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STROUDSBURG MONROE COUNTY, PA. JUNE 2, 1864.
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JOB PEtffffTIffG,
p.rAri.1a?n tho l.iPi.pststvieoftiie Art. and on the
ti most rcasou-ibie terms. j
Rebel-Spy Shot and Captured.
OnWiday last, Mr Latshaw, the curoll-,
ing officer forFranklin township, Adams ;
county, met a suspicious looking charac-
ter on the road, and questioned him as to
his residence. lie answered tnat nc re-
sided in that township, but when inter-
rogatcd as to tlio names 01 ins ucigunois,
he lound that Jir. i..arsuaw was iih-eiy w
detect him and he saia ne naa maoc a
llllStaKU lliau 11U iwiutu utjuuu xnv.- ;
ccrsburg. From his confused and unsat-'
liis duty to arrest him, and he did so.
Thc prisoner made no resistance, but
nroposcd
to walk: bacic to Jcw rv.icm :
but on the way he took thc first favorable
opportunity to jump thc fence and run
RXny. The officer pursued, and was
joined by the people of thc neighborhood:
-rind after a chase of about three hours, he
WaS recaptured without being injured.
Officer Latshaw then bound his feet
toncthcr,' and
started for Chambcrsburg
to deliver thc prisoner to Captain Kystcr,
thc Provost
Marshal, jjatshaw and the
nrisdiicr. " were in a single-seated
bucrirv,
and ?Ir. Slbnakcr rode -behind oti horse
back. Whcu in the .South 3Jonntain, thc
pr:souer managed quietly to get his feet
loose, aud whcu opposite a dense thicket
lie sprang. from thc buggy into the bush
es. Mr. Slonakcr fired at him and lodg
ed a ball in his shoulder, making a slight
wound, but it did not arrest the prisoner.
Lakhaw immediately jumped from thc
buggy and rushed into the thicket after
hinf aud called to him twice to halt or
he would fire ; but thc prisoner continued
to get away as fast as po;
iblc. Jjatshaw :
fired
i aud struck .him in the hip, shatter- j
mg
LUC UUliU UaUIV, UUU UI tUUiCt tillWU-
xnir his pro cress
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thnfc'lin was mortillv wounded. Mr. Slo-1
nakcr went up to him, wm
?lr l.ritshiiv !
nursucd his horse, and the prisoner told
w .
him that he was fatally injured that-he
could not live long, and at once admitted ,
that he was a rebel spy; and had met a
just fate. He gave his name as Lioyd,
and stated that he had been in this section
making observations for the bcueilt othc
rebel?.
lie is a man jof about forty years of age,
Ftoutlyfouilt. with dark hair and goatee,
is qiSite intelligent, and has evidently not
been a laboring man. It is more than
probable that lie is a rebel officer. On
his person was found a belt with nearly
S100 -in gold, and he had Chattanooga
and Virginia rebel money, and a little
Pennsylvania currency. He represented
himself as a native of Lee county, Vir
ginia, but sas that he lived in Missouri
for some years, aud was about to return
to Xee county. He had also a Cin-
ciunati paper of the 23th ult. in his pock-
ct, from which we think it probable
that he passed through that, place several
weeks ago.
He was in. this town a few days before
he was arrested, tried to sell some gold at
the bank, and very carefully scanned a
,iria"ri,oft5thc county hanging iu thc bank.
His thizh wound is very serious, but
not Tidcessarily mortal.
nd his recovery
is altogether probable.
He is now in the
hosp
Oen
sufficiently, to be removed. Chambers-
burg (i'tf.) Jitiposilory, 2bth.
ital in this place, in thc custody ot -New Jersey, jjieutenant uoionci rierce,
crtfl Couch, and will, we learn, be of the 103th New York, Colonel Egan,
1 5 "1 . Td T. . Anmiiiinrlmrr I rnLe Lti.i-,flrt tip "11 1 tti rt t-'ej
sent, w voih -uiutu as suun as iiu icuuvuio wunuuuu.u ...uv,,
dhikon '-So have I, Jonathan, and .sion, arc a few only who were conspicu
it is the worst cold I have ever had in ' ous for noble daring. Brigadier General
my life.tf - Jarw3 to whose division more especially
So Bavin", he sneezed a "washup" belongs the, honor of the. great and sue
By this time thc old lady came up, and cessful charge of Thursday, led in person
bavins observed Jonathan's uufortuuate ' the head of his troops an assaultand
luckjTBhe puft her mouth to the old manfs j
ear and'screanicd like a wounded' Ya- j
w
hoo
- "Daddy;-! say, daddy, you don't un
derstand; lie wants to marry our daugh
ter Old 3Tan "I told him our calf halter
was gone.
