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Ack Fust-Enter lap dorg carrying
boarding school miss in his arms
about Is hands hight makes the dorg
putf-the dorg lays down the boarding
school miss and orders mint julups for
two with the usual sucksun. The dorg
begins to Toll, the boarding skool miss
tells him TO dry up,V lin French, and
the dorg sez che be darned if he will, y
(in DOrg.) Great sensation among the
awjenee, with cries put him out" FL
naliy compromise is affected, the
boarding skool misses kisses the dorg,
with tears in her eyes. Konklusun-
Lap dOrg discovers wicked, flee ut work
on his tail-pursues him-round and
round tina go-dorg little ahead-some
body hollers out 'mad dog" boarding
skool miss iaints standing-the curtin
drops
Ack number Curtin hists-several
blind men in the distance, looking for
key whole-one of en- SEE The don't see
it,! a shanghai rooster comes out with
epanlets on, and crows Yankee Doodle
music by the band The shanghai
lays AN egg on the stage, about the size
Of wasp's nest and then limps off.
very much tired and reduced Curtain
falls.
Ack number 3-Curtain rises sloly-
big Oolona sarsage on the table-boiOna
sausage lifts up her head and begins to
bark-band plays "Old Dog Tray Cat
Gums meats tail begins to swell-bo-
Iona sausage and eat has fite-tha fife
Il rounds-the stage is covered with
cats and dorgs Konclusion-tha awl jine
hands and walk TO the foot-lights, and
old Ball Tarrier reads the call for 300,
Oo0'' more-band plays go in Lemons?'
bell rings and curtain drops.
Ack number IA scene on the Fri kan
ala terrible storm rages-the kanal
acks bad, several boats 20 down head
fust, with all their boarders on board
kant make lee shoie-they drag their
ankers-some of the kaptains try to pra.
but most of them have the best luck at
swarin-the water is strewd with pots
and kcttleS-scveral cook maids swim
ashore, with their stoves in their teeth
they have TO draw oph the kanal to
stop the storm. KoHklusun- are
seen along the banks Of the kanal spear
in ded hOsscs and cels-band plays
life on the oshun wave" Amid ire
mendous applause The curtain falls, and
the awience disper-es single file.
JOSH BILLINGS.
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JOSH BILLINGS OF SHNNGHAIs.-T
shanghi reuster is gintile, and speaks
in forum tung. He Is bilt on piles Ike
our Sandy Hill crane. If he had bin
bilt with legs he wud resembul the pc
Tuvian lama. He is not a game animal.
but often comes of second best in a ruff
and tumble fife; like the iniins that
kant stand civilization, and are fast dis
appearing. Tina rOOst on the ground
similar teW the mud-turl1le Tina often
20 to sleep standing and sum times pitch
over, and when tina dew tina enter the
ground like a pickaXe. There feed con-
sists NY corn in the ear. Tha crow like
a jackass troubled with the bronkee-
sucks. Tha will eat rs much tn Onst ~
a district Skule master, and generally cit
down rite oph tew keep from tipping
over. Tha are dreadful unhandy to
kOOk, YOU have to bile one end NV them
to time, You kant yet them awl into a
potash kittle tn onst. The female reus-
ter lays an egg as big as kokeenut, and
is sick for "a week afterwards, and when
see matches out litter of young chang
his, she has to brood over them standing.
and then kant kiver but NV them, the
rest stand around on the outside, like
boys around a cirkus tent, Citing a peep
under the kanvass whenever they can.
The man who first brought the breed
into this country ought to own them all
and be obliged tew feed them on grass
hoppers caught by hand. / never
owned but one, and he got choked to
death by kink in clothes line, but
not until he had swallowed IS feet NV it.
Not emmy shanghi for me, if you pleze
| would rather board travelling colpor-
ter and az for eating one, give me billed
owl rare done, or a turkee buzZard, rOas-
ted hole, and stuffed with pair of injun
rubber boots, but not emmy shanghi for
me, not a shanghi!
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POLITICAL.-The Portland Republic
cans have made net gain of 81 in two
weeks. If they can only put their votes
under one head at the next election,
their triumph Will be worth waiting for
Gov. Brownlow, in speaking OF recent
elections ofcounty officers, says; "Glo-
riously has Tennessee taken her stand
for the Impeachment of her ignoble
son.
The Charleston NeUs dominates ex-
Governor William Aiken for Congress
at the request of many influential Con-
sevatives.
