American Jdiblttiitici:. PUBLISHED EyfeßY* THUESDAtMORNINQ . , 'by' •• &i ICENNEDY. }• & ~* m,i ■*"■'» V. I- * OFFICE-SOUTH 2KABKET SQVABB. Teuhs Dollars per year if paid strictly.. t ii AdvondeY Tw6i)6tiart and Fifty* Cents if paid adlhip.threc mouths lafter whlohThree Dollars tvUl be charged, . These mrmswlllbe rigidly ad-- ucred W rronUnuedantil ail arrearages' or© paid, unless' at (Sattiis. B. BUTLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND UNITED ..STATES CLAIM AGENT, OABLIBLB, dUIUBBBLANI) CO. PA. ' ■ pensions, Bounties, Back Pay, Ac., promptly collected. • y - Applications by mall will receive. due attention, and the proper blanks and.lnstrudtions forward ed. * , . In all letters of inquiry, please enclose postage stamp.' 1 March 2K, If T' M WEAKLEY, Attobnev at LAW. • I . Offlco on South Hanover street, in the room formerly occupied by A. B. Sharpe. Esq, OHAB, 13.; MA6LAUGHLIN, Attob -Ney at Law, OlDco'ld Building formerly occuplid by ’Volunteer, a few doors South of Han non’s Hotel. • * Deo. 1,1805. aXI BBLTZHOOYER, Attorney • at Law and Real Estate Agent, Shepherds; town, West Virginia. Prompt attention given to all business in Jeilbrson county and the Counties adjoining it. • , Fob. .15, iOOOr-ly.: . . • - , T OHN. C. GBAHASL Attorney at #1 Law* Office formerly OoCtipled' by Judge Graham,•SotrttrHanowf otrtsot, Oarimio, r«femcv. Deo. 1,1805— ly. ,• EE. BEJiTZHOOVER, 1 Attorney; ■ Ann GotmaEiLOtt at ,La.w,, Carlisle, Penna, oe on South Hanoyor street. Opposite Bentz’s Store. By special arrangcruentiWith, the Patent Office, alteniisto scouring Patent Rights. Deo* 1,1865,. , i...; .. ■ , M. (X HERMAN, Attorney at,Law'. .. Office Ih Rheem’s Hall . Building,' in • the rear, of thb Court House, next door to the 11 Her ald” Office. Carlisle, Penna. ■ Deo. 1,18te: “TTCTM. J. SHEARER, Attorney &o. YY at LAW, Carlisle. Pa. Office near Court House, South side of Publlo Square, in “ Inhofl’s Corner,” second floor. Entrance. Hanover Street. Practicing in aU the Courts of this Judicial District,prompt attention wIU be given tool! business in thoCountiesofPerryandJuniata,as well os of Cumberland. May 21,1860— ly*. ITT F. SADLEE, Attorney at Law, VV . Carlisle. Penna, Office In Building for merly occupied! by Volunteer, South Hanover street. ' Doe. 1, 1805. TT T KENNEDY’ Attorney at Law, YY • Carlisle. Penna. Office some os that ol the ‘.‘American volunteer,” South side of tho Pub llo Square. Deo. 1 1865. JOHN LEE, Attorney at Law, • I North Hanover Street, Carlisle, Po., . , Fob. 15,1866—ly. ~ •' TAMES A. DUNBAR. Attorney atj • I Law. QftrUal©, Penna, Office a few doors West of Hannoq’fl Hotel. Dcq. 1,1806. * - - BR. J. E, BIXLEB offers his’profesn sional services to tho citizens of Carlisle and V Office^qn Main street, opposite the Jail, In tho room lately occupied by L. Todd, Esq. April 11,1867-ly •• . S, NEWTON SHOBT. M. D., Phyal a; oian and Surgeon, Pa.—: ukfui lor past favors, would most respectful-, ly inform hlsTfrtends and the public generally, that he Is still practicing Medicine and Surgery in all their branches.. Special attention given u> tho treatment of diseases of the Eye and Ear, and all other chronic affections. ' . ’' ,' Office In Wilson’s Building, Main St., up stairs. Nov. 20,1866; • \ . EB. GEOBGB S. SEAEIGHT, Den tist. li'rom the Baltimore' Ctolleoe qf Dentaj ■cry. Office at the residence of nls mother, East Leather Street, three doors below. Bedford, Carlisle, Penna. . . Deo. 1,1865. ... ; •> ■ - . : aENTISTR Y—Dr. W. B. Shoemaker— . Practical Dentist, NowviUo, Pennsylvania* i© in Miller’s Building.’ 1 Feb. 22,1866,— ly - ■ nAVID E. MIL LEB, „ SJB.VEYOB Ailb DBAPTSMAn, MOUNT BOCK,"OUMBERnAN'D Cd.VFA. -; April is; iso?—3m».. \ insurance (ffom?dmcs. gPKUi Aii ’IN ali-KA-N UK AUKN CY I OVEH' $25,000,000 OL" CAPITA!. REPBBSEHTEO. Homoi'MotfoiioUtdn, Manhattan, Artie, Boon rltv. North American, Germania, ail or riow Yurie,’ Aetna and Phcemx of Hartford, Conn.; North American'of Philadelphia, Pm armors Mutual of ifofK, Pa. ; Uoiumuia Mutual of jL.au* Companies is . - - - __ - BEOUB I T Y . If wealth,, experlence. lnteUlgeuce' ond probity. oxlat.-purpetoXty and nouoruine dealing will jpe. lndependence.'‘ , i A;‘p e^ oil ’ pays tut his own ,indemnify, and need not, bp^o whoae*‘pfopectr-WOUld injure or himseit, bus family, or his neighbors; ' #tA Insurance effected at .this agency, no.maitei how large the amount, m either atooff or Mutual- Companies. Policies issued, losses adjusted and promptly paid at R HUMRIOHi . apeciat insurance Agent, Office inMarlonHollßuiidiug, West Mum Btreel, Carlisle, or to the following local agents; J.h* Ferrpo, Nowville; John K. Shuler. New Bloom* Hold; Perry County, Ba,; or A. li. weidman, MUlUntowu, Juniata County, Po. Jam s, isu7rr*hn. - --•“‘"'’‘"'7 "'■‘“t. t“7T~-"T Mutual life insurance co. OF Niiivy VOftK. . CASH ASSETS 115,000,000. . doubtful premium notea orui r «aulftol ?Z b S^. oC UcUar g "fl«%ChmdcS no in * threat, and furnisnes insurance at exact cost. __ Twfin tv-four-years ol straight forward, honora ble dealings has made its name the Byaonyui ol • strength amoug business.ment and la to-day the -USADING; IIIFE iIS&ORANOJS ■ inf ♦i.ic, continent. Posseaslng the largeefcossetS, ?LiivS amount mauredA.be largest income fisISIwsSH iFsSls^wssssfsKssaS;, ponies by applying HUMEIICH.'"" ‘OfflCe No. ‘Mi West Main Carlisle. ' , Jan, B.lBB7—wn y i ■’. ; s2oa H^AKD ' PBNNBYL V ANIA JtOTtJAL HOUSE TinEP DETECTING AND INBUBANCECOMPAjIY. • From!uirbO to flvodollars ; .wUI Insure year to ■ tipeotal Agent, Office 20 West Main St,, Carlisle. s jan. 8,1867-6 m • \J . Insures against all kinds of Accidents., CAPITAL.*B94,BO.O.;, ,; U. ; sale at , , . SAMUEL K. HUMRICH’S. . Office No. 20 West Sti, Carlisle. ■ Janrß, JoO7—om ‘ B Tn J r t flg^-lf Hm ° P ' • iA. BOWING. OARTFOB1) i/IVE STQCK INBU - M RANGECOMPANY., ■ , ■ CAPITAL •;•;• ~■ . Horses insured against Aeaih frotnanj' caußo ' 1 ’ < ?ws^VBxen,-Cows and 80^ k N»^««. March 14, ISW-ly lit liiwtita Dolnutcer 21== ! J, M BRATTON & REMEDY. 9£eat lEstatt Jj> EaL ESTA'TE FOR SALEH W; J. SHEARER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND AGENT FOR THE SALE OP Cumberland Co. Real Estate, OFFERS THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE BEAL ESTATE FOB SALE AT REASONABLE PRICES .IN THE BOROUGH OF OAItLISLE. NO. 3. A Now and Well Built TWO-STOBY BBIOK HOUSE, with Two-atory Boole BulldlDß, Containing In all Seven Pleasant Rooms.togothor with NJBW FRAME STABLE, CARRIAGE HOUSE and other oat-build legs: situate on East side Sou th Hanover Street. This Lot, on which there Is some very Choice Fruit, contains 43 foot In front by 220feotlu depth. „ ■...' .. 