Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, April 28, 1871, Image 2

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    The Demo ratic Watchamn.
E I, I. E T PA
A CHILDISH FANCY
auppose it ell the ehildren
Who have lived through ture'i
Were collected and inviieted,
They would make a windrow.. throng
Oh, the babbitt of the Hebei!
Oh, Ole flutter of the
To begin atilt Cain and Abel,
Anti to finial' up with to,
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Who are now nail alio halo hcrn
Every nation filmic creation
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NeScr used their (“°y feel ,
Some have even Own 1 , , 11e3‘ en
Err they knew that earth nll , l tlNeet
And mined I WOW!, Ullolll'l,
If we teeknn ev'ry birth,
Anil bring .11 e h a dock together.
There hi rotten for them on tint in'
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-A PERSIAN
ECIEMIN=I
TRADITION
It was tears ago, a firm heliefat the
Persian court of Ispahan that a small
Minim) tribe, dwelling near their lair
ders,possessed a valuable mine of prep
brats rubies. The Persian monarch,
excited by the accounts of its great
wealth, determined to potses4 it, For
this purpose he dispatched an army
commanded by one of lon ablest ,ever•
ale. It was soon discotered that these
loos were possessed of a spirit to
defend their own, lor they met the in
vading Persians, routed them in battle,
nod drote them back into their own
country
ThirralleCehf., }ION ever,was but short
lived. Bravery cannot contend against
overwhelming numbers. Enraged at
this repulse the Persian monarch
strongly reinforced his urns, and (it
dered them to lay u‘aste the Ilindoo
county and utterly exterminate the
tribe
In the next I attic that envied the
brave but email army of the Iloilo,+
was surrounded and cut to pieces, and
their rajah shun Many M1%1'4 them
selyetu by night , but one cursisir was
left upon the field, a boy of twelve
yearn 01 age, who clung con,ttletsek
tut the steal tornt the mild,, mot
would riot leave bun.
Though the Persian general 8 orderm
were, on j.,n,tit, allentli, to spare
n •Ither 'ming nor old, he, however,
forgot him duty as n soldier, and listen
tng to the (ou•e of htintriffity,sit‘ed the
youth with the nnu tti o n, lor lie
W 4114 rLildlet , r, of rearing him as l Is
0(% II 44011.
'l•he slaughter of the innoccnt Ilin
doom avail s nothing towar d s the die
coser) t regret i , t the mine The
fugitives ret ..ited to virtue ...•1 err' rr
treat wa n ing the hillo !truth I,,rt II till
er the Pershinti could not trace then,
Gen. Assad abandoned the ,•earth, and
led 1111 army tootle agave
Reing relies ed Irons nt u r -ers ice lie
established lum ell iii a toinfortahle
home near the frontier. Ismail, the'
governor of the province, occupied it
strong fortress within a short distance
of the spot that Assad lead .elected for
his residence. It was Ills 11110/ to watch
the wandering tribe that harrassed the
borders, and gaol, il possible, the touch
sought after secret. of she ruby mine.
To his new ionic, flen Assad
nrotight the Hindu° boy whom lie had
found upon the buttledield. Though
his eltractiontwati well known to the
Persian rllofla Ch, he wan stalered to
live nu hopes, that one day lie would
reveal the secret of the precious none
of rubies.
The hov gage his name as Aram',
and maid he was the Crania page of
the sham rajah . but he was not dispos
ed to part atilt the secret of los race.
Fyr years he resisted t treaty, pronosem,
rewards, and every other meson eau
ploved to draw the secret from hon.
Inflexible anti firm, he scorned them
all. Ile was willing to tight fur Per
sia and her laws, he told Gem Assad,
but he would die sooner than betray
his country.
Ile did fight for Persia, by Amours
side, and by Ilia brave and gallant de
meanor rose quickly to a chief com
mand. It deed lie moon superseded As•
sad at the head of the Army; the old
General being worn with age and ser
vice, being only too glad to yield him
his place, Araxitwas generally regard•
ed by the soldiers as Assails eon, his
Hindoo origin being known but to few.
In the full promise of his early man
hood a strong temptation to betray his
sacred trust beset him. He loved the
daughter of Ismail the governor,a love
ly girl with whom his happiest days of
youth had been spent.
