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Saturday, November 28, 1857.
My Native Town.
By Samuel Lovee.
We have heard of Charybdis and Scylla of old;
Of Maelstrom the modern, enough has been told:
Of Vesuvius’ blazes all travelers bold
Have established the bright renown.
But spite of what ancients or moderns have said
Of whirlpools so deep, or volcanoes so red,
The place of all others on earth that I dread
Is my beautiful native town.
Where sneer if you’re poor, and they snarl if you’re rich,
They know every cut that you make in your flitch,
If your hose should be darned, they know every stitch,
And they know when your wife got a gown
The old one they say was made new for the brat;
And they’re sure love mice, for you can’t keep a cat;
In the hot flame of scandal, how blazes the fat,
When it falls in your native town.
They think to remember it not worth the pains,
For losses of caste are to them all the gains,
So they treasure each base renown.
If your mother sold apples, your father his oath
And was crop’t of his ears, yet you will hear of them both,
For loathing all low things, they never are loath,
In your virtuous native home.
If the dangerous heights of renown you should try,
And give all the laggards below the go-by,
They are first to be pulling you down.
Should Fame give you wings, and you mount in despite,
They swear Fame is wrong, and they are in the right,
And reckon you there, tho’ you are far out of sight
Of the owls of your native town.
Then give me the world, boys, that’s open and wide,
When honest in purpose and honest in pride,
You’re taken for just what you’re worth when you’re tried,
And have paid your reckoning (???)
Your (unintelligible)
Does not weigh very (???) like a (???)
The mint mark is on it – although it aught fail
To pass in your own native town.
[For the Chindowan.
Recollections of a Visit to Chester, Eng.
The ancient city of Chester, is situated on the river Dee, about 20 miles from Liverpool, and is one of the oldest and most interesting places in Great Britain. It is a walled city, and the walls are the only perfect specimen of ancient fortification (???) in existence in the kingdom. The origin of the city is obscure – some writers (???) that was built by the Romans, and some even before the time of the Romish invasion, it is however certain that it was occupied and fortified by the Romans.
The walls were first laid by Marins, king of Britain, who reigned A. D. 73, and since that time have been to and improved materially. The circumference of the walls is about two miles, and the average width about five feet, forming a delightful promenade, and commanding a magnificent panoramic view – in heighth they vary.
There is something unique in these days of peaceful commerce, when streets stretch out through suburbs innocent of all attempts at defense, or thoughts of invasion, to see a city completely surrounded by walls, reminding one of days long since past, when towns – forts and frowning battlements – the drawbridge and portcullis were the accessories of almost every town, telling a tale of civil war, and the fear of invasion. Chester is without doubt the finest and most perfect relic of antiquity, and as such must be an object of interest to any one, and particularly so to the American tourist. The streets also are very curious, many of the buildings being veritable remains of the middle ages – with their quaintly decorated fronts, and curiously ornamented gables. One old mansion in Watergate Street is curiously and profusely covered with grotesquely carved bas-relies of some of the principal events recorded in Scripture, as the Serpent tempting Eve, Cain killing Abel, etc., and farther up in this street is an old dwelling whose date is 1652, and has inscribed upon it, “God’s Providence Is Mine Inheritance,” being a grateful acknowledgement of the inmates having entirely escaped the ravages of the plague. Nearby is the oldest dissenting chapel in the city, and it was here that Rev. Matthew Henry, the commentator officiated for twelve years.
The “Rows” as they are called, are unlike anything I have elsewhere seen in other towns, the foot walk runs along the streets in front of the houses, but here they are through the first floors of the houses, thus forming a dry and pleasant promenade, the weather to the contrary notwithstanding, while the shops seem so snug and comfortable in their seclusion, that it is difficult to resist the temptation of entering, in order to see their curious arrangement if not to purchase. There are several towers on the walls, among them the Phoenix Tower, upon the leads of which King Charles 1st stood and saw his army defeated on Rowton Moor, by the Parliamentary forces. There is also an ancient Cathedral, formerly a Monastery, with its fine old cloisters and antique tombs. The cloisters in their present decayed state bear marks of great elegance, both in design and execution, a part are entirely demolished but enough remains to give an idea of what they once were. It is said that Dean Swift in one of his visits to Chester, not being well received by the ordnance of the Cathedral, wrote on one of the windows of the chapter-house:
“Rotten without, and mouldering within,
This church and its clergy are both near akin.”
