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THE DEVIL AND THE LAWYERS. with
Old Nick came up to earth one day,
And into a court-houser wnded his way, o
Just as an attorney, with a very grave
face,
Was proceeding to argue the points of a him!
case. obeyi
Now a lawyer his devilship never had Ha
seen, down
For none to his sooty dominion had him,
been, rho
And he feltvery curious the reason to
know blind
Why none had been sent to the region
below.
'Twas the fault of his agents, his majes and I
ty thought, to
Why none of these sharpers had ever maje
been caught;
So, leaving an imp to take care of the
fire,
He started, resolved all the facts to in- thinl
quire, of th
And it chanced that he came at an op- pow
portune time, TI
As the work of the court was all in his gem
line, amil
For the lawyer who rose with a visage q
so grave, will
Make his opponent a consumate knave;
And the devil was really greatly amused ordE
To hear the attorney so aptly abused. "1
proi
As soon as the speaker had come to a in a
close, T
The counsel opposing him fiercely arose, d
And heaped such abuses on the head of
the first,
And to make him a villain, of all men pen
the worst, city
They quarreled, contended, and argued the
so long, wh(
'Twas hard to determine who most was ord'
in wrong, dec
Old Nick was quite puzzled, they made of
such a fuss,
And turnifig away, he soliloquised thus: the
con
"If all they have said of each other be of .
true, Fol
The devil has surely been robbed of his ant
due,
But, I'm satisfied now 'tie all very well; ag
'T'hese fellows would ruin the morals of get
hell. ord
They've puzzled the court with their as
villainous cavil, of
And I'm free to confess, they've muddled del
the devil.
My agents were right to let lawyers tat
alone;
if I had thcnt they'd swindle me out of
my throne."
QUEEN SEMIRAMIS. ho,
"Of all my wives," said King Ninus c
to Semiramis, "it is you I love best. CUm
None have charms and graces like an'
you, and for you I would willingly eve
resign them all."' mJ
"Let the king consider well what ME
he says," replied Semiramis. "What °t
if I were to take him at his word ?"
"''Do so," returned the monarch;
"while beloved by you I am indiffer- ku
ent to others."
"So, then, if I asked it," said Semi
ramnis, "you would banish all your ple
other wives anti love me alone! I if
alone should be your consort, the par- Ye
taker of your power and Queen of or
Assyria."
"Queen of Assyria l Are you not
so already," said Ninus, "since you ti
reign iy your beauty over its king t"
"No-no," answered his lovely mis- a
tress; "I am at present only a slave r
whom you love. I/reign not-I only
charm. When I ive an order you
are consulted befire I am obeyed." d
"And to reig1 thenf, you think so
great a pleasur 7"
"Yes, to ono who has never experi- t
enced it." tl
"And do you wish, then, to experi- t
ence it ? Would you like to reign a
few days in my place 1"
"Take care, 0 king do not offer f
too much." n
"No, I repeat it," said the captiv
ated monarch. "Would you like, for I
one whole day, to be sovereign mis- IP
tress of Assyria? If you would, I '
consent to it."
"And shall all which I command be c
executed ?"
"Yes, I will resign to you, for one (
entire day, my power and my golden f
sceptre." t
"And when shall this be 7" 1
"To-morrow, if you like."
"I do," said Semiramis, and she let I
her head fall upon the shoulder of the '
king, like a beautiful woman asking I
pardon for some caprice which has
been yielded to, 1
The next morning Semiramis called '
her women and commanded them to I
dress her magnificently. On her head
she wore a crown of precious stones,
and appeared thus before Nines, who,
enchanted with her ltauty, ordered
all the officers in the palace to aseeem
ble in the state qhamber, and his
golden sceptre to be brought from the
treasury. He then entered the cham
ber, leading Semiramia by the hand.
