The Van Buren press., 1866-05-19

Nat is very poor, light-fngercd,
and it is said not 50 bright as his parents
could wish. The other day, while pass
ing a neighbor's, Nat saw brood of
chickens and Immediately caught one to
carry home. He had not gone far howev-
Ell, before he saw the owner coming up the
road, and not knowing what to do with
the chicken to conceal it, at last succeeded
in crowding it into his hat, which he again
placed upon his head, But the chicken.
having long neck, and being also press
ed for air, managed to thrust its head
through an opening in Mats old straw hat.
Nat was presently accosted with
"What have you got in your hat %
Nothing but my head said Nat
:" But see chickens head sticking
through the top of it.
Nat, taking off his hat and looking at
it in feigned astoEishment exclaimed
" Wal, how do you s'posc that critter
came in there? lie must have crawlcd up
my trowsers leg"
- An old lawyer was giving advice
to his son who was just entering upon the
practice Of his fathers profession
"My son. said the counsellor, f" if you
have a case where the law is clearly on
your side, urge upon the jury the vast I'M
portance of sustaining the law. If, on the
other hand, you are in doubt about the
law. but your clients case is founded in
justice. insist on the necessity of doing
justice, though the heavens fall y
"But," asked the son, chow shall /
manage a case where both law and Justice
are dead against me %
:" In that case, my son, talk round it p
king Charles of France once re-
marked to his fool that he thought they
had better exchange places
Jean did not look much pleased at the
proposal, and Charles asked him fine were
not content with the idea of being king.
"Oh, content enough" was the reply,
F" but | should be exceedingly ashamed at
having such a fool"
1t was. this fool who once tried his mas
ter's ncve by rushing into his room one
morning with the exclamation
ooh. sire, such news -Four thousand
men have risen in the city, this morning y
"What !" cried the startled King
"withwhat intention have they risen -
Probably" said Jean, with his finger
on his nose, "with the intention of laying
down again at bedtime" His majesty
"saw it, H aIf
-- A little girl in Pennsylvania was
lately reproved for playing ont doors with
the boys, and informed that being seven
years old, she was "too big for that now >
But with all imaginable innocence she re.
piled I" Why, the bigger we grow, the
better we like em. Grandma took time
to think.
- | don't miss my church so much as
You suppose, said lady to her minister,
who had called upon her during her illness,
for ] make Betsey sit at the window as
soon as the bell begins to chime, and tel
me who are going to church, and whether
they have got anything new
- Teamsters may do brisk business
but wheelbarrow men carry all before
them.
- Why does the railway clerk cut I
hole in your ticket? To let you pass
through
- A curious incident occurred yes
terday at one of the restaurants of this CT
ty. Arough, but shrewd looking coun
tryman seated himself at table and hav
ing inspected the bill of fare, called for
piece Of " Forncy," The waiter wh'
was black Of more than ordinary intelli
gepce disappeared grinuing, and returned
in amoment with slice of cold duck
PhIadelphia Age,
- Why is butchers cart like hi
boots because he carries his calves
there