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BRENHAM, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27. 1854.
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|tortiaiL
The Modern Swell.
The son sits in the bar-room
In a place most convenient to stare}
He's clad in very fine broadcloth,
And his face is covered with hair;
He smokes and spits and|drinks,
And drinks and smokes aud spits;
The saliva he casts from his mouth
Is much more plenty than wits.
His mother goes clad in her cotton,
And faded and ragged at that;
She's minus of shawl aud bonnet,
But her son wears an elegant hat;
She's toiling and earning the ^'shillings'
So weariedly night ani day, .*
While heat the theatre and tavern, .
Is throwing them all away.
He never getsup in the morning;
If bis mother calls him at noon,
He comes down cursing and swearing
Because she called him so soon;
His eyes are sunken and red.
His cheeks are hollow and thin—•
Caused by last night's debaucheries,
And indulging too freely in gin .
He sits down to his breakfast,
• And then finds fault with the hash ; *
His mothar says, " the grease it needs
You used to oil yorur moustache!
At this he flies in'a passion,
hastily leaves the room,
To the tavern he bends his footsteps,
And with wine,dispels his gloom.
From Ihs vest there dangles a seal
That is set with a brilliant red stone;
But the sparkling toy is only wax,
Though this he never will own;
On his feet are patent gaiters,
On his mother*!! there are none.
For all her hon£n earnings
Bedeck the back of her son.
At lenghthe marries a lady,
Who'.s as rich as he thinks she's fair,
But he finds her, in truth as poo* as himself,
And then he gives up in despair;
Two cheats make an even bargain—
Both are we 11 mated for life—
She thought she had got a rich husband.
He thought he'had got a rich wife.
A Cuvn hit.—We clip>the following clever
'hit' from the Buffalo Commercial:
We are 'tight' as a new boot again this week.
• [Erie paper
When morning dawned on Erie's town.
Her warriors-to the standard flocked.
And as'they marched with dreadful frown,
The guns and not the men were cocked.
But e*re the gloomy shades of night.
Had closed o'er Erie's valiant sons,^
No stomach had tbey for the fight*
For they were cocked and not the guns.
JBiscrUrun).
Dredge Boat
Letters have been received in this city
from Baltimore conveying the information
that the new Machinery for a Dredge Boat
to deepen the Channel of Buffalo Bayou,
has been completed and will soon arrive at
Galveston. It is expected that with thi.
new Dredge Boat, the Bars in Galveston
Bay. and the channel of the Bayou, will be
opened so that vessels drawing seven feet
water can at all times ascend to Houston.
A Dredge Boat similar to the one expected
has been opearting in the Neuse River
[Houston Telegraph.
The express says: We are to be carried
to the grave soon, by railroads, for we saw
it stated that the proprietors of Greenwood
Cemetery, at New York, have it in contem-
plation to construct a railroad from the city
to the cemetery, the interments being suffi-
ciently numerous to warrant the undertaking
From Peterson's Magazine.
Staking Acquaintances At Saratoga <
•
B* HISS ALiCt CRATi
Hie pferfunie of summer flowers mingled
With that of French extracts, the breeze of
summer evening with that of French fans,
and the spell of summer stars with French
airs and graces—Miss Cornelia Hall's first
evening at. Saratoga had begun. The gay
music bounded throgh the air, Mrs. Hall
recognized several of her daughter's former
acquantances with several very motherly
begrs, and was all that could be desired to
two or three new i n traductions. The young
lady did credit to herself and dancing mas-
ter in Mazourkas and Redowas without
number.
"Who is that prety girl in blue?' mur
mured the dandies. «
"A daughter of Mr. Richard Hall—a bro-
ker in Wall street.'
"Is she rich?'
"Well, her father is pretty well off, I be-
lieve, and she's the only daughter.*
3#**A dozen brothers, though, I suppose.'
"No, only three.'
"Only three! I think it won't pay.'
"There's a fellow that thinks it will, if
I'm not mistaken—~ that-handsome one with
a moustache. He hasn't taken his eyes off
her for.half an hour.
one said, from the
"Know his name?,
"Armstrong, some
South. V
"Who knows him?'
