The American patriot., 1855-04-21
HuxoRous c11pp1Nas.


and intently at the bar-post near the house, to
which a traveller had tied his horse by slipping
the fold of the bride through the hole of a
bar, and then throwing the blight of the fold
over the head Of the post-a very common and
effectual mode of fastening horses in the coun-
try. On being asked what he observed to at
tract attention, Paddy replied: 'shure, and
I'm afther wondering how the boste got through
the hole, after the bride was hung up!' The
mystery Of the tic being explained, he depart
cd wiser man. This is good, but not quite
as bright as was the Yankee lad who saw, for
the first time, some sailors raising heavy an
chor at the bow Of ship in port, for the pur
pose of securing or fishing it. as we believe
it is called. They were singing away at their
work, with the usual sYol heave oh ! when
the green spectator who had stopped to scru.
tinize' little, hailed them with: You may
heave hor and hi-ho' all night, but you won't
get that big crooked thing through that hole
in hury-now mind tell ycl" lie thought
they were trying to draw the anchor through
the hawsc-hole!
an old quaker, with due-bill for twenty dol
lars against an estate he had been appointed to
settle. Friend Hopper put it away, saying he
would attend to it as soon as he had leisure
The man called again short time after, and
stated that he had need of six dollars and was
willing to give receipt for the whole If that
sum was advanced This proposition excited
suspicion, and the administrator decided in his
own mind that he would pay nothing till he
had examined the papers Of the deceased
Searching carefully among these ho found a
receipt for the money, mentioning the identi-
cal itcms date and circumstance of the trans
action, and stating that a due-bill had been
given and lost; and was to be restored by the
creditor when found
When the man called again, Isaac said to him
in quiet way
Friend Jones, understand thou hast he.
come pious lately
He replied in solemn tone
Yes, thanks to the Lord Jesus, have
found out the way to salvation
And thou hast been dipped, hear, con-
tinued the Quaker. 'Dost thou know James
Holden?'
Mr.. Jones replied in the affirmative.
well, he was also dipped some time ago.
rcjoined friend Hopper, but the neighbors say
they didn't get the crown of his head under
water. The devil crept into the unbaptised
part, and has been busy with him ever since
I am afraid they didn't get thee quito under
water. think thou hadst better be dipped
again
As he spoke he held up the receipt for twen-
ty dollars. The cOuntenance of the professed
pious man became scarlet, and he disappeared
instantly" ...s
So-cIABLE ArFAIn--The Major, in company
with Topaz, called upon one of our advertisers
the other afternoon, to fetch a look at one Of
the most improved sewing-machines After
the two had gazed upon it for some time in
silence, Topaz asked the Major what he
thought of it?
'Oh,' said the Major, Il consider It only
so.so affair
So it seems; but then, Major, think it could
be used to good advantage in the army
In what way?' inquired the Major.
Why replied Topaz, it would be of use
in repairing breeches.'
WIT AS Is WT.-At social party few
nights since, no matter where, lady asked a
lawyer why coal was like celebrated law
book?'
Il have no doubt of its being Blackstone
replied the lawyer.
But said the lady, we burn Coke Also
True,' said the lawyer but at most Of the
coal-yards you get very Little toni
WHY DO TEETH DEcAY.-All the theories that
time and again have been advanced in ans
werng to this inquiry, have long since van
ished before the true doctrine of the action of
external corrosive agents. The great and all
powerful destroyer of the human teeth is acid,
vegetable or mineral, and it matters not wheth-
er that acid is formed in the mouth by the de-
composition of particles of food left between
and around the teeth, or whether it is applied
directly to the organs themselves the result
is the samc-the enamel is dissolved, corroded,