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Vt)Tj 18.
Published by Theodore Schoeh.
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Allies xddressc-a to the IJditornuslbepost, uluf - . t
P'Vm . "Ughl All right. Wait a moment.'
: - - , A' very "gruff "voice, certainly. Nest
JOB PRINTING. moment, tho dbd t was opened, as far as
Havingagcneralnssorlmcnloflargc.clcganl.plain ' the' chain Would admit; and a great THUS
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toeccutecvcrydeseiipuoiof t cular band was thrust out.
ESST S?2iS2Sr,5PSSSr'B .'Hana it here said Mr. Darke.
:;lms.cireuHrs.iiiiiead5,N6tcs.nianknceciP: Accordingly I placed the note in his
Justices, Leal and other Clank, Pnmphlri.s &c
printed uitu nearness anu uuax"" "
ble terms,
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THE JEFFERSONJSAN.
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HOUSE AMD 3IGM PAINTER.
ghep in Auracher's building, on Eliz
abeth street, Stroudsburg, Pa., where
may be had at all times
Sash, Door3 Blinds & Shutters,
which will be sold at the lowest rates.
S Oali and examine before purchasing
elsewhere.
LEMOSTFINGEES.
Five years ar0 I was telcgrah clerk at
Newstone Station. 1 had a week of a
day duty, and a week of night duty, al-
tcrnately. Christmas eve had come a-
round of all nights in the year, and there
I. found myself cooped as usual, m tlie m- j
tie office: two
great staring instrcmeni
a flarin ca?light over- !
in front of me. a flaring ga?light
bead, and a well heaped grate by my
side-, not forgetting a three volume novel
to assist me in whiling awav the long
dark hours,
The night messages at Nc.wstouc were
never very numerous. There were rare
ly any for private people; they referred
motly, to the business of the railway
'company. That evening I felt very low
spirited. It went against the grain to
work on Christmas eve, when everybody
else seemed to be keeping holiday, and
'eniovinsr themselves Cary and I had
"been cn&agcd about two years; and, for j
any prospect of marriage, we might be
"engaged for 20 years longer. Wri Lancas
ter,. Cary 's father, was a tradesman in
good way of business, and naturally re
fused to let his daughter marry a fellow
who was gettiujr only seventy pounds a
sycar. He several times advised Cary to
give up; but, as she would not do that,
he contented himself with forbidding me
the housef tru-ting to time and distance
for they livcd,scveral miles from New
stone to aid his cause.
I knew that Mr. Lancaster always in
cited, a number of young people to his j
liousc on Christmas eve. and I pictured
tnem there, dancing; uary Diiuug(
about in her white muslin dress, with the j
Terv ribbon round her waist that I gave
.her only a month before. Would any
.ihouobt of my miserable self ever cro's
her mind, as she moved among the gay
company? Perhaps my dete.-ted rival,
BiDks,.the draper, might be even, danc-
jng with her, pressing her waist with his '
m ,ifi,nf mrrmnwnt. Thought not
breeze that whistled shrill and dry thro' ,
mas waits. Lantern flitting like fire- .
fiancs among the wagons in the station
yard; hoarse, uncoucb shouts of men, and !
.wild shrieks from distracted locomotive.", !
that seemed tearing madly up and down, '
aercly to keep themselves iu a glow on !
ach a bitter night, and not because they j
-had anything particular to do. bo into
the office again with numbed fingers, glad
of8Hch a haven.
' "he long dark hours sped plowly; each
hour checked out by the valorous little
clock in the oorner. Midnight came and
went; one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'
clock. I had grown tired of the charm
ing heroine, and had again become weak
ly despondent of tho subject of Biuks,
wjbenfl was roused by the quick tinkle of
"the eiectric bell. A "private message:
Mfr Korf, Ironvill, to Mr. Darke, 39
Higi; street, Newstone. Lcmonfingers
Btarts by the mail to-night. All Cireqc.
Take care of the black dwarf.
I was accustomed to queer messages,
Jiiit tbia was tho oddest I had seen. I
Spelled it over twice, to see that I had
gotitjdjown correctly; then copied it out
qnne of ihe printed forms; signed itj( en
tered at .the foot the time I had received
it three, forty-five and placed it in an
esvelope.
