Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE ORANGES :TR# NEWf* oh I^F<r?-K h it \\ a Vi\er y. ?Srttnrd ay Morn i n ir. BY TTIK 'ORANflKRVRU NttWS COMPANY - . ?:o:? ? terms of subscription. On* Copy for one year.?. $2.00 " ?? ?? Six Month?. 1.00 Any one sending TEN dollars, for n Olnb of rVjw Subscribers, wilt receive nn EXTRA COPY for ONE YEAR, free of charge. Any ono sending FIVE dollars, for a Club "Of New Subscribers, will receive an EXTRA COPY for SIX months, free of charge. rat.ks OF ADVERTISING. 1 Square-lai Insertion.?l.r>0 ?? ?? 2d 41. 1.00 A Square consists of 10 lines Rrcvier or ens inch of Advertising spu'e. Administrator's Notices.;.$5 00 Nsticas of Dismissal of Guardians, Ad .: ,. tainistrators, Excculor?. &c.S>9 00 Contract.Advertisement.'. U\, ?. rU-' >.,-'.n tbe most liberal terms. ?*iO:? MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, ? at oxecediug ono Square, inserted without tharge. **r Terms t!nsu in Advance. "^>a SEABROOK, BROWNING, < asp ?' ' meyehs, . ATTORNEYS AT LAW, orric:. at Orangeburg nml Mranclivilio, o. Mr. jgEYERS or DROWNING will bo at Rrancbvillo every Monday. I. S. BJ2ABR00X, Aetir.g Solicitor 1st Circuit. MALCOLM LEEOyY^lftO;. ?% * " JV IXI Drill Ml".YEP*. Trikl Just ice. jan 7 may 14 ly J. jTELDER LEYlIb, Wilt ATTEND PROMPTLY to the Duties ?f his Office Call on him at the Office of ? EA. U)OK, BROWNING k MEYERS, No. 3, Court House Square, jan 7 If KNOWLTON & BULL, ATTORNEYS AND COUNS.FLLOKS AUGUSTUS B. KNOWLTON, CHARLES S. BULL. Me. Knowlion will be at Lcwfsville EVERY IATCTTDAY. and at Fort Motte on the 2<l and 4th FRIDAYS of every month. july 23? tf cooke & co?ke, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 0 R A.-N G E B U R 6 , S. C. "Will at und to BUSINESS in any of thslTATE ard the ?. S. COURTS for the Disiriot of South Carolina. T. h. COOKE. H P. COOKE. T. 21. COOKIE Tri?! Junttce. will VTTBND PROMPTLY to u!t BUSLN Ef S set rusted to his care. june 25 t f F. It WANNAMAKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, tfHl be at OR ANGF.BURG, .1 Mondays. Fridays and Saturdays. At LHWrSVlLLEon the other days of the eck. fab U tf MY. 1^. MY. imley i TRIAL JUSTICE, aa?;?it**)I8C'C in ??"??? Ik Ol* Edisito, ALL BUSINESS L'- TRUSTED rill be >r?mptly on \ carefully tttendod to. july 23 ly REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON FACTORS ahw General Commission Merchants, A dyer's Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. OSWBLL Rr.koer. ZlUMKIiMAX DAVIS oet 15 Om .A. J. 8AT^I2STA.S, FACTOR AND COMMISSION MEUCnAXT, CHARLESTON S. C. Liberal advances made on Cotton. Bbfcrbnceb?First National Bank, Toa ale's.National Batik, Messrs. Jno. Eraser & Cfr., Charleston,IL 0. july :J1 ? ly E. L. HAL:EY, AND TIHRUB COM 51 ] SSI ON M E HC II ANT, Wharf, Weal Etui Montnguc-St, CHARLESTON, S. C. aw/27 1 y PKJTJ CI A L. lot? tiiifi -Joint I*U'HoltttUonH .o?l,*l>.y "Lrj;lH!aliir*?-?> ttossio.. IK*;<> tuid ISVi. ,//?.'? ' !'. ./' ?''<? \ir',>i-.'.ill / tinil /). iv'/('<?."?'/(? -'/./'>' \nlititr tttlxl VoUhfj/ ili,;nm .. i ,i>r.-. to /'''"// k'crtittH /'????'.' J<o it ItosuKed by the Sou/ife und House of Representatives of tho iRtnlo ol South Carolina, now mttand i-i:t i11 in General Aoscuibly anx\ '?