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SAN Domingo.

! Ircsn1nnt c,,rt ~ 49, sMos...: !,
ncwspsper corre.nnndorts ~, -,
aftcranne1,4ion ~ +bo ~. IL. ~
I OF san Domingo won11 a1cas.1 oao hr,dne: :
[ millions Of dollar ,nnr,,1-I ~ st..aa ~. =,
present populaton ~ t,,t oorn." ~ .,'a. 'as
2OO COO in num1rr (Thd.,rar;os,., .,,.a,.o.,i,:.
s.vs 1856. .OOO] Nov, ,1tn;,t;r,, 49, .sar-.
ton would in len v,.ru incrc,s., ~, n,,4sha,
to soO. .00o-a most ;n,nroh,Yt; ros,,,t 49, ~.
| OF ono hundred millions- =, annn,1 o%1,o.+a .
| would show An average of tvo tnnd,.,' Az;
fifty dollars OF dispoa,ble sur7,,na rroi,uct;o,
! for each man. woman and n;cc,n;nnv ~ ;tt
| people. The President rnust he rorror+ IN IL.
estiuates having scnt corf,or,;.t .-...e
down there to make eacrat ex,n,;a,t;o,a ;,..s
tho situation Of affairs anil ;nsnact ia -asa.
ces and capabi1iti.s Of rho ;.Js,;,
of the reonlc Character of tha eov.,,1,oon
kind and amount nj f,eh+ and aro5,,h;,,, a.,
of usa in forming , corract o,,;n;o-
p,,t uh.t ,,,1. !, IN ~. a..
country, with al their enercv. intelligence md
machine lAhor. cannot eye,, fl;stinctlr snnrox;.
,aatc the results which annevation in I'm r.,,.;
time would develop in San Domingo. Could
We fully e1nal them, our annual exnorte. from
our population Of &c. ooo, 900, would amount Ia
the handsome sum Of ten thousand millions
OF dollars annually sum equal to oue-half
OF the entire wealth Of the couptr.-ips,ead
Of the begga.ly pittance Of aio0, IL oe,;-the
amount reached in 1860, when VIC exported 41a
rer head Of our population instead Of $3.50
Perhaps were our people Of tina, grand COM
posite raeo that tIourishes in san DOMINGO.
with rntlian base, African column. md Suanish
capital, we could do better.
1t is gratifying to learn that tbe President
knows not, and cares less. what clairns fox
cee<iing tie million md Lalf We agree to ray,
'mas t,c t,,.mret} M against Dominica yor ,i,c
reason that under the tyesty 1t il ern1ieit5v
stipulated that we cannot I've lIeld ia their mar.
ment.r ..Hc thinks il likely eou,e claims nav
To presented. and SAVE ,hat such Of tbam \. ms.
be proven sood must be rail ont Of the nnb.
lie lands of tho island. This snrra.ts . aooa
method for the ,Iix,o.al of or,r 1u,,1ic lind. IN
Alaska-rnsIe onr ns,;on,1 cre,3;tors t,t., ,l,o,,
for their boptls,
And il Will te +ba pres;,,o,, . .,..,
beprf, IN cror s,,,,,, oor'
other tro,;raI f,,;,. a., M ~,s.' ~, 49,.
-. w. W. o"' oou' t4'seaa o.
- -, e'.e w 1t'e.' f'..e4
=. e. .o'4.' ns. e4o"p'esa's' ~. pn'
49, Ae. ,' ". ',A': :" ny nnao'a oi revenue
~" ee,'eo 'iun' 'h'se ''ol,eA 1r'nss
"'.e ~ 1osses les'ae"iainer would We not
~ .A~As w 'ne sum " 7"oitlonAi du'iss
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! c'nsTngntlT with the passage of the mes
CHARTER. for tho 9tyof New York, an &c
regulating elections IN TINT city wns alst
passed, which rs Of some importance TO th.
country atrlarGe, whose national ,e1ection!
might. Under easily conceivable circum
staaocA be dqtaamiaed. by. Tho fraudulent
voting in New York. The New York jour.
nals speak Of the Election law, az the price
the Republicans asked and got for allowing
tho now chartor act to. give the present
Mayor, A. Oakley Hall, the power to ap-
point the heads of departments Of tAe city
government, though the election Of tho new
Mayor and Common Council occurs npxt
month. It it expected this will enable the
Ia1n1nany 1ing to saddle the new govern
ment with its officers for several years
to come, but as that ring
Il likely to be na supreme
at the elections next month as it
vas at the election of Mayor Hall, there is
probably hut little lost in this respect
The now Election law provides that al
elective officers shall be chosen at tho gen.
oral elections in November, unless other
wise provided; that separate boxes and
tickets shall be prepared for use at all such
elections, marked and numbered: NJ. l,
President; No. 2, general No. 3, Con
gress; No. 4, senator ). No, &, Assembly;
No. 6, city; NJ. :, school; No. 8, Trus.
tees and No. ., inspectors of election
and that the ballots so Numbered shall he
placed only in the bp1es no numbered.
