Decatur Eagle, Volume 7, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1863 — Page 1

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' S' E HBU DECATUR EAGLE. I39UED EVERT THURSDAY MORNING, BY. Spencer & Schirmcyer. PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS OFFICE -On Second Street, in Patterson’, ouilding, over the Drug Store. Tertns of Subscription: One ennv, one year, in advance, $1 M If paid within the year, 1 If not paid until the year has expired, 2 0 n lETVo paper will he discon’ i> nod until all Sjps are paid except at the option of the Publisher. Terms of Advertising: Uno square. ftv»n lines) three insertions, <tl 00 Each «no cpfpvnt- in*<*r«inn. *25 T’FNTn n-f v-Tt»*<*»n«‘tit will hpenns’dered b»cs than nnr» «uri’»r» r ! over one square will hernme ted *»n 1 ''har p'd twn; two. a« three, pfr, i TT* \ l»h*rM d • sr<»-’nt. fr<V»n thp phovp rMe«. ’ mad *<»>, Ji alv •rtis ,, rn«ntsinserted fora period [ ’jone*•• f hro<* "onth's. f TTh* ih r.*r* r ites will be strictly adhered to under al! ircuinstancps. JOB PRINTING: Wp ar* nropared *n donll hinds nf job work in<n«n‘nnil ' orknrnilike manner on themest p*nsnnahl“ t»Tin« Our material for ’he completion nf Tob-'Vork . being now and nfthnl.it j f>e styles, wp feel confident that satisfaction can ho puvoh ” DEiw bisixess chibs: ~ BURT HOUSE? Decat ii r, India na. H<2t r ‘JE’’*s Proprietor ‘At’*’’, give i attention, and makes reasonable charges. n37-v6-ly. D. W. CHAMBER. PHYSIC lIN Jf SURGEON DECATUR, INDIANA. TT’OFFFCF—On the east «id<-of Second St . tn the room formerly occupied by J D Nuttj/ian ns a banking office. vl-nb’ 1i J VII) STI’DIH IK EB , ATTCV St Y AT T. AW. DECA T UR, INDIANA • Will P- iet;.w» in VI im« and »di'»ining Coiihti"« k f'IT'OFFfGE —On M ,: n Afreet immediate!v Fouth nf th»* Auditor’s Office —vo-n 12 j xmfs iu dobo. Attornav and at Law n f.o \tur i.vnr.AVA T7’<»F J? in R'enrder’s Office, rp Will practice in the of the Tenth Jut'ici’il Circuit. Attend »n the Redemption of ' I PAnds. the pnv ..ent nf Tax »s F<pnri-»I n*ten- | lion will bo <vjv»-n t<»tho ml’oc'i »n of Rnuntics. Pension nid nl’bairns against the Government I Nov. 2S, 1862. vG-n42 i 1 PIfH’IIE GIHEIIH P. V. SMITH Ambroivne & Photograph Having permanently located in Decatur and 1 supplied hi’w-M If with everything that may be found in a Fi’st Class Picture Gallery. Would call the attention of all who desire good Picture nt low prices, to call at his room* in Houston’s Building, immediately overihe Drug n37-ly <Z_ ~p T i . * I T'ZiZ' X - - . 1 •?’ W * <N. ZYT* | W I JEFFERSON QUICK, DEALER IN CLOOO, WATCHES, MUSICAL ixst lUT-xr*. je velry, &c.» DEBATUR. INDIANA. Clocks itches. Jewelry. Musical lustru ments. <tc., repaire 1 on short notice. Sil )P -On Second Street, in Frazee’s law of tfee. vo n 41 Vicksburg! I. J. MIESSE, ’ In lu« line of boiiwss. Defies ths World! All other L'KE IXSTITU TIONB thrown in Ihesh.iii ! All. ff.iitsat COMPETITION gone I *by the BOARD It i- :»rk.mwh*dgvd by all ♦ hat he can sell a BETI ER article of fjk Harness Sa Idles, Bridles. i Whip* and all such like for LI.SS m<»n< v than any other establishment •in N<»rheastom Tndi:»na without « xcvption. Hi* work is all wan anted tn be made of the very best nruerial, a«d made by old and expe rirnceil workmen. Buggies and carriage* trimmed in the latest and most approved stvlc. Repairing done on 1 short notice and at reasonable rates. TTGive vr a call, and wp will convince rnu of the truth a s what we say W«» P\Y for onr st<»ck, and »'o»'apq , ipn»lv RUT CHEAP ER than if we bought nu ’’’l MV; and of course can seJr-Mi proportion —n3B-v6 wanted at this office on subscription 1 V I the roads beemr.o oad '