1 No. 4. -SIX of theflnest BUILDING LOTS in. the Borougt I. on South Hanover Street. - ■ ■ No; £ The six most elevated BUILDING DOTS in the B- orougtt, situated at,the head oi South St. I . VIS THE CbTOtTRY. ■ ! No. 0. , A DO ACHE FARM In North Middleton townahl n 'Hi mllce from Carlisle. This farm hiw butaTaiwAirr HouaEnaa stable, but it af fords tb o finest site for a Mansion House and Bank Brim thatweknowin Cumberland co.-.j/n • . No. 7. A TRACT OF THIRTY-SIX ACRES; With sco tall bat comfortable BRICK DWELLING HOUSE’, Frame Stable, Aa, and a yoangana thrivlnu Orchard ot CHOICE FRUIT, situate on the Rai froiid.in North Middleton twp., West, and within a mile of, the Borough of Carlisle. This property as a HOMESTEAD add for general or, Truck f arming, is the most desirable tract of Its Size to be found anywhere in the vicinity of Carlisle'. . The certain extension of tho town West ward, partly consequent'upon the Improve ments .made and contemplated by the Railroad Company In that direction, drawing, as they 'necessarily will, nearly the whole trade of the town to that end, will very gfcatly enhance the .value of this land to the future owner, for. any purpose whatever, rendering it a safe ond profit able Investment. r Feb. 28, 1860. . • - • urniture, &c B. E W I N Q, A. CABINET -MAKER AND UNDERTAKER, WEST MAIN STREET/ CARLISLE, PENN’A, A SPIiNFDZU ASSORTMENT OF NEW FUBNIfDEE for.tlio Holidays, comprising Camp Stoolsj Centro Tables,- Sofas, •, Lounges, Rocking Chairs, Dining Tables, H&sy Chairs, Card Tables, Reception Chairs, Qttomons,, . Bureaus, What-Nots. Secretaries, ... &0., Ac., Parlor, ' - ' Chamber, • ’ • • ! , Dining Room, Kitchen FUR NIT U R E', 1 of the Latest Styles. . COTTAGE FURNITURE IN SETTS, Splendid New Patterns. BEDSTEADS AND MATTRESSES, QILT FRAMES ANd'pICTDBES, ’ ■ jn great variety., PartiooW Attention given to Funerals. Ordera 'from town i and'country attended to promptly and on reasonable terms. ■ . Ueo. 48, 1866—tf ; pABI NET W ARE HOU BE ; TOWN AND - , , - and the i jublio generally, that ho still continues •the Und ortaklug business,.and is. rsody to wait Upuu oil .sujmtrs either by day or by nighf. Beady •made i jofbikb kept constantly on hand, both plain and ornamental.'' He has constantly on, hand* Fish's Patera Metalid Burial - Owe, of which, ho htb s been appointed the sole agent. This case« Is rea jmmencled as superior to any of the kina, now J h uue.lt being perfectly air tight. _ Ho has ateolXnmished himself wlttt anew Rose wood . T-rpAitHR! and gentle horses, with which ho will • attend rtmerals In town and country, per sona lly, without extra > ;J • An aong the greatest discoveries of tho ogej£ Well ‘i timing Matttass, the best and cheapest bod now In use, the exclusive right of which I have been red, and will be kept constantly on hnpd. CABINET MAKING, In i ill Its various branches, carried on, and Beau tea us, Secretaries, Work-stands. Parlor Ware, XJpl bolstered Chairs, Solhri, Pier, Bide Wntre Tal )les. Dining and Breakfast lables, Wash iaS! nds of all kinds: French Bedsteads, high and low i posts* Jenny idnd-and Bedsteads, Ch! Kr auXnds, oth »er articles usually manufactured in this line ‘of business, kept constantly on hand. i B Cls workmen are men of, experience, his ma iler lal the best, and his work mode in the latest icit: y style, and all under, hla own supervision. ■. It ■wiJ U be warranted and sold low for cash. t fe invites all to give him a call before pnrenas- Tina’elsewhere,' Porthe liberal patronage here ito£ ire extended to him he., feels mdebted.tohis nm nerous customers, and assures them that no ©ff< irts will be spared In future to please them In !style and price. Give us a cull. . . B.emember the place, North Hanover street, neivrly opposite the Deposit B jj) 1 gjp CABINET MAKING! >yhß undersigned respectfully, Inform* W{* old friends and patrons that ho nas resumed tho business of CABINET MAKING, in all Its various branches, at bis old stand. Nos. 66 and 67 South Hanover Street, two doors below -the Beoond J Presbyterian'-Church, where he is prepared to manufacture BUREAUS. • . . BIDE BOARDS, ... ' SKOBErARIES. .. bbpakpakt tables, HAT^CK&* . WHAT-NOTS, • ,* . * - CENTRE TABLES^ f ■ •» : . saloon tables, : 1' TKAPOY tables, WASH STANDS, BEDSTEADS, .r :■ i BOOKCASES, ■ . ' WARDROBES , Ac. and CO TTAGEFU RNITU RE, • 'of every variety, Looking Glasses, ofaB, Rocking Chalre, • and Upholstered . • . . ; < ; and Cane Ckalrsj of all kinds kept .constantly on hand.: CANINGi'REPAIRING AND VARNISHING' ' done on short notice and at reasonable rates. ns-CouNTkY Produce Taken in.Exohangb. ' • JOHN LISZMAN. Feb. 14,1807r-8m '• P OLID AY AN D ■WEDDING PBESEKTS £ Fink Lot of AMERICAN, GOLD, SILVER. WATC HE 8, -A Splendid Assortment oC SOLID AND PLATED'SHYER. WARE, Gold Fern, Chid Chains, Vans Betts of A.B.&N.SHJEBK. CLOCKS IN OKBAT VARIETY, ■• ■ ;'' ’' KNIVES ANi> PORKS, • -L' s'. -• •■■■golD'-rings,;' ■; ■ Ah.i GOLD' AND BXTiVEB THIMBLES'. Fortlcolar'ftttQnUon feVvott to repairing. WATOIIE3, CLOCKS Al^i), ! • ■ ", ■ THO 3. CONLYN^ipK- Ho, 11 West Mali Bt., opposite MnriooßfcU; Deo, 20,1806 —6m • 1,.\ ♦ 1867. DOMESTIC GOODS, DRESS GOODS, CASSIMEREH, SATTINETTS AND JEANS, WHITE GO .OBS, DRESS TRIMMINGS, RIBBONS AND NOTIONS RIN G’ S NE W" STORE, NO. 5B WEST MAIN STREET, Opposite the Mansion Honso, ' April 18,1507. OOK OUT DRY GOODS MEN! I have Just returned from the East with my Spring Stock, and os usual. I am selling Goods a little cheaper than any other Dry Goods House In town. Ido not think it necessary to occupy a column of newspaper to endeavor to keep np my reputation for sellihg Cheap Goods, nor. do I wish to resort to any other clap-trap to gull the public. All I ask Of them Is to call and nramin« for themselves, and 11 not satisfied with the pri ces, jiot to buy. Remember the stand, No. 82 North Hanover street, next door to Dr. Klefler’s, and Miller & Bowers’ Hardware store. WM. A. MILES. P.S. .1 will say-nothing about my third and fourth grand openings. . / AprU 18,1807. • • " QtfO HOOP SKIRTS. 628. NJjf SPRING STYLES. “ OUU OWN MAKE.” , embracing every New and Desirable size, style and Shape ot Plain ond 'Jjall Hood Blclrte,—2. 2 B-4,8 1-4,8 1-2,8 8-4,and 4 Yds., jonud every Tength and size Waist; In every respect Fitst Quality, and especially ad up te “to ineet the wonts of, lArst Class and moat fashlonablo !