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American kenian. Not Included in
The poFcs< RulI.

New foaK, April 6,-Father staz7s, Vicar
General, Il officially informed t1At the rupcg u
Enl agaiEst Feniani=m Nas never intended (.
lie applied to america. It was published IN
aeeo1d4ncc with tic r:=hcs Of few Iri=l, and
EnGa=l Bishops. as.a is intended IN cover only
Enslaad and lrel1nl American Fe!,iuns Al,
exempt from its a1l,tleluas.
, 1870-04-09

| Opposition to the %cnns4 Ca.--~1ser
as'ka-Ao"re*s By ahG Hon. 1.t,:,%n
Walker.
#a'hfng'oa tAr17 &, cnrre-rn,sene- ef H.. y,v
iork journal n tsrum<y@'.
lhe Hon AmaFa Walker. Of R,4ton, !,v re-
1ncft Of the committee AMI others, Win dc
ttred to hear hie riews. haA addressed tue Cn1n-
m'ttee on Banking and Currency On tue Sen-
ate Currency lil: lie argued al length in ol-
nof's1on to the til He opposed the prou,si-
.ion 20 lssue s45.tHn. .0sM additional bank notes,
ana fetlre an equal amount q! ) per cent cor.
incates; He says it increases the currency
ana Wcakeus the banking system. Uc denied
Tue argument OF friends Of thu bill. that il
saoes t9s contemplate expansion Of tho cur
retain Si5,ooh. 600 Of their notes in p{aco
OF the 3 Per cents. Thcr have at nr;.srnt
surplus of $is, 200 nM and coneequentIy can
cont1nue tho same amount OF circulation and
HSe ,1e , l,aSe ne rc1ui*ite legal reserve. While
tne hankH draw interest on part Of their re-
serve, they will he art to hold large amount:
when they losc all the interest Oh it they viii
be LIKELY to reduce the surplus In that case
ne. ne eeleEes with Nr Mccullough and othcr.,
elon OF nearly ?45 oth, 600, lie thinks that, in
addition to this, the effective currency will he
stn! further inflated br the hank creii:n, u, de-
noe1ts which the new banks would create He
Turks the deposits aye al effective III cx.a1-
zion as the notes themselves.
In regard to section !. Which provides for 3
new currency, he male statemcuts ,sAi"t
h.nnfed the careful attention ard deep interest
OF the committee.
We have already four curyencics:
!. SIsN no., ,gaO
= Told notes. .................. 3enn,nao
J. .tnsN Ar.... *s.skI.thHb
rIaeuonat- ..--..-.-....-...-...-.. +ntss.,rh
!. National Bank notes-. .......,.,. aA.,s,,.,htI
Total, t'esi,leH the gt1d. ,j..l
lhc bill lie kays provides fus .le@cri,,tiun
Ee1etGfofe unknown in this or anv u,lrr ru,t,-
Try. That it Establishes ua.iotial sv.t.m uf
aree banking Unlimited il, extent, ti,;vc liz.
treasury mpst iseue nn,er to tAe extent of NJ
Per cent On any amount VI bonds sLat NAV he
deposited bs any company. That, Willie, all
she notes OF she government, e1ct7.t tn. yuLi
Hoter, which are merely receipts for :,ulI de-
fosied Promise on1s PAPER iu payulrt,,. 1b..t,
PROMISE gold. That tbs goverumen, must
e,!atantce tie payment III go1l oI, demand. Of
81! notes is.red by there banks, while it n+.r-
mite them to isht1e fsur dollars in prs,tn-
lkes TO ever! one dollar required in rulL.
nat these noses fuIm mixed curr..M.y
Which will. from its natu1e be cou5sautly ffnc-
mating In 1uAntits. and l,e liable to can4.,
great revu!pions III tho currency and bn-ine.s
ot the country. That the artral re,lernntion
OF oue dollar 1nu4t. u tlia ratio Of exusnriou,
!ltt olive the contraction Of the gold market bv
four dollars for each one dollar 10 withdrawn.
thus giving AL unlimited license to speculation
and quadr'lpline the stilts Of the gold opera
tor to make profitable cutuet 20 far a. iu can
command the new currency. Mr. Walker was
requested to 90 before ii. cGulIuiIteo arai1. q.
its next meeting.
