The Butcher-Knife, Volume 2, Number 9, Danville, Hendricks County, 26 September 1857 — Page 1

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remain. But poor old Barnes, who

had no breakfast, was not at all pleaded with the refill of the inquest, lay quiet until thf shades of evening stole over the

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After remaining incognito for about three years one morning he suddenly appeared, hat loss and frockless, as he went, at the door of the farmer for whom he had agreed to dig the unfortunate well. To sav that an avalanche of questions was

' rained upon hrra as to his mysterious re

A Capital Story. Some years since, an eccentric genius, whom we will call Barnes, was employed

by a fcrmcM.v.ng ,L TLh appearance. Ac, would convey but a feeseven miles westerly from the Pcnocol excitement which bis bodily

river to dig a well. 1 he so, ana d RlU lte ol( m;m hoK turn being mostly sand, old hm a e ; . and at kn(;l!) fafoHBed then having progressed downward ..bout forty . 1 f bwM )e waited feet, found one morning, upon go,ns out . to 1ms work, that the well had equally : r exhausted, when he set .o work caved m and was full nearly to the -UP- d WmnA( out Rni on,r t,K, day be. So having that desire which jnenhaveof succ,ed,d. r hfs ideas being Rowing what will be said hem ato- confu8ed by the pressure of they are dead and no ons being yet astir lU the llnAe was buried, he he concealed himself in a ran, grow n of y mach at rardom. and in-bur-do,ks by the Bide of a board fence 0fcoraing direct,y ,,!. surface, he near the month of the well, having left his ? 0f Holden, six miles hat and frock upon the wind ess over the ; well. At length, brcasfast being ready,, Nfuntl,er lllna,ion. was sought a bey was despatched to ca l him to Ins 10SJ rfll0'lveru s0 distressed and menl when, lo and behold ,t was seen J final resting that Barnes was buried tn the grave tin- " consciously dug by his own hands. The.P8CC alarm being iriven, and the family assem- a stop to bled, it was deeded first to eat breakfast , fj 0Pf a J J in a 8lyle, and then send for the coroner, the minis- np0cPtrnform sora,,?lliU peculiar.ter, and his w, o an I children. Such ap L , ,;ad removed a pi 0f glass ttthy did not natter Barne's self-esteem a ' . P ten, and its removal bit, but he waited patiently, de.erm.ned to Vholeamplv large for an eniiear what was to be said, and see what he 6tep tQ look was to be seen. a( (,aforo 'goin;in.' Just at this inPrcscntly all parties arrived and began stant )e ave a y'e! aR t squatted. He "prospecting" the scene of the catastro-1 found ou"af(err.-ards that a little bos full phe, as people generally do in such cases. :of afatid,,, and weighing twenty-sev-At length they drew together to exchange , en noand iir.d bee;, dropped square upon opinions as to what should be done. The t,ie t of ,;3 lead fl0la t)e Eecond story minister at once gave it as bis opinion that i of t))e buildin!?, a distance of some twenthoy had better level up the well and lct;t feet -piietunning and stinking that B::ri'.-s remain; for, caid he, 'he is now.the felot7 g0t co overpowered bin that he

t:ye-..i the t;-;ptai.c:i ci tin, aim m uio WM captmx.d ..-jthout diLisalty. day of iudt'cineat it -;i!l :.jake no differ- .

q. xJ0' Philadelphia ccrrerpondent of the N. Y."Doppitch, gives the following

Itouifh anecdo'e:

We have a Methodist preacher who 13 a jolly v;a". A few days since a young ;in who lmd long been attached 10 4iis church, and who was about to leave for

New Orleans, cairrj to but his pastor farewell. And you are going to that degenerate place, New Orleans sire youf 'Yes, sir; but I don't expect to be influenced by any extraneous pressure of any kind responded the young man, with considerable earnestness. 'Well, I am glad to see you so confident. I hope the Loul will guhle you.But do you know the temptations which exist there?' 'Not particularly, nr. Well, I do. You'll find wanton wo

men in the guise of peris, tempting the very elect; and rare wines and ardent drinks; and you'll find guy company and night brawling, nod gambling, and dissipation, and running after the lusts of the old man, Adam. Still, sir, I ! -7? to combat all these successfully I hope you will,' v;r.5 the reply. 'And let me give ycu th?3 much for your consolation in car 0 7 cm tall from grace: the tempter h :cr ll'.r.a the sin, and the greater, tl.c '-"t"tion the more merit there is in i:.:-!i::g it. The man who ooes to h?r.cn k: 'av cf New Orleans

is eure to have -tr?ice as high a placen eternal glory as lie rho reaches Paradise through tiro otdct rortals of Conneoticut or, XcnD sy 1 v ri a 0- Whn Drnirl Webster was trateling in the Wc:4, r. distinguished citizen on being introduced to him, caid : Mr.7cb"tcr, i have studied your dictionary r.r.d j ;jlH::g bcc!i, but I never had the jlcr.c-Vo cf eccbj yea before

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jj j HUU lU.i r-iivili li.iv , eerie forth in either cr.:e." lne coroner in lif0 and j cant thistle now. i::ov;k2 R-rcI that -it was a needless Q . whistlc aaughter, whistle, and you cq- :zz2 to lb family cr the town to dnrn- hafQ a man . ncvcr whistled in my 1- r hini when ho wr.3 zo crcttually buried hnt TM, t t.

ec:r.:: J:d with tho minis-

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i!:c;"!:t that "as he had

vcrih '..bib to di j him cut for tlie rest of .-7 a f l c M: c!ct!:::;" r.:: .l cd it wr3 titled to let j 3 worn Cuv, ..r.

ftV 'Boy, what's become of the hole I

0" 'It is very hard, my lord said a convicted f.:h:i rt the br.r to Judge Burnett, 'to b-"' r. -?"r 7z:m for stealing a horse . , You r.rc r.ct to 3 tir an swered the Jt:i;, 'fcr ctcrX-.g a horse, but you are to 1. 3 hr.n-c l t!:r.t bancs may

A Fr::::"i borca ilczder was r.d'cd if his hciE3 bec.Tercdfcr sab was timid. 'Not :.i all a:d be, 'he pac:c3

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