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VOLUME 111.
THE LEHIGH REGISTER,
iltpublished in the Borough of Allentown, Lehigh
'Calmly, Pa., every Thursday
AMINTE*II4. IUTIIE,
At $1 50 pe"r annum, payable in advance, and
VZ 00 if not paid until the ei2 . 1 4 0f the year. No
tpaper discontinued, u ntil all arrearages are paid,
'except at the option of the proprietor.
All/VKIITISF:MKNTH, making not more than one
, square,will be inserted three times for one dollar
-and for every subsequent insertion twenty-five
cents. Larger advertisements charged in the
same proportion. Those not exceeding ten lines,
will be charged seventy-five cents, and those mak
ling six lines or less, three insertions for 50 cents.
l',Nr A liberal deduction will be made to those
'who advertise by the year.
I..49ifice in Hamilton Street, one door
'of German Reformed Church, and nearly
opposite the "Priedensbothe qpice."
RESOL UTION
Relative to nn Amendment of the Constitution
Res)lved by the Senate and Rouse y
Representatives 'if the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in General .dssembly met,
'Chat the Constitution of this Commonwealth
be amended in the second section of the fifth
- article, so that it shall read as follows : The
Judges of the Supreme Court, of the several
Courts of Common Pleas, and of such other
Courts of Record as are or shall be ei,tablish,
ed by law, shall be elected by the qualified
electors of the Commonwealth in the manner
following, to wit: The J tidges oldie Supreme
Court, by the qualified electors of the Com
tnonwealth at large. The ['resident Judges
of the several Courts of Common Pleas and
of such other Courts of Record as are or
shall be established bylaw, and all other
Judges required to be learned in the law,
by the qualified electors of the respective
districts over whiCh they are to preside or
act as Judges.' And the Associate J u d ges
of the Courts of Common Plelts by the qual
ified electors of the counties respectively.
The Judges of the Supreme Court shall hold
their offices' for the term of fifteen years. if !
4 . ltey shall so long behave themselves well:
. (sObject to the allotment hereinafter provid
susequent to the first election :) The
PreSident Judges of the several Courts of
Common Pleas, and of such other courts of
ItePord as are or shall be established by law.
and all other Judges required to be learned
in the law, shall hold their offices for .the
term of ten years, if they shall so long be
have themselves well : The Associate Judg
es of the Courts of Ctimmon Pleas shall hold
their offices for the term of five years, ift hey
shall so long behave themselves well : all of
whom shall be commissioned by the Gover
nor, but for any reasonable cause which .
shall not be sufficient grounds of impeach
ment, the Governor shall - remove any of
them on the address of two-thirds of each
branch of the Legislature. The first elec
tion shall take place at the general election
of this Commonwealth next-after the adop;.
tion of this amendment, and the commis
sions of all the judges who may be then in
office shall expire on the first Monday of
December following, when the terms of the
new judges shall commence. The persons
who shall then be elected Judges of the Su
preme Court shall hold their offices as fol
lows : one of them for three years, one for
six years, one for nine years, one for twelve
years, and one for fifteen years ; the term of
each to be decided by lot by the said judges,
as soon after the election as convenient, and
the result certified by them to the Governor.
that the commissions may be issued in ac
cordance thereto. The judge whose coin
mission will first expire shall be Chief Jus
tice during his term, and thereafter each
judge whose commission shall first expire
shall in turn be the Chief Justice, and if two
'or more commissions shall expire on the
:same day, the judges holding them shall de
wide by lot which shall be the Chief Justice.
.Any vacancies happening by death,, resig
!nation or otherwise, in any of the said courts,
:shall be filled by appointment by the Gov
•ernor, to continue till the first ,Monday of
December succeeding the next general elec
tion. The Judges of the Supreme Court
:and the Presidents of the several Courts of
'Common Pleas shall, nt stated times, receive
kfor their services an adequate compentation,
tto be fixed by law, which shall not be dimin
ished during their continuance in office, but
they shall receive no fees or perquisites of
.office, nor hold any other office of profit un
tier this Commonwealth, or under the gov
ternment of the United States, Or any other
State of this Union. The Judges of the Su
!Kerne, Court during their continuance in
.office shall reside,within this Commonwealth,
. and the other Judges during their contitm
fince in office shall reside within the dii
itrict teounty foe which they were respect
tively elected.
