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We have made arrangements by which
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hud fancy Job Printing, such as Books,
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JJACK to FIRST PRINCIPLES
BOOTS AND SHOES
OF" MY OWN MANt'FACTl'Ri
WHAT I MAKE CAN WARRANT I
Afirr an experience of more than a yesr in
the pale of Eas'ern mxle work, during which
time I hare expended more trtau the profits in
repairing rip and tares, I have determined to
oome back to first principles and aenoelorth
confine mveclf to tlie manufacture ot BOOTS
and SHOF.8 for Men, Youths. Ladies aud Mins-o-
and am now better prepared than ever to
give entire sMi.-dacden iu my business.
I have at proi-ertt in rny employ a competent
corps of workmen, and can say without fear of
rwntradiction thut I can turn out as neat and
flubsmntial Boots and Shoes at as modi-rats
eicE as can be made anywhere in the State.
2 am having Boots made of th finest French
CalMtin. and within the past month or two
litre hid orders pouring in upon me from all
quarters fer this kind of work. The material
In these Boots is the best to be found iu th;
nurket, and the wormatiFUt j, both in neatness
and strength, cannot be excelled at auy other
stablishrrea'. in the country.
MY TRAIN ALWAYS ON TIME!
All work will h ready for delivery at th
time promised. Veddings, visits and other in
teresting or important occurrence need not be
postponed through any failure on my part to
eome to time.
Good work and moderate prices is my motto,
and one trial will convince any person tbit tie
wot to "im well chosen.
STBerairing of Boots and Shoes attended
to promptly and in a workmanlike manner.
Thankful for past favors I feel confident that
my work and prices will commend me to a con
tinuance and increnso of the same.
JOHN D. THOMAS.
Ebensburg, May 2S, l6S.-tf.
EVERE THE MEMORY OF
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MONUMENTS, TOMBSTONES, Ac
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Loretto Marble Works,
all kind cf MONUMENTS AND TOMB
STONES, as well as TABLE and BUREAU
TOrS, and all other work in his line. None
but the lest American and Italian Marble
used, and perfect satisfaction guarauteed to
all cases at prices as low as like work can
be obtained in the cities or elsewhere. Call
and see specimens and judge for yourselves
as to the merits cheapness of my work.
JAMES WILKINSON.
Loretto, March 12. 1868.1y.
JOSEPH ZOLNER
TJJ AS just opened, and offers for salelowe
than they can be bought
els where, a splendid lot of
fiipbt iinv and twnt v-fonr honr
CLOCKS, fine WATCHES ofZ&,
every description, ACCOBDEONS, JEWEL
RY, and a variety of all articles in his line.
Repairing of Clocks, Watches, and all kinds
cf Jewelry, done on short notice and most
reasonable terms. All work warranted.
Call at his shop. High 6treet, opposite Public
School House, Ebensburg. f sep,5,'67.J
ICHARD ROWAN,
ALTOONA, PA.,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER
js prepared fx make contracts for the paint
ing of Churches, Dwellings and other Build
ings in Cambria and surrounding counties,
ftyad for the execution of all other work in his
line. Painting done at prices more moder
ate and in a 6tyle far superior to most of th
work executed in this section.. Satisfaction
guaranteed. feb.20-tf.
JS. STRAYER, Justice op the
Peace, Johnstown, Pa. Office on the
corner of Market street and Locust alley,
Second, Ward, dcc.12.-Iy.
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The Pride of an Old Mux's Heart-
We present the readers of the Frteman
with another beautiful effusion from the pen
of our favorite warbler, "Linnet." We do
not know when we have met with anything
more simple and refined in poetry. We
trust the fair authoress will not relinquish
her love for the classic nine, but continue to
mtke us the medium for her inspirations.
EniToa.J
Now the curtain is lifted would you look in?
How sweet she is and fair!
With her little red mouth, and her dimpled
c'lin.
