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THE HA WKINSVILLE DISPATCH.
VOL. 3.
Hawkinstiile Dispatch.
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Municipal and County Officers.
tows cotacii.
.tfrasr. John I.atdl'T
Clerk und ?wieo«r, E. A Bun h.
Mir.hoi. M I. Dudley.
U»i*WM'ri, Drf n. folding, a «
Hramblrtt. A Stnronski, E A. Burch, M
O'Brien, J IVatson
wrr.nion cotwr.
Judge, J K. Alexander
Mteib/r Ofneral, O. Beunet.
Clerk, E A Burch.
OTHER COUNTY OKKICKn*
Juliet of the /Veter, A. A. Lowe
* broner. Deceased
ffteriff, Nicholas KawtilW.
Odmtrf. J 4 Sparrow
Pr*tma*trr, W D King
Count, t*r*r>r, .lame* llarUev
CvrLnt, Trwmrtr, E. B. UHhWt
TarJtrrr'rrr, Wm McKinney
71a* (Mieetor, B B. Johnson
Business Cards-
ABTOST C. PATE. LAWtttKrtS t BTAS
PATE &C, PIYT^ISr
ATTOBBETB AT LAW,
ft A WKINBVILLE OEOIIOIA
WILL practice in tiro counties of Pu
laski, Houston.Dooly, Wilcox, Irwin
the rooms fbrmerlv occttpleo
by Juelge Scarborough. dec 88-ls.
Law Card,.
Charles c. kibBRK wlliprwttrola twem
efssTOs*? c f v h v!irs.wi;
!r»in ti»<i Coff»€ of the "g*
•ticwdto «nv b«»tn«dfi to him la
J. WATSON,
Attorney at Law,
HA WKINSVILLE, GA.
dec 88-ts
A. T. BURKE,
Attorney at Lavr,
Hawkinsvillc. Oa.
OFFICE on Commerce Street, where he
will he found except when absent r<a
profession and burine. 1 - 4ce « u
HAWKIJVSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTE3IBER 23, 1869.
1 AX DYING.
The husband who can read the fellowring
without feeling tiro mist taut gathering in
Via eyes, is simply harder hearted than we
are
liaise mv pillow, husband dearest—
Faint and fainter comes nty breath,
Vnd these shallows stealing alowly,
Bust, 1 kti6w. be those of death.
Bit down dose beside mo darling,
Iwt me c'.vxp your warm, strong hand,
Yours that ever has sustained me
To the borders of this la! and.
•for ybur f}6d End mine—our Father—
Thenoe shall ever lead the Oil,
Where upon a throne eternal,
SLa jfignwn and only tiua
I've limhvftHlhi* hnd been dfeKhiihg
Oir tiro past of Joy and pain;
Year In-year i ve waiuh-rei. backward.
Till ! was a child again.
Dreams of girlhood, and the moment
When I stood your wile and bride,
llow my heart thrilled with lore's triumph,
In that hour of woman's pride;
Dreamed of thee and all the oailb Cifrfis
Firmly twined around rtiy heart
Oh! the hitler, burning anguish,
When first I knew we nttut pari.
It has pa**«*d—and (Ted has pfOtifSsfcd
All tiiv footsteps to stteml,
He dial's more than friend or brutiror,
lie'll be wilh you to the end.
There’s no shadow o'er the portals
Lea ling to my heavenly home;
Christ has promised life immortal;
And 'tia Ms that bids me come.
When life's trials wait around thee, i
And its chiming billows swell,
Tbou'll thank Heaven that I'm spared
them,
Thou'll then feel dial “all is well.”
Bring our boy* ttnlo my bedside
My last blessing* let thim keep—
But they are (leaping, do not wake them.
They'll learn soon enough to weep.
Tell them often of tiroir mother.
Kiss them for mo when they wako,
Leati lfe*f* genllv in life's pathway,
Lore them doubly for my nakc.
V usp my liand still closer, darling,
This, the last day of nty life,
For w morrow I shall never*
Answer when you eallnie 44 w fe."
Fare dice well, my noble I;tshiftd,
Faint nnt’neatii this chastening rod,
Throw strong arm around your cliil-
Kcep them Aose Vo —ami thvl
At K4IKH Till! HIVLK.
nr tier ~Mtro<i
When for me the silent oar
Parts the Hiient Hirer,
And I stand u|*on the shore
Os die strange Forever,
Khali I miss the loved and known?
