(Ojiiiinal IJoefrg.
THE X.AST CBEEKBACK FK0M AjBKAIIAM
A rr.rcdy.
Tho :it "crip from Aliram
Is latioro.l nml torn,
All ils greenback companions.
For whiskey have f;onc; f nijrb.
And nn fiienl or kin.lrcl or paymaster is
To pay ii;f l lie Jiiipl'iits
I would jiniilu but swh.
I'll not leave tlic tliou l"iic one,
Tlum dollar protein 1
Since thy fellows nrc piat:lci C(l,
I'll spend theo with them :
Yes, smlly I'll sent tor
Thy oliHiige "n the har,
And sij'.li tlint my ci'i.' J "
'Like them is n.f jvir.
Oh ; soon may 1 follow
When pv?r:i''.iek decay,
For my r.ar-ru:n ceinpnnicus
Will then li -.ip away ;
When pockets are empty,
One's friends have fill flown
Then who would inh ibit
This dry world alone, J. B.
A Parable for Bnsineu Men Th e flecti of
rriaters Ink.
There was ouco upon a time a man
who kept a store aud sold goods wholes
eale and Retail.
And bicniie melancholy because cus
tomers were shy and times hard.
And he said ; Lo ! I am ruined, and
the sensation is not, pleasant.
Aud my rui.i is more painful to bear
because it is slow in progress, even as
water doth gradually beeoiue hotter in
the pot wherein the lobster boilclh, until
the erusUecoiH creature shriukoth out
his soul in anguish.
Iii'. It is better to be ruined quickly
than to cuduro t'ois slow t-jriuie.
I will ;,ivo my money ;.way to the
poor man even tho pomest which is he
that printeth new.- pnpt t? ; and I will
shut up my i.hop :;nd wrip myself in
Fack-cl.ilh "of i1. . 1'ti -!, and pa. , my
days in the pui'i'ioos of broken bank-1,
cursing the havloc -.5 ef the times aud
vendiiig my Lam. outs..
And the hovlir..; i.J 1'omo ih;!l ba as
dulcet .undir.;i duli-hiser.-, and they
who blow the fiaU-.s r.i:d infruinents of
music, compared to the din f will make
in the car of the v.-ieko 1, even in the ears
of the bank director..).
Acd even as ho said so ho did; for
be was not like oilier mco's so;:s who
arc foolish and know it not, they will
do bo anu so. performing that which is
contrary.
For the son? of men avo fickle, and he
that is born of woman doth spite his face
by diminishing ihe length of tho nose
thereof.
And, lo! the printer even he who
publishes newt-jvipcrs w .11 ado glad
by the bounty of him who sold whole
sale and reiail ; and he did sound praises
aud print, them moreover; and did blow
his trumpet uf fitue respecting his deal
ing from the ris:tig sun even to tho go.
ing down of the same.
And he tvci the ; r-nter of papers
did ra- .i-ily 1 charge upon the stock
of jroods which the Irador had in bis
ctore and did pu'.l'sh the variety, and
the excellence, i:u- the newness, and the
beauty, aud the cheapness thereof, till
the people yea, all of them, far and
near wore amazed.
And t :..-) f.-iid, L! this man hath
gathered from the c.st and west costly
ini rehaudi e and waies of wondrous val.
ue, even tho workmanship of cunuing
artificer-. aud vo. knew it not.
(jo t--, then. We will lay out our sil
ver aud pM i t thi se tilings which the
printer p.hiteth tu.l that which he
doth puMi h shall be huh For this
lean's tie.ehaudiic b lotter than the
bank note of thn--; v. ho prom'so ti pay,
and tlicrou lie, tvm banks of deposit
which I . m of our money, and swin
dle us l'.!:e .-in.
Hut the trader was s'.ill ial, and he
said the m e.oy that these people bring
me for i!.e ,vJs i:i my stove I will givo
to thj printer, : ;i 1 '.bin I will ruin tny.
self ; I will d (that which no man hath
yet done in l ij time, or before. I will
make tho printer man, whom nil raeu
pconi for his poverty, rieh, and he shall
bo clad in fine linen and rejoice.
