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MEMORY.
BY FITZ-GllRKXK ItALtftCK.
Strong as that power whose strange control
• Impels the torrent’s force,
Directs the needle to the pole,
And bids the waves of ocean roll
Iu their appointed course;
So powerful arc the ties that bind
The scenes of childhood to the rniud;
So firmly to the heart adheres
the memory of departed years.
Whence is this passion in the breast,
That, when the past, we view,
And think of pleasures once possessed,
In Fancy’s fairest colors dressed,
Those pleasures we renew?
And why do Memory’s pains impart
A pleasing sadness to the heart?
What potent charm to all endears
The days of our departed years?
True—many a rosebud blooming gay,
Life's opening path adorns;
•Jut all who tread that path will say
That 'mid the flowers which strew its way,
Are care’s corroding thorns.
Vet still the bosom will retain
Affect ion cv’n for hours of pain;
And we can smile, though bathed iu tears,
At memory of departed years.
'Tis distance our bewildered gaze
On former scenes beguiles.
And Memory’s charm the eye betrays;
Kcr, while enjoyments it displays,
And robes the past in smiles,
Its flattering mirror proves untrue,—
Conceals the sorrow 1‘rora our vieV,—
And hides the griefs, the doubts, and fears,
That darkened our departed years!
Time, when our own, we oft despise,—
When gone, its loss deplore;
Not till the fleeting moment flies.
Do mortals learn its worth to prize,
When it returns no more.
For this an anxious look we cast.
With fond regret on hours long past;
The memory ol’ departed years.
-1 m --
THU SPREAD EAGER.
Every one on hoard the ship knew that
the Captain's cabin boy was a woman.
Captain Moore commanded the frig-1
nte Dart. lie was a capable officer and
a good seaman, but was more feared
titan liked by bis officers and crew. lie
was a man of a powerful frame, with
(••arse and repulsive features, upon
which Die long indulgence of brutal
passion Imd continued the signs of a
naturally gross and sensual tempera
ment. In flic enforcement of discip
line. ho practiced an unnecessary se
verity ; and his deportment towards
his subordinates, of whatever grade,
was always iinconciliatory, and often
offensive.
One evening, while the frigate lay in
the Itav of Naples, the Captain brought
Iteppo on board in liisgig. In Die t wi-,
light you would have taken Iteppo to
lie a tine lad of sixteen, in full blue
trousers, loose chock shirt and jacket,
stout shoes, and course straw Imt. Hut
the Captain gave very little opportuni
ty fof scrutiny. Hcppo was led inline->
diately into the cabin ; and it was only
the next morning, when the ship stood
out to sea, that the new comer, stand
ing at the hatchway for » breath of
fresli air, and gazing sorrowfully at the
receding shores of Italy, presented a
fair mark for criticism.
Then, in the bright sunlight, the
complexion, dark, but clear and bril
liant ; the eyes, large, black, and lan
guishingly beautiful, with long fringes
of ebon lashes; the jetty eyebrows del
icately arched; the straight nose and
thill nostril : the small lins curvin'*
their redness over teeth of dazzling
whiteness; the cheeks revealing the
warm blood throng skin? olive hue ;
the low, transparent forehead; the ro
sy tips of the shell-shaped ears peeping
beneath glossy curls of raven blaek
| ness, shorn to ft boyish fashion ; all
! this, and a peculiar grace in the listless
j attitude, and the poise of the round
head upon the white and slender neck,
made the rough tars wonder where the
Captain had picked up such an Adonis
for a powder-monkey. Besides, in
spite of the thick shoes, the diminutive
feet protested against any idea of mas
culinity; and, although the thick
silk neckerchief was tied well upon
the finely-moulded throat,and the folds
of the shirt Were heavy and uhundant,
there was a swelling of the bosom that
was very eloquent.
80 every one on board the ship grad
ually came to the conclusion that the
Captain’s boy was a woman; and
whether or not the Captain himself
was of the same opinion, lie took great
pains to keep Beppo ns much as possi
ble out of the sight of the officers and
crew.