For the Eagle. I A PRAYER FOR PEkCE. BY MRS. M. KING. I Great God! the infinite and just, We humbly tall on Tiiee, Oh! stay the accursed scourge of war And set our country free. Or, has the nation, in her pride, Deserv’d Thy chastening rod; Or. has she, in her wiexness, Os tnatnmuu made a god. Or, has ambition in her (light? Or thirst for worldly Lune Made fiends of go »J men, heretofore, To be their country’s shame. Oh, stop them in their mad career, 1 hou God of Truth and Love, Let not vain man, Thy nul.lest work, The most ungrateful prove, G r e»it Go<l: all power belongs to Thee, The ruler of each hour, j Earth, ocean, air and sky, ! Declare the wonders of Thy power. At thy command the earth doeth quake, The awful thunders roll, The raging of the augry deep Stands si ill at T’by control. Behold our country’s wretchedness. Withhold Thy chastening rod; And smile on its ag iin in peace, Thou just and rightec us God. Behold the widow’d mother bends, Each night, the willing knee, And l»egs that Thou would’st hear her prayer The orphan’s God to be. The ag< d sire in -urns for his son, But would restrain his tca**s; That son who should have been his stay, In his declining years. The mother weeps in agony, Do I’hou her grid assuage; She weeps for her b. loved boy, ’Hie pride of her old age. The maiden strives to hide her grief— In secret she must mourn, An«l pray, ala*! how oft she prays For her loved one’s return. Behold our land in ruin lies; Laid wttsteb k war’s destructive storms, Reston* the Union as it was, In the sweet shclUT of Thy arm<. The Landl rd wh > Couldn’t Keep Pe"Plk All N gut —A sh irt distance from M(»nig'*iii’-rv, in the S ate <H All bam*, on one »f the stage roads leading lr«»in the citv. lives n j°Hy Nndlord hy the name ol F >rd. In lair wather or foul, in hard lino sor tofl, Ford would have his joke It was a btt’*r utormv night, or ir her morning, about i wo horns hefor* d ivlight, he was aroused tnun his slumbvrs bv loud shouting and knock* at his dour He turn**d<»ut sorely against his will and • em <n ‘ed what was the mat ter. It was dark as tar and be could see no one, he cried: •Who’s th»*r»*?’ ‘Border, and Yancy, and Elmore from Montgomery,’ was the an*w»*r. ‘on our wav lo court. We are benighted, and want to stay all night.’ ‘Verv sorry, I can’t accommodate you, gentlemen Do anything lo oblige you. but diat’s impossible.’ The lawyers, tor they w»*re three of the smartest lawyers of the Slate, and all ready lo drop down with fatigue. In Id a brief consultation, and being 100 tired to go another step, asked: •Well, can’t }ou stable our horses, and give U* chairs and a good tiro ‘.ill the morning?’ i ‘Oh, yeg? Our karned and leg i| friends were innn (Irving their wet. clothes by a bright fire hs th.v eompr.Hed ilu-niselv.-s thn re i maininir hours in their chsirs, <b>3inir »n<l nod.linx. •”'<i now and then swearing a j word of impatience, as they waited till daylight du! appear. The longest has a mornintz, ar.d at last (he sun came j and in tin* time a good breaklast made its appearance; hut to the surprise |of the lawyers, none but themselves sat down to partske. •Whv, Ford. I thought vou said your house was so util v»u couLn't give us a bed last light!’ said one. ! "I didn't.’ 'What in the nam ’ of thunder did you sat ?’ 'You asked me to let you stay h“re all night and I said that would be imp<>s-ibl-—'dr n'ght was nigh unto two-thirds gone when you came. It you wanted beds, why on earth didn't you say so ' The lawyers gave it up Three of them on one side, and the landlord alone had brat them all If the R publicans want a new name, we would suggest. ‘Green Backs ’ They are the same discount, and daily pass for mor* than they are worth.—[lndianapolis s,ntiu«l.

‘Our Country’s Gccd shall we? Le cur A!ri: —Veiling tc FiEiee arc! ret alma to TUains.''