And tho sons of men shall meet him
in the market place, and the sheriff shall
shun him, and tho scoffers shall bo re.
bukod aud shall take off their hats to
iiin that was poor.
Aud he shall lbwh tho dollars in the
eyes of the foolish, nud shall eat bank
ufte saudwiohes.
Yea, eviin shall he light his pipo with
t-.lii.iplaste-s und ca&t his spittle ou tho
beards id" o' her men.
For 1 shall ruin my ell, and ho who
ndvei'tises mo shall enjoy my substance
lint, l.i ! the trudiir; man even bo
wlmsold merchandise, became rieh, and
..vi.ii us ihe unclean boast lieth in tho
mire, so stirred he not by reason of much
i ....liiiaeUs.
And the people flocked to Ins store
fiuin the Xtir'h mi l from the Soutu, ami
-. the Fast, r nd from the csL-
And th'j i..iiit.v rej iiccd, and bis
i.hat" didabrmnd.
ii.il ibe trader c-iu'd not keeeino poor,
i i.; ...l.,ii.d!ii!v eea-ed, and the
..;'.. .,rb-.!.'.iucy'4 W"'.! upon hi face
' .1 I,m clrldrc'i did bc-ome mighty
. ' , ii. .. a il .ll ir
in .
vhi
adv
d,r
inv.y of the people who read his
: ni..m' ,
e, . La:
poured into the tra
A !'ur
ubcut the i-rircof a glass
.' :u oi. K'y., on Sunday
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eVoli el eie; (jiah li;!
Tiie I no r r.-ef ivod f"uv
JOUNG. HALL, Proprietor.
CURTIS W. BARRETT, IhiWsJur.
" Ifahc mt Solomon t
' Vakc up, Solomon, it's time to get
up,' shouted young Harry to his slug
gish brother, one tine Juno moruing, as
ho jumped gaily out of bed, and began
dressing himself. .
' ft'hat time is it yawned Solomon.
Nearly six,' replied his brother,
' and rniud, Sol, we start at seven.'
' It's too early to get up yet ; 'said
Solomon. I'll snoozo till a quarter to
aeven.'
So the lazy follow turned rouad, and
was soon fast asleep again. When be
awoke, his room looked full of sunshine:
The bouse was very quiet, too, and rub
bing his eyes, he muttered
' I wonder if it's seven o'clock yet ? '
Crawling out of bed, he dressed him
self and went down stairs ; there was
nobody in the parlor, nobody in the sitting-room,
nobody in the dinning-room.
' What can be the matter ? ' thought
Solomon, as he rang tho bell for tho
maid to bring his breakfast.
' Where are they all ( ha asked, as
soon as she appeared.
' Gone to the city, replied the maid
en. 4 They started two hours ago.'
Why, what timo is it f
' Nine o'clock.'
' Niuo o'clock 1 But why didn't they
call me ? '
' You were called at six o'clock, nud
wouldn't get up. Your father wouldu't
have you called agaia. He said bo
would teach you a lessen.
' It's too bad ? ' cried Solomon, drop
ping his head upon the table and burst
ing into tesrs.
It was too bad that tho bizy boy did
not learn tho Issson of that morning, so
as to turn over a new leaf in the book of
life. I am sorry tn say that he did not.
Ho loved sleep. Ho hated work. lie
was the. slave of lazy habits, and is to
this day.
What sort of a man will Soloman
Slowcoach bo , Well, if he don't dio
of idleness before ho becomes a man, he
will be a shiftless, good-for-nothing fel
low, lie won't havo any knowled go,
because he is too lazy to study ; nor
any money, because ho is too lazy to
work ; nor any character, because ho is
too lazy to conquer himself.
Wako up, Solomon 1 Wake up my
dear boy ! Shake off the chains that are
upon you ! lie manly, be wide awake, bo
something ! If you don't wako up you
will soon be a lost boy. Wake up, Sol.
otnon, wake up ! If you don't, you will
make a shipwreck of your life.
S.at:;rt: uutl Wrow
A Avnv.TCiiKD old bachelor asks,
" Why is a beard like oomuion sense ?'
Answer, " Because uo woman can pos
sess it.
Tug pleasautcst husbandry known to
man is siaia to ba liestrovin or wocas
n widow's weeds, by marrying the wid
dow.
