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THE LI EX LAW.
Rights of Laborer, Employ- j
er. Landlord and Merchants.
The put pose of this com
munication is to present, in
nit intelligent form a resume
of the iaW as it. now exists in
this State, pertaining to the
right of persons concerned in
agricultural contracts and
the several liens, and their
respective priorities given by
law, or contracts upon agri
cultural products.
By an act, adopted in 1872 1
—acts 1872, page 1S1—it is|
enacted: that, “there shall |
he a first- lien in law npon
all agricultural products * *
to secure the payment of wa
ges due for labor done, in the
raising, saving or transporta
tion «>f such agricultural pro
'duets, and the security of;
such lien is given against all
landlords, sub-lessors, and all
other persons interested in
such products.” It is alsoi
provided that, there-“shall he
a first lien upon all agncultn
ral products, in favor of the
employee as against eveiy la
borer employed by him for
supplies, money, etc., ad van- j
ecd to such laborer during j
his employment;” and a sum
mary mode for its enforce
ment is provided.
By an amendment to tins
act passed in 1873, page 70,
a like lien is given to the lan
lord, it being enacted, that j
the “provisions of the act of;
1872, and of this act shall |
extend to, nr.d apply as well j
as to the interest or share of;
the crop of the landlord, for!
the rent of the land on which :
Mich crop may he raised, and
such interest or share of the j
crop shall not be liable for
any debt1 created or suffered
by am iciiy-int, whether such
debi, >*o v«?d;ried to j .figment
or not.'* • Several questions
'‘arising Under these acts have
been construed by the Su
preme court, in the following
eases: Betts vs Ratliff, Oavee
vs Stoval, Arhuckle vs Xelnis!
and Buck vs Paine & Raines,
all reported in f>0, Mississippi
Reports.
The rights of the persons!
affected by these laws, for j
the sake of convenience will !
he considered in tlie follow
ing order: First, of the la
borer; seotul, of the employ-j
er; third, of the landlord;
and, fourth, of the merchant
and other creditors.
1st. 'J he Laborer—His
Lien for Wa(/cs.— The lien
given to secure the wages of
the laborer under these acts
is a first lien. It takes pre
cedence, and is superior to
every other claim or incum
brance put upon the crop by
nnv contract of his employer
• I «
or judgment rendered against
him. Every deed of trust
or mortgage made by the cm
plover for any purpose, is
subordinated to this right of
flic laborer for his wages.— i
This lien exists by operation
of the law, growing out of
the relation of the parties, as
established by their contract;
and it. is not necessary that
. *. i
the contract be in writing; a
simple verbal agreement of
hire fixing the relation of cm ,
pi yvor and employee, creates
tit the same instant, ‘his lien
in favor of the laborer.
2nd. The Employer—His
J'icn for Suppliea, Etc.-T hero
is given likewise to the em
ployer a first lien upon the
products grown by the labor
er, for the payment of all
‘supplies, money, etc.,’ ad
vanced to the laborer, wheth
or the contract be for money
wages, \>r a share of the crop.
Practically, therefore, this
lien is only operative when
the contract of hire is for a
share of the crop; for if the
wages bo payable in money,
there are no products of the
laborer upon which tins lien
can attach; but in that case,
be would have the benefit of
an offset, of the advances
made, as against the wages
due.
This lien of the employer
for ‘supplies, etc.,’ like that
of the laborer, is paramount
to all demands that may be
asserted against the laborer’s!
fclure oj the crop, ami can
not be defeated by any mort
gage or other incumbrance,
executed by the laborer, ei
ther before or after the date
ot his employment, nor by
any judgment creditor of the
laborer.
The Landlord—His Lieu
for Bent.—The lien above
discussed was first enacted,
exclusively for Hie benefit of
the employer and laborer,
technically as such. After
ward by the act 1873, as quo
ted above, it was extended so
as to include in its provisions
‘the interest or share of the!
crop of the landlord for tlm
rent of the land on which
said crop may be raised.’—
This,‘too, is a first lien, as
against the tenant, and all
the tenant's creditors, to the
same extent as that for wa
ges and supplies, as given
above, and with like remedy
for its enforcement.
