The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-23
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Some persons in Yorkshire found a tea :,
which, from q whimsical curiosity. they placed
in pot with a slate upon the top of it, and
buried it three feet in the EARTH in situation
to prevent its receiving any moisture from the
rains etc. says an exchange. They wished
thereby to determine whether the wonderful
relation respecting the substance of that rep
tile were true in any degree The spot was
marked. and it was resolved not to open it until
the same day the following year. A great NUM-
Der assembled on that day, and the pot, VITA
its contents were carefully dug out. when the
toad was found not only living but greatly inn
proved in size. 1t was viewed for some time, to
observe whether it seemed affected by its ex
posure to the air after so long O confinement,
but no change was discovered. II was after
ward set at liberty
GEN. DAN MACAULEY, who is soon to be
chief clerk in the treasury department. was
adiutant of Lew Wallace's regiment at the out
break OF the civil war and enlisted in Indiauapo-
lis. The Louisville CHLrieT-JOIn nal says that
this incident occurred soon after his appoint
ment on Col. Wallaces staff: Macauley was
sent on some official mission to Gov Morton.
Rugged out in his new finery, and with the
dignity of field officer resting heavily
on HIM, the young soldier mounted
fractions seed and set out. When
about half way to the governors quarters
on one OF the main thoroughfareS of the capital
the horse became balky. and Capt Macauley
found himself in great danger Of being igno-
minously tumbled into tae street With that
uGClSlOu WHICH Is q uldTkeu IrdlJ OIL his CudV-
acrer ne jumped buiskly TO the ground, tied the
horse to a tree and walked to the state house.
delivered his message, walked back, and, re-
mounting, returned to camp. He learned to
ride in the following four years.
THE ADVANTAGES which people who live ex-
actly on the line between two countries have in
escaping the customs and other regulations of
both countries have often been recounted.
Probably the most picturesque and innocent
Instance of this kind of evasion comes from the
far western town of ogales, which lies exactly
on the boundary bstween Mexico and Arizona.
On the United States side of the line in this
town eggs have been rendered dear by the new
tariff upon eggs, inaSmuch as the hens in that
region are chiefly owned on the Mexican side of
the line and fed by the peasants on cheap
Mexican grain. Recently, according to the
Tombstone tArl.) PrOSDector, Maine Yankee
arrived in Nogales, with an eye to business
He was convinced that his opportunity lay in
the high price of eggs. Accordingly he put up
long nenh0uSe exactly across the boundary
line. at the American end he provided nests;
and at the other end he regularly fed his hens
with low priced Mexican grain. The fowls ate
their grain in Mexico and then walked across
the line iato the United States to lay their eggs
The transaction was perfectly honest, for of
course the proprietor or the hennery snuggled
neither grain nor eggs But he availed himself
of high prices on one side and low prices on the
9th er.
WHEN literary persons exhaustive work Is
over, says the New York Ledger. the last thing
he wishes to do is to talk book. The last person
he wishes to meet is another unfortunate, who
also has been cudgeling his brains for ideas.
The person whom he wishes to see most, if, in
deed, he desires to see anybody, is one who will
stir up his mentality least The laurelwreath
which the verdant suppose he settles carefully
aud becominglY on his mead, before the look
ing glass, ere he goes forth, he would be glad to
toss into the first ash barrel and, so far from
desiring to regulate his personal appearance ac-
cording to the programme marked out by the
sentimental, he f. els only an insane desire
to be let severely alone and let nGtUr' caper'
II, indeed, she has not forgotten how. He
wants-ths wise man--to hear some merry
little child sing:
Hickory. dickory. dock.
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one,
And down he run;
Hickory, dickory, dock"
Or he wants to lean over fence and see the
turnips grow. 1t restS him to think that the
fat, lazy pigs never think, but lie winkng their
pink eyes forever at the sun. In short he wants
just the antipodes OF himself.
THE STEAMER GYPSY had a very peculiar pas
senger for half the way up from Monterey on
its last trip, says the San Francisco Chronicle.
Toe peculiar passenger was nothing less than
live baby seal, which had had some curious and
almost wonderful adventures on the shore at
Pacific Grove. Early one morning the family
OF Judge Boardman of Reno, New, were
awakened by strange barking in the yard.
The cause OF this commotion proved to be a
"a
quarter of mile away, during the night and
had taken up its quarters in dry goods box in
the dooryard- The seal waif was given a
bowl of mush and milk for breakfast
The animal was inoffensive and allowed his
new found friends to pour the repast down his
throat without struggling to get away. Then
the seal stretched himself out on the lawn
where he slept and SnCred Soundly Later in the
day the boys of the Boardman family, fearing the
little seal would die if kept out of the water
carried il on piece of burlap TO the bay and
threw him in. The seal was loath to remain
there. The boys waded in and pushed him out
some distance until his sealetteshp tried to bite
them Then they gave up the task and the lit
tie seal promptly deserted the waves and
started straightway back for his adopted home
on the hill The boys followed the animal in
his slow march back, past several houses, until
he reached the Boardman residence which he
seemed to recognize, Immediately
more contented, and took a nap of four
hours. After the nap was over Mrs Roardman
and her sons again took him to the seashore.
train passed by as he lay on the rocks. He
lifted his head and barked ike a dog at the
passing monster Twelve times that afternoon
the boy carried the land-loving seal over the
rocks and threw him into the water, but his
persistence equaled theirs. and twelve times he
clambered out on dry land again. Finally the
perssvering little animal won his own way
again and reascended the hill, returning
straight to the Boardman residence. At
night of the Boardman boys opened
the door of the woodshed. and the seal,
which was outside, Topped right in and
made himself at home He lay down on q
pile OIL SACKS, where he slept quietly all night.
The next day he was sent off on the steamer
GYPSY, and brought up as far as New
Years point, where the seals breed, and was
thrown of to rejoin the tribe from which he
was probably lost. IL Is supposed that the little
seal, which weighed about fifty pounds, and
was about months old, became lost and wan
dered down the coast to Monterey. It is also
thought that he was attracted to the Boardman
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