And her silken waving hair.
My cot is low, but I am not lone.
Though all beside depart :
For the maiden therf, so sweet and fair.
Is the pride cf an old man's heart.
Sho was reai'd in a home that was proud
and grand.
She knew not care nor toil,
'Till the demon of strife went abroad in the
land,
To wreck and to deppoil.
And over that home its fury swept,
'Till all in ruins lay :
And the maiden thero knew toil and car
At tho close of another day.
With her little white hands she mnst earn
her bread
And, oh ! not hers alonp.
For the feeble old mar, with his hoary Lead,
Has weak and helpless grown.
And yet, I never have heard her sigh,
Or seen a tear to star.
But her eyes attest she's proud and blest
As tho pride of an old man's heart.
With the smile of her mother the looks at me,
And with her voice she speaks.
And the rosts I Iov'd in my youth to aec
Are blooming on her cheeks.
There is a low gravo in the suuny South,
From all the world apart
That mother is there, and her child so fair
la the hope of an old man's heart.
Lnxrr.
THE HEGCJAU IILftY.
("The following beautiful and pathetic
poem is published at the request of a lady
friend, who is fuily competent to appreciate
its merits. We know not where it firtt saw
the light, nor have we any knowledge of its
authorship. It conies to us as a waif, but
we deem it worthy of a niche in the "poet's
corner." Ed.J
Pale and weary, strangely old.
Wan with huuger, piDched with cold.
Clothed in rags around it rolled.
Was this poor beggar baby.
Careless travellers, going by.
Walked around, lest, coming nigh.
They might hear the hungry cry
Of this poor beggar baby.
Rich men passed, and thought within,
" 'Twere well that life had never been
As though niisfartune were a sin
For a poor beggar baby.
Ooly the pauper mother smiled.
Only the mother blessed the child.
And murmured love in accents mild
To that poor beggar baby.
But by-an-and-by that baby did.
And they buried it (on the pauper's tide
Of the yard) only the mother cried
For that poor beggar baby,
Who used to cling to her lonely breast.
And kiss her cheek ere it sunk to rest.
Like little bird in a happy nest
Poor little beggar baby f
But lo ! beyond the pauper tomb
A wondrous light stole through the gloom.
And voices sang. "In Heaven there's room
For that poor beggar baby."
And then in garments white and new,
Upward the rank of angels through.
The radiant, ransomed spirit flew
Of that poor beggar baby.
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Couldn't Get tue Right Flop. In
the year 1843, during the Millerite excite
ment in the usual quiet town of Durham,
old Aunt Sally H , who would "weigh
nigh onto two hundred pound," one even
ing in meeting, in the midst of a warm ex
hortation, said,:
"Oh, brethren and sisters, bless the
Lord, I'll soon get away from this wicked
world ; I'm going to meet the Lord in a
few days. My faith is powerful strong.
0 yes, powerful strong it Is ! So strong,"
continued the old lady, extending her arms
and motioning them like a goose on the
wing, 'that it docs seem as if I could fly
right away and meet tho Lord in the air."
The minister, who was as great an en
thusiast on "going up" as the old ladj, en
cou raged her by exclaiming:
"Try, sister, try I Perhaps you can if
your faith is strong enough."
"Well, I can," she exclaimed, "I know
1 can, and I will."
She was standing near a window, which
was raised on account of the oppressive
heat, for it was summer. With her hand
kerchief in one hand and her fan in the
other, fhe mounted the seat, and thence
to the top of the pew, and gave a leap into
the air with a flying motion of her arms,
expecting to ascend heavenward. But the
law of gravitation was too much for her
faith and the gravity of the audience.
Down sdie came with an enormous and
not very augelic grunt, and shaking tho
whole house with the concussion.
She arose, folded her wings, and with
great meekness sneaked back to her seat,
evidently disappointed.
