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Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07
MIIer.--Heidt 9enid)t.

Srr n0at6man" in Ncrristown bsmsrft tae
ibn Elm Grrrripcnpent brna&ri&tet babe, pab sins
2lnjabI NiIler bic @rpcbnbeit baten bas 5un-
pertSeptt Metl nit 100 gfunb anaatt 1t2
phnp gu Yerfaufen, unp Dap pies uneqitelIter
Srtrus fey. 9lr ben jesiscn bUben preieen, ipie
pas NiebI perfauft wiro, nia6t pts Elm llntcrIhitb
bon iibcr 60 Gents. Gs ipiirpe gut lepn fir oas
Sclt pcnn eS aHf ieinsr Sut 1T, UNI su ieten, Ub
Dicjeni9en nit rcnrn Fe banpeln aud itrens str,
lid linp.
s8aS Iast bus G'sirb iibcr rieien @essnRanp 2
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07

SebrutungsSpa.-Die 5pf,etuns bes
grGirenten giercr, Der ,,g8al6instpn Star" I6ldgt
ppr, bic brriibti9ten 9lpamiHen 5reniSen lnp gufs
rubrzGjeIeBe wierer in Sraft trrten Sa lalrn, I'm
Die nj DIT eingebprnen 3eitunssI6reibrr
faITn ,u tSnnen, bic eS pagen, ben graIoentcn gu
ldaern. Wan temerfe wobl; Der Star it Gin
psmcfratiiGrs SIatt unN Gin SieGIinS Der Jtrsit-
runa.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07

o. Die SlStter beS Ssbl6aum (Olive) Icls
len Gin prpbateS Daittel sesen pas 5riersn, (Fever
aud Ague) ,Isin. Cine SaSanrp. @sU., 3eitns
Idst Wan ttue ;ipeI SSnbe Spll Stdttsr in cine
Quart gBaifrr lme fo6e es ,u einer Y,int elm ba.
bon netmr mon ale prci ppsr p'er Stunbrn EN-
BrinslaS sou. DeIes MittsI n init Grfcls in ben
bartnSdi9ltrn Gillen anscprnprt p,rpcr.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07
Sonoerbare 94irfuna pes 8Iihes.

3u &idsEursS CWie) fubr Der gGs in elm
Saus unp jcrIdmettcrte paiisIte tcbcutenp. Gis
ne gclarcnr 5linte purre rntlatrn ullo in Stiide
3ertrp6n. Cine SlaI6e Yulvrr erplUrirtr, uno
bon cincm Sibden YulYsr wurben ,wrp rcr Rsife
lpSsclala9cn, pbne bnb es errlrrirte. Se6s
YeriOnen I6Iieisn gu pcr Belt int Sauis, pel&e
msrtpurriacr gSele ale untei6Ieiat bLirtsn.f
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07
@rpRe &llliments.

Sitp:Srttons, 80. SRai.
GS bgri6t bier Siemli6e 9lufrcguns in 5clSe
beS 9uIammrnbrehen mrbrere tepeutrnper Snunt~
mrlIeS 6attcun unp GommiIFpnsbSuIrr. 9Grsbt,
g8iQiams unp 60. Iollcn bis gu 3 Drill. Opa.
buter ibren glftipn ,triid 1ein.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07

Gin tpllcr. Sunp.- 9m Mttfpch bat
Gin tcllrr !5unb In Germantown nidt allsn nsbr,
ais 20 t2nbe, Ipnrern aud srr gsrlonen, rinsn
jungen Nann, NamrnS Gbarles Satobp unb Gin
Sh,o, SeurY Srnnings sebiiTen. Der Sunb ipur>
be erit atrnce um llbr crlGciien ub es II ipabr>
f6einlidy eae fr nod mebrere Sunre setiiien bat.
Die beipen 9stiifenen periUnsn iinb slri@ einsr
drjIi6en Sebanrluns untrrpcrfen worom. @6t
bis ssbn Sunbe lInp erl6cden unb metere anpere
an aetten 9elest.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07
Nus Seras.

