us follows " my sou i have endeavored to breed yuu up in j the nut nro and aduiuiiitioii of the lord ; take heed | ihnl you dont stray into by and forbidden pallia , new us you evould be done by escbeev evil ct.uipa j liy cider brandy wicked wimmin dip nml black si rup and al oi-o all never gamble nor act sinful i ami lhe lord line'c mercy on you come buck as quick as ever yuu gol rich and write your niuin ) my u letter jest ns often as ynu can gel n chance tn solid it without costing any thing tiond by jit | he and liy and hold up your head ami keep thc ; t.irve with human critters and folks iu ginrrul il would bo tedious and fatiguing to follow jabez j picklcby through all the sinuosities of his journey ' lu the great evosl ; hut his ier rival in a lug village should nut in passed over evilhoul notice fluviug toiled outward with pedestrian independunce until within en miles of ihu place of ilestinntion our hei laid aside bis worn and soiled garments at a house of private entertainment und in his holiday suit prejiaii-.l to take passage and end his journey iu the mail conch his purpose evas tu in ike fa vornlile impressions nn those hu designed to tube up bis abode among in u strange land when the stage cuach drew up in front of a two j story double log cabin in painlerville squire gum 1 shaw a colonel of militia came out with his hut tilted a little to iceevard and with a domestic se gar in his mouth accosted the sl range gentleman mr lube picklcby in familiar terms •' stranger walk in ; let me take your siddlc bags : this way sir into the bar room : lake a cheer and sit down fine seas able weather stranger ; you arc i ravelling i allow having answered in lho affirmative the officious landlord of tbo piunier iiiii proceeded to inquire int the particulars " you ar from old virginny i ullow v no i am not says jabez i came from down enst near hartford in lhe stale of steady habits 7 tin honorable john picklshy di'tirt i son : — ily lhe hlussins nf providence ynu be ih spotty prospered in lho world you pnui old daddy when ho evus a hoy had hut little skuliit hut good moral instruction was luutcil out to hnn i evas taught to irani up a child in i!,c way be should go and i did it hut i ueeer expected to see him in the pederal kongross jabez my sou don't he pn ml and lilted up lor there is no knowing what you may come lu vou have henrd i'll of aaron llun mid benedict arnold vuur mother's r unity pains are belter and 1 have put a neev flut ter eel ml into the mill suth i'holps hns man led nnbby i dibs ; he had ton deev it lo avoid cosl there has been a line crop of garden suss uml buckwheat ihis yenr 1 must inlniniiisli you agin tciuplatinii in lhe i'e dcr.il cily they deev tell hint it is a lliibylun of a place and ihnl kiiiigrcss-inen never mind pnius uml penalties uml drink nigh nn lew gills ol black strap or somottltn stronger every duy of lh".r livos nnd go in theatres nnd i>|her cariiulilies dew cur mercy's sake jabaz oschcev evil con,pu ny 1 bought il nev eclskin queue ns soon ns i heard yuu evas married and giuno tu k ingress for i kiilkilnti'.l yuu evould bring your rich niniiin hum tu sou our folks — your muther has put up bran new curluins to the spare bud in the parlour nml squirmed ribbins nil around among uni sho has got tew strings of blue and while birds eggs hang ing under llio luking glass ami the brass andirons skowored up bo that you cr.u see your face in um whuu you git lu the federal city dow try tu give sutnettiin tu the widders and i.rlins ol soldiers and sailors thai fout again lhe urinous i have got your grandfather's three cornered scraper blue oriel and bull funis and his tew edged sword and you can huve em tu wear in kongross your mother has darned up all lhe moth holes in lhc coat so lhal she thinks il looks jest as neev ns il did when letleiiant pickleby in re it tu the battle nf white plains •' i.iki ohiiist 1'rabl.h at i'vnoiim ntkl'nii boat bono on laktrt wasco | by a o exix l'hjso louse the sail ! u gentle gale is blowing i'ruiii the shore ; and sunset's gluev its sheen doth llirnev oevascn's evaters u'er away eve glide — aye far away i'he rippled tides abonu ; we leave the beach at pining day to sail !„■! ,, ili tho iiioun and off we sweep — the glassy deep is glill'ring ni'tith uur prore and eyes an gay as starlight's roy are glancing from lhe allure r l.tiliuur all theil days and labour bard • and dying sigh how little ihey have done ilul nil beyond his in rngnrtled bs of little world tho study oflhe powers of man — more especially id his moral powers — of the relations which ho sustains in the universe of being ; in n word ofthe nature the endowments nnd the destiny of lho un seen nun is neglected ns of no prnclical impor tance lluev strung how passing sl range that such viows sii<.u!d he on pied uni mitt in society evhere there is light and intelligence abundantly sufficient lo delect llieir fallacy ll evould seem bul reasonnbrl in expect thai mail under such cir cuuisiiii ,-,*-., would