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From The Pennsylsanian.
Major Blake at the Opera.

An eccentric western man,-Maior Billy
Blake,-is stopping" at one of our big ho-
te's, and affords some excellent pastime 10
his fe low lodgers. On Monday night, sew.
eral Of them proposed visit TO the theatre,
AND the Major consented 10 be one Of tho
party. They conducted him to the Italian
opera and took possession. OF box near the
stage. It was new entertain ment for Ma
jor Billy. When ihe performance began,
his companions observed him stretching out
his neck, with seeming anxiety to catch the
souEds,-fof he was not advised by his
friends that the language of the vocalists
was one 10 which his ear had not been ac-
customed His look OF puzzled disappoint-
ment showed that he had not succeeded in
making anything Of the music. All last,
when ths performer who does the base came
out and executed a solo,-;he MAJOR started
like one electrified and began 10 kind up
he jumped to the front Of the bcx, swore
several lransmontine oaihs, grinned feroci.
ously and shook his fist at The opera singer
His companions forced him back TO his seat
and enquiret, the cause of his excitement.
''Did'nt you hear what that fellow in the
green jack Il sung out p' sail the Major foa.
ming with age,-"He come over il two or
three times;--I see Major Blake;--I see
Major Blake L--oli Billy Blake !--tlle blamed
old sinner Then that ar little woman rim.
ned ou. and squalfd fd--What foich him here q
-A-what fotch him here? Green jacket says
stumble him out Of the window right out
of the window Tumble me out, oh? Let
me go, will you,? Pm going TO jump over
the fence and pitch into him % The Ma
jor's company tried to hold him back, and
begun 10 explain that the music was Italian,
and meant something very different from
what the Major supposed ,-Abdt he was no,
in temper, to hear them. Breaking away
from his detainers, he began to Chamber over
the ballustcr, with the design, as it seemed,
OF reaching agreenjackets ON the stage,---
when some of the peace pfesefvers of the
establishment laid hands on him and, with
some difficulty. forced him from the preuii.
ses The MAJORS friends followed him into
the street, and entering into explanations
with the officers, obtained his release.
a. y d
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CHURCH GaMBLISG-One Of the religious
papers tells story in relation 10 church
gambling, which contains lesson worthy Of
repeating. A member Of church went to
his pastor and entreated his personal inter
position with a fayorite son, who had be-
come ruinously addicted to the vice Of gam.
bling. The pastor consented, and seeking
the young man, found hun in his chamber.
He commenced his lecture, but before he
had concluded, the young man laid his hand
upon his erm, and drew his attention to a
pile of splendid volumes that stood upon
the dressing table "Well," said the pastor,
inquiringly. "Well, (repied the young
many those volumes were won by me at a
fair given in your church; they were my
first venture, and but for that lottery, uuder
the patronage of Christian Church, I
should never have became gambler" The
pastor had no answer.
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2.
FOREIGN irEMs.

