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THE A Live Weakly Paper on Live Issues Published Every Friday Morning, at Crawfordville, Ga. W • D- SULLIV AN, Proprietor RATES OF SUBSCRIPTTOX: Single Single Copy, Copy, (one year,) . . . S 2 00 Single Copy, (six months,) . . 1 00 (three months,) . . 50 and «F* JOB Advertising PRINTING rates liberal. BOOK to suit the times. a specialty. Prices A Villian Caged. Some weeks ago the Atlanta Constitu¬ tion contained an article which stated that a passenger train on the Western and Atlantic railroad came very near being thrown from the track near Big Shanty, by the placing of a number of cross-ties across the track by some malicious person or persons. A few days after publication of the article, another train was impeded in its pro¬ gress in a similar manner. With a view to briuguig the guilty party before the courts, Gen. W m. McRae employed Detective W. L. Jones, jf the police force, one of the most skillful detectives in the state to work up the case__ Detective Jones left for Big Shanty on Wednesday last and at once commenced working up the case. He found suf¬ ficient evidence to warrant the arrest of Horace Mathews, a negro boy about eighteen years of age, who was at work on Mr. Wards’ farm about three miles in the country. The negro upon being questioned, pretty clearly admitted his guilt, and stated that he had placed the cross-ties on the track to witness the sport of seeing the engines knock them off as they came along. He said that he did not see any harm in placing them there tbem’from as the locomotives could throw the. track much more easily than ti.cr they could 7 tumble „ a cow. tt lie seemed to be perfectly ignorant of the fact that he had committed any crime by placing the obstacle in the way of the passing trains. He was carried by Detective Jones to Big Shanty, and a dispatch sent to Gen. McRae, informing him of the arrest of Horace Mathews and , the ,, admission , . . , by him that he had committed the crime. An answer was received by Detective Jones to tako his prisoner before a justice of the peace and have him tried for the offense of committing a felony. The prisoner was carried before Justice Kennedy, and upon being accused plead guilty. He was then brought by Detective Jones to Marietta, where he was remanded to await trial. Sheriff Pink Stevens holds the key of the cell containing Mathews until a trial is had. __.. 4 ^ 4 tackad bv Wr V The.‘'i ('lord (Minn.) say* ; “About 10 o’clock last Saturday night, as Mr. Miner, of the town of I,angola, Benton County, was driving from his own house to Mr. Morrill’s, having with him his wife and three children, he was attacked by five large timber wolves. The fierce beasts sprang at his horses, and when Air. Miner struck at the nearest one with his whip it made a leap to get at him, but struck against the wagon box. At this moment Mr. Miner’s dog bravely attacked this wolf, and was set upon by the whole pack and killed, and almost devoured. This gave Mr. Miner an opportunity to whip up bis horse and make off, which lie did at a full gallop, calling out loudly for help. His cries attracted the attention of Mr. Jocelyn and family, who came to the rescue, and the wolves were driven off. But for the fortunate interference of the dog, the result might have been much more serious. An attack of this kind by wolves is almost without precedent in this part of the State, and it must be that the animals were driven to it by ravenous hunger. A corpse startled the watchers at the Home of the Little Sisters of the gpor in Richmond, Ya., one night last week. An inmate. Mrs. Ililliz, had died and the corpse had been laid out in the parlor of the institution. At midnight, as the Sisters were watching by the bier, the sunken eyes appeared to flash, the blood came back to the faded cheek, and, a3 though imbued with superhuman energy, the dead body arose from its resting place, which was draped with black pall. The watchers 6tare<l at one another and were overwhelm¬ ed with horror and awe. The risen corpse quietly shook herself, and remarked, “I am not dead yet, but I shall die soon.” The Sisters, after recovering from their con¬ sternation, undressed the lady and put her to bed. She became conscious, and, after lingering until AVednesday, died again. A horrible murder was perpetrated in Kansas City, Mo., about 2 a. m. Tues¬ day. Neighbors were aroused by pistol shots and flames issuing from the house of Theodore Haltenback, end when the fire was extinguished Mrs. Haltenback was found on the bed with her head crushed in and her limbs burned to a crisp, Mr. Haltenback in the kitchen with a bullet hole in hi3 head and the back of his skull crushed in with an axe, and their little girl, eight years old, lying out of doors insensible and at the point of death. The murderer is un¬ known. A clegvman was once forced to sav to a congregation which persisted in de positing buttons in the contribution box: “Brethen who wish to con¬ tribute buttons, will please not hammer down the eyes, for, while that process does not increase their value as coin, it does impair their usefulness as buttons.