• • ~ WILLIAM F. PACKER,
Speaker of the - House of Representatives.
GEORGE DARSIE,
• ''Speakei 4- of the -Senate.
Lr TIM SC:VATIC. March 1, 1840.
Resolved, That this resolution pass... Yeas
21, Nuys 8..•' ; ••• • "-
Fxtrnet from the Journal. • ,
..§.4N:11,. W. vgARspN, pia*.
A FAMILY NE
Is THE HOUSE OF HEPIIESENTATivcs, April 2,1849.
Resols.cd, That this resolution pass.—Yeas
SS, Nays 26.
Extract from the Journal.
Filed, April 5, 18.19.
A. L. RUSSEL, Drp. Secretary of the
COM monwcalth.
Pennsylvania, ss :
I DO CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
is n true and correct copy of the Original
Resolution of the General Assembly, entit
led "Resolution relatit4l to an Amendment
of the Constitution," as the same remains
on file in this office.
r ln testimony whereof I have
if-,. her eunto set - v
hand, and cans
r ed to be affixed the seal of the
/ 4 m .
1 t,..
.1 . 0..tt Secretary's Office at Harrisburg,
1.11.- this eleventh day of June, Anna
Domini, one thousand eight hundred and
foray-nine.
"JOURNAL OF SENATE."
"Resolution, No.. 188, entitled "Resolu
tion relative to an amendment of the Consti
tution," was rend a third time. On the ques
tion, will the Senate agfee to the resolution ?
The Yens and Nays were taken agreeably
to the Constitution, and were as follows,
viz:"
"YEAs—Nlessrs. Boas, Bra wley, Crabb,
Cunningham; Forsyth, [lnglis, Johnson,
Lawrence. Levis, Mason, Alatthias, M'Cas
lin, Rich, Richards, Sadler, Sankey, Savory,
Smyser, Sterett and Stine-21." '
"NAys-Messrs. Best, Drum, Frick, Ives,
Koniomacher, Potteig,er and Darsie,
Np raker-8. - "
"So the question wit: determined in the rtf
l'irmati Ye."
"journal of the novse of Rixesentaiircs,"
"Shall the resolution pass ? The yeas
and nays ware taken agreeably to the pro
vision oldie tenth article of the Constitution,
and are as follow, viz:"
ssrs. Gideon J. 13x11, D av id
J. Beni, Craig Biddle, Peter D. Bloom,
David M. l3ole, Thomas K. Bull,Jacoli Cori,
John 11. Diehl, Nathaniel A. Elliot, Joseph
Emery. David G. Eshleman, William Evans,
John Vatisold, Samuel Fe!iely, W. Joseph
Fisher. !Ivory \I. Fuller, Thomas Grove,
Robert I lamsuo,( leorge P. i lenszey.Thom
as .1. !hewing, Joseph Higgins, Charles
lortz, Joseph B. I lower, Robert Klotz, I lar
rison P. Laird, A hrahanrLamberton, James
J. Lewis, James W. Lon!.., 3:with NPeart
ney, John F. M'Cullock, Ilush
John M'Laughlin, Adam Martin, Samuel
Marx, John C. Myers, Edward Nickleson,
Stewart Pearce, James Porter, Henry C.
Pratt, Alonzo Robb, George Rupley, Theo
dore Ryman, Bernard S. Schoonover, Sam
uel Seibert, John Sharp, Christian Snively,
Thomas C. Steel. Jeremiah B. Stubbs, Jost
J. Stutzman, Marshall Swartzwelder, Sam
uel Taggart, 'George T. 'Thorn, Nicholas
Thorn, A runah Wattles, Samuel Weirich,
Alonzo I. Wilcox, Daniel Zefbey and Wil
liam F. Packer, Speaker.-55."