Old Lady 'XTuj, .dadd', you don't
understand he's got gold: he's rich.'
'Old '$fan "He's got a eold,Vand the
itch,1 eh5?- What's he doing here with tlie
So saying the old man inicd a blow at
Jonathan's head with his walking-canc,
hut happily for Jonathan, he dodged it.
Nor did thc old man's rage stop at this,
but with angry countenance he made af
ter Jonathan, who took to his heels. Nor
did Jonathan's luck stop here; he had not
got out of the barnyard, nor for from the
old man, who ran him a close race, ere lie
stubbed his toe and fell to the. ground,
andi)efore the old man could "take up,"
he stumbled over Jonathan, . and fell
sprawling into a mud-hole. Jonathan
sprang, to 1iir feet, arid with t speed of
John Gilpin, cleared himself. And poor
Sal,.sbejdied-a, nun never had a husband.
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35, "Where is the east?" inquired a
' fer4,' one jay, of a very little pupil
"WlVnrn mir.unnr flnmfis froni." was
1 1 &.uo i-i y O '
,4hcproinpt and pleasant answer.
ESSAn Irishman, making love to a la-
dv of ?reat fortune, told her he "could
J CT '
not sleep for dreaming of her,
BATTLE OF THE WIL&ERNES&.
Interesting Scenes and Incidents.
Correspondence of the K. Y. Tribune.'
Every battle-field
has its slaughtered '
mnrt.vn: rl RnrrJrino- Wnns. Some are I
destined to fall beneath the iron storm of i
the conflict after the performance of pro-
diiries of valor, while others, more tortu-
nate but none the less deserving, live to !
re - enact deeds so noble, so unsclnsh"
and
s0 God-iikc, as to challenge
the admira-
mid all
' tion of an astonished world.
the sickening horrors of war, scenes a-;
musinr and sometimes even ludicrous, '
0QCas'l0QaiY occur, robbing the bat- i
tjc.ficd a tijj,e, 0fjts i,ustTiuess and
maki thc soldicr for,rct for a moment
thc terrible reality of his vocation. Where
SQ thousands of all ranks distin-
. h themseIves b- TaIiant deeds, it is j
prominent few to j
iUustrate the conducfc of othors cquaHy as
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meritorious. J3ut not one. is forgotten by
the people, whose hearts arc wntieu an
. t t y . !n 1I
over in
indelible characters with the
names of the heroic ouick and the
1m-
mortal dead.
fought with a spirit of determination and
invincibility never before excelled in the
, history of the war.' Under thc indirect
supervision of a new and succesefal cap
tain, the oft baffled and oft dishearteued
Army of the Potomac thanked God and
. took couraqc. Meeting thc rebellious
foe on a field of his own selection, and
; unhesitatingly attacking him, fighting by
! night as well as by day for over a week,
shattered aud torn by the shock of battle,
' it continually reorganized its legions, and
with a persistent determination drove the
: enemy from covert to covert in his for
j est lair, and to-day thunders upon him at
j a point a league nearer to hi? quaking
capital.
WE'LL RALLY ROUND THE FLAfi HOYS.
During one of these eventful nights,
when the troops lay in line of battle be
hind their temporary fortificatious of dirt,
logs and rails, and the continuous crack
of the sharpshooter's rific rolled aloug our
iront, ;
a solitary voice struck up the pat-
song, "liaiiv round the hag
L.r ' ' n,jl .ilmn.-'f iiAffinf1ir (lAAtfrnnilp f- f
.v...v t.-wu, jvji.uu ww U"Sj
lost in;
seemec
the men, who seemed to have been wait-
in? lor sometluui' to dissinate the
n i
which thoughts of the day's carnage had
engendered, wore shouting in a chorous
which "shook the depth of the forest's
gloom :
"The Union forever, hurrah, boys, hurrah I
Down with the traitors and up with the
star?," &c.
As down the line it went, the refrain
swelled into one vast roar, exultant, tri
umphant, and breathing defiance to the
war' enemy, whose only reply was the
spiteful whiz of extra bullets from their
skirmish line, whistling harmlessly by
This little episode tended greatly to in
spire our troops, and could not but have
cqucally irritated "Johuy Rcb."
instances of gallantry.