% »• M, WOBTinSOTOS. W DRUG STORE H he subscribers have opened a now DiOja AND CHEMICAL,STOBE, JVo. 7, East Main Street, Carlisle, _ r -whore uTey have Just received ft large and fresh supply of tttß very heat DRUGS AND MEDICINES th ho found In the Olty Markets, to which they InvUe the at .tentlon oftho public. Also, a large variety of PBnFtrm iery ' and tanov articles, .Dyf the various Patent Medicines. Airi>ro^MdMedlolnMw;o¥rnnte4lpMe. ■»^^^s^«sisassigi»k. 'r April 26. 1807- -urn.' :. . r , ■- AND IMPORTED p abbxa gebi ■■ • ■ - , nrideraiena. i liava now bn hand anil are a law or all kinds of, OABBIAGBB., ' '.!■ ! ■-'• : ■-■ ; ; BOCKA "Wand N° Bold ' o. *. w« Tiavft alao a lot<. »*■• second bond worlc wbloh taTfra^l“ t «c? O X 4 t'y low Iratta. ',- ,;,, v REPAIRING AMD PAXNTtNG Faneyc Goods, &Q. T L. STEKK.B®B;iv;. ' i 1 ’■■ , Wnoveb Op THp JAll BARGAINS Now opening In ZEP.iI'YRS, Next door to the Post Carlisle. 10 TIIEBUBLIC. CARLISLE, PA. Superior Jamaica Spirits, , ‘ Irish and Scotch Whiskey, ; , Monongahcln, Whiskey, Apple Pittsburg aud Gommon-Whlskey, Old Sherry Wine, Old Madeira Wine, Port Wine, "Wlno Bitters, Tansoy Bitters. AGENT FOE PR, STOBVEB’S CARLISLE, PA;, Tfl roffital. «‘YOtT MUST GUESS THE REST.” (The following Bong, which is tohe sot t* xnaelo. Is In coarse of publication. Mr. Charles Bawyor, the author, is already well Known to fame by his popular songs, and tho present will, we think, bo quite as great a favorite as Who will Caro for Mother now?” ‘‘Swinging In the Lano,” 11 Coming Home,” “When this Cruel. War Is Over,” and other popular songs, which are fa miliar to so many fair llps.J When I was young, tho boys school Would often try to flirt, ( , And aslc to see me safely horn*, But found I was too pert. \ . One day a boy Just bljf enough I To wear a coat and vest, 1 Came up and offered mo his But you must guess tho rest • One aftorrioon, I quietly - Sat reading ’ncath a tree, ■ , When this same naughty, saucy thing *'' '• Again quite bothered me. Hosawldldnotllkelffliueh, I And tried with me tojest; At first I didn’t answer him— jl But you must guess the rest. So many happy days sped on, , And aa wo older grow, ' The folks said “ somo.ono loved mo Well—l loved “some ono 1 ’ too! Yet when he over spoke of love, I called him such ft post, Then he would look so sad, and High— But you must guess tho rest. •, At lost ho grow Quito bold. Indeed, As .through the lane we strayed, And .throw his arm around my neck, While thus to mo ho said: « will yon bo mlnq? p —'• Oh. dearl” says I, . * k You really are possessed,” Ho kissed mo; -then I kissed him back— ‘ But,you must guess tho rest, (dlisfeEiiiiwiis. A HINT, And Mow It Was, Taken. BY IBAELO. “Wo can get no good of that boy,” said my father to my mother, when I came home one night ns .the eight day clock that stood in the hall struck twelve. “ Within the last month or two, he has had a fashion of remaining out late, and he given nx n;. excuse that he has Obbu spending the evening at the Norcott s” . •• Well,” said ray mother, “is it not hotter for hi m to be'there than elsew here ? Poor fellow, ho has little or ho amuse ment.” , . ~ ~ „ ;• Aye,” rejoined my father, there you go again, siding with him; You will be the ruin of that boy.” “Never,” said my mother earnestly, u ne ver. M “But what can bring him to the Nor cott’s” ray father asked. “ Dove," answered my mother: Ev ery one hpa It that he and Bella are lov ers, and I hope to see them married ere I die ” ' ; “Tut, ■ tut, Jane,” said my father, “ Sammy’s too young to wed.” “ Just as young as you were when you wooed and, won me.” ’ This last sentence was a clincher.— Father said no more, and ere long the two were fast asleep, and father snoring. I was delighted at my good luck in overhearing the conversation, and for hours I lay on ray bed thinking of the halcyon days that wore in store for Bella this morning I awoke from I mv slumbers, turned on one side, then on tho other, and anally turned out when parted friendship. While rubbing the cobwebs of sleep from my eyes, I set to without delay and built a castle in the air' adorning It with all the fabled treas ures of the Eflsfc, and was aboutln the act of leading Bella in asaoverign rulerof the same, when I thought of my centless purse; and yet, in spite of the present I state of my finances, I have serious in tentions of entering the blessed state of matrimony. Cheer up, Bella, al low this circumstance to fret you. If 1 luck money X have what wealth cun ne ver bring to its owner—health, strength, and a willing heart to labor. Away down the street is Bella’s resi dence, and as X peeped out ofmy window, I could see hers was rais ed.. She was at that inbment, I have no doubt, arraying those raven,silken tress es, which once, and once only, struck a poetic vein in me. : , ‘ “Mr. Simpkins,” said she one eve ning; shortly after we were acquainted, “ will yoii be so kind as to write a piece for mv album?” , • ’ I answered, “ With pleasure, Miss ” and as procrastination has been the death of many a good man, I set to that very evening to poetize. I knew I could pilfer from Moore or Bvron. or oalumntr of aoma old newspaper or magazine, but I determined to furnish her with something original, and so I did, as will be seen by the fol lowing lines which I now remember,— “ Oh! ttlve mo a look of thy tresses, As-blook os tho wings of a crow; IshftUload them,with oarcssps, . When thestorray winds blow, blow, blow, And tho night Is ns black ns ray-hat, Which on Sundays only I wear,— Oh I sweetest of five’s sweetest danghtois. Pray give me a look of your hair. I wrote, them with a five-dollar, dia mond-pointed gold peii, on a.gilt-edged, uink-colored leaf of her handsome, costly papier maohe album, taking.care to write my name legibly iu the lower right hand corner. She told.mo that she highly ap preciated the verse, that I was a natural born poet, a genius, o. 0., and that, in duty bound, I should not hide my talents under a bushel, but send them to the fur-; thermore parts of the earth on the .wings of the press. I was so pleased with her; appropriation that I classified myself as, one of the poets; bul l noia know that; there was some meaning in her hail dup pressed smile, and in the mischievous, twinkling, of; her, Jet black; eyes.. Only fancy, this very day I looked over the pages of this identical album, but could; not come across'the airy rhymes. Page thirty-six was ruthlessly torn out—that s the word, torn out-by some Vandal. Now none but poets know what pains I suffered in bringing forth the lines in . Question, I .destroyed a quire of pream lald letter