Nebraska advertiser., 1859-05-26

As snug and cozy Us can Be;
l want you all to weep and sigh,
And make great fuss over me
i want you ali 10 wear your best
And even better if you can,
And, Oh let each invited guest
/ BE nothing but o handsome man.
But If thxte come some females. too,
Don't let them bring their bFhts along
And I'd have poets, not few,
That they might put my name in song.
want to have handsome tomb,
| If such a thing can handsOIne be,
And let the rarest flowers bloom
Upon the sod that covers "ne."
want pOmpous marble stors
To dignity the silent spot
10 sound the name Of her that's gone
In praises, ''Whether true or not .
want splended coffin, lined
| With satin all around my hend-
In short, I've just made up my mind
70 De some pumpkins when I'm dead.
Somebody giving anaccount Of an am
bilious Frenchman, devoted admirer of
Shakespeare, who harrassed a country
manager for an engagement to play
Richard. He was confident that he would
surprise the natives-give them such a
rendition of the character as they had
never previously witnessed, and we are
inclined to think he could have done it.
Upon being requested to give a specimen
of his talent, he delivered himself as fol-
lows:
"Ecoutez-vous, shut your mout, atten-
dez, and you shall hear; I speak wild your
tongue, en- perfection-je parle English
just like an Enghshman. Aha, sure, ie
commence wild de beginning. Richard
enter selo, all alone by himself He
speake de grand soliloque. Attendez-moi
look at me
Nov is de winter of our uneasiness
Made into Summer by York's little boy
Dat is, vat you call de son Of York
And de dark cloud, which stick at top
Of de house, is in de bosom Of de sea
Dead and buried But as for me- aha
have de hump upon my back, have
De handy legs, | am questionable, and
For all dis-de dog he bark boH-woW at me
As ] walk by him
"Monsieur, sare, dat is sufficient to
prove me; that will make. me un grand
actor." +"
Not long since there was great re-
ligioas excitement among the negroes IN
the neighborhood of certain southren
city. Numbers were baptized nearly
every day. On one occasion the colored
preacher was leading big fellow named
Bob into the water to baptize him. Bob
was a little in advance, and coming to a
stepping off place. down he went drag
ging the preacher after him. After con-
siderable foundering and spluttering they
both reached the shore, when Bob, very
much excited, delivered himself thus:
SHOW, look heah! some man'll lose a
nigger yet by dis dam foolishness ~
A correspondent of the Richmond Dis
patch tells the following in afetter from
one Of the Springs: "An amusing incl
dent occurred in the cars of the Virginia
and Tennessee road, which must be pre-
served in print. 1t is too good TO be lost.
As the train entered the Big Tunnel, near
this place, in accordance with the usual
custom, lamp was lit. A servant girl,
accompanying her mistress, had sunk into
profound slumber; but just as the lamp
was lit she awoke, and half asleep I'M
agined herself in the Internal regions
Frantic with fright, she implored her
Maker. to have mercy on her re-
marking, at the same time, the devil
has got me at last Her mistress, sitting
on the seat in front Of the terrified negro,
was deeply mortified, and called upon her
'Mollie, don't make such a noise: it is /,
be not afraid The poor African imme-
diately exclaimed: oh, missus, dat you
Jest what / 'spected / allus thought if
eber | got to de bad place, ! would see
you dar.' These remarks were uttered
with such vehemence, that not a word was
lost, and the whole coach became con-
vulsed with laughter" !"
The following is the only trace left of
the Parnassian dew Of a young gentle
man in the country, who was evidently in
a very bad way:
Verse 4:
Jane lookt at me so sWeete, looks at Jane,
and we both felt considerably nonplussed;
we was both happy 'nough to go insane,
and We sat there for q short time and bussed.
A gay fellow, who had taken lodgings
at public house, and got considerable
in debt, absented himself, and took new
quarters. This so enraged the landlord,
that ne commissioned his wife to go and
dun him, which the debter having heard
of, declared publicly that, if she came, he
would kiss her.
"Wil he," said the lady, "will he {?
Give me my bonnet, Molly; viii see
whether any fellow has such irnpudence ="
"My dear" said the cooling husband,
spray do not be too rgsh; you do not
know what a man may do when he's in a
passion"
In a gay circle in the Fauburg St.
Honore, they were complimenting the
beautiful Dutchess de- on the ap-
proaching and apparent birth of an heir
to SO illustrious house.
"Say nothing of it to my husband, p she
replied; "it's nice little surprise I am
preparing for him."