The Western Texan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 10, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 23, 1852 Page: 1 of 4
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THE FIHST CROSS WORD.
"You seom liappj Annelte always.
I have never been in the family where
the husband and wife seemed more so."
11 Yell done Kate" tnid Mrs. Hunt-in-jtou
Itiughing "you have ued the
word seem only twice in that shorty sen-
tence. And now you have a beggim;
Avay about you afl if you were really in
earnest to hear something about manied
life before tukin the fatal step. It is
well Henry is not here to see the look of
madness in the eye of his bride elect. He
iniyht fancy her heart was full of misgiv-
ings instead of wedding finery."
"Don't laugh ut me Annette; talk
with me as you used to do. I love
Henry you know and yet I have many
mUivini about married life. 1 see
S3 few who are really happy in this
relation I mean happy as I should wMt
to be. You seem to uomo nearer to it
than any one eUe. D.w't you ever M
"Quarrel .' no not often now. We
had our breaking in. believe it uum
come to nil sooner or later."
"Dd tell! me about it will you Ati-
UMWV "Vesf-cyou are vrttli'wrwii of it.
You may learn something from it. I
v a rotnaulie irirl. as vou wull know
Kate. Some few friend I had. whom T 1011.
loved dearly ; but the-o friendship did
it t (jiiitu sati-fy my heart Stimethiiu
more it craved. I hardly knew what
until I loved my huMiand. When we
were firt married I ued to a-k myself
coirce which was our main stay was
execrable. My husband was very patient
with all this until he came to the coffee
and said in n half vexed tone
'I do wish we could sometimes have
good coffee Annette why cqnnot you
make it as mother does?'
"This was a drop too much for me and
boiled over.
"You never think anything on our
table fit to bo eaten said I and I almost
startled at the sound of my own voice
'you had better live at home if you are
not satisfied or else provide me with
.!.... K.i.nniilc T nimtnr An ot'Arul lillitr
UCUtTllL 8UIVHIUO. J. VWdllu mv bit; ......p
take care of my baby all night and get
the breakfast too.
11 I did not know before that I was so
tcry unreasonable said he iu a tone of
injured feeling.
"He sat a few moments then rose left
hisuutnstcd breakfast put on his hat and
went o(T. When I heard the door shut
behind him all my temper left me. 1
went into my room locked myself iu sat
down and cried like a child. This was
the first cross word I had ever spoken to
my husband. It seemed to mo as if
some sudden calamity had befallen us.
I worked myself tip to such a pitch of
feeling that I walked about Ihe room
wringing my hand.
" 'O it is all over with us though T ;
we shall never be happy together again
iu this world.1 This thought made me
unspeakably miserable. I felt as if a
black pall had fallen around me and in
the future there was only darkness. In
my miery I sought to comfort myself by
blaming him. 'lie need not have spoken
so to me at any rate said I out loud ;
he might have seen how 1 felt; it was
too tnueh for any one to bear. It really
was not a bit kind iu him. It is plain
enough he does not care for my comfort
ns he once did. Then to be always tell-
ing me what nice things his mother cooks
when he knows I am trying to do my
very best to learn to please him. It is
reallv too bad
" Dju't look so dreadfully sober Kate
My baby cried jut here and I had to run
before I was through with my catalogue
of grievances; yet I had gone far enough
to get well on the wrong track again. I
began to calm myself with the reflection
that if there had been a great wrong
done 1 was not the only one to blame
for it I was dreadfully sorry that I bad
spoken ero;S to him hut I thought he
ought lo ho sorry loo. Before iny baby
hnd finished crying I eauie to the concili
um! i wonl'l cxiiimi no signs oi
nenitenee until I aw ome iu him.
"So I bathed my face that no traces of
tears might remain dieted myself with
Mininit eare and went down lo old
Hrid gut to give some very particular
directions about the dinner. I did this
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expected to find I
thought I should be'i My heart always
responded yes and more so. With us
the romance of tnairied life if I nmy call
it so held out a long time. For my pan
I was coiw.ioiH of a pleasurable excite
inent of feeling when we were together.
I enjoyed riding and walking alone with
him. The brightest hours of the day
were those iu which we sat down alone
together to talk or read. For u long
time I felt a gentle restraint iu his pres
ence. 1 lliceil to ne neeoiniugiy irt'cu
and to feel iu tune. When dull I made
an effort to be social and cheerful if he
was present. 1 had a great fear of get-
ting into the way of sit'ing down stupidly
with my husband or of having nothing lo
talk about but the children and the
butcher's bill. I made a business of
remembering every pleasant thing which
1 read or beard or thought to tell him
and when all these subjects were exhaust-
ed we had each of us u hobby we could
ride so that we were never silent for
want of something lo say. Thus we lived
for u year or two. 1 was very happy.