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTI', INDIANA, FED. 5, 1863.

I THE BARONS LEAP FROM THE BATTLEMENTS. I At daylight tha plain to ths northward I of the caatlo was w hitened with the tent< ;ot tlie belcag.ieritig army. The sutnmont I to capitulate, the Baron had replied toby i hanging ths envoy Over the northern >at|tlenienO. in tall sight of the besigers.— j Having taken a h.arty breakfast, the Bai ron proc-de I into the ca Ml-yard, and ic i ne.l Black Do n it Tsching his fa vorite clia'gar. to >?. al UM an 1 e,ipnlsoa|ed Then kakiug him by the bri 11, he jle l him up Um gran I stair case, out upon , the roof while the tritiibling servants and | perturbed vass ils g tze l in breathless atn izem ent upon this strange an I in -xpli- : cable proceeding Having not without j ditliculiy, accomplished this feat, Ahrendt expressed his sati(faction by a series of i portentous ch ickles. and delivering the bridle into the han Is of a servant, prove?-. tied to the winecdlat. From the cellar h’ proceeded to the apartment of the Countess Amelia, and, without the eereitn any of knocking, entered abruptly — The la ly stu ted at the aspect of her visitor, an 1 gazed npon him in amazement ; not unmingle I with terror. Th >re was in lee I so n .thing most un- > usual in the Birons look an 1 b-iring — He seem “d transform si as ifby a miracle Hi- eve .vat b. ig’it with strange tire an 1 an exulting smile lit up his countenance. He seemed twenty years younger than i when she had last beheld him j ‘Co tn'ess," ho sai 1. hny enemies have I got tn •at last. The bishops an 1 priests, 1 with their fre' l Inn :es on 1 b trgh t ban ! ,' • snrrotn 1 the castle Mr g tests are rea1 dy to be* ay tne, to set; ire their own safe-' 1 ty. Me servants are like a parcil Os panic stricken sheep and will tn ike no he irtvresi Canoe I have ahont an hotr to lire an I that is quite eno tgh. I mean however to make the most of it. Here’ at - '-a few boules of wine such as th • j Emperor it wer tasted I have long kept it hid a vay from my own thieving b tiler' (for an occasion iik •, the present, an 1 I am now going to enioy.it in vour company.’ Th? terria-ed Countess glanced round, th? apartment for some wav of escape. ,b it there was none The Biron li t ! .closed and bolts I the door behind him when ha entered, and the windows were firmly secure I She kit >w that it was vain to call for help, and she read in the B iron s eye Hashes of that overmastering which desperate men possess, who have prepared themselves to defy fate, an 1 meet <1 -a h himself half way. Ye* there was nothing force! or overstrained in his gayety. and his in inner and tones were natural and spontan -o is. ‘Nay. why a e yo i alarm <l’’ resumed Ahrendt, rea ling all lv?r fears in her dilated eyes. ‘I sh ill do yd ino inpiry.— They have named me the ‘Cruel b it not th ? mean. lam going to die mvself bit have no objection that yo i sho ti l live I am not one of those envious and selfish fellows who want the wo hl to end when ! they step out of it. On the con'ra'-y. I am willing 'hat all of yo t whom I leave behind shall have a goo ! time of it, for the balance of vo ir le.i-e I have even concl id d to so ego a pa’t of mv in'end |ed reveng ■ Iha e h:i 1 eno :gh of even that. Thcefo e 1 shall no! as Itn ant , yesterd.'iy, kill tin. Count aiid marry yo i. I shall le ive yb tyo ir 10. er Al in .vhil ? f let hie enjoy mv hoar. Let us be sociaI ble.’ i i So saving, Ahrendt produced from ba- > neath his cloak, th-ee dirty cobwebbed 6bttles, and a couple of gla ses. With 1 j his hunting knife he knock 'd olf th? top ? of one bottle an i sea'ing himself bej side the tritabling .Amelia, filled the glas- [ ses. i ‘I see,’ he resumed, that you have no • faith in me, anti are still afrnid I will. if you desire it. call up the Bishop to I ' make a thi'd Tin' might b ■ best, jieri haps, to avoid scandal and prevent the I Count, your husband, from being j -alous II when he learns of this tet.e-a tete ’ So • saying the Baron inilocke l the doo- and t snninioning a servant ordered the Bishop • to be conducted to the apartment. L ‘Father,’ said the Baron, when the ec-clesi.a-tic male hi < appei -anoe. lam abo it to f il'ill th? fortune teller's pre tie1 tion. In less th in an ho ir I shall be—no matter where. Mem'inie I propose to 'solace mv last tno with a li’tle con1 j vivality in'he best cotnoanv within my reach Wh a society can be more de1 light ful than that, of a cli irming young ' i woman an I a reverened an I learned dignitary of the church like yourself! Nav not a wee d of renioustranc? or a second lof hesita'ion A dying man has a right to be tyrannical I feel now quite like a saint or angel bit if I am crossed in my humor, the sleeping devil in my soul may jawaken —and the eon-eqnences lioth to her and vou may b ? most unfortunate.’ Both felt that there was a fearful force • in this warning and dissembling their i terror, strove to appear at least to accommodate themseh js to the strange mood