That protested organ of the high toned
chivalry ofSouth Carolina, the Charles
ton Mercury, delivers its views on the
New Hampshire election as follows:
"The action of these people of noses,
legs and feet long, crooked and obtru-
sive, has political bearing and may re-
suit in political changes, which will
reach far down into the future. Had the
State gone against the Radicals, togeth-
err with the Supreme Court, it would
have been impossible to have pursued the
matter of Impeachment of President
johnson. But the men of noses, feet
and Goldfish balls 1--WE make our respect
full apologies to the minority want to be
negroes. They are Jewelers.. What bet
ter level than that of the negro-unless,
indeed, they would realize in themselves
the analysis of their feelings and aspira-
lions as given in the Nashville Conven-
ton, in 1851, by Judge Beverly Tucker
of Virginia. Having aspirered to this
level, however, the result will, in all
probability, be to give confidence to the
waning courage ofthe rebels in Congress,
in their efforts to seize the Government
III ct drmis. Whether they will be sue
cessful is not yet demonstrated"
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LEGISLATIVE LoQUENCE.--There has
been an astonishing amount of discus
sion in the Missouri Legislature over the
railroads in that state. The other day
when member from ST. Louis was OPP
posing an amendment to his railroad
bill, he thrilled his fellow members by
saying that the proposed measure invol-
we'd the same element of tyranny
(which induced the people of Boston to
chusetts Bay.n That man will yet be
heard i'm the halls of Congress.
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=" stated that the law was binding
on me, constitutional or not, until set
aside by the proper tribunal" So wrote
General Grant to President Johnson in
the correspondence about Stanton's re-
storation to the War Office; but John
son says he will not obey law if in his
Judgment it is unconstitutional.
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ALBERT wish You would let me have
scNculy-iiNe cents
Kate LandInan spoke very carefully.
tor She knew that her husband had not
much money % spare. vet She spoke
earnestly. and there was world of en-
treaty I'm her look
WHAT Go you want -evcnty-fve cents
tor?' asked Albert
Il want to get some braid for my new
dress
II houghi YOU had all the materials
on hand for that.n
so J thought had; but Mrs smith
and Mrs Thompson both have a trim
ming Of braid upon theirs, and il looks
very pretty. Ills very fashionable, and
ii certainly adds much TO the beauty of
"a dress
Plague take these women'- fashions
Your endless trimmings and thing-a-
majig- cost more than thedres- is worth
It's nothing bat shell ont money when
once woman thinks of new dress
surely, I don't have so many new
dresses. do certainly try 10 be- as eco
nomical as can"
-Iti "a funny kind of economy, at all
events. But ii you must have il, / sup
pose you must
ArI Alber+ .,,d,,o,, +-,l. ,,t li.
wallet ana .,,i,,l.,9 ,l,t H.. .,-..,,t,fi,-e
erut-. Inn be ,-.ta Il .rr,td,rip,rl,- ana
,,hor H. nuf 81. wallet L.tol- INFO ~.
rocket he tliI h with an er,,ea.is which
seemed lo 441- that bo v-o,il,l moi tsI,e.i
ou- a,4iu for "a v-eal-
NN6en Alberf Reached the orter door
on his yray IA ~. ,vorl. ba found tbe
,.,.tf,,r -, tl,r..at..ni,,r fl,st a.. coI,clud-
81 to,., f..al- .,,,,i ,r,.t I'll. rroI,raIIo. ana
uron enterifqo Tho, eitting-roon me found
Ms Wit. I'M taars She tria1 to hide The
facf char She had been yveenino bur he
had calioht hpr I'm the nor and asked
what Il meant.
Good gracious - cried the husband.
81 .honid iiiea "a know If vo,, arc rrvl
i,,.- ~ ,,-l,.t Lid ,,l,o,,t ne d,s.- D.,
81 Ms n.,+ c1,-ir,r 81 ,,-ha- ,.o,, -aid
Albert = ranliet [9te tremnlou.Iv. INF
1-o,, ,,-.,.a Il, ,,.llcfanr fo g,r9,,f me mo
- ,.-.- tI,if,l,i,,,, l,,.,,- l,.,r,l I Inv.
