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POETRY.
From the Guest.
STANZAS
BY BM. SUBAN JEWETT,
Weep not for what is past,
With vain and fruitless tears,
But husband well thy strength
To serve thy coming years.
In noble deeds, not Idle grief,
Let thy sad spirit find relief.
Weep Not fee what is past,
Though every passing day
Some pathway should discloso
When; thou hart gone astray,—
Tears will hut dim thy feeds sight,
They set no wandering footsteps right.
Weep not for what is past,
Though in that dark domain,
The forms thou loved'st are bound
By adamantine chain.
The lost to earth—to life are born,
Rejoice to hail their natal morn.
What doth the grave enfold,
That there thy thoughts should turn I
Colder the clay beneath
Than monumental urn.
de strong—thy soul should never be
Thus fettered to mortality.
The put—that narrow span—
What should it be to thee 1
The longest earthly life
Is but man's infancy.
The spirit should all chains despise,
The future bath no boundaries.
Then weep not for the past,
Not tears of blood can bring
One wasted moment beck,
Or stay time's onward wing.
Pour not thy soul's best life away—
Begin anew to live TO DAT !
From the Baltimore Patriot.
I Could not say Farewell.
UT S. B. 1111 OWN
U, who can say, Farewell!
When the heart is on the tongue?
'Tis sadder than the funeral knell,
O'er joys departed rung.
I left thco—in thy bloom,
With what anguieh who eon tell,
I tore my heart away from thine,
But could not say—farewell!
I marked the smile upon thy lip,
I felt its magic spell—
! knew it only mnak'd thy grief,
And could not say—farewell
I saw the tear-drop in thine eye,
And loosed it ere it fell—
I pressed thy velvet hand in mine,
But could not say—FAREWELL!
XIDOSTaLANStUe.
A Gesruise COMPLTMENT..-it is said that a
lady of extraordinary beauty once confessed that
the only real compliment the ever received was
from a coal heaver, who asked permission to light
his pipo in her eyes. We have met with another
compliment paid by a sailor, who was directed by
his captain to carry a letter to the lady of his love.
The sailor having performed his errand, stood ga-
zing in silent admiration upon the countenance of
the lady, for she was "beautiful, exceedingly."—
" Well my honest man," she said, " for what do
you wait? there is no answer expected." "Lady,"
said the sailor, " I would like to know your name."
" And why ?" she replied, " why should you eeok
to know my name?" "Because," ',aid he, " be
cause I would cull upon it in a storm and save
some slap from sinking."—N. Y. Evening Mir
ror.
SLANDO.-It is a poor soul that cannot bear
slander. No decent man can get along without it
--at least none who are engaged in the business
pursuits of life. Have you had a bad fellow in
your employment, and discharged him,—he goes
round and slanders you ; refuse another some mod
est boon which he has asked, he goes round and
slanders you. In fine, we would not give a cent
for a person who is not slandered; he is either a
milksop or a fool. No—no—earn a bad name by
a bad fellow, (and you can easily do so by correct
conduct) it is the only way to prove you are enti
tled to a good olio.;
From Capt. Fremont's " Expedition to the Rocky
Mountains."
A. Desperate Adventure.
While encamped on the 24th of April at a spring
near the Spanish Trail, we were surprised by the
sudden appearance among us of two Mexicans; a
man and a boy—the name of the man was Andreae
Fuentes, and that of the boy (a handsome lad l I
years old) Pablo Hermandez. With a cavalcade of
about 30 horses, they had come out from Peubla de
los Angelus, near the Pacific ; had lost half of their
animals, stolen by Indians, and now sought my
camp for aid. Carson and Godey, two of my men,
volunteered to pursue them, with the Mexican ;
and, well mounted, the 3 set off on the trail. In
the evening Fuentes returned, his horse having fail
ed, but Carson and Godey had continued the pur
suit.