of their terrible and iueomprohensible! i companion. ‘.As we are short of glasses,' said Anren It. pushing one toward the IJis.i ip and h.mding one to the Countess. 'I will : drmk from the bottle, if you will pardon ine. I pie Ig? you.' With ti'cuibimg hands, the Biron's guests raised the glasses to their lips while he took a p'oloagrd draught from th.: bottle, which he sat down quite empty. 1 can't understand it. Bishop ’ h.- s i' I thoughtfully, as he knocked >.(1:. - iie.i < of another bottle, 'pji'liap-you ein explain it leant understand why I have grown all at once so lig.'it. hearted and .well diqipse I to my fenow-men. Yeste 'day I had quite made up my mind to hang you up insight of the forces of your | brother bishop, as soon as they came in dght, because of your pleas tut assurani-e---'asto my own fate. Iha 1 even given directions for the purpose. Nay, <lo tint. start—they have been cohntermamled.— I had also resolved to take the life of ■ Count Maximilian, whom 1 hated more than any living man, and to complete the • scheme of my revenge by marrying his widow ere he was cold in his grave. All these things have now lost their relish ' revenge seems no longer sweet. I have no ill-will even to those greasy burghers below there, whose musical voices you may hear yelling for my bloo 1 An hour ago in Os ter to disappoint th in I had resolved to set all the wines in tny cellar abroach, so a< not to leav 1 a drop tor the < thirsty logs when they fore? the gates Bit L have changed my min I and the i idea of the nice time they will have pre seinly with my Rud -.-heiiner is, I find, rathtir pleasant to me than otherwise or fit I ‘ad, add ■ I the Baron, after a mo meut s hesita'ion. - it would be, if I thot the rascals could appreciate it.’ ‘My son,' said the Bishop, earnestly, ‘it nrty not yet be too late. Why wilt, thou 1 1 not be reconciled to the church.’ I will] answer for it, that if thou wilt profe-sthy J self tny penitent, the leader of o ir force will postpone thy execution long enoug t iat least to enable m? to administer the s-iff.-imeiit.s an 1 give thee absolution ' ‘Do not think me profane good lather, answered Ahrendt, 'iff tell th ethal the only sacrament I crave is one kiss from the lips of the lovely Counte-s. which, me thinks, is slight enough acknowledgment for the husband I have given her. Nevertheless, I will not exact that Don-ner-writer.’ he cried interrupting himself, 'I den t know what, is come over me ! I must have mistaken inys. lt all this while j for truly 1 feel as benevolent as a saint.’ ‘Mv sou,’ said the Bishop co.npas,.ionately, tny heart yearns to administer to thee the consolation of religion, to smooth for thee the passage to the ether world, whither thou art going.’ ‘Nay. Bishop, 1 need no consolation I feel as blithe as a bridegroom There is nothing 1 require to smooth the way save, perchance, one of the kisses 1 spoke of. For Ih ■ rest, lam content enough Do I look frightened! What do yon suppose I want! *o grow old and die a straw deatJi and to be a week or a month about it! No, Bishop, no sick bed for me—no tossing, and turning and groaning and grasping for breath! What is liie without love and wmv. unl n -ood appetite? /Ahead) iny stomach is out ul order, and I do not sleep well of nigh's lam sick of the whole concern, Bishop, anti am truly thankful to your friend down yond.tr that they have come to see me quit and to give the occasion a little glow of pleasant excitement. But come, your glasses are eni]»tv: there is time for another toast.’ So saying the Baron decapitated the last remaining bottle, and replenishing the glasses emptied it at a draught. At this moment a confused clamor of cries and shouts, mingled with the dash of arms, was heard from below, the sound of the feet hurrying up the staircase succeeded. Ahrendt swung open the door and demanded of Gurg Imeyer, who had just gained the landing in front of the apartment, the cause of th • disturbance. ‘The enemy are forcing the gate,' answered the butler, panting for breath ‘and a number of them have in some way got into the castle and are pouring up from the cellars.’ ‘I meant, to have spared them so much trouble answered the Be on. ‘Godown and let the great gate be thrown open at once and say to the that if they will ascend to the roof they shall behold a sight worth seeing. Go with him Bishop, I pray you, and see that my orders are obeyed. Speak a word al-o to yoi'.r brother of Scheckensweig non behalf of the-e poor varlets of mine, who have suffered already eno tgh at my hands without being punished by my enemies And so farewell, Bishop As for you. Countess, I have a de-ire that you should see how Ahrendt the cruel makes an end, and will beg the favor of your company to the roof.’

