Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-01-30

n,rI DEPENDS ON THE RELIGION. "A
Minister of an Episcopal church not far
from Buffalo, started 10 fulfil an appoint
ment in distant town. He had driven
but few miles when be discovered that
his horse was quite lame, and be deemed 1t
best to stop for the night. In short
time be came to farm house, in front OF
which a man considerably advanced in
years wa. standing, when the following
conversation took place:
Minister. "Can you tell me, my friend,
how far it is to public house ?"
"lf you mean tavern, Mister, it's about
twenty miles; but if you mean house OF
entertainment, we have one ourselves"
Minister. "Ab, very good, my horse is
quite lame, as you see, and | am somewhat
fatigusd myself. Can you accommodate
us for the night Z"
oval, yes, we can accommodate you,
but if you are a clergyman, | must tell you
that the fare you will ge, depends Gu your
religion"
Munster "Ilow so, good sir =
"Why you See, if minister is good
Presbyterian We give him the best We have
got; if be is Baptist or Methodist, he
gets pretty good living; but if he is an
Episcopalian, he can't expect much. We
DON think much of Episcopalians out this
way"
Minister, (smiling.) "Well, my friend,
l am sorry to know that your prejudIces
are so deeply imbedded ; | am an Episco-
pal clergyman, and suppose | must con
tent myself with picked up meal but
let me assure you of one thing; my horse
i. the Nuest Presbyterian you eeer sdtc.'
The man was not so obtuse that he did
not discover and appreciate the minister's
joke-a joke which, by the way, procured
both for man aud beast the best that the
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DESPERATE REsIGNATIoN.-A capital
story is told of small potato politician Of
the Democracy who was al Inspector of
Election at poll not thousand miles
from the capital of Michigan He imbibed
slightly thro' the day, and after the count
of the Electoral Ticket was over, be emery
ed from the room into q collection of Re
publicans, mandin and disconsolate in
spirit, "gravs, gloomy AMI peculiar" in
aspect, and thus addressed the crowd
"Gentlemen election is over, and We are
beat in this very town Of Lansing. | was
not prepared it, and have lost hundred
dollars betting that it wouldn't be so, and
now, gentlemen, here is my bat, and you
can throw in any little contribution you
please" Whereupou, unseen By the sPea-
kcr. some one threw into the ha'
ful OF Republican tickets. The hat was
soon replaced on the melancholy noddie
of the politician, and in moment man
rushed in, as if from the cauvass-room, sta
ting that the number Of tickets IN the box
did not tally with the poll list; at which,
another suggested that he had seen a NUN
Der of Republican votes in the Inspectors
hat The last feather broke the camel
back" The poor Inspector was now com
pletely broken dowG-his party beaten,
his money lost, and, top OF all this, to be
accused Of stealing votes, was too much.
He grew pale with rage, and stammered
out faint bu! firm denial Of the charge.
"Tbe hat-the hat-exanine the hat =
was the cry. He slowly took cf the hat,
and out tun.tlcd twenty Republican votes.
He stood the picture of mute despair.
"Gentlemen," said he, as soon as he could
speak, Il have not word to say-thc
thing looks 10 ghty dark, but have no re-
collection of stealing the tickets; ta'
States prison edn's make matters much
uorse, so 90 ahead 20
GETTING IN AND KEEPING OUT The