Year: 1868




dressing up her baby for public inspection
thinking in the depths of her fond heart
that it is the greatest piece of perfection
in the shape of baby that ever was seen,
and then hearing some one say" poor
little thing, it's got red head" IF you
can imagine all that, you can sympathize
with your unfortunate correspondent.


cob my life in Egypt, 7-,


not "0h the dalliance and the wit"


But oh the wrath and vent of it and
in fact thought it was just about what |
deserved, and could abuse myself with the
best of them--but, though man may call
himself fool, he don't want any one else
TO do it. tI ..s


Faith tho there's one lot gone Ito a
disciple of Esculapius. The serpent and
mace are taking the lead in this place.
We have enjoyed unparalleled health of
late, and if there is not soon change for
the better Cor worse) our numerous NJ. DIS
will have to dsvour each other.


hope Millington will build itself up,
or sell itself out, shortly-and then we'll
be what we ought to be-what we have a
right to be. rF.


Here, in the Spring, the Yellow Neds
come up, and the water comes down, and
we are almost drowned out. We have got
some tilng, however, and the gentlemen
turn out on occasion and show the water
the way into it.


Oh !! the snow, the hail, and the rain |!
March has clasped hands with February,
over tiny slip of sunshine, and each
seems to be trying to get the mastery !;
and in the mean time we are the victims
of the strife. One of these days will come
the bright sunshine and the warm south
wind, and Mr.. March will have to wrap
himself in his mantle and scuttle off with
out waiting for the Rail Road, as most of
us are doing and make room for sweet
Miss April, all smiles and tears. But,
comrades beware neither her smiles nor
her tears are apt to be from the heart.


az know a maiden fair to see;


Beware, oh beware


She can both false and friendly be.


Take care, oh take care p


And just as you are beginning to bask
in her sunny ray she will give you cold
CLEAN from her blue eyes, and shake the
snow-hakes over your hearts till you are
fairly benumbed, and then she'll get UP a
smile again and thaw you out, but don't
trust her; wait for the bright, beautiful, glo-
rious June, ere you yield up your affec-
tion, and verify you'll be rewarded, for
she's ever warm and true; d" too innocent
for coquetry, too fond for idle scorning.
Alas sometimes the lightest heart, fear
makes heaviest mourning"


Days have past-the " lot" has now
the frame of building on it-hauled
from somewhere and put up in no time,
with most Yankee-like celebrity. Our
uptown lots are being lined and drained
Our downtown lots are being negotiated
for. Our Engineers have taken in one
stove-pipe, furred hat and although two
still loom in gloomy ferocity from each
end of the office. | hear the ladies have
come to the conclusion that the corps,
fearing a second assault from the "Hooped
Brigade" Git is Leap-year you know for
titled their quarters. Wooden guns have
won the day before now, if you remember,
Mr. Editor. We hope, however, the
bristling semblances will soon doff their
hats, make their best bow to the public,
and retire into privacy and seclusion, and
by the time winter comes again we will
have some other way of carrying off the
surplus gasses for who ever heard Of q
fire deferred, or even deferred, by any
proceeding so very absurd, as building {
house without any chimney once hearc
of a man who kept himself warm all win,
ter on one stick of woody CARRYING il
to the top of the house, throwing it down
and running after it. For gentleman O
leisure that might answer, but for Raj
Road men, presume, Z" it would no
pay"


must not neglect to mention the res
of the improvements. A pleasant dwell
ing on Sassafras street is being ornament
ed by nicely laid out -four garden anc
evergreen trees, and another by neat pa
ling, in place of the shocking fence, that
thanks to our marble-playing boys, hai
been sat upon, till there was nothing lef
it. Apropos of the boys, / think ther,
ought to be seats fixed for their accommo
dation: Roaming the streets seems to b,
their principal occupation, and the onl,
wonder to me, is, that BY night they have
leg left to stand upon Let US have
some attention paid to their comfort and
well-being, since on the rising generation
rest the hopes Of a mighty nation, ant
alas " Fdcilis descensas AUerni."


Some Of our bright-eyed lasses are get
ting up croquet club; success to them
say l. and on the great play ground o
life that they may roquet their adversaries
croquet their rivals, pass easily through
the wickets and reach the winning-post a
last, is the wish of one who is yery sin
cerely their friend -


Baseball has not yet been resumed, bu
have no doubt that ere long the air will
resound with the shouts of the vietoriou
players 1t is a fine game, but open t,
one objection people have not general,
more teeth or fingers than are necessar,
for their daily use, and l have heard tina
g hotly contested game is apt to leave som,