St. John’s church is also a very fine old building and of great antiquity, a part of it, or a Priory formerly connected with it, is in ruins. In this church, the guide will tell you, is the organ used on the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Victoria’s coronation in Westminster Abbey. Another object of interest in Chester is the old Castle with is frowning battlements, which is the days of Cromwell enabled the city to withstand the troops of the Parliament, and it was only after repeated attempts, and after a long continued siege, that the City was surrendered on honorable terms. The Castle is yet garrisoned with soldiers, and still presents quite a warlike appearance. Then there is the modern Grosvenor Bridge, spanning the Dee by a single magnificent arch of two hundred feet span, the cornerstone of which was laid by the Queen – then Princess Victoria; and the Rhodes, forming a natural amphitheatre, and is perhaps the oldest, and (naturally) the finest race course in the Kingdom. From the wall on the northern side may be seen the canal at a frightful depth, hewn from solid rock; nor is it without natural beauties, as the surrounding serenity, bounded on the one side by the lofty mountains of Wales, is grand and magnificent, while every street, (???) almost everything, present scenes so widely different from what modern towns afford, as to make a tour through England incomplete unless Chester is included.
B.
Going to Church.
The Waltham Sentinel has the following judicious and sensible remarks among others, in relation to attending church:
“We hold it to be the duty of every man and woman in this (???) and (???) civilization to go to church. Going to some church on Sunday – not only for their own good, but for the good of the republic, for the sake of decency, good order, good manners, quiet, cleanliness, and good example, to speak no further and of things higher and of vast importance, to the well-being of every man and woman.
“Some young men allege as the reason for keeping away from church that they cannot afford to dress well enough to go to church – ‘they are not able to buy a suit that will match those which are usually worn into the meeting house.’ There is some truth in this saying. – When we hear the rustle of silks on the benches, old and young, and see the broadcloth and patent leather, and view all so handsomely dressed in the house of worship, we are willing to confess that it does require considerable force in a young man of the present day to (???) to go to church in a state that (???) and one that (???) mingle with those (???). Handsome clothes take a great many young men and young women to church who would stay at home had they nothing to show off; and it is not to be wondered at that there are many who never go, because they cannot appear equal in dross to these.
“This should not be. The world high and low, is beginning to take in its horns about dress; and a young man begins to be retarded by the ladies even, for what he is, and not for what he wears.
“Let the young American do his duty towards the churches, no matter what his garb is, if it be within the bounds of decency. And it would be quite as well for him to keep forty miles between himself and the young lady who would sneer at his dress. Should he be as rich as a Lawrence died, afterwards, he should still avoid that young lady who sneered at his dress when he was poor; she is not fit for him rich or poor.
“Young men, stand by this time-honored custom of going to church – follow up the custom of your fathers and the old Pilgrims; you will feel the better for it – you will be the better for it. Never mind the old coat – men you ought to care for will not notice the coat, and those who do notice it, you ought not to care for – it is your aid and attendance that is wanted. Choose a place of the many that are in town, and go at least a portion of the day, every Sunday. Your example in this particular is much needed; lots of the churches receive patronage of your attendance, if nothing more.”
Clerical Wit. – The Rev. Dr. C – of New York, is as noted for his wit as for his eloquence. One of his friends recently remarked to him, that the “currency was deranged.” “I should think it was,” replied the doctor, “for, we hear that ten mills do not now make one cent.
[Boston Transcript.
Religious Controversy.
In a family, it makes a vast difference whether its members are peering about continually for each other’s defects, or are chiefly anxious to discover excellencies. This is true of the great brotherhood of Christians. All true disciples of our Lord are members of one household – the household of faith. For such to fall out by the way, and look through magnifying or discolored glasses, to discover in a brother some heresy; to be constantly watching over each other with jealous eyes, and gloating over defects, real or imaginary – certainly adds nothing to the strength, beauty or piety of the church. The adversary of the church is glad to see that house divided. A heavy responsibility rests on those who array their brethren of the same denomination, and charge them publicly with lax views, or sympathy with error. The world makes a great deal out of Christian controversies, and in every age there have been men of small minds, and very bigoted at that, who set themselves up as authorized expounders of the faith, and think all wisdom will die with them. They stand at the passage, and if a brother cannot or will not pause to pronounce Shibboleth exactly as they do, why they slay him if they can. There is danger in the Pope’s supremacy in the Puritan, as well as the Romish Church. There is danger that a fruitless and uncalled for controversy will consume the life of the church. We are for maintaining in all its length and breadth, and fair proportions, that system of faith which is justly expressed in the creeds of most evangelical churches. The main doctrines are vital, and we are not prepared to compromise in the least. But human speculation in regard to them, is a very different thing. Between Christians of the same denomination, religious controversy usually originates in , and is nourished by – the theories of men. Vital doctrines are not called into question, but the exposition of them sometimes is.
