An ANECDUTE WE'LL APPLIED
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AN ANECDOTE WELL APPLIED


Mr. Hardin Of Illinois, the only Whig
member Of the House of Representatives
Gom shat State, made the following capital
hI. a lew days ago at the character of Mar
uu Van Bureh.


lie reviewed the letter Of Mr.. Van Bu-
reu to the Indiana Committee, which he
said 10 was impossible to understand, and
which, like lis author, might be quoted on
either side of the questions of which II
treats. lie could not Lter illustrate his
character than by relating an incident
witch occurred in his section ofthe country.
Two good shoots went out on a hunting
expedition IN pursuit of game, separated a
short distance from each other. Presently
the crack of rifle was heard by one oi
them, and knowing that his companion is a
dead shot be immediately repairs to him to
assist him in dressing AMI hanging up his
game. As he approached bis friend he
found him loading his rife. and asked him
where was The deeI His companion
showed great dislike at being questioned
and told him rather rudely to leave him
But be persisted in his inquiries, and was
al length pointed to clump of bushes,
where, instead Of the carcase ofa deer, be
found a live calf He asked his compan,
ION lfI. was possible that he had fired al
that, and il so, how il happened he had
NOT killed II 2 The answer was worthy OF
Mt Van Buren. why" said he, IL
could not exactly tell whether 1t was deer
or a calf Ifit was deer, | shot 10 Int il
and II II was a calf | intended to miss Ii"