, 1877-12-24

l>sc<ADO4N1e "%flNlyfA H. LII
Az ls customary with prisoners who have been
long contocd, he has bis hobbies, one OF which
ia an lffca that he n q barometer. lie also pos
acsscs remarkable hankeslng for short-cakc.
When questioned as tn his health hc answered:
III feels well enough, but ia Vwtne 10 rain to-
MORROW, a. ny y I'D ls'nes tegn. 70 aehs. ! KIN
Rnpcrintcndentt Tho least faror done him ~
treasured In his MUD, AS he reverted 10 "slat
'nossum ron gave me; les s:e-oh, ycsi
moTsn TO- ten or tTeye year. sg9 M tstk!ns;
with sighl III never forget dat 'possum."
lie spent mn.t Of his tffne In rcaling, and
often made particular inquiry. about "tat
yaller.kl'eretl aitnanac ard nr. frankltn's
faint tlca about the late war, ~ expressed in
these woe,la: "k didn't know lcre was war
until looke.l ont'n my window On the second
1oah and sced lot. Of sol}ers A standEn' out-
Il IT. se ssoa s ou Htn FITS al e@ sss
saw dcy wasn't plliadelfy toljcrs, as they
was mott eoys. DeT was from Ohio.
rs;3't IT., deg: NJ: perf,l ,, tfoasht 'niI so,ne
mics. And den hearsl tile biz gnus bang down
at tho Navy Yard, and rnt down IN the cc!l,
'cauac didn't know but dcrc mouyht bs q bat.
Tie gwlnc on, and ball H1ought come seootfn'
why Didn't dey built boats nnl come up De Del-
aware nnl take rhiatleIfy. and then tho war
was t,ber' .3nt dcy .l!tln't. Yes, all do colored
people am free but this nne.f
fcrrca over the river to the Almshouse, vhcro
he would haTc more freedom {ile WAS In igno-
rance OF the action Of tic Prisonlnspectorsth tho
tears welte,l H. ~ bis eyes, aud, with falterln1
knows low would bress DC day when / could
tky onte tnoah, anil feel as though was
free, frce. ircclh Here he broke down utterly,
"poes q BIRD feel happy when II sings IN its
cagul mol Well, Ms ac saMe happiness dat
have felt for TWENTY-FIVE long years wLlostt hopo
for dc future. Dis sur1mall. when WAS out In
DC prison yard de !lrss time si1ce h1sc bsen .a
fall OF inc wtt1ut Iron bars or stone walls to
fssp i.a}'" rs 's'n'' ~ was oe A''' 0''k'' '''
When the probability Of an carly release was
mado known to him last week the old fellow
frightened up wonderfully. Yesterday after
noon Mt. Perkins went Into the cell and related
the good news. ..,.
"Ol thank .le Lorti" said he, bursting into
tears, and few minutes later when be walked
out hs threw unwontcl activity Into his thin
limbs. lie Mill be tttaipcd at the prison uuili
suitable provision Is made for blu support.
QU1ps.
Two buttln kds-A young goat.t1ght.
Favorite Hibcrntaa toy-The top Of tho morn
ing,
A Western editor returned tailor's bill, In.
dorscd, "Dccl!ued; handwriting illcgtb'c."
The difference between car.conductor and 4
ttpplct Is that wliilo one hates to punch pasa
tho other hates 10 pass punch.
"Doi'inE hair In solution Of tea will darkcn
f." Bays sn exchange; but some folks don't like
to have their tea darkcucd IN that way.
A chemist out West claims to have dIscoy,
cred a preparation Which Will nuke leather
bullct-proot. Wcgucss It must be an or hide
Ot iron.
Tile old maxim, "Ee chnste and youth be
happy" Is contradictcd point blink BY Black
Hills man, who was recently chased ten miles b.
aparty OF redskins.
Emma Batlcy and Emma Colby are billed tt
run q loot rase III Virginia City on Christmas
Day. This will bc, .wc suppose. what tht
printers call q tTo-ctn DASH.
DeRgars should not bc ehoosers. Laird icon
Do Ysu tnnk oq oai Sod
dfnna doot but could II had pair o. rabbit
tao buIance 1t wl'.'-Judv
President IN Poltt. Economy Class-" Tou
know, Mr. g., that there was fall ~ the price
Of whisky year or SO ngo." Mr.. y. (anxlo,ll
70 remove sasplclon}-" Oh, no, Nfr: President
Spectator.
MAMMA, where do the cows get the mIlk,'
asked Willie, looking up frum the foanne par
Of milk which he had been tntently regarding
"Whcre do Jou get your tcarsf" was The
nnawtr. After q thoughtful sllonce he again
sssas s9saseS 81 'an"'' do :As sSr' a1.s t" be
Tommy casno home hs from School, and hauici
to his father tho tcachcra report Oil his pr0gFcs,
during the mouth. This IL very unsatisfactory
Toni you've very smnl1 number OF goN
marks. I'm not at Ill pleased with H." VI
fuff fnA nh.r@ Autk f,., k,,$ L.
wouldn't alter It,
hanged In Septembrr, aul he asked the Judge
| to appoint All earlier day. Ills Honor remarke&
| that propslcty prevented = change. "NoveI
| mind The propriety, Juaue," !" said the prisoner
ought to have something 70 say about IT.
"Whnt did Tho Russian soldiers send fotut
hot grapes to the Turks for. Rapat' asked q .
ycar.old, who had been spelling out news
Raper paragraph: "llot etapSe, H., my deas =
encc between fruit aud grapcshot had 70 bo u
pla'ned for amal! space.-Botton bulletin.
| ~ want to 80 and see tho baseball match
said tho subodttor. SWELL" aakcd thu chief
"are rou through youf, work for the days nArs
You Fssiqnsa sshafsln :, :, ,Yes;" " "HsTs yoe
killed o1 soa,s tnore Aussansin Yes" "And
! located Sitting Buili' "Yue" vi don't ses
that theEo'a anything moro to do. You can co.
HORACE 1REELEY'S TASTES.
| HudAon Hfstr Caronact4.
Tho philosopher OF the 7rt6uss was great
gourmand, not Nh optcure. aud would eat, Il
season and out of season, Whasovor pleased hI,
| palate. Aud this, although 10 war protesset
GrahAmite, u bellcysr Ia vegetable Or cereal
dlct. We have knorn him to walk severa
blocks for q loaf of Graham bread, which Ii
would consume with an accompaniment OF twt
dozen urge Tried osstsrs, and to eat = mldugh
meal Of beefsseak sut hot buttcre1 biscuit that
tho Kentucky gsnt or h1lt-civlixcd ostrict
| would haye shrunk from.
But Sit. Greeley never drank liquor OF sn'
kind.-nelthef malt, wine, uoE spirits. lIc did
be ~ tss
Of forty years that We knew him suti
| nstelx. We naYet hut nnl1a kuaX nj hJ