Smyrna times., 1877-04-25

An Oyster Goes Ducking.-Captain Jno. I.
Ford brought to the Comet office on We'd
nesday evening an oyster between the shells
of which was firmly fastened the bill OF
fisherman or pheasant duck. The duck
while feeding had evidently inserted his /
bill into the open mouth of an oyster which |
shut down on it and held it fast. The |
duck came to the surface, dragging with
him the oyster, which was SO large and
heavy the duck could not keep its head
above water. In this condition they were
found by Mr. Edward Hunt, who caught
the duck but could not get the oyster loose.
So he cut the ducks head off, and bill and
head will remain held by the oyster until
it is opened.-,S. MichaeFs (Md) Comet.
Cald,ccTs AtLRiGon to Easton.-This is a
little suburb of Easton that has grown up
through the enterprise of j. Il. Caldwell,
Supt. of the Md. & Del. r. r. The town
has been trying to get the pretty little
suburb into the town corporation, but has
failed, and now the residents of said suburb
ostensably to give themselves the protec-
ton that Easton can't extend to them, bat
really to have a good joke, have organized
q =" city government" with Mr.. Caldwell as
Mayor. There are about twenty Offices
one for each male resident in the "Addi-
ton and more would have been con-
| structed if there had been men to fill them.
Jos. a. and Geo. L. Baynard, two healthy
Smyrna boys, constitute the Board of
! Health. This of itself speaks Volumes for
the salubriousness of the place. Last Satur-
day evening, to satisfy themselves that
! their government was in good working
order, the citizens arrested a fish trader for
intent to violate the ordinance against fast
driving-he was trying to whip his horse
into a trOt. The trader was badly scared,
and this satisfied them that their " govern
ment > was all right, and the trader was let
! off
Stra7ge Coaduct Of a Prtcst.-A correspOn-
dent Of the Denton Journal tells a singular
story of an ex-Catholc Priest, named
Leigniel, a German, who left the Priest
hood because he was not allowed to marry,
and settled down on farm near Preston,
4 village in Caroline county. The writer
says: After taking possession of the farm
he began to cast around for helpmeet III
life, finally fixing his long pent-up affections
on one of Preston's charming daughters.
All passed along pleasantly until in early
December of last year, when Mr.. L. sud
denly became possessed of desire to take
a trip to Belgium, for the purpose of seeing
his parents. After making an extended
trip through England and France he sud
denly returned Sunday last, via steamer
Highland Light from Baltimore to find his
wife the wife of another; for Mrs. Leigniel
no sooner finding herself without protec
tor, than she gave her heart and hand to
another child of sorrow; and no doubt
would have enjoyed herself hugely with heI
second alliance had not her former husband
returned. As soon as Mr.. l.. heard of the
whereabouts of his spouse, he proceeded tc
hunt her up. She saw him coming; ran
to meet him; and overwhelmed with 10y
fell weeping into his arms. First love
proving the stronger, she returned to the
bed and board of her first love, where We
draw the curtain and leave the scene.