The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-02-16

l a Jew GUILD rOk ONCB.--uuS.--anQ two or
three kindred spirits sauntered into clothing
store the other day, and in reply to the invita-
ton to "Puy some closhe, gentlemensh, y Gus.
picked out coat too small for him and COM
menced putting Il on. Getting both arms into
the sleeves he brought them slowly forward In
such a manner as to cause the stitches to crack
very audibly. "Shtop mine fren, Dat goat ish
too shmall' Gus did not pay any heed to his
clamer, but kept straining the garment until it
vas nigh splitting open. "Mein Colt! Vat ish
dish you do to mine closhe fcrack.) Gett in
Himmel, (rip) dat goat cost memore ash feefteen
tollar." ss'76 So % asistt fsa gta
Give me dollar old fellow or I'll bust it, in
just one minute, ]" said Gus in adetermined man
| II can't gif tollar mine gsot friend. Won't
you dakes fifty cents ~ Ehls }':s 'i
| The matter was compromised BY the merchant
treating the party to all the lager they could
drink. sa.'2 fiat3 Is 3u 5kt9a7s a;ge
place, which will not increase the high reputa.
ton Of that once fashionable artist" the late
Count D'Orsay, who enjoyed gfeat name as a
painter and sculptor. 1t seems that he employ,
ed two aids d'Atelier, q painter and modeller,
both highly ekil!ful in their professions They
worked in different rooms, and retired upon the
announcement Of visitors Most of the Counts
busts and pictures which have given him distinc,
ton we're the work of these men,
h. wADRs COMPROMISES We like Old Ben
Wads's plan Of compromise, Of, Ohio If we are to
have compromise anyhow. He says as a Chris
tan man he thinks at least three hundred traitors
ought to be hung, but he is willing 10 save the
Union, TO compromise and take up with the hang
ing Of one hundred and fifty. 80 aah}
SHORT LIVED HosEYxoox.-A Miss White,
says the Harrisburg Telegraph, who was mar
| ried to . gentleman from Mississippi, few
| weeks ago, and accompanied her husband to that
State, which she intended making her future
| residence, returned to Harrisburg on Tuesday
| afternoon, having been ordered to leave the
| Southern domain at . certain date, before the
expiration of ten hours. 1t seems that she made
a free use Of her Northern sentiments. What
was done with the husband We do not learn. +
4 "SLfppraY PLACES. The Christian Advocate
gets off the following: sssA
cat meeting in one of our Churches not
| long since, the exhortations of the brethren
seemed to turn to the slippery places on which
the sinner stands. At length one Of the sisters,
carrying out the allusion, said that it seemed to
her that some Of the members Of the Church,
too, preferred slippery places to the prayer.
meeting-referring to the skating mania in the
city as.h 20 '2i.o - q q
When the stock Of Virginia was called at the
New York Stock Board on Tuesday morning,
the Board gave three unanimous and hearty
cheers for the Old Dominion and her loyalty to
our common Union, and the dealings of the
hour were arrested by this enthusiasm until a
virginia MEMBER OF the Exenange was called
| ponded to the compliment. ss,
The national debt of the o. S. amounts to
about a dollar and half for each inhabitant,
while the sum OF one hundred and thirty.fire
oo'ia,s eacn ~ouid DC required rom the BRUSH
poPuiaNoh II 'ney sllou'd pay 'heirs'
4ne snow IN Aerklmer county, N. I. Is hve
rect oeep. ~ at
The disunionists in all the slayeholding States
are bitterly opposed 70 having the question o.
oisun.on slnmtteo 20 tns popular vote; Ihey
are airaio OF ;ne peopie, anu We guess 'uey VIII
than they now are Louisville Journal.
AT SirlLs =, ,:l mu:s conless, saws q Pnho
soPn,eai hns.'su historian, Wnen sec lrnce'
~. $3.50 nsn"s anu 9uar.e"s anu 'hei'
ueo's, .unus a.u puono h'olssases' ~ siwA!s
sannS. "y h mn. 49, a'e" u cuose'-P'sy"s
io"s"' ~ oN'.'" s"op.
No mails are nov aeet to Pensacola. Papers
are withheld, and Letters addressed to that place
are sent to the Dead Letter Office. Various Other
points, where the mails are tempered with, OF
whose officers refuse, to recognise the antboyit,
of the General Government will soon be SIMILAR
y dealt with. s 51 sr 81 - i
4 THs sReeUEsD GALLERY.-"Harpers Weekly
publishing portraits of the leaders Of the South
ern' Secession movement Most OF these mer
have an awful bad look-such % pirates, cut
throats and thieves usually have alsos N &.
i General Tom Thumb is exhibiting at differon
towns in Pennsylvania. Last week be was =
Harrisburg s5sssf saiss .bl5s
Mrs. Nobled, the wife of a respectable man !,
!, Loransport, Ind, eloped last week. with Fran
lNcCarty, horse doctor,
II Oomioft Bennett, VINO began me a. DAY !.
borer, IN Cnemnng county, \. 4, Is now IN nj
egn'e'n year. ana worm sl'ooo'ooo.
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