. Number thirty-Dine, High 6treet, was
tW residence of Mr. Brcem the tailor,
nd was only 5 minutes' walk from the
station. Mr. Breem generally had apart
penta to let, and Mr. Darjse was proba
bly a lodger. Having looked tho offiee
door, I proceeded at a rapid trot towards
Mr. Breem'a. I concluded that Mr.
Drke was a sbowman and that somebody
was sending him a dwarf perhaps a gi
antlso but certainly a dwarf to put in
his caravan. There was a light in the
ap'iond floor of number thirty-nine. Was
Mr., j)arke waiting, expecting a Message?
It looked like it.
I gave a loud kaook, an stepped back
to note the effect. The light is the sec-
.calmly to be borne; so away I went on , ures got beyond their influence, and pass
Ihe platform for change of scene. cd out of view in the denser darkness bo- '
A rtlonr. atnrlit niiriit. with a keen I jopd, 'unpolled, by a vague feeling of cu-!
the telegraph-wires above my head, and and set ott alter them at a-steauny pace, ,
broaoht'to ray cars the faiut sounds made taking the darker side of the square as I
-oit ana surer dv distance oi ujk vjunat- : j ,
nd u'tior was not moved, bat the window
I ill- r t t -
'Wl.- i '3Q; '
hand.
'Wait nuitj till I see whether any an
swer's required"".' f
In a minute or two the window "was a
gaiu opened. -
"No., answer,1" and the casement was
slamme'd down. With the. exception of
his voice, I had no more idea of Mr.
Darke when I left, I had merely seen the
outline of his head when he looked out
of the window. Whether he was a young
j man or an old man, a fair man or a dark
man, I was equally at a loss to know.
Irorivillo is thirtv-fivo miles from
Newstorie. T,he mail-train runs the dis- i
tance in rather under an hour, and reach- !
es the latter place at half-past Gye. As j
the clock, pointed to half-past five, I set i
off for a. stroll up the platform, determin-
ed that if any dwarf; or giant, or other
'Strange monster, arrived by the train, it (
should not depart unseen by me. I half
expected Air. Darke waiting, for the
train; but he was not to be seen. True
to it tinie, the tram crawled slowly into
-uU u , .
" ivu,u.,v- ul,uUfav,; (
attired individual?, whose business or
plasurc induces them to travel by night.
Xo dwarf, nor giant, or other strange .
monsjtor. Only one passenger for Ncw
fctouc; all the others booked through, as ,
was evident from their frantic struggles ;
to find their seats the moment the bell
clashed put its warning uotc. And this
uuu paMtui.
lishly dressed. Young, without whiskers,
but with a long, fair moustache, which
he was fond of stroking with his exquisite- '
ly-gloved thumb and finger. He alight
ed ja.uutly from a first class carriage, i
J smiled amiably on the porter, who touch
ed his cap, took up his small black port
manteau, gavo one hurried, anxious
glance rouud broke into a smile again,
swaggered slowly down the platform, and
pushing through the heavy folding doors,
emerged into the reet. Some swell
from London come to spend Christmas'
with his friends, I said to myself. But
where can he be going at this time of the
morning? None of the inns will be open
ed for above an hour. j
Without waiting to considor whether '
it was any business of mine, I pushed j
through tho folding; doors after the trav-
eler. He was walking slowly across tho
ii-sntticiuiiiu uvt.u,
ing from side to side, as if not knowing
which road to take. Suddenly a dark
figure glided out, from behind some pro-
jection. I could hear tho murmur of a
few words. Then the Btranger took the ;
portmanteau from the traveler's hand,and
they went on together at a rapid pace in-'
to the town. All this I saw by tho light
of the station lamps. When the two fig-'
riosity, I drew my coat, closer round me,
passed into High street, nd stopped op-
positc number thirty-nine. A moment
more, and they were both inside the house,
and the door was shut; another moment
and 1 -saw tho light shining from Mr.
Darkc'jj r.dojn m the 'second floor front.
laving no expectation, ot seeing an
ny-
thing more, and I turned back to the of
fice, and there bending over o jovial fire, '
fell gradually- into a dose, in which Mr. !
Darke, the traveler, Cary, a black dwarf, I
and Binks the draper, were all mingled 1
li a fantastic drama revolving endlessly
; ' WU I.n,1 fkn fnlo- (
111 U1J WCUiy LUUIU. U UHU uau iuu i.vv-
graphio message to. do, with the hand
some traveler? I sleepily kept asking .my
self at intervals of a few minutes; but
without troubling myself to find an an
swer. Suddenly a new light burst upon
me. I started up, thoroughly awake;
and tearing open the despatch-book, read
over again the firat part of the message:
'Lcmonfingers starts by the mail to night.'
