H:\SZ.»\itIl'S GAZE'l"I‘E, OCTOBER 25.

SINGULAR STORY.‘

‘Nil IOICI 0|’ IIAOINATIOI.

‘So Brown, you tell the, has been appointed executor to Smith’s will,’ said our major the other day, as we were lounging against the low wall that divides Cerlisle 'l'errsce from lh.t beach. ‘I'll venture to say that the trusts com- mitted to him won't be as strange as mine were the first time I was made executor.’

’Som- years since, freceived a letter from my eld frieiitl and comrade, Ellisoftlte —|_h. |e”|||_3 lie that his health had beeti for some time decli- riing—thet he was about to make his will, and earnestly desired thatlwould act as his stile sxecutor—thsre being, he added, a ‘trust of sonic importance to be undertaken. Whicn I WI!" I0 00"‘ tide to no one else but yourself.’ The letter concluded with a cordial invitation to pay him a visit at the -n-ig cottage in Dcvonshirc. to which he had retired. Now, Ellis was, like myself an old bachelor ; and, except his half pay, was. I ktiew little burdened with this wtirld’s baggage and acrontreirient. So it never occurred to me that the trust I was about to undertake could pos- sibly relate to anything more than the beetuwal of legacies on his old housekeeper and butler, or his almost cqns-ly antiquated cat and dog.

early the next morning I deposited myself and my portinanteau in the ‘-—-—coach, which, after e few its a travelling, left me at my friend's abode.— e was himself standing at the garden wicket, ready to give tne a cordial welcome. Thorn was nothing very death-like in hie clear. bright eye, or in the graapor his hand: Indl wondereu internally what the niissivs be had sent me could possibly mean. However, I kept -my thoughts to myself, and followed I-'.l|is into his little dining-room, where the snowy table-cloth was speedly and satisfactorily covered with a bountiful repeat. Ample justice was done to the {are by myself, and, dea its hie mortuary intention by tnine host also. A ter ditiner he procured a capital bottle of port over which we discussed many of our former campaigning adventures.

‘Notwithstanding the ﬁneness of the weather, (it was in the beginning of June) I had caught a slight cold on my journey which. towards the close of the evening made itself felt in the very unpleasant fortn of toothache ; and the pain he- eomiog worse,l said to tny host,

‘I think I must ask your house keeper to-night for aoine ﬂannel and camphoisled spirits to apply I to my tn-fortunate jaw. You, happy fellow ' can’t ' know what toothache is, your teeth look good.’

' l'eeth !' cried my host, Ills counteiitince chang- ing. "I'eeth.’ he repented, shuddering : ‘Ah I you little know—_vou can’t tell.’

- What's the ntatter, I'Lllis—wli-at do you mean?‘

‘I mean a tooth—ati uiifnrtunate tooth has been my riiiti, and will cost me my life !' and rising from his chair, he pa(‘r’(I up and down the room in a violent agitation. Greatly astonished, I tried of cottrse, to soothe hint, and induce liiiii to revettl the cause of his str:ing- exci-enient.

‘Well,’ he said at last, I will read in you the will for which you have so kindly promised to be executor.’

‘Iliad made no promise of the kind. but trt poor friends took it for granted I had dotie so ; and leaving the rtiom, he speetltly returned with a folded paper in one hand and a small, round box in the other.

lniyiitgthese articles on the table, be seated himself in his arm-cliair, pushed aside hie glass attd making a strong effort to be calm he begun:—

About two months since, I had occasion to visit ihetovto of . ,upon buisness which having a; t-t-dily despatclied. I dined at the best hotel, and sftrzrwuiiis set otit for a stroll. I passetl through the high -trect, and walked along the turn-pike road, without meeting any object ofinterest what- ever. .\ shady green latte opening on my right, invited tiie to turn itito it—the fragrant hawthorn in the hedge, and the cool. fresh areas below offer ing a ]iIr‘i’I.I1llI contrast to the hartl, dusty road on whit-hl had been walkiatg. Ieoon found that thin quiet ‘am: Icrl to a still tnoie qtiiet :ind peaceful church-y ttrd ; and treading my way among the rude graves and rutle lieatistones, I moralizv d ttptin them after my own fashion, if not precisely ac- cording to that of Hervey. I had at one time a transient fancy for the t-tudy of plireiology, and still retained a habit of exttn-ioing the cereal developt-nientofevery one whom I met. It was therefore, with some curiosity. thatl p‘cked up a large, rouml, well-bleaclvd skull, lying on the ground. W hat particularly interested me, was the great beauty and regularity of the teeth : they were all perfect and its evenly arranged as if they had been prepared to decorate the window of

