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CHATTER iE THIRD.
"NoW comes the tug of war"

-'o" SoH4eo VIC tues VI hdI.
JoI,m Wesley.
Mr.. Spokcndike drew himself up to his
full stature by the aid of his boot straps,
and setting his double chin down into the
unexplored regions of his two-story shirt
collar, corrugated his eyebrows, md in a
very brigandsh look, said in an earthquakes
ian voice, that trembled with uuuttcrable
rage: "Mr. Sniilles, pay me four dollars
and eighty-sevcn and II hall cents.''-
Whercupon Mr. Sniiilcs piously and mecklv
in voice indicative of NIL finer feelings
"Mr. SpokendIke, the laws of Nebraska do
not warrant you in making such an rnsrn-
tleinanly attack upon me, and that TOO in my
own house,
Mr.. Spokendikc-"Nr. Snifles. you, sir,
nrc swindler, knave, Il dcfraudcr, a cheat
and a robbnr, sir.'
Nr. Sndles-"You are liar and cow
ard, sir"
Mr.. Spok"n1ikc-"You be ID sir"
And them. !.
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CHATTER YE SECOND.

Reaching those d9mieilatory accommoda-
tions wherein the fraudulent and impudent
Snfiles drew the oxygenased luxury of the
ETHEREAL air into his diabollcal lungs. and
thereby vcgetated; he entered the door and
stood before the entire Sniflcs family, con-
siSting Of the rccreant debtor, Mrs. Sntiles,
and eleven Juvenile Snifles, ranging from
ten months to fifteen years of age, all being
dressed in yellow dresses and having yellow
hair, freckled faces, moist noses, and rheutnr
eyes.
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D4 0s ShAE.
It was a jolly mariner,
As ever hove log; III.
He wore his trousers wide and free,
And always ate his prog,
And blessed his eyes, in sailorsvise,
And never shirked his grog
Up spoke this Jolly mariner,
Whilst walking up and down..
1.-THE briny sea has picked me,
And done me up very brown;
And here ! goes, in these here clo'es,
A-cruising in the towne'
The first Of all the curious things
That CHANGED his eye to meet,
As this unidentified mariner
Went sailing ~ tte street,
Was, tripping with little care,
A dandy all complete!
He stoppcd-that jolly mariner
And eyed the stranger well;
''What that may be" he said, says he,
''is more than can tell;
But ne'er before, Oh sea or shore,
Was such a heavy swell %
He met lady in her hoops,
And thus she heard him hail:
"Now blow me tight! but there's sight
To manage in aPSie!
! never saw 50 small q craft
With such a spread Of sail!
"Observe the craft, before and aft;
She'd make pretty prize"
And then, in that improper way,
He spoke about his eyes,
That mariners are wont to use
In anger or surprise.
Tie saw a plumber on roof,
Who made mighty din -
"Shipmate, ahoy ~ the rover crle''
at makes a sailor grin
So see you copper-bottoinins
Your upper-decks with TIM
He met a yellow bearded man,
And asked about the way;
But not a word could he make out
OF what the chap would say,
Unless he meant TO call him iiaiiieS,
BY screaming Nix furstay!'
Up spoke this jolly mariner,
AMI to the man said he,
81 haven't sailed this thirty years
Upon the stormy sea,
Tc hear the shame of such name
As / have heard from thee!
IS" take thou that i'-and laid him fat,
But soon the man arose,
Aud beat the jolly mariner
Across his jolly nose,
Till he was fain, from very pain,
To yield him to the blows.
Twas then this jolly mariner,
A wretchcd jolly tar,
Wished he was in a jolIy-hoat
Upon the sea afar,
Or riding fast, before the blast,
Upon a single spar!
Twas then this jolly mariner
Returned unto his ship.
Aud told unto the wondering crew
Tie story of his trip,
With many oaths and curses, too,
Upon his wicked lip
As hnping-So the mariner
In fearful words harangue'i-
His tImbers might he shivercd and
His leeward scuppers DANCED,
a double curse, and vastly worse
Than being shot or hangcdY
If ever he--and here again
dreadful oath lie sworc-
II ever he, except at sea,
Spoke any stranger more.
Or, like a son uof-sOmcthing-wcn
A-CruiSing on the shur5!
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CANVEN 4 COVNVNIGNT.
(snccessors to Porter h Cartcr)
REAL ESTATE AG ENTS

