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8 AO AO ITT OF A CIRCUS HORSE.
Without depreciating modern establishments
of this kiud, our recollections go back
to Astloy's Amphitheatre, near Westminster
Bridge, as it is used to be, thirty or forty
years ago, under the management of the late
Mr. Ducrow. Tho feats there performed by
soioc of the horses wero exceedingly wonderful.
The animals seemed to possess a degroo
of human intelligence. They were accomplished
actors. Their powers of simula'
tion with a view to entertain spectators went
? far beyond what any one could expect, whose
knowledge is confined to tho ordinary class
of horses. We will mention a few particulars
regardiug the horses at Astloy's as they
occur to our meuiorv. Ono evnninir ilm i
J - o "*v I
performance represented a house 011 fire.? {
i All the inhabitants of the dwelling hadjiau- j
aged to escape exccpF a lady in an upper
story. You saw hor at a wiudow, throwing a
about her arms wildly, and streaming for j
help. Her appeals to the ^*pM&Med crowd ]
beneath were heart-rending. The firemen
could not reach her, for the stair was seem- t
ingly in a blaze, and there was no fire es- Q
cape. The spectators in the theatre were j
wrought up to an agony, it bciDg but too ^
ovidont that the poor lady was doomed to 0
perish by a painful and violent death. In r
the midst of the commotion, a horso which f
belonged to the lady rushed upon the stage, j
In itft stable it had heard the sorcams of its ^
. v mistress, and hastened to do its best to save r
ber. Without bridle or saddle, it was seen e
to rush into the bouse and climb the stair, a
. ? amidst flames and volumes of smoke. It ^
reached the apartment where the ladv was.
She mounted ou its back, holding by the j
ma na, and the horsa, descending the stair, T
?* brought hor safely to tho grqund. Pro- ?
longed phottts of applause rewarded tho has- t
ardous exploit The whole thing was a benu- 8l
tiful piece of acting, and evoking throughout 0
sentiments of pleasure and admiration.? j,
Nothing but kinduess and long training p
oould have made the horse so clever in know- p
ing what to do and to do it well. The feat g]
was the more surprising, as horses usually a
have a dread of fire which is not easily con- u
quered. It will be understood that the fire j
had been so adroitly managed as to effect no n.
injury on tho theatre, and that there never w
had bceu any real dangor. q
On another evening at Astley's, a still j]
wore remarkable piece of acting, by a white p
horse named Prince, was offered for public
cutertaiuuient. It was a play called thelligh- u
mettled Racer., hejilaji was in several ant?, u
t/i nrcsonf. difFnrrtnt atnefts ftf ?
7 r o?
- '* degradation in the career of a horse, tVom ^
youth to old age. Thj spectacle was pain- ^
ful but touching, but unfortunately in too 8(
many oases truo to uftture. We shall ou- w
dcavor to describe somo of tho scenes. ij
When the piece opens, we have a view of a]
an English mausion. In front there arc sev- ^
oral mounted huntsmen in scarlet coats, ready _
to set out on a fox-chase. They are waiting rj
until a young lady comes out of tho mansion jr
to accompany them. We see tho lady, p(
properly equipped for riding, descend the
stops to the doorway, and by the aid of a w
groom mount a young and beautiful shaped ?
white horse that is in readiness for her.? j)
She speaks to it affectionately and calls it t]
"tor dear Ihftfae. The elegant form of the n
animal, its proud beariug, its glossy coat and r
tho spirited way it prances about, exoite
general admiration. After a little galloping g(
to show its pace* tho horse with its lair ri- ;jC
dor goes off With the huntsmen and hounds p
in pursuit of a fox, that was also a taught ?