Colonel Jno. Goons, of the 14th Indi
ana, who was killed in the memorable
charge by Hancock's corps on Thursday
last, was on horseback at the head of his
regiment, and was the first of his com-
maud to mount the rebel works aud dis
charge his revolver into the enemy's
ranks. - He was almost instantly shot
dead, his body falling on one side of the
works, and his horse, which was also
killed, on, the other. Colonel Charles W.
Powers, of the lOSth New York, Colonel
bmyth, commanding the Irish brigade,
Lieutenant Colonel Davies, of thc 12th
division, and Major Charles
f r r
temporarily in command of the
It
Plnril "Hr?r.ilr nf fionnral "Hnrlnw's divi-
lias won euvia'
gallantry whic
And Gen. I
inle laurels by thc skill and
which he exhibited.
Haucock, the niastcr-spcrit
of the affair, he who two years ago was
unknow to fame, is now known to every
hearthstone in the land ! Always at thc
front when danger most threatened, ubi
quitous, at one time leaning on the breech
of some blackened and hell-voimtinggun,
;!'7U " f, ri7wu
their fire, at another along the infantry
iino! An r.nn rammer thn nip.n nnw. nrdnrnif'
up reiuforccments or making changes in
the lines, and always exposed to thc mur
derous fire of sharpshooters and the
sweeping storm of shot and shell. "At
one time, when he was directing thc lira
of a battery in the captured works, and
when cannoneers and gunners were fall
ing torn and mangled around him," said
an officer to the writer yesterday, "I felt
an almost irresistible impulse to approach
him and say, 'General, for God's sake re
tire to a less dangerous position!'" . Tall
and portly, he must have made an cxcel
le u t'targetifor thpl ehepi yjlbu tfor tu n ate
ly for thc country,' to which his "services
are so invaluable, lie escaped uosctiathed.
ItEGAPTURE OF A GJJN. $ ..
Captain F. W. ButterfieldfA: I. G., of
noT-vnll'hrifriidc. deserves snecial men-
tion for the recapture of a guhtakeu by
4i ,.' t ltv fW. dnv's battle in the
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Wilderness. The lieutenant in charge of
nosted down the
plank which cuts thc Brock road at right
angles, having lost almost every man, was
-r- - 4 n 1 7
C. Baker,
forced to leave the gun in virtual posses
sion of the enemy. He immediately re
ported the fact to Gen. Birney, begging
a brigade be sent out to recapture it.
'aP&- xmtterneid immediately volunteered
his services, which were accepted, and,
deploying in the woods oti cither side of
the road, the 7th Virginia, 8th Ohio and
14th Indiana Regiments moved forward.
Accompanied by nine men, Captain B.
uiovea steadily down tlie road, and, on
reaching the gun, endeavored to draw it
away. Five of the nine men were almost
instantly shot, and Gapt. R., procuring
five more sc& t&e g and brought it
back into our lines, much to the delight
of t5lc me!1 of Bickett's battery, to which
belonged. -
INCIDENTS OF HANCOCK'S CHARGE.
In the terrific charge of the Second
flntnci An flin vnKnl wnrl-e mnnir rrvrt nan n n
cenc 0Ccurre(L a ffiW mflvJh interiat.
t ing to the reader. A member of the I
! rish Brigade, after the charge, was seen
mjuo-
orous efforts to force a cart-
rjdn-e into h
is rifle, which had become
''ruled," i. e., the orifice had" by constant
firing become coated with powder, render
ing the passage of thc ball impossible.
Addressing his commanding officer in an
imploring tone he cried, 'Shure, Colonel,
I can't load my gun!" "Try again," re
plied thc Colonel; "try hard." lie did
try again and again until the perspira
tion stood in beads on his face, and, at
last, finding it impossible to force the
cartridge home, drew himself up erect
aud brought his piece to an "order arms,"
and with a defiant look faced the enemy.
"What are you doing?" exclaimed the
astonished Colonel. "Faith," replied thc
soldier desperately, "I'm gist after wait
ing for a Johnny to come up till I can
kuock his brains out wid me musket !"
Whether his desire to annihilate the cer
ebral organ of some unfortunate "grey
back" was gratified the Colonel did not
remain to see.