His passion was reciprocated by its
fair object, who. for his sake, rejected
the suit of Nasrod, a proud and
haughty chief.
The governor favored hie suit, in the
hope that her possession would prevail
on him to disclose the secret of the
mine, knowing that such an event
would enrich him, and gain the last
ing gratitude of his monarch. To
prove his constancy, he sent Araxa to
fight the foes of Persia upon the Cas
pain shore, from which, after a most
successful campaign, he teturned a con
queror.
On his return 'Amin received him
with great pomp and ceremony, and
conducted lion to the citadel oldie tor
tress, there to make trial of his faith.
'to add great force to the request he
was about to make, he commended his
daughter, the beauteous Zephyrs, to
array herself in her most becoming at
tire, and he present at the interview.
She was the only witness to this audi
ence, which was to decide the fate of
the gallant youth she loved. hie pas
sionate glance she cast 111,011 our hero,
looking resplerWlent in his glittering
armor, the insignia of the rank his own
good snord had non, and then moklest-
IY toiled her eves with their long silk
en lashes, took her place beside her In.
thees chair, awaiting the issue with a
beating heart. I
'Young warrior,' began the govern
or, graciously, 'by our monarch's or
ders, I greet ) our safe return, and . am
prepared to offer silehnewards 11 , 1 your
sen ices demand,"
'One only boon lever asked, Ismail,'
responded Aritita, "and that gift is 111
your power to bestow. -
Ile cast an eloquent glance upon
the blushing maiden, who was not to
slow to comprehend the meaning of
his words, minded significantly; he un
derstooil a too,
"What sits my chub!? hr ii.hed,
turning to Zaphyra "Remember," he
cautioned, finking his voice to a wills
prr, "Nasrod, an officer of high nc
count, r .eels 4 our band "
" Oettr lather,' the returned, "%v ring
not Jr on a 1118 , 11 R 'N'erct Itelore the
Winn N lent ul:III 111•71 I" .14
%NU I,nuw INV heart
\ taxa ad:aneed Jo)ou+lt to her rmit•
tool, her haul and pre--eel lii lily 111,
gentle pre•-ure it..stired hilu
tlmt the homage !yam accepted
"Enough exclaimed the govern
or, "then kir the last tone the tOlll . ll
atone nt IltreCtloll be..l.rted Ifo
teal the reeret of the mitie, .\ raxa
The )(tong Ilindoo released the
maiden's hand, and started from her
sale. '\fist• this emotion?' added Is.
mail, with secret doubts.
The breast of the yoking chieftain
hewed a 'lli prts•iounte emotion, and a
gleam of lire broke forth from his dark
eves.
'Crigeneromi man V he cried; 'why
liri‘e me to de.liair? When Persia
inky her hounik, nn l poured her mt
mails on my helpless countrymen, she
irote then Iron their happy tonnes to
'cek for shelter in the barren ?noun
tarns. there, innocent :mil unollending
they remain, and stills every thought
of just revenge, and would )ou make
me a firebrand to illume•the path of
ho, , e whose ~undid (hurt for gain
%411111,1 once more desolate my native
land 7'
fhr go‘ernor grew angry at these
words, whose truth be could not dis
pute
'Your treatment in your adopted
co•intrs, )Dung man, night have de
served I,tnguage of less reproach,' be
replied, curt'v.
'True, admitted Araxa, with gener
our candor, 'you taught me to be a sol
Mier, when boy ialt fancy eagerly Hulot)
ed the dazzling promise of future fame
llaba has mftde a soldier's hie my
prole flow can I then torn traitor to
toy count? ,alul hit the sword,which
have now in honorable warfare,agatnal
the hearts of tlio.e wbo , e blood cumin
glen with In) (Mil V
eaeritieti like this 410 we do
red rile go%tirtior, eagerly
Viiii r Irlellllll are liahtriral, our ,Vala
hat Tie eu mach desire. Yield hat
the mime. an l —*
'ISIII Ilse " Unit rriiphd .s raves.
'Volt know 11411 What. NMI a. , 1%. I look
not the glittering, driis. ihat it contains
%%eiglis as a feather with my humble
rites Willingly would they and
tran.port Itegesrry gent •to Persia's
court, could that sullice, but the mine
II -it is the secret p: sa which leads
yoh to their homes, th r only refuge
uo the Lour of . It is their bar
ler, their defence. Surrender that I
never, never! I swear it I'
There was no mistaking the deter
initiation with which (heat, words were
spoken Ismail saw that A raxa wag
firm m hie refusal. His baffled cupids
ty broke forth nr anger.