In the afternoon of the next day, a war whoop
was heard, such as Indians make when returning
from a victorious enterprise: and soon Carson and
Godey appeared driving before them a bard of
horses recognized by Fuentes to be a part of those
they had loot. Two bloody scalps, dangling from
the end of Godey's gun, announced that they had
overtaken the Indians as well as the horses. They
had continued the pursuit alone after Fuentes, left
them, and towards nightfall entered the the moun
tains into which the trail led. After sunset the
moon gave light and they followed the trail by
moonlight, until late in the night, when it entered
a narrow defile, and was difficult to follow. Here
they lay from midnight till morning. At daylight
they resumed the pursuit, and at sunrise discovered
the horses; and immediately dismounting and tie
ing up their own, they crept cautiously to a rising
ground which intervened, from the crest of which
they perceived the encampment of 4 lodges close
by. They proceeded quietly, and had got within
thirty or forty yards of their object, when a move
ment among the horses discovered them to the In
dians. Giving the war shout they instantly char
ged into the camp, regardless of the numbers which
the 4 lodges might contain. The indians received
them with a flight of arrows, shot from their long
bows, one of which passed through Godey's shirt
collar, barely missing the neck. Our men fired
their rifles and rushed in. Twolndians were stretch
ed upon the ground fatally pierced with bullets, the
rest fled, except a lad who was captured. The
scalps of the fallen were instantly stripped off; but
in the process, one of them, who had two balls
through his body, sprang to his feet, the bleed
streaming from his skinned head, and uttered a hid
eous howl. The frightful spectacle appalled the
stout hearts of our men; but they did what human
ity required, and quickly terminated the agonies of
the gory savage. They were now masters of the
camp, which was a pretty little recess in the moun
tains, with a fine spring; and apparently safe from
all invasion. Great preparations had been made
for feasting a large party, for it wee a very proper
place for a rendezvous, and fur the celebration of
such orgies as robbers of the desert would delight
in. Several of the best horses had been killed,
skinned, and cut up—fur the Indians living in
mountains, and only coming into plains to rob and
murder, make no other use of horses than to eat
them. Large earthen vessels were on the fire,
boiling and stewing the horse beef; and several bas
kets containing 50 or 60 pairs of moccasins, indi
cated the presence or expectation of a large party.
They released the boy, who had gives strong evi
dence of the stoicism, or something else of the sav
age character, by commencing his breakfast upon a
horse's head, as soon as he found he was not to be
killed, but only tied as a prisoner.
Their object accomplished, our men gathered up
all the surviving horses, 15 in number, returned
upon their trail, and rejoined us at our camp in the
afternoon of the same day. They had rode about
200 miles in the pursuit and return, and all in 30
hours. Two men, in a savage wilderness, pursue
day and night an unknown body of Indians mto
the defiles of an unknown mountain—attack them
on sight without counting numbers--and defeat
them in an instant—and for what ?—to punish the
robbers of the desert, and revenge the wrongs of
Mexicans whom they did not know, I repeat it was
Carson and Godey who did this—the former an
American, born in Boonalick county, Missouri ; the
latter a Frenchman, born in St. Louis—and both
trained to western enterprise from early life.
Excessive Politeness.
Rowland Hill was always annoyed when there
happened to be any noise in the chapel, or when
anything occurred to divert the attention of his
hearers from what he was saying. On one occa
sion a few days before his death, he was preaching
to one of his most crowded congregations that ever
assembled to hear him. In the middle of his dis
course, he observed a commotion in the galleiy.—
For some time he took no notice of it, but finding
it increasing, he paused in his sermon, and, looking
in the direction in which the confusion prevailed, he
exclaimed—
.4 What's the matter there? the. devil seems to
have got among you."
A plain country looking man immediately start
ed to his feet, and addressing Mr. Hill in reply,
said—
' , No air, it arn't the devil as is doing it; it's a
fat lady wot's fainted ; and she's a worry fat 'un,
sir, as don't seem likely to come too again in a
hurry."
