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bursting with pompous self.impor,ance, re-
paired TO the artists studio.

bursting with pompous self.impor,ance, re
paired TO the artists studio.
The Senator entered the room; glanced
comp'acently upon the enchanting picture:
Paused for few moments, and then in
notes, soft as The cooling Of the gentle dove
addressing the painter, he said-."You have
heard OF the famous Expunging Speech p"
The painter opened his mouth and rolling
up his eyes stood mute.
The Senator then began to elevate his
vo'ce-"Sir said he have this picture litho.
gfaPhed. Pat ut the bottom Of it this sen.
'ence-Soitdry and alone, amidst the jeers
ana taunts Of my opponents I put this ball in
notion and then lie again puased for o
lew minutes.
Anon he pulled from his pocket The Great
Globe aud commenced reading his speech
most furously. Never was painter so as
tonned; never Senator SO delighted. -
"This speech" said The orator, "wi be read
mot only in the U. States, but through the
world. 1t is my famous speech on the
"ExpuOging resolution. Put at the bottom
"ot my picture these words Solitary and
"dlone, amidst The jeers and tdunis of mn Old
"ponents, Iput this ball in motion. With
"thls sentence you will sell thousands and
items OF thousands Of the picture in the
"western country alone, and then he paus-
"ed again."
How long the raving continued am not
informed, but the poor painter. | have no
doubt considers his fortune made, by the
profits which he expects to derive from the
sale Of the Honorable Senator.
EXTRAORDINARY OpERATroN.-S Some
days since, young lady, daughter of one
Of our most opulent citizens, while endeav.
oring TO pick out u knot in thread with o
cambria needle, the needle suddenly broke
in two pieces, and the pointed half was sent
with great force into her eye, where it pen
e,raled to considerable depth. The
dreadful pain in consequence can be better
conceived than described. Physicians were
Immediately sent for, and after trying in
vain gave up the attempt 10 extricatc the
needle, which had forced its way through
the external coats of the eye. Dr. Scudder,
the ingenious oculist was finally sent for,
but not until fears were entertained that
the needle would penetrate into the brain
and cause death, which in all probability
would have been the case. The Doctor
was given to understand that the eye was
considered as lost, and that the only hopes
Of the lady's parents were. that the needle
could be extricated, and the life Of their on
y daughter saved. Dr. Scudder immedi.
alely proceeded to On examination and a,
once pronounced that he could extricate
the needle and preserve the eye. He or
dered an anodlne and when the patient
was comparatively easy from it's effects
made n small incison with delicate oper-
a,lng knife then by means Of powerful
magnet, he drew the needle so near the
surface as to grasp it with pair of mag
ne,ised tenaculum forceps," and as quick At
thought, the needle was in the palm of bis
hand BY means ola mild coIyrium or eye
wash, the inflammation quickly subsidized, and
the young !adv ia rnm"i"'"',' -~i'c""h. "nd
is now as buoyant and happy as if nothing
had occurred. Many of the instruments
that DR. Scudder uses are OF a peculiar con.
siruclion, and Of his own invention,-.N Y
STIR.