American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-06-28

wards recovered, 1 dollar so cents; To
givin my Opinyun one day on the street
regarding the kause of the zoot, 4 dollars.
Totil, 90 dollars and rs cents.
HUMORs OF PRoHIBITION.-A lady but
lately settled at Concord, n. H.,-relates
the Patriot of that city-went into a drug
store and innocently asked for a pint of
"Have you a prescriptions" inquired the
clerk, politely. "a what?" asked the lady,
in surprise. "a prescription from ply
sician," explained the clerk; 1--WE are not
allowed to sell alcohol unless it is ordered
by physician" Not even alcoholic"
said the astonished customer "Well,
that is strange. / was not aware that any
one ever drank pure alcohol as a bever-
age" Every true. 1 think myself that
such regulation is ridiculous, but we
must obey it. am sorry if you are in
convenienced, but cannot sell you any
alcohol unless you bring a prescription"
| The lady left the dug store, and when
last seen, in the middle of the afternoon
was circulating around looking for a
physician who would be willing to certify
that her spirit lamp was seriously ill
with some disease or other peculiar to
lamps at this season of the year-and that
its case was one requiring treatment with
stimulants.
KINDA few days since, Mrs. Joshua
Hewitt, living near Pennsgrove, N. j., left
her little boy, about three years old, in
the yard, where he was amusing himself
with a dog. Some time after she heard
the dog creating agreat disturbance below,
barking and scratching at the door lead
ing to the stairway, and making other
demonstrations of distress. Apprehend-
ing that something was wrong, she ran
n cfo
almost human sagacity the dog gave a
bark of delight, and ran TO an open well
in the yard. The frightened mother ran
to the well, which was fortunately filed
nearly to the top with water, and discOv-
cred her child in time to snatch him from
the waters just as he was sinking beneath
the surface When rescued the child was
insensible, but, restoratives being applied,
consciousness returned. The dog mean
about the room, jumping upon the couch
where the infant was lying, and licking
the face and form of the unconscious little
one, which its sagacity had saved.
Z A RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT.-The several
millions of tortured and corn-aff1icted peo-
pie in this country should read this para
graph and forever after bear the name Of
Humphreys in grateful recollection.
Humphreys is Judge at the city of Wash
ington in the District of Columbia Before
him came as party plaintiff shoemaker,
and asked judgment against man for
whom he had made pair of shoes Came
also the defendant and made answer that
the said shoes did not fit. As to the issue
which was joined on the averment of the
defendant, the shoes were the best wit
nesses, and they were brought into the
court and placed upon the feet of the de-
PENDANT. That they would go on is fact
that would seem to have initiated some
what against the theory of the defense; but
the defendant swore that, being on, the
shoes made existence insufferable. Then
it was that Humphreys uttered the great
principle that should make his name i'm
mortal. He said, in substance, that tight
shoes were a torture that no freeman
should be required to endure, and that
when a shoemaker fails to consult the COM
fort of his patron, the latter is under no
obligations. to pay for the work. Judg-
ment for the defendant. And yet the Pres
ident hesitates as to who should be made
Chief Justice !-ErcA0nge.