Oh, that's it is it ?" observed Mr. Hill drawing
his hand across his chin, then I'll b eg th e l a dy , s
pardon—aud the devil's too."
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Giving the Beet. the Dag to fold.
The Portage County (Ohio) Sentinel tells a
queer story of an adventure which lately took place
at Cleveland, in the Medical College, and by which
certain professors of anatomy were minus of a few
dollars by bad speculation in human flesh. Whilst
this honorable body were in evening session, a man
brought to them a subject enveloped in a bag,
which, upon a cursory examination, being pronoun
ced "good" was accepted and paid for at the usual
price of PO. The students were promised the cut
ting up of the subject on the ensuing day, and the
body was accordingly placed in the dissecting room.
The next morning however, during a lecture strange
sounds were heard in the room, and cries as of per
eons suffocating. Tho students looked aghast—
thought of ghosts and hobgoblin., of butchered
subjects and supernatural appearances. Some of
the professors looked dubious, and others turned pale
as though they had seen a vision—when it was
suddenly espied that the strong bag which contain
ed their last purchase of human flesh was flounder
lug about on the floor, and from it was evidently
proceeding the sounds they had heard, which now
resolved themselves to cries of" Murther ! Min Cher !
Holy mother and blessed Mary, deliver me ! Sure
lam living and not dead ! Murther ! Murthcr!
Seizing hold of the bag, they tore it open and be
held a genuine son of Erin, more frightened than
themselves, who looked around with utter aston
ishment upon the scene before him. After a while,
Pat told them that the trot he remembered of the
preceding day was that he was drinking very freely
at one of the graggeries and when dead drunk he
was undoubtedly bagged up and sold to the Pro
fessor. Such was his fright that poor Pat solemnly
declared he never again would touch "one drop of
the craythur," and the Professor and Students,
with a hearty laugh over the ridiculous joke, bade
him take to his heels, and never again find himself
brought so near to Purgatory by the device of the
rumseller.
Traditions of Old Times:
Among the unpublished anecdotes of Revolu
tionary times we have often heard the following:
Matthew Lyon was a member of the old Con
gress, and strongly opposed to kings and royalty.
When the question of a national coin was started,
Mr. Lyon objected to the eagle being put on, be
cause he was the king of birds, and therefore inap
propriate as a republican emblem. Judge Thatch.
er, of Massachusetts, who was always characterized
by good natured mirthfulness, replied, that perhaps
it would be well to take the noose for our emblem;
for that bird had nothing majestic in its deportment,
nor could her humble rank among the feathered
tribe give any offence to the most fastidious repub
lican. Moreover (continued the Judge,) goslings
would be a very convenient stamp for the tenpenny
pieces and tippenny-bits. This caused a great deal
of mirth among the members, excepting Lyon, who
was so offended by it that he challenged the face
tious Judge to a duel.
a What arrangements will you make?" inquired
the man who carried the challenge.
a None at all," replied the Judge.
a Why, are you willing to be called a coward ?"
a Yes, certainly, because I am a coward ; and he
very well knew it, or else he never would have
challenged me!"
This turned the tangle upon Lyon, who wisely
concluded there was no use in trying to fight with
a man who fired nothing but jokes.
An Incident in Congress.
An incident of an amusing nature occurred in the
House a few days ago, between Mr. Martin of Ten
nessee, and Mr. Adams, of Massachusetts.
Mr. Martin, you must know, is a tall, large, well
made and fine looking man, with a dark, swarthy
complexion, black hair, an open manly countenance,
large black eyes, and a most powerful and agreeable
voice. At times he con be very revere and very
efoquent. I have known him long, and I mustsay
I like him much. He is a Locoloco, but his brother
and father, and I know not how many snore cI his
family, are good and true Whigs—and he ought to
be one!
Dot no matter—he was speaking on the Soh-
Treasury question, and accusing the Whigs of
having changed their course in regard to stopping
debate. In 1841, he said, ho found from a reference
to the journal, that leading Whigs voted differently
from what they were now voting. He found the
name of the leader of the Whig party on that Boor,
John Quincy Adams so recorded.
