The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-09

good story has been told OF nspi .ns;,,;.s -.
the United States Army having sr hs cool de site
olo.',sn .s,ore nerves. and his getting mare
,,,;,h him Il, the following manner. =, E; -,
,ha captain. was always qniznhg Ihe isP' W o'.'
.i' III Ii;a,,tnr.nt for his nervousness. -
cef . al no one day in the presence OF BIS
80 sneryousness Il all nonsense; IL en- ysu,
;e,,tensnt. no brave man viii be nervous.
.WeII = INQUIRED his lisping riena, now Ms
..,, 40 str,ose n shell with an inch futhee tssua
.an ;,thelf in rallied angle, in which You mad "a,
tan theIter from a company of tharpthoote1s a, anu
where Il was thertain, if you put out your nothe'
you'd get pcppcredt" .,o .,ro,a
..IIow II said the Captain winking ~ inc Circle
s. ,vby, take II cool and spit on the fusee
Tba PARTY broke up and all retired exec pit the
patroI The next morning number OK soidiers
were assembled on the parade, and talking n Gus
ters when along came the iispng Leu'eh"A' '''
zily opening his eyes, he remarked:
III want 10 try an experiment thith morning anu
thee how extheedingly cool you can pc .,o
Saving this he walked deliberately INTO inc
Captains quarters where FIRE was pa, mug om
bear,b and placed m its hottest centre a powder
.anpis,er and instantly retreated Iheae was put
ono mode of egress from the quarters ana tnaI ~
mon the parade ground, the road being bhit up
fr defcnse the occupant took one look at the can
ister eoinprehended his situation. and in moment
dashed at the door but it fastened on the out
side
the captain
Not a moment was to be lost; he had at first
snatchcd ND blanket to cover his egress, but now
dropping it. he raised the window, ana OUT ne
bouuded sans culottes, sans everything but very
short undergarment, and mus WIN mar aios. on
end he dashed upon full parade ground The
shout which hailed him brought out the whole bar.
RACKS 10 see what was the matter, and the dignified
captain pulled a sergeant in front OF him to hide
| himself. ,;o,,
"Why didn't you thplt ON IL ln4ulrco tue hcu-
tenant.
TO stop a retreat" answered the captain.
"All got to thay, then, it'll, said the lieutenant
| that Won might thafelv have done it; for I'll
thware there walnut thingle grain of powder in
The CAPTAIN has never spoken of nervousness
since.
What faults You see in mo
Pray strive to shun;
And look at home: there's
Something to be done.
poet is insulted by one who has no poetry in
him, and replies:
| Sir / admit your general rule,
That every poet is fool
But YOU. Yourself, may serve to show 1t,
That every fool is not poet"
That is very fair, and so is this:
"You beat your pate and fancy wit will come;
Knock as you please there's nobody at home"
ssParson D. liked joke amazingly; and so for
that matter did Parson A, who was a Baptist
The latter being near the house of the former when
a shower came up, called on Parson D., and re-
ouested the loan of an umbrella:
II thought" said Parson D, that you liked
waterf
"SoIdo" responded the Baptist, but wish to
| avoid sprinklingr
| Man. SAYS the anatomist, changes entirely every
seven years: therefore" says Jones, my tailor
should not ask for the bill contracted in 1873
| | am not the same person-hence owe him no.
| thing"
| ON THE DEATH OF THE EARL OF KILDARE
| 'Who kIrd Kildare who dared Kildare to kill r
| DEATH ANSWERS:
| 81 klrd Kildare, and dare kill whom will
! We have recently published Sir William Jones's
translation from the Persian; but it is worth reading
| a hundred times:
| Son parent knees, a naked newborn child,
Weeping thou satst, while all around thee smiled;
| So live that, sinking in thy last long sleep,
Calm thou mayst smile, while all around thee
| weep"