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CHATTER TX.

notwithstanding NJ. de Sinplsnyille's ir.
reverent opinions, he was obliged TO practice
all the duties and participate IN all the nights
Of member Of the aforesaid PhllobeStlaI
Society. And since Goody, who had Seen
seized with the cotchet that her husband
should remain nobody no longer. WAS not
woman to take half measures before long
there was not a benevolent, industrial, or
learned Society to which he did not belong
in some shape or other. In this way, N. :
5implenville soon found himself at once
President Of the Society, Of Uulitarlan Bota-
nists, instituted for the amelioratton OF the
coNosal cabbage, the monster beet root. and
the phenomena carrot; Secretary TO Joint
Stock Company, who had secured the right
to worn the patent OF an invention, which
consisted in doubling the superficial area OF
land by raising artificial mounds all over its
surface; Reporter to Society for the Pro-
pagaton Of Sound Literature, whose object
was the exclusive publication and distrIbu-
ton of the works OF its members, all writers
of equal ability and industry: Archiyist to
an Animals Humane Society. established
for the purpose Of snatching from the waves
and nursing tenderly in hospital, every
NANCY dog, epileptic cat, or other creature
liable to watery grave, at the barbarouS
orders of brutal and egotistical master;
and lastly, Quastor to Temperance Soc
ETY., founded for the suppression OF drunken.
ness; the test required to be admitted a
member consisting in swallowing four bot.
ties of wine, and as equal number Of glass.
es Of gin, without manifesting the slightest
unsteadiness of understanding"
Bnt all the while that Madame de Sim.
plenvile was in ecstacy at seeing her hus.
band hold so high position--if not in soci.
ETY., at least in Societies-the poor man him
self fell into deplorable state. What with
presiding over the meetings, keepngs of the
registers, the summing up of the reports,
and the classification Of documents, his time
vas filled to such a degree that he had not
moment to collect his thoughts. lie was
reduced 10 the state Of an auotmaton. New,
earthless, an observer might have remarked
that he occasionally ground his teeth and
looked desperately fierce, when he heard
people about him say, "what a lucky fellow
is NJ. de Simplenville! What a capital thing
it is to have large fortune" The truth
is, that he often muttered to himself, "What
the deuce was thinking about, when put
into these horrid lotteries!'
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WHAT is CALLED A
PLEASANT Dream,
CHAPTER I.


This year there were at Paris, az we'll as
in the Departments, hundred lotteries for
charitable purposes.
Monsieur and Madame Simple, retired
hcrbaIists, enjoyed, on a third floor in the
Rue Chariot, about three thousand francs
($GOo) a year, of which they scarcely spent
Two thirds. They rose at nine, breakfaSted,
went to the Jardin des Plan:es, to loot at
the bears, the monkeys, the two elephants;
returned to dinner at five; played a game at
piquet, and wen: to bed when the drums
beat the retreat. How was it possible for
them to spend more?
On Sundays they passed the day at Belle
willie, where they had hired square patch
Of garden, in the middle of which rose -
sort of cabin. which they christened with
the tile OF country house " Their friends
AMI messmates consisted dof puplos named
Pyrame. who was MAdare's spoiled child;
cat called M.ne.te, especially pettei by
Monsieur; and family Of turtle doves. a
a source 10 both of The most delightful rec
oil ectlans, plrticul rly when the cook en-
tertaine the ben w!h bis intermjnablr Sc
ries of SITUATIONS. In short, their life to
them wa.a succession Of clou1le,s days, va
rird every year with tEo or three important
"ven'>-"such as the happy hatchiog OF a
pair Of Little turtles. or the imprui ut pro.
ptn,iies which Minetle manifested. The
'impl $. therefore, were as happy As Il was
possible for people to be, when they took i
into their heals to Law out their savings IN
he purchase of a ticket in each loItely.--
Madame Simple, who was now and then tick
led by dreams Of luxury and grandeur, was
not sorry to sow tie seed Of emotions in the
somewhat too Uniform furr1w Of her exist
encc.
Madame Simple's hopes were not disap
pointed. Her husband announced to her
lhirty.rhree times that they had won the
principal prize in each lottery, thereby at
forIing her thirtythr different emotions,
which varied, according to the Importance
fthe sum, from trembling to convulslon--
from exclamation to fainting. The result OF
the whole was, that the good worth Of Mon
sieur and Madame Simple brought them in
the trihe ofo million two hundred and tit
thousand francs.
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CHAPTER VIII,