'.Noes—Messrs. Augustus K. Cornyn,
David M. Courtney, David Evans, Henry
S. Evans, John Fenlon, John W. George,
Thomas Gillespie, John B. Gordon, William
Fleury, James J. Kirk, Joseph Laubadh,
Robert R. Little, John S. M'Calmont, John
M'Kee, William M . Sherry, Josiah Miller,
William T. Morrison, John A. Otto, Wil
liam Y. Roberts, John IV. Roseberry, John
13. Rutherford, R. Rundle Smith, John
Smyth, John Sottder, George Waliers and
David P. Williams. tile."
.So the question was determined in the
affirmative."
SECIIETA T 9 ll OFFICE,
, Ilarribburg, June 15, 1849.1
Pennsylvania ss :
I no CERTIFY that the above and
4 ,4#4;;;foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the "Yeas and "Nays,"
•••• taken on the "Resolution relative
i'ke.ro'i to an amendment of the Consti
tution," as the same appears.on the Journals
of the two Houses of the General Assembly
of this Commortweidth, for the session of
1849.
Witness my hand and the seal of said of
fice, the fifteenth day of JUne, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-nine.
- -
TOWNSEND HAINES,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
June 21. • ¶.-3m
BATS! HATS! HATS!
Lochmait A* Brother,
Have just received a large and Fashion
able assortment of Moleskin, Silk and Bea
ver Huts, also Leghorn, China Braid, Palm
Leaf and Woolf-lets of every variety, which
they will sell cheap for cash.
June 7. •
A large supply of Shoulders and Hams,
cured in Philadelphia, just received and tor
sale by ' MERTZ
.4615, '2lll
AVM. JACK, Clerk
St:cur:TA T . ti OFFICE
SHCRETAUT ' S OFFICE
TOWNSEND HAINES,
Secretor!' of the C'oannioniiTallh
Shoulders and Hams,
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., AUGUST 30, 1849.
5 School Teachers Wanted,
Notice is hereby given to the citizens and
trustees of the respective School districts, in
Salisburg township, that n meeting of the
School board, will be held on Saturday the
Sth September next, nt 12 o'clock Ut nooti at
the public house of 111 r. John ,qpple, in said
township, for the purpose of examining and
appointing teachers. None will be appoii- -
kid unless capable of teaching both the eng
lish and german languages.
By Order of
HENRY RITTErt, President.
Aug 2:3. 411 w
Minted I
Six School Teachers.
Notice is hereby given to the citizens of
Washington township, Lehigh county, that
six School Teachers . will be employed for a
term of months, who are competent to teach
the English and Gerirmn hinguages. The
meeting for the examination and appoint
ment, will be held on Saturday the Ist of
September next, nt the public blouse of D.
C. Peter, in Washington township, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon.
BENJ. S. LEVAN, Secretary.
Aug. 9. 11-1 w
111%.(L7PT E.D
SAlooi ext.clx s
Notice is hereby given ; to the Trustees
and citizens of South Whitehall township,
Lehigh county, that a public examination
of the Teachers, chosen by the Trustees of
the respective sub-districts, will take place,
on Friday the 31st day of August next, at!)
o'clock in the forenoon, at the public house
of illexander 11: Ludo.. in said township.
The'rrustees of each . sub-district are inform
ed, that the Teachers so appointed by them,
must undergo a public examination. Such
as do not submit to an examination, will not
be entitled to pay.
1111 Orde'r (f )lie Directors,
A. NV Lomm, President.
August 9. 11-1 w
E 1 ,1 '01.:1 3 TED?:
A Journeyman Wheelwright.
A sober and industrious Journeyman
Wheelwright is wanted by the undersigned,
residing in Mechanicsville, near Allentown.
