The Van Buren press., 1866-03-17

"A tinker was travelling in a coun-
try town. and having traversed many miles
without finding anything to do, he stopped
weary and hungry, at tavern. Here he
got into conversation with a glazier to
whom he related his troubes. The latter
sympathised with him deeply, and telling
him he should have job before long, ad-
vised him to go in to his dinner and eat
heartily, The tinker took his advice, ate
his fiji, and when he returned to the bar
room he was overioyed to hear that the.
landlord required his services to mend a
lot of pots and kettles which had suddenly
"sprung leak The tinker was at once
set to work, accomplished the task, and re-
ceived liberal sum therefor, and started
onhis way rejoicing. Upon reaching the
outside of the house, he found the giazier,
who said .... ..
Hn" Well, you see, I told You the truth. |
cured you job of work, and how do you
think accomplished it,
81 am sure | cannot tell, replied the
tinker .. . ...f
." will tell you, rejoined the glaizcr.
"You told me you were weary, hungry
and dinnerless | knew the landlord was
well off and doing good business, and so
watched the opportunity and started a
leak in every tin ntcnsl ! could get hold
Of"
The tinker, with many thanks, and
heart full Of gratitude, resumed his jour
ney, but he had not proceeded many yards
before he reached the village church, when
a brilliant idea struck him. The glazier
had befriended him--bc would belriend the
glazer. The church, he thought, could al-
ford to bear slight loss in a good cause
SO taking position where he could not be
seen. he literally riddled every visible wind
ow IN the edifce with stones, and then,
highly slated with his exploit, retraced
his steps to notify the glazier he would
speedily have very important job.
said he, "I am happy to inform
you that fortune has enabled me to return
the kindness l received from you an hour
since" % 1ra W. '
"How SO % asked the Slazier,-- --pleas
antly. rE
81 have broken every pane Of glass in
the church." answered the tinker, and
you, of course, will be employed to put
them in again" |
The GLACIERS jaw fell, and his face assu-
med blank expression, ,sas he said. in a
tremulous tone
You don't mean that, do you?'
Certainly" replied the tinker, there
is not whole pane of glass in the build
ing One good turn deserves another, you
know
Yes answered the glazicr in tone
of utter despair; " buty internal scoun-
drel, you have ruined Inc, for keep the
church in repair by the year \
- Baron N---was once playing at
cards, aud was guilty of an odd trick, and
was thrown out of a window of a one pair
of-stars room The Baron meeting Fooe
complained of this usage, and asked what
he should do. +" Do says the wit, "ncv-
er bet so high again as long as you live"
"A clergyman Of Saratoga Springs,
q few Sundays since was preaching ser
mon on death, in the course of which he as
kcd the question, "Is it not solemn
hought - His little boy, four years old,
who had been listening with wrapt atten-
tion to his father, Immediately answered in
n shril, piping voice, so as to be heard
throughout the house, Yes sir, it is,
greatly to the amusement of the congrega.
ton. ...n .........
- During the siege of Nicksburg, a
knot Of officers gathered round Gen. Grant,
and for want of better employment amused
themselves by guessing the ages of promi-
mont officers. Among the rest they discus
sed Gen. McClernand, who was absent at
the time, but whose consequential airs were
notorious, and whose differences with Gen.
Grant were equally well-known. One
guessed that he was about fifty years Of age.
"Oh, no. said Gen. Grant, such man
was ncvcrg got up in fifty ye,,rS' The hit
was too palpablo not to arouse the bolster
Gus merriment of allaround.
- If the Atlantic telegraph cable were
successful, how could Intelligence through
so salt a channel be fresh?
-" I'm attached to you, land vet I
wish myself away" rs the ovcrloaded dom
key said to the cart.
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