, 1878-08-22

-s.- r... ..HuIy Uncmn,Ipnal
...t. r.....s certain Mctls or half.
.... . ... .......i 'lp Hudson Bay
...... -..E Nufuor WAS found
.f .r...g . horse, and con
.|' #.. .. ..'mtl- value 10y in
... ...... % ... 90 ,Hr Iumpany's forts
.. .tt.. OIL. ll-t lu.u,Omrnt, he rc.
.....I ..'iu,c from the man who
... ....-.' .Im ip Justice, and left the
. 3 trN moments later the Sioux
r.f.r.. o.. aiy,rurI 900 ul. uui,clcss moe.
.....- R....u -pAur ut the Writiug-ta.
.H. a.I .,y,.,I U., mUskct full at the
.H.iHrrsi.- head. Just uS the trigger
FH- rg..ni. 'h. Mn,., raised the hand
n..h NU,,h nn WAS writing and touched
I-.'g tie muzl.c of the gun; the shot
passed over his head, bu, his hair was
s..-.I uh in broad mass. The smoke
clearing away, the Indian was amazed to
bel, BOO. enemy still lived. The other
.nnkei him full in the eyes for I'm in.
,'lut, and quietly resumed his writing
The Indian silently departed unpursued; {;
those who wolId have given chase being
stopped by the hall.breed with; "Go
back to your dinner, and leave the affair
% me"
When evening came, a few whites, Gu
rious to see how the matter would end,
accompinled the Mets to the Sioux en-
campment. At certain distance he
bade them wait, and advanced alone to
the Indian tents. Before one of these
,at crouchea the bailled savage, singing
his own death hymn to the tom. tom. He
complained that he must now say good
by to wife and child, to the sunlight, to
his gun and the chase, He told his
friends in the spirit land to expect him
that night, when he would bring them all
the news of their tribe. He swung his
body backwards and forwards as he
chanted his strange song, but never once
looked up--not even when his foe spurned
him with his foot. He only sang on and
awaited his fate. Then the haIf-breed
bent his head and spat down on the
crouching Sioux, and turned leisurely
away--a crueler revenge than if he had
shot him dead.
1t is not given to every one to play the
philosopher, and accept Fortunes Bullets
and favors with equal placidity. Hora-
tos are scarce; but there are plenty of
people capable Of acting like Spartans
where the trouble does not touch their in
dividuality.
Chow can | get out of this9" asked an
Englisman, up to his armpits in a Scotch
bog, of passer-by. 81 dinner think ye
can get out of it," was the response of
the Highlander, as he went on his way.
Mistress of herself was the spouse Of
the old gentleman who contrived to tum-
BILE off the ferry boat into the Mississippi,
and was encouraged to struggle for dear
life by his better-half shouting: "There,
Samuel, didn't | tell you so9 Now, then,
work your legs, flap your arms, hold your
breath, and repeat the Lords Prayer; for
it's mighty onsartin, Samuel, whether you
land in Vicksburg or eternityw
Thoroughly oblivious of court manners
was the red. cloaked old Kentish dame
who found her way into the tent occu-
pied by Queen Charotte, at Volunteer
review held shortly after her coming to
England, and, after staring at the royal
lady, with her arms akimbo, observed
"Well she's not so ugly as they told me
she wasp compliment the astonished
queen grately accepted, saying: "Well,
my good woman, am very glad Of that" !"
Probably Her Majesty forgave her critics
rudeness as the outcome of rustic ignor-
auce and simplicity.
There is no cooler man than your SIM
pie fellow. While Gen. Thomas was in
specting the Notifications of Chattanoo.
ga with Gen. Garfield, they heard some
one shout; "Hello, mister! You'll want
to speak to you" Gen. Thomas, turning,
found he was the sinister" so politely
hailed by an east Tennessean soldier.
"Well, my man." said he, "what do
you want with me!"
81 want to get furlough, mister,
that's what l want" was the reply.
"Why do you want furlough, my
man." inquired the general.
"Wall, l wantto go home and see my
wife"
"How long is it since you saw herW
"Ever since enlisted, nigh onto three
months"
"Three monthsl" exclaimed the aston.
ished commander. "Why, my good fel.
low, have not seen my wife for three
yearsw
The Tennessean looked incredulous
and drawled out: "Wall, you see, me and
my wife amt that sort"
The Postmaster General of the United
States once received an odd official com
munication. The Raeborn postmaster
new to his duties, writing to his superior
officer: "Seeing, by the regulations, that
| am requested to send you letter of adj
vice, must plead in excuse that l have
been postmaster but a short time; but
will say ifyour office pays no better than
mine, advise you to give it up" To thi:
day, that Postmaster General has not de-
cided whether his subordinate was an ig
noramus or was quietly poking fun a
him.
Spite of the old axiom about self-praise
many are of the opinion that the world i:
apt to take a man at his own valuation
If that be true, there is church dignitary
in embryo somewhere in the young dea
Icon. whose examining bishop felt it Teoui.