VOLUME 4. ffitigceUmPus. GOOD-MANSSIS. " Manners make the man,"says the ap< ophthegm. We might add—tfie womar also ; for there is nothing more attraciiv< than grace of manner, nothing more win ning than good-manners. We do no; refer now to etiquette, or the.arbitrary cus toms of sooiety, which differ with ever} nation, and sometimes differ in differem parts of the same nation ; though etujuetti and good-manneis are frequently near!} allied. Nor do we refer to what Mr. Tur veydrop calls "deportment nor yet tc "courtesy." Deportment comprehendf the whole external expression of the in dividual, while courtsey involves refine ment. To have a good deportment one must have good manners; but one will have a higher deportment who has court esy. Every one may have good manners, only the refined can have courtesy.— Courtesy was born of ohivalry. It is a generous virtue, and cart not live in an ignoble atmosphere. The strength ol man and the gentleness of woman begat courtesy, which since that day has lived upon earth to elevate and refine the rela tions of both. The real baws of good-manners is a kind and sympathizing heart, by means of which we arc enabled to feel with and appreciate others. This explains why there is such difference in people in re gard to "innate refinement." Some peo ple are better constituted naturally than others; are more susceptible of develop ment. We all like to be appreciated ; there is no exception to the rule ; and we all experience a sensation of mortifi cation when we feel thtt we have been neglected or treated with indifference.-r Nothing sooner arouses the spirit of jcal ousy, which is so predominant a feature in human nature, thuu a sense of non appreciation, especially in peisons who are gifted with a sensitive nature. It is a cominoa failing with all of us to fancy that we are not adequately appreciated ; but, not to be appreciated at all is more than philosophy can endure. S-Jtne per sons are so dull by nature that they arc incapable of appreciating with any nice oeas the feelings of others. Such persotis ore generally rude, and their wit, if they have any, i» always of the offensive kind. Graham one evening, rattling away to Dr. Johnson and I)r. Goldsmith, exclaimed . " Doctor, I should bo happy to see you at Kton." " I shall be glad t» wait on you," answered Goldsmith. " No," said Graham, " 'tis not you I mean, Dr. Mi nor; "'tis Dr. Major there." "What effect this had on Goldsmith, who was as irascible as a hornet," Dr. Johnson used to add, says Boswell, "may easily be con ceived." Giahaiu was drunk—not an uncommon thing in those days; even Bozzy got drunk—and for this reason may be excused for his rudeness ; but Dr. Johnson's enjoyment of the scene shows the rugged, coarse nature which marked him quite as much as his intellectual ability and broad culture. It is a clear evidence how remarkable the latter qual ities must hare been that people cjuld have endured the former. We do not wonder that Mrs. Boswell entertained so poor an opinion of her husbaud's " gov ernor," particularly when the Doctor tip ped up the caudle intentioually and let the grease run down upon the carpet.— Yet the rough old royal brute was in the main a good man, and did many kind things. He only wanted to be apprecia ted up to the point demanded by hit vanity. There are people who are not stupid but malicious, and thcrefora take picas ure in wounding the feelicgs of others, or in gratifying, themsejves at the ex pense of others. Such persons indulge in the vulgarity of endeavoring to make butts of others, or in the meaness of talk ing at people, or in introducing subjects which must be malapropos. The two classes we have referrod to — the stupidly rude and the maliciously rude—both need to be regenerated and renowed. Nothing less will enable them either to appreciate or acquire good tnanqers. Ia conversation we often hear good breeding and politeless used i- ably with good-manners as phrases oi the same import. Yet there is a differ ence in these words. Good-breeding, like deportment, is a large expression. To be Tfcll-bted one inuit have been brought up in a certain way, have had certain ad vantages and opportunities, and improved those advantages aud opportunities. A well-bred person will be a polite person necessarily- But » person may have good-manners yet not be pelite ; for the manners may be good according to the opportunities. Politeness springs from ealtivation. Its development will depend upon capacity and opportunity. Some people have no capacity lor manners some can be drilled into behaving them selves, while others exhibit a natura adaptation to attaining an agreeable de meanor. How often do we hear it said " So-and-so is a boor; you can mak( nothing of him;" and again, " Wha pleasant manners Mrs. So-and- so has !' —" Yes, they are natural to her." Then is innato refinement, and there is native grace, and when they are cultivated th( result is very charming. " Opportunity and importunity," said an Irishman whe fell from grace,'""arc too much for pool humanity !" When nature and associa tion are against a man a Xurveydrop wil hardly make him pass