An unknown picture ty Raphael has lust
peen discovered at Cremona. It representa-
the Virgin kneeling and adoring the Infant
Savior s.. Joseph is inihe back gtoand. In
one corner are the initials Of Raphael, S. r.
V.
1t is said in the Messagiec of Modens,
that the naked Statues In The churches =,
Rome are 10 be covered from motives Of
modesty. Canova's Genius 81 Death in ibe
Monument 10 Pope Clement is to be thus
adorned, and the many little cherubs which
abound in various churches are no longer to
be left in a state of improper exposure. Tho
lmmodest pictures are alse 10 be improved.
Count d,orsay is, ii is said, engaged on a
paih'ing Of some magnitude, which is ike'y
10 excite sensation. The President of the
Republic, from old acquaintance, was dis;
posed 10 appoint him as ambassador TO one
oil the Courts OF Italy, but the Minister for
Foreign Affairs demonstrated against the an.
pointmenl, and the intention was abandon.
ed.
George Sand has met with severe CHECK
IN the perusal of the authorities to allow a
play from her pen TO be produced at the
Theatre ST. Marin, entitled "Claudia.n Ey-,
erylhing had been prepared for 1t, and con.
siderable expense had been incurred, when
the Censor stepped in, and politely annoiino.
ed hi efusal of license.
Lord Brougham's eye is now considered
to be quite safe by The most Experienced Of
London oculsls. Lord Brougham has, du.
ring his sojourn at his chateau near Cannes.
been engaged in some .i;fI;..t. a. ,~.a.......-
'al researches on the diffraction of light
and we have no doubt that his sight was
injured by the length and continuity OF re-:
searches carried on in a dark apartment.
His lordship, in passing through Paris,
communicates an account ofhis experiments
TO the National Institute, and is at present a,
Brougham Hall
MIR. Heall has very honolably discharged
all the outstanding claims of creditors for ar.
ticles supplied either to him or Lola Monies
during their residence together in Paris:
A1i = H@"''t Aio aSeHlJ Has just leIt, after
paying all the honest creditors in full, and
compelling others TO strike off extotiionate
demands. Lola has, it appears, made anoth.
er effort but vain one, TO bring back the
runaway. She continues 10 receive month.
ly her allowance of f5OO year from Mr..
Heald, but this is upon the express condition
that she shall not annoy him in any way,
and it has been minated to her that if the
name of Mr. Head should be mentioned in
her forthcoming memoirs, her allow ance
will be stopped.
Lamartine went to England lately 10 sell
his new book, The History Of the Directory,
10 some publisher. He said he would put
his whole soul in it--palpitant daet,saiite it
would astonish Enrope-and he would con.
tent himself with poor five thousand
pounds as honordrium The publisher de.
clined the offer. He is soon 10 print it in
Paris. Granier de Cassagnac, noted news.
paper hack, is writing on the same subject
in opposition. l
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Gen. waskipgton,s Farm.

The farm OF General Washington, at Mt
Vernon, contained, $1,000 acres of land in
one body, equal 10 about Is square miles
It was divided into farms of convenient size,
at the distance of Two, three and five miles
from his mansion house. He visited these
firms every day, in pleasant weather and
was constantly engaged in making expert
ments for the improvement of agriculture.
some idea OF the extent of his farming op.
erations may be formed Of the following
facts: In 1887, he had $50 acres in grass /;
sowed 600 bushels of oats 700 ACRES with
wheat, and as much more in corn, barley,
potatoes, beans, peas, &C., and $50 with tur.
nips. His stock consisted OF 140 horses !;
ll2 cows; 236 working oxen, heifers and
steers, and 500 sheep. He constantly en-
ployed $50 hands, and kept "a plonghs going
during the whole year, whel the earth and
the stale of the weather would permit. In
17sn. ha slauahiarad so hn9s for tho uea
of his family, and provision for his negroes.
for whose comfort he had great reward.
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From the Dutchmdn.
Lecturs on Various Subjeclis.
by JACK BussBy.
ON coiRTsuIp AND MARRIDGE.

Thar is menIy ways Of coirtin a GAL
eenamost eviry feller has got way of his
own. The yung goslin that dun k1o nothin
about the science Of cort in dun kno notllin
what tu du. Afore he goes TO see the gal,
he hauls on all his best dry goods-sives
his boots lick of greese-iles his hair on
til he makes il look as ef it wus in mourn.
in fur the loss Of its ocoerpants which he
combed out that mornifi-taiks a switch in
his hand, and he's redIy. Well, by the time
he glts tu the dore of the gals howsc what
ieelle brains he's got is all in n snarl--he
locks as pale as ef he'd jest got over at.
tack OF the ager. In he goes, ennyhow,
aud gifts sol down jest as tho old man and
the old wooman gifts home arter walk of
two hours. He Gun kno whar iu put his
feat nor what tu du with EN-, and his hands
keep twitchin inter all manner of shaips.
Blmeby he blows his nose, wipes the swet
off his faice and then sez in a voice that
sounds something like baa, "good evenin."
Well, the gal seq The saim, ard then they
set lur about an hour, and then he picks up
his ha, and jumps up in monstrus hurry,
and arter he sez ''good evenin," 10 goes
away, and the gal sets thar awhile tryn tu
think which actid the most like sheep,
she or him. She don't have no graft opin-
yon Of him and he wonders Of he'd like tu
have gal fui wife that dun kno how tu
speek wurd But eff they evir du git mar
rid il aint long afore he finds out that she
kin talk all hui share and fur that inaitir,
his'n tu. ~ s.f
Well, now, that's one way of coirtship
very much follered Thar both on EN- ackt
as Of they warn't very particularly desirus
Of bein thought to kno graft deel. But
that's bstiir ye. than the way some OF EN-
goes in the bisiniss. 49,
Them people in what they call high life,
ackt Jest as ridikerIus in mi opinyon, in eSi.
ry rsspeck. The gal puts on about haa a
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~ A correspondent at Skunk's Manor
says that he has been treated like dog, and
he expects us TO say how So have tre been
in our capacity, more times than you can
shake stick, What dog was it that we
were treated lke7 No, like CARLO, not like
TRUMP, not like SYpHAx. To lie on warm
rug, to lick lady's hand, to eat crackers, TO
be fed on tender line, TO ride out in a car
rage, to be patled by gentle hand, to have
your part taken in all quarrels to pay moth
ing COR board, washing, light, fuel--thats
being treated like dog We should like
to be dog al that rate.
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wr Do you know that there are some,
people who can never say plain thing in a
plain ways They must mince and mouth,
and adopt the ,high-falutiug' style in every
thing they do or speak. OF such was the old
frfaid whom OLLApop encountered on a canal
packet.boat Did you ever see Niagra Falsl'
said lady-passenger 10 her. "No never
met them, but Eve heard them highly spoken
OPP Isn't that the ridse.road, where that
stage is going q asked another passenger of
the same benign maiden-lady, pointing TO a
coach on an adjacent turnpike. 'oh, no oh,
bless me, no; oh, that were the ridge road
which they had stricken upon the hill, DER
which the driver had just riz as We came
past!
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rsr What a miserable crnic of an O