To the hitler, however, the sex and
beauty of the Captain's protege became
a very interesting subject of conjec
ture and conversation. The sailors, in
their reunions on the forecastle, in
dulged in the most extravagant theo
ries respecting the mysterious cabin
boy. There was one, however, who
took no part in these little exhibitions
of a natural taste for scandal that even
exists on the virtuous decks of a Brit
ish man-of-war. lie studiously avoid
ed every allusion to Beppo ; and when
j the theme was broached in his pres
ence he walked quickly away, with a
gloomy brow and stern compression of
the lips.
Nevertheless, Tom, “the gentleman,’’
for so he was called by his fellow tars,
was not of a particularly reserved or
morose character. On the contrary,
; he was all life and gaiety, and was the
, favorite of his comrades for his wit and
good nature, and of the officers, with
the exception of the Captain, for the
alacrity with which he responded to
the call of duty. The Captain seemed
to disliko him, for no other reason, ap
parently, than that Tom, who was a
singularly handsome fellow, possessed
an Indescribable air of elegance and re
finement that was in striking contrast
with his superior officer's rude and
domineering demeanor. Hut Tom,
wjth all his gentlemanly wavs, which
citing to him in spite of his efforts to
adapt himself to his humble station,
was no milksop. He was about twen
ty years of age, six feet high, broad
shouldered, straight limbed, slender,
agile, with all the host points of an
athlete of nature’s own making. In
telligent, fearless, and active, lie was,
although lie had been but n year in the
service, one of the best sailors in the
ship. It was in vain that Captain
Moore sought to provoke him toinsub
ordination by abusive language and by
assigning him to disagreeable and un
necessary jobs about tho ship. Tom
always responded respectfully, went
to work cheerfully, and lelt no pretext
for reprimand and punishment.
It was the third night, out from Na
ples, and the ship was holding steadily
for the Dardanelles. A light breeze
was blowing, and all sails set, the noble
frigate clave the gently-heaving bosom
of the Mediterranean. Some of the
crew had turned in ; others were gath
ered in groups spinning their yarns;
and the watch were quietly perform
ing their respective functions. Tom
was standing in the waist, ns ltenr the
quarter-deck as the etiquette of the
ship permitted, and, leaning upon the
lmnmock-nettings, was looking mood
ily aft, with an impression of uneasi
ness and sadness unusual to bint. It
might have been a murmur of the
waves or the breeze singing through
the cordage, but something very like n
deep-drawn sigh softly broke upon tlie
stillness of tlie night. But that other
sound—there was no mistaking that—it
was the suppressed shriek of a woman.
Tom started- and from his deep bosom
there enmea groan of pain and anxiety.
Then the cabin door abruptly opened,
and Bcppo came running along the
waist, looking wild and frightened.
Tom hurried aft; they met and the two
were clasped in each other's arms.
The story, whatever it was, soon told
in whispers, broken by sobs, and the
sailor’s brow grew black, and bis eyes
flamed with anger. He had but time
to utter a few words of encouragement
and consolation, when Captain Moore
appeared on the quarter-deck, and
walked slowly towurds them.
“Go forward, d—n you! Go!” lie
muttered savagely to Tom. “Bcppo,
get you to the cabin.-’
But Bcppo stirred not; and Tom
said, sternly. “Captain Moore, let there
be an end of this poor affectation of
disguise. This lady, urged by a wo
manly impulse, has been so imprudent
as to assume the attire that so little be
comes her, to follow one she loves.
You have been so guilty as to take
advantage of that imprudence to seek
her dishonor. If you have any sense
of manhood, you will leave her, till wc
reach port, under my protection.”
*4You tsGn of a gun!” shouted the
Captain ; “none of your fine talk to me.
n.. .......i t .ni.i i!.,.,.,..!’’
“Captain Moore," said Tom, placing
himself before the weeping girl, “you
are absolute here, aud I am powerless.
Hut, by the heaven that is master above
us both, if you wrong that woman, as
your lustful heart proposes, your life
shall pay for it, if ever Providence
leaves my hand free to strike tlio blow!’’
“Put that man in irons!" said (lie
Captain to the sergeant of marines,
who stood by, with others, wondering
at the strange suene.