All prostrated themselves before the
aspect of the king, who condueted
Semiramis to the throne, and seated
her upon it. Then, ordering the
whole assembly to rise, he announced
to the court that they were to obey,
during the whole day, Semiramis as
himself. So saying, he took up the
golden sceptre, and, placing it in the
has 'Sane ,, "6 ," ,+ d )i,, for my
"rI It bu the dM euiof. 4- govern
cred power; take it, and command he wil
with sovereign authority. All here have o
are your slaves, and I myself am noth- ration
ing more' than your servant for the take to
e whole of this day. Whoever shall be the pI
remiss in exeodtlhg yOUr aers, let result.
a hinmbe punibed, as if he had dis- Nev
obeyed the a;nmand of thelipg" much'
A iarwin thue pqkn nt blwDn kng elt much
down befot +$ ramis, who gave muchi
him, with a mile, her hand to kiss. lessen
The ceurtiers then passed In succes- not ha
sion, each maalng. oath to seubmit sgnif
u blindly, the ord~' 'of Sihbt ms.
When the ceremony was finished, the media
kIhg paid her his e6nipmlinta, and Wit
and asked her how sh'e 'blh managed thip t
to go' tlhbugh itS°*I to' grave anf tinnei
majestical.ra air. event
he "While they were ;promising to she ei
obey me," said Semiramis, "I was preLl
in- thinking what I should command each brouj
of them to do. I have but one day of head
)p- power, and I will eliploy it well."
The king laughbd at this reply, exam
his Semramis appeared more piquant and the cG
amiable than ever. see It
go "Let us see," said Ninus, "how you to pr
will continue your part. By what to W
,d orders will you begin th
"Let the secretary of the king ap- obey,
proach my throne," said Semiramis, rater
in a loud voice. T
The secretary approached, and two tuoui
o slveP *0ed 4little tablp before him. gard
,"Wrte,'" said Semiramis: "'Under homn
pen penalty of death, the governor of the eaty
city of Babylon is ordered to yield up turni
nad the command of the citadel to him rend
who shall bear this order.' Fold this hone
a order, seal it, and deliver to me this "
decree. Write now, 'Under penalty comi
of death, the governor of the slaves of k
me: the palace is ordered to resign the d
command of the slaves into the hands ed,
be of the person who shall present-this.' vero
Fold it, seal it with the king's seal, at 1
his and deliver to me this decree.' Write the
ell again, 'Under penalty of death, the the
bof general of the army of Babylon is low(
ordered to resign the command of the out
heir army to him who shall be the bearer of ti
of this command.' Fold, seal and te
ied deliver this decree to me."
She took the three orders, thus dic- man
yers tated, and put them in her bosom. T
The whole court was struck with con
sternation ; the king himself was sur- kay
prised. witl
"Listen," said Semiromis. "In two
hours let all the o fiers of the state
inns come and offer me presents, as is the 01e
est. custom on the accession of new princes ac
like and let a festival be prepared for this hpa
ngly evening. Now let all depart. Let
my faithful servant Ninus alone.re- ga
vhat main. I have to consult him upon tre
That affairs of state." list
1 When all the rest had gone out:
rch; "You see," said Semiramramis," that I ro
ifer- know how to play the queen." tho
Ninus laughed.
emi- "My beautlful queen," said he, "you
your lay your part wonderfully well; but
! if your servant may dare to question mu
par- you, what would you do with the
n of orders you have dictated 9" wh
"I should be no longer queen were the
not I obliged to give account of my ac- I
you tions. Nevertheless, this was my mo- cot
ig e tive; I have a vengeance to execute te
mis- againutt the three officers whom these
slave orders menace." v
only "Vengeance! and wherefore 1" 1
you "The first, the governor of the cita- pa
I. del, is one-eyed, and frightens me a
ok o every time I meet him; the second, in
the chief of slaves, I hate because he fet
per- threatens me with rivals; the third.
the general of the army deprives m) d1
peri- too often of your company; you art I
ign a constantly in the camp." at
This reply, in which caprice and[ha
o ffer lattery were mingled, enchanted Nil wi
nas. in
iptiv- "Good," said he, lauglhing. "Her) pe
:e, for are the first three officers of the em- se
mie- pire dismissed for very sufficient rea
ld, I sons." n Ni
The gentlemen of the court not a
nd be came to present their gifts to tle re
queen. Some gave precious stone;
n one others, of a lower rank, flowers aid sd
folden fruits, and the slaves, having nothiAg g
to give, gave nothing. Among thehe
last were the three brothers who bad
come from the Caucasus with Semii.- n
the let mis, and had rescued the caravandIn
of the which the women were from an enbr- tl
sking nmous tiger. ' s
h has "And you," said she, to the thyee h
brothers, as they passed the throne, P
called "have you no present to make your "
hem to queen ?"