* 4 The Democrat. Mol. 2. POETRY. Hope 1 Hope is life, and we who living Have no hope, are as the dead, Who in gloomy graves are sleeping. While the sun shines bright o'er head, ’Tis the source of all ambition, 'Tis the life of every scheme, In it we see the future Of every prospect, every dream, Hope will cheer the broken-hearted, % Soothing sorrow, euring pain, ’Tis the star of friends wiicn parted, For in it they meet again. It is that which laakes the future Seem a pathway bright and fair ; Lifting oft poor weary mortals From the depths of woe and care, Hope is God’s great gift from Heaven ! Radiance trom a higher sphere ; Priceless boon, in mercy given, Helping us to do and bear. MISCELLANEOUS. A TEMPTATION. George Miles sat at his desk in the count ing-room busily casting up the columns of figures that iay before him. lie had been < H* cba * , 8 e d f rom his former situation nearly * 3*" before, owing to the pressure,of the times; and, for a long time could find no work unH1| fortunately, he obtained his present position, which he had held for about three months. During bis enforced idleness he had been obliged to run into debt over fifty dollars, and, as his wages 110w barci >' P aid hi8 expenses, he saw no way t0 free himse,f fro, “ the encumbrance. disliked a extrefffeiy to be under “"T’i obligations aQl1 toa „ y one, consequently'the thought that he was in debt worried him continually, As he sat there at work the door opened and • little old man entered the room, “Good morning!” said George, cour¬ teously, looking up. “Anything 1 can d* for you ?” “Is Mr. Osgood in?” inquired the visitor, in a tliin, squeaking tone that corresponded perfectly with his stature. “My employer Is out of town this morn¬ ing.” replied Rje clerk; “but I transact business in his absence.” "Be you Ms bookkeeper 7” “Yes, sir.” C IU« ° ji'xus* in ! J TT“» * f [Mj- • ic tuoany Vve r>eki> him?” “Certainly.” “My name's Blair; Bill Blair,” said the old man, as he walked up to the desk. “Ye see, 1 got trusted for goods and things up to about seventy-five dollars, more’n a year ago; an’ I s’pose Osgood has about gin up ever gettin’ his pay. Ye see he couldn’t ’a got it if he’d tried, for I didn’t have the money. But it was an honest debt, an' I’ve allers meant to pay it; an' now I’ve got the money I’m goin! to ! Seventy-five dollars an’ a half!” and he laid the money upon the desk. The clerk wrote him a receipt, and, care¬ fully placing it in iiis pocket-book with an air of satisfaction, Mr. Blair took his leave. George sighed as he placed the money in his pocket. Probably liis creditors would have to wait longer than liis employer had waited for this money ! How he longed for the time when he could walk the street with head erect, not fearing to lift liis eyes lest Ue should see a creditor ! During tlie afternoon his employer came in. Mr. Osgood was a pleasant, jovial man, easy-going and generous, but thoughtless. He could get plenty of clerks for the wages he paid George, and it had never occurred to him that George might experience any difficulty in getting along. "Any callers ?” lie inquired, as he took a chair by the stov e. “A few. A Mr. Blair was in for a few moments this morning.’’ “Was he ?” said his employer, carelessly. “I see him about every week. He’s been owing me seventy-five dollars for over a year. He keeps saying he’s going to pay it just as soon as lie gets the money. But he’ll never get tlie money, I’m afraid. If he does, he’ll pay. He’s honest enough. That’s why I’m so easy with him. I say Miles,” he exclaimed, half jocosely, “What will you give me for that note ? Chance for a speculation !” “Where does he live ?’’ inquired George. “In that little house opposite the machine shop.” A wild idea flashed through the mind of the clerk. His employer had asked him to buy the note. He would probably dis¬ count considerably from its face ! and here the note was already paid, and the money in his pocket! The suddenness of the temp¬ tation blinded him. He did not see the wrong he would be doing ; he only saw a means of clearing himself from debt. “AYhat will you take for it?” he asked quietly, veiling his eagerness. “O, fudge !” Iauged Mr. Osgood. “That was only my nonsense. I wouldn’t advise you to risk your money ! But I’ll sell the note to anybody for twenty-five dollars.” “You say he is honest, but hasn’t the money ?” said the clerk, thinking it would be best not to seem too eager. “Yes, honest enough ! Think you’ll in¬ vest, Miles?” “Yes, I believe I'll risk it. I guess I shall get back my money sometime. I’ll pay you to-morrow, if you say it is a bar szain.” He did not wish his employer to see the roll of bills, or he would have paid him on the spot; for he knew he would have to pay it from this money, as he had not ten dollars t0 kjs nam p Mr. Osgood laughingly made over to him the note, and soon after left the store, without once thinking to inquire for Georgi , May 24, 1878. In o. 21. what reason Blair had called. As he passed along the street he chance to meet Blair himself. “Ah! How do . you do?” . „,, said ., the chant, pleasantly. “Pretty well!’’ was the reply. “I feel better than I have for a year; for I can look ye in the face without feeling I’m owin’ye. Ye see, I got into the shop, an’got pretty good wages, an’jest as soon as I got money enough saved, 1 says tomyseif '1 11 clear off that old debt that Osgood has agin me. I s sposc your young man told ye I dropped m an’ paid receipt!*"* “*" “ 0niing I H * CaV ° mC a The truth. ffash’U *, V er Mr. Osgood’s mind. “I was in tile office only for a few mo ments, to-day,” he said. “And • didn’t speak of it. However, I’m glad are straight once more.” The merchant was in an unpleasant state of mind as he walked home. So his clerk had cheated him; coolly and deliberately swindled him out of fifty dollars! He could see the whole game now. In a day or two Miles would have come in with a smiling face to his work, and say that he induced Blair to pay the note. Scoun¬ drel ! And he had placed perfect confi¬ dence in him. Well, Miles could have the pleasure of giving up the money and losing his situation. Perhaps he thought it paid to cheat his employer ; but possibly liis views on that subject would be changed on the following day. Mr. Osgood was very indignant, and justly so. That evening, while the merchant was vainly endeavoring to crowd this affair from his mind, and trying to fix his atten tion on the paper, t'-re came a ring at the door-bell, and sic tly after the servant ushered the cJerk into the presence of his employer. The latter, by a strong effort, controlled his feelings, and greeted him as pleasantly as he cbuld, directing him to bo seated, curious to know what had brought him there at that time. “Shall we bo alone?” asked the clerk, soberly. “Yes, sir.” “Then, sir, I will disclose my errand hero.” said he nervously. “For about nine months Iwfore you engaged me I was out of employment, and after spending all my money was obliged to borrow money at different times, amounting in all to over fifty dollars, in older to gfrt along. Since then I haye been able to save very little, and the debt has been on my mind con¬ stantly. I csuhl not bgAT.toJMxJaUaUad jo rug • n y.oTi it. Tt •■/s mnrnmfi Mr. mair caina^m and paid his note. This afternoon I com¬ menced to tell you of the fact, and was about to hand you the money, when you told me of his note, and how you did not expect ever to he paid. Then you asked me what I would give for the note. I knew you meant it for a jest, but I was tempted. In an instant 1 saw how l could manage It, and I yielded 1 bought the note, of you, when l had the seventy-five dollars and a half in my pocket, ttiat belonged to you by right! But when I was alone, and thought it all over, I began to realize what I had done. “I think I never did anything deliberately mean or dishonest before, and I saw this was dishonest, for I had cheated you out of fifty dollars. I took out the money and counted it over, but it did not satisfy me. It came over me more and more that I could not keep it; that 1 must undo the wrong I had done [ that the knowledge of having cheated you would bo more unendurable than being in debt. It was to clear up the debt that I wanted the money. * “Then I began to pian now to set the matter right. The idea came to my head to make over the note to you in the morn¬ ing, pretending that I dared not risk my money on it; and in a day or two, give you your money as if it had just been paid. But I saw that such a course would lead me deeper and deeper into deceit, and after much unhappy thinking, concluded to tell you the whole, as I have done. Of course I do not expect to remain in your employ any longer; and I cannot ask you for a re¬ commendation ; but it will be my own fault. Here is the money. Good night, sir, and good-by.’’ And he turned toward the door. “Hold, George !” exclaimed Mr. Osgood, with some emotion. “Gome back here and sit down. I’ve got something to say to you.” He obeyed, wondering. “You did wrong, George,” continued his employer, kindly, all hisj resentment hav¬ ing vanished. “But I presume you would not have done so bad I not unconsciously tempted you. You have given me the money and disclosed the whole affair, ex¬ pecting to lose your situation and thereby your means of living. The fact of your confessing it so soon strengthens my con¬ fidence in you. On my way home this afternoon 1 discovered that the note had been paid to you, and had fully decided to discharge you in disgrace to-morrow, and should have done so had you not done as vou have this evening. Take your place in the counting-room as usual. Your salary shall be made sufficient for your needs. The clerk's heart was light again as he walked home. The merchant kept his word; the increase of salary enabled George to pay his debt speedily But he never desired to repeat the experiment of appro priating another man's money for his own uce<u ' Spring.—Our term3 for publishing original poetry arc as follows : Very good—Gratis. Medium—Ten cents per line : Common—Twenty cents per line. Bad—Not at any price. Verybad—- In advertising columns at card rates.— N. 0. Times. Wasn ! %at Kind of a “Feeder.” “Fet oa^ anted here!” It was only the card Ji. aVb printer inscribed on a S, .__,. P 11 on 1 . T But , , . he didn ...... t take ' '*• ’'\m^%ie wasn't a printer. lie bad neve I bbed nor slugged. He bad never eTrl v pied.” The hour was 2 p. in., am. iiT no breakfast had looked him in Wx. f .ce--The hinges of the knees th»*,: «i-d to buckle on him. He h;id ne A rieC stays for his waist, but f j .Aopaeh, ’ and still it asked , ' % fto - W- a feeder, do ye?” he >n it"v • -e looked at the card. “jli.* < V lay-out is here? y«- ’yL ’•think ye’ll want me ^ ™ u* l «l ’ All this while ascending the rear -h. Once at the top, he looked : ’ e was a whirl, a rattler, but nff, .» of cookery. lie was sbar P vR) d ” he had gone to rest • with a .v , -t of “sniffsbut i^fwas played now. This place wnore a feeder w h 1 badly wanted was sniffless. “Well,said the laconic inmate. who gets " regular meals, and don’t ■ know ths ’s a favored son of fortune. “Well, e : *’ “I un stand you want a feeder here,” fa y remarked the climber. “We <*>• “Ah I” “Did ’• , ‘ver feed a press ?” “If tb’ '“ss would just as lief, and could wn d like to press a feed.” “Giles' ■ > don’t understand the bus¬ iness.” “What business? Feeding? Jist try me oi, . “Look that pile of pap r,” said tiio expert, “Could >u feed that through the press ?” i “Ami i : 15 all there is in, aye ?” “That* “It’sby ! o ned thin.” “Yes. '-thin work; but I guess she’ll sji’v 1 ' 'mu.” “I’d P - snatched by wit¬ e somo tlesmlll,’ he Climber. “Good day; but ye vu «< f made that keerd say whet her ■ u or wittles you wanted a fccdS ' ....-si-. f » ♦r-R ,r WanWf -' •j> lug to me. Why a oi „ alw uss turns around three times before he lies clown ? Why a hots alwus? gits up from the ground on h s f( ward feet fust ? Why a tow alwuss gits up from the ground on Her hind feet fust ? Wfiy, when a man gits lost in the woods or on the plains, lie alwuss walks in a circle ? Why a gtite stands fust on one leg and then on tutlier ? Why Rabbits have short tails and kats have Jong ones ? Why most of birds build thier nests out of different materials ? Why a hen alwuss knows her little ones from another’s, and why she will hatch out twelve duck eggs and think they are her own chickens ? Why a bear alwuss klimbs down a tree backwards! Why a turkey's egg is speckled and a duck’s egg blue ? Whether a log floats faster in a river than the current runs 'or not ? Why an oyster and a klam are the only things that I know ov with animal life that don’t have to move out of their places to git a living ? Why a mules bones are all solid, and their ears tqyee as long as a horse’s ? Why a pig gathers straws in his mouth and runs with them just before a rain storrn ? AVhy lightning wus never known to strike a beech tree ? AVhy males among the feathered race do all the singing ? AVhy nature lyjR allow one cross be¬ tween sum animals and then atyow no more ? AVhy the black snaik is the only snaik in the country that can klimb a tree ? A new “humorist” with a bad tern per, has come to the front, and sends a St. Louis publisher the following caustic composition: “Der sur—i want yu two stop mi peper i hev pade two mutch already, end yu dont giv us eny furiy eyteras yu ar a n the tyrne riting up pollyticksend wat yu no abot pollyticks woodent fii a flees car Yur a pritt suker tu 'edet a ^ P s . f!kratch Tn y nemo of your vour list 1181 yurstrewiy vnrs trewlv John Potk.” --- «. ---- A d . wr] dc ted wifc , whose 1,lsJ ® nf ia< go a joo on a c . ar cavation, explained Ins absence by say- ^ mg he ivi had gone to , AVheeung. ,,,, Yes, brother journalists, there will be a time when religious societies will not expect seven dollars worth of gratuitous advertising in return for a ticket en¬ titling the bearer to a chance in a rafle for a ninety-cenfc hair brush.