Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-04-11

time that the kabyles were making incursions
even into the city. A colonist from France.
newly arrived, approached the house and exam
! ned it with an evident air Of covetousncss that
| left no doubt of his desire to become its possess
sor.
! Thereupon, the window opened u Zephir an
peared, and the following dialogue took place
across the bars:
"A charming dwelling this, soldier ?'-said the
Colonist.
Not bad, answered the Zephyr.
To whom does it belong?
BY my faith, to the man that is now in it. To
whom else should it?'
is it indeed yours ?
1T is mine
AS owner or as tenent?'
AS owner
Faith, you are not unucky. There are few
soldiers lodged like you
Il took the occasion ola legacy left me, to have
it built Besides handiwork is cheap here in Al
giors.
How much did the little place cost you ?
Twelve thousand francs
Give me time, and will help you get two
thousand francs profit
'Ah, Indeed The thing might be managed
In fact certain msfortunes have occurred, to
| force me TO SELL.
'Msfortunes?'
'Yes, my banker has recently failed
That happens luckily indeed =
what 2
NO, mean, that is very unfortunate
How much will you give cash ?
One thousand francs, and the baance-'
| 'Oh, rs to the balance, will give you all the
time you require
! 'Will you give four years =
Ten, if you please, | only want one thousand
| in hand
Come, then, it's a bargain. have just that
sam about me-
agreed Go to the wine merchants below.
and will meet you and close the business but
on your way down, stop at the corner of the
street, and send me the locksmith of the regiment
To tell you the truth, my comrades, by way OF
joke, have locked me in here, and carried off the
/ keys
Il will send him to you.
And the CoIinist set off at full speed to wait
for the rich proprietor at the wine merchants
having stopped on his way to send him the lock-
smith.
The locksmth comes. The offer is explain
ed to him, all that is to be done is to divide the
thousand francs between the prisoner, the sent-
mel and the lOckSmith. In five minutes the Sc n
tinel is informed and the door is opened. In
half an hour the contract is drawn up, signed.
sealed and delivered, and the ZEPHYR pockets his
share of the thousand francs.
Two hours after the Colonist began moving
in.
An officer shortly afterwards passed up with
patrol. lie saw them busy unloading furn-
ture at the door of the guard house. The door
was open, he entered. The Colonist was busy
mailing up shelves. He looked at him mo-
ment with an air of stupefaction, and demanded
what the devil he was doing there?
| What am doing! Don't you see am
just moving in
Moving in Moving in what?
Moving in my house
| IN what house /?
! in this house here, don't You scen
! DO you say this house is yours {?
| yes, it is mine
and how is it yours p
Because have just bought, will that suit
your
'Ofwhom have you boughtit?
OF the owner, of course.
Where did you see the owner 2
| 'He was inside here
The officer looked a. his soldiers: the soldiers
! had for some time been cycling each other. They
had understood what their officer was Just begin
ming TO understand.
And what has become Of the former propric-
! tor ? continued the officer.
| That is none of my business said tie Colo
mist carelessy, continuing to arrange his shelves
and his counter.
How none Of your business, wasn't he lock
! ed inside here ?
| yes, that was really go. Would you believe
! his comrades by way of playing him trick had
! locked him in but sent him the blacksmith OF
/ the regiment, d tall light compleXoned fellow,
who let lin out and he came to rcjoin Inc at the
wine house, where we completed the bargain,
one thousand francs in hand the balance in five
years !
! The officer burst into roar Of Laughter. The
! Colonist looked astounded in return.
DO YOU not believe me- he said. Here Is
: the instruments in writing, regularly drawn
up?
The officer read it, found it properly drawn and
signed and sealed, acknowledging the receipt oil
thousand francs, with an obligation to pay thr-
! teen thousand in regular instruments.
! The transaction was brought before the Court
at Bougie but it had not the courage to punish
/ the author of so admirable trick. The /ephir
was acquitted and returned to his quarters under
arches OF triumph which his comrades erected ior
him.
THE ZEPHYR AND THE SAVANT.
The Zephirs are all na'urasts. Let the sa-
vans of Europe apply TO them They Will be
supplied with bird, beast reptile, and nondescript
/ If nature Is short, he Will supply the deficiency.
When species is wanting, he inrents it.
[ While the scientific commission was eXplO-
ring the department Of Bone, Zephyr came &c
the President one morning, and offered him "a
little animal no bigger than his fist, and the like
OF which was never before seen.
The President. Colonel, and man of inf
mite learning and research, looked into the cage
exciaiming-
This is nothing but rat"
Yes, Colonel, but tits trumpet rat; rat viii
a trumpet
The Colonel examined it with his e-g'ass.--
1t was ike the ordinary rat bat from the eE'rem
Ity Of rhe nose, rose a trumpet ike tne norm OF
rhlnoceros. Dat iRfexible and endowed aimos
} with intelligence He demands the price