=, ,.o.l,. .o, tiad ~ fba bonse. how
1,,.,',- I'M fl,i,,,,s NV. +. l,.r,,le, me
lion fhinizEv
.tpsba,v1 What M. Won want 70 he so
foolish fo,.9,,
and e.ro,. started Albert T.andn,an n
second limo bIt he was NOT to- escape so
eas:Iv I'M the ham he was met bV his
daughter Lizzie. bright-eyed rosy
checked girl of ten years.
80. pana / want IL cents.n
DWhat?"
80. / want l5cents. Doplease give it
to me.
"NNhat i'm the world do YOU want of
it9 Are they changing school books
,oain ~
"Vo want to b,,v boop Ellen
c,oith ba. s,ot ono and "a has Mary
~ ond sar,b Elian Mr. Grant has
- ~ - 80, tIl Canit
+ ~ - 80, on 30 -, >'''
..Nonesen.ar IF Won want a boon 90
va "a I,roi l.a,5,t
.'tI1 70 Inv boonl foI y y,'r to trnndle
ai,ont nc stroats !,
~pieaee ,ooa ;,
"No }oild Won .,
Tho briobf 6Iue ewes were filed with
tea,s and The chiIdis sobbing broke up-
~. .,I,,S..,, "a
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The largest organ in the world is
credited to the little city of Fryburg,
Switzerland. When in full play 1t pours
forth a tempest ofsound through forest
of pipes seven thousand and eight hun
dred in number, shaking the walls and
the foundations of the old st. Nicholas
Church in which it stands.
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Claim Agency.

/ recent cnactments OF Congress, all Sol
rs'.el,.e ss who have served three years and have
cor VIM NNe' 500 bounty from the United States.
charged Ia ce enlisted for three years were dis
ow. Children. on Taaence of wounds, and the wild
listed Tor three Wits of any soldier who en-
800 bounty. and Nh under a promise Of only
titled to an additioual ',a an the service are en-
DRIED DOLLARS bounty of ONE HUN
AA hl' ana pensioners who ba,,.,
loot, on have incurred disabii;t'e. lost hand or
.e loss Of hand or foot, are eniit il5 y, to
increase of pension. TO large
All pensioneG widows Of soldiers IN.
Ailtled 70 an increased pension Of two dol, are
ei month for each child under sixteen vo',-
-ge ''"is OF
Claims Of the above nature, and for arrears o,
.-t' "lhcers extra pay, for horses lost in the II
service, Communication of rations of prisoners
var and prize money, viii be promptly prose.
l.d By application by letter, enclosing DIS.
1-iSe from service, viii be attended to and the
>saly papers returned to plicant for sig
natures. &e Z. A SOWIFS
Office over the First National Bank.
H. Adams, Aug 18th. 1866. 125-t,
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n Asses Mems and Boys Boots. just re-
etl'ed at BLODGETTS.
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General Miscellany.
"a MIRROR.

Is WINCH MANY PERSONS MAY SEE
THEMSELVES REFLECTED.
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EAff STOCK Of Bows and Youths CiotI
Il ing, just received at BLODGETTS.
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Letter to Hon. John ". Former
nD0H the Igrjcuftur0f ana Nine
raj Resources IF the NOJfh-WeSf-
erH Territories. North IF the f.JH
PGrGfiei. By PhHip Rjts.
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HIRAM PIERCE,

Particular attention paid 10 OPP
eFatiYe Surgery. l5s-ly
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OUR: PARTING KICK,


Cot ont Old Year., get out, get out,
And don't keep lingering here about,
We sdon't care whether you've got the gout,
Or rwhaes tho matter, but just got outl
- You stupid, serrowiul, sad old year,
You maunderlng, mischievous, mad old yea,
- o law, we're heartily glad, old year,
To enjoy the kicking you out!
Your life's chapter Of grisfs and woes,
You were always treading on peoples toes.
Till you set great nations At brutal blows,
And gave their braves to tho kites and crews.
You savage, slaughterous, sad old year,
You mocking, murderous, mad old year,
Olaw, we're heartily glad, old year,
TO enjoy the kicking you outI
You prolonged the plague thst destroyed tho OK
You dashed eur ships on the grinding rocks,
You aimed at credit such cruel knocks
That on came panic with ruinous shocks.
You spiteful, slanderous, sad old year,
You humping, miserly, mad old year,
Olaw, we're heartily glad, old year,
To enjoy the kicking you out!
You stirred aquarrel Of class and class,
And when we thought we'd chance to pass
A wise reform, you abused the pass,
And slanged tho few, and it went to grass.