Salttncrc 81. 9Rai.
Gin Brief aus San antpnic Iast pae IGmmts
li6c Suoianer an ben G'rrnsrn untrr gB b
6 at 8 9lnfibruns f6 Iamnrln, Tim einrn 9luse>
meinen &risS 9eSen bic peben 9Inlirpler 5u begin:
non
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07

StlbersG rS.-Serr 5enrp NuIelman. ais
sr bei6dftst mar Stsine sIt bredsn aui ener eOtte
in gSiacp Street, edneafer Gauntp, fanb tiirSIi6
eine fleine Suanttdt rineS Winsrals. pelHeS fir
SittsrerS sebalten wirp. Nlan slaubt, bae stne
9rcbe Suantitat bieles Ninerals in jsner Na64
bmI6aft selunpen prrbsn fam.
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07
Gbolera in 9tafbpiIe.

ecuispinc, 81. S9oi.
gtm IeBtrn Sonntas brad Die Gbolera in gtaIb-
Slle 1enn. aus es Wrprn IS Spbrsfdlle bsri4s
tet,
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07

1870 9ptte, 2 Sancnrn no 60 Yftror Srrlpren.
gemrlbft wirb aud, bae pas ruIiiI6e Gjouper>
nement bem srie6iIGen @rusernfmcnt mcnatIid
1 100000 DraGmn 6aIfssclbsr tcpilst bat.
Som f6rparjen uao mittelldnoil6en
Mteere.
Cine telc9rapbil6e DepcI6e aus gSien scm 49,
glai belGti9t bic 9ia9rht. paB bic ruliitbe Sc
flung Sebaltrpcl Gage binpura purd Die alli>
hte 5lptte brmtarpirtif.
Seit Dem Reimbursement BON SpelIa purren
% ruill6e 8aulfabrer 9enpmnen.
Die tiirfiIhe 5lptte ging in's I6warse Yieer
Die 6lctte bat 5000 Wtam 8elabung unp 200
Ganpnsn an Spro; ausrrpem $4,000 gSnTen>
riilhnarn, 0elp unp 2etensmittel, bic I1mmtlitt
in atafien selanost perprn Ulsn. Serif 2lbmct
Yai4l bat oas Sauptecmmanrc, Safsn galAa
tGsppteD fufst ibm Suna6f.
Wul6aYrr 9aI4d (Gapt. Stape) brfinbrt lid
ais Sieez9lpmtral an Sprp, Sefer YaI6d, Der
teribmte Gireallier Gbef, unb 40 irrmrs Siicirre
tegleiten bic Expedition. Die 5lptte 1T "a Ses
gel fart unp fiibrt fir ii9 1890 Sanpnsn. Sbre
Aufsate 1T ferner, 9iepOut &ale, SCu9um 8ale
unb @e!nnpa su bumbarpirtn, uno cine ganpnddt
unter Seler gai6n gum 3ped rrr Srreini9un9
nit brn Gire0ffnn aut,ulssen.
Die 9rit6ifbe Snfurreetion.
Die Jtrsplutpnspartri in GpiruS serliert ieben
Gag an Srdften. Die mrilten GErfrr lint prcs
peIa berum batrn li9 unteripprfen. 5uao Gfen=
bi ltebt nit $4,000 gu 9lrta. giabe lei 0ialta
tpurben 800 9ltti6sr 5lntrn, fiji Die SnlurSenz
ten beItimmt, we99encmnsn. Sn Ntauppnen
1pltn 2000 @riehen unter bsr Anftbrung pes
friibern @rtutanten &6nig Sttu'S, Gbapis Jtnras
talIu, einsefalen iein. Sic baben bic ilw6ttars
aeh grceifen seriitt. 9lu enem Ylabe i6lUhen
lie $50 3Grten- Olaluer, 5rauen uno JRtnper in
cine Ntpiaee Elm, unO brannten lie ,u 4Cp.
Srie9sfbauplas in Qiten.
Sh 9aris Serlautrt, paB Der &rieS BON ben
9ltIirten ms Ser3 bon 9ublanp ttrr priien Iaps
lide propinSen 9etragen perpen fol-. Die &rim
1cll ptm HuIen 9tncnlnlrn, unp gu Dem Gnre Sez
batcppl 3unadit nit 10000 Maun pom Der
Sanplrite anse9riifrn perpen.
Die 8uisn baben Die 5prtS NoSrrcIfS unp
@clenrjit an Der rrcailiiden &iie seraumt.- =
Scu6um Sale mar g0nj peraen.
Gin ensliider SfiiStcr purpe auf cine iprietle
0liifipn an S9aulYI ab9eI6ift.o Inter pen Dem
tapfcrn 5librer Der Serste,pUbnrr iiterI6idtcn
gBafen unp -HtBeu9 brfinpen i9 pirIr 8rprtir>
biidieu
Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1854-06-07
@ermiIht c 9fpti,cn.