~ What a miserable cynic of an old
bachelor it must have been who wrote. the
ensuing description of marriage! He ought
10 be ashamed of himself '-"Look at the
great mass of marriages that take place
over the whole world; what poor contemp-
tble affairs they are! A few soft looks, a
walk, dance, a squeeze of the hand, a
popping of The question, purchasing of a
certain number Of yards of white satin, a
ring minister, stage or two in hiied
carriage, night in a country inn, and the
whole matter is over For five or six weeks
two sheepish-looking persons are seen dan.
Cling ON each others arms, looking at wat
er.falls, or making morning calls, and guz.
zliDg wine and cakes, then every thing falls
into the most monotonous routine the wife
sits on one side of the hearth, the husband
on the othei and little quarrels, little pleas.
ures, little cares and little children gradually
gather rourd them. This is what ninety.
nine out of one hundred find 10 be the de-
lights of matrimony."
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A Distan, Relation.

We saw yesterday recommendation
written by an Irish friend of ours, in favor Of
a gentleman who was an applicant for a
commission in the army Among The other
things, he says, My friend, Mr.. -, is
closely connected with the President, his
father having fought duel Nth one Of The
Poiks.'
The above brings 10 our mind an incident
that occurred some time ago, at Cincinnati,
on board the steamer Buckeye just as she
was about to depart for New oheanA
A tall countryman, carrying pair of sad
die bags on his arm, and covered with FER.
spiration, and who looked as though he
couldn't tell his mead from bunch of shin
giles, rushed into the cabin, calling out II the
top of his voice:
'Whar is Col. Mcintosh Is Col. Mcintosh
on this boat p
No one answered.
well, then, war is the Cap'uu? must
see Col. Mcintosh
On being Informed that the Captain was
on the hurricane deck, our inquiring friend
pressed through the crowd in that direction.
Haul in the planks and shove her off,"
sounded in his ears, just as he reached the
deck.
Stop her! Cap'un-stop her! Pm not going
to Orleans
run out the planks ashore with you
then-quick = shouted Captain Hartshorn.
Isay Cap'un, want to see Col Mcintosh
| must see him.
Il don't know him, sir,' quickly answered
the old sea.dog. we can't wait-go ashore
haul in the planks sayP
%, Cap'un-Cap'nn, must see the Kurnel
he is distant relation of mine, and never
seed him in my lile'
Now Captain H was warm-hearted man,
as everybody knows. The last appeal lou
ched his feelings, and he kindly inquired.
'How near of kin are you to the gentle
man whom you are seekingp
why, Cap'un he is The father Of my first
ehild.'
Cast off that hawser, and let her gon
were the last words we heard And the
boat and the man that was in search of his
relatives, wended their way toward Orleans.
We have not yet heard that the man found
Col. Mcintosh, or the place where he landed.
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A wall of the Summers unseen soul!
a moan through the bare brown solitudes,
Like the ring of broken bowl
Winds are sweeping, bright eyes weeping,
Through the dim Halls. Mem'ries are leap.
ing.
Seeking for joyea long since lost.
Whittier, cry they, hath The full sun flown
Whiiher the warmth of life
Whittier the burning Spirits tone
The Harp with music rife!
Sweep DER the Hearts sad chords
AS a wall of bells for departing Hours,
Or passing Spirits words.
Where walks the Summer-where her glow.
Where the goves with verdure bowed
Where the soft rain the buds bright blow
The Iris upon the cloud
Goae-aR gone--and the Wind Fiend shrieks
Rushing by OF. a cloud of leaves,
All night bowling, till the morning breaks
And crimsons the low sky.eves.
When comes the Sun cried wreiched soul
On bare rock in l.fe's dread sea-
Where the help from these waves that roll
And threaten 10 cover me
Ere twas morn, Star shone OH that Main,
a Star OF holy name,
And mid the wild sea roar an angel train
To that Red Souls rescue came.
Alone alone sighed the creaking heart
In Life's drear Autumn lime
Alone! alone for I've seen them part,
Like Aforementioned ia .l.sis nsisae.
Not Joy remains, for serc and pale,
Lie the branch, the rose and leaf,
And 90 adown Life's cheeress vale
Along with the spectre Grief
'Twere best 10 die, said maiden pure
Ia her Loves dark winier'day-
'Twere best TO die, than thus endure
Lies fierce agony away.
And mother ben, DER her dying child,
And wept as a mother will,
Nor more from that hour ever smiled,
For her grief though deep, was still.
This heart mus, break when lis idol dies,
Said one BY his witc's deaih-bed,
The sun is stricken from Life's dark skies,
And the soul OF my Joy is fled.
Thus in the wailing of winds and woods,
We hear through the winter day,
Walls from the bare bleak soitudes
sOf hearts that are falling away.
PmLADKLPuA, 1880.
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THE coQUETTR.