From the language of this
act of 187.'), giving to the
landlord a lion for rout., it
would seem to he confined to
contracts where the rent, is
payable ‘in an interest or
share of the crop.’ And it
is therefore a question of
doubt, if the landlord has
any lien, by law, if the rent
be payable in money. The
language of the law, taken
by itself, is certainly against
him, though the intent of the
law, upon this point, is open
to construction.
Again, unlike the lien of
the employer, the landlord)
under this law, lias no lien
for supplies, etc. furnished to
a tenant. It only extends
to rent. To ascertain wlieth
er the lien for supplies at
taches, it becomes important j
therefore to determine, in
this connection, whether, by
the terms of the contract,,
the relatiyn of landlord and
"tenant exists, o', that of em
ployer and employee. A dis
engsiou of the nicer distinc
turns, sometimes necessary to
determine the question, as to
what relation is established
by a given contract, is not j
within flic scope of this arti
cle; but, generally, a con
tract by which so much mo
ney is to he paid for the use
of the land, or a definite nnm
her of bales, or oournls of eot
ton per acre; makes the par
ties landlord and tenant. But
if the contract be, that, the
landlord is to receive a pro
portion of the crop, for the*
use of the land, as for in
stance, one-fourth, or when
ever they become ‘tenants in
common’ as to the crop rais
ed, then the relation of land
lord and tenant does not ex
ist, and the land owner wo’d
have his lien for supplies.—
Two unsettled questions, as
to the priorities of these sev:
oral liens, as against each
other, present themselves.—
The lirst, as between the lien
of employer for supplies, as
serted against a share of the
crop of the laborer, and the
lien for Wages against the
crop, asserted by those hired
by the lirst laborer. The sec
ond is, as between the lien of
the landlord for rent, against
the tenants, and the lien of
the tenant s laborers, for wa
ges. They are each anil all
equally first lien by the law.
In the first case suggested
the question is purely one of
priority between the employ
er anil sublaborer. It is
doubtful if there be any pri
ority in this ease; they wo’d
probably share ratably accor
ding to their interest. But
in the second case the ques
tion is [(resented as to wheth
er the. laborer’s lien is con
fined to the tenant’s share of
the crop, or extends to the
whole, including the land*
lhrd’s share for rent. We are
inclined to think that the
tenant’s share only is liable
for his laborer’s wages, and
hence no conHict as to prior
ity with the landlord exists.
It will be observed that
these liens are limited in their
operation. That for wages
—to the crop or that portion
of the crop about wfdeli *he
service has been rendered.—
That, for rent—1 to that crop,
or portion of crop,of tenants
raised upon the land for!
which rent is due.' Other!
I
crops owned by the employer
or tenant are excluded from
tlie lien. The lien of. the
employer for supplies would
extend totheeniire share of
the crop of the laborer, made
during his employment.
Merchants and other Cred
itors.—The law of 18(17, com
monly known as the Mer
chant's Lien Law, lias been
repeated. It prohibited, am’g
other things enacted by it,
the sale of a ‘growing crop,’
under judgment and execu
tion, and it authorized the
execution of mortgages, etc.,
upon crops to be grown in
futuro. This power to mart
I gage or encumber crops to be
I thereafter grown, has been re
enacted. Firm which it re
sults, that now, a growing
! crop is subject to seizure and
1 under,an execution; and can
! also be mortgaged or convey
j ed by Deed of Trust, jf grown
within fifteen months there
alter.
Tbe priorities between
judgments, mortgages and
deeds of trust, are governed
by their seniority. Mortga
ges and deeds of trust take
precedence from the date of
their execution and record.
But judgments date fiom
the time the crop reaches a
‘growing condition,’ or if ren
dered after a crop is growing
then from tiro date of rendi
tion and enrollment. As to
when a crop has reached a
‘growing condition,’ to deter
mine the date of a judgment
lion, has afforded a field for
j debates, and furnished one of
I those questions that resemble
j Hudbras problem, to
! * * * Distinguish and divide,
| A li lir twixt south and south-west
side.”
