The Columbia Democrat. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, April 28, 1849, Image 1

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BY . MVXl!" TATE.
DJ-We doubt if the following lines, taken. from
,k book recuntly published in London, have hith-
1 erlo appeared on this sid the Atlantic, no
- BfluW nf tua Prophet Ewkit:! furnishaa the tub
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v The Valley of Dry Hone
V THE RKV. P. CROtT,
r ji in the hnJ of Giul i
Bom upon tho rushing gale.
On a viaiDitetl mount I Hod,
i ' G';n o'er t baundlcas vU , .
,. i , "Km the eye can glance, 'twas spwad,
Wijth the remnants of the dead.
t IV , ) . . . .. . . '
.tsin -gonirf lhi Captivity,. 1
, . I'riace and peasant, warrior alave,
'''There lay naknd to the sky-1
n ,i'Tw rtinuil Naiiou's nrvi
. pealh s.t on hn loneliest tlirmm
X: ' ' la that iUdenietj of bone.' '
Morn amse and twilight fell,
Still the bones lay bleached and tare ,
v I MtUriiijht brought -ll antW yell
Jiuumling through his human lair,
' "'fill abova the World ol Clay,
X' ; Ageiteamed to wear away.. , . ' ;
. Oo my apult came a sound,
Like the gush of desert spr ing
4 Bursting 'r th burning ground
.. , "Propliet of tha King it Kuigi,
' " Shall not Israel liv again ?
,: : ...(Shall not theso dry bone be men .
Then I atood, and" prophecied :
,"!" i K'come together, bone to bot.e.
t ; .Sudden as the atoriny tide,
" Thick as loavo. by tempest strown,
f ' Heaving oVr the mighty vale, , .
, Khook the reruauU cold and pale !
V i Flesh to fletli waa clinging now J
i.,: , s Trrere wa leen the warnor Jinib,
There wai aeen tlm princely brow
n.,i iiu,.iii,!v wu dim :
MaiW i" teel or robed in gold,
All iru corpse-like, all v. at cold.
Then the voice was haard no more
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"Prophat, call tha winds oi neaien :
As aloni; tha threshing floor
- Chall before thealeis driven,
At the blast, with shout and clan,
On their fit the myriads (prang !
. Flashed to heaven the viaioued shield,
, Whirlwind, axe, and lightning swurd,
'. Crushing on a bloody field
Syria's chariots, Egypta hoide,
Till on Zions's summit shone,
, Israel's Angel-guarded Throne. -
Then the Vision swept away;
Thunders rolled o'r Earth and Heaven,
' Like the thunSers of the 'day
When Earth's pillars shall be riven,
; 1'Hear.I not the rushing wiiipf
Art thou coming ? King of Kings !
Random Shots -No. 11.
( , BV NOKDE8CRIPT.
Flirting.
. I he no doubt, bat that the Ladies will read
..n .i ctw.i f tKa hnvA npvpr read anv
.. mil "iiaimuui nnui, -
before. iMy dear Miss, let me whisper in your
ear. ' Flirting and coquetting are two very differ-
"n things. Courting and sparking are as dissim
ilar as flirting and coquetting In a "flirtation,"
neither party ara seriously inclined, and carry on
the anour merely for mutual pleasure and grati
fication. Coquetting" requires real passion on
cue side, and affected tenderness on the other.
'iii the same way young people "park,"mere!yon
ceourit "f Ihe pleasufc or profit they may deriva
-Irom each others society: while they "court,"
, with the iutention and exptctation of manyiiig.
These important distinctions you will pUme bear
in mind.
Some people condemn a flirtation as immoral
tnd injNrious. Bless their innocent hearts, they
UbW under a great mistake ! A flirtation arises
naturally and entirely out of the innate gallanta
yofotir sex, and the "protective policy" of the
other. It comas so natural for a gentleman to
minister to the wants an. wishsi, happinefs and
welfare, of "Heavens last, best gilt to man;" ami
the Lad'ies receive it with so much kindness and
condescension, t"at 11 wn,,M bc,h ,mpri'
ting thing in the world, if, for the mutual beuefit
'of both parties; independently of the pleasure
nd profit rsulting from such a connexion, a flr-
't ation Hid not take place.
' Ko sensible woman will m any way ennt'emn
,n innocent flirtation. Thatis.shew.il not ob
jectto'any woman receiving, nnr to any man pav
ing those numerous and delicate attentions which
"n unmarried laly.n even ordinary occasion-. Tre
' quires. Such ennnexionsveryoftenspring up hs
"fween persors casually met, and who probsbly
never expect to meet anain. Thira is no mora
. thin such a flrtation. E:irh
innoceni lecrr....
