Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-09-03

To place the ladies where
They properly belong?
FINANCIAL OpERATIoN.-We lately heard
a story illustrative of the early days OF
York county, (Pa.)-those good old times
when everybody was ''honest as the days
were long" The parties were two of the
early settlers IN the western part OF York
(now Adams) county-both were Of the
honest old German stock, and, as one of
them is still living, we suppress the name.
Peter, it appears, had increased the size
of his farm by annexing thereto small
tract adjoining, and lacked about a hun
dred dollars of the sum necessary to pay for
the new acquisition He called upon his
neighbor, George, to borrow the amount
George brought out an old bread-basket, and
counted down the desired number of 'tha-
lers;' and then, Of course, the two sat
down to two large earthen mugs of cider
and as many pipes of tobacco. After smok-
ing over the matter for while, it occurred
to Peter that liz similer transactions he had
seen or heard something like note passing
between the borrower and lender, and he
suggested as much to George. The lender.
assented to the proprety of the thing-pa-
per, pen, and ink were produced-and be-
tween the two document was concocted
stating that George had loaned Peter one
hundred dollars, which Peter would repay
to George in ''dree monts." (three months. }
This Peter signed, and thus far our two fl
nanciers had made the thing allregular and
ship-shape.
But at this point difficulty presented it.
self They both knew that notes were
made in the operations of borrowing and
lending which they had witnessed, but nei-
tier ofthem had observed what disposition
was made of the document-neither could
tell whether it was en- regle for the borrower
or the lender o-take charge of the paper
Here was dilemma At length bright
idea struck George.
"You hat de money to pay, Peter-to be
sure you must take dis paper, so as you see
as you hafto payl"
/ This was conclusive-the common sense
of the thing was unanswerable, and Peter
pocketed the money and his own note, $50
as he could see as he hat to pay it" Three
months passed over, and punctual to the
day appeared our friend Peter, and paid over
the promised sum to George, with the re-
mark, CHOW you must take de note,so as
YOU can see as de money hat been paid p
We Workers may be trusted p York (Pd.)
Herald.
THE SPANISH BULL CIRcUs,-Thc amuse-
ments in the Spanish bull circus at Madrid,
on the 25th ultimo, where of more than u
sual brutal character. The Queen mother
and her family, together with the King,
were present. The first fight was between
! wolf and several dogs; the dogs soon I'm
ished him. Next hyena and several dogs
occupied the arena. Then huge bear en-
countered no less than thirteen dogs the
bear came off victorious. The last scene
was that which attracted the crowded audi
ence, viz: a contest between lion and a
bull:
"Thc first was one of the finest ofhis spc-
cies. No sooner was he loosed into the "a
rena and spied the bull than he made to-
wards him at once, and attacked him with
fury. But he only succeeded in Selling the
toll of his horned foe, by which he clug on
with his claws. The bull, thus attacked
from behind, was unable to defend himself
by his horns; but presently, the lion hay
ing bitten his tail off close to the rump, the
bull turned on him, and, frantic with pain,
charged with tremendous fury, tossing the
lion, notwithstanding his size, into the air,
which so damped the pluck of the latter
that it became at once clear on which size
the victory would be declared. The lion sat
down detected and moaning with pain,
while the bull charged him several times IN
succession, instigated by the crowd outside
the grating more than by his own will for
as soon as the lion was hors de combat, the
bull sought no longer to modest him, and
would have left him alone but for the slim
ulation which was applied to him by the
spectators. The lion was killed "