Remedy for Ettfort toy Lie ox.
—The remedy provided is by
a suit before a Justice of the
Peace, if the amount in con
troversy is under $130. It
is commenced by an affidavit
made in accordance with sec
tion 2 of the Act of 1S72.
Writs of seizure and sum
mons to the parties interest
ed, are thereupon issued, and
atrial had; unless the ain’t
exceeds $150, and the wits
in that case, are made retur
nable to the Circuit Court.—
The trial before the Justice
is governed by the general
rules applicable to snob tri
als with these exceptions:
The ‘pleadings’ are required
to be in writing—that is, a
written statement of the case
with contract, etc., by the
complainant and a statement
in writing by the defendant,
of the defense he proposes to
make, each to be filed on or
before the day of the trial.
Appeals and writs of error or
certiorari, must, be sued out
within three days from ren
dition of Judgment, and the
bond must be in double the
amount in controversy. The
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cost of the sheriff executing
judgment—dividing crop etc.
—is fixed at $3 per day.
Exemption Lairs- pertain
ing to Laborers.—There is in
addition to other property ex
empt, $100 of the wages of
i ‘all daily, monthly, or yearly
laborers’ exempted from exe
cution or garnishment. It
is impossible to detine by
rule, the class included by
the term ‘laborers’ and to dis
: tinguisb t hem from others
who toil, yetare not laborers.
YVe all know where to begin,
but not where to end—like a
ray of light whose point of
beginning is clear and dis
tinct, but which fades into a
shadowy and impalpable ter
mination. Exceptions to the
exemption laws in favor of
the laborer, work both ways.
There is no exemption avail
able to .any one, against a
judgment rendered for wages
for labor done, incases where
no lien has been especially
given him by huv. Hence,
laborers may own two horses
and other property exempt,!
and wages to the extent of
$100 may be due him, none
of which can be touched by
execution, but both ‘food and
raiment’ may be seized and
sold to satisfy bis judgment
for wages.
Mortgages and deeds of
trust executed upon exempt
properly, aif binding,as well j
sis the liens of, the laws of
1872 and 1873, tathe extent
| of any property they may
! cover; hut. the wife must be
joined in all conveyances af
fecting the land of the home
stead exemption.
USEFUL "RECIPES.
To Wash Calicoes: In wash
ing calicoes in which the co
lors arc not fast, be careful
not to boil them; but wash
them in the usual way with
soap,and rinse in hard water.
For dark colored goods add a
little salt to the water; for
light, a little vinegar.
The following is a simple
hut sure way to tell good from |
I bad eggs: Put them in watodlj
j enough to cover them. -All;
that lie flat, as they would on.
a smooth surface out of wa-1
ter, are good; those of which
the lug end rises are bad.— I
The vessels used should haven
a smooth, level bottom.
i In cases of a sudden jar,
| knock, or jam of the hand qrj
fin gars, immediately after the '
blow press the injured part
with the uninjured hand, say J
between the thumb and fore- j
linger, and gradually letup;
on it. It will nearly always
remove the pain, and gener- j
ally any swelling that plight!
.occur under the circumstan
ces.—Scientific American, j
Boiling Meat.—Mea* boil- j
ed for table use should be
plunged at once into boiling I
water, as the heat contracts j
the ontei surface, and ooagu- j
lutes the albumen, ♦has pre- j
venting tiie escape of the jui
ces. Prepared for stock or j
broth it should bo placed on !
the lire in cold water, as then
the nncontined juices are free j
to pass into the liquor snr-!
rounding it.
Pol ted Meats.—It'4. nn-!
frequently happens in a fam
iIy that quantities of cooked!
meats remain on hand. Such
should he potted. (Jut the j
meat from the hones, chop 1
fincand season high with salt,
pepper,cloves and cinnamon.