Die spslilde Dan,pTrcsatte 3isrit, t6 &anos
men, NIT 200 Nann Sriasuns lief bel SEeia
auf ben Stranb, wurpe mad tapfrrcr @r9enpsbr
prn ben Su1rn 9enpmmen unp Dertrannt.
Scirpb Sarapp mp 5ran; Sartalis, aDfntrn
&plutbS wurren gu Ct. Grprse in Siebrnbirsen
am 20. 9lprtl eebansen. 3pei ibrer Gjrfdbrten
famen init Is Sa9rcn Gintertrrang in giien pa-
ppn.
9lls petrrs6r9 ptrb 9enlelpet, paB Der G,aar
lttb frtnrr 9utcn @eIunpbeit erfreut, DAP @rUBs
furf aIeranprr lebr 3ariid9eSu9cn lett, pasesen
Gcnitantin unermiipliA tbdtig I'M Marineipslen
III. Der G'rp6fiirit 5bronfoloer Ioa icbr Idrrl
ca3u irben, bag man Irin Grte auf'S Spiel Iset,
um bic rbr9eiSi9rn sSiinlar Gpnitanttns gu for
bern.
Seitrct4 fat cine entl6eom fsinr1rlise Stcls
lung ge9en Jtublanp einsencmnsn unb cine Streits
maht bon 100000 Man ;uIantmen gssU9en,
UNI bic @rrnSr 9e9en Tublanp 3u prrtbepisrn.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-06-27
A Lawyers Retaining Fee.

A correspondent lets off the following anec-
dote of Mr.. Burchard, the revival preacher,
while he was at Lockport, n. Y. which is .ra-
ther amusing. 1t was Mr.. BIS custom to go
about the villages to enlist the wealthy and in
auentia to attend his preaching, and give
eclat to his meetings.. In the course of his
perambulations one day, he fell in with Bob
S., an attorney of some reputation and very
famous for wit and readiness at repartee
ssGood morning, Mr.. So said the revivalist,
ssI understand that you are one Of the leading
men of this town, and lawyer Of high stand
ing 1 have called upon you in hopes to en-
gage you on the Lords side.'' ssThank you, -
replied Bob, with an air of great sobricty, and
with the most professional manner possible !;
ssthank you'll should be most happy to be
employed on that side of the case if L could
do so consistently with my engagements, but
you must go to some other counsel, as / have
"a standing retainer from the opposite party.''
The itinerant was amazed piqued, non -plusSed
and departed without further ceremony.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-06-27

Gg'One cold winter evening knot Of vii
lage worthless were convened around the stove
of a country store, in Western town, warm
ing their fingers by the stoye-pipe, and telling
stories and cracking jokes. The sehoolmaster
the blacksmith, and the barber, and the con
stable, and the storekeepcr, and the clerk, al
We're there.
After they had drank cider and smoked ci.
gars to their hearts content, and when all the
current topics of the day had been exhausted
the schoolmaster proposed a new kind of game
to relieve the monotony of the evening. Each
one was to PROFOUND puzzle to his neighbors
himself could not solve, was to pay the cider
reckoning for the entire party.
The idea took at once and the schoolmaster,
.by virtue of his Office called on Dick D,
whom most folks thought fool and few a
knave, to put the first question.
oval, neighbors,' said Dick, drawling out his
words, and looking inefably duh and stupid,
You've seen where squirrels dig their holes ),
haven't you? Can any of you tell me the rea-
son why they never throw out any dirt9'
This was a sposer;' and even the master
had to give it up
It nowdevolved on Dick to explain:
sThe reason is,' said Dick, sthat they first be-
gin at the totforl of the hole!'
Stop stop,' cried the schoolmaster, startled
out of all prudence by so monstrous an asser-
ton; sRsay, hou0 does the squirrel get tierc7'
can, master,' replied the cunning fool, that's
a question of your own askingp
The result had not been anticipated. The
'schoolmaster was abroad at that particular
juncture!
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-06-27

WooLDN'r BrrE.-A witty clergyman had
been lecturing one evening in acountry village
on the subject of temperance, and, as usual at
ter the lecture, the pledge was passed round
for signatures.
Pass it along that way, said. the lecturer,
pointing towards a gang of bloated and red
nosed loafers near the door. Pass it along
perhaps some of those gentleman would like to
join our cause.
We don't bite at bare hook, gruffiy NUT
tered one of the rummies.
Well, replied the ready clergyman, believe
there is kind of fish called suckers, that don't
bite.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-06-27
YopuIar sons.
NANCY TILL.

