Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-07-26
Bit aua Aamur.

| SEPARATING THE SHEEP FROM THE GoATe
Some time ago, there resided in part o!
New York, hut short distance up the Hud.
son, an individual who was a noted wag, ant
who had an irreclairnable habit of suffering;
in fact, be was generally known through the
country as 'Stuttering Sam" This genius.
who had a great penchant for jokes aud.
withal, hankering after good old whskcy,
seldom passed a day without playing some Of
his tricks. On one occasion, be was assisting
a drover who had charge of large flock OF
sheep. II was on Sunday afternoon, 10
summer, when they had occasion to pass by
n country meeting house, whose doors wers
thrown open on account Of the heat, that Quo
of the sheep (as sheep will sometimes do)
ran into the church. The drover, not wish
ing to enter in the then dilapidated state Of
his apparel, made up his mind to send Sam,
50, calling him, he said:
Sam will you 80 In there and get out that
sheep"
said Sam.
"a quart of prime old rye" answered the
drover
I-Ill dido il" said Sam, and he entered ths
Westinghouse. The sheep, seeing him fol
lowing, ran up one of the aisles till he reach
ed the pulpit, when he was soon caught by
Sam, who, scizing him by the horns, began to
try TO get him out.
"What are you doing there?" cried the min
lister, reused, at length, from his brilliant SIX
teenthly, by the noise.
Sam looked over his shoulder, with q CON-
ical expression of his grey eyes, as be answer
ed:
ooh, nothing. I'm o-only s-sep- -par-at-ing
the s-sheeD f-from the o-poata "
Notwithstanding the time and place, but
few present could refrain from indulging in a
'snicker, and Sam proceeded in triumph with
his sheep to the drover, who, it is needless to
add, Iorked over the necessary beverage.
JuDGE-, late of Mississippi, who was a
gentleman remarkable for a proclivity to ex.
agGcrate and tell hard stories on one occasion
was seated in front of one of the principal
hotels in Clinton, amusing a group of gentle-
men with his peculiar narratives, when he
delivered himself as follows: Gentlemen, in
East Tennessee, where | was raised, knew
a man who had the most astonishing strength
in his jaws and teeth of any man that ever
lived ! saw him once standing on the sun-
ny side of barn, with his old wool hat un-
der his arm, filled with black walnuts, aud
he just put them in his mouth and cracked
them as easily as one of you could crack a
chestnut" The auditors exchan sed looks of
incredulity. A duizzical and lacetious blade
known as Kentucky Sachelford, was present.
and heard the Judges story, and remarked:
"No doubt, Judge, of the truth Of all you
have said. Some men are remarkably strong.
Now, in South Carolina, where lived, one
of my neighbors was noted for tte e1traor-
dinary muscular strength of his arm. | re-
member to have seen him take hard pine
knot, place it in the hollow of his arm at tho
elbow, and by suddenly bringing his forearm.
upward, he split the knot into splinters and
pressed out all the turpentins in streaml'
The narrative Of Kentuck was received with
peals of laughter. Judge NJ became ia.
dignant, and springing to his feet, with
clenched fist, and flaming eyes, exclaimed.
'Kentuck, Mafs an enormous lief'
Nor long ago, on the coast of Africa, tho
captain was going to throw one Of the crew
who was dying, overheard, b.fore he was
lead. SO the man said: "You amt going
10 bury me alive, are your" "Oh," said The
captain, "you needn't be so particular to
ew minutes."
4 coxcoMB. talking of the transmigratiou
If souls, said, "In tho time Of Moses, have
10 doubt was ,llen calf" "Very like
" replied lad, time has robbed you OF
lothing but Tie gliding"