The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-10-25


SO many hopes and fears. (We are hap
py to be able to say that in this result the
beam has been kicked in our direction.-
1t also gives US much pleasure to state
that there now exists not a single peg upon
which to hang the shadow of doubt as
to the issue of the contest in November,
tor Democratic papers generally concede
the election Of Lincoln and Hamin as
certain. IT'S true there are some few
small sheets that still make themselves ri
. dlculous by hugging delusive phantoms
OF hope to their breats, but they are of no
account-of no account whateyer.) Well,
as we before pertinently observed, the
election Is over; and now, like a cotem
porary, we intend going into the literary
business for while. We intend to en-
. rich our columns with ''gems of purest
ray that is, if we can get 'em. And we
think we can. For Bitters writes for our
paper; Damphool writes for our paper
Blobbs writes for our paper; together
with luminous array of other celebrated
authors whose names we don't remember
all Of whom are kept especially on Tie
4Hegbonion at terrific expense.
We have only room for couple of these
gems" in this number of our paper
The first is an epigram, especially gotten
up for the occasion by \. Damphool, Esq,
who was SO fortunate as to win thirty
three-and a-third cents on the Gubernato-
rial vote Of this State, and feels justly
jubiiart thereovcr Here it is:
/ 'We're badly licked this fall-sad fate =
Quot4 Dug the small - Breci. the great
IL tones Of deepest woe:
Worse than licked quoth Breck. 'gad 5 sake,
We're cagsd this lime, and no mistake
Eepubli-cahed, you know y
The next opens out with a mooted
question-a question which till now has
puzzled even sages and philosopars,-to
which Is appended the correct answer
Thus:
/ When viii this world of ours come 10 an end
When lager-beer no longer drank is;
When one can easier borrow than lend
When smarter folks are found than Yankees;
/ When Principles u Loco's chief end and aim
When water viii run up hill aud not down
When Justice consents 70 tarnish her fame,
By removing her Seat down to small Jacks -
Town.
[%JACE-short for JoHS.1
Bitters has recently had sporadic at
tack of couundrum. Here Is the result
Why does the political position of ye
Small Giant, since the result Of the recent
State elections has been announced, re
mind ycu CT a small water craft? Be
cause, presidcntiallitically, he's an out and
out Dug out :. ~ Here with great sig
niicancc comes in the quaint cid couplet-
"Little crafts should keep near shore,
While larger ones may venture more"
After due reflection, we have concluded
to reserve a portion of the gems" for
another occasion. For as the Teutonic
gentleman once said, "enough OF any
thing is enough-except of lager-bcer,
when too much is shust plenty
THE FLIGHT OF BIRDs.-We clip from
an exchange the following seasonable lit
tie article: Most of the birds that war
bic so sweetly, making music all the
day during the summer months, have
already sought a warmer cline, and the
rest Will soon follow. That twittering
people, the swallows, who flashed in more
diamonds than all the beauties of the
west, held grand mass meeting some
weeks ago, and after much talk and more
futtcr, went up in a cloud and took flight
toward The sunny south. The fellows, too,
IN red epauetts, that swung on the reeds
in the pasture, and bob-'o-links that run"
their sweet bells in the morning, are SOL
diers "off duty" They are already break
ing up housekeeping, and will lead idle
gipsy lives for the balance of the season. !
This is very pleasant season, and yet,
without the music of the birds, how desc
late and dull it all seems
4 MYSTERY DIsPERsED-It has often
been Observed that great many persons
visit = certain establishment on High st. |
after nightian Our duty as an impartial
chroniclcr calls on US to clear up the mys-
terry surrounding the affair, and let the
people know what is going on. This we
proceed to do by informing our readers
that &. Il. Jones is row selling his boots /
and shoes, hats and caps, clothing, &c, at !
lower rates than ever-which accounts for |