" Yotr.va man, do you believe in a
future stato ?" " In course I duz ; and
what's more, I intend to enter it as soon
as Betsy gets berthing ready."
A MAN beiug asked as he lay sunning
himself, on the trrass, what was the
height of his ambition, replied, " lo
many a rich wulow with, a cough.
A woman being about to sigu a
el, the lawer asked her whether her
hu'obaud oompolled her to sign. " lie
oompcl mo ? " said the lady ; " no nor
twenty like hira :
Tumi's walk on their toes at 17,
their heels at 30. and on their wholo
feet at 4fc. At each period they exhibit
a uniform oapaoity to walk into some
body s purse for support.
" You and your wife should become
one, said a friendly adviser to a hen
pecked husband. " IJecomo one r ex
claimed tho henpecked ; " why we aro
ten now." " How bo f hue a 1 and
I'm a 0 ! "
Jonotiiajj proscutcd hlimclf and his
intended to the minister for tho purpose
ot beiiur married. Being questioned it
thev had been published, " Oil, 1 guess
ho, for I told it to Unciouen, aim nc
' . T . t. 11
told it to bis wilo more n a week ago.
a Wmv ij tin. letter 1) likfi a rills' ? "
II ii .-. ..." --- - - ry -
saidavouii'' lady to her ajcepted one
dav. The aetitletuan, like the generality
of his sex in such a situation, was as dull
as a hammer. " Because, added the
ladv. with a verv modest look at tho
picture at the other end of tho room,
A H.vsuFUti young man escorted an
...iifilk-Vifisliful vouii'' hidv. As thev
,nii. n,...ehp.d the dwclliuLr of th. damsel
she said, cntreatingly : " Kulph, don't
i.MI nnilnidv vou beaucd mo home
Maiy," sail ho, emphatically, " dou't
vou mind. I am a3 much ashamed of it
us you are.
" I v.'ON'i'tK how they wako lucifur
... -.i.A.ra -aid a ounv lalyto her
hii-baud, with whom she was ulways
riwrtliog'Tlie process U very bim-
raid the liustian l, " i "ne.i maun
' ".- " !l .li 1 a. I -i' "r " " '''
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RID G WA r, rENNA.,
of Good Enough I'or Mlrr,
In tho days of the good colony of
Virginia, the distinctions between rich
and poor were based upon laws which,
ike those ot the Mcdes and l'ersians,
altered not. One of the most devout
followers of this codo was a wealthy
planter, living in what is known as the
Northern 2(cck. He was in all respects
a frank, open hearted, manly gentleman;
but his estimate of his fellow rrcn was
founded upon the principles thai gov
erned the selcotion of hia horses blood.
Wealth, too, waa bv no means an unim
portant feature with him. lie had our
human weakness, and, like all of us, was
influenced more than he even believed
by pounds, shillings und pence.
J his il r. U- had quite a large
family, and among ihetn was a daughter
whose beauty was tho standing toast of
the country. Mio was just eighteen,
and budding into lovely womanhood.
Not only was she beautiful in person,
but ber amiable disposition and many
accomplishments made her more than
ordinarily. attractivs, and half the gen.
tlemen of the Northern Neck were al.
ready sighin for her love.
ihere was in the country at this time
ayouug mau who was already risiDg high
in the esteem of his neighbors. He
came of good family, but was, as yet, a
poor young surveyor, who had taught
nmselt his profession, and who had
spout much ol his time in traversiug un.
kuown forests, with nothiug but his
compass for his guide, aud his chain for
his companion, locating lauds aud set
ting disputed titles, lla was a model
of manly beauty, and excelledjin tho va
ried feats ol strength in which the olden
time Americans took such pride. He
was calm and reserved, and there was
about him a dignihcd sweetness of de
meanor that accorded well with his
frauk independence of character. lie
was a great favorite with all who knew
him, aad there was no gathering to
which he was not asked.