rise above u grovelling devotion to more physical pursuits and pleasures und promp ted hy ihe thirst of his immortal nature would delight tu sitidy himself nnd lhe sources of ins hup pincss — lo sliuly lhe nature of virtue and to bll mire her loveliness — to study ihu relations of his lining and to cultivate a corresponding character but the p t eeinhng neglect of moral science aside from its irrationality is fraught evitli the must per nicious consequences sumo uf lis attendant evils il is proposed to notice and in tho first place we maintain lhat it ex erts u most tlegrailing influence upon society — the character and feelings of mankind inevitably become i simulated to ihoir pursuits what then must lhe character nf ihul community become where the valuo of every pursuit is measured by the paltry slumlord of mercenary interest whole the highest eeosdoin is to knoev the road to wealth and lho most perfect rectitude lu evalk in it wilh tuidi'viiiiiiig steps — where man neglects lhe study of his noblest powers — seeks not lo understand the nature and thu claimant virtue — has no oye to dis corn and no taste to relish llm beauty of moral truth who docs not see that uiidorsuch circum stances society must ne'cessarily degenerate — that it must ullimulely assume a character of cold cal culating narrow-minded soifislinoss it is ink 1 would you make every member of society mad evilh molaphysics and bewildered with scholastic peculations i no bul we evould have every man in the community u true philosopher ; understand ing perfectly his rank in tho scnlo of being uml anxious mainly to act worthy of himself willi a agcioty evhosc mombors wero of such a character lhc ideal stale of pinto could boar no comparison bul all approximation to such perfection is abso lutely hopeless while the spiiit of ihs present age prevails the degradation of society however is net lhe greatest ceil attendant on the neglect of moral iciciicc it causes almost un incalculable diminu tion of hi happiness for alter all it ctinnot lo lonied thai lie whose views nover rise above mero ihyaical pursuits and pleasures can never be it ruly happy man he knows only tho poor en nymenls of u sordid earthly mind and society composed of men of such a character is not only debused , but must unavoidably i wretched thu wise of other limes on this subject nl least seen in have apprehensions far ini.ro just than ihose evhich prevail at the prescnl day tho philoso phers of tho academic school liir example evident ly ,< garde i ibo study of moral science as of all pursuits tho most exalting to humnn character and lho most conducive to humnn happiness thoy saw the great mass of mankind totally ignorant of tho true relations of ihoir being they saw ihem blinded by this ignorance mistaking the true online of happiness nnd thu means of lis at tainment and under the chafing influence of sel fishness and enslaved by debusing passions drag ging out a miserable existence drinking only at the unsatisfying stream of sensual pleasure — they saw further that nothing could elevate ihem from such a degradation bin u knowledge uf the principles and ol ligations of virtue ol their own spiritual nature and the high conditions of iheir existence hence they applied themselves with the most laudable devotion to lho study of these interesting u.pics with only iho aid of reason it was indeed as if ono should attempt to scan lho heavens w.ih unassisted vision yet their attain monls were sufficient fully to demonstrate tho cor rectness of their views of the dignity and utility of thn " divina philosophis how much then of the teal welfare of society ia sacrificed at lhe i resent day by what may perhaps not incorrect ly bo dei'oioilltilcl iho materialism of the age — how much might thc lulu of human happiness ihi augmented if with the uasimtuiicc of that moral telescope will which heaven has furnished us thu doctrines of moral science wero fully developed and undo stood and apple i throughout society those eyes shali be our cynosure and guide uur little sail ; l''or brightly beams their sparkle pure and charms aevay the gale ob seviftly then 1 we'll hack again when gaily n'er the stream the suit starlight is dnncing bright and shines the pale luouu-beam and what though round ua twilight dark be gnlh'ring b6 eve ruam — wheh mary smiles tn bless uur bark " the fuiry of llie lonm i those evho have long resided iu hot climates ium nre languid und relaxed in their whole system tnal like the life medicines evilh lhe happiest ell i-'cts ; and persuns removing lu tho southern slates ur west indies caunut store „ mure important article ul health und life • oevasco lake near auburn new york ia one of be most beautiful of the many lakes that adorn the evesiorn cuuiitry ; bul it is much neglected by the traveller because it dues not happen to be iu lus imme diate way the following cases are among the moat recent ites ellcclcd and gratefully ackuoevlcdgcd by the arsons benefitted : case ol jacob c hunt neev windsor orange county n y — a dreadful tumor destroyed nearly the eel nf bis face i use and jaw experienced quick t lief irom the use of lhc life medicines and 111 less lhan three months was entirely cured case reported with a ei-uud engraving in a neev pan pi let noev in press i intra of tims pureed sen'r 8-1 years uf age evas alllicied 1 years evitli sevell nga iu lus legs evns en tirely cured hy taking al pills iu li weeks case of joan daultou aberdeen ohio rheumatism live years — is entirely cured — has used the llbti ailv dici.nes fur worms in children and found ilium a sovereign remedy i use uf levis austin — periodical sick headache — al ways rsltl nil by u oiull io.