The Lincoln County herald., 1868-05-07
A Story from Paris.

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A Paris letter tells the following story
Of . Twelfth Night ./ess in that city. A
wealthy family in the aristocratic boule.
ward Malssherbes were amusing them.
selves in seeking the Kings portion, or
the ring In the festival cake, when lady
Of the company says to the hostess:
~ wish my portion to be given to tho
poorest little boy We can lind in the
street."
The servant was dispatched on this
freezing hight, and not far from the house
be found ragged urchin, trembling with
cold and hunger. He brought him up,
was ordered into the saloon, where
thousand lights glittsrsd, and . sparkling
Ere gladdsned and surprised him. He
drew bis portion which the benevolent
lady: had promised, and as luck would
have it, the little boy found tho "riug"
(bsans they uso 10 Paris unsteady, and,
Of course, hs was "King." They ali
shouted out that, being . King he must
choose . Queen. He was asked go to do,
and, looking round the company, he chose
the very lady who had proposed to cede
her portion Of cake. lie was asked why
hs chose her. lie said:
~ don't know; she looks the most like
my motherw
"blotherl Whose mother?"
MY mother! I never knew her, but
was stolen way from her, and here 10 her
portrait II
With this he drew from out bis ragged
coat likeness, which proved to be that
Of tho very lady herself, who. in Italy,
bad her child stolen from her, and now
hs turns up poor littlo ragged Savoyard,
dragging along q miserable existence in
Paris, while HE mother, by intuition,
perhaps, felt that in the air near to whore
she was, was one 50 dear to her.
A lawyer once came into court drunk,
whsn the Judge said to him: ISL, I am
sorry to see you in situation which is +
disgrace to yourself and family, and tho
court and profession to which you bc-
long" This rsproach elected tho fol-
lowing eolloquy: "Did your honor speak
to me ?" II did, sir; l said, sir, that in
my opinion you disgrace yourself and
family, the court aud the profession, by
your conduct" MAY II p.p.plssss your
honor, have been an (hio) attorney in
this o.. court for Aftesu ysars, and PIPER.
NIT ne TO Gay, (hic) your honor that this
10 the frat e.e.c.eorrsct opinion I ever
know you 70 g.g.sive."
An Eastern legend says: Every man
has two angels-ons upon his right shout.
der and one upon his loft. Whom he
docs anything good, the angel on the
right shoulder writes it down aud seals il,
because what ii once we'll done, 10 done
forever when no does evil. tho angel
upon his left shoulder writes it down. bu,
does not seal il. He waits till midnight
II before that time, tho man bows bis
head and exolaims, "Gracious Allah I
have sinnsd; forgive me r. the angel rub.
it out; but If not, st midnight he seals Il
and tho angel upon the right sheulds,
wesps.
The funniest picture We have seen 70,
long time, out Of professedly comic
psvspapsr, 10 that In late number Of The
Ssisnti6e American. representing tho op'
esstien Of esw.nilking machine. Ths
COWS stand In . row; attached 10. each
test d tRbe with close. .6ttipg mouth
and ill thess tubes cemmuuicaas will
punpS, which are driven BY stsau sl
hers sewer. The cows boing thus prop
srly tsDpsd, The pumps are ct 70 york, snt
the niIk drawn from their uddsrs psauy
sxpe1itieusjy, and with confort 70 the sni