The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-26
Miscellany.
pTNKINGS.

t-sf-N f-e~ PICKINGS.
Harper's Magazine for April comes 10 Us
with its drawer filed as usual, Win good
thiar, Wa present one or two excefpts'
Cantain II, OF this State, is as much no
ted for his love offun as he was distinguished
for hi, valor in leading III; gallant Dand In the
conflicts of the great rebellion. lie Tells the
f,ljowing story on himself:
list year when was nome on furlough l
had some business at Haitonvilie, and as did
NOT know The road was OBLIGED to INQUIRE
the way of any one saw. 1H a. : ia
@Hello r yelled to fellow away off in
field, sis this the road to Hel-tonvie ?o letting
my voice considerably down on the two Iast
syilables.
the Fellow stopped his plow and looked
ville?n
The poor fellow, no doubt, thought / was
crazy, tor he lett his pillow and ran for his life.
rode on, CT course guessing at the correct
ROAD, until saw woman at well.
Madam. said l, with loud voice to begin
on, us this the road to Hel-tonville?"
she raised her head and put her arms a-kim-
DO, and stared at me.
"Why, Sir" said she, "you haven't forgot
the road home, have you?'
was sold-soI at no price, too.
"1oure knowing woman" said /, "to live
this far from headquartersr and rode off as
john Morgan's guerrilla, were after me.
Many years ago, in the county Of Guernsey,
in the State of Ohio, lived the Rev. Timothy
B., farmer, miller, distiier, hog droyer and
expounjer of the "New Light Suasion." AS
was his habit to say, II go forth to preach the
Gospel to every one OF Gods critters" Some
thirty years ago the writer met him in Moon
ne lsviile, Ohio, and said to him:
(which way now, Parson B."
u am going out here, west of the River, to
fill my ointment male seven years years ago
tomorrow. told the folks out thar on Sun
day Creek, when last preached to them, that
would sure be thar, Divine Providence see
ing fit, in seven years. Now am on my way
to I'LL that ointment" ~
"What! will any one be there to hear you
after SO long time? If you have not forgot
ten the appointment the brethren and sisters
certainly have"
II don't call the rituous; it is the sinners
am arter. With my poor eXertions, and some
RJtle aid Dirine EroUidence may extend, 1
viii put them in mind oft. I'li gather togeth-
er the lost sheep" etc. T, ~. 4.
The following occurred within gun-sound OF
Madison, Wis:. 7yr s-,1.r rr'p44ar.rrv
Adam Smith is an old settler, although not
very old man. He is a farmer, but also
keeps tavern, and is postmaster for the dis
trlct. A short time ago he received letter in
his office dressed "Hon. A. Smith" This
letter. it appears, had been lying in his ofiice
some tim when party oil bloods happened
to call in to have a cnat with Adam and take
little Ietreshment. While sitting there a
woman came in and inquired for a letter
which Adam handed to her after looking over
his pie of letters, and he came across the letter
above named, for which he could not find an
owner. He took the letter in his hand, and
leaning over his bar said, "Look a-here! [
recon have lived in this neghborhood pref
ty nearly twenty years, and 1 do think know
every man and woman in this ERE district es-
pecialy OF the name of Smith, but III be
switched i'll can find man by the name of
Hon. A. Smith" One ofthe young gentlemen
said, "Let me look at thai letter, ADAM" and
Adam handed it to him. After looking at it
he said, adam, were you not member OF
Assembly a short time SINCE Z" Adam replied,
Eyes, Whefeupon Mr.. P said, "Why,
Adam, this letter belongs to YOU, aud means
Honorable A. Smith, of course" Adam at
first seemed to be entirely taken abacl, but re-
covering himself said, "Gentemen, what will
you take? But hang man who does not
know enouy h to write mansname in FULL"
An American lately in London, who was
bad gerei by tneEnglish i Almost every topic,
at last determined to go on the Mississippi
steamboat style, and brag down everything
His tr-l chance occurred at an exhibition OF
paintings where picture of snowstorm at
tracted general admiration. 1i'sb .as5 ~
"ls not that fine?" asked John Bull
"Coud you show anything as natural as that
in Ame.ica?n 3su a4.55 ,5. :
"PoohP answered the fee-born American,
that Is no comparison to snowstorm pic
ture painted oy cousin of mine few wears
since That painting was so natural, Sir, that
mother who incautiously lait her babe Sleep
ing in a cradle near it, on returning to the
room, found her child frozen 10 dedthi" Is
From that time onward the American had
the freedom OF the city," ~ e - ..a