One day Madame de simpleuville said
to her husband,
"My dear, will you accompany me this
morping" s..
"To 20 and see the monkeys?" And Mr..
de Simpenville's countenauce Frightened up
at the very thought. The lady regarded him
with naughty look, which said, as plain as
possible" dear man lie has sold
TOO many simples not to continue simple for
the rest of his days!'
"No, d.ar' she answered. "No, It's not
the monkeys that we are to see. | am 60
ing to introduce you to-day into world
where you ought to have figured long ago."
81 don't know what world you are talk
ing about; but it Is all one to me, if it is an
amusing one"
"It is not question Of amusement, Mon
sieur; but Of philanthropy"
"The name does not sound very enter
taining!"'
"No more is the thing. 1t is not for the
sake of selfish amusement that We are made
the repositories of large fortune, but to
render ourselves useful to mankind at large.
Now, do not know whether it has ever
struck you that you are utterly good for
nothing in philanthropical sense, and are
Of no earthly service to any living creatureP
Il confess that this fact had completely
escaped my observation"
"Well; people whose authority in such
matters IS incOntestible, have already made
the discovery for you. And they had only
to indicate the circumstance to me. to make
me resolve immediately that your nullity and
gniicance..s should forthwith ceaseP'
"My nulIity and iusigni6ance!"
"Here is your diploma as member OF the
Society for the Mutual Safeguard Of the Re
spective Rights of Man and Animals. This
morning the installations take place, We
will be present on that occasion"
N. dc Simplenville went as he was bid
The meeting was a protracted one. The
founder and President spoke two hours and
half, giving the history Of all sorts Of soci'
cites, past, present and future. without say,
ing single word about that which had
caused them to assemble. At last tho dis
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CHAPTER VI

"By Jove! said NJ. de Simpleville to him
self one day, ''asmy wife has gone out alCne
this morning, have great mind to devote
couple Of hours to my friend BOnuardin.
The dear fellow may very likely think that
I scorn his acquaintance, now that I am be.
come millionaire. will pay him a visit,
to show him be is mistaken, and will go in
my carriage, to hattter his vanity. l re-.
member that when was a herbist ! Tas
very proud ofseeing a carriage stop at my
door Jean!'
"Monsieur .... .....
"Tell Pierre I want the carriage"
Impossible, Monsieur. Madame has
taken the cGlechs, an it is Pierre who drives
her"
"Theu tell Joseph to let me have the cOupi
in half an hour"
Monsieur forgets that Zstulbe was in hsr.
ness Yesterday and caught cold; and that
the veterinary surgeon has ordered her not
to go out or week"
"Oh! then | will make my call on foot. "
But, while proceeding on his way, NJ. de
Simpleville discovered that certain habits are
contracted with marvellous facility; and
that, in point Of fact, to do without car.
riage is much easier for man who has nc
such conveyance in the world, than for him
who believes that he has two at his service
While he was amusing himself with this dis.
consoate reflection, shower of mud from
the wheels of a passing caIschs despatched
him from head to foot.
"Stupid assP' he shouted, with upraiSed
cane, to give the insolent driver druoblng
But he refraned from striking. He recog'
n;sed Pierre upon the box; end to spoil a
livery that had been paid for out of his own
pocket,--M. de SimpenyIIe was incapable
of such action.
cat least Totsy," he said to Madame dc
Simpleuvile, who put her head out Of the
carnage window, TAT least open the dool
and give me lift home"
Extremely sorry, my dear, to be obi
ged to refuse
"But if walk through the streets in thi;
state shalls soon have rabbIe shouting aF
ter me!''
"But you do not mean, suppose, to sea-
yourselfin caieche lined with white sat
in in such condition as that? Go, nay dear
and dry yourself in the sunshine"
Pierre touched his horses with the whip
and the carriage was of at full speed. NJ
de Simp penville contrived to get taken up ii
a hackney csbroilet, which was not 80 n,c'
about its lining. During his ride, he ha(
plenty of time TO reflect on the pleasure 0
having carriage of his own.
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The Two LIvEs.--Beauului ls old ago
beautiful lsthc slow dropping autumn Of A
rich and glorious summer. In the old man.
nature has fulfilled her work; she loads him
with the fruits of we'll spent lie; and sur.
rouned by his chlldren's children, she rocks
him softly away to a grave to which he is
followed with blessings. God forbid that
we should not call it beautiful There is a.
mother life, hard, rough and thoruy; trodden
with bleeding feet and aching brow; the life
of which the cross is the symbol: a battle
which no peace follows this side Of the grave,
which the grave gapes before the victory is
won, and strange that it should be so--that
is the highest life of man. Look along the
great names OF history; there is none v hoss
life has been other tEan this.
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CHAPTER VII.