actor in its way, whioh loads the party 0
through a variety of difficulties, such as j
climbing up rooks, leaping over hedges, &o.,
till at length, on the point of being run
down, it dashes into the cottage of a poor 1
old woman, who humanely gives it shelter. a
She takes up the fox lovingly in her arms, "
and saves it from seemingly impending des- 8
truction. That may be called the first stage a
of the horse's career, duriug which Prince v
was well attended to and happy. F
At the beginning of tho next act. the J
horse is to every appearance several yoars 8
older, and is no longer fit for racing or hunt- c
ing. 'The lady, its first owner, had from '
some circumstance been compelled to part ^
with it. From its swiftness in running, it 0
had been purchased to run at calobratod a
horse races, at whioh it had, on several oc- r
casions, won prizes, and its sprightlincss ob- 11
tained for it the name of the High-mettled F
Racer. After this it was transferred from '
ntw nwnor tn iinnf.linr nlwnva in n rlnaKniulinn 0
scale, until poor Prince ia seen in the con- E
dition of a cab-horse in the streets of Lon- ('
don! It has somewhat the look of its former 1
state, but is terribly broken down iu figure 8
and spirit. Its plump and glossy appear- 1
anco is gone. It is dirty and dejected. It
hangs its head droopingly down. Its ribs
shino through its skin. Its joints arc stiff, rj
It stands on three legs, with the other leg t
resting on the point of the foot, just ns we (
see cab-horses trying to rest their aching c
limbs, whon standing in a row for hiro.? j
What a wretched down-come from that which
Princo had enjoyed, in life's young dream ! f
There awaits it^J^wevor, a still lower depth c
of misery. Y
In tho following kct, Prince is reduced *
to the forlorn coudition of drawing a sand- f
cart, when it can hardly draw its own legs
after it. To appearance it is half starved.
A child offers it a few straws, which it is n
glad to oat. It seems to be a little better a
thau skin and bone. The cart in which it ti
is yoked belongs to a rude jobber, whose
)bjcct is to wring the utmost possible work
>ut of the auimai, before selliug it to bo
killed. A feeling of horror and compaslion
thrills through the spectators. They
jan hardly believe they arc only looking at
i play, for the Bimulatiou is pcrfeot. Staggering
ulong with his draught under the
:ruel urging of the whip, the moment arrives
when Prince can go no further. Its
mh&ppy span of life is terminated. It sudienly
drops down under its weary load?to
lie, and bo rclioved of all its troubles.?
Unyoked from the cart, and relieved of its
tarncss, there it is, stretched out, with a
srowd of idlers about it, seemingly at the
ast gasp, and offering in its fate a dreadful
nstancc of undeserved cruelty to animals.
'Mao'? inhumanity to man makes count- 1
oss thousands uiouru." Quito trdo; but, I
ilos ! inhumanity to man is nothing in com- '
mrisou with the inhumanity which is rock- {
ossly exercised towards the horse. 1
There is a concluding scene in tho life of 1
he horse wc have been describing, which, 1
in no account, must bo omitted. While 11
ying in the streets in his death-struggle, and J
rhen preparations were making to. drag it '
ff to the shambles, a lady who is passing A
ecognizes the dying animal as being her '
avorite horse Prince, which she had ridden
ears ago at the fox-chase. At the same a
ime, the poor beast, faintly lifting his head, |
ecognizes its old mistress, and with failing '
yes seems to implore her compassion. In T
state of distraction the-lady kneels down, *
tikes tho horse's head in her lap, speaks to c
t consolingly and once more calls it her dear 8
'rince. Oh what would she not do to re- 1
ivo the dying animal and give Prince a c
ew lease of existence ! Just at this junc- r
ure, in the manner of tho old plays, when "
omething supernatural was required to get s
vor a serious difficulty, a sylph-like being, 5
i the character of a benevolent fairy, nf>- 1
cars on the stage, carrying a magic wand. s
For mission, she says, being to redress wrong, T
lie touches the dying horse with the wand ^
nd bids it rise. In an instant Prince starts ^
p from its recumbent position, and to the ^
elight and amazement of everybody, it is 1
s fresh, glossy and beautiful as when it
'cnt out with the hounds in the fox-chasc. J
'he lady springs upon its back, and off v
'rincc goes at a splendid gallop. The ap- 0
lauae was, of course, immense !