Frcquentlv thc muskets of our men
were swept from their grasp by the lead-1
en storm which was poured upon them
from the rebel line as they advanced, but,
undaunted, they still pushed forward like
a resistless torrent, using as their weapons ;
stones, broken guns, and every obtaina-
blc missile. Many who had no arms ,
were observed to scoop up handfuls of ,
thick mud and dash it into the faces of
the men in the works, who, while eudcav-
oring to remove it from their eyes, found
themselves tightly grappled and march
ing toward the rear. In surrendering,
many of the rebel officers stood upon the
punctilio of rank, arrogantly refusing to
deliver their swords except to officers of
equal rank. In the confusion and fren
zy of the charge but little attention was
paid to these small matters of military
etiquette, and rebel captains, majors and
colonels were frequently hurried uncere
moniously to the rear by privates, half
crazy with delight at their capture.
THE VrVANDIERE AGAIN.
The vivandiere of the 3d Michigan,
Miss Annie Etheridgc, was, as usual con
spicuous for her unwearied attention to
the wounded. She participated in thc
charge, capturing, it is said, several pris
oners, and during the fight remained on
thc field exposed to the enemy's fire, at
tending to the woundel. Her many acts
of devotion to thc wounded have secured
for her the respect and esteem of the regi
ment and division to which she is at
ached. A BELTGERENT CANINE.
A singular instance of doggish hatred
to "greybacks" is found lin the case of
thc slut Sally, belonging to the 10th Mas
sachusetts Volunteers. She has partici
pated in every battle in which her regi
ment has been engaged, and seems to take
great interest in the success of thc blue
jackets, to whom she is invariably kind
and affectionate. But a "greyback" is
her especial destation, which she always
exhibits by biting at them whenever they
are brought within the reach ot her
chain. She accompanies the regiment
on picket, but is always sufficiently dis
creet to keep within our lines, where she
vents her rage by growling and snapping
at thc enemy's skirmishers. At the bat
tle of Fredericksburg her leg was broken,
and, after the wound Was dressed by some
kind-hearted surgeon, Sally returned to
the field on three legs, aud doggedly re
fused to leave until the conclusion of the
battle. This time she escaped unharmed,
and is ready at .any moment to
. rtjLnmMlf
partici-
t 00 -
Query. A scrub-headed boy hav
ing been brought up before the court as
witness, thc following colloquy ensued :
v Where do you live?" said the judge.
"Live with mother."
"Where does your mother live?"
"She lives with father."
"Where docs your father live?"
"He lives with the old folks," (
"Where do theyiivc?" said the judge,
o-ottin? very red. as ah audible snicker
a a . ;
went round the roon.
! "They live atr home."
"Where in thunder's their home?"
"roared thc judge. ' ;
"That's where I'm-from,"' said thc boy,
stickinc: his tongucln a comer of his
cheek, and slowly closing one eye on the
iudire.
"Here, Mr. Constable," said the court,
"Like the witness out and tell him to trav-
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el; he evidently does not understand the
nature of an oath."
t "You'd think different, if I was to once
give you a cussin !" said the boy.
Hooker's Stratagem,
(friere have been some very curious
novelties introduced into the art of war
during the present Rebellion. Some of
them have been of a character which
would have filled the breast of a Euro
pean martinet with wonder and astonish
ment. The Rebels under Price, who
captured Colonel Muligan at Lexington,
Missouri, in September, 1861, adopted a
very ingenious method of making move-
able breastworks out of bales of cotton or
hemn. which thev nushed onward until
they could have attempted thc final as-1
sauic. io douot there are hundreds ot
instances of very odd things which have
been adopted by the opposing forces with
thc hope of success, although the means
might
have been terribly "unmilitary.
Many of these have been made known in
letters from the camps ; some of them
have never been recorded, and some are
to be yet related in thc reminiscences of
the survivors of the war. The latest
method of capturing siege guns of which
we have any. account was achieved by
Hooker, in the recent operations near
Dalton. Having failed to take a lunette,
defended by four guns, by direct assault,
his men being so near the earthworks that
they were sheltered by them from the
Rebel sharp-shooters, he kept his soldiers
quiet until night, when the guns were ta
ken by a "long pull and a strong pull."
His pioneers, under cover of thc dark
ness, quietly dug out thc earth beneath
the guns, threw drag ropes with hooks o
ver them, and drew out the guns from
the bulwarks which they had defended.
leaving to the occupants of the lunette no!
other alternative than to surrender to the
Federal troops who swarmed in at the o
peuings. This is certainly a new w.ay to
capture a battery short, sharp and effec
tive . Ph Had elph ia Inqu ircr.
