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Ocuottb to Politics, Naos, titeraturc, poctra, 2griculturc, tl)c Oiffuoion of Useful 3nformation, enncral.3nteligcnce,'Anntsciacnt,lavicts,
VOLUME VIII.
TILE LEHIGH REGISTER
s published in The Ilorough of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., every Wednesday, hy .
A. L. RUBE,
At 1,150 per annum, payable in advance, and
00 if not paid until the end of the year. No
paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid
except at the option of the proprietor.
Office in Hamilton Street, one door East of
the German Reformed Church, nearly opposite
the "Friedensbote" Office.
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t . 1 ) NC. 9 3 East Hamilton s.,
(';-, ` 4 5k %.,.,015 opposite the German
1 ‘). ... 1 .” Reformed Church,
IN ALLENTOWN, PENN.,
Hereby. informs the public that he has, a
few days since returned from New York
with a large , va'riety of goods in his line of
business, which he will sell, wholesale and
retail, as low as they can be purchased in
any of the cities. His stock consists in
part of
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Clocics,Timepieces,C4old, Er:,
Silver and Common Wat- f rii - PrN .
10 2 )
elle, of every size, pattern, K .... 3
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quality and price ; lEol- 7 1 *. 8 5 4, • 7
eons, A ccOrdeons, Musical !,' I . I /. ..; 21
Boxes, Flutes and Fifes, ill# -1
,
of va rious qualities ; Spy. u matmuirm iii
glasses, Pocket Compasses, and gold, silver,
steel and brass Spectacles, in every variety ;
Silver Table and Tea Spoons ; gold, silver
and common Pencils ; Pens, Breast-pins,
Ear-rings and Finger-rings, in great varie
ty ; gold and common Mcdalions ; gold, sil
ver, steel and brass Watch Chains, Seals
and Keys, of all styles—and all other arti
cles that belong to the Jewelry business.
Call and judge (or yourselves. He can
assure the public that his stock contains a
larger and more valuable variety of goods
then all the Jewelry establishments in Le
high county
Cr Repairing done as usual—and he war
rants his work one year. Ile is thankful
for past favors, and hopes for a continuance.
Allentown, October 19. It—tint
The Allentown Seminary.
Rev. C. R. Kessler, A., M. Principal.—
C. B. Wolff, A. B. Principal Assistant.-C.
T. Herrmann, Assistant and Tettcher of
Music.—T. J. Gross, Teacher of the Prim
ary Department.--Miss M. Stanton, Teach
er of the Female Department and of French
and Drawing'.
The winter sessions will begin on the Ist
of November next. Such as wish to send
their sons or daughters to this School will
please apply soon. Boys from abroad can
board with the Principal, young Ladies can
find good board and lodging in private fam
ilies in town.
C. R. KESSLER, Principal.
Allentown, Oct. 12. ¶-4w
IBMI/107,11.Za 3
The undersigned hereby notify their
friends and the public in general. that they
have removed their
Exchange Office
from the front room in the Odd Fellows'
Hall, to the new three story building on the.
north east corner of market square, where
they are prepared to transact
Bank and Exchange
business upon the most reasonable terms
,WM. H. BLUMER & Co.
Allentown, Sept. 14.
It. E. Wright,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Office No. 52, East Hamilton Street, in
the Borough of Allentown.
Mr. Wright speaks the German language,
consequently an be consulted in that lan
guage.
Allentown, Oct. 5.
Orcat ticbuttion in price ! I
SELLING OFF TO MOVE.
MORRIS L. HALLOWELL & Co.
lIIIPMITERS AND JOIHIERS OF
Silks and Fancy Goods.
143 MARKET St., PHILADA.
Wishing to close out their present Stock of
goods before moving into their new store,
ask the attention of buyers to their large and
splendid assortment of
DRESS, FANCY GOODS, RIBBONS,
&c., &c'., &c.
To be closed out at very Reduced Prices
Mr Orders will receive strict attention,
and shall have the benefit of the reduced!
prices. • •
September 14. 11--3rit
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- Pamphlet Laws.
SUBSCRIBERS to the Pamphlet Laws
of 1852, are informed that their copies are
received find ready for . delivery, at the Pro
thonotary's Qflice:of Lehigh County.
:.F. E; SAMUELS, Prothonotar - y.
Allentown, qppt.
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
poetical Elcpartincnt.