1 think people were often surprised to see
us continue to enjoy each other's society
with so much 'est.
"But there was this about it. As vet
I had nothing to try mc. We were
boarding ; I hnd no care and his tender-
ness and interest was a sovereign pana-
cea for the little ills and roughnesses
which must fall to us in our best estate.
This could not last forever. lie became
more and more occupied in his business
and I at length bad a houo and a baby
to look after. Then for the first time our
mutual Jbrbearauca was put to the test.
Hitherto wo had been devoted to each
other; now the real care3 of life pressed
upon us so often really to absorb our ener-
gies. I was the first to feel the change.
Jt seemed to mc as if something wa
overshadowing n. Sometimes I would
get sentimental and think he did not love 1
my best to make him sorry for his iujus
tice I resolved lo reproach him with a
lir-t rate dinner good a1- his mother could
cook. To whet the edge of my delicate
reproach I made with my own hands a
mot excellent cup of coffee.
"One o'clock came at last though I
thought it never would; the door opened
and I heaid his quick step iu the hull. Of
all things iu ibis woild. lie was whistling!
He came to the table with a bright face
from which every trace of the morning's
cloud had disappeared and as he sat
down he looked around with a pleased
expression.
"'-Why Annette said he what a
nice dinner
" l am glad you are pleased said I
in a subdued lone.
Capital said he the best roast we
have had this season.
"Ho was so much taken up with my
delicate reproofs as not to notice that I
was out nf spirits I was half pleased
and half provoked; but I kept rather
still making Title conversation excepting
in reply to him.
"After desert I handed him his cup of
coffee. Ho was astonished. 'Why An
nette said he l do believe you went to
work to-day to see what you could do
"lie had hit the truth though without
the leat suspicion of the cause. My first
impulse was to bo honest and out with it
by replying 'is it as good as your mother
makes?' This would have given him
the key to the whole 6tory he would
have ferreted it all out and we should
have settled it there; but I felt ashamed
to. I sipped my coffee in silence. The
golden moments passed and my good
angel took its flight pride had the day.
I even began to be vexed at his enjoying
a good dinner so much and so easily for-
feiting what bad caused me so much
O " . . .!..
lie was very busy on inai uay
once or twice t6 engage mo in conversa-
tion without success.
"'Annette said he at length in a
kind lone do you not feel well to-day?
Not very said I with a sigh.
" What is the matter?'
"My head aches'; the baby kept me
awake nlmbst all night
"This was the truth but only in pari
and I felt guilty ns I said it. Then he'
begged mo to iro and Ho down on the'
sofa In the parlor; and said ho would
rend to mo anything which 1 would like
to bean
"I tclt that this was kind in him. It
was like old times; the new times you'
see had been but a day hut it seemed
very loug; yet it was not what I wanted.
I wished to have the trouble cleared
away not bridged over ; and 1 determined
to hold out until it 6hould come to this
and ho should sec and feel that I could
not be mude happy after a cross word
without a scene of mutual contrition and
forgiveness; so lwould not stay and be
read to but told liim I must go. to bed. I
left him m Ins easy chair with his study
lamp and book.aud bright fire in regular
old bachelor style and went off into the
nursery and then to bed and cried myself
to sleep. You laugh Kate as if you
thought I was a fool. I think so myself
now."
"How did it all end Annette?"
"I held out a week becoming every
day more sad and sulky I may as welt
call it. When I was left alone I used to
take my baby up aud cry over him as if
my husband was dead and the child was
all Iliad left in the world. Dear me!
how unhappy 1 was and every day added
to it. I would find something in his con-
duct to pain me every time we met.
Either he was too attentive or not atten
tive enough ; talked too much ur too little.
"He bore with my ill humor most
patiently thinking I was ill. One day he
came borne and told me he had obtained
a week's leave of absence and bad
engaged a conveyance and I must fix up
myself aud baby and be ready to start
off in an hour. Ih was going to take
mo home to my mother';. Ve may as
well have a journey as pay doctors bills
Annette said be and as to having you
drooping about in ibis- style any longer I
am not going to. We will send off old
Bridget lock up our bouse inn away from
all eare and have some fun.'
"He looked up so kindly I could have
fallen upon his ueok aud wept my heart
out to think how ugly I had been; but
there was no lime then u talk it over. I
hurried uway to puck but bcfoio 1 was
half lluoLigh with the packing I resolved
that I would tell him the whole story
from beginning to end. The moment 1
oauio to tlu determination Ihe load wa
gone; my heait seamed as IJ'ht as a
Icoiher ; the expression of my countenance
changed and the tones of my voice weie
light and checifnt. 1 was coumikju of it
aud he noticed it as soon as I joined him at
the appointed hour.