Well, what has that to do with tho hand
some traveler? Why, this: don't the trav
eler wear a pair of tight-fitting lemon-colored
gloves? and wasn't the outside seam
of the first finger of tho right hand glove
burst open This I had noticed as he
stroked his moustache, But, even sup
posing the traveler to be the LemonGn
gers ofithe message, wbat about the black
dwarf? Tbero was no black dwarf? He
was alono. Alone? Yes; but had ho not
with him a small black portmanteau, of
which he seemed to take , particular care,
refusing to let the porter so much as take
it out of the carriage for him? A theory,
ingenious, but improbable, remarked to
myself, as I put out tbe gas and .drew up
the bjind to admit the struggling day.
My duty was over at eight o'clock.
The London-train was about to start as T
went up tbe platform on my way home.
Passing a group of people standing near
ae arriage door, I was suddenly staatled
by a deep gruff voice exclaiming to some
one: 'We shall be off in half a minute
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more 'I would pick that voice frofn a
thousand as Mr. Dake's, I exclaimed
under my breath, as I glanced quickly
round. The group had dispersed, nura
ber thirtv-nine. than I had when I went
except two persons, a man and a woman
who were preparing to take their place, in
the train. The person whom I took for
Mr. Darke was a bulky middle aged man
dressed in a good suit of black clothes.,
He had black hair, and thick black eye
brows; his whiskers were black meeting
full and bushy under the chin; his face
was pale and marked by the small-pox,
and his eyes were black, bold and cun
ning, altogether a fierce fellow, whom it
would be unwise to enrage. His compan
ions face I could not see. it being con-
cealed by a thick veil; but judging from
her figure, she could not be much above
twenty years old, she was well but rather
conspicuously attired; having over her
silk dress a voluminous soarlet shawl,
comfortable looking enough, certainly, on
a cold Christmas morning. But see! As
I live she has got on tho very lemon-col
ored gloves that were worn by the young
dandy who arrived by the nightman; the
same pair of gloves without doubt, hav
ing the outside, seam of the first finger of
the right hand a little torn. There, too,
is the identical little black portmanteau,
carefully carried, this time, by Mr. Darke
hiniselr. V hat can it all meanl
Under ordinary circumstances I should
have at once gono to bed and slept till
two or three o'clock in the afternoon; but
on Christmas day, such a proceeding was
not thought of. So Laving breakfasted, I
put on my Sunday suit, and left home
with the intention of taking a stroll into
the country. Before setting out, I went
to the station to sec if could not indue c a
certain friend to accompany me; when
whom should I meet on the platform but
Mr. Choop, the chief constable of New
stone. Mr. Choop is a small, wiry active look
ing man, with a sauntering and negligent-
air, as it he were m want ot something
t0 ,iMr. Lihoop had a smiling open
countenance; he wears his hat very much
at the back of his head, and generally
displays an ample amount of shirt bosom;
seeming in his quiet way, to invite the
confidence of every one. But, tell him
something that interests him; excite him;
bring him out of the passive into the ac
tive mood, and you will see bis eyes be
come keen an piercing, his features shar
pen, and his teeth glisten. Ho looks at
such a moment as dangerous and full of
mischief as a tiger-cat crouching for a
spring. Mr. Choop is a distant relative
of mine hy marriage, and was aware of
tbe state of my affections. He was in
the passive mood when I encountered
him on the platform and looked the most
amiable and artless of men.
'How are you this morning?' ho said
as we shook hands. 'And how is Cary?
Have the old man and you made matters
up yet ?'
I shook my head discontentedly.
'Well, faint heart, you know," ho ad
ded, with a smile. 'What brings me down
here ? Business, to bo sure. The fact
is," mysterirusly taking mo by the button,
'there was a daring burglary committed
last night at Ironville, and property to
d large amount was stolen. From infor
mation I received half an hour ago by
telegraph, I have reason to believe thtit
one, of tho accomplices, haying Jn his po
scssion a considerable part of the stolen
property, arrived here early this morning
by the mail train. A slender young man,
fashionably dressed, light flaxen mous
tache; wearing a pair of lemon-colored
kid gloves, and oarrying a small black
portmanteau.'