to speak but coultl not utter a word

1 me caretully enclosed in cotton, the reduubtsd wrote immediately to accept 'tli-- invitstion,and '°””"

-both of which I tried, only served to make poor

My toniiue suddenly became paralized. I tried‘

‘You have taken ttiy tooth,’ ‘continued the

ﬁgure ;' and now take your choice, I am not of a revengeful dipositton ; I dont want to say or do :ariythirig uni.-ivil, but one of iwothings I most have, and that inststitly-—your life or the best tooth iti your head ! so look sltrtrp and take your choice.’

The extremity oftorror restored my voice.

‘Would it titit do, air, to restore your own tooth I’ I gasped.

‘No, no I‘ replied tiiy visitor. shaking his head

until the gold lpectaclce slipped down to the very

point of his long nose : I think I run a very good

natured fe low to give yoti the choice ; so which

will you part with--your lite or your tooth I’

‘lily tooth,’ I ext-laitnetl. in agony ; and ittstsnt-

ly the apparition, with as much dexterity as if he

lied been bred a dentist, introduced a forceps into

my mouth, and neatly extracted a line. sound

tnolartootli. Look there, -ontinued Ellis, open-

mg his mouth ‘see the cavity it has Ielt.'

There was indeed the space frotii which a large

tooth had been extracted, and I remarked it We!

the only one that was deficient in the entire range“ Ellis o ened the little round box, and showed '

I really knew not what to say ; it was certainly ' very diﬂicult to refrain from laughing, but my! poor friend was so evidently in earnest, that I‘ merely remarked— ' It is a pity the good spectre was not satisﬁed, with resuming his own property, for really his’ teeth is soexactly the same else and shape as your others, that I think it would have exactly tilled the cavity.’ I ‘It was strange,’ said Ellis, without noticing my remark, ‘that after such an agitating occur-' rence, I fell asleep. end did not awake until late‘ next morning. I awoke feverish and oiirefreshed- and returned home as speedily as possible. Ever since that time my health has slowly but surely

eolined ; not perhaps outwardly, but I know and f

feel that my hour will soon come, and the dread of the ﬁctitt’i- vengeance will embitter my dying tnoments. unless you, my old. tried friend, will promise to see me buried itt 'I‘ churchyard and with your own hand to place the miserable tooth in my coﬁin.

What could I do but promise! The case was one of decided iiion.ent—argument and ridicule,

I'}|lia angry, and he was thorouglily determined not to see a pl'tysician—a meaaorel urged on him strotigly.

I remained with hitn sfew days and had the plea- sure of leaving him, as I trusted. in better spirits than when ive met ; and I hoped that the alisur fancy, as I deemed it, would stiott pass away. I was therefore greatly shocked vrhi-ii, in about six weeks afterwards. I received a letter from his old housekeeper. telling me that her master had. died sontewliat etiildt-tily but requested with his dying hit-alli that I should be soot for iininediately.

Need I any that I hastened to obey the sum- mons. Very mournful it wits, certninl . to en- ter tlte silent cottage where I had l.itcIy met it warm welcome from tiiy poor friend. A phy- sician wits in attendance, and pronounced that death hud restilted from disease of the henrtl the clergyman of the parish and Ellie's i-o- 2 licitor, were till, at my request, present at the opening of the will. After disposing of his tri-

tng property in legacies, tho docutnent went on to request that I, whom he styled his be- loved friend, should linve him decently bttried in the clturcliynrd of 'l‘ , and follovt ed in all matters concerned with his interment, the instructions previously given to me. I

