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VOLUME 2.
DIRECTORY.
PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR "THE A L LEG II AX I AX."
List of post offices.
PdrtO'Kes. Post Mi sters. Districts.
Bonn's Creek, Joseph Graham, Yoder.
Sethel Station, Joseph S Mardis, Blacklick.
C.irrolltown, Benjamin Wirtner, Carroll.
Chess Springs, Danl. Litzinger, Chest.
Cresson, John J. Troxell, Washint'u.
Eensburg-. Mrs. II. M'Cague, Ebensburg.
Fallen limber, Isaac Thompson, White.
Giintzin, J. M. Christy, Gallitzin.
Hemlock, Wni. M'Gough, Washt'n.
Johnstown, II- A. Bog;?s, Johnst'wn.
Lorefto, Wm. Gwinn, Loretto.
Jfin3ral Point, E. Wissinger, Conem'gh.
Jl'inster, A. Durbin, Munster.
Pershing, Francis Clement, Conem'gh.
Plattsville, Andrew J. Ferral Susq'Laii.
P.oselanJ, G. W. Bowman, White.
St. Augukiae, Win. Ryan, Sr., Cl?arfielJ.
Scalp Level, George Conrad, Richland.
Sor.nian. B. M'Colgan, Washt'n.
Siinerhill, Wm. Murray, " Croyle.
Summit, Miss M. Gillespie- Washt'n.
Wilmore, Andrew Beck, S'mmerhill.
CHURCHES, 3IIXISTEKS, &C.
Presbyterian Rev. D. Harbisox, Pastor.
Treadling every Sabbath morning at 10 J
o'clock, and in the evening at 3 o'clock. Sab
bath School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meet
ing everv Thursday evening at 6 o'clock.
".Methodist Episcopal Church Rev.S.T. Show,
Treacher in charge. Rev. J. G. Gogley, As
sivtaut. Preaching every Sabbath, alternately
at 10 J o'clock in the morning, or 7 in the
evening. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at 7
o'clock. -J
Welch Independent Rev Ll. R. Powell,
T.istor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at
10 o'ciock, and in the evening at 6 o'clock.
Sabbath School hi 1 o'clock, P. M. Trayer
meeting on the first Monday evening of each
month : and cn every Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday evening, excepting the first week in
each month.
Calcinistic Methodist Rev. Johx Williams,
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
2 and d o'clock. Sabbath School at 10 o'clock,
A. M. Prayer meeting every Friday evening,
at 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening
at 7 o'clock.
Disciple Rev. W. Lloyd, Pastor. Preach
ing evry Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
Particular Baptists Rev. David Jexkixs,
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
3 o'clock. Sabbath School at at I o'clock, P. M.
Cdtholic Rev. M. J. Mitchell, Pastor.
Services every Sabbath morning nt lOi o'clock
aud Vespers at 4 o'clock in the evening.
EE1EXSIHJR HJAir.S.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Eastern, daily, at 12 o'clock, noon.
Western, " at 10 o'clock, P. M.
MAILS CLOSE.
Eastern, daily, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Western, " at Ci o'clock, A. M.
JaSf Tho mails from Butler,Indiana,Stroug3
town, ic, arrive on Thursday of each week,
at 5 o'clock, P. M.
Leave Ebensburg on Fridav of each week,
at & A. M.
Hgi-The mails from Newman's Mills, Car-rollt'jv.-n,
Ac, arrive on Monday, Weducsday
i!'l Friday cf each week, at 3 'o'clock, P. M.
Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays
ta l Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M.
PSf Post Office open oa Sundays from 9
la 10 o'clock, A. M.
R.VIEllOAH SCI2ES5UEE.
WILMORE STATION.
Wejt Express Train leaves at 9.03 A. M.
Mail Train " 8.17 P. M.
East Express Train " 730 P. J.I.
Fast Line " 12.33 P. M.
" Mail Train " G.23 A. M.
The Fast Line West does not stop.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Judges of the Courts President, lion. Geo.
Taylor, Huntingdon ; Associates, George W.
Easley, Richard Jones. Jr.
Frotho notary Joseph M 'Donald.
Register and Recordir Fd.vard F. Lytic
Shfrijf. Robert P. Linton.
btput'j Sheriff. William Linton.
District Attorney. Philip S. Noon.
County Commissioners. Abel Lloyd, D. T.
Storm. James Cooper.