Mr. G 8emcd especially to like
tho young man, and it was not long be
fore be insisted that tho latter should
abandon all ceremony in his visits to
him, and come mid go rhcn he pleased,
the invitation was heartily given, adas
dromptly accepted. The young man
liked the planter, and he found the so
ciety of tho beautiful Mary U a
very strong attraction. The resnlt was
that he wus frequently at the planter's
residence; so frequently, iudeed, that
iNrs. U lelt, called upon to ask her
husband if he did not think it wrong to
permit him to enjoy such unreserved
intercourse with their daughter. The
father only laughed at tho idea, and
said be hoped his daughter knew her
posit on too well to aliow anything like
love for a poor surveyor to blind her to
her duty to her family.
Nevertheless Mary (J was not so
fully impressed with this conviction of
duty as was her father. She found
more to admire in the poor surveyor
than in all her wealthy and aristocratic
suitors ; and, almost before she kuew it,
her heart passed out ot her keeping and
was given to him. She loved him with
all the honesty and devotion of her pure
heart; and she would havo thought it
happiness to go out with him into the
back woods and share his fatigues and
troubles, no mutter bow much sorrow
they might bring to her.
Nor did sbo love in vain. 1 ho young
man, whose knowledge of tho world was
afterwards so great, had not then Warn,
ed to consider as binding the distinctions
which society drew botween his tuition
and that of the lady. He knew that in
all that makes a man, ho was tho equal
of anyone. He believed that, except
in wealth, he stood upon a periect equai
ity with Mr. G- -, and he loved her
honestly and manfully, aud no sooner
had ho satisfied himself upon the stato
of his own feelings than he confossed
his devotiou, simply and truthfully, and
received from the lady'a lips tho assur-
auee thut she loved nun very dearly.
Scorning to occupy a doubtful posi
tion, or to causo tho lady to conceal
aught from her parents, the young man
frankly aui manfully nsked Mr. (J
for his daughter's hand. Yery angry
grew tho planter as he listened to the
audacious proposal. He fctoruigd and
swore furiously, and denounced the
young man as au ungrateful aud insoleit
upstart.
" My daughter has always becu ac
customed to riding iu her own carriage,"
ho said. " Who aro you sir ? "
" A gentleman, sir," replied the
young man quietly ; aud he left the
house.
Tho lovers wero parted. Tho lady
uiairied soon after a wealthy planter, and
tho voui.'' man went out again into the
world to t At lie with Lia heart aud con-
iiuer his unhappy passion. Uo subdu
ed it ; but although ho afterwards mar
lied n woman whom bo b'ved hoiienlly
and truthfully, und was worthy of his
love, ho was never wholly dead to his
lir?t li ve.
I Hie- p i Pit 01., !.!lU tile )"-.
. .-m t.' V",,f-w. -.1 'f his 1-Vt-
(i'tTpifitiff
SEPTEMBER 5, 18G7.
Ho had never been to tho house of Mr.
G since his cruel rcpubic by tho
planter ; but the latter could not forgot
him, as his name soon became familiar
iu every Virginia household. Higher
and higher he rose every year, until he
gained a position from which he could
look down upon tho proud planter.
Woalth eame to him, too. When tho
great strugglo for independence dawned,
he was in his prime a happy husband,
and one of tho most distinguished men
in America, lho struggle went
on,
and soon the " poor surveyor " Leiu
highest and proudest position in
the
land.
When the American army passed iu
triumph through tho streets of Wil
liamsburg, tho aneient capital of Vir
giuia, after the surrender of Cornwallis,
the officer riding at the head of the col.
umn chanced to glanco up at one of the
neighboring balconies which was crow
ded with ladies. Recognizing one of
them ho raised his hat and bowed pro
foundly. Thcro was a commotion in tho
balcony, and some ono called for water,
saying Mrs. Leo had fainted. Turning
to a young man who rode near him the
officer said gravely
" Henry, I fear your mother has fain
ted. You had better leave the column
and go to her."
The speaker was 3eorgo Washington,
once tho " poor surveyor," but then
enmmandcr-in chief of the armies of the
United States. The young man was
Colonel Henry Lee, tho commander of
the famous " Light Cavalry Legion ; "
the lady was his mother, and formerly
Miss. G , the belle of tho " North.
em Neck."
The limply Cradle.
Many a mother's heart will respond
to this sketch :
Wo met John bn the stairs. lie was
carrying an old cradle to be stowed away
among what be termed ' plunder ' in the
lumber-room. One rocker was gone,
and the wicker. work of tho sides bro.
ken ; but ho could not refrain from cast
ing a sad loak into its empty depths.