Auction aud Commission Merchants
ron TIE SALE
Merchandise, Houses, Lots. Lands. &C.. Middle
Broadway. CnunriI Bluffs. Iowa.
(,ONSlGSMENTS SOLICITED FROM HOME AND
" abroad, and attended to with prompiness and dis
patch,
REFERTO
lion. Thomas II Benton. Jr, X Snow, @ \. Robin
sn, VIM H. Rohnsnr, Council Mus; s DruIiard, But-
"", Y; kceiPr, Albany, Y. InI3-u
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From the BrowviIle (Nebraska) Advertiser.
"Copy Right Secured"
YE NEWE SOVELE-AT STORYE.

BY YE RtSIY tUaS.

Our interchangeable and worthy friend
Spokcndike, hearing of the new law for the
non-coilection of debts, proccdeth at once
to the house Of his friend Sniflcs to dur the
said Sniiiles for the lawful sum Of four dol
lars and eighty seven and half cents, justly
due to said Spokendkc.
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TLATEOCTED COURTSHiP.

One long summer afternoon there came
to Mr.. Davison's the most curious specimen
Of an old bachelor the world ever heard of.
lie was old, gray, wrinkled and odd. He
hated women, especially old maids, and
wasn't afraid to say so. He and Aunt Pat
ty had it hot and heavy, whenever chance
threw them together; Yet still he came, and
it was noticed that Aunt Patty took pains
with her dress whenever he was expected.
One day the contest wagcd unusually
went out into the garden. 'The bear!' she
muttered to herself, us she stopped to gath
er blossom which attracted her attention.
'What did you run away for2' said Il gruf
voice closed to her side. TO get rid of
you.' 'Iou don't do it, did you.' 'No;
YOU are worse than burdock bur- 'Iou
won't get rid of me, ncithcr,'-'I won't,
eh:' 'Onlv one way 'And ,hat?' 'Mar-
ry me.' 'What, us two fools get married?
What will the people sayf' 'That's nothing
to us. Come, say yes or no; I'm in hurry
sWell, no, them 'Very well, goodbye
shan't come again. Stop a bit-what n
pucker to be inl' sYes or mop Il must
consult'-sAh right: thought you was of
age. Good-bye.' 'Jabez Andrews don't
be fool. Come back, come back, say
Why, believe the critter has taken me for
earnest. Jabez Andrews l'll consider 81
don't want no considering. I'm gone,
Becky Hastings is waiting for me. thought
I'd give you the first chance. An right
Good. bye 'Jabez-Jabez! The stuck-up
Becky Hastings shan's have him if | die for it.
Jabez-Yes. Do you hear? Y-e-s!'
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CT An Englishman Of recent Importation,
dropped intoa restaurant in this citv. a few
daye since, and made hearty meal, topping
of with piece of pie. The latter, upon
tasting, he found to be cold, and, caliin,
the Ethiopian waiter, who stood nesr.
to him, "Take this to the Are nt.ti To-
His CONSERVATION was great whes
walked to the stove srd quiet.
he pie!
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hcNcrbcrating along that vrlc
N"IC suited to the >lcperds faie
Though t"w the nun,hers--ihcir's the strife
That neI.hcr spares nor srcok> for iiir.''--FrOm
an cured 10 trec6om by &c Rer. Rife Bcechrr Esq.
Mr.. Snifles swung his dexter manipulator
with titanic force into the stomachean re-
gIons of the corporcal economy Of Spoken
dl4e, and drew thercfrom a groan Of anguish,
while at the same time aroused therein n
most trcasonablc case of fatn|rnt cholic.-
but the nerve and courage of Spokcndike
was not wanting, recovering his centre of
gravity, he drew up his right pedal peram-
bulator to an angle of forty FIVE degrees.
and propelled that fearful integumcntary
covering of the human foot, known as the
brogan boot, into close and startling prox-
ity with the extreme portion of the lower
postcrior dor$al vcrtcbrp Of the somewhat
embarrassed Sniffies. But what boots it that
the cowardlv creditor should thus boot n
strong and warlike debtor? Mr.. Sntiies
returned to the charge, with the strength of
a Sampson and indomitable fcrocity of n
pawnec brave. He grasped the unfortunate
Spokcndike in Il fenrfully peculiar manner,
by inserting his terrible thumb (Which was
about the size of Il short piece Of large
bologna sauscae,) in the mouth Of Spoken
dixie, and his crowbar-like forcGngcr in his
left eye, and then deposited lick after lick cf
his ponderous dexter, manipulation on and
about the nasal protubcraucc that adorned
the comely features of his unfortunate cred
itor. The clarct flowed thercfrom, and
sundry teeth were consigned from the mouth
of the aforesaid Spokendike to an untimely
grave in his capacioas stomach--in short the
valorous Spokcndikc was whipped, faxed,
cleaned out, and SniNles was victorious
Taking the almost llfclcss form of the
creditor to the door, he kicked it itignomni-
ously into the street, and as the pumeled
eorporosity Of Spokcndikc struck upon the
cold, cold ground, he could only c.iacnlate-
"Oh me !w
dnd he OWED him!!!!
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c. The man who heard call for the
"voice Of glory' waited for the echo. 1t
was "gory" SO he resolved to stay at home.
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sy A patent has just been issued at
Washington to a gentleman in New York
city, who, it seems, has made petticoats his
study, for an entire new skirt, of the expan-
sive and coliapsive variety, that will infa,I,i
bly, torment all the men and enraptu,e 81
TIE women. 1t Is made Of white hor 40 hal,
in open work, and SO pliable are .hs hairs,
through their saturation with some new ma.
terial, which is also patented, full skirt Of
forty hoops, all the esscntials of elasticity,
fnl!ness and strength, can be carried within
muif, occupy Esareely more space than a
portmonaie, end in an instant be adjusted to
the person, expanding rope to diameter
OF SIX or seven feet, giving the wearer the
agreeable and imposing circumference Of
from nineteen to twenty one feet. Ladies
moving IN theffst cifeies will wear them, Of
course,
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Pitisharg.
Rlnk Of Pittsburgh,
Exchange Bank.
Nessrs. Kramer 4 Kahn,
=" \. Holmes < Sens
Willis Boothc. Esq.
WIN. b Pn>cy. Esq.
Pennsylvania.
N"naagaae!a = B L OF Brown
vile.
Franklin NIX Of Washingiu,
baltimore.
Som. X +. B'k of Raltiuer,
baltimore Savings Bank.
Aessrs. Johnston & Bro.
=" Robert Garret & Sons
!: Marsh Smith, Esq.
Nathan Pnsey,
Niles White, &"
Nep York.
'no. Thompson, Esq.
Philadelphia.
"essrs. Caleb Cope 4 Co.
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OFFICER l. PUSEY,