Shall 1 vaiuly seek mine own?
'Mid the WVftwA that come to meet
Spirits sin-forgiviii—
Listening to their echoing feet
Down tin- streets of heaven—
Shall I know a footstep near
That 1 listen, wait for, here?
Then will one approach tiro brink
With a hand extruded,
One whose llioughts 1 loved to think
Kr« the veil was readed,
Saying “Welcome! we have died,
And again are vide by side.' 1
Maying, “I will go w ith Ihec,
Tirol thou be not lonely,
To yon hills ol mystery;
1 have wailed only
l.'iitil now, to climb with iheo
Yonder lulls of mystery."
Can die bonds that make tl* here
Know ourselves luiiuwrtnf,
Drop away, like fbliage sear,
At life's inner portal?
What is holiest below
Must forever live and glow
1 shall love the angels well,
After I have found them
In tiro mans oua where they dwell,
With die glory round them.
But at firat, without surprise,
Irf-t me look in human eyes.
&ep by step our feel Must go
Up the holy mountain ;
Drop by drop within us flow
Life's unfeiting fountain.
Angels sing with crowns that hunt;
We shall have a song to learn
lie who on our earthly path
Bid* us help each other—
Who hi* Well Beloved hath
Made our Elder Brother-
Will but clasp the chain of lova
Closer when we meat above.
Therefoie dread I not to go
O’er tiro silent ltiver.
Death, thy hastening oar I know;
Dear me, thou Life-giver,
Through the waters, to the shore,
Where mine own have gone before!
gy A dandy inquired at a fruit
suaT “Are these apple* lit for bogs
to eat*” “Try 'em and see,’’ wud the
woman,
jt-N" Slander* are like fees that leap
over all a man’s good part*, to light
only upon bis sores.
fF At what time wa* Adam mar-
Tied! Upon hi* wedding Kve
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Prison Life to Camp Do us In*.
FRBPACi.
This narrative of life in a Northern
pri*ou is restricted rigidly to facts
that are well known to thousands
witnesses, to some of whom almost all
reader • may readily refer.
The object is to circulate truth,
challenge est-or, mid, by iuviting in
vestigation, promote the cause of
right and the integrity of history.
Many know the truth already, but
very many more do not.
The writer will tell the truth in his
own way. If some details seem tedi
ous at first, as the subject progresses,
it is hoped that it will be seen that
most of them were essential to a due
comprehension of what follows. This
wx/ogy tyt necessity Htali initial
ftoge*.' If any of the p/fxvs seem
redundant to the Editor, he can light
his pipe therewith; if any seem un
profitable to the reader, he can skip
litem, until awakened interest turns
him back to theifl.
Tiie darkest object on which the
sun shines has its brightest, as well
as its blackest side. There was &
bright hide, eVt-n tn Caiftp Douglas,
and fcfr partiefilar Tcasoflh, 'the bright
side will t»i presented first.
Those who can anticipate interest
and the vindication of truth only in
details of the horrors of the subject,
ettfi T* ! >* dft to ‘the later papers.
TUB fit ISO y.
Camp Douglas became a Federal
prison of note, when its gates were
thrown ojxjii to the Conic derate gar
tivoir, caplnrud at Fort Donelsotr.
It wussiluatud on the western shore
of Lake Michigan, in the outskirts of
the city of Chicago. The general
character of that locality is a sandy
level. Camp Douglas was a few
average acres—very level and very
sandy. On the 4tli of October, 1868,
the prison contained, to wit: The
bulk of Morgan’s command, about
8,500 men ; the late garrison of Cum
berland Gap, 1,500 to 1,800 pten; the
Chickamatign prisoners, 1,000 to 1,100
men, and two small squads, mere
handfuls, long known upon the rolls
and otherwise, p* the “Uhl Squad,"
and the “Saint Louis Squad.”
Oh the ißd of the same month, the!
writer wa* detailed by the commissary
of prisoner*, ('apt. L. C. Übines, to
tsikc vbntgje of tln-prison jlecord of
book in which the reports were Mi
tered daily—its face wa* a journal
history of the prisoners—arrivals, es
cajxro, admissions to-, And discharges
from the hospital*, deaths, etc.; ami
front it the ration lists were drawn off.,
On the 31st of October, the writer
entered in hi* mcmoraftduni book the |
footing of the total aggregate ft bich
he hu 1 just made up, for whom rations
were to be drawn next dAy. In that
memorandum-, now l»clV»re him-, the
figiircn arc A,6(18 alive and present, to
be fed. Tin- rolls, made up less than
six weeks before, called for 6,306,
nearly a decrease, in so short a time,
of uismt ten per cent Many had
escaped, but even at that early period,
death bad already la-gun it's silent
work among us. , .
