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ATTORNEY !t COUNSELOR AT LAW,
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HT MUT TiTUML
1 bV«« ynm fur kla«l Uw>A« and word·
Ihoirml on mr |wth llkr dew,
Kot ail Ihr liir» lu thoa· fair r;M,
A rw »«■«,
Κ·>» a »oi·-· which M'rr to ntlae r»pik<l
Hu« laliixili tooe« «n ch««ri
F»f n»ry *|>Hn( ol happlon·
M y MMl h al h Ia«)r4 hw»
For that iwwt a··! lo«la| arall·
«H) »· Ι·!ο*·β » l mlnh ;
»\«r r»«t) (tram of d· light.
That *M«a ■» oa earth.
A one 70a are to mr—
A h »«wl Mortal iltra.
To che. r m» wr»n data oe earth.
And light in. path Ιο hea.ea.
'Twn· Km Thu».
I i»rt»r r»«r J a rnon« (tti'llr,
|IWa«*r ! Oft ae·. I iirfff «fted.l
Ru· had It koowa an I knr<l «1» «*11,
No d-«ib< the ffulurr would haiv died.
Μ τ rtrt ·»>Ι aged I'mI» J ihn
lla« ka iwn m« loaf and lovrd me wall,
Bui rtill prriliu la living on—
I would h» «m a ioun< gatel!·.
I ··' rr |n» rd a tree or tiwrr,
lint If I had. I 1*1 to *ajr,
Thr b!l|Hl, the a lad. the -an or thoatr,
Would a.wa ha·· withered It away ,
fee dearlr lo«rd my I'arh Julia.
1'taa ctiikHxiud to the prr»r>| hour,
And )rt Ui* «111 (υ llfla( on —
1 would <w «rr» air-· or β «wrr.
M I Si' Κ I. L Λ ιΝ V.
[ k'ro>n 1*1· I'jrtlaa I Tranaeript )
BETTY DUCKETT.
A Tltl'K sftiltY or LONG AGO.
by Mk* r \i iiiRirutv,
A· the *r*r« b«-»r 11· onwinl in thotr r*p
i<l flight. IrAtring "the oM ' lor "tb·· new,"
the lia· ir«« olllimr* ia ttrjn{ upon ut. to
into upon lomclliinj of iht* p*»t to liar
Along with u«, nt hi·?'· chtng.-luJ jotirn >γ.
O'jr mml experience· of .I »ltr 4 h. lHiio.
h*« taught u« tbit ho(Sut » of the jmt i«
really on 1 ·, ruvpl whtt i* IrviittfDil in the
•torehoiiav of the mniiorr.
I ta η ' I there lail Away, winy χ tglo of t!ie
ohion lint··· reUtmi to in-· by tlioto of other
grnrulmnt—true »t^rie«—uuny of them
ii rang· r ι Inn even the ft -t ion· of the pretrnl
illj, Tl»e ilniir to £ive aom · of lh«*a« ol>l
remembrance· t lo.-al habitation ■« mv only
•polt.gr for the following n.uplc tiory,
which «κ ιοί I to nt·· by one personally a···
<j>ainu<] with the gentleattn tnoil in!cre«lei|
in ihe event· relate·!.
