Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-03-13

press messenger, hearing strange noise
coming from it, opened 1t IN time to save
the boys life.
An Irish coachman, in Hartford, Con-
nectlcut, who was provided with strap
and weight whereby to fasten the horse he
drove, has lately been in the habit of leay-
ing the weight in the sleigh, and securing
the strap to the bit.ring very carefully.
When the horse ran away, few days
since, he was astounded, and could only
say: Glow did he get away, an it weigh
in SO much?"
"A Mr.. Garland, of Winslow, Me, a
short time since purchased a sleigh--so
nicely painted and vanished that the back
Of it reflected like mirror. 1t was put in
a building in which was an aristocratic
turkey, who in passing the back of the
sleigh thought he had found an intruder,
whereupon he showed fight, and did not
give up the contest until he had ruined the
back of the costly sleigh. >re6rrr
"A good place to keep friction matches
in, if you would have your house burned
/ by them, is bureau drawer, in which are
nice muslins, laces, ribbons, and cotton
garments. The opening and shutting OF
the drawer is quite sure, in time, to ignite
the combustible things and give you good
fire. A woman In West Forty-second
street, New York, has just tried the ex-
pertinent successfully, setting her bureau
on fire, and consuming about $100 worth
of goods.
"A skiff, containing two men, was
wedged in an ice gorge on the Mississippi
river, one night last month, and the occu-
pants were obliged to pass the entire dark
and cherries night in perilous situation,
liable at any moment to be crushed by
the miniature lce-bergs surrounding them.
In the morning, although almost paralyzed
with the cold, and with portions of their
bodies frozen, they managed to scramble
over the ice to the shore, and their lives
were saved. 7a Sis sgu G fsse 6a3e
"A terrible tragedy has occurred in
California. A gentleman made lady a
present of a pair Of pistols, and after sew
eral trials of skill they concluded to go
through the form of duel. They took
their positions, fired at the word, and, to
the terror of the lady, the gentleman fell.
She threw herself frantically upon the
corpse, embracing and kissing itwith every
emotion of endearment. Under such
magical influence the gentleman revived,
and rose unhurt from the ground, and
and-they are to be married.
"A few days since rather rough ap-
pearing man from the remote interior
walked into the Granite Bank in this city,
and inquired Is this Mr. Johnson, the
cashier?" at is, sir; what will you
have?" "Do you pay any of your old
| bank bills now?" Certainly" "Well, now,
that is good. You see had some of your
| bills, and the other day offered them at
the Sandy River Bank, and they didn't
want them; but said you would take them
so here they are" The cashier counted
the bills, about 800. He then inquired
GLOW long have you had these bills !? y
cts about six years. How happened
you to keep them SO long?" Well, you
see, had only one child, girl fifteen and
ahalf years old, and she died; and then ]
| didn't care about the money, and put il
away into an old box, and there it has
BEEN" The lump came to his throat and
the tears streamed down his furrowed
and bronzed cheeks as he turned aside,
in memory of the child, for whom the
money had been saved. -Augusta (Me,)
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