At that time the prison wao laid
off iu four squares, the barracks of
each facing inward. They were built
upon aand, with plank floor*, roofs
and walls, and between the windows
on each ship, blocks of bunks in three
tiers, six in a block. Behind each
barrack was a kitchen building, like
the former, except that many of the
floors were earthen, und iu lieu of
bunks there were long counter-like
table*.
The prisoners were quartered iu
three of the squares, the fourth lieing
reserved for the Federal prison. Thu
South-east square was popularly called
the “While Oak,” la-cause it con
tained the notable “White Oak Dun
geon.” This was a small, compact
cell, for close confinement—a prison
within a iiriaou TL- •»*—*■* *
enclosed by an irregular plank fence
about ten feet high, ami with traverse
girder* on the inner side. Such was
Lamp Douglas, in October, 1863.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The first military necessity urged
upon the authorities was the construc
tion of a more secure fence. The old
one wa* comparatively low, and
the cross girders Just now spoken
or, afforded facilities for escalade.
Daring men were constantly going
over, tiuder cover of darkness, and
regardless of the sentinels;
Anew wull was soon erected. It
was of boards set upright, measuring
fourteen feet flora the ground to the
parapet. This temporarily barred tiie
system of Dee exit by scaling, but
the Yankee love for lucre came bravely
to the rescue. Bribery was enlisted,
a timely and fbrmidable ally. Tbe
price of a ticket over or through the
barrier advance 4 l from ten to twenty
dollars. By vigilaut measures the
authorities sought to withhold the
means of bribery. When money
came for the prisoners, the letter
examiner turned it over to the cashier,
whose duty it wa* to give the parties
equal credit, and send down the let
ters, or notice* of the arrival of remit
tance*. A large per-centagc of the
money sent to prisoner* was never
beard from by them. The redponai-
bllity of.the appropriation * us diYl&ed
Uusltier and Examiners,
stud the pm'pL.ycve% the Post-olllcc
and Expose. *
Large Ittifil? pasaed, through tho
handk ot me Cashier. A single state
ment wil indicate it. When the
Marme B «k of Otiiengo failed, on.
hundred IkuKuand dollar# in U. N.
Treasury ---tes, la-longing to Camp
Douglas jf /i-ooers, were jpelndcd
among utinuF* of that in
hI itution. here were features con
nected wtUi dm disappearance Os liuU
large smil t ruuttey uidlattcring to
tbo credit the parties who lteUCtho
cash in truA: but as this i* A rficfri and
of csmblisfcti.Aud well known trttth
only, Kin fit* tli-.- place to introduce
a cire\«isi*uti»l probability. The
I facts w- ’orison ft»ud vms tasted
bo p.i..*’-. 1 -t'go iMVti snfwhich
■was the Heatlqtutricis office
to albln a safe repository for tho
money jf the prisoners. The prison
ers pale for tire security, and whet!
the saitl bank failed, were surprised
to learn that the entire capital had
gone, witli it* irrecovoraTO deposits.
In liel of tho cash sent to them,
the prinoflei's received tickets on the
gntlfr, -a »o alone could cash them at
Readqnarters. TomH'Other Federal*,
they tvery as valueless as so much
phsteboari. Good, loyal greenbacks,
like the merfr, were contraband, and
for tho ief-Narae reason, because the
Yankee luted them.
But, ili-tdie every precaution. Fed
eral currency reached tho liand* of
. prisont'tfe khroOgh diVcrs channel*.
It could It: bought daily “on change"
for tiekett Or Confederate mouoy, nt
6 stated pKUtium.
A single ktkLtftofl will illustrate
tv it bon t w (trying. The father of one
of Morgmi's tippling soldiers, canto
to ChicitlrL tßp|lt hi* ndfellkrts soft
iH hte rr.ibiot li.nc. The rigorous law*
of the prnon denied them flic privi
lege of Interview, ntuj to obtain
sattsfaetioa in some sort, tiie boy
bribed a letter through the under
ground toltlk The sirftj perused the
IreuHonabic docunient, hi* eyes spark
ling bohiua his spectacles. He forth
| with issuqtl Kpecinl directions to a
l trusty maker, and 111 a few day*
the Computminnt received two boxes
' of eigari, one of prime Havana, und
the other of an np|«roclably inferior
grade ami flavor—Utcsc with a polite
note, askitig him to smoke one box
gmiltenw in flf
humor,the Cflohol could not find it
in hi* heart to deny a request so con
siderately couched. Having an eye
for a good cigar, he laid by the best
box, and Kent the other down.