The sergennt laid his hand on Tom's
shoulder; but the latter shook him off
and sprang furiously at the Captain ;
but before be could reach him, ho was
surrouuded by the officers who had
assembled’ was overpowered in spite
of his desperate resistance, taken be
low, and put in irons.
Reppo, for so wc must continue to
call the beautiful unknown, had mean
while, escaped to the forecastle, and
had appealed to the honest tars for pro
tection. Powerful as was the habit of
discipline, so much were their feelings
enlisted in behalf of the defenceless
woman, that it is probable that dis
turbance, if not mutiny, would have
ensued, if the Captain had made any
further attempts at coercion. Rut he
sullenly retired to his cuhiii, evidently
Impressed with tlie arguments of his
first lieutenant, who. shocked and dis
gusted at the scene lie had witnessed,
had firmly remonstrated witli his su
perior against any further breach of
the decorum due to her Majesty’s ser
vice.
The next day at noon, a startling cry
resounded through the ship :—
“All hands to witness punisument!”
Slowly the discontented crow obey
ed the call, and assembled in tiie waist.
They knew whnt was coming, and not
a man among them that would not
willingly have taken the place of the
culprit, rather than see their favorite,
Tom, “the gentleman," lashed to that
grating, and subjected to the indignity
of a public whipping. Rut they were
drilled to obedience ; and though uv
| cry man protested, no hand or voice
was raised in opposition.
There stood the boatswaiu, witli Ids
cat-o'-nine-tails, the unwilling execu
tioner of the degrading punishment:
there stood the Captain, with malice
and'cruelty in his blood-sliot eves, sur
rounded by his ofllccrB, who would
have forfeited their chances of promo
tion to be absent from the. painful
spectacle. Then up the gangway came
two marines, conducting Tom, who,
released from his irons, followed them
with folded arms, firm step, and a stern
and haughtly expression on his tine
countenance.
“Strip!” said the Captain.
Tom gave him one glance, not of en
treaty, for the Captain quailed before
it; then he threw off his shirt, and his
white skin glistened in the sunlight.
“We'll spoil thebsauty of that dainty
hide before we're done with you," mut
tered the Captain, with a sneer. “Lash
him up! Taut! taut!”
The order was obeyed, and Tom's
wrists were tightly lashed to the grat
ing.
The Articles of War were read.
“Now, boatswain, give him four
dozen. Lay on with a will, and sec if
you can't take some of the ‘gentleman’
out of him.”
The cruel thongs descended: and
though the boatswain’s heart was not
with his task, great blue welts arose in
the delicate flesh, and beads of blood
gathered quickly upon the surface.
Torn drew a long breath—and so did
almost every one else, for that matter
—but no cry,nor moan, nor any demon
stration of pain escaped him.
Again and again the lash descended,
leaving every time their livid and
bloody traces upon the torn and quiver
ing cuticle, and exposing the raw and
purple muscle.
Still stood the victim silently, as if
he were receiving caresses instead of
blows.
Once only, when a loud, convulsive
r>uu n «n urai si, iin 11 n urni i n rn un.na
ing, and a woman’s voice cried piteous
ly, “Mercy I”
Once only, then only a slight shud
der, passed through his frame: and.
whether with shame or sorrow, ablush
reddened his pale cheek, and as sud
denly passed away.
They gave him fort-eight, and then
released him from the grating.
“Now," said the Captain, “that’s the
first instalment of your punishment.
When we reach England, I'll have yon |
court-niartiuied and hung, if I can ,
have my way* for attempt ing the life of /
your superior officer. Take him be
low, and put him back in irons.”
On the first night after the frigate
anchored in the Dardanelles, Beppo
disappeared. The next morning, the
Captain went on shore, and received
his letters at the British Consulate at
Constantinople. There were several
packages from England, with instruc
tions from tho Admiralty. Upon open-:
ing one of these packages, and reading j
the contents, Captain Moore exhibited
the greatest astonishment and perplex
ity. It was evident that the intelli
gence conveyed, displeased, no less
than surprised and astonished him.