'I‘lie interment took place without the occur-5 rence ofitnytliin worth recordin ; but after, it was ot'er,l fe i so went-icd nnII tli.~tpit'itt‘d,‘ tlintl resolved to take up my nbodo for the night at the comfortable hotel at 'I‘— . Altcr dinner I was suddenly nttnckcd by my' old enemy toothache: und the pain, resisting till the usual upplicntions, become at leitgtli so excruciating. int, stnrtin u in n sort of frenzy, I enquired for the residence of the best dentist in to vn, und speedily found mysclfin his study. Whether it was the clfect of the ri.-- nction utter the rapid exercise I liiid t.ikcn, or‘ the tvell-known cttraitivc inﬂuence inherent in the ttttiiosplicrc of it dciilist's house, I ktictv not, but the pain I was sulfering gradually nbittcd '. and when the operator cntcreil I felt

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‘ One night, between three and four months since. I was aroused neiir midnight by a loud knocking and ringing at the door. I vvesjust about to step into bed. and my servants having long before retired to their rooms, I hastil sumcd my clothes, and answered the summons. An elderly gentleman. with it militnry air and address, entered. There was an odd, startling look in his eyes, but he told me, in a perfectly coherent manner, that he was suffering from it dreadful toothache, and wished to have one of his grinders extracted immediately. Of course I usltcred him into the room, placed him in the pa.tient'e chair, and roceedcd to examine his Jews. I don't think ever saw a ﬁner or more re ulitr set of teeth—not ti vertigo of de- cay cou d I perceive in any of them, and the one which he pointed out as the oﬁendcr seem- ed to be perfectly free front disease. However, he insisted so strongly to IlB~Il0 tooth pulled out, declaring that his comfort, nay. his very life depended upon its being done, that I con- sented, though most unwillingl , to perform the operation, and in a twin ling the tooth was out.

' Having paid me my fee, the patient deliber- ately wra ped up his tooth, put it in his pock- et, rose wishing mo good night, was about to depart, when it sue icion which arose in my mind, caused me an denly to thrust a li hted candle close to his e es. They never blin ed ; the pupils were tixe and distended ; in foot, to cut the story short, my visitor was fast itslee end in a tit of somnambulism, had left his b , and caused me to extract his excellent tooth. As he still continued in the trsnce,nnd it would have been dangerous to arouse him suddenly, I prevailed upon him to allow me to accompany

itii home. He made his way ttnerringly to the hotel, and the tee ha pening to be open for the reception of the night coach, I saw him to his room without attracting observation.

‘ On enqtiirin after him next morning, I heard that he he left by an early conveyance or ———, in Devonehtre.'

I looked attentively tat the dentist ; he wits is tall man, dressed in blue , with is white neck-‘ cloth : his hend wits lnrge nearly bald ; and he’ woren pair of old spectacles. which hud it; trick of slipping down to the point of liiit long nose whenever he shook his head, which he did pretty frequently.

id you ever ascertain,‘ I asked, ‘ the name of your visitor 1‘ 5

‘ Yes,’ replied the dentist. [Io took tlie' blitnk pttrtofn letter from his pocket, and tore? o the corner to wrap tip his tooth; the re-: mninder he dropped upon tlto citrpet. an it bore the address :

Capt. II. Ellis, ——tli Regiment, E————, Devonsbire.'

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‘ [lore their was the explanation of my poor friend's monomitnin. Ile itcttiitlly died the vic- tini ofsotiiunmbulism. And such wits ttiy tid- venture as executor ofn will.‘

Hi-:it llluiasrv IN Scort.sivn.——A few scrtips we glean of the Royal bearing. The Duchess of Kent found certain biscuits supplied by an Edinburgh baker to be peculiarly nice, and ordered the host oflter hotel to continue the supply. On Suiitlny the latidlord found he had nonclell, and sent for is fresh consignment. The baker itidignnntly replietl, he would not serve the

