, 1863-01-17
An Attachment.

We have heard good story of which an Ala
bama Sheriff was the hero:
Court was in session and amid the multiplicity
of business which crowded upon him at the term
time, he stopped at the door of beautiful widow
on the sunny side of thirty who, by the way, had
often bestowed melting glances upon the Sheriff.
He was admitted, and the widow appeared the
confusion and delight which the arrival of her
visitor occasioned set off to greater advantage than
usual the captivating the charms of widow NJ;
her cheeks bore the beautiful blended tnts of the
apple blossom; her lips resembled the rose buds
upon which the morning dew yet fingered, and
her eyes were like the quiver of Cupid; the
glances of love and tenderness with which they
were filled resembled arrows that only wanted a
beau, ,(pardon the pun) to do full execution.
"Madam," said the matter-offact Sheriff, 81
have an attachment for you."
A deeper blush than usual mantled the cheek
of the fair widow; the downcast eyes whose
glances were centered upon her beautiful foot
which half concealed by her flowing drapery, gen.
tly patted the floor, she with equal candor re
piled
"Sir, the attachment is reciprocal y
For sometime the Sheriff maintained an aston
ished silence at length he said
"Madam, you will proceed to court
"Proceed to court !" replied the lady, with a
merry laugh, then shaking her pretty head, she
said
"No, sir, though this is leap year, will not
take the advantage of the license therein granted
to my sex, and therefore greatly prefer that yOt
proceed to court"
"But, madam, the justice is waiting"
"Let him wat l am not disposed to hurry
matters in so unbecoming manner, and, besides
sir, when the ceremony is performed, 1 wish you
to understand greatly prefer minister to a JUS
tice of the peace"
A light dawned on the Sherif's brain.
MADAM, said he, rising from chair with sol
emn dignity, "there is a great mistake here my
language has been misunderstood the attach
ment of which speak was issued from the office
of Squire c., and commands me to bring you
instantly before him, to answer a contempt oi
court in disobeyng subpoena in the case Smith
vs. Jones!"
SWALLOWED A HoLE-The other day Char.
ley, five years old, found one of those curious
bone-rimmed circles, which l believe ladies have
named eyelets, and while playing in the garder
swallowed it. The family were in the house
busily engaged on a work of entomology when
Charley ran in with his mouth wide open, and
eyes distended to their utmost capacity.
His mother caught him by the arm, and trem
bling with that deep anxiety which only moth
er can feel, inquired
"What is the matter? What has happened p
The urchin, all agape, managed to artculate
"Water
1t was brought him, when after drinking copi
ously, he exclaimed
"Oh MOTHER swallowed hole
SWALLOWED hole ?"
ayes, mother, swallowed hole with piece
Of ivory around it
LETTERS from Turin, reashing to the 11th ult.
give no very favorable account of the progress o
Garibaldi toward recovery. His surgeons think
his case is very serious one and that in all prob
ability he cannot be removed from Fort Yarigna
no in less than six m onths.
The Scotia, the Auglo-rebel steamer latel.
captured by our blockaders, is loaded with En-.
nfeld rifles and ammunition, valued at S340,0OO in
specie on board,