Having read attentively to the end, he
arose, paced the floor reflectively for n .
minute, and then addressed himself to
the midshipman, who accompanied
him:
“Return onboard. You will request
Mr. Denton (the first lieutenant,) to
release the man Thomas Brown, ami
direct him to meet me at two o'clock
at the English Coffeo House. You
will also request him to deliver to
Thomas Brown the enclosed package.”
He then took two sealed letters from
the table, enclosed them in an envelope,
upon which he wrote an address, and
handed the envelope to the midship
man.
At two o’clock. Captain Moore was
seated at a table at the English Coffee
House, sipping a glass of wine, and
conversing with the second lieutenant
of his ship.
The saloon Was the rendezvous of
strangers; and there were several
tourists present, and a number of offi
cers from a French and an American
man-of-war that happened to be in
port. As the clock struck the appoin
ted hour, Tom entered, accompanied
by a junior officer of the frigate, lie
approached the tabic, and Captain
Moore, much to the surprise of his
companion, rose to receive him, and
bowed haughtily but politely.
“My lord,” he said, “your letters
have doubtless already informed you
of the death of the Earl, your father,
and of your accession to the title and
estate 1”
The Earl, for so we must now desig
nate him, gravely inclined his head in
response.
The Captain resumed :
“I have to congratulate your lordship
upon the advancement of your fortunes.
Your discharge tVom the service has
been forwarded by the Admiralty, and
I have the honor to tender it to your
lordship.”
The Earl took the paper, and again
bowed stiffly.”
“Gentlemen,” continued the Captain
turning to his two subordinates, “1
have the pleasure, with his lordship's
permission, of presenting you to the
Earl of Riverdnle.”
The young Earl advanced, nml shook
hands heartily with the two voting
officers, acknowledged their congratu
lations with the warmest and frankest
expression of esteem ; for they had al- [
ways been kind and considerate to-1
wards him in the sxecisc of their S
authority. Ehe Captain, with some '
hesitation,'extended hii hand; but the
Enrl drew bark, and quietly folded lus
arms.
“1 trust, my lord, that nothing—that
anything unpleasant which may have
occurred inconfftrmity with the discip
line of the service, will, in your lord
ship’s new position, begraciously over
looked."
“So be it, then," replied the Earl.
“Whatever occurred in conformity
with the discipline of the service, I am
willing to overlook.”
“We arc about to dine. May I re
quest the honor of your lordship’s com
pany ?’’
"You will excuse me. sir,” answered
the Earl, with a serious and hitter
smile. “1 have a duty to perform that
will prevent my acceptance of your in
vitation. Captain Moore, as I said be
fore, T will overlook your tyranny
aver me, upon your plea of the observ
iincc of a ship's discipline. I will not
salt you to account for the scars upon
my back, for the agony of mind anil
body that you have Inflicted upon me.
itut for your cowardly and brutal at
tempt upon the honor of my wife, for
Hint 1 will call you strictly to account."
“Your wife! 1 knew not—”
“And what if you know it not ? You
knew that -lie was a woman, defence
less. and under your protection ; under
the protection of the flag that you pro
tend to serve, and that you have dis
graced. It was my marriage with her
tlint provoked the displeasure of my
father, and led to that rupture which,
In my boyish folly and resentment,
tempted me to abandon home and
friends, and to enter her Majesty’s ser
vice as a nameless and obscure outcast.
It was her love for me that tempted
icr to assume, without betraying n\v
raiiK, a ai«!rui»u umi lumuy iiujicu
would enable her to share my wander
ings; a disguise that you saw through
from the first; and when you should
Pave dissuaded her from the impru
dence, yon encouraged her, witli the
expectations of gratifying your pas
sions. If you lmd succeeded—if you
had accomplished her dishonor, I
would have killed you as I would a vi
per that had stung me. As it is, I will
inflict upon you such chastisement as I
think you deserve. Not for your cru
elly to me: not for the pain and dis
grace of the public whipping that you
jrave me ; but for the insult to my wife,
I will chastise you. And as my pun
shment was public, so shall yours be.