, 1870-04-09

Arumor, which ought to he time. comes
from Washington, that Mr Justice Es4lley,
of the Sui RENT Court. declines to sit Oh
, 1870-04-09

TIE FuST GRI<.
AAI, Ct Last, l GENE to = petition WHICH
, 1870-04-09

l TUX 1lESI EAQ1-E.
| NJ. A. B. Mullet, the greatest architect since
| Michael Angelo. tho airy pinnacles Of whose
calculations pierce higher than the American
eagle, reports upon the New Orleans Custom
icnse that three millions OF dollars, lets iifty
Thousand, have been spent upon that palace ol
Thousand dollars is tte smallest a,noHut 10.
which i can be finished: but that haIf mil.
! lcn dollars would roof the Infamous ruin IN.
and make it very effective subject FOR satire.
fgsIa like this?
Senator Sehurz wants to eLeet al the Eerrc-
sentadres to Congress on the second Tuesday,
after the frtt Monday in November ever
stecnd year. cou1nensing in 1872. Why not,
1i!d il so, wherefore?
Marine Hospital At New Orlcsn-, which cost.
Heaven knows kcK much, and buv in p1ac.. OF
it = private building, called the Sedswicl Hos
ita!. for 81, Goa Of yorr money. Sheldon,
Probably nanla attached To : carpet-baS,
lrug= iii this proposition
TIL F7nsr I4wN.
Wilmington, Delaware, wants her ha7bor in
proved for at, ,{sh, because, as the memorial
says, Wilmington Manufactures sixteen million
leNars' worth Of Articles / year. This is .
pretty mean 1eIuest on tue part OF the atose-
said sixteen millions. il IS like man show
t1els AID gof! s1d sayinG, "Flease tEess ma
to ,g'ate Of gingrr-pop.
Minnesota wants al Of her indians removed,
II Eer people want % keep their scalps station
AZ, They describe the stste Of things up
there as hair-uwing.
We have raid neatly $4,000 since 1862 tcz
so'cIi7'cE black people outside the Cnitel
states This colonization movement was cue
u Henry C1ay's great seaencs Of protection
Ihe Civil Rights bill has made that snail phi
lsntEruthy a1icu.ous, as tic triumph ct tree
trade WI make manufacturing protection RI
dicnlons.
The Senate Committee on Territories prop
cry reports Against Congress Incorporating
tie CEitcd StAtet Freehold Land and Emif1a-
ton cosnrany, With capital ct =, 5c1 6oo.
Congress has no business to incorporate any
ling outside ot. the District Of Colrm5ia,
Es.1.et lie uscr1a:e con1anics or lot;e:y
Eoacy shops. or any oilseI specn1a:ioas-
Ce=lsn Z. Hart, of Florida, wants the seat
Of Glteit, prtsent i1cambfnt IN the Senate,
A. he GAINS that Gilbert was elected ri-n rort
y lcrs than legislative qcor1rza, aad By other
i2:lttFtieties- Gilbert ought to Apply for =
t54ns3e11al in the stnatc docket 17a,n Flnnla
20 New IcEl. That pon1a make tarte Seaa-
TN fro,u New Yurk. lat even then Gilbert
would o<rupy more legitimate r1ace than eii-
'i.g. sa cow, !ot State Were he las 70 t1ue
rttiltl
TIE FUsr GRIy.
A,.2, ct LAST, l ccne to petition Which
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History Oi ;hc escCIaIatlOn Of
Independence.

In tho Congress Of 1916, the great
question Of American Liberty came
first 10 be discussed. On the S,h OF
May. Mr.. Adams offered a resolution
that the Colonies should adopt gov
crnmcu's adequate - the wants OF
the country, and independent Of Great
Britain. The success OF this rcsoiu.
tion on tho 10Th, was considered as
decisive Of the question OF allegiance
70 any foreign power. Ga the 9Th Of
June, Richard Henry Ice, second by
Mr. Adams, moved in Congress the
evcr-mcmorabic resolution Of American
Independence The debate continu-
ed till the 10th, when the consideration
ofthe resolution was postponed until the
lst Of July. The next day, Thomas
jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin
FranNliu, Roger Sherman aud Il. r.
