The Democratic Watchamn. BEL LEFO Is:T E. PA PICTURES apolfigy is needed at this time for re prim:hieing the following exquisite lanes by the lamented Alice Cary—lines which, in the Judgment of so complete a critic, as Edgar A. Poe, deserve to rank among the very finest contribut ions to the poetic literature or this country,] Of►lt the beautiful pictures That hang on Memory's sell, Is one all dim obi forest, That seemeth best of all, Not tor its gnarled oaks olden, Dark with the mistletoe, - Not'for the milk r white Illlies That lean from the fragrant hedge, Coquetting all day with the sunbeams, And stealing their golden edge; Not fbir the stns• on that upland Where the brlglit red berries rest; Nor the pinks, nor the ;late sweet cowslips, It eeemeth to me the best. I once had a little brother, With eyes that were dark and deep, Jo the lap of the olden forest • lln beat in peace asleep, Light an the down of ibe thistle, Free as the winds that blow, We roved there the beautiful summers— The summers of long ago, But hie Feet on the hills grew weary, And ooe of the Autumn eves I made for my little brother A bed of the yellow leaves. Sweetly him pale arms folded My neck In a meek embrace A. the light of immortal beauty Silently covered hie free ; And when th e arrows of siiiimet Lodged In the tree lops bright He fell In hi. saint like beauty, kileep by the gnu, of light, Therefore, of all the• pletute•. That hang Ott Memory's wall The one of the dim old forest lieeineth the ln•nt of all BARON WARD, OR THE YORK- SHIRE STABLE BOY It in a trite, but very true Raying, that truth in stranger than fiction. To prove this we will give our renders a alight sketch of the file of Baron Ward, which may be read more at large in 'Btirke'n Vtouseitudes of Families.' Thomas Ward was born at York, in the 1809. He was the son of a groom in the stables °I a trainer there. His mother dying very early, and his fa ther marrying again, lie was taken by his grandfather, also Thomas Ward, a laborer, who lived in 'a small cottage at llowden, a town in Yorkshire. Here he passed his early years (indeed he seemed to consider Bowden as his home); and his faithful, life-long at tachinent to his grandfather forms one of the pleasing traits of his rrmarka• ble character. Prom seven to twelve, he attended the Church school, and is still remem bered for his good conduct arid apt Scholarship, also, that on One neea/11011 lie received a Bible as a reward for good conduct, as he did afterwards at York when he returned to his father's hour arid attended the National School in that cite. For sonic little time he served with his lather in the stables, and at the age of fourteen be gait life for lionsell. He was altogether clever, shrewd, and well conducted—a good specimen of a Yorkshire lad with an inborn knowledge of horses and their manage- Merit. Hence it was that in May, he was sent with a horse to Vi enna, when,inalead of returning home, lie entered into the service of the Prince von Lichtenstein as groom, and was 140011 afterwards advanced for good conduct into that of the Duke of Inc. ca, who, like that Prince, was extreme ly fond of horses and wished to have an English groom A itiotig.t 1114 oilier good ( 1 11711111 es art general recommendatono, lie Wail remarkably clear, and neat in his per son, which the duke, his ana.ter, ap preciating and perretAting Mein a uteri 'rug cliarneter promoted lone to be lint Under valet de rhanibre. It toit totimosed that lint mg thus ad vanced into the ducal Imii-whold, be was it fine, bandsotne young fellow; on the contrary, lie was somewhat on dersized awl his features were homely, countenance, howe‘er, wits song❑ lady agreeable, having the uniiiistaka ble stamp of shrewdness, inte„rity and anlibility He was of a chltrncier to be frosted as well as liked Ile remained ur bib new post for seven yearn, and growing *till in his mitoter'a lay..r was, in 183 G, made Ibis principal valet and confidential attend He accompanied the duke in his vis its to various courts, wi the corona lion of his brother riles, the Sniper or of Austria, as King of Lombardy ; also when he came to England to be present at the coronation of Queen Vie torus, he was with lino at W i ndsor Castle and at different mansions of the nobility. Wait! had received a Protestant ed ucation in the village school 01 his boyhood. tie early manifested a religious bias, and always adhered to the faith in which he was trained, though now at tached to a Roman Catholic Prince, and living daily amidst Boman Catho lic influences. As year by year went on, the duke saw increasing reason to confide still more in the good sense