Year: 1861

desperate In the end not an outlaw OF them
remained alive though they fought like incar-
nate devils.


In the very first moments of the melee got
out of harm. After the conflict was over,
made my appearance and gave statement of
what transpired From the trappers, I learned
that the cry of Andy had directed them to the
spot but, poor fellow, they came too late to
save him. l thanked God and the mountain
eers for my own preservation, and quilted the
scene with sense of relief mingled with a
feeling of sadness.


Gentlemen, that was about the worst situa-
ton I was ever placed in, and may you never
hayea similar experience.


YANKEE IxqutslTIvENEss DErExDED.-Le-
yer never penncd anything BETTER than his
Yankee Quackenboss' advice to the English
tourists:


"' Here's how it is, said he at last Oar
folk isn't your folk because they speak the
same language In your country your station,
or condition, or whatever you like to call it,
answers for you, and the individual man merges
into the class he belongs to. Not so here.
We don't care red cent about your rand, but
we want to know about yoursell Now, you
strangers mistake all that feeling, and call it
impertinence and curiosity, and such like, but
it amt anything of the kind No, Sir, 1t
simply means what sort of knowledge, what
art, or science, or labor, can you contribute TO
the common stock? Are you a-come amongst
US TO make US wiser, or richer, or thriftier or
godlier or are you a loaler-a mere l0aler ?
My asking you in a railcar whence you come
and where you're agoin' is no more imperti-
nence than my inquirin' at a store whether
know whether you and l, as we journey to-
getner can profit each other? whether either
of us mayn't have something the other has
never heard afore. lie can't have Travelled
very far in life who hasn't picked up many an
improvin' thing from men he didn't know the
names on, ay, and learned many sound lesson
besides of patience, or conteutment, forgiveness.
and the like; and all that amt so easy if peo-
pie won't be sociable together!'


''' After all, said he, drawing a long breath.
like one summing up the pith of a discourse s.
you're agoin 10 pick holes in yankees coats, to
see all manner Of things to criticise. condemn.
and sneer at, if you're satisfied to describe a
people BY few peculiarites which are not
pleasin' 10 you, 90 ahead and abuse us but if
you'll accept honest hospitality, though offered
in way that's new to you-if you'll believe in
true worth and genuine loyalty Of character,
even though its possessor talk somewhat
through the nose-then, Sir, say there amt
no fear that America will disappoint you, Or
that you'll be ill-treated by Americans.


DEscRPrIoN OF a CHINESE BATTLE.-A
Chinese battle is as good as farce. Some Of
the little fights at Shanghae were very anus
ing. One day, when 8. great many soldiers
were out, saw more of the combat than was
pleasant Having got into the line of fire, l
was forced TO take shelter behind grave, the
bullets striking the grave from each side every
second. Why they came my way it was diff
cult to discover, for they ought to have passed
on the other side of the creek, about twenty
yards distant to the people they were intended
for; but to see the dodging of soldiers, then
of the rebels, each trying to evade the other,
was almost amusing. One fellow, ready prim-
ed and loaded, would rush up the side of a
grave hillock, drop bis matchbox over the top,
and, without taking aim, blaze away. There
is no ramrod required for the shot they use !;
the bullet Or bar of iron is merely dropped in
loose upon the powder. There was fine
scene on an occasion when the Shanghae rebels
made a sortie; one of the men was cut off by
an imperial skirmisher, who had his piece
loaded The rebel had no time to charge him,
so be ran round and round grave, which was
high enough to keep his enemy from shooting
him when on the opposite side. Hare hunting
is nothing to it. Redcap described hosts of
circles, and the Royalist was fast getting blown.
when the gods took pity OH his wind, for, by
some unucky chance, the rebel tripped and
fell The soldier was at him in a moment, and
to make sure Of his prize, put the muzzle OF his
matchbox to Redcap's head, fred and took
to his heels as fast as he could go. 1t is diff
cult to say who was the most astoHished when
Mr. Redeap did exactly the same. The bullet
that dropped down readily on the powder fell
out as easily when the barrel was depressed
The rebel got off with good singing Of
bis long hair. There were frequently, however,
some very ugly wounds and where surgery is
at discount, the poor wounded must suffer
severely. The Chinese rarely, if ever, ampu-
tate. They use strong drawing plaster to
extricate the ball.


An extraordinary elopemeut was developed
at Cincinnati, recently. A stern father hay-
ing forbidden his handsome daughter to enter
tain her lovers addresses, she left the house in
tie morning, and was married Soon after
wards gentleman took passage for Memphis
for himself and negro servant, and arrived just
as the steamer was about sailing-tbe negress
at once set to work to darn a coarse wooden
stockinr in Which she was enoaped when ac-