The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11
A Live Agent.

The following rich story is related by
Sonora paper at the expense of queer gem
us who vibrated between the town of Oregon
az advance agent of a concert troupe, an,
who, though pretty clever in selling, tn,
curiously inclined, does not always come of
first best.
Frank Ball, travelling in a vehicle bearing
strong resemblance to a peddler's cart
Old lady PUSHES out from house by the road
side. The following colloquy ensues:
Old Lady-"Say, what have YOU GOT Ia
sell?'
BALI am travelling agent, madam. for
the greatest menagerie Of ancient or modern
times, which is shortly to be exhibited in
| this section, affording to the Inhabitants
thereof an opportunity OF viewing the most
stnpendous collection of animals ever before
exhibited"
Old Lady-"You don't say. Have Won
any elephants"
Ball-We have, madam, six elephants
but these constitute comparatively unim-
por.ant part OF the show. We have living
specimens OF bipeds and quadrupeds, who
rOamsd over the earth, not only in the ante
diluvian, but also in pliocene and postmio.
cnne periods, embracing the megatherium,
with six legs and two tails; the ichtbyosau-
rus, with four eyes and three tails; the gyas-
ticutus, with no eyes, two noses and four
tails; the plesiosaurus, resembling Satan in
shape, which spits fire and breathes sulnhur |
and many other species, too numerous to
mention. We have also pious lawyer
Old Lady-"Well, declare!,'
Ball--'But, madam, the greatest curiosity I
oy far Of our exhibition, is learned and /
classical educated monkey, who was brought
up Dy Mohameddan priest in the mysteri-
ous regions of the Great Desert OF Sahara.
This monkey talks with fiuency all the mod.
srn languages, besides Latin, Greek and
Hebrew he can repeat the ten command
nents, the emancipation proclamation, Presi-
isnt Llncoln's LIST message, and performs
me most Intricate examples in mathematics
Vitn rapldity, ease and accuracy. While being
y inhibited IN Washington he actually repeated ,
long speech Of the Presidents, This mon !
ey corresponds
Beautiful young lady suddenly sticks her
cad from the window and calls OUT
Mother! mother ask him why thew lei
ne monkey travel SO far ahead of the other
nimals ~
a Newport correspondent speaks OF a low ]
y couple IN a railroad car: .sI'he pre-
'mption is they had stunnellcd' before butsI
had been in the day time, when tIe tlayk-
sss OF the tunnel was advantageous. On :
is occasion it was after nightfall, and the
I candies were burning. The male lover
miles had been talking tunnel, as. ii deem r
Interested in that underground passage.
g HIS love evidently understood the aim
'ns. Al last the train Numbered into the
mel, and the lovers INDUCED IN one II y
ose hearty salutations that are made to be
. but not to be seen By Indifferent specta-
g. VI course the car load exploded. while I.
imp ulslye swain apologized to his dull "
lea with the unsatisfactory exclamation.
the lamps, 7 didn't think Of
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mere ls one. young lady in Westfeld.
who is not safe person 70
with. She allowed lover to take har
drl to Southwick not long ago: while wa =
re she became angry At real or tancied gle
ait from her cavalier, and with one blow 8 .
,cked him down stairs. Then. taking an o osa
er lady IN the carriage with her, she drove Ag,
%, leaving the male tyrant to get back Is kne
he could be
isfa
HE wind IS unseen, but itscools the brow uusa
ne ievcren one, sWeetens The summer at par
pncIc anu I1pple6 the surface of the lake herr
i silver spangles Of beauty. So goodness &
heart, though invisible to the material sa.
makes its presence felt, and from its -
e upon surrounding thingsEe are as
its existence.
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lswlth iitne-souled people as with mar
necked bottles the less they have IN
tnc more noise they make in pouring it 'T'I
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