paper, adding, subtracting, and divldlng—bothered my brain for original ideas,: or ;nuikiug jingle—lost a hlghi’a sleep imploring the aid of the muses: and now, after all tjhla torture ot body and mind, some other;fellow will be calling the measured finds, with their spondees and daotyles, » Jmy,” as if hq‘ wm their father.' All rigtlt:my friend: voucandosoif you please! At any am doggedly resolved to let poetry alone. Old Pefasus la too frisky iir me. But I got the look of black hair.j ‘ , 8 ■r left Bella standing before the mirror, and, doubtless, arrayed In the snow-white habiliments oif an angle, t wonder it she I then and there thinks of the yows of con sSinoY fidelity, and eternal love I have so often repeated to her,.. Does she draw forth my photograph Irom its Bleeplng- Dlaoe, under her pillow, or from its, grayp fn somO drawer hid away Among muslins and fine linen ? Does she gaze upon Jt with admiration, ami conclude) by press ing it to her.lips, sighing, — Who can tell me? ,v • jurat Bella, twice to-day, and had the pleasure of spending the evening with Eer Wheii i entered her hoine, I found ’ the old gentleman teadjug a ,newspaper, Charlotte, Bella’s eider sister,fitting by •one of.tlie drawing-room windows, and Bella with her handsome oval face, ex peotfng me. Chatty was looking anx- , fousiy toward the street, which was thronged'Wit ll mole and female fashion ables.' She was apparently reptlpss. . Bv awl by she withdrew, from the win dow, aa:footsteps were'heard upon the stone Bteps' leailinß td the front door. She felt the tlny .white collar that ran around; her swauny neck, toy?d .for rino -1 ment with her golden bracelet, shook out he fSWfI of her magnificent silk dress, [RSDAY MAY 16,18,67. nn'd'inoVea out of the room In a graceful number, returning In a few moments in company'with ray old friend. Bob Ruf fles. _ ' Wo were invited to ten, and the supper was really a fine one. Among the many good things that were laid before us were tacts, crossed and reorossed by straight lines and crooked ones, triangles of eve ry description, circles; and a host of oth er mathematical figures; on one I noticed a bold attempt at copying one of the signs of the zodiac; cakes, frosted with sugar, and from whose gaping sides strawberry lam drippied; preserves, such as apple, plum and peach, the'fruit appearing like floating islands in,the midst of sugary seas. The tea was excellent, milk un adulterated, biscuits, piping hot from the’ oven, toast nicely browned, butter of prime quality, appetite keen ; and the company all that ould be desired for the enjoyment of a social meal. 1 may be permitted to add that the cups were not as smallns thimbles, or thin as eggshells, but large, full-grown, sevice aoTe ones, which a follow could take by handle with confidence, in no danger of sucking the edges off them, or of making half-moons of their catch-holds. After tea, Bella and I walked into the garden. We wandered down the flower fringed nvefiue to the shnddy summer house, As Bella wasarranglng the climb ifagtoses,! slipped my arm quietly around her waist, took her hand geutly in mine, drew her affectionately to my bosom, and 111 less than ten seconds, kissed her. Of course she'struggled to free herself from . my,grasp, and to turn herself away flora m s, but all this teuded to add to the sveetness of the embrace. . (The clambering rose-tree was left alone, we sat down at the rear end of the shady bower, as comfortable and happy as a pair of turtle doves. While she wafi plucking the leaves of a dahlia I whisper ed lil her ear the story that has been told every moment from the days of Adam and‘Eve. * , , , , “ Now,dear Sammy,"said she,—sheal ways calls me Sammy when we are alone, generally qualifying itwith some amatory adjective either in the positive or super lative degree,—“do you fora momentim agine that papa made love to mamma as you do to me?" , lt ~ . “ He did, my love," I replied, “ and his father to his mother, and so on up to the time when Eve was sent to comfort Adam in his ionliness." ~ , i “ And do you think,’’ she added, “that they wrote iettuis 1 1 each other such as— well, such as you have sent mo, o«a “Not a doubt of it, my dear, and u would have been aa difficult to prevent them from using monosyllables, such as love, dear, duck, puss, pet, kiss, or dissyl lables, such as angel, deary, sweety, su gar; cherub, pigeon, and so on, as it would be to prevent a thirsty cat from entering the dairy! and tho window open.” “ And did they meet at church doors, or in the streets, or at parties?” “ They did; and they walked to some solitary place, or sought out some quiet corner of a ropm, where they squeezed hands, and one told the other, • I love you.’ Ask them if what I have stated is not the truth. ’ She blushed, and said nothing. •• Bella,-” said I, after a pause, “don’t you think it is high time for us to give up courting?” • „ , , , “ What do you mean ?” she asked, while the crimson faded from her cheeks. “ I mean that we should bethinking of getting married, and that before long. “ Well,” said she, with a sigh. “ Well,” said I, wbat is your answer?” “ Look In my eyes and read it there.” I did so; those large black eyes of hers spoke volumes. “ Bully tor you, Bella,” said X; bussl” ... -ajnAwo-busseq., “ Now, Sammy, dear,” saicTshe ns she leaned on my shoulder, “you must go in and ask the old folks about this matter.— You know that their consent is needed.” “ X will go right straight in and ask “ That’s right, dearest Sammy,’ 1 said she, “ I knew you would.” “ Yes; but I am a little scared !” “ You scared ? You afraid ? Oh I you are agoosel Do you not think thatwhat is worth having is worth asking for?” “ I do,” said I, and away I went, wav ing my hat In the air, and marched Into the dining-room, where I had the good fortune to meet the old gentleman. “ Quite a pleasant evening,” said he, re-, moving the spectacles from his nose and twirling them in his hand. “ Yes, sir, it Is,” I replied, as I took a : seat by one of the windows. I had hardly done so when I heard a' slight tap at the window pane, and 6n| turning round saw Bella standing there', her head shaking up and down, her lips in active motion, and her lingers pointed in the direction of Mr. Nocoott. I became bold and dauntless, and, raove ing to the centre table, said, — - ' “ Mr. Norco It, I have called in to speak to you upon business of great importance, and the only-thing-needed for my success is your consent.” “ Whatever I can do for you, Sammy, i wiii.” , „, ; “ Thank you, sir,” said I, “ and I hope} that I will never prove ungrateful for all' favors I may receive at your hands.”