^inr tear» *£0, before lb·» ootoni ·ι were
fn-e front the rul·· of (rr»**t Brit*in, there
W4< ilailr an·η in the street· of lloatnn a
little girl going from house to lioutc. with a
little Imkct on hi'r »rm li·*t <lr··*· a lindsey·
wosdtey petticoat— abort loote po*n, chip
lilt, tied under her chin. I'robahly there
wi-rr many r.tlier httle ρ r1* dreased after
the tame ililt, going a1»*» it tlm street* at
the tame time H it this one I am writing
atx>ul Κλ«1 a tingularly attractive face-—
plump. ioty ami mirthful. The name mr
little heroine bore, win the rallier unmutical
01»·· of "lleily Duikcll " I'erhapt her short,
plump figure, lu^riirtl her name. 1 know
not how that uiicht have heen—but »hc was
known bv no 01 h··r name in the many fam·
iliet whcr· b· r bright face wat alwavt wel
come
B«*t ι ν «11 a» inmate of the Ilotton poor·
kjiitr —1«· 11 ihrlr, when ij'iitc a little child,
b y aonte unknown per «on. Sho wat tnp
p iwil lo !>«■ one of Ihote namelet· little
waif* so often left lo the rohi charities of
the world — but miiirhow her l-ri^ht ι hubby
fa·-·· an·! happy di*p >tilion h ·>( tna<le lier a
favorite even m the a lue honte. At the
tun·· m) tlory commence» the· wat tonie
where liflwrrii l« η and twi l*e veart ol age
—an.I a* she went from kouw lo liouw in
the pursuit <>f I» r daily ivorttion i> w there
were who ha·! not a pleasant smile, or en
couraging woni f »r ittle lletly. Few were
lb·· Iiuu»" «lie entered, where a fcood meal
w a ι not off red her, an I the glow from
many a i-'ieerf.il kit·· ie.i fire,heightened the
color ol Betty'· chetk ·.
The little ha»kt t abe < arm d on her arm,
contaimd ilie implement* of her trade, I
think her avo»auoo will ha*·· lo be classed
with lh·· ' lott aria." for few I think would
un-ler· an I what I meant, when I «aid, her
butines* was "liinniu^ huilim· " It teem»
a utranKc i>lea In ut of the present genera·
Ιιοι·, when the α. itiv«> g» mut it Ι*λ»·Ι lo
ι its '.till '«t [> iwrti to ρ i>d ■ · * · mtny «lylet
of hiittont at the market offer· n«. to realiw
. lhal pewtrr bullon·, run in diff rent sited
mould*, were ever in general u«e for bouse.
b-i!d wear llul it wat even to. and llm
biia of pewter, aatdied by the carele*«ncM
f of tcivant* lro»n porringer* ami platler« —
or the dithet worn thin by long use an<l the
frupieot aconring necettary to keep the
pewter at that look in? gU*« «tale of polith
•o desirrd b% our gr#ndmoth-r», were re·
melted and made lo do duty in bnilomng
, our grandfather· traitleotlt, or the over
Iroal· of the family. So mm h for tliehullon·
— an I when w.· remeinher that every little
' ,article had to I* brought from the nhl coun
try, a( Ιμ·»*τ price·. we «hall not wondtr so
much at the economy of those times, nor
al the dtiire to manufacture whalrtrr ill»»
could for bom·· consumption - to that tho
•lory of a little girl going from bouse to
houae in lb* city of Boston with a basket
of mould* to manufactuie buttons, berooN
a historical fact. ins'ead of a flight of fanry.
In one of ι Ik? most aristocratic itrtrd, in
those day· lived a Mr. Barnard, a prnllr·
man of wealth and culture — noted lor bi·
hospitality and the splendid entertainments
given bv himself *nd family to their large
circle ol friends. comprising llie elite of lite
town. At this house little Betty *11 iron·
•tant visitor. a favorite with the whole home,
bold, from the «ττ«ηΐ« in the kilt-lien a· she
sat by the lire purttiing her trade, to ihc
master of tbe ho . ι se a* h·· «at at his festive
board and Item assisted tbe servant* in car·
t) inj Im and fro tbe dishes which made the
(ui'tli merry and the nu.«tirr genial Many
wc»e tbe brilla si ver pieces which tbe mag
net of little Itriu'i rosy cheeks and cheer
ful smile, drew from the |>o<kels of Itolh
master and gut st—many the ptirs of nice
warm mitten· antl stocking* licit* receive»!
from the ladies >lio met there. One of Mr.
