Sasi t FS ———_ — bof Jhe Tllatchman, The Last Wish. Ch hury me not in the dark old woods, the Sunbéams never suine ; ca the miss of the mountain th the dew of the dismal pine?! wie deep by the bright blue e loved in life so well ; e the wind may come to my spirit ¢ sound of the ocean swell. not i the church yard old slime of the dolefu omb ; yb may be thrust ere ny of n drearir gloom! vp by the bright blae sea, : friends whom [loved have sun may shine on the grass ins keep il ever green irtemus Wa vd is Serenaded. al of our public men are being surprised with rs, 1 concluded Tl be ed in the same way, and wwements aceordin,’ 1c Brass Band low i take to take me en- surprise with a sere- id they'd overwhebn mie unexpected honor for , which 1 excepted. cut my impromtoo speech lays beforehand, bein’ i expunge all in- pavin’ partieu- 3 we punktooation. as, if | may say it without sitisi, a manly eflort, but vlas! i never delivered it, as the sekel will show you. Ipaced up and wu the kitchen, speakin’ ny so a3 to be perified. comin’ young daughter, Sarah Anu, bothered me summut by singin, Why do summer rosses fade Because,” said I, arter hearin’ her sing it about fourteen times, because it’s their biz! Let’ em fade.” Betsy,” said I, pausin’in the middle ofthe room, and lettin’ ‘eagle eye wander trom the manuserip, Betsy, on the ni of this here serenade,i des- , you to addear at the der dressed in white and \ lilly-white hankercher. Dye hear?, "If T appear, said that remark- le female’ ’T shall wave a lilly hite bucket of bolin’ water, and somebody will get scalded. One bald-headed old fool will get his bald share She referd to her husband. No doubt about itin my mind. But for {ear she might exaspesate me 1, sald nothin.” The expected aight come. At 6 o’lock precisly there was sounds of footsteps in the yard, and the band struck up Livly air, which when they did hit there was cries of, Ward ! Ward! * I steped out onto the portico. A breif glance show- ed that the assemblage was sum- mut mixed. "There was a great many ragged boys, and there was quite a number of grown persons evidently under the influence of the intoxicatin’ bole. The Band s algo drunk. Dr. Schwazey, who was holdin’ up a post, scem- ed to be partie’ly drunk-—so much :; that it had got into his specta- , which was stagering wildly cto Citi aver his nose. it and thus I commenced, Yeller citizens: For this on- expected honor———- ? Leader of the Band—Will you zive us our money now or wait till you git thro ¥’ To this painful and disgustin’ interuption I paid no attention. $ for this onexpected honor I thank you.’ Leader of the Band.—But you said you'd give us seven dollarsif we’d play two choons. Again I didn’t notice him, but resumed as follows : Tsay I thank you warmly. When I look at this crowd of true Americans, my heart swells—’ Dr+ Schwazey.—SodoI! A voice.~~We all do ! my heart swells A voice.—