- i “ I know that, Sammy.” “ Only a few months ago,” I continued,! “X was introduced toyour family. Friend-: ship, deep-rooted aud sincere, has sprung: up between us.” ~ ! I paused for a moment to wipe away the} perspiration that oozed from my brow and; trickled down my cheeks, and again heard: the slight tapping on the window pane. ■ “ In one instance that friendship has 1 glided into a pure and holy love, nudl nowj ask yens permission to my marrying Bel-. )a.” . , , , “ Samuel,” said he, grasping my hand.-, “ I cheerfully grant the same. If X huili had any objections towards accepting you as a.son in-law I would have expressed It long ore this. I only pray that she may l be as fond, as affectionate, and cureful a wife as her mother.” , • Mr£ Norcott then came in, and the old, gentleman told her all. She did not ap pear to be in any waj> astonished at news, and freely gave hei'‘consent. ;• •' I rushed to the room door, and shouted 1 in, Bella. Father’s all right on! the goose question. Ho goes in for the Tlnion.” ; ...... On my coming home v I acquainted the; old folks with wnafc I hod done, and fchoyi were delighted at the choice I ha.i made: Hal there sounds the town clock—one--: two—throe—four—five-.* six—seven-reign tj —nine—ten—eleven—twelve! Midnight, by Jovel . ; . Hush! who the deuce can this be, knocking at my door? Come in. Hoi ho His Morpheus. , Good night, ray friend and pleasant dreains; Now Modrheus, old boy, queltes nouvellca. THOMAS' H. : Benton was traveling through one of the border counties of Missouri, when hearing that court was In session at acertainjiolnfc, he concluded to pass that way and give it a call. Pass ing through forest and brier, he was di rected to a “ clearing," where a rough -frame of a house, without roof, might be seen, surrounded by stumps of trees and supported by splices of sapling. The "Judge" was seated on a log, without his coat. Presently the sheriff made his UP^Mr; n Sherlff,”' said the Judge, “ have 7 Th S e° shedi, Ü bfowing and sweating ro- Pl, ' e Got nine of ’em, yodr honor, out here in the thicket, tied with hlokory withes." ■ “Theh—lyou havel” roared the judge. “ Where Is tlto other three?” • ‘ _ “ Ez for them," answered the sheriff, “ I’ve done, all I could do—set two dogs and three niggers on , their trail, an’l reok’n they’ll fetch ’em by-’n-by." “ Isaac, my son, let the Good Book be a lamp unto, thy path,” " Mother. re plied the. thoughtful Isaac “ I should think that was making light of sacred things." IUNMEHEST OP SWEEP, /w"* ■ft The chamber In which wo sleep, should be always large nud airy. In 'modern houses, these requisites are tpo much overlooked; and, while the public rooms are of great dimensions, those appropria ted for sleeping are little better than clos ets. Thisorrorlsexceedlngly detrimental to health. The apartments wherein so great a portion of life Is passed, should always be roomy, and, If possible, not placed upon- the ground floor, because such a situation is more apt to bo damp and 111-ventilated than higher up. * The next consideration Applies to the bed Itself, which ought to be large, and not placed close to the wall, but at some distance front it, both to avoid any damp , ness which may exist In the wall, and admit a free circulation of air. The cur tains should never be drawn closely to gether, oven In the coldest weather; and when the season is not severe, it is agood plan to revove them altogether. The bed or mattress ought to bo rather hard. — Nothing la more injurious to health than soft beds: they effeminate the individual, render his flesh soft and flabby and in capaoiate him from undergoing any pri vation. The texture of which the couch Is made, is not of much consequence, pro ; vlded it is not too soft; hence, featherbeds, or mattresses of hair or straw, are almost equally good, If suitable in this particular. We must mention, however, that the hair mattress, from being cooler, and less . apt to Imbibe moisture, is preferable dur ing the summer season, to a bed of feath era. These soft, yielding, feather-beds, in which the body sinks deeply, are highly improper, from the unnatural heat and perspiration which they are sure to in duce. , ■■ With regard to the covering, there can bo no doubt that it is moye wholesome to lie between sheets than blankets. For the same" reason, people should avoid i sleeping in flannel night-shirts. Such u degree of warmth as is communicated by those means’ is only justifiable In infancy and childhood, or when there is actual disease or weakness of constitution. Pa rents often commit a greaterror in bring- 1 fhg up their youugpeopie under so effem inate a system. ‘ , A common custom prevails of warming the bed before going to sleep. This, ener vating practice should be abandoned ex cept with flellcate people, or when the cold Is very intense. It is tar better to let the bed be chafed by the natural heat of the body, which, even in severe weath er, will tro-suniorent tonne purpose, pro-. vlded the clothing is abundant. We ought never to sleep overloaded with clothes, but have merely what is siilfloient to maintain a comfortable warmth. 1 When a person la In health, the atmos phere of bis aportmentshould be cool; on this account, Urea are exceedingly hurtful and should uever be had recourse to, ex cept when the individual is delicate, or the weather intolerably severe. jVhen they become requisite, smoke must be carefully guarded against, as fatal acci dents have arisen from this cause. The window shutters ought never to be entirely closed, neither ought they to be kept altogether open. In the first case we are opt to oversleep ourselves, owing to the prevailing darkness with which we I are surrounded; and in tbe,second, the i light which fills thq apartment, especial- , ly if it bo In the summer season, may dis turb oiir repose, and waken us at an earli er hour than there is any occasion for.— Under both circumstances, the eyes are liable to suffer; the darkness In the one instance, disposes them to be painfully affected, on exposure to the brilliant light of day, besides directly debilitating them —for, in remaining too ranch in the gloom, whether wo be asleep or awake, llicaft nrasus-s.re_aurft In-hn-fnere Cf less weakened. Xu the other case, the fierce glare of the morning sun acting upon them, perhaps for several hours before vyo. get up, does equal injury, making them tender and easily affected by the light. The extremes of too much and too little light must, therefore, be avoided, and such a moderate portion'admitted into the chamber os not to hurt the eyes, or act as too strong a stimulus in breaking our slumbers. • During the summer boats, the covering requires to be diminished, so as to suit the atmospheric temperature; and a small portion of the window drawn from the top, to promote a circulation of air; but this mhst bo done cautiously, aud the cur rent prevented from coming directly upon the steeper, as it might give rise to colds, and other bad consequences. 