-e — no entirely freclrntn it case of adoo ames — cured ofa must inveterate and . incite dyspepsib and general debility case of adah adams windsor ohm rheumatism gravel liver alfcclions and general nervous debility it 1 been confined seven years — was raised irom her bed by taking one box of pills and a bottle of hitters u must extraordinary cure — she is noev a very healthy bun i robust woman — attested by her husband shubel miscellaneous deacon pickle pickleby iii the undulating regions of litchfield county and in lhe town of torringion connecticut aboul ten years ago on saba-day ' morning deacon pickle pickleby was sloevly riding double-jaded to ihe meeting house a mile distant from his farm and mill his spuuse being scaled on ihe pillion behind him and no other being nenr him he look up he thread uf discourse on family amirs which had been broken nil when he commenced shaving saturday evening before sunset " 1 knlkihitc our son jabez event never stay to hum u single iniiiuit alter he comes ot age ; he has gut a despot rovin notion ever since be saw that officer looking man lhat stop to our house all oight evith his cocked hat and tew edged sword " law me ! mr pickleby said tbe inutrou " 1 think il a nation pity we did nol scud bun in yule college and make a minister on hun " that would never a dune in the world was the reply " 1 cuiildnt afford it without taking too much toll and that is wicked and thoy would find me out " wai mr pickleby said iho good woman " the lord's will bo done and wo must pray that every thing ahull turnout fur the besl if the child dont turn pollylishun his soul may be saved there evas a lung ause in tho conversation while the old plough nag toiled up a stony pathway urged forward noev and then with an admonition to this effect — " got up you old tripe you need'nt be looking back arter your colt for be must lorn lo dew without you sooner or later " i dew think deacon pickleby resumed the matron " that this ere mare is tender-footed and must is shod afore long " surlaiuly us sune as i can get a blacksmith to dew it and take rye menl for pay answered the deacon " the times are pesky bard it wns only a few days after the conversation above recorded that the palo-visnged youth refer red lu in lhc discourse between deacon pickleby and his wile came into the house while the old peo ple were ut breukfast with a stud iu hand which he hud jusl cut iu the orchard " come jabez sit down ; we have boen wailing fur you said his mother " and daddy has got a des pot deal to du to day besides picking the mill stuns ynu must jump round spry and du chors ; lake your lea child and some pork potators and pickles and apple aass ; llie deacon lias just asked a brassing " mother suid tl.e young man and his voice was tremulous " i shnilidoany mure chores here " what on ainh is the matter with the boy 7 said deacon pickleby laying down lus knife and rk and raising lus spectacles lo give ins lading visum unobstructed play upon lhe now glowing fea tures ol bis son " i am of age father was tho reply " and i an going to seek my fortune ; thai stick i shall sling my bundle of clothes over my shoulder with for i have got a long journey before me and i cut llie suck from lhe apple tree i planted it will look like an old friend " bring lhe big bible here mamy soid the deacon " and icl us sec if the boy is right as lhe old people bad but one child it was not hard to find wliere m a black leaf his birth was chronicled down and it appeared lhat he was that day twenty-one years of age " had'nt you better stay al home jabez said the kindbearted old mao 1 will give you one third nf ihe profits of ibo mill if you will slay and leod tu il '■ n*8w child said the affectionate mother •' you 1 had'nt ought to leave daddy ami me in our old age you will stay wont you 7 " i would do anything in rcbson said the young man " not vou arc comfortable and nrdo pendant " well stranger was the reply you nr nol to lilume fur being born iu yankee land ; all sorts of people are welcome in nurdiggins and i jes na tcrly like the yankees they ar so slick in a heap of linens about nurse mills and carding machines i reckon you havo got a leetle sprinkle of patent rights ; or may bu you inout have a tew clucks coining on " no sir suid jubcz " i am looking for u school district ; do you