(laniard's daughters bad taught her to read
and wiite so that with her <piick perception·
• be bade lair to beccme a good scholar
About this time events were taking place
in tin· good town of Boston whit, h »o engross
ed all minds that private interests seemed
lost in the public agitation. The landing
ol the British troop*—The Haiti·.·* of Lex
ington *ηΊ II inker lit I—the hasty fitting
otr soldier· to join our armies and the con*
sequent change· in familie· produced many
revolutions beside that which proclaimed
u· Ire· I root lb·! mother country.
Betty an I her luniSI* occupation passed
out of sight an I almost of memory. Λ few
years alter the peace of (treat Britain. Mr.
Barnard visited tbe old country. One bright
morning in I. mdon, as be walked with some
friends on one of tl»·· public parks.adtn ii ing
tbe splendid horse* ami carriages which
drove pa«t them, an elegant carriage sud
denly dr.-w up to tbe place where he was
standing, and to bis great surpris·· a beau
tiful lady bowed to bun fro it the carriage
A (oolmtn politely step|ted up to hint with
la· I y W 's compliment», express ing her wish
to s|»eaV with biin. Surprised, Jet suppos
ing ·οιη<! mistake, be pilitely advanced to
tbe carrnge where be t»as still more aston
ished by tbe lady's calling him by name,and
cardia II J RrA,P'nS k'» hand.
Slam ncring out something about "mis
take.and never hiving met her ladyship be
fore," tbe lady only burst into a laugh so
musical and genial.ihat the gent leman could
hartllv γι'Ιγλοι ίmm ι .inin · «..il. I—- - '
wiih*ta»d-iig hi* hcwil lerni-jnt. "There i·
no tii'tt.ikc in the in liter." she rrplicil, mill
laughing, "you are Mr Harnard of
street. IloMon. I have been at your bouse
many times anil dined at your table. Now
! wi.li to r»*liirn j our hospitality .ao promit··
m··. pi· a»··.) our company to dinner to-mor
row. where I Maure you I thall nUlilwh
my claima upon you a* an old lii •nil.** ban·!·
ing him a< the lamr lime her ι aril, licaring
the of her residence. After receiving
ll>r ile*ired promise tin· carriage drove on
Wit h a lectin·» of Ικ-injj tomt wav the vi<··
tim of a hoax. Mr Harvard rejoined hi»
Irieiid*. Their surprise was no let* lhan
In*, on bearing the «tory, an<l teeing the
card, at they sutured him lady \V. wat nl
high rank, dittingu »bed hr brilliant wit,
great wealth, and of unquestioned rcpul.*
I ion.
I'unrtnal to hit «ippontment Mr. Itarnaid
presented himself at th* «loor ol an elegant
mansion in Ko«tell square— hut it mint be
confessed «ith rather uncomfortable leelings
at to In* right to he tin-re Servant* in In·
ery wi-re in attendance, and being u*hcr< d
into the splendid ilrawing room,he wa* in· t
lit lady \V with a manner at once to frank
and cordial a* tu put him quite at ea*e—pre
senting li : tu to her hutliait·! and puesl* a*
Mr I'tjrnard. ol Botlon, he resolved to ac
cept hi* position and leave the denouement
whatever it nugl.t l»e lo her la d) ship.
Knteiing into an animated i|i«cti»«ion with
tin· co.up,in» OH Subject* relating lu the af
fair* ol our country be toon forgot hi* η >t·
• I tituation. It w.«* only when answering
•ome quest inns of lady \V relating to inn
mate Inen.ls in llo*ion,ihat he wa* recalled
lo it—then with a look ul puialed eaprcs
aion lie would fit In* e) es on the la'Ws l.«< e.
She how· ver teemed lo rva I·; all appruai h
to direct inquiry anil evidently enjojed hit
J κ rplcxity. Seated by lier »ii|e by I be din
ner table, the ι· a ii ι* d the different member ι
of hi* family—asking, alter even the old
hum·· hold «ervantt and the almott by him
lur^olten. old «aiel· dog ol rcara a^ooe—
but a r.»gui*h shake ol the h -a I an I a merry
laugh were I be only a»i*eer he· could g-1 to
hi'· q h «lion·, a* to the fource of lier know!
