, 1862-10-16

Recently, In consequence OF sudden reVersea,
4 large mercantile house was compelled to sus-
pend operations, Tbs creditors were called to-
gethef and Ut the meeting formal statement
was made Of the circumstances which led to the
stopping of payment As may be supposed, the
assembly was grave one; and upon some coun-
tenances the shadow Of disappointment rested
palpablv enough. The general goOmI however,
was r,lieved BY . little incident ct which the
INST moody could not help smiling. A burly
country creditor, Who was sitting near the table,
no sooner heard the words stopped payment, than
he sta, ted to his feet, and in voice which, Tor
burr aud volume, belied not the proportions Of
his frame, called out" Stopped payment
should like to know when they began payment
for I've seed none Of their brass yet
A queer excuse was made by an old LADY,
The good woman was subp0naed 10 appear as Q
witness on a rather delicate case. She did not
come, and bench warrant was issued for her
appearances, on which she was brought into court
The presiding judge thought it was his duty to
reprinand her. Madam, why were you not
here befOreH
al couldn't come SIR"
"Wsre you not subpoenaed, madam
al had an awful bile, SIR"
After pause" Upon your honor, madam :"
"No, sir, upon my arm"
Two lawyers in Lowell, returning from court
the other day, one said to the other: I've Sno-
ton to join Rev. Mr.. IS church; been debat-
ing the matter for some tine What do you
th nix Of itI"
"WOuldn't do It"
"Well, whyI"
because, It would do you no possible good,
while it would be very great injury to the
church."
"Isay, Mr.. Pilot, ain'tyou going to start soon"
said cOckneV on steamer lying to during
fog.
%As soon as the fog clears up" replied the
captain.
"WsT, it's starlight now over bead, said the
cockney.
"O6l yes, but we're not going that way"
said the captain.
Recently man was arraigned for stealing .
demiiOhn Of whiskey. "AFe you guilty or not
gutyI" asked the clerk.
"WAl, you can call Il what you likes. ! tux
the whisky, that admit, and drank Il too."
"You took il without leave, did you not y
81 never wait to be asked when that articles
aroundT
On the night Of q recent Gre in Boston, two
strangers, who lodged In the same room, jumped
out Of bed at the alarm OF fire, and both grap-
pied the same pair Of pantsloons and each in.
se ted leg into them, and, thus chained TO-
gether, like galley slaves they got into the street
and cried Fire r. Justify.
There Is q man at Oxford, England, who lives
so fast, that he Is now absolutely older than bis
fathvr; and Il is thought he will soon Overtake
his grandfather. His mother-a quiet; elderly
lAdY-he has let behind long ago, as well As
two old maiden aunts.
A correspondent sent piece Of poetry to .
newspaper with these words -" The following
lines were written more than City years ago, by
one who has for many years slept in his grave
merely for bis own amusement."
On 4 tombstone in 4 churchyard iu . country
town In England. is the following epitaPh !:
- Erected TO the memory Of John Phillips, acci.
dentally shot as Z mark Of affection BY his
brother" .
Dean swik, hearing Of q carpenter filling
through the scafSlding o. house which be sSs
engaged IN FepaiFing, drily remarked that he had
gOI through bis work promptly.
There never vas great . noble, or { digni
Rsd action psEioFmsd 6y Inan Of weak passions
the mAn Who can hate WITH violsooe can love
J With arisT