Dinner was over. ~ de Simplenv.le was
wife. as in old times which had seldom
been the case since he had cono to his for
tune; so he sal to her rubbing his hands:
Suppose We have game oi piqAet, dar-
ling dear?"
"Yon are crazy. my dear; this is opera
night"
"Agan?'
when people hire quarter Of box b.
he year, AMI pay couple of thoasan ,
francs for it, they do not stop at home to
play piquet."
This, for instance, is ono chapter of our
budget which should have great pleasure
in striking out with my pen"
"A pretty idea!'
"Certainly y; because don't like music"
"And am particularly fond Of it, Mon
sieur?"
'Well; what them"
"Bu. pretend to be fond OF 1t, 1t is one
of the exigences of our position"
N. de Simplenvile resigned himself to
his fate. During the first act he drummed
with his fingers on his knees At the Sec
ond act his head fell gently on his breast
At the third he snored like drummer after
a long days march.
"Wake up, p,dearl' exclaimed his wife clap
ping hm on the back. "This is the second
time that the conductor has looked at US and
frowned."
"Tierce to the king!" answered NJ. de Sim,
plenyille, without opening his eyes. The
unhappy man was enjoying in imagination
he pleasure which he was forblddea to taste
10 reality.
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MY MOTHERS BIBLE.
By GEO. P. NORRIS.

This book is all that's left me now;
Tears will unbidden start
With falt'ring lip and throbbing brow,
Ipress it to my heart.
For many generations past,
Here is our family tree;
My motherls hands this bible claspsdi
She, dying, gave time.
All, well 10 remember those
Whose names these records bear;
Whorpund the hearth stons used to close
After the evening prayer,
And speak Of what these pages said,
Intones my heart would thrill
Though they are with ths silent dead,
Here are they living still.
My father read this holy book
To sisters, brothers dear;
How calm was my poor mothers look
Who loved Gods word TO hear.
Her angel face-l see it yet!
What thrilling memories come!
Again that little group is met
Within the halls Of hOme!
Thou tru9st friend man evor knew,
Thy constancy I've triedi
Where all were false found thee true,
My counsellor and guide.
The mines of earth no treasure give
That could this volume buy;
In teaching me the way to live,
lttaught me how to die.
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CHAPTER TT.