>>' die authori ty gf the snuiej That Ihe State Auditor be. and ho is hereby ?u horixed and di reetod to levy, und cause to bo collected a ifii of tiMie mills on a dollar of till I taxable i?r<ipor'ty* in the State to moot appropriations I'm- the ?saal Vcar 1871'. and the County Coin missioned of euch of the Cuunttcs arc hereby nuthorixor] to i levy, nnd cause to ho collected, C tai R??t exceeding three mills on u dollar of taxable property in their respective Counties- tor the li.sr..l year 1870, cx coptiri"; tlie County Commissioners pf., Beaufort, Georgetown, Baruvrell, New^ berry, Bickens, Kdgefield, and Lnnrcns Counties, who are hereby authorized to levy, und cause to be'collected, a tax not exceeding four milie on tho dollar nnd excepting the Counties of Clarendon, Darlington, Hoi-ry and Richland, who arc hereby authorizedi<> levy, and col lect u tax not exceeding five nulls on the dollar, two mills of the &,iid tax bo levied in. Darlington County, shall be devoted to the completion of the Court Linuse at Darliniitou, provided ho Uiu?;|i shall be naenaaai v. Li? Approved December 23d. 1S7?. : --..--^--^ H^-^ji An A\^t ^ttj>p*'))ni^iiry to An Art en .,d 'Ao Art" /-/ Authorise Ad .< in is-, tor*, J.'.e*rub,]:-!. untl oth<rm EiWicia rirr, to Ket7 ?nft?lh hoiar)\rc* ot' tu oi 0\tf/njcnt X'Wffie S.otfg, and to L'oiu pfb?iufef? ?ci'hnn Cov..," Apj?rovi I January 1 1. 1S7U T*. j 1. ini? r. in fneyeitr of ocr ?bj 1 onu llibtisaiid ei^ht hundred und r-iMj jghtj liinny estate* were dispose 1 of, und the notes .tud uecounts topi>setiliiijj ll u pi r chase utuncy oi the bu?.? were deemed to Ijo good ;it the lime, havo since been rendered d lub't i'ul <m wi i thlesw*, by ,?eru tinn oi the Act -f tho General Asscmbh to determine nnd pcr|?etuat the hoiuc |f<'.:i). null l?v other causes ; I here lore. $K('TJo> 1. I Jo it enacted b) ihe keimte ami Douse ol Representatives ol the Si itb nl Suufih Cnioliua, now met and .?i:tn>g in General Assembly, mid by the aii.h. iit\ oi ihr Ktyie, J hut all adtiiiiiiytr tots, executors, mid olh r fiduciaries, having in I heir />obsession, as auch, notes, Recounts, and other evi dences of indebtedness, heretofaro up prai.-ed good, but which have since be eoine doubtful or worthless, by operation oj the Act ol tli.' General Assembly to ileturiniue <u 1 p'rpetuute the homestead, rh'iii be allowed i ? disp ?e t>f the same in the manner prescribed iu Sections 1 and 2 <o' the Act to which this is a H :| plctnent. Reo 2 Th?t where ndinitiistraton*, executors and ?.(her Qdiieinries, sold pro property, uh -ii( h. prior t<* the passage of the Act to determine and perpetuate the homestead by the General Assembly, on the ninth day of September, in the year ni' om- Lord op thonsautl eight hundred ami sixty-eight, and took notes or other evidi in u of indebtedness for the pur uiiitau uioney, wnicti were regitrdcd .uooii at t!>e time they were taken, but which have sinca?'jcen rendered doubtless or worthless, by operation ui the Home stead Act sforostiid, said n lintuistrators, executors ami other fiduciaries, sh H l>e allowed to dispose of the same in the muriner prescribed in Sections 1 and 2 of the Ac' to which this l>iW is a -sup plement . Approved the 2'5.1 day uf January, A (>..; 371. ./t.'xnt iiroiltitimi authorizing the Attorn eg''(Several to Ehtpoy Awtintancc in Certain Suits note Vending, and Mak ing an Appropriation to pay Jot the tame. Whereas, us appears by tho report of th>- State Auditor, the South Carolin?, Northeastern, Cheraw and Darlington Kuilroud Companies have procured suits (0 be brought aguilist themselves in the Unitod States Circuit Court lor tho pur pose of contesting the ri^lil of the State to tax their property ; und whereas, it is to tho interest of the State that u speedy decision of these pui's shall bo reached ; therefore. B.s it HoMi!ved,.by the no'si tca.'ol II o ot Ueprcsontutivci)) oi iho Sdt 6f S (ftth i irr ? /*-t'<ov ?: mid sittm?: in fj herol Vemriiittiyr%Jf?'J by ;ho ?u th'i-i> (i j(,i? n.i.