• •Ige of these member* ol bis domestic t ir
cle.
After the lulie* had retired »n I the gen
tlemen had *pei:| »ome lime in thi ir own
manner, a servant entered and requested
Mr llarnard lo fnllow him to tbe library
There he found lady W. alone; request
ing him to be wtleil *b« said. "Mr. Bar·
nirtl I am now «bout to fulfil my promise to
tou rtliling to mi rlaiin· aa an old te·
quaint ance—hut you must listen to a atory
ro strange that but for tb« farta your own
memory w«Tl supply it wout<l htiu like a
tale of fiction. 1 will not tire you with de
tail, but briefly tell you that tinny year*
ago.a wealthy family in the vicinity of Lon
don. were happy in ι he potteaaion of a lit
tle daughter—an only daughter—» he young
cat of the famil}. consequently the idol and
|>et of parent» ami brother*. Λ coachman
discharged (or dishonesty and released frotn
punishment on condition of leaving that |>art
of the country—out of revenge, induced the
nursery utaid to elope with him, taking the
little gii I wi' b them.
Κ very search was male by the distracted
family, the highest rew.it«Is offered, no
m< ans left untried, but so well had the
wretches laid their wi.ked plans, that no
clue to then could be found. Csrief and anx
iety soon brought :he mother to her grave,
bequeathing on her death-bed her lirge for
tune to be kept in trust for the missing
daughter and exacting pi omises from each
of the family never to give over th··ir efforts
to find her child while life temained; these
promises were sacredly kept. Alter the
war with the colonies had rommcnced one
of the brothers was induct d to accept a
commission under I<ord Cornwallis. While
stationed at New York, this young officer
receive 1 a note requesting him to visit im
mediately. a wounded soldier—who hail an
important disclosure to in.tke tu hiin on a
matter of great interest to his family. With
the one great thought of liis life.the lost sis
ter, in his mind, he lost no time in going to
the ho«|>ita'—to the bedside of the wounded
soldier, anil was there met by a confession
which the presence of death eould only te
strain him to listen lo with any degree of
calmness. The dving man proved to be
the wretched coachman of other tears—told
him the serrant girl who had been his com
panion hi guilt, ha l died of ship fever soon
after thev had arrived in H iston. lie had
sworn to her on her death bed, to sooth her
remorseful anguish, that h<- would restore
the child to bet friends. Tuat he had nev
er lost sight of her, intending at some time
to turn the events to his o-trn pecuniary ad
vantage. The little girl had been left at
the ρ >ur house in Huston, the brother was
put in possession of facts, that satisfied hitn
be \ ο rid a doubt of the identity of his aister,
set off that very night for Boston ; bore her
back with him to New York, gave up liis
commission and returned with his prize to
his native country—where a jo) one wel
come, a fortune and a home awaite 1 the
little charity girl of Hostoo, and now,1 she
added, with her blight tut rry laugh, "I
tInnk Mr llarnard will not deny to lady
W. lift claim* («,>011 biiu u 111 ulj friend,
when she recall* h'u memory to his kindncts
to her tt Utile "Betty Duckett."
The surprise of Mr. Barnard at this
strange tecital must he i narine·! rather
than described—but lie ciuld not doubt tbe
truth of the «lory as he admitted to her
ladyship, that something in tlie tones ol lier
»ow, and especially lier m< rry laugh, lia i
puzzled him (roin tin· first and seemed to
him like a strain of long forgotten music.
Of course many quest ons followed, and
lady W. expressed her grateful remem
brance of he friends of bcr neglected child
hood—among which h:iu*elf and family had
al wavs occupied tbe highest place, as she
believed it was owing to their influence,un
Oer a protecting providence thai she had
been kept fiom all low and vulgar contain
n ation, thus the mme readily fitted for (he
station she was destined to occupy.
