Butte record., 1854-06-10
GOOD STORIES WELL TOLD

well told II tie true kniekerbocker
style:
In the country yillnees Of Esw E.--
land, there was curious genius b. the
name of Crawford who, "lor short
vas called By his neiehbars "Old Crow
foot" lie was a cobler by trade and
o0e day, as he was be,aborins bis ian
stone, the idea struck him that il was 2
possible thing for him to.fy. The more
he thought about ii. the more strongly
he impressed with the notion. At
last, throwing aside h.s awl, hs set him.
self assiduously TO work in making
par oi wings out Of two sides Of leather
hen be had got them to the prorer
thlnness, and appropriately ribbed. lie
attached them 10 his arms, and mounted
q tue ridge-pole Of his honse. The
rrishbors bad heard Of his operations.
and we're gathered in knots 10 witness
the result OF his experiment. Crowloot
spread his leather wings, gave spring
bat somehow most inconceivably. lie lost
ms balance IN the air. and shot down
head foremost into pile OF stones. The
poor fellow, who Vas almost dead. was
humaneiy pickei up and carried into
The house. When he had revived 1T
tle, one Of the neighbors good hu.norea-
i asked, "Weil, Crowfoot, how do vou
make II flying :" Oh ! could av veil
enough" ," answered he. 'b,.t the devil Of
i, was 10 lgh ~
In 1879, jacks & Woodruf' kent
on Clay street, Just above kearnv. one
Of the largest jewelry establishments In
San Francisco. Jacks, (who, bv the
way, Is one Of the funn est men ths1
ever lired-) being well known aul uni
Versaliy popular, in order to let new ar
rivals among his home acqa.intances
know that he was round, mad biz name,
PULASKI JACKS. painted in biz cap tails
ou sheet Of tin, and nailed ID besisie
the door. One day a tail, yellow haired,
san-burnt Pike, in the batternut colored
oat, coat, and->o-fouTths ''of the ueriod,''
uttered and accosted Woodruff. who vas
behind the eoEnier. with. "Sav. stranger.
war. to look at them ,-fingled
Things Of yonrn" ''What thugs. str -
'Why, them Pa}qsli Jacks - ~Nhv.
that, said Woodraf, lauzhiu- rs 1ay
partners name Jacks and Woodruff:
names Polaski-Pulaski Jacks-see -
No :" SAID Pike, is it, Well. looks
like: darned if l knowed 1t though |
swar | t.idn't know a they was Joot-3acss
or jQcSasses; ho ho :" And taking an
other good look at the object Of his Gu
riosity, he Travelled Jacks :8ok hat tin
thing dow0.
The late J 7. Sguibob, who. "once
on tlme,' while walking down Pennsyl-
Fania avenue. ~as sorely mystifed bT
modest little sign, standing in the win
dow Of a neat little shop on the lsfl hand
SIDE as you 20 down The sign bore. IN
gaily painted letters, the legend, Wash
Iugton Ladies' Depository Fla5tenin-
hi, nose against the wind ~, Slnib1b de-
serted tgo ladies, whom q describes as
OF exceeding beauty, neat dressed and
busily Engaged n sewing, behind little
counter. The foreground vas Sled with
lace caps, baay's stockings, compress
for tie waist. oapes, coi.ars and other
articles Of s'W ii5e IIa. IN hand. Squi-
bob reverently entered, aud w;:h intense
politeness, addressed one OF the ladies as
follows: "Madam, l perceive bv voar
sign that this Is the epository for H-asi-
sagt9n ladies'; I am gJing to the North
for Q few days ani should be pleased TO
leave my wife in y3ar charee-but
don't know, II IS Jour rules Won could
receive her. as sac Is n Balfim0rs wo-
man :" Zone Of the ladies, ," SAYS S1ui-
bob, "a pretty little girl in blue dress,
sewing on a thing that looked ike 4 pil-
iow-case with arIn-holes, turned very
red and holding down her head. made
the remark fo her But the elder of the
twain, after making as if size would
laugh, bat By a strong-minded effort
holding in, replied, Sir you have made
a mistake; this Is the place where the
society Of Washington ladies' deposit
their work. to be sold for the benefit of
the distressed natives of the Island of
Fernando 10 Noronha, or words to that
effect Gravely did the wicked Squi-
tod bow, all solemnlv begged her par
don, and putting on his hat, walked off, /
followed by a sound from that deposito-
y, as of an autunnal brook, gurgline
and babbling gaily over its pebbly bed
,n . Nm Ert-Ia,I .,,-ort