The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1868-11-28
To be Read Between Meals.

n feu years ago, at the conclusion OF
a sermon, the preacher requested some
one to pass around the hat and stake up
a collection" A young man jumped up
and commenced circulating the hat"
in such away as to finish the job at the
door aud pass out with the proceeds
the preacher, cycling him as he went
out, observed: IF that young man
runs away with that money, he'll be
damned" a deacon sitting by the win
dow, seeing him make off down the street,
responded: And if he hasn't run
away with that money III be id.
During the recent Saratoga races, the
following sigular wager was won. In
the bar room of the Union Hotel num-
her Of the sportsmen fraternity were as
semblcd, and In the course Of miscellane-
Gus conversation carried on, an official of
| New York city declared his ability to eat
the croks that had been drawn from every
bottle of wine that had been drank by
the company during the evening. A
! congressman in tie crowd offered to bet
| S1U0 on each cork that he couldn't do it.
The bet was accepted, and the believer
in light diet" immediately set to work
aud in a few minutes won s., 300 having
nastica Cd and swallowed that number of
corks. The '.corkist," two days after.
wards, declared that he had not suffered
the seas. Inconvenience from his unsavory
supper.
The junior class Of Hamilton College,
in 1859, to avoid a2morning recitation,
/ placed, on the night preceding. COW in
the recitation room Next morning, as
usual, after prayers, the class fled out Of
the chapel, their faces wearing smile
that said, g We have him now," and
marched to the door of the recitation
room, and there stopped. The genial
professor soon made his appearance ut
the top Of the stairs. Immediately a
dozen voices commenced believing out,
ga cow a COW in the recitation room !"
"Ycs, yes" replied the Professor, Il
see; that accounts for the number of
| caves around the OOOr
The Sultan of Burnu, Central Africa,
has received several valuable presents
recently from the King Of Prussia
among them, is a carriage which had to
be taken to pieces and reftted after the
/ journey The workmen sent for this
purpose were amused at the manner in
which the vehicle is used. On gala
occasions the carriage is drawn by the
grandees of the Court, and the Sultan in
person walks by its side. So
PAYING His TITHING The Salt
Lake reporter is responsible for the fol-
1 lowing: aaaa
While in conversation few days ago
with old .:apostate," who was disfel-
lowshipped a few years ago for not pay
ing tithes, we asked what he thought Of
that system; to which, elevating the eye
brow aud leaning his head thoughtfully
to one side he thus replied in brief:
You see, was always very particular
about payin' up for long time arter /
got here. Finally it came fall when !
had 10 very fine hogs. Well, to do the
square thing | drove one Of them up to
the tithing yard and butcherea the rest.
| and set into cuttin' 'em up. Well, sir,
about the time l got it done, here come
one o. Brghams clerks and took one
tenth of the hams, one-tcnth OF the
shoulders, one-tenth of the lard and so
on clear through. Soon after, here come
the Bishop, and insisted on donation
for such purpose, and not long arter
somebody for something else, and, sir,
when got through found had the
meat O just one hog left. Well, went
up to see the President about it, and
what do you think he said, "Just 60
| home and ask the Lord about it, and see
IF he don't tell you bro her Brigham's
mathematics are right, that you've only
/ given the Lord his share Well, I went
home and didn't say much but I thought
the Lord was id fond o. pork. =
1t is oftener woman than her wrongs
that needs to be redressed.