ucen herself on Sunday. Mr. Barry represented the case to the Duclicss just as it stood; whereupon her lloyul High- ness cnlled in person tipon the baker, ttiid ordered I‘) dozen biscuits to be itcnt licr every week. The Queen, to whost: cure the story came, gets every week it sitiiilar supply. Her Majesty, in her tvnllrs ttbotit Bnliririrnl, dropped itito the hot of an old Highland WI(I)W and talked very liimilinily upon orditinry topics At last the wi.lotv ended, "Ye iio’t't:r soy on_ttliin;_r nliotit tltc Qticcn; I l‘t.‘CI(ttlI yo’rc Mrs. Allit-it Iltll'- sci?" nlling ititit aiiotlicr bootliy, licr

ten. lit the C0lIl'-I0 of chat slie oli.~ioi't’ctl. “ knit tiro very old to lie iilotic?” “ O’,”‘

tilmost inclined to make it civil retrottt without “'35 “"5 ”’l’I.l'- ” l"’° “'“m' Il'I°"l)’) "' Illlk, putting his skill to.tho tcs_t. Ilowerer on sc- to tnkte care 0’ inc; lint they're n'oot toseo

cond thought I considered it its well to lay my the ({_ticcn.” “ Tell them,” rt-joiitctl ll('I‘_ case before htin, and try to obtiitti some itootli- I

some advertising dentist. Led by an idle impulse which I cotild nottltnn. or could I now account fo

I pulled tint one of the grinders, put it into my waistcoat pocket, and then, care'easly tlirowing down the skull, rotttrried to the inti. Ilaving partitken often, accoinptinicd by some excellent m,,m,,,,1 went in ti.-d, and being fatigued with my yiuriiey, soon fell asleep.

-I had slept some time, but how long It-annot ran, when I was suddenly avvnked by the door of my rottm opening. In stalked a tall figure dress- ed in black, with a white neck-cloth; his head '3. hype, nearly hold, and he wore a pair of gold

. . Maj:-st_v, " when they return, tltc Qttccii ; :~3t.::°:::::t.::.'.':.°".'“:t;':.::::‘1.t:r:.';::°;:;‘.:’t ";“',° ,r~u-:' sum-u-»enw her, had been “meted, and mmmny momioned my I lI_|t?5Iy.IOU( sic tor in the sonic hut from‘ having come it long journey tliiit morning, rind “II “"°"'"R "'I"’“'°"- “Id "°°°"'c “ """.V1 its Ill('I;InCIlOly Cttusc. kiiitlly scold for venturing out no Into.

‘ Ali " snid the dentist, tliouglitfttlly, ‘you came frotii E , in I)r.‘VOIl8Illl'0. The name , ol that village is Iletsticlttttltl in my mind with it l"(-tnttle wtigcs are still very high in Ca- cprious t;_ncidt.-iit xliit-li occurred to me some lilornin. Advertiscniciits in Sari Francisco ttrt-e or our men is since. , . '.

Now I happen to have it decided hankering. I ?rIIL”A0lI;tIeI-56:7; n51‘?i"il,l',::u(i,I“,3,tf:,|;si:- whether nitturnl or ncquired, nltcr strnn e eto- E ' Y - -

% hi you to see sortie of ottr scrrnnt girls in fttll

spectacles. In his hand he carried a silver candle- giiok, bearing a lighted candle, and advancing to m bedgide m . menancinq tone and manner, ‘why did you rob me of my tooth ?’

‘and begin I'D tl"_‘.tItJ W It at

rice; and my curiosit being excited ‘at . . - - - Mt t-t.A 7'ble' :I°l.ti.s:pn.,aIml'i'eyizg:d tlic entist to have the kind-i ilglvglp dr:sn"g0.:l)0$I':_;l0S|:‘:'tI.net’ gold ¢::|mit'I‘ts' Seating himself opposite me, be complied, and big cntneos to match are not at nlll 0 I 3 utifrctpicnt.”

IIBGBLLANEOUI.