muster in a review where manners is the ordeal. Good manners refer to personal inter course whether the persons are present 01 absent. They involve respect, frankness consideration, so that you always behave toward others, reserving to yourself the right to select your acquaintances, and t c determine the measure of the acquain tanceship, as you would wish they should behave unto you. Whoever cultivates such principles of action will be, accord ing to the position in the world he occu pies, the possessor of good-manners. These wore the principles which gov erned Robert Burns, who, born a peas ant, moved with ease in the society of hii day, from the hut to the castle, whose associates reached from the commonest and most illiterate to the most distin guished and most cultivated in Scotland. Such, too, were the principles of the Kttrick Shepherd, who boasted that he had moved in every grade of society, and had found himself so much at home in each that he coulJ not toll to which he really belonged. When Alton Locke found himself at Lord Lyndale's, not a little nervous in so new a sphere, ho re ceived from a friend this piece of advice : "Be natural." It was as good advice as could have been given. To be kind, sincere, unaffected, is to be well-man nered. Respect, consideration, kind feeling, have a great deal to do with oiling the wheels of the world. Tt is lingular how cflen we find those who should know what good manners require apparently indifferent in regard to some of the cus toms of life which should never be neg lected. Clergymen even, who should set an example of good-breeding, are often grossly negligent in the matter of reply ing to letters. The very persons, too who are most regardless of other's inter ests and feelings are the most prompt t< take'offense. Let one of those distin guiabjd people who never can rcmembci or find time to write, address a letter t< another Upon some subject requiring ar answer and find no notice taken of it and tha deeply injured individual wil quite fail to recognize that ho is recei ving some of the coin of which he has disbursed so much. People ought not to forget what concerns themselves and have no apology for forgetting what interests others. If it were only a matter of feel ing, still feelings should be regarded. Society is becoming sadly vulgarized by the introduction of slang, so that the pure speaker is rare. It passes for wit or humor with some people, especially with those who are iucapable of cither, very much as conceit passo% for clever* ncss with the uoiutellectual and unin formed. Sobriyurf are among the vulgarisms which should awaken disgust. What can be more rude than to apply epithets and names to others, thus rendering them subjects of ridicule. Satire is allowable ; it can be indulged in face to face and need not ruffle a feather. It shows a want of cleverness to allow satire to de« generate into sarcasm. Sarcasm may be permitted under certain circumstances, for aff a distinguished President of the United States once remarked, " Hitting hard and fecdiug off is sometimes a plea sant occupation." But vulgar rudeness should bo classed with that " mediocre excellence in poets which," Horace says, " is intolerable to gods and men." We have often uoticed a point in eti quette which Boems expressly adapted to th«. protection of the rights and feelings of both sexes? We allude to the custom which requires the lady to speak first, and which required the gentlemen to return the bow when a latly and gentleman, presumed acquaintances, meet in the strent. The philosophy of the rule is this, for there is Bound philosophy in manners: were the gentleman to Dow first it would be in the power of the lady to ignore the bow, and thus mortify the gentleman who only intended a polite ness. The lady bowing first, the gentle man, in dtference to her sex, must return the bow ; thus the lady is protected.— Further, she is guarded from the intru bion of impudent men upon Iter aequuint- "Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it"--A. LINCOLN BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PENN'A, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 18G7. , ance, and men likewise are assured • aga-nit the rudeness of pert women. If 1 the lady does not bow, things remain as - they were 5 neither is injured, neither , can take exception. ; In nothing are good manners more ap t parent than in the mode of differing in ' conversation. Observe the perfect court i esy manifested by the well-bred man or : woman. The difference only acts as a ( stimulus to the conversation. Indeed it ■ may be considered rather pleasant than 1 otherwise, awakening the powers of both the talkers, and giving life to the scene. Argument and debate are generally to be 1 deprecated in society, for they are apt to run iato harshness and no one is con vinced. Argument and contradiction are favorite modes of the ill mannered. It is better to treat the ill-mannered as Dante did the contemptible spirits—"not talk about them, but observe and pass on." It ie often discussed whether manners are better in the country or in the city. In the city there