I This wft-t precisely a* the sagacious
! yoVttli hid prognosticated. The same
1 night he look his cigars to bed with
him, and there, from beneath the
1 wrap|wrs, extracted a bountiful su|>-
ply of legal tender. On the following
night he Joined his father on the lute
train for Detroit and Canada. One
of the pr- tty bills had moved the
conipuseion of a loyal sentinel, who,
iu a paroxysm of good feeling, ordered
arms, and “ItOostcd" young gentleman
over the parapet-. But, in thu way
of bribery Stood Iwogi im dhtgon*,
which the rebels had te) face. Their
names were Fear and Cunning. The
firht. was tbe Yankee dread of detec
tion, and to save punishment, for in
the official eye it was a gfoss derelic
tion t)f July for a common guard to
receive a rebel bribe, aud tho rigor of
this creed bad a tendency to fortify
tho “boys in blue” against tlwir innnto
wenknes-l toward tho gredsy portrait
of their honored President. On the
other hand, Cunning pointed to what
seemed, U> some of their astute minds,
n safe ami easy passage between the
Bcylfax of their love for money, and
the (Jharvbdis of their fear of punish
ment. It wa* to negotiate freely,
pocket tiie bribe, Uion level a loaded
musket *t the middle button of the
‘ifthf^b
complained that the hriltc had lieen
accept' and, and his story was believed,
it would seem a capital “Yankee
j trick,” meritorious, perhaps, of pro
motion to a Corporalship.
’ Thus, it soon came about, that
certain of the guards, who had never
been w-duced by this syren song,
monopolised the business. Another
demonstration that ‘‘•Uonenhj in the
best jjolicy •”
Sißney Harrington.
A P.kxeipr Worth One Thousand
Dollars.— The Ohio Cultivator say* (
the following receipe is worth one j
thousand dollar* to every housekeeper:
Take one |>oand of sal soda aud half
R pound of bnslacked lime and put
them In rt gallon of water, boll twenty
minutes, fct it stand tiil cool, then
drain off and put in a small jug ot jar j
soak your dirty clothes overnight;
or until they are Wet through, then
wring them, and rub on fiiehty of
soap, and ill one boiler of clothe* well
covered with water add one teacupful
of tbe washing fluid ; t>oil half an hour
briskly, then wash them thoroughly
with some suds; rinse; and your
clothes will look beltcf than by the
old way of washing twice before
boiling. This is an invaluable receipe,
fti-.d overy poor, tired vouun should
try it.
Augusta Currripumlcate.
Aiot-STA, Ga., Sept. 18, 1869.
Dkaii Botru.v—Since tin- date of niy
lost leller to you, I have been. ''sloshing
around” Jfcbrrrffly, tn tltb Hcpc'l C securing
among the millions of unoccupied acres in
our State, a small “patch" on which to
settle down, and, by a manly, vigorous
effort to culUrnto tiro soil, mist- my own
bread-stuffs, make my ow n surguni, lay my
oivu eggs, and—be at peace witii all the
world “and the rest of mankind.” It may
be dial I hare found the coveted spot, aud
if nht thwarted In my present plans (not
very extensive, however,) hope soon to be
domicilled in dtc quiet couutry—not Very
far from the City's bustle hfifl hum, but
tuflUflcntiy removed fi-nrft the banttWl In
fluences of its hearliessuess to be constantly
surrounded by tho varied and varying
beauties of nature, and die never-ceasing
and Imnsonloiis operations other laws
—Then is an evident disj>osidon among
the masses to favor the New Party move
ment, which for some weeks past liafi been
so freely di-sfeweil by our political journal •.
aud 1 think tffrre can be but litdc doubt
that Issues will arise in the next Congress
that will greatly tu-celerate tbe sell stag.