r head "None other," replied the first, o- h
tpones, ire, "than my life to defend her. ni
a,who, "None other," replied the secend, tl
Ardered Artaban, than my sabre against her a
ssem- enemies."
ad his "None other," replied the tlird, A
a the Albr, "than the respect and admira
chain- tion which her presence inspires.'"
hand. "slaves," said Semiramis, "it iseyou
o re he who have made me the moat valuable
Iduoted presents of the whole court, and I'will I
eated not be ungratebl. You who have
g the offered me your sword against' my I
ouned enemies, take this order, carryit to i
obey, the general of the army encamped
muss under the walls of Babylon; give it
npthe to him and seewhat hewill do for
bin the you. You have offered me your life
tfor my defeise 't ths !o4ar Aq t
f governor of the citadel ~49 se lt upon
he will do, for you. And: y - who tbl 1]
e have offdeiate the tie t sitl sdhdi "Np
- raotion wh .i y presene .s1ei, elsime
e take this order to the comnn ia4 of onei11
e the palace o4d we what wil he te Who'd
tt result."
Never had aSemins dipllbed so
much' gayety', so ch ibfoly dll sno PONlT
it much grace, and iver wa Ninus so
e muchcaptivated. Norwerrlhh.li To
s. lessened in his eyes, who~ a lave, To
5a not having executed propetty n in- tical:4
it significant ordershe comnjanded his we co
a. head to be struck off, whleh was im. follo'
1e mediately duine. an ex
,d Without" bestowing a thbught on Jon
d this trivial ipatter, Ninus, still cop- ever
tinned to oonverse with Semiramis till rosps
evening And;the -fete arrived. Whet his w
to she entered the salon which had been a doe
as prepared for the _ccl mi;, a slave to Pa
lh brought her a. plate opa which was the h
of head of the decapitated ennueh. .ill.
S"'Tis well,, said she, after having P
examined it. "Place it on a stake na soie,
d the court of the palace, that all maay and I
see it, and bayou there ,onthe spot -"
on to proclaim to every one that the man evil I
,at to whom this head belonged lilted til I
three hours ago, but that having dis- Ala
p. obeyed my will, his head;was sepa. dert
is, rated from his body." the
The fete was magnificent; 'a sump
we tuous banquet was prepared in the awe
ai. gardens and Semiramis received the OPP
ter homage of all with a grace and maj- estal
he esty perfectly regal. She continually ch
up turned to and conversed with Ninus,
Lim rendering him the most distinguished
bor'd
his honor. heb
his "Yqu are," said she, "a foreign king
come to visit me in my palace; I miest jaw
,of make your visit agreeable to you." he
the Shortly after the banquet was serv- wag
ads ed, Semiramis confounded and re- an c
is.i versed all ranks. Ninus was placed sert
at the bottom of the table. He was hore
rite the first to laugh at this caprice, and fire
the the court following his example, al- beci
i lowed themselves to be placed, with- The
the out murmuring, according to the will his
irer of the queen. She seated hefselfnear posl
the three brothers of the Caucasus. wit]
n "Are my orders executed t" she de- Sun
manded of them. ing
in. "Yes," they replied. soli
The fete was very gay. A slave the
On- having, by force of habit, served the wa*
Sking first, Semiramis had him beaten '1
with rods. His cries mingled with the
tate the laughter of the guests. Every ioui
the one was inclined to merriment. It is vot
res a comedy in which each played his liti1
this part. Toward the end of the repast, for
Let when wine had added to the general cen
re- gayety, Semiramis rose from her ele- ed
vated seat and said: "My lords, the loo
pon treasurer of the empire has read me a cro
list of those who this morning have wa
at I brought me their gifts of congratula- tor
tion on my joyful accession to the op]
throne. One grandee alone of the by
court hlas failed to bring his gift." Joi
bt "Who is it?" cried Ninus. "He it
tion must be punished severely." lar
the "It is you yourself, my lord-you ed
who speak. What have you given to fer
were the queen this morning?" rur
rac- Ninus rose, and came with a smiling pr
mo- countenance to whisper something in str
cute the ear of tihe queen. rej
:hese "The queen is insulted by her ser- gr
vant " exclaimed Semiramis, tei
I embrace your knees to obtain my to
cita- pardon. Pardon me, beautiful queen," Jo
a me said he, pardon me." And he added
ond, in a lower tone, "I would that this
e he fete were finished!"
