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VOLUME lO,
CHARIjOTTE, IC., AFPIIL 16, 1361.
DIRS. T. J. HOLTON,
IDITBESS AND PROPItllTBl&a,
TERMS :
The Vorlh-CarolinaWhi; willbeafforded toaub.
,.i,,n at TWO OOLLAliS in advance TWO
lOLLAKf AND FIFTY CENTS if payment be
1 lived (' three months; and THREE DOLLARS
,1 the end of the year. Nopaniir will be diecon.
Loutd until H arrearage ere pud, except at the
o'plwnor the Editor.
Advertiiements inserted atOne Dollar per square
nt linn or lees, this ened type) for the firel ineer.
.,in ind85eeotforecheontiiiunce. Coorttd.
nrli.ement end Sheriff'e Balee charged 85 per
mil higher j end a deduction of 33 per cent. will
m eiide from the regular pricce, for advertisers by
,1,1 year. Advertisements iuaerted monthly or
ooirterly, at II per square for each time. Semi
oonlhly 7S cent per aquare for each time.
Pdinni when landing in their adertlaement
not mark the number of inserlione deairod or
tiy will be inaurieu unm loroiu
f.ndingly-
Ij-Poilmsslere are authorised to act aa agent-
J. W 1 LK I X SO X & C O.
DCALEHS IM
WATCHES, JEWELRY i rs
Slim and PL1TED WARE.nEi
No. 5, Granite Ranire, opposite the Mansion llouae,
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
Attention f iven to Repairing Watches At Jewelry
1', V. BECKW1T11
Mil eOHTlKTLT ON BIND
vATGHES. JEWELRY,
iiiitu m, in
r tmi aiT snoxiaa aaiaaicm mnuricrvat
t ill and examine hie elock before purchasing
c tewlie.-e.
FUItMTUItE!
tn.ti:Li:sTo.Y run ;.
UAVI.NO FLRCHASED THE ENTIRE
STlX'K OK
FURNITURE
' J. M. fiiMi A- Co, and aaaociaUd with me
m, brother, W a. Lti lUvmaoa. we intend te ear.
ir uo the busmen under the 6-ui of
DAVIDSOil & BROTHER,
id ill in branchae, at the old aUnd of J. M. Ban.
! r. k (..
evriL thr riarr o jmcaav ixt,
rn ejpei to open
.fa ftejm .O
In the Siore ol Iivin Paaxa, F.eq, now accepted
tj IK
IB A MI BANK OF THE STATE.
A Fall Stock of Furniture,
OF ALL KINDS,
Mijiiw.V" be fnond at tbie Eelabliahmenl, and
at pledge ou.aelvea to
S .11 aa Low a the name articles can bo
bought in oiiauTjESTON, or any oth
ci Southern City.
r.:n. MiAHKLiN HCTiAH
Willhirechirgeof the Mm(ctHiit Dtpmtlmrnt,
l.rrc work drurvd will be promptly attended to,
irrn trftinng a any imet int.
KOli'T. F. DAVIDSON.
N B -Having taken the Agenry of FISK'S
N KTAI.lt: 1HKIAL IAM," f.y will alw.ye
b irpi n hand. R. F. D.
Ot((i i, rt,0. S.tf
HAVINtj wild out our entire atock of Furni.
ture, Ac. to Koavar F. lUviueo wha.to.
L-Hli-r itli hie bnilher, W. I.aa DaviuaoN, expect
l" cuQiinuc the above bunneaa at
under the firm of
DAVIDSON k BROTHER
W'( cordially commend Ihem to oar friendi and
ro.tomire whj may wuh anything in that way,
mi h i.r iih.j (nil rxtt-ndto ilium a patronage aa
lilrj aa ,ve hiruloliire received at their
biniit,
J. M. SANDERS k Co.
OcioWr 2, I8f,0. aeitf
MAliKET HOUSE.
'! tllK tuhacriber rrajicclfully InTorma hii former
M. ruRlomera and tite puhlie generally, that he
iii onniid a HOUSE, undrr the above name,
"early opponlii Mmna. Oiltil A Williama, two
""' IhIi.w Mrtara. J. Y. llryce A. fo., where al.
')'! may be found a full aaaoitment of
Family Groceries,
yrefnUft, liullrr and I'pg, Chickens,
Cami'M, Unisint, A'uls, I'icLUs,
1'rrtrrven, Wintt, $-c.
vIM't ir Tobacco ami fcRflr,
i rorkiry and tilatHtrarr,
Hal i ml up,
l.adifH aV iJt Htlrnu it' m Shoes,
iilit'ura, l4'l,:iiii(-a, MiirliMK"i
I'aiil.Hliiff, Ticking, .Vt.,
nil mi - L' .11 ..f h atfill
ulitil Hie very lowcat price for Caeh or Darter.
r. YV. Aliurao.