CW!: to Commissioner. Robert A. M'Coy
JV'a --. John A. BL'.ir.
lo-jr House Director. David O'Harro,
ilichael M'Guire, Jacob Horner.
Poor House Treasurer. George C. K. Zahm.
Poor House Sttwani. James J. Kaylor.
ilcr:i itile Appraiser. II. C. Devinc.
At:.:.,r. Henry Hawk, John F. Stull.
Jo" r. Rhcy.
C-ninty Surveyor. E. A. Yickroy.
C-.rnner. James S. Todd.
S orrintendent of Common Schools. James
Swank,
tUKVSBL'RG CSOIi. OFFICERS.
Ju'tices of the Peace. David H. Roberts,
prison Kinkead.
Bjti'gess David J. Evan?.
7Wn council Evan Griffith, John J. Evans,
uhara D. Davis, Thomas B. Moore, Daniel
u- Evans.
cJrk to Council T. T. Litzinger.
trough Treasurer George. Gurley.
fi9h Master William Davis.
Director William Davis, Reese S.
Jra, Morris J. Evans, Thomas J. Davis,
aHM Jones, David J. Jones.
Irisurer of School Hoard Evan Morgan.
instable Georire V.'. Brown.
Ia Collector (lr0?r; Gurley
y9e of Election Meshac Th
'KtVrctnr r , 1 i t. nr.
omas.
'P'Ctara T1,. -i u -ti-m
tor Richard T. Davis.
SIAlU0BAMAy$l.5O in advn?6
National Poctrn.
On! Brothers, On!
Aiv."IIail to the Chief."
BY BAP.AU WARNER BROOKS.
On 1 brothers, on ! for the Flag that is peerless !
Striped from the rainbow, and starred from
the sky
On with a sturdy step ! dauntless and fearless !
On ! to unfurl it in triumph, or die 1
Honored in all the lands
Now shall unholy hands
Trail it, defiled and despised, in the dust!
Down with the ' traitor's rag!"
Up with the strrry Flag !
Death for our Banner, an J God for the just !
Fiercely at Sumter have thundered their can
non Bravely the jr.ins of our hero replied!
On ! for the ashes trt slumber at Vernon!
On! for the cay whose name is our pride!
Now let our country's guns
Sweep down the bastard sons!
Woe for her chivalry's flower in the dust!
Down with the "traitors' rag!"'
Up with the starry Flag!
Death for our Banner, and God for the just j
On, with a prayer! there is peril before us!
On, in the face of Death, fearless and proud!
Life ! with the Flag that our fathers waved
o'er us !
Death ! with its crimson-stained folds for a
shroud !
Now for our ' father land,"
Strike with true heart and hand !
" Loyal our venture Heavenward-our trust !
Down with the "traitors' rag!"
Up with the starry Flag!
Death'for our Banner! and God for the just!
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FOR THE ALLEGHAXIAN.
DESCRIPTION OF SANTA BARBARA.
An Extract from a private Letter of a gentleman
connected with the California State Geograph
ical Survey.
Santa Barbara is the old Spanish Mex
ican part of California ; is quite old; was
settled by the Padres or Spanish mission
aries, who christianized aud partially civ
ilized the Indians, and built large churches,
becoming iu the course of time very
powerful and rich. Their wealth excited
the cupidity of the Mexican Government,
which robbed them of all their property
and crushed their power. The principal
seats of power were the missions, aud
these are now in ruins. There are a num
ber of them iu Southern California, but
none are more interesting than the old
mission of Santa Barbara. Itstands about
two miles from the present town, (San
Louis Obispo,) on a lovely elevation which
slopes beautifully to the ocean. Behind
rises the rugged mountains of Sierra San
ta Inez, out of which fkwsa noble stream.
Here w ere gathered thousands of Indians.
A town with all its appurtenauces was
built; a fine old church, large aud grand,
with monastery, gardens, etc., erected.
Now nything remains but a ruin. The
houses are roofless, grass grows in the
streets, the walls (of sun-burnt brick) are
crumbling with every rain to mere piles
of clay, in which thousands of ground
squirrels burrow.
I rode and walked over the ruins sev
eral times, but always with a feeling of
sadness. The stream was once controlled
by a large dam, having its waters carried
by a long aqueduct into great reservoirs
built of- finest masonry ; from these it
turned a mill, supplied the fountains in
front of the church, then irrigated the
gardens, fields and vineyards on the slope
below.- All is now a ruin. The aqueduct
is broken, the mill old aud roofless, the cis
terns dilapidated, the fountains dry and
weeds growing in" their basins. The
sculptured lions and bears, from whose
mouths issued the water, are broken.
