Washington sentinel., 1856-06-05

"DYING FOR Cock TAIL"-Davis has only
one fault-he sets too high value on "dis-
titled liquors" This habit has reduced Davis
TO seedy trowsers and generalship. On Mon
day last, Davis was "dying for cocktail"
but, as i'll luck would have it, he had not the
necessary funds to realize his desires Davis
thought over the natter and then made rush
for Redmonds. He entered the barroom with
his hair streaming out behind like comet:
"For heavens sake, hand me a glass of
liquor -countryman just fell down in State
street and cut his head open so that his life is
despaired Of"
The bar-keeper flew around and handed
Davis about three gills of first quality brandy.
Davis seized the mug and rushed out. He re-
turned In about ten minutes and said the man
was better, and had been carried to the hospi-
tai Barkeeper said: "Glad to hear it," and
felt like Samaritan for the remainder of the
day. In about two hours after this Davis was
arrested for singing the "Star Spangled Ban.
Der," from dry goods box, in Broadway
Strange fellow, that Davis Don't mean any
harm, but will have his cocktail
THEFT A PART OF DIPLoMACY.-In former
times every art of ingenuity was occasionally
exhausted to prevent the discovery of impor
tant public dispatches. They were wrapped
round the bullets of PISTOLS and did the duty
of waddng. They we're canningy inserted in
rings, watches, swords, daggers, lockets, sticks,
and riding whips; in the hollow tube of a spur,
in the lining of saddle or hat. They were
sewn in clothes or boots, and even written on
the wearer's linen. The insides of bulbous
roots were carefully scooped out for their recep-
ton. They were inscribed on few split beans,
atf fha of hov nL
boxes which had a false bottom. They were
scratched on the stem of feather in a horse
mans cap. They were written in milk and in
invisible ink. Nothing that invention herself
could have conceived was left untried to guard
against the violence of dishonest curiosity and
tried, too often in vain.
A Rum 'UN.-Are you the porter I am in
the place of the regular porter, Mike Sherry,
who is ailing, sir. He's suffering deal Of
pain-and it's not sham pain, either, sir, and
he may soon come to the bier. He had a good
wife, sir-but there was not very cordial feel
ing between them, sir, and he would lick her.
Poor woman, she died week ago; and I'm
afraid he'll soon be laid be side'er and join her
in the spirit land
The HINDoo HELL.-The Hindoo idea of
hell is, to say the least sufficiently terrific to
arrest the attention of sinners most incorrigible.
Some say they are made TO tread on burning
sands, or sharp edged stones; others are rolled
among thorns and spikes, and purified flesh
others are dragged along the toughest places
by cords passed through the tender parts of
the body; some are jackals., tigers, and ele-
plants others are pierced to death by arrows,
beaten with clubs, pricked with needles, SCARED
with hot irons, and tormented by flies and
and wasps, some are plunged into pans of
of liquid fire or boiling oil.
The Fiddle.
No man who is not a fiddler can be fully
aware of the virtues that reside in fiddle.
To the majority of mankind, the thing is but
a vibratory machine of thin wood furnished
with frightened strings for the production of
musical sounds; and the non-6ddling portion
of the community are apt to entertain derog-
atory notion both Of fddles and fiddlers, as
though there were something unaccordant with
the dignity of human nature in the production
of melody by shaking the elbow and twiddlng
the fingers. Not that they by any means OBJ.
ject to the result produced, or refuse to listen
to the harmonious combination of sounds
which horsehair and rosin elicit, or refrain at
all times from responding to the invitation of
the music by tripping through the mazes of
the delightful dance, but they would not be
seen to operate themselves they could not
submit to be themselves the fddlers. small
section of society," dismal, dolorous and
drab-h hearted community-go still further.
With them the terms ito play the fiddle" and
"to play the fool" are synonymous the notes
of fiddle string sound irreligiously in their
ears, and they look upon fddlers as persons in
a highly equivocal, not to say dangerous, posi-
ton:
CUTTING OUT.-The editor Of the Utica Her
aid says that he once knew wild widow who
cut out her own daughter in the good graces Of
her lover, and married him herselfl To OBJ
tain revenge for this mean unmotherly trick,
the daughter set her cap for the young
mans rich father (of whom he was the only
heir,) and actually married him, and had
children to the infinite annoyance of the other
parties. This occurred in Onandago county.
A CoUYT READING SHAKsPEARE.-Many of
your readers will probably remember an Eng
hsh actor who, some years ago, played engage.
ments in the United States, as Mr.. George
Jones. believe he afterwards became nat.
uralized citizen Of our country For several
months past this gentleman has been figuring
in Paris, as the "Count Joannes," which he
says is his original name, slightly "Latinized."
Who made him a "Count" no body knows,
though dare say he has as much right to the
title as any body else The Count has com
nenced giving readings from Macbeth, Othelo,
Scr assisted by his lady, and all under "dis
'inguished" Partisan patronage.
Snake Combat.
Combats between the rattle and black snake
are certain if they meet and the black snake is,