and practical sagacity of his servant, who seemed to see,as by a clear in tuition,the eight and wise course in every difficulty, —and the duke was perplexed by many. Thus, almost as a matter of necessity, he became the confidential counsellor of his master, and strange to say, so modest and so unassuming was he in all his advances of his fortune as to create but few enemies. The truth was he never boasted of, or presumed upon the favor with which he was treated. Self-ad vancernent was not Lis desire, but simply the best well being of his master. On all hands lie was esteemed. Ile was known s i mply as Signor Tornmaso, and became one of the most popular men at court. He had now married an excellent young woman of his own station, a native of Vienna, and lived in a neat little house near the palace; for, though he was the Keeper of the Privy Purse, he stirf maintained his humble position. His knowledge of horses, and the duke's love of a fine stAl, caused Ti to make ayearly visit to Yorkshire (or the supply of the cfittke's stables, and never was he in that cdnntry h• out payieg a sieit to his grandfather at Ilowdiett; hi 1848, are drake „gonna 'himself in great difficulties. ark revenue* Were not only tuietnansgett, hilt mbenaed by the minister in whoa. ' Cate they were planed; and so overwhelming i deed were the perplexity and confusio in which the duke was involved that his health and spirits gave way. The duchess was in the greatest anxiety; she was sister to the kituperor of Aus tria, a very beautiful woman. and greatly attached to her husband, and, like him. had the highest respect . for the sagacity and prudence of Ward. She looked around her court for a counsellor and could find none in whom Elie dared to confide but him. She therefore sent for him to advise with privately. He knew all. Ile had penetrated the evil intentions and prac tices of the minister, and now offered the only advice possible, which was that the duke should rid himself of the dishonest minister and begin a sys tem of the most rigid financial reform. The advice was sound; but how was the duke to be reduced to take these decided measures, and who was the mail influential enough 7—who in an affair of such momentous delicacy would become their helper? The duchess and her faithful servant thought over the various members of their family who could influence the duke in such a step. There was only one, an Austrian Archduke, the Gov error of r;elacia, a man of undoubted sagacity and firmness. The duke cer tainly would listen to him if he would undertake the difficult offiio. Ward was ready at once to go to Dalicia, but great prudence and cau tion were necessary. No suspicion of such a journey roust get abroad ; the duke even, must not suspect, nor would the duchess dare to give him in struction in writing, lest he should lie robbed by the way, or his papers ex amined on the frontiers. After, there fore satisfying herself that her mesen ger perfectly understood the state of their affairs, she gave hint a few lines to present to the archduke, saying that he was n trusty messenger and that every word he said might he ful ly credited. But the most difficult part had yet to be accomplished. This WAR to persuade the duike, in his state of health and spirits, to spare his fa vorite attendant. This was at length accomplished, and the duke u4irnately presuming that he was simply going to Dresden, the duke allowed him an absence of three weeks. Ward had lost no time on hie jour ney, and as soon as he had passed the Hungarian frontier, where there was no longer danger for his papers, he spent two nights, instead of sleeping, in drawing tip a distinct statement of the duke's affaire and the embezzle inentii of the ininiater, so as to assist hie memory in the interview which he Loped to have with the archduke. Arrived in Lemburg, the capital of Galicia, he at once obtained an audi ence, through the few words which the duchess frailgiven hint ; and no sooner was lie in the presence of the governor than lie was ljwired to make the conimunication of *itch ehespoke. nn this, Ward took out his notes, and the archduke observing that he occa eionally referred to them, desired him to lease them with him until the next day nn the next day this important siihject was fully dirett.sed between them, and Ward wire empowered to re Lurie, earning wolt loot the routine of the archduke to undertake this difficult 1108 4 1011 whenever the duke might de sire it The duchess was, of course, highly satisfied with the result of his journey ; but the duke during his absence had sunk into a still deeper state of hope. less dejection. flow were