ee uut to hire a muster iu llie place ?" " i reckon we do my honey said squire ium shnw ; " do you loach a loud or still school v just as tho gentlemen please slid the stran ger " but loud schools are skers in my country ; i guess they hoii'nl ori lo hnve uny the children make such a fuss they can't heur themselves think i shall send you by male a new pair of blue mined blockings and a pair of knit suspenders lhat are kinder easy for a pullv-lisbin tu squirm about in — your mother would send you a put of pickles and a cheese bul the stage driver says it is iigm the law k"nd your bible jabez study lhc laws nf moses and don't repeal any on in ; mind the ten com mandments tu and the lcvonth likewiso ; and dniu sell the birth right ofthe yankee nation for a mess of pottage ; and llio day may kiim when you will be a minister of a penitentiary or a secretary of i galion i am your dutiful father pickle pickleby singular excuse of a juror — a juror iu lho new york session wishing lo bo excused serving on a jury offered as an excuse lhat he could nol sou without glasses five yards from his own nose and as there was no law to compel him to wear glasses he considered he hnd a sufficient excuse as ho could not givo an enlightened verdict without seeing ihe faces and observing the manner of the witnesses the court thought this excuse entirely invalid us the genlleman then had his spectacles ou and without inconvenience could keep ihem qui case ot mrs badger wife ot joseph badger — ncarl h.rnilar to above — result llie same you have jist lit down in thc right trail said my landlord " wo have finished daubing the slick est kind ofa eobin is by ta feet nnd all we waul is a master the lurd knows wc huve got a right smart sprinkle uf children take a utile licker stranger i'll thank you to tell me your name and i'll introduce you lo my omen jabez pickleby gave lhc inquisitive landlord his address but declined taking nny ofthe long green which wns pressed on him with western frankness and well-meunt hospitality " yuu aro right mr pickleby aaid squire gum shew " for the truck makes young people mighty kantatikerous but i can take upowcr of blue ruing and never fuze me case of susan loodnrnnt a young unmarried evo n in subject to ill health several years — a small course uf the life medicinob entirely resturcd her — is now hale audi healthy case of miss thomas daughter of eli thomns cough nnd symptoms uf consumption — cured in f'uui ■ ts ilersister cured of a severe attack of inhain itory rheumatism in one teeth case uf s colvin cured of a severe attack of scar let lever in a lew days by the life medicines case of harriet tevogoud salina n y was in a very luev state of health a year nnd a halt — did not ex pect tu recover miss t is nuw able tu evalk about and rapij|y recovering both health and strength case uf benjamin j tucker — severe case of fever and ague — cured in a very short space uf lime di r cn ns followed strictly cut of amos davis affectum of the liver after trying doctors remedies in vain fur a long tunc was cured by the life medicines without trouble extraordinary case nl lyman pratt evho wasafflict e with phthisic 30 years effected a perfect cure in 1 hours by the use of the life medicines thunsuids ot persons afflicted in like manner have bya judicious us nf moffa'l s life pills an.l phenix iiitteks heuu restores tu the enjoyment of all the comforts of life the bitters arc pleasant to the taste and smell gently astrmge the fibres of tlie alo rnsch ami give that proper tensity which a good diges non requires as nothing can be better adapted tn help and bearish tbe constitution so tbcic is nothing generally acknowledged to be peculiarly effica iti all iiiwaid wastlbgs loss of sppetits uidiges tioo depression of spirits trembling nr shaking i lhe hands uud limbs obstinate coughs shortness ut breath r eoosooiplive habiij tha i.i medicines possoss wonrlertul efficacy in all nervotisdisorders tits headaches weaknesses heaunes andlnwi.essof spirits dimnesbofh.ght.ciinlusedthiiualit evandenngof the mind yapors and melancholy ami ill liuids of hysteric cnniplaitils are gradually removed by heir use in sickness uf the stomach flatulencies ot obstructions they are sate and powerful and as a puri fier ot lhe blood ihey have not their ei|ual in the world i por additional particulars nf the above medicines sec mohi,l's."(jood samaritan a copy of winch accom ta the medicine ; a copy can always be obtained uf lie different agents who have tht medicine for sale preach german and spanish directions can be ob tained on application at the office b75 broadway ail p mt paid lu lers will receive immediate attention prepare nud sold by william li moffat i7g broadway new york a liberal deduction made to - wbo purchase to sell again agent the life medicines may also be hsd « sny ft '.