1 Nothing is sojiijurlons as damp beds.— It becomes every person, whether at home or abroad, to look to this matter, and see that the bedding on which he lies'is thoroughly dry, and free from-even the slightest moisture, By neglecting such a precaution, rheumatism, colds, iu flamatious, aud death itself may ensue.--- Indeed,’ these calamities are very fre quently traced to sleeping incautiously in 1 damp beds. For the same reason, the walls and floor, should be dry, and wet clothes never buqg up in the room. I On going to sleep, all sorts of restraints must be removed from the body; tbe col lar of the nightshirt should be unbutton ed and the neckcloth taken off. With regard to the head, the more lightly it is covered the better; on this account, we should wear a thin cotton or silk night cap; and this is still better if made of net-wort. Some persons wear worsted or flannel caps, but these are never proper, except in old or rheumatic subjects.- The grand rule of health is to keep the head cool, and the feet warm; hence, the nightcap cannot be too thin. In fact, the chief use of this piece of clothing is to pre serve the hair, and prevent it from being disordered and matted together. Too little and too muohsleep are equally injurious. .Excessive weakefulne.-s, pre vents thenilroents from being digested,and generates crude humors. Too much sleep produces lassitude and corpulency, ami utterly debases and stupefies tbe mind.— Corpulent people being apt to indulge in excessive sleep, they should break this habit at once, as I ,' ill their cape; it. is poeu f liarly unwholesome!' TheyoUghttoaleep little, and that little'upon hard beds. : ie‘ —■- “ let us ■ '••AVitatis A'Tabb?”—Many men, al though not as exemplaryias they should he in their Town lives, are yob at much , pains -to rear their childr&n correctly. The sentiment with them is, “ Da as I say not as I dp.” Such a father—not far from Cincinnati—is in the habit of getting in toxicated, or on a “ tare,” rather often.— Ho endeavors, however,hide the fact , from his children: but “little pitchers have long ears," and children know more of what is going on than grown, people frequently suppose. , ' , One evenlngthls exemplary parent was hearing hislittle Johnny recite his Sun day-school lesson. It w’as from the four teenth chapter of Mathew, wherein is re lated the parable of the malicious indi vidual who went about sowing tares, etc; What is a taro ?” the parent interrup ted to inquire. Johnny hesitated. ’ , , • " Tell me, my son, what a tare is ?” “ Youhnve had ’em," said Johnny, cast ing down his eyes and wriggling his foot. “ Had’em!” said the astonished parent, opening his eyes rather wide. " Why; what do you mean. Johnny 7” “Whdnyou didn’t come home for three, days last week,” salil Johnny, “ X heard mother tell Ahnt Susan' that you was off on a tarei" ' :'" 1 , ~ The Buuday-school lesson was brought to an abrupt- close, and Johnny, who knew top much altogether to sit up, any later; was sent off to bed. During a revival at Barnstable, a min ister deemed It his duty to diffhse himself about the country and Induce as many of the unregenerate us possible to come to meeting; Among others, ho called upon an illiterate old farmer, and asked If he knew of any losfsheep of the house of Is rael about there ? “ Well, no,” was the old former’s reply, “ f r’ally doo’t know of any. Fact, the only sheep I do know of’bout here, are owned by Squire Francis Bacun.’’... : VOL. 63.—N0. 48. Feshldns and Follies of Hair. ** a woman’s glory is In her hair,” has oftou been quoted. If It be, she Is deter mined to dim it Inlhesedaysof artificial ity and fashionable folly. Now she twists not only her own hair, but as much as she can purchase, Into tne most Unseemly and grotesque shapes, marring, os if with premeditated bad taste, every gruceiul curve and every line of beauty. A fash ionable woman’s head at present Isa won* der of unsightliness. Ono would not think so many of the sex could, without positive genius for the hldeousnes, so de form themselves, as they do, in a single sitting. They rise In the morning, go from the bath comely and charming os nature created them.. They appear two hours later, fresh from the hands oftheir maids, or their own manipulations, elab orately wrought out of all symmetry and attractiveness, especially la. regard to the ingenuity appears to have been exhaus ted of late years, to make woman’s hair look like anything else; to givoiher head a size and form and proportion little Jens than repulsive. Curls, crimps, bands, waterfalls, and we kuow not what, vie I with each other in destroying the fair I semllaucoof thehurnanhead. Themore homely a fashion, the more likely It Is to be a favoaite; the more unbecoming, the. more apt It la to endure. One cannot go luto company that pretends to be elegant, without having his eyes pained by the uncouthness of the hair dressing, and dis tortion of all that good-taste would sug gest. He is reminded of stage goblins, or of his childish notions of the monsters of the Arabian tales. O, for a brave, sensi ble woman, who would dare to be natural, dare to defy the dictate of fashion, when fashlou arrays Itself against simplicity, fitness and grace. Those few could re form the follies and insanities of dress.