-ie, 'liutthe Attorney t??.nrral ho. ,il-h-j i< ht^eby othorixed to <i. |;h<y B ii'li ?*dete'iCe as he mnv ??"o<l hi ' tl'ii.1 ii tli. inu.ri .-ts id'ilii? SjifUiO Ml 111 M! !s; tlitlhtn J i\ I' l- Mlell ussih 11Mr-, ityij thousand ?1 .ll.is. tC so much ho i> to s hi jf, . I., r, by applOpiiat e'l u:it ?.f any ...inn v iti the Treasury not, otherwise itpprnprti?reH, the irt5<cou?fir| to iu> and if oi) by ih ? . i >;to A udlfor, and paid \tp<:ti tho wiiriant of the Cutuptr?l ler-G oneral. Approved December 33 137U. Juh%' Wesohdion aut '.\/ the St/tic fXitth'tor to Suspend Vraiccedi?i/s in cer tain ()dee$i De it Resolved l?v Ptrot? und linn..,. (,j'_H.epreKe.nf at j Tci : the State of Soiub (Nroiioa. now met and &iU>ua in General \^'."- viJ by the aivq t'nnrity of the RaU&^MWtat :h; Sure Auditor be, und is lmr< bjvtHUhorizcd and instructed to BOppJcW sx.ll prwecdiiigfl, un der tho Act to pro vidi1 '<i tb<: ??.(?:' and taxation nj property, j a., od lfiih day of September. IRtiH. relative tu ibfl hs: 03* tnent and taxation of the Soutfi Carolina. Northeasterri, ami 4'hernw urfd Darlington Hni'road Oowpnuies, until the suiis. broujSjit by ^ id companies to the United States 'Jiteuit Court, shall hnvc been ueeided. Approved the 14lli d. y ? f January A.D. IS, 1. m Si it k toI'Ii m?\Ve Ik re a reedfij ni ,a colloquy btTwex'ti a gcuil<>njuit .uilbi son, both awycia.lbc lather bavlny re tired in-or-v circumstances i ;, countMf placo, Sonic t< 11 miles :.w ,y tr ni ino seem? cd bts i ?Li. ? ? i,.. al labors. Oho Sunday moriiing iho yuuhg tiontlcinan, j houiCWai'd b'.iUi.d, met his (Uibui ... t I ?i.other on t ?; >v ?.>. to t . y tiiey ityu..:ly n'tfci.dcd. 'if-- father .said : "My si iv, 1 :i a doltgiited, tiuil so is ^our (ln?r in ti? r, thai you are inj; t^> hear our ^oud man preach, j ? u nill be hipidv pi >? >t ?.;ii liim." \\ bile the c nivi.?'.s.itbin w i? uoi ii ? u, a lud ii o?jd ui tho .-on uaim up. utili la uiiiiurls uddieiisiu^ liiui bib chrUtiuu minie, beloru tho ..a... r: ?*i have 'fi -i the n.r i p. u. >o thai we c.hi hav? brands uud water whunevvi we vs..hi it." ! Tho friend, i?b*crviii^ the solemn raun-1 leu.?n< v ul : oe ii ii r, ; -it a ha>t) ic ii at. When h?! was p?u?', the biihor! put up his hands and Sal I * ?*.My son, I i *oiid not have bo iovcd j this "I you ! Lo< K tt p< < r. jmor mother uud observe li she lei Is you wicked i1c8s. A ft ei a minute of dead silence, the t.it her said : '?Wiii i?* that ii ol eompaniou ol yours ?" "\\ oil. father, if I must till you, hu j is n,^ be.il client, and the riebest ma a in j town." The old }? ntIonian lliuivttpoii sliijipt'd his Mm ioi his shuultlui and said : '?.Sink to hilt), ' y s ?ii j Htick to li'.m, j and never leave lit tu 1" Just Suitkd rou a Ijawyku.?On : of our smart !'? ?t in la?vyers was nur vr*!??. A. the otlicr tin? hv ;?n tdd 1 . '.i ' tciing his oflico icadiny ii vicious lo-.l.i , , youth. 8hc mid J '?f^fjuiro, I called t'.^to if you w iKi like to hike this buy n-id m..k-? a In?\ it of him." '?'l ue boy appears rather yoitns, Ma dum," said tho lawyer, "llotor old i> he." "SoVdh ) e-it.s. .sir." ??lie is looyounir,dceidc.dly looynung. 11 :i'f you no older boys-"f." 5 "Oh. yes mi*. I InvT" several . bul we have COUt'luil d to make farm rs ol the others. J t<-!d my old mau I thought ibis littlo lolii.w would make ii lir.>t rate lawyer, und so I culled to fceo il jou would laku biiu." '?No nmdaiii ; h" is too young yet to commcuco t.hu study of the prolossion. lint why do you think this |...y any bet lor calculated for a lawyer than your ot her S< os ?" ??