■ Th?' Countess, pale and trembling ka-w not ho vto <-f ise or ci ride t lie. Birons request and wotuh'i'ing '.’ha' wa to :c i need, allowed him to a -ist her it- th l i great -tair ease tin il they had gamed 'he i civ-le roof, wife the sen ant s'ill s'ool liol ling 'he coal black steed, "ho by his i re-tle-s niovein nts an t straining eyes, seeni" ! to be con scious of his singular i position. ti ‘Hark'’ said .Ahrendt, as 'he bvsli snun 1 nf,.th > >r —‘ -vni ; ) n-un 1 . I rasiv hi'itr-s r ■'<-he 1 ’tieir i' -th -en? i my a ■ ril.ii* 1 And he sprang in'o ' t--al lie an I tirti d theheaFof his ■ ho -se to vnrd th" b itiletn-nt of the castle : overlooking the i i> er. Th" next moment foo' st ens were heard i aunro ichhig and tlie Bislvipof Fetter ■ Rindbra'en fol'o ved bv the alchemist i. and se "r.al leaders of the hostile forces, i issued fo-'fli nnon them and an exclama ■ tjon of surprise ,V , i"sl sun "l‘aneo"-lv f’-om 'he who)" ) .a-tv at the -igh' ofthe Bit on -. mo >n‘ed 'mon his steel, fully caparisoned as if for a journey. ‘l’-V'on ’ said a cantiiin of lan dtects ad ■ va.neing toward him. yield thyself my • prisoner’ i ‘S'and hick a moment I pmv th"? ’ rei.lie l Alvendt. ‘you nercei'e th r I’"id ■ no choice hat to yield. Iwo>l 1 fain . ho vever, enjov on n more cur. o''wine as i a f'ee man ITa e na'ienee good sir. tin’il mu’>’'ler hringsit tome,' and he i' v.-R' e 1 hi; hand to Shifman who depar- > ■ ted m/'chnnicdllv m on his er and • 'Ahi""i ’ ' ail ’ll' -'."hvmi t J lewe ' tiower to save the" and I will do it Dis- ■ m-a mt. t’l-vefo 'e, and gi ve over thy wick , pd rwrt o e ' ‘Nttv, b ’o'hor thongh we sucked a’the , same b 'east. on - na'iv'os :jre different — Y i i canno'. nivl 't'stand m ■ o'- mv idea .' •inswored 'he Baron 1 must die as I have lived. I’ i-b it a single cap of "-ine I reqni-n to e"own mv f'liei’v. an 1 that . von will not grnd'ze nm S’an 1 ba"k. T'-’und ' h" nd.led ald'e*sing th" o'linerof , ’h" hi'i 'k'i ’<•'< Donne '-ehlag brooks not ,! !he handling of strangers.’ , S'-hieman no v rea-neived bea' ing a ~ Hagon of wine which h" handed to bis master The latter drank it off’ as a draught. ‘No v, then ' ho cried as ho tossed the flag in !o the gro uid ‘vo t shall see v hat , an end on" makes who disoi-e- a straw dreith.' With flu—o w/1; he dro p *h" sours in'o the t’ank? of h’l hn -so and ■■ode him straight a' 'he ba'd-mon's. Tn ■’iron bounds the noble steel h i 1 gained .the base of the nir'au 't. Turning ha'f wav in his sadd'e the Ra-on waved his band »o ’ho mile and awo stricken g o m " hirh stood trandiveil like sta*”os wi’h 'heir gi'm ii? i'ed n ion horse and >i l-r One touch oftho spuran lon* phi of’ho ; >em. an 1 h!a"k Donn r clog has’akon‘he fa'nl lean, clearing th" utu'anot v.'rb a ' mighty bound For a «ecpn 1 hese and man hung uoi-e l and mo'ionless in mi 1a'r, standing out in black linys a'riinst. the blue of the sky. tins lfa“on s'ill sat i efoo‘and firm. « i'h h"al thrown back and hi right band g-aming the nnshn'k--1 en"l mins when they sank from view bc- ! i hind ’he naranot. As soon as the specta’ors could rower from their stupor, they rushed to the . i tniltb'iiu tii- anil l.i.Aed down S.