Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-10-21
An Amusing Story.

An Amusing Story.
"The man in the gallery" writes to the
Albany Times:
A gentleman who now occupies a seat iu
the upper branch, but at the time was mem-
Der OF the Assembly, relates the following:
Perkins was as honest man as ever set
foot IN Albany. Money wouldn't buy him,
aud knew it, but thought would have
little fun with him; SO l went down to his
room one evening and said "Perkins, what
do you think of that underground railroad
bill Are you going to vote for it ?''
"Well," said Perkins, ..I have not made
up my mind yet, exactly. I am inclined TO
think it is good bill, but why do You ask Pr
81 thought you were in favor of it." said I,
''and as long as you have concluded to vote
for it, just want to say that the men inter-
essed in it are paying five hundred dollars for
votes, and as it is coming up in its final pas
sage tomorrow, you can jus. as well have the
money as not, you will vote for the bill any,
way"
"vote for the bill I'll be hanged first"
exclaimed the irate Perkins. "No, sir If
improper means are being adopted to pass this
thing, as you say, |, for one shall vote against
ii every time. You can't put me down-no!"
ooh, 1 don't caro- anything about it. l
tho't to do you favor, and think can vet.
for, to tell you the truth, the rival ompanies
are here in full force, and are moving heaven
and earth to defeat it. They are paying the
same amount for noes, aud as long as you are
bound to vote that way, I'll get you the five
hundred all the same"
"Can such things be 2" exclaimed Perkins
rising from his seat, and tearing up and down
the room in whirlwind ofrightoous wrath aud
virtuous indignation. What state of things
this is A plague on both of our houses -
l won't vote at all"
"All right" said I, as laid my hand on
the handle of the door, en- get you five
hundred dollars for being absent"
THE BRAvEsT OF THE BRAvE.-Gover-
nor Le'cher the other day related very in
terestiug incident OF the war, while i'll liem>
per's room at the hotel. lie said that in ono
of the battles below Richmond, four flag
bearers had been shot down aud call was
made for a volunteer to carry the colors A
STRIPPING took the torn standard. In few
minutes the staff was snapped by q shot,
The boy sat down, unloosened shoe-string
and tied it. He started in frop. again. An.
other bullet splintered the staff 1t was then
fastened by tho other shoe>string He had
hardly shook the folds out second time,
when down fell the flag, struck by a ball
The shoe-strings had given out. He unbut-
toned his jacket, ripped his shirt to ribbons
aud wrapped the broken rod and carried the
tsttered ensign through the fight
Gov. Letcher said, "When they brought
me the boy with the shattered sstaff patched
up with shoe-strings aud shirt tail, / made
him an officer and gave him the best sword
Virginia had"
The gallant fellow was from Monroe coun>
ty. he was killed in battIe.-Ler Gazette.
HOME Show me a loving husband, a
worthy wife, and good children, and no pair
OF horses that ever few along tho road could
take me in year where l could see more
pleasing sight Home is the grandest of all
institutions. Talk about Parliament. give
and the reform bill if you like, but 90 in
for wedding the little garden, and teaching
the children their hymns. Franchise may be
very fine thing, but should good deal
sooner get the freehold of my cottage, if 1
could find the money to buy it. Magma
Cbarta don't know much about, but if il
means quiet home for everybody, three
cheers for it.
Breathes there man with soul SO dead,
Who never to himself has eaid.
"hi NY couuty paper take,
Both for my own and fanily's sake ?"
If there be such, let him repent,
And have this paper to him sent:
And if he'd pass happy winter,
lie in advance must pay the printer.
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= The sinking of Mississippi steamboat
is thus graphically described:
'She sot and hove,
And hove and sot,
And high her rudder flung,
And every time she hove and sot
A wusser leak she sprung"
''Shsll l help you to alight 2" said a
young gentleman, addressing bouncing coun-
try girl, who was preparing to jump from a
carriage in front of his Office. "Tbapk you
sir" sweetly replied the girl, shut don't
SMOKE"
A Cincinnati young man who had read
in his city papers that Cleveland girls always
replied ..you bet" when rendered an offer to
marriage, tried the experiment with one Of
them, aud the only reply he got was .tyou