And next evening some of the young
people asked her :
"Aunt Sally, why didn't you fly last
night when you tried so hard 1"
"I couldn't get the right flop," was the
meek and Conclusive reply.
THE THREE CRIMES.
AN AVrKKK TALK. .
Ilarnet Abdallah was an inhabitant of
a grotto on one of the slopes of Mount
Olympus. When he stood at the entrance
tf his humble dwelling, he could embrace
at one glance all tho territory originally
possessed by Osman, the founder of the
Ottoman empire ; and, as he five times a
day offered up bis prayers to Allah, he
invoked blessings upon the head of Soly
man the Magnificent, the reigning Sultan
in whose time ho lived. Indeed, Abdal
lah was renowned for his sanctity ; and
the inhabitants of tho vicinity of his dwell
ing treated him with tho most marked re
spect.
He was not, however, entitled to this
excessive veneration by his age ; for he
had scarcely attained his fortieth year
when the incident of this tale took place.
His venerable father, who was himself a
derriseof great sancitity, and whose years
amounted to four-scoro, resided with him
in the same grotto ; and fortunate was
deemed the individual who, on his way
along the slopes of Olympus, was allowed
lo join in the prayers of the two der vises,
kneeling upon tho cround at the entrance
of the cave, and turning their countenances
toward the holy cities of Mecca and Medi
na.
Unmet Abdallah was one morning rov
in amidst the groves and woods which
extended up the mountain far above his
grotto, and pondering upon the passage in
the Koran which he bad beeu perueing but
a short time previously, wheu his foot
suddenly struck against something hard
upon the ground. He looked downward,
and saw an iron ring fastened to a small
brass plate, which was let into a equare of
stonework, and seemed to cover a hollow
place or welL Obeying a sudden impulse
of curiosity. Hamet applied his band to
the riug, and pulled it with all his force.
After many vain exertions, the brass plate
yielded to his exertions, and he fell back
ward with the sudden shock.
Before he had time to rise and examine
the aperture thus laid bare, a dense vol
ume of smoke issued from the hole, and
ascended in the air to the height of several
thousand feet.
Hamet gated with astonishment upon
this strange apparition ; but how much
more was his wonder excited when he saw
the smoke gradually become more and
more palpable and shapely, and at length
assume the form of an immense giant, with
a long flowing white beard, and a tremens
dous pins tree in bis right hand.
Hamet fell upon his knees, and was
about to put up a prayer to Heaven, when
the terrible apparition addressed him in a
voice of thunder t
"Nay ; mention not the name of the
Deity, or I will cut thee into ten thousand
pieces 1"
"Who art thou!" demanded Hamet,
rising from bis suppliant posture.
"I am Kara, an JEvil Genius, whom a
victorious power shut up in that cursed
hole, where I have languished for two
thousand years. It is an evil day for thee
that brought thee hither.
"And wherefor, proud Genius V de
manded Hamet.
"Recause I am about to' kill thee, in
order to avenge myself upon some one for
this long captivity," replied the giant.
At these words, Hamet trembled very
much, and besought the Genius to spare
his life. For a long time the Genius was
inexorable, and ordered him to prepare for
immediate death ; but at length he suf
fered himself to be moved by the prayers
and entreaties of the virtuous dervise.
"Hark ye," said the Genius ; "I am
willing to spare your life upon one condi
tion "
"Name it," said Haaet, his heart leap
ing with joy.
"I will grant your request, I say,"
proceeded the Genius, "on condition that
you perpetrate some crime whieh may
diminish your over-weening pride of con
scious virtue. Do not interrupt me, or I
will kill you upon the spot ; but listen. I
give you your choice of three of the most
heinous crimes which I can imagine. You
shall either violate the law of the prophet,
and drink your 111 of good wine, or yeu
shall murder your venerable old father ;
or you shall curse the name of that Deity
whom you worship. Cbooee between these
three crime."
