, 1863-02-19

cotton mill in Lancashire, in 1887. "A girl put
mouse into the bosom Of another girl Who had 4
great dread Of mice. She was instantly thrown
into commissions which lasted "a hours. The next
and the following day six more. A physician was
sent fcr but, before he arrived, % girls bad been
seized In the same way, aud one man who had been
employed, in holding taem during The fits. The
work in the factory was stopped and the idea pre-
vailed that some disease had been introduced By
bag Of cotton which had recently been opened.
This conviction spread through the country. and
three more factories four Or Eve miles distant were
infected, although the workers In them bad never
seen any Of the Original patients, but, like them,
were impressed with the belief that the plague had
beencaught ftomthe cotton. The commissions were
sOyioent as TO require four or Eve persons to pre-
vent the sufferers from dashng their heads against
the wall. The doctor bethought him Of trying the
effects Of electric shocks, and the application un5
uniformly successful As soon as few had been
relieved and the disorder was thus shown to Be q
nervous affection, easily cured and not introduced
BY the cotton, no fresh cases occurred sa
A rebel dame lately rushed Up 70 Gen. Rdsss
krans and asked: ~ q .safl1d 1s 'i1s Fhaai
asIs this Gen. Rosekransi r. ,,sa,.,.i,
YES madam" ss.i .ri ...a 49,. = y. ~
aweIl, General, can't 1 have a pass"
MADAM, with low bowl II Il not my bushes
to give you pass; Il Is my duty to rehi1e a." 3
Another lady approached On another occasiont
and began with ! pitiial story abOut her -pcors
ii co6dolc with YOU. MADAM" !" said tke General.
in that quiet way Of his. Il Is unfortunate ths1
unces will sometimes get seriously indisposed. IL
too, have dear, afflicted uncle." = =.
saThen you can sympathise with nj, y she aid.
aYes, madam, do; and when my Uncle Sam
gets over his serious indsposition, will give you
a pass" s-g. - - - r.a, 81, 4, 6si..-,
Said the landlady. "Tm just persplFin' q over
wi shame and disgrace that the cows has ma calved
for ye TO get crane to yer parritch.r' In spite Of
the cows having been so disoblging, there was
abundance Of Highland cheer, towering dshu q
scones, oatcakes, an enormous cheese, fsh, eggsi
and q monstrous gray-beafd Of whisky, ready, II
required fumes Of tobacco were floating IN the
air. and the whole seemed an embodiment Of tbe
Highlanderis grace: Oh, gle 10 rivers o Whisky
chauders O. snuff, and tons d tobfcco. a pFead an
cheese as big as the great bill o. Ben Nesia an
may our childers childef be lords an lards 70 the
latest genention." 0nrepeatiBg this efaee an Old
hisman Of eighty, leaning on bis stick, thought
fully answered, "Weel, its good grace, but itt
wardly thing" is
Some years ago game Of poker was being
played in Monroe, Ala. jim Q. was in Il, and
during the game contriyed 70 steal the -four Aees
and place them on his knee, TO be played af the
proper time The player who sat next 10 him sAW
the move, and clipping the aces from their hiding
place, put four other cards in their stead. VIXEN
Jims turn came to deal, he called on ea hands e
go blind. "Ill go over oil Of you" When al
were In deep enough to suit him, be reached iof
his aces and brought up something else. Throws
lug his cards on the table in tone Of indignation
he exclaimed:
a e,entIemen. can't NAV in TIN aine4.theru,.