Perhaps in the whole aunals of horse- lt;
lanship there was never ^apionstratcd a ^
ioic wonderful ense of actfbg. The horse ^
td aU^ alon^^ ^fei^n ing^ foj^ jjublie ^
orse. It had feigned to be tired when it
,ood on three legs. It feigned to be dying "
hen it dropped down in the sand-car(.? '
he whole affair was a piece of simulation, P
nd by means of some adventitious aid in
iscoloring the skin, the deception was com- 1
lete. A hasty rub with a cloth puts it all P
ight; and instead of dying. Princo gal
>ps on in the consciousness ot having per- v
jrmed a brilliant piece of acting. ?
What wc have narrated from recolloctiou 11
rill assist in illustrating the natural iutclli- 11
cnce of tho hofflft, and tluj extent to which F
t can be educated by patient and gentle *
raining. Harsh treatment would be all a "
listake. Words kindly spoken, some small 1
eward in the shape of a mouthful of what I
i ogrcoablo?a trifling sweetmeat, for in- j
tauoe?will work wonders in forming the '
bar^ote* of -the horse, and teaching it to ?
erfbrm any required feat. We have always 1
bought that an impressive moral lesson was ^
onveyed in the play of the High-mettled 1
tacer. 11
.?> s
IIyb for Pasture.?A correspondent of ]
he Elmira, (N. Y.) Farmers' Club writes t
s follows : "Farmers who are in want of j
irst-class nasturc at least exnenso. for this .
cason, should prepare a lot for the purpose {
nd sow tho same to winter rye ; and they |
rill soon have a pasture for sheep, calves, j
loultry, in fact any kind of stock ; and for t
oung lambs it cannot be excelled. Heavy ^
tock will trample it to tho ground, to some (
xtent, if put on early in tho season, but ,
atcr they can be kept on it at a profit.? <
iVinter rye sown iu the spring will not head |
iut till the second year, but will stool out so |
.a to covor tk? grouutl, producing a luxu- 1
iant mass of teed that will pay every oxperi- ]
neutal trial It can be out for soiling pur- ,
toacH the second year for grown up stock, or (
t can be raised for pasture, as stated before, ,
>r it can be allowed to attain its growth and (
nanure a crop to harvest. It will also stand \
Irouth very well, and enrich the land.? (
roin one and a half to two bushels per acre .
h<Mkl be sown according to the wealth of i
he land." \
Sentiment and Opinion.?Sentiments !
]
v/??j mini y i;|niiiuua uiviuu lilUUI."??
rhc former arc elementary, and conccn- 1
rate; the latter are composite, and scat- '
er. Th$ friendships of youth aro founded 1
>11 sentiment; the dissensions of age result |
rom opinion. If we could know this at
m early age?if, in forming our own mode 1
if thought, we could acquire a liberal view f
if others, and even of those that aro op>oscd
to ours?wc should then bo moro tol- '
irant, and endeavor to reunite by senti- ]
nent what opinion divided and dispersed. 1
i
.lush Killings says ho knows people who
ire so loud of argument that they will stop j
ind dispute with a guide-board about the (
listancc of the next town i
1 1 . . ^ - 1 . II _ L. . 1 - I - -9.
OUR DIET.