You sulky, slanderous, 8. Ioldysar,
You mouthing, m,addling, mad old year.
olaw' we're heartily glad, old year,
To enjoy tho kicking you outl Is.
You flung fresh food In rebellion,sjav,.
You established Yankee and Fenian ravs.
You frightened Erin, and gave us cause
To suspend fair freedoms noblest Lawn.
You base, bewildsrtpg, badold year,
You mean, malignng, MAD Old year;
" Olsw, we'ke heartily glad old year,
To enjoy the licking you out,
Come In, New Year, With your hopeful smile.
To end our ditty of blare and bio,
That mean old cuss was enough to rile
An angels temper, but you,l strike ile.
You nice. no paushtinsss, neat new year.
You smiling, saucy face, sweet now year.
Your look increases the treat, my dear.
OF kicking that old cad outI
Os5d0n Rk3ach
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plaintivs air, very soft and pleasant;
He told her ho had arranged it from
Handel, and would like to find suitable
original words to set to 1t. Z.
~ know you write poetry" he said.
"It would be impossible, With that head,
that you could do otherwise. Sister
Mary, if she had lived. would have
been one Of the finest poetesses of this
country. I have set several of her
pieces to music. DO favor me by wri-
ting something for these notes-or per-
haps you have something already writ
ten ?"
She had something written, thought
the measure would suit the air, and
brought it. He read, sang, and e.
pressed himself delighted with these
lines:
Idreamed Of thee Last night,
Ny gentle angel hiendl
1saw thy pinions white
Above my pillow bend.
message thou hadst brought
OF warning or Of cheer;
Alas through these clay walls,
Ny spirit could not hear -.
A bond of sympathy vas formed and
he grew confidential.
"Do you know, Miss Margaret" he
said. in his most pleasant tenor, ttthat
since I knew you I have felt more than
ever that I ought to renew my rel.-
tions with the church? was broueh.
up = Congregationalist and once uni
ted with that body, but have quite
fallen away, aud feel unworthy to claim
membership. I have joined the Asso-
citation. It grati6es mother, and is
help to one left to the temptations of
city life. I hope may live to be a
better man j.; but = poor old bachelor
like me, who has no one to care for him,
has cad lot in this lite; and I can
neves marry; neverv'
AS he spoke, be fixed his eyes on va.
cancy with an appearance of abstrac-
ton; then lifting her hand which rest
ed on the piano, as she stood to hear
his speech before leaving the room, he
looked at 1t With the same abstracted
air, and continued:
II need friend, Miss Margaret, a
sensible lady friend, and had hoped to
find her in you."
As she drew away her hand, he press
ed it, and she felt his cold and soft :;
but he glided from the room before she
could find an answer, leaving her with
feeling Of discomfort for which she
could have given no reason.
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CHAPTER XI.

THE PORTFOLIO AND LETTERS.
On the day after Michael Sullivan's
visit, while at tea Mr.. Walters asked in
his quick way:
"Did you 60 to the election to-day,
Ed. ?''
"Well, no." said the suffering Mr.
Twinzy, with shocked and panied ex-
preston, II have no taste for that sort
Of thing"
''But you should have gone. They
tell me there is prospect that Ken.
don is defeated, and if SO, it will be
bad business. The only honest man
on both tickets. Our public affairs are
in bad condition, and if We get ras-
cal on that bench, it will be the worst
days work that ever was done for this
CITY,"
'Pray, did you go?" drawled Mr..
IWlnzy.
"No. I had to attend to the ship
ment Of that lot of goods; but there
was nothing to hinder your going |"
and the merchant having finished his
tea, dashed off at full speed, while Mr..
Twlnzy protested against the idea Of
any one'a supposiug that he could con-
sent to be jestled by a crowd Of
"drunken 1rtsh," that he could de-
scend from his pinnacle of martyrdom
to dabble in the dirty pool Of politics.
" hat to him, were the administration
of justice, the security Of lite and prop
erty, tho building up or pulling down
Of State, the preservation of peace
and improvement of public morals! !
Judge Kendon and the drunken
Irish" could attend to these small mat
ters, while his intellect and energies
were concentrated upon the question
of how he should get access to Marga-
ret's portfolio. If he could examine
her papers-hs felt sure she had pa
pers-and read her letters, he might
learn much that would be useful to
him. The air arranged from Handel
had put HIM in possession of the fact
that she did write, as he desired, AMI
Of a piece Of manuscript in very Pc
culiar chirography which he argued
might bc used to advantage.
