Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01
A Sphinx in the Cabinet.


the State Department, an antique Sphinx,
having the body Of l.on and the iace of
young woman, and carved all over with
hicrcg'yphics and re; resc ltations Of bulls,
beetles, scorpions, dogs, crocodles, AMI
other monsters Il, is Of sandstone, and is
about two feet high. Mr.. Marcy has taken
the SPHINX TO lis embrace, and it is prob
able destined to become an important
member of the Pierce administration. In
the first place it must, however, declare its
intentions to become an American citiz n,
and although tie gender of the Sphinx
family has been disputed from the most
remote antiquity, we presume the Democ-
racy will have no difficulty in establishing
the fact that this one is Of proper sex, i'll
spite Of the feminine head, and that it will
before long be quite as f. to exercise the
rights Of citizenship as many Of our newly
arrived emigrants from Eurorean coun-
tries. It's sandstone head can be DO ohjec-
ton, for We have had wooden heads iu
high places, and there seems TO be hne
opening for head of solder stuff.
But the public would respectfully ask
70 be Informed what office the Sphinx Is
destined to Gil at Washington. Ii it is
to resume its oil business of prcpcundlng
cnismas and devouling the inhabitants
when they can not sclvc them, it will find
its proper sphere in Washington. We haze
had puzzles and deliberations without num-
Der since the 4th of March, 1858. The
people have never yet been able to undtr-
stand the Nebraska enigma, the Grey town
enigma, the Ostend enigma, the St. Dom
lingo enigma, and many others and If the
SPHINX Of the White House has not de-
voured them, it has been simply because
such food disagrees terribly with tue Pres
idential digestion. Blu. the people are
working cut solution Of all these puz-
zcls, and when they have arrived at it, our
Presidential Sphinx will be quite ready to
dash his head against a rock lu the
meantime our Egyptian Sphinx must have
work assigned him in the Cabinet. Mr..
Guthrie might employ such hard shell
individual in the Treasury Department,
for he would be very useful in getting up
Treasury reports and proposing insolubie
problems of Free Trade. Mr.. Campbell
might engage him in the Post Office ser
vice, to assist in the perplexiry Of our
mail business. Or if he did not fancy
duties with these Departments, or those 0:
War, the Navy, or the Interior, Mr.. Mar
cy might put the Sphinx on diplomatic
service. He will answer very well to send
to Madrid, should Augustus Cesar llanni-
bal Dodge fail in his mission. He could
resume the Spanish negotiations where
Soule broke them off, and there is no res |
son why an cxpstria,ed Sphinx, with
sound stone head, should not be as good
an ambassador as an expatriated French
man with cracked head. Let US make
the most of our Egyptian Sphinx, and let
the public be Informed Immediately Oh /
what business his sandstone brains are to
DO employed.-Ihi'ad. Bulletin.
A gentleman from Swampville, State of
New York, was telling how many different
occupations he h,d attempted. Among
others lie had tried school teaching.
"How long did you teach :" asked a b.
stander.
"Wal, I didn't teach long; that is,
only ,cent to teach"
"Did you Lire out -
"Wal, didn't hire out; l only ,rent to
hire out"
"Why did you give it up"
"Wal, l gave it up-for some reason or
mother. You see, | travelled into dis
trict aud inquired for the trustees Some
body said Mr.. Snickles was the man
wanted to sec. So found Mr. Snicklcs
named my object in introducing myself
and asked him what be thought about
letting me try my luck with the big boys
and unruly gals in the district. Hewanted
TO know if raaly considered myself cap
'ble and told him | wouldn't mind his
asking me 4 few easy questions in 'rthme-
tic aud 'jography, or showing my handwri'-
ing. But he said no, never mind; he
could tell good teacher by his gait.
"Let me see you walk of little ways
says be, 'and l can tell says he, .jioS
wells I'd heerd you examined says he.
ale sot in the door, walked til
thought ia gone bout fur enough-then
l s'spected sihing was to pay and looked
rouni-wal, the door ras she', and Sack
les was yonerf
Items is down on the ''yentilators" now
so much worn by the ladies. He dou't
know the intention Of the substitution"
Of yauze for cotton and calico, therefore
we hope the ladies will pardon him for
copying the following, on what is styled