Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-02-23
Bit cu0 Nnmur.

"SoaE Enss. Once on time, Yankee
who vas travelling through Kentucky. had
a 6ne horse and no money. He bad taught
the animal 10 lie down or sit on his launches
when the bride Was pulled pretty hard. Our
traveller saw no way Of replenishing bis purse
but by selling his horse, and this he resolved
10 do the first favorable opportunity.
As 10 was going along slowly, be saw
hunter at some distance from the road, whom
lie rode up to and accostsd In the course
of conversation. he told the latter that he had
an invaluable horse TO ssll--a horse that
would act precisely like q settor. whom be
was in tho vicinity Of game.
Casting his eyes around. and Of the same
time discovering some fresh rabhit-tracks. hs
ped Immediately lay down.
There ara some rabbits here, acid the 81
dor. 4 know BY bis ears
The kentuckian, curious to test the repu.ed
sagac,y OF the horse. searched around. and,
sure enough, started three or fosr rabbits
He was greatly surprised, out the Yankee took
the affair rs a matter Of course. To make
long story short, the wonderful horse changed
owners on the spot. $500 being the consid-
Grafton.
His new owner mounted him, and with
characteristic hospitality. told the Yankee to
accompany him home. They soon came to
a stream, which they had TO cross, and which
was rather deep for borsenen. Judge OF tho
Kentuckian's dismay, when on pulling the
bride in the middle Of the river, his stesd
subsidized in the running waters as II he was
a hippopotamus.
'Ilow'r this p he roared out. nothing but
his bust visible.
But the Yankee who was mounted on tho
hunters other horse was not discoucer,ed
in the least.
'Oh. forgot to tell you, he ia as good for
fish as he is for rabbits
re- 'Cssar, dis chile gwine to Washing
ton to ply for offs 90 de govermunt.'
We'll, darkay, what ar you tsyin' to &c.
o.f now, eh 2
Use gwine to ply for de post oh sexton in
de Pos. offs Apartment
'Yes ran
! berry de dcd le.t.r. Sornetine--you
bear, Cesar, eh, ,,rne,ime--dey hab money
in en-, al den ! rife dc ccorpsc You 500 sai7
Yan. yah, yah!
t1- An IT-i, ncwscarrier izays The
Builder, who son etines courts the Nuses.
has given his idea Of the church building
taste Of the people Of America in the follow
ing lines. ~Aich contain more .:u.n tisn
poetry:
'Tney puts front % the street,
Like ouid Westminster abbey;
b.. thin they thinks to chats the L,prd.
And buds the back part shabby
-HF rARsoE A.D THE nCsTIc.
4 loyesicl: young pair who had only dolis,
To pay TO the pricot fora conjngal colIs-.
Were told by tie parson, His regular i-.,
Fn' marrying people, was alwaysa
Nay then, 'quotA the swain, good parson no~
come
4 dollar. I'm sure. ought to marry us soms.
'Tn Oh | have got; yon can take it. you
know,
And marry az t.r as lho money will go"
paoPgETiEs NJ . FAT PIG.-an I'D wo-
wan, in describiuga fat grnnter that belonged
70 relation Of he- own, said it was great,
big, blscg. bony, fat, broad backit, deep
ribiit, sior.-,e.at, ,cur'y-tailed. lgng-snouted,
holov'-eyed, tnick-beaied. fa;-cbeekii round
sho,:!!e!ed animal, and she vas sure there's
az much grsase in ;ts skin as would kitchen
broes Al tattes to the bairf. for tra years
D. come
sae~' difut Ike our minister sermon
las. SuLdty,' said deacon, vino itld slept
al sermon tine, 10 q brother deacon
Didn't like it, brother? Why | saw vou
nodGng assent to every proposition of tho
psrson.'
us5- 4 lazy, over-fed I'D, returning from
dinner TO bis work, was askcd by tue master
II 10 had no other motion than that.
Yes r"pfie! t..e boy, drawing out each
letter, 'bE: IL slower
ss5- Holmes, after ;el':aS that dog ~ss
sho: for L.tiHg 2 wouan's eg, SAID !: ~za
pity 20 rho.. - cor ~ zach , :.-.- .-,'s.