is more style, more finish, more tournure; while in the country there is more heart, more sym pathy, more geniality, more frankness. The women of the city are apt to be, owing to having had greater advantages, more cultivated than their sisters in the country. In the practical affairs of life, however, they are nrt so well informed. Ladies in the city walk better, dance better, siug better, play better, and speak more foreign languages tnan the ladies <Jf the country ; but it is questionable whether they can keep house as well, or do many other things as well as those who are compelled to rely chiefly upou themselves. People in the country are usually better read than those in the city. Perhaps it is because they have more time, and are less attracted by various amusements and pleasures. Manners, whether in town or country, will vary according to tho character of the individual and the measure of the breeding, with the degree of good sense and good taste. They who think that bluntness is honesty will be rude to the end; and they who think consideration the father of courtesy will progress to* ward refinement. Manners are not a matter of slight importance. Regarded at largo, they are as Burke remarks, " what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in." Refinement in manners is one of the marked proofs of tho advancement of a nation and the culture of the people. The ancients had manners, and very bad manners. Refined in some of their tastes and habits they were brutal in many of their ways. Courtesy, as we have said, grew out of chivaly, politeness is the offspiing of culture. Good manners commend themselves, and, lika good wine, need no bush. -• An exchange in announcing the prospec tive completion of a railroad, gays: We feel confident tho steam steed will wend its w.ayjthi£ugh our emerald vales ere the leafy liverj ef nature dons tho sober huo of au tumn. A letter bnaring the following inscription was dropped into the Newark postoffice with out any stamp : 'Bummer's letter ; shove it ahead; dead broke and nary a red. Post master, shove this letter through ; when I get paid I'll pay you.' Tho Superintendent of a Sunday School, in Hartford Connecticut, recently made his annual report, in which he recommended that the adult members should goto work and do all in their power to increase the in fant class in his school during the coming year. THE credit system has been carried to a pretty fine point in some of the rural dis tricts, if we may judge from the following dialogue, said to hare recently occurred be tween a customer and a proprietor: 'llaow is trade, square ?' 'Wall, cash trade's kind er dull naow, Major.' 'Dun anything ter day?' 'Wall, only a leetle—on credit. Aunt Betsey Pushard bort an egg]s w:>rth of tea, and got trusted for it till her speckled pul* let lays.' A certain farmer (a pillar of the chureh) had a fine field of wheat which, being a lit' tie late, was threatened with an early frost. In the emergency be wentinto his closetand wrestled with the Lord for its preservation. In his pr&ver he stated tho facts fully and how the wheat would be affected by the frost, and wound up bis petitioa in these words: 'Not, Lord, that I would dictate, but merely recommend and advise.' A certain judge, who was notorious ftlr carrying the precise and furmal habits ol the b«ncb into private life, was one day en tertaining some friends at his table, asked a magistrate who was present if he would take some veniaoa. 'Thank you, my lord.' waa the reply, ' I am going to take some boiled chicken.' 'That, air,' answered the judge, testily, 'is no answer to my question- I ask you again if you will take some veni son, sir, and 1 will trouble you to say 'yes, or 'no,' without further prevarication. 1 CHAPTEE OlT' CRIBBIftG." AV A BEARER. I remember to have seen a horse in a town roaming at large for several weeks seemingly without an owner. lie was al ways thin in flesh, yet always round and plump. I was led to inquire the cause of this strange appearance and was told thai he was a "cribber" or "wind sucker " The answer was altogether unintelligible to me till one day I saw him with his toeth grip ing the top of a fence post with a general contraction of the muscular system, when with a sudden spasmodic motion he took a suck of wind, continuing the strange pio coss till thoroughly inflated, giving an ap pearance of rotundity such as might bo ex pected after grazing all day in a clover field. Among farmers this singular habit of the horse is called ''cribbing." and is known to bo exceedingly difficult of cure, very dam aging to the reputation of the animal, and subtracts largely from its value. But the horse is not alone guilty of '"crib bing." We have known people otherwise intelligent and sensible indulging in this folly. Entertaining a fa<oruhle opinion of themselves they are ever seeking commend ation and praise from others; never satis fied till they hear a puft'upon their perform ances directly or indirectly, and the more direct the better. Unless the pufl' of wind comes along voluntarily and speedily, "crib bing" is commenced and continued till the inflation is complete. Even good people are plagued with this disgusting weakness. We have been especially pained to witness it among ministrt-s of the gospel; men of piety and devotion, called of God "to preach, not themselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord" seeming to have a stronger regard fur the opinions and applause of man than for the account they shall recder to God in the great day. Having preached a passable sermon they cannot rest till they know by the testimony of many witnesses how it was received. If no one among his " attentive hearer*" vols untcers immediately to praise his effort he at or.ee looks around for an available pos l and at once nerves himself for •' cribbing." Wind he must have if he has to suck it.