—Cum mimj Baptist* POETRY. -- T»~ Nobody. . if nobody’s noticed you, you must be small, If nobody’s slighted you, you must be tall; If nobody's bowed to you you must be low, If nobody’s kissed you, you’re ugly we know. If nobody’s called you a fool to your face. Somebody’s wished for your back in its place; If nobody’s called you a “tyrant" or “scold" So»*body thinks you of spiritless mould. nobody knows of your faults lmt a friend Nobody, will miss them at the world’s end; If nobody clings ta your purse like a fawn, Nobody’ll run lifce a hound when its gone. * i f no body's eaten his bread from your store, Nobody’ll call you a miscrl/Wo; . if nobody’s Mred you-here is our pen, Sign yourself “Sobody” quick as you can. ___ - MISCELLANEOUS = Dr. R. U. Palmer in the Seale Jail, Columbus Enpmrer-Sun. Monday, about 5 j». to., according to the statement of Messrs. Henry Benton and David Kent, Dr. R. U. Palmer was anasted by them, five or six miles from the city on the road leading from this place to Little Uehee creek. This was about one-half mile from the home of Palmer’s father. These parties had lieen to this city and were on their way homo. They went out of their way as they stated, by going tlio Little Uehee road, expecting that Palmer might be seen in their journey. Palmer had just gotten over a fence into the road when they discovered him about twenty or thirty steps ahead of them. They were riding together in a buggy and he went diagonally from them across the road. Still he had not discovered them, as they stated, because they were riding at the time through sand. Mr. Benton jumped from the buggy, and, with pistol in hand, ran toward Palmer who dis¬ covered him (Bouton) just before he got to him. Palmer turned and motioned as if he were going to draw his pistol. Benton ordered him to throw the pistol •q vpi tyrv A V " nf*. T* ‘Tnvi’ then being usked if he had any other weapon, Uiaioe poaaenami ,» knife. Palmer told them that lie would do anything they would say, and claimed tlieir protection. They took him be¬ tween them upon the seat of tlieir bug¬ gy, wiliiout binding liis hands, and car¬ ried him to Sheriff Alexander, at Seale, Russell county, and there he was locked in jail. They reached Seale about nine o’clock. Messrs. Benton and Kent, both, we believe, residents of Crawford, were in the city yesterday. Palmer we are infoimed, still wears the suit of clothes in which lie was at¬ tired when ho murdered Colonel Salis¬ bury. He looks thin and haggard. He says that he left Seale on the night the murder took place, immediately af¬ terward, and walked to Ills father’s house in Russell a distance of about twelve miles, and lias been there ever since. He says iie saw parties from this place looking for him about his father’s house, and during the whole time he was in said house. He is not so com¬ municative upon the bloody crime itself as upon circumstances growing out of it. This arrest lias caused a great deal of comment. It was discussed fully on our streets in every conceivable light. Don’t. Don’t judge a man by the clothes he wears. God made one and the tailor the other. Don't judge him by liis family connec¬ tions, for Gain belonged to a very good family. Don’t judge a man by his failure In life for many a man fails because he is too honest to succeed. Don’t judge him by his speech, for tlie parrot talks, and tho tongue is but an instrument of sound. Don’t judge a man by the house he jives in for the lizzard and rat often j n habit the grandest structures. Don’t judge him bv his activity in church affairs, for that is not unfrequent jy inspired by hypocritical arid selfish motives. Don’t judge him by his lack of display f or the long-eared beast is the humblest 0 f animals, but when aroused is terrible t o behold. Don iim t t i.,k«i take it it frr for frr'iritf.ri granted that that Vko-oikia because he carries the contribution box he is lib eral ; he often pays the Lord in that way; and keeps the c urrency. -------*—— -m- - An exchange " has a long 8 and carefully written article intended . . , to prove that rum is a “slow poison.” The writer will have the sincere thanks of thousands of readers—thousands who will bo glad to hear that the poison is slow. But it is sure. “I am on the trail of a dear,” said a Columbus young man, as he stepped on a lady’s dress. tis. * ADVERTISING RATES : One Square, first insert k>n 5 1 One Square, each subsequent insertion. 