The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-19
AN AFGHAN's HUMOp

oui pass Apuui ndHfnan Amer of Az
ghanistan, II the stories told of him are
true. One day-so runs the account
the Ameer was holding his durbar.
when a man entered and began to ut
ter solemn warnings about the insidi-
GUS advances Of the Russians. The
Ameer who knew quite as much about
Russian aims as his informant. listen
ed Tor time with a show Of patience.
Still the man went on croaking. Lord
Of the Earth" he exclaimed at last.
"let people say what they like, but
this humble one has been scanning the
political horizon with far-reaching
eyes, and the Russians are comingT
Bright Jewel Of our durbar and son
of our understanding" answered the
Amer, "art thou sure Of this?''
1.-THE Lord Of the Earth Is omnis-
cient," replied the political prophet.
1T is true" said the Ameer; 1--WE too
can see far; but yonder tree obstructs
our view. We are old. but thou art
young. Co. therefore-climb the tree.
watch the cursed Muscovite's move.
ments, and when he Is very close come
and inform us. The tree Is high. 40
thou shalt be able to see a long wav
off," Forthwith the unfortunate alarm
list was made to climb to the top OF
the tree, and a guard with spears
placed at its base. Three days passed.
and the Russians did not appear. AL
the beginning Of the fourth day the
man grew tired and fell. 1t Is said he
died. Croakers have not been common
In Cabul since then.-Household News.
LINCOLN'S START IN LIFE.
In the summer of that year Q83O) he
| exercised the right of majority and
started out to ehift for himself When
he left his home to start life for HIM
self. he went empty-handed. He was
already some months over 81 years of
age, but he had nothing in the world.
not even a suit of respectable clothes;
and one of the first pieces Of work he
did was ito split four hundred rails for
every yard of brown jeans dyed with
white-walnut bark that would be ne
cessary to make him pair Of trousers"
He had no trade, no profession. no
spot OF land, no patron, no influence.
Two things recommended him to his
neighbors-he was strong and he was
a good fellow.
His strength made him a valuable
laborer. Not that he was fond of hard
labor. Mrs. Crawford says: ABE was
no hand to pitch into work like kill
Ing snakes" but when he did work II
was with an ease and effectiveness
which compensated his employer fol
the time he spent in practical jokes ant
extemporaneous speeches He woult
lift as much as three ordinary men
and my, how he would chop!' say
Dennis Hanks. Ills axe would -hasl
and bite into a sugar-tree or sycamore
and down 1t would come. If you hear
; him fellin' trees in clearin' you woul
say there was three men at work b.
the way the trees fell' Standing ST.
, feet four, he could out-lift, out-worl
| and out-wrestle any man he came Il
contact with. Friends and employer
/ were proud Of his strength and boaste
[ of 1t, never falling to pit him agains
any hero whose strength they hear
/ Wanted. He himself was proud of i
: and throughout his life was found {
, comparing himself with tall and stron
! corrective manner. said. Hush, husl
: papaT pointing at the same time to II
= door. The little girl M
, when twenty-five months oil,
! was disappointed because q ce
tain Mr.. G. did not call. In ii
evening she said, mr. D. did not tn
was very naughty. Mr.. D. have
: be whipped" SO natural and newt
BILE to the intelligence of a child do.
l It seem that the syetem of restraint
:. rebukes and punishments under whi,
| he lives should have universal validit
This judicial bent Of the child Is
= curious one, and often develops pri
! gish fondness for setting others moral
! straight. Small boys have to endu
: much in this way from the hands
: slightly older sisters proficient In ma
: tiers of law and delighting to enfor
. the moralities. But sometimes the 81
. tiers lapse into naughtiness and tn,
!, the small boys have their chance. The
!. too, can on such occasions be priggis
! II not downright hypocritical. A lit
!, boy had been Quarreling with his sI
2 ter, named Muriel. just before going
bed. When he was undressed he knt
. down to say his prayers, Muriel sittiI
i near and listening. He prayed (aut
g bly, in this wise: please, God. NAL
= Muriel a good GIRL" then looked up al
y said in an angry voice. do you hel
= that. Muriel?" and after this digre
sion resumed his petition.-From St
= dies Of Childhood. by Prof. James gu
= ly, in Appleton's Popular 6cien,
= Monthly for December.