" Gone," we said dreamily, " all
gone ! " What golden heads were once
pillowed here, heads on which curls
grew moist in slumber, and the checks
and lips flittered like sunboaras over the
face; the white fist was thrust into the
mouth, and whn mamma lifted tho
muslin and peeped iuto see if baby was
awake, what cooing and crowing was
heard 1 The little feet began to kick
out of pure delight, and kicked on until
both of tho tiny red shoes landed at the
foot of the cradle. Where are those
now ? Some that wre embrowned by
vigorous manhood are sleeping ou battle
fields. Some are bleached with timo
and cares, and the feet have grown
weary ou the rough path of lite. Per
haps some little one once tenderly rock,
ed here is sleeping in the coffin. Over
it grows heart's caso and vigorous box,
and white candy-tuft, and starry jessamine-
The blue-bird flutters its bright
wings through tho willow boughs, and
the cool summer wind whispers to the
green leaves and grass blades of the
grave. What of ? Perhaps of its im
mortality. Sleen on. little dreamless
one ! " Of such is the Kingdom of
Heaven."
Sharp Youth. A lady entered a
retail store on Penn avenue, a short time
since, nnd among other things, asked for
cambno of a hay color.
" What color is that ma'am ? " in
quired the youth.
' Why, the coJor of your drawers
there.'
" No, ma'am," continued the cleric,
" I don't wear drawers ! "
It was with considerable effort that
the embarrassed lady explained to the
juvenile dealer in tape and twist, Jhat
the alluded to tho painted fixtures be
hind him, with handles upon them 1
An Trish bov. trvins hard to ect a
J I J T t
place deniod that he was Irish.
l T ilim'f. L-nnw whnt vmi mnnn bv not,
being au Irishman," said tho gentleman
i 1 i i . 1 1 , . . . 1. . . .1 T
who was auoui to nire nun ; ' out mis i
do know, that vou wero born in Ire-
laud."
' Oeh ! vnnr hnnnr. if tbfit's all. Email
blamo that 1 Supposing your old cat had
kittens in tho oven, would they bo
n 1 l ,1
loaves ot urcau :
The boy got tho place.
Tho clcrkvman in a certain town.
as the custom is, having published tho
bauns ol matrimony between two per.
sous was followed by the clerks reading
tho hymn beginning with these words,
" Mistaken bouIs, who dream of heav.
co !"
Why is a prosy preacher like tho
middle of a wheel? Because tho fel
lows tirouu.l him are tried.
A eoriuetto is a rose from which
every lover plucks a leaf the thorn re-
niaiuiog In' her future hunbauu.
.-A t, bet- tiie A'nhabet.
VOLUME SE T 'EN-NUMBER 20.
TERMS 150 PER ANNUM.
Jlccled Bisccllawg.
From the Loudon Mag.izinc.
The Queer Skeleton.
I announce myself to tho reader as
tho Man who believes in Ghosts per
haps. At any rate, I believo in my
father, aud ho believed the story lam
about to relate. My father resided at
Ipswich, and once had occasion to go to
Jjondon on business, it was during a
periodjof great popular commotion, and
the oity being' very, lull, he had come
trouble in finding alodgiug. The master
of the house observed that it was a
good largo room for he could get
but ne and very comfortable, if he
did not mind bnt there he stopped, for
his wife gavehitn a nudge. That made my
father suspoct something was not right.
' It isn't over a slaughter-house or a
burial-ground, or a dissecting-room, is
it 7 ' says my father.
' Oh, dear no 1 ' says the landlord ;
' but some people say the next house is
haunted , and that anybody who sleeps
in this room can see a lady in white,
crying, at that window you can see
there.'