hid. "You wish, then, that I should ab
smj dicate ?' said Semiramis. "But no- a
ar I still have two hours to reign;" and re
at the same time she withdrew her e
and hand, which the king was covering
l Ni with kisses. "I pardon not," she said li
in a loud voice, "such an insult on the
'Herb part of a slave. Slave, piepare thy
,en- selftodie!"
rrec. "Silly child that thou art," said
Ninus, still on his knes, "yet I give g
nor way to thy folly. But patience; the
> tle reign will soon be over."
"You will not then be angry," said
aaid she in a whisper, "at something I am p
thi;g going to order at this moment " "
theie "No," said.he. t
a d "Slaves," said she, aloud," seize this
Sman-that Ninus!" b
an in Ninus smiled and put himself into
enbr- the hands of the slaves.
t "Take him out of the salon, lead
thee him into the court of the Seraglio,
hrone, prepare everything for his death, and t
s your wait my orders."
The slaves obeyed, and Ninus fol
at, o- lowed them into the court of the Se
tr. glio. They passed by the head of
e4d, the disobedient eunch. Then Semi
st er ramie placed herself on a balcony.
Ninns had suffered his hands to be
t1 ird, tied.
"nira- "Hasten to the fortress, Zopirp;
." yop to the camp, Artaban; Assear, do
is ou you secure all the gates in the palace."
aluble These orders were given in a whis
I Twill per, and ethoeutel htnmelately.
>ave "Beauit~ld qeen," said Ninus,
st my laughing, "this comedy only wantes its
ry it to denonement; pray let it be a prompt
amped one."
ive it "I will," said Semiramis. Slaves, I
d o for recollect the aeunuoh-strikel"
our life They struek. Ninus haid hardly
ti tt1as fttawrty when . dhad Mfl
t upon the pavement) the mdlle was
attitl.upoah his lips.
-,"Now"; mnqueen ifAmsyrtal" e If y6til
claimed Sediamls, "and peatlh'every A
ones like the eunua h and like Ninus
e Who date disobey my ordm ls' rsa
a0 o A .e T A Li O TaES , e i
o PotTi*0e THE ithoAL by CANDIDAoto What!
0 ron ourrie. rt n
" To any, who in'the i npendlug poll- If yooa
. ticuslria may aspire to.public oice The
Is we commend the moral pointed in the
. follow ig , whhlp ,e extract from The
an exch.age: The oe
n Jones was as peaceable a man as The
ever lived. He was sobe*, honlest, wht!
, respected. He had never pounded You
his wife. Never took any interest in
a dog fight. Had never been known Al
te to pawn somebody else's watch. And He
e har never attempted to steal a saw- vidHe
mill, Jones' character was above re
g pri~ch: He was a shining light in erb
it society. All Jonesville looked up to outli
Sand honored him. But s ebange came
sy-a f iWAl, direful change. In an plug
w evil hour Jones accepted the nomina- room
E tion fOr constable of his native village. ake
s. Alas I poor Jones I Little did he un- m
,a derstand the deceit and treachery Of the
the wicked world, His eyes were s
soon opened, however. In less than
a week after he was nominated the
h opposition had fully and conclusively
established the following damaging
Ily charger against his character. know
1, That he was a free-lover and an
ed. infidel. 2. Thathe had fed his neigh- keep
bor's hens on poisoned corn. 3. That a
he had broken his mother-in-law's ý
tt jaw with an iron boot-jack. . 4. That critt
he on one occasion gave a whole That
,. wagon-load of green watermelons to pull
re. an orphan asylum. 5. That be had
sed served a term in the State prison 'for dows
vas horse-stealing. 6. That he had set with
aid re to his next neighbor's barn, merely wI
al- because refused to lend him a hoe. 7.