— What others did, they would be bold to do, and beauty begin again. . The present styieof wearing the water fall ou the top of the head—it was bad enough behind it—is simply a deformity. It destroys the proportion of the head, and is an excresence that no one can re*, fraln from desiring to see removed, oven by violence. A woman might as well have a hump on her back, or walk .on stilts, as it is said she did lu the early days of Venice, or cover one* of her soli cheeks with o black plaster, or wear rings In her nose. But she will not believedt ; ' for no woman would consciously mar her beauty, or diminish the grace she had in herited. Who docs not long for the sim ple arrangement of the hair, as we see it In Grecian statues, plainly put back from the face or fallingovertlieearaaudcheek, with a neat coll behind, or a braid, If va riety be needed? . ' , . No woman has a right to spoil her ap pearance for fashion’s sake. She- owes more to beauty and to natuie, than to the mantumaker or to caprice; and wo must believe the time will come when the re ally fine woman will consider carefully the extent and sacredness of her debt and discharge it conscientiously and religious ly* ' - JAPANESE SQOIAE Ut'B A. family of the middle class generally live in a low house, with a thatched roof. The bouses are built in this way for safe ty against earthquakes, which are com mon. About a century ago, 100,000 peo ple lost their lives In Jeddo, by an earth quake. The husband generally has but one wife; polygamy is.allowed, and the wealthier men sometimes marry several wives, to show their independence of cus tom, or their ability to support a large es tablishment. The marriage bond is es teemed sacred and is rarely broken.— Where his martial rights are invaded, the i hnahand. may kill his wife and.her para mour together, without fear of punish ment. Families generally take their meals together, the husband sitting a lit tle apart from tire rest, to show ills superi or dignity. At nigl)t the family always go through a form of worship, putting their heads down and extending their hands’ iu invocation of their deity. In the moruing the father goes to the door, opens it, claps his hands and invokes the god of day. The morning meal is soou ready and eaten, and the children are seut off to school, where they all learn reading, writing and calculating, and the girls sewing, besides. The women are well treated, not being compelled to do 'heavy outwork, and.being admitted to many of the lighter avocations, such as that of clerk or bookkeeper in a store. Tlie wife and older daughter share alsb in the recreations of the head of the family'. Matrimonial mafohesatogenemlly made up by the parents or friends of the parties interested. After the preliminaries have been discussed the parties themselves are consulted. If - they object strongly, tire match is not consummated, but filial obe dience is made so imperative a duty that this does not often happen. When the preliminaries are fully agreed upon the parties are openly betrothed, witli the ex change ot presents, and this betrothal is rarely broken. Among the uppjjr classes a widow may not marry' again, but in the lower class she may. She follows her first husband to his grave with an iron pot on her head, her second, if she out lives him, with two iron puts, and so on. Suicides are frequent, both on account of love affairs and of losses In business.— Hanging and drowning ate the moat com mon methods. Sari kuri, or disenibowl ing one’s self, is reserved for the higher classes. This is considered highly honor aide, and it removes all disgrace, not only from the man himself but from his family, in whoso presence liie act is commonly committed. An honorable way of set tling a family feud is for one of the par ties to kill liisenemy, and then terminate his own life by hari kart. The last not removes the disgrace of murder, and leaves the family without reproach in so ciety. Hcll£lona Instruction at ftome A receut writer offers the following sug gestion to parents " We must not forget the Importance of striving to cultivate a frank confidence arid sympathy in the relations of home. It has seemed to me, in many cases to which I have given some study, that the great privileges and opportunities which parents enjoy, are often destroyed by their ..allowing great walls of spiritual distance and alienation to rise between themselves and their children. It Is sad to see the children of a family growing up Into manhood and womanhood, and we often see them, having as little ac knowledged communion or religious life with their parents as If they were a par cel of bears’ cubs; never hearing from father or mother a simple, earnest avow al of religious faith, much less the sim plest worasof worship; trained by their parents’ reserve to keep to theirownbo soma whatever religious emotion the Spir it of God may have quickened there; and finding the first sympathy and mutual confession which will ran the faint sparks of worship and consecration on their hearts’ altars Into a blazing flame—find ing, this, for. the first time, after they have gone from their childhood s home. While I appreciate the power of a relig ious atmosphere and of religious observ ances in Christlannurture, itseems to me that this habitual religious oonfidenpe ls the most efficient and indispensable.— Gain the perfect trust and affection of vour child, in the early years when it looks to you with such religious awe as you look to God, and when the quiet ■ homo is its only temple, opens the heart to yours In the deepest religious confes sion, and keeps it open through the changing years; and you cam accomplish everything with that child for nurture arid blessing. No Aladdin’s wonderful lamp, no magician's potent wand could be more soverlgn In controlling the spir its of the vast deep, and In working mira cles of beauty and majesty, than can the child’s loveaud confidence become In cods trolling itamost turbulent passions, and building up In its soul the loveliness and grandeur of Chrletly character, . . — unto for:Abvertioinl jujvßmmtDrro will Bo Inserted at Ten UcnM per llno /br thoTflftt. taMrtJoil. ond five cento porUne for . eaoh taU^aent' Insertion. quar terly, half-yearly, andSWrlyadvertlsemciii* ta serted at n liberal tadaotlonontho aßtmrrataf. Ail vertlsemente ahdnld tie anoomponledby Ui. CASH. When sent without any tangth at lime specified for publication, OtoyyWll ha continued until ordered oat and . ->• • JOB '. '"v ted in the neoteat style; at low prices; * ■ ' StISSOKISGS. • When was young Bennett, of the Hen rietta, In the petroleum business? when he reached the Ho of Wight. - • r. i ( ■ “WnfE" said a-hen pecked husband,' “go to he’d.” ‘tl wont.’’. “ WeU, then, sit up; I will be minded I’’ • - Tbue.—Some Joker has said tbata pris oner before a New Jersey Court is always a reasonable mail—he ; is so .open to con vlction. -• , ' Who is It that sits wlth hls hat on be fore the queen, emperor also the President of the United States? ... The coachman. • - ■ . ,>i"i Wanted, for —-— r-burgh, at the Terni,’ Plain Cook; to wash, dress, and-milk a cow. Good eharaoterlndlspenslble. Ap ply at 08 -— : St. ;;: ,; T. ' ■ ' A man was walking quickly down the street, the other day, when ho was sud denly struck by a thought, and khoeked Into the gutter. ■'] ~ The following Is a copy of a bIU ppsted on the wall of a country village: “A lec ture on total abstinence will be delivered in the open-air, and a collection will be made at the door to defray expenses." 