"Jer. 40: lS, l6. tTsaiah S5: IA, Is.

MANNERS in MISSOURI
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A member elect of the lower chamber
Of the Legislature of this State was last
year pursuaded by some wags of this
neighborhood, that if he did not reach the
state house at ten o'clock on the day of as
sembly, he could not be sworn, and would
lose his seat. He Immediately mounted
with hunting frock, rife, and bowie knife,
and spurred till he got TO the door OF the
state house, where he hitched his nag
A crowd were in the chamber of the lower
house on the ground floor, walking about
with hats on, smoking cigars. These he
passed, ran up stairs to the Senate chamber,
set his rifle againt the wall, and bawled
out


"StrangerS, whars the man what sworns
me M" at he sameItime taking out his cre-
dentials.


walk this way said the clerk, who was
the same moment igniting real Priscipe,
and he was sworn without inquiry.


When the teller came to count noses, he
found there was one Senator too many pres
ent. The mistake was soon discovered,
and the huntsman informed that he did not
belong there.


"Fool who with your corn bread!' he
roared. "You can't funk this child no
how you can fix it Pm elected to this here
legislature, and I'll 60 agin all banks and
eternal Improvements, and if there's any Of
you oratOry gentlemen wants to get skin
ned, just say the WORD, and I'll light upon you
like nIgger on a wood chuck. My con-
stituents sent me here, and if you want to
floor this two-legged animal, hop on just as
soon as soon as you like-though rm from
the back country, I'm leetle smarter than
any other quadruped you can turn out Of
this Drove"


After this admirable harangue, he put his
bowie knife between his teeth, and took up
his rife saying-"Come here, old Suke,
and stand by me!' at the same time pre-
senting it to the chairman, who however,
had seen such people before. After some
expostuIatIon, the man was pursuaded that
be belonged to the lower chamber, upon
which he sheaihed bis knife, flung his gun
across hisA shoulder, and with a profound
congee, remarked


.Gentlemen, beg your pardon, if didn't
think that ar lower room was the groggery
may be shot."- WarrentoH (N. C.) Re
porter.


WESTERN NAVIGATION. the list Of ap-
preparations, made at the late session Of Con
gress for the improvements of harbors, riv-
srs, &c. are the following items:
For the Cumberland river, in Ken


lucky and Tennessee, below


Nashville, $4,000
For the Ohio river, below the falls


and Pittsburgh, $4,000
For the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,


from Louisville and New Or


leans, 10000
For the Mississippi river, above the


mouth ofthe Ohio, and ofthe Mis-


souri, liver, 10000