th- That because he found a button off m
wnl his shirt, he tied his wife to the bed- foot
ear post and mashed in three of her ribs foot
with a stove-poker. 8. That his chiefwo
de- Sunday amusements were cock-fight- a
ing and card-playing. 9. OThat he
sold his vote every year regularly to dids
ave the highest bidder. 10. That le tom
the wasn't fit for the place anyhow. s
iten These charges, although without oil.7
vith the slightest foundation, were relig- q
rery iously believed by the majority of the
It is voters of Jonesville. And Jones' po- hav
his litical goose was cooked. Ils chances sact
last, for being elected were not worth three b
eral cents on a dollar. When Jones pass
ele- ed along the street his neighbors in t
the looked at him with suspicion, and
te a crossed over on the other side. Jones did
Lave was a miserable being. The day of
ala- town meeting came at last, and his rigl
the opponent scooped in the constableship
the by a two-thirds vote. The anti
Jones party swept their candidates
"He into office on the tidal wave of popu
larity, and poor Jones was left perch
-you edhighupon the spike-mounted picket I
n to fence of despair. Jones will never ig
run for office again," not even for Fa;
iling president.. He says it is too great a ted
ig in strain on the character. If he can 0on
regain the esteem of his neighbors by 5o0
ser- grubbing along in the old way he in- wh
tends to do it, and leave office-seceking Wi
Smy to people of cast-iron reputation. wil
een' Jones is just coming to his senses. pa
dfed the
this A MODEL OONrEBSION. Re
mE
Seventy years ago, in a Vermont thi
town, a young lawyer-a member of j
no-a large church-got drunk. The breth
and ren said he must confess. He demur-fi
r her red. He knew the members to be a,
ering good people, but that they had their or
Ssaid little faults, such as driving sharp to
n the bargains, screwing the laborer down de
thy- to low wagee, loaning money at ille
gal rates, misrepresenting articles of cil
said merchandise, etc. But they were am
give good people, and pressed the lawyer di
Sthe to come before the church meeting to ni
own up his sin of taking a glass too h
id much, for they were a temperance ,
Iam people before temperance societies bE
existed. The sinner Afinally went to a
the confession; found a large gather- di
]ethis ing of brethren and sieters, whose w
bowed heads rMose and whose eyes r
finto glistened with'°heavenly delight as a
the lawyer egan his confession. tl
i, lead I confees," began he, "that I never
rglio, took ten per cent for money"-esix was g
i, and the legal rate. On this confession a,
down -went a brother's head with a o
us fol- groasn. "I never turned a poor man h
he Se- from my door who needed food or a
sad of shelter." Down went another head. a
emi- "I confess I never sold a skim-milk t1
Jcony. cheese for a new one." Whereupon g
to be a sistel shrieked for mercy. "But," h
concluded the sinner, "I have got 4
opiro; drunk, and I am sorry for it. Then d
sar, do the meeting was dismissed.
whis- When the Coafederate army was
on its shortest'rations, Gen. Lee
Ninus, repnstrhsatgg one day with a strag- i
mntsits gler for eating green persimmons,
pompt and asked if.be did not know they
were ufit for food. "I am not eating
slaves, i I for f d~6neral," replied the
biu far the sake of drawing my
ardly tomiheup to ftamy rations."
. If y6n beeoines n, datr,
Afrlarlwilrbe;tng
Inany ell- yu raunide, , d' rd
Pray look:behnd wr me,, :m, ,
he rose all turn pale, too;
The doveesal tae;e e veil, So;
The blindwil see the show; ni
r Whatlyou becoie a nun, any dear? 1
Il not betteleve it, sno! ' e
.- If oa bedoine a nun, dear, ' f
The bishop Lovp wllU:b q
eThe Cupid, amery q*, dear,...