B. In aJdition to the above, I Intend to fit
"P ty the let of November, large and comfort.
le Himni for my Cnatomera, where a Lunch may
be hid ,i ,ny t,me, it will be my aim to
""'it a l ure of public patronaga.
F. W. AI1HENS.
" A. The highrit pricei paid for Uulter, F.gge.
1 mi krna, l'.bbKe, I'oUiore and other Produce.
l ( nil at the Mnrket llouae.
F. V. All KENS.
Jhtlr 16, I860. 3t)tf
Chambers, Barnes & Co,,
Factors and (jcocral Commission
MKKCIIAiNTS,
Vll Alt la ESTOS, s. r.
MERCHANT TAILORING
FULLIHCiB, ftPm.KCiS eV CO.
UAVE aleo added to their Keady.made Cloth,
ing Stock, a Merchant Tailoring Depart.
ment, to which they eall the eapecial attention of
their many Irieuds and cuaUimara.
They intend making Ibia department aecend to
none in the State, either in etyle and quality of
tionda, or in the manufacture of Garinetila.
At all timee will be found a good atock of Black
and Colored Clothe, Englnh, French and American
Caaimerea, and a variety of Vealinge. Alao, an
aeaortment of
ROIK I'AtSinClltK,
They feci confident of their ability to underaell
any other houae in the Bute, from the advantage!
they have in getting their guoda.
Their gouda are bought by the quiintity, by one
of the Firm who reiiuea iu the Northern marketa,
which gives him ilia .portunity of taking (.ovin
ias; of the pricee ol gouda, thereby eaving at
least
BCis Twenty-Five Per Cent"32
To the conaumer, O Dimea saved are Dullara
made try ua .
E. FULL1NGS,
JNO. M. fcSPKINGS,
SrptimbtrSS, ISGO. !e7lf
CHEAT SACRIFICES
or
V A 1j la AMI AVIMEU
w j Se w 1
JUST iti:t'KIVi;i) FROM
BY
GOODMAN & EIGEiNBRUiN,
TRALL STRLET,
OATl'-N WIIJ A MS.
' E reajaectfuley inlbrm the ciliiena of I har.
V w lolle, and aurruunding country thm we
are prepared to oBer
(IIIII.tT l XV I C IJIE1TS
IS
DM GOODS,
Hats, t ttiis, Hoots, Shots, '.
AND LiaOI laacBTMIKT or
uEMLUU'li HK.MMll.X; (JOOUN.
lino,
A targe atoek of Ladus and Centienicii'i
SHAWLS AM CLOAKS,
IT Pleaae call and examine our Uoode before
purchaung elarwhere.
(iUUDMAN &. EIGENUIiUN.
OlaAer 2. I SCO. SfBtl
FALL OPEMIXU.
New Store, New Goods!
AT
Leoweiistein & Bro.
TVAJ F.AKI.V vppoaile the louit lluuae, a here lliey
j. have an eatenaive atock of
DRY HOODS,
c l o tii ex a,
it 4 o i , ii t i: il A T ,
AND
and a large variety of
AND
a not i. n I t:s.
Pcriom will do well to give ua a call before pur.
chuung elara here.
OrieAer 9, l0.
HIK I. It K AT
CLOTHLNGmil'OHlUM.
DIALERH IN ALL KIMIS 01
READY MADE CLOTHING
FMtMSHIM. C.OODS,
fn5 Hats, Caps, Trunks, Py
Mb miti
I iillinga, Spring aV t o.
n OI L!) call the eapei ial attention of their
W fnenda and patrone to their
m;w sick k or clothim.,
now opening. They think they can offer greater
inducement! to buytre than they have vvi r done,
their goode being bought at reouccO ratca and al
euch prices aa they Itel confident no llouae in the
Mnle cn Compete with.
They are ollern.g very nice
iijn.it i: m i is
from 113 I" M5. Allmanmrof
CAKHIMKKK PANTS, t'ASSIMERE, SILK,
MATALASflK AND VKI.VET VESTS,
OVER t OATS,
Of all grades and sty lea.
ti.. I niinnl be aurnaeeed in at vie
and make, having been manufactured under the
conatanl aurperviaion oi one ui mi niu.
FULLING S, SPUING S & CO.
Sffltmhtr 5, 18uU.
i JOHN T. LUTLEtl,
PBAtTKAIi
A WATCH aaa tiijuwik
!iJ3 Al A IvTI.
i.tl i.1 x
I , O ex W c.
0PP08ITI ksbk'h hotel,
IHtltl.l"''':i 1,1 C-
(Ute with R. W.Ikckwith.)