"Nobody, so far as I see.'
On sped the flirtation-winged hours.
Cornelia Hall put her hair in papers that
night, with many a thought of honeyed
words and earnest glances, twining with the
golden locks, and around the twisted rolls
of the Morning Herald.
There if nothing like a game at billiards,
or a chance joining in a julip, to break
down the barriers between the lords of cre-
ation. Mr. Armstrong, whom no one knew
the night before, had plenty of acquaintan-
ces before he had lost three games of bill-
iards; and when he adjourned to the bar*
room, and treated the company, there were
at least a dozen who pronounced him "a
first-rate fellow.' Two or three of them
v01UniegrgQ-4fihtfnitu«-':lnnsjm-n-L—-" " • • •" - "
he chose, and that evening, among others,
he pointed out Miss Hall. The young la-
dy curtsied and dropped her eyes—the gen-
tleman bowed and fixed his upon the golden
ringlets. Miss Cornolia, congratulating
herselfon havingmade a desirable acquaint-
ance, exhibited her conversational powers
and her diamond rings to the best advantage.
She danced with no one but Mr. Armstrong
that evening—she promenaded with no one
else—she had no eyes nor ears for any one
but him. Her mother thought it sufficient
at the (Bn<* of the evening to inquire his
name. Armstrong— it sounded very well
—it wasn't too handsome. If it had been
St. Leger, or Fitzallen, or some romantic
name that didn't sound as if it would be
good in Wall street, she might have asked
more questions; but as it was she bowed
very graciously as she passed him on her
way to the spring the next morning. Both
"ma' and "pa' were very polite to Mr. Arm*
strong—even Mr. Richard Hall, jr., a youth
in all the stiffness of his first standing col-
lar, risked that and his neck by condescend-
ing nods. Miss Hall took long rambles
with a cottage-hat and Mr. Armstrong—re-
ceived bouquets and borrowed books from
him, and altogether was on quite familiar
terms with him. If Mr. and Mrs. Hall had
been asked who was the young man with
twhom their daughter was so intimate* they
would have been puzzled to tell. Mr.
Armstrong talked of the South and his fa-
ther's plantation, but only in a general way.
There were some gentlemen, however, with
whom Cornelia danced and flirted who "had
not the honor of her mother's acquaintance.'
and Mr. Armstrong was very attentive to
the. old lady.
Time goes as fast at Saratogo as any*
where else, and money a lettle faster, Mr.
Hall thought. After Miss Cornelia had
"chased the glowing hours with flying feet'
for three weeks, her father came to the con-
clusion that it was only at home she could
really catih them. She coaxed and pouted,
but all to no avail, so she told her, beaux
thar they were going hpme to prepare for a
trip to Niagara. She bade farewell to Mr.
Armstrong with an elegantly worded itvita
tion to call upon her in New York, gave
him her address, and was gone.
The Halls returned to Twenty-first street,
shut up the front part of the house and
lived in the Dack—the ladies stealing outof
the basenfent door in thick, green veils to
take a walk before nine o'clock, for they
would not for anything have had it known
that they were at home at this unfashiona-
ble season, when all the world and his wife
were out of town.
One morning in November, soon after the
brown Holland had disappeared from the
parlor, and the rust from the door-plate,
Miss Cornelia was lounging in a rocking-
chair with a novel, when a pull at the bell
easily recognised ds giVetf by a very tightly
gloved hand, was followed by the advent
Of a card—Mr. Frederic Armstrong. The
waiter was despatched to shut the parlor
doers, so that Miss Cornelia could get up
stairs to dress, and then Mr. Armstrong was
received with a sliding couitesy of the new
est mode. Cornelia thought him handsomer
than ever, and they were soon deep in the
reminiscences of Saratoga. Precisely at
the right time Mrs. Hall glided in all smiles
and True-stain.
"Was Mr. Armstrong making a long visit
in town?'
'•It is uncertain, madam,' raplied that
gentleman, "if I consulted my wishes only,"
with a look at Miss Cornelia, "I should
have no difficulty in deciding.'