'For your pertinacious silence when
you could hens the State, and gain
your monarch's Invor,' lie said, 'I will
deprive you of all hope of ever obtain
wK Zaphyra's band ; nay more, I ban
ish you from Persia. Begone?'
Zaplitra made an Imploring geature,
brit her lather checked her handily
A raxa et as deeply moved. lantail PAW
his hesitation, Had the hope returned
tiiiimplt yet Ile
Illn baud, as tl to lii
her from the apartment.
'Stay one moment, stay cried
A raxii, desperately. 'As this is by far
the most important moment of my hie,
grant me a little pause for reflection.
To part from Zaphyra is worse than
death ;to betray my country —'
Zaphyrit checked hini by advancing
to hie side, and laying her hand upon
his shoulder.
'Be firm, Antal' ?' she cried, with
beaming eyes. 'Let no selfish thought
intrude. I love you I and why do 1
dare to thus avow it? Because that
love is founded ou respect. Betray
your country, and the flame of love
your virtues have kindled in this heart
will be extinguished never more to be
rel igli ted.'
These noble words proclaimed her
worthy of the young chieftain's love,
but they enraged her father beyond
measure ; the hope of sill obtaining
possession of the mine led him to re•
strain his passion, and he dismissed
Araxa from hie presence with these
ominoup• words :
'1 gialtryou until to-morrow's dawn
for your final resolution; that time ex
pired, and the secret not divulged,
death is your puniishment if found in
Persia!'
On leaving the citadel, Araxa has
tened to the dwelling of his adopted
father, Assad. The old veteran was
very much surprised at th vecital of
what had taken place; hi t`he bade
Araxa, be of comfort still; admitted
that it was a battle return tor hie servi
ces, but thought be had a consolation
in the knowledge that Zaphyra loved
him; a circumstance that should pal
liate the Cat her's ltarshoess.
Araxa assured him that Zaphyra l s
love more than compensated him for
every ill. lie saw with joy her ex
ressive eye, and heard with rapture
Per benignant voice. No little word
that dropped front her lips but was in
delibly [narked upon his heart. Still
it was a hard alternate to betray his
country or give up the girl he loved,
and that very love inspired him with ft
scheme to obtain her, and honor would
not blush to own the moths.
lie told Assail vaguely of this
scheme, and said he still remembered
well the secret path which led to the
retreat of his dear countrymen; and
often (unknown to any Persian) had
he already visited their abode. They
lot ed him, they would espouse his
cause, and help him to gain Zaphyra.
'When I am gone hence,' he added,
in conclusion, 'tell Ismail I repent ;
bid him dispatch a chosen band to the
Bair rock north of the citadel, where
the aged palm tree stands by a lonely
cavern ; there I will meet and conduct
them to the mine.'
Assad, whose trust in tlo l `.'ytet - h--ho.
I ad reared was unbounded,promised to
obey, and Araxa mounted his swiftest
steed and spurred se. the away.
Ile pas , ed the Persian boundary,
galloped among the hilk, penetrated
ui the secret way, and appi ire I -imong
his countrymen in i t, ern
which contained the rubies.
Ilea hailed him with shout of joy,
for be wit-. their prince—their rajah !
A tirk a was the son of that slangh
tered rands, beside wimse dead body
he had been found on the battle field
cou , in, an ambitious -chieftain
named Ilpler, to is bOlll he had dole
gated Ins aiithority, ruled his people
1114 absence. til/idIV , A1.112)d l lyder
have had him remain fore, er absent,
for he en‘ionsly eo‘eted the rank lie
hell m trust. But Armcn was too
firmly seated in the people's heart for
him to attempt to thrust bun torth.
Nay, more, he thirst not attempt it.
Araxa quickly made known the oh
sect of his journey to the mine. Ile
directed the tribe to collect such frog
melds as promised most a glittering
harvest, convey them to the palm tree
a•:n ern, and (10110%1 t there deep in the
earth. 'l•here would l:e lead Imail's
officers, who, by this stratagem, would
think the mine was lowed. IlitV ing
given them his instructions, he protn
teed speedily to re‘isit them with his
bride, A raxa, took his departure and
returned to Assad's (livening.