■ principal druggists in every town ihrosvfhout the united statos and the canada ask for moflkt's life piluu.nl phenix bitters and be sure that a lac sunilie f jo mofbl'a signature is upon the label ol each bot tle of bitters or box of pills nn during lhe several trials and ns to ihere being no law to compel turn to wear spectacles in court it might also wilh equal propriety bo urged lhat there was no law tu compel a juror to wear his clothes in con rl being compelled it serve in put his glasses in his pocket ami sat during the trial without thuin und then attempted tu raise nu objection lo the verdict because ho could not son tho court however rebuked him for depriving himself oflhe means of discharging his duty satis factorily as he had sworn to do and the gentleman sal down abashed — phil ledger squire oiimslinw availed himself of lite volun teer gathering which the urinal of tho mail coach caused in the village and kindly introduce ihe stranger to twenty of bis neighbors he assured them ihnt alihotigh he wus a full blooded yankee he had a heap of school muster learning and not a single patent right in ins sadd|cb.-igs.h 4 misapprehension — wo recollect once being very much amused ut the relation of the following i.iioc.l te from the lips of a very amiable and withal a very iiiudost widow lady iu new jersey boon after her in hand paid the debt of nature leaving her his solo legatee a claim wus brought against lhe estate l.y ins brother and a process was served upon hor by llie shnrifl uf lho county ee h . happen al tu be ii widower id middle age being unused bt ihnt time to the forms of law — iliougli in lhe promoted law suit wliich followed ha hod ample opportunity of acquiring espsri ence — she was much alarmed ; biiii meeting jus lifter thc departure of lho slier ll wilh a female friend alio exclaimed wiih much agitation " whal do you think i shcrifl prince has been nfler me !" " well said ihe considerate lady wuh perfect coolness " he is n very fine mini " but hi says he has an ulluehmciil fiir me replies the widow " well i have long suspected be was attached lo yuu my dear " bill ynu don't understand — he snva i musl go lo court oh that's quite an nthei nil ur my child : don't ynu gobo lur as lhat ; it is ins place to cuine to court you i tho village visiters left lhe tavern it was agreed thai a public meeting should be called l.y ndverlismcnt in lhe ' back woods busier the evenkly paper which was issued every friday when a litlie negro girl in a clean apron nn nouueed supper squire iuiiisi.nw whispered lo ja bez pickleby : " nuw skin your eye stranger fur ull sorts nt chickin fixings and hour doings ibr my otnnn arm slow when she spreads herself on christmas fantadlins and ihe way she makes collee is cruel none of your three grain lo the gallon truck but fuurlh proof it will boar up an egg at the town meeting which was cnlled for tin purpose of electing a schoolmaster a candidate slissl firth bis own ndvocale for employ neul — 11 - acquirements being inferior to those of lulu piekleby the inltcr prevailed and as u strolling player or shooting dramatis star would observe he obtained an engagement his competitor could not acknowledge thc propriety of the iran acli'gi and insisted thai his own hand evus made unsteady by the spree ' bo had just gone through ; and as for cyphering said he ' yankees bout all creation any how il can he fixed we do not know who writ lhe following pa rody ihji he evidently writes wilh considerable feeling :" iron what bus now been said il will be seen lhat the prevailing disposition lo undervalue mor al science so far as respects ourselves throws u shade ovor lhe future prospects of our country wo lovn to think of our national existetico snd prosperity as perpetual other nations have dons llie same and yet whero are they ( ami here eee may discover llio worm which has hnppoil lh foundations of many a political fuhric and laid their pri in and honor iu the dual hero we muy mx wiiut is lhe cause wliich ihose who are igno rant of ils nature nre wont to denominate the " let dettcy nf nations lo dt*my tlrcro is no tctnlhi the steady and laudable purpose of achiev fiig greatness jabez pickleby entered with spirit upon his duties of schoolmaster and in a few months gained so much in the estimation of his 1 employers hat their hearts overflowed will grate ' ful cuit i ions while ins pupils multiplied in number 1 ho was not content lo limit his exertions lo the | log cabin where ho governed the juvenile cominii liuty he devilled his leisure hours lo the study i of ihe law aod in a lillle more lhan two years in la country where it is not unusual to find ready tmadc lawyers a abundant as clothing io a slop *• full many a bead of brightest glow serene the clesr transparent eva ves of whiskey bear ; full many a man lies drunk unseen and wastes hia vigor in thn midnight air i can vou 1*11 mo tny son what a jury of in quest is ? " a jury of inquest are n body of men what sola down ou b dead man to find ou whether ho are dead fur sartin or am only plnving ponom the above medicines may in had of cms dr bi or nf ih imr agents for the proprietor salisbury jan 8 l**l f *.