The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-12


vale iOr ~ treatment do accord The the hus
band
Old srooLLEcTIoss.-The Greenheld Republic says
+" "A almost ociosenariaR OF Boston, Who town
last week, says that he Iecoects the building Of Al. The
pabhc edhces bal two, which have been buih in Boston
Tor hundred years Tie says that before I7s3 there
were no coaches AAndcAts IN the city, and
10 lISc only two stage from n-one 10 New York
and one 10 Salem. he remembers an adventure Of a
Boston merchant going 10 New York on horseback,
with HE saddle-ssgs fall OF money and provisions
stopping on the way 10 take luneh, he dismoanied
The horse got loose and ran, Le after him However,
the horse proved The best racer and out OF
sight, and roaming in a forest Following IN the d.
Teetoh OF the animal the meehani had the satisfaction
Of hndng bis saddle bags aisty pending from the mb
OF tree, much another limb seized Abssom. HE
horse be did lind for three months aAd when Al last
found he very fat The saddle on. but The gTh
was deeply denled in the belly, owing 10 the quantity
Of fat the horse had laid We call that pretty good
horse story.
prcsioN IN A LIQUOR cAsE--Judge MsDchesie Of
Providence, bas decided thai where person goes into
place and dfnks liquor for the pupose OF becoming
wilnfss IN against the establishment where the pu
chase is made such testimony is not legal Mr. Kecfe
bad been on trial Tor selling liquor The Judge after
viewing the case IN detail sand that upon every principle
OF law, no should be convicted Of crime upon the
sncouoborated iesitaony OF no would go upon
the stand and exritingy that be bad induced the
defendant 10 commit he crime Tor The purpose Of having
opportunity TO against him-thai it took away
the saieguard which the law had thrown around the c
zen iUr his protection, and the security OF fair aid
partial trial when accused OF crime. Tie sdjudged the
defendant guilty, and ordered him 20 be discharged
Jadge Manchester did just as he should have done
The proiessed temperance man who is mean enough
prov around Euul-s shop. and drink lqeor from the
hands of the person who sells him in good faith for
The purpose OF sstfyng against him, deserves to be de-
feated and pointed at. II temperance think liquor
is sold any place illegally, why don't they acl like
men in Their prosecutions, open and aboyebcardf
SINGULAR There is in the garden az Regenrs
Park London, plain looking, so.bre bird, native Of
New Holland called the brush turkey, whus. habits Of
rearing lis brood among The remarkable in the
history Of animal instincts. The bird is thorough
chemist and constructs for Itself patent incubator
chemical prineiplef BY which il matches lis eggs SCI
entiic manner without The tedious sitting which other
birds submit This bird present occupies part OF the
great ayiary the south side OF the gardens, the
right after entering the gate from the road is moi
very striking bird in ts appearance The upper surface
OF The adult male. lis wings ard TAIL is OF blacklist
brown al The base, going into silver gray the ends
The skin OF The head and neck is Of deep pink verg
ing red and thiny spIinkled with short, dingy hair
The waffle Is Of bright yellow. shading of into red In
size il is nearly that Of a turkey
In general habits this bird is nothing remarkable i, is
in the reproduction OF the species that It's anomalous pro-
ceednes are manifested II is believer in fernenia
ton and cooperation for when The breeding season
rives number of the birds into partnership, and
collect a huge heap OF vegetable matter. which is allow
ed TO fermeui till II forms bot bed. Several weeks
patiently employed in forming this heap. but when
formed does duly for several years, matter being
added the top hat beneath away la collect
I 81. r IN
The surface OF The ground surrounding the hot bed
thus cleared Of every leaf and blade OF grass. every
OF vegetation being added 10 assist the fermentation
When this pyramidIcal mound OF green stuff has had
sufficient time heat, and when just the proper
temperature for Matching The large eggs inserted not
SIDE sde bat planted regular intervals from each
other and stack into the nsty smoking heap perfectly
upright The large end downward and at arms length
below The surface They then covered up and left
t patched. Whether The chickens have 10 fight their
way through the warn artificial mother" whether,
as Mr. Gould informed, the females remain in The
neis hborhood, is question not yet settled there
doubt however that in either Nature has provided
for the safety Of the young, and that all lis instincts
adapted 10 The circumstances OF lis birth.
The OLD BROWN Jus-Jonas Kicks OF Portland was
enIhaiicaly good fellow, but be had weakness. T.
could no, be said 10 be love OF gain, for his heart
free and his hand could long cloeed over
Dow for forty be still bachelor and the orgi-
nalor OF be liquor law he regarded with pure hatred
as be did the law itself II a predileclion, and
strange one, for old brown jug which always
well filed with OtaTd.
Oae night meeting with kindred spirits, he got
his ideas 80 completely elevated that he totally
bic 10 iread upon the vile earh, and length, while
attempting 10 balance and find bis way home, he
pitched into very quieiookins individual, who, per
ceving his situation kindly assisted him 10 his apart
nen. the hotel where Jonas boarded. Being watch
and rigid liquorlaU upon discovering The old
brown Jog conspicuous upon table he raised has club
10 6emosh il. Bat Jonas seized has upified and
thus addressed him:
Waichmaa, spare that Jug Touch not single
drop ID served many a lug, and will he he prop.
Twas my foreaihers hand that placed Il IN his cot.
There Waterman. let h standby club shall harm u
not Thai old familiar Jug whose credit and renown are
known to many mug and vonldsl hou suash II down
watchman forbear thy blow Break not ts earth brown
clay; nor make the liquor how but si that old Jug
stay"
The wscbu an could not stand powerful appeal,
and after leaving pamphlet Of The Maine liquor law.
which Jonas used day for shaving papers he took
his departure.