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Written for Burke’s Weekly, Answer to a Riddle, Publish*? in Bueke’s Weekly of Mat 4, 1868. SHE time for man on earth began. Already through the ivatery main I I ran a thousand miles—and can A thousand run again. I own the name that Adam gave, . 96V And Nature’s laws ’’obey;” All bravely breast the stormy wave. Nor once have "gone astray.” No need of limbs, nor arms, nor feet, My motions to control; In all my outward form coinylote, I live—without a soul. For three days only, once, at sea, “Prepared ” for Jonah s cell, A "living soul,” he dwelt in me, And with mo rose and foil. And when from me this ‘'son” was east, 1 lost nor limb, nor soul— The same as first, so to the last, I surge from pole to pole. Ten thousand hardy sons of toil Go, steering day and night. To gain my " spermaceti” oil. And thus attain “ great light.” But still, nnfearing death, I go 1 Athwart the heaving wave, All heedless if there’s ” bliss ” or no — I have no soul to save. For me no Scripture truths unfold “ Tho all-pervading love;” I know no dread of" w t ocs untold,” Nor hope for “ Heaven ” above. And if my name the Scriptures toll, Can it be other than The mighty monster’s known so well, “That great Leviathan.” Blue Spring Place. Written for Burke’s Weekly. THE VENTRILOQUIST. ® HEN Ilarry was a little fellow, his father had business in Savannah, and conclu ded that, he would take Harry with him. fMr. Elmore, Harry’s father, lived in the country, not far from a pretty town in Middle Georgia—the same in which the wheelwright lived, about whom I have told you. Harry was very much delighted at the idea of going to Savannah, for his old nurse, who came from there, had told him a great deal about the handsome squares, and the ships and steamers, and many other wonderful things which were to he seen there. I have no time now to tell you the particulars of Harry’s trip. After a pleasant drive of several hours, they reached Macon, where they took the cars for Savannah. It was a delightful ride to Harry. Some of the passengers seemed to think the trip rather tedious, hut it, was Harry’s first ride on the ears, and he was so fully occupied in looking at the people at the different stations, see ing some get, off, and others on; watching the conductors taking the tickets or collecting the fare, and the baggage-master receiving and deliv ering baggage, that the time passed away very rapidly. M hen they reached Savannah, Harry was com pletely bewildered by the noise. The cars stop ped under a long passenger shed or depot, sur rounded on all sides by an iron railing, Outside of this railing, there were a large number of men a nd boys crying out at the tops of their voices the names of the different hotels and boarding houses. Harry could not understand what it all meant un til his father told him that these people were the BTJ 11 K E’ S WEEKLY. omnibus and hack drivers and hotel drummers, each trying to induce the passengers to patronize his vehicle or hold. Harry supposed that a drum mer was a man who beat a drum, but these men had no drums, though they made nearly as much noise as if they had. He afterwards found out that they were called “drummers” because they went about soliciting custom for the different hotels. After a good deal of difficulty. Ilarry and his father reached an omnibus, and with their baggage were carried to the Pulaski House, one of the lar gest hotels in the city, ft was dark before they reached the hotel, and Harry was too tired to look around that night. So, after eating his supper, he went to bed. j|g jJJyI ' j \ ilj - IBfl iMs dr. JlLiv & fWWln rim ***%: | gptokg --IpSaf The next morning he was up bright and early, and after breakfast went out with his father. I have no time now to tell you oi all he saw; of his visit to the steamships and sailing vessels at the wharf; of the drive to Thunderbolt; of his walk in the Park, where he saw the fountain playing. All these things he saw during the day. I propose to tell you what he saw at night. Just before they reached the hotel, on their return from the park, his father asked him if he would not like to go and see Signor Blitz. Now, Harry knew as little of Signor Blitz as do many of my little readers; so he replied by ask ing his father who Signor Blitz was. “Signor Blitz, ’’replied Mr. Elmore, “is a Ven triloquist and Magician, and as he performs to night at Masonic Hall, the easiest way for you to find out who he is, is to go and see him. So. after tea they walked down Bull street a lit tle wavs, to a large brick building which was bril liantly lighted up, and toward which a great many persons were going. Directly they came to a door, inside of which a man sat behnn a scr ’ with a small window in it. Harry s at ier this man some money and received two litt e piece of red pasteboard, which he told him were tick ets. These he gave to another man, who stood at the head of the stairs, and then they walked into a large and brilliantly-lighted room, where a great many ladies and gentlemen and little children wore already seated. Harry had never been into such a large room before, nor seen so many finely dressed people, and he found plent} y of amuse ment iu looking around him. At one end of the room was a large stage, run ning from one side of the room to the other, and at each end of this a red curtain was stretched, so as to show only the centre of the stage. This was fitted up with a number of little tables and shelves, on which were cups and balls, and a good many curious-looking things, the like of which he had never seen before. Directly a bell tinkled, and immediately after- wards a merry-looking little old man came out from behind one of the curtains and bowed to the audience. This was Signor Blitz, and Harry thought lie had never seen such a pleasaut look ing old man. He had a little red cap on his head, which made him look still more jolly, and it was not long before he had all the audience laughing at his funn} r sayings. Time would fail me to tell you of all that Har ry saw ; how the Signor pretended to eat a tallow candle, (which was really cut out of a piece of tur nip,) and then found it again in the coat pocket of a gentleman in the audience ; how he borrowed a lady’s handkerchief, put it into a pistol and fired it at a loaf of bread, and then took from the loaf of bread an egg, and from the egg the ladies hand kerchief again. All this, and much more I should like to tell you, but I must let you know some thing about what pleased Harry most of all. He had noticed a figure of a little old woman, looking like a good-sized doll, which stood on the table near the cups and balls and eggs, and won dered what it could mean. After a while, how ! ever, the Signor took up this little figure, and ask ; ed it some questions, and —would you believe it. I —it answered him in a little squeaking voice. Pre- S sently he made it sing several songs, and then he undertook to lecture the old lady about her sing ing. and she became very angry and stormed at ; him in the most terrible manner. I Do you know how all this was done? Hurry found out afterwards, though he did not know at the time. Signor Blitz was a ventriloquist. A i ventriloquist is one who has the power of throwing his voice, or rather seeming to throw it, where he j chooses. This little figure could no more talk | than could any other doll, but the Signor seemed | to throw his voice into it, and to make it reply to him. I Hany saw many other amusing things, but, tor ! want of time, I cannot now tell you about them. ; He was very tired and sleepy when he got back to ! the hotel, and went to bed, hut I believe lie dream ed about Signor Blitz and his wonderful doll. A 1 all events, when he got home he had a great dea ! to tell of what he saw that night. —■— Brr Axn No—“ But” is a more detestable com .‘ ‘ ~ , t i.... u No” itself. “ No” is a 1 binntion of letters than xso n honest fellow, speaks hls ™‘ ?l1 a ’" l round at once. <‘B,«’ Ms a sneaking, eras.ve half-breed exceptional sort of a conjunction, which conies to pull away the cup just when it is at your lips. _ A distinguished man once remarked : “If the whole world were put in one 'caW,»i"l '" y mother in the other, the world would krek tho beam. ’ ’ 389