, 1870-12-25
snAhc OF 1lnrk T,vatn,s m f1cn,oranda.

From the GALAXY.
few months ago s. and myself had occa-
s,on to make a tsip up the Missouri. While
waiting at Sioux City for boat we saw some
Of thoee white Eslnimaux dogs, and S. be-
ca1ne possessed Of the idea that It was necee-
earEE foF his harpint 81 that he should lave
one OF the breed; 60 We hunted up tho pro-
pr'c:or, and opened negotiations. Wo found
that he had none to spare at tho time, but
thst ne expected sc1ae puppies would be born
to the world in month Of si1 weeks. That
euitcd well enough, as he expected tn re-
turn to Sioux City in ABOUT three mouths, ard
bargain was struck.
Well, We came b.ck; ); but s. h1d tr that
time got ont Of conccit with The dog, and did
net want lin. / insisted on hls sticking to
tile bargain, and succeeded In getting him and
the proprietor Of the dogs together.
"Mr. W., taiu I. when We were here,
ftmc three months asn, you promised to save
to,nf"
..0h: yaw de bup:ies sas horn
wei, lave yon get oEe for us:"
Men, don't Got auy.
Why; bow is thsts You remember you
Well, mine v1iend, Ill tell you how 1t
Sss tcontldentially, and drawing close1.
Now. ynu see DO buEpy deg be lib in Go shts-
tlc hit de hoirc, and {voiF patheiica1ly) dc
soFte he got stepped % 70 de do-sg, and Dc
s'ld not set his puppy; bat I made him en-
While up the river heard the following
stoEy, ehoHinE how sn anineal can rise, wleu
necessary, Superior to biz nature:
You ree." eai1 tho narrator, "the boavet
toek to the water ard the dog vas after him.
First the beaver was ahead, and then the.dog.
II was tuck aud rip ulather the deg would
catcis tho beaytr. and nuck and tip whether
tue beaver would catch the dog. Finally, the
teaEer got ac,oss the river. as the dog had
a!n,os: caught him. When rhit, up the beaver
But eaid bJa.a-der. "leavcr's can't
Climb trees"
"a beaver csn't climb tree: By gosh. be
bad to climb tree, the Cog was q cFowti1'-
Lin. co.
Ny ancient cnmrade, ''Doesticka," in let
ter-fIem New Yoik, quotes = printed. para
graph concerning 4 story I used ID tell TO
lecture audiences about wonderfully mean
man whom used to know, and then Dr. D.
Throws himae'f into passion and reiates the
Of his pspe1, which is ii least singular in =
1ourna1ist, il not prof1ne and indecent:
Nov don,s M tn1ax ssueh Of that; ! snow
aof ses cd oa Esan Ase Ms oTa
shaFet craft Ut a schooner th1t haile1 from Perth
little core .ts1e he kspt his tsree-eent ciait, aud
you hnut cn the }Grboald side OF Staten
Island, 70 auo1eh OYSTERS from nugua,ded
had eoCe 70 bed ctrnf. Well once Old Mann
went on lung ToyzZe-for hl1- I1E vent down
10 F1lgtnia, taking Ills wife and lit1le boy with
hlE- The Old tapecailcu put on all sort OF airs,
and pretended to keep up rs strict discipline a4 Ii
baby tumhled oTe,bosrd a sailor 1auied Joaes
Jumped over after him. and after cayortsug Alound
LOT ahont N hour or SO, succeeded tn Kel,eg the
miserable Little scion OF worthless 6lfe on board
again. The Old Mann got right up on his dig
n.auIes he had Jones IN louhle trcns, and there
Kept him three week, In the foEehold, for leaving
tie ship Without oEuers-
will not resuxrect ry own mean mau. for
possibly he might not Elbow to good xdyAu-
tage in the presence Of this gifted eaiior but
Will enter ; Toledo bridegroom Against the
son Of the old salt wave, and let the winner
, take the money I give the Tolsdo story just
a= it comes TO me. 1T, too, IL written on both
s,des Of tie paper bnt. as this correspond
cut il not journalist, the Ast IL only wicked,
Iot obscenc.)
In this rtllage there lived. and continued to
chnms. S one Of the chaps. tlrtn9 q single
bit kednest. took unto himself 4 wife
aud wedding, with numerous pieces
or stve1wate, a5d things ftom Goa
graduating t1tend.. e., the o,aer chap. cent IN
handsome silver latle, costing several dollars or
C. also entsresi tnto partnership for life, With
| OF the fa!t Eyes: and he, also, had 4 Wedding.
| s., being worth something lesa tn41 te0,G90,
| thought that he ought to return the compliment
Of wedding present. and harpy Thought
struck him. He took that lAdle down to The
jewerer from whom 1t Was purehased By C.. the
rear bt fore, nnd traded II OF for silver silt
| dishes to present 20 c. and his bride.