"'Why Annette said he 'getting
readv has cured vou. We nmy as well
stay at home now.
"That will do Kate. The rest of the
story will sound sentimental to a third
party."
"No no Annette that would be leaving
out the very cream of it. Tell mo how
you settled it'
"Well we rode on enjoying the change
until towards dark. Baby then fell asleep.
It was a very quiet hour everything
about us was beautiful and peaceful.
Tears of real penitence came into my
eyes and before I knew it they were
dropping down upon the baby. My hus
band turned and saw them.
"'Why Annette said be with the
utmost surprise 'what is the matter?'
" 'O I am so sorry said I.
"Sorry for what love said he 'are
you not happy? Does anything trouble
bono von will findin votir now relations
Kate nil the enjoyment wo now do.
Tins is the best wisli t oau offer you ani
lliat your first cross word may also bo
your last "'
The IIorsc-His Memory and Sagacity!
An aged venerable friend residing iu
oue of the cities on pur Eastern seauoaid
. . ' i i i "
gentleman qicuaraeicr ana worm once
latcil lo mc the following anecdote of
v
Indulgence in these moods
It
ftiifteriiig.
and did not stay with me as loug us usual
Luiu.v in-utu iiv w. ....;crr vii morn
7no as he once did. As I look back now cim um wy. .. -.-
lam convinced that here was my first cbeenly than w hen I o came
down to think it over. Baby was asleep ;
the ram was puttering against the win-
dows the wind was rising aud o me the
world looked dreary enough. I had
tried myself all out getting up buch a
dinner and now the excitement was over
and 1 felt the rcacliau I began to ask
nivAfiir what I had cot for it. JuU noth
ing at all. My husbaud either did not or
would not see that there was any thing
to be reconciled about. I blamed him
for hi insensibility. 'Once thought I
he would have noticed any change in my
voice or any shadow which came over
my spirits ; now I can really be cross to
him and ho does not miud it at all
"I bad a doleful afternoon of it. 1
wiiR restless enough; trying first one
: employment and then another but finding
t
point timu 1 uau uecii.ut uuuu. ii
iny mioanu irieu
wrong step
weakened my resolution. It was an
injustice to him of whicii I ought not to
have been guilty. It left mc too with a
wounded feeling as if I had been
wronged which began to affect my
spirits.
"I had for some time carried about this
little sore spot in my heart I kept the
matter all to myself for 1 was in part
ashamed and in part too proud lo speak of
it. Here was another wrong step. There
is no security of happiness iu married
Jife but in the most perfect confidence.
"There came u sea&on of damp chilly
weathor. One morning I got up very
irritable. 1 had taken cold1 rny head
ached and my baby bad been worrisome
during the night In my kitchen I had a
cross ignorant servant girl ; aud on this
particular mofinn
worst for breakfa
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bullets; the bread was half baked and the dejected and tilent.
Kpniiit irirl and on this employment nnu men auuuiirr uui u -
i " Z had AS UQl I!K WMl WUld 'UlU l We-U diU
l&urM&k iW If anything from right
..i .. . r Mtm point than I had been. at noon. I sa
vou
" 'I am so sorry said I 'that I have
been so ugly this week
"What do you mean?' said he looking
more and more puzzled.
How can you help knowing?' snid I.
Then I began at the beginning and told
the whole story.. How I roc feeling irri-
tuhlc aud was provoked to speak theri
cross xcord ; how he told me my things
were not as nice as his mother's and
went off vexed ; then how he got over It
and forgot all about it and would not
help mo to feel good natured by saying lie
was sorry. How I had brooded over it
all the week how it had festered away
iu my heart and poisoned all my enjoy-
ments. What torrents of tears I had
shed when alone as 1 thought it was
all over with us and wo never should
love again as we had once loved.
no heard me through without making
a single remark and then burst into a loud
laugh. 'I want to know Annette said
he 'if this is what has ailed you all this
week?'
"'Yes said T. Upon this he checked
our Dobbin aud began to turn around
" What ore you gqiug to do?' taid I.
"Going back said ho 4if this is all
which is the matter with yon
"I laughed heartily as he did for now
my sin was confessed 1 felt happy; but 1
pulled the other rein and drew the whip
lash over Dobbin's ears and away he
went like a bird towards my mother's
home.