REAI. E.; Z NEokENS.
And Dealers in Land ', ,arrants and Exchange,
COUNCIL. BLUFFS IOWA
WILL ATTEND TO SELECTAoN AND Lo-
W CATION ui lands IN Western Iowa All Heotassa'
the payment ot lands Of nouresldcnis anu the
Collection and remittance OF claims.
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CBT:'I've always noticed" said Mrs.
Darlington dropping her voice to the key
that people adopt when they are disposed to
be philosophical Or moral, "rvc always
noticed that every yea, added to man.
life has tendency to make him older, Just
as man who goes Oh a journey finds, us he
joys on, that every mile stone brings him
nearer to where he is going, and farther
from where he started. | haven't got the
exorbtance of feeling that had once, and
| don't believe shall ever have it again,
if live to the age of Meshusclch, which,
heaven knows, don't wantto. &nd, speak
ing of long life, l haven't any desire to live
longer than the breath remains in my bc,,1y
if it isn't more than eighty years. woaldn'l
wish to be a centurion, and the idea of sur
viving ones factories always gives me a
disagrceable consciousness. But Whatever
is to be, will be, and there is no knowing
how thing will take place till it turns
out"
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Person who 90 a~ out deavoring to col
lcct We debts in yc Territory of Nebraska,
are apt to faile in yc obiecte thcreofe, and
alsoc, likewise, to obtain ye broken heade.
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CHATTER IE FOURTH.