Darke's friend, by Jupiter !'
'Eh, what do you mean ?' asked Choop
sharply, with his eager ferret-look; that
changed him at once into another man.
Three minutes sufficed to put him in po
scssion of all I knew. Mr. Choop gave
an almost imperceptible jerk with his
thumb; and a tall ungainly-looking man,
haying the appearance of a farm-laborer
in his best clothes, lounged up; and I re
cognized Timothy, Mr. Choop's confiden
tial subordinate.
Mr. Choop sent Timothy off to number
Thirty-nine to make certain inquirios;
theu went himself to tbe booking office
to ask of tho clerk, whether he remem
bered to what station Mr. Darke and his
companion were booked. Tho cleric
booked so many passengers by that train
that he could not possitively remember;
hut be thinks through to Londop. Mr.
Choop then desirod me to accompany him
to the telegraph office. The eight o'clock
train had hardly got half way to London
yet. By consulting a time-table, Mr.
Choop found out at what part of the line
tho train ought to be; so, at his request,
I .telegraphed to tho station at which it
would next stop, giving a brief descrip
tion of Mr. Darke and his companion, de
siring the train to be searched on its ar-
rival, and tho individuals in question toltencd. he look dangerous
he detained. In a quarter of an hour
ran ronpiood n rnnl v H'Plio train lino V n n I
' - f,J V ijmu u9, uccu 1
searched, due no individuals answering'
to the description given by you wore in
it.'
'Telegraph to each station where the
train has stopped said Mf. Choop, Hill
you discover at which of them tbe man
and woman got out." .
So I telegraphed to four stations with
out success, but the fifth answered, "Yes,
the individuals you mention reached here
by the eigbt A, M. tram
'I'll have you yet Jim Riley !' exclarm-id
il - -i "i Ti i uri rrrr i 'i t Vi i
ed Mr. Choop, with a grim smile. 'Fred
my boy, if you want- to see a bit of fun,
and like to. go with Timothy and me, you
are welcome.'
As tho clock struck twelve, wo found
ourselves at Fulwood fetation Mr. Choop,
Timothy and myself, after making a few
inquires of .the Station-master. Mr.Choop
sent Timothy in one direction, while he
and, I took another. Mr. Choop put cau
tious questions, to several individuals, but
witout gaming any decisive information.
Neither was Timothy when we met him
able to furnish any satisfactory intelli
gence. Mr. Choop considered for a few
moments; It must be as I have suspected
all along,' said he at last. Wo shall find
them at tho Ten Tramps. Step out lads;
host leg foremost.'
Wo left the village at a rapid pace.
and, still keeping on the highroad, got
into a barren moorland country. Fields,
hedgerows and trees, were gradually left
behind; until at length wc were shut in on
every side by swelling hillocks of moor,
which were swopt away as far as the eye
could reach, and bound the horrizon with
their sinuous, graceful lines. Following
the guidance of Mr. Choop, we quitted
the highroad after a time, and came to a
halt under tho lee of a higher hillock
than common. Mr. Choop taking off his
hat, clambered up the hill, and took a
stealthy survey over its summit. He
then beckoned me to follow. Peeping o-
ver I found that we were on the summit
of a ridge of country, from which the road
swept down into a fmall valley, in the
middlo of which and close to the high
road stood a. sumll, ucmae hoiian
'The Ten Tramps. I dare wager tbat
Jim Riley and bin wife are in tbat house,'
said Mr. Choop. 'It is a notorious gath
ering place for all the rogues in the dis
trict.'
Mr. Choop descended, and he and Tim
othy held secret council for some minutes.
Then Timothy opened a small bundle
brought all the way from Newstone and
proceeded with much gravity to induct
himself into a wagoner's blue smock frock
plentifully braided and buttoned, after
the fashion in which wagoners delight.
ie next turned up the bottoms of his fus-
tain trowsers. so as to bring into more
prominent view hh laced-up boots; then
he gave his hat a push back and his hair
a pull forward, and set off at a swinging
pace in tbe direction of tbe Ten Tramps,
whistling the Plough-boy as he goes.
Mr. Choop and I passed the next half
hour together, smoking cigars and dis
cussing various matters, with a glance o
vcr the hillock every two or three min
uses in the direction of the inn.
'Why not wait till night,' I asked Mr.