All chanced as lie hoped. Ismail,
deceived by the glittering specimens
tonna by his officers in die palm tree
ca‘ein, readily gave his sanction for
the nuptial , of Araxa and Zaphyra.
The gent hall of the fortress %vas dee.
orated for the purpose, and all the
dignitaries of the pros ince t rembled
to grace the nuptials. Zapli)ra, be
lieving that her lover had betrayed his
country, would have hesitated to rattly
her vows, but a whispered assurance
from Araxa dispelled her scruples
She trusted in his honor, and awaited
patiently the explanation.
Scarcely had the priest pronounced
the nuptial benediction than a man
rushed frantically into the hall, ex
ehemetody
• Where, where is the governor?
Suspend the marriage
Astonishment seized upon allpresent
at these words Ismail was enraged
lit the interruption
'What hold presumptous slave dare
ups intrude upon our hallowed
rights?' he cried
'Mighty Ismail,' answered the intro
der, who ts as pone other than Zaphy
ra a rejected sailor, Nasrod, 'as I over
looked our Persians working at the
spot supposed to he the mine, and
vainly trying to di•coter a treasure,
too soon exhausted, a Ilindoo of Ar
11T :Ca tribe rode swiftly toward IN, and
Bc-offing at our useless labors, 'Fools,'
sa.d be, 'why search for mitten in
heaps of barren sands? If you would
)our master's honor save, deliver thin
letter before Araxa's marriage with
Zaphyra.' 'Phis said, he placed the
letter in my hands, put spurs to his
horse, and fled across the desert.'
raxa, and Zaphyra were strongly
agit*eil by these words knowing how
touch truth there war. in the disclos
ure; but Ismail was incredulous.
•Naerod,' lie answered, 'well I know
your love for Zaphyra, and jealousy
has brought you here in an attempt to
destroy Araxa's happines.'
'Read, sir, and be convinced.' re
plied '.s;itsro.l , and with a triumphant
-mile lie placed the letter in his hand
Ismail hastily opened it and read
these words penned by the ambitious
and designing Ifyder, who thus
thought to destroy his rajah, and
usurp his throne.
Araxa has deceived you.
No mine has been discovered. It us a
deep laid scheme to rob you• of your
daughter, who Once espoused, will.
leave her fitther'e province to reign
with Araxa over the Ilibilobs of the
ruby mine.'
This letter was signed 'A friendly
Ismail could rcarcely credit
the evidence of his own senses.
'Artist% can you be guilty of such
perridity ?' he cried.
'Spare your reproach,' answered the
young ,chieltaiii, calmly. 'Forced to
choose between base dishonor and the
loss of my beloved Zaphyra, I sought
by stratagem to Itibtain what your
aterti cruelty denied?
'Audacious l' exclaimed Ismail, furl
ouely ;do you then confess your
treachery ?'
'Not treachery, father,' returned
Zaphyra, 'but patriotism and unshaken
virtue.'
She then addressed the assemled
guests; 'Hear, all you Persians, wit
nesses of thie ceremony, before this
full assembly I assert my rights, and
claim Araxa for my lawful lord.'
She rushed into 110 , 'artne as she
spoke, but her emitled father had her
torn from his embrace and carried her
to her cliember, while the new• Made
bridgegroom weft consigned to one of
the dungedne.ol the fortress. Twelve
hours were given: At the expiration
of that short time he must make,All
discovery of the ruby mine or die a
death of torture.
A few words bed Araxa contrived to
whisper in his wife's ear before they
took her from his arms, and on these
did he build the hopes of an escape.
It was a slender foundation, but it was
all he had.
Wistfully then IN he gaze through
the giated windows, across the moat
to the bine distant mountains which
contained his nation and I r tia home.
Suellenly the figure of a man ap
peared on tbe oOposite side of the
moat, a man with a bow in his hand.
Ile waived his hand to the captive and
Araxa recognized one of hip most true
ty chicle, Alibis.