A Remarkable Case.
But few works on surgery contain a
more interesting or remarkable case than
the following":
j Matthew Phenix, Co D, Eighty-sixth
2scw York Yoluutecrs, was wounded, by
a spent ball in the left eye, at Mine Run.
on the 27th day of November, 1863.
He was brought to the Daptist Church
hospital, in this City, on the 4th day of
December, 1863, where his wound was
probed by Dr. C. P. Bigelow, surgeon in
chairs, who failed to discover the locality
of the ball. He remained in thc hospital
some time, experiencing occasional pain,
but all the time his general health was
improving. The wound was frequently'
probed by Dr. Bigelow, but without any
better result than at the first ot March
last, his general health being very good,
he was granted a furlough for forty days.
At the expiration of that time he returned,
and soon began to complain quite fre
quently of severe pain from his wound.
The wound was again probed, and some
pieces of dead bone taken from his eye
and the roof ot his mouth. Un baturday
last, in examining the wound again with
a probe Dr. Bigelow discovered the local
ity of the ball, which seemed to be resting
immediately over thc pallet of the mouth
or throat. Inserting his ball forceps, he
found he could not grasp it, and, after
repeated efforts, he concluded to wait un
til Sunday morning, when it was his in
tention to separate the bone on each side
of the eye, by which means it was thought
thc ball could be easillv taken out. Ear-
ly on Sunday morning a messenger a
roused the Doctor, and informed him that
Phenix was choking to death. He at
once repaired to the hospital, where he
found the patient in the condition stated
He soon discovered that the ball had been
moved from its original bed a little lower
down, and unless immediately removed
must produce suffocation. He inserted
his forceps and extracted it without thc
least difficulty, giving instant relief to his
patient. The ball was grape shot (iron,;
one and a Jialf inches in circumfcreucc,
and weighs but a fraction less than half
a pound. To any one but a surgeon this
story would seem somewhat miraculous,
but truth sometimes is even stranger
than fiction. Phenix is still at the above
hospital, and from all appearances, the
carrying of a cannon ball iu his head for
five months has but slightly impaired his
health, and not shortened his days in the
least. Alexandria Santinal, Madth.
A Good Shot.
In thc recent fights between Bullet's
and Beauregard's forces the following
incident occurred, illustrating the advan
tage of a knowledge of thc science of mak
ing a good shot:
The commander of Williston's batter',
observing that when -the rebels opened
fire there was one particular piece that
was very annoying by shelling the head
quarters, turned to Gen. Devcns and
said' "For God's sake. General, let me
knock that gun oyer, for I can do it ."
Xhc uonorol replied that he was aitaiu no
might. , hit
some
over." tien jjevens suit nuaiuituu.
i T .111 1 . i... t n tl
Williston said, "Let me fire on my own
responsibility, for Qod's sake ? Will you
do so?" At last the General consented,
when bang went one of the piecc3 and
over went the gun carriage broken all to
pieces. "There," sa;d Willistou, with a
smile of triumph, "I told you I could do
it."
were but recently ordered in or Lf-ipounds of money." . ,h
"They are not there " replied T ilhston : j m M (stepping back as if greatly "
"I could sec them if they were I know. , , A I ? . . ofj
where I am going to shoot. 1 wi i no au risesuyou Laye" fivc hundred '
hit them. 1 warn to icnoc . u . uuu - , 5f , ? What in the mischief .
Change in Color of the Hair.
Thc changes produced by disturbance
of the heart upon the contaneous capilla- at3tl a niost effectual one, of preventing
ries are illustrated in a remarkable man- horscs from straying. Two gentlemen,
ner in persons where the hair of the head for instance, arc riding together withouf
has suddenly become white from a dis-, attendants, and wishing to alight for thc
turbancein the heart caused by violent purpose of visiting some objects at a dis
mental excitement. A lady who was tancc from tnc road, they tie the head of
deeply grieved on receiving the iutelli-! one ll0rse to tuc tail of another, and the
gence of a great change is her worldly ' ic.aa of tllis to tne tail of the former. In
condition and who had a very remarkable j tIlis statc ifc is utterly impossible that they
quantity of dark hair found on the
lowing morning thc whole of the hair
had become of a silver white. Some1
striking instances of this kind are narra-!
oy Historians, "x was struck," savs
Madame Campa, "with
the
astonishing
change misfortune had
wrought
upon
Marie Antoinctt'a features: her
whole
head of hair had turned almost white dur
ing her transit from Yarennes to Paris."
