, 1858-12-24
WisesiiaNy.

ones they have had, ana now mucn work
they did in no time at all in getting them
under cover.
sOut in Michigan, last summer, writes q
friend. a number Of farmers were sitting it,
front Of country store at the close Of q sui.
try day and telling stories about their work,
and so on, when one Of them took the rag
off the whole Of them by relating his exPe'
rience:
Il say, you have told whopping big yarns
now; but III just tell you what done once
in York State, on the Genesee Flats, and on
my fathers farm. He owned q meadow
just mile long, and one morning in June ]
begun to mow-sun about an hour high
and moved right along the whole length of
the field. The grass was 50 heavy that ]
had To NOW down TO tie lower end Of the
field and walk, or, as we say, carry my
swath.' Well, ! worked on ill sun down,
and then quit. | just thought, as the meadow
was exactly mile long, I'd count the swaths,
and did, and there was one hundred. That,
gentlemen, is what York State folks call
Big days work.
sSoyou walked two hundred miles that
day, did you = asked one farmer.
.And moved all the while you was walk
ing 7 said another.
80 il seems replied the great mower.
sItell you the facts, and you can make as
much Of it as you can
The captain Of one Of our down.east
schooners found himself one day becalmed
in fog of the Isle Of Shoals, near Ports
mouth, N. II. The vessel lay with slight
motion, when the captain, with the quick ear
of seaman, discovered, by the creaking
sound Of cordage, that there was rnOther
vessel close upon him, which might run
foul in short order. He had neither gun
nfr trumpet, to give his neighbor any
warning Of their close approach; and the
best thing he could think Of was t0 set his
men drumming on some empty casks; but
to no purpose, as the sound increased, and
and tho vessel was nearing MIN. Asa last
effort OF ingenuity, he seized q handspike,
and applying 1t to the ear Of an old grunter
that happened to be on board, gave II sew.
eral turns, none Of the easiest, which brought
forth squeal almost as loud as the big whs-
tle Of 0ur locomotive engi es. This signal
Vas enertual and Just before coming in
sight of his neighboT's craft, bows on, be
heard her captain exelaim u tho man ut the
helm in. voice Of thunder, 'Starboard
your helm, blast your eyes-starbOard your
helm, we're close upon a hogysrd'
An Instance Of absence Of mind occurred
day or two since, where an explorer into
fhe mysteries Of chemical sci nee burnt his
nose by q lluid lamp with which it came in con.
tact. Wa met him day or two afterwards,
with larse plaster ON bis nose, and asked
him about his hurt Ii looks bad, don't 1t =
slia hs. We assured him it didn't look any.
thing else, and asked him if It hurt much
when il was rnasting. sNe'er bit,' replied
k9 IN fact, didn't feel il al a. !. thought
kept smelling something like burnt neai.
imagined il was a dinner cooking some
where, and kept right on, ill my student
told nc my nose was on fire, and putting
my hand upon il, ! found that it was even 50.
thrust it into a bucket Of water and extn.
eui.hed it; butit has left the mark you
sec tAy8 fTFFsFlA
An Irishman who was sen enced 10 be
hung. engaged his coin, very expensive
one, as was customary. unfortunately, q
1a1 Or Ewu bef0re 'hc time appointed Cor his
oxocniiun, be was reprieved, aud, consequent
y, having no immediate use for his coffin,
Pat decided 10 leave It on the hands Of its
maker utterly relasing to pay the little bin
which poor Murphy presented.
- Cone out here, you thafe o the world =
foared the indignant Murphy, and le hung
like dacent and honest man, and pay for
yer elidini