his circum stances to be retrieved? flow was lie to rid himself of his dishonest minis ter.? it Ili ?' he exclaimed, 'that I had some powerful friend to help me to bear my burden I' lin this Ward spoke, and began by suggesting first one and then another of him royal uncles and cousins Ilia all were objected to. At last he men. tioned the Governor of Galicia said the poor duke, 'lle would do, if he could only be prevailed upon to be friend so far Again Ward Ppoke, and now frank IT toll what he had done, and that he brought with 11 1 111 the archduke'H promi , ., to undertake the difficult hu f•ineKs. All was accoMplished which wan hoped for. The unfaithful minister was dismissed, and the duke's affairs again brought into order. The zeal and address displayed by Ward in this delicate business, gave him the increasing confidence of his master, who now urged him to accept the office of Minister of State. But this he, for sonic time positively refus ed, thinking it might make them boll) ridiculous •, for though he was able to serve the duke as no one else could, still he wan but a peasant born Eng hell groom. He had the management of the duke's privy purse, but he smith er prided himself upon it nor wished it to be the means of his advancement. Some months went on, and he made his annual journey to Yorkshire to buy horses, returning to be still more urgently pressed, not only to assume the duties, but the position and title of Minister of State. What could he do? lie already virtually performed the duties of that high (Ace. At length he yielded in pate, and the duke joyful. ly placed him at the head of the finance department,creating him at the same time a baron. The following year, 1845, the duke's eon, Charlee,hereditary Prince of Luc ca, was married to Louisa of France, only eister to the Duke of Bourdeaux. The clevatiolL of Ward now created Alin) enemies, as a matter of course; but. his simplicity of character, hie Pi might forwarti,single-lienrted honesty, and devoted attachment to his master, if they did not (Ilona jealousy or malice, yet rendered them powerless against him. These men of the world knewliot how to deal with sterling honesty and truth, and Ward contin ued tO be first in hie master's *weir as he was now first In the nfilaire of elate, for he now accepted the higher office of Prime Minister. With this post came new anti more «erous duties, to all of which ht . proved himself equal. lie settled long pending disputes, and entered into treaties which were greatly advanta geous to his government. Whatever, indeed, was the difficulty, whatever the crisis, he proved himself equal to it. It was natural that the duke should desire to reward him, and he received, not only from him, but from many other sovereigns important orders and decorations, with lavore enough to turn the head of arty other man. But he still maintained the same simple and noble self forgetting character ; be never solicited either favor or dignity for himself, and knew only that he was created a baron by finding himself so designated in some public docu• ments. Ile.z.remonetrated against it, and ivas'only induced to consent by the duke assuring him that it was ne• cessary for his position. The regard in which lie was held by his royal master may be judged by the following little circumstance: Due day, on en tering hie presence, Ward found the duke busied with pencil an I I ...per. am devising a coat of antis for you, Ward, he said, 'ae a mark of the es teem in which you are held by the duchess and myself; you shall have armorial bearings composed of both her arms and inane ; the silver cross of Sasoy, with the golden flew de-lis of France, in dexter chief.' Ward was deeply touched, but begged to have something added emblematic of hie coming from the native land of John Bull. 'So be it,' said the duke ; 'you shall have two bulls regardant, as ybur supporters. These are the arms of the good Baron Ward, as may be Keen in Burke's Peerage, amongst the ltig lieleforeign arms. In 1847, the duke wearied of his sovereignty, and toreseeing evil days at hand abdicated the ducal throne of Lucca, and very soon afterwards, by the death of the Archduchess Maria Louisa, became by inheritance reign ing Duke of Parma. In these chang es, which involved runny difficulties, Ward, as if gifted for any emergency, developed extraordinary diplornattc skill. Ile arranged financial matters, drew up and signed treaties, traveling around from court to court. As he himself says, in a letter written from Florence : have done nothing but travel about from one court to anoth er,' Ile then adds: 'The Orand Duke of Tuscany, a few