The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-01-06

merS. The fee being paid, the slide
was drawn away from the peep-hole, and
the observer addressed with the follow
ing words:
"Here, you, see drop Of Thames
water which looks like a gallon; the wa
ter is fill Of heels, snakes, and ladders
a playing about and a-devouring Of one
another"
Whence the Snowman had got the
water I cannot undertake to say, but ]
sincerely hope not from the Thames; for
it was filled with numerous little crea-
lures, which, having very small bodies,
have as a sort of compensation received
very large Latin names from their chris
tener and discoverer, Ehrenburgh.-
Many of them were swimming about,
pursued by what appeared to be i'm
mense sea-snakes who caught and de-
vOurcd them. Others were quietly re-
posing on weeds, which looked like elm
trees, and all Of them were perfectly
unconscious of being exhibited to the
British public at halfpcDny a head.
But this was not ALL the exhibitor next
brought out Of his waistcoat pocket
small tin tube, and said, all in one
breath
"There you see a dca chained round
his neck with a silver chain he lays his
heggs on the glass and feeds him three
times a day on my and the perform
ance is now concluded"
Another man in the optician line has
two tubes, like telescopes, placed facing
each other. lie asks you, whether you
can see through an inch board? Of
course you say "No." "Then for
halfpcnny I'll show that you can" Ac-
cordingly you look through the end Of
one of the tubes, seeing through the
length of the other, and for the benefit
of the bystanders you are requested to
read some printing placed at the end Of
the farthest tube. This is easy enough
He then places a thick board between
the two tubes, and still you can read the
printing which you are again requested
to do; having purchased the power on
that occasion only of seeing through
deal board for the small charge Of one
halfpenny.
In Tothill street, Westminster, on q
Saturday night, a travelling successor to
the glass blowing exhibitions that had
permanent patronage from the sight
seeing world in the days of Miss Lin
woods exhibition, may sometimes b.
seen, who goes his rounds to sell the
products of his industry. A glass pen,
a glass Neptunes trident, a glass dove
fastened to the top of a pointed wire, 80
as to form brcast-pin aud glass pea
cock with a beautiful tail Of spun glass,
are wrapped in a neatly made brown pa
per bag, for the sum Of one penny.
Another man, who stands close by
him, sells five dining chairs and round
table, all Of wood and neatly put to-
gether, for one halfponny. The chairs
are strong enough for large dolls to sit
upon, the table will support Srn ordna-
ry sized teacup without breaking. An.
older huckstcr sells wooden men, who
have their legs and arms articulated, so
as to be capable Of rapid movement on
pulling a string which hangs between
the legs. Some of these are painted
like Turks-some like Russians; and,
by pulling the strings they appear en-
gagged in single and mortal combat,
throwing their arms and legs about with
desperate but cranky energy The
charge for a representative Of either ma
ton is one halfpenny.
Workers in iron also endeavor to
catch an honest penny. There is man
who sells for twopcnce a most ingenious
contrivance for roasting meat 1t con
sists of no less than five pieces of iron
wire, which, when put together, are
strong enough to hold up a good sized
leg of mutton. One of the pieces serves
as a fastening to the mantel-piece, and
the others attached to it by one of the
pieces aforesaid The cook is enabled
by a simple mechanism, not unworthy
Of Brunei or Stephenson, to heighteu
OF lower the meat according to the state
of the fire. IF the inventor of this ap-
paratus had a chance, there is no telling.
how many benefits he might confer on
mankind, and let us hope upon himself
too, by his mechanical talents
One more peep at Leicester Square,
where penny-catchers most do cOngre-
gate. Razor paste at one penny a box
is sold by q dexterous shaver, who chops
such large gashes in a hard bit Of wood
with a shilling razor that he makes the
wood Fly about. He then passes the
blunt instrument few times over his
magic strop and, pulling a hair from
his head, divides it as it stands erect be-
tween his finger and thumb. with the
same ease that Saladin divided the scarf
with his scymetar, and the lfe-guards-
man at Saville House cuts whole sheep
in half with broad sword.
The paste is, very likely,-and so isI
the razor-more eficacious in the hands
of the proprietor than Of the purchasers
nevertheless, it is a good pennyworth.
LIEUT.. GEN. SCoTT This veteran Of
fcer received tho most marked attention
from the military aud citizens of Charles.
ton on Saturday before last He was
waited on by several delegations, (who
we're cordially received and presented
with an address Of congratulation, TO
which he feelingly responded In the
evening he was escorted by the militia
ry to the steamship Isabel, on which
he embarked for Key West, amidst the
prolonged plaudits Of large throug Of
persons on the wharf
Senator Douglas was very kindly re-
ooiyed at Havana on his recent landing