Then Hamet was very sorrowful, and
he endeavored to melt the heart of the evil
Genius j but all his prayers and entreaties
were unavailing. lis accordingly began
to reason with himself.
"If," said he, "I assassinate my father,
no contrition can wipe away my crime,
and moreover the law will overtake me
with its vengeance. If I curse the name
of the great Allah, I may sigh in rain for
future happiness in the gardens of Para
dise. But if I become inebriate with the
juice of the grape, I can expiate that faalt
a . ? " . - .
Dy severe moniucauoD, penitence ana re
newed prayer."
Then, turning his countenance upward
toward the Genius, he said. "O fountain
of all evil ! I have made my choice, since
thou'art determined upon this injury. '
"Name the object ef that choice," said
the Genias.
"I will get drunken with wine as the
least of the crimes which you propose,"
answered the dervise.
"Be it so," cried the Genius; "this
evening, after the hour of prayer, thott wilt
find a jar of Cyprus wine upon thy table..
when thy father has retired to rest in his
own cell. Thou may est fulfill thy promise
then ; but woe unto thee if thou deceivest
rael"
The genius gradually became less pal
pable as he spoke these words ; and, by
the time the concluding menace issued
from his lips, he had vanished altogether.
Hamet retraced his steps toward the grotto,
with a sorrowful heart ; but he would not
confide his anticipated disgrace to the af
fectionate parent who welcomed his return.
The day passed rapidly away ; and in
the evening, Hamet and his sire knelt
down as usual at the door of the grotto,
with their faces toward the south, to raise
their voices in prayer. When their ves
pers were concluded, the old man embraced
his son tenderly and retired to the inner
part of the grotto.
Ab soon as Hamet knew that his father
slept, he lighted a lamp ; and, as the Ge
nius had told him, he saw a large measure
of wine standing upon the table. The
unhappy dervise raised it to his lips, and
drank deeply of tho intoxicating draught.
A glow of fire seemed as he set the vessel
down upon the table. Again he drank ;
and he felt reckless and careless of the
consequences. He drank a third time ;
and, when he had emptied the measure,
he ran out to the door of the grotto, and
threw it down the slope of the mountain ;
then, as he heard it bounding along, he
laughed with indescribable mirth. He
turned to enter the grotto, he saw his
father standing behind him.
"Son," said the old man, "the noise of
revelry awoke me from my slumbers, and
I rise to find my well beloved Hamet
drunken with wine! Alas! is this merely
one of many nights' orgies ? and have I
now awakened to the dread truth of thine
impiety for the first time ? Alas ! thou
hast cast ashes upon the gray head of thy
father !"
Hamet could not brook this accusation,
and the implied suspicion that he was
accustomed to indulge in wine whilst his
father slept. He felt suddenly indignant
at the language f his sire, and cried :
"Return to your couch, old dotard !
Thou knowest not what thou sayest !"
And as be uttered those words, he
pushed his father violently into the grotto.
The old man resisted, and again remon
strated with Hamet, The brain of the
son was confused with liquor ; and a
sudden dread of exoosure to the world
entered his mind. With the rage of a
demon be rushed upon his hoary headed
sire and dashed him furiously against the
stone walls of the grotto. The old man
fell with his temple against a sharp flint
one groan emanated from his bosom
and his spirit fled forever.
Suddenly conscious of the horrid crime
of which he had been guilty, Hamet tore
his hair, beat his breast, and raved like a
maniac And in the midst of his ravings,
he lifted up his voice acainst the maiestv
of heaven, and cursed the Deity whom he
nad so long and fervently worehipped !
At that instant a terrible din echoed
round about the thunder rolled the tall
trees shook with an earthquake and,
amidst the roar of the conflicting elements
were heard shouts of infernal laughter.