One that is able to do either light or heavy
work, can find a permanent situation, and
good wages, if application be immediately
made to' NATHANIEL KRAUSE.
A ng ust
Journeyman Barber
Mended.
A Journeyman Barber can hear of a per
manent situation and good wages, i fhe males
immediate application to the undersigned,
residing in the village of Calasauqua, Han
over township, Lehigh county.
SAM ROMIG.
Aug. 23.
C. eV. R;VIC,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAIL
I-las taken the Office of the -Inte Samuel
Runic, Esq., and will promptly attend to all
business entrusted to his care in this and
the adjoining counties.
Mr. RUNK may be consulted•in the Ger
man, as well as English.
llcier to 1-lon. J. M. Porter, Easton, Pa.
Prof. S. Greenleaf, Cambridge, Mass.
lion. W. Kent, New York City.
June 13.
FANCY FURS, Murrs, 1:loAs AND TIPPETS.
mauo
.•
(Successor to Solis § Brothers.).
Importer nut Munufacturcrof every description of
FURS . •
9
Having just returned from Eurbfie iuith'et
SELECT STOCibirtißS,'
Is now manufactu'ring thetn in a very,su
perior style, and trimming them in,,t,he most
elegnht manner, and,would inViat 3 the
atten
tion of Merchants and pth'l.4s,.to'his sUperior
and extensive assortment, .which; as he man
ufactures as well as irntiorta; 'he is • enable
to offer at such prices as few hoUseS'in the
United States can compete with. ."'
„
LV — Store nlivnys closed naSat!iidti3m..
ESO"Fhe highest Cash pride paid for
ping Furs,
EV - Remember the pltce,.riext to'L'On‘deri
& Co's Family Medicine Store.
DAVID EL SOLIS, ,
86 Arch (Mulberry) Sireei,B doorslieltni , 3d it.
August 16. 11.-6rit
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J ess Shad. -
New No 1. and 2. SaybrOok Shad receiv . -
ed and for sale at the Store of
T. B. WILSON.
July 29
New Mackerel .
New No 3. Mackerel in Barrels and half
Barrels,' just' received and for sale at the
store of . T. B. WILSON.
guly 2(f • .R-6 w
ijoctical Mepartmcnt,
Spurn not the Poor Man•
=I
Spurn not the poor man, spurn him not,
Though horny be his hands;'
Nnr gold nor silvcr has he got,
- Nor houses, no-nor lands.
Yet cast not thou that scornful glance • •
Upon his sunburnt face;
For though he's poor, his poverty
Can never thee disgrace.
His coat may of the coarsest be,
Made out of holden gray,
And thine be of the best broad cloth,
And trimmed so neat and gay,
Thy polished boots may brightly shine,
In fashions fitting, neat;
And his pom: clogs be dingy brown,
And shapeless on his feet.
Yes, his exterior may be rude,
And no attractions show;
And his cimnections be among
The lowest of theJow ;
Bin in the casket rough to view
A gem may be concealed,—
As bright a gem as ever yet
Was to the world revealed.
Full many a..mine-of-priceless-worth - - -
Is hid within the breast
Of many a poor neglected one,
Cast down and sore oppressed;
Among . the poorest of the poor,
Earth's noblest sons abound,
The best, the purest, greatest, still
The cot age hearth surround.
lfirccfnncou i cicctiour.
PAYING AN OLD DEBT.
A merchant, very extensively engaged in
m
comerce, and located upon the - Long
Wharf, died Febuary 18, 1800, at the age
of seventy-five, intestate. His eldest son
administered upon the estate. This old gen
tleman used pleasantly to say, that, for ma
ny 'years, he had fed a very -large number
of the Catholics, on the shores of the medi
terranean, &trim -, Lent, refering ro his very
extensive connection with the - fishing busi
ness. In his day he was certainly well
known.; and to the present time is well re
membered, by some,of the "old ones down
along slthre," from the Gurnet's Nose to
Race point. Among his papers, a package,
of very considerable size, was found after
his death carefully tied up, and labeled as
follows :—"Notes, due-hills, and accounts
against sundry persons, down along shore.