Choop, 'when you could approach the inn
without being seen ?'
'Because, after dark, we should be pret
ty sure of finding half-a-dozen rough cus
tomers there, who would make the mat
ter awkward.'
'Then why not take half-a-dozen men
with you, so as to avoid the risk ?'
'What credit would there be in that?
When Timothy and I fail, it will be time
enough to talk about calling in other as-
sistance. There h
is
p
Timothy was lounging against tho
door post, smoking his long clay pipe.
While wc were watching him, he took off
bis hat, and scratched his, head vigorous
ly; a second time ; and a third time.
'All right!' said Mr. Choop. 'That
was the signal. Lend rac your cap, Fred,
and you take my hat; I don't want Riley
to recognize me till I get into the house.'
Having made the transfer ,we set off,
Mr. Choop walking "with an assumed
limp.
Timothy was still smoking his pipe at
the door when we reached the inn.
'Foinc day, master.'
'Very fine, my man,' replied Mr. Choop,
'What sort of lap hayc you got here ?'
'Oh, toidyish. You'll foind the land
lord somcwhare inside. All tbe women
folk seemed to be gone out somewhere.
'Two glasses of your best ale, landlord,'
exclaimed Mr. Choop to curly red headed
man with a villainous countenance, who
came forward, scowling suspiciously. The
landlord's back was hardly turned be
fore a quick whisper was exchanged be
tween Timothy and Mr. Choop. We
were lighting our cigars .when the land j
lord returned with the. ale. He showed
us into a small room, and we left the
countryman still smoking at the door.
He soemcd to bo a thirsty soul, this coun
tryman, for he called for glass after glass
rapidly as if full determined on getting
drunk in the shortest possible time. Ho
drank so much that the landlord's big jug
was at last exhausted, and he lighted a
ca'ndlb to go down into the cellar to draw
more 'ale. Hardly had tho, landlord
reached tho bottom of the cellar stops bo-
fore tho door wad quietly locked behind
him.
. Mr, Choop's apathy vanished in a
ment. His, eyes flashed, bis teeth glis- ,
Go jou into
the garden,' ho whispered tp uc, 'and
t A 1 1 1. itnflnw nn tlin
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loft.
If Jim Rilev iumpd outthough I
(on't t.binlf he'll have time lay hold of
dm and stick to h.im till I come. Now '
him and stick to h.im tin l come, jnow
Tjm, quick apd silent 1' Mr. Choop and
,Timptby each pulling ptt an ugly-looking
staff, crept up stealthily aa. two bur
glars, while I hastened into the garden.
A "mingled noise of shouting and oaths,
crowned by a woman's wild shriek, the
crash of a falling table, and then tho win
dow was flung up and, and Mr, UarKe
ashed madly tbrough, followed closely (
by Choop. They can.c to the ground n.
tugciner ana roi eu over in a uercc, The Philadelphia Press, gives the'fol
struggle. But Mr. Darke, twice as strongj long, among its "Police items
as his opponent was uppermost, nitting Mortal Paine, a saddler doinV-husi
astride of Mr. C innn On rfnr nnx.nn. nnc, in G.., xt-'., . "o T1
m I Ill r 1
- r- j ... .. kjomn iMiitu street, was called
ment, for the next my arms were around home from his work shop on Saiurdav
gave
...... -..u,jfBllBUgtu. up.iwwuiu,
feet whipped out his handcuffs and had
Mr. Darke, safe and fast before that in-
dmduaUould recover his breath.
At this moment Timothy appeared, c-
wifh nil rr, it. ni. u:
j corting Mrs. Riley, as I suppose she ought'
him a sudden null back morning, bv n t-
tu Ul! uaucu; ana carrying, wun mucn ; tuerc was something on her mind which
oaro, tho small black pbrtmautcau. Mr. she wished to confess before her depart
Choop opened it, and I perceived it to be ure, with the hope of obtaining his for-"
half full of watches, rings, pins, and jew- giveness. Mr. P. with rrnnf. omn; a
elry of vaiious kinds. The woman's veil,
now thrown back, showed me tho mid
night traveler, minus the moustache; a
bold, forward-looking, good-featured wo
man bearing her misfortune with a haugh
ting indifference that excited Timothy's
admiration.