Irt heing perfectly aware of the s-ntm.eril, of
the other, no uiiocu.., - -
.und.ng can happen. Il arises through
iHt oul.teness of on. sex, and the helplc,.h,s of
' the other; and i's sole aim and object is th.; rem
frt,t .nd convenience of the lady. For an e.cnrt
, sn evening walk, in 4n .t.eraoo. ride or ,,, a
i,iv'.lli always in.leht.d to the
fr;TH. is a flirtation, hut when it is purged be-A,-
sand borers upon coquetry. then it ..to
C vl',fl'r,S '''' &ru'l encourage
BL00MSBU11G, COLUMBIA CO., SATURDAY, ARPIL 28, 1849.
I lha attentions of more than una gentleman at
' limi!. A Rohtlninan coquette i perhaps even
more contemptible than a lady. A litllo vanity
can easily be accorded to those who claim, and
generally merit, our kindness and attention, but
a man ihuuld ne superior to these loimes
There are various phases ind decrees, in which
thes attentions can show themselves, aud to
which they can be carried ; and of course circum
dtancea will often determine their innocence of
criminality. There is nothing so innocent that
it cannot, in the hands ol unprincipled villians,
be perverted to seltish Bnd immoral purposes.
A lj,lvofi!reat buautv, wit mid talent, wax at one
iimo dclmdinxa certain gentleman, who was
somewhat celebrated for flirtation and coquetry
with the sex, and in her defence made use of this
very, (to some people) remarkable expression J
carrying it even beyond what I hava been assert
ing. "It is my opinion, said the that the majori
ty of woman had rather be courted and jilted, than
not courted at all !"
1 think the expression one replete with com
taon sense, and showing a profound knowledge,
of human nature.
There is nothing tends so much to soften the
heart, smooth the asperities bf character and man
ner, polish the conversation, and elevate the
thoughts, as t free, unrestrained and confiden
tial intercourse between the eexes ; you may call
it flirting, coquetting, sparking or courting, or
what you please i but the mutual society of young
people, is certainly pleasant, and it is their own
fault if it is not also profitable. There ara many
subjects discussible in an evening party, literary
or scientific or historiejl.lit which the talents,
and acquirements of the whole company can be
fully employed, and displayed. ' 1
It is said to be impolite to raise a discussion in
tha eompanv of Ladies. I beg leavt to differ in a
great measurt from those holding this opinion.
An argument carried on with asperity, m which
virtorvand not truth, is the object, ! confess
would hotmeet my approbation ; but a calm -dis
cussion, in which every one is requested to con
tribute to elucidate the matter, is certainly not to
be condemned. No Lailies would thank Ihe gen
tlemen for so contemptible an opinion of their
tastes and talents; and it is undoubtedly errone
ous, and should neither be cultivated nor indul
ged. For the Columbia Democrat.
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J. S.
"Jack and Jill."
A Latin translation of that famous nursery song
is thus given by a correspondent of the Boston
Past. The Latin is altogether pure.
Jack ct Gilla
Ascendent mnnleb,
Aqunm parare
Ad cfrtem fnntem ;
I'rocidit Jack
Kt pra-ter hac,
Krinnit ejus suinmum ;
Et.de Gilla.
Ftiain ilia
Lapkut cut secundum '.
CD-Our nei.r FuT.nf the " Wutthmnn."
nt Norristnwn, is heartily welcome to our horn
bla gervic.es,, noted in the paragraph subjoined:-.
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17 If at .any. lima an editor is justified
in making an apology to liis readers for an
apparent deficiency in his paper, he is par
ticularly o in issuing his first number, as
he is without tho benefit of a list of ex
changes, which would enable him to give
a greater variety of matter. Wo therefore,
elaim the indulgence of our readers this
week. We would not, however, ho doinp;
justice to Colonel Title, .Major Hrvan, and
other friends, who favored us with their
excellent papers in advan of the appear-
I ..o ,.f il.n Tin. Walrhmnn. if u'n were
.LIK Ul in. ' ..
to nehrt relnrniti'' our thanks for their
kindlier.
fjr- Ol,. W'il.MAM JiK.LKR, of Cleartu Id co
it j.jourmc i ftw days at Mr. MiKibdin's Mir-
chat.t's H"ii.l, rhiUuVpliia.