Moisten with vinegar, sauce
or melted butter, according
to the kind of meat, or to suit j
your own taste. Then pack it!
tight into a jar, and cover
over the too with about a
quarter of an inch of melted
butter. It will keep months,
and always afford a ready and
excellent did) for the break
last 01 tea table.
A New Way to Cook Ap
ples.—Fill a quart bowl with
alternate layers of thinly sli
ced apples and sugar; add half
a teacup of water, cover with
a saucer held in place by a
weight. Bake slowly three
hours. Let stand until'eold,'
and you will turn out a roan
ded mass of clear red slices
imbedded in firm jelly. Cook
ed in this wav, few desserts
are more delicious.
To Cure Hams.—/vs soon :
as the hams are cut, tie them
up by the hock for 3 days.—
Then make a pickle thus: one
ounce of saltpetre, half ounce
of salt prunella, one pound
of common salt, one pound of
coarse sugar, one pound of
junipe^ berries, and one gal
lon of strong beer; boil to
gether, apd when cold pour
it over the hams. Turn them
every day for a fortnight.—
This quantity of } ickle will
be sufficient for two hams.
Sweet Ginger Bread.—Two
teaspoonfuls yeast powder,
sifted dry in one quart of
flour, two eggs, two teaspoon
fuls of ginger, butter the size
of an egg, a cup of water and i
a pint, of molasses.
College Pudding.—Take a
half lb. grated breadcrumbs,)
suet chopped fine; and cur- j
rants; mix with fbur ounces
of Hour and one egg. Boat |
in a glass of brandy, season !
with nutmeg, and boil three !
j hours in a mould. Serve w ith
! cold sauce.
To prevent moths in carp
ets, wash the floor before lay-1
ing them with the spirits of
turpentine or benzine.
Gold bronze for furniture
is a mixture of copal varnish
mix’d with goidcolor’d bronze
powder; the last is a bisul-;
| phatp of tiu.
——*—»-■ ■ ■■—— ....*4 .i,>as=
Gray marble hearths can
bo robbcrl with linseed oil,
and no spots will show.
A solution of chloride of
iron will remove nitrate of
silver stains from the bands.
Butter will icniove far spots.
Smtjjlplu water will after
ward! take out the grease
Kferoseneand powder’d lime,
whiting, or wood askcs^piH
scojMj| tins with the least la
b,>fr
shellac is the best cement
****** Smoking the
joiipMrenders it black to match
t^^acked lmio is excellent
fot^^an i ng ..4*1 Nt#d *
cles' sneli as jewelryVbiiCKics,
and the like.
t ox FORGIVENESS.
t BY MRS F. A. KlXtt.
^Worthy Brothers tind Sisters:
Believing that peace and
aj&irinony are among the no
ble principles of our Order, I
therefore deem it necessary to
keep the subject bef< re the
members. Weshould not look
to dur own personal interests
exclusively, but to the Order
generally, and strive to keep
peace and harmony within
our pites. and be ever ready
to forgive. Does not our ritu- j
al teach us that they why re- j
fuse forgiveness “break the I
bridge over which they must j
pass;” and when Peter asked j
the Savior how often lie sho’ld !
forgive his brother, he was !
told seventy times seven.— ;
How often do we hear people ;
sav, ‘1 will forgive them, but:
I will not forget them.’ ‘I j
will pass them by and have I
nothing more to do with
them.’ Do we not pray to
our Heavenly Father to for
give our sins as we forgive
those that sin against us? And
is this the way we want Him
to do ns: to forgive usand not.
forget, md pass us by and
have nothing more to do with
us? Ah, this is a .solemn tho’t
when lightly viewed. If we j
judge charitably ot the hu
man race, making proper al !
lowanees for the frailties of
human nature, and are ready
to pity and pardon their fraii
ties, both our Heavenly Fa
ther and man will deal with
ns after tiic same manner.—
But if we always put the
harshest construction upon I
every action, and are not
touched with w feeling of our
brother’s infirmities,nor show
any mercy in the opinions we
form of his character and ac
tions,no mercy will be shown
us either from Omnipotence
or the sons of men. God will
inflict on us the punishment
wo deserve, and the world
will be sure to retaliate the
injury. Surely nothing can
he more preposterous than to
condemn in others what we
practice ourselves,or to set up
for reformers of the world,
when we are ourselves con
taminated with the mod enor
mous vicos. With what coun
tenance can we undertake ‘o
rebuke others for small faults,
when we are ourselves plung
ed in the most detestable pol
lutions'? Well might the Re
deemer of the world say,
‘Thou hypocrite! first cast out
the beam out of thine own
eyes, and then shah thou see
clearly hew to cast out the
mote out of thy brother’s eye.’