Here, before your fellow officers; be
fore these gentlemen, who, I am sure,
will applaud the act of retribution, the
Karl of Riverdale will avenge the
wrong done to the poor sailor's wife.”
lie drew from his jacket a thick and
icavy leather thong, and with a bound
ike that of a tiger, leapt upon the Oap
ain and caught him by the throat.—
Purple witli rage, the object of this
mdden attack attempted to draw his
iword. Powerful as he was, in the
nore powerful grasp of his young anil
irtive assailant, lie was whirled tVoin
ds feet and thrown violently on the
loor. The astonished guests of the
louse gathered around. In vain the
wo subordinate officers of the En
glish frigate* sought to interfere. With
ightning rapidity the heavy thong
lesceuded, here, there, upon the face,
lie head, the hack, the breast of the
. ,, . i... l—1 ,1
struggled in the iron grip that, fastened
md twisted into the strong silk around
:iis throat, choked him into helpless
ness. in less than a minute the work
was done. The two officers had drawn
heir swords, but were prevented from
using them by the bystanders; and
when these, at last, shocked by the se
verity of the punishment, cried out,
‘Enough! enough!” and ventured to
interpose, the chastisement was com
plete. Bleeding, panting, his clothes
torn to shreds, his face discolored, liv
id, gashed as with a hatchet, the whip
ped man was released, and the Earl
threw his thong on the floor.
Captain Moore had not strength
.'iiougli to rise. He lay there like a
log, and groaned with mingled wrath,
md pain, and shame.
“Now sir,” said the Earl, “we are
piits. Or, if you imagine I have over
drawn, there is my address for the
next ten days.”
He flung a card upon the table, ad
justed his clothiug, picked up his hut,
bowed to the company, and quietly
walked out of the house.
Of course the profession and rank ot
Captain Moore forbade the a flair should
end thus ; nor would his own feeliugs
permit him to forego further settle
ment. At daybreak, the next morning,
a party of six assembled at a secluded
spot beyond the Turkish cemetery.—
There was no mistaking their business;
the place, the time, the grave demeanor
of those present, the two niahogouy
boxes on the ground, the earnest but
rpdek preparations of the seconds, and
the patient and silent apathy of the
principals, plainly betrayed the nature
uf the work on hand. Captain Moore j
was reclining on the grass, leauing up
on his elbow, and nervously puffing a :
•igar. Perhaps lie felt a little sore af
ter the events of the previous evening,
flic Earl stood with folded arms louu
ing against a tree.
The preliminaries were concluded.—
flte men faced each other. To describe :
i duel, is simply to repeat what lias
been written a thousand times. We
will dispense with the technical details.'
At the first tire the Captain's right arm
full powerless to his side, the bone
shattered above the elbow. He winced
and breathed hard. The Earl s left
cheek was grazed.
“My wrist is stiff and sore,” said the
Captain. “If I had waited until to- !
morrow I should have done better.—
Again.’’
He received the other pistol with iiis
loft hand. But be was very pale, and
the drops started upon Iiis brow, and
coursed down the plaster that covered
the gashes left bv the whip.
At the word be tired; but the ball
struck at the Karl’s feet; he had not ]
strength enough to raise the weapon.
The Earl had evidently, and with in
tention, fired in the air. He said after
wards, "I saw that the man could not '
raise Iiis pistol; it would have been
murder to have shot him in that con
dition.”
Still the Captain insisted hpon an- |
other shot. Iiis seconds remonstrated.
I
protested, and refused to load the pis
tols ; and, pending the discussion, the
wounded man sank from the support- '
ing arm of the surgeon, and fell groan
ing upon the green sward.
“I—I believe—I'm too weak,” he
muttered feebly. “We must wait till
another time.”
The argument was over. He had i
fainted. j
The Karl “waited." He remained iir ,
Constantinople till the frigate Dart
proceeded on her cruise, and then, with
Iiis beautiful Countess, eaibarked for 1
England.
Captain Moore never railed upon
him for a second meeting. They were
quits.
Oriental Customs.
It is wonderfnl how oriental customs
remain unchanged by the lapse of time.
