, 1860-12-27

A letter from Madrid says: In the triumphal
entrance Of the troops here, the heroes Of the
day with the exception Of General Prim, who
was so greeted that he had to deliver half q
dozen speeches as he went through the Streets }
were a trumpeter and dog. Their glory OBJ
seured that Of oil the army, and they obtained
an ovation which will disturb the repose Of Es-
partero at LOgrono The trumpeter belongs 10
the Bourbon regiment; he is only fourteen years
old, and Of short stature. When in Africa, he
happened one day, while in the advanced posts
with his company. to be extremely hungry, and
he could not get any iood. At last he perceived
. HHu,ber Of oak trees and said to hiuself,
"Where there arc oak trees there are acorns, and
acOrns at apinch can be eaten" He accordingly
slipped away, and passing unobserved BY the
sentinels, climbed up . tree and began eating.
He was suddenly interrupted by strange noise,
aud 10 his dismay he perceived that the tree was
surrounded by IerociouS looking MOOrS Flight
was impossible and resistance out Of the Ques.
tiOR, but bright idea struck him; he seized
his trumpet and sounded the charge. The MOOrs,
thinking that they had ALLEN into an ambush,
took to flight This exploit Of the trumpetcF ex-
cited great admiration at the time, and on the
entrance Of the troops the crowds not only
greeted him with enthusiasm, but he was borne
laurel From time to time, at the request Of the
people, he sounded the charge which had struck
terror into the breasts Of the MoOrs."
Col. Richard n johnson, the slayer Of Tecum.
sch, used 10 naETate an aHeodote about per
son by the name Of Sacket who was chaplain ol
his regiment during tie Indian wars IN whichhe
was engaged. The chaplain was firm believer
in the doctrine Of predcStination and in his SER
Al. L. Al. k.k
ing this tenet, aud dwelling Oh il very strongly.
He nrred anon the soldiers to 70 into battle with
perfect confidence that no harm would bciall
them, for they could not die before their time
come, let them be eexposed ever 50 much. This
kind Of preaching made good soldiers, and Col,
johnson always found his men ready 10 do
whatever he ordered, however desperate il might
be. But the chaplain could fight as well as
preach, being Q stRlwart man Of great muscle,
and Of indomitable spirit On one occasion,
when the battle waxed furious, and the chances
looked desperate, the parson armed himself for
the fight and took his place in the forefront Of
the fray. There he moved down the enemy,
piling up their bodies around him in . perfect
hecatOmb. When the field was won, Il was
found that 30 Of the enemy were heaped up in
death around the spot where the chaplain stood.
Col. johnson accosied the valiant preacher with
words Of hearty thanks for his gallant AID timely
service, and asked him how It happened that be,
man Of peace, bad killed 50 many Of the foe
To this very natural question Of the commander,
Sacket replied: "Why, colonel, l don't know
how It was, unless their time had come"
Two, members Of parliament were recently
one evening revling down to the House Of Com
mons, discussing politics as well Is their cups
and hic-cups would permit them. One Of them
quite solemnly said, "Europe's true balance
must not be oyerthrown." To which the other
replied, "Confound EurOpe's balance-tTy 10
keep your Ownp
A blunt-spoken, of handed old gentleman, the
other day, previous TO dinner, arose and deliv-
cred himself us follows, For what we are about
to receive. may the Lord make us truly thankful
what wiiSl aPlain hash, again to:dayl" II
was all In the same breath, and the effect was in
expressibly ludicronS f 9CEArl
The best definition we ever heard Of "bearing
false witness agaiust your neighbor," was given
by,a little girIat school She said Il was whom
nobody did nothing and somebody went and
told Of It. '-
A lawyer engaged In case tormentedG wit.
ness 80 much with questions that the poor fol-
low at last cried for water. "There," said the
judge, al thought you'd pump him dry"
A preacher once said in his sermon: "Let
women remember, when putting On their profl-
sive and expansive attire, how narrow are the
gates Of Paradise .r ss
A little boy asked the razor strop man if he
could sharpen his appetite? The razor StFop
man ct once strOpped him 50 severely, that the
urchin cut on lLi1.i' W - sit
A western paper says "a COW was struck
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