After ten or fifteen minutes of fashiona*
ble dialogue, Mr. A. drew on his sulphur
gloves, and said, "Mrs. Hall, I believe we
are to have Puritani at the opera to-morrow
night. May I not have the pleasure of ac-
companying yourself and daughter there.
Mrs. Hall bowed assent in the most ap-
proved manner, and the door closed behind
Mr. Armstrong and his patchouli.
My dear,' said Mrs. Hall to her daughter,
the nexj evening, "get your work or a book.
Don't let it seem to Mr. Armstrong as if
you were sitting waiting for him. It looks
better to be taken by surprise a little.'
Miss Cornelia had just time ro take up
her crochetwork, when the compound of
white cravat and black moustache was
ushered into the room. Did he see the
rocking-chair still moving from which she
had sprung to throw herself in a graceful
attitude on the sofa?'
Mrs. Hall was the paragon of chaperons.
No one ever suspected how much of the
success of Cornelia's flirtations was owing
to her mother's tact. She was never in the
way, and never out of the way when her
presence was desirable. She knew how
apt people are to value any one as they see
others value them, and she often spoke
ofher daughter highly and affectionately.
She sat that evening in the opera box, ap-
pearing at all necssary times completely
absorbed in the music, never interrupting a
whispered conversation und appealing to iast {pan' ol -tu$_
her daughter with "' "Cornells, my l<y7e,st?fe snck UiirrfSfgi
here a moment,' whenever there appeared to
be an embarrassing pause.
The curtain fell at last, and Miss Corne-
lia, all in a flutter of gratified vanity, con-
signed her pearl-mounted lorgnette to her
companion, and taking his arm, returned
the bows ofher acquaintances very condes-
cendingly. Mr. Armstrong soon become
Miss Hall's constant attendant at all pub-
lic places, accompanied her in her walks,
carried her prayer-book to church for her,
was always invitee when mother had com-
pany, and at Christmas she accepted from
him a very useless fancy work box. One
evening, soon after New Year, he came ir
and was introduced to her brother Henry,
who had just returned from a long journey.
After half an hour's conversation, Come'
lia turned round and found Henry gazing so
intently at the gentleman as evidently to
ruffie his composure. She tried to tread on
her brother,s toes under the table, and wan-
dering after man* such admonitions that he
did not look up, found it was Mr. Armstrong's
foot she had been treading on. She tried
in vain to catch her brother's eye. Then
he began ro talk to Mr. Asmstrong in a
curious sart of quizzing way, with a mock*
ing smile on his lips. Cornelia could not
understand the drift of half of his remarks
and questions, and only saw that they made
Mr. A. very uncomfortable. She made an
excuse to leave the room, and ran to her
mother with,"Ma, I wish you'd call IIenry_
out of the parlor. He's behaving so rudely
to Mr. Armstrong, thati'm sure he'll make
him very angry.'
Mrs. Hall got Henry away, and he did
not return till Mr. Armstsong had taken his
departure.
"Well, sis, I hope you've had a pleasant
evening. Whats the gentleman's name?'
he said, throwing himself on the sofa, and
indulging in a prolonged fit oflaughter.
"I wish you would learn to behava your-
self properly, Henry. It's Mr, Armstrong,
from the South.'
"Oh! from the South, is he?' and Henry
laughed again till he cried.
"What do you mean, Henry?' said his
mother.
"Mean? oh! nothing Where did you be-
come acquainted with him, sis?'
"At Saratoga.'
"Oh, ho! changed liis coat at Saratoga,
did he?'
"Henry, do conduct yourself reasonably;
if you know anything about Mr. Armstrong
He haa vrmtod here some time. He is a
very gentlemanly and agreeable young
man.'
"Do ^feytnow anything of his family?'
HN°,I^Ba stranger in the city/
"MotMBon't make me die with laugh-
ing. Shain tell you who he is?'
"Who?'
"My hairdresser."
"Cornelia screamed. Mrs. Hall dropped
her book upon the floor. "Are you in ear-
nest?' she said.
"Most certainly. I did not know him at
first, his whiskers and moustache alter him
so much, but when I looked sharp,! could
not be mistaken. The fellow's assurance
and impudence are really amusing. Step
round in Fourth Avenue and you'll see his
father's sign. This youngster isn't in the
shop all the June, but he has cut my hair often
And so he'£u>en beauing you to the opera,
an^all arouhcL Oh, O^nelia, Cornelia
this is making acquaintances at Saratoga?"