I will only add to my story, the assurance
that Mr ltarnard was a welcome and hon
ored guest at lady W 's house, during his
stav in L<m Ion When he returned to Bos
ton, he was the bearer of m ny ri« Is pres
ents to her form· r friend».to whom the story
of "Betty ?>urkett." the little pewter button
vender. transformed into a noble and ac
votnpii»hed lady seemed as strange as some
fairy tale.
Whether I should point mr simple story
with a moral, telating to thst time honored
precept, "Cast thy bread u,ion the wafers,
A; ·," I csnnot tell l simply relate the
faits. having the reader to make the app Is·
cation.
Portland, Feb IH68
A f ketch of the Seoate·
Let us s»»e some "f the men that are lo
figure in this tria! of impea hment :
\ onder is Rosene Conkling, a large,good
looking, over-dre«sed man, looking like an
Kngli«h>nin. One I>isra»lt curl runs down
hi· high foiehead, cicept that this rtirl is
quite red. like his carefully Irimnsed beard
and curled locks. He we is a blue coat,
gaiiers ol cloib buckled aver the instep,
and be is altogether the mn^t perfect phvsi
cal figure on the floor. Ilia voice is nasal,
his 1 «pression of fa· e critical. He is one
of the youngest of all the Senator·.
Very unlike t!»« lr< adlb of beam of Conk·
4 lu g κ littl· (iarett l)avis Small, billious
fred, with i little pNkvd baretaca chinning
ou( of > big foiebead. Ilia power liwin,
long -windrdneu. and be bate· M long aa be
lalks.
Stewart, of Nevada, it a pleasant. florid,
jottngiih man. pretty in banda and feet, too
light of complexion to have a strong look.
Kerfnljr Johnson ta a natural Maryland
gentleman, with a perfect knowledge of tbe
law. a conservative on all questions, and a
jx>or politician. Ixcaiuc ao careful of bia
nord, Iii* honor, and tbe rcaulta of bia ut
terances He ia lond of tbe body, ιoay of
vein and flesh, a capital diner out and a
belter host. IIi· lace has,therefore, a look
of over-work and over play together, too
much good cheer mixing badly wi:b too
much thought One of bia eye· ia missing
owing to an earlv accident, and bia face ia
of course wanting in symmetry. If I may
make an ungeneroua comparison, he look·
like a bull mastiff. woun<led after a fight.—
Hut no man ia truer upon hi· oath an lie
understands it. Nonf will U more missed
a* an intellectual and learned gentleman
when he ia gone, even by hia opponents.
Morgan, ol New York, with a Bank l*resi
dent1· face, grey hair and beard, no orator,
an I regarding the country pretty much as
an e*tate to be administered, pa) a quite
attention.
Fowler of Tenneaaee, of auburn hair,
clerical, amiable, not very strong, aits near
Kiclia d Yate·, Illinois, bis dark hair elab
orately curled, an ill, white look about bia
face, the guise of a man naturally power
ful in mind and wit. but sick of tbe satiety
ol lif·· and office. He aeldoin apealu of laie.
Trumbull of Illinois, ol pure dark eye·,
clear skin, and siraigli' grey hair, equally
elianged, ail· litlie and spectacled at hia
desk with bis little son between hia kneca,
talking to Cattell. of New Jersey, a atout,
thin haired, fariuerly tigure and counten
a nee. Truinbull is. witli Keisenden, i!ie
most capable ol Kepublican Senator·. Ilia
temperament is Cold, l<is eon ν cliori· are
conservative, and put to the proof of reason,
lie look· like a Doctor of !>ivirity, and is
one ol the few men hire «bo think much
oftcner of the country than of party.
Frvlingbuy *en, a very pleasing face, on
good after-dinner terms with itself, hand·
some indeed, reflective but notver\ strong,
and with ibu taste· in it pre dominating over
the powers. There is a silvery shadow up
on hi* hair; he is never moody! aouie say
he is the handsomest of all tl>e Senators. —
île looks like the early picturc 1 ol Charles
Dickens senlimentalized.