Then lot wisdom incline us
to throw a vail over each oth
er’s foibles,and remembertbo
wisest as well as best have
erred. Instead of returning
evil for evil, let us practice
the golden rule, ‘do unto oth
ers as we would have them
do unto us.r How clear a rule
of duty is this; how easy and
applicable to practice! There
is, however no reason for us
to despair; we hope soon to
see the day when the Patrons
of Husbandry, from the At
lantic m the Pacific,and from
the Gulf to tbo Northern
Lakes,will be linked together
with the chain of brotherly j
love that no ring or monopo- j
ly can sever; and then, and
not until then, can we bulde
fiance to the middle menand
speculators. And then can
we look around ns and “be
hold how good and pleasant
it is for brethren to dwell to
gether in unity.”—Vindica
tor. •
TEiAS COURTSHIP
He sat on one side of the
■ room in a big white-oak reek
ing chair. Hhe on the other
side in a little whiteoakrock
ing<chair. A long-eared deer
i hound snapping at flics was
; by his side; a basket of sew
ing by hers. Both rockinces
j santly—that is, the young
; people: not the dog and bas
j ket. He sighs heavily and
j looks out of the west window
at a crape myrtle tree; sho
sighs lightly and gazes out
the cast window at a turnip
! patch. At last ho remarks:
‘This is mighty good wea
the: to pick cotton.’
j ‘Tis that—if we only had
1 any to nick.’
The rocking continues.
‘What’s your dog name?'
‘Coony.’
Another sigh-broken still-!
ness.
‘Wlmt. is he good for?’
‘What is who good fur?1—
said he, abstractedly,
i ‘Your dog, Cooney.’
‘Fur ketehin’ ’possums.’
Silence of half an hour.
‘He looks like a deer dog.’
‘Who looks like a deer dog?’
‘Coony.’
‘He is—hut lie’s kinder bel
lowsed an’gittm’ old an’slow
now. An’ he ain’t no count
on a cold trail.’
Jn the quiet ten minutes
that ensued she took two stit
ches in her quilt; it was a
great gorgeous affair, that
quilt was, made by the pit
tern called ‘Hose of Sharon.’
She is very particular about
the nomenclature of her
quilts, and frequently walks
fifteen minutes to get a new
pattern with a really ‘pretty
name.’
‘Your un raisin many
chiekiugs?’
‘Forty odd,’
Then more rocking, aid,
, somehow,after awhile the big
rocking chair and the little
rocking chair were jammed
side by side. 1 don’t know
bow it happened. It might
have been caused by some pe
culiarity in the door,«»r bv the
magnetic attraction one chair
had for the other; but,strange
to say, the basket of work
followed the little chair! and
the little chair had traveled
as fast as the big one! Coony
had not moved; lie lay in the
same place, sound asleep,and
he was talking in his sleep—
that is giving faint, irregular
barks at the ’possums be be
held in bis dreams. After a
while the conversation is re
sumed.
‘How manv lias vour ma
got?’
‘How many what?’
‘Chiekiugs.’
‘Nigh on to a hundred.’
By this time the chairs were
so close toget her that rocking
was impossible.
‘The minks has eat mostall
ours.’
Then a long silenco reigns, j
At last ho observes:
‘Mukin’ quilts?’
‘Yes,’ she replies*brighten
ing up. ‘I’ve just finished a
‘Roarin’ Eagul of Brazed,’ a
‘Sitting Sun,’ and a ‘Nation’s I
Pride.’ Have you ever saw i
the ‘Yeliow Rose of the Pa
r irv?’
