Locomotive, Volume 8, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 May 1849 — Page 1

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VOL VIII.

CITY OF INDIANAI'OLIS, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1849

No. 13

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The following letter to our address is through the Post Office of the "Circle Fair." Although the postage w:is not paid, contrary to our custom in the opposism office, we took it out and will give it a place. We are not of the ardent sort we indulge freely in spirits, but it is only in the kind good old Adam drank Adam's Ale." To the lovers of the Ardent we say distinctly " keep cool." In other re. spects we. recommend the high pressure principle; go ahead; steam up; . as engineers it is our duty, our interest, our business, to puff, and blow, and stir up the chunks ; to keep plenty of fire, and water, and steam aboard, for our EJulgineh os the heavy car of public opinion to draw. If the track lay on down grade all the way we might say keep cool, but we have some heavy hills to climb and must steam up to propel. We have no ice car in our train we don't intend to have, it has such a chilling effect but would recommend "the quiet kind" to the cooling influence of Comegys & Co., who will keep them at the freezing point all summer. Eds. "' Learn to labor and to wait.' There is so much to do in this world, especially in these Locomotive limes, that people hate dreadfully to wait. Everybody is willing to pull, and tug, and strain, but if the whole don't come at once, like a wellgreased carriage down hill, they fret, a id scold, and call this the most provoking world on earth! If a man could write a motto, lor the million, up in the sky.it ought to be" keep cool." Railroads are coming, California is coming, the Cholera is coming all creation is going to come to pass right off, and how we can receive and take care of them, and make mone out of them, keeps us stirring and worrying from 1 o'clock in the morning 'till considerably past 12 o'clock at night. Do, Mr. Editor, warn the people of the danger of firing up to fever heat this warm weather. Do send us a few icicles in next Saturday's train, and and much oblige One of the quiet sort." ; Air. Editor : The present is a period of much promise. Its importance is indeed manifestly so when we look abroad and sec how much is doing in almost every quarter of our widely extended Country, by the increased wisdom, energy and growWg means of the people. Among the high aims of those of willing hearts and ready hands may properly be classed the adoption of such salutary measures as are best adapted to the wants of the country. Such, for example, as shall ensure education to its youth and best promote the interests of the

Slate in regard to her social, agricultural, mechanical, manufacturing, and commercial advancement to the highest grade of respectability and wealth, of which the same may be capable. And what, Mr. Editor, is the first step to be taken, in reference to ihe accomplishment of wise and efficient legislations in regard to these great measures ? The answer is easy. It is in electing such individuals' to both branches of the Legislature, as shall possess, all things considered, the highest and most reliable qualifications such, for example, whoso avocations in life have made them familiar, critically so, with the resources of the State and the wants of her people.- And it is no slight honor, to say of Marion County, that she has such in her midst. Observer.

At the close of Ladies Fair in our city, upon the sale of remaining letters, the following gem was found among the rubbish. Y. Adressed to Hon. John M'Lean. Life's pilgrimage begins in tears, And often ends in doubts and fears, . Or dark despair; , Midway so many toils appear, That he who lingers longest here, 'm Knows most of care. Life's goods are bought with many a groan, - By the hot sweat of toil alone, And weary hearts; Fleet-footed is the approach of woe, Put with a lingering step, and slow. Its form departs. Then welcome be the frosty breath Of age, and the long night of death, And Heavenly rest ; A little while for truth still fight, Then go, thou champion of the light. To Jesus' breast ' ' Mr. Locomotive. As a last , resort I appeal to you. You do not often suffer helpless innocence to be injured, without taking the field in defence, and if there ever was a case which will call forth your righteous indignation, and excite your warmest sympathies, 'tis mine. Listen! A few days ago quite a wind-fall, in the shape of a good bargain, fell into my hands. I cleared a round sum, and of course it made me feel uncommon comfortable in the region of the pocket Alas! it was like the brightness of a meteor, soon to vanish forever. I was raised in the country, and lately came to town to live. I had heard of Fairs, but never had an opportunity to attend. When it was noised abroad that the Ladies were going to have a Fair of Fairs, I instantly determined to go, and when the eventful evening came, looked my best and went. I took my largest purse, andcrammed into it all my cash, not that I intended to spend it. Oh no! just to show lb ks I was a monied man, and deserved rather distinguished treatment. Somewhat astonished by the demand at the door, which I had not understood to be included in the ladies polite invitation to eat their supper, I got a little confused, and passed into the centre of the rooms without seeing a thing. Then such a scene as burst upon my delighted vision. Imagine a perfect bower of cedar and flowers, lighted briliuntly, and filled with Angels, in their very best humor. Then the tables, and the loveli

ness behind them. Oh! if my whole purse, dear as it was, could have bought even the least beautiful of the e ladies, 1 would have flung It at her feet without a sigh. Some how or other they all seemed to fancy me. I never passed a table without a pleasant look or polite invitation to buy somsthing, and they always picked the prettyest for me. Now you know 'twould have looked uncommon mean for a fellow, with a full purse in his hand, to hurt the feelings of a lovely lady, who took such an interest in his wants, so of course I bought everything thus bewitchingly offered. Card baskets, work-boxes, dolls, little smelling bottles, night caps,'v collars, needle books, and women's fixens of every description cramed my pockets, and overflowed my hands. I could hardly stand up under the load, but had no , place to put them. I was just buying a bunch of posies, dandelines and live-forever, for 50cts, when the sound of a stage horn startled me a fellow came rushing in with the mails to the Post Office ; sure enough, there was a proclamation from ojd Zack, giving the whole department into the hands of these ladies. "Who k ows," thought I, " but that there may be an answer to that letter I wrote to Mary, on which hung all my hopes in life. I almost ran in my eagerness to hear from my dear Mary; joyfully did I grasp the little epistle, which was handed me, and fervant'y pressing it to rriy lips, while bright hopes swelled my heart. I opened and read. ' With another beau at present I'm smitten, , And gladly, dear sir, do I give you the mitten. ' Good Heavens ! I left without a hope, and without a dime ; without even my valuable purchases. Tell me, is there no way to get satisfaction or redress? - . ' .Victim. Of course there is. Take satisfaction by marrying one of those angels. That is the only revenge you can get. Eds. Mfssrs. Editors : As the Council, in their wisdom, have agreed and consented to make a Magon yard of Meridian street, between Washington street and the Circle, I would suggest to their honorable bodies that they keep a man for the express pur- ' pose of cleaning it at least once every day. All stables and wagon yards should be cleaned at least daily to make them decent. L. . Too Much Fun. He took the paper, and I watched, And saw him peep within; At the first line ho read, his face Was all upon a grin. He read the next, the grin grew broad, And shot from ear to ear ; He read the third ; a chuckling noise I now began to hear. The fourth ; he broke into a roar; The fifth ; his waistband split; The sixth ; he burst five buttons off, And tumbled in a fit. 'Cheeks taught to blush in half an hour,' is the sign of a vender of paints for ladies' toilettes, in New York. True modesty would do it in less time, if those who frequent those shops had any. It takes three springs,' says the Comic Almanac, 'to make one leap year.