All hell seemed to rejoice at the fall of a
good man, whom no other vice bad ever
tempted away from the paths of virtue,
until drunkenness presented itself. The
rage of the storm increased the trees
were torn up by their roots and frag
ments of the rocky parts of Olympus rolled
down the hill with the fury of an Alpine
avalanche. Then suddenly the Genius
appeared before the wretched Hamet, and
exclaimed, "Fool I by choosing to commit
the crime which seemed to thee least, thou
bast committed the other two likewise 1
For there is more danger in the wine-cup
than in any other means of temptation
presented by Satan to mankind I"
And the last words of the Genius min
gled with the redoubled howling of the
Btorm, as Hamet was borne down the
slope of the mountain by the falling mass
es, and dashed to pieces at the bottom.
Pcnctcatiox Puzzle. ThefolIowing
article forcibly illustrates the necessity of
punctuation. The Montana Herald says
it can be read in two ways, making a
very bad man or a very good man, the
result depending wholly on the manner in
which it is punctuated :
He is an old experienced man in vice
and wickedness he is never found oppo
ing the works of iniquity he takes delight
in the downfall of the neighborhood he
never rejoices in the prosperity of any of
hia fellow creatures he is always ready to
assist in destroying the peace of society
be takes no pleasure in serving the Lord
he is uncommonly diligent In sowing
discord among his friends and acquaint
ances he takes no pride in laboring to
promote the cause of Christianity hehas
not been negligent in endeavoring to stig
matize all public teachers he makes no
exertion to subdue his evil passions he
strives hard to build up Satan's kingdom
he lends no aid to the support of the gos
pel among the heathens he contributes
largely to the evil adversary he pays no
attention to good advice he gives great
heed to the devil he will never go to
heaven he must go where he will receive
the just recompense of reward.
Ir those exposed to the sun would place
a wet handkerchief or cloth of any kind
in their hats they would avoid severe bead
ache caused by solar beat, or sunstroke.,
REII4RKAOLE SPECTACLE,
A SCENE IK TUB KIZAM'S CAPITOL.
A correspondent of the Times of India
describes a remarkable spectacle which he
witnessed In Hyderabad on the 29th of
April last :
"On the fifth day of the Mohurrum, in
accordance with an old custom, which ob
tains only, I am told, in Hyderabad, all
the armed bands of the city defile through
the streets, and pass in review before the
Nizam. The occasion is called the Lun
gar day. About half-past twelve the
procession begun, and from that time till
past five a continuous stream of armed
men trampled past on their way to the
Nizam's palace, with very few halts or
checks ; in a sort of orderly disorder.
The greater part of the men were Arabs,
small, ragged, active, ferocious-looking
fellows, clad scantily and dirtily, but each
bearing a marvellous armament of weap
ons. Each band was preceded by four cr
five musicians beating shrill little tomtoms.
Then came, generally, a party of epears
men, carrying enormous lances, the points
of which reached, without any exaggera
tion, half way to the housetops. A large
bundle of horse hair, or something like it,
fluttered just below the spearhead, and in
the narrow street these weapon?, borne in
close array, looked like an Arab 'Hirnam'
wood advancing upon a Deccany 'Dunsi
nane.' They were followed immediately
by the main column of the Arabs, march
ing with no attempt at precision of regu
larity beyond keeping to a loose forma
tion of fours. These men carried at the
slope long theatrical-looking matchlocks,
ornamented profusely with silver, and in
their left hands they held the matches all
alight.
"Those who are fond of studying the
varieties of the human physiognomy, par
ticularly the more malignant and diaboli
cal of them, must have had a. rare treat
in watching these Arabs. They are with
out exception the most genuine set of ras
cals, to judge from their faces, that it
would be poesible to collect from the
slums of Asia. To do them justice, they
are immensely picturesque, and look as if
they could fight. In the centre of the
column the noble or person of high degree
who maintained these interesting adherents
was borne along, reclining in a magnificent
howdab, upon at all and richly capari
soned elephant. The housings of these
animals were in most cases lavishly deco
rated with gold or silver, or occasionally
even with jewels. The elephants were
invariably painted all over, and looked
like moving images of gold and gems
carrying towers of scarlet cloth and silver.