— Having selected his victim ha begins by some indirect allusion to the servioes. Per-, hops apologizing for the length of the ser mon ; expecting to hear this reply: "Ol no brother, the people were not wearied in the least; they would haye listened to such a sermon with pleasure an hour longer. J was delighted with it." Or, he may remark to another : " I was not prepared to preach to-day, 1 had given but little thought to the subject." Then comes a significant pause full of sweet expectation and at length fol lows the delectable response: "If you can preach like that without a preparation you had better preach 08' hand altogether, it was the best sermon 1 havo heard iu a long time." To another he complains of having been indisposed, had the hcadaoho all the morning and was entirely unit to preach- Again the looked for compliment comes as a matter of coarse. If he has filled the ap pointment of another, he cannot help saying to somebody how embarrassed he was 'Snow ing bow much the people were disappointed.' Ths ready answer will be' '■ you did well, brother; the people were pleased with the change. I hope it will happen so again." It is also common for this class of men to remark in relation to their creditable and sometimes excellent pulpit efforts, "I made a miserable failure to-day, I hope you will not take that as a specimen ot my preach ing," and again the wind will come in thro' the quill. These are examples of the thousand and one modes of teasing and coaxing fer empty praise; inhaling tuHfes through which tho hollcw pnffs are drawn and enjoyed as a delicious nectar. Public apologies (except in rare coses) are of the same piece and look strongly in tho same direction. W.ien flattery is sought it can always be obtained, being a cheap and worthless com modity. There is not one person ill fifty but that will praise you when ho sees your love for it, and especially when you ask him to do so. The individual who pursues the courso above described feeds upon husks and wind, but more largely*upon the latter. The drift of his mind is soon discovered by {ill sensible people. lie belittles himself in their just estimation, and renders himself an object of unmitigated disgust. He soon loses his reputation for solid sense (if such ieputas tion be ever had) and shears away bis strength and influence in the pulpit till his weakness and folly are manifest to all men. You may read tjje history «112 tho church and find that men afllicted with this weak ness have never risen to any great eminence Tliechrtstian minister above all other pub lic iaen should prepare himself thoroughly for his public duties, and having performed them as best he could, goto his closet and commune with God whose work he bus been doing, asking his bles-ing upon the sermon iastead of running around ainoag the peo ple like a simpleton to find out " bow it took." If a well merited compliment comes uns sought and unsolicited b; any round-about allusion on your part, it is well enough, and it it does not come it ia jusi as well; pur baps better. But should it come, ba not vain over it, and above all do net go aad tall it to others. The people themselves ara often greatly at fault in this particular. Preachers are but men and ara subjects of temptation. Flatter; has inflated and ruined the best of men in both church ami State. Then a young preacher comes to think he is ia dan ger of loosing spirituality and diminishing his usefulness. The practice of puffing ministers through the papers should in our judgment bo re fraincd from. Somo may be able to bear it but many are not able. TIIO less of this public wholesale wind work the better. Hoping to benefit young aieo ospecially, we have penned those few lines. If any youthful minister is aided by them to diss cover his faults and remedy them our object is accomplished- If he sees tho evil tenden cies and folly of his way let him reform ixud become n vian. In cono'usion listen to the following scrip ture quotation; "And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came so shall he go, and what profit hath bo that hath la bored for the wind?" I will add one more. " And the asß?s did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons."