Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-26
Anecdotes from the kuICkeT boo Ltr.

Anecdotes from the hniCkeIDocEtr.
Did you ever remark, reader, tie curious
kind of wandering which characterizes rail-
road passenger, on awakening from long
nap in the cars, on o hot summers day! Ii
you have, you will appreciate circumstance
mentioned to us by an entertaining friend, the
other day in the country. A fellow passen-
ger, who had laid himself out on one OF the
wide, uncccUpiei seats Of the Erie Railroad
cars. there arc good many of that KIDD
about these days. had fallen asleep, and
snoozej for two hours At length, however,
when the engineers suddenly drew rein on
the iron-horse at a station, the sleeper slowly
aroused himself, stretched back, and with u
dr1wsy ballroom. yawned until his head
seemed coming off; at the same moment
he caught sight of a basket banging over the
travellng-bag rack above his head, and some
MiHq coming out from under the top-Ild.-
VIVA wha'-what be Mcm2' he exclaimed,
with uumistakab!e terror, motloning crafty
toward the basket with his hand. ITs
pups said a man in an adjoining seat--'a
basket of pups OIL was Gt'am they
wnS nE' was the reply of the terrified passer-
ger, accompanied by lous-drawn sigh OF re-
lief.
At a recent examination of a juvenile class
at Canandaigua Academy, this question was
asked: PROM what did the State of Virginia
derive its Damc?" After reasonable inter
val, an innocent but philosophical urcbin, re-
piled, "From Charles tho Second, who was Il
yirgir"
There are certain arguments go called.
tina. might be easily controyertcd, II the
principle" were made "pateut" TO use Il
hackneyed and not over!elic,itous term to
the human understanding. \ friend men
toned to us a case in point, up in old Sarato-
ga, the other day. Some one had made the
apothe.mio remark. 1.-TWO wrongs don't
make right" Sometimes they d." IL
terposcd seody looking bystander, with a
d0wn-cast nasal twang, "they did With me
once" How was that?" asked his inter
locutor, 1T is ag'in the very natur' OF things
"Cau't help that; there was fellow passed
onto me once d one dollar till, and it was a
counterfeit. Wasn't that wrong?' "Certaio-
ly it was wrong if he knew it u be coun-
,erfeit." "Wal, expect he did. did, any
way, when | passed it onto another chap
Meow wasn't that wrong?' "WroDg!--of
course; very wrong" swat it made me
$50 two wrongs does make right, some
timesn The argument" was ended by this
precious Illustration!
A large dealer, not celebrated for much
piety, lives over the East River, in one Of
those palaces" so numerous in the "C'ty OF
Churches" An effort was being made to
erect church for the poor, and gentleman,
ignorant Of bis character called on him Tor u
subscription. Being ushered into the parlor,
conversation upon the weather and business
was quite lively for few minutes, when the
subject oil the visit was named, and the sub
scripsion book presented. He took 1t, and
locked at it aDxousy; then hastily paced the
floor two or three times, ending by thrusung
the book back INTO the hand of the as;onish-
ed solicitor Of charity, saying as he did 30.
"N1.-yon't give red cent; there amt halt
as many people 90 to L-ll now as had ought
tow Rather singular reason for declining
to take stock in meeting house.
1t is not improbable, 'in the nature oil
things" that the following, from letter OF
an American now travelling in Italy, is en-
tirely authentic: AT sunset We reached
Gaeta. This place abounds Id historical III
terest, and it il here that the pope found re-
fuge when he fed from the republic in lS49.
Among the legends of the place is one to the
effect that be and the kiog of Naples, who
had come TO visit him in his exile, went on
board of au American vessel. The comman-
der welcomed them in these terms--"POpe,
how arc you? King, dye do? Here Lieutee-
ant Jones--you speak Freuch: parleyco"s with
Pope, while King and | 20 down and take
drink. King, come on"