Many of the howdahs were of solid silver,
with glas panels.
"Band after band of these Arabs, with
their liege lords, passed, till the eye grew
wearied of the endless snake-like column,
and the ear of the wild, quaint, half shout,
half chant that they kept up without ces
sation. Every noW and then a fat pranc
ing horse was led by, riderless, with ap
pointments of the most gorgeous descrip
tion. Some of the bridles, wrought of
solid gold, were as beautiful as they were
costly. Round the horses necks were
suspended seven or eight rows of neck
laces of bell-sbaped ornaments, some in
silver some In gold. The saddle-cloths
were invariably , superbly embroidered
and stiff with gold. The wealth that
some of these animals carried upon their
backs must have been a perfect fortune in
itself.
"Several troops of horsemen in fantas
tic attire, and mounted upon miserable
screws, passed at intervals headed by a
drummer with kettle-drums. Various
sorts of devices, representing monkeys,
swans, tigers, Ac, were borne aloft on
poles by noisy parlies in the airiest of
costumes, and dodging in and out between
the ranks of the armed men and the dense
throng of the spectators came numerous
mummer?, engaged in what our butlers
call tigering.' They were painted from
head to foot, struck all over with gold
leaf, and carried on each shoulder a bunch
of peacock feathers. Occasionally groups
of men bearing baskets full of rockets and
squibs earae along, while one of them
kept lighting the fireworks and sending
them straight up into the air with a loud
phizz. About four o'clock in the after
noon the tones of the trumpet and the
measured roll of drums announced that
tho Nizam's regular troops were ap
proaching, and in a few minutes the
motley array of matchlock and spearman
had passed away, and was succeeded by
the comparatively trim ranks of disciplined
regiments.
"At the head of the column came the
really fine band of the African body
guard. This corps is composed of 'pucka
Africans, with the woolly head, thick
lips and coal-black hue, all complete.
Their uniform consists of a red fez, with
dark bine tassel, a dark blue pelisse laced
with silver, open in the front, and display
ing a scarlet undercoat or waistcoat laced
with silver, dark blue pantaloons and
jack-boots. They are armed with sabre
and carbine, and their saddles and horse
appointments are on the model of the Eu
ropean hussar equipment. They ware
well turned out, and tolerably well mount
ed. Following them came a regiment of
lancers, a really soldierly-looking set of
men, infinitely superior, in my humble
opinion, as to physique and getting up, to
the Africans. Of course we had but a
passing glinrpee cf them, bat they sppear-
el to be admirably dressed and equipped,
and set their horses better then the Afri
cans, who have rather a lounging, slouch
ing appearance.
"There was another corps of cavalry in
a most violent uniform of bright blue and
highly-fantastic lacing of chrome yellow
all over the back and front. They prob
ably look gay and picturesque in a body
or in the open field, but the dress is too
tawdry and grotesque for close inspection
in a narrow street. It lacks the woman
like style of the Wonpurty Lancers. The
artillery marched in the rear of the eav
alry, and next came the regiment of in
fantry. Some of these were remarkably
fine bodies of men, clothed in the regula
tion Sepoy uniform, and marching with
surprising steadiness. The way they
maintained their dressing and the proper
intervals in columns or sections, in spite
of short checks and the pressure of the
crowd about the flanks, was very credita
ble. There were two corps which espe
cially deserve mention from the admirable
style of dress that they wore. One
sported the scarlet Garibaldi shirts, neat
ly fitting, witfi dark blue trousers and
scarlet caps. The pouch belt is of black
leather, and the whole drees ia smart.
comfortable, and emmently suitable to
native troops. 1 be other regiment had a
loose scarlet tunic and Zouave trousers,
and it also struck me as being admirably
well dressed.