The young lady went into hysterics on,
the sofa. The next time Mr. A. called she
was "not at home.'
Imprcssoins At First Sight.
This subject being brought up at the supper
table, was getting 'talked over,' when the
lady who presided o' er the cups and tea,
said 'she always formed an idea of a person
at first sight ; and that idea she found was
generally a correct one.'
'Mamma,'said her youngest son in a
shrill voice' that attra cted the attention o
all present.
•Well, my dear, what do you want?"
•1 want to know,' said young America,
what you thought when you fiirst saw mo?
There was no answer to this query: but
we learn a general titter prevailed, and that
Charlie' was taken into the kitchen
immediately by the servent—Forest City,
Democrat.
The Beginning of Fortune,
Tall oaks from little acorns grow.' In
Norfolk, Va., opposite the National Hotel,
is an old fa shioned, outlandish looking
house, with one of its corners cut down as
if a storm, with a straight edge in its front,
had passed along there and cut it off.
In that house once lived a poor yaung
man, who had thought to better his fortune
by marrying a girl as poor as himself. The
fast jpan' o f .the- present day pronounce
jes proms oiTnsanny in
those that commit them. Not so, the subiect
of this sketch. -
His wife kept a little store is that house
while he used to go up in North Carolina
after ship timber.
They toiled on, re ciprocally contributing
their savings to the general fund, until at
last the aggregate enabled him to build a
ship.
He kept increasing, and finally removed
to a more populous part of the world.
Lately he built a mammoth ship, the lar-
gest ever launched, the Great Republic—
This man's name is Mc Kay,—[Portsmouth
Globe*
Here is a very amusing adventure although
it taxes our faith considerably: During the
past winter, a reverend clergyman in Ver-
mont, being apprehensive -hat the accumu*
lated weight of the snow upon the roof of
the barn might do some damage resolved to
prevent by shoveling it off.—He therefore
ascended it. First, for fear the snow might
slide off it once, and himself with it, he
fastened to his waist one end of a rope
and gave the other to his wife. then
went to work; but fearing stul for his safety
My dear,' said he,' tie the other end
of the rope round your waist.' No sooner
had she done this, than off went the snow
poor minister and all, and up went his
wife. Thus on one side of the parn the
astounded and confounded clergyman hung
—and on the other side bung his wife,
high and dry, in majesty sublime—each
dangling at one end of the rope* At that
moment, however, a gentleman luckily
passed by, and delivered them from their
perilous situation.
The question for debating societies now
is, "Does it follow' that a man raised on
ginger must be ginger-bread?
To make a candle burn all night, the fol>
lowing is represented to be a certain plan;
"When in case of a dull light is wished, or
when matches are mislaid, put finely pow-
dered salt on the candle till it reaches the
black part of the wick. In this a mild and
steady light may be kept thr oughout the
night, by & small piece of candle.'
Some wag, at a late temperance dinner re-
commended that the temperance cau se be
carried on with ardent spirit.
tell it, and don't laugh so foolishly.
Brandy peaches hare a tendency to make
: the sidewalk very slippery. They also
make one's head moreheavy then his heals,
and his purse lighter than either.
"If 1 know anything, mother. Do you
know anything? Come now, anything?'
"Yes, we have every opportuaityto know.
A wife full of truth; innocence, and love
is the pteltiest flower a man can wear next
to his heatt.
Appointments
of thb Preachers of tbe Western
Texas Conference.
Gaj.ve9toh District—R. W. Kennon,
P. E. *
Galveston station, Garret L. Pat ton,
" German mission, Peter Moelling.
Houston station, J. £. Ferguson.
" African mission, to be supplied.
Lynchburg^ John W. Addison. ■
Columbia and^Brazoria—Ivy H. Cox.
Richmond and Af. mission, Jas.W.Cooley.
San Felipe and A&ican missionary; A. M.
Box, J. H. Davidson, sttpernamaiy.
