Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-09
TIE CHAMELEON
From a familiar teller, not intended for pubiico.
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ISLAND OF CUBA, March 1891
heard Mrs. - exclaim, . Oh . how bes,t,
ful = On hearing which, ran oui on he uaz
"a aud saw what supposed was a very atee
Lizard, but Which Mr.. Y. said was a Cb#me.
leon. He WAS slowly craving up one of the
pillars, AMI ~ told servant 10 effect hi. CAP.
lure, which, owing 10 Their biting SD licking y.
wond bs qaitr an achievement The boy took
loag poll, Add koockns the reptile ON 20 our
=" CANNON mother put small tub, and there
leii hun, till We could procure a t-rge rre.erys
hot lie to pu, him in. When th- tub was put owe,
him, he WAS the mo,t brautiful and brigbtes,
green you can imasine--how great tben wa,
our surprise on its being lift d, 20 Sc, him
thence ISSUING rs black as ink. l. took MS q,
by surprise, that grim as Satan did he steal
away and more quickly too, than could,
haveg given him credit for-There was some
mahogany planks piled up sgains the SIDE Of
lire mousse, there he effected a Judgment, and
will You believe il, on tuning over the board,
out he ran quite red. This time however, we
were on our guard against bis objections 10
being domesticated, however highly colores,
so clapping a little cane across chs slow
length ao g" mt the same time tuning his
head towards tire mouth Of The bottle, wr " by
the bottle made him captive - as the temperate
society folks woud say) wiser heads than bs
have been.
Almost Immediately, he cbanged from his
Beppo wide Byron) hue to yellow'sh green,
resembling The thin glass which confined HIM.
put my hat and Il cloth over the Dos'le, AID
after keeping II so a minute or two, rarcd
it, and il dun, find him black, I'll eat hin.
The nrl of ealing Breakfast The ] ornai
OF Health o. ec's 10 tea 'or breakfast, nut 6eds
no fault with cold beef, IN ,tton, or even
be<fsfsuk Tins &c lii,araI III 81 ;ntIa
c,ally for dyspept,cs. It thinks coffee less Of
an evil Than tea, bit prefers milk to either.
We brgin to fancy either that nothing i. whole
some, or else that every thing ~, IN the rlsDt
time and place. This Inde1 Erpur gdiorrus q
the phy'iclan does not agree Nth the general
experience Of patients. Tea has VAIN ad'
vocate in celebrated traveller and milk as
great an enemy IN many dyspeptC no has
heen half poisoned by 1.-THE story OF DR.. Aber.
nethy notwithstanding. We hope oatmeal poi
ridge Is V hoiesone, for the sake of the ml-
lions in Eng land who have no choice between
II and nothing. The Journal makes terrible
work with hot cakes, shor, cakes, and cakes
OF all kinds. It's we'll II is no, Iuclbhed Ia
" the land o Cakes. Bali. diner.
analysis Of a Lqdys Tear. was really
effected by the celebrated omlhson. one OF tue
fellows of the London Royal Society. Moth
ing, It seems, Guided the grasp of this inqurns
man, who, not content with operating o" tue
common subjects which nature had placed De-
tore him, presumed to approach the lopni OF
beauty itself. wherein TO satisfy his curiosity
He had analysed more than dew drop
ladv'S tear He caught the peariy treasure rs
II Tell from its source, aud. OH SUBMITTING " ~
ITS test, discovered tuat it contained two sppa''
ate salts. [Siundpd
Coming foords-A country editor woo "a't
in hopes OF extending his business. end'5eu
his paper. threatened however, mat It ms po
ject did not succeed TO ensinal his paper odCa