The weekly Placer herald., 1852-10-09

lOBEkn0y 1861 .ssbi sIdssn5i y7Jv
.a..s.sz.l-isti-a....a1.si. - ,..s. -.
,generosity'df Pierce'sl given a. hoyla cent
icompareeb1wth oScott's givern way Ibis
bsltd katersetumErithe circumstances re-
ihnembers7 linaiis AS lilxelyoas, nor with
'hjspooket ful ofuccutsJ nyilile the other
was boy with,hHry nuiher abstsa tdter--
echo answersyin bitter qins;gnificance, no
lwharaR Heorah oferthe hero 0f, the billed
datersoe saqiq ,bsrf5l9lq ii 40 ;awof 10
ln4Boggso migIiated to SWEET his whisfle;,'
satisfied blythe uproriofis APPLAUSE axhioh
greeted his speech, that theicandyi STORY
was knocked on the head, and ScottslelecA
ton safe.
sgd tYuou FAIL z4A4aA AZ za-4agoJ
box HE He N 5MIrNIssTEERs Jo4Esr riEhe Knickerr
boeckSegr for May has the ffallawing a,,,oag
lts t' budget Of jokes fit is,a good one. at,o
.u,ss,AEnf IA friend in Stockbridge, Mass, IS, sends
lrlfSatth rS the following aneffdote ofthe Rev, Zeb
i tIrw.itcihffll y itih fll,a Methpdist clergyman in fun
ana andd Jf1 Jrffgnar n standing qgdin and member of
the Vermont e;ppference, g A. one tine
he represented Stockbridge in the State
'Zeb,,' said our informant,
'isa man of fair talents, both as asa b IpIreaach
er and musician. In the ptilpft he is
grave, solemn, ddiignifedd IA thorough
systematic; sermonizer;a but out of the
pulpit, there, is no man, more full of fun
and and drollery; On one occasion, he was
vending his, way towards the annual con-
terrence of ministers, lqst ,blIbo company With
another clergyman. Passing a country
inn, he remarked toihis companion: ::Asfhe
last'tane 4 Stopped at thar tavefn. slept
soith the aandsdrd'stoyc.' III hitter amaze iaazz,e.
msnt1 his clerical friend wanted to Know
what he meant. q mean Just what r sSy,
replied Zeb, and on went the travellers III
unbroken silencef until they reached the
conference la In the early part Of the yesL
sion the difference sat with cIoseFd doors.
for the purpose of transacting private
business, and especially ITO. the Taunpal
examination of each member private
character, or rather conduct during the
past year. For this purpose "a clerk, called
the roll, as was the, custom, anI, in, due
course Zeb's name was, called ~ SsDoes
any opeD know aughtl against the condtlct
OF oroshtsr 's'nwiteheli durins the past
years' asked tie Bishop who was the
presiding officer. mo menif's ST. g.
lence, Zeh's travelling companion arose
from his seat, and with q heavy heart and
grave, ideinurrcountcnance said tliat he
had duty to perform, 'one,a that he 41oRssd
to God, to tooJth the CHURCH, and TO himself, He
must therefore 4 discharge it,, fearlessIyy
though with trembling goGiHe then related
what Zeb had told him. while passiig the
Ift,verh, how he slept with the landlords
wife. etc / The grave body was struck as
with athniherbolfy although afew smiied,
first oupons' 'ZeB, then upon The
Knowing, for they knew k1t Ihet,r hetier
than the Others, The character of the aen
cused. 1he Bishop called up brother IL
and asked him whit he had 10 say in re-
ply to sdseriousa charge, zeb,aros and
said 4 did the deed, Ilnever lieS9l Then
pausng with awful seriousness, he pros
ceededSwith olenn'delberatioh :1s'rhere
was one little circumstance, however, !,
connected with the affair, 4 did not name,
to- the h brother.li Itmayl not have much
weiyhtswith the conference, but although,
it may he deemed Of trifing impostahcee,
I ~ WiII state, Il When isIept with the
landlords wifea as lhtold the brothenl1 n
Rept The itaesm myseyhTheD long ana
troubled countenances7 relaxed, nyas litter.
f9lISpEIsd S v and Tie peSt: ne 6n the h soi
was called. 1gstqsno ov,
-HARp ro BEffEv RalLL.Ioe Ri b9sths is
~ ncrsapplotaulss Qua d9g,%yw listening to a.
;, story hqld by Iold B-u-, i'm
which his sdanshtef Mary took a cnnsnic-
nous part joe booked Wise and doubtful.
''If you don't Believe ;'you may goto the
house and ask Mary, and take itjrons her
oson lips. 81 rdi m5fi yGi9ioisT diaoi insH
Joe tookihin at Ms wordi;1 the old fi7aiif