"But we made a resolution then Kate
that if cither had might against the other
jt fchould be seltled before the sun (wviu
down; that wo might go to sleep if not
at peace with all the world at lean ut
peace with eocli other forgiving mid for-
given. Tliis resolution we have fafih-
fully kept and I have never teen another
week of sucli' misery as I have bee(i tell-
ing yon about and I trn?t I never bhalh I
a
relat
the liorse illustrating' In a remarkable;
maimer the sagacity and memory of
itilb aiilmnf. ' . J
At the c)6.'of'the E'e.vbUitjonary war
when everything was Unsettled and In
disorder; nn ncquaihtnlicc residing oh Ihe'
Boston road some thirty5 or forty miles
from New York lost a valuable young
liorse stolen from the stable In theulght.
Great search and enquiry vas malic for
him but no tidings of' him could be heard
and no trace ofliiln could he discovered.
Almost six1 full years liad elated and
the recolleetion even; of 'the lost animal
had nearly faded from the' inind. At'
this'peribd: a gentleman from the East
in the course of business was traveling
on this road on his way to Philadelphia.
Within four or five milei of a village on
the road the 'traveler was overtaken by
a respectable looking' gentleman on horse-
back a resident of the village roihrning
home from a short busiuets ride. Riding
along side by side they soon engaged in
a pleasant desultory couersatiou. The
gentleman wasi immediately struck with
the appearance of this traveler' horse.
And every glance of the eye towards him
seemed to excite an interest and curiosity
tp look at him again and to revive u
recollection of something he had seen
before; aud soon established iu his mind
the impression that for all the world he
looked like the horse he had lost some
years before. This soon became so irre-
sistubly fixed hi his mind that he remark-
ed to the traveler:
"You have a fine horse sir'
"Yes" he replied "uh exceedingly val-
uable uuimaj.
" What 'U 'bis age sir?"
"Well I suppose him to be about ten
or eleven years old
"ou did not raise him then?"
"No I purchased him of a sttaugcr a
traveler nearly six years since."
'Do you 1'iibidelti this part of tho'coun-
trv?" '
"No I reside in the Bay State and am
on my way to Philudeiphia'oii business.
How far is it to NeV Yok?"
"Well ir I really regret to interrupt
you or put yoii to Inconvenience but I
urn constrained to ay I believe you have
posessiuu of a hotse.that I mut claim'
The traveler looked with surprise and
amazement and rep'ied ;
"What do you" mean fir?"
"I be ievu the horse you are on iu
truth belongs to me. Five years ago
lust autumn a valuable horse was stolen
fioiii my stable. Great search was made
lor him; but no tidings ever came to
band. In color appearrince and move
incuts ho seems to be the exact' couhter-
part of the oue you are on. It would be
lundly possible I think for two to ho so
near alike. But my horse was nu uh-
commonly intelligent sagacious antmnb
Aud I wul make a proportion to you
that will place the matter in fcuch a posi-
tion that the result will bo considered
conclusive aud satisfactory I think to
both uf us. When we arrive at my huue
your horde shalf be tied to the cast post
in front of my door. The horse 1 am on
to the west post. After staudiug a short
time the bridle of your horse shall be ta-
ken off aud if he does not go to a pair
of bars on the west side aud puss over and
go around to the caLidc ot the hard and
pull out a pin and opeu the middle
stuble door ttud enter I will not claim
him. I fuiuish you conclusive evidence
that he was bred by mo but never sold
that he was stolen from me just at the
conclusion of the last war about the very
time you suy you purchased liim.
The traveler absented to the trial.
The horse was hitched us proposed stood
u few minutes the bridle was taken
off he raised his head pricked up his cars
looked up the street mi J dowulhu street
several times then deliberately aud
slowly walked past the house and over
the bars us described and with his teeth
and lip drew out the pill and opened
ihe door and entered into' his stall. Wo
hardly need add he Was recognized' by
the neighbors who' fully attested to facts
slated by the claimant audthat the trav-
eler lost his title to the horse.
Fanny Pera.on Matrimony.
Shouldn't I like to makba bonfire" of
all the Hints to Voting Wives 'Married
Woman's Friend &o and throw in the
authors after them.- I have a Utile neigh
hor who believes all they tclt her la go?pel
truth) and lives up to It; The minute she'
sees her' husband coming-up "street she
makes for the door as if she hadil't another
mhiuto to live stands in the entry with
her- teeth chattering in her bond until ho'
gets all I us coats and mudiors and over
shoe? aud Avhtodo-cnlhems off then
chases round (ikea pig in a fittiftcr the
boot-jack; warmshis slippers aud put's
cm on aud dislocates her wrist curving
at the table1 for1 fear it will tire 1dm.