days ago, settled on me a handsome pension for life.' lira own duke, then Duke of Parma, hail just done the same Ile was now a wealthy man. But unlike so ninny men who in their pros perity forget their poor relations,he im mediately placed his aged grandfather arid others of his family in easy circum stances. in 1848, lie sent lie father a handsome New Year's gift, and al. lowed him a pound a week, payable every Monday morning. Ile provided for Ills brothers, and adopted one of their sons, although he had at this tunic• a family of his own. He was affectionately attached to all his York shire relations, writing to them con vtatilly, and communicating to them the priemine ,vents of his extraordina rt it, flee little circumstance may be mentioned here, as Illustrative of regard fur hie own simple people. It was in thre eventful year that lie was sent on an ern fatally from his patrotiolien Duke of Panne, or Charles 11. eiA , lie was styled, to his son the Prince of Parma, who, with his Prin• eels, was on a visit to the Marquis and hlarchionesn of Dutiglaii, nt the isle of Arran. Ili hie way to Scotland he had to see a gentleman at lioltvover Castle, on confidential business for the duke. Here being pressed to prolong bin stav, he declined on the plea that he 'wished to give the four and twenty houre at his command to hie aged grandfather, at Howden ; and opening , the portrnapteau which he had with him lie showed it to be literally filled with orders—no lest than four orders of grand crosses being there, all of which lie had received from various sovereigns. These lie said, he wished to show to hie Yorkshire kinsmen knowing how much pleasure it would give them. But now to return to the course of history. Ward's friend and patron had scarcely. assumed the crown of Parma, when lie found it to be one of thorns. The revolutionary spirit of France had communicated itself to Italy, and tottering old dynasties were shaken from one end of the land to the other. Through all these petty soy ereignties or duchies spread the spirit of insurrection anti secret intrigue. Ward, who was at Florence, heard of hie master's danger, and hastened to him only to find him dethroned, and about to fly; anti accompanied by Ward, he fled in disguise through Italy to the South of France, whence they proceeded through Germany to Weietropp, a small estate which the duke had purchased come years before, near Breeden. Here he settled him self down, hoping to find for the re mainder of his (lays that quietness which he loved. It was during this year of political disquiet and disruption,that the Prince and -Princess of Parma were in Scot land, when, as we have said, Ward, who was actively employed in negotia ting their interests at the Court of Vienna; and, with Marshal lintietAy in the field, was sent on his coididem tial embassy, and left Bolsover Castle for his grandfather's. In are autumn of that same year, the Prince of Parma assumed the um certain sovereignty from which his father had been forced ; and it is worthy of remark .01111 t the act of abdi cation of time farth er and the accept ance of the son are both eountersigned by Ward, who acted tis Prime Minis ter for both. The remainder of this remarkable history is soen,to)d. 'Ward continued to he Pekes Mrnister of Parma with absolute Rutborikl,' rays Sir Bernard Burke, 'during, the short reign! of Charles thl. e resided principally nt the Court, of Vienna, as Minister Plenipotentiary, from which he gov erned the Italian principality.' It perhaps wen natural, that at a time when the nations were in a state of in• surrectionary ferment, that this Italian duchy should be discontented with the government of a foreigner, however rriee aud good, who was apparently in the interests of the Austrian Court. Sic years, however, went on. It wart now thebeginning of 1854, and the unfortunate Charles 111. was suddenly removed trom,,his throne by a violent And mysterious death. The dismayed and alarmed duchess, hoping lry so doing to propitiate the angered popu lace, and thus secure the interests of her infant son, instantly deposed Baron Ward, and sentenced him to banish• ment. Ward, true to his own noble nature, and faithful to tine• family whom he loved and had so long served, endow ored to eetablish their interests, but in vain. 'After being,' says his biographer, 'eo suddenly and Bo harshly sacrificed in a Intile attempt to gain popular favor, Ward wholly retired from pub. lowitTnirs. No man could more em phittically say, 'Put not your trust in princes.' Anil, with the approval of a good conscience, he retired into a pri• rate and comparatively humble station. He undertook a large farming estftb• Raiment in the neighborhood of Vien na, and spent his few last years in the enjoyment of domestic happiness with his wife and children. 