Some of these may be got by suit or severe
dunning. But the people are poor; most of
them have had fishermen's luck. My chil
dren will do as they think best. perhaps
they }will think with me, that it is best to
burn this package entire."
"About a month," said my informant,"
after our father died, the sons met together,
and, after some general remarks, our elder
brother, time administrator, produced this
package, of whose- existence we were alrea
dy apprised, read the superscription, and ask
ed what course should be taken in regard to
it. Another brother, a few years younger
than the eldest, a man of strong, impulsive
temperament, unable at the moment to ex
press his feeling by worlds, while he brush
ed the tears-from his eyes with one hand, by
a spasmodic jerk of the other, towards the
fireplace, indicated his wish to have the pack
age put into the flames. It was suggested,
by another of our number, that it might be
well, first to make a list of the debtors'
names, arid of the dates, and amounts that
we might be enabled, as the intended dis
charge was for all, to inform such as might
offer payment, that their debts were forgiv
en.' On the following day, we again assem
bled—the list had been prepared—and all
the notes, due-bills, and accounts, whose
amount-, including,interest, amounted to thir
ty two thousand dollars, were committed to
the flames. •
lEEE
"It was about four months after our fath
er's death," continued my informant, "in
the month of June, that,' ns I was sitting in
my brother's counting-mem, waiting for an
opportunity to speak With him, there came,
in . a hard-favored, little old man, who look
ed ns if time and rough weather had been to.
windward of him for seventy . years. He
asked if 'my brother was not the executor.
lie replied that he was 'administrator, as our
father died intestate. .Well,' said the stran
ger, 'l've come up from the cape to pay a
debt I owed the old geetletnan.' My broth
er!", continued my informant, "requested
him, to take a seat, being at the moment en
gaged with other persons at the
,desk.
"The old man sat down, and putting on
his glasses, drew out a very ancientlenther
pocket book, and began to count over his
money. When he had done—and there
was quite a parcel of bank notes—as ho sat
milting his turn, Slowly twisting his thumbs
with hts old_gray, mediiative eyes upon the
floor, he sighed ; and I knew the ,money,
ns the phrase runs, came hard.-and secret
ly wished the old man's name might be
found upon the forgiven :list. . My brother
was soon at leisure, and Asked lthrt the com-
' mon questions—his name, etc. The origi
nal debt was four hundred and forty dollars
—it had stood a long time, and with the in
terest, amounted to a 's
In between seven
and eight hundred. My brother went to
his desk, and, after examining the forgiven
list attentively, a sudden smile lighted up
his countenance and told n e the truth at a
glance—the old man's na • s there ! M v
- brother - quietly took a chair by , s side and
a conversation ensued between t em, which
I never shall forget. 'Your n eis outlaw
ed,' said my brother ; 'it wa dated twelve
years ago, payable in two years ; there is no
witness, and no interest has ever been paid ;
you are not bound to pay this nate ; we can
not recover the amount.' 'Sir,' said die old
man, wish to pay it. It is the only 1121.-
vy debt I have in the world. It may be out
lawed here, but I have no child, and my old
woman and 1 hope we have made our peace
with God, and wish to do so with man. I
should like to pay it,' and he laid his hank
notes before my brother, requeSting him to
count them over. cannot take this mon
ey,' said my brother. The old man became
alarmed. have cast simple interest for
twelve years and a little over.' Said the old
man. will pay you cpmpound interest, if
you say so. The debt ought to have been
paid long ago, but your father sir, was very
indulgent—he knew I had been unlucky,
and told me not to worry aboui it.'
