Jasper Banner, Volume 2, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1855 — A Jumping Philospher. [ARTICLE]

A Jumping Philospher.

can jump acHM® a well at twojump®. They undertake jt, and being up in the WAtef. ■ v1.i,.,; /Ittr, Pfash'wislied to reach’ the world of fashion. To get there be had to leap acrou the well of mediocrity. plush tirougbvib’M■ $W W be gswa a, spring, and weni down among the j buckets He was fished oh) by the □Miff, and W now drying his clothes at the Tomba. - Mr. Flimsey wa® another ambitieup youth. He also thought he could jumj> across a weft at two jumps, that is, make two strides that would place him bej ond want and in the vicinity of affluence. Flimsey’s leap’s, consisted of a speculation and an heiress—-the former got him into the court of bankruptcy, while the latter went to Europe, in company with two poodle dogs and an Irish 1 DfirODC t* “u-: Leain wisdom from their experience;Be ambitious, but J&er undertake across n Wtll At two ijumpa.— -Enquirer. I- w

OCrMtirflelated xrf David Crocket,' that on his arrival at Washington he heard Mr. Webster, and thus accosted him: “Is this Mr. Webster ?” “Yes sir.” “The great Mr. Webster df Massachusetts.” “I ato Mr. Webstefof Massachusetts.” “Well sir,” continued Mr. Crocket, “I heard you wdtfe a great man but I don’t think so. I heard your speech and understood Avery word you said.” Jarndyce vw. Jarndyoe u almoet paralleled by a case in the Supreme' Court at Boston. On the npshjatf* on Wednesday, case No. 1 was called bat it wa® nat Afcady, whereupon the Judge stated ffiat he, a® cotnsel, had entered ‘that suit himself tnore thaa'' 20 years Ago. The La wyeb’s Rusk.-- This story is related of a lawyer who has since attained eminence in his profession. A case in which he was engaged as counsel for the defendant came on at a certain day. 4® he was insufficiently prepared, he was anxious to have the case postponed for a few days that he might bate further time for hi® purpose. Unfortunately, there was. a great press of business, and he knew that his motion would be overruled unless some extraordinary reason was alleged. Under these, circumstances, he bethought himself of an expedient. Rising addressed the Judge in accents of great emotion: . “May it please your honor, ! have just been informed that my mother is at the point of death. My emotion® are too great for me to proceed in this case. I move that it be postponed until day after to-morrow.” This request would of course have been granted by would of course have been granted by the court, whose sympathies were strongly excited in. his behalf, but At this moment, to the diocomfiture of the lawyer and the amusement of the audience, the shrill voice of his mother was heard issuing from the gallery—* 4 lchabod! Ichabod! how often have I whipped you for lying W—-Rural New Yorker.

(O’An office-looking chap, having been asked how he contrived to hold . office under successive administrations, replied that ‘administrations must be darned smart that could change any oftener than he co old.’ OQ’WoRTHY OF CojTSOtSATIOM.—It has been suggested, as the diplomats at Vienna cannot agree upon the “four points,” to send Mr. Pease, who has successfuiy managed the points at New Ydrt, tad may, therefore, be supposed capable of settling four. Awful.—A poor maawta caugh t bg abuleber in Philadelphia, stealing meat. It turned out that bis famthe generously gave him the meat, and procured him other aid In another ean.frw hatfltarred.fhiHrffr were found eating stofra meat, npo, while the father standi by eatwg nothing.himself, butgtywg allto little ones. What a picture. ‘foil, itjk Vermont on tK’’