'lle died in 1958, at the early age of forty-nine, leaving a memorable exam ple of how integrity, talent and courage can raise a man from the lowest po sition to the highest places of the earth, and make him an honor to Ids native ctitintrv.' A Puzzled Teuton A Wisconsin paper contains the fol lowing good story : One who does not. believe in immer sion for baptism was holding a protrac ted meeting and ono night preached on the subject of baptism. In the course of his remarks he said some believed it necessary to go down into the water and come up out of it to be baptized. But this he claimed to be fallacy, for the preposition 'into of the Scriptures should be rendered different, for it does not mean into at all times. 'Moses' lie said, 'we are told, went up into the mountain, and the Saviour was taken into a high mountain, &c. Now, we do not suppose that either went into • mountain,•but unto it. So with going down into the water: it means simply going down closely by or near to the water, and being baptized in the ordi nary way by sprinkling or pouring.' lie carried hie point fully, and in due season and style closed his dis course, when an invitation was given for any one so disposed to arise and expreas his thoughts. Quito a number of his brethren arose and said they were glad they had been present on this occasion, that they were pleased with the sound sermon they had just heard, and felt their souls greatly bless ed. Finally a corpulent gentleman of Teutonic extraction, a stranger to all, arose and broke a silence that was al most painful, as follows:. 'Mister Breiteher, I ieh so glad I flash here to-night, hut I has had ex plained to my mu t some (tinge dal, I never could he'lei I,f,,re. 0, I fah so glad dat into doe,. out no-an into at all, hut sham clove hi or near to, for now I can belief mattish &riga vot I could not belief before We real, Mister Breacher, dat Tamel was cast into de ten of lions and came out alife I Now, I never could belief tat. fo the wilt peasta would [ritual eat him right off; put now it is fery clear to my mint. Ile was bust close by or near to, and tid not get into to ten at all. 0, I WI so glat I rash here to-night. And den, Mister !trencher, it is said dat Jonah was east into the sea and taken into de whalesli petty. Now, I never could belie( dat. It alwaysh seemed to me to be a peeg feesh story, but it ish all plain to my - mint now. Ile vash riot taken into de whalesh Ppetty at all, but shunt aliumped onto ie pack and rode ashore 0, 1 vast, eo slat I rash here to night. 'And now, Mister Breacher, if your will slitiat explain two more passages of Scripture I shall be, 0, so happy, dat I vast, here to-night. One of theni ish were it saiah de vicked shall be east into a lake that purns mit fire and pritnstone always. 0, Mister 13reach• er, shall I be cast into that lake if I am vicked, or elitist close by or near to. sheet near enough to be comfortable ? 0, I hope you tells me I shall be cant only shim by, a good way off, and I will pe so glad I vast, here to night I The other haulage is that rich atish, 'Blessed are they who does these COM - mandments, that they may have a right to de dree of life and enter in through the gates of the city, and riot elitist close py or near to, shuet near enough to see vat I have lost, and I stall be so glat I veal) here to-night. —Addie L. Ballou, in a lecture on the aocial evil, relates the following in• cident t 'ln the city of Chicago, I knew a young girl who spent tie.) long nights and three data without fo o d, and almost without clothing, and the Young Men's Christian Association refused her admittance to their costly halle,and declined to aid her because Alm had no certificate of good charac ter in her pocket; and a woman of the town—though I ,have no reason for saying she was stich—took her in and cared for her.' A.time to run—When you are Ina hurry. A time not to run—When you are sure you cannot be elected. How to Get a Dinner A gentleman Who bad trayelled about pretty extensively was greatly perplexed to understand how it, was that other persons were waited upon promptly and Well served at the hotels, while he was almost entirely ignored and could scarcely obtain a square meal —complain to or swear at the waiters as he might. At last his eyes were opened to the dodge of teeing the Wait cell; liberally, and being of an inge nious turn of ininddie determined to im prove on the plan. The nexilliotel he dined at, he took his seat