Araxa withdrew from the window,
and an arrow sent with unerring aim,
hurled to through the bars and fell
upon the dungeon floor. A raxa picked
it up eagerly, and found a letter at
tached. It contained these words :
have happily escaped, and accor
ding to your direction, have found .
your countrymen. Abbis and otluef
will come to-night to rescue you. The'
gritting will fly up by pressing n stud
projecting upon the right. One of
your countrymen will risk his life for
you, by engaging the attention 'rif the
sentinel, while you leap from the plat
form Adieu! be firm. %%mil
'Bravo girl , ' he creed, as he prised
the letter to his .hir, 'your are worthy
to he a rajah's bride!'
Sight came, and when darkness
hung like a vad around the fortress
the Ilindoo4 gathered to rescue their
chief. 11)der, turdoi4 hide bus
treachery, led the way, and A tibia
quickly followed. They swtun the
moat together and sealed the platform.
The sentinel perceived nyder as he
rose above the parapet, translixed hew
with his spear, and the traitor fell bile(
dead into the moat ; but Aldus quickly
bounded upon the sentinel plunged his
sword through his body, and preven
led the alarm lie was about In give.
The trunk of n tree was run Into the
moat, serving as a floating bridge ; up
On thin Antra crossed to liberty, and
found Zaphyra waiting to clasp him in
her arms
mteeilm were in rendinem., they
mounted and galloped swiftly away LO
find shelter and peace among Araxa'm
people, who received him bride moat
eordiafly.
Ismail ❑ever recovered hi daughter
nor, though he made many otter at
tempts, 111,1 he ever discover the secret
of the ruby mine.
The Dead Returned
A Husband Suppoved to La re been in
his Grave fur Nine Years Aublenly
lien/vars.
A case somewhat singular in its nil
tare was brought before Alderman
Nicholson On Saturday lant. A Mrs.
Sarah Williams appeared and made nn
information charging her husband,
Thomas L!hams, with desertion.
Alter being sworn she entered into a
long detail of the eir-unistances con
reeled with the ease She stated that
her maiden name was Young, and that
darimity, !Sill!, she was marriedlito a
twin by the mum , •,1 Joseph F, Abbott
In September or December of the same
sear lie enlisted, and a short time after
he left home, the regiment to which he
belonged was engaged in a fitala r -and
lier husband was reported rucrtmg the
5:11111. Confirmation of the report of
terward reached her, and for four years
she remained true to the memory of
the departed. At the expiration of that
time she
with
and married Mr. Wll
with whom Ole lived happily,
their reunion bs,i been blessed by
three children, hni.l within two or
three months. About two months
ago, husband N o ,-f• who had been so
faithfully mournPF, and who was sup
posed to be in 'that undiscovered cotin
try from whence no traveler return's,'
presented himself to the astonished
gaze of his sometime wife alive and
well. When Mr Williams came
home his wife toll him of the return
of her first husband, but stated that he
had expressed no desire to reclaim hen
Mr. Williams of course was astonished
but gave no intimation of what his in
tentions for the future were. Ile,
however, incontinently vattiosed, leav
trig a clear field to 4.. I if be chose to
enter upon it. Sin Be that time she
hail neither seen nor beard of hint,
and-brings this suit for the purpose of
compelling lion to famish a support
for herself and their children. WO
linlll4 was arrested and game bail for
court.—Pittsbnry Pivalrh.
--A somewhat eccentric lityer,
being engaged in defending a latrif case,
and not being altogether pleased with
the ruling of the president Judge, re
marked that he believed the whole
court could be bought with a peck of
beans. The Judge, of course, took
dila remark in high dudgeon, and or
dered the lawyer to sit down, and de
manded of hint an apology for this
contempt of court; threatening him
with commitment for the offense, if he
did not apologize. The lawyer, after
a little reflection, remarked what he
had said was, he believed the court
could be bought with a peck of beans ,•
that lie said it without reflection, and
wished to take it back. "But," said
be, "if I had put it at half a bushel, I
never would have taken it back in the
would."
—A famous English lady, on her
travels through America, stopping
temporally at the log cabin of a liters•
ry trapper in Oregon, and seeing the
essays of Carlyle and Mustily on the
table, asked the frontiersman what he
thought of the author. "ipb," said he,
"them fellers is some punkin'. They
ken sling iok, they ken now, you
bet I"
An exchange says that the rea
son schoolboys delight to dig and ex
plore cares is because of the remise,
there.