The .cIth shot Kissing from dfd---
The sh"ck-the shuut-iie gruan Of war:
kcNcTbcratinG along that vdIc
N"IC suited to the >hcperds faie
Though tcH the nunhers--ihcir's the strif
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covered that he had left. Upon announc-
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THKEE SFEC1MENS OF CUt NIKf E1KLS.
William Hewitt, in his ''Year Book of the
Country" gives the following three spcci
mems of English Country Girls. As the three
kinds alluded to are not peculiar to England
but are also found in America-we have
thought Mr.. IIowitt's description Of them,
might prove interesting to our readers.
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ID, y. Sullivan, M. ~
,vS,,,,< SURGEON. OFFICE At Dill
PIEN,S DRUG STORE, Lower Broadway c'ui'-
Ii LII lIAl
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! Nancy's father farms his two hundred
acres, and yet there is slovenly look about
his premises; and Nancy has grown up pretty
much as she pleased. Asa girl, she rompedi
and climbed and played with the lads OF
the village. She swung on gates and rode
on donkeys. When ten or twelve years old
she could ride bare back and astride, with
horse to water, or to the blacksmith shop.
She thrashcd the dogs, fetched in the eggs,
sucked the calves, and then mounted on the
wall of the garden, with her long chestnut
hair hanging wild on her shoulders, with u
raw carrot in her hand, which she was ready
either to devour or throw at any urchln
| that came in sight.
Such was Miss Nancy Farley, in those
days; but her only appeIlatlons then were
| Nan and Nance. Nance Farley was the
name of the wild and fearless creature. But
Nance was sent away, by an aunt to a dis-
tance; she was at length almost forgotten,
and only remembered when it was necessary
to call any girl sas wild as Nancy Farley
when 10 she made her appearance again;
and great was the wonder. Could TINS be
tke gipsyish, unkempt, and graceless Nance
Farley! This bright and buxom young iaay
in the black hat, and the blue riding habit!
This fine Young creature with shape ike
queen. and eyes like diamonds? Yes, sure
enough it was she, now Miss Nancy Farley,
| indeed.
Miss Nancy's Aunt had determined that
she should have what IS called bringing
up., She had sent her TO boarding school;
and whatever were Miss Nancy's accom-
nlishmeuts, it was clear enough that she
was one Of the very harasemest women that
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THE JOLLY MARINER-AnaLLAD.
BY JOHN @. SANE.

BY JOHN q. SANE.
1t was jolly mariner,
As ever hove a log; -t.
He wore his trousers wide and free,
And always ate his prog,
And blessed his eyes, in sailorswise,
And never shirked his grog.
The Placer herald., 1858-10-16
A Quaar Convert,

In the Editors Table of the Knickerbocker
for June, we find the following:-"We had,
some time ego, (writes correspondent from
little western town) a protracted meeting
held here, and among the converted was
certain Mr.. c., who had always been con.
sidered first t-rate' horse jockey; in fact, on
that subject, he was always well posted,
At the time of his conversion, lie was pro-
prietor of very fast trotter; and what to do
with his 2:4O nag, he was at a loss to know;
but one day, shortly after he had become
pillar Of the church, he met his old friend
L. dealer in fancy horses Friend IT,. said
he, 4 have awakened to sense Of the evil
courses have formerly pursued; have re-
allied change, and Joined the church; and
intend to lead a different life in future l..
replied that he was glad of it, for you know
G., that you have lifted me in our trades
many a time; and now hope you will be a
little easier with poor fellow WELL says
c., you know | am owner of the fastest trot-
ting horse in this county, and the change
that have experienced will not admit of
my keeping such an animal. To make a
long story short, | will sell him to you, (as
we have always been good friends for seven
hundred dollars' L. objected and gave al
reason, that he had not that amount of
money just then to invest in horsehesll
Never mind that replied G., I will sell
you the horse on time, and you can win that
much with him before next fallr p"
The Placer herald., 1858-10-16
Vermin Riddance.