' Oh, is that all ? ' says my father ;
' perhaps thcro'ssomo poor maniac con
fined thcro. Whether or no, however,
that's no objection, fori dou't'eare a
rush for all the ghosts that ever was in
vented.' Well, ho took possession of the room ;
and before night closed in he had nn on.
portunity of taking an accurate survey of
the neighboring premises- A lead roof,
apparently over a workshop, lay between
his wiudow and that one where the
ghost wa3 said to appear; only thcro
was this difference, that he CO"'1', easily
step out of his upou tho leads, whereas i
tho neighbor's was about nine or ten
feet higher. My father always vowed
that he was perfactly sober when he
went to bed. He couldn't tell how long
he had been asleep when ho was sud.
denly awakeued by loud screams ; and
when he opened his eyes ho saw ihat
the opposite house wat .on five. He
was out on the leads in a moment. The
haunted room was filled with bright
flames, and at the window stood a love
ly youug woman, clasping a baby in her
arms, and screaming for help..
' Oh, save my child save my child 1 '
she kept on crying in tones of such an.
guish, that they weut to my fathor's
very heart.
' Give it to me,' ho said,' and then
jump out iuto my arms. The distance
is nothing ; you cannot be hurt. Take
courage Now, give me the baby ! '
She leaned forward, and dropped the
baby wraped in a shawl, into iny fath
er's arms. Just as ho got it safe, it
Feemed to hia that tho roof fell in.
There was a crashing noise, but not very
loud ; the flame disappeared, aud so
did the young lady. In at his window
he rushed again, and through the house,
shouting " Fire ! nre ! ' with all his
might, and with the baby still in his
unus. Out rushed tho landlord as pale
as a ghost, and his wife after him, in
such a monument of a nightcap that it.
quite overawed my father, even in the
midst of his agitation- Tho maid was
shrieking Murder ! ' down in the
kitchen, and the appi entices had tumb
led out from under the counter iu the
shop, and were poking their noses
cautiously out, and kindly inquiring
who was killing her; and on every
lauding up the stairs the lodgers wero
calling out to know what was the nitttcr.
There was -ta-hogethcr a terrible row in
the place.
' ihe next house is on hre ! said my
father.
' It's only the old story,' said the
landlord. ' Run up stairs, my dear,
and tell them it's a false alarm.'
' But it is not a false alarm,' Ciys iny
lather ; ' for I saw the flames and I caw
the roof fall in, and I fear that a lady is
buried under the ruins. Wty don't
you come and help her 1 She had just
dropped her child into my arms when
the roof fell.'
The landlady then first set eyes on
the bundle, for her husband at that mo-
raemt lighted a caudle trom tuo iusj.
light, which had very imperfectly illum-
i oated tho scene before.
' A baby ! ' says she.
' Yes,' says my father,' aud I think
I'd better leave it with you, ma'am,
while I go and endeavor to rest uo the
mother.'
Tho woman did not speak ror utter a
sound, but she just lifted up the shawl
from the child's faoe, and dropped down
like a lumn of lead upou the floor. Iu
stead of attending to her, both my fath
er and .tho landlord looked iuto th
shawl. It contained the ukeletouofuu
infant, wrapped up in the of what
had been very costly garments. My
father felt very sick, and tho lafldlord
Muggered back agaiu-t tho wall, and
dropped tho candlestick outuf his hand.
When the landlady fell (sl.o was a
tall heavy woman, aud cave the house a
good abate.) the maid sceamo! Mur-
j .ior 1 i; it - i r. i... . .
i vs e;L- 1 e.t y.-t ll..it; t;i.ei JetiCu
1 111 .!.! . .n
know whal,
"1.1111.-1. anno
frightened the landlord back to his sen
ses , ior no tno t it they came down nnd
saw what my father had got, H would
frighten them nil out of tho house So
ho caught up the candle, which luckily
was not exth.guir.hcd by the full, nnd
pushed mj father with hi., bundle into
tho bedroom lbcnlio culled out that
it was only the olrange gentleman had
had the nigetniare, and his wife had
been .righteicd j a fainting fit. So
they all went grumbling back to bod
and tho man helped hia wife iuto her
room where my father s'.ooJ trcmblinj?
anu shaking not hwaS presence of
mlnd enough to put down tho bundle,
and not even daring to look into it
agaiu.
The little .skeleton was quietly buried
the next day by au old sexton, who ask
ed no questions, as he knew the land,
lord was a respectable householder ;
and so they all concluded that the ghost
was aatisfied, aud that was the reason
Why she never appeared ogaio.
