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TAXING THE CENSUS.

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: Census under the late law OF The Sta'eln
| New Yorkfo that purpose. The follow
log. from 30 eye witness, is one
IL the head ofihe family al home 4 ask,
the inqniting Marshsl. o.,
Here's the deSel'wiih his book aoair
! ior the drectry' shouts junior Of 4,be
!. family 70 the maternal head above stair,
I who presently appears. 'isSit Ing HAD,
o. the family ye want sure butlast seel
! ye wanted our name for yer drectrv AMI
8 now You want our headsi Afree coan,r,
. tins, sure when ones head is not safe =
: Be Oh. and bad luck TO We and all like We.
I Alter some explanations The questions il
I order are asked.
who i the head Of the family s'--Anr
Pheilm yer honors,he same ID old Irelan,
land foriyer
HSw many Males in This family s.
Three males day With pfa,eys for din
b ner Ant
E But.how many Men and Boys Och
! why there's the ould man an The biz. apt
three ohi6er who died FIVE years ass
heayin rest their dear souls, rheiswates
jiwils that iver'---
4 = . yt
But bow many are now living f--,Me
sell, andme daughter Judy, yon see| them
and a jewilof girl she is Indeed. ( If h
Bot have you no males 10 your family
:Sofra The one. The ould man works hard
by lhe day and Patrick is not at home al
a. 81, but 10 bis males and his besd.P
Hoy many are. subject 10 Military d.
| ty?-' NiFeF One; Patrick and The oula
man belong 10 the ImmifS, and sure finer
looking soldiers were mixer born. AID ve
no; see them when The old .Gine1al @as
blurred, 'twould have made your heart
toeat 70 sees,wo such fne lookin, aiptate
well behaved boys "
4 How many are entitled To- vote ;-,Whv
| the. old man aud meself and Judy/warn
II we that bate the Natives an liz Wb;ce
an all, an'elicited oula General Jackson
over i'm all Sorra the Gay when he died1
and disappointed us'all, Tor 4 fine maple
was" l.t- #4M r.
Howmany foIored persons IL your
family H. Nagery3 did YOU name Naaars
Oat man, J. an don't be/ insultiR me. Ost
wild Vic, an niSer ask for me senses asin,
don I ask about/me seg$es Whither
have 5nagers IN me family! Yer out ot3
yer senses yerself, BECOME aadI doaI 30.
lher me.
The Nan p;M India Rub6er P0nfgz36ns
The t6ile%iag ap1nsing paragraph :
rom allate nunbefo Of the Cincinnati En-
quirer: II
There is something peculiarly plea
s s1 , sgEesa8Is u y9A as pt t49
your exTemiiies were denued. Those Il
who have seen them must have remarked
the tenacity with which they attempt TO
shrink into The smallest possible compass,
looking for alithe world only large enough I
Tor boy Il three years old, but when I
Tried they easily accommodate themselves 7
10 common sized men. Going up Main
street, few days ago, we. saw a mani
With pair Of tie articles on. BY some
accident one Of the straps broke and one
leg Of bis paats commenced crawling pp
until il assembled above the knee, inspife |
Of all his efforts. 10 keep il doWp. His
situation was decidedly unpleasant. be
! sides being picturesque, as he didnot
happen 10 have on any drawers, and the
ninth of lheibyslanGers AZ his hIshsp eE-
fhibilea itsel!in the loudes, shouts oflaugb
Her. He took the first shute in the shape
/ of an alley close by. and thai was the last
seep ofh him. We have ever since enter
tanned The impression that India rubber
pants were dangerous aud rather moriiiy
INC things IN the streets, or insa bal loom,
particularly iflhe>siraps give way.
f ICHANGtNc a |GulnEA-A An Irish bi.
shop, who was very much annoyed AZ
the late hours kept BY bis sons, gave
! strict orders 10 John, faithful old butlef,
10 lock the door every night at eleven q:
clock and not 10 openit after that time
for time the young gentlemen were
punc,usl TO the hour; hnf one morning
jmaster Tom wash at home ill one, when,
seeing a light in the hall, be tapped gent
1IIy i, The door ard the following dialogue
took place between Master Tom and the
! butler.
! tWho'sthere:'
!. Ills 7, John il is /. openth The door
i couldn't indeed Master Tom, 'twoulc
!, Be ss much as my place IS worth.
4 10. for Gods sake, JET me in john
! IIicouIdn'tl indeed Master Toms bu
Il have YOU guinea 10 your pocket9
III II have, Jphn..I have,
n Put ID in the fkey-hole, Master Tom
and | think 1t will open the door.
4 Master Tom didas he was told and %
], door Instantly opened,
s-,Thank you. John, thank you John :
That's 4 good fellow and now here's da
!, ! crowd Tor you. and just rus rannd !
|, fthe stable with my horse s@
i Eyes, Master. Tom, and upon John
Z refurn he found the door shut and tai
:, Ep4d for admission, when Master Ton
i plaved the butler over again. and tol
Z, him there was alteration il the lock, b
I. hifhe,d put guinea and hall crowE il
: ! lihev would open il. That was good
81 Efcr iat.
4. Ceiling more than n Shpre. -t'Matth
- does thee love me Z sskeda Quaker yout
! pf one at whose shrine bis hearts ionde
feelings had been Offered up.
why. Seth,' answered she, we 9
an commanded 10 lore one another, are !
raj not ?
id Ave, Martha. but does thee regard /
I'D with that feeling lhatthe world calls low
Ill 4 hardly know what ,otell thee. Set
4 ~blIsh.ra aveatlv fesref that ny heart "a