The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1868-12-05


ing thoroughly saturated with water-a
fact that was probably known to our friend
across the river, for he gave himself no
apparent s,ncern about the matter. To
say that Col. Wa,Yfavcd would but
family ezpres, his condition in the NOR
tifying emergency. l had no. seen him
in sl.', . fiie vein of profanity from the
Very be.innin. of our journey. All this
time the fcruyman stood quietly watch
in. US from the other side, III lnifesting
neither impaiicnce nor resentment at the
duration Or violence of the invectives be-
slowed upon him. For my part, was
quite Willing TO pay him. I felt con-
wheel he would kill me if 1 failed to do
SO, and considered my life worth more
than two bits 10 the public, if not to my
self; SO I held up the money that he
might see it, and then deposited it on a
chip, which | laid upon the bank.
That's all right stranger" said the
gaunt ferryman, you're out. jist step o
one side"
The Yankee trader hid evidently in
i Il gel in the hope Of escaping this tax,
bat seeing no alternative now. he depos-
itei his m pley OIL chip AMI stool oil
;.ccordin. to order Next followed the
oil Doctor, wlo took it like "a philoso.
pl,cr johnson seemed c,mposel and
powerless from til. beg ming. A hope
less melancholy was upon him. With
a most profound sigh be placed his two
bits on the chip, rernarking in ii detected
tone. My God. if only had my rifle y
anI then pissed over. Col. Wash was
the last. He was perfectly convulsed
with rage and declared with many extra
OF binary oaths that he would have salts
faction for this outrage. But what was
the use of talking? We were all shiv-
erin with cold aud the mnney must be
| paid Col Wash, with all his blood
thirsty propen sites, was evidently no
Tool That clause in the ferryman's adj
dress-"I'll drap him sure!" was wonder
| filly impressive. S, Colonel Wash put
his money upon the chip, promising to
settle on his return.
| That's all right, stranger" said tho
glu"t fcrrymln. .'Gen'raly speakin,
I'm on hand herev Then he sat
| dowh and resumed his corn cob pipe, ap-
plrealiy qu;ie Indifferent to our future
N ,vement. or to any projects OF ven-
yeancc that mi 5nt enter our heads
+ CoNsrANrINoPLE 1t stan Is upon
seven hills, which gives it the aspect of
| the largest city in the world. 1t is built
| in Il triangular form. on the extremity OF
| the B B,sphorus, where it joins in the sea
Of VI rnlora There is treble line of
walls round the city of Constantinople,
Of abolt eight miles in circumference,
! h,nked by doublc row of houses. Con-
stnn.n ,pe contains II imperial mosques,
30 ordinary mosques. 80 markets, more
than $40 fountains, and 10000 houses.
The population is about 100000. The
i'm mperial residence my be said to form d
cify within city; the walls being three
miles in circumference, with twelve gates,
and the number of residents is between
5000 and 1899. The marine arsenal
is tine establishment, built upon the
northern bank of the harbor. The naval
arsenal is near the qnay, close to which
the Turkish men OF war are noorcd. A
large aud magnificent barrack for sailors
is built near the dock yard. in which
there are large basins for the repair Of
ships.
A PUNCTUATION PUZzLE.-Thc fol-
lowing article forcibly illustrates the ne
c,s.itu nf nnnc.natian IL con ha road