New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-20
A Tipplillg Donkey.


At very short distance from the town of Stroud,
Cheltenham, is domciled donkey remarkable for
his antiteetotal propensites. When or how this re-
preventative of the longeared tribe first learned to
imbibe the "soulinspirng draught," his owner is
unable to state, he afflicted with berry thirst
when he came to his present quarters five years ago
In their journeyings together, while pursuing their
daily toll, master and donkey have-perhaps seldom,
perhaps often-stopped at roadside inn where the
latter has been occasionally treated with glass of
beer. Jack remembered the hOspitabe house, and
never he be persuaded to pass it till he has
been supplied with at least glass of the best If any
where near the house and his master wishes to pro
coed in another direction, Jack inevitably rebels sets
off at faster canter than is habtua and runs to the
well known nn the door of which he has learned to
unlatch with his mouth. He then proceeds to whine
piteously or call persuasve!y till the landady, with
whom he is great favore, makes her appearance.
Jack then comes, in as fascinating manner as a
donkey can coax till glass Of beer is fetched which
being put to his mouth he drains eagerly to the last
drop, never stopping till he the bottom of the
glass, and without spilling drop.
On Sundays Jack is regularly in the habit of walk
ing off during church time from he paddock in
which he is for that day put to Craze and paying a
visit to his avorite hostere, from the door of which
he refuses to until he has been supplied with
his beer There are very few old topcrs who can
carry off greater load of heavy wet 7" than Jack.
Various attempts have been made to elevate him,
and the patience and pockets of many eSperinenters
have been tired in the vain effort Jack never loses
glass, cup jug from his jaws, whatever its dmen-
sons, until he has fairly seen the bottom and not
another drop can be drained from it, On sundry oc-
casions, persons who have good naturally offered him
a sup from a full quart have been chagrined TO find
that he never makes " two bites ut cherry" and
that it is contrary to his principles to release cup
till it is empty. Once only WIS Jack seen under the
influence of Bacehus, and even then he behaved with
rs much gravity and decorum as possible under
the circumstances. The rate of his locomotion on
that occasion, however, is represented being much
greater than usual and the antics performed with hi;
heels equal to those OF a lamb. The last time w
saw this singular animal he came to the door OF TIKI
accustomed inn, with as business-like an air as al
old customer and drank his glass of best ale with th
| utmost possible dignity. [Kentish Observer.
| DESoLATIoN IN PALESTINE.-In Palestine you arr
nearly ms much in the wilderness as when in Arabia
for all you can tell except in the towns and village
! you pass through You ride on day after day, ant
you rise over each HILL and you sink into each valley
! and except an occasional solitary traveller with hi
servant and his mueteer, Turkish official with hi
| party, rarely does moving object appear upon til
landscape. No cattle are upon the land and no pas
sengers are on the highways How lonely it is An
this loneliness strikes you more than that OF the des
ert for seems UNNATURAL because mere there shout
be life, and there is none.
Sometimes You may make out at a distance, on tn
/ hillside, single fgurc-a man upon a donkey. 1t
the only moving thing your eye can detect all arount
I. Aud so you go on through this desoate land Frot
Jerusalem to Beyrout You scarcely light upon on
single scene of life than can be compared with thos
on the Arab pastures from the top of JabelelS1ar
the wells of Meh. There, in places, the country wa
full OF people and children, and focks and herds
rejoicing picture of pastoral existence in all its abount
ing wealth ; while here in the country OF uage an
towns and villages, the whole land seemed TO be undo
a spell. lLouths Wanderer in Arabia.