The wedding of the heir to the throne 1
of Persia, which took place quite re- !
ccntly, was accompanied by all the 1
characteristics described in the “Ara- 1
bian Nights.” The bride was enclosed
in a carriage painted sky blue and or
namented witli arabesques, and drawn
by six led horses. Before tier went six 1
gigantic wrestlers, tossing mighty clubs '
into tlie air; also young dancing men, 1
and a band of violins, trumpets and
tamborinos. Behind came a train of i
mules bearing curtained litters, on i
which were her lady attendants. Es
corted in tliis manner she journeyed ]
thirty-two days from home toward the
capitol, and was met at a little distance ,
by a party of Persian lords and digni
taries mounted upon richly caparison
ed horses. The picture was completed
by two (lies of soldiers In picturesque j |
costumes, who surrounded the whole
assemblage. I
In the East tilings do not change. ,
As Abraham pitched his tent in Beth- ,
el, so does an Aral) Sliiek now set up
his camp; as David built his palace on .
Mount Zion, so would a Turkish Pash
(
aw now arrange his house. In every ]
street may be seen the hairy children
of Esau, squatting on the ground, de- ,
vouring mess of lentils like that l'or (
which the rough hunter sold his birth- .
right. Along every road plods the j
sons of ltachacl, whose fathers, thou
sands ot years ago, bound themselves
and theirs to drink no wine, plant no !
tree, enter within no door, and their
children have kept the oatli; nnd at 1
every khan are young men around the ^
pan of parched corn dipping their mor- ‘
scls into the dish.
Cultivation of the Pen-nut.
“Tlie plant is an annual, and its j
branches extend horizontally on the 1
ground from one to two and a half feot 1
in every direction. Its yellow bios- :
som is on n slender stem, which, after
the germ fertilizes, grows downward,
and places the embryo pea two or three 1
inches beneath the surface of the 1
ground, ilencc the necessity of a loose '
soil for a good crop. Lund a little 1
sandy or loamy, and fertile is best. It I
should be very deeply plowed and mel- '
low, as then the roots run deeply in
search of nutriment. The rows may 1
he three or four feet apart, and on
ridges thrown up by the plow as for j
sweet potatoes, or on level ground ]
which is usually preferable, especially j
in a dry season. The seedwhioli should |
be of good size, conics up better if the
husk is removed boforc planting; it
may be placed two in a hill, and cover- 1
cd about two inches deep, the hills a f
foot distant from each other, about the (
time for planting corn. After they
are tip, thin to one in a hill, and trans
plant where missing. The cultivation ,
then necessary is to keep the ground j
mellow, slightly hilling It about the
plant, and free from grass or weeds.—
The early cultivation may be mostly
by horsepower, but the later working _
must he with the hand hoe. I have 1
raised them in Mississippi with but
little greater cure than is required for i
a crop of corn. They continue to grow i
until frost, and yield, under favorable
circumstances, from fifty to one htin-1 *
deed and fifty bushels per acre. When |•'
dug they should be spread to dry uu-, \
tier a roof, and those for planting kept s
from freezing. If frozen in the ground j
they are not injured, but out ol it they
thaw so suddenly as usually to prevent *
germination. A stout four-pronged
fork is useful in digging, and they will t
nearly all come up on the roots. ’They i
contain it large proportion of oil, said
to he preferable to that from the olive 1
for tabic use, this renders them excel- a
lent for fattening hogs. It is the opin- (l
ion of some good planters that it pays I i
to grow them for swine. The best I
manner of preparing the pea-nut for 11
eating Is to roast them in hot ashes, or ! v
better in embers well covered with t
ashes to exclude air and keep them .
from burning. Though very palatable,
they are easily digested, owing to their 1
large quantity of oil.” 1
ft.t I.M IUI'NIII.
Kay-A bad husband beats his wife
uid a bad wife beats the devil.
M^“Suiiiiy, dear, yon have a dirty
’ace.” “Can’t, help it marm—dad’s a
Hack Republican.”
K^-What you leave after your dentil,
ct it tic without controversy, else the
awyers will lie your lieirs.
KSyOne reason why the world is
lot reformed, is because every mania
>ent on reforming others, while but
few think of reforming themselves.
Kg-An unwashed newsboy being
isked what made him so dirty, replied ;
'I was made of the ground and I reck
>n its just working out.”
jgyTlic man who 1ms risen from
lonest poverty to influence deserves
ligh praise—provided lie is not asham
id of his origin.