Mr. Adams, I can explain how my name came—
Mr. Martin, (all politeness and good humor,) I
beg the gentleman to desist. I have no time to
spore to him. I out willing to admit there was a
mistake about the matter. I don't know how it hap
pened—l only mean to say his name is there—
that is all—l don't want any controversy with the
honorable gentleman, for I know the fate of all
who undertake such a thing. lam willing tostand
corrected by the gentleman, without his saying one
word, and I now say to him, as the coon in the tree
said to Copt. Scott, the great rifle shooter, who had
levelled his piece at him—" Is that you, Captain
Scott; if so, you needn't fire. I'll surrender and
come down !" [Roars of laughter.]
Mr. Adams, (a benignant smile playing all over
his face.) Well, I surrender too! [Renewed
laughter.]—Cor. Balt. Pat.
Hams are effectually preserved from the fly,
while their quality is not at all injured by throwing
red pepper upon.the fire in the smoke house during
the latter part of the operatiou.
[Prom the Boston Courier.]
Cato Redivivus.
A new edition with improvements., by Senator
Allen.
My voice is still for war!
Odd's ruggers ! can the Senate long debate
Which of the two to choose, ~ the w ha egr none'
No, let us rise at onco, snatch up our broomsticks,
And with the fury of forty thousand tomcats,
Light on John Bull, eat up the Rocky Mountains,
Pump dry th' Atlantic, and charge home upon him.
Perhaps some fist more lucky than the rest,
May smash his ribs and give him a sound licking.
Rise! fathers, rise ! the coons demand your help !
Rise and revenge your murdered musquashes,
Or lose their skins. The corpses of slaughtered
woodchucks
Manure the plains of Oregon, while we
Sit here on wages of eight dollars a day,
Besides the plunder of red tape and penknives,
Chopping cold logic on a previous question ;"
Halting betwixt a paltry hawk and buzzard,
While this great cause impends, whether we shall
Now sacrifice our pantaloons to honor,
Or wear them out with long heroic sitiings.
Rouse up, for shame ! ye Western snapping turtles
And show yourselves true sons of gunpowder!
Rouse up, ye horse-and-alligator-Trojans!
Rouse up, I say ! our brothers of old Buncombe—
Flourish their speeches and cry out for battle !
Tons Thumb's great shade complains that we are
slow,
And Fustian's ghost walks unrevenged amongst us!
Bold Rascality,
Among the many injurious expedients resorted
to by roguery in New York, we have recently rend
one which bears off the palm from all, to the effect
that a lady of fortune purchasing a shawl of value,
lately, in Broadway, while in the act of handing
two fifty dollar bills in payment to one of the clerks,
received a blow in the face from a well &este.. per
son just entered, who exclaimed at the same time,
"I forbade you buying a shawl," and snatching the
two bills from her hand, walked with a very males.
tic air out' f the store. The lady fainted, and after
eho recovered, the proprietor of the establishment,
while endeavoring to console her, expressed his re
gret at the very ungentlemanly conduct of her hus
band. She exclaimed, with tho utmost surprise
and horror depicted upon her countenance, " that is
not my husband; I never saw the person before in
my life." The clerks immediately started in pur
suit of the villain, which proved fruitless, and the
bold rogue decamped with his booty.
CHILDREN.-Every body is singing the praises
of Spring on account of the birds it has brought
with it from the far South ; but not a word has yet
been spoken in behalf of the little children which
the vernal season has summoned into the open air,
and which are daily not only in our streets but
upon the sunny hills surrounding the city. True
that we occasionally obtain a peep at them staring
the winter months, but now we notice whole flacks
of them wherever we happen to go, and the dar
ling creatures are always so very happy that we
forget the perplexities of life, and laugh with
them in their jubilee." 0, we love that saying of
our Saviour which informs us that of " ouch is the
kingdom of heaven ;" and we fancy that we fully
understand it too, for without the innocent heart
smiles of childhood, this world would be more des
olate than the flowerless wilderness; and we can
not understand what a heaven above would be with
out their blessed companionship.— Cincin. Citron.