WiUt the exception of the leaders if aie
Democratic party In Georgia, aH i.re be
ginning to acknowledge that that party, as
a National organization, is powerless for
owl, aud secifi wilting, tvhen Hie properg
time arrive*, to unite widi any new organ
ization that promises to meet living issues
that concern tin: South and accomplish the
gteKlcst good to a people who arc so much
iu need of gmal dredta The South holds
tiie balance of jsiwer, und, by prudent
management, tnay hereafter command all
site wants. It is doubtlerit true that, as
far ss Ueotgla is eomWncd, the Derrto
cratic parly was never more thoroughly
and effectively orgnnized than at prewni;
and It Is Nvf-T, that It Is no, Tor as surely as
“gnu's iron'’ urgent reasons exist why the
i rhik people of every community In the
State should 1«- ftilly prepared to act ns a
unit at very short notice. 1 would not,
therefore, advise its disintegration here
until such time as It may Ik effected wilh
entire safety to tho best interests of the
Slate aud the security of iu citizens. Yet,
as there to no ho;*: for tbo Bot rit through
the organization of a patty whTr h Is shorn
of all power to heal existing issues, and
however reluctant to sink the (to many )
hallowed name of Democrat, I think the
de-termination wisely take ft to encourage
die formation of a New Party—composed
w ill meet Urn exigencies of the
time*, and restore to our oppressrol people
the blessings of Peace and Political Free
dom.
—Some of yottr cotemporaries deny .with
an apparent air of authority, that there
will be any effort by the next Legislature
to impeach Governor Bullock. 'I his may
bo tiie determination of politicians, who
care more for the success of their own self
ish schemes than for the honor and happi
ness of the people; but If it Ih* not done,
and done effectually, recusant legislators
will Ik deemed unworthy tho continued
confidence of an honest constituency.
—The Ka<l trail RWpuMfcans hereabouts
affect to believe that the negroes expelled
from die Legislature aliout a year ago w ill
be restored to their seaU item. tan. at the
ensuing swsion In this Uicy betray a de
plorable Ignorance of the rights aud tem
per of Uieir Democratic fellow-members;
or they llius express themselves in order to
arouse Lite hopes, that they may hereafter
the more easily excite die |w*sioiis, ot the
negroes.
—lt is uot Improvable lliftt, rtext to Int
|H-achnient, tiro question of Public Educa
tion will he the leading measure of Interest
before tiro next General Assembly. lam
of opinion, however, that iu view of tho
depleted condition of the State’s treasury,
and the present largo class of non produc
ing and non tax paying negriros, the mem
ban w ill not deem it practicable to provide
lor any very liberal system, at least for
several years to come. In die meantime,
whynot adm-t Jbc
this city? It seems to bo so entirely feasi
ble and’ ehrieUanbin, a* 16 commend it to
all true Christians of every denomination,
as well as to enlightened Mama and Odd
Fettoic* everywhere in die Slate. 1 give
the plan in Ida own words, aa follows (aids
j •• Bonner of the South,” August 88):
" Wt beg leave to vuggeat the following
! modes, each of which is bur, just, reason-
*lffd Iu own bus.
nc*s, and keep ito fingers out of Ute uues
tion of education; and let parents, of them
selves, without Htste «ft. aftron.! or not at
tend to tiie education of their off: prong it
some persons be too poor, creole a pauper
fund lor them. , .
••9d. Let each religious detroojination.
without State aid, educate the childroft or
tiieir meabers. This wm/d save the B**te
from responsibility and cx|iense. Besides,
it would soon sellle the vexed question as
to which of all tho churches is the best
Iriend of education.
“ 3d. If tiro State taxes tiie people for ed
ucational purposes—though H ha* not the
right to do so— distribute tlu: ftutds In. Just,
proportion among Ibe Various denomtna
tianV This Wonfd aave tbe State much
trouble. Bcsidre, it would prove Which of
uli tiie denomination* is most bonest
I “4th. Let tiro present mode of education
in Georgia Ik continued; and for uniform
ity sake, withdraw the exceptional pririle
geEenjoyed by the Savannah and Chatham
.County School Board. .
| “ Here are four systems—fair snd honest
—to either or all of which not half the ob
-1 lections can be made that we can urge
against the general common school system
of the North.-r the exceptional system
1 istahtisbed in Savannah Cvaul'T.
NO. 39.
Josh Billinob on the Mule.—The
mulo is half hoss and half jackass,
and then kuins to a lull »top, uatur
diskuvaring her mistake. Tha wey
more akording to there heft, than eny
uther kreetnr, except a krovrlqir.
kant hear enny quicker nor further
then‘the boss, yet tharc ears gLTv big
enttff for snow shoes. Ydix Ren trust
them with enny one whose life aint
mirth enny more than the mule’s.
