, 1876-03-26
BREVlTlES.
PIuTE rIETY AND POKER.

Old Adam, now dead, Was piute who bat
50 me- Christian notions. He used sometimes te
talk to his people of q better world beyond the
grave, into which they might enter provided
they 1eftained from killing aud stealing while OF
earth. "Poker Bob" is son Of old Ad6tn, md
SONS OF the piutes think that he will one OF
these days fill tbs place Of his father as an az.
1orter OF tho people to better Ways. johnson. q
Tiute iu some nay related to tho Adam fam
ily. in speaking Of Bob the other day said
.ITe think that ne will begin to preach by bv
sometimes giyes the people some talk Now him
no, say much bout for not to h9 and steal, but
him mako good talk for not to drink whisky.
Our people think By by him make come goodtalk
and some good talk about Heaven, too but you
see he can't do it now" why not give good
talk now :" asked We SWELL" looking little
ashamed. .''now him play all tlmo too much
poker We think by BY he quit pokor and give
Us plenty goo1 preach, s'l same Like Was the
dead father. - Virginia ChroAicle-
CHINESE kE1Gunons.
The Raleigh (N. c. -Aescs reports that tho
Rev. DR.. Pr1tchard, OF that city, referred in hns
Thanksgiving SERMON to conversation held
some years ago between Dr.. Thomas E. Skim
ner. formerly OF Raleigh. nov OF Georgia. aud
al anti-missionaEyist. Dr. Skinner. lie said,
was soliciting aid for foreign missions, and ap-
Piled to this gentleman, who promptly repu|sed
him with the reply, II don't believe in foreign
missions, and ] won't g.ve anything except to
my neighbors. "Well," replied Dr. Skinner,
"whom do you regard as your neighbors ?'
"Why, those around me-" replied the brother.
"Do son mean thos6 whose land JOINS yours?"
inquired Or. Skinner. ''Yes." '4Well,- said
Or: Simmer "1low much land do you own ?"
" About 500 acres" ''lIow far down do you
own:' why, I never thought of it before,
but suppose own half way through" LEX
actly' said DR.. Skinner, II suppose you do,
aud I waut this money for the Chinese,-the
men whose land joins yours On The bottom"
Tho hardened brother had never thought of
tAst, and gsTs good sum for foreign missions.
NO MONTE FOE HIN.
One minister Of the Gospel. at least, has
grown tho sharp to be caught BY tho three
catd-monte men, or any other agents OF Bsiial
that infest railroad tzaius to gain the confidence
OF Passengers and "gataer them ia" An en-
pioye of tie low. Ceut1ai Kasroad invented
conductors detective box, whieh was lately
adopted ss check upon conductors on the
road. It is an oblong box, With ticket pigeon
holes answering to tho various ststions Oh the
1uaa- The regulation requires thai the passen-
ger should take out q ticket, and the box il so
contriGed that only one ticket can come ont at q
time. Tie conductor caraes around the box at
all way stations. 4 sdti1y starched preacher
got on, and wanted to go to Ell Dorado The
conductor ptesonted his boz and asked the
preacher to "take q card" His holiness arose
Ii torering rod rage. aud dashed the diaboil-
cal box from him. He took T. violent religious
it, and frotned at the noath, and flashed 1t the
eyes. and just stormed iulprecatons upon card
players. and the u,0ate men n particular. He
could not be prevailed upon to take card, 40
the conductor had to put him of in the woods
among the Iowa wolves That good man had
come time lost at some innocent game aud could
not be caught asalD. lie b1eferred TO walk to
FL Dorado LII uncontamluate purity