A rumTrur. Ceez.—The Shawncetown (Illi
nois) Gazette, the 9th inet.. mentions a disgraceful
occurrence which took place in Vienna near that
place. A man named Kersey, from Marion, stopped
at Vienna over night. The next morning ho stated
he had been robbed of over $4OO. Suspicion fell
upon a negro man; they endeavored to make him
confess his guilt, but without success. At length
it was determined to take him out and whip him.
Accordingly he was taken out, tied up, and the lash
laid on by Kersey and others. After several places
had been named by the negro as to where he had
concealed the money; and each found to be false,
the whipping was repeated. At length some of the
bystanders interfered, declaring that the negra could
not bear any further punishment, end forcibly cut
him down. Ho was then conveyed towards the
jail, but before reaching that, and within fifteen
minutes after he was cut loose, he dropped down
dead.
ST,Teki EVIDENCE,--A good story is told of
George White, a notorious thief, in Worcester
county, Mass. He was once arraigned for horse
stealing, and was supposed to be connected with
an extensive gang which were laying contributions
on all the stables round about. Many inducements
were held out to White to reveal the names of his
associates, but he maintained a dogged silence. An
assurance from the Court was at last obtained, that
he should be discharged upon his revealing, under
oath all he knew of his accomplices. The jury
were accordingly suffered to bring in a verdict of
..not guilty," when he was called upon for the
promised revelations. " I shall be faithful to my
word," said he; understand, then—the Devil is
the only accomplice I ever had; we have been a
great while in partnership; you have acquitted me,
and you may hang him—if you can catch him!
CO' A bustle on a young lady is intended to ans.
wer the purpose of a tail to a kite. its object is to
keep the giddy thing steady.
PROGRESS OT THE REPUB.
LW,
The following passage from Mr. Crittenden's
speech on the Oregon question in the Senate are as
full of meaning as they are eloquent in expression:
It is a little more than two centuries since a fee
ble baud, very few and very feeble, landed on the
bleak shores of an unknown land. And what do
we now behold? They have spread their empire
across this broad continent, from sea to sea; they
have overcome the wilderness and filled it with
cities: from a few hundreds of people they have
already multiplied to twenty millions, and the child
is born who will see that number swelled to one
hundred millions. And all this done by the mere
course of Nature. No art has been called in to
urge her onward progress; the country has grown
up with people, and as rapidly as one multiplies
and spreads, the other holds out her supplies, and
opens her rich resources. This is your inheritance!
How proud ought it to make us feel! Why so
impatient to get to-day, what, by the mere force of
circumstances, by a destiny that cannot be control
led, will be yours to morrow ? Cannot we afford
to be a little wise, a little patient? We are going
ahead upon a tide of prosperity, upon a sea of
glory, with unequalled celerity and the speed of the
wind. Can we not be satisfied 1 Why must we
be trying artificial means to get on still faster!—
This is the only way by which our progress can be
successfully impeded. We are the greatest born of
this continent. This continent is ours by a title
indefeasible, irreversible, irresistible. I smile in
wardly and exultingly at all petty European endea
vors to check us, by establishing what they denom
inate a " balance of power." It provokes no feel
ing in my breast ; I know it is natural ; it rather
provokes my pride. This republic is not seventy
years old ; as a nation it has not yet attained to the
length of an individual life—it is justly and cor
rectly spoken of as an "infant republic"—and yet
we see it exciting the wonder and the jealousy and
the diplomatic plots and schemes of the kingdoms
of Europe. What can they effect? What can
Mona. Guizot's fine drawn policy of a "balance of
power" on this Western continent accomplish in
stopping the march of this advancing people? We
are this day twenty millions of people; wo shall
soon be one hundred millions : where will he find
his " balance" for this ?