Evangelical Christians, for example, believe in a Trinity of three persons in the Godhead – three persons in one being. This, as a revealed fact, is simple enough. On receiving it, we all stand together and agree. But the attempt to explore the Divine nature, and tell how there can be a trinity in unity, and level this sublime mystery to human understanding, is an attempt to be wise above that which is written. The human soul in its union with the body, is not yet understood, and why expect to comprehend the nature of Divine union. On this point, there are almost as many theorists as minds, and it is a grievous mistake when we make a rejection of one theory of Divine union equivalent to a denial of the Trinity. Am I to (???) of an acknowledged (???) another? We are going beyond our depth – attempting to explain what God meant we should not know. The great doctrine we admit as a revealed fact, and with that we ought to be content.
The Atonement of Christ. Simple – (???) has (???) speculation. Some (???) the life and death of Christ, which makes it consistent for God to pardon the penitent, and yet maintain the authority of his government. Practically, this is all we need – from the simple doctrine there is no dissent. But when speculation begins, and the attempt is made to define precisely that in which consisted the efficacy of the atonement, others beg leave to differ, and the controversy goes on, not in regard to vital doctrine, but in defense of human theory.
Regeneration – also receives the cordial assent of evangelical Christians. Christ simply announced the doctrine – “Ye must be born again.” Renovation of hear aptly represented by a new birth, in every case is an essential preparation for heaven. But when men pass from what is vital in the doctrine, and speculate upon the precise process of the heart’s renewal – the agency of God in conversion which acted first, and to what extent – (if at all,) the freedom of the creature is impaired – is certainly paying tithe of (???), and neglecting weightier matters. The house seems divided on essential truth, while, in fact, it is human speculation. What a contrast between theological discussions of the present day, and the simple announcements of Christ. The great mystery of the Trinity he declared in a few words, and there left it. No long drawn and carefully worded treatise on “total depravity,” has descended from him, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” – that, in our Saviour’s opinion, was enough for Nicodemus. It is enough for us. Christ did not write a volume to explain and prove his Destiny. He said “I and my Father are one.” What necessity now for more? – Boston Congregationalist.
“A Broken Heart.” – The following pathetic description of a broken heart, written by a lady, a widow, called to follow her sole remaining lovely daughter to the grave, may teach many who complain of “broken hearts” that they have not realized their full depth of bitterness:
“It is the pent-up agony of a never-forgetting sorrow. It is the weight of mountains sinking deeper and deeper into the soul. It is the crushing in a moment of ambition’s proudest confidence. It is the extinguishing of hope which has grown and strengthened with a life-time. It is the sundering of a mother’s strongest, purest, holiest, emotions. It is the rending asunder of mad idolatry. It is the total annihilation of every human sympathy. It is the moving, breathing sentiment being – alone – all alone. It is utter bereavement. ‘If I am bereaved.’ It is that ‘passing under the rod,’ where only strength in the blood of Christ, can save from lunacy or death. This, and this only, is a broken heart.”
The Administration and Utah.
