Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-08-24
MUTE A RTILLERY.


time ago, the major conceived the idea
that artillery might he used effectively
IN hghJlug with the Indians by d:>prn
sIng with Euu caIIiages. and fastening
the cannon up"u the backs of mules.
80 he explained his views To the com
mandant, au% il was determined to tn
the experiment \ howi,zcr Was >,lr.-
ted. and strapped upon an ambulance
mule, with the muzGle pointing tcwa,d
the tail
when they had secured the gun. ami
loaded i, with ball cartridge, they lcd
that calm and stealtaS, mule ont on the
blutf. aud set up u target IN the middle
of the river To practice NJ The rear ui'
the mule WAS turned toward the target,
and he was backed gently ur L. the
edge of the bluff The officers stool
around in semi circle, while the MAJOR
went up and inserted 4 tim,-tn>c IN the
touch-hole of the howitzrr When The
fuse was ready. the major lii It and re
tired
In minute or two the hitherto unrui
fled mule heard the tizLlnc back there
on his neck, and i; made him uneasy.
He reached his head around to ascertain
what was going on, aud, as he did So,
his body turned, and the hoWitAcr began
10 sweep Mourd the horlzcn. The
mule nj last became excited. ani hS
curiosity grew more aud more intense,
and IN second or two hc Was standing
with his fore legs in n bunch, maklrg
siN revolutions a minute, and the how
itlrr. understand, thacatcnlng sudden
death to every man within halt a mile.
The commandaut was observed Ia
climb suddenly up atrec the Ilcutcnants
were seen slding over the bluff into the
river. As if they did not care AT all about
the high price ofunitorms the djutant
made good time toward the fort the
sergeant began To throwup brcaStw"rks
with his havonct. and the ma j"r rolled
over the ground ahd gruarcd la two
or three minutes there WAS \ pun OF
smoke. dulI thud. and the nun Oh
where WAS he
\ solitary iackaSs might have been
seen turning successive back somrr
saults over the bluff onl Y 10 rest at an
chor, finally. with his howitzcr at the
bottom of the river. while the ball went
of toward the fort. hit the chimney IN
in the ma j"rs quarters the adobe
bricks down into the parlor and fright
encd the majors wife INTO convulsions.
They do not alludc To it now. and no
report of the results of the experiment
was ever sent 10 the War Department.
BornrRING BUSrLEs.-lt has always
been common habit with the ladies L"
view with n critics eye each others
clothes: but since the fashion of bustlcs
has attracted their attention, the habit
has grown somewhat stronger IL II
amusing AT times to watch them (but
you mustn't let them know that you
are watching oh, no) AS they move
along the streets BuStles are very 1T
tie trouble, and only have to be rc-shlp
ped and fixed up generally about every
ten steps, and it is thought by some
that the origin of this ccc, nitric fa'hion
was, that some lady of fashion got
her back up in a family jar and was un
able TO get it down again Very like
". We live III 4 progressive age. We
had to laugh at the appearance OF
young lady who was moving in grace
ful curves down street on Saturday
last She was gorgeouslv arrayad. Had
on everything but the empty trunk,and
was wonderful in her style aud gci-up.
Her hustle was gorgeous affair. 1t
was built OF newspapers as could be
seen bv all observers. The bottom
hook on the back of her drc-s had given
way, don't YOU understand, and the
treachcrOus papers were sticking ont OF
the space thus left. Ii was all right IA
far a. We were concerned but we thought
maybe some young man, less expericn
ced and less charitable than We might
follow her up and read on her hustle
the terrible words TO Rent for there
they were plain to be seen.
IT Is \ MARK of the unsuccessful
man, that he invariably locks his stable
door When the horse has been stolen.
This sort Of wisdom never thinks about
bodily ncalth until IT is gonO. But just
as much as any disease has bccone seat
ed. the power oi the system To re'i't
and throw it off is weakened hence
time is all important For dyspepsia.
all diseases Of the liver, stomach, skin
and kidneys. and all that begin IN vita
ted blood, do not wal, until the trouble
i. confirmed, but attack it by q timely
use Of Dn. W MIXERS CuIroH>n NiN-
TGNR BIrrLEs.
TsErrL TRrrns.-DcscIyc friends
and YOU will have them. The world -
teemng with kind hearted people. and
YOU have only to carry a kind, s!mpa
thetic heart ia your own bosom to call
out fricndlincs. from others.
II is a mistake to expect 20 receive
welcome. hospitality. words Of cheer
and help over rugged and difficult pass
cs in life, in return for nothing III the
world but self
Live as long a. you may, the first
twenty years form the greater part OF
your life. They appear 80 when they
are passing they seem to have been 80
when We look back 20 them, and they
take more room IN ON memory than all
the wears that succeeded them.