The Placer herald., 1860-02-18
The SEQUEL.

Our readers have all heard the story of
soaping the clergyman's tin horn at camp
meeting-so that when he went to call the
congregation together he blew the 'soft SOAP
over his brother clergymen, and how he ex-
caimed:-
"Brethren, have served the Lord thirty
profane word, but I'll be id if can't whip
the man that soaped that horn"
Our readers, we say, have all heard this,
but perhaps never the sequel as given usyes,
terday by gentleman present.
Some two days after, tall swarthy vii
lainous looking desperate strolled on the
grounds and leaned against tree, listening
to the eloquent exhortaton to repent, which
was being made by the preacher. After a
while he became interested and finally affect
ed, and then took position on the anxious
seat, and with his face between his hands
commenced groaning in "the very bitterness"
of his sorrow. The clergyman walked down
and endeavored to console him. No conso-
lation--he was too great sinner, he said.
Oh. no. there was pardon for the vilest, No,
he was too wicked--there was no mercy for
him.
why, what crime have you committed!
said the benevolent preacher have you
stolen9'
oh, worse than that!'
what! have you by violence robbed fe-
male innocence of it's vrtue|
'Worse--oh, worse than that!
Murder, is itl' gasped the now horrfed
preacher.
Worse than that! groaned the smitten
sinner.
The excited preacher commenced 'peeling
Off his outer garment.
Here. Brother Cole!' shouted he-'hold
my coat-rve found the fellow that soaped
that hornr
The great Victoria bridge at Montreal was
first crossed by locomotive with train OF
cars attached, on the 23rd Nv. cores
pondent of the New York Tribune thus de-
scribes it:
A few solid facts may not now be uniner-
esting. The length proper OF the bridge Is
about two miles, and it consists of two abut-
ments each two hundred and fifty feet long
and twenty four piers ninety feet in length
and sixteen broad reduced to thirty three
feet at top, and tie shape OF wedge at the
upper end. to divide the ice in winter; and
all built of solid blocks of limestone, which,
together, makes about three million feet of
solid masonry; then resting upon this founda
ton are twenty-four iron tubes, each two
hundred and forty-two feet span. and the
centre one three hundred, under which
steamers will pass on their trips down the St.
Lawrence the tubes are sixty feet above The
summer water level; entire length OF tube
6.eOO feet; each Of the "a weighs 322 tons,
and the centre one, being double, weighs $40
tons. Total weight of iron work, 5000 tons
The size of tube is % feet high by 76 broad
The greatest expansion and contraction OF
each tube, caused by the variation in the
Temperature from 40 below zero to l2l
above, does not exceed 3 2 inches, wh'cl
space is left between, each one being placed
unou rollers, 80 that tho effect of this varla
ton is not at all dangerous or sudden. The
only wood used in the whole structure Is tit
string pieces that the rails are laid upon, anc
q marrow side. walk tha: is now being laid a
the side Of one Of the rails for the employe'
20 pass with more ease and 'api'llty upon
The cross pieces are made Ct inch iron
laid feet apart. The cost OF the en''r'
work will be about &c. 100000.