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occurrences, heroic deeds and unparal
leled wars.
l ' \T ' ,, I. OIT -A gentleman who flu
%ors 11'1 with some reininiseeneem re
specting the early settlement of old
Derrvileld, N II ,—relates the lollow
mg anecdote
11'hen rue grandfather re-,,led nl
(;01b4own and Derrylield, then settled
by the Irish, be hired a wild curt d nn
Iri.liman to work on his farm. (Inc
day goon alter his arrival, he told 111111
to take a bridal and go out in the field
and catch the black colt. 'Don't
come without him,' raid the old gen
deman Patrick started and wax gone
some tune, but at last returned with
out a bridle, with him lace and 111t11118
badly scratched, 11A though he had re
efived bad treatment.
'Why, Patrick, what lb the matter?
what in the world elle you
,An' faith, ein't IL me, your honor
that never will catch the old black
colt again ? Bad buck to him ! Au'
didn't he All bat scratch the eyes out
of my bead? An' not h as true as my
shoulder's toy own, I had to climb up
the tree after the colt
'Climb a tree after dirn ? Nonsense
Where is the bPsist
'An' it 14 tied to the tree lie is I. be
er honor.'
We all followed Patrick 10 the ,l e /t
to get a solution of the difficulty, aPil
on reaching the field ae found, to our
no email amusement, that he had been
chasing it ymnig bind. bear, which he
h a d e.,.led rn (-nulling tiller n p_rosat
deal 4ii te.ll;! ' , 11../Ig. 1.11 Lnll, rider. to.d
d it with rt fold a „nld
ti..
11.1 e‘t r I.lllr 1.,
COll.
how A 11 ,t (oi Evr.N.—(frat
West there lived a jovial Dutchman,
whose first name was Huntress Von
Shrtarpetrabl Ile had a wile. Ile
I. little grocery, where Leer
personal property was cold.
Ile gave credit to a lot of dry custom
era, and kept'hook with a piece of
wham chalk on the head hoard of the
bed-stead.
fine day Id re. Shrimpetitiel, in a
neat fit, took it upon herself to clean
house and things. So she did, and she
cleaned the head-!ward, and with soap
and water settled the old titan's ac
counts by wiping away every chalk
mark. Pretty soon, before long, the
old vender of things came into his
house and saw what ruin hie frau had
wrought. Then he said:
'Mine Gott, frau ShimpetifTel, for
why you make a ruin man of me, I
guess not? You make wipe away all
dent name mid figures what I owe dein
tellers what's going to pay me before
de) get ready, and I lose more as awie
hundred tollar I'
Hie frau left the room in fear and
diepet. When ehe returned, he had
recovered the h.ad•board with marks.
Then she said:
'thinness, you have make dem all
right again, don't you?'
'VeII, mien tearer frau, I make de
figure* ell right, hut I puts down some
priter oamcs ac4leizi uld 14:1lorg rot you
e‘li.e.l out 1.
All Sorts of Paragraphs
A soft blow—a gentle breeze:
Name for a bull-dog—Agrippa.
A drawing-room—Tbe apartmen
a dentist.
An eelipao of the son—Cut off w
out n penny.
A sold-stirring occupation-I)Rn
An Irish jig
What is the greatest want of the
Want of funds.
Modern Heathenism Worshi i
(1010 (idles) in crinoline,
How to elevate the human race—,
them up in a balloon.
'His grace of five Umbrellas' is
mune of 0 Japanese dignity.
liens are not strata in winter—th
they ere nut regular layers.
When is a man obliged to keep
word? When no one will Litho 11.
Como ur out of tho wet, said,
shark, when ho swallowed the boy
Age is venerable in man, and a,
he in woman—if over she became el
When 14 11 ship like /1 scarf_ )
IV hell it's on the ho,oni of 11 IR'
Swell
Cnnrl,4 Kenn
like a poor play, it alkuk run,
Nr4.n't tlaw
%Vliy,j4 it unjust to Warne h,, ( 1,
'.•r cheating uv ' l 1{1•111 , 1.1 We ( , 111
kr-tste us in.
Because horses are ti , ed to rein.,
not follow that they tiro tirottrect,,l
wet went her.
Thp moon furni il dm flr , t 111.1
~ii 1.1,n! of trou t . 'ho 1.1111.',
boriuwed light.