Foor little innocent fool! she imagines
that's (ho way toi preserve his affections.
Preserve a fiddlestick! The consequence
is he's sick of the sight of herr snubs her
when 6hc asks him a question and .after
he has eaten her good dinners takes him-
self off as soon ns .possible bearing in
mind the old proyerb that too much of a
good thing jsgood Is for nothing.
Now the truth is just this . and I wish
all women on earth had but one ear in
common so tint 1 could put this little
hit of gospel into it: Just so long as a
man isn't quite as sure as if he know ccr-.-
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turn wuciuer uoiniiig ou canu couiu
ever disturb your ullei:uoulor mm he is
yotir humble servant but the very-second
ho 'finds out (or thinks he does) that he
has possessioirof every inch of your heart
aud no neutral territory he will turn ou
his heel and march off whistling Yankee
Doodlo.
Notf its no use to take1 your pocket
handkerchief aud go sniveling round the
house with a pink nose and red eyes; not
a hit of it! If you have made the inter-
esting discovery thut you were married
for a sort of upper servant or housekeeper
just fill that ptuce and and no other keep'
your tcmper.keep all his strings and but-
tons .and strand ounnd then keep him at'
a distance as a housekeeper should them's
my sentiments: I have seen oue or1 two
meniu my life who could bear to he loved
(as a woman with a soul knows how)
without being spoiled by it or converted
iuto a tyrant but they aro'rare birdsand
should be caught stuffed and cent to
Barn.um! Now as the ministers say 'Pit
close with an interesting Incident' that
came under my observation'
Mr. Fern came hoine one 'day wheri'I
had such a crucifying bend-ache that I
couldn't have told whether I was married
or single and throw an old coat into my
fap to mend. Well Itiedtn wt.bondage
oyer my forehead 'left ah flying and sal
uown to it (ie migiii n wen asueu vmm
a new one; however I lined the sleeves
mended all the button hofe and sewed on
iiew buttons down the front and all over
tuecoat tails when fiunly it occurred
tome (I believe it was u suggestion of
Satuu( that the pocket might need men-
dtng; sol turned it inside out and
what do you 4 think I found! A love
fetter from him to my drcssmakcr J
Idropped'thc coat I dropped the silk
I dropped the worfc-hasX-et Idiopped the
buttons I dropped tho baby (it was a
c;iafand I thought it just as well to
put her out oi luture misery; ana men l
hopped iuto a chair' front of the looaug
glass raud remarked to the young woman
I saw there Fanny Fern- if you
a re ever s uch a confo u n dedfool
igaii' and I wasnHH
A Boarder in a Quandary.
Mr. Jordan' whs a bachelor.' (says the
Literary Museum;) on the 'shady side of
forty and consequently was subject to the
tender mercies of boarding-house keepers.
Circumstances had kept Mr. 'Jordan an
inmate 6fMrs. Wlggili'g hoardirhr. house1
for a longtime and Mrs. Wiggins was a
lady of one idea namely economy Her
exporhneuisin economical philosophy and
philosophical economy were for the most
part brought to hear upom the .stomachs
of her boarders as 'Mules"-ls the princi-
pal item of expense iu mediocre boarding'
houes. Mf. Jordan hadibeou startled by
some pf the aforesaid experiments but
he hnd borne' with pRtieuoe tho prcteuti
and certain evil "rather thau fly toothers
that he knew nov of! until one day when
butter was scarce and high Mis. Wig1'
gins hit upon tho econncal plan of spread-
ing with her own economical hands tboi
butter upon the. allowances of bread she.
dolled .out to her boarders ecusiug her-
self for this interference in their nffuirs. by
stating in tho blandest trimmer ihnt she
assumed tho tak ohcerrfully to save them
tho trouble! Mr Jordan came home to
tea rather late upon (h first evening of
this new dodge sal down iu presence of
all ihe boarders and received asilco from
Mrs. Wiggins who had gone through
the ccreniouiy of buttering it before tils.
eyes. Jordan eyed the bread iuqu sitlvely.
and began to turn it from. side to tide and
scrutinize it through hlsspectaclcSi
"What is the mat tar- with vour bread
and btptar?" demanded Mrs. Vlggm.
.Nothing nothing-nothing1 replied Mr.
Jordan still turning the piece over and
persisting In his scrutiny. "I'm positive
Mr. Jordan that you do see something.
Now I want" said' Mrs. Wiggins lier
face becoming ilushud with excitement
"I want my boarders to tell mc right
eut when their victuals does not sull!