1'aiterson ol N«.w Hampshire, dear quiet,
and not over anxious to speak. :· li'tle like
David T. Patterson, Johnson's son in law;
a baldisb, grey, unconsequentiai person,
wilii tbe look of a toper, (»riiue«. of Iowa
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straggled hair, i· a rough reliability.
Saulsbury, of Delaware. it a tall, nnddle
age·! man uf good country town origin,
with turning hair, ami an irresolute ia< e
II·· liai inui'l» changed since hi* advent here,
and k eeps bis seat irregularly. Hi· nitn<l
i* a good ont·, contracted in lin experience·
an I sympathies to the lntle aociely of
tieorgotown. I>tlawaie, nheru there are
not more than fifteen hnn<lre<l pcopie.
llayanl. hi» colleague, i· a white haired
man, «tout and aristocratic, with the lock
of an old club gentleman, full of estate. ap
pel ite, and inherited respectability. 11 i*
faintly is ol (Quaker origin, hut he ba· alwa/a
hern a pro slavery Democrat of the exclu
■ire sihool.
Thayer, of Xt-braika. i« thick «et, dark,
with a good citizen expression, and alto
gether more of a man than a politician —
Ile lia· a resolute spirit and a Western
eye,
N*e, of Nevada, Ibe humoiist ol the Sen·
ale. ii a long haired, grey headed man,
short and broad, with a look of patent medi·
cine vender and lecturer.
( harlot Sumner ι· a good looking,elderly
man, with a puff v. white lace, and a scholar*
Iv look. His head i« large but hi· lore
head ii not high. He haa the look «>( an
Knglish statesmen. like Lord Ιλ-rby lor ex
ample ; and during moat of the ηιιιοηι
In·en· attentively, being little inclined to
lo tiering conpan ion ability.
Voider ait· Simon Cameron, with hi·
long white hair, hi· sharpened beak of a
fni«e, long Scotch face, an I over long bodr,
gaunt and plainly d renard, and a cbcerful
look of good «aga< ity I π umphant over age.
lie doe· not «peak often, indulge· in many
remembrance· when be doea, and attend·
very closely with a careless constancy, to
the State's bu·mes»
The next lace we see ii John Sherman's
small, sharp featured. s««i upon a tall body.
It is one of tlie least individual faces in the
House, lacking the largeur·· both in feature
and expression ; but the Senator him···!! ι·
one of the hardest workers and licit rfiililtil
authorities m the Senate.
ConneM, ot California, smiling in a srlf
satisfied way at nothing, is a abort haired,
square beaded, stumpy. and red faced per
son. turning grey, and wearing one of those
not very commanding noies < ailed a ••snub."
He was bom it· Ireland, has a very warn
ι temperament sad a trifle oi brogue.
Chandler, of Michigan, it t tall, aagl·
iab. spirited ua, (mmIwH; call··! Zuh.
Nona of iIwm face». in Senatotial man li
ne··, approach tha Kim profile of Fewwilen,
every lifte in it being tba mark of a thought
ful determination ; the brew. noae. and chin
•like keen aa if contintsoaa projection* of
one Upe of claasical feature*. There ie a
grim look of tba aacvticiam, of wearinasa
and overwork in biia.
ι Anthony, ol Rhode laland, ia atael glaa
K'« with mixed hair of grer «ad chestnut. ia
a good figure to obaerva. He ia a new*pa ·
per editor, and be drieaa on the work of
government aa if it waa hi· private inter·
•at.
I A mora cbarabic study ia Henry Wilaon,
of Massachusetts, aleak, amiling, urbane,
the opposite of Sumner, hia colleague, in
cverr sense, altogether mora practical and
pushing, but with contracted reading.
Very young and very amall and boyiah ia
Sprague. al way a writing, eehtom apeakiug.