Down by de cane break,
Close by de mill,
Dare met yalIer gal,
and her name was Nancy Till;
She knowed dat loved her,
She knowed it berry long, U
I'm going to serenade her,
And dis shall be de song
Oh, come lub. come de boat layslow,
She lies high and dry ON de Ohio,
Come lore, come. won't you go along wild me
I'll take you down to Tennessee.
Icome from below
Will you go lub wild me,
will row de boat,
While de boat rows me
And I'm waiting for you now,
You win not refuse to go,
And listen to de harmony
Oh de ole banjo - .-s.-.s.e-7
-, Oh, come, lub, &c.
Open de window, lub,
s Forsyour love SO true, @
= An listen 70 do music,
He IS playing for you
Like de soft summer notes,
So sweet and SO low,
As dey aow from de strings
a Oh de ole banjo.
Oh, come, &c.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-06-27
An Intelligent Proceeding.

An Intelligent Proceeding.
CORONER. sDid you know the defunct 20
WITNESS ..Who's he?''
& Con. ssWhy, the dead man.
WIT. EYES,
Con. .sIntimately?' 20
WIT. ssW erry.'
NY with him ?''
F WIr. ss0nly once
Con. ssDo you call that intimately" 2"
WIT. ssYes; for he were drunk, and l were
rer7y drunk, and that made us like two broth
ers.''
+ Coz. ssWho recognized the body ?''
WIT. sJack Adams -
I Con. ssIIow did he recognize him ?''
Wr. ssBy standing on his body, to let the
water run out?''
Cor. 81 mean how did he kno,g Iim?'' e
WIr. ssBy his plush jacket
Cor. sAny thing else p
WIT. NO; his face was SO swelled his moth
er wouldn't ha' know d him. e
Con. Then how did did you know him p
WIT. cause ! warn't mis- mother!' (.ap-
plcuse in the Court.)
+ CoR. eWhat do you consider the cause of his
death!'
WIT sTrornding, in course
Con. .Was any attempt made to resuscitate
him?'
WIT. sYes.'
Cor. sHow!'
Wu. sWe sarehed his pockets =.
Con. 4 mean, did you try to bring him to p
WIr. sYes to the public house,
Cor. Il mean, to recorer him p
WIr. NO ;we weren't told to-
Con. did you ever suspect the deceased of
mental alienation?'
WIT. sYes, the whole village suspected him.
Con. sWhy?'
WIT. s'Cause he ailinatedone of the Squire
pigs --ss-
Cor. sYou misunderstood me. j allude to
mental aberration.'
WIT. sSome think he ,cas p
Con. sOn what grounds p
WIT. 4 believe they belonged the Squire
Waters.'
Con. sP'shaw, 1 mean, was he mad2'
WIT. sSartenly he were!'
Cor. sWhat. devoid ofreason?'
w IT. son, ne naun reason TO drown nlfnSel1,
as knows off,
Con. THAT will do, sir. ITO the Jary): Gen
tlemen, you have heard the evidence, and will
consider your verdict
FoREMAN. Your worship, we are all ofone
mind -l-=---
Con. wv ell, what is it p
FOREMAN. sWe don't mind what; we 'rea gree
able TO any thing your worship pleases.'
Con. No, gentlemen / have no right to die
tate ;you had better consult together.
FOREMAN. I'VE have, your worship, afore we
came, and We are all unanimous
Con- 4 am happy to hear it, gentlemen.-
TO the Cleric: Mr.. Clerk, take down the YER
diet. Now then, gentlemen
Foreman. sWhy then, your worship, it's 'Jas-
tifbaIe Suicide but begs to recommend to mer-
cy, and hopes we shall be allowed our expenses!'
Lest this scene should be thought to be cxag-
gerated, the journalist affirms its truth to the
letter, in every particular.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-06-27
Ben Jonsing,
OfSIeeDy Hollow.
A Lumberman Sold.

