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 puts us 1mind of an pccurrence which Fe. gently took place in this city, and if ftIs n0t already the town talk. it is the talk of Ann street. Read il, ye single ones, and may the useflll1 lessons it teaches anit inculcateS, sink deep in your whole and hard hearts. The story is a true one, the nGHses only ofihe par ties being fictitious! ntiH .HIT EGE

 If constant devotion and ,unremitted atten. iiOn to the fair sex entities man 10 main. tain and entertain the notion that he is de- scended in perpendicular line from the Goddess Of Love, then is Mir. Pickle--the he- TO of our story--a legitimate descendant of the Cyprian Qneen.

 Mir. Pickle, for the last twenty five years has been what the world calls, a marrying man;' but until very, lately he has been an unwearied yet an unsuccessful wOOer. It IS unnecessary here to state the causes which resulted so unfavorably to Mir. Pickles wish- es. Twelve times in the course of quarter of a century has he proposed,' and twelve times has he been rejected But, faint heart never won fair lady, so thought MT. F., and so said Mir. P. As a last, as a despe- rate recourse, he determined for wife. Ac- cordingly, about three months ago, the col umns of one of the daily papers Of this city contained an advertisement headed, W ANTI ED WIFE, in which Mir. Pickle stated the l necessary qualifications which the fair aspi- rant for his bed and board,' must possess As we have got to the most interesting part of the story, we cannot do better than to let the Sunday Mercury finish it:--

 In Ann ,Ssreet, No. ---, does or did reside family of old maids, who had long aban- doned all thoughts of Hynleli, and ;.u such indelicacies. A wag of their acquaintance, thinking to teaze one of them, answered the advertisement, in her name, appOinting the desperate swain to meet her in Ann street, the same evening. Punctual to the time, behold him there. He told his story, and urged despatch, aud then he was despatched with box on the ear. Though surprised at tfis-naturally enopgh-he attempted 10 ex- plain, but the antique maiden had sloped, so he was fain to follow her example. Early the next morning he received q long letter, inviting him to another meeting, apologizing for tall that was past and begging him to set it down to extreme modcsly. He, was again punctual; he again told his story, and was again assaulted with bowl full of dirty water He now began to think 1t was all n trick. and one,' said he, (which one may see with half an eye-Pll go no more.' A few days after having been thus botoled out, another letter was put into his hands, full of passion and penitence, entreating another interview. The desperate rent in the mise- rable advertisers fortunes, demanded instant repair so he again repaired 10 Ann street, taking with him the three letters His ar- tique divinity half smiled, when she again saw him, less in ad. d.iiration of him. than of his perseverance,. Seeing this, he grew bold, and he unfoIded the tale of his love, with so much passion and apparent sincerity as to sound like truth The old maids heart began to fire up some. Still she acted as if she didn't care the price of an apple about him. As She grew more shy. he grew more desperate, and a little more savage; in which hunor he showed her the letters She read them-saw al once how much he had been imposed upon--bsgan to sympa- thize with hin,-@theil to like him, and finally they were married Thus we see that per- seyerence will do more things than Ole--if 1t do not beget fortune, 1t may son or 6au6liter. s-'tas ,--. .l-- 2. ..,g'. 4. .-'. Thc happy pair, we understand, left for sup the river,' on Tuesdny morning last so Black Bin'i says for he carried their splunder' to the stenrnboat laDding. Suc- cess to MT. Pickle and success to Mrs. Pick le, and before the lapse of many, moons may coming events cast their shadows beiuye? ,~J I't1'.. Irt - .!rat -4---uH n1 n,}'.4 a' ali

 The Lqygest Yet.-The Great Western Steamship Company are now builtng, ut Bristol England, an iron steamer, for the New York gade,' which it is said will be the largest ever built. The following particu- lars are contained in the English p;tpers.- She will measure 5000 tons, but her actual tonnage will exceed 36OO. An immense saving in stowage will be gained in consa.- quence of the adoption of iron for hGr hull, while her draught of water will De compara- lively small. owing 10 the great buoyaNcy possessed by iron vessels She will conse- quently be able to carry coal sufficient for her outward and hemeward passages. She is to be propelled by Smiths screw propel- Ter. inStead of the common paddle whcels.-- Her engines are to be of 1000 horse power, and it is confidently expected that the aver age voyage across the Atlantic will be re- duced to ten days. She will carry a vast spread of canvass. so that in all probability the engines will frequently be at rest. The result of this gigantic experiment will be looked for with much interest. lifts success equals the sanguine expectations 0f its pro- jeetors, other steamers will undusbtedly be immediately constructed on the same plun. NorwiCh Anrers.

 It is said that Mir. Van Buren, in spite of his usual pacidity of temper, was thrown the other day. into most extraordinary Mge.- The exciting cause ofhs fury was n flock of turkeys, waddling by the White House, and crying "qaa! quit! gun E"}"" you dew ils," exclaimed Van, "if were only little larger, pd wiring your internal necks of for you!"--PreWice. 3a p.a -ae s1,rl s9H

 The Reu. Loren=o Do,c, Jr. in one of his sermons, explains ,o. his hearers" Eternity why you don't know the meaning of that word, nor either hardly. lis for ever and