\S hv, jou SCO, >'.r, bo id jii-t seven years old today ; whotl Ue was only live, bed/., like a|l nutur; when bo _jol to be six, ho was *atsy mul impudent na any critter could Lo; und now he'll steal everything he can lay his iiauds on?" Lor in lkttveii." I i BptibD of nil nrtHc i b" roundc of the ti'iiC. mil whi.h appears "under tho suu." tltgra v/iro not i:> the heaVon,. V.'e'i! vcu ? '? portion of ;lietr? ' ? Ith? l v. he huVO 7 on .!' raorei earth sssiod or calling that '?Such En which it- y l Er patera fM til be -et dt's?. if "i1 Iv'it of?- "ri'i tor? tr iwy ?t to tli. t U<, fanned their than :tuv f!t.he poor motto!? > *:.\n cditoj ?' ? ;v<?n :*' '.There's r.tijiiii Piru.u;;; -: ' ha.', at all. !<V ulin<;jl a mora?$~ well us ]>roj'< impossibility f^viie u to y.i uuywhcre ese. Once upoti .? mi after the d< tn'.e of a member of ti\, f'corpse editorial," he presuutod bluett, ut the gite of the "Holy Ct-y ,""?..!?.( i ftvestcd admits-ion. 'hie doo-kt. i-v' I him wind had f h^,\ji?*;W!nji??^ on T> r.-i Firma. | 'lleTPp?el :.. i I r. t iiii 'it -r." ' ''-?Vu i!. ' . ..id ::: ? mc'im in. -we h.-.v. n crv>*d <?f ycur ? ' ?. v.. , v ? tine-in ft.i ?/ /..?.?' .* - If v. "e ean pay your i. ' ? n ran ( ..me in, if i,-it y.hi must ? .ursel:'under the o\ of ;i pet ? y .ii -ruh-d" ty ? ' th devil.*f '"Net. h:iv' ? tlie ??wln.r. r.it?.' (,. ? ?? in, our broLltet.f tl; ? ' (|'i 11 and sci :??!>'' { o.sted oft^ .1 picsctitcd hi nisei! at the entrance* oV'?'loot le's d..ik do mains. A very ,! up! xi u; -,! o u thman-jMeud hoH ... k din . . i;.. ,.V. Irte. -vilin eoiii?'' A ii _l.!iiub'e dis i eip^ldSbi'Faust," ?. the c ht! r. pi) . I.--1j hoi i < m'.'' ej,. Lj?:Ht<^tlje '--it ?1. :ii.r.i in liiack."l . v.m-io^ eoi.sidei-ht .fiiTeeh KtlOVVlillg nnde.M the "r ?<' somtfvrliiit '1 ihr i'. ? Vucep's ?' tot ctie oi il 'to v. >rib n hi ri < on ? ii Ii sc wr in a \ ih. m rtlws. i - a h .v. o . t hing* t Ii i< op i it ? d and ni ih even 'Orvs&tou in jl he ki p* uj> s I * firmer deiiuqu' n! ? r.-< have in >re that class itt per.- i: iv lb u any other w have pa.-s d i hiw prtdiibitiug thttudmi:" sioil of any e <>i r?. ?%nly tin's.- aim hav .ol , in -, d out ititeresi in theii papers or: earth, mid ? ra?? room I nbUshed ti<*ntuSt Its, and al^.-yn bl m?-?'. the ' i?. \ii" r. 'h everi tbiIiu lb t went wroiiit, so y??u can't come in \\ e en force ihi- rtile 'without respeel to p ? > > >.' I i > ir ow n p ? ice nod ?? ifoly 1 ou can i n-t Ira vol." Casting a droll Ucs at the outside so.ltinel, our typojr.jl.i eal friend started ofl again, determined io gi i in -up nb ive 1 '1 his ii i e he to k with htm an oil file of his paper and i r .enting it it, the guaidinu ol ih. Celuati.il t'ity, reiiu? c? 1 thai it mijtlit be carefully e.< min I, and th. y wttul i sen urhether ho wa-' entitled to ,1 free to ! !. in due course ot' ti.m the e. i due ir catno tiloeg and took him in, telling him th it he published in in. g .mi :|i:u_;s. mid had been a unriyr t.? tho e iii-e of huui iii iiuproveiui* it, and tnat resolutions bad been p;t?sed to ad u . :ii: ;? tel.. rs of tho **.?rt pr servnti". o" who . I abiHed the '?Devil" while below lie add d that us 'Airy weir ruinished iiou^h by their being with the "?Jovil' .ill their lives, their litture puiii?hmeiii I-men a.at-..! J f.. ?...:?. .. kf .! t!. .' tot one delimiueiu newspaper Hubscri ?er could in- fnuiirl in all Heaven. H dors of tho .\t.ws. t..ke heed an pay up. ,;Nr.vKii Mix? Titr Gnu l.