71 One Square, three months 10 00 One Square, twelve months . 15 00 Quarter Column, twelvemonth* twelve months , . 20 00 Half Column GO 00 One Column twelve months . 100 00 t3T One Inch or Less considered as A square. We have no fractions of a square, all fractions of squares will be counted at squares. Liberal deductions made on Con* tract Advertising. Very Obtuse Witness. Thackery has been police reporting for the London Diogevts. Here is a sample: Pat Fogartjwvent all the way from Man¬ chester to London to thrash Mike Fitz¬ patrick, which he did, winding up the performance with the assistance of an “awful horse-slioe ” He was detected, and brought before Justice Simpleman. A part of the examination is annexed : Court—“Well, sir, you came hero from Manchester, did you?" Pat—“Your honor has answered cor¬ rect. ’* Court—“You see the complainant’s head) it was cut by a sharp instrument. Do you; know what cut it Pat-“Ain't your honor afther snyln’ that a sharp instrument did?’’ ‘Court (becoming restive)—“I see you "■“» to equivocate Now sir, you cut that head ; you came here to do It, did yon not ? Now, sir, what motive brought you ,™ be locomotIve yer honor .“ . Court (waxing warm)—“Equivocating again, you scoundrel, (rasing up the horse shoe and holding it before Pat): do you sea this horse-shoe, sir?’’ Pat—"Is it a horse-shoe, yer honor?" Court—"Don'tyou see it Is, sir? Are you blind? Can you not tell at once that it is a horse-shoe?" Pat—“Bedad, no yer honor." Court (angrily)—“No? Pat—“No, yer honor, but can yerself tell?” Court—“Of course I can, you stupid Irishman.” Pat (soliloquizing aloud)—“Oil, glory be to goodness, see what education is, yer honor! Sure a poor ignorant creature like myself wouldn’t know a horse-shoe from mare's.” No More Questions for Him. The Rev. Dr. Ritchie, of Rochester although a very clever man, has met his match. When examining a student .as to the classes lie had attended, ho said : “And you attended this class for mathematics ?” “Yes.” “How many sides has a circle ?” “Two,” said the student. “What are they V” What a laugh in the class the stu¬ dent’s answer produced when lie said : An inside and an outside.” nu>. was -eunng compared v\nn : vdiat followed. The doctor having said ' f >.V A '"lent y” 11 attended the philosophy class also ?” “Yes.” “Well, you, would hear lectures on subjects. Did you over hoar one on cause and cffoct ?” “Yes.” “Does any effect ever go before a cause ?” “Yes.” “Give mo an instance.” “A man wheeling a barrow.” The doctor then sat down and pro¬ posed no more questions. Tiiey were in the beli-tower of the city hall yesterday, and she leaned her yellow-haired head on his agricultural shoulders and listened to the mighty “tick ! tack! tie.k” of the big clock. “AVe don’t want such a big clock as that, do we darling ?” she whispered. “No, my little daisy,” lie answered, as he hugged her a little closer ; “I kin buy a clock for two dollars which’ll run three days to this clock’s two. i’vo got her picked out already !” “We’ll lie very, very happy !” she “You bet we will! I’ve figured it right down flue, and I believe we can live on twelve eggs, one pound of sugar, ten pounds of flour and one pound of butter.” “And you’ll have a bank account ?” she pleaded. “I will, even if I have to buy a second¬ hand one ?” “And will we keep a coachman ?” “Yes.” “And have a piano ?” “Yes, darling.” “And I can have some square pillows with shams on them ?” "'leu, my tulip—-yes. ’ well sham ,,ver y durned thing fromi cellar to garret; have the front door painted blue, and but less go’n look at somo second hand cookstoves!” ^ ,llnnK sorr,,: P'diod of Mr. Randolph P 0,itical career, he had the ill-fortune to offend a coxcombish young fellow, who determined to avenge himself by insult ing the Roanoke orator on the first op portijnity F J that occurred. At length the oPPOrt'mffy cd lt.’e hen .. >pies* n ic - voun k' s l ,lln K> meeting. imopi on " P impudently, and Said. “I never give tiie way to a damned rascal. ,, Mr. Randolph, immediately pulling off liis hat and making tlie gentleman a low bow replied ; “AVell sir J always do, and gave him the pavement.” Josh Billings; “A baby is a neees sity, but twins alwuss did seem to me to be of a speculative nature. M