A Witiirxu: aIou1' 1-its Ace or Hoiisss few days ago we met a geniiemm, from Alabama, who gave us it piece of in- formation in regard to ascertaining the ii 3 of a horse, after he or she has passed [hg ninth year, which was new to us, and will _c, we are sure, to most of our readers. It is this : After the horse is nine years old it wrinkle comes on the eyelid at the u "'- corner of the lower lid, and every 5:...- therenftcr he has one well deﬁned wrinkle for each year over nine. If, for instance 3 horse has three wrinkles. he is twelve. “- four, he is thirteon. Add the number of ivrinklcs to nine, ttiid you will always 9: So says the gentlemen, and he is ctgin. dent it will never fail. As it good many eople have horses over nine, it is easily tried. If true, the horse dentist must ive up his trade.—SoulIicrn Planter. g

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Pitorirs or Gitaras.—In ‘the neighbour. hood of Cincinnatit, is snid,therc are more than two thousand acres in grapes. The proﬁts per acre average, taking one year- with another, about $300 per acre. Much of course, depends on management. The cost of planting ranges from $100 to per acre. The expense, with ordinary land,~. need not exceed $l50 per acre, wt,“ trenching machines come into use on land clear of stones, the cost of planting will be materially reduced. Better proﬁts are made on the grapes sold in the market, than on those used for wine.

Aitr or Miurtivu. -The art of tnilking is not taught in is hurry. It requires Ion practice to milk properly, and therefore ah the young people on a farm ought to be shown how the labour should be done. It is quite tinportnnt, that this branch ofthe dairy should lie pnrtictiliirly attended to, for ii good milker obtuiiis at least a quitrt more from the same cow than it poor milker. The first lesson to be taught to young peoule is gentleness und kiiidness to the cows. They never nt-e_d be treated linrslily, in case the btisiiiess is properly cointiienced. Cows that have been caressed and tiniformly well treated, are fond of lin' ing the milk drttwn froin ‘the. udder tit llie rcgttlitr tiint: of inilk- ing, for it gives them relief front the disten- sion ol the milk dticts. Lct young people be put to milking the fnri-ow cows first, or such as ore to be soon dried, rind then the loss from bad milking will he less injurious; the hand should extend to the extremity of the tents, for the milk is then tlrtttvn eitsier. They should be taught to milk its fast its possible. More milk is always obtttined by it rapid milker than it slow one. They sh_ottld, therefore, be taught to think of no- thing else tvliilo milking, and no conversa- tion must be pcrtiiitted in the inilk-yard. 'I‘liey should sit tip close to the cotv, and rest the loll nrin gently against her sltnnlr. Then if she raises Iicr foot on account of pain occasioned by soreness of the hate, the nearer the milker sits to hers and the harder lie presses his nrnis against her logs, the less risk will be ruti of lining lIl_li|I't.'tI. Cows may he tttugltt to give down their milk at once, and they may he ttiuglit to hold it it long time. The best way is to tnilk qtiiclr, und it it use the cow to it long strippiiig or ttl'toi'-eliippitig.

Tlicre is lint-dly a point nt wliicli the fur- tilit-tttion.~t at Quebec IIl‘t‘. not being repair- ctl or iiiiprovcd. A new and very strong

. ;\Iiijc5l_\' found (1 \'¢_-rvy n;_i4_-(I “'n[n;"] alone at - lilotzltlltillsc llltllilltg I)t‘It)\V Illt! Illlg-Slﬂﬂi

and every c.titeiisit'o work of by no inctins titicient coiistrticlioii, nlitve the point, have I.l(.'(‘.l| condciniictl, and tire rebuilding in I more forinidttlile iniinticr, ncnr which I new battery nrtd drnwbridgc outlet from the citutlcl have lately been constrttctcd, Ct m- ntttnicating with the city over the north- eastern glticis.

'I‘lie iiintistcr Ox on cxliiliition at the I"ttii', iii Clicsliirc County, New I_I_l|ll‘i" eltii-t.-, wits one of the greatest curiosities Of the tlzty. In is 5 years old, wt-tg_Il -I.‘2tltl lbs, girls I0 fact, is 6 feet 7!"- liiglit, nod iiicvisurcs I3 feet in lcttglh-_ 1" evcry particular he is it bcntiiifol iinimnl, lining wcll-built of litio proportions, g0° color, and is perfectly gentle. Ho W0] raised in Columbia Co., New Yorlt._|"'fI I‘ now owned by Messrs. Doolittle ol HIﬂI'

ldtile und Vnndusen of New York.