Livingstone, were uppcin,cd to prepare
u draught ofa Declaration Of lnde-
penleuce. The two gou,lcmcn first
named on ;hc Committee having been
icpu:cl a subcommittee to draw up
a Declaration, at the desire Of Mr.
Adams it was prepared By Mr, JET
trrsOn.
Ga the lst Of July, the question on
the resolution was again resumed, and
unanimously agreed to on the second
Mr.. jefferson has told us that " Colos
sus Of that Congrcss--the great pillar
OF the Declaration Of Independence,
aud its abcst advocate and champion
on the Goor Of the House, was JohL
Adams, In that moment Of darkness,
Of terror, and Of CONSERVATION, when
the election was to be made between
an attempt at Liberty and Independence
on the ono hand, and defeat, subjuga-
ton and death Gu the other, the cOur-
ago of Mr.. Adams, in the true spirit
Of heroism, rose in proportion TO the
dangers which pressed around him /;
and he poured forth that only genuine
eloqnence, the cloquence Of the soul,
which, ,'in the language 0! Mr,Jeilersou,
moved bis hearers from their seats,
The objections of his adyersaries were
seen no longer but IN II state of wreck;
floating in broken fragments on the
pillows of the storm, aud over rocks,
over breakers and amid ingulphiug
whirlpools, that everywhere surrounded
him, he brought the gallant ship OF
the Nation sale into port
The Declaration already prepared,
was taken into consideration on the
4th of July, l776-a day never TO be
iorgotten-when il received the sane
ton of the whole Congress,
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\ lloLY Lh&p lIoRsE.-ln hi, tray-
els cut OF jerusalem, Mark Twain had
a remarkable Lorse, which he thus
paiut.
" | have horse now by thc namo
Of jericho. lie is mare have
seen remarkable hors ., before. but mono
50 remarkable as this. | wanted II
horse that woulI shy. and thi, one
al, the bill. ! hal an idea that i y.rg
lniicaicd spirit. fit is correc, have
got the most spirited horse On earth.
lie shies Il: everything he comes across
with the utmost partial.ty. lie ~
pears ~ have u mortal dread of tciu-
graph poles especially; and it il fortu-
nate that these are On both sides of
the road because, as il j. now. never
Ia! oil twice in succession on the ,amo
side. II | frll on the same side Al
ways II would get monotouous after a
while. The creature has SHED at every
'h'oS to-day except hay,tack. uo
walked NJ 10 that with au inircpidi,y
auI rcchiessnc,s that was astonishing.
And it would li,l any one with a lmi-
ration t, ,cc how ho preserved his
self possession in the ,rcscncc of
barley sack TIL, daredevil bravery
VIII bc the death Of this horse soino
day lie is no; particularly fast, but
! think he will get INC through tho
Holy Land. He has oily one fault
his tail has been chopped off, or elsc
he has set down on It too hard somc
time or other, aud has to fi.ht the Hes
with his heels. THIS is all very we'll
but when he tries 10 kick fly of the
top oi hi, head with his hind foot it i
too much ol variety. lie is going
TO get himself into trouble that way
some day. lie rcache, around and
bites NY legs, too. don, care par
uculriy about that, only don't liku
to see 4 horse too SOrIalla >
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The Boy AND THE BRICKs "A hoy
hearing his father say " twas u poor
rule that would not work both ways.,
said Ii father applies this rule about
his work, | will test it in my play
80, setting up row OF bricks three
or four inches apart, he tipped over
the first which, striking the second.
caused it TO tall on tho third, which
overturned the fourth aud 50 on ,hro'
the whole course, unit. all the brick
Ay PROSTATE.
Well said the boy, leach bric,,
has Knocked down hi, ucigLbor which
stood next to him; | Only tipped one.
Now | will raise one and see il he will
raise his uci2hbor | will see if raising
one viii raise the rest"
lie looked in vain to see them rise.
Here, Father said the boy, is
u poor rule; twill not work both
ways. They knocl; each other down,
but will not raise each other up
My sou, said the father, " bricks
aud mankind are alike, made of clay,
active in knocking each other down,
but not disposrd TO help each other
up
The father then added the following
moral
when men fall, they love company /;
but when they rise, they love to stand
alone, like yondcr brick, and see others
PROSTATE aud below them
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Responsibilities Ola sea
Captain.