We have always thought, says the News
and Courier, that our diet is the cause of
most of the summer diseases that prevail in
this latitude, mid have seen nothing that
iuduccs a change of opiuiou upon this subject.
lu towns and cities where the convenience
and variety of uiarkot can be had,
there arc perhaps such changes in diet that
diseases may not be traced to cbis source for
their causes. But how is it ift the village,
md ou the farms whore a vasflF majority of
5ur readers live t Brother farter, what did
you cat for diuuer to-day '( Was your bill
jf fare made up of cooling, nutritious, wholemine,
anti febrile dishes'{ Or was it a variety
of vegetables, potatoes, greens, beaus,
tud so on to the end of tho chapter, all boiled
pretty much in the same poL^witk a huge
piece of Northwestern L^*n in- tl^ eot^tre,
ike a diamond i.j a casket of jewels7 Sogjy
corn bread, greasy vegetables, and the
uevitablo chuuck of bacon constitute the
tverngc bill of larc for dinucr allelic sumner,
while not much butter baked bread
lud fried ham or bacon are the bulk of the
uoruiugaud evening meals. Unless a-man
las a stomach like a grist mill is it any
vonder that such food creates indigestion,
ever, disease and death?
We are told that negroes liveou sucktdiet,
md grow fat. True ; but no argument can
>o taken from that premise to reach asimiar
conclusion as to the white race. A negro
rill cover his head with four folds of a blanket
md stick his head in hot ashes and sleep
tomfortably. They aud we h?ve not the
ame physical structure, for while they can
ligest aud assimilate the strongost diet, they
iau also wc^Jier the storm on r<jots and berics,
as doubtless many of them ore doing tolay.
But our race is required to be more
elect in what they cat, if wo desire to pronote
health. 'Tis said that the first order
dr. Calhcun issued after he was appoiuted
ecrctary of war was to destroy every frying
lan in the army, for it was killing more solliers
than battle was. So wo think, and
icnco advise our readers to be a little more
elieatc at this season in their diet than
hey have been heretofore.
The following extract from the New York
Tribune is so forcible upon this point, that
re commend it to the careful perusal of all
ur readers:
The thermometer may be used to a ccrnin
extent as a guide in the selection of
>od. With the mercury at 40 degrees
clow zero, a healthy stomach will crave an
bnndaune of ear^a^-i.u.s matter^inplv
lie thermometer at i)0 degrees in the shade,
o want slight help from food to keep the
lood at its normal temperature of 08 deroes,
but the wastes of nerve and muscular
issue may still require large supplies for
e-cuforccmcnt. The falling off of the apatite
in springtime is a fitting preparation
or the heats of summer closo at hand, and
vcrything that suggests coolnessand lighticss
of diet is grateful to us. A natiyal divison
of foods is into t hose which uiaijtain the
icat of the body aud those which jo to the
?roductiofi of muscular aud mental force.?
Carbon, in ono form or another, is \hc basis
if all heat-producing lood, and nitfogcn is
lie basisol muscle-waking food, {u welliroportioned
food oarbou Btauds to iltrogen
11 the ratio of five to one ; that is, Ve swalow
five ounces for warmth to /pie for
trcogth. But this ratio vnria^* already
utiuiated, with the height of the mercury,
[u winter starchy foods, oils, fits, are in dcnaud.
Iu summer acids, loan meats, curds
ind such other articles as beep up the
itrcogth of the body without overheating it.
hlvcry housekeeper should understand how
o feed the various members o( her houselold
with food convenient for {them. Anilyses
of blood, of muscle, of br.tn and nerve
issues, and of the various foodi which have
seen made, render this knowledge quite
possible to her if she will seek t. For illustration
: Suppose she has half adozen hungry
farm laborers to fe'cd, she \till not give
them chicken croquettes, tongudsandwichcs
ind ice cream, for this would ndt feed them.