Three IIiiim1itI Dollar
fiuptioii Lnn'.
lkdow we give the law passed by tho
Legislature, "to exempt property to the
value of three hundred dollars, from, levy
and sale on execution, and distress for
rent." The law is an important one, and
will arrest the public attention. It wan
introduced in the senate al an early period
of the session, by Mr. Johnson, of Krie,
who warmly urged its passage.
It will be observed that the law does
not go into effect until the 4th of July next,
and applies only to debts contracted on
and after that date.
An Act to exempt property to the value of three
hundred dollars Irom levy and s ilc on txecu
lion, and distress for relit.
Sec. 1. lie it enacted, ifc. That in lieu of
the property now exempt by law from levy and
sale on execution issued upon any judgment ob
tained upon contract, and distress for rent, prop
erty to tho value of three hundred dollars, ex
clusive of all wearing apparel of tha defendant
and his family, all bibles and school books in use
in the family, (which shall remain exempted as
heretofore,) and no more, owned by or in pos
session of any debtor, shall be exempt from levy
or sale on execution or bv distress for rent.
Sec. 2. That the shrrifrcmisiable, or other of
ficer charged with the execution of any warrant
issued by competent authority, for the levying
upon and selling the property, either renl or per
sonal, ol any debtor, shall, if requested by the
debtor, sntiimon three disinterested and compe
tent persons, who ehall be sworn or alllriied, to
apprise the property which the said debtor may
elect to retain under the provisions of this act,
for which service the said appraisers shall bo en
titled to receive fifty cents each, to be chaiged :i
part of the costs of the proceedings, and property
thus chosen and appraised, to the value of three
hundred dollars, shall be exempt from lovy and
sale on the said execution or warrant, excepting
warrants for the collection of taxes.
Sec. 3. That in any can where the property
evied upon as aforesaid shall consist of re:l es
tate of gieatur value than three hundred dollars,
and the defendant in such shall elect lo retain.
eal estate amounting in value to the whole sum
ol three hundred dollars, or any less mm, tiie ap
praisers aforesaid shall determine whether, in
their opinion, the said real citate can be divided
without injury to or spoiling the whole, and it
the said appraisers shall determine that the said
real estate can be divided as a'oresaid, then they
shall proceed to set apart so much thereof as in
(heir opinion shall bo sufficient ta answ er the
requirement of the defendant in such case, des
ignating the same by proper metes and bounds,
all of which proceedings shall be certified in
writing by the said appraisers, or a majority of
them, under their proper hands and seals, to the
sheriff, under-sheriff, or coroner, charged with
the execution of the writ in such case, who shall
make return ol the same to the proper court from
which the writ issued, in connection with (lie
said writ: rruvided, That this suction shall not
be construed to nflect or impair the lmcj of
bonds, mortgages, or other contrai ls fur the pur
chase money of the real estate of insolvent dob
tors. Sec. i. That upon return made of die writ
aforesaid, with the proceedings thereon, the
plaintiff' in the case shall be entitled to have bis
writ of venditioni exponas as in other casrs, to
sell the residue of the real estate included m the
levy aforesaid, if the appraisers aforesaid flia!l
have determined upon a division uf ihe said real
estate, but if the said appraisers shall determine
against a division of said real estate, the plaintiff
may have a writ of venditioni exponas lo soil the
whole ol the real estate inciU'itd in sucli loy,
and it shall and may be lawful in the latter case
for the defendant in the execution to receivei'rom
the sheriff" or othor officer, of tl.e pioecods of id
sale so much as he would have received at the
appraised value had the said rt nl Matc been di
vided. Sec. 5. That the twenty-sixth section of the
act, entitled "An Act relating n executions,"
passed sixteenth June, IS3(, and Ihe seventh
and fight sections of an act, entitled "An act in
regard to certain entries in ledger in Hie city of
Pittsburg, and relating to the publishing of sher
iff's sales, and for other purposes," pnsed the
twenty-second of April, 1 fr 4 0 , and all ether acls
inconsistent w ith this act, be and the same aic
hereby repealed.
Sec. f. That the provisions of tins act shall
not taka effect until the fourth day n Jniy next,
and shall apply only to debts contracted on and
after that date.
william f. f.ac:-:kr,
Speaker nf the llaue nf Hi p emntaHvi
IKOIitiKjllAKSli:.
Sirnlrrr nf the Snia'i.
Approved I he ninth (lav of April, one Ihoii-aiel
tight humireil and lorty nine.
VM.