‘No.’
More silence; then lie says:
‘Do you like cabbage!’
‘I do that.’
Presently Ins band is acci
dentally on hers. She does
not know it; at least, does not
seem to be aware of it. Then
after a half hour spent in
sighs, coughing, and clearing
of throats, he suddenly says:!
‘I’se a great mind to bitei
von.
‘What you a great mind to i
bite me for!’
‘Kase you won’t have me.’
‘Kase you ain’t axed mo.’ i
‘Well now, I ax you.’
‘Then, now I has yon.’
Then Coonv dreams he |
hears a sound of kissing.
The next day the young
man goes to Tigerville alter
a marriage license. Wednes
day the following week. JSTo
cards.—Exchange.
• i ^_— _ __
A bashful compositor refu
sed to accept a situation in an
office where girls were'em
ployed, saying ho ‘never set
up with n girl in bis life.’ ]
JOHN RANDOLPH.
Jotin Ratidolph,of Roanoke,
says the Petersburg Ya. News,
was att eeeentric man, with
very bitter prejudices, and he
seldom spoke with any cour
tesy to those whom he dislik
ed. It is related of him that
oil one occasion a very bitter
enemy of .bis,to whom lie had
not spoken for yaars, was no
minated for some office, and,
fliough of the same party as
himself, no one thought fora
moment that Randolph could
he induced to vote for him.
The candidate himselfdid not
suppose so. 15nt the day of
election came, and in
good old times people, voted
viva voce as they should do
now, instead of by the sneak
ing and fraudulent ballot.—
When Randolph’s name was:
culled he cast his vote dis
tinctly for the candidate.—
This astonished everybody,
and the candidate himself was
so agreeably surprised that
he stepped down from the
stand, and, approaching the
orator, offered hint his hand
and thanked him for his vote.
‘I never voted for you, sir,’
replied the irascible Ran
dolph. ‘Why,’ said the abash
ed candidate, ‘I certainly
heard yon pronounce my
name at the ballot box.’ ‘Oh,
yes,’ said Randolph, ‘I used
your name, sir—I used your
name; but I did not vote for
you. I voted for my party!’
An Atlanta, Georgia, ne
gro lias succeeded in domes
ticating pat ridges, and now
lias about sixty young birds,
hatched out in the spring, all
doing well. They are tame,
healthy, and seem contented.
J)r. Mary Walker leaves
Salt Lake next. week. Brig
ham Young refuses to marry
her while she wearsbreechcs,
and she says she’ll wear ’em
if she never gets a man.
‘Who’s, that gentleman, my
little man?’ was asked of an
urchin. ‘That one with the
spike-tailed coat?’ ‘Yes,’ was
tlie response. ‘Why, lie’s a
brevet uncle of mine.’ ‘How
is that?’ wag asked, 'tijgau^e
lie's engaged to my aunt Maje
>y.’ _____ ^
A gentleman being asked'
if his dog was a hunter, re
plied that ‘it was half hunter
and half setter—he limited
around till he found, and^then
set down to cat it!’
A Boston family has a re
markably intelligent parrot,
which repeats nearly every
thing it hears,and which some
bad boys have taught to
swear awfully. To cure this
propensity, it was repeatedly
soused in water and placed
near the stove to dry.v Dur
ing a recentstorm some chick
ens which had become very
wet and chilled, were bro’t
into the house and put by the
stove to revive them. It. so
happened that the parrot had
just been ducked himself.anll
after surveying the chickens
for some time, lie cried out
in oracular tones: “Little
d—d fools been swearing?’*
The Springfield Republi
can gives this little bit of art
less prattle:
“Ain’t you oxprised to see
rad” said a five-year old girl,
as she tripped into iny house
in the midst of a rainstorm.
