The weekly Placer herald., 1854-04-01
NUMBER 20.
Nrs. PartingtOn vsOIe Bull.

NfS. harrington VS. Ole Bull.
cole BULBS Concert" said Mrs. Par
tington, glancing up from her knitting, as
she read the announcement of the grand
concert on Saturday evening, and she
smiled as ridiculous fancy ran through her
mind, like grasshopper in a stubble field,
of an old bull giving concert. "And
yet it isn't SO very wonderful " continued
she, "for remember a cat and canary
that lived together, and one or tother of
'em used to sing beautifully But | won
der what he plays on.'' Ike suggested
that he played on one of his horns, which
seemed to be reasonable. 81 am glad he
is going to give his concert, because when
| went down to hear a great artizan play
on a violence, as they called it, though [
found out afterwards it was nothing bat
fiddle, they were going to charge dollar
till told 'em was one of the connections
of the Post, and they let me in. can't
think what music an old Bull can make,
Pm sure. 1t must he very uproariOus,
should think, and better fitted tor over
turns than for pasturcal music.'' She
closed her critique with "A pinch of snuff,
and got on to her wires again like tele-
graphic dispatch, and went ahead, while
Ike amused himself by scratching his
name with a board nail in magnificent
Roman capitals upon the newly painted
panneI of the kitchen door
Boston Post
IMPRESSIONS AT FIRST SIGHT-This
subject being brought up at the supper
table, was getting "talked over" when
the lady who presided "o'er the cups and
tea,' said ''she always formed an idea of
person at first sight, and that idea she
found was generally a correct one"
"Mamma," said her youngest son in a
a shrill voice, that attracted the attention
of all present.
owe my dear, what do you want?"
81 want to know" said young America,
"what you thought achen you first saaO
me?"
There was no answer to this query;
but we learn general litter prevailed,
and that "Charlie," was taken into the
kitchen Immediately by the servant.
Forest City Dem.
The eye is sure index of character
PyhysIognomy reveals the secret Of the
heart.
A piece of wood burns because it has
the matter for burning within it. n man
comes to be famous because he has the
matter for fame within him. To seek for
or hunt after fame, is vain endeavOr.
by clever management, and various artIfi-
clal means, man may indeed succeed in
creating for himself sort of name. But
if he lacks real inward value, all his man
agement comes to naught, and will scarce
ly outliye the day.
SENSIBLE CoNcLUsroN.---A sick mar,
slightly conyalescing, recently remarks
tI,,f 81
to he in conversation with pious friend,
congratuIating him upon his recovery, and
asking him who his physician was. He
"No, no." said his friend, "God brought
you out of your illness, not the doctor"
"Well," replied he, ''may be he did but
| am certain that the doctor will charge
me for t."
A CONDITIONAL RECONCILIATION -
"My dear Mrs. JONES'" said Mrs. Brown,
"come nearer to my bedside; Pm dying,
and | wish to say few words to you"
eyes, marm," sighed Mrs. Jones.
"WeIl, Mrs. JONES'" calculated Mrs.
Brown, 'you and had good many tiffs
in our day, and now part with you in
peace; can you forgive me?'
eyes, marm,'' sobbed Mrs. Jones, Gin
deed, indeed | can!''
"Am forgiven'" calculated Mrs B.
"Yes, marm," responded Mrs Jones',
with difficulty, in consequence of the in
tensty Of her anguish; and then she at
tempted to weep her way out of the dying
woman's room.
"Stop moment, my dear Mrs. JONES'"
said the expiring woman, ''l've another
word or two to say. wish to have it
understood, that if get well, everything
goes back, and we stand OH the same
ground"
A WILLIAM TELL CHALLENGE.-John
Travis, the well known professor of the
pistol, over the Shades, in Pedido street,
New Orleans, has accepted the following
remarkable challenge from Mr.. Berlin l..
Rhodes: Rhodes bets Travis $1,000 to
$500 that he (Travis) cannot within nine
ty days, produce "A living man, who's
standing So feet from the said Travis,
will allow him (Travis) to shoot with a
pistol (off-hand) an apple placed on said
living mans head-the apple not to ex-
ceed four inches in circumference. The
said Travis is to have three shots at the
apple, and must hit the apple once to
win the match. If he does not hit the
apple, or if he hits the man, Rhodes wins.
The match is to come off within ninety