very pompously at the table, and took out a well lilled pocket•book, extracted therefrom a ten dollar bill, which lie laid on the white cloth beside his plate, and placed his goblet upon it. In ad instant almost, he was sur rounded by waiters, wimp seemed to vie with each other in attentions. Every wish was anticipated, and 'all the deli* cacies of the kitchen and the pantry were placed before him in tempting ar. rev. Having lured as sumptuously as a prince (to the envy of many of the guests), he took up the greenback, and beckoning to the nearest waiter, was immediately heseiged by a hall dozen or so. Holding the bill in nne hand, he pointed to it with the other, and in• quired of the crowd 'Do you see that bill ?' 'Oh, yea, sir,' they all exclaimed in a chorus. 'Then take a good look at it,' he re plied, 'for you will never see it again.' Saying which lie departed, leaving the waitere aghaet. Victoria at the Grave of the Prince Consort. Beautiful as Windson is, it has lost much of its former gayety since the death of the Prince Consort, to whose memory his wife has erected a inagni flceut mausoleum in the Ifoine Park at a cost, defrayed out of her own puree, of ten hundred thousand pounds. The mausoleum is built of Caen stone, and is of circular form with a portico supported on granite pillars. The walls are rich beyond description with gold and decorative ornamentation, re lieved with paintings by the first mod ern mestere. The floor is of teseelated marble. In the center is a splendid screen inclosing the sarcophagus in which lies the embalmed body of the departed prince. Each day the Queen visits this place alone. Near the tomb is placed a large deep basket filled with flowers. At hand ie a small round table on which are a Bible and a pray.r-book. From there she reads and prays, fervently kneeling the while. Then she rises, and taking the wreaths, advances to the sarcopha gus, in the lid of which a small piece of plate glass is inserted, through which she can see the face and form of the departed. But the efforts of the embalmer have not been thoroughly successful, and tire features that were so beautiful in life, are in death marred by discoloration. Still it is firs face, shrunken and pallid though it be. Again she prays, thinking of the years of happiness she lived with him, long passed away but never to be forgotten. Abe stands gazing till she can gaze no more with tears. (;ently she places the forget-me-nots upon the marble coffin, takes one last lingering look with her dim eyes, and slowly retires, while from above the bell tolls out a melancholy requiem for the idolized dead.—English Leiter A Rich Drink The Troy Press says A few days ago, at North Adams, the State Con stable seized a jar of runt, and arrested the party in whose possession it was found for selling liquor. The exami nation before a district judge came on, when the constable was sworn and testified that he had seized the liquor. The attorney for the prisoner asked hint if lie knew it was hipor. Ile re plied, 'Yes it was rum.' Ife knew, because lie drank some or it. The prisoner, a woman, was then cal led. Q.-I)td you have any liquor in 'emir house when the State Countable called there ? A.—Yea; I had Borne in a jar. 'How tong had you had it?' 'About six inonthm.' 'on have II lor .ale .1111 1 r I to t r ehl liquor ' 'AV ku, did you keep (lily rim tor?' 1 I i.t wash '144.1 irnl et er wa.l. i I the baby ut thin ruin ?' .011, yea; oft, 4 ! I used to turn SOME out in n , 1,,11, wash the baby in it, and then inin it back into the jar.' There was laughter in the court, and the State constable declared he would scree no more liquor kept it, a jar. —ail!, mother I mother I' 'What, son 1' 'Mayn't I 1/11V0 the big bible up is my room imilay 7' 'Yee, my child, and Welcome. You don't know what pleasure it gives me to see your thoughts turn that way. But what sticks are those you have in your hands?' 'Triggers.' 'Triggers for what, my child.' 'Why, trap triggers. Here's the standard you Nee ; that is the flipper, and that one with the fat meat on the end is the long trigger. There's a mouse keeps oming into my room and intntl‘tn' me and I want to set the big Bill• and tfy and knock his chunk out of him; —•Tu+s world is all a fleeting show,' said a priest to a culprit on the gallows. 