After the re-formed troops came several
recimenfs of Hyderabad infantrv that
looked uncommonly like battalions of
sepoys of the last century risen from their
graves. They wore the wonderful things
in hats that the old Company's Sepoys
carried on their heads ages ago, the queer
little coatees, and enormous pouch boxer,
which one might almost mistake for knap
sacks. They are armed with the ancient
flint-lock, beneath the weight of which
they seemed to stagger. Altogether their
appearance was quite historical, from the
commanding officers to the drummers. I
ought not to omit to meution that one of
the infantry regiments of the re-formed
troops was headed by some ten or eleven
pipers in the most astounding garb that
pipers have ever appeared in since the
invention of bagpipes. At their side
marched a real live Highlander, with
plumed bonnet. As far as I could judge,
their performance upon the pipes was re
markably good for natives ; for, of course,
no one can blow properly but a true cbiel.
About half-past five the procession was
virtually over, and Sir Saler Jung's guests
retired to his palace."
The Man with tai Photographic
Memory. Some months ago an officer
of the United States Army, who is re
markable for the snddennese and keenness
of his vision, accosted an individual on
the levee, with
"How do you do, my dear fellow t
Glad to see you looking so well. But
that was an awful scare we cot, was it
not f "
'Sir," said the accosted gravely, "you
have the advantage of me."
"Had the advantage of you, you
mean ; but not so much you were down
nearly as soon as I was."
"Sir," said the party addressed, still
more gravely, "you speak in riddles.
Will you be so good as to explain !'
"Ah I" responded the phenomenon,
"don't remember. I buddom. Quite nnt-
ii v
urah We had only a passing glimpse of
eacn otner,
"Sir, you probably mistake rae for
some one else," returned the other, more
mystified than ever.
"Not a bit of it," said the man with
photographic memory. You were on
board steamer when she blew op
near Memphis, on the 2 2d of April, at
thirteen minutes past eleven o'clock, nine
years ago, were you not V
"Yes, I wan, but "
"No buts. So was I. Not that I saw
you before the explosion. My first and
only interview with you, sir, was in the
air. Yon were going up and I was com
ing down. The glimpse I had of you
was necessarily short. Your features
were distorted by fright, our paces were
killing, and I was wrong side up. Con
sequently my opportuiiities for observa
tion were unfavorable. But I never for
get faces under any circumstances, how
ever discomposing. I photographed you,
sir, and I have had you in my mind's-eye
ever since. The moment I saw you Ire
cognized you as the original of my mental
daguerreotype. Glad to see you looking
in better trim than when I saw you last.
But we all have our ups and downs in
this world. Suppose we adjourn where
we can crack a bottle of champagne for
the sake of auld lang synef
"Which," said our informant, as he
wound up the story, "they accordingly
An ORinoDox iivinr in the town of
P , in this State, who was in the habit
of playing with his notes while the choir
were singing, accidentally dropped them
in a crack in his desk. After trying for
some time to recover them without suc
cess, he arose and addressed the congrega
tion as follows t "My dear friends, I
brought my notes with me this morning
have got them into this confounded crack,
and can't get them out but I will read
two chapters in the book of Job, which
are worth two such eermone, if I had
them." "
Biliings Closes 0uthia Light Ware.
If you want tew boy repentance at th 3
highest market price, Invest in tite boot.
I had rather be a receiver tf stolen
goods than the keeper of other folkea'
stkrets.
After awl tho philosophy I kan kram
np, I sumtimee git disgusted with life.
It seems to be but an uneertain vicktoiy
over bise passions that even a mule don't
hav.
Men are perfecktly delited in being
cheated an then are d'ygusted not with
the fraud bnt the loss of novelty.
It is a kurious fact that with the world
full ov pleasure, our principal enjoyment
is in hope.
There is wun mortification (thai I kan
remember now) in being rich, and that x
you are flattered before yure face and
abueed behind it.