Matagorda, Wm. F. Kidd. •£.-
Old Caney Af. mission, to be supplied.
Ruterville District—Jas. M. Wesson
P. E.
Ruterville and LaGhrangs, Joshua H. Shap*
ard, one to be supplied.
Navidad mission, George Tittle.
Columbus, George H. Gatewood. .,v
Brenham, W. C. Lewis,
Wheelock, W. G. Foote.
Caldwell, W. G, Nelms.
Cameron. R. Y. King. ^
Caldwell African mission, J. W* Devilbiss.
Egypt, A. C. Delaplain.
H. S. Thrall, Agent of the American Bible*
Socicty.
Huntsville District, ,R. Alexander,
P. E. and Agent of the Chappell Hill In-
stitute, and the Andrew Female College, at
Huntsville.
Cold Springs, to be supplied
Montgomery, P M Yell
Trinity mission, to be supplii
Leona, W Williams.
Anderson, R D Durheill.
Retreat, J W Ledbetter.
Rock Island, B F Peel.
Washington, T Wooldridge.
Chappell Hill, J H Walsh.
Andrew Female CoHfts**
rriqcipal.
SptwwCFiELD District, M. YelL P. E.
Springfield, W F Hubert, F P Ray.
Waxahatchie, S S Yarborough.
Cedar Hill, J J Wright,
Waco, J H Addison.
Alton mission, J W Chalk.
Belton, T G Gilmer.
Centerville, H D Hubert.
Austin District—J W Whipple, P. E.,
and Agent of tbe Bastrop Academy.
Austin station, JotiirW,PliilIii^ "
" circuit. W A Smith.
Bastrop station,A F McShan.
" circuit, I G John,
" colored mission, to be supplied.
Segnin.J S McGee.
San Marcos, W P Kead,
San Antonio station, W H Seat,
Medina mission, RH Belvin.
Georgetown mission, T F Windson.
Fredericksburg German mission, C Grote.
Braunfels German mission, H P Young.
Gold Dig^ins, to hafinftlied.
A California iUl
The following episode in the life of*
California miner, has been furnished ufl by
one of our correepondents now ih the mines:
A young man in one of the cities of an
Atlantic States, in moderate circumstance*
courted the daughter of a wealthy merchant
but was refused her hand in marriage. They
eloped, and were discarded. They had
been married but a few months, when busi*
ness called the yoang man to the principal
city of|i neighboring State. Shortly after
his arrival, he received a package from his
wife containing his own miniature, her wed*
ding ring, and other souvenirs he ha^l. given
her, togeihelgpith. a letter informing him
that he need fiot return hoping to find her,
as she had abandoned him and gone home
to her father. The day after found the
young man on hoard a stealer bound for
California. Here he met with unusual sue*
¥ ' U- _
cess; but sickness overtook him, and while
on the hard bed^f affliction, (hardrindeed
it is in this country,) the kindness of a
J oung lady, the daughter ^ Che proprietor
of one of&e numerous ranches located in
the mining districts—who attended him as*
siduously during his illness so won upon hie
heart thalite wooed and woodier, intending
to make her his wife, as 30991 the legal
disability would permit. He sent her home
to his father, designing to follow her at the
expiration of the time allotted by law for
the granting a divorse, which had needy
expired.
The next day, after the steamer had left
San Fiancisco, which bore her f^om.k ^v^l',
chanced to glance at an
tised letters, and {ot ^ms^f, which
%r %
Follansbee,
U|gms,
Victoria
E.
Victoria, C F Spencer, f
Goliad, A B F K^rl, dfcd Agent of Paine
Female Institute. ****
Lavaca and Indianola, to be supplied.
" circuit, T F Cook.
Cibollo, R H Tiell.
Gonzales, Daniel Carl.
Texana, J H D Moore, *
Coletto, A C Fairman.
Victoria German mission, E Schneider.
Corpus Christi mission, H. S.Lafferty.
Brownsville mission, O M. Addison.
J G Johnson and F Smock, left without
appointments, on account of ill health.
N A Cravens, transferred to Lotusiana
Conference. ;
Next Conference to meet at Chappell
Hill.—Banner.