Weed3 grow rank on their old threshing
floors, their yards ir cattle are empty, the
vineyards aud fields are destroyed. In
their once beautiful gnrdens the fountains
have ceased to play, the palm and orange
trees are dead, the olive and fig-tree de
crepit and dying, the white painted fence
and the gray btone wall have partly tum
bled down.
As I fefood beneath one of the half
withered paims and listened to the wind,
I wondered if it niigh't not have been the
trysting-trec of some proud Spaniard and
his dark-browed, flashing-eyed lady, for I
read carved ou the bark, "Don and Donna
Lep ;" and then Time had taken his hand
and blurred the rest, so that I could not
make out the date. A gray beaked bird
came and flew round and round the mouth
of one of the half-broken basins, and low
ered his head into the hollow, perhaps in
search of water; but finding none, flew
angrily screaming away toward the ocean.
Did that grave by the gato of the church-
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE
j-ard hold the dust of the maid who proud
ly tossad back, her midnight hair and
smiled at the fair image the water, in this
same basin from which the bird had an
grily flown, gave back ?
Ah ! we all mock at decay, and put
death at the furthest possible point from
us. The Spanish maiden, if such. that
grave held, was no mare foolish than we.
These churches, buildings, basins, trees
and all were then- in their strength, but
Time, the leveler of so much of earth,
laid his hand heavily, and when he lifted
it, "decay" was written everywhere.
The church is very large, being 150
feet long and 50 feet wide. It has the
usual number of pictures, statues and im
ages always found in old Catholic churches.
It is built of stone, and no bar ever better
withstood the ravages of time than the
town about it. It is most picturesque iu
its decay. The interior of the church is
ornamented with rude but bright frescoes
by Indian artists. A few old oil paintings
from Spain and Mexico hang on the wall,
softened by time but spotted by neglect ;
while the frames in which they were set
are becoming mouldy and worm-eaten.
The images, once bright and gaudy with
paint aud tinsel, arc now dingy and tat
tered. Here again Time has written
"decay."
. A few Franciscan monks keep the mon
astery and church in repair. We called
on the oldest, "Father Gonsales," an old
Spaniard, who had known the mission in
its days of prosperity, and could tell of
former wealth and busy life where now all
is poverty and desolation ; could tell of a
wilderness reclaimed and made fruitful, of
savages taught the arts of civilized life,
and of heathen converted . But the wealth
has departed, the Indians are scattered,
and the rule of the Konian church passed
away forever.
Night's curtain was falling and dark
shadows already creepiuir through the
dusty aisles and over the faded pictures of
Santa Barbara's old Spanish church when
I passed from its solitude the evening of
my first visit. Low black clouds hung
over the "pile of ruins" as I ttepped upon
the grass-grown waj-. Muttering thunder
broke on the ear, and the vivid lightning
came, flash after flash, brightening the
silver points of the broken cross. The
orange and palm trees, a few of which
were still growing near the mouastcrv,
turned up the silver side of their leaves
and rustled solemnly. The first heavy
drops of. rain sounded monotonously as
they fell into the hollow of one of the
half-broken stone basins. I sought the
hospitality of Father Gonsales, and from
a window watched the progress of the
storm and pictured the past scenes of this
present desolation alternately. As 1 gazed
upon the ruins, I ?ould scarcely believe I
was in America. It carried, me back
airain to the old world with its decaved
gieatness, its ruins of formct splendor.
It carried me back to its histories of
bloodshed and wrong, its strifes of races
and religions ; and, indeed, it is the same
story, the same drama enacted here on the
shores of the Pacific.
'Man rears a pyramid, and on it writes "en
durable.'' Time' and tempest touch it, each leaves iu
mark.
If it is mnrble while, there is a stain ;
If it is granite gray, it blackens.
Years, roll on years, days, mouths go in and
out,
Dust turns to dust, the architect is dead.
A ron of the next century stands by the ruin,
He talk, long, wisly talks, of "fell decay,"
Then proudly walks away, builds his own
pyramid, and dies.