I was much aroused the other day by reading a
memorial of the Count du Vergennes addressed to
the King of France. ft accompanies a survey of
the United States, and the memorial treats of the
true basis for the future policy of the French Gov
ernment toward us. This was written sixty years
ago, just after the treaty of our independence in
1783; and the polite and wise Count there elates
to the king, his master, that there is a very power
ful and formidable tribe of Indians, called the Cher
okees, who live in the gdrges of the western moun
tains, and he recommends the King to cultivate
friendship and alliance as a " barrier against the
people of the United States"—mark that—[rnuch
laughter]—'• lest the people of the United States,"
says the worthy Count, " more ambitious than wise
should attempt to cross the heights of the Alle
gheny Mountains, and look even as far as the Mis
sissippi itself." (Renewed merriment through the
chamber and galleries.)
To check this overweening daring of an ambi
toss people, he recommends an alliance between the
Crown of Franco and the powerful nation of the
Cherokees! Here is Monsieur Guizot'a " balance
of power" In that day the Cherokee Indians were
to be the counter-weight in the French balance of
power to keep us back from being so daring as to
look even toward the Mississippi itself. Poor Count
do Vergennes! The day is coming when our pos
terity will look, whir the same feelings of wonder,
at our pregent anxiety and greediness to get the
whole of Oregon," just as if it would not be ours
without any action of our own. Nothing can with
hold us from our natural destiny ; we cannot avoid
it but by the grossest folly and wickedness. Notli
ing else can disappoint our hope or frustrate the
designs of Nature and of Providence in our behalf.
Let things alone. Take care of your Union ; that
is all you have to look to. Tho shadow of your
free institutions goes before You every where ; or,
rather, let me say, the bright radiance of those in
stitutione illuminates your paths in every direction.
The people of other countries, living under other
systems of despotic rule, are solicitously volunteer
ing to come under the shelter of your laws and
the security of your protection, Without wrong
or injury or violence, without a blow and without a
wound, you may conquer more effectually than
ever did the Roman legions. This, this, and trot
the sword, is your all conquering power. It is the
burning example of your liberty. This it is that
carries hope into the breasts of the hopeless, and
teaches the most drepressed that there is happiness
yet within their reach. You aro yourselves the
great living practical illustration of your own prin
ciples; you want no more. Why, then, so impa
tient to pluck that fruit green to-day which to-mor
row will fall full ripe into your hand I
I say not these things in any spirit of aggran
dizement, or with any desire to have my country
usurp its neighbor's right. No, sir; no. It is a
part of the elements of our conquering character,
a part of the augury of our great career, that we
shall be just to all; that we shall violate no right;
that we shall du no injury , that we shall respect
tho weak, but submit to no in justice. Take care
of yourselves, preserve your sacred Union, and all
the rest is certain as the course of Nature. For
uurselvcs not 'newly, but fur tbo collation taco of
r.v.aQI).TIC:› et)e)m„
man, we hold the sceptre of an empire such u
never before was seen upon the earth. Do not, by
precipitancy and a childish impatience, mar the for
tune which nature and destiny hold out to you.
Tux WILL or KOSCIUSIZO.-There is an inter
esting case before the Circuit Court at Washington
of the heirs of Kosciusko es. Cot. Ilrumfonl. Col.
11. was the administrator, with the will annexed, of
the estate of the Polish Chief, amounting to prop
erty of the value of $40,000. The case now on
trial is brought by Kosciusko Armstrong, son of
General Armstrong, to whom the brave Pole be
queathed five thousand dollars; and the interest
has increased the principal to nine thousand dol
lars. An attempt is made to set the will aside by
the heirs. Kosciusko also left $lO,OOO for the pur
chase of slaves, whom he designed to set free; tlto
trust was left to Mr. Jefferson, but for some reason
or other he declined to execute it. This money has
never been appropriated to the purpose designed by
the philanthropic donor ; and as no one appears to
claim the execution of this part of tlto will, this
amount is claimed by the heirs.