!. Now, pray, cir, do be quiet,
wonder what you mean;
: Indeed, my glossy ringle,s
Are shocking TO be seen.
A kiss! well--did you ever
Hear Of SO bold man
/ kinder think you'll get it,
That is, sir, if you can
How dare-I vow les going!
OF will never DO
Come back, dear CEarles-don't 60 away ;
Pm not MUCH vexed-are you!
There there you needn't eat me
But pray, remember tEis
II You must ask silly questions,
That sometimes No-means-yes!
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R ithas often happened in military
movements, that soldiers with fevers and in
famed wounds, have been exposed in wag-
ons to rains and severe cold bu, in all ca.
ses recorded, ey seemed the better for the
exposure, and TO the astonishmeut of the ar
my surs cons, theft fever patients cases all
recovered.
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~ An Irishman, travelling in street
tina, was paved, was aeco.,ed by Cog with
threatening growI. The traveller attemp-
ted to pull up one of the paving stones 10
throw at him but it was fast. Arah,' said
Paddy, 'what country is this, where stones
are tied and dogs let l0oseF
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E "Why do you not adriiie mS daugh.
teri" said proud mother 10 a gentleman.
aBecause." he replied, 81 am no Judge of
paintings" "But surely" replied the lady,
not in the lecst disconnected by this rude re-
Election. "You never saw an angel tina, was
not painted"
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w We know man who is so mean that
he buttons his shirt collars with waters. He
is a near relation TO the old codger who looks
at his money through a magnifying glass.
By this means, he says quarter looks as
good as a half dollar.
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A CuRIosITY.-The name of colored wo.
man in CraMford county, Pennsylvania, is
Vine Davis. She is eighty. nine years old. She
can see TO pick up needle in the dark, and
in the daytime cannot see across The room
So writes the marshall upon his ceusus schd.
la. f
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A BLACK BLUE PEARD- There is negro
living near Palestine, who is the father Of
fifty six children, has buried seven wives,
and now, at the age Of more than ninety
years, iscourting for the eighth wife.
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n The drop that mngles with the flood
tho sand dropped on the sea shore-the
word you have spoken, will not be lost.
Each will have its influence and be felt, till
eternity.
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II II was pertinent and forcible saying
of tho Emperor Napoleon, ia handsome
woman pleases the eye, but good woman
pleases the hoau. The one is a jewel and
he other treasure"
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~ 'old age is coming on me rapidly as
The urchin said when he was stealing apples
from an old mans garden. and saw the own
er coming cowhide in hand. ~
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v An lrishman, upon seeing squirrel
shot from tree, said faith and be Jabers
that vast waste of powder, the fall itself
would have killed the squirrel
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II "Come here my dear, want 10 ask
you all about your sister. Now tell me true,
has she got beau?" "No, it's the yellow
jaundice-the doctor says So"
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vItis thought that the census for this
gear will make the population Of Pennsylva.
mia 2,a25,oOo %A
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why he wore a wig.