Tho landlord, kicking at his cellar
door, and calling to be let out long before
this, was released by Timothy; and very
uiauH. ho iookcu ween ue oeneiu nis guesis
had suddenly come to grief. By Mr.'
Choop's orders be brought out his horse
and a light cart, and we drove back,
through the darkening afternoon, to Ful-
wood.
Through Mr. Choop's indefatigable ex-
ertions,- tho whole of tbe gang of burglars
1. 1 T- t 1 1 1 t 1 - t . i,,. .
was speedily captured. One of them
turned queen's evidence; and it then came
out that Mr. Riley was the planner only
of the burglaries in which they had all
been engaged for some time back; it being
his duty to piok out the premises to be
robbed, to make plans of them, arrange
the details of the attack, leaving to oth
ers the merely mechanical part of the
business, and receiving a certain share of
the proceeds for his part of the labor.
Three days after Christmas day T re
ceived a note from M. Lancaster asking
me to go over to Ironville, as be wished
particularly to see me He received me
in his grave,quiet way, looked me through
from under his tu?by grey eye-brows,
motioned me to a seat, and then spoke.
'I received yesterday morning from
Mr. Choop on account of certain events
relative to the recent burglary on my
premises.'
The burglary on your premises, sir ?'
'Yes. Were you not aware of it ?'
'I was, of course, aware that a robbe
ry had been committed, but was not a-
ware that you were the suffeier.'
'Sucn, however, is the case,' replied
Mr. Lancaster. 'Mr. Choop informs me
flint f fr.n(- 1. 1. n .1 .. 1. ...... 1, C 1 I. i " .1
mau ii, uo luiuugu j uu uy uisb u u tut ucu j uu: ii t. uui as you are djmg, 1 won fc
the clue which enabled him to track and j reproach you. X II leave you now to set
capture part of the gang, and recover tie the affair with jour own conscience."
a portion of the stolen property, and that j "Stay and hear one thino- more " cried
he was much indebted to your courage in
the capture of Riley. Now, I am not an
ungrateful man; you have long had a li
king to my daughter, which I believe is
returned by her; but you are not in a po
sition to marry. I will tell you whatPll do
for you. I will take you as an assistant
in my shop, at a moderate salary, and if
I find that you bring into your new trade
that amount of intelligence and activity
which I am told you possess, X will ad
vance you accordingly, and, providing
you and Cary remain in the same mind
another year, I will not object to your
marriage. Let mo have your decision in
the morning. You will find Cary in the
parlor.
T need hardlv snv that, hnlh Cfirv and
j j , j
I are very glad to see Mr. Choop when-
ever he tavors us with a call in our ncw
home, and brings u new3 of Lemonfin
gera; who, now that Mr.Riley U working
out bis penal servitude, is doing well as
a licensed hawker in the hosiery and Not
tingham line. Household Words.
Don't I espise Small Things.
Somo years since as a farmor in Con
necticut was looking at a small potato
which a gentleman had found in his pock
et, a little boy of twelve years by him
asked what it was. "Nothing but a po
tato," said he; "take it and plant it, and
you may have all you raise from it till
you are free." The boy took it, and di
viding it into as many pieces as it had
eyes, planted them. The produce wjS
carefully put aside in the fall and pi -u ted
in the spring till the fourth year, when
the yield being four hundred babels, the
farmer begged to bo relea.0 from his
unfortunate promise.
sad. . i
First class iu Oriental philosophy,
stand up, Thibet what is life?"
"Life cousin? f uioney, a boss and a
fashionable wife."
-NWt'' What is, death?"
"A paymaster, who settles everybody's.
,cl's, and gives tho tombstones . as re
coipts in full of all demands."
"What is poverty?"
"Tho reward of merit genious general?
ly receives frpm a discriminating public.
"What is religion?"
"Doing upto others as you please with-,
t allowing a return, of the compliment."
out allowing
"What is fame?"
A six lino puff in a newspaper while
living, and your fortune to your enemies
when dead." . 1 .
"How lato is ft?"
"T.nnk at tho boss and see if be is
drunk yet; if he is pot, it can't be much
after eleven o clock."
n t. i ,i ii in
"Splendid! they regulate the town
clock by his nose."
NO. is.
A Staf'ciing- Confession.
.u 1 . . . . o
meiauciiouy intelligence that his wife
jBarbara, had taken awjnic for the pur
, pose of committing suicide, and was then
at the point of death. He hastend to her
bedside, and found Irr in e
mind than of body. Sho declared that
sired her to go on with the disclosure -iri;
w -j tiu
n 1 T tr tYlt elw. m i . I. t ....... 1. 1 r .