Fine Watchee.rloeka anil Jewelry, of every de.
cr.plion. repaired and warranted lor i monlhe.
Orloier 16. IbCU. "Knl
S. Ti Wriston,
mm ANUFACTl'R ER of, and dealer in Plain and
ill Jipanned Tinwire, riluvia, Wooden Ware.
Ilrooma, Bruahea, Ac, in South wing ol Hpnngi
t'orner Building.
Job W ork, auub aaroufing, Cuttering, A o. done
with deapati h
Th Blind Boy at Play,
r aiea xi.in coca.
The blind boy 'a been at play, mutber,
And merry gamee we bad !
We led him on hia way, mother,
And every itap waa glad j
And when we found a Harry flower,
And praiaad ita varied hue. - -A
I oar came trnnbliiig dr a hie el.eck,
Jaat like a drop of dew.
We took him to the mill, mother,
Where fulling watera made
A rainbow o'lr the rill, mother,
Ai golden tun raya played ;
But wheo we ahotiled at the acene
And hail'd the clear, blue iky,
lie it'Kid Hill upon the bank.
And breathed a long, long ugh.
We ukad him why he wept, mottcr,
Wnene'er we found the ipoti
Where periwinklea crept, mother,
O'er wild forget-nie.nita
" Ah me !" he raid, while lean ran down
Aa fael ai eummer ahowcra -"
It ia becauae I Cannot ere
1 he aur.iliiue i.ia the Hun-ira."
Oh ! that poor lightleai boy, mother,
Hue taught nie that I'm bleal j
For I can look witii joy, mother.
On all I love the bra't ;
And when 1 aee the dancing elream,
And daisiea red and while,
kneel upon the meadow and,
Ai.d thank my Uod I'ur aight.
tti$ccI(;uicmiSa
DOWSJnLL'
A I.IKE t'KTL'RE.
Not long siuee I had eesaaioo to vioit ooe
ef our courts, and while eonvriie( with k
legal friend, I beard the same ef John An
derson called.
'There is a bard ease,' remarked imj
friend.
I looked upon the man in the prineaer's
deck. He was standing ep, and plead
gailtj te the crime ef theft. Ue was a tall
luao, but Lent aud iufiiw, though let oid.
His garb was torn, sparse and jilthy; bis
bair matted with dirt, aud bis bowed form
quivering with delirium. Certainly, I never
saw a Kiore pitiabla oljrct. I moved my
p!aee ter nbtaia a fiir view of hia fao.
He saw my movement, aad bo tamed bis
bead. He gaxed upon me a single instant,
and thea oov ring hie faoe with bis bands,
be sunk powerless into bis seat. 'Good
God!' I involuntarily ejaculated, started
forward. 'Will '
I had half spoken his name, when be
quickly raited his bead, and east upon me
a look of such imploring agony that my
tengue wae tied at once. Then he covered
his face again. I a.iked my legal compan
ion if the prisoner bad counsel. He said
o. I thea told him to do all in his power
for the poor fellow's benefit, and I would
pay bim. He promised and I left. I eould
not ra.i2 s;i see that man tried. Tears
came to ruy ejes aa 1 gazed upoa kiiu, aud
it was not until I gamed the street and
walked some dietaaee that I could breathe
freely.
John Anderson! Alas! bo was ashamed
te be known ar his uinibcr'j son. That
was not bis real Hint; but you shall know
bito bj no other. I will call bitn by tb-j
name that sunds upon the records of the
court.
John Anderson was mj schoolmato, and
it was lot many years apo not over
twenty that we left our aeadimy together,
be to return to tbe borne of wealthy par
ents 1 to sit down for a few yeurs in tbe
dingy sanctum of a newspaper office, and
then wander off across the ocean. I was
gone ooie four years, aud then I returned
I found Johu a married man. Hia father
was dead, and bad left bis only sou a
! princely fa'.tuoe.
I 'And C ,' be said to mo, as be met
lire at the railway station, 'you shall see
I what a bird I have caged. My Ellen is a
lark, a robin, a very princess of all birds
that ever looked beautilul or sang sweetly,'
I He was enthusia.-tie, but not mistaken,
for I fouud bis wife all he had said, simply
' omitting tbe poetry. She was oue of tbe
' moat beautiful women I ever saw. And so
good, too sa loving aud kind. Ay, she
isleved Joha, that she really 1ot 1 all bis
friends. What a luoky fellow to tiud such
a wife, and what a lucky woman to find
'such a huahand, for John Anderson was as
1 handsome aa she; tall, straight, manly,
i hik-h-browed, with rich chestnut curls, and
a face as faultless! noble aod beautiful as
artist ever copied. And be was good, too;
and kind, generous aid always true.