A DREADFUL OCCURRENCE. —A corres
pudent of the Michigan Washingtonian.
writing from Flint, relates this dreadful
tale of crime and suffering. At the distil
lery near this place, the venders sold their
poison to an Indian—got him intoxicated
—then took his rifle us security for time
debt. But ashen the Indian partially re.
covered from this fit of intoxication, he re
collet te•l that the rill, was a ho I owed one.
Ile then attempted to gain admittance into
the building to obtain his property, and
being overtaken in the act by one of the
owners of this sink of pollution, Ire was
pounded and bruised by this monster, in
the worst way imaginable; an much so,
that he became alarmed, and took the
poor sufferer into the garret of some build
ing, and dressed his wounds for fear he
would die. But the weather being ex
tremely cold, his legs were frozen, so that
they both were amputated above the knee.
The poor fellow lingered a few days in
the most agonizeing torments, and died a
most horrible death,
TUE SAIIIIATU.-A Committee of the
recent Kentucky Sibbath Convention has
issued an eloquent address, ehich closes
with the sentiment :
"When its sacred rest shall he kept
through all our land—when the churches
of the Almighty shall Le tilled by a wor
shiping nation, then shall intelligence mor
ality and ennui rt be universally diffused
among u, ,, ; then shall we constantly enjoy
the protection of the .Nlm.t nigh,' who
ruled' over the kingdoms of men, and
then shall we strn I as an example to time
natious of the earth, of the liberty, sirtue
and happiness of a peodle who take the
Lord to be their God.
Tan lizans.—Bless the . " - ttiiir birds!
Don't tell so that angle's visits arc few :
they visit us in myriads—they throng the
air, dance on the sui,beatuf., tienk in the
rivulets and sip ambrosia from the B o wen.;
and the dearest and sweetest of all'ungles,
except those that go home deep into the
hearts from the infant's happy laugh are
the birds. They come“ in beauty like the
light of eastern skies and sunny cl:tnes,"
and they bt ing their harps attuned to strike
the heart through the eye and ear alike.
CONUNDRUMS.
Lok a here, Clem., says the Reveille, you is con
sidered a fast niggah ; aplain to die child why do
captain oh de steamboat Potosi is like a meadom in
pickle.
. Kase he's green.'
, Ah,--ah, yah ! I'se got you dar, niggah.'
. Well spread youself on de question; why is
he Z'
Case he's a Salt-mask 11-e-a-b, yar! doe's
en end to dat 'cientifit niggahr
Come here, you velvet headed blue skin, and
let din nigga knock de beef out of you anoder time.
Why is de captain ob de lowa, like de 'ditional
awl) , dar gwinc to build on de Itebelle otlis 7'
Kase he's a growin' concern.'
.Ah--ah ! out agin, nirgah--all you genius
waporated. Kaae he's Morehoube ! yah !
whew, go way, you is no whar !'
EPIGRAM.
A land them is where doctors die
Of hunger, they're so poor;
The reason is none pay them there,
But those they truly cure.
CC A down-cast Yankee very cutely says, 'Tho'
the men have the reins, the women tell 'cm which
way to drive.'
A HIT.---The Pittsburg Despatch notices e
quack advettisement headed--‘ , We challenge the
country," and thinks it illegal to give a challenge
with what may so properly be termed "deadly
weapons."
'Madam, can you give me a glees of grog ?'
said a traveller in Arkansas, as ho entered a cabin
on the road aide.
, I ain't got a drop, stranger.'
. But a gentleman told me just now, that you
had lately received a barrel.'
'Why, good gracious! What do you reckon
one barrel of wlikkey is to me and my children,
when we aro out of milk l'
MEMO if TUE Wonr.n.--When some one was
lamenting Foote's unhappy fate in having been
kicked in Dublin, Johnson said he was glad of it.
44 Ho is rising in the world," said he, 44 fat when
ho was in England, 110 one thought it worth while
to kick hist."