Will chst, T"W, trust in thee 1" the U
The inoense will go giing, onl t
The candles fal ~-dying,
a The watertutato wine: :
t, What! you go take the vows, my dear t
Yl You inay-but they'll be mine.
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id oneo
He wasatall, imber looking indio grand
vidual, with warm colored hair, and learn
in skin to match., Hil pointed nose usedt
to overhng a horizontal cavity of great tion
outline. He cold clamnor a ten cent father
i plug of navy tobacco and have ample pine
- room leftto wSg bs tongue. In one timbl
hand he carried a gun of ancient Intha
make, In the other he held a rope, at were
the end of which was fastened a the w
re sprung-kneed horse. We asked him on h1
if he would exchange his horse for a begin
better one. birch
ly "Well, stranger," said he, "I'm on ends
the swap, bat that nag thar is jist a twee
g little too good for me. You want to dress
an know his good pints, hey t--'twould drw
1 keep a Cambl'ite parson spoutin' for moth
at a month to tell'em all." entr
, "Will he pull" be r
hat "Now, stranger, does he look like a mato
ole critter that would stand off duty t whi
That nag will stick longer at a square time
:ad pull than a hungry nlgger'll bang to a dr
possum carcass. I've seed him git to iM
down to pull till he'd tread on his ears here
with his hind feet." faull
ely "Is he gentle?" milli
* "Well, I should say he was. One lowl
o' my gals used to nrss his left hind of tl
s foot for a doll baby, while the ole vies
Iief woman manipulated the right one for suce
a churn dasher." the
he "Is he easy kept ?" of t
S "Easy kept ! why darned if he leve
didn't winter on elm-bark and dried the
he tomatoes, and come out so fat in the divi
spring that his back teeth floated in mad
out oil." de
"How is he on the run ?" a
"On the run; well now, mister, you was
po- have roped his main weakness. A dra'
aces sacred dog's nowhere. I knowed him ball
hree to beat his own shadow eighty rods in nec
ass- a quarter heat, and give several feet join
in the start. He can jist outrun--" cuti
andWe stopped him here by saying we Erli
ones did not want so valuable a horse. ple
y of "You don't want to swap then-all sue
his right." And he ambled off, singing: me
ship "Gwine down to Tex-.s Ad
ti- To eat cornbread and ls1-0." ' of
lates * --- ri
opu- THE FAYETTEVIIE OW, on
,rch- -
iket LTTLE RoCK, March 31.-On the *
ever night of Sunday last the town of on
for Fayetteville was entered by a moun- di
iata ted band of about twenty armed men, yoi
can some of them proceeded on foot to the ec
resby southwest corner of the public square,
e in- where both barrelsof a shotgun loaded th
,king with buckshot were discharged into a ne
:tion, window of the Sentinel office. The ag
8 party then moved deliberately by nll
the residences of A. P. Farmer, thi
Reuben Carter and C. L. Sum- of
mere, into all of which they fired the
mont their shotgnns. The twopartiesthen th
or of joined near Sumner's, where they tic
reth- remounted and galloped offin the west da
onur- fork road. Thereis no doubtthe party ne
bea was composed of the men who a week fol
their or more before had threatened the w
sharp town in revenge for the death of the hE
down desperado Reed, who was killed at the TI
ille- jail. The State guards, after the pa- I
lesof ciic resolutions of the citizene' 14
rere a meeting, held by Reed's friends had ta
iwyer disbanded, and this sudden attack at
08 t night found the city defenceless, and I
e too hence it was unchecked. Fortunately di
rance no one was hurt. A considerable num- tl
Dieties ber of citizens, after their departure, ii
nt to armed and patrolled the town until w
ather- daylight. The man Reed and the mob a
whose who created the disturbance were of a fz
eyes reckless class of peoplewho have been
aht s terror to law abiding people since E
the days of the war. Beed has killed n
never several men, and frequently with his p
i was gang had ridden into town harrassing
ression and annoying law abiding people.
vith a Only a short time before his death
r man he made such a foray into ibhe town
ol or and struck the mayor on the head with
head. a pistol while attempting to maintain
o-milk the peace. He was arrested and fined
eupon for this. The row in which he was
"But," killed occurred shortly after. Respec- .
re got table people of his own kin and party r
Then deny that polities had anything to do
with his taking off. I
S A sad feature of the female pedes
SLee trian entertainment now progressing
trag-in NewYork is a rumor that Miss Rich,
amOn5, one of the original contestants, has
r they become demented.