3hc would rather place before pom corned
beef well done, cabbage, onionj, beans, potatoes,
buttermilk, ami brcawHiivd butter,
tn the corrcd beef they would live for every
liuudred grains eaten fifteen grans of nitrogen,
which would go at onco tofcpair muscular
waste ; in cabbage, every hutdred parts
vould give them four parts of ntrogen; in
rnions they would have five parts If nitrogen
n every hundred parts; in bean, about the
lame, and in potatoes botli nitrogen and
potash, though in smaller proporttms. The
buttermilk, besides affording a cijling acid,
s a refreshing beverage,.since ev4ry constituent
of milk but the lutty partis present
m it. A piece of apple pie wouh.fitly close
die repast . J Jut such a meal would not suit
:he brain-worker; it is too henrty, and
makes larger demands on tho diestive organs
than would he agreeable to h'.m. For
bim the food should be at onco lighter and
more concentrated?s? cupful of nltritious
?oup, a pieco of juicy meat (Osb~/fc,etl, or
fowl,) a baked potato, c?gs, brcndTUd butcr,
fruit, with some light desscrt witbout
pastry this would permit him, aftcta short
interval, to resume his work withoic heaviness.
I
There is a great deal said in [Raise of
Krench cookery, but the demands ollhe in!ensc
life Americans lead cannot hc?et by
mere iluvors and simuhited dishes* Our
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palates may bo cheated by tho cuitinicr, but
he caunot cheat our stomachs. Food we
must have, (bod that on analysis gives fibrin (
and gluten aud albumen, aud puts suoh rest- ?
lessucss iuto our muscles and our brains that t
we cannot choose but ffork and think. The
heirty worker is invaiiibly tho hearty feed- j
er. While it is right aud proper to utilize r
everything edible, and wrong to waste what c
may serve a useful puipose, there is no economy
so uuwiso as that which loads to defraud
our blood by filling the stomach with what *
seems to be food, but is lacking in the cssen 11
A _ 1 -1 < l? * * - -
urn ciciucnis 01 iootl. in tiic summer time n
fruits and vegetables naturally form a large
part of our diet. When neither under-ripe \
nor over-ripe nothing can be more whole- t
some than fruit. Hut there are no articles c
of food more deranging to the system than a
uuripo- fruit?-t*t- tUatf qit .decay, iu g
which the fermentations of decomposition a
have begun. So far as possible fruit should I
be eaten without sugar. Sugar is carbon iu
a saccharins garb, and carbon is heat. Curds ,
are very dclightlul and nutritious articles of
food. For breakfast ou a sultry nioruing iu 8
Ju-ie aud July nothing can exceed a crcaut 8
cheese for delicacy and satisfaction. f
The habit once formed of cutiug cold !
dishes in summer, and the American idea J
that every meal must taste of the fire being
discarded, large comfort ensues to tho eookaud
the cater no less. Cold tea and cold n
coffee, if rightly made and cooled, arc as refreshing
and stimulating as the same bever- '
ages at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold meats 1
arc as nutritious as warm meats, and many '
vegetables are as palatable wheu they have *
been half a day from the fire as wheu first 1
cooked. Salads of all kinds nro specially |
grateful in warm weather, and should form j
a part of every*diuucr. '
a
Goon Farming.?Under this head the
Keowco Courier publishes the following ?
compliment to a farmer of Audcrsou Couu- j,
: , . ... f
We had tho pleasure recently of visiting j,
the farm of Mr. 11. M. Morris, who lives t
near ISaudy Springs, Anderson County.? v
31 r. Morris gave us some facts concerning 0
his farming last year, which we take plea- 0
sure in publishing, in the hope that it may a
stimulate some of our Ocouco fanners, lu
187G off one aero of ground Mr. M. produced
32J bushels of wheat, weighing G2 v
pounds to the bushel. After the wheat was r
harvested he planted the sai/IQ ground in t!