The only way to keep them in a pos
ter is to turn them into the uiodder
jining anti let them jump over
Thn arc reddy for use just aa sunc
as tha will do to abuse. Thn haint
got any frieftdff, and will live on
hftkleberry brush with An okkiwional
clianseat Kannada this*ul«.. v 'J’ha are
a modern in.venshunf. 1 don't think
tho bihle elude* to them at all. Tha
sell for more money than enny other
domcstick anitnile. You kant tel
three *gc by looking into tlmrefuouths,
»ay more than you koud a Mexican
Jtannon’s. Tha newer hev any dis
ease that good klub wout cure. If
they ewer die tha kutu rite tc life ■
again, for I newer heard nobody say
“ded mule.” Thu are like sum men,
“verry korrupt at barte." I’ve known
them to bt- good inti los frfrsiv muntlis,
jest to get a chance to kick Miiubody.
I newer owned one, nor newer mean
to, unless there is a United States lafir
past requiring it. • ~>
Theouly why thanrupashent
ft Irocnn* tha are nahamed of them
selves. I have seen eddicated mules
in a sirkus. Enny mart Who is williti
to drive a mule, ought to be exempt
by law from rftuuiu for the legislature.
Th'ft are the *trange* kYeetcVs oh
earth, ami hcvicfft according to their
sire. 1 herd tel oT oftc \vlto fel opli
from the tow-path on the kannl and
mink a* he teched water, but he kept
rite on towing the bote to the stashun,
breuthin thru hifl ears, which stuck
out of the water about three feet six
indies. 1 didn’t *ee this, but an auc
tioneer told of it, aud I never knew
of an auctioneer to tc! a lie unless it
was abHolutcly convenient.
I Wouldn’t MaArv a Mechanic.—
A young man began Visiting a young
woman, and Ajntented lo lot well
pleased. One evening he called when
it was quite late, which led the young
girl to inquire where he had been.
“I had to work to-uight.”
“What! do you work for a living!”
Certainly,” man,
“I ant a mechanic.”
“I dislike the name of a meellattfft,”
and she turned up her pretty nose.
That was tiie last time the young
man Visited tho young woman. He
i* now a wealthy man, and has one
of the best women in the country for
a wife.
Tin- lady who disliked the name of
a mechanic is now the wife of a mis
erable fool, a regular vagrant about
grog shops; and the soft, verdant
and miserable girl is obliged to take
in washing in order to support hertcir
and children.
You dislike the name of a mechanic,
eh ? Y’ou, whose brothers are but
well dressed loafers.
Wc pity any girl who has so little
brains, who is so verdant, so soltj as
to think less of a m”n for being ft
mechanic—one of (ioti’s noblemen
the most dignified and liotibhible
personage of Heaven’s creatures—
! Beware, young lady, how you treaL
young men who work for ft living, for
yob may one day be menial to oue of
thc-in yourself.
Don’t I’ut the Hay Too IDon.—A
I transcendental preflehet- took for his
j text “ Feed my lambs.” A plain
fanner very quaintly remarked to him,
on coming out of the church. “A
very good text, sir; but you should
toko cate not to put the liny so high
in the ruck that the lambs can’t reach
it!”
A KTB6LE—will consent to all
you desire,’’ said u facetious lady to
her lover, “on condition that you
give me what you have not, what you
never can have, and yet what you
can give me ” What did she ask for t
A husband.
Enthusiasm. —l-s»te|y hu enthusi
astic hunter of antograpbs, resolving
to have the signature of a distin
guished poet, took up his bill for
twenty pounds, held in despair by
his tailor.
, ifsr So—ft is very pleasant to
ride in an omnibus opposite a baby
who is sucking sugar candy, and
pluyffdlV wipes his dear little hands
on your best black unmentionables.
.Sick in EJarnebt.-tA man com
plained to his doctor that he stuffed
him so much with drugs tliat he was
sick a long time alter he got well.
Gory Echo.— The mau who heard
a call from “the voice of glory” waited
; for the echo. It was “gory,” so ho
resolved to stay at home.
tgP'An Irish woman, who was
quarreling wilh her husband the other
day, said he was “a nuisance that
I needed » bating.”
Os When does a lawyer act falacly ’
When b< makes on action lie.