'Yes,' was the prompt reply, 'but it you have no objections, I'd like to see tile show a little longer.' —An old lady, not remarkable for ihe clearneas of her ideas, describing a One , PII miner evi ning, said : •It was a Lefini'fill I , rieht night; the moon ma le everything as light as a feather I' Ell All Sorts of Paraiiraphs The best revolver out—the world. *settled thing—a cup of good cof fee. Tho name for tight boots corn cribs. A bird of ill omen —n swallow of brandy. A timo to run--When you are in a hairy. The way to got at tho root of a thing is to dig. A broker is always trying to make things whole. A high joint affair—rheumatism in the shoulder. Not a bellisose process—clubbin g for a newspaper. May a turkey be said to boa ghost when he's a-gobbhn 't When a woman gets her back up she won't back down. Why is a girl not a noun? Because alas is an interjection. flow to distinguish a wealthy man— by the Creesus in his face. A time not to run—when your are sure you ottn not be elected. Melancholy trees—the weeping wil low and the pine-apple. Of what crime la a carver most gkttl ty? Of steeling his knife. Chicago doesn't like the milk it gets. It prefers the udder kind. What parts of the body are most useful to carpenters? the ends The koy to Darwin's theory, which is ape-parent to all is—Monkey molasees good for n cough It ought to he; lt is sold for consump. Lion. Girls, never marry a doctor, or day and night you will be tied to your If you would lay in a supply of old aloe, be sure and mako , it out of elder berries. Gravity is said to be no more an evi dence of wisdom than a papercollar is of a shirt. A Bay City, Michigan, dog-fancier ad anises a "lost bull-pup ; answers to the name of Venue." Glorified bugs and impossible bullet flies, seem to be all the rage for female adornment this spring. Somebody wanes to present "Shen. dan's Hide" to the nation That ride is a fraud In every sense. Why is a good husband like dough' Doughn't you know? Why, It labs cause a woman needs him. An old sailor said a few days ago .1 began tht, world with nothing, nod havo held my own ever since.' What k the diiTerence between a cos% bucket and a fresh codfish 7 One 1• s coal hod and the other is a whole coO, It is not generally known that Othel lo was a member of *he tar. lin was a tawny general of Venice,--so BRA an exchange. There is a town in Maine, whore the wind blows so hard that the people dare not raise children except in schelter.. cod localities. If you would be pungent, be brief, for it is with words as with sunbeams— the more they sre condensed the deep.r they burn The Boston Post says the female.; in their post-Alec sort the mails with ex pedition and method 8o they do al most everywhere. A young lady who wan perfectly tliunderittruck nt hearing of her friend 3 comment, han been provided with a lightning rod. The sen of matrimony is not alerits a smooth one. 13y the light of the honeymoon you can even see reeks ahead—the cradle It is a singular circarnstance that tiro word unabridged, is not in the latest il lustrated edition of 'Webster's Una bridged Dictionary.' Flenry Ward Beecher, thinks the weather has much to do with a man s religion, as many people pray during a thunder storm who never think of it on a sunshiny day. An lowa church has vary properly expelled a deacon for attending a ba•u ball match They !night bavu forgiv en rnumbley-the-peg, but base ball r• de warnliztrig .In.h Billing.. Says flirt halm it tott - petiln for getting Into things, thes tiro the lust at the thinner table, and Rini,: tnke- leave until t'J. , cloths is removed A well known writer nays that, for the lost quarter of a century, woman has been gaining on man, and it is fait to suppose that in time she will take the lead entirely, A cotemporary thinks that if tho Sublime Porte hi sent some , %thitme port or Bourbon to the Whito 110,oe instead of carpet, he would have suited the President hotter. Horace Greeley is urged for the 11 r. hn rnioaion just vacated by lion ( Bancroft Mr Greeley ling been urged for 0) ery vacant eaten of importance ever since we can remember. A good book and a good wo man, are nxcnlh nt things for those who know justly to appreciate their value There are men, however, who judge both from the beauty of their coverings. An Irish dentist, demprous of tieing elected coroner of Wexford, heeds hie appeal to WA constituents with the ap propriate and graceful motto • 'A long pull, and a strong pull, and n pull alto gether A Michigan editor has just given lip the iiiike4nn i t ermi'm pulpit. lie thinks It is easitto fight the one devil at which a Minister levels his arrows,than the ten thousands which an editor is obliged to contend with. Deaf and dumb clorks aro on trial in some of the departments in Washing ton. There is no weitsen why 'they shouldn't succeed Dumb waiters were introduced in all the leading hotels long ago, and have satisfied everybody.
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