five regard the ship a living mons
ter forcing its way by Its oan peculiar
organs Of locomotioo through these
bilIOws aud storms, We must consider
tho statc.room Of the captain as the
seat Of its brain. The duties ofthe
commander of sea, going steamer
aro hot only extremely various, but
they involve the possession Of a cou-
bination Of mental qualities aud attain.
ments most diverse in their character
many OF them being such as are seldom
conferred by nature, and are very diff
ticull Of attainment, but which are all
ABSOLUTELY essential TO the successful
execution Of his charge. lie must be
a good ruler. No monarch can be
more absolute than he in the control
OF everything Oh board his ship, from
the time OF his dismi>sing the pilot OF
the commencement Of his voyage, to
his taking the pilot at the end Of it
He has, however three different meth.
DDS aud principles Of treatment in the
emergencies Of that occur, There are,
drst, the company of passengers see,
ond!y, the ships company, consisting
of seamen, engineers, fremeu, cooks,
aud stewards, sometimes amounting
to hundreds in number; and, thirdly,
The emigrnts-a body Of mep, women,
aud children, to tho number often OF
more than atLousand, Thus the com,
mauder of Que of these ships has in,
trusted to his charge heterogeneous
community Of one or two thousand
souls enough to form tho population
Of quite u town. These. all packed
together in the closest quarters, in th,
ship which he commands, he has III,
responsibility of conveying through
wists aud gales aud driving storms o
snow and rain, breastiug tin heaviest
seas, aud threading his tortusas va,
among tides and currents. aud through
fleets Of fishermen, and among field
and mountains OF floating icc, will
only plank between his littlo work
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tp?cai la Behalf of American
EiDcriy.

| call upon You, fathers, by the
shades oi your ancestors, hy the dear
a'hc, whj,h rcpo.c in thi, rrcc,ou.
soil, Jy all you are, and all you hope
to be resist every object OF disuuiou
resist every cucroachmeut upon your
liberties, rc~is; every attempt to ictte,
your conscicuccs, or smother yourpub.
Ilc schools, or cXirnsuish your system
oi public instruction.
call upon your mothers, by that
which never fails in woman, the love
OF your offspring; teach them rs they
climb your kuccs. or lean on your
bo,om,, the blessings Of liberty. Swear
them at the a.tur, A. witlr their. hab-
;i-mal vows, TO be true to their coul-
try, AMI never to forget or iyr,ah,
her.
! call upon you, young mcn, to re
member whose SONS you are whose
inheritance you po,,c,>. lA!c can
mover br too short, which bring moth
ins bot disgrace and oppression. Death
never comes too soon, n necessary ia
the defense Of the liberties Of your
country.
| call upon YOU, old men, for your
counsc!s aud your prayers, and yoUr
bcucdlc,iun-. May uoJ Your gray
hairs 90 down in sorrow to the grave
with the recollection tina, You hay,
lived IN vain May not your las, sun
sink i'll tho west upon nation ol
..avcs.
10, read in tho destiny of NY
counIy far better hopes, far brighter
visions. We, who arc NOW assembled
here, must so0u be gathered to tie
congregation OF other days, The tim,
Of oar departure j. Mt hand, t,
make way tor our chi'drcn upon IL,
lhcatcr Of liic, May God ,pcod them
aud theirs. May he, who at the dis
taucc OF another century shall stand
to celebrate this day, still look ruunc
upon free, happy aad virtuons people
May he have reason t. cXu,t H. v,
do. Nay he, with AL lh, enthusiasm
Of truth as well rs OF poetry, cXclaim
that here !, still hi, country -SroUY
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contents their prey lie has to fild
his way over this painless deep ly
means Uf stars which are constantly
IN motion, aud by the sun, which on
no two days pursues the same track
through the skies. The needle OF his
compass j. liable to Jc disturbed in il,
indications by many causes. \ blow
struck on any portion OF his iron ship
may dcransc i, and upon the variation
# his chronomcicr to the amount of
the fraction Of II second during tho
voyage in question may depend whether
he shall strike upon rock or cutter
he port 10 satyty at the end of it,
Ono would suppose that the solici,udc
aud anxiety which would attend tho
sustaining of responsibilities like these
wouli be- overwhelming. But they
uc not 80. No class ui men enjoy
better health, or perhaps lead lives Of
greater irc,dom from anxiety and care,
than these commanders. The reason
Is, iha, they are as a class thoroughly
qualified for their work and mcn do
easily what they do well. Prom The
Ocean steamer" by JACoH ABBOTT,
IN UUY'rs NJJ,-iHc tor JUi/.
