Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-09-06

SiSs NJ rHE MAGNETIC TEtrcAIpA.
Jones, say, Jones! exclaimed Aunt
Fanny, purple with excitement, as she
hustled into the parlor, holding in her
hand paper-ain't you philan,hropic
man?
10 be sure ! am, Fanny, replied Uncle
Dick, as he raised his ewes and peered
over his spectacles at his excited partner.
what's up now?
What's up now almost shrieked his
spouse why look there, as she thrust the
paper into his face, and at the same time
pointing with her right hand forefineer 10
a paragraph, read that and weep!
Well, wha: Of il ? asked Uncle Dick, -
he ran his eye over it.
Oh you inhnman wretch you-yon hard
hearted sinner-.I thought you was man
with little cream Of kindness in YOU.
Why, Fanny, believe you're going
crazy!
Going crazy she echoed and isn't il
enough 10 drive one mad when such ras-
cally things are taking place,and the cow
ardly men das'nt stop EN-. / only--onIy
WISH : wash NOIUdHs
But Fanny what's in the paper TO make
you act so?
Can't you read; Don't il say there =
Women and children starved 10 death by
Morse's Trlegraph-Fatal spread OF the
cholera BY Electric Telegraph-Two hum
dred and fifty dying day in New Orleans
by Magnetic Telegraph Horrible riot in
New York and twenty-seven lives lost by
Telegraph Terrible fire in Boston; an
immense amount Of property, destroyedby
Telegraph-Waloh's Circus blown down
and life lost by Electro Magnetic Tele-
graph-and yet you men set here with
folded arms, and never raise finger TO
stay the progress of.his inhuman all de-
vastating and devourmg monster Il wish
| was man! and Aunt Fanny flew out
OF the room leaving Uncle Dick wrapt in
astonishment.-[Cin. Gazette. So
"A clever correspondent Of the yankee
Blade" writing from Alabama, is respon-
sibIe for the following, which ought 10 be
sterotyped:
&c. was cute Down Easter'-a real
live Yankee-always ready for Joke,
and hard TO beat. He was one day in
country bar-room down South where
several persons were assembled, when
one Of them said:
"Mr. c., if you 60 out and stick your
pen-knife into anything, when you come
back III tell you what it's sticking in
"Yere cant do no such thing respond.
ed c.
"I'll bet you ten dollars Of it, said the
other. ....
"Wall, rayther guess I'll take that ere
BET; here capting, burning TO the landlord, }
hold stakes, and I'll cen just make saw
horse in less than no time.' 5
"The parties deposited an X piece,
and e. went on his mission, but in short
time returned, saying
"Wall, nabor, what is it stikin in ?''
''In the handle,' replied The Southern-
err, as he reached uut his hand for the
stakes.
"Guess not jest wait awhile, said the
Yankee as he held up the handle Of his
knife, minus the blade. 4 kalkila,e the
blade can't be in the handle, when its
driven clean up in an old stump aside Of
yer road out there
jonathan Of course won the wager, and
the Sou,herner sloped to parts unknown,
amid roars of laughter
Musical IEU D 'EsrRrr.-"HulloT Tom. -
said Ostinelli, the musician one day to his
talented friend, Tom Conner, 'scall and see
me this afternoon"
"You'll be busy" says Tom.
"Well, you'll find me engaged in some
musical occupation; but can forego BUSH
ness for chat with friend.'
The couple parted, Tom promising 10
call. Ostinelli, on his return home, was
informed Of some peccadilloes committed
by a negro servant. In fact he had told
downright talsehcod, which affected the
happiness Of The family.
O>!inelli's first action was 10 grasp tight
his cane and the second 10 grab the niger
and while be was infic,ing a shower Of
blows upon the darkey Tom Conner enter
ed.
"Hnlio! Ostinelli." said Tom, laughing;
''yon said should find yon engaged in a
musical occupation. -
$50 am by dam!"
"How!"
"Why, by dam, I'm tuning lyre."
Tom laughed at the joke and "made q
note Of it,"
A Law SUIT AND ITS MoRAL.--A short
anecdote told of the late Judge Parsons