The rebellious condition of Utah was known to the Administration at Washington early last spring. More than six months ago, intelligence, and authenticity of which was never doubted, was received, that the officers of the United States Court in that Territory were treated with insulting language, menaced with violence, and finally driven from their seats by the local Government, at the head of which stood Brigham Young and his fanatical associates. The very authority of the National Government was defied – its officers, of all grades, were scourged, imprisoned, and even assassinated. Not content with the commission of these outrages, their prosecutors boldly proclaimed their intention to convert the Territory which was the scene of there great wrongs into a separate Government, where, in the future, they might establish their heathenish church, with the social customs, barbarous rites, and gross abuses, inseparably connected with it. All these occurrences were widely published, freely commented on, and we believe in no instance discredited. So well were they established, and so apparently incapable was our Governments of affording protection to its agents among the Mormons, that although there were myriads of office-seekers besieging the present Administration for places under it, the appointments for Utah went begging for persons bold enough to accept them. The moral and religious feelings of the nation were also shocked at the gloomy prospect of a spurious but powerful “church,” whose practices were so much at variance with the precepts of the Bible and the sentiments of civilized humanity, gaining such a firm foothold within the boundaries of our country. The patriotic sentiment of the people was aroused, and men who loved their country, and were jealous of its power, said one to another, “If we permit this band of semi-barbarians to offend our morals and defy our authority with impunity, what will foreign nations think of our boasted strength?”
Indeed, the whole nation, with one voice, seemed to call on its rulers to take some decided action in regard to this threatened rebellion, which had it been promptly met, would have been as promptly crushed. The wonder is not how Mr. Buchanan could restrain his own natural impulses as the Chief Magistrate of a moral and Christian people, but how he could resist the almost tumultuous demands of all classes of his fellow citizens for governmental interposition. But (we are almost ashamed to write it.) Mr. Buchanan did restrain his own impulses, if he had any, and he successfully resisted the demands of his countrymen. And why? “The answer is at hand. The Great Moloch of Slavery, which has already destroyed the peace and prosperity of the nation required even more sacrifices, and our obedient Chief Magistrate was prepared to offer them, although they involved the good name and the dignity of the Government. The troops in the service of the military were not, as they should have been, concentrated on Utah at the earliest possible period, because some fifteen hundred good fighting men were required by the Border Ruffians of Kanzas, to aid in the unholy work of converting that Territory into a slave State; to accomplish which purpose, they were compelled not only to fight, but to vote. Their bayonets, instead of being presented to the breasts of the Mormon rebels and assassins, were flashed in the faces of American citizens, who unconscious of violating any law, were exercising the rights of freemen on the free soil of Kanzas. The Southern masters of the Administration, however, had given the word of command – they had invoked the aid of the army to accomplish their purposes – and they were obeyed. The dispatch quoted above furnishes the sequel, and we hope the country may profit by the lesson it inculcates, to the extent, at least, that it will permit no more such sacrifices to be offered up to Slavery. But mark the sequel! “They refuse to let the United States troops enter the city.” “The forts along the route are represented in bad repair.” Had Kanzas been permitted to work out its own destiny, and had the troops been marched against Utah in good time, the Mormons would have experienced the power of the Government, and not have discovered its weakness. The forts would have been repaired, and the honor and dignity of the nation asserted and maintained.
Who will dare to say that the Administration of Mr. Buchanan is not more infamous – ten fold more infamous – than that of Pierce? – Pittsburgh Gazette.
Astounding Developments.
Gen. Gadsden, our late minister to Mexico, in a communication to the Charleston Mercury, under the date of October 22d, introduces a letter to himself, dated October 4th, from an American correspondent at the city of Mexico, who, he says, “enjoys the most favorable opportunities of obtaining information on the American diplomacy practiced in Mexico,” and is “a discerning and most discreet” observer of events.
This correspondent, whose opportunities to know and intelligence to understand are thus vouched for, affirms that “the Minister (Mr. Forsyth) is instructed to offer to purchase territory larger than the whole of the Southern States.”
This confirms our warning to the country, a few days ago, that some “magnificent” Mexican Treaties were in the process of gestation.
It is true that Gen. Gadsden’s correspondent doubts if Mexico will sell any more territory, and that he considers the sum offered, which he says “does not reach half the amount at which real property is assessed in South Carolina,” to be inadequate, and not likely to accomplish the object. All this, however, is matter of opinion, and it is to be noted that the correspondent writes in a complaining spirit of the Administration, as not being disposed to do enough, or go far enough, for the “interest of the South” in this business.
The reference to the assessed value of real property in South Carolina gives about fifty millions of dollars, as the sum probably offered by Mr. Buchanan. This may be said to be moderate, being only half what the same man offered for Cuba nine years ago.
Now, are the people of this country willing to be robbed of their money’ will they permit their treasury to be plundered; or will they suffer great debts to be piled up, for the sake of securing to a certain interest what Gen. Gadsden’s correspondent calls, most significantly, “a new Kanzas.”