Half en- ounce of soap boiled in pint of
water, and put on with brush while hot, IL
fallbly destroys the bugs and their eggs.
Flies are driven out of room by hanging
up bunch Of the planan or feawort plant,
after it has been dipped in milk. Rats and
mice speedily disappear by mixing equal
quantities of strong cheese and powdered
squills. They devour this mixture with
great greediness, while it is innocuous to
man. When it is remembered how mnay
persons have lost their lives by swallowing,
in mistake, mixtures of strychnine, ratsbane,
corrosive sublimate, which are commonly
employed for this purpose, it becomes a
matter of humanity to publish these items.
Cockroaches as we'll as ants, are driven away
by strewing elderberry leaves in the places
frequented by these troublesome insects.
The Placer herald., 1858-10-16
A City in the Air

Beyond Honey Lake Valley, says the Te-
hama Advocate, there is vast salt plain,
stretching its desolate and barren drearv
length north and south along the eastern
base Of the Sierras, for many miles. This
plain or DESERT has the appearance of once
having been inundated with water, and the
whole surface of the ground is still covered
with an ncrustation of alkaline matter, that
glistens in the sun and moonshine like a
mighty mirror as it is. Looking out upon
this vast reflector from Granite Creek camp
ing place, trains Of wagons, cattle and men,
often appear inverted, and as though they
were travelling in the air; and at other times
a wagon will look like a tall ship, showing
spars, ropes, &C., all complete. An OK will
sometimes assume the appearance Of wag-
on, and crows approaching number of them,
have been mistaken by parties at distance
of several miles, for Indians attacking train.
So strong is the mirage or optical illusion on
this desert at times, that it is said the appear
ance of city may be seen in the air,
from certain points.
The California Erpress thus speaks of it,
basing its remarks upon information derived
rom those who have seen the illusion itself:
at is no less thing than city in the air
complete in every aspect and concomitant
II is seen in the early morning, and stands
poised above the dead eavel Of a broad and
arid plain, which is covered with a light
white dust that rises in small clouds at the
touch of a horses hoof, or ascends in mag
nifcent spiral towers in the breath of the
little whirlwinds that are occasoned by the
intense heat. The line of the base of the
city forms an angle with the line of the plain,
so that the city seems to lean over towards
the earth, and full view of its streets and
buildings is presented. The buildings rise,
one after another, in proud paatial grand
eur, and their tall towers glitter like silver
in the sun.
The Placer herald., 1858-10-16
Patrick's Serenade.
IN TIE ORIGINAL IRISH.

Och! Bridget, mavourneen, joost open the windel
And give me glimpse av your beautiful face
My ancient dudeen is all burnt to cinder,
And boogs are quite thick in this mu-therin'
place. 80
Sure, Biddy. my girl, it's no joke for ganius,
To walk all the day nathe the botherin hod,
And thin, in the night, serynade a young Vanius,
Clane up to his knees, in the muddy could sod.
I'm dyin' wild rapture, my jewel of cratures,
And niver lovyer more willingly howled;
But don't you let scorn wrnkle up your sweet fa-
tures
Because your poor Paddy has got such cowld.
b,
The lightnn is roarin the toonder is fashin,,
The moon is no bigger than nothin' at all;
And such an outrageous and divilish splashin,
nver did hear, since the days was small.
Thin open the winder, my queen of affection,
Or, what is as good-plase open the door;
Nor dhrame that you're sure escapin' detection
know ye're awake, by the length av ye're
shnore!
The Placer herald., 1858-10-16
Total, 44.599l 6.l9S A ,2S5 27 7.759l74S1

George of Cappadocia born at Epiphania,
in Cincilica, was low parasite, who got a
lucrative contract to supply the army with
bacon. A rogue and informer, he got rich
and had to run from justice. He saved his
money embraced Arianism, collected IL
brary, and got promoted by faction to the
Episcopal throne of Alexandria. Whep Ju-
lian came, A. D. 36l, George was thrown
into prison; the prison was burst open by
the mob, and George was lynrhed as he de
served. And this precious knave became in
good time st. George of England, patron
Of chivalry, emblem Of victory, and the pride
oi the best blood Of the modern world.
Strange that the solid, truth speaking Briton
should derive from an imposter. Strange
that the New World should have no better
luck; that broad America must wear the
name Of thief Amerigo Vespuci, the
pickle dealer at Seville, who went out in
1899, subalern with IIojeda, and whose
highest naval rank was boatswain's mate in
an expedition that never sailed, managed in
this lying world to supplant Columbus, and
baptize half the world with his own dishon-
est name. Thus, nobody can throw stones,
We are equally badly off in our founders;
and the false pickle dealer is an offset to the
false bacon seer-R. ". Emerson.