JOHNSTON
A or pctv is the only cheerful lite, f. r
ail jny a prim; finni the alfcclii'iis ; anl it isih
;rat law I'f nature, that uithout (;e,.i ('renM
jnoil afT,"-tinn dies, sn.l Ihe hoHt bccnrir-i n'terlv
desolate. The eMenial world, ten, tlwo losei all
ils beauty ; poetrv f.ole away from e n h.
is poetry hoi the reHVchnn nf ail ml- ;.
all hinh and lofty thought, .: Hut (,,
i
Flosrrr- l."!:h l-rrr'li hr in thnr '.er
And fratfian.-e in hT tent me !r iH-;
She rlnth pcT'evcr" l'ie i. -. In -ir, .;
Ar.4 lU how.-. -., thr'-' ), r.w. Sir .is..l
'r hat
Select Talc.
this i i4 m, rAAicK.vrivi:.
I Storm in the mountains '
In the fall of 1810, I was travelling eas
tward in a sUigc-coaeh from l'ltthburgover
th) mountain. My fellow passengers
were tw-o gentlemen andahidy. The ulder
gentleman's appearance interested rue, ex
ceedingly. In year.?, he seemed about thirty;
in air and manner 1,'ie waa, ealjn, .dignified
and polished; and the contour of hi
features, was singularly., intellectual. ; He
conversed freely on general topics, until
the road became more abrupt and precipit
ous ; but on my directing .his attention to
the great altiude of a precipice, on, tlC verge
of which our coach wheels, were. -leisurely
rolling j there eauiu a marked change ,over
his countenance. His eyes, so lately filled
with the liglof mild intelligence, beamed
wild, restless and anxious, the mouth U itc
hed spasmodically,' and tlie foicjiead was
beaded with a cod perspiration. . With a
sharp, convulsive shudder,, he turned his
gaze from the giddy height, and clutching
my ai m lightly with both hands, he clung
to r.ie like a drowning man.
"Use this cologne," said the lady, hand
ing me a boUle.-with the, instinctive" good
ness of her sex- '-.'
I sprinkled a'litfle on his face, and ho,
soon became somewhat more composed ;
hut it was not until we had entirely travers
ed the mouulain and.dQicended to the coun
try beneath, that hi. fino; features- relaxed
from their perturbed look, and assumed the
placid, quiet dignity, I had first noticed.
"I owe an apology lo the lady," said he
with a bland smile and gentle inclination
pf the head to, our' fair companion, "and
some explanation to my fellow-travellers
also, and perhaps I eaimot better acquit !
myselfof the double debt than ly recounting
the cause of my recent agititf'ion." j
"It may pain your feelings-," delicately j
urged the lady. ' j
"On the contrary it will relieve litem," j
was the respectful reply. j
Having signified our several desires to !
hear more, the traveller ihus proceeded.
"At the age nf eighteen, I was lilif of ,
heart, light of foot, and, I fear' here he!
smiled."; light of head. A fine property on
the right hand of tho Ohio, acknowledged
me as sole owner. I was hastening homo
to enjoy it, and delighted to get: from a
college life. The month was. October, the
air bracing, and ihe mode of conveyance a
siage-coach like this, only more cumbrous.
The other passengers were few but three I
in all an old grey-headed planter of Lou- j
isiana, his daughter, a jjpyotis, bewiiching
creature about seventeen, and his son,
about ten year of age. They were just
returning from IVance, of. which country !
tho young lady di-eoinv d in lerms so j
eloquent as to au.soro my enure attention.
"The father, was taciturn, but the daugh
ter was vivacious by nature : aud wc soon
became so mutually pleased with each
other she as a talker I as a listener
that it was not until a sudden liaahof lightn
ing and a heavy dash of rain against ihe
coach windows elicited an exclamation
from my charming company, that I knew
how night passed us. Presently there was
h low rumbling sound, and then several
tremendous peals lo thunder, accompanied
by successive flashes of lightning. Tin.'
rain descended in torrenls sold art ancry
wind began to howl aud moan by turns
through the forest trees.
"I looked from the window of our vehicle.
The niejit was (lark as ebony, but the
lightning revealed the danger or our road.
Wr were on the edge of a frightful precipice.