\nv "? As a war "incident," how i- this '.' Du tie^ the tumbles, it \ un:' Confederate mi-, ua^ i nssing through ?.ni* of the h spitals, w hen -t w is remarked that .?? lieutenant had died that morning. ??()li where is ho? Lot mc s-*e him! !. t me ki.--1 him ..?.? his mother," ex claimed tiie muide:>. i lie uttendaiil led her iutn an adj i:: in^ ward, when, discovering Lieutenant II. I.v ug fast sale. ]i on his hospital Qtiuch, nud to have a lift'o fun he poin lid him out tft the girl. BpratiJ" forward, und bonding over him, ..aid : -Oh, )ou dear lieutenant, let me kiss you for > our mother I" What Was her Httrpriso when the awakened "cor in' ardentl) clasped l.^r in his arms, returued the BtllutC, at.d ex claimed : "Never mind tho old lady, mips, go it on your own ftCOUnt. 1 haven't the slightest objection." The Trick oi' a Yuukee Ulack tsiuli.il. A Connecticut paper has this-story: Sonn? tmnj ego ? gnwky-lookiug indi vidual entered a blacksmith ?hon io u country town in this State, nnd asked fur u job, in a voice in perfect keying with :!": stupidity of his physi ognomy. Iiis awkward, ungainly and uncouth personal tippcnrauce itupres cd the fuiithihica with tho idea that they saw buloro them nu object of prospective merriment. So thoy tiuizziugly usked him il ho could do all soils of forging. IJpon his answering m the affirmative, the "bos?," win lug to the workmen, iiniidud him a liar ot' cast iron, and told Iii ill to try bin hand in forging some horseshoes. The greeny, in Iiis pur Bevcrii ..: efforts to inaku ti:o treacherous metal stick, afforded much utuus?uie?t to th*.? other sniitlij. i\ hi n diont i no arrived, the '.rreen- 1 lu.i a bad not made much headway to ward cuiisiructii ja bhoo; but he kept st work until th ? last man bud gone to dinner, then it 1 ! mly dropping the bar ol cast iron, made directly i'?.r one of the oilier forges, and selected the besl pair ol tongs be could find, and in an incred ibly nhort sj ice ol time he had conver ted the j iws of the t mgs into a perfect hoi s'e-hhoo. Then bo clipped don^ to the next forge und repeated the tiiek ; uud thus he left hi* compliments to thu three forges* When the blacksmith and his "jours" n turned from diuuer, thoy rt.mid tu?? vv;!.?????!?? d-.;--g afci'rids.cf *'a anvil, with a mournful, disconsolate, woe beg 00 couutonaiice, comical to be hu I, He was ;u 1 .? by a boisterous > . i r : itgrkyUu^^o^UiluJ with the in I!. ??; do yo 1 ^1 ulong making horse shoes? iihi't w>rry \llU loamt (Ii? trade, are yer ?" -,j . u m I ol their, ; si n pii.:d : kT"-: tbn ? ? - .ii cep ting off the spurs." Then be 1; Id ihu tongs, or, rather, .vhui were once tongs, before their as i ;..in-: ? il As liic idea that they bud been liciimiscd griduully dawn, d J 011 thi minus of ti.-.se disciples of Vul eati, they i- igth nod uud ludicrous vi>i -1 * ? i\m interest ii tu bi ln.id. hike die pr? tene mun, v? ii >, wbeii the "hind b?uvd" ol bis <*..rt came out, r.s be wu> driving up bill with a load of apples, Kiel MMdered h s cargo uloug tho road, s. with 1 hem, swearing cduldui( do jus j live to tl.eir 1? clings. it turned out (bat the verilant-looking eh !? wad "'buss blacksmith ' in a New I 1 j 11 . v 1.1 sie p 11 i w .s considered one of j (he best workmen iu (be country. - No I>a 1 t?A superintendent once d us u? t..k.- charge of a Sund.iv sell ">1 ?? ! >s-. ?? You'll lind 'ein r ith sr a bad I ?(," said he "They all went Gsh ' lust So i l is but little Johnny Hand. I ? ; lie is really a 1.' " I boy, und I hope hi> example ma> yet redeem the others. 