Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-02-22

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10 see if that despatch was signed by
John Pope
Good Advice.
4 certain Cham of Tarlsry going pro-
gress with his mobiles, was met by der
Wis, who c,ied with loud voice, "W ho
ever will give me hundred pieces OF
gold. ! will give him piece of advice.
! The Cham ordered him the sum; upon
which the deryis said. Begin nothing OF
which thou hast not well considered the
end" The couriiers, upon hearing this
plain sentence, smiled, and said, with
sneer, 1.-The dervis is well paid for his
maxim !" But the king was so well sat
is6ed with the answer, he ordered II to be
written in golden letters in several places
in his palace, and engraved upon his plate.
Not long after, the kings surgeon was
bribed TO kill him with a poisoned lancet
at the time he bled him. One day, when
the kings arm was bound, and the fatal
lancet in the surgeons hand he read on
the basin, begin nothing Of which thou
/ hast not we'll considered the end" lie
| Immediately started, and let the lancet
! fall out of his hand. The king observed
/ his confusion, and inquired the reason;
the surgeon fell PROSTATE, confessed the
whole affair, and was paFdoned, and the
consplralors died. The Cham, turning
10 his courtiers, who heard the advice
with contempt, told them "lhat that Coun-
eel could not be too much valued which
had saved kings life.
Sales in Bankrupicy-on Saturday
last, J. w. Mckinsey and G {. Brown,
ss,ignees. sold al ajction several parcels
of land AMI some town lots belonging to
+. s. Davidson, bankrupt The prices
paid were remarkably low.
One tract Of land containing 200 acres.
lying in Piusylyania county, seven miles
west Of the courthouse, was purchased
by Joab Watson, al 81 per acre.
A tract in Suuy county, n. c., con-
tainng Ola acres. brought only forty
cents per acre.
One half-acre, town lot, c-rner Union
and High streets, was purchased by W.
r. Clark, at $3.50.
One half-acre lot on High street was
bought by Nat Green, freedman, at 1905
said to be intended as a location Tor a
/ freedmsn's church.
On Monday. the same sssignees, sold
a tract Of land belonging to Allen Tuck,
bankrupt. in Halifax county. II ccniairs
two hundred and ffty-lhree acres, lies
near Scotlsburg depot, and has good i'm
proVcments. Ii brought 50 30Per acre.
-DanrWe Register.
Ala recent convention Of clergymrn
il was proposed, after dinner, that each
should in turn entertain the company
with come interesting remarks. Among
the rest one drew upon his fancy and re-
lated in dream. In bis dream be went
TO Heaven, and lie described the golden
streets, etc. As b. CONCLUDED, one OF
The Jiyines, who vas somewhat noted for
bis penurious habits, inquired, jOcostly
well, did you see anything Of me IN
your dream 2
ulbs
Indeed ! what was ! doing ?
You were on your knees.
Praying, was 2
'No-scrapiug up gold.
THE WoMAN VINO WAS a MAS-1he
Mystery Satisfactorily ErPlained-To
the Editor OF The Springfield RepCblI-
can In your paper Of Monday OBJ
served an article headed "A Woman Be
comes Man." and credited 10 "Briek"
Pemeroy Of the La Crosse Wiz Demo
ctat. The article is true, with sno in
porlsnt qualfcston-thsi is, she or he
had no child by Mr. Powell. snd they
sepsrted by mutual consent. Afterwards
an operation was performed by physi.
elan for mslformston, and he became pei.
(sclly deyeloped--lhe supposed woman
became man. Ny employer has been
well acquainted With both parties fer the
last twelve yesrs, as be resided in the
neighboihood previous 10 coming esst
tEo years ago. The liuIe addition Of ihe
child by the first marriage made the story
incredible; but aside from that IL Is
strictly true, sBg entitled to belief.
J. W.
Northampton. January 81.