One year ago,, when first we met,
'Twas with the stranger's thoughtless glance;
And yet I never would forget
That moment's brief but precious chance.
Our hearts, unloving, slumbered then,
Nor left the cluieltened pulse of joy
Which those who fondly meet again
Know when the greeting hour is nigh
Gay, triflirig things we lightly spoke,
That when untreasured from the ear;
No tender thought or hope they woke
Of love unchanging and foreer.
Thy. hand was not e'en placed in mine—
Thy hand so small, so soft and white !
And not a joy did we resign,
When bidding then our first ”Goodmight !'
But now, my heart knows dearer throbs
When thou art smiling at my side ;
And cruel Absence sweet bliss rubs,
While slowly rolls Time's listless tide
Fond words and true we both have said—
Dear, holy vows we both have sworn;
And looks love eloquent have sped,
Within our bosoms deeply borne.
Thy trusting hand halt rested long—
Most willing rested in my own;
And 'neath its touch; in thrilling throng,
Emotions to my breast have flown.
Oh! love we not each other well,
With pashion's ever-living glow;
And must not e'er in memory dwell
How first we met, one year ago !
Zclations.
Boy heroes.—Early Western Life.
When Kentucky was an infant State, and
before the foot of civilization had- trodden
down her forests, there lived upon a branch
of the Green River, in the Western part of
the State, an old hunter by the name of John
Slater. His hut 'was upon the South bank
of the stream, and, save a small patch of
some dozen acres that had been cleared by
his axe, he was shut in the dense forest.—
Slater had but two children at home with
hini—two sons, Philip and Daniel, the for
mer fourteen, and the tatter twelve years of
age. His older children had gone South.—
His wife was with him, but she had been
for several years an almost helpless cripple,
from the effects of a severe rheumatism.
It was early in the spring, and the old
hunter had just returned from Columbia,
where be had been to carry the product of
his winter's labor, which consisted mostly
of furs. .He had received quite a sum of
money, and had brought it home with him:
The old man had for several years been ac
cumulating money, for civilization was grad
ually approaching him, and he meant that
his children should start on fair terms with
the world.
One evening just as the family were sit
ting down to their frugal supper, they were
attracted by the sudden howling of the dogs,
and as Slater went to the door to see what
was the matter, he saw three men approach
his hut. He quickly quieted the dogs, and
the strangers approached the door. They
asked for something to eat, and also for lodg
ings for the night. John Slater was not the
man to refuse a request of that kind, and he
kindly asked the strangers in. They set
their rifles behind the door, and unslung
their packs, and room was made for them at
the table. They represented themselves as
travelers bound further west, intending to
cross the Mississippi in search of a settle
ment.
The new corners were far from being
agreeable or prepossessing in their looks.—
But Slitter took no notice of the circumstan
ces, for it was not his nature to doubt any
man. The boys, however, did not like their
appearance at all, and the quick glances
they gave each other told of their feelings.
The hunter's wife was not at the table, but
she sat by the fire.
_ly
Slater entered into conversation with his
guests, but they were not very free, and af
ter a while the talk dwindled away to mere
occasional questions. Philip, the elder of
the two boys, noticed that the men cast un
easy glances about the room,.and he watch
ed them narrowly. His fear had become
excited, and he could not rest. He knew
that his father had a large sum of money in
the house, and his first thought was, that
these men were there for the purpose of
robbery.
After the, supper wos finished, tho.two
boys quickly cleared off the table, anti then
went.out-of doors. It had become dark—or
rather, night had fairly set in. for there was
a bright moon, "two thirds full," shining
down upon the forest.
'Daniel,' said Philip, in.a low whisper, at
the same time casting a look back over his
shoulder, , what do you think of those three
men ?' •
'l'm afraid they're bad ones,' ieturned . the
younger boy.
'So am I. I believe they, menu to steal
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., NOVEMBER 2. 1853.
One Year Ago
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father's money. Didn't you notice how they
looked around
'So did I. If we should tell father what
we think he would laugh at us, and tell us
we were scare crows.'
'But we can watch 'em.'
'Yes,' returned the other ; 'and we will
watch 'em : but don't let them know it.'
_ .
The boys held some further consultation,
and then going to the dog-house, they set
the small door back, so that the hounds
might spring forth if they were wanted.—
Soon afterwards they re-entered the house.
If they had desired to speak with their fath
er about their suspicions, they had no
chance, for the strangers sat by him all the
evening.