corn, aud gathered therefrom 2G bushels,
^ J !2 J 'is .k.u:: livi ,a?J?J^ I
crop, including wheat, corn and fodder, was c
$95.50. The eost of production was $28, 0
leaving a uct profit off of one acre of $G7.50. '
Upon another acre the sauio year he pro- r
duccd 12 bushels of wheat, 12 bushels of
eoru, 13 bushels of peas, 150 pouiids of n
fodder aud GOO pounds of pea vines, tho o
total value of which was $57.50. Tho cost 1
of production was $10, leaving a net profit f
of $-17.50. Total profit oft" of two acres of 1
laud the same vcar $115. Mr. Morris also r
informed us that ou the 25th of Jif ? lie f
sowed broadcast eight acres of stubble land 1
iu speckled peas at the rate of 1J bushels to s
the acre, aud that ho gathered therefrom t
nine bushels per acre. Cau any of our Ocoucc
farmers beat this? If they can, wo
would be glad to hear from them It beats a
cotton planting all to pieces. Mr. M's pros- *
cut crop of'-wheat,''although injured cousid- c
crably by the late hail storm, will make an "
abundant yield. One acre we think will o
turn out as much as 25 or 30 bushels. a
y
A negro preacher had elaborated a ucw 11
theory of the Exodus, to wit: that the lied "
Sea got frozen over, and so afforded the
Israelites a safe passage; but, when Pharaoh,
with his heavy iron chariots, nttcmp- v
ted it, they broke through and wore drown- v
cd. A brother rose and asked for an expla- J'
nation of that point. "I'so been studyin' J*
gography, and de gography say dat be very '
warm country?where (ley have do tropics. '
And de tropics too hot for frcezin'. Do c
p'int to be splaincd is, 'bout brcakiug
through de ice." The preacher straight- <i
ened up and said : 'TJrudder, glad you axed )
dat quostion. It give me 'casion to 'splain c
it. Vou sec that was a great whilo 'go? (
iu dc ole time To' dcy had any gography? 5
'fo' dare was any tropics."?Springfield ?
Republican. p
An item in the ship news of Saturday
hrimrH tlw> iniitrmfifinn tlinf iO llllf) Imvnu nf *
r>~ *v""" i
cheese were dispatched to England on that p
day. In course of time sonic of this will s
get back to us as ''fine old English choose," c
at a high price, which (thechangoof name c
and increase ol price) will give it an excellent
flavor with connoisxciirx, notwithstanding
its origin in our own American cheese t
factories. Black silk dress goods made in i
this country, as good as any iu tho world, I
meet with small favor unless they are 1?- \
bclcd "French" or "English and, as for
carpets, our un<|uestionably fine Philadelphia
make, although sold by tho manufac- 3
turcrs for what they really arc?Philadcl- '
phia made goods?do not get very far from c
the city before they are metamorphosed into r
the "best imported."?Phil. Ledger.
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Be ever ready to forgive. "Itomcmber, 8
he who refuses forgiveness breaks the bridge,
over which he must pass, for all need lorgivnuess."
1
the h0u8xkeepeb.
Cure eok a Felon.?Take a teaspoon*ul
of black poppor, a tablespoon fill of tiuojar
aud the yolk of an egg. Siunnor
ogethor and bind ou. ltonew twico a day.
For Clkanino black cashmores, wash in
lot suds with a littlo borax in the water;
inse in blueing water,?very blue, and iron
hi the wrong side while dauip.
Washing Carpets.?Housekeepers may
>c glad to know that a tablespoonful of nuinonia
iu ouc gallon of w irui wator will rotore
the color of carpets.
To Cure Hoarseness.?When tho
nice is lost, as is sometimes the case, from
he effects of a oold, n simple, pleasant rcnidy
is furnished hv lw?niimr ??** !?/?
- ~j ?Q *?w wuiw ui
u egg, adding (ho juice of one Icmou, and
wcclenlng with wlptq sugar to taato^ T^ko ?.. . .
tens|>ooufiil from tiuio to tlmo. It Tifts V*.- *-.? ?v . t >
H5cn known to effectually euro tho ailment.
Broiling Meats.?When meals arc
roiling on a gridiron over hot coals, tho
udden heat applied sears the outside, which
huts iu tho juices, and llio rapid npplicaion
of heat soon cooks the meat through, if
11 moderately thin slices. It is thou tender,
uicy aud palatablo. Thoso who lierer broil
heir fresh meat, fish or poultry, do not know
he excellence of a properly ciokcd dish of
nimal food.