It 1:4 ut thu opproneti of dinner-1
that we feel ino,t nensibly• ..not
of things below '
M is•ing men are f.,
drowned; many Dien ill I . f. 1.11 1 ,1 r.
wlio urn not tio•ollig
A limn with II se ,, lding wife •
Oita ho ham h.., font jew• of d
theft or the jew4 of hit.
Tho deirkeql flue in the histor
the Howie of liepresen tut —That
oriel youth from Virginia
'Eqllllllty sup a French
ter, ' desire In be equal to your
riors, and superior to your equals
Nuture gives n crumb of cond . " !
ouch end every one—such us lone
blit , ted hope.; lone blinted beieho
A tied piece for b•ut keeper.
Doroingo, it has rro egKc, n• th e o w
ere tittonhed And the yolk cat „ir
An Indianapolis paper plai.
niarkg, that 'Oki attenilancu ut thi•
prison tact night wag 'small but'
'What kind of a waist ha% the
kc.,l a ta4hionablo young lady 01
10%er 'A watery WILSto, my door
1-I,,lornon's wisdom Ii 9a 111 to be d
the fact that ho bind qe%lot but
wivfo, whom ho counseled 011 all
gone
Sat ruau•nln reports that n to ir
W/14 reCCII 13 (11 ., t,V1.r0d ti
Wioin't it it poach iitimit
i•tiinti 'touch •'
The letLers on n trunk nt it 3
depot" recently, were '.I A NI ,
The leiggrin4c-.1111,11er.., heweyer,
leer ler with it
Tho tr . who Ind 11.v11 I
vertnong has gone into partnorAhip
und 11.. !nth r is now
it for him
Ti, nun. of John Smith (100 ,
xppexr 0000 in the ilirectory of ti.
of NV N , in
004.) or more inhabitants
When a young !mot rs thirsty ci
unmung hie milecttonnto mother th
he could not have had anythin
drink the night before
The Jersey wafering places lir u
idle tilling; up with 1110411111 t.,,,
114`l Or before were they 60 thoriii
organized and confident of sileeC,3
Grant, according to Web4tci
tionary, is 'a term applied to Coln v
co, f evc ry Lind of real property,
bowie-, land, hortqw, lihra
(tic
Jump in prudent II:1 Io w eAks
tion, why don't 11101'1. of our relit
nwku n doditictinn bet wern the .In.
n,.4 of preaching' and thn prout but
hadirohite.a ?
'How much did hu leave r uululr
Of 0 sing on leartun
vifiaithy tiUien , Ev
rospondoil the wag Ile di
take a dollar with hint.
If y..ii tiler tiliould have the iii
(IMO to lit OW at out of the bag, 0
try oral , toff h. r hack again ,
iniwta.k.• : tuu only melte, in, i
111/1 ... 14/ .„ !Sol "I
k I ,•r ... i t 1/111 4 /It
M . //i O /. 11 /, 1111/ 1 lAlkll Sups
II Plll Line 11..1111, I, t. 01114 i .Temper
heeainie it to the only ono o
Om tributaries of the lake that lot
bar it ill 000101
The t•teronl fltn,s of things i. 4
ilhognited 1,3 thv purpose of nth
"phih" Lo the cu.stom-h
Stltlllpti on cigars. Lt is only meet
trlyssys I , should go down to pant
in "smoke "
A young laity at Richmond
menced crying' on the third of
month, and hasn't stopped yet, and
father says she can howl forever,
she won't got any two shillings o
him to buy a bustle.
An lowa man living within t
miles of a railroad, has never been
car; never been courting; never s.
a Jury, or kissed a girl We shoul
that man Is considerably behind
spirit of the ago.
The remark of an exchange "
many of our successful lawyers .
menced life as preachers" Is grace ,
corrected by one of the legal gentl
referred to who begs leave to state
ho began life as an infant
A Frei. 11 lirtiA being asked t..
an allegorical figure. of tene.ot
carefully *kat, lied a hit of Indian.-
ber. "This, said he, is the true en]
of benevolence; It gives more than
other substance I"
"That you believe you have a c
pt ;soh is nil very well us far as it
said an old doctor of divinity to a
logical stud , •nt I “but," ht' rcldr , l,
toilet Milli, and sou witothor tit
think they haven cull to heat: co❑