KS-Ile that openly tells liis friends
ill that he thinks of them, must expert
liat they will secretly tell his ene
nies much that they do not think of
lim.
8gs„0iic of the saddest things about hii
lian nature is, that a man may guide oth
:rs in the path of life without walking in
t himself;- that he may be a pilot, and yet
. castaway.
J®* What is more natural than that sen
iniental young ladies, when they change
heir condition of single blessedness, coati
ng to be pensive should be expensive?
t&'A secret is like silence—you enn
lot talk about it, and keep it. It is like
noney—when once you know there is any
loncealed it is half discovered.
JSyLife may change, but it will not fly
ill the appointed hour; hope may vanish
or a time, but it is deathless; truth may
>e veiled, but it endures; and love may
>e repulsed, but it returns.
(9"An old lady, reading an account
if a distinguished old lawyer, wlui was
aid ta be the father of the New York bar,
iselatmed, “Poor man! he had a dreadful
et of children.”
Bar-Pedant—What does c-h-u-i-r
ipcll? Green girl—I)exta't know. What
lo you sometimes sit on ! Don't wan't
o tell. But you must, I sot on hill's
;nce once, but. I'll never do it again.
Running Tongue.—‘Ma, lias your
ongue got legs!’
‘Got what, child!'
‘Got legs, nut!’
‘Certainly no! ; but why do you ask
hat silly question!’
‘Oh, nothing, only 1 heard pasny your
ongue was running from morniug till
light, and I was wondering how it
oiitd run without tegs ; that's all, ma.’
J9-A couple of children were lioa«t>
ng of their respective relatives, when
me of them, a little girl of five years,
icing hard pressed, reflected a moment,
.ml then triumphantly exclaimed,
'Well, anyhow, my Aunt Susan can
akc all her teeth out and put 'em back
g'n and that’s ntorc’n any of your rc
Rtions can do 1”
19“A stranger In a printing office
sked the youngest apprentice what
vas his rule of punctuation. “I set up
,s long as I can hold my breath, thou
put a comma ; when 1 gape, insert a
cmi-colon ; and when I want a chew
if tobacco, I make a paragraph.
*9“ An apprentice sailor boy foil from
lie “round top" to the deck, stunned,
iut little hurt. The captain exclaimed,
.. UW l.v n'l.ai.o A\A noil OAtnn
rom?'’ “From the north of Ireland,
■er honor!” was the prompt reply, as
he poor fellow gathered himself nj».
SiSyA gentleman who wanted to
nakc a speech to a Sunday school,
hough the would adopt the colloquial
;tyle: and this is what happened ; Now,
>oys, what docs a man want when he
;oes a fishing?” A shrill voice in the
irowd went direct to the point with,
■Wants a bite.” The gentleman sat
lowu without further remarks.
ttaT'A distinguished Southern lady who
s the wife of a prominent aud extreme
tadic&l rosidiug in one of the Northern
States, while engaged in pluokiug the gray
lairs from her husband's moustache, was
sked by him- “What are you doing, my
ear?’’Only carrying out your owu policy
ir; exterminating the whites for the bou
fit of the blacks.” was tho witty reply.
-—
A Word for Hoys.
Truth is one of the rarest gems.—
tany a youth has been lost to society
y allowing it to tarnish, and foolishly
browing it away.
If this gem still shines in your bo
om, suffer nothing to displace or dim
ts lustre.
Profanity is a mark of low breeding,
ihow us the man who commands tho
cat respect; an oath never trembles
>i his tongue. Head the catalogue of
rime. Inquire tho character of those
tho depart from virtue. Without a
ingle exception, you will find them to
e profane. Think of this, and do not
jt a vile word disgrace you.
Honesty, frankness, generosity, vir
ile—-blessed traits! lie these yours, my
oys, and we shall not fear. You will
laiin the respect and love of all. You
re watched by your elders. Men who
re looking for clerks and apprentices
ave their eyes on you. If you aro
rofane, vulgar, theatre-going, they
till not choose you. If you are up
ight, steady, and industrious, befor
jug you will find good places, kind
lusters, and the prospect of a useful
ifusbctorc you
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