siderable attention by his inquisitive man
ners. Amongthe things which appeared &c
him as out of the ordinary course, he obser
we'd that fine looking young man of twent,
wore wig. why was it 2 How did hi
lose his hair so young q were questions
the Yankee would fain have heard answered
At last his curiosity became so strong, tina
he resolved to apply for information 10 the
young man himself.
4 say, aeighbor,' he began, seems to me
that hair o. yourn ain,t nat'ral.'
sSirp
That hair o. yourn-it's wig, ain'tiip
The young man gave the Yankee terri
BILE look, but answered coolly-
IT'S a wig. What Of hp
'Nothing-onIy-tisnt of'n we Yankees
lose our hair SO young. Seen trouble q
fSome.'
That's what made your hair fall OFF,
Not exactly
Been sickp
fOnce.'
% then that's what
mo, j, isn't
'Pshaw What was it then. | can't
think of any other way o. losing yer hair
There is another way said the young
man coolly.
'Whatp asked the Yankee, with mouth
and eyes open.
You have heard about the prisons down
south 2
tNo.'
wei, they shave the heads OF the con.
victs, down there
Jerusalum you haint been TO prison q
cried the Yankee, in alarm. That amt the
way you'lost yer hair q
No said the young man gravely.
'How was il then %
Not exactly in p!ison-no; but you know
that the Insane ASYLUM, when the wild ones
are raving mad, and want TO kill somebody,
the keepers always shave their crowns q
Mop
yes they do. Haven't got natural hair
on my head'
Come, now p cried the Yankee, full of
wonder and curiosity-'say you haint been
to the Insane Asylum, hev' yep
NO., was the solemn reply.
The Yankee twisted himself into all sorts
OF shapes, well aware that the youth in The
wig was quizzing him, but still burning with
curiosity 10 know how he lost his hair He
pressed hisenquiries with all seriousness.
How did lose it q said the young man.
"You'll tell, am afraid.
mo, swear WON'T
well, listen to me then. A year ago |
was paying attention to young woman-a
bewitching creature, but perfect shrew
Whsw! ! what temper that girl had But
i didn't know it, until
when y
about the time lost my hair
sBut how was that4'
Don't interrupt me. That girl was an aw.
full jealous thing-awful! One night went
TO the theatre with cousin of mine-a deu
ced pretty girl by the way-and the other
one heard of it. hadn't mole than got
home when ring-a ting.ting went the door.
bell, as ifa dentist was pulling 1t for tooth.
All my folks had gone 10 bed, and so went
TO open the door. Who do you think l
sawp
Your girl?
Nobody else Inever was so frightenea A
in my life. The deuce would be to pay |
knew
william y said she.
MY DEAR said /.
you've been to the theatre
Eyes, my dear
You took girl!'
'Yes, my dear
Her eyes shone like cats. She sprang
towards me--made dash at my hair-O,
dear sighed the young man, Il can't tell
it all ll!-only-Pre had TO tcear wig ever
sincen
And the young man walked off with his
handkerchief TO his face, while the Yankee
glided softly out another door, amid the gen.
eral laughter Of the loungers.
. ----S 90 -
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E "Miue Got vot will de Frenchmen
make nexti'' as the Dutchmaf said when he
saw the monkey.
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n Philadelphia pays over thirty per
cent of the whole amount oftaxes raised in
the State Of Pennsylvania.
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WE seek for riches and do not find them;
we do not seek for death, but alas! he comes.
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The schoolmaster that sprained his face
in wolloping the boys, is now engaged in
Switching" for the rail road
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THE wlsTER OF THE HEART.
By d. d. WILLIAMSON.

A wall of Winter and wall of woods
A wall of the Summers unseen soul
4 moan through the bare brown solitudes,
Like the ring OF broken bowl