! could se at intervals, lingo jutting rocks
far away down ils side, and the .sight made
me solicitous for iliesaii iy of mv laircoin-
i panion. 1 thought ol the mere hair-hn adihs
j thai wi re between us and eternity, a single
I linie roek in the track of our coach wheels
j alinv billet, of wood a sirnyroot of a
j tr iiiiei-foin tree :a restive horsn.or a care-
.-ss ihiver anv ul those might Iiu.l u-
; Imm our sublunary existence with 'he
f peril ol tt"iot.
j "Tl : pert'oef teinpc"'."' nli'.-r.'ril thf
jl.i'lv- " 1 wi'hdreM- mv I"ad from the
, v,:i J'r.v. "ilow 1 Inv id !i i : ' 'in 1
there is something' so grand among- the
winds when fairly loose niiumjj the hills.
I never encountered a night like this, hut
I!y roll's magnificent description ofathund-
er storm in the Jura recurs to my mind.
1 ll.r. ,.,,,,, I., Inu ,-n, 7"
Uutarc we on the mountains yet?"
"Yes we have begun the ascent."
"It is not said to be dangerous?"
"lly no means," I replied, in as easy a
tone as I could assume.
"I only wish it was daylight, that we
might enjoy the mountain scenery, l'ut
J. -mi Marie! but what's that?' and she
covered her eys from the glare of a sheet
of lightning1 that illuminated the rugged
mountain with brilliant intensity. I'eal
after peal of crashingtlmnder instantly suc
ceeded ; there was a very volume of rain
coming down at each thunder-burst: and
wkh 'ihe deep moaning of an animal in
dreadful agony, breaking upon my ears, 1
found that the coach had came to a dead
halt.
" Louisa, my beautiful fellow-traveller,
became pale as ashes. She fixed her
sea'reeing eyes on mine with a look of an
xious dread, and turning to her father, hur
riedly romarked ' ' '
"We are on the mountains!"
"I reckon so," was the unconcerned re
ply.. "With instant activity I put my head
ihroueh the window and called to the
driver, but the only answer was the heavy
moaning of an agonized animal borne past
me by the swift wings of the tempest. I
seized tho handle of the door and strainod
at it in vain : it would not yield a jot At
that installed I felt a cold hand on mine,
and heard Louisa's voice faintly articulat
ing in my ear the appalling words.
"77e coach is being moved lock'
weirds!
"God in heaven ! Never shall I forget
the fierce agony with which I lugged at
that couch door and called on the driver in
times tliat rivaled the force of ihe blast,
whist the dreadful conviction was beaning
in mv brain that the couch torn being
moved !owly backwards!"
"What followed was of such swift
occurrence that it seems to me like a frigh-
ful dream,
"1 rushed against the door with all my
force but it mocked mv utmost. One side
of our vehicle was sensibly going down,
down, down. The moaning of the agonized
I animal became deeper and deeper and
I knew the desperate plunges against his
traces that it was one of our horses. Crash
upon crash of hoarse thunder rolled over
the mountain, and vivid sheels of lightning
plaved around our devoted carriage as if in
glee at our misery. Uy 'tis light I could
see for a moment only for a moment
the old planter, standing erect, with his
hands on his son and daughter, his eyes
raised to heaven, and his lipi moving like
those of one in prayer. I could see Louisa
turn her ashy checks and superb eyes to
wards me as if imploring protection, and I
could see the bold glance of tho young boy
(lashing indignant defiance at the decend
iii" carriage, tho war of dements, and the
awful danger, that awaited him. There
was a roll a desperate plunge, as if of an
animal in the last throes of dissolution a
harbh.grating jar a sharp, piercing scream
of mortal terror, and I had but time
to clasp Louisa firmly with one hand a
round the wrist.aud size ihe leather fasten
inirs altached to the coach roof with the
other, when wc were precipitated over the
pre cice.
" lean distinctly recollect preserving con
sciousness for a few seconds of time, how
rapidly my breath was being exhausted,
but of that tremendous descent I soon lost
all futhcr individual knowledge by a con
cussion so violent that I was instantly de
prived of sense and motion,"
The traveller paused. His features
worked for n minute or two as they did
when wc u ere on the mountain: he press
ed his bin head as if in pain, and then re
sumed his interesting story.
()n a low coiii-h. in an humble room of
a small county house, 'I next opened rnv
eves in this u'nrM ofbghl ind shad'', and
hope pnd joy awl sorrow, mirth 3nd mad
n, 5i fSsntlr hands roottied rnv pillow,
:;rn;'r. f:t glided mv chamber, and a
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VOL: 3, NUMBER 6.
genile voice hushed for a time all my ques
tionings. I ws kindly tendml by a fair
young girl about fifteen, who refused for
Kflfrul ,1-ivu i.. I, .I. I . 1: . .