I spent a week with them, aud I was
bappj all the while. John's mother lived
with them, a fine old lady as ever breathed,
and making herself constant joy by doting
on her 'dailiig boy,' as she always sailed
; bim. I gave her an aooount ef my adven
tures by sea aud land in foruicn ohuies, aud
she kissed me beeauoe 1 loved her darling.
I did irot see John again for four years.
In the evening I reached bis bouse. He
wae not in, but hie wife and mother were
there to reeoive uie, and two eurly-headod
boys were at play around Kllea'e ohair. I
kuew at one they were my friend'e chil
dren. Everything seemed pleasant until
the little onus were abed aud aeleep, and
then I oauld see that Kllen was troubled.
She tried to hide it, but a faoe so used
te suushiue and smiles could not conceal a
oleud.
At length John came. His face wae
lushed and bis eyes looked inflamed,
He graaped my haud with a happy lauh,
called ate " old fellow," " old do'," said I
mast come and live with him, aud many
other extravagant things. His wife tried
to hide her tears, while his mother shook
hor head aud said :
I " ITe'll tkoa4 wild atl loci. Mj
darling tai never le a bad iuid."
"God rant it I" I thought to mjBelf;
and I knew tLal th :aue prajrer was upon
Ellen'i lipi.
Il was late Waaa we retired,- aod we
nigbt not have dan eo even then, bad not
John fallen asleep ia kie ekair. j
On tbe fallowing Homing I walked eat
with my friend. I to'd him I we:. orrj to
ee bito aa I nw him the night before. 1
"Ok," eaid be wi;n nlaacb, "eh that
wae nething only a little wine party. We
bad a glerieue time. '. I with you had been
there."
At first I tLougfc: I would say Be more,
but it was not my I knew bis nature
better than-be Kn T'nujlf. His appe
tites and pleasurcir uuu bis wu tuiei.
I knew how kind aud generous he was
alas I toe kind and generous.
" John, oould you have seen Elian's face
last evening, you would have trembled.
Can ju make her inbappy !"
He stepped me vilb
" Don't be a fed. Why should she be
unhappy !"
" Because she fears yea are going down
hill," I told bim.
" Did she say to !" be asked, with a flush
ed face.
" No, I read it in her looks," I said.
"Perhaps a reflection of year own
thoughts," he suggested.
" Surely I thought so whun you name
borne." I rep.ied.
Never can I forget the look be gave me
then, so fullaf reproof, of surprise, and of
pain.
" C , I forgivt you, for I know
you to be ay friend ; but never speak to
me like that. 1 going down bill I Tea
know better. That can never be. I know
jy own lower, and I know my wants.
My mother knows ue better than Ellen
does."
Ah, bad tbat mother been as wise as
she was loving, she would have seen that
tbe " wild oats " which her sou was sowing
would grow up aud lipvn te furnish only
sod for re-sewing. Vut she loved bins
Uved biut almost too wll,or( I should say,
UO bliadly.
But I could say no more. I only pray
ed that God would guard bias, and then we
cenversed on other subjeots. I could spend
but a day with him, but we promised to
correspond often.
Three years more peered, duriag which
John Andersen wrote to me al least oLce a
mouth, and eftener sometimes; but at the
end of that time his letters oeased coming,
and I received no more for two years, whel
f iirniii found mvsilf ia his native town
Jit was early in the afternoon when I ar
rived, rd I took d'nr- at tha batl.
I had CainLed ay meal, and was loung
ing in front of the betel, when I saw a fu
neral procee'ion winding into a distant
churchyard. I asked the landlord whose
! funeral it was.
" Mrs. Audcrson's," bo said ; and at be
I spoke I noticed a slight drooping of the
: btid, aa if It cut bim to say so.
' What ! John Anderson's wife!" I ven
tared. I "No," he said, "it is bis mother," and
' as he told me this, be turned away. But a
' gentlemau near by, who bad overheard our
conversation, at once took up the theaie of
' our remarks.
I "Our host don't seem inclined to con
'vcr.ie upon that subject," be remarked,
j with a shrug, inquiring," did you know
' John Anderson V
"He khs my school-mate in boyhood,
' an i my kosoai friend jo youth," I told hint.
! He then led me to on side, and epoke
' as follows : j
I "Poor John 1 be was tho pride of the j
'town six years age. This man opened his
j hotel at that time, aod sought custom by
giving wine suppers. John was preseDt at
many of them the gayest of tbe gay, and
the mott genereue of tbe party. Ia faot,
be paid for nearly all of them. Then be
! began to go down hill ever eiuoo. At times,
' true friends have prevailed on bim to atop,
j but his stops acre of short duration. A
short Mason ef sunshine would gleam apon
: bis home, and tbeu night came, mora dark
1 and dreary than before,
j "Ho said he never would gel drunk
'again; but still ho would take a glass of
wiue with a friend! That glass of wine
i was but the gate thst let in the flood. Six
years ago he was worth eixty thousand dol
lars. Yesterday he borrowed the sum of
fifty dollars to pay the expenses 1 That
' poor mother bore up as long as she eould.