When my falhet. exauiiued tho placo
closely by daylight, he saw evident
marks of fire about tho windows ; but
he was assured these wero the remains
of a fire that had happened there a great
many years before. In short, the whole
aftair of the apparition seemed to shroud
some fearful mystery, which was per
fectly inexplicable. Some years after,
my father endeavored to find out the
house, in the hope of obtaining a clue to
the mistcry ; but ho could discover
nothing but a mass of ruins. That
street and some others wero just demol.
ished, to make way for that which is
now llegent street.
.1 Good Story.
They tell a good story of how tho
Rev. Dr. Bcthunc now dead a wit,
a scholar and an eloquent divine was
once put in a queer position by an inti
mate friend.
The doetor at the timo was settled
over a congregation in Brooklyn, and
was very popular. A Connecticut con
gregation gave hiin a call and ' called '
a thousand dollars per annum better
than tho Brooklyn people. But he had
formed a strong attachment to his
parishioners, and thinking that his
sphere of service could not bo changed
to advantage, he wss not tempted by an
increase of salary. So ho remained, to
the great delight of LLj people.
All of the doctor's parishioners wero
lint isninta TliorA verA a f imnara
among them else why preach the gos.
pel And among the last was a jovial
pew-holder, fond of lush, and apt at all
timc3 to get more than he could conveni
ently cany. Neither vaa he particular
at what time m tho day he got drunk.
Uo suited tuj inclination and had no
method in his cujis.
JJiliins well, chat was not his name,
but it will do Bilkius heard of the doc
tor's refusal, and he was dolightcd. In
the vcrvh'mbt of hi pleasuie he crostod
Fulton i'eny carrying about a quart of
brandy.
Ir. Bcthuno crossed iu tho same
boat, carrying an umbrella.
The brandy carrier happened to
catch sight of the umbrella carrier and
at once staggered toward him, exclaim,
ing in his loudest touea.
' How do you do, Dr. Bethuno ?
Let me take your bio hand, my dear
sir r r r rl I am proud to testi
fy yi yi my respect for you sir.
' Speak a little lower, if you please
Mr. Bilkings,' murmured Dr. Bethune.
' Yss s-s.s sir I you,ve stood by onr
pulpit like a man. Them cussed nutmeg-grinding,
ham.carving Yankees
wanted to take you away from us
offered you a thousand dollars a year
more did they J '
By this timo the attention ot tho
crowd was fixed on tho couple. Dr.
Bethuno's face was always florid, but it
was on fire.
His interlocutor continued.
' Our people havo got to make up
that thousand dollars got to ! If they
don't, I'll do it myself. S.s.s-s-soe if I
don't 1 '
' But my dear sir,' remonstrated the
doctor, sotto voce, " speak a little lower.
You are drawing.'
' Yes.s s-s,' interrupted tho other,
' I know whf.t ycu said. You spurned
tho offer. Vou s.s 3-said you wouldn't
go not an ineh. Yc-a told them as a
good and pious clergyman ought to, that
you'd seo era d d rirst.
How to Stop the Flow or Blood.
Housekeepers, r'eohauics aud others
iu handling knives, tools and, other
sh.irp instruments, frequently receive
severe cuts, from which blood Cows pro
fiiscdlj nud ofttimes endangers life it.
self. Blood may be mude to ccaso to
flow as followcs : Take tbe fine dust of
ter-. ajJ biurt it dose to the wouud at
all times accessible acd easy to be ob.i
taiued. After tho blood has ceased to
flow, laudanum is advantageously appli
ed to the wound. Duo regard to these
instructions would save agitation of
mind, and running for a surgeon, who
probably would make no better prescrip
tion if ho were present.
A vovxa lady who is up among the
Whito Mountaiu, writes to a friend,
confidentially : " It is delighttul tj
climb up these hills, with a young man
to help you in the steep places, aud cat
u luncheon with you ou the summit."
In some noies picked up in one of
our .streets yesterday, setting forth what
was ino ssaiy to provide lor a pic-nio
wvre the i'ollu'.ving items : ' Two girls,
nun bam, whi-kt-y, cuaia and a good
!iddlcv."
We ca iy our neighbors crimes in
sight and iliiuw our own over our
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