Morton, of Indiana, ia a bald, t lack
haired, lame man, with a atroag but not
very worldly look ; and Morrill of Maine ia
a clearheaded, while-haired peraon. Wil
ley and Van Winkle are grave men of good
principle·, who live in a region where there
are few railway a, am libera fora ought to be
very good jutora.
Cole of California, ia dark and atraight
with a black goatee; he ia the brother of
General Cole, who killed the disturber of
hia family peace at Albany.
Hurkalew is in feature *har|·. very dark,
with a Initio ear and cannon ball bead lie
ia an able man, but not noi-.y enough for
a Pennsylvania Democrat.
The dark haired, aquarc boned, clear
skinned pbyso;jnomy of IIender«on of Mi··
•ouri.is not very unlike hia colleague Draka
who ha· curlv black hair and an tffectiva
physiognomy.
Howard of Michigan i· round and chub·
bylieaded, ha· a vety red fare encaard in
gold glasses llu ia one of the moat posi
live and radical Republican· on the floor.
Ben. Wade ia a large headed, almost
horse beaded old man, whom the frost·
have not yet «truck, full of indomitable
courage and tenacity of will. On the left υ(
the Speaker you ace, nearest him. Senator
William·, of Oregon, with small, sunken,
hall open eyea, dark straight hair, and a
tall, a bletio. youngish body. Dixon of
Connecticut, ts a lair looking business man,
listless in his manner. Hendrick· ia the
Democratic leader, a auava and diacreet
man. of much learning.diplomacy,and aarn·
estneaa.
le Ac* Intoxicating? They tell a good
•tory of a tria! justice in the town of Sjpcn
rer, Mats, in relarion to enforcing the pro·
hibitoty law . In one eaae a man was ar
raigned for liquor selling—the article aold
being ale. thin, sour and beady. The judge
ordeird the officer to bring along with the
finaunrr a piicuer οι aie. I he prisoner
pleaded thai lu· had not violated tbe law,
the ale was not intoxicating.
'•We will He about that." «aid the justire :
"jou drink half of what ii in the pitcher
and I will drink (he otht-r half, am) then I
will adjourn the court until two o'clock (now
ten) and see."
The ale wai divided and drank, and (he
court adjourned. On reassembling. short
work wai made of the rase. "Guilt/ and
•enterced three month*.**
fTA nwn in Bccket, Massachusetts. iho
other day. hitched hi· oxen to the hutt of a
lodged tree and freed it from its first rent
to fall into tbe fork of another tree, where
the top ovcibalanced and jerked the other
end 20 feet high, carrying the oaen with it.
Τ ο relieve iheiu from choking, he with a
filieen-foot pole managed to seesaw the
top* to that their hind feet conld occasion
ally touch the ground, and con inued so
doing for four hour· before aid anived to
climb up and release the tree. Tbe cattle
were saved.
Can / b id, Mister?" roared out a coun
try looking individual at a recent auction
in Boston. "Certainly, jwu can,*1 replied
tlie auctioneer, with a graceful Ikiw, "any
one can bid that wan s to " Well, sir,**
proudly replied the lellow. "then I bid you
yortd η κ/ht," and pushed his way into the
elreel.
The following comes from Springfteld,
Massachusetts A lady, )onng, attracts·
and just married, left her home in that ci»y
an<l went into the country accompanied by
her husband. Soon after b»r t 1a Mr»,
II abe attended a sewing society After
the usual subject· of conversation bad re
ceived attention «he lonar eclipse ««« al
lud'dto. "Mrs H t did jou sit up to
; see it. eh ?" "No, 1 did not," was the replj ;
"Mr. II——tat up. In Springfield, wb«ie
I came from, lliey are tuck a bore—we Kate
them to often."
A person »a« b< a<ting that b« was sprung
Ire·»» a high famdy. ' Ysi," aaid a by
stander, "I bave seen seme of h« same
family so high that their teel could not
t'U. h the ground **