‘The rain fell over me'liko it
ran down through a strainer,
and I shooked it off but it
wouldn’t stay shooked, I
asked God to stop, but there
was <^big thunder iu the way
and he could not hear me, I
nuderspcck, and I ’most know
he couldn’t see nice, ’cause a
black cloud got over my head
as black as—anything! No
body couldn’t see little girls
through black clouds. J’m
going to stay till the son
shines, and then when I go
home God will look down and
say,*!Why, there’s Nettie.—
She went to see her auntie
right in the middle of the
ram,’ and I gness lie’ll be just
as much cxprised asyon was.’
Willie was disputing with
his sistei, “It is true,” he said
firmly; “for mother says so,
and if she says so it is so, if
it ain’t so.” i
. ? snake $mki
From the Tarboro (N. ('
Southerner: We afe too vera
cious a chronicler to push up
a snake story without a first
class you diet This comes au
thentumted, by our worthy
couutryrnau.E. Duncan Mac
I n air, an ancient and consist -
! cnt member of the Protestant
Episcopal dhurch,in Tarboro.
Gen. Bryan Grimes resides iti!
Pitt county. Mosquitoes in
that locality are a mite fero
•>
cioas and blood-thirsty. As
an antidote to these musical
vampires, tires aye kindled in
the yard at night.
A little child of Gen Grimes
was playing, after supper, in
the glare of the light, when a
sudden scream fVom tho child
attracted the attention of the
General. He rushed to the
spot in time to tescue hiiir
from the fatal fang of a large
rattlesnake, in tho coil of at
tack ready to strike. The
snake glided away in tho
dark ness,and the General sa iy
serpents of all-assortments,
8mes auu varieties, in playful
multitudes, running about in
all directions. Some Wore go
I ing under the house; others
crawling out.
Such a convention of rep
tiles would have alarmed any
but a brave and gallant sol
dier. Bill the situation requi
red attention. So a council of
war was held, consisting of
the General and an old negro
named Xed. Ned said: ‘I tell
you, m a >*se Bryan; if you will
kill a snake or two, and burn
’em, deni odors will all git
from here.’ No sooner said
than done; the General and
old Ned readily slaughtered a
few, and piled them on the
glowing fagots.
The smoke and odor com
menced ascenditigand perme
ating the atmosphere. Soon
a head could be seen here and
there, protruding from the
holes,forked tongues flashing
and eyes glittering. Then
whole bodies appeared, and
such a liegira of snakes was
never witnessed before. In a
short time ‘mother earth seem
ed to have swallowed up her
warlike birth.” Gen. Grimes
has not been troubled with
K,them since.
Aii Albany woman hailed
a passing horse ear with her
little son the other day to see
him safely on it for a trip to
Troy. He stepped on board
and scrambled for a scat in
the front of the ear. As be
was going lus mother said:
‘Why, aren’t you going to
kiss your mother before you
go!’ The little fellow was s<v
flighted at the prospect of a
tfttl^hat, looking back exci
rtpd^lfkhe hastily rejoined:—
‘Mr. Cxfhduetor, won’t you
please kiss mother for me1!’
and amidst thejlaughter ox I ho
passengers climbed upon his
scat.
A man from the far interi
or went to Washington to srte'
the sights. A member of the
House whoso constituent he
was, said: ‘Como up to-mar
row, and I will give you a
seat on the floor of the House.’
‘Xo, you don’t’’ replied Jona
than; ‘I always manage to
have a cheer to sit on at home
and I haven't come to Wash
’nton to set on the floor! In
juns may do that when they
come, if they like, but I don’t
do it.
A lady tbinkiug it time
for her little girl to put away *
childish things, informed her
that Santa Claus was a ‘made
up’ person—that there was
no such person at all. Upon '
which tho child, with becom
ing solemnity, asked, ‘31am
ma, have yon been telling me
lies about Jesus Christ too?’
‘You've sowed tho wind1
and now you reap the whirl
wind,’ said the schoolteacher,,
as be brought his cane down
in a hmry on the back of a
rebellious boy. ‘Yes, and it,
is a regular hurryeane, too,’
sobbed the youngster between'
whacks.
A yonng lady, being clnr
*ed by a gentleman with loir
ing trifled with his feelings,
ox<laimed: ‘Well, I plead!
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