The question we make to the country is one of dollars and cents. If principle cannot be effectively appealed to, certainly the pocket can be; and if ever, now, at this period of gloom, destitution, and banckruptcy.
There are dangers in all directions under this rule of the men now in power, but the most pressing and immediate danger is a swindling treaty with Mexico, with a wide margin of plunder, to induce the Senate to ratify it, and the House to vote the money. – Washington Republic.
Some time ago, in speaking of favorable omens for Republicanism, we referred to the settlement of Germans in Texas, and of their free soil sentiments. Few things are rarer in this country than Protestant Germans arrayed against Freedom. No people on the earth are more thinking than they; and being industrious and laborious, they will do nothing to bring servile toil in competition with free. Hence it is as hard to turn a Protestant German from his allegiance to Freedom, as a disciple of Confucius from his false philosophy and false religion.
On account of this innate love of Liberty in the Germans, their settlement is not courted in any part of the country where Slavery has gained a foothold. The Democrats of Missouri would be glad to see them banished from that Commonwealth. At this moment they hold the balance of power there, and will certainly turn the scale on the side of emancipation at the very next election. Missouri is indeed already revolutionized; and, as we showed a few weeks ago, the Pro-slavery papers there acknowledge that their party was virtually defeated in the last gubernatorial contest, and it was the German vote that did the work.
We see it stated in the New Orleans Crescent City that the foreign vote in Texas is sufficiently large to control the election, and the same paper corroborates what we have before stated, viz., that the (???) German population of Western Texas are radically opposed to unremitted labor. The Crescent City adds, “that the leaders of the Democratic party in Texas not only know that a powerful Anti-Slavery sentiment exists in the western part of that State, but that it is rapidly increasing – so rapidly, that it meets with no interruption, five years will not expire before it will yield a controlling political influence, if not strong enough to effect a division of the State, and declare the western portion free. And those same leaders know that the last Legislature established a new county, most of the soil within the limits of which belonged to a few Germans, who intended bringing over and settling upon it a colony of four thousand of their countrymen. Whether this has been done, we are not advised; but that such was the intention of the owners of the soil, we are credibly informed by one who is quite familiar with the affairs of Western Texas.
The propagandists of Slavery are evidently becoming uneasy on account of the progress of free principles in Western Texas, and we regard this fact as a happy sign of the times. The leaven of emancipation is working on slave soil, and the friends of Freedom may well rejoice. – Dubuque Times.
Astounding Democratic Swindle.
An investigating committee, appointed by the Board of Councilmen of N. York city, had brought to light the most enormous case of official robbery which the annals of this country afford. It will be remembered that New York city is the Gibraltar of Black Democracy in the North. The Herald, a warm supporter of Buchanan and of Mayor Wood, says:
“In anticipation of this report, we stated some weeks ago that the committee had discovered frauds upon the city to the amount of over seven millions of dollars; and thereupon some of our contemporaries denounced the statement as untrue. Now the report comes to bear us out, giving the following as the figures:
Claims ag’st collectors, &c.,…. $136,121.49
Unpaid taxes………………….. 2,836, 670.27
Unpaid assessments…………... 4,757,959.01
Total…………………………… $7,730,750.70
The “Steele” swindle in Minnesota, authorized by Floyd, the Secretary of War, and the Breslin “Democratic” swindle in Ohio, are thrown in the shade by this stupendous fraud upon the city of New York.
The St. Paul Advertiser says at the present time there is not less than $600,000 of overdue and protested paper deposited by Eastern creditors in the banks of that city that the indebtedness in St. Paul to banks alone, due or to become due in the next six months in $730,000 more; while the Eastern indebtedness of merchants and others to mature in the same period is $2,500,000, of which $1,500,000 is due to the East. Other towns in the Territory are similarly involved.
Arizonia
Lieutenant Mowry, it seems, has procured an election as Delegate to Congress from Arizona, and would be very glad to pocket some twenty thousand dollars as per diem and mileage in that capacity.
This Lieutenant Mowry has furnished several articles to the Washington papers, during the past summer, setting forth the immense importance of Arzonia. He also attended the Knoxville Convention, where he made a magnificent speech upon the same subject.
The Lieutenant has never marked the white population of his pet Territory above six thousands, and this is doubtless a great exaggeration.