We know, yet will not own, what creatures of
to-day we are. '
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Bully for the Chivalry. The
Charlestonians tell a good story at their
own expense, which well illustrates their
want of discipline. A company was keep
ing guard at the Arsenal. The Colonel
of the Hegiinent passiug by, sawjthe sen
tinel inattentive to his duty, fie took
away his gun, and then entered the Ar
senal. A subordinate officer was concoct
ing a cocktail.
"Where is the Captain ?" the Colonel
asked.
"Up stairs."
"Please say to him that I want to see
him."
"Well, after I take a drink," said the
subalteru. After swallowing his toddy he
went up stairs to the Captain.
"The Colonel is down stairs, and wants
to see you, Captain."
"Well, if he wants to see me more than
I do him, just tell him to walk up," said,
the Captain, who wras lying on a bed.
The Colonel went up stairs, aud found
the Captain taking things easy. "Sir,
you ought to be drilling your company.
Your sentinel don't kuow how to do his
duty, and I took his gun away from him."
"Well, I dare say he will be much
obliged to you, I reckon he was tired car
rying it-
The IIiilosoiiiy of I2a tiling.
Dr. Mayo G. Smith, in the following
article, gives sounder reasons for the prac
tice of frequent bathing than any other
writer on this subject we have ever met
with. Indeed, we see nothing for it but
to give the plumber a job forthwith, so
we may tumble out of bed into a cold
water bath, even though the temperature
be twenty degrees below zero:
There are in the human body 2,700,000
glands and 7,000,000 pores, from 2000 to
3000 to the square inch, one-eighth of an
inch in depth, making twenty-eight miles
of human drainage !
Five-eighths of all that is eaten passes
off through these pores, and but one per
cent, of all perspirable matter consists of
solid substances. The change iu the mus
cles, tissues and bones, occurs in from one
to three years, and in the entire body in
from six to seven years. If this old matter
be retained it causes disease it is a real
virus.
Some diseases are relieved almost in
stantly by opening the pores. Diarrhoea
is frequently cured; matter from the mu
cous membrane is expelled through the
skin; tobacco, opium and mercury have
been thus exuded. Whatever through
the skin the body can expel, it can absorb.
Hold the end of your finger in spirits of
turpentine, it is absorbed; goes through
the system, and may be detected by its
odor. Constant hai.diing of arsenic has
produced death by absorption.
The dx-tor relates an account of a gen
tleman in Barbadoes, who was in the habit
of daily intoxication, and had constructed
a tub, with a pillow to accommodate his
head, and when in this state was placed
therein, and the tub was filled with cold
water, in which he reposed for two or
three hours, and would then arise refresh
ed and invigorated. When his wife or
family required him, they would wake
him up by taking out the plug and allow
ing the water to escape, when he would
pleasantly complain of the "loss of his
bedclothes!"
Dr. Crook, a student of Sir Astley
Cooper, once poisoned a dog, which imme
diately plunged into a neighboring river,
and remained for some time with his body
entirely submerged, after which he left
his watery hospital and ran home cured.
Dogs have been repeatedly cured of hy
drophobia by holding them in water.
Thirst has often been relieved by im
mersion, even in sait water, the salt, prob
ably, being excluded during the process
of transudation. Mutton bones, boiled a
long time in soft water, with a slight ad
dition of calcined potash, made fresh every
day, have imparted to the water suoh
nourishing properties that the patient
bathing therein daily, and taking nothing
but a few teaspoonfuls of tea twice a day,
and oVe tablespoonful of tonic syrup,
gained fifteen aud. a half pounds in as many
weeks, simply by absorption.
Perspiration is eliminated from all parts
of the body, and the excretions cutaneous
ly forced may, from some parts of the
surface, be re-Jidmitted to the circulation,
and if poisonous or injurious whenever
the blood visits it, it must carry disease.
Nature keeps her side of the interior clean
and soft, and demands au unobstructed
exterior, and exudes to the surface the
refuse matter for removal by bathing and
evaporation. A dry, light powder, mixed
with sweat aud oil from the glands, and
dust, clogs upon the pores. As all parts
of the cuticle have pores, as well as the
face and arms, all the body should be
bathed at least one-third as many times as
those are.
On board a slave ship the small pox
suddenly broke out. Medical aid was
powerless. Every morning the dead in
great numbers were thrown overboard. In
the midst of terror and anguish, the ne
groes cried out, "Let us do as we do in
our own country with the sick," and per
mission being given, they gently lowered
their sick companions into the sea, letting
them remain a lew minutes, and theu
raised them, and placed them in the sun
light on deck until dried, when the disease
left them and they were cured.