"My brother then set the whole matter
plainly befi)re him, and taking the bank bills,
returned them to the old man's pocket-book,
telling him that, although our father left no
formal will, he had recommended to his
children to destroy certain notes, due-bills,
and other evidences of debt, and release
those who might be legaly bound to pay
them. For a moment the worthy old man
appeared to be stupefied. After he had col
lected himself, and wiped a feW tears from
his eyes, he stated that, from the time he
had heard of our father's death, he had ra
ked and scraped, and pinched - and spared,
to get the money together, for the payMent
of this debt. 'About ten,.days ago, said he
had made up the surd'within twenty dol
lars. My wife knew how much the pay
ment of this debt lay upon my spirits, and
advised me to sell a cow, and make up the
dith!rence, and get the heavy burthen rainy
spirits. I did so—and now what will my
old woman say ! I must get back to the Cape
and tell herthis good news. She'll proba
bly say over the very words she said when
she put her hand on my shoutder as we par
ted have never seen the righteous man
forsaken or his seed begging brewl.' Af
ter a hearty shake of the hand, and a bles
sing upon our old father's memo.y, he went
upon his way rejoicing:
"After a short silence—taking his pencil
end making a cast-- , There,' said my broth
er, 'your part of the amount would be so
much—contrive a plan to convey to the
your share of the pleasure, derived from
this operation, and the money is at your ser-
vice.' "
Suci is the simple tale which I have told,
as it was told to me.
Reformation of Wm. Wirt.
The distinguished William Wirt, within
six or eight month after his first marriage,
became addicted to intemperance, the ellect
of which operated stronaly on the mind and
health of his wife, and in a few months
more she was numbered with the dead. Her
Beath led him to leave the country where
he resided, and he moved to Richmond.
where he soon rose to distinction. But his
habits hung about him; and occasionally he
was found with jolly and frolicsome spirits'
in bacchanalian revelry. His true friends
expostulated with him, to convince him of
the injury he was hoing himself. 'But he
still persisted.—His practice began to fall
ofF, and many looked on him as on the sure
road to ruin.. He was advised to get mar
ried, with a view of correcting his habits.
This he consented to do, if the right person
offered. He accordingly paid his addresses
to bliss Gamble. A fter some month's attem
tion, he asked her hand in marriage; she
replied—" Mr. Wirt. I have been well aware
of your intentions for some time back, and
should have given you to understand that
your visits and attentions were not accepta
ble, had I not reciprocated tho affection
which you' evinced for me. -But I cannot
yield my assent until you make me a pledge
never to taste, touch or handle any intoxica
tingdrinks:" This reply to Mr. Wirt was
as unexpected ns it was novel. His reply
was that he regarded the proposition as a
bar to all further consideration of the subject,
and left her. Her course %vas the same as
ever:-.--his, resentment and neglect. In the
course of a few weeks he went again, and
again solicited her hand. But her reply
Was that her mind was made , up. He be.
came indignant and regarded the terms she
proposed as insulting to his honor; vowed
that it should be the last meeting they should
ever have. He took to drinking worse, and
Worse, and seemed to be rushing . hendking
to ruin. One day, while lying m the out
skirts of the city, near a: little grocery, or
grog shop dead drunk, a young lady, whom
it is not now necessary to,name, was passing
that way to her home, far Mk and beheld
hiM with his face upturned to the rays of
NUMBER 47.
the scorching sun. She took - her hatidker- ,
chief, with her own name marked upon it,
and placed it over his face. After he had
remained in that way for some hours,•he
was awakened, and his thirst being so great,
he went into 'the little grocery or grogshop,
to get a drink, and when he discovered. the
handkerchief, at which he looked, and the
name that was en it.—After pausing a few
minutes, he exclaintecl"great God ; who
left this with me ! Who placed this on my
face !" No one knew. Ile drOpped the
glass, exclaimed—" Enough ! Enough ! "
Ile retired instantly from the store, forget
ting*his thirst, not the bauch, the handker
chief, or the lady, vowing, if God gave him
Strength, never to touch, taste, or handle in
tax icating ,t 1 rinks.