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\ SuVEH MoUNTAIN.-A San Fran.
cisco correspondent oi the pitlsburg
Chronicle says
\ silver monutain is said 10 exist in
New Mexico, fifteen miles from tho
Arizona boundary line 4 mysterious
expedition left the city two mouths
ago Tor that region, aud tie Bank OF
California is said TO be the protector of
ii, Its members were supplied with
arms, money and comforts, that no
private enterprise could afford, anu it
is an ascertained fact that the corpora
ton named previously, despatched n
force to that ueighborhood, to lay claim
to something or other, OF which ordi-
nary mortals know not. In connection
With this ma,er late AriIopa papers
mention the existence of . ass of silver
rock in that territory, comprising 400.
600 square yards (hey give details),
which essays from $3.50 TO s2,S50 per
ton. II is certain that FROM time To
time this story is repeated by travellers
from that indian, haunted section but
until the Apaehes are exterminsted,
prospeetors would require small army
to protect them, aud then stand . fair
chance Of losing their scalps.
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Bold LANGUAGE OF PATRICK HEN.
RY.-When Patrick Henry, who gave
the first impulse to tho ball OF the
American Revolution, introduced his
celebrated Resolution on the Stamp
Act 10 tho House of Burgesses Of Nir.
ginia, May, l7G5, while descanting on
the hateful act, ho exclaimed 4" Caesar
has his Brutus T; Charles the First his
Cromwell and George the Third -
-("Treason |" cried the Speaker
" Treason !. Treason ~ echoed from
every part of the housc.) 1t was one
Of those moments which are decisive
Of character. Henry faltered not for
an'instaut; but rising 10 lofter atti-
tudo. and fixing ou the speaker IN eye
flashing with. fire he continued |" aud
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E.Iicrai An.ys cr4,

salt on the sidewalk to take oil III,
ice, and remarked to II friend, poiul-
/ ing to the salt:
Now, that's bencvolencc.
q" No it amt" said the boy, some
what indignant, it'- salt"
So when lady asked her servant
girl if the hired man cleaned of the
, >uow with alacrity, she replied:
No, INA am, he used the shovel. 50
The sam, literal turn of mind which
we have been Illustrating Is sometime,
used Intentionally and perhaps u lililr
mMiciou,ly, AID thus becomes the
property OF wit inscal Of blUndcr.
Thus We hear of very p,lito AMI inn
prcssivc gentleman who said tO ayouth
in the street:
Boy, may inquire where EJbia-
son 5 drug store is ?'
Certainly SIR" rcplel the boy,
very respectfully
Well, sir sail the gentleman
after waiting awhile, "whrrc j. it?'.
have not the least idea, your
honor said the urchiu.
There was another boy who wa,
accostcd by au a,cet,c middle a-c !
lady with
Boy, / waut to 20 to Dover
street
Well, ma'am," said the boy "why
don ycu -, then ~
Ono day, at Lake George party
Of gentleman s,lol,ing among III,
beautiful islands on ,h, lake. with
bad luck, c,picl a iit,lo fellow with a
red ahirt aud a straw hat dangling Il
iiuc over the side OF boat.
Ilaiioo, boy said one Of them
" what are You dliug?'
Fishing came the answer
Wei, Of cour-c," said the gentle
man, "but what 10 yea catch?'
Il'h, You fool; what do you
.'spo.c q
Did any OF You ever see az cic-
plants skin - Inquired u teacher Of an
infant class
Il have" exclaimed one.
" Where ~ a'kci tho teacher.
"On the clcph,nt,' said the boy,
.anghine.
Sometimes this sort OF wit dcscncr,
aica Or li'c', as the case may be, IN
To puuning, as when Flora pointed
rcnNNciy 10 the heavy mass co Of clouds
IN the SKY, saying:
wonder where those clouds are
gong aud lac brother replied,
ih'nh they are going TO tLun-
der.
Also Tie following dialogue
IlaIloo, there how Do You SCI.
your wood ~
By the cord
How long has It been cut.'
-Four lcrt.'
= | mean HON. ltnff m. IL IgNn since