She saw ber sou her darliug boy, aa she
always called him brought home drunken
i many times. Aud,-she evon bore blowe
from him 1 But now she ia at rest. Her
i ' darling " woru her life away, aud brought
I ber gray hairs in sorrow to the grave. Uh,
! I hope this may relorm bim."
" liut his wife !" 1 acked.
" Her heavenly love has held ber up thus
far but she is only the shadow of tha wife
bho was six years aj;o," he returned,
j My informant was deeply affooted, and so
I was I j consequently I asked io more I
'debated with myself whether to call upon
John at all. Hut finally I resolved to go,
though i waited till alter tea. 1 found
Johu and bis wife aloue. They had both
been weefinjr, though I aould see at a
jilauoe that Ellen's face was Learning with
hope aud love. 13ut, oh ! she wa ehauged,
! sadly, painfully so. They were gl ad to
see me, my hand was shaken warmly.
" Dear C don't say a word of the
I past," Johu urged, shaking my bard a
' n.-cinJ time. " I kuow you spoke tha truth
fivn vaura Sl'O I was goiua down bill. But
T have gone as far as I oau h?r 1 l?p at j
the foot. I'.verytning is gone um .uj,
wife. I have sworn and my oath shall
be kept Ellen aud I are goiug to bo hap
py now."
The poor fellow burst into tears ; Ellen
followed suit, and I kept ihciu company.
I could not help crying like a child. My
God, what a sight I The once noble, true
mau, so fallen booome a mere broken
glass the lat fragment brigl'tly reflecting
tbe image it ouoe lore, a poor sup'iant, at
tha faot of hope, bogging a grain of warmth
for tho hearts of.hiuieelf aud wife! aud how
I loved him ant all ! Ob, bow I hoped aye,
more then hope I believed that he would
be saved. And, as I gaied upon that wife
sa trusting, ao loving, an true, and so
bopeful, even in the midst of living death
I prayed more fervently tbaa I ever pray
ed before, that God would bold him np
lead bim op lead bim baok to the top of
the bill.
On tbe morning I saw tke children
grown to be intelligont bays ; and though
they leaked sale and wan. jet tkey amiled
aad itemed happy when tbair father kisind
i them. When I left them John tosk me by
tke band, aid the last words be said were
" Trust me. Believe nse new; I will be
man henceforth while life lasts 1"
A little over two years bad passed, whoa
1 read in a newspaper tha death of Ellen
Aadersea. I started for tbe town where
they bad lived as sooi as possible, tkiukiig
I might help some ooe ! A fearful presen
timent possessed my mind.
"Where is John Anderson!" I asked.
" Don't knew, I'm sure. He's been gone
these three months. Hie wife died in the
road-bouse last week I"
!' Aid tbe children!"
" Uh.they both died before she did."
I staggered back aid harried from tbe
place. 1 bardly knew wbiah way I went,
bat instinct led me to the ohurchyard. I
fend four graves which had beei wade ia
four years. Tha mother, wifa and two
children slept in them.
" Aid what bas done this !'' I asked my
self. And a voice answered from tbe low
ly sleeping places :
" Tbe demon of the wine-table I"
But this was not all tha work. No, na.
Tke next I saw oh, Ged I was far more
terrible ! I svw it in the city court room.
liut that was not tbe last not the last.
I saw my legal friend oa the day follow
ing the trial, lie said Jobs Anderson was
in prison. 1 hastened to see htm. Ike
turnkey conducted me ta bis sell ibe key
turned in the large lock ; the ponderous
door with a sharp crsek swung upon its
hinges, and I saw a dead body suspended
by the horrible face, I could see nothing of
John Anderson there, but the face I had
seen io the court was sufficient to connect
the two ; aad I knew that this was all tbat
remained of him tbat I loved so well.
Aud this was tbe last of the demon's work,
and the last act in the terrible drama. Ah 1
freui tbe first sparkle of tba red wine it bad
beeu down, dowa dewn, until tbe foot of
the bill bas been finally reached. j
When I turned away from tha cell, and
once more walked amid the flashing saloons
aud revel balls, I wished that my voice had
power to tkuader tbe life-story of which I
had bees a witness, in tha ears of all living
men t
How To Avoid A Bad Husband.
Never marry a man for wealth. A wo
mil's life consisteth not in tha thiDgs she
poises.ntb.
