The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-05
THE DAILY DISPATCH

Hrr an Mrss.-The following slavery o'o
,,orv still, tits very good one. Those who
have heard il may not object 70 seeing y PIN.
"a while to those TO whom il is new i will prove
.r.ch treat. IL is told of two Western hun.
tiers; rn
.iho.b were excellent shots, and not little
s;ven 10 boasting of their skill. One day they
cent on a deer hunting expedition, and alter
setting into the woods, where they expected 20
ga sser thew separated. Shortly after, Hof-
nan heard Cowan's gun fred off when he i'm
,ned;ately went over TO the spot " here he mad
hs.,d the shot. expecting to be Obliged TO neip
Cnwan hang IN deer. He found Cowan
very busy loading his gun, aud ne shouted
out
now7"
hill"
SURPRISED at this short and crusiy answer,
uos ~, looked around, and discovered calf
among the bushes. Again he cried out.
81 saw Cowan, did you shoot at the calf7'
.Yes, | did but it's none of your bust.
AWAY. what made you shoot a, it,"
"Why, Istook it for a deer"
'Weli, did you hit it!'
"No, | missed il -
SHOW did you miss III"
"Why, wasn't quite sure that il wasn't a
ealfr'
"You are aprety specimen of hunter" re.
ioined Hoffman, "to shoot at a calf for deer
and miss il al that"
Don't make fool ofyourselt" replied Cow
an; ~ shot at it just 80 as to hit it it it was a
deer, and miss il if it was calf''
Nothing out of ireland, of the "bulr' species,
isa better specimen" than this.
"REMINISCENCES OF AN ARMY SURGEON
Remember one day in making my hospital
rounds, patient just arrived presented an am
putated forearm, and in doing could scarce.
ly restrain a broad laugh; the litter was con
stantly on his face.
What's the matter! this does not strike me
as a subject OF laughter"
1T is not, doctor; but excuse me, lost my
arm in so funny way, that | still laugh when
/ look at it,
'What wayp
Our first surgeon wanted shaving, and got
me TO attend TO ii, as / am corporal. We
went together TO the front of his tent. had
Iathered him. took him by the MISE, and was
just about applying the razor, when cannon
ball came, and that was the last saw of his
head and my arm. Excuse me, doctor, for
laughing so. | never saw such thing BEFORE
This occurred during the siege of Fort Erie.
Out of the Barracks it is common for mes
ses If soldiers TO cook at fire places made of
two banks of turf, crossing at right angles to
the ridges of the occipital be ne. When not on
aparade, these places are the resort of groups
ofsoldiers. On one occasion of the Kind, one
Of the soldiers standing en- one foot, cannon
ball hit him on the head, and ia doing so gave
whir TO the whole body upon the leg as he
stood. the other leg few out as the headless
trunk was turned, and it upset camp kettle of
soup in the process of cooking.
The soldier to whom it belonged was quite
nrls f..4
very scarce at the fort.J and in his wrath he
ejaculated, could you not have lost your head
without kicking over my soup?'
ZONE Touch OF NATURE MAKES THE
WHOLE WORLD kIN."-A car, full of passen-
gers, recently passed over the Boston and Al
bany Railroad, in which occurred a simple
but touching scene worthy of record. One of
the passengers was a woman, carrying in her
arms child who annoyed every one by its pet
ulence and cries. Mile after mil, the passen-
gers bore the infection of its noise, which ra-
ther increased than diminished, Until at last it
became furious, ard the passengers nearly so.
There were open complaints, and one man
shouted, "Take the child OUT The train
stopped at a station when an Old gentleman
arose and made the simple statement that the
father of the child had died recently from home
that the mother had been on a visit TO her
friends, and had died while on the visit, that
her dead body was on board the train, and that
the child was in the arms of a woman who
was a stranger to it. 1t was enough. There
was tear in nearly every eye, and all were
melted into pity aud patience. All selfishness
was lost in thinking Of the desolation of poor
little wanderer, who would have found warm
welcome in hands that, moment before, would
almost have visited it with blow,
ILLINOIS AND SLAvERY.-A bill in relation
10 free persons of color has been passed by
both branches of the Illinois Legislature. 1t
prohibits The entrance of free colored per.
sons into the State, under the penalty of being
sold into slavery, and authorizes the admission
OF slaves If brought in or sent by their mas
ters.
An old preacher once took for his text
"Adanl, where art thou2" and divided his sub
ject into three parts:
lat. All men are somewhere.
I'd. Some men are where they ought not
70 be.
3D.. Unless they take sare, they will soon
Ind themselves where they would rather not
DO.
The FIRST PRINTER.-In examining the
old records of Massachusetts for I64l, the
Boston Post found the following, verbatim, in
style fpenmanship very similar to the Ger
man text:
Stephen Day, being the first that set type
upon printing. is granted 800 acres of land
where It may be convenient, without preju-
dice to any towne.
7 UNDERSTOOD feet Seasoned Oak Bosrds
IL for Tobacco Boxes
$1,000 feet Seasoned Suseuehsnna Boards
5000 feet Charleston and Baltimore Dressed
Flooring
10000 feet Assorted Rock Maple
5000 feet Assorted Buffalo Ash
5000 feet half inch Cherry