The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-09-12
Saved by a .Miracie .


grace to admit that it will be ga darn d
tight squeeze for its friends if it should
escape, and narrates the following: s.
Questions to be debated at the next
meeting of The exclusives of Loyal
League: "Can a man dying in the
Democrats faith, go to heaven p
There are q very large number of peos
pie who don't believe he can The de
bateswiil be an animated one, although,
like the handle of q jug all on one side
Who Will take the affirmative? Z saoas p
+ Why, we will, and sustain it by rela
ting Boston story. which is precisely
in point. Many years since there lived
/ in the not over classic neighborhood of
Dock Square. an old fellow who was
called by the boys General Il.
He kept I" gin mill and !" prop shop
and was, altogether, what is known as a
hard case One morning he addressed
a crowd Of loungers. thus; r
Boys !, had .queer. dream last
night-a most sstonary dream-fact'
"Wall., General, what was it ?-What
did you dreamn Hg00 snATTAHI6
."Wall, boys dreamed died"
mo. did you ? Well, said all the
crowd in breath, where did you go pa
Went to Heaven" w~s-~x
40, come now, General, that is lit
tie too much, you know; couldn't be,
you know"
/: Fact. boys fofTa all that went to
Heaven -v-,,y- --.--,.y,~-,,-s..
But how did you get in, General +"
=" Wall, that's the queerspart on it,
and I'll tell you how. You see, when
got over there, made my way mp to
gate and knocked, and asked what place
that was, and som ebody looked over the
wall and asked me what I wanted, and l
said wanted to come inside. Then he
said he was Saint Peter, and that was
the gate to Heav en-, and I told him that
was just where wanted to get to. He
asked me some questions, and was jast
going to let me in, when, just my tarnal
luck, along come the Devil, and hollered
out to Peter thataI belonged to him, and
hadn't any business inside. Of course
couldn't say nothing but I felt awful
scary. Well, right away, Peter he come
outside. and says, he: :" Satan what
claim have you on that soul ?" "Why.
SAYS the devil, he is my man. he's been
selling rum and shaking props down in
Boston more than twenty years" q
admit that says Peter, s but didn't he
always sell good Iquor?' % "Well,
yes, I'm bound to admit he did," said
Satan "Did he ever cheat at prop
shaking p "Not that I can prove
We'll, then, says the saint, you can't
have him on that" l begun to feel bet
ter, boys. when the devil says he, IS But
this fellow sold rum on Sundays" Pc
ter looked sharp at me, and asked me if
that was SO, l daren't lie, so l said,
Eyes, but always paid the largest sub
scription of any man in the parish to
the ministers salarv!" ssWell, says
Peter to Satan. !" that alters the case
again, you see With that the devil
got little riled and says he, At can't
bother here all day about him suppose
we rattle for him :" Agreed says
Peter, and they threw me down and sot
on me, and Satan got the first throw,
and he thew three skies. Oh, didn't /
feel goner when / felt him wggle his
tail; for he thought that knew that six
es couldn't be beat, and says he, Peter,
1--WE got him. "Hold on SAYS he
i haven't thrown yet And lie took
the box, and shook and shook. altilo'
couldn't see any use on it, and as am a
Twin sinner yet, he threw two skies and
asevrn. The devil jumping up quick,
and putting off, says he, Peter, it amt
no sort Of use--if you arc agoing to
come them miracles on me, You can have
him So, you see, boys, / did get in,
but it took miracle to do it E"
"Scientifac Prescriptions.
Harper for June, gives the following
formula Of prescriptions which were re-
Gently handed in to leading druggist
of Lacrosse, Wis, and asks its readers
to have +" the kindness to note the deli
cate drops of science that trickle
through them" They are decidedly
spicy.
for krup medisen
i dramm ov amt ii moonneymetic
ate drops tingtur eppekak
a little peace ov lickerrish 4.s-
Pownd ital together and put in it hav of
pint of surrop TAX spoonful evry ff-
teen minnits and it will max the child
pewke.