Never marry a fop, or one who struts about
dsndy like, in his silk gloves and ruffles,
with a silver came aud rings on his finger.
Beware 1 There is a trap.
Never marry a niggard, a close fisted,
eerdid wretoh, who saves every penny, or
spends it grudgingly. Take oar less k
stint you to death.
Mover marry a etraDger whose character
is act known or tested. Some females jump
right into tbe fire, with their eyca wide
iptn.
Never marry a mop or a drone, one who
drawls aad draggless through life, on foot
after another, aad lets things take their own
coarse, j
Never marry a man who tteats bis mother
or sister unkindly or indifferently. Such
treatment is a sure indication of a mean and
wisked man. I
Never, on any account, marry a gambler
or a profane person, oue who in the least
speaks lightly of God or religiou. Such a
man can never make a good husband.
Never marry a sloven, a man who is neg
ligent of bis person or hia dress, and is fil
thy in his habits. The external appearance
is an index t the heart. j
Shun tho rake as the snake, a viper, a
very demon.
Finally, never marry a man who is ad
dicted to the use of ardent spirits. Depend
apon it you are better off alone than you
would be were you tied to a man whose
breath is polluted and whose vitals are be
ing gnawed out by alcohol.
Wfller on His Farm The Alameda
(Cal.) Htrall tells the following adecdote
of Ex-Gevernor Weller, which is worth
printing. I
It seems that, a few days since, one of
those pctsens who are often met with in
this country seeking for employment, came
to the premises of his Kxoeller.cy, and found
hiui pruning bis vineyard, which employ
ment made it nenesary to divest him-rlf of
hia coat, and altogether gave him the out
ward sppearanoe of a d ry laborer. The
stranger approached the Governor and the
fo'.loing colli quy cusued :
" I sav, Cup , does tho man who owns
these premises want to hire any more help !'' ,
" No. sir, I think not ; be has all the help
be wants as present." j
" Bight uice place this." j
" Yes, this is a very nice farm."
" Well, Cap , if iu a fair questiou, what
wages do you get here !''
" Oh, I ouly get my broad and olothes,
nd nothing to brag of at that."
" You must be harder up than I am, to
work for tliein prices."
Tho Governor allowed his interrogator'
to depart without correcting bis mistake,
tud be oontinued to use the pruning kuife.
If a man oheats you once, blam him ;
if a seooud time, blame yourself.
He who never gives advio and he who
never takes it are alike unworthy of friend
ship
QUIZZING A JEW.
! Nine persons sailed from Basle dewn the
Rhine. A Jew, who wisked to go to Scbal
arupi, was allowed to come on board, aid
journey with them, upon condition that be
i would couduet bimselt with propriety, and
give the captain eighteen kreutxers for bis
Ipasaage.
Now, it ie true something jingled ia the
Jew's pocket, when ha struck bis hand
! against it; but tha only money there was
therein was a twelve krestsur piece, for tbe
other was a brans button. Notwithstanding
this, he accepted the offer with gratitude;
for he thought to himself, "something may
be earned, even upon the water. There is
many a man who has grown rick upon tbe
iihiue." -
During tha first part of the voysge, the
passengers were very talkative and merry,
-Srs.-":
-or oe uiu noi .., . .u. fu b M, f bo d
j.ot of macb m.rth and mockery, as, alas! fcU , 0?,.. te g0 iut0 'tse grov,,f,"
.. aftcn the .as. wtth those of ht. nation. drgd f r.ad..bar , wra".
Kut a. the vessel. a. led enw.rd, and passed ca fc , w '
Thunnge. and Saint e,t, the pa.-e.g.rs .rueJtl 6utdoU4 "
on after another grew s. e.t and gaped ob8 J ,.a,ithP ,
aad ga.ed listlessly dowa the river, antil ,Mg 'h
0M cned ! Donkey, and Johu let tt, as his race is
"Coin, Jew I do yu know any pastitn wout t, dosooietitnes, in a moataioving and
that will amusa us! lour father must thrilling manner.
bav contrived many a on during their Walker imsgination, by bis eeriest
journey in tbe wilderness." 'wrastiin,' was wrought up to great intei-
Now is tbe time, thought the Jew, to tliJi au(i Ui eouverted Major John's di.