To meet Miss. G. was the hardest effort
of his life. If he met her in her carriage, or
on foot, he would dodge round the nearest
corner. She at last addressed him a note
under her own hand, inviting him to her
house, which he finally gathered courage
enough to accept. He told her ;f she still
bore affection for hint he would agree to her
own terms. I Icr reply was ; "My conditions
are now what they ever have been." 'Then,'
said the disenthral led Wirt. "I accept them'.
They were soon married, and from that
day he kept his word, and his afThirs bright
ened, while honors and glories gathered
_thick_upon_his_braw. His imme_has been
enrolled high in the temple of fame ; while
his deeds, his patriotiSin and renown live
after him with imperishable lustre. How
many noble minds might the young ladies
save, if they would follow• the example of
the. heroine-hearted Miss G., the friend of
humanity, of her country, and the relation of
La Fayette.
The French Barber.
A story is related in one of the Parisian
Journals of an adventure between the Colo
nel of a regiment of regulars and a French
biirber, which is characteristic of the times
and the _nation. The Colonel, who was an
officer of imposing appearance and haughty
temper, inflamed by alcohol, went in the shop
to be shaVed, and laid his loaded pistol on a
small table, swearing that if the barber drew
one drop of blood, or cut one hair from • his
moustache, he would blow out his brains.—
This threat caused the journeyman to hesi
tate about assuming the perilous job. At
this juncture, the master of the shop (who .
was in the room, and heard all that trans
pired) presented himself, and calmly bowing
tendered his services. The Colonel scan
ned him with some attention, for a moment ,
then flung himself back in the chair, opened
his shirt collar, and grunting, humph ! told
him to proceed. The ready barber, after
making two or three flourishes with his ra
zor, as if he had been a sword, shaved him
in the most rapid and careless manner, but
without drawing blood or cutting his mou
stache ; then pausing an instant, to be sure
of his performance, jerked the towel off his
neck. 'When this was finished, the Colo
nel took another inqub , itive stare at the bar
ber, then glanced at his pistol, which lay
within reach all the time, and lastly, looked,
at himself in the glass, pulling at hiS mou
stache, and examining under his chin for•
blood : finding all was, right, he turned again
on the barber, and, shaking his finger, said,
"It is well for you, sir, no blood was drawn."
The barber met his earnest congratulation
with a malicious grin, and retorted—"No,
but it is well for you, Colonel. If I had,
drawn blood, I should have diseovered it
before you could, and it was my advantage
if such a predicament to have drawn the
edge of the razor across your throat from ear.
to ear. If you are Colonel of the army; I
ant a Red Republican of the barricades."-.
The Colonel, convinced how foolishly he
had risked his life, reeled off, amidst the
jeers of all the spectators,• but never return
ed to that shop.
A Pio JOKE.—Wo had a hearty laugh the
other day, at hearing n friend tell of a man
who was attempting to put a yoke on a pig.
Lie had cornered the grunter in a room.hay
ing a glazed window, when tho animal. be.
Hering they were prepariag to infringe up
on its full freedom; went with a Single bound
through the window,: 413,ravit,' said the old
man,looking.aftelliim a moment; 'i've got
your. dimensiona,anyhowrrseyen • by nine,
exactly.'
nirA sailor being naked if Ile were allow
ed to gratify three wiahes, What would they'
he?
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'My first wish would be for all the rum in
the world.' 'And the next?' the bacco
in the world.' 'Now for the third ?' Jack
was at a loss, turned his qu id with his tongue,
and
a at last answered, 'Why, darn my
eyes little more rum.' •
.WIII.,PENN ON INlnattimm.—"Po. thou be
wise: prefer a person before money ; virus
before beauty : the' mind before th.e ,body;
then thou host a friend,:a dompaninn; a sec
ond self; one that bears an eitncil sherd
'with thee in thy toils and troubles.."''
chapwasasked what lSind•of a gal he
preferred for a wife; "One;'Vho! saity.thut
isn't prodigalbut frugatrugal,. nod
suited to his conjugal taste
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