The Duchess of
Luxembourg,
when
caught making her escape during the ter-jry
rors of the French Revolution and put in
prison the next morning it was observed
that her hair had become white. A
Spauish officer distinguished for his bra
very was in the Duke of Alva's camp.
At midnight, the Provost Marshal, ac
companied by his guard and a confessor,
awoke him from his sleep, informing him
that, by order of the Viceroy, he was to
be immediately executed and had only a
quarter of an hour left to make his peace
with Heaven. After he had confessed,
he said that he was prepared for death,
but declared his innocense. The Pro
vost-Marshal at this moment burst into
fit of laugter, and told him
merely wanted to try his courage
ing his hand upon his heart, and with a
ghastly paleness, he ordered the Provost
out of his tent, observing that he
had 1
"done an evil office;" and the next morn
ing, to the wonder of the whole army,
the hair of his head, from having been of
a deep black color, had -become perfectly
white.
Senator Chandler Savagely Assaulted by
Copperheads.
At supper table at the National Hotel
to-night, Senator Chandler, in conversa
tion with a Dr. Clarke, was expressing j
himself freely about Yallandigh&m and j
ct v 1 -i- 1 e 1
ot Indiana, hearing his remarks, confront-
j 1 - i 1 j o 11.1 j
Art htm ourl oeL-nH i n- liof l,n nnwl woo
;Ar rT 1,; ir ru,.,,7i,. ,.ui
1 1
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Mr. Y. saw fit to take it to himself he was
at liberty to do so.
He then applied some personal epithets
directly to Sir. Yoorhecs and other Cop
perheads present and interfering, where
upon one Hanncgan, son of the late Seu
ator of that name, seized a water-pitcher
from the table and threw it at Mr.
Chandler, breaking it over his head,
wounding him severely, and staggering
him so that he could not defend himself.
This was followed by an attempt to
break a chair over his head either by
Mr. Hannegan or Yoorhecs ifc is not
certain which.
The affair was stopped by interference
of persons present, and the friends of Mr.
Chandler are in consultation as to what
course to pursue in the matter.
The successes of Grant are making the
Copperheads extremely virulent here Ar.
T. Tribune, 257.
Hard of Hearing.
A young Jonathan once courted thc
daughter of an old man that lived "down
east," who professed to bo deficient in
hearing, but, forsooth, was more cautious
than limited in hearing, as the sequel will
show.
It was a stormy night in thc Ides of
March, if I mistake not, when lightuing
aud the loud peal of thunder answered
thunder, that Jon than sat by the old
man's fireside, discussing with the old la
dy (his intended mother-in-law) thc ex
pediency of askiug the old man's permis
sion to marry "Sal," Jonathan resolved
to "pop it" to the old man thc next day.
Night passed, and by dawn of another
day thc old man was found in his barn
yard, feeding. Jonathan arose from the
bed early in the morning, and espyiiig
the old man feeding his pigs, he resolved
I . 1 1 L . I T 1 1 1 . 1 I . 1 I
. j
Scarce had a minute elapsed aftci ,
wuuaiu.iu uiauu mu.wumw,
thc old man "good-morning."
Now Jona-
ii l i l 1. - lt-
nan s ncan neat; now .d
. 'iac- linfi.
I
I
head, and ever and anon gave Dirtn to aj , Afc it Mt j his
pensive yawn Jonathan declared that instantl . yol hp
he'd as soon take thirty-nine "stripes ns jho w;th t k .rmbcny
to ask the old man ; "but," said he a oud , ad to gc(j b o - fc ,
l n I, ninnU linniAtrav . Ii hni-n rmnQ it, fl a -
LI I1IUJSU11, J1U Vi IS l ,- IIU1U
faint heart never won a fair gai," and ad
dressed the old man with
"I say, old man, I want to marry your
daughter.,,
Old Man "You want to borrow my
-
hnhnr? T would loan it to you, Jonathan,
'but mv son has taken it, and gone to thc
j n (putting his mouth close to!
.
j oU nan8 and spcaking in a doaf. .
than? Why, it is more than the neig
borhood has use for."
Jonathan- (not yet a victim of despair,
and putting his mouth to the old man's
ear, bawled out) ' I've get g jld.
.