— Chri.lt. Advocate. Kip Vail Winkle In I lie Su preme Court. Unlike the antediluvian worthy who tbo't when the deluge began that it was not go ing to be much of a shower after all, Messrs. Sharkey and Walker, counsel for the State of Mississippi, now that the deluge is over, and the new heavens and the new earth be gin to appear, are of opinion that there has not been much of a shower. They insist, with the bewildered solemnity of Hip Van Win kle, that the war hud but one significance and result—namely, that the loyal citizens were physically stronger than the disloyal. That point having been satisfactorily deter mined, every thing returns to its previous condition- In a word, Bay Messrs. Sharkey and Walker, there has been "a little uns pleasantness" in the national family, but now every thing is serene. The petition of these gentlemen to the Supreme Cuurt sets forth, in gloat ampli tude of phrase, that " once a State always a Stato j that the United States have made an 'irrevocable compact" with the State of Mississippi; that the State can not accede, andean not bo expelled; that a military despotism is unconstitutional • and that the Reconstruction bill and all tho proceedings under it mny as well be declared unconsti tutional first as last. Now, what other question than this havo the people of this country been considering for two years past? What did they decide at the last autumn election bat that State* that havo do»lroyed their civil government and their relation with the Union can eitablish a government and resume that rotation only upon such conditions us the loyal citizens may deter mine? The petition of Messrs. Sharkey and Walker is a grave request to the Sus preme Oourt to reverse tho decision of the people at the polls. Ho these gentlemen suppose that the national will upon such a question as reconstruction is to bo set aside oy a majority.l" nine judges? The argument of the petition is fatal to every political measure of tho last two years. It demolishes the "policy" of the President as effo3tu!illy as the action of Congress, and" the attempt to evade this result is as feeble as it is foolish. The petitioners say that, "in concurrence with the view of the Pres ident," conventions were held ; and that "the people assembled voluntarily, and not by compulsion of tho President. Now, nothing is nioro familiar to the country than the actiou of the President and the grounds upon which it was justified. In tho order appointing Mr. Sharkey Provisional Gov ernor tho President recites that thero is no civil government in tho State of Mississippi; that the Unit 63 States are bound to secure a republican government to the State, and that it shall be the duty of Mr. Sharkey to prescribe rules for "couvcningaconvention" which shall submit a constitution to Con gress. But if the United States had made an irreversible compact with Mississippi, did it authorize the President to appoint a Governor lor the State, and to designate who should be voters? If it did not, the argu ment for the petition is fata! to tho I'resi dent's action. This Mississippi petition is merely tho old fallacy which has been-thoroughly ex posed and exploded. It is the expiring gasp of the sophism which has been destroy ed by the war, that the eonstitution is a compact or treaty, and not a national bond, it is the final struggle of the rebellion which hopes to save by legal quibbles and technicalities what it could not maintain by arms. It is the desperate effort to undo in a court tho decision of a war. It is a fdtile plea against the right of the people of the United States to guarantee the peace of the Union. The wisor people in the Southern States see this as plainly as we. They re member that the Supreme Court has alrea dy tried to withstand the current of events and bus failod. They remember that Alex ander 11. Stephens retire! from Congress because the Died Scott decision bad scoured the victory of"the South." And they have seen Mr. Stevens, tic Dred Scott decision, and"the South" mingled in a common ruin. Indeed, tho soldiers at the south Men. to be the only statesmen. They know that the loyal peoplo who won in tho war would no more allow the Supreme Court to reverse their victory than they have tho President. The Southern soldiers are deserting fictions for facts. Like wise men, they leave to such gentlemen as Megirs. Sharkey and Walker the task of winning tbeCourt to say that Congress has done wrong, while they themselves earnestly try to win the colored lots and to control the fnturo. .Barnuir may be a pious man, bathe failed 'to make bis election Bute.' CONSTITUTIONS. It has become fashionable for Democrats of both tho great geographical sections of tht country to speak of the national consti tution as something so venerable and sacred as to hold a unique position midway between enactments having their source in Divine inspiration, and those having their root in human wisdom. Without claiming for it precisely a bcarei-ly infalibility, they exalt it above all puvoly earthly productions, and hold it to be a species of sacrilege to subject it to revision, so ns to meet the growth of political society and promote and defend the new want* of multiplied populations. If the Democrats of either of these great sec tions hau in years past and gone, oviuced