The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-01-12

SIGNs THAT FAILED We all remcm.
ber the story of the inn keeper who be.
came proud as he prospered, aud taking
down his sign of the Ass, put up por-
trait of George ", in its place. His
neiyhbor Immediately raised the cast off
effigy, and ain this sign he conquered !"
The first landlord. alarmed at the increas
ed popularity Of his rival, and under
meath the grim visage Of his Majesty
wrote, "Ths is the real Ass.'
But mere ludicrous incident of the
kind is just now told at the expense of
the good Bishop Llandaff. He took up
his abode near the head of Lake Win
dermere, where the principal inn had
been known as the Cock but the land
!G5s h S'y sf SSSsS%p%.s9: to h: dig.
Bishop as the new sign. An inn keeper
close by, who had frequently envied mine
host of the Cock for his good fortune iu
securing a considerable preponderance Of
visitors, took advantage Of the change,
and attracted many travellers to his house
by putting up tho sign of the Cock
The landlord with the new sign was
much dscomftted at seeing many of his
old customers deposited at his rivals
establishment. So, BY way of remedy,
he put up in large, red letters, under the
portrait Of the Bishop, "This is the old
Cock"
A ROMANTIC SToRY.-The CORES.
pondent of the Springfield Rep,.Jli'can
with the Potomac army gives the follow
ing story of German corporal:
Seven years ago and more he enlisted
into the British army in York. His first
night as recruit he passed with fellow
German, who had also just enlisted, and
the two talked together as countrymen
thus situated would be likely to. The
next day they left for London, and there
they were separated. Time passed on.
This soldier was ordered to India. He
was nearly FIVE years in service. Re.
ceiving bis discharge, he returned to
England, shipped on vessel for Norway,
was, later, on Norwegian vessel, and 10
that vas shipwrecked on the coast o1
Sweden ; barely escaping with his life he
went to Wales; again, he was on Prus
sian vessel; he visited Constantinope
Odessa and the West Indies Coming
to New York, be was, after one or two
brief voyages, led to Connecticut: : enlist
ing there he joined bis regiment las
spring at Gloucester Point, and has since
been in all the battles Of the army of tn.
James. A fortnight since, while corpo
raj of the guard, be was calling the relic
at~miduight; in passing tent he hea.e
a voice, the peculiar tones of which at
trscted his special attention and rcvivee
remembered associations Of that frs
night as a recruit in York, more thar
seven years before. He was sure tha
the voice was that of his then companion
and inquiry proved him not mistaken
His comrades experience had been hard
ly less varied than his own. After sew
eral years service on special duty i,
Great Britain, he had also taken to tn,
sea. Coming to America, the openins
of the war had found him at she South
and there he joined the rebel army. Fo
time he was an orderly of we'll know,
Confederate General, and as such he o,
one occasion carried messages back ant
forth in battle where the 10th Con
necticut fought prominently and victori
ously. Later, he escaped from Charles
ton to our >gunboats, and after variou
experiences at Morris Island, Hilto,
Head and in New York, entered the arm,
as substitute, and here he found him
self in the very regiment before tn
pressure of whose gallant charge he hat
two years before fled in prccipitous hast