Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-06-17
miscellaneous.

"SHoosT so LONG AS IT IT VAS l''-
4 Chicago correspondent sends the follow
ing: During % recent trial before Justice
Dougherty It was thought important by
counsel to determine the length of time
that certain two quarters OF beef, two hogs
and one sheep remained in an express wa
GO in front of plaintiff's IS store before they
were taken away by defendant. The wit
ness under examination was q German,
whose knowledge of the English language
was very limited but he testified in very
plain, straightforward way to having after
ward carried it out and put it into the
aforesaid wagon. Then the following en-
sued:
Counsellor Enos.--"State to the jury
holc long it was after you took the meat
from the store and put it into tho wagon
before it was taken away
Witness. shoost cand dell dat.
7 dinks bout dwelve feet not say near
er as dat.''
Counscl.-"You don't understand me.
UOlo long acdS IL from the time the meat
left the store, and was put in the wagon be-
fore it was taken away by defendant ?n
Witness-"Now L know not vot you axe
dat for. Der wagon he vas back up NIT der
sidewalk, and dat's shooSt so long as 1t ecds.
You dell me how long der sidewalk vas.
Den feetp Dwelve feet? I? Den dells you
how long it vas.''
Counsel-'I don't want to find out how
wide the sidewalk was, but want to know
Speaking very slowly, hooc-long-this--
-in-the-wagon- It
Was-taken-away 2"
Witness-"Oh +! dat Well, now, 1 not
sold any meat so. all time weigh him
never measured meat, not vet. But /
dinks bout dree feet" (IIere the spccta-
tors and his Honor and the jury, smiled
audibly. 81 know not, shentlemens How
is dis. 1 dell you all / can, so good as l
know.n
Counsel-"Look here. l want to know
hOec long 1t ocdS before the meat was taken
away after it was put into the wagon 2''
Witness looking very knowingly at
counsel)-"Now, you try and get me in
scrape. Dat meat aCaS ShooSt so long in der
cagon as he ras IN der shop. Dat's all told
you. Dat meat vas dead meat. He don't
got much longer in den dousand year, not
mooch."
Counsel-"That will do.'
LIFE IN DEATII.-The cedar is most
usefuI when dead. 1t is the most produc-
tive when its place knows it no more.
There is no timber like it. Firm in the
grain, and capable of the finest polish, the
tooth of no insect will touch it, and Time
itself can hardly destroy it. Difusing n
perpetual fragrance worm will not corrode
the book which it protects, nor the moth
corrupt the garment which it guards and
all but immortal itself, it transfuses its
amaranthine qualities to objects around it.
Every Christian is useful in his life, but
the goodly cedars are the most useful after
wards. Luther is dead but the Reforma-
tion lives. Knox, Melville and Henderson
are dead, but Scotland still retains q Sab
bath and a Christian peasantry, q Bible
in every house, land school in every parish,
Bunyan is dead, but his bright spirit still
walks the I'M its ''Pilgrim's Progress
Baxter is dead, buL souls are quickened by
Saints Rest" Cowper is dead, but the
golden apples" are still US fresh as when
newly gathered in the ''silver basketsn ~ of
the Olney Hymns. Eliot is dead, but the
missionary enterprise is young. Henry
Martyr is dead, but who can count the
apostolic spirits, who, phoenix like, have
started from the funeral pile? Howard is
dead, but modern philanthropy is only
commencing its career. Raikee is dead,
but the Sabbath Schools go on.-.Rec. F.
Hamilton.
A DEACON in Illinois objected to the or
gan purchased by his church, and when
called upon to close the service with pray
er, said; "Call on the machinel If it can
sing the glory of God it can pray too. Call
on the mQchine.n