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A STORY OF THE "BOTTLE,"

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A STORY OF THE BOTTLE"
The following a~necdote is vouchcd for
as substantially true, and as having occur
red at Alton, a few days since, names be-
ing omitted.
On our passage down on the Steam Boat
Tempest, we found among the passengers
a family consisting of husband, wife. and
several children, who were moving TO the
country back of Alton. We all left the
boat together, and going up to the tavern,
the lady enquired Of her husband if he had
"got that bottle" "Mr.-d did you cit
that bottle as | told you?" at set right
down on the floor under the berth. Run,
run, quick, OF the Boat will be off before
you gu there" The husband, rs in duty
bound, ran as fast as his legs could carry
him, and as if he knew what would be the
penalty if he failed to obtain the precious
treasure: the wife screaming at every Jump:
,'run, run, Mr.. - or you'll be too Late
As the husband disappeared behind the
tall row of buildings on water street, the
wife continued talking to herself, but in a
voice loud enough to be heard a whole
square, II told him (alluding to her hus-
band, TO gil that bottle, but he's so G0rgl.
RAJ It's almost Il " UnivrL. I-.i L. e I'm
self behind. | paid Il hard round cellar
fnl that bottle, and | have had it so lGrg it
seemed almost like one Of the family. |
had rather of lost any thing else. 1t wasa
last III ever see Of it. told him he would
joygitit. But that's Just his way"
One of the bystanders here %enquired Of
the lady if there was any thing in the bot
tie, the loss of which she so deeply deplor-
This question somewhat disconnected
her, and rather hating and stammerine,
Il little 6iHers in it that keep to put
IN camp-fer and so on. But it was such a
nice bottle" A lady standing in a door
near by, remarked in an under tone, that
was a curious mixture 10 put in
campl.or.
All this howeverpasScd in a few moments.
AMI by the time the husband of the lady OF
the bottle had turned the corner, the boat
pushed OH from the landing, and as she
passed the foot OF the street, down which
The lady was gazing with eager interest.
'ne OF the company, (who had become
quite interested in the affair from the dole
nl EXPLANATIONS of the unfortunate lady.)
'there, my good lady, the boat is off, and
has taken your husband with her.
Yes she replied, and raising both hands
up, Sand the bottles gone too! Good bye
bottle! good bye bottle! Ill never see Won
'stn! Good bye bottle! dear-a-me!o
At Tins stage the whole company around
Dared with laughter, the lady still watch
ng with apparently painful interest, the
boat as she ~ploughed her way down
he river and the husband making his ap-
with quite a wo. be-gone c%ounte-
Iance, he followed his better half into the
IOuse, where she no doubt delivered to
lm 4 "lecture'' which would have done
onor to Mrs. CAupLE in her best DAVIS.
JONATHAN.
"a SAD MISTAKE Under this head
ne Dayton Transcript states that sometime
'st spring Messrs. Chambers & Harris of
lat city, by mistake mailed for Cincinnati
le sum OF 5000 which they intended 10
iail for Springfield. The money not be-
g received by their correspondent m
prlngheld, suspicious of purloinine it fell
one OF the clerks in the DAYTON Post
NICE (Mr. V.B. Howard, who, the Tran
'rlPt says, was "a very worthy young
AM Young Howard was of a sensitive
ltare, and on being informed of such sus-
cion' instantly resigned his post, saying
at the post oficswas thereafter n o'place
r nlm. He forthwith volunteered for
~exleo--left this city for the Rio Grande
III the Ohio troops-and being of u feeble
institution, took sick on the march from
TO Camargo, and died. The