Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-09-02
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the misunderstanding collector, as he
entered the store of one who had acquired
the character of hard customer.
Yes sir, very fine day, indeed was
the reply.
Il am no: speaking of the weather, but
your BILL replied Peter in a loud key.
1T would be better if we had a little
rain
.Confound the rain,' continued the col
ector, and raising his voice, have You
money to pay on the bilI!'
BEG your pardon--l'm hard of hear
ing. | have made il rule not to loan
my fund 10 strangers, and really don't
recognise YOU
I'm collector for the philadelphia
Daily ExtinguIsher,' sir, and have
bill against you,' persisted the collector
at the top of his voice, producing the bill
and hrusling it into the face ol his debtor.
I've determined TO endorse for no ore;
you may put that note back in your Pock-
ct book, really can't endorse It,
'Contound your endorsement--will you
pay it 2
You'll pay it, no doubt, sir, but there's
always a risk about these matters, you
know, so | must decline it,
The money must be mine to-day.
'Oh, yes--ninety days, but | would
not endorse you for week /; so clear out
of my store. It's seldom that I'm pres
sed upon for an endorsement, even by my
friends on the part of a stranger, sir,
your conduct is inexplicable. Do not
force me 10 put you out ;--leave the prem
ises'
And the bill was returned TO the Eek
tinguisAer' office, endorscd--"sO conloun-
ded deaf that he couldn't understand.
EXCITING SCENE AT A CAMPMEEr-
ING.-On Sunday last a violent thunder
storm passed over the vicinity of Dutch
Creek, near Cincinnati, where camp
meeting was in progress. The Cincln-
natti Enquirer says:
"Several large trees were blown down,
and one, huge beach, half rotten, was
Frustrated to the ground, while twenty-five
or thirty persons were congregaied under
its branches. Fortunately it fell so slow
ly that every one escaped unhurt, and
damaged nothing except barouche, which
was capszed and compIete y wrecked. A
gentleman who witnessed the falling of
this tree from distance says that the es
cape Of those under it seemed almost mi
raculous. The storm was at It's fury and
as the old tree gradually bowed under the
gale, men, women and children rushed in
every direction to save themselves, shrek
ing and screaming. Several were knock
ed down by the branches, but were not
injured. A number Of tents were torn to
pieces, and others blown entirely away.
While the storm was raging the great
mass Of people broke for the open fields,
where they remained until the storm was
over. Such a soaked, drenched and tho
roughly saturated crowd of human beings
have not been met with in this re ion of
the country as far back as the memory OF
the oldest inhabitant runs"
You FoRGoT ME.'-A good joke is
told at the expense Of one of our church
going citizens who is the father Of an in
leresting family of children, and among
them bright-eyed boy numbering four or
five summers, the pet Of the household,
and unanimously voted the drOllest little
mischief alive.
On Saturday night he had been bribed
10 keep peace and retire 10 bed at an hour
earlier than usual, with the promise that
on the morrow he might 60 with the fam
lily to church. On Sunday morning il
was found inconyenent to put the young
ster through the regular course of washing
and dressing necessary for his proper ap-
Pearance at the sanctuary, and the family
slipped off without him. They had not,
however, more than got comfortably sea-
ted in their pew when in walked the young
ster with nothing on but a night wrapper
and cloth cap.
You forgot me- said he, in tone loud
enough TO be heard all over the church.
The feelings of the parents can be more
easily imagined than described.
Why BUTTER Is DEAR.--The New
York Day Book says there is fine pasture
ali over the country now, and the price of
butter ought to be down to shilling a
pound. Why isn'til? Because the wo-
men and girls don't know how to make it.
For twenty years past the girls butter ma
king education has been sadly neglected.
They can play the plane, but cannot churn
can lance, but can't skim the milk; can
talk little French, but don't krow how
10 work on, The butter-mrlk. The women
who made the butter in Westchester, Du-
chess and Orange counties, twenty years
ago, are passing away, and there are none
to take their places. That's why butter
IN high. the Dav Book thinks; but have