At length, however, the old man signified
his intention of retiring, and he arose to go
out of doors to see the state of allairs with
out. The three men followed him, but they
did not take their weapons. The old lady
was asleep in her chair.
'Now,' whispered Flulip, 'let's take two
of father's rifles up to bed. We inay want
'em. We are as good as men with the rifle.'
Daniel sprang to obey, and quickly as
possible the boys slipped two rifles from
their beckets, behind the great stove chim
ney, and carried them up to their sleeping
place, and then they hastened back and
emptied the priming from the stranger's
rifles, and when their father and the stran
gers had returned they had resumed their
seats.
The hunter's cabin was divided into two
apartments on the ground floor, one of them
in the end of the building being the old man's
sleeping room, while the other was the
large living-room in which the company at
present sat. Overhead there was a sort of
scaffolding reaching only half way over the
large room below it, and in the opposite end
of the building from the sleeping apartment
of the hunter, a rcugh ladder led up to the
scaffold, and on it, close up to the gable-end,
was the boy's bed. There was no partition
at the edge of this scaffolding, but was all
open to the room below.
Sparc bedding was spread upon the floor
of the kitchen for the three travelers, and
after everything had been arranged for their
comfort, the boys went up to their bed, and
the old man retired to his little room.
The two boys thought not of sleep, or if
they did, it was only to avoid it. Half an
hour passed away, and they could hear their
father snore. Then they heard a movement
from those below. Philip crawled silently
to where he could peep through the crack,
and he saw one of the men open his pack,
from which he took several pieces of raw
meat. The man examined the meat by the
rays of the moon, and moving towards the
window, he shoved the sash back and threw
the pieces out to the dogs. Then he went
back to his bed and laid down.
At first the boy thought this might be
thrown to the dogs to attract their attention,
but when the inan laid down, the idea of
poison flashed through Philip's mind. He
whispered his thoughts to his brother. The
impulse of little Daniel, as he heard that his
poor dogs were to be'poisoned, was going to
cry out, but a sudden pressure from the
hand of his brother kept him silent.
At the head of the boys' bed there was a
dark window—a small squaw door—and it
was directly over the dog-house. Philip
resolved to go down and save the dogs.—
The undertaking was a dangerous one, for
the least noise would arouse the villains—
the boy felt assured they were villians—and
then the consequences might be fatal: But
Philip Slater found himself strong in heart,
and he determined upon a trial. His fath
er's life might be in his hands ! This thought
was a tower of strength in itself. Philip
opened the window without moving from
his bed, and it swung upon its leather hin
ges without noise. Then he drew off the
sheet and tied one corner of it to the staple
by which the window was hooked. The
sheet was then lowered on the outside, and
carefully the brave boy let hiMself out upon
it. He enjoined his brother not to move,
and then he slid noiselessly down. The
.hounds had just found the meat, but they
drew back at the young master's beck, and
Philip gathered the flesh all up. lie easi
ly quieted the faithful brutes, and then he
quickly tied the meat up in the sheet.--
There was a light ladder standing near the
dog-house, and setting this up against the
building, Philip made his way back to his
loft, and when once safely there ho pulled
the sheet in after him.
The strangers had not been aroused, and,
with beating heart, the boy thanked God.--
lie had performed an act, simple as it might
appear, at which many stout hearts would
have quailed. The dogs growled as they
went back to their kennel ; if the, strangers
heard them, they thought the poor animals
were growling over the repast they had
.found.
At length the hounds ceased their noise,
and all was quiet. An hour passed away
and so did another. It must have beer
nearly inidnighi yvhen the men below move(
again, and then' Philip saw the rays of 1.
candle flash up throith the cracks of th;
floor on which stood hiS 'bed. He woull
have moved to the crack where he couq
peep down, but at that moment he heard a
man upon the ladder. He uttered a quick
whisper to his brother,and then lay perfect
ly still. The man came to the top of the
ladder and held his light - up so he could look
upon the boys. The fellow seemed to be
satisfied that they were asleep for he soon
returned to the ground floor, and then Phil
ip crept to his crack. He saw the men ta
king, knives from their packs, and he heard
them whispering.
'We'll kill the old man and woman first,'
said one of them. those little brats (he
pointing to the scarbilding) wake op; we can
easily take care of them.
'But we must kill 'em air said another of
the villains. ,
'Yes,' returned the first speaker, 'but the
old ones first. If we touch the young ones
firskthey will make a noise and start the old
man up.'