..uv oii- ujigui ussurc uurseir oi hl3
forgiveness before sbe'bad made known
her offence.
"Ah, Mordccai' said she, ''you.remom
ber our large white pitcher was broken
some time ago; I pretended to you that
the cat broU it, but that was false, for I
myself did it."
it Al - --
uu, my dear,' said Mr. Paine, "don't
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concern yourself about such a trifle X
had forgotten the pitcher, and it matters
not now how it was broken."
"There is another matter," said Mrs.
P. after some hesitation. "The silver
spoons which I made yoa beiieve were
stolen by the Yankee clock mender; I
pawned them to raise money to pay tho
milliner for doing up my pink satin bon
411 V.
'Never mind it my love," said Mr.
Paine encouragingly. "1 hope hearven"
will forgive you as freely as I do."
After a short pause, Mr3 Paine began
again :
"Your best razor, which yoa missed
last summer, and made so much fo do a
bout, I swapped it away to a pedlar for
a torioiie tbcll comb."
"The deuce ! well, well," said Mr. P.
recollecting himself, "that is all done now,
and can't be amended. Think no more
of it."
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j. wui uui icae uueu wun sucn a tnmg
on my conscience," replied the fair peni
tent. "Go, on," cried Mr. Paine, "I told you
that I could forgive everything at such a
time as this." Mrs. Paine resumed :
"You remember our boarder Simeon
Drake, who ran up a bill for six weeks,
and then went off in a hurry without pay
ing a ceut. He and I agreed to slope
together; but he changed his mind at tbe
last moment, and ran away without me.,r
"Fire and fury! do you dare to tell
me this ?" cried Mordccai in great excite-
' t llI?..i 1 -
tuc repentant Jiarbara. "The doso I
took this morning was intended for you.
I put it into your cup of coffee, but iri
my hurry to get the thing done, I gavo
you the wrong cup and took the right one
myself." "The devil fly away with you, yon
jado!" roared Mordccai, as heflung him
self out of the room. In tbe entry he met
the apothecary who had sold Mra. Paino
the fatal powder. This medical man had
heard of the commotion at Paine's house
and su-pecting the cause of it, ha came
to administer hope and comfort to the
afflicted.
"Don't be alarmed, Mr. Paine," said:
he. "the drug f sold to vour tvifn -n-na
i nothing but rr.;irfnr?!i T A it,t i.
I o c . j. juujjvu tuat sua
wished to destroy herself, and I tricked-
her rn this way to save her life
"You swindling ra-cal," sdiouted Paine,
"How dare you cheat a customer in that
shameful manner and obtain her money
on false pretences ? Begone !"
And with this exclamation he violently
cjreted tbe astonished apothecary from
his front door. Th" man of physic, sus
pecting, of oourso tho poor Mordccai was
deranged, sent - wo officers to provide for
his safe keeping His relation of the pre
ceding diakguc, .bowever soon obtained
his disctarge.
A Kentucky Anecdote.
A Southern gentleman owned a slave
a very intelligent fellow, who was a Uni
versajist. Ou one occasion he illustrated
the intellectual character of his religion
in the following manner. A certain slave
had obtained a license of the Baptistj to
preach. He was holding forth in the
presence of many of his colored brethren
at one time, when he undertook to de
scribe tho process of Adam's creation.
Said be:
"When God made Adam,f He .sjqop'
down, scrape up a little dirt, wet it a jit
tlq, warm it in the hands, and squceio it
in the right shape, and den lean it, up a
ginst do fence to dry "
"Top dcrc, said our Univcrsalist dar
key. "You say dat are de fusflW man
eber made ?"
"Sartin," said the preacher,,.
f "c? aaj" U1 oluei " "vr
'
' ' the -preacher, "two mor(T
Questions HKe uat wouiu snuo an ceioc-
l :L j. i.i t
logy in de .world I'
.Hi
Itos
"31a. what is revenge?,".
when youVjdaddy scolds raV andhit
hira wits V broomstick." ' r '"v
The rate of passage between NcwYfork
and CalifoTBia1has been reduce'd'fr'oni
l2s to 50' WO persons left iu tbtf
Reamers on hfc Saturday.
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