1 wish yo 1 Would l ilk to V;n a little. I told him I would. They were a . hard-looking aut. I <i m'l think I ever i w it in ? - >! .? tm-r* elegant assortment of j black ?yes in my lite. hiitlc Johnny Hand, ? lit' l'i'ii 1 boy, was in his place. laud 1 Muilad on him upprovingly. As j soon as (be Ii ssons wer" over, I said : I "lJovs. v. 11 r suiM'riuieiiilent (#?IU m?> y.?n went fi-hing last Sunday. All bat i.iil Johnny here. Vou <\>. In'i <,:??, dal you, Johnny V \ -No. sir." [ "That was rigl '. Though this boy is I the youngest among y? u," I continued you w 11 11 w b.u ii froni bis own lips words of good counsel, which 1 hope I j - ii \\ .il pr ti: b) ." 1 lifted bitn the scat beside me, ami smoothed his utiburii ringlets. "Now, Johnny, I want you to tell \? ? ur teacher, "Hid tli.se Wicked boys, : why you didn't ;_o fishing with them lust I Sunday. Spunk up loud. now. 1. was because it wusveiy wicked, and you bad ; rather come to the Sunday school, wasu t it?" J "No, sir, it ivus 'eo.-j 1 couldn't find no worms for bail ? ' Somehow or oiher, these boy.- always turn out liuuibuiis. ?*CI ".Shall 1 he'.j) you to alight ?" said a young gentloniun, uddressing a bouncing country girl, w ho was preparing to jump from a carriage in front of his office. j "'1 hank you, sir," BWeetly replied the ' girl, "but I don't suioko." Bullt Him u Fire. Ferrtri, the landlord of tllo Westmin ster hotel iu Now York, 13 not often non plussed, but lust August a dipper little Trench man staggered tiitn Iura moment. Wnlkiug up to the ollkc, Iio accosted Ferrin with: "If you pi juse, Monsieur, you ohall send bill de tire in my room." "A what 1" said Ferrin, lookiu.; at tho thermometer which iudica.ed ninety two degrees i 4-L wluli ze biii do Cro in my apart ment," repeated the Frenchman. ??All right sir," said Ferrin, with that outward imperturbability with which the true hotel-keeper receives an order fur anything, if it bo gold-dutt pudding with diamond plums. "Joan ! bro in ten thousand and oue." "1'ea, :.ur-r-r ! ' said John, un.l by the time th'j Frenchman had arrived ut his room. John, with perspiration pouring oif of liiai, hud the y> tie filled ia:d u blaze roaring up the chimney like mad. uVut ze diublc you do.'" said the as touishud foreigner. '?Jiuilt a, fire, sir. as yc ordered,*' re plied the other exile. ??l ire be tain,*' said the Frenchman. "1 shall roast myself wiz ze heat," uud ritshiug down s.iairs, he uppeured at the ofiicc with inflamed laee and moistened shirt collar, exclaiming: "1 ask y?m not for 2c tiro j what think i wish to make mysJf more hot, eh 1 1 call lor biii lue fire?ze bill, ze carte, so i Can eat my-ob wiz my diuare." *"^st "It'll ?.l lure, ub. ypa. " IV M rin. "I beg your pardon," and ho litely pas.-od out the programme for th day," but deputed one of the gurcons of the restaurant to answer any further or ders from the subject ol Napoleon. The New Oilcans Picuyuue tolls a j .i,i.(1 story of a belle of that city, who, j io company with si^jcral friends, were I eXilining a fine picture gallery and ad ' miring the beautilul paintings, as only the intelligent and refined admire works of art. Finally she approached a group of paintings in the centre ol which was n large looking glass, w hich reflected the I yoanu la.h's lull ;'.??? ? '?? . uf the gentlomcii pointing to [it, said: ? S"o, M i-s Laura. \\ li.it a splendid pic ture." '"Yes," she said, glancing at it hurriedly, and not perceiving that it was her own reflection, "it i> a passable paint ing, but tho subject is homely." "In deed, are you in earnost V "Ccrtaiuly, quite a fright." "hook at it again." She did ; but it is curious to