The Union published a letter from S. M. Yost, dated “Santa Fe, September 30, 1857,” from which we made the following extract:
“I have been kindly permitted to examine the official report of the Gila expedition, but have not time at present to give you a synopsis of their contents. The country in which the expedition operates is included in the Gadsden purchase, and is a portion of that which will form the Territory of Arizonia, if ever created. The representations I have seen in some of the Southern papers of the mineral wealth of this country are in a great measure erroneous. There are some old silver mines there that have been worked for many years, and made bankrupts of numberless speculators. Indeed, it is nothing more nor less than profligacy for men to ask for a Territorial Government for the Mesilla for years to come yet. It will only be a useless expense to the Government. There are some fertile spots of land in the region traversed by Colonel Bonneville, but generally unfitted for the habitation of the white man. The movement for a new Territory is the work of a few political mountebanks, and never will eventuate in any good.”
The creation of the proposed new Territory would be a barefaced political job, but may be carried under the great pressure for the new offices. The Governorship, Secretaryship, Judgeships, with the moneys to be disbursed for courts, public buildings, &c., make up an amount of attraction which is almost irresistible. Nothing will defeat it but the condition of the Treasury.
The Preacher’s Work.
A young painter was once directed by his master to complete a picture on which the master had been obliged to suspend his labors on account of his growing infirmities. “I commission thee, my son,” said the aged artist, “to do thy best upon this work. Do thy best.” The young man had such reverence for his master’s skill that he felt incompetent to touch the canvas which bore the work of that renowned hand. But “Do thy best” was the old man’s calm reply; and again to repeated solicitations he answered, “do thy best.” The youth tremblingly seized the brush, and kneeling before his appointed work, he prayed: “It is for the sake of my beloved master that I implore skill and power to do this deed.” His hand grew steady as he painted. Slumbering genius awoke in his eye. Enthusiasm took the place of fear. Forgetfulness of himself supplanted his self-distrust, and with a calm joy he finished his labor. The “beloved master” was borne on his couch into the studio, to pass judgment on the result. As his eye fell upon the triumph of art before him, he burst into tears, and throwing his enfeebled arms around the young artist, he exclaimed: “My son, I paint no more!” That youth subsequently became the painter of the “Last Supper,” the ruins of which, after the lapse of 300 years, still attract annually to the refectory of an obscure convent in Milan, hundreds of the worshippers of art. So shall it be with a youthful preacher, who stands in awe of the work to which his Master calls him. Let him give himself away to it as his life’s work, without reserve; let him do his best. Let him kneel reverently before his commission and pray, “for the beloved Master’s sake, that power and skill may be given him to do his deed.” And the spirit of that Master shall breathe in the very greatness of the work. It shall strengthen him. His hand shall grow firm, and his heart calm. His eye shall not quail in the presence of Kings. He shall stand undismayed before those who in the kingdom of God are greater than they. Years of trust and of tranquil expectation shall follow his early struggles; or if emergencies thicken as he advances, and one after another of those on whom his spirit has loaned for support fall from his side, he shall be as the young men who increase in strength. He shall learn to welcome great trials of his character. With a holier joy than Nelson felt at Trafalgar, he shall look up and say of every such crisis in his ministry, “I thank thee, O my God, that Thou hast given me this great opportunity of doing my duty.”
[Professor Phelps.
Stoppage of Public Works. – Eleven public buildings in different parts of the country, appropriated for by Congress, will not be commenced, in consequence of the apprehended deficit in the Treasury. The building of steamships, and many other operations in the navy yards must be postponed. Mr. Cobb’s redemption of the public debt, at sixteen per cent. per annum, has resulted in giving a sop of half a million of dollars to the bankers and rich men, and depriving of employment those who might otherwise have had the opportunity to labor upon the public works.
- Wash. (D. C.) Republic.
A Bargain. – “What do you ask for this sketch?” said Sir Joshua to an old picture dealer, whose portfolio he was looking over. “Twenty guineas, sir.” “Twenty pence I suppose you mean?” “No sir, it is true I would have taken twenty pence for it this morning, but if the President of the Academy thinks it worth looking at, all the world will think it worth buying.” Sir Joshua ordered him to send to sketch home and gave him the money.
- “What makes the milk so warm?” said Betty to the milkman, when he brought his pail to the door one morning. Please mum, the pumphandle’s broke, and missus took the water from the (???).
Transcribed by Shannon McElroy