Now Mr Jojrdan whafis it?" Mr. Jor-
dsu laid down the slice upon his pjate
raised his spectacles to bis forehead and
r'epjied. wjih great deiibernlion "Mrs.
Wiggins there is nothing the matter with
the bread I assure you. p But Mrs. Wig-
sins." and here Mri Jordan iihuiccd mis-
chieviously down the i'fsla of attentive
faces ' I have lived in ibis world eight
aud forty years; and I fiiid myself this cven-
iugsuoh a simpleton that citVt. tilt
xbhich side of my bread ts buttered'
A'NeirJtrsejrWsllMB
A rjfstiuguUbed meni6 'iieeV
York b'ar wtns remitted oii.bno' occasion.
by a1 frteud tilso'a MevVoVer;Tbyuehd
to a complaint made ngaihst'hlmWforoi'
New Jersey Justice; fbr ah aIeged'nssaiflf-
and battery urtfti one' of tiiorcsiai:m?r6T
tluj"6ld Jersey Stae' . vv1 '1
"I appear' Tori1ie)r!sdSieri'1 m!31 the"
counsellor (t the" Dogticrry.'" IM E;" "r
;"You Rubtirira fordebri&'herddlryoa?'
aud Who deil "he you?' ' hi'tcrruptedfuV
justice eyeing-him from hea'dMo'foot
with tiiarked curidshy; ' '""I' tbht" k tffiW"
your vnir he's you come fromj'aud'voVo
yir name!' v 'mo
The counsellor modestly ghveliU'nrim
and said; I am a member Tof the Nfcw'
York Bar' ' t t.-tavi
"Veil den1 replied thd jiist1cel1'"iyoa
gatfi bracts in dift here gort' '" I-1-
"lanfa counsellor of the' 'Spireme'
Court oMlre St&lcor Nev;.Xo"rk' reiter-
ated the attorney. ' r in
uDat makes uonnff tlfforent said the
inveterate justice
''Weil then' eatel 'tho baffled lawyer
''siinppsts 1 show o 'your iouor that lam
n counsellor of thoSupccmetCourt of "tho
Uhhed States?; "WT; .
"ttton't rrinko a pit peiterrpUe
of the eVirdne; "youaju'i ri goaiiseUorJypu
dri State 6rl Now Jersey anuyou gait's
uracils In dWh port." - " ' .' 7'
This decision .'account1 to Viie rpcf'tlint
Now Jersey 'Is hoik tViUiAted States.
On nnothcroccRsfdn jhe same dijjmiary
said to a jury wlip haijivfinjisifiiimar to
a "trial' before htm: of anutiiortunnte
fellow for some offence against ihcfciiute:
"Shentlomcns of do.slioorysihaud up;
dtshero vellow dor brifner aide par says
he Ish von New Xorks now Ldinks bo
pes a putpher-poy und if ho Uh a puicheM
poy fie (rives pigs troo do 8ihrcetftftnd
veil he trives tier pigs he kits oder bee pie's
pigs ml J dem vot lie half "before:. tint's
wot I calls- pigshtcaliu Now; Shen
tlemcns if de veU6w''shteaIs pigs in
New York I tink he vlll ththal ngowii
Jnrscy; and dnresorc 1 tluktielie W'goV-'
tMef: und yourshudgemeiit s'a'll'bc'kilVy?
vol you shrill saj
slioory ish he
vou suv U& fab
SMntrt nrUnn. mirt rliim -ifwnra " ' tl1'
And he did send1 him! '' -r-1fll
ifif; rT.fAfrn
i i ii mi rn 1 1 mr
ft sIientlemetH or'dq
kilty oder not kilty?' 'Ir
tiltit. T firif!'hnri 'tnH'&
Mrt Wcdster's Ruasons tor Buying
Marsiificld. Ainohg the circumstances
which' drew Mr. Webster to purchase
the Maislifield property and make it his
honipfri correspondent of the Journal ot1
Coiumrce says this had its influence.
There is the'soil trodden by the pilgrims
whom he so much admired. In fuH'vletf
Iroth his farm oud clear day arc the
sands of Provincetown where they first
lauded; and nearer Plymouth where they
stepped upon the rock that has since been
sacred. At the srSot; too now Included
by his farm settled that select Spirit of the
Mayflower band Edwurd WIuslow. Hero
his eon Gov Joslah Wiuslow lived and
Strange Phenomenon. A Montgo
tilery Ala. paper says that Saturday the
13th iuM was )ho anniversary of the
"falling "stars" of 1833 which ns 'obser-
vation proves yearly repeat their difpler
on the night of the Kith bf Novembay
though eueli euhsequeut returii of the
phenomenon has been iilgulficaiuty coiil-
pared with the gorgeous sight of 1833.