B3Tinve. well understood, is wisdom,
ean you do with so much honey, Joua-
Hovel Mode of Tying Horses.
The Icelanders have a curious custom',-
fol-,can mo.Ye eit,lcr Backwards or torwards,-
one pulling one way, and the other the'
reverse; and therefore, if disposed to-
mo7c at alI lfc be nly in a circle,-
and even then, there must be an agree
ment to turn their heads in thc same di
rection. JEST" A Good One. In a private' letter
to the editor of the Washington Repuuli-
can, from thc army, the writer tellsastb-
of one of the farmers in the vicinity
of Culpepper, whose possessions lay in a
'district where both armies have foraged.-
I he old chap oue day, while surveying
ruefully thc streaks in thc soil where his
fences once stood, remarked with much
feeling:
"I hain't took no sides in this
hellion, but I'll be dog gorned
sides hain't, took me."
yer rc--if
both;
A Woman with Horns.
The New York Observer contains- a
letter from its correspondent at Larnaca,-
in the island of Cyprus (Turkish domin-
growing out of
her head ! She has one '
. lnrffi linrn nn.tlio sirln nf linrVipnd nf ihn-
ci7a nnrl nnncicfnnmr rtf on rt,.! ? r
horn, besides three or four cornicles on
other parts of thc head. The writer'
states that he has seen her, and that she
has been visited by nearly all the consuls1
and Europeans iff" that place, some of
whom arc making an effort to secure her
for exhibition.
Anecdote of McClellan.
Col. Metcalf, of Kentucky, made a red
ical Union speech at a public meeting a
few days since, at which he related an-
anecaote or ucnerai iucvjieiian, snowing
, , , , , , , TT
now he regarded thc rebel leaders. He'
O
said:
III .n( v, rtnn-i mr - nit i- r tlmt a.
Napoleon in. the spring of 1861. I went
to see General McClcIlan, and m the'
course of the conversation I said to him
that Jeff. Davis was a scoundrel and
rcpudiator. He (McClellau) straightened
himself up quickly, and said : "I do as
sure you, sir, that you arc mistaken. Jeff.
Davis is a perfect gentleman, and will
not do anything unbecoming to a gentle
man." Well, if a traitor, conspirator,
thief, repudiator, and civil devil who is
instigating all this murder is his beau i
deal of a "perfect gentlemen,"I hope our
country may never be cursed with his1
standard of morality at the head of affairs.-
'HYife, I am to live but a few"
hours, at most I shall soon be in heav
en." "You 1 you'll never be any nearer
than you arc now, you old brute ! You'd
look well stuck up in heaven I thind I
see you now." "Dolphus, Dolphus,"
hoarsely growled the old man, "bring me
my cane, and let me larrup the old trollop
oncc more before I die."
JCSrAt at a fancy dress bill in Paris f
France, recently, a lady was seen in a ve
ry low-neckcl dress, while fbatiug and
waving an abundance of green gauze.
She was politely asked by a gentlemen
what she personated. "Thc sea, mon
sieur." "At low tide, then, madam." '
The lady blushed and the
smiled.
gentleman
jrjpA fair devotee lamented to her
confessor her love of gaining. "Ah, mad
am," replied the reverend gentleman, "it
is a grievous sin ; in the first place, coti'
sider the loss of time." "That's just
what I do," said she; "I always begrudgtf
thc time that is lost in shuffling and deal'
3. a West Indian, who hnds re--
k b, rcd hv; fallen M,
. , . , . hn .im TOQ
. "
mg ODserveu a musiiunu nuveriug uvur
, f Q . d ifc attCntive
Protest your Trses.
Thcr Ohio Farmer says that coal oil
has been found by accident, to betthe'
I nr , em . i .
most cucctive means ot protecting iruit
! trees agaiust thc ravages of the curculio,
'by placiug' sawdust, saturated with oil, at-
; meioo& oi inc tree.
t?.T.-TTr-HiLr,. A foppish fellow ad--
1 1 1
vised a tricmi uoc ic marry a poor gin, as-
c would find matrimony, with poverty,-up-hill
work."
Good," said his friend, "I would rath-
cr go up-hill than down-hill, any time."
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fWhen is an author most Jikci;ni
- !pUppy?
When he enes Jus
tal& will
him.
j jeMPatnck, you lool, what makes4
, you stale after that rabbit when? your gnu
;has no lock on it?" "Huslt UushTny
darling; thc rabbit don t know that..
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