A little scene occurs to me, that though oc-
curing long years ago, comes up, don't know
exactly how, all at once just as want it.
In 1881 was learning the e.art and mys-
| tery'' of printing, and occasionally in the
| spring and fall, taking trip down the Susque-
| hanna on raft. We had in those days a tes-
tv. toerably rich, and Internally mean lumber
merchant, named (for this purpose) Thomas.
Old Thomas was the most inquisitive curmudg
con ever allowed to walk on topofthe ground.
He was bound to know what was going on eve
rywhere-pubic or private. No ones dwell
ing was safe from his Paul Pryish intrusion,
and Of course he was universally detested tho
his money commanded a certain degree of re-
spect. He knew all this and made himself
the more disagreeable on account of fit--as he
said, in jolly revenge; though what he meant
by s:.iolly'' don't know, for | never saw him
have an honest laugh.
But the old fellows impertinence and curos-
ity was sometimes well punished.
During the spring of 1888 there were two
very high freshets, and large amount of lum-
Der, arks, slaves, ,&c.-were lost by the sudden
rising Of the water. 1t happened that Just at
this time old Thomas had three arks loaded
with shingles, waiting rise of water One
Fred P. very quiet young gent, (when
his mother was by,) happened TO know that I.
had three shingle arks, and meeting the old
codger in a barber shop, was soon in converse
tion-tlle flood being the all-prevailing topic,
of course, as both were concerned in the river
trade.
Il Iacfr hn1n / SaId
Fred to--nobody. ssaEs 49,
Sch, what2" gasped old Thomast
s.Ten or twelve RATS and three arks smashed
on the head of Big Island.,'
ssGood God! Three arks did you say!"
esRun on about 3 O'Clock this morning-two
men known to be lost"
ssBut the arks. Fred-what was in the arks2''
ssFour of the RATS got off pretty well, but the
rest are all dead stuck-as for the arks they
sunk at once.''
But whose arks were they?" gasped old 7.
by this time half frantic-for he knew nobody
else had arks up in that region but him.
Gas I told You before," said Fred, with
great gravity, ssthere were known to be two
men on board one of the arks, and they are
undoubtedly lost"
By this time. old Thomas was perfectly wild.
ssFred,' cried he, s.for Gods sake tell me, if
you know, what those arks were loaded with"
ssCertainly;'' said Fred, ascool as cucum-
ber. -1s
s<What-what was it?'' cried Thomas, jump
ing from his chair.
ssWhat were they loaded with!'
eYes-d--n it, yes"
s.Wen, sir, they were loaded with post holes''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-06-27
RElB RAPRgElA AElog DOWRDA9a
A peep through our Grandmother's speotacies.

| A peep through our Grandmothers Speetacies.
1t is pleasant and ever profitable in these
days, when our sands of life are running with
| railroad speed, and we are surrounded by the
Improvement of these latter days-our rooms
warmed by hot air, and lighted by gas-the
news brought US from every part of the country
in few minutes, when even fortnight seems
a long time to wait for a steamer from Europe,
to look back and see the many circumstances
that have combined to form our character, to
trace through the ramification of families the
influence of this trait and that popularity in
forming the different types of man, and from
thence, the causes, the changes and the condi-
ton of the universe. Every life is as much a
| world in the universe of God, as the earth We
inhabit, and every human event the thought or
act of human agency. AS we used IN play TO
put on our grandmother's spectacles to see
| what more we could see than we did see, so now
it is well to bring back those days, and we find
it as difficult to bring back their simplicity OF
| thought as it is to look forward and cempre-
hend when we shall know time, nor space,
nor distance, when the secrets of all hearts
shall be disclosed. Our memory brings to us
| q pleasant Ittlc rooui, oy d "ooti
| fire on a hearth, and lit by tallow candle-no
star or sperm, but truly tallow one, home
made. On one side of the hearth sat a fair
plump, kind looking old lady, with muslin
cap and kerchief of spotless white laid over
her bosom the style not uncommon in
these days the dress, which finish
ed with a drawing string, was straight across
the front, and full, which gave roundness to
the form, added to the small sleeves, narrow
back and short waist, made my perfect figure
of a woman of seventy. She was our grand
mother, living with us Qonely indeed seemed
that home that had no grandmother) in the
then distant West, not more than ten days
Journey from the city of New York-which
now can be travelled in twice the number of
hours There were no railroads then, and our
learned ministers had not found out they were
even prophesied of-no stages, except on the
road from Albany, west somewhere; l know
not what conveyance from Albany to lake.;
then boat, with setting poles and men to keep
it off the rocks, foated, or pitched, according
to the riffs or smooth deep places it passed
over, until it came to its landing, in sight of
the deep blue waters Of Ontario. In this Sc
questered spot lives many-a tender recollection
of childhood, waited there by many wander
Ell in distant climes.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-06-27