At 8 o'clock ou the night of the 13th
inst. the editor observed a brilliant meteor
which really Murbed him by its'tpleudor.
Its point of divergence like that of the
stars of the 13th of November 1833
teemed to be iu the neighborhood of Per-
seus aud it traversed a line between
Capella and the Pope- It very much
resembled in brilhauoy size and velocity
n common kyrdeltet cast a' shadow hy
Its light and left u long and bright train
behind it There was no report accom-
panying it nud he bus not learned whether
any unusual number of meteors were ob-
served ou the niglit in questiouYbut1 this
oue wns so brilliant that it must have at-
tracted the" attention of all beholders.
w-
lied as well as the renowned Peregrine
White tho first born of the Pilgrims and
whose mother become Fd ward Wiuslow's
second wife. The entire eastern border
of Multifield Is washed by the sea the
sea whose voice the greut man was so
fond of hearing nud whose changes he
delighted in seeing "Wo can no" more
tire of the sea than of the licavens' said
he in the lust conversation the writei
was permitted to bold with him. Then
too Marsh fie Id afforded a plenty of land
at reasonable rates nnu iur. weuster
eee.med to have a passion for much laud
and a farm ou the scale of his mind. It is
an unusually retired aud quiet place und
such an oue he sought after the exhaust
itig aud exciting labors of the Court Homo
and the Senate House
Doubtful Theology
A friend whom we shall call Pat 'for
short tells us a goo one upon himself.
When but an idle boy ho wns called
up one day iu a jcountry school and (he
question suddenly propounded by tho ped-
agouge; Patrick how many Godaaro there V
Pat was not n distinguished theologian
then aud years had made him 'no better
very fast' In such matters; but he pom-
pously responded r
Three sir
Tuke your sent! thundered tho mas-
ter 'and if in five minutes youdmt an-'
swer correctly I'll welt you Tho pro
bntiouary period parsed aud Pat taking
the floor hesiintiuglysmted tho number
of Gods at 'five sir. Ho received the
promised welting and a remand to his
seat for ten minutes' further consideration.
Ten minutes up Put wnsup too and
eatiified that he hadn't fixed the matter
sufficiently; high before he shouted.
There's ten sir1
Ho uw the ferule descending ami
bolted out of the door c I en id a five fall
fence and broke like n quarter horse aorpts
the fields.- Panting with exertion he met
a lad with n. book under Ids arm ai(d
with the look of one who desired the
pursuit of knowledge under difficulties.
Where are you o)ugrsaid Pat
'To scjiool yonder ;woV j'lio reply
You are are rypul' said Pat quietly.
How many gods nrc therer
Two answered tho hoy.
Well youd better go down there!
You'll havo a good time with your two
gods! I just left there witli ten and
that won't enough to save ine from the
dnrudest lickiug you ever heard of Star
Spangled Banner.
Dash at a Character whpmircrjbolj
Has Seen. - ' -11 ""i
UT FANNY TERM ' ' ' s' '"
Mr. Nicodeinus Ney is u philanthropist'
so the world says; (and If-"ns ih(ih'ityi
bound havea great respect forthd opinion
of llieworld.) that i$ ihegoes'aUoltC'col
lecting niuepeuces and- half dollars- frohi
I poor over tasked servant girleatid hnlf-Ud1
clerks for tho founding of Vcharitable.in
litutious'1 for all tortsof distressed person?
w.ho never know (ylinfyn unforunao
situation thoy'are ip .Until hVtclfs tfrctn.
How mpch pf thmonqylitijobtqeq
is paid out for the purpose specjfiydj?
l7iotfiing to nobbdyP1 Ue;ofien tn(ces
lohg journeys o NlagraV "$$ nBWF)
places offrismoimblo rcsoributtvouftl
bo Very malicious to "put'Ztait nutijjiai
together' . Some bf (ho doiiorZfoor'are
occasionally impeiiiueut cuougu torn
.' j ..i .. '.'
-poini-o;aiiK wuat
quire pi
ItoDBtNo an Editor's House. The
editor of the New York Kxpren thus
coolly relates a larceny which has been
practiced upon him.
Somebody Monday evening entered
the front door (with a Me night key
probably.) of one of (he editors of this pa
per No. OU Fifth Avenue and robbed
him of his frock coal and overcoat hang-
ing iu the hall; taking also the coat ofa
friend then visiting the house. The t hief is
politely requested to return via the post
office some papers iu the side pocket of
the frock coal; and he is hereby notified
that his work was very neatly done as
tie editor was in his study oloie by epn-
rated only by the door and was thoroughly
amazed tmt iuoh n.bold robbery could be
perpetrated m uch a quletmanner. ;.
