Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1859 — Anecdote of Dr. Franklin. [ARTICLE]

Anecdote of Dr. Franklin.

Long after the victories of Washington over the French and English had made hia name familiar all over Europe, Dr. Franklin chanced to dine with the English and French Embassadors; when, as nearly as the precise words can be recollected, the following toasts were drunk: “England—The Sun whose bright beams enlighten and fructify the remotest corner* of the earth.” The ! rench Embassador, filled with national pride, but to polite to dispute the previous toast, drank the following: “Franc?—The Alton whose mild, steady, and cheering rays are the delight of al! nations, cotiso ing them in darkness, and making their dreariness beautiful.” Dr. F.-ankun then rose, and, with his usual dignified simplicity’ said: “George Washington—The Joshua who commanded the Sun and Moon to stand still, and they obeyed him." barrel of whisky took fire and exploded, in a grocery at Mobile, Ala.; the head of the barrel was blown completely through the roof ol the building, and every pane of glass in the building was broken. Mrs. K Jly, the wife of the grocer, was covered with the burning liquor, and died of her injuries. It must have been better whisky than they sell in these diggings. latest dig story is told of two brutes of that species who fell to fighting, in a saw mill out West. In course of the tussle. one of the dogs went plump against the saw, which was in rapid motion, and it cut him in two instanter. The hind legs ran away, but the fore legs continued to fight, and whipped the other dog. Another proof that the ruling passion is strong in death. v on the “Eastern Shore” of Virginia, is an editor, who is also his own compositor and pressman, who makes occasional voyages along the coast of Norfolk at captain of the schooner Polly, who preaches on Sunday, teaches school on week days, and still finds time to take care of a wife and sixteen children. (py*A young clergyman was boasting of having been educated at two colleges. “You remind me,’’ said an aged divine, “of an instance I knew, of a calf that sucked two cows.” “What was the consequence?” asked a third person. “Why, sir,” replied the old gentleman, very gravely, “the consequence was that he was a very great caff.” OO~A Boston paper states that of 953 clergymen attending the Lite anniversaries in that city, but 73 wore the professional badge, the white cravat. The growth of hair o" the faces of many of the divinps.was another sign that they are willing to stand as men among n.en; and to find their appropriate distinctions in something of more consequence than peculiarities of costume. I have planted some potatoes in our garden,” said one of the smart youths of this generation to his father, “and what do you think came up!” ‘‘Why, 'potatoes, of course.” “No, sir-ree! There came up a drove of hogs and ate them all.” The “old man” gave in. lawyer not young nor handsome, examining a young lady witness, determined to perplex her as he thought, and said:“Miss, upon my word, you are very pretty!” “I would rete i the compliment if I was not on oath,” said sno young lady. o^7* A romantic father, whose name was Rose, named his daughter “Wild,” so that she grew up under the appellation of “Wild Rose.” But the romance of the name was sadly spoiled in a few years, for she married a man by the name of“ Bull.” o^7”“ Mother, I should’nt be surprised if our Susan got choked some day,” “Why, my soi?” “Because her boau twisted his arm around her neck, the other night, and if she hadn’t of bit him he would have strangled her!” only notion some women have of time, is shown by their constantly endeavoring to imitate in their persons, r.s t as they can, the hour-glass