Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-05-31
9bit mn Dnmor.

SOME Hoss.-Once on time, Yanks
who was travelling through Kentucky had
fine horse and no money. He bad taught the
animal to lie down or sit on his launches
when the bride war pulled very hard. Our
traveller saw no way of replenishing his purss
but by selling his horse and this he resolved
to do at the first opportunity. AS he was
going along he saw a hunter at some distance
from the road, whom he road up to and ac-
costeG In the course of the conversation he
told the latter that he had an invaluable
horse to sell-a horse that would act precise
y like a setter, when he was in the vicinity
of game Casting his eyes around, at the
same time discovering some fresh rabbittrack
he gave the bride jerk The docile quad
ruped Immediately lay down. "There are
some rabbits here" said the rider; Il know
by his years" The Kentuckian curious tu
test the reputed sagacity Of the horse search
cd around, and sure enough started three or
the Yankee took the affair as matter of course
To make a long story short, the wonderful
horse changed hands on the spot, three hun
dred dollars being tho consideration. His
new owner mounted him, and, with charac-
terisic hospitality, the Yankee agreed to &C
company him home. They soon came to
stream, which they had to cross, and which
was rather deep for horsemen. Judge Of the
Kentuckian's dsmav, when, on pulling tho
bride in the middle Of the river, his steed
subsdcd in the running waters as If he was
hippotamus. GLOW is this?" he roared out
nothing but his head visible. The Yankee
who was mounted on the hunters horse, was
not disconnected in the least. but replied cool
ly, "Oh, forgot to tell you that he is as
good for fish as he is for rabbits. -Louisrils
Journal.
TUE MYSTERY OF fT.-Iwo darkics had
bought quantity of picked pork in part
nership; but Sam having no place 10 put his
portion in, consented to trust the whole to
Julius's keeping. The next morning they
met, when Sam said, "Good mornin,' Julius!
Anything happen strange or mysterious
down in your vicinity, lately?"-"Yasy,
Sam; most strange thing happen at my house
yesterlastnight. All mystery-all mystery
to me-" "Ah, Julius, what was dat2"--
"Well, Sam, tole you now. Dis mornin'
went down into de cellar for to got piece
Of hog for dis larkey's breakfast, aud puc
my hand down into de brine an felt around
but no pork dare--all gone, couldn't tell
what bewent with it; SO turned up the bari,
an true as preachin', de rats eat hole
car froo dc bottom oh de bari, and dragged
de pork all out!' Sam was petrifed with
establishment, but presently said, "Why didn'
de brine run out oh do same hole?" "Ah,
Sam, dat's de mystery -dats de mystery
Home Journal.
A Printers Toast--W Woman---the fairest
work of creation the edition being so exten-
sivo let no man be without = copy.
Why are young ladies at the breaking up
Of party, like arrorS? Because they can't
90 off without beG Il, and are in quiuer till
they get one.
Not long siuce premium was offered by
an agriculture! society for the best mode Of
irrigation, and the latter word, by mistake
of the printer, having been changed to "irri.
tation.' farther sent his wifo to gain the
prize
A capital definition Of duellingis that Civ
en- by Washington correspondent Of tho
Buffalo Advertiser IIesay iti a "Sanguin-
lry game Of fighting for funeral!'
A Lady wno had been sabpenacl as wit
| Less on a trial, asked her husband in great
, trepidaton, what she would say if the law
yers inquired her age. Say" he replied;
"why tell them yon haven't yet reached the
years of Iiscretpn,
A stranger passing through one of tho
mountain towns, .inquired, "What can
you raise here?"-The answer was, Our
land is rough and poor; we can raise but lit
tic produce, and so We build school-houses,
and raise menl'