The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-16
AnecdOte of Rich.

u \
auin. a story is told which is probably the
original OF several almost similar ones. Win
the advantage of being true. One night, re-
turning from the Portugal-strect Theatre IN
hackney-coach, lie ordered the man to drive
10 fhe Sun Tavern, Clare Market. Passlng
one of the par.or windows that was invltlng-
N omen Rich sprang out of the coach
into the rcona. The coachman just then halt
ing. and finding thc vehicle empty. slafamea
the stems. cursed the cheat wio had bi!ked
him. and mounted the box to driye4oH AZ
this moment Rich jumped back. and putting
out his head told the man to turn the ceaeli
and set him down. After he got out. Rlcli
swore at the stupid fellaw, and offered him
his fare. Jaryey declined: he did not Ike
the look of things. aid sad stottly his mas
ter had ordered him not to take any money
at all that night. Rich replied, your master a 7
! IS fool :: here is a shilling for yourself.
| B,st the man was reseHte, regained his fox,
and as he drove off shouted, mo, no, Mr..
Devil. knew you i'll spite of your shoes,
aud so you're made a fool Of for once. This
story is usually told of an actor who, OH be-
/ inc set down at his destination IN the dark.
kent getting out at one door OF the vehlcle
and going in at the other. till the coachmar,
1 ,astenished at, such endless procession, He'd
for terror.
THE V1crIM OF a iNAPoR BAtH.--Dhe elay
/ hast week popular mail agent. whose name
| sake was formerly connected with the baild-
I.faz rf- fox
came off his route with such terrible cold
\ in his head that he would have been rejected
as a skunk-tanning case at Indianapolis. a
I physician was sent for. who prescribed y;'-
nor bath. A chair well ventilated III the
seat was procured. the patient undressed,
II seated himself i'm it, and inclosed his person
4 and the chair in heavy blankets. Fer bath
Of this kind small quantity of alcohol Is pui
in saucer placed under the char ana lghiteo
/ when the desired result is soan obtained
q But the successful working OF this kind OF 4
bath depends entirely upon the amount o
alcohol used. Too little has no effect, and
the party having the patient in charge ignitet
an entire half pint at once. There was
fiash-a volume of fame that seorned 70 be
, confined under a chair-a wild shrek from
the patient. who displayed more activity
than he ever did before in leaping from ti't
!, chair to the bed, and a great demand for dc
!, , muleents. He pronounces the vapor bath
1fum5ue. and like travellers at reireshmen
rooms, takes his vi.tuals standing -Soua
Bend Tribune.
/ PosTAL CARDs.-The bill providing 70
: cards, which passed the House Of Hepresnla
tives, at Washington st Tuesday, and Whiel
s is now pending in the Senate, provides u
r the first section. that to facilitate correspon
/ tlence. and to provide for the TRANSMISSION
& iii the mails of messages or other short COIN
munications at reduced rate CT postage
s the postmaster-G General shall be authorize
and directed to furnish to the public, at
i cost of one cent each, including postage
i onen correspondence or postcards man,lfae
f tured of good stiff paper, with postal stamp
E embossed or impressed thereon, OF snch torn
|. and size, not exceeding three and hal
NJ inches. as he shall deem best adapted to
/ general use, which cards shall be used unde
regulations to be prescribed by the Post
/ master-General; provided, however, that tn
I said rules and regulations shall prescrlb
{ that the face of such cards sEall be used b
/ correspondents exclusively for the ilissriio
/ lot the address. and that al communication
I. III writing or III pr must be-Nritten
/ printed on tile reverse side. Which revers
/. shall be provided with a flap or cover owe
I the message. as the Postnastet-sseale1a' s'aa
4 prescribe. Z
swEgT sister. Now. dent be q cross bo ue
have this nice Jam ma has left III. y t'ros