Lemon Beer.?An authority says: Cut
wo large lemons in slices and put them into
ho jar, put a pound of whito sugar over tho
cuiotis, add one gallon of boiliug water,
taud it away until it is cool, and then put
n one-quarter of a cup of yeast, Jet itstaud
ill it fermonts, bottle in tho evening in stone
ugs, cork it tight, and thoru's your good
cuiou beer. It boats larger aud is uioro of
i temperance drink.
Improved Soke rhino Machine.?This
tiachine consists of a wheeled frame, cavryng
a reciprocating scrubber aud mechanism
or operating it; also a water holder, which
? connected with the scrubber by a flexible
ubo, and a mop and pan, for taking up the
fater that lias hnr>n nsnil iii ?<i?il.!.:?
; VIIW oviuui'in^
peration. The machine is pushed about
ii whcols, so that the floor is both Scrubbed
nd mopped as the uiachiue advances.
Boilino Beets.?With many housewives
there is a great deal of boiling of bcctoot
in case it should loose its color, and
ainuto directions arc generally given in all
ookcry books as to washing tho roots careully,
so as to avoid all abrasion of the skin,
lean before bciug put into the pot is, of
oursc, very necessary ; but the uiost simple
ray to avoid spoiling the color is to drop tho
oots into boiling water.
Blackberry Fritters.?Aro made by
nixing a thick batter of flour and sour milk
r cream sb for pauenkos, only quite stiff.?
f cream in used, allow one more egg than
or sour milk, then stir thick with berries,
lave ready a kettle of hot lard, dip a tablepoon
into the lard, then tako out a spoonul
of batter and drop it into the boiling
ard ; tho grease will prevent tho batter from
ticking to the spoon, and will lot it drop
in uico oval shapes. Eat with syrup.
A gentleman observed an urchin who had
i large slice ot bread in his hand and who
was crying very bitterly. "Mv^^on," ho
xclaimcd, "what arc you crying about?"
'Mother won't (boo-hoo-oo) put any butter
n my bread (boo-hoo-oo !") "Oh, is that
n ?" e?:.i j
. oniv* miu i^iutiuuiiiu. vyuuiv, ury up
our tears and be a man." "It ain't so
nuch the butter." retorted the little urchin;
its the disposition of the old woman."
An ounce of alum put into the last water
ised in rinsing children')* dresses, it is said,
nil render them almost uninflainable. They
rill take fire very slowly, if at all, and not
urn with a flume. Mothers who live in
iouscs where open fires arc kept, will do
roll to try the experiment, not on the
hildrcn, hut on the dresses.
"William," said one Quakor to anothor,
thee knows I never call anybody names, but,
iVilliam, if tho Governor of the Statu should
ome to me and say : 'Joshua, I want theo
o find the biggest liar in tho State of Now
fork,'I would come to theo and say: '
William, tho Governor wants to see the
larticularly.'"
"Stick a ginger snap on the end of a kniting
needle and you have the latest stylo of
larnsol."?Ar. Y. Herald. "And wrap a
hcct of foolscap around the neck of a ininral
water bottlu and you have the latest style
if a gout's collar?Norrintown Herald.
Let us discuss the question why a woman
iuii pin on a man's collar the first time try*
ng, when tho very samo pin, if engineered
>y a man. would double up and run back
vara to suck in ins tnumD.
? ?
Wise men mingle mirth with their cores,
is a holp either to forget or overcomo them;
>ut to resort to intoxication for the eaao of
mo's mind, is to cure melancholy by madices.
A young lady says that "if a cart wheel
las nitic follows attached to it, it's a pity that
i girl like her can't have a few !"
It's a mighty sick printer who throws up
lis ease