, UU,U U11(C0Urfce W1JJ, jntf
At length, one morning, fmd.no- myself
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fumeiciiily recovered to sit up, I insisted
on learning the result of the accident'
"You were discovered,' said he, 'sitting
on a ledge of rock, amidst the brunches
of a shattered tree clinging to a part of tho
roof of your broken coach with one hand,
and to the insensible form of a lady with
the other.
"And the lady !' I gasped, scanning the
girls' face with an earnestness that caused
her lo draw back and blush.
"She was saved, sir, by the same means
that saved you the friendly tree.'
"And her father and brothert' I impati
ently demanded.
. ' Were both found crushed to pieces at
the bottom of the precipice, a great way
below tho place where my father ami undo
Joe got you and thelady. We buried their
bodies in one grave, dose by the clover
patch down in our meadow ground.
' ' I'oor Louise! poor orphan ! God pity
you !' I muttered, in broken tones, utterly
unconscious that I had a listner.'
"Cod pity her, indeed, sir,' said ihe
young girl, with a, gush of heart-fdt eym
pathy. ' Would you like to sea her ? she
added.
'Take me to her,' I replied,
'I found the orphan bathed in tears, by
the grave of her hurried kindred. She re
ceived me with sorrowful sweetness of
manner. I will not detain your attention
by detailing the efforts I made to win her
from her grief; but briefly acquaint you,
that I at last succeeded in inducing her to
leave home in tho sunny south aud that
twelve months after the dreadful occursnco
which I Imc related, we stood at the alter
together as a man and wife. She still lives
to bless my love with her smiles, and mv
children with her good precepts ; but o;i
trie anniversary of that terrible night sha
secludes herself in her room, and devotes
the hours of darkness to h-olitary prayer.
As for me," added the traveller,' whilo
faint flush tinged his noble brow at tho a
vowal, "as for me, that accident has redu
ced me to the condition of a physical cow
ard at the sight of a mountain precipice."
'Hut Ihe driver,' urged our lady passen
ger, who had attended to the recital 0f th
story with much attenlion-"what became)
of the driver? or did you ever learn thu
reason of his deserting his post!" '
His body was found on the road, with
in a few steps of the spot where the coach
went over. He had been struck dead by
ihe same flash of lightning thatbliuJud the
restive horse."
Tho traveller here fell into a musing al
titude, as if all furiher allusion to the sub
ject would be tinpleasing to him. Shortly
after this, we reached the railroad station,
where I parted from the nervous gentleman
with feelings of profound esteem.
Man who nr a I'norcR value vpon his
Chimikkn. A man by the name ol liiiRli M'.
Donald presented himself hulorn Judgu l'auona,
to posecunly for lux Iriund, who had letn ar
rested lor disorderly conduct. "Of what ins
nnr real estate estate consist:" asked tho
Judye.
".May it iease your Hnor, my household fur
nilnie and live childicn," replied llm non M
lain.
"Hut Ihe law leqnirfi something n,0,a si,
t iii'ial than children, my jjood Iriend," aid lh
Ju'lH", "and 1 am noiry lo say 1 tan't takn
)0.1."
"It's a queer sort of a law that, I think, that
prefers bricks and mm lar before flesh and blood,
and that ymiu blood, ton," raid the man. "It
should be altered, your Ilonoi, for it's anti-republican,
1'on't Hums s.iv "a man's a man lor a'
th.it, an a' that !'' And who know'd belter than
Bums. id yaur lienor etr read Burn.1" ask
ed the in. in, ami without slopping for a reply, ha
aihlei1 "Tin re's a (.re.it ileal of good sensf in that.
Hums, mi M inor, and you know lie loved a
(iiap, too, nt tunes, .in. I was nonn th worse cf
that, oii l.ooiv. fid v. or Honor er know a
man lhal h o! any brain that didn't likn tn take a
drink wire le hii- ' Why, my it pla?. your
Honoi , in m 'i ' "iiiiry I knew bright lad
lhat ili. ink hi-" ! re he interrupted by tha
tn.lne I. M'i't; hipi he wa--oiry he had not time
to list, ii In- 't'-ry. a- there wss other busmen
that re I'l'rrri hi ati. n inn , tut he would send
hi, I'm i.d t-1' loi a.''xe hj, until he pot (n
Srr. in I ir. 'h rof i" hi! he rould hunt up e
, . i r r ft-t h:.i . l.r.Hjtritd Kiyttrnt.