Seating -
led the Never enlage your farm whep half 1
ing my of what yon own is not propeolir ecd
tlvated-it will bankrupt yon
duriPn the. wwIut
prodiucd a,. w ai
midl i
in p ai f il
ourl tolse
bef I re, then U u.  
young Elieof inh hd d Li1,1e Crs '
intanbe e hotwrei, 'ira t '
one of thn e erandg `.pi f of
grand ship canal of Swoeedin
Slearned how these inetrmetow'a erel
e usedto lay out the wokbof cone trp
t tion in advdonce. h ar en ois' die
it father had removed o th debthef
Spine forest wheri e o ' r tedthet
Stimbertor the look-gates t h aie al ,
It I this widerness, a quil and- a pe i,
it were the boy's utmost restources ii
a the way of drawing tools. Like Crusoe did
am on his island, he had to begin at thif with
a beginning. He 'made compauch s of win c
birchwood with needlesinserted l n thisl
ln ends ofthe legs. patir of Bsmril i
a tweezers, obtained from his inotheo's 411
to dressing-ease, were 'converted hintoe pO
id drawing pen, and the mane good
nr mother was persuaded, after much whOp
entreaty, to allow her sable cloak to
be robbed of hair enough to provide
a material fQr two small brushes with
a d which to apply the coloring at that
re timedeemedesentialin allmechans al:Te
a drawings. The putmping engine was.
Oit to be operated by a wind-mill, anmid
ra here the youthful inventor was at
fault. 'He had heard much of wind
mills, but had never seen one. Fol.
oe lowing, as he could, the description pub
jd of those who had the happiness to Ear
)le view this wonderful machine, he inm
for succeeded in constructing on paper, K
the meechanism connecting the cranlk
of the wind-mill shaft with the pump ian
he levers, but how to turn the mill toed
led the changing winds he could uiot fun
be divine. Fortunately, Jo'hn's father wn '
in made a visit to the wind-mill, and, in t'w
describing what he had seen, spoke of r'e
a "ball and socket joint." The hint tr
ron was sufficient; the boy rushed to his in
A drawing table and had soon added a r
iim ball and socket joint where the con- not
sin necting-rod for the driving-crank Eg
eet joined the pump levet, With the ere- Pa
"E cution of this drawing began Jomn wil
we Ericsson's mechanical career. The the
plan conceived and executed under ba
-all such diescouraging circumstances by a
mere child attracted the attention of A
Admiral Count Platen, the President
of tlhe Goths Ship Canal, on which
Beriesson's father was employed, and ye
one of Slweden's great men. "Con- no
the tinue as you have begun and you will te
of o01 day produce something extraor- it
n.T dinary," prophesied the Count of his it
aien, young protege. Richly has the proph- the
the ecy been fulfilled.