> -irony .h i I t>i • n di* inipiil-" and so !»•>! I ll"' '•■ip ihw c'rnrir.g (b“ wlml« rockv • liidiviiy the Imrs" soil ri l- r. s'ill msr-vidmi-lv retaining an upright position. I aliohu-d in tin- river, w in-re they disap : pi-ar-d 'rmn vii-w No erv or sound • I ,'i 'viror or agmiv had n-c-mli d trmu horsr lor m«n; and lui'her was i-v> r < u again. J ‘God have rnercv.on Ids sin'iil soul!' j said the Bishop, as the waves closed over p i hem ‘He may pe sinful, piii-sl, laid the ' alchvtnisl sti-rnlv.’ but he bus <li» d as lie ~ lived; and perhaps the diff< retire be ' , tween saint. an<l sinner is less than we I deem. Is lie to be condemned who acts in strict consisti n'" web turns,]'? I' must be thought of Ferbsps hv the I laws ol spirit, sell cmitradii don is the only wrong M-ar.iirne. bring vrrv ignorant, 1-t u : also lie a little- charitable. I ' —. . , ' M rne-o' iI, <s just ili>pos< d ol forty 1 tluuisan I acres ol In r school lands tor about mil- quarter million dollar-: 1 There vet remain two and one ball mill ion lob - sold. If Muitli sola tnnke wise i use o' th'se sch< ol lands, she will, by i and by possi ss an immense fund (ol the - instructions ol.her children. I Mr. Jones in Ids Lctures in New York, told his audii lice that in Eng ■ I .nd three hundred families controlled > the Government, a few thousand land- ■ lords owned th.' soil—five men owned ’ one fourth ol Scotland and five millions • o’ adult men had no voice tu the Government. I Scrapes. — There aie only thne ways , of getting out cl a scrape —write out, r back out, but the best way is lo keep out.

Kps j Wil" or I’lghl .Hc. T irre are T * ;n itrail ni' tl who pro not avei - -' i o -,-e.ng their wives kis-ed, but aw ex II mge r. la ws .hr p o tirulari ot a Case in winch a newly wed led Irk io ms ■! instiled because bis wile wa-n't I-is-rd. Toe bridegroom in qtiesioh was n stalwart young tusl ir, who was known a« a formidable operator in a free fight. His l>r| le was ale an itul and bhmmtng v<>.j.,g go!, .mi. x ■■■ Iy. pill ilu iwsm w, re at i pirtv, where a tiiimli, rol j oung lidks were enjoying themselves m th" g I old fashioned pawnplaving style. Every girl Id the room was call'-d out and kis-fcd • X<’i‘pt B , the beautiful young bi ide amr<—aid, and idllmugh there was not a youngster present who was hot dying to laS'e lor ftps, they were r-suaii'ed hy the preoi.ee of lor heiculean hu-barid, who stood regarding the parly with n sullen look ot <ii-sadstar ion. I'll'y m — 'ook do- c .use, hll Suddenly lie exprr Sell hmse!l It- bug up fits Me. ves, lie st. pj .>1 .tHo the mid J. o' the 111 111, and m a time thai r. cured marked aileniion. sad!: Gentlemen, I haie tie, n rioiirin.. Imw things haVe liren working for some time, and 1 ain't halt Sa isfied. 1 don't want to raise a Iti-s but —’ ■What is the matter, j.ihn?' inquired ! half U J' z n V 'ices ‘What (1 V'iu m at.'? Have we done anything lo hurt I } our eel ng>?’ i ‘Yi s. you I ave; all ol ycu have hurt mt I el ng-, nt I’ve jist got.