observe that since then a noticeable coolness has sprung up between tho yoUUg lady and h r admirer. Not lopg since u man walked into one of .ec threo eb res in a Western town and inquired of tho proprietor if he hid more brandy like the last be not there, and was told he had. "Well," contin ued the customer, who was from a moun tain town, "I want to tell about that last pint you sold me. I went home lato at night ami bung the bottle up by the fire place it was a middling cold uight, aud when I got up in the morning 1 found the bottle hud dropped on the hearth aud broke into u thousand pioeA; but," coutiiiued the mountaineer, with aniuia tiou, "tho brandy was all right !?there it hung on that nail, froze solider than thunder." PltACTICAL JOKINO EXTEAO-tDIWA nY.?The London Saturday Review tells the fdllowirig tale of ad extraordi nary practical review: We oncd saw the Strand thrown into* terror, confusion and distress by ths unaided wit of two beys. It was cac cf those foggy, d'ymp' December everiidgs, when the lamps looked liko blurred moons, and objects twenty yards off are bht undistinguiahable, ond the pavement is as slippery an if all the cldwns* of all the theatres had been practicing the making of butter slides for the coming pdntotnine?. The?? pl*yful pouths had got a huit of old clothes and some straw, out of which they made np an image suf ficcntly liko a man to pass muster 'in that uncertain light. With this, coun terfeiting the uction of affectionate sons taking homo a beloved but intoxicated father, they would suddenly appear in fror** el some passing omnibubus, and then, nOectipg to lose all presence of mind, hllowjthcir helpless parents to fall almost under the feet of the horses. The scene may be imagined. Terror of tho pnpsenge;s, horror ot the driver, horses down, through having been turned sharply aside, or pulled up on the grea sy pavement, and the general agitation, which culminated when an omnibus; with more Way on than usual, actually passed over tho body, tho ' wretched dri ver, of course, suffering the mental agonies of a homicide, until relieved by seeing the straw intestines of his victim. Mvca Married.?8t. Jerome mSd tions a widow who married her twenty third husband, who, in his turn, had beeo married to twenty wives. A wo man named Elizabeth Masi, who died at Florence, 1786, had been married to seven husband*, all ot whom she out lived. She espoused the last at the ma ture age of sixty. When on her death bed she recalled the good and bad points in each of her husbands, and having im partially weighed them in tho balance, .... . ..{.?u.T? a? uer favorite, and desired that her remains might be interred near his. Tho death of a soldier is recorded in 1784, who had five wives, and his widow, aged ninety, wept over the grave of her fourth hus band. The writer who raontioned these facts naively to the married state." At Lawrence, Kansas, a few Sundays ago, while a minister was holding forth in a church' a crowd got np a cock-fight in the yard. The people who had con grogetcd in the church went cut to put a stop to tho fight, but waited till the fight was over before objecting. The minister looked out of the window at the crowd, and said, ' Wo are all misera ble sinners?which licked 7" How isv that for high ? * Says the Montgomery Mail: The Ma rion Commonwealth furnishes as with the following marriage notice, which, wo must admit, is somewhat stony: Mar ried, at Flintstone, by the Rev. Mr. Windstone, Mr. Nchemiah Sandstone and Miss Wiiholtnina Whetstone, both of Limestone. Look out for brimstone' next.