.r.
fly The Now York Courier snys that
some time siupe smart looking lad iu
appearance entered the extensive cloth-
ing warehouse of Simmons & Co. Wa-
ter street Dostoni mid applied for employ
ment. The intelligent honest look of
the applicant Instantly procured n favora-
ble answer; nud the supposed lad was set
to work folding and packing good filing
papers. &c and remained In Mich em
ployment boarding at a "quiet" houe ut
the north end until tho 18th ult. when
the pretty lad acknowledged herself a
tats of eighteen She is the daughter of
au official au excellent gtntlemau of
New York nud was induced to leave
her father's house hy one whom' she loved
hut who has since abandoned her. Being
left alone she cought employment at
above The Boston papers my that she
was induced to return to her parents lu
Now York.
hat ha become at
their funds! As'lf a man who' belongs to
the church weirs shqff'n Iph face fofli"
fied with such awhlto'nnd stifl'craTatY
makes such lohg prayers nud' lias'.'sucV
a narrow creed could bo Mtytljing 'l5uV
the quintescencocp.f liopetyT It is nston-
ishiug how suVpic1ousViul .impertinent
some people ore! Beside1 dolj. Njtebde-
mus dine ohtio a week" with 'tio7 Hon.
yes Doncasivr? jind is he not l.wnys.
on the pliufdrm on nil.pubiic oqcnsions
as solemn as nil oU. alqugspia 'of tha
other great gnus'! Yu rfsee'wffti liatf
ni eWthat suspicion1 6f himls nerfeclty;
rid cu o rt.
Sboufd Mr. Nicodemuscittoa sting
his feet at Jhe fire nfter a surfeiting diimer
and should a poor downtroddffrelnTure
come iu for relief you could"- hot expect'
him to disturb hUigcstionby attending
to such npctty case of distress. rt vit:m
' '- : vn
Ho! for a STfttKE.-AIlhoiiesV trier
who won't go in debt whowbiiV geB
a living without corning it r1)enoseUeT
ty Fashion nre invited to meoV for'cdn
sulfation We hnVe tio ' rlo'torts1 Vnfeifl
tiohs we are law-abiding men butwcf
want our rights.- It is our right toUveh?
a hat' till the nap is''0ll gone from1 the1
edo of the crown; but ourop'pfbssotf
oblige us to get a. hew one every' sir
month? or a year at inost and for'ouc1
lives we can't tell the now one-from ther
old except hy the :duto on thovhattcr'
pard insi'de. It is our .right Jto wear nu
overcoat two years if it. fs Sounds aud
strong although iUius turned gray aud
tho button-holes need repairingi But
wo cannot do it unless it be on rainy
days nnd tho tyrants thus cjieat us out of
i fortnight's hard' earned wages. It is
our right lo hlr'apew'inthVgailer of
the church where wo can heaY'cqtialjy
Which three'leiters'are of moit u$a to .'3rJuiUhiDWo( it. SOuVoj Pcceiabcr Md
n nates man? A Y Z (a wise head.) vorkfnj without fir- v -
well! aud be ns1 fervent In our devotion's:
FnsB Lanps to SETTLEns.Cauada but We must pay foiir times as muchVSnd
has substantially subsuribed to tha dn. sit in a prominent place below; and spetfd
trinn nl ( Inn.U In nnliifi. ....!...- .t.- another WCCk's WOCfiS fdr tllfl balalic.
Erecuilvo Government haviir tUnneii We have n figh to rent no more room
ihuu a tract of twenty-four millions of
acres lying mainly uortheait of Lqke
Huron in thr latitude of the American
mining districts of Lake Superior will
us soon as surveyed be thrown open to
the landless in gratuitous tracts of oue
huudred and sixty acres." Alternate seo-
lionrwitLUiiw be g(vcn awayVit)ioui
price tuosQ lying petweoit tuem pemg
reserved for sale loooyer'tho eipepws ot
s'urveyingond'oneningthe country to. em
igrants -tc 1 Tito
ihap we use but the'World demrihdsorie
parlor or two for Its utf J'ahd wj" must
pay one' hundred dbllnrs rhore;'for'r?utf6
oblige the world We brivo n'nfihtMto
live within our means but Friflildu'cInTch'-
es us by the 'throat' auil'coirimaudsa
'siirn nfortcaffee and1 bOuwiiQayswwe
uotes.aud.wemBW aermsi( aw
not our wrouztiihiw taHKliJ
sirik right nd'WMt
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