After frequent visits to her room
while Kate and she was in another
part Of the house; after patient perse-
verance and peeping and cat-like 60
i'gs up and down, he found her trunk
unlocked one morning while the other
members Of the family were At break
fast. He possessed himself of her
portfolio, and carrying 1t to his room,
proceeded to examine its contents, He
soon found there were no letters save
from her family. Selecting two or
three for more leisurely reading and
hall = dozen pieces of manuscript, he
returned the portfolio to its place, aud
with his booty in his pocket came down
to breakfast, with the air Of = "Witness
Of Il . Truth" who had just descended
from the rack where he has been
bound for his faithfalness to her cause.
Ho was unusually exscting and queru-
lous,' feeling that tho world owed
him indemnity for his patient endur-
ance Of his wrongs. The event proved
that hi, selections had been judicious, |
for the scraps proved to be important
auxiliaries to bis plans. "
Margaret's communications With
home were frequent; and about this
time she received letter from 70 which |
isworth preserving as a specimen Of the !
condolences Of Z girl Of fourteen:
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CoRtia1ed 03 xo0Fth Peg.
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ENTERED according to Act Of Coppress. bv M.
JaneG. swsshelm In the year 1868, In The Once Of
the Clerk OF the United States District Court far ths
District Of Western Pennsylvania.]
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"Let me say it again p and holding
tho phenomenon tightly under her
thumb, as though afraid it might es-
cape, she exposed ono letter at time,
and began:
"C-aa' bodtheration to 1t noww
a." prompted Margaret.
eyes; Ait il; an tay; ca, tay,
cat. Och, uf tdhat doesn't bate St.
Patrick himself, tdhat tdhim tdhree lit
tie erathers spells cat Seizure Miss
Margaret ye said ye'd tache me to spell
an read, an now tdhat's spellin fur ye."
Her delight and astonishm.nt wero
30 unlocked for that Margaret was
equally astonished, and found difficulty
in realising the existence Of such utter
ignorance Of tho nature and form of
letters. Kate was pleased and surpris-
Cd by spelling severul words before tho
lesson ended; bat ever and anon re-
turned with delight to the marvel of
., a, tay, spelling cat. ...:.,
That evening Michael Sullivan made
his usual visit, and Kate informed him
triumphantlJ of the discovery she had
made. Michael was glad to find his
affianced progressing in the arts, and it
occurred to him that sho might be able
to enlighten him ia the mysteries Of .
handbill he had in his pocket. Taking
il out, he inquired:
"Tdhare now, an can ye be aftdber
aiding tdhat to me?
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~Sn Nno pAySAS0A duu
moral universe. If He does not gov
ern and control results there is univer-
sal anarchy. He cannot control results
without controlling all the causes. If
every event were not fixed in its own
place, in the great chain or cycle
which is working out some purpose,
things would be constantly "going con-
trary," as you express it, with the Gov
ernor of the Universe and He would
be no governor, but a guesser. How
He harmonizes the working out of His
purposes, by human agencies with free
| dom of the human will and human &C.
countability, do not understand any
more than I understand how He makes
an acorn become an oak but I believe
the ono fact as firmly as I do the other.
Witness the cruci6xion., God certain
ly intended that Christ should be cru
cited just as He was for the minute
particulars were described in advance.
The Jews had no thought Of doing
anything but gratifying their own
wicked hatred. They took and with
wicked hands cruclfed and slew the
Lord Of Glory" but where would have
been the whole plan Of redemption if
they had failed to do this? We may
arraigu Ged for injustice in ,punish;ng
them as He did for executing His de-
cree, but We have no jurisdiction in
the case. =:
Why did He ordain sin7 L do not
know, but catch glimpse of the pur-
pose in this view. What We call good
and evil are 50 inseparably connected
that they must be parts Of great
whole. Volcanoes bury cities ; but
they are the safety valves Of the great
steam engine which has been running
in the heart of the globe from creations
~ -.
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STRONG & WILLIAMS.
SUCCESSORS TO r. o. STRONG,)
295 Third street, st. Paul,
nEALERS in Carpets, Oil Cloths, Mat
Otings, Curtain Materials and Trimmings
Upholsterinr and Furnishing Goods, Win;
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Feathers. &c v7n4U-1y