1 Judicious Selection.-Oii Good Fri day, in Ur town in North Wales, an older.? Vy minister, with a bald pate. Judiciously selected for his test. u My sins are'great; erin number than the hairs on my head. A gentleman was complaining that it cost him sloevery time ho went to church, as he only attended five It mean year, and his pew tax was fifty dollars per annum. .“Why don't you go oftener,!- asked a re ligious broker* “a'nd reduce the aver, age?” That was a poser, - Kay had a very Indifferent meal at an eating house the other day, and having finished it, deposited a counterfeit piece of Iraotlonal ourtcuoy on the counter.— That's bad,” says the attendant.-- “ Well," said Kay, “ I had a bad dinner/.’ An excited father called in great haste on Dr. Abeluetby and exclaimed, In an excited manner: ■ / “ Doctor 1 doctor! my hoyhaaswallowr ed a mouse!" ' , ~ ' “ Tueu go home,” quietly replied the doctor, “ and tell him lo swallow a cat 1” One day Haggle’s mamma was telling her about tbe • creation, and when she said. “ God made the sun, moon, and stars,” .Haggle, who patriotic, burst out wltli—“ And too.-’ A Witty Doctor of Divinity, whose physicians had ordered him to live for a ;lme on a purely vegetable diet, demur red, on the ground that he should not be aide to say grace before meat. A lady hired a Western country girl for “ help,’-' and wnssurpriaed to see her poke her head Into Jlie parlor, one after noon, when visitors were present, and ask: “Marm; did you call, just now ? I thought I heard a yell!” ‘At a celebration of marriage, a large number of young ladies present, the minister said: “Those who- whh to be Joined in the holy bon is of matrimony will please stand up," and nearly ail the young ladies arose. ‘ ■ A Young lady stepped into the store of a merchant by the immeof Wade, and very innocently said she would like to be weighed (Wade). “Really. l am. verv s'orry," said he; "but my.wife will toll you that you are too late by. a couple of years." V ,f At Adrian, Mich., ft lady saw an en gine- house with ft steeple, and innocent, ly asked a gentleman attendant; “What church is that?”i, r , The gentleman, after reading,the sign, 11 Deluge, No. 3," replied: 1 “ I guess It must be the Third Baptist.” THEeditorpf the Alabama-Jrptiis she ws himself jolly under what other people might consider rattier serious: “ Wo see that the sheriff, during' our absence, has advertised the Argus for salt:. We hope the bidders will have a merry time of it. If the sheriff can sell it he will do more than we ever could. Like a damp percussion-cap we think it wil fail to ‘gooff.’ 1 ’ A Sunday-School teacher was relat ing to her class of boys, graphically, and of course in the gravest manner possible, the ancient Bible incident which speaks of Joseph's going out in a chariot to meet his father, Jacob, when she , was/inter rupted by tlie following abrupt remark: “Ump! Joseph thought lie;was ‘some punkins,’ didn’t he, titling in a chariot to meet bis dad!" - When Joseph Bonaparte first came to America, he traveled within number of attendants. On.one occasion, stopping at a betel, he was well entertained, ami was quite profuse in his compliments to mine host. In the' morning, when the landlord made out his bill, he put itoeyery item he could think of ;,yot when hp .ad ded it up, he did noUhink that the total was la’go enough for an ex-monarch to pay, So ho reviewed the bill; and elided u few more items. ‘ Yet: still - it did not seem chough. Then ho added one more ; “ To kicking up ah infernal fuss general ly, fifty dollars." “A Bit op Decent Fighting.”—A gentleman, who was ah eye witness, re lates that some Irish peasants belonging to a hostile faction mot under peculiar cir cumstances. There were two on one side and four on tbe other, and, therefore, there was likely to be no light. But in order to balance'the number, one of the numerous party joined the other side, “ bekaae, beys,” he said, “ it would be a turnin' shame, so it would, for four to lick two; and except I join them, bytho powers there’s-no chance of there being a bit of sport or row at ail!” The result was that he and his new friends were victorious, so honestly did he fight. ■ It is not amiss to cross duo’s ids in writ ing, else mistakes may occur, : as in the cose of thV merchant who wrote to his agent, who was cruising around the coast of Africa, to send blin iu/o monkeyu. Now the merchant was somewhat deficient in orthography, sb be spelt two,! too, and, as he omitted to cross his t, the agent, with some surprise, read the order, ,100 mon keys!" - ' " ' " ■’ Lord Frederick Fits Clarence was once dining with a 'party of officers,'at: Ports mouth, Ping., when’one; of ' them began telling some rather heavy stories of his exploits with animals, relating the per formance which he had taught a; young leopard, a tame snake, andother animals; in foot,, If this gentleman’s' account of himself was, to he believed,'Rarey was nowhere, when compared to him. Lord Frederick listened to hla vernolous storios for some time with'the'grehtest attention, and when be had finished, said: “ What you say, captain, is v.ery true, I've no doubt; any animal, however low in the scale of nature,- may be Instructed by a kind mastefcftnd will beootnd attach ed to him; I, mySelf.’onoe, had a .tame oyster, who used ; to follow me. up- and downstairs.” Professor Hamxmton, the horse-tamer of Hagerstown, Indiana, is an original genius, and as fond of a joke os he is .of fresh air. The other day, on a train,;go ing home from' Cincinnati, ho tried, to raise a window in the oat Where he was sitting, but could not move it. He oiilied the conductor to assist him; wlth no .bet ter result. Instantly he,, knocked the pane of glass out with his cane, saying— Now we will havO a little- fresh air.” — “ Sir,” said - the conductor, “ you imust pay for that.” “ How much?’'lnquired the ’ Professor,. “ One dollar,” answered the conductor. ' Professor Hamilton pass ed him a two doliar bllt. 'Th6 Conductor was about to hancCbaok-a dollar in change, when the cool tamer of wild ani mals quietly said, “Nevermind, I*ll take another pane,-" and with another stroke of hs ckne let GUd’siresh atmosphere in throughaseeundwludow. •• Well,” ex clalmed the oo'ttdaotor, '* you cant have any wore at that prioe. - It'snot ffrstcost,” I ■4