. Philip's heart beat with horror.
'Down the ladder—outside ! quick !' he
whispered to his brother. Down and start
nut the dogs ! Hun for the front door and
throw it open—it isn't fastened ! 0, do let
the dogs into the house as quick as you can.
I'll look out for father while von go.
Daniel quickly crawled out through the
little window, and Philip seized a rifle and
crept to the edffe of the scaffold. Two of
the villains were just approaching the door
of his father's room. They had seethe can
dle down on the floor, so that its light would
fall into the bedroom as soon as the door was
opened. Philip drew the hammer of his
rifle back and rested the muzzle on the edge
of the board.
One of the men had laid down his hand
upon the wooden latch. The boy hero
uttered a single word of heart prayer, and
then he pulled the trigger. The villain ut
tered one sharp, quick cry, and then fell"
upon the floor. The bullet had passed
through his brain.
For: an instant, the two remaining.villains
were confounded, but they quickly compre
hended the nature and position of their ene
my and they sprang for the ladder. They
did not reach it, however, for at that moment
the outer door was flung open, and the
hounds—four of them--sprang into the
house. With a deep yell, the animals leap
ed upon they villains, and they had drawn
them to . the floor just as the old hunter came
from his room.
611e1p us ! help us, father ?' cried Philip,
as he hurried down the ladder. 'l've shot
one of them ! They are murderous robbers !
Hold 'em !' the boy continued, clapping his
hands to the dogs.
Old Shier comprehended the nature of the
scene in a moment, and he sprang towards
the spot where the hounds had the two men
upon the floor. The villains had both lost
their knives, and the dogs had so maimed
them that they were incapable of further re
sistance. With much daliculty the animals
were called off, and then the two men Are
lifted to a seat. There was no need of bind
ing them, for they needed more some resto
rative agent, as the dogs had made very quick
work in disabling them.
After they had been looked to, the old
man cast his eyus about the room. They
rested a moment on the body of hi:n who
had been shot, they then turned upon the
two boys. Philip told all that had happen
ed. It seemed some time before the old
hunter could crowd the whole seeming
dream through nis mind ; but he gradually
comprehended. A soft, grateful, proud light
broke over his features and he held his arms
out to his'sons.•
'Noble, noble boys !' he uttered, as he
clasped them both to his bosom. 'God bless
thee for this. •0, I dreamed not that you
had such hearts. Bless thee ! bless thee
For a long time the old man gazed upon
his boys in silence. Tears of love and grat
itude rolled down his cheeks, and his whole
face was lighted up with most joyous holy
pride.
Long before daylight, Philip, mounted the
horse and started ofl for the merest settle
ment, and early in the forenoon the officers
of justice had the two wounded villians in
charge, while the body of the third was re
moved. They were recognized by the of
ficers as criminals of old notoriety; but this
was their last adventure, for the justice they
had so long ouraged fell upon them and
stopped them in their career.
Should nny of my readers chance to pass
down the Ohio River, I beg they will take
notice of a largo white mansion that stands
upon the southern bank, with a wide . forest
park in front of it, and situated some eight
miles west of Owensborough. Ask your
steamboat captain who lives' there, and he
will tell you—Plum'. SLATER, and Raoul.
sit, retired flour merchants.' I'hey were
the Boy lIERoEs of whom I have been
writing.
country editor•informs his readers
that there are a number of boarding houses
in New York in which there is not a single
bed-bug. They are , all married, arid have
got large families..
IlarThe vulgar mind fancies that judge
ment is implied chiefly in the capacity to
censure; and yet there is no judgement so
exquisite as that which knows properly how
to upprovc.•
FOR FARMER AND MECHANIC,
, The Lottery for Life.
flow were we to proceed to this drawing
by lot ? By means of the wet finger, like in
lants, or by head and tail, like the school
boys? Both ways were impracticable. 'Our
hands imprudently stretched out over the
heads of our frightened horses, might cause
them to give a fatal start. Should we toss
up a piece of - coin, tho night was too dark
for us to distinguish which side fell upwards.
The Colonel bethought himself an expedi
ent of which I never should have dreamed.
Listen to me, Captain,' said the Colonel
to whom I have comimmicated my perplexi
ties ; 1 have another way. The terror
which our horses feel, makes them draw
every moment a burning breath. The first
of-us two whose horse shall neigh—
'Wins !' I hastily exclaimed.