'sheer my sheep!' and he proposed that they COrdaut uiasie, which to most mea, reseu
sbauld sit arouad in a circle, and propound biu, ,U8 mjUl 0f a saw mill saw, into a oall
various questions to each other, and be, fr0B1 Heaven, urging bim to prsacb the
with their permission, would sit with tbeiu. Gospel. No time was ta be lot. He ros
Those who could not answer the questions frm his kaecs duly couimiaaioued, went to
should pay the one who propounded them ujg church, aud demanded a licsilse, aent
a twelve kreutier piece, aBd those who an- t0 Bj, skuroU ,ud demanded a liosuse,
swered tbtsu pertinently ihould receive a Hben the pastor interrogated him thus:
twelve-kreutier piece. Pastor Do you believe, Brother Walker,
This proposal pleased the oompanj; and, Dgt , gre taiieli 0f (j0ii l0 preioili ti
hoping to divert themselves with the Jew' wgB Aaron?'
wit or stupidity, each one asked, at ran- Walker Most sartinly I does,
dom, whatever ebauoed te enter bis bead. PaBtor Give tbe Church, that is, the
Thus, for example, the first asked: 'How brethren, tke proof,
many solt-boiled egg could the giant Walker I was mighty difiikilted, and I
Geliab eat upou ai empty stomach." 1 wl determined to go lute the woods aud
All said it was impossible te answer tbat wrestled it out.
question; and each paid hiin twelve kreut- Pastor That's it, Brother Walker,
xers. I Walker Aud while there wrastiin', J-
Hut the Jew said: 'Oac; for be who ob like. I beam on ov the euriosest voice
bas eaten one egg eiunoteat a second apon rVer beam in all my horned days,
an empty stomach;' and the others paid ( pastor 1 ou are on the right track,
bim twelve kreutzers. Miother Walker. Go a with your aara-
Tb second thought: 'Wait, Jew! I tion
will try you out of the New Testament;. Wilker I couldn't tell, for the life v
and I (ball win my piece. Why did the me, whether the voice was p ia the air r
Apostle Paul write the Second Epistle to d0Rn jD ne air, it sounded so curious,
the Corinthian?' Pastor Poor ereelur! boa be was diffi-
Tbe Jew said: 'Becausa be wa not in .kilted. Go oa to naraie, Brother Walker.
Coriotb. Otherwise, Le would here spoken j H0w did it appear to sound unto you.
to hera ' Wellr.r VV lijr. ihi. .J -Wiw.waw.
So be won aaother twelve kreitier piece, ker waw-waw ker! Go preach, go preach,
When tie third saw that the Jew was so g0 preach, go preach ee, go preach-ah, go
well versed ia tbe uihle, he trieu mm in a
different way: 'Who prolongs his work to
aa great a length as possible, and still com
pletes it iu time?'
'The ropemaker, if he be industrious,'
said tbe Jew.
Ia the mean while they drew near to a
village, and oue said to the other: 'That
is liamlaeh.'
Then the fourth asked, 'In what mouth
do the people of Balmacb eat the least?'
The Jew said, 'Iu February; for it has
only twenty-eight days.'
The filth said, 'There are tw natural
brothers, aud still only oue of them is my
uncle.'
The Jew said, 'The uncle is your fath
er's brother, aud your father is not your
uncle'
A fish leaped out of the water, and the
sixth asked, 'What fi.n have their eyes
nearest together?'
Tbe Jew said, 'The smallest.'
Tbe seventh asked, 'How ean a aian ride
from Balse to Berne, io tbe shade, in sum
mer time, when the sun shines?'
The Jew said, 'When be comes to a
place where there is no shade, he must dis
mount aud go on foot.'
The eighth asked, 'When a man rides
in the winter time from Berue to Basle, and
bas forgotten bis gloves, how must he man -
age so that bis huuds skill not freeze?'
The Jow said, 'He must make fiats out
of them.'
The ninth was the last. This ooe asked,
'How can five persons divide nvo egi;8 so
that caeh man shall receive one, aud still
one remain in tbe dish!'
Tbu Jew said, 'Tho last must take tie
dish with tbe tgs, and he can let it lie there
as lotig as he pieases.'
But now it eanie to his turn, and he de-
teruiined to make a good sweep After
many preliminary compliments, be asked,
with a mischievous frteiidliless, 'How can
a man fry two trout in three paus, so tbat
a trout may lie in each pan?'
No one eould aaswer this, and oue after
tbe other gave him a twelve kreutzer
piece.
But when tho niulh desired that ho
should solve tho riddle, he rucked to and
fro, shru-ged his shoulders, aud rolled his
eyes. 'I am a poor Jew," he said at la-t.
The rest erieo 'W hat has that to do
with it?' Give us the ansmer.
