The weekly Butte record., 1861-06-22
GNseklp 8ntte 8etorb

~-~ -
his acquaitance and requested to speak word
with her in private. Thinking that she was
about to receive proposal, the lady prepared
to listen with becoming resignation.
Myrrha,' said he, with dowucast eyes, as
be took her hand, you knew my wife! p
Certainly"
at is not good for man to be alone !"
Perhaps not"
Did you ever reflect upon that part Of the
marriage service which requires couples to
cleave unto each other till death do them pari?'
Il have"
al have often reflected upon it myself Now
death has parted me from my wife and feel
very lonely"
q should think it likely"
"I think must do something to restore to
me her kind consultations, and the memory of
her virtues"
He pressed the lady hand and sighed. She
returned the pressure and also suffered sigh
to escape her.
My DEAR" he said, after long pause, "I'll
come to the point at once I have proposal
to make"
"a proposal ?" She blushed and covered
her face with her hands
Yes; l have concluded to write my wife's
biography Now l have had but little skill in
literary exercises, and if you will correct my
manuscript, and write the headings of the
chapters, I will give you fire dollars"
She spraDg from his side and her eyes fash
cd with anger.
"I'll see you hanged first and then l won't,
you-you-"
She left the room, not being able to express
her rage. The widower sighed, took his hat
and went home. He has not yet published it.
BAsALTIc CoLuNNs.-Some hundreds of col
umns of basaltc rock, Of a dull brown color,
have been discovered in Tuolumne county. A
well known geologist of Columbia has been to
the spot and examined the place with great
attention. He reports that the columns are
exceedingly bard unusually regular in shape,
origin is very apparent; and that on examiDa
tion he found augite ftdspar, titanic iron aud
an olivin in their composition. He is certain
that this is the only instance so perfect a ba
saltic development Of rock has been found in
Cailornia-although he has seen as good
development in the West Indies-and he con-
siders it, among all the geological discoveries
in this country, as by far the greatest and the
most worthy of scientific observation.
A VALUABLE REclPE.-A little child of
Mr.. J. p. Murray, on Tule River, was danger
ously poisoned last week, by swallowing
number of percussion caps. DR.. Thompson
was sent for and succeeded in neutralizing the
deadly effects of the phosphorus and copper,
by administering repeated doses of the whites
of eggs The doctor informs US that this sim
pie remedy, if used in time, is good anhdote
against nearly the whole range Of poisons
which child would be likely to get held of.
We have ourselves seen a valuable dog recco-
vered from the effects of a dose of strychnine,
simply by administering the whites of four
eggs FiSalid Delta.
Why are young ladies at the breaking up
of party, like arrows? Because they can't
60 off without a beaux, and are in a quiver
till they get one.
The CRoPs.-Many of the recent reports of
the failure of the wheat and barley crops in
the lower counties were premature, and are now
meeting denial. The crops in Santa Clara
will be as good as usual
PIoUs VANITY-An English paper informs
US that the largest Church in Europe is at ST.
Petersburgh. 1t was begun in III, and in
20 years 1000 men had not completed the
walls. 1t is of polished marble outside and
in; the pillars are of one piece, fifty feet
high, the base and capitals of solid silver but
the greatest curiosity of all is a wooden box
made to cover it from the weather
In consequence of the completion of the
telegraph between Alexandria and India news
from India will now reach England in six days.
A DANDY observed that he had put plate
of brass upon his boots to keep him upright.
=" Well balanced by jng," said Dutchman,
- brass at both ends"
A WRITER called at his printers and accused
the compositor of not having punctuated bis
poem, when the typo earnestly replied, I'm
not pointer-I'm a setter"
SusPENDED.-1he Crescent City Herald,
which was a secession sheet, and the Auburn
Signal, ditto, ditto.
The above are not the only cases of " sus-
pending that will occur before rebellion is
crushed out
NOTHING is entirely lost. The drop of wa
ter which is split, the fragment of paper which
was burnt, the plant that rots in the ground
all that perishes and is forgotten-equally
seeks the atmosphere. aud all is there preserv-
ed, and thence returned to fructify the earth
for some other purpose.
AN Odd Fellows Lodge is to be organized