'Not so—shall be the loser. I know you
are a countryman, and as such you can do
whatever you ?lease with your horse. As
to myself, who but last year wore a gown
of a theological student, I fear your equestri
an prowess. You may be able to make you r
horse neigh—to hinder him from doing so is
a very diflerent matter.'
We waited in deep and anxious silence
until the voice of one of our horses should
break forth. The silence lasted for a min
ute—for an age. It was my horse who
neighed first. .Tho Colonel gave no exter
nal manifestations of his joy but no doubt he
thanked God to the very bottom of his soul.
'You will allow me a minute to make my
peace with heaven 1' 1 said to the Col., with
a faltering voice.
'Will five minuets be sufficient ?'
'lt I replied. The Colonel pulled
out his'watch. I addressed towards the hea
vens, brilliant with stars, which I thought
was looking up to for the last time, an in
tense and a burning prayer.
'lt is time,' said the Colonel.
I answered nothing, and ‘vith a firm hand
gathered up the bridle of my horse, and
drew it within my fingers, which were agi
tated by a nervous tremor.
'Yet one moment more,' said I to the Colo
nel, 'for I have need of all my coldness to
carry into execution the fearful manoeuvor
which I am about to commence.'
Granted; replied Giardina
My education, us I have told you, bad
been in the country. Nly childhood, and
part of my earliest youth had almost been
passed on horse-back. 1 may say, without
flattering myself, that if there was any one
in the world capable of executing this eques
trian feat, it was myself.—l rallied myself
with an almost superhuman effort, and suc
ceeded in recovering my entire self-posses
sion in the very face of death. Take it at
the worst, I had already braved it too often to
be any longer arlarmed at it. From that in
stant I dared to hope afresh.
'As soon as my horse felt, for the first time
since my rencounter with the Colonel, the bit
compressing his mouth, I preceived that he
trembled beneath me. I strengthened my
self firmly on my stirrups, to make the ter
rified animal understand that his master no
longer trembled. I held him up with the
bridle on the hams, as every good horseman
does in a dangerous passage, and with the
bridle, on the body, and the spur together,
succeeded in backing him• a few paces.—
His head was already a greater distance
from that of the horse of the Colonel, who
encouraged me all he could with his voice.
This done, I let the poor trembling brute,
who obeyed me in spite of his terror repose
for a few moments, arid then recommenced
the same mahoeuve. All of a sudden, I
felt his hind legs give way under me. A
horrible shudder run through my whole
frame. I closed my eyes as if about to. roll
to the bottom of the abyss,andl gave to my
body a violent impulse on the side next the '
hacienda, the surface of which offered not a
single projection not a single tuft of weeds
to check my•descent. This - sudden move
ment, was the salvation of my life. Ile had
sprang up again on his legs, which seemed
ready to fall from under him. so desperately
did I feel them tremble.
had succeeded in reaching between the
brink of the precipice and the wall of the
building, a spot some inches abroad. A few
more would have enabled me to turn him
round; but to attempt it here would have
been fatal, and I dared not venture. I
sought to resume my backward progress,
step by step. Twice the horse threw him
self on his hind legs and fell down upon the
same spot. It was in vain to urge him anew
either with voice, bridle or spur.; the animal
obstinately refused to take a single step in
the rear. Nevertheless I did not feel thy
courage yet exhausted, for I had no desire
to die. One last solitary chance of safety
suddenly appeared to me like a flash of light
and I resolved .to employ it.- Through the
fastening of my boot, and in reach of my
hand, was placed a sharp and keen knife,
which I drew forth from its sheath. With
my loft hand I began caressing the mane
filmy horse, all the while lotting him hear
my Voice. The poor nnimal'i'eplied to my
caresses by a plaintive neighing; then, not
to alarm him abruptly r rny:liand followed by
little and little the'eurve of his nervous neck,
and finally rested 'tipcin 'the spot-where the
last of the vertrebme 'Unites itself with the
,cranium. • The home trembl6d, but I calm.
NUMBER 5;
ed him with my voice. When I felt
very life, so to speak, palpitate in his brain
beneath my fingers, I leaned over towards
the wall, my feet gently slide from the stir
rups, and with one pointed blow, I buried
the pointed blade of my knife in the seat of
the vital principle. The animal felt as if.
thunderstruck, without a single motion ; and
for myself, with my knees almost a's high as
my,.chin, I found myself on horseback across
a corpse I I was saved I I uttered a tri
umphant cry, which was responded to by
the Colonel, and which the abyss re-echoed
with a hollow sound, as if it felt that its prey
had escaped from it.