the same high respect for tho constitution, their present assumptions of regard for it would stand in a different and better light than it is now possible to view them. While their zeal and devotion would be ranked among blind infatuations, tbey would have received credit foi feeling what they professed. Now they fall under the imputation of professing a sentiment they do not cherish, and claim ing a degree of civisui which is not in their natures. - For thirty years, in contradiction of the plain letter of tho constitution ; of contem poraneous exposition, and of legislative and judicial precedent, they endeavored to de duce from the instrument the most deteati blo despotism that ever afllicted any portion of the human race. Failing in this, they labored so it as _to ernascu™ late all its power and authority, twd make its overihrow a pastime. Failing in this, likewise, they made furious war against it, not with words only, but by powerful arm ies—the Southern portion of thein, ojenly and in face of the Sun ; the Northern por tion, covertly and by stealth. As they suc ceeded no better in this, they have changed their tactics, and pretend to be so enamored of the constitution as to be able to give no rest to their minds or bodies through intenso anxiety to plead for it, to swagger for it, to deuounee for it, and to do everything elße except to regulate their conduct and doc trines in conformity with it. Now, wo never have pretended any soch consuming xcal (or the constitution, for the simple reason that we have not felt it. The constitution is ouly a law euactud with nn usual formalities. The product of hunan intellects, it partakes of the infirmaties of >tlie minds by which it was framed. Like all mundane things it beeomes effete, more or less, in its different parts, and ne»ds in vigorating by lopping away the limbs out grown, and engrafting uew provisions suitod to the fresh requirements. 'lbis was the view Mr. Jefferson, when be said every na tion needed a revolution overy twenty years. Not that he supposed a struggle of arms was essential every twoscoro years to purify po litical institutions. There aro other and healthier revolutions than those of violence; revolutions that grow out of advancing ideas mid elevating sentiments. These are nor mal in their origin and development, Cor responding with the gentler and more be niticent process of nature. It is in obedience to the same conception that the present con stitution of New York provides that a con vention of the people shall bo held every twenty years for its revision: 111 accordance with this provision 11 constitutional conven tion will soon assemble, and tho indications are that numerous and important changes will be made in the organic law. It would be well if a similar stipulation exi-tcd in the Federal constitution. How ever that instrumentniay have been rftlaptcd to the condition of the people at the time it was promulgated, a period has arrived in which large mouifioations and improvements are needful in it to meet the progress in population, in interests, in ideas, ai d iri emotions. The old bottle has been found incapable of holding the new wine. This does not proclaim that the botlle never was good, but that having performed all the ser vice possible, a new vessel, of greater ca pacity, is now indispensable. This view, we are aware, is offensive to political pharisees. They hold that institu tions are supreme; men and women alto gether subordinate; that Sundays and constitutions aro intrinsic nnd pergonal, not for use and convenience; and tint human beings were created that these might be ob served and respected. If this race of for malists would only die out they would l.iy the world under unspeakable obligations. The present e nstitutlon of Pennsylvania was framed thirty years ago. Since then, though some changes have been made in it, there has been no thorough arid searching revision. It needs a general overhauling, and would get it if a convention were to as semble. The late Legi-lature was pressed to provide for the election of such a l.ody ; but the plunderers, inside and outside the chambers, perceived that by this step their craft would he endangered.both immediately and for all future. They too'# alarm, and suppres-ed the movement, lest the s iuree of their gains should be cut off. From this, people of tho Comm nwealtli ought to take a hint. The only cure for Legislative cor ruption, which ha- become so rank and un-r blushing as to scoff at exposure and defy re sponsibility, lies through sncli a change as shall make all who li Id or want %>rporate franchises independent of the General As sembly. The brokers of Legislation, and members who trafic in votes, will nnvor voluntarily relinquish tlwir opportunities. A pgvrer which they dure not resist inu-t constrain the order for a convention, nnd then the peoplo can apply the remedy.— Pill. Gazette. - A good story is told of a rather verdant agricultural laborer who, having by hook and by crook scraped together fifty dollars, took it to his employer with a request to take charge of it for him. A year after, the laborer went to another friend to know what would bo the interest on it. He WAS teld three dollars. 