The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-22
on Helen Blake" in Grayfrier's church
yard, Edinburgh, runs thus:
she was
But words are wanting
To say what
Think what a wife should be-
And she was THAR"

''She was
But words wanting
To say whatl
Think what wife should be-
And she was that!"
A SALEM Mass man sold a piece of
land long since to the Eastern Railroad
for a free pass for life over the road and all
its branches for himself and brother and
their wives, and the investment proved
most profitable one to him.
AN ignorant man named Rogers, who
died at Cincinnati recently, and who, not
being able to write his name; made his
mark, leaves a will bequeathing to his
wife and five children $25000O, of which
$4,000 is in steamboat and dry dock
shares, and S100,0 in real estate.
No Mode of payment can be fair which
overlooks the previous training of the
workman. Sir Joshua Reynolds was once
asked by person for whom he had paint
ed small picture, how he could charge so
much for work which only employed him
for five days? Give days." replied Sir
Joshua, why, have expended the work of
thirty-five years upon it."
A MISTAKEN YOU'VE MANI hope
you will be able to support me-" said
young lady while walking out one evening
with her intended, during somewhat slip
perry state of the sidewalks. why, yes"
said the somewhat hesitating swain, with
little assistance from your father" There
was some confusion, and profound ST.
lence"
THEY say in San Francisco that if all
the briefs, pleadings, summonses, and
other law papers which have grown out of
the McGarrahan case were bound together,
they would make five hundred law vol
umes; also, that all the fees and costs.
would amount to at least So 100000
More than two dozen lawyers have been
retained in it first and last.
a NAN living in Freetown, Bury, Eng
land, latter due announcement" put up
his wife for sale the other night, the two
having become mutually tired of each
other. There were three nids-4S., 6s. and
Sand for the last generous offer the wO-
man was knocked down" to a neighbor
for whom she had previously shown a
liking The dot" was borne away with
rope around its neck.
THEY have horse OF uncommon men
tai powers in Brunswick, Me- He got
into the habit of leaving his lonely stable
for the free fields at will, and his owner
stuck nail over the hasp fastening one
night. In the morning, however, the
horse was in the garden as usual. He had
drawn the nail with his teeth, unhasped
and opened the door; and still more, he
bad taken the garden gate from it's hinges
and not dropped it, but actually set it up
beside the fence.
In England season ticket-hoder on a
railroad, found the advertised train not
going to start, In consequence of the fire.
man having neglected to keep up steam,
and ordered a special train at cost of
| about forty pounds, which he paid, and
then brought an action for the recovery
of the money ana ten pounds additional
for his own loss of two hours time. The
Judge expressed himself "astOnished !"
that tie company had resisted such a
claim, and the jury gave the plaintiff a
verdict for all he asked.
THE village of ST. Remy, near Metz was
DESTROYED during one Of the many bloody
battles that took place in the vicinity of
that fortress. An old woman, native of
the place was found on the ruins OF one
of the houses, sobbing frantically, and
vowing by all that was holy to her that
she would not leave the place She was
gray haired, and 73 years of age, and SO
some of the PruSsian soldiers took pity
on her. They rebuilt the little cottage,
diers' cloaks for bedding, and provided
her with other necessaries as much as was
in their power. Every day she gets rations
taken to her regularly by the enemies Of
her country. Such little traits of humani
ty give refreshing variety to the many in
cidents of cruelty that are practiced on
both sides.
DEAD LETTER OFF1cE.-The dead let
tor &c of no n
teresting branches of the government, and
the cause of it, or the necessity for such
institution, is mystery. 1t is impossible
almost to conceive of the carelessness, stu
pidity, and ignorance by which more than
IS, 600 letters were intrlsted to the post
office in single year, for which no deslg-
nation could be found, in consequence OF
inaccuracies, imperfectiOns, and fatal omls-
sons in direction-upward of 5000 having
no address whatever. And the mystery is
the more remarkable when it is considered
that these letters contained money to the
amount of at least 100000, in small sums
generally. and checks, drafts, etc, to the
amount of S3.OOO,OO0 more. This proper
ty WAS of course returned, or most OF II,
upon information obtained by opening and
examining the letters at the dead letter
office.
A GOOD story is tOlu ABOUT dD Oiu HuHI-
er who used to trap about MoOsehcad
Lake, by the name OF Ellis. His reputa-
ton as a great bear-h hunter extended far
and wide. Several years ago, when bear
skins were very fashionable for sleigh
robes. sportsmen about the lake in the fall
would engage one Of Ellis; and, as the old
man was poor, would pay for it in advance.
He had bargained for one in this way one
year, and when the first snow came, started
off with his gun and soon came upon
Bruins track. He ran all day without
overtaking him, but camped upon his
track that night, and early the next morn
ing took up the scent and followed him all
that day, with no better success than upon
the previous day. The third day found his
aged limbs quite stiff and sore however,
he made another start and ran till well
nigh exhausted, when he came in sight of
Bruin, who had stopped for a few mo-
ments' refreshment, but upon seeing his
pursuer started off again at full speed. The
old man took aim and fired; but Bruin
didn't stop. Feeling too far gone to run
another step, he shouts with all the energy
of despair " You may run, bit there amt
a hair on ye that belongs to ye, for Tee sold
your hide and got my pay for a."
Only n Shadow.