I quitted the saddle, sat myself dot in
tweet) the wall and the body of my horse;
and vigorously pushed with my feet against
the carcass of the wretched animal, which
rolled down into the abyss. I then nise i
and cleared at a few bounds the distance
which seperated the place where I was
from the plain ; and under the irresistable
reaction of terror which I had so long re- .
pressed. I sank into a swoon upon the
ground. When I re-opened my eyes, the
Colonel was by my side.
The %We's Nightcap.
—, who doesn't live more than a
mile from the post office in this city, met
some "northern men with southern princi
ples," the other evening, and in extending , '
to them the hospitalities of the Crescent City,
visited so many of our principal saloons and
"marble halls," imbibing spiritual consola-'
lion as they journeyed, that when he left
them at their hotel at the midnight hour, he'
felt, decidedly felt, that he had "a brick in
his hat."
Now, he has a wife, an amiable, accomi
plished, and beautiful lady, who loves hint
devotedly, but she finds one fault with him.
and that is, his too frequent visits to the pla—
ces where these 'bricks' aro obtained..
After leaving his friends, Mr. paus
ed a moment, took his bearings, and having
strapped a course on the principle that con
tinual angles Inert, made sail for home. In
due course of time he arrived there,and was
not very much astonished, but rather fright
ened, to find his worthy lady sitting up for
him. She always does. She smiled when
he came in. That also she always does.,
'How are you, dear ?' she said. ..rote
stayed out so late that I feared you had been
taken sick.'
, Ilic—ain't sick, wife; b—but don't you
think a liitle t—tight.'
`A very little, perhaps; my dear, but that
is nothing—you have so many friends, as'
you say, you must join them in a glass once
in a while.'
, Wife, you'te too good—the truth is, lam
d—drunk.'
'O, no, indeed, my dear—l'm sure that
oven another glass wouldn't hurt you. Now,
suppose you take a glass of Scotch alo with
me, just as a nightcap, my dear r
'You are too ,Jcind, my dear, by half; I
know I'm d-drunk.'
no,'only a julep too much, love. that's.'
all!'
.Yes, ju-juleps! McAasters makes each'
still 'uns !'
*Well, take a glass of ale at nny rate ; it'
cannot hurt you, dear; T want one myself,
before I retire.'
The lady hastened to open a bottle, and
as she placed two tumblers before her on the
side-board, she put in one a very powerful
emetic. Filling the glass with the foaming
ale, and handed that one with a bewitching
smile to her husband.
Suspicion came cloudily upon his mind.
She had nover before been so kind when he
was drunk.- He - loOkedn't the glass, raised
it to his lips—then hesitated.
.Daar, won't you just taste mine, to make
it-sweeter ?' said he.
.Certainly, love;' replied the lady, taking
a mouthful, which she was very careful nor.
to swallow.
Suspicion vanished, and so did the ale,
emetic and, all, down the throat of the seas.
fiod husband. After spitting out the taste,
the lady finished her glass, but seemed in
no hurry to retire. She fixed a feet•tub of
water before,. an easy-chair, as if she inten
ded to bathe her beautiful little foot. But
small ns were those feet, there was not water
enough in the tub to cover them. The hus-•
band began to feel, and he wanted to retire.'.
Wait a few moments, dear,' said his lov
ing spouse, want to read the news in this
afternoon's Delta. I found it in my pocket..
A few minutes more elapsed, and then,
mid then-0, ye gods and Dan o' the Lake
—what a time !,-The husband was placed•
in the easy-chair. Ho began to understand
why the tub was there he soon learned:
what ailed him. Suffice it to say, that when
he arose from that chair, the brick had left
his hat. It hasn't been there since. He
says hell never drink another• julep i he
can't bear Scotch ale, but is 6 gdtath on tem.
°nude.' He loves his wife betterthan-ever.
.Nrut Orleans
.11t110.
17" ,, Shrtll I help you to Boma coteup
asked a gentleman of Aunt Priscilla, at a
dinner table. "Dear me, no ?" she replied
with a' shudder. 4 , l'm font! of cais in
their place ; but I should as soon think.of
eating dog eoupJ'