'Well,'said he,'l wish you would lend mo throe dollars for a day ot two. My boss has been keeping fifty dol lars for me a year, and I waat to pay him the interest for it!' 'A New Way to Pay Old Debts;'.stop drinking and go'to work. NUMBER 20. WHO WAS RIGHT? James was a happy, playful, noisy boy. Ho delighted in that kind of sport whioh made the most stir and resulted in mag kind of demonstration. One day bit mother lost all patience, and cried out: "James otop jour noiso and sit d m qui* etly for the nett hour, or I will penish you.'» " Why, mother,"' 04 id he, " I oeVt keep still. I'd butit right open, t know I woold, if I couldn't run and laugh end get the noise out of mo." Ise patient, good parents, and if yoa ere blessed with boys that have a good deal of noiso in tbem, lot it oom» out Such *r» the boys that will make a stir in tho world, if you give them a chance. I HEM s LM. —We hare often heard of remarkable casta of ab-ence of »ind. Hera isono equal to any thing we hare seen lately, I he man was doubtleus a very interesting head of tho family : I say, cnp'n,' said a little kean eyed man, 'is he landed from the steamer Potomac at Natchez; 'laay.cap'n, <his here ain't all.' 'That's all tho baggage you brought on board, sir,' roplied the captain. 'Well, see now, I grant it all 0. K. eeoord ing to list—four boxee, three chests, two band boxes, a portmanty, two Itame—one part cut—three ropes of inyone and a t«a kettle; but you see, cap'n, I am rfubereotue. I feel there is something ihurt. Tboagh I»e counted 'era nine times, end never took my eyes off em while on board, tlwie's some thin' not right (omoliow.' 'Well, etranger, the time (sop, there U all. I know uf; so bring your wife M>d fite children out of the cabin, and we are off.' 'Them's 'em,darn it; them's >nj| I know'd I'd forgot something.' IN A SAT* PLACE.— A correspondent tell* this storv. A traveler is relating hair breadib escapes to an ndmiritig amllanoe. ' I onco hud two balls lodge In my storm neb.' 'Pistol balls T' asked one. 'No.' 'Ah, musket balls, then 112 'No,' returned the narrator, 'they were aa large as my fist.' 'Why, you don't mean to eay they wera cannon balls 1' oxelaimod one of the bearers, with distended eyes. 'No, they were not omnia ball*," ' Why, what were they thenf 'Codfish balls,' returned tiie traveler with a grin. Tnf Englith InJeptndml tells thai the late Itev. vV'illiaia Thorpe, 'A Bristol, Wis so stout that on one oocasion, when a host to take part in an ordination it WM found that the pulpit was too narrow to ad mit hhn in the ordinary way, abd he had to bo assisted over the side into his seat He then rose to doliver his address. It WM on 'The Importance of n Right Introduction into the Christian Ministry,'and he founded his discourse on the parable in which it is declared that 'he that entoreth in by the door is the shepherd of tfio sheep, while he that climbeth up some other way, tho same as a thief and a robber.' THE following scene lately occurred ia one of tho courts of justice in New Orleans, between the Judge and » Dutch witness: 'What is your native language?" '1 pe no native; I'so a Dootihman.* 'What is your mother tongucf 'Oh, fader say sho pe all tongue ' 'What langungo did you first liarr,? What language dfd you spoak in the cradlef' '1 speak not any languagciu do cradle 1 only cried in, Hootch.' 'DOES tho c rnrt understand you to say, Mr. Jones, that you saw the editor of the Axtytr of Freedom intoxicated ?' 'Not at all, sir. 1 merely said that I had seen him frequently so flurried in bis mind that he would undertake to cutoutcopj with the snuffers —that's all.' A cross grained old bachelor says that 'tin' is thulavorite belli' ineta! now a-daysl A Charleston paper thinks that all the rights tho South obtained by war were fa* neral rifcs. Hanging in Montana is styled 'climbing the pine limb,' and in Nevada 'early rising.' A Frenchman has defined fidelity to be a 'devil of an itching which you are not at liberty to scratch.' A man iu this borough has got so deep into debt that not one of his creditor* has been üble to see him fur months. 'Why is it, husband, that whenever we genii to the grocer lor a pound of tea or coffee that it falls an euitco shcrtr ' Oh, it's a tttiyk ho has.' In Louisiana minority forms no impedi» inent to a legal marriage, the laws cf thai State requiring that the bride be not lex than twelve, and Uie bridegroom nut leas than fourteen. Such lively mutio was rendered by aa organUt at a 'high church,' in New York, that an old man actually got en the aisle and commenced todauoe a breakdown. A little boy asked his uiotber what blood relations meant. She explained thai it meant near relatives, <to: Aftor tbiakiag a meoeat be saoi, 'Then, mother, you mast be the bloodieet relatipn I'vo got' The people wbo did'nt draw the Chicago Opera Ilonse ia the lata lottery, all say now that they Intended to give a good deal of it away in charity if tb»y had drawn it. It seems that Providence fnew 'cm too well to trust 'em.
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