* his to <hv about it. II re's I v i',go I n do- r. mn ' has b. en kissed to ar a >‘nZ n lino • api. ee and th.ue -my all ■, who I consider as lik.dv a- any ol’ em. lias (ml bail a single one to-night; and I just tell ymi now, if she don’t get as ma y kisses lhe balance o' the night »s any gal in the rt, m, ' lhe man ’ba' shglvs her Iris got to fight, ( dial’s ail. Now go ahead with your I plays!' [t Mrs, B was slighted during the hal.U'Ce ol lhe vv. . i g. We .lid llot klloW i'. As lor mtr-. I v.- -, we know ill at .1 .dm had no I .lilt to fin I wi‘h us tn fividually , ior any negb ct our po t i • Ch • i <•*!. A(bab r advertised ey.- glasses, by the > ill < I which a p rson could < asily e.d lh“ finest prim —A well dressed man ' idled al lhe co 'titer one day to be fitted io a pair ol spectaebs. A- be ...inaiked that he had never worn ..nv, some were I an'e lto him that magnifi.d vrv tittle He I.H'k'-d haid through th- m upon tile book -el before him, but declared he Coul.il 111-k/- "tH llotlllPg Ano h r pair ot stronger pow.r wer. s..d ■ il. d up m Ills nose, hut lin-lirr.-Ss'ullv as h. fore F irdier Iri d- W- I'l ma ' pn'il at 1-nodi ‘he almost di-e*.U’”g‘ 1 h' -ler pl,ll him a pair which m goiti ! cm* ihali all lie r.st in I is-'irk IT.e cup U.mier qui’e asii.pnd.nl as d.e mer.du ■ant hi Ii ving tu irv mioy. pt” on ths l-«t pair at.! glow, led through them at 11.. jl lit -.t pag'- wilt, id' Ills might C ir, f i'ii re “I dial, printing now?' inquired the dealer, pretlv cert, ill that he had hit it 'right t!d< time, a< any rate. ‘Sole, not a bi', wav lhe reptv. •’."•n you read at all? sard the merchant una'de lo cone, a! his v.xation any I, ng. r ■ Rul- nt .di, is i ?' cri‘d 'he '•nsiomer. • There's not a •ingl.r woY.i among t|u m dut I ca" t h ntdv die lyiute* uv I 1 say, do you kn w bow to .rend?' jeX'daim- rl the d-ab-r, in’patienilv . •Gm. "i I y! slmu'-d t'-e Tii-hman' d'rowing down the spectacles in a huff. ‘lf I Could rale, what 'lie 1 b" afdier j buvin’ a pair of r.p. ctimles fni? Ye cba'e jtllepaple w d ill- ilea lhat yer glasses nd help 'em lo rade print ai-v; b l it’s a higlie.it is! AH, v> bl.ck; Hard, ye thought I'd buy ’em widmut H'tog ''ml Onio Tobii. — \ go.> I thing is told of i Governor To-id. of 01*1", whos- 1 labor in the w ik ol sop.pi easing de r.h. Ilion has been <d tie hearde-f a d most ~-] I’ng ch ar .c * er.— An old lad V, b'tween til tv and six V wars ol age, ent. red tti G .vernor's office, and ma le an effort to itmu.'e that p-rsonage to eX-mpt het husband from the draft The G. vertmr looked at her iiti install*, and Uclaim- d: •Whv. the old gentleman is <x<mpt, isn't 1.. ? ‘Ah, but he nrn't nn old gentleman.’ replied lhe applica-nt, “ lie’s only 'hii illfive. •In that case,’ said the Governor, I can’t do anvdiing mr him But I’ll tell you what I will do; in case he’s I draft. <1 and gets killed — I'll trarry you t-’vse! !' This seem' d to satisfy the old lady * and she acsor.lingly departed. Quite a laugh was ra'se.l in 'b* supreme Cour', no! long since, l y , n offil who wl’ifi tl.e j'l'fge <‘h!l* d "in for the crier tn op-n court s.id, ‘.May it, please vour H nor. 'fie crier can’t cry today, because bis wife is deed

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