In a narrative of travels on the Amazon
and Rio Negro, just published, Mr. Wallaee
descnoes an extraordinary tree, caiiea tnB
milk tree, .which was one of the first won-
ders he saw near Para. The fruit is eatable
and full of a rich and very jtticy pulp; but
"strangest of all is thevegitabl* milk, which
exudes in abundance when the bark is cut.
It i s about the consistence of thick cream,
and, but for a very slight peculiar taste,
could scarcely be distinguished from the
genuine product of the cow. Mr. Leavens
ordered a man to tap some logs that had
lain nearly a month' in the yard. He cut
several notches in the bark with an axe,
and in a minute the rich sap was ruiuutlg
out in great quantities^ It rtas collefl^P in
a basin, diluted with water, strained, and
brought up at tea time and at breakfast next
morning. The peculiar flavor of the milk
as good a color as rich cream; in coffee it is
equally good.' The milk is also used for
glue, and it is said to be as durable as that
made use of by carpenters.
A New Orleans paper tells us, of a man
who has worn out four pair of boots in two
months, all in trying to collect the money
to pay for them! Really these are "times to
try men's soles.'
tised letters, and
had becn>^ officefor 30m0 monthfl—
Qn r^otVlng it, what was hi? surprise to find
at it was from his long loit wife I—Enclos-
ed was a miniature of herself and child—a
child he had never seen! She inforoied
him that the letter accompanying his min«
iature, &c, which she bad 6ent him was
forced from her through fear of violence
from her father and brother', and that ahe
was carried away and kept in close confin1
raent in her father's hoaso lhaHhe finally
escped and hastened to her husband's resi-
dence. It was deserted! She applied to
her husband's relations; iliey would give her
no information of his whereabouts, for they
would net belisve but that she had left him
with her own free will. She esausted every
means in hor power to fiud hun, but could
obtain no tidmgs. In despadr she returned
home, and gave up the search M fruitless.
By chance she met with his name ma Cal<
ifornia paper, and had seat the package to
San Francisco, for she did not know where
else to send it, and there it would have re-
mained had not tbe merest accident reveal*
ed its owner. Oh, what a priceless gem is
a pure and faithful heart! Tho wife, on the
wings of love is hastening to meet her hus-
band, and the husband's affianced "bride,
.sorrowful heart, is returning to her lather*
^B^haplRness What misery! Heaven-
ly nther, pour thy balm of consolation on
thy iwfcded heart!
The shove is a veritable stori I know
the mad well.—[Cincinnati Times. •-
Industry is Talent*
We often hear persons eXplaning how
one man succeeds, while enother ffcile in the
same pursuit, by attributing to one talent
for hie business, but refusing it to the ether*
Yet, without denying that soma individnals
have a greater aptitude for particular avoca'
tion-than others have, We think that the
problem in question could be easier solved,
by seying that the successful man was in*
dustrioos, while the other was not. -
Bui wer, for example, is considered a
man of the highest abilities as a novelist*
Yet when Bulwer began his career he com*
posed with the utmost difficulty, often wri*
twice over. .■
He persevered however, and feowftanda
almost at the head of his class; his latest
productions, moreover, being regarded as the
best from his pen. Every ~ school boy is
familiar with the fact that Pei&etsUienes
became an o.AUtiooiy by pursuing.*similar
plan. Nor are illustrations of the great
truth that industry is talents, confined to
the higher Intellectual pursuiis.-r-When
Girard trusted the customed without an
endorser, itfjo carried his goods home oa
his shoulders, the shrewd 6ld Frenchman
was acting on this truth, deducted fifom his
own experience ofmankind. "AH eminent
persona, whether mechanics, merchants,
lawyers or statesmen, were industrious,
from Watt and Nonisdown to ThUrlow and
William Pitt.—Washington, Franklin,
Marshall, Madison and every other distin
guisbed American, were busy men. Indus*
try, in talent nine .times out of tea.—[Phil.
Ledger
A man came into e printing office to beg a
paper, '-Because' Said he "we like to read
the newspapers very much, but our neigh*
bors don't take none.'
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Rankin, D. H. The Brenham Enquirer. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1854, newspaper, January 27, 1854; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233481/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.