You must not take it amiss, for I am a
poor Jew." At last, after much perua-
sion and many promises that they wouul do
hiiu uo harm, he thrust hi bands int J his
pocket, took out one of the luelve-kreuizer
,., ti, .1 l,a hod won. laid it upon the
int,l, ami said. 'I do not know th
an-
my
swtr any nior-; than you. Here ar
tweirj kreutit-r
others heard these words,
Wheu the
they opened their eyas, ami said this was
soarcely according to a-iei tncnt. But as
il,... ,l.i rmt .M.nir.il tin ir Ui'htir, sn.l
.i..'il.t nnil rood I! I'.urtd men, and
as the Jew had be td th.-i.i to while away
tho time from St. let te S ha!i:i). i, 1" J
let it uass. and the Jew too
with luin from
ih v. s.el let a oood arithiui lieiau recaon
UD for me how mueh the Jew carried home
with him. Ik bad a twelve kreuu-. r piece ', apoo , c . . .
and a brass bultJU when he came ou hoard.) l.elore th. nuave 1 r f -sor bad finished
Ho wou nine twelve kreutier pieces by his , his iuvnitory, tii office se.kii g interloontor
answers, nine with his own ii i4;e, and ho j bad hi- hat on, and precipitated hiui.elf ia
paid back, and eighteen krcuUcrs be cave ' .u the eormior with a hasty
the capuiu. " j " That'll d-, Mrau-er. Good day."
A Call to the Ministry.
Somebody is always telling stories about
the 'Hard-shell Baptists.' Wsgs have tke
rnn on them, and tbey may as well be con
tent and bear it. Here follows a tale told
of them not loig sines. My iiformaut lo
cates it ia the mountains of North Carolina
where the Hard-shells are quite numerous,
aud where tbey believe pretty strongly ia
dreams and voioes. In tbe important mat.
ter of a call to the miititry, a dream or a
voice is almost indUpeusable.
New, it came to pass that a mai by the
name of Walker felt himself eoisiderably
moved to 'hold forth,' and kept 'spreading
the fleeea," tiideou -like, to ascertain big
duty in the important preaiiea. To assist
bim in his pious investigations, he called at
2ss ?:;--r
a still bouse oue eve mug te get ootne of tba
; preuco-un, go preacb. an-ee uli ab. ee.
Pastor Urutheriegs and siiter, that'
the right suit ef a eall. Enough said,
Brother Walker. That's none ov yer col
lege calls, nor money calls. No deoler cv
divinity aver got sick a eall ae tkat.
Brother Walker must have license fur Jar
tin and for sure.
The license was grauted, the story goes,
and Walker is now doubtless making the
niouutains ring with his stentoriau lungs.
A Huutcr after Office Treed.
As tha time for the new A 4 ministration
approached, the crjwds a ho ;IiiCuged
Washington increased. Those who make
them are not altogether disinterested. Seme
are on office bent. Curious ways some of
them have of finding out where best to drive
their stakes that so ; what peat would
best suit tb'.-ir genius. It bas even em
to this : that some hve goae ao far as to
look into the different departments to ad
vauce, and to make inquiry ol the inoum
bent olerk as to the probable limo, io., of
his deaease as such. An instance of this
kind happened the ether day at the Patent
Off ee. A long, slab-sided rickety, carroty
topped individual from " New England,"
with the richest Yankee patois, walked into
tbe library of the Patent Office, presided
over by Professor Jillson, late of Columbia
College, au urbaue gentlemau, Is scholar,
0 politician, but with a good sense of
j humor
I Wa'al stranger, kin I look't books her ?
spose tbey re pukho prop ty :
! Certainly," said the Professor.
" What
; books would you desire?"
. Aud the Profea.or marched toward tke
cases of heavy French aad German tome
which he has to silt for the benefit of our
inventors,
" Wa'al, I'd lik t see the book tbey
CH (he ' Blue Book.'"
Ah sir, I'm sorry w bav'nt it here.
You are at liberty to read any of the book
which we have.'1
Fact is, 1 want to find out the beBl
hcrth I cau ; expectin' Mr. Linkin to put
uie in when be comes into power. I rather
,ka this hearth, straager ; 'spose you don't
'.pct to stay, bey ? What s the salary ?
Couldn't you let ma kuow a io tba dooties !"
i I am sorry, my friend, to say that the
,,'ary hardly pays for the duties. It is
only what you Jcould earu by close labor
ou a cornfield out wst.'
Never mind that; what's the dootie t
Think I kin do "em?"
I am not well enough acq lainted with
yCur acquirements to answer. Firstlbav
to keen au eve on nil tho books here."
a al, mat s tioi sj mi , gut.. vuma
do that as well it any."
" Next, have to mako the indexes aud
read poof ol patent reports."
I hat would come, I gue, a little
I I in, said liie Professor, with a merry
twinkie, " I have to translate, for the Us
of ti e i lliee, from ILese books, most of
whieh I have to commit to memory ; and
from the various ai.oieut and modern lau-
, including Sai.erit, Hebrew, Hiudo,
Sacli-u, Fiction, German, Obootaw Kick-