The clock struck nine. NJ. Simple sat up
in his bed and rubbed his eyes.
"Wake up, Goodyw
II am not asleep" replied Madame Sim
pie, with Importance. II am reAecting!"
"Let us make haste and dress. We shall
be too late to see the monkeys let out"
"You well deserve to bear the name which
you have given me, Monsieur Simple! When
people have sixty thousand francs year,
they do not amuse themselves with such
nonsense as monkeys, We will go shopping
this morning along the Boulevards, as far as
the Madelane, | must have thousand
francs worth Of lace"
"To open shop with, Goody, dear?'
ITO trim satin mantelet, Monsieur Sim
ple."
i s"That will indeed be a fine mantelet,
then
Il mean we should have plenty of other
smart things, too. Do you fancy we are to
live any longer in this stupid, humdrun
way. in sort OF public barrack, were TWEEN
ty dodgers elbow each other on the stair.
case?"
Nobody has ever elbowed me-"
"But that might happen. In short, l have
long and maturedly meditated upon our new
position, as well on the changes which it
ought to cause in our existence. My plans
are arranged"
"But, Goody -"
al must remark, once for all, Monsieur,
that there is nothing SO vulgar as for mar
ried people to call each other Goody, Totsy,
Duck, or -----"
"By Jove, do it out of Affection
"But when people have sixty thousand
francs year, they show their affection III
a more genteel form of words"
Very likely, my honey; but the habits
to which one has been accustomed for sc
years are not shaken off in half an hour"
"Certainly; you will not do it in bury
| if you are as long about it as you are ir
dressing."s M
II am ready now, darling duck"
make haste and get you breakfast.
want to be off,"
Madame simple was an extremely expe
ditious woman. Her plan was no sooner
conceived than executed; and the happy
couple were soon installed, as If by enchant
ment, in a grand hotel in Chaussee d'Autin
Four servants, in splendid livery. loiterec
about the door; vdlschs and coupe STOOD
in the ooach-house; and four magni6ccn
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horses paved the floor Of the stable. NJ
Simple regarded all these fine things with
an air Of compete asionishment. He wan
dred from one room to another, walking on
the tips Of his toes, as il he had been in a
sick mans chamber. He wiped of with his
sleeve any dust of snuff which he might hap
pen to let fall upon the furniture; and his
wife had the greatest possible difficulty
in making him understand that he need not
take off his hat when he spoke to his ser
wants.
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ISrEMpEpAscE AT THE SourH.--A New
Orleans paper makes the following state.
menL:
During the last year there was expended
something near $50, 100000 for intoxica
ting drinks in,this State; $50, ,ooo, QUO of Ibis
WAS expended in New Orleans alone
There were made about 5000 arrests. di.
reciIy and indirectly, for Drunkenness, in
the city and State; about 400 deaths by dc.
iiri4nl sremsnsi about rs murders, beside g
host Of other crimes. Over 1000 have been
reduced to vagrancy and pauperisn; the re-
sources Of the State have been crippled
thousands have been kept out of employ
men; society At large has been seriously.
deeply damaged in all its relations; tie
health and energies of some Of our best citi.
zeus have been destroyed and ruined
in life. All this bas been done, and more,
and yet we have men who tell US that 'sths
rum. seller is as innocent as child"
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A CALrFoRS1A MARRIAGE The "Alta.
California" gives the following story Of a
marriage in San Francisco:
During the month there have been 4 mar.
riages in this city and 10 divorces,
The following ia short history Of aunion
dissolved yesterday:
Married Jan. 70. 's4. Qaarreled on Feb.
go. "a. Petition for divorce Gled By plain
tiff on Feb. "a, 81. Defendants answer
filed some day. Report Of referee recon.
mending divorce filed Feb. s5. Submitted
to the Court the same day. Decree rende,
ed and parties divorced Feb. 2s, ,54.
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CHAPTER XT.

At eight o'clock next morning the sun
shine was playing on the white curtains oi
he.' bed, when Madame Simple SAT up and
looked about her; "old ducky darling!" said
she, impatieBtly.
Monsieur Simple stretched out drst one
arm and then the other.
Wake up, my pet, make haste and wake
else we shall be too late to 500 the monkeys
let out!" ....
NJ Simple rubbed his eyes, Looked first
at his wife, then at the bed, and then all
round the chamber. Everything was in It's
usual state; the pain Of turtles cooling in their
cage Pyrame granting at his mistress's feet
and Minette csrelelessly stretched upon his
own stomach He then pronunced the vo
lustuous "Ah" which man utters when
he feels his bosom revived OF a heavy load.
NJ. Simple discovered with JOY that he had
been the victim OF frightful nightmare!
ooh, yes! Goody," he said. jumping in
to his pantsloons, "letus go and see the
monkeys; and tonight we will play our
game Of piquet. Happiness lies in peace
and contentment; aud not in the plauges
and worries Of wealth. Preserve me from
such another dreaml" Almsaach Comiqae
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EE-The beat repartee we hay.

