Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-08-20

him ;f he has Examined his papers, Th'
President refers him to the proper Depart
ment where his papers have been sent.
takes him thirty-t three days heel-kicking il
The Secretary's ante-room before he can ge
audience of this great man. Five times M
bill at Gadsby's has been made out and Ian
upon his dressing table. At length, in dc
spair, he waylays the Secretary as ne Il
Stepping into his carriage. oh, ah, Mr.
Jobn Smith True, sir Yes, your paper.
have been examined, and, they are perfect
lly satisfactory. But
Perfectly satisfactory, sir! | am delight
edp exclaimed Mr.. Smith, with exquisite
sBut am sorry to have to say that the
office YOU seek is not vacant. 1t is our de-
termination to retain the present incumbent
Good morning, Mr.. Smith
Mr.. Smith looks after the Secretary's Car.
riage as it rolls away. His eyes are din
with tears. He thinks of his debt at Gads.
by's, incurred on hope; OF the borrowed
money on which he came to Washington
70 he paid on his return on his wife and
children, and the next morning Mr.. Smith $
BODY is found in Goose river.
The Coroner's inquest reported, Death
by drowning The Recording Angel re-
cords, Death by office seeking
A. Coop D1GEsTIoN.-We read IN the
Gaseue des Tribunaur: very singular
scene took place at Puy on Sunday last
nerson named Rupin, on entering ccte,
said: Gentlemen, / am physiognomlst,
and can. from an examination OF the tace,
describe the character and future lot OF each
of vou.' A tradesman, M. B, request
ed him to examine his face, which ne d!d
with great apparent attention. 4 see, SAD
The, from the protuberances on your iore-
/ head that you have great aptitude tor works
of IMAGINATION. You are naturally good,
tbut do not like to be offended. Aperson IN
Iwhom YOU feel interest is now writing to
~you, and you will soon receive CONSIDER,
liable sum on which you did not calculate.
TSHe next made an examination OF other peo-
fDle's faces, and talked in the same vague,
way. He afterwards presented his cap, and
collected the gratuities of the company
waiter he then cried. what shall | serve
YOU. sirF Some finss.' A plate full OF
| fints was brought in, and he swallowed i've
with good deal of apparent appetite. i
kalso like fve-franc pieces he observed,
.and # any one will be kind enough to give
me one, will swallow IT. This PROPOSE
ton was received with silence and at last
M, B-said, 1t is easy enough to swal-
low a piece of ST., and know good many
people who have devoured all their fortunes.
But YOU could not swallow watch, am
sure Il will do so, sir, with great pleasure
give me yours and you will seer There
it is The man took the watch, which was
in silver and of good size, and swallowed
it with ease. After moment OF surprise
and admiration. M. B. observed, tits very
clever, certainly, but when will you give
me back my watch9 'Neverp 'Oh that
I is too much, did not mean to make you
present ofitp But thought you did,
Besides, could you suppose that would
swallow watch for nothing We played
game-you staked your watch, ] staked
nv V life. am not yet in safety-the watch
NAV break in the process Of digestion
But, sir, possession is good title IN
law. and possess. And besides, how can
7 give up the watch? Am to rip myself
upi = sOh no, but will wait Wait If you
will, but you shall not have your watch
The tradesman took the man before the
commissary of police, but that iunctlonarH
after hearing all the facts of the case, de-
clared that he was entitled 10 the watch.
! THE DESCENDANTS OF THE EMPRESS
JosEPHINE.--The announcement OF the
death of the Duchess of Leuchtenberh, re-
calls to memory the singular fact, that while
nearly all the descendants of Josephine oc-
cupy high stations, the only one OF the Bo-
naparte family who is in power is also a de-
scendant of Josephine Louis Napoleon
the French President. is the son OF LOUIS
Bonaparte and Hortense Beauharnals, Jo-
sephines daughter.
The deceased Duchess was wife OF Eu-
gene Beauharnais, Josephine's only son,
and was the mother of the present Queen
of Sweden, the Duchess of Hohanzollern-
Hechingen, the former Empress OF Brazil,
widow of Don Pedro, the late King-Con-
sort of Portugal, and son-in-law OF the
Emperor Nicholas.
The star of fortune appears to shine on
the fortunes of the divorced Empress. The
descendants of the West Indian Creole are,
sitting on thrones in Europe, while he who
discarded her, for higher ambition, topper
petuate his power and dynasty, has one de-
generate representative, who escapes from
obscurity, and he has the blood OF Joseph
inc. This makes curious chapter in his
tory.
A SHARE IN THE CoNcERN.-A little
chimney-sweep, all washed and clean, was
once seen running along the Strand in Lon
don, in great haste. A gentleman who saw
him asked him where he was going, that ne
| ,uos in cuch haste.