The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-09
THE DAILY DISPATCH
TaSTTNGS OF PUNCH.

80. ..,;c.,ure presents al acksss stand
=. ..s.,s loaded cannon, while French-
sn !. ,ouching of. The ass is looking stu
r;alv the other way. bis leg being ted 70 ios'
.TrsddIs.' Out Of his mouth comes the 'e-
n.nd-aThere's no DANGER" The following
"oeace anecdotes" will be appreciated
IA the erea, Napoleon dashed triumpna,nny
..,.I "a; 10 uurs,,it of the Austrian beau,eu'
h;s ave fell unou a pretty little girl al WINDOW
- scarcely needing the military c'ahoI'
was TRANQUILITY singing song; nc oIaJ hi.
oy arrested by the spectacle. cneen 1913 ~,
horse. and said, "Qae ehanfez rcas' ~ sh;,a
81 sing the Maid OF Lodi ,spi.e s,;i M"
,s .a.,snfuliv. land too would sing, u my
,.o a,;ss .,auId give me time, and II had
a" And that day he would not attack
W xos..' i. man with these amiable feelings
-, tho allied armies hunted TO his grave.
Co,rr CARp.-Now that the British do
Unions include the Australian diggings, her
,,a;ssty can add TO her present titles that of the
Queen OF Spades.
Dnr;ng the war in Spain (which was eau: ed
nv the duke OF Wellngton's criminal ambition
10 become marquis of Douro,) native family
was peacefully sitting down to its siesta, or
mid day meal, which consisted Of Spanish
onions and Spanish liquorice, when savage
looking French dragoon mot that he really
was savage, none OF them are, like our own
brutal sodieryl entered. "Soh J" he exclain.
ed. drawing his sabre, "Palafox proc,aims
sWar to the knife Ha! And doubtless you
crysWar 10 tire knife also. Eh7" "And fork, +"
replied the father of the family, mildly, and
pointing TO a chair at the table. The brave
Frenchman paused a moment, burst into tears,
ate up oil the onions, and departed, saying
"Cest different Diea rous benisse"
NICE BiT.-On the occasion Of Louis
Napoleon's wedding, it was remarked that his
ambition was, probably, now bridal'd.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THoNrsoN.-For
some days past the ordinarily quiet town of
Thompson, CT, has been in a perfect ferment
in consequence of certain mysterious revela-
tions touc hing a supposed murder. The cir
cumstances are briefly these. Some two years
ago, Mr.. Isaac Ellis, a childless widower from
forty 10 fifty years Of age, came in possession
of a legacy of several hundred dollars by the
death OF his mother. He received the money
and went with it to his boarding house, but
from that night forth he has never been seen in
Thompson, nor ii is known what became OF
him. He was somewhat known for his eccen-
tricities, which probably accounts for the fact
t,at his disappearance excited no part cular re.
mark at that time. The family with whom he
boarded moved away soon afterwards, and in
the course of time inqairies began to be made
for the missing man, and certain vague whisper.
ings of foul play were heard. Madame rumor
became busy, suspicious were aroused, the
spirits were consulted, and, mirabiie dicta
these were corroborated by the clairvoya ants
Thus i, came to be believed that the missing
man was cruelty robbed and murdered, and
his body buried in the cellar of his boarding
house, from whence il was subsequently re-
moved to neig hboring swamp as a more safe
place ofinterment. As the result ofthis strange
affair, we now End some three hundred men
engaged with picks and shovels in turning the
said swamp bottom upscards, but with what
success we have not yet learned Worcester
Tran, Monday.