NJ TIC UtsNTepdFIes we nave lately seen,
came from Prentice, the wag Of the Louis
vile Journal. The editor Of Alabama Fzao
called it out by the following squib: "Why
is the editor Of the Louisville Journals ca.
reer through life like celebrated tune - =
Because its the Rogue's March, Prentlcs
Who is a "dead shot" loaded bis piece. ana
taking aim. let the Flag man have il right
in the teeth after the following manner. u
wit: Why will the editor Of the Flag. Al
the close of his career through life, b. Ike l
tune Of Paganini's? Because he viii Be exs
ecuted on a single string" NJ n
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Cor HIM AT LAsr.-Mrs. Jemima Jjuson
neyer'could 80 to bed without first looking
underneath to see if somebody was not
slowed away there. Bur her search had
always been bootless. At last, however.
one night she spied, Tor thought she did.
which is all the same, the long looked for
boots ant legs.
"Oh! Mr.. Jipson!" she screamed out.
"there is man under the bed!"
as there?" coolly brawled her husband.
"well my dear ! am glad you have found
nim at last You have been looking for
him these twenty years" H@
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SMART GrRts.--A young gentlemen of
Kilkenny, meeting a handsome milkmaid
near the parade, said:
"Whas will you take for yourself and
milk. my dsar?"
Yourself and golden ring. sir.' re.
piled the girl.
That was good one, but the answer OF
the girl at the boarding house was better
A gentleman called in, and WAS shown
over suite of rooms, by very pretty girl.
care you to be let with the rooms?' H..
quired the gallant.
"No sir; am to be let alone.'
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EE-Mr. Henry Pierce, Of lilllsboronyh
county. New Hampshire. brother of ,b,,s
President of the United states, il q stated.
regularly attends the Cambridge MASS
Cattle Market every week, With some ots
the products Of his 6ne farm IN New Iiam II i
shire. Heis said 10 be one of the m,ssl,,. s
telligent farmers oi Che St2ts. ii
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ETIIorn was travelling lately in the cars.
when a man came up and asked for his fare.
"Who are you?" said Horn. "My names
Wood, and I'm the conductor" "Oh" said
Horn, very quietly, "lhat can; be, for wood
is q nou CONDUCTOR"
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ONE OF TIE juRrMES. - They have quse-
jarymen in Iowa. A few days since an OIL
topper di:d rather suddenly. The coroner.
IN consequence, held an inquest listened 70
The testimony Of physician and r.as hpou1
rendering verdict "water On ihs brain
"hen Mr.. solsum Pepr.epolis rig to Oh,
ject. - -
Mr.. Coroner, Aave known the deceased
iHr ten mortal years, and know he has ne, .
er seed sooe4 moment in all that time.--
To say th-s such man can die with .wate,
on the brain,' is, therefore blamed nonsense =.
It cant be dId Cause why? He never tool
any into his system. The true verdict Mr..
Coroner, should be- gin, rum or brandy on
the orain,' but as cannot get such q yer
dict, am willing to split the difference -
compromlse--snd bring in verdict as fol
lows:--'Died from the effects of brandy an.
wafer on the BRAIN ss. a-..
The compromise was agreed to and the
above verdict is part and parcel of the re
corded doings of Iowa. H.. o..
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Jesse II. McMATH,

A,,nr,cy masd 0unerIiOr as Law
:SaIG AOtcjtnr gt 5'hanCcfy,
CADIZ, OHIO.
WILL practice in Harrison and the adjoining
w countles. AL business entrusted TO his care
will receive prompt and dlisent attention.
~, Oiice-ln the rrobnte Judges building, over
the Market House Cadiz, Ohio.
ssnutp.lhar s. 1852.
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LEWIS LEWTOM,
.EEEnA.,hpI u 4 lNIEaaSGEIOE at NfGeU,

AND SOLICITOR IN CHANSERY,
WILL practice in Harrison and the adjoining
w counties Collections, the business oi Execu'
tors and Administrators, Guardians aud Wards, re-
titions for PartlIlon settlement Ot Fstutas ana ali
other business entrusted To his care, VIII receive
his prompt attention.. Office IN the old otaht OPP
.,ls EorratL,s fljlsL ocl1i-,y