At Charleston, South Carolina, during
an epidemic, among several northern me
chanics who had gone there in company,
but one escaped the prevailing fever, and
he afore bathed frequently, and never slept
at night in any of the clothes worn by
day. The others cast off only the outer,
garments, slept iu their perspiration, aud
died. - ,
Cold water is used and prescribed much
more than formerly, though many would
think a physician not worth sending for
who should prescribe so simple a remedy.
Abernethy's advice to one of his wealthy
patients was, "Let your servant bring to
you three or four pailfuls of water and put
it into a washtub. Take off your clothes,
and get into it, and you'll recover." "This
advice of yours seems like telling me to
20, 1861.
Welsh myself," said the patient. "Well,"
replied Abernethy, "it is open to that
objection."
Dr. Currie used fresh water generally,
and by long and careful experience, he
found that bathing prevented or cured
most diseases.
About JLearniii? to Shoot.
"We have stated that some persons ap
peared to be naturally incapable of be
coming good marksmen, as they dodged,
just when the trigger was pulled. A cor-,
respondent alludes to our statement, and
asserts'that twenty years' experience and
observation, have taught him that any
persou may become a good shot by observ
ing the following directions :
"Allow the rifle to hang in the hands
in an easy manner, declined at an angle of
about 40 degrees ; then raise it steadily
but quickly in a line with the object, the
eye ranging carefully over the sights, and
at the instant the object arrived at is cov
ered touch the trigger' He says, "I find
there is a moment iu which the gun is
absolutely still, that is, the instant the
upward movement of it is arrested. These
directions observed will certainly make a
good shot. If the shot is lost at the first
trial, it can be recovered by a second.
Any deviation from this rule is fatal to
accuracy."
It has been the experience of many per
sons in shooting that nervousueess in firing
is neutralized in a great measure, by
drawing the trigger slowly and steadily.
We have known several nervous persons
become very accurate marksmen, by cul
tivating a habit of steadiness, combined
with promptness in touching the trigger
just at the instant the sight covered the
object, as described by our correspondent.
All sportsmen who shoot birds on the
wing must follow this practice, excepting
in one feature, lowering instead of raising
the muzzle. Our aboriginies raise the
muzzle when they fire ; most of our rifle
shooters and military men raise it first,
above the line of aim, and then lower
it. On this subject marksmen dif
fer in opinion as to which is the best
mode.
As to the best attitude and mode of
holding a rifle in firing, no single rule can
be followed bv all. Soldiers should learn
fto take aim aud fire rapidly in all positions
standiug, kneeling, or lying on the
ground rolled up like clods behind tufts
of brushwood or grass. One contends that
it is impossible to shoot accurately with a
rifle uuless apej'sou stands iu the position
of our Western riflemen erect aud side
wise, with the right elbow raised to the
ear, muscles rigid as stone, the left hand
merely supporting the rifle, aud the elbow
resting on the side. This may be the
position for hunters and fancy shooters,
but a regiment of soldiers drilled to fire
exclusively upon such principles, would
make excellent targets for the skirmish
ing riflemen of our military corps. At a
distauce of 800 yards, all the standiug
up shooters could be picked off without a
single Zouave exposing himself to a chance
shot. Several well-known marksmen con
demn a rigid position of the muscles in
shooting. They recommend an easy and
graceful, but firm position, the butt of the
rifle held snugly, but not violently firm
against the muscle of the right arm above
the elbow, and the left band placed under
the barrel at the verticle axis the point
where the stock' and barrel are balanced
when held upon one forefinger. Scientific
American.
Sentinel Challenges. A gentleman
late from the troops at the lieiay House
says the sentinels have, in many iustauccs
a pleasant way of making challenges :
A fellow who had been fishing on the
Patapsco, and had secured a fine string
of fish, was stopped with the usual ques
tion "Who goes there V "Fisherman,"
wa3 the answer.
"Advanee, fisherman, and drop two
shad," said the alert seutiuel, looking out
for his own commissariat.
