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Tin- CV of ItillM.
T cannot \'f; a bullet' of ili**
nnill.iuiilo ol bain wliioli inlitibil lliofin
parts of Texas tlinn l>v ninritiotiino j
an oumunncn wlifo.li rimy seem • m;reili
lilii to poisons wlio Imvu ii t livod in
that Hi at*) or ti avnlml tliroui'ti it, ami j
v lionronol familiar wit,li zoofogy of j
tlie most fertile poriions of tlio sonti- i
tropical anil torrid zones. In 1857, ilio ,
jieoplo of Austin and ils vicinity were
nmeli cxe.ito'l lv a i<-|>ort tliat a volca
no bail U jrst forth front tiro side of a
mountain near lire Llano tivor, about
fifty miles northwest from the capital,
and not far fix rn the Colorado. The
smokivissunn from it could be distinct
ly seen for several weeks, when the air
was calm, from any conspicuous cnii
liunoo at a distance of titty or sixty
lniteH. Hover a I persons visited the spot,
and brought me specimens from the
burning crater. 7be geological forma
tions of the neighborhood are very in*
teres ting. The Llano Mountains are
granite. The old sedimentary lime
stones ttpheaved by the granito have
been changed into marbles and the
crumbling sandstones have all been dis
integrated and perforated by numerous
invents, through which subterranean
streams run and issue in great springs,
like those of Austin, San Marco*, and
Han Antonio. The whole region is un
dennindod with caves, liko the part of
K.ntueky intersected by Green river
where the Mammoth Cave is situated.
Into one of these an Indian pursued a
boar, lightning bis way with a torch,
which ho threw down upon the floor of
the cave near the entrance when ho left
it. The floor was heaped with the excre
ment, of the countless numbers of bais
which had inhabited the cavern tor
many centuries, and which payed thick
ly all the passages. I examined one of
these eaves, much smaller, near Capt.
Merrill’s place, thirleen miles northwest
fiom Austin, and found this matter ac
cumulated in the chambers under the
stalactites upon which the flocks of bats
clung while sleeping. In some places I
supposed the deph of the accumulations
to be ton or fifteen feet. It was com
posed mainly of the wings of mosquitoes,
living ants, and other indigestible parts
of various noxious insects. Mingled
with the niter which abounds in these
caves, it forms a very combustible fuel;
and it was a vast deposit of tins com
pound in the extensive cavern mention
ed and set on fi.ro by the Indian’s torch
which formed the artificial volcano
which for several weeks in 1857 alarmed
tlio citizens of Travis, Hays and Burnet
counties. The depth and quantity of the
light ashes left by the lire made it im
possible to explore the cavern without
t!m risk of being suffocated and buried
alive wbeu I was in its vincinity. I
have no doubt that the material in its
crude condition, or its ashes, would
rnwko a valuable manure for the lands of
that part ofTexas.
A visitor at the Exposition, (lining at
u French restaurant, meekly intimated
when his bill was presented lhai his boil
ed egg contained a chicken. The polite
waiter said that he would have the bill
corrected, and soon returned with a
new bib, upon which the charge of 30
cents for “eggs" had given place to an
item of 00 cents for chicken.
This note from a Chicago girl to her
lover was made public through a law.
suit: “Dear Sarnie, Pap’s watermillions
is ripe. Come and bring some poetry
like you brought afore. My love for
you will ever flow like water running
down a later row. Bring a piece as
long as vour arm, and have a heap more
about them raving ringlets ami other
sweet things. Come next Sunday and
don’t fulo me.’’
Two persons were oueo disputing so
loudly on the subject of religion that
they "awoke a big dog which had been
sleeping on the hearth before them, arid
lie forthwith harked most furiously.
An old divine present, who had
been quietly sipping his_ tea while
the disputants wore talking, gave
the dog a kick, and exclaimed:
“Holdyour tongue,,yon silly brute!
You know no moro about it titan
they do.”
They were walking along canal
srect, and one of them was silt mg,
“1 courted her for two yearn, and
now that I am married at last, I
confidently anticipate a life of
- edition,’’ Ire cried, as lie stnbbcd
Iris toe against, the raised edge of a
flag stone. His friends thought so
too.
Odd Jobber: “I wish I had got
my brother oil this heer job with
me.” Inquiring Employer; “™by
my man, your brother specially'
Odd Jobber: “Why, yo see, sir,
he’s got a rare chock on him, my
brother has. Why he’d think no
more ol asking for a quart over a
job like this—than nothink.”
Mama (who has been quietly
watching certain surreptitious pro
ceedings): “Willy, who helped
you to'that cake'f” Willy (prompt
ly) :“llobbon, mamma.” (Mamma
stonily): “Sh sh-sh, vou naughty
boy, liow dare yon tell such sto
,m’Willy: “ ’Taint my fault if
i! s a Tory, in a Ihdn’t pa foil
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of tho people.
In addition to the Presidential election, tlie
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