As to layin' their heads on the feIlers' bosoms
that's very common in this city. They expect
to be married some of these days, and they
want to be accustomed to it, so they wont be
a blushn' and turuin' pale when the parson
tells the groom to salute the bride. There is
nothin' like bein' used to such things
seYou may take my hat, ''said to my mer-
chant; * was tuck in that time. l tell you
though is was the first time ever seed the like
before. l have seen the Indian hug and the
Congo dance, but / tell you this red war waltz
knocks the crown out of everything ever seed.
After had got out of the way and every thing
commenced goin' on again, the music got fas-
ter and faster. Oh it was as fast and furious
as a norwester The gals rared again, the
felers huged tighter, and the musie-makers
puffed out blown. Then the gals and fellers
spun round like so many tops run mad. The
fellers leaned back and the gals leaned to 'em /;
the gals frocks sailed out and popped in the
air like sheets on clothsline of windy day,
and the felers coat-tais stood out so strait that
an egg would not have rolled off; their faces
round they went-it makes me so dizzy TO
think Of it. Pop went the coat-tails, crash
went the music, and pity patty, rump dumple
de dump went the feet of all. By and by, as
beautiful craft as ever you seed in the shape
of woman, laying close upon long bean
pole lookin feller, came salin' at the rate of
fifteen knots an hour down our way, whilst a
| fair, dumpy woman and a hump-shouldered
beef-eaten sort of feller, at the same speed
+I,a T To ha
some bumpin and naturally trembled for the
consequences. Sure enough, cawhallOp, they
came together, and slap-dash the whole on 'em
fell fiat in the middle of the floor, carryin' along
with them every body standin' near.
Such mixin' up of things as then took place
haint occurred before OF since old father Noah
unloded his great Ark. There was legs and
arms, with kids and prunellas, patient leather
and satin CATERS, shoe strings and garters,
neck ribbons and guard chains, falls curls and
wiiskers, woman's bustles and pocket hand
kerchiefs, all in pile, the gals hckin' and
squalin', and the felIers a gruntin' and apoli-
gison'.
ssOh, lordy!' says for was considerably
frustrated at this sight-ss stop that music,
blow out the lights, or all hands shut their eyse
till these wimmin folks get unmixed." At this,
such a laugh you never heard.
ssWhy, Col Jonsing," says my merchant, sc
that is nothing, it freque ntly happens, and is
one of the advantages of the red war waltz
! IF the gals aint learned how to mix with the
world, how can they ever get along 90
g 1 would rather have 'em all a little mixed -
says l, s'but that is too much of a good thing.
However, let us leave, for seed enough ofathe
Sorry in that pile just now to satisfy me fora
week 80 and at that we bid 'em good night and
left, promising to go to the next one and take
a few lessons in the comm on Poker and Shou-
tish dance. How came out, may be may tell
you in another letter. II 5z- se.a
Your friend, ts Ben Jonsing.
q Of CIapny Hollow
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-06-27

ssDoctor,'' said an old lady the other day to
her family physician, s.kin you tell me how it
is that some folks is born dumb!''
'sWhy hem! why certainly, madam repli-
ed the doctor, sst is owing to the fact that they
come into the world without the power of
speech"
ssLa me ~ remarked the old lady, ssnow just
see what ii is to have physic edieation-I've
axed my old man more nor hundred times
that are same thing, and all could ever get
out on him was s.kase they is."
s.Wefl I'm glad axed you, for never shoe
died satisfied without knowin' it.''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-06-27

Ayounster, who had just risen to the dignity
laid himself liable, through some misdemcan-
or to maternal chastisement. After pleading
to get clear to no effect. he exclaimed, ssWell,
if I've got to stand it, mean to take off my
boots.'' ssWhy % asked his mother. s.Be cause
1 wont be whipped in them new boots, no
how. That's 500