The Montgomery Confederation gets the
following from a correspondent :
On the first night after my arrival, in
passing from one quarter to another, I
was stopped by a sentinel whom I recog
nized as private P , (though he did
not recognize me) I was asked for the
countersign, and replied, "a friend with
a bottle ;" and the reply was "advance
bottle and draw stopper," which I did,
and was suffered to pass on my way re
joicing. BIt is said that the Hon. John Bell,
of Tennessee, has written a letter to his
friends in Kentucky, explaining his late
extraordinary speech in favor of .-ecession,
attributing it to the fact that he was thrown
off his guard by too generous indulgence
iu fire-water, In other words, he- was
drunk when lie pokc for the cause of the
' rebels. Very likely,
NUMBER 44.
Iarsoii IlroiTnlow's Daughter.
. A gentleman just arrived in Chicngo
from Knoxville, Tenn., brings intelligence
of affairs in that city. He says' that a
large body of Secession troops are eta
tioned theie, for the express purpose of
overawing Union men. It is a part of
their business to engage in quarrels in
saloons, and in street fights, with all who
are not friendly to Secession. Two men
were last week shot for no other offence
than speaking words of loyalty o tho
Federal Government. The house of tho
bold-hearted and outspoken Parson Brown
low is the only one in Knoxville over
which the Stars and Stripes are floating.
A few days ago two armed Secessionists
went, at six o'clock irr the morning, to
haul down the flag. Miss Brownlow, a
brilliant young lady of twenty-three, saw
them on the piazza, and stepped out and
demanded their business.
"We have come," they replied, "to
take down those d d Strs and Stripes !"
She iustantly drew a revolver from her
side, and presenting it, said: "Go on ! I
am good for one, and I think for both, of
you." '
"By the looks of that girls eyeshe'Jl
shoot," one remarked.
"I think we'd better not tiy it ; we'll
go back and get more men," said t'other.
"Go and get more men," said the noble
lady; "get more men, and come and tako
it down if you dare."
The' returned with a company of nine
ty armed men, and demanded that the fla"
should be hauled down : but cn discover!
ing that the house was filled with gallant
men, who would rather die as dearly as
possible than see their country's flag dis
honored, the Secessionists retired 1
Honor to the brave young lady !
Trying to Kith Me. Looking over
our exchanges, we find the following dia
logue reported as having occurred in ona
of the Cincinnati public schools:
"I," says the person who wituessed the
scene, "saw a little fellow with his arms
around a little witch of a girl, endeavoring,
if tl interpreted the manifestations right,
to kiss her."
"Tommy," said I, "what are you doing
there?"
"Xothinir. sir." snoke the bright-!
boj', somewhat alarmed.
'lie watli, thir he wath trying to kith
me, that he wath, thir!" said she evpinrr
him closely.
"W hy, Lucy, what prompted him to act
so uuacntlemanlv. riirht here in school V
I asked, anticipating some fun. -'' '
"Oh, he hitched up here, and.then he
wanted me to kith him, and I told him I
wouldn't kith thuch a thumpy boy ath he
ith; then hethed he'd kith me,and I told
him he dathn't, but he thed he would do
it, and I told him I would tell the mathtnr
if he did, but he thed he didn't care a
tnnap for the mathter, and then he tried
to kith me the harder!" and the littlo
thing sighed.
"Why didn't vou tell me. as vou Kaid
you would?" I asked in a pleasant manner.
"on, ne replied with charming naiv
ette, "I didn't care much if he did kith
me, and tho I thought I'd let him."
Here the whole school, who had been
listcuing, instantly broke into an uproar
ious laugh, while our little hero and hero
ine blushed deeply.
KQu During- the. campaign of 1814 a
young Xorman conscript was fctandins
at support arms. "Why don't you fire ?"
said his lieutenant furiously.
"Why should I fire ou these men V re
plied the greenhorn ; "they haven't done
anything to me."
At that moment his comrade fell dead
beside him.
"Lieutenant," said the rustic, begin
ning to wake up, "I believe those chap
are firing bullets."
"Of course they arc, booby, and they
will kill you."
With that the conscript began to blazo
away, and fought like a tiger till the close
of the action.
Mr. Spakroworass' Besolutiov.
Mr. Sparrowgrass recently joined tho
"Home Guard" at Yonkers, New York,
and said in a ppeech that "it is understood
that the Home Guards is not to go to tho
wars and not to leave Yonkers, "except
in case of invasion!"
This is as good as the old story of the
Buugtown Itiflemen, an Ohio military
compamy, whose blaw cousisted of two
sections, namely :
Article First The company shall be
known as lb e Bungtown Riflemen.
Article Second In case of war this
company shall immediately disbaud.
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