I have always konsidered abstract dogs
a good thing, but I kould never appreciate
the utter necessity ov keeping a woodcock
dog in a thickly settled city exclusively
on porter he-use steak, when there wazn't
a live woodcock within 230 miles ov me ;
but there iz plenty of folks who kan,
which shows how little I know about it.
I am loudly ia favor ov new things,
but I am opposed tu enny man, even wun
ov our colored associates, thinkin he has
discovered a new truth jest because ha
baz, for the fust time in hiz life, stumbled
ontn an old wun.
I should be ashamed ov miself to say
a harsh word against the noble animal
the hosa ; but I haven't been able tew
see that it is best tew let the breed of
mankind run out just for the sake of get
tin a boss that kan trot in 2-16.
I hav noticed that those persons who
hav the keenest sense ov misery, hav the
brightest visions of joy ; but there is sum
folks whom evea molasses kandy won't
make happy nor even muskeeters worry.
I don't think there iz enny more excuse
for keepin a Shanhigh rooster than there
iz in keepin a boss that you've got tew
buck up to a second story window tew
put the crupper on.
It iz aBtonisbin how very small they
ware their pantilunes in Broadway ; but
I notice the pantilunes are plenty big enuff
for the leg.
When I see an old mizcr in the midst
ov his wealth, I koneider him just about
as happy as a fly who has ft 11 intu a
quart bowl ov molasses and kant git out.
When the day breaks the assets are
light.
Serpents in a Pile, in South Ameri
ca. In the savannas of Izabuco, in Gui
ana, I saw the most wonderful, the most
terrible spectacle that can be seen : and
although it be not uncommon to the inhab
itants, no traveller ever spoke of it. We
were ten on horseback two of them took
the lead, in order to sound the passages,
while I preferred to Skirt the great forest.
One of the blacks who formed the van
guard, returned at full gallop, and called
to me, "Here sir, come and see eerpents
in a pile." He pointed me to something
elevated in the middle of the savanna or
swamp, which appeared like a bundle of
arms. One of my company then said,
"this is certainly one of the assemblages
of serpents which heap themselves on each
other after a violent templet. I have
heard of these but never saw any ; let us
proceed cautiously, and not go too near."
When we were within twenty paces of it,
the terror of our horses prevented our near
er approach, to which, however, none
were inclined.
On a sudden, the pyramidal mass be
came agitated ; horrible hissings issuing
from it, thousands of serpents rolled spi
rally on each other, shot forth out of the
circle their bideons heads, presenting their
envenomed darts and fiery eyes to us. I
own I was the first to draw back, but when
I saw this formidable phalartx remained
at its post, and appeared to be more diss
posed to defend itself than attack as, rode
round it to view the order of battle, found
it faced the enemy on every side. I then
sought to find what could be the design of
this numerous assemblage ; and I conclu
ded that this species of serpent dreaded
some colossal enemy, which might be the
great serpent of the cayman, and that they
reunite themselves after having seen thui
enemy, in order to attack or resist him in
mass. umbolt.
A lady Tiding in a car on the New
York Central Railroad, was disturbed in
her reading by the conversation of two
gentlemen, oocupying the seat just before
her. One of them seemed to be a student
of seme college on hia way home for vaca
tion. He used muebj. profane language,
greatly to her annoyance. She thought
she would rebuke him, and on begging
pardon for interrupting then, asked the
yoang student if he had studied the lan
guage. Student "Yes, madam, I have mas
tered the languages quite welL"
Lady "Do you read and speak He
brew t" 1
Student "Quite fluently."
Lady "Will yeu be so kind as te do
me a small favor 1"
Student "With great pleasure I am
at your servioe."
Lady "Will you be ao kind aa to do
your swearing in Hebrew t"
We may well suppose the lady was
not annoyed any more by the ungentle
manly language of this would-be-geatle,
man.
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