, 1860-02-16

contract rs interpreted by the keepers of the
s1rong box. Lie was clear broke and ruined ir-
retrlesAbly, lie declared, unless the Legislature
would put i certain construction upon Ills bid
souls. did not wish to sec : fellow mortal caught
III trap and torn, eren though be might have
>'ruetion, aud now It proves to % be-
"nty,, a step to the construction OF
q, bill against tho State which, mikes | some
liberal people stare. We had foreshadowinc
OF the effects Of the construction not lopp after
it was made, in way palpable to the colnmon.
est observers, 1t constructed stately coach
and noble pair of gEcys, which any day these
last s'1 months may hare been seen in front Of
the State Printers office.
1t was supposed that the printing for the
State might, on q liberal estimate, amount to
Sv,Voo year, What think you now Of Il bill
neanE rendered amounting to near 5000, -
Not very close to the estimates certainly.
glpe one item out Of many. The State hus
some sort Of connection with one Historica! So-
clety, and prints its annual report, This is all
ordinary duodecimo volume in paper covers, Of
which s,9oU are printed. You would be glad to
,. sake such 1ob. presume, at fifty CENTS vol.
Tor this job Of $74, ,000i don't profess to know
much about tue cost Of typc.settinc, my con-
uection with the great engine Of modern ciyiii-
zation being that Of one who furnishes matter
Tor the printer to set up Mt lis own cost or that
OF the reader, who pays the bookseller whatey-
er nc asks for the coveted volume and carries 1t
OIL to be derouted at leisure. But it does strike
me that the aboye might be considered one of
the "fat takes" Do you wonder TINT the Ger
beTns OF the Treasury growls some ut the sicbt
Of such bill, or that Committees of the Legis-
lature arc disposed 10 look into the matter:
nLoUxT AGAIN.
The Rev. Dlount, the mnu who went down
to Texas and fell among thieres. who wounded
nnd stript him, and left him, as de says, half
dead, is still here saw him in the Senate to-
day, and hc seemed to be enjoying himself. l
tue region Of the ribs. lie went Soutl, in the
endcayor to get away from the ugly Republi.
cans. Thought, as l SAW him chatting with
this Senator md thet to-day, that he might pos.
bibly hare changed Lis mind aomewllat, and
come to the conclusion That Red Republicans in
Wisconsin are full as harmless in disposition as
Mexico.
SOCIAL LIFE.
Madison is usually much given to balls
and parties. This is especially true during
the sessions Of the Legislature. This winter
lie has taken different turn. The fiddle and
: the bow hare not been taken down as
often us formerly, and midnight eating and
drinking has not been Us frequent Us OF yorc-
IL PlaEo ~ Auth6 We NlFE &Aktu 10 leCtuFG-E0l
which las in fact become quite the fashion will
us. This is certainly comfortable change for
tie pocket, especially when one can have g
course Of ten lectures, as in our Home Coursc
for dollar. and ! fancy it will not prove an un-
favorable change in any respect. As for the
midnight parties, if hard times would cut them
Of, it we're "a consummation deyoutly to be
LlrERAnT RECXl0S3.
In place Of the ordinary *partf,' we hare
brought INTO use this winter some very pleasant
social reunions. Tic first came INTO existence
nt the suggestion of tue wilc Of one oil our
University Professors who opened her doors 10
company Of thirty or forty and inrited them
to entertain themselves With reading from such
authors as they might choose and with mus,c
aud conversation: In the course Of the evening
tie programme is Varied by the introduction
Of coffee and III allowance Of simple cake.
These meetings are held weekly, and thus far
have proved very pleasant. Tic company en-
gagged in them have taken the name Of The
Hound Table, On the evening utter the death
Of Macaulay was announced, tie readings were
talen chiefly from his writings. -