iare, Ericeson was 'appoinuted a cadet in
aded the Swedish corpsof mechanical engi
to a ne es when he was twelve years ofl
The age, was soon after promoted to niv
by elleur (leveler,) and at thi e age of
, thirteen was put in charge of a section
r of the ship canal overa which his friend,
fired the Count presided. Six hundred of ht
then the royal troops, at work on this see- e
they tion, looked for directions ian theire
west daily work to this child, among whose
arty necessary attendants was one who ti
reek followed after him with the stool upon F
the which he stood to rise himselfto the
the height of his leveling instruments. L
t the The amusements of this boy-engineer L
p are indicated by his possession at the
mens' age of fifteen of a portfolio of draw
had ings, made in his leisure moments, d
k at giving maps of the most inportant
,and parts of the grand canal, three hun
ately dred miles in length, and showing all
um-. the machinery and implementsed us
·ture, in its construction. Many important g
until works upon this canal, which openS
mob an inland channel across Sweden
e of a from the Baltic to the North Sea, were
been constructed from drawings smade by a
since Ericsson at an age when he might ;
cilled rather have beenipected to be fonund
r his playing football. h
issing
eople. SENATOR JONAs.l
death We nderstand ft;ht our new Sena
Iwit tor has exhibited the greatest Interest
nh in thoe d of his constituents who have 1
uim suffered from the unfiortunate suspen-1
Ained slon of mails between Donaldsonville
was and St. Francisville. The Senator '
B had personal interviews with Post-I
9 master General Key and Second As
to do sjtant Postmaster General Brady, the
latter of whom is specially charged
with the Postal Contract Department;'
deO- and we believe the most benefidal
essing results will folow. The pliticd tal
Ricb, ento of Senator Jonas are well known
' tofriendandfce; and he bids fir to
confirm the predictions of his friends
a half that he would develop a business ea
i, ciii- pacity so much needed in arresent
ative of Loaislmna,-.-OlkaiBp
ti
as,
l$ The ide ..of #lu e wns lap
! Swith no anS the itaret t,
thpubis det a p tolv
tEurope. Egpad's nes e bea.
a in btde ondtiopr Viat.The
Khedive e gave ti
Su ds h a
h tia AI L IderANAlthi onrl ofine T.Lh
Id! Kh rThe i enneft ov tm, hlh a
D e Stat r b. WIt uinow se noeesd hi
up finances or poyb 114r c tra*4ae$ l
to ed on England t aihtshera to
ao t furnish him witj na iteru-es who
her would take complete charge of his
wi, treasury. This was done, ;and the
tof resources of Egypt were placed en
int tirely under the controlof an English
his wan for the benflt of tho. Khedive's
Screditors. It is nowannounced that,
n-. notwithstanding this asuistyace, the
ink Egyptian government is unable to
a ct pay the fall interestron its debt, and
wsi will, therefore, propose a redction of
Sthis nterest for a series of years, until
thae finances caqbe poace on a safer
ilnt - , -
ad years, died in this city oSn last We
pneaday night, ann d was interred io n the
t city cemetery yesteerday evening. He
rwas one of l the oldest settlers of this
his city, anrd whas one dmong es so long h
tewar o Of ethe was seventeen yearsn
i of age and made a good soldier, serv
ing through the whole lof ant he war.
nl-Per som timei he has been on the
e superannuated list, and for the last
,tion three years has been totally bleind.t
e After having battled withe Dle vielasi
d of tudes of life for many a year, at last
do his tired clay has sought repose in the
tir eternal sleep of death, and his glad
spirits mounted the golden stair, to
rbe with the blest in the land whiere
who the sOul wears Its mantle of glory.
upon Yelceburg Heraki.
o nth. SACE FOR THE GoosE, Erc.-The
SLegislature allowsi the Delegates to
the Constitutional Convenition onlye
riwhtof the general Assembly receive six
nedollars per day. If four dollars ise
enough for delegates, tobe cnsistent,
a all of the Legislature. Take the Legis
sed latorsat their w ord, and write It down
hrtent our dollars and actee traveling ox
pent pns entlemen of Convtention.
eden os ierde anon . "ov
iwere Wisconsin Is etating t he questionhe
e b of an edbaatd ionat quall for the
ight right ofy s age.-Aht in lba Argue
found If suh a "qualifcation" should be
Radical editor in the State.-Boulei
ena- When a woman burns her nger
e she cries a little over it, and keeps
ngvei tmal e th A man in the smie
aville condtition tick in hs.
Post- swear aet thed te yad about
idAs- it. One is the ekeo t w other
lny,- the B tIo euStormem .
arged The Legislature of Georgia, at its
ment; lest eseson, passed a law ptovlding
1eelal that a jury might in any murder caso
'at tal- "recommead the prisoner to mercy,"
mnown and that this recommendation should
fir to reduc0 the sentence freai deatutolife
iends Imprisomnent. This law was framed
aent- stated that Cox will probaby he the
mirst man to teke d t o f the law.