, 1864-01-09

A note in Evelyin's Diary, August 18th,
1867, shows an acrobat's performance Of
his day, which beats NJ. Blondin's most Of.
flicting feats all to nothing. 1t is worth
extracting:
"Going to London with some company,
We stopped in to see famous rope dancer,
called the Turk. ! saw, even to my aston.
ishment, the agility with which he per.
70 med; he walked rope almost perpen-
dicular, and without 30 much as touching it
with his hand he danced blindfolded on
the high rope, and with boy twelve years
old, tied to one of his feet beneath him,
dangling as he danced, yet he moved as
nimbly as feather. Lastly, he stood on
his head on the top Of very high mast,
danced on small rope that was very slack,
and finally few down the perpendicular Cd
his breast, his head foremost, his legs and
arms extended, with divers activities"
A young man once picked up a sovereign
lying in the road. Ever afterwards as he
walked along he kept his eyes fixed steadily
upon the ground in hopes to find another.
And in the course Of q long life he did
pick up at different times goodly number
Of coins, gold and silver. But all these
years, while he was looking for them he
aw not that the heavens were bright above
him, and nature beautiful around. He
never once allowed his eyes to look up from
the mud and filth IN which he sought his
treasure; and when he died rich old man
--he only knew this fair earth as dirty
road to pick up money as you walk along.
On one occasion, during the Revolution,
odd Put" had received lot Of new re.
cruits, and as he had some fighting which
he wished to do before long, and wanted
none but willing men, he drew up his lsvies
in rank before HIM. ~
snow, boys" says he, I" l don't want to
retain any Of you who wish to leave; there.
fore, If any Of you are dissatisfied, and wish
to return home, they may signify the same
by stepping six PAGES in front Of the line.
But" added the old war dog, " I'll shoot
the first man that steps out"
"Do understand the counsel for dc.
fchdant,' asked a very fat Western judge,
"to say that he is about to read his author.
tiles, as against the decision just pronounced
from the bench 2" stft''
"By no means" responded the counsel
aforesaid. 81 was merely going to show
to your honor, by brief passage l was
about to read from the book, what an infer.
nal old fool Blackstone must have been"
"Ay, ay," said the judge, not little
e!ated, and there the matter ended.
A white fur on the tongue attends simple
fever Inflammation. Yellowness of the
tongue attends arrangement Of the liver,
and is common to bilious and typhus feyen.
a tongue viyidly red on the tip and edge,
or down the center, or over the whole sur
face, attends inflammation of the mucous
membrane Of the stomach or bowels. A
white velvet tongue attends mental diseases.
A tongue red at the lips, becoming brown,
dry and glazed, attends typhus state.
When Gen. Lafayette was in the United
States, two young incn were introduced to
him. lie said to one, " Are you married 2"
ayes, sir" was the reply,
"Happy man." quoth the General,
He then put the samc question to tho
other, who replied, 81 am bachelor"
Lucky dog" said the General This is
the best essay on matrimony extaht.
In all affairs of honor, so called, except
where the sole motive is revenge, it is curl.
Gus that fear is the main ingredient From
fear meu accept challenge; and from fear
they refuse il. From the false fear Of opin-
ion they enter the lists or they decline
from the physical fear Of danger or the