Squatter sovereign., 1856-05-27
,ou; I've a parting word with you yet. "


fight, suddenly came to stand still. The
fellow approached, and his face. instead of
its former ferocity, was lit up with whim.
sical ROBUSTNESS of expression, as he
said
"And is it likely I'd let you off with
better coat on your back than my own
and will be after loosing the chance of
that Elegant hat and wig OFF with them
this moment, and then you'll quit O me =
The Iootpad quickly Invested the Bishop
of his single-breasted coat-laid violent
hands upon the clerical hat and fall-bot-
toned wig-put them on his own person,
and then insisted on seeing his late appa-
rel used in their etead and with loud
laugh, ran off, as though his last feat had
been the most meritorious Of his life.
Thankful at having escaped with un-
broken bones, his lordship was not long in
overtaking his carriage; the servants
could not repress their laughter at seeing
their master in such a strange and mostly
attire but they were in such evidences of
terror and suffering that they speedily
checked their risible inclination, particu-
larly when they learned by few brief
words what he had undergone.
"My dear W--!' exclaimed his
affectionate wife, after listening to the ac-
count of the perils to which her husband
had been exposed, Is for Heavens sake
take off that filthy jacket and throw it out
of the window, You can put my warm
cloak over your shoulders till we reach the
next stage, and then you will be able to
purchase some habit better suited 10 your
station and calling
"This is mere easily said than done.
my love-" he replied " 1 have lost all the
money possessed; not guinea is left to
pay our expenses tonight. My watch,
too, that so dearly priced! Miserable
man that am -
Never mind your watch, or anything
else, just now-only pull off that mass of
filth, l inplore you-who knows what hor-
rid contagion we will all catch, if you per-
sist in wearing it,
Take it off, dear papa" observed the
daughter, but don't throw it away; i:
may lead to the detection of the wretch
who robbed you.''
The obnoxious garment was removed !;
the young lady was about to place it under
the seat, when she heard jingling noise
that attracted her attention and on ex-
animation, found in various parts of the
coat, not only the watch, pocketbook, purse
and silver of which her father had been
deprived, but yellow canvass bag, such
as is used by farmers, containing about
thirty guineas.
| A SOLDIERS HoNoR.-In an old news
paper printed soon after the close of the
Revolution, we find the following singular
statement:
' During the march of a detachment OF
the American army through New Jersey,
in the late war, silver spoon was found
missing in house where party of troops
had biletted. Suspicion pitched on a
soldier who was seen to have entered the
apartment where the spoons were kept,
and he was accused of the theft.
MAY 1 never meet salvation ~ ex-
claimed the soldier, 'may be sunk into
the endless regions of perdition, if have
seen, heard of, or taken your spoon"
Sc But no one else could have taken it, >
replied the host.
The soldier again went through the
manual of his attestations of innocence
and imprecations against himself if he
was guilty. The landlord looked aston
ished, and being an honest man, was
obliged to believe the soldier. But just or
the point to leave the exanination--he
taking hold of the soldiers coat and look.
ing him in the face, said !:
Now, say upon your honor, that yor
have no, got my spoon, and l shall bs
satisfied 10
Upon my honor." said the solder tt
himself, after thinking a few minutes
i" Upon my honor poh blast your hs
crled, pulling the spoon from his pocket
and giving it to its owner. "Blast you
spoon-take your spoon and be d-dr p
The host started, surprised; and while
lamenting that the great principles of re
lgion and morality should have less weigh
; in the mind of an intelligent being, thar
the principles of what he conceived to b
| q ,,,ore snupd the soldier e,r,,n6- bis lpaY,
sack, joined the corpse and marched of
5 IA In Marion couaty, Va. Col. 7
S. Raymond, former member of Con
nrsss from that District has come. ont in